Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9762, for John Smith, New York
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE New York 
CONTENTS Smith, John
NUMBER R. 9762
b. in Dutchess Co. N.Y. about 1750, there about. Onondaga Co. N. Y. in 1839.
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9762.
P. O. John Smith
Service: NY res NY
Enlisted: 18-
Discharged: 18-
(stamped) REJECTED
Application filed: 18-
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: 
P. O. 
Recognized. 
Contract
Cert. of Dis. 
Searched for 18-
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N.York
John Smith
let. to J. Hall, 4 Dec. 1839
Rejected
9762
Act June 1832
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N.York 34,893
Sept 3
John Smith
Act 1832. 
(stamped) FREE
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
(round stamp) SYRACUSE
AUG (illegible)
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Hon J.L. Edward
I enclose the papers of John Smith, an applicant for a Pension under the act of June 7th 1832 
Respectfully Yours
Johnson Hall
Syracuse NY. August 30th 1839
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State of New York
County of Onondaga}b . On this twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1839 personally appeared before me Johnson Hall one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for the County of Onondaga aforesaid John Smith a resident of the Town of Onondaga in the County Onondaga and State of New York, aged eighty five years who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following as herein stated that as near as he can recollect about the year 1777 he belonged to a Company of Militia in the County of Dutchess in the Town of Charlotte commanded by Captain Silas Husted. That sometime in the summer of that year he was drafted for three months service and was stationed at Poughkeepsie in said County as a guard to guard the Town the British having a few days previous fired upon the Town. That there was but one company stationed there at that time, which company was drafted from the regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Morris Graham. That he does not recollect the names of either of the Company officers under whom he served. That he served about two months and then hired a substitute to serve the remainder of the three months tour. That previous to the last mentioned service and soon after the commencement of the War, but the particular year he cannot now recollect he was employed by Government to work in the (illegible) mines at or near the place called nine (illegible)in the County of Dutches - That he worked
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the said mines aforesaid for the space of for or five months. That he cannot distincly recollect the name of  the person who had the charge of working said mines, but he thinks his name was Thompson. That he is positive he was employed by government and was in the service of the United States. That about the year 1779 or 1780 he was employed by government as a teamster and served as such at least three months in drawing hay and provisions to Fish Kill for the use of the Army. That he is a very aged and infirm old man and although he recollects enduring many hardships during the war, he cannot now recollect  sufficiently to specify where, how, or in what manner he rendered his services to his country other than those above mentioned. That he was born in the County of Dutchess about the year 1750 That he has no record of his age. That he does not recollect the names of any of the regular officers who were (illegible) the troops while in service except General Washington whom he saw at Fish Kill - That he received a discharge from the service. That about the close of the war he removed from Dutches County to Livingston Manor and from there he removed to Noble Town in Columbia County where he resided for several years. From thence he removed to Bethlehem in the County of Albany-- From thence to See, in the County of Oneida & State of New York and from thence in the month of March 1835 he moved to Onondaga where he now resides. That he is known in his present neighborhood to David Tilden and Harry Conklin who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the
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present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state-  John X his mark Smith
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 29th day of August 1839}
Johnson Hall Judge of Onondaga Common Pleas
 We David Tilden & Harry Conklin both residents of the Town & County of Onondaga hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Smith who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 89 years of age- that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed this 29th day of August Before me Johnson Hall Judge of Onondaga Common Pleas Harry Onondaga County. 
James Smith of the Town of Clay in said County being duly sworn deposes and says. That he is 79 years of age. That he was well acquainted with John Smith, the above named applicant for a pension - That he resided in the same neighborhood with said Smith - That he was frequently at the house of his Father during the revolutionary war that he was absent from home and was informed by the family of said Smith that he was in the United States of service. That he verily believes the said John Smith performed all and more service than is stated in the above affidavit declaration. That he was himself in the service of the United States during a part of the war and that he now holds a pension Certificate under an act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and numbered 24128- And further this deponent says not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 29th day of August A.D. 1839-
Johnson Hall  of Onondaga Common Pleas} James Smith
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And the said Judge doth hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Judge further certifies, that it appears to him that David Tilden and Harry Conklin who have signed the preceding Certificate are both residents of the Town of Onondaga and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And the said Judge further certifies that from old age and bodily infirmities he believes the said John Smith to be amiable to make his application in open Court
Johnson Hall Judge of Onondaga Common Pleas
Dated Aug 29.1839.

State of New York Onondaga County Clerks office
I Elijah Rhoades Clerk of the County of Onondaga and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that Johnson Hall Esquire before whom the preceding declaration & affidavits were taken was at the date thereof a Judge of the said Court duly commissioned and qualified and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and verily believe his signature thereto to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 30th day of August 1839 E Rhoades Clk
(written on side) H 34,893