Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43434, Abner Cutler, Mass.
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Service: Mass.
Cutler, Abner
Number: S43434
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8737
New York Roll
Abner Cutler
of Cortland in the state of N.H.
was a Private in the regiment commanded by
Sheppard of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of seven years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15. of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of April 1819
and sent to Wm Nelson, Esq. Peekskill
N. H.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 77.41
Semi-anl. all'ce ending Sept. 4. 1819. 48 "
Arrs 9m 21 /31
$125.41

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
to
Notifn Sent Decr 8. 1820
to Wm Nelson
Peekskill West Chester C
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Abner Cutler
No. 22
April 19
Cortland Town Westchester Co NY
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Westchester Common Pleas
State of New York

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court house at Bedford, in and for the said County of Westchester, before the Judges of the same Court on the fourth Monday in September in the year one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty

PRESENT the Honorable William Day
Jonathan Ferris
Stephen Boman Esqr Judges of the said Court
Be it Remembered, That on the Twenty fifth
day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
personally appeared in the said Court of Common Pleas
in open court, the said court being a court of record for the State of New York, made such by
Statute having unlimited Jurisdiction as to amount & proceeding according to the-
House of Common Law -
Abner Cutler aged about ninety four years,
resident in the Town of Cortland in the said County of Westchester who
being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he
served in the revolutionary war as follows: that he enlisted in the early part of
the said War in the Regiment commanded by Col. Shepherd the
Commander of the Company in which he enlisted and served
this deponent does not now recollect-- that he enlisted during the war, and served in the said Regiment about
seven years and untill the close of the war, when he was discharged
near New Burgh in the State of New York. That
his recollection is so impaired that he cannot recollect dates or names.

and that his original declaration is dated the Fifteenth day of May
one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 8737
Eight Thousand seven hundred and Thirty seven
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AND I do solemnly swear
that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the
18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner,
disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring
myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, ""An act to provide for certain
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,
passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have
not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to
me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and
by me subscribed, to wit:
None of any description -- Except wearing
Apparel and about Seven Dollars received for my pension - That I have no family and am altogether unable to labour and previous to the receipt of the Pension
under the late Act of Congress, I was supported the said Town of Cortlandt 

Sworn in open Court
This Twenty fifth day
of September 1820
Signed Abner Cutler
Before me
Wm Nelson Clk
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I, William Requa
Clerk of the Westchester Common Pleas
Do hereby certify, That the foregoing Deposition and the schedule thereto annexed,
are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the
opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the
aforesaid schedule is Seven Dollars
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court, this Fifth
day of October
1820
Wm Requa
Clk
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Abner Cutler priv
Sheppard Mass regt
1776 to 1783 15 May 1818
Adm