Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20931, James Croft, New York
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Putnam County Personally appeared before me Henry Garrison one of the judges of County James Croft aged sixty four years in October [illegible] who being by [illegible] Duly Given Deposeth and saith that he intend the lives of the United States in 1776 under Capt Collins for a month in the state of New York [illegible] Town [illegible (severant?)] my time & was Discharged at [illegible (Skunsburg?)] in 1777 ingaged und Capt Barnard and served as a battleman on Hudson river from Albany to Fort Edward for [illegible (Mon? Month?)] this I was then Discharged March 10th 1776 I inlisted in the 2nd New York Regiment in Capt [illegible] Company and under the Command of Col Philip Van Cortland for three years and [illegible (served? send?)] as [illegible] Corporal Neely the – Whole time I was Discharged at from [illegible] Regiment – by Major Nicholas Fish after my time Expired in the absence of my Col I then ingaged under Capt Sacket for 9 Months on the Lines I was at the – [illegible] of General Burgoyne I was on the Lines – when our [illegible] I the joined Capt William Mosher and we had a sore engagement with Colo Homes of the British was attacked by [illegible] and only 23 Americans in the openfield when we [illegible (found? formed?)] a hollow Square and put them of the [illegible (result?)] of this [illegible] all twenty [illegible (four?)] to the American Arms —
Sworn this 24 Day of April 
[illegible] Harry Garrison 
The [illegible] of said County
His mark
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James Croft