Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,889, Daniel Gunsalus, New York
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Service
New York

Gunsalus, Daniel

Number
S. 44,889
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State of New York Ss}
be it remembered that on the twentieth
day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty five personally appeared before me John Newkirk of the town of Mamakating in the county of Sullivan and state aforesaid and saith that he was acquainted with Daniel Guisoles in the town of Mamakating in the county of Sullivan and state aforesaid and the said John Newkirk saith that he was acquainted with the said Daniel Gunsales before the revolutionary war and that the said Daniel Gunsales never served in the war but about three days under him in the militia and the said John Newkirk saith that the said Daniel Gunsoles never served in the revolutionary war in the Company of Captain Stewards in the year one[?] year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and in the redgements (sic) of Curnal(sic) Dubaise [DuBois?] and also the said John Newkirk saith that the said Daniel Gunsales never was inlisted(sic) in no company in the revolutionary war in whatever as witness my hand and seal.

John Newkirk

Sworn this the 20 January 1825 before me 
Andrew Fulton
Commissioner

[ILLEGIBLE]
Elijah T. Perry
Andrew Fulton
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Sullivan County Ss.

Be it known that on the 8th day of July AD 1826 personally appeared before me John Newkirk to me known and being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the same John Newkirk who made oath or affidavit before Andrew Fulton on or about the 20th day of January AD 1825 relative to the service of Daniel Gunsolus in the revolutionary war wherein it appear that this deponent is representer as swearing that said Daniel never served or enlisted in the regiment commanded by Col DuBois or in any other regiment or company except Nine days under this deponent.  This deponent saith that he does not know of his own knowledge that said Daniel might have served in said war for months and years but this deponent has no knowledge of such service and had believed and supposed such was the purpose and meaning of his former affidavit

John Newkerk

Subscribed and sworn to this 8th day of July AD 1826 before me

A Dimmick 
First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Sullivan
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State of New York Ss}
be it remembered that on the twentieth
day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and twenty five personally appeared before me Jacob Masten of the town of Mamakating in the county of Sullivan and state aforesaid and swarthest(sic) and saith that he was acquainted with Daniel Guisoles in the town of Mamakating in the county of Sullivan and state aforesaid and the said Jacob Masten saith that he was acquainted with the said Daniel Gunsales before the revolutionary war and that the said Daniel Gunsales never served in the revolutionary war in the company of Captain Stewards in the year one 
thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and in Curnal(sic) Dubouse [DuBois] redgements(sic) and that the said Daniel Gunsoles never was in no other company during the revolutionatry war except about three Days that he served under Captain Newkirk Company in the militia an dthat the said Daniel Gunsales never was in the revolutionary war in no way whatever except above stated as witness my hand and seal

Jacob Masten

Sworn this the 20 January 1825 before me 
Andrew Fulton
Commissioner

[ILLEGIBLE]
John Newkerk
Elijah T. Perry
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and this deponent further saith that the affidavits of Daniel Helms Jacob Masten and John Newkirk taken before me this deponent and herewith transmitted or intended to be were distictly read over and explained to said deponents respectively before taking the same and that said deponents made the same freely and without any undue influence from considerations of favor or fear according to the best of this deponents knowledge and belief -- and this deponent saith that he has been as Counsel and otherwise intimately acquainted with a very severe dispute and litigation between said Daniel Gunsalus and one David Munn who procured said affidavits made to disprove said Daniels service, to be taken to deprive him of his pension; and that this deponent has no doubt and verily believes that the same were procured by said David Munn with no other motives than those of malice and revenge and to compell(sic) or scare the said Daniel Gunsalus to settle the matters in dispute between them on favorable terms to said David and that said David Munn is a man whose character is bad and very bad--

A Dimmick [Alpheus Dimmick]

Sworn to this 29 day of July 1826 before me

C Bodle JP [Charles Bodel Justice of the Peace]