Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43143, for George Sinclair, New York
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([illegible]- 1776)
SERVICE
Continental (N.Y.)
Sinclair, George
NUMBER
S.43143
CONTENTS
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213
New York.
George Sinclair,
Capt Dougherty private
New York line - 1779 - 3 years
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York.
at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on
the 13th of April, 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th of April 1818
and sent to Honble Mr Taylor of
N. York House of Reps. U.S.
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Arrearages to 4th Sept 1818 4 23/31 month $37.93
$37.93
{Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818,}
Lamb

Albany Albany Co

Date of death
not on aB
Geo St Clair, Pvt-NY
[illegible] 7834-Oct 27, 1791
Is. to Isaac Bogart
Ass--So may to
tell whether this is
identical with this
pensioner.
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George Sinclair
Private
(Curnt./
New York Roll.
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Note--See addition to the declaration
on the other side written

No. 1....Declaration.

I George Sinclair of the City of Albany
in the county of Albany in the state of New-York, Do, according to the act of the Congress
of the United States of America, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
"naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," make the following DECLARATION under
oath, that is to say: I do solemnly declare, that I am a resident citizen of the United States, to wit, in the
town, county and state aforesaid, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of
assistance from my country for support. I do further declare, that I was a private soldier
in the War of the Revolution, and that I served as such in the said war of the revolution, against the common
enemy, until the end of the said war, for the term of three years
and upwards in the continental establishment
That I belonged to the company commanded by Capt John Doughty in
Col. John Lamb's Regiment, and in the line of New York
And I further declare, that I entered the said service in December
one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine and left the said service 
in July one thousand seven hundred and eighty three
having left the same by reason of the expiration of my said
term of enlistment-

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And I do further declare, that I hereby relinquish all claim to every and any Pension heretofore allowed
me by the laws of the United States,
Witness my hand, this twenty
sixth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
his
George X Sinclair
mark

Witness
Sam Haring
W Barclay
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No. 2. Judge's Certificate.
STATE OF NEW YORK, To wit:
COUNTY OF ALBANY,
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the twenty sixth day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen at the city of Albany, in the county of Albany, and
state of New-York, before me Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of the
Albany Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of
Albany in the said state, duly appointed, qualified and sworn (the same Court being one of the
Courts of Record of the said state) personally came and appeared, the before named applicant George
Sinclair who resides in the town, county, and state mentioned in the above
declaration, and in my presence subscribed the foregoing Declaration; and also before me then and there he
was duly sworn to the truth of the facts contained and set forth in the said declaration. -- And it appearing
to my satisfaction, as well from the said declaration under oath, as from such other evidence as was in the
power of the said applicant to produce, that the said applicant served in the Revolutionary War as aforesaid,
against the common enemy, and that the declaration aforesaid under oath of the said applicant is
in all other respects true, I do therefore certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings
had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, according to the requisitions of
the act of Congress in that case made. Given under my hand and seal of the said court at the city of Albany, in the state of
New-York, the day and year first above mentioned in this certificate.
Saml Haring

Note
See affidavit of
John Murphy
on the other side
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State of New York 
City of Albany} SS John Murphy being
duly sworn saith that he hath known
George Sinclair mentioned in the foregoing
declaration for many years and that he
knows that he the said George Sinclair served
in the Revolutionary war from personal
knowledge having served himself in the 
same Regiment with him, and that he
verily believes his said declaration to be
in all other respects true-
John Murphy
Sworn this 26th day of
March, 1818 -
before me
Sam Haring
Judge of Albany Common Pleas

Addition to the declaration
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In conformity with the instructions issued from the
war department--I do further swear and declare that
I received a regular discharge at the time I left the
army-- which discharge, I placed in the hands of
William Burns, to whom I sold my bounty land, in
order to enable him the more fully to substantiate 
his title to the same, and consequently I am not now
able to produce the said discharge

his
George X Sinclair
mark

Sworn to this 10th day of April
1818, before me
Sam Haring Judge of Albany Com Pleas
mark
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Clerks office City and County of Albany ss. I certify that
Samuel Haring who subscribed the foregoing certificate is
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Albany and that the signature is his 
own proper hand writing - I testimony whereof
I have hereunto subscribed my name and 
affixed the seal of the said court this
13th April 1818-
George Merchant Clk
The Honorable Secretary of
the War Department,
Albany,
SIR,
The preceding Vouchers are forwarded to the
War Department for the purpose of procuring the Applicant, named in
such Vouchers, to be placed on the Pension List.
I will thank you to forward to me as soon as possible, the Certificate
or Document of the Application being granted, in the manner
adopted in your Department.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your most obedient Servant,
Wm. Barclay,
Agent for the Applicant.
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January 13, 1937
BA-J/EEL
George Sinclair-S.43143
Mrs. Robert Sinclair Inman
1125 Main Street
Peekskill, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you furnish further
information in regard to George Sinclair, a soldier of the Revolutionary
War who served from New York and in 1801, was living in
New York City.
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file
in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.43143, based upon the military
service in that war of George Sinclair, the only soldier of
that name or similar spelling, who applied for pension while
residing in the state of New York, that is found on the Revolutionary
War records of this office. It is hoped that this record will 
be of assistance to you in your research.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of
George Sinclair are not shown.
George Sinclair enlisted, place not stated, in December 1779,
served as a private in Captain John Doughty's Company, Colonel John
Lamb's Regiment and was discharged in July, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 26,
1818, while residing in Albany, Albany County, New York.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of
the Revolutionary War pensioner, George Sinclair (S.43143), you
should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
George Sinclair, Certificate No.213, issued April 18, 1818
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rate $8 per month, commenced April 13, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818,
New York Agency.
George St. Clair
B.L.Wt. #7834-100
The Revolutionary War records of this office further show
that Bounty Land Warrant No.7834 for one hundred acres of land
was issued October 27, 1781, on account of service of a George
St.Clair as a private in the New York Line, War of the Revolution.
This office has no statements that were made by this soldier
at the time of his application for bounty land
because of the
destruction of papers in such early bounty land claims when the
War Office was burned in 1800 nor can it be determined from the
records whether or not the soldier who received the pension and
the soldier who received the land were identical.
In order to obtain information in regard to the location of
the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the
General Land Office, Interior Department, this city, and furnish
that official with the number of the warrant, the acreage and
the date of issuance of said warrant.
●
Very truly yours
A. D. Miller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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MRS. ROBERT SINCLAIR INMAN
1125 Main Street
Peekskill, New York
Referring to:  BA-J/EEL
The approximate dates of birth and death of the
George Sinclair in whom I am interested are
1755 - 1825. He was born in Scotland
but lived most of his life here in this country
He would have enlisted from New York City
and after service would have been either
in New York City or in Oswego, New York State
I have not the name of his widow neither
Christian or surname) a child Lawrence was
born to him and his wife in N.Y. in 1800
The above is all the information I have
except that he was a book binder and
is found in 1801 in N.Y.C  at 196 William St.
Sincerely
Mila A.
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RECEIVED
JAN 31 1937
MAIL BLIB-DIV.
VETS ADM.
READER 18
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43143
Revy INVALID.
File No. 43,143
George Sinclair
Pri  Rev  War
Act : 18th March 18
Index: -- Vol. T, Page BCD
{Arrangement of 1870.}

1937 Jan 13-History Mrs Robt S. Inman. ES
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d
George Boyd Esqr
Office of Pensions
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House of Representatives
April 17. 1818
Sir
I enclose the applications of
George Sinclair, James Blake, William
Mc Mennes & John Murphy for
pensions under the late act of
Congress & remain Very respectfully
Your Mo. obedt
John W. Taylor

Geo. Boyd Esqr