Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,645, Benjamin Depuy, New York
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SERVICE
New York

Depuy, Benjamin 

NUMBER
S. 31,645

CONTENTS
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New York N. 24,998 (?.)
Benjamin Depuy
Onondaga Co., in the State of N. York
...was a Private in the company command
Captain Cuddebeck(?) of the 
command in the N. York Troops for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
the rate of 80 dollars --cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of April 1834 and sent to Hon M. Taylor
H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834
240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th of March 1834
40.00
$280.00

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 97



Suspended
Sat 22 July 34 to (?) Fleming (?)
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New York
Depuy, Benjamin
NUMBER
S.31.645
CONTENTS
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At a Court of Chancery held for the State
of New York, at the village of Onondaga
in the County of Onondaga on the
eleventh day of September on thousand 
eight hundred + thirty two

Present:- [Underlined: "Daniel Moseley"], Vice Chancellor of the 
Eleventh Circuit 

Personally appeared
[Underlined: "Benjamin Depuy"] of the Town of Lysander in the
County of Onondaga, aged sixty seven [crossed out: "[illegible]"], years, who being
first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832-
He was born in the Town of Mamakating, in the 
County of Sullivan, New York, December 29, 1764-
He has no record of his age in his possession but has
understood that the family records were burned in 
1779- He lived in that town until 1793 with the
exception of a few months during the war, on the
spring of the year 1778, a party of persons of whom
he was one, volunteered to build a fort on the Nevi=
sink River. They were under the command of Capt
Cuddeback. An officer by the name of Newkirk 
commanded at Fort Dewitt, about a mile farther
up the river. The fort was for the protection of
the Frontier + to guard against Indians + Tories, who
had preciously attacked + carried off a number 
of families in the neighborhood + for greater safety 
the families remaining removed into the fort 
when it was completed. They continued to keep guard 
at the Fort during the ensuing summer + fall. The persons
who were at the fort (which was called Fort Depuy)
as far as he recollected, were Benjamin Depuy his father,
Samuel Depuy, Moses Depuy, Elias Gumear, Abraham
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Cuddeback + Jacobus Cuddeback, head of families-
there were also John Depuy, James, a colored man
three sisters of this Deponent all of whom are now
living. During the summer + fall, they kept scouting 
parties out in the woods to watch the Indians + Tories 
but they saw nothing of them until the month of October 
in that year, when a large body of them + as he 
now thinks between two + three hundred under the 
command of Brandt made their appearance. W
hen approach all who occupied Fort Depuy abandoned 
it in haste + escaped to Dewitts fort where there 
was a small party of men. The Tories came up +
commenced firing on the fort + also fired on 
the cattle in the fields. They burned a number 
of houses + barns in the neighborhood + destroyed 
considerable property. They killed about six persons 
who were not in the fort + then retreated + did
not make their appearance again that year.
In the following winter he left the fort + went 
to live with his uncle in the Town of Rochester in
Ulster Co. New York + remained there until the
spring of 1779 when he returned to his fathers in
Mamakating + assisted to keep guard in the fort
until the month of August in the ensuing summer when
his his father removed to what was called Wallkill-
he went with him + stayed until the whole family
moved back to Mamakating. In the summer of 
1779 there was a company a Dewitts fort commanded 
by Capt Wood who were called nine months men
+ who assisted to keep guard the frontiers + to keep
off the Tories. During that summer, the Tories and
Indians made an attack on a settlement four or
five miles below Dewitts fort + burned nearby
the whole settlement including some mills + a
meeting house. They carried off some cattle
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+ a number of prisoners. Brandt, he thinks, commanded 
the enemy. In the ensuing winter they remained at 
home near Dewitts fort where a guard was kept-
the winter was uncommonly severe y they suffered 
no inconvenience from the Indians or Tories--
In the spring [crossed out: "they"] of 1780 they rebuilt Fort Depuy.
This fort [crossed out: "they"] continued to guard until the end 
of the a war, assisted nine months in the year 
by parties of militia from the East + for the remaining 
three years the the duly devolved on the residents at 
that place. He cannot now recollect the precise 
time of his service but it was between four + five 
years during which time he was taken altogether 
from agricultural employments + obliged to be 
constantly on guard + frequently to scour the 
woods. John Depuy, his brother, now living +
James a colored man also living were engaged
in the same service + continued in it until the
end of the war. Cornelius Wallace also living 
was also in the same service during the same
length of time but was stationed about a mile
below at what was called Gumeay fort-
In 1793 he moved to Aurelius in Cayuga Co.
New York- in 1802 he moved to Marcellus in
Onondaga Co. + in 1804 he moved to Lysander
in the same county where he now lives-
He has no documentary evidence in his pos=
session to show his services- He hereby relinquishes 
every claim whatever to a pension except the present 
+ declares that his name is not on the pension roll
of the agency of any State 

Benj - Depuy

Sworn subscribed 
this [black stain] Septe
[black stain] Moseley
{black stain] Judge + Vice Chancellor
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We, Samuel Rogers of Lysander + [Crossed out: "John B[illegible] of Marcellus"]-
Being sworn say that we are personally acquainted 
with Benjamin Depuy who has subscribed the
foregoing declaration that we believe him to be
sixty seven years of age, that he is generally reputed
+ believed in the neighborhood where he resides 
to have [Crossed out: "been a solder in the Revolution +"] served in the Revolution in the manner stated
in his forgoing declaration-
that we concur in that opinion
Sworn this 13th day
y September 1832
before me 
Daniel Moseley
Circuit Judge

[Crossed out: "John X B[illegible]"]
Saml. Rogers
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I Daniel T Moseley Deputy Clerk
of the Court of Chancery, of the 
seventh circuit for the state of
New York, do hereby certify, that
the foregoing contains the original 
proceedings of the said court in
the matter of the application of
Benjamin Depuy for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand + seal of office, this 11th day
of September one thousand eight
hundred and thirty two-

Daniel T Moseley
[Underlined: "Deputy Clerk"]
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well acquainted with pon
ent, Cornelius Wallis + know him
to be reputable in his neighborhood 
+ that his statement above is enti-
tled to full credit + belief -
Hiram Gilbert Justice of peace

State of New York County of Onondaga ss: I Reuben L Hess clerk of the said county do certify
that Hiram Gilbert before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been 
sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for
the said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting 
and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his
proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal 
of office this 11th day of June[?] 1833
R L Hess clerk

[Affixed seal to left of above paragraph]

[Right side of page; horizontal text]

Benjamin Depuy
George Pettit of Fabius
Onondaga County
Agent-

Adm [?]
U mapu[?]
[line]
80$
Hon W. Taylor

[Following text appears upside-down and crossed out with two large X's]
Cornelius Wallis affidavit 
Elyr Gilbert will fill all the 
blanks, have the deponent
subscribe & then swear him
& sign the certificate [underlined: "himself"]
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State of New york
Onondaga County} ss On this 7th day of June 1833 John Depuy of Manli
us in said county, comes before John Watson First Judge of the
County courts in and for said County, & being duly sworn accord
ing to law, depons and days that he is seventy years old, that
he is acquainted with Benjamin Depuy of Lysander in said
county, who is brother to the deponent, and now an applicant 
for a pension- that Deponent [crossed out: "was"] resided in Mamakating
County of Ulster, State aforesaid, and was a revolutionary 
Soldier and so was the said Benjamin- that in the spring
of 1778 in the month of April they both volunteered under Capt
ain Abraham Cuddeback who commanded the Company 
of Militia of that place, that said Company belonged to Col
onel Newkirks Regiment, Major Moses Phillips was in same
Regiment, & Lieutenants Harding & King & Ensign Samuel
Depuy belonged to the same Company, that they both served 
under said officers from April to October, of that year making
six months service in erecting a Fort on the Neversink
River in said County, called Fort Depuy, keeping guard[?] [above "guard": [illegible]]
in said Fort, reconnoitering the frontiers against the 
Tories and indians, and on scouting parties around
the country- That again from the middle of April to
the middle of August 1779. they both volunteered under 
Captain Cuddeback, & his under officers aforesaid, to go and
keep guard at Fort Gumaer three quarters of a mile 
down the river from Fort Depuy, which the enemy 
destroyed the fall before and performed that service 
four months that year- That they both were together
in the year 1780 after Fort Depuy was rebuilt, in
the public service as volunteers under Captain Cud
deback & his Lieutenants & Ensign aforesaid, from March
to December, & their duty was principally guarding
that Fort and the inhabitants- that from the year 1780
to the end of that War, the troubles from the Tories and 
indians continued and the deponent & said Benjamin 
volunteered occasionally on tours of from two, three &
five months each under Captain Cuddeback & his under
officers, & performed duty on Guard & scouting parties, the ex
act amount of which, is not now precisely recollected
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by the deponent, but he believes not less than a year,
[illegible] six months- That the deponent & said Benjamin &
their Parents lived on the extreme frontier where the
inhabitants were few and scattered, & they had to de
fend & protect themselves, without any other succor
expecting detachments of Nine months men occasionally
sent in from man the north river, which were com
manded at one time by Captain Wood, and at others
by Serjeants Nichalas Cassidy and George Ingalls- and
were stationed at Fort Depuy- That Captain Tyler who
had resided at Cochecton on the Delaware, but was driv
en in by the Enemy, raised a Company of Volunteers 
to gaurd the Frontiers, & they were stationed at the Forts
Depuy, Decuitt & Gumaer on the Neversink river, and
he was afterward, killed at the beaver Brook battle--
That an Officer from Duchess County, by the name of 
Heward, a Lieutenant commanded the nine months [illegible]
at one time- that the Deponent served longer than
the said Benjamin in the tours of 1778 and 1779 as men-
tioned aforesaid and longer than stated aforesaid- and
further says not-

Sworn to and subscribed this 
7th day of June 1833 before me
and I certify further, that I am well acquainted 
with the above deponent, & know him to be rep
utable, & that his statement above is entitled to
full credit and belief - 
[To right of above statement: "John Depuy"]
John Watson First
Judge of Onondaga
Common pleas- 

State of New York County of Onondaga ss. I Reuben L. Hess clerk of the 
said county do certify that John Watson before whom the 
presiding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of 
the same First Judge of Onondaga Common pleas and that I
am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believes his name
subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 11th day of June 1833
R.S. Hess clerk 

[Affixed paper seal to left of above paragraph]
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R. L. Hess clerk

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State of New york
County of Onondaga} ss- On the tenth day of June 1833 Cornelius Wallis of the 
Town of Pompey in said County comes before Hiram Gilbert 
a Justice of the peace in and for the said county, & being duly 
sworn according to Law, deposes & says that he is sixty eight years old.
that he is now, & has long been acquainted with Benjamin De
puy of Lysander in said county, who is an applicant for a pens
sion - that Deponent & said Benjamin both resided in the town
of Mamakating in Ulster County, state aforesaid, & were both Sol
diers in the revolutionary War together- that in April 1778
they both volunteered [ink blot] under Captain Abraham Cuddeback &
Lieutenants King & Harding & Ensign Samuel Depuy who were
officers commanding in the Militia of that place, belonging 
to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Newkirk & Major 
Mores Phillips, & did duty under said officers till October being
six Months, in erecting a Fort on the Neversink river in said
County, called Fort Depuy keeping guard, the said Benjamin 
at said Fort, and Deponent at Fort Gumaer three quarters of 
a Mile below, scouring the country around, & watching 
[one to two lines illegible due to potential tear or photographic error; distinguishable words
include "Tories" and "Fort"] 1799 the depo
nent and said Benjamin [illegible crossed out word] enrolled themselves as volun
teeres under the same officers, & served on guard duty from the
month of April, the said deponent, at Fort Gumaer, till the
month of December & said Benjamin. at the same place
till August making four months service for him, after their
time Fort Depuy was destroyed by the enemy in October
before. That in March 1780 they were both called on by Captain
Cuddeback & they volunteered with him & his said under offi
-cers to go on guard duty, the said Benjamin at Fort Depuy & the deponent in Fort Gumaer where they served constantly till December for a term of nine months, and con tinued afterwards to the close of the war, excepting in the winters, to perform duty on guard, & in scouting parties, as volunteers at the call of Captain Cuddeback, not less than one year in the whole, during the years 1781 & 1782 and 1783, that in these years, the last excepted, detachments of Nine months men were sent from the
east part of the state, commanded on time by capt
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Wood, at another by Lieutenant Steward, and at
other time by Serjeants Cassidy & Ingalls, to release
the inhabitants, ^ [above carrot: " whom"] few and scattered on the frontier
from constant military duty which they were com
pelled to perform for their own safety, and this
was all the assistance they had, during the whole
War, excepting a company of volunteers raised 
by Captain Tyler, of Cochecton, who afterword, lost his
life in the beaver brook battle- that these volunteers 
& the nine months men aforesaid were stationed at 
the several Picket forts on the Neversink river and
along that frontier and all were mustered together at
^ [above carrot: "the several Forts where they were stationed"] 
at roll call, morning and evening without doing
any other business during the period, of service above
mentioned- & further say not-

Sworn to and submitted this
10th day of June 1833 before me
[illegible] [illegible] that I am
and I do further 
well acquainted with [crossed out; illegible] pon
ent, Cornelius Wallis. & know him
to be reputable in his neighborhood 
& that his statement above is enti-
-tled to full credit & belief- 
Hiram Gilbert Justice of peace

[Text to right of above paragraph:

his
Cornelius X Wallis
mark]

State of New York county of Onondaga ss: I Reuban Hess clerk of the County do certify
that Hiram Gilbert before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been 
sworn was at the date of the same one of the justices of the peace in and for
the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing 
and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his
proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal 
of office this 11th day of June 1833- R L Hess clerk  

[Affixed seal to left of above paragraph]
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Supplemental Declaration, made in addition to, and
in explanation of, an original declaration, to which this
is annexed, in order to obtain the benefit of [crossed out: "of"] the act of
Congress of the 7th of June 1832, and to obviate the printed 
objections to said original declaration. hereto annexed-

State of New york
[underlined: "Onondaga County"]} ss On this 8th day of June 1833 personally
appeared before John Watson, George Pettit David Monroe &
James M. Allen four of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas
and general sessions of the peace in & for said county,
now sitting at Salina in said County, Benjamin
Depuy aged sixty eight years [crossed out: "old"] last December, who being
first duly sworn according to Law, doth, on his oath, make
the following supplemental declaration- that in his
said original declaration, Mr Morton, who drafted it, made 
a mistake of one year in stating declarants age- that 
he was born in Mamakating precinct, in the county
of Ulster, (and not Sullivan as stated therein by his mis-
take, also) State of New york, December 29th 1764, [crossed out: "that"]
That he volunteered under the command of Captain
Abraham Cuddeback of the same place, that he was
an officer in the Militia of that place, and declarant 
believes that King & Harding were his Lieutenants and Sam-
uel Depuy was Ensign, that the Colonels name was
Newkirk and Moses Phillips was Major of the Regiment
in that part of the said County of Ulster, that the volun-
teers to whom the declarant belonged, erected a Fort
on the Neversink River, under the direction of Ensign 
Depuy, one mile below Fort Decuit where Colonel
Newkirk then commanded, & this was early in the
spring of the year 1778- that it was after the Fort was
built, and not before, as stated in said original decla
ration, that the families therein mentioned were carried
off- that the inhabitants around, collected in the said 
Fort depuy for safety, and that in addition to the names
mentioned therein, there were others, to the amount
of thirteen or Fourteen Families- That the declarant did
military duty ^ [above carrot: "at, and near said Fort under said officers,]
on guard and in scouting parties &  [illegible]
-ractering from April to October, during which time
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he does not now recollect doing any other business or 
being absent from duty making six months service in the
year 1778- That in April of 1779 he returned from Rochester 
as stated in said original declaration & again volunteered 
under the same Company Offices aforementioned, to keep
guard at Fort Gumaer three fourths of a mile below the
spot where Fort Depuy was burned the fall before, and
performed Guard duty there, under Captain Cuddeback
till August making four months service-That in 
the spring of 1780 after Fort Depuy was rebuilt as
stated in said original declaration, the declarant was
constantly on guard duty, at that Fort, under Captain
Cuddeback and his under officers named above, from
March to December, without finding time for any other
business whatever making Nine months service that
year- That Captain Wood ^ [above carrot: "and any other officer"] are the only officers he now recol
-lects of the Nine months men mentioned in said first dec
laration- That afterwards, in the years 1781 and 1782 & 
in 1783. the declarant, did voluntary duty under the dame officers
& in the same Company, at Fort Depuy, on guard, on
scouting parties, and answered the roll call regularly
^ [above carrot: "with the nine months men when they were called morning and evening"]
amounting to more than one years service- That in the summers of 1780 and 1781 a guard of Nine months  men from near the north river, was stationed at Fort Depuy, Commanded one summer by Nicholas Cassi
-dy and the other summer by George Ingalls, who were both Serjeants from about Wallkill- That in the last season of the War, the [crossed out: "Fort Nine" months men were com
-manded by an officer by the name of Steward, & the de-
clarant believes he was a Lieutenant- That the dec
larant well remembers Captain Tyler, being frequently at
Fort Depuy while serving as aforesaid, who was said to
live at Cochecton on the Delaware ^ [above carrot: "river"] before the War, but then
had left that frontier with the other inhabitants there, & was
afterwards said to be killed in Beaver brook battle- &
that all the aforesaid service was performed by the declarant
as a private soldier, & during the said service he was not
employed in any civil pursuit, & does not rember doing a 
single days[?] [illegible] whatever
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That the said original declaration has now been read to the declarant, & he now testifies again to all the facts relinquishment, and statements therein contained, except wherein this sup-
plemental declaration varies from them, or explains them. That when he volunteered & was called into the service as here-
-in stated, he lived in ^ [above carrot: "the"] Precinct or Town of Mamakating afore
said- That he never received any written or printed discharge  from the service- That their is no clergyman residing  in the town where he resides, who is sufficiently acquainted
with the declarant, & his reputation as a revolutionary sol dier, to testify as required by the regulations, the Clergyman
Rev. Mr Witt ^ [above carrot: "nearest, &"] [underlined: "not"] acquainted with him having lately left the place on a mission- but the declarant states the names of  Samuel Rogers, Otis Bigelow, Martin Wandell & Stephen 
W. Baldwin, as persons to whom, he is known in his present  neighborhood, & who can testify as to his character for
veracity, & their belief of his services as a soldier of the  Revolution- The declarant further states on his Oath, that du-
-ring the times of the service above stated, the inhabitants on that frontier were
so few & scattered; that all the males able, old & young, were obliged to do duly as is
stated above, for their own safety which is the reason no other officers were in Command.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
R. S. Hess clerk
of Onondaga County

Benjamin Depuy

We Samuel Rogers & Martin Wandell- residing in the Town
of Lysander in the County of Onondaga & State of New york
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin 
Depuy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age, that he is
reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that 
opinion-
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid [underlined: "Saml Rogers"]
R. S. Hess clerk 
of Onondaga County} Martin Wandell

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after investigation of the matter, & after putting 
the interrogatories presented by the War department, that the
above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and
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That the said original declaration has now been read to
the declarant, & he now testifies again to all the facts re
linquishment, and statements therein contained, except wherein this sup-
plemental declaration varies from them, or explains them.
That when he volunteered & was called into the service as here-
-in stated, he lived in ^ [above carrot: "the"] Precinct or Town of Mamakating afore
said- That he never received any written or printed discharge
from the service- That their is no clergyman residing
in the town where he resides, who is sufficiently acquainted
with the declarant, & his reputation as a revolutionary sol
dier, to testify as required by the regulations, the Clergyman
Rev. Mr Witt ^ [above carrot: "nearest, &"] [underlined: "not"] acquainted with him having lately left the place
on a mission- but the declarant states the names of
Samuel Rogers, Otis Bigelow, Martin Wandell & Stephen
W. Baldwin, as persons to whom, he is known in his present
neighborhood, & who can testify as to his character for
veracity, & their belief of his services as a soldier of the
Revolution- The declarant further states on his Oath, that du-
-ring the times of the service above stated, the inhabitants on that frontier were
so few & scattered; that all the males able, old & young, were obliged to do duly as is
stated above, for their own safety which is the reason no other officers were in Command.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
R. S. Hess clerk
of Onondaga County

Benjamin Depuy

We Samuel Rogers & Martin Wandell- residing in the Town
of Lysander in the County of Onondaga & State of Newyork
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin
Depuy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age, that he is
reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that
opinion-
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid [underlined: "Saml Rogers"]
R. S. Hess clerk
of Onondaga County} Martin Wandell

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after investigation of the matter, & after putting
the interrogatories presented by the War department, that the
above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and
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served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it
appears to them that Samuel Rogers and Martin Wandell
who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the
Town of Lysander, County of Onondaga are credible persons 
& that their statement is entitled to credit, & further that the
said applicant cannot "without too much expense & incon
venience to him," produce in Court a Clergyman who can teste-
-fy from acquaintance with him, as required by the regulations.
John Watson
David Monroe 
James M. Allen
George Pettit   
Judges-

I Reuben L. Hess clerk of the County Courts in & for said
County of Onondaga do hereby certify that the foregoing 
contains the proceedings of said Courts in the matter of the 
[words covered by affixed paper seal] declaration of Benjamin Depuy for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal of office this 11th day of 
June in the year 1833
R. S. Hess clerk
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Affidavit of
John Newkirk
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State of New York
County of Orange ss

On this thirtieth day of September in the 
year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appear-
ed before me Peter E Gumaer a Commissioner of Deeds in and
for said County John Newkirk who being duly sworn deposeth
and saith that he is now in his eighty fourth year of age that 
during the revolutionary war he resided in the precinct of 
Mamakating in the county of Ulster and State of New York 
being now in the town of Mamakating in the county of Sullivan 
and that he now resides in the town of Montgomery in the county
of Orange and State aforesaid and that during said War
he was personally acquainted with Benjamin Depuy who then
resided in that part of said precinct called Peenpack and
who now resides as deponent is informed and believes in the
town of Lysander in the county of Onondaga and State 
aforesaid that he this deponent was frequently at Peenpack
during the revolutionary war and was there in the fall of
1778 the day after the Indians and tories invaded that place
and saw the said Benjamin Depuy at Fort Dewitt doing
duty among the troops and that soon after Fort Depuy was
rebuilt he saw said Depuy at ^ [above carrot: "Fort"] Depuy doing duty as a sol-
dier at that Fort with the nine months men and thinks 
the fort was rebuilt in the spring of 1780 that there was
soldiers in that Fort called nine months men and continu
ed there from the time the fort was rebuilt till the close or
near the close of the war excepting at intervals in the winter
seasons that he thinks and believes that the said Benjamin 
Depuy did duty as a soldier from the year 1778 till the 
close of near the close of the revolutionary ^ [above carrot: "war"] by order and
under the direction of the Committee of safety That the
Committee of safety ordered and directed the military oppe-
rations in this vicinity the scouts thought necessary appre-
hending trying and committing to prison persons suspect
ed of being tories locating and building of Forts and
stationing a military force in the[?] commissioning of 
officers &c, that he this deponent was appointed &
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Captain of the Company of militia and commissioned [crossed out: "and commissioned"] by a committee of safety at an early period of the revolutionary war and continued to act under that commission about a year and a half and till he received a 
captains commission from the Governor of the State of New York that the soldiers stationed at the Forts were commanded by officers of the nine months men that he this deponent was or- dered in the month of December in the year one thousand  seven hundred and seventy eight to take the command of 
the military forces at Fort Dewitt ^ [above carrot: "and"] Fort Gunaer for the 
term of one month and that he was so circumstanced that he could not conveniently attend to that duty and on his application to the Committee of safety for to be released from the same they ordered Captain Abraham Cuddeback to  take his place to perform that duty that during the revolutionary war he was well acquainted with Benja-
min Depuy Esquire father of the said Benjamin Depuy and had never known him to be stigmatized as a tory nor any of his family but that in the time of the war he was one of the Committee of safety and reputed as
a warm friend of the revolution or American cause that Philip Swartwout Esquire and Harmanus Van Inwegen Esquire [crossed out: "and"] were also two of the members of
said committee of safety and resided at Peeback and  that the said Benjamin Depuy whom he has herein before stated as having done duty as a soldier is here now personally present and that he knows him to 
be the same person herein before mentioned 
and further saith not. John Newkirk 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above  written before me the said Commissioner and I do certify
that I am well acquainted with John Newkirk the above  deponent and know him to be reputed as a man of truth  and that his statement above is entitled to credit and
belief Peter C Gumaer Commissioner
of Deeds.
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State of New York
Orange County} ss. I. Lebbeus L Vail Clerk of the
Court of Common peace for Orange County, Do certify,
that Peter E Gumaer is a Commissioner of Deeds and
that the forgoing certificate purporting to be his is genuine
[stamped seal]
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 
affixed my seal of office and subscribed
my name this 20th day of October 1835
Lebbeus L Vail Clerk
of Orange Coun. Pleas}
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[Left side of page blank]

[Right side of page text start]
12068
Benjamin Depuy

4.5.6.17.
P.360

29 Apl 33

[illegible]

[crossed out: "Geo Pettit"]
F[?]

Danl. T Moseley D. Clk
Onondaga 
NY
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Brief in the case of Benjn Depuy
[illegible] of Onondaga in the State of N york
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 67 years

4. State his [illegible due to tear] as directed [illegible due to tear]

[Begin Printed Table]
[Table column titles separated by "|":]
Period. | Duration of Service [Sub titles: Years, Months, Days.] | Rank. "As a "| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. "Gen."
[End Column titles]

In ny In 1778  Genl Cuddeback

Privat [illegible] not stated - [?]thy

5. In what battles was he engaged? none-

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Sullivan Co N York

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
[illegible]

I Certify that the foregoing statement and answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Richard Cutts 
Examining Clerk
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Revolutionary War Records Section.
aw

3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,_______________, 19____

In reply to your request of _____________, received ________________
for a statement of the military history of [underlined: "Benjamin Depuy"]
a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired 
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.

S. 31. 645.
[Begin Table Text]
[Table Column titles separated by "|":
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT | LENGTH OF SERVICE | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. [Secondary column titles: "CAPTAIN. | COLONEL."] | STATE]

[Column responses separated by "|"]

April 1778 | 6 mos. | Pvt | Abraham Cuddeback | Newkirk | N.Y.
Apr 1779 | 4 mos. | " | Abraham Cuddeback | Newkirk | "
Mch 1780 | 9 mos | " | Abraham Cuddeback | Newkirk | "
During  1781, 1782, +1783} | " | Abraham Cuddeback | Newkirk | "
served 1 yr + 6 mos

[End Table Text]

Battles engaged in, Non stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mamakating, Ulster Co N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 11. 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Lysander, Onondaga Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Dec 29, 1764, in Mamakating, Ulster Co N.Y.
[Crossed out: "Remarks:"] Son of Benjamin Depuy

Respectfully,

6-2856  Commissioner.
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[Underlined: "SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE"] 1-681 [underlined: "PHONE Branch 476"]

[Handwritten in left margin and underlined: "Rev. t[?]1812"]

All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No. 32399
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
WASHINGTON

CHIEF, Division of Publications,
Room G 137.    May 20, 1929.
Please furnish work specified below.

Bureau ordering Pension Deliver to Room No. 5033
(All COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE,
EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)

Title and description of job photostatic copies of 17 pages from Revolution-
ary War pension claim of Benjamin Depuy, N. York Troops, S.31645.

No. of copies __1 of each__ Shall form be kept standing? ____ ____ days
For further information see __Ms. M. M. H. Finch__  __5033__  __541__
Room No.     Phone No.

Approved:
 
A D Wilkinson [?]
Chief Clerk of Bureau.

Margaret M H Finch
Chief of Branch 

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May 20, 1929.

Acting Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington,
D. C.

[Stamped to right of above text in a square stamp:
FINANCE DIVISION
BOOKKEEPERS DESK
MAY 21 1929
BUREAU OF PENSIONS]
[Hand written above stamp:  "Cash $2 55"]

Sir:

Please furnish me photostatic copies of seventeen
pages from Revolutionary War pension claim of Benjamin
Depuy, New York Troops, S. 31645, uncertified.

Respectively,

Riner
Mrs Mary Jane Riner Boyd
Care Mrs Charlotte Boyd Chandler
Chandler Aregond

Received payment
$2.55
May 20, 1929.

Margaret M. H. Finch
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Page 29

Hillsdale April 2nd 1914

To Commissioner of Pensions.

Dear Sir.

Have you the
Records of any pensions received 
by a Revolutionary soldier 
who served in the 3rd Reg
of Ulster County Militia by
the name of [underlined: "Benjamin Depue"]
of of the soldier by the same 
name who served in the 
2nd Reg of Ulster Co. Militia
Very Resp'y
Mrs Jane Whitney 
Hillsdale Mich[?] 3 West St
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[Left side of page]

31645
Revy INVALID.

File No. 31645
Benjamin Depuy
In Rev War

Act: June 7th 32"
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 107

[Arrangement of 1870.]

[Right side of page]

1914 Apr. 10: History to
Miss Jane Witney. M 13. H

[line across page]
1929 May 23. Photos delivered 
to Mrs Mary Jane Rine Boyd +
[illegible] ntfd. A.W.Y.
[line across page]
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State of New York
Cayuga County} ss.

On this 22d day of September 
before me Jonathan Hussey a Justice of the peace
in + for Said county Charles Stewart of the
Town of Locke in said county and made 
oath in due form of law that he is well 
acquainted with Benjamin Depuy formerly 
of Ulster county but now a resident of
the County of Onondaga in said state
That this deponent was a Sargent in 
Capt Westfaces company of State served in
Col Weisenfelts Regiment in the summer
of 1782, and was ordered to and stationed
at Fort Depuy in Peenpack Ulster County.
That when this deponent arrived at said
Fort with the company he found the said
Benjamin Depuy in a Company commanded 
by Lieutenant Stewart of the Nine months
service, doing duty as a soldier in said
company, and continued in said fort doing 
duty as a soldier [crossed out, illegible] about three months
while this deponent staid in said fort,
at the end of which time this deponent 
was discharged, and left the said Benjamin 
Depuy in said fort still doing duty
as a soldier
And this deponent further says that he was
well acquainted with the father and several
Brothers of the said Benjamin Depuy, and that
the Father of the said Benjamin arted as a
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[Written vertically on left side of page: "Charles Stuart for B. Depuy"]
[Written vertically on right side of page: "Hn W Tayler"]

Justice of the peace, during, and subsequent 
to the Revolutionary war, and this deponent
did business with him as said Justice 
of the peace at several times after the
war closed.
And this deponent further says that he
frequently understood that the said Benjamin
Depuy, and in fact the whole body of the
militia of Ulster County aforsaid, was freq
-uently called out to defend the country 
from the attach of the Indians + Tories [illegble]
-ores to the year 1782
Sworn +subscribed 
the day + year afor
written before me
J. Hussey J.P.}

Charles Stuart 

I also certify that I am well acquainted
with the above deponent Charles Stuart
and that he is a man of truth + veracity
and his statement abov is entitled to credit
and belief
J. Hussey

State of New York Cayuga County Clerks Office ss.
I certify that Jonathan Hussey Esq. was on the 22 day of 
September instant a Justice of the Peace for said county
and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing 
and verily believe that his signature to the above affidavit, and
the certificate accompanying it is genuine. In testimony where
of I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County and subscribed 
my name this twenty fifth day of September 1834
W. S. Myers Clerk
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[Left side of page]
Daniel Van Fleets &
Martin Cuykendall
Affidavits for B. Depuy

 Hon W Tayler 

[Right side of page]

twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1834
A.L. Millerd Dep. Clerk
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State of New York
Cayuga County ss} Daniel Van Fleet of Aurora in said county being duly sworn saith, that he is aged Seventy seven years on the 
ninth day of April last, that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Depuy late of the town of Lysander now of Salina in the county of Onondaga in said state, that he was well acquainted  with him during the Revolutionary war, that the said Benjamin then resided in the township of Manakating in the county of 
Ulster State of New York- that the inhabitants on the frontier in  that vicinity suffered much in having their houses and other buildings burned by the Indians and tories to whose
frequent incursions and depredations that part of the frontier  was greatly exposed, that the inhabitants were left to the ultimatum[?]
of abandoning their farms and settlements to the enemy or else of  defending themselves with the assistance of such aid as could be
obtained from the interior, that which did was occasionally offered  by corps of troops called eight and nine months men,- that the
local militia were organized into a corps for the defense of the frontiers and that Capt. Abraham Cuddeback commanded the
company in that vicinity- that the said Benjamin Depuy resided 
within the beat of Capt. Cuddebacks company, and deponent  thinks that Samuel a brother of the said Benjamin was an officer or 
noncommissioned officer in said company- that the dwelling house of the said Benjamins father with whom the said Benjamin
then resided was picketted and was occupied by some families  of the immediate neighborhood as a residence, and was by these families  with the aid of said Depuy family guarded against the  common enemy- that the father of the said Benjamin 
together with Philip Swartwout Esq was appointed as a  Committee to examine such persons as were arrested on suspicion 
of being Tories- that in the spring of the year 1778 Capt- Cuddeback while on parade with his company requested  all such of his company as were willing to hold themselves 
in readiness to serve on the frontier whenever called upon to come out and volunteer for that purpose on which request all of the company then present volunteered and from that time to the end of the war the militia
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on that frontier and in that vicinity were frequently on duty
serving as Indian spies going out on scouting parties and
guarding the frontiers against the depredations of the Indians
and Tories, that in the month of October 1778 the Indians 
and Tories attacked the Settlement called Peenpack and burned 
many buildings amongst which were the buildings belonging 
to the father of the said Benjamin Depuy- and further this deponent saith not
Subscribed + sworn to 
Sept 22nd 1834 before me
Cornelius Cuykendall Justice of the peace 

Daniel Vanfleet

I certify that I am well acquainted with
Daniel VanFleet the above deponent, that he is
of good moral reputation and that his statement
as above made is in my opinion entitled to credit
[illegible] 22d Sept. 1834
C. Cuykendall
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State of New York
Cayuga County ss.} Martin Cuykendall of Aurora in said county
being duly sworn, saith that he is aged 70 years on the 18th day
of February last, that he is well acquainted with Benjamin Depuy/ late[?]
of the town of Lysander/ now of Salina in the County of Onondaga and
State aforesaid, and was well acquainted with him during the War 
of the Revolution, that the said Benjamin Depuy then resided in the
town of Mamakating in the County of Ulster and State of New York
that the inhabitants on the frontier in that vicinity suffered greatly 
in having their houses and other buildings burned by the Indians and 
Tories to whose frequent incursions and depredations that part of 
the frontier was greatly explored, that the Inhabitants were left to
the ultimation of abandoning their farms, and settlements to the
enemy or of defending themselves with such aid as could be obtained
from the interior, that such aid was occaisonally afforded, by corps 
of troops called ^ [above carrot: "eight and" nine months men, that the local militia was
organized into a corps for the defense of the frontiers and that Capt.
Abraham Cuddeback commanded the company in that vicinity 
that the said Benjamin Depuy resided within the brat of Capt.
Cuddebacks Company. and deponent thinks that Samuel a 
brother of the said Benjamin was an officer or non commissioned officer
in said company, that the dwelling home of said Benjamins
father with whom the said Benjamin then resided was picketed and
was occupied and was occupied as a residence by some families of the
immediate neighborhood and was by those families with the aid
of the said Depuy family guarded against the common enemy,
that the father of said Benjamin Depuy together with Philip
Swartwout Esq. were appointed a committee to examine all
such persons as was arrested on suspicion of being torries,
that from the spring of the year 1778 to the end of the war the 
Militia on that frontier and in that vicinity was frequently 
on duty serving as Indian spies going out on scouting parties and 
guarding the frontiers against the depredations of the Indians and 
Tories, that in the month of October in the year 1778 the settlement named 
Peenpack was attacked by the Indians and Tories who burned many [illegible]
among which was the buildings of the father of the said Benjamin 
Depuy- and further this deponent said not-
Subscribed and sworn to Sept. 22d 1834 Martin Cuykendall
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I Certify that I am well acquainted with the within deponent Martin Cuykendall, that he is of good moral reputation and that his statement as made within is in my opinion entitled to credit
[illegible] Sept. 22d 1834

[Signed] C. Cuykendall

[A seal with ribbon is attached next to the below statement]
State of New York.
Cayuga County Clerks office ss. I certify that Cornelius Cuykendall Esquire was on the twenty second day of September instant, a Justice of the Peace of said County; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe that his signature subscribed to the two foregoing affidavits & the certificates accompanying the same, are genuine
Given under my hand & the Seal of said county this twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1834
[Signed] A.L. Millerd Dep. Clerk
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To the Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions Washington

The memorial of Benjamin Depuy of Lysander and Cornelius Wallace of Pompey, in the county of Onondaga & State of New york, respectfully sheweth - That your memorialists & John Depuy of Manlius in said county, brother to the said Benjamin all three severally applied in the year 1832, by L. M. Morton Esqr of Onondaga in said county their Agent, for pensions under the Law of Congress of June 7th 1832 That the service [underlined: "performed"] by the three applicants was alike in all things, having been done in the [underlined: "same places"] - at the [underlined: "same periods"] of the revolutionary War, & under the same authority, organization and officers- And was so set forth in all three declarations, as your memorialists verily believe, with perhaps a statement or statements that they, might have been for some short periods at different forts named in said declarations, but all in the same vicinity & on the same Frontier. Under date of May 4th 1833 the papers of all three applicants were returned with briefs containing numerous, & your memorialists believe, precisely [underlined: "similar"] objections. That in August, your memorialists employed George Pettit Esqr of Fabius in said County as their Agent, to prepare such amendments to their said declarations, respectively, as were suggested by the said objections, & arrange such additional proof as was in their power to obtain, which was done & the papers, first, and last, were duly authenticated & attached together, & again were transmitted to Washington for consideration by the Department. That the proof above mentioned, according the best recollection of your memorialists, consisted of the affidavit of the said Benjamin & John Depuy, in support of the claim of said Wallace, and the depositions of said Wallace & John Depuy to support that of said Benjamin Depuy. That about the same time the said John employed Mr E. Rhoads as [underlined: "his"] Agent
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to prepare for a renewal of [underlined: "his"] claim, who saw
fit to do this by an [underlined: "entire new declaration"], in [underlined: "substance"]
like the first three declarations, but more perfect 
in [underlined: "form"]. That this new declaration of the said John
Depuy was supported by the affidavits of your
memorialists, [crossed out: "and"] ^ [above carrot: "which"] were drawn at the same time
& place, & by the same person who drafted those in
support of the amended declarations of your me-
morialists, & they are not apprised of any other 
proof, at [underlined: that time"] to sustain it. That in October 
last, the agent of your memorialists the said George
Pettit Esqr, received a letter, finally suspending their
claims, of which the following is a copy.- 

"War Department 
Pension Office
19 October 1833
[erased: "Sir"]
"Sir,
The claim of Cornelius Wallace has again been examined 
and suspended.- His service appears to be that which devolves 
upon frontier settlers for their own protection, alike in peace 
and war, and is so blended in all its features, with that of 
patrolling, that it cannot be deemed the military ser-
vice, in an Enlisted Corps, duly appointed, called into service 
by competent authority, and subject daily to martial Law,
for which alone the Act of 7 June 1832 provides- -
The case of Benjamin Depuy is liable to the same objection
and is likewise suspended- Their papers are on file-
I am respectfully 
Your Obedient Servent 
George Wm Crump   
acting Comr of Pensions 

George Pettit Esqr
Fabius N.Y.
That subsequent to the date and receipt of the above Letter,
your memorialists were informed that the second application
of the said John Depuy, was answered with a Certificate for
a pension in his favor,- and an application to his agent,
the information was confirmed by Mr Rhoads, and in reply
to Enquiries from said G. Pettit as to the additional proof
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furnished by him which secured success to John Depuys 
application, he states under date of Feb 19, 1834, that
" "After being sent to Washington, the papers"(John Depuys
" new papers)" were filed in the pension department and
" objections were made to the admission of his claim as
" follows 1st that the period of his alleged service began
" when he was but 15 years of age, and that according to the
" [underlined: "then"] regulations, [underlined: "boys"] under 16 years of age could not be
" admitted into the service - 2nd That one of his witnesses was
" but 13 years of age, and the other but 15 years at the time 
" they first knew him in the service, and that both of them
" entered the service, at the same time with the applicant.
" - These witnesses were, I believe, Benjamin Depuy and C
" Wallice. The decision of the Commissioner of Pensions 
" was, that in order "[underlined: "sustain his application it will be
necessary to procure further and more satisfactory proof]"
" Mr Depuy then made an affidavit setting forth the reasons 
" why persons of his age were [underlined: "called"] and [underlined: "admitted"] into
" the service - He obtained the affidavit of his sister older
" then himself of his being in the [underlined: "service"] at the period in
" which [underlined: "he"] claims to have been - These affidavits were
" forwarded to the department, after which he received
" his certificate. I have given you a statement of [underlined: "all"
" [underlined: "the facts"] which have any material bearing upon the
" success of his application Respectfully yours 
" E. Rhoads
" G. Pettit Esqr"
Your memorialists would further represent, that they are
not advised of the reason rendered by said John Depuy
in his application above mentioned, "why persons of his age were
[underlined: "called"] and [underlined: "admitted"] into the service, but they state for
[underlined: "themselves"], and under the [underlined: "same sections"], that they lived 
on a frontier greatly exposed to incursions & depredations 
from the Enemy, especially indians & torries, remote from
succour from the int[illegible] settlements, assisted only by small
corps of Nine months men and [illegible] [underlined: "occasionally"], as also
appears from the [illegible] [aff]idavits of Moses Knapp ^ [above carrot: [illegible]] that 
the [last two lines become illegible due to blackout potentially from original scanning of document]
& [?] unprated[?]
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all the energies and services of the Old Men & boys, servant
and slaves, & even the women were required & employed 
to sustain themselves in the feeble forts erected by the
same hands for the protection of their own lives & their
little ones, and this statement of facts, while it embrasses
ample reasons why boys under lawful age were "[underlined: "called]
and [underlined: "admitted"] into the service" at the same time satisfac-
-torily accounts, in the Judgment of your memorialists, for
the absence of that regularity of organization, which, in better
circumstances would be looked for in the "military service
"of an Embodied Corps, duly appointed, called into service
"by competent authority, and subject daily to martial law."
Your memorialists would not [underlined: "dwell"] upon the [underlined: "distinction"]
which seems to have favored a brother & companion of their 
youth, who was identified with themselves in the same tails
and dangers and sufferings of the revolution, while it
excludes [underlined: "them"] from a participation with him, in the
rewards of Justice their country is dispensing in the Evening 
hours of their lives,--but they cannot but express their
grief, that the very [underlined: "straits of necessity"] which [underlined: "called"] &
[underlined: "continued"] them in the service of their country, Even
 at the green age of their boyhood, and in circumstances 
which forbade their being organized into an "Embodied Corps
duly appointed ec" should furnish the only reasons for
such Exclusion- Your memorialists deem it due to 
themselves, & to the success & Justice of their applications,
to state, that they well remember that the service ren
-dered, & for which they now claim a small remu-
neration, was considered [underlined: "at the time"] by the inhab
-itants of the interior, as a valuable protection to [underlined: "them"]
and from this fact, which is true in every possible instance 
in the relations between interior & frontier settlements.
they infer that it would seem a denial of Justice, to with
hold the [underlined: "rewards"] of the service from those who [underlined: "performed"]
it, for the reason that they shared in the [underlined: "benefits"] of it,
in common with others. Your memorialists cannot
but perceive a humiliating disparity between the spir
-it of the times, when their [underlined: "country called"] for their service,
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& that which now, in the day of its rewards can an
swer [underlined: "their"] calls for a share in their distribution, by
telling them in the languge of cold repute,
that they have had the rewards of their service
in the peculiar dangers, & exposures to the [underlined: "common"]
Enemy, which furnished the occasion & necessity
for its performance, & which constitutes the peculiar
"[underlined: "feature"]" in its "[underlined: "character,"]" which is urged as the ground of 
suspending their claims. [underlined: "Then"], the frontier settlements were
regarded as a barrier to the [underlined: "whole interior"], & a deep in-
-terest was felt to encourage & sustain them, lest the in
-habitants of the latter should [underline: "themselves"] become [underlined: "frontier"]
by the destruction ^ [above carrot: "of"] more remote & Exterior settlements by
the Enemy- Nor can your memorialists perceive the 
distinction set up, between their own, and all other
military revolutionary service, when they look at
the object saught to be accomplished, in as much as
the entire revolutionary struggle was a War [underlined: "com"]
[underlined: "menced"] for "[underlined: "protection"]" though[erased: "t"] it [underlined: "terminated"] in in-
dependance, a service which ^ [above carrot: " "devalued upon" "] the [underlined: "interior"], no less than
"the frontier settlers for their own protection".---
The consideration herein presented induce your memo
-rialists to believe you will deem it just, to give
their applications a reconsideration, & that an ex
amination & comparison of their papers with those
of the said John Depuy ^ [above carrot: "will satisfy you"] that the services of [underlined: "all three"]
were precisely alike in character, in every partic
-ular, & that the additional proof annexed to this 
memorial, will place their claim upon ground.
as well sustained as [underlined: "his"], & secure to them a decision 
no less favorable, & they pray you to make such
examination & comparison and permit them to become
sharers in the Evenhanded distribution of the reward this 
country is dispensing to the Soldiers of the revolution, & as om duty
bound they will ever pray-
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18th day of March
1834 George Pettit Judge of [illegible] [illegible]} 

Cornelius his X mark Wallace
Benjamin Depuy
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State of Newyork
Onondaga County SS On this 27th day of February 1834 personally appeared before Hiram Gilbert a Justice of the peace in and for said County, Moses Knapp, who being duly sworn according to Law, deposes and says that he is seventy eights years old last September. That he resided in Port Church in Orange County in said State in the time of the Revolutionary War, that in the year 1778 he belonged to Capt Colvin Shepperd Company of local Militia which was called & went to the protection of the frontier settlements at Pier Park on the Neversink river, then Ulster County, Mamakating Precinct at the time the tories & Indians burned & destroyed on that Frontier - that the deponent then & there knew Benjamin Depuy, Father of John Depuy of Manlius in said County, a pensioner, and Benjamin Depuy and their son now of Lysander in said County an applicant for a pension & well recollects seeing the said Father & said two sons & Cornelius Wallace now of [Lafayette is crossed out] Pompey in said county who are applicants for a Pension, while the ruins of the house, barn & outhouses of said Benjamin are still smoking the enemy having two days before burned them - that this was in the neighborhood of Forts Depuy, Dewitt and Gumaer, where the said Frontier inhabitants were collected for safety & said forts were manned by the men of that frontier, who were reposted and understood generally to keep guard night & day as soldiers, the chief part of the time from 1778 to the year 1783 deponent remembers seeing & hearing of Col [illegible]
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and Captain Cuddeback is Officer commanding on that Frontier in said Forts - deponent remembers also of seeing hays, horses Cattle, lying dead that had been shot by the Enemy & left - That the said Benjamin Depuy, of Lysander John Depuy of Manlius & Cornelius Wallace of Pompey [Lafayette crossed out] were all there at that time.  [7 words crossed out] & along said Frontier, and afterwards as aforesaid as the deponent was informed & verily believes to be true -  & further says not 
[Signed] Moses Knapp
I Hiram Gilbert Justice of the peace in and for said County, do certify that Moses Knapp subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit before me the day & year aforesaid, & that I am well acquainted with said Moses Knapp & that he is a man of truth, & testify under oath that his statement is Entitled to credit
[Signed] Hiram Gilbert Justice
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State of New York
Onondaga County SS
On the 19th day of March 1834 personally appeared before George Pettit a Judge of the county courts in and for and said county, James Terwilliger of the Town of Skaneateles, in said county, aged Seventy-two years, who being duly sworn by & before the said Judge, according to law deposes and says that he lived the time of the revolutionary war in Pien Park then Ulster County, in said State, & belonged to Capt. Abraham Westfalls company of nine months men sometimes called Rangers, which was stationed at Forts Gumaer & Dewitt, at Pien Pack on the Neversink river, that he was then and there well acquainted with Benjamin Depuy of Lysander & Cornelius Wallace of Pompey in said County of Onondaga & knew them to be soldiers in the Revolutionary War, that deponent & said Benjamin & Cornelius did military duty on guard in the said Forts & Fort Depuy which were erected for protection of that frontier-that in 1778 the enemy came and destroyed Fort Depuy and burnt the buildings of said Benjamin. Further, which were within that Fort, & the inhabitants then went to Fort Dewitt for safety, & remained a short time & then went to Fort Gumaer & wintered, that the said Benjamin & Cornelius remained there on guard duty till August 1779 when the said Benjamin & his fathers family removed to Wallkill, but Wallace remained at the same fort & performed guard duty till the War closed that late in the fall of 1779 the said Benjamin, father remained back & went into Gumaer fort till he built a log house and went into it on the same spot where his first house was burnt and remained through the hard winter of 1780 during which there was not much occasion for a guard - In the spring of that year, Fort Dupuy was rebuilt & the three forts above mentioned, was manned & guarded by Capt. Cuddebacks company of Militia & Westfalls company of Nine months men excepting the winters, till the End of the war in all which services the deponent, & said Benjamin & Cornelius, did regular duty on guard in turn with the other soldiers of the said companies - and further says not.
[Signed] James his X mark Terwilliger
I certify that James Terwilliger subscribed and sworn to the above the day & year above written before me, but being a stranger to the applicant thus procured the certificate of his respectability on the back  
[Signed] George Pettit Justice of Onondaga County Court
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I certify that I have known James Terwilliger the within deponent, for [about is crossed out] twelve or fifteen years past, that he now lives within three miles of my residence, & has been there two or three years, [that he has worked in the Village has been crossed out] that I do not know, nor am I informed of any thing unfavorable to his reputation for truth and veracity, nor have I heard his character called in question as respects his credibility.
[signed] F. G. Jewett
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Recommendation for Benjamin Depuy

Hon. W Taylor
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[Some parts of the lower left corner are illegible]
To the Honorable the Commissioner of Pensions of the United States.
The undersigned residing in the County of Onondaga in the State of New York respectfully represent - That they have heretofore been pensioners under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 - That in July or August they were informed that the Hon William Taylor had been advised that instructions from the Pension Department had been given to the Agent for paying pensions in the City of Newyork, to suspend payment of the pensions of the undersigned &c & for reasons implicating the integrity of the undersigned petitioners - To remove any unfavorable impressions of the designs & motives entertained at the department, of the undersigned, by whatever means they may have been produced, and to restore themselves to the confidence of the department, & their poor & destitute families to the enjoyment of the pittance awarded by the government to those who, like themselves have served & suffered for their country, they have, in addition to the voluntary testimonials of the Hon. William Taylor & George Pettit in favor of their characters, conduct & motives at a very considerable trouble & expense procured affidavits to the points, which are hereto annexed & which also go to strengthen & fortify the statements of their services as set forth in their several declarations, & as far as possible to obtain such evidence at this [illegible] of time, the evidence is directed to meet the [illegible] that seems to hinder their restoration (to wit) that the services set forth in the several declarations of your petitioners do not appear to have been rendered in a duly organized Corps, regularly called into service & your petitioners cannot but hope, that when it is seen that they lived on a remote & exposed frontier, with a very scattered & [illegible] population - facts & circumstances which [illegible] to procure the specific proof [illegible] at this distant day, the proof herein [illegible] to the department, sufficient to [illegible] duty bound your petition
[Signed] Benjamin Depuy
[illegible] Depuy
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State of New york Onondaga County on the 5th day of September 1834 personally appeared before George Pettit a Judge of County Court in and for the said County Mary Rose of the Town of Salina in said county who being duly sworn by & before the said Judge, according to Law, did depose and say that she is now in the Seventy seventh year of her age, that she resided during the revolutionary War in the County of Ulster in said State at Pien Pack, precinct of Mamakating on the Neversink River, that while residing at Pien Park as aforesaid, She was well acquainted with John Depuy of Manlius, Benjamin Depuy of Salina and Cornelius Wallace of Pompey, all of the said County of Onondaga, and that the said John Benjamin and Cornelius were all Soldiers, and served as such in the War of the revolution, in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Abraham Cuddeback that the deponents residence was in Fort Dewitt till the April before the peace, that in Oct. 1778 on the 13th day Fort Dewitt on that river, till the April but one before the peace, that in Oct. 1778 on the 13th day, Fort Dewitt was attacked by Brant & a party of tories and Indians, that said Fort was commanded at that time by Col. Newkirk who commanded the Nine months men, and the enemy was repulsed after firing upon the said fort more or less all that day, that Col Newkirk have was killed at the part, and departs further. Born & Carracks of grain were burnt, and other buildings in the neighborhood, & all the cattle & hogs & sheep were killed, & horses driven off - that on the same day the enemy burnt Fort Depuy one mile below, and the inhabitants in Fort Depuy & the Militia belonging to Cuddeback company, in that past, fled for safety to Fort Dewitt,  that said John Depuy and Benjamin Dupy was among the party of Cuddeback men that came to Fort Dewitt, and assisted to defend it till they went to Fort Gumaer about a month afterwards that in going from Fort Depuy to Fort Dewitt, Cornelius Wallan Mather and two or three of the Women were taken prisoners by the Indians & were kept all night by them, and next day they got away & escaped to Fort Gumaer- That such was the distress, that all that were able to bear arms or do duty in guard, or go in pursuit of the Enemy┃ were called into service by the Officers, that the frontier
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on that river was annoyed by frequently by Parties of the Indians & Tories. That Col Newkirk commanded during that Summer and fall on that frontier and had his head quarters at Fort Dewitt, during that time that deponent well remembers that he kept his Stores
and provisions at that Fort for his men & the militia under his command, and they were drawn & distributed there-- that the slaughtering for the troops was done then
That deponent remembers that the next year 1779 there was Nine months men those commanded by Captain Wood from Dutchess County that on the 17th of July the
Tories & Indians came & burnt & destroyed Minisink some five miles off and on the 22nd of that month the Nine months men Militia on that frontiers pursued the Enemy to Beaver Brook & there was a battle in which
seven of the Militia from deponents neighborhood were killed and others wounded-- that among the killed was the Father of James Terwilliger who now resides in Shanteles in said County and the Father of said Wallace was wounded. Deponent remembers that Major Thomas Dewitt who was brother to deponents Father, Major Shantz, Captain Selon, & Lieutenant Myers, were officers on that frontier & Commanded in said Forts, the three latter, belonged to the regular troops in as deponent thinks and lay there during the winter, and another office by the
name of William Bull commanded on that frontier & in said forts -  that Captain Cuddeback commanded there and was principally in Fort Gunman.
That deponent Father Jacob R Dewitt was Captain of the rangers and deponent husband, William Rose was Captain of the Nine months men &  was stationed at Fort Montgomery when it was taken, & when he went there he left his family said Fort Dewitt, and they remained in Fort Dewitt till the spring but one before the peace in 1783, and deponent was
among them, that deponent recollection is clear that during the time when Col Newkirk, Capt. Wood and the other officers of the Nine months men were in that Fort 
the command of the fort and of the Militia in the fort [illegible] on these officers - that during that time, and
more especially in the Spring, Summer & fall there were militia men in the fort to guard it sometime more
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and some times less - What deponent understood at the time, that Forts Depuy and fort Decker were manned and guarded by Ninemonth men & militia in the same way during the same period, that all the inhabitants were said to be enrolled for military duty & the defence of said forts, from the age of thirteen and fourteen years up to old men and colored men were not exempted, Deponent knows this to have been the case so far as relates to Fort Dewitt, & has no doubt from information and from the common danger & common intercourse between the said Forts that such was the case in all the other Forts above mentioned. Deponent further says that Benjamin Depuy the Father of said Benjamin and John Depuy, and John Wallace the Father of said Cornelius Wallace, Matthew Terwilligan the Father of said James Terwilliger, & their whole families were true and active friends of the Country, & that they suffered great losses and sacrifices in the cause of the Country of their property, & in some instances in being killed & wounded on that frontier - Deponent further says that the stores & provisions for the troops on that frontier were kept at Fort Dewitt, & that said Nine months men, sometimes called the levies, and the Militias at that fort, & at all the other forts above mentioned drained provisions & ammunition at Fort Dewitt during the time of the revolution as aforesaid and that all the men in said Fort were regularly paraded & had the roll called, and stood sentry in the Fort and at other stations without the Fort - Deponent further says, that after when the Nine months men were withdrawn, or went in pursuit of the Enemy, the militia of the place were called and depended on to keep guard in said Forts, but does not undertake to say what was the connexion between the militia & Nine months men any other than that said Forts were commanded by Nine months officers when they were there and further that she was gone from Fort Dewitt one Winter some two or three Months.
[Signed] Mary Rose
Sworn to and subscribed by Mary Rose the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify that previously, I had no personal acquaintance with her 
Cornelius & Benjamin were soldiers in his company the Deponent has frequently heard them also mention that such were the troubles, & so much were the inhabitants harassed by alarms from the tories & Indians, that very little or no [illegible]
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but have been acquainted with her family connexions & know them to be, and to have been while living very much respected, & have heard deponent spoken of as a Lady of the first intelligence & respectability & have no doubt that such is her true character -that she was very careful & conscientious in detailing the facts, as appears by the interlineations which were all made on her suggestion, that her mind appears clear, sound & intelligent and her memory minute & retentive - that she states many other facts and incidents in detail, giving the day & date with unusual particularity which are not embraced in her deposition, & which occurred in the revolution on the frontier therein mentioned - that said deposition was written at a late hour, by a bad light & with poor pen, ink & paper which circumstances are mentioned to account for its scribbled appearance, especially the deponents signature. That she could not consent to make a cross for her signature to this deposition for the first time, & therefore made the second attempt for her surname, but succeeded but little better on account of Cataracts which have recently affected her sight and threaten her with total blindness
Before me [signed] George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Court

[part of the left side corner is missing]
Rose's affidavit
For 
amin Dupey
Dupey and
elius Wallis
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State of New york
Onondaga County ss [Upper right of page missing a section] On this 3d day of December 1834 per-
sonally appeared before George Pettit a Judge of County
Courts in and for the said County Thomas Rose of Salina in 
said County, who being duly sworn by and before the said
Judge according to Law, did depose & say, that he is fifty 
years old, that he was born & brought up till he was twenty-
-two years old, in the frontier part of Ulster County on the river
Neversink in said State- that he has always known John
Depuy of Manlius, Cornelius Wallace of Pompey 
& Benjamin Depuy of Lysander of said County of Onon
daga, whose Pensions under the Act of 1832 have lately
(as deponent is informed) been suspended- that they were all
reputed in Ulster County & in Onondaga County to have
been soldiers of the Revolution from the Earliest recol
lections of the deponent- that deponent has after heard
his Parents, and many other old people who resided in
the neighborhood of Pienpack, speak of the dangers the
inhabitants on that frontier were constantly exposed to
during the revolutionary War, from incursions, by the indians
& tories, that they were frequently surprised by parties of the 
latter coming & burning buildings killing & driving after
hogs & cattle- that the inhabitants under command of the offi
cers of the local Militia in a company Commanded by Capt
Abraham Cuddeback, erected Forts on that River called Fort Depuy
Dewitt & Gumear & guarded & defended them, & were employed 
on Parties to scout & patrol & go in pursuit of the Enemy du
-ring the period of that War- assisted by state troops called 
Nine months men- that he has heard them speak of Col Newkirk
Capt [illegible due to black splotch] & Lieutenant Myers as officers who
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say that his fathers family resided in Fort Dewitt during a considerable part of the War, & has heard them say that the Stores & provisions for the troops were kept & distributed to them from that fort & that said Wallaces father was cesonded(?)  & his Mother taken prisoner by the Indians and that the Father of said John & Benjamin had his home burned & property plundered by them & many of their neighbors were killed. And the Deponent further says from a long & intimate acquaintance with said John, Benjamin & Cornelius that they are plain honest Men and maintain the character of truth & veracity and would be the last men to he respected, where they are known, of conspiring to defraud the government & further they say not 
Thomas Rose
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before George Pettit judge of Onondaga County Courts
State of New York Onondaga County ss:
I Reuben S. Hess clerk of the County of Onondaga and clerk of the court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that George Pettit esquire before whom the preceeding affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the several dates of the same one of the Judges of the Onondaga County Courts duly appointed and qualified and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurats of said affidavit to be his genuine  signatures. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 3d day of December 1834
R.S. Hess clerk 
Mrs Rose & Thomas Rose
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State of New York
Onondaga County On this 20th day of December 1834 Henry Depuy of the Town of Pompey in said County, aged fifty eight years, comes before Hiram Gilbert a Justice of the peace in & for said County, & being duly sworn, by & before the said Justice, according to Law, deposes & says, that he was born in a place called Peen Pack in the County of Ulster in said State & resided there till he was 19 years old & then removed from there to Pompey county of Onondaga that while a resident of Pien Pack as aforesaid, the deponent was well acquainted with Captain Abraham Cuddeback who also resided there, & was spoken of as an Officer who had commanded the Militia on that frontier, in the Forts on the Neversink river, through the revolutionary War & had the character of a good officer and from being much in the service in that war - That the Deponent has always been well acquainted, at Pien Pack & in Onondaga County, with Cornelius Wallis, of Pompey aforesaid, John Depuy of Manlius & Benjamin Depuy of Lysander in said County of Onondaga, & that from deponents earliest recollections, they have all been spoken of and have been reputed as soldiers under said Captain Cuddeback in said War. Deponent has also heard it often said that other troops called the Levies or Nine Months men were stationed in said Forts several times during said war, & their officers commanded in them while there - their own man & militia too - That about twenty one years ago Deponent went to Pien Pack & was there some time & saw & conversed with Captain Cuddeback, who enquired of this Deponent about said Cornelius John & Benjamin & told this Deponent that they were all soldiers under him, and belonging to his company in the service in the revolutionary war for some three or four years & was much concerned to know of their well doing & since that time said Captain Cuddeback has died a very aged man - & further says not
[Signed] Henry DePuy

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me, & I certify that I have long been acquainted with Henry Depuy the above deponent and know him to be a man of truth & that his statement is entitled to full credit
[Signed] Hiram Gilbert Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Onondaga County
[There is a seal below but it is illegible]
I Reuben T. Hess Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that Hiram Gilbert Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of same one of the Justices of the Peace in for said County duly elected and sworn and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurat of said affidavit and the within certificate to be his genuine signature
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 22d day of December 1834
[signed] R. L. Hess Clerk
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We the subscribers inhabitants of the County of Onondaga
do hereby certify that we have been acquainted with Benjamin Depuy [illegible] in said County for many years, some of us more, & some less than twenty years, that said Depuy has held a respectable standing in this community for might we know to the contrary & has generally been considered to be a man of truth and veracity --
Salina August 27th 1834
Nehemiah H Earll
Thomas Rose
David Munro
Luther Marsh
R. L. Hess
Schuler Strong
J.N. Hicks
Harvey Kimball
E.D. Hopping
William A Cook
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The Number and Amount of Certificates Issued by [unclear] of the State of New York for Living and Militia Services etc Contained from Book No. III
To whom given
1782
May 15 18567 Benjamin Depuy Private 3 2 -
State of New York
Comptrollers Office)
Albany Oct. 24 1839)
I hereby certify that above to be a true Extract from Book 4 now remaining in this Office, and also that it appears from the said Depuy served under Capt. Jacob R. DeWitt
#0.34
Bates Cooke
Comptroller
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1 The time for which they ought to be allowed a pension.
2. The nature of the service rendered, whether as spies or regularly embodied soldiers.
Wm S. Morgan

Depuy & Wallace

State the cases of Cornelius Wallace,
confamaly to the above note --
Benjamin Depuy & John Depuy
If they are entitled to any pension, say so-- If not, say so.
Give the reason for stopping the pension and State why they were first admitted. Let the Hon. W. S. Morgan have the
answer today.

Saturday May 14, 1836
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Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

Stamp - Syracuse N.Y. Jul 7
July 10 '43

Benj DePuy
N York
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Syracuse July 6th 1843.
Sir:
Enclosed is a Declaration of Mrs. Hannah Carpenter for one years pension.
[note on side: Take out] I perceive Judge Hibbard has changed the dates from April to June without minuting the erasures - But perhaps that is not material in this case.

Benjamin Depuy of Lysander in this County has called on me to ascertain if there is any chance of his being restored to [illegible] pension under the act of 1832- [illegible] papers, shown me by him do not make it very clear, in my mind, whether the facts really existing are such as to entitle him to restoration. Nor am I satisfied that he is not meritoriously entitled-- I have promised to investigate the matter for him a little, & for that purpose- would like from you a [illegible] Statement shewing why he was stricken from the list of pensioners, & what objections [crossed out: there] still exist to his being restored to the pension first allowed him.
He drew a pension for three years on account of alleged services in Orange Co If facts exist entitling him to what he claims. I am willing to aid him - but if not, I wish to put the old man's mind to rest-
Yours Respectfully
[Signed] Edward A. Brown

To Hon. J. L. Edwards
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Affidavit of
William A Cuddeback
For
Benjamin Depuy

Hon. W Taylor
H.R.
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State of New York
County of Orange ⎬ SS
On this seventeenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared before me Peter C. Gumaer a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said County William A Cuddeback who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he now is seventy six or seventy seven-- years of age that he resides in the town of Deerpark in the County Orange and State of New York that during the revolutionary war and before and since that time he was acquainted with Benjamin Depuy who at that time resided at Peenpack in the then precinct of Mamakating in the County of Ulster and State aforesaid being now in the town of Deerpark County of Orange aforesaid and now resides as deponent is informed and believes in the town of Lysander in the County of Onondaga in the State aforesaid; that the said deponent saw the said Benjamin Depuy early in the spring of the year 1777 doing duty at Peenpack in the militia on the frontier in Captain Abraham Cuddeback's company of which King and Harding were first and second Lieutenants and Samuel Depuy was ensign and Moses Philips Major of the Regiment to which said Company belonged; that he the said Benjamin Depuy continued all that season in service in scouting and alarm parties and aiding and assisting at building Forts Depuy Dewitt and Gumaer by order of the committee of safety which consisted of Philip Swartwout Esqr Benjamin Depuy Esqr and Hermanus Van Inwegen Esqr and others; that early in the spring of 1778 Captain Cuddeback called his company together at Fort DeWitt and beat up for volunteers to guard the frontiers and the whole company volunteered, and among them was the said Benjamin Depuy who was stationed by the order of the Committee of safety in the spring of 1778 at Fort Depuy where he continued till in the month of
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October the same year when the Indians and tories invaded this place and the fort was evacuated and then said Depuy went to Fort DeWitt stayed there a short time and from thence the same fall was ordered to Fort Gumaer, and stayed there till the beginning of winter doing duty in said Fort with the volunteer soldiers who were stationed there; when said Depuy left that fort and returned to the same again early in the spring of 1779 and was stationed there with the volunteers and nine months men so called till the latter part of August in the same year doing duty with the troops stationed at that Fort under the command of the Officers of the nine months men when said Depuy left this fort and returned again to the frontier in the latter part of November or first of December the same year; continued through that winter on the frontier preparing to rebuild fort Depuy again, by order of the committee of safety; early in the spring of 1780 nine months men so called came and said Depuy with the other volunteers and a corps of nine months men rebuilt the fort and said Depuy was stationed at Fort Depuy that year, in the spring, after the fort was rebuilt, and continued there doing duty, with the volunteer corps and nine months [illegible], that year till the nine months men went away from the fort; and said Benjamin Depuy was stationed at Fort Depuy the winter following with other volunteers to guard said fort by order of the Committee of safety, early in the spring of 1781 nine months men so called came to the frontier and a part of them were stationed at Fort Depuy and joined the volunteer corps there, to guard that Fort that year all under the command of the officers of the nine months men; and they the said nine months men, left the said fort when their time was out and the said Depuy with the other [with the other is repeated and crossed out] volunteer corps in that fort stayed there the winter following to guard that fort, under the command of volunteer officers: Early in the spring of 1782 nine months men so called came again to the frontier and a corps of them were
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stationed at Fort Depuy to join the volunteer corps in that fort, he the said Depuy continuing in the fort doing duty with the nine months men that year till the nine months men went away late in the fall; and said Depuy with the volunteer corps at said Fort Depuy continued at said Fort Depuy through the winter following and from that time to the close of the war; during which time from the year 1780 to the close of the war both the volunteers and nine months men where under the command of Captain Abraham Westfall. And that he the said Benjamin Depuy is yet living as I know from his being here now personally present in the town of Deerpark aforesaid and further saith not. William A. Cuddeback

Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above written before me and I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with William A. Cuddeback the above named deponent and know him to be reputed as a man of truth and that the above statement is intitled to credit and belief. Peter E. Gumaer Commissioner of Deeds

State of New York, Orange County ss
I, Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Orange County, Do Certify, that Peter E. Gumaer is a Commissioner of Deeds as above and that the foregoing Certificate purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 20th day of October 1835
Libbeus L. Vail, Clerk of Orange Com. Pleas
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Affidavit of
Jacob Cuddeback
For
Benjamin Depuy
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State of New York, County of Orange, ss
On this     day of      in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five personally appeared before me Peter E. Gumaer a Commissioner of Deeds in and for said county Jacob Cuddeback who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he now is seventy two years of age. That he resides in the town of Deerpark in the county of Orange and State of New York that during the revolutionary war and before and since that time he was well acquainted with Benjamin Depuy who at that time resided at Deerpark in the then precinct of [illegible] in the county of Ulster and State aforesaid being now in the town of Deepark county of Orange aforesaid and now resides as deponent is informed and believes in the town of Lysander in the county of Onondaga in the State aforesaid that he the said deponent saw Benjamin Deput early in the spring of the year 1777 doing duty in the militia in Deerpark on the frontier in Captain Abrahm Cuddeback's company, of which King and Harding were first and second Lieutenants and Samuel Depuy was ensign and Moses Phillips Major of the regiment to which said company belonged; that he the said Benjamin Depuy continued all that season in service in scouting and alarm parties, and aiding and assisting at building Forts Depuy by order of the Committee of Safety which consisted of Philip Swartwout Esquire Benjamin Depuy Esquire and Harmanus Van Inwegen Esquire and others; that early in the spring of 1778 Captain Cuddeback called his company together at Fort DeWitt, and beat [illegible] for volunteers to guard the frontiers. The whole company volunteered, and among them was the said Benjamin Depuy who was stationed by the order of the said Committee of safety in the spring of 1778 at Fort Depuy where he continued till in the month of October the same year when the indians invaded this place and the fort
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was evacuated and then said Depuy went ot Fort DeWitt staid there a short time and from thence the same fall was ordered to Fort Gumaer and stayed there till the beginning of winter doing duty in said Fort with the volunteer soldiers who were stationed there, when said Benjamin Depuy left that Fort and returned to the same again early in the spring of 1779 and was stationed there with the volunteers and nine months men till the latter part of August in the same year doing duty with the troops stationed at that Fort under the command of the officers of the nine months men when said Depuy left this fort and returned again to the frontier in the latter part of November or first of December the same year continued through that winter on the frontier preparing to rebuild Fort Depuy again by order of the Committee of safety; early in the spring of 1780 nine months men came and said Depuy with the other volunteers and a corps of nine months men rebuilt the Fort and said Depuy was stationed at Fort Depuy that year in the spring after the fort was rebuilt and continued there doing duty with the volunteer corps and nine months men that year till the nine months men went away from the Fort; and said Benjamin Depuy was stationed at Fort Depuy the winter following with other volunteers to guard said fort by order of the Committee of safety. Early in the spring of 1781 nine months men came to the frontier and a part of them were stationed at Fort Depuy and jointed the volunteer corps there to guard that fort that year all under the command of the officers of the nine months men and they the said nine months men left the said fort when their time was out; and said Depuy with the other volunteer corps in that fort stayed there the winter following to guard that Fort; under the commend of volunteer officers. Early in the spring of 1782 nine months men came again to the frontier and a corp of them were
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duty with the nine months men that year till the nine months men went away late in the fall, said Depuy with the volunteer corps at said Fort Depuy continued at said Fort Depuy through the winter following and from that time to the close of the war; during which time from the year 1780 to the close of the war both the volunteers and nine months men where under the Command of Captain Abraham Westfall and that he the said Benjamin Depuy is yet living as I know from his being here now personally present in the town of Deerpark aforesaid
Jacob Cuddeback
Sworn and subscribed the day and year first above written before me and I do certify that I am acquainted with Jacob Cuddeback ---the above named deponent and know him to be reputed as a man of truth and that the above statement is entitled to credit and belief.-
Peter E. Gumaer Commissioner of Deeds

State of New York
Orange County SS. I. Lebbeus L Vail Clerk of the Court of Orange County Common pleas, Do Certify, that Peter E Gumaer is a Commissioner of Deeds as above and that the foregoing Certificate purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office and Subscribed my name this 20th day of October 1835 -
Lebbeus L. Vail Clerk
of Orange Com. Pleas
[There is a round seal on the lower left corner of page but is illegible]
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State of New York
County of Broome SS 
On this twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five Personally came before Haynes Johnson a Commitioner [Commissioner] of Deeds in and for said County John Conklin who being duly Sworn Deposeth and Saith that he was at the commencement of the Revolution a resident of the town of Momakating in the County of Ulster and that he now resides in the Town of Conklin and County of Broome, and that he was acquainted in the vicinity of Peenpack then in the County of Ulster but now in the County of Orange, that he was well acquainted with Benjamin Depuy Jjr John Depuy James Swartwout Colonel William A Cuddeback and Abraham T. Westbroke from the Spring of one thousand seven hundred and seventy six to October one thousand seven hundred and Seventy eight and that the several persons above named were actively engaged in defence of that then frontier in Scouting parties and other nessessary [necessary] duties during the time  above mentioned, and that he the said Deponent further States that he was well acquainted with Benjamin Depuy Esq Father of Benjamin Depuy above named, and that the said Benjamin Depuy Esq was one of the Committee of Safety and that he was a very active and energethik [energetic] man in the cause of his country, and that said committee
manged [managed] and conducted all the Military operations of that section of County, and Deponent further saith that he inlisted [enlisted] into the United States Service in October one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy eight and Deponent further saith that according to the best of his knowledge and belief the said persons above named continued actively engaged in defence of their Country untill the close of the war
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and deponent further saith that he is now in the eightyeth year of his age and further saith not. John Conklin

Subscribed and sworn this 26th October 1835 before me Haynes Johnson Commissioner

State of New York, Broome County, Clerks office ss
I, Benjamin Marion, Clerk of said county, Do hereby certify that Haynes Johnson Esq. before whom the above aforegoing affidavit or deposition purported to have been taken, was at the time of taking said affidavit a Commissioner of Deeds &c. in the said county, duly qualified to take affidavits, &c. 
And thus I am acquainted with his hand writing and believe his signature to the same to be genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of office, at [illegible] in said county the 26th October 1835
B. Marion, Clerk
[illegible] J.C. Moore, Dep. Clk.
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Benj. Depuy
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin Depuy Onondaga N York which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? Dates, length of service, grade and names of officers required - evidence also to establish the character of the service so far as to show that it was authorised by competent authority.
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? No
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed. And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Benjamin Depuy Onondaga N York which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? Dates, length of service, grade and names of officers required - evidence also to establish the character of the service so far as to show that it was authorised by competent authority.
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? No
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed. And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his relutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no  documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? No
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 4.5.6.7.

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ____ year ____ months, and ____ days, I served as a ____ For ____ months and ____ days, I served as a ____ and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. the use of the phrase about three or months is too indefinite,and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, & without specifying the town; the name of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served, the duration of each term of engagement, the particular place or places where the service was performed, that the applicant served with an [unclear] corps called into service by competent authority, that he was either in the field or in garrison, and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must by certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificates must he attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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State of New York
Cayuga County SS On this 15th day of March 1834 personally appeared before Eliphalet Patee a Justice of the peace in and for the said County, Hester Van Auken of the Town of Owasco in said County, who being duly sworn according to law by and before the said Justice deposes and says that she is in her Seventy fourth year of age and is Sister to Benjamin Depuy of Lysander in the County of Onondaga in said State, now an applicant for a pension who, she believes, is in his Seventieth year of age. That she resided with her Father Benjamin Depuy deceased in the time of the Revolutionary war on the frontier in Pien Pack, precinct to Mamakating on the Neversink River, the Ulster County, that John Depuy of Manlius Onondaga County in said State now a pensioner is a Brother of said Benjamin Depuy now an applicant for a Pension and that the Inhabitants of said Pien Pack built a Fort around the House of said Benjamin Depuy deceased in the Spring of 1778, into which Fort Six families entered for safety and protection - that in the month of October 1778, the Tories and Indians came and burned and destroyed on that Frontier the said Fort together with all my Fathers buildings. That within Two or three miles there were forts erected for the safety of the Inhabitants, called Fort DeWitt, Depuy, and Gumaer, and at the time the enemy came my Father and all the families that were with him in said Fort Depuy removed into Fort DeWitt, and that said John Depuy now a pensioner and Benjamin Depuy the said applicant, removed also into Fort Dewitt and here they continued for a few days, from thence they removed into Fort Gumaer, together with the said John Depuy and Benjamin Depuy and further that the said John Depuy and Benjamin Depuy deponents brother did Military duty in said Fort Depuy in the year 1778 before it was destroyed by the enemy - and that they did help build said Fort Depuy in the year 1778 and that said Benjamin left fort Gumaer in the year 1778 in the month of December and went to a place called by [illegible] Mombaccus by others Rochester in Ulster County in said State and that said Benjamin Depuy [illegible] Fort Gumaer early in the
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Spring of 1779 and continued in said fort till August following in the same year, with the nine months men, and there
said Benjamin removed to the Wallkill, and laid sick there
until the month of November following, when the said
Benjamin Returned to the frontier at Pein Park and
remained there until the Spring following and then
assisted in rebuilding fort Depuy in said Spring of 1780
and there continued in said fort with the nine
months men to guard said fort until the close of the revolutionary war and further, said deponent says, that in the winter
Season, when the nine months men left the fort
that it was guarded by the Inhabitants that were sheltered in said Fort Depuy - and said John Depuy and
Benjamin Depuy were in said fort until the close of
said war, and that the officers commanding on
this frontier were, Colonel Newkirk, Jacob R. Dewitt,
who was captain of the Ranger Company, Captain
Abraham Cuddleback, Ensign Samuel Depuy
Lieutenant Steward and Nicholas Cassida, who continued
in command till the close of the war
certify that the above deponent subscribed
and swore to the above the day and year
above written, and that I am well acquainted with
her and know her to be of credible
and reputable character and her
Statement is entitled to credit.
In the [illegible] space the words intwined (vis) to gard said fort was continued before signed
Eliphalet Patee  [illegible] Van Auken
State of New York
County Clerk's office ss. I certify that Eliphalet Patee Esq. was [illegible]
the date of the foregoing affidavit. a Justice of the Peace
of said County and I am acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe that his signature subscribed to said affidavit is genuine. Witness my hand the Seal
of said County this 15th day of March 1832
A Millard Dep Clerk
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32-24.998
Ben. Depuy
-
Jn. Depuy
at 32
24,454
Mr Cole
Mar 29 1851
Both cases ex by [illegible]
Herrick
April 7 -51
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To the Commissioner of Pensions
You will please allow George R. Herrick of Washington D C to examine the original papers of Benj Depuy who was a pensioner under act of 7th June 1832 placed upon the Onondaga County Roll April 2 1834 and also the papers on John Depuy was pensioned under same act and was placed on the roll Dec 26th 1833 [illegible] Onondaga County
Sarg. Buell
daughter and heir of Benj Depuy and hier of John Depuy