Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43003, for Thomas Miller, New York
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Thomas Miller
Certified Copy of oath
and Schedule from
Clerk of Greene County

application to be continued 
as a Revolutionary pensioner
16455
continue

March 1820
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State of New York Greene County SS
On this thirtieth day of May 1820 personally appeared in the County of Common Pleas of the County of Greene in the State of New York at an open court then held at the Courthouse in the said County the same being a Court of Record which proceeds according to the course of the Common law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of their proceedings Thomas Miller aged 57 years resident in the town of Coxsackie County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: that he enlisted in the City of Albany in the State of New York in the spring of 1778 or 1779 for during the war in the Company commanded by Capt. Van Horne of Foot in the Regiment commanded by Col. Van Schaack of the New York line and that he continued to serve in the said Comps or in the service of the United States until the end of the war, when he was regularly discharged - that the original declaration made by him was dated on or about the 20th day of November 1819 and that his pension certificate is numbered 16455: And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed
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of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. My necessary bedding and clothing excepted - 
Real Estate - 
one acre and one tenth of land    $22.00
Personal Estate - 
one Cow $12.50, 2 Sheep $3, four shoats $4 - 19.50
6 old chairs $1.50, 2 Tables $4, one cupboard 50 Cts,- 6.00
2 Kettles $1.50, one Bake pot 50 Cts, one teakettle 62 Cts, - 2.62 1/2
one Skillet 37 1/2 one old frying pan 37, one pail 32, -   1.06 1/2
two chests $3, one looking glass 75 Cts, 6 plates 25  --- 4.00
(total) $55.19

And the said Thomas Miller further states that he is by occupation a daily laborer and able to pursue it as far as his age will permit but not in such a manner as to support himself and family; that his family residing with him consists of a wife aged 56 years and four children, the oldest daughter
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aged 22 years , the next a daughter aged twenty one years, the next a son - aged two years the next a son aged 5 months and that they are not in a capacity to contribute to his support.
Thomas Miller X his mark

Sworn to and declared on the 30th day of May - 1820 before - in open court
Wm. Van Bergen Clk

I William Van Bergen Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court which is a Court of Record as set forth in the foregoing proceedings; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty five Dollars and Nineteen Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 31st day of May 1820
Wm Van Bergen
Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for the County of Greene
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District & State of New York SS
On this twentieth day of November one thousand eight hundred and nineteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Greene in the said State and district personally appeared Thomas Miller aged 55 years resident in the town of Coxsackie in the said State and district who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War: that he the said Thomas Miller enlisted for and during the said Revolutionary War the year he does not recollect in Albany in the State of New York in the company commanded by ___________ of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick in the line of the State of New York on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the end of the said War and peace was established and the Arm was discharged; when he was discharged in Coxsackie in the state of New York which period of service was at least two years
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Thomas Miller
Petition
new case

Admitted
on Roll
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that I am acquainted with his handwriting and know the signature above subscribed to be genuine - In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court the 20th day of November 1819
Wm Van Bergen Clerk
of Green County

(written vertically lower different piece of paper)
Thomas Miller Petition 
new case
Admitted on Roll
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In reply to your request for a statement of the military history 53.43003. Thomas Miller, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his 9"or his widow's" is crossed out]) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Spring of 1776 or 1779  
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 2 years. 
RANK. Private. 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. 
CAPTAIN. Van Horne
COLONEL. Van Schaik
STATE. N. Y.
Battles engaged in, [blank] 
["Residence of soldier at enlistment" is crossed out] , Enlisted at Albany N. Y. 
Date of application for pension, November 20 1819: his claim was allowed. 
Residence at date of application, Coxsackie. Greene Co. N.Y. 
Age at date of application, 55 years. 
Remarks: In 1828 Mfe 56 years [crossed out word] & daughters 22 and 21 [or 26?] years, Sons 2 years, 5 Mos: Names not given. 
Very respectfully, 
Commissioner. 
1556762m11-01
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[missing, cut off left margin:] 
___rger 
___ NY 
___rs. Jamer 
MRK 

43003 
Revy INVALID. 
File No. 43.003 
Thomas Miller Pri Rev War 
Act: 18 Mrch 18 
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 540 
[ Arrangement of 1870. ] 

Dec 9 '99 
Mrs Geo Elzeube Buffalo 
1905 Nov 27- history to N__ [or M__ - missing right edge] 
Matt.
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Kenton O. Nov. 11 1905 
Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions, 
Will you kindly send me a statement of the military history of Thomas Miller a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He was in New York troops under Col. Goose Van Schaick. If he applied for a pension, will you please send statement of same. Also, if John Letson Data from card for New Jersey troops applied for a pension kindly send me a statement of same.  Respectfully Mrs James Watt 354 W. Columbus St.
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State of New York Green County SS 
Philip Conine Justice of the town of Coxsville in the said County being duly Sworn maketh oath & saith- That he this Deponent was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war & was attached to the Third Regiment of the new York Line Commanded by Col Gansevoort - That when the five Regiments were consolidated into two in the year 1781- he ____ Supernumerary Officer & left the service - That he this Deponent well knows Thomas Miller otherwise called Thomas Moelar named & described in the application for a Pension hereunto annexed- This Deponent also well knows that the said Thomas Miller served in the revolutionary war & untill the End of the said war- That he Belonged to Col Van Schaik's Regiment of the New York line and according to the best of this Deponents recollection in Capt Benjamin Hicks Company & was a lieutenant Col Van Schaik - That Deponent also knows that the said Thomas Miller has obtained the Bounty Land from the State of New York for his said services in the said war- [signature:] Philip Conine 
State New York Green County SS 
Be it Remembered that on the 29th day of December one thousand Eight hundred & Nineteen
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before me Dorrance Kirtland surragate of the said County personally Came Philip Conine [scribbled word] who subscribed his name to the foregoing affidavit & who is to me personally known & made oath that the foregoing affidavit is true I do also Certify that the said Philip Conine [crossed out word] is a creditable witness & a man of fair [illegible and partially obscured word] unquestioned integrity- 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of office at Coxsackie in the said County the twenty Ninth day of December one Thousand Eight hundred & Nineteen 
[signature:] Dorrance Kirltland
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Greene County ss
Dorrance Kirtland being duly sworn Saith that he is acquainted with Thomas Miller of Coxsackie in [illegible, the said?] County - That he is a poor man in reduced circumstances & in my opinion stands in need of his country for that support provided for by the late act of Congress 
[signed] Dorrance Kirtland 

Sworn & subscribed before me this 16. Nov. 1819 
[signed] William V. B. Heermance
Commissioner &c