Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14002, for Moses Myer, New York
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New York
Myer Moses
S14002
Banded
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1155
New York
Moses Meyer, X
of  Columbia in the state of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Pratt of the Regt commanded by Col. Whiting, in the New York line for 14 Months.

Inscribed on the Roll of a New York at the rate of 13 Dollars 33 Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Oct. 1832, and sent to Claimant.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832: $61.99
Semi-Annl allowance ending 4 Mar 33 21.66
$ 86.65
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Geo C Stiles, Clerk, 
Book D Vol 5 Page 115
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3967 New York
Admitted for 13 mos
$43.33 Send to Claimant 
Hudson
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3967
Brief in the case of Moses Myers, Austrilitz [likely Austerlitz], Co of Columbia in the State of New York
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? Count.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 72 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[table columns Period/Duration of Service (Years, months, days)/ Rank/ Names of generals and field officers under whom he served.
in 1775 April/-9-/private/ Captn I Pratt, H. Chittenden, Col. Van Schaak, Lt Col. P Yates
Jul 1777/-1-/draft/Capt Benjamin, Lt J Ford, Col Whiting, Lt Col Watermann
Sept 177/-1-/" Capt Benjamin, Lt Ford
July 1779/-1-/"/Capt Benjamin, Majr Bebee
Fall of 1779/-1-/"/ Capt Benjamin, Lt Ford
Fall of 1780/-1-/ Capt B. Barrett, Col. Pratt, Maj I McKinistry, Genl Van Renssalaer
5. In what battles was he engaged: an Engagement near Fort Robbey
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Canaan, Columbia Co, NY
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned
M Hawcett, Examining Clerk
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3967
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State of New York
Columbia County

On this 22nd day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Justice's Court now sitting in and for the city of Hudson in the County of Columbia and State of New York Moses Myers, a resident of the town of Austerlitz in the county and state aforesaid who being 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 the 7th. To wit. That he was born on the fourteenth day of June in the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine in the town of Old Stockbridge in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts and that he is now seventy two years of age, as by a family record now in his possession will more fully appear. That in the month of April in the year of seventeen hundred an seventy five, being then about sixteen years of age and being a resident of the down of Canaan now in the county of Columbia and State of New York aforesaid he entered the army as a volunteer for the term of nine months in the the second Battallion of the New York forces under the following officers to wit. Capt Joel Pratt first Lieut Benjamin Chittenden, Second Lieut Israel ____ and Ensign Lee. Marched from Hillsdale in said County to Albany where they were joined by three other companies under the command of Capt Fisher, Capt. White and Capt. Baldwin all commanded by the field officers Col. Van Schaak and Lieut Col Peter Yates.
That the company to which this applicant belonged was ordered to proceed to St Johns in the month of October to relieve the garrison at  that place whose time of service was about to expire. This applic
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-cant believes the company marched from Albany to Fort George in the month of June and remained at that place until the month of October when they proceeded to St Johns according to order remained at St Johns until about the first of January, when this applicant together with the said company returned to Albany by way of Crown Ft Ticonderoga and Whitehall and thence to Hillsdale aforesaid where they arrived about the fifteenth of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy six where they were verbally discharged by the captain. that this applicant received no other than a verbal discharge. That in the month of July one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven being a resident of Canaan aforesaid he entered the army thinks he was drafted in the militia for one month under the following officers to wit Capt Benjamin, Lieut. Jonathan Ford in Col Whitney's Regiment thinks one  Watermann was Lieut. Col Marched to Albany and thence to Fort Edward and served as a garrison at the said fort, until the expiration of his tern of service which this applicant believes was sometime in the month of August, when he returned under the command of the said Capt. Benjamin by way of Albany to Canaan aforesaid and was verbally discharged. That in the month of September and year aforesaid was drafted in the militia for one month and served under the following officers Capt. Benjamin, Lieut Ford and Lieut Col Watermann. Marched to Fort Edward as before remained there until October when his term of service having expired he returned to Canaan and was discharged as aforesaid. That in July one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine was drafted in the militia for a term of one month served under the following officers Capt Benjamin and Majr Bebee The names of the other officers this applicant does not now recollect. Marched to Albany and thence to Johnstown by way of the Mohawk River remained at Johnstown until the expiration of his term of service and returned to Canaan and was discharged as aforesaid. That sometime in the fall of the year aforesaid he was drafted for one month and served
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Under the following officers Capt. Benjamin and Lieutant Ford Marched to Albany, hence to Fort Delaware, Johnstown and Waterford. remained at Waterford until the expiration of his term of service and returned to Canaan where he was verbally discharged by the said Capt. Benjamin. That sometime in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty he entered the army thinks he was drafted for one month and served under the following officers: Capt Bartholomew Barrett Colonel David Pratt and Major John McKinstry. Marched from Hillsdale to Schenectady thence to Fort Hunter had an engagement with the enemy composed of Regular forces and Indians under the command of St Johns near Fort Robby  -that enemy were defeated and were pursued, that Fort Kirby was commandeered by Colonel Brown, who was killed in an attack made upon the fort by St Johns the day previous to the  arrival of the regiment under Colonel Pratt to which this applicant belonged, That there were two regiments besides the one under Colonel Pratt as this applicant believes but that the names of these officers this applicant does not now recollect. That they were all under the command of General Van Renssalaer. That the pursuit was kept up until they arrived at Ft Herkimer, where they were joined by George Clinton Governor of the State. That they followed the enemy into the ___ towards the ___ where the pursuit was given up and the army returned to Fort Herkimer and thence to Albany. That the company to which this applicant belonged marched to Hillsdale aforesaid where they were verbally discharged. That he has no documentary evidence in support of the facts above mentioned or any of them, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to every pension, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Moses Myer
Hiram Wilbur, Clerk
Sworn to and Subscribed in open court, the day and year aforesaid
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Mr. Timothy Woodbridge, Clergyman residing in the town of Austerlitz, in the County and State aforesaid, and David Chamberlain, residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are acquainted with Moses Myers, who has subscribed and sworn the above declaration. that we believe him to be seventy two year of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we ____ in that pension.
Timothy Woodbridge
David Chamberlain
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Anson Brown Justice Peace

And the said court do hereby declare that applicant after investigation of the matter and after following the interrogatories prescribed by the sworn deponent ___ the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the evidence____ that it appears to them that Timothy Woodbridge who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman residing at the town of Austerlitz aforesaid, and that David Chamberlain who has signed the same is a resident of the same place as aforesaid, and is a credible, and, and that their ____ is entitled to credit. 
J.W. [Illegible] 
Wm. R. Macy,
Justices of Said Court

I Hiram Wilbur, Clerk of the Justices Court for the city of Hudson in the County and State above said as aforesaid do herby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Myers for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereby [?] to set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty second day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Hiram Wilbur, Clerk
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And to the interrogatories put by the court as the Law Directs and as directed of the War Department he answers as follows

He was Born in the month the 14th Day in the year 1759 in Stockbridge in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts
His family record is now at his home

Two When he entered the service in the town of Canaan now Austerlitz has always lived there both before and since the Revolutionary War and lives there still.

He first enlisted as a volunteer for 9 months after that he was drafted at 5 different times.

the first nine months he was out there was but four companies they were called the second battalion there were no other Regiments  stationed with them Consequently he can name none
As to the other Terms of Service they are named and those with whom he was connected as fully as he can possibly state in his application

Never rec'd any written discharge

He would refer the department for reference to character to Abm. P Holdridge Esp Counselor at law in the
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State of New York
Columbia County

I Joseph D Monell Clerk of said County do certify that Anson Brown Esq before whom the annexed 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 twenty second day of August 1832
Jos. Monell
Clerk
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Village of Spencertown to George Lawrence Esq Supervisor of the Town of Austerlitz
Moses Myer
Sworn and Subscribed this 22nd Day of August 1832 
Hiram Wilbur, Clerk
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3-871
Record Division 
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by L.D.L.
Claim No.
Certificate No. 
Claimant
Soldier Moses Meyers
Service NY
Additional Service Rev. War
No ___ claim, State Records,____190___
No Claim, combination records___,190---
Remarks
No Claim

Chief Division
Try I# 14002
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Rev War
14002
INVALID
File No. 14002
Moses Myer
Priv. Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index;- Vol 1 Page 269
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