Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16212, Isaac Clute, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New York

Clute, Isaac
Helen

NUMBER
W.16212

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CONTENTS
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Albany 1956
Helen Clute widow of Isaac Clute who died on the 27 June 1833
Onondaga Co in the State of N. York who was a Batteaumen in the company commanded
Captain Mynderse of the Regt commanded
by Col. Wemple in the N. York line for 2 years N. Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of April 1838 and sent to Hon. John J. De Graff, H. R.

Arrears to the 4th of March 38   560.00
Semi-annual allowance ending Sep. "  40
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$600.00 [total]
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Revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 105

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Let R F Trobridge 12 Feb
" Hon D. T. Jones 15 May "
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On this twenty seventh day of May 1837 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the town of Cmillus in the county of Onondaga and the State of New York, aged seventy fife years, who beinf first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to botain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Isaac Clute deceased who was a private soldier in the Militia and in the Quarter Master General's Department in the war of the revolution, as particularly set forth in her supplemental declaration and affidavits of witnesses hereto annexed.
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Clute on the fifteenth day of April (1780), in the year seventeen hundred and Eighty; that her husband, the aforesaid Isaac Clute, died on the twenty seventh day of June 1833 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before A. Edwards Clerk of said court Helen Clute Her X Mark
Stare of New York Onondaga County  
I Alanson Edwards Clerk of said County do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of Helen Clute for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this 27 day of May 1837.
A. Edwards Clerk

County of Onondaga
Andrus N. Van Patten and David Munro, the said David Munro being a resident of the Town of Camillus and the said Andrus Van Patten being a resident of the Town of Salina in said County, being duly sworn and examined, do depose and say, that they were respectively well acquainted with the aforesaid Isaac Clute during his life time;  that they are also well
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acquainted with Helen Clute the aforesaid Declarant and have been acquainted with her for more than five years last past, and that since the day of the death of said Isaac Clute, on the twenty seventh day of June 1833 she the said Helen Clute has remained single and unmarried, and is still unmarried. 

Andrew N. Van Patten
David Munro

Subscribed and sworn in open court, this 27th day of May 1837, before me

A. Edwards Clerk
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January 13

Memorandum to accompany Helen Clute's papers

The affidavit of Jacob P. Clute, has not the usual certificate of credibility attached thereto. It was not noticed until now, and cannot be supplied immediately. I have concluded to send on the papers without it, believing that the service proved by this affidavit, will not be required to make out the claim of the applicant. Should it be, I propose to furnish a new affidavit, if required, particularly if there be evidence at the pension office that Nicholas Veeder was a Captain in the Department of the Quarter Master General.
 G. F. Y.
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Supplemental declaration of Helen Clute an applicant for a pension under the act of 4th July 1836, widow of the late Isaac Clute deceased who was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States who testifies and says, that she was joined in wedlock on the day in her declaration before given specified towit on the fifteenth day of April 1780, at the then town [now city] of Schenectady at the house of and by the Reverend Barent Vrooman at that time Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church of said town, that the following named individuals were the only persons present during the performance of the marriage ceremony vis Daniel Consol and Tennette his wife Cornelius Peek Nicholas Van Allen and Eve his wife, John Truax and Cornelia his wife, that every one of the aforementioned individuals have since departed this life except for Bartholomew Clute.

And this decarant further saith that her husband the said Isaac Clute during his lifetime  kept a family record which contained a memorandum of the day their marriage that the sheet on which said record was kept has been long since torn out of the said family bible of said Isaac Clute and destroyed which was the only record of the marriage of which this Declarant has any knowledge and belief.

Hellen Clute her X mark

State of New York
Onondaga County: On this 29th day of June 1837 the above named Hellen Clute personally appeared before me and subscribed the above supplemental Declaration in my presence and made oath that the facts set forth therein are true and correct.

Roswell Perry J. P.
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according to the best of her knowledge recollection or belief.

I further certify that the reason that the said declarant did not write her own name is the loss of part of her sight.
 David G. Montgomery Justice Peace

State of New York
Onondaga County
Clerks Office

I Cornelius Younglove Deputy Clerk of the County of Onondaga certify that David G. Montgomery Esquire is a Justice of the Peace as above, and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this 29th day of June in the year 1837

C. Younglove Deputy Clerk

The Deposition of John Carl of the City of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady and State of New York, who testifies and says, that he was during the war of the revolution well acquainted with Isaac Clute, the same person referred to and described in the foregoing declaration of his widow Helen Clute, that said Isaac Clute in the fall of the year 1777 was seen by thedeponent on duty near Fort Stanwix in the company of Batteaumen commanded by Captain Jacobus Peek
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in the Quarter Master's Department. That he this Deponent served at the same time for the months in said company of Jacubus Peek and was informed at the time thereof and believes it to be true, that said Isaac Clute had served during as for the whole of that year 1777, in said company of Captain Jacobus Peek, and this Deponent served together for the term of eleven months and nine days in the Town of Watervliet in the year 1780, under Captain John Doorman and engaged during said term in cutting wood to be used by the Department of the Quarter Master General of the United States. 

John Carl

On this 24th day of July 1837, personally appeared before me the undersigned John Carl to me well known, who made oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing Deposition by him signed, are true and correct, and I certify that said John Carl is a worthy witness.

J. D. Harman
Justice of the peace
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The Deposition of James J. Van Vorst of the City of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady and State of New York aged seventy four years and upwards, a pensioner of the United States, who testifies and says that he was during the war of the revolution well acquainted with Isaac Clute, the same person referred to and described in the annex documents, that said Isaac Clute on or about the twelfth day of November 1781, at the same time and in company with this Deponent, marched with a Detachment of militia from the Regiment of Colonel Abraham Wemple in the District of Schenectady to the Fort Herkimer, where said detachment joined the forces under command of Colonel Marinus Willet, received five days provisions, and continued the march until the enemy was overtaken at Jerseyfield. The whole term of this service was more than ten days. The commmanding officer of this Detachment was Captain Jellis I. Fonda. Jellis A. Fonda Adjutant, Lieutenant John Van Ingers, Major Peterson, are the names of officers from Schenectady aforesaid, that accompanied said Detachment whom this Deponent recollects.

Witness William B. Pierce 

James J. Van Vorst his X mark 

On this twenty fifth day of July 1837 personally appeared before me the undersigned James J. Van Vorst and made oath that the facts set forth in the foregoing Deposition by him signed are true and correct, and certify that said James J. Van Vorst ia a credible witness.

Roswell Perry, J. P.
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The deposition of Bartholomew Clute of the City of Schenectady, in the County of Schenectady and State of New York, who testifies and says, that he is now of the age of seventy two years and was a soldier of the revolution and is now a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7th June 1832. This Deponent was during the lifetime of Isaac Clute, the same person referred to and described in the annexed papers as the husband of the before named Declarant, was acquainted with said Isaac Clute, that this Deponent's acquaintance with said Isaac Clute commenced in the year 1777, when he this Deponent was a resident of said city. This Deponent is also well acquainted with Helen Clute, the widow of the said Isaac Clute, and also knew her before her intermarriage with said Isaac Clute when she bore the name of Helen Barhydt. This Deponent was present at the marriage of the said Isaac and Helen, as set forth in her supplemental declaration hereto prefixed, which marriage this Deponent believes took place and has no doubt of the fact, in the year 1780, and at the time specified in the declaration of the said Helen. That said Helen is still living and remains the widow of said Isaac Clute, she having never again married since the decease of thee said Isaac Clute, according to the best of this Deponent's knowledge and belief. This deponent further saith, that his personal knowledge of the military service of said Isaac Clute extends to the following particulars. That this Deponent's father was during said war, a Captain of a company in
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the Department of the Quarter Master General being the year 1779, and this Deponent remembers, that said Isaac Clute was a private in said company of his father John Clute, who had the charge of the public blacksmiths, under the immediate command of Colonel Christopher Yates Deputy Quarter Master General. The place of service was Saratoga.

B Clute

On the 4th day of August 1837, personally appeared before me the undersigned, Bartholomew Clute to me well known who made oath, that the facts set forth in the foregoing deposition by him signed, are true, and I certify, that said Bartholomew Clute is a credible witness.

J. D. Harman
Justice of the peace
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State of New York
County of Schenectady
Clerk's office

I Jonathan N. Burnham Clerk of said county do hereby certify, that Joshua D. Harman , before whom the foregoing depositions of John Carl and Bartholomew Clute have been taken, was at the time thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signature to the certificates attached to said Depositions, purporting to be his, are genuine. And I further certify, that Roswell Perry before whom the preceding deposition of James J. Van Vorst purports to have been sworn was at the time thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said county, and that the signature to the certificate attached to said Deposition purporting to be that of said Roswell Perry is genuine.

In witness whereof, I have herein to set
my hand and affixed my office seal,
this tnth day of August 1837.

Jon N. Burnham Clerk
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The Deposition of John De Graff of the town of Camillus in the county of Onondaga in the State of New York, who testifies and says that he is a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7th June 1832 and is now seventy two years of age. That he was born and brought up in the borough of Schenectady in the said State, and was during the war of the revolution well acquainted with Isaac Clute, the same person referred to and described in the annexed documents the said Isaac Clute having also lived before and during said war in said borough of Schenectady and that said Isaac was enrolled as a private in the Company of militia in Schenectady aforesaid Commanded by Captain Mynderse in the Regiment whereof Abraham Wemple was Colonel, and this Deponent served in the same Company with said Clute.

In the fall of the year 1778, when a latge portion of the Schenectady militia performed garrison duty at Stone Arabia, the said Isaac Clute served in company with this Deponent at Fort Paris in Stone Arabia for a term of not less than one month under command of Abram Swits [Abraham Swits]

Said Isaac Clute served with this Deponent ib a small detachment of militia to the Hildebergh, where they apprehendd about one hundred Tories. The officer who commanded this Detachment John Mindersas [Mynderse] and the term of this service five days.

Said Clute also served with this Deponent in a like Detachment to Schoharie where also several disaffected persons were apprehended. The term of this service was at least ten days, and the officer who commanded is not recollected.

After Sir John Johnson had destroyed everything in his course along the north side of the Mohawk River, This Deponent and said Isaac
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Clute was on duty with a detachment of militia in pursuit of the enemy, under the immediate command of John Van Patten and the length of this tour was about ten days. Said Clute has also performed garrison duty with this Deponent at a place called " Van Patten's" in a year not now recollected and under command of John Van Alstine and for a period of at least four days.

In the year 1779, as this Deponent thinks, said Isaac Clute and this Deponent were on duty together at Fort Plank, in the fall of that year for a term of at least twelve days under the command of John Van Patten.

In the year of 1780, under the command of Majors Mitchell and Swits, said Clute and this Deponent were on duty together at Ballston on which occasion that place was burnt by the enemy. In this expedition said Clute was on duty at least five days.

And this Deponent further saith, that he saw said Isaac Clute several times during theyear 1777, on duty as a private in the Company of Batteaumen commanded by Captain Jacobus Peek, and this Deponent was informed at the time thereof and believes it to be true, that said Isaac Clute served during the whole of that year in said company

John De Graff
his X mark

On the nineteenth day of December 1837,
personally appeared before me the undersigned John De Graff, who made oath, that the facts set forth in the foregoing Deposition by him signed, are true and correct; and I certify that said De Graff is a credible witness.

John Watson First Surrogate of Onondaga County
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Stare of New York
Onondaga County

I Alanson Edwards Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that John Watson before whom the foregoing deposition of John De Graff purports to have been sworn, was at the time thereof First Judge of the court of Com. Pleas. in and for said County duly appointed and qualified. That I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and verily believe that his name subscribed to the certificate attached in subjoined to said deposition whereof I have herein to set my hand and affixed my official seal, this 19th day of December in 1837.

A. Edwards Clerk
of Onondaga County
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The deposition of Jacob......Schenectady in the County of Schenectady in the State of New York who testifies and says, that he is a pensioner of the United States, under the act of 7th June1832, and during the War of the Revolution was well acquainted with Isaac Clute the same person referred to and described in the ...... documents, and saw him on duty as a p[rivate in the Company of Artificers and fatigue men under Command of Nicholas Veeder, in the department of the Quarter Master General, at Saratoga, under the immediate  command of Colonel Christopher Yates for the nine months in the year of 1776 he this deponent being also a member of said Company and having served for the same period. 

Subscribed and Sworn
this 13 day of September 1837
before me John H. Van Eps
Justice of the peace

Jacob P. Clute
his X mark
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State of New York
County of Schenectady
Clerk's office

I certify that John H. Van Eps before whom the foregoing depostion of Jacob P. Clute purports to have been sworn, was at the time thereof one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature to the same is genuine

Witness my hand and office and seal, this fifteenth day of January 1838.

Archibald Campbell Clerk
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3129
In the matter of the application of Helen Clute widow of Isaac Clute deceased for a pension under the act of 4th July 1836 
In Volume 5./21/0.66 1781

20 January 1828
enclosed to the I ?
viz company of Pensions

John I DeGraff 

As admitted 
Private. Rattenmann 2 years

Agent
Giles F. Yates
Schenectady
Honorable J. I. DeGraff 
House of Representatives New York
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Isaac Clute

1780 11. 11. 9 Towman
1776 0. 9. 0 Veeder
1778 0. 7. 0 Peake

New York
Helen Clute
Letter to Honorable J. I. DeGraff 30 June 1838
ditto ditto same 5 February 1838
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State of New York
County of Schenectady

The deposition of John Carl of the city of Schenectady in said County who testifies and says, that he is a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7th June 1832 that during the war of the revolution he this Deponent was well acquainted with Isaac Clute, whose widow Helen Clute is now an applicant for a pension under the act of 4th July 1836. That he this Deponent was in the fall 0f the year 1777 a member of the Company of Batteaumen, fatigue men, and laborers commandd by Captain Jacobus Peak, and then saw said Isaac Clute on duty as a private in said company, and this Deponent was informed at the time and verily believes it to be true, that said Isaac Clute served in said Company as a private during the whole of the year 1777, as he found him in such service when he this Deponent first joined said company, and he was admitted and reported to have been a member of said company for the previous fact of the said year of 1777, when this Deportment first joined said company and saw said Isaac Clute on duty therein, he was at Fort Stanwix. And this Deponent further saith, thet he and said Isaac Clute served together for the term of Eleven
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months and nine days, at Niskayuna or Watervliet during the year 1780, in the Company of Captain Towman or Tomans pronounced by some persons as if spelt with a "D" [Dowman] in the Department of the Quarter Master General.

John Carl

On this 5th day of March 1838, personally appeared before me the undersigned, John Carl above named, who made oath, that the facts set forth in the foregoing deposition by him signed are true and correct, and I certify that said John Carl is a credible witness.

John H. Van Eps Justice of the peace
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And the aforenamed John Carl, being further duly sworn and examined, deposeth and saith, that sometime in the latter part of September or beginning of October 1777, he remembers that said Isaac Clute was on duty in said Company of Captain Jacobus Peak from the circumstance that that several boats of Captain William Peters and Jacobus Peak proceeded together in company from Schenectady to Fort Stanwix at the time aforesaid. He this deponent remembers to have seen at the time Captain Peters in one boat with his acquaintances John Wiley, David Little and others not recollected and this Deponent, his father Henry or Hendrick Carl, and said Isaac Clute in another boat. On another occasion towit, in the latter part of November 1777, said Isaac Clute was on duty with this deponent in the same boat and under said Captain Jacobus Peak this fact has been impressed on the mind of this Deponent by the circumstance that they arrived at Fort Stanwix their place of destination, the Mohawk River was frozen, and they were obliged to leave their boats at Fort Stanwix till the coming spring.
John Carl

Sworn and subscribed before
me this 29th March 1838
J. D. Harman Justice of the peace
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And I certify that the above named John Carl is a credible witness and is to me well known March 31, 1838

J. D. Harman
Justice of the peace
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State of New York
County of Schenectady US

The deposition of William Carl of the town of Rotterdam in said county who testifies and says that he is a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed of : June 1832. That during the war of the Revolution he this informant was well acquainted with Isaac Clute whose widow Helen Clute is an applicant for a pension under the Act of 4: July 1836. That early in the year of 1778 he this informant enlisted in the Company of Batteaumen, fatigue men and laborers commanded by Captain Jacobus Peak. Informant enlisted in the City of Schenectady and served from thence with said Company to Albany thence to Fishkill. Peekskill. White Plain various other places on the Hudson River. Early in the summer of said year Informant thinks in the month of June said Isaac Clute enlisted in the said Company and joined them at Pittstown where they and these stationed. Said Isaac Clute continued to serve in said Company until their discharge which took place in the latter part of the month of December in the same year, making his term of service about seven months.

William Carl
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State of New York
County of Schenectady
Clerk's Office

I William W. Tredway Department Clerk of said County do hereby certify that John H. Van Eps before whom the forgoing deposition of John Carl purports to have been sworn and that J D Harman before whom the the accompanying supplemental deposition of John Carl purports to have been sworn and that Roswell Perry before whom the accompanying deposition of William Carl purports to have been sworn was at the respective dates thereof Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified and I further certify that I am familiar with the hand writing of the said Van Eps, Harman, and Perry have examined their subscriptions to said depositions and their accompanying certificates and believe them to be genuine.

Witness my hand and official seal this 5th April 1838. William W. Tredway Department Clerk
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Inthe matter of the application of Helen Clute, widow of Isaac Clute, for a pension.

J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir
There is no evidence in your Department that Veeder or Vedder was a Captain in 1776, or that John Clute was a Captain in 1779. The alleged service of Isaac Clute therefore under these captains are not consistent with the rules of your Department, be insisted on without the production of documentary evidence, which it is out of my power to furnish.

With respect to the service of Clute in Captain Jacobus Peak's company you require additional evidence. As to his service in Doonan's company, it is objected, that there was no such officer, but one by the name of Towmas or Tomass. As to this last point I have succeded in producing a supplemental affidavit from John Carl the original witness. His service in Peak's company was originally sworn to by John DeGraff of Camillus Onondaga County New York [lately deceased] and by said John Carl. The last named witness has made a more specific deposition which
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you will receive herewith. It was thought even William Carl would be able to swear to this same service, but it turns out, that he knows only of Clute's service in 1778, at different places on the Hudson River. This, I suppose should strictly be included in the dictation of the widow, but she cannot specify anything about it from her own recollection.

The service alleged to have been performed by Clute in the Quartermaster's Department are these. Under

Captain Vedder in 1776 for 9 months
Captain Jacobus Peak in 1777 9 months
Captain John Clute 1779 9 months
Captain Doonan in 1780 11 months and 9 days
Captain Jacobus Peak in 1778 7 months 
3 years and 10 months.

The militia service of Clute alleged to have been performed hardly need comments, and are sworn to by John Degraff aforsaid and James J. Van Vorst. For his service in the years 1776 and 1779, there are the affidavits of Jacob P. Clute and Bartholomew Clute, but no documentary evidence. on the whole however I trust enough has been proved to show the justice of the widows Clute's claim for a full pension.

Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
Giles F. Yates
Attorney for applicant.

Report to the Honorable J. J.
DeGraff House of Representatives

Schenectady April 7 1838
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Schenectady January 9th 1838
J L Edwards 
Commissioner

Dear Sir

I send you enclosed something that looks like "documentary evidence" to prove the fact John Clute [or Cluet] was a Captain of Batteaumen, fatigue men and laborers in the Department of the Quartermaster General during the year of 1777. There are several cases now pending in your office forwarded by me, in which testimony to this point may be required. I am not certain that you have such evidence already, yet thought I would send this paper in question. 

I send herewith papers in support of the claim of Helen Clute widow of Isaac Clute deceased for a pension under the act of 4th July 1836, Isaac Clute served in the year 1777 in the company of fatigue men.
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batteaumen and laborers commanded by Captain Jacobus Peak for at least 9 months at Watervliet in 1780, under Captain Doman who had command of a company of laborers and fatigue men for 11 months and 9 days. Under Captain Jellis J Fonda at fort Herkimer in 1787. 10 days in Captain Clute's company of artificers in 1780 for at least 6 months.

At Fort Paris as a miliyia man 1 month
At Helderberg ditto 5 days
At Schoharie ditto 10 days
At Caughnawaga ditto10 days
At Van Patten's ditto 4 days 
At Fort Plank ditto 12 days
At Ballston ditto 5 days
Under Captain Nicholas Veeder at Saratoga in 1776 for 9days.

Yours respectfully
Giles F Yates
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House of Representatives February 2, 1838

J L Edwards Esquire

Dear Sir

I find that the claim of Mrs Helen Clute was was acted upon and deported upon the day before I sent you the additional evidence in support of Captain Clutes service. Will you be so good as to revise the claim upon the new evidence as I feel confident this result will prove favorable to the poor widow 

I am yours Respectfully

John I Degraff
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16212
Helen Clute
Widow of
Isaac Clute
Private Revolutionary War
July 4th 1836
A 137
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Sir,
This additional evidence in support of the claim of Mrs. Helen Clute to the revolutionary service of her late husband as a Batteauman under Captain Clute, has been examined. It appears from an original document now produced, that Captain Clute was a Captain of a company of Batteaumen in June 1777. But no term of service in that company is specified as having been rendered by the claimant's husband. The duration of the tour must be distinctly specified by a credible witness in order to a satisfactory investigation.

I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
J L Eswards
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War Department 
Pension Office
January 30, 1838

Sir,

The papers of Mrs. Helen Clute, widow of Isaac Clute, have been received and filed. It is alleged that the claiments husband served under Captain Vedder in 1776 of the Quartermaster's Department, as a Batteauman in 1777 under Captain John Clute as a blacksmith; in 1780 under Captain Doorman as a wood cutter. There is no evidence in the Department History any of the above mentioned officers ever were in the continental service except for Peak. To sustain the claim to service under Captain Vedder, Captain Clute, and Captain Doorman; it will be necessary to produce their commissions, or some documentary evidence showing that they were recognized as officers in the continental service at the several periods referred to. Of the service in Captain Peak's company, some further evidence is required. There are, it seems, several persons now living who served in that company in 1777.

I have the honor to be

Very respectfully 

Your Obedient Servant

J. L. Edwards

Honorable John I. DeGraff
House of Representatives