Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18192, Christopher Van Deuzer, New York
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State of New York
Orange County 

Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid John Newkirk a Credible Witness and having been by me duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that he (deponent) was Captain of a Company of Militia in the Revolutionary War which belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel James McLaughreys [James McClaughrey] of the County of Orange aforesaid.  Sometime about the middle of the month of December in the year 1776, such Regiments of Militia from above the highlands in the State aforesaid, vis McLaughreys, Woodhulls, Hardenberghs, and Snyders  [Johannes Snyder] were ordered to join General Lee in the State of New Jersey.  We were directed to rendezvous at [ILLEGIBLE] which we did accordingly.  Deponent with his company quartered at Lar[ILLEGIBLE], a brother in Law of  Captain Christian Vandeuzer named in [ILLEGIBLE] affidavits.  The said Captain Vandeuzer quartered at Lur[ILLEGIBLE] with his Company at the same time viz from the middle of December aforesaid until the middle of February thereafter.  The order for joining General Lee was Countermanded and the said Regiments were ordered to guard the [ILLEGIBLE] through the mountains at and near [ILLEGIBLE].  Deponent Remained there with his Company two months, and the said Christian Vandeuzer served there with his Company the same length of time.  Deponent also saith that the said Captain Vandeuzer was in service with his Company at Butlershill, Cornwall, and New Windsor on the River Hudson, from the 6th day of October 1777 until the tenth day of [February crossed out] December next thereafter, according to deponent recollect
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tion and belief.  Deponent served at the same places with his Company, at the same times.  Deponent saw the said Captain Vandeuzer in service at one or the other of the Places a foresaid, daily, with his Company, and was engaged with him in an attack on the enemies fleet during the time aforesaid at Butler Hill, as their ships passed down the River.  Deponent cannot be mistaken as to the duration of the term of service of the said Captain Vanduzer last mentioned, because Deponent well recollects that after deponents discharge from said service, he deponent proceeded directly home to the Town of Mamakating In the County of Ulster ----- but did not reach his residence untill(sic) some time in the month of [February crossed out] December in the year last aforesaid.  The said Captain Christian Vandeuzer & his Company were discharged from said service last a foresaid, at the same time with deponent.  The whole Company of said Christian Vandeuzer turned out in a body at the time of the surrender of Fort Montgomery, and served as aforesaid from the time of the surrender of said Fort, untill(sic) the Brittish(sic) Fleet had returned to New York.  after that period said Company served by detachments according to deponens recollection and belief, untill(sic) they were discharged as aforesaid.

Sworn to and subscribed this 29th day of June 1838 before me 

John Newkirk

Walter Case a Justice of the Peace 

Note the word "February" twice erased and the word "december" written over each of the erasures before signing.

Walter Case, Justice of the Peace