Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24947, for Peter Shoemaker, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York

Shoemaker, Peter
Maria
 
NUMBER
W.24947

CONTENTS
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14534
New York
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Peter Shoemaker
of Rensselaerville in the State of New York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain ----- of the Regt commanded
by Col Snyder in the N York
line for 19 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May
1833 and sent J B Moore
Rensselaerville N Y
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 $126 16
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33  31.66
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                                            $458.32
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{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.  }
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk
Book E   Vol 4  Page 77
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5190
New York
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Maria Shoemaker decd
widow of Peter Shoemaker
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
63 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848. & end
3rd October 1848 when she died
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Certificate of Pension issued the
5th day of Nov. 1847.
and sent to
Hon. W. T. Jackson
Havanna
New York
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 188 Vol. 4
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Reported
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Payable to
surviving children
Viz
Godfrey Shoemaker
James Shoemaker
Hannah Rose
&
Peggy Dice
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[All text on this page is crossed out]

State of New York,
County of Greene Maria Lox whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law depose & say that she was born in 1785 that he was from a child personally acquainted with Charity Shoemaker, daughter of Peter Shoemaker late a pensioner of the United States & of his widow Maria Shoemaker herself an applicant for a pension, that this deponent, being a child & young woman with the said Charity Shoemaker, well knew her age to be within one year of the age of this deponent, that the said Charity Shoemaker married to Frederick Alberts about 1802-
Subscribed & Sworn before me
this day of       1849
State of New York

State of New York
County of Greene ⎬ ss: Lanah - Sarah Wolvar > whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that she was born in 1788 that from a child, he was personally acquainted with Charity Shoemaker daughter of Peter Shoemaker a pensioner of the United States & daughter of Mariah Shoemaker widow of Peter Shoemaker the said late pensioner & the said widow was herself an applicant for a pension, that this deponent being a child & young woman with the said Charity Shoemaker well recollects her age, & well knows that she was some years older than this deponent, that this deponent was herself married in 1806, that the said Charity Shoemaker was married to Frederick Alberts Several years before this deponent was married, & had a boy three years of age when this deponent was married as above stated in 1806
Subscribed & Sworn before &c
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State of New York
County of Greene } ss: Frederick Alberte, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he was born in 1775 that he married Charity Shoemaker, daughter of Peter Shoemaker, (late a pensioner of the United States), and his wife Mariah Shoemaker, the said widow was an applicant for a pension from Albany County New York, or a County near the North River, that this deponent married Charity Shoemaker the daughter of the above named parties in 1802, that his said wife Charity at the date of his marriage to her, was over sixteen years of age, but that she is now deceased
[signed]Frederick Alberty
Subscribed & Sworn before
me this 31 day of August 1849
[signed]P. H. Salisbury Justice of the peace

State of New York
County of Greene } Ss Peter Alberte, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is a son of Frederick and Charity Alberte, that this deponent was born in 1803, that he is over forty six years of age, that he is a Grand Son of Peter & Mariah Shoemaker, the former a pensioner of the United States & the latter an applicant for a pension, that Peter Shoemaker late a pensioner was his Grand father & Mariah Shoemaker his widow, was this deponents Grand mother & that she was an applicant for a widows pension 
[signed]Peter Alberty
Subscribed & Sworn & c 
before me this 31st day of August 1849
P.H. Salisbury Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Greene County
Clerks Office
I Isaac Van Schaick Clerk of said County do certify that Isaac J. DuBois and P.K. Salisbury Esqr whose names are subscribed to the affidavits hereto attached were at the time of taking such affidavits Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Greene each duly Elected and qualified as such according to the Laws of this State. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justices and that I verily believe the signatures aforesaid are their genuine signatures
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the County
this 5th day of September 1849
Isaac Van Schaick Clerk
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Mariah Shoemaker
of New York
Accepts law of 1838-
& subsequent as

admitted

Pr. 63,33 per anum
com 4 Mar 1836 to
4 March 1841 & from
4 March 1843 to
March 1848 & from
4 March to 3 Oct 1848
when she died, Children
Godfrey Shoemaker
James Shoemaker
Hannah Rose
Peggy Dies[?]

Hon. W. T. Jackson
Havana
NY
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State of New York
Greene County} Ss:
Maria Fox whom I certify
is a respectable person after being duly
Sworn according to law, deposes and says
that she was born in 1785 that she was from
a child personally acquainted with Charity
Shoemaker daughter of Peter Shoemaker late
a pensioner of the United States & of his
Widow Maria Shoemaker herself an applicant
for a pension that this deponent being a
child and young woman with the said
Charity Shoemaker will know her age to
within one year of the age of this deponent.
that the said Charity Shoemaker married
to Frederic Albarti about 1802
       her
Maria X Fox
        mark
Subscribed and sworn
before me this 4th day
of September 1849
Isaac J. Dubois Justice
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State of New York
Greene County} ss 
Lanah Wolvin whom I certify is a respectable person after being duly sworn according to law deposes  and says she was born in 1788, that from a child up she was personally acquainted with Charity Shoemaker daughter of Peter Shoemaker a pensioner of the United States and daughter of Maria Shoemaker widow of Peter Shoemaker the said late pensioner and the said widow was herself an applicant for a pension that this deponent being a child and young woman with the said Charity she well recollects her age and well knows that she was some years older then this deponant that this deponent was herself married in 1806 that the said Charity Shoemaker was married to Frederic Albarte Several years before this deponent was married and had a son three years of age when this deponant was married
as above stated in 1806
[signed]Lany Wolven

Subscribed and Sworn
before me Sept 4th 1849
Isaac Dubois Justice
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State of New York
County of Greene } ss:
I Lyman Tremain the Surrogate of the said County of Greene, do hereby certify that at a Surrogates court holden before me at my office in Durham in said County on the 17th day of August 1849 satisfactory evidence was adduced before the said Surrogate that Peter Shoemaker, a pensioner of the United States died in said County of Albany New York September 11th 1834 and that he left a widow, to wit, Mariah Shoemaker, who applied for a pension as his widow, and remained his widow till her death and that she died his widow in Greene County on the 3rd day of October 1848 leaving at her death the following named children, being her only children her surviving and all whom still survive her, and each of whom are over the age of twenty one years, that the said widow died in the said County of Green New York- surviving children are as follows to wit- Godfry Shoemaker, James Shoemaker, Hannah Rose and Peggy Dece all of said County of Green, and Betsey Hollenbeck of Albany County New York.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Official seal and subscribed my name on
this 17th day of August 1849
L. Tremain Greene
County NY acting
as Surrogate
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Havana Sept 27 1849
Hon J L Edwards
Comr Pensions
Dep your Early attention is
solicited to this case and a reply at your earliest
convenience
Yours truly
W T Jackson
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Peter Shoemaker
Albany C
N York
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
183

Sir,
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
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A Statement, showing the service of Peter Shoemaker
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Period when the service was rendered.
March 1780
Spng 1781
March 1782
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Duration of the
claimant's service.
6 Months
6 Months
7 Months + 3 days [?]
-----
Rank of the
claimant.
Private
 "
 "
-----
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.
Capy Gammons
Capt Hammonds
Same officers
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Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.
Col Ingood
Col Snyder
Same officers
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Battles in which the applicant was engaged.\[left blank]
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Country through which he marched.
Marched to the Mountains in Ulster County to Shandaken
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to Shandaken
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Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period
84 years
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Ulster Co. New York
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Evidence by which the declaration is supported
Traditionary

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of
County of ___ } ss.

On this __ day of __ personally appeared (a) before __ A. B. a resident (b) of __ in the county of __ and State, Territory or District __ aged __ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) __,
with __ and served in the __ (e) regiment of the __ line, under the following named officers:

(Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of __.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.    -- A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I __ of the Court of __ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of __ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this __ day of __ & c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the __ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with __ , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be __ years 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 concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the __ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, __ Clerk of the Court of __ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of __ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this __ day of __ & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a Solder. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
6. To an Officer. Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from 
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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."
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 four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown 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 embodied 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he
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.

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 papers authenticated, the certificate must be 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.

Proof of Service.
[j] 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's 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 be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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V2824
Maria Shoemaker
New York
2824
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State of New York
County of Albany ⎬ ss 
On this sixteenth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said County, Maria Shoemaker a resident of the Town of Rensselaerville in said County, aged Seventy Six years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 
That she is the widow of Peter Shoemaker who was a private in the Revolutionary war, and was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Sixty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum under the act of June 7th 1832 She further declares that she was married to the said Peter Shoemaker in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven, that her husband the aforesaid Peter Shoemaker died on the Eleventh day of September 1834 and that she has remained a widow ever since that time, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. she further declares that at the time of the said Marriage, she and her said husband resided in the Town of Kingston County of Ulster, State of New York and that the marriage ceremony was performed before the Rev Mr. Arundel who was then a minister
of the Dutch Reformed denomination. That as she has been informed & believes the said Mr Arundel is now dead and has been dead many years, and she does not know of any record of their said marriage, That her name previous to her said marriage was Maria Wolver, she further declares that she does not know of any person now living who was present at her said marriage, That she has had nine children by the said Husband, of whom seven are now living, that her oldest child a son now living in the Town of Rensselaerville in the County & State aforesaid, was born on the 26th day of April 1780, that she is unable to write her name she never having learned to write
         her
Maria X Shoemaker
        mark
Sworn to & subscribed by making her
Mark this 16th day of March 1837 
before me
John Niles , a Judge of Albany County
Witness Alvah Hubbeler
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I certify that I am acquainted with the within named Maria Shoemaker and have known her formerly as the wife and now as the widow of the within named Peter Shoemaker for about eight years, and that I have no doubt that the facts set forth in her within declaration are true
I also certify that the said Maria Shoemaker is very infirm and unable to attend Court and that I have therefore attended at the house of Silas M. Reeve in Rensselaer Ville and taken her said declaration as within
Witness my hand this 16th day of March 1837
John Niles {a Judge of  Albany County Courts

Albany County S.S. Benjamin E Mackey of Rensselaer Ville in the County of Albany being duly sworn says, that he this deponent was well acquainted with Peter Shoemaker a United States pensioner late of Rensselaerville deceased and had been for thirty years last past previous to his death, which happened in November 1834 to the best of his this deponents recollection that he knows Maria Shoemaker who made her mark as her signature to the within declaration and that she lived with the said Peter Shoemaker from the time this deponent first [knew?] him until his death as his lawful wife, & that she is now
reputed to be, and as this deponent believes is his widow that this deponent has resided within about two miles of her residence more than twenty years and believes her statement to be true
[signed]Benjamin E. MacKey
Sworn & Subscribed
this 16th day of March 1837
before me John Niles {a judge of Albany County courts

I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Benjamin E. Mackey and know
him to be a reputable witness, and I believe the facts set forth in his affidavit as above are true
Dated at Rensselarville this 16th day of March 1837
John Niles {a judge of Albany County courts
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State of New York
Albany County } ss:
I Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that John Niles Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate of credibility was on the day of the date of the same a Judge of the Albany County Courts and that his signatures to the same are his proper hand writing & Signature
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 29th day of September 1837
C.A. Ten Eyck Clerk
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Peter Shoemaker
22045
Admd
19 mo. pre
$63.33
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State of New York
Albany County ss On this 15th day of January 1833 personally appeared before Joseph B. Moore a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany in the State aforesaid Peter Shoemaker a resident of the Town of Rensselaerville in the County of Albany and State of New York aged 84 years who being first duly from 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 

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated

He first entered the said service at the then town of Kingston now town of Saugerties in the County of Ulster in the State of New York in the month of March 1780 (the militia having been called for.) as a volunteer and joined Capt. Moses Youmans company and Colo. Snyders regiment and served as a private soldier for the term of six months, and was dismissed in the fall of the year thinks in the month of November of the same year. He was marched during this campaign to the mountains in Ulster County at a place called Shandaken to resist the attack made by the Indians and there staid and kept guard untill
his said term of six months expired. The Indians at this time burnt a house belonging to Capt Snyder and committed other outrages in the neighbourhood.

He again entered the said service at Kingston aforesaid in the Spring of the year 1781, a volunteer and
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joined Capt Hummels Company in Colo Snyders regiment for the term of six months as a private soldier, Colo Snyders regiment having been called out at this time, that he was immediately marched to Hurley, Marbletown, Shandaken and other places along the lines and back to the mountains where he was employed during the whole of this season 
and untill his term expired in Keeping guard and resisting the attacks of the Indians and defending the inhabitants from their incursions. He was dismissed about the 20th of November in this year having served out his term of Six Months and then returned home-

He again entered the said service at Kingston aforesaid a volunteer and joined Capt Hummels company and Colo Snyders regiment the last of March 1782 for the term of Seven months, and was marched to a place called Wynkoops in the now town of Saugerties in the said County of Ulster where Colo Snyders regiment joined a regiment of six months men commanded by Colo Livingston, where they staid and kept guard the greater part of the Season. He was then marched to Shandaken and there staid and kept guard a short time and from there was marched to Marbletown in the said County where he staid a short time, and from there was marched to Hurley where he staid untill his term of Seven months expired, and was dismissed about the first of November 1782, and then returned home he served
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at this time also as a private soldier- He was frequently out at other times for short periods to resist the agressions of the Indian sand 
British, the regiment he belonged to having
been frequently called out on alarms to protect the defenceless inhabitants

He was in the actual service of the United States in the Revolutionary war and served as a private soldier in an embodied corps for the term of one year and seven months and for such service he claims a pension-

He was born at Couterkill in the now County of Ulster in the State of New York on the 28th day of August A.D. 1748 and has a record of his age on the records of the Dutch Church the Town of Saugerties in the County of Ulster aforesaid, and there is also a record of his age in his fathers family Bible now in possession of his Sister

He resided at the said town of Saugerties at the time he entered the said service where he continued to reside untill he removed to the said town of Rensselaerville his present place of residence where he has lived for the last forty five years. He was in no battles

He does not recollect the names of the regular officers he might of seen nor does he know of any continental or militia regiments He served with except Colo Livingstons regiment

He never recd a written discharge nor has he any documentary evidence, nor does he know of any person he can procure to testify to his service except Aaron Winne, although he has made use of every exertion in his power to find witnesses - There is no clergyman
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he can procure to certify for him according to the regulations, as there is none residing in the vicinity or neighbourhood of this declarant nor any one that he knows nearer than Ulster County

He is known to Henry L. Burham, David Young, 
Aaron Winne, Jeremiah Young, Josiah Brown
Charles F. Bouton,  Ebenezer Spring & Joseph Roy[?] and others who reside in his present  neighbourhood and can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution-

He resides upwards of 30 miles from the city of Albany where the Courts of record for the County of Albany are held, and is now confined to his house by reason of a broken leg and old age and is wholly unable to go to Court or even leave his house, even if he is deprived of a pension on that account

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State

He is unable to write his name having never been taught to write-
         his
Peter X Shoemaker
        mark

Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Before me
J.B. Moore Judge
of Albany County Courts
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We Henry C. Burhans a Farmer Josiah Brown a Merchant, Charles F. Bouton a Tailor, David Young an Inn keeper & Epenetus Spridge a fanner & Joseph Row a farmer residing in the town of Rensselaerville in the County of Albany in the State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Shoemaker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 84 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Henry C. Burhans
Josiah Brown
Charles F. Bouton
David Young
Epenetus Spridge
Joseph Row

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year
aforesaid Before me
J.B. Moore Judge
of Albany County Courts

State of New York
Albany County Ss. And I the subscriber a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany do hereby certify and declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that I am well acquainted with Henry C. Burhans, Josiah Brown, Charles F. Bouton, David Young Epenetus Spridge and Joseph Row, who have signed the preceeding certificate, that they
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all reside in the said town of Rensselaerville in the said County of Albany, and that they are each credible persons and that their statement is entitled to the most implicit credit and belief. And I do also certify that the said applicant cannot attend the Court by reason of bodily infirmity and that I have attended at his place of abode (a distance of more than ten miles from my office, and administered to him
the foregoing oath. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of January A.D. 1833.
J.B. Moore

State of New York
Albany County SS. I Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the City and County of Albany do hereby certify that Joseph B. Moore before whom the within declaration and the within Certificate, and the affidavit hereto annexed were sworn and who has made the foregoing certificate, and the certificate on the said affidavit is a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany, and State of New York and that the signature "J. B. Moore" to the said declaration affidavit and certificate is his genuine signature - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 18th day of January A.D. 1833-
C. a Ten Eyck Clk
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State of New York
Albany County SS. Aaron Winne a resident of the town of Rensselaerville in the County and State aforesaid aged 73 years being duly sworn deposes and says, that he well knows Peter Shoemaker the soldier mentioned in the declaration hereto annexed, and has known him ever since he this deponent was a small boy, and knew him perfectly well in the Revolutionary war. And this deponent further says that he well knew Capt Hummel and Colo Snyder the officers under whom the said Peter Shoemaker States that he served and further that he this deponent well knows that the said Peter Shoemaker did belong to Capt Hummels company and that he the said Peter Shoemaker and the said company was frequently called out to go unto the said service of the United States in the Rev War and knows perfectly well that the said Shoemaker did serve at Shandaken and other places as he has stated in his declaration as a private soldier. that he this deponent does not know or recollect what length of time the said Shoemaker served in the said war, but knows that the said company and regiment were
frequently called out in different years to resist the Indians, and that he verily believes the said Shoemaker did serve as he has stated in his said declaration

That the said Peter Shoemaker is a man of truth and veracity and is to be
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believed on oath or otherwise. And this deponent further says that he resided within a few miles of the said Peter Shoemaker in the County of Ulster and that the Indians were troublesome and made frequent attacks upon the Inhabitants during a number of years of the said War
[signed]Aaron Winne

Sworn and subscribed
this 15th day of January
1833 Before me
J. B. Moore Judge
of Albany County Courts

Albany County SS. I the subscriber a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Aaron Winne who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit that the said Aaron Winne is a very reputable man and that his statement is titled to full credit and belief -
J. B. Moore
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

July 29, 1924.

Henry S. Dermott,
554 Hudson Ave.,
Albany, N. Y.

Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 24947, it appears that Peter Shoemaker was born August 28, 1746 at Cauterskill, Ulster County, New York.

While residing at Saugerties, Ulster County, New York, he enlisted in March 1780 and served six months as a private in Captain Moses Yeoman's Company, Colonel Snyder's New York Regiment.

He enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served six months as a private in Captain Hummel's Company, Colonel Snyder's New York Regiment.

He enlisted the last of March 1782 and served seven months as a private in Captain Hummel's Company, Colonel Snyder's New York Regiments.

He also served several short tours, no details stated.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed January 15, 1833, while a resident of Rensselaerville,Albany County, New York. He died September 11, 1834.

Soldier married in the fall of 1777, Maria Wolven or Wolvin, of Kingston, New York, she was allowed pension on her application executed March 16, 1837, while a resident of Rensselaerville, New York. She died October 3, 1848 in Greene County, New York.

Widow stated in 1837, that she had had nine children, seven of whom were then alive, no names stated. In 1848 the following children were alive, Godfry or Godfrey, James, Hannah Rose, Peggy Dice and Betsey Hollenbeck.

A daughter Charity Shoemaker, married Frederick Alberty or Alberte in 1802 and their son Peter was born in 1803.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 24967
Maria Shoemaker
Wid of
Peter Shoemaker
Priv. Rev. War.

Act: Feb. 2d 1848.
Index: -- Vol. V, Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870.}

1924. July 29 - Hist to Henry S.
Dermott WWF[?]
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Maria Shoemaker
New York
-
Suspended
---
See let. 10th
Feb. 1838 J. Niles
Let. to Sier[?] Wae[?] 12. March 1838
to A. Marks 8. Sep 1840
Let. to Arad Joy Oct. 3 '48
Hon E. Blackman Feby 8,.49

Act July 1836
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8689
New York
------
Maria Shoemaker decd
widow of Peter Shoemaker
who was a Private
in the Revolution
for 19 months
----
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 63 Dollars 33
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 4th day of March, 1843.
------
Certificate of Pension issued
the 5th day of Novr '49
and sent to
Hon W. T. Jackson,
Havanna,
New York
------
[Acts of March 3, 1843 & June
17, 1844.}
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 85
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10.770    A
New York
------
Maria Shoemaker decd
Widow of Peter Shoemaker who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June '32 and who died on the 11th September 1834 of Rensl Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain ____ 
of the Regt commanded by Col Snyder in the New York line for 19 months
------
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
-------
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of
Novr 1849 and sent to Hon. W. T. Jackson, Havanna N. Y.
-------
Total amount,    $ ______
(Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by J P Chase Clerk
Book C Vol 1 Page 545
Page 35

Peter Shoemaker N.Y. (Albany) act 7 Jun 36
to what time [?]
Died 11th Sep 1834
to that service[?]

Pen Office
Feb 9. 1838
Page 36

DECLARATION.
State of New York
County of Greene } ss:
On this 28th day of August 1848 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Mariah Shoemaker, a resident of said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and states that she is the widow of Peter Shoemaker deceased, who during his natural life was a Revolutionary pensioner under the act of Congress of June 7 1832 probably in the rate of Sixty three 33/100 Dollars per annum, and that she is an applicant for a pension from said State under the act of Congress of 4th of July 1836

Now the object of this declaration being made is in order to open a claim at the same rate of pension her husband received, upon her said application and proof on file claiming on the evidence filed in her late husband's case, and under the Resolution of Congress approved the 1st July 1848.
She further declares she is still a widow
          her
Mariah X Shoemaker
          mark
Sworn and subscribed before me
on this 28th day of August 1848 
Alex H. Bailey Justice of Peace

I do hereby certify that Mariah Shoemaker is well known to me, and that she is the widow of Peter Shoemaker who was a Revolutionary
Pensioner.
Alex. H. Bailey
Justice of Peace
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Greene County
Clerks Office ss.
I Isaac Van Schaaik Clerk of said County of Greene do hereby Certify that Alexander H. Bailey Esq whose name is subscribed to the within Certificate and acknowledgment was at the time of making said certificate and taking said acknowledgment a Justice of the Peace duly Elected & qualified as said according to the Laws
of the State of New York and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and know it to be his signature.
Witness Isaac Van Schaaik Clerk
and the seal of the County
Catskill 28th Augt 1848.
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Ulster County Ss Personley appeared before me Samuel Raymond Jr a Justice of the peace of said County Wilhelmus Emrick and Made
Sollem Oath that in the year 1777 he was present at the house of Peter Post in the then town of Kingston in the County of Ulster and State of New York and there saw Peter Schoonmaker Married to Maria Wolven by a Minister of the Gospell but dos not now [Recsited?] his Name
[signed]Wilhelmus Emrick

Sworn and Subscribed
before me this 8th day of
July in the year 1837
Samuel Raymond Jr Justice of the peace


STATE OF NEW-YORK.
COUNTY OF ULSTER, } ss.
I, Charles W. Chipp, Clerk of the County of Ulster, DO HEREBY CERTIFY That Lemuel Raymond Junr whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgment of the annexed deposition, and therein written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment. a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same: And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
---
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
County, the 28th day of July A. D. 1837
C. W. Chipp
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Free

Hon J.L. Edwards
Coms of Pensions
Washington
D C
Page 40

Ovid N.Y. Augt 30. '48

Sir
I inclose declaration of Maria Shoemaker
Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Arad Joy

Hon J. L. Edwards
Coms of Pensions
-
Page 41

House of Reps
March 5th 1888
Sir
Will you do me the favor
to furnish me with the information
asked for in the inclosed letter -
and return to me the same
I am Respectfully
Yours
Z Pratt
Hon J L Edwards
Page 42

free
J. L. Edward Esq
Comr Pensions
Washington City

Durham NY
Sept 2

Sept 5 1840
NY
Page 43

To J.L. Edward Esq
Comr Pensions

Mariah Shoemaker now a resident
of this Town & widow of Peter Shoemaker deceased (formerly
a resident of Renselaer Ville Albany Co. & a Pensioner)
wishes to make application for a pension. she informs
me that Mr Mackey made some arrangements to
procure a pension for her but what he this she does
not know. I would like to know if any papers were
ever forwarded to your department in relation to her
claim- she also says that she was married in
the year 1780 before the last period of her husband's service
was performed but she does not know whether his
last service was proved when he made application for
his pension so that I cannot determine whether
she would come under the act of 1836 or the act of
1838. Her husband died Sept 11th 1836. She was married in
Sept of the year stated. If you can consistent with
your rules State to me the time when his last service
ended as proved in his application it would enable me to
determine under which act she should apply. 
Respectfully
your +c
A. Marks

Durham Green Co. N.Y
Sept. 22d 1840
Page 44

E L Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Page 45

Washington Jany 3d 1849
E. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I enclose the application
of Mariah Shoemaker rec'd of A. Joy. Also a
letter which I had of W.S. Stow Esq making
inquires in relation to the pension of Wm Vermilyea and
W Elenor Day Will you please examine them
and report to me
Yrs Very truly
E. Blackmae
Page 46

State of New York
Green County} ss Godfry Shoemaker whom I certify
is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according 
to law depose and say, that he is a child
of Maria Shoemaker on applicant for a pension, as
the widow of Peter Shoemaker late a pensioner, that
as this deponents mother made her declaration under the
law of 1836 and the agent not having established
to the satisfaction of the Court of Pensions, the marriage
to induce the granting of the pension under the law of 1836
Now therefore this deponent as one of the children of
the said party proposes to accept of a pension under the
law of 1838 the same as if the original application 
had have been made & filed under that law.
Godfrey Shoemaker

Sworn & Subscribed before me 
this 21 day of December 1848
Isaac Dubois Justice of the peace
Page 47

Grand County
Cathrine Trumpour widow
of Zacariah Trumpour [illegible] aged
eighty years and who is of sound mind and
memory being duly sworn says that she
was acquainted with Maria Walden
that she was married to Peter Thomas
She was not present at the marriage of
Maria Walden that they lived together
as man and wife that he has known Maria
Walden some 20 or 30 years after the reputed
Marriage they then lived together as man
and wife and this deponent has no
doubt but they were married and
further Saith not.
Cathrine Trumpour X her mark

Subscribed and sworn before me
Nov 11th 1848
Isaac J Dubois Justice
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, Isaac Van Schaack, Clerk of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that
Isaac DuBois Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate 
of the annexed instrument in writing, and thereon written, was at the time
of taking such certificate a justice of the peace
for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorised to take the same. --
And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice 
and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 15 day of November 1884
I VanSchaack Esq
Page 49

Green County
-
Cathrine Fiero Widow
of William Fiero deceased who is of the
age of Eighty years and who is of sound
mind and memory being duly sworn
before me the undernamed a Justice of the
peace of said county says, that during her
youth she was acquainted with Maria
Walden, and that she knows that Mariah
Walden Married Peter Shoemaker
that this deponent was invited to
the wedding of Mariah Walden and
Peter Shoemaker but that in consequence
of a rainy day this deponent did not
attend the guarding but that they did
afterwards keep House together and
lived and cohabited together and
that this deponent has no doubt but
that they were married on the day on
which this deponent was [illegible] to
attend the wedding and further
saith not.
Catherine Fiero x her mark

Subscribed and
sworn before me
Novr 11th 1848
Isaac VanSchaack Justice
Page 50

STATE OF NEW YORK,
GREENE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, Isaac Van Schaack, Clerk of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that
Isaac DuBois Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate
of the annexed instrument in writing, and thereon written, was at the time
of taking such certificate a justice of the peace
for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorised to take the same. --
And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice
and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 15 day of November 1884
I VanSchaick Esq
Page 51

Payment to be made
at Albany
by T. W. Alcott
Agent for paying pensioners
in the Agency of NY

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book -
Volume - page - by
JP Chase Clerk
Page 52

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 7th July 1838, Maria Shoemaker
deceased, late of New York, widow
of Peter Shoemaker who was a private
in the Revolution and died
on the 11th September 1834, is inscribed
in the roll of pensioners at the rate
of Sixty three dollars and thirty three
Cents per annum, commencing on
the 4th March 1836 & ending in
the 4th March 1841.
The amount is due & payable
to her only surviving children
Godfrey Shoemaker, James Shoemaker,
Hannah Rose & Peggy Dice

Given at the Department of the Interior,
this 5th day of November
one thousand eight hundred and forty nine

Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and
Countersigned.}
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 53

Payment to be made
at Albany
by T. W. Alcott
Agent for paying pensioners
in the Agency of NY

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book -
Volume - page - by
JP Chase Clerk
Page 54

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 3rd March1843 a7th June 1844, Maria Shoemaker
dec'd, late of New York, widow
of Peter Shoemaker who was a private
in the Revolution and died
on the 11th September 1834, is inscribed
in the roll of pensioners at the rate
of Sixty three dollars and thirty three
Cents per annum, commencing on
the 4th March 1843 & ending in
the 4th March 1848.
The amount is due & payable
to her only surviving children
Godfrey Shoemaker, James Shoemaker,
Hannah Rose & Peggy Dice

Given at the Department of the Interior,
this 5th day of November
one thousand eight hundred and forty nine

Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and
Countersigned.}
Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 55

Payment to be made
at Albany
by T. W. Alcott
Agent for paying pensioners
in the Agency of NY

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book -
Volume - page - by
JP Chase Clerk
Page 56

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 2nd February 1848, Maria Shoemaker
deceased, late of New York, widow
of Peter Shoemaker who was a private
in the Revolution and died
on the 11th September 1834, is inscribed
in the roll of pensioners at the rate
of Sixty three dollars and thirty three
Cents per annum, commencing on
the 4th March 1848 & ending 3rd October 1848 when she died. 
The amount is due & payable
to her only surviving children
Godfrey Shoemaker, James Shoemaker,
Hannah Rose & Peggy Dice

Given at the Department of the Interior,
this 5th day of November
one thousand eight hundred and forty nine

Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and
Countersigned.}
Commissioner of Pensions.
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Renslrville NY             Free
Oct 9th 

               J.L. Edwards Esq
               Washington
               District of Columbia

2824
N.Y.      Oct 23
4 July '36
3d Dec
Mariah Shoemaker
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Rensselare Ville Oct 18th 1837
J.L. Edward Esqr
Dear sir I forward the declaration 
and accompanying evidence
in favor of the claims of Maria
Shomaker. Please direct the result
of the examination of said papers
to the subscriber at Rensselaerville
Albany County
Yours &c
John Niles
Page 59

Oak Hill               Free
N.J. Fray 28 }

Colo Badock Pratt M.C.
Washington City


A. Thomas
Feby 26th 1888
Page 60

Durham February 26th 1838-
Sir by request of Mariah Shoemaker widow wife of Peter
Shoemaker late of the town of Rensselaville [illegible]
who was a United States pensioner, and his Widow
from all the facts that I can [illegible], she is entitled to
a pension under the act of July 4th 1836 and
have no doubt from her statements and other
facts that I have become acquainted with but she
can furnish the requisite proof to obtain her pension,
I am informed that she made application
last winter or spring to have her name placed upon
the Pension roll of the United States, and the
missessory papers as was supposed was forwarded to the
pension office at the City of Washington and was
sent back by reason of insufficiency, and in June or
July last a new set of papers was forwarded
to the pension office, which was made by the assistance
of John Niles a Judge of the Court of Common
pleas of Albany County & Benjamin E. Mackey a
Justice of the peace of said County and as they
inform me was forwarded per mail to the pension
office at Washington and no return has been rec'd
in relation to them, therefore I told the old lady
I would write you on the subject and request
you to call at the pension office and find out
whether the said papers had been received at
the pension office and if recd have they have
been disposed of and forward me an answer
per mail as soon as convenient, I have this
day also addressed a note to the secretary at
war on the subject. I have no news of importance
the sub treasury [illegible] seems to meet the views
of our sort of folks in this region of country.
Abner Floueu
Ida Z. Pratt
Page 61

554 Hudson Ave.
Albany, N. Y.
June 18, 1924.
U. S. Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:

Peter Shoemaker of Albany County
received a pension for services in the Revolutionary
war. Will you please send me all
the information concerning him found on your
pension records?
HSD/C
Very truly yours
Henry Sage Dermott
HSD/C
[stamp] Pension Office US JUN 21 1924
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Shoemaker, Peter 
GRADE Private
LINE Von Heer's Dragoons


WARRANT NUMBER 13715
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED December 31, 1790
to ~~~ not shown-

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.