Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16666, George Bugbee, New York
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(3--1776) SERVICE New York Bugbee, George NUMBER S. 16666 carded 
COMMENTS [blank]
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New York No. 24,943 
George Bugbee Chenango Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the [blank] commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt. commanded by Col. Vandervoort in the New York line for 6 months & 26 days 
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 22 Dollars 64 Cents per annum [damaged edge] ___ommence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 25. day of March 1834 and sent to Isaac Jones Jr. Columbus, Chenango Co N. Y. 
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 67.92 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. " [1845]  11.32 
$79.24 
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. } 
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 4 Page 116 
Date of death not an [illegible]
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State of New York Chenango County Ss } On this 15th day of November in the year 1832 personally appeared before me John Tracy Esqr first Judge of Chenango County Court of Common Pleas George Bugby a resident of Columbus in the County of Chenango and State of New York aged seventy years who [several blacked out words] being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832- 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - 
1st In May or June in the year 1777 he volunteered at Saratoga in the State of New York in Captain Jones's Militia Company Colonels name does not recollect & served in the said company six weeks on & near the north river during this time had several skirmishes with the Indians Recollects the name of General Schuyler as an officer who was at Saratoga at this time at the close of six weeks he was discharged at Saratoga 
2d in the same year & in the fall of 1777 month cannot recollect he volunteered in Little Nine Partners New York in Capt Herricks Company Col. Herricks Militia Regiment & went to Peekskill in the State of New York on an alarm it was expected at this time that the Brittish [British] would attach Peekskill - he served at that place six weeks & was then discharged at Peekskill he does not recollect the names of any of the officers except those mentioned
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In the year 1778 in June he thinks he enlisted at West Point New York in Capt Hartwells Company Colonel Vandeborough's [Vandeburg] Regiment can not tell to what line the Regiment belonged 
Capt Hartwell was from Connecticut & Col Vandeborough [Vandebug] from New York served in this Regiment four months & was engaged in working on the fort does not recollect the name of any other officers than above mentioned [several words obscured by damage at the crease of the page] was the chain drawed [sic] across the River at the end of four months he was discharged at Wet Point in each of the above mentioned terms of service he was a private soldier and was each time regularly discharged but did not recollect as he ever had a written one - 
He was born at Little Nine Partners New York in the year 1762 - 
He has not any record of his age - 
He was living at ["Little Nine Partners" is crossed out] Saratoga New York at the commencement of the Revolutionary War in the summer of 1777 Removed to Little Nine Partners in the same State & lived there during the remainder of the war - 
Since the Revolutionary War he [three words obscured by damage at the crease of the page] at Little Nine Partners Dutchess County. Middletown Delaware County & in Columbus Chenango County all in the State of New York - 
He knows of no living witness whose testimony he can procure who can Certify as to his Revolutionary services -
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He mentions the names of the following persons living in his present Neighbourhood who are acquainted with him & who can testify as to his character for veracity & belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolutionary [inkblot] ___ser, Benjamin Storrs & Angell Knight [inkblot] Columbus Corners 
He hereby [large inkblot] ___y claim whatever to a [large inkblot] present [most of this line obscured by inkblot] the Pension Roll of [inkblot] of Any state 
his X mark George Bugbee 
I certify that the above was executed & sworn to by the said George Bugbee before me November 15th 1832. [signature:] Jno. Tracy first Judge of Chenango County New York 
We William Lottridge a Clergyman Residing in the town of Columbus New York and Angell Knight Post Master residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Bugby who has subscribed & Sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion- [signature:] William Lottridge [signature::] Angell Knight 
Sworn & affirmed before me by the said William Lottridge & Angel Knight who are credible [inklots] 15th day of November 1832. [signature:] Jno. Tracy first Judge of Chenango County New York 
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my 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 I further Certify that it appears to me that William Lottrige who
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has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Columbus & that Angell Knight who has also signed the same is a resid___ [inkblot] in Columbus and is a credible person & t__t [inkblot] their statement is entitled to credit & I furth__ [inkblot] __fy that the above named applicant from in___ [inkblot] Body is unable to attend in Court- [large inkblot obscures the beginning of a signature:] ___ t Judge [large inkblot] ___ New York 
State of New York County of Chenango, Ss: I Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of 
[written sideways in left margin] J.F. 1888 the said County do certify that John Tracy before whom the foregoing and within proceedings in the matter of the application of George [inkblot] for a pension purport to have been had, and who___ [inkblot] name is subscribed to the within __ [inkblot] affidavits of George Bugby, William Lottridge, and Angell Knight, and to the foregoing opinion, was at the date of the same one of the Judges (the First Jude) of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the Said affidavits and the said Certificate of opinion to be his genuine handwriting and signatures 
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 19th day of November 1832 [signature:] P. B. Prindle Dep. Clerk
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2217 George Bugbee
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WAR DEPARTMENT Pension Office, Feb. 1834 
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 compling [sic] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the service of George Bugby 

Period when the service was rendered. 1st May 1777 
Duration of the claimant's service. [blank] Years.   1 Months.  12 Days. 
Rank of the claimant. Private 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Capt Jones 

Period when the service was rendered. July or Aug, 
Duration of the claimant's service. [blank] Years.   1 Months.  12 Days. 
Rank of the claimant.   "  [Private] 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Col Herrick Cpt Herrick 

Period when the service was rendered. [blank] 
Duration of the claimant's service. [blank] Years.   4 Months.  [blank] Days. 
Rank of the claimant.   "  [Private] 
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Col Vandervoort Capt Hartwell 

6 Months 24 Days. 

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 70 years 
Proof by which the declaration is supported. [blank] 
I am respectfully Your obedient servant JAMES 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. 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, musicians 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 [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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) [blank] , with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] 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 [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] 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 [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &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 [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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 [blank] and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person 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 Soldier.{ Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{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 he 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 enquiry 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 perform, 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.
[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 [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; 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 during 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 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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November 14, 1934 
BA-J/EEL OWN 
Roger Babcock-S. 12107 
George Hughes-S.16666
Myra L. Shattuck Shattuck Farm Norwich, New York
Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Roger Babcock and George Bugbee, soldiers of the Revolutionary War who received pensions in Chenango County, New York. 
There are no further data on file in regard to Roger Babcock S. 12107, than were furnished you on February 18, 1929. than were furnished to you on February 18, 1929. Th record of George Bugbee has been found and is furnished herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.16666, based upon the military service of that soldier in the Revolutionary War.
George Bugbee 
S. 16666v
George Bugbee was born in 1762 or 1763 at Little Nine  Partners, Dutchess County, New York. 
While residing at Saratoga, New York, George Bugbee volunteered in May, 1777, served six weeks as a private in Captain Jones' 
[notes in right margin:] Found Sol in N Y in the Rev. page 141 
[line from the name "Captain Jones' " to this note in margin:] Could not identify 
New York Company, was employed in scouting against the Indians and was in several skirmishes with them in the summer of 1777, he moved to Little Nine Partners, New York, volunteered there in July or August, 1777, served six weeks as a private in Captain Elijah Herrick's Company, Colonel Herrick's New York Regiment; was stationed at Peekskill,  where he kept guard and repaired the works at that places ; he again volunteered in June, 1778, and served four months as a private in Captain Abraham Hartwell's Company, Colonel James Vandeburg's New York Regiment; was again engaged as a guard and in working on the fort at West Point.
After the war, the soldier lived in Little Nine Partners, New York, and in Middletown, Delaware County, New York.
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George Bugbee was allowed pension on his application executed November 15, 1832, while residing in Columbus, Chenango County, New York, where he had lived for twenty-four years. 
There are no data as to soldier's family. 
Very truly yours A. D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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16.666 INVALID. 
[left edge is cut off]  __le No. 16,666 George Bugbee Pri Rev War 
Act: June 7 '32 
[left edge is cut off] __dex:-Vol. 1, Page 53 
[ Arrangement of 1870. ] 
1917, Sept. 15. History to J. R. Spinler. 
`1934, Nov 14 - Hist to Myra L. Shattuck - [illegible, possibly 8ref, or initials]
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Admd 6 mo. 24 ds pri 
18 Oct. 32 
Vol 7 
381 
address, Isaac Jones Jr Columbus Chenango Co New York
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State of New York Chenango County } Ss. On this 10th day of December in the year 1833 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the judges of Chenango County Court of Common Pleas George Bugby [sic] a resident of Columbus in the County of Chenango & State of New York aged Seventy 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated - 
1st In May 1777 he volunteered at Saratoga in the state of New York in Capt. Jones's Militia Company does not recollect the Colonels name was in service at this time six weeks as a private soldier was employed in scouting to the north of Saratoga to protect the frontiers 
[note in left margin:] 1.12 
against the Indians was in one skirmish with them between Saratoga & fort Miller one Seeley [Suley?] was hiis Lieutenant does not recolect [sic] of seeing any Continental officers except General Schuyler at the expiration of six weeks was discharged at Saratoga but had no written discharge - 
2d Some time in July or August in the year 1777 volunteered at Nine Partners Dutchess Cunty State of New York in Captain Elijah Herricks Militia Company Col Herricks Regiment went to Peekskill 
[note in left margin:] 1-12  [maybe 1 -/2] 
and served six weeks that time was discharged at that place but did not have a written discharge recollects of no continental
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[note in left margin:] 2.29 
officers at Peekskill while he was there was employed in keeping guard & repairing the works the British were expected up but did not come till after his discharge 
3d In the year 1778. he thinks in June he volunteered Nine Partners aforesaid in Captain Hartwells Company of Militia Col Vandervorts [Vandervoort] Regiment went to West Point & served there four months & at the expiration of the four months was discharged at West Point thinks he had 
[note in left margin:] 4- 
a written discharge at this time if he had it has been lost many years during this tour of duty was engaged in working on the fort & in standing on guard- 
there was Continental officers & troops at that place at the time but does not recollect any names - 
Answer 1st He was born at Little Nine Partners Dutchess County New York in 1762 - 
2nd. He has not a record of his age- 
3d he was living at Saratoga State of New York at the commencement of the Revolutionary War in 1777 removed to Little Nine Partners N York & lived there through the remainder of the war. Since the Revolutionary War has lived in Little Nine Partners Dutchess County Middletown Delaware County and for the last 25 years in Columbus Chenango County all in the State of New York that he now lives in Columbus Chenango Co 
4th Answered in the body of the Declaration 
5th Answered in the body of the declaration 
6th Answered in the body of the declaration 
7th he states the names of the following persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and belief of his previous [??] as a soldier of the Revolution -viz. Angell
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Knight, LIeut Benjamin Storrs . Stephen Howard Esq & Joshua Lamb Esq 
He knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service & that he has no documentary evidence whatever - 
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 his X mark George Bugbee 
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before me Nathan Taylor Judge of Chenango Courts of Common Pleas 
We William Lottridge a Clergyman residing in the town of Columbus and Angell Knight residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Bugbee who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is reputed & believed [illegible word] the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid - [signature:] William Lottridge [signature:] Angell Knight 
before me [signature:] Nathan Taylor Judge of Chenango Co. Common Please 
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my 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 I further
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Certify that it appears to me that William Lottridge who has signed the preceeding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Columbus and that Angell Knight who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Columbus and is a Credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit & I also Certify that the above named applicant from bodily infirmity is unable to attend in Court [signature:] Nathan Taylor Judge 
State of New York Chenango County: SS: I Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of [illegible due to damage] County do certify that Nathan Taylor Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings in the case of George Bugby purport to have been had : whose name is signed to the within declaration to the within affidavits of William Lottridge and Angell Knight and the preceding certificate of opinion &c. was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the County Courts of said County, and that his handwriting in the said signature is genuine - Witness my hand and seal of office, at Norwich, this 12th day of December A. D. 1832 [signature:] P. B. Prindle Dep Clerk
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Columbus 18 December 1833 
Sir I enclose the papers in the Case of George Bugbee his papers were made out & forwarded to the Pension office more than a year since & it appears that they have never been received there in view of this fact I ask that his claim may receive an early attention as he is truly a needy man - Respectfully your obt servt [signature:] Isaac Jones Jr 
J L Edwards Esqr
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New York case of Geo. Bugbee. 19. March 1836. 
George Bugbee 
Columbus March 1_ th [second digit scribbled illegible] 
free 
J L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washintgon D. C.
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Chenango Co N York Columbus, March 14th 1834. 
Sir Yours of the 8th Instant in relation to the claim of George Bugbee has been received in answer I have to say that I understood the objections to his first declaration to be in regard to the form & that consequently a new declaration would be necessary accordingly on the 15th Nov 1832 a new declaration was made & forwarded to the pension office in December of that year by Mail having waited untill about the first of Oct 1823 I addressed a letter of enquiry & by an answer under date of 21st October 1833 I was informed that his papers had not been received at the pension office accordingly in December last another declaration was made & forwarded supposing that the second one had been lost. The first one from the reason mentioned was considered useless & has not been preserved so that it is not possible for me to forward it as you request. I have to regret that I should have misunderstood the nature of the objections & not have preserved that declaration & most sincerely should I request it if this inability to comply with the requisition go to prejudice his claim I am respectfully yours &c [signature:] Isaac Jones Jr 
J L Edwards Esqr
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Cable Address "AUTOQUIP" A.B.C.-FIFTH EDITION 
REv Sec [illegible, maybe initials] 
THE ATTERBURY MOTOR CAR COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILES 
MOTOR TRUCKS MOTOR BUSES SIGHT-SEEING CARS
ELMWOOD AND HERTEL AVENUES Buffalo. N. Y.
Sept. 11, 1917. 
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary War Records Section.
Gentlemen:-
or lea
Jones
Sept. 11, 1917.
Will you kindly send me the Revolutionary records of the following two men, who were pensioners::- 
George Bugbee, Private in New York Militia, was seventy-seven in 1840. Lived then in Newstead, Erie Co. New York, with George Bugbee.
Benjamin Henry, Marine on Ship Providence. Was  sixty-three in 1818. Died October 17, 1824. Yours very truly, [signature:] J. R. Spiker 
[circular company emblem, center is black and illegible:] ATTERBURY TRUCKS DELIVER THE GOODS
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[ciruclar time stamp with arrow pointing at 3:] RECEIVED AUG 7 1934 MAIL SUB-DIV. [illegible few words] 
Shattuck Farm, Norwich, N. Y. Aug. 7, 1984. 
Sec Vets. Administration Bureau:- 
Dear Sir:- Kindly send to my address records of war service and any family data of the following Rev. soldiers: 
Roger Babcock [illegible three letter word] Feb 18 / 1929 
George Bugbee 
Both served in the New YOrk Militia and received pensions in Chenango County. Respectfully Myra  L. Shattuck.
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In reply to your request of [blank] received
for a statement of the military history of George Bugbee a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ["(or his widow's)" is crossed out]  application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. F. 16, 666. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. May, 1777  
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 6 wks 
RANK. Pri. 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. Jones COLONEL. [blank] 
STATE. N. Y. 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.. July or Aug. '77. 
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 6  "  [wks] 
RANK. [blank] 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. Elijah Herrick. COLONEL.  Herrick 
STATE. [blank] 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. June, 1778 
LENGTH OF SERVICE. 4 mos. 
RANK. [blank] 
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN.   Hartwell COLONEL. Vandeburgh. 
STATE. [blank] 

Battles engaged in, [blank] 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Saratoga. N.Y. 
Date of application for pension, Nov 15, 1832 His cl. was al. 
Residence at date of application, Columbus, Chenango Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, Born in 1763, at Little Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
Remarks: There is no data relative to family on the Rev. War records of this Bureau. 
Respectfully, Commissioner.
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