Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28,212, Mathew Adams, New York
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(8-1776)

SERVICE                                                NUMBER

New York        Adams, Mathew            S. 28.212

Contents

b. Mar. 10, 1754
m 1786 and 1828 res. Orange Co. N. Y.
d. Feb. 12. 1832, (see Orange Co N Y list of Invalids 1838 for date of death)
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New York
Mathew Adams
              Private co. Capt Blecker 
NY ggt in the UL Army
                   Revy War

Inscribed on the roll of the N. York Agency at  $5 per month, and in creased to $8 per month by act 24th April 1816


Formal certificate issued 25th, September 1824 and sent to Sam G. Hopkins esq. Warwick, N. York.

Duplicate Certificate issued 21st October 1898 and  sent to Pensioner at Warwick , New York
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By Richard Harich and Richard Platt of the city of New York Esquires


This is to certify that in pursuance  of the law of the State of New York Entitled "An Act making Provision  for Officers, Soldiers, and Seaman who have been disabled in the Service of the United States"  Pased the 22nd of April 1786. We have examined Mathew Adams for Goshen in the county of Orange Taylor and find that  he was a soldier in Captain Leonard Bleecker Company in the first New York Regiment in the Service of the Unite States, commanded by Colonel Goose  Van Scherich, that while in the service aforesaid in the company and Regiment  aforesaid to wit in the month of  august in the year of our lord  one thousand seven hundred and eight one at Dobbs Ferry he received three Wounds in his right arm and four in his Body from Sentinel, by Means of which he is Go Far disabled as to be rendered disable of obtaining his Livelihood by Labour, That on tenth Day of March  last he was thirty two year of age wherefore in pursuance of the Law aforesaid we do further certify that  upon the Principles of the Act of Congress of the seventh day of June
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the said Mathew Adams is entitled to receive from the Treasurer of this State a yearly Pension of sixty Dollars 

Given under our Hands this tenth Day of June 1786

Signature of
Rich Hurick
Rich Platt
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State of New York
Orange County 
Matthew Adams of the Town of Warwick Orange County New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the identical Matthew Adams named in a certificate signed by Richard Varick and Richard Platts and details the tenth day of June in the year 1786 which certificate is hereunto affixed. That the facts stated in said certificate of the said Richard Varick and Richard Platt as to the service of the Deponent in the United States Army in the war of the Revolution, the wounds he therein received, and his said disability therefrom resulting are true. That this deponent’s said disability still exists. That this deponent has received a pension from the Government of the United States at the rate of eight dollars per month until the 4th of September 1823. That since that time the payments of his said pension has been refund at the Newburgh Agency office where theretofore it had been paid to him. That formerly this Deponent resided in Goshen in said Orange County as stated in the aforesaid certificate, but that he now resides in Warwick Orange County New York and he has so done for the time of eleven years, or thereabouts, last past, and further saith not.
Matthew Adams his mark X
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 11th of September 1824
Ewr. L. Welling Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Orange County 
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the County of Orange do hereby certify that Edward L Welling Esq. of the Town of Warwick in Orange County was on the Nineteenth day of Feb 1823 and now is and has been from the said nineteenth day of February 1823 to the date of this certificate a Justice of the Peace in every for the County of Orange Commissioned and sworn in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said county this tenth day of September 1824
Asa Dunning
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This is a portion First sheet in James Adams. Ino. N.Y. Addressed to Miss Clara B. Mount, East Setauket, L. I.NY
Dated May 20, 1920

From the papers in the pension claim, invalid file number 2028, 319, it appears that Matthew Adams was born March 10, 1754, place not stated, and served The revolution in Captain Leonard, Bleecker’s company, Colonel Goose Van Echaick’s New York regiment, dates of enlistment and discharge not given, and while in the service at Dobbs ferry in August 1781, he was wounded three times in the right arm and four times in the body by a sentinel. He was pensioned for disability, resulting from said wounds at the rate of.$60 per annum. He resided at Goshen, New York, in 1824 and he died February 12, 1832. There is no data on file as to his family.
Very respectfully,
GM Salzgabber
Commissioner.
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28212
INVALID 
Rev’y
File No. 25272
Mathew Adams
Pes. N.Y. Reg’
Act:
Index: Vol 2 Page 3
Arrangement of 1870
1920 May 20 
Heisl. To Miss Clara B. Mount
East Setauket, N.Y. AW
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Warwick, N. Y. File Mn E.
Sept.20th
Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Warwick, Orange County, New York
September 20Th 1824
D. Sir.
Mr. Mathew Adams a pensioner Of this town has been informed At the agency office in the city of New York That he could not reissue His pension As much as his vouchers for that purpose were not such as Are required by a late law of Congress. His pension has therefore not been paid him since September 4, 1823. In his behalf and in. Presence of witnesses Given his agent At office in New York. I send The enclosed papers, if they are Evidence, which in such cases is required by law, for that purpose. Please, sir, to cause to be transmitted to me such certificate, as will unable M. Adams to reissue His pension At the place and in the manner That he Has heretofore received it. I have the honor to be With much respect your humble servant.
Sam. G. Hopkins
Hon. J.C. Calhoun
Sec. At War
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Revolutionary claim
Free
Peter B Porter Esq.
Secretary of War
Washington 
Pension Office
18 Oct.
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State of New York
Orange County
Be it known that Before me Edward L Welling, one of the justices Of the Peace in and for The county  aforesaid personally appeared Mathew Adams who made oath that he is an invalid Pensioner of the revolutionary war and that he has Of late years Obtained a pension of eight dollars per month Under The laws Are the United States of 18th Day of March 18 18 and laws subsequently thereto. That he drew his half yearly payment Of the 4th Day of March Last. That After executing The vouchers to obtain said payment he put his certificate, or verily believes, he put his certificate in his chest for safe keeping. That on the fourth day of September last or the day previously thereto he examined his chest but could not find his said certificate and having made general search and inquiry he fails to discover the same and prays that the Honorable Secretary of War Will grant the Deponent A new certificate.
Mathew Adams his mark X
Sworn and subscribed this 7th day Of October 1828 before me
Edward L Welling Justice of the peace
I certify that from a paralitic affection of the limbs of the past year the deponent has not had the faculty of writing.
Edward L. Welling JP
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State of New York
Orange County
I Asa Dunning Clerk Of the court of the county of Orange in the state of New York, do hereby certify That Edward L Welling, before whom the forgoing Affidavit was sworn was at the time A justice of the peace for The said county And Duly Empowered Administer oaths. In testimony, whereof I have here unto Set my hand And affixed the seal of the said Court this 13th day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.
Asa Dunning Clerk
Per Lewis Dunning, Deputy
MS please forward the certificate to Warwick Orange County