Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,585, Peter Gasper, New York
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE 
New York 

Gasper, Peter 
or Gaspar 

NUMBER 
S. 43.585

CONTENTS
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New York Roll 
1,464 
Peter Gaspar Sergeant
Capt Wendall New York line 1777 to 1783 by In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1818 – 

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to Morse & Stewart Agents – Cherry Valley N York

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818
[crossed out: Semi-anl all'ce ending]
5 mos & 1/30th  $40.26
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Van Schaick 
Sharon, continued

Notification sent A. Stewart agent.
C. Valley N York
21 July 18[20]
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To the Hon John C. Calhoun 
Secretary of the of the War Department of the United States. 
The Petition and declaration of Peter Gaspar of Sharon in the State of New York a resident citizen of the United States, aged Sixty eight years and upward, on oath declares that in the month of January 1777 he enlisted as a Sergeant for during the war of the Revolution, in Captain John H. Wendells company, in Colonel Van Schaicks Regiment the New York of line, which was called the first New York Regiment line to the New York line on the continental establishment that he
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continued to serve in said Regiment until the close of the war; when he received an honourable Discharge at New Burgh in the State of New York on the eighth day of June 1783, which was signed by his Excellency the Commander in chief and the certificate of the badge of merit annexed to it, which said discharge is not now in existence, as he kept it until got worn into small pieces & is now wholly decayed & gone 
and the said Peter on oath further declares that he for the last Six years of the war he served in said
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Peter Gasper
Morse & Stewart
Agents
Correct.
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Regiment as orderly Sergeant to the Company to which he belonged; and he further says on oath that he has never received any pension from Government, that he is now by poor and in such very reduced that he is absolutely in need of assistance from the country for support. and he prays that he may be placed on the pension list under the act of congress entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War & in duty bound will ever pray 
[signed] Peter Gasper 
Sworn & Subscribed April 4th 1818 Before me James S. Campbell one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Otsego in the State of New York
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State of New York 
Otsego County ss. } James Thompson of Cherry Valley in the State of New York a revolutionary Soldier being duly sworn says that he served for during the war in Col Van Schaicks or the first New York Regiment of the New York line, that he knows that Peter Gaspar whose petition & declaration is hereto annexed served for during the war, in said Regiment that he knew the said Peter Gaspar in the service & was well acquainted with him & has been well acquainted with him ever since, & that he believes that all the facts set forth and the foregoing declaration of said Peter are true.
[signed] James Thompson 
Sworn & subscribed April 4th day 1818 Before me James S. Campbell one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Otsego in State New York
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State of New-York, 
Otsego County, } ss. 
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fourth day of April 1818 the above named Peter Gasper came before me, James S. Campbell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New-York, and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Petition and Declaration are true: - And I the said Judge, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, during the Revolutionary War,” do certify to the Secretary of War, that it has appeared to my satisfaction that the said Peter Gasper served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy, for the term mentioned in the said Petition and Declaration hereunto annexed:- And in pursuance of the directions of said Act, I do hereby certify to the Hon. the Secretary of War, that the testimony of James Thompson as detailed in his affidavit hereunto annexed, was taken before me, and that I am satisfied that the application of the said Peter Gasper is fair and bona fide in all respects, and that he, by reason of his reduced circumstances, is absolutely in need of assistance from his country for support. 
[signed] James S. Campbell
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CLERK'S OFFICE, 
Otsego County, } ss.
I, GEORGE MORELL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego, in the State of New-York, hereby Certify, that James S Campbell now is, and for one year past, has been, one of the Judges of the said Court; and that the signature to the foregoing Certificate and papers, is his proper hand writing.
In testimony wherof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this 28th day of April 1818.
[signed] Walter W Webb Dept Clk.
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Peter Gasper 
Pensioner 
Notification sent to Alvan Stewart Agent C. Valley St. N.Y 21 July 1820 

Con.
1464 
30 June 1818
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State of New York 
Schoharie County } ss. On the seventh day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common pleas of the County of Schoharie and State of New York, and being a Court of record, and proceeding according of the principles of the Common Law, with power of fine and imprisonment Peter Gasper aged seventy years resident in the County of Schoharie, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary War as follows: in Capt. John Wendall’s Company in Col. Van Schaick's first N. York Regiment in the line of the St. N. York & has a pension from the United States under the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and the number of the pension Certificate is 1,464, said pension commenced on the 4th day of April 1818. 
And I the said Peter Gasper do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed 
[signed] Peter Gasper
Sworn to in open Court this 7th day of June 1820. before me 
[signed] John Swart Clerk.
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I John Swart, Clerk of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Schoharie and State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly Copied from the record of said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is, one hundred and twenty five dollars 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this seventh day of June 1820 
[signed] John Swant 

Schedule of all the real & personal estate of Peter Gasper together with his income & means of living & subsistence: - 
Three quarters of an acre of lease land, which I gave twenty five Dollars & which is not worth more than that now together with a small framed house of 15 feet by 18 feet & a stoop of 10 feet in breadth by 18 feet in leangth adjoining the same of the value of fifty dollars 
Personal Estate 
1 Cow of $15 value, 1 hog of $2.00. 9 cups & saucers of $0.25 - 2 Tables of $5.00 6 - plaits of the value of $0.75 - 6 white plaits $0.48 – 6 Ditto $0.25 6 table spoons $0.36 – 1 pail $0.50 – 6 earthen potts $1.75 - 1 two pail kettle, spider & small pot & bake pan $3.00 for them all – 9 knives & 6 forks $1.75 - 1 tea pot & the 3 bowls $0.44  4 bottles $0.50 - 1 old chest $1.00 - 1 axe an old hoe $1.12  meat barrel & water barrel
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$1.25 - 1 tea kettle $0.75 - 3 small tea cups & 2 old tin plaits $0.25 - 1 old Loom $8.00 
I have no trade, but that of a day laborer, and no income except the avails of the above I am able to labor but little by reason of a rheumatic affliction. I have a wife named Charity about 60 years of age & one daughter named Caty 19 years of age who lives with me - I have no other means of support except private or public charity that my wife is a weak and sickly person & unable to support herself that my daughter is heathy and able to provide for self –
[signed] Peter Gasper
Sworn to in open Court this 7th day of June 1820 before me John Swart, Clerk
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43585 
Revy INVALID.
File No. 43.585 
Peter Gaspar 
Serg Rev. War 
Act: 18” March 18”
Index: - Vol. 3, Page 186 
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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C. Valley 8 July     free  N. Yk.
Hon. John C. Calhoun 
[Secretary] at War 
Washington
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[Note: three clauses from preprinted form, all crossed out. If there is any text in the blank space between the first and second, it is illegible.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES  Form VAM-51  12-5-41 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 

NAME Gass, Henry  GRADE Private  LINE  Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER  9431 ACREAGE 100    ISSUED April 6, 1790 to Henry Gass

*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.