Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,621, Henry Beel, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.
CONTENTS
Beel, Henry
NUMBER
S.44,621
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0664
New York Roll
Henry Beel of Cornwall in the state of N. Y.
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brewer of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of eight years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of Mar 1819 and sent to Wm A. Clark Esquire
Canterbury, New York
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Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819.
85.83
Semi-anl all'ce ending Sept. 4, 1819.  48.
arrears 10 mos. 18/30-4/30
$133.83 

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
Continental
Certificate sent December 12 1820
to Honorable W. Case
House of Representative, U.S.
AB
Died October 4, 1840
Certificate Issued 28 July 1832 and sent to the Honorable C. Bordan, Jr. House of Representatives
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 15, 1853
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, and the third section of the Act of August
28, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents the only child of Henry Beel decd, Pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars
per month, under the law of the 18th
March 1818 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840 10 the 4" Oct. 1840.

Respectfully, yours,

J.M. Brodhead
Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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Henry Bell
applict. for Pension
certificate & Co
S 664
Sept 1819
xd.
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Southern District of New York, 
Orange County

On this sixth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court in the Court of Common pleas, it being a Court of record for the said County of Orange, Henry Beel
aged sixty two years resident in the said County of Orange, who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath
declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as  follows: enlisted early in the revolution in Capt. Burbank's company in Vegelswerth's regiment Massachusetts line during war was transferred to Col. Vase served during the war and was discharged at Snake Hill, Ulster now Orange County State New York by Col. Vase and General Washington and
I 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 there
so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions the 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 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 following inventory, and by me subscribed, viz: no property, unable to do a days work, & Eleven children, only one with me, a boy of Eleven years who I have to maintain out of my pension, my children
are all poor, none able to assist me in the least. my wife has been dead four years.
Declaration 13th day of April 1810.
1818 Warrant No 8664

His
Henry X Beel
Mark

Sworn to and subscribed on this sixth day of September 1820 before me in open Court
James McClintock
State of New York
Dep. Clk.

Orange County ss; 
I James McClintock Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of
Orange do hereby certify that the preceeding oath and Inventory are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and further that it is the opinion of the said Court that the said Henry Beel hath no property of any value.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my

hand and affixed the seal of said Court & Countythis fifteenth day of September A.D. 1820.
James McClintock Dep. Clk
of Or. Com pleas -
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State of New York
Orange County

I, David Westcott, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of orange, doe hereby certify that William A. Clark is one of the judges of said county and that his name set to the within certificate is the proper handwriting of the said William A. Clark.

In witness whereof have hereunto affixed the seal of the said court the 18th day of May, 1818.

D. Westcott
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State of New York
Orange County. 

On this 13th day of April 1818 before me the of the Court Common pleas in and for said County of Orange Personally appears Henry Beel aged Sixty years resident in the Town of Cornwall in said County who being by
the oath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the
land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war that he the said Henry Beel enlisted in the standing forces in the 12th Massachusetts Regt commanded by Colonel 
Brower in Cap Silas Burbank's Company early in the Revolution for and during the war that he served eight years till the close thereof
and as such [illegible] at Snake Hill
in the County of Wester and State of New York and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in the of the aforesaid of his country for support and that he has no other evidence
now in his own of his said service, he has not his discharge.
Sworn to and [illegible] before me the day and year aforesaid

William A Clark one of the Judges of the County of Orange

I, William A. Clark, Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my
satisfaction faction that the said Henry Beel did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the Preceding declaration against the Common
Enemy and I now Commit the proceedings and testament taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the provisions of the aforementioned act
of Congress and hereby further certify that the said Henry Beel is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the aforesaid act  of his Country for Support

Wm. A. Clark
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State of New York
Orange County


I David M. Westcott Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas, in and for the said County
of Orange do hereby certify that William A.
Clark is one of the Judges of the said Court
and that his name set to the within certificate and affidavit is the proper hand
writing of the said William A Clark. In
Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the
Seal of the said Court the 25th day of May 1818.

D M Westcott
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Sarah A. Mandigo
36 Center Street
Highland Falls
New York.

August 22, 1932.
BA-J/ILL
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S. 44621
Henry Beel

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to Henry Beal, a Revolutionary War pensioner.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 44621, based upon the service of Henry Beel in that war.
Henry Beel enlisted early in the Revolutionary War, served as private in Captain Silas Burbank's Company, Colonels Brewer's
Wigglesworth's and Vose's Massachusetts Regiments and was discharged at the close of the war, having served eight years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, at which time he resided in Cornwall, Orange County, New York;
he was then sixty years of age.
In 1820, the soldier stated that his wife had been dead four years and that he had eleven children, one of whom, a boy of eleven
years, lived with him; he did not give the names of his wife or any of the children.
The soldier died October 4, 1840.
Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
Mass. Book of Old B. lands-shows that B.L.W.
$3666 was issued Feb. 7-1779 to Henry Beals - private. There is no way to determine whether or not Henry BeeI S. 44621, and that soldier are identical-
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44621
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 44621

Henry Beel
Pri. Rev War
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Act: 18 March 1818
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 34
(Arrangement of 1870.)
1932 - Aug. 22. Hist. to
Sarah A. Mandigo. J.L.L.
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36 Center Street
Highland Falls NY

Aug 8th 1932
Director of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir
I am very anxious to obtain the Revolutionary War record of my great grandfather Henry
Beal what information I have is. He joined the army a boy of about about 17 yrs of age
in a New England State
(I believe
Massachusett)
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and continued in the army until after the battle of Fort Montgomery, in which he took part (I have the bayonet with which he fought
and killed a Hessian there)
Later on he married a resident of Fort Montgomery, and lived and died
there.

He was granted a soldier's pension, which I believe he rec'd yearly, going to
New York City to collect it

I think he must have died
between 1829 - 1835, as my
grandmother remembered him
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very well. she was born 1823.
Hoping you may be able to give me the information I wish and thanking you for the same

I remain
your's resp
Sarah A. Mandigo
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State of New York 
Orange County 

On the 16th day of February 1822; before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the
said County of Orange County appeared Henry
Beel who, on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt Silas Burbank, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Vogelsworth in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension Roll of the State of New York; that he received (?) a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of war, which Certificate on or about the Sixth of September 1828 at or near the bear (?) Market in the City of New
York he the said Henry lost, which, he believes was Stolen or taken out of his pocket. and further saith not.

His
Henry X Beal
Mark

Sworn and Subscribed before
me the day and year aforesaid

William A Clark Justice of the peace

State of New York
Orange County

I, David Westcott Clerk of said
County do hereby certify that on the 16
day of February last William A Clark was a Justice of the peace in and for said County and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of William A Clark and that the above signature is his proper hand writing

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 18th day of February 1822
D. Westcott