Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,888, for William Snedeker, New York
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Service
New York

Snedeker, William

Service
R 9888

Contents
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Wm Snedaker
9888

No 07146
William Snedaker
NY
Act 7 June 1832
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832

State of New York
County of Onondaga ss: On this 25th day of November in the year 1845, personally appeared in open Court before a Court of Common Pleas now siting in the County aforesaid, William Snedeker, a resident of the town of Onondaga, in said county, aged eighty eight years, on the third day of May last past, 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 of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he enlisted for the term of serving the war as a private at Fishkill, for the State of New York , in the month of April in the year 1777, into the Continental Service, in a company of Artillery commanded by Captain Cornelius Van Wyck of which John Brickenhoof was Lieut in Col. Vandheroof's Regiment, that he was ordered immediately to Ticonderoga; that he marched from Fishkill the Port Road through a place called the Clove; that after arriving at Ticonderoga he was transferred to a company of infantry commanded he thinks by Audiner Brickerhoof in Col Vanderhoof's Regt that he remained at Ticonderoga about three weeks and was then ordered to Boston where he remained about one month when he was ordered back to Ticonderoga through a place called Weatherfield, that after his return to Ticonderoga he spent most of the summer, in revolutionary foraging and scouting, until he was orderd to Bennington in August, that he was in the battle of Bennington and received a Cutlass wound on the heart of the scar of which is still visible, that after a stay of four or five days at Bennington he was ordered back to Ticonderoga, and then to West Point; thence back to Ticonderoga where he spent the winter and spring; that he was ordered back to West Point, and from there to Fort Montgomery, when he spent the winter. He states that he was at the storming
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of Fort Montgomery by the enemy and received a wound from a musket ball which lodged between the bones of his left leg, the scar of which is still visible, notwithstanding he made his escape within an hour after being taken by knocking down the sentinel, breaking the parapet and scouting the bank of the River, when frisking a second boat and skiff he paddled to the other shore and escaped into the wood and lay barricaded two days without food, he then made his way to Fishkill Barrack, where he had the ball extracted and where he remained an invalid a few days; That he was ordered from there to Ticonderoga and thence to Trenton, New Jersey, where he spent the winter, that in the Spring he was ordered to West Pont, where he was discharged in the month of June by Col. Vanderhoof in whose Regt he has continued during his service; that he kept his discharge until a few years previous to the war of 1812 when he sent it to the War Department at Washington by Cornelius Higgins of Albany, in order to procure letters patent for his land which he drew for his services, since which time he has heard nothing from it, and that from old age and the consequent loss of memory he is unable to recollect dates, names of places and many other particulars. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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. 
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid

his
William x Snedeker
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And the court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states

I Chas. L. Hicks Clerk of the Court of Onondaga
do hereby certify the foregoing contains
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the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Snedeker for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 25th day of November in the year 1845. 
the word "eight" written on an erased and the words "for the term of during the war as private" was interlined before giving. 
Chas. T. Hicks Clerk
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April 11/53

Amos W. Muzzy
M Cole
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Panama Chautauqua County
NY Jan 8 1853

Hon J E Heath 

Dear Sir
One of my neighbors whose Husband served as Surgeons mate in the War of 1812 wishes to know if you consider such service entitled to Bounty Land under Act of 28-Sept 1830. 
Also a Daughter of one William Snedeker wishes to obtain information concerning her Father. 
He (William Snedeker) started from the town of Mina in this county about 7 years ago for the City of Washington to obtain a pension. 
He had served thru the Rev. from said state and had his discharge with him and also his certificate for 600 acres of land which he had there recently obtained in Albany NY. Since which time nothing definite has been known of him but after diligent enquiry his Daughter has proven that he died on his way to Washington or was murdered by some one to obtain possession of his papers. She would esteem it a great favor if you would write and inform me if his papers or claim has ever been prosecuted and if so by whom and when. I hope you will not deem me obtrusive in others writing
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for the information sought in these cases. 
I am sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt. 
Amos W. Muzzy
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paid 10

James E Heath

Pension Office

Washington City 

Sherman 
Feb 17 

William Snedeker 
NY
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Dated Deb the 13 1831

Mr Heath Sir I should wish to know whether there has been anything dams about William Snedekers pension or not he left no widow I am the (unknown) I applied for it two years ago last fall I do not get any satisfaction about it my allowance is small and very poor and a hand master and poor health if I could have it granted to me it would be great like father never got his pension he died on his way to Washington amends the mistaked my learning is poor pen the same answer this soon if you please  I have been in trouble about it the has been a number been disappointed the same way respectfully yours 
Phebe Winters

Direct your letter to Sherman Post
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Mnd 30/LD
Roll of 
William Snedekers
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Phebe Winter
Greenfield pa
Apl 18th 45

Rec'd Apl 22d
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April the 16 1846

Sir I now write to you to let you no that my father started to go to the city of Washington to get his pension and was taken sick and died. I wish you to make enquiry where he died it was near the city. I have been informed, his name was William Snedeker and got his writings that he had he got them Albany it can be proved by two of his jams that went to Albany with him when he got them we need his pension if we can have it. The most part of his children never what he has left for them myself. I am almost for it pls the last time that I saw my father he promised me that he would help me when he got his pension and now in need of what he promised I should have his land he told me was near the Skeneatelas lake he told me that there was settled on the land when he was there to for it after he had his granted he to let me that he was to have served of time If you to write me as soon as possible. Had writing for money as well as his land want you to get them if possible and we will pay you for your trouble. I am the oldest heir. I wish you to write me soon and I will pay the postage if you get his writing and send to me the number of the lot since I have got to go near where he told me his land was. If you get his writing I wish you to send me some money for them. I think you can do it with safety if you send me a letter direct it to Phebe Winter the town of Greenfield State of Pennsylvania Erie County collection Post Office
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Concord July 16th 1880 

To the Com. of Pensions
Sir I wish to enquire if a pension has been awarded and paid over to William Snedeker or his heirs if you will inform me you will oblige me very much. 
Yours Truly, 
J.A. Tilley

Address:
J.A. Tilley
Cook
Erie Co, PA
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9888
P.O. William Snedeker

Service:

Enlisted:   REJECTED  ,18
Discharged:    ,18

Application filed:   ,18

Alleges:
Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O:

Recognized    Contract
Cert. of Dis.  Searched for     ,18
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No 37146
William Snedeker
NY
Letter to Robt. Gault 14 Jany '4
L W G Wade July 14 47

Let Phebe Winter Mar 18/50
Seldon Marcin 14 Sept 1853
J.A. Tilley Aug 1 1858

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Rose New York
June 30th 1847

Sir
I beg leave to request the favor of being informed of the objections to the administering of the claim of William Snedeker probably an applicant under Act of 7th June 1832. 
I am respectfully,
Your obt Servt
W.G. Wade 

JL Edwards
Washington DC
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Martin N. York
February 1847

Sir, 
You are surely acquainted to correspond with W.G. Wade of Rose, New York relative to my claim for a pension under act of Congress of application was first made about the year 1845 from the county of Onondaga. Said Wade  is duly appointed my attorney to furthering the investigation of such claim. 
I am respectfully
Your obt. Servt 
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William x Snedeker
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Isaac Van Tassel

Aurilia Britten 

JL Edwards Esq. 
Comm of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Dear Sir
Several years since an attempt was made on the part of the heirs of William Snedeker, to procure the arrears of pension due him at the time of his decease. This attempt as I learn from a letter to Mrs. Phebe Winter under date of Apr. 18 1851 from the Pension Office was not then admitted by reason of the failure of some portion the requisite testimony. Since that time she has executed a prove of act (or some other paper the legal effect of which she does not seem fully to understand) for the further prosecution of the claims or perhaps the receipt of the money in her behalf. She has also been informed that the money has been drawn.
At the request of Mrs. Winter I would like to be informed whether any further evidence has been filed since Apr 18 1851 and whether the claim has been paid upon and allowed. And if so whether any money has been paid if that fact will appear from the books of your office. 
With Respect 
Yours
Seldon Marvin 

Ripley Chautauqua Co. NY
July 22, 1853

To the Comm of Pensions
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Dec 1 1845

W. Snedeker
June 7, 1832 

James L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Weedsport Cayuga Co. N York
Nov 28, 1845

Sir, 
I send you enclosure the Declaration of Wm Snedeker for a pension. 
I would ask, Com Oliver Bowker amend his declaration before a Justice of the Peace on Merit it be done in open court or before a Judge of the court. In his case, I can send you the affidavit of Hannah Gidley. She says that she can testify that she was acquainted with Oliver Bowker and with the whole family of Bowker before and at the time he entered the service, that she thinks he is mistaken as to the time of his entering the services, she thinks it was in the year 1776 instead of 1775. That she was married the year before the surrender of Burgoyne, which be in the year 1776 and that he entered he service in the latter part of the summer or the forepart of the fall of that year and was in the service three years; she says the Bowkers were a connection of her family on her mother's side. That she is a sister of George Jewel and that George Jewel was not in the service only as a minute man and did patrol service. I promise that Bowker can comm no answer the truth than he has on account of his extreme age (93 or nearly and disreputable) than he has already done. 
I am, Sir, Your
Obt Servt
Robert Gout 

James L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City D.C.