Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23444, for William Swartwout, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE | NUMBER
New York | Swartwout, William | S. 23444
CONTENTS
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[left facing page]
not New York 24.477
William Swartwout
of Tompkins Co in the State of New York
who was a /or Sgt & Lieut in the company commanded by Captain Brinckerhoff of the regt commanded by Col Brinckerhoff in the New York line for 10 mo for}
4" Sgt}
7 " lieut}
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 146 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Dec 1833 and sent to
Hon. N Halsey H Reptive {House of Representatives]
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $366.88
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 March 34 $73.33
$439.99
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by W.L/ Williams Clerk.
Book C Vol. 4 Page 121

{right facing page]
additions noted [illegible]
Let Hon:
H. L. Stevens
Col. 28/56
Letter
M. L. Smith & Apl /57
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867
Service as Capt not supported by the records of N. York & -
Adm'd
3 [overwritten as "7"] mo Lt.
4 --Sergt
10 -- pri
13.33,
7
9 1/2.33
20
33.33
146.66
293.33
73.33
366.66
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SecretarysOffice
Albany Sep. 7. 1832
Gentlemen
In compliance with the request contained in your letter to the Secretary of the 3d instant I enclose a certificate of the appointment of Wm Swartwout as second Lieut. of a Company in Col. Abm Brinckerhoffs Regiment of Militia Dutchess County in the year 1778 - I can find no appointment of him as Captain or even ^as^ first Lieutenant.
I cannot find that Lewis Dubois was a colonel previous to his appointment to that rank in the Continental Army. It appears by the Journals of the Continental Congress
vol 2. page 230 that his appointment took place on the 25 of June 1776-
"Resolved that a Colonels commission be immediately issued to Major Dubois with instructions forthwith to raise a Regiment to serve for three years or during the war and that the corps of officers be composed of such as have served with credit in Canada" &c
On the following day a Lieut Col Major &c for the Regt were appointed - page 231
From the above it appears that the said Lewis Dubois was a Major and served in the Expedition to Canada but I have not been able to find his appointment as such - He resigned his commission as Colonel on the 22d Decr 1779 - See Vol. 5 Page 456 - On the 1st of July ^1780^he was appointed by the council of appointment of this State Colonel of Levies to reinforce the army of the United States, but I am not able to say whether he ever acted in that capacity.
I am very respectfully
Your Obt Servant
A. Campbell Dep Sec
Mess'rs Drake & Crittenden
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Mess'rs Drake and Crittenden
Ithaca
N. Y.
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State of New York
Tompkins County ss: John Swartwout of Danby in said County being duly sworn doth upon his oath depose and say that he is the son of William Swartwout who has sworn to and subscribed his name to the annexed Declaration. That he this deponent was forty six years of age on the twenty [lined out "fifth"] ^eighth^ day of June last. That he always lived in the family with his said father William Swartwout untill he was married at about the age of twenty one years - that since that time he has ever and still resides in the immediate neighborhood of his father - that he has always from his earliest recollection understood & believed and still believes that his father was engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war that he always has understood that he was a Captain & as such commanded a company of Militia during that service and he verily believes the same to be true. That he has often heard those who were said to have served as privates under said William Swartwout as captain in said service in conversation ^with him^ as to what transpired during the war and while they were in the said service
And this Deponent further saith under his oath aforesaid, that he, from his earliest recollection untill within the last twenty years frequently saw and often read the commissions in the possession of said William Swartwout Signed by Governor George Clinton - That one of the said commissions was a Lieutenant commission directed to said William Swartwout signed as aforesaid. That the other was commissioning said William Swartwout as a Captain signed by George Clinton as Governor of the State of New York - that the date of said Commissions he does not now recollect. That he verily believes as he has ever since understood that the said Commissions were destroyed by the little children of Thomas Swartwout about nineteen years ago and soon after they moved from Ulster County to where they now live-
[signature] John Swartwout
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 9th day of Sept. 1832}
[signature] Benj Jennings one of the Justices of Common Pleas
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State of New York
Tompkins County Clerk's Office Ss I do hereby certify that Benjamin Jennings Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of a Court of Record in and for said County, duly authorized by the laws of said State to take affidavits &c; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit to be his own proper hand writing and signature witness my hand and official seal this 21 day of September 1832
[signature] Geo. G. Freer
Deputy Clerk
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Ulster County Ss}
State of New York} Uriah Will and Thomas Swarthout both of the Town of Olive in the County of Ulster being duly Sworn do depose and say that in the year 1775 William Swartwout then a resident of Fishkill Dutchess County entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer for the term of five months in a company commanded by James Rosencrants and Lieutenant Thomas Lee, that the said Company was marched to Lake George & joined the army of General Montgomery - That said William [lined out "Montgomery"] ^Swartwout^ continued in said service until his said term of five months was complete and ended. This these Deponents know from the circumstance of being present at his enlistment + seeing him when he returned and from the conversation & information of the officers who accompanied him. That these facts on true. That these deponents in the year 1776 served in a Company commanded by Captain William Clark and Lieutenant Theodorus Brit for the period of five months that during the whole of said period, the said William Swarthout served as a [lined out "private"] ^Sargent^ in said Company - they being a Company of Rangers and raised expressly to range the Counties of Westchester and Dutchess when they served out their period of service - The said Uriah Hill Deposes that in the year 1777 he served in a Company commanded by Captain Wm Wyckoff in Colonel Dubois Regiment for the period of five months that during said period the said William Swartwout was a member of the same Company & was with this Deponent & served out his time and was discharged on the same day this Deponent and the rest of the Company was discharged. that both these deponents know that in the year 1778 the said William Swarthout served in the capacity of a
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Lieutenant in a company commanded by John Scott in Colonel Brinkerhoffs Regiment of New York Militia that he served principally at Peensrack (sic) and his then period of service was not less than One month. That these deponents both know that the said William Swarthout subsequently received a Captains Commission and was engaged in very active service, but they are unable to State for what length of time.
[signature] Uriah Will
[signature] Tomas Sawart [Swartwout]
Sworn before me this 10th day of September 1832. the words "Swarthout" and
Sergeant interlined on 1' page
[signature] Henry Tippen Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Uriah Will and Thomas Swarthout. Mr. Will is now on the Pension list & has been for a length of time a Magistrate in this County. Thomas Swarthout is now an applicant for a Pension they are both highly respectable and entitled to the utmost degree of credit
Dated September 10th 1832
[signature] Henry Tappen Justice of the Peace and supervisor of the Town [illegible] for Ulster County
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State of New-York,}
ULSTER COUNTY CLERK' S OFFICE.} SS. I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify That Henry Tappen Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Ulster, duly authorised to take affidavits, &c. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signature "Henry Tappen" subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Court and County, this eleventh - day of September 1832
[signature] Jacob Snyder
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I certify that I am personally acquainted with Uriah Hill and Thomas Swarthout Mr Hill is now on the pension list and has been for a length of time as I an informed, and for a length of time a Magistrate in the County of Ulster and Thomas Swartwout is now and applicant for a pension and both respectable and entitled the utmost degree of Credit
Dated Sept 11th 1832-
[signature] Wm Wychuff Justice of the ^Peace^
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State of New York
Tompkins County SS:
On
this thirtieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court, before a court of Common Pleas holders in deed for the County of Tompkins (being a Court of Record) at the Court house in the Village of Ithaca in said County which said court is now sitting William Swartwout who is the same William Swartwout named in the hereunto annexed declaration; certificate and affidavits, a resident of Danby in said County of Tompkins, & state aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following supplementary 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 officers named in the said annexed declaration and served as is therein stated ^subject to the following further afterthought^: That after he received from George Clinton the Governor of the State of New York in the month of August 1778 a Commission as Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war as stated in said annexed declaration and in the company & regiment therein stated he was engaged in actual service with said company & in said Corps & under his said commission as Lieutenant as aforesaid for one month at & near a place called Peenpack about 40 miles from Fishkill in the State of New York on an excursion against the Indians and Tories - That in the fall of the year 1778 he as lieutenant aforesaid under Col. Abraham Brinkerhoff was actually engaged for one month and more on the west side of the Hudson river: at Fort Constitution at work  with the said company [illegible] in said declaration hereto annexed in building that Fort-- that our [illegible] was the occasion in the construction of the Fort and that this declarant then had the command of said Company as such Lieutenant. That in the spring of the year 1780, there was a general alarm and that the said Regiment under Col. ^Ephram^ Brinkerhoff, to which this declarant with said company and also another company commanded by Capt George Brinkerhoff were severally attached-- that he was then called with said company at the place of General encampment ^on said [illegible] below Fishkill^ where he with said Company remained encamped for three or four weeks-- that the object of the alarm was to defeat the British on their march 21 to take possession of Fishkill town - that during the aforesaid encampment Governor Clinton was then present in person-- also General Swartwout an uncle of this declarant and Col. Vandeborough who then had the command of a Regiment of N.Y. State troops also there encamped - that after the aforesaid service this declarant returned home with his said company to Fishkill - That during the aforesaid service there was a court martial holden for the trial of all delinquents &c. of which Judge Pague was president and this declarant was a member that said court was in session five days - at that time during the last aforesaid service the declarant served as a lieutenant under his aforesaid Commission-
That he did not receive his Captains commission as stated in said hereunto annexed declaration until after & soon after the fourth of July 1780 that he now well recollects the time he received said Captains commission from the fact that on the said 4 of July 1780 he was
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married and he received his said captain commission soon after he was married as stated in said annexed declaration to which this is supplementary. That in August following (1780) he with his said company was called into service at a place called Southards Flatts where they drew their tents and there encamped for about four weeks waiting for marching orders. [left margin note] "[illegible] 28" that during this service he [illegible] his said Captains commission in Col. Ab'm Brinkerhoffs Regiment and that he commanded  the company in said Reg'a which before had been commanded by said Capt. Schut -- that it was at [illegible] of service he with a detachment of men from the various regiments in that vicinity were ordered to Verplancks Point to furnish wood as stated in the said annexed declaration to which this is supplementary- That soon after and in the early part of supers 1780 a detachment of men headed by Governor Clinton in person marched to Peekskill as stated in the annexed declaration that this declarant with his said company was in that service and that the declarant [illegible] as captain under his said commission & had the command of said company at this place for about two or the weeks after which [left margin note] "21 or 14" having regained the possession of Peekskill from the British he with his said company were discharged and returned home to Fishkill. That from the first of October 1780 to the first of February alarms were often given at which this declarant mustered his company ready to march when ordered but the precise times he cannot now recollect nor can he recollect the length of time precisely he has thus actually engaged but from the best of his recollection for several weeks in the whole say; two or three weeks - That about the first February 1781 the aforesaid Regiment with this declarant & his company were called on an expedition to Fort Washington to force the British from that Fort - after forcing the British from the Fort and after remaining there in such [illegible] [left margin note] 2 or 3 {illegible] two or three weeks [illegible] was discharged & this declarant  with his said company [illegible] home to Fishkill about the 13 of March or the fore part of March 1780 - That from the time of his [illegible] last service at Fort Washington as aforesaid the company then upon the command of this declarant as Captain was divided  into sections who were ordered to patrol the Border of the river in the vicinity of Fishkills as a guard to protect the citizens from [illegible] then being made by the Indians and British - That during the times aforesaid the declarant mustered his said company daily and sometimes the whole company were compelled to serve as such guard and at other times this declarant [illegible] from his said occupancy a section or file of men alternately who were to serve as such guard aforesaid in connexion with a like number of men there [illegible] from the other companies in said [illegible] - that to perform this service engrossed almost the whole of the time of this declarant as commandant of said company during the period aforesaid - That in the month of June 1781 this declarant with his said company which he commanded as Capt [illegible] his aforesaid commission and the aforesaid Regiment under said Col Brinkerhoff was again ordered on an excursion to Fort Washington to drive the British from the possession of that Fort- that they regained possession of the Fort a second time from the British [left margin note]" Capt 3 weeks" and returned home to Fishkill after a service of about three weeks. That shortly after his return from Fort Washington as aforesaid and he thinks about the first of July 1781 a Detachment of men were ordered to West Point for the purpose of building a Fort at that place as stated in the said hereunto annexed declaration that this declarant
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was ordered and did take the command of said Detachment and was engaged in the construction of said fort with said Detachment about one month when they were discharged and [left margin note "ab 30"] they returned home. That about one week after the declarant with [illegible] detachment from said Col Brinkerhoffs Regt under [lined out "this"] his ^this Declarant's^ command again marched to West Point where they remain ingaged (sic) in [lined out "in"] building the Fort about three [left margin note "ab 21"] weeks longer when they were again discharged & actioned home to Fishkill in latter part of August or early in September 1781. That during the fall of 1781 his said company was again divided into sections and during each day one section was [illegible] to serve as a patrolling guard for the then succeeding nights during which time the declarant most of his time ^was^ engaged with his said company in the aforesaid service in the town of Fishkill and on the Banks of the Hudson River in that [illegible] under the aforesaid Colonel Brinckerhoff-
That during the aforesaid service by the declarant at West Port a portion of the main Army were then there under the command of General James Clinton.
That he this declarant has no documentary evidence of his aforesaid service in his possession or [illegible] - That his said commissions were lost or destroyed as stated and set forth in the said annexed declaration of which this is supplementary as aforesaid - That he knows of no person nor has he been able on inquiry and search for that purpose to find any person whose testimony in can produce who can testify to his said service other than those whose affidavits are hereunto annexed and the certificates also hereunto annexed.
And 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 -
[signature] Wm Swartwout

Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court before the Judges thereof the day year first above written }
And the said Court then & there declare their opinion to be that the said above named declarant is entitled to full credit and that he served in the Revolutionary War as is stated in his said above declaration and that hereunto annexed to which the above is supplementary-
And I, Samuel Love the Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court as supplementary to the hereunto annexed application of William Swartwout for a Pension & which is attached thereto & made a part thereof. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at the this thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three-
[signature] Saml. Love Clk
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State of New York
Tompkins County ss: On this [illegible] day of July one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in open Court, before a court of Oyer & Terminer & General Jail delivery holden in & for the said County of Tompkins at the Court House in the village of Ithaca being a Court of Record, which said Court is now sitting William Swartwout resident of the town of Danby in the said County of
Tompkins & State of New York aged [lined out "Eighty"] ^ seventy nne years on the twenty fifth day of August next - 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, and served as is hereinafter stated- He entered such service in the early to part of the year 1775 at Fishkill in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York where he then resided - That the first service he rendered was by circulating at the request of a Committee selected for the purpose, an "association Paper" through the town of Fishkill in order to ascertain who were friends & who were foes. He was ordered by said Committee to return the names to said committe (sic) of all such as refused to sign said paper. That he circulated the same & made return as directed by the committe (sic). That he next collected a tax which was raised in said town for the purpose of raising soldiers to aid in the war. That about the first of July in the same year he volunteered into the aforesaid service at the place aforesaid under Capt. James Rosecrants [Rosekrans] who was an own Cousin of this Declarant, and under Thomas Lee who was 1st Lieut. in said company. That the company in which he enlisted & under the command of Capt Rosecrants [Rosekrans] as aforesaid consisted of about 100 men - that within a few weeks from his enlistment said company marched to Albany where they drew their equipments (sic) (except this declarant who furnished his own equipments (sic) & at his own expense) after which they marched to Lake George at which place said company joined General Montgomery's forces - the name of the Col. this Declarant does not recollect but that from improper conduct the Col. and not enter the service & ^[lined out "after"]^ was imprisoned at Poughkeepsie - That when said Company joined General Montgomery at fort George as aforesaid on the expedition to the north it became necessary for some of the men to aid in transporting provisions for the use of the army
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to St John and for that purpose this declarant was launched as a batteau man to batteau the provisions and stores for the army as aforesaid - that he continued in such service for about five months at which time the period for which he volunteered expired and he was discharged after marching to Albany with the rest of the company where he drew his pay. He then returned to Fishkill his said place of residence-
That during the winter of 1775 & 76 he was also ingaged (sic) in the service for a few weeks under a Capt. Hill an expedition to drive the British from Fort Washington when he returned to Fishkill and in the early part of the summer of 1776 while ^the New York provincial^ congress was in Session at Fishkill - two companies of Rangers was raised by order of Congress to attend upon their call and to range the Counties of Dutchess & Westchester. That this  declarant volunteered into the service of the United States into one of the aforesaid companies under the command of Capt. William Clark and Leiut Dorus Brit - that he continued to serve in said company for four months when the session of Congress closed & the declarant was discharged & the name of Capt. commanding the other company was Capt Isaiah Smith - That during the aforesaid term he this Declarant served in said Company as Sergeant -
That during the summer of 1777 this Declarant again volunteered into said service at the place aforesaid in company commanded by Capt. Henry Wykoff in Col. Dubois Regiment - that he with the said Corps was stationed at Little Briton & Marched up the river to Esopus at the time it was burned by the British - That he continued to serve in the aforesaid company as a private for five months which was the time for which he volunteered as aforesaid. That during the last aforesaid service by this Declarant Fort Montgomery was taken by the British -
That in the month of August 1778 this Declarant received from George Clinton the Governor of the State of New York a Commission as Lieutenant in a company commanded by John Scutt in Col. Brinkerhoffs regiment of Militia of the State of New York. That in the fall complaints were made by the Citizens that innovations were making by the Tories & Indians at a place called Peenpack about 40 miles from Fishkill, That there was a detachment of men ^{lined out "were"]^ the launched from Col. Brinkerhoff's Col. Vandeborough's & one other regiment ^who^ received
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orders to march to the above mentioned places (Peenpack) to guard the frontiers & prevent the Indians & tories from committing any further depredations. That this Declarant served in said Expedition as Lieutenant in company under Capt John Brinkerhoff in Col. Abraham Brinkerhoff Regiment as aforesaid. That after a service there of one month he with the company aforesaid actioned to Fishkill
That in August or September ^1779^ this Declarant received from Governor Clinton a commission as Captain of the last aforesaid company in the aforesaid Regiment under the command of Col. Ab'm Brinkerhoff - That from the time he received his said Capt Commission as aforesaid he served under said Commission in the service of the United States to the close of the Revolutionary war in the aforesaid Regiment ^to^ 1782. That during this said last mentioned service he served as captain in said Regiment - that he had orders Constanty to keep his company in readiness for march on hearing the alarm - that the alarm was often given and this ^Declarant & his^ company were ordered at various points through the said County of of Dutchess & Westchester. that several times during that time he marched his company to fort Washington and drove the British from the Fort - That there was a large body of men (including this Declarant and his company) headed by Governor George Clinton in person, in the summer of 1780 marched to Peekskill for the purpose of forcing the British from that place of which they had gained possession that they succeeded in regaining the possession of of Peekskill from the possession of the British after an actual and hard services of a few weeks again returned to Fishkill, that ^in 1790^a detachment of men from the various regiments in that vicinity were ordered on to Ver Planks [Verplanck's] Point to furnish wood for the use of the army under the command of Maj. Andrew Hill and during that campaign this Declarant was ordered to & did serve as adjutant for about one month when he returned to the command of his aforesaid company. In the Summer of 1781 a detachment of men were ordered at West Point for the purpose of building a Fort under the command of this declarant - that this declarant took the command of said detachment
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and marched with them to West Point and after constructing the Fort at that place returned to Fishkill in the fall of 1781 -
That from the time this Declaration received his said captains commission as aforesaid his said company was constantly employed in the service, most of the time by sections-- they were bordering upon the Fishkill mountain and it was necessary this declarants whole time should [illegible] ^in^ the said service. That he remained actually engaged in such service as Captain of said Company from the time he received his captains commission untill the latter of the part of the year 1782 & at the close of the war -
That he this Declarant has no documentary evidence of his aforesaid service in his possession or elsewhere - that he retained his aforesaid Commissions untill some years after he moved from Dutchess County when he was informed & verily believes they were destroyed by the little children of his son who resided with this Declarant - That he knows of no person living in the section of country in which this declarant now resides whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his said services - and he is wholly unable to go to where he formerly resided to procure such evidence if any such there exists which this declarant cannot state.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
[signature] Wm Swartwout
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court before the Judges thereof the day and year aforesaid
Saml Love Clk
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We Solomon Stevens - a Clergyman residing in the Town of Danby in the County of Tompkins & State aforesaid and Benjamin Jennings residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Swartwout who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be [lined out "eighty"] ^seventy nine^ years of age on the 25th day of August next 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-
[signature] Solomon Stevens
[signature] Benj'm Jennings
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid-
[signature]Saml Loue

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and officer and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Solomon Stevens - who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said town of Danby County & State aforesaid and that Benjamin Jennings Esq who has signed the ^said^ preceding certificate is also a resident of the said town of Darby in the County & State aforesaid and is a credible person and that the Statement is entitled to credit-

I Samuel Love Clerk of the County of Tompkins and Clerk of the aforesaid Court of Oyer & Terminer & General Jail delivery holden as aforesaid Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Swartwout for a Pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two
Sam'l Love
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State of New York
Tompkins County ss: Thomas Swartwout of Danby in said County being duly sworn says that he is fifty two years of age, that he is the son of William Swartwout who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration hereunto annexed that he has always lived with his said father William Swartwout and has always understood from his said father as well as from his neighbors that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and from such knowledge truly believe the facts stated in the said declaration to be true. And this Deponant (sic) further saith that he well recollects having seen his said fathers - Lieutenants & Captains Commissions in his possession, which were signed by George Clinton as Governor of the State of New York, the dates of which this deponent does not recollect that he has of late years understood and verily believes the said Commissions have been destroyed
[signature] Thomas Swartwout
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 17 day of July 1832
[signature] Saml Love Clk

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In the matter of the Application of William Swartwout for a Pension}
Declaration &c
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The following questions were [illegible] by the Court to the said above named applicant and by him personally in open Court answered as follows -
1st Where & in what year were you born?
Answer. At Fishkill Dutchess County New York on the 25 day of August 1753 -
2nd Have you any Record of your age & if so where is it?
Answer - I have in my pocket-- (produces it to the Court from
which it appears as stated in said Declaration) -
3rd Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live?
Answer - When I was called into service I was living at Fishkill N. Y. & lived there till some time after the war I then moved to Shandakin [Shandaken] Ulster Co. N.Y. & lived there 20 years. I then moved to Danby in this County where I now live & where I have lived since that time-
4th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom?
Answer. I volunteered to serve my country-
5th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the Troops where you served, such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service?-
Answer- Col. Webb - Col. Dubois - General Sullivan - Governor George Clinton - General Montgomery - Col. Brinkerhoff - Col Vandeborough - Maj. Andrew Hill - I was at Little Boston at time Esopus was burned by the British. I went there and saw it all on fire but too late to save it--
6th Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it? - Did you receive a commission & by whom was it signed? -
Answer. I had a discharge signed by Capt. James Rosecrants & one signed by Capt. William Clark of Fishkill but they have been destroyed. I had also a Lieutentants Commission signed by Gov. George Clinton in Capt Schutts Company - I also had a Captains commission in same Company signed also by Geo. Clinton. They were all destroyed by his son's little children after I came to this country. I served under my Captains commission from 1779 to the close of the War -
7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your
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services as a soldier of the Revolution?-
Answer - Benj.m Jenings Esq. Rev. Solomon Stevens -
Doctor Burs - Uri Clark. - Hudson Jennings
Judge Burs-
All which I Samuel Love Clerk as aforesaid hereby certify
[signature] Saml. Love Clk
of Tompkins oyer &c

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In the matter of Capt. William Swartwout an applicant for a Persion}
Declaration &c
POK July 24 1832
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State of New York}
Secretary's office} I certify that on the 25th day of June 1778 Johannis Shults was appointed Captain, Francis Wag First Lieutenant, William Swartwout Second Lieutenant and Jacobus Swartwout Ensign of a Company in the Regiment of Militia in the County of Dutchess whereof [lined out "Abraham"] Abraham Brinckerhoff was Colonel, as appears by the Minutes of the Council of Appointment of this State: Vol. 1 page 92.
Given under my hand and the seal of this Office at the City of Albany the seventh day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
[signature] Arch'd Campbell
Dep. Secretary

State of New York}
Secretary's Office} Albany Nov 20, 1832
The Council of appointment of this State until 1823 appointed all military officers; and commissions were issued according to the entries made on the council minutes but there was no record made of Military Commissions. There is no doubt but commissions were issued to the officers named in the above certificates
[signature] Arch'd Campbell
Dep Secretary
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[illegible initails at upper left]
In reply to your request of [blank], received {blank] for a statement of the military history of William Swartwout a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [lined out "(or his widow's)"] application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 23.444.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
July 1775 | 5 mos. | Pri. | James Rosekrans | - | N.Y.
Winter 1775- 1776 | Few weeks | " | Hill | - |
Summer 1776 | 4 mos. | sergt. | William Clark | - |
Summer 1777 | 5 " | Pri, | Henry Wykoff | Dubois |
Aug. 1778 | 2mos 21 d. | Lieut. | John Schutt | Abm. Brinkerhoff
July 1780. | to end of war | Capt. | - | Abm. Brinkerhoff
Battles engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fishkill, Dutchess Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, July 17 1832 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Danby, Tompkins Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, B. Aug. 25, 1753, Fishkill N.Y
Remarks: Soldier mar July 4, 1780 (name of wife not stated), Sons, John, born June 28, 1786, Thomas, date of birth not stated.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-- 2856
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New York
Rev:
William Swartwout
Suspended
see letter 28 June 1833
to Sam'l Crittenden
Ithica NY
Hon Halsey
Act 7 June 1832
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S. Crittenden
rec'd Dec'r 7. ,33

[stamp] FREE
[circular stamp] Ithaca New York Nov 30

[vertical script at left edge]
S. Crittenden
rec'd Dec'r 7. ,33

Hon Nicoll Halsey
House of Representatives
Washington D.C.
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Ithaca N.Y. Nov. 30. 1833-
Sir
Inference to the case of William Swartwout an applicant for a Pension about which I spoke to you before you left I beg leave to trouble you- By a letter from J. L. Edwards Esq dated 28th June last I was informed that his papers were placed on file and suspended on the ground that altho there was proof of his commission as Lieut but no proof of his having been commissioned as Capt. for which he claimed pay - It does not appear from the proofs furnished from the office of the Sect of the State of N. Y. that he was commissioned as Capt. but he swears to it himself positively in his declaration and if I recollect right there are the affits. of two witnesses reputable persons, who also swear positively that they have seen his commission as Capt under which he claimed to have served. It is also in proof as to the manner in which the commission was lost to wit by his sons little children who accidentally got hold of it some 25 or 30 years ago-- Mr S. Can furnish affits. of other persons as to the same fact but in case the Department ^requires^ further proof I fear it will totally defeat the old gentlemans claim which I believe is just -
That he commanded a company as Capt. (tho he may have only been commissioned as Lieut. during the Revolution for a long time is clearly proven. And in such case
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would he not be entitled to Capt pay- If not in seems to me he should be entitled to pay as Lieut. at least for the whole time he was in the service after receiving his Commission as Lieutenant for he could have filled the inferior Station-
Now will you be good enough to call personally when you shall have leisure and as you are acquainted with S reputation and know him to be almost incapable of uttering a falsehood and examine the case with Mr. Edwards [illegible] the Department and in case the proof shall yet be unsatisfactory inform me in what particular.
I may be under the necessity of troubling you in reference to other cases applicant for Pensions during the session of Congress to which if you will give a share of your attendance you will much oblige
Your Obt. Hum'l Servt
[signature] Sam Crittenden 
Hon Nicoll Halsey
House of Representation
P. S.
I believe you was present on the Bench as one of the Judges when the proofs of Mr. Swartwout were taken in court. You will recollect his case
J.C.
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Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington D.C.
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Ithaca Tompkins County New York
February 1st 1833
Sir,
Enclosed herewith are again forwarded the original declaration & affidavits with the certificates of Capt William Swartwout an applicant for a Pension. I have procured a supplementary declaration containing a statement of his service as particularly set forth as the nature of the case will permit; also an additional certificate from the Secretary of our State and from the Clerk of the court before whom the proceedings have been had; all of which are attached to said original Declaration &c and exemplified by said Clerks certificate & under his seal.
You will on examination of the papers in the investigation of his claim perceive that from his peculiar situation & location during the revolutionary war & during his service. Called upon as he was with his company so frequently into service and subject to be called upon at any moment when an alarm was given; it is utterly impossible for him "after a lapse of so many years" to State the precise time or times he was so called into actual service & specify the length of service at each particular time: And indeed to require this in cases like that of Capt S. now under consideration would in nine cases out of ten "[lined out "would"] deprive them of the benefit of the law" for whose benefit the law of the 7th of June was made -You will perceive that the applicant commanded a company of N.Y. Militia situated immediately on the Banks of the Hudson and at the foot of the Fishkill mountains where so near which portions of the main army were posted and where the country & its inhabitants were so frequently invaded by this then foe against whom Americans were contending and to repel which required the united exertions of citizens and soldiers-
I am Your Obt. [illegible] Servant
[signature] Gen'l Crittenden Jr.
Hon Lewis Cap. Sec'y

P.S. Should any proof be required as to the reputation &c. of the person applying in behalf of the soldier either in the above or in other cases forwarded by me to the Department last October, I beg leave to refer you to Hon G. H. Barstow, Jn'a. A. Collier and E.C. Reed members in Congress from this & the adjoining district
[signature] G. Crittenden Jr.
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Wm Swartwout
N.Y. Act 32
Adm'd
DD add'ta
Ex by Mr. Addison
April 18-51
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Danby Tompkins Co. NY
March 19th 1857
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir Mr Harvey Heath of Locke  Cayuga County N.Y. is hereby authorized and empowered to act as my attorney in establishing the claim of the heirs, of my father William Swartwout to an increase of the Pension of the said William Swartwout Should he desire to refer to the papers on file in your office, under the act of June 7th 1832 you will confer a favor on me by permitting him to do so
[signature] Ab'm Swartwout
Witness
[signature] George Wise
Daniel D. Addison Esqr of Washington will please attend to the above for me
[signature] Harvey Heath
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[left facing page]
Revolution
23444
INVALID
File No. 23,444
William Swartwout
Lieut Rev War
Act: June 7th 32"
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 409
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[right facing page]
Mch. 25, 1905 Hist to Wm R. Swartout, Oklahoma, Okla.
1915, Feb. 19. History to W. R. Swartwout. F.W.
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32 1/2 1-21-1904-3m
BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1849.
THE BRADSTREET COMPANY.
Executive Offices, 346 and 348 Broadway, New York.
OFFICES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, CUBA, AUSTRALIA, AND IN LONDON, ENGLAND, WITH AN ESTABLISHED LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CIVIZED WORLD.
Represented throughout the European Continent by Institute W. Schimmelpfing.
3/6 - 1905
Oklahoma Office,
N. E. cor. Harvey St. and Grand Ave.
WILLIAM R. SWARTOUT,
Superintendent.
S24473
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. [rectangular stamp "MAR 15 1905"]
Gentlemen:-
Have you any record relating to William Swartwout, a Veteran of the Revolution from New York? His rank was that of Lieutenant in Dutchess County and Ulster County Militia organizations. After the Revolution he lived for many years in Tompkins County, N.Y. with post office address at Danly or Ithaca. - If his name appears upon your record what will be the charge for a record of service?
Yours very truly, W. R. Swartout
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38 1/2 7-13-1914-15c | N21
BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1849.
THE BRADSTREET COMPANY,
INCORPORATED
Executive Offices, 346 and 348 Broadway, New York.
OFFICES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, CUBA, AUSTRALIA, AND IN LONDON, ENGLAND, WITH AN ESTABLISHED LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CIVIZED WORLD.
Represented throughout the European Continent by Institute W. Schimmelpfing.
Savannah Office, Feb 15 - 1915
Corner Bull and Broughton Streets.
WILLIAM R. SWARTOUT,
Superintendent.
Was drawing pension about 1834-5-6
Com. of Pensions
Washington, D.C
Dear Sir:- I am seeking some evidence that William Swartwout - a veteran of the Revolution - drew a pension. - He was from the State of New York - enlisted in 1775,
and I believe left the service with the rank of Lieutenant.
Can I procure anything from your Department?
Yours very truly, W.R. Swartout P.O. Box 432