Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,821, for John Langdon, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York
Langdon John
NUMBER
S. 42,821
CONTENTS
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(2332)
New York Roll
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John Langdon    
Lieut        4
Capt Schaick
New York line - 1775. 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York.
at the rate of twenty dollars per month, to commence on
the 1 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of Sept. 1818
and forwarded to W. H. Parker
Whitehall Washington County
New York
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818
$93.33
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819 120.00
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$213.33
Clinton

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Whitehall. G. Washington
Dead -
[illegible] roll -
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15 April 1818
John Langdon Lieut.-
Pension Papers
["To be corrected" crossed out]
Admitted
W. H. Parker Agent
Whitehall Wash[missing text]
N.Y
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eration)
(No.[illegible & obscured text]laration)
I, John Langdon of the Town of Whitehall in the County of Washington and State of New York Do according to the act of Congress of the United States of America entitled
"An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" make the following Declaration under & oath, that is to say - I do Solemnly declare that I
am a resident citizen of the United States and that I was such Citizen on the Eighteenth day of March last- to wit of the Town County and State aforesaid and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in
need of assistance from my Country for support- I do further Declare that I was a Second Lieutenant in the War of the revolution and that I served as such in the War of the revolution against the Common enemy for the Term of one year & four months or more during the said War on the Continental establishment - that to the Company commanded by Capt. Andrew Billings in the-----Regiment commanded by Col. James Clinton and in the line of the New York forces-- and that afterwards I belonged to a Company
Commanded by Capt. Abraham Schank in Col. Col Jacolius[?] Swartwouts Regiment and in the lime of New York forces always acting as Lieutenant under the commission hereunto annexed - and I do further declare that I entered into the said Service on or before the first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy
five and left the said Service on or about tenth day of December in the year one thousand one hundred [obscured text] Seventy Six
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having left the same by reason of a new arrangement of the Officers in my Company and Regiment and as I understood of the Army generally being made, in consequence of which
I was not assigned to any particular command under my said Commission and left the said service as a supernumerary And I do further declare that I am the same person described in and to whom the annexed Commission was originally
directed and delivered- and further that I hereby relinquish all claim to every and any pension allowed me by
the laws of the United States or of any individual State previous to the eighteenth day of March last- Witness my hand this fifteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
Jn Langdon
Witness,
Ezekiel Jones
W. H. Fuller
No. 2. Judges Certificate
State of New York
Washington County 
Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of April  in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and Eighteen at the Town of Whitehall in the County of Washington and State of New York before me Jonathan Wood Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington in the said State duly appointed qualified and sworn (the same being one of the Courts of Record of the Said State) personally came and appeared the before named applicant John Langdon who resides in the Town County and State mentioned in the above Declaration
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[handwritten]

and in my presence subscribed the foregoing Declaration
and also before me then and there was duly sworn to the truth
of the facts contained and set forth in the said Declaration
and it appearing to my satisfaction as well from the said
Declaration under oath, as from such other evidence as
was in the power of the said applicant to produce that the
said Applicant service in the Revolutionary War
as aforesaid against the Common enemy and that the
Declaration aforesaid made under oath of the
said applicant is in all other respects true I
do therefore Certify and transmit the Testimony in the
case and the [lined out] consisting of the aforesaid Declaration of
the said applicant - the Commission hereunto annexed
and the affidavit of Ezekiel Toms also hereunto
together with the proceedings had thereon to the Honorable
the Secretary of the Department of War according to the
requisitions of the act of Congress in that case made
Given under my hand and seal at the Town of Whitehall
in the County of Washington and State of New York
the day and year first above written in this certificate
State of New York}
Washington County}
Jonathan Wood Judge
I Jonathan Wood Judge as aforesaid do hereby further certify
to the Secretary of the Department of War in addition to the
foregoing certificate by me made. that I have been personally
acquainted with John Langdon in the foregoing certificate
mentioned for nearly thirty years past. That the said John
Langdon is old and infirm and that he is in reduced
circumstances and has not the means of supporting himself
either by his own labour or otherwise without the
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[handwritten]

assistance of his country, all which I certify from my
own personal knowledge and I do humbly conceive that the
said John Langdon is entitled to the benefits of
the aforesaid Act of Congress
Given under my hand
at Salem in the County of Washington aforesaid this
25th day of August 1818
Jonathan Wood --
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IN CONGRESS.
The DELEGATES of the UNITED COLONIES of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the County of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,  North-Carolina, and South-Carolina, to John Langdon. Gentleman.

WE [missing]posing especial Truth and Confidence in your Patriotism,
Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, [missing] Presents [illegible] and [missing] Lieutenant of the Sixth[?] Company of [missing] the New York Forces. 
 In the Army of the United Colon[missing] American Liberty and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are [missing] the Duty of [missing] charge and require all Officers a[missing] a Lieutenant [missing] Time to Time, as you shall receive [missing] of Congress for that Purpose ap[missing] the United Co[missing] to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance [missing] continue in Force until revoked by this or a furture Co[missing]

[missing] the Congress, 
[missing]ancock [John Hancock?] PRESIDENT 
Attest.
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Kings Bridge Octo. 20, 1776

I do hereby empower the Bearer Lieut John Langdon of my Regt. to Impress[?] a boat to Carry the Unoressary[?] Baggage of my Regiment Across[?] the North River to Closter Elsewhere-
Jacobus Swartout Col.
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To Lieut Leonard Smith, or Lieut John Langdon--
You are hereby authorized & empowered to impress a sufficient number of Teams & Teamsters for Conveying the Persons, and Baggage of fifty four [illegible] Soldiers, belonging to Genl Clintons Brigade, to the Hospital provided for said Brigade
Samuel Denny Col.
Camp at Tarrytown Octr 22nd 1776
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Sir
You will proceed with the Men Battis
under your Command, without the least delay
to leave Now, On our arrival there. You will was
on the commanding officer, to know if you are to have
Provisions there to go on with them to
Johns, At whatever place you leave your Grove
)
sions you are to return from thence taking in such
sick or others as the Commanding officer shall think
proper to send, & if there are no sick you are to apply
to the Commissary for Emply York Barrels for
-
Commanding him
which
purposes you will shew them these Instructions.
you have in charge a barrel of Sugar & a Fisher
of Butler for General Montgomery which you will
either deliver to him
requests the command
Officer at Glen Roix
to forward to him, if God
should not go beyond that this Place
By Order of the Genl
To. Lieut Langdon
Richd Varich Sidor
other commanding
Office of the Ballanes
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[handwritten]

State of New York}
Washington County} ss
Ezekiel Jones of the Town of Whitehall in
the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn doth
depose and say that he has been acquainted with John
Langdon since the year seventeen hundred and seventy
five and in that year saw him acting as a Lieutenant
in the Army of the United States and knows
him to be the same person who made and 
subscribed the declaration hereunto annexed under
oath and from his knowledge of the man believes
the facts set forth in the said declaration to
be true
I certify that the above affidavit was sworn to and subscribed
before me by Ezekiel Jones on the 15th of April 1818
& further that the said Ezekiel Jones is a credible witness
Jonathan Wood Judge

I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the County of Washington in the State of
New York do hereby certify that Jonathan Wood before whom
the foregoing affidavit and by whom the above certificate
appear to have been made on the fifteenth day of April
Instant
a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County of Washington in the State aforesaid and that the above
is his Signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this
twenty second day of April 1818
D Shepherd
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Whitehall Wash Cy N.Y. April 25th 1818
The Honorable Secretary of the
War Department -
Sir
I will thank you to forward to me the certificate or document of the within
application being granted, or if refused what further vouchers are necessary in the manner adopted in your Department
I have the honor to be very respectfully
Your most obedient Servant--
W. H. Parker
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In reply to your request of ---
received --- for a statement of the military history of John Langdon
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
S. FIle 42821
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.| LENGTH OF
SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.|
CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.|STATE
Entered service on or before Aug 1 1775|1 yr. 4 mos|2 Lieut|[captain] Andrew Billings [captain] Abraham Schenck|[Col.] James Clinton [Col] Jacobus Swartwout|N.Y.  "

Served until Dec 10, 1776 when by reason of a new arrangement of officers he [illegible] service as a Supernumerary-

Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark]
Date of application for pension, Apl. 15, 1818 -
Residence at date of application, Whitehall, Washington Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application,[check mark]
Remarks: Bureau record [illegible] "died Mch 12, 1819"
Very respectfully,
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no date.
John Langdon
2 Lt. Capt. Andrew Billings Co.
(Dutchess Co)
Col James Clinton's 3rd Cont. Reg.
Rev. War
E.B. Langdon request detail as to record of above named

[Rectangular stamp at top]:[illegible] OFFICE 1239064 WAR DEPARTMENT 1907
[Circular stamp at top] O.W.& N. DIV May 1 1907 FILES
[Circular stamp at bottom]: PENSION OFFICE U.S. MAY 1 1907

[stamp at bottom] APR 28 1907
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[letterhead with handwriting]


2 cent stamp attached. returned by adj. gen. Apl 29 1907

CABLE ADDRESS CERTIGUE
MINES
REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
S. A.

THE CERTIGUE MINING & DREDGING COMPANY
CAPITAL $3.000.000.
8O WALL STREET
NEW YORK
TELEPHONE 4559 JOHN
Heitmans list of
continental officer shows the
following -
John Langdon appointed 2nd Lieut
in Capt Andrew Billings
Co. (Dutchess Co.)
of Col James Clintons 3rd Continental Regt
June 28-1775 served to Nov. 1776 - Would appreciate
information giving further details
whether he resigned, commission expired etc.
Adj. Genls Office
Washington, DC.
Very truly yours
E. Langdon
80 Wall St N.Y.C.
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42821
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,821
John Langdon
Lieut Rev War

Act: 18 March 18th
Index: -- Vol. 3[?], Page 287
[Arrangement of 1870.]


1907 May 11. History to C.B. Langdon