Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3168, Barnet Dutcher, N.Y.
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Dutcher, Barnet
R3168
Charity
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Let to Hon Albert Smith April 1, 1841

Notification sent to Jeremiah Hene Esq
28 Jan 1820
Carmel N.Y.

Wm P. Guest July 15/57

7642
New York

Barnet Dutcher
of Philipstown in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel [] Schaieff of the New York line, for the term of []
Inscribed on the Role of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of March and sent to Wm Nelson Esq Peekskill N. York
Arrears to 4th of March 181[] 10 ms 27/30 [] 4/31 88.23
Semi-anl. all'ce ending [] 1817  48
$136.23

{Revolutionary Claim, Act 18th March 1818.}

Continue on the foll and the law []
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Genesee Co. Mich,
[] 1887

{} of the 25th May is before me [] with an answer to your question.  I hasten to reply Barnet Dutcher lived in Dutchess County, State of New Your when he was Pensioned. 
The said Barton Dutcher died in the year 1826 and he was married in the year 1791 and his widow dies in the year 1841, and did not apply. [] his heir to said Barnet Dutcher entitle to any pension, in so pleas forward me the necessary instructions.  Yours Truly Wm P. Guest 

Geo. Whiting, Commission Pensions
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State of Michigan}
County of Genessee} SS

On the thirty first day of August A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty seven personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, Hannah Crawford aged seventy four years, a resident of Livingston County and state aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July seventh the one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight entitled an Act granting half pay and pension to certain widows; that [] Hannah Crawford declares that she is the daughter of Charity Dutcher and the only living heir of Barnet Dutcher and Charity Dutcher deceased and that her father Barnet Dutcher was a private in the militia in the Revolutionary War, and was pensioned for his services in said war while living in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York, and a man by the name of Knap in said county was his agent that received his pension for him [] department and deponent [] no recorded the year that her father the said Barnet Dutcher was pensioned, and deponent further says that her mother Charity Butcher was his widow, when she married said Dutcher and was married by Wm Wright a Justice of the Peace, in Dutchess County, & state of New York it the Month of March A.D. One thousand seven hundred and ninety one.  and that she deponent was nine years old at the time of her mother Charity Dutcher marriage wit the aforesaid Barnet Dutcher and that deponent
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She no knowledge of her mother ever making application for a pension, also deponent further says her father Barnet Dutcher died at Fishkill in the County of Dutchess and State of New York on the fifteenth day of January A.D. One thousand eight hundred and twenty seven and that her mother Charity Dutcher never was married after her father Barnet Dutcher death and that her mother Charity Dutcher died in [] County and state of New York on the fifteenth date of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty one, and that she deponent does not know that she ever applied for a pension before this and that her parents did not keep a family record and deponent does not know why they did not keep a family record, but believes it was in the account that they was not education and could not write and further this deponent declares that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the amount of pension money that her mother Charity Dutcher deceased may be entitled to during her lifetime commencing after the death of her husband Barnet Dutcher further this deponent says not.

Hannah Crawford her mark X {Seal}
Attest
Esber B. Foskel
Mary E Murphy
Sworn and Subscribed to the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe that said Hannah Crawford to be the person she represents herself in the foregoing declaration and that on the account of her age and bodily infirmities she could not appear before a Court of Record and make her declaration"
William P. Guest
{Seal}
Notary Public in Genesee County Mich,
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obtaining the amount of pension money, that her mother Charity Dutcher deceased may be entitled to during her lifetime commencing after the death of her husband Barnet Dutcher further this deponent says not.
Attest: Hannah her mark Crawford {Seal}

Esbon B. Fosket
Mary E. Murphy
Sworn and Subscriber to the day and Year above written.
State of Michigan,
Genessee County Clerk's Office
I J.B. Merriman Clerk of said County, and the Circuit Court thereof, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that William P. Guest resides in said County of Genesee, and was at the date of the certificate of proof of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument a Notary Public duly authorized to take the same that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate is genuine: and that the said annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at the City of Flint this 9th day of September A.D> 1857.
J.B. Merriman
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obtaining the amount of pension money, that her mother Charity Dutcher deceased may be entitled to during her lifetime commencing after the death of her husband Barnet Dutcher further this deponent says not.
Attest: Hannah her mark Crawford {Seal}

Esbon B. Fosket
Mary E. Murphy
Sworn and Subscriber to the day and Year above written.
State of Michigan,
Genessee County Clerk's Office
I J.B. Merriman Clerk of said County, and the Circuit Court thereof, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that William P. Guest resides in said County of Genesee, and was at the date of the certificate of proof of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument a Notary Public duly authorized to take the same that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate is genuine: and that the said annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at the City of Flint this 9th day of September A.D> 1857.
J.B. Merriman
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Putnam County SS Personally appeared before me Harry Garrison and is the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Putnam Barnet Dutcher who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith that he engaged in the Army of the United States of America in Time 1776 on a Company Commanded by Capt. Samuel Tacket in Col. Bennedick's Rigiment [Regiment] and went to Cannada [] in said Rigiment [Regiment] Eighteen Months and then returned home and I again inlisted [enlisted] in the 2nd New York Rigiment [Regiment] Commanded by Col Philip Van Cortlandt and the Company of Capt. Henry Leu bant and served in said regiment till the end of the War and was Honorably Discharged from said Rigiment [Regiment]  by Col. Philip Van Cortlandt and I served in all better than seven years

Sworn before me this fourth day Barnet X his mark Dutcher
of April 1818 Harry Garrison one of the Judges of said County
I certify that the above Barnet Dutcher has produced before me a certificate from Col. Phillip Van Cortlant Stating that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary Army of the 2nd New York Regiment and that in [] transfer him Hundred Acres if said war taken out of the Secretary's office in his Name this certificate is dated the 11 day of January 1818 and is in the hand riting [writing] of the said Col Phillip Van Cortland which has riting [writing] acquainted with Harry Garrison Justice of the cty

I do further certify that the above Barnet Dutcher is in verry indigent circumstances and in all respects comes within the provisions of the Act of Congress for the relief of the officers & Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army
Philips Town April 2oth 1818 Harry Garrison one of the Judges of Putnam County
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Putnam County}
Clerks Office} SS

I Certify that Harry garrison Esqr before whom the within affidavit appears to have been takin [taken] is an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County & to whose jucestial [Judicial] acts full faith & credit ought to be given is witness whereof I subscribe my name & affix the Seal of the Said court James Townsend Jr. Clerk

April 27th 1818

Barnet Dutcher
Private

1st New York Line
as appears by the rolls
4th of April 1818
Adm.
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Barnet Dutcher of
Philips Town
Putnam County State of New York
affidavit & Certificate

Found on N. York roll in 1st Reg Capt. []
Enlisted July 1780
discharged []
On Roll Col.

24 August []
On Roll Capt. []  adm.

Barnet Dutcher Private

1st Regt New York line as appears by the rolls

4th of April 1818
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State of New York}
Putnam County} SS

On this eighth day of June in the year 1820 personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Putnam in open Court the same being a Court of Record and created such by Statute of the said State and proceeding according to the Course of the Common Law with unlimited Jurisdiction as to amount Barnet Dutcher aged sixty three years resident in the town of Phillipstown in said County of Putnam who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows to wit, That he enlisted in the Autumn of 1775 under Captain Samuel Tackett Col Benedicts Regiment New York line in which line and regiment he continued during the war in the companies commanded by Captial Samuel Tackett and Henry Liebout and under Colonel Benedict and Philip Courtlandt, the regiment being the fourth was at the battle of St. Johns and others the assault on Quebeck []
That the date of his original declaration is the fourth day of April 1818 and the number of his pension certificate 7642 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth 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 provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States.
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in the Revolutionary war passed on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have any [] other than who is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed That I have no occupation but that of a common labourer that through age and as [] in my shoulders and other infirmities I am unable to support myself by labor that I have no family but my wife Charity aged sixty two, weakly and unable to labor.
Barnet X his mark Dutcher

Sworn to and declared in open court before the Judges of the same this 8th day of June 1820
Attest Rowland Barley Clerk

Schedule of Property
Real Estate Home
Personal Estate 1cow 5 sheep 2 pigs 2 fowls 2 pots 2 pails 1 skillet 2 chairs 1 table [] plates [] knives and forks 1 platter 1 chest 1 hoe 1 axe 1 old scythe 1 [] barrel 1 old flour do [] 1 washtub 1 dog 1 cat 1 small [] hound
Barnet X his mark Dutcher

Sworn and declared in open Court before the Judges thereof this eight of June 1820
Attest Rowland Bailey Clerk
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The above declaration and schedule being duly made and sworn to min open court The court thereupon decide and give their opinion that the total amount in value of the said property is thirty three dollars ~ June the 8th 1820 ~
Attest Rowland Bailey Clerk

State of New York}
Putnam County} SS

I Rowland Bailey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county of Putnam do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court [] I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in Value of the said property exhibits in the above schedule is thirty three dollars as is above stated
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this tenth day of June A.D. 1820

Rowland Bailey clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Putnam County

{Seal}
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Certified Copy of the Declaration of Barnet Dutcher State of New York
Putnam County

Already on Pension Roll

7642

John Ereman [] Carmel Putnam Co NY
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No. 3168

Charity Dutcher
Win : of
Barnet

Mich.

Let. Wm.. P. Guest Sept 17" 1853
Same [] 5/58

Act 7th July 1838.
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[]
3168.
P.O.  Charity Dutcher
Service:

widow of Barnet

Enlisted:  , 18
Discharged:  ,18

Application filed:  ,18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.

Recognized.  Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for   ,18
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Genesee Co. Mich.
Fentonville Fe. 5 1858.

My Dear Sir,

You have filed under the Act of 7th July 1838, the application of Hannah Crawford, heir at law of Charity Dutcher for the arrears of Pension due Said Charity as her deceased as the widow of Barnet Dutcher.
And you stated in yours of the 17th of Sept. 1857 that as soon as the decision of the Attorney General is received in the class of cases, you would advise me of what disposition was made of the above case and I should like to hear.

Very respectfully Your obt. Servant
Hannah Crawford
by Wm. P. Guest

Hon. Geo C. Whiting
Commission
Washington DC
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Fentonville Sept. 10/57
Dr Sir,
Please direct all Communication to Fentoncille P.O. Genesee Co. Mich. from order of Hannah Crawford
by Wm. P. Guest.
For
Commission
Washington D. C.
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16 [unclear] [unclear]
March 20 1846
Sir
I send you herewith two letters if Mr. Lynde making inquiries 1st as to Heirs of Solomon C.Baker to bounty land, and 2nd as to heirs of Miss Dutcher  de'cd
Will you please answer the inquiries and send me Mr. Lyndes letters with your answers.
I have the honor to be
very respectfully
your obdt. srv.
Albert Smith