Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13118, Rufus Gallup, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.  Gallup, Rufus
Number S. 13118
carded
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[Note: portions of the documaent are missing.]
424
New York
Rufus Gallup
Grafton in the State of New York
who was a Private in the [illegible]  commanded
by Captain Whipple of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Cary in the [illegible]
[illegible] for 1 7 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of [illegible]
[illegible] and sent to [illegible]
[illegible] Arrears to 4th Sept 1832
Semi-anl [illegible]
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In the matter of Rufus Gallup
application for pension
6 281
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Joseph Allen of Petersburgh in the County of Rensselaer and State of
New York being duly sworn deposeth and says that he is well
acquainted with Rufus Gallup of Grafton in the County aforesaid and
That he knew the said Gallup in the Revolutionary war and that
this deponent was quarter Master Sergeant, and dealt rations to the
said Rufus Gallup at Howlands ferry and the said Gallup was a
private in Col. Archibald Crary's Regiment which was Enlisted to
guard the State of Rhode island and was paid Victualed and clothed at
the Expence of the United States and said Regiment was Inlisted and
was in actual service in the year 1777
when this Deponent knew
the said Galles in said Regiment and further saith the said Gallup
Enlisted in said service and actually served six months and then
Immediately afterwards enlisted for and served One year longer, said
Regiment during said term of time was part of the time
Stationed at Howlands ferry and part of the time at Bristol
and part of the time employed in marching from one section
of Rhode island State to another-- And this deponent further
Saith that this deponent was a quarter Master Sergeant in and
belonged to the said Col. Crary's Regiments and further saith not
[signature]
The above affidavit taken and
Subscribed before me in Grafton this
13th day of July AD 1832-- Daniel Mills Justice of the Peace
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This may Certify that I am personally acquainted with
Mr Joseph Allen the within named Deponent and do believe him to be a person on whom
the highest confidence may be relied on for truth and veracity
Daniel Mills J.P.
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Archibald Bull Clerk of the County of Rensselaer, do
hereby certify that Daniel Mills, whose genuine signature
affixed to the within affidavit, was at the time of taking
the same one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County of
Rensselaer
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
the seal of my said Office this 7th day of August 1832
Archibald Bull Clerk
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer On this 7th day of August 1832, personally
appeared in open Court, before the Mayor's Court of the City of Troy
(now sitting) in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid, Rufus Gallup, a resident of the town of Grafton in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid,
has a record of his age upon a bit of paper which was in  Bible
aged 73 years; 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, & served as herein stated. That he was born at Coventry in the
State of Rhode Island; and removed thence, with his father to the town of
Adams in the State of Massachusetts. That when residing at said
town of Adams, he was drafted for actual service; and served for and
during a three months campaign at Ticonderoga, in the year 1776,
in a company of enlisted soldiers, commanded by Captain Whipple &
attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Symons of Williams
town (Massachusetts) Thence returned to Adams; and in August 1777
was called out on an alarm, to the Battle of Bennington. In September
1777 went from Adams into Rhode Island, and enlisted for a
six months campaign under Captain John Carr, in a company of
which James Potter was Lieutenant, & which was attached to a Regiment
commanded by Colonel Archibald Carary, and under General
Cornell; at the expiration of that six months, immediately enlisted
for one year, under the same officers; & served out the term of this
last enlistment. Was at a battle fought near Bristol, in the spring of
1778. That he then returned to the town of Adams, whence he soon
removed to the Pittstown in the County of Rensselane aforesaid; and then
was called by draft, in the year 1780, to serve, and did serve, one month
at Palmerstown; and again, in the same year, served one month, in a
draft, at Fort Edward.
That he has no documentary evidence; & never received any written
discharge. That Joseph Allen, the deponent to the accompanying
affidavit, is now a pensioner of the United States, and is a very old
man & quite infirm, and could not, without great expense, be produced in open Court.
That he is well known to George R. Davis Esquire of
the City of Troy, & to Nathan Whiting, & Joseph Allen, both of
Grafton & that they, & each of them, could testify to his character
for veracity, and to their belief of his having served in the army of
the revolution, and then is a Clergyman hear the petitioner
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present, and declares that his name is not on any
pension roll of the agency of any State.
From to subscribed the day
& year aforesaid,
Archibald Bull Clerk
Rufus Gallup
We George R Davis resident in the City of Troy in the County of
Renselder and Nathan
Whiting the town
Grafton in said County, hereby
Certify that we are
will acquainted with Rufus Gallup who has
subscribed & sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be seventy five
years of
age; that he is reputed & beloved in
the neighbourhood where he resides, to have
been a Soldier
of the Revolution, and that
we concur in that opinion
Geo R Davis
Nathan Whiting
Subscribed and
Sworn before me on the
7th  August 1832
in open Court
Archibald Bull Clerk
And the said Court does hereby declare its 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, & served as he
states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to it that George R. Davis
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident of the City of Troy, & that Nathan
Whiting who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of
Grafton, & that they are credible persons: & that their statement is entitled
to credit.
I Archibald Bell, Clerk of the Mayor's Court of the City of
Troy, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of
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the application of Rufus Gallup for pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and the seal of my office this Eighth day of August.  A.D. 1832
Archibald Bull Clerk
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Admitted
17. mo
$56.66
[calculations scanned sideways]
Geo Gould
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5287
BRIEF in the case of
Rufus Gallup of Grafton
Rensselaer County in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [Blank]
3. How old is he? [Blank]
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[The form gives a four-column chart, with the columns labeled: Period.|Duration of Service.|Rank.|Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.|  These columns are formatted as paragraphs, below.]
Period.
1776 served during a compaign 
of 3
[Septr?]
1777 enlisted for a six months campaign
At the expiration of the six months
immediately entered for one year
and served out the term
same officers
1780 was drafted - served 1 month
Same year was again drafted served 1 month
Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days.
3 months
[6 months]
1 year
1 month
1 month
Rank. [Column is blank]
Names of General and field Officers
under whom he served.
Cap Whipple 
Col Symons
Cap John Carr
Col Archibald Cary
Gen Carrell
same officers
5. In what battles was he engaged? on the Battle near Bristol
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service Adams Mas.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 
Living Witness Joseph Allen
testifies to the declarants having served he was
in the same Regt with him
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
not authenticated
I Certify
that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
A. Keintzel Examining Clerk
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March 10, 1938.
BA-J/ILL
Rufus Gallup
S. 13118
Ralph M. Stoughton
R. F. D. Gill
Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
Revolutionary War records of Robert, William, and Rufus Gallup,
pensioners of New York State,
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and
the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information,
it is impossible to comply in full with each request in regard to
Revolutionary War soldiers. The record of Rufus Gallup of Grafton,
Rensselaer County, New York, is furnished herein, as found in his
claim for pension, S. 13118, based upon service in said war.
Rufus Gallup was born in Coventry, Rhode Island, and moved
from there with his father to Adams, Massachusetts; the date of his
birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Adams, Massachusetts, he enlisted in 1776,
and served three months as a private in Captain Whipple's company,
Colonel Simonds' Massachusetts regiment, in the campaign to Ticonderoga;
in August 1777, he was called out on the alarm to the battle of
Bennington, no officers named. In September 1777, he went from Adams,
Massachusetts, into Rhode Island; he enlisted there, and served six
months as a private in Captain John Carr's company, Colonel Archibald
Crary's Rhode Island regiment, immediately after which he re-enlisted
under the same officers and served one year; during this period, he was
stationed a part of the time at Howland's Ferry, and a part of the time
at Bristol, and was in an engagement near Bristol in the spring of 1778.
Rufus Gallup returned to Adams, Massachusetts, and after a short time,
moved to Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York. While a resident of
said Pittstown, he served two tours of one month each in the year 1780,
one at Palmerstown, and one at Fort Edward, names of officers not given.
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Rufus Gallup was allowed pension on his application executed
August 7, 1832, at which time he resided in Grafton, Rensselaer
County, New York; he was aged then seventy-five years. The soldier
made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of
person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner,
you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Rufus Gallup
Certificate #1424
Issued November 3, 1832
Rate $56.66 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831.
Act of June 7, 1832.
New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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[The page is a duplicate.]
[Stamp]
RECEIVED
FEB 24 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM
READER # 17

Gill,
Massachusetts.
23 February 1938.
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
34 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1937

Will you please send me any personal data
contained in the pension files concerning
following Revolutionary War pensioners:
Robert Gallup, Greene, Chenango Co., N.Y.
William Gallup, Whitestown, Oneida Co., N.Y.
Rufus Gallup, Grafton, Renssalaer Co., N. Y.
Thanking you for any information available,
Yours truly,
Ralph M Stoughton
R. F. D. Gill,
Turners Falls, Mass.
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[Stamp]
RECEIVED
FEB 24 1938
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS ADM
READER # 17

Gill,
Massachusetts.
23 February 1938.
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
34 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1937

Will you please send me any personal data
contained in the pension files concerning
following Revolutionary War pensioners:
Robert Gallup, Greene, Chenango Co., N.Y.
William Gallup, Whitestown, Oneida Co., N.Y.
Rufus Gallup, Grafton, Renssalaer Co., N. Y.
Thanking you for any information available,
Yours truly,
Ralph M Stoughton
R. F. D. Gill,
Turners Falls, Mass.
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[Appears to be an indexing document.]
13118
INVALID
Revhar
File No. 13.118
Rufus Gallup
Priv. Rev. War
[Right side]
1938-Mar. 10-Hist. to Ralph M. Stoughton
ILL