Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41580, William Gifford, New York
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SERVICE New York
Gifford, William
S.41580
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CONTENTS
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To Pennsyl 12, 9 17, B
New York from |
William Gifford 
of Queensbury in the State of New York 
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by 
Colonel Van Schaick of the New York 
line, for the term of four years 1776 |
Inscribed on the Roll of New York 
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 11th of May 1819 | 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of July 1819 
and sent to Henry C. Martindale Esq
Sandyhill New York |
Arrears to 4th of March 9 math & 25/31 -- 78:45
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 -- 48: | $136.45 |
20/62 Enc
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Continued 

Oct 22 1833 trans'fd from N.Y. to Penn 
from 4 Mar 33 
sent notices same day -

Notification sent Nov. 14 AD 1820 to
Russel Clark Sandy Hill Wash. Co. N.York

Date of death not on AB
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Letter to 
Isaac Lawrence
Oct. 8, 1833

[stamp] ERIE SEP 10 PA.      FREE

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Transfered g'd
Wm. Gifford
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from N.York to Phila.
from 4 March 33 --
Application for a Transfer 
County of Erie ss.
On this fifth day of September 1833 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Erie personally appeared William Gifford who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Cornelius Johnson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevoort in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has removed about three years ago that he now resides in the State of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from New York to Pennsylvania- That he being old and wished to live where his children lived. That the most of his children as far as he knew lived in Pennsylvania 
William Gifford his mark
Sworn and subscribed to, 
before me the day and 
year aforesaid 
Ebenizer D. Gunnison
Justice Peace 
Erie County ss. 
Joseph Hill Personally appeared before and being sworn according to law saith that William Gifford who by his mark signed the above affidavit is the Identical William Gifford named in an original certificate dated 27 July 1819 and numbered 12.917
Joseph Hill
 Sworn & subscribed on the day & year aforesaid Ebenizer D. Gunnison, J. Peace
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I certify that Joseph Hill who made oath to and signed the within affidavit is a man of truth and veracity Erie 5 Sept 1833 
Ebenizer D. Gunnison 
Justice Peace 

State of Pennsylvania 
Erie County ss.⎬
I Edwin Thelio Prothonotary of  the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Erie do hereby certify that Ebenizer D Gunnison Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly authorized to administer oaths &c. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and Verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature Witness my hand and seal of office this Sixth day of September 1833. 
Edwin Thelio Pro --
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Erie Pa 5 Sept 1833
Mr. J.L. Edwards
Sir Yours of 15 May 1833 enclosing a
form for a transfer of Pensions from one state to another and direction was recd by E.D. Gunnison Esqr of Erie Ps who is my agent The application has been this day made out according to the directions But I had much rather receive my pension at New York than Philadelphia and of if it would be consistent with your rules I wish you would order it to be paid then continually instead of Philadelphia
Yours Respectfully 
William Gifford his mark
Witness present
Joseph Hill
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State of New York 
Washington County } ss.   William Gifford of the Town of Queensbury in the County of Warren and State of New York being duly sworn on his oath saith that sometime in the month of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy six at the Town of Cambridge in the (then) County of Albany and State of New York aforesaid he enlisted into the Army of the United States to serve against the Common Enemy as a private for one year under Captain Benjamin Hix of the first New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Goose Van Schaick. That he served in that company and Regiment according to the terms of his Enlistment from the date thereof until the first day of January One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven when he and a part of his company were discharged at Johnstown in the State of New York aforesaid having served ten months, and the year service for which his corps was raised having been then completed- That during said term of service he was stationed at Fort George and at Albany, and thence marched to a Johnstown where he was discharged as aforesaid. That in the same January in which he was discharged as aforesaid at Johnstown aforesaid he again enlisted into the Army of the United States to serve as a private against the Common Enemy for three years under Captain Cornelius T Johnson of the third New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevoort. That he performed that Time of Service also in the same Company and Regiment for the period for which he enlisted until the first of April One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty when he was discharged at Saratoga in the State of New York aforesaid. That during the said last Term of Service he was engaged in the Battle at Fort Stanwix and in several engagements under General Sullivan in his campaign against the Indians
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That his discharge aforesaid he has lost and has no other evidence in his power to produce (except the Testimony of John Price who served the first Ten months in the same company in  which he first enlisted, of his Service and discharge aforesaid. That he is now and since his said service has been a Resident Citizen of the United States and now lives in the Town of Queensbury aforesaid. That he is now Sixty years of Age is very poor and by reason of his reduced circumstances in Life needs the assistant of his country for Support - 
William Gifford
Sworn this 11th day of May 1818  
before me Henry C. Martindale 
One of the Judges of the Washington 
Common Pleas- 

State of New York 
Washington County} ss. -  John Price of the Town of Moreau  in the County of Saratoga and State of New York being duly sworn saith that he hath from his youth been well acquainted with William Gifford in the preceding affidavit named, and in the year 1776 in the month of February he and the said William enlisted together into what was called the year's Service under Captain Benjamin Hix of the first New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Goose or Goosen Van Schaick and they served together in the same Company and Regiment until the month of October of the same year when the Regiment and Company were divided and a part sent to Albany and part to Johnstown, to the last of which places the ┃
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said William was sent while this deponent was sent to Albany. As to the last Term of three years service mentioned in the said Williams affidavit he knows that he was absent from home in the Army but is unacquainted with the particulars of his service; And the further that the said William is old and very poor 
John Price 
Sworn this 11th day of May 1818 
before me Henry C Martindale 
One of the Judges of the Court of 
Common Pleas of the County of Washington 

State of New York 
Washington County }ss.  Be it Remembered that on the Eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen before me Henry C Martindale one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington Personally came William Gifford and John Price in the preceeding Affidavits named, and each subscribed the Affidavit to which his name appears, and being by me duly Sworn each declared upon his oath that the facts set forth in his Affidavit were true. And further certify that I am satisfied that the said William Gifford served in the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy on the Continental Establishment for the term of three years as stated in his Affidavit, and that the facts therein set forth are true; and that by reason of his reduced circumstances  in life he needs the assistance  of hiscountry for Support Henry C. Martindale
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State of New York 
Washington County } I Daniel Shepherd Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Washington do certify that Henry C Martindale Esq. by whom the within certificate  was made was on the Eleventh day of May Instant one of the Judges of the said Court acting under the authority of the said State 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 12th day of May 1818 
D.Shepherd Clk --- 

In the Matter of 
William Gifford a 
Revolutionary Soldier |
Affdt. & Certificates

William Gifford priv.
Van Schaick N.Y. Reg.
1776 to 1780 |

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The [illegible] him any of one other credible witness in the opinion of the Judge is required.

Admt.
The Judge's certificate as to the claimants indigence required.

The Judge at 
Sandy Hill, N.Y.
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in the Matter 
of
William Gifford 
Declaration & Inventory 

a Copy 
12.917 
Sept 1819 
Buel Clark of Sandy Hill 
Washington County N. York
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STATE OF NEW YORK, 
Warren COUNTY, SS. }. On this thirteenth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county--a Court of Record, which proceed according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings , and which have the power of fine and imprisonment, William Gifford aged Sixty two years, resident in Luzerne in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1820 that he the said William Gifford served in the Revolutionary War, as follows vix. three years and ten months in the company commanded by Captain Cornelius T. Johnson  in the regiment commanded by Peter Gansevoort in the line of the state of New York 3rd Regt. in the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in said corps, from sometime in the year 1776 until the Spring of 1780 when he was discharged from the said service, at Saratoga in the state of New York having served three years and ten months 
And further, that he made application for a pension in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, the Eleventh day of May, 1818 and received a pension certificate No. 12917 dated at the War Office of the United States, the 27th day of July 1819 and has received his pension, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, from the said 11th day of May 1818 to the fourth day of March 1820- 

And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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, in the Revolutionary War,” pass on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person , in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. 
Subscribed and sworn to in open court
the day and date above written
William Gifford
Seth C Baldwin Jr. Clerk 
Inventory of all the Property of William Gifford 
above named. (Viz) 
one ax- $1.00 
one Hoe .50 , 
3 Iron Kettles 5.00
3 Knives & forks .25 
3 Iron Spoons, .25 
3 tin basons .38  
1 tin pail .50 
4 plates .25 
1 pair And irons - .87 |
$9.00
William Gifford
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And further that he the said William Gifford hath a wife aged 60 years, (who has a long time been sick with Dropsey) to support - and one Daughter Elizabeth Gifford aged fifteen years who is in good health-- and is himself unable to labor in consequence of a Palsey of the whole of his left side, and has no means of subsistance except by public or Private Charity and whose indigent circumstances entitles him to a Pension under the acts of Congress above mentioned and further that he is by occupation a farmer and unable to pursue his occupation - 
Subscribed and sworn to 
in open Court the day 
and date above written - }
William Gifford 
Seth C Baldwin Jr Clerk
STATE OF NEW-YORK, 
WARREN COUNTY, SS. } William Gifford 
I, SETH C. BALDWIN, Junior, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Do hereby Certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court -- And, by order of the Court I do further Certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Nine Dollars --Cents-- and also, that this is the first Court of record held in and for said County, at which this application could have been made, since the knowledge of the Act of Congress of the is of May, 1820 -- IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this thirteenth day of September 1820.
Seth C. Baldwin Jr Clerk.
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Rev. and 1812 
Wars Section 
EEL
January 25, 1930 
Miss Martha K. Gifford 
80 Ulster Avenue 
Saugerties, New York 
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.41580, it appears that William Gifford enlisted at Cambridge, then Albany County, New York, sometime in February, 1776, and served ten months as a private in Captain Benjamin Hicks' Company, Colonel Goose Van Schaick's New York Regiment. 
He enlisted in January, 1777, served as a private in Captain Cornelius L. Jansen's Company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's New York Regiment, was at the siege and battle of Fort Stanwix and in General Sullivan's Indian Expedition and was discharged April 1, 1780. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 11, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Queensbury, Warren County, New York. 
In 1820, he stated that he was sixty-two years of age and that his wife, her name as shown, was sixty years of age and his daughter, Elizabeth, fifteen years of age. 
About 1830, he moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania, to be near his children, the most of whom, he stated, in that state, their names are not given. 
Very truly yours 
EARL D. CHURCH 
Commissioner.
Date of death not on AB
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RevWar
2236 
INVALID. 
File No. 2236
William Gifford 
Prvt Rev War --- 
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 141 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mr J. R. Porter |
1938 Dec. 8. Hist. to Mr Paul W. 
Cleveland - MLB

Revy |
File No. 41.580
William Gifford
Pri Rev War |
Act:  18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. D, Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Additional Testimony
State of New York 
Washington County. } ss. Otheniel Preston of Fort Ann in the County of Washington and State of New York being duly sworn saith that in the year 1776 in the month of November he Enlisted into the Army of the United States to same against the Common Enemy in the third New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansevoort to serve for three years. That he well remembers that William Gifford in the annexed affidavit named was a Private in the same Regiment but in a different company. 
This deponent served out his said period of Enlistment and well remembers that the said William Gifford served during the Indian campaign under Sullivan as stated in his affidavit, and that he continued in the service in the three years stated in his said affidavit 
This deponent also remembers that he belonged to Comelius T Johnsons Company, as stated in said Affidavit. This deponent also remembers that the said William Gifford was at the Battle and siege  at Fort Stanwix as stated in his said afficiant 
And further saith not 
Otheniel Preston 
Subscribed and sworn this 
4th day of May 1819 before 
Me
Henry C Martindale One of the Judges of the Washington Common Pleas. I Certify that the said Otheniel Preston is a credible Witness to my satisfaction Henry Martindale Judge
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Stamp Enclosed
BERTRAN WESLEY GIFFORD, M.D.
80 ULSTER AVENUE
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK
Nov 16, 1932
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen, 
I am endeavoring to a find out the date of death of Wm. Gifford a veteran of the Revolutionary War. His early homes were at Pittstown  Rens. Co and later at Queensbury, Warren Co. He is buried in Erie Co He received a Pension as late as 1840, am told, but we would be most grateful if we could be informed of the date
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of his death. 
Yours sincerely 
(Miss) Martha K. Gifford


[stamp] RECEIVED NOV 18 1932
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BERTRAN WESLEY GIFFORD M.D.
80 ULSTER AVENUE
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK
Dec 9, 1929
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C.  Revd
Gentlemen: -- 
Will you kindly furnish me with information concerning William Gifford who fought through the Revolutionary war? I believe he lived in Pittstown, Reus. Co. New York, - later in Harbor Creek, Erie Co. Pa Our record shows that he was pensioned by the government having lost his right thumb in battle Will you kindly
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BERTRAN WESLEY GIFFORD, M.D. 
8O ULSTER AVENUE 
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK 
verify this record.
Do you know if Gideon Gifford or Giffert of Revolutionary fame was the father William Gifford of the war.
My father is: 
Bertran W Gifford 1884 --
his father Esmon W Gifford  1846 - 1921 
his father William Gifford 1817 - 1901 
his father Jabish Gifford 1789-1839 
his father William Gifford of Rev. fame. 
Kindly tell me what more data is necessary to entitle me to membership in the D.A.R.
Thanking you, I am 
Martha K. Gifford
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Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution
Regent MRS. BESSIE CARROLL HIGGINS 1045 North Main Street Spencer 
Vice-Regent MRS. SETH THOMAS 1200 Tenth Avenue North Fort Dodge 
Recording Secretary MRS. CARL RICHARDSON Denison 
Corresponding Secretary MRS. HARRY E. NAREY Spirit Lake 
Treasurer MRS. IMOGENE B. EMERY 731 Higley Building Cedar Rapids 
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Genealogical Records MRS. F. R. PORTER Grinnell 
Registrar MRS. W. H. FREDERICKSON Charles City 
Historian MRS. EUGENE SCHIPFER Sigourney Librarian MRS. CHARLES A. SPEER 415 West Jefferson Street Washington 
Auditor MRS. JOHN S. CROOKS 303 Boone Street Boone 
Chaplain MRS. LOUIS B. SCHMIDT 2802 Leek Street Ames

Sept. 10, 33 
Department of the Interior, 
Rev. War Pension Department 
Washington, D.C. 
My Dear Sir 2  
On the date July 29, 33 you kindly sent me the pension record of Gideon Gifford of R. I. Later data proves that this was not the soldier we need but Wm. Gifford, who may have been a brother as they served at the same time and in the same Co. in R. I. 
Now other records prove that Wm. Gifford also served from N. Y. St His service is to be found in Robert's" New York in the Revolution" pp 21-42 and 123. It is quite likely that the soldier moved about this time from R. I. to Rensalaer Co. N. Y. they lived in Pittstown and he married there about 1785 or before Elizabeth who was b. 1760. He was born 1758 and died 1846 and had nine sons and two daughters. The children's names were: Benj. Jabez, Joseph, Enos, Sylvanus, Remembrance, Wm. S. James, Ebenezer, Betsy and John.
Now it is claimed that this soldier received a pension so there would be a record of it there so will you please send all the information you have on this soldier as a descendant, Mrs Turner needs these records to prove the service on her D. A. R. Papers. 
Sincerely yours 
(Mrs. F R.) Olive K. Porter
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[stamp] RECEIVED NOV 23 1938
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SUB.DIV.
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PRESQUE ISLE CHAPTER 
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 
VICE REGENT MRS. C. DEAN KLAHR 315 MADISON AVENUE 
SECOND VICE REGENT MRS. CLINTON D. HIGBY 523 WEST 1OTH STREET 
RECORDING SECRETARY MRS. CHARLES A. McNEILL 239 WEST 8TH STREET CORRESPONDING SECRETARY MRS. HARRY SWENSON 1605 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE
REGENT MRS. W. EDWIN COON to 617 CRANBERRY STREET 
TREASURER MRS. SUMNER E. NICHOLS 518 WEST 9th STREET 
REGISTRAR MISS MARGERY A. BACON 258 WEST 6TH STREET 
CHAPLAIN MRS. GEORGE W. WELCH 330 WEST 22nd STREET 
HISTORIAN MRS. FORREST F. FEIDLER WESTMINSTER ERIE, PA R.D. 2
 Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen; Nov. 21, 1938 cant ident 11/23/38
Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.
Gentelemen;
Will you kindly give me a copy of the pension record of William Gifford S-41580 with all the information you have on him. 
Also Mathias Shultus Jr. and Mathias Shultus Sr. both with service in New York State. 
Joseph Backus, Erie Co., Harborcreek Twp. wife Olive Parks Backus, children; Patience, Joseph Jr., Myron, Lydia, Theron, Stephen, Jesse P. Ezra P. Backus; service New York State.

 Thanking you most sincerely, 
Very Respectfully, 
Mrs. Paul W. Cleveland 
Senior President C. A. Rr. 

Also the birth place of the following man who served in the 78th Regt. Ohio Vol. Inf. and was a Capt. William Washington McCarty (WC-270210) died 1890 Columbus, O. This man is my great-grandfather. His brother Daniel McCarty (can't ident.) was also a soldier in the War of the States. May I have his birth place and if the name of his father and mother are given May I also have them. 
I realize this a a lot to ask for but if you cannot answer all please give me Wm. Gifford and Capt. Wm. W. McCarty. 
Thank you very much.
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December 8, 193
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Mrs. Paul W. Cleveland 
1016 Chestnut Street 
Erie, Pennsylvania  
WILLIAM GIFFORD 
S. 41580
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Dear Madam:
 Further reference is made to your letter in which you requested the records of William Gifford, S. 41580, Mathias Shultus, Senior and Junior, of New York State, Joseph Backus of Erie County, New York, wife, Olive Parks Backus, who served from New York State, also the Civil War records of Captain William Washington McCarty, who died in 1890, of Columbus, Ohio, and of his brother, Daniel McCarty. 
The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 pension records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service in either war of a Mathias Shultus or Joseph Backus, under any spelling of their surnames. The Revolutionary War record of William Gifford is furnished you herewith. 
It is assumed that you have received the report concerning Captain William W. McCarty and Daniel McCarty who served in the Civil War.  Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator
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December 1, 1938.
Mrs. Paul W. Cleveland, 
1016 Chestnut Street, 
Erie, Pennsylvania. 
Dear Madam: 
Receipt is acknowledged of your communication of November 21, 1838, requesting information from the records of certain veterans. 
A careful search in the files fails to identify a pension claim and on the Civil War service of Daniel Macarty. A summary of the pension claim of Captain William W. McCarty is enclosed. 
Your inquiry concerning William Gifford, Mathias Shultus, Jr. Mathias Shultus, Sr., and Joseph Backus will be answered under seperate cover. By direction, 
W.C. Black
Chief Clerk.

Enc.
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November 28, 1932
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Miss Martha K. Gifford 
80 Ulster Avenue 
Saugerties, New York 
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the date of death of William Gifford, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, William Gifford, S.41580, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data: William Gifford, Certificate No.12917, issued July 27, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced May 11, 1819, Act of March 18, 1818, New York Agency. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator.
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September 16, 1933 
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William Gifford-S.41580

Mrs. F. R. Porter 
Grinnell 
Iowa. 

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to William Gifford, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and a pensioner. 
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.41580, based upon the military service of William Gifford in that war. 
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of William Gifford are not shown in the papers in the pension claim 
He enlisted at Cambridge, Albany County, New York, sometime in February, 1776, and served ten months as a private in Captain Benjamin Hicks' Company, Colonel Goose Van Schaick's New York Regiment, He enlisted in January, 1777, served as a private in Captain Cornelius T. Jansen's Company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's New York Regiment , was at the siege and battle of Fort Stanwix, and in General Sullivan's Indian Expedition and was discharged April 1, 1780. Saratoga NY
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 11, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Queensbury, Warren County, New York . 
In 1820, Luzerne Warren Co, he stated that he was sixty-two years of age and that his wife, her name not shown, was sixty years of age, and his daughter, Elizabeth, fifteen years of age. 
About 1830, he moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania, to be near his children, the most of whom, he stated, lived in that state but did not give their names.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death at the the Revolutionary War pensioner, William Gifford (S.41530), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data: William Gifford, Certificate No. 12917, issued July 27, 1819 rate $8 per month, commenced May 11, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Pennsylvania  Agency. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator.
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December 8, 1938 
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WILLIAM GIFFORD 
S. 41580 
BA-J/MLB
Mrs. Paul W. Cleveland 
1016 Chestnut Street 
Erie, Pennsylvania 
Dear Madam:
The data which follow in regard to William Gifford were obtained from the claim for pension, S.41580, on file based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. 
The date and place of birth of William Gifford and names of his parents were not given. William Gifford enlisted at Cambridge, Albany County, New York, sometime in February, 1776, and served ten months as a private in Captain Benjamin Hicks' company, Colonel Goose Van Schaick's New York regiment. He enlisted in January, 1777, served as private in Captain Cornelius I. Jansen's company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's New York regiment, was at the siege and battle of Fort Stanwix, also in General Sullivan's Indian Expedition during which he was in several engagements and was discharged at Saratoga, New York, April 1, 1780. The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed May 11, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty years and a resident of Queensbury, Warren County, New York. 
In 1820, William Gifford, while living in Luzerne, Warren County, New York, referred to his wife, name not designated, who was sixty years of age, and to his daughter, Elizabeth, aged fifteen years. About 1830, he moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania, to be near his children, most of who lived in that state their names not stated. 
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death,   you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
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Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
William Gifford
Certificate #12917
Issued July 27, 1819
Rate $8 per month
Act 18th March, 1818
New York Agency, transferred to 
Pennsylvania Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator


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