Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6002, for Abraham Kittle, New York
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New York| Kittle, Abraham | R 6002
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No 38.197
Abraham Kittle
N. Y
Act 7th June 1832
To Justice Baker July 28 1851
To Justice Baker June 9/52
Thos George June 9 1863
6002
acts 7th June 1832
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Crook Buck 
Jacob Stely
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At a Surrogates Court held in and for the County of Sullivan in the State of New York, the same being a Court of Record, held at the office of the Surrogate in the village of Bloomingburgh in said County personally appeared Abraham Kittle a resident of the County of Sullivan aforesaid, aged Ninety years in the tenth day of August last, and made oath in due form of law in open Court, and makes the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed June seventh one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two, an act granting pensions to soldier who served in and during the war of the Revolution 
to wit that he entered the service at Warwarsing in the County of Ulster in the State of New York in or about the first day of October 1779 and served under Captain John L Hardenburgh at Wawarsing at Hombecks fort and other places on the Western frontiers in said County to guard the inhabitants against the Indians and remained in the service until peace was proclaimed that he was then honorably discharged and returned home. Declarant further states that the reason why he has not made an application for a pension before is, he was able to labor and that he did not until recently know of any person still living by whom he could prove his services,
That he is now poor and unable to labor. Abraham his mark Kittle
Subscribed & sworn to this 21st day of April 1851 before me in open court all which I then in Surrogate of said County of Sullivan certify testimony whereof I have hereunto
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Detany signed and affixed my seal of office this 21st Day of April, 1851
Alpheus Dimmick  Surrogate tc le
No 38.197 Abraham Kittle
applicant for a person under act of June 7th 1832 
justice Baker agent 
Bloomingburgh 
Sullivan County 
State of New York 
Abrahan Kittle N Y.  
Act 7 June 1832 
Justice Baker
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State of New York Sullivan County SS Personally appeared before me Jacob Martin a resident of Sullivan County and Eighty nine years who being by me duly sworn says that he is personally acquainted with Abraham Kittle the person named in the foregoing declaration, that he was acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary war, that he under Capt John G Hardenbergh Company in Ulster  County that he has often seen said Abraham Kittle during said war as a private soldier in said Capt John Hardenburgh Company from the year 1779 to the close of the war, that said Jacob Martin then lived in Ulster Count and continued to live there until after the war, and said Jacob Martin further says that the service of said Abraham Kittle was on the parties to guard the inhabitants against the indians, in the town of Warwarsing in said County at Hornbeck fort & other places on the prairie.
 Subscribed and sworn before me this 21st day of Apr 1851.
Jacob Martin 
STATE OF NEW-YORK
Sullivan county
Clerk's Office:
 I Certify That J. O. Dunning Esq., the person subscribing the annexed or foregoing deposition and before whom the same was taken was on the 21st day of April A. D. 1851 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and sworn and authorised to take the same; and that his signature thereto is genuine. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 23d day of April A. D. 1851 
Gad Wales Clerk
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State of New York Sullivan County SS  Personally appeared before me Jacob Martin resident of Sullivan County aged Eighty nine years who being by me duly sworn says that he is personally acquainted with Abraham Kettle the person named in the foregoing declaration, that he was acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary war that he under Capt John L Hardenburgh Company in Ulster County that he has often seen said Abraham Kittle during said war, as a private soldier in said Capt John Hardenburgh Company from the year 1779 to the close of the war, that said Jacob Martin their lived in Ulster Coun and continued to live there until after the war, and said Jacob Martin further says that the service of said Abraham Hill was on the frontier to guard the inhabitants against the indians, in the town of Wawarsing in said County at Hornbeck & other places on the frontiers 
Subscribed & sworn before me this 21 day of April 1851 
J O Dunning J P 
Jacob Martin of the said County this day of Gad Wales CLERK.
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State of New York 
Sullivan County SS Personally appeared before me - - James Devenport a resident Sullivan County aged sixty three years who being  by me duly Sworn Says that he is personally acquainted with Abraham Kittle the person named in the foregoing declaration that he was acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary war that he served in  Captain John Hardenburgh Company in Ulster County that he has often seen said Abraham Kittle during said war as a private soldier in said Captain John L. Hardenburgh Company from the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine to the close of the ware that said James Devenport then lived in Ulster County and continue to live there until after the war and said James Devenport further says that the servis of said Abraham Kittle was on the frontiers to guard the Inhabitants against the Indians in the town of Warwarsing in said County  at Hornbake Fort  and other places on the frontier. Subscribed and sworn to
James his mark Davenport
 STATE OF NEW-YORK: 
Sullivan County
Clerks office
I Certify That James Johnson Esq., the person subscribing the annexed or foregoing deposition and before whom the same was taken was on the 23 day of April A. D. 1851 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly elected and sworn and authorized to take the same; and that his signature thereto is genuine IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 23 day of April A. D. 1851
 Gad Wales 
Clerk
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State of New York Sullivan County SS Personally appeared before me James Devenport a resident of Sullivan County aged ninety three years who being by me duly sworn says that he is personally acquainted  with Abraham Kittle the person named in the foregoing declaration that he was acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary war that he served in Captain John L Hardenburgh Company in Ulster County that he has often seen said Abraham Kittle during said war as a private soldier in said Captain John L. Hardenburgh Company from the year seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine to the close of the war that said James Devenport then since in Ulster County and continued to live there until after the war that said James Devenport then lives in Ulster County and continues to live there until after the war and said James Davenport further says that the service of said Abraham Kittle was on the frontier to guard the Inhabitants against the Indians in the town of Warwarsink in the County at Hornbake fort and other places on the frontier.
 Subscribed and sworn  before me this 23d Day April 1851
 James his mark Davenport
 James Johnson Justice of the Peace 
seal of the said County this day 
Gad Wales CLERK
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Bloomingburgh April 4th 1853
 I Justice Baker of Sullivan County 
State of New York Do hereby Nominate and appoint Thomas Lumpkin of the City of Washington to present the pension claim of Abraham Kittle of said County whose declaration is now on file in the office of the Commissioner of pensions his aplication is under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 and I am now attorney for Abraham Kittle on in the pension office.
 Justus Baker
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6002
Abraham Kittle
Service:
Enlisted Discharged: REJECTED
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized:
Control:
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for
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To L. P. Waldo, Esq
 Com Pensions
 I have been requested Dear Sir. by the friends of Abraham Kittell to write and inquire of you whether a pension certificate has been issued to him, for his application for a pension Mr. Kittell's friends fear that he has not been death
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fairly with by Mr Joseph Ellis, of Bloom ingbough Sullivan Co. N. Y. who is his agent or Pension or attorney in processing the Pension.
 If you will let me know
 whether a certificate has been issued, you will do an act of kindness to a poor man. 
I am, Sir, respectfully, obt sen . 
Thomas George
 Newburgh NY May 30, 1855
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additional proof to support the aplication of Abraham Kittle to a pension under the act of June 7th 1832 
his application is on file in the office of the Commissioner of pensions 
Justus Baker attorney 
Burlingham Sullivan County NY
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State of New York Ulster County SS
 Jacob Sheely personally appeared before me and being by me duly sworn deposes and says that he is a resident of the Town of Warwarsing in said County, and has resided in said Town about seventy Eight years and that previous thereto he resided in the Town of Marble Town and that his age is Eighty Eight or thereabouts and this deponant further says that he knew Abraham Kittle in his life time knew him while in the servises of the Revolution have known him from the year seventy nine until the close of the Revolutionary war and that at that time he was a resident of the said Town of Wawarsing & County & aforesaid and that the said Abraham Kittle is now a resident of the County of Sullivan and that at the time the said Abraham Kittle served in the said war he served under Captain John L. Hardenburgh on the frontier in Ulster County at Wawarsing to guard the Inhabitants from the Indians and in other places, and that while he served he served as a private Soldier and served from seventeen Hundred & Seventy nine until the close of the Ware.
 STATE OF NEW-YORK, Ulster County Clerk's Office, ss. 
 I CERTIFY, That at the date of the certificate of proof, or Cert of affidavit  to which this is subjoined, the said Jonathan Brundage Esq., was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate is genuine.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court & County, this 27th day of January A. D. 1852 
John Montange Clerk
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State of New York Ulster County SS
 Jacob Sheely personally appeared before me and being by me duly sworn deposes and says that he is a resident of the Town of Warring in said County, and has resided in said Town about seventy Eight years and that previous thereto he resided in the Town of Marble Town and that his age is Eighty Eight or thereabout and this deponant further says that he knew Abraham Kittle in his life time knew him while in the servises of the Revolution have known him from the year seventy nine untill the close of the Revolutionary war and that at that time he was a resident of the said Town of Wawarsing & County & aforesaid and that the said Abraham Kittle is now a resident of the County of Sullivan and that at the time the said Abraham Kittle served in the said war he served under Captain John L. Hardenburgh on the frontiers in Ulster County at Wawarsing to guard the Inhabitants from the Indians and in other places, and that while he served he served as a private soldier and served from seventeen Hundred & Seventy nine untill the close of the War 
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 22nd January 1852. 
and that the said Jacob Sheely is  to be believed under Oath 
Jonathan Brundage Justice of the peace
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 Comptrollers Office 
Albany December 23d 1851 
I certify, that upon searching the indexed Records pertaining to the Revolutionary War, on file in this office, no service can be found as having been rendered by Abram Kittle or Kittel.
Exam. Clerk  Philip Phelps
 The Declaration of Abraham Kittle was made before A Dimmick Surrogate in and for Sullivan County State of New York his declaration was not made before a justice of the peace as stated in your report 
Mr. Kittle bases the reputation of being a Soldier and a true and faithful friend to his County during the war of the Revolution and that no Record of his services can be found in the office of the Comptroler of New
york and Mr. Kittle rely on what records may be found in the office of the Commissioner of pensions - Mr Kittle is poor and needy and destitute of the comforts of life after
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rendering true and faithful services to his country in the Revolutionary war if no Records can be found in the office of the Commissioner of pensions Mr Kittle must rely on the affidavits James Davenport & Jacob Martin have on file in the Office of the  Commissioner of pensions and the annexed affidavit of Jacob Sheely to Support his aplication to a pension 
Justus Baker 
Attorney for Abraham Kittle