Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,534, Nathaniel Travis, Penn.
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Service: Penn. 
Travis, Nathaniel
Number S. 42534

Contents:
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19820
New York
Nathaniel Travis
of Columbia in the state of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Nelson of the regiment commanded by Colonel Butler in the Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year from 1776 to 1777
Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the (illegible)th day of September 1827

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of October 182(illegible) and sent to Darius Peck Esq Hudson, New York
Arrears to 4th of Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4, March 1828 $47-96
$47-96
Revolutionary Claim
Acts March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820

Duplicate certificate (illegible) for Nathaniel Travis 19 (illegible) and sent to James Barton Esq Hudson, NY
(illegible) certificates (illegible) 12th March 1839 and sent to Wheeler H Clarke Hudson New York
Let to Nathan Travis April 2, 1841
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State of New York
Columbia County
City of Hudson
Original Claim
On the twenty seventh day of July in the year one thousand eighteen hundred and twenty seven personally appeared in open court in the justices court of the city of hudson being a court of  record having common law jurisdiction and a seal by an act of the legislature of the sate of new york passed April sixteenth eighteen hundred and twenty two, Nathaniel Travis a resident of the county of Columbia and town of stuyvesant aged about sixty seven years a shoe maker by trade who being first duty sworn according to law doth on his oath made be the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of congess of the eighteenth day of march eighteen hundred and eighteen and the first day of may eighteen hundred and twenty. That he the said Nathaniel Travis entered as a private in company commanded by captain Andrew Nelson in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six in the Pennsylvania line in the regional commanded by Colonel Butler for one year, that he served in said company, about one month, when he was wounded in a scouting party by the Indians at a place called falling spring in said state of Pennsylvania, that he joined the army before his wounds were healed, the army then moved and left him at stroudsbrugh in Pennsylvania. He then being unable to do duty his arm being badly broken by a ball a little below the shoulder and the same time body wounded by these buck shots in the lower part of the arm and that he continued unable to do duty until after the expiration of his term of enlistment and did not join his regiment it having marched off after which time he did not see it - that he has not any further evidence of the service he
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rendered his country except the annexed affidavit of Benjamin Jones and Timothy How, share he herby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension except that of the present, that his name is not on the pension roll of any state and the following are the reasons for not making an earlier application for a pension that until about four years past he was unable to maintain himself by his trade having put out his children to service, his wife having previously died but in consequence of ill health and the information of age, did conclude to make the necessary application and about the seventeenth day of August eighteen hundred and twenty five, he took on certain affidavits to the war department in person where he was told his proof was insufficient which journey he made the greater on foot he then took a journey on foot in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty six to the state of Pennsylvania for that purpose of procuring the necessary proofs and made application before the mayors court of the city of Hudson on the twenty sixth day of July eighteen hundred and twenty six which declaration was sent to the war department but in consequence of the affidavits not being properly authenticated were returned on the thirty first day of august eighteen hundred twenty six that he was unable to make another journey on foot until this spring to get his proof and that he has just performed the same of seven hundred miles living principally on charity and in pursuance of the act of the first day of may eighteen hundred twenty do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred eighteen 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 to diminish it as to being myself within the
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provisions of an act of Congress entitled. An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Services of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred 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 whatever except what little work I can do at my trade which is not sufficient to support myself without the assistance of Government private or public charity and no property except my wearing apparel and since the eighteenth of March eighteen hundred eighteen no changes have been made in my property that would have brought me within the provisions of the aforesaid act and no diminishing of my property except the natural wear and tear thereof as is matured for such length of time Declared his of July 1837

Nathaniel Travis
James Borton 
Jurties of the Justices Court in the City of (illegible)
Schedule of Property
Real Estate none, personal property except apparel of little value - his family consists of the following persons two sons, and two daughters, namely, Henry aged 31 years, a sailor, Maria 26 years, David 24 and Julia 18, one of which lives with him nor do they contribute to his support as they live by their daily labor
his
Edward C Thurston
Nathaniel Travis
Mark
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We do hereby certify that in our opinion and from the knowledge we have of the said Nathaniel Travis that he has no personal property or real estate as exhibited in (illegible) and that his family consists as there stated
James Burton
Fletcher M Beckmon
Justice of the Justices Court in the city of Hudson
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State of New York County
Benjamin Jones aged sixty
Six years being sworn acquainted with Nathaniel Travis that he the Nathaniel enlisted under Captain Andrew Nelson in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six under the Pennsylvania Line Commanded by Captain Butler for one year that the Nathaniel served in the company about a month when he was harmed in a scouting party with the Indians at Falling Spring. after which this deponent saw the said Nathaniel with the army but his wounds were not healed and this deponent has not saw him since.
Benjamin Jones State of New York witness personally came before me a Mynerd Post one of the justices of the peace of said county afore said Benjamin Jones and after being sworn according said deposed and further this deponent says the above statement is true and further this deponent says not. Town of (illegible) July 12 1826 Mynerd Post Justice (illegible)
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State of New York
Ulster County Clerk's Office I Jacob Grey der Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County Do hereby certify that Mynerd Post Esquire was on the day of the date of the within affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Ulster duly commissioned and sworn at such office and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said justice and verily believe the signature Mynerd Post subscribed to the within certificate to be the proper hand writing of said Justice In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affidavit the Seal of Said Court and county this twenty third day of July 1827
Jacob Snyder
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I, Thomas Travis, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I have been acquainted  with said Benjamin Jones many years and I have considered him a good citizen and a man of truth and verasity, witness my hand this third day of September 1827. 
Thomas (X his mark) Travis
Taken and submitted before me that third day of September 1827.  Edward Doyl, Justice of the Peace
I certify that I have been acquaint[ed with the abovenamed Thomas Travis and know him to be a man of truth and verasity.  Edward Doyl
I have been acquainted with Benjamin Jones and should believe him under oath.
Edward Doyl

Delaware County
Clerks Office
I John E. Burhans, Clerk of the County of Delaware in the State  of New York do hereby certify that the abovenamed Edward Doyle was on the third day of  September , 1827 a Justice of the Peace in afore said County of Delaware and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his signature "Edward Doyle" subscribed to the above affadavit and certified is the proper hand writing of the [balance of text missing}
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Timothy Howe
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State of Pennsylvania
Pike County [ ]
Timothy Howe aged sixty four years being duly sworn says that was well acquainted with Nathaniel Travis that he the Nathaniel enlisted under Capt. Andrew Nelson in the year seventeen  hundred and seventy six under the Pennsylvania Line, commanded by Col. Butler for one year.  That said Nathaniel served in the [not readable] Company about a month when he was wounded in a scouting party with the Indians at Falling Springs after which this [not readable] the said Nathaniel with the Army but his wounds were not healed and this  [not readable] saw him since.
Timothy Howe (+ his mark)
This {not readable] thinks said Nathaniel Travis enlisted the first of Jue in seventeen hundred seventy six that he saw him the next May following and his wounds were not healed at that time.
Timothy Howe (+his mark)
State of Pennsylvania, Pike County Personally came before me, Danl W. Dingham , one of the judges of the Corte in and for the County affore said Timothy Howe and after being sworn according to law deposeth and says that the above statement and affidavit is [not readable] and further saith not in his testimony whose off I have herein to set my hand and seal June the 28 AD 1826.
Danl W. Dingman
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I, Samuel DePuy, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Pike in the State of Pennsylvania, do certify that Danl W. Dingman, who took the acknowledgement and affidavit of Timothy Howe and signed his name thereunto was at the time the affidavit was taken and still is a Judge of Court of Common Pleas of this County.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 17th day of July Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty seven.
Sam DePuy
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Oliver Halle of the Town of Tompkins County of Delaware and State of New York, being now seventy three years of age do solemnly swear in presence of Almighty [not readable] that I have been personally acquainted with Timothy Howe , deceased many years and have known him to be a candid upright honest man and man of veracity and and of good reputation from the time I first became acquainted with him until his death.
[next paragraph unreadable]

State of New York
Delaware County
Clerks Office
I, DuBois Burhans, Clerk of Delawar County, do hereby certify that Calaeb Smith Esq whose signature appears to the above affidavit was on the day of the [not readable] an acting Justice of the Peace in the foresaid Count.  In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 10th day of June 1827. 
D. Burhans, Dep Clk
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Nathaniel Travis
Agent
W. H. Clark
Lawyer New York
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State of New York
Columbia County [illegible] on this seventh day of March 1839 before the subscriber a commissioner of deeds in afore said county personally appeared Nathaniel Travis who formally belonged to the company of Captain Nelson in Colonel Butters Regiment in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension role of the state of New York. That he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate he lost several years ago and he obtained a duplicate of the same soon after That he lost said Duplicate on or about the 29th September lost past at or near Schenectady in the county of Schenectady in the state of New York.
I which since he has been unable to find 
Sworn to subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned 
Nathaniel X Travis
              his mark

[illegible] H. Clarke
Commissioner of Deeds
[illegible]
State of New York
Columbia County[illegible] on the seventh day of March 1839. before the subscriber a commissioner of deeds in
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and for the county of Columbia aforesaid personally appeared Thomas Brown of of Hudson in said County who on his oath by me in due form of [illegible] administered, testified that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Travis above named and has been so acquainted with him for about twelve years last past. That he knows said Travis to be same individual he describes himself to be in the foregoing affidavit. That said Nathaniel Travis is a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States residing in the County of Columbia aforesaid drawing Ninety six dollars per annum.  That he has several times assisted said Nathaniel Travis in getting his money from the New York agency. This was about eight years ago.
Sworn to subscribed before me
this 7th March 1839
Thomas Brown
[illegible] H. Clarke
Commissioner of deeds
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3rd Page states and draws ninety six dollars per annum. That said Thomas Brown is a man of good moral character and his statement is [illegible] In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand this 7th March 1839
[illegible] H. Clarke
Commissioner of Deeds

State of New York
Columbia County  [illegible] I [illegible] Miller Clark of the county of Columbia do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with [illegible] H Clark whose name is signed to the foregoing affidavits and certificate as a commissioner of deeds in and for the county of Columbia aforesaid. That said [illegible] H Clark such commissioner of deeds and is by law duly authorized to take affidavits and make such certificates. That I am well acquainted with said [illegible] H Clarkes handwriting and verily believe that his named above subscribed to said affidavits and certificate are his signatures.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 7th day of March 1839
[illegible] Miller Clark
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42534
INVALID
Roy
File No. 42,534
Nathaniel Travis
[illegible] Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 5/S
{Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible]
Honble James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington,
District Columbia

Pension office
October 8, 1827
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Hudson 17th October 1827

Sir- I herewith return the document and claim of Nathaniel Travis pension with the additional and certificate as to the cred Benjamin Jones which was by your letter of the 13th August last
Should his proofs be deemed sufficient to entitle him to a pension you will please to forward his certificate directed to me at Hudson, Coulumbia County N.Y.

Yours Respectfully,
Hon. James Barbour-Davis Peck
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To Pension Office

[illegible] L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions 
Washington, D. C.
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Hudson, New York March 7 [illegible]

Sir,
Enclosed is the Evidence of Nathaniel Travis of this county showing the loss of his duplicate  certificate Mr. Travis was brought to my office by Mr. Davis Skinner the keeper of our county Poor House, and as he says and Mr. Travis also informed me that he Travis had been in the Poor House since October  last,
Mr Skinner wished me to hand the duplicate to him when rec'd instead of handing it to Mr. Travis. Mr. Travis afterwards wished me to hand it to him as he was afraid that the Commissioner of the Poor House would take charge of the money if they could get it.
Travis is advanced in years and from what has is some addicted to drinking.
Mr. Skinner, the keeper of the poor is a very respectable man; and his statement I can rely upon says that Travis has been "[illegible]" once before in the Poor House without letting the Commissioner know anything about his pension. If anyone besides Travis has the money, it will go into the hands of the Commissioner of the Poor and be by them expended for Mr. Travis. I note these matters for the purpose of getting you advice if you see fit to give it, whether I should hand the certificate to Mr. Travis or Mr. Skinner. It undoubtedly belongs to Mr. Travis and unless there is some very good reasons apparent It should be handed to him. In September last he
drew  $48, and yet in October he is found entirely destitute of the means of living. From this fact, it appears that the money does him little or no good and in this state when a man throws himself upon the county, the Commissioner of the Poor act as his conservatory. Your advice is respectfully solicited.
J.L. Edwards Esq          Res yours [illegible} H Clarke
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B Burgh                                            For
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March 29,1841
[illegible]
NY
Nathaniel Travis

JL Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Washington [illegible]
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Bellvill orange county            March 22nd 1841

Dear
Sir I wish you to examine the pension papers and record in your office on file of Nathaniel Travis who now draws a pension under the act of war 7th 1818 he served as a sargent who draws pay as a private only if it should appear on the record in your department that he served as a sargent and is entitled to an increase of his pay please answer it to Nathaniel Travis at Bellvill Orang County
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(Addressed envelope)

Revolutionary Claim

Honble The Secretary of War
Washington City 

send cert to Hudson N.Y.
Rcd. 19 Sept. 1831
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
State of New York}
County of Columbia ss.}
On this fifteenth day of September 1831 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Columbia -- personally appeared Nathaniel Travis of Hudson who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Andrew Nelson in the regiment commanded by Colonel Butler of the Pensylvania [Pennsylvania] line in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the
pension roll of the state of New York that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate on or about the fifteenth or 
Twentieth day of June 1831, at or near that time he was travelling on foot in the County Sulivan N. York he lost said Certificate out of his Pocket of which he has not Seen or heard of since and believes the same is actually lost-- and further Saith not
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid}
James Barton a Justice of Peace
his
Nathaniel X Travis
Mark
NOTES. -- The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one"
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge,
or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or Attorney for a Pensioner, lose the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above,
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County Clerk
Certificate

State of New York
Columbia County}

I Joseph D. Monell Clerk of the said county do certify that James Barton Esquire before whom the written & annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said county and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing  and verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit & to the annexed certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this 15th September 1831.

                               //s//
                          Jos. D. Monell
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State of New York}
Columbia County} ss
On this fifteenth day of September 1831 - Before me personally appeared Fletcher Beckman of the City of Hudson in said County and being duly sworn according to Law deposeth [deposes] and says that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Travis, who made the Affidavit to which is attached and also knows that he received a Pension Certificate as a Revolutionary Soldier in about the month of September 1827 -- which certificate he has frequently seen his possession. untill [until] the last year - and further the deponant [deponent] saith not --
Fletcher M Beckman
Sworn & Subscribed to before me the day and year above written }
James Barton a Justice of the Peace

State of New York}
Columbia County}
I certify that the deponent Fletcher M. Beckman Esquire the above named deponent
who executed the above affidavit is a respectable Citizen of the City of Hudson and a man of Veracity
Given under my hand this 15th Sept 1831
James Barton a Justice of the Peace-

N. B
Please send the certificate to my case at the City of Hudson
I am your obedient servt [servant]
James Barton