Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42874, for Robert Livingston, Maryland
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Service
Continental (Md?)

Name
Livingston, Robert

Number S.42874

N.Y. res and agency
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19087
New York
Robert Livingston

of Albany County in the state of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Brown of the regiment commanded by Colone Harrison in the Maryland line for the term of 1780 - War Continental Art on final settlement

Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 10 of Sept 1823

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Oct 1823 and sent to J.G. Wasson Esqr Albany N. York

Arrears to 4th of
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1836 $46.13
$46.13

{Revolutionary Claim Acts March 18, 1818 and May 1, 1820}

March 1, 1823
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Robert Livington
Declaration on oath
to the Hon Secretary of War

note the VA on {illegible]
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State of New York
Blank County

On this fourteenth day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Supreme court of Judication of the state of New York personally appears Robert Livingston sixty six years resident in Bethlehem in the said state who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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" that he the said Robert Livingston enlisted in City of Albany in the state of New Yor in the company commanded by Captain William Brown in the artillery of Col. Harrison Regiment of the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the close of the war when he was discharged from service in the city of Annapolis state of Maryland that he was in the battles of York town, Eutaw Springs, Fort Ninety-Six where he was wounded in the arm and was at the battle of Camden that surrender his honorable discharge which he has lost. That he rec'd *** fully fair & *** and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

Robert Livingston
His X Mark

I Ambrose Spencer Judge etc. as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Robert Livingston did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of congress this 14th day of April 1818.

Ambrose Spencer

SEAL

State of New York

I hereby certify that the above named Ambrose Spencer is one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Judication of the State of New York. IN testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the said court to be hereto affixed this 16th day of April 1818.

H Woodfood - Clerk
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State of New York
Albany County

On this tenth day of Sept 1823 personally appeared in open court to wit, the court of Common Pleas of the city & county of Albany Robert Livingston aged seventy one years a resident of the town of Bethlehem in the county aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. William Brown in Col. Harrison's Regiment of Artillery in the Maryland line, continental establishment sometime in the year 1778 the particular day this deponent cannot state, that he continued to serve in the said corps & in the service of the United States until the close of the war in the year 1783 about four & a half years. The date of his original depositions is the 14th day of April 1818 as by the original papers & affidavit taken before the Hon'bl Ambrose Spencer then Chief Justice of the State of New York and herewith transmitted may appear; and I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or any other means disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the at of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war - passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any
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any property or securities contracts or depts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule annexed and by me subscribed. And as respects the certificate mentioned by John Brewer Esqr. register of the Land Office of Maryland, I on my oath declare that on or about the year 1794 at Philadelphia I sold and conveyed as I understood and supposed all my rights, title & interest to any land that either was or might be granted to me, either by the United States or the state of Maryland for services in the revolutionary war to a W. Howard Lieut. Nicolls & Alexander Powers and that since that period I have not owned or claimed any rights to any land on account of said services
Property I have none except necessary wearing apparel & bedding and perhaps fifteen dollars' worth of Hay & oats. I have about ten dollars due to me by note from Jacob Schermerhorn & fourteen dollars due to me on account from Samuel Young. & I am indebted to Stephen Wills about four dollars besides some other small debts. I am by occupation a farmer I have no family my wife having died last October and at my advanced age and in consequence of bodily infirmity I am unable by my daily labor to obtain my support.
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Robert Livingston
His X Mark

Sworn to and Subscribed in open court this 10th day of September 1823.

Low L V Kleeck
Clerk of the City & County of Albany

City & County of Albany
Clerk's Office

I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original proceedings filed in this office on the tenth day of September one thousand eight hundred & twenty-three witness y hand & the seal of the said county this 10 Sept 1823.

Low L V Kleeck
Clerk
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42874
Revy INVALID

File No 42,874
Robert Livingston
Pri Rev war

Act: 18 March 1818

Index: Vol G Page 295

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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See page 105 regr

Mr. Edwards
Robert Livingston

J.G. Wasson
Albany NY

Rec 6 Oct 1823

Admitted 
on final settlement
Vol 4 Page 28

ALBANY STAMP Oct 23

FREE

The Hon John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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I certify that it appears from the commissioners return for soldier's land westward of Fort Cumberland in Allegany County that Robert Livingston of Artillery is entitled to lot No 990 containing 50 acres

John Brewer - Register Office
June 6, 1820.
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The Hon. J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
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Albany 10 Sept 1823

Hon Sir,

Enclosed is the application of Robert Livingston again made to be placed on the pension roll - he entirely disclaims owning any land and Mr. Thos Karney seems to have no doubt of his services in the Revolutionary war. As his present prospects are if he does not obtain assistance from the United States the town will have to support him before another year - Should there be any communications for him please to direct the same to my [illegible] at Albany - 

John C Wasson

The Hon Secretray of War
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blank piece of paper - no writing
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Auditor's Office Annapolis, June 7th, 1829

Sir

I herewith enclose to you a certificate from John Brewer Esq Register of the Land office of the W Show of Maryland by which it appears that the applicant Robert Livingston is entitled to Lot N. 990 containing 50 acres west of Fort Cumberland in Allegheny County. I deem it sufficient evidence of his having served in the revolutionary war, I can readily account to you why his name does not appear on the rolls in my office - there are no muster rolls of the Corps of Artillery in it. The only evidence of any of that corps having served is by a depreciation pay list which I have got and indexed found amongst a parcel of old books in my office within the last twelve months - and I presume the applicant has not made application for gratuity on depreciation pay - some time past you requested me to give you information as regards the particular provisions of the acts of this state. There are no statutes by which they
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are guided; our petitioners are placed on the pension list of the state by a resolution of both branches of legislature when furnished with certificates from any office of the applicant's services in the Revolutionary war in the Maryland line on continental establishment.

I have the honor to be
very respectfully
your obt servant

Thos Karney

J.L. Edwards Esqr.
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Robert Livingston
See pages 105 Reg'r

Robert Livingston
Priv
Col Harrison's Regiment

- Line

On final one
[illegible]

The time of entering the service must be stated in the declaration.

The line in which the applicant served must also be stated.
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State of New York ss James F. White of the town of Bethlehem County of Albany & State of New York being duly sworn saith that he has been personally acquainted with Robert Livingston the person who has subscribed the foregoing declaration on oath, upwards of Twenty years, That from the time of his first acquaintance with the said Robert this deponent has always and uniformly understood that the said Robert Served in the Revolutionary War both from himself and others, That the said Robert Livingston Sustains the character of an honest man, and this deponent verily believes the declaration on oath of the said Robert entitled to full credit and further saith not. 
James F. White
Sworn this 14th day of April 1818 before me. 
Ambrose Spencer

State of New York ss Henry Rumer [or Henry Reemer] of Boone County of Albany being duly sworn saith. That he was personally acquainted with Robert Livingston who subscribed the preceding declaration on oath before the said Robert inlisted in the army of the United States and after the return of the said Robert from the army. this deponent well recollects seeing his written discharge. That this ^Deponent knows from information at the time that the said ^Robert was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War upwards of four years and further saith not. 
Henry Rumer his [handwritten] X mark
Sworn this 14th day of April 1818 before me.
Ambrose Spencer
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State of New York }
Albany City & County ss. }
David Mann of the town of Guilderland County of Albany being duly sworn saith That about twenty five years ago He this deponent went with Robert Livingston to Philadelphia and from there to Annapolis in Maryland to obtain some arrearages of pay due from the State of Maryland That the sd Robert was there recognized as belonging to the Maryland Troops by due proof being made and received from the Governor Seventy five dollars and a Warrant for Fifty acres of land. That they had with them at the time an Honorable discharge signed by General Washington for the said Robert for four years and some months service in the continental army in the Revolutionary War. That this deponent has since understood that the discharge has been destroyed by fire both from the said Robert & others That the said Robert is in reduced circumstances and actually stands in need of assistance from his country for support 
David Mann 
Sworn before me this }
9th day of Feby 1819. } 
Ambrose Spencer
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State of New York 
Albany City & County ss: 
Adam Reemer of Princetown County of Schenectady being duly sworn saith That he was personally acquainted with Robert Livingston who has subscribed the foregoing declaration on oath, both before and since the Revolutionary War. That this deponent well recollects when the said Robert enlisted. And that he continued in the service between four & five years. That when the said Robert Returned home in the year 1783 this deponent saw his honorable discharge which discharge was signed by General Washington and countersigned by Captain Brown, That the said Robert on his return shewed his wound which he said he received in the army. This deponent entertains no doubt of the said Robert serving over four years in the Revolutionary War. That the said Robert is at present, as this deponent is informed and Verily believes in very Reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his country for support. And further saith not.
Adam Reamer
Sworn before me this }
9th day of Feby 1819 }
Ambrose Spencer
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The Honorable the Secretary of War will have the goodness to examine the Returns of the Revolutionary Army from the State of Maryland I have no doubt of Robert Livingstons name being there found 

I am [illegible] John G. Wasson

[crossed out and illegible: a large block of handwritten text]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Livingston, Robert
GRADE Private
LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBERs 11437 and 124466
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED September 6, 1792
to Abraham Bell, assignee
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12 - 5 - 41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Livingston, Robert
GRADE ?
LINE Maryland
WARRANT NUMBERs 11466
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED September 6, 1792 Abm Bell, assignee
My note: Mr. Flatanal, Int. Dept. Archives, furnished me name of this soldier. It is not on old Wt. Book under the wt. no. 11466. mnf
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
 NAME Livingston, Robert
GRADE Private
LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3269
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED Oct. 12, 1795
to James A. Neal, assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.