Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23190, John Devoe, New York
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New York.     Devoe, John.    S.23190
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New York (Alby) 30,9
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John Devoe
of Onondaga Co. in the State of N. Ynk
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Van Dyke of the regt commanded 
by Col. Van Gansevoort in the N. York 
line for 13 months, private,
Increased from $26 67/100 per annum
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Transcribed on the Roll of New York (Albany)
at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831, deducting
amt. received at rate of $26:67/100 per annum
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of May,
1838 and sent to Hon.
W. Tayler, House of Reprs. 
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Amounts ^[above carrot: "of difference of rate"] to the 4th of March 1838 = $116.62
Semi=anl, allowance ending 4 Sept. 1838 = 21.66

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$138.28
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Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Cler
Book R2 Vol. 4 Page 18.

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Dead
Paid at the frequency under
the Act of the 6 April 18
from 4th March 1838 to 14
Sept 1838 the day of his 
death- Agt notified 3d
April 1840
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28[169]
John Devoe
Pension papers

12 [new Cont]
[6] “  [Bottom Service]

[Jan]

 rolls of Gansevoort

8 Months Private
5 " [illegible]
13 months

Gansevoort not in Commission until Nov 1776

[Too faint to read]
Syracuse
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State of New York
Onondaga County
On the 24th day of July AD 
1833 appeared before the Honorable John 
Watson Esquire first judge of the County of 
Onondaga John Devoe a resident of the Town 
of Manlius in Said County at the dwelling house 
of the said John Devoe, 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 7. 1832.  That according to the best 
of his recollection he is eighty six or seven years 
old.  That at the commencement of the revolu-
tion he resided at the Town of Bethlehem 
in the County of Albany and State of New York.  
That when he entered the service of the United 
State he resided in the said Town of Bethle=
hem and that since the revolution he has resided 
in Gildersland in said County of Albany and 
in the town of Manlius in said County of Onon=
daga and for the last five years he has resided 
in said town of Manlius. That he thinks he 
entered said service about the year seventeen 
hundred and seventy six but he has no 
distinct recollection except that it was soon 
after the commencement of the war, and 
served as he stated, under the following named 
officers.  He began as a regular soldier and thinks 
he was then about twenty three years old. He 
enlisted at the town of Bethlehem in said County 
of Albany for nine months under Col. Peter [crossed out: "Van Sluyck"] Gansvoort, Capt Cornelius Van
Dyke and Lieutenant Cornelius Van Sluyck 
that he served out the full term of his
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Enlistment of nine months. that under the command
of the aforesaid Officers he went to the city of
Albany and from thence to Lake George + Fort
Edward and from thence to Ticonderoga
and from to Crown point + St Johns  and 
at the expiration of said nine months he was
stationed at a stone fort at Chamberlin in Can=
ada of which the Americans had dispossesed the
Enemy and taken possession of and at Cham=
berlin he again Enlisted for three months and
from Chamberlin he went to Quebec and
a short term and was at the taking of St Johns
That he served out said three months under
Capt. Benedict whom Christian name he does
not recollect and who is the only officer whose
name he now recollects. that the only names
of persons who were with as privats during the first 
nine months are George Hoople and William 
James and during the three months Enlistment said
William James was with him and was wounded 
at the taking of St Johns and that after he
had served an year as before stated he again
Enlisted in the Battian [?] served for five or six
months under Captain John Sloan and served
as a private therein between five or six months
between Stillwater and Fort Edward and the
only persons whom he recounts being with him
in such service was Garret Seger Fredrick 
Seger and Adam Segar and after said
last mentioned service he was drafted
several times and continued to serve a great
portion of the time until the close of the war
but he cannot state the times or circumstances
and he believes he served in all during the 
revolutionary was four or five years and 
that all the said services were performed
as a private soldier on his individual account
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that he was born at Rhynebeck in the County
of Dutchys in said State and he further declares
that he does not know of any clergyman in the
neighbourhood of his residence or else when
who can certify as to his belief of his services
as a revolutionary soldier that he does not
recollect whether he ever had any discharge
or not and that he does not know of any
living witness by whom he can prove any
part of said services by that he is old and
decrepid and that it is with much 
difficulty that he can hear or see. And that 
from his age and decrepitude he is
unable to attend at the Court house of Onondaga County without serious injury to his health
that he has not got any record of his age and
he does not know at what time of place he
was finally dismissed from the said services and
that he has stated in the foregoing declaration
all that he recollects or can state in relation to
his services as a soldier. he herby relinquishes 
any claim whatever to a pension or annuity 
Except the present and declares that 
his name is not on the pension roll of 
any state

John X Devoe
[above "X": "his'; below "X": "mark"]

Sworn + subscribed 
this 24th day of July 1833
before me 
John Watson First Judge 
of Onondaga County
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We Henry Bogardus and [crossed out: "Clark J Seroonmaker"] ^ [above carrot: "John Van Faulkenburgh"] of
the Town of Manlius and County of Onondaga
and State of New York herby certify that we
are well acquainted with John Devoe who
has subscribed and sworn to the forgoing declaration and we believe him to ^ [above carrot: "be"] Eighty five
or Eighty six years old. that he is reputed in the 
neighbourhood where he resides to have been
a a soldier of the revolution and that we
concur in that opinion  

Henry Bogardus
John Van Falkenburg 

Sworn + subscribed 
this day and year aforesaid 
in fron me
John Watson First Judge
of the county of Onondaga

And the Said John Watson First Judge as 
aforesaid does hereby declare his opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after 
[ilegible]-iting the interrogatories prescribed by the war
department that [crossed out: "before"] the before named 
applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served 
as he states and the said judge further 
certifies that Henry Bargardus and [crossed out: "Clark J 
Seroonmaker"] ^ [above carrot: "John Van Faulkenburgh"] residents of the Town of Manlius
and County aforesaid who have signed 
the preceding certificate are credible persons and
that their statements are Entitled to credit and
the said Judge further certifies that in his
opinion the said applicant is too feble to attend 
at the court house said county without 
Endangering his health. July 24 1832-
John Watson First Judge
of Onondaga county
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I Reuben S Hess clerk of the Court of Common 
pleas in + for the County of Onondaga do hereby certify
that the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the 
said John Watson in the matter of the applicant
John Devoe for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office this 29th day of 
A.D. 1833.
R. S. Hess Clerk
[Affixed seal]
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State of New York
Onondaga County ss

Wilhelmas Devoe being duly sworn 
depose and says that he is the son of John Devoe
the person who made the annexed affidavit
and that he this deponent will be forty seven
years old the seventeenth day of next May.
And this deponent further says that ever since 
this deponent can recollect he has been in the
habbit of hearing his father speak of being engaged 
in the service of the United ^ [above carrot: "States"] as a soldier during
the revolutionary war and this deponent has 
often heard his father for the last twenty years and 
more speaking of being at the taking of St. Johns
and of his spending the winter in Canada and
being at the places mentioned in the annexed 
affidavit and that for more than twenty years
part at different times he has heard his father 
say that he served as a soldier in the American 
Army during nearly the whole of the war and
this deponent never has had any doubt but what 
his father did serve during the most of the 
time during the revolution as a soldier in the American 
Army. and this deponent further says that his father 
from old age has not been able to do any business
for the last ten or twelve years and this deponent
does not now think that his said father can
now recollect facts which occured during 
the revolution which ten or twelve years ago was
fresh in his recollection and this deponent verily 
believes that his said fathers recollection is now
so much impaired by old age that he
is from that reason alone unable to give 
a full and [illegible] detailed account of
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his service in the revolutionary army as a soldier
and further this deponent says not.
Sworn + Subscribed 
this 21st  day of February 1835
before me Wilhelmas Devoe 

AC Griswold 
Comr. of deeds
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Onondaga County ss

John Devoe being duly sworn deposes
and says that he was in the service of the United
States as a soldier nearly constantly from the commencement to the close of the war. that he recollects
the Americans with whom and under who^ [above carrot: "m"] he
served after he left Albany took any place in 
the possion of the british from Albany to Quebec
(Except Quebec) this deponent was imployed on
the river and in the woods. he was a portion
of the time at at Ticonderoga Crown Point
St Johns and at Skenesborough. he was in General 
Schuylers army and Engaged in falling trees to prevent
the pursuit of Burgoynes army and this deponent
further says that as a regular soldier under Enlistment
and as ^ [above carrot: "a"] militiaman he served in the American
army almost constantly from the begining of the 
[crossed out: "war to the"] Revolutionary war to the close of the
war and this deponent further says that he cannot 
state any thing further in addition to his former 
statements and further this deponent saith not
Sworn + subscribed 
this 21st day of February 1835
before me
AC Griswold
Court of deeds

his 
John X Devoe
mark
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State of New York
Onondaga County 
Clerk Office SS
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I Alanson Edwards Cherk of the
Said County do certify that Addison
C. Griswold Esquire before whom the preceding
affidavits purports to have been sworn was
at the date of the same a Commissioner 
of Deeds in and for said County duly appointed 
and qualified and that I am acquainted with
his hand writing and verily believe his name respectively 
subscribed to the jurats of said affidavits to be his
genuine signature Witness my hand and seal of of Office this 21st day of February 1835
A. Edwards Clerk  

Admitted  
Private 8 months

Hon W Tayler
House Reps
NS
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In the matter of 
John Devoe an
applicant for a pension
affidavit of 
John Bonny

By direction of 
Hon. W Tayler
forth G[illegible] Lu[Illegible]
Syracuse N.Y
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State of New York
Albany County SS

John Pool [crossed out: illegible] of the Town 
of Guilderland and County of Albany being
duly sworn deposes and says that he is acquainted with John Devoe who was a soldier in the American Revolutionary army that the said John Devoe now resides in the Town of Manlius & County of Onondaga that he knew the said John
Devoe while in the service of the United States as 
a soldier, that this deponent went with the army
under General Montgomery as a solder to Quebec 
in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and 
Seventy five while this deponent was at Quebec
the said John Devoe was also sent as a Soldier
in the army, of "the" Revolution, to assist at the siege of Quebec and this deponent knows that the said John Devoe was at Quebec in the year 1776 and that this Deponent Can not tell how long the said John Devoe was there, this Deponent cannot tell [crossed out: "under"] in what Company or regiment the said Devoe belonged. this deponent knows that
said Devoe was at schamblee 1776 in the Service of the United States but is not able to state how Long and further this deponent saith not subscribed and sworn 
to before me this 20th
Day of June 1834 John Pool his X mark

John D. Ogsbury Justice of the Peace 

I hereby Certify that I am personly acquainted with John Pool and believe him to be 
a man of good moral character and of truth
and veracity 
John D. Ogsbury Justice 

State of New York 
Albany County } ss: I Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that John D. Ogsbury whose name is subscribed to the forgoing affidavit and certificate is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and that his signatures above written are genuine

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Given under my hand & seal of the said County this 6th day of Oct. 1834.
C A Ten Eyck Clerk
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Schenectady County ss: John Bonny of the
City of Schenectady in said County being
duly sworn deposes & says that he is seventy 
two years of age & upwards, that during 
the Revolutionary he was + is now well acquainted with [underlined: "John Devoe"] an applicant for a pension under the act of the 7th of June 1832. That during said War + in the
year of 1782 in the spring of said year, he
this deponent & the said Devoe as the same
time enlisted in a Company commanded 
by Captain T[illegible] & Ensign Campbell,
the name of the Lieutenant this deponent 
does not now recollect, for the term of
nine months each. That he, this deponent 
& the said Devoe immediately after their 
enlistment were engaged in performing garrison Duty in the City of Albany | the place at which they enlisted for about the space of three weeks; that then they were ordered to march & did march to Johnstown in Montgomery County. where they remained for the space of two months, performing the like garrison duty as above. After which
time, on account of the said Devoe with
a part of the Company, being transfered
to situations different from and 
other than those, at which he this
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deponent performed military service, he, this deponent is unable to state how much longer and at what other places the said Devoe performed military service. That the following are the names of some of the officers whith whom this deponent was acquainted, who were officers belonging to the Regiment, to which he this deponent & the said Devoe belonged to wit. Colonel Willett, Major Thornton & Captain Young. And further this deponent says not.

Sworn this 23d day of June 1834 before me} John Bonny

AC [illegible] Justice of the Peace

I do hereby Certify that I am personally acquainted with John Bonny whose signature Appears to the above affidavit and that I have been acquainted with him for upwards of sixty years and believe him to be a man of good Moral Reputation and a man of Veracity

AC [illegible] Justice

State of New York
Schenectady County } I Jonathan C Burnham Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Alber A. Vedder whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit and certificate is a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County and that his signature above written is genuine.

Given under my hand & the seal of said County this 11th day of October AD 1834-

J.C Burnham Clerk
By J. Harman Depy
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Hon. Willitam Taylor
House Rep
Washington City

AC. Griswold
[illegible] affidavit
in case of Mr. Devoe
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Hon William Taylor

Dear Sir,

I take the liberty once more of troubling you with my old Friend John Devoe's application for a pension. I Should find the Enclosed paper directly to the Pension Department But it is possible some Obligations may yet be made to the granting a certificate for a full pension. (Though I can hardly concur it possible.) I therefore wish you to take the Enclosed affidavit to the Pension office, and [illegible] the granting of a certificate for the full amount and if any objection should be made Endeavor to remove it. I do not request this for the reason that I apprehend any Objection or that I have any fault to find with the department. So far as I have had any thing to do it, the business has been done promptly & properly. But if any further proof should be required, it will be totally out of my power to assist the old man.

It is possible that some little discrepitancy may appear in some of the affidavits I am not aware that there is any, as I have not kept copies. If there should however I should not think it a reasonable Objection. This is a section can
The applicant is very aged and in his Dotage
his children and
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and grand children talk Dutch in the family and he cannot now speak English intelligibly. All the witnesses reside at a distance from Each other. They have had no oppertunity of refreshing these reccollections by conversing
together on the Subject. And the affidavits have all been drown by differnt individuals
And if we have failed to shew an uninterrupted Chain of Evidence of Services from period to period it cannot it appears to me be a reasonable Objection.

This last piece of Evidence has been procured at great Expense & trouble. I hope it will prove 
satisfactory, and I hope you will find time to go to the office and if necessary Examine all our papers I ask this because I have no more doubt that the old man was a patriot & served as he states than I have that Geo. Washington was a patriot

I remain your friend
and Obt St
A C. Griswold
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A. C. Griswold
containing M.
Devoe's Certificate
J Devoe
NY

Hon William Taylor
House Representatives
Washington City

Hon W Taylor
[illegible]
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Salina May 16th 1838

Hon W Taylor

D Sir,
Enclosed I find you the original certificate of John Devoe, for the purpose of Surrendering
the same and obtaining an increase of his pension.

I wish the Secretary to be reminded that Mr Devoe has not drawn any thing under the present certificate Since 4th March 1837. There is therefor due to him $26.67, under his present certificate from 4th March 1837 to 4th March 1838. I had made out papers on which to draw his pension as now allowed up to 4 March last, thinking it best to do to before surrendering his present certificate but by a late act of Congress I find he would have to draw for the 6 months due on 4 Sept last at the Treasury of the U.S. & for the 6 months due on 4 March last at the Agency at Albany. Now I see no difficulty in granting the new certificate so as to include these two sums, but if this cannot be done then I wish you to return me the Enclosed Certificate that I may obtain the amount now due upon it before Surrendering it for the [illegible]
Respectfully
Yours &
A C Grisword
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Rensselaer County ss. 

John Hogeboom of Lansingburg in said county being duly sworn says that he enlisted as a private soldier in the Revolutionary Army under Captain John Vischer in the month of May 1775 - that he this deponent proceeded with his company to Lake George where they remained some length of time - from then he proceeded with his company to the taking of St. Johns - from there to Montreal and from thence to Quebec- 

And this deponent further says that he is acquainted with John Devoe and knew him when in the army - that the said John Devoe was under the command of Captain
Van Dick at Lake George - that the said John
Devoe Enlisted and proceeded to Lake George at or about the time this deponent did according to the best of his recollection - this deponent further says that the said John Devoe was at Lake George during the whole time that he was there and proceeded from them to the taking of St. Johns at the same time with this deponent, from there to Montreal and according to best of this deponents recollection the said John Devoe proceeded with him and was at the Seige of Quebec.

John Hogeboom

Subscribed & sworn before me this 13th day of January 1837. The Deponent being well known to me as a Credible person.

Jacob C. Lansing
Supreme Court Commissioner of the State of New York
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State of New York
Rensselaer County ss}

Henry R. Bristol Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Jacob C. Lansing Esqr. whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the within affidavit and whom the same purports to have
been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Supreme Court Commissioner in and for said County duly authorized to take the same and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature within subscribed to be genuine

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said County
this 14th day of January A.D. 1837.
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

Hon W. Taylor
HR
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Payments to be made
at Albany N.Y.
by Presdt Mechs. & Farms. Bk
Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of
Albany

Here New Certificate
13 mo. pri
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43.33
deduct former payt

Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book
C2 Vol 4
Page    by H.H. Addison Clerk

Hon. W. Taylor
Ho. Rep
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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Devoe
of the State of New York
who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive - Twenty Six - dollars and
Sixty seven cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.

Given at the War Office of the United States
this 23d day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty Seven

B. F. Butler
Secretary of War ad interim
Examined and
Countersigned]
J L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Cancelled
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Secretary of War
Washington City

Pension Office

NY
Received
August 30 1833
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Salina July 29th 1833

Secretary of War

Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of John Devoe to obtain a pension. He states that he served in all as much as four years, but from your regulations I suppose his statement will not be sufficient to obtain a pension for two years service owing to his inabiltity to furnish dates and circumstances, but he states positively as to one year and five or six months although in this his infirmity is such that he cannot make a statement so satisfactory as might be desirable. He is so old and fible as to be a man child and he cannot even State his age [illegible] nor at what time he Entered or quit the service and should he be required to State dates precisely or give a precise history of his services it will amount to a denial of his claim. 

And I would suggest that his claim be allowed of such rates of time, as the regulations of
your department and allow on the papers
now enclosed without requiring an
additional Statement
Yours &c
A C. Griswold
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Hon, William Taylor
House Rep
Washington City
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Salina Feby 21st 1835
Hon. William Taylor Esqr
Sir
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I take the liberty of Enclosing to you
supplemental affidavits to obtain a pension for John Devoe and one reason for doing so is that I presume you must be acquainted with John Devoe & his son Wilhelmas as they reside in Brittains Settlement in your Town

I wish you to take these papers to the war or pension office, and make this Explination, that [illegible] the affidavit of Bonney & Pool herewith enclosed [illegible] conclusively that he served and is entitled to a pension and the only question is for now much. and from the
different places at which he served and the occurances of plases to him by the Americans shows to me conclusively that if his statements are true (and of which I have no doubt) he must inevitably have served more than two years now if the applicant had his faculties, I admit his statement would not be satisfactory but as I shew by my affidavit and that of his sons that his faculties are totally destroyed. and under these circumstances to require him to state the length of time served at each place would amount to a denial of his claim, I think his statement is sufficient. you will see that I swear to the [illegible] of the applicant and of his son Wilhelmas. and I get hundreds to the same fact. I wish you to take papers to the pension offices in person, and if you
get a certificate whole time, get it for a [illegible] am anxious to hasten a decision for the old man [illegible] days on about resolved. I know this will [illegible] but a few days at least before you will rise. but you will find time to go to the office and do what [illegible] can to close the matter.

Respectfully yours &
AC Griswold
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Free

Hon William Taylor
House Rep
Washington City
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Salina June 27 1836

William Taylor Esqr

Dsrs

At the particular request of Mr. James Johnson of Liverpool I enclose you the papers of Thomas Ingersoll for the purpose of obtaining a pension which I hope will reach you in time to present before the adjournment of Congress. I doubt whether you will have time to get an answer before your return. If you should and can take the trouble to examine the papers you will perceive that I have referred in the supplemental affidavit to the original declaration. There is an obscurity in the statement but which necessarily arises from a lapse of time and the singularity of the services and the particularity of the times when performed. But to him alltogether the evidence leaves no doubt on my mind that he served as he stated and I have not drawn either affidavit with the sleightest degree of colloring but have given their own statement which to me is more satisfactory than a more formal statement of service from period to period.

You will recollect that previous to leaving last fall, I requested you to go with me to see Mr. John Devoe of Manlius. I did not get time until on the eve of your departure & then I tho't
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it might be inconvenient to you & therefore
I did not call for you.

Now if it will not be too much trouble for you to call at the war office and see the papers and ask the objections to granting a pension you will oblige me 

I think his papers ought to be sufficient under his circumstances he is a feble superanuated man (as you will see by examining my affidavit) so much so as to be unable to commuicate facts intelligably.

I have no doubt but John Devon was a patriot & served in the Revolution and has born an unblemised reputation through life. The application is made in good faith. He proces a portion of his services. I can see no impropriety
in your asking and the Secretary giving an expanation if he refuses to grant a certificate. I have not garbled any Statement in his papers though he may be mistaken as to some periods of service. I would not do so to gain his pension

Your examing the papers and getting an explanation may aide us in futer efforts.

Respectfully your
Obt St
A C Griswold
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John Pool's
Affidavit &c
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Albary County Ss. 
John Pool, of the Town of Guilderland, County of Albany & State of New York, farmer, of about the age of seventy eight - years, being duly sworn doth depose & say. - That he this deponent now is, has for several years past, been personally acquainted with John Devoe, now of Manlius in the County of Onondaga. - That he this deponent, was duly enlisted, as a soldier during the Revolutionary War. That whilst this deponent was in the performance of his duty, under such enlistment, he knows from his own personal knowledge & observation, that the said John Devoe regularly served as a Soldier in the American Army for one year or more

And this deponent further says, that he saw the said John Devoe,
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in actual service, under American Officers, at Quebeck and other places -. in, on a. hour, the year, of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred & seventy five & seventy six

And further, this deponent says not

Sworn before me this sixth day of January in the year  of our Lord 1834 - }

John Pool
his X mark

John R. Williams Justice of the Peace of Albany County-

City & County of Albany
Clerk's Officer } SS:

I Conrad A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the said City and County do hereby Certify that John R. Williams before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the
date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that his name Subscribed to the same is his proper hand writing and Signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this eighth day of January A.D. 1834.

C.A. Ten Eyck Clerk for Jonas Wickes Depy
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John Devoe
on Roll

Hon J.W. Taylor

Hon. W. Taylor
HR
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State of New York
Albany County} ss. 

John Brown of the City of Albany, being duly sworn doth depose as follows - I am seventy eight years of age, and am a Pensioner of the United States -

I am well acquainted with John Devoe, who resides, as I am informed, in the Town of DeWitt, Onondaga County - I knew him in the Revolutionary War. In the year 1777, I think in the month of February, the said John Devoe 
enlisted in the Batteau Service under Capt John Hunn, - for the period of nine months.

I was also a private in the same company at the same time and know that said John Devoe served as above stated for the period of nine months. I speak from personal knowledge,  having been associated with him, in said Company, during that time -

I am informed that said John Devoe is now a Pensioner of the United States, and wishes to obtain an increase of his pension.

Sworn and subscribed this 23d
day of February 1838 before me ⎬
John Brown

L. Jenkins Comr of Deeds

State of New York
Albany County} SS.

Garitt F. Seger, of New Scotland, in said County, being duly sum, deposeth as follows - I am eighty four years of age & am a Pensioner of the United States.

I was well acquainted with the above named John Devoe in the Revolutionary War, and know that he served as a private in the Company of Batteaumen, under Capt John Hume, in the year 1777 - in which Company I also served as a private, at the same time - The said John Devoe served him months in said Company to my personal knowledge -

Sworn & subscribed this 23d day of February 1838 before me} Gerret F. Seger 

L. Jenkins Court of Deeds
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State of New York
Albany County: SS

John Seger of Guilderland in said County, being duly sworn, deposeth as follows-

I am eighty three years old I am a Pensioner of the United States- I was well acquainted with
the [illegible] named John Devoe in the Revolutionary War, and know that he served as a private in a company of Batteaumen, under the command of Capt John Hume in the year 1777 -

I was also a private in said Company at the same time - I know that said Devoe served as a private in said Company, at least nine months, having served with him. I am unable from infirmity to write any names.

John Seger his X mark

Sworn & subscribed this 23d day of February 1838 before me
S. Jenkins Court of Deeds }

I certify that the above named John Seger and the [illegible] named Garrit J. Seger and John Browen are known to me and that they are credible Witnesses -

L. Jenkins
Com. of Deeds

State of New York
Albany County} SS:

I Henry B. Haswell Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Lemuel Jenkins Esq before whom the preceeding affidavits purport to have been subscribed and sworn was on the day of the date of the same a Commissioner of deeds in and for the said County and that his name subscribed to the said affidavits and the above certificate of credibility are his proper hand writing & signatures.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 23d February 1838.

H. B. Haswell Clerk
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
March 12th, 1840

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The child of John Devoe, decd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of forty three Dollars and thirty three Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838, to the 14th Sept. 1838, the day of his death.

Respectully yours
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Admitted
Private of Infantry 8 mo
Bateauman 5 mo added
13
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23190
INVALID
File No. 23190
John Devoe
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol 2, Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870]

Revolution
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21 Jan 1884
Addl evidence for John Devoe

Free

Secretary of War
Washington City

Pension Office

[Post Mark] Salina Jan 15
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Hon Secretary of War

Sir

Enclosed is an affidavit of John Pool testifying to the services of John Devoe as a Revolutionary Soldier whose application is now on file in your office.

The Evidence herewith furnished with that
heretofore furnished, I trust will be satisfactory
to the department for at least for a portion of time. And if I may be allowed to suggest
that the applicant Devoe is old feeble and the last spark of life but faintly gleams in its socket, is poor. 

Speaks Dutch and scarcely intelligible
English. Lives at a distance of one hundred and
fifty miles from the place of his enlistment.
And the Expense and difficulty of procuring
further proof of his services, if required will
amount to a denial of that bounty which his
Country intended he should reap

And on a reference to your pension list you will find John Pool the witness to be at this time a pensioner. So his testimony will not be doubted.

Respectfully your
Obt St
AC Griswold
Salina, Onondaga Co. N.Y.
Jany 14th 1834
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Addl evidence for John Devoe
New York

Free

J S Edwards Esqr
Commr of Pensions
Washington City

War Department
Pensions Officer

[Post marked] Salina NY June 27
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Salina, Onondaga C. N.Y
June 26, 1834

JS Edwards Esqr

Sir

Enclosed is addition proof in the case of John Devoe an applicant for a pension, which I trust will be sufficient to procuse his certificate.

Yours &c
A C. Griswold
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New York
Revo.
Act 7 June 1832
John Devoe
Suspended
Letter to
A.C. Griswold
Nov. 15 1833
April 24 1834
let to same
let to same July 3d '34
let to Gardner Lawrence Esq
March 5th 1835

Let to Hon Wm Taylor Comr 6 Feb 1837
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Washington Jany 28th 1837

Dear Sir

Accompanying this is a letter from A.C. Griswold and an additional affidavit in the case of Mr John Devoe an Applicant for a pension whose claim has been suspended for want of sufficient proof - I hope you will give the claim a reexamination as soon as possible, and notify me of the result. Mr. Devoe I believe has made all the proof that
can be made, and I have not a shadow of doubt that he is justly entitled to a pension-

Respectfully
Your Obt Serv't
W. Taylor

Hon. J. L. Edwards

With your answer please return Mr Griswolds letter
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Albany New York
John Devoe 30.994
of Onondaga in the State of N.Y.
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Van Dyke of the Rgt. commanded
by Col. Van Gansevert in the N.Y. line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 26 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued by the 23d day of Feby 1837 and sent Hom Wm Taylor House of Reps.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836          $146.68
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '37    13.33
                                                             $160.01
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by W.K. Addison Clerk
Book C2 Vol. 4 Page 17

Letter to Hon W. Taylor 2 April '37
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State of New York
Onondaga County SS}

Addison C Griswold of the Town of Salina in said County being duly sworn deposes and says that he drew the original declaration and the annexed affidavit of John Devoe for a pension. And deponent further says that he is well acquainted with the said John Devoe and with Wilhelmas Devoe who made the annexed affidavit and that the said John Devoe and Wilhelmas Devoe are men whose characters for truth and veracity and in general stand as high as any men in community

And this deponent further says that the said John Devoe from the time he made the original declaration for a pension to the present time from the imbecility of age has in the opinion of this deponent him incapable of reccollecting or communicating any facts in detail which occurred any considerable time
anterior to the time of making said declaration; 

And this deponent further says that the said John Devoe is so feeble from his great age that
he can scarcely walk across his room and cannot without assistance hold a pen in his hand for the purpose of making his cross or mark

And this deponent further says that he has no
doubt but what the said John Devoes faculties
and memory is so much impaired by old age that he cannot recount in detail the services and the places where and the time when he performed the same during the revolutionary war.

And this deponent further says that from the statements made to this deponent at the times of making the original declaration and the annexed affidavit by the said John Devoe and from the account given to this deponent by the said John Devoe of the different periods when and places where he was engaged in the service as a Soldier he has no doubt but what the said John Devoe did serve
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faithfully as a soldier in the Revolutionary war as he states in his original declaration and the 
annexed affidavit for more than two years, and  further this deponent saith not 

Sword and Subscribed this 21st day of February 1835 AC Griswold

before me 
Noah Wood Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Onondaga County Clerks Office} SS 

J. Alanson Edwards Clerk of the said County do certify that Noah Wood Esquire before whom
the preceding affidavit purports to have been
sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the front of said affidavit to be his genuine signature.

Witness my hand and seals of Office this 21st day of February 1835

A. Edwards Clerk