Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,464, for William Terwilliger, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE

CONTENTS
 
Terwilliger, William
NUMBER
S42464
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No 19.742

New York
William Terwilliger
Ulster Co in the State of New York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Hambramick of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Van Cortland in the New York
line, for the term of nine months
April 1781 to January 1782
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 17th day of February 1827
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of Feby 1827
and sent to the Hon A. B. Hasbronck
House of Representatives
Arrears to 4th of March 1827  $4-4 5
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1827  48
$52-45
Revolutionary Claim,
Acts March, 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.

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19324
George Wright
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State and City of
New York
William Terwilliger being duly sworn
doth depose and say that he enlisted
in the month of April 1781 at Warsink
in the State of New York for to serve
Nine months and served in Captain Hamtramick
Company in the Second Regiment of the New York light
Infantry commanded by Col Philip Van Courtland
and that he did serve faithfully for nine months and
was Honorable Discharged at Totaway Bridge
on the Rampoo Creek in the State of New Jersey
and that the annexed statement is the best Testimony
that he is able to obtain at this distance of time as
most of the Officers of the Regiment are either
Dead or so dispersed that he cannot find out
their Residence, and that he is by occupation a
Farmer but by reason of the loss of one of his hands
he is unable to work, that he is in Indigent circumstances
requiring the aid of the Government or
Public Charity-

William Terwilliger
Sworn to before me
the
29th March 1825
Stary Public Notary
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District of New York
Ulster County
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On this seventh day of June in the year one
thousand eight hundred and twenty one
personally appeared in open Court in the Court
of Common Pleas it being a Court of Record
of the said County of Ulster William Terwilliger
and by the
of Ulster who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served
in the Revolutionary war as follows
That in the month of April one thousand
  seven hundred and eighty one enlisted
at Warsink in the County of Ulster and
State aforesaid by [illegible] County by
matter of the Regiment commanded
Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt it is
the second Regiment of the New York
Infantry in the Continental to [illegible]
nine months that he was attached to
the Commanded by Captain
Hamtramck belonging to said Regiment 
in which [illegible]
that he served during the said nine
months as a private Soldier in said Company in the State of New Jersey and at the
[illegible]said term was discharged
at John Bridge on the Rood buck
in the State last aforesaid-- and this
deponent further saith that the said
[illegible]
Regiment was [illegible] during the said term and I do
solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth
day of March in the year one thousand
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hundred and ten and that
I have not time that he is set
city or any part thereof with in that thereby
to disquish it as to bring myself with
vines
left herself to
lest an act to provide for certain persons
in the land and Navy
of the United States in the Revolutionary
war passed the eightieth day of March
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighteen and that I have not nor
has any person in trust for me any
or securities contracts or debts due to
in our do I own or possess any property
real or personal except the Clothes on
his back 
sworn & Subscribed on
this seventh day of June one thousand eight
hundred & twenty four before me
Hardenburgh Judge of
Ulster Common pleas  
Jacob Snyder
William Terwilliger

Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the County of Ulster
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is
truly copied from the Record of said Court
do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the said William
Terwilliger has no other property that
that is noted in his said Oath of
testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & affixed the Seal of the said
Court on this seventh day of June 1824

Jacob Snyder Clerk
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District of New York
Ulster County ss

Ulster County ss Simon Lambertson of the Town of
Shawangunk in the County of Ulster being duly
Sworn doth depose and say that he served in
the Company commanded by Captain Hamtramic in the Second New York Regiment
light Infantry Commanded by Coll Phillip
Van Cortland on the New York Establishment
in the year one thousand seven hundred
and Eighty one and two that he is well acquainted with William Terwilliger in the
annexed affidavit mentioned that the said
William was enlisted at Warsink in Ulster
County some time in the month of April in
the year last aforesaid by Michael Connely
for the term of nine months that they Served
during said term in the Company commanded
by Capt Hamtramic aforesaid untill the
expiration of said term where they were both ┃
discharged on or near the Names Creek
in the State of New Jersey on this deponent
further saith that the said Regiment during
said term was stationed at different places
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in the sate of New Jersey but was not
in any Action
Sworn this 24th day of March
1824
before me Allard Anthony
one of the Justices of the peace
for Ulster County
Allard Anthony
I do hereby Certify that I am acquainted with
Mr Lambertson this forty years and that he
is a creditable Witness Allard Anthony

State of New Work
Ulster County Clerks office ⎬ I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County
of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster
County Do hereby Certify that Allard Anthony Esquire
was on the day of the date of the foregoing certificate a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County of White & Duly appointed and sworn as such officer and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily
believe the signature"Allard Anthony subscribed to the the
going certificate to be the proper hand writing of
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court & County this twenty
th day of April 1824 - Jacob Snyder
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District of New York
Ulster County
Ulster County Ss. George Wright
of the town of Shawangunk in Ulster County
being duly sworn doth depose and say that
he served in the company commanded by
Captain Dubois in the Regiment Commanded by Col Philip Van Cortland and
the New York establishment in the year
One thousand seven hundred and Eighty
one and two that he is well acquainted with
William Terwilliger in the annexed
affidavit mentioned, and this deponent
further says, that he saw the said William
Terwilliger serving as a private Soldier in
the Company commanded by Captain
Hamtramic in the Regiment above
mentioned, and further this deponent
saith not
Sworn this 13th Day
of March 1824 before he
Albert N Terwilliger Commissioner to take acknowledgement of Deeds
George his x mark Wright

I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with
the said George Wright named in and who executed
the above affidavit. And do believe him to be a
person of credibility Dated April 17th 1824
A N Terwilliger
Commissioner
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State of New-York, ss.
County of Ulster, I JACOB SNYDER, Clerk of the County of Ulster, Do hereby Certify,
That Alder R. Terwilliger Esq, whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the
annexed affidavit or instrument in writing
and endorsed thereon, this on the day of the date of the said Certificate a Commissioner
and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commissioned and sworn,
and duly authorized
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State of New York
Ulster County
Personally appeared before the subscriber a
Commissioner of Deeds
In and for
the County aforesaid William Terwilliger a credible witness
who having duly sworn according to law doth depose and
say that about 5 weeks as he received a letter dated "
Department Pension Office July 18th 1835, directed to said deponent and purporting to be signed by J. L. Edwards the
Commissioner of Pensions said Letter states that the
agent has been directed to discontinue the Pension of
deponent and alledges the following reasons therefor record
according to the Statement in your declaration you enlisted in
the month of April 1781 in Captain Hamtramis Company Colonel Van Courtlands Regiment and served these
in months. The original pay rolls of the Regiment for that
year have lately been found. Your name is not found there
on the original for your pay for services that year shows
likewise that at that time you belonged to Captain Percy
Company Col Pawlings Regiment of State troops, the colonel order of Lawrence terpening for his pay for service
in Capt Peters Company shows that this tour was in
1781 In your affidavit in support of the claim of a
pension you have put it down as having occured in
1779 but that is not correct Captain Perry was not
Commissioned untill 27th April 1781. There are therefore be
no doubt that if you were engaged in the service for
9 months at the periods refered to it was not in
Continental Regiment the only description of service which could have entitled you to the benefit of the act of 1818. And deponent also saith that
he is now seventy two years of age. That his recollect
on is very much impaired insomuch that he
cannot distinctly recollect the dates of his respective services in the Revolutionary War as detailed in
his affidavit on file at the Pension office in the
City of Washington but sure he is that he served
nine months in the Revolutionary War in the
Company commanded by Captain Hamtrasic
in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Van Court[land]
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in the Company of Capt Halleland. That Cimon Lamberson was Sergeant during said service and James Ivory
was a private in said company of Hamtramer  both of whom
are Pensioners of the United States as Deponent
has been informed and believes to be true and
their affidavits in support of deponents claim
are on file at the Pension office of the United States
at Washington City and Deponent also saith
that Abraham Striker also a pensioner of the United States
of the Town of Shawangunk County & State
aforesaid also a Pensioner of the United States whose
affidavit is hereunto annexed was in the Continental service at the same time with this deponent as a private Soldier and served with
Deponent at the English Neighbourhood in the
State of New Jersey though he did not belong to the same
company with Deponent. Whilst he lay
at this place the said Striker was often in my
tent and well recollect his receiving and
whilst kicking at Deponent in his tent. the
Company to which deponent then belonged was
on the Continental establishment and deponent served therein upwards of nine months
we lay some time at the English neighbourhood and from thence removed to Hobocken
according to deponents recollection & belief and
Deponent also saith that sometime in the Revolutionary war but the precise year he does
not now recollect he belonged to the company of Captain White of the Regiment 
comanded by Colonel Weisenvelt that he served
with said Company at Luning kill on the Indian frontier that whilst serving these as aforesaid
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deponent was enlisted by Captain Perry and ordered to join the Company of Captain Hamtramic  of Van Cortlands Regiment and
formed the same accordingly some where
near the Toteway Bridge in the State of
New Jersey and served therein nine months
to the Best of deponents recollection and belief and
Deponent also saith that Abraham Sparks a Pensioner of the United States belonged to the Company
of the said Captain White when deponent first
Joined the said Company on the Indian frontier as aforesaid in the nine months service
but was afterwards ordered to [illegible] under Captain
Abrham Westfall, shortly after the said Abraham left us to Join Westfalls Company as a
foresaid enlisted by the said Persey into the
Company of the said Captum Huntramand
deponent also saith that he does not
now recollect what office the said pieces then
held but believes he was afterwards appoint
Captain sure I am that he was afterwards
called Captain Percy deponent also saith that
he cannot now remember that he ever
longed to Percys Company or was under this
command otherwise than as a recent as aforesaid and deponent also saith that he did not
read the affidavit sworn to by him to support the claim of Lawrence [illegible]
but the same was read to him by James
Mitchell Esquire That Deponent consider
my the service of considering in the 
revolutionary war to be the material
Point did not attend particularly to the
time of service stated in said affidavit and
if he had he cant not have named the pre
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use year with certainty nor can he distinctly
 recollect who was Captain of the Company
to which he and the said [illegible] belonged but sure he is that they did
long to and serve in the same Company
in the Revolutionary war as stated
in said affidavit, and deponent also saith
that before making out his  Declaration for a pension he in pursuance
of the advice of Walter Case Esquire went
twice to see General Van Cortland to procure his affidavit relative to his deponents services
in the said Van Courtlands Regiment in the
Revolutionary war - That said Van Courtland
after examining his papers gave Deponent
a statement in writing of the time &
place of Deponents service in his regiment which corresponded with the time
set forth in deponents original declaration
according to deponents recollection & belief


Sworn and subscribed
this 11th day of Sept 1845 
Before M. James N. Mitchell Commissioner of Deeds
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August 19, 1932


BA-J/AS
William Terwilliger
S. 42464

Mrs. Courtney Earle
405 Main Street
Penn Yan
New York

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter requesting information in
regard to a Revolutionary War soldier, Helmus or Wilhelm Terwilliger
.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file
in the pension claim, S. 42484, based upon the Revolutionary War
service of William Terwilliger. The name Helmus or Wilhelms Terwilliger does not appear in the Revolutionary War records of this
office.
In 1779 he served eight months in Captain Levi Dewitt's
Company in Colonel Pawling's New York Regiment. In 1781, while
serving in Captain Pearse's company in Colonel Pawling's New York
Regiment in April or May of that year he re-enlisted at
Warsink, (probably meant for Wawarsing) New York, and served nine
months as private in Captain Hamtramck's Company in Colonel Philip
Van Cortlandt's New York Regiment. In 1782 he served nine months in
Captain White's Company in Colonel Weissenfels' New York Regiment, give
He afterward served one year in Captain Edward Conner's Company in Colonel
Warinus Willett's New York Regiment,
[note] use given same in writing next true Sec N.Y. archives for spelling J officers name

He was a resident of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, in 
1818 and was living there in 1836. He had previously lived at Mamaketing
, Sullivan County, New York,
 
He was allowed pension under the Act of March 18, 1818, [note] stated it this way as was impossible to determine date of original application.
 
In 1824 he stated that he was sixty years of age.
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In 1824 one Albert R. Terwilliger was commissioner for Ulster
County, New York, but it was not stated that he was related to the
soldier,
It was not stated that the soldier was married.
William Terwilliger died December 6, 1837.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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42464
Revy INVALID.
File No. 42464
William Terwilliger
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 3
Page 505
Arrangement of 1870.]

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[illegible] 12 Aug 19 hist to [illegible] Courtney Earle U.C.S
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MRS. COUNTNEY EARLE
405 MAIN STREET
PENN YAN, NEW YORK

Ba-J/MCS
Veteran's Administration
Washington D.C
Thank you so much for sending
information concerning Ashbel Hollister
I am anxious to identify Helmus
or Wilhelmas Terwilliger. He came
from Shawangunk  NY. Don't know whether
it was Orange of Ulster Co during the
Rev. He had a daughter Annatje
who married Cornelius Conklin in 1779
I think he enlisted in Fourth regiment
of Ulster Co. Col. Jonathan Hasbrouck. This is all
I know of him very truly yours
Ruth W Earle
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Shawangunk
19th line
---
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Free
To the Honorable Abm B. Hasbrouck
Member of Congress
Washington City
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Swanangunk 29th Jany 1827
Respected Sir
Enclosed I send you some papers refering to and
application made by Wm Terwilliger of this Town for
pension from the U. S. for Revolutionary Services.
I give me some idea of the matter I will briefly explain as near as lies in my power, the origin and continuation of the said Terwilligers application to the officer of the pension office  
some time in or about the year 1818. Tellwilliger
 called upon A Hunick Esq of Sullivan to get him
to make out and forward his papers for the pension to the
war office which I think was done but do not remember any of the particulars. However an affidavit of A. Demich
on that subject has taken and seal to the pension Office
Also in 1820. Terwilliger called upon Beverly Kane
of this town to make out and further to the War Office
the necessary papers & for the application for his pension
the papers were made but by B. Gaines and he say by
were sent to the War Office, and that he may
my answer concerning them an affidavit from
the Pain Esq before me and forwarded to that effect
It laid on this without Terwilliger being able to gain
any information or satisfaction on the subject for some
2 or 3 or 4 years when Terwilliger applied to walker
Case Esq of New Burgh County. I endeavour to obtain
his pension.
according Case made out the papers by
him deemed necessary and proper and they were forwarded to the war Department - and were return
as insufficient-- Some time thereafter Terwilliger
was in New York in the pension office in the City of New York
Examining the records thereof endeavouring to find
the residences of some of his acquaintances bretheren in an
in the Army of the Revolution by whom he could be
bled to prove his services enlistment &
he there met with a Mr Myer a land agent residing
there put his papers in his hands to be completed and
forwarded - which was done but not to the fsatisfaction of the War Department they were accordingly
returned to W Myer. where they have remained with
a few days ago. Owing to my exacting
a fee of $10. for services "holding the papers as security
thinking they would be necessary in a future application.which

sum Terwilliger was wholly unable to pay Terwilliger
then returned to care of New Burgh and he renewed the ┃
application and from that time to the present has been for
warding additional evidence repeatedly required--
Over
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Brought Over
untill a letter from Edward of the pension office was
received W. Case requiring the Original declaration of Terwilliger before a decision could be obtained on the subject
which Declaration and the accompanying papers was in
Mr Myers hands and he would will give them up until
paid the required fee. which we at the urgent solicitation of Terwilliger consented to pay and received the said paper which
I herein enclose viz The Original Schedule & Terwilliger
with all the attending certificates Evidences & [illegible]
attached, Also the Deposition of James [illegible]
Also a certificate from A. Campbell Dep Secretary of
the State of New York showing why said Terwilliger was
not enrolled in the office of the said State of N.Y.
reference may be had thereupon
Also a Deposition of James Mitchell. My Father, and
Caleb Dill as to the poverty and want of said Terwilliger
in answer to a Letter from J. L. Edwards to W. Case
requiring to know what property said Terwilliger possessed
and since the year 1818 and how the same has been
disposed of. There was also a letter some time in
the early part of the fall last past from J. L. Edwards
requiring information why Terwilliger had not made an earlier
in application for his pension which was answered by
a
Deposition of Dimick Esq. and of Beverly Wain Esq. Each of which was forwarded by W Case Esq
to Mr J. L. Edwards the latter of which was taken before
me Each of which set forth that Terwilliger had applied to
them and that they at the respectively stated
had made out and forwarded the application &
which you will please to examine and see if the said
last mentioned deposition has been recd and filed 
in the pension office if they have not be one will be
made out and sent as early as information can obtained
I have thus far endeavoured as briefly as possible 
to lay before you a statement of the matter as I have
heard it
-
Will further state to you that the said
Terwilliger for the last 15 or 20 years has been occasionally
requiring and receiving and from this town as a pauper
---
unable of himself to gain a subsistence is perfect Cripple
in one arm and land. And his extreme poverty has
been the principal cause of his not being enabled sooner to obtain
his pension. The persons to whom he applied not feeling a
sufficient interest in the behalf of such an employer and
not willing to incur any expense to further the application
or to obtain the necessary evidence in proof of which I enclose "over"
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[illegible]
to you a letter from W. Case to J.N. Gates Esqr
I do realy think the war Department "if the evidence
Terwilliger prove sufficient to obtain the pension ought
to grant him every indulgence and favour in their power
by placing the commencement of the date for receiving the
pension at as early a date as the duties of their Office
and the recpt of "his Terwilliger" application will admit
of
It must be clear that the rigid decipline [discipline]
of the pension office. The great difficulty of procuring
evidence so long a time having elapsed and the want of
stimulus to give energy to the persons who have made the
several application for him together with his own extreme
poverty has caused the long delay in receiving the pension
while others no more deserving but who have been for
fortunate and possessing the means have been
enabled to receive the benefits of the pension for nearly nine
Years humbly trusting it will delight you to do

in this matter every thing that lies in your power

to befriend the poor and needy applicant
who I believe has been deprived of his just
right from the barriers causes stated above
leave you to act in the premises as you think best
desiring you to lay before Mr J. L. Edwards the enclosed
papers and your feelings of and concerning the me
Also on will be enabled to State as to character
and standing of the Deposition of A. Dimick Esq
B. Rainy James Mitchell and Caleb Hill
-
Being personally acquainted with them
-
Should you be fortunate enough to receive the
pension certificate of Wm Terwilliger be pleased to
[illegible] it to me-- with great Respect & Esteem
remain Your Sincerely &
Hon. Alm Bruyn Harlow
James N. Mitchell
N. B. would not "Congress" be doing an act of justice to such applicant
place the commencement of their pension as early as those
he had recd them at first is in 1818.- I merely suggest
the thing you may act concerning on you see fit J. N. M.
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19324
Wm Terwilliger,
Ulster Co.

Walter Case
Newburgh N.Y. 
Rec'd 15 Aug 1826


James Barbour Esqr
Secretary of War
Washington City
to
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Aug 22 1826
J L Edwards Esq
Sir,
I return you the papers of William Terwilliger which you transmitted to me together with
such additional evidence as the
nature of his case required-- a part of
his papers are in the possession of
a Mr Meyers in
New York whose
retains them as
security for ten dollars due due him from Terwilliger
altho all the papers were prepared
by me (as I understand from Terwilliger
). I have requested Mr Mayer &
Co to transmitt the papers to your office
& as I have in behalf of Terwilliger 
udertaken other to pay him his ten
dollars or offered that he may return
the Pension certificate untill paid
hope they will be duly received
as to Terwilliger affidavit which
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relates to his service under Col Willet
at Fort Herkimer & Plain I have only
to observe that it was stated as an introduction to what follows and not as
fact whereon to found his claim
Terwilligers Evidence of having served
in the nine months service is not
sufficient he will hereafter produce
the most conclusive evidence of having
served to the end of the war under
Col Willett -- Permit me also to see
as to the Certificate of James Mitchell
the Magistrate to the affidavit or
B. Kain in justification of myself that I
directed Terwilliger to take his
witnesses before allard Anthony be
whom some of his witnesses had been
sworn & to whom I had sent the form
of a certificate but owing to his being
a cripple and very infirm he went
before Mitchell on account of living
in the Neighbourhood where Terwilliger
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ger works-- Mitchell has not certified
 that Terwilliger is a credible
Witness-- but of that fact you will
find a certificate amongst the
Papers which will be sent by Mr
Meyers nor has he certified that B Kain
is a credible witness
I am personally
acquainted with Beverly
Kain Esquire who is a respectable
lawyer living in the adjoining
County and a credible witness-In
Court in this State 
Remain Sincerely
Yours
Walter Case

[illegible]
certificate of Kains being
a credible
witness be deemed [illegible] the certificate can be proved
& sent on
without your being at
the trouble of again returning the
Papers but as you have probably
some evry at your office of the application
made by him &
a Mitchells certificate cannot be
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be amended without great trouble
& considerable expence [expense] send the
Papers as they are
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Ulster County ss William Terwilliger being
duly sworn doth depose and say that
in addition to the service of this
deponent stated in his preceding affidavit this deponent served in the company commanded by Captain Edward
Conner in the Regiment command
d by Colonel Marinus Willet in
the three years service one year
thirty day, at Forts Herkimer & fort
Plain on the Mohawk river and was
honorably discharged at Fort Plain at
the termination of the war that
since that period this deponent has supported
himself by his daily labor
and has never possessed any other
property then the clothes on his back
that in the year one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen this deponent
applyed to Alpheus Dimmick Esquire
in the annexed affidavit named to pro
ure for this deponent his pension
That said Dimmick made out the
Paper for this deponent and sent them
to the war office & received for ans
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(ans)wer that the pension could not be
allowed for want of sufficient
evidence this deponent afterward
employed Beverly Rain Esquire
to procure his pension
& left
his papers with him-- said
Rain made out the necessary
papers & sent them on to washington as he informed this deponent
but received no answer thereto
That sometime in the year one
thousand eight hundred and twenty
deponent Walter
case then a member of Congress to
procure his pension for him but
owing to the absence of the said Case
at Washington soon after and
the difficulty of finding the surviving
soldiers who served with this deponent
in the Revolution (owing to the poverty
and old age of this deponent)
this deponent was [illegible] for a long
time
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in his [illegible] relative to his pension and this deponent further saith that some time in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty five this deponent was in New York endevouring to find evidence of his services as aforesaid & whilst there was advised to employ a Mr Meyers who detaining the papers of this deponent as security for the money owed for his services from this deponent has also greater delayed this deponent in his proceedings aforesaid

William Terwilliger
Sworn this 27th day of July 1826 before me
James Mitchell Commissioner
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STATE OF
NEW YORK
County of Ulster

I Jacob Snyder,
Clerk of the County of Ulster, DO HEREBY CERTIFY,
That James Mitchell Esquire, whose name is subscribed
to the Certificate of the of the annexed affidavit or instrument in writing and
endorsed thereon, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate a Commissioner
in and for the County of Ulster, dwelling in the said County,
commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the proof and acknowledgment of Deeds,
and discharges of Mortgages, &c. -- And further, that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said
Commission and verily believe that the signature of James N. Mitchell
subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper handwriting
of the said Commissioner
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County
the Nineteenth day of August 1826
Jacob Snyder
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State of New YorkUlster County
Beverly Kain Esqr being duly
Sworn doth depose and say that about the year
1819 or 1820 - William Terwilligate of the Town of
Shawangunk and County aforesaid did apply
to him the said Beverly Rain Esq and gave him the
papers and information deemed necessary, and that
this deponent did make out the application to the
Secretary of War and forwarded the same to the secretary of war through the Shawangunk Post Office
and farther this deponent on that subject says nothing 
Also this deponent says that William Terwilliger
is a poor and needy aged man and has by the
loss of his information and poverty been prevented
this far from receiving his pension all
of which this deponent verily believes
Sworn this 25th day of July 1826
and subscribed before me
James N. Mitchell Commission &c

B Kain
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STATE OF NEW YORK
County of Ulster.
I Jacob Snyder,
Clerk of the County of Ulster DO HEREBY CERTIFY,
That James N. Mitchell Esquire
whose name is subscribed
to the Certificate of the Annexed affidavit or instrument
in writing
and endorsed thereon, or on the day of the date of the said Certificate a Commissioner
---
---
commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the proof and acknowledgment of Deeds
and discharge of Mortgages, &c. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said
A Commissioner and verily believe that the signature of
of the said subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand writing
---
the Nineteenth day of August 1821.
hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County
Jacob Snyder
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State of New York Sullivan County Alpheus
Dimmich of the town of Mamakating in said
County being duly sworn deposeth and
saith that he is acquainted with William
Terwilliger late of said town now of the
town of Shawangunk & County of Ulster in
said State that according to the best of this
deponents recollection knowledge and belief
the said William Terwilliger about five, six
or more years since made application to this
deponent to provide for him a pension
for his services in the revolutionary war
under the act of Congress of 18th March 1818
That this deponent drew up a declaration
of his service & circumstances for him according
by in pursuance of said act. That this deponent has lately examined his papers with
a view & expectation of finding the same
but cannot find it but well remembers
of having seen the same for several years
among his papers & as he believes until
the last spring when this deponent exam
in & [illegible] his papers and burnt or
destroyed many of them and as he believes
the said declaration above mentioned that
this deponent does not now recollect
particularly the contents thereof neither
does he remember whether the same had been
sent to the near office of the
United States for approval or not. That it is
this deponents impression & belief that
said declaration was so retained by this
deponent for further proof of services which
was expected by this deponent would be
supplied either in consequence of the same
having been rejected at the war
office for such deficiency or because this
deponent supposed further proof necessary
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without having submitted same the
Judgment of the secretary of our
that this deponent presumes and believes he
destroyed said declaration in consequence
of his not having seen said William
Terwilliger for a long time & the probability
arising therefrom that it was unnecessary to
preserve it longer. That this deponent
believes said declaration was sworn to by
said William in the form of law at or
about the time it was written or drawn
up but has no recollection of any further
or other proof having been furnished
Sworn to this 17th day of
July 1826 before me
Dinnink
Bodle
R
State of New York Sullivan County ⎬ I Charles
Bodle Esq one of the Justices of the peace in
said County do certify that the above affidavit was duly sworn to before me the 17th
day of July instant & that I am well acqainted
with the said deponent Alphis Dimnik
and do believe him to be a
man of truth and veracity and entitled
to full belief and credit-
Bodle J
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State of New York
Sullivan County
James Lockwood Clerk of the County of
Sullivan Do hereby Certify that Charles Bodle
Esquire whose name is subscribed to the Certificate
of affidavit of the annexed Declaration and endorsed thereon, was on the date of the said Certificate
a Justice of the peace in said County aforesaid
dwelling in said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly
authorized by law, &c. and further, that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily
believe that the signature of Bodle subscribed to the said
Certificate, to be the proper hand writing of the said Justice
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said County the Twentieth day of
July 1826
James Lockwood
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Mechanie Bank
New York 13th May 1836

Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the
case of
William Terwilliger a Private at $8 per month
under the act of 18th March 1818 whose original pensioner
certificate is illegally with held by Timothy Seymon of Plattekill
Ulster County,
I am very Respectfully
Your
Obt Sert
Jno Fleming Prisons of
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Pension Office
Mar 21

Wm Terwilliger

16 March
Shawangunk N.Y.
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Enclosed I forward you some affidavits for the purpose of
Reinstating William
Terwilliger on the Pension list
of his services from the convictions & harness I have none
with the Revolutionary Pensions & applicant in this work
I have no doubt they were performed in the Regular line I have no doubt but the old man is feeble
health and memory, he is absolutely suffering from
want of common necessaries for a livelihood abstaining
from seeing to the County house in hopes of bring
States on the Pension list and depending entirely upon
neighborhood donations.
With much respect & high
Consideration I am Yours

James Mitchell
Shawangunk
Ulster County NY
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from Walker [illegible]
the Secretary of
State of New York
proof-
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New Burgh Aug 25 1824

Hon J.G Q Yates Esq

Sir
I send herewith the application of William Terwilliger for
pension & the answer of
Mr Edwards Chief Clerk of the Pension
office from which it appears
that a certificate of and from
the Secretary of the State of New York
is necessary to enable him
to obtain his pension will you
have the goodness to examine
the roll & it he served in the revolutionary war as stated in his affidavits
send me a certificate together with
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The enclosed papers?
I am with great respec
yours

Walter Case

Unless Terwilliger served as stated
& you can certify that it appears from
years from the rolls you will
not send back the affidavits here
with enclosed as he is very poor
& unable to pay postage
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State of New York
Secretary's Office
Albany September 3. 1824.
Sir   Your letter of the 25th ult with William Terwilliger's-
papers was received this day. I have examined the list of Revolutionary
soldiers in this Office but do not find the said William Terwilliger
returned by his own affidavit it appears that he enlisted in April
1781 for nine months and was discharged at the end of that term
By the Laws of this State no soldiers were entitled to bounty lands of
except those who enlisted to serve during the war. Therefore those who
enlisted for nine months or three years are not returned in this office
because they were not entitled to land from the State-
Agreeable to your request the papers will be kept
here until you have an opportunity to send for them by private
Conveyance
Yours very respectfully

Walter Case Esquire
Arch Campbell
Dep. Secretary
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State of New York
Ulster County - James Ivory of the Town of
Mamakating in the County of Sullivan being duly sworn doth depose
and say that he is a pensioner of
the United States under the law of
March 1818 - that he served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Phillip
Van Cortland on the line of the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary war that he is personally acquainted with William Terwilliger and served with the said
William in the same Company
Regiment during the time of the
he
service of the said William as a
private soldier as hereafter mentioned
that the said William Terwilliger
In the month of April in the year
one thousand seven hundred and eighty
one enlisted at Warrick in the County of Ulster in the State aforesaid in the
Company commanded by Captain Name
teams in the Regiment commanded by the said Phillip Case Cortland
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 in the line of the Continental
establishment for the term of nine
months - That the said William
Terwilliger served during the said
term in said company & regiment
that during his term of service afore
said he served with said Company & Regiment at Totoway Bridge and at Bergen in the State of New Jersey
at the expiration of his term
of service aforesaid he was honorably discharged at Ramapoin
said State of New Jersey & further
with that the said William was discharged in the month of January of 1782

James his x mark Ivory

Sworn this 27th day of
1825 before me
Isaac Hoffman
Justice of the Peace

Ulster County ss. I certify that I am well
acquainted with the subscriber James-
Ivory & that he is a credible witness
Isaac Hoffman J.P.
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Ulster County Clerks office - Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County
of Ulster do hereby Certify that Isaac Hoffman Esqr
was on the day of the date of the annexed affidavit a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Ulster
duly appointed and sworn as such office and
further that I believe the signature "Isaac Hoffman"
Subscribed to the Certificate of said affidavit to be
proper hand writing of said Justice
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal of office this thirtieth day of January 1826
Jacob Snyder
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19324
William Terwilliger
N. Y.
Hon. A.B. Hasbrouck

Red Feb. 1827

James L Edwards 
Commissioner of Deeds 
War Department
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State of New York
Ulster County -
Personally came before me the
Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Ulster
State aforesaid James Ivory a resident of the Town of Mamakeeting in the County of Sullivan who after being duly sworn
according to Law doth on his oath make the following statement vis that he is eighty five years of age - that he is well acquainted with
William Terwilliger of Shawangunk an applicant for
Renewal of his pension certificate that he has known him for upwards of 55 years that I knew him when he was a
soldier in the Army of the Revolution that I remember having
served with him in the Company of Captain Hambramick in
the Regiment of Col Van Cortland. That I have once testified
to that effect that I believe he served in said Company for 9 months but cannot positively set forth that
Year it was then when I was before sworn considered according to my best recollection that it was in the year 1781
that I knew him in the service) I may have been led to believe
that to be the time by statements by him made to me
I will not pretend to swear as to time Except that it
was early in the spring when he entered the said Company of Captain Hamtramick that I am well persuaded
he served therein for as much as 9 months that I am
sure he is the same person having the well acquainted with
him before the war acquainted and intimate with him
while in said service being in the same company with
him-- and having always since the war lived in the same
neighborhood with him my recollection is much
impaired and believe it almost impossible to recollect
as to time for the great space of time that has elapsed so
the Revolution, but sure I am that said Terwilliger
did do said service and further this deponent saith not

James his x mark Ivory
-
Sworn and subscribed this
 12th
day of Sept 1835 
Before me
Janson Bray Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County Of Ulster 
I Certify to this I am acquainted with William Terwilliger
the within applicant for a renewal of his Pension Certificate that I believe
him a credible witness his reputation for truth and veracity is good
in the neighborhood of his residence I am also acquainted with Abraham
Sparks and Abraham Striker Witnesses for said Terwilliger whose depositions are hereunto attached (Sworn before Walter Can Esq.) they are
both resident of this neighborhood are considered respectable Reputable old men - 
I am also acquainted with James Ivory a witness to said
Application whose deposition is taken before Justice (Jansen Bonyn)
and he has the reputation in the neighborhood where he resides of being a
Respectable credible man. I am also acquainted with Simon
Lambition a witness to the said application whose deposition is taken
before me, and in considered a reputable credible witness
at all of which I Certify)

witness my hand this 12th
Day of September 1835
James N. Mitchell
Commissioner of Deeds
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State of New York
Ulster County ⎬
Personally appeared before the Subscriber - Commissioner of Deeds in and for the County aforesaid Simon
Lambition of Shawangunk in said County who after being duly
sworn according to Law doth depose & say that he is
79 years of age that he is well acquainted with William
Terwilliger of Shawangunk an applicant for renewal of this
pension Certificate that he became acquainted with Wm
Terwilliger while in the Army of the Revolution that this
deponent was in the Company of Captain Hollet in the
Regiment of Col Van Courtland and William Terwilliger
was in the Company of Captain Hamtramick in the Same
Regiment that William Terwilliger was a Nine
months man and did serve in said Company of Capt
Hamtramick in the Regiment of Col Van Cortland.
for said nine months this Deponent well remembers-
That he has ever since his discharge be well acquainted with said William Terwilliger and lived a neighbor to him. That this Deponent has been qualified
before as a witness for William Terwilliger
be that he cannot remember what he testified to Exactly- that he thinks according to
the best of recollection that William Terwilliger did
belong to the Regiment of Col Van Cortland while the same
say in New Jersey at the Tottaway Bridge and the
English Neighborhood which this Deponent now thinks was
about 3 or 4 years before he was discharged - making it
about the year 1779 a 1780 but as to time this Deponent
cannot pretend to be correct but of the fact of the service
of the said William Terwilliger this deponent does well
Remember and Cannot be mistaken Either as to the
fact of the Identity of this man and further this deponent saith not

Simon Lamberton

Sworn and Subscribed this
12th day of Sept 1835
Before me James N. Mitchell
Commissioner of Deeds
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State of New York
Ulster County⎬ Personally appeared before
the subscriber a Justice of the peace in
and for the County aforesaid John Evans
a credible witness and having been
duly sworn deposeth and saith that
he is well acquainted with William Terwilliger in the annexed affidavit named- That he is a credible Witness and was according to the
Common report in the Neighbourhood where he lives a continental soldier in the Revolutionary war and deponent believe to be true and deponent saith that he is acquainted with
Simon Lumberton James Ivory &
Abraham Linker of the Town of Shawangunk & County aforesaid and
Witnesses who served with the said
William Terwilliger that they
are credible witnesses living in
said Town & county as does the said
William Terwilliger also-
Sworn this 22 day
of February 1836 before me
Samuel Johnson
Justices of the peace

John Evans
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State of New York
County of Ulster
S
I Charles W. Chipps Clerk of the County of Ulster,
and clerk of the court of Common pleas of said County. Do
hereby certify that Samuel Johnston Esq. whose name is subscribed
to the preceeding affidavit, was at the date of said
Affidavit a Justice of the peace of the County of Ulster and
I further certify that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of the said justice & verily believe
that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is
genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the
court of Common Pleas of said county, the twenty
Seventh day of February A.D. 1836
Cha Shipp
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State of New York
Ulster County-
Personally appeared before the
subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the
County aforesaid William Terwilliger of the
Town of Shawangunk a credible witness to
me personally known and having been
duly sworn doth depose and say that in
the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty
one deponent was in service on the Indian frontier in the Company of Captain
Pierce Colonel Pawlings Regiment and some
time in the month of April of the year last
aforesaid at the special instance and request
of the said Captain Perce Deponent In consideration of one gold piece called an half he
agreed to join the company of Caption Ventranich of Van Courtlands Regiment
together with a number of others who were
enlisted out of Pauldings Regiment to fill
vacancies in Van Courtlands Rent
sometime in the month of May in the year
aforesaid according to deponents recollection
and belief he together with others who had been
enlisted as aforesaid Joined Huntron's company at Toteway Bridge in the
State of New Jersey in the Neighbourhood
of which bridge the regiment of Col
Van Cortland then lay-- That sometime
in the fall of the year aforesaid and company and regiment was marched to
Toersen at night for the purposes
was said of making a descent on Staten Island, which was abandoned in
consequence, as was said of the Brittish
having heard of our design we staid at
Bergen some days and after words
marched back to lot was bridge where
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I remained in service as a private soldier untill was honourably discharged
at the expiration of my said term
of service having been in actual
service nine months in said Company
and deponent also saith that
he served in the Revolutionary war according to the best of his recollection in the year
1779 Eight months in the Company of Levy
Dewitt in Pauldings Regiment on the
Indian frontier, that Deponent in the year
1780 was in service on the frontier against
the Indians but cannot now recollect the
name of his officers nor the term of
service that in the year 1781 deponent
served in the Company of Captain Hans Franuch in the Regiment of Colonel Van
Courtland nine months as aforesaid
that in the year 1782 Deponent served in the company of Captn White
in the Regiment of Colonel Wisen
wilt nine months at
Lunenkill on the Indian frontier
Deponent afterwards served in the Company
of Captain Connel in the Regiment
of Colonel Willet at Fort Pluinand and
fort Stanwise one year untill the army was disbanded, and deponent also
with that he has no recollection of having served in Dubois Regiment yet he does
not know nor has he ever heard of any other ┃
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man of the name of William Terwilliger having been
in the Continental service or as a sold
in the Revolutionary was such were
the changes which presently took
place in consequence of having to [illegible]
a men from one Regiment to
another in come [illegible]
ty of able bodied men in the amen
can see that it is possible deponent might have been transfered to
Dubois Regiment but if I was as
not now recollect it
Sworn to and subscribed by
this 11 day of February
1836 before me
Samuel Johnston Justice of the Peace

Willam Terwilliger

State of New York
County of Ulster
I Charles W. Shipp Clerk of the County of
Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County
Do hereby certify that Samuel Johnston Esq whose name is
subscribed to the above affidavit was at the date thereof
a justice of the peace of the county of Ulster
and I further certify that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of the said justice & verily believe that the
foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of
the Court of Common pleas of said County
the twenty seventh day of February A.D. 1836
Chas. W. Chipp
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Wm Terwilliger
Hon A.B. Hasbrouck
 
 Rec 2 Feb 1827

James L Edwards Esq
Pension Office
War Department
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Feb. 20th 1827
Sir
I enclose the affidavit in the Terwilliger case
which you sent back to me for authentication
me as your early attention to this matter
Respectfully yours
Edwards Esq
A. Brugh Husband
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Hon James L Edwards

Sir
Enclosed are affidavits of William Terwilliger & others for the purpose of reinstating
him on the pension roll-
Jeremiah Norton Esquire called on me a
few days ago & informed me that there was some
dificulty at the pension office relative to his
identity in consequence as he understood of his
pension having been made payable that Albany
and that payment of his pension was ordered
to be suspended. He wished me to write to you on
the subject as did also the pension agent in
New York (as he informed me, as I do not know
exaltly the difficulty in his case I take the
liberty to state briefly that I have been acquainted
with the said Jeremiah Horton Esquire upwards of twenty years that he is a man of an
irreproachable character and was considered by all
who knew him an upright Magistrate
This character is given him by all his neighbours with whom I am acquainted-- he is
the identical Jeremiah Norton described
in his pension certificate and I have
more doubt that he served as he stated in
his affidavit than if I had beem with him
in the army he lives in Blooming Grove
Orange County and his Neighbours are
John J Brooks Esquire Moses Ely Esqr Robert ┃
Denniston Esquire one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas of the County Nathan I
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White Esquire late first Judge of said Court and a
was a Neighbour of Hector Craig Esqr late member
of Congress before his removal to New York all
of whom will I have no doubt confirm
what I have said of his character

I
am Very Respectfully
Yours
Walter Case

No 19742
Act of 1818
J
Edwards -
Commissioner &c
Washington City
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J L Edwards Esq
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
the accompanying
papers relative to the application
of Wm Terwilliger came to my hands
a short time ago. I now transmit the
together with the letter from Mr Mitchell
which details all the circumstances
It seems from his letter that the case
has been the subject of correspondence
with your office already, & you are
probably acquainted with most
of the facts-- Mr Mitchell is a man
of respectability and entitled to credit
Yours
A B Hasbrouch
Feb. 5th 1827
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William Terwilliger
Pension Papers
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State of New York
Orange County 
 Personally appeared before the Subscriber
a Commissioner  in and for the County aforesaid was case attorney and Counsellor of Law a credible
Witness and having been duly sworn by me according to law doth depose and say that he well recollects
that he advised William Terwilliger named in the annexed affidavit to go down and see General Van Cortland
under whom as he then and now alledges that he
served nine months in the Revolutionary war
previous to the said Terwilligers making application
for a pension under the Law of March 18th 1818 That
said Terwilliger went down twice, That on his return
from his second visit to General Van Courtland he
brought with him a letter or certificate from the
said Van Courtland confirming according to deponent
recollection and belief the statement of the said Terwilliger relative to his having served nine months
in the Regiment of the said Van Courtland in the
Revolutionary war as a private soldier that deponent lent money to the Terwilliger to bear her re
James to and from General Van Courtlands 
residence and took notes from him for the same
which notes he this deponent now has in
his possession and further saith not-
Walter Case

Sworn to and subscribed this
day of October 1835
before me

Joseph Morrell
Commissioner of Deeds
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Be it Known that on the 20th day of Jany 1827
one of the Overseers for the Town of Rowan and County
of Ulster and State of New York and James Mitchell late
Town Clerk of the said Town, knows William Terwilliger of said Town to be a poor man and
destitute of property and that the said William
Terwilliger prior to the year 1818 and such
that time has required and received aide as a pauper of said Town
and is now depending upon said town of Shawangunk for support

Caleb Dill
Jas Mitchell

Sworn and Subscribed the day and
year last above written
Before me
James N Mitchell
Commissioner

Ulster County
Clerks office
I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster do hereby
certify that James N. Mitchell Esquire was on the
date of the above affidavit a commissioner in
and for the County of Ulster duly appointed
and sworn as such officer and authorised by
the laws of the State of New York to take off
affidavits and further that I verily believe the
Signature "James N. Mitchell to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my
my name and affixed the seal of said County
the 17th day of February 1827.

Jacob Snyder