Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20512, for Jeremiah Loucks, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                 NUMBER
New York   Loucks, Jeremiah  W. 20512.
Magdalene
________________________________________
CONTENTS
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Reported
N126
New York Albany
Magdalene Loucks
widow of Jeremiah Loucks
NY
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
20. Dollars 89
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued this
24 day of August 1848
and sent to
L. Jenkins
Albany
N.Y.
Recorded on the Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 118 Vol. 4.
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State of New York
Schoharie County, ss.
On this twenty-ninth day of October, 1839, personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Oyer and Terminer held in & for said county, Magdalene Loucks, a resident of the town of Middleburgh in said county aged seventy three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:" That she is the widow of Jeremiah Loucks, who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War at various periods in each year from the spring of 1779, to the fall of the year 1783; that he belonged to Capt. Richtmyer's [Rightmyer] Company in Col. Vromans regiment; that he entered the service each time at the (now) town of Middleburgh in the county of Schoharie; that the service chiefly consisted in scouting, keeping garrison and going out on alarms in and about the adjoining towns and sometimes out of the county; she things he was sometimes commanded by capt. Richtmyer and sometimes by Subalterns. She is unable to specify the number of times he was called into the Service, each year and she is also unable to state the duration of each tour of Service, and the names of the officers who commanded each time. That her husband, the aforesaid Jeremiah Loucks, applied for a pension and died without obtaining it.

She further declares that she was married to the said Jeremiah Loucks the 14th of September in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two, and that her husband, the aforesaid Jeremiah Loucks, died on the 19th day of June 1834. That she has no distinct recollection of his having been called into the Service after their marriage, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written, in open court, before me
Wm M. Hilton Clerk of Schoharie
County
     her
Magdalene X Loucks
     mark
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss.

Harman Becker being duly sworn saith that Jeremiah Loucks, named in the annexed declaration, died the 19th day of June 1834, and that Magdalene Loucks, named in said declaration, has not been married to anyone since the death of the said Jeremiah Loucks, but has remained and still is the widow of the said Jeremiah Loucks.

Subscribed and sworn this 29 day of
October 1839 before me in open
court
Harman Becker
Wm. M. Holton Clerk of the
County of Schoharie
I certify that the above named Harman Becker is a person of veracity.
Wm. M. Holton Clerk

State of New York
Schoharie County ss.

I, William M. Holton Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration was made in open court, and that David Miles before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day the taking bears date a Justice of the Peace of said county and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature to the taking said affidavit to be genuine.

Given under my hand and seal of office
this 13th day of November 1839
William M. Holton Clerk
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6394
Magdalene Loucks

Married 14 Sept 1782
Husband died 19 June 1834
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State of New York
Schoharie County ss.

I, George A. Lintner, Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of the town and county of Schoharie and State aforesaid, do certify that on an examination of the Register of marriages of said church I find therein recorded the marriage of Jeremiah Laux [Loucks] and Magdalena Bellinger, in these words, "Anno. Seventeen hundred and eighty two den fourteen Sep. Jeremias Laux and Magdalena Bellinger," and further that the above extract is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows, "Anno. 1782 den 14 Sep. Jeremias Laux and Magdalena Bellinger."

I George A. Lindner above named do depose and say that I am pastor of the church above named and that the foregoing is a true extract from the record of said church with the exception above mentioned as certified by me.

Subscribed and sworn this
13th day of November 1839
G.A. Lintner
before me
David Miles Justice of
the Peace
I certify that at the end of the name Magdalena in the hand 18th lines above, there was an erasure before sworn to which made the name "Magdalena" as it should be to agree with the record.
David Miles Justice
of the Peace
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[Illegible] 83 $15.33
84 - 1.01
85 - 1.11
4.  3.  - 1.15
"   "   - 2.20
-   7.  3.11
"   -  15.  3.33
         16  3.11
     -        1.55

             32.50
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State of New York
Schoharie County
On this fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three persons [-]ally appeared in open court before the Honorable the court of common pleas of the county of Schoharie and State of New York now Sitting Jeremiah Loucks a resident of the town of Middleburgh in the said county of Schoharie aged seventy [blank space] years 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 7th 1832.

That he resided in that part of the State of New York now the town of Middleburgh in the county of Schoharie from the commencement until the close of the Revolutionary War. That he was enrolled as a private soldier in the Militia of the State of New York as early as the first day of May in the year 1779. That the Regiment & company in which he was enrolled at the time of his enrollment was commanded by the following named officers, Colonel Peter Vroman, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Zelie, Majors Thomas Eckerson & Joseph Baker & Captain George Reittmyer [Rightmyer]. That he does not recollect the names of the other officers. That he belonged to the same Militia Regiment & company until the first day of May in the year 1783. That the said Regiment & company was commanded by the above named officers during that time. That from the said first day of May in the year 1779 until the first day of May in the year 1783 he was very frequently on duty in the service of the United States for short periods of from one day to one month at a time. That he does not recollect the number of different times he was on duty. That he
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was during most of those periods under the immediate command of some officer of the Regiment or company to which he belonged but which officer had the command each time he cannot tell. That he does not recollect the exact time he entered the service each or any of those periods, nor the time when he left the same nor how long he was engaged on duty each time. That he was not drafted a volunteer or substitute any of the above periods to his knowledge. That he was ordered into the service by some officer of his company or Regiment and entered the service in obedience to such order. That he marched from the middle fort Foot [crossed out: the middle] as near as he can recollect in the latter part of the summer of the year 1781 to the little lake at the head of the Delaware river. That he was in a battle at this place under Captains Hager & Hale with the tories & Indians. That he was in the middle Fort in Schoharie when Schoharie burnt in the year 1780. That he was frequently engaged in the middle & upper forts in Schoharie on garrison duty. That he was several times on duty into those parts of the state of New York now the Counties of Green & Delaware. That he cannot tell when he was engaged on duty each time. That a small party of riflemen under Colonel Butler lay at Schoharie a short time after he commenced doing duty. And the said Jeremiah Loucks saith that he is positive that he was engaged on duty in the service of the United States as a private soldier from the said first day of May in the year 1779 until the first day of May in the year 1783 at different periods in the whole amounting to at least two years.

That he has no documentary evidence of his services
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above set forth. That he never received a written discharge from the service. That he has no record of his age.

That he was born in the town of west camp in the county of Ulster in the State of New York, where he resided eight years when he moved to that part of the state of New York now the town of Middleburgh in the county of Schoharie where he has since resided.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to & subscribed
the day and year aforesaid in open
court John Gebhard Jr. Clerk
Jeremias Loucks

We, John Garretson, a Clergyman residing in the town of Middleburgh in the county of Schohrie in the State of New York and Freeman Stanton residing in the said town of Middleburgh hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Loucks who has sworn & subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy -- years of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid in open
court John Gebhard Jr. Clk.
John Garretson
Freeman Stanton

and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting [?] the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department. That the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Garretson [crossed out: is a clergyman] who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman
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(res)ident in the town of Middleburgh in the said County
of Schoharie and that Freeman Stanton who has also
signed the same is a resident in the said town of
Middleburgh and that they are credible persons &
that their statement is entitled to credit

H P Denforth
Henry Shafer
New York
Wm. Mann

State of New York
Schoharie County S.S. On this fourth day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three
personally appeared before me Thos P Danforth one of
the judges of the Court of Common pleas of the County
of Schoharie and State of New York
Andrew Loucks a resident of the town of Middleburgh 
in the said County of Schoharie who being first
duly sworn doth depose and say that he is aged
ninety two years. That he resided in the now town of
Middleburgh in the County of Schoharie from the
commencement of the Revolutionary war untill the
fall of the year 1780. That he has been well acquainted with
Jeremiah Loucks since the birth of the said
Jeremiah. That the said Jeremiah is his nephew,
That the said Jeremiah resided in the said Town of
Middleburgh from the commencement of the
Revolutionary war untill the fall of the year 1780
and that he has always understood that he resided
there untill the close of the war, that the said
Jeremiah is aged seventy years. That from the
spring of the year 1779 untill the fall of the year
1780 he and the said Jeremiah belonged to the same
Militia company under the command of Captain
George [Illegible]. That the said Jeremiah commenced 
doing duty as early as the first day of May
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in the year 1779 in the service of the United States
That from that time untill the fall of the year
1780 he frequently saw & was with him on duty
how often he cannot tell nor whose command he
was under each time, that he thinks from what
he saw of his services that the said Jeremiah
was one half of the time on duty in the service
of the United States from the first of May in the year
1779 untill the fall of the year 1780

Sworn to & Subscribed the day
of year aforesaid before me
Thos. P Danforth  one
of the judges of the court of
common pleas of the County of
Schoharie in the State of New York
                     
                            Andrew Loucks

And I the said Thos Danforth Judge as
aforesaid do certify that the said Andrew Loucks
who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit is a credible person and that his statement
is entitled to credit
Middleburgh June 4th 1833 Thos Danforth

I John Gibbard Junior Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in the County of Schoharie in the State of
New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the Court of common
pleas in the matter of the application of Jeremiah
Loucks for a pension.  And I do further certify
that the Honorable Thomas P. Danforth is a Judge
of the Court of Common pleas of the said County of
Schoharie, That the signatures "Thos P. Danforth"
1
to the foregoing certificate & Jurat are his genuine
signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
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set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
& thirty three.
of
John Gebhard Jr . Clerk
of the court of Common
pleas of the County
Schoharie

Seal: [Illegible]
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.        3-525
                                DEPARTMENT OFTHE INTERIOR,
                                    BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
                                      Washington, D.C.. ___________ 19____

In reply to your request of___________, received_________________
for a statement of the military history of Jeremiah Loucks
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for
pension on file in this Bureau.
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DATES OF               LENGTH OF    RANK           OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED   STATE.
ENLISTMENT OF    SERVICE.            Pvt,                  ----------------------------------------------------------                    
APPOINTMENT.      Served                                   Captain.                        Colonel                                  NY
May 1, 1779            at various                              Geo Richtmeyer            Peter [Illegible]
                               [Illegible],
                               untill
                               May 1, 1783
                               amounting to
                               [Illegible] 
                               3 yrs

Battles engaged in, with [Illegible] [Illegible]. X at Schoharie when it was burned
Residence of soldier at enlistment, in what was later Middleburgh NY
Date of application for pension, June 4 1833 [Illegible] claim was al.
Residence at date of application, Middleburgh, Schoharie Co. NY
Age at date of application, 70 b at West [Illegible] [Illegible] NY date not stated
Remarks: [Illegible] Sept 14, 1782 at Schoharie, NY Magdalene Bellanger
H & d. June 19, 1834.  She was al pens on her ap [Illegible] Oct 19 1839
while res. at Middleburgh N.Y. age 73
It is not stated whether they had any children
                                    Respectfully,
            
6-2856                                          Commissioner.
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Admitted

L. Jenkins
Albany
NY
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State of New York
County of Schoharie __ ss.

On this Sixth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Schoharie in the State of New York, Magdalena Loucks, a resident of the town of Middleburgh in the said county of Schoharie, aged Eighty-two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:

That she is the widow of Jeremiah Loucks, a private in the Army of the Revolution ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
[illegible] count of whose services she was pensioned under the Act of July 1838-3 March 1843 & 17 June 1844 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
and the Annual amount of the pension which she received under the Act of 17 June 1844 was Twenty dollars & eighty-nine cents and she further declares that she is still a widow and never learned to write
     her
Magdalena  X  Loucks
     mark

Sworn & Subscribed the day
& year above written before me
Henry R. Briggs Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above declarant is personally known to me.
Henry R. Briggs Justice of the Peace

State of New-York
County of                   ss.

I, Stephen Maham Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that Henry R. Briggs, Esq. was o the day of the date of the above Declaration, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county, duly elected and sworn, and that the signatures to the Jurat of the above Declaration and to the above Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county, this 29th day of July 1848.

Stephen Maham Clerk
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3997

Magdalen Loucks
Narr

$20.89

E. Holliday
Schoharie
N.Y.
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State of New York
Schoharie County, ss.

On this fourth day of September 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber  Justice of the Peace in and for said county Magdalin Loucks, a resident of the town of Middleburgh in said county, in the 77th year of age who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress on the 3d of March 1840, granting pensions to widows of persons who served [crossed out: in the] during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Jeremiah Loucks, who was, as she believes, a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, and that he served at different times, in each year from in the summer of 1779 to in the year 1781; that he belonged to Capt. Richtmyer's company in Col. Vroman's Rent. though he might have served in other companies. His particular service she is not able to state, but the annexed certificate will probably show how long he served. That she applied for and obtained a five years pension, under the Act of July 7, 183, of about $20.89 that her pension certificate was returned, as she is informed, at the time she drew her last semi annual [crossed out: installment] payment. She further declares that she is still the widow of the said Jeremiah Loucks, deceased.

Subscribed and sworn this
fourth day of September 1843
before me John Genhard Jr.
Justice of the Peace

     her
Magdalen + Loucks
     mark

State of New York
Schoharie county ss.
Joseph S. Johnson being duly sworn said that Magdalen locks is still the widow of Jeremiah Loucks, deceased.
Joseph S. Johnson
Sworn & subscribed this 4th day of September
1843 before me
John Gebhard Jr.
Justice of the Peace
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Certify that Joseph S. Johnson who swore to the foregoing affidavit is a person of veracity.

John Gebhard Jr.
Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Schoharie County ss.

I Thomas McArthur Clerk of said county do certify that John Gebhard, Junior, before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day it bears date a Justice of the peace in & for said county, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature to the taking said affidavit and to the above certificate to be genuine.

Given under my hand and seal
of office this fifth day of
September, 1843.
Thos. McArthur Clerk
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We The subscribers for our Selves, or Same other person for us
Do. acknowledge to have Recd of Peter Broman, Colonel. The Respective
Sums opposite to our names in Certificates issued by George Barker
Esq. State Treasurer. pursuant to an act of the Legislature passed
the 27th April 17.84 for services. He performed in the Militia in the
Late War

Date       |   Persons Names     | No. of       |    Amt. | Signers Names Witnesses
                                                  Certificate |

Nov 3" 1784.   Jeremiah Loucks   12              17.3.4.   Jeremiah Loucks


I. Peter Vroman, do solemnly & Sincerly swear that the receipts
Preceding now Produced by me for [Illegible] Certificate delivered out were
To the best of my Knowledge & belief bona fide Signed by the persons whose
names are there to, being the individuals to whom the certificates were originally
Issued or there Legal Representatives
                                                           So help me God

                                                           Signed Peter Vroman Col.
Sworn before me this 13th day of
February 1786                      George Barker  }
                                              Treasury           }
State of New York      }
Comptrollers Office   }  I certify that the preceding is a true [Illegible] from
a paper or document remaining in this office Albany July
5th 1842
                                     Philip [Illegible] Dep Comp
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Jeremiah Locks [sic]
N.Y. -> Feb 1832
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State of New York
County of Schoharie

Be it known that on this 22nd day of January A.D. 1842 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared: Magdalena Loucks, resident of Middleburgh in said County, and made oath according to law that she is the legal heir of Jeremiah Loucks who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of ~ ~ ~
That she is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.

Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C.W. BENNETT, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of said Jeremiah Loucks for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.

     her
Magdalena  X  Loucks
     mark

Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Magdalena Loucks to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.

Daniel D. Dodge, Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Schoharie

It is hereby certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the County Court Schoharie Co. that Magdalena Loucks the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the identical heir of the reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that Daniel D. Dodge Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in. and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this 29th day of Jan'y 1853.

[Illegible] Gallup
Clerk
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New York Albany
Magdalene Loucks widow of Jeremiah Loucks who was a Private in the Revolution.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 89 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Decb 1843 and sent to E. Holliday Schoharie, N.Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843.}
Recorded in Book: A 
Vol. 1. Page 108
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5767

Albany New York

Magdalene Loucks
widow of Jeremiah Loucks dec[eased]
and who died on the 19th June 1834
of Schoharie Co. in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Comp'y commanded
by Captain Rightmyer of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Vroman in the New York
line for 6 months & 8 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y.
at the rate of 20 Dollars 89 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Sept. 1840 and sent Elias
Holiday Schoharie N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1840 $94.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '40 10.44

$104.44

Act July 7,
1838

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk,
Book A.  Vol. 2d.  Page 87
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N. York

Magdalena Loucks
let to E. Holliday 22 Feb. 1840

Rejected

to E. Holliday 7 July 1840

20 89
4 1/2
83.56
10.44

94.00

Act July 1838
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WIDOW, &c.

File No. 20512

Magdalene Loucks
wid of
Jeremiah Loucks
Priv Rev. War

Act: Feb 3d '/48

Index:--Vol. A, Page 443

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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                                     Chicago, Ill.,
                                     January 19, 1920.

Stamp: 
PENSION
    D
JAN
U  21  S.
1920
OFFICE

Stamp:
PENSION
    D
FEB
U  7  S.
1920
OFFICE       

Bureau of Pensioners,
                   Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen: --
    Will you be kind enough to furnish me with a certificate
showing whatever data is contained in regard to my ancestor who served
in the revolution,
JEREMIAH LOUCKS (Names spelled sometimes Laucks)
who served in Capt. Storm Becker's Co., Col. Peter Vroman's regt. Albany
County, N. Y. Have some data where it states that he was wounded by a
musket ball while standing at the entrance gate of the fort. He or
his wife Mariah received a pension for his services. He was born about
1760 I believe or probably a little later.
    Thanking you for this favor, and assuring you it is
for the application to the Daughters of the American Revolution, I am,
                              Very truly yours,
                                        Mrs. Mary W. Hind,
Room 1333 Stock Exchange Building, Chicago, Illinois.
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                             WASHINGTON
                                                    Feb. 3, 1920
Mrs. Mary H. Hind
Room 1333 Stock Exchange Bldg
Chicago, Ill.

Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 19"     , and
received the 21" [Illegible], 

you are advised that the Revolutionary
War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information
in regard to Jeremiah Loucks or Laucks who left a widow Maria.
The only Revolutionary War pension granted on the service of the above named
soldier was to his widow Magdalene.

                                 Very respectfully,
Stamp:
PENSION
   D
 FEB
U. 7  S.
1920
OFFICE.


Gentlemen: -

Frick
Commissioner.
There is no doubt about rhe ancestor Jeremiah
Loucks being mine and that the pension received by Magdalene 
is the one I have in mind. Quite likely she omitted the
name Mariah and used Magdalene. Kindly give me the same
with all date thereon, and greatly oblige.
                               Yours truly,
                                       Mrs. Mary W. Hind,
                                                     Room 1333 Stock Exchange Bldg.,
                                                                Chicago, Ill.
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The number and amount of certificate issued
by Treasurer of the State of New York for Levies
Militia Services & continued from Book No. 2 p. 3

                                 To whom given
1781 October 29     13.890     Jeremiah Loucks   Private    2   4   2
1781 February 23    111.013   Jeremiah Loucks      "               11  8
1780 October 27      14.844    Jeremiah Louckx      "           1   2   8
1779 August 10        111.905  Jeremiah Loucks      "               12  5 1/3
1780 April 13            15.135    Jeremiah Loucks      "               12  5 1/3
1779 October 20      15.192    Jeremiah Loucks      "                17  9 1/3
1779 November 30  15.443    Jeremiah Loucks      "            1   11 10 1/3 
1780 December 30   15.943    Jeremiah Loucks     "             1    6    8
1781 February 25      16.001    Jeremiah Loucks    "                   12   5
1779 August 18          14.786  Jere Loucks              "             1     4   10 1/3
State of New York
Comptrollers Office
March 21. 1840
                                               I duly certify the above to
be true extracts from Books No 3 & 4 now remaining in this
office and also that it appears from the same Books that the
said Jeremiah Loucks served the 1st term above named under or
with Capt Geo Rightman the 2nd 8th 9th & 10th under Lieut
Martines Lisle the 3rd 4th & 5th & 11th under Capt Geo Richtmyer
the 6th under Lieut Johannis I Sawyer and the 4th under Captain
Storm Becker, and on the 25th of November 1779 Robert V [Illegible]
[Illegible] was a col and it also appears that Albert Pawling was
a Col Commanding for the years 1780 & 1781
                          W.W. Tredway
                                   Dep Comptroller
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6394
Magdalena Loucks
            -----
Act July 7. 1838
Married 14 Sept. 1782
Husband died 19 June 1834

Col Vroman           }           New York
Capt Rightmyer     }           Militia  
-----------------------
Admitted
Private 6 [Illegible] & 8 [Illegible]
$20.89
$20.89

Elias Holiday Esq
                    Schoharie
                                       N.Y
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Schoharie Nov.  27, 1839
Sir:
    I herewith enclose to you the papers in the matter of the
application of Magdalene Loucks for a pension. It will appear
from her declaration that her husband, Jeremiah Loucks, applied
for a pension and died without obtaining it. You are
therefore, referred to his papers on file for whatever evidence
be furnished of his service, and to the payrolls
              I am respectfully
                 Your obedt Sert
Elias Holliday


James L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
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Stamp:
SCHOHARIE O.H.
APRIL
7
N.Y.

[Written up the left margin]
Apl. 11. 1840

James L. Edwards Esq
           Com. of Pensions
               Washington
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Schoharie April 7th 1840

Sir

In your letter of the 22 of February in relation to the application of Magdalena Loucks (widow of Jeremiah Loucks) for a pension, you day, "The claimant's husband, although in actual service very frequently, service in all but four months and 26 days which is not sufficient to entitle his widow to a pension. Her claim is therefore rejected."

I was in Albany not long since, and took occasion to examine the military books in relation to these services, and found that about one fourth part of them had been passed over unobserved by the Department, for indices that each sum, taken into the account, was carried out in the margin of the leaf in lead pencil marks in dollars and cents, and that the entries supposed to be passed over had no such marks.

I therefore procured the [illegible[ certificate which proves sufficient services to entitle the widow to a pension.

I am respectfully
Your Obed't Serv't
Elias Holliday

James L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
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Schoharie Sept. 6, 1843

Sir:

Herewith enclose to you the papers of Mrs. Magdalene Loucks.

I am, respectfully
Your Obedn't Serv't
Elias Holliday

James L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
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6 mo 8
22
41.86
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The number and amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Services and Militia service
Continued from Books No. 2 & 3

To whom [crossed out: granted] given
1780 October 27 13 891, Jeremias Loucks Private 2 4 2
1781 February 23 14 013, Jerem'h Loucks  " 11 8
1780 October 27 14 844 Jerem'h Loucks  " 6 2 8
1779 August 10 14 905 Jerem'h Loucks "  12 5 1/3
1780 April 13 15 135 Jeremiah Loux " 12 5 1/3
1779 October 20 15 192 Jerem'h Loucks " 17 9 1/3
1779 November 30  15 443 Jerem'h Loucks  " 1 4 10 2/3
1779 November 16  15 897 Jerem'h Loucks  " 1 6 5
1780 December 16  15 943 Jerem'h Loucks  " 1 4 10 2/3
1781 February 23  16 001 Jerem'h Loucks  " 12 5
1779 August 18  14 786 Jerris Loucks  " 1 4 10 2/3

State of New York
Comptroller's Office
March 21, 1840

I hereby certify the above to be true extracts  from Books No. 3 & 4 now remaining in this office and also that it appears from the same books that the said Jeremiah Loucks served the 1st Term above named under or with Capt. Geo. Rightmare [Rightmyer], the 2nd 8th, 9th & 10th under Lieut. Martinus Ziele, the 3d 4th 5 & 11th under Capt. Geo. Rightmyer, 6th under Lieut. Johannes J. Sawyer, and the 7th under Captain Storm Becker, and on the 25 of November 1779 Robert V. Rensselaer was a Col. And it also appears that Albert Pawling was a Col. Commdt for the year 1780 & 1781. (A copy)
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State 
of New York
Schoharie County ⎬ SS.
    George Richtmyer of Middleburgh
in said County in the 77th year of his age, being
duly sworn, saith that he is a son of Capt George
Richtmyer, within named in the within copy certificate
That he was well acquainted with Jeremiah Loucks
the deceased husband of Magdalen Loucks in the Revolutionary  War and up to the time of his death; that
that they both lived in the same town, that there
was no other Jeremiah Loucks, Jeremiah Louks or Jervis
Loucks, in that section of country, that this deponent
ever saw or heard of, excepting a relation of the said
Loucks who was never in the Revolutionary service being
at that time too young, and that there was no man
in his fathers company by the name of
Jeremiah Loucks, Jeremias Louks or Jervis Louks that this
deponent ever saw or heard of other than Jeremiah Loucks
the deceased husband of the said Magdalene Loucks.
And this deponent further saith, that he has no doubt
but that the above named Jeremiah Loucks was the
identical person who served under under Capt Richtmyer and others, and whose name is variously spelled
in the within copy certificate by [Illegible] and
otherwise
                               George Richtmyer

Subscribed and sworn
this 15th day of August 1840
before me
David Miles Bush
J of the peace

I certify that the above named George Richter
person of Veranty   David Miles Bush
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State of New York  }
Schoharie County,  }SS.
    I William M. Holton Clerk of said county,
do certify that David Miles, before whom the annexed affidavit
purports to have been taken, was, on the day the taking
bears date, a Justice of the peace of said county, and that
I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily.
believe the signature to the taking said
affidavit and to the certificate under written to be
genuine. Given under my hand
                       and seal of Office this 26
                      the day of August, 1840
                       William M. Holton Clerk

Seal: missing
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3841
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                                            Albany Aug 8. 1848

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commiss of Pensions
        Sir,
Jenkins the declaration of Mrs.
Magdalene  Loucks, for the purpose of obtaining her pension benefit, under the act of 2d February 1848
                         Very respectfully
                         Your obed. Sevt
                         Lemuel Jenkins
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Magdalene Loucks
1426 - [Illegible initials]
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Middleburgh, Scho. Co. N.Y.

Dec 28th 1850

The Commissioner of Pensions will please permit Mr. Vespasian Ellis to examine the pension application & proofs file of Magdalene Loucks widow of Jeremiah Loucks in the year 1848 under the Act of Con. passed 1848, in relation to the services of said Jeremiah Loucks who resided in the county of Schoharie State of New York.

I make this Request being myself entitled to whatever may be due for such services.
Witness                            her
Daniel Dodge       Magdalene  X  Loucks
                                         mark
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Sept. 1 1840
N.Y.
Schoharie
Magdalene Loucks

James L. Edwards Esq.
Com. of Pensions
Washington
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Schoharie Aug. 28, 1840
Sir:
    In your letter of the 7th Inst. in relation
to Mrs. Magdalene Loucks Pension
business, you say that one of the certificates
is paid to Jeremias Loucks, and one to
Jervis Loucks, amounting to [symbol for Pounds sterling] 3.9.0 and
that unless it could be shown that the two
individuals and the claimants husband
even one and the same person the
claim could not be allowed. Now
in answer to these objections I can only
say that the way the claimants husbands
name was formerly spelled in the German
language was Jeremias Laux the same
as it is spelled in one of the certificates above
referred to, and it is so spelled in the record of
his marriage. See extract from the Church
Record sworn to by the Rev. Doctor [Illegible]
and attached to claimants pension papers.
And as to the name in another place being
spelled ]Illegible], is nothing more than an extended
abbreviation of Jeremias, the same as [Illegible]
was intended for Jeremiah. The names of soldiers
found on military papers of Col Vroman's
regiment, to which Capt. Richtmyer belonged,
are very badly spelled, so that in some instances
the sound of the name is surely given.
I enclose to you the affidavit of George
Richtmyer, a son of Capt. Richtmyer which
goes to show that the two individuals
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referred to and the claimants husband are one
and the same person.  And the Church Record
proves beyond all doubt that the name was
written Jeremias in the German language.
    There are other persons who will swear to the same
facts that Mr. Richtmyer has sworn to
if required, though it would subject the widow
to trouble and expense which she is desirous to avoid
and as her pension if granted will be very small

                                I am respectfully
                                your obedt Servt
                                Chas Holloway
James L. Edwards Esq
Com. of Pensions
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New York
Rev
Jeremiah Loucks
Suspended
let [Illegible] 5 Dec 32
to B Stafford 13 June 33
to same 2 Sep '33
[Illegible] [Illegible] " 36
6460

Act of June '32
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6460
P.O._________________________
Jeremiah Loucks
Service:_____________________________

Stamp:
REJECTED

Enlisted:____________________________, 18    .
Discharged:________________________,  18    .
Application filed:___________________, 18    .
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Middleburgh, N.Y.                         Free
Aug 28.

L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington City, D.C.

[Text up the left margin]
Sept 1 36
             N.Y.
DML

[Text upside down on the bottom]
J. Louks
T. Cunningham
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N.Y. Middleburgh Schoharie County

August 27th - 1836
J.L. Edwards, Esqr

    In vain we have applied for
for a pension for the relief of [Illegible] 
of our old Schoharie Defender of
our cause & children among [Illegible]
Jeremiah Loucks you have on file
his papers I wish you to return them
with your objections he was in the
Murphy Riflemen you will also
return the papers of the case of
Thomas Cunningham with them
objections & now on file [Illegible]
I do not blame you within
any other department for not doing
my business as you know we sent
a fool we will try to do better the next
Yours with due respect -
Joseph Mead-