Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,683, for Benjamin Latimore, New York
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SERVICE
New York      
Latimore, Benjamin
NUMBER
S13.683
carded
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New York N. 24.899
Benjamin Latimore
of Albany co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Hutchinson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dubois in the N. York Troops line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of March 1834 and Sent to Hon. J. Y. Lansing H.R

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 40.00 [underlined]
$280.00 [underlined]
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4 Page 105

Dead
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March 1838, to the 30 Sept 1838, the day of his death. 
Agt [agent] notified 10 Sept 1839
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Benjamin Latimore
29834
On rolls 5 regt.
1 Jany '77 war
missing 6 Oct '77
joined _______
amitted - Nov. 79-

aomd
24 mo pri [months private]
80$

Hon. G.Y. Lansing
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Before me Peter Sythoff a justice of the peace for the county of Essex in the State ^[insert] of New Jersey ~ Personally appeared this day, November fourth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, General Abraham Godwin of the said county, who made oath that he belonged to the fifth regiment of the New York line of the standing army of the United States, early in the year 1777, and that Benjamin Lattimore the bearer of this affidavit belonged to said Regiment, and joined it at Fort Montgomery shortly after said Regiment was stationed there, and remained with it untill [sic] the fort was taken by the British army, when he heard that said Lattimore was made a prisoner, he further more states that he remembers, that he joined the Regiment after returning from being a prisoner, and to the best of his knowledge the said Lattimore was discharged from sd [said] Regiment at Tioga point, in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, and that he conducted himself as ^[insert] a good and faithful soldier as long as he knew him in that Regiment
State of New Jersey, Essex County ss}
Sworn to before me at Paterson}
in said County, November 4th 1833.}
Abm Godwin [signature]
P Sythoff Justice of the peace [signature]
This is to certify that Abraham Godwin who has subscribed and sworn to [end page]
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appeared before me one of [illegible] the foregoing affidavit is a resident of Patterson in the County of Essex and State of New Jersey and that in my opinion he is entitled to the fullest credit and belief as a Witness
P. Sythoff Justice of the peace [signature]

I am acquainted with P. Sythoff Esq who is a Justice of the peace of the county of Essex in the State of New Jersey. I am also acquainted with Abraham Godwin the above named Deponent and consider him entitled to full credit.
Ph Dickerson
July 25 1834
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State of New York}
Albany County} Ss
On this Nineteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared before Lemuel Jenkins Garret L Dox and Lorenzo Janes Esquires Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Albany Benjamin Latimore a resident of the city and county of Albany and State of New York aged seventy two 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 [blank] by the act of congress passed June 7the 1832 That in the year 1776 he lived at New Malbury in the County of Ulster and State of New York and in the month of September of that year enlisted at New Malbury aforesaid as a private in Captain Amos Hutchinson company of the 5th New York Regiment thus under the command of Colonel Lewis Dubois that a few days after his enlistment he went with his Regiment by water from New Malbury to New York. On their arrival the American Army commanded by Genl Washington & which had been fighting with the enemy was retreating from Long Island. Some days afterwards the American Army retired from New York and a large part of it was stationed at Kings Bridge. A very few days afterwards a skirmish was had between a part of our troops and the Enemy in which we had the advantage and the next day we sent a flag to the Enemy and a truce was declared for the purpose of burying the dead. Some days after the skirmish our troops marched back to Kings Bridge and after remaining there a considerable time they left and went to the White Plains
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The enemy pursued the thither and there were several skirmishes or engagements between them & a part of our forces. In one of the engagements Gen Heath from the East had the command of the left wing. one of the churches was burnt at this place and several skirmishes were had with the Enemy afterwards. Here they remained until it was time to go into winter quarters when they passed through a place then called Crompond, and Peekskill at this latter place they halted a number of days when they left and went by water to New Windsor. Here the declarant was taken sick and had permission to go home which he did -
the Army at New York & the White Plains was composed of Regular troops & malitia [sic]. Some of our officers were killed at the battle at or near Kingsbridge and your delcarants [sic] officers were Col. Dubois, Lieut Col Brown Major James Egan Capt Hutchinson and Lieutenant John Firman. The others are not recollected. In the month of April 1777 he left New Malbury where he had been living during the winter and went by water to Fort Montgomery at the High Lands Genl Geo Clinton had command of the Fort and they remained there without being disturbed or having any engagement with the Enemy until in October following. In the Early part of that month some vessels belonging to the Enemy came in sight and when within five miles of the Fort the wind having slackened they disembarked at a place called Dunkerbarack or Thunder Hill and marched from thence to the fort. Before they arrived at the Fort Geo Clinton sent out different attachments of men to meet them and a fire was kept up between them and the Enemy until our men returned to the Fort. Shortly after orders were given by Geo Clinton to stop firing as the Enemy had sent a flag by Col Campbell. The Col approached near
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to one of the gates of the Fort and was met on the outside of the of the [duplicate] Fort by Gov Clinton & Dr Cook after the usual salutations had passed between them and Col Campbell the Col was asked by Gov Clinton the nature of his business. who replied that he came to demand a surrender of the Fort which if done within one hour and our troops grounded their arms they would be permitted to go as it was not wished to take the prisoners because they (the Enemy) had more men with them that could be accommodated in the fort. Gov Clinton replied that the Fort would not be surrendered as long as he had a man able to fire a gun. Col Campbell then said he would Eat his supper or would sleep & which it is not recollected in the fort that night or in hell. They then parted. An attack was made on the fort by the Enemy and was defended until six or seven oClock P. M, when it was taken. Gov Clinton, Gen James Clinton Col Dubois Dr Cook and others escaped. Col. Bryan or Brown, Stephen Lush and to Clinton and others and this delcarant [sic] were made prisoners. In taking the fort Col Campbell was killed. he was stabbed on the walls of the fort by Capt Rosecranse of Fishkill 
the Enemy and the prisoners of whom this declarant [sic] was one remained until the latter part of October when the Fort was destroyed by the Enemy and they all went by water to New York. Here the declarant [sic] remained until until [duplicate] the middle of the following winter when he was taken to Kings bridge where he remained until sometime in March and was compelled to wait on the British officers as a servant From this latter place he went in the capacity of a servant with Captain Althouse a Lieutenant
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who had about thirty men with him on an incursion in the vicinity of Tarrytown where they were all taken by the Americans. The declarant after being taken was carried to Genl Putnams who on discovering that he was an American and belonged to Col Dubois' Regiment ordered him to join his Regiment which was then lying at New Windsor on the west side of the Hudson River and the prisons were first to Harford. Col Dubois had the command of the Regiment when the declarant rejoined it and Capt Hutchinson was then under an arrest and was cashiered for being absent from Fort Montgomery without Lieutenant Vanderburgh was promoted to the Captancy [sic] They remained here until the roads were good when they crossed over the river and marched to the White Plains and remained there until the next fall. On arriving at the White Plains they found a large force concentrated there. Cols Van Schaick, Gamwort Livingston and Courtlands were there and Genl James Clinton had the command. the object of the concentration of so large a force at this place was as the declarant understood to aid Genl Washington in a contemplated attack on New York. None however was made and the declarant while here saw Genl Washington [?] stirling. From the White Plains Col Dubois' Regiment marched to Fishkill where it embarked on board of vessels for Albany and proceeded up the river as far as Claverack at which place owing to the ice in the river they left their vessels and marched on the East side of the river to Albany and stopped there ten or twelve days when they left for Schoharie passing in their rout
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thither through Schenectady and over the Helderbarach and on arriving at Schoharie were stationed at the lower fort and remained there until April following without being required to act against the Enemy except on one occasion when a band of Tories & Indians came to place called Beaver Dams some miles from the fort and carried off some four commettes men who were pursued but not over taken. In the month of April Col Dubois with his regiment left Schoharie and went to Johnstown. Shortly after their arrival at this place a detachment of 40 0r 50 men of whom declarant was one was sent by Col Dubois under the command of Capt Henry Vandenburgh and stationed as an outside guard at a block house near the fishing place of Sir William Johnson about eight miles from Johnstown. They continued here for two months and were not during the time engaged in any skirmishes affair with the foe. From Johnstown they returned to Schenectady and were there a few days and left there some in battag [bateaux] on the Mohawk and some on foot for Canajoharie where they found Col Livingston's Regiment Col Livingston's regiment was then forming a circle around a gallows on which was hung a Canada spy. These two Regiments after the lapse of a few days left Canajoharie for Otsego Lake where they found Cols Gansevoort Verplank and Courtlands Regiments, while here they damed [sic] up one end of the lake so as to raise it and enable them to carry their stores and baggage by water to the Susquehanna River. On daming [sic] up the lake and the waters being raised they proceeded as far as Tioga Point where they found Genl Sullivan & stayed a short time
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while here they received the news of the Capture of Stony Point by Genl Wayne and the Regiments had a general rejoining. From this place they proceeded through the woods to Niagara and halted within hearing of the enemys [sic] guns. On their way they passed through and destroyed a number of Indian Settlements friendly to the enemy but had no battle with them except at a place called Newtown [Cattaraugus Indians] about two days march from Tioga Point. Here the enemy made a stand and threw up a breastwork and after erecting about an hour they gave way and fled. At Niagara they remained a short time possibly a fortnight [two weeks] when they all left and returned nearly by the same route they had gone until they reached Tioga Point which was in October Here the declarant received his discharge he having served the period of his enlistment ^[insert] it being three years ^[insert] of three years when he together with Sergeant James Pride Samuel Langdon Daniel Robison and Abraham Oakie who were privates & had also been discharged returned home And the declarant further declares that he was born at Withersfield [Wethersfield] in the State of Rhode Island in the month of January 1762. that he has no record of his age it having been kept in a family bible which was taken by the enemy at the time his fathers house was robbed in the Revolution. He lived at New Malbury at the time of his enlistment and continued to live there for three or four years after the Revolution when he moved to Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County and lived there until he moved to the City of Albany about forty years since.
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to testify to his having been in the revolution as a soldier have made their depositions thereof most are hereto annexed and who were not discerned by him until very recently and three persons who can as his neighbors and who have been requested to testify that they have understood and believed ^[insert] that he served in the revolution as a soldier and is a man of veracity have made their certificate of their parts which certificate is embodied herein; And the said Benjamin further states that until recently ^[insert] he has attended and been a communicant of the Revd [Reverend] M Campbells church in this city but that he quit the said church because he considered the said Campbell too much of a politician (and he therefore has not called upon and got him to certify as is required by the forms prescribed by the War Department June 15th 1832 and the said Benjamin Latimore 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 or (of any) only on that of the agency of the State of New York
B Latimore [signature]
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court}
The word "a [?] written as an erasure & the words "it being three years" interlined and the words "that he served" interlined before signed & sworn to
John G. Wasson Clk &c
We Jonathan Kidney - residing in the City of Albany and James Hilton of the same place here by certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Latimore who has Subscribed
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and sworn to the above declarations that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood [British spelling] where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Jonathan Kidney [signature]
James Hilton [signature]
Sworn and Subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
John G. Wasson Clk &c

And the said can & do hereby declare their opinion of the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certify in that it appears to them that Jonathan Kidney and James Hilton who signed the preceding  certificate are residents of the City of Albany are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
The words "and James Hilton interlined before signed
J. G. Wasson
Gerrit L Dox
Lemuel Jenkins
Lorenzo Janes

I John G. Wasson Clerk of the Justices Court of the City of Albany do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Latimore for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of the office this Nineteenth day of February one thousand Eight hundred & thirty four
John G. Wasson -
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Lft 9.
N Evans
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
September 3d, 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The children of Benjamin Latimore, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Eighty - Dollars ['and _____ Cents' lined out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1838, to the 30th April 1838, the day of his death. 
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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Benjamin Latimore
S. F. 13683
Rev. War.

A certificate signed James Clinton, dated Camp Tioga Aug. 25. 1779, stating that James Pride, Abraham Oakley Samuel Langdon, Benjamin Lattimer and Daniel Robinson who have been lately discharged from the Fifth N.Y. Regt. have now permission to return to their respective places of abode".
This paper has been removed from the claim of James Pride SS. F. 26,939 Rev. War and locked up in the Rev. Records Section of this Bureau
none of the others had claims on file
V. [?]
apr. 16,1914
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RevWar
13683
INVALID.
File No. 13, 683
Benjamin Latimore
Priv. Rev. war
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 216
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hon J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington
D. of C. 

aom'd [written vertically]
Hon G. Y. Lansing [written vertically]
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My Dear Sir
The enclosed was received last evening by mail with a request that I should communicate to the Department such information as I could give of the character and standing of the Applicant - In accordance with this request I state that the Applicant is known to me personally and although poor is respected as a [?] honest man - He has been long a resident in the City of Albany and my acquaintance with him has confirmed a good opinion of him -
Permit me to ask your consideration of his case as early as your convenience and other pressing engagements will permit and that the result may be communicated to me
I have the honor to be very resty [respectfully] your ob ser [obedient servant]
G Y Lansing
Washington 24 July 1834
Hon J L Edwards
P.S. The Hon W Dickerson has certified you write perceive to the character and official standing of Genl Godwin
W Sythoff -