Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42585, Joseph Vanatter, New York
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New York

Vanatter, Joseph
Vannetter

S 42585
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Buffalo N. Y.
Letter to the Pen Agt 1 Nov 1837

Joseph Vanatter

of Wayne Co in the Territory of Michigan
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Van Schaick of the New York
line, for the term of 6 [7 crossed out] years.

Subscribed on the Roll of Michigan
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 5th of March 1821.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of May 1822
and sent to B. F. H. Witherel
Detroit, Michigan

Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1822 $95"96
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1822 48"00
	$143"96
11 months

7 years. 
1 May 1820
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17,873

Jospeh Vannatter
1 Amt New York line
Col Van Schaick Goose

1775 War

Page 20 N Y Roll
Joseph Vanatter appears
which probably is the same[?]
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Michigan Territory
Wayne County

Wayne County Court
January Term, A.D. 1821

	On this fifth day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty one, personally appeared in open court, being a
Court of Record for the County of Wayne, Joseph Vannetter, aged
fifty eight years, who, being first duly sworn, doth on his oath make
the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the
acts of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820:
	That he, the said Joseph Vannetter, enlisted for the term of one year,
in the month of April (as he verily believes) in the year 1775, in the
state of New York, in the company commanded by Capt. Wendell, in the
Regt. commanded by Col Wynkoop, in the line of the State of New York,
on the Continental Establishment; and that he continued to serve in
said corps, until November (as he verily believes) 1775, when he re-enlisted
to serve during the war, in the company commended by Capt. Wendell,
and in the Regt. commanded by Col. Vanschaick, in the line of the State of
New York, on the continental Establishments; and that he continued to
serve in the said Corps until the end of the war, when he was discharged
from the said service at Newburgh, in the State of New York; and
that he was in the battle of Monmouth, and at the capture of Lord
Cornwallis, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of
his said services.
	And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do solemnly 
swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th
of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gifts,
sale, or any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, 
with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the
provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for
certainpersons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United
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"United States in the Revolutionary War", passed on the eighteenth
day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust
for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor
have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule here-
to annexed and by me subscribed; and that my occupation is that of 
a Farmer, and that from age and infirmity, I am unable to support
myself; and that my family consists of my wife and one daughter,
Hannah, aged sixteen years, who is not able to contribute any thing
to my support.

	Schedule of my property.
Seven chairs, One iron kettle, Two axes, one churn, Two pailes.
Two crutches.

(signed) 	his
	Josesph x Vanetter
		mark

Witness
B. F. H. Witherel

Sworn and declared, on the fifth day
of March, 1821 in the Open court
	Chsl. Trowbridge
	Deputy Clerk

Wayne County Court
	I Charles Trowbridge, Deputy Clerk
of the County Court for said county, do hereby certify, that the forego-
ing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from
the record of said Court; and I do further certify that it is the
opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the
property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Seven 50/100
dollars. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and
twentyone.

for Thomas Rowland, Clerk
Chsl. Trowbridge
Deputy Clerk of Wayne County Court
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Application for a Transfer

County of Wayne

	On this twenty third day of September
1837 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace 
for said County of Wayne personally appeared Joseph
Vanatter who, on his oath declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain John C. Ten Brook in the Regiment commaneded
by Colonel G. Van Shaik - in the service of the
United States; that his name was placed on the Pension
Roll of the Territory of Michigan from whence he
has lately removed; that he now resides in Canada,
where he intends to remain, and wishes his Pension
to be made payable at the Buffalo Agency State 
of New York in future.
The following are his reasons for removing from the
State of Michigan to Canada viz. that he wishes
to live with his children.

	  his
Joseph  X Vanatter
	Mark

Witness Henry Doty

Sworn & subscribed before me
the day and year aforesaid

J M Strang J Peace
W.C. M.

Oath of Witness
State of Michigan
County of Wayne

	On the twenty third day of
September 1837 before me the subscriber a  Justice of the 
Peace for said county, personally appeared Henry
Doty who on his oath declares that Joseph Vanatter
is the identical person named in an original certificate of
Pension in his possession from the War Department, and
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and is also the same person who has sworn to, and
subscribed the above affidavit.

Sworn to and Subscribed before
me, the day and year aforesaid.

Henry Doty

J M Strang J Peace
W.C.M.

Magistrates Certificate of Witness
State of Michigan
County of Wayne

I do hereby certify that the witness
aforesaid is a person of truth and veracity.

J M Strang J Peace
W.C. M

I Chas. Pettit clerk of the court of Wayne
Count, certify that, J.W. Strang is a magistrate 
as above, and that the foregoing signature pur-
porting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have 
hereunto affixed my seal of
Office and subscribed my name, 
this twenty third day of September
in the year one thousand eight hu
-ndred & Thirty Seven

Charles Pettit
Clerk of Wayne
County Michigan
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Detroit Sept 23rd 1837

Sir,

Annexed I hand you Mr. Joseph
Vanatter's application for a transfer from
this agency to the Buffalo Agency.
	The [illegible] of which you will please
make known to the Pensioning at
Buffalo New York and to the agency at this
same place & Much Oblige
	Your Very Respectfully 
		Henry Doty
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Joseph Van Atter First New York or
Van Schaick's Regiment drew Lot No. 34
in the Township of Ovid - 
Comptroller's Office
Albany 4th June 182[?]
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Nov 7
Mr. Evans

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Commisser of Pensions

Rank of Michigan
Detroit 30 Oct 1837

Sir,

I have this moment recd. your
notice of the transfer of Joseph Vanatter from this
to the New York agency to take effect from and
the 4th March 1837 - I find that Mr. Vanatter has
been paid to the 4th Sept 1837 - the evidence of which
has [??] forward in my [??] of the 30th Septbr.

I am Sir
respectfully yours
E. P. Hastings
Pension asst.
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WAR DEPARTMENT

Pension Office
21st Oct 1837

Sir:

	In conformity with the regulations of this Department, you
have this day been transferred from the Roll of Michigan
to that of Albany - New York to take effect from and
after the 4th Sept 1837.

I am Sir, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

Geo: Wm. Crump

Acting Commissioner of Pensions

Mr. Joseph Vanatter
U. S. Pensioner.

Buffalo
New York
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Mr. Evans
Look at Mr. Tyrny's case
Oct 20

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington D.C.
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J. L. Edwards
Commissr of Pensions

Rank of Michigan 
Detroit 10. Oct 1837

Sir

In reply to your favor of the 5 Oct
I have to say that Joseph Vanatter has been paid to
the 4th September past.

I am Sir
respectfully yours

E. P. Hastings

I find from an examination of the vouchers paid
during my absence that Richard Tyrny has been paid
to the 4th March last. In reply to yours of the 15 September
I state he has not been paid anything at this office.
If I have led you into an error I beg that it may be
corrected.
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17.8732

Joseph Vanatter

B.F H. Witherel
Detroit, Michigan

Rec'd 5 March 1822

J. H.

Hon. John C. Calhoun
[???] of War
Washington
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Detroit Feb. 19 1822

Sir

	I again transmit to the departm
ment[?] the claims of Joseph Vanatter for a
Revolutionary pension, this claim [??] returned
for want[?] of evidence of the place of residence
of the claimant, as the law of the 1st of May
1820 required that the schedule be exhibited
to some court of Record for the County, City
or borough in which the applicant resides.
I herewith transmit a certificate of the
Clerk of the Court before whom the declar-
ation was made [illegible] his place of Residence,
which was all that was [???] requisite in the
case of William Pangburn & I should
[???] fully satisfies: the requisition of
the law, the applicant suggests that his
name might have been misspelled by the
enlisting officer, as he probably gave in a
German accent.
	Please do inform us of the
fate of the claim of Chester Ragan & Francis
[???] of this Territory of their claims as
requested they would wish to know the objecti
-ons that they may answered of [?????????]

	I am very Respectfully
		B F H Witherel

Hon John C. Calhoun
Lis of [???]
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Territory of Michigan
County Of Wayne

	I hereby certify that Joseph 
Vannetter, who is an applicant for a Revolutionary Pension
under the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and of the
1st of May 1820, was on the day of the date of this declaration,
and for some time prior to that period, a Resident of the
County Wayne, the Territory of Michigan aforesaid.

	In Testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affix the seal of the County
Court of said County, as the City of Detroit,
on the fourteenth day of February, in the years of our Lord
One Thousand Eight hundred and Twentytwo.

Charles C. Trowbridge
Deputy Clerk, Wn. Co. Court
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Columbia County
City of Hudson

	Adam Ten Broeck of the Town of Claverack
State of New York being duly sworn deposes and says that
here served during the Revolutionary war in the Army
as Ensign - that he was well acquainted with Joseph Van Atter
a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt. John
Wendell and this deponant understood from the said Joseph &
from John C Ten Broeck then a Lieutenant who enlisted the
said Joseph that the said enlistment was for three years
and this deponant verily believes that the said Joseph Van Atter
faithfully served the said term, and then enlisted again for 
the continuance of the war with the above mentioned John C Ten
Broeck then promoted to a captian. This deponant was well
acquainted with the said Joseph for a long time previous to
his enlistment having worked with him the same shop - 

Adam Ten Broeck

Sworn before me this
25th day of June 1821
before Mr. John F. Jenkins Justice of
the Peace
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State of New York Columbia
County Clerks Office

I do hereby certify that John F. Jenkins 
whose name appears wthin & which I know to be
his handwriting is a Justice of the Peace in [illegible]
Columbia County. Hitherto my name & the County
Seal this 29th day of June 1821

Corns. Miller Clerk