Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4216, Henry Grawbarger, New York
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New York
Grawbarger, Henry
or Grawberger
R. 4216
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H946
34,369
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State of New York}
Saratoga County} SS.
On this 24th day of August 1839 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Saratoga & State of New York now sitting at the Court House in the Village of Ballston Spa Henry Grawberger a resident of the tow n of Halfmoon in the County of Saratoga and State of New York aforesaid aged Seventy Eight 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 entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as [?] after 
Stated
That in the Year 1777 in the month of May the first of said month as near as this deponent can now recollect he this deponent Entered the service of the United States as a private in a company of militia of the State of New York which company was commanded by Captain Henry Vanderhoof in which company ___ Ford was Lieutenant and Jacob Hallenbeck was Ensign this company belonged to Col Peter Yates Regiment 
the company in which deponent belonged and in which he served were marched to Lake George where they were stationed as a guard and remained on duty until the last of July or the first of August of the Same Year when they returned home after a tour of Service of three months as near as this deponent can now recollect
And this deponent further states that during the remainder of said service he was out at service times of Short tours yet the length of time he cannot recollect
And this deponent further saith that in the Year 1778 in the month of May about the middle of the same as near as he can now recollect he was again called into service in the same company and the same
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Regiment as aforenamed [sic], that they marched to Fort Edward where they were Stationed that during then State this deponent was engaged as a Guard at that post and the company was also employed in protecting the forage waggons [sic] passing from Fort Edward to Lake George in this service this deponent continued until the last of July following the date of his during when this disponent [sic] together with his company were dismissed and returned home after a tour of service of two months as near as this deponent can now recollect
And this deponent further Saith that after a short stay at home as in the month of August of the same Year this deponent was again called out in the same company and returned to Fort Edward when they were again stationed and remained until October when they were dismissed and returned home this last tour of service was two months and more as near as this deponent now recollects
And this deponent further Saith that in the month of July the 30th of the same in the Year 1779 this deponent was again called out into service under the same Captain went again to Fort Edward and Remained there untill [sic] the month of August following when this deponent together with this company was dismissed and returned home
And this deponent further Saith that during that year 1779.80 & to 81 this deponent was called into service at a great number of times the times of service was short and generally performed in the northern frontier
And this deponent further Saith that in the Year 1781 in the month of August or September to the best of this deponents recollection and belief he this deponent was again called into the service of the Untied States
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in a company of militia of the State f New York which company was commanded by Captain Wetherwax in which company this deponent served as Ensign
this company was stationed at a place called then Ruport now Fish Kreek [sic] or Salem, Washington County the object of this call this deponent understood was to guard that section against the invasions of the tories and indians. In that capacity this deponent remained at the station above named four weeks when the company was dismissed and returned home
And this deponent further Saith that on the 14th day of November 1833 or 34 he this deponent made an application for a pension before the Hon Herman Kruckesbacker Judge of the Court of Common please [sic] for the County of Renselaer [sic] where this deponent then resided and that said declaration was left in the hands of the said Judge to be forwarded to the War office. that this deponent verally [sic] believed that said declaration had so been forwarded from the assurance of the said Judge that it should so be until a year or more there after then this deponent on pressing Enquiry learned that they had never been forwarded and was returned to this deponent defaced by message and not legable [sic] owing to them being worn out. And this deponent further Saith that he thus called on 
[?] of said Renselaer [sic] County to prepare his papers who did so & forwarded them in Jany [January] which declaration was returned as informal generally. the above reasons this deponent here offer as a cause of delay in his application
And this deponent further Saith that he has no documentary in his possession whereby he can more distinctly  ascertain his service and he knows of no person living
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Except those whose affadavits [sic] are hereunto annexed whose testimony he can procure to more particularly identify his services as a Soldier of the Revolution and that this foregoing contains a true and honest history of his services as near as he can recollect
To the Interogatories [sic] Propounded by the Court he answers as follows
1. That he was born in the town of Fishkill in the county of Dutchess State of New York on the 27th day of September 1758 -
2nd Has a Record of his age in his family Bible which was copied from the family Bible of his father's family
3rd He resided in the town of Schaghticoke in the county of Renselaer [sic] & State of New York at the time he entered the service of the United States. he continued to reside there during the war of the same from which county he removed to the town of Halfmoon Saratoga County where he now resides
4th Thus he entered the services of the United States as by general order or as a volunteer
5th He states that he was acquainted with General Schuyler General Tenbroack Col Peter Yates Col Jacobus Van Schoonhover Major Richard Van Vackten and as to the general natters & circumstances of his services they are set forth in the foregoing declaration 
7th He never received a written discharge but was dismissed at the period of Every tour of service
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and he further Saith that he is personally with Richard Vail & Seth W. Higgins who [?] his [?] and who he offers as testimony as to his character for truth and veracity and his reputation as a soldier of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension List Role [sic] of the Agency of any State
Henry Grawbarger [signature]
Sworn & subscribed this 29th day of August 1837}
A Goodrich Clerk

Richard Vail of Halfmoon Saratoga County
Seth W Higgins of Clifton Park Saratoga County
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Grawbarger who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age that he is reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that reputation is general in the neighborhood where he resides and that we concur in that opinion
Richard Vail [signature]
Seth W Higgins [signature]
Sworn to & subscribed in open court the 29th day of August 1837}
A Goodrich Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the county further certifies that it appears to them that Richard Vail and Seth W. Higgins who have signed this pre-
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ceding are residents of the County of Saratoga and are credible persons & their statement entitled to credit
I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the court of common pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of Henry Grawbarger for a pension -

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twenty ninth day of August 1837 -
(Note "twenty" written partly on blur of ink)
A Goodrich [underlined]
Clerk
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State of New York
Rensselaer County Ss.
Garret Miller of the town of Brunswick County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Henry Grawberger & knows that the said Henry Grawberger served in the revolutionary war, was frequently on duty in the service of the United States, that he had been with him several times in said service. The precise length of time in said service does not recollect. Services were rendered after Burgoyne was taken whether first or second year of he does not recollect. And further this deponent saith not
Garret his mark Miller ['x' marked placed between first and last name]
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day of January 1837.
Henry A Clum Commissioner of deeds in & for said County
[?] may certify that the above deponent is to me well known and of good moral character
[?] January 18th 1837 Henry A Clum commissioner of deeds Brunswick
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State of New York}
Rensselaer County} Ss.
I Henry R Bristol Clerk of the said county do hereby Certify that Henry A Clum before whom the written affidavit appears to have been sworn was at the date oft he same & of the Certificate within written a Commissioner of deeds in & fore the county of Rensselaer duly authorized to take said affidavit And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said commissioner and his signature are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said county this 13th day of January 1838
Henry R Bristol Clerk

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Miller Certificate
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State of New York
Rensselaer County Ss.
I John Van Antwerp of the town of Schaghticoke county & state aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth & said that he is well aquainted [sic] with Henry Grawbarger was in the Revolutionary War and that he this deponent during the Revolutionary War held several stations in the militia. Was a seargeant [sic]. Ensign, Lieutinant [sic] & And that the said Henry Grawbarger was frequently out on duty in the service of the United States & that he went out in May 1777 & was out until the last of July with Regiment of Militia - & was in Capt Jacob Yates company & I find by refering [sic] to his papers that the company was ^[insert] called out twice in 1779. Six times in 1780 & three times in 1781. & I believe at many other times not mentioned in those papers - and I well recollect that the said Henry - Grawbarger was generally (if not at all times) out with the Regiment & belonged to and continued to render service until the close of the War & I believe the said Henry Grawbarger is well deserving of a pension from the United States & furthermore this deponent saith not -
John Vanantwerp [signature]
Sworn before me this 22nd day of August 1837 & I certify that this deponent is well known to me and is a man of good moral character -
Munson Smith a commissioner of Deeds &c. in and for the county of Rensselaer
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State of New York}
Rensselaer County} Ss.
I Henry R Bristol Clerk of said county do certify that Munson Smith before whom the written affidavit appears to have been sworn was at the date of the same a commissioner of Deeds in & for said County duly authorized to take the same Also that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said commissioner and verily believe his signature written written [repetitive] to be genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said county this 13th day of January 1838
Henry R Bristol Clerk
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Rejected
A Miller 1st/1. 1825
The letter to [?]
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873. [crossed out]
4216.
Henry Grawbarger
REJECTED [stamped]
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(N. York) [underlined] 36,319 [underlined]
Henry Grawbarger [underlined]
Letter to S. W. Higgins 30.Jan. '38.
J. J. Miller Apl. 28. 1857 -
Hon. Jas. B. McKean Apl. 23/40

4216
act 7th June 1832
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henry Grawbarger a Revolutionary soldier died in 1839 aged 82. at Clifton Park. Saratoga NY had applied for Pension through one Seth W. Higgins of that place. he was heard to say a short time previous to the old man death that the papers were all right except the tape had not been properly attached [underlined]. It is thought he may have obtained the Pension money & kept it. Can you ascertain whether there was such an application and if paid to anyone? & if not paid can be had by his children on proper proof?
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City of Washington [?] 30/57
Sir
The object of the enclosed men.d [mentioned] forward to me by H P. Walbridge of Saratoga N.Y. & which you returned to me in [?] 27: is to make on going whether Henry Grawberger application for Pension has ever been filed in Pension office and if so what disposition has been made of it. For power of atty [attorney] see letter.
[illegible] B & appl. - sent  [?] 23' last
Yours Resp
James J Miller
Hon. G. C. Whiting
Comm Pensions
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H. 946
20 Jany 1838
Pension Office
N. York
Act 1832,
Henry Grawbarger
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Military Claim miller
the Act of June 7th 1832
Free
Hon J R Poinsett [Joel Roberts Poinsett]
Secretary of War
Washington 
DC
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Clifton Park Saratoga County
State of New York Jany 16, 1838
Dr [Dear] Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Henry Grawbarger as [?] for the [?] of the provision of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832
Mr. Grawbarger's case has [illegible] an unfortunate [?]. It appears that from papers now in my possession, that in 1833 he made an application before Herman Kruckesbecker Judge of the Court of Renselaer [sic] where he then resided which claim remained in the possession of said Judge about two years all of which time the said Henry supposed it had been forwarded to the War office. that in 1835 he again made another declaration before Munson Smith Esqr of said county which was informed and rejected since which time he has become a resident of Saratoga County and his papers have been drawn up as written presented. all of which are respectfully refused. Mr. Grawbarger therefor has not delayed on his part his claim from his earliest knowledge of the passing of the act
Yours with Esteem
S W Higgins