Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8643, Henry Gunsaluss, New Jersey New York
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New Jersey
New York
Gunsaluss, Henry
S. 8643
carded
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Ohio   26.483   1888 July 19 S. F. Cary - history - Prior

Henry Gunsaluss
"Hamilton" in the State of Ohio
who was a P in the Company commanded
by Captain Newkirk of the Reg commanded
by Col Laughlin in the * N Co.  OK
for Militia
1 I P $ 40.00
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of July
1824 A. P. Baines, Cincinnati, Ohio 
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Arrears to the 4th of Mch 34  120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 20.00

140.00
{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by J. T. Sprague, Clerk
Book C  Vol 8 Page 9 

N.Y. and N.J. *
Records completed 
Dec 12/04
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31.435

Henry Gunsaluss
Ohio
Petition for a pension
to
The United States
for 1776 [illegible]
$40
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State of Ohio
County of Hamilton} ss

On this 14th day of April 1834 personally
appeared before the Court of Common Pleas
of said County of Hamilton & state of Ohio Henry Gunsaluss,
a resident of the City of Cincinnati in said
County aged seventy four years on the 8th day
of December last, who being first duly sworn
according to the law, doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit
of the provisions made by Act of Congress, passed
June 7th 1832.--

That about the first of May 1777, he
volunteered in Orange County in the State of New
York, in the Company commanded by Capt [word crossed out]
Newkirk in Col. McLaughlin's regiment of New
York Militia for a term of three months and immediately
marched to Newburgh and and in going to that
place passed up the Hudson river by land that after
remaining in Newburgh about one month marched
through Summerset County New Jersey, and the town
of Princeton in the same state to Trenton at which
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two places last named he performed the remainder
of this service for said term of three months;
that during this period of service the applicant was
engaged in a skirmish with the enemy at a place
in New Jersey called Boundbrook, in which the latter 
were beaten, but the Americans however, lost several
men; that several regular officers were with the
applicant in said skirmish, but he cannot now
recollect their names; - that after expiration of said
term of three months he was discharged by his captain
before named and immediately afterwards at
Trenton aforesaid hired himself as a substitute for
one John Shirts in the Company commanded by
Capt. (name not recollected), in the Regiment commanded
by Col. Forrest of the New Jersey Militia, to serve
three months, and served out said term, and was 
in no other battle or skirmish during said term
last named; that after receiving his discharge as
aforesaid, he returned to his father's residence in
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said County of Orange in the State of New York, &
there remained until the month of Feb 1778, when
he was drafted with others of Captain Dewitt's 
company of Militia, and marched under the command
of Captain Hawes in Col. Newkirk's regiment to guard
the frontiers of said state of New York against the
depredations of the Indians; that the period for
which he was thus drafted, was six months, and 
he served out the same accordingly, and was 
regularly discharged by the Captain last named; 
that during this period of service he was engaged in 
several skirmishes with the Indians, in one of which
Captain Little of the same regiment was killed; that
the scene of the said skirmish was in Ulster
County N. York; that he served with several regular
officers during this tour but cannot now recollect
the names of any other that Captain Kibby and Mayr.
Blue of the New York Line,- that the place at which he was discharged, was De Witt's Mills, on
Navesink river & the times was in August 1778.
that he was a private only, during said three
periods of service,-and as to his discharges above
mentioned, the have been lost long since; that he
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afterwards from August 1778 until the latter
part of the year 1787, a ranger in guarding
against the depredations of the Indians on the
frontiers of said state, and during all of that
long period, he was in said Captain Dewitt's
Company of Militita,- that he cannot specify
his services as required as the War Department, 
as the business of rangers was to 
go out in scouting parties once or twice
in every week according to emergencies, &
they remained out not more than two or
three days ^ at each time [inserted above the line] making their observations on the
movement of the enemy; that from the nature
and character of this ememy, the company
to which the applicant belonged was
at all times obliged to be on the alert
that the Captain who directly commanded
said rangers, was named Alexander
Woody, & the Col. was named Blue as
before stated;- that if this statement of
his service while a ranger should not
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be deemed sufficiently certain to authorise
it to be taken into account at the
War Department, the applicant's the [crossed out]
claim for the same must be, and is hereby
waived & his claims is merely confined
to the three periods of service first
mentioned, accounting in the aggregate
one year.-

The said applicant finally states that he knows [crossed out] 
of [crossed out] has no documentary evidence, and that he knows
of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can
testify to his service.-   He hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity except on the
pension roll of the agency of the state.
Henry  X Gunsaluss his mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid} 
Danl Gano

The following interrogatories were propounded
by the Court to the above named applicant;
1st  Where and in what year were you born?-
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answer - I was born in Ulster County in the state
of NewYork on the 8th day of December 1759.
2nd Have you any record of your afem and if so, where
is it?
Answer - I have a record of my age in my bible
taken from the original record in my father's bible
in his hand writing, more than thirty years ago.
3rd Where were you living when called into service,
where have you lived since the Revolutionary War,
and where do you now live?-
Answer - I was living in Orange County New
York when when [crossed out] called into service, and 
remained there during  & until seven or eight years
after the Revolutionary War & then removed to N. Jersey.
4th How were you called into service, were you
drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a subsitute,-
And if a substitute for whom? -
Answer.  I first volunteered for three months, &
next was a sunsitutue for three months for John
Shirts, and lastly, I was drafted for six months
as before stated, and I subsequently was a
ranger until after the capture of Lord Corwallis
at Yorktown, Virginia in which Latter capacity
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I had to perform duty two or three days in
each week, in scouting parties sent out by my
captain, to reconnoiter and give notice of the
approach of the Indians.-
5th  State the name of some of the Regular officers,
who were with the troops where you served;
such Continental and Militia regiments as you
can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
Answer - I cannot recollect the names of any
other regular officers than those already named
but I recollect serving with Captain Morry of the
New York Militia, in addition to the militia ^ officers [inserted above] already
named;- & the general circumstances of my service
have been fully stated above.
6th  Did you ever receive a discharge from the
service, and if so, by whom was it given and what
has become of it? -
Answer. - I received a discharge at the expiration
of each term of service, as above stated,
signed by the respective captain under whose command
I served at the time, but all of said
discharges have been lost long since.-
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7th State the names of the persons to whom you
are known in your present neighborhood, and who
can testify as to your veracity [crossed out] character for veracity,
and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.

Answer.-- I am Known to Ebenezer Hulse Esg.
Sheriff of Hamilton County Ohio, Danl Gano Esq
Clerk of Said County, Common Pleas Court, Wm Jno
Harris; Genl James Findley, former^ly a member of
Congress, & numerous others, who would testify for
me, as to my character for veracity, and also as to their
belief of my services as a revolutionary soldier
 Sworn to subscriber before me in open court June 23, 1834. Danl Gano esq Henry Gunsaluss his mark.
We William Burke, clergyman residing in the
county of Hamilton and state of Ohio, and Wm Warrenton, residing in the same County and state do hereby
certify we are well acquainted with
Henry Gunsaluss who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration; that we believe him
to be seventy four years of age; that he is
reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution,
& that we concur in that opinion. -
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforsaid -
William Burke
Wm. Warrington
Danl. Gano Clk [indecipherable]
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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 Willam
Burke, who has signed the preceding certificate, is 
a clergyman, resident in the County of Hamilton
Ohio, and that Wm Garreston, who has also
signed the same is a resident in the same County
and state, and is a credible person, and that their
certificate is entitled to credit.--
State of Ohio Hamilton
County} [indecipherable]
I Danl Gano, Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for the [begin cross out] for the [end cross out] County of
Hamilton and state of Ohio, do hereby certify that 
the foregoing, contains the original proceedings of the
said court, in the matter of the application ^ of Henry Gunsaluss
for a pension. __
In testi [ink blot] whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this 23rd day
of June 1834.
Danl. Gano Clk
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Rev War 
8643
INVALID
File No.  8643
Henry Gunsaluss
Priv Rev War

Act:  June 7th 1832
Index:- Vol. Ten, Page 154

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Cincinati. O. June 24 [round postal seal]

open original Jun 30 1834 [written going up left side of paper]

Col. James L. Edwards    Free [written to the right of and slightly above Edwards]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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City of Cincinnati, Ohio,
June 23rd 1834

Sir /
I send you, inclosed the declaration
& certificates of Henry Gunsaluss, with a re [covered by torn page]
to obtain a pension for him under the Act
of Congress of June 7th 1832-
The application was made to a former
term of our Common Pleas court, near its close
to receive the proofs, as required by the War
Department and one witness, the Rev W[covered by torn page]
Burke, was there sworn; but Wm Warrenton,
and ^ an old soldier of the Revolution, who had been
spoken to, to attend, never presented himself
until this day, when the proceedings were [ink blot obscures writing]
fected.- This is the reason why the dates of
the commencement and conclusion of the 
inclosed paper, are so far apaart _
I am, sir, with great respect,
your obdt svt. H. P. Gaines.