Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,274, John B Westervelt, New York
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I Abraham Asten, clerk of the City and County of New York do hereby certify that Effingham Schieffelin Esquire, before whom the preceding affidavit of Cornelius Westervelt had taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for the City and County aforesaid and that the signature attached is his genuine signature I truly believe.

Witness my hand and seal of office this
Twenty first day of August 1833
Abm Asten, [illegible]
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Record Division
Revolutionary War Records Section
S18274
3-525
department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, S. D. C.,   , 19

In reply to your request of      , received      for a statement of the military history of John B Westervelt 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.
Date of Enlistment or Appointment: 1781
Length of Service: 6 mos
Rank: Pvt
Captain under whom service was rendered: Henry Dodge
Colonel under whom service was rendered: Weisenvelt
State: NY
Battles engaged in: -
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Poughkeepsie, NY.
Date of application for pension, FEB 18, 1834 [Heis cl. was al]
Residence at date of application, Flushing, N.Y.
Age at date of application: [ ?]Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co, NY Oct - [1764]
Remarks: It is not stated whether he was married
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William A. Brinkman
Justice of the Peace
P. O. Address
Altamont, N.Y. R. D. 2

Dunnsville, N.Y. June 4, 1923

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-

I beg to ask your favor for a copy of the Revolutionary War military Service of Abraham Vanderpool of Columbia County, New York, and especially of all dates of birth, marriage and death or himself or family.
Also, the same information as to Abraham and Jacob Moore and John Westervelt of Dutchess County New York.  With sincere thanks.

Yours very truly.
Wm A. Brinkman
Altamont, R.D. #2
Albany co.
New York
[Stamp:] US Pension office Jun 6 1923
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[Envelope]

March 10, 1834
New York
Original

[Hemp] NY
[Illegible] 6

Free

John L Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
dist: Columbia
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Hempstead Queens County NY
March 6, 1834
J. L. Edwards Esq

Dear Sir
I read the application of John B Westervelt of this county for a pension.
He has upon  inquiry found it difficult to get the testimony of living witnesses not having been able to ascertain whether any of his companions in army are living- I believe his declaration contains all that this and the instructions of the war department require and which in in his power to offer.
Be so good as to write me on this subject when necessary.
Yours respectfully,
B. F,. Thompson