Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,248, for John Salsbury, New York

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Service:  New York

Salsbury, John

S.42248

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under Act 1 May 1820: Notification 12 July 1830, to J. G. Wasson Albany, N.Y.

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2775.

New York

John Salsbury private
in the New York line - Capt Copp - and March 77 
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 2nd of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of September 18 and sent to Samuel Haring Esq, Albany New York
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Arrears to 4th of Septemr 1818  $40.00
and ending 4 March 1819  $40
$80.00 

Van Schaick

Revolutionary Claim, Act 8th March 1818

Continued

Bethlehem, Albany County

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42248
INVALID
Revy
File No. 42.248
John Salsbury
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 5, Page 440
(Arrangement of 1870.)

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John Salburys' Pension documents
Dated April 2nd 1818

New York Line


(Correct)

Admitted having been found on the Rolls.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of New-York. 
CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY.TO WIT.
In conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March
18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United
"States in the Revolutionary War, the following DECLARATION, in writing, is made under oath, by John Salsbury
of the Town of Bethlehem in the County of Albany in the State of New York before the Honorable
Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Pleas in for the
county of albany the said state, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the
said John Salsbury doth reside, that is to say:

DECLARATION.
I John Salsbury of the Town of Bethleham
in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this second day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen [illegible],
sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the common enemy in the Army, in the War of the
Revolution, until the end thereof
and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the Town County and State aforesaid; and
that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. -- I do
further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a private
Soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to any Charles Parkers Company
.Col Van Schaicks Regiment and New York line -- that I entered the said
service the month of March day of unknown in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and seventy seven and left it the Eighth day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of
the conclusion of the war-
that I received the document concerning the same service and discharge, which has been slain
lost or destroyed--------
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and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me than
William Talbert & he has made a deposition accompanying this declaration
And I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely
and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of the Laws of the
United States, except the pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned,
and under which this Declaration is made.

IN WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and
have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.

John his x mark Salsbury
Sworn before me, this
day of April 1818.
Sam Haring
Judge of Albany Com Pleas

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United States of America.
By the Honorable Samuel Haring-
Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of
Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of
the Court of Common Pleas in
for the City & county following in the said State.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of
War of the United States of America.
SIR,
I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America
, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled ""An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and
" Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that John Salsbury
of the town of Bethlehem in the County of an and State of New-York,
appeared before me, at the City of Albany, in the said State, on the second in day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully
and minutely interrogated and examined by me under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration,
and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately
read and explained to him by me and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of
Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true -- Whereupon, I required of him to produce such
other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration -- Accordingly he produced as testimony, the
deposition of William Talbert accompanying this
certificate ----------
(and which accompanies this Certificate) -- and I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony
produced in support thereof, I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said John
Salsbury did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy,
for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION, and I am likewise satisfied that the
other facts in that Declaration stated, are in like manner, true -- I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the
testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.
GIVEN under my Hand and of the court at the city of Albany, the second day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Sam Haring
Judge of Albany Com. Pleas

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State of New York 
City & County of Albany Towit
William Talbert
late a non commissioned officer in the Army of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, against
the Common Enemy being duly Sworn saith, that
he knows John Salsbury the Private Soldier in the
preceeding declaration and certificate of his Honor
Judge Samuel Haring, named and that the said John Salsbury served as a private Soldier in Captain Charles
Parsons Company, Col Van Schaicks Regiment, and
New York line - and that he verily belives the facts
stated by the said John Salsbury in the foregoing
declaration and certificate to be true--
Sworn before me this 2d
day of April 1818
 
William Talbert
Sam. Haring
Judge of Albany Common Pleas

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John Salsbury
Berne

2775
Ap 23 Sept 1818
[illegible]
Wr JG Wasson
agnt
Albany N.Y.

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STATE OF NEW YORK,
County of Albany
Common Pleas
On this fourteenth day of June
1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said County of Albany in the Court of Common pleas John Salsbury
aged sixty eight years, resident in the the town of Bern within said county
in said state aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the
Revolutionary war as follows: that in the month of August 1777 he enlisted as a
private in the company command by Capt John Copp in the first
New York regt commanded by Col Geo Van Schaick that he continued
to live in the said Corps until the month of June 1783 when he was
honorably discharged at a place then known by the name of Snake hill
near New Windsor in the State of New York that on the 2nd day of April 1818
he made his former declaration on oath and received a certificate of his being
enrolled on the Pension list of the New York agency at the rate of Eight dollars
per month &c Numbered 2775
AND I solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March,
1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in 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 certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the
Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Bal due on a note of Benjamin Jones $21.18
1 Fouling in of the value of about 6.
$27.68
(Signed) John his x mark Salsbury

I John Salsbury do also further state that I am a single man and have been
about fifteen years that I have no trade or occupation except at common
labor and on account of my age and infirmity am unable to support
myself by my labor without assistance and further saith not

Sworn to and declared in open court on the 14th day of June 1820 before
A. Williams Dept Clk

County of Albany 
Clerks office
I Henry Truax Clerk of the City County by certify that the
foregoing Declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court,
and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in
the aforesaid schedule, is Twenty seven
dollars and Sixty Eight cents. In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this Fourteenth
day of June 1820
Henry Truax Clerk
Clerk of the Court of the County of Albany

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Caleb Mathews being duly sworn saith
That he has been acquainted with John Salsbury
the person above named about twelve years
that he has known him to work for one man
as a common laborer about two years has
never known of his holding any real property
and very little of Personal except his wearing
apparel has under stood both from himself
and also from his son that he lived with his
Son - That he (wit) has frequently heard
him complain much of the Rheumatism for
some years past - Witness verily believes from
his acquaintance with the said John Salsbury
That he is unable to support himself by his
own labor without the assistance of his Country
or his friends-- and further saith not
(Signed) Caleb Mathews
sworn to and subscribed 
in open Court this 14th day
of June 1820
AH Hibard
Depy Clerk