Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,344, for Jacob Odell, New York

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(3--1776)
SERVICE New York Odell, Jacob 
NUMBER S. 23,344
CONTENTS [section empty]

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[left side of page] 
order to pay, Apl. 19, 1837
25. May 1840 -- See let. to 3d Audr
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sept 1839. Agent notified 10 June 1840
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Paid as above from Sept 4th 1840 to March 1841. Agent notifd April 20th. 1842
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Order to pay 25 Oct 1843 

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24467 New York
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Jacob Odell of Westchester Co in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Compy comman [edge of page missing] by Captain Oakley of the Regt.  comma [edge of page missing] by Col Drake in the N York line for 6 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of N York the rate of 20 Dollars --Cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Dec 1833 and deld. Hon A Ward 
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[edge of page missing] ars to the 4th of Sep. 1833 $50
[edge of page missing] -anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '34  10
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$60.00
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk. Book E Vol. 4 Page 27

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State of New York Westchester County} Ss. 
On this fourth day of December in the year one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Westchester now sitting at Whiteplains in & for the said County of Westchester Jacob Odell now a resident of the town of Yonkers in the said County of Westchester and State of New York aged seventy six years five months & eight days 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 herein stated -- 
That some time in the month of May in the year 1776 and as near as this deponent can recollect about the middle of said month of May enlisted as a private in a company commonly called six months men at a place called Tarrytown in said County of Westchester, which company was commanded by Capt. Stephen Oakley under whom this deponent enlisted, in Col. Samuel Drakes Regiment in which Company & Regiment this deponent served the full term of six months the period of his enlistment, that the latter part of the said period of his inlistment this deponent served under Capt. Gilbert Dean who had the command 

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of said Company, Captain Oakley being Subject to fits and in conference thereof unable to take the command of the Company during the latter part of this period before mentioned,- This deponent further saith that this said Company mustered at Kingsbridge the last of May or first of June in the year aforesaid, that he marched with said Company to the City of New York where this said Company lay in Barracks at Greenwich near said City about two or three weeks, during which time this deponent with the other members of the said Company were imployed in making breast works at Greenwich upon Hudsons River, after which this deponent [marched with this Company -- crossed out] and with some other members of the said Company were placed under the command of Lieutenant Baker from Long Island & marched with him to Fort Washington on York Island where this deponent was imployed in building a small fortification directly on the Bank of Hudsons River in front of Fort Washington & assisting in building Fort Washington, where this deponent remained two or three weeks in which time the British Frigates the Phoenix & Rose passed up the Hudson & fired upon said fortifications.- After which this deponent again joined his Company in Queens Street in the City of New York and there remained until said Company was ordered to Brooklin on Long island 
That this deponent remained on said

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Island until after the Battle between the British Army commanded by Genl. Howe & the American Army under Genl. Washington when Lord Sterling was taken prisoner, during [word crossed out] which time this deponent was on duty in his said Company & situated with the American Army to the City of New York [word crossed out] when this deponent was taken sick with dissentary & carried to his fathers house at Yonkers aforesaid about twenty miles from the [city -- crossed out] said City where he remained about two weeks when this deponent having recovered from his said illness again joined his Company at Fort Independence near Kings Bridge in the County of Westchester aforesaid, where he remained [word crossed out] several weeks, [during -- crossed out] in this course of which time this deponent was detached with four or five others of said Company to conduct to & lodge in the Goail [jail] [of -- crossed out] [at -- inserted] White plains some Tories - That directly after the [illegible] of the White plains this deponent was imployed for some time in transporting & conveying Continental stores from a place called Mile Square [of -- crossed out] in said County to Pine Ridge in said County, after which this deponent joined again his Company at Peekskill in said County where he remained until discharged in November or December in the year aforesaid --
To the several Interrogatories put to him this deponent by the said

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Court this deponent answereth & saith that he was born in the manner of Fordham, now town of Westchester in the said County of Westchester on the 25th day of July 1756, that he has a record of his age in the family bible which is now presented & Shewn to the Court, that he was living with his father in the town of Yonkers in the said County Westchester when he was called into service where he has ever since lived and where he now resides, except for the six months service herein before mentioned & set forth & Except and one year about the year 1798 when he resided near the City of New York on the Island of New York, that he Enlisted in said service as herein before stated, that he cannot state the general circumstances of his said services more fully than he has before stated & set them forth, that some of the Regular officers who were with the troops which this deponent served were General Washington, Lord Sterling, Genl. Scott, Col. Fish, [Col. -- crossed out] Adjutant Fowler. that this deponent never received any written discharge, but a verbal discharge from Capt. Gilbert Dean who paid this deponent off [and -- crossed out] at the end of the period of his said
enlistment--
That this deponent is known to Samuel Lyon & William N. Dyckman of the town of Yonkers aforesaid --

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and who can testify to his charater [character] for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution This Deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -- Jacob Odell [signature] 

Swon to and subscribed this 4th day of December 1832 in open Court N Bayles Clk of said Court [signature] 

we Samuel Lyon & William N Dyckman of the town of Yonkers in the County of Westchester & State of New York. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Odell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Samuel Lyon [signature] Wm N. Syckman [signature] 

Sworn to and subscribed this 4th day of December 1832 in open Court 
N Bayles [signature] Clk of said Court [underlined] 
And the said Court Do hereby declare their opinion after the Investigation

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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 Samuel Lyon and William N Dyckman who have signed the preceding certificate are each of them resident in the Town of Yonkers in the said County of Westchester and are Credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit 
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Westchester do hereby certify that the foregoing contains The original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Odell for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office This fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two--
N Bayles Clk [signature]

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Revolution 23344 INVALID.
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File No. 23,344 
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Jacob Odell Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th '32
Index:--Vol. 2, Page 304
[Arrangement of 1870.] [square brackets in original] 

[right side of page] Et by Mrs Raymond Terrytown, NY Feb. 14 1894

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[printed form with hand written responses]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Second Comptroller's Office, March 5th, 1842.
Sir: 
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Jacob Odell --- a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. York City Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars [and Cents -- crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 4th March 1841 -- 
Respectfully, yours, Albion E. Parris [signature] Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

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New York City Pension Agency October 23. 1843
Sir 
I herewith transmit for authority to make payment voucher of Jacob Odell, to whom a year's pay is due.
Very respectfully Your obedient servant 
Jno A. Stevens, Pensn Agt By Pierce M Irving

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Mechanics Bank New York 31st March 1837
Sir 
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Jacob Odell a Private at $20 pr annum under the Act of 7th June 1832, who claims his pension from the 4th of March 1836.
I also enclose the power of Attorney of Robert Travis a Private at $54 84/100 pr annum, under the Act of 7th June 1832, who has recently removed to Rensselaer County.
Very Respectfully Your Obt Sert Jno. Fleming [illegible] James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

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Ctf. jacket a wreck. [word underlined] 
Should be handled with care.

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[printed form with hand written responses]
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Second Comptroller's Office, May 30th. 1848.
Sir: Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Jacob Odell, --- a Pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars [and cents -- crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1839, to the 4th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours, Albion E. Parris [signature] Comptroller. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

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29031 application of Jacob Odell for a Pension
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Aomd 6 mo pri
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20 $ 
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Mr Ward

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State of New York Westchester County} Ss. 
John Odell of the Town of Greenburgh in the said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith That he now resides in the Town of Greenburgh aforesaid and is aged seventy six years. That he is well acquainted with Jacob Odell now of the Town of Yonkers in the said County of Westchester and has been well acquainted with the said Jacob Odell ever since the commencement of the Revolutionary war. That this Deponent in the month of May 1776 enlisted at Tarry Town in the said County of Westchester as a private in a company of six months men commanded by Capn. Stephen Oakley in Col Samuel Drakes Regiment of Militia in the said County. That this Deponent well recollects That the said Jacob Odell at the same time with this Deponent enlisted as a private in the aforesaid company for six months at the same time & place with this Deponent & continued to serve with this Deponent as a private in said Company till the month of August in the last mentioned year when this Deponent was taken sick and returned home where he remained sick some time. That this Deponent saw him once afterwards in said six months serving as such private in said Company and again saw him when said company was dis

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charged at Peekskill in the said County in the fall of said year when their said enlistment & service in said Company had expired -- That this Deponent has no doubt That said Jacob Odell faithfully served out his said six months enlistment in said Company and was honorably discharged  John Odell [signature] 

Sworn to and subscribed this 6th of December 1832 before me } Caleb Tompkins first Judge of Westchester County Court of Common pleas [signature] 

I do hereby Certify That I am well acquainted with John Odell who has subscribed and sworn to the above Deposition before me. That he is a credible person and his Deposition is entitled to full credit Decr. 6th. 1832 
Caleb Tompkins first Judge of Westchester County Court of Common pleas -- [signature] 

State of New York County of Westchester} Ss
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the said County Do certify that Caleb Tompkins before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the Date of the same first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County. & That I am acquainted with his handwriting, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit & Certificate following it to be his proper hand writing and signature Witness my hand and seal of office this 25th day of December AD 1833 -- N Bayles Clk [signature] 

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State of New York Westchester County } Ss
Isaac Lynt of the town of Yonkers in the said County being duly Sworn deposeth and saith that he [is well -- crossed out] now resides in the town of Yonkers aforesaid and is aged Seventy nine that he is well acquainted with Jacob Odell now of the town of Yonkers in the [said -- inserted] County of Westchester and has been well acquainted with the said Jacob Odell eversince the commencement of the Revolutionary war that this deponant saith that in the month of July 1776 he was in the City of New York he there saw the above named Jacob Odell paraded in Capt. Stephen Oakleys company & Col Drakes Regiment and was with him Several days about the time of their crossing to Long island this deponant Saith he allways understood and believes that the above named Jacob all did go on the island with said Regiment and retreated of the Island with the army. Isaac his X mark Lynt 

Sworn and subscribed this 18 of December 1832 } before me Joseph Odell } Justice of the peace [signature] 

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Isaac Lynt who has subscribed and sworn to the above Deposition before me he is A creditable person and his deposition is entitled to full credit December 18th 1832 Joseph Odell } Justice of the peace [signature]

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State of New York Westchester County } Ss.
I Nathaniel Bayles, Clerk of the said County Do certify That Joseph Odell before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn [words crossed out] the same one of the Justices of the Peace of the in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit & the Certificate thereunder written to be his proper handwriting and signature. Witness my hand & seal of Office this 25th- day of December in the year of our Lord 1833  N Bayles Clk [signature]