Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,587, Jacob Germond, Mass.

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(8-1776)

   SERVICE                                          NUMBER

Mass             Germond, Jacob       S 43,587


CONTENTS

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13.818
New York

Jacob Germond

of the City of N. York in the State of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30 of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of July 1819 and sent to Peter Augustus Jay, New York

Arrears to 4th of March 1819           $81.29 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending ??? - 1819       48
10 mo 5 days amt.                            $129.29

{Revolutionary claim,
 Act 18th March, 1818 }

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Jacob Germon

N York

18 March 1818

C Croon

Feb 15, 51

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State of New York
City and County of New York 

I, Benjamin Ferris, Clerk of the City and County of New York and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said City and County, Do hereby Certify, That PETER AUGUSTUS JAY, Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made, and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New York, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York, and duly commissioned and sworn.  And further, that the said Court is a Court of Record; that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Peter Augustus Jay, and verily believe that the signature of P. A Jay subscribed to the said Certificate, is the proper hand writing of the said Peter Augustus Jay.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this nineteenth day of June 1819

Benj Ferris
Clerk

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State of New York
City and County of New York

I, Benjamin Ferris, Clerk of the City and County of New York and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said City and County,

Do hereby Certify, That Richard Riker, Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made, and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New York, and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York, and duly commissioned and sworn. And further that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New York; and that the signature of R. Riker subscribed to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Seventeenth day of July 1818

Benj Ferris
Clerk

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State of New York, ss    Printed by E. Conrad, Frankfort-street

To the Hon. Richard Riker
Recorder of the City of New York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New York.

The Declaration under Oath of Jacob Germond
formerly a Soldier engaged in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War, now a Citizen of the United States and resident of the City and County of New York, respectfully sheweth, That the said Jacob Germond Inlisted a Soldier sometime in the Month of January 1777 in Captain Wintrop Terjiants Company in Col John Cranes Regiment of the Artillery from the State of Massachusetts  on the Continental Establishment; for the term of three years and actually served the full term of service and was honorable discharged at Morristown New Jersey some time in the Month of May 1780 which ? have lost ? in an action at Brandewine and Germain Town. I am now about 74 years of age.

And the declaration further sheweth,that the said Jacob Germond is  now a Citizen of  the United States, resides in the City of New York, and is, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support

Therefore the said Jacob Germond conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of Congress of the United States, entitled, " An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," approved 18th March, 1818 and requests your Honor will examine into the truth of the matter aforesaid, Certify and transmit

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City and County of New York, ss.

Jacob Germond of the City and County of New York, being duly sworn, saith that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration are in all respects just and true.

           his
Jacob  X  Germond
          mark

Sworn before me this Thirtieth day of April 1818

R Riker
Recorder of the City of New York

City and County of New York, ss. 

Samuel Cooper of the City of New York being duly sworn saith that in the year 1777 he was appointed adjutant of the third Battalion of the artillery commanded by Colonel John Crane of the Continental Establishment & served in the said regiment until the year 17 having been retained on the peace Establishment, and this deponent [first?] saith that he well knoweth the above named Jacob Germond & knoweth that the said Jacob Germond enlisted in the third Company of the said Battalion commanded by Captain [unknown name] in the year 1777 & that he served as a Bombardier in the said Company till the peace of 1783. And this Deponent further saith that he doth verily believe that [unknown word] Jacob Germond is in indigent and reduced Circumstances in Life & needs the assistance of his Country for support. 

Sam Cooper

Sworn before me this 15 day of June 1819

P. A. [Unknown]

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City and State of New York, ss.

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 30th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen before me Richard Riker Recorder of the City of New York and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York, which is a Court of Record, personally appeared the aforesaid Jacob Germond who being by me duly Sworn to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Declaration and 

WHEREUPON I being satisfied that the said Jacob Germond did serve in the  Service of the United States in the Continental Establishment in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and longer, to wit: for the term and the manner stated in the Declaration of the said applicant; and that the said applicant is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the Act aforesaid. THEREFORE I DO HEREBY CERTIFY and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War.

GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the said Court, in the City of New York, this thirtieth day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen.

R Riker

City of New York Ss: William Germond being duly sworn saith that the before named Jacob Germond is the father of this deponent and that the said Jacob Germond resides in Dutchess County, & is Seventy four Years of age and is blind & utterly unable to maintain himself, being very feeble with age. That he hath been supported by this Deponent and his sister and brother-in-law. That this Deponent is a Farmer & not in affluent Circumstances, that the said Jacob is in reduced & indigent Circumstances in Life & needs the assistance of his country for support. 

William Germond

Sworn the 9 June
1819 Before me

P. A. Jay

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City of New York Ss: I George W. Heyer being duly sworn saith that he is acquainted with the within named Jacob Girmond [sic] & hath known him for about nine years [unknown word] past. That he is very infirm & wholly or nearly blind & very poor & is as this deponent is informed and believes is supported by his son, & is in indigent Circumstances & in the opinion of this Deponent needs the assistance of his Country for support. 

Geo. W. Hyer.

Sworn the 11 June 1819
Before me
P. A. Jay

I Peter Augustus Jay Recorder of the City of New York & one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas called the Mayors Court of the said City do certify that Samuel Cooper and George W Hyer the Deponents before named are persons of respectability and veracity to whose testimony full faith ought to be given. That I am unacquainted with William Germond before named but have no reason to doubt his credibility : and further that it satisfactorily appears to me that the within named Jacob Germond is in indigent & reduced circumstances in life and needs the assistance of his country for support. Given under my hand this fifteenth day of June 1819. P. A. Jay
Admitted [hand written vertically and circled after the signature]

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43587 (handwritten)
INVALID.
Revy (handwritten)

File number 43,587
Jacob Germond
Dr. ??

ACT: 18 March18

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