Pension Affidavit of Prince Vaughan

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                                                          Sold by J.B. Jansen
NEW-YORK MAYOR'S COURT.
          In the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court
               of the City of New-York, held at the City-Hall, in and
               for the said City, before the Judges of the same Court,
               of June term, in the year of our Lord
               one thousand eight hundred and twenty
      PRESENT the Honorable Peter A. Day Recorder
   City of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered, That on the twenty ninth
day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city
of New-York, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the city and
county of New-York, according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the state of
New-York, Prince Vaughan aged fifty seven years,
resident in the City of New York in the State of New York and in the United States of America
who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he
served in the revolutionary war as follows: that is to say, he enlisted in the 
Black Regiment commanded by Colonel Greene, in the com-
pany commanded by Captain Elijah Lewis as a private
in the month of March 1778 he enlisted for and during the
War in the Continental Service, deponent was in the
battles, of New Port, White Plains, and at the Siege of
Little York in Virginia at the time Lord Cornwallis Sur=
rendered - deponent was in the Oswego expedition under the
command of Colonel Willet when he had all his toes frozen
on his right foot, and his left partially frozen, and he was
honorably discharged by Captain William Allen at
Albany in the year 1783

and that his original declaration is dated the twenty first day of April
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 9448.

                                   (copy) [scored out]                 Prince Vaughan [signature]

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AND I do 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, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have
not, nor has an 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, to wit:
Real Estate                               None
Personal Estate as follows, to wit (necessary clothing & bedding excepted)
3 chairs                             $0.30               1 Sea Chest (old)             $0.50
6 plates                               0.12 1/2         1 Trunk                               0.30
6 Knives & forks                  0.12 1/2                                                    0.80
1 Spider                               0.25                                                            90
1 Pitcher & 2 Tumblers        0.18                                                          1.70
                                            0.98               1 oyster knife                      0.12 1/2
                                                                                                             1.82 1/2
The value of the whole of his personal estate, deponent
says is                                                                                                 $1.82 1/2

declarant is a Shoe black by occupation, he at present follows that
business & keeps an Oyster stand when he is able, deponent has
been Sick, for four years last part and he is just recovered and
does but very little at his business - deponent is very in=
firm & weakly is subject to Rheumatism, able to do very
little- Declarant has no family or no children residing 
with him he saith he is in such indigent circumstances
as to be unable to support himself without the assis=
dance of his country, that is to say without the aid of
the General Government, except by private or public
charity.

Sworn in open Court, )                 Prince Vaughan
this 29th June 1820   )
          Benja. Ferris                       (copy) [scored out]
                       Clk

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[embossed seal affixed]

I, Benjamin Ferris Clerk of the city and county of New-York,
and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York,
Do hereby certify, That the foregoing Deposition and the schedule thereto annexed,
are truly copied from the records 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 the property exhibited in the
aforesaid schedule is not exceeding ten Dollars
     In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said 
Court, this Seventh day of August 1820
                                                                                     Benja. Ferris [signature]
                                                                                              Clk

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already Entd No 63 [red ink]

        Prince Vaughan        )
a revolutionary Pensioner )

               9448
               Sept 819
               9448 [in pencil]

[illegible in pencil]
Not [illegible] 
for [illegible] on the
execution of which the paper
are to be [illegible]
this office