Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 43494, Adam Decker, Penn.

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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Penn.
Decker, Adam;
NUMBER
S43494
B.L.Wt 1862-100
CONTENTS

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18.141
New York
Adam Decker
Orange Co. in the State of N York who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Harmar of the Pennsylvania line for the term of 5 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of September 1820-
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st of May 1821 and sent to Nicholas Everston, Esq. Florida, Orange Co. N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1821 – 47.69
Semi-anl. all’ce ending 4th Sept 1821 40.00
5 mos. 25/2 4/31  $95.69
{Revolutionary claim Act 18th March, 1818}
21st May 1820
Orange Co.

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[illegible]
Hon Secretary of War
Department of War
Bounty Land Office
Washington City
July 27 1832
Bounty Land Office

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Rec’d Goshen 20 July 1832 of the Hon. Secretary of War of the United States Land warrant No. 1862 Issued to Joseph Decker Henry Decker and Sarah Turner Children and heirs at Law of Adam Decker who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution in [illegible] of Sapper and Miners
G.W. Howell
Attorney for the heirs of Adam Decker

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Adam Decker
Xd
$23.47/100
Adam Decker
priv.
6th Sept 1820
Col. Harmar’s Penn. Regt.
1778 for 3 yrs
[illegible] 2 miners, & serv 2 yrs more – making 5 yrs
On rolls see pg 45
Admitted
Orange Co.

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District of New York Orange County
On this 6th day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common pleas it being a Court of record for the said County of Orange., Adam Decker aged Sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said Adam Decker enlisted for the term of three years in June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight in the State of Pennsylvania in the Company Commanded by Captain Jacob Mouser in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Harman in the line of the State of Pennsylvania that he was afterwards taken from the Company Commanded by the said Captain Mouser and joined to the Company Commanded by Captain Van Horn in the same regiment and line that he continued to serve in the said corps for three years that he was transferred from the last company to the Company commanded by William Gilliland (in the Corps of Sapers and Miners) that he continued to serve in the said last mentioned Corps for the space of two years or thereabouts when he was discharged from the said service in June one thousand seven hundred and eighty three in the State of New York that he was in the battles of Monmouth and Springfield and at the taking of Lord Cornwallis and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services except the Certificate of [illegible] Talinan and the affidavit of Henry Decker both of which are hereunto annexed.  And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen 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 the act of Congress entitled “An act

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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 and eighteen.  And that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property of Security contracts or debts due to me nor have I and recourse other than what is contained in the Schedule here to annexed and by me subscribed to wit
Real estate – none
Personal estate to wit
two Shoats eight dollars – two bed & bedding ten dollars $18
$18
Six old chairs – 2.25
table – 50
Six plates – 25
five cups & saucers 31
four tea spoons (pewter) 11.
Six table spoons (do) 37%
five knives & forks – 50
1 tea kettle – 62%
1 kettle	- 	50
$23.47
That my occupation is that of a day laborer but that I am so far advanced in life as not to be able to labor constantly that my family consists of my wife a Livinia aged Sixty four years who is afflicted with the Rheumatism that she is not able to labor.
Adam Decker [“his” written over mark made between Adam and Decker and “mark” written below]
Sworn in open Court before me this 6th day of Sept 1820
Jas McClintock  Dep. Clk
$23.47

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A man who says his name is Adam Decker and that he resides in the County of Orange in this State has called upon me to certify to his Service in the Corps of Sappers and Miners in the time of the Revolutionary War in order that he may apply for & receive the pension to which soldiers in that Service on the continental establishment and who are poor are by act of congress entitled.  On conversing with the said Adam Decker of whom after a separation of 36 years I have an imperfect recollection and questioning him upon various particulars and occurrences which took place during his and my service in the said Corps of Sappers and Miners and after taking due time for consideration and reflection upon the case, I am clearly satisfied that he was a private soldier in the said Corps that he belonged to the said Corps when I joined it which was to the best of my recollection in the Spring of the year 1781 that he was at the siege of Yorktown in Virginia and that he continued in service in the said Corps until its discharge in 1783 to all which I certify this 15th November 1819 at OrangeTown Rockland County, New York.
Copy
P Taulman Capt Lieut in 1781 + 2 and at the disbandment in 83 Capt Sappers & Miners
Rockland County New York June 14 1820
Since giving the above certificate in November last I have at time and at leisure reflected upon the case of the said Adam Decker and can now and do certify that the said Adam Decker was a private solider in the Company of Capt William Gilliland (in the Corps of Sappers & Miners) which company I afterwards commanded that this was in the years 1781, 82 & 83 and that

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he was a sober and steady man and served to the close of the war.
P Taulman Capt Lieut
dc as above
Rockland County State of New York on the fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty before me James Demarest one of the commissioners of said county came Peter Taulman the subscriber to this certificate to me known to be the person described in and who signed the same and acknowledged that it was true and correct as far as he knows and believes.
James Demarest

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State of New York Orange County
Personally came before me Daniel Tooker one of the Justices of the peace of said County Henry Decker who being duly sworn saith he is acquainted with Adam Decker now of the Town of Warwick in said County and that he is knowing to his being in the military service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and that he continued in it a year or more to this deponent’s knowledge and that he is the brother of this deponent and further this deponent saith not
Sworn before me this first day of January 1819 P Tooker
Henry Decker [“his” over the X and “mark” below the X between Henry and Decker]
State of New York Orange County
I James McClintock Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Orange do hereby certify that the annexed oath and inventory & the certificates of P. Taulman James Demarest & the affidavit of Henry Decker also annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property of the said [Henry Decker crossed out] Adam Decker exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty three dollars & forty seven cents.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court at Goshen this first day of November A.D. 1820.
Jas McClintock Dep. Clk of Orange Compleas

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June 8 1832
Bounty Land Office
from Geo. W. Howell
claim of the heir of Adam Decker
Hrd June 8 1832

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enlisted in 1778 for 3 years in Col. Harmar’s Regt Penn. line & continued to serve in said Corps for 3 years & then he was transferred to the Corp under Capt W. Gilliland – Corps of Sappers and Miners & was disch in June 1783.

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Department of War
State of New York County of Orange
I Joseph Decker son and heir at law of Adam Decker do upon oath testify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Adam Decker did enlist in 1778 for the term of during the war and served in the regiment under the command of Colonel Harman of the Pennsylvania line and was transferred from said regiment to the Corps of sappers and miners commanded by Captain William Gilliland and that he continued in the service aforesaid untile the close of the same and further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Adam Decker on the of the United States nor do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever and I further testify that my Father the above named Adam Decker was a United States pensioner during his life time and received his pention money in the City of New York and that he died on the second of April 1829 in the town Newindoas County of Orange State of New York
Therefore Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Decker aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint George W. Howell to be my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the Quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1th of May 1832
Joseph Decker [“his” written over and “mark” written under the cross between Joseph and Decker]
Attest. Sworn and Subscribed before me H.W.Houston Justice of the peace
Personally appeared the above named Joseph Decker Subscriber to the foregoing decleration and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney there to subjoined to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
H.W. Houston Justice of the Peace
1 May 1821 [written in the left hand margin]

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State of New York County of Orange Surrogate office
I John B Booth Surrogate in and for the County of Orange do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me by the oath of Thomas Ward of the Town of Warwick in said county to proove that Adam Decker was a solider in the war of the Revolution and belonged to the Corps of Sappers and Miners was a United States pensioner at the time of his death and resided in the Town of New Windsor in said County has been dead three or four years his children are Joseph Decker Henry Decker sons Sarah Turner a Daughter are all the heirs and the onley heirs at Law in fee to the above named Adam Decker deceased.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and set my name this thirtieth day of May in the Year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Jno B Booth Surrogate

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State of New York Orange County
I Asas Dunning Clerk of the said county do certify that Henry W Houston, Esq of Auburn whom the within affidavits purports to have been sworn and also before whom the within power of attorney purports to have been acknowledged at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and the acknowledgment of the execution of the said Power to be his proper handwriting and signature – 
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 4th day of June 1832
Asa Dunning Clerk

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43494
INVALID.
Recy
File No. 43.494
Adam Decker
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18th
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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[multiple different handwriting on page in various directions]

[in center of page]
Hon J L Edwards
Bounty Land Office
Washington
[circular postmark] WARWICK | SEP 14

[written to left]
Sept 16 '44
[illegible word]

[written at bottom]
Thos C. McEwen
Sept. 23 -44
[underlined]1862
100 acres

[written to left]
(to enter)
Rec'd. Sept. 16th, 1844

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[all handwritten]

Warwick N Y. Sept 13, 1844

Sir
The children of Adam Decker who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution under Capt Tallman in the New York line and was entitled to Land wishes me to request to inform the Children if the Land has been taken up, if so by whom. The children is unable to give the col" Name
I am Very
Respectfully Yours
Thos C. McEwen
Hon. J L Edwards

[other handwriting]
No. 1862, for 100 acres issued the 17th July 1831 in favour of Joseph Decker, Harry Decker and Sarah Turner, Children and only heirs at law of Adam Decker, who was a private in the Corps of Sappers & Miners - war't sent to Mr Geo. W. Howell, Goshen - Orange Co'y N. York - gave the above information to Mr. T. C. McEwen
Sept. 23rd 1844

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Geo. W. Howell
July 17th 1832
Adam Decker
1862
Rev.

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Dept of War, Bounty Land Office
July 17th 1832
Sir
The claim for bounty land by the heirs of Adam Decker having been admitted (as you have been heretofore informed) I herewith send you Land Warrant No. 1862 for 100 acres issued in their names, the receipt whereof you will please acknowledge, stating in the same the number of the Warrant and the Corps to which the soldier belonged
Yr
Wm Gordon
W. Geo. W. Howell
Goshen
Orange Coy
N. York

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Geo. W. Howell
June 27th 1832
Adam Decker

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Dept of War, Bounty Ld Office
June 27th 1832
Sir
In answer to the inquiry submitted in yours of the 19th inst. I have to inform you that, all certificates or Scrip to be issued in virtue of any said Warrant granted after the passage of the Act of May 1830 must, according to the provisions of that act, issue to the party originally entitled thereto, or to his hand or heirs, deviser or devisers, as the case may be – and all such Scrip shall be assignable by endorsements thereon, attested by two witnesses.
The Bill, for the revival of the law in relation to Revolutionary Land Warrants, has not yet been finally acted on by Congress.
Yrs
Wm Gordon
W. J. W. Howell
Goshen
Orange County
N. York

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June 23 1832
Bounty Land Office
June
Hon. Secretary of War
Bounty Land Office
Washington City
Rec’d June 23 1832

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Goshen 19 June 1832 Orange Co. N. York
On or a bought 4th Inst. I enclosed the papers containing the application for bounty land by the heirs of Adam Decker deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution on the cover that contained the application I made a note stating there they were from
Respectfully yours
G. W. Howell
Hon. Secretary of War
B. I have been requested to inquire whether Scrip can issue in any other persons names than in the name of the soldier or the heirs of soldiers
Yours Truly
G. W. H.

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Geo. W. Howell
June 12th 1832
Adam Decker

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Dept of War, Bounty L office
June 12th 1832
Sir
Papers containing an application for bounty land by the heirs of Adam Decker, who was a soldier in the Corps of Sappers and Miners, were recd in this office on the 8th inst unaccompanied by any letter of instructions relating thereunto.
Your name being inserted in the power of attorney by the heirs, it is taken for granted that they were transmitted by you – I am therefore to inform you that, the claim has been duly examined and the claimants found to be entitled – and a warrant will be issued to them so soon as the law in relation to such issues, is revived, which may be expected before the adjournment of Congress
In the mean time it will be desirable to know whether you forwarded the papers to this Department
Yours
W. Gordan
Mr Geo. W. Howell
Goshen
Orange Coy
N. York

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Adam Decker
No. 1862