Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,058, Oliver Bouker, New York

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(3-1776)

SERVICE
New York

Bouker, Oliver or Bonker

NUMBER
R. 1,058

CONTENTS

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35.887

Oliver Bouker
N.Y.
Act 7 June '32

[pencil] 1058

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State of New York
Cayuga County } ss: 

On this eighteenth day of September in the year 1944, personally appeared, in open Court, the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace of the Country aforesaid, now in session at Aberne [Auburn] in the said County, Oliver Bouker, a resident of the town of Mentz in the said County of Cayuga, aged ninety years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832; That he enlisted, in the army of the United States, soon after harvest in the year 1775 for the term of three years, in Capt. Jesse Hawley's Company in the first Regiment, under Command of Col. Richard Sackett that he resided, at the time of his enlistment, in the town of Bedford, in County of West Chester and State of New York and after his term of service had expired, he resided at the same place until the Close of the war - That his Regiment was stationed, on the lines, from Sing-Sing on the North River to Bedford in West Chester County and thence to Stanford in Connecticut on the Sound; that he was in the Battle of White Plains on the 27th October in 1776 and was wounded; that after the regular army retreated to Jersey, he remained with his Regiment on the lines, until the term of his Enlistment had expired and he was discharged and that to the best of his memory the offices of his Company were Capt. Jesse Hawley, Lieut. James Sackett, John Tyler, Ensign, and Elias Newman, Orderly Sergeant, and those of the Regiment Col. Richard Sackett, Major John Stewart, Adjutant John Mosies and Paymaster John Jones; He further states that enlisted as a volunteer, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of three years; that his discharge is lost; that he has no doc-umentary evidence of his services, and that he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his services, and that during [illegible] of his service he was not employed

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in any civil pursuits.

Oliver + his mark Bouker

Sworn this 18th day September A.D. 1844

E. Hulbert
Dep. Clk of Cayuga Co

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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. 

Oliver X his mark Bouker

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

E. Hulbert
Dep. Clk of Cayuga Co

We John Jefferies a Clergyman residing in the town of Mentz and Peter Clark residing in same place in the County of Cayuga, certify, that we are well acqu-ainted with Oliver Bouker, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that he is Ninety One years of age as he states; and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution; and we concur in that opinion. 

John Jefferies
Peter Clarke

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 

E. Hulbert
Dep. Clk of Cayuga Co.

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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation 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 John Jeffries who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, residing in the town of Mentz in the County of Cayuga, and that Peter Clark is a credible witness; and that their statement is entitled to full credit.  

J. L. Richardson [] Judge
M. Hutchinson Judge
Walter G. Bradley Judge 

Philip Van Arsdale, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, of the County of Cayuga and State of New York, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Oliver Bouker for a pension.  

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of September in the year 1844.

Philip Van Arsdale, Clk
E. Hulbert, Dep. Clk

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Oliver Bouker
[...] Oct. 1892 NZ

S.M. Knight

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State of New York
County of Cayuga } ss.

Be it known, that on this seventeenth day of November A.D. 1852 before me, the under-signed, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared: Henry Bouker resident of Montezuma in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the legal heir of the identical man who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of []

That he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or ar-guments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim. 

Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of Oliver Bouker for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or doc-uments in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present.  Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.  

[signed] Henry Bouker [seal]

Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Henry Bouker to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.  

[signed] J. H. Bostwick
Justice of the Peace

State of New York 
County of Cayuga } 

It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Cayuga State of New York that the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the child of the reputed soldier aforesaid.  I further certify, that James H. Bostwick, Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.  

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this 17th day of November 1852

[signed] Ebenezer B. Cobb, Clerk

1. Claimant's name or names in full.  --2. Post Office address. 
3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 
4. Leave this line blank. --5. "He is," or "they are." --6. Revolutionary soldier's full name. --7. Claimant's signature. --8. Claimant's name. --9. Magistrate's signature. 
10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of." --11. Magistrate's name." --12. Clerk's signature.

N. B. -- Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

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Campbells Corner this Jan 5th } Official Business [illegible]

Oliver Bouker

[...] 1832
Cole

Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D. C.

35,887
Settle to Robert Gault, 29 Nov 1844
" to same Nov. 13, '45
Robt. Gault January 14, 1846
Same 23rd April 1846
S. Carley Jan 17 / 56

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Acts 7th June 1832

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Feb 3, 1846
Amended dec.
O. Bouker
[Stamp / seal, Weedsport, N.Y.]

10 
James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington City
D. C.

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State of New York 
Cayuga County } ss. Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace of the said County, Oliver Bouker who, being duly sworn, deposith and saith that, by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he can not swear positively to the par-ticulars of his Revolutionary service, but according to the best of his recollection, in addition to his former dec-laration, he Enlisted for three years, in the fall of the year 1776, instead of the year 1775 and served the full term of his Enlistment, and was discharged at Bedford where he Enlisted by Capt. Jesse Hawley, the Officer who took his Enlistment; that he entered the service in the fall of the year; that New York was taken by the British and before the Battle of White Plains; that immediately after his enlistment, his Regt. was ordered from Bedford to Sing Sing, thence next day to Kings Bridge; thence next morning to West Chester; thence, next day to New Rochelle; thence the next day to Horse Neck; thence the next day to Stanford in Connecticut and thence back to Bedford where they staid about two days, and were ordered back to Bedford where they staid about two days, and were ordered back to the [illegible] route to Stanford, but on their arrival at Sing Sing on their route to Stanford, they were ordered to White Plains, at which place they arrived on Sunday in the after noon, and were Engag-ed in the after part of the Battle, under the Com-mand of, (he thinks) General Thomas, his Company being Commanded by Capt. Wm. Mosies; he does not recollect the name of the Commanding Col.; after the Battle, they were ordered to Kingsbridge; thence to New Rochelle; thence to West Chester; thence to Stanford; and thence back to Bedford.  The above was the route on which the Regt. marched until the evening at the possession of Kingsbridge after which the route was from Sing Sing to West Chester instead.

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of from Sing Sing to Kingsbridge; that Col. Richard Sacket was a Capt. in the Militia provision [sp?] to the Enlisting and organising of the 1st Regt. to which this deponent belonged; but that after the said Regt. was raised and organised, the said Richard Sacket took the Command of the said Regt. as Col.; that this deponent was wounded in the right leg at the Battle of White Plains; that after that Battle his Regt was divided into two divisions and each division marched alternately the route aforesaid; that the Regt was engaged in the said Battle and he thinks all the Officers heretofore named in his former Declaration and that Adjutant John Mosies, Elias Newman Orderly Sergeant, James Sacket, Lieut. John Tyler Ensign and Capt. Jesse Hawley, were all of the same Town (Bedford) of this deponent and that he was acquainted with Capt. Jesse Hawley for about Seven Years previous to his, this deponent's, Enlistment.  He further states that he served as a private for which service he claims a pension.  

Oliver X his mark Bouker

Sworn to and Subscribed the 24 day of January 1846 before me, 
Henry R. Filley, Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Cayuga County Clerk's Office ss:  I Philip Van Arsdale clerk of said county do hereby certify that Henry A. Filley was in the 24th day of January 1846 a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Cayuga duly Elected and [illegible] and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and verily believe the above to be his genuine signature, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County the 29th day of January 1846.  

E. B. Cobb Dep. Clerk

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Weedsport Jan. 30, 1846

Sir

I send you the amended declaration of Oliver Bouker, I have sent to the Constable at Albany.  He informs me that the name of Oliver Bouker written the names of his Officers are found on the rolls in his Office.  

I can procure the Affidavit Hannah Gidley who is the widow of Jasper Gidley, and a pensioner - she says that she new Oliver Bouker when he entered the Service, while he was in the service and when he was discharged and for some years afterwards - 

I do not, now, know of any other evidence that can be procured. Please write me on the subject as soon as conveniently, you can --

I am, Sir, Your
Obt. Servt. 
Robert Gault

James L. Edwards,
Courierof Pensions
Washington City D.C.

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Weedsport Cayuga Co., New York
Sept. 24, 1844

Sir, 

I send you Enclosed, the papers of Oliver Bouker and Harriet Bennett, Claimants of Pensions.  Will you please inform me what Evidence is necessary in each case, if any -- Please write as soon as convenient -- 

I am, Sir, your Obt. Servt.

Robert Gault

James L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.

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No. 2

State of New York
Cayuga County } ss. On this 16th day of October in the year 1845, personally came before me, Henry R. Filley, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, George Sewell of the town of Cato in the County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say, that he was acquainted with Oliver Bouker, who is an applicant for a pension, before and at the time of his entering the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution, that he enlisted the service in the year 1775 in Capt. Jesse Hawley Commissary [?] and Col. Richard Sackett Reqt for the term of three years at Bedford in the County of Westchester and State of New York, and served his full term of time and was honorably discharged, and that, in this [illegible], is now in the eighty seventh year of his age.  

George X his mark Sewell

Sworn to and subscribed this 16th day of October 1845 before me

Henry R. Filley, Justice of the Peace
Robert Gault, Witness

Cayuga County ss:  I certify that Peace acquainted with the above named George Sewell, and that he is a man of truth and veracity --

Henry R. Filley Justice of the Peace

The words and figures in the year 1775, twelfth line from the [illegible[, were interlined before [illegible]. 

Henry R. Filley Justice of the Peace

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State of New York
Cayuga County ss:

I Philip Van Arsdale Clerk of Cayuga County, do hereby certify that Henry R. Filley Esq. by and before whom the annexed affidavits mark-ed No. 1 and 2 were sworn and subscribed, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly elected + qualified and by the laws of the State an [illegible] to take the same.  And that the signatures thereto are his genuine signatures.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said County and subscribed my name this 17th day of October A.D. 1845.

Philip Van Arsdale Clerk

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No. 1

State of New York
Cayuga County } ss:

On the 14th day of October in the year 1845 personally came before me Henry H Filley, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, William Snedeker a resident of the town of Manlius in the County of Onondaga, aged Eighty Seven years on the third day of May last past, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath depose and say, that he was acquainted with Oliver Bouker, an applicant for a pension before the commencement of the war of the revolution and after that the said Bouker entered the service under Capt. Jesse Hawley in the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Commanded by Col. Richard Sackett, some time in the Summer or Autumn of the year 1775, at Bedford, in the County of Westchester and State of New York, for the term of three years, that he served his full term and was discharged.  He was also acqua-inted with James Sackett Lieut. in Capt. Hawley's Company and further saith not.  

William X his mark Snedeker

Subscribed and sworn this 14th day of October 1845 before me, 
Henry R. Filley Justice of the Peace
Robert Gault Witness

Cayuga County ss:  I certify that the above named William Snedeker is regarded to be a man of truth and veracity.  

Henry R. Filley Justice of the Peace

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Hon. J. Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.

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Campbells Corner, Jan 5th 1956

Dear Sir, Please inform me if a pension claim has been prosecuted in favor of Oliver Bouker a soldier of the revolution now dead formerly living in Mentz N.Y.

His heirs authorized an agent in August 1852, the agent was C. W. Bennet who said his name was found credited with three years' service.  Mr Bouker himself authorized a Mr. Galt who collected and presented the necessary proofs and afterwards died.

The heirs can get no tidings of their agent Bennet and have requested me to ask you these questions.

Respectfully yours
Sloan Cooley

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Ex'r. INVALID
No. [blank]
[STAMP] REJECTED
[Crossed out] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
1058

P.O. Oliver Bouker 
Service: ____
Enlisted: ____, 18
Discharged: ____, 18
Application filed: ____,18
Alleges:  
Re-enlisted:
Attorney: 
P.O.

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Oct. 21, 1845.

[Stamp] Weedsport N.Y. Oct 18

[illegible]
Oliver Bouker

Q.O.
James L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

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Weedsport Cayuga County N.Y.
Oct 18th 1845

Sir,

In the case of Oliver Bouker an applicant for a pension, I send you all the testimony that I have been able to procure [illegible] to this time. 

William Snedeker alleges that he was a soldier of the Revolution, in Capt. Andrew Brinkerhoof's Company in Col. Vanderhoof's Regt. of Continental Troops and [illegible] a lot of land but never [illegible] his [illegible] and that when he was discharged there was pay due him for one year and a half service which he has never received.  Will you please give some information on the subject if there is any money due can he obtain it at this late period? 

I am in your 
Obt. Servt.
Robert Gault

James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.