Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43378, Samuel Coley, Continental (New York.)

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Continental (New York)
Coley, Samuel
S43378

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7109
New York
Samuel Coley
of Kinderhook of the State of New York,
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Sheldon of Dragoons (illegible)
for the term of three years
Continental 1779 war
inscribed on the Roll of New York....
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 16th of April 1875.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of Mar. 1819
and sent to Judge Van (illegible)
at Washington City

Arrears on 4th of Mar. 1819                                    $  85.06
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4th Sept. 1819                      48....
                                                                                            ___________
                                                                                          $133.06    
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

New York

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Samuel Coley -
16 Apl 1818


Adm@


Judge Van Ness
         Present

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Southern District of New York Ss:

                      On this sixteenth day of April
One thousand and eight hundred eighteen
before me the Subscribe, District Judge
of the United States, for the Southern District
of New York, personally appears Samuel
Coley aged fifty six years, the seventeenth
day of August last, resident in the town of
Kinderhook in the said District, who being
by me first duly sworn, according to law
doth, on his oath, make the following de-
claration, in order to obtain the provision
made by the late 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" _ That he the
said Samuel Coley enlisted in Salem in
Westchester County in the State of New York
according to the best of his recollection in the
year 1779 in the Company of Dragoons

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Commanded by Captain Jeronimus Hogland of the
3d Regiment of light Dragoons commanded by Elisha
Shelden: that he continued to serve in the said
Company and Regiment. in the service of the United
States, for the _______ of about three years, and
untill the end of the war - when he was discharged
from service in Danbury, in the State of Connec
-ticut- that he was not in any battle, after his 
last enlistment, but that he had previously enlisted
for a year, and was then in the battle of
Monmouth - That he is in reduced circumstances
and stands in need of the assistance this country 
for support, and that he has no other evidence now
in his _____ of his said services
Sworn to, and declared 
before me, the day and year        Saml, Coley
aforesaid
                          W: P: Van Ness
T. William P Van Ness District Judge of the United States for the
Southern District of New York, do certify, that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Coley did serve
in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration
against the common enemy; and I now transmit the

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proceedings and testimony, to ____ and had before
me, to the Secretary for the Department of
War, pursuant to the directions of the afore
mentioned act of Congress -
                                W: P: Van Ness
The Subscriber being duly sworn says that some time after
               the foregoing declaration was made + signed by him,
               he recollected that he had Deposited his discharge in the
               Land office at Albany some years ago, when he applied
               for and received a grant of land from the State of New York
               that an his application, Search was made, and the  ____
               found, which is now ammend hereunto __  He further
               says that although there is an additional letter "o" in the 
               name mentioned in the discharge, that yet it was intended
               for his name, and that he personally received the said
               discharge at the time it is dated __ He further says
               that when he made the foregoing declaration, he stated 
               his service to have been in the 3d Regiment, as he 
               then believed to have been correct, but by his discharge
               time found and now ___________ he perceives it was the
               2d Regt and in that respect he was mistaken through want
               of recollection
Sworn before me the                                                        Samll Coley
21 November 1818
W: P: Van Ness

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  I further certify that the within named Samuel Coley is to the
best of my belief in reduced circumstances and in need of ass-
istance from his country_ July 22, 1819
                                                      W: P: Van Ness

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State of New York, SS
County of Columbia,
City of ___________
On this twenty seventh day of June _ 1820, personally
appeared in open Court, being the Court of Common Pleas called the major Court of the City of Hudson, and a Court or Record, before the
Judges of said Court Samuel Coley aged fifty eight years,
resident in the said city of Hudson in said County and State, who, being duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as
follows: That he the said Samuel Coley ____ enlisted for the term of
continuance of the War - - - on the ------------- day of
----- in the year 1779 in the State of New York in the
Company commanded by Captain Jeronimus Hogeland [Hoogland] in the Regiment con-
manded by Colonel Elisha Sheldon in the line of the State of -----
-------- on the -------- Continental establishment: that he con-
tinued to serve in the said corps until the conclusion of the war when he was discharged
from the said service in _________________________ the precise time
of his discharge he does not recollect as his discharge was 
sent to Washington when his original certificate was obtained 
and has not been returned, all which will appear by the original
declaration of the said Samuel Cooley, filed in the office of the war
department, on which declaration the said Samuel Coley was
considered entitled to a pension of eight dollars per month to
commence on the sixteenth day of April 1818 agreeable to the
law of the United States of the 18 of march 1818 as will appear by
the said Samuel Coley certificate bearing date the fifteenth day of March
1819 - - - -
And 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 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 the 18th day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property
or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is con-
tained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
                                   Schedule ___
Necessary clothing for myself and one bed___ that I am
by trade a blacksmith but am unable to pursue my
trade from an injury in the course of my trade I have
received, and other infirmity, That I have daughter 
named Hannah Coley aged 22 years who is unable
to support herself on account ___ of fits called the falling
sickness and is dependent on me for support.
                                                            Samuel Coley
Sworn to and declared on the twenty seventh day of June 1820
                                                             before me John Talman Mayor
I Gayer Gardner Clerk of Mayors court of the city of Hudson
do hereby certify that the foregoing Statement + Affidavit and the schedule thereto an-
nexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: And do further certify, that it is
the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited on the 
aforesaid Schedule, is -------------------- Dollars and ------------------------- Cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, 
on this Sixth __ day of July ___ 1821.
                                           Gayer Gardner 
                          Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayor
                                             Court of the city of Hudson

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43378
INVALID.
Reoy

File No. 43378
Samuel Coley
___ Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. __, Page 96
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

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By His Excellency
George Washington, Esq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
United States of America.
These are to certify that the Bearer hereof
Samuel Cooley Fa___ier[?]
in the 2nd Reg't Le Drag' Regiment, having faithul-
ly served the United States Two Years and
Nine months and being inlisted [sic] for the War only, is
hereby Discharged from the American Army.
Given at Head-Quarters the 12th of
June 1778 [?]
[?]
By His Excellency's
Command,
J Trumbull [?]
Registered in the books
of the Regiment,
Fred J. Whiting - Adjutant

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Hon J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
Washington City,
District of Columbia 
[Postmark Hudson July 22]

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Hudson July 21st 1820
Jonathan J. C. Calhoun
Sir
I ______ the papers of
Samuel Cooley of this City for a renewal of his pensions
You will see by the affidavit of Mr. Cooley that
he is an object of public charity - I have the
honor to be, Sir, your obt humble Servt
Austin Abbott