Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28,852, for Puryer Reeves, New York

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[Top left of page:] SERVICE
Conn.
New York
[Middle of top of page:;
Reeves, Puryer
[Right of top of page:] NUMBER
S 28.852

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[Top left of page:] 5885 New York
[Still on left of page:]
Puryer Reeves
of Locke- in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Reeves of the Reg. commanded by Col Fanning in the New York [+ Conn. is below] line for 2 Years-
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Inscribed on the [Roll?] of New York at the state of 80 Dollars- [cents is crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
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Certificate of Pension Issued the 20 day of Feby 1833- and Sent to [?] Miller
Locke Cagaga Co N.Y.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1833-               $120.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '32 40.00
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                                                                $160.00
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                                           {Revolutionary Claim,
                                             Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by [unknown signature] Clerk,
Book [unknown number] Vol. 5 Page 132
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[Page header reads: Declaration]
In order obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of New York
County of Cayuga
[Insert tab] On this 19th day of July 1832, before the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common [unknown word] in for the said county personally appeared Puryer Reeves aged seventy eight years who being first duly [faded word] according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the Act of Congress, released June 7, 1832.
That he enlisted into the Army of the United States in the year 1773 under the following named officers and served as herein sta-ted. vir. he enlisted at Southold, Suffolk county, N.Y in the spring of said year does not recollect the month for the term of three years as a volunteer- under Capt. Paul reeves an Lieut. Moore in Col. Janning's regiment; their duty was to guard the east end of Long Island and after the British captured the Island their com-pany was disbanded by their officers at said Southhold + every man directed to take care of himself. He served as a private
And his term which he served before being disbanded was eighteen months. And he further saith that in february 11th or 15th 1781 he enlisted at Saybrook Connecticut at a volunteer in the Continent-al Army for the term of three years for some time after the close of the war. He served under Capt. Ephraim Chamberlain Second [faded word], + Ennigan Curtis in Col. Swifts regiment. At the end of said two years + a half he was taken sick with the measles and received a [faded word] from Lieut. Benjamin Hart to return home. At the time of receiving said [faded word] this deposement produced a substitute whose name he does not nor remembers who was accepted by Capt. Comstock of Westpoint, who there had the command of the company to which he belonged. And he further saith that by order of the Cap.tain he delivered his required clothes + equippage to said substitute and paid the amount of the remaining six waged to him.

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And this deponent further saith that some years afterward, he was visit-ed by one Sherman, son of the regimented paymaster who paid to him the said deponent, the amount of said six months wages.
He further saith that at the said first enlistment, he resided at South-hold aforwaid- and at the second enlistment his residence was at said Saybrook.
And this deponent further saith that his age, according to the best of his knowledge is as within stated. of which he is not positive his memory being much impaired.
He further testifies that his [?] [?] as presented to him by said Sherman on the records of the army. appeared to have been [?]sly spelled. which fact he then remarked to said Sherman. He testifies that he has always spelled it as above written- first that it was, in the army called Perier or Pyer. Sometimes one way + some-times the other.
He also testifies that he now resides in Locke, Cayuga county. And state of New York. He has no documenting evidence & knows of no farmer whose testimony-timony he can procure who can testify to his service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any state.
[On the left hand side of the paper is written:] From + subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Glaushom Moore a Judge of Lay Com pleas } [On the right hand side is written:] [Signature of Puryer X(his mark) Reeves] in presence of J. Millard
I hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. having first the sworn interrogations prescribed by the war department, all which he an-swered to my full satisfaction: And I further certify that at the time of executing the above he was unable to attend court, & still is, on account of bodily infirmaties. [Signature of Garshom Moore a Judge]
Dec. 19th. 1839