Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,551, Alexander Ferrioll, Continental (N.Y)

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Service
Continental ( NY) 

Ferrioll, Alexander 
or Ferriol
number
S. 43551

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NEW YORK
ALEXANDER FERRIOL
Capt. Oliver, NY 
Private
Pennsylvania Line 1776 to 1783 in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 23rd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued 6 of June 1818 and sent to Hon. John Palmer, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818
4 month. 12/30
$35.20
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act 18 March 1818}
Captain???  Hazen

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Alex Ferriol 
copy ______ & ________
$24.50


delivered to Plattsburgh N. Y.
Palmer & Walworth
Plattsburgh, N. Y.

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At a Count of Common Plea holden at the Court-House in Plattsburgh, in and for the County of Clinton, and State of New-York, seventeenth of January 182 / Present: Caleb Nichols, Levi Platt,  Nathan Carver,  Allen R. Moore. Judges of the said Court. COUNTY OF CLINTON 1. SS : On 1821 personally appeared in open Court, it being a Court of Record proceeding according  to the course of the law. and having the power of line and imprisonment and keeping record of their proceedings in and for the County of Clinton, Alexander Ferriol  aged fifty-six years resident of the town of Chazy in  the said County of Clinton, who being first  duly sworn according to law: doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: that he joined the give American army on their retreat from  Canada  in June 1776 he enlisted at Albany in Capt. Olivers company in Col. Havens Regiment called the Congress own regiment for service? the war of the Revolution continued to serve there till June 1783 at New Rochelle? he was at that time discharged and his original discharge accompanied his application for a pension that he was in the battles of Brandywine Germantown Brunswick and Yorktown. that his original declaration to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of the 13th of March 1818,  was made the twenty third day of April 1818 that he has received a pension certificate Numbered 9101 and dated the sixth day of June 1818 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 laud and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, " passed on the 18th day of March 1818 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 contained in the schedule, hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.  Real Estate. none, Personal estate excepting necessary bedding clothing,  one cow.  $15  3. two hogs $3 . 1 iron?  tea kettle set cups & saucers $2 Set of knives & forks and six plates & broken table $3 three chairs and one pail $1.50 $

$15
     5
     3
   1.50
_______

24.50

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I am by occupation a common laborer as far a????? age will permit but am afflicted with rheumatism my family consists of one child Alexander aged seventeen.
signed

Alex Ferriol

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Sworn to and declared on the Seventeenth Day of January 1821 before the above named judge in open court 
Charles Platt, Clerk (signature)
I Charles Platt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas held in and for the County of Clinton ; do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record 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 twenty four dollars and fifty cents.   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, on this seventeenth day of January  1821
signed

Char. Platt
Clerk of the Court for the County of Clinton

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or on file this Bureau

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
COLONEL.
STATE
Feb 1776 Pvt Pine (all other lines illegible)
Battles engaged in, (illegible)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, (illegible)
Date of application for pension, April 23, 1818
Residence at date of application, Chazy, Clinton Co, NY
Age at date of application, 53 years in 1823
Remarks: No further data
note one child (handwritten)
There was a (illegible) also, Ferriol
in (illegible) rest also.
see old bounty land Nr. 782 and Heitman ss. 225
Alexander Feriole
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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Left Page
43551
INVALID
Revy
File No. 43551
Alexander Ferrioll
Pen Rev War
Act: 18: March 18"
Index:- Vol. 3, Page 168
(Arrangement of 1870)
Right Page
1910. Sept. 15. Hist to Mr. Alexander F Feryall
1?30. Aug 6 Hist (illegible) Mrs. H. W. R. ?ero - ILL
Rest illegible

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Alexander Ferrioll
of Chazy Revs
Pension Claims
Certificate to be widow to the Hon. John Palmer Plattsburgh

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State of New York
County of Clinton
I, Alexander Ferrioll of the town of Chazy, County of Clinton, State of New York, do solemnly & sincerely swear & declare that I was a private in the company commanded by Captain Oliver in the regiment of Col. Moses Hazen which was called one of the Congress regiments on the continental establishment in the service of the United States of America in the war of the Revolution, that I enlisted in the Fall of the year 1776 at Albany for the war only as will be seen by the copy of my discharge hereto a _______? and was discharged the thirties day of June 1783 at New Windsor in the state of New York , that my reason of my reduced? circumstances in life am in need of assistance from my country for support.
signed
Alex Ferell

I Caleb Nichols, a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Clinton & State of New York do certify that on the thirty first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, the above named Alexander Ferriol to me known made oath before me to the foregoing statement & declaration.

signed
Caleb Nichols

State of New York Clinton County Major General Benjamin Mooers of Plattsburgh in said County being duly sworn says that he was an ____?Adjenent in the above stated regiment of Col. Hazen & registered the original discharge of which the original is one copy and signed the ____? & known the above named Alexander Ferriol to be the same person in the said discharge whereas who _________? in said regiment & further says 
signed 
Benj Mooers

Sworn & subscribed before me this 23day of April 1818
Caleb Nichols
A judge of Clinton Common Pleas.

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By his excellency George Washington Esq. General and commander in chief of the forces of the United States of America Their are to certify that the bearer hereof Alexander Ferrioll soldier of the United States of America in General Hazens regiment having faithfully served the United States six years & seven months and being enlisted for the war only is hereby discharged from the American Army Given at headquarters the 30th June 1873
signed 
Geo Washington
by his excellency commander 
J. Trumbell
registered in the books of the regiment 
Benjamin Mooers Adj. 
The above Alexander Ferrioll has been honored with a badge of merit for six years faithful service.
Moses Hazen Brig. Gen.
Headquarters  June 30 1783
The within certificate shall not avail the bearer as a discharge until the ratification of the definition treaty appears previous to which time & until proclamation thereof shall be made he is to be considered on furlough.
Signed 
George Washington

(Note) In handwriting below 
"The original discharge cert.( of which the above is a full copy) has been removed from there jacket for safekeeping and is locked up at the Rev. War Section Pension Bureau (in N.Y. Drawer) 
Att: Nov. 30 1910"

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S Caleb Nichols a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Clinton & State of New York do Certify that appears to my satisfaction that Alexander Ferrioll in the foregoing Dec
laration named & described [illegible] The Revolutionary War as Stated in the preceed
-ing proclamation against the common enemy 
and I now transmit the Proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the sec
-retary for the Department of War pursuit to the directions of the late act of [illegible] entitled "an act to provide for [illegible] Persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" Plattsburgh April 23 1818
Caleb Nichols

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[all handwritten]
Plattsburgh April 23 1818

Dear Sir
Enclosed are the Revolutionary Pension Claims of Julian Belanger, John Eells & Alexander Ferioll & the Claimants with their Certificates enclosed to the Hon. John Palmer member of Congress Plattsburgh Clinton County New York
RH Wadworth

Hon [illegible handwriting]
[signature]

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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 here of [illegible] in the [illegible] Regiment, having faithfully served the United States [illegible] and being inlifted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS, the [illegible].
[Illegible signature].

By HIS EXCELLENCY's
Command,
[handwritten signature] J Trumbull

REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,

THE above [illegible handwriting]
has been honored with the BADGE OF MERIT for [illegible handwriting] Years faithful Service. [Handwritten signature] Moses Hazen [illegible handwriting].

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Champlain, New York, Setember, 1910.

U.S. Commissioner of Pension's
Washington, D.C.

Sir:
The name of my ancestor Alexander Feriall, appears in the printed Pension list of 1835 as a Revolutionary Pensioner resident in Clinton County New York. on account of his services as a private in the Pennsylvania Line.
Can you from the record in the case give me a brief synopsis of his war record,

Respectfully,
[Handwritten signature] Alex F Feryall