Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,581, Gabriel Cory, New York Penn.

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New york Cory, Gabriel S 23.581
Penn

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Pennsylvania 11.447
Gabriel Cory of Pike, Co in the State of Penn who was a Pr. in the Company commanded by Lt Stewart of the Reg.commanded By Col Butler Ny Pennsylvania Militia 
8 Mo Private 26.6
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the sale of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th Day of May 183[?] O S Dimmick Milford. Pa to the 4th of March 1833 53. 32
Allowance ending 4 Sept 13.33

66.65
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 Recorded by I T Sprague Clerk book E VOl 5 Page 9

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State of Pennsylvania Pike County ,

On this this twenty third day of January AD Eighteen hundred and thirty three in open court before the honorable David Scott President and John Coolbough  & Daniel W Dingman Esquire associate Judges of the County of Commonpleas in and for the said County of Pike now sitting appeared Gabriel Cory a resident of Milford Township in the said county now in the seventy eighth year of his age who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress poped June seventh AD Eighteen hundred and thirty two that he was born in the Town of Goshen County of Orange Newyork in the year of Our Lord seventeen and fifiy four and resided there until the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven, when he removed to the State of Pennsylvania and settled at Kingston on the Susquehanna River in Luzern County when he resided a short time having been driven away by the indians and soon after settled in the said county of Pike where he has resided for the last thirty years. That in the year 1776 he entered the service of the united States as a Drafted Militia man in the Company of Newyork Militia Commanded by Lieutenant William Stewart marched to fort clinton on the Hudson River in the State of Newyork and served as a private in the united States Service at Said fort one month. and after performing his Tour of duty her returned to Goshen, That late in the fall of the year 1776 he again was drafted for the Term of One Month and served as a private in the Newyork Militia in the Company company Commander by the said lieutenant William Stewart and served for the term of One month during this Tour he marched to Fort Montgomery and assisted in Repairing the fort which was situated on the Hudson River in the state of Newyork and after performing his tour of duty he returned to Goshen. That in the Winter

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of the year 1776 he was again drafted for the term of one month and served one month as a private in the Newyork militia in the Company Commanders by the said William Stewart. during this tour he marched to Tosson Bay on the Hudson River in the sate of Newyork and served there one month there after performing his tour of duty he returned to Goshen he further saith that in the spring of the year 1777 he was again drafted for the term of one month and served one month as a private in the Newyork militia during the tour he marched to Hackmisack on the Hudson River and remained there until his tour of duty had expired at this time the British army had possession of the City of Newyork. And he further saith that in the fall of the year 1777 he removed to Kingston in Luzern County on the Susquehanna River in the state of Pennsylvania, and remained there during the winter of that year. That in the spring of the year 1778 the inhabitants in the valy of Wyoming received information that the Indian were preparing to make an attach on the people at that place, he was drafted for the Term of four months and served in the united States service four months in the Pennsylvania Militia as a private. during this Tour he was sent by his commanding officers Colonel Butler + Denizen up the Susquehanna River about Sixty miles for the purpose of removing several families who were in danger of being murdered by the Indians he together with about thirty other soldiers went up the River and removed the families down the River to Kingston. he was there employed in building forts at Kingston and occasionally was sent out on reconnoiter parties. About the first of July in the last mentioned year the Indians was discovered to be in the neighbor of Kingston. Our Commanding officers C[ink spot] Butler and Denizen gave orders to March against the Indians + Tory.

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after a march of about Three miles the Indians met us and gave battle. The American army consisted of four hundred forty man. That of the Indians + Tories of one thousand after a sever and bloody engagement the Americans gave way having been nearly all killed. Deponent had a Brother in this engagement who was taken prisoner [parts crossed out] and after having the Indians spear him through, him seveal times He was burned to death. Deponent further saith after the retreat of the Americans in the above mentioned action he retreated on an Island in the Susquehanna River where he was kept by the Indians for three days they having surrounded the Island and while on the Island one of his neighbors who had fled there with him was shot down by deponents side and scalped in his presences when asking for quarters. During this scene deponent lay concealed in a Bunch of Grape Vines. After wandering through the woods five days without any other Sustenance than the buds of trees + shrubs afforded he returned to the fort and early the next morning the fort was deserted by the Americans and deponent returned to the State of New York and the deponent further saith that [?] hath he served as the revolutionary private in the Militia in the State of Newyork + Pennsylvania for the term of at least Eight months.  Deponent further saith that he received several discharges from the Commanding officers of his Company for several Tours of duty he had performed in the revolutionary war which have since been lost or [ink stain of page] or destroyed and he further saith that there is no person living to ha[?] knowledge who served with him in the revolutionary war. That he has [ink spot] of his age he having secured the information of his age from his parents when living deponent further saith that John B Quick and

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Fredrick A Rose are inhabitants and residents in the neighborhood of deponent residing in the Township of Milton[?] county + state aforesaid and will deponent believes [?] as to his veracity , and the deponent hereby relinquisher every  claim whatover 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, and deponent further saith that  there is no clergyman in the neighborhood who is acquainted with him. {signed} Gabriel Cory

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first before written
[?] January 23 1833_ Note the word '[?]' in the first line on 45 page concede and the words 'three' inserted, the words lieutenant' between the 28th 29th lines from top of first page.underlined the words ' in the Pennsylvania Militia' [?] between the 23 + 24th lines from top of second page. the words 'as this regiment in the seventh and eighth line [?] the words 'stuck' in the eighth [illegible]

We {signed} John B Quick C. B. Seaman Praf. and Frederick A Rose [?] in the Township of Milford County of Pike [?] and State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gabriel Cory who had Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe  him to be seventy eighth years of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he [?] to have been a solder of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion [?] to subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Note [illegible]  

John B Quick Frederick A Rose

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the investigations 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 it appears to them that John B Quick + Frederick A Rose who have signed the proceeding [?] are residents in the Township of Milford County of Pike State of Pennsylvania and are credible persons and that there statement is entitled to [?]

In testimony where of I Charles B Seaman Clerk of the said Court have here 
unto set my hands and Affixed the seal of Said cort at Milford the 23rd day of January AD1833 CD Seaman Clerk

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23542
Gabriel Cory
Pike county
Pennsylvania
Admitted
8 mo's
$26.66
Oliver S. Dimmick,
Milford,
Penn.

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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, ( thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Gabriel Cory, Pike county, Penn
[column headings: Period when the service was rendered., Duration of the claimant's service. - Years, Duration of the claimant's service. - Months, Duration of the claimant's service. - Days, Rank of the claimant., Names and Rank of the General and Field officers., Battles in which the applicant was engaged.,  Country through which he marched., Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period., Evidence by which the declaration is supported.]

Drafted | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | Liest | [blank] | [blank] | Fort Clinton | 78 | [blank]
do 1776 | [blank] | 1 | [blank] | private | Stewart | [blank] | [blank] | Fort Montgomery | Orange co N.Y. | [blank]
do - | [blank] | 1 | [blank] | [blank] |

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New York
Penn

Cory, Gabriel
S.23.581

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New York
Penn

Cory, Gabriel
S.23.581

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 5 183?

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act direction the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" Gabriel Cory a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, at the rate of twenty six Dollars and sixty six cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at the Department, from the 4th March 1837 to the 4th of September 1837
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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Gabriel Corey of Pike Co. Pa. Revolutionary Pensioner died about 17 years ago Elizabeth Corey his daughter thinks there are arrearages  of pension due to the representatives of Gabriel Corey. He drew Pension for 6 years prior to his death. She thinks there are pension due prior to his having me?

W H Dimnick

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New York
Penn

Cory, Gabriel
s. 23.581

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State of Wis?
County of Wisharra 
Dec the 14[?] 1858
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in + for the county + State aforesaid David Cory heir of Gabriel Cory Revolution soldier Philadelphia militia that Gabriel Cory died the 3rd day of February 1840 + that there is a pension due him as his heirs from the 4th March 1818 Supplementary to the [?] each [illegible] for the relief of certain surviving officials + soldiers of the revolution passed the 7th of June 1832
in case the claimants name has once bin on the pension roll + has ben stopped [illegible] arnt of property as by any other means and can make proper proof in the pension [illegible] is entitled to 60 per annum from the 4th of March 1818 to the 7th June 1832 Termed the Continental [illegible]

David Cory

F. W . Bromaghin Justice of the Peace

[illegible]

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State of Wis
County of Wausharra 
Dec the 14 1858
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in & for the county & State aforesaid David Cory heir of Gabriel Cory Revolution soldier [underlined] Philadelphia [/underlined] militia that Gabriel Cory died the 3rd day of February 1840 & that there is a pension due him ^as his heirs^ from the 4th March 1818 [underlined] Supplementary [/underlined] to the Act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the revolution passed the 7th of June 1832
in case the [underlined] claimants [/underlined] name has once bin [been?] on the pension Roll & has been stopped [illegible words]

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State of Wisconsin 
County of Waushara I. G. H. Gile Clerk of the circuit court in and for said County, do hereby certify, that F W Bronaghim Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and taken, and whose name thereunto appears, was at the time of the date thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County  duly commissioned and qualified and authorized to take the same: that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said F. W. Bromaghim and believe the signature thereon, purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Wautoma this 23 day of December A. D. 1858 
G H Gile Clerk

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 18th 1840

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April 1838 entitled "An act direction the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States" Gabriel Cory a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pennsylvania Agency, at the rate of twenty six Dollars and sixty six cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at the Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1838. to the 4th March 1839
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

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Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Washington City

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Milford Pike County, Penn
February 18th 1833

Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War

Dear Sir
I inclose to you the Declaration of Gabriel Corey a revolutionary soldier, and request if a Pension should be allowed him that The Certificate May be Sent to me. I directed to you about three months since the Declarations of Garret Brodhead, Moses Vangorden, Bernardus Swartwood and Andrew Dingman, Revolutionary Soldiers since which time I have not heard from them. I trust however that this applications will be attended to in order.

Respectfully Yours

Oliver S Dimmick

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