Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,214, John Depoister, Del.

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(8-1776)

SERVICE | | NUMBER

Del. | Depoister, John | S. 32.214
| or Depoyster
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CONTENTS

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Dead
Letter to Hon S. Boyd, 6. April 1842.
do to Hon. C. A. Wickliffe, Oct. 27. 1842
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Letter to Gabriel Daviess Esq^r Milburny. Kentucky. Nov^r 19th 1842
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Letter to Hon. W. L. Boyd H of Reps Dec^r 14th 1842
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Letter to same in 3d and Jan 13. 1843
Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6. April 1838/6 from 4 Sept 1837 to 23d July 1844. Agt notified 23 May 1843

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25102
Indiana
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John Depoister
of Warrick Co in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the [illegible] commanded 
by Captain Caldwell of the reg^t commanded 
by Col [illegible] in the Delawar
line for 10 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Nov
1833 and [illegible] [illegible]
Book Present
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept | 83.33
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March | 16.67
| $190.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Ian Boyd Clerk,
Book E Vol. 7 Page 104

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,

April 18th 1843.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The [illegible] of John Depoister, dec^d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Madison Ind^a Agency, at the rate of Thirty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept. 1837, to the 23d July 1841.

Respectfully yours,
[signature illegible]
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

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32214

Revy INVALID

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File No. 32.214
John Depoister
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7, 32"
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 187

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Aprl 5th 1842

J. L. Edwards Esqr

D Sir

Herewith you have the pension papers of John Depoister, which you will please examine at your earliest convenience.

Resptly
Your obt Svt
L Boyd

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Milburny Ky
Nov 29

Free

Honlb
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.

Mail

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18 Nov 1842
Mr Davidge.

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Milburn Ky Nv 9th 1842

Sir
I rec^d through the Service of C. A. Wickliff Esqr. a Communication to s^d Wickliff bearing your signature, in reference to the arrearage of the pension of John Depoister Dec^d. You stated that the money could not be paid untill the surrendry of the Certificate issued to said Depoister in the year 1833. The Certificate and other papers composing the voucher in said Claim were filed, in obedience to some instructions rec^d through L Boyd of the [crossed out house] House of Representatives, by said Boyd in the office of the 3^rd auditors of the Treasury some time in the early part of Act or latter past of Sept. By application to Mr. Hoglon of said office I presume the certificate will be found on file. It is My wish that the amt should be transmited to me as soon as [crossed out for] convenient I am Sir with very estimate of Obediened

Your Humble svt
Gabriel Dasress

Honll
J L Edwards
Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington City

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Declaration

in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

{State of Indiana
Warrick County} ss On this seventh day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the Honourable Samuel Hall and Zachariah Shelton and John Hart Judges of our Warrick Circuit Court now sitting John Depoister a resident of [illegible] county in said stated aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn deposes according to low 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 7th 1832 that this applicant was born in Kent County in the State of Delaware in the year 1754 that he lived there untill after the War & that when living there in the latter part of the year 1775 he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer under Captain Jonathan Caldwell in the first delaware Regiment for twelve months George McCall was the first Lieutenant [illegible] [illegible] at the Town of Dover in the same County where there were five other Companies belonging to the same Regiment commanded by Captain Steadman, (the State captain) Darby, Adams, Joseph Vaugn and Hall that an [illegible] was second from the law past of State calling for Troops this applicant with the Troops at Cann were marched to Lewis Town on the bay to defend the Town and adjacent county from the destruction of several [illegible] [illegible] our Colonel was called Dr Haslet [crossed out or Haslett] our Lieutenant Colonel was by the name Bedford Major McDonaugh was stationed some time at Lewis Town from thence were marched through the state to Wilmington for the same purpose there was an engagement between the Roebuck & Liverpool and some [illegible] from Philadelphia while we marched from this place were marched to New York through Philadelphia where [illegible] joined the Troops under Washington was crossed over to Long island and there under the command of General Sterling was engaged in the battle on the left of us was General Sullivan from that quarter we heard the first firing we were attacked that stood our ground until General Starling got orders to retreat had much difficulty in doing so from as [illegible] we had to crop our retreat was [illegible] by Col. Smallwoods Company of Riflemen. General Sterling in trying to rally the men to attack a party in our flank had his horse shot under him & was taken prisoner [illegible] the Past River and were stationed a short time in the neighbourhood of New York retreated from thence to the white plains where the British made an attack upon the Americans [crossed out in which Col. Smallwood was killed] retreated to Newark from thence to Brunswick Princeton & to Trenton here the Army under General Washington crossed the Delaware and this applicant having strained his [illegible] and having been much weakened by the Camp fever was just upon the sick

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that and sent on with the sick and wounded to Philadelphia from thence he was removed with a number of invalids to Wilmington here he was discharged having served his full tour of twelve months about the time understood that Col Haslet was killed in New Jersey and this applicant declares that he was not during said [illegible] the months engaged in any civil pursuit or employment but was in the service of the United States with exception of the time to [illegible] two months when he was sick and unable to do duty.

This Declarant as has been stated lives in the County of [illegible] and on the 29th day of August made his Declaration before the Circuit Court of that County in the year but owing to certain objections which appear by reference to the printed letter of J.L. Edwards No 24366 and said owing to the great expense this applicant was the first to in order to procure the attendance of two witnesses this applicant has since discovered living in the said County of Warrick and to this applicants poverty he makes his present application in the said County of Warrick this applicant has no documentary evidence by which he can prove his services nor does he know of any other or further witnesses by whom he can establish his said services

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 any agency in any state

John Depoister

Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid John A. Graham Clk

Whereupon the said Court now here propounded to the said John Depoister the interogatories required by the Regulations of the War Department to which said interrogatories the said John Depoister answered [illegible] in under Oath as following that I was born in that County in the State of Delaware in the Year 1754 I have no record of my age I was living in Kent County in the State of Delaware when I entered the service shortly after the Revolutionary War I removed to North Carolina form there I removed to Butler County in the State of New Jersey where I have lived until last December a year ago from there I removed to Day County where I know live volunteered for twelve months under Captain Collins I recall that the [illegible] of [illegible] Lee and [illegible] 
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declaration Col Morgan's Rifle Corps from Virginia and Smallwoods Regiment of Maryland Riflemen the circumstances of my service have already stated as fully as I can do.

I received a printed discharge from Captain Caldwell but it was burned in my house in North Carolina at the same time lost all my papers by the fire I suppose it was signed by Caldwell but I [illegible] the time paid so little attention to it that I retain no distinct recollection on the subject I have been a long time acquainted with several who live in my present Neighbourhood all of whom would cheerfully testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my having been a soldier of the Revolution among others [crossed out Isaac P] Jonathan Robinson and George Baker have done so and may be sure by reference to the [illegible] of my former Declaration now shown to the Court and as is known to me of the Judges of the Honourable Court but from the distance I live my proverty I was not able to procure their attendance there is no clergyman living in my immediate neighbourhood

Sworn to and Subscribed in the Court the day and year aforesaid John A. Graham Clk.

John [his mark X] Depoyster

{State of Indiana
Warrick County} ss.
Personally appeared in open court Daniel Hudson a resident of Boon Township in said county of Warrick in the State of Indiana aged seventy years who being first duly sworn upon his oath doth depose & say that in the spring of the year he thinks March of the year 1776 he recollects having seen the above named John Depoister in Kent County in the state of Delaware where this Deponent then lived that he was at that time a soldier in the company of Captain Caldwell that the deponent lived about seven miles from where the said Depoister lived in the same county before he entered the service --- That this deponent well recollects that the Delaware blues were raised in Kent County to which Caldwells Company belonged. That this Deponent believes Dr [illegible] lived in Kent or Sussex County and further this Deponent saith not

Danial Hudson

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid

John A. Graham Clk

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{State of Indiana
Warrick County} ss. Personally appeared in open court Isaac Hudson of Boon Township in said County of Warrick aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn upon his oath doth depose and say that he was born and [illegible] in the County of Kent in the State of Delaware that he will be [illegible] that the Delaware [illegible] were raised in that County or Neighbourhood that he thinks their Term of Service was for one year he thinks it must have been the first Delaware Regiment he further states that Captain Caldwells Company belonged to that Regiment and that the above named John Depoister was a soldier in Captain Caldwells company. He thinks in the spring of 1776 he said the said John Depoister at his fathers house in said Kent County he was then in service and was engaged in recruiting one Joseph Campbell who was a first sergeant was in his company at that time and I then understood from both that he was in Caldwell Company for 10 months & further this deponent sayeth not 

Issac Hudson

Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court
the day & year aforesaid

John A Graham Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interogatories 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 [illegible] have put the applicant to too much [illegible] & expense to have produced traditionary evidence from his immediate Neighbourhood that the Court is satisfied that this applicant on a former occasion did so and the Court further Certify that it appears to them that Daniel Hudson and Isaac Hudson who have subscribed and sworn to the preceding affidavit are residents of the County of Warrick and state of Indiana and are credible [illegible] and that their statements are entitled to Credit.

Sam Hall
Z Skelton
John Hout

I John A. Graham Clerk of the Warrick County Circuit Court in the state of Indiana do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of application of John Depoister for a pension.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 8th day of October in the year 1833

John A Graham Clk

[Seal]

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From 176 [illegible]
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$33.33

[illegible] A Book

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Foreign | De Pontgibaut | B.L. Wr 637_300. Bapt and Aid-de-Champ
| | Issued Oct. 20, 1798
| | also noted as
| | "Certified and returned to the
| | Secretary of the Treasury the
| | 24th Oct 1837."
| | No papers.

See
Pontigbeau
Heitmans Register p. 445