Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 24018, Casper Winne, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Winne, Casper
S. 24018
CONTENTS

28705 New York 27593
Casper Winne of Albany in the State of N.Y. who was a private in the coin commanded by Captain Larkins of the regt commanded by Col. Wessenfunder the New York line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Sept r 1834 and sent to L Larkins Albany
Arrears to the 14th of March 80.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 13.33 $93.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. W. Boyd Book 8 Vol. 4 Page 135

11,123
Casper Winne
11.12.13.17.
27 Sep. 15 th 11 Dec "
P 150. Ja s Van Ingen Albany New York.

11, 12 3
BRIEF in the case of  Kasper Winne - Bothekhan, Co. of  Albany  in the State of  New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 "again" 3 9 private Genl. Putnam , S.S. Brig. Genl. Sullivan , Col. L Brig. Genl. Sullivan   " Genl. Sullivan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Esopus  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Esopus, N. York.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradit.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett Examining Clerk.

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss.
COUNTY of Albany - }
On this fifteenth day of September 1832, personally appear-
ed before the Justices of the City of Albany -
Caspar Winne a resident of the Town of Bethlehem in the
county of Albany and state of State of New York aged on 25 Jan last Seventy two
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, 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 he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1770, with Captain Lawling, in which
John Ostrander was Lieut. and served in the 3d New York regiment of the line,
under the following named officers: that Lewis Winifredts was Colonel;
Henry (or Albert) Lawling Capt; John Ostrander Lieut. ; and that he was
enlisted to serve for nine months, which he served out faithfully, and was enlisted at Esopus
where he then resided; that after the expiration of his first enlistment for 9 months, he again
enlisted at West Point to serve for three years; and some time afterwards marched on the Expedi-
tion under General Sullivan into the Indian country, through Warwarsing & Leckawagh, to
the Schoharie; that at Warwarsing he lay with the army for three days in a framed wooden
Church, which the Indians attempted to burn but were prevented - That after having been with
General Sullivan's Army for about 4 months, he this Declarant was taken sick and unfit for duty was
ordered to West Point, where after recovering he served out the residue of his three years enlistment.
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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
John G. Wapson Clk Caspar + Winne his
mark of Winne reference
mark of A. Lawling
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revo-
lutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
I John G. Wapson Clerk of the Justices Court of the City of Albany DO HEREBY
CERTIFY, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of
the application of Caspar Winne for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office,
this 15th day of September 1832
County of Albany
Before the Justices of the
Justices Court of the City of Albany } In open Court personally appeared Henry L. Mead
and Anthony Delong, both of the Town of Bethlehem, who being severally duly sworn
depose and say: that they are well acquainted with Caspar Winne who hath
subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that from their intimate knowledge
of the said Caspar Winne as a man of strict truth and veracity, and the traditional in-
formation respecting him, they have no doubt, but do verily believe that he was a Re-
volutionary Soldier as he states in his said declaration. -
Subscribed & sworn the 15 Sep 1832.
Henry L. Mead
Anthony Delong
John G. Wapson Clk

County of } On this day of 183-, before me the subscribing Town of } Justice of the Peace in and for the County of , personally appeared Peter Winne, aged Seventy years; who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith; that Casper Winne, who hath subscribed hereto to the within declaration, is a brother of this deponent; that this deponent knows he is of the age within mentioned, and that he also knows that his said brother Casper was enlisted and did serve as a Revolutionary Soldier, in the manner as he has set forth in his said within declaration — Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
And I the said Justice do certify, that I am acquainted with the above named Peter Winne, who resides in the Town of and County of , that I do believe him, Seventy years of age; and that he sustains the character of an honest man, and entitled to credibility; and that he is reputed to be a brother of Casper Winne within named.  Casper Winne 11.12.3
County of ss. I Clerk of the County of do hereby certify, that before whom the foregoing affidavit of Peter Winne was taken, and the above Certificate respecting his credibility given, is now a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of , and that I am acquainted with his signature; and that his name subscribed to the said affidavit and Certificate are his genuine signature — Witness my hand & seal of Office this day of 183.
Albany County ss. I James Van Ingen, do swear and declare, that at the request of the within named Casper Winne I prepared the foregoing writing for the purpose of having it sworn to by Peter Winne a brother of the said Casper; but that on searching thro' the country, his son John C. was informed as he told me, that the said Peter was either out of the State or dead, as he could not find any trace of him — J. Van Ingen
I confirm the above John C. Winne
Sworn before me this 30 th day of January 1833.
Gerrit L. Doox Justice of the Peace Court of the City of Albany

Provisions
24088 INVALID.
File No. 24,018
Casper Winne
Pri Rev 1860
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 452
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York
Revs:
Casper (Winne)
Suspended
let. to Claimant 26 July 1833. Let to D. Jenkins June 3 1834.
Act. 7 June '33

Aug 23 o .
NY
James L. Edwards Esquire Commission of Pensions War Department City of Washington.

Church Land June 23. 1782
To Capt. Andrew White Paymaster to Coll. Weisepfelt Regt. of New York Levies be pleased to pay to H. Braham or Witt, all my wages for the term of Eight months service from the first day of May 1782 to the first day of January 1783 this order being the first.
Shall be your Recd. for the same as Witness my hand. Witness
John Truick Lieut. Casper his X Winners mark.
Endorsed on the back as follows:
I the subscriber have received orders from Casper Winners to receive his Certificate and am answerable for all consequences
Sept. 6 th 1784
Andrew Breasted
Witness J. Weisepfelt
State of New York Comptroller's Office I certify that I have compared the preceding copy of a paper, with the original re- =maining in this office; and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original
In Witness whereof, I have hereunto =to subscribed my name, and affixed my seal of office this nineteenth day of August 1834
Philip Phelps Ex Comptroller

Albany August 19. 1834.
James L. Edwards Esq. Com d of Pensions,
Sir,
Since my last I have accidentally discovered in the Office of the Comptroller of this State, a document of which I send you a certified copy, and which I think satisfactorily establishes the claim of Caspar Wein to a pension -
I submit it to your consideration, in full confidence that you will be of the same opinion, notwithstanding any errors in dates or in other respects he may have made in his statements heretofore - I am, Sir,
Very Respectfully
Your ob t Serv t
Leonard Jenkins.

NY Aug 22 d
Casper Winne
James A. Smith Esquire Commission of Peace The Supreme Court City of Washington.

Albany August 19. 1834.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Govt. of Pensylvania,
Sir, Your favor of the 3 d of June last, respecting the case of Caspar Brine, was duly received.
I now enclose an add d aff d or declaration of Mr. Brine, which I hope may be found satisfactory -
I think there can be no reasonable doubt from the medical evidence already on file in your office particularly the affidavits of two persons of the name of Brine, that Brine served at least nine months, and is justly entitled to a pension for that period of service -
Very Respectfully
Your obed t Serv t
Samuel Jan Kirtland

In the matter of the application of Caspar Weine for a Patent under the act of Congress of June 7. 1832.
add d aff d or declaration

State of New York } Albany Justice's Court. }
State of New York Albany Justice's Court. } For Gaspar Brune of the Town of New Scotland, in the County of Albany, an applicant for a Pension under the act of June 7. 1832 being duly sworn, saith that ac- -cording to the best of his knowledge, he enlisted in the year 1776, in the month of April  May , in the Company commanded by Capt. Paulding , - in his own Regiment - John Ostwald was Lieutenant of said Company - at the time I enlisted - he was a Major
my Lieutenant of said Company - at the time I enlisted The Regiment was at that time commanded by a Major, whose name I do not recollect - I enlisted for nine months, and served with that term, as a private in the said Company - After I had been some time in the Regiment Col. Boism- -felts took the command of it - but how long after I joined the Regiment I do not recollect - I am sure that Col. Boism- -felts commanded the Regiment during a part of the nine months that I belonged to it - I was stationed at Kingston during in Ulster County, the whole time that I was in the service under said enlistment for nine months - except that we were occasionally sent on expeditions against the Indians to Waverly in said County of Ulster -
I cannot recollect what officers I served under for the three years mentioned in my original declaration have forgotten their names - I served most of said three years at West Point -
Miss Caspur Kollins much
Same in open Court this 15 th Day of August 1834 John T. Wapson Clerk

Caspar Uffind
declaration
Henry Pawley - 21 Nov '76 - prisoner book 77 must? Jany 82
3 years - no officers disallowed see Set. to L Jenkins
Abund 8 mo. pri Feb. 66

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } COUNTY of Albany } ss.
On the thirtieth day of January 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the Superior Court of the City of Albany now sitting, Caspar Winne of Bethlehem in the county of Albany and state of New-York aged Seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, and served as herein stated: That I enlisted in the year 1776 at Esopus in Ulster County in Capt. Pawlings Company in the 3 d New-York Reg t of the line or Col. Wuerfelts Reg t for nine months, which I served out faithfully; that I again enlisted at the expiration of that time at West Point, to serve for three years , by Peter Brink of Esopus and some time afterwards marched on the Expedition under General Sullivan into the Indian Country through Warwarsing and Sackawana to the Cook house; that at Warwarsing he lay with the army for three days in a framed wooden Church, which the Indians attempted to burn, but were prevented; that after having been with General Sullivans army for about four months, I was taken sick, and being returned unft for duty, I was ordered to return to West Point, where, after my health, I remained, and faithfully served out the residue of my said three years enlistment, and was discharged - that I remember well that Genl. James Clinton was along with the Army under Sullivan, and I also remember to have seen him at West Point; and I do further declare that I have no documentary evidence, now in my possession, but that I have once had my discharges both from the nine months Service and the three years Service, but that they are both lost and destroyed; that he had intended to have obtained the testimony of his brother Peter Winne, but in consequence of his removal from this State as he believes, he cannot now obtain it - and that I do not know of any person living whose testimony I can procure to prove my Service. If I do further declare that I was born at Catskill on the 25 Jan. 1760 as I have been informed by my parents, and as the same is recorded on the books of the Lutheran Church at Loonenburgh - That after his nine months Service expired, he was discharged by Col. Wuerfelts at Esopus, and on his three years Service being out he was discharged at West Point - both which discharges he well remembers to have had in his possession, and that having no pocket in any of his clothes, he put his discharges into his bosom, from whence they have been lost; that he also recollects that he was discharged in the Highlands in January 1780, and travelled home to his Fathers house in Esopus, where he has continued to reside until within thirty years past, and then removed to the County of Albany where he still resides -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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 that he never has been caught to write his name Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. this
in open Court
J. G. Wapson Clerk
Casper X Winne Mark
WE Thomas Holiday a Clergyman, residing in the town of Bethlehem and James Holiday residing in the town of Bethlehem hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Casper Winne who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
J. G. Wapson Clerk
Thomas Holiday 1833 James Holiday
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories 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 Thomas Halliday who hath signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Bethlehem and that James Halliday who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same place — and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I John G. Wapson Clerk of the Justice Court of the city of Albany DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Casper Winne — for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 30 th day of January — A. D. 1833
John G. Wapson Clerk

State of New York
Albany County ss. Ephraim Snyder of the town of Rensselaerville in the County and State aforesaid aged 82 years being duly sworn deposes and says, that he well knows Casper Winne the soldier mentioned in the declaration hereto annexed and has known him ever since he was a small boy, and was born and bro't up at the same place with the said Casper Winne, to-wit at the then town of Kingston now the County town of Saugerties in the County of Ulster in the State of New York, and this deponent further says that he well recollects that the said Casper Winne did serve as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, that he well remembers that the said Winne did belong to Capt Pauldings Company in Colo Misenfelts regiment, and that the said company were engaged in guarding the frontiers in the said County of Ulster, and this deponent further says that he can not recollect the particular year the said Winne served in the said Company nor the length of time he served, but well knows that he was a soldier in the said Company in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War Sworn and subscribed this 24 th day of January Ephraim Snyder 1833 Before me
J. B. Moore Judge of Albany County Court

Albany County ss. I the subscriber a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Albany in the State of New York, do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Ephraim Snyder who has subscribed and sworn to within affidavit, that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief - Given under my hand this 24 th day of January A.D. 1833
J. P. Moore