Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10016, George Van Slyke, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Van Slyke George
S10016
CONTENTS
boarded

31,322 Albany New York
George Van Slyke of Washington in the State of New York who was a private in the Co. A. 1st Regt. N.Y. Inf. by Captain Lawrence of the regt. command by Col. Wells in the New York line for 9 months private
Inscribed on the Roll of Herk Co. N.Y. at the rate of 38 Dollars 10 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Jan y 1836 and sent to W. H. Stevens Lockport
Arrears to the 14th of March 1836 $137.10 Pension allowance ending 14 Sept 15.00 $152.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk Book 62 Vol. 4 Page 78
†

State of New York Niagara County ss. On this fourteenth day of September 1882 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of General Sessions of the Peace now sitting George H. Lyle a resident of the Town of Pendleton in the County of Niagara & State of New York aged seventy years & upwards according to the best of his knowledge & belief, who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 —
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & services as herein stated — That he enlisted for the term of nine months under Capt. Lawrence Goss, Lieut. Joseph Simmons & Ensign Knapp his Christian name is not remembered, & was attached to & served in Col. Marcus Miller's Regiment of the New York Line as he believes. That at the time he so enlisted he resided in the Town of Can- ajoharie (now Herk) County of Tryon (now Montgomery) & State of New York. He enlisted in the Spring of the year he thinks in the month of April, he does not remember the year. He does not recollect the names of the other Field Officers. He was stationed principally at Fort Plain in Canajoharie. Soon after he entered the service he was appointed a sergeant in Capt. Goss' Company & performed that duty dur- ing the nine months for which he had enlisted. During this term of service he was in the battle of Johnstonville. He served his term of nine months and was discharged. He received no exchange nor does he remember the day he left the service but it was in the winter season —
He again enlisted, the next April, as he believes, for nine months & entered the United States service under Capt. Putnam of the militia & served in Col. Miller's Regiment. The Ensign's name was Garnet Putnam & the Ensign name he does not recollect, he was sta- tioned at Fort Plain a part of the time & at the other posts on the Mohawk. He served this term of nine months and & was discharged but received no exch- ange. He left the service this time as he believes the first of January. Does not remember what year — In February 1848 as he believes he entered

the United States Service as a Volunteer under Capt. Cutlip, Shuyler & went to Saratoga where a Col. (as he believes) by the name of Schuyler took the command & they were employed in getting out timber for the boats that were after- wards used by General Sullivan in his expedition against the Indians. When they had finished the timber they were marched by Col. Schuyler to a Fort on Lake George where they were employed in repairing the Fort & Barr- acks. When that was done the applicant was permitted to return home which was about the first of May. While at the Fort at Lake George he was with a party after some deserters & froze his feet badly. He was in the United States Service at this time as much as three months as he believes -
That time during the Revolution he vol- unteered under Capt. Bygott who command- ed a company of militia in Canajoharie where he resided & went to Fort Stanwix once he was gone two weeks & the other time three weeks, and twice he volun- teered & went with a part of Capt. Bygott's company to Fort Dayton & staid a month each time before they were relieved by other militia. He does not remember what year these services were rendered. Once he went with a part of Capt. Bygott's company as a volunteer to the Fort at Stone Arabia & was gone two weeks -
He has no discharge nor any docu- mentary evidence nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can pro- duce who can testify to his services. He served in the Army of the Revolution as he believes two years & about upmanses, nine months of which he was a Sergeant - He was born in the Town of Canajoharie County of Fulton & State of New York. He continued to live in Cana- joharie (now Minden) about 6 years then moved to the Town of Tullian in Madison Co. where he resided about 13 years & then moved into the Town of Pendleton in the County of Niagara where he has resided ever since and now resides

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any State — sworn to & subscribed before me George Van Slyke in open court this 14 th day of September A.D. 1832 mark Henry Saltonstall the County General Sessions of the Peace of the County of Niagara
We George Rogers of the Town of Niagara in the County of Niagara & State of New York and Jacob C. Christman of the Town of Pendarleton & Seth C. Hart of the Town of Lockport in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Van Slyke who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about seventy years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion — George Rogers Subscribed & sworn to in open court Jacob C. Christman before me this present day of September Seth C. Hart A.D. 1832 mark Henry Saltonstall the County General Sessions of the Peace of the County of Niagara
Where the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that George Rogers of Pendarleton the Town & County of Niagara & Jacob Christman of Pendarleton in said County & Seth C. Hart of Lockport who have subscribed the foregoing certificate are both credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit —
J.W. Collins D. Alvord Members of the Otis Hathaway Court in attendance
J. Henry Saltonstall Clerk of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace of Niagara County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Van Slyke for a pension — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal again this fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two —
Henry Saltonstall Clerk

State of New York Niagara County
ss. Anna Van Slyke of the Town of Cambria in said County being duly sworn according to law oaths depose & say that she is personally acquainted with George Van Slyke now here in court & who has subscribed the declaration herunto annexed & has been so acquainted with him from her earliest recollections. That she is about one year older than he is. That she & the said George Van Slyke were born & brought up in the same neighbourhood & her husband who is now dead was his brother & that during the Revolutionary war she resided in the Town of Canajoharie in the State of New York in the neighbourhood of the said George Van Slyke & remembers hearing that he had enlisted into the service. She often saw him when he was in the service & she believes he belonged to Col. Willet's Regiment. That in times of danger the inhabitants used to leave their homes & flee to the Forts & remain till the appearance of danger were over & during such times she has often seen the said George Van Slyke doing duty with the troops at Fort Plain & Fort Minderinker to which places she & her father's family used to flee in times of apprehended danger & she has known him to be sent on express both night and day and when others were afraid to go she has known him to step forward & go. She remembers seeing the said George Van Slyke frequently at these Forts performing military duty with the other troops for two summers during the Revolutionary war when she has resorted there with her father's family through fear of danger from the Enemy, but she does not remember what years she so saw him. She remembers hearing of the battle of Johnstown & that the said George Van Slyke was in that battle. She remembers of hearing at the time that the said George Van Slyke went in the winter season with a party of men to Saratoga & Lake George & was gone some time & when he came home she remembers of hearing that his feet had been badly frozen while he was gone. The militia of Canajoharie were repeatedly called out.

is sent to garrison the Forts upon the Schuylkill & these bills continued for several summers during the war & the circumstances of hearing that the said George Van Dyke frequently went with the militia at such times but she does not remember what years he went
Anne by Van Dyke Mark
Sworn & subscribed to in full court before me this 14 th day of September A.D. 1832 Mary Estlin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of the County of Morgan

George Wm. Slyke Declaration for pension
23220

State of New York Niagara County
ss. Henry A. Piikard of the Town of Elma in the county of Chautauqua & State of New York being only known according to law death before & say that he was born & brought up in the same neighborhood with George Van Slyke (who now resides in the Town of Pendleton in the County of Niagara & State of New York who is an applicant for a Revolutionary pension) and has known & been intimately acquainted with him from his earliest recollections, and that during the Revolutionary War this deponent resided in the Town of Canajoharie in the then County of Tryon & State of New York & that for two or three years during the said War this deponent & his father's family lived in Fort Mincecker which was a small fort about seven miles above Fort Plain in Canajoharie on the south side of the Mohawk, and this deponent distinctly remembers seeing the said George Van Slyke frequently at Fort Mincecker during the Revolutionary War on military duty with other soldiers, and also this deponent remembers that Col. Millet with his Regiment or a part of it, came from Fort Plain as he supposed, & halted a short time at Fort Mincecker, and after the Regiment had rested a while they marched on up the River & this deponent remembers seeing the said George Van Slyke with the said Regiment at the same time & that when the said Regiment left Fort Mincecker the said George Van Slyke marched with his gun in the rear of his platoon & this deponent understands that the said George Van Slyke was an officer but does not remember what grade — and this deponent further says that while he so lived in Fort Mincecker as aforesaid there was some fighting opposite the Fort on the north side of the River & the evening & night after, the enemy crossed over to the south side of the River and passed by the Fort & encamped a short distance from the Fort, and one of the enemy who said he was Sir John Johnson's waiter was taken prisoner at the Fort by the guard and on the same night a Canadian Indian who was looking near the Fort fired upon the guard.

area was discovered & shot by said guards, the said George Van Slyke was one of the said guards at the same time —
On the next morning the said George Van Slyke & this deponent, father & three others making in all five persons went in pursuit of the Enemy & took & brought into the Fort several horses & a number of prisoners, this deponent does not recollect the precise number of horses or prisoners, but thinks they brought in four or five horses and fifteen or eighteen prisoners in all —
And this deponent further says he is several years younger than the said George Van Slyke & cannot recollect this year when any of the above transactions took place —
And this deponent further says that he recollects of hearing at the time that the said George Van Slyke went with a party of men during the Revo- lutionary war on a tour of service to Saratoga & Lake George & that he froze his feet while he was gone, but what year he went this deponent does not recollect —
And this deponent further says that he nearly believes that the said George Van Slyke was in the service of the United States in War of the Revolution & further says not —
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 8 th day of August 1833 —
Henry H. Richards mark
George Rogers Justice of the Peace
State of New York Niagara County
ss. George Rogers — Justice of the Peace in & for said County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Henry H. Richards who has this day subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit before me & that the said Henry H. Richards is a man of truth & veracity & that his statements are entitled to full credit & belief —
Dated August 8 th 1833
George Rogers J. P.
State of New York Niagara County Clerk's office ss.
I Abijah H. Moop Clerk of the said County do certify that George Rogers before

Whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been Sworn and also whose name appears to the preceding Certificate was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand Writing and Verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and Certificate to be his proper hand Writing and Signature Witness My hand and Seal at Office this 13 th Day of June 1838—
A. H. Mass Clerk
By A. G. White Deputy

50 1.64 13 June 1885 JB (only)
21. 4
23220
George Van Slyke Niagara Falls N. York
d.e.m.
In Vol 2 page 2 h - £2. 13. 4 in 1781
abund. 9 mo. 10 days pri  $31. 11/100.
R. H. Stevens Esq. Fort Schuyler Lockport N. York N. York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 31 1837
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew 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 George Van Slyke Niagara Co N. York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 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.   Years. Months. Days.     Not recd 14 9 " Sergt Capt Groesbeck Lt Simmons Col. Wil- lit — Johnstown N.Y. 70 years Montgo- mery Co N.Y. One Witness   Ditto " 9 " Pvt Capt Peter- am — " None "   1778. " 3 " " Capt Snyder Col. Schuy- ler — " "   Not recd " 2 1/2 " " Capt Dug- ent None stated " Fort   " " 1 5 " " " " "   " " " 12 " " " " "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
1781 — £2.13.4 1780 — 6 10 In Vol 3 page 24 1781 $41.79 In Vol 2 p 5 5.70 — " " " 6 47.49 — 7 mo 14 days 6.10 3/4 5 1/2 3 4. 12

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) 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 (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service, (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of A. B. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 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.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen Ex ch

Clement M. Boekoven, M. D.
Susie M. Boekoven, M. D.
Physicians & Surgeons, Bourbon, Indiana.
Apr - 4 - 1914.
The Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
I would like to have a copy of the war record of my ancestor Geo. Van Slyke . He belonged to some New York regiment and was Julien, a carrier of dispatches. I need the above information to establish my right to D.A.R. membership - Yours truly Susie M. DeCon Boekoven

193220
New York
George Van Dyke
Discontinued
Settle d. H. Stephens 24 p.m. 2335
" " " " " 4. Nov. 35.
" " " " " 7. Dec. "
Abund

1914. Apr 11 - History to Dr. Susie M. Bockoven. M.B.H.
Reckner
10.016 INVALID.
File No. 10.016
George Van Slyke Prin Rev. van
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Van Dyke.
Jan 4.
N.Y.
J. A. D. Church St Borough of Staten Washington D.C.

Lockport N.Y. 25 Dec. 1835
Dear Sir
Yours of the 7 inst is before me relative to the Claim for Pension by George Vanslyke. in which you State that by the pay Rolls of Capt Grop: & Capt Putman It appears that he Vanslyke served in both those Companies; but no more than seven months and four days: And that he served in Capt Dygents Company two months & Eight days; for which he will be allowed a pension if he sets his Claim there 22
I have seen Mr Vanslyke who says he can procure no more testimony and if by the Rules regulating the Pension application, he can receive a pension for no more time, he will well satisfied with a Pension for the above time: He desires a pension for what he is legally entitled to under his proof according to the pension Law & the rules and no more: If then he is not entitled to any more than you State in your letter, we expect a certificate for so much It is understood that no more evidence can be obtained and he therefore sets his Claim as it may stand now before you upon the evidence and the Law applicable thereto -
Yr Elder and By Yours Truly D. H. Stevens

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of George Van Slyke , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.F. 10016
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Feb. 1778 3 mos. Pvt. Phillip Snyder. Schuyler N.Y.   " 3 mos. 3 wks. " Deygert Boy "   Apr. 1781 9 mos. Dgt. Lawrence Gross. Marinus Willett "   Apr. 1782 9 mos. Pvt. Garret Putnam. Marinus Willett. "  
Battles engaged in, Near Ft. Plain, N.Y.; Johnstown. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Catskill, Ulster Co. N.Y. Date of application for pension, Sept. 14. 1832. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Pendleton, Niagara Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 70 years. Born in Catskill, N.Y. Remarks: There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

George Van Klief N.Y.
55 Mrs. Mary Gump Acting Comt. of Prisoners Washington D.C.

Sockport N.Y. Oct 15. 1851
Dr Sir Some time during the past summer or Autumn I forwarded you Pennie's papers in the case of George Van Slyke and recd an answer dated 24 Some last in these words
"The papers of George Van Slyke have been again examined. An effort will be made to procure the original pay rolls of Col. Willett - As soon as that evidence can be had a final decision in this case may be expected. The papers are placed a file."
Yrs Geo Wm Cump
I desire to learn what situation this claim now is. Let me hear from you
Yours Truly Geo Wm Cump Esq. D. H. Stevens

Dec 2 nd My Geo. Vanderveer
[Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page]

J. L. Edwards Esq. Consumption of Pensions Washington D. C.

N.Y. Dockport 25 Nov. 1835
Dear Sir
Enclosed is a supplemental affidavit of George Van Slyke. I did not draw this original affi d and do not know what facts are therein stated. I have therefore been somewhat particular in stating what was done while he was under Captain Grob Putnam in Col. Wittels Regiment. he states this time to have been in 1781. & 1782 —
If this affi d & statement are correct, you will have the goodness to let me hear from you at as early a time as consistent with duty —
Whether this affi d correspond with his others I can't say, but as to the fact of his having served under Wittel there can be no doubt, for this reason, he can neither read nor write, but he gives me his knowledge of facts, that he must have witnessed, or much have heard the story times enough to recollect them as they happened, which knowledge he could not have got from the history of the times, he being unable to read: I have no doubt but that he served as he states — Nevertheless it is for you to decide from his papers before you. You in making returns will address me, and not by mistake address Mr. Chapin who first had charge of this matter
Yours very truly
A. Edwards
J. H. Sarent

1 Stockport 15 June 1835
Sir Enclosed are the principal papers in the Case of George Vassilyev of Pudlak
in the County of J. H. C. has endeavoured to obtain opinion & did not succeed and abandoned it to me. I have endeavoured to meet all the objections which were noted on the paper of deductions herewith enclosed and obtain as much more evidence as possible which is contained in off's enclosed  I believe you will have no difficulty in allowing for 18 months if not for any more
I should be pleased to have an answer to this as soon as may be. in as much as the declaration was sent back here more than two years ago. and the old Man is weary of delay—
Hereafter you will direct your letters to me in this Case.
J. J. Edwards Comt. Pensions
Yours Truly
R. H. Stevens

George Vandylke
Supplemental affidavit In the matter of Division

State of New York Niagara County ss.
George Van Slyke late of the Town of Pendleton in said County and now a resident of the Town of Cambridge in said County, being duly sworn, says that, according to his best recollection, in the month of March 1781, he Enlisted as a Common Soldier in the Revolutionary Army, for nine months, under Maj. M c Kean who was called Captain Geo. V. who acted in the capacity of a Captain. That at the time of his enlistment, he resided at Canajoharie and after his enlistment he marched to Fort Plain. And deponent says that he was joined to the Regiment commanded by Col. Willet. And in the course of the following Summer almost continual warfare was carried on about & near the fort. Deponent says that he & sixty or seventy more were ordered to join in with a scouting party of thirty or forty who had, the day after Cattytown, was destroyed, been out in the woods along an Indian trail five or six miles from Cherry Valley. And Maj. M c Kean joined them with a small number of men. And when they were ready to begin the fight Col. Willet had a company of about a hundred men. & Major M c Kean had about half as many that he took charge of in the same fight. The Battle be- gan by the Indians pursuing a few of the American Soldiers who had been sent forward as a scout. & these few ran back to the main body & drew the Indians almost upon Col. Willet's force. Major M c Kean commenced firing upon them & Col. Willet's men. Also, & the Indians were cut to pieces & their Camp taken. The American soldiers put many of them to the point of the Bayonet as they found them hid be- hind the trees. Those who were not killed were pur- sued down towards Susquehanna.
In this battle Major M c Kean was wounded by a ball passing into his cheek near his double tooth & passing through the other side knocking out many

of his teeth. and notwithstanding this wound he staid on the ground until the battle was won. after which the soldiers carried him to Fort Plain and what be- came of him afterwards he dont recollect as he heard - In the last part of the same summer or in the fall. Maj Rop & Walter Butler came over from Canada to a place near Johnstown with five or six hundred men - After this Col Willet went from Fort Plain with three or four hundred men and was joined by Col. Haskin & some Militia men - And when Col Willet had got near to a place called Johnson Hall. he met Maj Rop & had a skirmish in which Depont took a part & Willets men retreated to Johnson Hall & when the Militia came up & began to fire upon Rops men Willets men joined in & the enemy under Rop were finally defeated & driven from their ground - And Rop with his men went up the Mohawk River on the north side & Willets men pursued into the woods & were obliged to return on account of hunger & lack of provisions - And on the next day Depont thinks Butler & Rop were pursued by mostly indian to West Canada Creek some where above Hukinns & where Butler swam across this Creek & after he got across. an indian shot him down with a rifle & then swam across & killed him with a Tom a- hawk. Depont was along the same time & saw the indian I call Butler. Butler was shot through the thigh - Depont says that after he had entered the other present season he was attacked by a party of actors or such during his nine months stay which ended late in the fall of 1781 - After this Deponts time was out Col Willet with some men started through the woods for Oswego. but Depont did not go with him. on this expedition -

Deprunt says that During the winter that Col Willet was gone to Oswego he was at home at Canajoharie near three months. And they entered again for nine months under Captain Garret Putman. Who lived when at home near Tiptonville And then marched again to Fort Plain. (this season he acted as a common soldier) & was put under the charge of Col Willet. Who afterwards stationed him often at Fort Herkimer. and from thence along the Mohawk River to Fort Dayton. And again returned to Fort Herkimer - during this season he was in no battle. but had two small skirmishes with a few Indians. on some scouting parties - He staid at Fort Herkimer during the fall till his nine months were up & was then dismissed & he went home to Canajoharie. his his mark George Van Slyke P. D. Stone George Van Slyke Mark
State of New York Onondaga County } ss I hereby certify that on the 24th day of Novr. 1835 - George Van Slyke, with whom I am personally acquainted & who subscribed his name to the foregoing statement, personally appeared before me & made oath in due form of law that the foregoing statement by him sub- scribed is true to the best of his knowledge & belief - J. H. Chapin Justice of the Peace

State of New York County of Niagara
I, Abijah H. Mop clerk of the Common Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid Do hereby Certify that Theodore H. Chapin Esquire is a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Elected and Sworn and further that I am Well acquainted with his hand knowing  and hereby taking his signature to be  to be the true signature to be the true signature of the said Justice
Given under my hand & the Seal of said County at Lockport the 24 th day of November 1835.
A. H. Mop clerk

State of New York Madison County ss
Thomas Campb of the town of Sullivan in said County being duly sworn doth depose and say that he knows George Van Dyke who since his death are known to attach and knew him 1781 and lived four months with him in the same Company which was commanded by Gerrit Dijkstra Capt and Peter Putman was our Lieutenant and were in Col. Willett's Regiment and were stationed on the Mohawk River at Fort Plain Fort Dayton & Fort Schuyler in the County of Montgomery & State of New York and further this deponent saith not said December 3rd 1834
Sworn to & subscribed this 3rd day of December 1834 before me Stephen Chapman J.P.
Thomas Campbell
State of New York Madison County ss
I Stephen Chapman the undersigned before whom Thomas Campbell made the foregoing affidavit do certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Campbell who made the foregoing affidavit and knew him to be a man of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to full credit Dated December 3rd 1834 Stephen Chapman J.P.

State of New York Madison County
ss John Wolaver of Sullivan in said County being Duly sworn Deposed and saith that he knows George Vanshke who is now present and have known him for more than sixty years since his during the Revolutionary War knows that he lived in Capt Dyott's Company in Col Boyer's Regiment in the year 1780 for the Defendant lived in the same Company with him for three months and then left the said Van Shke in the service for his time was not out he having enlisted for a longer time and further the Defendant saith not - Dated December 3rd 1834
Subscribed and sworn this 3 3rd day of December 1834 before me Stephen Chapman Justice of the Peace
his John X Wolaver mark
State of New York
Madison County
ss Stephen Chapman the Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Wolaver was sworn do certify that I am well acquainted with John Wolaver who made the foregoing affidavit that he is a man of Truth and Veracity and that his statements are entitled to credit and the reason he does not write his name he says he never learned to write. December 3rd 1834 Stephen Chapman J.P.
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office
ss I Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Stephen Chapman, before whom the two preceding Affidavits purport to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the two preceding Certificates, was, at the dates of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name sub- scribed to the said Affidavits and Certificates to be his proper hand writing and signatures. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 5 th day of December 1834 -
Andrew Sloan Clk.

State of New York Madison County ss: George Ratbone of Leroy in the County of Madison being duly sworn Deposeth and Saith, that he is well acquainted with George Van Sike of the Town of Pulaski in the County of Niagara & State of New York and have been acquainted with him ever since he was a boy and that the said George Van Sike enlisted and served nine months in the same Company with this Deponent said Company was commanded by Capt Laurence Gross in Col. Wilts Regiment and was stationed at Fort Plain and neighbouring Forts and from the best recollection it was in the year 1779 The said George when he enlisted lived at a place called Carnajoharde in the County of Montgomery & State of New York - and further this Deponent Saith not Sworn to and subscribed this 13th day of November 1834 before me George his Ratbone mark Stephen Chapman Justice of the Peace
State of New York Madison County ss: I Stephen Chapman the Justice of the peace before whom George Ratbone swore to the foregoing Affidavit do hereby that I am well acquainted with the said George Ratbone, and have been for more than twenty years and that he is a man of truth and veracity and that his statements are entitled to credit and the reason that he does not write his name is, he says, he never learned to write Dated at Leroy this 13th day of November 1834 Stephen Chapman J.P.

State of New York Madison County } ss: I, Andrew L. Sloan, Clerk of the said Clerk's Office } county, do certify that Stephen Chapman, be- fore whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the within certificate, was, at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said county - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit and certif- -icate to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 17 th day of November 1834.
A Sloan Clks.