Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,983, John Van Huson, New York

SERVICE
Van Huson, John
NUMBER _____
S. 23983
CONTENTS

24.305 New York
John Van Huson Saratoga Co in the State of New York he was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Canine of the Legt. commanded by Col. Yates in the N.Y. mil. for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Nov. 1833 and sent to A. Goodrich Ballston Spa
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $200.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 4. 40.00
$240.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book C Vol. 4 Page 85

State of New York, Saratoga County ss:
On this 27 th Day of August in the Year one thousand Eight Hundred Thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga State of New York now sitting at the Court House in the Village of Ballston Spa John Van Huson a Resident of the Town of Stillwater County of Saratoga & State of New York aged Eighty 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 th 1832
That he the said John Van Huson was born in the Year one thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Two at Claverick in the County of Columbia & State of New York where he resided until April 1776 - About this time the Fishkill Barracks were broken open & robbed, & the militia were called out for the purpose of defending said Barracks, that applicant volunteered his services & marched under Lieut. Osterhout & Ensign Delamater immediately to Fish Kill, Lieut Osterhout commanded a company of Infantry - The Captain of the Company did not go
Was employed there in defence of the Barracks three months & one half; at this time other Troops arrived & Lieut Osterhout's Company was put under the command of Capt Jasper Canine & marched to Albany where it was stationed about two months & one half; did duty constantly in said Company Captain Canine was then taken sick, applicant was then with the Company put under the command of Captain Jasper Hanch & marched to Fort Edward & continued there in the Picket Post until January 1777 - while at Fort Edward was employed in guarding the Stores & in scouting Parties, was there & there since

Dismissed by Captain Hanch but received no written discharge - Term of Service during this Campaign was more than nine months
In the month of April A.D. 1777 applicant volunteered again for nine months in a company of Infantry under the command of Captain Peter Bortell Joseph Philips was his Lieutenant, & Tobias Van Dusen was his ensign; was marched to Albany & was there stationed in Cyles House who was then in Grol, being a Tory, remained there about three weeks & was then marched to Fort Edward under Captain Bortell At Fort Edward was detached from his company & placed under the command of Captain Brown whose company consisted of about ninety men & were employed in guarding the stores to be carried from Fort Edward to Fort George & to Fort Ann & Schenoborough - The second time applicant went to Fort George they were surprised or ambushed near Bloody Pond by a Party of Indians & Tories. There were there about thirty or forty Americans, were all taken & killed but five - this applicant was one of the five - the five were a little in rear of the wagons & discovered the enemy & made their escape - they were chased by an  the Indians. One of their Party was like to be overtaken by an Indian, the one who was forward of the others, stopped aside turned & shot at the Indian, the Indian fell & they made their escape to Fort Edward - The next day six or seven hundred men at Fort Edward commanded by Col Abbott moved on to Fort George, fell in with no enemy that day; - There were about two hundred men in the Fort at Lake George who had not been apprised of what had taken place the day before until the Troops arrived from Fort Edward.

when the Troops moved from Fort Edward to Fort George the next Day, applicant saw his companions who had been killed the day before, lying some in & others near Bloody Pond - The Troops there all left Fort George & marched down to Fort Edward & General Schuyler came with his Troops from Fort Anne, - The American Army then retreated down to Van Schaicks Island opposite Lansingburgh nine miles above Albany - General Schuyler had the command & held it until Generals Gates & Putnam came on, - they then moved back to Bemus Heights entrenched themselves & remained there until Berguyes Surrounded them after the surrender of Burgoyne, applicant in Captain Brown's Company was marched to Schenectady where they took considerable Provisions & other stores which had been left by the British - came back to Fort Edward & from thence to Saratoga & was there dismissed by Captain Brown in January 1778 This Term of was rising of nine months
In 1778 in May applicant then residing in Schaghticoke (now Rensselaer County) again volunteered in Captain Jacob Yates Company - Peter Yates Regiment for nine months, John Gossbush was Major - Abr. Veil Lieutenant, Stephen Veil & John Van Antwerp Ensigns, was then marched to Fort Edward stayed there in the Packet Fort & was employed in scouting Parties for about three months - was then marched over to a place called Palmarston (then county of Albany) now Saratoga County were employed in getting & hiring Timber & in building a Block House - & in scouting Parties remained there until the 1st of November, - was then dismissed & went home Term of Service Six months was discharged by

Order of Col Yates
was called out again in the Spring of 1779 & was in service the greater part of that summer & fall & was soon afterwards by Ensign Van Antwerp
These two terms of service were did not amount to less than six months at a time - It is no documentary evidence of his service & has no written discharge & no other evidence coming to the knowledge of the applicant other than that of Ensign Van Antwerp & Philip Bortell, whose affidavits are hereto annexed -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on any Pension Roll of the agency of any state
That there is no clergyman residing in the vicinity of applicant who knows any thing of his services, whose attendance in court can be procured
To the interrogatories put by the court the applicant answers as follows
Answer to Interrogatory 1 st That he was Born in the Year 1752 in the Town of Claverack County of Columbia, State of New York
Answer to Interrogatory 2 d That there is a Record of his age in the Bible in the Possession of applicant
Answer to Interrogatory 3 d That the Place of his residence when called into service was as stated in the foregoing Declaration Since the Revolution has lived in Plattsburgh Buchanan Town, & still resides in the State of New York & a short time in Vermont State
Answer to Interrogatory 4 th That the manner in which applicant was called into the service is correctly stated in the foregoing Declaration
Answer to Interrogatory 5 th The officers under whom applicant served are before stated

Answer to
Interrogatory 6 th
Never Received a written discharge
7 th That applicant is known to John Bradshaw, John Nipole — who reside in his neighbourhood & can testify to his veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier in the Revolution
John D. Van Ness
Subscribed & sworn in Open Court the day & year aforesaid — J Goodrich Clerk
State of New York
Saratoga County ss:
Philip Bortell of the Town of Stillwater County of Saratoga being duly sworn, says that he is of the age of Seventy five Years next November, that he has been acquainted with John Van Huson from before the commencement of the Revolutionary War to the present time, lived in the same Town with him, when they were young men & most of the time ever since, that this Deponent & the said Van Huson served in the Army together five months at the time Burgoyne was taken knows that the said Van Huson was in the service at that time but the precise time, this deponent is misinformed, has always heard & verily believes that the said Van Huson was in the service in the Revolutionary War during a great part of the War — That it is so said & generally believed in the neighbourhood where the said Van Huson resides & this Deponent further says that the said Van Huson sustains a good character for truth & veracity with all his acquaintance to the best of this deponent's knowledge & belief Philip Bortell
Subscribed & sworn in Open Court the 27 th day of August 1833 A Goodrich Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after an investigation of the Matter, and after put- ting 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 Certify that it appears to them that Philip Bortel who has subscribed the preceding Certificate or Affidavit is a resident of the Town of Stillwater in the County of Sar- atoga and is a Credible Person & his Statement en- titled to credit —
I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Saratoga do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the ap- plication of John Van Huren for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty seventh day of August in the year One thousand eight hun- dred & thirty three —
A Goodrich Clerk

State of New York
Seneca County
On this 18. Day of September 1832. came before me George Palmer a Judge of the court of Common Pleas, of said county, John Van Antwerp, of Cohaugbierke, in the county of Puffsburgh, a man of truth and veracity, whom I have long known, and who being duly sworn according to law doth before me say, that he is agra-seventy three - years - of age in the company of Militia raised by the State of New York, in the revolutionary war, of which company Iacob Peter was at one time captain, and Peter Lake also received, was the Colonel. The said John also says, that he is and has been since 1777. an acquaintance with John Van Hossan, who is an applicant for bounty, under the late act of Congress, for services rendered the United States during the Revolutionary war. That the said John Van Hossan was duly enrolled in said company, in the month of April 1778. and served one year and six months, at Fort Edward - and building a Block House, at the place called Palmar Terrace, in the said County of Seneca - and in repeated skirmishes against hostile Indians and Tories, during the revolutionary war. - This deponent has no doubt as to the time and manner of service, having

has a command as aforesaid in said company and the said John Van Hoosen, acting the duty under him -
Subscribed to me the day and year aforesaid George Palmer
John Vanantwerp
State of New York Saratoga County 33. I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga, do certify that George Palmer before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature -
Witness my hand and seal of Office the twenty seventh day of August 1833 - A Goodrich Clerk
In the matter of John Van Hoosen a Pensioner
comd 24 mfrs 80 H
Alpheus Goodrich Baltimore Md

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 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, shewing the Service of John Van Huron
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     called out April 76 3 15 priv Lt Osterhout no Col named 84 - Claverick N.Y. Fr delin arg 2 enrolments   Cont'd in Fort 80 d till he served an aggregate of 9 mos including the time above specified 2 15 priv Capt Canine Capt Hault   Apr 77 9 priv Capt Borrell no Col named   May 78 x 9 priv Capt Yates Col Yates -   Spring 79 9 6 priv Lt Humer and amounted to  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
x serv? but 6 mos

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, 1852.
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 _____.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[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 days 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 [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] 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, (1) 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 the 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 inquiry 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 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 [i] 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.

Aug 28
September 19, 1928.
Carlotta G. Saul, 139 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, New York.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23983 , it appears that John Van Huson was born in 1752 at Claverack, Columbia County, New York.
While residing at said Claverack, he enlisted and served as a private with the New York Troops, as follows:
From April 1776, about nine months under Lieutenant Osterhoudt, Captains Jasper Canine and Jasper Hauck; from April 1777, nine months in Captains Peter Bortell's and Brown's Companies, and was in an engagement with the Indians near Bloody Pond.
While residing at Schaghticoke, New York, he enlisted in May 1778 and served six months in Captain Jacob Yates' Company, Colonel Peter Yates' New York Regiment; and from the spring 1779, served six months under Ensign Van Antwerp.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 27, 1832, while living at Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York.
There are no data as to family.

COPIED BY ADY
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner John Van Huson (S. 23983), you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, citing all of the following data:
"John Van Huson, Certificate Number 24305, issued November 19, 1833, rate $80.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency."
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

173 Main St.
Saugerties N.Y.
Feb. 25, 1897.
Commissioner of Pensions. Department of Interior. Washington, D.C.
Sir:—
I have in my possession a letter from Commissioner of Pensions to my father, dated March 23/877. It is regarding soldiers, named VanHorn , who fought in the war of the rebellion .
I have made out a genealogical record for our family and to have it complete requires the book, volume, and page out

which the information regarding John Van Riper born in 1754, at Claverack, Columbia Co. N.Y. when residing until April 1776 &c. is to be found.
What will be the expense connected with getting this information. I will send what is required.
Very respectfully, (Miss) Jennie A. Van Horn 173 Main St. Saugerties, N.Y.

OLD WAR & NAVY MAR 9 1897 FILES.
Bluff

Revolution
23 983 INVALID.
File No. 23,983
John Van Kusen Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1775
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]
March 3. 1899. History to Miss Jennie A. Van Horn. 173 Main St. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
1928. Sept. 19. Hist. Soc. Carlotta E. Bush acc.

139 South Oxford St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Dept. Interior,
Pension Office,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
May I trouble you for the following information:-
John Van Hoesen of Claverack, Columbia County, New York, where he resided until he joined the Army in 1776.
Can you give me date of birth?
" " " " " " death?
" " " " Wife's name?
He resided at Schaighticoke in 1778.
Thanking you in advance for your courtesies, I remain,
Yours respectfully,
(Miss) CARLOTTA G. SAUL
C. G. Saul

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 23983.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV. REVOLUTIONARY.
March 30, 1897.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of John Van Hoesen, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that one John Van Huson made an application for pension on August 27, 1833, at which time he was 81 years of age and residing at Stillwater, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Lieut. Osterhout and Col. Yates. He enlisted at Claverick, N. Y.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Jennie A. Van Hoesen,
173 Main St., Saugerties, N. Y.