Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,492, Henry Vanduzer, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Vanduzer, Henry
S. 19,492
CONTENTS
Carded

order to pay, conditionally May 13, 1837
Rate of death not on AB
24873 24873
New York
Henry Vanduzer of Orange Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Van Duzer of the Reg t commanded by Col Woodhull in the New York line for 6 months & 7 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 77 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of Mar 1834 and sent to Hon. J.W. Brown Ho. Rep s
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '34 . . . $62.21 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 10.38 $72 59
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Ho. Cromwell Book E Vol. 4 Page 88

Henry Vanderveer
23277
Indefinite service working on fort dis- allowed
Walter Case Dud Burgh agent
Note the last all- draft of Henry Van- dermark's draft is not signed by the C.S.
around one of days here

State of New York Orange County - ss -
Of the term of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four -
On the tenth day of February one thousand and eight hundred and thirty four personally appear- ed in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange (it being a Court of Record) now sitting at the Academy in the Village of Midd.burgh Henry B. Vanderveer who sworn to and subscribed the annexed affidavits a Resident of the Town of Cornwall in the County aforesaid aged seventy four years who having been first duly sworn in open court doth depose and say that the facts set forth in the annexed affidavits to which his name is subscribed are true and also saith that Nathaniel Sackett the Clergyman who swore to and subscribed the annexed certificate is now absent in the Western part of this State and that his attendance before this Court at this term cannot be procured -
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the in- terrogatories prescribed by the Secretary of War that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and the Court further certi- fies that it also appears to them that Nathaniel Sackett who has signed the annexed Certificate is a Respectable Clergyman and was at the time of sign- ing and swearing to the same a Resi- dent of the Town of Cornwall aforesaid and that James B. Adams who also signed

and swore to the same was at the date of said certificate a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid residing in the said Town of Cornwall and a credible person and that their state- ment is entitled to full credit and the said Court also certifies that it satis- factorily appears to them that the said Nathaniel Suchett is absent from the County aforesaid and that his attendance at this Court and also the attendance of the said James O'Adams Esquire could not be procured without great trouble and expense In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10 th day of February 1834 -
Asa Dunning Clerk

State of Pennsylvania Dauphin County
On the 10 day of February
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight- hundred and fourty  three personally appeared before Gilbert Ogden Fowler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dauphin (it being a Court of Record) Henry Baender aged seventy three years Resident of the Town of Cornwall 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 passed June 7th 1852 -
That he entered the service of the Unit- ed States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
In the year 1876 Deponent belonged to a company of Artillery of which Christian Baen- der of the Town of Cornwall County and State aforesaid was Captain one Rowes first and one Smith Second Lieutenant Gilbert Erick was Ensign and Stephen Putodsky Sergeant Colonel Woodhull commanded the Regiment to which said company belonged In the year last aforesaid some time in the Winter about the time the Battle of Wauhatchie a detachment of said company of which I was then was ordered to Rappahannock in the State of Virginia we remained there some time and were then ordered to Washington From there we marched to Wauhatchie in the State last a- foresaid and arrived there shortly after the Battle which had left that place with Sledge which we had seized We got a flag of truce and returned to Washington I was engaged in this detach- ment which was commanded by Ensign Erick one month according to the best of my know- ledge and being Colonel the Baender Regiment

a part thereof was there at the same time In the next Spring thereafter I was in a detachment of said Company which was ordered to Pamapecos and served there about three months under the command of Captains Parsons, Tuttle and Shurton who commanded the Company of which said detachment was part alternately a part of Woodhull's Regiment of Militia exclusive and Company was there at the same time I next went with a detachment of said Com- pany to Fort Clinton and Montgomery in the Highlands on the North River and was there several times and at every alarm which were very frequent I served at Fort Montgomery in all two months under the Com- mand of Captain Tuttle and Lieutenant Smith. The day before Fort Montgomery was taken I was pressed with a team to draw Iron from Kingswood for the Cheneaux Depot. I was gone two days immediately after said Fort surrendered to the Enemy which was on the sixth day of October 1777. The whole Com- pany of Captain Dandridge was ordered to Con- well to watch the British Fleet and pre- vent them from landing. We were at Con- well when they passed up the river and re- mained there until after they had arrived at Fort Montgomery in all one month. Captain Dandridge commanded the Compa- ny at the place last mentioned John Wood whose affidavit is annexed belonged to said Company and served with it at that place the same length of time. In the Spring of the year 1778 I was drafted with a team of oxen to work on the fortifications at West Point & was there a week under the command of Captain Dandridge in the United States

and worked there one week under the command of United States officers in the United States service and was afterwards drafted with a detachment of said company on furlough duty to work on the fortifications at the place aforesaid and worked there at this time about one fortnight General Warner of the Militia was there at that time In the fall of the year 1778 I was one of a detachment of said company ordered into the three months service at Fishkill in Dutchess County This was the rendezvous appointed for the Militia and other troops with which General Washington intended to retake New York from the British Captain Vanderveer commanded said company at that place There were at that place at that time some Regiments of Continental troops but who commanded them Deponent cannot recollect Deponent served with said company at Fishkill aforesaid one month and were ordered to hold ourselves in readiness afterwards to march at one minutes warning I was afterwards ordered with a detachment to Muncin creek on the Indiana Frontier We stood guard at Duckers - It was a little before Muncin was burnt by the Indians but the present Deponent does not now recollect Deponent also saith that the company to which he belonged was bound to serve throughout the war and was divided into detachments which took their regular tours of duty Deponent always turned out when called and is sure that he

served oftener and longer than he now pre- cisely recollects and that the time he was in actual service is more than nine months —
And in answer to the Interrogatories spe- cially put to Deponent in pursuance of the Instructions from the War Office he saith that he was born in Cornwall aforesaid in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine that he has a Record of his age at home in said Town of Cornwall that he lived in said Town of Cornwall when called in actual ser- vice; has lived there ever since the re- volutionary war and lives there now that he cannot recollect the names of the Regular officers who were with the troops where he served nor does he recollect any Continental Regiment or Militia Regiments except those be- fore mentioned that he never received a written discharge that he is known to John Garfield and Roger Barton who served in the same company with him and also to Joseph Moncrief Es- quire of the Town of said Cornwall who has lived in the same neigh- hood with Deponent ever since the Revolutionary war and before the com- mencement thereof and has been ever since that period intimately acquainted with this Deponent and whose affida- vit together with the affidavits of the said John Garfield and Roger Barton are herewith annexed
He hereby relinquishes every claim

whatsoever to a pension or annuity ex- cept the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed & Henry P. Dwyer This 13 th day of February 1834 before me
Asa Dunning Clerk Gilbert Agden (Povler one of the judges) of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County.
Orange County ss - And the said Henry P. Dwyer further saith that by reason of Great Deafness to which he has been for many years sub- ject it is very difficult for him to hear and almost impossible for him to transact business in a large assembly or where a mul- titude of People are assembled to- gether
Sworn to and subscribed this 13 th day of February 1834 before me Henry P. Dwyer Gilbert Agden (Povler one of the judges) of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County.
Asa Dunning Clerk

I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange aforesaid do hereby certify that Gilbert Ogden Fowler before whom the annexed affidavits of Henry Vanderveer the annexed affidavits of John Canfield Boice Isaac Tom and Joseph Morrill Westphalen & Isaac Morrill and the annexed certificate of Nathaniel Packer and James J Adams were respectively sworn to and subscribed and who signed the annexed certificate as aforesaid and was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Orange at the respective times when said affidavits and certificate bear date and that the name of Gilbert Ogden Fowler signed to said affidavits and certificate respectively is the proper hand writing of said Judge
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Fourth day of March 1833 —
Asa Dunning Clerk
Henry Vanderveer

State of New York } Personally appeared before Orange County ss } me James A. Adams one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County John Wood to me Known Who being duly sworn doth Depose and say That he was acquaint- -ed with Henry Vandergrer in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he was then in the service of the United States as a soldier in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Christopher Vandergrer that he served in said company at the time the British came up the Hudson and took Fort Montgomery and Switzer this dep- osant saith not.
Sworn and subscribed Before me this 16th day of February 1833
James A. Adams Justice of the Peace John Wood
2 State of New York } Personally appeared before me James Orange County ss } A. Adams one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County John Woodman to me Known Who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was acquainted with Henry Vandergrer in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he was then in the service of the United States as a soldier in the Militia in the spring of said year he was down on the Jersey 2 ... commanded by Captain ...
I Asa Dunning Clerk of Orange County do hereby Certify that on the sixth day of September 1833 the within named James A. Adams who subscribed the within certificate was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Orange and that his name subscribed thereto is his signature In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 24th day of Sep- tember 1833 —
Asa Dunning Clerk

State of New York } Personally Appeared before Orange County ss } me James O. Adams one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County John Wood to me Known Who being duly sworn doth Depose and say That he was acquaint- -ted with Henry Vanduzer in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he was then in the service of the United States as a soldier in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Christopher Vanduzer that he served in said company at the time the British came up the Hudson and took Fortmontgomery and further this dep- osant saith not.
Sworn and subscribed Before me this 6 th day of February 1833
James O. Adams Justice of the Peace (John Wood)
State of New York } Personally Appeared before me James Orange County ss } O. Adams one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Abner Coleman to me Known Who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was acquainted with Henry Vanduzer in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and that he was then in the service of the United States as a soldier in the Militia in the spring of said year he was down on the Jersey Lines in a company commanded by Captain Parson and Captain Minthorn at different times in succession for the term of three months and during the summer or fall of said year said Vanduzer in the service at Fortmontgomery and further this Deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed before me Abner Coleman this 7 th day of February 1833
James O. Adams Justice of the Peace
State of New York } Orange County ss. I certify that the above John Wood and Abner Coleman Whose affidavits were taken before me are Intelligent Witnesses and entitled to full credit James O. Adams Justice Cornwall September 6. 1833

I Asa Dunning Clerk of Orange County do hereby certify that on the sixth day of September 1833 the within named James Adams who subscribed the within certificate was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Orange & that his name subscribed thereto is his signature In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 24 th day of September 1833 —
Asa Dunning Clerk
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that James P Adams before whom the within affidavits of John Wood & Abner Coleman were sworn and subscribed was at the time when said affidavits were respectively sworn and subscribed a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Orange and that the name of James P Adams subscribed to said affidavits is the proper handwriting of said Justice.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4 th day of March 1833
Asa Dunning Clerk
I Gilbert Ogden Fowler First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the character of John Wood & Abner Coleman who swore to the preceding affidavits and that in my opinion they are credible witnesses. Dated September 12 th 1833. — Gilbert Ogden Fowler First Judge of Orange County.

State of New York Orange County } ss
Personally appeared before me Gilbert Ogden Fowler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange aforesaid John Campbell Roger Burton & Joseph Morrel Esquire to me personally known to be credible witnesses who having been by me first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say each one for himself respectively and first the said John Campbell and the said Roger Burton say that they respectively served in the Company of Christian Vanderveer in the Revolutionary War together with Henry Vanderveer who swears and subscribes the annexed affidavit and the said John and Roger also say that they have heard the annexed affidavit read and to which the said Henrys name is subscribed as aforesaid and that the said Henrys affidavit so far as relates to his services in the revolutionary war is true and the said Joseph Morrel for himself saith that he is well acquainted with Henry Vanderveer in the annexed affidavit named that he has been acquainted with him from some time previous to the revolutionary war to the present time that the said Henry Vanderveer is a Brother in Law of this Deponent and Deponent has often heard and verily believes the said Henry said

served in the Revolutionary War as stated in his said affidavit & further Deponants say not  Sworn to and subscribed John X Canfield Mark Roger Barton  The sixteenth day of February 1833 before me Gilbert Ogden Fowler, One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County.
I Gilbert Ogden Fowler First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County do certify that I am personally acquainted with John Canfield Roger Barton & Joseph Morrell Esqrs who swore to and subscribed the preceding affidavit and that they are respectively credible witnesses Dated September twelfth 1833 Gilbert Ogden Fowler First Judge of Orange County

State of New York Orange County 7/8
Joseph Morel & Walter
base being duly sworn depose and say That they are respectively personally acquainted with Henry Burdwan whose affidavit is herunto annexed & that he is a man of the first re- spectability and a credible witness and the said Joseph saith that he has often heard that the said Hen- ry served as a private in the New hationary war and verily believes that the statement of the said Hen- ry relative to his services in said war  war is strictly true
Sworn to and subscribed - Joseph Morel The day and year aforesaid before me Gilbert Osgood (Prothonotary) of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas } Walter Base in and for Orange County
I Gilbert Osgood Fowler First Judge of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for Orange County do hereby certify That I am personally acquainted with Joseph Mor- el and Walter Base who swore to the preceding affidavit and that they are respectively Credible Witnesses as dated September 12 th 1833.
} Gilbert Osgood (Prothonotary) First Judge of Orange County.

I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County do hereby certify that on the twelfth day of September 1833. Gilbert Ogden Fowler was First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that the preceding certificates signed by him and purporting to certify to the credibility of John Wood & above called man as witnesses and also to the credibility of John Canfield Roger Burton and Joseph Morrill Esquire and also to the credibility of Joseph Morrill and Walter Case all which certificates are dated on the twelfth day of September 1833 - are his genuine signatures
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set signed my name and affixed my official seal this 24 th day of September 1833
Asa Dunning Clerk
Henry L. ...

Mary E. Dancer
23277
72250 Minnow Pink

We Nathaniel Sackett a clergyman residing in the Town of Cornwall afore said and James O. Adams of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Vanderzee who subscribed and swore to the above de- claration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Sworn to and subscribed & The day and year afore } Nathaniel Sackett said, — before me } James O. Adams } G. H. Fowler Fowler one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County.
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after further the interrogatories present- ed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and I further certify that it appears to me that Nathaniel Sackett who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Cornwall County and State aforesaid and that James O. Adams who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town and County aforesaid and is a credible per- son and that their statement is entitled to credit and I also certify that the above named Henry Vanderzee is deaf and cannot hear without great difficulty particularly in a crowded assembly as in a

been made manifest to me the said Judge inasmuch that it would be almost im- possible to make him understand the pro- ceedings of said Court and a further testi- fy that said discharge has been of long continuance and will probably con- tinue during the life of the said ap- plicant. Abiah Ogden (lawler) one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Orange County.
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Abiah Dunning for a pension
In Testimony Whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of March 1833
Asa Dunning Clerk

State of New York & Orange County } p -
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orange aforesaid Hen- ry Vanderveer to me personally known to be a respectable man and credible Witness and on his oath saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positive- ly as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollec- tion he served not less than the peri- ods mentioned below and in the following order. In the winter of the year 1776 I served one month as a private in the Compa- ny commanded by Captain Christian Van- 4 clure of Woodhull's Regiment at Ramapo Pychannus and Hackensack in the State of New Jersey In the Spring of the same year I served with a detachment of said Company under the command of Captain Parsons Fitch and Nathan (who com- manded turn about in succession) three months at Ramapo Detachment moved afterwards at forts Clinton and Mont- gomery at different times in all two months under the command of Cap- tain Fitch and Lieutenant Smith In the month of October and November 1777 I served with said Company at Cornwall one month under the com- mand of the said Captain Vanderveer In the Spring of the year 1778 I worked on the fortifications at West Point with

a detachment of said company one fortnight under General Warner the En- gineer - In the fall of the year 1778 I was ordered with a detachment of said company into the three months service at Fishkill under Captain Brandegee aforesaid Deponent served at Fishkill aforesaid one month & was after that required to hold himself in readiness to march when called on at any time during the said term - A little before Middletown burned by the Indians I served with a detachment of said company at Duckens on the Indian frontier one week as near as Deponent can rec- lect & further saith that the whole time he served as aforesaid was ea- qual to nine months and forty days service I claim a pension and De- ponent further saith that he does not know of any other proof of his ser- vices within his power than the af- fodavits herunto annexed
Sworn to and subscribed by Henry Spence this 10 th day of February September 1832
before me Ward M. Folley Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orange Asa Dunning Clerk
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for the County of Orange do hereby certify that on the fifth day of Septem-

ber 1833 Ward M Gwyle whose name is sub- scribed to the preceding affidavit was a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and that his name subscribed thereto is his signa- ture
In Testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and set my official Seal this fifth day of Septem- ber 1833 — A La Dunning Clerk

1 11 11 11 State of New-York 3 personally appeared before me Orange County — John McFarland one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Orange Henry Wood of the Town of Monroe aged twenty four years who being by me duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Henry Van Dyke that is now present and may well recollect and knows that he served in the Revolutionary War with him that he served some time with him on or near the line between this State of New- York & New-Jersey near bridge Suffern in the year 1778 & but does not at this time recollect how long he served the Officer that they then served under was Capt. Jonathan Judkins and Capt. Pierson and some other Officers I think I believe that we served at that place full three months and further saith not Sworn and Subscribed this 3 day of September 1833 Henry Henry Wood John McFarland Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Henry Wood the above deponent and that his character as to truth and veracity is good — John McFarland Justice of the Peace
I also Sussie Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange do hereby Certify that on the third day of September 1833 John McFarland whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit was a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and that his name subscribed thereto is his signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto

23277 Henry Van Ruzer 23277
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This paper necessarily becomes a part of the papers. It is in the case, and should in every instance, be returned with them; the contrary course would prove negligence on the part of agents
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Nov: 30. 1883
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 subjuncted 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 Henry Van Ruzer, Cornwall NY
   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.     1776 Winter Militia 3 1 Priv. Cap. Ch. Vanduzer Col Woodhull 73 Ys. John Canfield and Roger Burten Depose before Judge Fowler, that they served in same Comp. with declarant, and believe his statement to be true. duly certified by S. Judge to be credible   1777 Spring 3 " Capt. Parsons, Tuthill and Minthorn Col Woodhull Henry Wood also proves about 3 Mo. service - Traditionary by several   Reperiod 2 3 " Capt. Tuthill and Vanduzer.   1778 Spring Drafted with 4th team. and afterwards, drafted to work on fortifi- cation. 7 21 " No. Officers named.   1778 Fall 1 Cap. Vanduzer Farm of Cornwall N.Y.   Period not recalled but just before the planning of Minisink 3 1 week No term mentioned in Amendment  
about the time the British left Hackensack 2 But. States that Fort Montgomery surrendered to the enemy on 6 Oct. 1777, which was during this term.
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 _____
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 _____ 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 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 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
+ The reason given is insufficient

April 23, 1938
Henry Vanduzer S. 19492 BA-J/AWF
Mr. L. B. Russell Comanche, Route 2 Texas
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Hendrick VanDeusen, soldier of the Revolutionary War, from Salisbury, Connecticut, later moved to the State of New York.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.19492, based on the military service of Henry Vanduzer in the Revolutionary War. This is the record of the only Henry Vanduzer, and any spelling of the name, found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Henry Vanduzer was born in the year 1759 in Cornwall, Orange County, New York. The names of his parents were not designated.
While residing in Cornwall, New York, Henry Vanduzer enlisted in the year 1776, served as a private at various times with the New York troops, under Captains Christian Vanduzer, Pierson, Jonathan Tuthill, Menthorne, and Colonel Woodhull; he was on frequent alarms, was stationed at Forts Clinton and Montgomery, and worked on the fortifications at West Point, length of service nine months.
He was allowed pension on his application

executed February 3, 1833, at which time he was living in Cornwall, New York, where he had lived always.
The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to wife or children of the soldier, Henry Vanduzer, nor was it stated that the Captain Christian Vanduzer under whom he served was a relative.
In 1833 Joseph Morrell of Orange County, New York, stated that he was the soldier's brother-in-law.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the following data:
Henry Vanduzer Certificate # 34873 Issued March 17, 1834 Rate $30.77 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

19492
3-068.
Bureau of Pensions.
Henry Van Buren
July 10, 1834 - 73
Cornwall N.Y.
76 Cornwall N.Y. Capt Chr. Vanduzer Cul Woodhull Pvt - 1 m
Sep. 77 Capt. Parsons Cul - D-v Pvt 3 m
— Capt Tuthill Cul Pvt - 3 m
Sep 78 — Pvt. 28 d
Aug 78 Capt Van Buren Pvt 1 m
No Rank
Nov 1759, Cornwall Reg.

19492 INVALID.
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File No. 19,492
Henry Vanduzer Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 432
[Arrangement of 1870.]

March 28, 1905 - visit to Florence Van Duzee White Plains, N.Y.
18 - April 23 - visit to G.B. Russell

14 North Broadway White Plains, N.Y. Feb. 20-1905—
Commissioner of Pensions; Washington, D.C. Sir—
Can you give me any information concerning Henry Van Duzer, who served in the Revolutionary war, in the capacity of private in Orange Co. Militia (Bounty Rights) First Regiment?
Sincerely
Horace Van Duzer 14 North Broadway White Plains New York

L. B. RUSSELL LAND LAWYER AND GENEALOGIST ROUTE 2 COMANCHE, TEXAS
April 11/38
Peterans Administration Washington D. C.
Does your only record show any account of Hendrick Van Deusen's service in the Revolution, as a member of Van Vloten's Regt. Official Memoranda in the A. G. O. at Washington show - or indicate - his service, but nothing positive in detail except as stated here.
I would like very much to get the details of his service. He lived in Salisbury, Conn. and died there, as administration on his Estate shows - No, I'm too fast. He had property there, but I have not found any administration, and he probably moved to N.Y. from Salisbury before the Revolution.
Courteously
L. B. Russell
Maybe Salisbury was a part of N.Y.?