Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,972, Peter Young, New York

SERVICE
New York
Young, Peter
NUMBER _____
12. 11. 972
CONTENTS

11.972
P. O. _____
Peter Young
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: List of rejected claims printed in 1852, shows cause
Re-enlisted: of rejection as follows: "He did not serve in any regularly organized corps."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

208 W 35,040
Peter Young
N.Y.
act 7 June '32
119 72
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In Order to Obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress of the seventh of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two — state of New York
Montgomery County ss On this twenty fifth day of March A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and thirty nine Personally appeared before the Court of General Sessions of the peace in & for the County of Montgomery aforesaid Peter Young of Canajoharie in said County aged seventy seven or seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law & oth on his oath Make the following Declaration in Order to Obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 th One thousand Eight hundred and thirty two & the several acts passed subsequent thereto. That he entered the service of the United States at the age of Sixteen in the year 1777 or 1778 this Applicant cannot recollect which in the spring of the year at the time the snow went off. Under Captain Mathias Shultys who is now dead & served under him for three summer seasons from the time the snow went off till it fell again in the winter being about nine months each year. The service was performed at a fort in the town of Bern County of Albany guarding against the Indians British stories the said applicant says that he does not remember any other commissioned officer belonging to said Company Besides Captain Shultys. The name of the Sergeant who relieved guard was John Warner who lately resided in the County of Albany but is now dead. John Saddlemyre of Bern & John Jacob Shultys of Knapp in the county of Albany were privates in said Company & served with applicant. The Applicant states that he was engaged in action during said time of service was out on the scouting party which brought in the Dick family who were murdered & scalped by the Indians Applicant was once afterwards drafted into the Militia but did not serve but 2 or three days The said first named three first terms of service was in the Militia The Applicant further states that he has no written or documentary evidence in his possession in relation to his service nor does he know whether there is any to be had. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present she declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state or territory in the United States or elsewhere Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
in Open Court—
A. J. Conner Clerk
Peter his X Young mark

Total Out $1.18
Paid
7777 Broadway

The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Living & Military Services &c. Continued from Book IV o I.
   To whom given     1781 Nov r 30 4619 Peter Young Sub ts 22 8 —   1781 Dec r 31 4692 " " " 4 — —   1782 Dec r 31 7382 " " Private 21 19 1  
The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Living & Military Services &c. Continued from Book IV o II.
To whom given
   1780 July 5 11315 Peter Young Sub ts 11 14 8  
State of New York Comptroller's Office Albany Feb y 13. 1840
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Books 2 & 4 now remaining in this Office, and also that it appears from the same Books that the said Young served the 1 st F t erry above named, under Capt s Laurens Foot & the 3 under Capt. Peter B. Lawrence, Capt. Guy Young or or Capt. Joel Gillett & the 4 under Capt s Adam Lipe, & that on the 30 th Nov. 1780. Lieut. Penning was a Col. Comd t & that on the 26. Dec r 1781. Maj r Webster was a Col. & that on the 31 st Dec r 1782. Major Willett was a Col. Comd t
John Locke Comptroller

Sir
Pay to Peter Young's order
Please to deliver Mr. Abraham Van Eyck on his order all the pay due to me for my services in Col. Maury Willett's Regiment of N. York Levies in the Year 1781. This receipt will be your sufficient discharge for the same.
To Col. M. Willett or person appointed to settle the same.
Peter Young Junr.
Albany Nov. 1.
(Endorsed) Received New York 21 st Oct r 1784 of Col. Maury Willett, the sum of Twenty six pounds 8/ on the within order.
£ 26. 8. 0
Ab. Van Eyck
State of New York } Comptroller's Office } Albany Feby 14 th 1840 }
I hereby Certify the above to be a true Copy of an Original paper on file in this Office.
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Bathsheba Comptroller
This Certifies that Peter Youngs, Supint d of a Chap in Col. Rich- ey's Reg t of Militia, has this day delivered and assigned before me an attested Copy of a Receipt, duly attested to show for said Chap in the Levies under the Command of Col. Willett till the first day of January next unless sooner discharged. Fort Plain 1 May 1782. Hans French S y Master Master.
State of New York } Comptroller's Office } Albany Feby 17 th 1840 }
I hereby Certify the above to be a true

Copy of an original paper now on file in this Office.
M c W ay Dept Comptroller

W Peter Young
NY
Rejected
See let Peter Wetmore
May 15, 1840.
Act 7. June 32

Canajoharie Feb. 24, 1840
Feb. 29, 1840
24

free
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington D. C.

Conway Me Feb. 24, 1840
Hon. John L. Edwards Comr. of Pensions - }
Sir Enclosed I send you the Application of Peter Young for a pension under the Act of June 1832 & the Comptroller's certificate I should have forwarded them before had he been able to raise the money to pay some expenses necessarily attending his Application & procuring the enclosed Certificates but which I have at last paid myself.
The papers go to show a sufficient amount of service to entitle him to full pay - please examine the papers & report to me the result
I am very respectfully Yours
Pythagoras Weston