Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11655, Samuel Vader, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Vader, Samuel Veder
S. 11655
CONTENTS
carded

New (20.535) York Samuel Nader of Schoharie in the State of N. York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Gamine of the Regt. commanded by Col. Founteroot in the N. York line for Full Term .
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 80 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831,
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Feb. 1833 and Dutton Lt. Kingston
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $ 2 00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 40 $ 2 40
Recorded by J. C. Steele Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 84  Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Duplicate certificate opened 28 Apr 34 and sent to J. W. Fairfield, Hudson N.Y.

Samuel Valero pension app n
No. 303
Da. Bolls - 3rd Regt
9 June 77 3 years disch d 9 June '80
admed
24 mo. peri
80 $
Staunton
Hudson
N.Y.
Clemens
H.
Simpson

State of New York
Columbia County } On this 14 th day of June A.D. 1832. personally appeared before the justices of the peace Court of the City of Hudson in said County in open Court Now Sitting, Samuel Baker a resident of the town of Livingston in said County aged seventy four years of age who being first duly sworn doth 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 1832
That the only Record of his age is recollection & tradition. That he was born in the town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County - in December of the year 1758 - he thinks - perhaps some year earlier That he was soon put an apprentice to a man in Clermont in Columbia County, where he resided till the Revolution That the first part of June in the year 1775 he enlisted in the army of the United States for three years That he enlisted in the Company of Abraham Swartout Captain. Lieutenant Saml Staats, & ensign Phillip Corrine. They marched via Albany to Fort Stanwix & were there joined to the Regular troops stationed there in the Regiment of Col. Peter Gansevoort, & Brigade of General Fisher. That Capt Swartout left the command soon after arriving there, & Capt. Aaron Austin took the command - This was a company of "light Infantry" He was there when the British Officers were introduced into the said Fort, blindfolded & was in the battle which followed - He was also with General Sullivan in his excursion among the Indians up the River Susquehanna - that the troops wintered in New Jersey, & in the Spring they came to Albany & there he was discharged, after a service of three full years - He received a written discharge, which he has lost - He was in the skirmish with the Indians when the village & corn was burnt
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present - & he declares that his name is not on the pension

of any agency in any State - And this applicant further says, (on the suggestion of said Court that Sullivan's expedition was in 1779 & that he may be & probably is mistaken as to the time of commencing his said service - but that he served three full years in the line of Regular troops, which service terminated with the Sullivan expedition -
Sworn to & subscribed the } Samuel his  s Vader day & year aforesaid } mark
J D Parker Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states
I John D Parker Clerk of said Court do certify that the above contains the original pro- ceedings before said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Vader for a pension Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 14th day of June A.D. 1885.
J D Parker Clerk

Reving
11655 INVALID.
File No. 11,655-
Samuel Vader Prior Beer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 898
[Arrangement of 1870.]

April 12. Saml Veeder-
affidavit of Saml Veeder of New York.
J. A. Schuch. Compt of Pensions Washington D. C.

Hon. J. L. Edwards, Your letter of March 20. -34 in which you say that a Certificate for Saml Vreden was forwarded to the Claimant Sept 19 th -33. has been recd. per Mr Vandenpool — Mr Vreden having learned this fact, & that his certificate had been returned to you, has made the inclosed affidavit & power of atty & wishes that his certificate should be forwarded to me. if it has not already been sent to Genl. T. M. Brock.
Hudson April 8. 1834.
Very Respectfully yrs &c
J. W. Fairfield

State of New York
Columbia County
Samuel Veder of said County being duly sworn says he is the identical Samuel Veder who in June of 1883 made application for a pension that during the last fall & winter he resided with a relative in the town of Tunkhanick in said County - That he had understood from the Post Master of the town of Livingston that a certificate has been forwarded to the Livingston Post Office for this deponent & no one calling for it, was returned to the Commissioners of Pensions at Washington That this Deponent was sick during last fall & winter & was never informed of there being any letter for him at the Livingston Post office - And he more over expected that his agents at Hudson would receive all communications for this Deponent.
Sworn before me this 7th day of April 1884
Nathan Chamberlin Justice of the peace
Sam l  Veder mark
State of New York
Columbia County
I hereby appoint J. M. Fairfield of the city of Hudson my attorney to transact all business for me in relation to my pension.
In presence of Nathan Chamberlin
Sam l  Veder mark
I hereby certify that Samuel Veder who executed the above affidavit & power of attorney before me made his mark on account of his being illiterate and never having learned to write as he states - April 7 th 1884
Nathan Chamberlin Justice

Columbia County ss I Joseph D. Monell clerk of said County do certify that Nathan Chamberlain before whom the foregoing affidavit & known of all the purports to have been taken, was at the date then of a justice of the Peace in & for said County that I am acquainted with his handwriting & be- lieve his name subscribed to said affidavit & power to be his genuine signature Witness my hand & seal of Office this 8th day of April A.D. 1834
J. D. Monell
Clerk