Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,900, for John Mc Intosh, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
McIntosh, John
S 13900
CONTENTS
Carded

20845 New York John McIntosh
of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a Sergt. &c. in the Conn. commanded by Captain Fisher of the Regt. commanded by Col. Graham in the New York line for 9 months, 10 days, 24 hours
$45. 34.33 $79.33
740
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 79 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Oct. 1833 and sent to G. H. Gates Schenectady
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $198.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1st Mo. 39.66 $237.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by John McIntosh Clerk Book E. Vol. 4, Page 69.

19647
John M c Intosh Schenectady City New York
Look for Bill of Exchange
Admitted Private 10 mo 29 days Surgeon 9 " 19. 2 exp. days
57 37 99 20.32 158 66 39.00 198 53
Giles H. Yates Schenectady New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 24 1833
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 subjoiined 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 John McIntosh Schenectady Co. N.Y.
   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.     1776 7 Capt. Fish Col. Schouholder 74 Nid Ray Traditional   1780 4 pr. Capt. Lam Col. Gra- Schoharie New- Albany   1781 9 Sergt. Sergt. Capt. Livingston ham- York County,   1 8 inals   6 9   3 42   4 -   2 -   19 9   x 6 9 mty  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 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 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 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 place- 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.
[t] 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.
R. Newman

State of New York County of Schenectady, S 38.
John Mc Intosh a resident of the town of Glenville in said County being duly saith, that he is the identical applicant for a pension who has subscribed to the declaration hereunto annexed, that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot specify all the officers under whom he served nor the length of time he served more particularly than he has done in said declaration. This depo- nent now recollects the names of a few officers in addition to those stated in said declaration, which names with the length of each tour of service in which he engaged as near as he can recollect are as follows.
In the year 1776 for three weeks at Halfmoon Point under Captain Stanning Fisher as stated in said declaration. The names of the other officers under whom he served in this tour he cannot recollect other than those stated in said decla- ration -
In the spring of the year 1777 more than twenty one days with a detachment of men under Colonel Warner. On this occasion he marched to Jessup's patent. The other officers who served with him in this tour he cannot remember - In the northern campaign which eventuated in the capture of Burgoyne, he served under the officers of Stanning Fisher's company a forward for the term of two months.
In the year 1778, he served under the

officers of said Regiment of James or Jacobus Van Schoonhoven at Lake George, for a term not less than fourteen days.
In the fall of the year 1778, he marched with a detachment of militia to Cherry Valley. In this term he was on duty, at least fourteen days - the names of his officers were Capt. White Henry Bantuskens Van Vranken
Under Colonel Gordon he served for two weeks at German Flatts - he thence marched to Fort Plank - thence to Johnstown, & thence to Stone Arabia under General Herk Brock all in one engagement. In which engagement this regiment served in the whole for a period exceeding thirty days. The officers under whom he served in addition to those before named were Capt. Hicks Ensign Mans Van Vranken Lieutenant William Waldron
He served at Ballston in the fall of the year 1780 for a term exceeding seven days under officers whose names were Captain White Lieut. White Ensign Mans Van Vranken
He served for one month in the garrison at the Mohawkian forts under officers whose names he does not remember other than those named in said declaration
He has served in several scouting parties round Saratoga Lake & places beyond Fort Edward - the particular occasions of which he cannot specify but is certain he served in these expeditions in the whole for a term exceeding fifteen days. His officers in these expe-

ditions were Capt. Stenturgh & Van Der Bergh & Lieu- tenant Samuel Ten Broeck
In the month of July 1780, this Depo- nent enlisted for the term of four months in Captain Lansing's Company of State Troops in Colonel Morris Graham's Regiment, & served out said four months at the places specified in said declaration.
In the Spring of the year 1781, he served pursuant to an enlistment for the term of nine months in Captain Livingston's Company of State Troops in the last named Regiment, as set forth in said declaration.
While this Deponent was in the companies of Captains Lansing & Livingston aforesaid he served for the term of nine months as an orderly sergeant , for which he claims a pen- sion, and he also claims a pension for his ser- vices as a private for a term as herein before set forth extending in the whole months.
Subscribed & sworn to before me John H. McIntosh this 2 nd day of June 1833, before me
Philip N. Hook Justice of the Peace

County of Schenectady ss I, John S. Woo- man clerk of said County do hereby certify that Philip W. Groot before whom the foregoing Deposition of John McIntosh has been taken was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in for said County that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe the signature to the jurata of said affidavit purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this 1 st July 1833
John S. Wooman. Clerk

19647 John McIntosh applicant for a pension
At Supt 9 mo Pm 10.00 days
Application N o 56 to the care of Giles F. Yates Schenectady N.Y.

State of New York County of Schenectady, ss.
On this twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in and for said County now sitting John McIntosh a resident of the town — of Glenville in said County & State, aged upwards of seventy four 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
He was born in Plymouth, England in the Kingdom of Great Britain in — on the fourteenth day of June 1758. He has no record of his age except that contained in his family Bible —
When called into the service of the United States in the army of the revolution, he was living in the town of Niskayuna in the then County of Albany and since the revolutionary war he has lived in the said town of Niskayuna until last fall, when he removed to the town of Glenville & he now lives in the town — of Glenville — aforesaid
He entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
In the spring of the year 1776, he was enrolled in Captain Vanning Fisher's Company of militia in James Van Schoonhoven's Regiment. His other Company officers were Nicholas J. Van Vranken and John Van Vranken Lieutenants & Maus Van Vranken Ensign
In the latter part of this year (as he thinks) he was ordered out with a detachment of militia

21 guarded the military stores at Half moon point for the term of three weeks & more. In the spring of the year 1777, he served between three and four weeks in a detachment consisting of more than 300 men under Colonel Warner. In this expedition he marched to Jessup's Patent in pursuit of Tories who rendezvoused there.
2 mo 1.12 3.12 In the fall of the year 1777, when Burgoyne was captured, he was drafted & served with his company for the term of two months in that Northern Campaign.
22 In the year 1778 about harvest time he was out with his Regiment to Lake George by order of Governor Clinton, to intercept a party of Tories & rescue some American prisoners; but not understanding the navigation of said Lake sufficiently, well, this expedition failed. He served in this expedition about twenty-two days.
14 In the fall of the year last named he marched to Cherry Valley with a detachment of militia, and was absent in this tour about fourteen days.
14 While a member of said Company of militia, he was ordered out under Col. Gordon & served for two weeks at German Flatts, thence marched to Fort Plank as it was reported the Indians had made an attack in that quarter; thence to Johnstown for the term of two weeks, thence to Stone Arabia under General Herkblock all under one engagement. He was also drafted to go to Ballston when it was destroyed by the enemy in the fall

under General Herk Brock all under one engagement. He was also drafted to go to the Ballston when it was destroyed by the enemy in the fall of 1780. served in this tour one week. also marched to the Schoharie forts & remained there on duty for the term of one month. He has also been out in several scouting parties round Saratoga lake & places beyond fort Edward in search of Tories who carried intelligence to the enemy. The whole period of his services in the militia therefore, counting only that time when he was out in distant expeditions exceeded seven months.
mc data 4 mo In the month of July 1780, he enlisted for the term of four months in Captain Lansing's Company of State Troops in Colonel Morris Graham's Regiment. Ellis A. Fonda was his Lieutenant in this Company. He served out said term of four months & was discharged. In this engagement he marched to West Point. Dobbs' ferry, Stony Point, Haverstraw, Fort Lee & thence to Albany. Part of his Regiment then went up the Mohawk river, the rest to Fort Edward. He belonged to the division that was ordered to the west. He marched to Schoharie, saw it destroyed by Sir John Johnson & his army, pursued him & marched to Fort Hunter. In the spring of the year 1781, he enlisted & served for the term of nine months in Captain Abraham Livingston's Company in the last named Regiment and served during said nine months at Fort Plank Plank & Ballston & Saratoga.
He was discharged from this last service on the 20 th December 1781. This discharge was signed by Major Fink, which is now lost.
The battles & skirmishes in which he engaged were as follows. He was in the encounter had with a British Brig near Tappan in 1780, was in a battle at Schoharie when Sir Johnson made an incursion in that quarter.

In the claimant while in the companies of Cap- tains Lansing & Livingston aforesaid was an or- derly sergeant for the term of nine months
THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz: Charles Willett, Jelles A. Stevens &
He never received any written discharge from the service.
He has no other documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit Adam Van Riper & James W. Riley
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year first aforesaid
John S. Voorhies Clerk.
his John McIntosh mark
State of New York County of Schenectady, ss.
On this seventeenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. Personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now sitting, Christopher Ward a resident of the City of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady who being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that he was in the time of the revolutionary war It is now well acquainted with John McIntosh who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration, that this Deponent was a private in Captain Mc Gee's Company of State troops in Colonel Morris Graham's Regiment from the month

Gee's Company of State troops in Colonel Morris Graham's Regiment from the month
of July until the close of the month of October One thousand, seven hundred & Eighty - that he knew said John McIn- toosh was a private in said Regiment & served in the same for the term of at least four months - this Deponent has no distinct recollection as to the Company in which said John served - he remembers to have perform- ed garrison duty with said John McIn- toosh at West Point  Upper  Albany  Palmyra  and West Point  and West Point  Not see Dobbs' ferry & other places in said declaration mentioned - and while at Dobbs' ferry aforesaid they were together in an encounter with a British Brig -
Chas S. Ward
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court this 17th day of Oct 1832 John S. Woodman Clerk
personally appeared John McIntoosh

17 me date I, Ellis A. Fonda, of the City of Schenectady, late a Lieutenant & Adjutant in Colonel Marinus Willett's Regiment of State troops in the army of the Revolution, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Mackintosh of the town of Glenville in the County of Schenectady, an applicant for a pension under the act of 7 th June 1832, that said John Mackintosh enlisted in the summer of the year 1780, in Captain Lansing's Company of State Troops in which I was Lieutenant, and served therein for the term of four months. That during his said service of four months, he marched to Westpoint, Stony-point, to Dobbs ferry, Albany, and Fort Arnold. That said John Mackintosh again enlisted in said Regiment in Captain Abraham Livingston's Company in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one and served therein for the term of nine months, during which period of nine months he performed military duty at Fort Plain, Fort Plank and other western forts as in the declaration of said John Mackintosh set forth. and I do further certify that said John Mack-

intook was an orderly sergeant during the greater part of his service aforesaid in said Regiment, and was a true & faithful soldier during the whole of said terms of four months and nine months aforesaid.
Sworn & Subscribed this 27 th day of August 1832 before me James W. Ryley Judge of Schenectady county courts
Jellis A Fonda
And of the said James W. Ryley before whom the foregoing deposition of Jellis A. Fonda has been taken do hereby certify that said Jellis A. Fonda is reputed to be, and I hereby certify that he is a man of credibility & that his statements are entitled to credit. Witness my hand this 21 st day of April 1833.
James W. Ryley
John W. Wood County of Schenectady ss. John Woodman Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Christopher Ward, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing deposition in open court before me appeared to said Court & I hereby certify him to be a man of credibility, and I further certify that James W. Ryley was on the day he signed the above certificate one of the

Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Witness my hand & seal of office this 1 st July 1833.
John S. Wooman Clerk
WE Adam Van Kliefen , residing in the Town of Clifton Park in the county of Saratoga aforesaid and James V. Ryley residing in the city of Schenectady do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Mcintosh — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four 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. Adam Van Kliefen Subscribed and sworn the { day and year aforesaid { John S. Wooman Clerk. James V. Ryley
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 Adam V. Kliefen who has signed the above certificate is a resident of said town of Clifton Park in the vicinity of the place where said applicant resides, & that James V. Ryley who also signed the same, is a resident in the city aforesaid — and are both credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. John Wooman Clerk of said Court & County hereby certify that James V. Ryley before whom the preceding deposition of Gillis V. Ryley has been taken was on the day of the date thereof one of the Judges — Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county aforesaid Further I do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said — Court in the matter of the application of John Mcintosh — for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John S. Wooman Clerk.

Rev. War Section.
August 15, 1917.
Mr. A. P. McIntosh, Belfast, New York.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the third instant, you are advised that the papers in the claim of John McIntosh, Survivor's File No. 13,300 Rev. War, show that he was allowed pension on his application executed October 12, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Glenville, Schenectady County, New York.
He stated that he was born June 14, 1758, at Plymouth, England, and resided at Niskayuna, Albany County, New York, when he enlisted and served in the New York troops as follows.
Enrolled in the Spring, and was ordered out the latter part of 1776, Private in Captain Nanning Vissher's company, Colonel Jacobus Van Schoonhoven's regiment, and served three weeks.
Spring 1777, under Colonel Warner; over twenty-one days.
Drafted in the Fall 1777, in Captain Nanning Vissher's company; two months.
About harvest time 1778, in Colonel Jacobus Schoonhoven's regiment; fourteen days.
Fall 1778, under Captain White; fourteen days.
Under Captain Hicks and Colonel Gordon; over thirty days.
July, 1780, in Captain Lansing's company, Colonel Morris Graham's regiment; was in battle at Schoharie; served four mos. Drafted when Ballston was destroyed, fall 1780, under Captain White; over seven days.
1780; was in an encounter with British brig near Tappan.
In garrison at Schoharie forts; one month.
Under Captains Steenbergh and Vandenberg; over fifteen days.
Spring 1781, Captain Abraham Livingston's Company, Colonel Morris Graham's regiment, discharged December 20, 1781; nine months. While under Captains Lansing and Livingston he served as an Orderly-Sergeant for nine months.
The date of soldier's death is not shown, nor is there any family data on file in the claim.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Statement made from card catalogue which was reviewed by Chief of Section. f

✓ 13 900 INVALID.
Rev man
1917 Aug. 15. Hist. to me — A. P. McIntosh — P.
No. 13 900
John McIntosh Sergt Rev War
Act: Jesse 7th 32
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 245
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sub. to J. Hurd. 23 Nov. 38.
Am. Matthio 23 March 42
let to F. Dickson Aug. 19. 1843
" " " " Oct. 4. 1843
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Belfast N.Y. Aug 3rd, 1917
U.S. Pension Department
Washington
D.C.
Please give me Pension record of John McIntosh born at Plymouth Eng June 14th 1758 File No. 13,900 Rev. War Records. He is the one I want.
Very respectfully
Adolphus W. Schultz