Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22994, for Cornelius Sluyter, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Sluyter, Cornelius S. 22.994
CONTENTS

New York
5579
see letter to P. Agt. Jan. 7. 1835
Cornelius Sluyter
of Ulster in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Thomsake of the Regt. commanded by Col. Paul Duiz in the New York line for 20 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Feb. 1833 and per order of the Agt.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $ 99.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Mar. 33 33.33 $ 133.32
Nov. 27, 1832
from Agency Books { Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Jacob Stiles Clerk, Book D Vol. 5, Page 207

Cornelius Dwyer Declaration for pension
7783
J. Hadenleigh

WE, Isiah Dubois & Wilhelmus Kierstead  Chazy , residing in the town of New Paltz — in the County of Ulster — and State of New-York, and of the same town , hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Cornelius Sluyter — who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be eighty six — 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.
Adolfus First Judge Offm. Harsenburgh Judges Hon. A. Deyo John Janssen
Isiah Dubois Wilhelmus Kierstead
CERTIFICATE OF THE COURT.
The Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster — in the State of New-York, sitting this eleventh — day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two at the court-house in Kingston — in said County, do hereby declare their opinion, after 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 Isiah Dubois and Wilhelmus Kierstead who have  has signed the preceding certificate, in Chazy , residents in the town of New Paltz in the County aforesaid, and that they are credible who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Adolfus First Judge Offm. Harsenburgh Judges Hon. A. Deyo John Janssen
I, Jacob Snyder — Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Ulster — in the State of New-York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Cornelius Sluyter for a Pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this thirteenth day of September 1832
Jacob Snyder
York he was drafted at Dobbs Ferry to go to Canajoharie. It was in

State of New York County of Ulster
ss. On this eleventh day of September 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 of the County of Ulster aforesaid now sitting Cornelius Sluyter a resident of the town of New Paltz in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty six years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He served in the Militia of the State of New York the full term of five months in the Regiment commanded by Col Johannis Hardenbergh in the company commanded by John Hasbrouck. thinks it was in the year 1776 cannot recollect the month he entered this service. he was in no engagement. he resided when he entered this service in the town of Marbletown County & State aforesaid he enlisted in the service the above mentioned five months a volunteer he was stationed at the City of New York until early in the fall of said year when said City was abandoned by the Americans and taken by the British. he went thence in said service to White Plains. thence to Haverstraw at which Place he was discharged. he thinks by Gen Scott. he does not recollect he ever had a written discharge. He was born in the town of Marbletown aforesaid in 1746 and his age is recorded on the church record of said town. Cornelius Horn of the town of Hurley County & State aforesaid served with him said Sluyter in the said company during the above term is personally acquainted with him and knows he performed the full term of service above mentioned
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He served a volunteer in the Militia of the State aforesaid the full term of three months in the regiment commanded by Col Abbert Paeding in the company of Capt Moses Cantine. John Law of Kingston in Ulster Co aforesaid was Lieut. when on the way to New York he was drafted at Dobbs Ferry to go to Canajoharie. It was in
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The year 1780. A battle was fought at Canajoharie with the Indians. The Oneida's fought with the Americans against the enemy Indians. The enemy Indians & Royalists were commanded by St John or Sir John. Thinks a party of Tories was commanded by one Butler. An American officer whose name was Brown with most of his men was worsted in this battle resided in Marbletown aforesaid when he entered this service he was discharged from this service at Albany in the State of New York by Bensester. does not recollect he had any written discharge. That Benjamin A Krom who resides in Marbletown in the County of Ulster aforesaid served in the same company with him said Sluyter is personally acquainted with him & knows he performed the said service -
He served four months in the company of Capt Schoonmaker Thinks this was the same year Burgoyne was taken. he does not recollect to what regiment said company belonged. he resided in the town of Marbletown when he entered this service. he volunteered. he has no documentary evidence of this service (and knows of no person living) whose testimony he can procure who can testify to this service -
He served the full period of eight months in the Militia of the State of New York in the Regiment of Col Albert Pauding in the company under the command of Capt Pierce. does not recollect the year it was in the Month of April when he entered this service and he left the same in December. he was in no engagement during this service a battle was fought at Wawarsing. but he was absent at the time of the engagement in consequence of a furlough given him by his Col. he however returned in time to join his company in pursuit of the Indians who had retreated westwardly through the wilderness. they got in sight of them & fired upon them but returned without bringing them to an engagement. he resided in Marbletown aforesaid when he entered this service was called into this service by a blast he volunteered. enlisted at Hinton. crossed the creek to Houghtaling. went thence to Yaphank where he was at, Wawarsing, Neppack, Sachemack & in the Western Part of Ulster Co aforesaid guarding frontiers. That
4.M. { in the year 1781 side White Plains Creek etc. It affords facts connected as to the period - declared cannot matter
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in the Western Part of Ulster Co aforesaid guarding frontiers. That
Jacob Wicklow who resides in New Paltz in the County of Ulster aforesaid is personally acquainted with him said Shuyter served in the same company with this deponent during the last stated service (and knows that he said Shuyter served said term of eight months. Said Shuyter he has resided since the revolution in the Towns of Marbletown & New Paltz, in Ulster County aforesaid, He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present (and declare, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid that there were no regular officers or regiments stationed where he served that he can recollect. That Josiah Dubois and
Williamus Hirstead can testify as required by the War Department
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Cornelius his mark Shuyter
A. D. Loper First Judge
Abraham H. Hartsburgh Hon. A. Deyo John G. Linsell Judges

1 Brief No. 7783.
Paulsen Cornelius Shuyter
P-46.
Grand.
14:16
21 Sep 1832 12 Nov 1832
J. Hardenbergh

7783.
BRIEF in the case of  Agrippus Shuyler of New Paltz County of Ulster —  in the State of New York — (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
86. —
4. State his service, as directed in the annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 — 5 — private Col. Johannes — Genl. Scott.   1780 — 3 — " Col. Albert Paulding   — 4 — " Capt. Schoonmaker   — 8 — " Albert Paulding  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
at Saratoga —
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
at Marbletown. New York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
by 3 living witnesses — & Traditionary Evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
They appear to be correct — (Declaration & tradit ry Evidence witnessed by a Wafer)
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Od
Examining Clerk.

Resolution
22994 INVALID.
File No. 22994
Cornelius Sluyter Rev. Rev. Wap
Act: June 7 th 92
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 375
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York } ss- Benjamin A. Krom of the Ulster County } town of Marbletown in the said County aged seventy three years a Soldier of the revolution being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is acquainted with Cornelius Shuy- ter a Soldier in the revolution and now an appli- cant for a Pension under an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that this deponent served in the war of the American revolution in the regiment of Col. Albert Poulding in the company commanded by capt. Moses Cantine and John Low of Kingston was Lieu. of said company - said company was stationed at Canajoharie in the year 1780. That this deponent saw the said Cornelius Shuyter a pri- vate soldier at that place in the service of the Mi- litia of said State of New York and was in compa- ny with the said Cornelius Shuyter and knows that he the said Cornelius served in said compa- ny the full term of three months
STATE OF NEW-YORK, Ulster County Clerk's Office,
{ ss.
I Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, do hereby Certify, That Jacob A. Snyder — Esquire, was in the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ulster, duly authorized to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature "Jacob A. Snyder" — subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed Affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this thirteenth day of September 1832
Jacob Snyder

State of New York Ulster County
ss- Benjamin A. Krom of the town of Marbletown in the said County aged seventy three years a Soldier of the revolution being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is acquainted with Cornelius Shuy- ter a Soldier in the revolution and now an appli- cant for a Pension under an act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that this deponent served in the war of the American revolution in the regiment of Col. Albert Paudling in the company commanded by capt. Moses Cantine and John Low of Kingston was Lieu. of said company - said company was stationed at Canajoharie in the year 1780. That this deponent saw the said Cornelius Shuyter a pri- vate Soldier at that place in the service of the Mi- litia of said State of New York and was in compa- ny with the said Cornelius Shuyter and knows that he the said Cornelius served in said compa- ny the full term of three months
Sworn and subscribed this 20 th day of August 1832 before me -
Benjamin A. Krom
Jacob A. Snyder Justice -

State of New York      To all whom these presents shall come, I, the undersigned, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Benjamin A. Brown the person mentioned in the within deposition that he appeared before me on the day within stated and made oath and subscribed his name in my presence to the same. And I further certify that said Brown sustains a good and fair character for truth and is entitled to full credit as a witness. —
Jacob H. Snyder
Benj. A. Brown affidavit
3 Months service copy Cor. H. Snyder

State of New York
Ulster County
Jacob Wilcklow being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is a resident in the town of New Paltz in the County aforesaid and that he is sixty eight years of age and was a soldier in the War of the American Revolution that he is personally acquainted with Cornelius Shuyter of said Town an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and was so acquainted with said Shuyter at the time of said War and that he this deponent served in the War of the American Revolution for the space of eight months in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one in the Regiment of Col. Albert Poulding in the Company commanded by Capt. Piercy in the Western part of the County of Ulster aforesaid guarding portions viz: at Yapheripple Bush, Warwasink, Nippenock, Sackawack etc and this deponent further says that the said Cornelius Shuyter was then also a soldier in the said War and served in the same Company aforesaid at the same time with this deponent for the full term and period of eight months in the said year of 1781 and was a good and faithful soldier during said term. And further this deponent saith not
Subscribed & sworn this
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Ulster County Clerk's Office,
{ ss.
I Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, do hereby Certify,
That George W. Lynch Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ulster, duly authorized to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the signature "Geo W. Lynch" subscribed to the
Extricates of the said annexed Affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this fourteenth day of January 1833
Jacob Snyder
to the said Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Ulster County
Jacob Wilcklow being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is a resident in the town of New Paltz in the County aforesaid and that he is sixty eight years of age and was a soldier in the War of the American Revolution that he is personally acquainted with Cornelius Sluyter of said town an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 and was so acquainted with said Sluyter at the time of said War and that he this deponent served in the War of the American Revolution for the space of eight months in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one in the Regiment of Col. Albert Poulding in the Company commanded by Capt. Piercy in the western part of the County of Ulster aforesaid guarding portions viz: at Yapheripplebush, Wawarsing, Nippenock, Sackawash &c and this deponent further says that the said Cornelius Sluyter was then also a soldier in the said War and served in the same Company aforesaid at the same time with this deponent for the full term and period of eight months in the said year of 1781 and was a good and faithful soldier during said term. And further this deponent saith not
Subscribed & sworn this 27 th day of January 1833
before me
Geo. W. Lynch
Justice of the Peace
his
Jacob
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Wilcklow
mark
State of New York
Ulster County
This may certify that I am well acquainted with Jacob Wilcklow the person mentioned in the above deposition that he appeared before me on the day above mentioned and made oath and subscribed his mark (being unable to write his name) to the same in my presence and I further certify that his character for truth and veracity is good and that he is entitled to full credit as a witness
Geo. W. Lynch
Justice of the Peace

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5 Months service of Lord Dugay
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State of New York Ulster County } Cornelius Kram of Hurley in said County in the State of New York aged seventy five years a Soldier of the Revolution being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Cornelius Sluyter a soldier in the Revolution war and now an applicant for a pension that this deponent was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the Regiment of Colonel Johannes Hardenburgh and in the Company commanded by Captain John Hasbrouck Stationed in the City of New York in the year 1776 that this deponent saw the said Cornelius Sluyter, then a private Soldier in the five months service of the militia of said State and was in company with the said Cornelius Sluyter the full time of five months Sworn and acknowledged the 5 th } his Cornelius Kram day of August 1832 before me } made
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Ulster County Clerk's Office, }
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, do hereby certify, That John J. Van Wagenen Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed affidavit, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Ulster, duly authorized to take affidavits, &c. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verify before the signature "John J. Van Wagenen" subscribed to the Certificate of the said annexed Affidavit to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this thirteenth day of September 1832
Jacob Snyder

State of New York
Alster County ss. Cornelius Kron of Hurley in said County in the State of New York aged seventy five years a Soldier of the Revolution being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Cornelius Sluyter a soldier in the Revolution war and now an applicant for a pension that this deponent was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the Regiment of Colonel Johannes Hardenburgh and in the Company commanded by Captain John Hasbrouck Stationed in the City of New York in the year 1776 that this deponent saw the said Cornelius Sluyter, then a private Soldier in the five months service of the militia of said State and was in company with the said Cornelius Sluyter the full time of five months
Sworn and acknowledged the 5 th  his Cornelius Kron day of August 1852 before me made John S. Van Waycum Justice of the Peace.
State of New York
Alster County ss. I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Cornelius Kron the person in the above deposition mentioned and that he appeared before me on the day above stated and made oath and subscribed his name to the same in my pres- ence and that he sustains a good character for truth & ve- racity and is entitled to full credit as a witness.
John S. Van Waycum

State of New York
Ulster County
ss I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of John J Vanwagenen, Jacob A Snyder and Geo W. Synch the Justices of the peace before whom the annexed affidavits have been taken and I further certify that the signatures of said Justices to the certificates of the credibility of said witnesses are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fourteenth day of January 1833.
Jacob Snyder
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5 Months service of love. Snyder
adm Pa
20 mo per:
$66.66 2/3