Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,241, for Lawrence Salisbury, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Salisbury, Lawrence
S. 42241
CONTENTS

17.273 R New York.
Lawrence Salisbury, of Greene County in the state of New York, who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dubois of the New York line, for the term of nine months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York. at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 d of December 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st of May 1820 and sent to Mr S Cantine Esq. Catskill, Greene County New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1820 — $ Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 "
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Lawrence Salisbury
14273
Sept 1870
Chas. C. Abel catskill
Nov 14 th

Frank County State of New York } ss
On this fifth day of September One thousand eight hundred and twenty. Personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of common pleas for the county aforesaid, which proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of proceedings:
Lawrence Salisbury aged sixty three years, resident in the Town of Cairo in the County and State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
I served in the New York Regiment under the command of Col. Lewis Dubois and in the Company commanded by Cap. Benjamin Dubois.
Original declaration 23 rd day of December 1819.
Pension Certificate N o 17.273. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any other manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor

have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Lawrence Salisbury
I have no property whatever other than wearing apparel.
I have two daughters, Fanny, married to Albert Salisbury, and Emma, married to Robert Purvis both unable to contribute to my support. I do not keep house, nor have I any family.
I am incapacitated by reason of the infirmities incident to age to earn myself a comfortable subsistence, and further, am afflicted and sometimes laid up by rheumatism.
Lawrence Salisbury
The Court estimates the Pensioner's property contained in his inventory at Five dollars. Catskill Sept r 6 th 1820
Thomas E. Barker
Benjamin Hartshorn
Messrs Buel.
State of New York Greene County } ss I Charles J. Hurl Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Greene Do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court, and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in Value of the Property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Five Dollars. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seals of the said Court on this fifth day of September 1820
Chas. J. Hurl Deputy Clerk

Application of Lawrence Salisbury,
for Pension -
1777. for 9 months.
There were no enlistments in the state New Line on the continental establishment for 9 months.
Admitted on Certificate of Col. Dubois attached hereto
Rejected.
Sent to Mr. Cantine, Esq. Catskill Green Co. N.Y.

State New York Greene County ss
Lawrence Salisbury of the town of Cairo in the said County aged Sixty two years being duly sworn maketh oath and saith - That he this Deponent enlisted in the early part of the month of March in one thousand seven hundred and eighty the year first at the town of Catskill in the State of New York in Capt. Benjamin Dubois Company of the Regiment commanded by Col. Lewis Dubois New York line of the Army of the United States for the term of Nine Months - This Deponent further saith that pur- suant to his said enlistment - he joined the said Regiment & continued to serve & did faithfully service in the said Company & Regiment the said Nine Months & being thereas regularly discharged in the month of December following at Schoharie in the State of New York - That his discharge has been lost by time or accident - This Deponent further saith that he is in reduced circumstances in life & absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his country for sub- sistence.
Lawrence Salisbury
Sworn this 23 rd day of December 1819 before me Niles S. Catlin. First Judge of Greene County

State New York Greene County ss
Abraham Salisbury of the Town of Catskill in and well known to the undersigned as a credible witness. The said County aged sixty six years, having duly sworn maketh Oath & Saith - That he is well knowing to the fact of the within na- med Laurens Salisbury enlisting in the Company & Regiment as within stated - & also of his Service therein for the Term of nine months, as also within stated - This Deponent further says that at the time the said Laurens enlisted this de- ponent & the said Laurens lived in the same house with their Father & Brother. This Deponent further saith that the said Laurens Salisbury is in very reduced circumstances & wholly destitute of Property & absolutely stands in need of the aid of his Country for support
Sworn this 23 d day of December 1819 before me Moses T. Gantner First Judge of Court

State of New York } Dutchess County } ss. Lewis Dubois of Poughkeepsie in the said County known to me to be the person described to be a person entitled to credit on this the eighth day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred & nineteen personally appeared before me and on oath declared that in the year one thousand seven hundred & sixty six he received a commission as Colonel in the New York line of the American Army and held such commission and acted under the same until the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty when on the new organization of the line he was superseded: that in the spring of the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty two, were raised for nine months to go to the western frontiers of the State of New York and that this deponent had the command of a regiment of such troops and when this deponent understood were raised in pursu- ance of a resolve of Congress of the ninth of Febru- ary in the year one thousand eight hundred & eighty and an act of the Legislature of the State of New York passed in March in the same year: and this deponent further saith that Laurence Salisbury en- listed as a nine months man and for the term of nine months in such service in the said spring of the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty in a company commanded by Capt Benjamin Dubois in his said regiment and served out the full period of his enlistment in such company
Lewis Dubois
Subscribed & sworn this 10th of Dec: 1819 before me JAMES CULLEN Jurat judge of Dutchess

Green County
I Moses I. Cantine — Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Lawrence Salisbury did serve in the Revolution war & is in reduced circum- stances and absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support as stated in the foregoing affidavits — Dated the 23 rd day of December 1819.
Moses I. Cantine

State of New York I hereby certify that the within true copy of an affidavit of Moses L. Cantlin Clerk's office was first read of the court of Common Pleas of said County at the time of taking the foregoing affida- vits & further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Moses L. Cantlin & know the signature purporting to be his hand writing to be genuine given under my hand & affixed the seal of the court of said County this 25 th Day of December 1819
William Berghorn Clerk of said County.

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File No. 42.2.41
Lauren Salisbury Ph. V. M. S.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 550
[Arrangement of 1870.]