Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 42929, for Caleb Matteson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Matteson, Caleb
S 42929
CONTENTS

17442 K New York
Caleb Matteson,
of Ogdensburgh in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Patterson of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year in 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th of June 1820 and sent to Nathan Ford Esq. Ogdensburgh New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1820, 177-83 Semi-annual allowance ending Sep 1820, 48.
22 mo 3/30 4/30 $ 225 83
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Johnathan ... May 1821 ... Esq. Ogdensburgh, N. York

Caleb Matteson -
17. 442
Sept 1820
Caleb Matteson
Wm Strachan Esq.
Ogdenburgh
N. York.

State of New-York St Lawrence County } ss:
On this Ninth day of January 1821 personally appeared in open Court before the court of Common Pleas held in and for the county of St Lawrence being a Court of Record for the said County Caleb Matteson aged sixty nine years resident in the Town of Owegatchie in the said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows That he served in Captain David Noble's company in Colonel Patterson's Regiment of General Putnam's Brigade in the Massachusetts line for One year as stated in his original declaration dated the Twenty eighth day of April 1818 That he has received a pension and that his Pension certificate is numbered 17. 442 —
And I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval services 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  one 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 —

Schedule of Real & Personal Estate
Real Estate — None
Personal Property —
1 Cow ————— $15.00 4.12 valued by the Court @ $19.12
Household Stuff
  1 Bake Kettle —————  $0. 50    1 Small Dish Kettle —————  " 50    1 Frying Pan —————  " 50    2 Old Chains —————  " 50    6 Knives & Forks —————  " 50    6 Iron Spoons —————  " 50    6 Tea Cups & Saucers —————  " 25    6 Earthen Plates —————  " 37    1 Decanter —————  " 50  
$4.12
Caleb his Matteson mark
And this declarant doth further swear that he is by occupation a farmer but is unable to labour hard in consequence of a rupture in his bowels and the rheumatism and of wounds received during the war that he has a wife living with him aged forty-nine years who is able to do some work but is not healthy and a niece aged ten years; These constitute his whole family —
Further saith not
Caleb his Matteson mark
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 9 th day of January 1821 before me Joseph York Clerk

State of New York } St Lawrence County. } ss. Joseph York Clerk
of the County of St Lawrence and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that the schedule and affidavit hereto annexed are truly copied from the records of said court and that it is the opinion of said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said schedule is nineteen dollars and twelve cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 19 th day of January 1821
Wm Strachan De P. Clerk for Joseph York Clerk

State of New York Northern District
In the matter of Calib Matteson a Revolutionary soldier
not on roll The claimant must establish the letters of the claimant to the claimant the claimant must the claimant must the claimant must the claimant must

State of New York St Lawrence County ss.
On this twenty eighth day of April 1818 before me the subscriber first judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the Coun- ty of St Lawrence in the State of New- York personally appears Caleb Matte- son aged sixty six years Seven months & twenty eight days resident in the vil- lage of Ogdensburg in the said coun- ty who being by me first duly sworn ac- cording to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the U- nited States in the revolutionary war;" that he the said Caleb Matteson sometime in the spring of the year 1775 and as he believes in the months of March or April in that year enlisted at a place then called New- Saanen in what was then called Kings District about fifteen miles to the east of Kinderhook Landing in the present County of Columbia & State of New York in a company commanded by Capt Hart belonging to a regiment comman- ded by Col Woodbridge in the American service that immediately after the said en- listment the said Caleb Matteson together with the said company was marched to the neighbourhood of Boston in the State

of Massachusetts; that soon after he was engaged in the battle at Bunker's hill where he was wounded; that he continued in the said company in actual service, until the autumn of the year 1775, when his term of service having expired he was discharged; and immediately enlisted at Cambridge in the said State of Massachusetts near Boston in a company commanded by Captain Nobbs belonging to a regiment commanded by the then Col. Patterson, and as the said Caleb Mattison believes, forming a part of Genl. Putnam's brigade; that he continued to serve in the said company for a year to wit until the autumn of 1776 when his term of service which was for one year, having expired, he was discharged at Fort Ticonderoga under Champlain, and that during the time of his said service, the said Caleb Mattison was in an action at the Cedars in the province of Canada in which the Americans were worsted - And that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - And that he has no other wish now in his power, of his said service.
Sworn to and declared before me the Day and year Caleb Mattison aforesaid
his mark
Nathan Ford First Judge of the County of St. Lawrence

I Nathan Ford First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of St. Lawrence do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Caleb Matterson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the di- rections of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord 1818
Nathan Ford - First Judge of St. Lawrence County
Myrtle B. Hitchcock Clerk of St. Lawrence
I Nathan Ford First Judge as aforesaid do hereby further certify that I am satisfied that the said Caleb Matterson is in such indigent circumstances as to need the assistance of his Country for support. —
Nathan Ford

To what time was Caleb Mallison pensioned under the act of 18 march 1818 paid at the New York agency? & where did he reside at the time of the last payment?
M c Ranall -
Visit New York to 4 th Feb y 1823.

42929 INVALID.
Rec y —————
File No. 42929
Caleb Matteson
Rev Rev Inv
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 308
[Arrangement of 1870.]

War Dep!
Pension Off
Mar
35
Sir
Upon a reexamination of your claim to a pension under the act of 18 Mar 1818, it appears that you procured the testimony of John Davison & Henry Jackson - & upon the force of their evidence alone your claim was admitted. The evidence of Davison is discredited by the fact that he alleges to have been an enlisted soldier in 76 in Hunter Co. Klan's  of Maffett's Line reg! at the age of 13 -
Caleb Mallefon

State of New York } St Lawrence County } ss: John Davison, aged about fifty seven years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Caleb Mattison during the Revolutionary war - That he this deponent was an enlisted soldier in Captain Hunter's Company in Colonel Dana's Regiment of the Connecticut line in the year 1776 - That during that year he this Deponent frequently saw Caleb Mattison, who was then a soldier in Captain Nobles Company in Colo- nel Patterson's Regiment of the Massachusetts line, and as this deponent then understood was enlisted for the term of one year - That this depo- nent does not know for how long a time the said Caleb Mattison did serve, as he did not see him again from the year 1776 till after the conclusion of the war, when the said Caleb Mattison came to the House of this Deponent who was then living on the Mohawk river a little below Utica, about the year 1793 - that the said Caleb Mattison then shewed to this Depo- nent his regular discharge from the Army of the United States - That this deponent read the said Dis- charge and distinctly recollects that it specified that the said Caleb Mattison had faithfully served for one year - That during the spring of the year 1793 the said Caleb Mattison moved into the House of this deponent and lived with him, and that about a month after the said Caleb

Mattison moved into the House with this Depo- ment, the House caught fire and was burnt with all its contents, and that the discharge of the said Caleb Mattison was then also burnt -
Sworn before me this - 11 th day of April 1820 & Certify that I am satisfied as to the credibility of the said John Dewison
his John Davison mark
John Scott Justice Peace
And Commissioner &c

State of New York
St Lawrence County } ss: Henry Jackson aged seventy four years being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquaint- ed with Caleb Mattison before and during the Revolutionary war. That from his personal observation at the time he knew that the said Caleb Mattison was a soldier in the continental service during part of the year 1776 - that he saw him several times during that year, and knows that he acted as a soldier, but does not know for what time he enlisted, nor does he recollect under what officer he served - or how long he did serve - but he distinctly recollects that the said Caleb Mattison had a regular discharge from the Army of the United States and that the discharge specified that the said Caleb Mattison had faithfully served for one year - that this deponent has read the discharge and knows that it speci- fied one year service - and has since fre- quently heard that the discharge was burnt - and further saith not.
Sworn before me this 28 th } day of February 1820 - & } am satisfied as to the Cred- } ibility of the said Henry Jackson } John Scott }
Henry Jackson
Commissioner in & for the County of St Lawrence & State of New York

State of New York St Lawrence county ss I hereby certify that John Scott whose name appears to the annexed paper was on the twenty eighth day of February and is now a commissioner in and for the county of St Lawrence duly commissioned and sworn. and that the within is his signa- ture. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the court of common pleas in and for said county this 12 th day of April 1820
Admitted 9 June 1820
J. M. Spencer Dep Clerk St Law: county

16 849
Old Case
Isaac Mattern
St Lawrence Col N.Yk
Nathan Ford
Ind.
Ogdenburg N.Yk.
recd 22 April 1820.
Adm rs  On the  11th June 1820 made for the 8 1/2 at ware- Washington City.
Free