Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,665, for Nicholas Schuyler, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (New York.)
Schuyler, Nicholas
S. 4665
{ B.L.W. 2115 - Hoo. Surgeon Issued Apr. 29, 1791 to Robert Gilchrist assignee No papers
CONTENTS

- Up to what time and at what rate was the Pension of Nicholas Schuyler, a pensioner on the New York Roll under the act of March 18. 1818 at the rate of $20 per month, last paid?
4 th March '20

June 12
21 Oct. 1819
Jas L. Edwards Esq. Pension office Washington D.C.

James L. Edwards Esq.
My Dear Sir
On behalf of the representatives of Nicholas Schuyler late a surgeon in the army of the Revolution I am requested to state that a pension certificate at the rate of twenty Dollars per month to commence on the twenty first day of September 1819 was issued under date the 21. day of October 1819. duly signed by Mr Calhoun then Secretary of War and sealed with the seal of office. This Certificate has been shown to me for the purpose of enabling to authenticate their statement which I now do. They further state that they have applied at New York and in this city for the purpose of receiving payment until the death of Dr Schuyler and have been told that his name has not been returned by the Department for payment - Will you do me the favor to inform me for their use what information the records of the office can furnish in this matter and oblige
very respectfully
Your obedient-
J. H. Lansing
Albany 8 June 1835.

Died Nov. 24. 1824. Letter within and letter to Genl. J. P. Wood + P. S. Van Rensselaer March 21. 1835 - Let. Hon. G. Y. Ladd. Aug. June 12. 1835.
J. Buchanan Henry May 19/57
15. 402 R
New York
Nicholas Schuyler Troy in the state of New York who was a Surgeon in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hazen of the Continental army, for the term of five years
scribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of September 1817
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of Oct. 1817 and sent to Col. J. P. Wood Brunswickville N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Feb. 1819 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Oct. 1820 $109.24 June 1830 $109.24
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 181

State of New York Rensselaer County ss: I Nicholas Schuyler of the City of Troy being duly sworn doth depose & say - That in the year 1775 he was appointed a Surgeons Mate in the General Hospital in the Northern Department then under the direction of the late Doctor Samuel Stringer of Albany with whom this deponent was then a Student - that this deponent faithfully served in that Capacity in said Hospital untill April 1777 when Doctor Jonathan Potts took the Direction of said Hospital immediately after which he went on the first and twentieth days of April in said year last mentioned this deponent successively received the appointments of Mate, & second surgeon in which Capacities he served untill the Spring of the year 1778 when he was appointed Surgeon to Colonel Makers Regiment of four battalions in which Capacity he continued to serve & was duly mustered untill the American Army was disbanded in the year 1783 - That the only document which this deponent possesses respecting his appointments

to & including of the contents of the before mentioned plates are hereto annexed - and this deponent further saith that he was sixty four years of age in June 1819 and is so far reduced in his circumstances as to stand in need of aid from his country for his comfortable support.  Given this 21 st day of Sept r . 1819 before me Daniel Buel Jun r Judge of Poughkeepsie County Common Pleas  N. Schuyler
State of New York Poughkeepsie County ss  I Daniel Buel Jun r one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Poughkeepsie Do hereby that I am well acquainted with Dr. Nicholas Schuyler the applicant who made the foregoing deposition, that he is a man of honour & truth & I believe he serves in the medical department in the Army of the United States as he has stated in the foregoing deposition - and also that he is so far reduced in his circumstances as to stand in need of assistance from his country for his comfortable support  Dated Friday September 21 st 1819  Daniel Buel Jun r

to the Hon.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

Brownsville, 6 Oct. 1879.
Sir,
At the request of Doctor Schuyler, I herewith transmit his application for a pension, accompanied with papers substantiating his claim to the relief granted by congress to distressed soldiers of the revolution.
The general character of Doctor Schuyler, which has ever commanded the highest respect, his faithful and unremitted services during the revolutionary war, his present necessity, and the reluctance with which he has yielded to it, by surmounting that delicacy of feeling which has heretofore withheld him from availing himself of the liberality of his country, combine in presenting to my view strong claims in his favor, and induce me to approve of his application.
I therefore respectfully submit the enclosed papers to your consideration, well knowing that the claims of a revolutionary officer of peculiar merit will not escape your early attention.
I have the honor to be
With the highest respect
Your obedt servt
To the Hon.
J. L. Calhoun,
Secretary of War.
John E. Wood
Major Genl
U.S.A.

From the President of the United States.
J. Buchanan H. Myers Prid. Sec.
Samuel Cole Esq Chief Clerk to the Pension Office.

Executive Mansion
11 May 1857.
Dear Sir:
I will be much obliged if you can communicate anything bearing on the enclosed which I can transmit to Mr Van Rensselaer.
Yours respectfully
Yours & J. Buchanan Mundy. Priv- Sec

John P. Schuyler 1818-1876
25 Feb: 1885
Payton office The answer The Honorable
21 Oct 1879
The Secretary of the War department Washington City
Springfield

The Hon ble Secretary at War
Sir
On the 21 st Oct r 1819 - a certificate was issued from the War Department that Nicholas Schuyler late a Surgeon in the Army of the Revolution was inscribed on the pension list of N York at $20. per Month to commence 21 Sept r 1819 - This certificate I have in my hands as Administrator of Mr. Schuyler who died 24 Nov. 1871.
I am aware, that, with his death his pension ends, but I am not aware that all his Monthly dues were paid up  to the time of his death -
Permit me to ask you to ascertain whether his pension was paid till he  died - And if not, how much is due him  to that time - I am advised, that as Administrator, I am entitled to receive his unpaid pension - Yours Respect ly .
Albany Feb y 19. 1835 -
Thos Van Rensselaer -

From the time I joined this Regt. to wit from June 1778 - to Nov: 1783 - I saved the Public the pay & Rations of two Mates which was the Establishment of 80 Dollars pr. Month and four Rations a day for both. As I did all the Duty with the trifling aid of an Invalid Sol- -dier whom I taught to dress old sores & distribute the Medicines, after I made them up & wrote the Directions how to be taken - in my Regimental Hospital - which I always kept up when practicable -
+ as the Muster Rolls if any were saved will show

Rev hays
4665
INVALID.
File No. 4665
Nicholas Schuyler Surgt Rev War
Act: Mch 18 th /18
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 331
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6 th Feb. 1819.
Docl Nicholas Schuyler's Application & papers for a pension. forwarded by Colonel Wool Brig r General of the Northern Division U.S.A.

D r Schuyler's Cert. of his Hypothecation.
N o 6
2. H. 1882.

Albany 14 th June 1778 -
I do hereby certify that Nicholas Schuyler was appointed Surgeon to Col. Hays's Regt. the first of June 1778 - & has acted in his Capacity to this date -
Govt of Albany 14 th June
To the Auditor of Accts. of the State of New York -
S. 7. 4665. Nicholas Schuyler Continental A.H.

Nicholas Schuyler Continental Nf 3.7.1864

To Doctor Nicholas Schuyler —
I hereby constitute & appoint you a mate in the General Hospital of the Northern Department, & you are strictly enjoined & required to do & I perform all such duties as appertain to your station, & that may from time to time be requested of you by the Director or a Senior Surgeon — Given under my hand at the City of Albany this first day of April
1777
John P. Director Genl: N: D:
No. 1
1. April 30/77.

N o 3 20 th April 1777

Jonathan Potts Esq r . Deputy Director-General of the Hospital in the Northern Department—
Sir, To Nicholas Schuyler Esq r .
Being well assured of your Patriotism Integrity and Ability I do by Virtue of the Powers vested in me by the Honourable Con- tinentals Congress appoint you to be a Second Surgeon in the General Hospital in the Northern Department, and you are hereby required diligently and faithfully to discharge your Office as Second Surgeon in the General Hospital and to observe and comply with all such Orders as you may receive from the Honourable Continental Congress his Excellency the Commander in Chief, The Commander in Chief of the Northern Department, The Director or the Deputy Director General of the Hospital in the Northern Department. This Warrant to continue in force until Repealed by any of the Powers aforesaid—
Given under my Hand at the General Hospital at Albany this 20 th April 1777—
Jonathan Potts Director General

No. 4 4 th July 1777
Nicholas Schuyler Crownfield N.Y. 1777
Dear Mr. Schuyler
Yrs
100

3. 4 4. July 1777/3
Rev. Mr. L. L. L.
6
Nicholas Schuch Continental WY E. 1777/3
1777/3

Mount Independence July 14 th 1777
Sir
Doct r Votto desires you will take charge of the two Men Infected with the small Pox at M c Donals tomorrow Morning & proceed with them to Sheenbrough & convey them into the House provided by Doct r Vickers. You will do every thing in your power to prevent the Infection from spreading. The commanding Officer will assist you. — you must take care of all the sick Soldiers at that Post let them want for nothing you can afford. The Commissary there will supply you with every thing in his power to make the sick comfortable. — Capt t Whitman will deliver you 12 lb of Chocolate, 6 lb of Coffee 12 lb of brown Sugar & 6 lb of loaf Sugar which you will distribute at Discretion. — Doct r Craigie will supply you with such Medicines as you think necessary. — You will stay there until further Orders & make frequent Returns of the Sick & let your wants be known to Doct r Votto.
By order of D r John Votto A.D.G. Rob t Schuyler A.D.
Doct r V. Schuyler S. 74665.
See on this page 41

Duty I lost a very little of clothing I was possessed of on route - save what I had on my back. For the morning after I left the Genl. Hospital on Mount Independence (off the site Ticonderoga) Genl. St. Clair retreated with the American Army to Greenbough's & all my baggage was left behind - H.S.
N.Y. 4th July 1777
Genl. St. Clair Sir
Nicholas Schuyler Continental NY

No. 5
26 th Aug t 1777.
Nicholas Schuyler Esq. Comptroller STATED

Sir,
With the greatest Dispatch you will proceed to Bennington with the Stores under your care. Take a friend with you from New City which will be furnished by Col. Wilkinson the Adjutant Genl. when at Bennington you will assist D r M c Kenzie & Hagan all in your power, in attending the wounded. I Confident of your industry &c. &c.
I am your friend &c.
General John S. Clark
Albany Aug t 26 th 1777
D r M c Kenzie

No. 2 11 April 3777
Doctor Nicholas Schuyler
11 11 11 11 11

Albany April 11 th 1877
Vis
I have ordered a Medicine Chest to be put up for the use of Colonel Garrison's Regiment you will therefore take charge of it if ordered said Regiment to Fort Schuyler, pay particular attention to the order of let them know nothing in your power in this respect - when the Regimental Surgeon joins the Garrison, you are to return of being the Medicine with you in life the Surgeon is unfurnished

11 & you will either remain in Albany or take charge of the Hospital there or repair to Lion's Grove as your services may be most wanted -
I am Your friend S. G.
Genl. J. B. D. Deputy Natl. D.
S. F. 4665-
Nicholas Schuyler Continental NY