Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6564, for Thomas Mab, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Mat, Thomas
R. 6564
CONTENTS

State of New York
Montgomery County
Clerks office, ss: I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Henry J. Rifenhoff, before whom the annexed affidavit of Richard Smith purports to have been sworn, was on the date thereof one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavit & to the annexed Certificate of Character of said Richard is Genuine.
And I further certify, that Abraham Mudge before whom the annexed affidavit of Cornelius Cockerson purports to have been sworn, was on the date thereof a justice of the peace in & for said County. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit & also to the annexed certificate of Character of said Cornelius is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office this 17th day of September 1835.
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk

State of New York Montgomery County ss
Richard Smith of the town of Root & County of Montgomery of the second being deposed with that he is aged about seventy years - that in the time of the Revolution was he residing at a place called Niskayuna in the County of Albany - State of New York - that he then was a common man has been well acquainted with Thomas Mabb of the town of Schoharie County of Schoharie - when deposed for a person is here to be named - Deponent writes that the said Thomas Mabb in the time of the Revolution was residing at a place called Clifton Park - adjoining Niskayuna where deponent lived - Deponent resided about half a mile from a public house - kept by one Nicholas Fort - where the Militia companies of the surrounding neighbourhood used to meet for making drafts - and that deponent recollects the said Thomas Mabb used sometimes often to be there - at the times of the Militia drafts - in the various years of the Revolution - Deponent was also acquainted with the parents of the said Thomas Mabb - Deponent does not recollect individual instances - which he can now designate as to time - of the said Thomas having been drafted or his volunteering - but knows he met with other soldiers of his company at night for that purpose - & well recollects the fact that after drafted volunteering had happened it was talked of by the friends & spoken of by the neighbours that he was drafted or volunteered as the case may be - & that the said Thomas was understood & believed by his friends & neighbours at the time of his absence to be & have been in the Militia service at occasionally during a great portion of the Revolution - but how much in what particular service this deponent is not

able to state, but does recollect after his return from town of seeing of being with the said Thomas at various times & places & hearing the said Thomas relate the occurrences of his excursion & touch of his being at Fort Edward. Fort George & at Larotoga. The Deponent Sam Lohmann has always understood from the said Lohmann the Revolution that he was in the Revolution in the Revolutionary War a great portion of the time but in North Detached Periods - Deponent Neatub Capt Lohmann. Lieut Banta & Col Gordon of the latter & Capt N. Lohmann and Deponent has no doubt but the said Thomas was in the Revolutionary War as he states - Deponent says also that it is always has been understood & believed by the neighbors & friends of the said Thomas that he was in the R. War & not doubted by any as far as this deponent is advised & further this deponent saith not -
Second Subscribed this 18 th day of August 1830 before me Richard L. Smith mark Henry J. Drenckhoff one of the Judges of Court
And I the said Judge certify that the said Richard Smith who has signed & sworn to the above affidavit before me of the estate of foreseen - is a person with whom I am well acquainted and that he is a person of creditability in whom statement full credit is due -
Henry J. Drenckhoff one of the Judges as aforesaid

State of New York Montgomery County ss: }
Cornelius Backerson of Canajoharie & County of Montgomery of said being duly sworn saith that he is about eighty years of age - That he is well acquainted with Thomas Mabb of Hudson & County of Schoharie - The applicant in the annexed application for a pension received - That he has been acquainted with him ever since the Revolution - & was also acquainted with him during the revolution - & saw him in the rebel service at various times & places in actual service - in the Revolution any war. That he went by the name among the soldiers of Tom Mabb - The deponent saith that the first time he has any recollection of him in the Revolutionary service - was in the year as he believes of 1776 - at any rate it was the year before the surrender of Burgoyne. He visited the said Thomas Mabb in the fall of the year in the service - at Fort Edward Fort George & at Scott's Patent. Does not recollect nor did he ever know how long he served at those places - but recollects his name was fami- -liar among the soldiers at those places - This deponent served in John Muhlins company & he saw him only occasionally - recollects the circumstances of the loss of from Fort Patent & of our bringing away some cattle - & recollects the starting of an ox at the Patent - does not recollect that Mabb was present at that time - except that he relates some incidents there happening which he could not know unless he was there & which this deponent recollects as well as if it were yesterday to wit: That from an oven of a long house they took out some bread.

Through a hole at the back end of an arm a cat it with a part of the cooked hub Recalls on one of these occasions General Schuyler commanded the troops at Fort Edward In the summer of 1777. His deponent saw the said Thomas Mabb. & was with him at the beaver dams - of a party in taking a Tory - This deponent thinks his name was Paul - But this said Mabb. thinks his name was. Butts - Recalls. Capt. Fish & Col. Gossam - Also recalls the said Thomas Mabb - when he went up the Ho- =hawk to Fort Stanwix - with Capt. Fish - a short time before the surrender of Burgoyne - Thinks Col Gausevent was at the Fort - This was a short time before General Heskim was killed - In the year of 1778 & 1779 - recalls seeing the said Thomas Mabb at the Fort at Schoharie - once under a Capt Loude - & this deponent went with the troops as a militia man to Round Lake in Saratoga County - & thinks the said Mabb was with them - Recalls Capt Gates & Col Gossam - Has seen the said Thomas Mabb at the Middle & the Lower fort but most at the Lower Fort - Recalls on one of these occasions there were some Continental troops at the Fort - He noted Murphy was there on one of these occasions Recalls seeing him at the Lower Fort - in Schoharie - in 1779 under Capt Loude as deponent believes - & went out on scouts with him - to Cobleskill - & Harnis- =field - Also went with him - up the Mohawk after Brant & Butts - up to Fort Canada Creek - This deponent recalls being present with the said Thomas, when one Flagadorn - was shot - the one named by the said Thomas in his declaration as being dead.

This deponent saith further, that from little incidents related to him by the said Thomas he has no doubt but he was with him in the service on other occasions than what he is now able to recollect - that his name as a militia soldier was more familiar to him than his own - and that he recollects his name, as associated with this deponent's service on various occasions - when he cannot now recollect his person - therefore he cannot speak with certainty as to the identity of his person on any occasions other than is above related - This deponent saith also that he has heard the said applicant's recitation for a pension read over and that he recollects several incidents therein related - when he cannot recollect distinctly, the person of the said Thomas but - from associating them with the incidents within his own personal knowledge he has no doubt - but he was with him in the service on other occasions than those which he has been able to specify as above - This deponent saith that he has for many years past lived within about five miles of the said Thomas - & is acquainted with him & his neighbors - that it is understood in the neighborhood & town where he lives that he was a soldier in the revolution, in that in several during a great portion of the Revolution - & further this deponent saith not -
Corr. Eli E. Ekeson
Sworn & Subscribed this 13th day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty five before me. Abram Mays Justice of the Peace

Montgomery County Pa. I certify that Cornelius Easherson, who has subscribed to within affidavit is a person well known to me, and that he is a credible person in whose statement full credit is due.
Dated 13 th August 1835.
Abra. Mudge Justice

Declaration in order to attain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7-1872 State of New York Schoharie County ss
On this 7th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared in open court before the judges of Common Pleas of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid. Thomas Webb - a resident of the town of Sparrow, County and State aforesaid aged 73 years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath relate the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated to wit - at the commencement of the War of the Revolution was he residing at Clifton Park in the County of Saratoga & State of New York - That he belonged to a Artillery Company at that place commanded by Capt. Luce or Loosa (does not know how the name is spelt) and Lieut. Henry Brunt in Col. Gordon's Regt. Deponent was a private in all the following services hereafter named - and was enrolled in said Company with the consent of his father & performed military duty before he was compelled by law to do so - His services were in such detached periods he cannot be particular as to dates, but will relate his service in the order in which they were rendered as near as he is able - Deponent says he was for six years of the War so frequently out that he was able to perform very little civil service for that period of time - but can give such description as the department requires only to the following services - Soon after harvest in the year 1776. a Deponent thinks in the month of Sept of that year - There was a requisition of artillery to go to Fort George near Lake George on a boat for Oatkaless - to prevent a descent on the deponent with 700 from Col. Loosa's Company at Clifton Park went under said Captain - to a place of rendezvous near where they were met by others of the Regt & were formed into a Company under a Capt. John Pierson - a resident of Panta - & were marched through Still Water - Saratoga - to Fort Edward - & then joined other troops - Then were marched to Fort George - where first mentioned the Company formed at Niskayuna - Schenectady County

1846 7 weeks
They staid at Fort Edward about 16 days at Fort George from 10 to 12 days - Returned to Fort Edward & remained there 2 weeks The distance was from 4 to 6 days march in an embarking corps Deponent was dismissed at Fort Edward about the last of October of that year as he believes - & was from home in actual service as he thinks at least 7 weeks -
4. 19 3/4
Deponent was at home but few days - When on a like call for militia - he volunteered in like manner at Clifton Park & Coeymans - In with a part of his company were marched by a sergeant to - Nickayun & joined the plan designated for forming a company - & were mustered under the same Capt. Rice - & by him were marched into Saratoga & to near the residence of General Philip Schuyler - & were there put under the order of a Capt. of the regular or state service whose name he does not recollect - & were marched with about 500 troops from Saratoga to Fort Edward - Thereon a plan called Scott's patent - When it was understood the Tories were again rising - The Tories fled & we brought away their cattle & horses some of which had been taken from the Whigs - There went with us from deponent's company - one soldier by the name of Groat, one by the name of Stone & one by the name of Hagadorn all since dead - A few more & the weather becoming - Deponent was without provisions - in the wilderness at the patent - between 2 & 3 days - In the excursion - they staid near the residence of Genl. Schuyler - nearly 2 weeks - on their way up - were gone from there to Fort Edward & the patent a little more than 2 weeks - & stopped at Saratoga one week on their return & were dismissed & returned home sometime in December as he thinks - after a service of at least 5 weeks - Deponent thinks Genl. Schuyler or a Col. Schuyler went with the troops to Fort Edward.
1846 5 weeks 1. 5
In the Spring of 1847 - Benjamin Blooth became our Capt. - & in June as deponent believes - on a like call for militia deponent volunteered as before at Clifton Park & were mustered & marched by Capt. Blooth - through Stillwater - by way of Half Moon to Fort Edward - which absent & absent Santa was made prisoner by the Tories & afterwards released - were then on a scout & doing duty & were dismissed some time in July
1847 4 weeks 1. 28
out at this time at least four weeks & returned home in the early part as he believes of July - There were Regular troops at the Fort - under the General Command as he believes of Genl. Schuyler - our Militia Col. did not go at this time - Deponent was at home but few days when his Capt. Blooth made a call for volunteers - & this deponent & about 15 of his company volunteered at Clifton Park & were marched to the fort & there joined 2 other companies

made a call for volunteers. The deponent with about 15 of his company volunteered at Clifton Park aforesaid to go on a scout to a place called Round Lake - near Ballstown Saratoga County. We were mustered by said Capt. after Louis. On account of rumors of their collecting near that place & were in correspondence with them. I saw them collating at the Beacon Dam in Guilford. Said Albany County. were out one week. were dismissed
July 1877 1 week
Return home. In one or two days after our return on a like call for volunteers. To go on a scout to the Beacon Dam above mentioned. Deponent with a part of his company & a part of another company in the same Regt. volunteered at Clifton Park aforesaid yet in July 1877 - under Capt. Lorda. We took a Capt. of the town at the Beacon Dam. Disturbance from home a day & a half journey. Deponent thinks the town name was. Battles were at the
July 1877 1 week
Beacon Dam some 3 or 4 days & returned & were dismissed. In the above excursion to Round Lake we took 7 prisoners & delivered them up to the authorities & they were taken to Albany - was absent on this occasion at Linton week.
A little past the middle of July & immediately on our return from Beacon Dam - on a like call for troops. Deponent volunteered as a private as aforesaid with the volunteers & drafts from different companies of the Regt. & were put under a Capt. of said Regt by the name of V. Fisher. Col. Gordon Regt. & were mustered at Skeneateles - by way of Half Moon - Stillwater & Saratoga.
July & Aug 1877 20 days
In the excursion then but a few days in a place. Then was great consternation in that region of country at the time. They were dismissed & returned home after an absence of at least 20 days from home - arrived home in the early part of August as deponent thinks between 10 th & 12 th .
Immediately on our return in a day or two. The deponent volunteered - on a like call for troops at Clifton Park aforesaid. Went under Capt. Fisher up the Mohawk - by Fort Plank - to German Flatts - to Fort Stanwix. When Col. Gausevoort commanded. Deponent thinks 7 out of his company went with them & stayed at the Fort - several days. & were dismissed returned home. Swills & Sgt. Hall were sergeants & called the Roll -

3 weeks - in Augst Sept - 1777
They reached home in the early part of Sept as he believes after having served at least three weeks. Deponent thinks Genl. Arnold was at the Fort at the same time & thinks Genl. Herkimer was killed but a short time before at Oriskany.
Towards the latter part of Sept. Deponent again volunteered - thinks as late as the 20th Sept 1777 - at Clifton Park aforesaid - under the same Capt Fisher. a Capt of another company but in the same Regt - to go to Fort Edward. Deponent thinks the Main Army had left then - for they joined the Main Army & spent as deponent thinks their time most of it - at or near Stillwater & Saratoga - they remained with the army & on out posts - until a short time before the Surrender of Burgoyne - when they
Sept 1777 2 weeks 2 days
were discharged & sent home - after an absence of at least 16 days - Deponent thinks - They arrived home about 9th of October from the fact that 2 or 3 days before the Surrender the deponent was drafted & again went to Stillwater under his own Capt. Glensworth - arrived at Stillwater just after the Surrender - & in 2 or 3 days the remainder of our Regt were discharged & returned home after an absence of at least 16 days - was drafted at Clifton Park - aforesaid -
Oct - one week
Deponent volunteered or was drafted & is not certain which immediately on his return from Stillwater to go down to the Highlands on the rumor that the British were coming up the north river. Their Camp was burnt & some other plans - The men that went from Capt Glensworth were marched to Albany by a Sergeant - they were then mustered. Deponent says they were conveyed as far as the Highlands - having done their work they retreated down the river - They immediately returned to Albany & were then put under adjutant or ensign by the name of Light-hull as deponent thinks to guard the Military stores.

at that place - Deponent says he was discharged with the rest of the militia of his company on or about the last of November 1777 - after having served at least four weeks -
He says also - that among other soldiers from his company one who has great went with him - since dead - He does not recollect the name of his Capt - under whom he was placed on his way down the North River - but thinks it was one in the Regular or State service - Says he Col. 1st Joseph & Col. Van Rensselaer and other Generals knew or met - Major - at Albany -
In the Spring of 1778 - Deponent thinks in May - Deponent was drafted & marched out with parts of other companies under the command of one Capt. Walter Scott - at Clifton Park aforesaid - to Pownella Bennington Vermont a distance of two days march - they were at a Fort at Bennington - while there sallied out nearly every day on scouts after Tories - they took some & returned them to Albany - after having served at least four weeks - were discharged & returned home -
In June 1778 - on the Alarm at Schoharie - Deponent volunteered at Clifton Park aforesaid - under Capt. Lord - Stay at Schoharie only a few days - thinks 2 days - then went to Schoharie - were there on an alarm of Indians & Tories collating about the place called Round Lake near Catskill or Saugerties - ordered back - passed through Clifton Park - to Round Lake in pursuit of Tories & to quiet the alarm - went also to Stillwater - gone both days from home two weeks & a half at least -
In August or Sept. of 1778 - Deponent is not certain when Deponent volunteered again at Clifton Park - to go & was marched under his own Capt. Eldworth to Stillwater - Catskill & Round Lake - for Tories & Indians - was in service at least 2 weeks on scout constantly as the alarms were at the time constant - was discharged at Stillwater & returned home -
In Oct. 1778 - Deponent volunteered at Clifton Park aforesaid - on another Alarm at Schoharie was marched to Schoharie & was there put under a Capt. by the
1778 2 weeks

name of Foster as deponent believes of Col. G. G. G. Regt. — Went to the Middle Fort at Schoharie under the command of said Capt. & some of his own company — The noted Indian Lighter Murphy was there at the Fort there were there some Continental Troops. were at said Fort 5 or 6 days & were there maned by said Capt. to be hereafter & were there kept several days & guard the Military Store at Schoharie were there dismissed & returned home after a service of at least 20 days as deponent believes —
Oct. 1778 2 weeks 26 days
In the summer of 1779 as deponent thinks & either the last of June or first July — he was drafted with 8 or 10 others of his company & was mustered at Schoharie 12 or 14 miles from Clifton Park — think he was drafted for 2 months — Was at Schoharie put under the command of a Capt. without a lieut then to guard the Military Store 2 weeks — were there maned to the Stone Fort at Schoharie under Capt. Gander & stayed there two weeks — going out from the Fort nearly every day upon to see Indians — were there maned back to Schoharie & there 10 — or 12 days — then marched up the Mohawk as far as East Canada Creek — to meet the Indians & Tories under Brant as there was an alarm that they were coming down they were there maned back to Schoharie & there 5 or 6 days were dismissed & returned home — de- pendent thinks his own Lieut. Brant was with them & that they were dismissed in the latter part of August at Schoharie — 3 or 4 days before their 2 months was out — having served at least 7 weeks —
July & Augt 1779 7 weeks
In Sept. of 1779 — or 1780 — which year deponent is not certain — deponent was drafted at Clifton Park & was maned under Capt. Fish — to Fort Water & Fort Miller — on a scout after Loyal Indians — but principally Tories — it was rumored they were com- ing down from Canada — a Capt or Spy by the name of Peter Myers was captured down

3 weeks in Sept 1779 or 1780-
Deponent was gone from home on this occasion at least 3 weeks.
In Oct 1780 - Deponent was drafted & went under a Lieutenant Penn a brother to Capt Penn. With Genl Van Rensselaer from Clancuch. & were marched up the Mohawk. To meet Sir Johnson. & had a skirmish in the afternoon in a woods The Indians under Johnson escaped. The Motions under Genl Van Rensselaer were increased that they were ordered down the River. under stood a Major or Col Fisher was with them but does not recollect him - There were a good many killed - They were discharged & returned home
1780 3 weeks
often at least 3 weeks severn -
The deponent saith also. That on his return he immediately volunteered under his own Capt. Eldworth at his own residence & forenoon at two different times on the month following his said serving up the river - To go to Watertown & round lake - first 1 week & then immediately for 2 weeks - & in the second term lay at Newtown several days - in consequence of the constant alarms from Tories & Indians about said Little Lake - it being a place of rendezvous
Nov 3 1780 3 weeks
for the Tories - Deponent thinks this was in Nov 1780 - in both terms at least 3 weeks
The deponent saith also that having seldom served a second time in succession under the same field officers. & his services having been for short periods. his acquaintance with the field officers was not sufficiently intimate to enable him to name them in the order in which his services were rendered. but he has seen during his services the officers named in the body of his declaration & many others whose names he cannot give - nor is he as certain. That he has detailed the terms of his service precisely in the order in which they happened as he is as to the fact

in the places for the several terms above stated - of which he thinks he cannot be mistaken - Deponent says also that in the years 1779-80- & 81 - he was as constantly employed as in the previous years but on account of alarm & for short periods - some times in unorganized corps - that he cannot possibly give an account of them in the order in which they happened - except that in 1781 - he thinks it was at the time of the Monmouth battle he was then called out & marched up the Mohawk when Butts was killed - but cannot recollect who his captain was nor how long he was out -
He has therefore detailed his Revolutionary services to the best of his recollection - The deponent says that by reason of old age & consequence 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 in the above specified periods
aggregate 1-year 1-month 2-weeks as a private
as a private not less than one year - one month & two weeks - for which he claims a pension -
Does not recollect that he served with regular troops nor that he was acquainted with regular officers other than in the cases mentioned above - says also that he served in all the above mentioned periods - in a regularly organ- ized corps commanded by competent authority - was all the time in the field in garrison or marching under order - had no regular battles - except skirmishes - & performed no civil duty in the times above mentioned
Deponent says he has no documentary evidence nor does he know any person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his services -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever or account to a pension except the present. And declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state - I do hereby sub- scribed the day & year aforesaid
in open court -
John Sedgwick J. Clk.
Thomas his Mark Mab

33318
Declaration for a Pension - by Thomas Mabb. of the town of Sharon & County of Schoharie & State of New York - under the Law of Congress, passed June 7 - 1882. -
the seal of the court of common pleas of the fair county the eighth day of October 1884 John Schuch Jr. J.P.
See Vol 4 page 83 - 22.57 - 26 days See Vol 4. p 75 1/2 Copy to be shown to the

We William Beckman residing in the town of Sharon County of Schoharie State of New York and Dennison Lowell of the same town County of State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Mabb who has subscribed hereto at the above mentioned that we believe him to be 73 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion Sworn & subscribed the day & William Beckman year aforesaid before me in open court John Gebhard Jr. Clk.  Dennison Lowell
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter is that the interrogatories presented by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states as a private and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Beckman who has signed the preceding certificate is the first judge of the County resident in the town of Sharon & County of Schoharie & State aforesaid and that Dennison Lowell who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a cred- ible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John Gebhard Jr. clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schoharie & 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 Thomas Mabb for a pension and that the following are the answers to the interrogatories prescribed by the department

He says he was born in Guilderland in Albany County and State of New York in the year 1760 - Has a record of his age at his residence in Sharon aforesaid lived in the town of Clifton Park in Saratoga County State of New York in the time of the Revolutionary War - When called into the service of his country Has since lived at Clifton Park aforesaid and in Sharon aforesaid and now lives in Sharon aforesaid. He uniformly entered the said service as a private by volunteering & by being drafted - cannot recollect the names of officers with whom in service except those named & referred to in the body of his declaration - never to his recollection received any written discharge - All which is duly certified by me the day & year aforesaid - and also that it appears that no clergyman resides in the vicinity of the said place who could testify as to his service by reputation.
On this day personally appeared before me the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
Given under my hand and the seal of the court of common pleas of the said county this eighth day of October 1834
J. John Schuchard p. Clerk.
33318 Declaration for a Pension by Thomas Mabb of the town of Sharon & County of Schoharie & State of New York - under the Act of Congress of June 7 - 1832. -
37 Sec. No. 6 4 July 26 1832 332 571-26 1832 4. p. 70-47

State of New York, Schoharie County
Clerks Office ss—
I, Abraham A Keyser, clerk of the court of common Pleas of Schoharie County aforesaid, I do certify that William Beekman, whose affidavit hereto annexed, purporting to have been taken before this court on the 8th day of October 1834, was, on the said 8th day of October 1834, and is, on the day of the date of this certificate, first Judge of the court of common pleas of said county; and that his statement is entitled to credit — And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and that his signature subscribed to the said affidavit, is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the court of Common pleas of said County, this tenth day of October 1835.
A A Keyser clerk

New Orleans Nov 7 th 1831-
William Campbell Esquire
My dear Sir, for the benefit of an old revolutionary Soldier, I am requested to ascertain, whether there is at the Office of the Secy. of the War - any evidence . That in any portion of the time from 1776 - to 1780 - there were Captains by the name of Fisher & Pearce - or Pierre exactly often in Col. Gordon's Reg't of Artillery or State Troops - some where in the region of Clayton Park - I have also requested by the War Department to do this - If Sir you will have the goodness to make the requisite inquiry & obtain the very  particulars of any such evidence if it exists - You will much oblige your humble Servt and shall be duly rewarded for any trouble you may give yourself - Bringing the same with you, if you have it to our conversation. I am Sir very respect- fully yours - T. M. Russell
P.S. If these officers should not belong to Col. Gordon's Reg't - they may have belonged to some Reg't in the same vicinity -
Enlistment of John Fitch Capt. Wm Pearce 22 June 1778

Jacob van Schoonhoven Col. Samuel Gordon 1 st Col.
Capstans
John Vandenburg Kempson Fisher Joseph Lese Tyrannus Collins Stephen White Chas. Sternbergh Thomas Hicks
1 st Lt
Nicholas Vandenburg John Van Brunt Joseph Peikney Thos. Hicks Blank Thomas Brown Samuel Ten Brook Issac Taylor Gerrit Wilck Nathaniel Wood Stephen White
2 d Lieut.
Samuel Ten Brook Nicholas Vandenburg Peter Ferguson John Van Brunt Samuel Gordon Stephen White Richd. Van Brunt Joseph Lese Henry Banta Stephen H. Harnad Nathaniel Wood
Paul 1 st
PAID
William Cumplatt Esq.
Surveyor Genl. etc.
H. Fleming
Ensigns
John Van Brunt Chas. Van Brunt Chas. Sternbergh Adrian H. G. A. man Samuel Gordon Nathaniel Wood John Van Brunt Nicholas Vandenburg Stephen White Chas. Van Brunt Samuel Gordon Nathaniel Wood John Van Brunt

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
68-64
P.O. Thomas Mott
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

New York
Dec. -
Thomas Mabb
Resigned - In Lit
Randall Oct. 31. 35
Feb. 4. 1836
6564

Jan 25
NY
Revolutionary Pension claim
7 Hon Lewis C. [scribble]
Since January 19 th
Free
Lewis C. Cols.
Secy of the War department Washington
Thomas H. [scribble]
11

Ames - Campsham - Montgomery Co. N. York - 14 - Jany - 1836
Hon Lewis Cass
My dear Sir, in reference to the pension application of Thomas Mabb. I received the inclosed letter from Mr. Beardsley of the pension department a copy of which I retain. I also inclose a letter which I wrote to the Surveyor General of this State - as a friend - And recd in return the names of certain officers - enclosed thereon in pencil marks as you will notice - It is not probable that this contains any official information as to Mabb's application, but I send it to you upon the supposition that it may when duly authenticated be of service in this & similar applications - to obtain the larger certificate for cases of type than that of Mabb - And that the department would prefer making a call on the Survey for their own benefit - It appears by the pencil note at the foot of the letter that Capt Pease was in Col. Fields Regt 2 d June 1778 - in Dutches County - Mabb. I think states that frequently - Militia were then formed into companies - from different Regts - I put under officers not in their own Regt - If this is so the error may be immaterial - Did this not often happen in the Militia? Sam l Gordon was Lieut Col. in Col. Van Schoonhoven's Regt. And in that Regt. Vanning Visher was Capt. He is described in Mabb's papers as Lt. Fisher - It is well understood among those of the Dutch descent that Fisher & Visher are the same - pronounced by them alike & as often spelt one way as the other - The applicant uniformly pronounced the Visher - I was not then aware of the above facts but supposed he meant Fisher as he wrote it. The error was very a wide

Of proof of the part shown  within stated will settle the complexion of Mark's case. I will procure the necessary vouchers - Set the part of Mark Lesson Lesson in 1782 in between the cover has forward the same to the department
I am respectfully your Servt
Levi D. Sherman Randall

Oct 21 Valentine Friderick October 15
Hon. Lewis Cass
Revolutionary
Pension Claim-
NY
Secy of the War Department Washington
Benjamin Thomass Nabb

Village of Ames Canajoharie. Mont. Co - NYork
Hon L. C. Chap. Secy of the War department,
Very dear Sir, enclosed is the application of Thomas Webb - for a pension as a private in the Revolutionary War - It is the last I hope, in all conscience, with which I shall trouble the department. He claims for 1 year 1 month 22 weeks - as a private. He is a decrepit old man & his original petition has been a long time with me - I left with a view to get corroborative evidence of his service - But I have not been able to attend to it - nor had any considerable knowledge, until recently. I have been able to obtain the aff'th of Esek Henson & Smith which are annexed to the application papers. They are credible persons and I trust their vouchers will be deemed, by the department sufficient, when the nature & attached period of his services in the militia are considered. On examining the certificate of Judge Beckman, attached to the papers - with a legal friend, it was suggested that the certificate of the Court, as to his credibility might be desired, by the department, in formal - But it was thought, on account of his official character it was sufficient. Lest it should be thought otherwise by the department I have thought proper to procure the last certificate, attached to the papers from the Clerk of the Gen. Pleas Court - of Schoharie County, NYork as to the official character & credibility of Judge Beckman - to supply any supposed defect in formal defect of the certificate of the Court - It was unnecessary it will also be in expensive - My return of this application may be addressed to the subscriber - at the Village of Ames. Canajoharie - Montgomery Co - NYork I am Sir, your obedt Servt - J. P. Randall -