Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10990, for Cornelius Linderman, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Linderman, Cornelius
S. 10990
harded
CONTENTS

8260 New York
Cornelius Linderman of Seneca Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Graham of the Regt. commanded by Col. Paulding in the New York line for 19 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 63 Dollars 30 Cents per annum to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of March 1833 and due Mrs. Deborah T. Ferris Maca N.Y.
Arrears to the 1 st of March 1833 $26 66 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st Sep. 33 31 65 $158 23
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Lev. C. Stiles Clerk Book 6, Vol. 4, Page 24

6728 Cornelius Linderman New York.
5.6.14 July 31 1832 Nov 8 1832 P 28.
Woodcock & Heming Ithaca NY

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BRIEF in the case of  Cornelius Linderman, Ithaca,  Co. of Tompkins in the State of New York. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 years.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     July In 1776 14 private Gen. Cap. John Graham   ab. Aug. 1, 1776 5 n Cap. Jn. Graham, Col. Paulding, Gen. Clinton.   Sep. 7 1777 21 n Col. Montgomery, Cap. Graham, Col. J.   "24 hours after last term" 24 Wagon Service Lt. Claugherty, Major Hogan.   Summer 1778 "thinks not less than 3 mos" private Cap. Matthew Willshaw.   "ab. Apr. or May 1780" 8 mos n Lt. Saml. Barclay, Col. Johnson   1781 & 1782 "at least 4 mos." n Lt. Col. Moril (as a Ranger) officer not recollected.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Montgomery Township, Orange Co. New York.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witness.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett Examining Clerk.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.
STATE OF NEW YORK, Dutchess COUNTY, ss.
On this 17th day of July personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Oyer & terminer now sitting, Cornelius Vanderman a resident of the town of Machen in the county of Dutchess and state of New York, aged Seventy six years, who being first 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 7th, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
1 That he July resided at the commencement of the war in Montgomery township, Orange County N.Y. That in July 1776 he was called out in the Militia service at Fort Montgomery under Capt John Graham. Was out on an alarm of invasion by the British - Was out fourteen days. 2 That about the first of August in the same year he enlisted in the N.Y. Militia under Capt Graham for one month - the regiment was commanded by Col Paulding. Gen Clinton was General - thinks Brigadier - was Mustered at Fort Montgomery - Went by water to Tarrytown - Marched from Tarrytown to Kings Bridge fifteen miles above New York - at Kings Bridge was changed from the Infantry to the Artillery - Marched from Kings Bridge to Horse Neck on East River - Staid there until the British went up the river Hudson - Marched from Horse Neck to White Plains - Was in the Battle of White Plains which he thinks was in October but may have been later - Gen Clinton commanded the Division to which he belonged - thinks he remained at White Plains about a fortnight after the battle - Marched from White Plains to Peekskill with his Company - Crossed the Hackensack river at Kings Ferry & Marched into New Jersey to the river Hackensack - were between two & three days on the march - then captured a sloop (a merchant vessel) belonging to the British - Marched from Hackensack to Paramus ten miles above - loaded wagons to goods from the sloop to the Army - then returned to Peekskill - was discharged between Christmas & New Years & returned home. 3 In October September 1777 was called out under Capt Montgomery under Capt Graham - Capt Graham did not command at the fort - James McLanethy was Col - was at Fort Montgomery about three weeks, left on the alarm of his relief not long before the fort was taken - Gen James Clinton commanded the Continental troops at the fort.

Major Hogan was also a Continental officer at the fort- returned home & remained for twenty four hours & then was engaged in the wagon service removing the stores from the River under Capt. Matthew Mill & Shaw remained in this service several weeks, including one weeks service in the ranks
That in the summer of 1778 was engaged in the service against the Indians under Capt. Spencer Lieut. Samuel Barely - in the regiment of Col. Johnson - Can't tell how long this service lasted in the whole - thinks not less than three months -
That about the month of April or May 1780 he was enlisted under Lieut. James Mould for eight months in the Militia - that he served principally as a ranger - Marched first to Manna Kating Hollow - from there to Loudon Kill - from there to New Paltz - from there to different places which are forgotten - was at Shindakin between 20 & 30 miles from Kingston in Ulster Co. from this place took & guarded a number of Tories to Esopus upon then to Poughkeepsie jail - were discharged at Poughkeepsie went home, his time being out -
In 1781 & 1782 was called out at different times & places to guard against the Indians - can't recollect how long, nor the names of the Officers - thinks this service would make in the whole at least four months
That he has no documentary evidence - that William Wallace, James Trapp, & John Linderman are witnesses who can testify to his service & that their affidavits are annexed
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.
Saml. Love Clk
C. Linderman

State of New York
Dutchess County ss William Wallace being duly sworn says that he is twenty four years of age - that he was acquainted with Cornelius Sinderman in Orange Co. N.Y. at the commencement of the revolutionary war - that he knows that the said Sinderman was a soldier in the American Artillery at Kings Bridge in the fall of 1776 before the battle of White Plains - that said Sinderman was in the battle of White Plains - that he knows that the said Sinderman was out in the service in 1777 as a private soldier, but how long or under whose command he cannot state - that he knows that the said Sinderman was in the service against the Indians in the year 1781 but for what time or under whose command cannot state & for the rest not
William his Wallace mark
Sworn & subscribed this 17th day of July 1832
before me
Samuel Sorell
I further certify that the said William Wallace is a credible person & his testimony is entitled to credibil. Samuel Sorell Clerk
State of New York
Dutchess County ss: James Tapp being duly sworn says that he is twenty two years of age - that he was acquainted with Cornelius Sinderman at the beginning of the war in Orange Co. N.Y. - that this deponent & the said Sinderman both enlisted under Capt. Graham in the N.Y. Militia in 1776 - that they were mustered at Fort Montgomery - that they marched to Kings Bridge, he thinks in October 1776 - that at Kings Bridge the said Sinderman was taken from the infantry

Spent in the Artillery - that this deponent was in the Batt n of White Plains & knows that the said Linderman was in that batt n - & that he the said Linderman was in the Service during the whole of this Campaign making about five months - that he knows of the said Linderman being afterwards engaged in the Service on the frontier against the Indian but can't state any particular time, nor under what officer he engaged & for this says not knows & subscribed this day of July 1832 before me Saml. Jones Clk James Trapp I further certify that the said James Trapp is a credible person and his testimony entitled to credit. Saml. Jones Clk

The following questions were propounded by the Court to the applicant.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born at Montgomery, Orange Co. N.Y. in 1756 years old
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer. I have no record in My Bible
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war; and where do you now live?
Answer. I lived in Montgomery township Orange Co. when I entered the service. Since the war I removed to Ithaca Tompkins Co. N.Y. 32 years ago
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute; and if a substitute, for whom?
Answer. I volunteered for six months - after that I was drafted
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer. I knew General James Clinton of the regular troops - I do not recollect other officers - I knew Putnam's regiment - I was put in the Artillery at Kings Bridge - I was at Horn Neck - in the Battle of White Plains
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer. I rec d a discharge from Capt John Graham Countersigned by the Col. but I have lost it
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer. David Woodcock, John King, Doct Beers. A. D. W. Brugh (Judy) Judy Gen
WE, John King residing in the town of Ithaca and county of Tompkins and State of New York, and James Baker residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cornelius Underman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood 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, }
Samuel Love ell
John King James Baker March
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations 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 John King & James Baker who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Ithaca and county of Tompkins and are creditable persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Samuel Love Clerk of the Court of Oyer & Terminer for the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Cornelius Underman for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
26th day of July 1832
Samuel Love

December 17, 1936.
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Mrs. Frank J. Hall 2715 Washington Avenue Racine, Wisconsin
BA-J/ady Cornelius Linderman S.10990
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Cornelius Linderman, a soldier of the Revolution- ary War, also Uriah Hall.
The data contained herein we are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.10990, based upon his military service in that war. of Cornelius Linderman
Cornelius Linderman was born in 1756 in Mont- gomery, Orange County, New York. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Montgomery Township, Orange County, New York, Cornelius Linderman enlisted in July 1776 and served at various times until 1782, twenty-three months in all, as private in the New York troops under Lieutenants Samuel Barclay and James Moul, Captains John Graham, Montgomery, Faulkner, Mattice Millspaugh, and Colonels Isaac Hasbrook, Paulding, James McClaghy, Taylor and Johnson. He was in the battle of White Plains.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 17, 1832, while a resident of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, where he had resided thirty-two years.
There are no family data.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to show a claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the services of Uriah Hall.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
Date of death not on A.B.

Perman
10.990
INVALID.
No. 10.990
Cornelius Linderman
St. Peter, Minn.
Act: June 17 th 32
ex:—Vol. 2 , Page 224
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 2, 1904
His to
Mrs. Chas. Funn
Elmira N.Y.
1918 July 16 Hist. to George Lacey
1922 Feb. 4 Hist. to E. D. Linderman
1923 Dec. 20, Hist. to H. R. Linderman
1936 Dec. 17. Hist. to Mrs. Frank J. Hall. A.W.Y.
File
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6728
Cornelius Vandermark
New York
C. Vandermark
At 19 m. P.
 377  19  2997  313   6327 30 
Woodcock & Ferris Ithaca N.Y.

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Cornelius Linderman which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides ?
It does
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides ?
He did
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so ?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served ?
He has
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled ?
He has not
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ?
He has not
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832 ?
He has
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion ?
It has
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ?
He has
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed ? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal ?
It is, & is so distinguishable.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? none XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? It does XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? They are not XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? They are
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent 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 not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension.”

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

In the Matter of Cornelius Vandermark
Supplemental Afft.

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace of the County of Tompkins in the State of New York Cornelius Vanderman who being first me duly sworn deporeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of each period of his Service, nor the names of all the officers under whom he served, but according to the best of his recollection he served not than the periods mentioned below in the following grades & under the following officers:
First for fifteen days as a private under the following officers: Colonel Isaac Hasbrouck, Lieutenant Colonel Hardenbarack, Captain John Graham, first Lieutenant Samuel Gardner, Second Lieutenant James Moore & ensign James McKeaty Coody
Second for five months as a private under Colonel Paulding, Adjutant John Paulding, Captain John Graham, first Lieutenant Hans Johnson, Second Lieutenant Hans Brown
Third for three weeks as a private under Colonel McLaugherty, John Graham Captain of militia at home & Captain Faulkner in actual service, & first Lieutenant Milikin
Fourth for seven weeks , pressed from the ranks into the Wagon Service under Colonel Taylor & Captain Matthew Mill Spaw
Fifth for three months as a private under Colonel Johnson Adjutant McQuarrey, Lieutenant Samuel Barclay acting as Captain & Second Lieutenant James Mole
Sixth for eight months as a private under Captain Lieutenant James Mole acting as Captain & Ordeley Sergeant Derrick Van Curen the Colonel's name not recollectd
Making in all sixteen months , ten weeks and

fourteen days or nineteen months as the declarant calculates the time, for which he claims a pension.
That he served in 1781 & 1782 at different times & places at least four months more as already stated in his declaration but that he is from loss of memory entirely unable to give a more detailed account of the same. Cornelius Linderman
Subscribed & sworn to as aforesaid before me this 9 th day of January 1833 C. G. Heath J.P.
I Samuel Love clerk of Tompkins County in the state of New York hereby certify that C. G. Heath whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit was at the time of subscribing the same a justice of the peace of the County of Tompkins duly sworn for that purpose & I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice & that I believe the signature subscribed to said affidavit to be his proper signature
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of January eighteen hundred & thirty three Saml. Love clerk

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Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions. Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Will you kindly give me the war record of Cornelius Linderman, a revolutionary soldier, who enlisted from New York state,
Has he a Pensioner?
Yours Truly Mrs. Charles Romer 378 West Gray St. Elmira, N. Y.

Rev Sec Dept
Bellingham Wash.
June 1, 1918
Pension Office, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Would you please tell me if you have a record of the service of Cornelius Linderman of New York in the Revolutionary War. Very truly yours,
Mrs. George Lacey, Bellingham, Washington.

1795 1-31-22 D.A.R. Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington
Gentlemen,
Would like information regarding Jacob and Cornelius Linderman of Ulster and Orange Count New York who served in the Ulster County Militia in the Revolutionary War, Recorded in Roberts' records "New York in the Revolution" If they applied for pensions

you no doubt would have the record of their birth - residence - service & whom they married etc.
Thanking you for attention on this
Yours Truly
ERD Luiderman
3024 Hartman a/st
Omaha Neb.

MRS. FRANK J. HALL 2715 WASHINGTON AVENUE RACINE, WIS.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen-
Our family records state that Cornelius Hinderman, Revolutionary soldier, was granted a pension in 1832.
Can you give me information about his war record, where he enlisted and when?
The family came from New York State so imagine he enlisted there.
I am also desiring information about Uriah Hall of New York State

MRS. FRANK J. HALL 2715 WASHINGTON AVENUE RACINE, WIS.
did he receive a pension as soldier in the Revolutionary war?
Thanking you for any information,
I remain, Sincerely,
Philadelphia Hall,
Regent Racine Chap. D. A. R.
Dec 4-1936-

Henry Rich d Linderman
Newark, New Jersey 410 Kinney Bldg
November 8, 1923.
Hon. Washington Gardner, Commissioner of Pensions, Dept. of Interior, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Jacob Linderman, Sr., of Montgomery, Ulster County, N. Y., (died 1792), was enrolled in the 4th. Regiment Ulster County Militia in the Revolutionary War, as was also his son, Cornelius Linderman, (born in Montgomery 1756). He also had another son, John Linderman, born 1758 in Wallkill, same county and state, who served in the Revolutionary War.
Now, there were also other sons of Jacob Linderman, namely, Henry, (my great grand- father), David, (who served in the War of 1812), Jacob, Ezekiel and Justus.
If there is any record of Jacob Linderman's services and the place and date of his birth, I would be grateful for the information and if there is any record of the Revolutionary service on the part of Henry, David, Jacob, Ezekiel and Justus, I would also be gratified to get the information. All, father and sons, were resident in the old precinct of the Wallkill, Ulster County, N. Y., where indeed Jacob Linderman came in as a pioneer settler long before the Revolution. He was my father's great grandfather, (the late Dr. Henry R. Linderman, for many years the Director of the United States Mints.)
Thanking you in advance for the favor of your reply, I am
Respectfully yours,
HRL/U
H. R. Linderman.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Cornelius Linderman a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 14 days Pvt. John Graham Isaac Hasbrouck N.Y.   Aug. 1. 1776 5 mos. " Graham Paulding   Sept 1777 3 weeks " Montgomery James M'Clanahan   1777 7 weeks " Graham Taylor   Summer 1778 3 mos. " Mattice Johnson   Apr. May 1780 8 mos. " Matthew Miles   1781 & 1782 4 mos. " Capt Saml Barclay   Lieut James Mole   no officers remembered  
Battles engaged in, White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Montgomery Twp. Orange Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, July 17. 1832  for it was allowed
Residence at date of application, Ithaca Tompkins Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born in 1756 at Montgomery N.Y.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
20 mos 12 weeks
Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
December 20, 1923.
W. R. Linderman, 410 Kinney Bldg., Newark, N. J.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.10990, it appears that Cornelius Linderman was born in 1756 at Montgomery, Orange County, New York. While living in Montgomery Township, Orange County, New York, he enlisted in July 1776 and served as a private at various times until 1782, twenty-three months in all, under Captains John Graham, Montgomery, Faulkner, Mattice and Millspaugh, and Colonels Isaac Husbrook, Paulding, James McClaghry, Taylor and Johnson. He was engaged in the battle at White Plains.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 17, 1832 while living at Ithaca, New York.
There is no data on file as to his family.
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 676, it appears that John Linderman was born October 26, 1758 in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York.
While a resident of said Wallkill, he enlisted in 1776 and served as a private at various times, in short

tours, nearly fourteen months in all, under Captains Tillford, Brown and Johnston, Colonels McClaghy, Cantine, John Brown and Cornelius Johnson.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 3, 1832 while a resident of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York. He died July 21, 1848 in Ulysses, Tompkins County, New York.
Soldier married April 22, 1822 in Lansing, New York, Mary Douglas, who was allowed pension on her application executed May 7, 1853, while a resident of Huron County, Ohio, aged seventy-four years. She died prior to May 21, 1856, exact date not stated.
In 1857 three children are referred to, Prudence D. Niver, Sarah D. Ludlow and Julia Osmun.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.