Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 22005, for Alexander Thompson, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Thompson, Alexander
R 22005-
CONTENTS

Alexander Thompson
Major Genl. S. P. Harkness
Washington City

Harris Jan'y 5 th 1835
Dear Sir - enclose I send you from Affidavits, in the case of Alexander Thompson's Application for a Pension - please to call on Mr Edwards, and render all the Assistance you can, con- -sistently, for Mr Thompson - he is the Old Soldier, that was with me, to see you at the Courtland House, just before you left for Washington. He shews you the Warrant, by a Muster Roll in the Sig which he received from the Soldier, in the time of the Revolu- -tion defending his Country - his three Brothers, He tells me draw Pension, also, Mr Wm Shankland, who is the father of Esq Shankland, of Courtlandville, who, all , served, in the same Company, & Regiments with him, none of the line, he thinks he was out, more than his Brothers, being younger, & his Brothers
the up time

were kept at home, to work, it is a hard case, that he cannot draw, when all the rest, who served with him, do, even if the Papers, are deficient, in regularity - Mr. Edwards, objects, that in his first Declaration he swears that he was 87 years old, 26 th Sept - 33 & born in 1764 - had a record of his age & etc. every time, he had met his record with him - it was done at Cherry Valley, before , to by Judge Moore - that is, the Declaration was drawn, & he thinks he told the Judge he could not recollect certain - but when, he made his second Declaration, he found States wrong. & after, as before he went before the Court, his son, & he, brought the exact time in Figures, from the Bible to me - the reason why he made no allusion to Service, prior to 1780 in his first Declaration, was, he was told it was unnecessary, for, that he served enough, after, to entitle him to a Pension - it was totally impossible, for a Man, that was a friend to his Country, to live, in Cherry Valley, without being out before 1780, Col. Klein, was killed & our People all drove off & Massacred, before that period - as to his liability, being under 16 years of age, if so & he had untied, as was rec d by proper Officers, as a Soldier

8 did duty, it is not for the Government to say, that he should be rejected on that account Many a man did duty at 12 years old - 8 I had a Soldier, Old 8 Mustered, in My Company the last man, which was as good a man, as we could a Muster - Mr Edwards says, he recites a number of tours in quite succession, beginning with 1776 with a succession, no memory could supply, than Militia on the frontier, were frequently out, for one time three for 8 so an days, as guides, Indian spies, &c. - he swears to the best of his recollection, in a letter to Mr Edwards, on this subject & others, he frequently requests the Applicant, to state tours, with precision, so as to renew his mind to allow, which was, in the Second Declaration done, as near as could be, if an honest claim is to be rejected, because, there has been Mistakenness, or Mistakes, in the Declaration Affidavits, whereby they clerk, then Mr Thompson must suffer the consequences - but, when others, who served in the same Company, and at the same time, draw, & he not, it is harsh, unkind & ungenerous - he is a poor wounded old man, worn out, in serving his Country in the time of the Revolution - yours with Sentiments of respect
L. B. Carfill
May 2nd N.E. Hothway -
P.S. Mr Thompson can get Mrs. Affidavits, if wanted
L. B. C.

Town of Homer Cortland County State of New York
I William Shunkland aged Seventy Two Years, of the Town of Coeymans, County of Medic- on and State of New York, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Alexander Thompson, of the Town of Ho- mer, County of Cortland & State of New York, he says, that they were both Born , near each other in the Town of Cherry Valley , in said State before the American Revolution - were driven or went off, from there by the Tories & Indians, in 1779 in the Month of June in said Year - we both returned to Cherry - Valley & lived near each other a Number of Years after the said Revolution - he says, he knows, that the said Alexander Thompson is the identical per- -son which he represents himself to be - he says that he is confident, from the best of his knowledge, that the said Alexander Thompson, was out as a Volunteer and a private Soldier, under Capt. Whitaker & Capt. Robert de Peck, in the Year Nineteen hundred and Seventy Six at least Five Months and one and Seven days - Col Samuel Campbell com- -manded the Regiment to which we both belonged & Lt Col Samuel Clyde belonged to the same Regiment, we were out together twice to the Butternuts area to Middlefield, were stationed, in Fort Eden, & within a Breast Work, which was built around Col. Campbell's House, in Cherry Valley aforesaid - we furnished our own provisions, when we went out scouting - he says that in the Year Nineteen

Hundred & Seventy Seven. he knows that the said Alexan- der Thompson was out as a Private Soldier, in Scott's Partis, and, in Fort Alden, which said Fort was en- larged & repaired, that year, / at least Three Months and Fourteen Days - under Captain de Heer afore- said - He further says, that in the Year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight, he knows that the said Alexander Thompson was out as a Private Soldier, under Captain de Heer afore said, & Captain Ballard of the Con- -tinental Line of the Army of the Revolution, at least two Months and Five days - we went together under Capt Ballard, from Fort Alden afore said, on a Scout, to the Butternuts once, that year, in July and once, in the fall after, the Butternuts, were between thirty & Forty Miles, from Fort Alden, we were both present & in the action on the Eleventh of November 1778 in, and about Fort Alden, & was present when Col Alden was killed - Col Aldens Guard were princi- -pally killed, at the time, Col Staticus was taken prisoner - about 30 of Col Aldens Men were killed, & about 25 of the Inhabitants of Cherrysvalley - we both knew Capt Lane, Capt Ruel, & Capt Day of the Continental Line - adjutant Whitinton, Lt Buffington & Lt Day, & Ensign Parker of the Continental Line - I have not seen said Alexander Thompson for about Thirty years past, til now
~ William Shankland
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 8 th day of January 1834
Lieut B Canfield Justice Peace -
I certify that William Shankland is a Man of of truth and veracity and reputable in his Neighbour- -hood - January 8 th 1834
C. Lieut B Canfield Justice Peace

State of New York
Coatland County Clerk's office etc.
I Samuel Hotchkiss & Clerk of the said County do hereby Certify that Zipher B. Canfield Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in the said County duly Elected and sworn - Also that I am well acquain- -inted with the handwriting of the said Justice and truely believe his name to the surat of the said affidavit subscribed to be his genuine signature
Witness my hand and seal of office Januany the 8th 1834 Samuel Hotchkiss D. Clerk

Papers in the case of Alexander Thompson's Application for a Pension —
two Declarations are on file. & Three Affidavits at the Pension Office before them —
J. G. Hathaway
Affidavit of Wm Love & J. B. Canfield

Town of Hamble Cortland County } William Love of the State of New York } Town of Cobleskill, in the County of Madison
being duly sworn deponent saith, That he was well acquainted with Alexander Thompson of the Town of Cherry Valley, in the years 1777 & 1778 & part of the year 1779, in the Army of the Revolution, he, this deponent belonged to Captain Luke Day's Company, 8 Col Alden's Regiment of the Continental line; he says, he does know that said Thompson is the identical person whom he represents himself to be - he, this de- -ponent, recollects well, of said Thompson's volunteering as a private soldier for the term of four Months, under Capt Ballard, of said Alden's Regiment, it was frequently the case, that the Militia, were attached to the Regular Troops as Pickett Spies, to go out in scouting parties, with Squads of Continental Troops, after Pickett & Day's men, the Militia, knew the situation of the Country, & the Continental Troops did not know, that the said Thompson, & his Brother were out frequently, in short tours, after Pickett & Day's during said years, should say at least one year in all, I was a Drill Sergeant in Col Alden's Regiment, & frequently drilled said Thompson, I cannot now recollect the precise days, & tours, except the four Months tour under Captain Ballard, which said

Thompson performed honorably & faithfully to my personal knowledge - I was frequently met with him in small scouting parties, while I was stationed at Cherry Valley - I know said Alexander Thompson was a true soldier, & a brave one in the Revo- -lution, where he served under Capt. McLean, Capt. Whitaker, of the Militia, & Col. Campbell, & Col. Glyn's Regiment, at said Cherry Valley, and the country round about there - Cherry Valley was a frontier town, in the Revolution, he says, he knows that said Thompson, Father & Family, were burnt out, & lost all their personal property, by the Indians & Tories, & were driven off, to Canajoharie, on the Mohawk River, in the said State -
Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 th day of December 1834
William his  X Love mark
Lieut. Genl. Canfield Justice Pease
I certify that William Love is a man reputable in his neighborhood - Lieut. Genl. Canfield Justice Pease
I certify on honor, that I have personally examined the Old Family Bible, which was kept by Alexander Thompson's Father, in which, are the Records of the Births & Deaths, of said Alexander's Father's Children and as first, that said Alexander Thompson Record, is there stated, to have been born in 1762,
Lieut. Genl. Canfield Justice Pease

Carttanel County, I have been Simon Clerk of the Clerks Office for said County as certify that Lieut. B. Canfield Esq before whom the Affidavit of William Lane purports to have been sworn was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in said County duly Elected and sworn, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting, and know his name thereto subscribed to be his genuine signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office. January 1 st 1885 -
Simon J. Simon Clerk

State of New York } Thomas Thompson Otsego County { in said county aged of Cherry Valley in said county aged seventy one years & John Thompson of the same place aged sixty four years being formerly sworn for warily declare & say, that they are the brothers of Alex and/or Thompson whose declaration is hereto annexed. That they well recollect that the said Alex and/or Thompson on or about the tenth day of June 1780, enlisted or volunteered into a company of militia commanded by Captain Van Ecora at Canajoharie in the now county of Montgomery, N.Y. and was marched to Fort Eble on the Mohawk, & helped to garrison said Fort which was then under the command of said Captain Van Ecora - That Col: Willet was then in command at Fort Plain & that Capt Van Ecora was under the command of Col: Willet - These deponents further say that the said John Thompson continued to serve in said company until the month of December 1780 1782 when the said Alexander was discharged at Fort Eble aforesaid having continued in actual service during all that period, these deponents both serving with him, the said Thomas all the time & the said John served with him when he entered the said company & also when he was discharged and further these deponents say not

Thomas Thompson John Thompson
Sworn & Subscribed this 17 th day of September 1833 before me James O. Moore First Judge of Otsego County.
I certify that I have known the above named Thomas Thompson & John Thompson for twenty years & that they are credible witnesses Sept. 17. 1833
James O. Moore First Judge of Otsego County.
State of New York Otsego County - ss
I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of said County, do certify, that James O. Moore, before whom the above Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was, at the date of the same, First Judge of the said County, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit, and to the above Certificate, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand, and Seal of Office this 19 th day of September 1833.
Horace Lathrop, Clerk
Thomas Thompson John Thompson Affidavit of

Affair of - Moon Day Mm 85 Rowell Holmes
Samuel H. Harkness

State of New York County of Columbia & Town of Catskill
I Aaron Day aged Sixty Eight Years
do hereby say that I was acquainted with Alexander Thompson, & his Brother William Thompson, when said Alexander lived in the Town of Catskill, in said State in the time of the Revolution. I do know him to be the identical person which he represents himself to be. I know that in the year 1781, 1782, & 1783, that the said Alexander Thompson, was a Sergeant in Captain Van Rensselaer's Company of the Militia of the State of New York, & that I frequently saw said Alexander at Fort Plain, in the Revolutionary War, at Fort Plain, Fort Hunter, Johnstown & other places along the Valley of the Mohawk, in said State - and I have no hesitancy in saying, that said Alexander Thompson, served at least two months and a half, as Sergeant, in said Captain Van Rensselaer's Company, in the Militia of the Army of the Revolution - I was a Soldier in Capt. Mearns, & Capt. Bonda's Companies under Col. Millet, Capt. Van Rensselaer's Company was detached mostly of Men & I frequently played the Fife, in & for said Company - Sworn and subscribed before me this first day of November 1834
Aaron Day
Levi B. Campfield Justice Peace
I certify that Aaron Day is reputable in his neighbourhood Levi B. Campfield Justice Peace

Town of Pube Cottontail County } ss. & State of New York }
I William B. aged Seventy and Years, being duly sworn upon and say that I
am well acquainted with Alexander Thompson now of Thorne, in said County & State, who was a Private Soldier, and a Sergeant in the Militia of the State of New York in the Army of the Revo- lution - and know that he is the identical person which he represents himself to be - I became ac- quainted, in the Winter of 1779 at Canajoharie, with him, lived only a Mile from him, til the close of the said Revolutionary War - I belonged to the same Company with him til the said War closed, which said Company was commanded by Captain Rene Van Eura Lt. Honey Scrambler, & Ensign John Van Eura. John Van Eura was promoted to Lt. & one Cornelius Van Eura, was Ensign of said Company before the War closed - I know that said Com- pany, and parts of it, were continually called out to do duty, to guard the Forts, (to wit) Fort Plain Fort Plain, Fort Schuyler, Fort Eyle, Fort Dayton Fort Hogen, & to go on scouting parties after Tories and Indians all through the Revolutionary War. I have no doubt from my own personal knowl- edge, that the said Alexander Thompson served as a Private in the year 1779, & 1780 at least Three Months and a half, and that he served as a Sergeant in said Van Eura's Company in the years 1780, 1782 & 1783 at least Two Months and a half - I was well acquainted with his three Brothers, William, John, & Thomas, when they lived in said Canajoharie & have no doubt that but they were all out

Occasionally, because the whole Company was out frequently, & all Young Men from Twenty Years of age, & upwards, as Substitutes, when not legally obliged to do Military duty
William Ely
Sworn and subscribed before me this 10 th day November 1834
I certify that I am well acquainted with William Ely, & that he is respectable in his neighborhood
Deputy Clerk Canfield Justin Pease
- head - Deput. Clerk Canfield J. Pease
Town of Salem Cortland County & State of New York
I Roswell Holmes aged Seventy two years old last April, depon & say that I am well acquainted with Alexander Thompson of Salem
in said County & State, who was a Private soldier in the army of the Revolution, in the year 1779 in Captain Van Eura's Company, of the Pown of Canajoharie, in the State of New York - this deponent thinks, that said Alexander Thompson was out in the Militia, in said Company, in said year as much as four months, he frequently was with him, at Fort Plain, Fort Herk, Fort Ehle & at Scouting parties - he further says, that he knows that in the years 1780, 1781, 1782 & 1783 said Alexander Thompson was a Sergeant in said Company, of Capt. Van Eura & Lt. Scramblin & Ensign John Van Eura, belonged to the same Company - he wily believes, that said Thompson was out in the Militia, in said Company & in Scouting Parties after Indians & Tories as a Sergeant at least three months in said years - this deponent was on guard with him, & stationed in different posts along the Valley of the Mohawk, & out in scouting parties frequently with him and knows that he is the identical person whom he represents himself to be -
Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 th day of November 1834
Deputy Clerk Canfield Justin Pease
I certify that I am well acquainted with Roswell

Holmes, who subscribed and sworn to the within Affidavit, and that he is a man of truth and veracity & reputable in his neigh- -bourhood
Leviathan Canfield Justin P.
State of New York Cortland County Clerks Office
I Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk of said County do certify that Leviathan Canfield Esq. before whom the affidavits of Aaron Day, William Ely & Russell Holmes purport to have been sworn, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in said County duly elected and sworn, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed thereto to be his own proper handwriting.
Witness my hand and seal of Office at Cortlandville this 23 rd day of December A.D. 1834.
Sam d Hotchkiss Jr. CMG
Affidavit of - Aaron Day Wm Ely Russell Holmes

87 th Cong } Rev 2. Sep } NY Col. Millet
Documents relating to the claim of Alexander Thompson for a pension.
1842 Mar. 8. Referred to Com: on Pensions " " 29. Report adverse
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M Wright

Declaration -
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 - State of New York } on this 28 th day of January 1834 Carthage County } personally appeared Alexander Thompson  before  in open court the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County & State, now sitting Nathaniel Thompson a resident of the Town of Hamble, in the County of Carthage & State of New York, aged Seventy Two 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered, in the Army of the United States, as a Private Soldier in the Militia of the State of New York in the War Seventeen Hundred & Seventy Six, as a Volunteer under Captain Thomas Whittaker & Capt. Robert M c Keen of Cherry Valley, then the County of Ingham & State of New York, the Regiment was commanded by Colonel Samuel Campbell, & Lt Col Samuel Clyde, both of said Cherry Valley - Lt John Campbell, belonged to Capt M c Keen's Company, Ensign Benjamin Dickson & John Thompson, my brother, belonged to the same Company - Capt Whittaker's company moved off, pretty soon, after, & Capt Keen took the command - Cherry Valley was a Frontier Town, in the State of New York, in the time of the Revolution - he says he was called out he thinks on or before the tenth day of May, as he volunteered, to keep guard & help build a Breast work around Col Camp bell's house, in said Cherry Valley - he was kept on duty til Fort Schuyler, then in a few days, say four days, after he again was called out as volunteered, to help build Fort Alden, in Cherry Valley aforesaid, thence on the 23 rd of June after, moved on said Fort Herkimer til the 13 th of July after - he says in July 1776 he went out as a Scout to the Butternuts under Capt Keen
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was gone Twenty one days til the South of August after
Then in the same Month of August he was called out again
3. Was under Capt. Kern to go after Sioux and Cattle, went to the
1. 1. 2. 3. Butte area again and was gone twelve days - then, in the
4. 24 th of the same Month, he went out on a Scout under
Ensign Benjamin Dickson, to Middlefield after Sioux, un-
to 10, same Sioux, recollects, one by the name of Chamberlain
Michael de Darmit & Hector Southland, which we brought
in to Fort Alder was gone Nine days - he says on
the South of September same Year, he was called out to do
Garrison duty in Fort Alder, did duty one Month til
the 10 th of October After - & on the 1 st of November after he
2. again was called out, and did garrison duty Two
Weeks, and on the 18 th of November after he was called out
2. 60 th to do duty, in said Fort, & at Col. Campbells Horse
Stands, he was out Twenty days, til into December after
He says he furnished his own provisions when he went
out Scouting aforesaid - He says in the Year Sixteen
hundred & Seventy Seven on the
2 nd of May in said Year, he was called out under Capt. Dickson
to do Garrison duty in Fort Alder, and repair & enlarge said
Fort did duty & worked til the 2 nd of June after and
1- Month, he went out in Scouting parties under Lt. John Camp-
bell, & Ensg. Dickson three times, was gone at least twelve
16. days each time, and in July, twice in August, same Year -
and he says in the Month of Sept after on the 7 th day of
said Month as near as he can recollect he again was called
out to do garrison duty in Fort Alder, by Capt. de Kern for one
1- Month & that he did duty honestly and faithfully til the 7 th
of October after when he was discharged by Capt. de Kern after
said - that again on, as before the 25 th of said October he
again was called out, & did Garrison duty Twelve days
as near as he can recollect - He was discharged in

November after - He says, that in the year nineteen hundred and twenty eight, he was called out under Capt McKean of Pennsylvania, to help to do Garrison duty in Fort 4. Alden for one month, it was on the 3 rd day of June in said year as near as he can recollect, he was discharged hereby in July after, thinks on the 4 th day - he says he volunteered under Capt Ballard, of the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution, in July, to go on a scout to the 3. 2 Butternuts about 30. or 40 Miles from said Cherry- -valley, after Indians & Tories, were gone twenty three days - he says in October the same year, he again volunteered under Capt Ballard of Pennsylvania, to go to the Butternuts after the Indians & Tories, he was gone at least 2. fourteen days, he thinks, he did not get back to Fort Alden till after the 20 th of said October - he says he again on the 7 th of November after was called out to Garrison Fort Alden under Capt McKeen was in the action on the Eleventh of November 1778, in and about Fort Alden was present when Col Alden was killed, his Guard were mostly killed and 20. or 30 of the Inhabitants & Militia of Cherry Valley were killed - Mrs Hugh Mitchell's Wife & four of his Children, Robert Wells, John Wells, Jane Wells, Catherine Murphy, and Jane Ferguson were killed - Miss Betsey Delap and Mrs Delap, the Rev Mr Delap was taken Prisoner captured by the Indians & sent back - Col Static was taken a Prisoner at the same time - he says he knows Capt Lane, Capt Reed, Capt Day, adjutant Whittier Lt Buffington, Lt Day & Ensign Parker of the Continent- -al Line - He says in the Month of January 1779 he was drove off from Cherry Valley & moved to Canajoharie -ri, on the Mohawk River - when he joined a Camp -any of Militia commanded by Capt Van Eura - Lt Henry Scrambler & Ensign John Van Eura Col Marine Willett commanded the Regt Maj Rowley

belonged to the same Regiment - Col. Whittet commanded the Militia all along the Valley of the Mohawk, he thinks - til the close of the Revolutionary War -
He says according to the best of his recollection, on or before the 10 th of May, 1779, he was called out by Capt.
3- Vanbrue, to Guard Fort Schlo in Canajoharie, was on duty three weeks til 1 st of June after - then again he says he was called out to Garrison said Fort, was
2- out one fortnight in June said year - he says in July after he was again called out & was in & about 3 Fort Schlo three weeks - in the Month of August after
he was again called out for two weeks to Guard said 2 Fort - he says in the Month of September after he again
was called out for two weeks at least & in the Month 2 of October after he was called out for two weeks,
& in November he was called out & served nine 1.2 days - all the time he was under Capt. Van Brue, or Lt. Scramblin or Ensign Van Brue - he says on or before the 10 th of June 1780
He again volunteered at said Canajoharie under Capt. Van Brue & Marched to Fort Schlo, where he kept Garrison 2.6 til the first of July after 20 days - then again, he was called
out on the 15 th of said July by said Capt. Van Brue to do duty in Fort Schlo, he did duty 10 days he, thinks -
he says on the 1 st of August after, he was Draughted to go a term of Militia duty as a Private under Lt. Scramblin aforesaid to Guard Boats & Military Stores,
from Fort Schlo & Fort Stanwix, was gone on said 3- duty, Twenty one days - he says, that on the first
day of October after he again was called out as a Private in Capt. Van Brue's Company to go to said Fort Schlo & keep Garrison in said Fort, & that he did
2.1 duty as such fifteen days - he says he was Draughted to go out in a scouting party after Indians & Horses in a small party commanded by Sergeant John Van Brue thinks on the sixth of July 1780, he went from Fort

on the Mohawk to Bowman's Creek, Cherry Valley & on the 1- Susquehannah was gone seven days - on the fifth day of September 1780 he says he was draughted to go out on a scouting party under Lt Scramblin, he went from Fort Ehle, to a place called Turbeville, 0. 5- Curry Town & Sharon, was gone five days -
He says on the 1 st day of May 1781 he was draughted as a Private Soldier under Capt. Van Everee for the term of three Months to go to Sunarabia was stationed most of the time in Fort Heyner, he went out in a scouting party over to Sackanadago back of Johnstown, while there Capt. Bigbreech, Com- manded the Company Lt Devenalop & Ensign Keyne belonged to the same Company, Col. Willett commanded the Regiment, Major Wiley belonged to the same Regiment, he was discharged by Capt. Bigbreech
3-10 Turbeville, on the 1 st day of August 1781 having served faithfully & faithfully the full term of three Months for which he was draughted - he says on the 7 th of August he was chosen Orderly Sergeant of said Company, commanded by said Capt. Van Everee 1781 - he says, he was ordered out on a scouting party by said Capt. Van Everee, to go to Bowman's Creek it was on the 12 th day of August, that he went from said Fort Ehle, he commanded the Party of six Sol- 8- diers - he was gone three days - and was in an action with the Indians, at Bowman's Creek, and he says he was wounded with a Rifle Ball, in the right leg below his knee, by the Indians in the said action -
He says on the 17 th of August 1781 he was called out by said Capt. Van Everee, to do Garrison duty in Fort Ehle, did 23- duty as orderly sergeant till the 9 th day of September after Capt. Van Everee, Lt Scramblin & Ensign Van Everee Com- manded the Company - he says that on the 12 th day of September after, he volunteered as an Orderly Sergeant under Lt Scramblin to go to Fort P'keir on the

16. Mohawk. He went from Fort Ehle to said Fort Plain 16. did duty as a sergt for fifteen days. The Party consisted of Forty Men - He says he saw Col John Brannan of the Continental Army while there, he was discharged on the 28 th of September 1781, he thinks he was at Fort Plain when Col John Brannan was killed -
He says, on the 10 th of October as near as he can recollect, he was called out by the Order of Capt Van Buren in 1781 with the whole Company to go to Fort Ehle, as an Orderly Sergeant to be 18. upon duty, & he did go & serve as Sergeant fifteen days til the 21 st of said Month - was discharged verbally by Capt Van Buren aforesaid - He says that on or before the 26 th day of May 1782, he was called out as orderly sergeant with the whole Company by Capt Van Buren to go to Cohoes, down the Mohawk River, from Fort Ehle and that he did go to Cohoes, Saratoga & Albany 19. - vice, & back to Fort Ehle, when he was discharged verbally by Capt Van Buren on the 12 th of June after having served fifteen days - He says that on the 24 th of July 1782, he was again called out, as orderly sergeant with the whole Company, by said Capt Van Buren, to go and guard Fort Ehle, he went & did duty til the 10 th of August 15. after, when he was discharged verbally by Capt Van Buren having served fifteen days - That on the 23 rd day of September after he again was called out as Orderly Sergeant to go to Fort Ehle & Johnstown, by Capt Van Buren aforesaid, that he with the whole Company went to Fort Ehle, when part of the Company went to Johnstown, & he, with the remainder remained at Fort Ehle til the 28 th of October after, when he was discharged verbally at Fort Ehle by Capt Van 1. M. Buren, having served one Month as sergeant - He says, that on the 30 th of May 1783 he was called out

with the whole Company by Captain Van Buuren to go to Fort Ekle on an Alarm to do Garrison duty, I went with the Company, did duty as an Orderly sergeant in said Company till the 15 th of June after, when he was discharged verbally by Capt. Van Buuren - he says that in July after he as orderly sergeant was called out with the whole Company by said Capt. Van Buuren to go and keep Guard at Fort Ekle, and he went and did duty as sergeant ten days -
He says he volunteered and went from Fort Ekle under Capt. Van Buuren aforesaid on the 20 th of July 1933 to Bousmans Creek, he was gone and served as sergeant five days, he returned & was discharged at Fort Ekle verbally by said Capt. Van Buuren on the 24 th of said Month - he says that he was not employed in any Civil pursuit while out, any of the above time by him set forth - he says he knew Genl. Harkness, Col. Jacob Black, Col. Alden, Col. Stacey, Major Whiting, Major Baber, Capt. Waller & sergeant Lord while out in the above different tours - D r Whiting he says was surgeon of Col. Aldens Regiment - he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a Pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state - Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Interrogatories put to the applicant in open Court, by the Court -
1 st Where, and in what year were you born - Answer. I was born in 1762 -
2 nd Have you any record of your age, 80 or so. Where is it - Answer - I have a Record of My Age in My Family Bible, now in Harris -
3 rd Where were you living when called into the service,

when have you lived since, the Revolutionary War and Where do you now live —
Answer — I lived in Cherry Valley, & Canajoharie, when I was called into the service — from Canajoharie after the Revolution I removed back to Cherry Valley, from Cherry Valley I removed to Hoosic, where I now reside —
4 th 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 was, Drafted or Volunteered —
5 th State the Names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the Troops, where you served such Continental & Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, & the General circumstances of your service —
Answer, Col. Hildreth Col. Stacia, Capt. Ballard, Capt. Lane, at Cherry Valley of the Continental Army, while on the Mohawk, Col. John Brown
6 th did you ever receive a Discharge from the Service and if so, by whom was it given, & what has become of it —
Answer — I never received a written discharge, but was always discharged Discharged verbally, by the Officer who commanded me — I never received a Com. — mispelled
7 th State the Names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify, as to your Character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution
Answer — Capt. Joseph Robert Datt Lewis. S. O'Brien.
Capt. John Brown, Joseph Bates, Capt. Joseph H. Carpenter, Datt Esquire Jones, Maj. John Hubbard

he says for the Year 1776 he served as a Private Soldier, 5. m. 1. 6 Five Months, one Week and six days, as near as he can 3 - 0 - 6 recollect - for the Year 1777, he served as a Private 2. 0. 2 Soldier - Three Months & six days. for the Year 1778 4. 1. 2 2. 1. 5 3. 0 - 0 20,, 1. 0 He served as a Private Soldier two Months & two days - for the Year 1779, he served as a Private Soldier Four Months One, Week & two days - for the Year 1780 he served as a Private Soldier two Months one Week 8. 0. 0 & Five days - he says in the Year 1781 he served Three 2. 0. 0 Months as a Private Soldier - and in the Year 1781, he 2 0. 1 served as Orderly Sergeant, two Months, two Weeks & 1 - 0 - one 5,, 0 2 three days - that in the Year 1782, he served as Orderly Sergeant for two Months & one day - and that for the Year 1783, he served as Orderly Sergeant for one Month, as near as he now can recollect - and for such service he claims a Pension - Sworn and subscribed before me the day and date aforesaid - Alexander Thompson Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk of Cortland county

We Nathan H. Whiting a Clergyman residing in the Town of Horn and Joseph Hobart residing in the same here, Certify, that we are well acquainted with Alexander Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be Twenty two 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 - Our Whiting's acquaintance is partial, not having sworn and subscribed, since in Horn a Year - before me the day & year Nathan H. Whiting Apostolic - Pastor of the Baptist Ch. Horn. Lester B. Canfield Justin Pease Joseph Hobart
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the Matter, and after putting the interrogatories 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 Nathan Whiting who has signed the fore- -going Certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Harn, County of Caledon, and that Joseph Hobart, who has also signed the same, is a resident in said Town, County & State and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
Joseph Reynolds Andrew Dickson John Bartlett John Cirt
Judges Caledon County Common Pleas
I Samuel Hotchkiss Junior Clerk of Caledon County Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the Application of Alexander Thomp- -son for a Pension, and that Lieut. Col. Campbell & Esq. before whom the foregoing Certificate of Nathan & Whiting & Joseph Hobart purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in the said County, duly Elected and Sworn - Also that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name, thereunto subscribed to be his genuine signature, witness my hand & seal of Office January the 28 th A.D. 1834
Sam Hotchkiss Jr. C.R.

(3-223.)
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Rev (Rev)
No. 22.005
_____, Ex'r.
REJECTED
OLD WAR INVALID.
Alexander Thompson  of 1859 Col Willett, N.Y. troops
Service : _____
Enlisted : _____, 18
Discharged : _____, 18
Application filed : _____, 18
Alleges : _____
Re-enlisted : _____
Attorney : _____
P. O. _____

Pension Office March 18 th 1842
Sir, I have the honor to return you the papers in the case of Alexander Thompson and to refer you to my letter of the 7 th of March 1840 to Mr. Lemard for the reasons why it has not been adjusted under the act of June 7 th 1832 and the rules of the Department.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Yr. m. Servt. J L Edwards
Hon. A. C. Bates Female U. States

(Copy)
War Department Pension Office March 7 th 1842
Sir
The claim of Alexander Thompson under the act of June 7 th 1832 set forth in part in the enclosed petition I have the honor to inform you is not supported by any evidence in this office. As described by his declaration made in 1833 his first tour was 3 1/2 months in Capt. Whilaker's company at Cherry Valley in 1779, after that year until 1783 with the exception of a three months tour under Capt. Bigbread it is alleged he was out under Capt. Van Eura in all 6 months and 14 days. Capt. Van Eura's company it is understood was not in the service after 1781 and all the service rendered by that officer did not if same exceed 3 months. The pension of William Thompson whose service is referred to as similar to that in question, was suspended in 1834 for want of sufficient proof.
(signed)
I have the honor to be J. S. Edwards
Hon. G. B. Leonard House of Representatives