Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13784, for Abraham Low, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Low, Abraham.
S. 13784
carded
CONTENTS

25766 New York
Abraham Low of Albany in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Van Riper of the regt commanded by Col Partridge in the New York line for 9 months and 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 31 Dollars 10 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of Nov r 1834 and sent to L. Leekins, Albany
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 108.83 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 15. 55 $124.40
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Van Dyke Clerk Book 82 Vol. 4 Page 42
Recd not in a B
With a General Certificate 15 December 1834

7891
Abraham Low
(C.1)
L. Jenkins Esq. Albany New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 3 d 1834
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Abraham Low
   Period when the service was performed. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 July 1 — 9 — Private Capt. Cantine + Col. A. Farling  
I am, respectfully,
+ No evidence in the Department that these officers were in service as alleged. Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
• If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of 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. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 each 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 three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Brief
No 7891.
Abraham Law
Admitted P 346
Private 9 mo 20 days
45.13.1417
20 Sep 1832 12 Nov 1832
Col Van Ingen
Agf

No. 7891.
BRIEF in the case of Abraham Low of Guilderland County of Albany — in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
74 years — inserted in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 latter part July 5 private. Col o Albert Pauling. Genl. Gage. Genl. Sullivan   2 " "   40 Col o Snyder   about 2 "  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
at White Plains. at taking of Burgoyne
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
at Kingston N. York
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
by traditional evidence only.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
They appear to be correct
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Od
Examining Clerk.

Albany County ss
Abraham son of Guelderland, formerly of Kingston in Ulster County, the same who on the 18 th September 1832 subscribed and made Oath to a declaration to obtain a pension, do now declare that the following additional facts to be true: to wit:
That I was born in the Town of Kingston in Ulster County on the 25 th March 1758, and that the record thereof can be seen, by a reference to the Dutch Church Books at Kingston , and to the family Bible belonging to this declarer's father's family and which is now in the possession of this declarer's niece, who is the widow of Zachariah Schoonmaker, deceased now of Kingston aforesaid — That the Declarer, for the purpose of rendering his claim for a pension more clear and distinct than it is in his said first declaration above referred to, doth now in the most solemn manner declare and swear, that he enlisted as a private in Capt. Moses Antine's Company in Col. Albert Pawlings Regt. of Militia, and served without intermission from the first of July 1776 until the last of November in the year 1777 — exclusive of the several short tours of militia duty which this declarer has performed subsequent to the said year 1777. of which this declarer makes no account of in this declaration. —
Subscribed & sworn to this 9 Jan y 1833 before me
Abraham Loud
Gerrit K. Dey one of the Justices of the Superior Court of the city of Albany

Abraham Low's Declaration 1891
Library of Congress

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY of Albany — } ss.
On the Eighteenth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Justices of the City of Albany now sitting, Abraham Low a resident of the Town of Guilderland in the county of Albany and state of New York aged 25  March last  twenty four 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was born in the Town of Kingston in Ulster Co.
marching) down towards Albany, arrived this Declarer volunteered as a private and went in the room of an aged Uncle, to join the American troops then marching to oppose Burgoyne and his army, and was in the battle which took place between the two armies which finally terminated in the capture of General Burgoyne and his army. — When news was received by General Gates of the capture of Fort Montgomery by the British, he ordered the Regt. to which this Declarer belonged, to march to the Southward, and to take charge of about 500 of Burgoyne's army, and after leaving them at Albany, to proceed onward to Kingston, to defend that place, which they accordingly did and retreated, and after the burning of Kingston and the British had abandoned the idea of pursuing further operations, the Regiment was discharged and returned home having been engaged on that last service for about two months —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

was in the battle which took place near Saratoga in 1777, in which the army of General Burgoyne and his army - When news was received by General Gates of the capture of Fort Montgomery by the British, he ordered the reg't to which this Deponent belonged, to march to the Southward, and to take charge of about 500 of Burgoyne's army, and after leaving them at Albany, to proceed onward to Kingston, to defend that place, which they accordingly did and retreated, and after the burning of Kingston and the British had abandoned the idea of pursuing further operations, the Regiment was discharged and returned home having been engaged on that last service for about two months.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
John G. Watson Clk
Abraham Low
WE Nanning Bogardus a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Guilderland - and John Schoelcraft residing in the same place hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Abraham Low who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood 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.
J. G. Watson Clk
Nanning Bogardus Pastor of the P. C. D. E. in the town of Guilderland John Schoelcraft
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 Nanning Bogardus - who hath signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Guilderland; and that John Schoelcraft Esq. who has also signed the same, is a resident of the same place and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I John G. Watson Clerk of the Justice Court of the City of Albany - DO HEREBY CERTIFY , that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Abraham Low for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 18 th day of September A. D. 1832
John G. Watson Clk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
Q15 S. 13784
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Abraham Low 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 20-1776 5 mos. Pvt. Mosesantine Levi Pauling N.Y.   Jan. 1777 2 mos. Corps. " "   1777 40 days Pvt. Everett Bogardus Johannes Snyder   May 1777 4 mos. Pvt. Frederick Schoenfeld   Sept. 1777 2 mos. " Everett Bogardus Adrian Hynskopf  
Battles engaged in, White Plains, Taking of Burgoyne. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Kingston, N.Y. Date of application for pension, Sept. 18-1832. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Guilderland, Albany Co., N.Y. Age at date of application, born March 25, 1758 in Kingston, Ulster Co., N.Y. Remarks: There is no data on file as to family
Respectfully,
+ Substitute for his uncle
Commissioner.

In the matter of the application of Ab m Low for a pension under the act of Aug t of June 7, 1832
add d deduction

State of New York
Albany Justice Court
Be it known that on the eleventh day of October A.D. 1834 personally appeared before the Justice Court of the City of Albany, (the same being a Court of Record) John Van Deusen of Guilderland, Albany County, an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832, who being duly sworn said that according to the best of his recollection he served the United States in the Revolutionary War, as follows viz-
1. On or about the 20th day of July 1776 I enlisted as a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Moses Cantine, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Levi Pauling, in the Brigade commanded by Genl. George Clinton. We were militia drafts, and were drafted to serve four months - I served from the time of my enlistment a draft as aforesaid, until about the first of January 1777 - as a private in said Company, a period of not less than four months . We went from Kingston to Fort Montgomery, where we were stationed a short time - Major Genl. Heath was the Commander of our Division - We went from Fort Montgomery to Kingsbridge & Spittenkill Creek - and were also stationed part of the time at Fort Washington - We were also at Monamie & White Plains - I was engaged in the Battle of White Plains - We were not engaged in the thickest of it, but had one man killed & one man wounded in our Company - The man who was killed was named William Phoenix, and stood next to me at the time he received his mortal wound - & fell against me - I recollect that Genl. Washington ordered our Regiment to support the left flank, and threw up an intrenchment which we did - Edmund Schoonmaker & Cornelius Van Kils were our first & second Lieutenants - My Capt. & Lieutenants have been dead many years - John Van Deusen was Quarter Master & Oak Hudson was adjutant of our Regiment. They are also dead - 2. At the expiration of the above term of service I was discharged & returned home to Kingston - And in a few days,

afterwards I enlisted again under the same captain, Moses Cantin, for two months - and went with my company to New Jersey, and was stationed in the neighborhood of Hack-in-sack, at a place then called Scallenburgh - We were engaged in watching the British foraging parties, in scouting & other military duties - I served on this last tour as a corporal in said Company, not less than two months . I returned home in the month of March 1777.
3. Soon after I got home I was again ordered into the service & enlisted or was drafted into a company of Militia commanded by capt. Enoch Bryan, Lieut. John Pison, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Snyder - I went with my company to Fort Montgomery, and remained there forty days - We were then relieved by another company of drafted men - I served as a private in said Company on this tour, not less than forty days .
4. When I returned home I found they were enlisting men to guard the prisoners and the prisoners then kept in the Gaol at Kingston, - and I enlisted in a Company raised for that purpose, commanded by capt. Frederick Schoonmaker, & served as a private in said Company, from about the first of May till the first of September following, a period of not less than four months .
5. About the first of September 1777 I went as a private in the same Company, commanded by capt. Bryan, & Lieut. Pison, to Albany, & from there to Burnside Heights, where we joined the Army under Genl. Gates - Our Regiment was commanded by Col. Adrian Van Rensselaer - Col. Snyder did not go - I remained there with my Company until the 12 th of October, after Arnold was wounded and Genl. Fraser was killed - & after we had taken a great many prisoners - Our Regiment was then ordered to escort about 500 prisoners to Albany - which we did - I was in

the Battle in which the British General Frazier was killed, which was several days before General Burgoyne surrendered - We were discharged after we got to Albany & I returned home - I was engaged on this tour of duty, as a private, not less than six weeks - I got home a day or two before Kingston was burnt by the British - My mother lived in the centre of the Village, nearly opposite the Court House, and her house was burnt by the enemy -
Given this 11 th day of October 1834 in open Court -
Abraham Love
John G. Watson Clerk

State of New York
Ulster County - ss: Thomas Van Garsbeck of the town of Kingston & County of Ulster an Officer in the Revolutionary war aged 78 years being duly sworn deposes and says that he is personally acquainted with Abraham Low formerly of the same place a Soldier of the Revolution and now an Applicant for a pension that this deponent was in the service of the united States in the Revolutionary war, and was in the Company commanded by Captain Moses Cantine, in Colonel Peter Paulings Regiment in General George Clinton's Brigade of New York Divis. and will know the said Abraham, that the said Abraham belonged to the same Company Regiment & Brigade with this deponent, that this deponent saw the said Abraham in said service for "Five" Months in the year 1776 and knows that the said Abraham continued to serve in said Caps in the capacity of a private Soldier until he was discharged, and this deponent saith that he always understood that the said Abraham enlisted for the term of five months, that the said Abraham was discharged at Peekskill in the County of Westchester in the beginning of the winter of 1776 as this deponent has been informed and verily believes to be true and further saith not -
1776 5 mths
Subscribed & sworn to this 9th day of September 1834 T. Garsbeck J. Pease
Thomas Van Garsbeck
Ulster County ss. I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Thomas Van Garsbeck, that he is a credible person & that his statements are entitled to credit. T. Garsbeck A. Pease
for clerk's certificate see post on the back of the affidavit of T. Bush

Ulster County ss. Solomon Hasbrouck of Kingston in said County being duly sworn saith that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six from the first of August to the first of January he served with Abraham Low in the service of his country in Captain Moses Cantine's Company Colonel Heri Pawling's regiment and General George Clinton's brigade. That during said service they were at Fort Montgomery, Kingsbridge and White Plains.
1776
5 mos
And this deponent further saith that he is aged upwards of eighty four years and that he knows the said Abraham Low did serve as a private in the said company of New York militia in defence of his country as above stated the full term of five months during the year 1776
Subscribed & sworn this 14 th of September 1834 before me J. V. Gausbeck Jr justice of the peace
Solomon Hasbrouck
Ulster County ss. Do hereby certify that I am person- ally acquainted with the said Solomon Hasbrouck. That he is a credible person & that his statements are entitled to credit. J. V. Gausbeck Jr. Justice of the peace
No clerk's certificate was past on the back of the affidavit of J. V. Gausbeck
was discharged, that this was a general requisition of the

St. Lawrence 1776 " " " " above low - 5 m.s.
500
32

Ulster County ss. Hezekiah Wynkoop of Saugerties in said County being duly sworn saith that he is a revolutionary pensioner aged eighty four years and is well acquainted with Abraham  aged about 70 years Low and knows that the said Abraham Low in the fall of the year 1776 was engaged in the five months service in the militia of the State of New York in the service of his Country at New York, Fort Montgomery Kingsbridge &c in a company commanded by Captain Mo- ses Cautine.
1776 5 months
Interlined the above - aged about 70 years - the above J. P. Leaphart
1777 2 months
And this deponent further saith that during the months of January and February in the year 1777 he served with the said Abraham Low for the full term of two months in the defence of his country in the militia of the State of New York near and about Hackensack in the State of New Jersey - That such last mentioned service of the said Abra- ham Low was for the full term of two months in a company commanded by Captain Moses Cautine in the regiment commanded by Col- onel Pauling. And And that the following such service of the said Abraham Low was in the capaci- ty of a Corporal. And the said Hezekiah Wynkoop was a sergeant sergeant in said company in which the said Abraham Low served as afore- said.
Hezekiah Wynkoop
His Affiant Wynkoop is well known to me has duly sworn before me and is a man of truth and his property is to full benefit.
for clerk certificate see post on the back of the affi- davit of J. P. Leaphart
Tobias Wynkoop Justice of the peace of Ulster County was discharged, that this was a general requisition of the

State of New York
Ulster County
3d: Henry Masten of the Village of Hughestan and Ulster County a soldier of the Revolution aged 81 years being duly sworn deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Abraham Louns formerly of the same place a soldier of the Revolution and now an applicant for a pension. (That this deponent was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, and was in the Company commanded by Captain Moses Cantine in Colonel Sir Paulings Regiment of Infantry, and will know the said Abraham that the said Abraham belonged to the same company & Regiment with this deponent that this deponent saw the said Abraham in said service for two months in the year 1777, and knows that the said Abraham continued to serve in said Corps as a private soldier until he was discharged, and this deponent says he always understood that the said Abraham enlisted for the term of 2 months that this service was during the months of January & February of said year in the State of New Jersey)
2 months
And this deponent further says that he was also in the company commanded by Captain Frederick Schoonmaker in Colonel Johannes Snyder's Regiment of Infantry, that the said Abraham belonged to the same company & Regiment with this deponent that this deponent saw the said Abraham in said service in Fort Montgomery for forty days in the said year 1777 and knows that the said Abraham continued to serve in said Corps as a private soldier until he was discharged and this deponent says he always understood the said Abraham was drafted for the term of 40 days, that this service was early in the Spring of the said year 1777-
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And this deponent further says that he was also in the company commanded by Captain Evert Bogardus in Lieut. Colonel Adrian Wykcoops Regiment of Infantry, that the said Abraham belonged to the said company & Regiment with this deponent, that this deponent saw the said Abraham in said service at Saratoga & Stillwater for the term of about one month in said year 1777 and knows that the said Abraham continued to serve in said Corps as a private soldier until he was discharged, that this was a general requisition of the
1777 1 Month 2 1/3

of the Militia of Ulster County to aid in the capture of General Burgoyne (The 2 Monthly term obliterated and mterp not sworn to) and of further faith Not —
Subscribed & sworn this 11 th — day of September 1834 — Before me
Henry Masten
P. V. Gauskirk Jr Justice of the peace
Ulster County ss: I certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Henry Masten, above sworn before me, that he is a credible person and entitled to credit —
P. V. Gauskirk Jr Justice of the peace
In Chubb certificate see back of affidavit of J. Bush
Henry Masten 11/17 11/17 2 2/3 PM Abn L. L.

State of New York Ulster County
ss p: Frederick Bush of the town of Markham in said County a Soldier of the revolution aged 74 years, being duly sworn says, that he is well acquainted with Abraham Power formerly of the town of Kingston now residing in the County of Albany a Soldier of the Revolution and now an Applicant for a pension, that this deponent was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, and was in the Company commanded by Captain Frederick Schoonmaker A.D. and well knew the said Abraham, that the said Abraham belonged to the same company with this deponent, that this deponent saw the said service for 5 months or more in the year 1777, and knows that the said Abraham continued to serve in said Corps in the capacity of a private Soldier until he was discharged, and this deponent saith that he always understood that the said Abraham enlisted into said company, that the duty performed was guarding the prisoners confined on board of the prison ships lying in the Rondout creek and likewise those confined in the jail in the Village of Kingston, and on the frontiers in towns of Woodstock and Shandaken, and
1777 5 months
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Further says not - Subscribed & sworn this 9 th day of October 1834 J. V. Gaasbeck Jr Justice of the peace
This Frederick Bush mark
I, Ulster County ss: Do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Frederick Bush above sworn by me, that he is a credible person, and entitled to credit -
J. V. Gaasbeck Jr J. Peaw
Mr
In Chief Certificate in the other side

State of New York
Ulster County Clerk's office } ss. I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Ulster do hereby certify that Peter Van Gaasbeek Junior and Tobias Wynkoop are respectively Justices of the Peace of the said County of Ulster duly authorized by law to administer Oaths and perform the duties of such Justices and were such Justices as aforesaid when the respective affidavits hereto annexed purport to have been taken And I do further certify that the Signa- ture "Tobias Wynkoop" to the certificate upon the annexed affidavit of Heisler Wynkoop And also the signature "J Wynkoop" to the memorandum upon the margin of said affidavit are the genuine signatures of Tobias Wynkoop Justice of the Peace as a- foresaid
And I do further certify that the Signa- tures "P V Gaasbeek Jr" to the annexed affidavits of Thomas Van Gaasbeek, Sol- omon Heastwick Henry Martin and Fred- erick Barth And also to the certificates on each of such affidavits are all and every of them the genuine signatures of Peter Van Gaasbeek Jr Justice of the Peace as aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of of- fice and subscribed my name this ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Jacob Snyder Clerk etc.
(Atty. Genl's case. affidavits etc.)

6832
Aaron Low
W m Ferson
Gloucester Mass.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Aaron Low which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes 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? [Signature] IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes 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? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes 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? Yes

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? 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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? Yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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? Yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates 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 ends 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 every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

For Doct. Geo. W. Crump. Pension office.

Albany October 11. 1834.
Dist. Genl. Wm Crump, Pension officer,
Sir, I herewith forward the original & an additional declaration in the case of Ab o Loom , with the aff ts of Rev. Van Gansbeck & others, in relation to his claim. As the case has been depending for some time, it is hoped there will be a prompt decision upon it.
Very respectfully Yours Ob t Serv t Samuel Jenkins.

Rev. 1878
Rev inquiry
Hotel Belleclaire
BROADWAY AT 77TH ST. NEW YORK
Jan 7, 1923
Commissioner of Pensions Dep. of the Interior
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly send me a copy of Pension of my ancestor who served in the Revolutionary War (if he had a pension)
Cert. # 48100, for $3. 2s. 4d (date burned) issued to Abraham Low for services as sergeant in Capt. John L. De Witt Co. of the regiment R. West Co. N.Y. militia - commanded by Col. Francis Snyder and Major Andrew Corn

My dear Sir -
He also served in Capt. Philip Swartz Co of same regiment and several others -
Thanking you in advance
Very truly yours
Mrs John J. Fields
Hotel Belleclaire
Broadway & 77 th St.
New York City

1923 Jan. 19. Hist to John J. Field's aut.
Perkins
13784
INVALID.
File No. 13.784
Abraham Low Rev: Boer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 225
[Arrangement of 1870.]