Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,822, for John Lassly, Massachusetts

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Lassly, John
S 42,822
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Transf to New York 21 st Sept. 1828, from 4 th Inf t 1828, and notification sent to pensioner, Greenville Dist. See letter to N.Y. N.Y. agt Sept. 11. 1833
To New York Dist. D. Pennsylvania John Lapsly of Wayne County in the state of Pennsylvania who was Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Barton of the Chapachy for the term of Three years subscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on the 25 of April 1818 Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd of July 1819 and Yank to Moses Thomas  Bethany Pennsylvania Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  82.63 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819  48.00 No 6.4 3031 $130.63
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

William Lloyd 21 South
Mr John Laffly Greenville Green County N York New York Secretary of State Columbia University
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Answer to request to Greenville Dept Office of the County Highways

Answer to request to Greenville Post Office Green County
Mr John Shelby Greenville Green County N.H. Apr 17 Secretary of War Columbia Post
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STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. GREENE COUNTY, }
I, CHARLES C. ABEEL, Clerk of Greene County, do hereby certify, That Isaac Bellamy Esq. _____ whose name is affixed to the within Certificate of Indictment or Affidavits _____ on the annexed instrument or Affidavits _____ was at the date of the said Certificate, a Justice of the Peace _____ in and for said county, duly commissioned and authorised to make such certificate: And further, that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Isaac Bellamy _____ and do verily believe the signature of Isaac Bellamy _____ to be in his proper handwriting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 22nd day of September 1828
Chas. C. Abeel Clerk of Greene County
in Greene & State of New York with whom I work to find the remainder of my Days I have no Son Living, I was subscribed to before me 2 the 22nd Day of September 1828 John Lofdy Isaac Bellamy Justice of the Peace of the County Greene

Application for a Pension
State of New York ) Greene County ) ss. On this 22 nd Day of September 1825 before me John Billings the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the County of Greene personally appeared John Euphug & the Town of Greenville in said County who being his Oath, declared that he is the same Person who formerly belonged to the Company com- manded by Capt. Peter Mills, in Col. DeWitt's Regt. served in the service of the United States; That his Name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Pennsylvania from whence he has lately Removed. That he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain and wishes his Pension to be there Pay- able, in future. The following are his Reasons for Removing from the Town of Damascus in the State of Pennsylvania to the Town of Greenville in the County of Greene and State of New York I have lost my Wife while a resident in the State of Penn- sylvania have a Daughter & Son-in-law in the said County of Greene & State of New York with whom I wish to spend the Remainder of my Days I have no Son Living.
Sworn and Subscribed to before me the 22 nd Day of September 1825 John Billings
See Billings part in of the Record of the County Greene

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District of Pennsylvania } ss Mayne County }
On the 19 th day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, in the town of Bothany } being a Court of Oyer and terminer and General Gaol Delivery and a Court of Record for the County of Mayne in the State of Pennsylvania, and created as such by the said State } act of assembly of 22 May 1722 } John Lofly aged seventy six years residing in the Township of Lamasaur in the said County of Mayne who being first duly sworn doth on his oath declare. That he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz. That he enlisted in Col. Jonathan Baldwin's Regiment of Artificers, in Capt. Peter Mills' Company on Date of Original Application 25 th April A.D. 1818. Number of Pension Certificate 12443.
and furthermore folows & swears. That he was a citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that he has not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof without thereby so to diminish it, as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. That he has not nor has any person in trust for him any property or securities, contracts or debts due to him nor has any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed.
Sworn to, declared and subscribed John Lofly in open court the day and year first above written in one
Hones Thomas
Schedule of property belonging to John Lofly, Aug. 29. 1841 1 Cow. Seven hundred dollars in securities which are doubtful whether they can be collected - seven hundred dollars and fifty cents I am bound to pay out of the above sum.

I am a farmer by occupation but not able to pursue the business by reason of advanced age and a fall from a horse which injured my right arm - I have no family - Sworn and declared in open John Lapsley Court the 29 th day of Aug t 1820 before
Sheldon Norton } filed Aug t 29. 1820
Pennsylvania Wayne County } ss
I Sheldon Norton Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Wayne do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court - and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is fifteen dollars -
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Bethany the 4 th day of September 1820 -
Sheldon Norton Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne Co.

John Lapsly Sergeant 78 to 81
Baldwin Massachusetts Regt
Admitted
John Lapsly, Baldwin's artif. o
The testimony, on oath, of two or more disin- terested and credible persons. (Officers of the same regiment and line to be pre- ferred) proving 4 months services as a non-com d officer or private, in continuance, on continental establish- ment, is required —
2 1/2 W. 18. 1.

Application for a Warrant John Lassig of Wayne County Pennsylvania
25 th June 1818

Pennsylvania
Wayne County ss
on this twenty fifth Day of April A.D.
1818 Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Wayne personally appeared John Lapsly aged Seventy four years Resident in the County of Wayne who being first duly sworn according to law both on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the united States in the revolutionary war that he the said John Lapsly enlisted in Newburg on the North River in the State of New York in the Month of May in 1778 for the term of three years in the Company commanded By Captain Peter Mills Belonging to Col. Baldings Regiment of Artificers that he continued to serve in the said Company in the service of the united States until the expiration of said term of three years when he was discharged from service at the same place in the State of New York - that he was not in any General Battle during his said service and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he was Clerk of said Company produced a record of his enlistment and discharge and that he has no further evidence
Sworn and subscribed before me } John Lapsly the Day and year first above mentioned
I Moses Thomas Esq. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Wayne aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Lapsly did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the said act of Congress - Wayne County 25 th March of April A.D. 1818 Moses Thomas

Pennsylvania Wayne County ss
I Sheldon Norton Notary Public of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Wayne do hereby certify that Moses Thomas Esquire is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Wayne as appears from the records in my keeping and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Bethany the eighth day of July A.D. 1812.
Sheldon Norton
Wayne County ss personally came before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the commonpleas in and for said county was Tyler and upon his solemn oath saith that he said was Disputant in Capt Mills Company in Coal Galopins Ridgement on or about Sept 1778 or nine and that he will swear John Lapsly and that he said Lapsly was then in the service of the United States and did continue to serve for the space of two years and upwards and said Lapsly served as orderly sergeant and clerk of said company the last part of the time of his service and for the said not this Deponent states that his age Sixty one April 18 26th 1819 Sworn and subscribed Before me this 12th day of May 1819 Moses Thomas

State of Pennsylvania Wayne County ss) Personally came Before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas of said county John Conklin and upon his solemn oath saith that he the said Conklin entered in the service of Capt. Mills in Col. Baldwin's Regiment in Oct 1778 and that the said John Lapsly was then serving in the same company in the service of the United States and continued to serve for the space of two years and upwards and that the said Conklin served three years in said company and that he the said Conklin was appointed one of the Sargents of said company and did serve as such for the last two years and that he the said Conklin is now aged sixty three the eight day of this instant and that the said Lapsly was appointed and did serve as order Sargent of said company for about two years and further farther saith not Sworn and subscribed John Conklin Before me this thirteenth day of May A.D. 1819 Moses Thomas
I Moses Thomas do certify that when Tyler and John Conklin did before me the alleged on oath the 12th and 13th inst to the above Depositions as is written and John Lapsly did produce a warrant to the said Conklin signed by Capt. Mills and and countersigned by Col. Baldwin giving him the authority of Clerk of said company dated Newburg March 15th 1780 and the company Book that he had been whose account appears and reported with their dates certified this thirteenth day of May A.D. 1819 Moses Thomas

John Lasley placed on Roll (at 1820) in Dec. 1819 - (Con.?) dead - See letter 18 Oct. 1835 to T. H. Fletcher P. Agt.

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John Laddly Wm Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Cardin ton Ohio Apr. 13 th / 11
Hon. Geo. C. Whitney — (Commissioner) Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5 th inst. requesting us to furnish your office with the "name of the particular line of the Army" to which the soldier in question belonged, as also the "State of which he was an inhabitant at the time of his enlistment"
In answer to the first suggestion we would respectfully say  state that we have no means at our immediate command to ascertain that fact. His place of residence at the time of his enlistment is not to us definitely or positively known, — you will please understand that the party in interest, now seeking information is the Grand Son of the soldier in question, and that all the information he is in possession of is from his indirect recollection of what he may have heard him say in conversation with him upon the subject forty years ago.

The Grandson recollects hearing him say that he started from the State of Delaware in the early part of the Revolution, at some point on the Delaware River with his wife and child on horseback, and and at some point about forty miles from a place called "Sopris" then some kind of a Military post, or place of Rendezvous, he enlisted in the Army —
I am inclined to think that you can readily ascertain all the necessary facts in relation to this matter by having reference to the "Old Soldiers" pension papers, — He drew a Government pension for 15 or 20 years previous to his death which took place in the State of Michigan in A.D. 1832 — His "application papers" will undoubtedly disclose the information you require —
I will suggest another idea, The name of the Soldier may be John Laslie instead of John Leslie, it may have been spelled with an "a" instead of an "e" — Desirous of hearing from you at your very earliest convenience —
I am very respectfully Your Obedient Servant
Geo. H. Hinton