Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,183, for Hendricus Post, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Post Hendricus
S. 14183.
CONTENTS
Carded.

8630 New York
Wendriene Post
of Ulster Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain DeWitt of the Regt. commanded by Col. Snyder in the N.Y. militia for 16 mos 9 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 54 Dollars 35 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Apr 1833 and sent to Mrs. J. C. Brodhead Modena
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $108.70 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 27.17 $135.87
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 28
Dead. See letter to J. J. Van Vleck July 8. 1836

State of New York Ulster County
In the matter of } for a the Application } Pension of Hendricus Post }
J. W. Galesbeck Jr Atty
10325 L
admitted
516 mo. 9 days Private.
 $ 40  10   50  3.33  1.02   44.35 
Martin Post } for } A. Post }

State of New York
Ulster County } P. Wilhelmus France of the town of Kingston in Ulster County aged 73 years a soldier of the Revolutionary war, being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Andreas Post of the Revolutionary
State of New-York, } ss. ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE:
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster,
and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify==
That Peter VanGaasbeck Junior Esquire, was on the day of the
date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit, a Justice of the peace
in and for the said County of Ulster
duly authorised to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe
the signature "Peter VanGaasbeck Jr." subscribed to the Certificate
or the said annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the
said Court and County, this thirty first day of October 1832
Jacob Snyder
August 1832 before me
Peter VanGaasbeck Jr.
Justice of the peace in & for Ulster County
thirty five
2 o That he has no record of his age

State of New York
Ulster County } 3 d p. Wilhelmus France of the town of Kingston in Ulster County aged 73 years a soldier of the Revolutionary war, being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that he is well acquainted with Hendreus Post a soldier of the Revolutionary war and now an Applicant for a pension, that the said de- ponent was in the form of the United States in the Revolutionary war in the Middle Service in the Company commanded by Captain John Dillit, and the said Hendreus Post belonged to the same Company, and that this deponent and the said Hendreus Post remained in the said Company for one month but this deponent does not remember in what year the said Service was, that the said Company was stationed at Woodstock in Ulster County at the house of Peter Short, which was fortified that the said Hendreus Post served in said Corps in the Capacity of a private soldier
Wilhelmus his France mark
Subscribed & sworn before me having first read the same to him - this 15 th day of August 1832 before me Peter Van Gaasbeek Justice of the peace in & for Ulster County
40th year 2 d That he has no record of his age

State of New York Ulster County
§ p: I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Melchimus France, who was duly sworn before me to the truth in affidavit that he is a credible person and that his statements are entitled to credit
P. V. Gansbark Jr.
Justice of the peace
Melchimus France for aff-1 month Henrick Post

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit Of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832.
State of New York Ulster County
§ On the Third day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Personally appeared before me Abraham Deyo one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas held at the Court house in the Village of Kingston in and for the County of Ulster. Proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of their proceedings having a Clerk and Seal of their own. Hendricus Post a resident of the town of Kingston, in the said County of Ulster aged 97 years who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
1 st That he was born in the town of Kingston in the County of Ulster and State of New York on the eighth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and thirty five
2 nd That he has no record of his age
3 rd That at the time he entered the service he lived in the town of Kingston, has lived there since the Revolution- ary war, and lives there now—
4 th That at the time he was called into service he was drafted and volunteered but was no substitute—

5 months That during the Revolutionary war he served for the term of Five Months in the 1777 at Fort Montgomery on the Hudson River and at Stillwater in the County of Saratoga in the Artilleria Company Commanded by Captain John L. Dillitt, that General George Clinton had the Command of said Fort and all the forces stationed there, that he did not receive any written discharge from said Service.
9 months That during the said war he served in the above Months Service in the Year 1778 under the above Captain, at Big Shandaken in the picket fort at Jacob Longyear's, at Peter Short's at Little Shandaken at Tobias Mynkroop's under the blue Mountains, & at John Dillitt's at Church Land in the town of Saugerties all in the County of Ulster and State of New York That said Service commenced Early in the Spring and ended in the Month of January following the whole of which time he served
2 months That he has served at different times amounting in the whole to more than Two Months under the orders of Colonel Johannes Snyder, during said war in small detachments, in and about the town of Ringtown and in carrying orders to the several Stations on the frontiers - That the whole of the above Services were in the Capacity of a private Soldier, and that he never received any written discharge nor has he any documentary evidence in his possession of his Service.
16 months That he does not remember any Regular Officers who were with the troops where he served except as above stated, nor any Continental and Militia Regiments.
That he is known in the Neighbourhood where he resides to John Gorman and John Van Gaasbeek Juniors who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his Services as a Soldier of the Revolution.

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 & year aforesaid before me Atty. of Days one of the Judges of the Court of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster
his Hendricus G Post mark
We John Gasman a clergyman residing in the town of Kingston and County of Ulster and Peter VanGaasbeck residing in the same: Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hendricus Post, who hath subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Ninety Seven 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 & year aforesaid Before me: Atty. of Days one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster
John Gasman
P. V. Gaasbeck Jr
And the said Judge doth hereby declare his 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 a States And the said Judge further certifies that it appears to them that John Gasman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman Resident in the town of Kingston in said County Of Ulster and that Peter VanGaasbeck Junior who has also signed the same, is a Resident in the same place and is a credible person, and their statement is entitled to credit; and that the said Applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court.
Atty. of Days, Judges of the Court of Common Pleas

Isaac Snyder clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Ulster, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said judge in the matter of the application of Hendricus Post for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I Have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Ulster Common Pleas Courts Clerks Office this thirty first day of October, our thousand Eight hundred and thirty two -
Isaac Snyder
H Post

State of New York
Ulster County ss: Martin Post of the town of Saugerties in Ulster county aged 71 years a soldier of the Revolution being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with Hendrickus
State of New-York, ULSTER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE: ss.
I, Jacob Snyder, Clerk of the County of Ulster,
and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County, Do hereby Certify== That Peter Van Gaasbeek Junior Esquire, was on the day of the date of the Certificate to the annexed Affidavit, a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Ulster duly authorised to take affidavits, &c.; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe the signature "P. V. Gaasbeek Jr" subscribed to the Certificate or the said annexed affidavit to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this thirty first day of October 1832
Jacob Snyder,
the deponent was the said Snyder a free as a for deponent Post
Further says deponent that he served for the town of New Paltz in the year 1778 as a frontier guard, and has seen the said Hendrickus Post during said term at Jacob Longyears picket fort in the town of Shandaken, at Peter Shatz at Little Shandaken in the town of Woodstock, and at Tobias Wykkoops and at John Dittels in the town of Saugerties. And this deponent further says, that he has frequently seen the said Hendrickus Post at other, than the times above stated in the attached service, and understood at the time that he was sent by Colonel Snyder carrying orders to the different frontier posts in said County of Ulster during the war of the Revolution, - and that the said Hendrickus is now very poor and blind, and further says that
his Martin + Post mark
Subscribed & sworn this 30th day of October 1832 before me
P. V. Gaasbeek Jr Justice of the peace

State of New York
Ulster County
§ 88: Martin Post of the town of Saugerties in ulster county aged 71 years a soldier of the Revolution being duly known doth depose and say, that he is well acquainted with Hendrick Post of the town of Kingston in said County 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 at Fort Montgomery and at Stillwater in the 1777 in the Company Commanded by Captain Schoonmaker in Colonel Snyder Regiment of militia. For the term of Five Months, in said year, and knows that the said Hendrick Post served as a private soldier both at Fort Montgomery and Stillwater for Five Months or more in said year 1777. And this deponent further says that he knows the said Hendrick Post served for the term of six Months in the year 1778 as a frontier guard, and has seen the said Hendrick Post during said term at Jacob Longyears picket fort in the town of Shandaken, at Peter Shorty at Little Shandaken in the town of Woodstock, and at Tobias Myntkops and at John Dittels in the town of Saugerties. And this deponent further says that he has frequently seen the said Hendrick Post at other, than the times above stated in the militia service, and understood at the time that he was sent by Colonel Snyder carrying orders to the different frontier Posts in said County of Ulster during the war of the Revolution, - and that the said Hendrick is now very poor, and blind, and further says that
Subscribed & sworn this 20 th day of October 1832 before me
J. V. Gausback Esq.
Judge of the peace
Martin + Post his mark

State of New York } Ulster County } I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Martin Post, who was by me duly sworn to the within affidavit that he is a credible person, and that his statements are entitled to credit. J. V. Gaesbeek Jr Jus un of the peace

16325
Hendricus Post
42 P. 298
8 Mar. 14 1833
Yours
J. C. Broadhead
m e s

BRIEF in the case of  Hendrick Post of Kingston  County of Ulster  in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes  3. How old is he? 97  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     First In 1777 5 Private Capt John L De Witt   " 1778 9 " " ditto   " at different times year not stated 2 & more " Col Snyder - w small detachments  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Kingston New York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses as to 15 months service & by traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not properly attached 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. S. Wilson Examining Clerk.  8. March 1833

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Oct 5 th 1906
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: In reply to your letter of 3 rd inst, in case of Hendricus Post, Rev. War Act 32 Certificate #8630 New York City Agency, Roll,
you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, the records of this office show
payment to have been made at $54 35 per month 12 to 2 March 1836, date of death in September 1836. He left no widow and John H. Post, Samuel H. Post, of Esopus, Bailitje Van Steenbergh of Kingston, Elizabeth Hasbrouck, of Woodstock and Cornelia Trenker of Marlborough, in the County of Ulster, were the names of his children and to whom the pension was paid.
Letter herewith returned.
W. Respectfully,
ROBERT S. PERSON
Auditor.
By
[Handwritten signature]
Deputy Auditor.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington, D.C.
The Commission of Pensions. Sir, In reply to your letter of the 14th inst. I have the honor to inform you that the Pensions Office is in receipt of your letter of the 14th inst. and that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. D. [unintelligible] Chief Clerk.
Letter received
Mr. [unintelligible] Chief Clerk Pensions Office Washington, D.C.
Enclosure

Other
14183 INVALID.
File No. 14183
Hendrick Post
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 24th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 308
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct. 3. And. for Int. Dept. date of last- pay-ment of pen. & whom paid & amt of due th of ordn. A.E.O.

1836.
July 1. Hendrick Post N.Y.
[Handwritten flourish]
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

New York 29 June 1836.
James I Ellsworth Esq Comp d of Pensions
Sir I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Hendrick Post Esq. They have been presented at the Pension Agency in this City for Payment but have been objected to on account of informality of the Power of Attorney and acknowledgment of John E Hasbrouck and Elizabeth Hasbrouck they having signed on the 27 th June 1836 and the other Heirs on the 7 th April 1836 — The heirs lives a considerable distance apart and Mr & Mrs Hasbrouck was on the date of Power of the other heirs — upon a visit to the Western part of Our State —
I wish therefore you would waive that objection and order the payment by the Agency here — Very Respectfully Yours O ur Serv t
John Van Klief 30 Wall St N.Y.