Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43868, for Peter Plass, New York

SERVICE
Pass, Peter
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 43868
CONTENTS

New-York. 17,703.
Peter Plaas.
of Columb a Co y in the state of N. York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Weisenfell, of the N. York line, for the term of three years!
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 16. of May, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Sep: 1820 and sent to G. Gardner, agent, City of Hudson, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820. $: 221.19. Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. March 48 " 27 mo. 16 1821 } $: 269.19. & 4/30... }
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. } and 1 st May, 1820. }
The certificate which was first signed in this case being in error has been amended to the P Office & sent over in a co. with the one and sent delivered to the P Office at Hudson by Peter Plaas and W. 22 Sept 1820 and signed by him 1820.

Peter Phelps
(1)
New York Line
Weinfield to Reg te
Hoffenburg's b o
Further evidence of American name = King
14.

Act of New York - County of Columbia ss On the sixteenth day May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen Before me William Wilson one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Columbia - personally appeared Peter Blas aged Sixty Seven years, who being by me duly sworn, according to Law, doth 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 & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war - viz. That he the said Peter Blas enlisted in the Regular Army in the year 1776 & served for three years of the United States, in the New York Line in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wisingfelt - (the name of his Captain he has forgotten but says the company in which he did duty was commanded by Lieutenant Huppenburgh) - That he is inclined to serve in the same Corps for

in the service of the United States. Three Years & upwards - that he was regularly discharged from the service but which discharge is lost - that he was in different engagements at or near Saratoga, and was present at the Capture of General Burgoin - that he is now in reduced circumstan- ces & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. His Peter P Blaps Mark
Sworn & declared before me the day and year aforesaid - W.W. Wilson .
I William Wilson Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that I am satisfied that the above mentioned Peter Blaps did serve in the Revolutionary Army as above stated - that he is a poor man stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support & is of the age stated - and that I have known him upwards of thirty years

I Samuel Ten Broek - formerly a Brigadier General in the Militia of the State of New York - do under my oath say that I have known Peter Pels named in the foregoing certificate for upwards of Fifty years - that I do be- lieve he served in the United States Army for three years or more - that he is an American born & is now a very poor man -
Sworn before me the day & year before mentioned
S. Ten Broek
W.W. Duns
State of New York Columbia } County Clerk's office
I do hereby certify that William Miller whose name appears to the annexed paper, is known to be his hand writing in a deed of the County of Columbia. Plus the seal of said County. Witness my hand & the seal of said County, Dec 18, 1818
J. Miller Clerk

State of New York County of Columbia 3/8
On this eight day of June 1820. in open court being the court of Common pleas of the county of Columbia a court of record personally ap- peared Peter Plass aged sixty nine years residing in Clermont in said county of state who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820. That he the said Peter Plass enlisted for the term of three years in the year 1776 he believes in the spring of the year in the State of New York in Colonel Winfield's regiment as it was called in a company at that time commanded by Lieutenant Van Schaick in the line of the State of New York on the continental establishment. That he continued to serve in the same corps untill sometime in the year 1779 and untill the said term of his enlistment had expired when he was honorably discharged at Morristown in the State of New Jersey according to his best recollection. That he was in all the engagements near Saratoga and was present & assisted at the Capture of Burgoyne and that he has no further evidence of his said services except the Affidavit of George Duber and John Vandebogart hereto attached forwarded to the Secretary of war with my original application - And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Cit- zen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress "entitled an

Act to provide for certain pension engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due to me - Nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - That he has no property real or personal except what is exempted by law & that he has not so much property as the law allows to poor debtors - That he is by occupation a laborer & has never learned a trade. That he is now so old & infirm as to be unable to labor for a subsistence. That the family of this Deponent consists of himself a wife and one son named Henry Plass who has fits and is wholly unable to support himself - That there is also living with him a girl of about seven years of age named Lany Luffman who is supported by the town - and the sole dependance of this deponent & his family for support is upon private charity and sum of fifty six cents per week paid to him by the town of Belmont for the support of the said Lany Luffman. The wife of this Deponent is wholly unable to contribute to the support of the family -
Peter his Plass Mark
Sworn to & declared before me in open court the 8 th day of June 1820. before me John J Miller clerk Justice of said court

State of New York County of Columbia - } ss.
I Abraham B Vanderpool clerk
of said county clerk of the court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing oaths are truly copied from the records of the said Court. and do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the value of the said Peter Plaft Property is of no value - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court - on this 30 th day of June 1820
A B Vanderpool Clerk " "
And I do hereby further certify that the said Court of Common Pleas is a duly constituted court of Record by the Statute Law of the State of New York that its proceedings are conducted according to the course of the common Law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount - That the said Court keeps a record of its proceedings and has a seal and has the power of fine and imprisonment - Witness my name and the county seal the 24 th day of July 1820
A B Vanderpool Clerk " "

State of New York § County of Columbia - § I, Abraham B Vanderpool Clerk of said State do certify that on the 8 th day of June 1820 John J Miller was the chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and I further certify (as I have before done) that James Barton and Adam Van Alen are both justices of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and sworn and now acting in that capacity - and that they were just of the peace at the time the annexed affidavits of John Vander pool & George Becker were taken before them respectively and at the time of the signing of the said James Barton and the Adam Van Alen as to the credit of the said John Vanderpool and George Becker have done. and I further certify that the signature of the said James Barton and Adam Van Alen to the said affidavits and certificates are genuine & in their hand writing. - and I also certify that the signature of John J Miller to the affidavits of Peter Hopp of the 8 th June 1820 is genuine in said Miller's hand writing. - I further certify that on examining the annexed affidavits I find that the persons before whom all the annexed affidavits were made at at the date thereof were held the office by them respectively officers to this name - but not any name of the County 14 th day of February 1820
Abraham B Vanderpool Clerk
Abraham B Vanderpool Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Columbia County

43868 INVALID.
Key
File No. 43,868
Peter Nasse
St. Leo Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 595
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Inadmissible, unless there be a mistake in the Col. name, which is required to be cor- rectly stated.
Oct 17, 192!
Peter Napp's claim for Revolutionary Pension
Columbia County, N.Y.
Col. Winship  Wetseyfell reg.
N.Y. line, 1778 -
3 years.
G. Gardner,
Clerk of the Com. 8th June, 1820.
Adm -
There was no Col. of the name of Winship in the New York line, or any other during the Revolutionary war.
no property.
The official character & signature of the magistrate who administered the oath, must be properly authenticated.
G. Gardner, agent City of Hudson, N.Y. Recd. 17. Aug. 1820.

of New York S. B. Gray - Dicker of of Clereach of Columbia in the county of State offered now a pension on the pension list all of the New York army being only sworn says that he is well acquainted with Peter Plops who is now applying for a pension - This deponent belonged to Col. Harry B Livingston's regiment in the New York line of the continental army from May 1777 to sometime in May 1780 - During which time the said Peter Plops belonged to the same regiment - This deponent said Plops lived in the same town at the time they enlisted and they enlisted together for three years - This deponent was not present when said Plops received his discharge but he always understood from those who belonged to the regiment from others at the time that said Plops received an honorable discharge signed by Col. Misenfeldt who preceded Col. Livingston in the command of the said regiment - This deponent further says that after joining Col. Livingston's regiment in 1779 this deponent and the said Plops served together in Capt. Pierce's company in said regiment for two years upwards when said Plops was taken sick and returned home by leave of the officers - after remaining at home nearly a year and just before the expiration of the said three years, the said Plops rejoined the regiment at this deponent understood said Plops served one year longer to make up for the time he had this lost - his S. B. Gray X Dicker Sworn before me this 10th day of December 1819 James Barton Justice of the Peace

State of New York § I certify that James Barton Columbia County and Adorn Van Alstyne are both Clerks of the Peace in the
the County of Columbia duly commissioned Sworn into active as such and that they were justices of the peace at the time the annexed affidavits purport to have been taken before them - and I further certify that the the signatures of the said James Barton and the said Adorn Van Alstyne to the said affidavits and to the certificate of said James Barton are genuine & in their hand writing - AND I further certify that I have for many years been well acquainted with John Vandubosart whose name appears to the said annexed affidavit & from personal knowledge & from having extensive dealings with him I certify that he is a most respectable man and an credible witness - Witness my name & the County Seal this 24th Day of July 1820
H. Vanderpool Clerk of Columbia County

State of New York } Columbia County }
I James Barton a justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid do certify that in my opinion (which is founded upon the testimony of respectable & credible persons on oath) I am well satisfied that the within named George Dicker & John Vanderboeght are respectable & credible witnesses Bethlehem July 24. 1820
James Barton Justice Peace

State of Oregon (Columbia County)
John Van Deogart of the Town of Clatskanie County State of Oregon. being sworn says that he is acquainted with Peter Phip who is now applying for admission. that he knew him in the Service of the United States from the Year 1797 till 1800. that the said Peter Phip, lived with him in Col. Henry B. Livingston's Regt being Genl. Stark's Regt and Col. Pearsall's Comp. about two Years during that time) and the Deponent further saith. that he has no doubt in the application of the said Peter Phip for admission - and further saith not
Subscribed Sworn before me this 17 day of Decr. A.D. 1819. } John Adams Verelake Chief } Clerk The Justices of the Peace of Columbia County
his X Van Deogart mark
on his the ele the the

County of Columbia S/S. I Adam ten when the justice before State of New York whom the within affidavit of John Vanderboeght was taken do certify that it said John is a man of credit truth & veracity in all respects a good & credible witness & that I am satisfied that all the facts stated in the within affidavit are true — Dated May 20. 1820 Adam Vanderboeght Justice of the Peace
Oct 17/192 Peter Napp's claim for Revolutionary Pension Columbia County, N.Y. Col. W. Vanderboeght reg. N.Y. Line, 1778 — 81 3 years. 8th June, 1820.
 There was no Col. of the  name of Wm. Vanderboeght  there in N.Y. Line in  1778 & 1779 during the  Revolutionary War 
The official character & service of the fine magistrate who administered the law in all cases must be properly acknowledged.
G. Gardner, agent City of Hudson, N.Y. Rec'd. 17. Aug. 1820.
— No property.
Inconspicuous, unless there be a mistake in the Col. name which is required to be fully stated

Revolutionary Pension case.
Free
Hon. John C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington City

Wm John C. Coltham
Sir
Mr Gardner, our City clerk, has,
this day handed me the inclosed pension Certificate. — I was employed about two years, ago by Peter Oles to procure his name to be placed on the pension roll. — The original Declaration was made before Judge Wilson & the papers forwarded — The application was returned "not on the roll," & further evidence required. — In the mean time the new act was passed requiring a schedule of property &c — at the last June term of our Comm. Pleas, Oles made a new application, under the late act, & the new papers, together with the original declaration & the affidavit of two credible witnesses as to his service were filed on — according to the pension Certificate now issued, his pension is to commence from the time of his applica- tion under the new act in June last, & not from the time he first applied . —
I presume this has happened thro' mistake because there can be no doubt that Oles is intitled to a pension from the time he made his first application before Judge Wilson. — I have written by this mail to Miss. Van Gardt Stockwell on the subject who will no doubt call

at the war office & apply for a new certificate.
The enclosed papers of
I hope you will not hesitate to send them the new certificate tho' I believe they have no form at present of entry. — If you wish to know who I am I refer you to my friend & kinsman Doctor Jos. Lovell —
I am very respectfully
Your Ob. Servt.
John B. Dutton
Nadson Sept. 14. 1820

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Olatner, John GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6279 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 13, 1791 to not shown
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Plato, Thomas GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7611 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 4, 1790
To Henry Hart, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.