Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 43078, for Daniel Nickerson, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.I.
Nickerson, Daniel
S 43078
CONTENTS

12.259
A
New York
Dan c Nicholson
of _____ in the state of _____ who was a Sergeant in the regiment commanded by Colonel Shulburn of the N. York line, for the term of 3 Years .
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of October 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of July 1818 and sent to M c Russell Cooperstown, Otsego Co. N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  37.93 Semi-ann. all ce ending 15 Sept 1819  48 1 23/31  85.93
B
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Sep 19.
Letter E. W. Card.
July 16. 1862

43078
INVALID
Rev
File No. 43,078
Daniel Nickerson
Say Her War
Act: 1 st March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 865
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New-York, OTSEGO COUNTY
ss. Daniel Nickerson aged 62 years being duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the
town of Burlington in the County aforesaid, and has served as a private soldier non combatant in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States ; and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the U- nited States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension that may have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming, and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed 18th March, 1818. And this deponent doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his knowledge and recollection, in the following manner ; that is to say, he the said —
Daniel Nickerson did at Middletown in the State of Con- nected on the 3 rd or 4 th day of March in the year 1777 join the Army of the United States on the Continental establishment as a Sergeant under Captain Amos Hutton in Colonel Shubrick's regiment belonging to the Connecticut line — Served in said regiment until the 29 th day of February 1780 and was discharged at Morris Town by Henry Williams Lt. & Adj t H qs — which discharge is herunto annexed — And further this deponent saith not —
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 13 th day of October 1818
Daniel Nickerson
John Russell Judge of Oyer & terminer

Worris Town Dec 29. 1780-
Daniel Richardson of Capt. Stanlons Company Sherburnes Regiment Having served three years Pugt. Agreeable to his Indistment as a Good & a Serjeant & as his Duty agreeable to the trust in him to the satisfaction of the Officers of by Discharged from the same -
Henry Williams Lt. & Adj. Comdt of Col. Williams Regt

Dan. Wickerson Otsego county, N. Y. Sergeant
Col. Shufynes Regiment Rhode-Island Line Line
1777-3 years
13 th October, 1818.
found on the rolls.
Judges certificate of the intelligent circumstances of the applicant, in order
John Russell, judge, Coopers town, Otsego county, N. Y.

State of New-York, OTSEGO COUNTY,
} ss. I
John Ruspone of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for
the County aforesaid, do certify that I am satisfied the said Daniel Nickerson served in the revolutionary war as aforesaid, against the common enemy, for a longer term than nine months, as stated in the affidavit of the said
Daniel hereunto annexed—And I do further certify that full credit is due to the deposition of the above named Daniel and also that the evidence on which I have founded my judgment is contained in the affidavit of the said Daniel Nickerson
Given under my hand at Cooper- town this 13 th day of October 1818. —
John Ruspone Judge of Common Pleas

State of New York
Ocheyed witness Elisha Dickerson of the town of Burlington a credible witness being sworn, saith that he is well acquainted with Daniel Dickerson the applicant before named and knows him to be an infirm old man incapable of supporting himself by daily labor - that the said Daniel is in the possession of about eighty acres of land in the town of Burlington & County of said and is in the owner of eleven head of cattle & twenty sheep which constitute the amount of his property owned by the said Daniel and this deponent further saith that the said Daniel cannot support himself comfortably without daily labor which is difficult for him to undergo considering his age and infirmities and further this deponent saith not.  Elisha Dickerson
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5 th day
of June 1819.
John Buel Judge of Com. Pleas.

Oregon County. I certify that Eliza Nicholson before named is a credible witness, and that I am satisfied that he has given a true account of the circumstances of Daniel Nicholson the applicant before named -
Given under my hand this 5 th day of June 1879 -
State of New York
John W. [?] Burgess of Court House
Oregon County Clerk's office. I certify that John W. Burgess whose signature appears on the foregoing papers Daniel Nicholson is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid duly qualified to act as such at the date of each signature, and that the signatures are genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid this 11 day of June 1879.
David Sprague Dep. Clk.
old copy Daniel Nicholson