Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,259, Abraham Boyce, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Foyce, Abraham
812259
CONTENTS

see letter May 20. 1834 to Hon. L. Capt do. to same 8 July 1834
To Hon. Ely Moore 15 Feb. 1834
14855
14855
New York
Abraham Boyce
of New York in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y command. by Captain Oakley of the Regt. commanded by Col Thomas in the New York line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of July 1833 and sent M c Myers to New York
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '33 $160
Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 40
200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 46

Marine Court of the City of New York
In the Marine Court of the city of New York held at the City Hall of the said city, in and for the said city before the Justices thereof this Fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven
Present. The Honorable Robert Swanton and John B Scott Esquires Justices of the said Court
City and County of New York ss: Be it Remembered that on the Fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven personally appeared in open Court that is to say before the above named Robert Swanton and John B Scott Justices of the Marine Court aforesaid in open court the same being a court of record for the said city according to the laws of the State of New York. Abraham Boyce a resident or inhabitant of said city of New York aged Sixty four years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820 and the other acts (if any) in such cases made and provided that is to say that some time in the month of May 1776 he enlisted in Captain Stephen Bakley's company at Philip's Manor now called Mount Pleasant in the State of New York for nine months he believes in Col Thomas'

Regiment General Scotts Brigade on the Continental Establishment marched to New York and lay in the City of New York at the time the British landed at Staten Island that he served in the above company under Captain Robert Acker who took the command thereof on the resignation of Captain Oakley who became disabled by fire until the period of his enlistment expired he then enlis- -ted in Captain Daniel Williams' Company (after the war Colonel Williams) Col t Hammonds regiment if deponent recollects right for nine months which he served and and after the expiration of this Term he enlisted in Captain Packings Company of New York Continental Ran- -gers for one year and before the Term of his service ex- -pired was taken prisoner (while with the guard who guarded a quantity of grain conveying to Reuben Wrights mills at North Castle to be ground for the use of the American Army) by the British and confined as a prisoner in the sugar house in the City of New York where he remained in a state almost of starvation for Eleven months was there part of two winters - then exchanged, went up to Elizabeth Town & then on foot to Fishkill where he enlisted in Col t Misenfelts regiment for nine months and served his time out, while in that in that regi- -ment went as far as the falls of Niagara and was Honorable discharged in 1783 at Marble Town by Col t Misenfelt at the time of the peace, that his dis- -charge is lost but how he does not know, the applicant has lived since the war at the White Plains, part of the time at Mount Pleasant and part of the time about thirty years of the later part of the time

in the city of New York that at the time he was taken prisoner he was wounded with the cut of a Broad-Sword by an enemies light horseman in the wrist also by a thrust in the side was in a skirmish at Young's at Philips' manor about five miles from Tarry-Town when Captain Williams was taken prisoner. Deponent has heretofore made an application for a pension which was rejected & the papers returned which are hereunto annexed - Deponent used to drive a cart and sometimes now does when he feels able to get along, but he is diseased with Rheumatism and is infirm and weak and unable to work has been going on three years sick the Doctor calls it with an inflammation on the lungs & liver and has been very low with that disease tho' now somewhat better but he is unable to do a day's work. Deponent has a wife who will be sixty two years of age in March next she complains a great deal is very weakly and is unable to do anything more than a little house work Deponent has no children and has no means of support save as above mentioned which is slender and by the aid of the General Government or private charity. Deponent did not renew his application because he was discouraged on the Rejection of his first application in addition to which Deponent had a little lease hold property the lease of a lot of ground in Spring Street which is expired he also had a lease of a lot in Burroughs Street which he has been obliged to abandon Deponent saith that if he does not shortly obtain

and he must be obliged to go to the Duns House He has no other evidences of his services than the annexed affidavits of John Israel and Jacob van Gafel commonly called Major van Gafel the affidavit of Edward Hopper and the affidavit of Daniel Carman a Revolutionary Soldier
Sworn to and declared this Fifth day of February 1827 in open Court.
Abraham his X Boyce mark
John G Tardy Clerk.
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen 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 so to diminish it as to bring myself 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: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, 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 since the 18 th of March 1818 the following changes have been made in my property viz The Lease of the lot in the Spring Street in the City of New York has expired but being entitled to the value of the property on the lot at the expiration of the lease the following therefore is a correct statement of the transaction relative to the lease hold property afore- said in Spring Street that in Burroughs Street was abandoned because he could not keep it - but lost by it
   Description of Leasehold property in Spring Street  Name of person who  Time of expiration of lease  Amount of money or description of property received in return   

A two story wooden building with a cellar kitchen under it about 22 years old built of slight materials - very much out of repair.
The owner Lawyer Martin that the property valued by arbitrators Israel Lewis and John Delamater whose affidavits are herunto annexed of such valuation
Lease expired 1 st May 1823 interest was
The value set upon the property aforesaid by the arbitrators between this deponent & the Lessor Lawyer Martin was $300 - This was paid in cash. The Arbitrators names were Israel Lewis a carpenter and John Delamater also a Carpenter both of the City of New York
I have no income except a balance of $130 saved from the valuation of his lease hold estate
No Real Estate
Personal Estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) as follows
   One looking glass $ 3.00   One Bureau 9.00   Half a dozen of chairs at 40 cts a piece 2.40   One cherry wood Table 1.50   Two pots 50 cts 1.00   One pair andirons 2.50   Horse $25 Cart $10 35.00   Half a dozen Cups and Saucers 1.00   Half dozen knives and forks 0.37 \frac{1}{2}   Three Silver Table spoons 50 cts 1.50   Six tea spoons (silver) 18 cts 1.12 \frac{1}{2}   One Copper Kettle 1.50   One Brass kettle 1.75   One old sewer 0.37 \frac{1}{2}   One wash tub 0.25 \frac{1}{2}   One water pail 0.25   One shovel & tongs 1.50   andirons 1.00   One smoothing iron 0.25  

  Brought Forward  65 28    One old Rug - carpet  2.00    One Hymn Book  7.92 1/2    One Bible  1.50    One old wood saw  0.25    Balance of monies before mentioned  68.15     $ 190.15  
Sworn in open Court this Abraham  his  mark  Boyce 5 th day of February 1827.
John Hardy Clerk
I John Hardy Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Abraham Boyce did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months and done engagements on the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath (or affirmation) and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 one hundred and ninety dollars and fifteen cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this Twenty seventh day of February 1827.
John Hardy Clerk

State of Connecticut Westchester County ss Caleb Horton
Personally appeared before me me Gillbert Oakley one of the Justices of the peace of said County and being Duly sworn Saith that he knows Abraham Bayle and that he knows that the said Abraham enlisted in and belonged To Capt Jonathan P. Horton company of year volunteers and that he knows the said Abraham served the whole year out that he knows it from this fact that he the said Caleb Belonged to the same company at the same time
Sworn and subscribed this 18 th Day of July 1829 Before Mc Gillbert Oakley Justice of the peace
Caleb his Horton mark
Capt Horton was known as Capt Paulding, during the War

Westchester County
N 5
State of New York) I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Gilbert Walley whose signature appears to the annexed oath or affidavit in writing was on the day of the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace of said County
In Witness whereof I have caused the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County to be hereunto affixed this 21 st day of July 1829
Nathaniel Bayles
BOYLE, ABRAHAM (N.Y.) S.12259
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the County of Westchester and State of New York do certify that Peter Clark Esq r was on the first day of January last past a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and has continued and now is such Justice of the Peace ever since
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County and subscribed my name this 11 th day of July 1833
N Bayles Clerk

I John Israel personally appeared before me Peter Clark one of the justices of the peace for the town of Mount Pleasant and made oath that he was acquainted with Abraham Boyce during the revolutionary war and was knowing to the said Boyce being a prisoner at the old sugar house and some other places in the city of New York for I was a prisoner there myself one year & five days and that the said Boyce was there nearly as long as I was
Sworn and subscribed before me this 29 th day of May 1833
John Israel
Peter Clark justice of the peace

J. L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

New York July 15 th 1833
Sir
We enclose an Affidavit of S t Samuel Youngs of Westchester Co ty in support of the claim of Abr m Boyce for a Pension. It was the wish of Mr Young to make the Oath in open Court but being old and out of health at this time he was advised that it was not necessary for him to travel upwards of 20 Miles from his residence to the place where the County Court was held, (As Boyce had complied with the Law of Congress by making his declaration in open Court,) that his Oath before a Commissioner certified by the Clerk of the County would be sufficient, we also enclose a Certificate of John Israel shewing his knowledge of part of the services of Boyce. Young Affidavit shews that Gen Ward a Member of Congress from Westchester had applied to the Secretary of State for the information which you say in your letter to us could be obtained in this State and the returns of the New York Series could not be found. It therefore appears that Mr Boyce has done all that can be done at this time to satisfy you that his claim is well founded, and that he has sworn that from Old Age and defect of Memory could not furnish a more minute detail of circumstances connected with his claim .
We are Sir very respectfully
Your M c O. H c S t s.
M c Gregor

State of New York ss. City and County of New York ss.
In the 20 th day of June 1833 personally appeared before the Justices of the Marine Court of the City of New York the same being a Court of Record, Abraham Boyce aged Seventy five Years who being 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 7 th 1832 That he was born in the year of 1758 in the Month of October he has no record, that he enlisted in June 1776 in Captain Stephen Baldy's Company, in Col. Thomas Thomas's Reg t for Six Months, and served his time out, that he again enlisted in December of the same year, in Capt n Acker's Company in Col. Hammond's Regiment and served Three Months, In the beginning of April 1777 he enlisted in Capt n Acker's Company in Col. Hammond's Regiment of Levies, and served for Three Months, and again reenlisted in Capt n Acker's Comp y in Col. Luddington's Regiment and served Four Months, that in December 1777 he joined a Volunteer Corp. Commanded by Capt n Johnathan Paulding Horton, and served for Five Months, In May 1778 he again enlisted in Capt n Acker's Company in Col. Morris Graham's Regiment of Levies and served Nine Months, the full term of his enlistment, afterwards he was in a Company of Pioneers

under the Command of Lieut. Peacocke who was under the Orders of Col. Burr and Major Hull; All the foregoing service was on the Lines in Westchester County, State of New York, In 1779 Col Burr & Major Hulls Command was drawn from the Lines and Col Hammonds Regiment of Militia was called into the service of the United States, and he served in said Regiment in Captain Jeps Bakers Company for One Year, for which service this Regiment received their pay from the State of New York, In April 1782 he again enlisted at Fishkill in Dutchess County in Captain Livingston Company in Col Niesenfelds, Regiment of Levies to serve for Nine Months which he served faithfully and was Honably discharged,
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 and Subscribed The day and Year Aforesaid in Open Court
John Barberie Clerk
his Abraham X Boyer mark

New York Abraham Boyce's Claim
Rejected. See letter 13 March 1827 to Geo Wilson. Eng. No 30.
Recd Street do July 12 1830 to Hon C. P. White C. P. White, 31 March 1831. do. to Hon.

State of New York City and County of New York
Personally appeared before the Justices of the Marine Court of the City of New York Samuel Youngs a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary Service who on his oath declares that he has examined the declaration made before this Court by Abraham Boyce a Revolutionary soldier and that from his own personal knowledge of said Boyce and his services, the same is just and true in every particular as respects the services of said Boyce
Sworn to in open court } Sam. Youngs This 19 day of June 1833 }
John Barberie Clerk

I Daniel Ostlander a clergyman residing in the city of New York, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Abraham Boyle who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, and that I believe him to be seventy five years of age, and to have been a soldier of the Revolution
Sworn in open court } Daniel Ostlander the 21 st day of June 1839 }
John Barbier
Clerk

I Nathaniel Jarvis residing in the city of New York do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Abraham Boyce who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reported and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed — } Nath l Jarvis The day and year aforesaid John Barbour Clerk
And the 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 mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states,
And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Daniel Ostrander is a clergyman resident in the city of New York, and that Nathaniel Jarvis who has signed the same is a resident of the city of New York and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit,
By the Court
John Barbour Clerk

I John Barberie Clerk of the Marine Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Boyce for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of said Court this 21 st day of June 1833,
John Barberie

Kee 28 March 1831.
Samuel Youngs do hereby certify that I have well acquainted with Abraham Boyer formerly of the County of Westchester now a Resident of the City of New York from the year 1776 until this time, that I well recollect seeing him in the American Army as a Soldier from the commencement of the Revolutionary War until the final termination of it thro' by different enlistments. That I recollect his Service was a Soldier in Capt. Aikens company in a Regiment commanded by Col. Morris Graham in the year 1778. That Capt. Aikens company were enlisted in the first part of that year and the said Abraham Boyer with a Number of others belonging to the said Regiment was on the night of 24 th of Dec r 1778 attacked by the British troops under the Command of Major Bar more and totally defeated. That I also fully believe that the said Abraham Boyer also served as a Soldier in Col. Fred k Wurmfeils Regiment in the year 1782 But as he belonged to a company in the said Reg t commanded by a Capt. Livingston who was Stationed near the lines in Jersey and I was Stationed on the lines in the County of Westchester I cannot certify as to his time of Service. But presume that the Names of the officers and Soldiers of the said Regiment are at Washington in some of the offices. if that should not be the case I will procure a Certificate from the Secretary of States office at Albany if it should be deemed necessary.
March 23 d 1831
Sam l Youngs late a Lieut t in Col t Wurmfeils Reg t
P.S. I also certify that the said Abraham Boyer was always considered to be a good Soldier and that he was wounded some time in the year 1779
Sam l Youngs

Respectfully referred to the Hon. Secretary of War. As it does not appear that any applica- -tion has been made to the War Dept. for 28 March 1837.
Hon. J. J. Engstrom Secretary of the Navy
Conner Office March 30. 1837

Rec d 28 March 1831.
2604
New York 26 March 1831
My Dear Sir
I enclose some additional facts respecting the claim of Abraham Boyce of this State for a Pension. Should they be deemed sufficient to entitle the applicant with those already presented to the Department, the facts now stated can be proved in such manner as may be necessary.
I have the honor to be With much respect Your obed t Serv t Lans

20,266 Marine Court of the City of New York
In the matter of the application of Abraham Boyce for a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier under the acts of Congress in such cases made & provided 1074

Marine Court of the City of New York
In the matter of the application of Abraham Boyce a Revolutionary Soldier for a pension as such soldier in the Army of the United States of America during the Revolutionary War under the several acts of the Congress of the United States of America in such cases made and provided.
City and County of New York ss. Israel Lewis and John Delamater both of the City of New York Carpenters & Builders being severally and respectively duly sworn do depose and say and each of them for himself saith that he was an arbitrator between Lawyer Martin the deponer to the above named Abraham Boyce of certain premises a lot on which there was a wooden house No 262 said Spring Street and the said Abraham Boyce the before thereof to value the house on said lot at the expiration of the said term in favor of the said Abraham Boyce, that is to say the said John Delamater for himself saith that he was chosen by the above named Lawyer Martin and the said Israel Lewis for himself saith that he was chosen by the above named Abraham Boyce as such Ar- -bitrator and according to the best of their several recollec- -tions and belief some time in the spring of the year 1823 They valued the said house and awarded in favor of the above named Abraham Boyce the sum of Three hundred dollars which money they understood was paid to the said Abraham Boyce whom they believe to be a poor man and inform - And they merely believe that having no other means for his support he must have expended the same in the necessary support of his family.

Deponents say the sum above mentioned was the extent of the value thereof and they believe the said Abraham Boyce to be a poor man sober and industrious and from his character deserving of a pension and further say they never knew of his owning any other property before or since and further say not.
sworn 3 rd Feb: 1827 In open Court
John Delamarre Israel Lewis

State of New York City and County of New York } ss. I Benjamin Ferris, Clerk of the City and County of New York and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City, and County. Do hereby certify that Peter Augustus Jay, Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made and the said Certificate signed Recorder of the City of New York and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York & duly commissioned and sworn. And further that the said Court is a Court of Record; that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Peter Augustus Jay and verily believe that the signature of P. A. Jay subscribed to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Peter Augustus Jay.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this third day of June 1819.
Benj m Ferris Clerk.
State of New York City and County of New York ss. I, Benjamin Ferris Clerk of the City and County of New York and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City, and County. Do hereby certify, that Richard Riker, Esq. before whom the annexed Affidavits were made who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed was on the day when the said Affidavits were made and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New York and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York and duly commissioned

and sworn. And further that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New York, and that the signature of R. Riker, subscribed to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this fifth day of August 1818.
(5 th August 1818)
Knapp (Yates) Clerk
State of New York ss.
To the Hon. Richard, Riker.
Memoir of the City of New York, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas Called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York which is a Court of Record of the State of New York. The Declaration under Oaths of Abraham Boyce formerly a Soldier engaged in the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and resident citizen of the United States of the City and County of New York, respectfully sheweth that the said Abraham Boyce sometime in the month of May 1776 enlisted in Captain Hcker's Company for nine months, and served therein until the term of enlistment expired, then enlisted in Captain Williams Company for nine months and after the term expired enlisted in Capt. Paulding's Company of New York Continental Rangers for one year and before his term of Service expired was taken prisoner by the British at Phillip's Manor Westchester County State of New York and confined as a prisoner of War in the Sugar House in the City of New York for about eleven months when he was exchanged and went to Fish Kill, then enlisted in Col. Nisbeldt's Regt went to the Frontiers as far as Niagara and was Discharged in June 1783. That his Discharge is lost and the declaration further sheweth, that the said Abraham Boyce is now a citizen of the United States resides in the City of New York, and is by reason of his

reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support, being fifty six years old. Therefore the said Abraham Boyce conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the act of Congress of the United States, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War" approved 18 th March 1818 and requests your Honor will examine into the truth of the matter aforesaid, certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the premises, as is by law in such case made and provided. And in support of the facts above set forth, the said Abraham Boyce refers to the testimony of John Israel.
Ab m  his X Boyce mark
City and County of New York ss. Abraham Boyce of the City and County of New York being duly sworn saith that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration are in all respects just and true.
Sworn before me this 15 th day of April 1818,
Ab m  his X Boyce mark
R Riker
Recorder of the city of New York City and County of New York ss. John Israel of Mount Pleasant & Jacob van Dassell of the City of New York being sworn, saith that he is well acquainted with the above named Abraham Boyce - that he served in the war of the Revolution & that they have no doubt of the truth of his statements & deposition.
Sworn before me this first day of April 1818 R Riker
John Israel Jacob Van Dassell

City and State of New York ss.
Be it remembered, that on this first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Richard Riker Recorder of the City of New York and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayor's Court of the City of New York which is a Court of Record personally appeared the aforesaid Abraham Boyce who being by me duly sworn to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Declaration and also appeared before me John Israel who swore to the facts stated by the said Abraham Boyce and also Jacob van Tassel to me well known.
Whereupon I being satisfied that the said Abraham Boyce did serve in the Army of the United States on the continental establishment in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy for the term of nine months and longer term: for the term and the manner stated in the Declaration of the said applicant; and that the said applicant is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the act aforesaid. Therefore I do hereby certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my hand and seal of the said Court in the City of New York this first day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
R Riker
City of New York ss. Edward Hopper being duly sworn saith that he is acquainted with the above named Abraham Boyce who is his neighbor and hath known him upwards of twenty years and that he hath no property of value except a lease for the house he lives in for about four years at the Rent of thirty five dollars a year that he maintains himself & family by his labor as a Cartman that he is in reduced & indigent circumstances in life & in opinion of the Deponent needs the assistance of his Country for support. Sworn the 24 May 1819 before me P. H. Day
Edward Hopper
City of New York ss. Abraham Boyce being duly sworn saith that he is indigent & reduced circumstances in life & needs the assistance

City of New York ss. Abraham Boyce being duly sworn saith that he is indigent & reduced circumstances in life & needs the assistance of his country for support. That he is fifty six years old and upwards & is becoming infirm and is unable to acquire more than is absolutely necessary for his support.
Sworn the 29 May } 1819 Before me
Abraham his X Boyce mark
P. A. Day
I Peter Augustus Day Recorder of the city of New York and one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas called the Mayor's court of the said city hereby certify that I am satisfied that the within named Abraham Boyce is in reduced and indigent circumstances in life and needs the assistance of his country for support. Given under my hand this thirty first day of May in the year of our Lord 1819.
P. A. Day.
The Rangers were not on the Continental establishment. Rejected.

State of New York Westchester County ss Samuel Youngs of the Town of White Plains in the said County being Sworn Saith. That he the Deponent was Twenty three years of age on the fourteenth day of May last past. That he has been acquainted with Abraham Boyer ever since sometime in the year of 1774. That the said Abraham Boyer then resided within the distance of one Mile of the house of the Father of the Deponent with whom the Deponent then lived and continued to live until in the winter of the year 1780 when his said Father's house was burnt by the British Troops. That in the early part of the sum- mer of the year 1776 the Deponent remembers that the said Abraham Boyer enlisted in Capt. Oakley's Company in Col. Thomas's Reg t for the term of six months as the Deponent then understood and still believes and that the said Abraham served out that term being for the first part of that campaign. Stationed in the City of New York. That they retreated from the said City by the way of Kings Bridge to the White Plains and from thence to Peekskill where the time for which the men were enlisted expired and they were discharged. That immediately after Washington's Army crossed the Hudson River into New Jersey Col. Joseph Brakes Regiment then commanded by Lt. Col. James Hammond were called out in order to guard the American lines from the depredating parties of British Refugees. That the Deponent then well remembers to have frequently seen the said Abraham Boyer doing duty as a Soldier in Capt. Sylvester Acker's Company in the Reg t then commanded by the said Col. Hammond. That the Depo- nent was frequently on duty with said Boyer and continued from sometime in the first of Dec r 1776 until about the middle of May 1777 during which time those men who enlisted under Capt. Acker were stationed a great part of their time at the House of Peter Van Arsdale and Cornelius Van Arsdale on the American lines in the said County of Westchester. That the said Boyer then again en- listed in said Acker's Company in a Reg t  raised raised by order of the Gov r of the State of New York which Reg t was commanded by the said Lt. Col. James Hammond and Stationed on the said American lines and served for the term of three Months. That immediately after the discharge of Col. Hammond's Regiment as aforesaid and this Reg t  of lines was raised from the Southern parts of Dutchess County

and those parts of West Chester County not occupied occupied by British Troops, which Regiment was commanded by a Col d Luddington and the said 1 st Col d James Mammoud and served for the term of four Months on the said American lines, and was discharged about the latter end of Oct 1778 That the said Abraham Boyer serv'd as a Soldier  again enlisted under the said Col d  Asker in said Luddingtons Regiment whose head quarters during a greater part of the said four Months was at the dwelling House of Joseph Youngs the Father of this Deponent. That he well remembers to have frequently seen the said Abraham Boyer during the said four months in said service as a Soldier in said Asker's Company in said Regiment. That the Deponent soon after the discharge of Luddingtons Reg t saw the said Abraham Boyer with some of the Militia of West Chester County on and about the American lines. That some time in the latter part of February  March 1778 the Militia of West Chester County residing near the House of the said Joseph Youngs on the said lines were attacked by a Party of British Troops under the command of a Lieut d Althorne consisting of thirty three men. That the said Militia after a conflict of about two hours succeeded in killing and capturing the said Althorne and all Men. That the said Abraham Boyer was in the said engagement. That the Deponent believes that the said Abraham was under the command of Capt d Rawling Horton but Deponent does not know what time said Abraham served in that Company. That sometime in the latter part of March 1778. The said Abraham again enlisted was in a Company commanded by the before named Sylvester Asker in a Regiment commanded by Col d Morris Grahame for the term of Nine Months and Deponent is very confident that said Abraham served out that time - as the time for which the Men enlisted would expire on the first day of January 1779 and a part of said Reg t under the command of a Col d David Williams said Stationed at the said house of Joseph Youngs was attacked by the British Refugees in the morning of the 25 th of December 1778. Col d Williams and a Number of his Men and the said Joseph Youngs were captured by said British Refugees. The Deponent well remembers that the said Abraham Boyer had continued as a Soldier in said Regiment until Col d Williams was this captured and that said Abraham made his Escape with about ten or twelve other Soldiers

who were all discharged by a Lieut Van Wart on the next day after Capt Williams was captured, and that the said Abraham Boyer was one of those who were thus discharged. That early in the ensuing Spring the whole of the Wig Inhabitants residing near the American lines in Westchester County were called on by said Lt Col Hammet in order to defend themselves and property from the depredating parties of the British Refugees. Thereunder the command of said Col Hammet drew pay from the State of New York for that Service in certificates after present took place that the term they served at that time was fixed at one year That the said Abraham was also an enlisted soldier in Col Ford's Weissenfels Regiment of Levies for the term of nine months but is unable to say that he served during his whole time as the Defendant was a Lieut in Capt Thomas Hunt's Comp y in said Regiment and Stationed on the lines in Westchester County, the other parts of said Regt was Stationed on the Western frontier of the State of New York. That he has always understood and still believes that the said Abraham Boyer served the said time in a faithful manner. That soon after the passage of the present Pension Law this Defendant mentioned to Genl Aaron Ward the propriety of obtaining from the Secretary of this State copies of all the pay rolls of the Militia and Levies of this State during the Revolutionary War. He accordingly wrote to said Secretary on the subject and after informed the Defendant that the Sec y in his answer to him had stated that he could not find any of those papers
Sworn and Subscribed by the said Samuel Youngs this 11 th day of July 1833 Before me
Sam l Youngs
Jacob Fosberg Commissioner of deeds
I do certify that Samuel Youngs who has signed the & made the preceding affidavit is a credible person and and that his statement is entitled to full faith and credit
Jacob Fosberg Commissioner of deeds

State of New York Westchester County } _____
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the County of Westchester and State of New York do certify that Jacob Teshay whose name is subscribed to the Swat of the forgiving affidavit of Sam e Youngs and before whom the same was sworn to as a Commissioner of Deeds (duly appointed & sworn) in and for said County, and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Commissioner and believe the signature subscribed thereto as his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County and subscribed my name this 11 th day of July 1833
N th Bayles Clerk the word "forgiving" interlined by N th Bayles

Revman
12.259 INVALID.
File No. 12.259
Abraham Boyce Pri Rev War
Act: June 14 82
Index:—Vol. A, Page 39
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Ex'r.
INVALID.
RECEIVED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1084
P. O.
Abraham Boyer
Service: _____

New York
Revo:
Abraham Boyce
Suspended
let. to McMyers & Co.
New York 29 June 33
Act. 7 June 32

12 July 1830
J. L. Edmands
Esq. Esq.
Free Campello Institute
Pension Office near Department Washington

New York 8 July 1839
Sir
I will be much obliged by your informing me whether the case of A Boyce can be brought within any of the existing Pension Laws: and if it is within the provisions of the Law: whether the defect in the papers arises from the testimony not having been taken before the District Judge of the United States.
I remain
Respectfully
James H. Lee
Campbell & White

Sir
The following is a statement of the application of A. Boyce for a pension.
In 1818, he applied for a pension, under what law I do not know, however, his papers were returned, and on the back was written, with red ink, "The Westchester Rangers were not in the Continental establishment." But the cause of his not getting a pension at that time was, as near as I can ascertain, that he had a little property. In 1826, having been sick a long time, and his little property quite gone, he was induced to apply again with the same papers, and an inventory of his worth, which were sent to Washington. An answer was received stating that a pension had not been granted, but that the papers were on file. In 1829, hearing that some of his fellow soldiers were still alive, he was advised to get a new set of papers, thinking that the others had been neglected, which he did at some expenses. They were returned with a letter stating that they were totally inadmissible, because the evidence was not taken before the District Judge, which he did not know was necessary, and which could not be done for the want of money. He was then advised to petition congress, being all that was in his power to do.
Evidence can be got of three or four terms

of six, nine, and twelve months services by enlistment, and of wounds received in the service; but the expense of getting the evidence before the district Judge, I fear will put it out of his power, he is now almost totally disabled from doing any kind of work, having no trade from age being almost seventy, infirmity, and old wounds. Having himself and wife to support, (for he has no children,) if he does not receive assistance from government, he must soon be dependent on private Charity or the Poor House.
A. Boyce never had learning enough even to read, having entered the army at the age of fourteen, which is the cause of his present poverty; for he had been a sober industrious man, and a citizen of New York for about thirty years.
If Mr. White will use his influence towards assisting A. B. it will be a deed of Charity, and will, no doubt, receive the thanks and well wishes of a number of constituents.