Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12355, George Bush, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Bush, George
S. 12355
CONTENTS
cardinal

24.026 New York George Bush
of Allegany, in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wilson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Cox in the New York line for 11 Months & 3 Days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 2 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct 1833 and Little K. Adams Notplain
Answers to the 4th of Sep $92.50 Pension allowance ending 4th 18.50 $111.00
5 Revolutionary Claims Recd June 7, 1832 G. O. Clark
Recorded by Book E Vol. 1 Page 89
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15957
George Bush
Wadsworth
11.12 " "
George Bush Wadsworth
George H. Hargrave

State of New York County of Montgomery ss.
On the 19 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, New Sitting, George Bush a resident of the town of Minerva in the County & State aforesaid, aged Eighty Seven years in June last, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as hereinafter mentioned -
That in 1776 thinks in the month of June, he enlisted in the service of his Country during the invasion of Congress under Capt. John Winn, Lieutenants Loraine Gros & thinks Peter Scramling. That under the above named officers he served in scouting from Coopers town in the County of Otsego down the Unichataga & Susquehanna Rivers, & to the north of the Mohawk River towards the head of the west Canada Creek, that some of the time he & others of the same Company were stationed at Coopers town on duty & on guard, while others of the Company were out scouting in other directions, that he continued so to serve about five months and then procured one William Sitbury to take his place & he was discharged -
That afterwards & about the first of January 1777, he was drafted & called in to service in a Company commanded by Capt. Nicholas Wiser, the Regiment was commanded by Col. Ebenezer Coss. That they soon thereafter left the Mohawk River at Canajoharie, went to Picoonahaga where they with some regular troops, were soon wounded by Gen. Hays, remained there in building fortifications & works for the better defence of Country until the fourth of April following when we were discharged, and that about a week thereafter he arrived at Springfield the place of his then residence -
That afterwards & about the last of July in the same year, on a call of the Militia to meet the enemy, he was again called into service & marched under the Comman-

of the said Captain to Fort Plain where they found several other Companies under command of Col. Ebenezer Cook And then Marched up the Mohawk River to Oriskany in the County of Oneida, then commanded by Gen. Herkimer. That he was then engaged in the Oriskany battle, & was employed in the battle, Marching to & from the place of battle, & until he arrived home at least two weeks.
That about the middle of July 1778. he was called out from near Fort Plain where he then resided by Capt. Adair Sipe & Marched to Springfield, on receiving the alarm that the Indians & Tories were destroying that Settlement, that they arrived at that place, about fifteen Miles from Fort Plain, after it was destroyed & then pursued the party of Indians & Tories west to what was called Young's Lake, did not come up with them & then returned to Fort Plain, that he was out on duty at that time about six days.
That in November following, when the alarm came that the Indians & Tories were destroying Cherry Valley he was called out & Marched to that place, about fifteen Miles South of Fort Plain, when we arrived after it was destroyed, many Men Women & Children were dead & the party had moved off, that he staid, assisted in burying the dead & then returned to Fort Plain And that he was out in that service about a week.
That in the Month of October 1780. he was again called out with the Company to which he then belonged com- manded by Capt. Ephraim Cook in the town of Palatine, where he then lived, to assist Col. Johnson who had the command of some nine hundred in an attack upon Sir John Garet who was then destroying up the North side of the south side of the Mohawk River with a party of British troops, Indians & Tories. that he was engaged in the battle under Col. Johnson against Sir John on Stone Arabia near the Mohawk River, when Col. Johnson was killed, And that he was out in service at that time before, at & after the battle about two weeks.
That soon after he was drafted by a draft

of saying that when out of Capt. Cook's Company, the Men so drafted were marched under command of Capt. Cook to a place called The Royal Grant in the County of Schuylkill, North of the title falls, & about thirty Miles from where he resided in Pottstown, that they were then stationed & kept on duty better than two weeks & that he was in Service at that time about twenty days.
That in the Month of July 1781 he was again called out by his said Capt. Cook, marched with some troops & Militia Men commanded by Col. Willet to a place called Snedack in the town of Sharon in the County of Schoharie, there engaged with, fought & routed about three hundred Indians & Tories commanded by a Tory by the name of Dockstadu and that he was in Service at that time a week or more.
That, besides the Service of him in the Revolution above mentioned, he was called out by his officers at many times & to many places up & down North & South of the Mohawk River in cases of Alarm by the repeated depredations of the Indians & Tories during the war, That it is intirely out of his power to state the times & places they were so frequent, indeed the Savage depreda- -tions were almost constant during the Summer & fall seasons from 1777 to 1781.
That the Service he did during those years which he cannot particularly state did, as he fully believes, amount to at least six Months actual duty in the Service of his Country & that of the most severe & perilous kind.
That he has no documentary evidence And that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to all his Service.
That he was born in Germany in June 1745, came to the Province of New York about nine years before the Revolution.
That he has no record of his age

That he was living in Hingham in the County of Dukes & State of Massachusetts when called into Service, that during the war he moved to Mendon in the County of Worcester, then to Paton in Dukes County when he lived to the end & about fifteen years after the war, then moved to Mendon aforesaid, where he has lived since.
That he was called into Service at the time & in the manner above mentioned.
That he cannot state the names of officers of regular troops, Continental or other Regiments, or the general circumstances of his Service, other than as the same is by him above stated and that he never received a written discharge.
That George D. Ferguson & Peter Young are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, who can testify as to his character for veracity, & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution, and that there is no clergyman residing in his vicinity.
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 & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid,
his George D. Bush Mark
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
We George D. Ferguson a residing in the town of Johnston, City of Mendon, and Peter Young residing in Mendon hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Bush, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; That we believe him to be Eighty Seven years of age; That he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution.

and that we concur in that opinion. Geo: D. Ferguson Sworn, & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid in
Peter Young
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories proposed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, as said in his states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that George D Ferguson who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Johnstown and that Peter Young of Johnstown who has also signed the same are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit. And that it appears to the said Court that no clergyman resides in the vicinity of the said applicant.
I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Montgomery do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of George Bush for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19th day of September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson
Mr. Bush Johnstown

State of New York Montgomery County, ss:
I, George D. Ferguson, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that Cornelius Van Camp whose name is subscribed to an annexed affidavit appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at the last September term thereof & subscribed & swore to the affidavit annexed & to wit: in his name is subscribed: And the said Court have appointed me as their Clerk to certify & I hereby do certify to the War Department that it is the opinion of said Court that the said Cornelius Van Camp is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 18th July 1833.
Geo: D. Ferguson

15.957 George Bach Montgomery N York
50
e.f. Admitted Private 11 mo & 3 days
A Adams Fort Main N.Y.

15.957 George Bach Montgomery N.Y. 50
e.f. Admitted Private 11 mo & 3 days
Adams Fort Main N.Y.

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of George Basho
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     June 1776 abt 5 Private Capt Winn Capt Johnstown Complied 68 years By living   1 Jan y 1777 3 29 " Capt Wiser Capt in all Oregon 60 Witnesses   July " Capt Wiser Capt his term NYork   15 July 1778 14 " Capt Wiser Capt in March   Nov d 1778 6 " Capt Life through   Oct d 1780 7 " Capt Cook the different   July 1781 14 " Capt Cook Capt Willet countries   20 " " " of NYork   7 " " " on the duty   11 practices  
* The department states that his services in the season from 1777 to 1781 - which he cannot practically designate amount to less than 12 months -
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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 and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said 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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons, one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

August 31, 1937.
Miss Harriet M. Willsey 111 East 3rd Avenue Johnstown, New York.
BA-5/ILL Cur George Bush S. 12355
Dear Madame:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of your ancestor, George Bush, who was born in 1745.
The record has been found of a George Bush who was born in 1745; it may be that of your ancestor. The data given were found in his claim for pension, S. 12355, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
George Bush was born in June 1745, in Germany; the exact place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown. He emigrated to the Province of New York about nine years before the Revolutionary War. At the time he entered service, he resided in Springfield, Otsego County, New York, also, resided in Minden and Palatine, in Montgomery County, during the period of the war.
George Bush enlisted in June 1776, served as private at various times until July 1781, amounting in all to eleven months and two weeks, under Captains John Winn, Nicholas Weaver, Adam Lipe, Severinus Clock, and Colonels Ebenezer Cox, Johnson and Willett in the New York troops; during the period of his service, he was in the battles of Oriskany, Stone Arabia and Sharon Springs, and was engaged on alarms along the Mohawk River, protecting the inhabitants from the Indians and Tories.
The soldier continued to reside in Palatine, New York, about fifteen years after the war, then moved to Minden, New York.
George Bush was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, at which time he resided in Minden, Montgomery County.

New York, where he had continued to reside. The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following:
George Bush Certificate #24026 Issued October 25, 1833 Rate $37. per annum Commencing March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. New York Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. B. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1916 Dec. 4. Visit to Walter & Bora 1923 July 26 - Visit to Mrs. Ralph P. Ricketts. MMF 1923 Oct. 12. Mrs Ricketts info date & place of death not stated. AMF 1924 June 6 - Visit to Harry V. Bush 1924 Jan. 17. Photo to H. V. Bush. 1925 March 12. Harry V. Bush info how to get date of each pay per etc. AMF 1930, Feb. 24. Visit to Mr. D. M. Wilson, M.E.E. 1937-Aug. 31 - Visit to Miss Harriet M. Willrey Jd.L.
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12355 INVALID.
File No. 12,355
George Bush Priv. Res. na
Act: June 5th 1832
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York
Montgomery County ss.
personally appeared before me, the undersigned one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery, George Bush who, being duly sworn, deposes and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his Service, but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For five Months, I served as a private in the year 1776-
For three Months and twenty nine days, I served as a private in 1777.
For thirteen days, I served as a private in 1778.
For one Month and four days, I served as a private in 1780.
For seven days, I served as a private in 1781.
And in addition to the periods above mentioned I did other Service during the different seasons of hostilities, that I was the most of the time in Service from Spring to fall, up & down the Mohawk River during the different seasons from 1777. to 1781. the particulars of which Service I cannot now give, but that I did, as I am well satisfied, full six Months Service, besides what I have above specified. I have served my country faithfully, & this is the best statement I can give, at this late day & in my declining age, of these Services. What ever portion thereof this Statement may entitle me to I shall be pleased to have - And for these Services I claim a pension.
signed & sworn to this 1 st day of July 1853
before me Caleb Spaulding a Judge of George X Bush Montgomery County Court - New York

State of New York Montgomery County ss.
I George D. Ferguson, Clerk of Montgomery County do hereby certify that Daniel Sprecher, before whom the foregoing affidavit, containing the declaration of George Bush purports to have been sworn, was, on the date of the said affidavit, a Judge of Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and truly believe that the name of the said Judge subscribed to the said affidavit is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 17th day of July 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York
Montgomery County ss:
Cornelius Van Camp being duly sworn deposeth & saith that about the middle part of January 1777 a Regiment of Draught Militia Men Commanded by Col. Ebenezer Cof Marched from the Mohawk River in the County of Montgomery to Saratoga there joined some Regular Troops & soon afterwards by Gen. Gates that Regiment belonged to & served in the said Regiment until the first of April following. That he was well acquainted with George Bush of of Menden in the County of ... that the said George Bush served in the said Regiment under Col. Cof during & until the same was discharged as aforesaid. Further deponent saith Not
Sworn in open Court Sept 19 th 1832
Corn. Van Camp
Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk
State of New York
County of Montgomery ss:
Henry Sitts of Menden in said County being duly sworn deposeth & saith that during the revolutionary War he was well acquainted with George Bush of Menden in said County. That he knew the said George Bush to be in the service in the Revolution in a Company Commanded by Capt. John Winn in June or July 1776. That he frequ- -ently saw the said George Bush in service in said Camp- -any during that season, that the said George Bush con- -tinued to be in said Company until some time in the following July to the knowledge of deponent. And further the deponent saith Not
Henry Sitts
Subscribed & sworn to this 17 th day of September 1832 before
John Sanders A Comp of Sub
And is the said Henry Sitts the only person who has made the foregoing Affidavit as a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit Notary Public A Comp of Sub

State of New York Montgomery County, ss: George D. Ferguson, clerk of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that Solomon Sanders, jun. before whom the within affidavit of Henry Vits purports to have been sworn, was on the date thereof a Commissioner of Deeds of the County aforesaid; And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe that the name of the said Commissioner, subscribed to the within affidavit is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office the 19 th September 1832
Geo: D. Ferguson
And in addition to my above Certificate I further certify that Solomon Sanders jun r . mentioned in my above Certificate is the identical Solomon Sanders jun r , whose name is subscribed to the within certificate of character, & that he now is & has been ever since taking the within affidavit a Commissioner of Deeds in the said County; And that I verily believe that his name subscribed to the said Certificate of character is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 17 th July 1833.
Geo: D. Ferguson

111 East Third Ave
Can't identify
8-20-37
PM
Johnstown
N.Y.
Rev. War
Aug 12 th 1937.
Dear Sir;
Will you please send me record of Geo Bush military career if he had any in war. Geo Bush was Born in 1745- He was a Great Grand father of mine and I wanted to join the D.A.R. and oblige
Miss Harriet M Willsey
111 East Third Ave
Johnstown N.Y.
Hulton Co.

Western Electric Company
INCORPORATED
INSTALLATION DEPARTMENT
100 CENTRAL AVENUE
KEARNY, N. J.
E. M. WILSON GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF EQUIPMENT
February 10, 1930.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I would like to get a copy of the pension papers of my great great grandfather and my great grandfather who fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
George Bush fought in the Revolutionary War and was pensioned either after the Revolutionary War or after the War of 1812. His wife was Margaret R. Stinsel.
His son, Gottlieb Bush, also fought in the War of 1812. His wife was Julia Anna Casler.
They were both from Montgomery County, New York State.
Yours truly,
S M Wilson
SMW:NMG
187 No. Arlington Ave., East Orange, N. J.

GAGE & BUSH INCORPORATED DRY GOODS, CARPETS PAPER HANGINGS, ETC
45 Church St CANAJOHARIE, N. Y. Feb. 2 1925
Commissioner of Pensions Over Seer
Will you please give me the following information as to Pension of George Bush a soldier of the Revolution. Pension claim is # 817355, and is under Pension act of 1832.
Date of Issue of Certificate -?
Rate of Pension ?
Name of Agency ?
This is for family information & need only establish date of death of Pensioner.
Thanking you I am
Yours truly
Harry V. Bush

HARRY V. BUSH CANAJOHARIE, N. Y.
June 11/24
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Enclosed find money order for 1.20 for which will you please send me the photostatic copies of the papers in regard to Pension Claim of Geo. Bush #312355, Revolution & 1812 war section.
If this is not enough money please notify me & I will remit more.
Yours truly Harry V. Bush
gpy
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
June 12, 1924
Chief Rev. Sect. Division.
Sir:
I have this day received from W. V. Bush  M. O. No. 154386 for $ 1.20 , requesting copy post-office address as per letter herewith.
Copies mailed to Finance Div. Not H Respectfull AW June 17 24 REV. WAR SECTION
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div. W.E.L.
Request for Photo (To be prepared i
Job No. 1028 Date June 18, 24 Subject George Bush, Rev. 812355 1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 8 pages to be (No.) (No.) (No.) forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division.
Remarks: _____
Approved:
W. Wilson
Chief Div. REV. WAR SECTION Chief Clerk.

Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate)
M 6
Ex aw
OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK
Job No. 1028
Date June 14. 24
Subject George Bush, Rev. 812355
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 8 pages to be (No.) (No.) (No.) forwarded when completed to the REV. WAR SECTION Division.
Remarks: _____
Approved:
W.W. Wilson
Chief Div. REV. WAR SECTION
Chief Clerk.

HARRY V. BUSH CANAJOHARIE, N. Y.
May first, 1924.
The Pension Office,
Dear Sir,
Will you please give me what information
if any your office has of the military record and pension record of George Bush who served in the Tryon Co. Militia under Colonels Clyde and Klock, and in the Tryon Co. Rangers un- der Capt. John Winn. during the Revolution. NY
Yours respectfully,
Harry V. Bush

Johnstown, N.Y. Sept. 24, 1923.
U.S. Dept. of the Interior Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen: - I would like to know if possible where Geo. Bush died.
According to Auditor of Pensions Office, Treasury Dept. of certificate No 24026 their records show that last payment of $37.00 per annum was made to Lewis Woodburn attorney March 4 1838. Residence at date

of application of Pension Minden, Montgomery Co., N.Y.
Where was last payment paid? This is answered on first page of letter, to Would like atty etc to know as soon as possible as papers are waiting at the D.A.R.
Yours truly Mrs. Ralph Ricketts, 116 S. Market St., Johnstown, N.Y.

1742.
Johnstown N.Y. June 11. 1923.
Gentlemen;
Please send me a copy of the pension of George Bush . No - 12 - 365. Rev ✓
Also send me the copies of Pensions of the following Men who served in the Rex Mar: Conrad or Conradt Const Edick or Ittig &ough...

Conrad 20th { Tryon Co Militia { Rangers }
Conrad Edick { Tryon Co Militia { (Militia) W 2084 ✓ The Levies }
Jacob 20th { Tryon Co Militia }
Jacob 20th Jr. { Tryon Co Militia (Co.) }
Michael 20th { Tryon Co Militia }
Andrew Bort. { Albany Co Land bounty rights 6 Rg Andrew Bort. Jr. {
Peter Lampert. { Tryon Co Militia }
Very truly Yours (Mrs) Ralph P. Ricketts 116 South Market St.
negative
Informed only two histories furnished each inquired must

East Springfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., Dec. 6, 1916.
Rev. War Dept.
Rev War
Mr. G. M. Saltzgaber, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I have your favor of the 4th Form 3-525, File I. S. C. S. 12,255 inclosed.
I wrote you again on the 4th of December giving you more information than furnished in the letter of Nov. 10th and 14th.
Do I understand that his first residence at time of enlistment was Springfield, Minden and then Palatine, N. Y.
I notice that, according to records in State Library at Albany that he was enlisted under Col. Samuel Campbell, 1st. regiment from Tyron Co. and under Col. Jacob Kloek, 2nd. regiment from Tyron Co., in the Militia in both cases. I presume he did not mention service under the above when making application for pension.
I notice according to S. Census he lived in Palatine., in 1790.
With reference to Conrad Edick: I find that he servied in Col. Willett's regiment of Levies., and this is the following information I received from the War Department:
"It appears from the records on file in this office that one Conrad Edick served in the Revolutionary War as a Corporal of Capt. Jellis A. Fonda's Company, Willett's regiment (New York), but the date of his enlistment is not given. His name appears on an undated pay abstract of the Company for the year 1783, which shows his time of service "10 mo." His name is also borne, as that of a Corporal, on an undated pay abstract of Capt. Jona- than Pearsee's Company, Willett's Regiment, Revolutionary War, for

The year 1758, which gives his time of service "20 mo." the following remark appearing on said record relative to him: "From Capt. Zonda's Co."
I understand he lived in Minden and but came from Germany about 1770 or 1768. I understand he lived in Minden with his family.
Will you please advise if George Zuch had a wife his would she receive any pension for serving during the Revolution.
Conrad Zuch was buried at Frankfort, N. Y. His widow lived at Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y.
I understand he was born in Germany about 1745. First coming to Sand Lake, N. Y., and to Minden, N. Y.
I know he received some land for serving in the War.
If there is any further information you want I will try to get some and thank you for looking up this matter, and remain,
Yours very truly,
Walter E. Dorn.

East Springfield, Otsego Co., N.Y., Dec. 1, 1916.
Rev 1 2/25
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
With further reference to my recent letter: will give you the following information, which may be of some help:
Served as follows:
   Name and Rank. Regiment. Company.     Bush, George Priv. Klock Rock   Bush " " Clyde Tesmer   Tyron Co. Militia, 1st. regiment.   Col. Samuel Campbell - George Bush   Tyron Co. Militia, 2nd. regiment.   Col. Jacob Klock - George Bush   Tyron Co. Rangers.   Capt. John Winn George Bush  
Thanking you, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Lydia J. Bush
It is presumed that this letter is related to those of Nov. 10, & Dec. 6 from Walter E. Dorn.

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J. M. [unclear] Nov. 10, 1915.
West Springfield, Chenango Co., N. Y.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:-
further data
Can you advise me if a Conrad Edick (German spelling Ettie) of Minden, Montgomery Co. N. Y., ever received a pension through your department. Montgomery County was composed of different counties after it was taken from Tyron County, and I know in 1790 Shenung County was a town in Montgomery County. He might have been mustered in at Canajoharie or Fort Plain, mostly likely Canajoharie, N. Y. And can you advise me if there was a George Bush who served and was pensioned from Montgomery County. George Bush and Conrad Edick I am quite sure lived at Freysbush, Minden, Montgomery Co. N. Y.
Thanking you, I remain,
Very truly,
Walter E. Dorn.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of George Bush a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. 12,355
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT, LENGTH OF SERVICE, RANK, OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE,   CAPTAIN, COLONEL,     June 1776 5 mos. Private John Winn ✓ New York   May 1777 & July 1777 2 weeks " Nicholas Wexer Ebenezer Cox   July 1778 6 days " Adam Lipe ✓   Nov. 1778 1 week " ✓   Oct. 1780 2 weeks " Sylvanus Cook   Oct. 1780 20 days " Sylvanus Cook Johnson   July 1781 1 week " Cook Willett  
Between 1777-1781 6 mos.
On alarms no officers stated.
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton, Red Bank, Red Bank, Red Bank, Red Bank.
Residences of soldier at enlistments Springfield, Minden & Palatine, N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 19, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Minden, Montgomery Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, born in June 1745 in Germany.
Remarks: He emigrated to the province of New York about nine years before the Revolution.
There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
July 10, 1781
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
December 9, 1916.
Mr. Walter E. Dorn, East Springfield, Otsego Co., New York.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the sixth instant, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Conrad Edick (variously spelled) described by you.
Referring to the papers in the claim of George Bush of New York, S. File No. 12,355 Rev. War, it appears that he stated that he "was living in Springfield in the County of Otsego and State aforesaid when called into service, that during the War he moved to Minden in the County of Montgomery then to Palatine in said County where he lived to the end and about fifteen years after the War, then moved to Minden aforesaid where he has lived since".
In addition to the services furnished you, the soldier stated that he was called out many times, and to many places up and down the Mohawk River during the summer and fall, from 1777, to 1781, amounting to six months, said occasions being too frequent to recollect the dates or names of the officers.

You are again advised that there is no family data on file.
For the date of the soldier's death, and name of the person to whom the arrears of his pension were paid, application should be made to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, giving him all of the following data:
"George Bush, Certificate No. 24,026, issued October 25, 1833, for $37.00 per annum, from March 4, 1831, under the Act of June 7, 1832 at the New York Agency".
Very respectfully,
J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
Oct. 18, 1923.
Mrs. R. Ricketts, 118 S. Market St. Johnstown, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you that in the Revolutionary War pension claim of George Bush, S. 12355. the date and place of his death are not on record.
Respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MEM/HMM
February 24, 1930.
Mr. S. H. Wilson 187 No. Arlington Avenue East Orange New Jersey.
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12355, it appears that George Bush was born in June 1745 in Germany and emigrated to the Province of New York about nine years before the Revolution. He resided in Springfield, Minden and Palatine, New York, during the war.
He enlisted in June 1776 and served as a private at various times in the New York Troops under Captains John Winn, Nicholas Weser, Adam Lipe, Severinus Clock, Colonels Ebenezer Cox, Johnson and Willett, was in the battles of Oriskany, Stone Arabia and Sharon Springs, served until in 1781, amounting in all to eleven months and two weeks.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Minden, Montgomery County, New York. There are no data on file as to family.
The War of 1812 records of this Bureau fail to show that pension was ever claimed on account of the services of Gottlieb Bush.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

aw r. and 1812 War Section.
June 6, 1924.
Harry V. Bush, Canajoharie, N. Y.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13355, it appears that George Bush was born in June 1745 in Germany and emigrated to the province of New York about nine years before the Revolution. He resided in Springfield, Minden and Palatine, New York during the War.
He enlisted in June 1776 and served as a private at various times in the New York Troops under Captains John Winn, Nicholas Weser, Adam Lipe, Severinus Clock, Colonels Ebeckzer Cox, Johnson and Willett, was in the battles of Oriskany, Stone Arabia and Sharon Springs, served until in 1781, amounting in all to eleven months and two weeks.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, while a resident of Minden, Montgomery County, New York. There is no data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
X Acting Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
March 12, 1925.
Harry V. Bush, 45 Church St. Canajoharie, N. Y.
Sir:
I have to advise you that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, George Bush (S. 12355), you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, General Accounting Office, 1800 E St. N. W. Washington, D. C., citing all of the following data-
George Bush; certificate number 24028; issued October 25, 1833; rate $37 per annum; commenced March 4, 1831; Act of June 7, 1832; New York Agency.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.