Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45167, William Belknap, Continental. New York.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental New York.
Belknap, William
S 45167
{ B. L. Wt. 166-200-Lieut. Issued Jan. 31. 1791 to Cornelius Roosa and Peter Kurtenius fr. assignees. No papers.
CONTENTS

5538
New York Roll.
William Belknap Col Livingston N.Y. Lieutenant
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to Case and Humphreys Newburgh N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 4 m. & 27/30 — 98:—" Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 120:—"
$ 218:—"
Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Livingston
1775-54/9
Continued
Continued
Certificate sent to Jonathan Cook Newburg, New York, 6 th Sept r 1820

William Belknap Esq. Livingston West. Aug. 1775 to 1780 - 8 April 1818
Correct
William Belknap

State of New York } Orange County } ss
Be it Remembered that on the Eighth day of April in the Year one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen Personally appeared before me Joseph Morell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange William Brekhoff of the town of Newburgh in the said County of Orange and who being duly Sworn each depose and say that in the Year 1775 he Enlisted into the 3 rd New York Regiment commanded by Col. James Clinton in a company commanded by Capt. John Nicolson for six months at Newburgh in the State of New York - That he marched with this Regiment into Canada - That he was appointed a Second lieutenant in a Regiment commanded by Col. John Nicolson at Quebec - and after the time for which this Regiment was raised had expired - He was appointed a Second lieutenant of a Regiment commanded by Col. James Livingston which Commission is now extinct - That he served in this Regiment until the 31 st day of December 1780 - when he was permitted to leave the service on half pay by a Resolution of Congress

and that he was in actual service from the date of his Enlistment, until the time of his leaving the service as aforesaid - That he is now in his Sixty Eighth Year and by reason of his reduced circumstances is in need of Assistance from his Country for support
Sworn before me the 8th day of April 1818
William Belknap
Joseph Morrell one of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange State N.Y.
I Joseph Morrell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Belknap did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the within declaration against the Common Enemy - And I now transmit the proceed- ings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the war department pursuant to the directions of the 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
Joseph Morrell

State of New York, Orange County
§ 5 David M. Westcott Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange do hereby certify that Joseph Morrell is one of the Judges of the said Court, and that his name set to the above affidavit and certi- ficate is the proper hand writing of the said Joseph Morrell. — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court the sixth day of Jany, 1818.
D. M. Westcott
I do hereby certify that I am acquainted with the situation of the above named William Belknap and that he is in reduced circumstances and in need of the assistance of his country for support
Joseph Morrell Commissioner

Wm. Belknap.
Revolutionary Pensioner
Ed.
No 5598
Com.
19 Jan 1819

Southern District of New York } ss On this Twenty ninth Orange County } day of May 1820 personally appeared in open court, in the court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the town of Goshen in and for the County of Orange, being a court of record, William Belknap now resident at Newburgh in the said County of Orange - who being first duly sworn on his oath declares that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: - first in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Clinton for Six Months - then three months in a Regiment commanded by the same Colonel in Captain John Nicholson's Company in the New York line - then he served a year in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Nicholson, Ezekiel Cooper Captain and in the New York line - then he entered in the year 1776 into a Regiment commanded by Col James Livingston Captain of Wisance Company where he served until the last day of the year 1780 that he served as a Second Lieutenant in Nicholson's & Livingston's Regiments, the periods above mentioned. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not, nor had any person in trust for me, any property or securities contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income - I am now in the Seventieth year of my age, too infirm to attend to any business - my family consists of myself and my wife aged about fifty eight years - I have no real estate, nor any personal property except a bed, and the necessary wearing apparel of myself and wife.
William Belknap
Sworn to and declared in open court on the Twenty ninth day of May 1820 before Nathan H. White, Daniel D. Dower, John Blake & Stephen Jackson, Esquires, Judges. Jas. W. Wilkin Clerk

State of New York
Orange County
for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved on the 15 th of May 1828" I William Belknap of the Village of Newburgh in the County of Orange and State of New York do hereby declare that I was an officer in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution and served as such to the time when the arrangement of the Army provided by the Resolves of Congress of the 3 d and 21 st of October 1780 was carried into effect and was reduced under that arrangement at which period I was a Lieutenant in the Company commanded by one Augustus Stevens in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Livingston of the line of the State of New York on the continental establishment.
And I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate commonly called a commutation certificate for a sum equal to the amount of five years full pay which sum was offered by the resolve of Congress of the 23 d of March 1783 instead of the half pay for life to which I was entitled under the resolve of the 21 st of October 1780.
And I further declare that I have received of the United States as a Pensioner since the 3 d day of March 1828 four hundred and eighty dollars that I have received as a Pensioner of the United States since the 3 d day of March 1828 the sum of one hundred and twenty dollars paid to me by the agent for paying pensions in the State of New York that I sent my commission to the war office some time since the year 1818 where it is now on file as I have been informed & believe
Sworn to & subscribed { William Belknap } this 10 th day of June 1828 before me
T. H. Mace
a commissioner to take affidavits &c

Before me Benjamin H Mace a commission -er duly empowered to administer oaths in the County of Orange in the State of New York Personally appeared this day Walter Bask and Levi Dolly of the said county who did severally make oath that William Belknap of the said county by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been an officer in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated - Witness my hand this tenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty Eight -
B H Mace a Commissioner
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the court of the County of Orange in the State of New York do hereby certi- fy that Benjamin H Mace before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time a Commissioner duly empowered to administer Oaths -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this Eleventh day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty Eight. Asa Dunning

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Belknap a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. File 45,167
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 6 mos 3 mos. John Nicholson James Clinton 3 N.Y.   1 year 2 d Lieut Ezekiel Cooper John Nicholson   Dec. 18, 1776 to Dec. 31, 1780 " Augustin Roseaux James Livingston  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. at New Windsor, N.Y. Date of application for pension, Apr. 8, 1818. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Newburgh, Orange Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, in his 68 th year.
Remarks: In 1820 he referred to his wife aged about 58 yrs. but did not state her name.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1913 Jan. 28. Hist. to James B. Lauf Log. letter in M. 3576 Frederick Miller. S
45 167
Rev INVALID.
File No. 45-167
William Belknap Lieut Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: —Vol. 3 , Page 34
[Arrangement of 1870.]

IN CONGRESS
The DELEGATES of the UNITED STATES, New-Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, to William Belknap Gentlemen
WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be second Lieutenants in the Regiment of Foot of James Livingston Esq's Colonel
in the Army of the United States raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore strictly and diligently to discharge the duty of second Lieutenants by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. We do hereby charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as second Lieutenants. And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this or a future Congress. Dated the 22nd day of December 1776.
By Command of the Honble Major General Schuyler. John Lansing Esq
By Order of the Congress John Hancock PRESIDENT.
Attest. Chas Thomson Secy

When Mr Wm Belknap Schwartz is instituted at the Pension office Mr Edwards will please to inform either the Pensioner or Jonathan Fisher Esqrs of Newburgh the secrets. —

John C. Calhoun Working Men Washington Notary Public Sept 1820
Rec 24 Aug 1820 Free John C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington New England Aug 21 The Hon.

Newburgh 21 Aug d 1820
Sir,
Sometime about the first of July last, I enclosed to the Hon. the Secretary of War, the application of William Belknap of this place for a pension. The paper was prepared by me and qualified to by him at the last may carried in this county, and was delivered according to the directions of the late act of congress on this subject. He has not yet received any answer to his application. He is poor, and an applicant within the Statute. At his request I address this letter to the War Department to enquire if his application has been received, and if it is deemed sufficient.
I have the honor to be very respectfully The Hon. John C. Calhoun Secretary of War Yours ob ly Serv t Jon a Fiske

144 No of orig Pay 141
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
July 5. 1828
William Belknap, of Newburgh, in the County of Orange, in the State of New York, has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he was as an officer on the Continental line, and served as such to the time when the arrangement of the army provided by the Resolves of 3 rd & 21 October 1781 was carried into effect, and was reduced under that arrangement, at which period he was a Lieutenant in Col. J. Livingston's regiment of the New York line; and that he received commutation certificates for the five years full pay granted by the resolve of 22 March, 1783; and, further, that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, four hundred and eighty dollars, paid to him by the agent in the State of New York .
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far these several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, A. Dickinson.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
July 7 1828
It appears by the records in this office, that final settlement certificates have been issued for the commutation of five years full pay to Wm. Belknap in the New York line, amounting to sixteen hundred dollars.
It further appears that William Belknap is now on the pension list of the New York agency, and has been since the 3 rd March 1826 at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month.
John Hagner And
Act 1828 Settled ok (correct) Treasury Conc'd with General's file # 45.167

Heid Burgh June 14 1828
Hon Richard Rush
Sir
Enclosed are the affidavits of Lieut Dodge Esq r & William Bell Knapp both Revolutionary officers for the purpose of obtaining the pension for their services in the war of independence agreeable to the act entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving offi- cers & soldiers of the army of the Revolution approved on the 15 th of May 1828 —
The affidavits are drawn pre- cisely according to precedent from the Secretary of the Treasury's office I send it a New York Heid's Paper — To prevent mis- understanding Captain Bell Knapp wishes me to say that the sum of one hundred and twen- ty dollars received by him since

The 3 d day of March 1828 is a part of the sum of four hundred twenty Dollars before mentioned in his affidavit as having been received since the 3 d day of March 1826 and not an ad- ditional sum as will appear man- ifest from the affidavit itself on a moments reflection & would not now be noticed if he had not received by run prints forms from the sur- vey office a little variant from the enclosed the distance from De- Bough to Fosher where our Clerk office is located is 20 miles which prevents him from amending his affidavit so as to conform pre- cisely to those forms in a form which I cannot but think was by misnomer
I am Respectfully Yours
Walter Care William Bellina & Lew Dodge