Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2479, Solomon Creel, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Orrel, Solomon
R 2479
CONTENTS
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Jan. 1839.
Acty June 1852

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
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Solomon Creek
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

In at 229 Solomon H H. H. H.
Free D. P. H. H. H.
L. Edwards Esq. Comr. of Pensions War Dept.
H. H. H. D. P. H. H. H. H. H. H.

House of Reps
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Washington 29 Dec 1838
Sir
I have been requested to enquire of you what action has been had on the application for a pension by Solomon Guel a soldier of the revolutionary war - I am informed that it was sent to the Department two years since & no answer recd by him - As he resides in a remote part of Luzerne County it probably miscarried - Your attention will oblige
very respectfully
Yours &
D. P. Wilkinson #H#

State of Pennsylvania Suzerne County } ss
On this Ninth Day of April A D 1835 personally appeared in open Court Before the judges of the Court of said County now sitting Solomon Caceel a Resident of Falls township in the County of Suzerne and State of Pennsylvania aged eighty two years who first being Duly Sworn according to law Doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated he entered the Service of a Drafted Militiaman for three months At Marbletown Ulster County State of New York (where he was born 1753 ) under Capt Frederick Schoonmaker on the first of April 1776 and was attached to Gen. Continentes Brigade marched down to Ramapough in pursuit of the cowboys from there marched down to West Point and burnt Hoosinelevers Buildings and then Returned home after Being Discharged he entered the Service again in the Beginning of April A D 1777 of a Drafted Militia man under Capt Schoonmaker for three months and was Stationed on the frontiers along the Delaware on Noverink in the State of New York to Guard the inhabitants from the Tories and Indians and had for our guide the celebrated Oneida Indian Capt John At the expiration of this tour he done a tour of duty in the same capacity and under the same officers as a substitute for Andrew Hamilton he thinks for three months But in consequence of loss of memory he cannot recollect the precise time Returned home in October 1777 after Being Discharged

on the first of April 1778 he enlisted at Marbletown Ulster County State of New York for nine months under Capt Weesenfelt a son of Col n Weesenfelt and was Attached to Col n Weesenfelt Regiment and Marched to West Point 9 and from there to Fort Montgomery from there to Stony Point and was Stationed at Different places along the North River and Returned to West Point and was Discharged the first of January 1779 Returned home enlisted again in the fore part of April 1779 At Marbletown under Capt John Hardenberg for nine months 9 and was Attached to Col n Dubois Regiment at this time he enlisted for nine months But the officers told him they could Detain him During the war and he Remained in the Service until the British Evacuated New York under the last mentioned enlistment he Marched from Marbletown Ulster County State of New York to Croton Whitch place had been burnt about 18 months previous from there marched to West Point Remained there some time and marched to Fort Montgomery from there to Stony Point and Assisted in Retaking Stony Point which was Done in the night we Remained here some time and Marched to Bergin in the edge of New Jersey Returned to Haverstraw and Remained through the Winter Next Spring of 1780 was Stationed along the Lines During the season to keep the Tories from Supplying the British wintered at Gallow Hill in State of New York Next Spring 1781 Marched Down into the edge of New Jersey Returned to Stony Point from there marched to Fort Montgomery where we Wintered Next Spring 1782 was again Stationed along the Lines at Different Places and was Down into Jersey to Bulls Ferry & Pawlers hook Returned and Wintered at Haverstraw in the State of New York Then as he was under Capt Hardenberg & Col n Dubois at this time in the Spring of 1783 was again Stationed along the line to cut off the communication Between the Tories and British

and in the fall Marched Down to New York and a few Days after the British Evacuated New York and we march in and took possession By order of General Washington a short time after the Troops were Disbanded and I Received a Written Discharge from Capt John Hardenberg in the City of New York in December 1783 my Discharge I have lost I have no Record of my age I have no Documentary evidence nor Do I know of any Living Witness that can testify to my Service Recollects of Being under Lieut Abraham Hardenberg and Major Lowenbury after the close of the War Lived in the State of New York about forty years Then moved to Pennsylvania and have Live in Luzerne County for the last seven years During the forementioned Years I was not engaged in any Civil pursuit There is no clergyman with whom he is acquainted Residing in his Neighborhood 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 and Subscribed in open Court The Day and year aforesaid
H. Pettibone Prof
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a Revolution ary Soldier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it Appear to them that Miles Arner and Isaac Rozel are residents of the township of Falls Luzerne County and are credible Person and their statement is entitled to full credit
I Henry Pettibone Prothonotary Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the Application of Solomon Erel for a pension
H. Pettibone
33.220 Solomon Erel Pennsylvania
2479

H. Pettibone
33.220 Solomon Coel Pennsylvania
2479

FREE
A. S. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City, D.C.

When returns are made, please direct to John Press, New York, Luzerne County Pennsylvania —

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Creely, Peter GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 6997 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Nov. 11, 1791 to Samuel Broome, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.