Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28684, Jacob P Clute, New York

SERVICE
New Yorks
blute, Jacob P.
NUMBER
S. 28684
CONTENTS

can't find See let to Hon. J. Kramer May 28. 1834 " " Hon. Jos. De Graff Oct. 28. 1837 See let to Hon. M. Willey July 15. 1845
Date of death not on AB.
Rep Dec 1841
No. 574  New York  Jacob P. Clule 
Schenectady in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Van Slyck of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wrapple in the New York line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of July .  1833 and to G. H. Yates or 1834 (A.P.) Schenectady
  Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33  $ 50    Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st M ch '34  10     $60  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Oct 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. Clule Clerk, Book E Vol. A Page 91 

1844
In the matter of the application of Jacob P. Blute for a Pension
Proceedings
Simon A. Root Jacob Rootman
No 45. to the care of Giles H. Yates Schenectady N.Y.
Rec. Nov 23. 1832
Com.

State of New York County of Schenectady ss.
On this Seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirtytwo personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of common Pleas in and for said County now sitting Jacob C. Clute a resident of the City of Schenectady in said County & State, aged upwards of seventythree 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
He was born in the then township of Schenectady now City aforesaid in the County of Schenectady in the State aforesaid — on the fourth — day of March 1759 — He has no record of his age except that contained in his family Bible
When he was called into the service of the United States in the army of the revolution, he was living in said township and since the revolutionary war he has lived in the said Township of Schenecta- dy He now lives in the City of Schenectady aforesaid
He entered the service of the United States under the follow- ing named Officers and served as herein stated.
In the beginning of the year 1777 or as soon as he arrived at the age of sixteen years, he was enrolled in Captain Jesse Van Slyck's Company of militia in the Regiment whereof Abraham Wemple was Colonel.
After his enrollment as aforesaid he thinks in the month of May 1775, he was drafted to go to Saratoga, and was thence ordered to Lake

George to aid the artificers of the american army in repairing the works of defence and erecting fortifications in that quarter, that the Country might be in a state of readiness to meet the enemy. He was engaged in this service for a term exceeding six months. He thinks his commanding officers were Nicholas Vreder & Jacob Vrooman.
He was on several other occasions as will be stated herein, enlisted as an artificer. But his memory does not serve him sufficiently well to give the dates.
He served under an enlistment in Captain Garner's Company of artificers under Colonel Gaansevoort at Fort Stanwix for the full term of nine months. He thinks this was after the siege of that place by St. Leger.
He served under an enlistment in Captain Christopher Miller's Company of artificers at Coeymans for the term of nine months, & was there employed in the construction of galleys and whale boats. In what year this was, he cannot call to mind. The period for which he performed duty during said war therefore as a military artificer exceeded the term of two years.
Early in the summer of the year 1777, he was drafted with other members of his company of militia aforesaid to go to fort Edward, and did duty at that fort, and the other posts occupied by the american northern army for the term of six weeks. Previous to the surrender of Burgoyne, he was taken sick and excused from military duty.
He has performed garrison duty in said Company three times at the upper fort in Schoharie for the term of one month each time.

The particular years not distinctly recollected. He has performed the like duty two or three times at Stone Arabia - also at Fort Plank & at Fort Plain for a term each time of between two and three weeks.
He was with the militia in the spring - and fall of the year 1780, when Canaghnewaga was cut off by Sir John Johnson & the Mohawk Indians. He was out out in each of these expeditions about three weeks.
When Major Rop and Walter Butler made an incursion in that quarter in the fall of the year 1781, he was with the troops on that occasion under Colonel Willett, and went with the detachment that pursued the enemy to West Canada Creek. In this expedition he served more  about than two weeks.
He went out on many occasions with scouts of the militia and Indians. In search of Tories, He has been at Beavertown & Helderberg several times - He has assisted in the apprehension of many parties of them - When not out in these tours he was engaged in mounting guard at Schenectady.
It is impossible for him to specify the particular periods of his services, but knows, judging from the short portions of time he was permitted to remain at home, that the term for which he performed military duty in the garrison and in the field, is not less than three years .
He was engaged in several skirmishes, but the only battles it fell to his lot to engage in was the one at Snookkill & that of Johnstown in Oct 1781.

Service to aid the artificers of the american army.
THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz: General Schuyler, Colonel Peter Gaansevoort - Colonel Goose Van Schaick
He never received any written discharge from the service.
He has no _____ documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service more fully than those whose testimony is hereto annexed -
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit: James O'Riley & John V. Maucel
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.
Subscribed and sworn to the } day and year first aforesaid }
John S. Mooman Clerk.
Jacob P. Clute mark
County of Schenectady ss. - On the day & year first aforesaid personally appeared in open Court before the Judges aforesaid Adam Vrooman of said city, who being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Jacob P. Clute who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration - that he this Deponent served during the war of the revolution in same Regiment of Colonel Abraham Wemple, in which said Jacob P. Clute served - and this deponent remembers to have seen said Jacob P. Clute discharge military duty during General Schuyler's retreat from fort Edward to Stillwater, and in the battle of Snook Kill or creek.
Subscribed & sworn in
Adam Vrooman

to Stillwater, and in the "Battle" of Snook Kill or creek.
At the trial of Simon Groot
Subscribed & sworn in
Open Court this 17th
day of Oct. 1832
John S. Brooman Clerk
County of Schenectady ss.
On the same day and year first aforesaid personally appeared in open Court before the Judges thereof of said Court of Common Pleas Simon A. Groot of said City, who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he is well acquaint- ed with said Jacob P. Clute, and has been well acquainted with him since the year 1775, and knows that he said Jacob served at Coeymans in the year (he thinks) 1778 as an artificer for the term of 8 or ten months at least, and also at Saratoga and Skene- borough for the term of at least nine months. He knows said Jacob served longer at those posts and at other posts during said war, but how much longer this Deponent cannot say from his own personal knowl- edge.
Simon A Groot
Subscribed & sworn before
me in Open Court this
17th day of Oct 1832
John S. Brooman Clerk

WE James V. Pyle residing in the city of Schenectady in the county of Schenectady aforesaid, and John N. Marselus residing in the city of Schenectady aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob P. Clute who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about 73 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.
Subscribed and sworn the day and year aforesaid John S. Wooman
Clerk.
James V. Pyle John N. Marselus
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 James V. Pyle & John N. Marselus who signed the above certificate are both who signed the same, is a resident in the city of Schenectady  an credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John S. Wooman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Schenectady do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob P. Clute for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two
John S. Wooman
Clerk.

State of New York County of Schenectady ss.
Jacob P. Clute of the City of Schenectady in said County, being duly sworn saith, that he is the same person named in the annexed declaration by him signed & the affidavits accompanying the same; that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the period or periods of the war when he served, nor can he specify the names of all the officers under whom he served but according to the best of his recollection he served for the follow- ing terms, and under the following offi- cers, the period or periods of the war when he thus served were as follows
In the month of May 1775, he was drafted to go to Saratoga, and served there and at Lake George in the Company of Captain Nicholas Vader under Colonel Christopher Yates for the term of nine months. The name of his Lieut. was R. Warner. He served under one enlistment in Captain Garner's company of artif- icers under Col. Gansevoort at Fort Stan- wix for the full term of nine months. This was after the siege of that fort by St. Leger
He served under one enlistment in Captain Christopher Miller's Company

of Artificers at Coeymans for the term of nine months, he thinks in the year 1778
112 In the fall of the year 1777, he served pursuant to a draft in Captain Van Slyck's company of Militia aforesaid at fort Edward for the term of six weeks.
3 Under the officers of the last na- med Company he performed garrison duty three times for the term of one month each time, at the upper fort in Schoharie on one of these occasions one Major Schermer- horn had the Command but this Depo- nent cannot possibly recollect the years.
14 He has performed garrison duty, he thinks in 1780 at fort Hunter for at least two weeks under Captain Van Slyck aforesaid - at Stone Arabia under paid Van Slyck & Major Swits for the term of three weeks -
21 at fort Plank under said Van Slyck for three weeks - at Johnstown & West Canada Creek under Colonel Willett in the year 1781, for more than two weeks.
14 At Beavertan & the Helder- 6-1 berg & other places as a spy on several occasions the particular periods of which are not recollected, under command of said Van Slyck or some other officer of said Company For which terms of service amount- ing in the whole to at least to a

ting in the whole to a period exceeding thirty-three months this deponent
Claims a pension
Note the word "months" on 1 st page was interlined
his Jacob P x Clute mark
Subscribed & Sworn this 2 nd day of June 1833
before me John G et Justice of the peace Note the word "months" fourth line from the bottom of the first page interlined before execution
John G et Justice of the peace
County of Schenectady p l John N. Marseles of the city of Schenectady in said County, being duly sworn do depose and say, that I am well acquaint- ed with the before named Jacob P. Clute & have personal knowledge of his services for the term of at least eight months at Sara- toga as set forth in the foregoing Declara- tion, and further I cannot testify except that I know said Jacob had the reputation of serving in several expeditions into the surrounding country in the company of Captain Panken to which he was attached & was always es- teemed a true whig & zealous friend of his country.
Subscribed & Sworn this 26 th July 1833 before me
John N. Marseles
J. D. Hermer Justice of the Peace

I the undersigned Joshua D. Harman the Justice of the peace aforesaid do hereby certify that I well acquainted with the aforesaid John N. Marselus who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing deposition, that said John N. Marselus sustains the reputation of being a man of cred- ibility, and I believe him to be such & that his statements are entitled to the fullest credit. Witness my hand this 26 th July 1833.
State of New York County of Schenectady Clerk's office ss.
J. D. Harman
I Giles F. Yates Deputy Clerk of said County, do hereby Certify, that Joshua D. Harman Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of John N. Marselus has been taken, & who has signed the above certificate, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in & for said County; that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & clearly believe the signatures to the same purporting to be his are genuine. Witness my hand & the seal of said County, this 26 th day of July 1833.
G. F. Yates Deputy Clerk

State of New York County of Schenectady Clerk's office } ss.
Miles F. Yates Deputy Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Adam Vrooman & Simon A. Groot who have sworn to the Depositions by them respectively signed (hereto prefixed) in open Court, appeared satisfactorily at the time thereof to said Court, and I hereby certify them to be men of credibility, and that their statements are entitled to credit - and I further certify, that John Cool before whom the pre- ceding supplemental deposition of Jacob P. Groot purports to have been taken, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in & for said County - that I am acquainted with his handwriting, & verily believe that the signature to said Deposition purporting to be that of said John Cool is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and affixed the seal of said County this 20 th day of July 1833.
G. H. M. G. Deputy

no 18441
Jacob P. Kute N.Y.
d. e. g.
Admitted Private Gno
Service as an artificer disallowed.
Giles F. Yates agent
Schenectady New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 23 1833
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 subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those 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 Jacob P. Clute, of Schoharie Co. N.Y.
   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.     Drafted 1775 6 Private Capt Van Alstyne Col. Abraham To Saratoga & Lake George Township of Schoharie, Aged 73 Journalman, Living Witness   after the Siege of Fort Stanwix by St Leger 9 Private Capt Francis Genl. Sargent 2 Fort Stanwix   Cannot remember the year 9 Capt Christopher Miller 2 Fort Edward   Drafted 1777 1 12 2 Fort Plain   3 2 Fort Plain   1780 X 14 1/2 2 Fort Plain   1781 June 14 Col. Miller 2 Fort Plain  
Thinks his whole service is not less than 3 years
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
1 or 2 or 3 terms of this language he used
Does not say he cannot be persuaded

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) _____ 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 he 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 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 , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years 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 fix 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 [j] 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

June 8, 1940
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Mrs. Charles H. Mooney 2900 West Philadelphia Avenue Detroit, Michigan
JACOB P. CLUTE S. 23684 BA-J/MLB Cur
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the War of 1812 record of Jacob P. Clute who was born March 4, 1759, lived in Schenectady, New York, was the son of Pieter Clute, and died January 16, 1843.
The Jacob P. Clute, cited by you as having served in the War of 1812, received pension for service in the Revolutionary War. You are furnished his record as found in the papers of pension claim, S. 23684, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. No reference was made in his claim to any service in the War of 1812.
Jacob P. Clute was born March 4, 1759, in the Township of Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. He was the son of Peter Clute and assisted his father in building boats which were later used in Sullivan's Expedition to Otsego Lake. The name of Jacob P.'s mother was not stated.
While a resident of Schenectady, New York, Jacob P. Clute enlisted at the age of sixteen years in Captain Jesse Van Slyck's company, Colonel Abraham Wemple's regiment doing garrison duty at the fort in Schenectady. He served at different times in the New York troops until the close of the Revolution engaged in garrison, field and fatigue duty his service in all amounting to more than thirty-three months, under the following officers: Captain Nicholas Veeder's company, Colonel Jacob Vrooman's regiment at Saratoga and Lake George, aiding the artificers in repairing the works of defense and erecting fortifications; in Captain Garner's company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's regiment at Fort Stanwix; in Captain Christopher Miller's company of artificers at Coeymans assisting in building whaleboats and galleys;

in 1777, he served in Captain Van Slyck's company at Fort Edward, was in General Schuyler's retreat from there to Stillwater and was taken ill just before the surrender of Burgoyne; he performed garrison duty at the fort in Schoharie in Captain Van Slyck's company under Major Jacob Schermerhorn; at Fort Hunter and Stone Arabia in Captain Van Slyck's company under Major Abraham Switz; at Forts Plank and Plain in Captain Van Slyck's company, and in 1781 again in Captain Jesse Van Slyck's company, Colonel Willett's regiment at Fort Herkimer, Beaver Dams and Helderburgh and other places as a spy, was in the battle of Johnstown and West Canada Creek, also in some skirmishes, one of which was at "Snookkill".
Jacob P. Clute was allowed pension for his service in the Revolution on his application executed October 17, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Schenectady, New York. It was stated that he always resided in Schenectady with the exception of four years about 1805 which he spent in Freysbush, New York.
It is not stated in the claim whether or not the soldier ever married.
Richard Clute, brother of Jacob P. Clute, was born in Schenectady, New York, and still living there in 1845, aged seventy-four years.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of this soldier, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Jacob P. Clute, certificate #24574, issued January 9, 1833 or 1834 (both dates shown), rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 3, 1845.
Adair's case
Jacob P. Cante.
Pension papers
James P. Edwards Esq. Pension office Washington

Schenectada May 31 st 1845
Sir In closed is the additional affidavits of James Van Vorst. John J. Schermerhorn and Richard Clute in the case of Jacob Plate for an inrease Pension under the act of Congress passed March 7 th 1832 with the Certificate of his Honor the Mayor late a Representative in Congress who must be well known to You. In his first application to be placed on the Pension Role of the United States the person that under took for him supposed that he had sufficient proof to intitle him to a full pension and did not then get all the proof that he might have got from several persons that are now dead and it did not accrue to him of the present persons till this Spring that they was with him and I believe now from the facts now presented that there can not exist any doubts as to the justice of his claim to be put on the same footing of others that receive a full pension under the provisions of the act of Congress. I believe the Hon ble W. L. Marcy Secretary at War is acquainted with the applicant and the persons that have made the Affidavits and wish You to consult him if You think proper. and relying on You to render justice to the Old Soldier who has served his Country faithfully through the Revolutionary War and who now stands in need of what he is intitled too to make him as comfortable as the infirmities of life at his advanced age will permit. will not be withheld from him. If You wish the Certificate he now has I can send it to you It is Recorded in Book E Vol 4. page 94. ~ at $20 per annum commencing on the 4 th March 1833 To Jacob Plate of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary Army given this 13 th January 1833. Your Resp Plese to direct to You Very humble Servant at Secretary of War This place. James L. Edwards Esq. John W. Tillet

State of New York } Additional Testimony in the Case of Jacob P. Clute a pensioner Under the act of Congress passed March 1832 &c - City & County of Schenectada } To this 10 th day of March 1845
John J Schermerhorn of the City of Schenectada in the County of Schenectada being duly Sworn according to Law Depose and Say that he was born the twenty third day of January in the Year one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty four and am eighty one Years of my age and that I have known Jacob P. Clute from my earliest recollection and that he has lived in and near the City of Schenectada excepting four years that he lived in Frysbusch about forty years since and has since lived near me to this day and that the said Jacob P. Clute served through the Revolutionary War in different places and that he did duty as a Soldier in the Fort of Schenectada in the beginning of the Revolutionary War and in the summer of 1775 the Fort at this place was garrisoned by the Militia and was continued to be garrisoned by the Militia and Continental Troops till after the close of the War and that Jacob P. Clute did duty in the Fort the whole of the Year 1776 and that he went to Saratoga the spring of 1777 and was at Fort Edward Fort George until Burgoyne came from the North by Lake George and that he was at the taken of Burgoyne's Army and that he was at Fort Stanwix in the year 1780 and that I was there at the same time and that he was in Schoharie and that he was at Johnstown under Willard who commanded the troops at that time and was at the West Canada Creek when Col. Beders was killed and that he was nine months of Fort Stanwix under the command of Col. Peter Gansevoort and that Jacob P. Clute served about five years as a Soldier and that his Father Peter Clute was a boat builder and that his son Jacob P. Clute worked with his Father and helped build the Boats that was taken to Otsego Lake in Sullivan's Expedition and that I have heard others say that was with Jacob P. Clute that he was a good and faithful Soldier and served from the beginning of the War till the peace was declared in different places and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn the 10 th day of March 1845 } John J. Schermerhorn before me A. H. Van Rensselaer Commissioner and I further certify that I have been acquainted with the affiant John J. Schermerhorn upwards of fifty years and know him to be a credible witness A. H. Van Rensselaer Commr. &c.

State of New York
This 11 th day of March 1845
City & County of Schenectady
Is Richard Clute of the City of Schenectady being duly Sworn according to Law Depose and Says that he is Seventy four years of his age passed. and was born in the City of Schenectady and have always lived in the same place. and that I am well acquainted with John J Schermerhorn as long ago as I can rember and that I well recoded him a bout the time Genl. Burgoyne was taken at Saratoga and that he was a Soldier or a Militia Man and did duty as such in the Continental War. and that Jacob P. Clute who now is on the Pension list under the Act of Congress passed March 1831 is the same person described by him and the statement made by him are correct and true. and that the said John J Schermerhorn now resides within twenty or thirty Rods of Jacob P. Clute. that now is on the Pension Role of the United States as a Revolutionary Soldier or a Militia man which I knew well in the time of the Revolutionary War and that they lived within forty Rods of the place where I reside and that John J. Schermerhorn has allways sustained a fair Character as a man of truth and Veracity. from the best of My own knowledge and what I have heard others say that they were in the Continental War. and further this deponent says
Not
Richard Clute
Sworn the 11 th March 1845 at the City of Schenectady before me
William D. D. Commissioner of Deeds and I further certify that I have been acquainted with the above affiant Richard Clute upwards of forty years and that he is a credible witness
William D. D. Commissioner of Deeds

State of New York
City & County of Schenectada } For This 11 th day of March 1845
James J. Van Vorst of the City of Schenectada being duly sworn according to Said Depose and Says that he is in the Eighty Second year of his age and was born on the fourth day of March 1764 in the City of Schenectada and that I was well acquainted with Jacob P. Clute now a pensioner under the act of Congress passed 7 th June March 1832 before the commencement of the Revolutionary War and did duty with him as a soldier through the whole of the War at different time at the Fort in the City of Schenectada in the Summer of 1775 after the Battle of Lexington it was then Garrisoned by the Militia and was continued till the close of the War and that Jacob P. Clute with me and did duty as a soldier and was on guard his regular turns and the whole of the year of 1776 and that I was a Sergeant during the Summer of 1778 and the whole of the year of 1779 and that Jacob P. Clute did duty under and with me the whole of the said time and that in the Spring of 1777 in the beginning of April Jacob P. Clute went to Fort George and I went with him and that we stayed at Fort George at the head of Lake George and remained there three months and then went to Fort Edward and when Burgoyne came we retreated to Saratoga and joined Genl. Gates Army and continued with him till Burgoyne was taken then we went to Van Schaiks Island and remained there till Winter then we came to Schenectada and then we did duty in the Fort till Spring and that Jacob P. Clute went to the Fort of Schoharie and that I then was an express and carried letters to Schoharie and knew that Clute was there at least three months and that he came back and did duty in the Fort at this place the remainder of the year and that Jacob P. Clute was sent to different places when there was an alarm with those that was the most active young men. I was ordered to Fort Plain in 1779 and Jacob P. Clute was with me there as a volunteer and was there three months at that place & Fort Herkimer and then came back and did duty in the Fort the fall and winter of 1779 and that in the year 1780 we was at the Fort in the place the most of the time except when sent out on scouting party in different directions after Schoharie was burnt off. We then volunteered under Col. Millet and Jacob P. Clute went with me and was with me when Col. Butter was killed at the West Conesada Creek and on our return thirteen of us left the main army and started for the Little Falls on the Mohawk River and would have been lost in the woods if Jacob P. Clute had not been with us as he was a perfect woodsman and

drived Us through to the Mohawk River, and that he was at Fort Stanwix now Rome Nine Months as I have been informed, and that I was well acquainted with his Father Peter Clute who was a board builder and was in the employ in of the United States and that his son Jacob P. Clute worked with his Father when of guard and other duties so that he was employed the whole of the Continental War in the service of his County, and that there was not a more active and better soldier in the army then Jacob P. Clute nor a man that could endure more hardships than he could and did for his country and further this deponent saith not:
Sworn the 12 th day of March 1845 of the City of Schenectady (after the above affidavit had been read to him) before me Albert A Bedder Commissioner of Leekes and I further certify that I have been acquainted with the affiant James J. Van Vorst for upwards of forty years and that he is a credible witness
Albert A Bedder Commissioner P.C.
City of Schenectady, NY Mayors 31 May 1845
I do certify that I have been personally acquainted with Jacob P. Clute the applicant for an increased Pension named in the annexed affidavits of John J. Schermerhorn, Richard Clute and James J. Van Vorst for more than forty years past, and that the Pension Jacob P. Clute, as well as all the witnesses named in and who have subscribed their names to the annexed are persons whom I have well known for more than forty years and they have invariably sustained a fair and honest reputation as good citizens and in my opinion full credence may be given to their integrity, and to their declarations, under oath or otherwise, and I do further certify that Albert A Bedder the Commissioner before whom the witnesses are sworn is duly authorized to administer oaths and is a highly respectable citizen. — John J. DeGraff Mayor

207 Pension Office July 16. 1845
Sir,
The application of Jacob P. Blute for an increase of pension has been examined and filed.
Claimant alleged in his declaration made 1832 that he served in 1775 and 1776 two years as an artificer under Captains Veeder, Garmy & Miller and Col. Newman and Gausevort; 2 months in 1777 and 78 at Fort Edward 3 weeks in 1780, Officers not given, 2 weeks in 1781 under Col. Willite. Since the adjustment of his claim the roles of the service 1775 and 1776, claimed by him, have been obtained which show conclusively that that service was not military, but a Company of Mechanics employed by the day, and paid for the time actually employed. This service affords no ground whatever for a pension. The service subsequently performed is not belieria to amount to 6 months, and if his claim was now to be settled upon the papers now on file would be rejected.
The testimony of the witnesses, inasmuch as given to

Establish the Claim for increase, does not at all Correspond with their Statements there at the time of making application for a pension in their own cases. John J. Schenck, alleged he served about 7 mos in Short terms of 2 Weeks and 1 mo duration from 1777 to 1780. no one of which corresponds with the Service alleged in State Original declaration. And the Only Service Claimed by Van Vleet was in the Continental Line from 1780 to the Conclusion of the War, for which he receives receives a pension at the rate of $80 per Annum upon the act of 1828.
Unless the record at Albany shows that the applicant performed more than 11 mos Service in a regularly organized Corps under Military Obligation, no increase will be granted
J. W. Tilley July 16 1843
John W. Tilley Esq Schenectady New York

War Department Pension Office
May 16. 1834
Sir The affidavit of Jacob P. Plate who appears for an increase of pension has been examined. Mr Plate sets forth nine months service in the what is termed fatigue duty with Artificers, under an enlistment in Col Christopher Yates Regiment in 1775. nine months pursuant to an enrolment in a Company of Artificers Commanded by Captain Gerner &c — Artificers, such as are embraced by the provisions of the act of June 5 th 1832 were enlisted in regular Corps of Arti- ficers, of which the company under Capt. Gerner does not appear to have been one. No evidence is to be found in the Department by which it would appear that Companies were detailed in 1775 and other periods in the manner stated, to serve on fatigue duty with Artificers for nine months; it is likewise wholly at variance with the course of service required of the militia

They were called out occasionally only for short tours varying from fifteen to twenty one days - There is also another and fatal objection to this claim: the account the applicant gives of his services in 1832 and that under consideration do not even scarcely agree in any one particular; a circumstance calculated to create distrust in relation to both statements
The papers are placed on file - This claim is denied cannot be allowed - The papers are placed on file
Wm. J. Crammer 16. May 1834 O. B. [initials]
Hon John Crammer Home Reps W.S.

No m. J. S. DeGruff Oct. 28, 1897 G. C.
Record V. 16 Page 216

War Department Prison Office
(Oct 28, 1883) Sir In answer on the memorandum herewith the case enclosed to the inquiry of John P. Clute Jacob P. Clute As whether he was allowed for his services in the expedition against Major Rop & Walter Butler I have to state that he was allowed for all the as having rendered in this occasion services claimed for fourteen days and from a review of the papers here it is evident he evidently has allowed all that he is entitled to for his stationary services
Hon. John S. Delgraft Schenectady N.Y.

Hon. J. Cramer H.R.

War Department Pension Office May 16. 1834
Sir,
The affidavit of Jacob P. Clute, who applies for an increase of pension, has been examined. Mr. Clute sets forth nine months service in what is termed fatigue duty with artificers under an enlistment in Col. Christopher Yates' regiment in 1775, nine months, pursuant to an enrollment in a company of Artificers commanded by Capt. Gainer &c. Artificers, such as are embraced by the provisions of the act of June 7. 1832, were enlisted in regular corps of Artificers, of which the company under Capt. Gainer does not appear to have been one. No evidence is to be found in the Department by which it would appear that companies were detailed in 1775, and other periods in the manner stated, to serve on fatigue duty with Artificers nine months. It is likewise wholly at variance with the course of service required of the militia. They were called out occasionally only, and for short tours varying from fifteen to twentyone days. The claim cannot be allowed.
The papers are placed on file.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
J. L. Edwards
Wm J. Kramer House of Representatives

New York Jacob P. Glute Application for Increase
Not allowed.
See letter to Hon. J. Cramer
16. May 1834
Let to Hon. J. Cramer
May 28. 1834. — Carroll fund
Act 7. June 1832

National Society United States Daughters of 1812
General Alexander Macomb Chapter Detroit, Michigan
MRS. CHARLES H. MOONEY, REGISTRAR 2900 WEST PHILADELPHIA AVENUE • DETROIT, MICHIGAN
April 30, 1940
Veteran's Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Red Will you please give me information regarding service in
War of 1812 for
✓ Jacob P. Clute, Schenectady, N.Y. born Mar. 4, 1759 died Jan 16, 1843 more like Rev. son of Pieter Clute
Thanking you,
Mrs. Charles H. Mooney

1940, June 8 - Act. 4 - Mrs. Chas. H. Morney - MK B.
28 684 Rev INVALID.
File No. 28,684
Jacob P. Clute
His Rev. Mrs.
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 18
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No. 12,465
18,441
Jacob P. Clute Schenectady N.Y.
Apr. for mason
Wm J. Bramer.
John T. Yates Schenectady

Application for increase of pension.
State of New York } County of Schenectady } ss
Personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, now sitting Jacob P. Clute of the City of Schenectady in said County, a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832 - and the said Jacob P. Clute in order to obtain an increase of his pension under said act, to which increase he believes himself justly entitled, being duly sworn according to law, doth depose & say, that since the making out of his papers under said act, - pursuant to which he obtained said pension, he has been enabled to call to mind certain Circumstances Connected with his Circumstances Services in the war of the revolution, which are herein detailed & which he trusts will induce the War department to grant such increase, He trusts also that he will explain his services as an artificer, for which services he has not been allowed at all, in such a manner as will induce a new decision in his case, respecting such services -
This deponent doth accordingly de- =pose and say, that at the Commencement, and also in different years of said war, but more particularly at the Commencement when fortifications & Barracks &c were not yet prepared, he knew the fact to be with regard to the regiment of Militia to which he belonged & he believed the fact to be with regard to other Militia regiments also - that the members of such regiments were required (though in many cases at the discretion of their Officers, it was left to their own option) either to perform Garrison and field duty, or to perform

fatigue duty with artificers in erecting & preparing such Barracks & fortifications and in the building of boats, for the use of the Army — This deponent being a Mechanic was accordingly taken from the ranks by order of Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Yates & detached on a variety of occasions to perform such fatigue duty on the American frontiers —
The services he thus performed & which he believes were set forth also in his original declaration were as near as he can recollect them as follows —
In the month of May 1775, he was drafted from the ranks of his said regiment commanded by Colonel Abraham Wemple, the officers of which Regiment acted in concert with the Committee of Safety of the County of Albany, (to which the Township of Schenectady was attached at that time) & such detachment from the ranks were dispatched under command of Lieut Colonel Christopher Yates — to Saratoga, where this deponent was directed to perform fatigue duty under one Captain Nicholas Veeder. He recollects the name of Lieutenant R. Warner who belonged to the same Corps, but cannot call to mind the names of other officers, when he arrived at Saratoga aforesaid he was thence ordered to Lake George, where he engaged in the erection & reparation of fortifications & works of defence, that our Country might be prepared to resist the attacks of the enemy. The term of his service in this expedition was not less than Nine months, to wit until the month of January in the year 1776. He for a part of the time, under the before named enlistments, performed fatigue duty at Fort Ann & Skeneborough —

He performed the like duty, under Similar Circumstances in Captain Christopher Miller's Company of Artificers at Coeymans for the like term of Nine months, but this deponent cannot distinctly recollect in or during what years. — He thought at first it was after the surrender of Burgoyne but is now satisfied it was before, to wit, at the year 1776. He was on this occasion at Coeymans aforesaid, employed in the construction of Gallows and Whipple boats & thinks Colonel Wijnkoop had the Command. — He this deponent was in like manner detailed from the ranks of said regiment by order of the Officers of said Regiment acting in Concert with said Committee of Safety, in the fall of the year 1777, & enrolled in a Company of Artificers, Commanded by One Captain Garner under Colonel Gausevoort at Fort Stanwix — and he this deponent served in said last named Company, untill sometime in the Summer of the next year 1778, making in all a period of service as an Artificer in the war of the revolution exceeding two years —
And this deponent further saith, that previous to his being detailed as aforesaid from said ranks, he had been enrolled in the Company of Militia in said Regiment, Commanded by Captain Leese Van Slyck. to wit, in the beginning of the year — 1775, as he believes is specified in the papers — relative to his case now on file in the war de- partment — Very soon after his arrival at Sche- nectady, from his town of duty at Coeymans as aforesaid, he was pursuant to draft ordered to march with a detachment from his said Company of Militia to Fort Edward to join the

American Army under Schuyler & Gates in their expedition against Burgoyne - He was under arms on this occasion for a longer time than he believes he stated in his original papers, being six weeks on duty at Fort Edward alone as he distinctly recollects, and on a reconsideration of the matter, he feels now assured that he did not return home from this expedition until about two weeks previous to the surrender of Burgoyne (which took place 17 th October 1777,) when he became too unwell to discharge military duty, & he was thereupon excused therefrom & allowed to go to his family - In this expedition he was under arms he is certified at least three months, The places he served at on this occasion were at Van Schaicks Island, Bennington Heights & the other posts & passes occupied by the American Army during this memorable Campaign -
He was detailed from his said Company to perform Garrison & field duty, at the Schoharie forts, on three different occasions the precise years & times of the year not distinctly recollected, for a term of at least one month each time - He feels however assured that it must have been in the years 1778 & 1779, He remembers the names of Roseboom & Major Jacob Schermerhorn, officers who had command at these forts -
He was in like manner detailed & performed Garrison & field duty at Stone Arabia he thinks in the fall of the year 1778, for a term exceeding one month, under the immediate command of said Captain Jesse Van Slyck - He remembers also that

Captain Sellis A. Houda was on duty there at that time. Other officers names not recollected
He performed Garrison duty also at Fort Herkimer he thinks in the year 1781, under said Captain Van Slyck for a term not less
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than three weeks - In the expedition against the enemy in 1780. when they burnt Ballstown under Command of Abraham Switz Major from said regiment, he was under arms not less than six days -
When the settlements in the valley of the Mohawk River were destroyed in the spring & fall of the year 1780, he this deponent was on duty at fort Hunter under his said Captain & Major Switz at least two weeks - at fort Plank at least three weeks -
In the year 1781, in the expedition against Rapp & Butler, this deponent was under arms at Johnstown & West Canada Creek, in the Garrison & in the field for a term exceeding two weeks, Colonel Willett had the command of this expedition. and this deponent served with a detachment from his said Regiment, under the immediate command of said Captain Jesse Van Slyck - He was also engaged with several parties of soldiers & Indians in pursuit of Tories at Beaverdam & Helderbergh & other places but cannot specify dates, nor length of service, Making in all a period of service exclusive of fatigue duty as aforesaid in the Garrison & in the field, greatly exceeding seven months -
Subscribed & sworn before me in open court the first day of May 1834 John S. Freeman Clerk
his Jacob X P. Clute mark

County of Schenectady ss
Personally appeared in open Court as aforesaid, Simon J. Van Antwerp of the town of Niskayuna in said County, and the said Simon J. Van Antwerp being duly sworn saith, that he was in the time of the revolutionary war & is now well acquainted with Jacob P. Clute, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing deposition - that this deponent often saw said Jacob P. Clute performing military duty during said war. That he saw said Clute perform fatigue duty as stated in the preceding deposition (which he this deponent has read) at Fort Ann & Lake George, but cannot tell for how long a term or terms he performed such duty - This deponent also has personal knowledge of the military services of said Clute as detailed in said deposition at Van Schaick's Island, Fort Edward, and other posts and places occupied by the american forces under Generals Schuyler & Gates in the campaign against Burgoyne & his army in the summer of the year 1777 - Deponent remembers that said Clute was on this occasion under the command of Captain Jesse Van Slyck aforesaid, and served for a term exceeding six weeks - but how much longer & the precise length of this term of service this deponent cannot specify, as he belonged to another company. This deponent also remembers that said Clute was under arms and accompanied the expedition under Colonel Willett against Rose & Butler, but cannot say how long he was on duty on this occasion - This deponent also remembers that said Jacob P. Clute

performed garrison duty at the Schoharie forts in - the year 1778 for a period exceeding two weeks.
As to the other military services of said Jacob P. Clute, this Deponent has no particular recollection yet remembers generally, that he the said Jacob P. Clute was during said war an active soldier, ever ready to discharge his duty as a member of said Regiment
And this Deponent further saith, that he understood the fact to be, and is certified that said Jacob P. Clute when called to perform the fatigue duty set forth in said deposition of Jacob P. Clute, was detailed from the ranks of said Regiment by authority of the Officers of said Regiment of Colonel Abraham Wemple. Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Yates of said Regiment appeared to have the most active agency in those matters - that said Officers acted in obedience to the Committee of Safety of Albany County, to which County, the township of Schoharie was at that time attached, said Committee of Safety having as is well known

in these days & in these parts, the supreme rule next to the Governor & Legislature in matters military & civil.
Subscribed & sworn in open } Simon J. D. Austin Court aforesaid this first } day of May 1834. }
John T. Wrooman Clerk.

State of New York } County of Schenectady } ss.
Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County, now sitting Richard Clute of the City of Schenectady in said County, aged sixty, three years & upwards, and the said Richard Clute being duly sworn and examined, doth depose and say, that he well remembers that his brother Jacob P. Clute described in the annexed & preceding papers as an applicant for an increase of pension under the act of 7 th June 1832, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution as stated by said Jacob in his deposition hereto prefixed - that said Jacob was a member of said Company of Captain Jesse Van Slyck, as by said Jacob stated in his said deposition, and has personal knowledge of the military services of said Jacob, as to the following particulars, to wit -
This deponent remembers that said Jacob P. Clute went from Schenectady aforesaid with a detachment of soldiers from said Regiment of Colonel Abraham Wemple, under Command of said Captain Jesse Van Slyck to the Schoharie forts, on at least two, or he thinks three occasions, if he remembers right, in the years 1778 & 1779, and was absent in these expeditions at least one month each time - he thinks in the fall of those years -
This deponent remembers also that said Jacob P. Clute marched with a like detachment to Stone Arabia or Fort Herkimer under Command of said Captain Jesse Van Slyck in the summer of the year 1778, as near as this deponent can recollect, and that he was engaged in this expedition for a term exceeding one month -

& he believes at least two months -
This deponent recollects also that said Jacob P. Clute left Schenectady aforesaid with a like detachment or detachments from said Regiment in the summer of the year 1777, & marched to & joined the American forces under Generals Gates & Schuyler & took part in the northern expedition as it was termed against General Burgoyne & his Army, this deponent remembers well that said Jacob P. Clute was out in this expedition until a few days before Burgoyne surrendered, having been under arms as this deponent believes & understood the fact to be - nearly four months, to wit, from June until the 9 th day of October 1777.
This deponent also remembers that said Jacob P. Clute served with a like detachment when the settlements along the Mohawk River were destroyed by the enemy in the year 1780, for a term not less than twenty days - that said Jacob P. Clute also served with a like detachment when Ballstown was burnt in the year 1780, for a term not less than five days - In the expedition against Roff & Butler under Colonel Willett at Johnstown & West Canada Creek in the year 1781 - not less than fifteen days -
This deponent remembers also that said Jacob P. Clute was engaged in many scouting & reconnoitering parties to spy out the situation of the enemy, for the benefit of the American Army - but of these tours of duty this deponent cannot specify dates or other particulars -
This deponent also remembers that at

The commencement of said war, when forts and Barracks were required on our frontiers, that the members of said regiment, and I presume of other militia regiments also - particularly those who were mechanics, were required either to take the field or mount guard in our garrisons, or to perform fatigue duty at their option, the said Jacob being a mechanic, was accordingly with other soldiers of said regiment, taken from the ranks by Christopher Yates Lieutenant Colonel of said regiment & detached to perform fatigue duty on said frontiers - Deponent remembers that he said Jacob performed such duty at Coeymans, Lake George, Fort Ann, & Skene- =borough - at Coeymans, for at least four months.
As early as the year 1775, said Jacob performed such duty at Lake George & Saratoga under Command of Captain Nicholas Veder - & said Jacob was from Schenectady, and this deponent was credibly informed and believed the fact so to be, that said Jacob performed such fatigue duty from sometime in the Spring of that year 1775, untill sometime in the Winter following -
And said Jacob performed the like duty in Captain Gainers Company of Artificers under Colonel Gausevroot at Fort Stawix in the fall & winter of the year 1777, & part of the Spring of the year 1778, & in the year 1776 for a great part of the year in Captain Millers Company of Artificers -
And this deponent further saith that he was too young to engage in the aforesaid expeditions himself, & of consequence did not accompany his said Brother Jacob in these

Expeditions - As this deponent would therefore be understood to testify that the moral certainty he has arrived at that said Jacob performed the aforesaid Military Services is derived from what he heard & saw during said War while at Schenectady aforesaid the place of his residence in his father's family & from all acquaintances - from many persons now deceased who accompanied said Jacob in these expeditions & from the universal uncontradicted belief which obtained in those days - & further this deponent saith not - - - -
Sworn before me in
Open Court, the first Pishkapoo Clute day of May 1834
John S. Mooman Clerk
State of New York County of Schenectady ss
I, John S.
Mooman Clerk of said County, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Jacob P. Clute for an increase of Pension under the act of 7 th June 1832, taken in open Court in said Court of Common Pleas in & for said County. In testimony whereof I

Have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this sixth day of May 1834
John L. Brown Clerk
I, Joseph C. Yates of the City of Schenectady do hereby certify that I have been well acquainted with Jacob P. Clute the applicant for an increase of pension named in the annexed papers, for more than fifty years - and that the said Jacob P. Clute has always sustained the reputation of a man of the strictest veracity, and integrity, Schenectady May 6 th 1834 -
Joseph C. Yates I fully concur with Governor Yates in the opinion he expresses of Jacob P. Clute D. M. L. DeGraff perform Garrison and field duty, or to perform