Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,333, Thomas Cornwall, New York

SERVICE
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New York
Cornwall, Thomas
R. 2,333
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34.988 Thomas Cornwall Pension application

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress of the 7 June 1832
State of New York Columbia County } ss.
On this 18 day of November 1839 personally appeared before me Julius Wilson a Judge of the County Court of the County of State aforesaid Thomas Cornwall a resident of the town of Kinderhook in said County aged Eighty two years on the 4 day of April last past who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the Infantry in the month of March in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty six in the town of North East in the County of Dutchess & State aforesaid under Lieutenant John Lloyd at that time an officer in the Regular Army immediately after his enlistment marched with the Company under the Command of Captain Giles, Lieutenant John Lloyd, Ensign
Purderson to Fort Constitution a short distance below west point on the East side of Hudson River remained there about five months & then marched to the west side of the River to Fort Montgomery Seven miles below Fort Constitution under the same officers and remained there about six months and was then discharged, but his discharge was in writing Deponent does not recollect. This Deponent further says that he enlisted in the army as aforesaid for the Period of Nine months, but remained in the service about two months, after the expiration of his enlistment. That he never was engaged in any Battle some of the following Persons enlisted at the same time with this Deponent viz

John Barr, John Hawley, Eben Bishop, John Joffis, Thomas Church, Silas Carpenter, Ebenezer, Thomas Cornwall. The above Eben Bishop, John Joffis, Thomas Church & Thomas Cornwall a Cousin of this Deponent enlisted at the same time with this Deponent & the other above named persons belonged to the same Company. This Deponent does not forget the Regiment in which he served but Colonel Livingstone had the Command of it -
This Deponent further says that during the Period of his enlistment he was absent from the Army on furlough about one week & then again returned to the Army & served as aforesaid -
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency in any State - This Deponent further says that he can not write and never could read or write -
Sworn to & subscribed his Thomas X Cornwall the day and year aforesaid J. H. Wilson one of the Judges of P. S. Com. Pensions J.
and I the said Julius Wilson Judge as aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states and further that the said applicant is unable to appear in open Court by reason of bodily infirmity - to wit perfect blindness. J. Wilson brought to Judges of P. S. Com. Pensions of course in the nature but J. G. G.

Columbia County 3 Clerks Office 3
I Killian Miller Clerk of the County of Columbia do hereby certify that Julius Wilcoxson before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been made was on the day of the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid (which said Court is a Court of Record) duly commissioned and sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Wilcoxson & believe that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said County this 20 th day of November 1839
Killian Miller

9333
P. O. _____
Thomas Connell
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____ REJECTED _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

N. York.
Thomas Cornwall
Libto Messrs Wilcoxon & Van Schaik 10. Jan. 1840 to same 9 May 1840. Copy of paper sent to Hon. S. B. Leonard H. D. June 15. 1840.
2553
Act June 7. 1832

FREE
Nov 26 NEW YORK N.Y.
Miss Thomas Cornwall, act 4832.
Prison Office Washington City

Yr, We enclose the application of Thos. Cornwall for a Pension - He is very Poor infirm & totally blind & if entitled to a pension the amt of it would be a great relief to him to receive it -
Yours &c.
Wilcoxon & Van Schaick
Hudsonhook 22 Nov 1839

Thos. Cornell N.Y.
Wad. 2 paps June 12
Wm. J. B. Leonard N.Y.

Thomas Cornwell, a soldier of the Rev- -olution. — Enlisted at North East, Dutchess County, in March 1776, for 9 months, under Capt. Tiles, in Col. Livingston's Regt. — Served name John Loyd, — Ensign Punderson. — I want to withdraw the paper in this Case, now on file in Pension Office.
S. B. Leonard.
He had a cousin of the same name who served in the same Company —

The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treas- -urer of the State of New York for Levies and Militia Service con- tinued from Book VIII.
   To whom given     1780. Nov. 22 42440 Thomas Connolly Esq 25 14 —  
State of New York } Comptroller's Office } Albany Feb'y 1 st 1840 } 10/18/40
I hereby certify the above to be a true extract from Book No. 9 now remaining in this Office, and also that it does not appear by the said Book under whom the above named levies were performed. And that Books No. 1 & 10 of Levies and Militia Service containing about Nine thousand names are lost or mislaid, & that the same have not been found.
Walter Scott Comptroller

Feb. 28 1840
certif. of Thos. Cornell's services
FREE
J. G. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

J. Edwards Esq.
si, The enclosed we hope will satisfy the Department of the series of Thos. Cornwall
Yours obedt servt.
Wilcoxson Van Schaick
Rindgehook 21 Feby 1840