Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10567, Jacob H Diefendorff, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Diefrndorff Jacob H.
S. 10567
banded
CONTENTS

24.063 New York Jacob H. Dieffendorf of Winden in the State of New York who was a Fifer in the Corps commanded by Captain Brantman of the Regt. commanded by Col. Clyde in the New York line for 11 Months a fifer - u
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 40 Dollars 26 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Oct r 1833 and unto H. Adair Hospital
Arrears to the 14th of Oct r 33 $100.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Mr. 34 20.13 $120.79
{ Revolutionary Claim, Set June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Col. [unintelligible] Clerk Book E, Vol. 4, Page 95.
6826 1/2
3053 2013 100.66
Dr A. M. H. [unintelligible] Jan 4. 1838 Rate of [unintelligible] up on 43.

Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York Montgomery County p:
I personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the peace of said County - Jacob H. Dieffendorf 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 seven days I served as a substitute for one James Wilson in Col. Cloyd's Regt. in the year 1779 the sum was as a private soldier - For two days I served as a private in the same Regt. in the same year -
For five months I served in the same Regt. as a fifer in 1780 -
And for six months I served in the same Regt. as a fifer in 1781 and for such service I claim a pension -
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 27 th day of June 1833 -
Jacob H. Dieffendorf
Thomas D. Wilson a Justice of the peace of said County
State of New York Montgomery County p:
I George L. Ferguson, Clerk of the County of Montgomery, do certify that Thomas D. Wilson before whom the above amended declaration was made, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace of the said County of Montgomery, & duly authorized by law to act as such. And that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice, & truly believe that the signature of the said Justice to the said amended declaration is genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official Seal this 16 th day of May 1833.

State of New York
County of Montgomery ss;
Cornelius Van Camp being duly sworn, deposes & states that in the year 1780 he was acquainted with Jacob H. Dufunclof, that some time in the months of April of that year he knew the said Jacob H. in the Revolutionary War in a Com- pany then under command of Lieut. George Courtney Main Ensign Nicholas Beck, in Colo. Clydes Regt. that the said Jacob H. worked at building the Fort (Willet) and done other duty in said Com- pany during that season, cannot say how much as lieutenant was some of the time out on business, that the said Company was dismissed from duty in the months of December following and that the said Jacob H. continued in the same, as he believes, until the same was so dismissed.
And the deponent further saith that about the first of May 1781. the said Jacob H. was again in the service in the Company above men- tioned at Fort Willets as fifer, on guard & other duty as required by his said officers, until about the first of November following, when the savage hostilities ceased and the inhabitants were considered out of danger. and that he has known the said Jacob H. ever since the Revolution & further saith
Subscribed & sworn to this 23 rd day of Augt. 1832 before me
Corn. Van Camp
Colo "Sanders Jr" Hampstead
And I the said Commission do certify that Cornelius Van Camp who has made the foregoing affidavit is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit Colo "Sanders Jr" Hampstead

State of New York
County of Montgomery (B; Albany Co. N.Y.
Henry Apple of the town of Mendon in said County being duly sworn, deposes & saith that in the year 1780. he was acquainted with Jacob H. Dufendork, that some time in the month of April of that year he knew the said Jacob H. to be in the service of the Revolution, in a company then under command of Lieut. George Connecticut, ensign Nicholas Bock, in Col. Dyer's Regiment, that he served as a fifer, done the duty & worked at building Stock Willets, that he so continued to serve, the most of the time to the knowledge of deponent, until some time in December following, and that he done, in deponent's opinion, at least five months actual duty, he the deponent being in the same service, .. And the deponent further saith that about the first of May 1781. the said Jacob H. Dufendork was again in the service in the company above mentioned at Stock Willets, to which company deponent belonged, that the said Jacob H. then continued to do duty as fifer, on guard and on other duty as required, until about the first of November following, and that he has since been ac- quainted with the said Jacob H. ever since the Revolution and further deponent saith not.
Subscribed & sworn to this 23 rd day of Augt. 1832, before me.
Henry his Apple Mark
John Sanders Jr @ Camp of Brads.
And I the said Commissioner do certify that Henry Apple who has made the foregoing affidavit is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit -
Solo "Gardeners" A. Comp of Lady

State of New York. Montgomery County, ss. I, George D. Ferguson, clerk of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that Solomon Sanders, Junr. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Cornelius Van Camp, & Henry Apple purport to have been sworn, was on the date of said affidavits a Commissioner of Deeds in & for the said County, & duly authorized to act as such. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and verily believe that the name of said Commissioner subscribed to said affidavits is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 9th October 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson
And in addition to my above certificate I further certify that Solomon Sanders Junr. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing annexed certificates of good Character of Cornelius Van Camp & Henry Apple, is the identical Solomon Sanders Junr. mentioned in my above certificate and that he now is & has been ever since the date of the annexed affidavits of said Cornelius Van Camp & Henry Apple a Commissioner of Deeds in & for said County; & I verily believe that his name subscribed to the said Certificates of Character of Cornelius Van Camp & Henry Apple, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 10th July 1833.
Geo: D. Ferguson

15-948
Jacob H. Dufmeyer Pension papers
75

State of New York County of Montgomery ss:
On the nine tenth day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting, Jacob H. Dieffenbach, a resident of the town of Staten in the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty five years in sum last, 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, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein after stated.
That in the month of September 1779, about two years after the Oriskany Battle, in which his Father was killed in the defence of his Country leaving behind a large family, he entered the service as a Substitute for one James Wilson, was called to Fort Stanwix , was there kept on duty under command of Lieut. George Countryman and Ensign Nicholas Bort in company of Militia-men under command of Colo. Samuel O'Byrne and Major Abraham Taophman , one week, when he was allowed to return home. That afterwards he was called upon and did other duty in the Fort under the same officers, but cannot tell the length of time, thinks about ten days. ~
That about the middle of April 1780. he was again called upon and entered the service under command of the officers above named, that he was kept on duty as a piper, on guard and at work building Fort Willet , the greater part of the time on actual duty as fatigue as above mentioned until about the middle of December following when the savage hostilities for this season ceased. That during this season he done at least five months duty & service for the defence of his Country. ~
That about the first of May 1781. he was again called and entered the service under command of the officers above mentioned, that he continued to do duty as piper and other duty at Fort Willet , as required by his said officers until about the first of November following, when the savage hostilities for this season again ceased. ~

That he has no documentary evidence of his service in the revolution and that he never received a written discharge
That he was born in the said town of Minden, County & State aforesaid, on the 8 th day of June 1767, as he has been informed and believes. —
That he has no record of his age —
That he was living in the town, County & State aforesaid when called into service as aforesaid, where he has continued to live since the revolution & now lives. —
That he was called into service at the different times and the manner above mentioned. —
That he cannot state the names of officers with troops, where he served, nor the circumstances of his service, other than as above stated. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim to whatsoever a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. —
Geo: H. Diependorp
Sworn to & subscribed the day &
(Year aforesaid)
Geo: D. Ferguson. clerk.
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investi- gation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.

George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob H. Seuss off for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 9th day of October 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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, shewing the Service of Jacob H. Daperdorf
   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.     Sept 1779 Thinks about 7 10 Private Capt Countrymen Capt Collyle To Fort Plant 63 years Minden Wyck By living Witnesses   15 April 1780 about 5 a fifer Same officers   May 1781- 6 " Same officers  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ 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 annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , 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 affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [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.

February 20, 1934
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Jacob H. Diefendorff-S.10567 BA-J/AWF am
Mrs. O. E. Kerrick 133 Clyde Avenue Evanston, Illinois
Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 10567, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Jacob H. Diefendorff.
He was born June 6, 1767 at Minden, New York; the names of his parents are not given.
While residing at said Minden, Jacob H. Diefendorff served with the New York troops under Lieutenant George Countryman in Colonel Samuel Clyde's regiment, as follows: in September, 1777 seventeen days as a pifer; from April, 1780 five months as fifer; from May 1, 1781 six months as fifer.
He was allowed pension on his application executed, September 19, 1832, at which time he was living in Minden, New York.
The soldier's father was killed in the battle of Oriskany, leaving a large family, no names given.
There are no further data in this claim relative to the family of the soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator

February 19, 1934.
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BA-J/ady
Mrs. C. E. Kerrick 133 Clyde Avenue Evanston, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of Peter Elwood and Jacob Diefendorf, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Their records are furnished you herewith on separate pages, as found in the respective claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

Rev. and 1812 the Wars Section
AWF/HMM
May 8, 1930.
Mrs. Philip H. Stowitts 54 Wheelock Street Canajoharie New York.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 10567, it appears that Jacob H. Diefendorff was born June 6, 1767 at Minden, New York.
While residing at Minden, Montgomery County, New York, he served with the New York troops under Lieutenant George Countryman in Colonel Samuel Clyde's Regiment as follows:
In September 1779 seventeen days as a private; from in April 1780 five months as a fifer; from May 1, 1781 six months as a fifer.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, at which time he was living at Minden, New York.
The soldier stated that his father was killed in the battle of Oriskany, leaving a large family, but there are no names given.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a s_____nt of the military history of Jacob H. Dieffendorff a soldier i_____ 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 10,567
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept 79 17 days under Pri. Lt. Geo. Courtrayman* Samuel Clyde N.Y.   Apl. 80 5 mos. Fifer " "   May 1 81 6 mos. Fifer " "        
(*spelled all sorts of ways)
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Minden, Montgomery Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Sept 19. 1832. Allendale
Residence at date of application, Minden, Montgomery Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born June 6 1767 at Minden, N.Y.
Remarks: Date of death not known - Sol. stated that his father was killed in the battle of Bunker Hill leaving a large family - but does not mention their names. no fur fam. info.

Pension Dept.
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Have you any records of Pensions being paid of Jacob Liefendorf or Peter Elwood of Montgomery Co., N.Y. from the Revolutionary war. Any information you can give me, will be appreciated as I am looking up their geneal- ogy.
Thanking you, I am Mrs C. C. Kerrick 133 Clyde Ave., Evanston. Ill.

Department of the Interior, 271 Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Will you please inform me whether there is a record in your office of a Rev. War Pension being paid to Jacob Dierendorf (last name spelled in various ways) of Tryon Co., New York.
Yours,
Mrs Philip H. Stovette 5-4 Wheelock St., Canajoharie, New York.
Feb. 27. 1930

13. Carmillus, N. Y. Mar. 6.
Dear Sir,
Will you please give me Revolutionary War Record of Jacob H. Dieffendorf who was in Sayon County Regiment New York line . He has been told that he was a pensioner and that his name is found on the Albany roll as last paid in the first quarter 1847 He died in Minden, Montgomery Co N. Y. July 6 - 1847. I thank you for this information
Yours Very Truly, Jacob Dieffendorf.

1908 Mar. 14. Hist. to Jacob Dieffendorf C 1930 May 8. Hist. B. Mrs. Philip H. Schmitz 1934 Feb. 20. " " Mrs. C. E. Kertick ass.
Reborn
10567
INVALID!
File No. 10,567
Jacob H. Dieffendorf Life. W. W. W.
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 26
[Arrangement of 1870.]