Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,345, Jacob Corwin, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Corwin; Jacob
P. 2,345
CONTENTS

New York Revol.
Jacob Cornin Suspended
See letter to
J. B. Strong
8. Oct. '33
Wm J. G. Lloyd 22 Feb 1833
2345
Act 7. June 1832

RECEIVED
2345
P. O. _____
Jacob Convin
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Cont
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

House of Representatives July 12. 1853.
Hon Committee of Pensions
Sir
I respectfully ask your attention to the application of Jacob Corwin of Suffolk County, N.Y. made some years since for a pension. The widow & heirs of the applicant have been informed that the grounds of rejection have been removed by subsequent laws.
Please to send me a copy of the letter of your Bureau stating the reasons for rejecting the application and inform me also whether the heirs or widow of the applicant are by existing laws entitled to any thing
Respectfully
Yr obed Servt
Jno. G. Froye

State of New York } County of Suffolk }
On this twenty ninth day of May in the year 1852 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Suffolk being a Court of record of the said County and State now sitting Jacob Corwin a resident of the Town of Brookhaven in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty six 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 7-1852.
That he was born in the Town of Southold in the said County and State in the month of October 1746 about the middle of the month but the exact day he cannot state as he has not any record of age. That he was living in Southold aforesaid when he enlisted as hereinafter mentioned and continued to reside in that Town except whilst engaged in the service of his country until about twenty five years ago when he removed into Brookhaven aforesaid and has continued to reside there ever since. That he was a Member of the Gospel until his age and infirmities prevented his performing divine service. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter.
That early in May 1776 but the particular day he does not recollect at Southold  Brookhaven aforesaid he enlisted as a volunteer and participated in a company of infantry in the New York Troops of which company Jonathan Dady was Captain, David Horton was Lieutenant and Benjamin King was Ensign in a Regiment of which Col. Drake was Commander and the other field officers were Lieut. Col. Hollub and Major Hatfield in General Sackett's Brigade for the term of six months. That he commenced marching immediately, that he went in a few days thereafter with his company to the City of New York by water. That on their arrival there they were stationed in barracks at Greenwicht where the whole Regiment was stationed. That this defendant was employed there in building a fort. That his business was to assist in wheeling men, that the labor was so severe and particularly as this defendant had not been accustomed to hard labor, that he was taken very sick with a fever about three months after his arrival at Greenwicht. That he was at first sent to the Hospital near East River. That he remained in the Hospital

about three weeks during a greater part of which time his life was in great danger. That the Hospital surgeon at last ordered that this deponent should go to Southsea to be married and desired him to return should his health be sufficiently restored. That this deponent accordingly went to Southsea where he remained sick of his red fever and unable to return to his company or to attend to any business until the term for which he enlisted as aforesaid had expired. That he served out a part of the said term as aforesaid and remained during the remainder thereof too weak to perform duty in a manner of which he was caught in the service. That this deponent never served any other discharge, but that his Captain (named by the deponent as the Paymaster General, as this deponent was informed by his surgeon Doctor Stephen Halby who said he was present when the payment was made) full pay for this deponent during the whole of the said term of six months, that this deponent whilst in the service at New York saw a man accused on a charge of having attempted to poison General Washington at which this deponent attended as a soldier with his Brigade with General Scott at their head. That whilst this deponent was stationed at Greenwich, they were fired upon by three British ships of war which fired up the North river. That it was currently reported at the time that a man who pretended to be a patriot was employed by the government to sink vessels in the North river to obstruct the passage of the British ships, but that he was a traitor and sank the vessels out of the channel and then deserted to the British and plotted their vessels up the river. That this deponent has no documentary evidence to prove his said service, but expects to prove the same by Benjamin Payne who was a sergeant in the said company and Thomas Pankling who was a private in the same company. 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. for J. C. Corwin  Sworn to and subscribed in open Court the day and year aforesaid.
Attest Joseph D. Hartshorne Clk.
We the undersigned of the Town of Northaven in the County of Suffolk and George Miller of the Town of Norwich in the same County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the Reverend

Said Comrs who has related and sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be 86 years of age. That he is a man of undoubted veracity. That he is related and believes 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 }
Attest Joseph R. Huntington Clk
W. Strong
George
George Miller
We Benjamin Payne of the Town of Southold in the County of Suffolk and Thomas Conkling of the same place do hereby certify That we served in the within mentioned Captain Bailey's Company from the time when the within named Said Comrs enlisted until his term of service expired. That the said Said Comrs was a private in the said Company and served as within stated
Sworn to and subscribed } the day and year aforesaid }
Attest Joseph R. Huntington Clk
Benj a Payne Thomas Conkling
And the said Comrs do hereby declare their opinion after the inquisi- tion of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Comrs further certify That it appears to them that M ch B. Strong who related one of the above certificates is a resident of the said Town of North Haven, Green Miller who signed the same certificate was formerly a resident of that Town but now resides in Norwich in the same County, that Benjamin Payne and Thomas Conkling who signed the last of the said certificates are residents of the said Town of Southold. That they are all credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit.
I Joseph R. Huntington Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Suffolk do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Comrs in the matter of the application of Said Comrs for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand

and that of office this twenty ninth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three -
Attest Joseph B. Huntington Clk
Joseph B. Huntington Clerk
Engrailed
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Paul (Pine)

Paul Pomer,
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the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this 1 st
State of New York, } ss. County of Suffolk, }
I, James B. Cooper, Clerk of the County of Suffolk, do hereby certify
that
B Woodhull
whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment and also to the mark of the affidavit of the annexed instrument and thereon written; was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, dwelling in said County, elected, sworn and duly authorized to take the same. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of such Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 3 rd — day of July 185 4
James B. Cooper
Clerk.
mentioned.
B Woodhull
Justice of the Peace James B. Cooper

Know all men by these presents, that I Sarah C. Smith of the Town of Brookhaven in the county of Suffolk and State of New York do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Charles C. Tucker of Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful agent and attorney to prosecute the claim of Jacob Corwin late of said Town of Brookhaven deceased for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the Act of February 3 rd 1853 or any other Act or Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may issued for said claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises.
Witness my hand and seal this first _____ day of July — 1854.
In presence of B Woodhull
Sarah C Smith
State of New York
County of Suffolk } ss: On this fifth day of July 1854, before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and State above mentioned personally appeared Sarah C. Smith _____ and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned.
B Woodhull
Justice of the Peace Sarah C. Smith