Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,133, Joseph Clizbe, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Clizbe, Joseph
S. 29,133
CONTENTS

Albany, N.Y. 30, 1864
Joseph Cligbee
of Montgomery in the State of New York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Snyer of the Reg't commanded by Col. Phillips in the N. Jersey for 11 months & 13. days
Increased from $28 per annum
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 38 Dollars 13 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of June 1836 and sent to Hon. M. J. Bovee, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brewer Clerk, E-2 Vol. 4 Page 11
Pension increased from $28
Certif. sent to Hon. M. J. Bovee
Died 27. January 1840.
Letter to Eli Cligbee 6 th 1847.
Pem.
Recd Book

State of New York Montgomery County } ss on this 20 th day of } September 1832 - personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas now sitting of the county of Montgomery in the State aforesaid Joseph Blake a resident of the town of Amsterdam in the county & State aforesaid aged seventy five years on the twenty seventh day of June 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 compul- sion passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he resided in Newark New Jersey during the revolution- ary war That he entered the service of the United States as a militia man & a volunteer in March or April 1776 - & went from Newark to New York & from there to Long Island - He was on Long Island when the British fleet entered New York Harbour well remembers That the fleet put in appearance a great number of men the Jersey militia in the vicinity where deponent resided turned out En- dorsement according to best of deponent's recollection - - Deponent enlisted in a company of Grenadiers commanded by Capt. Caleb Deyo - Col. Philip Van Kortlandt. commanded the regiment to which said company belonged - deponent served one month & was discharged remembers

1 Lord Sterling was with the forces whilst at Long Island - Remembers that General Washington commanded in person - had a verbal discharge - same year was out another month at Elizabeth Town Point dont remember Capt's name - General Williamson commanded Anality - whilst there - thinks General Livingston was in command at Elizabeth town Point when he went there but was soon succeeded by General Williamson - The battle at Long Island was fought whilst deponent was at Elizabeth Town point in the service dont remember the month - stated one month - deponent lived in Newark Township New Jersey - Between Newark and Elizabeth Town Point - same year was out again in the service at Newark - to assist in  in  the  the property - it was just at the time a proclamation of General Washington was read for the inhabitants to take off their property - got released to go home & take care of property about two days - Capt. Matthias Lyon - same color as above - deponent was called out was out about six or seven weeks - during this time a portion of the British came from New York and encamped on a farm deponent lived on in the year 1776 - in the month of September November - deponent after the Battle of Princeton joined a Regiment of three months Levies - and Capt. Josiah Parsons - the Regiment was commanded by Col. Oliver Spencer deponent entered service in December 1776 - deponent this Regiment was stationed at Woodbridge roadway & Matouchin - the British Army was stationed at Amboy & New Brunswick Remembers that Marquis De Lay Fayette joined the American Army whilst deponent was in this service Brigadier Gen. Maxwell was in command Remembers a skirmish with part of British Army whilst there Gen. Maxwell said Rush on boys you will take them all - deponent served three months in the year 1777 - was out about Every other month on service being one half of the time from the middle of May

intill the last of November or first of December one half of the militia was out one month the other the next month they were called Minute men. Capt. Lyon, Col. Courtlandt were in charge of the company and generally stationed at New- ark kept guard there - in the year 1778 - deponent joined an artillery corps - under Capt. Nathaniel Camp was in service in this company which was composed of those who voluntarily enlisted in the same for the term of five or six months - was stationed most of the time at Newark - in Van Der Courtlandts Regim- ent - Maj. David Conduit - one of the officers of this regiment Samuel Hay Adjutant of this regiment part of the time & Major part of the time - in the winter of 1778 & 1779 - deponent was out on alarms at differ- ent times in all about one half a month - In 1779 - deponent was out in the winter at different times but cannot state how long - and also in the summer - under Capt. Lyon dont recollect how often - Col. Courtlandt commanded deponent was at Newark was generally out a month at a time - in the year 1780 - British Army came over on the Ice from New York & Burned an Academy at Newark & took Joseph Hedden a gut of the peace out of his bed naked and carrre him to New York and in going he froze to death - and died shortly after - depon- ent was out then about one week went up to Newark - in same year the British went to Connecticut farms & afterwards came to & burnt Springfield in New Jersey - this deponent was out about three weeks under Col. Courtlandt - Capt. Lyon - deponent was out about two weeks one half or one third of the time from June intill December 1780 - this deponent was in the engagement at Connecticut farms - at Spring

field was in an Engagement at Springfield Col. Dayton Commanded the regiment and Brig. Gen. Maxwell Commanded the American forces - when under Capt. Lyon - Gen. Beckenson was a Militia Brig. Gen. General Elizabeth went from Fort Town Point to Staten Island with some Militia forces Deponent went in company with said forces - the advance guard met a company of refugees in arms and a skirmish ensued & after which the  deponent was  in the  year  1781  deponent deponent was  born  in in the year 1781. Deponent was in the American services at a number of different times and under a number of different officers at New Ark was out generally a month at a time and in the year 1782 deponent was in the American services at different times and under different officers and at Newark aforesaid and was out about a month at a time - This deponent was born in New- Ark - New Jersey County of Essex on the 24 day of June in the year 1756 - deponent remained at Newark aforesaid intill October 1798 - when he moved to the town of Amsterdam County of Montgomery and state of New York where he has resided ever since - deponent has got a Record  Book of his age which is in a family Bible - taken from his Father's the Bible which he believes to be the true said Bible is in his possession - This deponent further states that he has no doubt but he has served in the American services for a term more than two years during the Revolutionary war but cannot state more specifically than he has above stated - deponent refers to the affidavit of Thom as Harris on his oath to amende to corroborate his statement and to further

his neighbors John Van Riper & William Rice to certify to their belief in his veracity & that he performed no other -any services -
And does not hereby release & relinquishes all claims to an annuity or pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the Army of any State
Sworn to the above before me of said Joseph P. Taylor
Geo: D. Ferguson Clerk

State of New York County of Montgomery ss:
I Ellis Clizbe
of the Town of Amsterdam in said County, being duly sworn depose and say, that I am a son and one of the Executors of the estate of Joseph Clizbe deceased. That my father the said Joseph Clizbe lived with me many years previous, and up to the time of his death. That he died on the Twenty-seventh day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty in leaving no widow him surviving. That he was a pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress (as I am informed & believe) passed 7 th June 1832. That his annual stipend was about $46. He was in the habit of going to the agency for the paying of pensions in the City of Albany in said State every six months for the purpose of having the necessary papers prepa- red to enable him to draw his semiannual stipends. I believe he drew his last pension money up to the 4 th of September 1839, leaving a balance due from said 4 th of September 1839, to the day of his death which still remains due & unpaid. That since his decease I have several times made diligent search for his certificate of pension, but have never been able to find it or any trace of it, and that I believe the same to be irrevocably mislaid or lost. That all the papers my said father possessed, were left in my house, but no such pension certificate have I ever been able to find among them. Ellis Clizbe
On this 29 th day of September 1847, personally appeared before me the undersigned - Ellis Clizbe above named to me well known, & to me well known to be the person he describes himself to be in the foregoing deposition by him signed, and he made

oath in due form of law that the facts set forth in said Deposition are substantially true and correct according to the best of his knowledge information & belief.
Wm Van Horne Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Montgomery } ss. Clerk's Office } I
Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Abraham H. Van Horne Esq before whom the foregoing Deposition purports to have been sworn, was at the time thereof a Justice of the peace in & for said County duly elected & qualified as such, and that the signature purporting to be his, which is subjoined to the certificate annexed to said Deposition, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this Second day of October in the year of our Lord 1847.
A. Burney Clerk

Amsterdam, Montgomery Co. N.Y. September 29 th 1847.
Sir.
There is a small balance due my father's (Joseph Clighe's) estate, being the arrears of his pension money from the day up to which he drew the same to the day of his death as I have detailed in the annexed affidavit by me made. I wish to collect the same, and in order to do so, have been informed that in consequence of the pension certificate being lost I must before said balance can be drawn, procure a duplicate certificate of pension; The object of this note is to ask for such Duplicate - or whatever paper or order that may be equivalent thereto as authority to the Treasury Department to pay said Balance. I will when required obtain from the proper source the evidence of my being Executor of my father's estate & of his having left children but no widow him surviving.
I am very respectfully (Your mo: obt Servt.) Ellis Clighe
To Col. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

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Col. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

29,133 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,133
Joseph Eliza W. Rev. Mr.
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: Vol. 2 Page 124
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New York
Rev. —
Joseph Clizby
Suspended — see Ltr to Hon. Mr. J. Bame Feb. 23 d 1836
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In the matter of the application of Joseph Glighe for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1813.
State of New-Jersey, Essex County — ss. Personally appeared before me Samuel H. Miles one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, b d James Wedden of the Town of Newark, In the County and State of one said Personally known to me to be a man of good Character and fully entitled to belief as a Witness, and being by me duly sworn on his oath saith That he is Eighty — years of age That he was a a Soldier in the Revolution and That he was during the Revolutionary war well acquainted with Joseph Glighe at that time residing in the Township of Newark County of Essex & State of New-Jersey and continued to reside in said Township until about Thirty Eight years last past. & That he has been informed That the said Joseph Glighe now resides in the Township of Amsterdam in the County of Montgomery and State of New-York & believes him to be as much as Seventy nine years of Age, and that the said Glighe has always sustained a good Character & is in all Respects entitled to belief as a Witness. — And This deponent further saith, That he is knowing that the said Joseph Glighe Belonged to Colonel Von Courtlands Regiment during the Revolutionary war and in the latter part of November in the year 1776 This deponent and the said Joseph Glighe Left Left Newark and joined the train of General Washingtons Army as Volunteers and Marched with them as far as New-Brunswick in Middlesex County New-Jersey & went from there to Boundbrook & from there to Chatham in Morris County, dont now recollect under whose Command as the Militia was very much scattered at that time and would fall in with any body of men that could make a stand against the enemy and that

he this deponent and the said Joseph Clighe was at the taking of about 70 Hessian near Connecticut farms, and was out at least one Month. — And this deponent further saith — for this deponent further saith that in the latter part of December 1776, or about the first of January 1777 he this deponent & the said Joseph Clighe Enlisted for three Months in a company commanded by Captain Jonah Perrin & was put under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Lindsley and Stationed a few miles west of Stratford hill in the Township of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex N. Jersey & served for  the in said Corps the months of January, February & March 1777, making three month service. The said Joseph Clighe as a private Soldier. — And this deponent further saith that he frequently saw the said Joseph Clighe in the common Militia service during said war but cannot now state the times nor places of service, and further saith not. Sworn to and subscribed at Newark in said County ( James Hordden this 19 th day of May A.D. 1836 before me
Sam l B. Miller Justice of the peace
State of New Jersey - County of Essex ss.
I Elias Van Arsdale Junr. Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Essex Do hereby certify that Samuel B. Miller Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & taken at the time of taking thereof was & still is one of the Justices of the peace of said County duly commissioned & sworn; and that the signature "Sam l B. Miller" subscribed to the head of said Affidavit is genuine — In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said Court at Newark the Nineteenth day of May A.D. Eighteen hundred and thirty six —
Elias Van Arsdale Jr. Clerk

Amsterdam January 13. 1834
Dr Sir
Accompanying this I send you the original declaration of Joseph Blake for a pension - The applicant has not enlarged his claims in his last declaration but has rather diminished them -
Yourside. D. Wright
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm ee on Pensions South Place

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr Pensions Washington City

Amsterdam. N.Y. Dec 1. 1834
Dr. Sir
Enclosed I send you the papers of Joseph Blake for a pension -
He has made a new declaration to obviate an objection that he would not enlarge his claim in a supplemental affidavit -
Yours &c.
Devolatus Wright
J. L. Edwards Esq -

H. L. Edwards Esq Beno. Pensant Washington City —

Amsterdam March 23. 1835
Sir
In your letter dated Feby. 11. 1835- in relation to the claims of Joseph Clibbe for a pension you state that the Rolls of Capt. Deansons Company Col. Spencers Regiment do not support that portion of his declaration which alleged that he served three months in said company in 1777- "his name does not appear thereon". "In order to sustain that portion of his claim" you observe "he must produce the affidavits of two credible witnesses setting forth the time of entering the time of leaving the regiment and the names of the officers ". As almost sixty years have elapsed since the year '77 has been numbered with the years beyond the flood, laying aside the difficulty of finding many survivors of those times, when found they must certainly have memories miraculously retentive to be able to testify with the minuteness required - you also observe that "In his amount of service in the militia he has put down two and three months as being the amount of service rendered in that particular year no claim for service thus indefinitely set forth can be allowed". Mr Clibbe says that it is not in his power to state with more definiteness than he has done the amount of his services. Those services were not rendered under circumstances calculated to enable him at the distance of fifty or sixty years to be very definite as to time. Mr Clibbe lived in New Jersey during the war which from the fact of its being for a considerable time the theatre of warlike operations subjected him to frequent short tours of service, but as no memorandum of the time of entering or leaving the service was made at the time it is impossible to be definite. Mr Clibbe thinks the rigorous rule applied to his case inconsistent with the equitable and liberal policy which led to the passage of the act of 1832 - and ill calculated to compensate him for that sacrifice of time and property to which he was subjected in the great struggle for freedom - He submits his case to you as it is, neither his own memory nor the

recollection of those who were conversant of his services are sufficiently tenacious to enable him to obviate the objections made in the manner required. He could prove by a surriving brother and sister the general fact of his having been in the service at different times but they cannot be definite as to time.
Respectfully &c
D. W. Wright
So
D. L. Edwards Esq Comm. Pensions

Joseph Clisbee Additional Evidence

Admitted June 11. 1836
8. New & 13 days 3 - " — Encashed 11. 13
Hon Mr. J. Bono Home Reps NY

March 3. 1836
Sir
A premium for Eighteen months Stock or cash in the case of Joseph Clifborne - you will please issue a premium certificate for that amount
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Matthew G. Duncanson

Payment to be made
at Albany
by First Natl Bank
Agent for paying Pension-
ers in the Agency of
New York
Canceled
Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book E 2 d Vol. 1
Page 11 by Dan l Boyd
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Joseph Clibbe of the State of New York who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty-eight..... dollars and ..... cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Seventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Six
Lee P. Sec. of War.
signed and witnessed. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

30.464 Albany New York
Joseph Elizbe Montgomery Co in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Day of the Reg t commanded by Col Phillips in the Rhode Island for 8 months and twelve days
Enrolled on the Roll of Albany New York at the rate of 28 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of March 1836 and sent to Hon Mr J Bovee Ho of Reps
Arrears to the 14th of March $ 140 — Pension allowance ending 21 st Sep r — 14.00 $154.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Asst June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Doyd Clerk, Book 32 Vol. 4 Page 11
add 8 mo. in official ch.
June 6. 1836 Lett to Hon cl. J. Bovee
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State of New York Montgomery County ss in presence of me
Thomas Harrison being duly sworn before the undersigned William Reice a Justice of the peace of the town of Amsterdam and county of Montgomery doth depose and say that he now resides in the town of Vienna in the county of Oneida that he lately resided in the town of Broadalbin in the of Montgomery and State of New York that during the Revolutionary war this deponent resided in the State of New Jersey - and was during that war of that time well acquainted with Joseph Blake who now resides in Amsterdam Mont- gomery County - that this deponent served in the revolutionary war one month under Captain Nathaniel Camp - and that Blake was also in the service under said Camp during that time - said Blake was also in the service at Springfield as mentioned in the said Blake's declaration made to obtain a pension & dated 18 th September 1834 - as deponent will remember - this deponent recollects that said Blake was in the service at Lundy's Lane and many times during the revolutionary war - but from the great length of time deponent is unable to specify particular -
Subscribed & sworn before me William Reice Justice of the Peace Montgomery County October 13 th 1834 Thomas Harrison

I W m Reed within named do further certify that I have been well acquainted with Thomas Harrison the within named deponent for a number of years and believe him to be a man of credibility given under my hand at Amsterdam November 11 th 1834
W m Reed J.P.
State of New York Montgomery County Clerk's office, ss. I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery, do hereby certify that William Reed before whom the foregoing affidavit of Thomas Harrison purports to have been sworn, was on the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & truly believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavit & also to the above certificate of Character is Genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office this 11 th day of November 1834
Geo: D. Ferguson

State of New York Montgomery County
On this 18 th day of September 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting of Montgomery County in the State aforesaid Joseph Blake a resident of the town of Amsterdam in the County and State aforesaid aged 78 years on the 27 th day of June 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 th 1832.
That he resided in New Jersey during the revolutionary war. That he entered the service of the United States as a Militia man and as a private soldier in the month of March or April 1776. And went from Newark in New Jersey to New York and from there to Long Island and was on Long Island when the British fleet entered New York Harbour. The fleet presented the appearance of a forest of masts - deponent served one month during this time and was discharged - Captain Caleb Sayre commenced the company in which he

Service - And Col. Philip Van D er  Heiden Bortlandt - commanded the regiment to which Service Company was attached - he remembers that Lord Stirling was with the forces whilst at Long Island Genl. Washington in person commanded the forces then there -
During the same year deponent served one month at Elizabeth Town - Point in New-Jersey, under Capt. Lays as he thinks but is not positive as to the captains name - This company was as deponent thinks attached to Col. Thomas regiment Genl. Livingston was in command at Elizabeth Town Point as deponent believes when he first went there but was soon succeeded by Genl. Williamson the battle at Long Island was fought whilst deponent was in this Service - during this months Service deponent performed Garrison Service - the month deponent cannot name -
In the same year and during the months of October & November deponent again served at least one and half months under Capt. Lyon deponent was stationed at New Ark, during this time the procla- mation of Genl. Washington was read published requiring the inhabitants to take care of their property - and secure it against the ravages of the British Army deponent got released, and went home

3.15 to secure his property and was absent one or two days, and then returned to the Service, Lieut. Lyons company belonged to Col. Hartcamps regiment - during this Service and in the month of November of the 1776 - a portion of the British Army left New York and came into New Jersey and encamped on a farm on which deponent lived, and which belonged to deponent & his brothers & Sisters - The British destroyed whilst on a raid of personal property consisting of cattle. for age - provisions - horses &c - Value at that time at the sum of three hundred pounds which property belonged to deponent & his brothers & Sisters & for which they never received any compensation at the conclu- sion of this Service and in the month of November of the year 1776 - and after the Battle of Princeton this ~~~~~
9.5 Deponent enlisted into a company of three months Service commanded by Capt. Josiah Pierson - Attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Oliver Spencer deponent served three months in said company to wit from the first of December 1777 to the first of March 1778 - during this Service the said regiment was stationed at Woodbridge - at Rahway & at Matamoras - The British Army was stationed at Amboy & New Brunswick - Lafayette

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joined the American Army whilst deponent was in this service - Brigadier Gen. Maxwell was also in command - and a skirmish took place between a portion of the British and American forces, in which the deponent was engaged. Gen. Maxwell cried out "Push on my boys you'll take them all"
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During the year 1777- from the first of May to the first of December deponent was in the service at least three months deponent was in Capt. Lyons- company & in Col. V.D. Hottendets regiment these three months service was were not performed at one time but at different times - deponent was stationed at Newark and kept guard there -
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In the year 1778- deponent enlisted into a Militia Artillery company commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Camp. A part of this company under Capt. Camp went into service in the month of March of that year & deponent with them served served one month - this company also belonged to Col. Van Brunt's regiment - during the performance of this month's service deponent was stationed at New Ark -
In June of the same year deponent commenced another month's service and continued in the service one month

under the command of the same officers last above mentioned, and was stationed and kept guard at Newark -
In September of same year opponent was in service another month at same place & under same officers last above -
In the year 1779 - opponent was in the service under Capt Matthias Lyon at different times at least two months Lyons company belonged to, Hartford's regiment - opponent was stationed at Newark on Garrison duty during most of this service -
In the year 1780 the British Army came over on the Isle from New-York and burned an academy at Newark & took Joseph Holden a Justice of the peace naked and carried him to New-York, in going he froze and died Shortly after his arrival there - opponent then turned out and was on guard about one week -
In the same year in the month of June as opponent thinks - the British went to Connecticut Farms - and afterwards came to and burnt Springfield in New-Jersey - this opponent was out in the service at this time three weeks under
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apart of the time Capt. Lyon - deponent was in the battle which took place at Connecticut Farms on the 7 th of June - and assisted in forcing the British Army back to Elizabeth Town point where it remained about two weeks & then went to and burned Springfield - deponent was in the engagement between the American & British forces at Springfield - whilst at Springfield deponent served under Capt. Capt. Camp - Lord Sterling commanded the American Army at Elizabeth town point
During the year 1780 deponent was one month in the fall of the year in the service in the month of September as deponent thinks deponent was under Capt. Lyon at this time & under Col. Laquith - whilst in this service deponent was at a great work performing Garrison duty -
1- During this year deponent was stationed at Newark one month 1- on Garrison duty during the month of October or November & was under the 8.17 command of Captain Lyon - & attached to Col. Van Schalk's regiment -
Deponent further states that he was frequently out & in the service of the United States during the

years 1781. & 1782 - under different officers and at different times & places - I was seldom out less than one month at a time - but from the great length of time which has elapsed - & the advanced age of this deponent and consequent loss of memory he cannot state the precise length of his service during the years 1781. & 1782 - but according to his best recollection he served during those two years at least six months -
This deponent resided during the whole of the revolutionary war in the township of Newark in New Jersey and on the main road from New York to Philadelphia - once about two and an half miles from the town or village of Newark - deponent never received any written discharge from the service, nor did he ever serve as a substitute for any other person - but either turned out as a volunteer or was drafted - deponent further says that the place in which he resided during the war was much exposed to the ravages & attacks of the enemy - that it was necessary for some portion of the militia of the place to be in the service, and deponent very likely believes that - in the preceding statement he has put short

of stating the full amount of service performed by him - deponent was in the service at the time the award was made that the service had been rendered -
deponent claims a pension for 22 1/2 - months service as a private soldier -
This deponent was born in Newark New Jersey on the 27 th day of June 1756 - resided there until October 1798 - & then removed to Amsterdam Montgomery County & State of New York where he has ever since resided & now resides -
deponent has a record of his age in his family bible taken from his his father's birth more than thirty years ago - which record he has no doubt is true - deponent refers to the affidavits of his neighbors John Freemyer - Betsy Stites & Harry Bartlett to certify to his good character & their belief in his veracity & that he performed all duties as service - And to the certificate of the Rev. Elisha Yale, D. D. who certifies as to his belief in the integrity & veracity of deponent
And deponent hereby releases and relinquishes all claims to an annuity or pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state -
Sworn to in Open Court the day & year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, clerk
Joseph Glazier

We John Fremyer Barney Stiles & Harvey Bartlett all of Amsterdam in the County of Montgomery and State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Blake who has subscribed and sworn to the above declara- -tion that we believe him to be twenty eight years of age & upwards & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion having no doubt of the fact - & we further certify that he is a man of good moral character & of strict veracity -
Sworn to in Open Court the day and year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk
Harvey Bartlett Barney Stiles John Fremyer
I Elisha Gale do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with said Joseph Blake for thirty years, and have full confidence in his integrity - I have lived about fourteen miles distant from him during that time - but have been quite intimately acquainted with him & have the fullest confidence in any statement he may make -
Sworn to in Open Court the day and year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk
Elisha Gale

And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, & served as he states: And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Harvey Bartlett Barney, Stiles & John Fremyn who have signed the first proceeding Certificate are residents of the town of Amsterdam in the County of Montgomery, And that Elisha Sale who has also signed the first above certificate is a Clergyman residing in the said County & in the town of Schoharie And that Harvey Bartlett Barney, Stiles & John Fremyn are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.
George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Joseph Hirtz for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 25th day of September 1834.
Geo: D. Ferguson

Joseph Clisby
Passion, Application
7/11/2
Admitted
Private 8 mo & 12 days
11 Oct 33 B. a capt Peter 4. 178 13. days
Hon Mr. J. Bove Home Refs NY
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Joseph Blake Burlington
14927 on
2 yrs 1 mo
Hon M. J. Vance Home Rpts N.Y.

We William Reid of the Town of Amsterdam county of Montgomery State of New York & John Van Eps of the same town & county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Clugle who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age and upwards 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 - and that he is a man of good moral character & of integrity
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, clerk
Wm Reid John Van Eps
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier & served as he states And the Court further certifies that William Reid and John Van Eps who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Amsterdam in said County & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.

I George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the said Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Glazbe for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 29th day of September 1832.
Geo: D. Ferguson
And the said Court do further certify that Thomas Harrison who has signed the annexed affidavit is a resident of the town of Broadalbin in said County of Montgomery and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this sixth day of July 1833
R. H. Cushman Dep. Clerk
Second

State of New York Montgomery County
Thomas Harrison being sworn says that he resides in the town of Broadalbin County of State of New York - that he is acquainted with him & was during the Joseph Blake who has since his death known to the above declaration - & that he was acquainted with him during the revolutionary war that he served with him one month under Capt Nathaniel Camp as mentioned in said declaration - that said Blake was also in the army at Springfield as defendant knows as mentioned in said declaration & defendant has no doubt - but what said Blake has performed all the services mentioned in said declaration -
Thomas Harrison
Sworn to subscribed the day & year aforesaid Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk

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Hon. Matthias J. Bovee M.C.
Washington D.C.

Andover May 29. 1835.
Friend Li
I am requested by my Grandfather to write you a few lines respecting his business. He has just returned from New Ark New Jersey and while there he obtained the affidavit of Col. James Hadden which you have undoubtedly received before this. You will see by this affidavit that Col. Hadden has sworn to his service in Col. Lindley's company and you will see by his affidavit that he served in Col. Spencers regiment who was not the acting officer. Since Col. Lindley was the acting officer at that time. This will explain the apparent contradiction in the two affidavits if there is any. He also states that Grandpa served in Col. Courttandys Regiment as a soldier during the Revolutionary war at stated periods. If you have any communications to make to Grandpa with respect to his business he would be glad that you would do it soon as he expects to start for the west in two weeks. You have been so successful in obtaining his pension so far that he has no doubt you will be able to increase it with the assistance of Col. Haddens affidavit and if there is gratitude still in store for those who fought their countrys battles in the eventful times of the Revolution he is sure that he is entitled to a portion.
Yours Truly
C. E. S. Gates