Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43484, Henry Depew, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Depew, Henry
8 43484
CONTENTS

From (2,487)
Connecticut Roll
to New York Henry Depew Capt Wright
private New York Line
the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Subscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of Sept. 1818 and forwarded to Simeon H. Minor Esq. Stamford Connec.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 $ 35. 73 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48. 00
Arrs. 4 Mos 14 ds. $ 83 73
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
see letter to J. M. Fitch 1 st Apr. 1828.
77 War
6 Years
Grenwich, Fairfield Connecticut
Notified here and collected 1820 by Daniel Dyer, Springfield, Conn. Trans to New York 29 Aug 1826 and applied certificate from day sent to S. H. Minor, New York.

Henry Depew.
With intent thereof, an Act to provide for certain per- ur," passed on the 18th day of Ma curities, contracts or debts due to ed and by me subscribed. And
Con

At a County Court, held in and for the County of Fairfield, in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 27 th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the Laws of said State.
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, Henry Depew ————— a resident in the Town of Greenwich ————— in the County of Fairfield, in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made Oath ————— that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary cleathing and bedding excepted, viz. 1 Iron pot — 1 Tea Kettle 1 Frying pan 1 Pine Table 2 Chairs — 6 Knives & forks 6 Spoons — 6 Plates — 1 Tea Pot — 6 Cups & Saucers 1 Pr of old and new & Longs, 1 Axe, 1 Hoe, 1 Pail — 2 Platters & jug
his Henry Depew mark

District and State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield County
BE IT REMEMBERED, That in the County Court, held in and for the County of Fairfield, in the District and State aforesaid, on this 27 th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the Authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open Court Henry Depeu aged Sixty five years, resident in the Town of Greenwich in the County of Fairfield, in said State, and being first duly sworn according to Law, doth declare on his oath, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz in March 1777 he enlisted into a Company commanded by Capt Jacob Wright in Col Philip Van Cortlandt Regiment of the New York line on the Continental establishment for during the war. Served out his time faithfully & at the close of the war was honorably discharged —
that the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a Pension, under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, was dated the 21 st day of April 18 18 that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the List of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 2,487 And I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust, for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed. And I do further declare that my occupation of a Labourer but for many years have been afflicted with the Asthma & unable to Labour and that I have no family residing with me but a Wife aged Seventy one years who has lost the use of one of her hands & is unable to earn her living
all which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid.
his Henry X Depeu mark
Sworn to and declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon said Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is four Dollars and 50 Cents, and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.
Attest David Burr Clerk

State of Connecticut, ss.
I DAVID BURR, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Henry
Depeu is four Dollars \frac{50}{100}
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Fairfield, this 27 day of July 1820.
David Burr
Clerk of the County Court for said County of Fairfield.
District and State of Connecticut, ss. Fairfield July 27-1820
JOHN H. HARCHILD, Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State, do hereby certify that David Burr, Esq. is the Clerk of said Court, duly appointed and sworn; and that the said Court is a Court of record, made so by the statute laws of said State; that it is a Court of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited in point of value, and has power to levy and enforce its judgments, and issue a record of its proceedings.

Henry Dupuis 21 April
Correct D.M.
Henry Dupuis Jr.
21. Apr.

District of Connecticut ss Fairfield the 21 st day April A D 1818
I Samuel W. Johnson Esq e Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County in said District do certify that the Testimony & proceedings had before me on the application of Henry Dofus of Greenwich in said District, for a Pension, under an act of Congress approved the 18 th day of March A D 1818 appear at large on this & the following pages of this Sheet -
S. W. Johnson
District of Connecticut ss Fairfield On this 21 st day of April A D 1818 Henry Dofus of Green- -wich in said District doth under oath declare before Sam. W. Johnson Esq e Judge of the Court of Com- -mon Pleas for Fairfield County in said District That in the Spring of the year A D 1877 he enlisted into Service of the United States in a Company commanded by Capt. Jacob Wright in a Regt. commanded by Col. Philip V. Costland in the York line on the Continental establishment, during the war - That he served till the close of the war when he was Honorably discharged, That he delivered his Discharge to his Father (who is now dead) for the purpose of obtaining his Bounty land from the State of New York - That he has never seen his Discharge since nor does he know what be- -comes of it - That he is now sixty five years of age and bodily infirmity is rendered incapable of labor & that from his reduced circumstances in life he needs

The assistance of his Country for Support, That he is wholly destitute of Property & for some years past has been supported, principally, by Charity — That he knows of no one in this District who served in the same Regt. with him — That he obtained from Col. P. V. Cortland the annexed certificate on the day of its date but as Col. V. Cortland, lives in the District of New York & about sixty miles from the nearest Judge in this District, his poverty renders it im- -possible for him to procure the attendance of Col. V. Cortland to make oath to the same, That during the whole term of his enlistment he was engaged against the common Enemy. Henry Depew's mark
District of Connecticut ss Fairfield The 21 st day of April A.D. 1813 — Personally appeared Henry Depew, above named & being duly sworn made oath that the foregoing Declaration by him subscribed is true before me Sam l H. Johnson Judge of the County Court for Fairfield County.

District of Connecticut ss. Fairfield the 21 st day of April A.D. 1818. Personally appeared Samuel Brown of Greenwich in said District before me Sam W. Johnson Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County in said District, who being duly sworn, deposes & saith that he is well acquainted with Henry Dufur signer of the foregoing Declaration & that he now is & for many years now last past has been a resident citizen of the United States in the District of Connecticut & that from his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for Support Samuel Brown
certified by Sam W Johnson
District of Connecticut ss Fairfield the day of April A.D. 1818 - I Sam. W. Johnson Esq r . Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Fairfield County in said District do certify that it is made to appear to my satisfaction that Henry Dufur, signer of the foregoing Declaration served in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy as set forth in his said Declaration. In testimony whereof I have sub- scribed the same & affixed the seal of said Court. Sam W Johnson

This is to certify that Henry Depew the bearer hereof served under my command in the Second New York Regiment in the Continental Establish- ment in the Revolutionary War for several years until at the expiration of the War was discharged from Capt. W. H. Wright's Company - given under my hand the 8 th Day of April 1810 -
L. H. Bertham Col. Col. N.Y. Regt.

State of Connecticut to Stamford Probate Office in the District of Stamford August the 20th 1818
I James Stevens Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stamford in said State do certify that Henry Dufour the herein applicant is a very poor man & that from his re- circumstances in life he needs the assistance of his friends for support - In Witness whereof I have subscribed & affixed the seal of said Court
James Stevens

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File No. 43,484
Henry Defew P.O. Rev. Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 126
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Post Office Y. H. ... General M. ... No 89 ... M. ... Hon. James ... Secretary of War Washington City

New-York April 4. 1828
Dear Sir
Charles Hawley Esquire of Stamford Connect: has forwarded to me the Pension cer- tificate of Henry De Beu which he held until certain debts were paid upon condition that I shall hold it on the other until those debts are paid
Henry De Beu has consented to this arrange- ment and desires that I shall forward to you the certificate which authorizes the payment in Connecticut and retain the one which authorizes paymt in this city preferring to receive his money here Heave the goodness to give such directions as will enable the loan office here to pay the amt: due as early as convenient
Yours respectfully
Daniel M. Fitch
89 Cherry St.

✓ On a hearing of Stamford in the County of Fairfield of State of Connecticut testifies that some time in the Summer of 1826 (he thinks as early as June of that year, tho' he does not recollect the time precisely) Henry Defew formerly of Greenwich in said County of previous to that, for a while of said Stamford, put into the hands of his deponent a pension certificate which is in the words following viz: >
"War Department -
Revolutionary Claims -
I certify that in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 18 th of March 1818 Henry Defew late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is in- scribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Connecticut Agency at the rate of eight Dollars — cents per month to commence on the twenty first day of April one thousand eight hundred eighteen -
Given at the War Office of the United States this eighteenth day of one thousand eight hundred and
J. C. Calhoun
Secy of War
Seal

That said certificate was put into the hands of Defendant for the purpose of custody of having the requisite papers made out when the pension of said Defendant became payable - Defendant thinks said Defendant had at this time removed from said Greenwich to the City of New York - if he had not then he did shortly after - that at any rate he was to call on Defendant to execute the papers requisite for obtaining his pension which would be pay- able on the 4 th of Sept. then next fol- lowing - Defendant further testifies that said certificate it was first lodged in his hands has since remained in his hands, & is still in his hands I now be- fore him - That said Defendant did not call on Defendant to execute the requisite pa- pers for obtaining the pension payable in September 1826 nor that which hath been payable at any time since - nor hath Defendant ever seen said Defendant, nor received any communication from him since the summer of 1826 nor that he

hath no recollection of having received any communication from said DeForest since said Certificate was lodged in his hands as aforesaid, except that very soon after the summer of 1826 said DeForest called on Defendant & wished to borrow a small sum of money of him to be repaid out of the pension when drawn, which Defendant refused to lend him - Defendant further states that said DeForest when he lodged said Certificate in Defendant's hands, gave him directions when he rec d any monies due said DeForest as his pension to pay thereout some bills which said DeForest then owed - And further Defendant saith not. Stamford Sept. 10 th 1827
Charles DeForest
Flufield County ss. Stamford Sept. 10 th 1827
Personally appeared Charles DeForest maker of the foregoing affidavit & made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me -
Sam Lockwood justice of Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with Charles Hawley maker of the foregoing affidavit and know him to be a credible person Stamford October 1 st 1827 Sam Lockwood justice of Peace

War Department
I hereby send you the affidavit you required - if it is not sufficiently in the matter, if you will do me the favor to point out the mode, I will immediately give the business my attention - Stamped Sept. 10. 1827 Garul Hullard
Pension office Sept 14 1827
State of Connecticut ss. Fairfield County I Thomas B Osborne Clerk of the County Court within and for said Fairfield County do hereby certify. That Samuel Lockwood whose signature appears to the within certificate is now as was at the date of his said certificate a Justice of the Peace within and for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court in Danbury this 27th day of September A D 1827
Thomas B Osborne Clerk of said County Court.

Pension office Sept 6th 1837
Mr. Orphanus
Washington -

Stanford (Connt.) Sept. 1. 1827
Sir
I wish some information relative to some recent proceedings concerning the pension of Henry Defew - until very lately he drew his pension in Connecticut - I am told he drew his last installment in New York upon making oath that his original certificate was lost - If he made such an oath it was false; for his pension-certificate is now in the hands of a person in this place & is well known to him to be there - as it was deposited by him in that place but a short time before he drew his last installment - Any information you can communicate with your convenience, give me relative to the business, will confer a favor upon
Yours very respectfully & obed Servt
Hon. Sam. Babson -
Gabriel Hubbard

Rec d Oct. 14 1827 Pension Office
Dr Sir
The Office requires as you see that you certify at the bottom of my Dis- -position that you know me & that I am a credible person -
C. Hawley
John Brattle Berkley
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War Department Pension Office, September 15. 1827
Sir,
I herewith return the affidavit which you forwarded to this Office in the case of Henry Depew. The magistrate who administered the oath is required to certify to the credibility of the witness, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
I am very respectfully, Your Obedt. Servt. J. S. Edwards
Gabriel Hubbard, Esq. Stamford, Connecticut

Stanford August 12 th 1818
Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Sir
Enclosed are the Papers of six applicants for Pensions, which were returned from the War Office for further proof - I understood from Judge Johnson to whom the Papers were first returned, that those of Henry Dewey & Ezra Ward were complete except want of the Judges certificate of their reduced income - status, this would have been had in the first instance, but was not then known to be necessary. It will be seen that the former deficiency is now supplied.
The additional proof in the other four cases is made out agreeably to the note on the back of Israel Jones Papers.
I am with much Respect
Your Obedt. Servt.
Simson H. Minor

Henry Klepaw, for new certificate transfer. —
George Wilson, New York.
Recd 9/15 Aug: 1826
Con 1102
Hon. Philip
Secy. Mar.
Barbary
Washington City. Dist. Columbia

New York Augt 11 th 1835.
Hon: Philip Barbour Esq
Yrs An old soldier named Henry Defew having lost his pension certificate applies for a new one and having removed from Connecticut on the pension roll of which his name was placed to the State of New York where he now resides. Since his name may be also transferred The papers are enclosed for the purpose of obtaining a new certificate and offering also evidence of his removal to this State. Have the goodness to transmit the requisite documents so that he may receive his pension by the first of September next. - Reply. Thomson
No. 51. Tuesday. New York -
The pensions as most pensions on our govern- -ments are is intolerably & miserably poor & would fain be held in remembrance amidst all the various perplexing affairs which occupy your departments I hope not to be disappoint- -ed

State of New-York, } ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, }
I, NICHOLAS DEAN, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County, Do hereby Certify,
THAT  Smith Quatt of the said City Esq whose deed is subscribed to the truth of the two annexed depositions was on the day of the date of the said jurat a Justice of the peace in and for the said City Court commencing 2 Seven and further the signatures so subscribed are genuine
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this 26 day of July 182 6
N Dean

In the matter of Henry Depew a Revolutionary Soldier and pensioner under the several acts of the Congress of the United States of America of the 28 th day of March 1810 and the First of May 1820.
City and County of New York ss:
On this twenty fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said city and County of New York, personally appeared Henry Depew who, on his oath declares that he is the same per- -son who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Jacob Wright in the regiment commanded by Colonel Philip Van Courtlandt in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the city and County of New York, in the State of New York where he in- -tends to remain, and wishes his pension to be then paya- -ble in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of New York was because he was desirous of boarding with an old acquaintance named Thomas Mat- -thews a cooper by trade whose mother in law used to live at depo- -nents house many years since and who invited deponent who had lost almost all his friends in the State of Connec- -ticut.

Connecticut to come and board with him in the city of New York as being less solitary and more comfortable for old age, which invitation deponent accepted and accordingly removed to the city and county of New York in the State of New York on or about the sixteenth day of September last, since which time he has married a wife in the city of New York aforesaid and settled himself and when he intends permanently to reside and continue his abode.
Henry Dyer his mark
Sworn to and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforsaid.
J. Brewster, Justice of the Peace
In the matter of Henry Dyer a revolutionary soldier and pensioner under the several acts of the Congress of the United States of America of the 18 th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820. —
City and County of New York
Deake Wilson formerly of Connecticut at present of the city of New York Minister of the Gospel being duly sworn to the Lord and say that he hath known the above-named Henry Dyer in the aforesaid affidavit named upwards of forty years from very near the peace at the close of the Re- -volutionary war, the said Henry Dyer having been highly

up in the neighbourhood in which deponent was born and deponent hath until within a few years always lived near him say within a mile and in the same neighbourhood in West Greenwich in the State of Connecticut and deponent saith that he also knew the family in which the said Henry Dufeu was brought up, and he further saith that he full knows him the said Henry Dufeu to be the same person described in the above affidavit made by the said Henry Dufeu and not other or different and he further saith that he this deponent was informed by his friends that the said Henry Dufeu was lately recognized by General Lafayette at Putnam's hill on his passage through Connecticut at the time of his late tour through the United States and that he the said General Lafayette then gave the said Henry Dufeu a guinea on shaking hands with him which deponent verily believes to be true and just as saith not.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this twenty fourth day of July 1826 and I do hereby certify that the said Drake Wilson the deponent is a person of veracity the same Henry Dufeu being well known to me.
Drake Wilson
E. Brewster, Justice of the Peace

State of New-York, } ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK.
I, NICHOLAS DEAN, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County, Do hereby Certify,
THAT  In the Oath of the said City Boy whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the two annexed depositions was on the day of the date of the said Jurat a justice of Peace in and for the said City duly commissioned & sworn of further that the signatures so subscribed are genuine are genuine
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, this 26 day of July 1826
N Dean

In the matter of Henry Dipeu a revolutionary Soldier and pensioner under the several acts of the Congress of the United States of America of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820.
City and County of
New York
On the twenty fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for said city and county of New York personally appeared Henry Dipeu who on his oath declares, that he is the same person who for- merly belonged to the company commanded by Jacob Wright in the regiment commanded by colonel Philip Van Courtlandt in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Connecticut, that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signa- ture and seal of the secretary of war; which cer- tificate on or about the tenth day of March last one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, at or near Sands point light house which is on the north side of Long-Island on the sound while on board of the Sloop Swan then commanded by captain Henry Berley coming from Connecticut to New York was with a considerable portion of his pension money, just before received and which

pension money said was in specie together with the said certificate in a pocket book lost over-board from the said ship by accident totally lost, the said pocket book with the said certificate sinking by the weight of the specie contained therein according to the best knowledge and belief of Henry Depeu before me this twentyfourth day of July 1826.
J. Brewt , Justice of the Peace
In the Matter of Henry Depeu a Revolutionary Soldier and pensioner under the several acts of the Congress of the United States of America of the 10 th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820
City and County of New York p. 5
Deane Wilson formerly of Connecticut at present of the city of New York Minister of the Gospel being duly sworn doth depose and say that he hath known the above na- -med Henry Depeu upwards of forty years, from very near the peace at the close of the Revolutionary war. the said Henry Depeu having been brought up in the neighbourhood in which deponent was born and deponent hath until within a few years always lived near him say within a mile and in the same neighbourhood in West-Greenwich in the State of Connecticut and deponent saith that he also knew the family in which the said Henry Depeu was brought

up, and he further saith that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above made by said Henry Dufeu affidavits, and not other or different and he further saith that he the deponent was informed by his friends that the said Henry Dufeu was lately recognised by General La Fayette at Putnam's hill on his passage through Connecticut at the time of his late tour through the United States and that he the said General La Fayette then gave the said Henry Dufeu a guinea on shaking hands with him which deponent only believes to be true and further saith not
Sworn and subscribed to, Drake Wilson
Before me, the twenty fourth day of July 1826 aforesaid and I do hereby certify that the above named deponent Drake Wilson is a person of veracity, the same Henry Drake being well known to me.
[Signature] Brett Justice of the Peace