Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44787, Christopher Closser, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Glosser, Christopher
S. 44787
CONTENTS

5522.
New York
Christopher Gofen Private.
Colo Livingston
New York line 5 Yrs 1778 in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 23 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Jan. 1819 and sent to Hon Mr. Hartshorne H. Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818 35.12 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00
Van Kortlandt 83.12
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued
Notification sent September 6th 1820 to John McCarthy Johnston New York

44 787 INVALID.
Rev.
File No. 44 787
Christopher Blofson Prim. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 96
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York ss. on this Fourteenth day of June 1820 personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County in said State and which court possess Common Law powers and constituted a court of Record by the constitution and laws of said State and in open court Christopher Crooker aged Sixty six years and upwards resident in the town of Minerva in the said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows that is that he joined in May 1778 the then fourth New York Regiment as a private man but in October in the same year he enlisted in said Regiment for during the War and joined a company then commanded by Lieutenant Gray's company as a private in Colonel Livingston Regiment of Infantry in the line of the said State in the army of the United States on the continental establishment that he has received a pension for said service that he believes that the date of his original application was on the 23 rd day of April 1818 as near as he is able to state and that the number of his pension certificate is No 5522 and the New York agency and that is dated the 22 nd day of January 1819 and that he is by occupation a schoolmaster that he is unable to procure employment except occasionally only and that he is unable to pursue hard labor and that he has a family composed of a wife named Mary aged about Seventy years that that is all what constitutes his family that his wife is weak and in a debilitated state of health and has been confined to her bed in a manner for about four months in consequence of her advanced age that she is unable to labor but little and in some light work only and that she resides with him. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 10 th day of March 1810 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby or to diminish it as to bring myself within

the provision 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 eighteenth 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 that is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed —
Christopher Cloper
Sworn to and declared on the 14 th day of June 1820 in open court before me
Simon Carchy Clerk
Schedule by me referred to
Real Estate I have none
Personal property as follows except my necessary clothing & Bedding. 2 Iron Pots 1 Brod Strainer 1 Do Small 50 1 Fire shovel & tongs 1 Ax & 2 Smoothing irons. 1 Brass candlestick & 1 Frying pan 2 Common Chests nearly unfit for use Old chairs & 1 table 2 Baskets & 1 Basketry 1 1/2 barrel flour cask 1 Small wood bowl & the ware & Kettle 2 Do Small and pewter Dish 3 Tablespoons 4 knives & 8 forks 6 plates and 2 bowls 3 cups & five saucers one brown earthen Jug & 3 pt Jug and 1 qt mug & tea pot Glassware 1 flask 1/2 pt measure — The whole amount of said Personal not exceeding $40.00 in value —
Christopher Cloper —

State of New York } Montgomery County } ss. John McCarthy Clerk of the Clerks Office } Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copies from the record of the said court. And I further certify that it is proved to the satis- faction of the said court by the oaths of two credible witnesses and that it is the opin- ion of the said court that the total am- ount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Forty Dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on the 14th day of June 1825.
Thom. Carthy

3322 Christopher Cooper
CW
mar 1899

Chris. Clouser
Correct by me M. ...
H. W. Herkimer

State of New York } Montgomery County } ss.
On the twenty third day of April One thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery aforesaid Appeared Christopher Blosser aged Sixty four years five months and Six days of the Town of Minden in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 Service war, that the said Christopher Blosser enlisted in the Month of May 1778. In the Nine months service before the Nine months expired I enlisted in a Company then commanded by Lieut. Gray in the 4 th New York Regiment after the Regiments were reduced I was drafted into the 2 nd New York Regiment commanded by Col. Philip Van Cortlandt he was on the Expedition with Genl. Sullivan against the Indians, and in Yorktown at the taking of Lord Cornwallis's Army in October 1781 he faithfully served until he was discharged at Newburgh in the State of New York the 8 th day of June in the year 1783, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services - his discharge his lost
Sworn before me this 23 d day of April 1818 -
Jacob Eather
Christopher Blosser

I certify that I am well acquainted with Christopher Clifton within named & know him to be in indigent circumstan- ces, & needs the assistance of his County for support.
Jany. 22 d 1819
J. H. H. H. Abner Phelps

William Murray do solemnly swear that I was well acquainted with the within named Christopher Blosser, and I know him to be the same person who served with me in the Revolutionary war — Sworn before me this 23 d day of April 1818 William Murray
Jacob Barker
I Jacob Barker one of the Judges aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Christopher Blosser did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy; and I do hereby transmit the proceedings, and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress this 23 d day of April 1818
Jacob Barker
State of New York
Montgomery County
I John M c Carthy Clerk of the Court of common pleas for the said County do certify that Jacob Barker whose name appears signed to the above Certificate and before whom the annexed declaration appears to have been made and sworn to and before whom William Murray's affidavit appears to have been taken was one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas for the said County on the 23 d day of April 1818
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court the 23 d day of June 1818
J. M c Carthy