Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 2063, Frederick Clute, New York

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New York
Glute, Frederick
R 2063
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State of New York
Steuben County ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace Frederick Glute who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age and 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 viz one year and four months and for such services I claim a pension.
And this deponent further saith that the reason why he did procure the attendance of a clergyman at court when his pension papers were made out to certify to his character & belief of his services but that said clergyman had left the village of Bath when his case was called & could not be found to make said certificate and that he was then compelled to select two of his neighbors for that purpose.
Sworn before me this 12 th day of August 1833 and read over to said Glute Glute.
Frederick his X Glute mark
Paul C. Cook Justice Peace
State of New York
County of Steuben ss. I William H. Bull Clerk of the said County of Steuben in said State do hereby certify that Paul C. Cook Esq. is a Magistrate as above, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and truly believe his name subscribed to the above affidavit is his own true handwriting and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at Bath in said County of Steuben this 14 th August 1833
William H. Bull By Hervey G. Dep. Clerk.

State of New York } Seneca County } 6
On this sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at the Court House in Bath in the County & State aforesaid being a Court of record Frederick Glute a President of the town of Cohocton in the County & State aforesaid aged seventy years and upwards 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 7th 1830
1777
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated viz. That enlisted into the service of the United States on the 1st of May in the year 1777 at Niskayuna in the County of Albany where he then resided for the term of nine months to be employed on fatigue duty in cutting wood and burning coal to supply the United States work in the City of Albany and was employed on this duty until the 1st of February 1778 when he was discharged at the coal pits near Albany but did not receive a written discharge. The Superintendent Superintendent name was Robert Carrier
1778
That he again entered the service as a drafted militia man in March or April of the year 1778 at Niskayuna aforesaid where he then resided in a company under the command of Captain Henry Ostrander Lieut Jacob Weaver and Ensign Julius Ostrander and joined the Regiment at Glens Falls commanded by Colonel Schuyler and marched to Lake George and staid there about three months and then returned to Saratoga and was discharged at that place in December 1778. That he does not remember the names of the Continental officers as the militia did not encamp in the barracks with the regular troops. There was but one Regiment
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of Militia in this service
That he again into the service as a Volunteer about the last of July 1779 or first of August 1779 at Chiskawana aforesaid afore- said where he then resided joined his company at Albany, to relieve the people of Schoharie from the Tories and Indians - Major Schen- + Merhorn took the Command of the Volun- teers and Militia at Schoharie, but does not recollect the names of his company officers - they were all strangers to him. That he con- tinued in the service there for the term of three months and was discharged in October 1779. There were no regular troops there did not receive a written discharge
1780
That he entered again into the ser- vice as a Militia man in August 1780 at Chiskawana aforesaid where he then resided, joined his company at Schene- tady commanded by Capt Ostrom, Lieut. Jacob Weaver and Ensign Lewis Ostrander in an expedition against the Tories and In- dians on the Mohawk river. The expedi- tion was commanded by Gen Schuyler - March- ed up the river - passed through the German Flatts in Herkimer County as far as Fort Stan- wix - returned again to Schenectady where we were discharged about the first of October 1780. There were no Continental Troops in this expedition. Did not receive a written discharge
That he has no documentary or other proof of said services, nor does he know of any person by whom he can prove them. Born at Chiskawana aforesaid in the year 1760. Has no record of his age - Lived at Chiska- wana when called into service - Moved to Charleston Montgomery County New York - Moved from there to Chenango County, Penn

of Sherburn - Moved from there to Cones- ton Steuben County where he now resides Called into the service in the manner already stated. Cannot add any further particulars of the names of officers or the general circumstances of his services, nor can he say any thing further in relation to his discharges
That he can prove his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution by Gabriel Dusenbury and James Henry
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
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Frederick his Glute mark
Mo S. Rumsey Sep 11th Steuben County
We Gabriel Dusenbury and James Henry of the town of Cones-ton in the county of Steuben do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Frederick Glute whose name is subscribed and who was here sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be seventy years of age and 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 to & subscribed the Gabriel Dusenbury day and year aforesaid James Henry
Mo S. Rumsey Sep 11th Steuben County

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories put 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 Gabriel Sluzenbury and James Henry who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said town of Cohocton and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Ezra Chapin Nehemiah Williams Paul C. Cook Geo. L. Bullock
I David Rumsey Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the ap- plication of Frederick Clute for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 16th day of October 1832
D. Rumsey
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Frederick Clute
do hereby certify that the within papers pass through the hands of the Clerk with names in the same manner in which they now pass Daniel Darrow formerly Member of Court In Vol. 6. p. 62 - 15 days 63 - 13. do
In matter of Frederick Clute Pension application
Declaration

Frederick E
Rev.
New York
Suspended Oct 7th '32
Letter 6 Nov '33
Impf
Letter to Mon. G. W. Day 23 March '36
" " A. L. Lynde Nov 16 '46
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Messrs Amos & Campbell
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CLUTE, FREDERICK, (N.Y.) R-2063

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Frederick Clute which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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CLUTE, FREDERICK (N.Y.) R-2063

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the depositions  affidavits in such a situation or deposition as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 state with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held during such service. The amount of the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such declarations should be rejected. Declarations which merely state 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.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
RECEIVED
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P. O. _____
Frederick Clute
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized.
_____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____
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Fred Clark Hyattsville
1500 New Hampshire Ave. Washington 10, D.C. Museum of Natural History
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Warsaw New York
Nov. 7. 1846
J. L. Edwards Esq Dr. Sir
Fredrick Collette applied for a pension some years since & the claim was suspended. Will you do me the favor to inform me what service Mr. Clute claimed, what portion of it is satisfactorily established & what further proof will be required to establish the claim
Respectfully Yours
A. L. Lynde
indorse
all sent enclosed
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Mrs. G. Smith Frederick Bluff
Mr. G. W. Lay PR

Perry, March 5, 1836.
Dear Sir, Some three or four years ago, Frederick Clute, then living at Conhocton, Steuben Co. applied for a Pension under the act of June 7, 1832; — Shortly after his application was presented, he removed to this town, where he now resides; — And since that time his agent Daniel Cruger, Esq. of Bath, has also removed, and his present place of residence is not known to Mr. Clute. —
Mr. Clute has never had any intelligence respecting the result of his application, and in order to obtain such intelligence, I take the liberty to request you to make the necessary enquiries on the subject at the Pension Office, and inform me of the present state of his case.
Very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
Hon. Geo. W. Lay, House of Representatives.
Mason G. Smith.