Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,830, John C Decker, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Decker, John C.
NUMBER
R. 2830
CONTENTS
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No 38.710
John C. Decker dec.
NY
Elizalet Decker Mch 13,
to same May 11. 1854, 54
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Ad June 7 1832

(Persons making application at the Comptroller's or Secretary of State's Office, for searches, or certificates of service of any person, in the army of the U. S. during the revolutionary war, should give the name and ranks held by such person; the nature of the service; whether in the Infantry, Cavalry, or Artillery, &c.; in the regular army or militia; the names of the officers commanding the regiments and companies at the time of enlistment, service and discharge, as near as can be given. The names should be given with care, and in a legible hand.)
In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
  1780 - October 30 John C. Decker Private No. of Cert'e issued, 27802 $ 1. 8. 5  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do  do do do 
State of New-York,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, March 3 1851
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Books No. Six now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
  1st under Capt. John Shaver in Lt. Col. Henry Livingston Regiment.  2d " " " " "  3d " " " " "  4th " " " " "  5th " " " " "  6th " " " " "  7th " " " " "  8th " " " " "  9th " " " " "  10th " " " " "  11th " " " " "  12th " " " " "  14th " " " " "  15th " " " " "  16th " " " " " 
I have examined the records for the service of John C. Decker and find entries, as above, amounting to £
aw Lee
Examining Clerk:
Ph. P. Fuller
Comptroller.

No 38,710
John C. Decker, do
New York
June 7, 1832,

Anoca March 1 first 1854
Dear Sir my Father John B Decker was a revolutionnary Soldier and his lawfull heir Eliphalet Decker have sent to the Comptrollers office and have obtained a certificate at Albany to prove that it is so and this certificate i enclose with these lines for your inspection the reason why i have not sent it before is because my neighbors said that i could get nothing for the want of more evidence but i do not see why i should want more for i know he said he served and he was called a man of truth and the certificate shows that he did serve if more evidence is needed i cannot get it for they are all dead that know any thing about it i do not know as i need say any more only that i am a poor man and destitute of a home and have to get a living by days work but infirmity and old age is coming on i am not very able to do it now Sir under these considerations if you in law and conscience can give me any thing i would receive it gladly yours with respects Eliphalet Decker
Please to send me a line to Anoca Steuben Co Ny

My Father John C Decker was married to my mother his second wife 1790 he in the state of Connecticut, town of Norfolk. my father enlisted in Columbia Co, NY and i claim eight months service from the fact that he told me with his own mouth that he served six months and was taken sick and sent home on furlough and before he got well so as to return the company or regiment, was, dismissed he served as a carpenter on or near lake Champlain, my father died 1834 in Steuben, Co, NY in the 88 th year of his age my mother died 1843 in her 76 th year of her age there is four children living there is two more that we have not heard from for some time do not know whether living or dead
Adroca May 5 th 1854
Dear sir the above is what I have got from my parents and if necessary i would be qualified to it while my father was yet living i thought i would get a pension for him and wrote a letter to Graten S Wheeler then a congress man from this Co and he wrote me an answer that he would do all he could for me and there i dropped it, then my father gave me the details of his services the particular time he enlisted i do not remember I do not see why you could not receive this testimony as sufficient the certificate from Albany is one witness that he did serve and now i give the time he did serve my mother would be entitled to something if i could get anything you must have good patience for my hand is shaky you please write me a line I am yours & Eliphaleet Decker I would a com of pensions

We the under signed having been acquainted with Eliphalet Decker son of John C Decker for the last twenty five years believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that he would not state any thing but facts in the case of his father being entitled to a pension
Joseph Matthewson William Allen Albert Straight Michael Sipkes John Sipkes Darin L. Robords William Mackie Robert Mackie 2 nd William Robords George Robords William Dunton Salmon Wadsworth James Gaston David Stevenson John T. Allen 2 nd Gilbert Reed Robert Mackay H. S. Noe

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1890 Nov 11 Mr Beckwith history in person Prior
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P. O.
John C. Decker
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18