Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4922, James Herrick, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Herrick, James
R 4922.
CONTENTS
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Vermont Revol
James Herrick Suspended
let. Hon. B. Swift 27. 1834 February
4922

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4922
P. O. _____
James Herrick
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

I am well acquainted with James Henrik Esq. and know him to be a man of the most strict integrity Feb 22. 1834 B Swift
East Sheldon Vt Feb 11
Yours
Hon Benjamin Swift Member Congress (Andrew) Washington D.C.

Sheldon Vt Feb 8 1834
This certifies that I was in the service of the united States in the revolutionary war four months in the year 1777 in the company commanded by Col Colby Chamberlin in the regiment commanded by Col Rosevelt Hopkins in the Spring of the year at Kings Ferry near Stony Point on Hudson River
I was also out about one month under Lieut Henderson At this time I started to go to guard the fort at the highland, on Hudson river but was detached with several others to go to guard the jail at Poughkeepsie in which were prisoners This was in the summer of 1778
I was out also  I think under Capt Samuel Watrous at Fishkill as a soldier and at another time I went to prison as a court martial in Dutchess County N York I was out these two last terms about three weeks
I was also in the service as a teamster carrying forage &c to Fishkill in the fall of 1779 and in December or January following under Judah Burton a commissary, and in the spring following I was out again I was in service these three last times about two months
James Herrick
This may certify that we the undersigned are personally acquainted with James Herrick the signer of the above statement and that we considered him a man of truth and veracity
Sheldon Feb 8, 1834
Jas. J. Gilbert Minister Sheldon Alvin Haselt

Hon. Benjamin Swift
Dear Sir
I send you a statement of my services in the revolutionary war together with the affidavit of my brother Jonathan Harris which I enclose. I wish you to present these to the proper board for revolutionary claims and if any thing further is required to prove my claim, please to write me what it is and give me such directions as you may think necessary. I do not know that I can get any other proof as I do not know of any other man living who is knowing to my being in the service but there may be something in form of writing which I can supply. I can't testify of military to the terms I was in the service but not particular as to the length each time.
Please to write me as soon as convenient and oblige
yours respectfully
East Sheldon Feb 8 1834
James Harris
Direct to East Sheldon

Personally appeared before me John Herrick Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the town of Duane- burgh Jonathan Herrick of the same place & stated as follows Viz That James Herrick was in the service of the United States in time of the Revolution war four months at Kings ferry in the company of Colby Cham- berlain in the Regiment of Roswell Hopkins Esq d Colo- nel for Commencing in April 1777 and in 1778 at Poughkeepsie one Month under Lieutenant Hendrickson guarding the Goal and in November 1779 the said James was a teamster about a month carrying forage &c to fishkill Jonathan Herrick
Subscribed and sworn before me the 15 th day of April in the year of our Lord 1833
John Herrick Justice
I certify that Jonathan Herrick is a person of Credibility
John Herrick Justice
State of New York Schenectady County 3. S.S.
I John S. Brooman Clerk of the said County do Certify, that John Herrick, be- fore whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with the hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper hand writing.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 16 th Day of April 1833.
John S. Brooman Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Herrick, John GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5901 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 26, 1794 to Stephen Thorne, assignee of Sam. How, adm rs .
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.