Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45382, Amasa Holdridge, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Holdridge, Amasa
S. 45382
CONTENTS

(2409)
New York Roll
V Amasa Holdridge
Capt Pratt private
New York Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
subscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of April 1818 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of Sept. 1818 and forwarded to Samuel Haring Esq. Albany New York
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 $ 38:93 .
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819  48. 00
Int's 4 Mos. 26 days . $ 86:93
Van Schaick { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
one year
Albany  Albany Co

DECLARATION.
State of New-York. } ss. ALBANY COUNTY.
PURSUANT to an Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the said United States, in the Revolutionary War, I Amasa Holdridge of the Town of  transient person in the County of
and State of New-York aforesaid, DO HEREBY make the following solemn Declaration under oath, before the Hon. Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Albany and State aforesaid, in the terms following, to wit:—I do solemnly and sincerely swear and declare, that I am a resident Citizen of the said United States, to wit, in the town, county and state aforesaid; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further declare, that I served in the War of the Revolution, against the common Enemy, in the capacity of a private in the Continental Line, and that I served in the said War until the end thereof
that I belonged to Captain De Witt  Bratton's  Company , in Colonel Daniel  Van  Brussel's  Regiment , in the line —That I entered the said service on or about the 1st  day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and 76. or 77.  one and was discharged on the accordingly, by order of Genl. Samuel Haring  that I left the said service by reason of
thousand seven hundred and 76. or 77.  a discharge at that time, and afterwards served under Genl. Haring, this in the same service  and received my discharge at the close of the war at Yorktown, Columbia County, from Colonel  Elisha  that my discharges are lost, and it is out of my power to prove further. And I do further declare, that in addition to my former Declaration, and pursuant to the restrictions of the aforesaid Act, I do hereby freely relinquish every claim I have to any and every Pension which might or has been allowed me by the said United States. previous to the passing of this act
IN WITNESS whereof, I have subscribed this Declaration, in presence of the Judge above me, at Albany in the State of New-York, this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Amasa Holdridge
Sworn this 9th day of April 1818 before me Sam Haring Judge of Albany Co. N.Y.
Judge's Certificate.
State of New-York. } ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY.
I, Samuel Haring Esquire , a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Albany and State of New-York, (the said Court being a Court of Record within the said State) do hereby CERTIFY , to the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act of the Congress of the said United States, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled " An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War ," that the said Amasa Holdridge named in the foregoing Declaration, personally appeared before me the said Judge, on this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen,

and in my presence subscribed the same Declaration; and at the same time, in due form of law, took an Oath before me, on the holy evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was true—And I having examined the said Amasa Holdridge touching the matters in the said Declaration contained, and having also taken the Deposition of the said Amasa Holdridge which accompanies this Certificate and the said Declaration, and being satisfied that the facts stated therein are true, and the only evidence in the power of the said Holdridge to produce, I do further Certify, that it appears to my entire satisfaction, that the said Amasa Holdridge did actually serve in the Revolutionary War aforesaid, against the common Enemy, in the manner and for the time by him stated in his said Declaration, and that the said Declaration is in other respects true. All which said proceedings had before me, and the testimony produced in the case, I do certify and transmit to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, according to the direction of the Act of Congress aforesaid.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed my Seal, at Albany in the State of New-York, this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Sam l Haring
Clerks Office City & County of Albany } I certify that Sam l Haring above named was a Judge of the Common Pleas in and for the City and County of Albany at the time the preceding Certificate was signed — In Testimony whereof I have affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 9th April 1818
George Murchant Clk

State of New York
Columbia County.
I Cornelius Miller Clerk of the County of Columbia do hereby certify that Jonathan L Olin is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for this County duly commissioned & qualified That Joseph D. Morrill is Recorder of the City of Hudson duly commissioned & qualified That full faith & credit is due
to their official acts I am acquainted with this hand writing & know the same to be theirs In testimony
whereof I have affixed the seal of this office. this 28 th day of August. 1811
C Miller Clerk

State of New York
Columbian. Eliza Williams of the City of Hudson Chancellor at Law being duly sworn saith - he is well acquainted with Col David Pratt with Col John McIntire whom affidavits are annexed - They are gentlemen of perfectly good character & entitled to full credit thereby - This Deponent also knows Amasa Talcott the Widow in these affidavits named - he is only poor - in perfect ignorance - & is in a great degree supported by the charity of her friends - is an old man informed.
Sworn this 28th day of August 1820 }
(And for the rest not
J. M. McMill
E Williams
Recorder of Deeds

State of New York.
Columbia County ss. On this 28 th day of August 1880. before me Joseph D. Moore recorded of the City of Hudson former- -nally appears John McKinley aged Seventy three — years — a resident of the Town of Germantown in the County of Columbia — who being by me duly sworn, says that he is well acquainted with Amasa Holdridge a soldier in the Revolutionary War — after his term in the nine months lives expired he the said Amasa Holdridge included under Lieutenant Henry Moore as this disponant believes in the Company com- -manded by Capt. ————— Newell in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Marenus Wright — in which Regiment this disponant was Major — in the year 1781 — during that year this disponant says said Holdridge in service at Saratoga — and knows that he continued in service more than nine months — And further saith not.
Sworn this 28 th day of August. 1880 —
John McKinley
J. D. Moore
Record of Author

Volume
N Y K Roll
Amasa Holdridge
9. ant.
Samuel Haring
also N.Y.K.
Admitted.
Wm Schank N.Y. Regt.
not on rolls

State of New York
Columbia County ss On this twenty Seventh day of April In the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred Eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for and for the County of Columbia In the State of New York personally appeared Colonel David Pratt aged Twenty nine years of the County of Columbia says that he is well acquainted with Amasa Holcomb, and that he the said Amasa Holcomb was a soldier in the revolutionary war that he was enlisted by and served in the company commanded by Captain Joel Pratt for the Regiment of Colonel Van Schaick - That he the said Amasa Holcomb enlisted in the  the  the some time in the spring of the month of May  March  April  May  March  April  May  March  April by the said Capt Joel Pratt & continued to serve as a soldier in said company for nine months & in the company commanded by the said Joel Pratt. And that this deponent saw the said Amasa Holcomb at Fort George in the month of September or October as a soldier in said company  as a soldier in said company  Pratt  Pratt for & continued to serve for the said nine months until he was regularly discharged - This deponent further saith that according to the best of his recollection & belief - he also said the said Amasa

Had a ride at Saratoga at the taking of Burgoyne by the month of October. Sworn to know that he was there. That he was engaged in the taking of Burgoyne as a soldier. And further this deponent saith not. David Pratt
Sworn to before me on the 27th of April 1810-
Jonathan C. Olsted One of the Judges of Columbia Common Pleas, _____

45 382
Rev INVALID.
No. 45 382
Amasa Holdridge
Prim. Prev. War
Act: 18" March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 234
[Arrangement of 1870.]