Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13429, Jeremiah Horton, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Horton, Jeremiah
S. 13429
Carded
CONTENTS

New York - 14,991
Jeremiah Horton
of Orange in the State of N. York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Wood, of the regt commanded by Col. Nichols in the N. York line for 8 mos 11 dys private
Reduced from $40 per annum
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 27 Dollars 88 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1835, [the time to which he was last paid at the rate of $40 per]
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of No- vember, 1837- and sent to Walter Case, New Windsor, N. York
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1837 $ 69:70 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 M. 1838 = 13:94
$ 83:64
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by S. A. Elliott Clerk Book E 2 Vol. 4 Page 31
Pen. Agent N.Y. Nov. 18, 1837.
Same Nov 29. 1837.
Order to pay 23. Decr 1837.
Order to pay 6. Oct 1838

Brief No 10,851
Jeremiah Horton
Adm'd retained
4516 Set vs 5 Dec
H. W. Elliott Soshen
N.L. P/28
In Set to Walter Case July 11 31

No 10851-
BRIEF in the case of Jeremiah Horton of Blooming Grove County of Orange — in the State of New York — (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
Before a
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he?
73 years —
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 July — — 5 — private Genl. John Wood — Colo   1777. — 4 — Corporal Nichols — Gov t — Genl. Clinton —   1780 — 3 — private Capt: John Minthorne — Colo   From 1781 to the conclusion of the War — — — " Ellison —   Capt: Thos. McKinstrey — Colo   Malcomb — Capt. Futhill   Colo. Woodhull —  
5. In what battles was he engaged?
none —
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
at Blooming Grove as above —
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
2 living Witnesses —
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
They are not conformable to the Regulation, —
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
James Ord —
Examining Clerk.

State of New York Orange County
On this seventeenth day of September 1832 personally appeared before me one of the judges of the court of common pleas it being a court of record Jeremiah Horton a resident of Blooming Grove in said county 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 7 1832 That he entered the service of the United States during the revolutionary war under the following named officers & served as herein stated. In July of the year 1775 he enlisted into a corps of five months men in the company commanded by Capt John Wood in Col. Nichols Regiment & Gov. George Clinton's Brigade which was composed of four regiments to wit Colonels Swartwout Pauding Nicholl & Thomas. The Brigade encamped near Kings bridge about 12 miles from New York. When Washington retreated from New York to the White Plains Clinton's Brigade retreated to the same place. About the 25 of Dec following Col. Nichols Regiment was virtually dismissed at Peekskill & this applicant returned home having fulfilled his term of 5 months. In the year 1777 a requisition was made for soldiers & the militia was classed and one for every class of eight was required for four months. This applicant entered and done duty as a corporal for the four months in Capt John Minthorne's company in Col. Ellison's Regiment. About the last of August July or first of August the Regiment was stationed at Fort Montgomery on the west side of the North river. Col. Dubois Regiment of standing troops was also at the same fort. Samuel Logan was a major in the said Regiment Capt Moody had a company of Artillery on duty

at the same time & place who were enlisted for three years or during the war. General James Clinton commanded the garrison. The fort was taken the 7 of October following by the British; a number of our regiment were killed & the prisoners were taken to New York where the greater part died with the small-pox. In 1780 he again entered the army as a substitute for a class under the command of Capt Thomas McKinty, 1st Lieut Samuel Utley & Lieut Peter Ten Broek in Col. Malcom's Regt for three months. The Regt upon being at Fishkill went from thence to Stony Point then to Dobbs Ferry returned shortly after to West Point from thence to Albany then up the Mohawk River to Canajoharie & kept a small garrison at Stone Arabia. Capt McKinty's company was detached at this place to guard a drove of beef cattle & a number of Battery loaded with flour for the troops at Fort Stanwix now the flourishing village of Rome. The fort was commanded by Col Van Schaick. While on this service Col McKinty's Regt had a brush with a party of Indians & Tories commanded by the noted Col. Brant. The enemy was repulsed with the loss of all their plunder except horses. Two Indians were left dead on the ground 30 white Tories were taken prisoners with little loss on our side. After the company joined the Regt at Schenectady near Herkimer a sergeant was one of the guard that took the 30 prisoners to Goal in the city of Albany. The term of service expired about the 25 of October & the Regt was discharged by verbal orders at Albany on the first day of November & they were furnished with two days provision but no pay & left to get home 130 miles the best way they could.
When at home he was enrolled & done duty in the company (as a corporal) commanded by Capt Andrew Muller in Col John Hathorn's Regiment of Militia.

He served as a corporal in said company when re- quired from the spring of 1777 to 1781 except the 3 months service in Col. Meadorn's Regt. In 1781 he removed into the beat of Capt. Futhills company in Col. Wood- hulls Regt where he did duty as a private to the con- clusion of the war. The number of tours of mili- tia duty performed by him during the war is not within the reach of his memory as he left no written memorandum depending as he did up- on his officers not one of whom is in existence to his knowledge. He recollects three tours of ser- vice performed at Minisink on the Delaware Riv- er above Carpenter's Point in guarding the frontier from the Indians. Three tours at West Point a part of the time laboring on the fortifications and at least twenty tours of duty he performed over the moun- tains between Goshen & New York to visit Barne- sborough Danarus English neighborhood and at sever- al passes & situations in that vicinity sometimes as a substitute for an older brother for all which services beside occasional alarms upon which he turned out he has never received any pay from Government either state or general except for the five months service & from three to four dollars for one tour of militia service. The length of time of the several tours were from 9 to 23 days but what were called relief tours were for about 15 days
He was born in Southold Suffolk county on Long Island Nov 12 th 1759 & left there & removed to the town of Blooming Grove in the county of Or- ange in the winter of 1774 or 1775 where he resided when he entered the service & where he has since now resides. The record of his age he believes is in the possession of his elder brother's family in the county of Ontario in this State nearly 300 miles

from here. He was called into the service as before related. The names of officers he has given in the preceding declaration. He never received a written discharge nor so far as his recollection goes was it usual to grant written discharges for the kind of service performed by him. He has no documentary evidence in his possession but refers to the affidavits of Ezra Howell & David Stevens for proof of part of his service & their belief of his further service & character for truth & veracity.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. I have subscribed the days hereinafter mentioned before me J. W. Elliott Jeremiah Boston
And the said Judge doth hereby declare that in his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier of the age stated by him & that he served as he states. And he further states certifies that it appears to him that Ezra Howell who signed the certificate herewith annexed is a resident of Blooming Grove & David Stevens who signed another certificate is a resident of Newburgh both of Orange County are credible persons & that their statements are entitled to full faith & credit.
J. W. Elliott

State of New York Orange County ss. I Asa Dunning Clerk of the county of Orange Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Orange Do hereby certify That Aaron W. Elliott before whom the preceding declaration was sworn and whose name appears to the above certificate is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Orange which is a Court of record and the signature of A. W. Elliott subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate is his genuine signature - and I further certify that Ipe Woodhull before whom the annexed affidavit of David Stevens was sworn and Nathan H. White before whom the annexed affidavit of Ezra Howell was sworn was at the time I notice of the proceedings in and for the said county of Orange and that their signatures subscribed to the said affidavits is their genuine signatures -
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Seventeenth day of September 1832 Asa Dunning

state of New York } On the 13 th day of September 1832 Orange County - } before me came David Greenwich Stevens, who being duly sworn doth depose that he was well acquainted with Jeremiah Horton in the year 1775 and from that time to this. That he remembers that in the sum- mer of 1776 the said Horton served during the five months service under Capt John Wood in Col. Nichols Regiment. That he remembers of the said Horton being at Fort Montgomery under Capt. Mather three or four weeks. at Westpoint at several times under Capt Miller the length of time not recollected, at Minink twice two, three weeks or more each time. and over the mountains at Shuarts. Pavenus. Peapins. Tappan and along the Hudson River up and down at several times at which times and places this deponent served with the said Horton. and that it was generally reported in his neighborhood that the said Horton was in the service at other times during the Revolutionary war and from his own knowledge and general report he believes the said Jeremiah Horton served in the revolutionary war at least two years and that he is a man of undoubted truth & integrity
David Stevens
Sworn to and subscribed before me September 13 th 1832
Jesse Wood Jr Justice Peace

State of New York Greene County } on the 17 day of Septm 1832 Before me came Ezra Howell of the town of Bloomingrove who being duly sworn doth depose that he was well acquainted with Jer- emiah Horton in the year 1775 & from that time to this. That he remembers that in the sum- mer of 1776 the said Horton enlisted in the five months service under Capt John Wood in Col Nichols Regt. That he remembers that he was absent on that duty for that time with the exception of one or two days when he returned home in the town of Bloomingrove Schoharie then in  Bloomingrove  now  now in said county. That he well re- members his looks when he did return which was in the winter season
That afterwards this deponent was on a tour of duty in the same company of militia under Capt Andrew Miller in Col Hetherers Regiment at or near Stony Point on the North River the season that the British had possession of Stony Point for about two weeks. That it was well known in his neighborhood that the said Horton was on the service at other times during the revolutionary war & that he is a man of undoubted truth & integrity. Ezra Howell
Sworn To & Subscribed this 17 th Sept. 1832 before me
Nat l H l White, Jus. peace
Greene County } on the 26 th of December 1832 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of common pleas of said county Jeremiah Horton who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & conse- quent loss of memory & the absence of documenta- ry evidence he cannot swear positively as to the

precise length of service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following order to wit In 1776 he served five months in Capt Woods company as a private
In 1777 he entered for four months & served from about the 10 th of July until the 7 th of October when Fort Montgomery was taken as a corporal and from whence he escaped after the British had entered the fort which was about three months
In 1780 he served as a private in Capt McIntire's company three months & six days beside the time necessary to return home from Albany
In 1781 he done duty in Capt Smith's company as a private at least one month
From 1777 to 1781 he was a corporal in Capt Milers company of Militia (except the 3 months service) & performed three tours of duty at Minunk of at least six weeks. Three tours at West Point of at least one month at least Two months at sundry times at Burnside Poughkeepsie and in that vicinity beside turning out upon a alarm at least two months & that he has no doubt that he performed service as a corporal at least eighteen months & as a private at least eight months
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Sworn & subscribed the
Jeremiah Horton
26 Dec 1832 before me
J. W. Elliott
State of New York On this day personally appeared Ara Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County. So Archie Certifying That Horace W Elliott before whom the preceding affidavit of Jeremiah Horton was sworn was at the time and now is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County which is a Court of record & that his signature subscribed to the said affidavit is his genuine signature
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 27 th day of December 1832 - Ara Dunning

aw December 12, 1924.
Honorable Louis C. Cramton, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr Cramton:
In response to your letter of the eighth instant, I have the honor to furnish you herewith, the records of the Revolutionary War pensioners named Horton and Thayer who served in the New York Troops.
8,134 29  Jeremiah Horton was born at Southold, New York, November 12, 1759.
He served as a private and corporal in the New York Troops, as follows:
From July 1776, for five months, in Captain John Wood's Company, Colonel Nichols' Regiment.
During 1777, for four months, in Captain John Minthorn's Company, Colonel Ellison's Regiment.
During 1780, for three months, in Captain Thomas McKinstry's Company, Colonel Malcolm's Regiment.
Between the spring of 1777 and 1781, at various times, whenever called upon, under Captains Bertholf, Sayres, Bailey and Andrew Miller, in Colonel John Hathorn's Regiment. 1

From 1781 to the end of the war, whenever called upon, under Captains Tuthill and Marvin, in Colonel Woodhull's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 17, 1832, while living at Blooming Grove, New York. The date of his death is not on record. It is not stated whether he was married. ( S. 13489 )
Samuel Horton was born at Goshen, New York, March 4, 1763.
He served as a private in the New York Troops as follows:
From June 1778, for one month, in Captain Harding's Company,
From the fall of 1778, for four months, in Captain Swazy's Company, Colonel Tuston's Regiment.
In 1781, or 1782, for three months, in Captain McKinstry's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1832, while living in Canandaigua County, New York. Date of death is not on record. It is not stated whether he was married. ( S.15172 )

William Horton was born July 16, 1763, at Dobbs Ferry, New York.
He served as a private in the New York Troops, as follows:
From August 1777, for three months, in Captain Schermerhorn's Company, Colonel Wemples' Regiment.
From May, to December 1780, in Captain DuBois' Company, Colonel DuBois' Regiment.
From April to October 1781, in Captain Silas Gray's Company, Colonel John McKinstry's Regiment.
Three months, dates not stated, in Captain Gideon King's Company, Colonel Waterman's Regiment.
He also served in the Vermont Troops, from April 1782, for nine months as a Sergeant in Captain James Borden's Company, under Major Gideon Bronson.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 11, 1832, while living at Rome, New York. He died April 4, 1842. It is not stated whether he was married. ( S.13446 )
Jason Horton was born in Suffolk County, New York, December 18, 1838.
He served as a private in the New York Troops, as follows:

From 1776, whenever called out, at various times, amounting to two years in all, under Captains John Jackson, Swazy, Jones and Little, in Colonel Tuston's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1832, while living in Somerset County, New Jersey. He married Mary J Ferry on March 4, 1783. He died December 28, 1837, at Somerville, New Jersey. ( R. 5241 )
Benjamin Horton served as a private in the New York Troops as follows: from June 1776, for six months, in Captain Jonathan Bailey's Company, Colonel Drake's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1832, while living in Southold, New York, aged seventy-eight years. The date of his birth is not on record. He married Anna Goldsmith in June 1786. He died September 19, 1834. ( R.5238 )
Ezekiel Thayer was born July 4, 1757, in Bellingham, Massachusetts.
He served as a private in the New York Troops as follows:
* Mary Terry

From May 1776, for nine months, in Captain George Darrow's Company, Colonel Van Dyck's Regiment.
From February 1777, for two months, in Captain Walker's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 3, 1832, while living at Kent, Connecticut. He died February 14, 1837. It is not stated whether he was married. ( S.14690 )
John Thayer served as a private in the New York Troops from 1775 for three years and four months, officers not stated.
He also served from 1781 to the close of the war as a matross in Captain Matchin's Company, Colonel Lamb's Regiment of Continental Artillery.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818, while living at Hardwick, New York, aged sixty-two years. Dates of birth and death are not on record. It is not stated whether he was married. ( S. 42493 )
If full copies of the papers in any of the above noted claims are desired, photoestat copies will be fur- 5

nished under the provisions of the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, at the rate of fifteen cents a page, with twenty-five cents extra for certification in each claim, if that is desired.
Very Truly yours,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr Morgan Chief Clerk consulted before this letter was written and it was personally signed by Mr Haymaker

1924 Dec. 12 } Data to Hon. L. C. Crampton
Reframed
13.429 INVALID.
File No. 13.429
Jeremiah Horton Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 179
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jeremiah Horton N.Y. act 7. June 40$ - when last paid?
G.T.C.
18 Nov 37.
p to the 4 March 1835
J.H.

Oct 25.
Ans. Gen. Harlin
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Mechanics' Bank.
New York Oct 3 d 1835.
Sir.
I wrote you yesterday in relation to future payments to be made to Jeremiah Horton I have this morning received yours of 1 st Instant which you say "The Order from this Office of the 25 th Inst to pay his stipend is hereby rescinded."
You surely do not intend to annul that Order so far as regards the payment already made to Horton. Allow me to refer you to my Letter of 19 th Ult o and to request the favor of an early answer.
I am respectfully Your Ob d Serv t ! J. Fleming Presd Open 3
James L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions.

2/11/24
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington
Dear Mr. President In reply to your letter of the 10th inst. on the subject of the pension of the late James L. Edwards, Esq., Commissioner of Pensions, I have the honor to inform you that...

Mechanics' Bank
New York Sept 19 th 1835
Sir.
I have received your Letter of 15 th Inst. with regard to the restoration of Jeremiah Horton's Name to the roll of this Agency & his immediate suspension, I beg leave to remark that he was paid at this Bank from 4 th March 1831 to 4 th March 1835, on the 31 st Ultimo, as a pensioner residing within the limits of this Agency; it was subsequently discovered that his name was by mistake inserted in the Albany List; my Letter to you of 12 th was designed to have his name transferred to this Agency in order to warrant the payment as above mentioned, which it is hoped you will sanction, no payment having been made to him at Albany.
I will merely add that Mr Horton the pensioner above named was introduced to me in such manner as to induce a perfect reliance upon his Character for integrity &c
I am respectfully Your Obedt Servt
W m Fleming Pres d pen. ag!
James L. Edwards Esq r

Oct 9.
Rev. Horton,
James L. Edwards Esq rs Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Mechanics Bank.
New York Oct. 7 th 1835.
Sir.
I am favored with yours of 5 th Instant. Jeremiah Horton private at $40. Orange Co was paid at this agency from 4 th March 1831 to 4 th March 1835, as you were advised in my Letter of 19 th Ultimo.
I am respectfully
Sir.
Your obed. Serv.
W. Fleming Presd t & pens agt.
James L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions.

Genl Horton, Sep Declaration
1776 0. 5. 0 - mo  days Copt Wood & Copt Miller See Vol 8. p 1 1777 0. 4. 26 - " Miller, Bailey, Muthorn, Lt Dobbins & Howell Vol 2 p 13 1778 0. 3. 0 - " " " Sayre 1779 - 0. 3. 8 - " " Muthorn McCannely Lt Dobbins & Howell Vol 9 p 22 1780 - 0. 2. 10 - " Sayre. Lt Dobbins & Wells " - 0. 3. 7 - " McKinstrey. Vol 3. p 32 - mo 3. 5 days 1781 - 0. 1. 5 - " Marvin & Raymond
From Mr. Horton's Memorandum. Sent to Govt but kept at the time
1776 - 0. 5. 0. Enlisted. Copt Woods Company Col Nichols Jan'y 1777 0. 0 14. Copt Miller " 0. 0. 13. - same " 0. 0. 17. Lt Dobbins " 0. 0 18. Copt Bailey " 0. 2. 15. " Muthorn. Col Ellis Vol 9. p 22 " 0. 0. 28. " " do " " " " 0. 0. 15. Lt Howell 1778 0. 0. 18. Copt Bailey. Col Hawthorn Vol 2 p 13 May - " 0. 0. 18. " Miller June " 0. 0. 18. " Sayre July - " 0. 0. 18. Lt Sayre Sept - " 0. 0 18. Copt Bartholf Oct " 0. 1 - 0. Lieut Howell Nov " 0 0. 17. " Gull April 1779 - 0. 0. 18 - Copt Muthorn Vol 2 p 13 June " 0. 1. 0. - same Aug " - 0. 0. 18. " Miller & Sept - " 0. 0. 19 - " McCannely Dec " 0. 0. 17 - Lieut Dobbins. Copt Miller Comp y .

Continued
March 1780 - a. a. 17. Lieut Vance June - " 0. 0. 18. " Wiles July - " 0. 3. 7. Capt McKinstrey Col McCleomb Vol 3. p 33 April 1781 0. 0. 19. " Miller - In Vol 8 p 2 - 5 dups only " 0. 0. 17. " Manarin " 0. 0. 19. " Raymond

Payments to be made
at N. York
by Res. U.S. Br. H.
Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
(N. York)
Open new certificate for 8 mos. 11 ds. pri $27.88
Walter Case new Windsor Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 3 Page 61 by G. C. Stiles
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Jeremiah Horton of the State of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary
is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 29 day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
# John B. Robbins Acting Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
# John B. Robbins

Mechanics Bank New York 13 th December 1837
Sir,
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of Jeremiah Horton a Private at $27 88 per annum, under the act of 7 th June 1832, who claims his pension from the 4 th of March 1835, the suspension of which, was removed by your Letter of the 18 th ultimo,
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt J. D. D. D.
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Mechanics Bank New York 3 rd October 1838
Sir
I enclose for your examination, the papers in the case of Jeremiah Horton, a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832, who claims his pension from the 4 th September 1837.
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt
W Leonard Clerk
Acting Pension Agent
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Nov 29.
James M. [unclear] the [unclear] [unclear]
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Mechanics Bank New York 27 th Nov. 1837
Sir
Your Letter of the 18 th Inst. directs me to pay "Jeremiah Horton, at the rate of $27 \frac{88}{100} per annum, from 4 th March 1835, when he was last paid, to the period of the last Semi-annual payment"
I beg leave to ask, if this pension should not be paid, from 4 th March 1831, deducting a former payment of one Hundred and Sixty Dollars,
I am Very Respectfully
Yours, Obed Servt
J. Lovilland Pl
James L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

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Frederick Herben
James L. Edwards

James D. ... Jeremiah Horton
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James L Edwards
Dr Sir
Enclosed I send A copy of Jeremiah Norton's original memoranda of his services in The Revolutionary War with his affidavit proving it to be a copy from the original His pension certificate which was found in possession of Judge Elliot will be returned if the applicant's pension should be increased —
I send herewith also the papers of Thomas Shuddel Administrator of the goods & chattels &c of Thomas McCollum a deceased pensioner of the United States viz The letter of Administration Surrogates certificate and Pension Certificate with a power of attorney to receive the money —
I also send enclosed an affidavit to rebut the charge of extortion and fraud made (as I have been informed) by Robert Davenport and filed in your office — Where I am personally  known know I should think it superfluous. But being principally known to you through my communications with your office I have thought it due to myself to make this explanation
I Remain Very Respectfully
Yours &c
Walter Bane
New Windsor June 12 th 35
N.B. Justice Gayler has filed the Certificate of the Clerk of Orange County duly authenticated of his being a Justice of the Peace (in the pension office) and as in the case of McCollum each Paper though attached together for convenience is separately duly authenticated I did not think it necessary to procure

an official seal to be placed on the lids of the tub

New Windsor NY May 18 th
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James L. Edwards —
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Journal of the House of Representatives

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J. L. Edwards Sir
New Windsor May 18 th 1836
Jeremiah Norton Esq. of the Town of Blooming grove County of Orange and State of New York To me per- sonally known whose original Pension papers were made out by Judge Elliot of Goshen in this County and whose pension certificate was received from Judge Elliot about two years after it was received by him called this morning at my office. He says that on the 30th day of August 1835 he drew his back pay untill the 4th of March 35. On the last of October he called at the Pension office in New York for six months back pay viz from 4th March 35 untill 4th of September of the same year and was there informed that they had received orders from Wash- ington to expunge his name from the Pension Roll. He was thunderstruck at this information & enquired the cause, but the only explanation he received was a conjecture of the Pension agent, that it was owing to his name having been transferred to the Books in Albany owing to some misconception or mistake of the Pension office in New York He next applied to me and Judge Elliot for letters to identify him and prove his character and standing in this community, the letters were transmitted by Mail, and Judge Elliot shortly after informed him that his name was reinstated on the books in New York and that his pension would be paid at that office. He has recently returned from New York where he was informed that his name was reinstated but that his name hav- ing been expunged by your orders, they were not authorized nor could they be without a special order from you to pay his pension
He requests if consistent with your intentions that you will transmit such order through me if not he earnestly entreats that you will

do him the favour to acquaint him what are the objections to his receiving his pension. He is a Man whose Character stands high when he is best known and Justice requires that he should have an opportunity to wipe away the implied imputation arising from his having been struck from the Pension Roll —
I Remain Very Respectfully Yours —
Walter Buse

Jeremiah Horton
Jeremiah Horton
[Faint, mirrored bleed-through text from the reverse side of the page]
Ms. A. 9. 2. 10

State of New York } ss 11 Orange County }
Personally appeared before the subscriber Jeremiah Horton of the Town of Blooming Grove & County aforesaid and by way of explanation of the paper purporting to be a copy of the original memorandum of the Service of Jeremiah Horton kept by him at the time referred to in the letter of Genl. Wm. Gump. of June 29 th 1835 - directed to Walter Case Esq r . - deponent saith that the Memorandum of his Service in the Revolutionary war as a soldier therein referred to were generally entered on his memorandum shortly after deponent returned home from the performance of each tour - except a part of said tours which were not set down within twenty or thirty days after the duty was performed and deponent had got home. Deponent therefore in his affidavit says that he served as a militia man in the war revolutionary at the times and places and in the Com- -panies & Regiments as mentioned as set forth in his memorandum made and kept by said deponent. deponent saith that he served in Capt. Millers Company not Captain Michils Company as from the letter of J. L. Edwards Com- -missioner of pensions of Nov r 12 th 1834 - it appears he understood deponents original Declaration - deponent intended to represent that he served in Captain Millers Company and believes he did so represent - and that Captain Millers name has been used Michell through mistake and further deponent saith not
Jeremiah Horton
Subscribed and sworn to this 31 st day of July 1835 before me
Wm. H. Brooks Justice of the Peace, Town of Blooming Grove, in Orange County N.Y.

Walter Case Esq re attorney at Law New Windsor

Bloomington July 30 th 1835
Sir
I cannot explain any thing further as relating to the letter of Mr. Crump — the two towers of duty that I could not make out who I served under or what officer commanded I totally left out of my last affidavit which you sent on to the department — which I believe was never included in any of my former papers — the paper I now send if you think it will not avail any purpose you will retain the same otherwise send it on to the Department — I can do no more than I have done with esteem yours to Serve
Jeremiah Horton
P.S. I think of going to Wm. next Tuesday if I do I will call at your office — — — — — J. Horton

Non
James L Edwards —
Commissioner
Washington City
Power

Non
J. L. Edwards
Sir
New Windsor —
April 25. 1835
In your letter to the Secretary of War the 12 th November 1834 In relation to the enquiry of Jeremiah Norton with respect to an increase of his Pension you say "That the service upon which the claim is founded is alledged to have been rendered in the Militia of the State of New York in the grade of a Corporal in Captain Mitchells (Millers) Company, from the year 1777 to 1778 at least ten months at sundry times" It was objected to this Statement when Mr Norton's claim to other service was allowed, that the service in question was too indefinately set forth to be admitted. The duration of each term, the names of the officers, places where the service was rendered &c, not being specified in the manner pointed out by the regulations of the department"
The enclosed affidavits are respectfully submitted to supply the evidence required, and it is confidently hoped will be found satisfactory, and in conformity with the law of June 7 th 1832. It would seem from your letter above in part recited, that a pension certificate had been granted in this case, and the only question pending relates to its increase. If a certificate has been sent as Mr Norton believes it has, it has miscarried, of which fact he will make oath if necessary —
I Remain Very Respectfully Yours
Walter Case
PS When I removed to this place I resigned my charge of General Leonard Smiths application for a pension, on account of my dis-

tance from him, his extreme old age rendering communication with him difficult. My long acquaintance with General Smith and his character and my perfect conviction that the technical objections may prevent his being placed on the pension list he and Allen Lister were the most active and most deserving of all the applicants for whom I was agent induced me to bestow great labour in preparing their papers and makes me anxious to know whether thro' the exertions of Mr Brown who had charge of the business at Washington he had succeeded in obtaining his certificate
I am Respectfully Yours — Walter Cose

New Windsor N.Y. August 3
for
Non -
Augt 6 Deuce
Christian Hartne
J. L. Edwards -
Commissioner &c -
Washington City

Hon
J. L. Edwards
Sir
Enclosed is an explanatory affidavit of Jeremiah Norton Esquire pursuant to the intimation contained in the letter of Geo W Crump of June 29th 1835 directed to me, & also the letter enclosing said affidavit, from which it appears that no other explanation can be given
I Remain Respectfully
Yours
Walter Case
New Windsor August 3 d 35

Sept 6 15
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Wm Winder 119 Hon.
Free
J. L. Edwards 
Commissioner
Washington City D. C.

Mon
J. L. Edwards
Sir
Enclosed is the affidavit of Ezra Howell Esq relative to the service of Jeremiah Norton a pensioner under the Law of June 7th 1832. From your letter of November 4th 1835 to H. A. Elliot Esq. it appears, that said Norton was allowed for but six days service in Andrew Millers Company. The enclosed affidavit proves that he served in that Company one month, and frequently in other Companies during the war, & deponent never heard of his absenting himself when called out on a General alarm, or staying at home when ordered out on tours of duty. The Deponent is a Man of Respectable standing in Society. J. Norton was very much mortified that he should have been suspected of misrepresentation, as it is manifest from your letter referred to above, he was, and he has requested me to send this affidavit and letter by way of explanation. When Judge Elliot read to him his original declaration he did not notice the word, "as he kept no written memorandum he depended on his officers" which was probably owing to his being somewhat deaf. The reason for keeping an account of his services was that at the time, he received little or no pay for his services, but was informed by his officers that he would be amply compensated when the war was over; but there is no living witness to prove the fact. He can prove by another witness (Stearns a pensioner) that he served with Colonel Hawks Horns Regiment of Militia, a number of times during the Revolution between 1776 & 1781, but Witness cannot designate the time nor officers with sufficient certainty, but will remember the different Posts where they were stationed - Mr. Norton has been confined at home a long time with sickness, or he would sooner have

have procured the enclosed affidavits and made this explanation. I regret to give you unnecessary trouble, but Mr. Norton thinks it due to his character to make this explanation. I write for the purpose of removing suspicion from the integrity of a worthy and respected fellow citizen. To you who know and duly appreciate the value of character, I draw any further apology for this communication unnecessary. If you should think proper under the circumstances to renew his certificate it may be transmitted to me -
I Remain very Respectfully
Yours -
Walter Base

Hon
James L Edwards —
Commissioner
Washington City
D. C.

Wm J. L. Edwards
July 5th 1836
Sir
I herewith transmit the pension certificate of Jeremiah Norton with his letter accompanying the same and explanatory of his service which tho' direct- ed to me was no doubt intended for your eye I do not expect you will alter your decis- ion relative to his term of service but presume it will be pleasing to you if the apparent discrepancies in his statements should be satisfactorily removed Know- ing Mr Norton as I have long done by reputation and having had but a par- tial view of his case I shall not exercise that discretion with which I am entrusted by his letter considering it his right to have the benefit of the explanation and my duty to send it.
With Great Respect
I Remain Yours &c Walter Bane

Sept 24
Que. Harbor N.Y.
16 5/8
FREE
Hon. J. L. Edwards Committee of Papers Washington D.C.

Gorham 19 Sept 1833
Sir
I understand that payment of Mr Jeremiah Horton's Pension has been suspended I presume for the reason that payment has been so long delayed & I have been asked to furnish some reasons which I cheerfully do. From the want of data to several parts of the transaction I may not be as definite as I could wish yet sufficient will be shown to convince you I think that no fraud is intended.
By some memorandum I perceived that application was made in his behalf in 1832. That in Dec (5th) of the same year the papers were returned for some defects which were remedied & returned & some time after a certificate for $120 a year was granted. Mr Horton felt as though others who he thought held certainly no better claim than himself had partaken more largely of the country's bounty & therefore wished to make an effort to have it increased.
Some further documents were forwarded, I don't know but once beside, in reference to his claim as a corporal, or perhaps that was embodied in those documents.
The Certificate remained in my hands until a few weeks since Mr Horton called on me & I supposed that he had long since had his certificate & told him that I thought he had it but upon examination among my papers I found the certificate & handed it to him with the remark that by delaying it so long he would have quite a little sum. I believe him to be a strictly honest man & has that character reputation among his neighbors. I believe there is some dif-

scarcely about his name having been transferred to Albany. That I presume is no fault of his. He is quite infirm & so lame that it is with difficulty he can get about & lives some 12 or 18 miles from this place which probably accounts for its remaining in my hands so long & hoping for some extension
A reference to the papers on file in the office will confirm the foregoing statement except in reference to the delay on the part of Mr. Horton in calling for his certificate.
I have no manner of doubt that the amount due since 1831 should be paid him.
Yours
Hon. J. Edwards
Respectfully,
H. W. North
Judge of Bangor Court before whom the affidavits were made

Jeremiah Norton Memorandum of service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War copied from the Original
Walter Case esq New Windsor N.Y.

State of New York
Orange County
ss.
Statement of militia service done and performed by
by Jeremiah Horton in the Revolutionary war - in the year 1776 - enlisted for five months in Capt. Woods Comp. Colo. Nicolls Regt. - time of service expired the 25 th of December following - Jan'y 1777 Colo. Hathorns Regt. of militia was called out and marched to Closter - deponent belonged to Capt. Millers Comp. in 3 d Brid. on duty going & returning 14 days - April following Colo. Hathorns Regt. called out on the lines Capt. Millers Comp. lay near Paramus Church on duty going and returning home 13 days - May following one Tower near Harnopough bridge commanded by Lieut. Doblin from Colo. Hathorns Regt. Capt. Millers Comp. going & returning home 17 days served as a Corporal - June one tower on the lines near Sufferns a substitute for my brother Israel Horton commanded by Capt. Bailey from Colo. Hathorns Regt. going and on duty returning home 18 days served as a Corporal - in July following men was raised by Chapin for four months deponent was annexed to a class of Corporals and went as a substitute for the class in Colo. Elisons Regt. Capt. Minthorns Comp. the Regt. was stationed at Fort Montgomery on the west bank of the Hudson River - on the 7 th of October following the Fort was taken by the British the time of service 75 days served as a Corporal Col. Elisons Regt. was not organized thereafter - deponent came home and Colo. Hathorns Regt. of Militia was called out and marched to the Hudson River near New Windsor - this was a long tower on duty going & returning 28 days served as a Corporal - a detachment was taken from Col. Hathorns Regt. to guard a Brigade of loaded wagons from Newburgh to Trenton in the State of New Jersey on duty and returning home 16 days served as a Corporal - Lieut. Howell of Capt. Millers Comp. second officer on this command - 1778 one Tower to West Point early in the Spring commanded by Capt. Bradley from Colo. Hathorns Regt. of Militia on duty going and returning 18 days served as a Corporal - May following one Tower to West Point for my brother Israel Horton commanded by Capt. Miller on duty going and returning 18 days served as a Corporal

June following one Tower on the lines near Cuskerks Mills Comanded by Capt. Sayre on duty going & returning 18 days Served as a Corporal July following one Tower near Ham- -apough bridge for my eldest brother J. Horton Comanded by Lieut. Sayre on duty going & returning 18 days Served as Corporal Sept. following one Tower to west point Comanded by Capt. Berthoff on duty going & returning 18 days Served as a Corporal Octob. following one Tower to Minisink on the dillaway River Comanded by Lieut. Howell on duty going and returning 30 days Served as a Corporal late in Nov. follo- -wing one Tower at the block house near Hamapough bridge Comanded by Lieut. Juel on duty going & returning 17 days Served as a Corporal 1779 April one Tower near Tappan Court house Comanded by Capt. Mirthorn going & returning and on duty 18 days Served as a Corporal June following Col. Hatt- -ons Regt called out in mass march to the Hudson River near Stony point a long Tower 30 days Served as a Corporal August following one Tower on the lines near Parramas Church for my brother J. Horton Comanded by Capt. Miller on duty going and returning 18 days Served as a Corporal Sept following one Tower to Minisink Comanded by Capt. McCombs on duty going & returning 19 days Served as a Corporal december following one Tower at the block house near Ham- apough bridge for my brother J. Horton Comanded by Lieut. Bobbins on duty going & returning 17 days Served as a Corporal 1780 march one Tower at the Block house near Hamapough bridge Comanded by Lieut. Vance on duty going & returning 17 days did duty as a Corporal June following one Tower to Minisink for my brother in law G. Howell Comanded by Lieut. Wells on duty going & returning 18 days Served as a private July following men raised for three months Served in Col. Malcoms Regt Capt. McMinsters Compt. 3 months & 7 days Served as a private 1781 one Tower at Minisink in the month of April Comanded by Capt. Miller on duty going and returning 19 days Served as a Corporal May following one Tower at the block house near Hamapough bridge on duty going & returning 17 days Comanded by Capt. Marvin

from Colo d Woodhulls Reg t of Militia served as a private - Some one tower on the lines near Tappan Court house Commanded by Capt. Raymond from Colo d Woodhulls Reg t on duty going & returning 19 days served as a private
personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Orange - Jeremiah Horton of the Town of Bloomingrove in said County - a Creditable witness to me personally known who having been been by me duly sworn according to law - deposeth and saith that the above Statements of militia duty performed by him the said Jeremiah in the Revolutionary war is a true copy of an Original memorandum kept by him at the time and subsequently thereafter as the towers were performed as relates to the time or number of days - except two towers the memorandum was so defaced that they could not by legaly copyed and were totally rejected further this deponent saith not
Jeremiah Horton
Sworn this 10 th day of June 1835 before me
Wm. W. Brooks, Justice of the Peace in Bloomingrove, in and for the County of Orange
At what time 3 - Not at the time was rendered as appears by the commencement

State of New York Orange County } ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orange Ezra Howell a credi- ble Witness to me personally known and having been by me duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that in the course of the month of June Preceding General Brant taking Stony Point from the British Colonel Glenthoms Regiment of Militia were called out in Mass Deponent belonged to said Regiment and to Captain Millers Company The Regi- ment marched from their place of Rendez- vous in the Town of Warwick and Coun- ty aforesaid and the second day thereafter reach- ed West Point where they remained a few days and from West Point they marched through the mountains to Harwester near the Hudson river a little below or south from Stony Point where we lay for six days. Deponent is confident that from the time he left home until he returned home again was one month and Jeremiah Horton was a Pensioner under the law of June 7th 1832 belonged to the same Com- pany & Regiment with Deponent & served with Deponent the whole time Deponent was engaged in said War and the said Jeremi- ah did duty in said Company and Regiment as a Corporal as Deponent well Remem- bers all the time aforesaid Deponent also saith that he well knows and has also often heard & believes it to be true that the said Jeremi- ah Horton was out with the Militia and

and Volunteer Companies frequently and serv- ed under different Officers at different times and places during the Revolutionary War and Depose s further saith that he never heard or knew of the said Jeremi- ah Norton absenting himself when called out on a general alarm or staying at home when ordered out on hours of duty. further depose s saith not sworn to & subscribed { Ezra Howell The Seventh day of September 1837 before me {
John Moffatt Justice of the Peace

Walter Case Esq. Attorney at Law
New Windsor
Orange County
Respectfully to the Honorable the Attorney General of the State of New York

Bloomingrove June 28 th 1836
Dear Sir — I should call on you in person but my health would not permit — I have reason to believe from the statements of Mr Edwards letter that some of my papers relating to my service have miscarried — I will merely make a statement of military duty I performed in the Revolutionary war, which I have positive proof — in the year [1776] five months proved by Silas Holly and John Wood — in the year [1777] four months Service — proved by John Horton that I was in or at Fort Montgomery when it was taken by the British no other proof of this Service only my own Testimony — in the year [1779] one month most of the time near Stony Point the same proved by Ezra Howell — in the [1780] three months Service proved by David Stephens and John Wood — my Militia Service in Col. Hattorns Regt., presumptive proof by David Stephens and John Horton — my Service in Col. Woodhull Regt., of militia only my own Testimony — you will see plainly that I have positive proof for nine months — my Militia Service overrun 13 months — If you think it advisable to send this Statement or any part of the same to Mr Edwards you will please to do so — if not retain the same — the old Certificate you will please to send on to Mr Edwards as soon as you can make it convenient — with much esteem yours to Serve Jeremiah Horton
P.S. if you should send any part of the above to Washington you will please to copy the same — J. H.

New Windsor N.Y. May 21 st
f. a.
May NY
Hon
J. L. Edwards —
Commissioner De Washington City

Wen J. L. Edwards
New Windsor
May 24th 35
Sir
I have no inclination to question the propriety of your decision in the case of Jeremiah Norton announced in your favor of the 4th May Instant, but at his particular request I beg leave to state that Norton says he never heard until your last letter to me that a pension certificate had been granted to him. He has since then, been to Goshen and found a certificate corresponding with your letter. He states as the reason for not sending on the original memorandum of his services as required by you "That some years subsequent to the peace establishment of the Revolution army the memorandum alluded to got wet and was torn and otherwise defaced - After Congress passed the act of 1828 granting compensation to the officers and soldiers of the Continental Revolutionary army he copied the memorandum aforesaid except two Militia tours one at Dyack on the Hudson river the other at or near the English Neighborhood which were so defaced that he could not ascertain the names of the officers nor length of the tours excepting that the copy corresponded exactly with the original, after he had made the copy he destroyed the original, believing it useless, as it was almost illegible by anyone but himself." Jeremiah Norton the applicant is a very respectable man, has been for many years a Magistrate in this County - and requests me to say that if this explanation under oath would be satisfactory he will send it on and return the certificate which he received from Mr Ely since your last letter - as I have never received a Pension

in the case of Nathaniel Dickinson will you have the goodness to inform me what is the decision in that case:—
I Remain very Respectfully Yours—
Walter Case

Letter to Wallis Case - June 2 nd 1836
Free
General Post Office
J. L. Edmonds Esq. Pension Office Washington
Ad. & Proof Feb. 27. CONES FEBY 22 N.Y.
Admitted
July 11 th 36 - Paid 8 m. 11 d.
Abner Shapley H. M. P.
Under seal of the Hawthorn Street Kings Dept. since
J. H. N. [unclear]

Letter to Walla-Caso - June 2 nd 1836
Free
Premier Station
J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington
Chas. L. Root Feb. 27.
Admitted
July 14 36 - Paid 8 mo 4 1/2 days
Abner 8 mo paid 4 mo paid
Under our arrangement in Hawthorn Street Keller's Boys School
J. H. Smith

Orange County
On the 21 st Feby 1833 before me came Jeremiah Horton an ap- plicant for a pension under the act of July 1832 & upon his oath declares in de- cipation of his declaration heretofore made & now on the files of the war office that he done duty as a private in the In- fantry under Capt. Wood & Miller five months & 25 days in 1776 & commencing 1777.
In 1777 He did duty as a corporal under Capt. Miller Lieut. Dobbins Capt. Bailey, M'Intosh Miller & Lieut. Howell four months 26 days
In 1778 he did duty as a corporal under Capt. Miller Bailey Sayre Blair & Lieut. Jewell three months & 11 days
In 1779 he done duty as a corporal under he done duty as Captains M'Intosh Miller McGinnis Lieut. Dobbins Howell three months & 8 days
In 1780 He done duty, he did as a corporal un- der Lieutenants Sayre Dobbins Wells & Capt. Miller two months & 10 days
In the same year he done duty as a private in Capt. McKittrick's company for three months 7 days
In 1781 he did duty as a private in Capt. Maurin & Reynard companies one month & five days
Beside the above service it was his duty as corporal to warn men for drafts & requi- sitions for three years which duty was per- formed but not included in the above Sworn & subscribed the 21
Feby 1833 before me
Jeremiah Horton H. W. Elliott Clerk

State of New York } Dorsey County }
I Asa Dunning clerk of the said county do certify that Horace W. Elliott before whom the within affidavit of Jeremiah Horton purports to have been sworn sworn at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said county, and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and will believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature
Witness my hand and Seal of office This 21 st day of February 1833 -
Asa Dunning

Oct 24
Jas. Horton
My
FREE
From J. L. Edwards Com. Pension.
Washington D.C.

Goshen 20 Oct 1835
Sir
My yours of the 17 th inst it appears that Jeremiah Hor- ton is not entitled to a pen- sion
If not improper I should be gratified to know why he should not receive it
His reputation is unim- peached so far as I can learn He was formerly a justice of the peace & a supervisor of the town of Blooming Grove
Respectfully
Yours
A. W. Elliott

Apr '35
Jeremiah Norton
Walter base agent
New Windsor
Orange County

State of New York } ss Orange Co. } - - -
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid (Reformed Church) a credible witness to me personally known who having by me duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he served as a militia man in the revolutionary war at the times and places and in the companies and regiments set forth in memorandum made and kept by him at or near the time of his respective tours of service the original of which the following is a copy is a memorandum of military duty performed by Jeremiah Horton in the revolutionary war in the month of July 1776. enlisted in Capt. Woods company Col. Nicolls Regt. for five months as private. The Brigade rendered near Kings bridge 15 miles north of the city of New York commanded by Gen. George Clinton which consisted of four regiments viz. Col. Nicolls, Swarthout, Paudling and Thomas when Gen. Washingtons army retreated from the city of New York to the White Plains Clintons Brigade retreated about the same time to the same place and from the White Plains to Peekskill on the 25 th of Dec. was discharged. In 1777 January the Militia was called on the lines at (closer) deponent served in Capt. Millers Co. Col. Hathorns regt. of Militia on this duty going and returning 14 days served as a private in April following Col. Hathorns regt. was called out on the lines Capt. Millers company belonging to said regiment lay near (Paramus church)

on duty going and returning home 13 days served as a private - In May following one tour near (Karnapough bridge) commanded by Lieut. Dobbins from capt. Millers Co. in said regiment of Militia on duty going and returning 17 days served as a corporal In June following one tour on the lines near Sufferns as a substitute for my elder brother Israel Boston commanded by capt. Bailey from col. Hathorns regt. of Militia on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal - In July following men were raised by classing for four months - deponent was annexed to a class of corporals and went as a substitute for the class in col. Elisons regt. capt. Minthorns Co. the regiment was stationed at fort Montgomery on the west bank of the Hudson river 40 miles north of the city of New York on the 7 th of Oct. following the fort was taken by the british many of our regiment were killed a few made their escape deponent was one of that number the prisoners were taken to the city of New York where many of them died of the small pox Col. Dubois regt. of continental troops was in the said fort Samuel Logan was the Major of said regt. capt. Woody had a Co. of artillery men at said fort. The garrison was commanded by Gen. James Clinton The time of service from the time deponent engaged until the fort was taken was 2 months and 15 days. deponent cannot find a man that belonged to col. Elisons regt. at that time deponent served second as a corporal got home the next day after the fort was taken col. Hathorns regiment was ordered out in Mass.

deponent joined Capt. Millers Co., which he belonged to when at home, the regt. marched to the Hudson river near New Windsor to prevent the enemy from landing on the west side of the river above the highlands This was along tour 28 days served as a corporal a detachment was taken from Col. Hathorns regt. to guard a brigade of loads waggons from Newburgh on the Hudson river to Trenton in the state of New Jersey deponent was one of the guard this service was performed the last part of Nov. and the beginning of Dec. following, time of service and returning home 15 days performed duty on this guard as a corporal Lieut. Colonel of Capt. Millers Co. second officer on this command - 1778 one tour to West Point early in the spring commanded by Capt. Bailey from Col. Hathorns regiment of Militia on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal - May following one tour for my eldest brother Israel Horton to West Point commanded by Capt. Miller afore mentioned on this duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal - June following one tour on the lines near Bushkill Mills commanded by Capt. Sayer from Col. Hathorns regiment on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal - July following one tour near Ramapo bridge for my eldest brother Israel Horton commanded by Lieut. Sayer from Col. Hathorns regt., on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal Sept. following one tour at West Point commanded by Capt. Bertholf from Col. Hathorns regiment on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal -

Oct. following one tour to Minisink on the Delaware river commanded by Lieut. Howell from Capt. Millers Co. Col. Hathorns regiment a long tour we were informed that the relief was called out on another command on duty going and returning 80 days served as a corpor- al in Nov. following one tour at the block- house near Ramapough bridge for my eldest brother Israel Horton commanded by Lieut. Jewell on duty going and returning 17 days served as a corporal - 1879. April one tour near Tappan Court-house commanded by Capt. Minthorn from Col. Hathorns regt. on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal - June following Col. Hathorns regt. called out in Mass. Marched to the Hudson river near Stony Point a long time of service a full month from the time I left home until I got back. A short time after got home Gen. Wayne took Stony Point from the British Capt. Miller was absent Lieut. Dobbins commanded the Co. Served as a corporal - August following one tour on the lines near Paramus Church as a substitute for my eldest brother Israel Horton commanded by Capt. Miller before mentioned on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal - Sept following one tour at Minisink on the Delaware river commanded by Capt. McCarroll from Col. Hathorns regt. on duty going and returning 18 days served as a corporal Dec. following one tour at the blockhouse near Ramapough bridge commanded by Lieut. Dobbins of Capt. Millers Co. on duty going and returning 17 days served as a corporal 1880. March one tour at the blockhouse

at Ramapough commanded by Lieut. Vance on duty going and returning 17 days served as a corporal May following one tour to Minisink on the Delaware River commanded by Lieut. Wells a substitute for my brother in law George Nowel, on duty going and returning 18 days served as a private July following men raised by classing for 3 months deponent went as a substitute in Col. Malcolm's regt. Capt. McKittrick's Co. as a private rendezvoused at Fishkill town on the east side of the Hudson river from there down the Hudson to Dobbs ferry, then returned back to Fishkill landing from there to Albany from Albany up the Mohawk river to Fort Stanwix the time of service expired the 23 rd of Oct. The 2 nd of Nov following got back to Albany where we got our discharge 1781. April one tour to Minisink on the Delaware river commanded by capt. Miller before mentioned on duty going and returning 19 days served as a corporal May following one tour to the block house near Ramapough bridge commanded by capt. Marvin from Col. Woodhull's Regiment of Militia on duty going and returning 17 days served as a private June one tour on the lines near Tappan's house commanded by capt. Raman from Col. Woodhull's Regiment of Militia on duty going and returning 19 days served as a private Deponent also saith that the memorandum kept by him relating to his military service in the revolutionary war some years after the peace was concluded got wet and became so badly defaced as not to be legable for any person to copy or understand its contents except the deponent himself Deponent believes that it is now correct as he hath

copied the same, perhaps the dates of some of the tours may vary a little but not to make any essential difference as respects my claims
Sworn to this 22 nd day of April 1835 before me
Jeremiah Horton
Wm W. Brooks Justice of the Peace in Blooming Grove Orange County State of New York —

State of New York
Orange County
ss. Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid David Stevens of the Town of Warwick in the County aforesaid a credible Witness to me personally known who having been duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is aged Eighty Years within a few days and well acquainted with Jeremiah Horton of the Town of Blooming Grove in the County and State aforesaid and has been acquainted with him upwards of Sixty Years past. Deponent knew the said Jeremiah during the Revolutionary War and has known him ever since and believes him to be about seventy five Years of age. In the Revolutionary war , the said Jeremiah was friendly to his Country and took an active part against the Common enemy on many occasions as deponent knows and on all occasions when called out on general Alarms as deponent has been informed and believes to be true. Deponent was himself in the service of his Country as a Soldier during that War and belonged to a Company of Militia Commanded by Captain Andrew Miller of the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Hathorn the said Jeremiah belonged to Captain Millers Company of the same Regi- ment. Said Regiment or a part of them was called out on every general Alarm throughout the War, and a detachment thereof was always in service until relieved by some other detachment from the same Regiment. Deponent knew the said Jeremiah as a Corporal in Captain Minthorns Company or some other Cap- tain of the same Regiment and was on a number occasions of Alarm out on duty with the said Jeremiah from one to two weeks at a time, and deponent also saith that he often heard and believes it to be true that the said Jeremiah served as a Soldier in said War on the Southern frontier in different Towns at Paramus

Buskirk, Tivnan, Tappan Court House, Stony Point and Ramapo. Deponent and the said Jeremiah enlisted as privates in Captain McKittrick's Company in Colonel Malcolm's Regiment in 1780. Rendezvoused at Fishkill went from that to West Point - then to Dobbs Ferry then back to Fishkill landing then to Albany then to Stone River at Canajoharie where under which enlistment the said Jeremiah served with Deponent three months and seven days - Deponent cannot dis- tinctly state the length of time of each tour at this late period but states with confidence that the said Jeremiah was out in most if not all the general alarms - Deponent lived in the neigh- borhood with him after heard of his being in the service as aforesaid and never heard it contradicted which it would have been at that time when the service of every able bodied man was required to save his country and deponent also saith that the tours of service of said Regiment on alarms commonly continued from one to two weeks, and that he is well acquainted with the said Jeremiah Horton the applicant for a Pension and knows him to be the identical Jeremiah Horton who served his country as aforesaid. That the said Jeremiah lives in the Town of Blooming Grove and County of Orange aforesaid and deponent also saith that the said Jeremiah is and always has been a man greatly respected in the neighbor- hood where he resides and is reputed to be a man of strict veracity. Deponent only believes from his own knowledge and from information which he believes to be true that the said Jeremiah was in actual service in the said Revolutionary war more than two years -
Sworn to and Subscribed
This 14 day of January 1835
Isaac Tichenor ✓
Isaac Wood & Justin Root 3

State of New York Orange County } } s
On the fifteenth day of January 1835 Before me the undersigned Commissioner of Deeds personally appear- =ed Daniel Pospino of the Town of Goshen a credible witness to me known who having been duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is aged seventy six years and is well acquainted with Jeremi- =ah Horton of the Town of Blooming Grove in the County aforesaid and has been acquainted with him ever since the commencement of the Revolutionary War That from his acquaintance in their younger days he believes the said Jeremiah to be the age he states seventy-five years In the Revolutionary War the said Jeremiah was friendly to his country and took an active part against the common Enemy on all occasions when called out on General alarms and other duties as deponent has always understood and verily believes to be true and that the said Jeremiah has always sustained a reputable Character and is believed to be a man of strict veracity
Sworn to and subscribed this 15 th day of January 1835 } before
Daniel his Pospino Mark
Ino. Custice Comr. of Deeds
Note Mr Pospino makes his mark in consequence of a nervous affection that incapacitates him to write
Ino. Custice

State of New York } S. Personally appeared before the subscriber a Orange County Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid John Wood of the Town of Goshen in said County personally known to me and who is a person to whom full credit may be given on his oath, doth depose and say he is eighty years of age and is well acquainted with Jeremiah Horton of the Town of Blooming- dale in said County of Orange and State aforesaid and has been acquainted with him upwards of fifty five years past and that in the year 1776 the said Jeremiah was a Colonel in the Revolutionary Army and served five Months in the same Regiment he did which was Colonel Nightingale Regiment and Also in the year 1780 the said Jeremi- ah served with him in Capt. the aforesaid Hunter's Company Colonel Malcom's Regiment for three Months and upwards and that the above named Jeremiah Horton is the identical Person above named who owns the premises & full credit must now be given to the subscriber this
19 th day of January 1835 before me
John Wood
William A Clark, Esq.

Jeremiah Norton Bloomington

State of New York Orange County
§. Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Orange aforesaid, residing in the Town of Blooming Grove in said County, Ezra Hawes of the Town and County aforesaid a Credible witness to me personally known, who having been duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that he is seventy two years of age and is well acquainted with Jeremiah Horton of the Town and County aforesaid and has been acquainted with him upwards of fifty Eight years past — That deponent knew the said Jeremiah during the Revolutionary war and has known him ever since & believes him to be seventy five years of age — In the Revolutionary war the said Jeremiah was friendly to his Country and took an active part against the Common enemy on all occasions when called out on General Alarms as deponent has been informed and believes to be true — Deponent was himself in the service of his Country as a Soldier about six or seven months and belonged to a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Andrew Miller of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hawthorn — That the said Jeremiah belonged to the same Company and Regiment — The said Regiment was called out on every general alarm throughout the war in Mass — Deponent knew the said Jeremiah to serve as Corporal in Capt. Miller's Company — That Hawthorn's Regiment was immediately ordered out in Mass to the Hudson River, after the battle of Fort Montgomery — Deponent also saith that he often heard and believes to be true that the said Jeremiah served as a Soldier in said war on the Southern frontier in different tours at Pecharies, Burkicks, Louerungs, Saffern Court House, Stoney Point where deponent was with him, and Pensylvania — Deponent cannot distinctly state the length of time of each tour, but states with confidence that the said Jeremiah was out

on every General Alarm — Deponent lives in the neighborhood with him and often heard of his being in the service as aforesaid and never heard it controverted which it would have been at that time when the service of every able bodied man was required — Deponent also saith that he is well acquainted with the said Jeremiah Horton the Applicant for a pension and knows him to be the identical Jeremiah Horton who served his Country as aforesaid, That the said Jeremiah Horton lives in the Town of Blooming Grove and County of Orange aforesaid and Deponent further saith that the said Jeremiah Horton is and always has been a man generally respected in the neighborhood where he resides and is reputed to be a man of veracity and further saith not
Sworn to and subscribed this 16 th day of Jan y . 1835 before me
Ezra Howell
Wm. W. Brooks Justice of the Peace

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County 22.
Personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid in the
township of Asylum county aforesaid, John Horton a creditable witness to me personally known, who having been duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is seventy one years of age in July last past, and is well acquainted with his brother, Jeremiah Horton, who was seventy five years old last November now residing in the township of Blooming Grove in the county of Orange and State of New York & have been acquainted with him from my infancy. In the revolutionary war the said Jeremiah was friendly to his country and took an active part against the com- mon enemy on all occasions when called out on general alarms and by clas- sing. The said Jeremiah in the year 1776 enlisted in Captain Woods com- pany Col. Nicolls' Regiment for five months, and deponent believes served his time out. In the year 1777 said Jeremiah enlisted in Capt. Hathorn's company Col. Ellison's Regiment for four months. Col. Ellison's Reg- iment was stationed at Fort Montgomery. - The seventh day of October of the same year Ft. Montgomery was taken by the British and deponent has good reason to believe that said Jeremiah was in Ft. Montgomery or about it on the day of the Battle. Many of Col. Ellison's regiment were killed. The said Jeremiah came home after the Ft was taken, and Col. Hathorn's Regiment was called out in mass & the said Jeremiah joined Capt. Miller's company in Col. Hathorn's regiment of militia, and march d to the Hudson river near New Windsor where the regiment continued until the British demolish d for Montgomery and retreated to New York City. This was a long tour of service, said deponent thinks about thirty days or up- wards. About the time Hathorn's regiment was dismissed, a detachment was taken from it to guard a brigade of loaded wagons from Newburgh to Trenton in the state of New Jersey and the said Jeremiah was one of the guard. Said deponent well recollects that the said Jeremiah served on the lines on different tours at Romapough, Sufferns, Paramos, Bushkill's Mills, West point, & on the Indian Frontiers at Minisink on the Delaware river - The depo- nent further says that he believes the said Jeremiah performed every tour of service when called on either by general alarms or classing - For general alarms there was of course no specified time allotted - some were short, others were long - Tours of duty by classing were generally two weeks, but sometimes four or five weeks - The stuff When the classes were kept over the ordinary time it was generally represented to them to be in consequence of the militia being

called out on general alarms - And the deponent further states that in the year 1780 the said Jeremiah was in the three months service to the Northward up the Mohawk river in Col. Malcolm's regiment, Capt. the McKittrick's company - And the deponent further states that the said Jeremiah Horton, the applicant for a pension, is the same Jeremiah Horton that he has known and been acquainted with from his infancy - Further this deponent saith not -
John Horton
Sworn and subscribed before me William Leary - justice
of the peace - - - - -
March 20 th A.D. 1835
Bradford County ss
I James P. Bell Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County do certify that William Leary whose name is above written is a duly qualified acting Justice of the peace commissioned on the twenty fourth day of January A.D. 1825 to continue during good behavior and that I am acquainted with his signature and believe the above to be genuine Witness my hand and official this twentieth day of March Anno Domini 1835 -
for James P. Bell J. Bellum

Orange County Clerks office 3 I hereby certify that William A Clark of the Town of Cornwall - William W Brooks of the Town of Blooming Grove - Jesse Wood Jr of the Town of Warwick are justices of the peace for their respective Towns and have filed their oaths of office in this office - And also that John Curtis is a Commissioner of Leeds for the County of Orange and oath of office filed in this office
Dated October January 21 1835
Given under my hand and seal of office at Goshen this 21 st Day of January 1835
Lebbug Davis Clerk of Orange County 3

Memorandum of military duty performed by Jeremiah Horton in the Revolutionary Army commencing in July 1776 - in July I enlisted for five months which service is proved by Dea Arwell and Silas Wally - in Jan y 1777 the militia was called out on the lines down to Daramas near the City of New York I there did duty as a private in Capt. Millers Comp y Colonel Hathans Regt. of militia time of service going and returning 13 days. in April Colo d Hathans Regt. was called on the lines our Company lay near Daramas Church. Time of service going and returning 13 days. I performed duty as a private - 12 - in May one tower of service near Rarapough bridge going and returning 17 days did duty as a Corporal commanded by Lieut. - 17 - Dobbins - in June one tower on the lines near Dufferans as a substitute for my oldest brother I Horton commanded by Capt. Bailey - 18 - time of service going and returning 18 days performed duty as a Corporal - in July men were raised by classing for four months I entered as a substitute for our class in Capt. Winthorns Comp y . Colon d Olsons Regt. I acted as a corporal the Regiment was station- ed at Fort Montgomery on the west bank of the Hudson river about 40 miles north of the City of New York the fort was taken by the British on the 7 th of October following many of the Regiment were killed most part of the remainder were made prisoners and taken to the City of New York, and many died in prison with small-pox. At this time I do not know of any one living that belonged to our regt. - Colo d . Dubois Regt. of Continentals troops was in said fort Sam l Logan was the Major in said Regt. - Capt d Moody had a Company of Artillery in said fort - I got home Colo d Hathans Regt. was called out and joined Capt. Millers Company which Company I belonged to when at home. Hathans Regt. marched to the Hudson River near New Windsor. the British sailed up the river to Kingston a handson dutch settlement which they burnt, then returned back to Fort Montgomery which they demolished and from thence to the City of New York Colon d Hathans Regt. was dismissed toward the last of November this was a long tower 28 days I did duty as a corporal - a detachment was taken from Hathans Regt. and I was one of that number to guard a Bregaid of loaded wagons from Newburgh on the Hudson River to Trenton in the State of New Jersey 15 days on this duty did duty as a

Corporal, commanded by capt n - name I have forgot. Second Officer in Command was Lieutenant Howell - 1778 one tour to west-point early in the spring commanded by capt n Dailey performed duty as a Corporal. going, returning and at the fort 18 days - in may one tour for my eldest brother J. Horton to West-point under capt n Miller did duty as a corporal on duty going & returning 18 days - July one tour under capt n Sayre on the lines near Briskirks Mills on duty going and returning 18 days did duty as a Corporal - September one tour Commanded by capt n Blane at west point on duty going and returning 18 days performed duty as a Corporal - November one tour near Ramapough Bridge commanded by Lieutenant Fuell on duty returning and going 18 days did duty as a Corporal - 1779 one tour near Tappan courthouse on the lines Commanded by capt n Minton did duty as a corporal on duty going and returning 18 days - June Colo d Mathews reg t called out and lay near Stony Point in capt n Millers company did duty as a Corporal this was a long tour I have proved this service by Dara Howell I think fully one month from the time we left untill we returned - August one tour on the lines Comma- -nded by capt n Miller as a substitute for my eldest brother J. Horton on duty going and returning 18 days - September one tour to Minisink on the Delaware River above Carpenters Point commanded by capt n McCombly did duty as a Corporal this was a long tour occasioned as said by the relief not coming 30 days on duty going and returning - October one tour on the lines near Sufferns Command by Lieutenant Howell, on the ground going and returning 17 days did duty as a Corporal - 1780 March one tour to the block house near Ramapough bridge commanded by Lieutenant Sayre on duty going and returning 17 days did duty as a Corporal - April one tour on the lines as a substitute for my brother J. Horton commanded by capt n Miller near Briskirks Mills on duty going and returning 18 days did duty as a Corporal - June one tour as a substitute for my brother in law G. Howell to Minisink on the Delaware river Commanded by Lieutenant Wells on duty going and returning 18 days did duty as a private - July men to be raised for three months by

Classing I went as a substitute for J. Jacksons class as a private which service I have proved by David Stevens - 1782 April one tour to Minisinks on the Delaware River above Carpenters Point commanded by Capt Miller on duty going and returning 19 days performed duty as a corporal - May one tour at the Block House near Ramapough bridge commanded by Capt Marvin from Col d Woodhulls Reg t on duty going and returning 18 days did duty as a private - July one tour on the lines near Tappan Court house commanded by Capt Raymon on duty going and returning 18 days from Col d Woodhulls Reg t did duty as a private - one tour near Miack on the Hudson river the officer that commanded his name I have forgotten the number of days about the same as other tours - I was a corporal in Col d Hathorns Reg t of Melitia from 1777 to 1781 in Capt Millers Company - when the regiment was called, or men to be raised by classing or otherwise I had to warn my section of the company which occupied one day each time of warning which consisted in an average of 7 days for each year. I was a poor widows son had no horse and had to perform all such duty on foot - to be sure I was not then upon the lines defending the rights of my country but whether or not I was in actual service which duty I submit to the department of war - The military duty that I have performed in Col d Hathorns Reg t of Melitia as a corporal is 335 days Duty I have performed in Col d Disson Reg t as a corporal 75 days Duty performed in Col d Hathorns Reg t as a private 48 days - Duty performed in Col d Woodhulls Reg t as a private is 36 days - Amount of time and duty performed as corporal during the revolution exclusive of warning one section of Capt d Millers Company of Melitia and one tour at Miack not included is 13 months and 20 days Calculating 30 days to the month - Amt of duty done and performed in the revolution as a private is 70 months and 19 days whole amt of time during the revolution is 84 months and 9 days all which is respectfully submitted Jeremiah Horton

P.S. I sent on to Washington in August last Certificates respecting my character if they have miscarried I will get new ones made out
I would further remark that what was called a tour was two weeks or half a month on the ground exclusive of going and returning when the militia was called the whole Regiment had to go none exempted except one Minister to a Parish and one miller to a mill  service any further proof of my militia service I do not know that I can procure and therefore submit it as it is to the department
Jeremiah Boston

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
MARTIN B. MADDEN, ILL., CHAIRMAN CHARLES R. DAVIS, MINN. DANIEL R. ANTHONY, JR., KANS. WILLIAM E. VARE, PA. SYDNEY ANDERSON, MINN. WILLIAM R. WOOD, IND. LOUIS C. CRAMTON, MICH. EDWARD H. WATSON, N. H. WALTER W. MAGEE, N. Y. GEORGE HOLDEN TINKHAM, MASS. BURTON L. FRENCH, IDAHO MILTON W. SHREVE, PA. L. J. DICKINSON, IOWA FRANK MURPHY, OHIO JOHN W. SUMMERS, WASH. HENRY E. BARBOUR, CALIF. ERNEST R. ACKERMAN, N. J. GUY U. HARDY, COLO. FRANK H. FUNK, ILL. JOHN TABER, N. Y. MAURICE H. THATCHER, KY. JOSEPH W. BYRNS, TENN. JAMES P. BUCHANAN, TEX. JAMES A. GALLIVAN, MASS. JAMES F. BYRNES, S. C. GORDON LEE, GA. BEN JOHNSON, KY. CHARLES D. CARTER, OKLA. EDWARD T. TAYLOR, COLO. WILLIAM B. OLIVER, ALA. ANTHONY J. GRIFFIN, N. Y. THOMAS W. HARRISON, VA. JOHN N. SANDLIN, LA. JOHN J. EAGAN, N. J. WILLIAM A. AYRES, KANS.
LOUIS C. CRAMTON
7TH DISTRICT MICHIGAN
SUBCOMMITTEES:
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT (CHAIRMAN)
DEFICIENCIES
House of Representatives U. S.
Washington, D. C.
December 8, 1924
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I will be glad to have anything your files show in regard to men by the name of Horton or Thayer who made application for or drew pension as the result of their Revolutionary War service in the New York forces.
Thanking you for your courtesy in this connection, I am
Yours sincerely,