Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44176, Jacob Green, Conn

SERVICE
NUMBER
born
Green, Jacob
S. 44176
CONTENTS

New York Roll.
936
✓ Jacob Green, Capt Bradley Private. Connecticut Line 1777. 6 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 31 st of March 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th of June 1818 and sent to the Hon. R. Riker, New York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818
5 months 1/31 $ 41.31 4/30.
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Duplicate of? & sent to Mrs Swift Obington, N. York, 14 July 1820
New York New York Continued
Dead. See letter to John Green, August 27. 1828.
Potification sent to J Morton, Esq. 3 rd Oct r 1820. City of New York

Jacob Green Soldier
Correct JH

To the Honorable Rich d Diker Recorder of the City of New-York, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayors Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York,
The Declaration under oath of Jacob Green formerly a Private - engaged in the Service of the United States, during the Revolutionary War, and now a Citizen of the United States, and resident of the City and State of New York
Respectfully showeth, that the said Jacob Green served as a Private Soldier in Captain V Bradleys Comp y of the Nine Months Service belonging to the Connecticut line : and that he also served as a Soldier in Capt n  Eli Partlands Comp y of Genl. Huntingtons Brig de of Col: Swifts Regiment: and that this deponent served from the Year of 1777. untill the end of the war
The Discharge is lost - The Deponent served upward of five years in the Army of the U. States as a private soldier on the Continental establishment
And this Declaration further representeth that the said Jacob Green is now a Citizen of the United States, and residing in the City & County aforesaid,

and is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, in need of assistance from his country for support;
Therefore he conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, approved, March 18, 1818, and requests that your Honor will examine into the truths of the matters aforesaid, certify and transmit the testimony in this case, and the proceedings had thereon to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, to the end that such relief may be had in the premises, as is by law in such case provided. And in support of the facts above set forth, he refers to the Affidavit of himself and of hereafter set forth,
Dated, the 31 day of March 1818. Jacob Green
City and County of New-York, ss.
Jacob Green
being duly sworn, says, that the matters by him set forth in the foregoing Declaration, are in all respects just and true.
Sworn - the 31 st day of March 1818. before me,
Jacob Green
P Pike
Recorder of the City of New York
City of N. York ss.
I, Jacob Morton of said City being duly sworn says that from his knowledge of the above deponent he has no doubt of the verity of the facts known to him by said deponent
Jacob Morton
Sworn Ap. 28 1818 P Pike before me

City and County of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered, That on the day of _____ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen — before me, Richard Riker — Recorder of the City of New-York, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, which is a Court of Record of the State of New-York, personally appeared the aforesaid Jacob Green — Applicant, and
entitled to the fullest credit, who being by me duly Sworn — to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing declaration and affidavits by them subscribed, and the said Applicant also having produced the annexed Affidavits
Whereupon I being satisfied that the said Applicant did serve in the Army of the United States, on the Continental Establishment, in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months and longer, to wit, for the term and in the manner stated in the declaration of the said Applicant; and that he is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the Act aforesaid.
Therefore, I do hereby Certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, as before set forth, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of the said Court, at the City of New-York, the day and year last above written.
R Riker

Jacob Green - - - City New York
ON
No 936
June 1858
Notification recd to Morton Esq New York 3 Oct 1858
Sept 18

NEW-YORK MAYOR'S COURT.
In the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, held at the City-Hall, in and for the said City, before the Judges of the same Court, of July — term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
PRESENT the Honorable Peter A. Jay Esquire Recorder
City of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered , That on the twenty first day of July — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the city and county of New-York, according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the state of New-York, Jacob Green — — — aged sixty one — — years, resident in New York City — — — — — who being first duly sworn — — according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That in the month of October in the Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy Eight at Fredericksburg in the state of New York That I entered in a company commanded by Captain Eli Hirtland, Colonel Heman Swift's regiment, Connecticut line, on the Continental Establishment, and continued with said regiment and did duty during the war when I received my discharge signed by Genl. McDougal at West Point.
and that his original declaration is dated the thirty first day of March — one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 936

AND I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
Real Property - - - - none
Personal as follows
   Two Chests - - - - - $ 3 " 0   six Chains 1 " 50.   one Table 1 " 50.   one stand 0 " 50.   Three Pots 2 " 25.   one Tea kettle 0 " 75.   Two Pails 0 " 75.   Crockery loan 2 " 00   $12 " 25-  
Beds, wearing Apparel sufficient for our own comfort and no more My family consists of myself aged 61 yrs my wife Named Elizabeth 61 one Girl Polly upon we have to our  our  great  great  grand  grand  daughter  daughter . 10 my infirmities such that I am not able to labour and support myself and family and require the aid of my Country and am disabled in my hand and have a rupture. And that I have no income other than what little I can procure by buying and selling small articles in Market. and that my wife from her age cannot contribute any thing to the support of my family.
Sworn in open Court this
21 st July 1820
Bery a Ferris CLK
Jacob Green.

I, Benjamin Ferris Clerk of the city and county of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, Do hereby certify, That the foregoing deposition — and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is not exceeding thirty Dollars —————
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twenty sixth — day of July ————— 1820
Benj m Ferris clk

Application for a New Certificate
City of New York
On this 6 th day of July
1820 before me the Subscriber a Notary Public for the State of New York personally appeared Jacob Green who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt Bradley in the regiment commanded by Colonel Smith afterwards he entered in Capt. De Cartlands Company in Col. Swifts Regiment in Genl Muntgomerys Brigade in the service of the U.S. States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York and received a certificate of that fact under the signature and Seal of the Secretary of War which Certificate on or about the middle of March last at the the City of New York he actually lost the same and this deponent further on oath declared that he was unable to describe the manner in which the top of his Certificate took place but believes it must have dropped from his pocket.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day and year aforesaid
Jacob Green
W. Dornington A.D.

State of New-York.
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, ss.
I, BENJAMIN FERRIS, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County.
Do hereby certify, That Richard Riker, Esq. before whom the annexed Affidavits were made, and who hath subscribed his name to the Certificate also hereto annexed, was on the day when the said Affidavits were made and the said Certificate signed, Recorder of the City of New-York and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, and duly commissioned and sworn. And further, that the said Court is a Court of Record of the State of New- York, and that the signature of R. RIKER subscribed to the said Certificate. is the proper hand writing of the said Richard Riker.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this fifteenth day of April 1818
Benj. Ferris Clerk

Jacob Green for Dept. Nat.
Recd 13 July 1820
FREE
H. Calhoun Esqr
Secretary of War Washington

New York 6 th July 1820
Sir
I take the liberty on behalf of Jacob Green of enclosing his affidavit of the loss of his original Pension certificate requesting the favour of a duplicate thereof to be sent to me.
I am very respectfully Sir Your obedt Servt J. M c Cracken
J. Calhoun Esq d

44 176
Rey
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File No.
44 176
Jacob Green P. O. Box 100
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 205
[Arrangement of 1870.]