Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for Peter Miller
This pension is very light and difficult to read.
R.7218
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the “Act of Congress” passed
June 7th, 1832.
State of New York
Dutchess County SS
On this
twenty-eighth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open court, before
the Court of Common Pleas in said County now sitting, Peter Miller, a resident
of the town of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutchess and State aforesaid,
aged sixty nine years, 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 7th 1832.
That he was
born in Poughkeepsie aforesaid in 1863 as appears by his family record now in
his possession. That he entered the service of the United States at the
Barracks in Fishkill in the County & State aforesaid as a volunteer in the
Spring of 1779 under Captain Robert Connelly for eight months. That he
cannot state to what (if any) regiment Captain Connelly’s company belonged,
but remembers, associated with him in service Majr _____Heyes. That during
his eight months service at the barracks he acted as a collier and received in
addition to his soldiers pay an extra half ration every day. That at
the expiration of the eight months for which he had enlisted he was verbally
discharged.
That he again
entered the service of the United States at the Barracks in Fishkill aforesaid
under Captain Robert Connelly in the Spring of 1780 for eight months. He
was engaged as before as a collier & received as before an entire half ration. That
he remained in service five months when he received permission from his Captain
to return home to visit his Father who was then sick. That he received
no discharge& does not remember the names of any officers who were associated
with him in said five months service other than that of Major _____ Heyes,
That after
the termination of his last mentioned service & until the close of the war
he was one of a company of militia men under the command of Capt. Abraham Foit,
Lieutenant Peter Lawson & Ensign Simeon Lawson. That during the summer
of (as he believes) 1781 & 1782, he was frequently ordered on guard at Wappinger’s
Creek in Dutchess County aforesaid for the purpose of guarding the passage at
the bridge over said creek. That he was ordered out n& on service
at said bridge at 5 or 6 different occasions for a few nights each time.
That also
during said Summers at the Village of Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess
aforesaid he was on 5 or 6 different occasions for a few nights each time on
service as one of a guard to prevent the Tories from releasing prisoners who
were confined in the Gaol of said County & That Abraham Swartout was Captain
of the guard. That he cannot name any other officers who were associated
with him in service during said summers of 1781 & 1782. That he now
lives in the Town of Poughkeepsie aforesaid, where he has resided ever since
the revolution. That he has no discharge and can produce no documentary
evidence of his service. That he knows of no person whose testimony
he can procure, who can testify to his service other than Henry Retyson whose
affidavit is hereunto annexed
That he refers
to the Reverend Cornelius C. Cuyler, John J. Myers & James B. Feraer all
of Poughkeepsie aforesaid as persons who can testify to his character for truth & veracity & to
his reputation as having been a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present,
and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
state.
(Signed) Peter Miller
Sworn to
and subscribed the day and year aforesaid [rest is cut off.]
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