Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for John Garrison
S.10.718
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of New York
County of Seneca SS.
On this 28th
day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Daniel
Mosely Circuit judge of the seventh circuit of the State of New York, the said
court now sitting at Ovid John Garrison of the Town of Ovid in the County of
Seneca and State of New York aged seventy seven 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 1833.
That he entered
the service of the United States as a private in the Militia under the following
named officers and served as herein Stated.
Faintly? deponent
says that in the year 1776 in the month of September deponent was living at Livingston
Manor in the County of Albany at that time and was enrolled & served in the
Militia in that place under Marks Platner commanded of the company, the company
was called upon to go to Fishkill most of the company volunteered & marched
out under Captain Peter Gosbeck, when we arrived at Fishkill joined Col.
Peter Livingston Regiment we lay at this place three and an half months and
then we got dismissed duty was to stand guard.
Deponent says
that in the first of April 1777 he was called out to go to the high lands below
Fishkill, deponent and about forty others went out and marched under
Captain Platner when we arrived at the high lands was joined to Col. Livingston
Regiment duty was to stand guard remained eleven weeks at the high lands
and then were dismissed and then deponent returned home.
Deponent says
that on or about the first of October 1778 deponent was again called upon to
go to a place called Still water a place above Albany on the North River deponent
and about twenty of the Company deponent belonged to volunteered and went out
under Captain Platner when we arrived there we joined & belonged to Col.
Livingston Regiment the Col. went up with us our duty was to stand guard
remained there four weeks, and then was discharged and deponent went home.
Deponent says
in the month of August 1779 deponent and fifteen others were ordered by Col.
Livingston and by him stationed at Livingston Manor for nine weeks at the
Col. house and duty was to stand guard.
That in the
month of October 1779 deponent and the residue of the company were called
upon to go to Claverack we marched out under Capt. Platner in Col. Livingston
Regiment remained there one week and then returned home.
About two
weeks after deponent returned home he was called upon and went to Kinderhook
remained there three or four days and then was dismissed and returned home
went out under Capt. Platner.
Deponent says
he knew Gen’l Brooks, Gen’l Washington, Col. Livingston of the Militia
during the Revolutionary War, that he has no documentary evidence of his service
and knows of no person who can testify to his services, except Jacob Koon and
that only to a part of his services—whose deposition is hereunto annexed.
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.
To the interrogatories propounded
by the said court to the above named applicant for a pension on account of
services rendered in the Militia of the State of New York during the Revolutionary
War as prescribed by the war department.
(Signed
with his mark) John
Garrison
Sworn to
and subscribed in open court Enos Dhnforth?