Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for Peter Miller
W.19878 (Wife Catherine)
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of An Act of Congress passed the 7th
of June 1832.
State of New York
County of Steuben SS
On this sixteenth
day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally
in the open court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben before the Judges
there appeared, Peter Miller a resident of the town of Howard in said county
aged seventy two 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 enlisted in the service of the
United States under the following named officers & served as herein after
stated—That he has no record of his age—That he was born in Plattekill
in Ulster County State of New York where he resided when he enlisted. That
he enlisted in the spring of 1781 in Captain J L. Hardenburgh’s company
in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wiesenvelt for nine months. That the
said Regiment was stationed on the Indian frontier in the towns of Rochester & Warwarsing
in Ulster County—That shortly after he enlisted, having no provisions they
were billeted out—That for the most part of the said nine months they were
stationed in picketed fort—eight men being usually in one fort—in
July of the same year it being reported that the Indians would attack Lackawasere
the whole Regiment marched to that place where they stayed one week when they
returned to their stations—That he served with said regiment during the
whole term of nine months when they were deployed at the house of Benjamin Hobebeck
who at that time kept a [?] at the sign of the White Horse. That he did
not receive a written discharge—That they were dismissed in the afternoon—that
his Captain provided them a certificate if they would stay until morning but
being anxious to get to their houses, a few only staid. That he did not
stay—That there was another Peter Miller in the same regiment, that this
petitioner was distinguished by the name of big Pete, the other by the name of
Little Pete—That Little Pete answered to Peter Miller Junior. That
Little Peter as this petitioner believes deserted—That for the last fourteen
years this petitioner has resided in Howard in Steuben County—Her hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any
state. (Signed with his mark) Peter Miller
Sworn & Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid. MG. Rumply, dep clk, Steuben County
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