Morrison's Pensions
Disability Pay for Johannes Petri, Wounded at Oriskany
WE, THE SUBSCRIBERS Abraham Ten Broeck and Peter Fansevoort Junr.
Do certify
that upon an examination in pursuance of the Law, entitled, “AN ACT making
Provision for Officers, Soldiers an dSeamen, who have been diabled in the Service
of the United States.” Passed the 22d of April, 1786, WE do find
that Johannes Petri [Petry, Petrie, etc.] residing in the State of New York—aged
Thirty Seven years.
Late a private
in Capt. [Jacob] Snells Company in the Regiment of Militia Commanded by Colonel
[Peter] Billinger [Bellinger, Pellinger, etc.] and claiming Reflief under the
Acto of Congress created in the said Law, as an Invalid in Fact, and that he
became disabled in the Service of the United States, in consequence of a Wound
thro’ the Shoulder & Back at the Battle of Orisko [Oriskany] 6th
of Augt 1777.
And Do further
Certify, that upon the Principles of the said Act of congress, the said Johannes
Petri is entitled to the Pay of One Dollar per Month.
GIVEN under
our Hands, in the City of Albany, on the Twenty Second Day of September in
the year of our Lord, One Thousand and Eighty-Seven.
Abm Ten Broeck
Peter Gansevoort
Junr
Special Collections and Manuscripts, Doc. No. 11965:20, New York State Library,
Albany, N.Y.
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