Name/Title
Letter Peter Bull of Hamptonburgh, NY Disposition for Pension Revolutionary WarEntry/Object ID
000371Tags
Peter BullSubject
Peter Bull, of the Village and Town of Hamptonburgh, County of Orange and State of New York. Agreeable to the Family Register of His age; Was Born, May the 25th 1753. And Who, as a Militia Man, Answered & Served all the calls Demanded of him, to aid the United States, in the Militia Service, During the American Revolution-ary War, in the Cause of Freedom, against the Government of Great-Britain. — Nay more, He served in Lieu of His Father, an infirm Man, and in Lieu of His Brother, who was a Cripple, And when Draft and Detachments took place among the Militia to gourd [guard] the Frontiers along the Enemys Lines —
Nevertheless, the Above Named Peter Bull had to serve, and Did Serve, for himself, & Father & Brother, [one tour only excepted down to Paramus] along the Hudson River from New Windsor to Haverstraw, Occasionally — at Fort-montgomery, Fort-West-point, and at, or near Fort Stony-point, Haverstraw. — Also along the Western Frontier Both before and after, Our friends and Neighbours Were killed by the Savage Enemy; and Peanpack Village Was Burnt... [is guard near Minisink] Which altogether With Occasional internal Gaurds, to patrole the Roads in the Night to protect the inhabitants of Orange County, Who suffered much, from the Secret Agents of the British, in Newyork; such as Claudius Smith and Others of the Like Cast. — Therefore this Deponent Considers all these Militia services [year to be fully equal if not] more than six months regular Duty in the Militia — Whose Residence Was within the Bounds of Col.n Jesse Woodhulls Regiment and under several Captains, Known by the Names; of Rumsey — Pierson — Payn — Conklin &c, and for a Year or two, the Militia of Col.n Woodhulls Regiment, was but Little Better, than Under Marshal Law, Untill Claudius Smith and Others were taken and Executed: further, this Deponent sayeth not.
Peter Bull
Main Text (Top Left)
James Thomson Brother of Wm Thompson, who
served three months under Capt. Seth Marvin (our
Late General Marvin) After which the Said J Thomson
was taken Prisoner at Fort Montgomery --- & served
his tower [tour] along with his fellow Prisoners aboard
of the British Prison Ship at New York ——
Folder Labels (Top Right)
The text on the right-hand panels, written in a different hand or faded ink, serves as a filing label:
Panel 3: Deposition & for Pension
Panel 4: Deposition for Pension &c
Marginalia and Notations
There are several smaller, scattered notes on the left side of the page, likely added by clerks or for filing purposes:
Center Left: "3n" (Large bold notation)
Bottom Left (Vertical): "Thomson"
Far Left Edge: "Capt"Relationships
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