{"content":[{"text":"Pension Application for Hindrich Lent \n S.9927 \n State of New York \n Washington County SS. \n On this thirtieth day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight \n hundred and thirty four personally appeared before me Benjamin F. Skinner one of \n the Judges of County Courts in and for the County of Washington in the State of New \n York, Hendrich Lent at [sic] resident of the Town of Easton in the County of \n Washington in the State of New York aged seventy seven years, who being first duly \n sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to \n obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832— \n That he entered the service of the United States under the following named \n officers and served as herein stated. \n About the first of June 1775 he went as a volunteer, on an expedition to Crown \n Point under Captain Marvin and Lieut Garrison in Col. Cornelius VanVechten’s \n Regiment his company rendezvoused at the Town of Saratoga, and marched directly to \n Crown Point in the State of New York, marched through the Counties of Saratoga, and \n marched directly to Crown Point in the State of New York, marched through the \n Counties of Saratoga and Washington to Whitehall, and from thence down the Lake to \n Crown Point—on boats. \n While at Crown Point the company was under the command of Cols Ethan Allen \n and Benedict Arnold, who both claimed rank. \n On this expedition he was gone three weeks and he was discharged by the \n adjutant of the Regiment and went home—he received no written discharge—In this \n tour he was first Sergeant. \n In the year 1776 about the first of January he went as a volunteer, on an \n expedition, to Johnstown, in the County of Montgomery under Captain Peter \n VanWoert, his regiment on the expedition was under Genl Schuyler his company \n rendezvoused at Albany—and marched through Schenectady, into the County of \n Montgomery in which Johnstown is situated—went immediately to Johnstown—he \n was gone twelve days from his resident in Easton aforesaid. On this expedition they \n surprised and took Sir William Johnson [Sir John Johnson] with a party of three \n hundred men, his company was discharged by Major David Dickson at Johnstown he \n received no written discharge he was out twelve days on this expedition and went \n home. \n In this service he was orderly sergeant. \n In the year 1776 about the first of October he again volunteered under Capt. \n Peter VanWoort in Col VanVectin Regiment. He went from the Town of Easton in the \n County of Washington—where he then and still resides, and was rendezvoused at \n Saratoga—which is the town adjoining the Town of Easton—on the opposite side of the \n Hudson. From there he marched immediately to Fort Edward passing through the \n town of Saratoga and part of Northumberland on the west side of the Husons [Hudson] \n river – recrossed the Hudson—and passed up the east side about ten miles to Fort","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.090835,"width":0.765109,"height":0.803882}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}