Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12424, Nicholas Casler, New York
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE 
New York 

Casler, Nicholas 

NUMBER 
S.12424 
carded 

CONTENTS
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24.030
New York 
Nicholas Casler 
of Montgomery in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp commanded by Captain Young of the Reg. commanded by Col Willett in the New York line for 9 months 
Nicholas Casler 
Records corrected Aug. 1, 1905. JR.

Inscribed on the roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct. 1833 and sent to H. Adams Fort plain 

Arrears to the 4th of Sep ’33  $75
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 M ‘34   15
[total] $90 

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk 
Book E  Vol. 4  Page  93
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15950
Nicholas Casler’s Pension papers
62 ½
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15950
Nicholas Casler’s Pension papers
62 ½
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State of New York 
County of Montgomery ss:
On the 19th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in oppen Court before the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the said County now sitting Nicholas Casler a resident of the town of Minden in the County & State aforesaid aged sixty Eight on the fifth day of March last 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers served as hereafter stated –
That he enlisted in the City of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady under Captain Guy Young Lieutenant Christopher Peake the latter part of March 1782 for nine month that after the company was raised it was mustered and marched up the Mohawk River where they joined a regiment commanded by Colo Marinus Willet where they were kept on duty and sent out to guard the inhabitants at Fort Clyde Fort Keysor Fort Windecker & Fort Plank and in the fall marched to Fort Dayton in the County of Herkimer where they remained on duty until the latter part of December when they were marched to Fort Plain when they were discharged on the last day of December of that year And that he has no documentary evidence of his services –
That he was born in the of Herkimer & State aforesaid in the year 1765 - that he has no record of his age 
That he lived in the City of Schenectady & County of Schenectady & State aforesaid when he enlisted & entered the service as above mentioned 
That he resided in Schenectady until about two years after the war when he moved to Minden in the County of Montgomery & State aforesaid where he has since continued to live & now lives 
That he entered the service by enlistment as above stated
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That he cannot state the names of officers with troops continental & Militia Regiments or the general circumstances of his services other than as he has above stated the same 
and that he never received a written discharge from the service  - 

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. –
[signed] Nicholas Casler X his mark
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
[signed] Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk.
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State of New York 
Montgomery County ss: 
Peter Lambert being duly sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Nicholas Casler of the town of Minden in the County & State aforesaid, that the said Nicholas Casler belonged in a company of nine months men raised in Albany & Schenectady in the spring of 1782. That the company so raised in which deponent also belonged was commanded by Capt. Guy Young & marched up the Mohawk River in the county aforesaid, there joined a Regiment commanded by Colo. Marinus Willet. that the said Nicholas Casler continued to serve in said company at & in the vicinity of Fort-Plain until in the fall following, when the said Nicholas Caster marched with the said company to Fort Herkimer in the county of Herkimer where he continued to until the latter part of December when the said company was marched back to Fort Plain where the said Nicholas Casler was discharged on the last day of December as was also deponent [crossed out: the deponent further saith that the said Nicholas Casler in the discharge of the aforesaid service acted as a {illegible}] and further deponent saith not 
[signed] Peter Lambert X his mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
[signed] Geo: D. Ferguson, Clerk. 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Peter Lambert who has signed the preceding affidavit is a resident of the town of Canajoharie in Montgomery County, & is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit,
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I, George D. Ferguson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nicholas Casler for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 9th day of October 1832 
[signed] Geo: D. Ferguson
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15.950 
Nicholas Casler 
Montgomery Co N York 
L5 
R 
Admitted 
Private 9 months 
H Adams 
Fort Plain N.Y.
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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
Pension Office, 
183

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 
A Statement, shewing the service of Nicholas Casler

[BEGIN TABLE]
Period when the service was rendered  |  Duration of the service Years. Months. Days.  |   Rank of the claimant.  |  Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.  |  Rank of the General and Field officers.  |  Battles in which the applicant was engaged.  |  Country through which he marched.  |  Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.  |  Evidence by which the declaration is supported.  |
March of 82  |  9 Months.  |  Private  |  Capt Young  |  Col Willet  |    |  To the Mohawk River  |  68 years Schenectady N York  |  By a living witness  |
[END TABLE]

I am, respectfully 
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: 
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
DECLARATION. 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory or District of County } ss.
On this ___ day of ___ personally appeared (a) before __ A.B. a resident (b) of ___ in the county of ___  and State, territory or District of ___  ages (c) ___ 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ___  , with ___ and served in the ___ (e) regiment of the ___ line, under the following named officers: 
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which marched. [ ]This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ___
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. ____ A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I _____ of the Court of ____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of ___for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ___ day of ___&c. 
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
 (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ___ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ___ , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ___ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. ___ who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ___ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ___ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I ___Clerk of the Court of ___ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of ___ for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ___ day of ___&c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or District of County } ss.
On this ___ day of ___ personally appeared (a) before __ A.B. a resident (b) of ___ in the county of ___ and State, territory or District of ___ ages (c) ___ 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) ___ , with ___ and served in the ___ (e) regiment of the ___ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which marched. [ ]This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of ___
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. ____ A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of ____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of ___for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this ___ day of ___&c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the ___ and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with ___ , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be ___ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. ___ who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the ___ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the ___ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I ___Clerk of the Court of ___ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of ___ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ___ day of ___&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier} Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?}
6. {To an Officer.} Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?}
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must in the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
“Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For __ year ___ months , and ___ days I served as a ___. For ___ months and ___days, I served as a ___; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant’s entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[ ] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in note [j] applies in continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev. & 1812 
Wars Section 
ILL 
September 24, 1930. 
Alice Casler Homkey 
Fort Plain, New York. 
Dear Madam: 
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12424, that Nicholas Caaler [handwritten note: Casler] was born March 5, 1765 in Herkimer, New York.
While a resident of Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, he enlisted the latter part of March, 1782, and served as a private in Captain Guy Young's Company, Colonel Marinus Willett's New York Regiment until the last day of December, 1782. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed on September 19, 1832, while a resident of Minden, Montgomery County, New York, where he had moved two years after the war. 
He died February 25, 1843. 
There are no family data. 
Very truly yours, 
E. W. MORGAN, 
Acting Commissioner.

Death from A. B.
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Rev War
12.424 
INVALID. 
File No. 12,424 
Nicholas Casler
Priv. Rev. War
Casler 
Act: June 7th 1832. 
Index:- Vol. A, Page 61
{Arrangement of 1870.} 
Nicholas Casler.
Records corrected Aug. 1/05.  J.S

1930. Sept 24 – Hist. to Alice C. Homkey - see her letter Christian Hufnagel, S.-23714.  ILL.
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State of New York 
County of Montgomery ss;
on the first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared before David Spraker Esqr one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of said County Nicholas Casler, a resident of the town of Minden in the County & State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following amendment to his declaration heretofore made, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed Jun 7th 1832. 
That John N. B. Dillenback & Henry C. Dillenback, are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his service as a soldier in the Revolution, and that there is no Clergymen residing in his immediate vicinity – 
[signed] Nicholas Casler X his mark
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me 
[signed] David Spraker a Judge of Montgomery County Courts

We John N. B. Dillenback, residing in the town of Minden and Henry C. Dillenback residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nicholas Casler who has subscribed & sworn to the above amended declaration, that we believe him to be Sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion – 
[signed] John NB Dillenback  Henry C Dillenback
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me 
[signed] David Spraker a Judge of Montgomery County Courts
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And I David Spraker a Judge of the Court of Common pleas of said County, do hereby certify that it appears to me, that John N. B. Dillenback, who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Minden and that Henry C. Dillenback who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit - And I do further certify that it satisfactorily appears to me, that there is no clergyman residing in the immediate vicinity of the said applicant - And I do further certify that the said Applicant is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity – 
[signed] David Spraker a Judge of Montgomery County Court 

State of New York 
Montgomery County ss: 
I George D. Ferguson, Clerk of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that David Spraker, before whom the foregoing amended declaration of Nicholas Casler & the foregoing certificate of John N B Dillenback and Henry C. Dillenback purport to have been sworn, was, on the date of the said amended declaration & certificate a Judge of Montgomery County Common pleas Court 
And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and verily believe that the name of the said Judge Subscribed to the said Amended declaration and certificate is Genuine –
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office the 16th day of July 1833 [signed] Geo: D. Ferguson