Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4379, Joseph Guile, New York
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New York  Guile, Joseph  R.4379
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Joseph Guile
14 1/2 (???)
19070
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STATE OF VERMONT,
RUTLAND COUNTY, SS.
On this 3. day of October A. D. 1832
personally appeared before the Probate Court of the County of Rutland Joseph Guild a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 66 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 provision
made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the year 1782 and served in Col. Willet's Regiment of the New York
line under the following named officers, Capt Joseph Harrison Sts. Ephraim Eaton & Bingham and Maj Bent  - he lived at Warrensburg, now Florida on the Mohawk, about 14 miles from Schenectady at the time & he enlisted for 2 years, he thinks about February 1782, at Warrensburg aforesd by Lieut, Eaton aforesd. and served as his [illegible] & formed his Regt at fort Hunter on the Mohawk, thence marched to Fort
Plain then to Fort Plank, thence back to at Hunter where he was dismissed as he believes the fore part of May 1783, by
Col. Willet, but has lost his discharge. He was discharged before his him expired, in consequence of the
peace, having served between 14 & 15 months - Capt French
& Capt McMasters were in service at the same time
& Col. Willet had the command - there were no other
Regiment in service with him at the time. He was
born at Preston the 19 Jany 1767 & was in his 16th year
when he enlisted - his age is recorded in his Bible -
He has no documentary evidence & knows of no person
whose testimony he can procure who can certify to his
services, - since the revolution he has lived in Cooperstown
Otego, Lake George & for the last seven years he has lived
at Orwell Vermont. He is known to the Rev Mr Kellogg
Asahel  Scovel Esq. & to part of the people of Orwell
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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 te 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, were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases ae 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 te 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 Clerck 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 }ss.
County of 
On this      day of      personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of   in the county of   and State, Territory or District of      aged (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 prvion made by the act 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 he 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 s not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in the 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 herby 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 land 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 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 than 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. 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 fo the Court of      do hereby certify that the foregoing  contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of      for a pension.
    ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commision; but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure it possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his person 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 stat 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 investifation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative wit the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services each person