Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44343, Samuel Bates, N.H.
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N.H.      Bates, Samuel           S.44343
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New York Rolls

Samuel Bates
of Genesee County in the state of New York -
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cilley of the New Hampshire line, for the term of 3 Years

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 29th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of March 1819 and sent to Roswell Rabbitt, Esqr. 
Rochester, N. York-

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 
10 mo. & 2/30 [days] & 4/31 [days]  $81.56
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 $48.00
[TOTAL DUE BATES]       $129.56

{Revolutionary claim,}
Act 18th March, 1818.}
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Samuel Bates,
Application

New Hampshire
Col. Cilley

May 1777
May '80   3 Yrs.

(illegible-too faded)
by Both?
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State of New York
Genesee County Ss.

On this 29th day of April in the year of our Lord 1818, before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Genesee and State of New York personally appears Samuel Bates aged fifty-seven years resident in the said county of Genesee and State of New York who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That he, the said Samuel Bates, enlisted on or about the first day of May 1777 in Claremont in the State of New Hampshire in the Company commanded by Captain William Scott in the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Silley [Cilley] of the New Hampshire line, that he continued to Serve i the said Corps or in the Service of the United States until the first day of May 1780 when he was discharged from service in West Point in the State of New York; that he was in the battles of the taking of Burgoin [Burgoyne]. the battle at Monmouth and at the battle
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at Chemung [New York] under General [John] Sullivan against the [Iroquois] Indians and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for Support.
[signed] Samuel Bates

Sworn to and delclared [declared] before me the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] Ralph Parker, Judge

I Ralph Parker One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Genesee in the State of New York as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Samuel Bates did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
[signed] Ralph Parker, Judge

And I do hereby further certify that from the oath of Benjamin Clough, I am satisfied that the said Samuel Bates is in reduced circumstances and absolutely needs the assistance of the Country for his support.
[signed] Ralph Parker, Judge

Genesee County Ss.
I hereby certify that the court of common Pleas of the county of Genesee is
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a court of Record in the State of New York and that Ralph Parker Esqr. was on the twenty ninth day of April in the year 1818 one of the Judges of the said court, and that the signatures to the declaration and certificates hereunto annexed are his signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said court this 8th June 1818.
[signed] S, Cummings Clerk
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44343
INVALID,
Revy

File No. 44343
Samuel Bates
Priv Rev. War

Act: 18th March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 24

[Arrangement of 1870.]