Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 6868, for Nathan Manly, Vermont
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(3-1776)
SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER
Vt.|Manly, Nathan|R 6868
CONTENTS
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11,381
Nathan Manly
5.13.16
specifi'n reg'd
9 Sep 1832
28 Dec  "
P-187  
P. Money Jr.
Casenovia, N. York
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11,381
BRIEF in the case of Nathan Manly in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge.
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does. 
3. How old is he? 82 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
[column headings: Period.|Duration of Service.(Years,|Months,|Days.)|Rank. As a|Names of Generals and field Officers under whom he served.Gen|]
In 1775|(blank)|O. Sgt. &|Cap't M. Vail, Col. E. Allen, Col. E. Warner|
1778|'till June '81|Sg't Major|Col. I. Allen, Majr G. Ormsby|
June '81|'till 1783|Ensign| do - Cap't J. Gray|
Ap'l 177 & May|(blank)|private|Col. S. Warner|
[end of columns]
5. In what battles was he engaged? Bennington
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bennington, Vermont
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Doc'y and Trad'y  
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? [blank]
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
/s/W. Fawcett
Examining Clerk.
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In the matter of the Application of Nathan Manly for a Pension
State of New York
Madison County}ss. Be it known that on the 18th day of May 1830 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Madison aforesaid personally appeared Truman Kellogg a resident of the town of Cazenovia in said County, to me well known as a man of truth and veracity & whose statements are entitled to perfect credit; and made oath that Nathan Manly the applicant above named has resided in his family for several years past and that so far as he knows the said Nathan Manly was a man whose Statements could be safely relied on - 
The Deponent further saith that on the 5th day of April last past the Said Nathan Manly died from the effects of a cancer under which he had labored for sometime previous - And the said Nathan Manly had left a widow who now resides with the Deponent
And the Deponent further says that he has frequently heard the Said Nathan speak of his service in the Revolutionary War and he has always been consistent in his statements in relation to his different services - and since his Declaration was sent on to the Department he has frequently said that he claimed for about two years service under the Commission of an Ensign
/s/Truman Kellogg
Subscribed & Sworn the 18th day of May 1833 before me
/s/Newell Wright J.P.
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State of New York. 
County of Madison}ss. I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk the said county do certify that Newell Wright before  whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County - and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature - 
[court seal affixed] Witness my hand & seal of office this 29th day of May 1833. 
/s/A. S. Sloan Clk. 
/s/E. Barnard Dep. Clk.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of New York
Madison County}ss on this first day of September AD 1832 personally appeared before me Barak Beckwith one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Madison and State aforesaid Nathan Manly of the Town of Cazenovia County of Madison and State aforesaid aged eighty two 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
Declarant states that he was born in Brimfield in the state of Massachusetts July 15th 1750 according to the information obtained from his parents; but he does not recollect  of ever having seen a record of his age kept in the family. When he was quite an infant as he was informed, his parents removed from the state of Massachusetts to the County of Du(t)chess in the state of New York, where they continued until the  year 1771 when they removed to the town of Dorset County of Bennington and State of Vermont, where I lived until after the Revolutionary war
For sometime before the war commenced, there had been a dispute between the States of New York and New Hampshire in regard to the title of lands in Vermont. At the time the war began however the Inhabitants of Vermont considered themselves as belonging to neither State, still they were too patriotic to submit to the British as they formed themselves into companies independent of the authorities of those States
Among thenst this Declarant volunteered as a soldier in the militia for the defence of his country
Declarant volunteered in the service of the United States in the year 1775 and at first acted as orderly sergeant for a time in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Michael Vail we had no regular regiment until 1778 but were commanded part of the time by Col. Ethan Allen (the same who was sent to England a prisoner) and a part of the time by Col. Seth Warner
In the year 1778 according to Declarant's reccollection and belief a regiment was regularly formed of which Ira Allen was Col, Stephen Pearl Lieut col, and Gideon Ormsby Major, of this regiment I was
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appointed Sergeant Major and as such continued to act until June  1781 when I received from Thomas Chittenden, then Gov. of Vermont the accompanying commission as Ensign in the 2nd company of the sixth regiment (the regiment commanded by Col. I. Allen and in which I had for sometime served) John Gray was Captain and Isaac Underhill Lieutenant of the same company. I continued to fulfil  the duties of this office until the close of the war in the year 1783. and although not all the time in active service yet I was bound to be ready at all times for action and in fact engaged the greatest part of the time in actual service of some kind
I was in service at Saratoga under Col. Seth Warner in April and May 1777 and during that time I went on a scouting party up the North River to Jessup's Patent under Col. Warner 
I was also at Bennington in the same year, and was in service there at the time of the Battle on the memorable sixteenth of August of that year when Col. Baum and Col. Breymann's detatchments of British troops were defeated by the Americans under Gen'l Stark and Col Warner. The evening before the action I as sent an express to the Gov and Council of Vermont to hasten on the reinforcements which were expected; which service I performed and was back before the commencement of the second battle
After the battle of Bennington I was engaged in repelling different excursions of the British troops who came down lake Champlain to attack the different parts of Vermont on the shore of that lake but so numerous were the different occasions on which I was called out that is it impossible for me at this late day to recall to mind and specify the different services which I performed; I would however here reiterate that I entered the service of the United States in the Vermont militia as orderly sergeant and served in that capacity a part of the time in Capt Michael Vail's company and a part of the time in the Company of Capt Abraham Underhill untill the year (as I believe) 1778 when I was appointed Sergeant Major in the regiment of Col. Ira Allen in which capacity I served until the 11th day of June 1781 when I received the accompanying commission as ensign from the Governor of Vermont, and as such Ensign I served until the close of the Revolutionary war in 1783
And I further state that from the commencement of the war in 1775 until its close in 1783 I was either in actual
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service or under obligation to march at any moment on the reception of orders to that effect from my superior officers
Declarant also states that the commission herewith transmitted is the same that he received from the Governor of Vermont and that after he received it his service was under the said commission
I made an application for a pension in the year 1818 which was then rejected on account of my services having been in the State troops instead of the continental line and for that reason not in the provisions of that law.
I have never made any other application for a pension and have never been on the pension roll of the agency of any state and I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
Since the revolutionary war I have resided until the last six or seven years at Milton Chittenden County State of Vermont and since I left Vermont I have resided part of the time in the town of Pompey County of Onondaga and State of New York and the remainder of the time in the town of Cazenovia county of Madison and the Same state; where I now reside. 
I never received a cent in payment for my services and I am now poor and unable to labor for my support
I further state that Elisha Litchfield (formerly a member of Congress) Justin Dwinnell (also a former  member of Congress) John Williams, Jacob Ten Eyck & James Petit are persons, living near me and can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution, and also that the Hon. Heman Allen now a member of Congress from Vermont is well acquainted with me and can do the same
/s/Nathan Manly
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
/s/Barak Beckwith a Judge of the court of common pleas Madison county.
We Lewis Leonard a Clergyman residing in the town of Cazenovia County of Madison and State of New York and Peter Morey of the same Place
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hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Manly who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution
/s/Lewis Leonard
/s/Peter Morey Jr
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
/s/Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison Co. court of com. pleas
And the said Barak Beckwith one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify that Nathan Manly the said applicant is as appears satisfactorily to me unable from bodily infirmity to attend Court which is held at the distance of Eleven miles from Cazenovia the residence of the declarant. And I further certify that it appears to me that Lewis Leonard who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Cazenovia County & State last aforesaid and that Peter Morey who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had before me in the matter of the application of Nathan Manly for a Pension
/s/Barak Beckwith a Judge of Madison County Court of common pleas
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[typewritten letter]
Record Division.

November 6, 1911.

Mrs. S. E. Johnson,
The Northumberland,
Washington, D. C.

Madam:
In reply to the personal inquiry of the 2" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the claim of Nathan Manly, R. File No. 6868, Rev. War, ['he states' crossed out] it appears that he was born at Brimfield Massachusetts, July 15, 1750, and while a resident of Dorset, Vermont, volunteered in 1775, and acted   time as orderly Sergeant in Captains Michael Vail and Abraham Underhill's company of Vermont Militia. In 1778 he was appointed Sergeant Major of
Colonel Ira Allen's regiment, and on June 11, 1781, was commissioned Ensign in Captain John Gray's 2d company, Colonel Ira Allen's 6th regiment Vermont Militia, and continued as such until close of the war in 1783.
In 1832, he was living at Cazenovia, Madison County, New York. His widow is referred to, but no name as stated. Nor is there any further family data.
This claim was not allowed as soldier died April 3, 1833 without furnishing the period, term, and grade of each tour of actual service, as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which Act he applied for pension.
Very respectfully,
[blank] Commissioner.
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[addressed envelope]
[margin note: N.Y. Nov. 5]
[postmark: CAZEN' N.Y. OCT 31] free
J. L. Edwards Esq
Com'r of Pensions
Washington
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[handwritten letter]
Cazenovia 30th Oct 1835

J. L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
Some time in 1832 Nathan Manley (Manly) made an application for a Pension under the act of '32 - through P. Morey Jr as his Atty - Some proceedings were had & Mr. Manley (Manly) died - His widow now wishes to inquire how the matter stands - It is the universal opinion among his neighbors ['is' crossed out] that he served as he states - His statements have been uniform & he was a man of Sterling integrity & his widow is highly esteemed & in much need of the Pension if it can be obtained - Please inform me how the business was left, & what remains to be done that can be supplied by others
Respectfully Your Ob't Servt
/s/Chas. H. Williams
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Nathan Manly lived in of Vermont - Rev. War - applied for pension. 
Mrs. S. E. Johnson
The Northumberland
City - 
NOV 2 - 1911
NOV 2 - 1911
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11381
Nathan Manly 
New York
Susp'd 
Let to P. Morey  23 apl '35
  "  Hon W. Taylor 20 Dec'r '34
  "  to CH S. Williams 9 Nov 1835
6868
Act 7. June
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[verso]
1911 Nov 6 Hist to Mrs. S. E. Johnson,
1912 Dec. 19 Hist. to Mr. Chas. Bryant V.L.M.

[recto]
['Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.' crossed out]
REJECTED
6868
P.O. [blank]
Nathan Manly 
Service: Vt. service
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank].
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank].
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank].
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18[blank].
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His Excellency
THOMAS CHITTENDEN, Esquire, Captain-General, Governor, and Commander in Chief in and over the State of VERMONT, 
To Nathan Manley (Manly) Gentleman GREETING. 
YOU being elected Ensign of 2d Company in the sixth ['Regiment' crossed out] Regiment of the Militia, of this State; reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, I DO, by these Presents, in the Name of the Freemen of this State, authorise and impower you to take Charge of said Company as their Ensign. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of Ensign by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereto belonging -- And I do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Ensign And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from me the Governor of this State for the Time being, ore any other your Superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and the Laws of this State.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of this State, in Council, this 11th day of June 1781
/s/Tho. Chittenden 
By His Excellency's Command, 
Joseph Fay, Sec'y
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[addressed envelope]
[margin notes: Nath'l Manly N.Y. June 4, N.Y. Additional evidence Case of Nath'l Manley (Manly)]
Eaton NY
May 30th free
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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[handwritten letter]
Eaton Village may 29th 1833

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
I herewith enclose to Affts in the Case of Nathan Manly and Also a memorandum made by him in relation to his service
I suppose his widow will be entitled to his pension up to the time of his death - And if any other formality is required in relation to the case I would be glad to have specific instruction
respectfully yours
/s/P. Morey Junior
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[handwritten letter]
Dear Sir
I am requested to inquire the situation of the case of Nathan Manly - His papers were prepared by Peter Morey and forwarded to the Department in Sept 1832. Since then nothing has been heard from them - 
Your early reply will much oblige
Your Ob't Serv't
/s/W. Taylor

Hon G. W. Crump
Dec 13th 1834
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11381
Nathan Manly
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11381
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Nathan Manly which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? It does
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Hee did
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank] 
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Hee has
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length 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? 
An Affidavit is required setting forth separately & distinctly the period term & grade of each tour of actual service in field or garrison in 
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? an embodied corps called out & commanded by competent authority with the names of officers &c
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the other under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Has
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Hee has
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?  It is, & is so distinguishable.
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Hee has
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank] 
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? 
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? [blank]
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? [blank] 
XVI. ↕Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? They are
EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
*QUERE V. 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 old 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______; and for such service I claim a pension.”
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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. 
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
↕QUERE XVI. 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 pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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[handwritten letter]
[receipt stamp: To Chf. [blank] Div.
Action [blank]
DEC 16 1912
COMMISSIONER]
My Dear Miss Wilson :
When convenient I would like a statement of service (& anything else of interest) in case of my  great grand father Nathan Manly Vt soldier
/s/Bryant
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In the Matter of the Application of Nathan Manly for a Pension State of New York
Madison County} ss Be it Known that on the 8th day of May 1833 before the Subscriber a ['Justice of the Peace' crossed out] Commissioner of Deeds in and for the County of Madison aforesaid personally appeared Peter Morey Junior an attorney at Law in Supreme Court of the State aforesaid and to me well known as a man of truth and veracity who being duly sworn says that he was well acquainted with Nathan Manly the Applicant above named and that he assisted the said Nathan in preparing his papers for his said application 
And Deponent says that previous to Drawing the papers on his application for a pension for the said Nathan, he had frequent conversations with the said Nathan in relation to his Services in the Revolution; and that the said Nathan was always consistent in his relation thereof;
And Deponent further says that he from all the information he can obtain, he has no doubt that the said Nathan was in actual service under his commission as an Ensign full two years; and for that service he understood the said Nathan to claim a pension 
And the Deponent further says that the accompanying memorandum is in the hand writing of the said Nathan Manly and was made at the request of the Deponent as ['a' crossed out] data from which to draw the declaration of said Nathan - And Deponent further says that the said Nathan Manly sustained an irreproachable character for truth and veracity and the Deponent has no doubt but
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the facts set forth in the said memorandum are mainly correct
And the Deponent further says that the Said Nathan Manly died on the fifth day of April last past and he has left a widow who depends on the assistance of her relatives for support - And further the Deponent saith not 
/s/Peter Morey Junior
Subscribed & Sworn the day & year aforesaid before me /s/Robert Henry Com. &c 
State of New York
County of Madison}ss I, Andrew S. Sloan clerk of the said County do certify that Robert Henry before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the ['Justices' crossed out] Commissioners of deeds in & for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and, verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature - 
[court seal affixed] Witness my hand & Seal of office this 29th day of May 1833 - 
/s/A. S. Sloan Clerk
/s/E. Barnard - Dep Clk
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In the matter of Nathan  Manly an Applicant For a Pension 
State of New York
Madison County ss} Additional Declaration
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Madison aforesaid Nathan Manly the person mentioned in the Declaration to which this is an addition, to me well known as a man of truth and veracity and whose statement is entitled to credit; who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of sickness and old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot specify distinctly & separately the different periods of his actual services but that according to the best of his recollection and belief he served as follows to wit. from the year 1775 (the commencement of the war) until the Spring or summer of 1775, in the Vermont Militia was orderly Sergeant. part of the time in the Company of Captain Michael Vail and a part of the time in that of Capt Abraham Underhill and in the Regiment commanded Col Ethan Allen & Coll Seth Warner
From the  year 1778 aforesaid until the 11th day of June 1781 I served as Sergeant Major in the Regiment of Col Ira Allen and from the said  11th day of June 1781 until the close of the war in 1783 I served under the commission herewith transmitted as
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as Ensign in the company of Capt John Gray and in the Regiment of Col Ira Allen 
During the whole of the above period my service was almost continual and absences were short. I lived so near the frontier that when necessarily called home I was away, from my duty for so short a time as hardly to interrupt my term of service - And I claim a pension therefore for about three years service as orderly Sergeant - two years service as Sergeant Major & two years service as Ensign all of which was faithfully rendered on the Vermont Militia in the war of the Revolution - 
I have no documentary evidence to prove any of the above service Except the Commission of Ensign herewith transmitted and I know of no person living ['by whom' crossed out] whose testimony I can procure
/s/Nathan Manly
Subscribed & sworn this 12th day of January 1833 before me 
/s/Newell Wright Justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Madison} ss I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said County do certify that Newell Wright before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said Count, And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
[court seal affixed] Witness my hand & seal of office this Eleventh day of February 1833 - 
/s/A. S. Sloan Clerk
/s/E. Barnard Dep Clk
[margin note: Nathan Manly Dec'n]
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in the year 1775 in the Frontier of Vermont being Exposed to frequent scouting parties of the British and indians founded it Necessary to make some preperation for defence, accordingly formed into a company of Vollunteers of which I was chosen ordely serjant in which capacity I served till 1777 in April of this year was called out under the command of Col. Seth Warner to meet a detachment of the enemy said to be cuting a Road through the Woods from Plattsburgh to old fort Stanwicke, from this time to the surrender of Burguoin (Burgoyne) was constantly in the service of my country was at Bennington on the Memorable 16th of August - soon after I was appointed serjant major to the Regiment where I Remained till about the year 1880(1780) or 81 when I Received an Ensigns Commission signed by Governor Thomas Chittenden of Vermont in which Capasity I served till the close of the war in 1783 - 
After the taking of Burguoins (Burgoyne's) army the British haveing the sole Command of Lake Champlain kept the frontier inhabitants of Vermont constantly in alarm - we were Obliged to do as the Children of Israel did in Rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem work with one hand and hold our swords in the other for fear of the Enemy 
I know that my services as a commission officer was more than two years Besides what I served as an noncommision officer - and now my companions in arms are all dead and I know not a single officer that belonged to the company or Regiment that I did now living 
I Beleive I am the only survivor, and are now 82 years old unable to get my liveing by labour and depend on the Charity of a distant Relation for my support 
if it would be of any use I could mention my loss of Cattle that went to the use of our army likewise crops of grain & hay and many which I never Expect to have made up to me 
but if my Country will now give me the pension of an officer for the few Remains days I may live in this unfriendly I shall be satisfied - I have spent some of my best days Risqued my life and my all to purchase the priviledges and Blessings my Country now Enjoys
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State of New York
Madison County} ss I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the Said County do Certify that Barak Beckwith before whom the two foregoing affidavits purport to have been sworn and also whose name appears to the above Certificate was at the date of the same a Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and Certificate to be his proper hand writing and Signature. 
[court seal affixed] Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 6th day of September 1832
/s/A. S. Sloan Clk -