Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B L Reg. 84965-1850, for David Smith, [Blank]
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Continental

*Smith, David

BL Req.84965-1850


Revolutionary War
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84965 Apl 1/51
David Smith 2nd
Drum Major
Cap Smith
31st Reg U.S. Army
Col Michael Jackson
Enl Dec 1779
Dis June 1783

3rd Aud. office
February 19/52
The rolls for the above period are in the Pension
Office
Lett. 5 29/3/52
[signed] B. F. Gallah
Div 3rd Aud

Alfred G Mudge Rochester [illegible] N.Y  a.a.E

No. Rolls
A.G. O. Mar. 25/52
Rcd Mar. 25/52
Mr Birch
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

ROCHESTER N.Y. 
Mar
18

1
Rev
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84965
Bounty Land
Revolutionary War
[redacted] /57
David Smith 2d
1812

Alfred G. Mudge

atty

Rochester N.Y.
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State of New York
Monroe County ss: 
On this 27 day of March A.D 1831 personally appeared before me Henry Rice a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths  within aforesaid County, David Smith 2d aged 86 years, a resident of the town of Clarkson in said County & State who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical David Smith 2d who was a drum major in the company commanded by Captain Smith in the Regiment of the Regular Army of the United Staes Infantry, numbered as 31 & commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson in the Revolutionary War. That he enlisted at West Point on or about the 13 day of December A. D. 1779 for the term of during the war at said time for the term of about three years and six months and until peace was declared and was honorably discharged at West Point on the 13th day of June A.D. 1783. on account of the war being brought to a close. as will appear by the muster rolls of said company.

He further declares that he received no Certificate of Discharge at said time of Discharge according to his knowledge or belief. and that he was placed on the pension roll of the United States by certificate bearing date 13th April 1819. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land deal may be due him by reason of said service by the United States. 

Subscribed & Sworn before me this 27 day of March A.D. 1851. 

David Smith and I certify that the following words to wit "Pension Rolls of the United States & Certificate bearing date 13th April 1819" was interlined above when this deposition was made. 

Henry C. Rice J.P.
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State of New York 
Monroe County ss On this 27 day of March AD 1831. personally appeared before me Henry C Rie [Rice] a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oath within aforsaid County William Kane and Daniel Pease who being duly sworn according to law depose and say. That David Smith 2d of the town of Clarkson & who has Subscribed to the foregoing declaration is the identical David Smith 2d who was a Drum Major in the company commanded by of Captain  Smith in the Regiment of the Regular Army of the United States Infantry numbered as 31 and commanded by Col Michael Jackson in the Revolutionary War. 
And they swear that they are disinterested witnesses. 
[signed] Wm Kane Daniel Pease
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27 day of March A.D. 1837. and I certify that William kane and Daniel Pease are credible witnesses & that the above was interlined & erased when this deposition was taken [signed] Henry Rice Justice of the Peace
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Know all men by these Presents that I David Smith 2d of the town of Clarkson County of Monroe and State of New York do hereby irrevocably make constitute and appoint Alfred G. Mudge of Rochester N.Y. my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to ask, demand and receive from the Commissioner of Pensions or other proper officer or department of the United States, the Certificate of Land warrant to which I may be entitled for my military services as expressed in the foregoing declaration, and for good and sufficient reasons do hereby revoke and countermand any and all the powers of attorney or other authority that may have been given by me for any such purpose and vest the same solely and irrevocably in my said Attorney said Alfred G. Mudge 
[signed] Wm Kane  Daniel Pease
In testimony whereof my hand and seal this 27 day of March A.D. 1837. 
[signed] David Smith Jr

State of New York 
Monroe County ss. On this 27 day of March A D 1837 personally appeared before me Henry C Rice a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to take acknowledgments in and for the County aforesaid David Smith 2d subscriber to the foregoing & acknowledged the same to be his act & deed, for the purposes therein described 
[signed] Henry Rice Justice of the Peace
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State of New York 
Monroe County 
Clerk's Office ss.   I John T. Lacey Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and of the County of Monroe do hereby certify that Henry C. Rice whose genuine signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn. That all of his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that said Supreme Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Rochester this 28th day of March A.D. 1837. 
[signed] John T. Lacey Clerk
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Attorney & Counsellor at Law 
OFFICE, 
No. 6 Burns’ Block, Cer. Buffalo & State-sts. 
ROCHESTER, N.Y. 
Rochester March 28. 1837 
Hon Jas. E. Heath 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Enclosed please find papers of David Smith 2d for Bounty Land for service in the Revolutionary War.
My address is "Rochester N.Y." 
Respectfully &c 
[signed] Alfred G. Mudge