Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 34,486, for Nathaniel Smith, [Blank]
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Service continental
Smith, Nathaniel
Number S. 34,486
Contents
born in Rochester Plymouth Co. Mass
res. in 1820 Albany N.Y. aged 57 years
res. in 1841 Rochester Plymouth Co. Mass.
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13,237
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Smith of Albany in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years

Inscribed on the Rollof New Yirk at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27 of March 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of July 1819 and sent to Hon. Rensselaer Westerlo, Albany NY

Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 11 mos 9/31 90.32
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48.
$138.32

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued notification sent Nov. 11th 1820 to H.A. Williams
Albany N.Y.

Let to Gen Agent 26 Nov 1841
% Mass. from 4th Sep 1841. 4th Dec 1841 Notification to Pens. Rochester Plymouth County Mass.
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Application for a Transfer
State of New York, County of Albany ss.
On this sixteenth day of November 1841, before me, the subscriber, a Commissioner of Deeds for the said County of Albany personally appeared Nathaniel Smith who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Burbell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel John Crumer (Artillary) in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the City of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of New York but is about to remove to Rochester Plymouth County, New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow are his reasons for removing from Albany to Rochester, that he has a sister in law, & a nephew (residing on the same farm as which he was born) & with whom he intends in future to reside.
Nathaniel Smith
(over)

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
R. Shephard, Com of Deeds

> The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature mut be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
> The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
> In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
> Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
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State of New York, Albany County ss
Lemuel Jenkins of Albany, being duly sworn saith, he knows the within named Nathaniel Smith, & has known him for [illegible] six years past, & has no doubt that he is the person he describes himself to be in the within affidavit. Leml. Jenkins

Sworn & subscribed this 16 day of November 1841 before me & I certify that the deponent is a credible witness.
R. Shepherd
Com. of Deed

State of New York, Albany County SS:
I Henry B. Haswell Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Robert Shepherd whose name is subscribed to the jurats to the foregoing affidavits was on the day of the date of the same a Commissioner of deeds in and for said County and that his name subscribed to the said jurats is his proper hand writing and signature.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 17th day of Nov. 1841.
H.B. Haswell Clerk
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Nathaniel Smith 229 NY
13,237
Sept 1819

H.A. Williams, Agent
Albany
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Albany Mayors Court
Schedule
State of New-York, City of Albany SS.
On this fifth day of September 1830, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said City proceeding [illegible] to the Course of the Common Law, and unlimited as to its jurisdiction Nathaniel Smith aged 57 years, resident in the city of Albany in said State of New York who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: In the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. John Crane in the Masachusetts Line, from the month of June AD 1777, until the month of June 1780 being three years in the whole, and I am now a Pensioner at the rate of $8 per month commensing on the 27th day of March 1819 and my certificate bear date of 21st of July 1819.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself with the provisions of an 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," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Schedule of Property belonging to Nathaniel Smith, [illegible] of his clothes, bed and beding which are [illegible] for himself and wife. viz. One horse valued at about $40, and an old one horse waggon valued at $25 is $65. And, I do further swear that I am by occupation a [illegible] Clerk or Minister ordained at [illegible] but have no particular parish or congregation to which I am attached or from whom I can obtain a support, and that about two years last past having been struck sensless with an appoplectic fit. I am, since for the most part of the time unable to preach, that my family consists only of myself and wife aged fifty nine years, who for more than seven years last past has been for the most part of the time unable to perform any labour being diseased in body as well as her mind, that I have four sons all single men, one aged 25 years and resides in the State of Kentuckey, one aged 23 years, resident in Albany and a Clerk in a store, one aged 21 years resident in Montreal Canada and the other aged 16 years resident in Windsor Vermont who is a Clerk in a store, and each one without property and I have one daughter a single woman, resident in Canada and four daughters which are married and reside one in Canada, one in the State of New Hampshire, and two in the City of Albany who are both poor and destitute.
signed Nathaniel Smith

Sworn to, and declared in open court on the 5th day of September 1820.
H.A. Williams, Dep Clk

I Henry Truax Clerk of the Mayors Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is sixty five dollars and -- cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this fifth day of September 1820.
Henry Truax, Clerk of the Mayors Court for the City of Albany
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27 March 1818
Crane's Mass Reg
Correct
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[No. 1....Declaration.]
I Nathaniel Smith of the City of Albany in the county of Albany in the state of New-York, Do, according to the act of the Congress of the United States of America, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and "naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," make the following Declaration under oath, that is to say: I do solemnly declare, that I am a resident citizen of the United States, to wit, in the town, county and state aforesaid, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further declare, that I was a private soldier in the War of the Revolution, and that I served as such in the said war of the revolution, against the common enemy, for the tour of three years during the said war in the continental establishment.
That I belonged to the company commanded by Capt. Bryant in Col. John Crane's regiment, and in the line of Massachussetts. And I do further declare, that I entered the said service in May one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and left the said service in May one thousand seven hundred and eighty have left the same by reason of the expiration of my service term of enlistment.
And I do further declare, that I hereby relinquish all claim to every and any Pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, or of any individual state. Witness my hand, this twenty seventh day of March in the year one thousand eigth hundred and eighteen.
Nathaniel Smith

Witness
Saml. Harin
W. Barclay

[No. 2....Judge's Certificate.] 
State of New-York, County of Albany, To wit:
Be it remembered, That on the twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen at the city of Albany, in the county of Albany, and state of New-York, before me Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of the Albany Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Albany in the said state, duly appointed, qualified and sworn, (the same Court being one of the Courts of Record of the said state) personally came and appeared, the before named applicant Nathaniel Smith who resides in the town, county, and state mentioned in the above declaration, and in my presence subscribed the foregoing Declaration; and also before me than and there he was duly sworn to the truth of the facts contained and set forth in the said declaration. And it appearing to my satisfaction, as well from the said declaration under oath, as from such other evidence as was in the power of the said applicant to produce, that the said applicant served in the Revolutionary War as aforesaid, against the common enemy, and the the declaration aforesaid under oath of the said applicant is in all other respects true, I do therefore certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, according to the requisitions of the act of Congress in that case made. Given under my hand and seal, at the city of Albany, in the state of New-York, the day and year first above mentioned in this certificate.
Saml. Haring

Note
See affidavit of Silvanus Stanford on the other side of Oliver Tidd also there annexed.
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State of New York, City of Albany ss
Silvanus Stanford being duly sworn saith that he hath known Nathaniel Smith who subscribed the foregoing declaration for many years and that he knows that he the said Nathaniel Smith served in the Revolutionary war by general repute - and that he verily believes his said declaration to be true in all other respects.
Silvanus Stanford

Sworn before me this 27 day of March 1818
Sam Haring
Judge of Albany Common Pleas

Clerks office, City & County of Albany ss
I certify that Samuel Haring who subscribed the foregoing certificate and before whom the above affidavit was sworn is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Albany in the state of New Yrok and that the signatures are his own proper hand writing. I witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court this 27th day of April 1818.
George Merchant Clk
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Clerk Office, County of Bennington ss
I certify that John H. Olin Esquire is Judge of the County Court in and for the county of Bennington in the State of Vermont and the signatures to the certificate and affidavit on the other side written is his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of the said court this 24th day of December 1818.
Joel Pratt Clerk
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State of Vermont, County of Bennington ss
Oliver Tidel of the town of Arlington in the county of Bennington in the state of Vermont being duly sworn, saith that he hath known Nathaniel Smith late a private in the army of the revolution for many years having himself served in the same regiment with him and that he the said Nathaniel Smith did serve in the regiment commanded by Col. John Crane in the Massachussetts line and that he was regularly discharged in an honorable manner at the expiration of his term of enlistment.
Oliver Tidel

Sworn to before me this 24th day of December 1818.
John H. Olin Asst. Judge of County Courts

State of Vermont, County of Bennington ss
I certify that Oliver Tidd, to me personally known, and who before me, made oath to the facts set forth in the above affidavit, is a person of good moral character and in whose credibility reliance may be placed.
John H. Olin Asst. Judge of County Court
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The Honorable Secretary of the War Department, Albany.
Sir,
The preceding vouchers are forwarded to the War Department for the purpose of procuring the Applicant, named in such Vouchers, to be placed on the Pension List.
I will thank you to forward to me as soon as possible, the Certificate or Document of the Application being granted, in the manner adopted in your Department.
I have the honor to be, very respetfully, Your most obedient Servant,
Wm. Barclay.
Agent for the Applicant.
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34486
Revy Invalid.
File No. 34,486
Nathaniel Smith
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index: Vol. 2, Page 382
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Commiss. of Pensions
War Dept
Washington City

20 Nov 1841
Eraus
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Albany Nov. 18. 1841.
James L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Sir,
I enclose the application of Nathl. Smith, to be transferred from the Allbany to the Massachusetts Agency.
Please address this notice of transfer being made, to him at Rochester, Plymouth Co. Mass. to which place he has removed.
Very respectfully Yr. obt. Servt.
Leml. Jenkins
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James L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Dept
Washington City

Dec. 2. 1841
N. Evans
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Mechanics' & Farmers' Bank
Albany Pension Agency,
Nov. 29th 1841
James L. Edwards, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 26th inst. I have to state, that Nathaniel Smith a Pensioner under the Act of 18 March 1818 at eight Dollars per month was last paid to the 4 day of Sept 1841
I am, Sir, Very respectfully, Your ob't serv't,
Thos W. Olcott
Pres't and Pension Agent.