Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,571, Eleazer Warner, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass

Warner, Eleazer

NUMBER
S. 22.571
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8576
Vermont
Eleazer Warner
of Rutland Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Smith of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Porter int he Mass. cont.
for 8 mos

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Apl
1833 and sent to
R. Temple Rutland.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " 13.33
Died Sept. 13, 1835 $66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. William Clerk,
Book C Vol 3. Page 97

[illegible]
Dana notify him 16, 1835
Died
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Eleazer Warner
8 Months 20592

aom d
8 mo. pri
$26.66
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STATE OF VERMONT,
RUTLAND COUNTY, ss. } 
On this 13th day of Septemb A.D. 1832 personally appeared
in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland Dist.
now sitting, Eleazer Warner a resident of the County of Rutland and State of
Vermont, aged 76 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 7,
1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served
as herein stated. he 1776, & at the commencement of the war
of the Revolution he [illegible] at Granby, Massachusetts, & in October
of next year according to the bet of his recollection , troops were
called for & he voluntiered & marched to Peekskill, in Capt
Oliver Smith: company, Lt. Warner & Hastings (Lt. Warner
was the deponents father) in Col. Porter: Regiment. Lt Col. Williams
and in the winter he marched with this Regiment to Morristown,
N. Jersey, where he remained until he was discharged
the last of May having served eight months as he thinks from his best recollection
he does not remember distinctly the year, as his memory
is much impaired, but he recollects he was at Morristown 
when Genl. How with New British Army were said
to lie at New Brunswick & Amboy, & Genl. Washington
was at Morristown at the same time & there were
other troops there, but he does not remember to as to
distinguish them. His Regt. he served in consisted partly of
enlisted men, partly of drafted men & partly of volunteers.
He served part of the time as waiter to his father. He
received no written discharge & has no documentary
evidence & knows of no person whose testimony he can
procure who can testify to his services. He was born
at Old Hadley (now Granby) the 22nd of Jany 1756, his age
is recorded in the Town Clerk; office there. Soon after
the close of the war he moved to Pittsford, Vermont,
where he has ever since hired & now hires. and his is
 known to most of the inhabitants of the place
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present,
and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid } Elezer Warner
RC Royce Regr
We Willard Child a Clergyman residing in Pittsford
and Joshua Kingsley residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well
acquainted with Eleazer Warner who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed,
in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur
in that opinion. W Child
Sworn to and subscribed the 
day and year aforesaid } 
RC Royce Regr Joshua Kingsley
Addison Buck
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 is appears to them that Willard Child who has signed the proceeding
certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Pittsford and that Joshua Kingsley &
Addison Buck who has also signed the name are residents in Pittsford
and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Rodney C. Royce Regr. of the Court of Probate
do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court in the matter of the application of Eleazer Warner
for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this 21
day of Nov A.D. 1832
R.C. Royce
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20,592
Eleazer Warner

aomd

R. Temple,
Rutland
Vermont
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your ease in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim. 
A Statement, showing the service of Eleazer Warner of Rutland
County, Vermont
Period when the
 service was 
rendered
Voltd. 1776
Duration of the 
claimant's service
Years.
Months.
8
Days.
Rank of 
the 
claimant.
Private
Names and Rank 
of the Company
officers under
whom he served.
Capts
Smith
Names and Rank
of the General
and Field officers.
Cols. 
Porter
Battles in which
the applicant was
engaged.
None
Country through 
which he marched
from 
Grandby
to Peekskill
then to
Morristown
Place of abode
when he entered
the service, and age
at the present period.
Grandby
Massachusetts
aged 76
years
Evidence by
which the declaration
is supported
Traditionary
Evidence

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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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 the 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, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are 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 this 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 Clerk 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
County of } ss
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 the provision made by the act of 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 entered 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, &e.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his  name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency 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 hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above 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 hand and seal of office (i) this
day of &e.
If any examination of the proper record the names of applicants. making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension 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 then 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  names applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the 
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 of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this day of &e.
Every applicant will produce the best proof of his power. This is the original discharge or commison;
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal 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 state 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 investigation of his claim, and in comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted;
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you live now?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
{ To a Officer. } Id you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe his is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and they they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the talking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; an din case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure,
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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, &e. A. B. who, being duly down, 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 no less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: -For-year-months, and  
days, I served as a . For -months and -days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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 to indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia &e. without specifying tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority;
that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
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 must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached tot he certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers, and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
 not [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Feb 14
Pittsford, Vt
Feby 9

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commiss. Pensions
Washington.
D.C.
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Pittsford, Rutland, Co, Vermont 9th Feb 1835.
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir, I am requested by the family
of Eleazer Warner of this town, a pensioner
under the act of 1832, to state to you the
facts in relation to his present alienation
of mind. He has for a four months past become
so much deranged as to be unable to recognize
his wife or children residing with him. I have
no doubt he gave a correct account of his services
at the time he made his declaration for a 
pension as I have known him well, having
been his family physician for the last eleven years,
and know him to be in the opinion of this
community an honest man. His friends tell me
that in the relation of his revolutionary services which he used
frequently to gin, he stated that he served in Col.
Porters' Regt. & that Capt Smith commanded his
company. that he formerly resided (some 50 years ago)
in the town of Granby in the state of Mass. & they
think it was at that place he enlisted &e.
I have not attempted to ask him any questions on the subject
as he is unable most of the time to recognize his own home,
His pension certificate is dated 15th April 1833. To commence drawing
4th November 1821. sum, twenty six dolls 66 cents per au. drus
the last time (as his son inform us) last Sept.
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He is now in his eightieth year, and from present appearance
suit being his infirmities, he will so be stricken
from the pension list, by the hand of death.
But his still alive and needs the small provision
which the gov. has made for him.
I am sir,
very respectfully,
yours
A.G. Dana M.D.

Pittsford Rut. Co. Vt.
Feb. 9. 1835
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Revolution
22571
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File No. 22,571
Eleazer Warner
Pr. Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
dex:- Vol. 2, Page 435
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

1930 Dec. 30 Hish, to W. L. Loron
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