Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6881, for Noah Manrow, Connecticut
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Conn.  Manrow, Noah  R.6881
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17871
Noah Manrow
N.Y.

proof

O. Hungerford
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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Pension Office, 
2 May 1833 
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 case 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. Those 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 Noah Manrow Jefferson Co. N.Y. 
Period when the service was rendered.  Enlist Apl ‘80  Duration of claimant's service.  6 Months   Rank of the claimant.   Pr.   Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.    Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.  Battles in which the applicant was engaged.  Country through which he marched.  Conn. N.Y.  Place of abode when he entered the service,  and age at the present period.  67  Fairfield Co. Connect.  Evidence by which the declaration is supported.  Trady.
Period when the service was rendered.  Aug or Sept ’81  Duration of claimant's service.  5 Months   Rank of the claimant.   Pr.   Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.    Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.  
Period when the service was rendered.  March’80 Cont. Troops  Duration of claimant's service.  1 Year  Rank of the claimant.   Pr.   Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served.  Capt Strong  Names and Rank of the General and Field officers.  Col Confiole  
I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. Edwards, 
Commissioner of Pensions 
Direct proof of the last tour must be had if possible - The best evidence in one's power is required.
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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 provion 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 enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched.  [image of hand pointing to right] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

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 in the State 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 named 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            & c.

If, on 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. resident 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 named 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 preceding 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 the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of              for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this            day of             & c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; 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 the 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 and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service 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 now live?
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 an Officer. { Did 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 he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that 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 also 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 J

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ustice 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 taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in 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.
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[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, &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 ---------. For -------- months and ---------- days, I served as a ------------; and for such service I claim a 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 [italics] about three or four months [italics], is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some [illegible to end of row due to crinkle in paper]
[Front of line illegible due to crinkle in paper] , 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 to the 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.
[illegible] The notes from [a] to [.] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [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.}
W. L. Williams [illegible]
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Noah Manrow
O. Hungerford
agent
Watertown
N. Y. 
19871
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
Jefferson County, } SS.  
ON this fourth day of December 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, now sitting, Noah Manrow a resident of Rutland in said County, aged Sixty Seven years, who being 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 herein stated.    That he enlisted as a private in April 1780 for Six months at Northfield Fairfield County Connecticut,  was marched to West Point was there when Arnold deserted, & Andre hung, served his full time and discharged.   Again enlisted in August or Sept. 1781 at Northfield aforesaid for five months as a private and marched to West Point.  Served the term for which he enlisted and discharged.   That owing to lapse of memory it is impossible for him to name the officers under whom he served in either of the above enlistments.   That in March 1782 he again enlisted as a private for one year at Northfield aforesaid under Capt Strong, Col. Canfield's Reg Conn. Troops marched to Horse Neck where he served the full term for which he enlisted, and was discharged.   That he has no documentary evidence and knowing no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.  That he was born in Northfield aforesaid in 1765. Knows of no record of his age. Since the Revolutionary War he has resided in Danbury Cont Williamstown Mass,  Sharon Con’t, Schoharie & Delaware New York and Rutland where he now resides.  Received two written discharges which were burnt with his house in Schoharie.
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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. 
P. Burchard Clerk 
Noah his Manrow his mark
We, Azariah Way a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Rutland in said County, and Harvey Cleaveland residing in Rutland hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Noah Manrow who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty seven 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 to, and the day and year aforesaid 
P. Burchard 
Azariah Way 
Harvey Cleaveland 
And the said Court 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 it appears to them that Azariah Way who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Rutland, and that Henry Cleveland who has also signed the same, is a resident in Rutland and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I. PELEG BURCHARD, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Noah Manrow for a Pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this court, this fourth day of December 1832 
P. Burchard Clerk
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REJECTED
6881
Noah Manrow  
A. O. G.
Aug 13, 1906
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New York  
Revol 
Noah Manrow 
Suspended 
letter to O Hungerford 23 August 33 
Sent to Hon D. Wadwell 
Apr. 5 ‘34 
6881  
Act 7 June 1832
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We the undersigned have been for several years well acquainted with Noah Manrow who has made application for a Pension.   
We believe him to be a man of strict integrity, and have no doubt that he served the United States during the Revolutionary War as he has stated. 
And further that his health is so poor and his means so small, we should consider it useless for him to make any further attempt to procure direct testimony in his behalf.   
Dated March 1 1834 
Peter Ajendes 
Archibald Jones 
Augustus Fitch
Lucius Colman
Daniel G. Babbit
Zenas Babbit
Isaac Babbit
Niles G. Bobbitt
Wm. B. Curtis
Charles Morton
Truman Fish
Elisha Churchill
F. Tyler Juror
Jael Webb
Joseph Tyler
Allen T. Hill
O. B. Robinson
Jno Smith
T. B. Smith
Jesh Greene
John Hose
Egbert Chambelin
Lemuel Kase
Loved Reed
Elihu Ball
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Watertown N. York, June 3 1833 
Sir, 
I return the application of Noah Manrow.  I supposed every requirement was complied with in the first instance but it seems the interrogatories were not satisfactorily answered: every one was answered in writing except giving the names of his neighbors which is now supplied. 
Yours &c 
O. Hungerford 
J L Edwards Esq
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State of New York
Jefferson County ss 
Noah Marrow being duly sworn doth depose and say that he has made all the effort in his power to procure testimony to prove his services as a revolutionary soldier, and that owing to poverty, and bodily infirmity he despairs of making my direct proof 
Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 28th day his of February 1834 
Noah Manrow his mark
Peter Yendes Comm’r 
State of New York 
Jefferson County} 
I Peleg Burchard Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Peter Yendes Eqr before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Commissioner &c in and for said County commissioned and Sworn and duly authorized to take the same and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and Signature 
Witness my hand and seal of said County Eighth day of March in the year 1834 
P. Burchard Clerk
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Hon. D. Wardwell
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House of Reps 
March 19 1834 
Dear Sir
By the enclosed you will perceive that Noah Manrow has made all the efforts possible on his part to prove additional testimony of his services -  hope you will duly consider his case & allowed a pension of consistent 
yours truly 
D Wardwell
J. L. Edwards
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N. Y.
Noah Munrow
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Pension Office
Hon. D. Wardwell
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State of Jefferson County
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State of New York 
Jefferson County Ss 
Noah Manrow being duly sworn according to law doth depose & say that it is out of his power to make direct proof of his services in the Revolution, but that the following persons reside in his neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief that he served the United States as he stated in his declaration made before Court the 4th of Decr 1832- viz- Peter Yendes,  Joshua Green,  Elihu Ball,  Nehemiah Ball, Samuel Adams, Asahel Churchill,  Benjamin Underwood,  George Angel,  Joseph Underwood, Frederick Smith, Orson Butterfield,  Isaac Rider, Jared Read  & many others which he might name
Subscribed & Sworn to before me this 5 of June 1833
Noah Manrow his mark 
Daniel Lee Justice of the Peace 
State of New York 
Jefferson County SS
I, Peleg Burchard Clerk of the said County do certify that Daniel Lee Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for 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 Witness my hand and the said of the said County this 3rd day of June 1833 Peleg Burchard Clerk by David Finley Dep Clk