Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 16752, John Daniels, New Jersey New York
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey 
New York.
Daniel’s, John.
NUMBER
S16752
Carded
CONTENTS
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     New York No.24.745
John Daniels
Essex Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the _____  commanded by Captain____ of the _____ commanded by Col. Heard in the N. Jersey and N.Y. Troops____ for 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th Day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 25. day of March 1834 and sent to Hon. R Whallon H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834        240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep. “     40.00
                                                                  =====
                                                                $280.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 1832}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E.   Vol. 4  Page 96
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State of New York
Essex County [illegible]: this twenty fifth day of September in this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common [illegible] in & for said County now sitting John Daniels a resident of this said town of Essex in the County of Essex and State aforesaid aged twenty two years -- -- who being first  only sworn according to law, saith on his oath, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress [illegible] [illegible] 7th 1832.  That he entered the service of this United States under the following [illegible] officers and [illegible] [illegible] stated - that he finally enlisted in the Militia Service at Westfield in this State of New Jersey in a Company commanded by Capt. [illegible] P[illegible] [illegible] Comindant of the regiment that the Company was [illegible], who then [illegible] joined them at Woodbridge in the State of New Jersey, & went over to New York, this next day [illegible] [illegible] to Long Island for the purpose of disarming and regulating this [illegible][illegible], that he [illegible][illegible] there with said company over one month - this was in the winter of Seventeen hundred seventy six [illegible] this [illegible][illegible][illegible] for the [illegible] that in this month of May following he entered in the Regular Service at the same time of Westfield, State of New Jersey, in what was called the five months Service, Lieut. Hedges and Capt. Amoz Swan belonged to First Company, and Col. [illegible] commanded the regiment. That this [illegible] went with said Company under said enlistment to [illegible] [illegible] in [illegible] [illegible]
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New Jersey, & remained there a few days only, and then waz [was] ordered to ____ to the City of New York, & that very soon thereafter there waz a call made of ____ from each Company to go and _____ Fort Lee and that this _______ waz [the word “waz” was written a second time and crossed over] and of the hands selected _____ with Gene Lee examined there about six weeks or two month, & then was advised to rejoin hiz Company again, which he did at ______ Island , & there remained on duty till the Island waz given up to the______ _____ to the [illegible] That tho this deponent waz engaged in a serious battle at FlatBush & Genl Starling waz taken prisoner there. That this deponent  then repaired to New York with first Company & from there was ordered and sent to Fort Washington, in a day or two after the British took New York —That thiz deponent remained in service at Fort for some time, was taken seriously sick there, obtained a _____ _____ house & remained about three weeks, & then rejoined hiz Company again at Fort Lee —-That the British draws the American forces from these to _____ Bridge about four miles _____ _____ forces being this rear guard—- That from there ___ said Company marched to Fort Hall & from there to Springfield, & from there to Trenton and from there round to Morristown & this deponent was then discharged some days after  hiz [his] time of enlistment waz out —— ——
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There is a marking in the left hand margin that is unknown….it may be just a scribble to get the ink into the nib of the pen.


And this deponent farther saith that John after hiz discharge cash ______, the British forces came out near Springfield, near to thiz department, In full view - that to this ______ shouldered his musket, and went before the British to Springfield where a pretty sharp action was fought in which this deponent waz engaged, & may ____to Col Sands regiment show this deponent farther saith the he waz after this month to reside with hiz Uncle Stephen _____ at the ____ lands so called in Orange County New York - And this deponent farther saith that he soon thereafter enlisted to service teams under the Command of . Cummins, his thinkz , for nine nine months , helped _____ Sullivan’s Army, from Sussex Count Hawes to Havestraw & drove the teams for nine months, & waz generally employed in transporting Staves, & provisions, from Sussex Count Hawes to New _____ & waz discharged - And this deponent farther saith that he soon enlisted again for one month to _______ the frontierz [frontiers] & did that duty between ______ and ______ & for about five years.  Thereafter he waz required to be in constant readinesz, & prepared for action at all times when required, in driving back the Indianz, which waz very frequent & _____ so driving the summer ______ - That this deponent was set, & engaged in the action on the _______ River, under the Command of Col Measner & Maj _____, who waz shot through the shoulder & that three fourths of the Militia there
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assemble, & in that action were killed and thiz [this] deponent farther saith that being a young man, without an family at the time, He held himself in readiness at all timez for the call of hiz Country & engaged in little or no other pursuitz during this war, [was]  frequently called to _____ the depredationz [depredations] of the Indianz [Indians] &_____ & to guard the dwellingz [dwellings] of the _____ where he resided, & these effertz [efforts] - well remembering receiving a _______ from two _____ [illegible names crossed through on the document], ______ & for the confinement of ^ _______ & Morrison two refractory _______, in the jail of Orange County NYork ^ & took both of them under hiz charge, & marched them before him, safely to, _______ in said jail, with no other assistance but hiz fire arm, well loaded to his side - That thiz department has no hesitancy in _____ under hiz oath that he was employed as a soldier & doing duty, for hiz Country in the Revolutionary war for a term of time in the whole exceeding four whole years, but that he iz not able to produce any documentary evidence, & haz presented no written discharge, & that from the _____ of time, & hiz _____ so far from the ______ of those actions [illegible word crossed through in original document] that day. He iz not able to prove positively hiz servicez from a _______=, neither can he produce much
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testimony, except tradition any, & circumstantial other than hiz ____, relative to hiz servicez [services] traveling a great distance, in search of youthful acquaintances, & too much expense, for him to bear & perhaps might then { the word “then” is shown with an insertion carot}should he undertake it be disappointed in hiz expectionz [expectations] -____ said John Danielz _____ ____ _____ every claim whatever to a pension and annuity except the ____ & declarez [declares] that hiz name iz not on the pension roll of any agency in any State —-
Sworn & ____ ____ this day 
[last lines are illegible]
John & hiz Family
mark
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And the said Court ________ to the said John Danielz (Daniels)the following Interrogatoriez [interrogatories] (______)

First Interrogatory - When & in what year were you born - So the said first Interrogatory the said deponent _____ that he waz born at Scotch plains in the State of New Jersey

Second Interrogatory - Have you any account of your age; and if so where iz it -

To this second Interrogatory this deponent saith, he haz [has] no record of hiz [his] age except what iz [is] contained on a leaf in the family bible now at hiz house in Essex -

Third Interrogatory- Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live -

To the third Interrogatory this deponent saith that he was living at Westfield in New Jersey when he first entered the service - That for a while after the war of the Revolution he lived in Morriz [Morris] County & State of New Jersey & for about eight yearz [years] lived in _____town in the County of ______ & State of Newyork & since then for about forty years he haz lived where he now resides in the town of Essex & County of Essex, Newyork -

Fourth Interrogatory - How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, & if a substitute for whom.

To the fourth Interrogatory this deponent
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saith.  That he entered into service & also volunteered several timez [times], but was never a substitute for anyone-

Fifth Interrogatory State the namez [names] of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continentals & Militia ______= _____ as you can recall it, & the general circumstances of your service -
 To this fifth Interrogatory this deponent saith that he waz [was] acquainted with or knew Col Courtland. [illegible smeared word] Hedges & Capt Swan - Genl See & Genl ____, he knew _______, a Militia Col, & who waz [was] killed in the service on the _______ River at a place called the Cook House, & that thiz [this] deponent cannot now relate any thing farther, that he has related,______ the general nature of hiz [his] service -
Sixth Interrogatory - Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, & if so by whom waz [was] it given & what has become of it -
To the sixth Interrogatory this deponent saith that he waz [was] not now ______ of having received any written discharge, & haz [has] not _______ any -
Seventh Interrogatory State the namez [names] of persons to whom you _____ know in your present _____= _____ & who can testify az [as] to your character for veracity & their belief of your servicez [services] as a soldier of the Revolution -
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To this seventh Interrogatory this deponent saith he iz [is] acquainted with _______ ______, & the Rev Elijah Benedict a Clergyman, Nathaniel _____ & Benjamin Stafford, & haz [has] been acquainted with all these personz [persons] for more than twenty yearz [years], and some of them them nearly forty yearz [years] -

Sworn _____ this day _____ ____
in open court
Leonard ______
of ______ Place
his
John “X” Daniels mark
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18147
John Daniels
Essex county
New York

[illegible markings]

Hon R Whalen

D. _____
Essex, county of Essex N.Y.
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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 tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rule, and the sub joined note, you ill readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will shew [show] what is necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is 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 letters with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of John Daniels, of Essex County N. York

Period when the service was 
Enlisted./
1776
Duration of claimant’s service./
month
1
Rank of the claimant./
private
Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served./
Capt Swan
Lieut Hodges
Names and Rank of the Generals and Field officers/
Col. Heard
Col Courtland
Battles in which the applicant was engaged./
Flatbush
Fort Lee
Counrty through which he marched./
Long Island
Elizabethtown
For ____
Place of abode when he entered the service and age at present period./
72
Westfield New Jersey
Evidence by which the declaration is supported./
tradition
1777
Duration of the claimant’s service./
month
5
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers./
Col 
Battles in which the applicant was engaged./
Springfield
Country through which he marched./
Springfield
Morristown
Period when the services was rendered./
Enlisted -
do 1778
Duration of claimant’s service./
month
9X
Country through which he marched./
Morristown
Haverstown
Espus to _______
Period when the service was rendered./
 Employed ____ as a _____ on the frontier
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers./
Col. _____
Period when the service was rendered./
Declares he was in service more than four years
Duration of the claimant’s service./
4
“X” a teamster this tour

 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 }  88.
County of

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. >This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and person 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
      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. 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 subsribed 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 wherof, 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 iin 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 is 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 name 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 wee 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 option 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 is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier and they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergman, 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 they will also 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 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 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 service, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the 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 make 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 pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, (about three or four months is in Italics) is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the 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.
[The line of type “For——— year ———…. to the end of the paragraph has a large bracket in the right hand margin;[ }.]

[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 office, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of this 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.
 [ the preceding paragraph has a large bracket followed with a period at the right margin [ }.]

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 the affidavits the time of the claimant’s entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving 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 by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

[the last sentence “The magistrate who ….” has a bracket in the right hand margin ( } )

[the following sentence is preceded by the index punctuation code (hand pointing to the right)]
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 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.

Hiz [his] service as a Spy must be particularly specified.


[signature illegible]
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July 31, 1930
AWF:MLB
Rev and 1812 Wars Section
Inez S. Davis
Independence, Missouri

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16752, that John Daniels was born at Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
He was a resident of Westfield, New Jersey when he enlisted in 1776 as a private in the New Jersey troops, serving at various times under Captain Amos Swan and Colonels Heard, Courtland and Ford, and was in the battles of Flatbush and Springfield.
Soon after the last named battle, he removed to Orange County, New York, and drove teams under Captain Cummins for nine months.
The middle of June, 1777 he enlisted at Minisink, New York, under Captain Cole and Colonel Wisner and was in the battle of Minisink and also guarded the frontier against Indians between Esopus and Minisink until 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1832, while a resident of Essex, Essex County, New York, aged seventy-two years.
There are no data (on file as to his family)[crossed out].
 [added handwriting] rel to wife nedeed
Very truly yours
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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16752
INVALID
No. 16752
John Daniels
Prv Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Vol. 1, Page 428
[Arrangement of 1870]

1921 June 28 Hist. to Roger
F. Williams
1930-July 31 Hish to
Inez S. Davis  annf
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State of NewYork
Essex County ____: John Daniels of Essex in the County & State aforesaid being duly sworn saith that in this year and thousand seven hundred & seventy four at ______ in the County of Orange in the State of Newyork the middle of June he waz (was) enrolled in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Cole & Lieutenant White___& did actual service in said Coompany, engaged in this war of the Revolution at the place  _____= said for two months before he was discharged. That he was enrolled at the same place in the same Company, same officers in the ____ of ____ in the year 1734 & did duty in said Company & in actual service in said war for the time of two months & was then discharged.
2
That he was again enrolled in said Company at the same place & same Officers, the middle of war 1779 & did actual service in that campain [campaign] for the term of more than three months & was then discharged.
3
That about the finish of war 1740 he was again enrolled in said Company, same place & officers and
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did duty in said Company engaged in actual service in said war & under the same Officers for the term of three months or more & was then discharged.
That in the year 1781 & in the year 1782 & in the year 1783 he was enrolled in said Company under the same Officers & at the same place & did duty _____ as a soldier in said war (_____) in 1781 ^ May 1st was enrolled & did duty for three months or more & was then discharged & in 1782 Middle of May was enrolled & did like duty for more than three months & was then discharged - and that in the year 1783 first of May was enrolled in said Company and did like duty as a soldier for more than two months & was then discharged - And this deponent farther smith that Col. Wisner & Maj Michen mentioned in hiz (his) affidavit heretofore made, & hereto annexed, was Militia Officers of the Newyork _______ & farther saith not -

his
John X Daniels
mark

Sworn & subscribed this 10th of March 1832 
before me ____. _______
_______ Commissioner
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aomd
24 mo pri
80
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State of New York
Essex County
Clerk _____
I, Edward ______, Clerk of the Courts of Common ______ of the County of Essex do hereby Certify that ______ Edson before whom the forgoing affidavit of John Daniels was taken - was about the day of the date when the same ______  I have taken a Commission of the Supreme Court of the State of New York - duly Appointed & Commissioned for & Residing in the said County of Essex and _____ & Administer the oaths (illegible) and that I am _____ Acquainted with the hand writing of the said Supreme Court Commissioner and believe his signature & the _____ of the said ________ to be his genuine Signature___
In testimony Whereof I have set my hand and affirmed my office.
Seal of Office this 10th day of March in the 1834
Edwd S Cuyler Clerk
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State of New York
[illegible] County [illegible] [illegible] of [illegible] in the County of Essex aforesaid, in further support of hiz claim to a pension, being duly sworn [illegible], that the particular servicez, has [illegible], his country, or as soldier, in the Revolutionary War, at  [illegible] an the [illegible] River, [illegible] in his acclamation hereto annexed [illegible] in driving [illegible] then [illegible], who was [illegible] [illegible], and [illegible] command by Torys, that being a [illegible], that his was under the [illegible] [illegible] command of Capt. Cale and Maj Muchen, in their Regiment of Militia commanded by Cole [illegible], farther mark of the time for [illegible] [illegible], tho this [illegible] [illegible] that a [illegible], had then command of said [illegible] or part of the time, in the name of Capt
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of several dead bodies, which were seen the next day on said ______ ground, which ____ fastened to this ground with stakes, had the appearance of being _____, this deponent has no doubt but they were put to death in that  barbarous manner according to the savage _____ _____ adopted at the (illegible due to ink spill) . And this deponent farther saith that during that portion of hiz service, he took two men _______ of ______, that conduct to prison, and is mentioned in the declaration hereto annexed, and this deponent farther saith that during said term of service, at ________, he waz at a number of times in said Coompany, engaged in driving off Indians, who frequently made _______ _____, into the part of the Country, for the purpose of burning buildings, plundering & murdering the inhabitants.  That  our _____, ____ waz burnt, & his Brother waz killed in the highway by the Indians.  That an old man by the name of Cole was taken prisoner by the Indians ______ off into the woods and killed, that this deponent, together with a part of said Company, made pursuit after said Indians, & found the body of said Cole. And this deponent farther saith, that a _____ of plundering, _____ depredations, were frequently committed thus by the _______, and Indians, and that the servicez above mentioned of this deponent, & the guarding of the dwellingz (dwellings), the property, & ______, of the inhabitants, from those & similar depredations, 7 destruction, was the
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particular service, rendered by this department on said frontier at _______ aforesaid- And this deponent farther saith, that he cannot, from his recollection, undertake to state the time or times he entered & left the service & feelz (feels) that too many yearz (years) have _____ away for him to undertake to state with precision those datez (dates) but that he could state with certainty, many incidentz (incidents) happening at the time, like those above mentioned, & which made such an impression in hiz mind & memory, that he could not be sufficient to forget them, when the recollection of those days, & months, of the commencement & terminations of any particular service, _____ ________ have escaped his recollections, so that he could not, in conscience, undertake to ____ them, at this late day- -
And thiz (this) deponent farther saith that it iz (is) extremely difficult for him at hiz at his advanced age & in _______ circumstances, to take a journey to the place where he rendered those servicez in _____ of positive proof of the same, should his (illegible due to ink splatter), he required to do so and suffer hiz application for relief to be rejected and farther saith not-
Sworn & Subscribed this 3rd day of August 1833 before  _____ D Edson
SupCourt Commissioner
John “X” Danielz (Daniels)
his mark
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State of NewYork
Essex County Dean Edson a Supreme Court Commissioner authorized & _____ to do the du ties of a Justice of the Supreme Court at Chambers certify that John Danielz (Daniels), who subscribed, & made oath to the within affidavit iz(is ) & has been known to me for many yearz (years)&that he is a man of truth and veracity  and his declarations & statements under oath are considered entitled to full ____ in this County of thiz (this) State.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name this third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. 

D. Edson 
State of New York
Essex County D. Leonard ____ Clerk of the County of Essex do hereby certify that Dean Edson, Esq whose name is subscribed to the above certificate and before whose_____ _____affidavit ____ to him sworn ___ at this date of the same a Supreme Court Commissioner & sworn and authorized by the ______ of said state to do ________ duties of a judge _____ Supreme Court out of _____ and of a judge of the Court of Common Pleas out of Court. And farther I am well acquainted with the house writing of the said commissioner and surely believe the signature to the said certificate and to the ____ of the preceding affidavit to be his genuine signature & hand writing And further that the foregoing ____ the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Daniel’s for a pension together with the supplemental [several illegible words lines are illegible] in full as certified by me under my oath of office this twenty sixth day of September and the tenth day of August _______ as above claimed.
In testimony whereof I here unto  ___ ____ my name and office my ____ of office this tenth day of August in the year one hundred and eight ____ and thirty three.
Leonard Stow Clerk
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State of NewYork
Essex County ____: Joseph Edwards of Lewis in the County of Essex and State_____ being seventy seven years of age, & now having hiz (his) name on the pension list &having served as a Soldier in the war of the revolution, being duly sworn saith that he assisted in & waz a soldier at the _____ of Fort Sand &____ Constitution in the year 1776 & served as a Soldier more than three years. That in the same year a part of the time, ____ this deponent was stationed on Long Island & was in a battle there at a place called Flatbush-And thiz (this) deponent farther saith that has _____ with John Danielz (Daniels), whose declaration for a pension iz  hereto annexed & from a variety of like incidentz (incidents) which happened at the building of those partz (parts) & about the said battle & in fact by the said Daniels feels fully _____, the said John Danielz must have been there at the building of said ____ & at said _____.  And this deponent farther saith that even since he knew the said John Daniels was a Soldier of the Revolution, & which he now ____ believes there never heard this same doubted.

Joseph“X” Edward’s
his mark

Sworn & subscribed this 5th of Sept 1832
____ ____ D Edson
SupCourt Commissioner

I certify to the authentic of Joseph Edward’s of Lewis in the State of NYork the ____ the above affidavit
Reuben Whallow
24 March 1834
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18147
John Danielz
Application for a pension
Essex County of Essex NewYork
D. Edson of same place agent
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New Jersey
New York
Daniels, John
S16752
carded
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State of New York
____County for John Huffnagle of Millstad rough in the said County, late a member of the Signature Jean ______ County, & Dean _____ of Essex in ______ County, Counsellor at law, & public prosecutor for said County, de certify that we have been well acquainted with John Daniels who has sub______ to & sworn to the above authorities, that we have known him for more than twenty years, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have bee a Soldier of the Revolution
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(8-1776)
SERVICE 
New Jersey
New York
Daniels, John
NUMBER
S16752
Carded
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who also has signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to condit
Signed By order of the Court
Leonard Stow clerk

I Leonard Stow Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Essex do hereby certify that the foregoing continued the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application John Daniels for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 26 day of September in the year 1832
Leonard Stow clerk
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20 Postage Stamp rec'd 7N.E,
Revsec CW

Rome N.Y. RFT#5
June 3, 1921
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Attention Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
I would like as soon as possible the records of two Revolutionary Pensioners namely Isaac Burnham and John Daniels 
They were on the rolls for St Lawrence co. NY.
Isaac Burnham was a Private in Connenticut Line. Lived in DeKalb, NY.
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Placed on Pension Rolls Sept 30,1818 at the age of 69.
John Daniels was born in 1760 or 1763. He died in Canton, NY. Mar 12,1847. He was married to Mrs Thankful (Gaylord) Frisbie who died Aug 4, 1846 aged 71.
Hoping for an early reply,
I am Sincerely,
Roger F. Williams
[Stamp] PENSION US OFFICE A JUN 14 1921
[Stamp] RECORD DIVISION JUN 15 1921
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[Stamp of ]  [illegible] CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS    PEACE
THE REORGANIZED
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
Independence, Missouri
June 18, 1930
Bureau of Revolutionary War Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Would you kindly send me the Rev. War record of 
(1) Benjamin Cutler (1747-1828) of Plainfield, NY
(2) Benoni Cutler (1737-1807) who died at Guildhall, Vermont
(3) John Daniels (1755-1833) a pensioner died at Plainfield
(4) William Cutler, who served in Conn, credited to Plainfield, N.Y.
[added handwriting] nine

Also have you a record of Alpheus Cutler, said to have served in War of 1812, born in Plainfield in 1788, died sometime after 1860 in Iowa?

Very sincerely yours,
Inez S. Davis
[stamp] REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS BUREAU OF PENSIONS
SECTION JU 21 1930
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V.L.K.
Rev. War Section. 
Jume 28, 1821.

Mr. Roger F. Williams, 
R. D. 45, Rome, N. Y. Sir:  
In response to your letter dated the 3d instant, you are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. File No. 18, 752, that John Daniels was born at Scotch Plains, New Jersey. [[annotation]] Par [[/annotation]] He was a resident of Westfield, New Jersey, when he enlisted in 1776 as a private in the New Jersey troops, serving at various times under Captain Amos Swan and Colonels Heard, Courtland and Ford, and was in the battles of Paw Flatbush, and Springfield. [[annotation]] Par [[/annotation]] Soon after the last named battle he removed to Orange County, New York, and drove teams under Captain Cummins for 9 months. 
The middle of June 1777, he enlisted at Minisink, New York, under Captain Cole and *Colonel Wiener and was an the battle of Minisink and also guarded the frontier against Indians between Esopus and Minisink until 1783. 
He was allowed pension on an application executed September 25, 1832, while a resident of Essex, Essex County, 

*See Lossing  Vol. 1 page 671
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New York, 72 yrs
There is no data on file as to his family,
Very respectfully,
H. M. Vandervort
Acting Commissioner.