Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11072, for John Miller, Pennsylvania
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Personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges above named now sitting, on the 5th day of September 1832 David McCormick a resident of the Town of Elmira in the said County of Tioga aged Seventy years & upwards who being duly sworn doth on his oath declare that he is well acquainted with John Miller who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration & now here in court; that he knew him in the County of Northampton in the State of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary war: that the deponent was one of the Company enlisted by the said John Miller in March 1782 for the service of the French Artillery as stated in his declaration, that the deponent continued under the command of the said John Miller until late in December 1782 when he was discharged at Boston at the time the French troops under Rochambeau embarked for the West Indies - That the deponent was acquainted with the general belief in Northampton County as to the other services of the said John Miller detailed in his said declaration which he has heard read, & has no doubt from his personal knowledge of a part of them, the general reputation in the neighborhood in regard to them, & the good character of the said John Miller for truth & veracity, that his statement as above detailed is true – 
David McCormick
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid open Court  
Green M Tuthill Clk
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Personally appeared before the Judges above named on the same day & year aforesaid, Col John Hendy a resident of the Town of Elmira in the said County of Trige aged Seventy five years & upwards, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he is well acquainted with John Miller the above named declarant, and knew him in the County of Northampton in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary war: that he was in service in the year 1780 with the said John Miller in the Minisink Campaign, to which he has referred in his declaration: that he entertain no doubt of the truth of the said statement above contained in regard to his other military services; that he recollects when the said Miller left the County of Northampton to engage as it was said at the time in the French Artillery & also recollects the circumstance of his return from that service; that from the general reputation current in the neighborhood at the time in regard to his said services, as well as his personal knowledge of some part of them, as also from his long and intimate acquaintance with the said John Miller this confidence in the correctness of his statements, he verily believes the declaration of the said John Miller (which has been read to him), is true 
John Hendy
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid in open court Before me – 
Green M. Tuthill Clk
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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 too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. 
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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be 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. QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.