Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1379, Daniel Birchard, Conn.
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE 
Conn. 

Birchard, Daniel 
Anna 

NUMBER 
W. 1379 
B.L.Wt. 26920-160-55 

CONTENTS
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17556 

Connecticut 
Daniel Birchard 
of Fairfield in the State of Connt
who was a private in the comp. commanded by Captain Mason of the Regt commanded by Col. Mead on the Connt line for 12 mos. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Connt at the rate of 50 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Aug. 1832 and sent to [illegible] 

Arrears to the 4th of [illegible] $100
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept '33 25 
$125 

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk, 
Book E. Vol. 2 Page 6 

let to H. Smith Mar 24 '46 
Let to M Thayer Apl 12 1847
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1434 
Connecticut 
Anna Birchard 
widow of Daniel Birchard who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private, Connecticut mil. 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853. 

Certificate of Pension issued 20 day of Aug '33 and sent to Pensioner Redding Conn. 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 59 Vol. 1.
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111.836 
BOUNTY LAND. 
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855. 

Mrs. Anna Birchard 
Widow of Daniel Birchard 

PRESENTED BY 
WILSON H. CLARK 
Attorney, New Haven, Ct. 

J.H. Benham's Steam Press, 55 Orange Street, New Haven.
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Power of Attorney. 

Know all men by these presents, That I. of the County of and State of and the widow of deceased, who was a soldier in the service of the United States, do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land certificate, or warrant, due me by virtue of my deceased husband's service in the United States, under existing Laws granting Bounty Lands to the officers and soldiers, or their widows and minor heirs, for services rendered in the different wars, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, an attorney or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make, and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do, or cause to be done, in and about the premises, as much so as if present myself. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this day of, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty- 
SEAL.
Acknowledged and subscribed before me a in and for the county of and State of this day of , 185
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Rev. 
WIDOW, &c. 

File No. 13790 

Anna Birchard
Widow. 
Daniel Birchard. 
Priv. Rev. War. 

Act Feb 3, 1853

Index: - Vol. A, Page 100 

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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By his Excellency HENRY DUTTON, Governor of said State. 
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 
Know ye, That Wilson H. Clark was at the time of subscribing the within attestation and now is a Notary Public in the said State, duly constituted and commissioned, and that to his acts and attestations as such, full faither and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court; that the within attestation is in due form and by proper offices;  and that I believe the signature of said Wilson H. Clark thereto to be genuine. 

Henry Dutton 

In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the public seal of the State to be hereunto affixed this 28th day of November A.D. 1854, and in the seventy ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America. 

By His Excellency the Governor, 
O H Perry Secretary of State.
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Let to Aaron B. Hall, Sept 3/53
Wilson H. Clark Dec 23 1854

1434 
Connecticut 
Anna Birchard widow of Daniel who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private 

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February 1853. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Aug/53 and sent to Pensioner Redding Fairfield Co. CT 

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3/53 Page 57
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State of New-York, 
City and County of New-York, ss. 

I, Richard B. Connolly, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Supreme Court for the said City and County, being a Court of Record, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That John F. Williams before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Commissioner of Deeds, for said City and County, duly appointed and sworn, and authorized to administer oaths to be used in any Court in said State, and for general purposed; and that his signature thereto is genuine, as I verily believe. 

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, the 19th day of December 1854. 
Rich'd B. Connolly Clerk.
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 
CITY OF FAIRFIELD, 
COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE, ss. 
Bridgeport 

I, Wm H Noble CLERK of the County Court, within and for Fairfield County, and keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commission of Justices of the Peace for said County, hereby certify - THAT 
A. B. Hall was on the 17th day of March + 23d day of Apr 1853 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn, having full power and authority by the laws of this State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and other instruments and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that full faith and credit may, and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations; that I am acquainted with his hand writing and know that the signature to the instrument hereto annexed, purporting to be his - is his genuine official signature; and that said instrument is executed, acknowledged and duly authenticated according to the laws of this State. 

In Testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of said Court, at Bridgeport in said County and State, on this 28th day of May A.D. 1853. 
Wm H Noble Clerk.
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111,836
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NEW HAVEN, CONN, April 30, 1855 

SIR: 
Enclosed please find application of Anna Wid of Daniel Birchard for Bounty Land, under act of Congress of March 3d, 1855. 

Yours most Respectfully, 
WILSON H. CLARK. 

To HON. L. P. WALDO, 
Commissioner of Pensions, 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Daniel Birchard 
Admd

5 6 13 15 
p-191 
Hon G. Tomlinson
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Daniel Birchard which require further proof or explanation. 

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? 

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? 

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? 

V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grade in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? 

The term service in 1778 is not considered within the act of 7 June. THe other services require [illegible] [illegible] of detail may appear in order that last of their being continual or periodical. 

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? 
not regimental 

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? 

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? 

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? 

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device of inscription by which is can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 
The best evidence should be produced. 

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? 
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officers under his seal of office? 

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such as age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? 
[illegible]

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 

EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
QUERE V. 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 no less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grade: For - year - - months and - days, I served as a - . For -- moths and -- days, I served as a --; and for such service I claim a pension."
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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 used 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 much 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.