Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14411, for Gershom Salmon, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Salmon, Gershom

NUMBER
S.14411

Carded
CONTENTS
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Date of death [illegible] A. B

8636
New York

Gershom Salmon of Columbia Co in the State of New York who was a drummer in the company commanded by Captain Reed of the regt. commanded by Col. Whiting in the Conn. line for 20 mos.

Conn
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Apl 1833 and sent to A Vandervoort Kinderhook

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $146.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 36.66
$183.32
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 75
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5310
Gershom Solomon
A. Vandervoort
Agt.

5.14.16

22 Oc. 32
6 Nov.

P. 20

A. Vandervoort
Kinderhook
N. Y.
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5310

BRIEF in the case of Gershom Salmon of Kinderhook Ca Cy in the State of NY
(Act 7 June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 78 years and 10 months

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
In 17 | Years, Months, Days. | As a | Gen. 
1775 4th May volunteered | thinks that he was but- 7 or 8 months | | Cap Zalmon Reed Col Waterbury, Lt Col Whiting Maj Hobble.
1775. latter part of Decr volunteered | | | Zalmon Read, Genl Lee
1776 Apr Volunteered and remained upon duty till the 8th or 10th of January 1777- | thinks he was out all 9 mos. | | do Col Seliman [Silliman] Lt Col Chandler
thinks that during the war he was out - - | 4 or 5 months more | | 

5. In what battles was he engaged? the taking of St Johns & in the engagement at Long Island, Harlem Heights & White plains -

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Reading Cont.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living Witness, Abraham Adams [illegible] Sammar.

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Not authenticated

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

A Reintzel. Examining Clerk.
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State of New York
Columbia County } Ss

On this 8th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Hudson now sitting Gershom Salmon, a resident of the town of Kinderhook in the County of Columbia and State of New York aged seventy eight years and ten months, 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 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. Viz he volunteered under Captain Zalmon Read and served in the regiment under the command of Colonel Waterbury of the Connecticut line Lieut. Colonel Whiting & Major Hobbie: the above named officers commanded the regiment in which he served and the officers of his Company were Captain Zalmon Read, & Lieutenant Chatman and Nickols was the Ensign all of the above named officers were from Fairfield County in the State of Connecticut
This deponent, Gershom Salmon volunteered under the above named officers in the month of April or May 1775 while he was a resident of the Town Reading and County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut and marched immediately with his company from Reading to Horseneck [Horse Neck] and from thence proceeded to New York where he with his Company joined Colonel Waterbury's regiment. Colonel Waterbury's regiment was encamped in New York, as this deponent thinks for the space of two or three weeks when the regiment proceeded in vessels from New York to Albany and from thence they marched to the town of Half Moon in the County of Saratoga from thence they marched through Still-Water Saratoga and Fort Edward & from there to Fort Ann and Skeenesborough [Skenesborough] (now Whitehall) and from thence
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crossed the Lake to Ticonderoga where they were encamped for some time, engaged in building boats to prepare to cross Lake Champlain into Canada. At Ticonderoga Colonel Waterbury's regiment was joined by other regiments from New York and Vermont, when the whole, under the command of Generals Schuyler and Montgomery, crossed Lake Champlain & landed a short distance to the south of St. Johns; immediately upon their landing they were ambushed by a party of Indians and British and an engagement took place in which the American forces were victorious - He was in actual service at the taking of St Johns and from thence proceeded with General Montgomery to Montreal, when, his term of service having expired he was legally discharged; his discharge was in the last of November or first of December 1775 and he then returned home to the State of Connecticut - This deponent thinks he was out in this enlistment seven
or eight months.
In the latter part of the month of December 1775 he again volunteered under Captain Zalmon Read and went to New York where General Lee commanded; he remained there until the latter part of March when he was discharged. During the time that he was in New York there were three vessels lying East of the City he thinks the names of these ships of the enemy were the "Asia, Phenix, and Rose, he was legally discharged and returned to Fairfield County Connecticut [erased "about"]
In the month of April 1776 he again volunteered under the same Captain Zalmon Read - who with Colonel Siliman [Silliman] of the town and County of Fairfield and Lieutenant Colonel Chandler of the town of New Town and County of Fairfield all of the State of Connecticut were the field officers under whom he enlisted the third time. The name of the Major, Lieutenant, and Ensign this deponent does not recollect.
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He proceeded immediately with his company to New York where they joined the regiment under Colonel Silliman the army was then at New York, under General Washington He was at the engagements on Long Island under Washington in August or September following and after the retreat of the Americans from New York was at the engagement at Harlem Heights, & after the army retreated from York Island to White Plains, he was at the engagement at that place and remained upon duty until the 8th or 10th of January 1777, when he was again legally discharged & he returned home to Connecticut - This deponent thinks he was out in actual service during this enlistment about nine months-
This Deponent frequently volunteered for short periods of service during the war afterwards, upon Alarms, and went to the sea side and was gone at at different periods sometimes two, three, four & five weeks and thinks that during the war he was out four or five months more. This deponent has no documentary evidence in his reach by which he can make his service appear more evident, except the depositions of  Abraham Adams & Asahel Salmon, which accompany this declaration -
And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid } Gershom Salmon
Hiram Wilbur Clerk
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State of New York
Columbia County } Ss I, Charles Whiting, Major General of the 8th division of infantry of the State of New York residing in the Town Kinderhook and County of Columbia, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Gershom Salmon, who is mentioned in the above declaration; that I believe him to be seventy eight years and ten months of age, that he is reputed and believed, in this neighbourhood (where he has formerly resided a great number of years) to have been a soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed this 8th day of August before me } C. Whiting
[signature crossed out]
Sworn & subscribed before me J M Cagg one of the Justices of said Court

Justices Court
City of Hudson } 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 Charles Whiting, Major General, who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a resident of Kinderhook, Columbia County and State of New York and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit and the court would further Certify that from a personal Knowledge of Mr Salmon they have no doubt of the correctness of his statements
J. M. Cagg
Wm R Mary } Justices
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To the interrogatories put by the court as directed by the War department he answers as follows

He was born in Point of Greenfield in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut Sept 26th 1753

He has a Record of his age in his pocket Copyed [copied] from the Family Bible

was living in Reding [Reading] as aforesaid when called into service - has lived in Duchess [Dutchess] County Twenty Years - has in the Town of Kinderhook in the County of Columbia about Twenty Two Years in Ontario County East Bloomfield about Eight Years

Says he Volunteered in the service at all times

Recollects a Colonel Richman from New York who had a Regiment at the North in the Campaign under Schuyler & Montgomery - [illegible] General Service he was in a battle near St Johns - again stormed a Breast work at St Johns and took it, that he was in actual service most of the time for Two Years and went as Guards on the sea shore at the north &c

Recd three written discharges they were all signed by Capt Zalmon Read and were Lost-
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Cannot state the name of any person in the Town of Kinderhook where he has lived for Twenty years & upwards who would not Certify to his Character for Truth & Veracity but will state a few who can [illegible] M. Van Buren whose letter is hereunto annexd General Whiting whose affidavit is also annexed Jacus Van Der Pod Circuit Judge Waren Van der Pod Abraham A Van Buren Surogate [surrogate] of the County of Columbia Lucas Hass Esq & Mayor Lawrence Van Buren

Sworn & subscribed the day & year above mentioned before } Gershom Salmon
Hiram Wilbur, Clerk

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.
J. M. Cagg
Wm R Macy } Justices

I, Hiram Wilbur, Clerk of the Justices Court of the city of Hudson, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Gershom Salmon for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8th day of August, 1832

Hiram Wilbur Clerk
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State of New York
Columbia County } Ss.
On this Eleventh day of February in the Year 1833 personally appeared in open court before the justices of the Justices Court in the City of Hudson now siting [sitting], Gershom Salmon who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following ["declaration" crossed out] Ammendment [amendment] to his declaration for a pension under the act of June 7 1832

That he first entered the service of the United States as a Volunteer in the month of April 1775 for Eight months and was Discharged in December 1775. Served as a Drummer
Term of Service 8 months & proven by the annexd affidavit of Abm Adams

Again the first of January 1776 Volunteered for Nine months and was Dischargd the first of April 1776. Term Three months as a Drummer
Term three months
Again Volunteered about the first of April 1776 for Nine months - and was Discharged at the Expiration of that time in the month of Jany 1777. This term Abraham Adams states to have been Six months. I am positive it was nine months I Know well that I Enlisted the forepart of Apl and
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and was dischargd in January and refer the department to the annexd affidavits for character and Trust the department will allow the time as stated by me
The Term was Nine months to which I positively swear
I further state that I have not seen Abraham Adams to my Knowledge since we left the service and also that I have not seen my brother Asahel Salmon for at least Twenty years to confer with him and do believe that If I could have seen them I could have convinced them of their Error in Computing the time of the last Enlistment

Again in the month of July 1777 I was Called out as a private with my gun to go to Fairfield in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut under Sergt Finner had no Commissioned officers were stationed at Fairfield and served in the neighborhood for Three weeks and was Verbally Dischargd the same month Term three weeks

Again in the month about the first of Sept was Called out under Ensign Nichols went to Fairfield aforesaid and Kept Guard on the Sound for one month as a private and was Dismissed or verbally Dischargd about the first of Oct 1777
Term one month
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Again about the first of April 1778 was ordered out under Lieutenant Blackman went from Reding [Redding] aforesaid to a place called Green farms in the County of Fairfield aforesaid and remained there on guard Guarding the sea coast for the Term of Five weeks and was Discharged in the month of May 1778
Term Five weeks

Again in the Month of October 1778 was called out under Lieut Chapman and was marchd to the Town of Fairfield & was placd there to Guard the Coast as aforesaid and was Dischargd at the expiration of the month for which I was called out was Dischargd in the Month November 1778
Term one Month

Again in the month of May 1779 was Called out under Lieutenant - Gould and marched to a place Called Campo near the Town of Norwalk and was stationed at the aforesaid place guarding the Coast for the Time of Five weeks and was Discharged in the month of June 1779
Term as private 5 weeks
Again I think in the month of Sept 1779 I was called out to a place
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Called Black Rock in the County aforesaid was under Sergeant Davis and remained there Three weeks Guarding the Coast on the sound & was Dischargd in the month of Sept 1779
Term as a private three weeks

And he further says that he was Frequently called out on allarms [alarms] once when Danbury was Burnd once to Litchfield where we had a seven engagements. General Arnold was one Commander - his Horse was Killed under him within a short distance of Me. I was also Called out when Fort Mont Gomry [Montgomery] was taken by the British. And also when Peeks Kill as Burned

And this deponent further says that he has servd in the Revolutionary was more than Two Years for Twenty Months as a Drummer and the [illegible] of the time as private. I had one Brother taken by the British and died a prisoner in New York. That he was born in the Town of Fairfield & Parish of Greenfield in the State of Connecticut in the month of Sept 1753. the record of his age is in his Possession copyed [copied] from the Family Bible that he lived in Reding [Redding] & Fairfield until he was Twenty Seven
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Years of age has lived in Dutchess County Twenty Years in the Town of Kinderhook Twenty Two Years and about Eight years in Ontario County Eight Years - and also four Years in Massachusetts  from 1780 to 1784 that he has no documentary Evidence and that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state and that he hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension or annuity except the present
Gershom Salmon

Sworn & subscribed Feby 11th 1833
J D Parker Clk

And I the said Gershom Salmon further say on my oath that there is no Clergyman of the [illegible] to which I belong now settled in the neighborHood and Consequently I have not been able to get the Certificate of one
Gershom Salmon

Subscribed & sworn to the day & Year first above mentioned
J D Parker Clk
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State of New York
Columbia County } Ss.

I Aaron Van der Poel a Resident of the Town of Kinderhook in the County & State aforesaid attorney and [illegible] at Law and member of Congress East for the [illegible] Eighth Congressional District in the state of New York hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Gershom Salmon who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing amendment to his application for a pension that I believe him to be Seventy Nine Years of age that he is reputed and believed in this neighborhood where he resides to be a man of Truth and that I concur in that opinion and that I have no doubt he has performed the revolutionary services, which he has detailed in his declaration and statement
A Vanderpoel

I John Van Duyck a Resident of the Town of Kinderhook in the County and state aforesaid hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Gershom Salmon that I believe him to be Seventy Nine Years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
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of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion
John Van Dyck

The above Aaron Vanderpoel and John Van Duyck subscribed & sworn before this 11th of Feby 1833
Isaac McClegg one of the Justices of the Court

And the said Court hereby Certify that Aaron Vanderpoel and John Van Duyck who have subscribed and sworn to the above affidavits are residents as they state that they are men of the best standing in society are Credible men and their statements entitled to the fullest Credit and the court would further add that from their personal knowledge of Mr Salmon and his well known character for Truth & Veracity Two of the members of said court having been acquainted with him for many years they have no doubt but his statement is correct as to the Term of Nine Month notwithstanding his Brother and Abraham Adams state they think it was six months
Wm R Macy
J McClegg } Justices
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I John D Parker Clerk of the Justices Court in the City of Hudson hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of said Court on the matter of the Amendment of Gershom Salmon to his application for a pension under the acct [act] of June 7 1832
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said this 11th Feby 1833
J D Parker Clk
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I Abraham Adams of Reading in the County of Fairfield, & State of Connecticut, of the age of Eighty five years, being duly sworn depose & say - that in April or May AD 1775 Gershom Salmon of said Reading & myself enlisted into the service of the United States under Capt Zalmon Read - that we first marched from Reading to New York & from thence to the Northward; that we were at the taking of the Fort at St. Johns and served during the whole of that Campaign in the Regiment commanded by Col. Waterbury, & were both discharged at the same time in the last of December following. - I think the Campaign was eight months. Also in May or June AD 1776 the said Gershom Salmon and myself entered the service again under the above named Capt. Zalmon Read in the Regiment commanded by Col. Silliman; that we went to New York - from thence we retreated to White plains, & were at the battle fought at that place between the British & Americans; that we served during the remainder of the Campaign in that vicinity, and that said Salmon served in the capacity of a drummer in the Company in which we enlisted until we were discharged, in December following, at North Castle, having served the term of our enlistment which was six months -
Abraham X Adams his mark
Signed in presence of
Jared Olmstead
Philander Salmon

State of Connecticut Fairfield County Ss.
On the 31st day of December AD 1832 the above named Abraham Adams made oath to the foregoing deposition and subscribed the same by affixing his mark thereto in presence of the above Witnesses - And I further certify that the Deponent is personally known to me, and sustains a good character for truth, & is a credible Witness-
Jared Olmstead Justice of Peace
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I Asahel Salmon of the Town of Reading in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut, of the age of seventy four years, being duly sworn, depose and say that Gershom Salmon late of said Reading, now residing in Kinderhook in the County of Columbia & State of New York is my Brother - that in the year 1775 in the last of April or the first of May the said Gershom Salmon enlisted into the United States service under Capt. Zalmon Read - that he served during the Summer Campaign mostly at the Northward & was not discharged until about the last of December following - having served the term of his enlistment, which, I think, was eight months - The Regiment in which he served was commanded by Col. Waterbury - Also that in May or June AD 1776 he again entered the service in the Company commanded by the above named Capt. Zalmon Read in Col. Sillimans Regiment; that he went to New York remained there until the British took possession of that place - thence retreated to White plains - was in the battle fought at that place - that he served the remainder of the Campaign in that vicinity in the capacity of a drummer - & was discharged in December following at North Castle having served the term of his enlistment, which I believe was six months. Also that I was in the service during said Campaign in a Regiment stationed in that vicinity & had daily intercourse with him.
Asahel Salmon

State of Connecticut Fairfield County Ss
On the 31st day of December AD 1832 the above named Asahel Salmon made Oath to the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed. & I further Certify that the Deponent is personally well known to me & sustains a good character for truth & is a credible Witness.
Jared Olmstead Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut
Fairfield County } Ss. I Thomas B Osborne Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Fairfield in said State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Jared Olmstead Esquire is now & was on the thirty first day of December last, a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorised to administer oaths & take Depositions &c. I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Jared Olmstead Esquire & that I verily believe the signatures to the foregoing Certificates on the Depositions of Abraham Adams & Asahel Salmon, purporting to be his, are genuine & in the proper handwriting of the sd Jared Olmstead.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 15th day of January AD 1833.
Thomas B Osborne Clerk
of said County Court
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
ANF:MLB

October 30, 1930

Mr. Ross Loughborough
348 Mulberry Street
Rochester, New York

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 14411, that Gershom Salmon was born September 26, 1753 in the Parish of Guilford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
While residing in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted and served with the Connecticut troops, as follows:
From April, 1775, eight months in Captain Zalmon Read's company in Colonel Waterbury's regiment, was in the expedition to Canada and at the taking of St. Johns; Immediately afterward, three months in Captain Zalmon Read's company in Colonel Silliman's regiment and was in the battles of Long Island, Harlem Heights and White Plains; in July, 1777, three weeks at Fairfield under Sergeant Turner; from September, 1777, one month under Ensign Nichols; from April 1778, five weeks under Lieutenant Blackman or Blackmar; from October, 1778, one month under Lieutenant Chapman; from May, 1779, five weeks under Lieutenant Gould; in September, 1779, three weeks under Sergeant Davis. He was also out when Danbury and Peekskill were burned, when Fort Montgomery was taken and was in a skirmish at Litchfield. His first three tours of service were as drummer; the remainder of the time he served as private.
He lived from 1780 to 1784 in  Massachusetts, after which, he lived in Dutchess County, New York and East Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, at which time he was living in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York
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He stated that he had a brother, name not given, who was taken prisoner by the British, and died in prison in New York. His brother, Asahel, also served in the War of the Revolution.
There is no reference to wife or children.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Kinderhook August 4th 1832

Dear Sir

I have been requested to say what I know of Mr Gershom Salmon an applicant to your Department for a pension. I can of course have no knowledge of Mr. G's revolutionary services, but have been well acquainted with him for twenty years, and do my [illegible] bear my testimony to his [illegible] character. I believe him to be a man of [illegible] integrity, and [illegible] place full reliance on his representations.
very respectfully your
obedient servant
M Van Buren

The Secretary of War
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Amended Application of Gershom Salmon

J McCagg
agent
Hudson

admd.
20 mo Drummer

44
22
7.83
73.83

all other services disallowed, not being set forth according to the Regulations & probably was a patrol duty ~
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No. 5310
Gershom Salmon

8
3
9

J M Cagg
Hudson
[illegible, crossed out]
Kinderhook [crossed out]
N.Y.
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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 Gershom Salmon of Kinderhook Cola. CY NY which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes

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

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? not with precision

V. *Has he mentioned 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? no

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes

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

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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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? no

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no

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? -

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? no

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

XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no

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

†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 [he] belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.

‡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.
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[stamp] REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
OCT 15 1930
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

348 Mulberry St.,
Rochester N.Y.
Oct. 14 1930.

Comis. of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please furnish me with a statement of the military history of Gershom Salmon who was living in East Bloomfield N.Y. in 1840 and drawing a pension from the U.S. Government for Revolutionary War Service.
Also of Capt. Abner Hawley, of the 2nd Claverack Battalion, Col. Van Ness,
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who died in Victor N.Y., about 1815-

Respectfully yours
Ross Loughborough.

[stamp] REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
OCT 15 1930
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
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Rev War
14411
INVALID.

File No. 14,411
Gershom Salmon
Drumr. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 330
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1930 Oct. 30 Hist to Ross Loughborough
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