Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,043, for Thomas Lamberson, New Jersey
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Lamberson, Thomas

NUMBER
S.1,043

carded
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CONTENTS
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22.902
New Jersey
Thomas Lamberson
[of] Middlesex in the State of New Jersey
who was a Private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Morgen of the Regt commanded
by Col. Neilson in the New Jersey
line for 2 Years.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Dec.
1833 and del'd J. F. Randolph Present
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33 $200
Semi-aml. allowance ending 4 M. '34 40
[total] $240
{ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E, Vol. 3, Page 120.
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Thomas Lamberson
Application for a
Pension under the
Act of 1832
Duplicate
27.106
24 mo
James F. Randolph
Agent
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Declaration of Thomas Lamberson of Mid'x
County N. Jersey in order to obtain the benefit
of the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832-
State of New Jersey
Middlesex County ss On this twenty sixth
day of August One thousand Eight hundred
& thirty three personally appeared before the
Judges of the Inferior Court of Common pleas
of said County of Middlesex Thomas Lamberson
of Middlesex County New Jersey in the Eighty
Second year of his age who being duly sworn on
his oath saith that he is desirous of obtaining
the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832
& doth make accordingly the following declaration.
He was born in Perth Amboy in December 1751
as appears from a record of his age now in his possession
-- was in said township when he entered the service
has resided there ever since & still lives there
That he entered the service in the year 1776 in the spring
of the year in Capt Conovers company & when first
[margin: 1 mo]
ordered out served a tour of one week under the said
Captain on occasion of an alarm Was marched
on an expedition to Sandy Hook, afterwards
[margin: 3 mo]
in the same year he served three tours of a month each
under Capt Conover in South Amboy guarding
[margin: 4 mo]
the lines. In the year 1777 he served four tours
of a month each under Capt Morgan & was
stationed at Cheesequake guarding along the shore
[margin: 1 mo]
was also out in this year one tour of a month
under Capt Longstreet & Col Dolene, & was marched
to the Court House of Monmouth [illegible]
the County detecting the tories & disaffected
[margin: 4 mo]
In the year 1778 he served at least four tours
of a month each under Capt Morgan & the
supervision of Col Neilson I was engaged guarding
that County defending the families & their property
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13 [months carried from previous page]
from the incursions of the enemy from the opposite
shore and was thus engaged when the memorable
battle at Monmouth was fought. In the
[margin: 4 mo]
year 1779 he served at least four tours of a
month each under Capt Morgan & subject
to the controul of Col Neilson engaged guarding
along the Jersey shore in South Amboy & [illegible]
it defenceless from the enemy. In 1780 he
[margin: 4 mo]
served at least four tours of a month each
under the same officers on the same Station &
the discharge of similar duties In 1781 he served
[margin: 3 mo]
at least three tours of a month each under
Capt James Thorpe & subject to the oversight
of Col Neilson along the shore of Amboy [?] bay
guarding that coast & adjacent country
& protecting their inhabitants. In the year 1782
[margin: 3 mo]
he served at least three tours of a month each
under Capt Morgan & Col Neilson stationed on the
Cheesequake shore guarding that section of the
Jersey shore and is sure he served much more
being actively engaged all the war. that the
section of the country where he was chiefly
stationed was subject to the incursions
frequently & almost continually of the enemy
then largely on Staten Island &  coming
over whenever they dared so to do & that they
were required to be on the ground
on that shore continually. In addition
to these services he performed many services in
cases of alarms & on emergencies He never
received any written evidence of his discharge &
has no documentary evidence of his service he
as to his character for veracity refers to the [illegible]
Mr James C. Goble a Clergyman & Stephen Hall
both residents of his neighborhood who are
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well acquainted with him & who can also
attest to their belief of his services. He also
refers to David Lamberson & Frances Letts,
soldiers of the revolution & neighbors of his
who can attest to his service in the [illegible]
besides whom he cannot procure any other living
Witnesses. He cannot state the names of
any of the regular officers who served with him
or [illegible] recollect [illegible] served with him
He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension or
annuity except the present & declares that
his name is not on the pension roll of an
agency of any State. He repeats that he
served much more than he has specified
he cannot at this time further particularise
& for these services above set forth he claims
& in his advanced age hopes to receive some
Compensation.

Thomas Lamberson

Subscribed & sworn to-
Peter P. Runyon Judge

We James C. Goble a Clergyman & Stephen
Hall both residents of the neighborhood where
Thomas Lamberson resides in Middlesex N. Jersey,
say that we are well acquainted with Thomas
Lamberson who has signed the foregoing declaration
that we believe him to be eighty two years of age
that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood
when he resides to have been a soldier of the
revolution & that we concur in that opinion
that is a man of truth veracity & his
statement entitled to credit

James C. Goble
Stephen Hall

Peter P.Runyon Judge
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personally appeared as aforesaid before the Judges aforesaid
David Lamberson in the seventy fourth year of his
age a soldier of the revolution who being
duly sworn on his oath saith that he
is & has been well acquainted with Thomas
Lamberson who has signed the foregoing declaration
from boyhood - they went to school together
& together went through the war of the revolution
He says that he lived near the said Thomas
& was attached to the same company with him
under Morgan - that he knows said Thomas
served in the year '77 several tours at least
two of a month each under Morgan along
N Jersey shore & one month in Monmouth
County in the same year under Capt Longstreet
& Col Holmes & also at least two tours
a month each in '78 '79 '80 '81 & '82 in
each of these years along the shore in south
Amboy guarding that coast which was
guarded necessarily all the time- it being
subject to the [illegible] incursions of the enemy
from Staten Island. He takes pleasure in saying
that said Thomas Lamberson was a good &
true whig & faithful soldier & served a great
deal- always ready & willing & is well deserving
compensation that he is a man of truth &
veracity & from his long acquaintance
with him has no hesitation in saying that
statement is entitled to the fullest credence

David Lamberson

Subscribed & sworn to
the day & year aforesaid
Peter P Runyon Judge

On the day & year aforesaid before the Judges
aforesaid personally appeared Francis Letts, who
being duly sworn, on his oath saith that he is
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in the 77th year of his age and a soldier of the
Revolution, that he well knows Thomas
Lamberton, the foregoing applicant for a pension,
has known him from childhood, has always
lived a neighbor to him, served with him
in the war of the revolution in the same
company from the year 1777 to the end
of the war, served several tours with
him in each of the years '77, 78, 79,
80, '81. Has heard the statement of said
Lamberton read, & knows that
the greater part of it is true of his own
personal knowledge and has no doubt
of the truth of the whole set - knows
said Lamberton could not be known
to swear falsely.

Francis Litt

Subscribed & sworn to the
day & year aforesaid,
before the Judge af'd
Peter P Runyon Judge
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting
the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
that the above named applicant Thomas Lamberson
was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
And the said Court further certifies that James
C. Goble who has subscribed the foregoing certificate
is a Clergyman resident in the same vicinity with the said
applicant & that Stephen Hall who has also signed
the same is a resident of the same vicinity & is a credible
person & further that David Lamberson & Francis
Letts who have signed the preceeding certificates are
residents of the same neighborhood - credible persons
& that all their statements are entitled to full credit

Robert M'Chesney
Peter P. Runyon  } Judges
Jn Centrall
Jacob Vanwickle

I Nicholas Booraem Clerk of the Inferior Court of
Common has of the County of Middlesex do hereby
certify that the foregoing papers contain the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the
application of Thomas Lamberson for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal of office this
twenty sixth day of August one thousand
eight hundred & thirty three -

N Booraem Clerk
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State of New Jersey
Mid'x County } ss  On the twelfth day of October
1833 before me a Justice of the Peace in and
for the County af'd [aforesaid] personally appeared
Thomas Lamberson the applicant named in the foregoing [illegible]
who being duly sworn on his oath
saith that he can procure no further or fuller
testimony to his services than he has already
produced, and that with respect to his legal
obligation to serve he respectfully refers to an
abstract of the laws of the state on the subject which he
[illegible] has been forwarded to the Dept
by his agent James F. Randolph. [illegible]
in consideration of his statement, the fact must be
determined by the weight of his [own?] and his
witnesses' testimony

Thomas Lamberson

Subscribed & sworn the day
& year aforesaid before
me
Peter P. Runyon
Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that Peter P. Runyon before whom
the foregoing affidavit was made, is a Justice of the
Peace in and for the County of Mid'x duly
commissioned & sworn, and that the above signature
of said Justice is in his own hand writing in my
presence.

Oct 1833
Ja Randolph
Late Rep in Congress

New Jersey Middlesex ss

I Nicholas Booraem Clerk of the Court of Common pleas
and for the County of Middlesex do hereby certify
that Peter P. Runyon before whom the foregoing deposition
was made was at the time a Justice of the peace in and
for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that
the signature of the said Justice thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal of office at
New Brunswick this 31st October AD 1833
N. Booraem Clerk
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June 11, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
EEL

Mrs. C. J. Stuart
16 Stonehouse Road
Glen Ridge, New Jersey

Dear Madam:

You are advised that in the papers on file in the
Revolutionary War pension claim of Thomas Lamberson (his
name does not appear as Lambertson)S.1043, who was born
in December, 1751, in South Amboy, New Jersey, the names
of his parents do not appear. One David Lamberson testified
in support of the claim and stated that he had known
Thomas Lamberson since childhood and that they served in
the War of the Revolution together but did not state that
they were related.

Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
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Glen Ridge, N. J.
April 18th 1931

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

[round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE APR 21 1931

Dear Sir

I am enclosing
War record of my Great
Grandfather, will you kindly
inform me the names of his
parents and where they were
born or if he had brothers in
the war

Thanking you in advance
for a reply, I am
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Respectfully yours
(Mrs C. J.) Ada L. Stuart
16 Stonehouse Rd
Glen Ridge, N. J.
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[left side]
1931 - June 11 - Ad. Mrs C J Stuart
that the names of the parents
of Thos. Lamberson do not
appear in the claim - EEL

[right side]
Rev War
INVALID
File No. 1043
Thomas Lamberson
Priv. N. J. Line.
Act June 7, 1832.
Index:-- Vol. [blank], Page [blank]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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IN REPLY REFER TO
NO.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL BL
TRENTON November 9, 1928.

Mrs. E. J. Stuart,
15 Outlook Place,
Glen Ridge,
New Jersey.

Dear Madam:

Having reference to your request of
recent date, would advise that the Revolutionary War records
of this office show that
[handwritten] Thos Lamberson

THOMAS LAMBERTSON enlisted as Private, Second Regiment,
Middlesex County New Jersey Militia, spring
of 1776, and served one month; served three
other monthly tours in 1776; Private, Captain
James Morgan, Sr.'s Company, Colonel
John Neilson's Second Regiment, Middlesex
County New Jersey Militia, 1777, and served
four monthly tours; Private, Captain Aaron
Longstreet, Jr.'s Company, Third Regiment,
Middlesex County New Jersey Militia, 1777,
and served one month; Private, Captain
Morgan's Company, Colonel Neilson's Second
Regiment, Middlesex County New Jersey
Militia, February 5 to March 5, 1778, and
served at South Amboy; served three other
monthly tours in 1778; served four monthly
tours in 1779, and in 1780; served three
monthly tours in 1781 and 1782; received
certificate 1014, amounting to £6:1:8, for
the depreciation of his continental pay in
the Middlesex County New Jersey Militia,
during the Revolutionary War.

Born about 1751. Residence, Middlesex
County, New Jersey.

Very truly yours,
Frederick Gilkyson,
The Adjutant General.

[Round stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE APR 31 1931
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Thomas Lamberson

see letter dated 2d
Octo to J F Randolph

Admitted
Private 2 years
Thos. Lamberson
Mger
Neilson

J F Randolph
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
2d Octo 33

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, showing the service of Thomas Lamberson

Period when the service was rendered.
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

[The table entries are completely blank.]

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 brand of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of ___
County of ___ } ss.
On this ___ day of  personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of ___ in the county of ___ and State, Territory or District
of ___ aged (c)___ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision 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 entered 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 persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of ___
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,  A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a 
revolutionary solider, 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 subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, ___ Clerk of the Court of ___ do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.

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

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledges of the
services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction. ["detail ... transaction" is underlined by hand]

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

[Handwritten] See note to David Halls case sent herewith
as to months service alternate months
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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 what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by who was it given
and what has become of it?
{To an officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can
testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of who should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary solider, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a 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 services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
----
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will
follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c, A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he cannot sweat 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 tot he 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 expression 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers,
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which
contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the 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.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the
witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[] 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 seat to the War Department, with the declaration.

[The last five lines of section e are marked with a brace in the right margin.]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Lamberston, Simon GRADE Private LINE New York.

WARRANT NUMBER 7395 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 28, 1790
to Alexander Robertson, assignee

* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Lambert, Abraham GRADE Private LINE Armand's Corps

WARRANT NUMBER 13315 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED November 11, 1791
to Samuel Broome, assignee

* The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and
subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.