Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 43,769, for Samuel Palmer, Connecticut
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Palmer, Samuel.
NUMBER
S43.769
CONTENTS
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13110
4
New York
Samuel Palmer no 2
of Bern in the State of New York
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Burrill of the Connecticut
line, for the term of One year 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 20 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of June 18__  [illegible]
and Sent to Apollos Moore Esqr.
Albany New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819               83.96  
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819   48.00
 Mo. 11/30 4/31.  $131.96                                                   
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
4 Sept 1818
Continued
See letter Oct 16 1844 to W. B. Pierce [illegible]
Notification sent Sep. 6. 1820 to Joseph B. Moore, Rensellaerville N.Y. -
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of New-York. 
CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY.} TO WIT:
In conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United
States in the Revolutionary War," the following DECLARATION, in writing, is made under oath by Samuel Palmer of the Town of Bern in the County of Albany in the State of New York before the Honorable Apollos Moore
Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Albany in the said state, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the
said Samuel Palmer doth reside, that is to say:
DECLARATION.
I Samuel Palmer aged Sixty four years in November last of the Town of Bern
in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this Twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, Do solemnly sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the common enemy in the Army, in the War of the Revolution, for the term of Eleven months, during the war on the Continental Enlistment
and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the Town County and State aforesaid; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support -- I do and 
further swear and declare that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a private soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Capt Oliver Parmeter's Company Colo. Charles Burrell's Regiment and Connecticut Line*.-- That I entered the said *during service the first
day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Six and left it about the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of Sickness, the first enlistment & [   ] that the service the Second Enlistment
that I received a document concerning the same service and discharge, which has been [illegible] lost- that I was in no Battles
and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me than Samuel Holmes & Thomas Allworth who have made a deposition accompanying this declaration.
And I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of the Laws of the
United States, except the pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under which this Declaration is made.
IN WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.
Sworn before me, this Twentieth
day of April 1818.]
Samuel Palmer
Apollos Moore
First Judge of Albany Common Pleas
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at one time, and Nine months during the said War on the
Continental Establishment at another
the first enlistment, and that I belonged to Capt Calkin's company
Col Hartley's Regiment and New York Line during the second enlistments
the Second day of March in the year of our Lord
one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven, and
left in the month of December in the same year by
reason of the Expiration of my time of Service
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State of New York 
City & County of Albany, Towit
Clerks office this is to certify that 
Apollas Moore Esquire is first Judge of the Court of Common pleas
in & for the County of Albany and that the signature to the following
certificate and the Annexed Certificates and Affidavits is in his
own proper hand writing In testimony whereof I have caused
the seal of the said Court to be affixed this
8th day of June1819 George Merchant Clk
United States of America.
By the Honorable Apollos Moore
Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court
of 
Record in the State of New-York, to with of
the Court of Common pleas in for the 
County of Albany in the said State.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of
War of the United States of America.
SIR,
I do respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and
"Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that Samuel Palmer
of the town of Born in the County of Albany and State of New-York,
personally appeared before me at Rensselaerville in the County of Albany, in the State, on the Twentieth day of
April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully
and minutely interrogated and examined by me under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration
and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately
read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of
Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true. Whereupon, I required of him to produce such
other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration - Accordingly he produced as testimony
the Deposition of Samuel Holmes & Thomas Allworth
and which accompanies this Certificate) and I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony
produced in support thereof. I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said
Samuel Palmer did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy,
the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION; and I am likewise satisfied, that the
facts in that Declaration stated, are in like manner, true I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the
testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, at the City of Albany, the Seventeenth day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Apollos Moore
First Judge of Albany
common pleas
State of New York
County of Albany Lorviz
In the above manner Judge do 
Duly certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Palmer
the soldier in within Declaration named, and that he the said
Samuel Palmer is Extremly poor and in reduced circumstances
and almost destitute of support and I do further certify that to the
Samuel Palmer Stands in need of assistance from his Country for support
Given under my hand at Rensselaerville
this 20th day of May 1819
Apollos Moore
First Judge of Albany Common pleas
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13110 - 29 June 1819
Copy
Samuel Palmer, 2d.
Bern, Albany Co
Con
N. York
Sept
Notif sent to
[illegible] B Moore
Rensellaerville N.Y
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State of New York
Albany County ss
On this Seventeen day of June 
1820 personally appeared in open court, being a Court
of Record for the said County proceeding according to the 
Common Law & Unlimited in amount of Jurisdiction
Towit the Court of Common pleas held at the City of
Albany in & for the County of Albany, Samuel Palmer 2d
aged Sixty Seven years, resident in the Town of 
in the said County who being first duly sworn
according to Law, doth, on his oath, declare that he
served in the Revolutionary War as follows, in
Capt. Parmele's Company, Colonel Burrell's Regiment
and Connecticut line. That he is now on the Pension
List roll of the New York Agency at the rate of Eight
Dollars per month, that the date of his original Declaration 
is the Twentieth day of April one Thousand 
Eight Hundred and Eighteen, and the Number of his
Pension Certificate-13.110- And I do Solemnly swear
and declare that I was a resident Citizen of the 
United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that
I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any
manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof
with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my
self within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled
"An act to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and naval service of the United States, in the
Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818
and that I have not, nor has any person in trust
for me any property or securities, contracts or
debts due to me, nor have I any income other
than what is contained in the Schedule hereto
annexed and by me subscribed. That I am by
occupation a Blacksmith, but am unable, in
consequence of old age and Disease to pursue it 
or to obtain my support by labor of any kind
That my family consist, (besides myself) of my wife 
Sarah Palmer aged Sixty Two years who is extremely
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infirm and unable to Labor. And I do further
swear and declare that I am unable to
procure a living or support without the assistance 
of Government, except by Public or
private charity. And that I am in debt to the amount
of one hundred and Fifty Dollars that I have not the means
of paying Samuel Palmer 2d
Sworn to and declared in open Court on the
Seventeenth day of June in the year one thousand 
Eight Hundred and Twenty Before
H A Williams
Depy Clerk
I Henry Truax Clerk of the County of Albany
do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and
the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies
from the Record of the said Court and I do
further certify that it is the opinion of the
said Court that the total amount in value of 
property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule
is fifty Dollars and twenty six Cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court
of Common pleas on this 17th day of June 1820
Henry Truax
Clerk of Albany Common 
Pleas
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Schedule
Real Estate None whatever
Personal Estate as follows
1 Cow & Calf Value $18.00
3 Sheep & 7 Lambs purchased with my pension 7.50
2 Swine 6.00
9 Dinghill Fowls 1.00
1 old axe .75
1 Weaving Loom 5.00
1 Small Spinning wheel 1.00
1 quill wheel .50
1 weaver swift .37 1/2
2 Iron pots 1.50
1 Tea Kettle .72 1/2
1 Spider .37 1/2
1 griddle .44
1 Pail .18
6 Cups & Saucers .12 1/2
7 earthen plates .21
2 earthen Bowls .18
2 Tin Milk pans .50
4 Tin Baizins .25
3 stone jugs .37 1/2
1 old chest 1.50
1 Iron Crane 1.00 
2 Tables 1.37 1/2
6 chair 1.50
$50.26
Samuel Palmer
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Single & paid
Thomas Mc.Arthur Esq.
County Clerk
Schoharie C>H>
N. Y.
Samuel Palmer
Act June 7 1832
35.856
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Declaration
In order to obtain Increase of pension under the act of
June 7, 1832
State of New York
Schoharie County ss
On this nineteenth day of
June A.D. 1844 personally appeared before me Martin
Mattie a Justice of the Peace in & for said
County
Moses Palmer a resident of the town of Middleburgh
in said County aged fifty eight years who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath
make the following declaration in under & obtain the increase of pension due
his father Samuel Palmer at the time of his
death under the act of June 7, 1832.
That his father
the said Samuel Palmer departed this life at the
town of Middleburgh in said County of Schoharie
on the twenty fifth day of December Eighteen
hundred & forty two and that he was at the time of
his death a pensioner of the United States under the
Act of Congress passed March 18. 1818 receiving
the sum of $96 per annum under said act. That
this Declarant has repeatedly been informed by his
said father that he served during said the war of the
Revolution as an artificer of Blacksmith, & Declarant 
has also been informed and believes that he
was entitled to a larger sum than $96. per annum
under said act of June 7, 1832 & therefore makes
this application for the Increase & arrears of pension
which was due him at the time of his death under
said act of June 7. 1832
And Declarant further
saith that his father the said Samuel Palmer left
no widow him surviving, but the following children 
who are still living and are all of lawful
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ago. to wit Phebe Palmer of the town of (was resident
in the County of Dutchess and State of New York
Sally Palmer of the town of in the  
County of and State of Pennsylvania
Samuel Palmer of the town of Greenville in the
County of Green & State of New York
Nancy Palmer of the Town of Franklin in the County
of Delaware in the State of New York
Lorinda Palmer of the Town of Knox in the County of
Albany in the State of New York
& Benjamin Palmer of the Town of Franklin in the
County of Delaware in the State of New York
and Declarant further saith that after the death of his
said father Samuel Palmer he this Declarant was
duly appointed Administrator of all & singular
the estate of his said father in which capacity
he has continued to serve until the present time
Moses Palmer
Subscribed & sworn the day
& year aforesaid before me
& I certify that I am acquainted
with the said Moses Palmer
& know him to be a son
& administrator of the estate
of Samuel Palmer deceased
as set forth in the above declaration.
Martines Mattice Justice of the peace
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State of New York
Schoharie County
Clerks Office ss I, Thomas McArthur Clerk of said
County do hereby certify that Martins Mattice before whom
the affidavit upon the opposite leaf & Moses Palmer purports
to have been taken, was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace
in & for said County duly elected & sworn & further that his
signature & the [illegible] of said affidavit appears to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed my official
Seal this second day of July
A.D. 1844
Thos McArthur Clerk
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau. Samuel Palmer 2d Sur File 43769
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE.
Feby 1, 1776. Jany 1, 1777. Prt. Oliver Parmelee. Charles Burrall. Conn.
Mch 2, 1777. Dec 1777. Calkins. Hartley. Continental
Battles engaged in, none
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, Apr. 20, 1818 His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Berne Albany Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Nov 1753
Remarks: Soldiers wife Sarah was 62 years old in 1820
Very respectfully, Capt. Calkins was in Burrall's
Conn regt. , no record of Col
Hartly in N.Y. Line
Is at 2d Service Continental
Commissioner.
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43769
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 43.769
Samuel Palmer
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:- Vol. G, Page 383 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1908 Oct. 10. Hist to
Mrs. M. H. Medbery
Letter in Wid File 20472
V. L. M.
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35.856
Samuel Palmer
Decd.
New york
See Let. to W B Pierce 16 Octr. 1844
do. to same Oct 22, 1844
7905
Act June 7. 1832
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REJECTED
7.905
P.O.
Samuel Palmer
Service:
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
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Samuel Palmer privt
Colonel Burrells Regt
Connecticut line 1776
11 months
Required the judges certificate
of the reduced circumstances
of the applicant.
The magistrate who administers 
the oath, will certify to
the credibility of the witnesses &
to their disinterestedness, and how
official character and signature
will be attested by the county 
clerk; under his seal of office.
15 May 1819
20 Apl
Admitted
Bern
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State of New York
County of Albany Towit
Thomas Allworth of
the Town of Rensselaerville in the County of Albany
being duly sworn saith that he well knows Samuel
Palmer the Soldier in the preceding declaration
& certificate mentioned, that he the said Samuel Palmer
according to the best of this Deponent recollection & belief enlisted
into the Army of the Revolutionary War in the 
Continental Establishment, sometime in the year seventeen 
hundred and Seventy Six, that he well understood
and has good reason to believe that the said Samuel
Palmer joined the Army aforesaid and went to the Northward,
and continued in the Army aforesaid according
to the best of this Deponent's recollection about
one year, and then returned home unwell, which 
was some time in the winter season. That in the
Spring following he the said Samuel Palmer 
enlisted into the Army of the Continental Establishment 
for the term of Nine Months, then he the said
Samuel Palmer left home & joined the Army
aforesaid, and it was well understood and believed
by this Deponent and others that the said Samuel
Palmer went to the Southward in the Army aforesaid 
and continued in the Army aforesaid during  the term of Nine months aforesaid, and also
that he this Deponent verily believes the facts and
circumstances stated by the said Samuel Palmer
in the proceeding declaration & certificate to be
substantially true
Thomas Allworth
Sworn & Subscribed this
3d day of October 1818
before me Apollos Moore
First Judge of Albany Common pleas
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County of Albany [illegible]
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the within named Thomas Allworth, and was
so acquainted with him when I administered the
oath to the within Affidavit, and well know the
said Thomas Allworth to be a man of truth 
and veracity and a credible witness, and I do further 
certify that he the said Thomas Allworth 
is wholly and absolutely disinterested in the Application
of the Samuel Palmer the soldier in the annexed
Declaration & certificate named. Given under
my hand at Rensselaerville in the County of Albany
State of New York this 26 day of May 1819 
Apollos Moore
First Judge of Albany Common 
pleas
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State of New York
County of Albany Towit
Samuel Holmes of the Town
of Renselaerville in the County of Albany being duly
sworn made oath that he well knows Samuel Palmer
the soldier in the preceding declaration & Certificate 
named, that the said Samuel Palmer served as a private soldier
in the Army of the Revolutionary War for the term
of Eleven Months on the Continental Establishment, that 
He belonged to Capt Oliver Rurmerlee's  Company Colo Charles
Burrell;s Regiment and Connecticut line, that he
frequently saw the said Samuel Palmer while in
the Army and during the time aforesaid, and that he
well knows that the said Samuel Palmer continued
in & performed the said service, during the Term aforesaid, 
and also that he very believes the facts and Circumstances 
Stated in the preceding declaration & Certificate
to be substantially true
Samuel Holmes his X mark
Sworn & Subscribed this 17th
day of October 1818 before me
Apollos Moore
State of New York
County of Albany Toriz
I do hereby certify that I am now
and was at the time of administering the oath to the above named
Samuel Holmes who swore to and signed the above Affidavit
well acquainted with the said Samuel Holmes, and that
he is a credible witness and a man of truth and veracity
and I further certify that the said Samuel Holmes
the said Witness is wholly and absolutely disinterested
in the Application of Samuel Palmer the soldier in the annex
[illegible]
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OFFICE OF AUDITOR FOR
INTERIOR DEPT.
OCT 19 1911
Pension Division.
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3 -- 397.
( Old No. 3 -- 399. )
Record Division
Sur. F. No. 43769 
Rev. War.
F. W. Ex'r.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 18 1931
SIR:
For use in the above entitled claim for pension, you are requested to
furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of
Samuel Palmer
pensioned under the Acct of Mch. 18, 1818 by certificate
No. 13,110, issued June 29, 1818, New York Agency
showing date of last payment of pension,
to whom paid, and date of death.
Very respectfully,
J L Davenport
Commissioner
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department.

,
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Albany, October 19 1844
Sir
The son of Samuel Palmer who has applied for
Increase is ignorant of the officers names under whom
his father served. He is a Blacksmith & he states,
that he learned his trade of his father, who always
informed him that he worked at the same during the
war of the Revolution. Mr Justus Lewis
who was a private in Baldwin Artificers
informs me that there was a Samuel Palmer
in that Regiment with whom he was well acquainted,
but that said Palmer was a deserter from the
British, and died in Connecticut more than thirty 
years ago. This cannot, therefore, be the present 
applicants father- I should be glad
to assist Mr Palmer in obtaining an Increase
if he is entitled to one, & would respectfully
request to be informed the particulars of service
set forth in Samuel Palmer's original papers,
if the same can be furnished to me consistently
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with the regulations of your Department
I have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your [illegible]
Wm B Pierce
[illegible] J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, October 21, 1911.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
In reply to your letter of 18th instant (Record Division),
you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered
by the U. S. Pension Agent, at Albany, N. Y.
the records of this office show last payment to have been made to
Samuel Palmer, War of the Revolution, certificate No. 1310
at $8.00 per month, to December 25, 1842, date of his death, to
Moses Palmer, Administrator, son of the pensioner.
Letter herewith returned.
Respectfully, H C Shober
Auditor.
By SK
Deputy Auditor.