Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 1151, David Corbin, Continental (New York)
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SERVICE
Continental (New York) 
Corbin, David
Sarah

NUMBER
W 1151
B.L.Wt. 9496.-160-55

CONTENTS
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20.324
143.9
New York
David Corbin
of Erie Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Corpl. of Art[illery] in the Compy commanded
by Captain Moody of the Regt
commanded
by Gen. Lamb - in the N York
line for 2 years 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 108 Dollars per
annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of May
1833---and sent to  Filmore & Hall Buffalo
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 33  $216 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sep. '33  $54
$270
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G C Stiles Clerk,
Book [C?] , Vol. 4 Page 8
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New York  A
Sarah Corbin
widow of David Corbin
who served in the [torn] [Revolution]ary

N.Y.

Roll at the rate of
Dollars
per annum, to commence on
the  [day of March, 1848. - crossed out]
February ,1853
[Certifi]cate of Pension issued the
day of Sept 1853
and sent to
Saml Lake
Buffalo
N.Y.

[1848 - crossed out] Feb 1853
 Page 70 Vol. A
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Act March 3, 1855
Apl. 18/55
79880
Sarah Corbin wid of David Corbin
Col. Lamb’s artillery Regt
N.Y. Contl. line
Pri Rev. War

[diagonal text across page illegible]
Ad: 160 Acres Nov 8 1855

Rev Pension [illegible] 
dates Aug. 6 1853
Feby 55  1180
Boynton
Regt JH

E. W. Godfrey
H. Collins Erie Co N.Y.
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David Corbin's Declaration 
20324 
On Rolls of Moodie's Co. & Lamb Regt 
4 years &c 

Admd 2 years Corpl of Artilley 

[vertical text on right transcribed on page 9 of this file]
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[Declaration of a Revolutionary Soldier who served in the REGULAR ARMY, to obtain a Pension under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.] 
State of New York, 
Erie County, ss. } On this 3d day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Buffalo, in said County David Corbin a resident of Collins in the County of Erie and State of New York, aforesaid, aged 75 years, who being of the society of Friends was first duly affirmed according to law, doth on his said solemn affirmation in One form of Law, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1778 with Andrew Moody and served in the Second Regiment of Artillery in the Continental line, under the following named officers: Henry Knox was General in Colonel John Lamb's regiment, in Captain Andrew Moody's Company. Daniel Garrow was Captain Lieutenant and a man by the name of Ashton was another he does not remember his first name and a man by the name Legraff was another Lieutenant and thinks his name was George, but does not know as he can tell which was first Lieutenant the Major was stationary or was stationed and his name he thinks was Boman but cannot remember his first name. And he further states that he served under the above named officers with the exception of the Lieutenants from the first of March in the year 1778 until the fore part of January in the year 1782 when he was discharged and then und[er] a man by the name of John Albert Ruff as a substitute for him who served during the war as he believes, which was the time for which he had engaged to serve, And this deponent further states that he was living in the year 1778 when he entered the service as aforesaid in the Town of Paulding [Pawling] in Dutchess County in the State of New York, And this deponent further states that he
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was in a battle at Johnstown in Montgomery
County in the State of New York in the month of October in the year 1781 with the British under Major Ross
 And this deponent further states that immediately after he enlisted which was at Fairfield in Connecticut and marched to West Point & from West Point to White Plains and from White Plains to Frederickstown in Dutchess County aforesaid and from Frederickstown to Pluckemin in New Jersey when they wintered the  winter of 1779.
The next season which was in the year 1779, he cannot remember all the Marches and countermarches but they wintered the next
winter which was in the year 1780 [two words crossed out] at Van Planks Point nearly opposite Stoney Point. The next fall which was in the year 1780 they were ordered to Fort Stanwix where they wintered the winter of 1781. and in the Spring they went down the Mohawk River to Fort Hirkimer and from Fort Herkimer to Fort Plain [four words crossed out] to where they tarried a short time and then went to Johnstown where they had a battle above 
mentioned with the Brittish Major Ross, and then marched to West Canada Creek where they had a battle and killed Capt. Butler of the Rangers or Tories, and then returned again to Fort Plain where they stayed until some time in the month of December in the year (1781) and then marched to West Point
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where they staid the year out and until some time in January in the year 1782 when he got his discharge from Captain Moody as aforesaid. He received a written discharge which he has since lost. He hereby subjoins a list of the names of some of the soldiers that were present when he was discharged as it may help to substantiate his claim, viz: James Slack, James Little, Seth Stocker who were all Sergeants and James Brown Thomas Griffis, William Swan, Hugh Polly, David Pembroke, James Pembroke, and David Pembroke Junior.

And this deponent further says that that the last part of the time he served as a corporal and his wage was $9 per month, and he further says that he served the last two years as a Corporal, in said Company 
And this deponent further says that in the year 1818 (he thinks) he applied for a pension under that act. and forwarded his affidavit but said affidavit did
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not contain the names which he has here mentioned neither did it state state that he hired a substitute as is mentioned in this declaration. And that his papers were forwarded by Judge Forward who was at that time Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Erie when he resided there and where he now resides
And he further states that he received a written
from Captain Moody, at the time he hired the substitute above mentioned which he lost, and has not seen it for about 40 years
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He hereby relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a Pension or an annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State,
Affirmed and subscribed this 3d day of December 1832}   David Corbin
.
Noah P. Sprague Clerk
of Erie Common Pleas
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

I, Noah P. Sprague, Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify,
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter
of the application of David Corbin
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 3d day of December
Noah P. Sprague Clerk of Erie Common Pleas
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Sarah Corbin
Widows Pension
under act 3 Feb 1853

Please Acknowledge 
Receipt
Samuel Lake Atty
Buffalo NY
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State of New York
Erie County } ss. On this sixteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and terminer of the State of New York held at Buffalo before the Hon. James Mullet one of the Justices one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of this State in and for the County and State aforesaid. Sarah Corbin, a resident of the town of Eden in said County and State aged eighty six years who being first duly [sworn is struck through] affirmed according to law, doth on her affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the third of February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of David Corbin, who was a soldier of the Revolution and a Revolutionary pensioner at the time of his death, at the rate of one hundred and eight dollars per annum that the pension certificate having been returned with her application for the balance due her husband at his death She cannot state the Act under which he was pensioned, that he resided in this county and received his pension at the Albany New York Agency. 
She further declares that she was married to the said David Corbin on or about the Month of May or June 1804 according to her best recollection but she has no
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family record of her marriage, that she was married in the friends meeting according to the  Order of the Society in Monkton in the State of Vermont. That her late husband died on the first day of September 1846, that she was not married to him prior to the second day of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated; and that she further declares she is now a widow. Samuel Lake is appointed my legal attorney to obtain my pension certificate. 
[signed] Sarah Corbin
Affirmed and Subscribed on the day and year above written before the said Court by me
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County and of the Courts thereof
the 16 day of April 1853
[signed] Wm Andre clerk
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State of New York
Erie County } ss. John Baker and Peter Corbin being duly affirmed on their affirmation say, that they, and each of them, were well acquainted with David Corbin in his lifetime. That he was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and died in the town of Eden in Erie County and State of New York on or about the first day of September 1846 that they attended his funeral, that at the time of his death he left him surviving Sarah Corbin his widow who is still a widow and resides in the town of Eden in said County of Erie. 
Affirmed and subscribed this 16th day of April 1853 Before me and I certify that the above affirmants are [hidden behind attached page]
[signed] John Baker
[signed] Peter Corbin

State of New York
Erie County Clerk's Office
SS.
I, William Andre, Clerk of said County, and of the Court thereof, certify that Samuel Lake Esq before whom the annexed affidavit was take and whose name is subscribed in the certificate of proof thereof, was at the time of taken the same, a commissioner of deeds, in and for the City of Buffalo, in said County, duly sworn and acting as such, and authorized to take the same: and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, to be his genuine signature. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County and Courts thereof, the 19 day of Apl A.D. 1853.
[signed] W Andre Clerk.
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State of New York
Erie County } ss. John Baker and Peter Corbin being duly affirmed on their affirmation say, that they, and each of them, were well acquainted with David Corbin in his lifetime. That he was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States and died in the town of Eden in Erie County and State of New York on or about the first day of September 1846 that they attended his funeral, that at the time of his death he left him surviving Sarah Corbin his widow who is still a widow and resides in the town of Eden in said County of Erie.
[signed] John Baker
[signed] Peter Corbin
Affirmed and subscribed this 16th day of April 1853 Before me and I certify that the above affirmants are credible witnesses
[Signed] Samuel Lake Commissioner of Deeds for the City of Buffalo
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79880 79880
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State of New York
Erie County
SS
On this seventh day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, within and for the County and state aforesaid, Sarah Corbin, age eighty eight years, a resident of the town of Eden, Erie County and state of New York; who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of David Corbin, deceased, who was a Corporal of Artillery during the Revolutionary Way, and that her said husband was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and drew one hundred and Eight dollars per annum on his pension certificate until his death, after which, said certificate was surrendered, and the proper affidavit of his demise and of her being his widow were made and forwarded to the department, upon which she received a Pension Certificate, as the widow of the said David Corbin, on which she yearly draws a like amount of one hundred & Eight dollars. 
Said certificate is dated the 6th day of August AD 1853 and signed by R McClelland Secretary of the Interior. For further proof of the services of said David Corbin, his death, and the identity of said Sarah Corbin as being his widow, the department is refered to the application for, and the copy of, said David Corbin's pension certificate, and also the application for
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and copy ofsaid Sarah Corbin's pension certificate, now undoubtedly on record in the Department of Interior.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty lands to which she may be entitled under "the act approved March 3d 1855."
Sarah Corbin
We John Baker of the town of Eden, and John Sherman of the town of North Collins, both of Erie County State of New York; upon our oaths declare, that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Corbin in our presence; and that we know the above named applicant, to be the identical person she represents herself to be, and that we have been acquainted with said Sarah Corbin continuously for about twenty years past, before and after her husband's demise, whose name was David Corbin; and of the fact of whose decease we are well assured.
John Sherman
John Baker
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in said claim. 
Thomas S. Hibbard. J. P.
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State of New York,
ERIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
SS.
I, WILLIAM ANDRE, Clerk of said County and of the Courts thereof, do hereby certify that Thomas S Hibbard Esq whose name is subscribed to the proof of acknowledgement of the annexed instrument inn writing, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the Peace, in said county, dwelling in said city, duly commissioned sworn and authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to the said proof or acknowledgement is genuine; and further, that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New York. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Buffalo, this 19 day of april A.D. 1855
W Andre Clerk.
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Whereas David Corbin, of Ferrisburgh, county of Addison and state of Vermont, son of Peter Corbin and Elizabeth his wife, deceased, of Pawling Town, Duches [Dutchess] County and state of New York, and Sarah Knowles, daughter of Robert Knowles and Hannah his wife, of Charlotte, Chittenden county and state of Vermont, having declared their intentions of marriage with each other before two monthly meetings of the people called Quakers, held at Ferrisburgh, county of Addison and state of Vermont; they having consent of parents and ^ are [fairley?] concerned nothing appearing to obstruct their said proposal was allowed of by the meeting; Now these are to certify all whom it may concern: that for the full accomplishment of their said intention, this sixth day of sixth month in the year eighteen hundred and four, they the said David Corbin and Sarah Knowles appeared in a public meeting of said people held for Monkton; and they the said David Corbin taking the said Sarah Knowles by the hand, did in a solemn manner of [illegible] decare [declare] that he took her to be his wife; promising, through Divine assistance to be unto her a faithful and loving husband until death separates them, or words to that effect; and then the said Sarah Knowles did, in like manner declare, that she took the said David Corbin to be her husband promising, through Divine assistance to be unto him a faithful and loving wife; until death separates them; or words to that impart; And, moreover they the said David Corbin and Sarah Knowles, she according to the custom of marriage assuming the name of her husband, as a further confirmation thereof, did then, to these presents set their names
David Corbin
Sarah Corbin
And we whose names are hereunto subscribed being present at the solemnization of said marriages and subscriptions, have, as witnesses thereunto set our hands, the day and year above written
Martha Hoag Huldah Hoag Moses Tuft Nicholas Holmes
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promising, through Divine assistance to be unto him a faithful and loving wife; until death separates them; or words to that impart; And, moreover they the said David Corbin and Sarah Knowles, she according to the custom of marriage assuming the name of her husband, as a further confirmation thereof, did then, so these presents set their names
David Corbin
Sarah Corbin
And we whose names are hereunto subscribed being present at the solemnization of said marriages and subscriptions, have, as witnesses thereunto set our hands, the day and year above written
Martha Hoag Huldah Hoag Moses Tuft Nicholas Holmes
Phebe Carpenter Huldah Austin Nicholas Brown Solomon Barton
Lydia Fish Mary Holbert John Huff John Austin
Hannah Knowles Anna Austin Samuel Knowles Edward White
Anna Knowles Lydia Battig Samuel Knowles Joseph Taft
Sally Knowles Jonathan Holmes John Knowles Ezra Battig 
Philindeppher Knowles Nathan Hoag Nathaniel Austin
I from the Registers Book [illegible] of Ferrisburgh Monthly Meeting of Friends a true copy of record 
James Staples, register. 
State of Vermont
County of Addison
SS
At Vergennes in said County on this 10th day of May 1853 personally appeared James Staples the signer above and made Solemn affirmation that he is the register or clerk as above stated and that the foregoing is a full & true copy of the marriage of David Corbin & Sarah Knowles as above stated from the Records of said Society according to Law before me
Solon Burroughs Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
City of Vergennes
SS
I Philip C Tucker, clerk of the City Court of the City of Vergennes in the County of Addison & state of Vermont said city court being a court of record - do certify that Solon Burroughs Esq, whose name is subscribed to the certificate within contained was, on the tenth day of May AD 1853 a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Addison, duly appointed, commissioned & sworn, that the signature of said Solon to the within certificate is in his own true & proper hand writing & that due full faith & credit are to be given to all his acts as Justice of the Peace as aforesaid. 
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my affixed signature & affix the seal of said City Court, at Vergennes aforesaid this eleventh day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred & fifty three. 
[signed] Philip C Tucker
Clerk of the City Court of the City of Vergennes.
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20324
David Corbin
Erie County
N. York
admd

Fillmore &. Hall
Buffalo
N. York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claims, 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, whcih must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show 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 complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A STATEMENT, showing the Service of David Corbin Erie County N. York
Period when the service was rendered. [text sideways] 
Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days. 
Rank of the claimant. 
Name and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. 
Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. 
Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. 
Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. 
Evidence by which the declaration is supported. 

March 1778
4 Years nearly pr[ivate]
2 as a pr & Corporal
Col. Lamb
Johnstown
N. York
N. Jersey
75
Paulding [Pawling]
Dutchess Co
N. York
No [evidence]

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 branch 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 } 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 ___  ages (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 provion 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 enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which 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 soldier, 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 applicacation 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 knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
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 alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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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 in 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 whom was it given and what has become of it?}
6. {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 whom 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 soldier, 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 in 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 claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his 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 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 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 to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.   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 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 ends 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 in 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 sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

R Newnan
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3-525 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C., 19 
W 1151
In reply to your request of ___ received ___ a statement of the military history of David Corbin. a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 

[BEGIN TABLE]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.  |   LENGTH OF SERVICE.  |   RANK.   |  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL.   |   STATE.  |
Mar, 1, 778 to Jan 1, 1782  |    |  Pvt and Corp.  |  Andrew Moody  |  John Lamb’s Art.  |    |
[END TABLE]

Battles engaged in, Johnstown, West Canada Creek
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Paulding, [Pawling] Dutchess Co. NY
Date of application for pension, Dec. 3, 1832. His cl. al.
Residence at date of application, Collins Erie Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 75 yrs. – Sol. was the son of Peter and Elizabeth Corbin. He mar. in Monkton, Vt. June 6, 1804 Sarah dau of Robt and Hannah Knowles of Charlotte, Chittenden Co. Vt. He died Sept 1, 1846 in Eden, Erie Co. NY. She was al. pen on her ap. ex Apl. 16, 1853 while residing in Eden N.Y. aged 86 yrs. There is no further data as to family -
Respectfully, 
Commissioner.
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Brief in the case of Sarah Corbin, widow of David Corbin
Erie County and State of New York
act 3d February 1853.
Claim, (original," [struck through - or "for increase.")]
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner
under the act of June 7, 1832
Marriage proved by certified Copy of
Certificate of "Friends Meeting," and parol
evidence certified to be credible
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Samuel Lake Esq
Buffalo.
N.Y.
Name and residence of Agent
R Goddes
Examining Clerk.
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[stamped] Old War & Navy Files Sep 4 1895

[stamped] U.S. Pension Office Aug 29 1895

[stamped] Chief Finance Division Bureau of Pensions Aug 30 1895
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E.T. Haines, V.-P. & G.M.,  W.A. STINCHCOMB, Gen'l Sup't.
Jamestown & Lake Erie Railway Company J?
Haines' Railway Systems
General Offices
WM. L. DOYLE, G.P. & T.A., 
J. G. MOYNIHAN, G.F.A.,
C.T. MILLER, Agent. 
Jamestown, N.Y. Aug 26th 1895
Pension Office at Washington DC
Gentlemen
My wife wishes some information relative to David Corbin an old pensioner of the Revolution who Enlisted in Artillery Service from Vermont or Mass. and received an honorable discharge - and resided at North Collins Erie Co. NY. where he died aged 88 years - She wishes to unite with the Daughter of the Rev. David Corbin being her great grand Father. Kindly keep me in the matter and oblige 
Yours Truly
Wm. L. Doyle
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Pension Office
Aug 2. 1853
Sir
Please certify the time to which within named pension was paid; or (if in your power) the date of his death
Very respectfully
Your ob'd. servant
S. Cole
For the Commission
Hon F Burt
Present
David Corbin, act 1832 $108.p.a.
Died 1st Sept. 1846, paid to his death.
F Burt
Auditor
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[left side]
Hist to Wm L. Doyle, 
[city cut off] N.Y. M.E.C 
Soldier pensioned 
 [S??more?], City [or County?]  M.E.C.
June 2, 1902 Jno. M. Corbin Detroit Mich 

[center]
Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 1151 Sarah Corbin,
 Widow 
David Corbin, 
Corpl. Rev. War 
Act: Feb. 3. 1853 
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 141 
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Sept 12/55
Jamestown
[Mch?] 31/96
Mrs. M.J.
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W. H. NORRIS, PRESIDENT
A. W. STEARNS, VICE PRES
F. B. WILSON, CASHIER
N. K. CLARK. ASST. CASHIER
SECURITY STATE BANK
CAPITAL $100,000. 00
MANCHESTER, IOWA
March 29, 1920.
U.S. Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I am very desirous of obtaining information about David Corbin who was a Revolutionary War Veteran. His widow^(Sarah Corbin) obtained her pension checks through Sherman & Godfrey, storekeepers at North Collins, Erie County, New York. Would it be possible for you to ascertain from your records where David Corbin enlisted and the date of his enlistment? I desire this information for application for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. Any information you are able to give me will be greatly appreciated. 
Yours truly, 
Nelle K Clark

[stamped]
U.S. PENSION OFFICE.
 D
MAR
31
1920
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9496
160 Acres
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79880
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North Collins, Erie Co
N.Y. April 16th 1855
Hon L.P. Waldo. Com of Pensions
Dr Sir
Enclosed Herewith I send you an application for Bounty Land under the act approved Mch 3 1855. If found correct please forward the Warrant to me for her, otherwise please point out the errors & we will try & get it right next time. 
Respectfully Your Obt Servt
E.W. Godfrey
N. Collins
Erie Co
N.Y.
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No. 79880
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 18th, 1855.
David Corbin Dec. Pri.
Col. Lambs Artil.
N.Y. Cont. Line
Rev. War
9496_160_55
E.W. Godfrey
N. Collins
N.Y.
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1920 Apl. 17 Hist to
Nelle K. Clark
Security State Bank
Manchester, Iowa  Ew