Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16076, Heman Chapman, New York
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[under service column] New York
Chapman, Veeman [first letter of first name is difficult--could be a U, V, or an I]
[under number column] S. 16076
carded [written notation on page]
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Ohio 32642
Veeman Chapman
of Washington Co. in the state of Ohio
who was a Private in the Com. commanded 
by Captain Cana [last three letters of name are hard to read--could be wrong] of the regs commanded
by --- [line drawn through this space]in the New York [the word 'line' is crossed out] for 
12 months Revolution
[line to separate sections]
Inscribed on the roll of Cincinnati at the rate of 40 dollars --- cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
 [line to separate sections]
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th day of
April, 1849 [could be 1869] and sent to 
[name is very difficult to read] I [could be J] Hathaway, Esq., Chardon, Ohio
Arrears to the 4h of semi-anl. allowance ending
[written in brackets] Revolutionary claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by [name is unclear], clerk, book [first number unclear] 2, Vol. 8, page 10
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State of Ohio
Washington County-SS

On this 25th day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Heman Chapman a resident of Barlow in said county of Washington aged sixty seven 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 Act of Congress Passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  
1st  He served in the militia as a substitute for a class of militia in a place called New Concord in the State of New York went to Albany from thence to Fort Edwards from thence to Palmerstown Occupied a blockhouse at Palmerstown the remainder of the term of three months went to Schenectady and was there discharged he returned home to his fathers then living New Concord  he cannot recollect any of the officers in this service.

2nd  He hired as a substitute a second time for another class of company of militia there being another draught for the term of nine months went to Albany and there enlisted for the term of two years in a regiment of New York State troops that had served one year of their term of three years and went to Schoharie from there to Fort Plain Johnstown Fort Herkimer.  They went with a Regiment of Rhode Island Troops from Fort Herkimer to Old Oswego in order to take the Fort but did not succeed.  The names of the the officers in this service were in the militia  Captain Pierce and Lieutenant Calander.   For the State troops Colonel Willet, Captain Cannon, Lieut. Cole, Adjutant Dunday.  He has no dockumentary [documentary] evidence of service having left his discharge at his fathers in New Concord shortly after the war.  He knows of no person that is knowing to his service
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Her hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State.

Heman X Chapman  his mark

Witness D. H. Buell

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Attest. Geo Dunlevy Clerk
We Levi Barber and John D. Chamberlain residing in said County of Washington hereby certify that we are well accquainted [acquainted] with Heman Chapman who has subscribed to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be sixty seven years of age That he is Respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion we also certify that the Clergyman neare [near] Heman Chapman are circuit riders of the Methodist Church and have lately came to this circuit and of consequence are unacquainted with the general opinion of the neighborhood as to his service residing some fifteen miles from said Chapman

L Barber [signature]

John D. Chamberlain [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest. Geo. Dunlevy Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the interrogation as 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 Levi Barber & John D. Chamberlain who have signed the preceding certificate and Ichabod Nye who has signed the enclosed deposition are residents in said County and are persons of Credit.
Attest. Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk
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State of Ohio
Washington County Ss
On this 9th day of February A.D. 1848 Before me H. N. Ford, a justice of the peace in and for said County Personally appeared Heman Chapman aged Eighty three last August who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his said oath make the following statement to wit--That he is an applicant for a Revolutionary pension under the Act of June 7th 1832, that he application was made some 12 years ago and forwarded to the pension office by John D. Chamberlin Esq of Watertown in the County Aforesaid.  That he the said Heman Chapman was born in Sharon in the State of Connecticut about the year 1764 and that when he went into the Continental service his home was in New Concord in the State of New York, that his first tour of service was three months, and afterwards he engaged to serve nine months as a substitute and went to Albany in the State of New York and enlisted under Capt James Cannon and received [struck through:  "a received"] a land certificate as his bounty, which he sold before he left Albany, and that he served under said enlistment untill the close of the war.  That he had resided in Washington County aforesaid about thirty nine years past.  That he never could read nor write, he says that when he was in the Revolutionary Service that he was some times called Herman Chapman which name he answered to, but he calls his [struck through:  "his"] name Herman Chapman, and that he never knew any other man in the service by the name of Chapman except his Brother Amos Chapman who was in service with him the said Heman when he served the three months tour.  deponent further states that he resides in Barlow Township, in said Washington County, that when he went as a substitute he did not serve but a few days before he enlisted aforesaid.  

Heman X Chapman his mark

H. N. Ford [signature]
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Sworn and subscribed before me this 9th day of February A.D. 1848  And I hereby certify that I have been well acquainted personally with the said Herman Chapman for at least fifteen years past and that he has been reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided for fifteen years past to of [have] been a Revolutionary soldier & I concur in that opinion, and that from my own personal knowledge the said Chapman is a person of truth and veracity.

H. N. Ford J.P. [signature]

State of Ohio
Washington County SS
I Lyman Laflin aged forty eight years a residen [resident] of Barlow Township in said County being first duly sworn do on my said oath depose and say that I have been well acquainted with Heman Chapman for thirty three years past and for 13 years I have lived within one and a half miles of him, he has always been reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided since my acquaintance with him to of [have] been a Revolutionary soldier and I concur in that opinion, and from my own personal knowledge the said Heman Chapman has een a person of truth and verasity [veracity] ever since my acquaintance with him, his statements have always been entitled to full credit.  The said Chapman is an applicant for a Revolutionary pension.

Lyman Laflin [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me this the 9th day of February A. D. 1848.  And I hereby Certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent is a person of truth and verasity [veracity].  H. N. Ford  J.P.

The State of Ohio.
Washington County Ss
I Thomas W. Ewart Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that Horatio N. Ford was on the 9th day of February instant and still is a justice of the peace for said County legally
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commissioned and qualified as such and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name and affix the seal of said Court at Marietta February 10th A.D. 1848
Thos. W. Ewart  Clerk
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State of Ohio
Washington County  SS.
Before me Walter Curtis one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas within and for the said county personally came Heman Chapman a resident of said County who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that he was in the service of the United States under Col. Willet that he was at Schoharie  There was one company of State Troops lived in a picket fort the Indians had done some mischief at Schoharie and we went there to defend the place at Fort Plain  the Regiment were together lay there some time had but little to do kept a picket Fort built barracks for soldiers to lie in &c.  At Johnstown there was a picket Fort around a jail and there was one man in the jail suposed [supposed] to be a Tory we kept the Fort we scouted about the woods in pursuit of Indians that had shot a man &c  When at Herkemer [Herkimer] kept garrison &c.  Went up the Mohawk river cut a road from Herkimer to Old Fort Stanwicks [Stanwix] and built a Fort Blockhouse &c it having previously been distroyed [destroyed]  went back to Fort Plain.  Fort Plain and Herkemer [Herkimer] were but a small distance apart went to Oswego or near, it was in the winter  The formost [foremost] went on snow shoes untill [until] it was hard enough to bear men without them  then the footmen and then the teams followed.  It was said by our spy and guide, an Indian that we had passed
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by the Fort  Captain John told two other Indians to meet him at a particular place directing them to go one way with the troops which they did when they met he informed them that they were passed [past] the fort  Capt John's breath smelt of rum they suspected him of being treacherous and supposing that he had been to the enemy's fort was put under gard [guard] the wach [watch] word or signal in the American Regiment at this time was York-Town if the answer was Town we were to let him pass or he was a friend  We returned to Fort Plain he saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory that he cannot swear as to the particular periods he served in each of these places nor in every particular which place he was at first but recollects well the circumstances above detailed.

Heman X Chapman  his mark 

Attest
John D. Chamberlain

Sworn to and subscribed before me on this fourth day of May 1833
Walter Curtiz
Associate Judge
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[in pencil:]omn/J

[Inked stamp:]  U.S. Pension Office D Jan 22 1898

[inked stamp:]  Old War & Navy Files  Jan 24 1898

Herschel H. Hatch
Charles H. Hatch
Charles W. Chapman

Hatch, Hatch & Chapman
Attorneys and Counsellors
71-72-73 Home Bank Building.
Detroit, Mich. Jan. 17th 1898

Commissioner of Pensions
Department of Revolutionary Archives, Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir--
Will you kindly examine the Revolutionary Archives for the certificate of pension granted Mary P, (or Polly M.) widow of Heman Chapman, a revolutionary soldier who enlisted the Army (I think) from Vermont (it may have been some other New England State however)  This pension was granted about 1840.
Examiner Stickman's registr. [registration] of the officers of the Revolutionary Army.  Kindly give me all the information you can on said Noah Chapman.  
Thanking you in advance, I am, yrs. very truly, 
Charles W. Chapman.
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.

Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.

L.W.B.
W. 15588
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
February 1st, 1898.

Sir: Replying to your request for information concerning Noah Chapman, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that his widow, Mary, made an application for pension on August 2, 1843, at which time she was 71 years of age and residing at Seneca, N. Y., and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as a private and sergeant in the New York troops, Revolutionary war, for a period of eight months and eight days; a part of the time he served under Capt. Chappell and Col. Willet, Place of his enlistment not stated.
Very respectfully,
Mr. Charles W. Chapman, Commissioner.
71-72-73 Home Bank Building,
Detroit, Michigan.
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16.076
INVALID.

File No.  S. 16.076
Heman Chapman
Pri [Private] Rev [Revolutionary] War

Act:  June 7" 32

Index:--Vol. 1, Page 67

{Arrangement of 1870}
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The original Muster Roll of Captain, James Cannon, N York, on which Heman Chapman is found [struck through:  "to be"] enlisted May, 82 taken out and filed in Dr. Crump's room, Chief Clerk, P.O.
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Chardon  Geauga Co. Ohio
August 28th 1848.

Sir
I herewith send further proof in the case of Herman Chapman.  I would first state that Mr. Chapman has always represented to me that he has at all times in making his statements of his Revolutionary service stated that he first served three months and after said three months service he engaged to serve nine months as a substitute and went to Albany as a substitute and there enlisted where he had only served a few days as a substitute, and that he enlisted under Capt James Cannon and served under Capt James Cannon up to the close of the war.  You stated in your letter to me under date of July 12, 1848, that Mr. Chapman may be allowed for one years service as his name appears on the original Roll of Capt Cannons Company if he will signify his willingness to except of it.  It appears by the document forwarded to you in his case which is now on file in your office that Mr. Chapman enlisted to serve under Capt James Cannon May 17th 1782, which is about one and a half years before the close of the Revolution and agrees with Mr. Chapman's statement in regard to the length of his service under Capt. Cannon.  I now show by the Certificate from the Secretary of the State of New York that the soldiers enlisted under the acts of the Legislature of New York of which Mr. Chapman enlisted under, that under the act of March 20th 1781 they were bound to serve for three years from their respective enlistments unless sooner discharged and under the act of 23rd March 1782 for three years or during the war none.  Sir I do not see why Mr. Chapman
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is not entitled to the benefit of his service from the date of his enlistment " May 17th 1782 to the close of the Revolution" as he has always alleged that service to of [have] been, and he informs me that he has sent in proof of his credibility with his applications and I herewith send the affidavits of John Laflin, Darius Baker & Isaac Woodrough to sustain the credibility of the said Herman Chapman.  Mr. Darius Baker states that he has been acquainted with Mr. Chapman for more than twenty years past and that during that time the said Chapman has been adn is at present a good and acceptable member in the Methodist Episcopal Church and a person that could always be relied upon for truth and verasity [veracity], the said John Laflin and Isaac Wooodrough state that they have been well acquainted with Chapman for over thirty years past and during said time known him to of ]have] been a person of truth and veracity and reputed to of [have] been a Revolutionary soldier.  if the proofs now on file in the War Office are not sufficient to place the credibility of Chapman beyond a doubt I think the proofs herewith sent will be sufficient on that part.  Now in regard to Mr. Chapmans alledged [alleged] three months service the fact is as I understand it, Mr. Chapman has always alledged [alleged] that he first served three months and afterwards hired to serve as a substitute for nine months and soon after said engagement he enlisted out of said Company that he had engaged to serve nine months in, as a substitute, he enlisted under Capt James Cannon and served to the end or close of the Revolution before discharged, and when Mr. Chapman made a short statement [struck through:  "last"] in the 9th day of February 1848 before H.N. Ford
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Esqr [Esquire] a ustice of the peace which is now on file in your office he then stated that when he served the three months tour his Brother Amos Chapman served with him in the same company, and that he never knew any other man in the service by the name of Chapman except his brother Amos Chapman.  I did not know at that time that Amos Chapmans name appeared upon the same rolls with Heman Chapman neither do I believe that Heman Chapman could of [have] had any knowledge of that fact, since I received your letter I sent to the Comptroller of New York for a certificate of the service of Amos Chapman and received the enclosed Certificate showing that Amos Chapman was in the same Company with Heman Chapman as stated by said Heman.  I cannot se [see] why this poor old soldier is not honestly entitled to the benefits of the three months service and the service under Capt Cannon from the date of his enlistment up to the close of the Revolution.  I am aware that many Revolutionary pensions have been granted upon no other proof than the statement of the soldier and proof of their credibility, but it would not be so in this case, for the soldier has long ago hade his statement and proofs of credibility which have long been on file in the War Office but his claim has been rejected, on account of sufficient proofs not being made. But now it is shown clearly that a man by the name of Heman Chapman served about three months in 1780 under Capt Bostwick, although said Chapman could not remember the Captain he served under he could remember that his brother Amos Chapman was in the company
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with him, he stated that the three months service was before he engaged to serve as a substitute and before his enlistment under Capt Cannon, the Comptrollers certificate shows it to of been from July to some time in October 1780, well agreeing with Chapman's statement, then his enlistment under Capt Cannon May 17th 1782 well agrees with his statements alleging it to of been about one and a half years before the close of the Revolution. I have no doubt that what Mr Chapman is honestly entitled under the law of March 1818 which I am informed he first applied under, provided he would of made satisfactory proof of his actual service, and I have no doubt but what the records in your office would of showed the service under Capt Cannon if they had not of been distroyed[destroyed] by fire or otherwise, which has been a great misfortune to Mr Chapman I do not know the date Mr Chapman first applied but I have been informed that he ??? prove and has always been entitled under the law of 1818 if he could of proved sufficient service, and now under the law of June 7th 1832 he cannot in any event obtain what he might of drawn under the act of 1818
provided he would of then made the proofs required. Chapman has long been deprived of his pension and I hope and trust that the department will now grant him as large a pension as his statements and proofs will warrant the department in granting. Verry[very]Respectfully
your most O.B.B. Servant
J. Hathaway
Hon J.L. Edwards Com. of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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29.320 

Heman Chapman
Ohio
Waterford, 
May 8,  O
(free

May 13
Ohio

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions Washington Cy [CIty]

admitted
Pr [Pensioner]:  1 yr--$40 per ann [annum]

J. Hathaway
Chardon, Ohio
Act 7 June 1832
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J. L. Edwards Esqr

Dear sir, I have this day received a letter from the comptroller or Secretary of State for the State of New York And as yet no evidence of service can be obtained.  That a man poor, that a man honest, that a man helpless in a manner, should be deprived of relief Justly his due because some persons have defrauded the department is not right.  He will get the statement of his character from any person in the county from the Honorable S. F. Vinton, Member of Congress from this district or take any step within his power, fortunate for him he sustaines [sustains] a character unimpeached, his saying he served is evidence enough in the neighborhood where he resides to satisfy any person he [illegible--? "secures"] to obtain what is his due.

Your with Esteem

John D. Chamberlain
for Heman Chapman
Waterford  Washington County
Ohio
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Waterford
December 8
Heman Chapman
J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Dear sir. I herewith enclose the papers of
Heman C Chapman with an amendment to his declaration. His memory is gone in a measure
but is able to give a partial account of his service. If this is not satisfactory please be so kind as to send me the names as well as places of residence
of Soldiers who served in Col. Willet's Regiment
by so doing he will probably be able if any are alive who served with him to prove the fact it will bring to mind their names if any of those whose
names are in the enclosed declaration are on the pension roll please inform him where they live and you will much oblige an old pensioner.
John D. Chamberlain
Waterford
Washington County
Ohio
Dec 4, 1834
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the
pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned", the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
31st July 1780
Hemen Chapman Priv [illegible] 8 10
31st Augt. 1780
Heman Chapman Priv [illegible] 2 13 4
25th Oct 1780
Heman Chapman Priv [illegible] 4 17 9
State of New York
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, 3 Dec. 1847
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 3. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed
under the following officers, viz:
First under Capt. Elijah Bostwick in Col Morris Graham Reg't.
Second under Capt. Elijah Bostwick in Col Morris Graham Reg't.
Third under Capt. Elijah Bostwick in Col Morris Graham Reg't.
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Philip Phelps
[illegible]
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Suspended
See letter to Job D. Chamberlain
Waterford, Ohio
18 March 1835
14 May 1835 Same.
James Hathaway
July 12 1848
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J.D. Chamberlain Esq
Waterford
Ohio
Albany APR 16
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State of New York
Secretary's Office
Albany April 16 1835.
Sir, Your letter relative to Heman Chapman an
applicant for a pension for services in Capt. Cannon's Company & Col. Willett's Regiment in the revolutionary war has been received.
In answer I have to state that Col. Marinus Willett commanded Regiments of Levies raised in this State at different periods and for short terms in 1780, 1781 & 1782 and it appears
that James Cannon was a captain in one or more of the said Regiments. A list of all the officers belonging to the said Levies was sent to the Pension Office last year so that the agent can turn to that at any moment when application is made for a pension. There is no list or muster roll in this office or in the
Comptrollers office of the privates who served in the Levies or in the Militia. Last year the Comptroller sent to the said Pension office a mass of old receipts & orders for the pay of Militia & Levy soldiers. If nothing is found there to prove the services of said Chapman I know not where it can be had.
Yours respectfully
J. D. Chamberlain Esq.
Arch. Campbell
Dep. Secretary
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February 10th 1848
Sir. I am the duly authorized agent of Mr Heman Chapman an applicant for a Revolutionary pension. I herewith send the affidavit of said Chapman and the affidavit of Lyman Laflin which goes to sustain the credibility of the old veteran. I also send a certificate from the Comptroller of New York and an old Revolutionary document which contains the name of Heman Chapman and shows the date of his enlistment, which agrees with the statement made to me by said Heman Chapman. Prior to my obtaining said document, I learn that the credibility of the old veteran never has been questioned since his residences in Washington County Ohio.
Very Respectfully your most O.B.B Servent
James Hathaway
Chardon
Geauga Co
Ohio
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The State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}
 
I, George Dunlevy, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, do certify that Walter Curtis, before whom the Deposition of Herman Chapman hereto annexed was taken was on the fourth Instant and now is an acting Associate Judge of Said Court, and that Harley Laflin, before whom the joint Deposition of Duty Green and others, also annexed hereto, was taken, was on the twenty second day of April last past and now is, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the Township of Barlow in said County, and that the signatures purporting to be the signatures of said Judge and Justice of the peace respectively are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred & thirty three.

Geo Dunlevy, Clerk
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State of Ohio
Washington County } Ss

Before me Harly Laflin one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County personally came Duty Green, B.F. Palmer, Elias Woodruff, David Shields, S. H. Reynolds, Robert Pugh, Benjamin Baker, J. Woodruff, George Hartshorne [? or Hutchinson], resident citizens of Barlow and vicinity in said County who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that they are well acquainted with Heman Chapman who has applyed [applied] for a pension under the Law of 7th June 1832 and believe him to be sixty seven years of age of good credability [credibility] and character and that we believe him to have been a soldier of the revolution as he states and that it is the general belief in the neighborhood where he resides that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war
Barlow 22 April 1833

Duty Green
B.F. Palmer
Elias Woodruff
David Shields
Gilbert Bishop Jr.
James Pugh
Joshua Bishop
David Stump [? or "Strump"]
S. H. Reynolds 
Robert Pugh
Benjamin Baker Jr.
Isaac Woodruff
George Hartshorne [or ? Hutchinson]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written.  I hereby certify that the persons above named are persons of Credability [credibility]

Harley Laflin Justice of the Peace Ss.}
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State of Ohio
Washington County } Ss

Marietta  July 25th 1832

Before me Danl [Daniel] H. Buell one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said county personally came Ichabod Nye who deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Heman Chapman (who has subscribed to a declaration to obtain a pention [pension] from the United  States for services rendered in the revolutionary war) and state that I believe him from personal knowledge to be a man of truth and verasity [veracity]  I also believe him to be sixty seven years old and from conversation with him and other circumstances believe him to be a soldier in the revolutionary war and that the general opinion of the neighborhood is that he was a soldier of the revolution.

Ichabod Nye

Sworn to and subscribed this 25th day of July 1832 at the residence of Col. [Colonel] Ichabod Nye he not being able to attend court

Danl [Daniel] H Buell   Justice Peace  Seal
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I George Dunlevy, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Washington do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Heman Chapman, for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, this twenty sixth day of July, Anno Domini, One thousand, eight hundred and thirty two.

Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk.
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State of Ohio
Washington County } Ss
Before me personally came Heman Chapman who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following additional declaration in order to obtain a pension under the Law of Congress of the 7th June 1832.  That by reason of sickness and loss of memory he is unable to state the precise time he entered the service or left it  He sais [says] that he entered it in the militia in the spring both times the same time the spring after he entered the first time and believe it was in March or April went to [struck through:  Fort] Albany from there to Schenectady from there to Fort Plain while at Fort Plain we went to Cherry Valley and cut Adjutants Fundy's hay the people had been drove off it was late to cut hay  I believe it was in August or September returned to Albany remember well of cutting wood at Albany and a man by the name of Thomas Orchard hauled it, the next spring went to Schenectady from there to Schoharie from there to Herkimer while at Herkimer three men came there wishing to see the Onandaga country and wanted to hire or get an escort of Troops  I with about eighteen others went with them know it was in the summer and believe to have been in July for we got strawberries at Onandaga when we went to Oswego in my last service it must have been near the close of the war because the soldiers were angry with Col. Willet for taking them to Oswego had heared [heard] that peace was about to take place and believed that Col. Willet done it for the purpose of getting a great name, when the troops got back to Herkimer Col. Willet left the troops and went on to Albany some
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of the soldiers sayd [said] he was afraid to stay with them, while here we heared [heard] the news of Peace shortly after went to Schenectady and I believe got our discharges at Schenectady  I remember the names of two sergeants that were Hessians named Houseman & Smith a corporal named Miller Privates named [struck through: Wm [William] Rhinehart Jacob Luck Caleb Forgason and Thomas Orchard Ichabod Tubs & John Meed were in the nine months service and I believe enlisted  in the two years service from the circumstances and being informed that peace was declared in 1782 I believe I must have served from 1780 in March or April until the same time in 1783  I know I served in the militia and State Troops more than two years   My memory has been destroyed several years or not good  I recollect the looks of the soldiers better than their names

Heman Chapman  X his mark

Atten  John D. Chamberlain

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of Nov'r [November] 1834

David Shields  Justice of the Peace 

The State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}
I George Dunlevy, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County, certify that David Shields Esqr. was on the 24th day of Novr. [November] 1834 & now is an acting Justice of the Peace of said County & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine, and that this additional Declaration of Heman Chapman to obtain a pension was attached to the original papers by me.
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court at Marietta this 29 day of Dec. [December] A.D. 1834.

Geo. Dunlevy, Clerk
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State of Ohio
Washington County}  Ss

Before me H.E. Vincent one of the Justices of the peace within and for said county personally came Heman Chapman and made the following additional declaration in order to obtain a pension under the Law of Congress of 7th June 1832  That he has caused to be written letters to every individual person that he thinks there is any chance of obtaining proof of service and the only answer he has received is from Postmaster Vanvalkenburgh and that states that all the persons that I could think of in that place are dead  He also states that he is without education and has not corresponded with people previous to trying for the evidence required by the war department as he should have done had he had an education and of course has lost all knowledge of the old worthies of the Revolution saving those that are in the grave  That he himself is very infirm in body and poor without the means of a comfortable support knows he has faithfully served his country undergone every thing seemingly but death and now on the confines of the grave, asks for what he is entitled to by the Law to smooth his path a little to the grave, he can and will procure every neighbor's name to a certificate of their belief of his revolutionary services if required

Heman Chapman X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of May 1834 
H.E. Vincent  Justice Peace
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State of Ohio
Washington County} Ss

Before me personally came Duty Green and states that a belief of Heman Chapman's Revolutionary services has been of twenty years standing  we frequently talked our sufferings over before it entered my head that I was ever to have a pension and firmly believe he is entitled.

Duty Green

Sworn to and subscribed before this 27 day May 1834 
Harley Laflin  Justice Peace

The State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}
I George Dunlevy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County certify that Henry E. Vincent & Harley Laflin are Justices of the Peace as above & within & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are respectively genuine & that this amendment & the accompanying letter were attached to this original declaration by me.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office & subscribed my name this twenty fourth day of June Anno Domini 1834.

Geo. Dunlevy Clerk.
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New Concord the 9th Janry [January] 1834

Dear Sir yours of the 14th Janry [January] came to hand on the 9th of Febry [February] your request.  I am happy to Ansure [answer] as far as in my power lies Hosea Bube my father in law Died 4 years since  Justus Hahner died 2 years since Elijah Cady Died 1 year since Elijah Cady Jnr  [Junior] died 2 years since as to Mr. Samuel Waterman I do now know asny Such man in the place.  I am sorry to state the unfortunate Sircumstanc [Circumstance] to you but am under the necesity [necessity] of Doing So as Death has swept them away.  I have Enquired of Mr. Anson Pratt and others and they recollect that you some time since lived about a quarter of mile from this place at the Village if any further Request you have to make it is with pleasure I will serve you as I feel for them that fought and Endured hardship to guard the liberty that I have for many years enjoyed.
I am your friend
B VanVolkinburghe [or Van Votkinburghe] P.M.
[obscured] County New York
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Barlow [illegible], August 18th 1838

Sir I am informed by my agent James Hathaway Esqr of Chardon Geauga County, Ohio that you will allow me for one years service under Capt. Cannon, and that a certificate will issue in my favor for the same provided I will signify my willingness to accept of it.  I served all that I ever alleged that I served, although I being young when I served the three months tour and the service being short, could not remember the names of the officers I served under and when I went to Albany as a substitute and soon after my engagement as a substitute the second time, I enlisted und [under] Capt James Cannon and served untill [until] the close of the war which I always considerd [considered] to be about one and a half years  I know I first served about three months, and afterwards hired as a substitute for nine months and served but a short time before I enlisted under Capt Cannon and served to the close of the war.  I consider myself honestly entiteld [enititled] to the benefit of the said three months servece, and the service from the date of my enlistment under Capt. Cannon to the close of the Revolutionary war.  But if my said agent cannot make for me sufficient proof that will satisfy the Commissioner of pensions that I am entitled to the benefit of more than one years service, in that case it is my desire that a certificat [certificate] issue in my favor fo rthe years service which will be a great relief to me in my declineing [declining] years.
Yours Truly
Heman Chapman X his mark

Executed in presence of 
Elias Davis
Benjamin Cranson

Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions
Washington Dity, Dist of C. [District of Columbia]

[below this document is a line visible from a page underlying it:  "hundred men in the manner in the said law directed'}
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"an Act for raising two regiments for the defence [defense] of this State on bounties of the appropriated lands.
Passed March 20, 1781
Whereas the exposed situation of the extensive frontiers of this state renders it necessary that measures should be adopted for their protection,
1.  Be it therefor enacted by the People of the State of New York represented in Senate and Assembly and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That two Regiments upon the present continental establishment as to the number of officers and men composing Such Regiments be raised for the defence [defense] of the frontiers whenever the Congress of the United States shall give assurances that the regiments aforesaid shall be armed accoutered, clothed subsisted and paid at the Expense of the United States; and that the troops shall continue in Service for three years from their respective Enlistments, unless Sooner discharged."

"An Act for raising troops to complete the line of this State in the Service of the United States,  and the two Regiments to be raised on bounties of unappropriated lands and for the further defence [defense] of the frontiers of this State.
Passed March 23, 1782.
Whereas by a law of this State passed on the 17th day of November 1781, entitled "An Act for the further defence of the frontiers of this State" the person administering the government of this State for the time being was authorised [authorized] to direct the raising of fifteen hundred men in the manner in the said law directed
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to serve to the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three; And Whereas there is a deficiency in the three Regiments of this State Serving in the army of the United States; and it is necessary to complete the Said Regiments to their full Establishment:
1.Be it therefore Enacted by the People of the State of New York represented in Senate and Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the Same, That every class within the limits of every Regiment of Militia in this State which may by virtue of the before recited law be required to furnish a man to serve to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, and which shall engage such man, being able bodied, to serve for the term of three years or during the war, in any of the said three Regiments, and shall obtain a Certificate of the delivery of such man to any person authorised to receive the same, by the person administering the government of the State for the time being, such class shall be entitled to a gratuity of six hundred acres of land out of the unappropriated lands belonging to this State in like manner as by the Seventh Section of an act entitled "An Act for raising two regiments for the defence [defense] of this state on bounties of unappropriated lands," Passed March 20, 1781, persons were entitled to such lands who should engage an able bodied man to enter into either of the said two Regiments; and that every class who shall deliver an able bodied man to serve for the time of two years in either of the said two regiments shall in like manner as aforesaid be entitled to a gratuity of three hundred and fifty acres of land as aforesaid.
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to serve to the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three; And whereas there is a deficiency in the three Regiments of this State serving in the army of the United States; and it is necessary to complete the said Regiments to their full establishment:
1. Be it therefore enacted by the People of the
State of New York represented in Senate and
Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that every class within
the limits of every Regiment of Militia in
this State which may by virtue of the before
recited law be required to furnish a man to serve to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, and which shall engage such man, being able bodied, to serve for the term of three years or during the war, in any of the said three regiments, and shall obtain a certificate of the delivery of such man to any person authorised (authorized) to receive the same, by the person administering the government of this State for the time being, such class shall be entitled to a gratuity of six hundred acres of land out of the  unappropriated lands belonging to this state
in like manner as by the seventh section of an
act entitled An Act for raising two regiments
for the defence (defense) of this state on Counties of unappropriated lands" passed March 20, 1781, persons were entitled to such lands who should engage an able bodied man to enter into either of the said two Regiments; and that every class who shall deliver an able bodied man to serve for the time of two years in either of the said two regiments shall in like manner as aforesaid be entitled to a gratuity of three hundred and fifty acres of land as aforesaid.
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for the time of two years in either of the said two regiments shall in like manner as aforesaid be entitled to a gratuity of three hundred and fifty acres of land as aforesaid.
And whereas it may happen that a sufficient number of men may not be obtained in the manner before directed to serve in either of the said three regiments for the term of three years or during the war;
2. Be it therefore further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the person administering the government of this State for the time being to detach out of the remainder of the said fifteen hundred men not engaged to serve in either of the said two Regiments, such and so many men as may be to complete the said three Regiments to be annexed to and to serve with the said regiments until the first day of January next and no longer:  Provided always if a greater number of men than what is requisite to complete the said three regiments should be so engaged as aforesaid to serve for the term of three years or during the war, it shall and may be lawful for the person administering the government of this State for the time being to cause such supernumerary men to be embodied and serve in a separate Corps or to annex them to the two regiments, or either of them in his discretion, and for such time and times as he shall judge proper."

State of New York}
Secretary's Office}
I certify the preceding to be true Extracts from two original laws of this State deposited in this office.  Given under my hand and the seal of this office at the City of Albany the fourth day of August A.D. 1848.

Archd [Archibald] Campbell
Dep. Sec. of State
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[Persons making application at (unintelligible)
or certificates of service of any person, (unintelligible) of the U.S. during the revolutionary war (unintelligible) of the service; whether in (unintelligible) Cavalry, or Artillery, &c.; in the regular army or militia; the (unintelligible) of the officers commanding the regiment, and companies at the (unintelligible) service and discharge, as near as can be given. The names should be given with care, and in a legible hand.

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their service in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent annum, viz:
1780 July 31 Amos Chapman, Corporal No. of Cert'e issued, 12242 00 09 09
" Augt 31 Amos Chapman do " " " 12648 02 18 08
" Oct 25 Amos Chapman do " " " 12686 05 07 06
1781 " 23 Amos Chapman private " " " 6492 01 01 04
" Nov 30 Amos Chapman " 5062 10 18 08
20 15 11

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, August 10 1848.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2.3. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:

First-under Capt. Elijah Bostwick  in Col. Morris Graham Regiment
Second Do Do Do Do
Third Do Do Do Do
Fourth John Salisbury Lt Asa Waterman
Fifth Aaron Hole Marinus Willett
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Thirteenth 
Fourteenth 
Fifteenth 

I have examined the rolls for the above, and
find £20.15.11 to be correct.
John Hancock
Philip Phelps ck
Examining Clerk.
Comptroller.
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State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}

I Darus [Darius} Baker, Class leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, first being duly sworn according to law do on my said oath depose and say that I have for more than twenty years past been personally acquainted with Heman Chapman of Barlow in the State and County aforesaid, and during that time the said Chapman, has been adn is at present a good and acceptable member in the Methodist Episcopal Church, since my acquaintance with said Chapman he has been reputed & believed by his neighbors to of [have] been a Revolutionary Soldier and I concur in that opinion, and since my acquaintance with said Chapman I have always considered him to be a person of truth and verasity [veracity] and that his statement could always be relyed [relied] upon.

Darius Baker

Sworn to and subscribed before this sixteenth day of August, 1848, and I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponant [deponent] is a person of truth and verasity [veracity].

H. N. Ford, J.P.
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State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}

I, Thomas W. Ewart, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that H. N. Ford was on the 16th day of August, 1848 and and now is, an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County, legally commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that his signature within written is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Marietta this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1848.

Thos. W. Ewart Clerk
By WC Taylor, D.C.
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State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}

I John Laflin of Watertown first being duly sworn according to law do on my said oath depose and say that I have for thirty five years past been personally acquainted with Heman Chapman of Barlow in the County & State aforesaid who is an applicant for a Revolutionary pension since my acquaintance with said Chapman he the said Chapman has been reputed and believed by his neighbours to of [have] been a Revolutionary soldier and I concur in that opnion and during my acquaintance with said Chapman I have always considered him to be a person of truth and verasity [eracity] and that his statement could always be relyed [relied] upon.

John Laflin X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the sixteenth day of August 1848 and I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponant [deponent] is a person of truth and verasity [veracity]

H.N. Ford J.P.
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The State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}

I Thomas W Ewart Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that H. N. Ford was on the sixteenth day of August 1848 and now is, an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County legally commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that his signature within written is genuine.

In testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix this seal of said Court at Marietta this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1848.

Thos W. Ewart Clerk
By W.C. Taylor D.C.
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State of Ohio
Washington County
I Isaac Woodruff a Justice of the Peace of Barlow township, first being duly sworn
according to law do on my said oath depose and say that I have for over thirty years past been personally acquainted with Heman Chapman of Barlow in the County & State aforesaid who is an applicant for a Revolutionary pension, since my acquaintance with said Chapman he the said Chapman has been reputed and believe by his neighbours to of been a Revolutionary soldier and I concur in that opinion, and that during my acquaintance with said Chapman, and the most of that time
I have lived a near neighbour to him, & have allway[always] considered him to be a person of truth and verasity[veracity] and that his statement could always be relied upon.
Isaac Woodruff
Sworn to and subscribed before me this sixteenth day of August 1848 and I hereby certify from my own personal knowledge that the above deponent is a person of truth and verasity[veracity] and is an acting Justice of the Peace of Barlow.
H. N. Ford J.P.
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The State of Ohio
Washington County Ss}

I Thomas W. Ewart Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County hereby certify that H. N. Ford was, on the sixteenth day of August 1848 and now is, an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County, legally commissioned and qualified to act as such, and that his signature within written is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Marietta this seventeenth day of August A.D. 1848
Thos. W. Ewart CLerk
By W.C. Taylor Deputy