Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10367, Edmund Beach, Conn.

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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                           NUMBER
Conn               Beach, Edmund         S.10367

                                                          carded
CONTENTS

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24.108
New York
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Edmund Beach
[of] Gennedsee [Genesee] in the State of New York
[who] was a Dr. Mjr &c. in the Comp. commanded
[by] Captain Ledwick of the Regt commanded
[by]Col. Gay in the *New York
[line] for 5 months Dr. Maj          $22.50
               8       "       Drm                29.28    
               5       "        Private      ___16.66__  
                                                      $68.44
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 68 Dollars 44  Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of Nov.
1833---and send to Gates & Hascall
                                   Leroy
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33            $171.10
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4  M. '34 __34.22__
                                                           $205.32
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                             {Revolutionary Claim,}
                             {Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by [signed] G. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E  Vol.  4   Page  90
                               * Conn. Line
                                             Jany 31/05
                             Records corrected JS

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State of New York }
County of Genesee } ss
        On this 18th day of October 1832
personally appeared in open Court before
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County
now setting Edmund Beach a resident of the town of
LeRoy in the said County of Genesee & State of New York
aged Seventy four 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 in the words following that
is to say, I resided in the town of Goshen at the commencement 
of and during the Revolutionary war. County of
Litchfield and State of Connecticut. In the year 1775 on
or about the first day of May, I enlisted as a drummer in
a company of State Troops commanded by Captain John
Sedwick for the term of seven months. Gibbs was Lieutenant 
Thompson was second Lieutenant, and Patterson
Ensign, Colonel Hinman commanded the Regiment
We marched on the first of May 1775 from Goshen to Norfolk
thence to Canaan to Sheffield, Barrington, and thence
into the State of New York along the East side of the North
River up to Fort George at the south end of lake George
from thence we went by water to the North end of lake George
from thence by land to Ticonderoga, at which place we
lay several months making preparation to go on & lay
seize to St John's Fort at the North end of Lake Champlain 
General Schuyler commanded us at Ticonderoga
He was taken sick & General Montgomery came on and
took the command. I recollect that Colonel Ethan
Allen was then at the Fort. I was well acquainted with
him at the time - I was also well acquainted with Colonel
Benedict Arnold. Afterwards General & afterwards a
traitor Arnold commanded a sloop & a schooner on
Lake Champlain, armed barrels & the only ones we had
on the Lake. General Putnam was also there & went
with us when we went to lay seize to St Johns fort.
I saw Ticonderoga we went in flat bottom boats to St
John Post and laid seige to it. We built a Battery on
on the East side of the Lake opposite the Fort, we built another

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on the North side of the Fort, another the south side of the 
fort. Then a question arose. How the heavy canon could 
be got around to the East Battery through the swamp 
or Marsh-- General Putnam drew them with men- 
He put on to one piece as many as four hundred men 
and drove as the teamster, by this means the Cannon 
were hauled through a miry swampy place where all 
the oxen in LeRoy could not have hauled them in my 
opinion. The siege lasted about seven weeks before the British surrendered with an incessant firing almost
from our batteries. We formed & the British marched out
under arms. There were about seven hundred men, Two
field pieces. The British troops that had surrendered were
sent on board of water craft, and thence off into the 
County- Before St John's Fort surrendered General Montgomery sent a part of the Army down the river Eighteen
Miles & laid siege to Chambles I was among those that
went to take Chambles. The last surrendered in twenty
four hours and we took Eighty three men there- From
St. John we were marched down to Laprairie opposite
Montreal and there we lay a few weeks and until my time
of enlistment had expired and was there dismissed by General
Montgomery, together with others whose term had also expired
we received no written discharge. This was the first of December
we marched back until we came to the north part of lake Champlain 
where boats were provided for us we passed through
the middle of the lake it being frozen on each side until
we came to brown Point, there the lake was frozen solid--
We left the boats & proceeded along the East side of the lake
the Country through which we passed was then quite new--
in the state of Vermont from thence we proceeded through
a part of the state of Massachusetts, & from thence home where
I arrived sometime in the month of January 1776. In
the following spring I enlisted for six months in Captain
Goodwins Company of State Troops at Goshen aforesaid
One Lieutenants name was Gibbs, the ensign's name was
Wright Colonel Gay commanded the Regiment. General
Wadsworths Brigade. I enlisted as a drummer we
marched the first of May from Goshen to Litchfield thence to

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New Milford Danbury and transfer several [1 illegible]
Norwalk, thence in a sloop to New York City. There we
lay some time. Washington commands. A part of the
army was ordered to Long Island. I was among the numbers.
At this time the British fleet lay within the boats supposed
to contain 30,000 troops. After we had been on the Island
& made some preparations the British landed at or near
Flat Bush. Every morning the Americans sent down
strong guard to watch the motions of the British, I was
in that guard when we were attached by the British & driven 
back upon the main army that was advancing to our
succour. A considerable part of the Guard was cut off. I
got to the main body & was in the battle of Flat Bush as
it was called which immediately followed-- General Greene
commanded the troops on the Island. After the battle we
got into our lines. The British came up wheeled round &
encamped near us. The second night after the battle we were
ordered to keep silence & be ready to march at a moments warning.
Just before the evening gun was fired we retreated and
got safe into the City-- soon after Lord Howe demanded
the surrender of the city. In a short time we were ordered to
have three days provision provided & be ready to march at a
minutes warning. On Saturday evening we were marched
down into the entrenchment & opposite three British armed
vessels & lay all night. On Sunday morning we saw the
British concentrating their forces on the shore of Long Island.
They began to load their boats and proceeded into the sound
with a view to land above city & cut off our retreat. The
armed vessels in front of us at this time opened their portholes 
& ran out their cannon. The Gunners walking the
decks with their matches in their hands. A great flag 
was hoisted at the sight of the line of boats & immediately
the armed vessels opened a fire upon us in order to keep
us there until their troops had landed above us. When their
troops had all landed the vessels ceased firing, we were then
marched out & as we entered one side of a large orchard a body
of British troops were entering the other. They were Hessians &

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not deemed like the British forces and a dispute arose
among our offices as to what troops they were. The
Hessians got so near that one of their officers took off his
hat & says parade men the British are coming, they
even deceived our officers so far that they shook hands
with some of them & took them. Our Brigade Major
of Hartford was taken in that way. He called out three 
times, "Retreat." I saw the Hessians twitch him to the
ground but he continued to cry "Retreat." We retreated &
the officers held a counsel & agreed to take the North River
Road & put out a strong guard. The British shipping
fired at us out of the North River.  About dark we arrived
at Harlem & lay all night on our arms. The next day
as soon as light the men were ordered out to entrench-
General Putnam commanded the entrencing-- the British
came down early in the morning & began firing on us.
Soon Washington came with several Regiments of
Continental troops passed the entrenchments & drove the
British back. This was called the Harlem battle We lay
at Harlem some time & were ordered to be ready to March
at a minutes warning. About sundown we were all
paraded & marched to Kingsbridge & marched all night &
arrived at White Plains. We lay there a few days. The
whole British army attacked us & the action lasted the
greater part of the day. Soon after we were ordered to
retreat. We retreated to North Castle, at which place we
lay until our six months expired. we were dismissed &
I returned home- In one or two years after & which
I cannot recollect. I enlisted as a private in a Company
of State troops commanded by Captain Timothy Stanley
for three months. The object was to guard the inhabitants
down near New York where the British troops lay. I
enlisted the latter part of fall or the fore part of winter.
We marched from Goshen to Stanford where we lay during the
three months for which I enlisted. The forces that were
collected for this occasion was commanded by General Sheldon.
There were no regular troops with us. We had frequent skirmishes

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with parties of the British troops while lying at Stanford
but no Genral action. At the expiration of the three
months I was discharged & returned home. The year
that Burgoyne was taken in the fall of the year the
Militia was called to head Burgoyne or prevent his
forming a junction with the British going up the river.
I went as one of the Militia & was commanded by Captain
Timothy Stanley. We advanced to Fishkill General Putnam
commanded us. We proceeded up the river. the British
shipping keeping about opposite to us in the rain until
we arrived at Redhook where we lay over night & the
British anchored in the river. The next morning the
British weighed anchor & turned about & sailed for New 
York. Soon after we heard of the Capture of Burgoyne
we were then dismissed & I returned home. I served
two months at this time-- During my six months
service after we had arrived at New York I was appointed
drum Major of the Regiment to which I belonged in 
which office I served until the expiration of the six
months. My time of service in that office was about
five months. I was appointed by Brigade Major Willis
the one that was taken by shaking hands with the
Hessians as I have before related. I received no written 
discharges from service. I have no documentary evidence
of my services or any part thereof -
I was born in the
town of Goshen aforesaid in the year 1758. My age was
recorded on the Town book of Goshen as I have been
informed by my father. My age was also taken down
in my fathers family bible which I am not able to
procure & do not know that it can be found. I took
my age from my fathers bible on to my bible about fifty
years ago & have my bible now in my possession-- I
lived at Goshen aforesaid until several years after the
Revolutionary war where I had resided from my birth.
I then moved to Hartland, Hartford County & State of
Connecticut where I lived twenty one years. I then

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moved to LeRoy where I have since resided & where
I now reside, though a part of LeRoy  has been set
off & called Stafford at which place I resided several
years, but I am now a resident of LeRoy. I hereby
relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declare that my name is not
on the pension Roll of the agency of any state. Reverend
Timothy Clark a Clergyman & Augustus P. Hascall now reside in my present
neighborhood who are acquainted with me and can testify
as to my character for veracity and to their belief of my
services as a soldier of the Revolution-
                         [signed] Edmund Beach

Subscribed & Sworn to the day
& year aforesaid in open Court.
                       [signed] Timothy Fitch Clerk

We Timothy Clark a Clergyman residing in the town of
LeRoy in the County of Genesee & State of New York and
Augustus Hascall of the same place hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Edmund Beach who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be
seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the
neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution 
that we never have heard that fact doubted and that
we fully concur in the belief that he was a Revolutionary soldier.     [signed] Timothy Clark
                               [signed] Augustus P. Hascall
Sworn and subscribed the                                           
 day & year aforesaid in      
Open Court
          [signed] Timothy Fitch Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the
interrogations of the matter before us, 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 certify that it appears
to them that Timothy Clark who has signed the preceding certificate
is a Clergyman resident in the said town of LeRoy, and that
Augustus P. Hascall who has also signed the same is a resident
of LeRoy aforesaid and that both of them are credible persons
and that their statement is entitled to credit.
                     [signed] Isaac Wilson
                     [signed] William Mitchell
                     [signed] Robert Earll

[vertically on bottom left edge]
Edmund Beach

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No 19951
Edmund Beach
New York

Atl-j-
Admitted
Drum Major 5 mo
Drummer     8   "
Private         5    "

Gates & Hascall
LeRoy
N York

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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
May 20th 1833

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

A Statment, shewing the Service of Edmund Beach Genepee County NY
 |  Period when the service was rendered.  |  Duration of the claimant's service  |  Rank of the claimant.  |  Names 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 declaring is supported.  |
|         |  Years.  | Months.  |  Days.  |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
|  1775    |         |         |          |    |  Capt Sedwick  |  Col Hinman  |  Sieged |  Conn  |  aged 74  |  Traditionary  |
| May 1  |          |          |          |  Drummer  |          |          |  E. Battery  |  NY  |  Litchfield  |  [check mark]  |
|  Enlisted  |         |  7  |          |         |          |  St John  | Can  |  Co NY  |         |
| Enlisted 1776  |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
|  Spring  |          |  6  |     "     |  Goodwin  |  Gay  | Long Isle  |  Conn  |          |          |
|          |          |          |          |          |          |  White  Plains  |  NY  |          |          |
|  Enlisted  |          |          |  Gen'l  |          |         |         |          |
|  about 1778  |          |  3  |          |  Private  |  Stanley  |  Sheldon  |  Skermishes  |  NY  |          |           
| Year that fall  |         |  2  |          |     "     |     "    
|          |         |  NY  |          |          |
|  Burgoyne  |          |          |          |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |

During my Six months service after
we had
arrived at New York
I was appointed Drum Major
of the
regiment to which I belonged 
in which I served untill 
expiration of the Six
months My term of service
in that office was five months

                             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 of  _____________        } ss
On this _______ day of _________ personally appeared (a) before ___________ 
A.B. a resident (b) of __________ in the county of __________ and State, Territory or District
of __________ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his 
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provison made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____ , with ____ and
served in the _______(e) regiment of the ______ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under
more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched.] [Pointing finger] 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 application of __________
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this _____ day of __________ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; 
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal 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?
        { 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 the 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 mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
     [e] Every continental office or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
     "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and 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 [italics: 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 a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; 
that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
     [f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
     [g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
     [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
     [i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
     In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains }
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the 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. }
[Brackets indicate items from the applicant that are still needed for proof]

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. [Underlined to the end of this line] The magistrate who may administer oaths in 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.
     [Pointing finger] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
note [j] applies to continental troops only.
     [k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
     [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
     [m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Dyer Aestor [signed]
[llegible] Clerk

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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
aw

July 11, 1924.

Miss Jean B. Ellison,
6 Lincoln Ave.
LeRoy, N. Y.

Madam;
     I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 10367, it appears
that Edmund Beach was born in 1758 in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Connecticut.
     While residing at said Goshen, he enlisted May 1,
1775 and served seven months as Drummer in Captain John
Sedgwick's Company, Colonel Hinman's Connecticut Regiment, 
and was in the expedition to Ticonderoga, Siege
of St. Johns, capture of Chambly.
     He enlisted in the spring of 1776 and served as a
Drummer and Drum Major in Captain Goodwin's Company, Colonel
Gay's Connecticut Regiment, and was in the battles
of Flatbush and White Plains.
He enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served as a

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private five months in Captain Timothy Stanley's
Connecticut Regiment.
     He was allowed pension on his application 
executed
October 15, 1832, while a resident of Leroy,
Genesee County, New York.
     It is not stated whether soldier was married.
                                         Respectfully,

                                                    Commissioner.

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[on left side]
[vertically]
Rev War

10367
INVALID.
===============
File No. 10,367
Edmund Beach
Dr Major Rev War
=====================
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. A, Page 32

[Arrangement of 1870.}

[on right side]
1911 Nov. 21. Hist to Hon
Mills Poindexter, letter in
W. File 4597 Chiles Taylor
1912 May 7, To Mrs. Florence
B. Wells [c with slanted line through it. cents?]
1924. July 12- Hist to Miss Jean
B. Ellison      awf

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Edmund Beach
19951



    7       Mr   Drummer
    1       do [ditto]
    5       do    Major
___5__   Private
  18

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I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
Genesee County do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of
Edmund Beach for a pension
I testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 15th day of October 1832
                           [sgned] Timothy Fitch Clerk

[illegible seal]

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State of New York }
Livingston County } ss      Jonathan Beach of
the town of Mount Morris in the County
of Livingston & State of New York being
duly sworn maketh Oath & saith that during the Revolutionary war he resided in
the town of Goshen in the County of Litchfield
& State of Connecticut. that he is
brother to Edmund Beach who now resides
 in LeRoy, Genesee County in the
State [inserted: of New York] & lived with him previous
to & a part of the time during the Revolutionary 
war - this deponent well recollects
that the said Edmund in the first year of
said war enlisted he thinks for seven months
in Captain John Sedgwick's Company. And
this deponent recollects that he carried the
said Edmund to Litchfield where the said
company met__ that the said company went
towards the northern frontier - & that his
father's family often received letters from the
said Edmund during the time when he was
so absent as aforesaid from the said Northern
frontier as this deponent well recollects__ that the said Edmund was absent from Goshen
Seven months & returned. And this deponent
also recollects that the next year the said
Edmund Enlisted for six months as he thinks
to go to New York under Captain Stephen
Goodwin, with whom this deponent was well
acquainted-- & that the said Edmund left Goshen
aforesaid to go to New York & this deponent 
then believed, & now believes, that the
said Edmund did actually go to New York
& that the said Edmund was absent from Goshen
six months & then returned. And this

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deponent also recollects that the said Edmund
went out on several expeditions for shorter
terms of time, but his recollection of them
is not distinct as to the exact number of times
or as to the length of the times when he was
gone. And this deponent further says that the
said Edmund Beach was reputed to be
a soldier of the Revolution in Goshen aforesaid
& he this deponent has always since the
said War believed & still believes that the
said Edmund Beach did actually serve
as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, & he
has never heard it denied that the said Edmund
did so serve - & further saith not.
                            [signed]  Jonathan Beach

Sworn & subscribed this }
27 day of September 1832 }
before me                           }
                                [signed] Eli B Mercan jp

State of New York }
Livingston County }ss   Jesse Stanly of the town
of Mount Morris County of Livingston & State
of New York being duly sworn saith that he
resided in Goshen Litchfield County in the
State of Connecticut during the Revolutionary 
War & that he was then well acquainted with
Edmund Beach who now lives in LeRoy
Genesee County in the State of New York
that he well recollects that a company was
raised in Goshen & its vicinity to go to the
Northern frontier under the command of
Captain Sedgwick & he this deponent understood
at the time & believes that the said Edmund
Beach went with the said Company as a drummer & he this deponent believes that the said

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Company were gone seven or eight months.
After said Beach returned-- this deponent
recollects that the said Beach enlisted 
for six months as he then heard
to go to New York in a company commanded 
by Stephen Goodwin, & that the said Beach
went with said company to New York that
this was in the year 1776- and after the
said Beach had left Goshen as aforesaid 
this deponent volunteered as a soldier
to go to New York, & did accordingly go-
that while he was at New York he frequently
saw the said Edmund Beach
at New York & that he the said Beach was then in actual
service - And this deponent further says
that the said Beach has, since the said
War, been reputed to be a soldier of the Revolutionary 
war & further saith not.
                                 [signed] Jesse Stanly
Sworn to & subscribed this }
27th day of September       }
1832 Before  me                 }
[signed] Eli B Mercan   J.P.

State of New  York 
Livingston County ss  
I Chancey R Bond Clerk of said
County do certify that Eli B.
Spencer before whom the foregoing
affidavits purport to have been sworn
was at the date of the same a Justice
of the peace in & for said County, duly
authorized to administer oaths,
That I am well acquainted with his hand writing
& from an examination of his signatures to the foregoing affidavits I do believe them to be genuine

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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 28th day of September 
1832
                   [signed]  Chanucey R. Bond Clerk
                              by S.G. Haven Dep Clerk

Livingston County SS.  I herby certify that I am acquainted 
with Jonathan Beach and Jesse Stanley who have sworn 
to and subscribed the foregoing affidavits, and that they are 
credible persons and, that their statements are entitled to 
credit.   Dated the 23d day of August A.D. 1833-
              [signed] Eli B. Spencer  JP
                       
State of New York}
Livingston County} [part of "Livingston County" obscured by seal] ss

I Chauncey R. Bond Clerk of said county 
of Livingston certify that Eli B. Spencer, Esq. whose 
Signature appears to the above certificate of Credibility
was at the date of the Same a legally authorized 
Justice of the Peace in and for the said
county. And that I am well acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice of the Peace. And verily believe 
that his name subscribed to the said certificate of credibility is his 
own proper hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 24th of August 1833.
           [signed[ Chauncey R. Bond Clerk 
                        By S.G. Haven Dep. Clerk

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  [Stamp]
   Pension
       D
U.   May 4    S.
      1912
     Office

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From Mrs. Florence B. Wells
East Claridon
Geauga Co. Ohio

Historian Pension Dept.
     I wish to obtain any or all of 
the data connected with the war
 record of my Great-grandfather
Edmund Biech [Beach].
The dates &c were in our old family 
Bible which was burned with my
Father's house about 15 years ago. 
He was probably born in the vicinity of Hartland Conn.
Was a drummer-boy in the Rev War and spent the winter amid the region of Valley Forge.

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He had a $20 Continental Bill 
which was paid to Edmund Beech [Beach] 
as the last money due him from the 
War it was kept in the Bible that 
was burned.

My grandmother Nancy Beech [Beach] 
Belding a daughter of Edmund 
Beech [Beach] had kept all these dates. 
She was a sister of Alethea Beech [Beach] 
Taylor, from whom so many of 
the Taylor Chapter are descended. 
I wish to obtain full particulars in 
order to join the new D.A.R. chapter 
soon to be organized in Burton.

May 15, 1912

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Le Roy, N. Y., 
June 5, 1924.

The Comissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:
 I am working on my 
D.A.R. record and would like
 all information pertaining to 
Edmund Beech [Beach] which you can 
send me. He was from either Genesee or Wyoming County, New 
York, a doctor and a drum 
major of the New York Militia. 
He was seventy five years old in 
1831.

Inclosed please find 
a stamped, self addressed 
envelope. Thanking you in 
advance
Yours truly

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(Miss) Jean B. Ellison [signed]
#6 Lincoln Ave.,
LeRoy, N.Y.

Stamped envelope returned in letter 
of July 12-1924   AWS

       [Stamp]
     PENSION
           H
         JUN
   U.    7     S.
       1924
      OFFICE