Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,926, Joseph Young, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
Conn. Mass.
Young, Joseph
NUMBER
S. 11.926
CONTENTS
carded.

New York Joseph Young 2 nd Major in the State of New York was a Private in the Corps, commanded Captain Heably of the Regt. commanded by Col. Read in the Genl. line for 1 1/2 Months
24716
Incribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
re of Pension issued the 11 day of Feby. 1834 and for the A.H. Beach (Braddock)
to the 4th of Sep. 33 $116.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th '34 23.33
$140.00
Revolutionary Claim, due June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Vol. 4 Page 127
Susp d . see letter 8 Sept. 1838 to P. Agt.
let. to Hon. B. Dicknull 27 Dec. 1838 - do. to B. Beckwith, Lt Feb. 1839 do. to Hon. J. H. Prentiss Aug. 5. 1839 do. to Penrose, Aug. 21. 1839 do. to same Sep. 24. 1839 do. to Hon. J. H. Prentiss Oct. 21. 1839 do. to same Jan. 3. 1840
Susp d removed. See letter to Albany Agt. H. Prentiss and H. Scott Mar. 11. 1840
Date of death none on file

Youngs, Joseph Conn. 524032

Joseph Young 14,000
3 Return to be sent to Armin Bolles Brooklyn Connecticut

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } ss. COUNTY OF WINDHAM, }
On this 3 rd day of October A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the County Court of the County of Windham aforesaid, Joseph Young a resident of the town of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776 with for the term of one year, and served in the
regiment of the Connecticut Line, under the following named officers: In the Camp commanded by Capt. James Miedman in the Reg t commanded by Col. Andrew Webb on the Continental establishment & that he continued to serve in said Camp until May 1777 when he was discharged from the said service in the State of New Jersey, & during which term of service he was in the battle at Red Bank opposite New York when said Fort was taken - also in the battle at White Plains, and in the battle at Trenton when Genl. Hessian were taken - and also in the battle at Princeton, in the Battle of Bruns-wick, to which place we drove the British with whom we fought in said Battle & came out from Brunswick to which place we drove the British & took from them 27 Waggons - In proof of this term of service he refers to the Dep o of Wm. Burnap & Silvanus Short which are hereunto annexed -
2 nd Term of service 6 months - In the year 1778 he entered the service of the U.S. as a substitute for Elisha Fairman of said Killingly and joined the army at Rehoboth Farms in the State of N.H. in the Camp commanded by Capt. Grosvenor in the Reg t commanded by Col. Durkee, and went from thence to West Point where he was stationed, most of the time during this term, & was then employed in building forts and in scouting parties, until said 6 months expired, & he was discharged at West Point - For proof of this term of service he refers to the Dep o of Abigail Fairman & Daniel Fairman, which accompany this application -
3 rd Term of service 6 months - In the year 1779 he lived in the town of Ashford in the State of U.S. & entered the service of the U.S. as a substitute for Samuel Smith, in the Camp commanded by Col. Stoddard, in the Reg t commanded by Col. Safford, in the line of the State of Massachusetts, at said West Point, and from thence he went to Schuylkill Valley (Penn.) at the end of said 6 months he was discharged at Reading in (Penn.) near Valley Forge -
4 th Term of service 9 months - In the year 1781 he lived in Ashford aforesaid & entered the service of the U.S. in said year, as a substitute for Reuben Dickinson, in the Camp commanded by Capt. Hasey in the Reg t commanded by Col. Shepard in the line of the State of Massachusetts & he joined said Camp at West Point where he was stationed a part of term, & was then detached from that place & went to the South, and was at the Sapping & Battering at York Town; afterwards he returned to West Point, and at the end of said nine months, he had a written discharge signed by Genl. Knox, which was at that time in his house in the year 1815 - He does not know of any person now living by whom he can prove the two last terms of service - He supposes that his name can be found on the rolls of the War Department -
He 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 any agency in any State.
Joseph Young
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year aforesaid, before the County Court for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut.
Attest Armin Bolles Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Armin Bolles
Attest Armin Bolles Clerk
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Young for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 3 rd day of October, A. D. 1832
Armin Bolles Clerk

I William Burrus of Killings in the County of Windham I State of Connecticut of lawful age and engaged according to law, testify and say that I was acquainted with Joseph Young, who was born in Killings About the year A D 1759 and know that he enlisted into the Continental service in the Revolu- tionary war in the spring of the year, April 1776 enlisted by Sergt Siloam Short of Capt James Ste- Man's Company - That the said Joseph Young did his duty in Col. Ward's Regiment With me from the time he enlisted until the 1 st of December after then I was taken sick and left the Regiment - When I left the Reg t said Young was doing his duty as a good soldier and have always understood that he his year out and have no reason to believe, but what he served his time as a good and faithful soldier - further the deponent saith Not Killings Nov. 1 st A D 1830 William Burrus In Presence of Moam Short
Oliver C. Potter
Windham County ss Killings Nov. 1 st A D 1830 Personally appeared William Burrus and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the above deposition Which was drawn or written by me & subscribed to by him in my presence
before me John Dixon Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that the William Burrus the above subscribing deponent is a creditable & disinterested witness John Dixon Justice of the peace

I Armin Boller Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify, that John Dizon Esquire before whom the within affidavit was made is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in & for said Windham County, that the foregoing signature of his name is in his hand writing, and that full faith & credit ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Public Seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 14th day of December A.D. 1830.
Armin Boller Clerk

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of New York
County of Madison ss.
On this Fourteenth day of March 1833, 1834
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Madison personally appeared Joseph Young who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain James Sedaman in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Andrew Ward in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Connecticut to New York He has five sons residing in Cazenovia in the County aforesaid & wishes to reside with them & has real estate himself in said town of Cazenovia
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. Behold me Tisha Farnham Justice of the Peace. "1833" erased & "1834" written. "District or Territory" erased. Tisha Farnham Justice of the Peace
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrates, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The county Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

State of New York } County of Madison } p Personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace of the County aforesaid - Lucius D. Coman who being duly sworn according to law deposes & says that he is well acquainted with Joseph Young, who has sworn to & subscribed the within Affidavit & knows that he is the same person described in the said Affidavit. Sworn & subscribed before me this 14 th day of March 1834 } Lucius D. Coman And I certify that the said Lucius D. Coman is well known to me & is a person of veracity & his statement is entitled to credit - Elisha Farnham Justice
State of New York } Madison County Clerk's Office } p. I. Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify that Elisha Farnham, whose name appears to the above and within Affidavits, was, at the dates of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits, to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 15 th day of March 1834 - AS Sloan Clk

14,000 Joseph Young Windham county Connecticut
Admit 2 years $ 50.00
Admir Bolles, Brooklyn, Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjjoined 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 Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Young, Windham county Connecticut
   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 declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1776 continental 1 Private Capt Stimson Col. Ward Fort Lee White Plains Trenton 73 Killingsly Connecticut First proved by two witnesses   substitute for 1778 Ebenezer Dyer 6 2 do Capt Gurnee Col. Durkee R. cataway White Plains West Point 2 D by two do.   substitute for S. Smith 1779 6 Capt Stoddard Col. Tupper West Point Valley Forge   substitute for A. Dickerson 1781 9 Capt. Hascale Col. Sheffield Yorktown Yorktown West Point  
Rolls in War Department referred to.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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 } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary 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 _____, who has 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

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 traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of 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.
Proof of Service.
[1] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[2] The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [1] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[4] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[5] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Just - 2nd

Joseph ... 90-
New York.
appl n for a Transfer
J. S. Williams Esq. Comm. of Finance New York
Young, Joseph Conn-Mass. 511926

Cazenovia N.Y. 17 Nov 1831
Enclosed is an application for a loan on the Placid Trust - The Applicant would prefer to have it payable at Utica - Please direct to me - Yours Respectfully
Chas. H. Williams
J. S. Edwards Esq

Rev. 1872
11926 INVALID.
File No. 11,926
Joseph Young Phil. Pa. was
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Joseph Young - Mass. line -
P.M.
New York
Ad. Inv. File No 11,926 OK
Evidence insufficient. Act 1828.

Qnd # 11.926

applicants exchange.

Recd 27 March 1829
672
1586.
For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution approved on the 15 th of May 1828 I Joseph Young of Lazenovia in the county of Madison in the State of New York do hereby declare that I enlisted in the continental line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in Captain Vascall's Company in the fourth regiment Massachusetts line and I also declare that I afterwards received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled by a resolution of Congress passed the 15 th of May 1778. And I further declare that I was not the fifteenth day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States
Joseph Young
Please direct communications to
Post Office Manlius Onondaga Co
Before me John Fleming a Justice of the peace in the county of Onondaga State of New York personally appeared this day Russell Cleveland and Philomen Winship of the said county who did severally make oath that Joseph Young by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally reputed and believed to have been a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated — Sworn this 19 th day of March in the year 1829. Before me,
John Fleming Rev. Justice Peace
I Rubens Hess Clerk of the Court of the county of Onondaga do hereby certify that John Fleming Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time a Justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 20 th day of March 1829. Rubens Hess Clerk

I Siloam Short of Killings in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of lawful age & engaged according to law do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Joseph Young and know that he was enlisted into the Continental Service in the Revolutionary War in the Spring of the year 1776, was enlisted by me as Sergeant of Capt James Stedmans Company and know that he did his duty as a good and faithful soldier in the said said Stedman Company and Col Andrew Wards Regiment, through the period for which he was enlisted, which was one year. and further the deponent saith not— Dated at Killings Nov 8th 1830 ——— Siloam Short
Windham County ss. Killings Nov 8th A D 1830 Then Siloam Short of Killings in said County personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me — "I also here by certify that the de- ponent is a man of truth Thomas Backus. J. Justice of the Peace

I Ammi Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do certify that Thomas Backus Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County; that the foregoing signature of his name is in his hand writing and that full faith & credit ought to be given to his acts as such—
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 14th day of December A.D. 1830
Ammi Bolles Clerk

I Abigail Fairman of Killingly in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut of lawful age and engaged according to law do testify and say that in the year A D 1778 my husband Eleazar Fairman now deceased was drafted into the Connecticut Militia in the revolutionary service and hired Joseph Young of said Killingly to take his place as a substitute in said service for six months, and have always understood that he the said Young served the time of six months as a good and faithful soldier, further the deponent saith not —
Abigail Fairman
State of Connecticut Windham County ss Killingly October 2 nd 1832
This day personally appeared Abigail Fairman signed to the above deposition and made solemn oath to the truth therein contained, before me
John Dixon Justice of the Peace I hereby certify that Abigail Fairman the above mentioned deponent is a woman of truth and veracity and a creditable and disinterested Witness — John Dixon Justice of the Peace
I Daniel Fairman of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of lawful age and engaged according to law, do testify and say that in the year A D 1778 Eleazar Fairman was drafted into the Connecticut Militia in the revolutionary service, and that the said Fairman did hire Joseph Young of said Killingly to take his place as a substitute in said revolutionary service for the term of six months and do know that at the end of six months Isaac Root took his place as a substitute for two months to make out the eight months for which said Eleazar Fairman was drafted — and have always understood that said Young did do his duty as a good and faithful soldier further the deponent saith not —
Daniel X Fairman mark
State of Connecticut Windham County ss
On this 2 nd day of October A D 1832 personally appeared Daniel Fairman and made solemn oath to the truth of the deposition by him subscribed and drawn up by me his and signed by him in my presence and do certify that the said deponent is a creditable and disinterested Witness
before me John Dixon Justice of the Peace

De Simon Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that John Dixon Esq before whom the within affidavits were made or duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, that the foregoing signatures of his name are in his hand writing and that full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 3 rd day of October A.D. 1832
Simon Bolles Clerk

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
9 April 1829
Joseph Young of Bergenovia in the County of Madison in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, - and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Haskell - 's company, in the fourth regiment of the Massachusetts line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By order of the Secretary, T. Dickins.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
13 th April 1829
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to [blank] in the [blank]
It further appears that Joseph Young - [blank] is now on the pension list of the [blank] agency, and has been so since the 3 rd March 1826 at the rate of [blank] dollars per month.
It does not appear that more than one man by the name of Joseph Young, had a certificate for the gratuity of eighty Dollars issued to him in the 4 th Massachusetts Regiment - whether the present applicant, or the one whose case was reported upon from this office, on the 19 th August last, is the individual in whose favor the cert.

stificate was issued, I have no means of determining. The letter V. of the Massachusetts Register not being in the book - Capt. Haskell and Capt. Holbrook both belonged to the 4. th Massachusetts Regiment.
John Hagner And
War Dept: Bounty land office 30 April 1829.
The records of this office show that land warrants were issued for the bounties of two Joseph Youngs who were privates and one who was a corporal, of the Mass. a line.
Robert Taylor

I Isaac Robins of Amherst in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy one years, do testify and say, that I have lived in Amherst aforesaid about sixty years, that I was well acquainted with Joseph Young who now lives in the town of Coeymans in the State of New York, he resided in the town of Amherst aforesaid during the Revolutionary War, I never saw him in the Service, but it was reported and well understood in the neighborhood that he was in the Service during said War , he was absent one time I think as early as 1779 about nine months and when he returned said he had been in the Service, at another time he was hired by Reuben Dickinson to serve out a three years term or during the war as I have been informed was absent a long time and did not return until about the close of the War said he had been in the Service and had been to the South with the Army soon after the war was over he left this town and went to Hanover in New Hampshire, he did not return afterwards to live in this town -
Isaac Robins
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire County ss - September 17. 1839 - Then personally appeared Isaac Robins who is well known to me as a person of truth, and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit -
Before me Jonathan Cook Justice of the Peace

I Ebenezer Mattson of Brookline in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty four years do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Young who now lives in the town of Cazenovia and State of New York. He resided in this town during the Revolutionary War, and was in the Service of the United States several times, in the year 1779. He went into the Service for the term of Six Months. I believe, he was absent a long time and when he returned it was understood that he had been in the Service, - in 1780 or 1781. He was hired by Theobald Dickinson to go into the Service for a three years term or during the War, and he immediately went for the purpose of joining the Army, and did not return until about the time the War closed, and when he came home he said he had served out his time - this was generally understood and believed in the neighborhood, and I have no doubt but it was true - he left this town soon after the War and has not since returned -
E. Mattson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire County ss. - September 17. 1839. Then personally appeared Ebenezer Mattson who is well known to me as a person of truth; and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit -
Before me Jonathan Cook Justice of the Peace

I Thomas Spragues of Belknapstown in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Mass achusetts aged seventy four years, do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph Young during the Revolutionary War he then resided in the town of Antrim and county of Hampshire aforesaid, he left Antrim soon after the close of the War, and now resides in Coeymans in the state of New York as I am informed, in the year 1781. the said Joseph Young was hired by Mr. Reuben Dick- inson of said Antrim to go into the service and serve a term for time of three years, or during the War, I do not recollect which, I perfectly remember that I joined the Army in March 1781, at West Point, in Col. Stephen's Regiment, and soon after the said Joseph Young came and joined the same Regiment, though not the same company, I do not recollect what company he was in. We served together in the same Regiment, and in the Brigade under Genl. Knox, during the residue of the year 1781 - and the year 1782, and was discharged near the close of the year 1783. I was discharged at a place called Soldiers Tavern near West Point, and said Young was discharged about the same time at West Point. I knew him well and was intimate with him during all the time we were in the Army together, which was about two years and a half and further the deponent saith not - Thomas Spragues
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire County ss - } September 17. 1839 Then personally appeared Thomas Spragues, who is well known to me as a person of truth and a credible witness, and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit -
Before me Nathan Cookes Justice of the Peace

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Hampshire ss.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that William Cowley Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition(s) (2)  were taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this Eleventh day of October A. D. 183 9
Samuel F. Lyman Register of Probate.

State of New York
Madison County } ss.
On this 17 th day of Decr of December 1839. personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the county courts in & for the county of Madison aforesaid David Billings a resident of the town of Cazenovia in said county aged seventy three years who being first duly sworn according to law deposes & says that he is well acquainted with Joseph Young of Cazenovia who is reputed to have been a soldier in the American army in the War of the Revolution, & has heretofore been a Revolutionary pensioner, but whose pension as this deponent has been informed and supposes to be true has lately been stopped, That this deponent first became acquainted with the said Joseph Young in the town of Amherst in the County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts about the time of the close of the American Revolution, or immediately thereafter; that the said Joseph Young was employed by this deponent's father to labor on his farm for a month or so. and that this deponent at that time labored with the said Young on his father's farm. That it was commonly reported in the neighborhood at that time according to this deponent's best recollection and he has no doubt that it is true that the said Joseph Young served as a soldier in the American army, and that a part of the time he served as a substitute for a man by the name of Reuben Dickinson who resided at that time in the town Amherst aforesaid and with whom this deponent was well acquainted and further this deponent saith not.
David Billings
Sworn & subscribed before me this 17 th day of December 1839
and I further certify that said David Billings is a man of reputable character whose testimony is entitled to credit
Barah Burkwith a Judge of Madison County Courts

State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office ss. I Alexander Donaldson Jr Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Barak Beckwith the person before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of said affidavit and now is a Judge of the County Courts in and for the County of Madison duly appointed Commissioned and sworn, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Barak Beckwith and that the Signature to the within Certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said County the 4th day of February 1840.
Alexander Donaldson Jr Clerk

Cazenovia Madison Co. N.Y.
Sir
Feb. 7 th 1840
Yours of the 6 th of Dec r . last in relation to the case of Joseph Young was duly received. In which you state that a fraud has been committed upon the deponents whose depositions were forwarded to the pension office by me in his case under date of Nov r . 23 d . I immediately on the receipt of your letter I saw Mr. Young and informed him of its contents, and enquired of him by what means he obtained said affidavits: he informed me that he employed a man living in this town by the name of Fletcher Billings and who formerly resided in Amherst to write for him to said deponents and obtain their depositions as he was acquainted with them. Mr. Billings is a respectable man with whom I am well acquainted and I have no doubt that if a fraud has been committed he is entirely ignorant of it. I immediately on being informed that Mr. Billings procured said depositions I called to see and enquired of him on the subject but he was then absent from home & I have had no opportunity of seeing him to make inquiry until to day he informs me that he procured said depositions at Mr. Youngs request, and has no knowledge of them having been any fraud or deception practiced in procuring them. I also called on Mr. David Billings (who resided in Amherst in the time of the Revolutionary War but who now resides in Cazenovia and with whom I have been well acquainted for more than thirty years & who is a man of undoubted veracity) and enquired of him whether he was formerly acquainted with Mr. Young when he resided in Amherst he informed me that he was well acquainted with him, there & also since he resided in this town. Mr. Billings' deposition on the subject is enclosed.
I also stated to Mr. Young that you had informed me that the statement which I forwarded to the Pension Office respecting his discharge contradicted his declaration. In explanation he says that the services which he performed or the most of them for which a pension was granted him was while he resided in Windham County in the State of Connecticut. He says that when he first entered the service he resided with his father in the town of Killingly in Windham county that while he was in the army his father removed to Amherst in the

State of Massachusetts that on his first discharge from the service, he then went to Antrim where his father had resided, & from Antrim he again went into the army and served agreeably to the depositions herein referred to & that he received his last discharge at W. Point. If so that will account for the contradiction respecting the place of his discharge. I know nothing of the contents of his declaration except what he states as I have never seen it. I would be glad to know whether he has been guilty of practicing fraud in this business, and would willingly render any services in my power to detect it if it is a fact. Had I not supposed that said depositions were true, & honestly believed, I should never have been instrumental in forwarding them to the Pension Office. I think I possess too high a sense of moral responsibility, & the propriety of conduct which should ever govern the conduct of public officers to be guilty of aiding or abetting fraud.
Mr. Young informs me that he never resided in the town of Haverford or the lines (as stated in your letter to me) & he does not know that he ever was in said town.
I have no doubt that Joseph Young of Haverdonia is the identical person described in the aforesaid depositions, and that he served in the American army a considerable part of the Revolutionary War. I think therefore that a mistake has been made in the identity of the person against whom the charge of treason has been lodged in the Pension Office. If so it would be wrong for Joseph Young of Haverdonia to be deprived of his pension on that account.
I hope that the truth on the subject may be made clearly to appear whether it be for or against him.
I am very respectfully your Obedient Servant
Barak Bushnell
G. W. Crump Esq.
Acting Commissioner of Pensions

Feb 24. 1841.
Jos. Young Nyak wth.

Albany Pension Agency Feb'y. 20. 1841.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Comm'r of Pensions,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 16 th inst. respecting two Pensions, named Joseph Young, I have to state, that the Pension of that name, at the rate of $46 66 / 100 , has been noted on our Books, as restored, & he has been accordingly paid.
With respect to the other Pension of that name at the rate of $80, it is possible that by mistake we may have said that he was suspended; but as he has not been paid since 4 th of March 1838, it is more probable that the person who made the inquiry was informed that he could not be paid at the Agency, until the amt s due at the Treasury was first paid.
I presume this is the true explanation of what has taken place in that case, but the facts are not recollected.
I am, Sir,
Very Respectfully
Your obed. Servt.
Thos. W. O'Callaghan Pension agent

Mar 12. 1821.
Dear
Miss: Young
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissr. of Pensions War Dept. Washington City.

Albany Pension Agency March 8. 1841.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Commr. of Pensions,
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 16 th ult o . respecting the case of Joseph Young, I wrote you on the 20 th stating what I supposed to be the reason of his pension not being paid -
His Attorney has today applied for payment of his pension from the 4 th of March 1838 to the 4 th inst.
Altho' you have instructed us to pay it, I take the liberty to ask your further instructions in the case, as we have reported it to the 2 d Comptroller under the Act of April 6. 1838, and feel apprehensive that without your instructions, under a full knowledge of the facts, we shall not be warranted by that Act in paying that part of his pension which has been due more than 8 months, & that the officers of the Treasury may not allow it, as in 2 d Comptroller's Circular of 12 th April 1838, he says - "The law above mentioned being peremptory, no payments made in violation of it can be admitted to your credit."
Besides it is possible that payments may

have been made in this case by the Treasury - Joseph Young, the Pension referred to, at $80 per annum, never was, in fact, noted on our Books, as suspended - And if he or his Attorney was so informed it was a mistake, no doubt owing to the other Pension of that name being suspended on our Books, & a reference made to the wrong name, without mentioning the annual allowance - We are entirely willing to pay in this case, if you should so instruct us, and regret that the circumstances render it necessary, or at least proper in our judgment, to refer to you again in relation to it - I am Sir,
With great respect
Your obed Servt
Thos. W. O'Call
Post. & Genl. Adk
per L. Jenkins, in his absence -
The favor of an early answer is requested.

Washington City Dec 23 d 18216
Col J. S. Edwards
Dr Sir
Enclosed I send a letter from one of my constituents the contents of which you will please note, and inform me if his request can be complied with, and if so what charge if any will accompany it
Respectfully &c
D. Milner

B. Becherith
probably refers to another Jos. Young -
Hon J. L. Edward
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Catskill Madison Co. N.Y. Nov 23. 1839
Sir yours of the 4 th of February last was duly received (in answer to mine of the 23 rd Jany 1839, requesting information of the cause for which the pension of Joseph Young of the State of New York was stopped) in which you inform me that "information had been received at the Pension-Office stating that he was not a soldier of the Revolution; but that he was what was termed a "Cow Boy."
Mr. Young totally denies the truth of the "information" and says that he actually served to the end of the war and received a regular discharge at West Point; but that having his house burned in the year 1812 or thereabouts his papers were all burned, among which was said discharge.
In proof of the truth of his statement respecting his Revolutionary services he has procured the affidavits of Isaac Robbins, Ebenezer Mattson, & Thomas Squires, which are enclosed; & hopes that they will prove satisfactory to the Department, and that his pension may be restored, as he thinks himself justly entitled to receive it.
I am respectfully
your obedt. servant
Barak Buel
Hon J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
P.S. Sir will you be so good as to inform me whether widows, whose husbands were pensioners at the time, and since the passage of the act of Congress passed the 18 th July 1838, granting half pay and pension to certain widows but whose husbands have since died, will be considered as entitled to the benefit of said "act" very truly yours B. B.

Feb 12 1824
Miss
Joseph
Wm J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Washington District of Columbia
25
who

Gazenovia New York Feb. 4 th . 1891
Dear Sir
Having entered the American Army in the year 1776 and having faithfully served during the remainder of the Revolutionary War which resulted in our National Independence, having under the pension act of 1832 made application and obtained a pension, which is now withheld, and on being informed that information against me had been filed in your office setting forth that I was a cow-boy instead of a soldier in the American Revolution and that unless I could show to the contrary my pension could not be restored, I then obtained and forwarded three affidavits from gentlemen residing in Amherst Massachusetts who certified to my actual service, (one of them Thomas Squires served with me in the same Regiment,) being then informed through Judge Beckwith who forwarded the above mentioned affidavits for me that you supposed fraud had been used in obtaining them, that those gentlemen who favored me with their affidavits were mistaken in my person, that I resided in Stamford Connecticut instead of Amherst Massachusetts in the time of the Revolution, I then procured and forwarded to the pension office the affidavit of David Billings of Gazenovia proving that my residence was not in Stamford Connecticut but in Amherst Massachusetts during the Revolution, and having long expected but received no answer from you, I feel very anxious to know whether I have or have not yet produced evidence sufficient to obtain the restoration of my pension, whether it will be necessary for me before it can be restored to see those men in Amherst who gave me their affidavits that they may certify that they were not mistaken in the very person for whom they were made, (if this is not absolutely necessary I shall be very glad, for my age and health are such that it would be very difficult if not impossible for me to go to Amherst,) or what steps

it is still necessary for me to take that it may be restored? Desiring Sir, not to be unjustly deprived of my just rights and wishing to clear my reputation of the scandal of being a cow-boy I hope you will favor me with an answer without unnecessary delay. Respectfully Your Hon. J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. At. Servant Joseph L. Young