Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,767, Philip Verback, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Verback, Philip.
S. 14. 767
B.L.Wt. 26109-160-55
CONTENTS

N o 18,833 Vermont
Philip Verback
Original F.L. Canada of Orleans Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the company by Captain Simpson of the Regt. command by Col. Beals in the N. Hamp. Troops time for 15 months & 23 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 52 Dollars 55 Cents per annum to commence on the 1th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. day of Oct. 1883 and sent to Timothy H. Herman. Derby
Arrears to the 1th of Sept. 1833 131.37 Semi-ant. allowance endings. Mar. L'34 26.27
$157.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. Brown Book E. Vol. 3
Clerk, Page 98

51,039. See also 51,040
April 7/55
Philip Verback (Rev. Pensioner) Pris.
Capt. Richardson.
if M c Rev. War.
No 26 June 32. no 18833
Ad: 16 Oct 1757 B. 1757
Claimant. x. Derby, M.
Sept 15, Sept 18 1883
Vol V. page 125.

Declaration of Philip Verbeek
16470

State of Vermont, On this 16 th day of August 1882, personally Ottumwa County, Iowa appeared before the Hon. Probate Court held at Derby in the District of Orleans. Philip Verback of Sturtevant in the Province of Lower Canada aged 72 years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he enlisted into the service of the United States under Capt. Loring who was stationed at Haverhill N. H. for the space of two months, he thinks in the year 1775 and in the year 1778 he enlisted into Capt. Luther Richards Company and Col. Bedles Regiment for the term of one year and served it out as a ranger or scout stationed chiefly at Haverhill N. H. and Newbury Vermont. That he volunteered and served about 8 or 9 days at the burning of Royalton He thinks, that in the year 1778, John Whelock was attempting to raise three companies and was to be Major that there were several enlistment made that the applicant enlisted for three years and went under sergeant Jones to Fishkill, where he remained about two months, when Lieut. Whelock came and informed them that the companies would not be completed and that they might enlist into some other troops stay there or go home and that they all went home. He hereby relinquishes every claim for a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid at my above named Periods of service were in the New Hampshire Militia. That my residence during the Revolutionary war was at Franconia New Hampshire the year before the war closed I removed to Brattleboro where I resided until I removed to Sturtevant where I have resided 27 years - 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 any agency of any state. Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid - Philip Verback

I Caleb Young of Franconia in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that in the Spring of 1778 I enlisted & joined the army of the United States in the New Hampshire Militia in a company commanded by Col. Luther Richardson in Col. Beekman's Regt. for one year as a sergeant and served said period and that Philip Verhock who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration was enlisted for & served the above named time in the same company Caleb Young subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
Caleb Young
I Samuel Cole of Standstead in the Province of Lower Canada do hereby certify that in the Spring of 1778 I enlisted in Col. Beekman's Regt. & served in Capt. Ezekiel Ladd's company for one year that at the same time of my joining the Regt. Philip Verhock who has subscribed & sworn to the ab o declaration joined s d Regt. & served one year in Capt. Richardson's company & that I then lived in Hancock N.H. and was acquainted with the said Verhock previous to his enlistment subscribed & sworn to the day and year aforesaid
Samuel Cole

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter 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 Caleb Gann and Samuel Lote are Residents of Danvers and Mansfield aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit—
I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court in the District of Middlesex aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Verback for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14 th day of August 1832. John H. Kimball Register—
State of Vermont } Before the Hon. Probate court held at Derby in 2 Orleans District ss said District of Orleans on this 4 th day of September A.D. 1833 personally appeared Philip Verback the same person who made the foregoing declaration, who being duly sworn in open court deposes and says 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 two months as a private. For one year as a private. For eight days at the burning of Royallston as a private. For at least a month and one half of a month as a private and for which service I claim a pension.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year above written.
Philip Verback In testimony whereof I have set my official signature hereunto and affixed the seal of said court the day and year aforesaid.
John H. Kimball, Register of Probate Court—

16.4/6 Philip Virbick Canada.
admitted Wednesday P.M.
J.
Timothy Newman

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
13 June 183 3
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 subjunctive 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 Philip Verbael
   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.     1776 2 Private Capt Simpson Capt Beales Hatfield 72 years By living witnesses   1777 1 Sergeant Capt Nicholson Franconia   Burning of Doylestown 8 or 9 W Hoopshill   1778 2 Sgt Jones  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Further proof of service required

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 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. 3 Canada
[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.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. 3

P Verback
Declaration.
State of Vermont } Orleans County ss }
On this 28 th day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid
Philip Verback aged 95 years a resident of Derby in Orleans County & State of Vermont who being duly sworn according to Law, declares that he is the identical Philip Verback who was a private in the Revolutionary War in the company commanded by Captain Seth Richardson in the regiment commanded by Col. Beadle that he enlisted at Franconia N.H. on or about the day of A.D. 1774 for the term of one year and continued in actual service in said war for the term of fourteen days - and was honorably discharged at Concord on the day of A.D. 1775 or 1776. and that he now draws a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty bond to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty bond under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.
We Philip Verback and William Swinright residents of Derby in the State of Vermont upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Philip Verback in our presence and

(and)
that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be
Wm Verback
Mr. Straight
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Levi Spalding Notary Public
State of Vermont Orleans County ss
I Geo. W. Hartshorn,
Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Orleans & State of Vermont. do certify that Levi Spalding, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing Certificate, was at the time of signing the same, and now is, a Notary Public within & for said County & State, duly commissioned, and that as such, he is by law authorized to administer oaths, take acknowledgments &c. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, this 30th day of March A. D. 1855.
Geo. W. Hartshorn Clerk

Revolutionary claims
Free
Q. 1. 1. 2 Bapt. 2
75 N. 10
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City.
15 Nov 25 55 A. Smith

Darby Sept r 18 th 1833
Hon ble S. L. Edwards
Sir I have enclosed the Declaration of Philip Verbeek as connected with the accompanying Brief hoping that it may be satisfactory and that he be placed on the Pension list Roll of the Vermont Agency — I have the honor of the Respect of Your Obedient
Serv t
Simon Tinkham

✓ 26, 109
S. Rev. Amos

Feb. 24. 198. Mr. C. H. Verbeck, Grinnell, Iowa
1927 May 14. photos. of delivered to A. M. Dr. Hook, of U. S. Ship King Boara. Wall D.C. (see receipt for payment in un- Thoo. May 24 0969.
Perman
✓ 14767 INVALID.
File No. 14 767
Philip Verbeck Miss. River road
Act: June 1 st 1832.
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 389
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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OFFICE
Supt. of City Water Works
Supt.
Grinnell, Iowa, FEB 1 - 1898 189
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
My Grandfather, Phillip Verback for many years drew a Pension from the U.S. Government.
Will you be so kind as to inform me in what Capacity he served in the Revolutionary Army.
Very Respectfully
C. H. Verback
Late a Lieut. Col. 8th
Vol. Cav.