Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11672, Joseph Walker, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Walker, Joseph
S. 11672
CONTENTS
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Vermont N o 28,165.
100 40 2 00
- Joseph Walker - of Paton, in the Province of L. Canada who was a private in the Comp y . commanded by Captain Brunson of the Reg t commanded by Col. Warren in the Com. M a line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of Mar ch 1834 — and Mrs. B. F. Dunning
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1834 — 240.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 S p . " 40.00 $ 280.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Randine — Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 99.

State of Vermont District Court of Caledonia ss.
On this 16 th day of December A.D. 1833. personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Samuel Seas Judge of the
Court of Probate for the District aforesaid now sitting Joseph Walker a resident of Bolton in the County of Franklin and Province of Lower Canada who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated That at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut his then place of residence on the first day of January 1777 he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Gideon Brunson of Sunderland in the State of Vermont, Lt. Simeon Wheeler from New Jersey & William Case of Simsbury Conn. Ensign George Haxon or Sexton of Manchester, Vermont in the Reg t of Col. Warner, L t Col. Safford. This Reg t was called the Con- tinental or Congress Reg t . Marched thro' Litchfield Conn. and Williamstown, Massachussetts, to Bennington, Vermont, thence to Mt. Independence on Lake Champlain where the Reg t was embodied. arrived there about the first of April 1777 having passed thro' Skeensboro' N. York. Remained at said Mt. Independence about one month keeping guard &c. Thence passed over the bridge to V t . Frenderoga and were stationed at French lines so called - were there attacked by the British who occupied Mount Hope. On the 6 th of July Col. Warner's Reg t and all other American troops were ordered to retreat. Col. Warner's Reg t marched to Hubbardton, Vermont, except the invalids, of whom this declarant was one. These invalids were carried by water to Skeensborough V t under command of Lt. Moulton thence to Manchester where the Reg t collected after the Battle at T. Hubbardton. Thence marched to Benning- ton where we arrived the day before the battle of Ben- nington, was in that battle - and remained at S. Benning- ton until about the month of December when Col. Warner,

Col. Warner , Reg t all had furloughs for six weeks at the expiration of which time they again assembled at Bennington & remained there until Spring and were billeted out among the inhabitants. About the first of April 1778 marched to Albany - after staying in the barracks two nights Col. Warner rec d orders and we marched to Ranger's Fort on Otter Creek in the town of Rutland, Vermont. remained there guarding the place until some time in the month of June - thence 1 st Reg t marched to Fort Edward leaving H t Ranger in charge of Maj. Whitecomb's corps. Remained at Fort Edward until some time in the month of November - when three persons of whom this declarant was one were drafted out of the Reg t to make shoes for the Reg t went to Bennington N.Y. and remained in that employment until the 3 d day of December - when he rec d from Fort Edward a furlough for forty days signed by Lt. Col. Safford - on the expiration of his furlough he returned to Bennington (on his way to Fort Edward) where he learned that his company had been detached from the Reg t and was then at Fort Ranger - thence repaired to Fort Ranger and joined his company - was there ordered to assist in making shoes for the Reg t and continued in that employment and drew his wages as a soldier until the 15 th day of April 1779 when he hired one Jesse Mills to enlist and take his place and this declarant received a permit signed by Cap t Brownson allowing him to pass to Woodbury Conn. That when he enlisted he engaged for three years and served two years three months and fourteen days. This declarant gives as the reason for not appearing before a Court in the County where he resides - that he lives without the jurisdiction of the United States, to wit, in the Province of Lower Canada.
Was born at Woodbury Conn. Oct. 15 at 1753 old Style (Has no record of his age). Was living at Woodbury when he entered the Service. Removed from thence to Peacham Vt. about March 1791 lived there eight years then removed to Patton in Lower Canada where he has ever since resided. Has frequently been at Peacham since that time, and has

Several times remained there some months at a time. That he enlisted when he went into the service - and was not a Substitute.
Recollects that Col. Seammel's Regt. was at Vianderaga Served the whole time as a private.
Did not receive any discharge except the permit mentioned in his declaration and that has long since been lost. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state.
Joseph Walker
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Sam Gias Judge of Probate
I Jacob Blanchard residing in Peacham in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont do hereby certify that during the residence of Joseph Walker above named in said Peacham I was well acquainted with him and that our acquaintance has ever since continued - that I believe him to be eighty years of age - that I have long since heard him relate his services in the revolutionary war - that he is reputed and believed at P. Peacham to have been a soldier of the revolution and I concur in that opinion. I also certify that said Joseph Walker is a man of truth and veracity.
Jacob Blanchard
Sworn to and subscribed this 16 th day of Dec. A. D. 1833
Before me
Sam Gias Judge of Probate

I Simeon Walker of Peacham in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont do hereby certify that I am in the seventy eighth year of my age - that I was born at Woodbury Conn. and resided there until the year 1780 - that in December 1776 I was discharged from service - Soon after my return my to Woodbury my brother Joseph Walker who has made the foregoing declaration who has made the foregoing declaration enlisted for three years in Col. Warner's Reg t . he immediately went into the service I wrote to him while he was at the northward in service and I think I had an answer from him. I recollect that he was absent two or three years - I recollect that he was at home on furlough two or once or twice. When he left the service his time was not out for some months - and I understood that he had hired a man to take his place. Simeon Walker Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Simeon Walker Simsbury Lodge of Probate
I Caleb Walker of Peacham aforesaid - aged sixty eight years - depose and say that I was born at Woodbury aforesaid and resided there in my father's family until the year 1786 when I removed to Peacham to my present residence. I well recollect that about the year 1777 my brother Joseph Walker who lived near my father's house enlisted into Col. Warner's Reg t . & Capt. Bronson's Company for three years and I saw him march off. I recollect that he came home on furlough once or twice, recollect hearing from him at Bennington soon after the battle at that place and understood he was in that battle. I recollect he sent a pair of shoes to his wife - and I think I understood he was then at Rutland. I recollect his returning from service and after he had been absent between two and three years. I recollect he said he had hired a man to take his place as his time would not be

Joseph Walker's Declaration.

out for several months how many I do not recollect.
Attest Joseph Walker
Sworn to and Subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Samuel Judge of Probate
I James Miner of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont do hereby certify that during the revolutionary war I resided at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut - that I was then and have ever since been well acquainted with Joseph Walker who has made application for a pension - that I know him to be about eighty years of age. I will recollect that a few months before I enlisted in Eno's Reg t (in May 1777) said Joseph Walker enlisted for three years and had gone into the service. I was absent in the service until May 1778 - and after my return I frequently heard from him in Col. Warner's reg t and in the spring of the year after he had served two years he returned and related to me his services and particularly that he was in the Battle at Bennington. I resided at Peacham all the time S r . Walker lived in that town and have visited him in Patton where he now resides and he has several times been at my house in Danville. Said Walker has always been considered a man of strict veracity.
James Miner
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me
Samuel Judge of Probate
I James Miner of Danville aforesaid do hereby certify that during the revolutionary war I resided at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut that I was then and have ever since been well acquainted with Joseph Walker who has made the foregoing declaration - that I believe him to be eighty years of age. I will recollect that he enlisted for three years in the winter in the fore part of the year 1777 I was present when he put

his name to the enlistment. He was absent in the Service over two years and returned home in the spring of the year 1779. I was at home most of the time during his absence, and heard from him several times - he was at home once or more on furlough as I understood. I have no doubt that he served as he has stated in his declaration, and it has always been understood and believed that he served between two and three years in the revolutionary war. I understood he served in Col. Seth Warner's Regt. in Capt. Bronson's Company. I recollect that soon after he left the Service he stated that he was in the battle at Bennington, and at Ticonderoga when that fort was given up to the British by Gen. Schuyler. I understood from him that he hired a man to take his place and serve out the remainder of the three years.
Abner Miner
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Saml. Hias Judge of Probate.
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 Jacob Blanchard who has signed the preceding certificate is a Judge of the County Court for the County of Caledonia and is a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit. And the Court further certifies that Simeon Walker, Caleb Walker, James Miner and Abner Miner are each of them credible witnesses and that their statements are entitled to credit.

I Amos Paul Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Walker for a pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court this 16 th day of December A.D. 1833.
Amos Paul Register.

Joseph Watkins Delevation
19081

State of Vermont
District of Orleans ss -
On this At a Probate Court held at Troy in the County of Orleans on the twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two - Present The Hon. John Kimball Judge of the Court personally appeared Joseph Walker a resident of Potten in the County of Stanstead in the Province of Lower Canada aged seventy eight years who being first duly 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 th A.D. 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States on or about the first day of January in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and seventy seven at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut for the term of three years and served as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Gideon Bronson, in the Continental Regiment which was called the Congregational Regiment under the following named officers: viz. Col. Seth Warner commander of said Regiment, Samuel Safford Lieutenant Colonel and Mr Hopkins Major of the same, and that he served during said enlistment in the States of New York and Vermont and was in the Bennington Battle and in the battle at the French line so called where my Lieutenant Simson Wheeler was killed -
That at the time of his entering the service he resided in the town of Woodbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut -
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 of any State - that he was born in the town of Woodbury above mentioned and resided in that town until he enlisted and since the time of his service he has resided in Peacham in the State of Vermont eight years from
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office this 10th day of April 1842 when I first saw the same and that the original is now in my hands.

which place he removed into Patten in the County of Penobscot and Province of Lower Canada where he now resides
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Walker.
We Almon Minor and Bradbury Green both residing in the Town of Patten in the Province of Lower Canada hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Walker that we believe him to be who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration That we believe him to be 78 years old that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion That he is a man entitled to belief as a man of truth and veracity Almon Minor
Bradbury Green
And I Almon Minor further say that I was a resident of Woodbury in Connecticut at the time of the the above mentioned Walker's enlistment which I think was in 1777 believe he enlisted for three years service into Col. Munn's Regiment left Brattleboro, Company That he was absent about two years, and a half about when he returned again to said Woodbury where I understood that he had hired another man to take his place gave him his clothes and obtained a discharge from his command- ment that I have since been acquainted with the above mentioned Walker that I have since heard him relate the substance of the above previous to 1818 Almon Minor

Any communication on the applicant is requested to be sent to the post office in New Orleans County Vermont — J. H. Kimball

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the within named applicant was a New Hampshire soldier and served as he states. And the court further certify that it appears to them that these Minnie and Bradley Green who have signed the preceding certificates are residents in the Township of Boston aforesaid and credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit -
I John H. Kimball Register of the Probate Court for the District of Orleans aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Walker for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office This 25 th day of September 1832 -
John H. Kimball Register

19081 Joseph Walker Orleans Dist Vermont or Canada
J
2 year print $80
Hon B.F. Lewis RR
Timothy H. Heman, Derby, Vt.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
12 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 subjocined 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. These 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 Walser
   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.     X Nov 1777 2 Private Capt Branta Col Warner Burmington French line New York & Vermont 78 years - Woodbury Cont. Two Witnesses  
X There seems to be some doubt about the time of service —
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 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.
[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 [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.
[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.
accident glance
not found proof required

Perhans
11672 INVALID.
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File No. 11672 Joseph Walker Briv. New War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 894
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Walker, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6609 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 9, 1790 to James F. Sebor, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.