Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,717, Amariah Watson, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Watson, Amaryah
S. 4,717
CONTENTS
Carded.

80 97- Ohio. Pittsburgh Agency.
Amariah Watson
of Richland, in the State of Ohio - who was a Pvt. - in the Company commanded by Captain Scarnes - of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Cont. time for 2 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio, Pittsburgh at the rate of 80 - Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of March 1833 and sent E. Hedges Clerk of Co. - Mansfield -
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 - 160 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. - 40
$200-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book R Vol. 2 - Page 144

The State of Ohio Richland County ss
Personally appeared before me James V. Ayres a Justice of the Peace in and for Said County - Daniel Ayres of Said County and under Oaths States that he has been acquainted with the within named Amariah Watson for the space of forty years and that he believes him to be eighty years of age and that he has been a revolutionary Soldier as he within States and that he was reputed and now is and believed in the neighbourhood he has lived
Daniel Ayres
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 2 nd day of August 1832
James V. Ayres Justice of the Peace
I also have been acquainted with the within named Amariah Watson for the space of thirty years and believe him to be eighty years old and that he has been a revolutionary Soldier as he within States and that he was reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he has lived
James V. Ayres
The State of Ohio Richland County ss
Before me, Eugy Mudgett Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Richland do hereby certify that William Riedel Esq. whose name appears to be subscribed to the foregoing Instrument of writing, is his own proper handwriting, & he was at the time of subscribing the same
now is an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County & States any commission qualified, as such & I further certify that Cyrus Langworthy & Lemuel Mudgett, whose names also appear to the foregoing Instrument, are genuine and that the said Langworthy & Mudgett now are & was at the time of subscribing their names as above acting Justices of the peace in & for said County duly Commissioned and qualified as such, & that full faith & credit is sought to be given to all their official acts as such. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Mansfield, this 3 rd day of August A.D. 1832. Eugy Mudgett Clerk

Declaration of Mariah Watson in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 State of Ohio Richland County 353
On this second day of August 1832 Personally appeared before us William Biddle one of the Judges of the Court of the County aforesaid & Cyrus Langforth of the County aforesaid a Justice of the peace Mariah Watson of the County and State aforesaid aged eighty years the eighteenth day of February last Jus. being first duly sworn according to law. Doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
On the eighteenth day of February 1752 I was born in the Town of New Hartford of Litchfield County and State of Connecticut at which place I lived until the year 1775 if I mistake not at this time I volunteered under Captain Israel Dyer in Troop of horse and our first march was to Boston after being there some time I returned home In the year 1776 I volunteered under Captain Schenck Merrill & Lieutenant Bacharach Case our first march was to New York and I was there at the time of Long Island and we retreated from New York I was then station on the east side of Kings of The river near Kings Bridge at this time I was in the Service five months if I mistake not The spring following I had a sudden call from Captain Elizar Dyer in the Troop we immediately marched to Danbury and when we arrived there the Town and stores were all on fire we drove the enemy to their shipping and then returned home I cannot recollect how long I was out at this time I next volunteered under Captain Moses Dyer in the Troop our march was to Stillwater and there we joined another company and I was in the Battle at Bemis Heights at which place we drove Burgoyne to Saratoga where we Canonaded eight or ten days when Burgoyne surrenda- red to General Gates we then marched with our prisoners and Baggage back to Stillwater at which place we staid here till later in the fall of the same year
I next enlisted for three months under Captain John Watson and Bacharach Watson Lieutenant on ensign I do not remember which we marched to east and west Chester New Rochelle & in the neighborhood of Kings Bridge

The enemy sallied out in the night from fort Independence and in the morning we had a sharp fight on Volunton's Hill about one mile from the fort we drove the enemy back to the fort and we went back to the saw pits and was stationed there same time this tour was longer than my enlistment on the account of recruits not being supplied I was nearly the hope of one summer as a volunteer under Captain Elizar Beamore in the Troop our march was to White Plains Horse Neck East and West Chester Saw pits with a Company of about  several hundred mounted men on a scout after Villages refuge Baremore and we came near Hakingham at his sister's in east Chester we took his mare out of his sister's stable and she was sold at Horse Neck agreeable to Law I was another tour under Capt Elizar Beamore in the Troop we marched to New Haven the enemy after setting fire to the Town returned on board of their ships I was a number of times out several days at a time which was caused by Tories plundering & driving of cattle To the best of my knowledge I was in the service of the United States as a listed soldier & a volunteer in all my tours between two and three years and I have no documentary evidence and I know of no evidence that can testify to my service I lived in the place where I was born through the later part of the war and until the year 1831 then moved with my family to Warren County Pennsylvania and lived there with my family until the year 1831 then I went to the state of Ohio to see my children and now live with them in the Town of Lexington Richland County and state of Ohio And I do hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state I sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore said
Amariah Watson

We Harlow Barney and Lewis J Baldwin of the State and County and Town aforesaid have been personally acquainted at least fifteen years in Pennsylvania and in this place with the Amariah Watson who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration and that we believe him to be eighty years of age that he resided and believed in the neighborhood where he formerly resided and also where he now resides and to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Harlow Barney Lewis J Baldwin.
And We do hereby declare our 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 we further certify that Harlow Barney & Lewis J Baldwin (there being no Clergyman in the vicinity) who has signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County of State aforesaid are creditable persons and that their Statements are entitled to credit. And we also certify that Amariah Watson the Applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court
We the undersigned do hereby certify that the above affidavits were Sworn and subscribed before us this 2 nd day of August 1832
W m Riddle Associate Judge Cyrus Gargathy Justice of the Peace

Rev.&1812 Wars Section. ADY
Copied from A.W. A. hist. 3/8/29.
October 22, 1930.
Mr. Horace Baird, 3542 Park Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.4717, that Aariah Watson was born February 18, 1752 in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
While residing in said New Hartford, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops, as follows:
In 1775, six weeks in Captain Uriah Seymour's Company; in 1776, five months in Captain Nehemiah Merrill's Company; in the following spring one month in Captain Elijah Seymour's Company, and was at the burning of Danbury; six months in Captain Moses Seymour's Company, and was at the battle of Bemus Heights; four months in Captain John Watson's Company, and was in the engagement on Valentine Hill; six months in Captain Elijah Seymour's Company; and six weeks in same company; no dates given for the last four tours of service.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 2, 1832 at which time he was living in Lexington, Richland County, Ohio.
He stated that he moved to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania with his family in 1787, and moved from there in 1831 to Ohio to see his children, no names given.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
March 8, 1929
Mrs. H. W. Currin McMinneville, Oregon
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4717  5717 , it appears that Amariah Watson was born February 18, 1752 at New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
While residing at said New Hartford, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops, as follows-
In 1775, six weeks in Captain Uriah Seymour's Company; in 1776, five months in Captain Nehemiah Merrill's Company; in the following spring one month in Captain Elijah Seymour's Company, and was at the burning of Danbury; six months in Captain Moses Seymour's Company, and was at the battle of Bemus Heights; four months in Captain John Watson's Company, and was in the engagement on Valentine Hill; six months in Captain Elijah Seymour's Company; and six weeks in same company; no dates given for the last four tours of service.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

August 2, 1832, at which time he was living in Lexington, Richland County, Ohio.
He stated that he moved to Luzerne County, Penn- sylvania with his family in 1787, and moved from there in 1831 to Ohio to see his children, no names given.
Oring
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Elizabethton, Tenn.
Application for pension of Elijah Seymour
  1775 6 mos. Pot. Abiah Seymour Coan.   1776 5 mos. " Abimiah Morill ✓   Spring 1 mo. " Elijah Seymour ✓   * 6 mos. " Moses Seymour ✓   4 mos. " John Watson ✓   6 mos. " Elijah Seymour ✓   ✓ 6 mos. " Elijah Seymour 
Battles engaged in,
when in Slaven was burned Burning of Danbury * Burnside Heights Valentine Hill
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
in Hartford Litchfield Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension,
Aug 2 1832. His ch. are al.
Residence at date of application,
Richland Co. Ohio
Age at date of application,
born at the Hartford Conn. Feb 18 1752. date of death not stated
Remarks:
Moved to Luzerne Co. Pa. with his family in 1787 there until 1831 when he moved to Ohio to see his children. as names stated

December 3, 1912.
Mr. Lewis G. Newhouse, Box 254, Bellville, Ohio.
Sir:
In repl y to your letter dated the 25" and received the 27" ultimo, you are advised that the record of Amaryah Watson, Sur. File No. 4,717, Rev. War, was forwarded you July 7, 1909, and it is not the practice of this Bureau to furnish more than one such statement to the same person.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Waverford Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF WAR,
PENSION OFFICE, June 27, 1852.
The following regulations have been adopted by the Secretary of War for carrying into effect the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1852, entitled "an Act supplementary to an "Act for the relief of the surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution."
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.
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, 1852.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared before the of the A. B. a resident of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged 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, 1852. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year, with and served in the 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.]
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 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, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I 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.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will receive detailed instructions, respecting the nature and form of the testimony, they must produce, to secure their being placed on the Pension roll. As the presumption will, in such cases, be against the applicants, in consequence of the omission of their names in the muster rolls, they will be required to furnish, as near as may be, the same evidence as has heretofore been required, by the Regulations and practice adopted for carrying into effect the act of Congress, of March 18, 1818, and the acts supplementary thereto; with such relaxations as have been from time to time, sanctioned by the Department, on account of the rapid decrease of the survivors of the Revolutionary army, and the consequent difficulty of procuring direct positive testimony in every case.
Wherever an officer or non-commissioned officer is now in the receipt of a pension, he should make application, if entitled to the benefits of this act, by letter merely, setting forth his rank, and the regiment, corps or vessel, in which he served, and his present place of residence. His pension certificate must accompany his letter.
In those cases where the applicants have once been on the pension roll, under the act of March 18, 1818, and have been dropped therefrom on account of property, or for any other reason, or where application has been made under the act of May 15th, 1828, and the evidence of service is in the Departments, or having made application and proof of service, and having been rejected, instead of the above declaration they will make a statement, setting forth, under oath, their having been previously on the pension roll, and their having been struck from the same, shewing their rank, the regiment, corps or vessel in which they served, their present place of residence, and their place of residence when the first application was made, or of their application under the act of 15th May, 1828.
In a case where a claimant may make personal application at this Department, and can produce satisfactory proof of service, and of his identity also, at the seat of government, he may make his declaration before a justice of the peace.
2. The case of the State troops volunteers and militia is different. There are in the Department no rolls of the State troops, except those of Virginia; and no rolls of the militia, except those of New Hampshire.
Applicants, who served in the State troops of Virginia, and applicants, who served in the militia of New Hampshire, will be required to produce the same proof, as is prescribed for those, who served upon the Continental Establishment. But, with respect to the other State troops and militia, there is no record to advert to, and no presumption to be rebutted. The nature of the case, therefore, demands a different rule of proceeding.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia except as is above provided, will make and subscribe the following declaration;
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State, Territory or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of _____ now sitting, A. B. a resident of _____ in the County of _____ State, Territory or District of _____ aged _____ years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company officers; the day (if possible) and the month and year when the claimant entered the service, and the time when he left the same; (and if under more than one engagement, he must specify the particular periods, and the rank and names of his officers;) the town, and County or State, in which he resided, when he entered the service; whether he was drafted, was a volunteer or a substitute; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged; the country through which he marched; the continental regiments or companies with which he served; and the names of some of the Regular Officers whom he knew, together with such farther particulars as may be useful in the investigation of his claim; and also, if the facts be so, that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service.]
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 the Agency of any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency of the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
And then will be annexed the following certificate:
C. D.
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.,
The form of the proceedings and of the certificates will be so varied, as to meet the case, when the declaration is made out of Court, before a Judge, as hereafter provided for.
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, 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 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 service. 

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. To require from the applicants positive proof of service from a contemporary survivor would, after the lapse of so many years, be to deprive many of them of the benefit of the law. And as no presumption is raised against the Militia by the existence of Rolls in the Department, there is no good reason why this requisition should be extended to them. On the other hand, to receive the declaration of the parties, as a sufficient ground for placing them upon the Pension Roll, without corroborating circumstances, would be to open the Treasury to great frauds. A just medium seems to present the best rule for carrying into effect the objects of Congress.
If the two persons, whose certificate is required, cannot be produced in Court, without too much inconvenience and expense to the applicant, then the statement of the facts and opinions, above mentioned, will be made under oath before some Judge or Justice of the Peace, and the certificate of the Court to the situation and credibility of the persons making the statement will be given.
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.
3. Persons serving in the marine forces.
4. Indian Spies.
Each of these two latter classes of cases will produce proof, as nearly as may be, conformably to the preceding regulations, and authenticated in a similar manner, with such variations as the different nature of the service may require.
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.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
November 8, 1832
SIR :
I return herewith the papers in support of the claims of the persons whose names are hereto annexed.
These papers are in several respects defective. Each case is accompanied by a brief. The objections are contained in the negative answers, in red ink, given to the questions.
Particular attention should be paid to the accompanying regulations and to the explanatory notes subjoined to the brief.
The extraordinary press of business in this office, arising from the great number of claims under the act of June 7, 1832, has hitherto prevented us from attending to the applications sent by you. The investigation of the cases presented under this law has been difficult and laborious, and notwithstanding the greatest exertions have been made by this Department, an earlier attention to your business has been found impracticable.
The brief has been prepared to meet all cases, and thus to save the excessive labor which would otherwise be imposed upon the office, and which would consume so much time as to render the delay two fold greater than it now is in the investigation of claims and writing letters. Each case is considered correct in all respects except in relation to those questions to which a negative answer is affixed. No other alteration or addition will be required.
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant;
J. S. Edwards
E. Hedges Esq. Clerk of the Court of Richland County, Mansfield, Ohio
Amariah Watson

A. Watson
1 1/2 15-1637 6/11 28 1/2
1 1/2 15-1637 16 1/2 25

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Amariah Watson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides ? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides ? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so ? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served ? No V. *Has he mentioned 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 ? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations ? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1852 ? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion ? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed ? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal ? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?  no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  yes
XIV. †If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. 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 the 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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 affidavits must be properly authenticated, as above directed.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Kansas City. Feb 5th 1930 Department of Interior, Pension Bureau:
Dear Sirs:-
Please send me a copy of the pension papers of Amariah Watson, soldier of the American Revolution.
Yours very truly Horace Baird.
3542 Park Av.
Kansas City Mo.

Rev. Man
44/44 INVALID.
File No. 4717
Isaiah Watson Br. St. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. A , Page 391
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1909 July 7 Hist. to Lewis G. Newhouse V.P.M. 1909 Oct. 29 Hist. to Mr. A. W. Lewis V.P.M. 1912 Jan. 2 Hist. to Mrs. H. S. Ross. V.P.M. 1912 Dec. 3 Lewis G. Newhouse has been furnished a record. V.P.M. 1914 Dec. 4 Hist. to F. R. Culver. V.P.M. 1922 June 18. Hist. to Mrs. New Dike. Ald. 1923 Jan. 19 hist. to G. E. Cole - Eld. 1929 Mch. 9. " " Mrs. H. W. Curran 1930 Oct. 22. Hist. to Horace Baird. V.P.M.

Dec 26. Amariah Watson Ohio.
Columbiana Dec 18 1853
from 1845 to 1847 2 years
$80 Secretary at War
St. Louis
Washington
D.C.

P. 20 Ashland, April 28th '22 Dept of Veterans
Penstons Bureau, Dear Sir:-
Would you please forward me the pension records of Amariah Watson soldier of the American Revolution.
His home was Hartford Conn. His war record began in 1775.
Am desirous of becoming a member of the Daughters of the Revolution and am

advised that the pension record is necessary
Yours truly
Mrs. V. M. Slice 104 College Ave. Ashland Ohio.

F. B. Culver, 125- W. 22 d ST., Baltimore, Md.
Letter dated Dec 1- " Recd Dec 7-
(Letter in care S. F. 18 551. David Post)

Mansfield O. Jan 8th 1923
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Enclosed you will find blank filled out as per your request.
Please send Amariah Watson's Soldier of the American Revolution, War Record to me.
Yours truly
G. E. Cook
140 Bowman St. Mansfield Ohio.

Ex. EW Div. P.W. War.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11 , 1922
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
1 st Name of widow Catherine Pettibone No. of claim, _____ Name of soldier Amariah Watson
P.O. address of claimant, Soldier at enlistment + after service New Hartford Conn. Company 1775 - Capt Uriah Seymour
Regiment _____ ✓ State where enlisted New Hartford Conn. Date of enlistment Aug 2 Feb 18th 1752 Date of discharge 1836
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers. Captains Uriah Seymour, N. Merrill E. Seymour, W. Seymour John Return attached letter with reply. others Wilson
Washington Gardner Commissioner.

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GEO. W. NEWHOUSE, CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, TRUNKS, SUIT CASES AND HAND BAGS.
Box 204 Bellville, Ohio, Nov 25 1912
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Can you send me the War Record of "Amariah Watson" private in the Conn. Light Horse. and also his pension records. and any other that you may have of him.
Trusting that I may
receive an early reply
I remain yours Truly
Levi S. Newhouse S.A.R.

LAW OFFICE OF A. W. LEWIS GALION, OHIO
October. 15. '09
Mr J. L. Davenport Acting Com. Pensions Washington D.C.
FIRST DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OCT 16 1909 U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
Dear Sir: I desire the military record of the following soldiers of the Revolution and I shall be glad to have you make an examination of the records with a view to furnishing same, to wit:
Francis Watson, Enlistment 1875 & 1876 New Hartford, Conn.
Samuel Lewis. Enlistment from Somerset Co N.J.
Thomas Lewis " " " "
Thomas Lewis " " " Jacob Lewis. " { Basking Ridge, " { " ^ " { Born Oct 27 1734. "
Please add to your report. all items of record bearing upon these persons and oblige,
Yours Truly St. Louis

Rev
Bethville Em Ohio
June 28. 09.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington. D.C.
Dear Sir:
In looking over the family records. I find that an ancestor Amariah Watson is mentioned as being a soldier of the Revolution.
I have written to several places and was referred to us. as probable assistants.
As yet I have found no definite proof.
He is mentioned as having enlisted either at Hartford Conn. or Luzerne Co. Pa., He died at Lexington Ohio year 1835. aged 85 years.

The inscription upon the Tomb-stone also mentions his being a soldier of the Revolution. So there certainly must be a record of his enlistment some where.
You will find stamp enclosed for return reply
Yours very Truly
Louis Glenn Hewhouse
Belleville
Richland Co. Ohio

Pension Bureau - Washington. D.C. Can
you give me the war record of S. 4717. only cl. Amariah Watson Revolutionary Soldier also the dates of his marriages and his wives names.
Also the record of S. 32,524 only cl. John Sowers Revolutionary soldier.
Respectfully (Mrs) Fannie Sowers Ross 7508 Linnview Ave Cleveland O.

Mc Minneville Ore.
Feb. 23-29.
Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:-
On Feb. 4-29 I
wrote you asking for a copy of the pension papers of Amariah Watson, soldier of the American Revolution and also for a copy of the pension papers of the widow of

Daniel Jackson, soldier of the Revolution. Her name was Jemima Benjamin Jackson.
I am very anxious to get these copies & since I have not heard from you I have taken the liberty of writing again fearing my first letter may have gone astray.
Thanking you for an early reply, I am
Very truly Yours
Mrs. H. W. Curran.

Mc Minneville Ore. Feb. 4, 1929
Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Gentlemen;
Will you please send me a copy of the Pension papers of Amatiah Watson , soldier of the American Revolution.
Will you also please send me the copy of pension papers of the widow of Daniel Jackson , soldier of the Revolution. Papers on file in the office of the Adjutant General of the State of New Jersey show she received a pension. Her name was Jemima Benjamin Jackson.
Thanking you for this favor, I am
Very truly yours
Laura Jackson Currin
(Mrs. H. W. Currin)

Linnane County p
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Amariah Watson who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise time and length of his service but according to his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following Grades  for  Weeks as a private in a hussar house under Captain Scammon, For Five Months as a private under Captain Merrill, For one Month as a private under Captain Elijah Scammon For Six Months as a private under Captain Mary Scammon, I next enlisted & served for Three Months as a private under Captain Doherty Watson & continued under him one Month after the term of enlistment, I again served For Six Months as a private under Captain Elijah Scammon, Next & last I served for Six Months Weeks as a private under the same Captain at New Haven, I served to the best of my recollection several other short terms but can not speak positively, But of above stated in all I did not serve less than Two years and one Month - and for such service I claim a pension
I served at different periods as above stated from the year 1775 to 1780 - but cannot recollect dates by reason of my advanced age & infirmity -
Simon Hubbell
Amariah Watson
Donley Siler Dec 12 - 1822

Luzerne County ss
I, Isaac Brownson Reuben of Dria, etc. In and for said county of Luzerne and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Do certify that Thomas Dyer whose name is subscribed within Instrument of Conveying is an acting Justice of the Peace in said county and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that full faith and credit may be given to all his acts and deeds as such - -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Wilkes-Barre this Thirteenth day of December Anno Domini 1832
Isaac Brownson Reuben