Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25502, Thomas Treat, Conn

24.138 New York
Thomas Treat
of Waterloo, in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Lay. — of the Regt. commanded by Col. Wells in the New York line for 8 months and 6 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 27 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Nov. 1833 and sent to Mansfield Italy
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. '33 $68.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14 th '34 13.60 $81.93
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. C. Miles Clerk, Book E, Vol. 4, Page 81.
St. L. Mo. Marchwell
Oct 1. 47
66 5 99 27 33
54.66 12.00 15.27

In the matter of Thomas Forst A Revolutionary Soldier
Claiming a Pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
He served about eight months or upwards in Connecticut State Troops and militia
If allowed he desires his Pension certificate sent to Haly P. offin Yates County N.Y. to the care of Abraham Mansfield. he would prefer drawing his money from the U.S. Branch Bank in the city of N.York if his Claim be not allowed any information from the Secy at war touching his case Will be thankfully Received direct as above
The Secy's ob dt Servant
Thomas Forst

State of New York Yates County ss 3
on the 28 th day of September in the Year 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of Yates County Common Pleas now sitting Tho s Israel a resident of the Town of Italy County and State aforesaid { Seventy one — years of age the 4 th of the Present month } 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 June 7 th 1832
That he was born in the Town Glastenbury Hartford County State of Conn. Septm 11 th 1761 as he believes from a Record he saw a great many years ago kept in the Bible by his his father Resided at the Commencement of the Revolution at Glastenbury and after wards through the War resided at the said Glastenbury County & State aforesaid in 1777 This Deponent was drafted from Glastenbury aforesaid to guard and convey Burgoyne's Troops through through said State of Conn. Time of Service Six or 8 Days this being being the first of my Service under Capt. Wells — in the month of June 1780 This deponent enlisted for Eight months at Glastenbury aforesaid in the Connecticut State Troops as a Private in a Company Commanded by Capt. Ser t Lieut. McCowle Col Wells Regt. (no battle) Went from Glastenbury to New London and remained there until dismissed (does not know whether he had a written Discharge or not)

in may or June 1781 this deponent was called out on an alarm when Arnold Burnt and destroyed N. London
This deponent has lived since the revolutionary War at Springfield and Middlefield Otsego County New York and for 20 Years Past in Italy where he Now resides
He here by 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 Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
T. J. Nevins Deputy Clerk } Thomas Treat

Certificate
Then being no resident Clergyman now residing at this time in the Town of Italy We Abraham Mansfield P.M. Elisha Southby Judge residents of the Town of Italy in the County of Yates and State of N York here by certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Pratt who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age a man of truth and veracity that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Subscribed & sworn the 28 th day of September 1832 - Abraham Mansfield Elisha Southby T. J. Nevins - deputy clerk
Certificate of the Court
and the said Court do here by declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after testing the Interrogatories Prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant Thomas Pratt Was a revolutionary Soldier and Served as he states and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Elisha Southby Judge and Abraham Mansfield (P.M.) Who signed the above Certificate are residents in the Town of Italy an credible Persons and that their statements is entitled to credit -
By order of the court T. J. Nevins deputy clerk

105141 Geo. Great v
Certificate of Clerk
I George Shearman Clerk of the Court of common Pleas in and for the county of Yates do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Great for a Pension
in Testimony Whereof I Have hereunto Set my Hand and seal of office this 28 th day Septm. A.D. 1832
George Shearman Clerk T. J. Nevins Deputy Clerk

State of New York County of Yates ss
I George Shearman Clerk of the said County and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in matter of the application of Thomas Treat for a pension And I further certify that Valentine Graham Esquire before whom the following affidavit purports to have been taken or sworn of Thomas Treat bearing date the seventeenth day of July 1833 was at the time an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county sworn and duly authorized by law to act as such and that I am well acquainted with his the said Justices hand writing and verily believe his signature to the said affidavit subscribed to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County and of the said Court at Penn Yan this Eighteenth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Geo. Shearman Clerk By R. M. Smith Deputy Clerk

State of New York, 3
Gates County ss. On this seventeenth day of July, 1833, personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of said, Thomas Treat , to me known to be the person making application for a Pension and whose papers are hereunto annexed, and who upon being duly sworn doth depose and say:
That he never received a written discharge. That he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his actual service. That there is no Minister of the Gospel residing in the neighborhood of this Deponent, but that Abraham Maxfield, Esq. Post Master at Italy, and Elisha Doubleday, Esq. one of the Judges of Gates county court of Common Pleas, can testify, and have testified to my character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution. That I served as a Private, in 1777, in Capt. Wells company for six days , as set forth in my declaration hereunto annexed. And that I served as a Private in 1780 2 nd & 3 rd in Capt. Lee Lay's company for Eight months , as set forth as aforesaid making in the whole Eight months and Six Days , and for such service I claim a Pension.
Thomas Treat
Sworn and Subscribed before me at Italy Gates County N.Y. on the day and Year above Stated. and I further certify that there has been no resident Minister of the gospel in our vicinity and that I am well acquainted with the above named Thomas Treat and verily believe from report (Turn over)

and my own knowledge respecting him that he was was in the revolutionary War in the service of his Country Valentine Graham Justice of the Peace

6097 New York Rachel Treat widow of Thomas Treat who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
1886 Aug 12 J. S. Hopkins - history Prior
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 27 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of June 1857 and sent to
Abad Jay Ovid N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 228 Vol. 4
Joy

Rachel French of New York Wid of Thomas
Please answer the within to me - Washington Dec 7. 50
W T Jackson H of Rps
I sworn & subscribed before me? 1850 this day

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838
State of New York
County of Steuben On this 6 day of November 1850 personally appeared before the subscriber the county Judge of said County Rachel Treat of said county and state aged Seventy Nine years the 10th December 1850 who after being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed the 7th July 1838, granting half pay and pensions to widows of persons who served in the war of the Revolution That she is the widow of Thomas Treat late a pensioner of the United States
She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Treat on the 3rd day of November 1791 in Midale town Otsego County New York, that her said husband the aforesaid Thomas Treat died on the 11th day of March 1847, and that she is still a widow, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794 - to wit at the date above mentioned Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and date above mentioned Rachel Treat
D. McMaster
County Judge
I certify that the above named Rachel Treat is a respectable person, and that she cannot from bodily infirmity appear in court to make her dec- laration -
D. McMaster
County Judge
State of New York ss
Steuben County I Paul C Cook Clerk of the said county do certify that David McMaster before whom the annexed two affidavits purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same County Judge in and for the said county and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verify that I am acquainted with his name subscribed to the said affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signatures
Witness my hand and seal of office this 6th day of November 1850
P. C. Cook Clerk

State of New York
County of Steuben } ss Worcester Burkage & Eunice Burkage the former 58 and the latter 54 years of age, both of whom I certify are respectable persons, after being duly sworn according to law, depose and say, that they are personally acquainted with the within applicant Rachel Treat, and have been so acquainted with her & her late husband & their family from childhood, from the earliest recollection of their deponents, and they depose and say, that she is the identical person and widow of Thomas Treat late a prisoner of the United States, and that she is still a widow, that the said Thomas Treat her late husband died on the 11th day of March 1847 leaving his said widow the within named Rachel Treat
Sworn and subscribed before me this 6 day of November 1850 D. M c Master County Judge
Worcester Burkage Eunice Burkage
State of New York
County of Steuben } ss
whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he furnished the Coffin for Thomas Treat late a prisoner & the late husband of the within named Rachel Treat, and that on refer- ring to his memorandum made at the time of furnishing said Coffin, he finds the said Thomas Treat the prisoner died on the 11th day of March 1847 eighteen hundred and forty seven, leaving his widow the within named Rachel Treat & that she is still a widow
Sworn & subscribed before me this day of 1850
Heath Amadon to me - Newbern N.Y.
W. B. Cady Rachel

3 November 1791
Thomas & Rachel West married
Saturday 4 August 1792
was born 4 evening
Monday 7 February 1792 Mary was born 3 in morning
Sunday 10 February 1792
Hannah was born 7 in evening
Thursday 14 February 1792
Emmie was born 4 in afternoon
Monday 4 June 1792
was born 10 o'clock morning
Sunday 2 May 1801
was born 9 o'clock evening
Tuesday 20 July 1803
was born 6 in the morning
Saturday 14 December 1805
was born 10 evening
Monday 12 April 1808 Emily
was born 1 in the morning
Monday 18 June 1810
was born 3 in the morning
Sunday 11 March 1812
was born 2 in morning
Saturday 15 September 1815
was born 1 afternoon

19 June 1818 Lovina was born at 6 of the clock in the morning
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112,264 { Act March 3/55 May 2/55
in Ab. Montgomery Jany 4/56 1886 Aug 12 J. S. Hopkins - history Prior
Rachel Treat, widow Thomas Treat, private
Capt. Leigh or Lay, Col.
Revolutionary War.
N.Y. bds 48-6097
W: 160 Acres May 23/56
Boyer Dr
A. C. Montgomery. Pittsburgh, M. H.
Vol. I. 139.

State of New York Steeles County } ss
On this 13 th day of April 1885 personally appeared before me co- fessors of the peace in and for the county court- house of Steeles County, Michael Great, aged 83, years a resident of the town of Prattburgh in the county & state aforesaid, who being duly sworn declares that she is the widow of Thomas Great deceased, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Leigh, or Lay - in the Pennsylvania men, that he actually served regularly in said war eight months and 13 days, for which service she has been and now is receiving a pension of $26.86 a year payable semi-annually, referred being had to all papers on file in the Pension office as evidence of her husband's service - there marriage & her right to the said pension and to Bountiful Land.
She further states that she was married to the said Thomas Great she thinks in the year 1791 1791, in Ohio County in the state aforesaid, and that her name before her said marriage was Rachel Welch, that her said husband died at Steeles in the county of Wayne in the state aforesaid - in the year 1847, and that she is now a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bountiful Land to which she may be entitled under the act passed March 5 th 1885 never having received heretofore or knowing that she is entitled except for the above service and she believes that no heretofore

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Bounty land claim Preacher Great and of Thomas Great
learned was ever received by her said husband. She hereby renokes any applications for her lands previously made or that may have been presented in her name
P C Wykoff
Rachel nee X Great Mark
I mean to subscribe and acknowledge before me the day and year first above written and on the same day personally came before me David Judson and S. Cook
residents of the county & state first above named to me known as credible witnesses who being duly sworn declare that they are personally acquainted with Rachel Great widow of Thomas Great who has made and subscribed the foregoing declaration, that they were personally acquainted with Thomas Great and wife during the life time of the former & knew that they lived together as man and wife and to be so reported and they believe that the husband of the said Rachel Great was the identical person who performed the military service mentioned in the above declarations that the above named Thomas Great is now deceased and the said Rachel Great is now a widow, and they further swear that they are disinterested in the above claim
I mean to and subscribe before David Judson and I certify that I am not Sebastian Cook interested in the claim or concerned in its presentation
P C Wykoff Justice

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Steuben County Clerk's Office, ss.
I, CHARLES W. CAMPBELL, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that J. G. Wykoff Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, elected and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said County, at Bath, this
20 th day of April — 185 57
C. W. Campbell Clerk.
names

8816141
Thomas Treat Yates Co N.Y.
ei
Admitted Private 8 mo 16 days
A. Mansfield P.M.
Thomas Treat Care of Maltby Office A. Mansfield Yates Co N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 16 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Thomas Greaty also Col. H. G.
   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.     Sept 1777. 6 or 8 Private Capt. McKey Capt. Day Col. H. G. Gloucester 71 years Traditional   end June 1780. 8 Lieut. Sheldon Gloucester   March 1781. called out on an alarm were not started Burys Co. Connecticut  
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, 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.
6 not answered

735 New York A
Rachel Treat widow of Thomas who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 27 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of June 53 and sent to Dear Sir Ever Mr.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book Vol. 2 — Page 87

✓ 29.007
5 The Ans

Suspended Claim Rachel Treat Law 29. July 1848 of N.Y. wid of Thomas a pensioner
See family record on file - See proof on file - Also, See attached proof, dates given, proof ample & sufficient to establish the claim, & to establish the marriage at any rate years before 1800, One child married in 1811, One child said to have been born 1792 - March 10 - 1853 from Noah Loyal

State of Michigan, OAKLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
of Oakland, do hereby certify, that
the annexed instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was at the time of taking the same a
I, Alfred Mauduy
Clerk of said County
Esquire, before whom
Justice of the Peace
within and for said County, duly
Ebenezer
and
sworn, and authorized by law to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing and verily believe his signature subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgement to be genuine; and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court for said County, at Pontiac, this Twelfth day of February A. D., 185 3
Alfred Mauduy
CLERK.

Blankes to be filled & to be signed by the witness, as well as further
James O'Connell passed the year 1841
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1841
1841
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State of Michigan
County of Oakland
ss Chester Burk whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that as early as 1804 and before the great Eclipse he was personally acquainted with Thomas Treat late a pensioner and his then wife Rachel Treat (at present an applicant for a pension) and with their children, that this deponents father's farm & the farm of the said Thomas Treat lay adjoining, that this deponent was born in 1791 and that the eldest children of the said Thomas & Rachel Treat were his play mates & of near his own age, that this deponent married the second child of the said Thomas & Rachel Treat, & was so married to her in 1816 and that his wife's name is Mary, & that she was born 16th Febry. 1794 that the eldest child of the said parties Thomas & Rachel Treat was born 4th August 1792, that the said widow Rachel Treat is still living
Chester Burk
Subscribed & sworn before me
this 6th day of February 1853
James Boorum Justice of the Peace

State of New York
County of Yates } ss
William Griswold whom I certify is a Respectable person and a reliable witness after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he became acquainted with Thomas Treat late a pensioner and his wife Rachael Treat at present an applicant for a pension and with their family as early as 1804 or 1805 that he resided near them in 1806 at the time of the great Eclipse he well recollects the children of the said Thomas Treat and Rachael his wife were from ten years to fourteen and others younger and that he knows that the said Thomas Treat joined farms with William Burk in the town of Middlefield County of Otsego and that he moved the said Treat and family into the town of Italy now in the County of Yates in the year 1812 and at that time the oldest child said was 20 years old and others younger and from information knows the said Rachael Treat is still a widow
Subscribed and sworn before me William Griswold this 18 th day of January 1853
Benjamin Cologrove Justice of the Peace in and for said County

State of New York, } ss. Yates County Clerk's Office.
I hereby certify that Benjamin Colegrove Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration and proceedings were had and sworn to, and who has subscribed his name thereto, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to administer oaths, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County of Yates, and of the several Courts of Record thereof, (being my official seal) this
17 th day of July 1858.
C. Martin Clerk.
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Rachel Frost Proof from Arad Joy
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State of New York ss Worcester Bank whom g County of Steuben
Certify is respectful person after being July according to 8 th 1853 Depones and says that as early as 1833 or 4 and before the great eclipse he was personally acquainted with Thomas Great late a pensioner and his then wife at present an applicant for a pension and with the three children that the Deponents fathers farm and the farm of the said Thomas Greats lay adjoining each other and that the children of the said Thomas & Rachel Great was his play mates and of near his one age and that 5 of the children was born prior to 1800 and further that he knows by comparing his age with the old child of said that he was 60 years old last August and that the widow is still alive and since with me and has none the party was ever since he was a small boy untill now
Subscribed and sworn before me
Worcester Bank
this 26 day of February 1853
Attest Read Justice
in For Said Cause

State of New York
Steuben
County Clerks Office } ss: I, Philo P. Hubbell Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Arnold D. Read Esq. before whom the annexed declaration and proceedings were had and sworn to and who has subscribed his name thereto was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn and authorized to administer oaths and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Bath this 26 th day of February 1853.
P. P. Hubbell, Clerk

J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
Elmira N. Y. 12 Sep. 1847.
Thomas Treat, a pensioner on the N. Y. Roll under certificate N o 24158, (act June 7. 1832) dated Nov. 1. 1833 at $27.33 p r . annum, died on the 11 th March 1847 leaving his widow surviving him who was married to him in November 1791.
I have been absent from here for two years past & had no concern with pension matters, so that I scarcely know whether provision is made for her or not, tho' I suppose it is so. Will you do me the favour to say whether the acts provide for her case, if the proof of marriage &c is satisfactory.
Respectfully Yr Obedt Servt R Maxwell

State of New York,
Steuben County ss Worcester Burk, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says, that he is sixty years of age; that he has been acquainted with Rachel Treat, an applicant for a pension, & who is still living & is still a widow, ever since this deponent was ten or twelve years of age, that for all of that length of time, say from forty eight to fifty years he has been personally acquainted with the family of the said Rachel Treat & of her late husband Thomas Treat, late a pensioner deceased, that this deponent distinctly recollects when a boy of a dozen years of age & of comparing ages with the eldest child of the said Thomas & Rachel Treat; & he knows well at that time they were of nearly the same age, that they were both born the same year, to wit 1792 that he was also acquainted with, their four eldest children Jared, Mary, Hannah & Eunice, all of whom were born before 1800, that he knew them all when children & very soon after 1800. That he knows their ages by the dates of his own age 48 or 50 years since compared with their ages at that time.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 26 th day of April 1852 { Worcester Burk
Andrew DeGraft Justice of the peace In and for Said County

State of New York,
County of Steubenville ss Rachel Treat being duly sworn, deposes & says that she is the widow of Thomas Treat late a pensioner deceased, that she has made an application for a pension from the said county under the law of 1838, that she is still a widow & that she now makes this her amended declaration under the law of 28 th Feb y  28 th July 1848, and asks for a pension under that act
Sworn & subscribed before me Rachel Treat this 26 th day of April 1852
Andrew DeGraff Justice of the peace In and for said County
State of New York,
Steubenville County
ss. I Philo P. Hubbard clerk of said county do hereby certify that Andrew DeGraff Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was made was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and State aforesaid and duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the County Court of said County at Bath this 27 th day of April 1852
Philp. Hubbard Clerk of Steubenville County court

14.285 Rachel Tre at No 8 widow of Thomas
NY No 790 Oct 17 June 1844 (Agent under 1838)
Married 1791 Hus d died March 1847 Ages 8 mo 16 days Fri p 27:33 per annum, coming 11 March 1847.
also Oct 2 Feb 1848
Albany
Answer to the
Massachusetts
Arad S. Jay Vice N.Y.

Revolutionary Claim State of New York Acceptance under law of 29. July 1848 Rachel Treat
This claim under the oath of the widow & her acceptance under law of 1848 with the proof accompanying it, will of course be accepted & a pension at once granted, this is expected. See old family record on file, re examine it & give it due consideration, if you please

Ovid N.Y. March 21. 51
Sir
On the 3 d Dec I mailed through Hon Wm J Jackson, the declaration of Rachel French of N.Y. her husband was a fugitive under the law of 1838, not having heard whether it had been rec d , and the time having arrived when I might expect a report, I write to beg leave to call your attention to it - You may expect to find the letter from Hon Mr Jackson put on file, from the 10 to 20 Dec
Capt Trippell may have it in his room, or Mr Cole - Please report
Most Respectfully Your Ob st Servt Abad L. Loy

Care with in Dec
Ovid N.Y. May 31 '51
Sir
On the 3 d Dec last, I inclosed the declaration of Rachel Freck of N.Y. through the hands of Hon Mr T Jackson, it was probably filed in your Office before the middle of Dec - I have rec d no report, will you please inform me if it was rec d .
Respectfully Your Ob d Serv t Abad Joy

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25. 502
Rachel Treat Widow of Thomas Treat Priv. Rev. War
Act Feb. 2 nd 1848
Index : Vol 7 , Page 252
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1923-Aug. 20 - Hist. to Mrs. D. H. Moore Galt.

Hillsdale, Mich., Aug. 7, 1923.
Pension Bureau Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me the records of Thomas Treat, a Revolutionary pensioner abiding in Wayne Co., N.Y., aged 77 in 1840, and of Jeremiah Barnes, (1756-1850) who lived at Richmond, N.H.?
Thank you -
Yours truly (Mrs. D.R.) Virian Lynn Moore State Consulting Registrar D.A.R. of Michigan

EVOLUTIONARY WAR AUG 11 1923 SECTION

Brief in the case of Rachel Inat, widow of Thomas Stueber County and State of New York act 17 June 1844 V c
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner at $27.53 per ann Proof of marriage — Original family record and proof of cohabitation before 1794
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
A. Loe Coed NY
J. C. C. Examining Clerk.

No 14.285
Rachel Treat widow of Thomas.
N. Y.
Act of 7 th July 1838.
Letter to Hon: W. J. Jackson Mar: 20 th 1851.
A. Jay June 19/51 Hon W. A. Dackett Sep 7/52

AWJ No. 25502  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 192
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of Thomas Great , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the soldier's widow's claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 7 days Pvt. Caleb Wells ✓ Conn   June 1780 8 mos. Lee Gay Wells   1781        
Battles engaged in, at the burning of New London Conn. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Glastonbury Conn. Date of application for pension, Sept. 28-1832. His cl. was al. Residence at date of application, Italy, Yates Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, B. Sept. 4-1761 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co. Conn. Remarks: He died March 11-1847 in Arcadia, Wayne Co. N.Y.  Soldier married in Middletown, Otsego Co. N.Y. Nov. 3-1791-  Rachel Welch, who was born Dec. 10-1771, she was  allowed pen. on her ap. ex. Nov. 6-1850, while living in  Steuben Co. N.Y. In 1855 she was living in  Prattsburg, N.Y.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
awt Aug. 20, 1933.
Mrs. D. K. Moore, Hillsdale, Michigan;
Madam;
In addition to the military history of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Thomas Treat, W. 25502, you are furnished the following data as to his children;
Jared born Aug. 4, 1792. Mary " Feb. 4, 1794. Hannah " Feb. 1, 1796. Eunice " Feb 18, 1797. Freelove " June 4, 1799. Jean " May 2, 1801. Nancy " July 30, 1803. Zora or Nora " Dec. 14, 1805. Emely " Apr. 12, 1808. Russel " June 18, 1810. Ansel " Mch. 14, 1813. - land " Sept. 14, 1815. Lovina " June 13, 1818.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.