Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11709, Richard West, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
born
West, Richard
S. 11709
CONTENTS
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20.785 New York
Richard West of Canajoharie in the State of New York who was Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Nash , of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dening in the NYork line for Fulton
Conn. Line. may 13/05. Records corrected.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Oct. 1831 and due to  M. Frank Attica
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $ 200 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4th Mch 34 40 $240
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. Col. S. S. S. Clerk.
Recorded by Book E Vol. 4 Page 40

18042
Richard West Greene Co N.Y.
e.g. Admitted Private 12 months

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 17 183 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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: \} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement,  shewing the Service of Richard West Genesee County New York
    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.     Jan'y 1780 1 0 11 mi Capt Nash Col Dummer & Dening None Halifax at Sanford Sanford Connecticut aged ninety years & months Living witness   
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 he 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 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.
The notes from [a] to [e] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Richard West Pension papers
Sims certificate to Clinton Tatham Atkin Greene County N. York.

State of New York } ss. On this sixteenth day of County of Genesee } October in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Genesee now sitting Richard West a Resident of the Town of Darien in the County of Genesee and State of New York aged Ninety years and Two months who being first duly sworn under ding 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
That in the month of January but on what day in that month he does not recollect in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty at Fairfield in the State of Connecticut bordering on the sea - That he the said Richard West enlisted as a private soldier for the term of Nine months into the Militia of the State of Connecticut called the State guards under

Captain Thomas Nash of Fairfield aforesaid and then and there joined the company common due by the said Thomas Nash & Lieutenant John Duncan and the said company joined and was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jonathan Dinnon or Denny - That he the said Richard West served as a private soldier in said Regiment and company for the said term of nine months in the said Town of Fairfield as a guard on the sea shore - That he was stationed on the sea shore in Fairfield aforesaid all the time during the said term of nine months and at the expiration of said term he could obtain no discharge from the army as no other guards arrived to supply their places - That he thinks it was three months before any other guards arrived on the sea shore after the expiration of his enlistment and is positive that he was not discharged till some time in the month of December 1780 and he thinks that he was not discharged till in the month of January 1781 - that he received no written discharge That he has no doubt that he served one year at the time above mentioned and that at the time he was discharged and ever since he has always called it a year's service

That he served on the Saw Shore in Fair field aforesaid after the expiration of his said term of enlistment till he was dischar- ged - That he served with and in the Militia and knew no regular affairs com- panies or Regiments - That he knew no other Militia officers or companies as the said company in which he served as aforesaid was stationed pretty much by itself and had but little intercourse with them - That he was in some Skirmishes with the Tories and Refugees and in one Skirmish the said company killed three of the enemy - That he resided in the the said Town of Fairfield at the time he enlisted as above stated - That he has above stated the particulars of his service as near as he can recollect - that he knows of no docu- mentary evidence to prove his services above mentioned - That Isaac Elwood is now living he believes who enlisted with him and served in the same company with the said West during the term of service above mentioned and he is the only person that he knows of who knows any thing about his the said West's service in the Revolutionary war that said Elwood lives in Livingston County in the State of New York - That he was born

in Smithtown on Long Island in the State of New York in the year seven hundred and forty two - That he has a Record of his age in his Bible which he keeps at home in Darien aforesaid - That he resided and was living when called in to service in Fairfield aforsaid - That since the Revolutionary he has lived in Fairfield aforesaid, also in Arlington in the County of Bennington in the State of Vermont also in Salem in the County of Washington in the State of New York, also in Bridge water in the State of New York - also in Warren in Herkimer County New York - and also in the Town of Darien in the County of Green and State of New York - And I now live in the said Town of Darien - Elders also Burdick, Daniel Kendrick Benjamin C. Adams, Silas Kidder and Stephen Hoyt of Darien aforesaid are persons to whom I am well known and who reside in my present neighbourhood and who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution -
That he the said Richard West has above stated that he enlisted for the term of nine months and supposed it was so till he received the affidavit of Isaac Edwood hereunto annexed and on examining the said affidavit he thinks it is very probable that he enlisted for the

term of One year instead of nine months; That he is very forgetful; but knows that he served One year as above stated That he has no documenta- ry evidence to prove his revolutionary services
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 -
Sworn to and subscribed } the day and year aforesaid } in open Court
Timothy Fitch Clerk
Richard his West mark
Hugh Wallis Mr Asa  clergymen  Buel a clergymen residing in the Town of Darien in said county of Genesee and Asa Buel also a clergymen residing in the said Town of Darien hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard West who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Ninety 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 } Hugh Wallis - the day and year aforesaid } Issa Burdick in open Court Timothy Fitch Clerk
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 Issa Burdick who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Darien in the said County of Genesee and that Hugh Wallis is a clergyman who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Darien and is a credible person and that their state- ment is entitled to credit
Isaac Wilson William Mitchell Robert Carr

I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Genesee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard West for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of October in the year 1832.
Timothy Fitch Clerk

State of New York } ss - Isaac Elwood of the County of Livingston } ----- Town of Nunda in the County of Allegany and State of New York being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is twenty four years of age and upwards. And fur- ther this Deponent saith that before the year 1780 and in the year 1780 he knew Richard West who then resided in Fairfield in the State of Connecticut and that he now knows the said Richard West and knows him to be the same identical Richard West who is named mentioned and described in the declaration for a pension herunto annexed And further this Deponent saith that he this Deponent and the said Richard West at Fairfield aforesaid in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty and in the month of January in the same year both enlisted together at one time as private soldiers on the seashore for the term of three  twelve months into the Militia of the State of Connecticut called the State guards under Captain Thomas Nash and then and there he this Deponent and the said Richard West joined the company commanded by the said Thomas

Wash - And further that the said Com- pany joined the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jonathan Demmon - and that he this Deponent and the said Richard West served together in the said Company and Regiment as guards on the sea shore in Fairfield aforesaid for the term of One year from the time he the said Richard West and this Deponent enlisted as aforesaid And further this Deponent saith that in the month of January he this Deponent and the said Richard West were discharged together at the same time but received no written discharge either of them - And further this Deponent saith that at the expiration of the said term of Nine months he this Deponent was not nor was the said Richard West discharged for the reason that no guards came to relieve them and they were obliged to stay to guard the shore for the term of Three months after the expiration of the said term of enlistment That he this Deponent well knew the said Richard West from the time he enlisted as aforesaid and before that time and all the time he this Deponent and the said Richard

West served together as aforesaid and during the said year which they served together as aforesaid in this Deponent saw the said Richard West almost every day in the service of the United States as one of the guards - That in this Deponent and the said Richard West served in said Company and Regiment for the term of one year as aforesaid all the time on the sea shore in Fairfield aforesaid - I so see & know
October 6. 1832. Subscribed and
sworn before me
Jared P. Dodge Justice
State of New York
Livingston County
I certify that Jared P. Dodge before whom the pre- ceding affidavit purports to have been sworn and whose signature appears to the same was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace of said County legally authorized to administer oaths. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing
and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit is his own proper handwriting and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office
this 8th day of October A.D. 1832
Chauncey R. Bond Clerk of Livingston County by S.G. Haverby

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the within named Isaac Elwood who has subscribed and sworn to the within affidavit before me and that he is a credible person and reputable for truth and veracity and strict integrity - Dated June 18. 1833
Jared P. Dodge Justice of the Peace
State of New York Livingston County } } Chauncy R. Bond clerk of the said county certify that Jared P. Dodge whose signature appears to the above certificate of credibility was at the date thereof a legally authorized justice of the Peace of said County. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said justice and truly believe his name subscribed to the said certificate of credibility is his own proper hand writing & signature
Witness my hand and seal of office at Geneseo June 18 th
AD 1833
C. R. Bond Clerk By S. G. Keaveny Deputy
Richard West Pension Papers -
18042

20 20 State of New York } ss. On this twelfth day of June Genesee County } in the year 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned James C. Lawrence a Justice of the Peace James Sutherland a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Richard West of the Town of Durand in said County who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the very same identical Richard West who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration for a pension her- unto annexed - And further in the said Richard West deposeth and saith that when he made his declaration it was upon he had received the affidavit of Isaac Edwards hereto annexed and supposed he enlisted for nine months but after receiving said Edwards affidavit he was satisfied he enlisted for a year and served that term with the said Edwards - That this Deponent will be Ninety one years of age next August and is very infirm and forgetful - That since he made his said declaration for a pension he has reflected on the subject of his enlistment

And further he the said Richard West deposeth and saith that in the month of January in the year 1780 he enlisted for the term of One year into the said Captain Thomas Nash's Company and Colonel Derrmond Regiment of Connecticut Militia called the State guards as a private soldier and served as a private soldier in garrison in said Company and Regiment by virtue of said enlistment for the full term of One year and was duly discharged in the month of January 1781 that he served said year at Fairfield with said Company and Regiment as he has stated in said declaration - That he served with an armed body called into service by competent authority and for the time during which the said service was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit That he served one year as above stated and for such service he claims a pension -
Sworn to and subscribed this twelfth day of June 1833 before me
Richard his West mark
James Sutherland Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Richard West who has made his mark to the above affidavit and that he does not nor can he write his name - Dated June 12. 1833
James Sutherland Justice of the peace

State of New York Genesee County } ss Benjamin West of the Town of } Davis in said County being duly } sworn deposes and saith that that he this } deponent did on the seventeenth day of June instant } go to Nunda in the County of Allegany New York } for the purpose of getting an affidavit of } Isaac Elwood of Nunda aforesaid who has subscri- } bed and sworn to the affidavit before Jared P. Dady } Justice of the peace which affidavit is hereto annexed } And this Deponent further saith that he then } and there ascertained that the said Isaac } Elwood was dead - And this deponent saith that } the said Isaac Elwood is dead - And further } this deponent saith that he was well acquainted with } the said Isaac Elwood in his life time and saw } the said Isaac Elwood last full in the month of October } And further this Deponent saith not -
Sworn to and subscribed this 19 th day of June 1833 before me
Benjamin West
Frederick C. Harnam
Justice Peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Benjamin West who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me and that he is a credible person and respon- sible for truth and accuracy and strict integrity Dated June 19. 1833 Frederick C. Harnam Justice Peace

State of New York Genesee County
ss. I Timothy Fitch Clerk of said County do hereby certify that James Sutherland before whom the annexed affidavit and proceedings of Richard Witt for parts to have been taken and made was at the date of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit and proceedings is genuine.
And I further certify that Frederick C. Farnam before whom the within affidavit and proceedings purport to have been taken and made was at the date of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit and proceedings is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal of office at Batavia this twentieth day of June 1833.
Timothy Fitch Clerk By D. Pringle Deputy

by Justice certifying credibility of Witness & County Clerk certifying that the officer was a Justice That he has also amended by his affidavit stating where he served &c according to the requisition of the War Department -
First certificate to Clinton Farnham & others Green County N.Y.

Richard
11709 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 11709
Richard West Priv Beer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 399
[Arrangement of 1870.]