Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14787, Solomon Waring, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Waring, Solomon. or Warring
S. 14 787
Carded
CONTENTS

24. 1592  New York  Solomon Haining of Oswego Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Corps commanded by Captain Hanson of the Regt. commanded by Col. — in the New York line for 9 Months
Solomon Haining Penn. Line.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Nov. 1833 — and to J. Skinner Union Square
  Arrears to the 4th of Ap '33  $ 75    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th '34  15     $ 90  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Exp. June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. C. Hays Clerk. Book 6. Vol. 4. Page 128
Letter to H. Fitch Esq 31 Sep 1840
Duplicate Certificate issued Oct 1840 and sent to H. Fitch Esq Central Square Oswego Co New York

214 31
Solomon Waring Oswego county New York
214 31
Adm 9. Months $ 30
Avery Skinner Union Square New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 show 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 Solomon Waring, Oswego 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.     Enlisted 1797 9 private Capt Harrison Major Schuyler Novick 79 Tradition   various short tours over 6  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B., who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[1] 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.
[2] 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 [1] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[4] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[5] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

W. H. Burroughs 24.645 -40 24.159 91.204 -40
Pharris 25 th June 1877 Dear Sir -
When at Ban- andaigua you were informed that Mr Baird made application for Bounty Land in the name of Peter Burghart This is a mistake it is William in- stead of Peter. The old man died Sept 15 th 1848 age 65 years Lived in the town of Hartlyp I think near Caughdenoy
Has Baird made application for Pensions for George Hartly son of Solomon Hartly who

was in the Revolution he drew pension until he died has never drawn any land-
How comes on the applications of Joseph Pritchard & A. Ruff which you told me were on your table?
Yours truly M. B. Lee W. Gilbert

92.924 Peter Besholf 71.294
MW " 77.587 90
152.210
total cost

In the Matter of Solomon Warring an Applicant for a Pension under the act of the June 1832
21431

State of New York
County of Oswego ss -
On this 24 th day of September 1832
personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas now sitting Solomon Warring of the Town of Hastings in said County aged Seventy two 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 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated viz
That he enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Hawson Major John Davenport's detachment for guarding the sea board in 1777 - for the term of nine Months. that he served said term faithfully at Norwalk Connecticut and was dismissed but obtained no regular discharge. That he was frequently called out on a draft or rallied by Alarms as often as once or twice a week for about six months and was often engaged in driving the Cow boys from their hiding places or preventing them from taking property from citizens - . That he was born in Norwalk Connecticut - in 1761. that in 1785 he moved to Ballstown New York - from thence to Constantia in said County of Oswego -
That he has no other evidence of his service in his power of his service. that he is now an Inhabitant of the County of Oswego Town of Constantia Hastings where I have resided for 14 years - that except the officers above named he has lost all recollection of their names - And that he hereby relinquishes all and every claim 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 in the Union -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Solomon Warring
Sworn & subscribed before me this 24 th Sep r 1832 -
D. H. Husean Deputy Clerk

We Samuel W Leonard Clergyman of the of Hastings Town of Hastings  Richland and Benjamin Winch of the Town of Richland do certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Waring who has subscribed his name and sworn to the above declaration and we believe him to be seventy two years old - that he is respected and beloved in the neighbor- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Benjamin Winch Sworn & subscribed before me to the above before me this 24 th day of September 1832.
Samuel W Leonard
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 certify that it appears to them that Samuel W Leonard who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Hastings - and that Ben- jamin Winch who has also signed the same is a Resident of the town of Richland and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Dated Sep r 24 1832.
A. Skinner } Judge J. Freeman } of Oswego J. Reynolds } Co. Courts
I Eric Poor Clerk of the County of Oswego do here- by certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application

of Solomon Marring for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 th day of September 1832.
Eric Burford By P. H. Thorne Dep. Clerk

State of New York 3 d County of Oswego On this 6 th day of September 1833 personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a judge of Oswego County Courts, Solomon Waring, who being duly sworn, deponeth and saith that on or about the 1 st day of April 1777 at Norwalk Connecticut I enlisted as a soldier for the term of 9 months in the Company of Capt Nathaniel Dawson in Maj' John Davenport's detachment of Connecticut militia - I rema- ined at Norwalk, where we were stationed for the purpose of guarding the Seaboard, un- til my term of service had expired when I was discharged, but did not receive my discharge in writing. In the year 1778 I was frequently called out on alarms, but cannot tell precisely how long I served - I was here at Norwalk, Conn. in the year 1761 but have no record of my age in this State. I know of no person now living by whom I can prove my services - I now reside in the Town of Hastings where I have resided for the last 12 years, and am well acquainted with most of the inhabitants of said town, among whom are The Rev. Samuel W. Larned, a Chaplain whose cer- tificate is attached to my original de- claration, and Nicholas J. Hooserveld & Rufus Fitch Esqrs who can testify as to my character.

for truth and veracity, and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolu- tion, and for my 9 months service as above stated I claim a pension subscribed & sworn to the ~ Solomon Waring day & year first above written before me, Avery Wimmer Judge of Orange Co. Courts
We Nicholas J. Roosevelt and Russell Fitch of the Town of Hastings do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Solomon Waring who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration, and we believe him to be seventy two years of age - that he is a person of truth & veracity & is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution; and that we concur in that opinion subscribed & sworn this ~ N. J. Roosevelt 6th day of Apr 1833 ~ Russell Fitch before me, Avery Wimmer Judge of Orange Co. Courts
I Avery Wimmer, Judge of Orange Co. Courts do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Nicholas J. Roosevelt & Russell Fitch who have subscribed & sworn to the foregoing certificate that they are both persons of strict truth and veracity residing in the Town of Hastings and that their statement is entitled to full credit Avery Wimmer Judge of Orange Co. Courts

I Erie Poor Clerk of the County of Erie do hereby certify that Henry  Henry  Shimer before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County (which is a court of record) and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and justly believe his name subscribed to the swear of the foregoing affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature as witness my hand and Seal of Office this 10th day of Sept. A.D. 1833
Erie Poor Clerk By D. M c Pherson Dep. Clerk

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
Aug 2 Am June 16 17 , 1926
Mrs. James A. Venable 1434 Iroquois Ave Detroit, Mich
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 14787, it appears that Solomon Waring or Warring was born in 1761 at Norwalk, Connecticut. Names of parents not on file.
He enlisted at Norwalk, Connecticut, April 1, 1777 and served nine months as private in Captain Nathaniel Slawson's Company, under Major John Davenport, in the Connecticut Troops, and guarded the sea coast.
He was called out in 1778, on several alarms, no officers nor length of service given.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 24, 1832, while a resident of Hastings, Oswego County, New York.
A son George is the only child referred to.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

W. H. Munroe P.M. Wilson Square N.Y. Sept. 19th.
Dear
Mr. Cutt
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Union Square Sept. 19. 1833
Sir, Enclosed I return you the pension papers of Solomon Waring with an additional declaration stating with more precision the term of his service. He cannot furnish any proof, nor give a more explicit statement. He is an honest & poor man, and I doubt not he has served as he states.
P.S. I should have returned these papers to you at an earlier day had not business & ill health prevented my attending to them.
I am, Sir, Respectfully,
Your obedt. Servt. A. W. Weston
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr. of Pensions.

Central Syn. Ch. Sept 24-1864 Sept 28. 1840 Wolvan
Dear James H. Ward Count of Friends New York Washington City D.C.

Central Square Sept 24 1840
Sir Solomon Waring of the town of Hastings County of Orange State of New York a revolutionary pensioner under the Act of June 1832 has had the misfortune to lose his pension certificate by the burning of his house. — The fact of his having had a certificate is known to me as in my capacity of a magistrate I have for some time past done his business for him.
The object of this communication is to get directions & the requisite information to get a new certificate
Therefore if consistent with your business & if you are the proper officer to whom application ought to be made in such cases you will confer a favor by answering this as soon as convenient
Respectfully yours H. Fitch P.M. Central Square Orange Co. N.Y.
James S. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Osage ss. State of New York
On this Fifth day of October 18 40 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Osage personally appeared Solomon Waring who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Hawson in the regiment commanded by Colonel _____ in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the Ten  fifth day of July - 18 40 at or near the Town of Hastings in the County of Osage aforesaid he lost his Certificate with his house & all his other papers which were destroyed by fire
Solomon Waring
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Huntington Siton Justice

Osage County ss Rufus Fitch In being duly sworn I say h. is acquainted with the Solomon warning and will know him to be the same person described in the within affidavit also knows of his having had certificate from having formerly acted as his agent in procuring his pension Sworn & subscribed before me this 5 th day of October 1840 Huntington Fitch Justice
Rufus Fitch
State of New York Osage County ss I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Huntington Fitch that he is an acting Justice of the Peace of the County of Osage and that his signature of the above and the initials in his proper handwriting and true signature as such Justice Hartsville October 9. 1840. J. V. B. West Minister of the Gospel

Alurgo County 10 Teron of Hastings
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Rafe Fitch and that I know him to be a person of truth & veracity Given under my hand this 3 rd day of Oct 1840
Huntingdon Fitch, India
Solomon Warner says he does not recollect the name of the Colonel who commanded the Regiment to which he belonged but was commanded by a Colonel who belonged to the regular army.
Huntingdon Fitch, India

Mc Ewen Oct 13 1846 No Ewen
Central Japan Oct 10 1846 Aoyama My
James L. Edwards Com. of Indian War Dept Washington D

Rehman
14784 INVALID.
File No. 14 787
Solomon Waring *
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 1882
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 295
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Solomon Waring *
Records ordered 3rd 22/07. S
1926-page 17-That to Mrs. Jameson. Wealth Sec letter in Christian Home N. 7459 and

A telephone response from General Acct. Office, June 18- 1929, advised that a power of atty. was signed by Solo- mon Haring, this soldier, on Mch. 6, 1844 & that the atty. received on Mch. 13, 1844 which was due the soldier. No widow's name appears on their records. MMWZ