Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11035, for Gill Malory, Vermont

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
W. H.
Malory Gill Malory or
S 11035
Carded
CONTENTS

New York
Will Mallory
of Onondago in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Allen of the Regt. commanded by Col. Allen in the New York line for 14 Months and 23 days
Will Mallory
State of New York
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 50 Dollars 19 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct. 1823 and sent to M c Lauren & Co. Albany
Arrears to the 14th of Sep r 33 $125.47 Pension allowance ending 1 st M r 34 25.09 $150.56
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. C. Allen Clerk. Book E. Vol. 1. Page 69.

State of New York County of Onondaga ss
On this eighth day of January Eighteen hundred & thirtythree personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Chancery of the State of New York now sitting at Onondaga Gill Mallory a resident of the town of Elbridge in the County of Onondaga and State of New York aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated, That he enlisted on the sixteenth day of April 1779 into a company of Rangers (so called) at the town of Wells in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont for the term of seven months under Captain Parmachoo Allen of the town of Pawlet in said county of Rutland - That the first lieutenant of said company was James Benjamin Averis, & the second lieutenant was James Smith. That he served in said company for seven months, & was discharged with the rest of the company at Castleton in the County of Rutland & State of _____ Vermont on the sixteenth day of November of the same year - That he resided in the town of Wells, county of Rutland & State of Vermont when he entered the service - that he was a volunteer that he was in no battles, that he was stationed at Castleton aforesaid, & marched from there to Leydenburgh Hubbleton, from thence to Salisbury, from thence to Sholam from thence to Chimney Point, from thence to Addison from thence to Middlebury & back to Castleton, & this march was performed many times by him with the rest of said company during said seven months scouting & reconnoitering - That said company was raised by the State of Vermont, but he does not know what regiment they were attached to as they never joined any regiment, but were employed

as above mentioned during the said period of seven months — He further states that he does not remember of having any written discharge when he left the service, & if he did, he has lost it — that he knew Col. Ethan Allen, of the Army & frequently saw him at Castleton during said term of seven months giving directions to the said Captain Parmachooch Allen
He further states that on the seventeenth of May 1781, he engaged in the service of the State troops of the State of Vermont in the department of the Commissary general of purchases in forwarding provisions to the Army, at the town of Wells in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont, under Joseph Farnsworth Commissary General of Provisions, & served in that department from the said seventeenth day of May 1781 to the tenth day of January 1782 when he received a discharge from said Joseph Farnsworth Commissary General of provisions which is hereto annexed — That during said time he was engaged in transporting provisions from Wells to Poultney by water on Lake St. Austin in said State of Vermont, in the boats of said State; said Lake was then called Wells Pond — That the receipts hereto annexed are receipts, given for provisions transported by him the said Gill Mallery & taken up by him from the said Commissary General when he received the discharge of said Commissary hereto annexed & are all the testimony he can procure of said service — That he has no documentary evidence of the first term of service above mentioned, & that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except the affidavit of Samuel S. Murriman, which is hereto annexed —
He hereby relinquishes every claim

whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.  Sworn to & subscribed the Day & year aforesaid Daniel Moseley Brevet Judge  Gill Mallory
We Elnathan North a clergyman residing in the town of Elbridge County of Onondaga & State of New York & Jonas Chapell  Nathan North of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gill Mallory who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion, & that the said Gill Mallory, is a man of good character, for truth & veracity.  Sworn & subscribed the Day & year aforesaid Daniel Moseley Brevet Judge  The name "Nathan North" inserted in 3 d line & the name "Jonas Chapell" erased before signing  Elnathan North Nathan North

And the said board 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 board further certify, that to the best of their knowledge, that Ebenezer North who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman resident in the town of Elbridge and that Nathan North who has also signed the same is a resident in said town of Elbridge and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel Moseley Vice Chancellor
Daniel S. Moseley Deputy Clerk of the board of Review of the Seventh Revisions for the state of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said board in the matter of the application of Gil Moore for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of January 1833 Daniel S. Moseley Deputy Clerk

State of New York Onondaga County ss
Samuel S. Merriiman being duly sworn says he resides in the town of Wells in the County of Rutland in the state of Vermont, is a farmer by occupation, & is aged sixty nine years, & in his seventieth year - Deponent further saith, he well knows Gill Mallory, who now resides in the town of Ellenburgh in the County of Onondaga, & formerly resided in the town of Wells in the County of Rutland & state of Vermont aforesaid, & has known him for fifty six years - That on the 16 th day of April 1778, or 1779. (but which year this deponent can not now positively swear) the said Gill Mallory & this deponent enlisted into a company of rangers (so called) at said town of Wells commanded by Captain Parmachoo Allen of the town of Pittsfield in said County of Rutland & state of Vermont for the term of six  seven months & regularly served in said Company for & during the said term of seven months
And this deponent understand that said Company was raised under the direction of The Hon. Thomas Chittenden Esquire then Governor of said state of Vermont for the protection of the northern frontier - Deponent further saith the said Gill Mallory & this deponent were discharged on the 16 th day of November next after our said enlistment, at the town of Castleton in said County of Rutland & state of Vermont - but no written discharges were given to us or to any of the Company, & further this deponent saith not
The word "seven" interlined in the 16 th line before signing & the word "Vermont" written on erasure in 25 th line
Subscribed & sworn to before Samuel S. Merriiman me this 7 th day of Oct. 1831
D. S. Minton one of the justices of the peace in & for the said County of Onondaga

State of New York Onondaga County ss
Betsey Lombard of the town of Elbridge in said County being duly sworn with she has been well acquainted with Samuel T. Merriam who made the foregoing affidavit for the last twenty years, that he resides in Wells, County of Rutland & State of Vermont - That he is a man of truth & veracity & has sustained that character ever since this deponent knew said Merriam -
Sworn & subscribed this 24 th day of December 1832
Betsey Lombard
Lyman H. Wilson Justice one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County of Onondaga
State of New York } County of Onondaga } ss
I, Reuben S. Hoss Clerk of the said County do certify that Lyman H. Wilson before whom the preceding Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing verily believe his name subscribed to the jurat of the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 7th day of January 1833. R. S. HOSS Clerk
State of New York } ss County of Onondaga } p. I, Reuben S. Hoss Clerk of the said County do certify that David B. Winton before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurat of the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 7th day of January 1833. R. S. HOSS Clerk

No 21.871
Gill Malloy Onondago NY
Schittul Private 14 mo & 23 days
3.53 46.60 50.19
100.38 25.09 125.47
J. R. Lawrence Family, Onondago NY

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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. 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.
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A Statement, shewing the Service of Gill Mallory Brondago
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enl April 16 th 1779 7 Private Capt Allen 77 years Traditional Evidence   17 th May 81 until 10 th Aug 82 indefinite Comm y ary Col Allen Routland 60 for most stated credibly by the Court Documentary evidence to part of service  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
* Commissary-general of purchases employed applicant to transport by water provisions - such service not embraced.

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 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 days 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, (1) 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.
[2] 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 was 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 [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in quote [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.
John N. Ashton

7 Gill Walong J. P. de 11035 pt.
to Gill Walong

To Genl. Mallery } Bennington Jan y 10 th
Sir This shall answer for a Discharge for all Receipts which I have against you in the Public Department from the Beginning of the World to the Date above. I am Francis Davis
for Joseph Farnworth C.G.O.

Per Han
11.035 INVALID.
File No. 11.035
Will Maloney Prin. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 238
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Will Maloney Records corrected. Mar. 24, 1906.

State of New York Onondaga County ss
James R. Lawrence of the town of Camillus in said County being duly sworn faith, that, he drew the affidavit of Samuel S. Merriman hereunto annexed & the same was sworn to before David B. Winton a justice of the peace of said County of Onondaga on the 7 th day of October 1831 - That said Samuel S. Merriman was an old man, but perfectly intelligent - That he was then on a visit to said County of Onondaga but resided in the town of Wells in the State of Vermont as this deponent understood & sincerely believes to be true, & soon after returned to said State of Vermont & has not been here since to the knowledge or belief of this deponent - This deponent further saith that in the forepart of June last & as soon as deponent received from the pension department the pension papers of said Gill Mallory with objections, this deponent drew an other affidavit like the one hereunto annexed (signed by said Merriman) & sent it by mail post paid directed to said Saml. S. Merriman to Wells in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont requesting said Merriman immediately to make oath thereto before some justice of the peace there & procure a certificate from such justice according to the form given by the instructions from the Secretary at war & return it to this deponent by mail
This deponent further saith that he has received no answer from said Merriman - & further saith not dated July 26. 1833 -
Sworn before me this 3 26 th July 1833 D. B. Winton Justice of the Peace
James R. Lawrence

State of New York Onondaga County ss
I David B. Winton one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County do certify that I am well acquainted with James R. Lawrence who subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit before me, & that he is a man good character for truth & veracity —
I further certify, that Samuel S. Morriman subscribed & made oath to the affidavit herunto annexed, (subscribed with his name) before me, on the 7 th day of October 1831. That I was not acquainted with said Samuel S. Morriman personally, that his place of residence was as I understood, in the town of Wills in the State of Vermont; & I could not therefore certify to his credibility — but I am well acquainted with Lyman H. Mason Esq who is a Justice of the peace of the County of Onondaga & who has certified, in his certificate hereto annexed to the credibility of Thomas Padden, Olive Dumbare & Betsy Lumbard, who have sworn to the credibility of said Samuel S. Morriman — & I do certify that said Lyman H. Mason is a man of good character for truth & veracity — Given under my hand at Camillus in said County of Onondaga this 26 day of July 1826 —
DB Winton Justice Peace

State of New York Onondaga County ss
Thomas Padden of the town of Elbridge County of State aforesaid aged thirty five years upwards being duly sworn saith he has been well acquainted with Samuel S. Merriman of the town of Wells in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont ever since he this deponent, can remember, — That said Samuel S. Merriman is the same person who made the affidavit herunto annexed subscribed with the name of Samuel S. Merriman, — That said Samuel S. Merriman is a man of strict truth & veracity & has ever sustained that reputation & further saith not —
Subscribed & sworn to this 27 th day of June 1833 before me
Thomas Padden
Lyman H. Mason Justice one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said County of Onondaga
State of New York Onondaga County ss
Oliver Lumbard of the town of Elbridge in said County aged twenty two years & upwards being duly sworn saith that she has been well acquainted with Samuel S. Merriman of Wells in the State of Vermont, the person who made the affidavit herunto annexed, ever since she can remember any person & deponent has lived in the same neighborhood with said Merriman the greater part of her life — That said Merriman sustains, never has sustained the character of a

man of strict truth & veracity ever since this depon- -ent knew him — Deponent further saith not Subscribed & sworn to before me this 17 th day of June 1833 Lyman H. Mason one of the justices of the peace in & for the said County of Onondaga
State of New York Onondaga County ss I Lyman H. Mason one of the justices of the peace in & for the said County of Onondaga, residing in the town of Elbridge in said County, before whom the affidavits of Betsey Lumbard, Thomas Paddin, & Olive Lumbard herunto annexed were subscribed & sworn to, do Certify that I am acquainted with said Betsey Lumbard, Thomas Paddin & Olive Lumbard, & that they are each of good character for truth & veracity I further certify that I have made enquiry of several persons of good character for truth & veracity from Wells in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont where said Samuel S. Merriman resides acquainted with said Merriman, & from information thus derived which I verily believe to be true, the said Samuel S. Merriman is a man of strict truth & veracity but I am not personally acquainted with said Merriman — Given under my hand at Elbridge in said County of Onondaga this 17 th day of June 1833 — Lyman H. Mason Justice of the peace

— (State of New York County of Onondaga) } B.
I Hanson Edwards Junior Deputy Clerk of the said County do certify that Lyman H. Mason Esquire before whom one of the preceding affidavits purport to have been sworn was on the 27th. day of June last one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County And also that David B. Winton Esquire before whom the last preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the 26th. day of July instant one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justices and verily believe their names respectively subscribed to the jurats of said affidavits and also to the preceding certificates to be the proper hand writing and genuine signatures of the said Justices.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 30th. day of July 1833.
H. Edwards Jr. Dep. Clerk
Will Mallory's Pension papers