Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11013, for David Lynes, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Loynes, David or Llyne
S 11013
Carded
CONTENTS

No 20.563 New York
David Lynes
Greenlee in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Gray of the Regt commanded by Col. Mansfield in the Court line for 6 1/3 Months
David Lynes
Record corrected June 17/05.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 21 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. day of Sep. 1833 and due to C. G. Abel Catskill
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 33 $ 54.16 Semiant. allowance ending 4 Mo. 34 10.83 $64.99
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. A. Bates Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1. Page 66.
21044

Declaration
In Order to Obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress Passed June 1 st 1832
State of New York } Greene County } On this 29 th Day of May 1833 Personally Town of Catskill } appeared an Open Court before the Judges of the County of Greene and State of New York now sitting being a Court of Record and having Original Jurisdiction, David Dyer a Resident of the Town of Catskill in the County of Greene and State of New York. Aged Sixty Eight Years Eleven Months and Nine Days 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 was born the  on Twentieth Day of June 1764 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated That he was drafted the first of June 1780 in the Town of Redding, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, for the term of One Month and served out the full term of One Month That in the month of October I think the 12 th or 13 th of the Julian Year I was again drafted for the term of One Month and served as a soldier in the Town of Norwalk , Fairfield County  State of Connecticut and served for the term of One Month , The names of the Officers under whom I served during these two campaigns I cannot now recollect. Nor is it in my power to ascer- tain from any papers or acquaintances now living, In June the first or second 1781, I was again drafted as a Militia Man for One Month , then belonged to a company of Militia commanded by Capt. John Gray I served the term for which I was drafted to wit One month I was at this time with Abraham Deyo & others whose names I cannot now recollect the Officer of the Company to the best of my recollection, to wit  to wit I served one month was Capt. Thomas Stark, Lieutenant Daniel Duncan, I served out the whole of the time for which I was drafted, to wit One month On the 18 th or 19 th Day of August 1781 I was again called upon to serve my country at West Point , in the State of New York , I did serve at this time under the command of Col. Lafield of New Milford  State of Connec- ticut , under Genl. Mc Dougall who commanded at this time I was in the Army at West Point at the time of the taking of Saratoga and remained there three months and a half to the best of my

Recollection and belief after which Time I Returned Home, I Received a Written Discharge when I Left West Point, which I have Lost, but when or where I cannot state, In consequence of Old Age and bodily Infirmary My Memory and Hearing have much failed, The only Evidence now in my Possession or Power is hereto annexed, to wit the Affidavits of Benjamin Lynes and Abraham Parrow and I know of no Person now living Except them, who knows of My Actual Service from whom I can now Get further Evidence
I hereby Relinquish Every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity Except the present and Declare that My Name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State Sworn to & subscribed this 21 st Day of May 1833 in Open Court David Lynes William T. B. Hermance Atty
We Isaac H. Myckoff a Clergyman Residing in the Town of Patkill in the County of Greene, and Charles C. Heel & Henry G. William Van Kliefen & Henry G. Van Kliefen of the same Place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Lynes who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Fifty Eight Years of Age, that he is Reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood where he Resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that Opinion Sworn and subscribed this 21 st Day of May 1833 in Open Court Isaac H. Myckoff Charles C. Heel Henry G. Van Kliefen William T. B. Hermance Atty
And the said Just 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 Just further certifies that it appears to them that Isaac H. Myckoff who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman Resident in the Town of Patkill and that Charles C. Heel William Van Kliefen & Henry G. Van Kliefen who has also signed the same are Residents of the same Town and are credible Persons and that their statements is entitled to credit
Dorr and Kirtland Miles and Ladd

 1 st Where and in what year was you born I was born in the town of Redding - in the State of Connecticut on the 2 nd Day of June 1714  2 nd Have you any Record of your age also and where is it I have no other Record than the family Bible  3 rd Where were you living when called into service, where have you since Since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live I served in the town of Redding in the State of Connecticut at which called into service have since lived in the town of Delaware  Haverport in the County of Delaware State of New York and in the County of Greene town of Catskill where I now reside  4 th How were you called into service were you drafted and you Volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?  5 th I was a Volunteer and twice drafted, as stated in my Declaration State the names of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the General circumstances of your service. I served under Capt Thomas Stout & Lieut Daniel Duncan, and Col Mansfield, when at West Point under Genl McDougal.  6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? I did receive a discharge from Col Mansfield, which discharge is lost It was a written one & countersigned by Genl McDougal  7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution I would refer to the Rev Isaac H Myckoff - very old Hinsty Merchant of Catskill and Charles Street of the same place - and William Van Bergen of Catskill David Lynes 
Sworn & subscribed in open court May 29, 1833. Wm T. B. Keerman Clerk

I William T. B. Keerance Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of David Syres, for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty ninth day of May in the year 1833.
William T. B. Keerance Clerk

I Benjamin Lynes of the Town of Ridgefield in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged Seventy three years being duly sworn depose and say that I was knowing to David Lynes formerly of the Town of Redding in Fairfield County and State of Connecticut now of Greene County State of New York serving a term of three months in the Revolutionary war, in the months of September October and November of the year 1781 at West Point in the State of New York in a Regiment commanded by one Col. Canfield of New Milford State of Connecticut. General M c Dougall commanded at that time. I was at West Point in the month of October and saw S d Lynes in said Service
Benj m Lynes
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss. On this 25 day of September 1832 personally appeared the above named Benjamin Lynes to me well known to be a man of truth and veracity and made oath to the Deposition by him subscribed, before me
Reuben Root a Justice of Peace

I Abraham Parsons of the Town of Redding in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut aged sixty eight years, being duly sworn depose & say that David Lynes, formerly of said Town of Redding, now of Greene County, State of New York, served on Guard with me at Fairfield in the Revolutionary war, in the Months of June and July in the year 1781, in a Company commanded by Capt. Thomas Nash, Daniel Duncan was the Lieut. This was a Draft made for one Month, we then belonged to a Militia Company, commanded by Capt. John Gray, from which we were Drafted. The draft was made and the service commenced early in June and continued till the beginning of July.
Abraham Parsons
State of Connecticut, Fairfield County ss. On this 13 th day of September 1832, personally appeared the above named Abraham Parsons to me well known to be a man of truth and veracity and made Oath to the Deposition by him subscribed, before me
Jonathan R. Sanford Jus. of Peace

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } I Thomas B. Osborne Clerk of the County Court within & for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Reuben Booth Esq., whose own proper signature known to me to be genuine is annexed to the Certificate on the foregoing Deposition of Benjamin Lyman, is a Justice of the Peace for the said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions &c. I further certify that Jonathan R. Sanford Esq. whose official signature appears to the Certificate on the foregoing Deposition of Abraham Parsons, is now & for more than one year last past has been, a Justice of the Peace for the said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions &c. I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Jonathan R. Sanford & that I verily believe said signature to said Certificate purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 25 th day of September A.D. 1832
Thomas B. Osborne Clerk of said County Court

No 14548
David Lynn
Green Co. N. York
Alma
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Charles C. Abell Catskill N.Y.

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 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 David Lyman Green Co. N 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.     Albany 1780 1 Private Spears M c Intosh Linton Col. L. B. Field Genl. M c Dougall Town of Norwalk Fairfield West Point Newburg Poughkeepsie 60 Conn o 68 2 M c Intosh   " 1781 1 Capt. Gray Major Parsons   Callao 1781 Aug o out not stated Capt. Gray Major Parsons Capt. Gray Major Parsons Capt. Gray Major Parsons  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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

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

Perkins
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File No. 11.013
David Lynes ★ First Brew War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 281
[Arrangement of 1870.]
David Lynes ★ June 17/05. Record corrected. 85
Jan'y - 23 - 1901 M c Doyle  Cincin. Ohio
1906 Jan 11 - History to G.B. Lynes
1909 Oct. 12. Hist. to Mrs. M. B. H. Perripl. Hobbs , au
1921 Apr. 14 hist to Mrs. Joe. S. Wall - - En.
Rev B.P. Elkins 37-347-80.5 1813 " " 31-495-80.5 199 574-80-80

1- Oct 3d- 1909-
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington - D. C.
Sir-
It is respectfully re- quested, that information re- garding the service in the army be furnished in the following cases-
Revolutionary record of - David Lyman - Born; June 1764 Ridgefield - Fairfield Co. Conn - Died; Aug 29 - 1856 - Middleburgh - Schoharie Co. N. Y - Entered army at sixteen, was

stationed at 2- West Point, at the time Cornwallis surrendered - Yorktown -
Name appears on Pension Roll - Page 318 [514]
Statement of Green Co. N.Y. - David Lyne , Private; annual allowance 21.66; sums received - 54-15; Conn. militia; placed on pension roll Sep. 21-1833; - commencement of pension Mar 4 - 1831 - age 69 - also his record in the campaign against the Northwest Indians in 1790-95 -
Also the Revolutionary record - Matthew Leickly -
Born; Danbury Conn about 1763 Died and is buried in Alden Co. N.Y. after 1833 -

-3- Names appears on Pension roll - Statement of Orne Co. N. Y. - Page 306 [1519] Matthew the Lindsley - Private, annual allowance $30; sums received 60.; Mass. contingent; placed on pension roll May 28, 1833, commenced pension Mar. 4- 1831-; page 70.
Respectfully
Mrs Mary L. Hobbs - 6508 Euclid Ave
Cleveland No papers for said Matthew Lindsley & data given her from Agency book, see carbon of letter attached to Negative Slip.

Rev Wall
DR. JOSEPH S. WALL 2017 COLUMBIA ROAD WASHINGTON, D. C.
March 12, 1921.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir:
Will you please, as soon as possible, send me the Revolutionary Record of David Lynes who served in Connecticut, and was pensioned under the act of 1832, at which time he was a resident of Greene County, New York.
An early reply to this letter will be greatly appreciated by,
Very truly yours,
(Mrs Joseph S. Wall) Agnes R. Wall

PENNSYLVANIA LINES WEST OF PITTSBURGH
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PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 15th, 1901.
Pension Department,
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen :
Will you kindly give me the record of service of David Lynes , a Revolutionary soldier, who enlisted from either Connecticut or New York, born at Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, in 1764, and died at Middleburg, Schoharie County, New York, in August, 1856, and who drew pension under Act of 1820?
Respectfully,
M. J. Doyle
1 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland.

Telephone 6398 Gramercy
The Encyclopædia Britannica Company
225 Fourth Avenue (Cor. of 19th Street)
New York, U. S. A.
New York, 26th December, 1905.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am advised that one David Lynes was a veteran and pensioner of the War of 1812. He died at Middleburgh, New York, August 29th, 1856, ninety-two years of age. He was born I think, June 20th, 1764. Will you not kindly advise me how I may proceed to obtain a copy of whatever records there may be in your department which would give any information as to his birth, (1) early residence, (2) service, (3) etc., or (4) any other biographical facts concerning him?
Yours very truly,
G. B. Lynes
LE-5
Data from files M. B. H.

David Lyne 14548. Pension Papers sl-
adm d 6 1/2 mo. pri $21.66

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of David Lynes a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 11013
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1. 1780 1 mo officers not named Conn   Oct 12 or 13 1780 1 " " " "   June 1 or 2 1781 1 " Thos Nash (John Green)   Aug 14 or 16 1781 3 1/2 " at West Point Canfield  
Battles engaged in, none stated Residence of soldier at enlistment, Redding, Fairfield Co. Conn. Date of application for pension, May 29 1833  et al. Residence at date of application, Catskill, Greene Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, June 20, 1764 in Redding Conn.
Remarks: Date & place of death not stated
There is no mention in said claim of any service rendered from 1790 to 1795 -