Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,569, for Andrew Mack, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Mack, Andrew
S. 17,569
CONTENTS
carded

-17596-
Connecticut
Andrew Moack
Windsor in the State of Conn
who was a Pri - in the commanded by Captain Seymour of the Regt commanded by Col _____ in the Conn for Mitchell 8 mo Private of Cavalry - 2 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn
at the rate of $5 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28- day of Augt 1833 and sent Fanny
Loomis Windsor Conn
Arrears to the 4th of March 33: $ 70.00
Rem-ant. allowance ending Sept 4, 17 50
$87.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Russell Clerk,
Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 28

State of Connecticut (County of Hartford) East Windsor May 10 1833
On this 10 day of May 1833 Personally appeared in open court before the Court of for the District of East Windsor in the County of Hartford Probate Now Sitting Andrew Mack a resident of Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut Aged Eighty five years Who first being 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 enlisted into the service of the United States in the Guards Stationed at said Windsor some time in the month of September 1779 Stationed there to protect the Hospital and other stores deposited there under Sergeant Elisha Stoughton that he served there not less than Eight Months and was discharged (but said no written discharge) in the month of May 1780 That he resided in said Town of Windsor at that time where he has ever since resided For proof of the above service the affidavits of Moses Wilson and Elias Clark will accompany this
Also that in the month of July 1780 Elisha Ellsworth was drafted to serve as a light Horseman for two months in the Company commanded by Captain Seymour of the Town of New Hartford in said State and that he the said said Mack Elisha Ellsworth hired him said Mack and he entered the service as a light Horseman in said Capt Seymour's Company as a substitute

for said Ellsworth and served the term not less than of two months out at Pigeon Horn near Fairfield in Connecticut and New York and the towns adjacent to the above was in several Battles or skirmishes with the Tories or Cow Boys That he does not recollect the Field or Gen- officers that commanded left say in our country if any commanded it or to what Regiment or Brigade it belonged to if any and supposes that it was never attached to any Regiment For proof of this since the affidavits of Moses, Wilson, and Elijah Denslow are herewith forwarded
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension on annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
his Andrew Mack + mark
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Edgar Bissell Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Henry A Rowland who has signed the certificate hereto annexed is a dignitary resident in said town of Mansor and Elias Clark who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit And that the said Henry A Rowland and Elias Clark reside at a considerable distance from the court in the immediate vicinity of the applicant and could not appear in court without too much expense and inconvenience
I Edgar Bissell Clerk of the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Andrew Mack for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of May A 1838 - Edgar Bissell Clerk

And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War department and pronounced by the Court the deponent further declared that he was born in Hanover in Germany on the 10 day of May 1751
2 That the day of his Birth is recorded in the Family records in Germany That he enlisted into the Army of Germany and was marched from place to place for the purpose as it was said to receive clothing etc and was transported to Dover in England from whence without being consulted and without his consent was ordered upon the English Service in America and was transported and arrived at Quebec in Canada in the fall of the year of 1776 In the following Spring he was ordered on and joined the English Army under the Command of Genl Burgoyne and proposed Lake Champlain to the State of New York to Still Water where he was taken prisoner by the Americans and was marched to Albany and Hartford and discharged there in the Spring of the year of 1778 from that time I resided a few weeks in Withersfield and a few months in East Windsor and about the Month of June 1778 he went to Windsor where he returned the horse, and where he has resided ever since
3 & 4 That when was called into the service he resided in the place in the Town as here in before stated and served in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration

5 That the General circumstances of his service are detailed in the primary declaration and also such officers as he distinctly recollects 6 That he never recd a written discharge from the service 7 That he is personally known to Rev Henry A Rowland and Elias Clarke of said Macon who are respectable persons in the neighborhood where he now resides and can testify as to his character for veracity and also their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution
And the said Andrew Mack hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and acknowledges that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the opening of any state
his Andrew Mack mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Edgar Bispell Clerk
I Edgar Bispell clerk of the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor do hereby certify that the interlineations in the fifth, twenty seventh, and thirty third line from the top on the first page and in the first and twelfth line from the top on the second page was made before signing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10 th day of May A D 1833
Edgar Bispell Clerk

State of Connecticut } / East Windsor May 10 th A 1833. County of Hartford } /
I Edgar Bissell Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of East Windsor do hereby certify and make known That James Loomis Esq r before whom the foregoing affidavit of Henry A Howland and Chas Clark was taken is and at the time of said Caption was Justice of the peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State having full power and authority by the laws of said State to administer Oaths to witnesses and to take affidavits and depositions out of Court and to give certificates thereof. That I verily believe the within signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Office the day and year aforesaid Edgar Bissell Clerk
Angy man & Loomis

We Henry A Rowland a clergyman residing in the Town of Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and Elias Clark Residing in the same Town hereby certify that we one were acquainted with Andrew Mack a resident of said Windsor who is an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age That he is generally believed and reputed in the neighborhood where he now resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that he sustains a fair moral character
Henry A Rowland, Clergyman Elias Clark
State of Connecticut (County of Hartford) Windsor May 8. 1833 On this 8 th day of May 1833 Before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid personally appeared The Rev Henry A Rowland who is a clergyman residing in said Town of Windsor and Elias Clark Residing in the same Town who is a credible person and made oath that the preceding Certificate is true and I further certify that this Statement is entitled to credit James Loomis Justice of Peace

I Moses Wilson of Windsor in the State of Connecticut of Lawfull age depose and say That I am and have been acquainted with Andrew Mack ever since before the year of 1779 and have lived a near Neighbour to him That while in the Continental service as one of the Guard of Military and other stores deposited in said Windsor Andrew Mack enlisted into the service and joined the Company some time in the latter part of the season of 1779 and I think in the Month of September and continued in U States service there for Eight months and fully and that he was discharged in the Month of May following I was in service there before Andrew Mack enlisted and after he left and further the deponent doth not
Dated at Windsor June 28 1832 Moses Wilson
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ) ss Windsor June 28 1832
Personally appeared Moses Wilson to me known and subscribe the above affidavit and made solemn oath to the facts therein contained Before me
James Loonis Just. of Peace
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ) ss Windsor June 28 1832
I certify that the deponent Moses Wilson is a resident of said Windsor is well known to me is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit James Loonis Just. of Peace

State of Connecticut County of Hartford
ss East Windsor May 10 th A 1833
I Edgar Bissell Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of East Windsor do hereby certify and make known That James Dennis Esq r before whom the foregoing affidavit of Moses Wilson was taken is and at the time of said Caption was a Justice of the Peace Within and for the County of Hartford in said State having full power and authority by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths to witnesses and to take affidavits and depositions out of Court and to give Certificates thereof
That I sincerely believe the within signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestation
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and year afore said
Edgar Bissell Clerk
Moses Wilson His Andrews Mark

I Moses Wilson of Windsor in the state of Connecticut now in the eighty third year of My age depose and say that I have been well acquainted with Andrew Mack even since the year of 1778 and will recollect that he was drafted into the service of the United States at Windsor as a dragoon or light horse man for two months I saw him mount his horse with others and leave the town upon the service and that he returned again to said Windsor after from two to three months I have always lived a near neighbor to said Mack The draft I think was in the month of July 1780 and further the deponent saith not Moses Wilson
State of Connecticut (County of Hartford) Windsor May 7 th 1833 On this 7 th day of May 1833 Personally appeared Moses Wilson of said Windsor age about Eighty two years to me personally known and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts contained in the above affidavit and subscribed the same Before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for said Hartford county James Loonis Just. of Peace
State of Connecticut (County of Hartford) Windsor May 7 th 1833 I certify that the Deponent Moses Wilson is a resident of said Windsor is well known to me is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit James Loonis Just. of Peace

State of Connecticut } ss East Windsor May 10 th A D 1833. County of Hartford }
I Edgar Bissell Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor do hereby certify and make known That James Loonans Esq r before whom the foregoing affidavit of Moses Wilson was taken is and at the time of said Caption was Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in Said State having full power and authority by the laws of said State to administer oaths to witnesses and to take affidavits and depositions out of Court and to give Certificates thereof That I verily believe the within signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and Year aforesaid
Edgar Bissell Clerk
Moses Wilson Andrew Mark

I Roswell Miller of Windsor in the State of Connecticut of Lawfull age depose and say That have been intimately acquainted with Andrew Mack of said Windsor ever since before the the year of 1779 At that time I was in the service of the United States Stationed at Hartford with the Guard to protect the Military Stores Provision Apothecary Stores &c deposited at said Windsor That some time in the latter part of the year of 1779 Andrew Mack enlisted and entered the same service and continued to do duty there with me full eight months as I believe in the Continental Service for I recollect that he was there in the month of May 1780 when he was discharged therefrom I was in the service previous to his Enlisting and continued until March 1780 Then entered for a few weeks for Rufus Gibbs as his substitute and further the Deposition is not
Dated at Windsor June 28. 1832 Roswell Miller
State of Connecticut County of Hartford ss Windsor June 28. 1832 Personally appeared Roswell Miller to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath to the facts therein contained Before me James Lovnis Sect. of Peace
State of Connecticut ss Windsor June 28. 1832 County of Hartford I certify that the deponent Roswell Miller is a resident of said Windsor is well known to me is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit James Lovnis Sect. of Peace

State of Connecticut } County of Hartford } ss East Windsor May 10 th D 1833.
I Edgar Bissell Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of East Windsor do hereby Certify and make known that James Dorrus Esq r before whom the foregoing affidavit of Roswell Miller was taken is and at the time of Said Caption was Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State having full power and authority by the laws of Said State to administer oaths to witnesses and to take affidavits and depositions out of Court and to give Certificates thereof. —
That I verily believe the within Signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the day and year afore said
Edgar Bissell Clerk,
Roswell Miller For Andrew Mack

I Elijah Denslow of Windsor in the State of Connecticut now in the Seventyth year of my age Depose and say that I have been well acquainted with Andrew Mack of Said Windsor ever since the year of 1778 and I well recollect that he was drafted into the service of the United States for two months and performed the service as a Dragoon on light horse man I saw him when he left Said Windsor and I saw him soon after his return home which was about two months after the draft I have always lived within a few rods of Said Mack The draft I showed my was in the month of July 1780 and further the deponent saith not Elijah Denslow
State of Connecticut County of Hartford Windsor May 7 th 1833
On this 7 th day of May 1833 Personally appeared Before me a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hartford Elijah Denslow aged about Seventy years to me well known and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts contained in the foregoing deposition and subscribed the same
James Loonis Just of Peace
State of Connecticut } ss Windsor May 7-1833 County of Hartford }
I certify that the deponent Elijah Denslow is a resident of Said Windsor is well known to me is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
James Loonis Just of Peace

State of Connecticut } ss East Windsor May 10 th A 1833 County of Hartford }
I Edgar Bissell Clerk of the court of Probate for the district of East Windsor do hereby certify and make known That James Loomis Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of Elijah Denslow was taken is and at the time of said caption was a justice of the Peace within and for the county of Hartford in said State having full power and authority by the laws of said State to administer oaths to witnesses and to take affidavits and depositions out of Court and to give Certificates thereof That I verily believe the within Signature purporting to be his is genuine and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the day and year aforesaid Edgar Bissell Clerk
Andrew Mack
250 57
Elijah Denslow for Andrew Mack

14025657 Andrew Mach Hartford County Connecticut
8m° private left 2m° private back #35
James Loomis
Jas Loomis Windsor Connecticut 2666 18

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 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 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.
A Statement, showing the Service of Andrew Mack Hartford County Connecticut
   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.     Enlisted 1779 - 8 - private Sergt. Stoughton 82 years Windsor Hartford County Connecticut Traditionary evidence. { H Witnesses certified credible - papers properly authenticated   Sub. July 1780 - 2 - trooper Capt. Seymour  
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) _____, who has 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, (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 terms, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWT/eel
April 5, 1929
Daniel W. Mack 6 Poquonock Avenue Windsor, Connecticut
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.17569, it appears that Andrew Mack was born May 10, 1751 in Hanover, Germany.
He enlisted in the German Army and was transferred to Dover, England, and from there, without his consent, was ordered into the English service, and sent to America, reaching Quebec, Canada, in the fall of 1776; the following spring, he joined the army under General Burgoyne and marched to Stillwater, where he was taken prisoner, by the Americans, and marched to Hartford and was released in the spring of 1778; from this time he resided, for a few weeks in Wethersfield, and then at East Windsor until about the month of June, 1778, he went to Windsor, where he was residing when he enlisted in September, 1779 and served eight months as private under Sergeant Elisha Stoughton in the Connecticut Troops and guarded the mili-

tary stores at Windsor.
He enlisted in July, 1780, and served two months as Dragoon in Captain Seymour's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 10, 1833, while a resident of Windsor, Connecticut.
His wife died a few months prior to May, 1833, her name is not stated, nor are there any data as to marriage.
Son, Andrew Mack, is referred to in 1833, as Collector of the Port of Detroit, Michigan. There are no further data as to family.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

D. W. MACK. 6 POQUONOCK AVENUE WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT.
Apr. 3rd '29
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C. Dear Sir
Enclosed if enclose a letter which will explain its self. I will add that after his parole, from Prison, he Enlisted in the Federal -- army - + served, during the remainder of the War. Any information you can give will be very thankfully received -
Yours very Truly
D W Mack
Please return the Enclosed letter from the War Office.

D. W. MACK, 6 POQUONOCK AVENUE WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT.
March 25-1929
War Department Washington D.C. Gentlemen
Will you kindly give me the Revolutionary War Record, of one Andrew Mack who was a Hessian Soldier. Taken Prisoner by Col Allen at Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain and He being my Grandfather I am very anxious to to get the Federal Records. He was buried in Windsor Conn.
MAR 28 1929
ASSISTANT AND CHIEF CLERK MAR 27 1929 WAR DEPT.
Thanking you in advance
I remain very Resp'y.
Daniel W Mack in my 83 year.
RECORDED A. G. O MAR 27 1929

WAR DEPARTMENT
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
IN REPLY REFER TO EGB-web ORD
WASHINGTON
March 30, 1929.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. Daniel W. Mack, 6 Poquabnock Avenue, Windsor, Connecticut.
The records of this office show that a Certificate numbered 4492, dated December 1, 1783, for 388 and 39/90 dollars was issued on account of one Andrew Mack, but the records do not show for what purpose this certificate was issued. No mention has been found on the records of the Revolutionary War on file in this office of any other Andrew Mack.
The collection of Revolutionary War records on file in this office is far from complete, and it is suggested as a possibility that additional information may be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
C. A. Dridges , Major General. The Adjutant General. By R. B.
Please return
L. M. M.

1850
Seventy-fifth Anniversary
1925
The Connecticut Fire Insurance Company. Hartford, Conn.
LELAND P. WILSON RESIDENT AGENT
P. O. ADDRESS: 213 Windsor Avenue, WILSON, CONN. PHONE 168-3 WINDSOR
Windsor, Conn. April 14. 1926
Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions. Washington D.C. Dear Sir!-
Some time ago I wrote your Department regarding a statement  information of the military history of one Andrew Mack a soldier of the Revolutionary War who resided in Windsor Conn and received a pension after he was 80 years of age. as I received no reply I assume the first communication went astray Kindly let me hear from you and greatly oblige
Yours very truly
L P Wilson
PO Box 31 Wilson
Conn

Ans - Apr 19 1926
1850
Seventy-fifth Anniversary
1925
The Connecticut Fire Insurance Company. Hartford, Conn.
LELAND P. WILSON RESIDENT AGENT
P. O. ADDRESS: 213 Windsor Avenue, WILSON, CONN. PHONE 168-3 WINDSOR
Wilson Windsor, Conn. Mar 30 1926
Dept. of The Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly forward to the undersigned the military history of ANDREW MACK a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He died and was buried at Windsor Conn, and from brief records there, it would appear that he applied and received a pension at the age of 80.
Any information you can give will be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly
L P Wilson
P.O. Box 31 Wilson Conn

7 Windsor Conn. Dec 23 rd 1897 Hon ble Clay Evans. W.S. Pension Comr Washington D.C.
Sir
I desire to learn from your department as much as possible with ref. to one Andrew Mack. who served in the Revolution- ary war, having enlisted from Conn. If possible you will please give me the name of the Reg. + Co. in which he served, also time of service also if a private or officer, he was a pensioner, + I think, died 1829. Any information you

may be able to give will be fully appreciated
Yours very Resp'y D. H. Mack Windsor Conn

17.569 INVALID. 175.69
File No. 17.569
Andrew Mack
Pa. 9. Mar
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. / , Page 241
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jan. 10/98. History to Mr D. H. Mack. Windsor - Conn -
1926 Apr. 19 - Hist to Leland P. Wilson 1929 Apr. 5 - " " D. H. Mack

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
Aug
April 19, 1926
Leland P. Wilson Wilson, P. O. Box 31 Conn.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17569, it appears that Andrew Mack was born May 10, 1751 in Hanover, Germany.
He enlisted in the German Army and was transported to Dover, England and from there, without his consent, was ordered into the English service Army, and sent to America, reaching Quebec, Canada in the fall of 1776, the following the spring, he joined the army under General Burgoyne and marched to Stillwater, where he was taken prisoner, by the Americans, and marched to Hartford and was released in the spring of 1778; from this time he resided, for a few weeks in Wethersfield, and then at East Windsor until about the month of June 1778, he went to Windsor, where was residing  he was residing then he enlisted in September 1779 and served eight months as private under Sergeant Elisha Stoughton in the Connec-

ticut Troops, and guarded the military stores at Windsor.
He enlisted in July 1780 and served eight  two months as Dragoon in Captain Seymour's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 10, 1833, while a resident of Windsor, Connecticut.
His wife died a few months prior to May 1833, her name is not stated, nor and is there any data on file as to marriage.
Son, Andrew Mack, is referred to in 1833, as Collector of the port of Detroit, Michigan. There and is no further data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Windsor (Con) May 22 1833
Sir
I forward this at the request of the applicant Mr Mack He is grown very infirm has expended his small means and strength in taking care of his late Wife who was almost helpless for about four years unable to rise from her bed and died a few months since
He is entirely dependent on the charity of his Neighbors and his Friend his Son Andrew Mack of the Port of Detroit Michigan who sends him a great portion of support If his papers can now be examined and answered it would give greatly needed relief to this very honest sober and (was) industrious old Man
Please address to James Loomis at Windsor Con t
Respectfully
James Loomis