Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,365, for Samuel Macomber, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Macomber, Samuel
S 21,365
CONTENTS

New York 28.66
Sam Macomber of Lewis B o in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company comman- by Captain Woods of the Reg t command by Col Bailey in the Militia Mil- line for 11 months Private.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of May 1831, and sent to H Blodget Esq. Denmark
Arrears to the 14th of March '34 $109.98 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 4 '34 18.33 $128.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam H Page Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 108

State of New York Lewis County
On this 13 th day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared before me Harrison Blodgett a Judge of the County Courts of said County they being Courts of Record, Samuel Macomber a resident of the town of Denmark County of Lewis and State of New York aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated. He enlisted a private in Captain Isaac Woods Company for eight months the 1 st of May (he believes) in the 1775 the 1 st Lieutenant's name was Abel Townsend 2 nd Joseph Thomas He joined a Regiment about the 10 th of May in Roxbury near Boston Commanded by Col. Crotch, Col. Bailey, & Col. Johnson  Regiments  Regiments were stationed in Roxbury when he arrived there, At the time he enlisted he resided in Middleborough County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts where he continued to reside until the 17 th of October 1804 at which time he left and removed to the place where he now resides in Denmark County of Lewis and State of New York. He continued in the Army at Roxbury until the expiration of the eight months for which he enlisted and about the 1 st of January 1776 he received his pay and left the Army without any written discharge. He was stationed on Bunker Hill when the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought while he was stationed in Roxbury he was not called into it.
The said Samuel Macomber further declares that about the first of January 1777 he entered the Army as a substitute to supply the place of a man by the name of Roberson in Capt. Isaac Crotch's Company one of the Regts name was Russell the other he does not recollect he thinks the Regiment to which he belonged was commanded by Col. Johnson. The Company when he joined it was stationed at Howland's Ferry Rhode Island they soon went to Bristol Rhode Island where he continued until the first of March when the time for which he entered expired which was two months he was then dismissed without any written discharge.

He the said Samuel Maumber further declares that while he Army was on Rhode Island he was called out four different times on alarms and served about one Month Making in all that he served in the war of the revolution Eleven Months, He was born in Middleb- orough County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts in the Year 1737 (has a record of his age) which Continued to be his place of residence until the 17th of October in the Year 1807, That he has no documentary Evidence and has not been able to procure Testimony Except from Silas Townsend of Middleborough Massachusetts Who is Acquainted with him and knows that he served the right Months at Roxbury His Affidavit is herewith annexed
He the said Samuel Maumber hereby relinquishes every Claim a pension or annuity Except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State He further states that Jseph Bloodgett and Jacob Horn are his near neighbors and have long been acquainted with him
Sworn to and subscribed the day and Year aforesaid before me
(Thomson Bloodgett a Judge in Laws Co.)
Samuel Maumber
(State for report } is Newbern)
We Jseph Bloodgett and Jacob Horn of Denmark County aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Maumber who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is respected and beloved 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
(Thomson Bloodgett a Judge in Laws Co.)
Jseph Bloodgett
Jacob Horn

182 James ...
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I the said Judge do further certify that Jesse Bloodget & Jacob Hore who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents in the Town of Denmark and are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit.
And I the said Judge do further certify that it did appear from personal examination that the said Samuel Morrison was unable to attend our County Courts from bodily infirmities which were not curable.
And I the said Judge do further certify from personal knowledge that there is no clergyman in the vicinity of the above applicant who has resided in said Town a sufficient length of time to become acquainted with the reputation of the said applicant and that it did appear unnecessary to subject the said applicant to the inconvenience of procuring one. (Garrison Bloodget) A Judge in Lewis County
State of New York
Clerk's Office Lewis County
I certify that Garrison Bloodget Esq. whose name appeared to the hearing of said matter as a Judge in the County heretofore was on all the dates mentioned by him as such a Judge in said County sitting in said County and confirmed and more and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and will believe the signature Garrison Bloodget subscribed to the said to the said affidavit or proceeding to be his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 18 th day of October 1832 Carlo A. Scott Clerk

State of New York } Lewis County }
on this 7 th day of Feb'y 1834 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of Denmark in said County Joseph - Phiney of the Town of Lowville in said County aged fifty five years who being duly sworn according to Law, doth Depose and say that he was born in the Town of Middleborough County of Plymouth the State of Massachusetts and Resided in said Town of Middleborough Untill May 1827 (Excepting about Eighteen Months of which time he Lived in the Town of New Bedford) at which time he moved to the Town of Lowville his present Place of Residence, and this Deponent further saith that he was well acquainted with Silas - Downs of said Town of Middleborough and that he always sus- -tained the character of a man of truth and veracity and was highly respected in the vicinity where he Lived, And this Depo- -nent further saith that he was well acquainted with Samuel - -Macomber the present applicant for a pension whilst he Resided in the Town of Middleborough and that he was reputed to have served in the war of the Revolution and this Deponent did at that time frequently hear him relate the incidents relating to his Service, & this Deponent from what he then learned verily believes, that the said Samuel Macomber did serve in the War of the Revolution as he has stated in his declaration and further this Deponent saith Not -
Joseph Phinney
I hereby Certify that the above named Joseph Phinney to me personally known as a man of truth and veracity personally appeared before me and made oath in due form of Law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit on the day and year above mentioned
Amos Buck justice peace

State of New York Lewis County
on this 1 st day of Feb y 1824
Personally appeared before me the under signed a Justice of the Peace of Simsbury in said County Clark Phinney of the Town of Lowville aged Twenty Seven Years, who being duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that he he was born in the Town of Middleborough County of Plymouth State of Massachusetts and resided in said Town of Middleborough until October 1827 at which time he moved to the Town of Lowville in said County of Lewis where he now resides And this Deponent further saith that he was well acquainted with Vilas Townsend of said Town of Middleborough and that his character was good for truth and veracity and further this deponent saith Not
Clark Phinney
I hereby Certify that the above named Clark Phinney to me personally known as a man of truth and veracity personally appeared before me and made Oath in due form of Law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit on the day and year above written
Amos Buck Justice Peace

I Silas Townsend of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy eight years on oath do testify & say that I was born & brought up in the town of Middleborough & that Samuel Mearns of Denmark in the State of New York was born & brought up in the same neighborhood with me, & lived there till about thirty years ago that said Samuel Mearns enlisted in & served for eight months in the Company of Capt Isaac Wood in Col. Cotton's Regiment at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1775 - & was discharged & returned home -
Silas Townsend
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss August 8 th 1852 Then Silas Townsend above named personally appeared & made solemn oaths to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed
Before me Isaac Stevens Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and of the whole thereof. Given under my hand this 10 th day of August 1852

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Hon S L Edwards
Sir Enclosed herewith I return the application of Samuel Mason which I have retained the papers considerable time in order to obtain a more specific and authenticated affidavit from Silas Townsend but after much delay have ascertained that he is not living - I have found individuals by the name of Pinner who were well acquainted with said Townsend and procured their affidavits they are men of good standing in society - I have procured further affidavits with regard to the character of the applicant and hope upon you will be satisfied of the justice of the application - I find it very difficult to obtain directions from the applicant on account of his infirmities of body and mind which have been very much impaired by the excitement occasioned in his mind by his application for a pension
I am Sir with due respect Pocahontah March 29 th 1834
Govn Harrison Blodgett
I would refer you for information with regard to my standing in society To Hon Silas Wright Senator To Hon Lewis Gillette in the House
H Blodgett

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File No. 21,365
Sam Wacomb
Pr. Rev. W.
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 232
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16182
Samuel M Gumber
5
advised
Harrison Bluffton Esq Dunmark New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
July 27, 1833
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 Samuel M c Crumble
   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.              
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,
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 inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years, in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix 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.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Town of New York Lewis County 3-18
On this day of Feby 1834 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in said County the undersigned inhabitants of the Town of Denmark in said County and each of them being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that they have been acquainted with Samuel Macomber the present applicant for a pension for a number of years some for thirty years and none for less than ten years and we further state that the said Samuel Macomber has always sustained the character of a man of truth and veracity and has generally been reported to have served in the War of the Revolution and from the reputation of the man and having frequently heard him relate the story of his services whilst he retained his mental faculties unimpaired we have no hesitation in testifying that we firmly believe that he served in the War of the Revolution as he has stated in his declaration and further these deponents
Say not Sworn before me this 16 th day of February 1834 Amos Buel justice peace
    Number of years of acquaintance with the applicant      Abner W. Spencer  Twenty two    Isaacman Coan  ten    Cyrus Macomber  Twenty Nine    Asa Pierce  Thirty years    Lewis Pierce  Seventy nine   
Town of New York Lewis County ss
I James H. Munroe do hereby certify on oath that I have resided in the Town of Denmark county of Lewis and officiated as a clergyman for the term of two years and that I am personally acquainted with Abner W. Spencer, Isaacman Coan, Cyrus Macomber, Asa Pierce and Lewis Pierce and do hereby certify that they are men of good standing in society and sustain the reputation of men of truth and veracity
Sworn before me this 17 th day of February 1834 Amos Buel justice peace
James H. Munroe

Clerk's Office Franklin County
Charles P. Scovel Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Amos Buck before whom the within affidavits for perjury in an action for debt was at the time of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly qualified and sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and rightly believe his signature subscribed to said affidavits to be his own proper hand writing - Given under my hand and seal of office this 14 th day of March 1834
Charles P. Scovel Clerk

State of New York Seris County ss:
On this 17 th day of June 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in said County Samuel Macomber of Drumack in said County who being duly sworn deposes and states that he served in Massachusetts State Troops and Militia in the Revolutionary War as stated in his declaration hereto annexed not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades;
From the first of May 1775 to the first of January 1776 he served as a private in the Massachusetts State Troops and under the officers named in his declaration
For two months he served in the Massachusetts Militia commencing about the first of January 1777 and ending on or about the first of March following as a private
For at least one month he served in the Militia of said while the British were on Rhode Island he cannot specify the precise time when rendered all which service was rendered under the officers named in his declaration and at the place therein specified That since the Declaration of his Disponent was returned to him from the War Department he has procured the affidavit of an additional Witness Abner Townsend which is annexed
Samuel Macomber
I Certify that the above name Samuel Macomber personally appeared before me and made oath in due form of Law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit the day and year above written
Amos Buck Justice of Peace

Dukes County - 3 rd
On this 17 th day of June 1833, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of Dukes County in said County, Honor Townsend of Dukes County, said and I went to your in July next who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Samuel Macomber of said Town of Dukes County and did know him in the time of the Revolutionary War that said Macomber and his deponent both resided at time of the Revolutionary in the Town of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth, Massachusetts, That his deponent was knowing to said Macomber having enlisted in the Massachusetts State Troops in the year 1775 about the first of May in said year that he enlisted under Captain Isaac Wood. Lieutenant Abel Townsend who was a brother of his deponent 2 d Lieutenant Ford Thomas that said Macomber enlisted for eight months and his deponent was knowing to his returning home from the service at the expiration of his term of service and with believe from what he understood at that time that he served the full term for which he enlisted - This deponent further states that he was knowing to said Macomber being out at several other times and served with him though he cannot testify as to the precise length of his service except the eight months above stated -
Honor Townsend
I hereby Certify that the above named Honor Townsend is personally known to me as a man of truth and veracity personally appeared before me and made oath in the form of Law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit on the day and year above mentioned -
Amos Buck justice from

Clerk's Office Lewis County Pa
I Carlos F. Lewis Clerk of said County do certify that Amos Beck Esq. before whom the within affidavits of Abner Townsend & Samuel Mauser on subjects to have been sworn was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County dwelling in said County Commission and duly sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe that his signature subscribed to said affidavits is his proper hand writing Given under my hand and seal of office this 21 day of June 1833 Carlos F. Lewis Clerk