Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,331, for Kenneth A Scudder, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Scudder, Kenneth A. Elizabeth
R. 9331
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SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Scudder, Kenneth A. Elizabeth
R. 9331
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Declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress. Passed June 7 th 1832 -
State of New York } on this 29 th day of January Cattaraugus County } 1833. Personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Cattaraugus now sitting Kenneth Scudder a resident of the Town of Hamble in the County of Cattaraugus & State of New York aged Sixty Seven Years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the Service of the United States in the Army of the Revolution under the following Named Officers and served as herein stated -
That he was Draughted, in the Town of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey, in the Month of November Seventeen hundred and Eighty, under Captain John Walton, Lieuten- ant Thomas Cook & Ensign Jonathan Forman. Major Elisha Walton commanded the party some of the time he was stationed at the Village of Monmouth, in the said State - he lived only seven Miles, from the said Village, General David Daniel Forman commanded the Militia, to which he was Attached, belonging, to the State of New Jersey, in the Army of the Revolution, he says, that the Company to which he was Attached, was called Minute Men, and called out on scouting parties, from the time aforesaid, til Decem- ber Seventeen hundred & Eighty three - he says that he was out occasionally, in the course of the three years and one month, as aforesaid, at least one year & more - Colonel Nathaniel Scudder commanded the Regiment

He says that Captain William Miller, belonged to the same Regiment and was out some of the above time - he also saw General Washington at Monmouth aforesaid - while out on duty - Colonel Nathaniel Scudder, was his Father and was killed, in the year Seventeen hundred & Eighty one, at a place called Black Point in the Town of Shrewsbury in the said State, by the British & Tories, in the Month of October on the Sixteenth day of said Month & Year - he was discharged, honorably, by Captain John Walton, in Monmouth aforesaid in December Seventeen hundred Eighty three - he was Born in Monmouth State of New Jersey, Seventeen hundred & Sixty five on the twenty first day of August - he has a Record of his age, at his Birth, in Haver, in his Family Bible - he was living in Monmouth aforesaid when he was called into the service - from Monmouth, he moved to Middletown in New Jersey from there, he moved to the Town of Haver, in the State of New York, from there to the Town of Haver where he now resides - he was always drafted or volunteered or went as a Substitute when called into the service - he was a Captain in the said Company, he was a Lieutenant in the same Company, after the Revolutionary War - he says, that the Reverend John Keep & Deacon Thomas Gallow, can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution - he says that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person living, whom testimony he can procure who can testify to his service - he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State - he went as a Substitute in Seventeen hundred Eighty two, a short time for one Benjamin Camp - did - Sworn and subscribed the day

and then appeared before me Samuel Hotchkiss A. Clerk
Kenneth Scudder
We John Keep, a Clergyman residing in the Town of Homer and Deacon Thomas Gollas residing in the same. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Kenneth Scudder who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be Sixty Seven Years of Age, that he is respected 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 before me this 29 th day of January 1833 John Keep, Pastor of the Congregational or Presbyterian Church in Homer Village.
Deputy Clerk Justus Thomas Gollas
Deacon -
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 John Keep who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Homer and that Thomas Gollas who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Homer and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit -
William N. Nott Joseph Reynolds Andrew Dickson Aaron Brown Oliver H. Hovey

State of New York } I, Samuel Hotchkiss Junior Clerk Cortland County } of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Cortland, do hereby cer-
tify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the Matter of the Application of Kenneth A. Scudder for a Pension - and that Lieut. Col. Canfield Esq. before whom the Reverend John Kep & Thomas Goller purports to have been sworn to the within Certificate, was on the day of the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in the Town of Hamble in the County of Cortland, duly Commissioned & sworn as such, and that I am well acquainted with the said Justice's signature, & know that it is his to the said Certificate - in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, of said County, and Office this 29 th day of January 1833.
Sam d Hotchkiss, Jr. Clerk
23242
Kenneth A. Scudder
Pension Papers
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act 4. June 22
Kenneth A. Scudder 23242

State of New Jersey Monmouth County ss. Be it known that on this nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty four, personally appear- ed before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Monmouth, in said State, Joseph Scudder of said County, who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he was seventy two Years of age on the twelfth day of February last past; that he is well acquainted with Kenneth A. Scudder, an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of June 1832, whose residence is at Homer, Cortland County in the State of New York, and who is a brother of this Deponent: that the said Kenneth A. Scudder was a native of the said County of Monmouth, and resided therein until about twenty Years ago, or perhaps more, as the particular time is not recollected, when he removed from said County into the State of New York; that the said Kenneth A. Scudder was born on the 21 st day of August 1765, according to the Family Record, a copy whereof made in the hand writing of this Deponent many Years ago, he has a few days since examined, and believes the same to be correct. That this Deponent was from his home in said County of Monmouth, the greater part of the time from July 1779, to the summer of 1781, as a Clerk in the War Office in the City of Philadelphia; that after his return to the said County he recollects being out with the said Kenneth A. Scudder at the times of alarms from the Enemy, by order of General David Forman who com- manded the Militia of said County; the number of times not with certainty remembered, nor the dates.

but this Deponent thinks in the latter part of 1701, and in 1702. That the said Kenneth A. Scudder was a good Whig, and this Deponent has no doubt from the exposed situation of the said County, and the organization of the Militia for its defence, that the said Kenneth A. Scudder must have performed his regular or required military duties as a private Militia Man, under the laws and ordinances of New Jersey, from the time he the said Kenneth A. Scudder attained the age of sixteen, until the close of the war. That the Father of this Deponent and the said Kenneth, Nathaniel Scudder who had been a member of the Continental Congress of the United States in the years 1778, 1779 and 1780, was killed on the 16 th day of October 1781 by the British and Refugees near Black Point in Monmouth County, when he was a member of the State Legislature; and when the Enemy was driven off by the Militia under the command of General David Forman - on which occasion this Deponent understood that the said Nathaniel Scudder volunteered his services, and was killed in the service of his Country - This information he received from General Forman who was standing by his side when he fell dead - From the great lapse of time and frequent absence from home during the revolutionary war, this Deponent is not able to be more particular respecting the services of the said Kenneth A. Scudder, but in a conversation with his sister Mrs. Hannah Wilhoff about

Three weeks ago, (she having since died) she told him that she frequently saw the said Kenneth A. Scudder her brother, during the revolutionary War leave his home where she also resided, in Monmouth County, with his regimental coat on him, but could not recollect how long he was absent, nor how often - These are all the facts and circumstances that this deponent can state relative to the claim of the said Kenneth A. Scudder for a pension.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and Year aforesaid -
William Lloyd
Joseph Scudder
And the said William Lloyd Justice above named doth hereby certify that Joseph Scudder who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Affidavit, is by him believed to be a credible person, and that his statement under oath is entitled to full credit - Dated December the 19 th 1834.
William Lloyd Justice
State of New Jersey, Monmouth County ss. I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey do hereby certify that William Lloyd and James Herbert Esquires, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Joseph Scudder and Zebulon Blayton were sworn to and subscribed, and whose names are subscribed to the foregoing certificates, were at the respective dates thereof, and now are, both of them Justices of the Peace, in and for the said County of Monmouth, and State of New Jersey,

duly commissioned and sworn, and that the names signed William Lloyd and James Herbert to the Jurats of the said affidavits, and to said certificates, are the proper hand writings and signatures of the said William Lloyd and James Herbert Esquires, Justices as aforesaid, respectively, and that full Faith and Credit ought to and should be given to all their and each of their official acts as such. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office This fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
H. H. Ellis Clk

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Kenneth A. Seudder Portland Co N. York.
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L.B. Canfield Esq Portland Co N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will 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, showing the Service of Kenneth A. Seudder. Cortland Co. New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Nov. 17 80 at least to 1783 Corporal Capt. John Walton Lt. Cook Genl. Forman Major E. Waltern Col. N. Seudder None N. Jersey 67 years Monmouth Traditionary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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

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

New Jersey Monmouth County ss. Be it known that on this twenty second Day of December, in the Year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty four, personally appear- ed before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace, in and for the County of Monmouth in said State, Zebu- lon Clayton of said County, who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that he was Seventy three Years of age on the eleventh day of April last past; That he was well acquainted with Kenneth A. Scudder in the time of the revolutionary war, who, he is informed, is now applying for a pension under the act of Congress of June 1832, whose residence, he is also in- formed, is now at Homer, Cortland County in the State of New York: That the said Kenneth A. Scudder, was a native of the said County of Monmouth, but This deponent believes he has not for several Years past resided therein. In the time of the revolution and through the war, he lived in the said County of Monmouth, and this deponent remembers seeing him several times at the Village of Freehold in said County, with the Militia thereof, that being one of their places of rendezvous, but cannot now particularly state in what year or years he so saw him; but has no doubt he must have per- formed his hours of military duty, as from the exposed situation of the County, some of the Mili- tia were almost constantly out in the service of their Country; and all who were old enough to bear arms in that service were required to engage in it. These

are all the facts and circumstances that this deponent can state relative to the claim of the said Kenneth A. Scudder for a pension.
Sworn and subscribed, before me the day and year aforesaid - James Herbert
Zebulon Clayton
And the said James Herbert
And the said James Herbert Justice above named doth hereby certify, that Zebulon Clayton, who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavit, is known to him to be a credible person, and that his statement under oath is entitled to full credit - dated December 22 nd 1834 -
James Herbert justice

State of New Jersey } p. Cumberland County } Town of Ham...
Herewith A Scudder aged Seventy Seven years, being duly sworn according to Law, Deposeth and says, that he was out as a
Private & an Officer (to wit a Lieutenant) of Cavalry under Captain Daniel Craig, he thinks according to his best recollection, that he was out as a Lieutenant as much as one Month and Fifteen Days, went from Freehold, to Middlesex, in Monmouth County State of New Jersey, in the year 1782, to guard the Frontiers, (then so called) I am very confident, that I served occasionally, as a Private, Corporal & Lieutenant one year in all or more, in the time of the Revolution I cannot by reason of the loss of Memory state personally and precisely how long I served, as to the different Towns but I know I was a Private Man, and was called out very often, some of the time I was under Captains Ralph Covenhoven, Daniel Craig, Walter Gathers, think Col Holmes, Hendrickson & Mott. & General Forster Commanded, some of the time, occasionally when I was out, according to the best of my knowledge at the age of Fifteen years, till the close of the Revolu- tionary War. I went to Monmouth Court House, once to James River, once, went to Colts Neck, once, to Trenton twice, to a place called Gorgie once, once to Sandy Hook to storm the light House, we called to go to Monmouth Court House as much as six months at different times in all from 1779. to 1783. went to Trenton twice in the years 1781. & 1782. was under Covenhoven & Craig when at Trenton to guard the Legislature or General Court and I served with an embodied corps called into the service by competent authority, that I was in the field as in Garrison, and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed, in any civil pursuit.
sworn and subscribed before me this 26 th day of September A.D. 1842. Levi N. Carfield Justice Peace
Herewith A Scudder

I certify that I have been acquainted with Thomas A. Scudder for over twenty years last past, & that he is a Man of truth and veracity, and reputable in his neighborhood. - Dozier W. Canfield J.P.
Cattaraugus County Clerks office ss I Gideon Babcock Clerk of said County do hereby Certify that Simon D. Campbell Esq. before whom the foregoing Affidavit was supported to have been taken - was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly elected & qualified that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and truly believe his signature thereto is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 27 th day of September 1842
G. C. Babcock Clerk

State of Kentucky } I Aaron F. Walker of said County Nelson County } Town and State, aged Eighty three Town of Frankfort } Years, being duly sworn according to Law upon and say, that I was well acquainted with Kenneth S Scudder in the time of the American Revolution, was Born and brought up with him in the same Town, I am confident to the best of my Recollection, that said Scudder was out as a Private & Officer as much as one Year or More, he was a Merit Man so called, I saw him out several times when he belonged to the Cavalry, he was under Capt Rudolph Baumeister & Capt Daniel Craig to my person- al knowledge, but the particular Years and times I cannot now recollect, it was in the Years 1779. 80. 82. & 81, the Years were generally on our Frontiers, Col. Holmes, Col. Hendrickson were my Colonels, I draw a Pension, belonged to the same Town, & Neighborhood with said Scudder. he was under the same Captains with me when out
Aaron F. Walker
sworn and subscribed before me this 19 th day of September A.D. 1842
Col. Muncy Judge of Court. Pleas

I certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Walker, that he is a Man of truth & morality & respectable in his Neighbourhood
Let Your Grace of Corn. Pleas

State of New Jersey } p. on this 19 th day of September Monmouth County } A.D. 1842, Lewis Cowen Town of Freehold } known aged Eighty Nine
Years, being duly sworn according to Law upon and say that I was well acquainted with Kenn d M c Leod in the time of the Revolution, and was personally knowing to said M c Leod serving as a Private & an Officer in said Revolution, for a period to commence in the year 1779 and ending in the year 1780, 81 & 82 as much as one year in all, the said M c Leod was a Lieutenant of Caval- ry part of the time, I do not distinctly recollect the different times and places he was out, but according to my best recollection, I am very confident, said M c Leod, was out, as a Militia Man, and Officer as much as one year in all I am a Pensioner, saw said M c Leod, at Trenton guarding the Court & B a number of times. I saw him out in scouting parties, at different times, I was a Sergeant, in Col d Hendrickson's Regiment, was under Capt s Benjamin Dennis, some of the aforesaid time, under Capt s Van Brunt Capt s Cowen & others, said M c Leod was a Minute Man, and did duty as such, frequently, to my per- sonal knowledge, I lived not far from him in said County & State at said time -
Lewis Cowenhoven
Sworn and subscribed before me this 19 th day of September 1842
Levi M c Lean Judge Common Pleas

I certify that I am well acquainted with Lewis Cannonhorn of Freehold, County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey, and that he is a Man of truth and veracity, belongs to the Presbyterian Church in said Freehold, and is in regular standing, and has been for a great number of years
— C. Brown Judge of the Pleas
State of New Jersey.
Monmouth County ss. I Samuel Mairs Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey do hereby certify that C. Brown Before whom the annexed Affidavits was sworn or acknowledged was at the time of taking such Proof or acknowledg- ment was a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in said County and duly commissioned as such Judge and further that I am well acquainted with the Hand Writing of the said Judge and believe the signature to the said is Genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Free- = held aforesaid this nineteenth day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty two. Samuel Mairs Clerk

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Washington -

Horne Catteral County York Dear Sir - please examine the Paper enclosed and inform me the result, as soon as convenient to oblige your hum- ble servant P. B. Campbell
Ward J. L. Edwards Esq.

K. A. Scudder
Says d Act 1832 NY
C. M. Bennett
4. Leave this line blank.—5. "the" is. 6. "the" is. 7. "the" is. 8. "the" is. 9. "the" is. 10. "Identical," "widow of," "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

State of New York County of Cortland
Be it Known, that on this Twenty Sixth day of October A. D. 185 2 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth C. Scudder  1 is the Widow of the identical man  3 resident of Hornes  2 in said County, and made oath according to law that 4  Kenneth A. Scudder  5 who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 6 That 7  She is  8 directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed, with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of Elizabeth A. Scudder  9 for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Herby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
Elizabeth Scudder
Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Elizabeth Scudder  10 to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
J. M. Pierce Justice of the Peace
State of _____ County of _____
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the Court of Cortland County  11 that 12  Elizabeth Scudder  13 the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the 14  identical Widow  15 reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that 16  J. M. Pierce  17 Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this Twenty eighth day of October 185 2
Rufus J. Reed, Clerk
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

23242
NY.
Letto L. B. Canfield Oct. 6. '42
9331
act 7. June '32

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1879.
REJECTED
9331
P. O. Kenneth A Scudder
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18