Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 3,838-160-55, for Enos Marshall, New York

SERVICE
New York
★ Marshall Enos
NUMBER
✓ B.L.Wt. 3838-160-55
CONTENTS

No Papers
Vol M1, page 3.
160 6117 } Act-mar 3/55 June 6/55
Enos Marshall, Senior Post Pensioner
Capt. Phillips, N. Y. Mil.
{ 17 miles
Revolution War Admit 160 acres Aug. 16/55.
Boston 100 years ago
3838 of Aug 1855
J. T. Keely Present

No. 160.117
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received June 1, 187 55
Enos Marshall
Capt Phillips
Rev. War N. Y. Mil
Warrant No 3838-160-55
J. T. Reely

3838
S
Nov 1919

16.0.617
Commissr of Pensions Washington DC

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.
FORM OF DECLARATION FOR SURVIVING OFFICER OR SOLDIER.
State of New York County of Seneca } ss.
On this Twenty Seventh day of March , A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five , personally appeared before me, Miner T. Coburn a Justice of the Peace , duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, Ernos Marshall Senior aged 100 years, a resident of Seneca County in the State of New York , who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Ernos Marshall Senior , who was a Soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Wilhelmus Philips  Thinks he resided in Kinderhook or Claverack in the County of Columbia Regiment of Not remembered commanded by Colonel Whiting of New Canaan in the war of The Revolution that he Moved to Albany and drew his arms and went to Fort Edward about the Month of July in the year of One Thousand Seven hundred and seventy Seven on or about the term of Eight months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of Six months and was honorably discharged at Stillwater on his being Taken Sick on the or about the time General Gates Succeeded General Howe A. D. 1777  Scuyler in Command as will appear by the muster rolls of said Company. Commanded by Wilhelmus Philips Captain of the First New Concord (New Paltz) Ulster County New York Company
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting additional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States," approved March 3, 1855. And refers to his former declaration made under act of  upon which he obtained a Land Warrant No.  for  which he having  legally transferred and disposed of, is not within his power now to return.
He further declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under any other act of Congress, nor made any application therefor, than the one above referred to, under act of March 3 rd 1855  upon which he  obtained the said Land Warrant, No.  for  and the one now presented.  The one now presented
E Marshall Senior
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written; and I hereby certify that I believe the said Ernos Marshall Senior who signed and executed the above declaration, and is now present, to be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated, and that I have no interest in said claim.
Miner T. Coburn J. P.
STATE OF New York COUNTY OF Seneca } ss.
Personally appeared Jonathan Durand and Ann Eliza Horn citizens of the said County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn, depose and say that they are personally acquainted with Ernos Marshall Senior and that he is the person now present who signs and executes the within declaration.
J Durand
Ann Eliza Horn
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Twenty Seventh day of March A. D. 1855 ; and I certify that the said Jonathan Durand and Ann Eliza Horn are credible and respectable citizens.
M. T. Coburn J. P.

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all men by these presents, That I, Enos Marshall Senior of the County of Seneca and State of New York have constituted and appointed JOHN T. NEELY, Esq., of Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful Attorney, irrevocably, for me and in my name, to prosecute and receive from the United States the Bounty Land certificate, or warrant, due me under existing Laws granting Bounty Lands for services rendered in the United States in the different wars, and generally to do all lawful acts and things whatsoever touching the premises, and an attorney or attorneys under him, for the purpose aforesaid to make, and at his pleasure to revoke, hereby confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name legally do, or cause to be done, in the premises.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty Seventh day of March , in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty- five
E Marshall Senior
Acknowledged and subscribed before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Seneca and State of New York this 27 th day of March , 1855.
M. T. Coburn
STATE OF New York COUNTY OF Seneca ss. Clerk's office
I hereby certify that M. T. Coburn , Esq., before whom the within declaration, affidavit, and power of attorney, were made and executed, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing ( 27 th March 1855 ) a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Seneca County Court for the County aforesaid, this 28 th day of March 1855.
J. Richardson Clerk of said Court for 2/
Claim of E. Marshall TO BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Private
Capt. Orville's N. York Mil.
War of the Revolution
Presented by J. T. NEELY, Attorney, Washington, D. C.
NOTES.
The declaration to be made before a Justice of the Peace, or other officer authorized to administer oaths for general purposes.
State in what war—whether in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812, or either of the Indian wars, naming the same.
Then will follow after the words "that he" whether the officer, or soldier, enlisted, volunteered, or was drafted.
If the claimant has presented his discharge with his former application which he made under any former acts, or had no discharge, let him state the facts in this declaration.
If the soldier rendered service in different wars, let him set forth each service fully in his declaration.
The affidavit of two witnesses must be taken to establish the identity of the claimant.

State of New-York,  COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
Albany, May 15. 185 5.
I Hereby Certify, That on searching the Records in this office for the Registry of Certificates issued in pursuance of a law, passed April 27, 1784, entitled "An Act for the settlement of the pay of Levies and Militia for their services in the late war, and for other purposes therein mentioned," I find the following, viz:
   NAMES. No. of BOOK. NO. OF CERTIFICATE. DATE. £ S. D. RANK AND NAME OF COMPANY OFFICER. RANK AND NAME OF FIELD OFFICER.   £ S. D.     Enos Marshall Private 9 45.266 July 23. 1777. 3 " " Capt. John Philips Col. Abm van Alstyne   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]   [Scribbles]  
I have examined the Rolls for the items above set forth, } and find them to be correct.
O. G. Craswell. Clerk.
J. M. Booth Comptroller.

Coverh, May 24 th 1855
Dr Sir:
Yours of April 9 th came to hand in due time. I obeyed your instructions and wrote to the Secretary of State, after waiting a month & getting no answer, being informed that the Comptroller was the person to whom I should have written I wrote to him & received the inclosed certificate. My father thought the given name was of his Capt, was Wilhelmus he probably was called so about home, but wrote his name John, as appears from the records, The Col of whom he spoke was probably the one under whom he trained at home, Abner, Vanc Alstyne held the commission of Col, in Albany Co which embraced in the Revolution a considerable portion of the State, It would not be passing strange considering his great age (now more than one hundred years old) that he should forget the names of persons whom he knew seventy nine years ago. I have often heard my father speak

of an officer under Capt. Philips by the name of John Smith. I am informed by the Clerk in the Comptroller's office that one of the Lieutenants in the company of Capt. Philips was John Smith. My father has no recollection of having received any pay from government for his service, which seems to have been 3 £ or $7,50 which having been of seventy-nine years continuance would form something of an item now will you please to see to it, &c.
The old gentleman has always felt that he ought to have had some remuneration from the government for his service, having been compelled to go into the army by which sickness was induced which continued a year or year and a half, breaking up the profits of his business (that of Carpenter & Joiner) We don't suppose he has any legal claim for the time lost by sickness yet as government caused it, it is certainly morally right , that government should remunerate for the loss occasioned by it. I wish you to inform me, whether you think

government, can be induced to put him on the pension list, with those, who were in actual service, a year or year & half, that, he may draw pay from the time they began to draw it, or; in any other way, so remunerate him, as to make him equal to those, who served in the army that length of time. Your immediate attention is earnestly desired in doing what is necessary to be done, as the old gentleman has been seriously ill, for the last three weeks, considering his great age, we fear he may die before the business is accomplished. Please write & inform me if there be any thing necessary for me to do more, to establish his claim to bounty land &c Also how soon he can obtain his warrant, & whether in case of his death before the warrant is issued the whole would be lost to his heirs? I am sir very respectfully your serv E Marshall