Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,069, for Daniel Sage, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Sage, Daniel
S. 17,069
Mass
New York CONTENTS
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CONTENTS

New York 28.545
Daniel Gage of Chenango Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company comman by Captain Wheeler of the Reg't by Col Foster in the Connecticut Militia line for 15 mo. private. Mass N.Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 50 Dollars each per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of April 1834 and sent to Messrs Buttolph & Tharp
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $ 150.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept r 4 '34 25.00
$ 175.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam l H. Page Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 123
See letter to P. Sept. 20 March 1835 - do. to same Hon. W. March H.R. Jan. 10. 1837.
Letter to Hon. Wm. Mason H. Sept. 1835

Daniel Sage Pension papers
18758
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15 ma pri.
50  ¢

State of New York } ss. County of Chenango }
On this ninth day of October one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the honorable Robert the Judges of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Chenango in the sixth circuit of the court at Oneida in said state now sitting, Daniel Sage, a Resident of the town of New Berlin in the County and state afore- said 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 benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named Officers and served as hereinafter stated. That is to say, he first enlisted in the latter part of November or the forepart of December one thousand seven hundred and seventy five into the company of Captain Wright of Por- el of Vermont and under Lieutenant Samuel Cairtright of Sharon in the state of Connecticut & Colonel Burrall of Canaan in state afore said. That he enlisted in the town of Sharon in Connecticut for three months at which time he resided in the town of Amenia in New York adjoining the said town of Sharon. That in December in the year aforesaid

he marched on in the company in which he enlisted to Quebec in Canada. Through the west the western parts of Connecticut & Massachusetts and through P'keepsborough in Vermont and on through Ticonderoga in Vermont and on through St. Johns, Montreal to Quebec. That before they arrived there, a battle had been fought in which General Montgomery had been killed and the Americans defeated. That he continued in Canada stationed most of the time on Abraham's Plains until the last of April or first of May 1776 when he intested on Abraham's Plains, a few days before the Retreat of the American Army from Canada, for eight months, in the company of Captain Wheeler and in the Regiment of Colonel Porter both of Massachusetts. Lieutenant Allen and Ensign Clark were also officers of the company to which he belonged. That his Regiment left Canada in said retreat, come through Laprairie & Montreal on to Ticonderoga and Mount Independence where they were stationed and remained through the season until late in the next Fall, engaged in keeping sentry and building forts. That late in the Fall he left Ticonderoga in his company & Regiment under the same officers aforesaid and marched down to Fishkill on the Hudson River in

The State of New York where he remain- ed until the latter part of January or the first part of February one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven when he was regularly discharged. That he there- upon returned to the town of Amenia his former residence. That in the fall of the same year last mentioned, the British with their forces came to Esopus on the Hudson River in New York and orders came either to enlist or draft men to drive them from that place. That he enlisted for two months under Captain Water Lieutenant Darrow and Colonel Sutherland. That he was marched on along the Hudson river to Esopus or rather a little back of it, when the British burned the place and then rapidly retreated down the river. That he continued on duty at Esopus until his term of two months expi- red, when he was discharged according to his best recollection in the month of December 1777; at Fishkill in the state of New York He further says that he has now no discharge discharge in his possession not supposing they would ever be of any use, they are either lost or destroyed. In answer to the interrogatories required

to be put by the war-department to applicants for pensions he answers as follows viz.
1 st He was born in the town of Middletown in the state of Connecticut on the fifth day of December 1756 2 nd He has a record of his age at home contained in his bible. 3 rd He resided at the time he first enlisted in Amenia in the County of Dutchess and State of New York. After he left the service he resided in the town of Sharon in the state of Connecticut about fourteen years when he moved into Rendellaer-Ville in the state of New York where he resided four years when he moved into the town of New Berlin in the state last mentioned where he has since continued and still continues to reside. 4 th He was not drafted but enlisted as stated in his Declaration and served for himself & not as a substitute 5 th He saw all the officers named as the officers under whom he enlisted as stated in his Declaration. Does not now recollect the names of others whom he then had. The circumstances of his service are as before stated in his said Declaration as near as he can recollect.

6 th when he was discharged at Leebeck he thinks no written discharge was given him but when discharged at Fishkill he had a written by Captain Water discharge, but has lost it.
7 th He gives the names of Judge Nathan Taylor & Joseph H. Chamberlin a Henry man — Mathew Calkins. Charles Rich who is a justice of the peace, and Levi Blakelee. & Joseph Phelps all of whom reside in the neighborhood where he now resides and who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. 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. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first aforesaid.
JB Prindle Daniel Lape Depts Clerk

We Joseph H Chamberlin a Clergyman residing in the town of New Berlin in the County of Chenango and Nathan Taylor residing in the same place aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr Daniel Sage who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Joseph H. Chamberlain Nathan Taylor - Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. Pike Clerk
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 Joseph H Chamberlin who has

Signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of New Berlin in the County of Chenango and that Nathan Taylor who has signed the same, is a one of the Judges of this court Resident in the same town there aforesaid and is a credible person and that their state- ment is entitled to credit.
I Garrison K. Pike clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the County of Chenango do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the ori- ginal proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Sage for a pension. In tes- timony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this the day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
W. S. Miller Deputy Clerk

State of New York Chenango County ss: John King of Meriden Norwich in said County being sworn deposeth that he is well ac- quainted with Daniel Sage an appli- cant for a pension of Meriden in said County that he well knew said Sage before he and said Sage enlisted that this deponent and said Sage both lived in the same were well acquainted with each other when boys previous to their enlistment that this deponent was in the service at the same time with said Sage being in different regiments and enlisting in different towns, this de- ponent enlisting at Mount Wash- ington in Massachusetts the last of December and marched into Canada - This deponent first saw said Sage in Montreal in the service the regiments to which this deponent and said Sage belonged both retreating from Quebec at the same time that

on said retreat they were often together and saw each other being old acquaintances
From August 14 th 1832 v John King
Before me
Charles York Judge of Chenango Com. Pleas
Chenango County ss. I, James H. Lake Clerk of the said County do certify that Charles York before whom the preceding affidavit (purporting to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango - and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and rightly believe his name subscribed to the said af- fidavit to be his genuine hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of office this ninth day of Octo- ber 1832
I Charles York before whom J. B. Middle John King subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit Rep: Clerk. on the 14 th day of August 1832 Do certify that for many years I have been well acquainted with the said John King & have known him and still know him to be a man of truth & veracity and that the statement in said affidavit is entitled to full credit.
Charles York Judge

State of New York
Chautauqua ss: On the tenth eleventh day of June 1833 came before me Charles York one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Chautauqua County the above & before named Daniel Duge an applicant for a pension who being duly sworn deposes that he cannot find any surviving witness by whom he can prove the services of Daniel Applicant or the circumstances connected therewith as may appear right on the transactions of Col. John Fry whose affidavit was annexed to this deponent's original application -
Given June 11 th 1833 Daniel Duge Before me
Charles York Judge of Chautauqua County Court
State of New York
Chautauqua County ss: I certify that Charles York before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Judge of the County Court of Special Sessions and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and believe his name subscribed to the same is genuine
Witness my hand and seal S. S. P. June 24 th 1833
P. B. Prindle Dep Clerk

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Daniel Sage Chenango co New York
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Part 15. 20 Rf to E.D. Bangs Dec 28 33
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Buttolph & Tharp Norwich New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
May 15 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 subjunct 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 Daniel Sage, Chenango co N.Y.
   Period when the service of the claimant ended. 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.     Enlisted 1775 5 private Capt Wight Col Brull to Quebec 75 lived in Sharon tradition   do 1776 8 Capt Wheeler Col Porter retreat from Canada Connects lived in America living witness   do 1779 2 Capt Waters Col Schuyler  
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
It has recently been discovered that there are rolls of the Massachusetts Continental Army to whom the applicant is referred for proof of service in Col. Parker's regt.

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, deposes 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 [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.
Continental Regiments for the years 1776 & 1775 in the office of the Secretary of War  J. P. Brandford

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section NCS/eel Am
January 15, 1929
Mrs. E.B. Fisher 102 West New York Avenue Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17069, it appears that Daniel Sage was born December 5, 1756, at Middletown, Connecticut.
While a resident of Armenia, Dutchess County, New York, he enlisted at Sharon, Connecticut, in November or December, 1775, as a private in Captain Wright's Company in Colonel Burrall's Connecticut Regiment; in April or May, 1776, he was transferred to Captain Wheeler's Company in Colonel Porter's Massachusetts Regiment, was in the retreat from Canada and was discharged in January or February, 1777. He enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served two months in Captain Waters' Company in Colonel Sutherland's New York Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he was living in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York.

There are no data on file relative to his family. The above noted is the only soldier named Daniel Sage that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

NYOR 28.575
Daniel Sage
Pension papers, further Evidence of the justice of his claim
I wish the papers examined and an answer returned as early as convenient
Wm Mason
66. P.
Dear Sage Maf NW
Hm W. Mason AR

We Daniel Bellows and Enos S. Halbert of South New- Berke Cheneango Co. New York being duly sworn depose and say that we are well acquainted with Daniel Sage and that he is the identical person named in a pension Certificate now in his possession and that he is as we believe a man of truth and veracity and that the facts set forth by him in his application now in the Pension Office were true to the best of his recollection Dated South New Berke Dec 24-1836
Daniel Bellows Enos S. Halbert
Sworn and subscribed Before me this 24 th day of December 1836 Nathan Taylor Judge of Cheneango County Courts
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Bellows and Enos S. Halbert and Believe them to be Men of Truth and veracity and do concur with them in their statement in the above deposition Dec 24 th 1836 -
Nathan Taylor

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Feb y 19 th 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Sage, as a private, is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Silvanus Willcoos's Company, in Col. John Ashley's Regt. where he is allowed from Sept r 19 th to October 17 th 1777. twenty eight days. —————
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Daniel Sage claims for services in 1775:76, and for further services in '77. But the rolls which he describes are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs

I Daniel Sage of New Berlin do certify that at times I am afflicted with a nervous complaint which nearly disables me to write and in executing my pension power in March 1835 I was assisted by Oliver Olddell he holding the top of the pen, I holding the bottom of it which is the cause of the former signatures to my pension power disagreeing with my power in March 1835. dated
New Berlin December 19 th 1836. In witness of Oliver Olddell I was and subscribed before me this 19 th day of December 1836. Charles Medbury Justice of the Peace
Daniel his Sage mark
I Oliver Olddell do certify that on or about the fourth day of March 1835 I executed a pension power for Daniel Sage of the Town of New Berlin County of Chenango and State of New York and assisted him to execute his signature by steadying his pen he taking hold of the bottom of the pen and I holding the top of the pen in consequence of a nervous complaint with which he is afflicted with it nearly disables him to write his signature. Dated New
Berlin December 19 th 1836. Sworn and subscribed before me this 19 th day of December 1836. Charles Medbury Justice of the Peace
Oliver Olddell

State of New York } County of Schenectady }
I Charles McAlister of West Rensselaer do certify that I am acquainted with the within named Daniel Sage and that he is unable to write from a nervous complaint and that I have him affirm his mark to the within signature.
Dec. 19 th 1835.
Dated West Rensselaer, Charles McAlister The Witness

Denial Case -
Mr.
Dec. 14.
Mr. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Hon. Wm. Mason H.R.

Washington H. R. Decm r 14 th AD 1835-
Sir - I am requested by Daniel Sage a revolutionary pensioner, who resides in in South New Berlin, Chicago County, N. Y. - to enquire as to the reasons why his pension has been stopped - he alleges  states that he has drawn his pension, until the amount that was due the 1 st September last, which was not paid - and that has not been informed of the reasons why the has been withheld, I sincerely wish an answer the above enquiry as early as convenient, that I may give him information upon the subject { I am very respectfully Yours, Obedient Servt
Hon. J. L. Edwards } Commissioner of Pensions }
Wm. Mason

17069
INVALID.
File No. 17069
Daniel Sage
On New Year
Act: June 7 th 82
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 335
[Arrangement of 1880.]
1906 June 7 History to Mrs. John V. Lewis 1921 Sept. 20 hist to Marlene C. Durand W.A. 1929 Jan. 14 hist to Mrs. E. B. Fisher W.A.

Pension Dept. Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Please send me record of Daniel Sage who was a pensioner from New Berlin N.Y. He was taken prisoner with Capt Oliver Hanchett's Co Quebec Expedition under Arnold I wish this for D.A. Q.
respectfully
Mrs John V. Lewis 48 Crouse Building Syracuse.
N.Y.
June 2-1906.

Rev War Section.
Flint. Mich. July 30. 1926
Bureau of Pensions Washington. D. C.
Freelove Sage, wife of Daniel Sage, a soldier of the Rev. died in Columbia Co. N.Y. in 1835, would like to know if she ever applied for a Pension.
Should also like any information you may have of a James Palmer or a Henry Palmer of the State of N.Y. did either of them or their wives apply for or receive a Pension, if so, what were the wives names or the names of their children.
Greatly appreciating any information you may have, I beg to remain,
Very truly.
Mattie A. Durand
718 Garland St.

The Daniel Sage wanted by Hoffman K. Reynolds of N. Y. City, was born before 1748 in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N. Y. and lived and died there.
ensions.

102 West New York Ave. Oakland, Cal. April 1 st 1928.
United States Pension Office, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly let me know if one Daniel Sage born in 1766 (wife Annie Jones) was on the pension list for having served in the Revolutionary War? He was born in Berlin, Conn. and probably enlisted from there, or near there.
Thanking you, I remain
Yours truly Mrs. E. B. Fisher

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
WQS September 20, 1926
Mattie A. Durand 718 Garland St. Flint, Mich.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17069, it appears that DANIEL SAGE was born December 5, 1756, at Middletown, Connecticut.
While a resident of Armenia, Dutchess County, New York, he enlisted at Sharon, Connecticut, in November or December, 1775, as a private in Captain Wright's Company in Colonel Burrall's Connecticut Regiment; in April or May, 1776, he was transferred to Captain Wheeler's Company in Colonel Porter's Massachusetts Regiment, was in the retreat from Canada and was discharged in January or February, 1777. He enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served two months in Captain Waters' Company in Colonel Sutherland's New York Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, at which time he was living in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier named Daniel Sage that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
MORGAN Acting Commissioner

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
R. 75-63
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Frederick Meyer a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. *Pensioned Meyer
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 1776 3 mos. Pvt. Peter Van Esbeck N.Y.   Summer 1777 1 mo. " Col. Rockefeller   Fall 1777 6 wks. " Philip Smith Genl. Livingston   1778 9 mos. Sgt. Joseph Harrison Major Milledge  
Battles engaged in, Capture of Red Bank, Johnson's Creek, Oriskany Residence of soldier at enlistment, Clermont N.Y. Date of application for pension, Dec. 11, 1842 Residence at date of application, Shandaken Ulster Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, 66 at Clermont Columbia Co. N.Y. Feb. 12, 1756
Remarks: at Germantown Columbia Co. N.Y. Feb. 12, 1756 Soldier married Feb. 10, 1782, Gertrude Stoff who died Dec. 28, 1842 at Shandaken N.Y. leaving the following children:  John F. Frederick, William, Peter, Jacob, George, Mary Magdalene wife of John Niemer. Catharine wife of Leonard Lasher.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

He Sur file 17069 Rev. war.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Daniel Sage , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sharon, Conn. From part Dec 75 3 yrs - Priv. Wright Burrall Conn.   Abraams Plains Apl or May 76 1 yr. Wheeler Porter Mass.   dis. in Jan or Feb 1777   Fall 77 2 mos. Waters Sutherland N Y  
Battles engaged in, none mentioned - Retreat from Canada. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Armenia, Dutchess Co. N.Y. Date of application for pension, Oct 9, 1832. allowed. Residence at date of application, New Berlin, Chenango Co., N.Y. Age at date of application, Born Middletown Conn - Dec. 5, 1756.
Remarks: _____ _____ _____
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.