Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6983, for Daniel Martling, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
n. b.
Wartling, Daniel
R 6 9 8 3.
New York residence
CONTENTS

In the matter of Daniel Martling Applicant for pension.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Oct 23 d 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 subj d 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
   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.     1776 taken Prisoner June 1781 General O'Neil 60 years Traditionary only   2 Gen Greene   9 Col Moore   Capt. Jones   Crafton  
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) who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with                      and served in the (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

State of New York County of Rensselaer ss. On this eight - day of October - A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County, of Rensselaer now sitting, Daniel Martling, a resident of the City of Troy, in said County and State, aged sixty eight 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 herein stated. That he was born at Tappan in the State of New York on the 7 th day of October, 1763. He has no record of his age, except his own entry in his family bible. In the month of June, 1775, while at Pown's Hook, he was taken prisoner by the British, and retained under suspicion of being a spy. As such a prisoner, he remained with British army; - was taken to Brooklyn, & thence was taken on shipboard, with a force under command of Colonel Campbell, to Savannah (Georgia). After arriving at Savannah, Gen. Provoost had command of the forces. With his army, declarant remained a prisoner till after Charleston was taken by the British; and was then transferred, a prisoner, to the army of Lord Rawdon, re- mained with him till June 1781; and then (having been detained a prisoner for five years, and having made one ineffectual attempt to escape), he escaped, near the river Ennoree in South Carolina; and immediately fell in with Major Lee's troop of horse, and volun- teered with them; and pursued the British, from whom he had escaped, to near Utam Springs, but was not personally present in the battle there fought. After this, encamped, in company with Lee's troop, with Gen. Greene's army, at the High Hills of Santee (S.C. Carolina). In this service he remained two months ; and then obtained a pass from Gen. Green, for one Isaac Lent, and himself, to come on to State of New York. Under this pass they came into North Carolina, near Hills- borough, where the State was raising a regiment, to suppress and take tories, and guard the deliberations of their assembly. The decla- rant & Lent both enlisted in this regiment, under Col. Moore, and Major Crafton, in Captain Jones's company; here declarant served, till about the last of May, and was then discharged, having served in this regiment nine months : he had a written discharge, signed by Major Crafton, but has since lost it. He then came home to Tappan.

Since the Revolution, he has lived in the State of New York, and at the following towns: - At Tarrytown five years; then at Fishkill about two; then at Saratoga several years; then at Scipio about five years; then at Stillwater about two years; then at Fort Ann about two years; then at Troy sixteen years. He has no documentary evidence to produce; and knows of no living witness, whose testimony he could procure. He is well known to Clement F. Le Ferre & Lorenzo Cadwell, of the City of Troy; who can testify as to his character for veracity, and as to the reputation of his having served in the revolutionary war.
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 and subscribed the (Daniel Martling) day and year aforesaid Archibald Bull Clerk
We, Clement F. Le Ferre, a clergyman resident in the city of Troy and Lorenzo Cadwell, a resident in the same city, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Martling who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight years of age; that he is reputed & 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 C. F. Le Ferre day and year aforesaid Lorenzo Cadwell Archibald Bull Clerk
And the said Court do, hereby, declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department; that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that

it appears to them that Clement F. Le Fevre, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is a clergyman resident in the City of Troy; & that Lorenzo Cadwell who has also signed the same is a resident in the same city, & is a credible person; & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Archibald Bull, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Rensselaer, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Daniel Marthine for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and seal of office this eight day of Eighth October A.D. 1832.
Archibald Bull Clerk

New York Rev.
Daniel Martling Suspended
This was (marked) by Mr Lucas to be returned. On referring to Index I find a note by Mr. J. H. H. stating that they were sent to the Socy State A. C. see letter to W. Hill 14 Aug. 1833. See let. to A. Bull
June 7. 1834. do. to W. H.
Clarke Aug. 9. 1839 -
let to Hon. J. Forsyth 18 Oct. '39. to W. H. Clarke 25 Oct. 1839
Act of June '39
let to Mr. H. Clarke May 23 rd 1840 to same July 13, 1840.
En. 10. 11 th Oct 52 by The Sumpter

Sir,
I have an application from the widow of Daniel Martling to assist her in obtaining a Pension. Daniel Martling in his life time applied to the Comt. of Pensions under act of 7th June 1832 for a Pension. It appears as near as I can learn that Martling stated he was taken Prisoner on Long Island & taken by the English to the State of North Carolina where he ran away from the English & joined the American Army. As he says he was mustered in Capt. Jones company - Colonel Moore's Regt & that Craston or Craston was the Major. I have written to the Secretary of State of the U.S. for Mr. Martling's services and am informed by him that Daniel Martling nor Jones, nor Moore nor Craston can be found.
I never saw Daniel Martling, the business for him was done by Gentlemen in New York. but I am informed that he was a man of good character. His widow stated that her late husband was a Quaker & for that reason had not applied under act of 1818, but that being in very destitute circumstances he had at the instance of his friends applied under act of 1832.
If you have in your office the means of finding Mr. Martling's services I wish you to do so. It will relieve his widow from pecuniary

if she should be so fortunate as to find her husband's services. Mr. Martling being from the north may have been transferred to a northern Regiment and he may have mistook the line in which he served. In his statement he said he joined the N Carolina line. That Daniel Martling served I verily believe, but as yet none have been unable to find it.
I have known instances of mistakes having been made as to the line of service. I have seen returns made differing from the documents found with the soldier, which was produced by changes made in the service.
Your assistance will be received by the widow with great thankfulness.
Resy. Yours,
Hoji,
Dear Woodbury Secy Treasury
W. Huler, H. Clarke.
Hudson N York
March 30th 1840
Referred to Com.

Raleigh N. Carolina Secretary of State's Office 13 th May 1840
Sir
I have made careful search again on the musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, for the name of Daniel Maitling, but do not find it there. There was a Colo. Moore and a Capt. Jones of the line aforesaid, but no Major Craighton or Craiston; yet I believe there was such an Officer in the Army having heard him spoken of by some of the old soldiers.
Yours respectfully
W. Bell
W. H. Clarke Esq te
As he was in the case of Daniel Maitling of N. York

Sir,
Your letter of 7 th June 1834 to Archibald Bull Esq of Troy N. York is before. Your letter relates to the services of Daniel Marting then a resident of Troy but now deceased. From the enquiries I have made I feel a strong belief that Daniel Marting served in the war of the revolution, but it is possible he has made some mistake which may be corrected.
For the purpose of making another effort towards getting more testimony in his case his papers now on file are wanted. The business is now in my hands & entrusted to me by his widow who now resides in Troy where late husband resided at the time of his death.
Please forward those papers to me and you will much oblige me,
With great respect
Your Obedt Servt,
Wheeler, H. Clarke
H. Edwards Esq
Troy N. York, Aug 3, 1839.

Department of State, October 22 d 1839.
J. L. Edwards Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
Your letter of the 18 th instant has been received. Mr. Clarke has this day been informed that search has been made among the army returns of, and subsequent to, the time that it is stated Daniel Martling served under Colonel Moore, Major Grafton or Causton, and Captain Innes, and that nothing is found relative to Colonel Moore's regiment.
I am, Sir,
Your Obedt. Servt.
John W. Foster

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William H. Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify, that I have carefully searched the musterrolls of the continental line of this state in the revolutionary war, for the name of (Daniel Martling), that I do not find his name on said rolls, or any other document in this office affording evidence of revolutionary services.
Given under my hand this 18 th day of Aug. 1833.
W. H. Hill

Raleigh N. Carolina Secretary of State's Office 28 th May 1840
M c W. H. Clarke Sir
Your letter of the 20 th instant was received yesterday, and on a reexamination of the Books of this Office, I find that Colo. Moore served a very short time as Colo. and that in the early part of the War. He was appointed some time in March or April 1776, Brigadier General by the Continental Congress, and Thomas Clarke suc- ceeded him as Colo. of the 1 st N. Carolina Regiment.
There was a Capt. Daniel Jones in the 3 rd Regt. and a Capt. Sam l Jones in the 10 th Regiment, but no Capt. Jones of the 1 st Regiment. I cannot with any certainty name any one of the old soldiers that I ever heard speak of a Major Crafton, & as his name is not on the muster rolls of the line of this State, I am of opinion he did not belong to the N. Carolina line. I am entitled to fees for searches, but as you said the Widow was poor for whom you were asking information I made no charge.
Yours respectfully.
W. Hill
De Daniel Manufacturing

May 23. 1840
Very
respectful
Yours & Martling
J. L. Edwards.
Comt. of Pensions
Washington
Pension Office
PAID

Hudson N York May 20th 1840.
Sir
Your relating to Danl. Martlings claim, & bearing date the 13th instant is recd. In it you state that there is no evidence of his service either in the War or State Department or among the Archives of N Carolina.
From your letter, (though with great reluctance), I had abandoned the idea of further exertion in the matter. From the character given me of Daniel Martling, I fully believed he had stated truly his services, and that he could not be capable of swearing falsely. The enclosed letter of the Secy of the State of North Carolina fully confirms my first opinion.
In opening this matter anew let me enquire whether you have the Pay Rolls of Captain Jones Company of Colonel Moores regiment of the N Carolina Line during the period of his (Martlings) alleged services.
The claim now amounts, with what the widow is entitled to - to some six or seven years back pay, which is of importance to the widow who is poor. And though much time has been spent by you, yet I think there is a claim upon the Government in favor of Daniel Martlings representatives & if their agent should spend one month in the search, it would be no more than would be justly due. In again asking your Attention to this matter I feel a greater confidence than formerly. The Evidence contained in the enclosed letter of the Secretary of the State of North Carolina confirms Daniel Martlings statement of his services in Captain Jones company in Colonel Moores Regiment in the N Carolina Line and establishes the facts alleged by him of his services.

because if he was not there and had not served he could not have known and stated the names of officers under whom he served and the line in which they served with so much precision and truth, if he had not stated it from his recollection of his own experience. Daniel Martling states what, until now, could not be found by you or by the Secy. of North Carolina before, as I believe that the names of Colonel Moore & Captain Jones have not in Examination of this claim ever been before discovered, & even Major Grafton though known to have served in the N. C. Line cannot now as yet be found. Is there any way, in which Daniel Martling, could have been enabled to acquire this information except from knowledge gained by experience? Is not this evidence which sure, & infallible. Would the evidence of two living witnesses be as satisfactory. Here Daniel Martling residing say 500 miles from the place of his service where he was taken from the State of N York among entire strangers, nearly 60 years ago & from whence he returned immediately after his service to the State of N York where he has lived ever since up to the time of his death, remote & apart from those who served with him & from those under whom he served, yet without any aid but his memory, he states his service, and states the name & the grade & the line of the officers under whom he served coinciding with the facts disclosed by the records. What can be more conclusive, more sure, more unassailable testimony than this - And I cannot see but one thing that can invalidate the testimony & that is this, if you should

find the Pay Rolls of said Captain Jones for & during the period which Martling states he served in his company I should not find the name of Daniel Martling or should not find his name though I put difficulty I should of course then admit that an explanation could be required. The name of Major Grafton (although there was such an officer in the line of N. C. during in the war) cannot be found & if so it is not to be objected to said Martling that his name cannot be found.
(I wish Mr. Edwards himself to read this letter & the enclosed letter. And I wish him to make an examination of this case in person, as he has long & great experience & as he informed me his memory was better than some of his clerks, he may recollect this regiment & he may recollect some of the applications which state service it or may be in this company, as in all probability there have been applications from individuals who served in this regiment under act of 1818, 1828 or 1832.)
With great respect, Wheeler, D. Clarke,
Hon. J. S. Edwards,

Hudson June 6th 1840
Sir,
Enclosed I send you a letter sent by the Secretary of North Carolina & is in answer to one written by me enquiring about the Company Regiment in which David Martling alleges service. It appears that there were two Captain Jones & it appears that they were in two different regiments.
And it appears there was a Colonel Moore, succeeded by Colonel Clarke.
A thorough search is requested.
Respectfully yours
William H. Clarke,
Hon J. L. Edwards

War Department Pension Office Oct. 25. 1839
Sir,
A certificate from the Secretary of State, the Hon. John Forsyth, in the case of Daniel Martling, is received. It does not appear thereby that there is any evidence in support of Mr. Martling's claim in the Department of State.
I am respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
J. L. Edwards

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6983
P. O.
Daniel Martin
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Martling, Deliverance GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13436 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 22, 1791 to Richard Smith, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.