Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14677, for William Thompson, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New York
Thompson, William S. 14677
CONTENTS

v York. H. & L.
William Thompson regard in the State of N. Y. a private in the Company commanded by M c Lean of the Reg. t commanded by Nichols in the
for
2 years.
N. Y.
Enscribed on the Roll of N. Y. the rate of 80. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, Due on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of June 1833. and sent to Mrs. Gardner & Moon, Sackport Niagara Co. N.Y. arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 160. 00 warr. allowance ending 4. Sept - " 40. 00 200. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. F. Franciosi Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 80.
Letter to
Monday Sept. 16. 1834
 " P. ussuriensis " " " " Gansneri sinensis Oct 10. " " H. n. of Okhotsk 29 th Dec 1894 " " Gansnerian 24 th March. 24th Oct 1895 " June "H. n. of Okhotsk" 26 " " June Oct 21. " 

In the matter of the Application of William Thompson, a Revolutionary Soldier to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York } ss. Niagara County }
On this Sixth day of May A.D. 1833 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the said County of Niagara, now sitting, William Thompson, a resident of the town of Pendleton in said County of Niagara, aged five seventy Years the 12 th day of April last past, who being first duly sworn accor- ding 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States, in the month of March of the Year 1776, (but what day of the month this deponent has forgotten & cannot now state) with Captain Robert McLean, whose company belonged to the Regiment of Col. Wynkoop (whose Christian name this deponent has forgotten) according to the best rec- ollection of this deponent — but whether said Col. Wynkoop ever accompanied his Regiment from home into the Army, at all for any length of time, or not, deponent has forgotten — but states that Col. Nicholls (whose Christian name he has forgotten) soon thereafter assumed the Command of the same Regiment theretofore commanded by said Col. Wynkoop — Whether Col. Wynkoop resigned his office & was detached off to some other part of the Army, deponent has for- gotten & cannot state — That said Regiment commanded by said Col. Nicholls belonged to the New York line, and this applicant served, after the said Col. Nicholls assumed the Command of the said Regiment, under the following officers, to wit —

Lieutenants French (whose Christian name is forgotten) & Albert Van Derwerker (the Christian name of said Lieutenant Vanderwerker being a Dutch name, may be spelled wrong) — Capt. Robert McLean — Col. Nicholls: (whose Christian name is forgotten) — That this applicant, at the time of his said enlistment, lived in the town of Cherry Valley, (then in the County of Montgomery, now Otsego County, State of N. York) — That he enlisted at the time aforesaid, for the term of six months, but continued in the ser- vice in the said McLean's Company, for the term, (or as near the term) of ten months as he can now recollect — this deponent recollects that when he left the Company of said McLean, the snow was on the ground, & he believes it was in the month of (December, 1776, but what day of the said month he cannot recollect) — That after he enlisted in the Spring of 1776 as aforesaid, he remained with his said Company at Cherry Valley about the term of one month, & then marched to the Mohawk River, in the town of Johnstown about Six miles, of the village of Johnstown, to stop some boats from carrying goods & provisions to the British in Canada — that they went up the said Mohawk to Rome where there was a carrying place from said Mohawk to Wood Creek, at which place it was expected they would be able to intercept the Tories with their boats of goods & provisions, destined for the British as above stated — that they succeeded in capturing most of the Tories & their stuff which they were conveying as aforesaid to the British — That after this they returned down the Mohawk, to the place called the Sand flats — about five or six miles, from the said River (as deponent now thinks) where the Company of said McLean & the Company of Capt. Searer (which had accompanied said McLean's Company on the expe- dition to intercept said boats as aforesaid) were mustered, & where, after being mustered, the said two Companies, were detached & sent to join the New Jersey

soldiers (called the Jersey Blues) then under the command of Col. Dayton (thinks his Christian name was Jona- than, but cannot be positive) — That, in connection with said Col. Dayton's Regiment, the said two Companies of Capt. McLean & Capt. Seaver, (deponent under Capt. McLean) marched back to Fort Stanwix (now Rome), where they all were stationed to repair said fort & guard the said Wood Creek, in order to prevent the British from bringing artillery down said Creek, to convey to said Mohawk, & so down to Albany &c. on the Hudson River; & to prevent the Tories from conveying supplies to the British by way of said Wood Creek — That they remained at said Fort Stanwix, on guard & in repairing, as aforesaid, for some months, but how long precisely, he has now forgotten — That at the expiration of said term at Fort Stanwix, they were relieved by a Regiment Command- ed by Col. Ellmer. Ellmore, or Helmore (the mode of spelling the name he cannot state — thinks it was pronounced as if written Elmer ) — When so relieved as aforesaid, the two Companies Commanded by said Capt. McLean & Seaver, were marched down to, or near to the Village of Johnstown, at which place this  deponent , — the said Regiment of Col. Dayton being ordered to another place (to the North of Fort Stanwix as he now thinks) — That this deponent & his said Company continued at Johnstown, a few months (the precise time he cannot now recollect) which completed the said term of Ten Months, being the first term of service performed as above stated — at which last men- tioned place this deponent & his said Company were discharged — & deponent went home to Cherry Valley — the said Company of Capt. Seaver being ordered to some other part of the County (cannot recollect where) — That very soon after deponent returned home, in the

4 Said Month of December 1776, as aforesaid, he was enrolled in the Militia of Cherry Valley in the Company of Capt. Thomas Whitaker, as a minute man , & required to hold himself in readiness to march, in case of alarm, at a minute's warning - That he remained thus enrolled & thus situated as a minute man , in Cherry Valley aforesaid till sometime in the Spring of 1777 (deponent here says that it is possible it might have been the very latter part of the winter of 1777, but he thinks it was early in the Spring of that year, as the River was break- ing up & the snow leaving) when he was called out together with the said Company of Militia Commanded by said Thomas Whitaker & marched to Harpersfield to guard the place from an attack threatened against it by a body of Highlanders, living near said Harpersfield, led & directed by one McDaniel (or McDonald) - That three or four small detachments from other Companies, were united with Whitaker's Company, & with it, marched on said Expedition to Harpersfield, (Said drafts or detachments from said other Companies were under the immediate order & charge of one Warfield (whether Capt. or Lieutenant Warfield, he cannot now state) - That while at Harpersfield terms of pacification were arranged between the officers of our troops & the said Highlanders, - two of the leading ones being taken & retained by our troops as hostages, & said McDaniel (or McDonald) agreeing to march the rest of the disaffected Highlanders to Canada - which was done by him - That this deponent remained at Harpersfield aforesaid a number of weeks (he cannot say how long, precisely), & then, returned in said Whitaker's Company, together with said detachments to Cherry Valley & said other detachments to their respective places of abode - That immediately after said Whitaker's Company returned to Cherry Valley, deponent with said Company was called out on an alarm, it being reported that the enemy were approaching - That from the time he so returned

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(The fall of 1780) which was about the term of fourteen or fifteen months, after he so joined said Van Eaver's Company — That at the expiration of said last mentioned term of service, this deponent left said Van Eaver's Company & went as a substitute for a Mr. George Samberd or Sampire (it being a Dutch name this deponent may not have spelt his name right) in the Company Commanded by Capt. Gray or Braidby - he cannot say which for the term of three months — That while thus in Capt. Gray's (or Braidby's Company) he went to Fort Herkimer to keep garrison — that he & his said Company then returned back to Fort Ehle where said deponent was again united with the said Capt. Van Eaver's company, in which he continued till the close of the war, considered as a minute man — that after he thus returned to Fort Ehle, & before the close of the war he was a number of times called out on the occasion of alarms — At one time during said period, Col. Miltts Regiment, with all the militia at Fort Ehle, & a company from towards Schenectady, were ordered out to march to Johnstown where the British & Indians were ravaging & burning the country — that a Battle took place between the American troops & the enemy  when that owing to the fact that only a part of Col. Miltts Regiment arrived at Johnstown when the battle first commenced, the Americans were forced to yield the ground, most of said portion of said Regiment which thus began the battle being cut off — but upon the other detachment of the Regiment under Major Rowley (who had gone round to come in upon the back of the enemy) coming up in the rear of the enemy's troops, the battle was renewed & the enemy driven from the field & from Johnstown  so that the enemy then retreated from Johnstown & were pursued by our troops, & on the next day were overtaken and another battle took place — though not a hard one, as the British soon yielded — some being killed & the rest fleeing — That during the night between
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4 toris who were then believed to be gathering at that place, were kept in due check & restraint — That said Scouting Party, were absent from Cherry Valley some ten days  eight or ten  when they returned to (Cannot recollect the precise time) when they returned to Cherry Valley again — when soon afterward, on about the 10th of August 1779 Capt. Ballard's Regiment of Continental troops were ordered to join General Sullivan on his expedition against the Six Nations of Indians around the Seneca Lake — that when said Ballard's Regiment left Cherry Valley, as aforesaid, Deponent & the other militia then in Garrison who had been under the Command of said Ballard as aforesaid, still remained in Garrison — That the length of time after said Capt. Whitaker left Cherry Valley, as aforesaid in the fall of 1778, up to the Month of August (which is the time deponent thinks that said Ballard's Regiment was ordered away as aforesaid) is about ten months, as deponent verily believes — (This deponent here states, that the length of time since the above events, is so great, that he may have mistaken the precise dates, & the affidavit of Thomas Thompson hereto annexed, may upon this point, be correct, when he says it was twelve months) — That immediately after said Ballard's Regiment left Cherry Valley as aforesaid, this deponent moved his quarters from C. Valley to the Mohawk on account of the defenceless state of Cherry Valley — That at this time the inhabitants of C. Valley generally left there, on the same account — That immediately after deponent arrived at the Mohawk, which was but a few days after said Ballard's Regiment marched to join Genl. Sullivan, he deponent was enrolled in Capt. Van Eaver's ( Eaver being a Dutch name, it may be mispelt) Company, in Col. Willett's Regiment composed partly of militia & partly of regulars, & went to Fort Ehle to guard the fort, & keep Garrison where he continued in said Van Eaver's Company, on duty till the next fall

1 rather sought new homes, after the burning of Cherry Valley as aforesaid — That soon after the destruction of Cherry Valley as aforesaid said Capt. Whitaker left when said Whitaker's Company was dispersed, he said Whitaker left Cherry Valley & as deponent then understood went to Albany, or near Albany, with his family to reside. That at the time Cherry Valley was burnt, Col. Alden of the Continental Army who commanded a Regiment then stationed at Cherry Valley, was killed, — that after said Col. Alden was killed, the command of his Regiment devolved upon Maj. Whiting, who continued with the remains of said Regiment but a short time & then returned home to New England, as deponent was informed & believes — that Capt. Ballard (being the oldest Capt. in said Regiment, as deponent was then informed & believes) then assumed the command of said Regiment, which was, according to deponent's recollection, early in the Spring of 1779, although the said Capt. Ballard commanded a Company in said Alden's Regi- ment stationed at Cherry Valley as aforesaid, during the Summer & fall of 1778 & winter of 1778-9 till the said Spring of 1779 when he so assumed the com- mand of said Regiment —
That immediately after said Capt. Whitaker left Cherry Valley & the command of his Company as aforesaid, said, this deponent, & a few others who had heretofore been attached to said Whitaker's Company, together with some other militiamen from the neighbourhood of Cherry Valley, went into the Garrison at Cherry Valley & were attached to said Ballard's Company & continued there to keep Garrison till sometime in the fore part of the Summer or latter part of the Spring of 1779 when deponent was one of a scouting party sent out from said Garrison to a place called the Butternuts, to reconnoiter the country & see that the

8 & Cherry Valley, after the Harpersfield expedition, up to the fall of 1778, said Whitaker's Company with deponent, were almost without one day's cessation, on active duty, marching & countermarching, & preparing for different expeditions, according to the circumstance, of different parts of the country in the region of Cherry Valley — That during that period said Company were marched to Unadilla, to check the Indians under the famous Indian Chief "Jo. Brant" — & to many other places, in the region of Cherry Valley — That during the same period Cherry Valley was burnt by the British, Indians & Tories — that said Brant headed the Indians & Sir John Johnson  Butler the British Tories — That this when deponent & his said Company under Capt. Whitaker went to Unadilla, aforesaid, the Brigade commanded by Genl. Herkimer went along on said expedition for the purposes aforesaid — Deponent thinks Lieut. Col. Saml. Clyde commanded the Regiment to which Capt. Whitaker's Company was attached; Col. Saml. Campbell remaining at home at Cherry Valley during the time spent in said expedition to Unadilla, & not accompanying his said Regiment — There was a Col. Cox also in said Herkimer's Brigade — also a Col. Harper, who resided in Harpersfield, was attached to said Brigade under Genl. Herkimer upon said expedition — That deponent thus continued in the service of his country, in the said Capt. Whitaker's Company, from the said Spring of 1777, to the fall of the Year 1778, making the term of Eighteen months, (or more as he verily believes) which he spent in actual service as aforesaid, over and above the time spent in Cherry Valley as aforesaid, while he was enrolled as a minute man & previous to the said expedition to Harpersfield as above stated & thereon and after his said discharge at Johnston aforesaid — That deponent cannot now recollect the precise time in said fall of 1778, when the Company of said Whitaker returned to their homes —, or

The names of many of the Officers, now re-collected by this applicant, are above stated, in this declaration — This applicant never received a written discharge — he was required by his Officer, with the other soldiers to march out & ground arms & accoutrements & then were told to go home receiving no written discharge — This deponent is acquainted with a Mr Andrews a Baptist Clergyman, George Oliver — a Mr. Sykes, Esqr. Alanson Sykes & others now living in said town of Pindleton, with whom applicant is acquainted & who, he believes, will testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution —
Sworn & subscribed this 8 th day of May 1833 before me J. Dayton Judge
We Lemian Andrus a Clergyman, residing in the town of Pindleton, in Niagara County, N. York, and Nathaniel Sykes — residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with William Thompson who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration: that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, as he has above in his declaration stated — that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution — that we concur in that opinion — that he is a man whose reputation for truth & veracity is perfectly good —
Sworn & subscribed this day and year aforesaid J. Dayton Judge
Lemian Andrus Nathaniel Sykes

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 Revolution-ary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them, that who has signed the preceding  Emran Andrus Certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the said town of Pendleton, and that Nathaniel Sykes who has also signed the same is also a resident of the same place, & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
N Dayton J M Collins
D W Harn.
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Niagara
State of New York } ss Niagara County }
that Nathan Dayton foregoing declaration of the foregoing certificate of
I Henry Catlin Clerk of the said County do hereby certify Equire before whom the William Thompson, & purport to have been sworn whose name is subscribed to the jurats to said declar- ation & said certificate, is at the date of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the County of
Niagara, & authorized by Law to take affidavits to be read in Courts of Record - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, & verily believe his name subscribed to said jurats to be his proper hand writing & signature - And that the names of

Matthew Dayton, J. McCallum & D. Van Rorn above signed, are the true hand writing of said persons & that they are respectively Judges of the said Court, now in Commission & authorized by Law to hold said Court —
And I the said Henry Catlin do further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Thompson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of this 8 th day of May 1833
In open Court
Henry Catlin Clerk of Maya County Court
John Thompson 25207

OP 25209
William Thompson Skagdale N.Y.
admitted
24 mo Private.
6 mo 87 days
Vol 4 page 59
1780-1800
Messrs Gandy & Morse Lockport Skagdale N.Y.

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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will, shew what is necessary to be done. These 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.
Co. C. N.Y.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Thompson Neagora
   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.     enlist March 1776 10 Private Capt McLean 75 years Living witness   Dec 76 Wm Hoop Montgomery traditional Evidence   Spring 77 3 Col Nicholls 80 stated credible   Feb 78 1 6 or more Capt Sear   Spring 79 Capt Warfield   July 80 10 Col Gloyd   Sub - - 3 Capt Gray  
+ 10 copies of the name of McLean in Col Nicholls Regiment in order to Discontinue if I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
* Capt McLean was with him at the battle of...

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) _____, 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

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 [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.

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State of New York
County of Otsego p }
Samuel Willson of Middlefield in the county of Otsego being duly sworn according to Law doth depose & say. That in the year 1776 he this deponent was acquainted with William Thompson who then resided in Cherry Valley in Otsego County & well recollects that the said William Thompson sometime in the spring of that year 1776 entered into the service of the United States in a company commanded by Capt McKean in Col. Nickols regiment & went from Cherry Valley aforesaid to Johnstown in the now county of Montgomery & remained there in said service either nine or ten months as this deponent according to the best of this deponents recollection. This deponent was at Johnstown himself a part of the said time & frequently see the said William Thompson while there. This deponents Father was an officer in the same company & was at Johnstown all the said time from whom this defendant learned that the said William Thompson served out his full term of service at Johnstown aforesaid which this deponent now thinks was nine or ten months as before stated.
This deponent further says that he recollects that the said William Thompson in the year 1778 performed service as a private soldier in the Militia of Cherry Valley under Capt Thomas Whitaker in Col. Samuel Campbells regiment but how long or what particular service the said William Thompson performed during that year this deponent cannot say. Shortly after this time the said William

move away from Cherry Valley but when he went to or whether he engaged in any other service this deponent is unable of his own knowledge to state. And this deponent here further says that the said William Thompson was always considered by those who knew him during the war of the Revolution as an active faithful & efficient soldier and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed
Samuel Wilson
This 23 d day of February
1833 before me.
Samuel W. Wilson Justice of the peace
State of New York
Otsego County } Thomas Thompson of Cherry Valley in said County of Otsego a brother of the before named William Thompson being duly sworn deposeth & saith that in the year 1776 his said brother & himself both lived in Cherry Valley & this deponent well recollects that sometime (as this deponent now thinks) about the last of February or first of March of that year 1776 his said brother William entered into the service of the United States in Captain McKean's company in Col. Nichols regiment & marched from Cherry Valley aforesaid to Johnstown in the now county of Montgomery in this State & served there in said McKean's company the full term of ten months at the expiration of which time the said William Thompson returned home to Cherry Valley. This deponent also well recollects that sometime about the first of the year 1777 (this deponent thinks as early as the month of Jan-

-uary or February of that year 1777) The said William Thompson was called out to perform service in the Militia of Cherry Valley and did actually turn out in a company of said Militia under Capt. Thomas Whitaker in Col Samuel Campbell's regiment & continued to do duty in said company until sometime in the year summer of the year 1778 when the said Capt. Whitaker moved away from Cherry Valley being about eighteen months from the time of his being called out as aforesaid in the winter of 1777 till said Whitaker moved away as aforesaid during all which time of eighteen months the said William Thompson was considered as an active & faithful soldier. Immediately after the said Capt. Whitaker moved away as aforesaid Capt. Ballard took the command of the said company before that time under Capt. Whitaker and the said William Thompson still continued in said company & performed service under Capt. Ballard from the time the said Capt. Whitaker moved away in the summer of 1778 till sometime in the Spring of 1779 following being about twelve months. The said William Thompson was a member of said company under Captain Ballard when Cherry Valley was burned by the Indians in 1778. & was in Cherry Valley at the time & afterwards doing duty in said company.
In the Spring of the year 1779 the said William Thompson moved away from Cherry Valley and went to the Mohawk river & there enlisted in Capt. Van Eavil's company in Col. Willetts regiment & went to Fort Eber in the County of Montgomery & remained

at Fort Ehl keeping garrison &c until his dis- missal in the summer of 1780 being about fifteen months from the time he joined Captain Van Epps company as aforesaid. Shortly after this the said William Thompson went out from Fort Ehl in Capt Gray's com- pany as a substitute (but for whom this deponent cannot now recollect) & was gone three months, & then returned back to Fort Ehl & remained as a minute man in said Capt. Van Epps company until the close of the war. This deponent says that the reason he recollects his brother William services so distinctly is because he himself was engaged in most of the same services. And he further says that said William Thompson performed all of the foregoing services as a faithful soldier according to the belief of this deponent & that he always sustained the reputation during the war of being a very faithful and active soldier - And further this deponent saith not.
Thomas Thompson
Sworn & subscribed This 23 d day of February 1833 before me
Frederick W. Winne Justice of the peace
State of New York
Otsego County ss } I James O'Moore First Judge of Otsego County Courts Do hereby certify that I am & have been for a number of years well acquainted with

Samuel Willson of Middlefield & with Thomas Thompson of Cherry Valley who have made the preceding affidavits & that they are both men of unblemished character & sustain a good character for truth & veracity Dated at Cherry Valley in Otsego Co. this 28 th day of February 1833.
J. O. Mose First Judge of Otsego County
State of New York } Otsego County } Clerk's Office }
h. I. Hooran Lathrop Clerk of Otsego County Do hereby certify that Cornelius W. Winne before whom the preceding affidavits of Samuel Willson & Thomas Thomp- son were taken was at the date of the said affidavits a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County & that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Cornelius W. Winne & verily believe the foregoing signatures are in his proper hand writing. I Do further certify that James O. Mose who has signed the certificate preceding is the First Judge of the said County of Otsego & that the signature to the said certificate is in the hand writing of the said James O. Mose. with whose writing I am well acquainted.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said County this first day of March 1833.
Horace Lathrop Clerk

Dec 4. 1913. December 4, 1913.
Mr. Frederick P. James, 31-33 Savings Bank Building, Lockport, N. Y.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 21" ultimo, addressed to the Auditor for the Interior Department, which was referred to this Bureau on the 25" ultimo for a reply, you are advised that the Revolutionary War pension of William Thompson Sur. File No. 14,677, was suspended in 1834, as it was shown upon a re-examination of the papers in his claim that the same had been prematurely admitted, and he was called upon for further proof of 6 months military service as required by the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he had applied. The evidence furnished in response to said call was not considered satisfactory, and his name was not restored to the pension roll.
There is no provision of law which would entitle the estate of said soldier to pension.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Salazar Commissioner.

146 yy
INVALID.
Richard
File No. 14, 677
William Thompson
Pr. Rev War
Act: Jane 1 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 374
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Aug. 24, 1904. Hist. to Ohio Jennie R. Pineda, Buffalo Co. N.Y. F.W.
Jany. 17, 1905 Hist to Mrs. D. H. Law, Dixon, Ill.
1913 Sept. 22. Mr. Fred P. James' aird. now to apply to the And- Int. in regard to payment of pension and
1913 Dec. 4. Fred P. James wife of cause of sus- pension and advice estate had notice and

Yardley Morse
Oct. 21. 1835
G.C.
Buena Vista Page 420

War Department
Pension Office
October 21. 1835
Sir
The papers of William Thompson have as requested in your letter of the 19 th ult been again examined - The It is stated by the claimant that he served from the 1 st April 1778 till 25 th day of August 1778 - There is no evidence in the Depart- ment of a such a term of service in the Militia of Chemung Valley at that time nor can it be allowed without the most satisfactory proof - The transportation service in 1779 is not embraced by the act - In- dependent of these terms all the service particularly specified in his supplemental declaration amounts to but one month and thirteen days
Steph n Gardener Morse Lockport N.Y.

Payments to be made at New York by Mrs. M. L. L. bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book C, Vol. 4. Page 80. by Francis T. Francis Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Thompson of the State of New York who was a private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Eighty — — — — dollars and — — — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this Eighth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Acting John B. B. Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Tadoussac & Morin October 10 th 1834
O.C.
B.R. 11. 33. p. 156

War Department Pension Office October 10 1834
Gentlemen
Upon a re-examination of the papers of W m Thompson it appears that his claim has been prematurely admitted. — The regulations require that each  each term of service should be specially set forth as to period length and grade names of Officers — Places &c. This Th o has not done particularly as it respects his alleged service under Col Campbell. It should state also whether the Captain's name was M c  Lean or M c  Kane under whom he served in Col Nichols reg t . His pension is suspended until he shall make a declaration before some judge or magistrate in conformity to the regulations —
Respectfully George H. Smith Act y Q.M. Secy 1832
Mess rs Gardiner & Mann Lockport New York

War Dept c Pension Office Aug 26. 1835.
Sir
In reply to yours of 18 June respecting the case of Mr Thompson I have to state that after the most thorough examination no paper or communication has been received since my letter to you of 6 ap l last. That letter was written in consequence of receiving his supplemental statement - & required to procure record evidence from Albany as to his service under Col Campbell. &c -
27 June
Messrs Gardner & Morse Lockport Niagara N.Y.

Gardiner & Morse 26 Aug 1835 Q6.
A.E. Vol. 38 p. 23.

War Department Pension Office April 6. 1835
Gentlemen
The Explanatory affidavits of William Thompson is received - At the close of the war the different companies composing pay rolls of Col Campbell's regiment appear to have been made out and certified. A very wide description is to be had it should be produced if not to be found there would seem to be no objection to certifying Mr. Thompson's service for six months and four days - The Militia appear It seems very doubtful whether the Militia were in actual service at Cherry Valley 1778 after the arrival of Col Alden's except for short and occasional regiments except for a few days previous to the arrival they appear not to have been in actual service. If Col M c Gardner & Morse to have been during the summer previous they an believed supposed to have been active only for short times Lockport New York

The regulations require that the duration of each term be specified
San Antonio, Texas
April 6. 1835
G. B.
Received of Mr. 25 3/4 page 401
More

M rs Gardiner & Moore. Feb 24 th 1891
Q.C.
Rec. Vol. 33. pa. 387.

War Department Indian Office
Feb. 24, 1835
Col. Bentler.
The supplemental affidavit of Wm Thompson has been examined. It is alleged that he was called out in April 1878 and fired in Col Camp bills regiments at Cherry Valley untill about the 20 th or 25 th of August following; Before this term of service can be allowed the circumstances under which the engagement engagement to fire that length of time must be affirmed if it was whether it was made should be particularly set forth; if it was in pursuance of a draft, or how, if otherwise; & whether the service was continuous or occasional
Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Miss Gardner & Morse Lockport N.Y.

Mar 23
Miss Thompson
Hon J. L. Edwards War Department Pension office Washington

War Department Pension Office February 24 th 1835.
Gentlemen,
The supplemental affidavit of William Thompson has been examined — It is alleged that he was called out in April 1878, and served in Col. Campbell's Regiment at Cherry Valley until about the 20 th or 25 th of August following — Before this term of service can be allowed the circumstances under which the engagement to serve this length of time was made, should be particularly set forth, whether in pursuance of a draft, or how, if otherwise; and whether the service was continuous or occasional
(Copy)
Very Respectfully,
Your obed t Servant J. L. Edwards
Sir, Above is the Copy of yr Letter Rec d by us the 4 th inst. — The Enclosed we forward you a second supplemental afft. which we confidently believe meets the difficulties pointed out therein — We hope, Sir, the old Gentleman will now be restored to his full pension — Two years more, in all human probability, will relieve the treasury of our Union from the burthen of so far aiding in his support — He has failed most surprisingly since we first commenced the business of our application to your Department —
Woremain Dear Sir Your Most Humble & Obedient Servants
Yours J. L. Edwards
March 11, 1835 Gardner Morse Lockport Niagara Co. N.Y.

Mrs. Thompson certificate
Free
Attorney
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pensions War Department, Washington D. C.

War Department Pension Office
Sept 16. 1834
Sir You are requested to return your pension Certificate under the act of June 7 th 1832 to this office in order that an error may be corrected
Mr William Thompson Pendleton New York
Respectfully (Yours etc. etc.) J. L. Edwards
Sir In compliance with the request made in the letter this day received by William Thompson of which the above is a copy, we enclose you the Certificate - Not knowing what error there may be in the same, we hope if there should be any it will be speedily corrected and returned to us as soon as convenient.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Washington D.C.
Respectfully Yours Gardner W. Nash
Lockport Oct. 3. 1834

Ms 14662
W. Thompson
J. S. Edwards Esq. War Department Washington D.C.
Sept 25.
W
Ms 14662 W. Thompson J. S. Edwards Esq.

Rev. J. L. Edwards Esq., Sir,
Col. Campbell Commanding at Cherry Valley, in Rev. War, was a militia Col. & not in the Regular Army - Wm Thompson, consequently, was not under pay, as none of the militia, drawn out on the occasions referred to in his supplemental afft. ever received any pay from the Col. or any other one - The Dept. Secy. N. Y. writes us, there is no list of the privates of the militia remaining in his office - As to Wm. Thompson's services as a militiaman, therefore, the Office at Albany furnish us no records - By reference to the afft. of Thomas Thompson, a brother of our applicant, Wm. Thompson, you will see that he swears positively to actual service ren- dered by our Wm. Thompson - His opponent Thomas is now, as we understand, upon the pension list, the recipient of his Country's bounty - Samuel & Israel Wilson also swear to actual services rendered by our William - These affts. of Thomas Thompson, Samuel & Israel Wilson are now on the files of your office - If it be necessary to procure the second affts. of these 3 men, as proofs of the justice of our claim in behalf of Wm. we can do it, if all are alive still, though our client Wm. is poor & unable, through poverty & ill health & debility to travel 300 miles to see them - Permit us to request, Your Honour to look at the affts. above mentioned, in connection with his (Wm.) original & supple- mental affidavits. & inform us, as soon as convenience will permit, for how much time we have shown ourselves entitled to a compensation -
Sept. 19. 1835
Your Obedient servant
Lockport Gardner Morse Niagara Co. -

In the matter of the application
for William Thompson to be restored to his Pension
State of New York Steuben County } ss. William Thompson being
duly sworn, deposeth & saith (in explanation of his alleged term of service from "April 1778 in Col. "Campbell's Regiment at Cherry Valley until "about the 20 th or 25 th of August following", as required by the Letter of Hon. J. L. Edwards under date of February 24 th 1835, which he has seen) That when he was ordered out by said Col. Campbell, as stated in his supplemen- tal affidavit dated January 27 th 1835, he was not drafted, nor was it under or by virtue of an enlistment of this deponent - but these were the circumstances; Said Col. Campbell resided with his family at Cherry Valley, & was the Commandant of a Regiment of Militia partly residing in the then town of Cherry Valley, which was a large town, and partly in the surrounding towns; and had, as deponent now believes, the charge of guarding & protecting Cherry Valley & the surrounding country - That when deponent stated in his said supplemental affidavit that in the Spring of 1778 "reports reached us that Cherry Valley was going to be "attacked by the enemy," he referred to the alarm that came to Cherry Valley after Harpersfield was destroyed, upon which occasion said Col. Campbell ordered out the militia, as stated in said supple- mental affidavit, and directed a fortification to be erected around the meeting house, as also stated in said supplemental affidavit, for the purpose of protecting the women & children

The most valuable Effects of the inhabitants of Cherry Valley - On this occasion said Col. Campbell having consulted with some of the militia officers, Major Clyde being one of them as aforesaid now believes from his best recol- lection, & the next below the Col. in command, de- cided upon the plan of throwing up such fortification as aforesaid, & placing there a garrison, for the better defence of the place inhabitants & property as aforesaid - At which time under which circumstances, orders were issued as aforesaid, & as stated in said supplemental affidavit, for the militia to turn out, & aid in erecting said works, & in defending the place from an anticipated attack from the enemy, who were making incursions into the country from Canada & that direction, - That, in the business of erecting fortifications & keeping garrison, aforesaid, with others was constantly employed, till the said 20th or 25th day of August 1778, according to his best recollection and belief - That during most of the above period, there were not then so few militia that could be spared from other places, to keep the garrison in Cherry Valley that the few who were there had to be constantly employed in the services aforesaid - That dep- utant was a private soldier, & during said period above named was continually employed in said service under the command of said Col. Campbell - All which is true ac- cording to the best knowledge information & belief of deponent. I further he saith not known to this 11th day of March A. D. 1835 before me William Farnsworth
A. Holmes Commissioner of Deeds

In the matter of the Application of William Thompson to be restored to his pension
Supplementary affidavits
Arthur Munn Attys for applicant

In the matter of the Application of William Thompson, to be restored to his pension
State of New York Niagara County ss. William Thompson being duly sworn Saith, he is the same William Thompson named and referred to in a certain original Certificate from the War Department, of which he believes the following to be a copy:
"War Department"
"Revolutionary Claim"
"I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 William Thompson of the State of New York who was a private during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Eighty Dollars and — cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 and payable semiannually, on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September in every year — Given at the
(L. D)
"War office of the United States this
"Eighth day of June one thousand
"Eight hundred and thirty three
"Examined and"
"Countersigned"
"J. L. Edwards"
"John P. Robt"
"Commissioner of Pensions"
"Acting Secretary of War"
That under the above Certificate he drew his pension as named in said Certificate, up to the 4 th day of March last past. Since which time he is in- formed by Messrs Gardner V. Morse Esqrs. the Attorneys who did the business for him & procured his name to be placed on the pension list, that he has had his pension suspended — That he has heard the letter of J. L. Edwards Esqrs. addressed to said Gardner V. Morse dated the 10 th day of Octr. '34, read, in — That said letter contains the following statements: "The regulations require that each term of service should be special- ly set forth, as to period, length, & grade — names of officers — places &c. This he has not done particularly as it respects his alleged service under Col. Campbell — He should state also whether the Captain's name was M c Lean or M c Cune under whom he served, in

Nichols Regiment - His pension is suspended until he "Shall make a declaration before some Judge or Magistrate, in conformity to the regulations" -
This Applicant further disposes, in order to make a Supplementary Declaration, to supply the defects above mentioned, That the name of the Captain under whom he enlisted and served, as is set forth in his declaration now on file as he supposes in the War Office, was Robert McLean, not McCabe. That his services under said Capt. McLean, he supposes are particularly set forth in said declaration so on file as aforesaid -
That in the Spring of the Year 1777, deponent then living at home with his father's family in Cherry Valley, an alarm came to Cherry Valley. That Capt. McDaniel who lived at or near Harpersfield, had collected together a band of Tories and was going to destroy Harpersfield - That this was in the Spring of 1777, and deponent believes the latter part of March or fore part of April - That Major Samuel Campbell then living also at Cherry Valley, ordered out the militia, this deponent among the rest, under Ensign Samuel Warfield - That this deponent & a considerable number of others were thus ordered out under said Ensign Warfield - That orders were also sent to Springfield & Middlefield, by said Major Campbell, for their militia or a part thereof to meet said Ensign Warfield's company at Cherry Valley, in order to proceed to Harpersfield to stop the threatened destruction of that place & its inhabitants by said Capt. McDaniel with his Tories - That deponent & the other said troops marched from Cherry Valley aforesaid under Ensign Warfield, to Harpersfield, where Capt. McDaniel was, who drew up his troops, in order for fight, as deponent then believed, but on finding the troops under Ensign War- field too strong, a kind of capitulation ensued, and Capt. McDaniel submitted & gave up two of the ringleaders whose names deponent cannot now remember, & who were brought away to Harpers Cherry Valley by Ensign Warfield - Deponent during this expedition, which lasted about Sixteen days, according to his best present recollection, considered himself under the direction of said Major Campbell, although Ensign Warfield was Commandant of the Cherry Valley & neighbouring militia upon the expedition, and Major Campbell -

remained at Cherry Valley at the time — That at the expiration of said term of service, continuing sixteen days as aforesaid, deponent returned to his father's house aforesaid —
That in June (as deponent now believes) of the same year, the troops came to Cherry Valley that Capt. Brant was on the march for Cherry Valley, with his Indians & Tories, to destroy the place —
That General Rorkimer who then resided at or near the place where Fort Rorkimer was afterwards built, ordered out his Brigade to march to Unadilla, to meet said Jo. Brant (as he was then called) — That Col. Cocks (or Cox) was one of the Colonels, and said Samuel Campbell one of the Majors, under said Genl. Rorkimer — That one John Campbell and Samuel Campbell (not said Major Campbell) were Lieutenants — said Warfield Ensign, & said Samuel Campbell first above named, Major, & said Col. Cocks (or Cox) are the names of some of the officers under whom deponent served — That deponent was at this time, and also on the said former expedition to Harpersfield a private Soldier, never being promoted at any time — That the troops under the general command of said Genl. Rorkimer, and deponent among them started from Cherry Valley aforesaid, sometime in the month of June of that year, and marched Unadilla, & encamped there where they met said Jo. Brant (Captain Brant) with his Indians & Tories — That the American troops under said Genl. Rorkimer continued at Unadilla a number of days, during which a treaty or negotiation for a cessation of hostilities, was perfected between the said General & said Brant — After which deponent & the other troops returned home — deponent to Cherry Valley aforesaid —
That deponent was from home this time he believes, seventeen days, though from his loss of memory, he may be mistaken or furloughed — That the same year

113 "Kirtland's Regiment" - Said Garrison is suspended until he and about the first days of August of that year now came to Cherry Valley that Burgoyne was advancing into the heart of the Country, & coming down the Hudson River - The Militia around Cherry Valley, for it, were mostly drafted out, and marched under General Herkimer, - Col. Seber (or Seaver) and said Major Campbell, were among the officers then drawn out under Genl. Herkimer - They had been some but a short time before now returned that at Onondaga for an engagement with Col. Seymour  Brant Col. Seber (or Seaver) was killed at said Major Campbell promoted to his place - That deponent was not out at this time, for the reason that the Cherry Valley Militia did not all turn out, as some of them, & deponent among them were not able - Said Major Campbell was made on the death of Seber (or Seaver) Lieut. Colonel only, said Col. (or Coles) not being Colonel.
That in the Spring of 1778, reports reached as that Cherry Valley was going to be attacked by the enemy - The Militia were ordered out by said Col. Campbell, & directed to build a Garrison around the meeting- house, which was done, so that the women & children & the most valuable effects of the inhabitants, were brought into the said Garrison to be protected - That deponent was one who was thus ordered out, & who did thus turn out & aid in erecting such Garrison for the purpose aforesaid - That said Garrison was guarded by the said Militia & deponent among them, under said Col. Campbell, Capt. Thomas Whittaker, Lieut. S. John Campbell & Samuel Campbell, & Ensign Sam- uel Warfield - That the said Militia, deponent among them, were thus ordered, & turned out, the first of April 1778, as near as deponent can now recollect - And so continued in actual service,

4-21 aforsaid, until the twentieth or twentyfifth of August then next, as deponent now recollects — though as he is now quite broken by age, he knows it is quite possible he may be mistaken in a few days — On the 20 th or 25 th of August, as deponent believes as aforesaid, the said militia & deponent among them were ordered by Col. Schaboo Aldous Regi- ment —
Shortly after the arrival of said Col. Aldous Regi- ment at Cherry Valley as aforesaid, the said Col. Campbell drafted a party of militia of whom this deponent was one, to join a part of said Col. Aldous regiment, to proceed with him (Campbell) on a scouting party to the Battenkill, to learn if the enemy were not harbouring there — That said tour of scouting as aforesaid, commenced after corn-harvest in the month of October as deponent believes, and near the latter part of the same month, & continued ten days — Said Colonel Campbell was not along, but the scouting party was commanded by Capt. Ballard (Christian name forgotten) — A few weeks, but deponent cannot now recollect the exact length of time, after deponent's return to Cherry Valley, Cherry Valley was burnt by the enemy, when Col. Aldous was killed and Col. Campbell & family taken prisoners, by the enemy, when deponent's services under said Col. Campbell ended —
That after Cherry Valley was burnt as aforesaid the garrison was principally kept by the regular sol- diers until the Spring of 1779, during which time deponent, was a part of time, but he cannot now tell what part, employed , employed in drawing materials for erecting barracks — Deponent now believes that after the burning of Cherry Valley as aforesaid, and previous to the first day of June 1779, he was employed, in actual service in the business aforesaid, as long as one week & he might have been longer — When the regulars left Cherry Valley to join Gen. Sullivan on his expedition down the Susquehanna River, this

Deponent & that part of the militia who were left behind, were employed to keep Garrison at Cherry Valley. He continued there so employed during the fall of 1779, the winter & spring of 1780, when Deponent early in the spring of 1780, & the others employed with him as aforesaid, vacated the said Garrison, & Deponent & all the inhabitants of Cherry Valley, that had been spared by the enemy, moved to the Mohawks. — That Deponent has now given above all the services under Col. Campbell, and the periods of service, as truly and particularly as he is able to do, from the recollection he has of the matter at present.
He has also given above some short periods of service as a Garrison Soldier, which he believes were not mentioned in his former declaration now supposed to be on file in the War Department.
He has no means at present, nor does he now know of any means that would enable him to be more definite or exact. And hopes the present affidavit will be received and accepted as a supplement to his former declaration, & will be satisfactory to said Department. — Deponent here states that upon reflection he cannot say whether the work spent in drawing materials for barracks as above mentioned, was spent before or after Cherry Valley was burnt. — That Deponent was always while in the service of his County a private Soldier. —
William Thompson Sworn before me this 4 th of February 1835
H. Gardner Sup. Court Cornwall

In the matter of the application William Thompson to be restored to his pension.
State of New York Niagara County } ss.
Willard Sykes. Of the town of Pendleton, being duly sworn, saith, he is now in his sixtieth year of his age. — That 42 years the next month he first became acquainted with said William Thompson, who then resided in Springfield, Otsego County, N. Y. — That his acquaintance with said William continued thus in said town of Springfield, for about seven or eight years, which was previous to said William's uniting with any Church — That during said acquaintance with said William, his said William's reputation as a man, was perfectly good. So far as deponent had any knowledge or information respecting him; and his character for truth and veracity, as good as that of any other man. to deponents knowledge & belief —
That during all this period he was reputed and believed to have have been a knowledge soldier, no one, to deponents or information, ever doubting the fact —
That deponent since the said period of particular acquaintance in Springfield as aforesaid, and up to the time said William moved to said town of Pendleton, was not very much acquainted with him, though he saw him occasionally; but since he came to said town of Pendleton, which was about two years & half or three years ago, he this deponent has again been well acquainted with him — That he has always, up

At the present time, so far as deponents knowledge or information has reached, sustained a fair, unblemished reputation in every respect, as a man — that his character for truth & veracity, is as good as that of any other man as deponent verily believes — that deponent is informed and believes true, though he has no knowl- edge of the fact, that said William is now in Mendham a member of the Pres- byterian Church. & an Elder therein — And that he is in good & regular stand- ing in the Church & has been so for many years past —
That said William is failing very fast has within two or three years past, broken very much, — that his memory is much poorer, in deponents opinion, than it used to be — but he believes his statements are deserving of full credit.
All which is true, according to the best knowledge, information & belief of depo- nent. & further he saith not —
Sworn to this 27 th day of January 1835 before me
Willard Sykes
A. Holmes
Commissioner of Deeds

In the matter of the application of William Thompson on to be restored to his pension
State of New York Niagara County } ss George C. Oliver of the town of Pouditun being duly sworn, says, he is now in the 49 th year of his age — That he is now well acquainted with said William Thompson, & has been so for twenty nine years past — That in the year 1806 he first became acquainted with said William in the town of Springfield, Otsego County, N. Y. That when he first became acquainted with said William Thompson, he said William was a member of the Presbyterian Church, & a member of the Session of said Church in that town — That deponent was acquainted with him for about eighteen years in said town of Springfield, during all which time he said William continued a member as aforesaid, & acted in the capacity of an Elder of said Church, and was in good regular standing, as far as deponent ever knew or heard — That deponent & said William both reside at the present time in the said town of Pouditun, & that said William is yet a member of the Presby- terian Church, in the town of Pouditun & in good & regular standing as deponent verily believes — That during the whole period of deponent's acquaintance with him as aforesaid, he has always borne an irreproachable character as a man and a Christian — And a character for truth and veracity unblemished & unsuspected, as deponent verily believes — And has always been reputed and believed to be a revolutionary

Soldier, and a man whose Statements in regard to his services as a revolutionary Soldier were entitled to unqualified belief. — That he said William is now far advanced in life, becoming infirm, debilitated, and somewhat forgetful — that within three years past he has broken very much, and so superannuated that he cannot, probably, survive the work of time upon his condition much longer — That his reputation for truth and veracity, is as fair as that of any other man in the community —
All which is true according to the best knowledge information & belief, and further he saith not. —
Sworn to this 27 th Day of January 1835 before me George G. Oliver A. Holmes Commissioner of Deeds

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Otsego County ss Israel Wilson of the town of Sharon in the County of Schoharie being duly sworn before William T. Thompson one of the Justices of the Peace of Cherry Valley in said county of Otsego deponeth and saith that he is well acquainted with William Thompson formerly of Cherry Valley aforesaid but is informed and believes that said William Thompson now resides in the town of Pendleton in the county of Niagara in the State of New York - said Wilson says that the said William Thompson enlisted in Capt. Robert McKeen's company of Infantry in Col. Minnecopes Regiment in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six and served ten months in said Regiment and further saith not - subscribed and sworn February 21 st 1833 } Israel Wilson before me William T. Thompson Justice }
I certify that I am acquainted with Israel Wilson & that he is a credible witness.
William T. Thompson J st Peace
State of New York
Otsego County - ss
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that William T. Thompson Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn & whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit & Certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 5 th day of March 1833.
Horace Lathrop. Clerk

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J. S. Edmonds Esq War Department Washington
Feb 17 1845
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Satp. Feby 9 th 1835
Dear Sir
14.11.12 We herewith send you the supplementary Declaration of William Thompson of Penaltitua where Pension was suspended by an order of the War Department in September last. in which he has set forth with as much particular as his great age and consequent mental infirmity will enable him so to do. his services under Col Campbell. — Also the affidavits of Messrs Sykes and Oliver two highly respectable witnesses to strengthen his character for truth and veracity and account for any little discrepancies that may be found to exist between this and his former declaration by showing that he is fast failing in both body and mind — We trust that this paper will now be deemed satisfactory to the Department and hope that he will be restored to a pension that in our opinion he nobly deserves — If any other objections than those pointed out in your letter to us on the subject shall be found in the way of his claim we think we shall be able to remove them — If not by forwarding his certificate you will confer a favor upon a worthy old soldier and oblige
J. Edmund Esq.
Your old servant
Comr of Pension Gardner & Morse

William Thompson
June 25
1844
War Department Pension Office Washington D.C.

The Hon. The Secy of War,
Sir,
Permit me to call Your Attention to the Case of Mr Thompson an Applicant for a Pension - We sent yr Department a Supplemen- tary Application in his case some 2 or 3 mo s since. I have heard nothing from it since - Fearing it may have mislaid, or been mislaid, I take the liberty of calling yr Attention to the matter - May we hope to have a favourable action on the matter, as soon as business will permit -
Your Most Obedient & humble Servants
Gardner Morse
Lockport, Niagara Co.
June 18. 1835

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Buffalo, N.Y. 1442 26 Aug. 16, 04.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BUFFALO CHAPTER.
AUG 19 1904 FILES.
Com. of Pensions,
Dear Sir:-
Please send me the Pension record of Wm Thompson, Niagara Co., N.Y.
I have the following, taken from the Senate Report 1835: Wm Thompson, private, in service in N.Y. Militia; - placed on Roll June 8, 1833 - age 76 - commencement of pension March 4, 1831
Sincerely yours,
(Mrs) Jennie R. Pineda, 68 Auburn Ave., Buffalo, N.Y.
Member of Committee on Revolutionary Records.

RECEIVED NOV 22 1913
J TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office of the Auditor for the Interior Department, November 24, 1913.
Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions and the writer so advised.
J. M. Woolley Auditor.
MRE R

Frederick P. James, Attorney & Counsellor at Law, 31-33 Savings Bank Building
Lockport, N.Y. November 21, 1913.
Mr. A. W. Woolley, Auditor for the Interior Dept., Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your favor of September 26th, regarding pension of William Thompson, a private in the War of the Revolution who received a pension of $80.00 per annum up to March 4th, 1834, after which no further payments were made, would advise you as follows:-
Said William Thompson died October 7th, 1841. It would seem, therefore, as if his estate should receive the pension from March 4th, 1834 until the time of his death.
Please advise me what surrogate's records and proofs you will require before paying this claim.
Very respectfully yours,
Frederick P. James.
Sub 677 N.Y.

DR. D. H. LAW,
OFFICE, CORNER GALENA AVE. AND SECOND ST.
Dixon, Ill., Dec. 24, 1904 189
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir,
I understand that a William Thompson of Orange Co. N.Y. drew a pension for service in the war of the Revolution. I am a descendant of William Thompson but am not sure of his identity with the pensioner. By your records I may be able to determine. You will probably have data which may assist me. Please give me all your records contain. As I wish this knowledge for membership in the D. A. R.
Sincerely
Wm. D. H. Law

Frederick P. James, Attorney & Counsellor at Law, 31-33 Savings Bank Building
Lockport, N. Y. Sept. 11, 1913.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:-
I wish to learn whether a pension was ever paid to William Thompson a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who enlisted in March, 1776 from Cherry Valley, N. Y., and who later resided in Pendleton, Niagara County, N. Y.
He served for about three years during the war. Your letter dated August 24th, 1904 to Mrs. Jennie R. Smead, states that he applied for a pension on May 6th, 1833 and that his claim was allowed.
His grandson, William L. Thompson tells me he lived with him for many years and he is quite sure that he never received any pension.
Kindly advise me whether any pension can be collected by his heirs.
Very respectfully yours,
Frederick P. James.

aw Re: War Section. Rev. War Section.
September 22, 1913.
Mr. Frederick P. James, 31 - 33 Savings Bank Building, Lockport, N. Y.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 11" and received the 13" instant, you are advised that William Thompson of Niagara County, New York, Revolutionary War pensioner, Sur. File No. 14,677. was allowed pension at the rate of $80. per annum. For information relative to the payment of said pension, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U.S. Treasury Department, citing the following data:
"William Thompson, pensioned by Certificate No. 14,662, issued June 8, 1833, under Act of June 7, 1832, at the New York Agency."
Very respectfully,
M. Clegg Commissioner.

Jan. 17, 1905.
I.14677, William Thompson, Revolutionary War.
Madam:
S. 14677
In reply to your inquiry concerning William Thompson, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he applied for pension May 6, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Pendleton, Niagara county, New York.
It is shown that he was born April 12, 1758, at Cherry Valley, New York, P.V. where he resided when he enlisted in March, 1776, as a private under Capt. Robert McKean and Cols. Wynkoop and Nichols, in the New York line; served ten months. Enlisted December, 1776, as private in Capt. Thomas Whittaker's company, Col. Samuel Cox Campbell's regiment; marched against Tories and Indians at Harpersfield and Unadilla, and was at the burning of Cherry Valley; eighteen months. Transferred in the summer of 1778 to Capt. Ballard's company and served ten months. Moved to Mohawk river and enlisted in spring of 1779, in Capt. Van Haver's company, Col. Willett's regiment; was stationed at Forts Herkimer and Ehle, and was in the first battle of Johnstown; fifteen months. Shortly afterwards, he served as a substitute in Capt. Gray's company for three months, and then returned to Capt. Van Haver's company to serve until the close of the war.
His claim was allowed.
Very respectfully,
It is not stated that Col. Cox was near
Acting Commissioner.
Mrs. D. H. Law, Corner Galena Ave. and 2d St., Dixon, Ill.