Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2820, for Rufus Lines, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Lines, Rufus
# 2820
Continental.
Tamner
CONTENTS

Set 20 Oct '38 P. Lark
N o 11884 Pennsylvania
Rufus Lines
of Susqueh a Co. in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Hotchkiss of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Canfield in the Penn a Mil t , for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of July 1833 and sent to A. Demock Northrose Pa
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep. 1833 10.00
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 5 Page 35

Pennsylvania-3468.
Tamer Lines, widow of Rufus Lines, Deceased,
Penn
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June, 1832 and who died on the 24 July, 1835— of Lehigh Co in the State of Penn a who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hotchkiss of the Reg t —commanded by Col. Canfield in the Gen l Mil- itia for 6 months. private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania. at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 — day of July, 1839 and sent to Franklin Lusk, Montrose, Pa.—
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1839 $ 60:00 Semi-annual allowances ending 4 Sept r 10
$ 70:00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by S. S. Elliott Clerk, Book Vol. 2 Page 157.

1151 Tucker Lines of Rufus Pennsylvania
Mr
18 3/4
on Frederick Lines
Franklin Susquehanna
Wyanett
Pa

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, } NEW HAVEN COUNTY, } ss. COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, J. W. Beach Clerk of the County Court, within and for said County, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commissions of Justices of Peace, within and for said County, hereby certify that
Elihu Yale
Esq. is a JUSTICE OF PEACE,
within and for the said County, duly appointed, commissioned, and sworn, with power to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of Deeds; that his Commission is dated the 28 th day of May A. D. 1838 and will expire on the twentieth day of June, A. D. 1839; that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and that the signature hereto annexed, purporting to be his, is his genuine official signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, this
8 th day of May A. D. 1839
J. W. Beach Clerk.

State of Pennsylvania } On this 10 th Day of September Susquehanna County ss. } A 1832 personally appeared in Open Court the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Rufus Lins, a Resident of Laurens ville in the county of Susquehanna & State of Pennsylvania Aged Fifty Seven Years who being first Duly Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to get 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 I enlisted as a volunteer in the Connecticut State Troops in the Town of Chesh- ire in the County of New Haven State of Connecticut Where I then Resided at the age of Fifteen years under Capt. Amos Hotchkiss of S t Breshire and served in Col d Richards Regiment marched to New London and served three months. I enlisted in the month of June or July in the year 1780 & was Discharged in the month of September or October following I know of no Continental officers or Troops at New London at The time I was there I again in 1781 enlisted as a volunteer in the Connecticut State Troops for three months under Capt. Starr of Middletown Ct. & served in Col d Bar- -fieldes Regiment I joined The Regiment about the 20 th of August at West Point & Remained in Bangfi- -eldes Regiment until it was Discharged my time Not being out I was transferred to Col d Nicksons Regiment of Continental Troops of the Massachusetts Line & served my time out and was Discharged by him in the month of November following I recollect I recollect of the names of none of the Officers or Troops That was at West Point excepting I believe that General McDougal Commanded at the Garrison at That time. I know of no person who can testify to My Services. I hereby Relinquish any claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and Declares that his name is not found on the pension Roll of the agency any State Sworn & subscribed in Open Court 10 th Sept 1832. Asa Droot & Prov
Rufus Lins

P. 26. Rufus Luce
Pension
Application
18658

We Stephen Barnum & Theophilus Mernum, Residing in the Township of Lewisville in the County of Susquehanna & State of Pennsylvania Hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Rufus Limes who has subscribed and sworn to the within Declaration that he believes him to be Sixty Seven 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 therein Opinion
Sworn & Subscribed in Open Court the Tenth Day of September AD 1832
Stephen Barnum
Theophilus Mernum
Asa D. Drock h Pres
And the the said Court do hereby de- clare 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 Certify that it appears to them that Stephen Barnum and Theophilus Mernum, who have signed the preceding Certificate are Residents of the Township of Lewisville in the County of Susquehanna and are Credible Persons, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit.
By the Court,
Asa D. Drock h Pres
State of Pennsylvania } Susquehanna County } ss
I Asa D. Drock h Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby Certify, that the foregoing con- tains the original proceeding of the said Court in the Matter of the application of Rufus Limes for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set My hand and Seal of Office, at Montrose, the tenth day of September AD 1832.
Asa D. Drock h Pres

Sept 26
Rufus Limes,
Pension Application
16036

State of Pennsylvania } Susquehannah county } ss
Personally appeared before Samuel W. Hunsdell Esquire one of the Justices of the peace in & for the county of Susquehannah aforesaid Rufus Lines Esquire of Laubille Township in said county well known to me as a Reputable man an Applicant for a Pension Under the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 & being Duly sworn According to Law in answer to the Interrogatories proposed in the regulations of the War Department under the act aforesaid Doth depose & say
1 st That he was born in the Township of Cheshire in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut in the year 1764
2 nd That he now has no record of his age in his possession but believes there was a record of his age kept in the Town of Cheshire where he was born
3 rd That he was living in the Township Cheshire aforesaid when called into service and continued to live there after the war until the year 1800 When I removed to the Township of Laubille now County of Susquehannah & state of Pennsylvania where he now Resides
4 th That he Enlisted as a Volunteer in the state Troops of the State of Connecticut
5 th That he from the infirmities of age is unable to recollect but few of the General circumstances of his services he knew Col Richards & Capt Hatchkip at New London at West point knew Col Canfield Col Jackson & Capt Starr & also Gen Knox & thinks Gen McDougal was there
6 th That he was Discharged at New London by Col Richards & at West point by Col Jackson his Discharges are both lost or Destroyed
7 th That he would state the names of the following persons who have been acquainted with him & can testify to his Character for veracity Samuel W. Hunsdell Titus Smith Simon Parke James Watson & the Hon Philander Stephens Late member of Congress from said County as to their belief of his services as a Revolutionary Soldier
Personally appeared the above named Rufus Lines & was Duly sworn to the above Interrogatories according to Law May the 22 nd 1833 Samuel W. Hunsdell Just of the peace
Rufus Lines

State of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna County ss
I Asa Dimock Jr. Notary public of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Samuel W. Mendenhall Esquire, whose signature in his own proper hand writing appears to the attestation of the written deposition or affidavit subscribed, is an Acting Justice of the peace, in and for the County of Sus- quehanna aforesaid, duly Commissioned and qualified as appears of Record.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, at Montrose the twenty third day of May A.D. 1833.
Asa Dimock Jr. Prob.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. 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 Rufus Lines Susquehanna Co. Pa
   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.     Vol. July - Dec 1780 3 Priv. Col. Richard Age 67 Traditionary   Vol. Aug. 1781 3 " Col. Canfield Col. Jackson Cheshire N. Hampshire Conn't.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 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 [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. Amended by act of Col. 1832
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. Amended
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. Amended

Declarations
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Pennsylvania ss
In this thirty first day of August A.D. 1838 personally appeared before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Susquehanna & State aforesaid, Tannah Linds a resident of the Township of Franklin (Formerly in the Township of Lawrenceville) aged four seventy years on first of May last, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Rufus Linds , who was a Revolutionary soldier & who drew a pension prior to his death, she having received the balance due up to the time of his death - She further declares that she was married to the said Rufus Linds in the month of April & year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty two or three - That her husband, the aforesaid Rufus Linds died on the twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1835 as she thinks; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January one thousand eight hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated -
Sworn to and subscribed,
On the day and year above written, in open Court, before
General Prof.
} her Tannah Linds mark

3467 HOT
Mrs. James Linds widow of Rufus Linds one
prob. at y June 82
admitted Pa 6m $20
died 24 July 1885-
Act 7 July 1888
Franklin Duke Montrose Pa

Susquehanna County ss
I George Walker Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas in and
for said County, do certify
That on the 31 st day of
August A.D. 1838 James
Skinner within named, being
duly sworn in Open Court
of said Common Pleas did say and
declare that the facts set forth in
the within her declaration were true
to the best of her knowledge and belief
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
put my name and affixed my seal
of office this fourth day of February
A.D. 1839.
Notary Public

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2820
Jamer Lines
Widow
Rufus Lines Per. Rev War
Act: July 7 1838.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 435-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Tank Lines Pennsylvania
Suspended
See Act 3 rd July 1839 Hon. D. W. Morris.
Act 7 July 1838

Simon Rufus Lines Pa. art 7 June 1832 At what time opened For office July 11. 1835
p 20. died 1835 Died 24 th July 1835 p to that period DH

free St Morris
July 3. Inland Post
Edwards Esqr Commr of Pensions Washington DC

Wellsboro' Tioga Co Pa June 26/39
J L Edwards Esqr Commr of Pensions
Sir
I annex list of applicants for the benefit of the Act of July 7: 1838, who have recd no notice of the result of their application. These women being poor, are extremely anxious to learn the state of their claims - that if any further testimony is required, it may be procured if possible - will you be good enough to inform me in the premises -
respectfully yr Obedt Servt
Saml Morris
✓ Molly Locke, widow of Ebenezer Locke Mary Summers David Summers Tamer Simms Rufus Simms ✓ Elsa Miller Nicholas Miller Phoebe Thomas Joseph Thomas
The proofs were sent to you, some 8 or 9 months since, by Franklin Lusk Esqr of the Co of Susquehanna Penna

Montrose May 27. 1839 J. V. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send to you proof of the marriage of Mrs James Linn the widow of an old soldier who was in his life time a Pensioner. Her declaration is, I believe, on file at the War Department; if not, please advise me of it, as I must have mistaid it - I think, you have it on file - It was returned to me for authentication by Certificate & Seal, & I think I sent it back duly Certified.
A long time has elapsed since I forwarded to the Department, proofs in the cases of Mrs Phebe Thomas, Mrs Molly Locke, Mrs Elsa Miller & Mrs Summers - but I suppose great pressure of business by cases under the late Act, is the reason for so great delay.
Your ob t Serv t
Franklin Kask
Please direct to me at Montrose Susq a Pa - F. Kask

July 1
Pa.
John D. ...
FREE
J. Edwards Esq 2
Counk 2 of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

Montrade Susg a Pa. June 24. 1839 J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir -
I have just discovered that when I forwarded the proof in Case of Mrs. Fannie Vines (widow of a deceased Soldier) I by accident neglected to return the widow's declaration in that Case - I therefore hasten to forward it. I supposed it was among the papers I last directed to you -
Yours ob t Serv t
Franklin Russell
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm ee of Pens ns

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County p. 3
Personally appeared before me the Sub- scribed to the attestation hereof one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Susquehanna Rufus Lins Jr. of the township of Lawville in said County aged thirty six years - to me well known being a person of Credibility, and upon whose testimony reliance may be had - and being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath depose and say - That Rufus Lins of Lawville aforesaid an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of the 7 th day of June 1832; in January 1829 was seized with a Paralytic shock or fit, which very much impaired his health and mental faculties; that he has labored under the effects of the same ever since. That in December or January last he was seized with a second shock or fit, from the effects of which he has not yet fully recovered - and in consequence of which his recollections is much impaired. And further - That at the time the said Rufus Lins made his decla- ration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of said Act of Congress, there was no resident Clergyman residing in the town of Law- ville aforesaid, and that he thinks, the nearest resident Clergyman was at Montrose a distance of Nine Miles.
Sworn to and subscribed before me - May 23 d 1833
Rufus Lins Jr
Francis Post Master
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County p. 3

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County p 3
Asa Dimock h Notionotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby Certify That David Pugh Esquire, whose signature is his own proper hand writing appears to the attestation of the within deposition subscribed, is, an acting justice of the peace, in and for the County of Susquehanna aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified as appears of record. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Montrose the twenty third day of May AD 1833.
Asa Dimock h Pugh

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lines, Searing GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8488 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 11, 1789 to Jonathan Dayton, 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.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lines, William GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4557 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Aug. 8, 1793 to John Blanchard
*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.