Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,498, for Henry Swan, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Swan Henry
S 11498
CONTENTS
carded

8772 New York
Henry Gran
Warner in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Holden of the 1st Regt. commanded by Col. Robinson in the Mass. line for 12 or 15 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 41 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to J. Dr. Patten. Patten's mills
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $83.32 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 20.83
$104.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 75

12.060
Henry Swan
admitted
12 mo 15 days Pirate
J W Patten Patten's Mills Washington, N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of Henry Snapp  County of Warren  in the State of New York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Green County  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     April In 17 96 - 8 Private Gen. H. Holden   July 1777 6 " Capt. Captain Col. Robinson   Augt 1778 - 1 - 15 " Capt. Mottling Col. Col. Butch  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Groton Ulster Co.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct  There is no defect in the papers  Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Nicholas L. Smith  Examining Clerk.

12.060 Application of Henry Swan for Pension
admitted
12 mo. 15 days Private.
12.060 12 mo. 15 days Private.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th A.D. 1832
State of New York } Warren County } ss
ON this eighteenth day of September 1832, personally appeared, in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting, Henry Swan a Resident of the Town of Lunenburg, in the County of Warren, and State of New York, aged Seventy one years on the 10 th day of October last, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, viz that he first entered the service in the latter part of the Month of April 1776, in a Com- pany of Militia, under the Command of Capt. Saben Holden, and Lieut. Col. Chadwick, and was stationed in the Town of Lyndon, County of Middlesex and State of Mass- achusetts, for the purpose of guarding the Military Stores which were deposited in that Town, and continued in said service until the Military Stores were all removed, which was in the latter part of the Month of September following, when he was discharged after having served about five Months
That he enlisted on or about the first of July 1777,

in to a Company of State Troops Commanded by Capt. John Larkin, and Lieut. Samuel Lawrence, for the term of six months, was attached to Col. John Moulton, Regiment and marched from Groton, through the Towns of Boston, Attleborough, Mendon, & Cumberland, in the State of Massachusetts and Providence, Warwick & Pawtucket to South Kingston in the State of Rhode Island, and was there stationed, with General Glover Brigade, that they marched a number of times, to a place called 4 Corners in order to embark on board of Boats, for Newport, and returned each time without effecting their object that on or about the first of January 1778, (his term of enlistment having expired) he was discharged -
That in the Month of July or August 1778 he again enlisted in to a Company of State Troops Commanded by Capt. John Nutting, & Lieut. Samuel Lawrence (Afterwards Adjutant) for the term of one Month and a half, that he marched nearly the same route as on his former enlistment, embarked on board of Boats at Howlands Ferry, and landed on Newport Island that he was attached to Col. McIntosh Regiment and General Varnum Brigade - that there were some French Troops on the island at the same time, and the French Fleet lay in or near the Harbour for the purpose of cooperating with the Army, that their came on a violent Storm, which so materially injured the Shipping, that it was deemed necessary to sail to Boston to repair the damage, and the Army after some skirmishing retreated - the day previous to their retreating the Soldiers were engaged in digging entrenchments and throwing up breast works, and at night commenced their retreat, under the orders of General Sullivan, embarked on board of Boats at Howlands Ferry, and by daylight next morning the Army was all landed on the Mainland Continent - that at the expiration of his term of enlistment he was discharged -
That the whole time he served was about twelve

and a half months viz five months in Capt. Holden, Company, six months in Capt. Lakin's, Company, and one month and a half in Capt. Nutting Company -
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service -
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State -
The following interrogatories were propounded by the Court.
1 st Where and in what year were you born -
Answer - I was born in the town of Worcester County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, on the 10 th day of October 1760 -
2 nd Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it -
Answer - I have none, it was said that the date of my birth was put on the town records of the town of Worcester.
3 d Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live -
Answer - At the time that I entered the service and during the Revolutionary War my residence was in the town of Gnoton County of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, - Since which I have lived in the State of Vermont and in the City of New York and Albany in Hudson for the last thirty years I have resided in the town of Luersburg County of Warren and State of New York -

4 th
Answer
How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute - I entered the service each time as a volunteer. I was not a substitute.
5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops, when you served, such Continental and Militia Regiment as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer
The principal officers whom I recollect are Lieut. Colonel Lawrence Copt. Holden, Larkin and Nutting under the immediate command of whom I served, and Capt. Robinson and McIntosh, also recollect that Generals Glover, Warren, Sullivan, Lafayette, Greene & Hancock even with the Troops some part of the time which I served, believe that it was on Newport Island, that they were on the Island during his last time of service. Continental & French Troops, the number of the Regiments, & Brigades, does not recollect -
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service.
Answer
None other than a verbal discharge.
7 th 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 service as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Answer
Mrs. Allen Andrews - & Henry Harris -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Henry Swan Thomas Archibald Clerk.

We Allen Andrews a Clergyman residing in the Town of Deerfield County of Warren N.Y. and Henry Harris residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Henry Swan, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age, that he is respected and be- lieved, 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 18 th  day day and year afore said Thomas Archibald Clerk Henry Harris
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interroga- -ries prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant, was a revolutionary Soldier and served as an States, And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Allen Andrews is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Deerfield and that Henry Harris - who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Deerfield, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
J Thomas Archibald Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do certify that the foregoing contains the orig- -inal proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Swan for a pension
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighteenth day of Sept 12 1832 Thomas Archibald Clerk

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Henry Swan Warren G. G. G. which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? u II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? u III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? u V. * Has he mentioned 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? u VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? u VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? u VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? u IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? u X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? u

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 1 XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 1 Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 1 XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 1 XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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, deposeh 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Perham
11498
INVALID.
File No. 11,498
Henry Swan
Bio. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 366
[Arrangement of 1870.]