Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13702, for Cornelius Laman, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Laman, bornelius
S13702
CONTENTS
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SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Laman cornelius
S13702
barded
CONTENTS

No. 356 New York
Cornelius Tamaran
of Cortland in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Pitch of the Regt. commanded by Col. Simons in the Mass. line for 1 Year
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 10 Dollars 0 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Aug. 1833 and due to D. Hawks Cortland village
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1831 $ 80 Pension allowance ending 14/1/31 " 20
$ 100
{ Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Atiles Clerk, Book E Vol. 4, Page 66.
Notes of accounts paid on A/c

Cornelius Laman Pension Papers
8048
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Room 2 12mo. per 40

State of New York Cortland County ss
On this 2 d day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas and County Courts now sitting in and for the County of Cortland Cornelius Samson a resident of the Town of Virgil County of Cortland and State of New York aged 78 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 17 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States and served as here in stated.
That he enlisted in July 1776 in Egremont Massachussetts under Capt. Ephraim Fitch - Marched from the place of enlistment to the Highlands then to Peks-shill - and was there when the British burnt Hoosick Creek - he continued in the service about a month - In the Massachusetts State Troops the rest of the company were drafted - Never Received a written discharge -
That he enlisted sometime in August 1776 under Capt. Ephraim Fitch Lieutenant John Dibble Ensign Michael Vockeroo in the Regiment commanded by Col. Simons - Marched from Egremont Mass. where he enlisted to Ticonderoga - Was there at Fort Ticonderoga and the French lines for six months Forces commanded by Genl. Wayne - When Burgoyne retreated left the place
That sometime in March A.D. 1777 - he enlisted in the Company commanded by the officers as mentioned last above in the Regt. commanded by Col. Hacoak - or Ashley - Marched to Fort Edward Stayed at Fort Edward a while don't recollect precisely how long then Marched towards

Lake George as far as the Bloody. pond then to Lake George then to Kingsbury While at Kingsbury there was a skirmish which lasted 3 or 4 hours - Col. Nixon had his horse at that time shot under him - from Kingsbury went back to Fort Edward - a few days after this the Sonty and eleven others were killed at Sandy Hill sixty or seventy rods from the Fort then retreated to an Isle and nearly opposite Fort Miller - then to Saratoga thence to Stillwater where he was discharged Having served about (5) five months
Never Received a written discharge -
Applicant was born at Catskill N.Y. - in 1754
Has no record of his age
Was living in the most Berkshire Co. Mass. when called into service
Since the Revolutionary War removed to Lexington N.Y. - moved from thence to Carroll N.Y. - Then Moved to Virgil Coolland County N.Y. - where she now resides and has resided for nine years past -
is acquainted with Samuel Prall & Joseph Reynolds -
We hereby relinquished every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declared that his name is not on the pension roll

of the agency of any State Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Samuel Hotchkiss Dr. Clerk
We Samuel Ingalls
Chas Cornelius Samuel Mark and Joseph Reynolds of the Town of Virgil same county Dutchess County
Residing in the Town of Cortlandville
and County of Cortland and State of New York
and residing in the Town of
& State hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Cornelius Samuel who had subscribed and sworn to the above declaration and that we believe him to be 79 years of age that he is reputed and believed where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed this day & year aforesaid Samuel Ingalls Joseph Reynolds Samuel Hotchkiss Dr. Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Ingalls
who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the Town of
Cortlandville and County of Cortland and we
that they are creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to credit
William Mallory Samuel Dickson of Cortland Aaron Brown Joseph Reynolds Oliver Kingsman

I Samuel Hotchkiss Junior Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and County Courts in & for the County of Cortland do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of Cornelius S. Sauer for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2 nd day of October 1832 —
Samuel Hotchkiss Jr. Clerk

16048
Cornelius Laman
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Danl Hawes all s at Land Cortlandville N York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 16 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Cornelius Laman County of Cortland New York
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     July 1776 enlisted " 1 " Pr Capt Fitch Rome marched to the Highlands thence to Pells Hill Egremont Massachusetts   Aug 1776 " 6 " Pr en Fitch Lt Dibble Col Simonds Seconduga Egremont Massachusetts   March 1777 " 5 " do Col B Hance Lt Cook a skirmish at Kingsbury Fort Edward to Lake George as far as Kingsbury do aged 78 years Voluntary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person.

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.

June 15, 1937
Cornelius Laman S. 13702 BA-J/AWF
Elizabeth V. Callahan 308 South Melcher Street Johnstown, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Cornelius La Ment, born in 1755 at Catskill, New York, served with the Massachusetts troops, and died June 1, 1842 in Virgil, Cortland County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 13702, based upon the service of Cornelius Laman in the Revolutionary War.
Cornelius Laman (as the name is found in the claim) was born in 1754 or 1755 in Catskill, New York; the names of his parents were not shown.
While a resident of Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Cornelius Laman enlisted in the month of July, 1776, served one month as a private in Captain Ephraim Fitch's company. He enlisted in the month of August, 1776, served six months in Captain Ephraim Fitch's company, Colonel Simonds' Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted in the month of March, 1777, served five months in Colonel Ashley's Massachusetts regiment, and was in a skirmish at Kingsbury.
After the Revolution he moved to Lexington, New York, then to Carroll, New York, thence to Virgil, Cortland County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application ex-

culated October 2, 1832, at which time he was living in Virgil, New York, where he had lived about nine years.
The papers on file in this claim contain no data relative to the family of the soldier, Cornelius Laman.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and give the following data:
Cornelius Laman Certificate # 20356 Issued August 30, 1833 Rate $40.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
S.F. 13702
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Cornelius Lamson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1776 1 mo. Pvt. William Fitch N.H.   Aug. 1776 6 mos. William Fitch Simonds   March 1777 5 mos. Hancock & Dingley  
Battles engaged in, at Kingsbridge
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Edmeston, Berkshire Co., Mass.
Date of application for pension, July 2 1892
Residence at date of application, Forestville, Conn.
Age at date of application, born in 1752 at Catskill N.Y.
Remarks: No data as to his family.
Respectfully,
* See Lamson Mass. P. 3-74 Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
March 18, 1918.
Mr. C. B. Dykeman, 30 Exchange Place, 10 th Floor, New York City, New York.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the twelfth instant, you are advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, fail to show a claim on file for Cornelius Layman (under any spelling of the name) who was seventy-six years of age at the time of his death in 1848.
It is proper to add, that the Cornelius Laman who enlisted in Berkshire County, Massachusetts and served in the Massachusetts troops under Captain Fitch, and Colonels Simonds and Ashley, was born in 1754 , from which it appears that he is not identical with Cornelius Layman described by you, who was born, approximately, in 1766 .
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

308 SOUTH MELCHER STREET JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.
Pension Bureau Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs—
17 Please advise me if you can send any record of a pension being paid to a man named Cornelius Laurent born at Catskill N.Y. in 1755 He served two years in the Revolu- tionary War, part of the time under Col. E. William Fitch, in Col. Benj. Simonds Berkshire Regiment, Massachusetts Militia. His name appears on the

muster roll as Cornelius Laman probably a clerical error He lived after the war in Egremont Mass. Lexington Carroll and Virgil N. Y. dying at the latter place June 1842 and was buried at Cortland NY.
Have W the hear as promptly as possible.
Yours very truly
Elizabeth Woodman Callahan
Mar 14 th seventeenth nineteen hundred thirty-seven

20 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK
Rev S 20 March 18, 1918.
E. C. Tieman, Esq., Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 16th inst. in reply to my letter of the 12th asking for information regarding records of Cornelius Layman who fought in the Revolutionary War. I note what you say in regard to the Cornelius Laman who enlisted in Berkshire Co, Mass. and served in the Mass. troops under Capt. Fitch, etc, not being identical with the Cornelius Layman described by me, who according to the information I gave you in my first letter, would have been but ten years of age at the time of the war. The Layman I refer to was born in Catskill, N. Y. in 1755 and died at Cortland in 1842 which would make him 87 at the time of his death, instead of 76 as stated in my former letter and I am quite sure is the same man referred to by you as Laman and who served in the War. Any information you can give me regarding this man will be greatly appreciated. I am sorry to have put you to the trouble owing to the error in my previous letter. I cannot account for the figures which I gave for Layman's age.
Very truly yours,
E. C. Tieman

KEITH & CO.,
108 RIALTO BUILDING.
KEITH ELEVATOR AND ANNEX.
Chicago, July 19 1897
Mr Henry Clay Evans Dear Sir
I hate to trespass upon your time; but I have exhausted every other resource; & you will confer a lasting favor if you can give me the desired information. I have two objects in view. Some of my predecessors to join the Daughters of the Revolution; but the most valuable to the family is our genealogy which we have been trying to trace for thirty years. Our Great Grand Father was Cornelius Lamont of Green or Cortland Co. N.Y. It has always been rumored that he or some one before had changed from Lamont ; but one correspondent has it Lamon . At last I heard he was in the Revolutionary army. I could not find the name among the officers & they had no list of privates; but in the pension list of N.Y. state. I find the following over

From the report of the decy of war, published in 1835. The act of Congress of June 7th 32 list fm Cortland Co NY
Cornelius Laman, private, age 79, placed on the roll Aug 30, 1833, 40 00 a year, received 100 00 Commencement of pension Mar 4, 1831 (Massachusetts mil.)
From instant he was born in 1755, That would make him 79 in 1834 & I know he was buried in Cortland NY.
Will you kindly give me the history of this case, looking for the different names Laman  Lament or Lamont , give me what record you have of it - place of enlistment &c Yours very truly
Geo. F. Lamont

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
M.E.C. Inv. 13,702.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
July 27, 1897.
Sir:
Replying to your request for information concerning Cornelius Lamont (or similar name), a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that one Cornelius Laman made an application for pension on October 2, 1832, at which time he was seventy-eight years of age and residing at Virgil, Cortland Co., N. Y., and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Fitch and Col. Simons. He enlisted at Egremont, Massachusetts.
He was born at Catskill, N. Y., in 1754.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. George F. LaMont,
c/o Keith & Co.,
103 Rialto Building,
Chicago, Ills.

Jan. 1/91 Papers Ex. by W.H. S. amon, P.O. Dept. 1880 July 27/87 Geo. F. La Mont. Chicago Ills. 1915-June 9 Hish. to Mrs. E. H. Hyde. Letter in S.F. 42,212 Lincoln Road. C. B. Dykeman and 1918-Mch. 21 Hish. to Elizabeth V. Callahan 1937-June 15 " " "
Rehran
13402  INVALID.
File No. 13.702 Cornelius Lamson Brio Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 210
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York County of Cortland } p.
On this 27 th day of May A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk of said County Cornelius Luman a Resident of the Town of Virgil in said County to me known to be the identical Cornelius Luman who made a declaration for a pension on the 2 d day of October A.D. 1832 before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas & County Courts in & for the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn depose & saith that by reason of Old age and the consequent loss of Memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of service but that according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades
1- For One year I served as a private and for such service I claim a pension
Deponent further says that he knows of no witness now living by whom he can prove his said service
Deponent further says that he cannot swear positively as to the Col. of the Regiment in his first service of one month as set forth in his said declaration but that as near as he can recollect it was Colonel Ashby — Cornelius his X Luman mark Sworn & subscribed before me this 27 th day of May A.D. 1833 by making his mark in consequence of blindness — Am d Hotchkiss Jr Clerk of Cortland County