Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14631, for John Sweet, New York

• SERVICE
NUMBER
New York R.C!
Sweet, John
S. 14631
CONTENTS
boarded

14749
New York
 Sweet Service in the State of New York as was a Private in the Company commanded Captain Rosecran of the Reg t commanded Col Holmes in the New York for 2 Years
N. Y. and R. S.
Febr. 27/64.
Records completed.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of June 1833 and sent to P. B. Prindle Norwich, N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 33 — $160 00 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 33 40 00
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Mo Cromwell Clerk,
Vol. 4 Page 78

No 18276
John Sweet Chenango County. New York
d. i.
$80 per ann
P. B. Prindle Monroeville Chenango County New York

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 subjjoined 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 John Sweet Chenango County 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.     Enlisted July - 5 - private Capt Roserans Genl Clinton Col Holmes Marched to Poughkeepsie 78 years Butchers Testimonial evidence and one living witness   Enlisted - 5 - private Capt Price Col Swartout To Albany Sullivan & Halfmoon at New Water County New York. clugimar and foster witnesses and life papers not properly attached   Enlisted Sum. - 4 - private Capt Vial Col Swartout Marched to White Plains to Red Bank   Enlisted Jan. - 4 - private Capt Clark Col Swartout Marched to Fort Clinton on North River   Enlisted - 5 - private - Col Swartout Marched to N. York   Enlisted - 1 - private - - Marched to Kings Bridge at Warwick Neck.  
1775 2. 10
1776 5
7. 10
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
If it is consistent with your rules, you will aid the applicant materially by passing on his case immediately. He is very old and very poor and is supported by charity. Respectfully P. B. Pindle

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.
[r] 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of New York. Chenango County ss.
On this ninth day of October, A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting. Present
Mrs. Tracy Nathan Taylor Sen. Beekman Rebecca Reed Charles York
Judges.
John Sweet, a resident of Delhi, Chenango County N.Y. aged about seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated:
1st In the month of July, in the year (he cannot name the year but it was before Burgoyne was taken) he enlisted at Pectmantown Dutchess County, N.Y. for five months in the New- York Troops in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain Rosecrans. Lieutenants See & Algood. Holmes was the Colonel of his Regiment. In the a few days after enlistment, he marched with his Company to Poughkeepsie and took ship- ping for Albany. They lay at Albany a few days - when the main part of the Regi- ment marched on to the North and he with his Company was stationed to work on the road to make good roads for Baggage Waggons - He marched on with his Company through Stillwater Halfmoon where he remained during the summer and fall with his Company - at Still- water he was stationed at Eureka. During the

season, they worked the roads &c. A short time before his time was out he was taken sick and was placed in the Hospital at Albany a little time when Captain Rosecrans gave him a written discharge, which he has lost.
John Sweet, Orderly Sergeant of the Company and Amos Sweet were in the same Company with him and served with him - Amos was discharged with him - He was discharged in the fall at Albany, a little time before his 5 months had expired and immediately went home to his friends at Beckmantown - He was out this trip between 4 and 5 months.
2 nd In the next year, in the fore part of the year he enlisted at Dover, Dutchess County, N.Y. for 5 months into the New York Troops, in a Company of Militia commanded by William Pierce Captain; Jonathan Dillt Lieutenant; the regiment under Colonel Swartwout; and the whole under the command of General Clinton. Almost immediately after he enlisted he joined his Company and marched to White Plains with the Regiment - Genl. Washington lay with the army at White Plains a part of the time - He served the greatest part of the time at White Plains standing guard and remaining in readiness for Battle. A short time before his discharge his Regiment removed from White Plains to Peekskill, where he lay till he was discharged, which was early in the fall, as he thinks, but can't remember the precise time. He was discharged by Col. Swartwout who gave him a written discharge which he has lost. Genl. Woodward & Ephraim Woodward were in the same

Company with him during this term of service after his discharge, he went home to Beckmantown
3d
In the next summer after (he thinks) he enlisted at Beckmantown into the New York Troops for four months in a company of militia commanded by Capt. Israel Neal. Swartout was the Colonel of the Regiment - after his enlistment he marched with the company to Fort Constitution on the North River, where his company lay with three other companies under the command of Captains Wyncoop, Captain Bell, and Captain Chamberlin - they lay there in the fort until the four months had expired which he thinks was sometime in October when he was discharged - He had no written discharge
Nathan Sweet, Robert Sweet, & Vaeger Henry were in the same company with him during this term - Vaeger Henry lay in the same birth with him in the fort - After his discharge he went home to Beckmantown again
4th
about the first of January following he enlisted at Beckmantown for four months in the New York Troops in a company commanded by Captain William Clark - Lieutenants Benjamin Knapp & Tyne Cornell - Swartout was Colonel of the Regiment and General Clinton had command of the Brigade - He marched with his company to New York where he was stationed in Broadway Street in a Brick House - His business was to stand guard nightly and to prevent the British

from landing. — The British Vessels that lay there were the Asia — The Phoenix — the Rose and the Duchess of Gordon. The British did not land — His time was out in the month of April and he was discharged at New York by his officers.
John Sweet his Cousin was an Orderly Sergeant in the same Company — Mat. Cais and George Kitteridge were also in the same Company — He returned to Beckmantown after his discharge.
5th
For some time after this, but can't remember the precise time, he enlisted at Beckmantown N.Y. in the New York Militia for five months, in a Company whose officers he cannot recollect. Grantwood was Colonel of his Regiment. He marched after enlistment down to Kingsbridge where he lay until his time had expired, and was discharged verbally by his officers. In October he thinks he was engaged in no fight during that time — His business was to stand Sentry vs General Clinton & General Putnam were with the troops at Kingsbridge.
6
After this, but the time he does not know, he was in Rhode Island and enlisted for a month a company — he don't remember the names of the officers — He was engaged at Warwick Neck, guarding the shore to keep the British barges from landing —
He has no documentary evidence of his services except the accompanying affidavit of William

Garrington, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service except the said William Garrington.
In answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department to be put to applicants for Pensions he states as follows, viz:
1. He was born in Kingston, Rhode Island - in the month of June (as he has understood) but the year he does not know - As he has always understood, he must be now 78 or 79 years of age - He was called 22 or 23 years of age when he first entered the service - His father died during the old French War of the Camp distemper, when he was very young. 2nd. There is no record of his age. 3rd. He lived at Dutchess County in Pechmantovia each time he entered the service except when in Rhode Island. Since the war he has lived in Dutchess County, until about twenty years ago when he removed into Guyana Chequang County. And from there he removed into the town adjoining, Atalie, Chautauqua County where he now resides. 4. He volunteered each time he entered the service. 5. He knew General Lee in New York City - and he knew General Patman and General Clinton. Don't recollect any regiments that he served with - This question is answered as fully as the

book the declaration as he can answer it
6. His discharges are all lost
7. He gives the names of Elder Comfort Record of Smyrna - Elder Nathan Card - Harry Talbot - Deacon Stokes - Captain Cook of Atalie as men living in his present neighborhood to whom he is known and who can testify to his veracity and to their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution
He further states that he is a man of no learning and cannot read or write. His memory is not so perfect that he can remember dates and in the foregoing declaration he may have confounded dates and circumstances - but as to the different lengths of time for which he enlisted and served he is confident he is not mistaken.
He states that he cannot without too great inconvenience to himself and expense produce his Clergyman and witness in open court as he is a very poor man
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 Adjutant of any State.
Given to the undersigned the John his Sweet day and year aforesaid - mark D.F. Refford K. Pike Atty.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as states-
And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that Comfort Record who has signed the accompanying Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Myrna Chenango County, in the neighborhood of the said applicant and that Harvey Talcott who has also signed the same is a resident of the same town and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit -
And the Court further Certify that in their opinion, the said applicant cannot produce his Clergyman and witness in open Court without too great inconvenience and expense to him.
M c Grath } Judges of the Court Rev Read } of Common Pleas Charles York } of Chenango County New York
State of New York Chenango County ss. I Harris H. Peke Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Greet for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October A.D. 1832.
P. B. Prindle Dep Clerk

Mar. 26-1901: Mrs. A. C. Nicol Troy Ohio
Redman
✓ 14631 INVALID.
File No. 14631
John Sweet Prins Paul
Act: June 7th 1855
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 366
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Chenango County ss: We Comfort Record a Chieftain, residing in the town of Smyrna Chenango County N.Y. adjoining the town of Otselic, and Harvey Talcott Merchant, residing in the same town hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with John Sweet of Otselic, who is now applying for a pension before the County Court of this County: that we believe him to be between 70 and 80 years of age: that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and that we have never heard any doubt expressed as to his having been such soldier.
Sworn & subscribed this day of September 1832 before me
Justice of the Peace.
Subscribed and sworn
September 19 th 1832
before me Deems Comfort Comfort Record Harvey Talcott.

State of New York Chautauqua County ss. I, Sammi M. Pike, Clerk of the said County do certify that Dennis Hubbard, Esq. before whom the within Certificate purports to have been sworn and at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas Peace in and for the said County; and that I am acquainted with his handwri- ting and really believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit or Certificate to be his genuine hand writing and signature.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this ninth day of October 1832 P. B. Prindle Dep. Clerk.

Amended Declaration
State of New York Chenango County ss:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the County Court of the County of Chenango John Sweet of Otis in said County to me known who being duly sworn says that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot state positively the period or periods of the war when he served, or 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 viz:
4 mos, 25 days. For four months and twenty five days I served as a private in Capt. Rosecrans company under Colonel Groce & Colonel Holmes, as stated in my declaration.
5 mos: For five months I served as a private in Capt. Pierce company, under Col. Swartwout, as stated in my declaration.
4 mos: For four months I served as a private in Capt. Veal company under Col. Swartwout as stated in my declaration.
4 mos: For four months I served as a private in Capt. Rocky company, under Col. Swartwout as stated in my declaration.
5 mos: For five months I served as a private in a company whose officers I cannot recollect under Col. Swartwout as stated in my declaration.

no: For ... month I served as a private in Company of Rhode Island Militia — but the names of my officers, Company & Regiment as I have forgotten as stated in my declaration.
And for all of the above periods of time combined (making one year, eleven months and twenty five days, I claim a pension —
I was during each and all of the above time and tours, in embodied corps of Militia, called the New York State Troops (a Militia), except the last tour of one month which was as I have stated in my declaration in the Rhode Island Militia — The corps were all called out by competent authority of the States of New York and Rhode Island — I was not during any part of the above tours of service employed in any civil employment or pursuit —
Periods of the war when he served.
As to my stating the period or periods of the war when my services were performed it is now impossible — I cannot recollect by number the year in which any event happened — I have no learning or education & am unable to read or write — I never could state the particular year in which I was out and I have not the benefit of conversation with any of my old fellow soldiers to refresh my memory — I know that I served during the Revolutionary war twenty five months in all, and I also can say that the terms of service are of the same length

as I have above given them — My first term was before Burgoyne was taken — My second was when Genl. Washington was at White Plains — The third was when Captain Lyncoop Hill and Champlin lay with their companies at Fort Constitution — My second four months term was at the time the British Vessels "Asia", "Phoenix", "Rose" and "the Duchess of Gordon" lay off New York R.
My trip of 5 months when I cannot remember my officers was at the time that Genl. Clinton and Putnam were at Kingsbridge — My last term of one month was when troops were at Warwick Neck guarding the shore from British invasion —
My memory is poor & much broken for some years past — I think it possible that I may have confounded years in my statement and put a later term of service before a former — but of the correctness of the general circumstances of my service as I have stated it. I have no doubt — I cannot do any more to comply with what the regulations of the War Department than I have here done — and for the satisfaction of the Department as to my present character I would refer you to Asa Pritchard P.M. of Steubenville — Isaac Stokes Superior — M c Manus Sexton Superior of Steubenville and to any other respectable man in either town who can also testify to their belief of my Revolutionary services — And further say not
John L. Sweet mark
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 7th June 1832
Smith M c Hardy first judge of Chenango County Courts

State of New York
Chautauqua County ss: I James K. P. Kirtland of the said County certify that while Mr. Purdie before whom the within affidavit was sworn to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County And that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his genuine handwriting and signature
Witness my hand and seal of office this 7th June 1833 P. B. Purdie Clerk

John Sweet's 18278 Pension Application.
Direct Pension City if allowed to P. B. Prindle Norwich Chenango Co. N.Y.

State of New York Chenango County ss: William Garrison of Plymouth, Chenango County, N.Y. aged 74 years and upwards, being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that during the Revolutionary War - but does not recollect the precise year - he enlisted at Dover Dutchess Co. into the New York State Militia for nine months - the names of his Company officers he does not recollect His Colonel was Col. Wisner felt he marched with his company from Dover to Esopus - from Esopus they went to Albany - from there to up the Mohawk River to Fort Plank - there the Militia was divided into different Regiments and he was placed in Capt. Davis company under Col. Wisner felt from Fort Plank he went to Cooperstown - from Cooperstown down the Susquehanna to Tioga Point - where he joined Genl. Sullivan and was engaged in his expedition after the Indians - returned from there to Tioga Point - then down to Old Wyoming - then to Easton - and wintered at Morristown - and served there the way it was discharged at Quakertown, back of Newberg after the peace - and now there, a pension for his services.
Before he entered the Army he knew John Sweet now of Stockbridge, Chenango County - he then resided at Dover - he remembers that said Sweet enlisted and went off with Capt. Peal and when he returned - He also remembers that the said Sweet enlisted and went off with Capt. Clark to New York and returned after his time was out - and he understood at the time that he was out in the service under Capt. Pierce - And the deponent further saith that it was under

stood and believed, in the neighborhood at the time that the said John Guel was a soldier and that when he was gone from home with Capt. Neal and Capt. Clark Huel that he was in the service, and he has no doubt of the fact. And further this deponent saith not.
William x Harrington Mark
15 day of September 1832
Before me (the interlineations being noted)
Nathan Smith Justice of the Peace
I have been acquainted with the above named Harrington for many years - He is of irreproachable character and his statement is entitled to credit 15 th Sept: 1832
Nathan Smith Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named William Harrington and know he cannot write his name in a legible hand so as to understand Nathan Smith Justice Dated 15 th Sept 1832
State of New York Chenango County p: I, Aaron H. Pike Clerk of the said County do certify that Nathan Smith, Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn and whose name is signed to the above recommendation of character, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County: and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and truly believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit & recommendation to be his genuine handwriting and signature
Witness my hand Seal of Office this 8th day of December, A.D. 1832
P.B. Miller Deputy Clerk