Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13493, for Job Hutchinson, Connecticut

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Hutchinson, Job
S. 13493
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Vermont, - N o 28,147
- Job Hutchinson -
of Whiting in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Rowley of the Reg t commanded by _____ in the Com d Troop line for 8 men
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Mar 1834. and Hon. W. Slade
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834 - 79.98 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep t . " ... 13.33 $ 93.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 3 Page 70.

Bob Hutchinson
28.665

State of Vermont, On this 25 th day of October 1833, personally Addison Ditsford appeared before the Probate Court for the said District of Addison, being a Court of record in open Court, I, L. Hutch- inson a resident of Whiting in said District, age of twenty five 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 officer, and served as herein stated -
I resided in the town of Hebron, then in Hartford County, now in Tolland County, State of Connecticut, during the Revolutionary war - In the Spring of the year 1776, I enlisted for six months into a company of Connecticut State troops, commanded by Capt. Abijah Howley of said Hebron, the name of the Colonel I cannot recollect. We marched immediately to the north, through Williamstown, Massachusetts, Bennington & Manchester in Vermont, and were stationed for about three weeks at Skenesborough, now Whitehall, at the south end of Lake Cham- plain. Then we were marched to Fort Independence, in the town of Orwell, Vermont, opposite Ticonderoga. Here we remained until the six months for which I enlisted had expired - and was then dismissed, in the month of Novem- ber of that year. I do not now recollect that our company was attached to any particular regiment, at either place; I recollect that our company marched separately from Skenesborough to Fort Independence - At both places, there was a consider- able number of troops, and, if I recollect right, principally from Connecticut. I cannot recollect the officers belonging to the other troops; I was then young, and my recollection has much failed, through age. The names of the Lieutenants of our company were Hazard & Holmes. -
In the month of December 1778 or 1779, I cannot certainly de- termine the year, I enlisted into a company of Connecticut State troops, under the command of Captain Skinner - The name of the Colonel I do not recollect. We were marched to Providence, Rhode Island, where we were stationed, and where I served until

the term of my enlistment expired. I am not able to decide, whether the term of my enlistment was two months or three months; my brother, whose affidavits are here attached thinks it was three months. I recollect that I served through the months of January and February, and was dismissed the forepart of March. There was a considerable number of troops stationed at that time, but I am not able to recollect how many, or who the officers were. —
In the fall of the year 1780, as I think, but am not certain as to the year, I enlisted for one month, and served for that period, in the months of September & October, at New London, Connecticut. Captain John Wells of Hebron commanded the company, and Joseph P. Spoon of the same place was Lieutenant. We were stationed in the town of New London, — and I was employed principally as a waiter to the officers of the company, who were stationed at the house of a man by the name of Allen. —
In the or Spring of the last year of the war, as I think, while troops, with guns & ammunition, were removing from the north to the south, I enlisted as a teamster, for the term of six months, with an understanding with my brother, that I should serve the first half of the time, and he should complete the term of service. For three months, I served in removing cannon & ammunition from Hartford to Paskill on the North River, on their way to the south. Capt. Israel Skinner commanded the company to which I belonged. I was regularly enlisted into a company of State troops for a definite period & our pay was the same, if I recollect right, as a private. After the first three months expired, my brother took my place, and went toward the south, as far as Philadelphia & hired a man to take his place. —
I was born in the town of Hebron aforesaid, on the 20 th day of March 1757. I suppose a record of my birth was made in the town records, but I know of no other. — About the year 1792, I removed from Hebron to Newport, New Hampshire, where I resided a little over two years — and then removed to Whiting, County of Addison Vermont, where I have ever since resided.
I never received any written discharge, and have now no

documentary evidence, or any other evidence within my knowledge, except the affidavits annexed. I refer to Rev. Isaac Merrett, Deacon Jonas Hubbard, James A. Walker & Whitfield Walker Esquires, residing in said town of Whiting, who can testify, as to my character for veracity, and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed this day J. G. Hutchinson and you aforesaid
Sam. Swift, Judge
We Isaac Merrett, a clergyman residing in the Town of Whiting County of Addison Vermont, and Jonas Hubbard residing in said Whiting hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with J. G. Hutchinson, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy six 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 - And we certify that he is esteemed a man of unimpeachable veracity. Sworn & subscribed this 25 th day of June 1833. Before me, Jonas Hubbard
Sam. Swift, Judge
I, Jonas Hubbard of Whiting in the County of Addison, Vermont, being duly sworn, in addition to the above certificate, testify that I have lived a near neighbor to Deacon J. G. Hutchinson, who has subscribed the foregoing declaration for about forty years; I have often conversed with him, many years ago respecting his services in the Revolutionary war - and heard him state

State his services; I recollect particularly, that he stated that he served in the teaming service - And I recollect this more particularly, on account of his stating that the ox teams, which he drove died, at the South, where living, at the time he stated that his team died at the South, where in the service, in Virginia, safe  where a large number of the ox teams from New England died; this I think was in the year 1781, the season, in which Cornwallis was taken.
Jonas Hubbard
Sworn to and subscribed this 28. day of October 1833.
S. Swift Judge
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 as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Isaac Meserve, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Whiting, and Jonas Hubbard, who has also signed the same, and also the preceding affidavit is a resident in said town of Whiting, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Saml. Swift, Judge

I Israel Hutchinson of Hebron in Tolland County & State of Connecticut aged eighty two years do testify & say that in 1776 about the first of April Job Hutchinson then of Hebron aforesaid but now living in the town of Whiting, Vermont enlisted into the Revolutionary Army for a term of duty of six months under Capt Abijah Rowley that he was marched from s d Hebron about the first of May 1776 & that he remained from home until the first of November when he returned having been absent six months & that it was generally understood & believed in the neighborhood where he lived & I verily believe that the s d Job Hutchinson did perform a term of duty at s d time of six months as a private in the revolutionary Army at the North
And I further testify & say that in 1777 or 1778 in the Winter season the s d Job Hutchinson was drafted for a term of duty of three months at Providence his Captain was a stranger to me the Lieut. was William Talcott of Hebron & that the s d Job was marched from s d Hebron and remained from home for the space of three months & from about the first of January to the first of April that about the first of s d April when the term of three months had expired for which the s d Job was drafted I started with a horse for s d Job to return home with & that when on the way I met with him & that we returned home together & I always understood & do verily believe that the s d Job did perform a term of duty as a private at Providence as aforesaid Israel Hutchinson

State of Connecticut Tolland County ss The above Probate District
Personally appeared in open Court before Abner Hemen Esg Judge of the Court of Probate for said District Israel Hutchinson signer of the foregoing affidavit and made oath that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth & this Court certifies that the said Israel Hutchinson is a man of truth & that his statement is entitled to credit. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 10 th day of October AD 1833
Gyrus Mann Clerk

Jonathan Hutchinson of Hebron in Follansbee County & State of Connecticut aged eighty eight years do testify & say that in the in the year 1776 about the month of April I was living in the neighbourhood with Job Hutchinson then of Hebron & now living in the Town of Whiting in Vermont & will recollect that the 3 d Job enlisted about the month of April 1776 for a term of service of six months that he marched to the north the first of May of the year in a company commanded by Capt. Abijah Root & that he remained from home until the first of November 1776 when he returned and I always understood & verily believe that he performed a tour of duty of six months at the time as a private in the army of the Revolution -
And I further testify & say that in 1777 or 1778 which of the years I cannot precisely recollect in the month of December or January I was knowing to the 3 d Job Hutchinson being drafted for a tour of duty of three months at Providence R.I. & knew that he left home in the winter was absent as long as three months and I understood at that time & do verily believe that the 3 d Job did perform a tour of duty of three months at Providence as stated above but I do not remember the name of the officers under whom he served except Lieutenant William Dalcott
Jonathan Hutchinson

State of Connecticut Tolland County Hebron Probate District
Personally appeared in open court before Abner Hemen Esq. Judge of the court of Probate for said District Jonathan Hutchinson signer of the foregoing affidavit and made oath that the same contains the truth and nothing but the truth & this Court certifies that the said Jonathan Hutchinson is a man of truth & that his statement is entitled to credit In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office This 10 th Day of October A D 1833
- Cyrus Mann Clerk

State of Vermont
Addison District, ss
I, Harvey Bell, Register of the Probate Court for the said District of Addison, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sob Hutchinson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 29 th day of October 1823.
Harvey Bell Register

Reborn
✓ 13493 INVALID.
File No. 13493
Job Hutchinson Brn. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. 1 , Page 186
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I have been well acquainted, from my childhood, with Job Hutchinson of Whiting, Vermont applicant for a pension under the law of 1832, he having during that time resided within a few miles of me. He has, ever since I have known him, been a Deacon of the Church in the place of his residence, and sustained, uniformly, a character for truth and uprightness corresponding with the same  character responsible nature of his office. I feel as high a confidence as I can feel in almost any case, that his statements of his services was made with a most scrupulous regard to truth.
William Wade
March. 21. 1834.
I furthermore say that I am assured by Garrison Strong Esq. of Whiting aforesaid, in whose statement I place full confidence, that Deacon Hutchinson's memory has become very much impaired, so as to render it extremely probable that he would not be able to recollect the name of a Colonel under whom he might have served for a term of not more than three months at one time during the war.
William Wade

John Hutchinson Affidavit

I John Hutchinson of Hebron in Tolland County & State of Connecticut aged 75 years do testify & say that in 1781 about the first of April, myself and Job Hutchinson then of Hebron but now of Whiting in the State of Vermont enlisted as teamsters in the revolutionary army and agreed to furnish one team of six oxen for the term of six months. In the said Job Hutchinson to drive the same the first three months & I was to drive it the other three months. The commander of the company of teams into which we enlisted was Israel Skinner and the s d team was ordered to march about the first of May 1781 & the s d Job Hutchinson marched with the s d team about the first of May of s d year and I always understood & do verily believe he marched to the vicinity of the White Plains where he remained until three months had expired when I rec d a letter from him informing me his three months had expired and I went directly to the White Plains where I saw the s d Job who informed me that the teams had all marched down to the South. He then returned home and I marched down to the South near Philadelphia where I took possession of my team & the deponent says that it has always been understood in the neighbourhood where the s d Job then lived & he the deponent verily believing that the s d Job Hutchinson did perform a term of duty of three months as a teamster in the revolutionary Army as above stated Job Hutchinson

State of Connecticut Tolland County ss Hebron Probate District
Personally appeared in open Court before Abner Kendrick Judge of the Court of Probate for s d District John Hutchinson signer of the foregoing affidavit and made oath that the same contains the truth & nothing but the truth And this Court certifies that the s d John Hutchinson is a man of truth & that his statement is entitled to credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of s d Court this seventh day of December A 1853
Cyrus Mann Clerk

Rev. Mr. T. 30 t. 2
11 Jan. 1834.
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
Free J. H. Hutchinson
Old Revolutionary Claims
Waiting at Jan. 7th

Rev. Mr. ... 11 Jan. 1832.
J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
True J. H. Hutchinson
Old Revolutionary Claims
Waiting at Jan. 7th {

Whiting Vermont Jan 6, 1834 The declaration & affidavits of Job Hutchinson are returned including the certificate of the Comptroller of Public a/c of the State of Connecticut; which has been offered according to the written directions in the margin of the printed letter enclosing the papers which is also returned, the applicant might have stated in his declaration which is fresh in memory that Abijah Rowley the Capt whom he served under in '76 died and was buried at Fort Snelling (now Brattle- borough joining this) while in the command of his company please forward the certificate to me.
Harmon Strong for Job Hutchinson

Job Hutchinson 28665
Adm Super $26:66 per annum
Hon. W. Slade H.R.
Harmon Strong Esq. Whitney addison Co Vermont

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
   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.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
As the claimant does not give the Regiments to which he belonged he must produce the certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts which he alleges he served more in actual service at the

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 inquiry 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.
Notes at Hartford Q showing whether the companies in records stated.