Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6092, for John Laman, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Mass
Laman, John Liadama
R. 6092
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Paid at the Insury under the Act of 6. April 1838 from 4. March to 26. July 1839. age Notified 14. Do 1840
No. 146 New York John Laman of Oneida in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Fitch of the Regt. commanded by Col. Nixon in the Red State line for 6 months May
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 5th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Nov. 1833 and sent to M rs . Maria Catskill
Arrears to the 1st of Sept. 33 $ 30 Semimont. allowance ending 4th Mo. 34 10 $60
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. C. Miller Clerk. Book E. Vol. 11. Page 66.

14.157
John Laman Greene Co N.Y.
John Laman
adm
Adm 6 Months
$20
Malbone Watson Catskill N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 17 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. 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 Larman
   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.     1777 do 3 Private Col d Fitch Gen l Wayne - 73 yrs Caglemont Tradition of a Clergyman   1778 Time of service at Mt. Hope 3 " Col d Fitch 74 yrs Mt. Hope  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[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.

State of New York County of Greene
On this Eighth day of Oc- tober in the year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court, before the Ju- ges of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Greene now in session, JOHN LEMAN, a resident of the town of Catskill in the County of Greene aforesaid, being Seventy Three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following names, officers and several as herein stated. That in 1777 he enlisted in the Town of Egremont in the state of Massachusetts, that a company of militia under the command of Captain Abraham Fitch and Lieutenants Gillette was drafted into the service of the United States and this deponent volunteered in the said company and marched under the said officers from Egremont aforesaid, sometime in the autumn of 1777 through Albany to Saratoga, where they stopped a short time; and thence to Fort Ann; staid there a short time and marched thence to Ticonderoga, where he remained and did duty in said company for the space of three months; and was discharged with the rest of the company at the expiration of that time - his term of service having expired. Think's General Wayne Com- manded there at Ticonderoga - General M c Arthur was at that time, who and General Wayne are all the general offi- cers that deponent now recollects.
That the next spring, in the year 1778, this deponent was drafted as a militia-man, while residing in the town of Egremont aforesaid; and marched in the company and under the command of the aforesaid Captain Fitch from Egremont to Albany - thence to Ticon- deroga and thence to Fort Edward. A few days after arriving there, a guard was sent with two men, named Miller & Rice to fetch some flour that had been left at a place near Half-way Creek. After they arrived where the flour was, the guard proceeded on with other wag-

goes, that has been sent with these wagons, to Lake George for flour. Miller & Rice prepared rather than go on with the guard to Lake George, to take the wagons from Half-way Creek with the flour, and return alone to Fort Edward. On their way back they were taken prisoners by the Indians, the horses killed and the flour scattered on the ground. This Department came up from the Brigade, which was then commanded by Colonel McIntosh Stevenson, in the com- pany of Captain Fitch, as soon as the firing of the Indians was heard. The Indians had disappeared but they saw the horses to the wagons, dead , and the flour scattered.
That this deponent knew Miss McLean at this time. She resided in a house near Fort Edward. On the day that she was killed by the Indians, this deponent was sent in a com- pany of twenty men under the command of Lieutenant Van Beck- ten to the top of a hill about three fourths of a mile from Fort Edward, as a guard. The Indians attacked and drove this company, together with the rest of the garrison into the fort. In this action Lieutenant Van Beckten and nine of his men were killed; and one man was taken prisoner by the Indians. The same day, this deponent assisted in the burial of Miss McLean. She was buried about twenty five rods north of the fort. Lieutenant Van Beckten was buried about two miles south of the fort on the east side of the river. While in the service, he was on guard before the General's tent, at a place called Kingsbridge or Kingsbury, and saw there the action between the Indians & Americans. Colonel Nicholson's horse was shot under him, and several men were killed. The Army retreated the same night down to Fort Edward. The Brigade was under the command of Col. Stick Nelson. Recollects another Nicholson, brother to the one already named, who, he thinks, held the rank of Colonel or General - when the Army retreated as soon as still on the recollects seeing General Schuyler there.
That this deponent, shortly after the war, moved from the town of Esopus a few rods to the Town of Paterick a few rods. Never has resided there since for about forty years. That the last person

who lived with him, whom he recalled, was one John who died lately in the town of Athens in the County of Greene aforesaid. That he has no documentary evidence and that the persons of no person, whose testimony he can produce, who can testify to his service -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state, or has been and subsisted the day and year aforesaid in open court
John T. Saman his mark
William T. B. Harnance Clerk

We Isaac N. Wykoff a Clergyman residing in the Town of Catskill aforesaid and John R. Lindsey residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Lamson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be seventy three years of age - that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he concurs in that opinion -
Known & subscribed } Isaac N. Wykoff the day and year above } John R. Lindsey in open court William H. B. Heermance Clerk
Since the War Court do hereby declare that of course after the investigation of the matter and after sitting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and no war as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Isaac N. Wykoff who has signed the same is a resident in the said town of Catskill & a Clergyman therein - and that John R. Lindsey who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
I William H. B. Heermance Clerk of the War Court in and for the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Lamson for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my

hand and seal of office this Eighth day of October in the year 1832.
William T. D. Hermance Clerk

State of New York County of Greene ss.
On this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Greene, now in caption John Laman, a resident of the town of Catskill, in the county of Greene aforesaid who being duly sworn, deposed and said, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot speak positively as to the precise length of time but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades. For six months I served as a private; and for such service I claim a pension. 147.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court
Wm H. P. Hermance Clerk
John Laman mark
And the said Court do hereby declare that the following interrogatories prescribed by the war de- partment were propounded to the said John Laman in open court and answered as follows:
Question. Where & in what year were you born? Answer I was born in the town of Catskill County of Greene & State of New York in the year 1755.
Question. Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? - Answer. - I have a record of my age at home in my family bible -
Question. Where were you living when called into service, where were you living when called into where have you

lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? Answer - When called into service I lived in But  Essex Massachusetts. After the Revolutionary war I moved to Catskill in New York where I have lived ever since & now live -
Question How were you called into service, were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer - I volunteered in 1777 - and I was drafted in 1778
5th. State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops where you served; such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect under general circumstances of your service - Answer - I recollect Genl. Schuyler & Col. Nicholson - there were others but I do not recollect their names - I do not recollect the numbers or commanders of the regiments where I served
6 Question Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it? I did not receive a discharge at all
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 & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution - Answer Isaac V Wyckoff, John Kinsey -
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court

Further certifies that it appears to them that Isaac N. Wickoff who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Catskill aforesaid and that John R. Lindsey residing in the same place who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Dorrance Hurlburt Presiding Judge of said Court
(See clerts. certificate of back)

State of New York Greene County ss
I William H. B. Hermance Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the within contains the Original and Supplementary Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Saman for a Pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifth Day of September 1833.
William H. B. Hermance Clerk

State of New York Greene County
ss Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1888 granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of New York
Greene County
On this sixteenth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four at a court of Common Pleas and general Sessions held at the court house in the village of Catskill in and for the County of Greene aforesaid personally appeared in open court before the Judges thereof Diadama Saman a resident of the town of Catskill of said County aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1888 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
That She is the widow of John Saman who in the revolutionary war was a private soldier in defence of his country for which he the said John Saman received a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per annum which he continued to receive until the day of his death.
She further declares that she was married to the said John Saman on the fifth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two in the town of Cobleskill
County of Columbia and State aforesaid and that the marriage ceremony was performed by a clergyman of the Presbyterian Church of said town of Cobleskill of the name of
Smith and that her maiden name previous to her marriage with the said John Saman was

Owen and that her husband the aforesaid John Laman died on the first day twenty sixth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine in said town of Calhoun and that she ever since that period has remained a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed She further declares that she was not married to the said John Laman prior to his leaving the service but the marriage ceremony took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety fourory at the time above stated.
She further declares that she knows of no documen- tary evidence nor any living witness to prove her marria- ge with the said John Laman but would respectfully refer to the proof hereto annexed
And for proof of the services of the said John Laman she would respectfully refer to his declaration and proof on file in the war department under the act of Congress passed 7 th of June 1832
Subscribed & sworn before said Court this 16 th day of February 1846
Her Signature E Laman mark
Wm. Prickett Clerk of said Court

State of New York Greene County ss Clerk's office
I William Dueren Clerk of the County of Greene ss of the County of the same do hereby certify, that John Dubois Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit of Sedrick Lamoree purports to have been sworn and subscribed was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace duly elected & qualified and that his name subscribed to the affiant of the said affidavit is his genuine signature
In testimony, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, this first day of June 1814
William Dueren Clerk

State of New York
Greene County ss Gideon Samson of the town of Catskill county of Greene and state of New York being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is sixty years of age is the son of John Samson and Diadama Samson both of the town of Catskill deponent further saith that his father the said John Samson was a revolutionary pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per annum and that the said John Samson died on the twenty sixth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and left a widow named Diadama Samson whose maiden name was previous to her marriage Diadama Pierce that she has not intermarried but remains a widow and is the identical Diadama Samson who is now an applicant for a pension for the revolutionary services of her husband the said John Samson deceased.
Sworn to and subscribed on the 16th day of February 1844 before me by the said Gideon Samson known to me to be a respectable citizen entitled to credit.
his Gideon X Samson mark
Isaac Dubois Justice of Peace

11049
Diadama Saman
My. John
act 7. July '38.
Cornish Ruse
probably in 1826
1844
CW
6092

State of New York
Columbia County } ss James Bryan of the town of Hillsdale County and State aforesaid, being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he 70 years of age that he was well acquainted with the Rev. Mr. Smith who was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in this town which was formerly called Nobletown, that according to the best of his recollection the said Mr. Smith was pastor from 1779 till after the close of the Revolutionary war and that since that time the church over which the said Mr. Smith was pastor, is dissolved and deponent has been informed that there are no records of the said church now to be found.
Sworn to and subscribed this 18th day of May 1843 before me by the said James Bryan and known to me to be a respectable citizen entitled to full credit. I. Reed Justice of the Peace
James Bryan

Columbia County, } ss. Clerk's Office, }
I, John S. Weaver
Clerk of the County of Columbia,
Do hereby certify, That J Reed
before whom the affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the day of the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe the name of the said Justice subscribed to the said affidavit, to be his proper hand writing and signature.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the said County, this 15 th day of May — 1844
J. S. Weaver Clerk.

State of Massachusetts
Berkshire County Clerk's office Yst I Charles Sedgewick Clerk of the County of Berkshire and of the Courts of the same do hereby certify that Ephraim Baldwin esq. before whom the foregoing annexed affidavit of Mary Baldwin purport to have been sworn and subscribed was on the day of the date of the same a justice of the peace duly commissioned and qualified and that his name subscribed to the jurat of the said affidavit is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 20 th day of May 1844
Charles Sedgewick Clerk

V 11.049 Diodama Saman - N.Y. Let to Hon Russell June 2.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6092.
P. O.
Diadema Saman
Service: widow of John
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contra
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Catskill Sept. 8. 1833
Sir
Enclosed are the papers of John Lamard, who is a very old Man", and his memory rather imperfect though his character for veracity, is unimpeachable - I have endeavoured to remove the objections pointed out in your printed circular
Yours obt. serv t
Wallace Watson
J. L. Edwards Esqr

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 3 rd , 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of John Saman, decd. a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. York Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March to the 26 th July 1839.  Respectfully, yours,
J Woodhull
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.