Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26758, for John Kline, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
N J
Kline, John Elizabeth
W. 26758
CONTENTS

Point at the Treasury to 5 of 6. Children under the Act of April 1838 from 1 st Sep 1836 to 18 Jan y 1837. Agent Notified 25 Apr il 1845
Horace Graham Aug 9 1836
408.
New-York & Albany
Elizabeth Kline,
widow of John Kline who was a Private in the New Jersey Line for Nine & a half Months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 31 Dollars 86 6- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of June, 1843. and sent to
Maxwell and Tyler Elmira, New-York.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4. Vol. 1. Page 108.

New York, N o 24,934
John Kline of Tioga Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Troops commanded by Genl. Dickerson in the N. Jersey Troops line for 9 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 31 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. day of March 1834 and sent to James Robinson Elmira N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 94.98 Semestral allowance ending 4 Sept. " 15.99 $110.97
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E, Vol. 4 Page 92

John Kline is Born in the year 1760 in January  March the 20 th Day
Elizabeth Shipman is Born in March 18 th 1778
John Kline and Elizabeth Shipman Was Married in the 2nd 22 nd January 1789
Our Son John is Born in September 17 th 1789 and Departed from this World the 20 th of May 1790 My Son Godfrey Was Born January 30 th 1791 my Son Mathias Was Born in June 2 nd 1792

State of New York } James Robinson of the Village of Elmira Chemung County } - Said said County being duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say this deponent did this day cut the annexed leaf from a Church Book Containing the Family Record of John Kline late of this Town deceased. That this deponent has been acquainted with this record for twenty five years past and upwards and knows it to have remained the same (that is this leaf) to the present time - That this deponent is well acquainted with the hand writing of the said John Kline and has been for thirty years past and that the writing upon the leaf hereto annexed is wholly in the proper hand writing of the said John Kline and further that this is the same record alluded in the Application of Elizabeth Kline, his widow, for a pension and Certificate by the Judge on that occasion -
James Robinson Known & subscribed this 13 th day of May 1839 before me
R. Maxwell J.P. Chemung Co. N.Y.

State of New York
Columbia County
Clerk's Office
I Isaac Baecklin Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Thomas Headwell Esquire before whom the within Affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified to act as such. that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and know the signature subscribed to the Jurat of said affidavit to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the said County to be Affixed this 13 th day of May 1839 Isaac Baecklin Clerk J. Baecklin Clerk

Elizabeth Dine's 2591 Application under the Act of July 7 1838
Marr'd 22 Jan 1789 Husband died 23 April 1837
Let to John Robinson 4 May 1839 —
Admitted Private 9 1/2 months

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the village of Elma in and for the County of Chemung and State of New York Com- mencing on the second Tuesday in October 1838
Present Hon. Joseph L. Darling First Judge Simon Wood Guy Matell Esq. Judges Jacob Westlake
State of New York Chemung County ss On this 12th day of October 1838 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of said being a Court of Record because made so by the Laws and Constitution of the State Elizabeth Rine a Resident of the Town of Elma in the County of Chemung aforesaid aged sixty seven years the seventh day of March last who being 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 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows" That she is the widow of John Rine who was a Private in the Revolutionary War and as she understands from her said husband in his life time he served Nine or ten months in the New Jersey Militia for which services a Pension Certificate was granted him bearing date at the War Office of the United States the 21st day of March 1834 for the sum of thirty one Dollars and sixty six Cents per annum the number of which Certificate is 24,934 as will more fully appear by reference to his papers and testimony of service on file in the War Department under the Act of the 7 June 1832 And she further declares that she was married to the said John Rine

On the 22 day of January 1789 as appears by a Record made at the time of the marriage in a Church Books which said Books and Record she has carefully preserved to the present time and now produces it to the Court as the only Record evidence of her said Marriage within her knowledge - That her husband the aforesaid John Rline died on the 23 rd day of April 1837. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four b'f at the time above stated.
Given in Open Court this 12 October 1838 Elizabeth Rline Frederick Westphalen
State of New York - I Joseph Westphalen of Chemung County do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Elizabeth Rline the above named Applicant and have been for upwards of twenty years past and know her to be the identical widow of John Rline deceased. And I further certify that the said Elizabeth Rline produced before us a Church Book containing the Record of the Births of the said John Rline and Elizabeth his wife and of their Marriage and also the Births and Deaths of the family having the appearance of a genuine Record - And that the Record of the said Marriage is in the words and figures following "John Rline and Elizabeth Shipman was married the 22 nd January 1789." That the foregoing is an exact copy - the date being the twenty second day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty nine.
Frederick Westphalen

State of New York
Chemung County ss I Isaac Baldwin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing were all present and that the signature of Judge Westlake to the foregoing Certificate is genuine and that the foregoing are the original proceedings had in the case of the above named applicant
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the said Court to be affixed this 12 th day of October 1838
Isaac Baldwin Clk
State of New York
ss I James Robinson a Justice of the Peace of the said County being first duly sworn saith that being a connection of the family he has been well acquainted with the family records described in the above declaration and Certificate of the Judge for about twenty five years and that this deponent has often inspected it and that the record of the said marriage contained in the Certificate of the Judge was the same twenty five years ago that it is now and that this deponent has no doubt of its being perfectly genuine and further that this deponent knows the said applicant to be the widow of John Aline Alcorn who was a Revolutionary pensioner as set forth in said declaration
Subscribed to in Open Court this 12 th day of Oct. 1838
James Robinson
Isaac Baldwin Clk

12542
John Kline
Dec 21 18
James Robinson Esq., Elmira New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Dec 21 '33
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. 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 John Kline
   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, 1852.
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, (1) 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 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.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
Wid. 26,758.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
September 27, 1897.
Sir:
In response to your request for information concerning John Kline , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, I have the honor to advise you that he made an application for pension on September 6, 1832, at which time he was seventy-two years of age and residing at Elmira, N. Y. - In his application he states that he enlisted in the County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, in May, 1777, and served as a drummer in Capt. Jacob Winter's company under Col. Wm. Bond and Gen. Dickerson, until the close of the war. He lived in Greenwich, N. J., when he entered the service.
His pension was allowed for nine and one half months' actual service as a private in the New Jersey troops, Revolutionary war.
His widow, Elizabeth, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Wm. C. Capell,
Asst. Adjutant General,
Boston, Mass.

John Kline Declaration
12.542
adm d 9 1/2 mo. pre.
Direct to the Care of James Robinson Agent
Elmina Fioga Co N. York

State of New York } Tioga County ss } Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County John Kline who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that according to the best of his recollection on the subject the first tour of this deponent's Revolutionary services was performed between the first of June 1777 and the first of August of the same year. At this period a portion of the Militia of Susquehanna County, N. Jersey were ordered out by Col. William Bond destined for Elizabeth Town. This deponent was a Drummer in the expedition, was march'd to the place last aforesaid where our whole force was placed under the Command of Gen. Dickerson - we were stationed here six weeks when a part of the Troops were dismissed - this deponent also and returned home.
1 1/2 mo.
And he further saith that in the fall of the same year and shortly after the Enemy had taken the City of Philadelphia orders were issued for Troops to guard the Continental Stores at Trenton in deposit under Com- missary West - This deponent was a Volunteer in this expedition as a Drummer, was march'd to Trenton where he remained on Garrison duty as near as he can remember two Months when the Stores aforesaid were removed up to Easton on the Pa. side of the River and placed in charge of Commissary Cooper. This service must, he thinks, have been performed between the first of October and the middle of December in the year last aforesaid.
2 mo.

He also further declares that in the Spring of the Year 1778 orders were issued to the Regiment in which this deponent belonged to raise a force destined for the upper or Minisink Country. A considerable force was raised by Volunteers, Drafts and Substitutes - Deponent volunteered as a Drummer in the expedition - We started in the forepart of May under the Command of Major Besharrev - crossed the Kittatinny Ridge and halted a few days at a place called Wallpack - then continued our march to the Mouth of the Neversink River on the border of the State of New York where we joined a detachment under Capt Bunnell and another under the Command of Major Shimer - there were other Officers in command on this station, at the time, of higher rank but cannot remember their names - We were stationed at this Port some weeks - were then ordered on an excursion into Orange County in the State of New York - then returned to the Neversink station continued there some weeks while scouting parties were out in different directions - at length were ordered on a return march and arrived home some time past the middle of August having been three months at least in this expedition.
3 mo.
And he further saith that in the fall of this year (178) a detachment was ordered out by Col. Bond on an expedition against the Tories - Deponent was a Volunteer Musician in this force succeeded in making a large party of them Prisoners - took them to Trenton - where after remaining several days on guard were dismissed and returned home - was one month on this tour.
1 mo.

He further declares that early in the spring of the year 1779 a call was made by Col. Bond for Volunteers to join Gen. Sullivan in his Northern tour against the six Nations of Indians in the State of New York - deponent volunteered as a drummer - was rendezvoused at Easton where the stores and horses were collected for the expedition - we were stationed here for some weeks on guard and Garrison duty - were then marched on to Wyoming where the final disposition and arrangement of the Troops were made for the Campaign; and there being more musicians than required and his deponent refusing to give up his rank was dismissed and returned home having been two months in this last expedition.
2 mo.
And this deponent finally saith that although he performed other services in the three following years as well as many short musters on alarms in the years above mentioned yet his recollection will not enable him to set them forth with that precision as to length and time when performed indicated by the Pension Regulations and therefore respectfully submits his case upon the above detailed nine months and an half as a Musician.
Sworn & subscribed this 15 th day of Feby. 1834 before me by the said John Kline to me known to be a Creditable Witness.
John Kline
Wm Dunn S.P.

State of New York }
Livingston County } I, Green M. Fitchell Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that William Dunn Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit was sworn and subscribed was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and know his Name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be in his own proper hand writing and signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the said Affidavit to be annexed to the other papers by tape under my seal at Offin this 15 th day of February 1834
Green M. Fitchell Clerk

State of New York
Tioga County ss
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County John Kline the Declarant in the annexed proceedings who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age, bodily infirmity and consequent loss of memory he is unable to give "a full account of his services in field or Garrison or of the authority under which he enlisted and served" as required by the Department of War in their Dept of Objections which has been furnished him any further than to say that he enlisted under his Captain Jacob Winters and Col Bond engaging for the time to recruit during the war as a drummer and that he would hold himself in readiness on all occasions when called out as such - that he did serve and fulfil the said engagement to the best of his ability - that he is also unable to state with certainty the length of his service in the aggregate but would submit to the Department whether if he fulfilled his said engagement his services would not amount to two years at least.
Sworn & subscribed this 5 th day of August 1833
before me
W. Maxwell Justice of The Peace Tioga Co. N.Y.
John Kline

State of New York Tioga County ss I hereby Certify that I have been acquainted with John Eline who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit, for upwards of thirty years and that I consider him a Credible Witness. And I further Certify that he has been and is reputed a Soldier of the Revolution, that there has been one instance within my observation of his being publicly recognized as such. On the 4 th July 1830 the Ceremony of breaking ground on the Chemung Canal was celebrated on the line in this Village the Committee of arrangements had selected thirteen Revolutionary Soldiers to perform that Ceremony - Mr Eline was one of the thirteen chosen on that occasion and officiated as such - Given under my hand at Elmira this 5 th day of August 1830.
W. Maxwell Justice of the Peace Tioga Co NY

State of New York } Tioga County ss }
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Tioga aforesaid. Obediah Brown a Resident of Southport in the said County aged Seventy Seven years and upwards who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath depose and say that he this deponent was well acquainted with John Kline in the time of the Revolutionary War. They both lived in Susquehanna County then. The said Kline was a drummer in Capt. Jacob Winters Company which was organized in the spring of 1777 and was attached to the Command of Col. Williams Pond. This deponent is unable distinctly to state the length of his service but he was a standing drummer from the period before mentioned to the close of the War whenever his Company were called out. On one occasion we were both out together as Volunteers in Gen. Sullivan's expedition against the Indians early in the spring of 1779, but owing to the final arrangement of the Corps neither of us went for the reason we would not desert our ranks and after two months & upwards we were discharged and returned home; this deponent has no doubt but that the said Kline served more than two years in the service aforesaid as a musician.
Sworn & subscribed
this third day of September 1832
Obediah Brown
before me
Green M. Tuttle Clerk of Tioga County in open Court

State of New York } Tioga County } I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Obediah Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit and that he is a credible witness Green M. Tuttle Clk
State of New York } Tioga County } I, Frank Tuttle Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that William Maxwell Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Olin was taken and at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and know his signature to be genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office and caused the same to be put under my said seal this 24th day of October 1833 —
Green M. Tuttle

At a Court of Common Pleas holden at the Court house in the Village of Canajoharie in and for the County of Mohawk in the State of New York Commencing on the fourth day of September 1832 Present Hon. Grant B. Baldwin First Judge, Joseph L. Darling, Darius Dooly, John R. Dyer, Ralph Dyer, makers Common Pleas.
State of New York }
Mohawk County } On this 6 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of said being a Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Mohawk and a Court of Record because made so by the Constitution and Laws of the State having my hand a Seal - Now sitting John Kline a resident of the Town of Canajoharie in the County and State aforesaid of a Seventy two years the twentieth day of last January who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated - That he enlisted as a drummer in the Company commanded by Captain Jacob Winters in the County of Sussex and State of New Jersey in the month of May in the year 1777 for the term of during the war - Paul DeWitt was the Fifer of said Company - Phillip Sager was the Lieutenant and George Wace the Ensign of said Company and belonged to the Command of Col. William Bond - That he continued in the service as such musician till the close of the war when he was discharged with the rest of the Company -

During the said Service he was stationed at Elizabeth town a short Campaign at the time the British were in possession of Staten Island and it was understood that they threatened coming into the Jersey State - While there, was under the command of Gen. Dickerson who had a Battalion under his command at that place - he was on the expedition when a Company of sixty three Tories were taken prisoners at Sunnyside Tavern in Morris County and all confined at Newton where they had a trial - they had mustered secretly and had started in the night to join the Enemy when one of their number who had joined them for that purpose gave the alarm and they were all taken - he was up to the Minisink at the time Brant came on with the Indians and there was somewhat of a battle - his Father noticed him through the whole service and gave him many a knapsack of provision - the Country through which he marched while in the Service was about sixty miles upon the Delaware River and through the interior of the State of New Jersey - that he has no documentary evidence of his services - and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to them.
And in answer to the several interrogatories put to him by the Court he says that he was born in the County of Hunterdon in the State of New Jersey on the 20th day

of January in the year 1760 - that he has a record of his age in his family Bible which he took at an early day from his Father's family record and has no doubt of the correctness of the date of his birth as given above - When he entered the service he lived in the town of Greenwich County of Sussex and State of New Jersey - After the close of the war he lived at the same place till the year 1789 - then he lived in Easton Northampton County, Pa five years - then lived in the town of Greenwich, Sussex County aforesaid eight years - then in Elmina his present residence where he has lived about thirty years - that in all his services as a musician aforesaid he was a volunteer that he has already mentioned the officers and their troops with whom he was acquainted that he never received any written discharge - that he would refer to Thomas Masswell and William Maxwell Esquires Captain Samuel Shoemaker and Col. John Bendy all of Elmina who are well acquainted with his reputation for truth and veracity and who can testify to their belief in the truth of the foregoing declaration -  I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state -  I have been to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid - JOHN HLORE Greenwich, South Hill C.R.

We Simson R. Jones a clergyman of Southport Sierra County, New York and Jacob Miller of the same place
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Rline who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a musician of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - Sworn & subscribed - } Simson R. Jones - the day & year aforesaid } Jacob Miller
Green M. Tuttle Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary musician and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Simson R. Jones who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Southport and that Jacob Miller who has also signed the same is a resident of the same Town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit -
J.Text"> J. B. Baldwin Chair Judge

I grant all Faithful Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Kline for a Pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 8 th day of September 1832. —
Green M. Tuttle

27 M rs C. Coffell Gt. Yarm. Boston Mass 1899 May 18. To Rev. R. Moss. P.
26758 WIDOW, &c.
Sept. 1899. 11.
File No. 26758
Elizabeth Kline Widow of John Kline Priv. R. of Linn
Act: March 3 d 1843
Index:—Vol. A Page 406
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hon J. Minto
FREE
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
6. 1/2 d. per lb. J. Cole

3961 Elizabeth Stine
widow of John Stine late who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 23 April 1837 of Clinton in the State of N.Y. who was a pensioner in the Cont. commanded by Captain ... of the ... commanded by Genl. Gideon in the ... line for 9 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of ... at the rate of 31 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 23 day of April 1837.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Aug 1837, awarded to ... Clinton, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1837 $ 58.83 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Ap 37 15.83 $74.66
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by J.M. Emery Clerk, Book 14 . Vol. 2 . Page 86 .

Albany
John Jacob Knipe at June 7, 1832 to what time? June 7.
W.L.
1832 - 1837 - 1838 - 1839 - 1840 - 1841 - 1842 - 1843 - 1844 - 1845 - 1846 - 1847 - 1848 - 1849 - 1850 - 1851 - 1852 - 1853 - 1854 - 1855 - 1856 - 1857 - 1858 - 1859 - 1860 - 1861 - 1862 - 1863 - 1864 - 1865 - 1866 - 1867 - 1868 - 1869 - 1870 - 1871 - 1872 - 1873 - 1874 - 1875 - 1876 - 1877 - 1878 - 1879 - 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1884 - 1885 - 1886 - 1887 - 1888 - 1889 - 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899 - 1900
June 19

Elizabeth Kline widow of John act 7 July 1838 Let to James Robinson 4 May 1839.

New York 3961-
Elizabeth Kline-
widow of John Kline
who was a pensioner under the Act of June 32 and, who died on the 23 d April 1837 - of Chemung Co in the State of New York who was a private in the - - - commanded by Captain - - - of the Regt. - commanded by Genl. Dickerson in the N. Jersey - line for 9 1/2 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany - at the rate of 31 Dollars 66 - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Terminating 23 d April 1837 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th - day of April 1843 and sent to Messrs. Maxwell and Tyler, Albany N.Y.
Due to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending 535-90
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk, Book 4 - Vol. 2 Page 86 -

N.B. Schoharie Co. Gilboa July 25 th 1856
Dear Sir
Mr John Pelim having heretofore made application to the Department for a Pension on account of his Father (John Pelim, deceased) Revolutionary services as a soldier and returns having been received unfavorable to said claim, I herewith enclose his Power of attorney to me, and send it for further investigation, to the end that we may be advised in the matter. Will You please inform me as soon as possibly convenient how the business stands and what shape, and where it hangs, that we may try to meet the difficulty. I am sorry he is not able to give You more information which will be necessary for a starting point in the matter, but hope You will do as well as You can with what You have.
I am very Respectfully
Your H. & O. Servant,
J. Murch Esq
Horace Graham

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
February 27, 1845.
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, Three of Six children of John N. K'line, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va. Agency, at the rate of fifty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 , has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1836 , to the 18 th Jan'y 1837 .
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Marcy
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Adjutant General's Office.
Boston, September 20, 1897
The Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Hon. Sir:-
The office will esteem it an especial favor if you will furnish evidence of the service of John Kline as a soldier of the War of the Revolution, who it is alleged, was a pensioner of the United States on account of that service.
He was an early settler in Elmira, N. Y. and was a resident there until some time after 1800.
Very respectfully,
John C. Chaplin Asst. Adjutant General.
C.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 28 th , 1845.
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 Kline, deceased, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Stearns, N. York , Agency, at the rate of Thirty one Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837, to the 25 th April 1837.
Respectfully, yours,
W. L. G. [Signature]
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Elizabeth Kline
area
N.Y.
act 7 - July 38
July 38
31. 66 from 4-
March '36 to 23 ap. '39
Maxwell Tyler agent
Elmira N.Y.
Miss Maxwell Tyler Elmira N.Y.

State of New York
Chemung County ss
On this 11 th day of April 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said County Elizabeth Kline a resident of the town of Elmina in the said County aged Seventy two years who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount of Pension which she claims from the 4 th of March 1836 to the 25 th of April 1837 from which period (being the time of her husband's death (John Kline) who was a pensioner) she has been already paid under the act of the 7 th July 1838. - And the declarant further alleges that she is still the widow of John Kline who was a private during the Revolutionary War and a pensioner under the act of June 7 1832. That her pension was allowed at the rate of thirty one dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, and was paid to her at the Agency in the City of Albany in the State of New York - And further saith not
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above written B B Payne J. B. Payne J. Peace
Elizabeth Kline
I B B Payne the Magistrate above named do certify that the above named declarant is personally known to me.
B B Payne
State of New York
Chemung County ss
I S L Reed Clerk of the County of Chemung do certify that Benajah B. Payne Esq r before whom the above declaration was made was when the same bears date a Justice of the peace of said County duly qualified and that his several signatures above subscribed are genuine. Witness my hand & seal of Office the Eleventh day of April - 1843.
S. L. Reed Clerk

State of New York } ss County of Schoharie }
Be it known, that before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared John Kline, a Resident of the Town of Killen in the County of Schoharie, in the State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, states that he is the son of John Kline, who was a Revolutionary soldier and that he believes the United States an still indebted under existing laws, for the pension that was due under the application heretofore made, and that he is directly interested as a claimant in the pension for as in application heretofore made as a widow and entitled under existing laws to the same. In witness whereof, John Kline has on this 20th day of June 1856 herunto signed his name
STATE OF NEW-YORK. } ss: SCHOHARIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. }
I, John F. Shafer, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Schaboa Sible whose name is subscribed to the annexed affidavit, was at the date therein mentioned, viz: on the 20th day of June 1856 a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Schoharie, sworn and duly authorized to take the same: and that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Justice of the Peace, and verily believe that the signature of the said Justice is genuine, and that the same is executed according to the laws of this State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have herunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the 23rd day of June 1856. John F. Shafer CLERK

State of New York } ss County of Schoharie }
Be it known, that before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized by law to act in this matter, personally appeared John Kline, a Resident of the Town of Sholton in the County of Schoharie, in the State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, states that he is the son of John Kline, who was a Revolutionary soldier and that he believes the United States are still indebted under existing laws, for the Pension that was due and in the application hereof made, and that he is directly interested as a claimant in the Pension for which application was hereof made as aforesaid and consequently in opposing the same. I, a Notary Public in and for the County of Schoharie, State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original thereof, and that the same was acknowledged before me this 20th day of June 1856.
John Kline Jr In witness whereof, John Kline has on this 20th day of June 1856 hereunto signed his name and affixed his seal. ————— John Kline Jr Witness: Chester Giff
Signed, sworn, acknowledged and sworn to before me on this 20th day of June 1856.
Ichabod Sibley Justice of the Peace

Oct 15 1873
My
Elizabeth Maria,
FREE
arrears. Hon. James L. Edwards Comm: of Pensions Washington D.C.

Elmira Ny Apr 11. 1843
Hon J. L. Edwards Sir:
Enclosed is the application of Mrs Elizabeth Kline for arrear due her from 4 March 1836 to 25 Apr. 1837 when her husband died. When acted upon please forward the necessary papers to us.
Yours Respectfully Maxwell & Tyler

Ebenezer Febry 15, 1834
Sir,
This old soldier has endeavored to comply with the directions pointed out to him in the printed letter herewith returned as far forth as his memory will permit him and he expects a Certificate for the proportion of time he is able to specify as required - He understands the pay of a Musician to be the same as that of a Noncommissioned Officer or ten dollars per month in the Line; that, however, is submitted.
It is intimated that Brown was not certified credible. It will be seen that he was sworn by the County Clerk in open Court and that the Clerk certified to his credibility on the back of the Aft.
I have the honor to be Sir, very respectfully Your old servant James Robinson
Geo. Wm Crump Esqr Pension Office

Elmira Oct 12 1838
Hon. James L. Almarady
I have just had the enclosed application of Myr. Rother in law finished. and hasten to transmit it to your care - I cannot vouch that all the required forms have been complied with and if not please advise me in the matter; but as to the facts set forth - they may be relied on —
I have the honor to be Sir very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt James Robinson

Am
May 20 Roy Adolph Eliz Kline
G
James L Edwards Comt of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Elmira May 13 1839
Dear Mr. Edwards,
Sir. I received your Note of the 4 th Inst t requiring the Original Leaf in the Case of the Widow Kline; in obedience to which I herewith transmit it
The same Rule will apply I presume to the Case of the Widow Hammond and I shall therefore send it in a day or two
In the Case of the Widow Brown It will be seen that her Bible Record was burnt and the Record of the Magistrate who married them lost; but the existence of it is clearly proved by Fellows well Esq m whose Father married them - I should be glad to hear from all of them as soon as the business of the Department will permit -
I am Sir with Great Respect Your Obed t Servant Robinson

Ms. A. 1. 6 v. 15 p. 1843
313
N.Y.
Mar 3 1843
Eliz. Albin
FREE
Hon James L. Edwards Com. of Pensions Washington D.C.

Elmira Ny. 11 ap l 1843
Sir.
We enclose the declaration of Elizabeth Kline to place her on the Pension roll under the act of 3 rd March 1843; she having been a pensioner under act of 7 July 1838.
Yrs &c Maxwell & Tyler
Hon J. L. Edwards

Mr. Kline -
813
by Person
Admit of 31. 66.
Albany Agency
Masance & Tyler agents Elmira NY
Send to
Masance & Tyler
Elmira
New York.

State of New York
Chemung County ss
On this 11 th day of April 1843 personally appeared before me B B Payne a Justice of the peace in and for said county Elizabeth Kline a resident of the town of Elmina in said county aged seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of John Kline who was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7. 1832 whose certificate N o 24,934 bore date 21 st March 1834 & was issued for $31.66 per annum, and paid to the said John Kline at the Albany agency of the State of New York until his death on the 25 th April 1837.
She further states that she was placed on the Pension Roll of the New York agency under the act of July 7 th 1838, at the same rate allowed her husband, from the day of her said husband's death to the 4 th March 1841 - She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written
B B Payne J Peace
Elizabeth Kline
I B B Payne the Magistrate above named do certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named declarant B B Payne
State of New York Chemung County Clerk's Office ss
I S L Root Clerk of the County of Chemung do certify that Benajah B. Payne Esq. whose name is above subscribed was on the date thereof a Justice of the Peace of said County duly qualified & that his several signatures above subscribed are genuine. Witness my hand & seal of Office the 11 th day of April 1843
S L Root Clerk

LAW OFFICES ROSWELL R. MOSS ELMIRA, N.Y. 210 EAST WATER STREET
May 6, 1909.
The Honorable, The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
To support her application to become a Daughter of the American Revolution, Mrs. Moss needs proof of the service of her ancestor, John Kline, who enlisted from New Jersey, and who while residing at Elmira, N. Y., received a pension for such service, as did his widow, Elizabeth, after his death. Those facts, with specification of the service were stated in a letter from your office which was used to support a similar application, but in another society. I enclose a copy of that letter for your convenience, in responding to the request which I now beg permission to make to you for information concerning him.
Kindly let me have a similar letter, in duplicate, of present date, and addressed to me. I will gladly remit the proper fees on receipt of information of the amount.
Yours truly,
Roswell R. Moss

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Kline a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
N. File 26758
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1 1777 1 year Private Col. M'Intosh Col. Rhea N. H.   Oct 1777 2 years Private   Mar 1778 3 years Private   Dec 1778 4 years Drum   1779 5 years Private Col. M'Intosh Col. Rhea  
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Concord, New Hampshire Date of application for pension, Feb 18 1822 Residence at date of application, Concord, N.H. Age at date of application, 70 years
Remarks: _____  1. Enlisted 1777 -  2. Discharged Apr 15 1807  3. Married Oct 10 1808 in Concord, N.H.  4. John Kline died Sept 20 1790. Widow Mary Kline died Jan 30 1811. Mother of John.  5. John Kline's son, John, died Nov 20 1856.
Very respectfully,
Deas. Dept. 2 nd Comp. Off. gives Apr. 25, which paper was found in claim of John Mch. cl. Kline & placed Commissioner. here after this history was written
20 Dec 1882

(2591) 868 NY 7 PM 1668
NY
The Honorable James L. Alward, Court of Pensions Washington City

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Kline, John GRADE Private LINE Von Keer's Dragoons
WARRANT NUMBER 13280 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 16, 1889 To Matt. McConnell, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.