Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10,319, for David Sutliff, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Sutliff, David
R. 10319
CONTENTS

Power of Atty in David Smith & Co.
J. Lumpkin Present

Know all men by these presents That I Henry P. Suttiff of Dryden County of Tompkins and State of New York do hereby constitute and Appoint Thomas Lumpkin of Washington D. C. my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute the claim of David Suttiff deceased of N. Y. for an amount of pension due him at his decease. And my said Attorney is hereby fully Authorized to examine all papers in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington and to do all lawful things in relation to said claim that I myself might or could do were I personally present
Witness my hand and Seal this 18 th day of September 1852
Henry P. Suttiff
In presence of
J. P. Grover A. H. Wither
State of New York } Tompkins County } ss
On this 18 th day of September 1852 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid Henry P. Suttiff to me known who acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned
Andrew P. Grover Justice of the Peace
State of New York } Tompkins County } ss
Be it known that on this 18 th day of September 1852 before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Henry P. Suttiff a resident of Dryden in said County & State and made oath according to law that he is one of the

Children of the late David Sulliff deceased who was a Revolutionary Soldier
That he is directly interested as a claimant in said pension and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my said Attorney above mentioned may use in the prosecution of said Claim
Sworn and Subscribed before Henry P. Sulliff on the day and year aforesaid
Andrew P. Grover Justice of Peace
State of New York
Tompkins County Clerks Office ss I hereby Certify That Andrew P. Grover Esq. before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney and affidavit was acknowledged and Sworn was at the time of taking such acknowledgement & affidavit a Notary of the Peace in & for said County & State duly elected qualified & authorized to take the same and that his signatures thereto are genuine
Witness my hand and the Seal of the said County this 30 th day of September 1852 A. Mack, Clerk

Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832.
State of New York
Tompkins county ss
On this 21 st day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common pleas now sitting, David Suttiff, a resident of Dryden in the county aforesaid, aged twenty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He entered the service as a volunteer, on the first of August 1776, at Durham in the State of Connecticut, as a private, in the Connecticut line, for the term of three months, under Capt. Butler, Lieut. Johnson; - his Ensign's name not recollected - in Col. Arnold's regiment, (as he thinks) Immediately after, enlisting, the regiment, was marched from said Durham, to New Haven, where they embarked on board a number of vessels, & sailed directly to New York; here the regiment was stationed as a defense for the city; here they remained about six weeks, & were then marched by land up the east river, a few miles, where the regiment was halted for a few days; & next marched up to Kingsbridge, where they were stationed, until the first day of November 1776, being three months from the time of his enlistment - & was discharged by the said Capt. Butler, & returned home.
He next entered the service, in Durham aforesaid, as a volunteer, on the fifteenth day of December 1776, in the same line, under Capt. Johnson, Lieut. Payton, and Ensign Bates, - The name of his Colonel he does not recollect - In this enlistment, he again entered for, and served three months. The regiment to which he belonged, was immediately marched from said Durham, through Wiltsfield, Stratford, and New Milford, & New Haven, & down the Long island Sound, through Horse neck, to the town of Rye, where they were stationed, to defend the lines, at which time the British were in possession of New York, & a considerable extent of the country contiguous thereto - his duty during this term was, keeping guard, & scouting - he served out this three months, and was discharged at said Rye, by the said Capt. Johnson, on the fifteenth day of March, according to the best of his recollections.

- He next entered the service in said line, at Hartland, in the said State of Connecticut, as a volunteer, in the year 1777 - in the fore part of the summer, under Capt. Brace, Lieut. Williams, & Ensign Shepherd, in Col. Smith's regiment; at this time the enemy had come up the sound, and burnt Danbury, & this regiment was, with two or three others, marched immediately to the said town of Danbury, with a view of attacking the enemy but before our troops arrived, the British had reembarked, and sailed down the sound - This deponent was discharged at S d . Danbury by the said Capt. Brace - In this expedition, he served two weeks. - He next entered the service, in the same line at Hartland aforesaid, in September 1777, as a volunteer, under the same officers named in the last above-named service; this company was ordered to meet at New Hartford, where the whole regiment commanded by Col. Smith assembled, & immediately marched to Fishkill, in the State of New York; the regiment marched thro' Colebrook and Litchfield, and New Milford - At this time it was said, that the enemy were approaching from the north under Gen. Burgoyne - & also from the south with a view to effect a junction - to prevent which, this regiment with a number of others were stationed at Fishkill to guard the line, and to oppose the inroads of the said enemy - And this deponent says, that this service was two months which he then served - & was discharged at the close thereof by the said Capt. Brace at said Fishkill. - In the month of July 1778, he was draughted, at Hartland aforesaid, for three months, in the same line, & served under Capt. Shepherd, of Bark Hempstead. The other company officers he does not recollect - nor the Colonel's name. - Marched immediately, to Housatuck, thro' Colebrook, Winchester, Litchfield, and New Milford. This service was guarding the line, and scouting, and watching the enemy; he served out the said three months, and was discharged at said Housatuck by said Capt. Shepherd. - In the month of September 1779, he again entered the service, in the same line at Hartland aforesaid, as a substitute for his father Samuel Sulliff, who was draughted - under Capt. Coe; the other officers in the company he does not recollect - The regiment was under the command of Col. Arnold - to which this company belonged. - Immediately after, the company was ordered to New Haven, where they remained, as a defense of the city - This service was three months; and he was discharged at New Haven, by Capt. Coe - - He next entered the service, in the town of Granville, in the State of Massachusetts, as a substitute for Eben Curtis, who was drafted of a class, to furnish a soldier for the service - under Capt. Newton; the other officers of the company he does not recollect - marched immediately to West Point, on the Hudson - river - This was according to the best of his recollections, in the fall of 1780.

being at the time that Gen. Benedict Arnold commanded at West point, and at the time of his attempt to give up the fort, his service at said West point was three months, and was discharged by the said Capt. Norton. And this deponent further says, that by reason of old age, and the 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 grade.
For one year, and five months and a half, I served as a private, for which service I claim a pension.
And he further says, he hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any State.
And in answer to the several interrogations presented by the War Department, he states as follows to wit:
1 st He was born in Durham aforesaid, on the 16 th July 1760 2 nd Has a record of his age in his family bible. 3 rd He was living in said Durham when called into service: Since the revolutionary war, has lived in Hartland aforesaid; then in Genoa, in Cayuga county, in the State of New York; then in Dryden, aforesaid, where he now resides. 4 th In the 4 first terms of his above-mentioned service, he entered as a volunteer, in the 5 th he was drafted - in the 6 th he was a substitute for Samuel Suttiff - in the 7 th a substitute for Ebzer Curtis. 5 th Recollects - Generals - Washington - Lee, Putnam, Green, Arnold, & Sullivan - Colonels - Arnold - & Higgs - of the regular troops, & who were with the troops when he served - recollects the regiments of Regulars commanded by the said Col. Arnold & Higgs - recollects Col. Smith's reg t of militia - (is not sure, whether Col. Arnold was a regular, or State Colonel.) 6 th He never received a written discharge from the service - 7 th The following persons residing in his present neighborhood, he is well acquainted with, who can testify, as to his character for veracity, & his appearance, when a soldier of the revolution. To wit. Joseph Morley - Eliakim Sharp - Ephraim Sharp, Ruben Brown, Chapman Fulkerson, Josiah Fulkerson. Reverend John Kimball, Thomas Hance Esq. a justice of the peace and Rice Weed Esq. also a justice of the peace.
David Suttiff
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above mentioned.
Before me George G. Frece
Deputy clerk of Franklin County

We Benjamin S. Cook of Ithaca & Cornelius Rose of the same place do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Sulliff who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; and that we believe him to be seventytwo 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.
Benj S. Cook Cornelius Rose
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Before me Geo. G. Frece Deputy Clerk
And the said court do hereby deliver 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, that it appears to them that Benjamin S. Cook & Cornelius Rose of the same place in Tompkins county, who have signed the same, are both credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Samuel Love Clerk of the court of common pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the court, in the matter of the application of David Sulliff for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21 st day of may 1833
Samuel Love Clerk By Geo. G. Frece Deputy Clerk
J. Mitchell P.M. Locke N.Y.
N.Y.
June 13
25-443-
David Sulliff agt.

Additional Statement, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of New York } County of Cayuga } ss.
On this 29 th day of July 1833 personally appeared Daniel Suttiff before the subscriber a Commissioner of the court for the county afore- said, and made oath in due form of law, in addition to his Statement of his revolutionary services, herewith connected, that he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his said services, and further, that he has no documentary evidence whatever to prove the same. And this Deponent further states, that the reason, the traditional testimony of a clergyman, does not accompany his State- ment herewith connected, is because, there is none residing in the vicinity of his residence.
And further, he says, that the next Court of Record of Tomp- kins county, in which he resides, will be the latter part of Sep- tember next, and there is no judge near him - which are the reason for appearing before a Commissioner of Cayuga Coun- ty.
Sworn to and subscribed on the date above named before me Jas n Sherman Jr Com r de
} David Suttiff
State of New York
Cayuga County, Clerk's Office }
I Michael S. Myers, Clerk of said County, do certify that James Sherman Jun- ior Esq. was at the date of the foregoing affidavit, a Commissioner of deeds of said County, duly authorized to administer oaths &c. And that I am acquaint- ed with his handwriting & verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit, is in his proper handwriting. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said County this thirty first day of July 1833
M. S. Myers

No 25445.
David Suttiff Tompkins County New York
C.
J. Millard post Master Locke NY York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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, showing the Service of David Sittler of Tompkins County, New York
   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.     Vol. 1. Aug d 1776 — 3 — private Capt Sutter, Col Arnold 72 years, Durham Traditionary - paper Correct   Vol. 15 Dec r 1776 — 3 — " Capt Johnson,   Vol. June 1777 — 1 14 " Capt Brace, Col Smith Connecticut   Vol. Sept. 1777 — 2 — " Same officers   Drafted July 1778 — 3 — " Capt Shepherd   Sub - Sept 1779 — 3 — " Capt Cox, Col Arnold   Sub - Fall 1780 — 3 — " Capt Newton  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
It can not be readily admitted that the above allegations of service are insusceptible of proof and claimants are required to produce the best evidence in their power.

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

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.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. &
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. and 1812 War Section.
July 23, 1935
Mrs. A. F. Tower-Waggoner 147 Lovering Ave Buffalo, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 10319, it appears that David Sutliff (son of Samuel Sutliff) was born July 16, 1760 in Durham, Connecticut.
He alleged that while residing at said Durham, he enlisted and served as a private in the Revolution as follows-
From August 1, 1776, three months in Captain Butler's Company, Colonel Arnold's Regiment.
From December 15, 1776, three months in Captain Johnson's Company.
Early in the summer of 1777, two weeks in Captain Brace's Company, Colonel Smith's Regiment, on the Alarm when Danbury was burned.
From in September 1777, two months in Captain

Brace's Company, Colonel Smith's Regiment.
From in July 1778, three months in Captain Shep- herd's Company.
From in September 1779, three months, as substitute for his father, in Captain Coe's Company, Colonel Arnold's Regiment.
In the fall of 1780, he enlisted at Granville, Mass- achusetts and served three months in Captain Newton's Company.
He applied for pension May 31, 1833, while a resi- dent of Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, but the claim was not allowed, as he failed to furnish proof of the alleged service, nor does it appear that bounty land was allowed.
After the Revolution, he lived for a time at Hartland, Connecticut.
He died prior to September 18, 1853.
Son Henry P. Sutliff, in 1852, was living at Dryden, New York. Other children are referred to, but no names are stated, nor is the name of soldier's wife on record.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
This man's name is not found in Conn Archives

ms 35,445
New York
Rev
David S. Griffith
Suspended
lot. to Miller 22
Oct. 1833
Left Acad. Vay March 23 d 1834.
" Laun. Mch 28 th 1835.
Henry P. Griffith Apr. 15 1856.
10319
Act. 7 June 32

Ovid April 3 rd 1885
Dear Sir
Yours of the 28 th March, wherein you mention David Smith, pardon me for supposing that you have got the name of David Sutliff confounded with that of David Smith, it is for David Sutliff that my inquiries were made -
Hon J L Edwards Court of Pensions Washington D. C
Respectfully Yours Most Ob st Serv t Anna Joy

Heir of David Phillip Rev'd Soldier of Revolution Call for information at Winchester Tenn
Henry Phillipp West Dryden, Tompkins Co. N.Y.

West Dryden Feb. 6, 181856.
Hon. Sir,
Will you please inform the Sub- scriber, a son, and legal heir, of David Suttiff, D ied , a Soldier of the Revolution, what Proof is necessary to establish the right of the heirs of said David Suttiff to the Pension due him, at his Decease, and you will confer a favor, that will be gratefully appreciated, Address the Subscriber West Dryden Tompkins County New York Signed in presence, of E. Case & Pease Stephen B. Fulkerson Henry B. Suttiff
P.O. Box of Pensions. Washington City D.C.

Mar 17 45
FREE
Hon. J. S. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.

Ovid March 12. 45
Dear Sir
David Suttleff of Tompkins Co. Cayuga County New York applied for a pension under the law of 1832 - Pardon me for asking the objection to his application, & how much service was claimed, & how much admitted by your department - under whom did he claim to have served - Respectfully Yours
Most Ob st Servt Abad Joy
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm. of Pensions Washington D. C.

J. Millerd
22 Oct. 1833
JL
Rec. d vol 30. p. 63.

War Department Pension Office Oct. 22/1833
Sir. The papers of Ichabod Williams and David Salliff have again been examined and suspended & their papers placed on file — By the regulations of the Department every applicant is required to produce the best evidence in his power in support of his claim — Lieut. Daniel D. Van is now living in the County of West Chester. that officer — belonged to Capt Samuel D. Harkness Company; his affidavit should be produced in support of the claim of Mr Williams for service in that Company. Mr Salliff has not as required produced any proof — There are numerous applicants for pensions, who were in service at the period alleged & under the same officers — In order to a favorable decision in the case. proof is requisite. J. Millard Esq. Locke Pawling New York

May 28 1843
Arad Jay

Sir
548 P. H. May 28 th 45
If my letter of 28 th March contained the name of David Smith it was an error in copying it. It should have been David Sulliff of Tompkins Co.
Read by Esq. David My.

Dear Joy
March 28, '45

Pension Office
March 28 45.
Sir.
In answer to your letter respecting the claim of Benjamin Hood under the Act of June 7 th 32 I have only to refer you to a letter addressed to Ro G Hall Esq r  and who is now in correspondence with this office on the subject on the 5 th Feb y 1845. The latter will certainly be found in his possession. David Lullip's claim for numerous hours of military service in the York was suspended for total want of evidence to derived from the information of the Dept or other quarters support it  here or elsewhere . In the case of Israel Richards the Comptroller of Cont ts could not furnish information for the want of the names of the officers under whom claimant served, an objection only to be remedied by the claimant himself
Abad Joy Esq r Oviedo N.Y.
20.291. Act June 7 th 32

1925-july 23-then to mrs A. T. Jones-Wagoner Mrs.
10.319
P. O. David Suttiff
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension
Alleges: He has not, as required, exhibited any proof, & yet there are many surviving comrades now applying for service at the same period
Re-enlisted: alleged, & under the same officers"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

147 Levering Avenue Buffalo, N.Y. May 25, 1925
To The Commissioner of Pensions and Land Grants Washington, D.C.
Sir:
In the Sutliff Family Genealogy it is stated of one David Sutliff (No. 909 family) that "He served in the Revolution as a short levyman while a mere lad, towards its finish, from Hartland, Conn. As such soldier he received a tract of land near Genoa GENOA (N.Y.) which descended to his son Henry and then to his grandson Rufus." It is also stated that the town of Hartland, Conn., kept no record of its soldiers in the Revolution. I am desirous of obtaining official proof of this service in the Revolution of said David Sutliff and of this said grant of a tract of land, so am applying to you for possible help in the matter, for it is needed for use in application for membership in N.S.D.A.R. Can your office supply me with this desired information? We will be very grateful for any data IN RE that you can furnish me with.
Very truly yours,
Alice F. Tower-Waggoner
Address: Mrs. A.F.Tower-Waggoner 147 Levering Avenue Buffalo, N.Y.

Henry P. Sulliff
Apr 15/56
32

Pension Office
April 15 1856
Sir
Dario Suthoff claimed to have served in the Connecticut Militia in the War of the Revolution, but failed to adduce testimony to prove any of his alleged service.
1532/ No allowance can be made unless the records in the possession of the Comptroller of Connecticut sustain allegations, or unless witnesses can be found who knew that he did render the service he claimed,
Henry P. Suthoff
West Dryden
NYork