Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20408, for William Lane, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lane, William Sarah
N 20408
B.L. Mt. 29.053-160-55.
CONTENTS

New York 14692.
William Lane
of Warner & in the State of N. Y. who was a priv. Cst. in the Company commanded by Captain Barton of the Regt commanded by Col. Dwight in the Mass. time for
Private 7. mo 23. 33 Corporal 3. " 11. 00
Inserted on the Roll of C. N. Y. at the rate of 34 Dollars 33. Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of June 1833. and sent to J. W. Patten, Patten's mills, Warren Co.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. 68. 66. Semi-annual allowance ending 1st Sept. 1833. 17 18 85 82
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. Francis Clerk, Book C. Vol. 4. Page 65.
Letter to Isaac Lawrence 19 July 1833.
Certificate rec d from Isaac Lawrence and returned to him corrected, 16. August 1833 —

W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H. W. H. H. H.
on the day of March, 1848.
Certificates of [illegible] and [illegible] sent to [illegible]
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Civ. Th. Archibald. Feb. 20/56 S. M. Fowler. Dec. 11/59
Vol. L. 11. —
125.311 { Act. Mar. 3/55 May 8/55
Sarah Lane widow of William Lane. (Pvt)
Capt. Col.
Revolutionary War.
Widow has been pensioned in an act Feb. 2/48.
MS. Feb. 48-2881
Ad: 1600000 May. 22/78
[Handwritten signature/initials]
Thos. Archibald Calawell Warren Co. N.H.

7200 Application of Sarah Lane
widow of W m Lane dec d late a pensioner — under Act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 —
Hon. A. C. Board H. R.
7200 Sarah Lane N.Y.
Act 7. July 38. M 89. d. 40
Adm d 2 yrs pri 80 $
Wm Valentine Albany — N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1838 - State of New York
County of Warren } ss. On this 5 th day of June A.D. 1840. personally appeared at the Circuit Court held by and before John Williams Esquire Circuit Judge, the same being a Court of Record at the Court house in Caldwell in said County of Warren, Sarah Lane a resident of the Town of Inverness in said County of Warren and State of New York, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes on her oath that the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 - That she is the widow of William Lane, who was a prisoner of the United States under the  an Act of Congress, passed . His pension certificate has been returned to the War Department by this applicant -
She further declares that she was married to the said William Lane on or about the fifth day of March in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty nine -
That her husband the aforesaid William Lane, died on the twelfth day of February in the year 1840 - and that she has since remained his widow, having never since his death been married, and is now a widow - all which will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed -
This deponent declares that no record of her marriage was ever made to her knowledge, and she believes that none was ever made
Subscribed and sworn before me in open Court this 5 th day of June 1840 Thomas Archibald Clerk
Sarah Lane X Mark
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that Satisfactory Evidence has been produced to said Court that Sarah Lane above named is an inhabitant now residing in the Town of Inverness in the County aforesaid and that she is the widow of William Lane late a prisoner of the United States and is now dead
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and year above written Thomas Archibald Clerk

State of New York }
County of Warren } ss. Moses Harris of Caldwell in the said county of Warren, being first duly sworn doth depose and say, that Sarah Lane, of Danbury in said county, widow of William Lane deceased, late a justice of the United States, is his sister - that he was personally present at her marriage with said William Lane, which took place about fifty one years ago, this deponent thinks in March A.D. 1789. - The ceremony of marriage between them, was at Westfield (then called) now Danbury  Green in Washington  Franklin County, New York, by and before Albert Baker Esquire, then a justice of the peace, at that place, who is long since deceased -
That there were other persons present at the wedding, among whom this deponent now recollects Collins Hitchcock Esquire, now of Kingsbury, in Washington County aforesaid, and one Jacob Van Wormer, who is long since deceased -
The said William Lane and Sarah Lane lived together after their marriage, as aforesaid, until the death of said William, which took place at Danbury aforesaid on the twelfth day of February last past, - that this deponent attended his funeral.
That the said Sarah Lane has been, since the death of said William Lane, his widow, and is now unmarried -
Subscribed & sworn this 5 th day of June A.D. 1840 Before me S. M c Baldwin
Moses Harris
Justice of the peace of Warren County
State of New York }
County of Warren } ss. Henry Harris of Danbury in said County being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that Sarah Lane, widow of William Lane above named, is his sister - That he this deponent was not present at the wedding, but that their wedding took place in March 1789. before Esq. Baker, as stated in the preceding affidavit - That the marriage took place at the house of the father of this deponent - that he knew at the time, it was to take place, and they ever afterwards lived together as man & wife, till Lane's death -
Subscribed & sworn this 5 th day of June A.D. 1840. before me
Henry Harris
S. M c Baldwin Justice of the peace of Warren County -

State of New York Warren County ss
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the County of Warren do hereby certify that said Solomon before whom the within affidavits purport to have been sworn was on the day of the date of said affidavits a Justice of the peace in and for said County and duly authorized by law to take affidavits and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to the within affidavits is the proper hand writing & signature of said Justice
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this fifth day of June 1840
Thomas Archibald Clerk

State of New York County of Warren
On this 30 th day of April 1855 before me a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Warren personally appeared Sarah Lane aged Eighty Six years a Resident of Bolton in said County Who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the bounty Land to which she is entitled under the Act of Congress passed March 3 rd 1855 that she is the widow of William Lane who was a Private in the Revolutionary War and for the service of her husband aforesaid she now receives a pension of at the rate of thirty four Dollars and thirty three Cents per Annum under the Act of Congress passed February 2 nd 1848. For the Evidences of her husband aforesaid this Declarant refers the Department to the Evidences on file in the Pension Office at Washington and requests the land Warrants forwarded to her Agent Thomas Archibald in Caldwel Warren County New York. She further declares that she is now a Widow and that she has not received or made application for bounty Land under this or any other Act of Congress.
Sarah her Lane mark
Subscribed and sworn before me this
30 th day of April 1855
Wm. H. Ward, Justice Peace.
I Certify that Sarah Lane is the Identical person above named and described and I further Certify that I have no Infirmity whatever in the nature of the matter above referred to and the reason of her not writing her name is from the loss of Eye Sight. Wm. H. Ward Justice Peace.
State of New York
Warren County ss. Lewis Lane and Abigail Lane of Bolton in the said County who are Credible & Competent Witnesses being first duly sworn depose that Sarah Lane is the Identical person above named and described and that she is now a Widow. Lewis Lane Abigail Lane
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 30 th day of
April 1855 Wm. H. Ward, Justice Peace.

State of New York We the undersigned
I hereby certify that William H. Ware Esq. before whom the within Declaration and Affidavit were made is and was at the time of taking the same an Acting Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature subscribed to the within Certificate is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the said County this 4th day of May 1855 Thomas Archibald Clerk
Sarah Davis
12.5.311

Co 24. 869 Williams Lane Warren County New York
admitted
7 mo. Private. 3 mo. Corporal
J. W. Patton P.M. Patterson Mills - Warren County - N.Y.

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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Wm Lane Warren  born  1781
   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.     Oct 1798 1 Capt. Benton 40 years Traditional widow   July 1798 1 Col. Dwight 40 years   Oct 1798 3 Capt. Montague 40 years   June 80 3 40 years   June 1781 3 Captain 40 years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[m] 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 presence.
[n] 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.
[o] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[p] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[q] 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, deposes 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 name 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.
[r] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[s] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[t] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[u] 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.
Modes 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.
[v] 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.
[w] The notes from (c) to (u) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is here [v] applies to continental troops only.
[x] The traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[y] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[z] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John R. Ashton

Application of William Lam for a Pension
26809

Declaration
State of New York, Warren County 3 rd
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832
On this Sixteenth day of April 1833. Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting William Lane a resident of the Town of Lenox - bury, County of Warren and State of New York, aged Seventy years on the twenty fourth day of February last, 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. That he enlisted in the month of June or July 1778 in to a Company of Troops (or levies) under the Command of Capt. Boston for one Month, Marched with a Regiment Commanded by Col. Elijah Dwight, from the Town of Granby, County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts through Colchester and Norwich to New London in the State of Connecticut. and was stationed at Fort Griswold until the expiration of his term of service, when he was discharged.
That in the month of August or September 1778 he enlisted in to a Company of Troops (or levies) under the Command of Capt. Montague (or Montague), for three Months, was ordered to the City of Albany in the State of New York (Part of the Regiment he believes was sent to Fort Stanwix) He was stationed at the barracks on the hill West of the City of Albany when he received during the term of his enlistment when he was discharged.
That during the Summer of 1780 there was a requisition made on the Town of Granby M.D. and other adjoining towns for a certain number of Men (as he understood at the time for the purpose of filling up vacancies in Continental Regiments). That in obedience to that requisition he with a number of others Marched to Fort Barrington M.D. was there billeted for 8 or 10 days and then moved to Claverack in the State of New York and was there billeted for 10 or 12 days thence to Fishkill and West Point when he

the Army; and in a few days was detached out and sent up on the west side of the river to Chipping Wood for the use of the Army where he remained until General Arnold deserted his post at West Point, where he was ordered to Fishkill where he remained until the expiration of the three months for which he was called out when he was discharged, that he does at present not know the names of any of the officers whom he served during this time, believing that he was under different officers at each location.
That some time in the summer or fall of 1781 (he believes in the month of September) he engaged for a three months tour and was sent to the City of Albany N.Y. and was appointed a Corporal in General Stark's Guard, Marched with him to Saratoga and was stationed near Fish Creek, was there when they heard the news of the surrender of Genl. Waller, At the expiration of his three months service he received a written discharge signed by General Stark, which has been misplaced or lost.
That the whole time he served was three months viz one month at Fort Griswold under Capt. Barton, three months at Albany N.Y. under Capt. Mountjoy, three months at Fishkill - West Point & etc and three months as Corporal of General Stark's Guard at Saratoga.
That he was born in the Town of Brookfield County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts on the 24th day of February 1763. That he believes there was a record of his age on the records of the Presbyterian Church in the Town of Brookfield and a transcript of it entered on the records of the Presbyterian Church in the Town of Granby, Mass.
That at the time he entered the service and during the revolutionary war his residence was in the Town of Granby County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts. - soon after the close of the war he moved into the Town of Kingsbury County of Washington and State of New York and then into the Town of Queensbury County of Washington (now Warren) and State of New York where he now resides and has resided for the last thirty years.
That the names of the officers whom he recollects seeing are General Stark Col. Dwight Capt. Barton & Mountjoy and Sergeants Blanchard & Walker.
That he has never received any written dis-

Sergeant Blanchard & Walker -
That he has never received any written discharge except one given by General Stark for his last term of service which has since been mislaid or lost.
That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service.
That the Rev. Allen Andrews and John Winchell will testify as to my character for truth and veracity.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore said Isaac Ladd
We Allen Andrews a Clergyman residing in the Town of Lunenburg and John Winchell residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Ladd who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year afore said Allen Andrews John Winchell
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 Allen Andrews who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Lunenburg and that John Winchell who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Lunenburg and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J Thomas Archibald Clerk of the Court of the Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings.

of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Lane for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 16 th day of April 1828
Thomas Archibald Clerk

Rev. War Section.
November 22, 1912.
Mr. E. H. Schilling, State Center, Iowa.
Sir:
In reply to the personal request of this date, by Mr. Joseph Scott, you are advised that from the papers in the claim, Wid. File No. 20,408, Rev. War. it appears that William Lane was allowed pension on his application executed April 16, 1833, while a resident of Queensbury, Warren County, New York.
He stated that he was born February 24, 1763, at Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass.  New York ; that he removed to Granby, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, where he resided when he enlisted and served as follows:
June or July, 1778; Captain Barton's company, Colonel Elijah Dwight's regiment; one month.
August or September, 1778; Captain Montague's company; three months.
Summer, 1780; names of officers not recollected; three months.
Summer, 1781; Corporal in General Stark's Guard; 3 months.
Soldier died February 12, 1840, and his widow, Sarah (Harris) to whom he was married March 5, 1789, at Westfield, afterwards called Queensbury, New York, was allowed pension on

her application executed June 5, 1840, while seventy-two years old, and still residing at Queensbury, New York.
Their children are referred to, the only name stated being that of Moses.
From the papers in the claim, Sur. File No. 23,297, Rev. War, it appears that Matthias Lane was allowed pension on his application executed March 8, 1833, while a resident of Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York.
He stated that he was born May 19, 1759, and resided at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, when he entered the service in January, 1777, and served at various times amounting in all to two years, as a Private under Captains Conover, Randolph, William Remson and Jacob Covenhoven, and Colonels Daniel Hendrickson and Asher Holmes.
Several children are referred to, but no names are stated. There is no further data.
Very respectfully,
A handwritten signature in cursive, appearing to read "J. L. K. Davenport".
Commissioner.

7200
NY
✓ Let. to Hon. H. C. Howard July 11, 1840
✓ To same April 1, 1841.
" Lett. to Baldwin Nov. 5. 42
act. 7. July 38

Albany Nov 15 th 1848
Dear Sir
I enclose the Declaration of Sarah Lane for her Pension - I drew up the Declaration for an other man on his Statement of the facts to me, he had it Executed and sent it to me If I am correctly informed she was ever pensioned and was dropped on that account, will the Department restore her to her pension as she was intitled under the Joint Resolution Please answer this as soon as convenient
Respectfully
Manzo Brown Albany N.Y.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Chair of Pension

Warren County ss Army Harris of the Town of Linnabury in said County being duly sworn deponeth & saith that he was personally acquainted with William Lane late of said Town of Linnabury during his life time as also with Sarah Lane the widow of said William Lane deceased, that the said William & Sarah were married fifty four years ago last March at the house of this deponent's father. That this deponent was present at the wedding a few minutes after the ceremony was pronounced. That the said William & Sarah lived together as husband & wife ever after until the death of the said William, & that the said Sarah still remains his widow & further saith not
Subscribed & sworn this 10 th day
of April 1843 Before me
Subscribed in Sworn
before me the 10 th day of April 1843
Henry Harris
Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Warren ss I Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace in and for said County hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Henry Harris the person who subscribed the above deposition & have been acquainted with him for the last fourteen years & I know him to be a person of good moral character and standing a person of sound mind and I verily believe full faith and credit may be given to his affidavit as above set forth
Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace

State of Kentucky
Western County ss. I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County do certify that William Blackford before whom the within official bond purports to have been sworn to as the oath of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and that I am well acquainted with him and writing and verify before his name subscribed to the said bond and complete to be his proper act and writing and signature
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 15th day of April 1843
Thomas Archibald Clerk
Henry Harris Deposition
Henry Harris Deposition in Sarah Jane Frazier Case

Col. James L. Edwards Commission of Pension
Sir
I enclose a declaration from Mrs. Sarah Lane who applies for a new certificate in place of one already issued. I beg your early attention to the same & remain Sir
With much respect
Your Obedient servant
W B Radclay
New York October 2 nd 1848

Offic Bank & State New York 14 th Aug t 1833,
Sir,
Agreeably with the request contained in Your Letter of 19 th ult o I enclose William Sanes Pension Ticket to have the cents inserted therein.
I am very respectfully Sir, Your Obed t Servant Isaac Lawrence Pres t . Acting as Agent for Pensions
J L Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions.

New York March 21 st 1879
Col. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I herewith enclose letter of Mr Pierce in reference to an application of Sarah Lane, & respectfully solicit your early attention to the case
Very Resp y Yours of the dept
E. W. MacLay

Albany May 5 th 1843
J. L. Edwards Esq r commis r of Pensions
Sir
I herewith enclose the declaration and proofs in the case of Sarah Dane, widow of William Dane, deceased, in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of 7 th July 1838 and also the 3 rd of March 1843 — " — — —
I am Yours very respectfully And ob t Serv t W m Valentine

Catskill, Warren Co. N. York
Nov 1. 1842
Col. Edwards Pensions Dept.
Sir,
Permit me to call your attention to a claim transmitted by me to your Dept. near two years since - Sarah Lane widow of William Lane, a U.S. Pensioner, who died over two years since, made application for a pension under the Act of July 7 th 1838 - in claim her payments were regular as I supposed, but were not allowed - I have before me now your reply to me and the Hon. Mr. Fane, then our Rep'd in Congress, dated April 1. 1841 - stating that the appl n is rejected for the reason that "she was not a widow at the time the Act was passed" - Mrs. Lane, who resides near me wishes me to make enquiry if the late Act of Congress or the late decision of the Dept. does not include her case so that it may be reconsidered - Her original appl n was not returned to me but must now be at the Dept. -
Respectfully, Your Friend and Servt
White C. Balding

I Albert Baker do hereby depone and say that I am a resident of the Town of Kingsbury, County of Washington and State of New York, that I am in the seventy eighth Year of my age, that my father is deceased & that his name was Albert Baker & resided in the Town County and State aforesaid during the Revolutionary war, that within five Years after the close of the war he was appointed a Justice of the Peace in the vicinity of the place aforesaid, that he held said Office for about nine Years from the time he was appointed as aforesaid, that during the time he held said office I resided with him and done most of his writing, that my said father kept no records of marriages & that if he had I should have known it, & that I verily believe none to be in existence, that the above facts are true to the best of my knowledge & belief.
Subscribed & affirmed to before me this 17 th day of December 1842 Peter Holbrook Justice of the Peace
Albert Baker
I Peter Holbrook hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Albert Baker & that he is a credible and competent witness & that I verily believe that full faith & credit may be given to his deposition as above set forth
Peter Holbrook Justice

State of New York Washington County ss I Henry Shepherd Deputy Clerk of said County do certify that Peter Holbrook Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name - subscribed to the within affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my name and affixed the seal of said County the 17 th day of December A D 1842 H Shepherd Deputy Clerk

Albany June 29 th 1843
Sir
I herewith the Declaration of Sarah Sam widow of Mr Sam in order to procure the benefits of the Act of 3 rd March 1843 —
I am Yours very respectfully And old Servt W m Valentine
J. S. Edwards Esq
commissioner of pensions

Albany Dec r 1 st 1843
Sir
In reply to the enquiry in the case of Mrs Dum. widow of W m Dum, deceased, as to the amount overpaid, I have to state, that she is poor and destitute, depending entirely upon her relations for support, and from the destitute condition she was in, the probability is, that she has already dispensed of a large portion of the money.
I am Yours very respectfully And 66 th Secy.
W m Valentine
J. L. Edwards Esq., Chairman of Pension

Albany Oct 6 th 1843
Sir
I herewith enclose the declaration of Sarah Dam widow of William Dam, deceased, in order to procure the balance of pension which was due him under the Act of 7 th of June 1832. —
It will be observed by the Dept t that he received but $34. 33, when it must appear that he was entitled to Eighty Dollars pr Annum, and which latter amount was granted to his said widow. — " —
The supposition, as to the difference in the amounts granted, is, that the Dept t must have discovered, by some new evidence, that he did not receive as much as he was entitled to, and upon which her claim is now founded — " —
I am Yours very respectfully And Ob t Serv t
W m Valentine " —
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions

Norfolk Va Oct 10 th 1869
Mr S. M. Fowler @ Vir
years of 25 of Sept is duly Received. The M c intyres Claims is of that kind of Service that I suppose there was not any chance. I have a case that I should to have it got if there is any chance, and it is this W m Davis, Served as a water for his who was a Lieutenant in the revolution. and then En listed and served Seven months then En listed and served Six Months More in the New York Line and his residence was in Washington Co. N.Y. and must serve at the time of Baggins but the Company or Officers I can't find out, he made application and drew a Pension of 34 33 / 100 dollars, he died about 20 years ago his widow is now living and in this town and most 92 years old quite sound in body and mind She draws the same amount of Pension that her husband did under the act of H. S. Now is there any way that she can draw a full Pension of 96 dollars per year from H. S. for it seems that she nor her husband did not draw not half what they had aught to draw for his services is there any way if there is one and 2 years service, for the old lady to get what she had aught to have. her husband's name will appear on the roll of the N.Y. line and the twenty second was Philadelphia near Sandy Hill if you think there is any chance in the Shop that is in let me know and I will get the claim to try in 20 for rest for us if there is any chance I may find some kind Claims that I shall want to buy you try please to write to me in your own good time, we have a hard battle to fight in N.Y. on State Election against the & Black Republicans this fall and we are determined to give it to them, and I hope to make a bunch of them, for they are like a band of tortors all they care for is Murdur, yours Truly Gardner W. Chandler

W. L. de,
(p) 2 nd July 18-2891
Newbury
Regd 125311
29053 160 Bayton
Rev. Rev. C. Whiting Pension Office
S. K. Howel Present.

Washington Oct. 20 th 1889
Hon. Geo. C. Whiting.
Sir,
I enclose to you a letter authorizing me to make enquiries concerning the claim of the Widow of Wm Lane. He served as a waiter six months, and then enlisted and served six months more in New York, Washington? He made application, and drew a Pension $29.33. He died about 20 years ago, his Widow is now living she continued to draw the same Pension. Can her Pension be increased to $76.? Is she entitled to bounty land? Her husband's name will appear on the A. G. line,
Very Respectfully
L. A. Fowler

(William Lane) E. H. Schilling,
State Center,
Iowa,
Personal request of Mr. Scott.
Nov. 22, 1912

Rec
WIDOW, &c.
1912, Nov. 22. History to E. H. Schilling. (Request of Mr. Scott.) for
File No. 20408 Sarah Lane widow of William Lane Pris Rev Mrs
Act: Feb 2 d 48
Index:—Vol. 1 Page 480
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Mary Breyton do hereby depose and say that I am resident of the Town of Queensbury County of Warren and State of New York that I am in the Seventy first year of my age that I was well acquainted with William Lane he married Sarah Harris in the year one Thousands Seven Hundreds & Eighty nine Some time in the month of March of that year I was present at the marriage, the said William & Sarah was Married by Albert Baker a Justice of the Peace in what is now known as the Town of Kingsbury County of Washington and State of New York That the said William Lane was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death which took place at the Town of Queensbury County of Warren on the twelfth day of February in the year one Thousands Eight Hundreds & forty That I was acquainted with the said William Lane & his said wife Sarah Harris before they were married & have been acquainted ever since have resided near them from the time they were married until the time the said Lane died as above stated that I now reside near the said Sarah Lane that she has not married since the death of her said husband and remains his widow at this time
Archibald Dey witness Mary X Breyton Subscribed & sworn before mark me this 27 th day of December 1842
Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Warren County ss I Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Warren do hereby certify that I have made enquiries of Respectable person who reside in the vicinity of Mary Breyton as to her moral character & standing in society & finds it to be good & will bear full faith & credit may be given to her affidavit as above set forth In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 27 th day of December 1842 Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace

State of New York } I Harmon Tice Joseph pastor of the P. in & County of Warren } for said County certify that Mary Baugton informed me that she never learned to write & consequently could not write her name but made her marks to the said affidavit December 27 th 1842.
Harmon Tice Joseph pastor of the P.

State of New York
Warren County ss I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the County of Warren do hereby certify that Harmon Van Pelt Esq whose name is subscribed to the within affidavits and citation was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and truly believe his name subscribed to the said Citation and Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of the said County this 27 th day of December 1842 Thomas Archibald Clerk
Mary Breyton Deposition in Sarah Jones Pension Case

✓ 29.053
S Mrs. Amy

New York-7331-
Rept. June 1
Sarah Lane widow of William Lane
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 12th: February 1840 of Warren co in the State of N. York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain See of the Regt. commanded by Colonel See in the New York line for 2 years Mass Troops.
Entered on the Roll of Albany — of 80 Dollars — annum, to commence on the 4th day of June, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15th: — day of June 1843 — and sent to Wm Valentine Albany, New-York —
Whole amount due . . . . . $400.00 —
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by H. H. Hottentott Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 88
R B

1179.
New-York Albany
Sarah Lane
At the Valentine is Pension Agent at Albany November 27 1843
widow of William Lane who was a Private Mass. in the N. York line 517 6-834.33 for 2 years,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of July, 1843 and sent to Wm Waton line Albany N. Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4 Vol. 1. Page 108.

State of New York Warren County Surrogate Court
On this third day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared in open Court before the Surrogate of the Surrogate Court of said County of Warren now sitting Sarah Lane a resident of the town of Greenwich in the said County of Warren and State of New York aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the balance of pension which she is informed and verily believes to have been due William Lane her deceased husband under the act of the 7 th of Jan. 1832 which was not received by him under said act he having received only thirty four dollars and thirty three cents per annum until his death and which amount she has heard him complain of his life time alleging that he was entitled to a much larger sum and also that he had been in actual service a sufficient length of time to have entitled him to full pay under the said act She therefore claims the difference between the amount he did receive as aforesaid and the amount he was entitled to under said act until his death She declares she has received her five years pension under the act of the 7 th of July 1838 and also a pension certificate under the act of 5 th March 1843 She also declares that she is the widow of William Lane above named who was a soldier in the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States and that he died on the twelfth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three that she has been informed by her said husband and verily believes that he acted as life guard to General Starkes a portion of the time

he was in the Service - that he served under Capt Andrew White of the New York Troops as a private Soldier and also other officers the names of which others She does not now recollect Has heard her husband say that he was on Service at West Point at the time Arnold left there has also heard him say that he was on Service at Stillwater Saratoga County New York She further declares that she was married to the said William Lane on the fifth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine And that she has not married since the death of her said husband but now remains a Widow And for further evidence in support of her claim would refer the Department to the proof on file in her former applica- tion as well as that of her said husband
Harmon Van Tine } witness
Sarah X Lane mark
Subscribed and sworn to third day of Oct 1883 Before me
Orange Francis Surrogate
I, Orange Francis Surrogate of the County of Warren in the state of New York do hereby certify that the within named Sarah Lane has for many years last past resided in the town of Schoharie in said county, that she is a member of a Christian church, and upon enquiry of respectable persons who have been long ac- quainted with her I have satisfactory evidence that she is a woman of good moral character an exem- plary christian, and a person whose character for truth and veracity is unimpeachable - I also further cer- tify that the said Sarah Lane at the time of making the foregoing deposition informed me that she never learned to write - Given under my hand and seal of office at Schoharie in Warren County Oct. 3. 1883
Orange Francis Surrogate of Warren Co.

State of New York } County of Warren } On this 22 d day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Sarah Same a resident of Queensbury in said County & State. Agree to the best of her knowledge, 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 day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Rev- olutionary War; - That she is the widow of William Same who was a private in the Revolution and served as life guard to Genl Stark, and also served under Capt. Andrew White and other officers the names of which otherwise she does not now recollect, and that she has received an annual pension of eighty Dollars per Annum for five years from the 11 th of March 1836 to the 4 th of March 1843. She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22 d day of June 1843 } Sarah X Same the name "Same" interlined before execution } mark Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace } A. B. states Witness -
I Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Herk, do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Sarah Same & that she is the identical person set forth in the above declaration. I further certify that she made her mark for the name she never learned to write. Harmon Van Tassel Justice of the Peace
State of New York } Warren County } I Thomas Arclibald Clerk of the said County do certify that Harmon Van Tassel before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of the signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am well acquainted with the words his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said foregoing Affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 22 d day of June 1843 Thomas Arclibald Clerk.

I Sarah Lane do hereby depose and say that I am resident of of the Town of Lumbury County of Warren and State of New York that I am in the twenty fifth year of my age that I am the widow of William Lane deceased late of the aforesaid Town County & State that he was a pensioner of the United States and died in the said Town of Lumbury County and State aforesaid on the twelfth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty that I was married to the said William Lane in the Town of Kings- bury County of Washington and State aforesaid by Albert Barker Esq a Justice of the Peace on the fifth day of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine that I have heard my said husband say that he was out on service in the revolution at West Point at the time Arnold left there that he was out on service at Still water Saratoga County that I have heard my said husband say that he acted as life guards to General Stark some of the time I have heard him say that he served under Capt Andrew White in the New York State Troops as a private soldier that I have heard him speak of serving under other officers but cannot recollect their names and this deponent saith that she has no records of her marriage or of the birth of any of her children that she does not know of any and does not believe any to be in existence
Witness J. F. Kelly
Her Sarah Lane marks
Harmon Van Tinkle Justice Subscribed & sworn before the 25 th day of March 1843
Harmon Van Tinkle Justice of the Peace State of New York
County of Warren ss I Harmon Van Tinkle Justice of the Peace in and for said County hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Sarah Lane the person who subscribed the above deposition & know her to be a person of good moral character and standing a person of sound mind and I verily believe full faith and credit may be given to her deposition as above set forth
Harmon Van Tinkle Justice of the Peace

State of Michigan
Wayne County ss. I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County
do hereby certify that the within true copy of the within affidavit purports to have been sworn to at the date of the same by the justice of the peace in and for said County. And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper name writing and signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this 15th day of August 1843.
Thomas Archibald Clerk

State of New York County of Warren } to
Dedication
On the 26 th day of September A. D. 1848 personally appeared before me H. D. Burlingame a Justice of the peace in the Town of Catskill in Said County of Warren & State of New York Sarah Lane of the same aforesaid Town & County Aged 80 years & upwards who being first duly sworn According to Law doth on her Oath make the following Dedication in Order to Obtain Pensions and Pension under under the Act of Congress passed July 1 st 1848 and all other acts which may become necessary to Obtain Said amount she is justly Entitled to passed by Congress for the benefit of Obtaining Such Claims as Said Declarant Declarant
That she is the widow of William Lane De- ceased who died in the Town of Said Lucensbury it will be 9 years on the 12 th day of February next since his death and since that time she said Declarant has remained his widow and that her Said Husband Said William Lane was a Pensioner of the United States for Services rendered as a soldier in the war of the Revolution at the time of his death at the rate of $34 and 37 1/2 Cents and since the death of her Said Husband she this Declarant has applied upwards of five years ago as will be seen by Said papers filed in the Pension Office and Declarant says that her Said Agent Harmen Van Loosdall of Said Lucensbury Said he had obtained Said Pension and paid her at one time $100 - and afterwards he paid Said Declarant $31 - and never returned or handed her the Certificate he pretended he had received from Washington for Said Declarants Pension and told Said Declarant that Said Certificate was left in the City of Albany with a Mr. Valentine and this Declarant has never had nor Obtained her Said Certificate from Said Pension Office Department and Said Declarant is led to believe that there must be some thing wrong in the proceedings of her Said Agents and hereby Applies to Said Pension Office Department of the United States at the City of Washington to grant her the Said Declarant a new Certificate as she

and Declarant further says that the aforesaid mentioned Hundred Dollars was the first payment - that he said Agent Van Lappell paid to her and he came to said Declarant and paid her $31 - The next year and told said Declarant he would give her said $31 - at his risk for her said Pension for said year - said Declarant was taken blind and lost her eye sight about this time or soon after and has been totally blind ever since and is now entirely lame & unable to walk and infirm (and he still says the Certificate is in Albany)
as all proofs and papers are in the Pension Office Department of both said Decl- arants said deceased husband towards William Lane and her own former Application and said Declarant now applies for a new Certificate under said Act passed by Congress July 1 st 1848 for the benefit and provisions made for certain widows of Revolutionary Pensioners to obtain the amount due her said Declarant as she is needy and justly entitled to by said Law as she this Declarant cannot obtain her Original Certificate nor has never seen it or had it in her possession Congress recently said Declarant is led to believe there must be a mistake or wrong some where which this Declarant cannot ascertain and she now entreats said Pension Office Department and the acting officers to take her said case into consideration and to restore to her a new Certificate & her lost claim as aforesaid under said Act of July 1 st 1848 passed by Congress under the Joint Resolution Subscribed and sworn before me the 26 th day of September, A.D.,
1848 and I certify that I have been well acquainted with said William Lane & knew him to be a Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death and I also certify that said Declarant Sara is the widow of said William Lane aforesaid and she is blind and confined to her house & bed & cannot walk to help herself & is needy and I have full confidence in the above
her Sarah, F. Lane mark
... H. D. Burlingame Inter of the Peace

State of New York Warren County to wit
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County do Certify that Humphrey D. Burlingame before whom the annexed Affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date of said Affidavit free of the influence of of the peace in and for said County And that I am well acquainted with his hand Writing and Verily believe his name "H. D. Burlingame" subscribed to the annexed Affidavit to be his proper hand Writing & Signature In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said County this 27 th day of September 1848. Thomas Archibald Clerk
1179

Declaration In Order to Obtain arrears of Pensions under the Joint Resolution & Act passed by Congress July 1st 1848
State of New York Warren County
On this 24th day of March A.D. 1849 Personally appeared before me H. D. Buckingham a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Warren Sarah Lane aged 80 years and upwards of the Town of Schoharie which said County of Warren first duly sworn according to Law states on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to Obtain arrears of Pension due her as she believes under said Act & Joint Resolution as passed by Congress July 1st 1848 & supplemental to her former Declarations on file at the Pension Office at Washington
That she is the Widow of William Lane who was a Pensioner of the United States at the day of his death and that she this Declarant was and did receive a Pension after the decease & death of her said Husband said William Lane and that her said Pension stopped about September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight years ago and said Declarant has of late recd a Certificate dated the 8th of January 1849 from said Office Commencing under the Act of February 2nd 1848 - on March 4th 1848 of $38 & 13 3/4 Cents per Annum for life
Still remaining due said Declarant four years arrearage and she now makes this Supplemental Declaration and respectfully refers to her Old Declarations & papers on file at Washington in said Pension Office - and hereby applies for four years arrearage being the time between the date of her Last Certificate and when she received her Last Payment - as aforesaid which is four years back from still now due her for which she now hereby applies and hereby Covenants & Authorizes Lewis S. Hinsland of Schoharie County as her Attorney Attorney to act for her to Obtain said arrearage which she only believes
she is Justly Entitled to under the above said Act and has not received it and this Declarant further says the former Agent has never presented a former Certificate but brought her some money & told her that her Certificate was in the City of Albany and she does not know the cause why her first
Pension was stopped - see her first Declaration - Subscribed and sworn on the day and year first above said before me H. D. Buckingham Justice of the Peace is the Widow of said William Lane and the above are facts known to me and such have been made known to me H. D. Buckingham Justice of the Peace

State of New York Warren County ss. I, Thomas ... Clerk of the said
County do certify that the foregoing ... before whom the within official ... herein shown was on the day of the ... one of the Justices of the Peace ... and that I am now ... of the said ... notary official to be his proper ... In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto ... of the said County this 21st day of ...
Thomas ... Clerk
[The following text is extremely faint and mostly illegible due to the quality of the scan. It appears to be a continuation of the legal certification.]
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State of New York County of Warren 3 p On this 26 day of October 1848 before me Bartholomew Griffin Justice of the Peace in and for said County Personally appeared Sarah Lane of the Town of Queensbury County and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law Deposits that she is the widow of William Lane deceased who during his Natural life was a Prisoner of the United States Under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 at the rate of thirty four dollars and thirty three cents per Annum on account of his Revo- lutionary Services And that she has received a Pension at the rate of eighty dollars per Annum Under the Act of July 7 1838 And she further says that her Pension has been suspended for cause which she does not fully understand and the object of this declaration is to assert a claim for the same amount of Pension received by her said husband since claim the Pension due her Under the Act of 1843 and 1844 and the Act of February 1848 When the Proof now on file and Under the Joint Resolution of Congress passed July 1 st 1848 she further declares is she still remains a widow Subscribed and sworn to Sarah X Lane before me this 26 th day of October Mark 1848 B Griffin Justice of the peace
I certify that declarant is personally known to me and is the identical person above named and her statement is entitled to full faith & credit and that she is unable to write her name for the reason that she never learned to write B Griffin Justice of the peace

State of New York
Warren County ss
I Thomas Archibald Clerk of the said County do Certify that Peterboro Griffin before whom the within Affidavit to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County And that I am acquainted with his hand Writing And only believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand Writing & Signature Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 10 th day of November 1845 Thomas Archibald

Nov 17, 48
Sarah Lane, Keep her claim
view office
Calvin M rs 13 Nov 1848
Rev. J. P. Schuchert
Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington D.C.
Nov 1848

Hon. L. P. 5 Nov 20/92
Commissioners of Pensions in the City of Washington Pension Office Department
I have to inform you that I am very old, infirm and blind and have been confined to my bed for a year & a half and been blind for several years - I sent a Declaration to the Pension Office Department and I appointed and Attorney and Ordained William B. Pierce Esq. formerly from the City of Albany now in the City of New York - a Pension Attorney to get my Claim at the City of Washington at the Pension Office Department my Declaration was duly executed and put into his hands - etc.
I was called upon by a Mr. Alonzo Bruce who pretended to know all about my Agent and he said he had never got a Pension and was not a pension Attorney and could not get my Case and that he was a Pension Attorney and got many Cases and would get my Case forthwith if I would give him half of my arrears - I am old & was deceived by him he had a false paper with him and he wrote a paper which I signed finding out it is an other Declaration which is now at the County Clerks Office for a Certificate and the County Clerk
Televised I was deceived as he knew that my Attorney Mr. B. Pierce was an old Pension Attorney and had been such for many years as the States - I find myself altogether disappointed and grieved by this deception and if any papers arrive hereafter from Alonzo Bruce or any other man but my Agent and Attorney Mr. B. Pierce they must not be received by the Pension Office Department I hereby revoke all papers that I have signed for Alonzo Bruce - I find out he is not a Pension Attorney - and Mr. B. Pierce Esq. is a regular Attorney and Agent and an honest

man and the pension office Department will bear to mind I am very needy and that Bruce deceived me as I was alone in my bed infirm and no one to counsel with I only had my Claim granted; Bruce says that Valentine from the City of Albany and Van Lapsel drew $400 arreages in my case some $131 - was paid to me by Esq Van Lapsel here appears to be an other mistake of Mr Bruce I Claim my Pension & arrears for the services done by my Deceased husband Wm Lane who was a pensioner when he died from the United States - I hereby appoint and authorize Ordain and Empower Wm B. Pierce Esq of the City of New York as my true and lawful Agent and attorney - and he will be my Attorney intill my Case & Claim is granted and no other one and you must pardon my error in being deceived by Clomp Bruce as regards all replies will be made to Wm B Pierce Esq from the office Department as my Attorney now & no one else with this my hand dated at Greensbury November 10th A D 1848 Warren Co N.Y.
Sarah for Lane mark
Witness present etc
I Certify that I am here to Sarah Lane above named and I aided to make out the Declaration I think in August last past or some where about that time or Sept - The papers were duly executed and sent to Esq Pierce before me my Mother is very Old and infirm I was absent when Clomp Bruce called here and deceived my Old Mother she was alone in her bed only my Young Children with her and this was at time for Bruce to get her to believe that Wm B. Pierce & J. S. Klingens were neither pension Agents & Attorneys and had never got any Cases and he said he was a pension attorney for as my mother states you see how the Old Lady was led away to believe Bruce I never heard or knew that Bruce had deceived the Old Lady or that any other papers was made out only the Declaration to Pierce before today
Moss
see etc