Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13593, for John Kaple, Connecticut

SERVICE
born
Kaple, John
NUMBER
S. 13593
CONTENTS
carded

Leah B. M. Kemp April 20 th 1841
New York 20384
John Kaple of Otsego in the State of N. Y. who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Buckley of the Reg t commanded by Col Walcott in the State Troops line for
9 Months.
Con t .
Records completed May 1866.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Sept 1833. and sent to Schuyler Crippen, Worcester. Oats
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r '33. 75.00
Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar. 4 th 15.00
$ 90.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by F. F. Francioni Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 62

no 16068
John Kapolk, New York
e. i.
I hope for immediate returns :
S. Crippin
Admitted
Private 9 months
Schuyler Crippin agent
Worcester, Otsego Co.
New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Knaple, of Otsego County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Volunt 1776 6 Pirate Captain Buckley, Capt 1st Lieut. Harvey 2d Lieut. Johnson Ensign Spencer Capt Smith Col. Maltbie Lieut. Col. Smith Major Ely To Colchester To Litchfield To Providence New Canaan County Connecticut Aged 82 Voluntary   Drafted 1778 2 Col. Ely Major Clark Genl. Glover   At the time of the Destruction of New London by Arnold the Volunteer 28 35 Capt Andrew Waterman Lieut. Abel Ensign Bigelow Col. Greene Col. Mason To New London  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
The declarant has made his additional deposition and claims a Pension for Nine Months, which is the least time specified in his declaration.
J. Crippin

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 day 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 he 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 , in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
supplied by additional affidavits
supplied

State of New York Otsego County ss:
On this fifteenth day of October A.D. 1832
Personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Otsego now sitting, John Kaple a resident of the Town of Deceatur in the County of Otsego and State of New York aged eighty 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 June 7 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers and served as herein stated - That in the Month of May 1776 he the said John Kaple enlisted as a Volunteer in a Company of State Troops under the Command of Capt Eliphalet Buckley of Colchester in the County of New London, Connecticut. The first Lieutenant was a Man by the Name of Harvey - and the second Lieut. Johnson, and Ensign Spencer - Capt Buckley's Company joined a Regiment commanded by Col. Wolcott. Lieut. Col. Smith & Major Ely. And the said John Kaple avails that he resided at East Haddam in the County of New London at the time he enlisted into Capt Buckley's Company as above stated - that he went from East Haddam to Colchester and there enlisted into said Company for the term of six Months service and went into actual service under said enlistment in said Company and Regiment the fore part of May 1776 and continued in the service for the full period of his enlistment - and was stationed at New London for the purpose of guarding that place, and was engaged in building Fort Trumbull, and so far completed said fort during the six months service, that something like seventeen Cannon were mounted during said term - while at New London he the said John Kaple volunteered with a small body of troops to go on to Long Island for the purpose of surprising some Tories and to bring off some stock - but were discovered by a British Tender and compelled to return to New London - At the expiration of the six months service he the said John Kaple was discharged by his officers and returned to his family then residing at Lebanon in the County of Windham Connecticut - to which place his

wife had removed during his absence in the service as above stated. And that he did not receive any written discharge from said service, but was verbally dismissed by his officers at the expiration of the term of his enlistment.
And the said John Kaple further states that some time the latter part of the Month of August 1778 he was drafted by Major James Clark of Lebanon, Windham County Connecticut, at which place he the said John Kaple then resided and a neigh neighbor to the said Major James Clark - And the said John Kaple also states that he immediately marched under Major Clark from Lebanon to Providence in the State of Rhode Island, at which place he was attached to a Regiment of Militia Commanded by Col Ely from Lyme New London County Connecticut. The said John Kaple further states that he well recollects that the troops arrived at Providence the same night that the American Army retreated from New Port Island under the Command of Genl Sullivan - And that he the said John Kaple belonged to a Company Commanded by one Capt Smith. The names of the officers belonging to the Company and Regiment above stated he cannot now recollect further than above set set forth. At this time while he the said John Kaple was stationed at Providence, Genl Glover was stationed at that place with a Brigade of Continental Troops - And there was one other Brigade of Continental Troops stationed at that place at the same time. And the said John Kaple further states that he was in Actual Service as a Soldier at this time for the period of about two Months - the precise length of time he cannot now recollect, but is very confident that it was not less than two Months - And was then dismissed and returned home to his family in Lebanon where he then resided.
And the said John Kaple further declares and states that at the time of the burning and destruction of New London by the he volunteered under Capt Andrew Waterman of the Town of Lebanon, and Lieutenant Abel, and Ensign Bigelow and forthwith marched from Lebanon to New London, and at that place Capt Watermans Company joined a Regiment of Militia Commanded by Col Jeremiah Mason from the Town of Lebanon - And the said John Kaple also states that

Capt Watermans Company arrived at New London the next Morning after the place was destroyed: And that he the said John Kaple was there Stationed and remained in Actual Service in said Company and Regiment above stated for the Period of about four or five weeks: And was then dismissed and returned home to Lebanon the place of his residence. And the said John Kaple further declares and states in manner aforesaid that he has no knowledge of any person now living by whom he can prove any part of his services as a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and also that he has no documentary evidence in his possession or power to prove the same. And Also that he was born in the year 1750 in the Town of Stonington in the State of Connecticut: And also that he now has in his possession the Ancient Record of his age which was kept by his father in his family Bible. That he the said John Kaple since the Revolution has resided in New Lebanon in the County of Columbia in the State of New York, also in the Town of Marra in the County of Herkimer, and about thirty years since he removed into the same Neighbourhood where he now lives, and where he has ever since resided, except four or five years that he lived with his son in the Town of Mistford within a few miles of his present place of residence. - Also the said John Kaple states that he did not at any time receive a discharge written discharge from the service, - And that he the said John Kaple has resided in the Neighbourhood of Robert C. Lansing Justus Lewis and Daniel Waterman Esquire in the town of Quakerstown for many years and that they are both at this time his neighbours to him and well acquainted with his character for truth and veracity. And the said John Kaple also states that there is no Clergyman who is acquainted with him now residing in his neighbourhood now and the said John Kaple hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State -
In witness whereunto the day and year aforesaid - Horace Lathrop, Clerk.
John Kaple

We Robert C. Lansing and Justus Lewis both residing in the Town of Deceatur in the County of Otsego and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Kapte who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - And also that he sustains a good character for truth and veracity -
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Justus Lewis
Horace Lathrop Clerk Robert C. Lansing
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 certify that it appears to them that Col. Robert C. Lansing and Justus Lewis who have signed the foregoing Certificate are Residents in the Town of Deceatur in the said County of Otsego and in the neighborhood of the said applicant, and that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to Credit -
J. D. Nott } Judges S. Rugg } Seth Chase }
State of New York
Otsego County ss: I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Otsego aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Kapte, for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 18 th day of October 1832.
Horace Lathrop, Clerk.

June 14, 1932
Jacob Fox-S.44829
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BA-J/EHL
Mrs. Gay M. Pitts 926 West Love Mexico, Missouri
Dear Madam:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.44829, based upon the military service of Jacob Fox in that war.
Jacob Fox(the name also appears as Jacob McCoy Fox), while residing in the state of Connecticut, was commissioned January 23, 1776, ensign of the battalion raised in Connecticut for the reinforcement of the Northern Department, marched with his company, captain of said company not named, to the northern part of New York and joined Colonel Burrall's Connecticut Regiment; marched from there to Quebec, and was later in the action of the fleet on Lake Champlain under Arnold; in 1777, exact date not given, he was commissioned lieutenant in Captain Shumway's Company, Colonel Samuel Prentiss' Connecticut Regiment and served until 1780: in February, 1781, he received a commission from the state of Connecticut, rank and officers' names not given and served until the close of the war.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 3, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-four years and "upwards" and resided in Decatur, Otsego County, New York.
From AB He died August 10, 1827.
He left a widow, her name not given. In a year or after his death, said widow married John Kaple, who was also a soldier of the Revolutionary War and a pensioner. She survived him but the date of his death is not shown.
A daughter of Jacob Fox, named Lucretia, was aged nineteen years in 1820. No other names of children of Jacob Fox are given.
One B. M. Kemp, of Roseboom, Otsego County, New York, stated that the widow of Jacob Fox was his aunt; the names of his parents not given.
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John Kaple-S.13593
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.13593, based upon the military service of John Kaple in that war.
John Kaple was born in 1750, in Stonington, Connecticut.
While a resident of East Haddam, New London County, Connecticut, he enlisted the fore part of May, 1776, and served six months as a private in Captain Eliphalet Bulkeley's Company, Colonel Wolcott's Connecticut Regiment; during this service, he was stationed at New London as a guard and assisted in building Fort Trumbull at that place; he also volunteered with a small body of troops to go to Long Island for the purpose of surprising some Tories and to "bring off" some stock, but were discovered by the enemy and compelled to return; after his discharge from the above named tour, he went to his family in Lebanon, Connecticut, to which place his wife had moved during his absence, enlisted there the latter part of August, 1778 and served two months as a private in Captain Smith's Company, Colonel Ely's Connecticut Regiment.
After the Revolution, he lived in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, and in Warren, Herkimer County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832, while residing in Decatur, Otsego County, New York, where, he stated, he had resided for thirty years, except for about four or five years when he lived with his son in Westford, New York.
The name of his wife and son are not given and there is no reference to his marriage with the widow of Jacob Fox.
* * * * *
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Date of Census notes AB

Dec. 21/97 - History to Mr. C. H. Chandler Detroit, Mich.
1925 June 20 - Lettr to S. M. Fox relative to Soldiers wife 24 th Pierre St see correspondence in Manhattan Jacob Fox. S 448 29 Mans
1925 Sept. 16 - Hist. to S. M. Fox AMATE.
1932 - June 14 - Hist. to Mrs G. M. Pitts - Letter in case Jacob Fox. S. 448 29 - History also in case Jacob Fox S 448 29 EEL
See also
✓ 13593 INVALID.
File No. 13.593
John Scaple Briv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870.]

S. M. Fox 721 PIERRE STREET MANHATTAN, KANSAS
July 7, 1925.
Commissioner of Pensions, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Rev. & 1812 Wars Division.
Sir:
I respectfully ask for a certificate of the military service in the Revolutionary War of JOHN KAPLE, a pensioner, # S-13593, the state from which he served, etc., and such mention of his wife and family as may be given.
Very respectfully,
S. M. Fox

Detroit Mich.
Dec 11 1897
Hon Com r of Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir
I am desirous of obtaining the record of the services of John Kaple in the Revolutionary war.
He was born Nov 12 1750 and died in Decatur, Otsego Co. N.Y. in 1834. At the time of his death he was on the Pension rolls.
We understand he was a member of a Connecticut Regiment and participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
My wife is his great-grand-daughter and desires the above information to enable her to become a member of the "Daughters of the Revolution"
If you cannot furnish it will you kindly inform me where to apply for it
Respt yours
C. H. Candler
Address 61 Garfield Ave Detroit Mich.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
MD4
June 20, 1925.
S.M. Fox 721 Pierre Street Manhattan, Kansas
Sir:
I have to advise you, that in the Revolutionary War pension claim Survivor, File 44829 of Jacob Fox, also called Jacob McCoy Fox, the letter of B.M. Kemp of April 17, 1841 stated that his aunt was the wife of said Jacob McCoy Fox and after his death married John Kaple. Her name is not stated, nor is there any further data on file relative to her in the above noted claim and there is no data at all relative to the wife of John Kaple, Revolutionary War pensioner S-13593, except that he had a wife during the Revolution.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
see letter of S.M. Fox to John Kaple - S-13593 His letter in claim S-44829 of Jacob Fox

mmst
September 16, 1925
S. M. Fox 721 Pierre St., Manhattan, Kans.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 13593 it appears that John Kaple was born in 1750 in Stonington, Connecticut.
While a resident of East Haddam, New London County, Connecticut he enlisted the fore part of May 1776 and served six months as a private in Captain Eliphalet Bulkley's Company, Colonel Wolcott's Connecticut Regiment.
While a resident of Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut he enlisted the latter part of August 1778 and served two months as private in Captain Smith's Company, Colonel Ely's Connecticut Regiment.
He volunteered in September 1781 and served four or five weeks as private in Captain Andrew Waterman's Company, Colonel Jeremiah Mason's Connecticut Regiment.
After the Revolution he lived in New Lebanon, Columbia

County, New York, Warren, Herkimer County, New York and was allowed pension on his application executed October 15, 1832 while a resident of Decatur, Otsego County, New York.
He stated that during his first tour in 1776 his wife (whose name is not given) moved to Lebanon, Connecticut to which place he returned at the end of said tour.
He also stated in 1832 that he had lived in Decatur, New York for thirty years, except for about four or five years with his son in Westford, New York, his name not given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Date of death not on AB

In the Matter of John Keple a Revolutionary Soldier —
1808
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State of New York Otsego County ss:
Personally appeared before me Daniel Waterman a Justice of the peace of said County of Otsego, John Kaple of the Town of Decatur, known to me to be the same person who made and subscribed the above declaration and who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot speak positively 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 - that is to say - for six months as a private in Capt Buckley's Company - for two months I served as a private in Capt Smith's Company - and for one month I served as a private in Capt. Waterman's Company - in all making nine months service and for such service I claim a Pension -
Sworn and subscribed before me The 24 th day of May AD 1833
John Kaple
Daniel Waterman Justice of the peace
State of New York Otsego County ss:
I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do certify, that Daniel Waterman Esquire, before whom the above Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County of Otsego; and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 25 th day of May 1833. -
Horace Lathrop. Clerk