Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23762, for John Lent, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Lent, John
S. 23762
CONTENTS

Pennsylv.
John Lent
of Bradford Co. in the State of Penn a . who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Bend of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Hughes in the N.Y. militia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 8 th da of May 1833.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of July 1836 and sent to Hon. John Laporte, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March '36. 192.86 Semi-ant. allowance ending, Sep. '36. 100.00 $232.86
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832 27.1836
Recorded by D. Brown Book E 2. Vol. 5 Page 38

Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of Congress of the seventh of June A. D. 1832, granting pensions to soldiers of the Revolution.
State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford ss. S.S.
On this Tenth day of September A. D. One Thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the court of common pleas of the county of Bradford John Lent a resident in the Township of Wysox in the said county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania aged sixty seven 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted for the term of one year in the army of the United States about the 10 th of April as near as he can recollect in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty at Peekskill Westchester county in the state of New York. That he was enlisted by a recruiting officer or agent, by the name of Thomas Van Pellett into the company commanded by Capt Bond, who shortly afterwards left the command of the company which was in his stead placed under the command of Capt Jonathan Knapp who continued during the year. His company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col Hews or Hughes, Major Hears commanded in the same regiment, John Acorn was his Lieutenant in his company. Shortly after this enlistment this declarant was ordered into service on board of the boats

at Kings Ferry so called at Pough and Kaaterskill points on Hudson River, called "the continental boats" and the service was that of transporting of the troops Cavalry and Infantry and public property of various kinds, such as cattle, provisions, and military stores &c and he continued in this service during the year for which he was enlisted, and at the end of the year received a written discharge. But from whom, this declarant does not know or cannot recollect It was handed him by his capt. Knapp, but not being able to read writing he never read it. At this time there was a considerable portion of his pay in arrears & due for his services, and so with the other soldiers and there were some persons who purchased from the soldiers these arrearages of pay. Of such there was a man of the name of John Bond or Rony a butcher, to whom this declarant sold his arrearage pay, and at the same time trans- ferred to him, his written discharge, enable him to get the pay, and he has never seen it since.
Immediately after his discharge he again enlisted in April 1781 for the term of another year in the company commanded by capt Dennis McGuire still in the same Regiment under command of Col. Higgs and the same Major. Heare and same Lieutenant Accomack, capt Knapp having retired from the service (whether the names of the officers is or is not rightly spelled. This declarant is unable to determine) In this last enlistment this declarant is certain that the articles of enlistment were read to him as being for the continental service, and he always

supposed and understood that his first enlistment was the same. But of this he has no means of positively ascertaining. He continued in service under this last enlistment on the "continental Boats" to the end of the year, as before, and at the close of the year in April 1783 he was discharged but did not receive his written discharge, having again sold his arrearage pay to the aforesaid John Roney he gave him said Roney an order for his written discharge and pay and he never saw the discharge. The service rendered by this declarant and others attached to and manning the "continental Boats" was exceedingly arduous and fatiguing. He was subject to be called into service, and often times great exertion, at any and all times night and day when the weather was element or inclement. He was required not only to transport persons and property, expresses and troops across the River at the Ferry but also provisions and stores up and down the river to any destination necessary. It was during his first year (as he verily believes from his best recollection) that he saw Gen Benedict Arnold pass in his Barge down the River by which he was then stationed on New Hawks point to a vessel lying a distance of about three miles below and he saw the said vessel hoist sail and move off down the River. He was also present and saw Majr Andre land at Tarry point, on his way from West Point to the place of his execution. His recollection is that this last event took place in the month of October. In the second year of his service and he thinks sometime in the month of June this declarant was with about half of his company under command of Lieut Beekman, ordered by Col Hugh, (as was said)

4 to go down the river about sixteen to eighteen miles to Dobbs Ferry to perform service there in crossing troops, express &c. and after remaining there about ten days he with his Lieutenant and company was ordered hastily to return up to Kings Ferry where he assisted in crossing the American troops under Gen. Washington and the French Army under Gen. Rochambeau. The latter Genl and also the Marquis La Fayette he well recollects serving on that occasion. That Genl La Fayette was particularly active in superintending the crossing the French troops and giving order at that time.
When he first enlisted this declarant was but fifteen years of age. The year proceeding his first enlistment and when he was but fourteen years old (though a large boy of his years) he was frequently out with the New York Militia in scouting parties to counteract the measures of the Tories and to cut off the communications of the British. On one occasion in the fall of the year 1779 he was out with a party in the night to cut off a party of Tories under Capt. John Hane who we had heard was going to the British with a number of horses and we met with them at a place called Hogs Lane about six miles from Peks Kill and there attacked and defeated the Tories, killed Capt. Hane, the ground and wounded some others and took twenty horses from them. This declarant was barefoot at that time and he took the shoes from Hane's feet after he was killed, put them on his own feet and wore them out.
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This declarant further states that the wages he drew for both terms of the enlistment was a dollar per day and to the best of his recollection, it was so mentioned in the articles of enlistment for the second year. But that was the amount of wages for both years. But was his pay or all he did receive in continental bills, except that Brong paid him in some of his articles of barter at a rate of about five per cent on the sum due him, this declarant.
This declarant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
John Lent
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
E. Herrick Pres. Judge
Since the applicant caused the foregoing declaration to be written he further recollects that in fall of 1781, that he was called on to go on a scout about the first day of September of that year, he went and was sent along Westten River and was gone two weeks, hunting for refugees.

10 Bradford County Is.
I James P. Bell Prothonotary of the court of common Pleas of Bradford County certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of John Lent for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10 th day of September A.D. 1832.
For J. P. Bell Pro.
E. S. Goodrich dep.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bradford County Is.
On this 2 d day of August 1832 before the subscriber one of the associate judges of the court of common Pleas of the said County of Bradford personally appeared Geoffrey Bought aged seventy one years of the said County who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted with John Lent and has known him ever since the year 1780 that at that time both the deponent resided in Westchester County in the State of New York that he well remembers that the said John Lent about the forepart of April 1780 enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Bond at Pehokill in the said County of Westchester for one year that this company was afterwards commanded by Capt John Knapp in the

Regiment commanded by Col. Hens or Hughes that the said John Lent entered the Boat Service or called at Stony Point on the Hudson river that the said John Lent continued in that service during the said term of one year. This deponent also saw the said Lent in the year 1781 in the summer time in the same service.
his Geoffrey Vought Mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid Jonathan Stevens J. Judge.
I Jonathan Stevens judge aforesaid do hereby certify Geoffrey Vought the above witness is to me well known and a person whose testimony entitled to full credit.
Jonathan Stevens
Bradford County. ss.
I James P. Bull Rottenbury of the court of common Pleas of Bradford county, certify that Jonathan Stevens before whom the foregoing proceedings were had now is and at the date thereof was an acting associate judge of said county duly commissioned and sworn. And I further certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said judge and believe the above signatures purporting to be his to be genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 22 nd day of February 1833 For John P. Bull. Pro. E. S. Gorinch. dep.

Pennsylvania / Bradford County, ss.
In open court of common Pleas held for the said county of Bradford on the 11th of September A.D. 1834 at Haverion. (the county seat) personally appeared John Lent of Wapson Township in said county, an applicant for a pension under the act of the 7th June 1832, who being duly sworn says in addition to his former statement, that he never was engaged on board of the Transport Boats of the Quarter Masters Department as it is inferred by the War Department officers, from the manner in which my revolutionary services have been expressed in his former application for said pension by him received for two years and now withdrawn by said officers, but that he said John Lent was really enlisted at Peekskill in Col Hughes Regiment in a company first under the command of Capt Bond, afterwards under Jonathan Knapp, the 1st year and the second year in the company commanded by Capt Dennis McGuire, that he was mustered by Capt Bannister principal commander of the Garrison stationed at Stony Point on the west and New Plank's Point on the east side of the river Hudson there to help and protect the Ferry and resist any attack on those points, and also to keep open the communication between the eastern and western States, and to protect and help the crossing of the troops, ammunitions and provisions of the army that when Genl Washington was with the French troops lying before New York our company were ordered down the River and we joined the troops at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson about 16 Miles above New York State that he never did belong to nor was engaged

in the Quartermaster Transport Department, but received the soldier's pay as a private from Capt Knapp the 1st year and from Capt M c Gaine the second and that six months after his discharge from service he received from the War Office a certificate for the clothing in arrears. Further more said John Lent states that his engagement was for military service and that whenever he was employed by order of his superiors to help to ferry across the Hudson at these above mentioned points whatever was for the army that service was merely incidental and that he never was at any time engaged under contract with the Quartermaster Transport Department, but subject at all times to protect with the rest of the garrison the two block houses erected one on each side of the river to defend the ferry.
John Lent
Sworn and Subscribed in open court this 11 th day of Sep 1834.
J. P. Bull. Pres.
Bradford county ss.
I James P Bull Notary Public of Bradford county also certify that on this 11 th day of September 1834 the above named John Lent came personally into an open court of Common Pleas sitting in and for said county, before the Honorable Edward Herrick Esq, President and his associates and in due form of law made his solemn oath that the facts contained in the foregoing statement signed by him are true and

and that he is the Identical John Lent who heretofore made his declaration in the said Court for the purpose of obtaining a Pension under the act of Congress of June the 7 th 1832.
J. J.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office the day and year aforesaid.
J. P. Bull.
Pennsylvania,
Bradford county ss.
On the 15 th day of September A. D. 1854 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared Godfrey Vought of the Township of Rome in said county of Bradford known to me as a person in whose testimony confidence can be placed, who being duly sworn testifies, that he was acquainted with the same John Lent whose services are herein above stated and knows him as the Identical Lent who enlisted at the same time or nearly so, as this deponent did in the same Regiment and company, that both he Lent and the Deponent were mustered by Capt Bannister commander in chief of the Garrison stationed at the two block Houses or forts one on each side of the River created to protect the Ferry at Hony Point and Van Plank's point on the Hudson River, that the Deponent remained for one year with said John Lent in the same company and left there said Lent as he the deponent

enlisted the second year in the Nine Months service with the rangers furthermore that the Deponent after his first years service in the same company as John Lent, saw him occasionally the second year at the same Post Honey Point and after wards they saw one another at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson River doing military duty although under different commanders and confirms the statement made in open court, as made to him known, so far as it relates to the service of said Lent when both he and the Deponent were together and further says Not.
Godfrey his Brought Spence
Sworn and subscribed & certified by and before me this 15 th September A D 1834.
Henry Morgan Deus Pater Bradford County SS.
I James P Bull Prothonotary of the Court of common Pleas of Bradford County, do certify that Henry Morgan whose name is above written is a duly qualified acting Justice of the Peace, commissioned on the 11 th day of May 1814 to continue during good behavior and that I am acquainted with his signature and believe the above to be genuine.
Witness my hand and official seal this sixteenth day of September 1834.
J. P. Bull JP

January 5, 1939
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BA-J/MCS John Lent, S.23762
Olive L. Horton 1115 Elm Street Peekskill, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to a Revolutionary War soldier, John Lent, who served in the Third Regiment of the Westchester County Militia.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.23762, based on the military service of the only John Lent that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The date and place of his birth and the names of parents are not shown.
John Lent enlisted at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, about April 10, 1780, and served one year as private in Captains Bond's and Jonathan Knapp's companies in Colonel Hughs' New York regiment, was engaged in manning the continental boats on the Hudson River, transporting troops, provisions, etc., for the army. He enlisted in April, 1781, served one year as private in Captain Dennis McGuire's company in Colonel Hughs' New York regiment and was engaged in the same service as previous enlistment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, at which time he was living in Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, and was sixty-seven years of age. He was living in Wysox in 1834. In 1835 his post office address was Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to soldier's family.
No charge is made for furnishing this information.
Very truly yours
Soldiers Health and Agency Books A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

March 10, 1909.
Hon. George W. Kipp,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Kipp:
In reply to your letter dated the 25 th and received the 28 th ultimo, requesting information for Mr. J. F. Nevarly of Towanda, Pennsylvania, I have the honor to advise you that from the papers on file, it appears that the following soldiers were allowed pension on account of service in the War of the Revolution, as alleged by them.
Sur. File No. 22,762, John Lent, enlisted at Peekskill, New York, April 10, 1780 and served as Private under Captains Bond, Jonathan Knapp and McGuire, and Colonel Hughes in the New York troops for two years.
In 1832 he was sixty-seven years of age and a resident of Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

O. W. & N. Div. L. W. B. W. 21429 I. 23762.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
October 27th, 1896.
Madam:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military records of John Lent and Andrew Huntington, soldiers of the Revolutionary war, you are advised as follows:
John Lent made an application for pension on September 10th, 1832, at which time he was 67 years of age and residing at Wysox, Penna., and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Bond and Col. Hughes. He enlisted at Peekskill, New York.
Hannah A. Huntington, widow of Andrew Huntington, made an application for pension on May 30th, 1837, at which time she was 76 years of age and residing at Norwich, Conn., and her pension was allowed for the actual service of her husband as an Assistant Commissary, Conn. troops, Revolutionary War. Length of service, place of enlistment and officers under whom he served, not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. Mary J. Seymour,
902 "F" St., N. W., City.

Mrs. Lester A. Horton 1115 Elm Street Peebleskill, N. Y.
Nov. 18-1938.
Veterans Bureau Washington
I am trying to trace
back to my Revolutionary ancestor only John Lent who fought in the 3 rd regiment of the Westchester Co. militia. I obtained my information from the Lent Van Lent History (Genealogical + Biographical) 1638 - 1902 by Nelson Burton Lent - on page 113. No. 1164

This John Lent was the son of Gilbert Lent + Amelia Ackley His wife's name was Phoebe Barrett.
If you could give me any  this information of this record I will gladly pay whatever the charge may be for the time taken in obtaining the information I desire.
Sincerely
Alvin L. Horton 1115 Elm St. Peachhill
N.Y.

CYRUS A. SULLOWAY, N. H., CHAIRMAN. SAMUEL W. SMITH, MICH. WILLIAM A. CALDERHEAD, KANS. ELIAS S. HOLLIDAY, IND. THOMAS W. BRADLEY, N. Y. CHARLES E. FULLER, ILL. PLEASANT T. CHAPMAN, ILL. JOHN C. CHANEY, IND. DON C. EDWARDS, KY. JOHN F. BOYD, NEBR.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON INVALID PENSIONS, WASHINGTON.
GEORGE H. LINDSAY, N. Y. CHARLES H. WEISSE, WIS. LINCOLN DIXON, IND. TIMOTHY T. ANSBERRY, OHIO. GEORGE W. KIPP, PA. RICHARD N. HACKETT, N. C.
WILLIAM H. TOPPING, CLERK. GEORGE A. BAILEY, ASSISTANT CLERK. ARTHUR W. PHINNEY, ASSISTANT CLERK. HERMAN C. GAUSS, STENOGRAPHER. HERMAN GAUSS, PRINCIPAL EXAMINER.
February 25, 1909
Hon. V. Warner,
Commissioner of Pensions.
My dear Commissioner:-
from Mr C. F. Heverly of Tonawanda, Pa.
Will you kindly give your attention to the enclosed letter and, if possible, furnish the information desired?
Please return the enclosed letter with your reply.
Yours truly,
Geo. W. Kipp
Information for tombstone data - concerning
John Lent S. file 23762 David Woodruff S. file 7964 James Drake W. file 7043 Isaac Caster S. file 40810 Jonathan Stevens W. file 2674

2 pend. over
Revolution
23462 INVALID.
Oct 27/96 see to Mary J. Reyna Aliz
SWB
File No. 23,762
1909 mch 10. Hist. to Hon. Geo. W. Kipp M.C. for tombstone purpose
1939 Jan. 5 hist. to Olive L. Horton nest
John L... 2nd...
Act: June 7 th 1899
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Payments to be made at Philadelphia by N Brattle Street A. S. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Pennsylvania
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book 40 Vol. 5 Page 35 by Geo B. Whiting Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, John Lent of the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and _____ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 8 th day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
John B. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. S
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

FEBRUARY 24, 1836.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. LAY , from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
A BILL
For the relief of John Lent.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 3 the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, directed to place 4 John Lent, of the county of Bradford, in the State of Penn- 5 sylvania, on the pension roll of the United States, and that there 6 be allowed to the said John Lent, the sum of eighty dollars 7 per annum, during his natural life, to commence on the eighth 8 day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-three.

ent
John Lent a Soldier In the Revolution
Feb y 2 o 1836
Ref to the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
February 24. 1836.
Bill N o 380—
Reports 69 Rev. Pen

John LENT LENT.
[To accompany bill H. R. No. 380.]
FEBRUARY 24, 1836.
Mr. LAY, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred the petition of John Lent, report as follows:
The facts as detailed by the petitioner are: that he is now a resident of the town of Wysox, in the county of Bradford, and State of Pennsylvania, and was seventy-seven years old in Sept'r, 1832. That he enlisted for one year into the army of the United States, on or about the 10th day of April, 1780, at Peekskill, Westchester county, New York, into the company commanded by Captain Bond; and, as Captain Bond shortly afterwards left the company, he served out the year under Captain Jonathan Knapp. Colonel Hews, or Hughes, was the colonel, and Kears major, and John Occoman his lieutenant. That petitioner, shortly after his enlistment, was ordered on board of the boats at "King's Ferry," so called, at Stoney and Verplank points, on Hudson river. The service was that of transporting of the troops, cavalry and infantry, public stores, provisions, and military stores. That he served his term of enlistment, one year, out, and received a regular discharge.
Immediately after his discharge, he again enlisted in April, 1781, for another term of one year, in the company commanded by Captain Dennis McGuire, in the same regiment, under Colonel Hughes, the same major, and Lieutenant Occoman. He continued also, under this last enlistment, to perform the same services in the continental boats to the end of the year, in April, 1782, when he was regularly discharged. The petitioner represents that this service was exceedingly dangerous, arduous, and fatiguing. He was subject to be called up at all times of night, and was upon fatigue all day, as well as often through the night, at all seasons, whether the weather was clement or inclement. He was compelled not only to transport arms and munitions of war, provisions, expresses, and troops, across the river, but also to carry provisions and stores up the river.
The petitioner made application to the War Department for a pension under the act of June 7, 1832, and was regularly placed on the pension roll, and a pension certificate issued to him. That under this certificate he received pay for two years, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, and was then notified by the Secretary of War that his pension had been dis-

continued, because petitioner had been employed in the boat service during the revolutionary service, and, consequently, did not come within the provisions of the act.
The proof of service of petitioner is clearly established by the testimony of Godfrey Vought, who served in the same company with petitioner during the first year's service, and also saw and personally knew of the petitioner's having served the term of his second enlistment.
It is satisfactorily shown to the committee that the enlistment was into the army, and that the service he rendered on board the boats was in obedience to orders; and that he might, under his enlistment, have been transferred at any time to duty on land to any place his regiment or company might have been ordered. Admitting that his enlistment had been different from what it seems to have been, and that, by the terms, it were such that he was restricted to the service which he actually performed, the committee are of opinion that, within the true intent and spirit of the rule which has been established to compensate all who participated in and performed duty in the struggle for our independence, the petitioner is deservedly entitled to the pay awarded to the revolutionary soldier, and have reported a bill accordingly, continuing his pension from the time it was discontinued by the Secretary of War.
So stated a Gen May 8 - 1893

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Payment to be made at Philadelphia by J. Schott, Esq. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Penn.
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book E 2. Vol. 5. Page 38 by D. Brown Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832 , 28. June 1836, John Lent, of the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1834 , 8 th of May, 1833 and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — first day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

Return this brief with the paper
John Lent

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Lent which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? V. * Has he mentioned 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? VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No, see Lesson 14 Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. — Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 the 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.

Mr. Labaree wants a copy of the paper on file in the Prison Office on the case of Schuchert and also in the case of George (long) the of Bradford County Penn.
No. D. + 11489 Gordon, Augt 25 88/11
Hon J. Labaree A.R.

HR. 380
John Lent
Penn: agency, act 1832 roll -
$80 per annum, to commence 8 May 1833 -
Hon. John Laporte H. R.
act June 28. 1836
Com: on Pensions

Hon J. L. Edwards

Hon J. L. Edwards
Washington June 25 th 1836
Dear Sir
Enclosed with this is the papers on which Congress has granted a Pension to John Lent of Bradford County Penna he has formerly been on the Pension Roll but was struck off after claiming a Pension two years, I also enclose with this his former Pension certificate, I do know Mr Lent very well he resides near me and it is his wish that his certificate should be sent to me, I send a copy of the bill with this that has passed both Houses, and it will be presented to the President on Monday  tomorrow for his signature and I will be very much obliged to you to send me the certificate as soon as you can have it made out. direct it to me as my Residence in Penna as I shall leave here on Monday
Yours respectfully John Laporte

12.431 John Lent
2 years $80.

Commonwealth of Penn a Bradford County ss.
In this 2 d day of August 1832 before the subscriber one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Bradford Personally appeared aged seventy one years Godfrey Vought of the said County who being sworn first Depones according to law doth Depose and say that he is personally acquainted with John Lent & has known him ever since the year 1780 that at that time both the deponent resided in Westchester County in the State of New York that he will remember that the said John Lent about the first part of April 1780 Entered into a Company Command- ed by Capt. Borne at Peks Hill in the said County of West Chester for one year that this Company was afterwards Commanded by Capt. Jonathan Knapp in the Regiment Com- manded by Col. Hews (or Hughes) that the said John Lent en- tered the boat Service so called at Stony Point on the Hud- son River that the said John Lent continued in that Service during the said term of one year, This Deponent also saw the said Lent in the year 1781 in the summer term in the same Service
Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
Godfrey his Vought mark
Jonathan Stevens Judge
[Faint, illegible text]
Bradford County ss.
I James P. Bruce Notary Public of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County certify that Jonathan Stevens before whom the foregoing proceedings were had now is and at the date thereof was an acting Associate Judge of said County duly Commissioned and sworn. And I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge & believe the above signature purports to be his true signature. Witness my hand & seal of office this 22 day of February 1833 for J. P. Bruce Not. O. Woodruff D. N.

Returned cases - accompanied by the declaration of Land. Farms -
James Galt Esq.
Secretary of War
Wadsworth Col.
James M. Smith
File

J. L. Edwards Esq - Pension Office
Dear Sir
Hon James Ford of the H. R. Army had the kindness to forward to me the enclosed declarations except that of Samuel (Stark) which he procured from the office with the defects noted in the several printed enclosures - I have taken steps to obtain the amendment of those defects. I trust sufficiently to afford satisfaction to the de- partment -
I had forwarded the application of David King with those of the others which were returned in the printed envelopes and I think one other whose name I cannot recollect, having mislaid the list which I made of them, that seems not to have been acted upon in the office.
My letter to the Secy of War in Sept r last enclosing all the applications for a pension sent on by me, until now, if not mis- laid, would show the number & names of those under my particular charge -
I am very Respectfully
&c
Simon H. Haines
P.S.

John Lent

Priv. 1
24th CONGRESS, 1st Session.
H. R. 380.
FEBRUARY 24, 1836.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. LAY, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
An Act
A BILL
For the relief of John Lent.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 3 the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, directed to place 4 John Lent, of the county of Bradford, in the State of Penn- 5 sylvania, on the pension roll of the United States, and that there 6 be allowed to the said John Lent, the sum of eighty dollars 7 per annum, during his natural life, to commence on the eighth 8 day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-three.
Approved June 28 th 1836
A true copy compared with the Roll in this office.
Dept of War June 30 th 1836
Henry Binion Chief Clerk

11.459
Pennsylvania John Sine
of Bradford in the State of Penna who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Prince of the Brig. commanded by Col. Hughes in the Pa. Militia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of May 1833 and Sine Sam l Whitney Towanda Pa
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 1833 $160.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 14 Sep 33 100.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk, Book C Vol. 5 Page 35
See letter to J. A. Poulter 29 Sep 34 and to B. — J. Lapate 16 Dec '34 Papers ordered sent to Hon J. Lapate, H. L. Jan 20 1836

I hereby Certify, that the accompanying pages numbered from One to Eleven, in enclosure, are truly copied from the originals in the Pension Office War Department
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
Be it Remembered, that JAMES L. EDWARDS, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this 18 th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Six.
L. D. Campbell
Secretary of War.

To the Hon the Senate & House of Representatives in Congress assembled —
The petition of the undersigned a revolutionary soldier respectfully, shews that, that the petitioner (in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th of June 1832) applied for, and received a pension as per accompanying certificate, and that he drew the amount. accredited him for a period of two years, and was then notified, by the Secretary of War that his pension was discontinued. (as stated, that said petitioner was during the revolutionary war employed in the Boat service and consequently did not come within provision of the act.) Said petitioner prays, that reference may be made to the statement of his services, on file, in pursuance of which the Certificate was granted.
The petitioner, was regularly enlisted, and discharged, and the service he rendered was not voluntary with him, but in obedience to superior orders and he therefore prays an investigation and that his name may be restored to the Pension Roll, and he be entitled to his pension from the time of discontinuance.
Towanda Bradford Co. Pa. John Sent Dec 9th 1835.

Pennsylvania, Bradford County ss.
In an open Court of Common Pleas held for the said County of Bradford on the 11 th of September A.D. 1834. At Towanda (the County seat) personally appeared John Lent of Wysox Township in said County, an applicant for a Pension under the act of the 7 th June 1832, who being duly sworn says in addition to his former statement, that he never was engaged on board of the Transport Boats of the Quarter Master's Department as it is inferred by the War Department officers from the manner in which his revolutionary services have been expressed in his former application for said Pension by him received for two years & now withdrawn by said officers; but that he said John Lent was really enlisted at Peekskill in Col. Hughes Regiment in a Company first under the Command of Capt. Bond, afterwards under Jonathan Knapp, the 1 st year & the 2 nd year in the Company Commanded by Capt. Dennis M c Guire; that he was mustered by Capt. Brainerd principal Commander of the Garrison stationed at Stony Point on the west & Van Plank's point on the East Side of the river Hudson, there to help & protect the Ferry & repel any attacks on those points, and also to keep open the Communication between the Eastern & Western States, and to protect and help the crossing of the troops, ammunitions & provisions of the Army; that when General Washington was with the French troops lying before New York, our Company were ordered down the river & we joined the troops at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson about 16 miles above New York, that he never did belong to nor was engaged in the Quarter Master's Transport Department, but received the Soldier's pay as a private from Capt. Knapp the 1 st year & from Capt. M c Guire the second, & that six months after his discharge from service he received from the War Office a Certificate for the clothing in arrears; Further more said John Lent states that his engagement was for military service, & that whenever he was employed by order of his superiors to help to ferry across the Hudson at the above mentioned points whatever was for the army, that service was

was merely incidental, & that he never was at any time engaged under Contract with the Quarter-Master's Transport Department, but subject at all times to protect with the rest of the Garrison the two blockhouses erected on , one on each side of the river, to defend the ferry—
John Lent
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 11 th day of Sept. 1834
J. W. Bruce, Prob.
Bradford County ss.
I James P. Bull Prothonotary of Bradford County do hereby Certify that on this 11 th day of September 1834, the above named John Lent came personally into an open Court of Common Pleas sitting in and for said County before the Honorable Edward Herrick Esq r President & his associates and in due form of law made his solemn oath that the facts contained in the foregoing statement signed by him are true, and that he is the individual John Lent who heretofore made his declaration in the said Court for the purpose of obtaining a Pension under the act of Congress of 4 th June 1832. Witness my hand & Seal of office the day & year aforesaid.
J. W. Bull
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bradford County ss.
On the 15 th day of September A.D. 1834, before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally appeared George Young of the Township of Home in said County of Bradford, known to me to be a person whose testimony confidence can be placed in, and being duly sworn, testified that he was acquainted with the late John Lent whose services are herein above stated, & knows him as the individual Lent who enlisted at the same time or nearly so as that deponent did in the same regiment & company, that both he Lent & the deponent were mustered into Captain Van Riper's Company in Chief of the Garrison.

Stationed at the two Block houses outposts one on each side of the river erected to protect the Ferry at Stoney point & Van Klief's point on the Hudson river, that the Deponent remained for one year with said John Lent in the same Company, and left there last sent as he the Deponent enlisted the second year in the nine months service with the Rangers; further note that the Deponent after his first year's service in the same Company as John Lent, saw him occasionally the second year at the same Post, Stoney point, & afterwards they saw one another at Dobb's Ferry on the Hudson River - doing Military Duty altho' under different Commanders, and confirms the Statement made in open Court, as made to him known, so far as it relates to the service of said Lent when both he & the Deponent were together & further says not.
Sworn subscribed to his mark, Godfrey X Pought
Certified by me before me this 15. Sept. AD 1834
Harry Morgan his Seal
Bradford County ss.
I, James P. Bull, Notary Public of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County, do certify that Harry Morgan whose name is above written is a duly qualified acting justice of the Peace commissioned on the 11 th May 1814 to continue during good behaviour, & that I am acquainted with his signature & believe the above to be genuine. Witness my hand & official seal this sixteenth day of September 1834.
J. P. Bull

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Lent, Moses GRADE Private LINE New York
WARRANT NUMBER 7397 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 22, 1790 to Thomas Tillotson, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.