Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11826, for Conrad N Kilts, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Kilts, bonrad N.
S. 11826
CONTENTS
carded

20045 New York
Conrad N. Stiltz of Senoy in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Van Schaick in the New York line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of July 1833. Corrected and sent S. Chapman Olockville N.Y. 2 Sep. 1833.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 $ 160 Semest. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 40
$ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk. Book E Vol. 4 Page 23 and
Corrected 3 d Sep 33
Ino. Cromwell
Report to Agent N.Y. Corrected 3 Sep 33 let. to Isaac Lawrence 8 Nov. 33.

16352
Conrad Kiltz
S. Chapman atty
on Rolls of Van Schaick's Neg.
Mar '77 transferred Oct '78 (War)
adm 2
24 mofri
808

Declaration
State of New York ss On this eighth day of October Madison County 1882 Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting convened, Wilts a resident of said County of Madison aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Decla- -ration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated that he was born at Palatine Montgomery County N.Y. in the year 1761  has no record of his age lived at Palatine in said County of Montgomery when he entered the Service of the United States and continued to live there after the war until he removed to the town of Lenox County of Madison where he now resides and here for the last thirty years he enlisted as a regular soldier during the war in the Spring of 1777 under Capt Andreas Fish in Col believed it was New York State Troops Van Schaick's Regiment Served for the space of Nine Months and then procured an Adam Lecon who took his place as a substitute and he was released from the Service at Albany. & in the Spring of 1778 He was drafted for nine months in the State Troops and served nine months in Capt John Bright in Col Jacob Klock's Regiment stationed at Fort Herkimer & Cherry Valley and at the end of Nine Months was discharged verbally never had a written Discharge that in the latter part of the Winter of 1780 he enlisted for nine months as a Volunteer into the State Service under Capt Samuel Gray in Col Miletts Regiment who commanded a Company to guard the Batteries which carried provisions for the

from Sherriff to Capt. Steinhake Schuyler & Harkness to supply the troops stationed at these places and that he served the whole of the said term of Nine Months upon said and was again verbally discharged late in the fall of the same year That He knows Silvanus one of the Judges now holding this Court that he is acquainted with Silvanus Brinker the under Sheriff with Herman V. Runtum Merchant in Seneca one of the Grand Jurors at this term and with
all of the Jurors when I resided who can all testify of his character as being good for truth and veracity that he has no other reason in his reason than the reasons here in Court before affidavits are herewith filed & attached has no discriminatory end
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity as of the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or Territory
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
A. J. Sloan Clk
Conrad N. Wilts mark
We John A. Seber and Stephen Chapman residing in the Town of Seneca hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Conrad Wilts who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be of the age of Seventy-one years 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 to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
A. J. Sloan Clk
D. A. Seber J. Chapman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and find as in states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John A. Seber who signed the foregoing

certificate is a resident in Seneca, Madison County and that Stephen Chapman who signed  affirmed the the said certificate is a resident in said town of Seneca and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Conrad N. Kirtz for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 9th day of October 1832 —
A. S. Sloan Clk
State of New York Madison County ss: Peter N. Kirtz of the town of Paton in the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that he has been duly sworn in open Court deposits and says that he is well acquainted with Conrad N. Kirtz and that he has known him for many years that he has examined the foregoing statement by him signed & sworn to and that he has knows of all the premises therein mentioned having been performed by the said Conrad except the first in which it is stated that he is the same person who as respects the ground for the pension that he signed certificate here to this 9th day of October 1832
A. S. Sloan Clk
Peter N. Kirtz

I hereby certify that the Peter N. Kiltz who swore to the foregoing affidavit before me is a credible person and entitled to credit in every respect. I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of June 1883.
State of New York Madison County is Henry Kightmeyer of the town of Sullivan in said county do hereby declare in open court this 8th day of October 1882 deposits and says that it well acquainted with Leonard Kiltz now present in court who signed swore to the foregoing declaration and to a record that said Leonard enlisted into the service of the United States for nine months in the winter of 1880 in Capt Samuel Gray's Company which company was employed in conducting & guarding the Battle which covered the prisoners for the Redoubt from Seneca to Fort Monmouth and that said Kiltz served in said company the whole term of nine months that he this deponent served the same term of time with the said Leonard in the same company and were both discharged late in the fall after the Mohanike River closed had no written discharge
Given under my hand this 8th day of October 1882 before me in open court I hereby certify that I am a judge.
[Signature]
A. S. Noan CLK
I hereby certify that Peter N. Kiltz & Henry Kightmeyer who signed and swore to the two foregoing affidavits before me are both credible men - and their statements entitled to credit and John Keller who also signed swore to the following affidavit is also like credible In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of June 1883
A. S. Noan CLK of Madison County -
Leonard Kiltz

whose papers are herewith attached and he himself present in court
I do your honor's service in the town of Sullivan, in the County of Madison, being only seven days, that he is well acquainted with Coenraet Kitter, of the town of Schoharie  Schoharie  whose name appears to the papers the only other said County, & has known him for a great number of years since. That this deponent knows that he the said Coenraet Kitter, was in the company of Captain Andrew Fink, in the spring of the year 1777, & continued to some in the same company until the fall of the same year. This deponent was in the same company with the said Coenraet, under the command of the said Andrew Fink. Said company was attached to the Regiment under the command of Col. Van Schaack. That this deponent was in the Revolutionary service at Saratoga, when he first became acquainted with the said Coenraet Kitter, & knew him until he left the Army at Albany, after procuring  having procured a substitute. That the service of the said Coenraet Kitter, in the company of the said Andrew Fink, was in the Revolutionary war. That he knows the said Coenraet served in the company of the said Andrew Fink, about nine months.
John his Keller
I am now years of age that he is related and lived in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to in Open Court this 18th day of June 1833
A. S. Moan Clk
 John [unintelligible] J. C. [unintelligible] Nicholas Bort
wherever you are

1352 Cape Wrath
Chapman Ally Rockville Mass Co NY
Inverness before me this 8th day of October 1832 A. J. Hearn Atty

Sworn before me this 5 th day of October 1832.
A. S. Sloan Ck.
1832 J. D. [unintelligible] Chapman City Cookeville Ward Co. Ky. [unintelligible]

and are this 18th day of June in open Court in the General Term of June 1833 The Law Council, Wilts in answer to Interrogatories presented by the new Department answers as follows viz
1 st was born at Patakeene Mountain Co. N.Y. in the year 1761 has no record of his age
2 nd Has no record of his age 3 rd When called into Service was at the same place when called into Service lived there after the war until 1803 then moved to the place where he now lives which is the town of Lenox in the County of Madison N.Y.
4 th was first called into the Service in 1777 by enlisting during the war served six months then returned a substitute in 1778 was drafted for 9 mos & in 1780 enlisted into the State Troops for 9 mos.
5 th - Knew Col Van Schaick Col Willett General Herkimer Col Blackwell Col Cook Col Bright Col Grev
6 th  Never received any Military Discharge
7 th - is now acquainted with Eldr Nicholas Root John Leek Esq Gen J. S. S. Stephen Chapman all of whom can testify of my good Character as known to in open Court this 18th day of June 1833 - A. S. Moan Clk. Conrad Wilts
Mr Nicholas Root a clergyman residing in same town with Conrad Wilts now in town who signed the foregoing declaration & Stephen Chapman of the same place hereby testifies that we are well acquainted with the said Conrad Wilts as said that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is related and believed to be in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Known to in open Court this 18th day of June 1833 A. S. Moan Clk J. C. Chapman Nicholas Root
...a new raised Wisconsin for the

I hereby certify that the Peter N. Kiltz who swore
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the Master and after putting the interrogatories presented by the said respondent that the said applicant Leonard Kiltz was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and that  the  affidavit  of  the  affidavit that Nicholas that who has  affidavit the affidavit  is a clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the said applicant and that Stephen Chapman who has also affidavit is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit
Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Madison do hereby certify the foregoing contains the original & supplementary proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Leonard Kiltz in his application for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 18 th  day of June 18 th 18 th
A. S. Sloan Clerk

Conrad N. Kelts Madison Co. New York
Suspended
(Jan) Adams
L. Chapman Esq. Brookville Madison 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 show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Leonard Kells  Leonard Kells . Madison Co. 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.     Spring 1817 " 9 " Private Col. J. W. Flint Col. Van Shaeck None N. York 71 years Montgo mer. Co. N. York Two Witnesses   1778 " 9 " Col. J. W. Bighorn Col. Clark " "   1780 " 9 " Col. Samuel Gray Col. Lee " "  
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 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 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 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 and down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the time, 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 fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[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.
Joseph Rowan Brant
The within is a true copy of the original as shown to the War Department

1831 New York
Leonard Rits
of Madison, in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt. commanded by Col. T. Smith in the N. York line for 3 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of July 1833 and for the L. Chapman Lockport
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '33 $ 160 Pension allowance ending Dec '33 40 $200
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Book E. Vol. 33 Page 23 Clerk,

Rehr
11.826 INVALID.
File No. 11.826
Conrad N. Wilts
Pris New Mar
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. A , Page 411
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Conrad Kiltz or Conrad N. Kiltz
Not Leonard Kiltz Mistake —
To be sent to S. Chapman P.M. Cookville Madison Co. N.Y.
Payments to be made at N. York by Pres. W. B. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
N. York Cancelled
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 3 Page 9 by E. C. Stiles Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Marinda Hill of the State of N. York who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army 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 her , in every year.
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this 30 day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
John B. Bob Secretary of War.
Co. ad } ed. }
J. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.