Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,352, for Giles Norton, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Norton, Giles
S 29,352
B.L.Wt. 28,524-160-55
CONTENTS

See cir. In. Mar. 13 th 1835
Transf d to Michigan, from 4 th September 1833 - 1 st Apr l 1835
Letter to 3 rd Aud. & do. St. Romland 22 April 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 March 1837 to 4 March 1838 Age Notified 6 June 1839.
Paid as above from 4 March 1838 to 4 March 1839 - Agent Notified 3 rd March 1840
+ Myrt l 24 th
+ New York Albany
Giles Merton
Livingston in the State of New York who was a Private in the Corps commanded by Captain Paul (Coast Guard) of the Regt. commanded by Col. (Coast Guard) in the Conn te . for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Nov: 1833 and dated G. Grover Springfield
Arrears to the 14 th of Apr. '33 $ 30 Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 st Mch '31 10
$60
Revolutionary Claim, Exp ts , June 7, 1832.
G. Grover
Recorded by Clerk, Book E. Vol. 11. Page 107.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress Passed June 7 th 1832 State of New York
Leicester County of
On this 2 nd day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace Now Sitting Giles Norton a resident of the Town of Spencertown in the County of Leicester and State of New York Aged 67 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 named Officers and said as herein stated that he thinks in the month of April in the Year 1780 he volunteered his Service in the war of the revolution for the term of six months in the Town of Guilford in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut as a private soldier in a Serjeants guard consisting of one Serjeant, one Corporal and twelve men privates that the said Serjeants Guard was stationed in a Block house on Seets Island in the said Town of Guilford in the County of New Haven, State of Connecticut that the object of this guard was to watch the motion of the enemy and deter them from plundering the inhabitants and driving away their cattle that the said Block house was situated near the sea shore and that a guard similar to the one to which this applicant belonged was kept up through the revolutionary war that he was not attached to any Captains Company or Regiment that he actually served in said Guard six months on said Seets Island & its vicinity and was honorably discharged. He was paid by Paymaster Nathan Chittenden of the Connecticut State Troops. That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Service. ——— And in answer to the interrogations put to him by the said Court this declarant said that he was born in the Town of Guilford in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut on the 11 th day of April 1766 and that he resided in said Town of Guilford until after the revolutionary war and that he resided in said Town of Guilford

At the time he entered the service of the United States in the revolutionary war that at the time he entered the service as aforesaid there was to be a draft for twelve men to constitute a Sergeant's guard to relieve a guard at that time stationed on said Sackets Island whose term of service had expired that this declarant he thinks two others volunteered their service to constitute a part of said guard and that the names of those who volunteered with him were Asker Norton and Eli Fowler he thinks the remainder of the guard were drafted that this declarant and the two others who volunteered were to Young to be subject to military duty but volunteered their service in said guard and was accepted that this declarant served as a private soldier as before stated in the revolutionary war six months that soon after the revolutionary war he removed to the town of Greenville now in the County of Greene in the State of New York and resided there 8 or 10 years and then removed to the town of Andalusia in the County of Cayuga and State of New York and resided there about Seventeen years and since that time has resided in the County of Ontario & Allegany until a year ago last March and then removed to the town of Spangler in the County of Livingston where he now resides
That he cannot give any more particular description of the names of officers who were with him except the name of the Sergeant who he served under was David Mop and the Corporal's name was Daniel Sackett that there was no particular battles or military operations in the neighborhood where this declarant was stationed during his term of service that he never received any written discharge that Captain Lockwood Doctor John D. Norton Salmen G. Grover and Benjamin Snyder the persons in the town where he resides can testify to his veracity and character in general and also of their belief of his having served in the war of the revolution war , That there is no Isaac Clappman in Spangler consequently this declarant cannot

Procure the testimony of a Clergyman without much Expense and delay as those who this declarant has been long acquainted with have removed & are a great distance from the Town of Springwater That this declarant never received an Commission or written discharge from his revolutionary service as aforesaid and this declarant 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 Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid } Giles Norton J. G. Haven Deputy clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion that  Giles Norton the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
State of New York } Livingston County } We Salmon G. Grover and Benjamin Snyder both residing in the neighbourhood of Giles Norton hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with the above named  Giles Norton who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 67 years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion Sworn & subscribed in open Court the day & year aforesaid } Salmon G. Grover J. G. Haven Deputy clerk } Benjamin Snyder
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations 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 Salmon G. Grover & Benjamin Snyder who have

Subscribed the preceding Certificate are both residents of the Town of Springwater and in the neighbourhood of the said Giles Norton and are Credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit
I Chauncey R. Bond clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Livingston do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Giles Norton for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this second day of October 1833.
C. R. Bond clerk By S. G. Haven Dep. clerk
S. G. Grover agent Springwater Livingston County N.Y.
Giles Norton
676.86

Civ. B. Mr. Ward. Aft. 19/56
164562
Sep. 1853, 3/53
Jan 1/53
Giles Boston
Prin.
Cap. Dudley
Sergt. David Chase
Ct. Col.
Enf. Apr. 1, 1780
Dis. Oct. 18, 1780
Recd. War
Rec. Pension
Mich June 32-24341
AD: 1600000000, 26/82
Boyle
MR
Vol. N. page 125
Nichol M. Ward
Berry Center
N.Y.

104,562 Application of Giles Norton for Bounty Land
Nichol M. Ward, Attorney, Perry Centre Wyoming Co. N.Y.

State of New York, County of Wyoming, ss.
On this fifth day of June, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Giles Norton, aged eighty nine years, a resident of the town of Perry, in the County of Wyoming and State of New York, who being sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Giles Norton, who was a private in the Company of Captain David Morse, in a body of twelve men under Sergeant David Morse, in the Revolutionary war; that he volunteered into the service of the state of Connecticut or the United States, at the town of Guilford, in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, on or about the first day of April or May, A.D. 1780, when he was about fourteen years old, for the term of six months, and continued in actual service in that war, for the term of six months, and was honorably discharged, (but not in writing,) at the town of Guilford aforesaid, on or about the first day of April October or November, A.D. 1780; that he was never incorporated into any Regiment, but was all the time employed in a Squad of twelve men, under the command of the above named Sergeant David Morse, that the duty performed, consisted in guarding the shore of Long Island Sound, in said town of Guilford, from the landing of the British from their vessels of war lying in the Sound, and that he carried a musket, and was not a waiter to any person, that his Father, Felix Norton, received the pay for his services, as the pay rolls of the State of Connecticut, or of the United States, now on file in the War Office at Washington will show, and to which he refers for proof of said service. He further states, that he made application for a pension for said service, under the Law of the United States, of the 7th of June, 1832, and received a Certificate for a Pension of twenty dollars per annum, during his natural life, from the 4th of March, 1831; which Certificate is dated November 24th. 1833, signed by Lee Thompson, Secretary of War, and countersigned by J. L. Belcher, Commissioner of Pensions, and recorded in the Pension Office.

in Book 8, Vol. 4 page 107 or 157, to which Certificate, and to the proofs and enclosures produced at the time said Pension was granted he refers for evidence of said service. He also states, that for about twenty years past, he has received his Pension at Detroit in State of Michigan. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March, 3, 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor; and hereby appoints Phileot M. Ward, of Poughkeepsie, Ulster County, N.Y. his attorney to prosecute this claim.
Giles Norton
We, Lyman G. Morgan and Elias Batchelder, residents of Perry in the County of Wyoming and State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed by Giles Norton in our presence, and that we believe that he is the identical person he represents himself to be. Lyman G. Morgan Elias Batchelder
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above written. and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; and that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Freeman Benedict, Justice of the Peace
STATE OF NEW YORK,  ss. WYOMING COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I CERTIFY That Freeman Benedict Esquire, was, at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 6 day of June A. D. 1855.  J. P. Closson Clerk

Rev. and 1812 War Section. Rev. 41813 Wars 1812 AWP
CWS
May 8, 1925
Mrs. Charles O. Norton Kearney Nebr
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29352, it appears that Giles, son of Felix Norton, was born April 11, 1766 at Guilford, Connecticut.
While residing at said place, he enlisted in April 1780 and served six months as a private under Sergeant David Morse, in a Sergeant's Guard at Leete Island, to guard the coast.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1833, while a resident of Springwater, Livingston County, New York.
In 1834, he resided in Michigan, to be near his children, no names stated.
In 1855, he was residing in Perry, Wyoming County, New York.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF Commissioner.

29352 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29352
Files Norton
Rev Rev. Norton
Act: June 1 st 89 th
Index: Vol. 9 , Page 300
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1910 Feb 1. Hist. to Miss Lillian A. Norton 1920 Feb 21. Hist. to Mr. & Mrs. A. Curry Atlantic, Iowa (See her letter in Widow's Abigail , Goodwin W. Files 24288) aw 1925 May 8. Hist. to Mrs. Charles O. Norton See letter in Stephen Norton S.36708 aw 1929 Nov. 12 - Hist. to Mrs. George Doomey aw

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28.524
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Nov 1911

Pension Agency Detroit Dec. 26 th 1834.
Sir
Herewith is enclosed the application of Giles Norton Revolutionary Pensioner for transfer, from the State of New York to this Agency. The result you will please make known to me.
Respectfully Your Ob dt . Serv t Ellis Doty P. Agent.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com r of Pensions

164.562
Harry Countryman June 8
Dear
Hon. S. P. Meikle,
Commissioner of Pensions Wash.

164,562

Perry Centre, Wyoming Co. N.Y. June 6th 1855
Dr. Sir,
Accompanying this is the application of Giles Norton, a Revolutionary Soldier, for bounty land. I trust that all will be found correct, and that the old soldier will receive his warrant long before he slumbers in the dust.
Please make all communications to me, and also send the warrant, when issued.
Respectfully Yours,
Nichol M. Ward
Hon. L. P. Adair, Commissioner of Pensions.

May 6.
W. E. Ham

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 1 st , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Giles Norton, _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, 1837, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
J. Searner acting
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

New York Pensioner Enth act. 1832 Galesboro or
J. E. Haslin Washington Refer =
PAID
John H. Norton N. G. ... Perry, N.Y.
Albany May 16/33

State of New York County of Livingston ss.
Know all men by these presents That, I Giles Norton (a Soldier of the Revolution, of the Town of Spine Water, in said County and State, have Made Nominate Constituted and appointed and by these presents do make, nominate, constitute and appoint H. C. Hensler Esq. of Washington D.C. (My true and lawful Attorney, to prosecute and demand from the United States Government any Pension Money or Land that he may have a right to. For the purpose aforesaid to examine the Post. Records in the Department of the War. As fully as I might do.
And confirming whatsoever my said Attorney may do or cause to be done in the premises.
Subscribed and acknowledged Said before me This 9 th day of May, 1853.
Giles Norton
Lewis S. Holden Notary Public Livingston Co. N.Y.

our request of _____ the military histo _____ the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. file 29,352
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1780 6 years Priv. Sergt David Morse "Infantry" detached at Peterboro Conn.  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Guilford, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 2, 1838
Residence at date of application, Springwater, Livingston Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Apr. 11, 1766 Guilford, Conn. son of Felix
Remarks: In 1834 he moved to Michigan to be near his children (names not stated) -
In 1855 res. Perry - Wyoming Co. N.Y.

Section.
November 12, 1929.
Mrs. George D. Toomey, 151 Loring Avenue, Buffalo, New York.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29352, it appears that Giles, son of Felix Norton, was born April 11, 1766 in Guilford, Connecticut.
While residing in said place, he enlisted in April 1780 and served six months as a private under Sergeant David Morse, in a Sergeant's Guard at Leete Island, to guard the coast.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1833, while a resident of Springwater, Livingston County, New York.
In 1834, he resided in Michigan, to be near his children, no names stated.
In 1855, he was residing in Perry, Wyoming County, New York.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.

Sept. 15, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Recd
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me the record in the Revolutionary War of Giles Morton who is on the list of pensioners in Livingston County, New York in 1833. I would like all the data in regard to his family that you may have.
Thanking you for your kindness
I am
Yours very truly Mary S. Toomey.
Mrs. George D. Toomey 151 Loring Ave. Buffalo, N.Y.

Record Division.
February 1, 1910.
Miss Lillian A. Norton, 1949 Biltmore Street, Washington, D. C.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 18" and received the 19" ultimo, you are herewith furnished the Revolutionary War records of Giles and Stephen Norton, and are advised that the pension records of said war fail to afford any information in regard to Solomon Norton.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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LEONIDAS W. ELLIS, Recording-Secy.
1304 L Street N. W.
Miss LILLIAN A. NORTON, Corresponding-Secy.
1949 Biltmore Street N. W.
Vice-Presidents
 1st. Miss M. F. Mickley, D. C.  2d. W. M. G. Slade Mrs W G Slade N Y  3d. Miss Corinne L. Scott, N. Y.  4th. Miss E. C. Neff, Ohio.  5th. Miss Isabel F. Johnstone, S. C.  6th. Adelbert C. Wendell, Minn. 
Dr. J. G. B. BULLOCH, President Pension Office
National Genealogical Society
ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 14, 1903
Washington, D. C.
ALFRED B. DENT, Treasurer 902 F Street N. W.
R. ATWATER SMITH, Editor War Department
Councillors
 Everett W. Foster  Miss Cora C. Curry  Mrs. M. L. Croxall  Mrs. Jeannette S. Rogers  Rear-Admiral F. C. Prindle  Mrs. George Marsh 
January 18 1910
The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me with the Revolutionary record of the following:
Solomon Norton, aged 90 years was living 1840 in Villa-nova township, Chautauqua county, New York.
Giles Norton, private New York militia, pensioned November 21, 1833, age 67 years, rate $20.00.
Stephen Norton (Lincoln county, Maine) Massachusetts Continentals, pensioned July 22 1833.
Very truly yours,
Lillian A. Norton
JAN 19 1910

ATLANTIC PUBLIC SCHOOLS LINCOLN BUILDING FANNIE B. SANFORD, PRINCIPAL ATLANTIC, IOWA
Rev Sec 5
April 20, 1920.
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions. Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Can you give me a little help in regard to Revolutionary service of Giles Norton, supposed to have enlisted in David Morse's Sergeant's Guard (Conn.) He made application for pension, dated at Springwater N.Y. Oct 2, 1833. Pensions Nov. 21, 1833 and received a land warrant for military service. If you can give me some official proof, it will aid me greatly in filling out D.A.R. papers.
Thanking you for the favor,
(Miss) Fannie B. Sanford. 604 Maple St.

28.249.
Giles Norton
New York
Adm. M. Months $20. —
L. G. Grover
Spangdale
N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
19 th Nov. 1853—
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
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry 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 the required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [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.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
February 24 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Giles Norton, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and ————— Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 4 th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William B. Paton Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

County of Wayne ss:
On this 26 th day of December 1834 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Wayne, personally appeared Giles Norton Revolutionary Pensioner who on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Sergt. David Moore in the Regiment commanded by Colonel _____ in the service of the United States: That his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the Territory of Michigan where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to the Territory of Michigan, (viz) his children reside in Michigan, where lands are cheap & he wishes to get some land for a farm.
Sworn and subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid
Giles Norton
B. H. Wetmore J. P. Wayne Co.
Territory of Michigan ss:
County of Wayne ss: On the twenty sixth day of Dec r 1834 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for said county personally appeared Alvin Norton who on his oath declares, that Giles Norton is the identical person named in an original certificate of Pension in his possession from the War Department and is also the same person who has sworn to, and subscribed the above Affidavit.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid.
Alvin Norton
B. H. Wetmore J. P. Wayne Co.

County of Wayne ss:
I do hereby certify that Alvin Norton the witness aforesaid is a person of truth and veracity.
B. H. Withers J. M. Wheeler
I, Isaac S. Rowland, Clerk of the Court of Wayne County, certify that Rev. J. H. Withers Esq. is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office and subscribed my name, this twenty sixth day of December A.D. 1834.
I. S. Rowland Clerk

County of Wayne Co., I here by certify that I was Paid my pension in the state of New York up to the 4 th day of September 1833 and no longer. December 26 th 1834. Giles Norton

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Norton, Henry GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10148 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 5, 1796 to not shown
*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.