Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23384, for Samuel Record, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Record, Samuel Rickard or
S. 23384
CONTENTS

28800 New York
Dead Ser ltr Nov. 3. 1834 P. 179 t
Samuel Record (alias Rickard) of Madison Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Wood of the Reg't commanded by Col Cotton in the Mass line for 8 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of June 1834 and sent Hon Wm H Fuller to Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '34 $79 91 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 13 33 $93 31
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Thos Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 119

State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office } ss: I Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County do Certify that Joseph Clark before whom the two preceding affi- davits purport to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the preceding Certificate was, at the dates of the same, a Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits and Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 28 th day of June 1833-
ack'd Sno. prs A. Sloan Clk $26.66
Samuel Record alias Ricd. dula. in of Eaton Machine Co. N.Y. 1831
Send a term to Otis P. Granger of Morrisville Madison county N.Y. Service in Supp. of Comply as a surety disallow

State of New York
Madison County ss. On this twenty second day of June one thousand eight hundred & thirty three, personally appeared before me Joseph Clarke — one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said county of Madison, which is a court of record. Samuel Record, otherwise called Samuel Pickard, a resident of the town of Eaton in said county of Madison, aged sixty six years on the fourth day of April last past, 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. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as here in stated. In the town of Middlebury, in the county of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, in the month of November in the year 1775, he enlisted for two months service, in a company commanded by Capt Isaac Wood. Lieut. Abiel Townsend & Ensign John Townsend. This company belonged to a regiment commanded by Col. Cotton, Lieut. Col. Alden, who were afterwards killed at Cherry Valley by the Indians, & by Maj. E. Sprout — we marched from Middlebury to Roxbury in Massachusetts, a distance of about thirty six miles, & remained on duty at Roxbury for two months. Immediately after the expiration of his term of service of two months as aforesaid, in the month of January in the year 1776, at Roxbury aforesaid, he again enlisted into the service, in a company commanded by Captain Brigham; John Brigham, a son of the Captain was a member of the company — does not recollect the names of the Lieut. & Ensign. Captain Brigham's company belonged to Col. Parley's Regiment. He enlisted into Capt. Brigham's company for one year & after remaining on duty at Roxbury three months, he hired a man, whose name he does not now recollect, to serve out the remainder of his term of enlistment, & he the said applicant returned home to Middlebury aforesaid.
A Brother of applicant named Jacob Record, was a Sergeant in Capt. Tappan's company, stationed at Fivertown near Howland's Ferry, & applicant, by the consent of said company & at the request of his brother, took his place as

Sergeant in said company & service in said Capt Tappan Company at Freetown forward for one month as Sergeant. The service of one month was done in the month of June & July, but he cannot state the year - He recollects that the service was done in those months from the fact that farmers were having their corn while he was at Freetown in Capt Tappan's company as a Sergeant in the place of his Brother Jacob -
On the 8 th of December the year not recollected, at the town of Middlebury afterwards, he enlisted for three months service, in a company commanded by Capt Joshua White & Lieutenants Sapham & Osier & in Col Hall's Regiment - marched from Middlebury to Bristol in Rhode Island & remained there on duty until the 8 th day of March following, being three months & less, then discharged & returned home.
The service of one month in Capt Tappan's company & the service of three months in Capt Joshua White's company as stated above, was performed, in point of time, after his service at Roxbury afterwards & before Genl Sullivan's expedition on the Island of Rhode Island in 1778. He recollects that said service was before Sullivan's expedition, from the fact that he the said applicant was a learner on the Island at the time of Sullivan's expedition & that he was not in the service as a soldier after said expedition. While at Roxbury, he recollects that General Thomas & Genl Putnam were there at the same time. Applicant is quite infirm both in body & mind, & from loss of memory, cannot state service more particularly, nor mention the names of any other officers than those stated above. He never received any written discharge from the service & has no documentary evidence of his service & knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to the same. He was born on the 4 th day of April 1757 at the town of Middlebury county of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts. A record of his age may be found on the town Clerk's books of that town & he has no other record of his age. When called into the service, he was living at Middlebury afterwards & after the revolutionary war, he moved to Sherborn (Mass) & from that place he moved to Eaton Madison county N.Y. his present

place of residence & where he has resided for upwards of twenty years last past. His whole service above stated was performed as a private. at Capt. Th. one month a Capt Tupper company as a sergeant. In the neighborhood is what he lives. He is well known to Elder David Blakeslee, a Baptist minister, Beman Bicknell Post Master at Morrisville in said town of Eaton. Alfred Cornell, Sonson Somb, Beman Dyer, who can testify as to his character for truth & veracity & as to their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to Habron the 22 nd day of June 1833 year first aforesaid. James Pickering Joseph P. Clark Judge of Madison County Courts
We, David Blakeslee, a clergyman, residing in the town of Eaton County of Madison & State of New York, & Beman Bicknell residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Record, who has submitted & sworn to the above declaration & that we have been acquainted with him for more than nine - years: that we believe him to be seventy six years of age & that he has, from bad health & infirmity, been confined to his house a greater part of the time for many years; that his reputation for truth & veracity is good; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we fully concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 22 nd day of June 1833 David Blakeslee Beman Bicknell Joseph P. Clark Judge of Madison County Courts
And I the said Joseph Clark Judge as aforesaid hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the said Samuel Record, the above named applicant

was, a Revolutionary soldier & served as the States. And I further certify. That it appears to me, that David Blakeslee who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman residing in the town of Eaton in said county of Madison, & that Bennett Bicknell, who has also signed the same, is a resident of said town of Eaton, & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit. And I further certify, that the said Applicant Samuel Record, by reason of bodily infirmity, is unable to attend court & is a confirmed Invalid.
The foregoing contains the original proceedings had before me, in the matter of the application of Samuel Record for a pension - Witness my hand this 22 nd day of June - 1833.
Joseph Clark Judge of Madison County Courts
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office & ss. I Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County do Certify that Joseph Clark before whom the two preceding Affi- davits purport to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the preceding Certificate was, at the date of the same, a Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits and Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 28 th day of June 1833-
A. Sloan Clk
adm d 8 mo. prs 26.66
Samuel Record alias Richard Mularson of Eaton Madison Co NY
Send a turn to Otis P. Granger of Morrisville Madison county NY
Residing in Jefferson Compys as a result of disease

N 25581
Samuel Record or Richard Madison County New York
Susq?
d. 1812
10m D
Dear W. B. Fuller.
This P. Grange Morrisville Madison County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Aug. 15 1833
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 subjjoined 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. 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 Samuel Richard or Samuel Richard Madison County New York
   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.     Enlist Nov. 1775 - 2 - privt Col Wood, Col Cotton 76 years Traditionary evidence, papers County of Cortland Attached   Enlist 1776 - 3 - " Col Brigham, Col Bailey Plymouth Massachusetts   Sub - 1 - Sug t Col Tupper   Enlist - 3 - private Col White, Col Hall.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

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 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 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 [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.
li colonel whose papers are to be of the Militia of that State

Same Record a Record 28805- Alma Record — 5086 My 1832

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
General Pickard } Ser. No. 29,864 Mass. Special Records
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1775 2 mos. Pvt. Isaac Wood Colonel Mass.   Aug. 1776 3 mos. Brigham Bailey   June or July 1777 1 mo. Sgt. William Tupper Stearns   Dec. 1777 1 mo. Richard White Hall   Transferred to Island Home of Sullivan and Expedition  
Battles engaged in, 1 Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middlesex County, Mass. Date of application for pension, June 15, 1888 Residence at date of application, Cottage, Wadsworth Ave., N.Y. Age at date of application, 70 years
Remarks: No other data as to family.

New York Revs. Law. Record
Suspended after 15 March 1834 to Chas. P. Granger let to W. R. Fuller May 5. 1834

Jan 28, 1834
W. W. W.
Free
L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Monmouth Madison county Ky. Jan 9 th 1834.
Mr. ... Enclosed I return you the Papers of Samuel Purdie, an applicant for a pension, together with his Amendment to the Certificate of Mr. Bandy - He has been unable to procure any further testimony than what is herewith, which I hope will carry him a pension.
Respectfully yours J. P. Springer
J. P. Edwards Esq. Comr of Pensions
What have become of the application of Job Paxton - Daniel Hill & J. P. H. Holbrook? They were suspended for further proof, which I forwarded some time ago, but get no return - I fear that the Pensions are miscarried.
Yours & J. P. Springer

1908 Oct 14 Test of Rev. Henry M. Doss. V.L.M.
Resolutions
23384.
INVALID.
File No. 23,254
Annual Conf.
1888
Act: June 7 th 1889
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 585
[Arrangement of 1870.]

REV. HENRY M. DODD, ASHLAND, NEW YORK.
To Pension Bureau: War. Dept. U.S.A.
Application is hereby made for the military record of Samuel Rickard, or Reckard, or Record, pensioner of the Revolutionary War.
If in looking for this name you find also Jacob Rickard re, or Israel Rickard re, please give their records too, and others
Yours truly Henry M. Dodd
2384

War Department Pension Office March 17. 1834
Sir,
The papers relating to the claim of Samuel Record have again been examined. If he served as a substitute in Captain Tappan's company the rolls would show that fact. His name not being found there, discredits his claim so far, that proof in regard to it generally is required. The case is suspended & papers placed on file.
I am, respectfully, Your obedt. Servant J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions
Chas. P. Granger Esq. Morrisville N.Y.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Decem r 7 th 1833.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Jacob Richard , as a Serjeant, is borne on a Roll of Capt. William Tupper's Company, in Col. Fitcomb's Regt. in May and June, 1775, - two months and five days. ————— m d 2-5
2.2.11. Samuel Records claims for part of the above services as a Substitute for his Brother Jacob Records. Samuel Records claims for services under Capt. Isaac Woods, in Nov 1775; also under Capt. Brigham in Col. Baileys Regt. in '76, - and under Capt. Joshua White, in Col. Hall's Regt. in 1778, - the rolls of which are not found in this Office. —
Edward D Bangs Secy

State of New York Madison County ss. Re I remember that on the 31 st day of January 1834 personally appeared before me Samuel Record formerly called Cluckard who being by me sub- sworn with loss, deposes, that his service in the Revolutionary war was as a Sergeant & as a substitute for Jacob Rockard, in Capt. Tupper's Company of Col. Titcomb's Regiment, was performed at Trenton in the summer of the year 1777. The length of service was one month as stated in his original declaration. That the period of service in Capt. Joshua White's Company at Bristol was during the latter part of the year 1777 & the fore part of the year 1778. The length of his service in Capt. White's Company was three months. His deponent has mentioned the period of his service for the other two terms of his service in his original declaration. His deponent has not been able after diligent search & inquiry to obtain any additional evidence of his service as a Capt. what he has obtained from the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts. And his deponent further says, that his answers to the interrogatories presented by the war department are embodied in his original declaration & to the 1 st Interrogatory he answers, that he was born in the town of Middlebury County of Plymouth & State of Mass. on the 4 th day of April 1754. To the 2 nd interrogatory he answers, that a Record of his age may be found in the office of the town Clerk of Middlebury where it is & he has no other Record of his age. To the third Interrogatory he answers, that when he was called into the service, he was living at Middlebury & since the Revolution has was he has lived in the town of Hunter & also in the town of Washington & in the town of Eaton County of Washington & State of New York & that he now resides in the same town of Eaton. To the fourth Interrogatory he answers, that he when turned into the service by enlistment & that he was a substitute for one month for Jacob

Attest. In the fifth Interrogatory he answered by stating the names of Genl Thomas, Genl Putnam Col Cotton, Col Beal, Col Alden & Col Grant who were with the troops as officers, which the defendant was in the Service at Plattsburg - The defendant from bodily & mental infirmity & loss of memory by reason of old age cannot state any other circumstances of his service, than those set forth in his declaration. In the sixth Interrogatory, he answered, that he never received any written discharge from the Service. In the seventh Interrogatory he answered by stating the names, Elder Isaac Blakeslee, Deacon Buttsell, Deacon Sams & Deacon Nye to whom he is known a most present neighborhood & that Deacon Isaac Blakeslee a Clapymoor & Deacon Deacon Buttsell have testified to my character for veracity & as to their belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn & subscribed before me
This 21 day of January 1834.
Calvin Morse Justice Peace
James [unclear]
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Samuel Record & that he is a man of truth & veracity & his statement is entitled to full credit.
Calvin Morse Justice Peace
State of New-York Madison County Clerk's Office } I, Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Calvin Morse, before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the above Certificate, was, at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit and Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 22 d day of January 1834. A. Sloan Clk