Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16222, for Lewis D Peek, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Peek,
Lewis D.
S.16222
banded
CONTENTS

New Certif. issued 27. Aug. 1839, & sent to John H. Ware Esq., Esq. Schenectady N. Y.
24753 New York
Davis R. Peck
of Schenectady Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Van Patten of the Reg t commanded by Col l Winipile in the New York line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Feb y 1834 and sent Hon. J. Cram to Proprietor
Arrears to the 4th of Sep r 33 $58.32 Semi-ann l . allowance ending 4 Mar ch 34 11.66 79.98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. Cramwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 114

1985.5
In the matter of the application of Lewis D. Peck for a pension Proceedings
No 86. to the care of Giles F. Yates Schenectady N.Y.

State of New York County of Schenectady } 3
On this nineteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now sitting Lewis D. Peck a resident of the town Rotterdam in said State & County, aged Sixty eight years & upwards 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 7th 1832.
He was born in the then township of Schenectady (now Rotterdam) in the then County of Albany now Schenectady in the State of New York — on the sixth — day of January 1764.
He has no record of his age
When he was called into the service of the United States in the army of the Revolution he was living in said township and since the revolutionary war he has lived in the same place now Rotterdam and he now lives in the town of Rotterdam aforesaid
He entered the service of the revolution under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
In the year 1779 he was enrolled as a private in Captain John Van Patten's Company of militia in Colonel Abraham Wemple's Regiment. He received the appointment of a Corporal in said Company & served as such until the end of said war. The names of his other Company & field officers whom he recollects were Francis Swart Lieutenant, Abraham Swits & Myndert Wemple Majors

The Claimant served in said Company of Captain John Van Patten under one engagement until the end of the said war.
The beat of his company comprised parts of both towns of Rotterdam & Glenville in said County. It therefore fell to his lot to mount guard at the fortress of Westline (now Glenville aforesaid). He was at this fortress on duty when not called out in distant expeditions to other posts in more immediate danger of attack from the enemy. He mounted guard for the term of three months at Schenectady. He was many times on duty as a scout also. He cannot specify all the tours & excursions in which he engaged. The following are some of the principal ones: viz -
He marched with a party of militia as far as Jessup's patent or in that neighborhood to intercept the enemy under Sir John Johnson who had returned with his party from burning & devastating the Mohawk settlements & was on his way back to Canada in 1780. In 1781, he served with the troops that went in pursuit of Walter Butler & his party at West Canada Creek -
The whole period for which he did military duty during said war exceeds nine months - } } }

THE FOLLOWING are the names of some of the regular officers whom he knew, or who were with the troops where he served, and such continental and militia regiments or companies with which he served, or as he can recollect, viz : Colonel Willett, Lieutenant Thornton, and all the officers of Wm. H. Regt aforesaid
He never received any written discharge from the service.
He has no _____ documentary evidence, and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except those whose depositions are hereto annexed
The following are the names of persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood, and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution, to wit James T. Goveh & John S. Van Dyke
He 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.
Subscribed and sworn to the } day and year first aforesaid }
Lewis T. Peck
John S. Wooman
Clerk.

State of New York } County of Schenectady } ss
On this nineteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County now sitting Simon A Groot a resident of the city of Schenectady in said County, who being duly sworn saith, that he knows said Lewis D. Peck was on duty with the militia from Schenectady as far west as Canada Creek when Walter Butler was killed in the fall of the year 1781. Simon A Groot Subscribed & sworn in open Court this 19th day of October 1832
John S. Voorhman Clerk
State of New York } County of Schenectady } ss
On this nineteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now sitting James J. Van Vorst a resident of the city of Schenectady in said County, who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he was in the time of the revolutionary war, and is now well acquainted with Lewis D. Peck who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration

that this deponent knows said Lewis G. Puck was in service with the militia from Schenectady at West Canada Creek in the year 1781 at which time Major Rose & Walter Butler were defeated by the troops under Colonel Willett & further saith not —
Subscribed & sworn in open Court this 19 th day of October 1832.
James J. Van Vorst mark
John S. Vrooman Clerk

before me John Cort Justice peace
I, John S. Vrooman Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that John Cort before whom the above deposition of Lewis D. Peck has been taken was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & verily believe the signature to the jurat of said deposition purporting to be his, is genuine. Witness my hand & seal of office this 22 nd Novem r 1833
WE James J. Peck residing in the town of Rotterdam in the county of Schenectady aforesaid, and John S. Van Eyck residing in the city & county aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Lewis D. Peck who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty eight 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.
Subscribed and sworn the { day and year aforesaid}
John S. Vrooman Clerk.
James J. Peck John S. Van Eyck
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 James J. Peck who signed the above certificate is a resident of said town of Rotterdam and that John S. Van Eyck who also signed the same, is a resident in the city of Schenectady aforesaid & are both — credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John S. Vrooman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Schenectady, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lewis D. Peck for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this nineteenth — day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two.
John S. Vrooman Clerk.

N o 19865
Levin D. Peck Schenectady 6 o N. York
Admitted to Purgatory 7 months
Hon. J. Cramer
Giles W. Yates agent. Schenectady N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. 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 Lewis D. Beck Schenectady Co. N. 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.     Enroll. 4779 1780-1 3 Corporal Corp Van Patten Stuart Col Men- ble Rose Maj Smith Maj Kemp Western Guard Schenectady Sup Paton Age 68 Schenectady Jas J. Van Bort Trautman   Day of the which period as extra 9  
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 _____ fine, 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 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 _____; 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.
□ 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

County of Schenectady ss.
Lewis D. Peck
of the town of Rotterdam in said County, being duly sworn saith, that sometime in 1833, or thereabouts, if this Deponent's memory serves him right, he received a pension certificate or warrant under the act of 7 th June 1832 for Twenty-Three Dollars & thirty-three cents per annum, that under said certificate he this Deponent has regularly received his stipend or annuity every six months, having received his last six months payment on the or after the fourth day of March last. That about a week ago he this Deponent in looking over his papers made search for said certificate but could not find the same, that subsequent thereto he has several times made diligent search therefor but cannot find the same, and is satisfied that the same is lost, or so effectually mislaid that he will not be able to find it. And this Deponent further saith, that he received his pension in consequence of services rendered in the militia of the District of Schenectady in the Regiment of Colonel Abraham Wemple in the company commanded by Captain John Van Patten.
Subscribed & sworn this 8 th day of August 1839 Lewis D. Peck before me John H. Van Ope Peace

Schenectady County ss, John H. Van Eps of the City of Schenectady in said county, being duly sworn saith, that I am well & intimately acquainted with the within named Lewis D. Peck, and that I know him to be the identical & selfsame individual described in the foregoing deposition by him signed having myself often seen his said cer- tificate or pension warrant, and assisted in preparing his papers to draw his pension money on -
Subscribed & sworn this 22 nd day of Augt 1839, before me and I certify that said Deponent John H. Van Eps is a credible witness - Russell Perry Commissioner of D. D. for Schenectady County.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, Theodore A. Van Ingen Deputy Clerk of said County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Russell Perry before whom the foregoing Affidavit was - subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same a Commissioner of the in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified as such; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Russell Perry the Commissioner aforesaid and verily believe that the signature to said Affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, this 22 nd day of August 1839.
T. A. Van Ingen Dep Clerk.

Hon John James
The accompanying papers you returned to me with a letter from the Commissioner of Pensions requiring relinquishments of service beyond a certain period - which requisition has been complied with - to wit the cases of
Lewis S. Beck &
Nicholas G. Veeder
Yours truly
E. H. Wells
Schenectady Feb y 1 st 1834

16,222 INVALID.
File No. 16,222
Lewis D Peck V. Corpl Pre Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 294
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1 st If there should be an application for an increase of Pension in the case of Levi D. Peck, you must look very carefully into it -
Dec 6 th } 1844 } J. L. C.

Aug 27.
Mr. B. Top
Mr. Brown will please issue a duplicate Certifi- cate in this case, by order of the Court. D.W.
Washington D.C.
Signature of Person Supt.
RECEIVED

State of N.Y. Schenectady Aug t 26 1839.
To J. L. Edwards Esq r
Sir
Enclosed I send you Affidavits &c of the loss of Lewis D. Peck's Pension Certificate. On behalf of Mr Peck I would request that a duplicate Certificate be sent on for him. and if the Original can be found it shall be returned to your Office. Your compliance will confer a favor.
Yrs Very Respectfully
John H. Van Eps

STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY, } ss. CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, Theodore A. Van Ingen Deputy Clerk of said County, John H. Van Eps
DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That John H. Van Eps before whom the foregoing Affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified as such; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said John H. Van Eps , the Justice aforesaid and verily believe that the signature to said Affidavit and Certificate is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, this 22 nd day of August 1839.
J. H. Van Ingen Dep Clerk.

Lewis D. Peck's
Relinquishment

County of Schenectady to wit. Before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Lewis D. Peck who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration hereto annexed and the said Lewis D Peck being duly sworn saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he can not 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 in the grade of a Corporal  private soldier in the war of the Revolution. —
3 mos In the year 1778 he was engaged in guarding the the City of Schenectady for three months that he volunteered his service and was placed at the Fort in said City for three months that he was impelled to enter the service of his Country from a principle of Patriotism that he was not engaged in any Civil employment during this service that the commencement of his service was in the month of May and was discharged in August Col. Wemple had the Command of the Fort. — in this service he was a private. —
In the year 1779 he was called out on duty and was stationed at a place called Westie now now Glenville and did duty there from the first of May during the whole summer except the times he was on more distant expeditions until the first of November of the same year making a term of six  five months and further that in the year 1780 he was stationed at the same place for the same period under the same officers to wit Captain Van Patten and Lieutenant Juris Swart that during each summer he had a respite of about two months to attend to the work on a farm that in both these summers he was employed at

6 months, least. Six months as a soldier, —
That in the month of October in the year 1781. He served for one month with the Troops. That went in pursuit of Walter Butler and his party at West Canada Creek and that he served at the other places and at the other times in his declaration mentioned. And that he was out at least six different times for at least four days each time during said war. And that he claims a pension for seven months and twenty four days exclusive of the time three months that he was stationed at Schenectady and further this deponent says not. —
Lewis D. Beck
Subscribed Juvén
Mar 23 d 1833
before me W. M. D. Beck Justice of the Peace
State of New York
County of Schenectady. I, John T. Vrooman clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schenectady Do hereby certify that Hermannus Beck before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was at the time the same purports to have been taken a Justice of the peace in the City of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady. I also further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Lewis D. Beck and that his statement is entitled to credit. and that he is a man of good moral character. I also further certify that I am well acquainted with Simon A. Groot and James J. Van Vorst. James J. Beck and John

S. Jen Eyck Sworn before me on the original application and that each and every of them are men of the highest reputation and of good moral character of truth and veracity and of integrity
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
John Vrooman Clerk.
State of New York, County of Schenectady ss. The before named Lewis D. Peck having been informed that in order to obtain a pension certificate under said act, it is necessary for me to sign a relinquishment of all claims on account of my services in said war beyond seven months the period specified by me in my supplemental declaration hereto annexed. I do therefore hereby relinquish all claim for a pension on account of services rendered by me in said war other than for seven months specified as aforesaid. Witness my hand & seal this 24 th day of January 1834 Lewis D Peck
County of Schenectady ss I John S. Vrooman Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify, that Lewis D. Peck above named personally appeared before the Judges of said Court now sitting and in open Court signed sealed & acknowledged the foregoing relinquishment.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County the day & year last aforesaid.
John S. Vrooman Clerk.