Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17191, for David Mun, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conni.
Nun, David or Nunn
Oct. 17/91.
Louis
CONTENTS

14239 16137 New York
David Mun of Herkimer Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Harmon of the Regt. commanded by Col. ————— in the Ch. mil line for Genl.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 24 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of May 1833 and sent to Sherman Wooster Newport
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.32 Pens. and allowance ending 4 Sept — 13.33 $66.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 17

New-York . . . 1184
Lois Mann.
widow of David Mann, deceased
who died on the 6 th of June, 1833; of Herkimer in the State of N. York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Harmon of the reg t commanded by Col. _____ in the Gen. militia, for 8 months private - Conn.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York (Albany) at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 7 th day of March 1833. 19 th of June, 1833.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of July, 1837 and sent to Ezra Graves, Herkimer, N. York -
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1837 $99.78 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 13.33
$113.11
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d . }
Recorded by J. A. Elliot Clerk, Book A, Vol. 1, Page 134.

16137 16112 David Munn Herkmer Co N.Y.
admitted. 8 mo. Private.
Thomas Wooten Newport Herkmer Co N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjined 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 David M c Kinley
   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.     enl. 1776 3 15 private Capt. H. H. H. H. non Capt. L. S. Brigade Genl. H. H. H. Keepsbridge 80 years Traditional   vol April 1777 21 at York born of and recd   vol Feb 1777 2 at Haver South living ditto by   says he thinks he served 7 mo at Fishkill Bury Deah Johnson   heads inward short term 1 24 Red Bank Connect Dec 1776 for 3 mo   on alarm at Haver at 1774 1774 27 mo some   altogether about 8 since at Haver at 1774 year before   at Haver at 1774 to Danbury & half   at Haver at 1774 ditto to Haver   at Haver at 1774 second alarm   at Haver at 1774 which makes 6   at Haver at 1774 months -  
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 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
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 (1) 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.
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 _____. 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.
 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. 4/25
Letter to A. A. Phelps

In the Matter of the application of D. Munn for a Partition -
Asa Osborn Applicant
David Munn. Application & Testimony for a partition in 1832 -
10137 v

State of New York County of Herkimer ss.
On the 29 day of Sept. 1862 Personally appeared before Sherman Wooster a Judge of Herkimer County Courts, Daniel Munn, of the town of Newport, County of Herkimer and State of New York aged Eighty 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 con- -gress passed 7 June 1836. That he entitled Service of the United States under the following names follows and served as here in state.
That he enlisted in the month of Dec. in the year 1776. in Capt. Daniel Himmans Company in the town of Southbury in the state of Connecticut, Lieut. Gains, in Gen. Woosters Brigade, for the term of three months, was stationed at Kings Bridge in the state of New York, served there three months and an half; the last half month was in consequence of being detained beyond the time of enlistment for their places to be supplied by other troops which did not arrive until that time. And after the three and an half months had expired he was discharged and returned to Southbury, thinks he had a written discharge signed by his Captain, but if so it is lost. And about the middle of April 1777. he volunteered in the Connecticut Militia at Southbury under the same Capt. Himmans, and marched to New Haven, and from thence to Guilford in said state of Connecticut and was stationed there three weeks and was dismissed. And in the fall of the year 1777. he again volunteered at Southbury under the same Capt. Himmans in the Connecticut Militia, and was marched to Fish Kill, and then to Red Hook, was stationed at Red Hook three weeks and then marched to New York following the Enemys shipping Served in this town two months. Thinks he Served seven months; beside several short tours on alarms, All together is about Eight months

Served in the towns and settlements - and he does not know of any person living by whom he can prove the service as alleged, (except Isaac Johnson and Asa Osborn whose affidavits are annexed to this declaration, they appear to have some knowledge of the service) and he thinks that John Wilson and Abel Wilson will vouch for his reputation as a soldier - and he relinquishes all claim to any pension or annuity except the present, and that his name is not on any pension roll in any state or territory.
Sworn and subscribed before me, a judge of Herkimer County Courts Sept. 29. 1832 Sherman Wooster
This David H. Munn. Mark
We John Wilson, and Abel Wilson, residing in the town of Newport, County of Herkimer and State of New York. do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Daniel Munn, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty 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 before me Sherman Wooster a Judge of Herkimer County Courts October 6. 1832 Sherman Wooster
Abel Wilson John Wilson
I Sherman Wooster a judge of Herkimer County Courts do hereby declare that after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, my opinion is, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.

whose names applicant was a revolution- ary soldier, and served as he states.
And I do further declare and certify that I am well acquainted with John Nelson and Abel Nelson who have signed the pending certificate, and to know them respectively to be residents in the town of Unionport, County of Herkimer and State of New York. and they are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit
Sherman Wooster
And I do further certify, that the said John Nelson the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court.
Sherman Wooster

State of New York / Isaiah Johnson of Russia Herkimer Herkimer County / County being duly sworn deposes that that he is Seventy six years of age that he is ac- quainted with David Munn of Newport Herkimer Cou- nty and was acquainted with him in the Revolutionary war and lived in same Town with him at Southbury New- Haven County Connecticut and knows that the said David Munn enlisted and served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz December 1776 David Munn enlisted in the Service for three months under Capt David Hinman and served the three months in the year 1777 when Fort Montgomery was assaulted and taken Volunteered and served two months in the same year in April went to Danbury half a month to New Haven half a month and several alarms which makes five months or more Isaiah Johnson
Herkimer County / Personally appeared before me on this sixth day of July 1832 the above named Isaiah Johnson to me known as a man of Credibility and truth and veracity and made Oath to the truth of the above affidavit Philip A. Terner - J. Pease
At the County Clerk Certify that the justice is an official justices of the peace
July 6th 1832 Clerk

State of New York Dutchess County Clerk's Office
ss. I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the said County do certify, that Philip A. Brinker Esquire before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was, on the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to act as such. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and truely believe that his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness My hand and Seal of office this 8th day of October 1832 Julius C. Nelson Clerk

State of New York, County of Herkimer Asa Osborn being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he is a resident of the town of New- Port in the County and State aforesaid; and that he is well acquainted with David Munn also a resident of said town of Newport. And the said Asa Osborn further deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with the said David Munn in the Revolutionary War, and is knowing that the said David Munn was in the service of the United States or in the Militia in the Connecticut line (which is not particularly recollecting) in or about the year 1777. Does not know exactly how long he served in said service. And the said deposant further saith, that the said David Munn belonged to, and served in Capt. David Hunsicker's company. Does not recollect the regiment.
Asa Osborn
Sworn and Subscribed before me Sherman Wooster, a judgment of Herkimer Co. Pl. - This 12. Day of July 1832
State of New York } Herkimer County } ss I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the said County Clerks Office } I do certify, that Sherman Wooster Esquire, there before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, and duly authorized to act as such. And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and believe his name subscribed to the said Certificate is his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 8th day of October 1832 Julius C. Nelson, Clerk

2144
Lois Munn widow of David married 18 Feby '73.
Adm'd 8 mo. pri.
26.66 p. an m
old case - Deduct. died 6 June 1833 & paid up -
Ezra Graves Esq Herkimer N.Y.

I William H. Whitmore of the Town of Southbury, New Haven County and State of Connecticut of lawful age do hereby and say that I have the charge and pastoral care of the members of the first Presbyterian Ecclesiastical Society in said South- bury, having been regularly installed in and over said Church and Society as their Minister and that as such there has come into the hands of the said Department on Parish Register pur- -porting to be a Registry or Record of the persons joined in Marriage by the Rev d Benjamin Wildman formerly of said Southbury but now deceased during the time in which the said Wildman was a settled & ordained Minister of the Gospel in and over said Parish or Society and that the Department doth find in examining the said Register or Record under the head of Marriages an entry purporting to have been made by the said Wildman in the character & capacity of a clergyman or Minister of the Gospel aforesaid, which said entry was and is in the words & figures as follows (to wit) "David Munn - Lois Coburn - February 14 th A.D. 1773." and that the said Department has no doubt and easily believes that the aforesaid entry, document and that the said entry

as Record was made in said Register by the said Rev. Benjamin Wildman in the character and capacity aforesaid and at the time it purports to have been made by said Register and the Deponent further states that he verily believes the said Wildman was a regular ord- ained Clergyman in and over said Church & Society at the time of the making of the aforesaid Record That the Deponent is not personally acquainted with the said Lois, but that it is generally reported that some years since she left said Town of Southbury with her husband David Mun and moved into the State of New York and further Deponent saith not.
Williams H. Whittmore
I Sarah Osburne of Southbury in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut of the age of 89 years testify & say - That I am the brother of David Mun formerly of said Southbury, but now residing in the Town of Newport in the State of New York & the widow of David Mun of said Newport deceased and who is now making application for a Pension as Widow of said Mun - That I was knowing to her having been married to said David Mun before their removal from said Southbury into the State of New York. The particular time I cannot say, but know that it was previous to the month of March 1774 - from my own marriage which was at that date & they had been married before I was married had occasion to examine the Records kept by the Clergyman settled in the Parish of said Southbury I found found under the page headed Marriages the following entry "David Mun & Lois Coburn February 18th 1773." This entry I know to have been made by the Rev. Benjamin Wildman who was then the settled Minister of

The Parish as I was well acquainted with his hand writing - living at a distance I cannot be particular as to any other circumstances respecting the matter & further say not -
Shadrach Osborne
State of Connecticut New Haven County } Litchbury 10 th March 1837.
Then and there personally appeared the aforesaid Shadrach Osborne Esq. & the Revd William H. Whetmore & after being duly cautioned made made their oaths to the truth of the above depositions & depositions on affidavit by them subscribed before the Sub- -sisting Authority, who is personally acquainted with the said Osborne and Whetmore & knows them to be men of good moral character and entitled to full credit & belief
Before me -
Edward Munson Justice of the Peace

I Betty Hinman of Southbury in New Haven County & State of Connecticut, now seventy nine years of age do testify and say that I was pres- ent at the marriage of David Munn and Louis Osborn of said Southbury (then a part of the town of Woodbury) - That the marriage ceremo- ny was performed at the house of Timothy Osborn (father of the said Louis) in said Southbury - The particular date I cannot remember, but I know that it was a number of years before I was married which was in the year 1785 - and further say not
Betty Hinman
New Haven County ss Southbury March 10 th 1837 Personally appeared Betty Hinman signer of the above deposition (who is a respectable and credible witness) and made oath to the truth of said deposition by her subscribed before me
Daniel Hinman Justice of Peace

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Ezra Graves Esq. Atty at Law Herkimer Herkim Co. New York

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, COUNTY OF NEW-HAVEN: COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE.
ss.
I, ROBINSON S. HINMAN, Clerk of the County Court, within and for said County, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, and of the Commissions of Justices of Peace, within and for said County, hereby certify that
Daniel Hinman and Edward Hinman
Esq rs JUSTICES OF PEACE within and for the said County, duly appointed, Commissioned and sworn, with power to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of Deeds: that their Commission is dated the 4 day of June A.D. 1836, and will expire on the twentieth day of June, A. D. 1837. That I am acquainted with their hand writing, and that the signature hereto annexed, purporting to be his theirs
in their his genuine official signature. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, this 17 day of March A.D. 1837
R. S. Hinman
Clerk.

State of New York Herkimer County ss:
I John Dyer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County (the same being a court of Record) do hereby certify that at a Court of Common Pleas held in and for said County before the judges thereof at the Court House on the fourth day of June 1837 the several oaths of office of Lois Munn, John Graves & Cady Dyer was severally subscribed & by me before me duly sworn in the presence of the said Court
Witness my hand & seal of said County at Herkimer this 12th day of June 1837
J Dyer Clerk

State of New York } Herkimer County, }
On the Seventh day of June 1837 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer John Graves of the Town of Russia and Cady Howe of the Town of Newport in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that they have been personally acquainted with David Munn deceased and Louis Munn his widow for the space of more than thirty years - that the said David and Louis lived together as husband and wife during the time that they have been acquainted with them and that they were reputed to be married That David Munn died on the sixth day of June 1833 leaving Louis Munn his widow who now resides in the Town of Newport in the County aforesaid where the said David and Louis have resided during the period of our acquaintance with them - that David Munn deceased was reputed to be a soldier of the Revolution - and made application for a pension under the act of 1832. and that the said Louis drew the pension due the said David up to the time of his decease - that the said Louis has not since married since the decease of the said David, but has continued and still is the widow of the said David
Sworn & Subscribed this day
I your Abode Whittier
Judge Clerk
John Graves
Cady Howe

State of New York,
Schenectady } On this seventh day of June 1837 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Schenectady Louis Munn a resident of the Town of Newport in the County of Schenectady and state of New York aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law Oaths on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July fourth 1836. That she is the widow of David Munn who was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, as will appear by reference to the Pension Office at Washington where the Application for a pension and the Pension Certificate granted to the said David are now on file - And to which Documentary evidence reference may be had to ascertain the amount of Revolutionary services rendered by the said David
She further Declares that she was married to the said David Munn on the Eighteenth day of February, 1773. as will fully appear by the Affidavits hereto annexed: That her husband, the aforesaid David Munn died on the sixth day of June 1833 and that she has remained a widow ever since that time as will more fully appear by reference to the proof - hereto annexed Sworn to and subscribed
his mark
On the day and year above written
J. Dyar Clerk of Court to the

Albany David Munn, pri 26. 66. p. am act 9. June when last p d ? G.M.C.
Died 11 th June 1833 p d to that period
18. July 37.
D/H

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17191
Lois Mann
widow of
David Mann
Pr. New Mar.
Act July 4 th 86
Index : Vol. M , Page 43
[Arrangement of 1870.]

21 June 2144 Broom Grove Cane Lois Murch Act 4 July 36
Memor
FREE
A. L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Herkimer Town and County June 16 1837
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the Affidavit of Mrs. Mary a widow of David Munn deceased a Soldier of the Revolution who is entitled to the widow's Pension under the act of 1836. She has no doubt taken necessary pains to obtain Affidavits of her marriage yet if they are useless they can do no harm and I will forward them. Her husband made application to draw a Pension under the act of 1832 and obtained a Pension Certificate but before he could obtain the money he died and his widow the applicant applied and obtained the same. The Certificate of Course is on file in your Office as well as the Affidavits on which that Certificate was granted by reference to which you will be able to ascertain the amount of service rendered and what the widow is entitled to receive. —
Dear Sir I am not very familiar with the mode of obtaining the widow's Pension and perhaps there may be some small

Deficiency although I have endeavoured to prepare the papers as I understood the law to require - At all events I submit them to you and ask your earliest attention to them and hope you to write me as soon as you have duly examined the papers upon which his claim is founded
I am with respect Your Ob st Servant C. G. Greville
L. Edward Fox