Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31918, for Peter Prindle, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Prindle, Peter
S. 31918
CONTENTS

New York N o 28. 674
Peter Pundle
of Tompkins the the State of N. York who was a Sergeant in the _____ commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mead in the Cont. Troops line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 120 Dollars _____ Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of May 1834 and sent to Saml. Crittenden Jr. Ithaca N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 360.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending to Sept. " 60.00
$420.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Book E. Vol. 4
Clerk,
Page 114
sup d see letter to J. W. Blodgett P. Adj.
Nov. 14. 1835 - do. to same
Jan. 30. 1836.
Letter to Hon. Thos C Love March 25. 1836. also Letter to David Sturges Esq. March 25.
1836 - do. to Wm Lock- wood July 16. 1836 -
do to Henry Dutton Dec 19. 36 - Jan. do. to same Nov. 15. 1836 - do. to also P. Agt. & selectmen of New- town, Con. Dec. 21. 1836 -
do. S. C. Blackman Feb. 28. '37 Jan. Cu. - Mar. 20. '37.
Transf d to Connecticut for Albany Jan. 4. Sept. 36 - 4. Apr. 1837. -
D. Jan 28 1840 against

In the Matter of the Application of Peter Poindelle for a Pension.
a Declaration &c
25717

State of New York Tompkins County ss. Peter Prindle of Caroline in said county being duly sworn deposes and saith that he is the same Peter Prindle named in the annexed Declaration and affidavits as an applicant for a pension - that he has not in his possession nor does he know of any written or printed discharge or other papers in the possession of any other person which will serve as proof of services by this deponent in the Revolutionary war - that he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his said services - that he moved from Connecticut where the most of his said services were rendered and where those of his acquaintance while in the service resided about twenty years since - that for several years past he has lost his eye sight so that he can not recognize those with whom he is best acquainted in consequence of which he has been unable to go out from home much or form any new acquaintances - that although there may be persons living who knew this deponent in the service yet he knows of no such person - that he has sent to Connecticut to procure such proof but has been utterly unable so to do - that all the persons who was in the service with this deponent who resided in Connecticut at the time he left are dead and gone -
And this deponent further saith that while he was engaged in the service as a sergeant in the Rev- olution in Capt Webb's Company in 1778 he was with said Company acting as a guard at Horse Neck in the County of Fairfield Connecticut when the guard house in which they had quartered was attacked by a body of British horsemen (in things belonging to Col. De Lancey's Regiment) and in the attack this deponent was wounded by a pistol ball passing through his neck having entered in the front of the neck & passing by the side of the wind pipe escaping the neck bone and passing out the back part of his neck between the cords of the neck - the scars of which are now plainly to be discovered.
Subscribed & sworn before me this 10 day of August 1833
Chauncy L. Heath D. R.
Peter Prindle

I Chauncy G. Heath the justice of the peace before whom the preceding affidavit has been sworn, do certify that I am acquainted with the said Peter Prindle who has sworn to the same and verily believe he is a credible person and his statement is entitled to credit, And I further certify that I have examined the scars remaining on the neck of the said Peter Prindle and verily believe from such Examination that he was wounded in the Revolutionary war as stated by him in his said affidavit.
Chauncy G. Heath.
August 10 th 1833
Somerville County Clerk's Office
I certify that Chauncy G. Heath before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit and to the above certificate to be his own proper hand writing & signature Witness my hand & official seal this 10 th day of August A D 1833
Samuel Love Clerk Per Geo. G. Freer
Deputy Clerk

State of New York
Southern County ss: On this 29 th day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Southern now sitting Peter Prindle a resident of the town of Caroline in the aforesaid County of Southern & State of New York, aged twenty six years on the 17 th day of January 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He first enlisted as a Private with Capt. Joseph Smith in Col. Waterbury's Regiment & Genl. Wooster's Brigade of Connecticut Militia at Newtown in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut where he then resided, for eight months between the 25 th of April & the 1 st of May 1775 and to the best of his recollection the last day of April. He joined the aforesaid Regiment at Horse-neck and from thence to New York & after remaining there about 2 weeks, they marched to St. Johns in Canada by the way of Albany and still water. He remained at St. Johns in the aforesaid service till a day or two after the 1 st of January 1776 when the term of service for which he enlisted having expired he was discharged & returned home to Newtown aforesaid.
That about the middle of April 1776 and according to his best recollection on the 25 th day of April '76 he again enlisted for 3 months to serve in said Capt. Smith's Company in the aforesaid Regt. at Stamford, joined the Regt. at Kingsbridge marched to Horseneck and there remained till the 14 th or 15 th of July of the same year and after having served out the said term of three months was discharged.
That about one week after his discharge as last aforesaid & as near as he can recollect the 22 nd or 23 rd day of July 1776 he again enlisted at Horseneck with Capt. John Mead in Col. Matthew Mead's Regt. of Connecticut State troops for four months - After remaining in the service at Horseneck for about 2 weeks & until the British Army under Genl. Howe approached from Long Island & landed at White Plains where they marched to White Plains & joined the American Army under Genl. Washington and was present and engaged in the battle at White Plains in the month of August 1776 - After the battle the British Army retreated & were pursued by the Americans, including said Col. Mead's Regt. & this declarant to Valentines Hill in the County of Westchester & State of New York - The British marched from thence across Harlem River & attacked Fort Washington on the Hudson River & Capt. Prindle the brother of this declarant was killed by the British - Col. Mead's Regt. from White Plains returned to Horseneck where they were stationed to guard against the British where he remained in service till he had completed his said term of four months and was discharged as near as he can recollect the 25 th day of November 1776 -
He again enlisted in said service at Stamford Conn. with Capt. Prindle in Col. Mead's Regt. for three months on the second or third of April 1777 was stationed at Horseneck where he remained and served his said term of three months there & in that vicinity in guarding the lines and was discharged in the first part of July '77 but the precise time he cannot recollect.
He next enlisted near the middle of October 1777 and he is sure as early as the 20 th of Oct. to serve for three months with Capt. Waterbury in Col. Waterbury's Regt. aforesaid - that during the said term of three months last aforesaid he served as a Sergeant in said Company in the vicinity of Horseneck and Byram River & was engaged with said Corps in guarding the lines & at the expiration of said term of 3 months was discharged.
On the 3 rd or 4 th day of April 1778 he again enlisted for 3 months in Capt. Nathaniel Webb's Company in said Col. Waterbury's Regt. - during which term of 3 months he served with said Corps as a Sergeant & was engaged during the term in guarding against the British within the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut & was again honorably discharged -

The following Questions were propounded by the Court to the Applicant and by him answered under oath as follows—
1 st When & in what year were you born? Answer. At Newtown, Fairfield Co. in the State of Connecticut on the 17 th of January 1757—
2 nd Have you any Record of your age & if so when is it?
Answer. I have no record of my age but it was recorded in the Town books in the town of Newtown—
3 rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war; and where do you now live?
Answer. At Newtown, Fairfield County Connecticut, I have since lived at Whitehorn, Dutchess County New York and now live in the town of Caroline Tompkins County New York
4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute & if a substitute for whom?
Answer. I volunteered as shown in my Declaration.
5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such Continental and Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your services.
Answer General Wooster Colonel Waterbury Major Hobbs, Captain Smith Capt. Trumbull
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer. I never received any written discharge.
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?—
Answer. John Huntington, Haddam, N. H. Noah Holcomb Abraham Dugly, Benjamin Leggett
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the above 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 Peter Prindle who has signed the preceding Certificate is a resident in the town of Caroline and County of Tompkins and that the persons who have also signed the said Certificate are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Daniel Dorr Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Tompkins do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Prindle for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and to the said Declaration affixed my seal of office at Ithaca this 29. day of May 1833
Daniel Dorr Clerk
Chauncy L. D. S.

Newtown Ct. March 15th
Paid 6
Thomas B. Osborn Esquire Fairfield Ct.

Application for a Transfer.
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss: Newtown
On this 14 th day of March 1837, before me the subscriber, a justice of peace for the said County of Fairfield personally appeared Peter Prindle who having been duly sworn according to law, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Smith, in the regiment commanded by Colonel David Waterbury - in a tour to the Northward near the Canada lines - afterwards under Capt. Betts, and a capt. Knapp, a Captain Mead, Captain John Reddington, & Capt. Daniel St. John, which several captains he served under at different times in the service of the United States, during the revolutionary war. That he does not recollect, at present, the name of any other captain he served under.
That the names of the Colonels are Dana or Denny, Col. Mead, Col. Hobbey, & a Col. Meigs. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York; from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Connecticut where he intends to remain, & wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to Connecticut: His children and grand children with whom he lived, in the State of New York, have lately removed to the far West; to Michigan & other places, at a distance from each other and that under these circumstances it is more agreeable to him to live in Connecticut, his native State , among his more distant relatives.
his Peter Prindle mark
Sworn & subscribed to before me the day & year aforesaid.
Samuel C. Blackman justice of peace

State of Connecticut, Fairfield County Ys: Newtown, On this 14 th day of March 1837 before the subscriber a justice of the peace, in & for the County of Fairfield aforesaid personally appeared James B. Fairman Esq. of said Newtown who being duly sworn according to law, on oath declares & testifies, that the person who had subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit is the person described in the affidavit he has subscribed; that is to say, he is the same person who has a pension certificate entitling him to receive one hundred & twenty dollars a year, and has received his pension for the last year from the Agent for paying pensions at Albany in the State of New York. But does not know about his services in the war of the Revolution, but by information of others. He also testifies that for several months past he has had the oversight & taken care of said Peter Prindle; and knows that his memory, on all subjects, is extremely weak & frail, as well as all his other faculties; He is considerably deaf, & can see but little, But that his memory fails him, or seems to, more than more than any of his faculties.
Sworn & subscribed to before me } James B. Fairman. the day & year aforesaid }
Samuel C. Blackman Justice of peace.
I hereby certify that James B. Fairman Esq. who has sworn & subscribed to the foregoing affidavit, is a person of veracity. I also certify that for three or four months past, I have frequently seen the said Peter Prindle; and from what I have seen of him, am fully satisfied that his memory is very frail - He is considerably deaf & blind, & his judgment & reasoning faculties very much depreciated, I should think, & but little dependance to be placed on his memory.
Samuel C. Blackman Justice of peace.
I am requested to state that Peter Prindle, will be boarded at a private house for a short time, in anticipation of the transfer of his pension - If it is not transferred, he will be removed to the poorhouse. It is, therefore, the wish of the Selectmen of the Town, that an answer will be forwarded as soon as convenient.
S. C. Blackman

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss
I Thomas Bloorne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Samuel C. Blackman Esquire is now and for one year last past has been a Justice of the Peace within and for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions & I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Samuel C. Blackman and that I verily believe all the signatures to the foregoing Certificate purporting to be his are genuine. Given under my hand & the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 17 th day of March A.D. 1837. Thomas Bloorne Clerk
J. B. Orde Esq. Sir, please to make the necessary certificate to the foregoing that I am a Justice of the Peace for Fairfield County & then forward the whole to J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City. & oblige March 14 th 1837 Sam l C. Blackman

e No 25717 Peter Prendle Tompkins County New York.
Proof neg. Admitted Sergeant 2 years
Saml. Brethauer J. Ithaca, Tompkins County NYork.

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. 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, showing the Service of Peter Prendle Tompkins 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 May 1775 — 8 — private Capt Smith, Col Waterbury 76 years Traditional evidence, papers   Enlisted Apr. 1776 — 3 — " G t Wooster Fairfield Correct   Enlisted July 1776 — 4 — " Capt Smith, Col Waterbury Counties   Enlisted Apr. 1777 — 3 — " Capt Mead, Col Mead Connecticut   Enlisted Oct. 1777 — 3 — " Capt Baldwin, Col Mead   Enlisted Apr. 1778 — 3 — " Capt Waterbury, Col Waterbury   Enlisted Apr. 1779 — 3 — Serg t Capt Webb, Col Waterbury   Enlisted July 1779 — 3 — Serg t Capt Bets. Genl Mead Battle of White Plains   Enlisted June 1780 — 3 — " Capt Haught, Genl Mead   " Capt Sherwood, Genl Mead  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
It cannot be admitted that such a lengthened service should be wholly insusceptible of proof. There are affidavits of persons who served in all the corps mentioned by the claimant.

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) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.  The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [e] 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.

Rev. War Section.
Form 2-2
September 11. 1912.
J. B. Nicklin, Jr.,
Captain 9" U. S. Inf.,
Fort Snelling, Minn.
Sir:-
In response to your letter dated the 31" ultimo and received the 3" instant, you are advised that Peter Prindle, S. F. 31,918, Rev. War, was allowed pension on his application executed May 29, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Caroline Jenkins Co., New York.
He stated that he was born January 17, 1757, at Newton, Fairfield Co., Conn., where he resided when he enlisted for eight months, April, 1775, as a Private in Captain Joseph Smith's co., Colonel Waterbury's regt., and was in the expedition to Canada; that he continued in the service every year including 1780, at various times amounting to two years, as a sergeant and Sergeant Major under the following officers: Captains Joseph Smith, John Mead, David Baldwin, Nathaniel Webb, Stephen Hoyt, Samuel Sherwood, John Reddington, Daniel St John, Betts, Waterbury and Knapp, Colonels David Waterbury, Matthew and John Mead, Dana, Meigs, Hobby and Morgan.
He was in the battle of White Plains, and in 1778, while on guard at Horseneck, Conn., he was wounded in the neck by a pistol ball from a

British horseman.
In 1836, soldier moved back to Newtown, Connecticut, after having resided in Genesee County, New York, with grandson, William Prindle, and in the territory of Michigan. with other children and grandchildren whose names are not stated. He died January 28, 1840.
Very respectfully,
L. Stillwell
Acting Commissioner.

May 17.
James L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington D.C.
Philadelphia Pa May 17 1898

J. L. Edwards Esq
Geneva May 11. 1836
Sir
On the 23 d of last month I took from Peter Prindle his Power of Attorney to draw his Pension from the 4 th day of Sept. 1835 to the 4 th day of March 1836, and forwarded the same to the agent at Albany who returned it unpaid endorsed "cannot pay this till further instructions by the "Comt. of Pensions" —
Prindles certificate is issued under the Act of the 7 th of June 1832 - dated the 10 May 1834 for One Hundred and twenty Dollars per Annum —
The old man resides some sixty miles from here and cannot get home until he gets something from his pension, unless he begs his way — this will I trust be a sufficient apology for requesting your early attention to his case
Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Wm Bayly

William Lockwood Agnew Poundridge Westchester Co. N.Y.

Michl & Farnes Bank Albany Pension Agency June 27. 1836.
Sir,
William Seymour Esq. of this City has just presented a pension from Peter Snedden, at this agency, & requested payment of the same - But as it cannot be paid, he has requested me to return the paper to you with an explanation of the reasons why we decline paying it - These reasons are briefly, that we have already had several pensions presented from the same individual; for to one of which he under subscribes his own name, & to the others he makes his mark, & we have had much trouble & difficulty with them - In one he states that he resides in Clarendon, Ulster Co. & has resided there for ten months past - In another he states his residence in Britain, Greene Co. for 5 years past - This previous residence in Ulster Co. - and in the one taken before you he states his residence to be in Stamford, Fairfield Co. for 10 days, past &c.
There is so much inconsistency, not to say contradiction, in his statements respecting his residence that we cannot pay him without a special order from James L. Edwards Esq. our Commissioner of Pensions - If you will obtain such an order, we will pay Mr. Seymour, the amt. due on the enclosed paper -
If you will address a letter to Mr. Edwards, "Comr. of Pensions, War Department, City of Washington" enclosing the form of the letter & this letter, he will no doubt give us the proper instructions on the subject
Respectfully
Yours of the
L. Jenkins for the
William Inbarnes Esq. Poundridge, Ulster Co. N.Y.

Hon. J. L. Edwards Com te y Perrin Washington D.C. -

1 Newtown Dec. 14 1836
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com r of Pensions,
Sir, I transmit enclosed, a number of depositions respecting the case of Peter Prindle - As you did not specify in your last communication, what explanation would be required, I have forwarded such evidence as was in my power, and which it appears, to me ought to be sufficient. Situated as he is, if the department should require of him to prove that the applications for pension money were forgeries, or that he was then deceived or defrauded with regard to them, it would amount to a denial of his right; as he has neither the understanding to look up such testimony, nor the means to procure it, if he had. The consequence would be, that as veteran, who reads more than

any other the protection arm of govern- ment, will, in consequence of his weakness & poverty, be thrown for the remainder of his life on the cold charity of others -
If further explanation is required, please inform what more is necessary, & also if the premium is renewed, what bonus if any, must be taken, to obtain a transfer, to Hartford -
With much respect -
Henry Dutton -

Pondich - N.Y. July 12 th July 16 Pike Pmble N.Y. 10 th
for
Hon. James L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions. Washington

Cambridge July 12 th 1850
Dear Sir
I have been requested to forward to you the enclosed letter together with the power of Attorney of Peter Prindle which has been rejected at the Pension office at Albany as to the power of Attorney attested to by the agent I am inclined to think is a forgery as I have frequently had occasion to call on him for his signature for two or three years past and he always made his mark he is now in Stamford Conn. with his friends where he expects to remain and very infirm and almost blind. you? please inform me soon what can be done for him as he is very much in need of his pension.
Hon. S. L. Edwards
truly yours &c. William Lockwood

Mar 24.
Hon
J. L. Edwards Court of Pensions Washington
H. H. Love HR

House of Rep s March 23 d 1836
Sir
I have rec d from Gen. Root of Buffalo N. York the enclosed letter in relation to the payment of a Revolutionary Pension with a request that I will communicate it to you - I have only to say that Gen Root is an astute intelligent & careful man & not likely to be imposed upon & that in my opin- ion the testimony of Bennett re- ferred to in the letter is entitled to confidence as a respectable witness whom I know & resides about five miles from the City of Buffalo & is the Keeper of a Public House I will be glad to hear from you on this subject I am Sir Yours Respectfully Tho C Laine -

Shelton Co. Nov 9 th
Free
par-at Nov 24 1860 28674 Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Newton Nov. 8, 1836
Sir,
There appears to be some mistake or misapprehension respecting the case of Peter Prindle, who lately made application to have his pension transferred to this State - I should infer from your of 19 th Oct. last, that the Department had notified him, that his pension had been suspended, until he should produce further proof - He denies having received any such notice, & the probability is, that it never reached him - He originally belonged in this town & says he went from here into the service, and I have no doubt that if further proof is required, it can be furnished - He is now old & his mind I presume somewhat impaired - He is also entirely destitute of property - These facts I presume

will furnish a strong inducement for the department to render him such oppor- tune in the inquiry as may be in their power. Please to inform me, on what grounds his pension was suspended - and if it was for further proof, please to state the substance of his declaration, (as he may, at this time have forgotten some of the particulars,) how far the department consider the same as proved, and what further proof is required - Also whether, if he can furnish satisfactory proof, in consequence of the death of witnesses, or only a part of the services for which he originally rec d a pension, whether he cannot draw a pension for that part - Yours ob ly . serv t . Henry Dutton -
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com ee of Pensions -

Hecht & Farmer's Bank Albany, Pense's agency January 18. 1836.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions, Sir,
On receiving your letter of the 12 th of November last, respecting the two sets of papers in the case of Peter Prindle, we wrote to Mr. Sturges the Attorney named in one set of papers, stating the substance of your letter & requesting him to furnish us with such proof as might be in his power in relation to the matter -
I now enclose his letter with affidavits lately received for your consideration. I am, with great respect, Your obedt Servt.
Thos. M. Cluett

✓ Mech s & Farmers Bank Albany Pension Agency May 6. 1836.
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Sir,
In compliance with the instructions contained in your letter of the 30 th of January last respecting the case of Peter Prindle, their Attorney, Mr. Rathbone was called upon to refund the am t paid him on the power of Attorney executed before Mr. Wade, on the 4 th of September last - Mr. Rathbone promised to write to Mr. David Buck from whom he received the papers, and did write to him accordingly - But he has not yet refunded the am t paid him - As I am informed that Mr. Buck has made application to you on the subject, and as it appears by the enclosed letter received from him by Mr. Jenkins, that he advises alleges the power of Attorney to Mr. Rathbone to be genuine, I have thought it best to consult you again in relation to the matter, before any further payment is made to the Pensioner - Mr. Sturges the Attorney named in the other power dated Sept. 30. 1835, has today called at this Agency with a power from the Pensioner for his last semi-annual stipend, which I have declined paying for the present - He has also made an affidavit before Mr. Jenkins, which I enclose, and which will probably aid you in coming to a satisfactory conclusion in regard to the breaches in which Mr. Buck is interested -
It is proper also to state that a power of Attorney (Affidavit) presented at this office yesterday, by Mr. Sherman Cushing of the City Bank, on behalf of Prindle for his last semi-annual payment - from which it appears that he is in the practice of assembling two sets of breaches for the same period - Have the goodness to

favor me with your instructions soon -
I am, Sir, Very Respectfully, Your ob t Serv t
R. M. Coombs, 207 Pearl St

Mechl. & Farnam's Bank Albany Press in Agency Nov. 7. 11. 1835.
James L. Edwards Esq., Commission of Pensions,
Sir,
On the 17 th of Sept. last we paid to Mr. Joel Rathbone as the Attorney of Peter Prindle the sum of $60 upon the enclosed Vouchers dated 4 Sept. 1835.
This morning, Mr. David Sturges of Clarendon, Albany 6 o presented the enclosed Vouchers dated Sept. 30. 1835 for payment - Finding but one Pension on our Books of the name of Peter Prindle, we declined paying Mr. Sturges -
The circumstance of two sets of Vouchers being presented for the same period in what appears to be the same case, excites our suspicion that a fraud has been committed or attempted in the matter - With respect to Mr. Sturges we know nothing, except that he appears to be a respectable man, & has given us references to respectable gentle- men in this City - With Mr. Rathbone we are well acquainted. He is one of our most respectable Merchants, & we have entire confidence in his integrity - The vouchers were sent to him by David Bent Esq. of Buffalo, who is a highly respectable Citizen of that place & was recently one of our State Senators - But there are some suspicious points about the Vouchers

in where Mr. Rathbone is named as Attorney which waived an attornment until the compared there with those presented by Mr. Sturges - You will observe that the signatures in the former purporting to be those of the Pensioner, do not bear the appearance of being written by an old man, and that the name of the Secretary of War in the copy of the Pension Certificate is written Lewis Cob, instead of Lev : Cob his usual mode of signature. But the signatures in the other vouchers appear to be genuine, & that of the Secretary of War correctly copied. Both sets of Vouchers agree in the rank of the Pensioner, the am t of his annual allowance & the date of the Pension Certificate - As it appears to be a case which requires investigation, I lose no time in presenting it for your consideration - I have the goodness to favor me with your instructions in regard to it, at your earliest con- venience - Be pleased also to return the Vouchers to which Mr. Rathbone's Receipt is attached, as we wish to include it in our last quarterly account.
We have noticed in several instances lately that in the copy of the Pension Certificate embraced in the Pensioner's affidavit of identity, the name of the Secretary of War is written Lewis instead of Lev : Cob, and we have for that

cause declined paying them I required that the original Certificate should be produced, as we deemed it a suspicious circumstance.
Please to inform me whether or not the rule we have adopted in such cases meets your approbation.
I am Sir very Respectfully Yours ob't Serv't
Thos McKellar

State of New York
Albany County ss.)
David Sturges of Clarendon, Orleans County, being duly sworn, saith, that on the 30 th day of September last past, Peter Prindle, a Pensioner under the act of Congress, of June 7, 1832, executed a power of Attorney to this Deponent, & made the usual affidavit of identity before Benjamin G. Pettibone Esquire, a justice of the Peace of the said County of Orleans - That afterwards in the month of November last, this Deponent presented the said power of Attorney at the Albany Pension Agency, but the Agent or Officer having charge of the agency refused to pay the same annual allowance for the said Pension, for the term embraced in said power, to wit, from the 4 th of March 1835 to the 4 th of September 1835, on the ground that he had previously been paid for the same period -
And this Deponent further saith that he this Deponent had the original Pension Certificate of the said Pensioner in his possession from about the first of July 1835 until after the 4 th of March last, when he delivered it to the Pensioner's Grandson, or some relation of his - That this Deponent was present when the said power of Attorney was executed as aforesaid, and the original Pension Certificate was then & there produced before the said justice B. G. Pettibone Esq.
And this Deponent further saith that, if a power of Attorney was executed by said Pensioner, at Buffalo, in the month of September 1835, it must have been done without the presence or exhibition of the his original Pension Certificate, as the same was, then in the possession of this Deponent -
Sworn & subscribed this 6 th day of May 1836 before me L. Jenkins Com r of Deeds -
David Sturges

Mar 20 17 PM Mr. Andrews
Sir
J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

20 Feb Pamphlet app for transfer
Burke
Grateful Com
See
J. L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
17 Feb COM

Captain 9th Infantry, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, Aug. 31, 1912.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
My dear Sir,
I have been told that Peter Prindle, born Jan. 17, 1757; died Jan. 28, 1840, at Stratford, Conn., was granted a pension for having been a Soldier of the War of the Revolution. Will you very kindly send me a copy of any records which you may have concerning him?
Believe me, Sincerely yours
J. B. Nicklin Jr.
Peter Prindle of Conn.

U.S. Navy Dept.
31918 Reg INVALID.
Rev. 2 yrs Nat. Hist. Soc. 53, Canterbury St. Paul.
File No. 31,918
June 12-1903. His Rear Admiral Frank Pringle 1912 Sept. 11. Do J. B. Nicklin fr.
Peter Pringle
Serg Rev War
Act: June 1 st 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 328
[Arrangement 1870.]

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Shelburne Co Oct 11 th Oct 17/72
Free
J. L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 10. 10
Can. to J. M. R.
John L. Edwards

✓ Newtown Oct. 10 th 1836
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir, I have in my hands an Certificat of the following tenor. War Department Revolutionary Claims
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7 th June 1822 Peter Prindle of the State of New York who was a Sergeant of the War of the Revo- lution is entitled to receive One hundred & twenty dollars per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 & payable semiannually on the 4 th of March & 4 th of September in every year - given at the War Office of the United States this 10 th day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty four -
Levi. C. C. Secretary of War -
Examined & counter signed J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions -

Payment to be made at at New York by the Pres t Merchants Bank & agent for paying Pensions in the Agency of New York -
Recorded in the Pension Office in Book E. Vol. 4. page 114 by D. Brown. Clerk -
I have lived until within the last three or four months in the State of New York - I drew the money several times at the Merchants Bank in the City of New York - My name was then transferred to a bank in Albany & I have drawn the money there until the 4 th of September 1835 - I came in to Connecticut 3 or 4 months since & at the bank in Albany, for the money due lately made an application there but was informed that I ought to apply to the Connecticut Agency & request you to have my name transferred to that agency - I therefore request you to make such transfer, and to give me information

by letter directed to this place - Please to comply with this request without delay as I am entirely dependent on my pension for support -
Your obed Servt - his In presence of Peter X Prindle mark Henry Dutton John French
Fairfield County ss Newton Oct r 10 th 1836 Personally appeared John French witness to the above signature, & made oath that he is nephew of the said Peter Prindle, & has known him for many years, & that he saw him sign the foregoing letter or Petition, by his mark & that his name was written above as a signature by his request - before me Henry Dutton Justice of Peace

State of New York Otsego County ss
Personally appeared before Benajah Davis Justin Pease of said County, David Lockhard who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that during the Revolutionary war, he resided in the state of Connecticut, at and near Horse neck and Stamford, that he is now of the age of Eighty two years, that during the said war this deponent was well acquainted with Peter Prin- dle, then a resident at Stamford, that this deponent was in the service of the United States, during a great part of the Revolutionary war, and that the said Peter Prindle served in the United States service, as follows, some of the time in the same mess, with this deponent at other times in the same company, and all the time in the same Regiment, or body of troops, and after the beginning of 1776 the Headquarters were at Horse neck, and the services were on the lines and in the neighbourhood of the British Army at New York; In 1775 immediately after the Lexington Battle the said Peter Prindle enlisted for eight Months in Cap- tain Joseph Smith's Company, in Colonel Watertown's Regiment, the said Smith immediately joined the Regiment at Horse neck, and was in the service marching up the Hudson River, and was discharged at Millwall at the close of the eight Months, in January 1776. In the spring of 1776, the said Peter Prindle again served three months in the same company & Regiment then stationed at Horse neck; In the fall of 1776, the said Peter Prindle again served in the said Company & Regiment three months, the headquarters being at Horse neck, the said Peter & this de- ponent were in the Battle of White Plains, and in a detachment sent to assist the garrison of Fort Washington, but were able to go no farther than Valentines Hill; In April 1777, the said Peter Prindle again served three months in the same service in John Mead's Company in Colonel Matthew Mead's Regiment, the said Peter & this deponent, were both in the battle at Ridgefield when General Wooster was wounded, and pursued the enemy from the time they landed near Norwalk

till they again took shipping after having burnt Dan- bury; In April 1778, the said Peter Prindle again served four months in Captain Hotchkiss Company Major Hobbie, commanding, in the absence of Colonel Waterbury. In September 1778, the said Peter Prindle again entered the service and served three months in Captain David Baldwin's Company in Colonel Watrous Regiment; In April 1779 he again entered the service & served three months under the same officers; In Octo- ber 1779 he again entered the service and served three months under the same officers and in the same service. In the Spring of 1780, the said Peter Prindle again served in the same service three months in Captain John Meece's Company in Colonel Matthew Mead's Regiment That this deponent was acquainted with the said Peter several years before the Revolutionary war, he the said Peter residing at Stamford, and that since the war he has been acquainted with him, and has worked for him, and has seen him frequently at different periods, and understands the said Peter has been residing at different places in the State of New York, since the war -
Sworn and Subscribed
David Lockard
This 22 day of September
1832 before me Benajah Davis Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that David Lockard the above named deponent is a credible person his state- ment is entitled to credit
This sheet got torn a

awaiting the return of the case.
Revolutionary Claims
Free
Wadsworth 4
1475 State
New York
War Department
Mass Peter 4-29
Pension Office Washington City

Sir,
Maurice Sept. 28. 1832
Some few days since D. T. Moseley Esq Clerk of Chancery sent you several papers containing applications for pensions under act of 7 June 1822 & among others that of Peter Prindle. Enclosed is an affidavit of David Lockhard stating Mr. Prindle's services - After travelling from home more than 120 miles Mr. Prindle learned that Mr. Lockhard was gone into Otago County & found him, & promised his affidavit, but as Mr. L. was far from home Mr. P. could not procure the usual certificate of credibility, which I hope will make no difference.
You will please annex this depo- sition to Mr. Prindle's application that the case may be acted on with a just know- ledge of the merits -
Yours truly
A. Smith
J. L. Edward Esq
12 Nov 1832 12 " Prindle

Walter Elphinstone
8 th April. 1834
add. proof for.
Peter Brinckle of New York.
J. S. Church Esq. Commission of Customs Washington D.C.
FREE

April 8 1834

1 Athens, Tompkins County New York. April 3 rd 1834
To the Hon'ble J. L. Edwards Comp t of Pensions
Sir, Enclosed I sent the supplemental proofs required by the Department in the case of Peter Prindle an applicant for a Pension whose Original Declaration no. is on file in your office — To furnish these proofs has occasioned a journey on foot (for he from old age is unable to ride) by the old man of more than 400 miles — We believe the affts of Capt Stephen Butts & Daniel St John fully prove the service of the applicant as stated in his Declaration; unless possibly there may be some little discrepancies occasioned by forgetfulness so long a time having elapsed — It is I believe substantially & fully proved so as to entitle him to full pay as Sergeant or Sergeant Major —
Please give this case an examination as early as may be and forward to me the result as the applicant is not only very infirm but very poor as also are his relations who have expended all they could muster to pay his expenses to examination & back —
And I am Hon ble Sir
Your Ob dt Serv t
John Pittsfield

Peter Prindle
May 23
N.Y.
Free
J. K. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. Columbia

Buffalo March 15th 1836
Dear Sir
I must give yesterday to the care of our Member of Congress Hon Thomas C Dove since which I have discovered a Memorandum on which this Peter Rinble who came on the 4th of September last and made the affidavit before Harry Slade Esq the pension certificate is dated on the tenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. Signed J. W. Lajo Secretary of War examined and confirmed (which says also that he was J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions and entitled to 120 per annum of Pensions
and (Numbered on the back of it 28674) and since it cannot be possible that he could be in possession of a Well authenticated Pension Certificate By Grand for he is a very stupid old fellow by appearance But probable His Iniquity sufficient to give two powers of Atty which I have known done before by one of these old Soldiers. I write you this in order to draw all the light upon the transaction possible Hoping that you may be enabled to ascertain the facts in relation to that Peter Rinble of Orleans County who claims to be a Pensioner and see if what I have now written you will not prove them both to be one and the same Peter Rinble I should be pleased to have you look at a line after you have ascertained the facts of the case. I can refer you to the Secretary of War or the Vice President Mr Vanburen or a variety of Members of Congress or you may enquire of my friend Maj J. S. Smith Register of Pensions as to the character for integrity and truth of my statements
I am Sir Yours &c
David Root
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

David Root
March 14. 1831

H.R. Street Hon Thomas P Love Member of Congress Washington City
Dr "

Dear Sir - Buffalo March 14th 1836
There seems to be a difficulty in the pension office at Albany in relation to a pensioner by the name of Peter Prindle. The facts are these of which abundant proof can be made and that substantiated by a very respectable man by the name of Nathaniel Bennett whom this man boarded with the last summer. This old pensioner by the name of Peter Prindle came to Me sometime in May or June last and asked if I could collect a pension for him I told him that if he lived until the 4th day of Sept 1835 and would then come I would make out his papers and he could acknowledge them before a proper officer and I would forward it and accordingly on the 4th day of September this Mr Bennett came with him and I made out his papers and in company with this Mr Bennett he went before Harry Slade and made the necessary affidavit and I forwarded it to Albany soon after Sept for Albany and there I received the pension through Col Rathbone the agent of Peter Prindle and from there I wrote to My Brother to pay to Peter Prindle on his order the pension money — after I had left this Peter Prindle directed My Brother to pay the money to Mr Bennett which he did before I received and I am informed that you say that this Peter Prindle is not the genuine one and that there is one in Orleans County that is right and he must have the pension. Now Sir there is no doubt but what that Peter Prindle and the one that was at Buffalo is the same and as he made out his papers here on the 4th of Sept last and on those papers payment has been made — I do not know but what this Mr Sturgis must if he has advanced him money look to him for it as I suppose the old fellow has made two powers of attorney.
Yours Sir with respect W. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions David Brew
As I want you Mrs. Mr Jennings so that Mr Root Rathbone the agent need - to be trouble about it

Hon Thomas C Love
Sir Will You have the Goodness to go to the Pension Office and shew the first part of this Letter and Talk With Mr Edwards in relation to the subject matter. There is no doubt an Old Rascall By the Name of Peter Prindle has given Two Powers of Attorney to draw his pension on the last September Drawing and the Man in Orleans County Who did not get his Money, is trying to make Mr Edwards believe that his Peter Prindle is the genuine One and Mine is counterfeit which I know is not the case if Elnathan Bennell can be relied upon who knows his family and I have the utmost Confidence in what he says and as he had the Certificate here With him the first time I saw him there can be no doubt as to his being the Pensioner and My papers being made out When they should be entitled to the to what I have received I think it will turn out that after the Sept here he had other papers made out or else they made them out before in other Case they are void
I am Sir Yours With Respect &c
David Root

State of New York On this day personally appeared David Sturges, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.  Given under my hand and the seal of the said Notary Public this 7th day of January, 1936.  Benjamin J. Pittingill Notary Public
Subscribed and sworn to January 7th 1936 before me Benjamin J Pittingill J.P.

State of New York County of Orleans ss. I, Benjamin G. Pettengill one of the Justices of the Peace of said County - William Prindle deposite and says - That he is well acquainted with the said Peter Prindle, named in the within Affidavit - and in said certificate now in the possession of the said David Sturges - that he is the identical Peter Prindle named in the said certificate - That he was known to him having said certificate with said Sturges further that he saw said Prindle sign said papers - Further this deponent says that in W. Prindle
Subscribed and sworn to January 7th 1836 before me Benjamin G. Pettengill J.P.
The undersigned a justice of the Peace of the town of Pulteney county of Orleans and state of New York would certify that he is the justice named on these papers presented by David Sturges attorney for Peter Prindle, at the pension office in Albany that he saw said papers executed and saw the old gentleman Peter Prindle sign his name twice on said papers he appeared to be very old, hand trembled very much wrote badly, Certificate named in above and within affidavits present at time papers were executed, papers filed in Sturges estate, certificate a printed one should think it came one received from war office - Benjamin G. Pettengill
20th Dec 1836 C. H. Hildreth

Mr. Cheetham Sir
Yours of the 17 of Nov Last was received & I expect that you have thought strange that I have not answered your letter before the reason is this one is the hurry of business the other is the best cause for me to persevere in this affair & waiting to learn what information I could get from the present  the present present Buffalo and as I have done there papers are forwarded obtained and are made out with out the original certificate being present that I have since I think that what the letter contains will convince you on any other grounds that there papers that I presented are genuine for you must have heard that there that came from Buffalo were not correct I think that you have acquired with the power to obtain the money I think it a hard case if the bankers has got to be to the expense of going to Buffalo or to any other part of the country to prove that other man had fraudulently obtained the money that used to speak here since he is poor & have not got a better to help himself with I think it belongs to those men that have those other papers and made them out to substitute them But the cause for me to persevere is to not for me to say a word more this affair cannot will be greatly reduced I am yours with perfect
Laurel Stanger

RL
J. Jenkins Esq. Pension agent Albany New York

Buffalo February 19th 1886
Dear Sir
This letter may not in reply to an earlier by me to Rev Brindle but in reply to a statement of the case which I promised to tell Ruthbone - I have some written with Rev Brindle with subject - Jenkins
Yours in relation to the pension of Peter Brindle is received in reply to which I think I can solve the case at once which is this, that Peter Brindle who was at Buffalo on the 14 of September last and made Joel Rathbone his agent by his power of attorney to draw his pension money is the self same Peter Brindle who gave power of attorney to this Mr David Hurlger, if he had one, and I presume he did have one and that made out at some time previous to the 14th of September last as on that day Mr Bennett et being respectable with whom he had boarded with for some weeks came with him and I agreed to pay this Mr Bennett for his board as soon as I was advised by Mr Rathbone of his pension being paid and have paid him since. This case is not the only one I have had of a similar kind and I have had to much to do with these pensioners to be entangled in that way from some expressions he made use of I was on my guard mistaking he had done something wrong and I have no doubt but what this Mr Hurlger took his power long before the 14th Sept last he must either have done that or have received one after he had executed one here as the old man told me that he had resided in Monroe on Orleans County and intended to go back there you may depend I think that they are both the same man and Mr Hurlger must not take powers before the 14 of Sept or 14th of March and it is not very safe to take them as great while afterwards from nonresidents of not much character or integrity I am Sir Yours with great
J Jenkins Esq Attorney
Respect David Brindle

May 27
Philadelphia May 27
J
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

State of Pennsylvania Erie County ss Buffalo April 30 1836
I have Mr Harry Slade A Justice of the Peace in and for the County above named who recently came before Mr Nathaniel Bennett who is well known to me to be a person of good standing in society as to his integrity and makes the following Statement in Relation to Peter Prindle being a Pensioner of the United States, says that he has known him about 20 years and that some time last June the said Peter Prindle came to his House and Had his Pension Certificate with him, for this deponent read the same, He remained a few days and went off and returned again in July and boarded with him until after the 18 th of September 1835 on which day the said Peter Prindle gave him Nathaniel Bennett an Order on David Burt for his Pension Money which Proceeded from Frederick Burt the Clerk of the State and since paid the Money to the said Peter Prindle and I also further State that on the 4 th day of September 1835 I accompanied the said Peter Prindle to Buffalo to execute the necessary powers of attorney and Mr Burt asked him for his Certificate He said he had left it at Home But he had a Copy from which he said, the papers could be made from, as he did not want to wear out or lose his Original Certificate. By carrying it about with him, Mr Burt said if that was so and he would make affidavit of his power of attorney and acknowledge his signature he would send it to the agent at Albany and when paid there, it would be paid to him on his order here and accordingly I went with him before Harry Slade Esq where he executed and acknowledged the same and then gave it to Mr Burt to send to Albany to be paid I sworn before me on the day and year above written the Word executed and intitled before signing
Harry Slade Justice of the Peace

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part in the office. G.W.C.
State of New York § County of Otsego § p. I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the _____ said County hereby certify that Benjamin Davis _____ before whom the annexed depo- sition was taken & who subscribed the jurat of the same & the annexed certificate was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace for said County, and that his name subscribed thereto is the proper handwriting and signa- ture of the said Benjamin Davis _____ with which I am well acquainted
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County — at Cooperstown this 24 th day of September 1832.
Horace Lathrop Clerk.

To the Honourable J. L. Edwards Commissioner of pensions
We the undersigned, Selectmen of the Town of Newtown, County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut would respectfully state, that Peter Prindle who has a pension certificate entitling him to one hundred & twenty dollars a year for services, rendered the United States during the revolutionary war, has become old & deafened, partially deaf and so blind that he can see but little, that he is entirely poor & destitute, & become a charge upon the Town of Newtown for his support. That according to his own statement he has not received any pension since March 1835, & from that time to June 1836 his pension certificate was in possession of a relative of his in Genesee County in the State of New York and that he knows no such one as those who made application, with vouchers, for his pension in September & November 1835. If his statement be true the roguery must have been been practiced without his knowledge & consent.
But we cannot place implicit confidence in his statement, knowing as we do, that he is so much broken down by age & infirmities that any practices might be made on him by artful & designing men.
We know from what we have seen of him that he might, if he lived in those parts & had his certificate, in his possession, have been persuaded to set his mark on papers for his pension in an improper manner: but we think a man who is entitled to a pension for services rendered the United States

at the time that two mens souls, should not be deprived of it because he has been duped, when his infirmity arises from age & sickness. We therefore petition & ask of the Commissioners of pensions respectfully that his the payment of his pension may be renewed & that he may receive all his arrearage of pension his pension; as a further reason for the renewal of his pension we would state that said Peter Pindle delivers offers to place his pension certificate in the hands of one of the petitioners for safe keeping & declares that it is his wish that to have it remain in his hands for safe keeping during his life - Wherefore your petitioners respectfully request that his right to draw pensions may be renewed & transferred to Hartford Connecticut & that he may be entitled to receive his arrearages of pension which have not been paid; or in some other way grant relief as your petitioners in duty bound will ever pray. Dated at Newtown the 12 th day of December 1836.
James B Fairman. } select Israel A Beardslee. } men. Abijah Wheeler }

State of Connecticut
T Fairfield County } Js: Newtown
At a Court of probate held at Newtown within & for the District of Newtown on the 7 th day of December 1836
Personally appeared in open Court Peter Prindle, a resident of said Newtown, who being first duly sworn according to law, made oath, that he lived & resided in Byson and Bergen in Genesee County in the State of New York when he first obtained his pension certificate and continued to reside there generally when he drew his pension until the Spring of the year 1835. He resided there with some of his grand children. That he had other grand children in the State of Michigan or Michigan Territory: and in the Spring of the year 1835 he went out into the Territory of Michigan to visit those of his children & grand children who resided there leaving his pension certificate with his grandson William Prindle who still resided in Bergen in Genesee County in the State of New York. That he continued in the Territory of Michigan until sometime in the Month of June 1836 when he returned to his grandson William Prindle in Genesee County in the State of New York, & took or received from him his certificate, pension certificate, which he had left with him; he then set out some time in June 1836 to come to Newtown in Connecticut, it being his native place. That he made no effort in the State of New York since his return from Michigan to get his pension. That since he arrived in Connecticut, he made application for it & gave a power of attorney for it on the Pension Agent in the City of New York & it was refused there and he then made application with a Friend at Albany, and after having proved his identity, they then told him, as he had gone to Connecticut to reside, he must get it transferred to Hartford in Connecticut. He further testifies that he knows no such men as Joel Rathbone or David Sturges & that he never gave a power of attorney to Joel Rathbone or David Sturges to his resolution; and that from June 1835 to June 1836 he was in Michigan Territory; and that if he ever knew any such men as Joel Rathbone or David Sturges it is now entirely out of his recollection.

That he has received no pension money since March 1835 sworn to & submitted the 7 th day of December 1836. Peter his Prindle State of Connecticut Attest Oliver M. Kellogg Clerk Fairfield County } ss. Newtown
At a Court of Probate held at Newtown within the District of Newtown on the 12 th day of December 1836 personally appeared before said Court Philo Fairchild a resident of said Newtown aged seventy five years who having been duly sworn according to law, in open Court testifies as follows to wit.
I have known Peter Prindle ever since I was a lad. I always considered him an inhabitant of Newtown & have always understood & verily believe that Newtown in Connecticut was his native place. I knew him until he went into the army & do not recollect that I have seen him since the close of the revolutionary war.
sworn to & submitted the 12 th day of December 1836 Philo Fairchild At the same Court personally appeared John French a resident of said Newtown aged seventy two years & being duly sworn according to law testifies as follows to wit. I have always known Peter Prindle since I was a child. He is Brother to my Mother. I always understood & verily believe that Newtown in Connecticut is his native place. He went into the army in the revolutionary war as I have since understood. I went out of Newtown at the age of nineteen years & resided abroad; and on my return he was abroad from Newtown, I was gone from Newtown about seven years, since that time I had never seen him until about six or eight years ago when he visited Newtown and I saw him. In the fore part of the summer of 1836, the present year he came into Newtown again.

It has continued there ever since - He staid at my house five weeks the past fall. He is thick of hearing & so blind that he cannot find a door but but by feeling. With a staff to feel his way he can walk along the road tolerably well. He is very much in his dotage & very childish; easily imposed upon & I have no doubt but that he might be persuaded to sign almost any writing by an artful person. I scarcely ever saw a person so much in his dotage & so childish as he is. And his memory, of recent events, extremely frail. He hardly remembers, when he has told a story, what he has been telling; nor does he remember enough of a story to keep up the connections.
John French
At the same Court. Personally appeared, in open Court, Albert Edwards, a resident of said Newtown aged sixty seven, years and being duly sworn according to law, testifies as follows. To wit: I have been employed, by the said town of Newtown, for a few years past, to help the poor of said town, those who are not able to support themselves. About the latter part of October last past I received an order from the Selectmen of the town of Newtown to receive Peter Prindle into the poor house as a pauper of said town: I accordingly received him, said Peter Prindle, as a pauper, and he has remained there ever since, & is still supported by said town of Newtown.
The said Peter Prindle is very much in his dotage. He is considerably thick of hearing and

so blind that he can see but little. His memory is very frail especially of transactions that have lately taken place. And he is easily duped and imposed upon; and I have no doubt but that he might be prevailed to do almost any improper act, by an artful person, for a little money.
Mr. Edwards Edwards.
At the same Court personally appeared, in open Court, James B. Fairman Esq. a resident of said Newtown, & being duly sworn according to law testifies as follows to wit.
I am one of the three selectmen of the town of Newtown, & have been for the about a year past. Some time the latter part of October last application was made to me to take charge of Peter Prindle as a pauper of said town. I found on examination, that he had been living with some of his relatives in said Newtown for a few weeks and satisfied myself, on examination, that he he was an inhabitant of said town & that said town was liable for his support. He was barefoot & almost naked, thinks of hearing & so blind that he could see but little. I gave an order for Mr. Edwards, who buys the poor of said town to take him in & support him.
The said Peter Prindle, is eighty six years old according to his own statement of his age, & according to appearance appearance, as much as that, I should think. His faculties are very much decayed, his intellect weak, his memory very much broken, & I think he could be prevailed for a little money, to do almost any improper act. I should say, I believe I could persuade him, to set his mark to almost any writing, with or without money, if I should set about it.
Sworn to and subscribed the 12 th day of December A.D. 1836 James B. Fairman. Miss Eliza Nichols Clerk

J. Eliza W. Keeler Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Newton do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Select Men of the town of Newton for the renewal of the Pension of Peter Prindle & the evidence taken by this court in reference to the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 1st day of December 1836.
Eliza W. Keeler Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Newton

Peter Poirier
Alby N.H.
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Cont.
Paid to 4 Sept '36 - See John Burt, No. 20570, transf'd from Alby to Michigan Apr '37 -

Application for a Transfer
State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield ss: Newtown before me, the subscriber, a justice of the peace for said County of Fairfield on this 17 th day of January 1837, personally appeared Peter Prindle, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Meigs and others whose names he cannot recollect in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Morgan in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Connecticut, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to the State of Connecticut.
He had several children living in Batavia in the State of New York and the neighbourhood of that place; that within a few years past they have all moved from that place to the West, to the State of Michigan, & other parts. He therefore had a wish to return to Newtown in the County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut, it being his native place to spend the remainder of his days there, where he has some distant relatives and acquaintances. Peter his Prindle sworn and subscribed to, the day & year aforesaid.
Before me, Samuel C. Blackman justice of the peace.
State of Connecticut County of Fairfield ss: Newtown on this 15 th day of February 1837, before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said County of Fairfield, personally appeared James B. Fairman Esquire of said Newtown, who, being duly sworn, according to law, testifies, on oath, that he was personally present, on the 17 th day of January 1837, and saw Peter Prindle

subscribe, by his mark, & make oath to the foregoing declaration, and that he is acquainted with said Peter Prindle, and knows him to be the identical person, who has a pension certificate entitling him to receive one hundred and twenty dollars a year for services as a Sergeant in the Revolutionary war, and that he has received, from the Agent for paying pensions, at Albany, State of New York, his last draft within a Month past, and that he is, to the best of the Deponent's knowledge and belief, the identical person described in the affidavit he has made.
James B. Fairman.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year last above mentioned.
Before me.
Samuel C. Blackman Justice of peace
I hereby certify that James B. Fairman Esquire who subscribed made oath to the foregoing deposition, is a person of veracity & his Testimony entitled to Credit. Newtown Feb. 15 th 1839.
Samuel C. Blackman Justice of peace

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } p.
I Thomas B Osborne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Samuel C Blackman Esquire is now & for more than one year last past has been a Justice of the Peace within and for said Fairfield County duly commissioned and duly authorized to administer oaths, take depositions, &c and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Samuel C Blackman and know that all the signatures to the foregoing Certificate, purporting to be his, are genuine. Given under my hand & the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 17 th day of February A D 1837. Thomas B Osborne Clerk

Peter Pringle's case
Supplemental proofs etc -
J. Crilund Jr. Esq. Ithaca N.Y.

State of New York
7- Nioga County, ss. Stephen Bell of New Canaan in the county of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut aged eighty three years and upwards being duly sworn saith that he knows Peter Prindle now a resident of Batavia in the county of Genesee and State of New York and that he this deponent and said Peter Prindle in the month of April 1775 they both then being residents in the the town of Newtown in Fairfield county & State of Connecticut entered the service of the United States in the militia for the term of eight months in a company commanded by captain Joseph Smith in a regiment commanded by Col. Waterbury Gen. Wooster's Brigade and marched from Horseneck to the city of New York and from thence up the north river and finally to St. Johns in Canada where we both remained until the expiration of said eight months after serving which time we were both discharged and returned home to Connecticut in company with each other and that I know said Peter Prindle served at that time eight months as I belonged to the same company and was with him all the time.
8- That the next year 1776 in the month of April this deponent and said Peter Prindle again both entered the service for the term of six months in a company commanded by capt. Mead in Col. Mead's Regiment and were stationed at Horseneck and its vicinity and that said Prindle and this deponent were in several skirmishes together particularly one at Horseneck where said Prindle was severely wounded by a musket ball in the neck and after the expiration of the six months the said Prindle & this deponent were both dismissed and returned home together having served out their time.
That in 1777 in April the said Peter Prindle & this deponent again entered the service in a company commanded by capt. Nathaniel Webb in Col. Waterbury's Regiment for the period of six months and served out their time together being stationed upon the lines in the same manner as they had been the year previous and after serving out the six months were both dismissed at the same time and returned home together.
That in April 1778 the said Peter Prindle and this deponent again entered the service for the period of six months in a company commanded by capt. David Baldwin in Col. John Mead's Regi

and were again stationed at Horseneck and were employed in guarding the lines in the same manner as they had been during the two preceding summers and frequently marching from one point to another whenever an attack was anticipated and after the expiration of our time we were both dismissed and returned home together. — That all the time since Peter Prindle served as above set forth it was in the militia and that all such service to wit. in the years 1775-1776-1777 & 1778 the said Peter Prindle served in the capacity of Serjeant major and further saith not. —
Sworn & subscribed this 19 th day of March 1834 before me E. Smith Justice of the Peace
Stearns [Signature] [Signature] [Signature]
I E. Smith Justice of the peace above named do certify that from my acquaintance with the above named Stearns I believe him to be a reputable person and entitled to credit = The word "that" interlined before signing = E. Smith Justice of the Peace
State of New York Tioga County Clerk's Office I Green M. Tuttle Clerk of the Court of the County of Tioga in the State of New York do hereby certify that before me the foregoing affidavit was known to me to be the act and free act of the person described to be described and duly authorized to administer oaths. And I believe his signature to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 19 th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four Green M. Tuttle Clerk

Personally appeared before me Saml Baragar a Justice of the peace of the County of Tioga N.Y. Daniel St. John and after being by me duly sworn according to law deposed and saith that in the year A.D. 1775. he this deponent was a Captain in Col. Watery's regiment of Militia in the Connecticut line in the service of the United States. and that in said year of 1775. Peter Prindle enlisted under this deponent as a Sergeant and served from the first of April in the above named year until the first of December in same year year all which time he was in the actual service for these United States as a good faithful Sol- -dier. And that in the forepart of April in the next year 1776 this deponent still having command of a Company as Capt. of the same took a station at Horse Neck where he remained six months all of which time the above named Peter Prindle was a soldier under this deponent & served faithfully six months in his country's cause and was at that time commanded by Col. Matthew Mead and that in the year 1777 and 1778 he this deponent and the said Peter Prindle were six months in each year stationed as above at Horse Neck. & were under the command of Col. John Mead a son of the former Col. Matthew Mead And so on to the close of the revolutionary war this said deponent and the said Peter Prindle served this deponent as Capt. and Peter Prindle as Sergeant in the same Company in the revolutionary service to the close thereof making seven years in all six months in each year - and that this deponent himself is United States Pensioner for services above alluded to. & further saith not
Sworn & subscribed this 19 th day of March 1834 before me
Daniel St. John
Saml Baragar Justice Peace
I Saml Baragar the Justice of the Peace above named do certify that from my acquaintance with the above named Daniel St. John I believe him to be a respectable person and entitled to credit
Saml Baragar Just. Peace

State of New York
Ioga County Clerk... I Alexander G. Diven Deputy clerk of the said county in the absence of Aaron M. Southill clerk of the same do certify that Samuel Baragar Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn and by whom the within certificate purports to have been made was at the date of of the same a justice of the peace in and for said County duly elected & sworn and authorized to take affidavits. That I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe his signature to the great of said affidavit & to the said certificate are in his proper hand writing and signature
Witness My hand and the seal of the courts of said County this 31 st day of March 1834
A. G. Diven

State of New York
Tompkins County ss: Peter Prindle, being duly sworn before me doth on his oath depose and say that he is the identical Peter Prindle named in an original application for a Pension forwarded to the Pension Office by Samuel Crittenden Junior and that he is the same Peter Prindle named in the affidavits of Steven Pettis and Daniel St John which are both herunto annexed. And this Deponent further saith that during the first term of his service as stated in his said original declaration & application, he was appointed a Sergeant and served as such during the latter part of that term of service. And that during all the various terms of service as stated in his said declaration he served as Sergeant and Sergeant Major.
And this Deponent further saith that he has relations in the Counties of Tompkins and in the County of Seneca in the State aforesaid, with whom he alternately resides. That his place of residence now is in Seneca County as stated in said Capt Pettis affidavit though at the time of presenting his said original application for a Pension he resided with his relations in Tompkins County. And further saith not.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 24 th day of March 1834
his mark Peter Prindle
Frederick G. Stanley a Commissioner of the State
State of New York
Tompkins County ss: Samuel Crittenden of Ithaca in said County being duly sworn deposeth & saith that Peter Prindle named in the preceding affidavits is the same identical Peter Prindle named in the original Declaration forwarded by this Deponent to the War Department and now on file in the Pension Office as an application for a Pension for services in the Revolutionary War under the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832.
Subscribed & sworn before me this 24 th day of March 1834
Samuel Crittenden Jr.
Frederick G. Stanley a Commissioner of the State

State of New York Lumpkins County Clerk's Office I Samuel Love Clerk of the County Courts in & for said County do hereby certify that Frederick G. Stanley Esquire before whom the within affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the dates of the same a Commissioner of deeds in & for said County duly appointed & qualified, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavits to be his own proper hand writing & signature - Witness my hand and official seal this 2nd day of April A.D. 1834
Samuel Love Clerk By Geo. G. Freck Dep. Clerk
Peter Martin Esq.
Suppl. mtl. proofs etc.
S. Crissman Jr. Esq. Miam. Ill.