Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2467, for Matthias Reinehardt, New York

SERVICE
New York
Reinehardt, Matthias Sarah
NUMBER
W 2467
B. b. Wt. 26234-160-55-
CONTENTS

New York N. 24,924
Matthias Reinhardt of Schoharie Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Truman in the N.Y. Troops time for 18 months & 20 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 61 Dollars 98 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of March 1834 and sent to Elias Holiday Schoharie N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1834 185.94 Pension allowance ending 14 Sep. " 30.99
$216.93
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E, Vol. 4 Page 119
In H. Yates letter in the case of Capt J. M. Brown -
See Extract from H. F. Yates letter within

Oliver Halloway Scholar

State of New-York Schoharie County } ss.
On this eighth day of June in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the court common pleas of the county of Schoharie, now sitting Matthias Reinhardt, a resident of the town of Schoharie in the county of Schoharie, and State of New York age a sixty eight years and rising of eight months, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as here in stated.
First. He entered the service as a volunteer the first of May 1779, at Burrdam in the county of Albany and State of New-York, when he then resided, in Captain Dertz's company in Colonel Kruman's Regiment. They were  the  they kept their headquarters at a fort in Burrdam called Weidmans Fort, in the county of Albany, his chief employ was scouting and standing guard. That he continued to serve in said company till as late as the 20th of November according to the best of his recollection when he was discharged at the place aforesaid.
That again in the year 1780, he volunteered the first of May May in the same company and regiment and that they  were kept their headquarters at Burrdam Fort. That he continued in the service in same company and regiment till as late as the 20th of November when he was discharged at Burrdam aforesaid, that during this term of service he helped build a fort a bare two miles from from their headquarters, called Swifts Kill Fort.
That in the year 1781, he again entered the service as a volunteer about the first day of May in the the same company then under command of Captain Adam Dertz. That they kept their headquarters at Swifts Kill Fort in Burrdam aforesaid there

he continued to serve in said company and regiment till back in the month of November and thinks it was as late as the middle of the month, if not later.
That again in the year 1782 he volunteered in the same company and regiment and joined the company at Beversdam of course about the first of May does not know but that it was as late as the 5 th or 6 th of May that they kept their head quarters at Smith's Kill Fort at Beversdam aforesaid that he continued in the service till same time in November should say past the middle when he was discharged at the place aforesaid.
To the particular interrogatories of the court he answers that he was born, as he has been informed, at East Camp (German Town) in the county of Columbia, and State of New-York, the 22 nd day of September 1764: further. That he was living at Beversdam in the county of Albany and State aforesaid when he was called into the service; that he has lived since the Revolutionary War at Beversdam, Town of Bern, in the county of Albany and State of New-York about ten miles from where he now lives, till about four years ago when he moved to Worcester in the county of Otsego and State of New-York.
That a little more than three years ago he moved to Schoharie in the county of Schoharie in said State where he now lives - That each time he entered the service as a volunteer - That he cannot recollect the names of any of the regular officers who were with the troops when he served. That he does not recollect any more than the Continental and Militia Regiments than he has stated in his declaration. That he never received a written discharge. —

That he is known to the following persons in his neighbourhood who he thinks can testify to his character and their belief for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. To wit, William Schoelcraft, William Becker and Jacob Becker.
That he has no documentary evidence of his services.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court. John Stephand Jr. Clerk
Matthias Reinhardt
Schoharie County ss. Francis Benast, aged seventy four years lacking a few days, appeared in Open Court who being duly sworn saith, that he is well acquainted with Matthias Reinhardt who had subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and was well acquainted with him in the revolutionary War, and knows that the said Matthias Reinhardt was in the Revolutionary service, in Captain Deitz's company in Colonel Vromans Regiment, from the beginning of May 1781, till as late (he thinks) as the 20th of November of the same year. That this deponent was in the same company and regiment. That they kept their headquarters at a Fort in Berneham in Albany county and State of New York, sometimes called Switzer's Kill Fort. That in the year 1782,

N. B. "in the first line of this page the words "Service in the" were interlined before Season to
Sworn and subscribed in open court this 8th - day of June, 1833.
John Lehman Jr. Clerk
Francis his X Bernt Mark
I certify that I am well acquainted with Francis Bennett, that he is a man of credibility, and his statements entitled to full credit.
John Gebhard p. Clerk of Schoharie county
We certify that we are well acquainted with Francis Benaft, who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit, and that he resided in the town of Schokan and is a credible witness
W. Mann Thos. D. Gervase

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interro- gatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
W. Mann
Henry Shaper
Martin Guedel
Thos. McAnulty
I, John Gebhard, Junior, Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the county of Schuylkill, do hereby certify that the foregoing cont contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Mathias Reinhardt for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office, this eighth day of June 1833.
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk

2882 New York, Albany Sarah Reinhardt Widow of Matthias
who served in the Revolutionary
War, as a Private N.Y. Line
Enscribed on the Roll at the rate of $1. Dollars 98 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Nov r / 53 and sent to
M rs Valentine Albany N.Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 82 Vol. A

State of New York County of Rensselaer Ivy Justice Court _____"
On this 30 th day of September 1853 in open court before me Moses Warren Clerk of the Justice Court of the City of Troy the same being a court of record personally appeared Sarah Reinhardt of Greenbush in said County Age seventy eight Years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the 2 d section of the Act of February 3. 1853. That she is the widow of Matthias Reinhardt late of Schoharie County N.Y. and a pensioner of the United States at the rate of sixty one Dollars and ninety eight cents per annum on account of services as a private in the War of the Revolution. That she was married to said Reinhardt in the County Schoharie N.Y. on or about the Year one thousand eight hundred & eleven by a Lutheran minister by the name of Wackerhagen. That her husband the said Reinhardt died in the County of Rensselaer N.Y. on the eighteenth day of November in the Year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. And that she is now a widow. } she further saith that she never learned to write
Subscribed & Sworn to in open court this 30 th day of September 1853 before me
Sarah X Reinhardt mark
Moses Warren Justice of the Peace Court of the City of Troy
Rensselaer County Ivy Justice Court City of the Justice Court. The same being a court of Records having a clerk

and Seal do hereby certify that Moses Warren before whom the foregoing decl- -aration was made is one of the Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Troy duly qualified to take such declaration and an acting Justice at the time of taking the same and that the signature thereunto affixed is his genuine proper hand writing.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Justices Court this 30 th day of September 1833 T. Jones Clerk

Married by the Rev. Augustus Wackerhagen, October fourth, One thousand eight hundred and eleven, Matthias Reinhard and Sara Seiber
State of New York County of Schoharie
James R. Keiser being duly sworn according to law Deporeth that he is the Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in said County, that he has in his possession the original records of marriages kept by the Rev. A. Wackerhagen. That the foregoing is a true extract from said record, except the date which is written on said record in fair legible figures as follows viz
October 4, 1811.
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 24 th day of September  October 1853 A. B. H. David Justice of the Peace
James R. Keiser, Minister of the Evan. Lutheran Church of Schoharie C. H.
I certify that James R. Keiser is the Pastor aforesaid and his statement is entitled to full faith and credit.
A. B. H. David Justice of the Peace
State of New-York Schoharie County Clerk's Office: ss:
I, Almerin Gallup, Clerk of said county, do hereby certify that A. B. H. David whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledg- ment of the annexed instrument, was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE in and for the said county of Schoharie, sworn and duly authorised to take the same; and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof, or acknowledgment, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal the 24 th day of October 1853.
Almerin Gallup CLERK.
not in full

State of New York County of Rensselaer
Henry S Chandler and Isabella Chandler being each duly sworn according to law Depose that Matthias Reinhardt late of Schoharie County N.Y. a pensioner of the United States, died in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid on the eighteenth day of November in the Year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. And at the time of his death left a widow, viz Sarah Reinhardt who now resides in the Town of Greenbush County of Rensselaer and State aforesaid. And that she is now a widow
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 28 th day of October 1853
Henry S Chandler male Isabella Chandler female
H. Goodrich Justice of the Peace The name "Sarah Reinhardt" substituted before execution
H. Goodrich Justice of the Peace
I certify that Henry S Chandler and Isabella Chandler are credible & competent witnesses and their statement is entitled to full faith and credit
And I further certify that I am personally acquainted and know her to be the identical widow of Matthias Reinhardt the person above named
H. Goodrich Justice of the Peace

State of New York County of Rensselaer ss.
June 2, Deane & Janes Mearns
being each duly sworn according to law depose to that Matthias Reinhardt late of Schoharie County N.Y. a pensioner of the United States, died in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid on or about the 18 th day of Nov. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. And at the time of his death left a widow viz Sarah Reinhardt who now resides in the town of Greenbush County of Rensselaer and State aforesaid. And that she now is a widow.
Subscribed & sworn to this 25 th day of June E. L. Deane day of October 1853 before me
Henry Goodwin Justice of the Peace The above Sarah Reinhardt interviewed before me
Henry Goodwin Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am personally acquainted with Deane & Janes Mearns and that they are credible & competent witnesses and their statements are entitled to full faith and credit
Henry Goodwin Justice of the Peace

STATE OF NEW-YORK, RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, HENRY A. CLUM, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Henry Goodrich Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit was made, and whose name is thereto subscribed, was, at the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County, this 29 th day of October A. D. 185 3
Henry A. Clum Clerk

State of New York } County of Rensselaer — } Surrogate Court — } ..... " .....
On this 29 th day of October 1853 it was proved by the adduction of the annexed testimony which is satisfactory to said Court that Matthias Reinhardt a pensioner of the United States died in said County on the eighteenth day of November in the Year one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. And at the time of his death left a widow viz Sarah Reinhardt who now resides in the Town of Greenbush in said County of Rensselaer & that she is now a widow
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said Court the day and year first above written
G. S. H. H. Surrogate of Renss Co. N. Y.

71.042 3 Act March 3/55 3 April 14/55
Civ: Wm. Valentini. Oct. 18/55,
Sarah Reinhardt, widow of Matthias Reinhardt. private.
Joseph May Revolutionary War.
Pensioner, under Act Feb 3/33. N.Y. file 53-2882
No Boston. W. 160th St 1/56 B.R.
Wm. Valentine Albany N.Y.
Vol R. page 37-

From M rs Valentine of Albany N.Y.
DECLARATION.
REVOLUTIONARY WIDOW FOR BOUNTY LAND,
State of New York } ss County of Rensselaer }
On this 17 th day of March 1855, before me, Henry Goodrich, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Sarah Reinhardt aged Seventy eight years, a resident of Greenbush — in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following DECLARATION, in order to obtain the Bounty Land to which she is entitled under the act of Congress, passed March 3d, 1855, that she is the widow of Matthias Reinhardt — who was Private — in the Revolutionary War, and for the service of her husband aforesaid she now receives a pension at the rate of Sixty one Dollars, & ninety eight cents per annum, under the act of Congress, passed February 3 d 1853. For evidence of the services of her husband aforesaid, this declarant refers the Department to the evidence on file in the pension office at Washington, and requests the Land Warrant forwarded to her Agent, M rs Valentine — of Albany N.Y. She further declares that she is now a widow; and that she has not received or made application for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this } 17 th day of March 1855 }
Sarah Reinhardt mark
Henry Goodrich Justice of the Peace
I certify that Sarah Reinhardt — is the identical person above named and described. And I further certify that I have no interest whatever in the result of the matter above referred to. The reason of said Declarant not writing her name is that she never learned to write —
STATE OF New York } ss. County of Rensselaer }
Henry Goodrich Justice of the Peace
Henry Chandler and Hannah Evans of Greenbush in said county, who are credible and competent witnesses, being duly sworn, deposeth that Sarah Reinhardt is the identical person above named and described.
Henry Chandler
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this } 17 th day of March 1855 }
Hannah Evans
Henry Goodrich Justice of the Peace

State of New York County of Rensselaer
vs J. Andrew H. Sheldon clerk of said county of Rensselaer do hereby certify that Henry Goodrich whose name is subscribed to the within deed instrument was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths for general purposes. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice & verily believe his signature within written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
Subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said County this 22 d day of March 1855
A. H. Sheldon Clerk of Rensselaer Co.
For Brants Land N.Y. March 3 1855
Forwarded by Mr. John H. Brants of Albany N.Y.
71.042

28928 ✓
Matthias Rhm hull
Admitted
Private 18 Nov & 20 days
Elias Holiday Esq Schoharie N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
Dec 7 33
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 subjuncted notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Matthias Rheinart
   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.     enlisted Private 68   May 1779 - - - " Capt Dietz Yrs   May 1780 - 6 20 " Col. Newman   " " 1781 - 6 - " same   " 6-1782 - 6 - " Capt Dietz   18 20 " do  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
In the militia there were no enlistments - The applicant in this case should declare whether he served in the militia or field troops.

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

Rev. War
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 2467
Sarah Reinhardt
Widow
Matthias Reinhardt
Pr. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3, 1853
Index: —Vol. 91 , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sarah Reinhardt Act Feb 3 1853

Hon
L. P. Waldo
Comm ee of Pensions Washington City
D.C.
28048
5
26.284
[Large cursive signature] No. 100

Pension Office Nov. 5, 1853
Sir 5 Please report time of last payment to, or death of, within named pensioner
Respectfully H. Burt Esq. J. Cole Auditor for Comm r Present
Mathias Reinhardt, est 1832, $61.98 p. an. - Died 18 th Nov. 1847, Paid to his death.
Sam d . J. Binds. Actg. Auditor,

Act of Feb 3 rd 1853 No 3392 of 1853.
Appl. of Sarah Reinhart, widow of Mathias
4924 (Schuyler Co. N.Y.)
Rensselaer Co., N.Y.
after time, Feb 19 th N.Y.
Mar 16 th 1858 to Com Feb 3-1853
Residence of deceased Washington City

Albany N.Y. Oct 31 st 1853
Sir
Enclosed is the papers in the application of Sarah Reinhardt, widow of Matthias Reinhardt Deceased under the Act of Feb 3 rd 1853 —
I am Yours very respectfully W m Valentine
L. P. Waldo Esq. Comm ee of Pensions Washington

Brief in the case of Sarah Reinhardt's widow of Mathias Rensalaer County and State of New York act of Feb 3 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a private in NY Troops 18 mos & 20 days & prisoner of U.S. under act of June 7. 1832 at $61 98 / 100 per annum & paid to his death Nov 18 - 1847
Allowed $61 98 / 100 per annum to commence Feb 3 1853
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by clergyman's record
Death proved by Auditor's report.
Identity & Widowhood proved by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent William Valentine Albany N. York.
Examining Clerk.
H. Gray

Extract of a letter to the Pension Office, from Carlisle, under date of the 23 d . March 1840.
"In my late tour into Schoharie I was informed by honorable men, that pensions had been granted to old Tories and the widow of one Tory. Dice, or Matthias Rynhart, judged to be about sixty two or three years old, is I am told, on the pension list, and that John Snyder and the widow of Jacob Lawyer, who were both Tories in the revolutionary war, I am told are also on the pension roll. I have no personal knowledge of any of those persons, or of the facts stated to me. If you deem proper to have the subject investigated, I would advise you to apply to Jacob Houk, Esq r . Attorney at Law, near the Court House Schoharie County. The pensions were obtained by Judge Holladay."
(Signed) Henry F. Yates

Schoharie N.Y. Jan. 18, 1834
Sir?
I return the papers of Matthias Reinhardt, and send with them his affidavit showing the manner in which he entered the service; and the time when he entered it in 1781 & 82. His declaration states that he volunteered, and his affidavit states that he was ordered into the service each time, and this kind of service he understood to mean voluntary service: that is to say when they were ordered out they were willing to go, and that enlisting meant entering the regular service. As to the time that he was in the service there can be no doubt, for that fact stands proved by two credible witnesses, and if it is necessary to know whether he was a volunteer or not, his affidavit shows the manner in which he was called into the service, and the truth of it will not probably be doubted as it is most reasonable to believe that that was the way he was called into the service.
His first service commenced in 1779. He was then but about 15 years old, if he was born in 1764 as he has stated in his answer to the first interrogatory. At that age they were not obliged by law to do military duty, but at that time in this place necessity knew no law but that of self preservation, and boys of sufficient size to handle a musket had to turn out whether sixteen or not.
And Isaac Lucam one of the witnesses testified that as early as the 5th of May 1779, Reinhardt was in the service in loop. Dutz's Company, in Col. Vroman's Regiment. And that he, the witness, was informed and nearly believes that he continued in the service till late in the fall of the same year. And I would submit whether this evidence ought not to have as much weight as a clergyman's certificate founded on common report. The other three periods of service I presume are proved satisfactorily.
Very respectfully, your Obedt Servt
Elias Holliday
J. L. Edwards Esq.
  88  1883    53  1780    15  53  

State of New York Albany county - } ss
Isaac Sarraway aged seventy two years and about ten months who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Matthias Reinhardt and was well acquainted with him during the revolutionary war and knows that the said Matthias Reinhardt was in the Revolutionary Service in the year 1779 in captain Dietz's company in Colonel Vromans regiment. This deponent enlisted for nine months the 5th of May 1779 and he knows that the said Reinhardt was in the Service at that time in said company and regiment that they kept their headquarters at Burnham Fort in the town of Burn in Albany county, that this deponent was not there again till his nine months had nearly expired but he was informed and very believes that the said Reinhardt continued in the Service till late in the fall of the same year.
And this deponent further saith that he knows that the said Matthias Reinhardt was in the Service in the year 1780 in the same company and regiment aforesaid from about the first of May till as late as should say as the middle of November of the same year that they kept their headquarters at the fort aforesaid.
And this deponent further saith that the said Matthias Reinhardt was in the Service in the same company and regiment from in the years 1781 and 1782 from the first part of May till about the middle of November of each year last aforesaid that they were stationed a part of the time at what was then called Swets-kill Fort at Burnham aforesaid and part of the time they were at the other Fort in the same town, town, Burn at a place called Burnham.
N.B. The word "day" was written in the margin before sworn to. Isaac Sarraway mark this 22 nd day of November. 1833 before me James Patten Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Isaac Sarraway and that he is a man of truth and a credible witness. N.B. The word "from" in the 25th line from the top was erased before sworn to. James Patten Justice of the Peace

State of New York Albany County } ss.
I, Conrad A. Van Dyke, Clerk of the county of Albany, do hereby certify, that James Patten, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been subscribed and sworn, was on the day of the date of the taking of said affidavit one of the Justices of the peace in and for the county of Albany. I also certify that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and do verily believe his signature subscribed to the taking of said affidavit, and to the certificate then under written, to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 25 th day of November 1853.
C. A. Van Dyke Clerk
Laraway's affidavit

State of New York Schoharie County } ss.
Matthias Reinehardt, being duly sworn, according to law, doth depose and say, that he does not know whether Colonel Roman's regiment consisted of what was called State Troops or Militia, but the company this deponent belonged to, he thinks, was a Militia Company. And this deponent further saith, that each time he entered the service, set forth in his declaration, he was ordered in by an officer, and this kind of service he understood to mean voluntary service, That is when ordered out they were willing to go and that enlisting meant entering the regular service, and that going into the service as he did, was understood by them to mean volunteering.
That this deponent is a high dutch man, and does not fully comprehend the meaning of the word "volunteer" at the time of making his declaration. That when he was called into the service it was not for any limited time, but it was generally understood to be for as long a time as the Indians were about, which was commonly till cold weather or winter set in. That they sometimes made their appearance as early as in the month of April, and such of the inhabitants as were not able to defend themselves, and got into the hands of the Indians were, the larger part of them, either murdered and scalped or taken into captivity, and there being a great deficiency of soldiers, was probably the reason that boys under the age of sixteen were sometimes ordered into the service.
And this deponent further saith, that he cannot swear to the day of the month in which he entered the service in the year 1781, but is confident it was not later than the 10th of May. And that in 1782, he thinks it was not later than the 10th of May. N.B. in the 6th line from the top the words "That is when ordered out they were willing to go" were introduced before sworn to.
Sworn to and subscribed This 17 th day of January 1834 before me David Miller Justice
Matthias Reinehardt
State of New York Schoharie County } ss.
I, John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of the said County, do certify that David Miller before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County; and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verify believe his name subscribed to the taking of the said affidavit to be genuine. Witness my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of January 1834.
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk