Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,200, for David Potts, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Potts, David
S. 14,200
CONTENTS
Carded

Lt Col W H Clarke, Sept 11. 1838.
20.764 New York David Potts of Columbia in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain Shaver of the Regt. commanded by Col. Watermaw in the New York line for full term
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Oct 1833 and unto M c Gagg Hudson
Arrears to the 14th of Jany 34 $ 200 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 m's 40 $240
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Cal Stiles Clerk Book E. Vol. 4. Page 72

2322.8.
Application of
David Potts " "
J. M. Clegg agents Hudson
111 N. 3rd St. St. Paul
Oct 1 1881

State of New York Columbia County
On this 22 nd day of January 1833 personally appeared before me Isaac McCagg one of the Justices of the Justices of the Peace Court in the City of Hud- son being a Court of Record having a Clerk & Seal David Potts of Hud- son aforesaid Aged Seventy five ye- ars who being first duly sworn accor- ding to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Bankruptcy (passed June 7 th 1832)
That he was born in the Town of Germantown in said County in the Month of June 1757 that the only Record of his age is in the Church book of the Town of Germantown where he was christened that when about Twelve years of age he moved with his father from the Town of German- town to the Town of Livingston in said County where he always liv- until within the last two years since which time he has lived in the corporation of Hudson adjoining the Livingston line. That in the Month of June 1775 about the first he enlisted at the Town of Livingston aforesaid for Six Months under Capt Jacob Shaver does not recollect the other Company officers was marched to

Fishkill and placed in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel Waterman & Major Henry Doag from Fishkill we marched down the River to Verplank Point, where we camped and were mar- ched into the State of New Jersey after remaining there about a week we ordered back to the River and recrossed to Verplank Point and a short time a short time after marched across the Country to a place called Banning in the State of Connecticut where we were stationed about three or four months and then returned to the north River near Fishkill where we remained until the expiration of our six months and were discharged about the first of Dec 1775 & returned to the Town of Livingston
Yours as a private Six months
in the above. Yours on our return we passed through New Haven Litchfield & Salisbury. I had a written discharge signed by my Capt it was burned my Yrs since in my Forth House do not recollect the name or no of any Regiments that were with us or the names of any of the officers
In the month of May 1776 was drafted in a Company commanded by Capt Irving & Lieutenant Van der Bogart Harry

Sivington was Colonel Samuel Suck- ock was Major think Gen Brock did not go on this tour we marched from the Town of Sivington in the County of Columbia afterward by the way of Alba- ny & Greenbush to fort Stanwix where we remained on duty three months & were marched back to the City of Albany and after remaining there on duty two months was discharged & returned Home that this draft was for Six months but we were discharged about a month before our time expired about the first of October 1776 I had no written discharge this time there were no other Regiments with us at fort Stanwix
Term Five months
as a private
Again on the first of March 1777 he in listed in a Company commanded by Capt Jacob G Shaw Lieutenant William Rockefeller and Ensign Peter Philips Colonel Harry Sivington was Colonel but Major Samuel Suckock had the Command Entitled at Sivington a- raised for Six months and marched by the way of Albany to fort George at fort George was attached to a Reg- iment under the Command of Colonel Ganey that he remained at Fort George until compelled to retreat by General Burgoyne from Fort George went to Fort Edward and from there

to Van Schaicks Island at the junction of the Hudson & Mohawk Rivers where General Gats took the command soon after we were marched to Burnside- Heights. I was present at the Surrender of Genl Burgoyne Capt Shaw was taken Sick during this Term of Service and Mark Phalen took com- mand of the Company and Lieutenant Rockefeller went Home and Myndert Van den Bogart was placed in his stead That Colonel Ganyck left the Regi- ment and Colonel Henry Livingston took the command and commanded when Burgoyne surrendered from Saratoga we were marched to Albany and remain- ed there until the first of November 1777 when our Six months expired and we were discharged. in which way by his Capt but his discharge was burned as before stated.
Term Six months
In September 1778 he was Drafted & placed under the command of Capt Andrus Hermance and Lieutenant Wilson and said Company was marched from Livingston aforesaid to Fish Kill and attached to the Regiment of Colonel Van Benschoten From Fish Kill we marched down the River & crossed to West Point & from thence to Story Point and after remaining that place some time I cannot say how long we crossed

To a place called Wapolank's Point from thence we marched to Esopus where we were discharged about the first of May 1779 and after the four months for which we were drafted was Ex pired does not recollect whether he rec d a written discharge or not.
Yours as a private Four months
That in April 1779 he again enlist- ed for nine months under Capt Jas Scyth that one Miller was Lieutenant the Colonels name he thinks was Watrous = an and the Majors name Billing the names of the other Company and field officers he does not recollect we marched from the Manor of or Town of Downing ston aforesaid to the Hudson River opposite the Town of then Esopus - now Kingston and crossed over and marched back opposite Town to a place called Hurley where we were stationed as a Guard on what was then called the Frontiers and remained so on duty at & near the aforesaid Town of Hurley until October or November when he was discharged some time before the expiration of his time at or near the aforesaid Town of Hurley in the County of Ulster & State of New York. Yours as a private Six months

That all of the above mentioned service was performed in the United States Service he cannot say whether all was in the Continental or Militia does not know whether he had a written discharge the last time or not if he had it was burned with the rest of his papers in his father's house as before stated that he has served under Generals Gates & Greene that he cannot name any Regiments or officers except those already named that he has not been able to obtain the testimony of any living witness except General Samuel D. Prock. & Peter Shurr whose affidavits are hereto annexed that the persons in his neighborhood to whom he would refer the department for Testimonials of Character are General Samuel D. Prock Peter R Livingston Joseph D. Mowatt Esqr. & Major W. Edmonds Esqr. that he has not been able to obtain the testimony of a clergyman in as much as in Livingston that the clergyman of Hudson have been settled but a short time and know nothing about his Revolutionary Service that he has no documentary Evidence that since the Revolutionary war he has lived in the adjoining Towns of Livingston & Hudson. he hereby relinquishes

is why I claim what was to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
David his Patten
Sworn & Subscribed before me the day & Year first above mentioned
Mark
Isaac McCagg one of the Justices
And I Isaac McCagg one of the Justices of the Justices Court in the City of Hudson in the County & State aforesaid do hereby declare my opinion after the Investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the ab- ove applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and Serv d as he states and I further declare that Samuel T. Brock Phillip Rae & Jacob Hal- lenbeck who subscribed & sworn to the annexed affidavits are Resid- ents as they averrally state that they are credible persons and their State- ments entitled to the fullest credence I further certify that the said ap- plicant lives about four miles from the place of the sitting of the Court and is by reason of ill Health unable to appear before

Said Court or cause to have the House in testimony of all of which is hereinafter stated I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal of Said Court this Twenty Second day of January
1833
Isaac M c Cagg Justice of the Justice Court
I John D Parker Clerk of the above and hereby certify that Isaac M c Cagg before whom the above or above or fore- going application or declaration - purports to have been made and before whom the annexed affidavits of Samuel G ut Brook & Phillip Race & Jacob Hallinbeck also - purports to have been sworn to is and was at the time one of the jus- tices of the Justice Court in the City of Hudson,
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal of said Court this 26 th day of January 1833.
J D Parker Clk

I Samuel Tinker a Resident of the Town of Livingston in the County of Co- lumbia & State of New York aged Eigh- ty Seven Years hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with David Potts who is now a Resident of the City of Hudson that I believe him to be Seventy five Years of age that he is Respected and beloved in the Neighbor- hood to have been a Soldier of the Re- volution and that I concur in that Opinion and I would further add that In the Summer & fall of 1777 I was Major Commandant of a Regi- ment or part of a Regiment that Jacob Shawn was a Capt in said Regiment that we were on to the north doing duty in the Revolutionary Strug- gle that from the relations of said Potts I have no doubt he performed Service in said Campaign under me but how long I cannot pretend to say.
Subscribed & sworn to the 22 nd day of Jany 1833.
Samuel Tinker
My Cuz an of Justice

We Phillip Race
Residents of the City of Hudson in the County & State aforesaid, here by certify that we are well acquainted with David Pats who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing application that we believe him to be Seventy Five Years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we have always for Twenty Years & more understood that he had lived in said Service and that we concur fully in said opinion and we further state that said Pats is Sick & Yable and unable to go to the City of Hudson to appear before a Court I Phillip Race hereby further Certify that I reside less than a mile from said Pats but in the Town of Livingston and not in Hudson as above stated
Sworn & subscribed before me this 22 nd July 1833 M c Gehee Clerk of Court
Phillip his Race Mark
I Jacob Hallenbeck of the City of Hudson hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with David Pats who has sworn & subscribed to the foregoing declaration that I believe him to be Seventy five Years of age that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides

to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion and I further certify that said David Potts is sick and unable to go from home to appear before a court to make his application
Sworn & subscribed this 22 nd day 1833
Jacob Hollenbach
McEagg one of the justices of the peace

State of New York Columbia County ss On this twenty eighth day of August 1832 personally  appeared before me Peter Shaver a resident of the town of Livingston in the County of Columbia aforesaid who being by me duly sworn according to Law deposes & says that he knows David Potts of the City of Hudson in the County of Columbia. That he knows  said David Potts was a soldier of the Revolution & that said David Potts served as a militia man in the Revolutionary war. That he was in the same company with said David Potts in the year 1777 & served with said David Potts and the same com- pany further says when Burgoyne surrendered. That he knows that said David Potts was in service at above mentioned at Bemis's heights & at the surrender of Burgoyne. That Markel Hether was captain of said company while the deponent served in same with said Potts. That the deponent does not recol- lect the length of time said Potts served in said company if he ever knew. That Henry Livingston was captain of the com-  pany Colonel of the Regiment to which said company was attached. That this deponent also knows that said David Potts was in actual service as a militia man in the year 1778. That this deponent saw said David Potts & was in actual service with said David Potts in the fall of 1778 at Fishkill but this deponent does not know the names of the Field Officers of the Regiment or the company officers of the company to which said David Potts then belonged as this deponent then served in another & different company & regiment. This deponent does not know the length of time said David Potts was in actual service as last aforesaid. This deponent further says that he is a brother in law of said David Potts & that said David Potts & this deponent resided in the same neighborhood in the year 1777. That he knows said David Potts left home & entered the service sometime before this deponent joined him in Capt. Hether's company as aforesaid in 1777 . That this deponent in consequence of a paralytic affection of his limbs is unable to leave his bed has not been able to leave  before his bed for the last year.
Sworn before me this 20 th day of August 1832 - Peter R Livingston Just Peace
his Peter Shaver mark

I Peter R. Livingston hereby certify that Peter Sharr who has subscribed and sworn to the within affidavit is a credible and respectable man and his statement is entitled to the fullest credit
Peter R. Livingston Just Peace
State of New York Columbia County ss I Joseph D. Monell Clerk of the said County do Certify that Peter R. Livingston before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and verily believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this 26 th day of January 1833.
J. D. Monell
Application of David Potts J. M. Lacy agent Hudson

23228.
David Potts Columbia Co. New York
J.
Admitted Private 2 years
Isaac M c Bragg Esq. Hudson. Columbia Co. New York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 31 1837
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of David Potts Columbia Co New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     June 1775 " 6 " Priv Capt J. F. Thayer Col. Waterman — Maj H. Dodge None N Jersey 75. year Two Witnesses   May 1776 " 5 " " Capt. J. A. Vining — L. Vanderbogart Col. Livingston — Maj Broch " Con Colum. N. York   May 1777 " 6 " " Capt. Thayer — L. V. Roach Col. Livingston — Maj Birch " N York   1778 " 4 " " Capt. H. Hance — L. Wilson Col. Fenwick — Col. Vaux — Pennsylvan " "   1779 " 6 " " Capt. Scyth — L. Wilson Col. Waterman — Brig. B. Dilling " "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
It cannot be readily admitted that such a length of service is not susceptible of more proof, and the regulations require applicants to furnish the best they can procure

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

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

Rev. War
14.200 INVALID.
File No. 14.200
David Potts Prior Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 350
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of the Lake Williamstown Co. Pa.
James P. Buchanan a resident of the Town of Williamstown in the County of State of Pennsylvania aged Seventy. Right & knows that he first met him in the year 1840. No James Buchanan who says that he was well acquainted with David Patti since the City of Harrisburg during the Revolutionary War that he lived within two or three miles of him during all the time that he was with David Patti David Patti in the service at the first battle in the year 1775. I am sure I know how long he lived but I do not know how long he lived in the service of the Continental Congress with David Patti I am sure that he was with him during the time that he was with him. I do not know out of the service to state the time he served as I have left no account of it.
the said James Buchanan do also further say that I saw the said David Patti in the service in the year 1777 at the taking of Trenton of Princeton I was in the company of our Captain's Company. I was with him at the Battle of Brandywine and also at the Battle of Red Bank. I know that he was in the service of the Continental Congress was at the same time before I was or at all events before I saw him in that campaign we went at Fort Mifflin. I also know that he

Patt was frequently from home in the service of the State than three days but as I was not with him I cannot say so here in writing or have been in any in the service. I am well acquainted with Mr. Patt. He is a credible man & I have no doubt that all his statements are correct. His Deputy Subordinate James T. Pancher before me this 18th day of March 2nd of Jan 1873
William ... of the Justice of Peace Court
I hereby certify that I am well ac- quainted with the above named James T. Pancher that he is a credible man & his statements entitled to full credit
J. M. Clegg J. of P. Court

State of New York Columbia County ss
On this Eighteenth day of June 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Notary Public in and for the State of New York known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that he has made use of all the testimony in his answer to the complaint in this action and that the same is true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.
That he has made use of all the testimony in his answer to the complaint in this action and that the same is true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. The annexed affidavit of James Ranslow is all true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. As far as he knows all who were with him in the service are now dead or moved beyond the knowledge or reach of this applicant.
Sworn to and subscribed to this day by David X Patty the day of June first above mentioned before me
Notary Public in and for the State of New York
I John D Rankin Clerk of the Supreme Court in the City of Hudson do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of David Patty purporting to be sworn was also before whom the annexed affidavits of James

There have purports to have been taken was at the time & is now one of the Justices of the Justice Court & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his the signature thereunto subscribed to be his own proper hand writing in testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal of office this 22 d day of Jan 1833
J. D. Parker, clk

State of New York Columbia County ss
This applicant says he was born in the Town of Germantown in the County & State aforesaid in the month of June 1757 that the Record of his age is in the Church Books of said Town That he lived in the Town of Livingston when called into the service that he has lived in said Town of Livingston in the County & State aforesaid until within the last two Years which time he has lived within the Corporation of Hudson
That in his first Year of service he volunteered, in the second he was Drafted, in the third he again volunteered in the fourth he was Drafted, in the fifth he again enlisted
That he was acquainted but not particularly so with Genl. Gates & Scuyler under whom he served - That he cannot name any Regiments that were stationed with him
That he cannot precisely say how many written discharges he did receive knows he had two or three & that they were burned, as stated in his declaration
The Persons in my neighborhood will testify to my character for truth & veracity are William Miller Esqr Joseph D. Monda Esqr M c Leay Genl Samuel Imbriack & many others David his Mark Patts
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18 th day of June 1833 M c Leay one of the Justices of Peace