Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 791, David Berringer, New York.

SERVICE
New York
Berringer, David Barringer, or
NUMBER
B. 791
CONTENTS
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David Barringer Application for Pension
David Barringer

State of New York, } ss. County of Rensselaer } City of Troy
On this fourth  fourth day of August  September personally appeared in open Court, before the Mayors  the Court of the City of Troy now sitting, David Basinger a resident of Sandlake county of Rensselaer and State of New York, aged Eighty one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he was first sergeant under Capt. Geo. Sharp of Greenbush in now Rensselaer County who commanded a Company of Militia during the revolutionary war. That he was called out upon an attack made by the enemy and Indians upon Schoharie and marched there about harvest time in the year (as he thinks) 1776 and remained in active service at that time about sixteen or eighteen days. In 1777 he again marched under Capt. Sharp to Fort Edward to make roads and bridges some time before harvest and continued in active service about a fortnight and then were discharged. After harvest of the same year he again marched with the Company to which he belonged to Fort Edward Saratoga Fort Ann and continued in service until after the taking of Burgoyne. That the division to which he belonged never was in any engagement except in skirmish at Fort Ann where Col. Henry St. Van Rensselaer was wounded. That he was engaged in other services among the Militia of the State of N.Y. So that the whole time would amount from six to eight months. That the year after the above named service (1778) he volunteered among a Company of Rangers composed of Eight men commanded by Capt. Philip Hawey (who was the only officer) for the term of two years. The duty of said Rangers was to scour the Country in search of Tories and Indians and protect the lives and property of the inhabitants. The company consisted of Capt. Hawey Peter Coopers John Banson John Kelley & Christopher Van Deusen all deceased and Nicholas Hoagle residing in Greenbush and Philip Garner residing in Schoharie. That he in a region of country now included in the Counties of Albany Rensselaer & Columbia continued in said service among the Rangers until the said term of two years expired.  1. Was born in Rhinebeck in now Dutchess Co. N.Y. in the year 1750 the 21 st Dec. and came
6 to 8 months only

to Greenbush in Rensselaer when a boy of ten years of age when he believe has resided ever since
2 That he has no record of his age
3 Was living in Greenbush in now Rensselaer Co. New York when called into service - has lived there ever since said war - and now lives there in a part of said town now called Sand Lake.
4 Was drafted among the militia and volunteered into the Rangers
5 When he served as a militia man he has seen and knows Genl Philip Schuyler Genl Henry K Van Rensselaer & also Genl. Almy, Ten brook
6 Never received a written discharge & has no documentary evidence
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8 That he never received any pay for any of the services he performed during said war
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. David Baring Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Archibald Fullerton
State of New York } Rensselaer County & City of Troy } ss I Nicholas Hogle residing in the town of Greenbush aforesaid hereby certify that I am well acquainted with David Baring - that I believe him a man of truth and veracity and the Eighty

one years of age — that I distinctly recollect all the services mentioned in the above declaration and know them to have been performed by the said David except the services among the militia which I have frequently heard he had and believes he did perform — I was one of the Company of the above named Rangers and fellow soldier with said David Barringer
Sworn to & subscribed the day 3 his Nicholas H. Hoyle year aforesaid Archibald Bell Clerk
State of New York Rensselaer County City of Troy ss I Philip H. Gayner residing in the City of Troy and County of Rensselaer hereby certify that I am and have been ever since the revolution — my war well acquainted with David Barringer — that I believe him a man of truth and veracity and Eighty  one years of age — that I have always heard since the war that he was sometime in service among the Rangers and I distinctly recollect of having seen him in the militia service as mentioned and stated in the above declaration Sworn to & subscribed the day 3 his Philip H. Gayner year aforesaid Archibald Bell Clerk
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
Nicholas Hoyle who has signed one of the preceding certificates is a citizen , resident in the town of Glenbush and that Philip H. Gayner who has the signed the other certificate is a resident in the City of Troy and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, Archibald Bell Clerk of the Court of Troy Mayors Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Barringer for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fourth day of September 1832.
Archibald Bell Clerk

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In the matter of the application of Davis Baringa for a Pension
Henry W. Foster Clerk

State of New York Rensselaer County 3
On this fifth day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Mayors Court of the City of Troy now sitting David Baninger named and who made the annexed declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following as an amendment to his declaration hereto annexed viz. That the said company of eight men mentioned in the annexed declaration was organized under the same authority which organized the States troops that they were regularly enlisted and regularly sworn. That said company was instituted for traverse through the counties of Rensselaer Albany & a part of Columbia and also the the County of Schenectady and protect the the inhabitants from marauding parties of Indians and Tories with whom this district of country was much infested That this duty was required to be performed winter and summer That they also performed the duty of a foraging party for the continental soldiery That from their wandering and derutory service they were to have one dollar per day for their services and provided food & clothing for themselves which was never paid them That they performed all the services stated in said declaration which is hereto annexed And that there is no clergyman who is sufficiently acquainted with this declarant to make the requisite certificate.
Sworn to & subscribed David Baninger the day & year aforesaid Henry R. Bristol Clerk

State of New York } Rensselaer County } ss.
On this fifth day of February 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Mayors Court I Henry Z. Hayner & certify under oath that the declaration and certificates hereto annexed are the original proceedings had in the aforesaid court and that they have not been modified or altered in any way and that these proceedings and the facts therein stated are entitled to the fullest credit - also that said proceedings were made out by this deponent
Subscribed to me the day & year aforesaid before me in open Court Henry R. Bristol Clerk
H Z Hayner
And the said court do hereby certify that the proceedings annexed to this amendment are the original proceedings in said court and that they have not been altered or modified since they were authenticated by said court and that Henry Z. Hayner who certifies as above is a resident as above named and is a credible person that all the facts mentioned & stated in the original & amended proceedings are entitled to the fullest credit
Henry R. Bristol Clerk of the said court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings together with the amended proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Banginger for a pension
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

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David Baninger
e.g.
76 3 Haynes
Long Island

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 29 1833
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 subjunct notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Dania Barentsen Pensylvania County 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.     Le then 16 1776 about 16 or 18 days first sergt Capt Sharp Green bush New York   1777 about a fort- nights Sharp H. Edwards   1777 cont d Continued in service until after Bennington was taken, was in a skirmish at fort Anne H. Edwards Saratoga Living witnesses   1778 vol 2 " " Private Capt Harvey age Eighty one years  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
I think I have complied with all the requisitions { make out at least 20 } 33 yrs service 33 } H. J. Wayne P.S. I have no doubt he served some considerably longer

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 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.
John R. [unclear] I have fully complied with the [unclear]

Ex'r.
INVALID.
NO. 791
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
RECORDED
Daniel Berringer
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18__.
Discharged: _____, 18__.
Application filed: _____, 18__.
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

New York Revol. David Berringer Suspended
See letter H. L. Hayner 8 Oct. 1833.
791
Act. T. clund 1832

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June 22
Pension Page 3
H. H. Oliver Henry Webb Rev. H. H.
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Troy June 19 th 1883
Dear Sir
Enclosed are the papers grounding for the application of a pension on behalf of David Baringer who served as sergeant 13 months & as private 20 mos I think I have also complied with all the requisites demanded by the War Department David B. Baringer
Yours with esteem J. G. Ayner

In the Matter of David Barringer for a Pension
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State of New York } Rensselaer County } ss.
personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of the city of Troy in the County of Rensselaer aforesaid David Barringer who being duly sworn saith that he is the same person named in the annexed declaration and amendment and of which the following proceedings are intended as an amendment that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but he is sure from his best recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades, for six months he served as a Sergeant in Capt. Sharp's company & in Col. Stephen I. Schuyler's Regiment which Regiment was one of those under the command of Genl. Abraham Ten Broeck — for seven months as first sergeant in same company and Regiment — for twelve  and twenty months as a private soldier as a Ranger, which Rangers belonged to the said Stephen I. Schuyler's Regiment — that whenever the company to which he belonged was called out he always took his place as sergeant and left the Ranger service and so soon as the company was dismissed he again entered the Ranger service — the above facts were recalled to his mind by Christopher Norton one of the witnesses hereto annexed & all the facts & services he mentions in his Affidavit this declarant distinctly recollects except the length of the respective times of service —
David Barringer
Sworn to & subscribed } This 18 th June 1833 — before me Geo Wheeler Justice of Peace

State of New York Rensselaer County } ss.
On this Eighteenth day of June 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of Peace of the City of Troy and County aforesaid Christoph Wortson who maketh oath and saith that he this deponent is seventy one years of age and that he resides in the town of Stark County of Herkimer, & State of New- -York - that he this deponent was from & brought up in the town of Greenbush & County of Rensselaer aforesaid - that he this deponent was brought up by George Barringer the brother of the above named David Barringer - that he was well acquainted with said David before and ever since the revolutionary war - that he knows of his having served among the Rangers under Capt. Harvey and also that he knows of his having served as sergeant in the years 1776 and 1777 as mentioned in the declaration of said David hereto annexed as this deponent was there living with said David's Brother who was there a lieutenant in the same company of Militia viz. (Capt. Sharp's) This deponent further saith that he himself entered into the service in the fall thinks in October of 1778 in Capt. Sharp's company & Col. Stephen T. Schuyler's Regiment - that this deponent was drafted out of said company and the rest of the company among whom was the said David Barringer who was there

sergeant in said company and continued so during the war, were dismissed in about two weeks - In the Spring of 1779 the same Regiment was again called out about the middle of May and marched from home to a place called Fort Hunter, about twenty miles west of Schenectady then to Fort Blanc - on the Mohawk river, said David was in active service at least six weeks for they returned in July - After harvest of the same year a detachment of men under Capt Shaw of the same Regiment selected out of different companies marched from Albany to a place called Beaver Dam for the purpose of guarding a party of Tory prisoners and bringing them to Albany Said David Barringer was then in active service at least three weeks - In the fall thinks in September, of the same year the same Regiment was again called out and marched from Albany to Lansingburgh then to Waterford Saratoga County then to Schenectady and were there dismissed after at least seven weeks service - In about a week afterwards said Regiment was again called out and marched from Albany to Schenectady & after one month's service was again dismissed - In the fall thinks the first - September 1780. the said Regiment was again called out and marched from Albany to Fort Edward and in one month or a little more were again dismissed. The same fall said Regiment was again called out and marched to Saratoga and was in active

one month more - also after that one week at Lansingburgh. That this deponent was in every one of the above expeditions a fellow soldier, with said David Barringer That said David served in said expeditions at least the length of time above stated respectively. That he believes said David a man of truth and veracity and that he served the length of time above stated in his amended declaration viz. 13 months as sergeant among the militia and 20 months as Ranger
Sworn to & subscribed this 18 th day June & year, aforesaid before me Geo. Wheeler justice of Peace
Christopher his Norton mark
I George Wheeler one of the justices of the Peace of the City of Troy County of Rensselaer hereby certify that the above named David Barringer & Christopher Norton this day personally appeared before me & signed & duly made oath to the above affidavit respectively as an amendment to the proceedings hereto annexed purporting to be a declaration and proofs for a pension - And that I believe the above named Christopher Norton is a credible witness and that all the above statements made by him and the said David Barringer, are entitled to the fullest credit. Dated 18 th June 1833.
Geo. Wheeler justice of the Peace
State of New York Rensselaer County ss. I Henry R. Bristol Clerk of said County do certify that George Wheeler before whom the above affidavits purport to have been taken

and who signed the above certificate was at the date thereof one of the Justices of the peace for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and said certificate to be his proper hand writing signature.
Witness my hand seal of office this 19 th day of June 1833
Henry R Bristol Clerk