Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5808, Richard Jeduthan Beebe, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
NUMBER
Beebe, Richard Jeduthan No 5808 Rachel
B.L.M. 26330-160-55
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16. April 1838 from 4 Sept 1835 to 4 March 1838 age notified 5 Nov 1838.
24. 188 NEW YORK Richard J. Beebe Tenure Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Calkins of the Regt. commanded by Col. Ely in New York line for 10 months and 13 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 35 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Nov 1833 and settled J. Ferris Tyrone
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $87.50 Semi-ann. allowance ending Nov. 33 17.50 $105.00
Recorded by Geo. Still Clerk Book G Vol. 4. Page 90 Revolutionary Claim, rebet June 7, 1832.

3457
York Albany
Isaac Dake
son of Richard Dake who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pirate
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 35 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of Jan'y /54 and sent to
Brad Goy Ovid New York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 38 Vol. A
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83, 242 Act 3 March April 19 } 1855
Cir Arad Joy Nov 13/55
Rachel Beebe, widow of Richard J. Beebe { due a preato
330 Percy Mary Percyconer Revolutionary war
53-3451 #160000 ms. 20/52 B. B. B.
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Arad Joy Quid - N.Y.
Vols B. 1-92. —

Richard J. Beck Pension
18420
from J. Ferris Tyrone. Steuben Co. P. New York

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York County of Steuben 3 rd
On this 17 th day of October 1832 personally appeared in before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Steuben now sitting. Richard Leavitt as a Resident of the town of Leroy in the said County of Steuben aforesaid aged Seventy eight years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That he was born in the town of New London in the County of New Londons and State of Connecticut on the 27 th day of October 1754 -
That at the burning of New London by the British the records of his age was burnt. And he afterwards made a record from his recollection of his age & what his parents had told him which records he now has -
That when first called into service he was living at the place of his nativity and remained there till near the close of the Revolutionary War when he removed to the town of Wilberham County of _____ in the State of Massachusetts and resided as near as he can recollect two or three years and then went back to New London aforesaid and remained there six or seven years as he thinks. From there he travelled through Connecticut working at his trade at divers places and came into the state of New York at Peterskill where he remained there or four years - then removed to a place called Chester in Orange County New York lived there three or four years - from there he shifted about live at Minnunk in Orange County - from there to Pennsylvania and back to Orange County - from there to Cayuga County & that about twelve years ago he removed to Leroy in Steuben County aforesaid where he remains

till about three years ago when he went into the town of Jersey in said County of Dutchess where he still resides.
That when about twenty one or two years of age deponent volunteered under Capt Jonathan Calkins of New London Township aforesaid, Marched from New London to East Chester in the State of New York and then joined Col O'Fly's Regiment. Genl Guesn Saliston Brigade, Marched from East Chester and were surrounded by the British from Frog Neck to White Plains at which place a battle was fought which was as deponent thinks in the fall of the year - Genl Saliston did not relish the sound of Cannon and left there and the regiment to which deponent belonged was attached to Genl Sullivan's forces, went from White Plains to North Castle remained there a few weeks & then was dismissed and went home having been out as deponent thinks three months -
That in the year 1776 deponent was called on a tour to guard Fort Kurnhatt in New London County near the City was kept there not far from one month and then enlisted for a three months tour with the same Capt Jonathan Calkins & was under the said Col O'Fly and thinks they were commanded by Genl Spencer but is not certain marched to New Providence there saw Genl Arnold, remained there awhile worked at making redoubts - Frenches & falling trees to impede the march of the British and towards spring marched to Fort Kurnhatt and at the expiration of the said tour was then dismissed soon after was drafted for two months or three and served under the same Captain and under Col Daniel Lattimore of Colchester in New London County aforesaid - went to near Stillwater and there at the last battle at Stillwater, Genl Gates commanded on this occasion.

deponent was in Genl Pons Brigades Genl Arnolds was in same Brigade at the time this was in the fall of the year - not many weeks after this Burgoyne Surrendered at Saratoga deponent was there with same officers last above mentioned (to wit, Capt Calhoun - Col Lattimore &c. marched from there to Albany - then to New- Castlehill which was burnt by the British at this time, each Company was then march home in body and then dismissed after a tour of about three months - After this deponent was not on any regular tour but was almost continually out in the service guarding the shores &c - that the Country in which he lived was very much exposed & of necessity all persons able to bear arms in that region were always in readiness and constantly on the alert and that in his opinion from the time of Burgoyne's Surrender to near the close of the War deponent was in service of his Country on alarms, scouting parties & more than three fourths of his time - that it is impossible to recollect the particular circumstances of each small expedition, but that he was on these occasions commanded by different Officers - that when he went on his second tour as afore- said his father enlisted at the same time by the name of Jonathan Burke & deponent on listed by the name of Jonathan Burke Jr - he being at that time called Jonathan Burke although his name as on record was Richard Jonathan Burke - That when he commenced his travels after the War he used his name as originally recorded and as he now uses it -

That the m er received a written dis ch arge
That he always served as a private —
That he is acquainted with Abraham Fleet, Henry L Arnold William Brantout and others in his present neighborhood all who can testify to his character for veracity and also as to their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution
That there is no Clergyman residing in his neighborhood —
That he has no documentary evidence of his services nor does he know of any person who can testify to his services
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present — and declares his name is not on the pension rolls of any agency of any state
Richard J Beebe
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before
M c S. Ransley Dep CLK Steuben County
We Abraham Fleet, Henry L Arnold and William Brantout residing in the town of Lyons in the County of Steuben and State of New York do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard J. Beebe who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before
Abraham Fleet Henry L Arnold
M c S. Ransley Dep. CLK Steuben County

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the 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 Abraham Flect — Henry L. Arnold, and William throughout are residents of the town of Lyons in the said County of Steuben and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit —
I Martin S. Runsey Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben & State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Richard J. Beche for a pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of October 1832
M. S. Runsey, Deputy for Steuben County

State of New York
County of Steuben ss: Personally before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the said County Richard J. Beebe of the said County 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 as a private, For 3 months under Capt. Jonathan Calkins in Col. Ely's Regiment as a volunteer, For 3 months under an enlistment under Capt. Calkins in Col. Ely's Regiment as a private, For 2 months under Captain Calkins in Col. Lattimer's Regiment as a private, For 2 1/2 months under Capt. Calkins in Col. Harris' Regiment, in all the said services served as a private and in the Militia Service, Except the 3 months deponent enlisted and does not know what they were called, making in all 10 1/2 months this deponent rendered services, and for such services I claim a pension, and that during such services this deponent was not employed in any civil pursuit.
Sworn to and subscribed Richard J. Beebe this 27 th of July 1833.
before me. Henry L. Arnold Justice
State of New York
Steuben County ss - I Henry L. Arnold a Justice of the peace of said County do hereby certify that the annexed papers in the matter of the application of Richard J. Beebe for a pension were received by me from the hands of the Clerk of the County of Steuben and that no alteration or addition (except this sheet) has been made thereto since they were by said Clerk originally certified - No Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27 th day of July 1833
Henry L. Arnold Justice

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 2d section of the act of 3d February, 1853
State of New York
County of Steubenville ss On this 21 st day of September 1853 personally appeared before the subscriber, the County Judge, and acting Surrogate of, in & for said county Rachel Beebe, a resident of said county & State, aged Seventy Seven years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d February 1853 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolution -ary war; that she is the widow of Richard J Beebe who was a prisoner of the United States & did a resident of said county.
She further declares that she was married to the said Richard J Beebe on or about the first day of November 1824 in said county & State, by J Whitcomb Esq; that her said husband died on the 8th of April 1840, She further declares that she is still a widow
Subscribed & sworn before me this 21 st day of September 1853
Rachel Beebe
J. Lawrence Steubenville County Judge
I certify that the above named Rachel Beebe is a respectable person, & is the person she represents herself to be, & that she is not able from bodily infirmity to attend the sitting of the court to make her declaration. I further certify that I have no part or hand in the agency of this case, & that I have no interest in the result of the case, directly or indirectly.
J. Lawrence Steubenville County Judge

RHODES & McDOWELL, PRS.—“Farmers’ Advocate” Office, Bath.
State of New York, } STEUBEN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE. } ss.
I, PHILO P. HUBBELL, Clerk of the said County, do hereby certify that Jacob Larrowe Esquire, before whom the annexed instrument in writing was executed or acknowledged , executed and verified was, at the time of taking the same, County Clerk in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate is genuine, and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged  sworn to according to the laws of this State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, at Bath, this 29th day of September A. D. 1853
P. P. Hubbell Clerk.

State of New York,
County of Steuben ss Andrew Putnam, and Submit Putnam being first duly sworn according to law, depose and say, that they are personally acquainted with Rachel Beebe who is making trial for a pension as the widow of Richard J Beebe late a pensioner deceased. These deponents depose & say that they were personally acquainted with Richard J Beebe late a pensioner deceased & that the said Rachel Beebe is the identical person & widow of the said Richard J Beebe, late a pensioner and who died in 1840 leaving his widow the aforesaid Rachel Beebe, & who still remains his widow. That the said parties were married at the house of these deponents, & these deponents were present & were the only witnesses in the marriage performance, & that the said parties Richard J Beebe, and Rachel (Goste) Beebe were married at the in the fall of the year & in the year 1824 by J Whitcomb Esq who is since deceased; of the fact of the marriage in 1824 at the dwelling house of these deponents, these deponents have a sufficient data, & that the said widow Rachel Beebe the applicant is the identical above referred to.
Sworn & subscribed before me
this 2 nd day of Oct 1853
L. J. Kendall Clerk
Andrew Putnam
Submit Putnam
I certify that the above named Andrew Putnam & Submit Putnam are respectable persons & worthy witnesses, & further certify that I have no hand, or part in the agency of this case & that I have no interest in the result of it. The above named witnesses reside in Orange in said county.
L. J. Kendall

State of New York, County of Steuben ss Jonathan Lockwood & Dan Arnold being duly sworn, depose and say, that they were personally acquainted with Richard J Beebe deceased late a petitioner with his wife Rachel Beebe, & that the declaration made upon the first page of this sheet, was made by the identical person & former wife of the said Richard J Beebe deceased, the identical person & present widow of the said Richard J Beebe. That the said Richard J Beebe died in 1848 leaving his widow the aforesaid applicant for a pension, per her declaration on the first page of this sheet, & that she is still a widow. These deponents, to wit Jonathan Lockwood resides in the the town of Hanna and Dan Arnold resides in the town of Harnady. all of the county of Steuben and State of New York. Sworn & subscribed before me Jonathan Lockwood this 13 th day of September 1853 Dan Arnold L S Kendall J Peace
and certify the above named J Lockwood & Dan Arnold are respectable persons & worthy witnesses, that their post office address is Harnady Steuben County New York and I further certify that I have no part, or lot, or share in the agency of this case, nor the least interest whatever in the result of the same.
L S Kendall  L S Kendall J Peace Dan Arnold Error!

State of New-York, STEUBEN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, } ss.
I, PHILO P. HUBBELL, Clerk of the said County, and Clerk of the Courts of Record in and for said County, do hereby certify that L. S. Randall Esquire, before whom the annexed instrument in writing was proven and acknowledged  executed , was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said Certificate is genuine, and that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledged  executed according to the laws of this State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County and of said Courts, at Bath, this 29 th day of - September A. D. 185 3
P. P. Hubbell Clerk.

Ovid N.Y. Jan'y. 5th 1854
Sir I inclose the proof of the marriage of "Rachel Beebe" called for by yours of the 5th Nov -
Respectfully Your Ob st Servt Abad Joy
Hon S P. Waldo Com d of Pwd.

"Certificate of Marriage"
"On the 29 th day of September 1824 in the Town of Tyrone "in the County of Steuben. Richard J. Beebe Shoemaker "and Rachel Yost Spinster were married by me in the said "town of Tyrone and Andrew Putnam and Nitty Putnam "were present as witnesses of said Marriage"
Signed "Isaac Whitcomb J. P."
State of New York County of Steuben (ss) Edwin D. Tompkins Town Clerk of the Town of Tyrone in said county, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that the above copy of the marriage record of Richard J. Beebe to Rachel Yost is a true copy of said record, & that it bears the appearance of antiquity, that it was no doubt made at the date of the event recorded Sworn & subscribed before me this 30. day of December 1853. Edwin D. Tompkins L. S. Hencdell J. Pease
I certify that the above named Edwin D. Tompkins is a respectable person, and a reliable witness, & is the town Clerk of Tyrone N.Y. I further certify that I have no part in the agency of the case L. S. Hencdell J. Pease

REVOLUTIONARY WIDOWS.
STATE of New York } ss. COUNTY of Schenectady }
On this 31 st day of March 1855, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, within and for the said County and State, Rachel Buel , aged 81 years, a resident of said County and State, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Richard Buel deceased, who was a Soldier of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States, and that she is in the receipt of a Revolutionary pension under the Act of 3 rd July 1840 , her pension certificate is No. 3467 , and is dated 13 January 1844 . She further declares that she was married to the said Richard Buel in the county of Schenectady , and State of New York , on the 29 th day of September by Rev. John Lockwood , and that her name before her marriage was Rachel West , that her said husband died at Schenectady County, New York , on the 1 st day of April 1840
and that she is now a widow. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act, approved March 3, 1855. She also declares that she has never applied for nor received under this or any other Act of Congress, any bounty land warrant.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 31 st day of March 1855 L S Henshall J Peace Rachel Buel smark
We Henry P. Flint and Jonathan Lockwood residents of Schenectady in the County of Schenectady and State of New York upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Rachel Buel in our presence, and that we believe, from what we know of, and from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. These deponents further upon their oaths say, that the above named Rachel Buel is now a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 31 st day of March 1855 L S Henshall J Peace Henry P. Flint Jonathan Lockwood
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
L S Henshall J Peace
I certify that the above named Rachel Buel cannot write her name for want of education L S Henshall J Peace REBB, RICHARD J

10/16/20
Richd J Babe
Staten Is 6° N. York
Admitted
Private 10 1/2 months
6
Jonah Ferris Agt
Staten Is 6° N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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. 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 Dick I Buke  Stuben 6 o N.Y.
   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.     Vol. at 17 3 Private Cap t Jon s Collins Col l Eliz y Dug t Brandywine Pa 78 Fr m a n act u al ag e   Called 1776 near 1 Gen l Gen l Sullivan Stillwater NY then 60 Br m a n ct u al   Enlisted 3 Gen l Spencer Pa   Drafted " about 3 Gen l Ar d St d John Pa   Gen l Pen Pa  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I 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 [j] 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.
[t] 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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Richard Jeduthan Beebe or a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Jeduthan Beebe Jr.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1775 or 1776 3 mos. Pvt. Jonathan Calkins Ely. Conn.   1776 3 mos. " Jonathan Calkins Ely.   Fall 1779 2 mos. Jonathan Calkins Daniel Lattimer   ✓ 1 1/2 mos. Calkins Harris  
Battles engaged in, Battle of Stillwater Residence of soldier at enlistment, New London Conn. Date of application for pension, Oct 17/1832  St. L. Mo. Residence at date of application, Jerry, St. Louis Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, born Oct 27/1754, at New London, Conn.
Remarks:
died Apr. 7/1840 He was the son of Jeduthan Beebe. He married Sept. 29/1824 at Tyrone Steuben Co. N.Y. Rachel Goste. She was ab. 20 years old in an application of Sept. 21/1853 while a resident of Steuben Co. N.Y. aged 77 years.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. Schuyler Co. Clerk's Office, .
S. Wendell
I hereby certify that S. Wendell Esquire, before whom the foregoing declaration and proceedings were had and sworn to, and who has subscribed his name thereto, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to administer oaths, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County of Schuyler, and of the several Courts of Record thereof, (being my official seal) this... 8 day of June 185 J.
M. Remsey Jr. P. & P. CLERK.
BEEBE, RICHARD J.
1918 Feb 6 Hist. to Mrs. Henry K Vanborn 1923 Feb. 23 - Hist to Mrs. Henrietta Coffin - awt.
Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5808
Rachel Beebe Widow
Richard Beebe Print Rev War
Act: Feb. 3 d  1855
Index: - Vol. 2 , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

No 3.527
Rachel Beebe; wid. of Richard J. Beebe Let. to Grad Joy, Nov 5/53 (RB)
Root
Act of 3rd Feby 1853
83,242
Hon. J. P. Waldo Com'd of Pres. Washington D.C.
FREE

26.330
5 Vera Ames
✓ Pension Office January 9, 1884.
Sir. Please report time of last payment to, or death of, within named pensioner & if arrear, to whom paid
Respectfully F. Burt Esqr 3 and Present. W. C. Clegg for Com.
Richard J. Beebe, Act 1832 $35 per annum. Paid to 4 Mar. 1840, No death
F. Burt Auditor

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business
Nov. 2. 1853
Rachel Beebe widow of Richard J. Beebe Steuben Co NY
Rev Act 30 Feb'y 1853
Allowed $35 per ann to Com Feb. 3 1853
Brad Joy Esq Ovid NY.

Rachel Beebe Pension of N.Y. Law of 1853 widow of Richard J Beebe a pension of N.Y. Law of 1832
from Abad Lov

Rachel Beebe Steuben County N.Y. 77 years old widow of Richard I. Beebe
Dec { Married, 1 Nov 1824 Died — 8 April 1840
Record evidence of marriage
Required.
H.C.
STATE OF New York } ss. Rachel Beebe being duly County of Steuben } sworn according to law, deposes and says that she is the widow of Richard I Beebe deceased, to her a pension was probably due , that this deponent is directly interested
in said claim.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 21 day June 185 3 and (I do hereby certify that the said Rachel Beebe is a respectable person, and that I have full faith in the truth of the above statement sworn to by her as being directly interested in said claim.)
Know all Men by these Presents, That I Rachel Beebe widow of Richard I Beebe deceased, to her a pension was probably due,
do hereby constitute and appoint ARAD JOY, of Ovid, N. Y., my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name as one directly and personally interested in the claim or application for a pension
Witness my hand and seal, this 24 th day of June 185 3
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
L S Hendull
Rachel Beebe Mark X
STATE OF New York } Be it known that on the 24 th day of June 185 3 County of Steuben } before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State, duly authorized by law to administer oaths and take acknowledgements, personally appeared Rachel Beebe above named, and duly acknowledged the above power of attorney and affidavit to be her act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and date above mentioned.
L S Hendull Justice Peace

Ovid N.Y. April 14th '55
Sir
I inclose application for bounty land for Rachel Beebe, Revolutionary pensioner
Most Respectfully Your Obl Servt Abad Joy
Hon L. P. Waldo Comm.

Ovid N.Y. May 8. 1857
Sir
I inclose power of attorney of my agency in the case of Rachel Beebe wid of Richard T Beebe herself a pensioner under act of Feb 3 d 1853 - please file my agency with her papers.
I am respectfully Your Ab le Servt Nrad Joy
Hon Geo C Whiting Com d .

Know all Men by these Presents, That I Rachel Beebe a Pensioner of New York  deceased , to whom more a pension was probably due, do hereby constitute and appoint ARAD JOY , of Ovid, N. Y., my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name as one directly and personally interested in the claim or application for a pension
Witness my hand and seal, this 16 th day of March 1857
Sealed and delivered in the presence of A. S. Kendall William Tost
Rachel X Beebe March

Brief in the case of Rachel Beede widow of Richard Stulen County and State of New York act of February 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 pensioner under act of June 7. 1832 $35 per annum
Allowed $35 per annum to com. Feb. 3-1853
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by public record
Death of husband proved by auditor's report
Identity & widowhood proved by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent
Abad Joy David N York.
Examining Clerk.
H. Gray

Revolutionary Claims State of New York - Law 3 d Feby. '53
Over Oct 31. '53
Sir
I inclose the declaration of Rachel Beebe of New York, Law of 1853
Most Respectfully
Your Ob st Servt
Abad Jay
Hon L P Waldo
Comt.

Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov 1. 1838.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Richard J. Beebe a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Thirty five Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1835 to the 4 th March 1836.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Harrison Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

St Peter Minnesota 24 Jan. 1923
Sir.
Will you please send me copies of the pension papers of Richard Beebe pensioned in 1833 New York militia age 79 and John Spore " " " age 73. pensioned 1834.
both Revolutionary soldiers -
Thanking you
I am
Very truly
Mrs Henrietta Coffin
St Peter
Minnesota

St Peter Minnesota 29 Jan 1918 -
Rev Sec H. I.
Sir
Will you please send me copies of the pension papers of Richard J. Beebe private in the Rev. War from New York - Pensioned 1838 also John Spore private in Militia of N.Y. in the Rev. pensioned 1840 and was then living in Prattsburg N.Y. aged 80.
Thanking you I am
Very truly
Mrs Henry R. Sanborn
815-805. Minn ave
St Peter.
Minnesota -