Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6904, Samuel Carman, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York.
Garman, Samuel No. 6904. or Garmans
Polly
CONTENTS

15,150 New York
Samuel Carmans
War of Westerle in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cortland of the New York line, for the term of Ten Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 28 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 of October 29 and sent to H. Wendell Esq. Albany New York
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819 129.80
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1820. 48.00
6 Mo. 7/30 $177.86
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 19th March, 1818. }
Notif n sent Dec. 13, 1820 to Joseph B. Moore Rensselaerville Albany Co. N.Y.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
State of New-York. } TO WIT: CITY AND COUNTY OF ALBANY.
IN conformity with the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," the following DECLARATION , in writing, is made under oath, by Samuel Garman of the Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany in the State of New York before the Honorable Samuel Haring Esquire, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for the City & County of Albany in the said state, which Court is a Court of Record of the County and State, in which the said Samuel Garman doth reside, that is to say:
DECLARATION.
I Samuel Garman aged fifty five years in Oct next of the Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany in the State of New York on this Twenty Eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear and declare, that I served against the common enemy in the Army, in the War of the Revolution, until the end thereof, on the continental Establishment and that I am a resident Citizen of the United States, to wit, in the Town - County and State aforesaid; and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further swear and declare, that I served in the said Revolutionary War, in the capacity of, and being a private Soldier that I belonged to the Army, to wit, I belonged to Captain Justus Company of Van Schaicks Regiment and New York Line That I entered the said service the fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Five - and left it the latter part day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty Three - in the manner following, to wit: I left it by reason of the conclusion of the War and that I received one document concerning the same service and discharge, which is hereto annexed, That I was in no Battles and that there is no other evidence in my power to my knowledge, concerning the matters deposed by me than my discharge hereto affixed, & the deposition of Albert Van Orden - And I further declare, that in pursuance of the requisitions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, I do hereby freely and absolutely, and to all intents and purposes, relinquish all claims to any Pension under any of the Laws of the United States, except the Pension contemplated to be allowed me under the Act of Congress aforesaid mentioned, and under which this Declaration is made.
IN WITNESS of the truth of this Declaration, I have subscribed the same in presence of the said Judge, and have solemnly deposed to the truth thereof, on the day herein before, for that purpose, specified.
Sworn before me, this Twenty Eighth day of April 1818.
Samuel Garman
Sam. Haring
Judge of Albany Com Pleas

State of New York City & County of Albany } Town
In Clerk's Office
I hereby certify that Philip S. Parker Esq. in the following Certificate named is one of the Judges of the Mayor's Court of the City of Albany. And that the signature thereto is in his own proper hand writing.
In Testimony Whereof I have caused the Seal of the said Court to be hereto affixed this 21 st day of Sept r 1818. George Merchant Clk United States of America.
By the Honorable Philip S. Parker Esquire, one of the Judges of a Court of Record in the State of New-York, to wit, of the Mayor's Court, in  for the City & County of Albany in the said State.
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States of America.
SIR,
I DO respectfully certify to you, in pursuance of the Act of the Congress of the United States of America, passed March 18th, 1818, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," that Samuel Garman of the Town of Westerlo in the County of Albany and State of New-York, personally appeared before me, at the City of Albany, in the said State, on the Twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and then and there was carefully and minutely interrogated and examined by me, under oath, touching the facts stated in his foregoing Declaration, and thereupon he then and there subscribed the said Declaration in my presence, (after the same was deliberately read and explained to him by me) and at the same time made solemn oath before me, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, that the said Declaration was, in all respects, true—Whereupon, I required of him to produce such other evidence as was in his power, to support the truth of his said Declaration—Accordingly he produced as testimony,
The deposition of Albert Van Orden & the discharge of his servant
(and which accompanies this Certificate)—And I having duly considered the said Declaration and the said testimony produced in support thereof, I DO CERTIFY to you, Sir, that I am fully satisfied that the said Samuel Garman did serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, for the time and in the manner by him stated in his said DECLARATION ; and I am likewise satisfied, that the other facts in that Declaration stated, are, in like manner, true—I do therefore, respectfully transmit to you the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, according to the Act of Congress aforesaid.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal, the of the court at the City of Albany, the Twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Philip S. Parker Bureau of Albany

Dani. Carman
Westerlo.
Albany Co.
N.Y.
15. 150
J
Jan. 1880
ELLEN OR MEADSON

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Albany County }
On this Eleventh day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court, (being a court of record in and for the said State according to the solemn adjudications of the Supreme Court of this state, and being a court which proceeds according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and possessing the power of fine and imprisonment) Samuel Carman aged fifty five years, resident in the Town of Waterlo in said County who, being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: - Enlisted in September one thousand seven hundred and eighty two served in Captain Austins Company and Van Schaiks Regiment and was Discharged by Colonel Philip Van Cortland , that the number of his Pension Certificate is 15.150 & that his original Declaration is Dated the Twenty eighth day of April one Thousand Eight hundred & eighteen
And I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Four Shirts two Cloth Coats three pair of linen Pantaloons Two pair of Woollen Pantaloons two vests one pair of shoes two pair of Stockings one Handkerchief one wool hat one Over Coat and one Chest
Samuel Carman
Sworn in open Court Aug t 11 1820 Fr. Bloodgood Clk
STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Albany County }
I Francis Bloodgood Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of New-York do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount, in value, of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is worth  twenty Dollars dollars and  cents . In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this eighth day of November 1820.
Fr. Bloodgood Clerk.

5996.
New York A.
Polly Garman, dec d , widow of Samuel Garman, N.Y. who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private,
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853, and end 22 d July 1854.
Certificate of Pension issued 16 th day of Dec r 1856.
and sent to
W. B. Wattice Durham New York
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 14. Vol. 96.

State of New York Albany County } ss Be it known That before me H. E. Robbins a Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly authorized by law to administer Oaths personally appeared David Stanton to me personally known and made oath in due form of law as follows
I reside in the town of Westerlo Albany Co have lived in said County since the year one thousand seven hundred and Eighty two That being the year I was born — I knew Samuel Carman and Polly Kelley I married them according to my record on the seventeenth of Sept one thousand Eight hundred and twenty one I being at that time an acting Justice of the peace in said County of Albany They were married in the town of Westerlo Said Carman was a Revolutionary Soldier I knew of his drawing a pension of Eight Dollars a month. I had his certificate of Pension and some few years ago gave it to his widow I drew the ballance of his pension after his death and I think paid it over to the overseers of poor who applied it to the best of my recollection to his widows benefit Said Carman lived in this County at the time of his drawing his pension and the best information I have is that he died in said County of Albany
David Stanton
Subscribed and sworn before me this 4 th day of January 1854
H. E. Robbins Justice of the peace

State of New York, City and County of Albany, Clerk's Office, } ss:
I, Robert Babcock, Clerk of the said City and County, and of the Courts of Record therein, do hereby CERTIFY, that H. E. Robbins whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the annexed affidavit, was, on the day of the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Albany, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said jurat is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, this day of June 185 6
R. Babcock Clerk.

State of New York County of Greene
On this 3 rd day of June A D 1856 before the County Court of the County of Greene held within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared Rachel H. Higgins aged 30 years a resident of the Town of Rushmore in the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following decl- -aration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of the act of Third February 1853. That she is the only child and heir at law of Samuel Carman deceased who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war & who was a pensioner of the United States un- -der the act of Congress passed the 18 th day of March A D 1818 at the rate of she has been correctly informed of ninety six dollars per annum payable at the pension agents office in the City of Albany but in what Company or Regiment or under what Captain or Colonel he so served in said war she is unable to state, for she has no documentary evidence of his service in her

hopeless or under her control, that she is also unable to state when he entered the service or how long he continued therein. That her said father Samuel Carman died at Westerlo Albany County State of New York about 29 years ago but in what particular year she is also unable to state. That he left a widow named Polly Carman who died at the Town of Park- er of said on the 22 nd day of July A.D. 1854 without having again married but remained the widow of said Samuel Carman until the time of her death. That the above named declarant Rachel A. Higgins is the only surviving child of the said father. That the said Samuel Carman was married to the said Polly Carman in the Town of Westerlo aforesaid on the 17 th day of September 1821 by one Daniel Stanton a Justice of the Peace of said Town of Westerlo and that her name before her said marriage was Polly Kelley. That said Polly Carman was the mother of the above named declar- ant Rachel A. Higgins and that

this declarant Rachel H ig gins is the only child of the said Samuel & Polly Carman That the said Polly Carman never applied for or received a pension under the Act of Congress passed February 3 rd A D 1853 and that this appli- =cation is made for the purpose of obtaining the pension the said Polly was entitled to up to the time of her death aforesaid =and that the said Polly never drew a pension under any act of Congress.
The the said Rachel H ig gins hereby appoints M c B er Mattick of (2) Walnut Green Co. N.Y. her true and lawful attorney with power of substitution to prosecute her claim, to receive the Certificate when issued & to do all other acts necessary & proper in the premises.
Rachel H ig gins
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year first above

written and I hereby Certify that I know the said declarant & believe her to be as is above stated and that she is of the age above stated and further that I am not interested in this claim as attorney or otherwise
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court, affixed by order of said Court now in session -
J. M. Cooke Clerk

Jul 20/77 Letter to Mrs. Higgins giving status of case, and referring her to 3 rd Auditor while.
Jan. 24/98 Letter to Mr. Higgins tho' she has been allowed the pension due sole her mother and no further al- lowance can be made. writs.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.
6904
Polly Carmans Wid..
Samuel Carmans Priot Rev War
Act: Feb. 3 rd 1853
Index:—Vol. A , Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Carmen Fisher
Discharge
Samuel Curman N. 6904 New York.

By Philip Cortlandt, Y r , Colonel of the Second New York Reg t These are to certify in compliance with the order of the Commander Chief communicated to me by his Aid D. Campbell Esq r that Philip Walker to Discharge the m ts enlisted for three years in the N.Y. Regiment of Inf ts That Samuel Carman, Private in the First New York Cavalry faithfully served the United States Ten Months — is hereby Discharged from the A rmy given under my Hand this 30 th Day of June — 1793 —
P. Cortlandt Col o Comm d A r ty B ty
CARMAN, SAMUEL (N.Y.) W 6904

No 6528 Polly Carmans dec? Samuel N York.
W.B. Mattice October 25 1856-
3 Feby 1853-

Samuel Cannons of Waterloo. Pension documents
Dated 28 th April 1858
Enl d 1 st Sept r 1782 in Col Van Schaick's Reg t . N. York Line. Served to the End of the War.
Admitted
It is the wish of the If the judge is sa- tisfied that from the reduced circumstan- ces of the applicant he needs the assistance of his country for support his certificate to that effect should be annexed.
H. Wendell Lund Agent - Albany N.Y.

State of New York } City & County of Albany } Sworn
Albert van Orden late a soldier in the Army, in the Revolutionary War, against the Common Enemy, being duly sworn Saith, that he knows Samuel Carrman the soldier in the annexed Declaration Certificate of his Honor Judge Parker named, that the said Samuel Carrman served as a private soldier, for more than Nine months, in said Army in the company commanded by Captain Austin, Col Van Schaick's Regiment, and New York Line - And that he verily believes the facts stated by the said Samuel, in the foregoing declaration to be substantially true - And further that the said Samuel is very poor -
Sworn Before me this 24 th day of Sept - 1818 } Philip Van Rensselaer Recorder of Albany
City of Albany } Lawrence Tompkins being duly affirmed sworn, Saith, that he is well acquainted with Samuel Carrman, in the preceding Declaration Certificate named - And that the said Samuel is in indigent circumstances, very poor - And further that this deponent, hath no interest in the claim for a pension of the said
affirmed Samuel Carrman - Sworn Before me this 24 th day of Sept - 1818 } Philip Van Rensselaer Recorder of Albany
his Lawrence Tompkins mark

City of Albany ss Christopher C. W. Dyer being duly sworn faith, that he well knows Samuel Garmen in the Within Declaration named - that the said Samuel is in indigent circumstances - and supported by his friends And that this deponent is in no way interested in the said Samuel's application for a Pension -
Christopher C. W. Dyer
Sworn before me this 19 th day of May 1819 Philip Parkhinson of Albany.
I certify from my knowledge of Lauren Thompson & Christopher C. W. Dyer I believe the facts sworn to by them as they are both personally known to me and that Sam perfectly satisfied that Samuel Garmen the person applying for a pension is in reduced circum - stances & needs the assistance of his country for support Albany May 19 th 1819
Philip Parkhinson

Pension Office, June 28, 1856.
Sir,
Please certify the date of death of within named pensioner, and the name of the party who draw arrears.
Very respectfully
Thos M. Swann
R. M. Rae
For Commr.
A. J. Atkinson Esq., 3 rd Auditor. (G. D. V.)
8 th Auditor's Office June 30. 1856
Sir,
Sam l Garmis, N.Y. Act 1818, at 88 00 per mo died 29 Jan'y 1826, & his pension has been paid in full to that date to David Stanton his Administrator.
Very Resp
and son
J. Minor Esq. Comr of Pensions

State of New York, County of Greene } S.S. Greene County Court } p
In open Court Present D. James Fitch County Judge of Greene County
It is hereby Certified that Satisfactory evidence has been Exhibited before the said Court which evidence is hereto annexed
That Samuel Carman who as reported was a Revolutionary Soldier of the United States, died about 29 years ago but on what particular day cannot now be ascertained leaving surviving him a widow named Polly Carman who died on the 22 d day of July 1854 without having again married and that Rachel A. Higgins is the only surviving child of the said Samuel Carman & Polly Carman and that she now resides in the Town of Durham Greene Co. N.Y.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto by order of said Court set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 3 d day of June A.D. 1856
J. M. Cook Clerk

State of New York County of Greene
Aaron Higgins of the town of Durham in the County and state of said being first duly sworn doth depose and say that he is of the age of forty five years last past, that he knew Samuel Carmen in his life time that the said Samuel Carmen is now dead that he died about 29 years ago but in what particular year he cannot now recollect - that the said Samuel Carmen left surviving him a widow by the name of Polly Carmen who died on the 22 d day of July 1854 without having again married but remained his widow until the time of her death - that Rachel A Higgins now of Durham of said is the only surviving child of the said Samuel & Polly Carmen and that she now resides in the town of Durham of said that deponent is not interested in the application of said

Rachel A Higgins for the pension that her mother Polly Carman was entitled to up to the time of her death either directly or indirectly
Subscribed and sworn to before me June 3 rd
Harmon Higgens
1856 and I certify that I am not interested in said application as attorney or otherwise and that the said Harmon Higgens is a credible & disinterested witness -
[Signature] James Fitch Esq. Assistant Judge of Common Pleas Greene Co. N.Y.
State of New-York, Greene County Clerk's Office.
I, JATWATER COOKE, Clerk of the County of Greene, do hereby certify that [Signature] James Fitch Esq. whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument, and thereon written was at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the  County Judge of the  Greene County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, and duly authorized to take the same. And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine. And I further certify that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New-York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County, the 3 rd day of June 1856
[Signature] J. W. Cooke
CLERK.

Gloversville Fulton Co N.Y.
Jan 4.
1898
Mr H. O'Blay Evans Pension Commissioner
My father was in the Revolution war and he drew a pension of 96 dollars a year while lived and after his death mother did not draw anything his name was Samuel Barman and he was in the 1812 he was a soldier of both wars he did not draw everything on the 1812 after mother death we got $141 20 of the 1812 war pension we employ Mr W B Mattice of Durham Green Co NY as attorney in the case he said that was all that could be got my mother name was Polly Barman the widow

-of Samuel Garmen father died in 1825 or 1826 as near as we can make out mother died in 1853 mother applied for the Revolution pension a long time before she died she did not get it the attorney was a Mr Marks of Durham Green Co NY and was taken sick and died she had let him have what papers she had and she could not get them can you inform me whether mother has been allowed a pension or not for father services during the old Revolution was if she has who the certificate was sent to and where it was sent in 1858 a Mr Merritt Osborn of Windham Green Co NY he said he thought he could get the back pension at only what

Mattice had got i saw him after that he it said he had sent the claim and to Washington and got it in a judgement and was against the government for the rest of the pension that my mother out to get he died a few years ago i have not heard about the pension since i thought that i would write to the government to now what could be done in case it has been got i think there something wrong now if you can find out about this pension claim if you can have the records of the Revolution war book over i think you can find who has drew the pension and bet me now who drew pension and where they live i should be much oblige to you i think you can understand this as well as if i had got a lawyer to write for me i cannot trust a lawyer to write for me

i am the only one of mother and father Children living father died in town of Westerlo New Albany Co NY be so kind as to answer this letter & Direct to Gloverville
Fulton Co NY
from
Miss Rachel Shiggins Daughter of Mr Samuel and Polly Carmen
to Mr H. C. Shay Esq Esq
Pension Commissioner

Rev Nov 21 st 1823 John Quincy Adams Secretary of State Washington City
Hon J. Q. Adams

Dear Sir,
Enclosed I send you the papers of Samuel Cushman an Applicant for a Continu- ance on the Pension List in pursuance of the Act of May 1829. You will be so good as to make returns to me as soon as possible at Rensselaerville Albany County New York
I am Sir Yours &c
Joseph B. Moore
Hon J. C. Calhoun Secy War
The papers of Mrs. Ingraham, Joseph Taylor, Sylvanus Purington were sent a long time since Be so good as to let me know from them as soon as possible -
J. B. Moore

Brief in the case of Polly Cauman, dec'd widow of Samuel Green County and State of New York act 3 Feb'y 1833
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the Acts of 1828 & 1820 at $96 a year & died in 1826 — She died 27 July 1854 — Marriage proved by the Magistrate who per- formed the ceremony
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the pensioner's widow, his death in 1826, hers in 1854, and that she left but one child — proved agreeably to our Regulations
Name and residence of Agent WB Mathie Esq Durham NY
Thomson D. D. Platt Examining Clerk.

O.W.L. 8 Div.
S.L.H. Ex'r.
Rev. Mark Rich. 5996 F. 6904
Polk Gannan Wid. Samuel Gannan
Pa Co. N.Y. Reg't. War of 1776.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
January 24, 1898.
In reply to your letter of January 4, 1898, I have to advise you that your mother was married to Samuel Gannan on September 17, 1821, and had no title to a pension prior to the passage of the act of February 3rd 1853.
Your mother died July 22nd 1854 and on December 16, 1856 a pension was allowed to Rachel A. Higgins, only child, commencing February 3rd 1853 and ending July 22nd 1854.
There is no law under which any further allowance of pension or arrears of pension can be made to any one.
Very respectfully, [Signature] Commissioner.
Mrs. Rachel A. Higgins Gloversville New York.

Polly C. armans deceased widow of Samuel Greenbo NY
adm d 3 Feby 1833 $96 a year from the probate of the Act to 22 d July 1834 when she died, pay to Rachel A Higgins only child,
best to M c Mattice Esq Durham Greenbo NY

Shoversville
February 18 v 1898
Revolution Co to Mr S. Gray Evans N Y Pension Commissioner
In reply to your letter i was not much disappointed about the Pension can you tell me how long it was that Father drew a Pension on the Revolutionary war Before he died you wrote what Co and Regiment he was in War of 1776 i could not make it out now if you will be so kind to write what State and Co and Regiment and Division he enlisted in the war of 1776 write very plain so i can read it if this Pensions of 1776 has been can you tell me where find the time to draw the Pension it must be on record if you send me the name of the person i shall be much obliged

you wrote there was no law that i was entitle to a pension when Father died i was only 8 months old and now i am 73 years old i think i am quite an old Lady if i could got something from the Government it help me very very much there is 9 Daughters of the soldiers of 1776 a drawing Pensions now did they got any there Pension threw some Special act of Congress Congress howld i get something By some special act of Congress Be so kind to write when you git this Letter
From
Mrs Rachel A Shiggins Gloversville
Fulton Co N Y

(Durham June 9. 1856 Hon. J. Minot Commt ee of Pensions, (Dear Sir, England
I send application of Rachel H. Higgins to draw pension that her mother Polly Cushman was entitled to up to the time of her death under Act of 3 rd Feb y 1853
The proof of marriage her with enclosed was obtained for the purpose of making app n for Ellis Cushman in her life time but she died before the app n was made & we therefore use it on this application & I hope it

well be found sufficient
Yours truly
M. B. Matthews
Yours truly M. B. Matthews

Glensville Fulton Co N.Y.
July. 12.
1899
Mr J A Bentley you wrote that Mother had drawn her pension will you please look on the records and write me who she appointed to get the pension for her what year it was drawn and how much she drew
from Mrs Rachel A Higgins Daughter of Samuel - an Polly Carmen
father residence was in Westerlo Albany Co at the time of his death
Tom J A Bentley