Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,693, Joel Buck, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Duck, Joel
NUMBER _____
S. 44,693
CONTENTS

20.89.
New York
Joel Bucko
of Clinton Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Warner's Co. of the regiment commanded by Colonel Swifts in the Connecticut line, for the term of ten months from March 1777 to January 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 day of July 1829
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. of July 1829 and sent to J. S. Woodward Esq. Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1829 $ 13.96 Semi-ann. all'ce ending
13.96
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March, 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
see letter 18 Aug. 1829 to J. S. Woodward

Joel Buck's
Rev. Benaiah Clorine
The first service was not continental. As regards the 2 d service, the dates must be set forth particularly; in the the affidavits. His name is not on the roll. a number of M d men served about this time, in Swift's regiment, in which there appears no such Capt. as named. Witnesses should be legally qualified to be credible & disinterested. Evidence from officers of the regiment would be preferred. As it appears Mr Canfield was issuing money & has the names of all who were detached & employed in guarding public stores, amongst which he states is the applicants name, the list may be sent on. There should be adduced in support of this claim the most incontrovertible evidence of the time of entering & time & manner of discharge from the continental regiment he served in. on compliance with the foregoing requisites the evidence will be again investigated.
Substantiate to the Hon John Palmer late member of Congress
Plattsburgh

STATE OF New York Clinton COUNTY, ss. §
On this 16 th day of April 1818, before me the sub- scriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county and state aforesaid: Personally appears Joel Brink aged 59 years, resident in Orwell in the said county and state, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That the said Joel Brink enlisted in Newmilford in the state of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Smith of the Colonel Waterbury's Regiment that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until for two months, April 1775 when he was discharged from service in March 1776 state of New York ; that he was in the battles of St. Johns & Skaneateles Lower Canada and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
And further that he served in capt Worms company colonel Swift's Regiment constituted Line the year 1777 for the time of nine months commanded in manhattan as above stated and was discharged in January 1778 and further that he was in the battle of Long Island general Washington had the command and many other battles of Emmetsburg the whole course of the war at different times sworn to and declared before me the day and year as above stated.
Reuben Lathrop one of the judges of the court of common pleas
I Reuben Lathrop
Judge of the court of
Common Pleas of the county of Clinton and state aforesaid, DO CERTIFY, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Joel Brink did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
April the 16 th
1818
This may certify that it appears in evidence, that the above applicant is in a low and a reduced circumstance and in a state of indigency.
Reuben Lathrop judge 1921
Reuben Lathrop one of the judges of the court of common pleas
State of New York Clinton County ss. I Charles Platt Clerk of Clinton County do Certify that Reuben Lathrop before whom the above affidavit was taken is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for said County acting under the Authority of this State in testimony whereof I have affixed the Seal of said County Delony Home the 12 th day of June 1818.
Chas. Platt Clerk of Clinton County

State of New York & John Platt of the town Clinton County
Being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he now full belief to be a Revolutionary soldier and that Remus to intitle himself Joseph Smith's bond... Colonel Wells hungs Regiment in the Connecticut line in the year 1775 and was with the said full in Canada and general Montgomery in the same year, and further that he knew him to have lived with him for the term of ten months as with in stated
Sworn to and declared before me This 5 th day of June 1818.
Sworn this 5 th day of June 1818, before me -
Reuben Estlin one of the judges of the court of common pleas -
State of New York Clinton County } ss I, John Platt of the town of Plattsburgh Being duly sworn, doth depose and say he knows that the within full belief to be in the land service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five Colonel of Penns October 30 th 1817 Reuben Estlin Commissioner N.B. As to the credibility of the foregoing deponent, he believes it to be good
I, John Platt of the town of Plattsburgh, do hereby certify that in the year 1775, he was of said Plattsburgh and the following facts to wit, that in the year 1775, he was acquainted with said Plattsburgh who then served as a Corporal in a detachment from the Continental Army under the command of Lieut. David Smith of Col. Dimock's First Regiment. Said service was performed in said Plattsburgh in order stores of the army for about nine months & then said Plattsburgh with the detachment again joined the army & for the winter of the year 1775-6 during said service of said detachment was the spring campaign to the same & none has the names of all the detachment aforesaid which were in said Plattsburgh among the rest
Sworn before me at Plattsburgh
Samuel Garfield
The day & date aforesaid
Justus Stearns Secy of the Penn
Plattsburgh Clinton County

State of Connecticut
Land by of Titchfield ps: Samuel Comstock of Sharon in said County aged sixty four years being only seven months & south that in the year 1777 he was acquainted with Jacob Buck who now resides on this Department in Poughkeepsie & believes in Poughkeepsie County New York State that the said Jacob Buck then was then a corporal in the service of the United States and was then belonging to a Detachment under the command of Lieut David Smith in Col Heman Swifts Regiment of the Connecticut line that the said Jacob Buck was with the said Detachment at Sharon about nine months the said Detachment being stationed there to guard the United States Store and the said Buck left there with the said Detachment when they again joined the army that this Detachment was then in company to the said Detachment while stationed at Sharon as aforesaid has the names of all the said Detachment including the said Buck & has therefore no doubt that the said Jacob Buck was enlisted and served in the said Regiment for more than nine

worth as stated in his declaration further says not Sworn subscribed to this Samuel Garfield 20 th Day of Dec r 1819 before me & I certify that the foregoing is a credible witness Ansel Sterling In Place
State of Maine Attest Sitchfield January 1 st Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Sitchfield certify that the above named Ansel Sterling, Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for said County and that his signature to the attestation of the above affidavit is in his own proper hand writing In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name affixed my seal of office this fourteenth Day of December 1819 - Frederick Wolcott .

Clinton Co } Feb 5. February 1820 County }
Personally appeared before me Truman Plott and after being duly sworn deposed and saith that he is personally acquainted with Joel Buck and that he knows of his serving in the United States for the term of nine months in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and was discharged in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight and did belong as he believes in Colonel Smiths Regiment & his Truman Plott mark John and sworn before me at P... This 5- Day of February 1820 Lewis Elderkir Justice Peace
Thereby certify that the above in my opinion is a credible Witness
Lewis Elderkir Justice Peace
State of New York Clinton County ss I Charles Platt Clerk of said County do certify that Lewis Elderkir Esq. before whom the above affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned & sworn & acting under the authority of this State & the same is subscribed by his own proper hand writing In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County & set my Name this Tenth Day of February 1820
Chas. Platt Clerk of Clinton County
amen

Joel Buck's Pension Papers (Revolutionary)

State of New York County of Clinton ss
On this 28 th day of June 1827 personally appeared in open Court (being the Circuit Court and a Court of oyer & terminer held in & for the County of Clinton having the power of fine & imprisonment being a court of record His Honor R Hyde Walworth presiding). Joel Buck a resident of Peru in said County aged Sixty Eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 & 1 st May 1820. that he the said Joel Buck enlisted for the term of ten months in the month of March 1777 in a detachment commanded by Lt David Smith in Col. Heman Swift's regiment on the old continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said corps until January 1778 when he was honorably discharged from the said service in Sharon in the State of Connecticut. This Deponent further declares that his discharge according to the best of his recollection (he is now old & infirm) was signed by Col. Swift that Deponent kept it for several years after the close of the war in order to exempt himself from militia duty; that the last he recollects of it is that he had it at New Milford in Connecticut & there lost it & has not seen it since nor does he know where it now is nor with whom it was left. This Deponent further says that he served under different officers most of the time during the whole war. that he was in the battles mentioned in his original declaration made April 16. 1818 and that he has no other evidence now in his possession of his said service except the affidavit hereto annexed. And In pursuance of the act of the 1 st May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the united States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by

gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof, with intent thereby 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 March 1818 & 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 con- -tained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me Subscribed. Signed Joel Buck
Sworn to and declared on the 28 th day of June — in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty seven in open Court before the Judge, thereof & before me. John Walworth Clerk of said Court.
Schedule
An Inventory of all the estate real and personal of Joel Buck of Penn in the County of Clinton and State of New York — Real estate  I have  law or equity in none either in my own right or in the right of any wife.
Personal estate.
  One suit of clothes for myself & one for my wife Huldah which we wear every day. necessary beds & bedding for ourselves only —  $15.00    two old waggons  20.00    one old horse  4.00    one old plough  6.00    pine table   

  one old Bible 11 50   Two dish kettles 1.00   one Pot 50   Six tea Cups & saucers part Broken 25   Six knives and forks old 37   four plates 24   two table spoons and five tea spoons 37   one frying pan 37   one spider broken 25   one Cord 10.00   $53.85 
In the year 1818 I made an application for a pension and the papers were sent to the War Department and returned for the want of evidence. Judge Walworth who transacted the business for me, sent to Connecticut and procured the testimony of Mr Samuel Canfield in 1819. No material change in my pecuniary circumstance has taken place since 1818. I have since that time lived in an old house in Pown and still live there with my son David Buck. (who is poor & has a wife & six children) and by what labor I could do together with the use of the little property I have inventoried which is all I had at that time or have had since. I have been able to live tolerably comfortable. My son Ephraim Buck who is better off as to property than any of the rest of my children has assisted me considerably during the said time. For two years past I have been unable to labor - At that time I had a shock of the numb palsy which deprived me of my speech and of the use of one arm and it is now with hardly possible for me owing to my infirmities to get about or to speak so that any person can understand what I say. Mr Walworth who had my pension papers left this place some years ago & I always supposed it very doubtful if I could substantiate my my claim to a pension and was averse to doing any thing more about it although my friends often advised me to make another application. My

Son David has said that he could do nothing more for me as he and his family are poor. and as my infirmities were increasing upon me I was induced to state my situation to the Government - It is about two years since I spoke to Mr Woodward to attend to the business for me, but I have been unable to procure the old papers which accompany this. I have a Son Bostwick Buck who lives in Penn who has a wife and six children and has lately taken the benefit of the insolvent act. he is poor. I have two Daughters; Huldah married Daniel Beckwith who also lately took the benefit of the insolvent debtors act and is now poor. They live in Plattsburg. My Daughter Anna married Isaac Ferris who is also miserably poor. and my daughter is blind. Neither of them are able to assist us in our old age. I was a Carpenter by profession though I have done nothing at the business for the last ten years - I have a son Philander who left home more than five years ago but where he is I do not know nor whether he is living or not I cannot say - until the last two years I have been able to do a little labor but I am now unable to do any thing. I am confined to the house a greater part of the time. my wife is a good old Lady and we have lived happily together for years she is not able to do but little work. - we do not know how we can get the necessaries of life without the assistance of the government - This statement is hereinafter relating to me as I have been in several Battles & rendered important services to the Country without ever receiving a remuneration -
Sworn to and declared on the 28 th day of June 1827 in presence before the Judge thereat before me John Walworth Clerk
Signed Joel Buck
I John Walworth Clerk of the County of Clinton & Clerk of the Circuit Court & Court of Oyer & terminer in said County do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Joel Buck did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration

against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement, on the continental establishment I also Certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records 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 the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty three ————— dollars and Eighty six five — cents — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this 28 th day of June — 1827.
John Walworth Clerk &c

44693
Rev
INVALID.
File No. 44693
Joel Buck Priv. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818
" 1 st May 1820.
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 69
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Samuel Garfield of Sharon in Litchfield county Ohio and says that during the revolu- tionary war there was a detachment stationed in Sharon in Litchfield county whose duty it was to guard the military stores deposited at that place which detachment was placed under the command of Lieut. David Smith and that there was one Lieut. Brubaker who belonged to that detachment who was called corporal Brubaker and the Deponent further says that he officiated as Sergeant to said Detachment and once had a roll of said Detachment in his possession which said roll by fire or accident has been lost or destroyed & he is not now able to inform what has become of it Deponent well recollects that said Brubaker's name was upon said roll. Deponent says that he has made diligent search for said roll & has not been able to discover it & believes the same to have been destroyed. Deponent further says that while he had said roll in his possession he was doing business in the mercantile line but since he has failed & his stores & many of his papers have gone into other hands. I further saith not - Samuel Garfield

Litchfield County ss. Sharon Nov. 7 th 1828 Personally appeared Samuel Langford who has sworn the foregoing affidavit & to me well known to be a man of truth & veracity & made solemn attestation to the truth of the same Just Shrimpton of Peace
I Origen S. Seymour Assistant Clerk of the Court for the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut hereby certify that Ansel Sterling Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time a Justice of the Peace for the County of Litchfield & by the laws of this State duly authorized to administer oaths. & that to his acts as Justice aforesaid full faith & credit is due & that his signature above is in his hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name & affixed the seal of said court this 7 th day of Nov. 1828.
Origen S. Seymour Assistant Clerk

July 20. Pension
E
Letter to the Hon.
The Secretary of War Washington

Hon The Secretary of War
Sir
I enclose two affidavits, in the case of Joel Buck, an applicant for a Pension, which together with his declaration made 16 th April 1818 & 28 th June 1827 & other papers in his case on file in your Department bring him within the provisions of the acts of March 1818 & 1 st May 1820. In a letter from the Department dated Nov 26. 1828 you say that "on examining the rolls of Warner Company I find the name of Buck for eight months service only" Buck has sworn positively that he did serve nine months & Samuel Canfield & Truman Platt both credible & disinterested witnesses whose affidavits are now on file with Buck, Papers swear to the same. & John Platt & Sarah Platt whose deposition are enclosed swear to ten months service on the continental establishment & that applicant is the identical person who served. It appears by Mr Buck's papers that he served during most of the war. He is old & poor & needs the assistance of his country for support.
Respectfully Yours.
J Douglas Woodward
Plattsburg N.Y. July 13 1829

Joel Buck Pension Papers.
Affidavit of John Platt & Sarah Platt &
Clerks Certificate & Seal that Magistrate before whom they were taken before a Justice of the Peace
pen: to com: 13 July 1829

State of New York
County of Clinton
John Platt of Penn in said County aged Eighty seven years in addition to an affidavit made by him in the Case of Joel Buck an applicant for a Pension being duly sworn says that he has been well acquainted with Joel Buck a Soldier of the Revolution for more than fifty four years. That Deponent well recollects that said Joel Buck entered the service of the United States in the first part of the month of March 1777 at New Milford in the State of Connecticut in Captain War- ners Company Col. Swifts Regiment Connecticut line and that said Joel Buck continued to serve in the army of the United States as a Soldier on the Conti- nental establishment until the month of January 1778 when the said Joel Buck was Honorably dischar- ged at Sharon in the State of Connecticut. That Deponent well recollects that said Joel Buck served as a Soldier in the service of the United States on the Continental establishment for Ten months From the circumstance that this Deponent married June 4. 1778 he recollects clearly the time the said Joel Buck entered and left the said Service - Deponent was well acquainted with said Joel Buck at the time & knows him to be the identical person who did serve as above set forth - and further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed at Penn John X Platt before me this 11 th day of July 1829 & I certify the Deponent to be a credible & respectable person.
Joseph Everett Jus. Peace for Penn in said County

State of New York County of Clinton ss Sarah Platt wife of John Platt of Peru in said County aged sixty eight years being duly sworn says that she recollects the time when Joel Buck entered the service of the United States at New Milford in the State of Connecticut. Deponant resided there at that time. That it was in the first part of the month of March 1777 that said Joel Buck en- listed to serve on the Continental establishment That Deponant recollects the time when said Buck was discharged from the service at Sharon Conn. which was about the middle of January 1778 Deponant at that time saw a discharge from said service in said Buck's possession which Deponant understands has since been lost or destroyed. Deponant remem- bers that it was an Honorable Discharge - De- ponant knows that Joel Buck has always been an honest man & sustained a good reputation Deponant knows that said Joel Buck served on the Continental establishment for ten months from the time of his entering to leaving the service. She understands at the time that he did serve ten months. - and further saith not.
Sworn to and subscribed to Sarah her X Platt mark Amm before me this 11 th day of July 1829 & I certify the Deponant to be a credible
person - Joseph Overest Justice of the Peace of Peru in said County

Clinton County ss. I Smith Mead Deputy Clerk of the County of Clinton & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Joseph Green before whom the within Affidavits were sworn was at the time a Justice of the Peace and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 13 th day of July 1829
Smith Mead

N. Y. Plattsburg July 13. 1827.
Hon Secy of War.
Sir.
I enclose the pension papers of Mr Joel Buck (who I believe has complied with the provision of the law) in order to be placed on the pension Roll. He says that the list kept by Mr Canfield mentioned in the papers is now at the Department as he is informed. Can it be of any use so long as the service is clearly proved? It will be observed that the affidavit of Mr Canfield taken 20 th Dec 1819. has not been sent before to the Department.
Very Respectfully &c.
J Douglas Woodward

Plattsburg N. Y. Nov. 15 1828.
The Hon Secretary of War.
Sir
I have at length procured from Mr Samuel Canfield of Litchfield County Connecticut his affidavit stating the loss of the Roll of Lt Col Smiths detachment containing the name of Joel Bucko. This I believe complete, the testimony in his case and entitles him to a Pension. The Papers sent heretofore are as I am informed now on the files of the Department.
Respectfully Yours.
J Douglas Woodward