Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,616, John Camp, Conn.

SERVICE
bonn.
bamp, John
NUMBER
R. 1616
CONTENTS

At a court of Common Pleas held at the court house in the Village of Ellicottville in and for the county of Cattaraugus in the State of New York on the 28th day of January, of January Term in the Year of our Lord 1829 being a court of Record in pursuance of the Constitution of the State of New York which has unlimited jurisdiction and keeps records of its proceedings and exercises the Power of fine and Imprisonment. Present The Honorable Abner Scavenworth. Dan Allen. and Henry Day Judges - Cattaraugus County ss...
On this 28th day of October 1829 personally appeared in open court (being a court of record) John Camp resident in said county aged twenty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818. and the 1st. of May 1820. that he the said John Camp enlisted for the term of three years in the month of May 1777 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Capt. Elijah Humphrey in the regiment commanded by Colonel Return J. Meigs in the line of the State of Connecticut in the Continental establishment. that he enlisted as a sergeant and that he continued to serve in that capacity until December 1780 when he was discharged at New Milford in the State of Connecticut. That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present - And in pursuance of the act of the 1st. of May 1820. he this deponent does solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his 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 18th day 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 or any personal property whatever except wearing apparel and bedding which do not exceed in value 75 Dollars -

This deponent further says that in consequence of his advanced age and infirmities he is able to perform but little labour of any kind for the last five years, that he has a wife named Eunice aged sixty four years who is in feeble health and is able to perform but little labour. And this deponent further says that for the last four or five years he and his wife has been entirely depend on his son Asahel Camp for support - that his son Asahel Camp has a family and is himself a poor man - Sworn to & declared on the 28th day of Jany. A.D. 1829 before me John Camp John W. Staunton Clerk.
Cattaraugus Cy. ss...
On the examination of the within named John Camp in open court it appears that the said John Camp is possessed of no property except as sworn to in the within affidavit Jany. 28th 1829.
Alson Scavine worth
Henry Day
Dan Allen
Cattaraugus County
Clerk's Office ss John W. Staunton Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county Cattaraugus do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount of property in value, exhibited in the aforesaid schedule does not exceed the sum of seventy five dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed this seal of the said court this tenth day of February 1829
John W. Staunton Clerk

12.336 John Camps Pularation

State of New York Columbia County
On this 27 th day of September 1832 Personally came before me Dan Allen one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in, & for said County John Camp to me personally known Aged Seventy Eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he was born in the town of Middletown County of Hartford State of Connecticut on the 31. Day of Jan- uary 1754. That he lived in said town till the year 1775 at which time he moved to Torrington the same year he enlisted in to a Company commanded by William Gaylor, Hubbell 2 nd Lieutenant Ipe Cook 3 rd Lieutenant Hawbridge Col. of the Regt. Samuel Webb We marched to horse necks staid there 4 or 5 weeks from thence to Boston (Massachusetts) & stationed near Boston in a place (then called) Temple's Farm on the bank of the mistick River at that place we joined Sullivan's Brigade - we staid in this place to the End of my term of Service which was Six months and was Dismissed without any written discharge
He then went to Middletown & in 1776 in the Summer of the same he Volunteered to go on board a Schooner Jeremiah Giles Commandant. for the purpose of transport- ing troops from New London to New York - in this Service was engaged 3 or 4 weeks.
That in 1777 (he thinks) he Volunteered with others from Torrington to guard Danbury. was absent on this tour about a Week
That in June of 1777 he enlisted as a Sergeant into the Continental troops into a Company commanded by Elisha Humphrey after being enlisted he after being enlisted he went to White Plains & joined a Regt. Commanded by Col. Demming Served under (Demming) about a year Stationed at White Plains after Col. Demming's Dismissal Col. Miess Commanded said Regt. the Regiment was called The flying regiment or flying Camp The term for which I enlisted was for Three years.

he served in this regiment about two years at the close of which (two years) he was sent with a file of 12 men from White Plains to New Milford say 30 or 40 miles to guard some Military Stores with orders not to take under his charge any prisoners from any other Command but while at New Milford a Col. Starr (living in New Milford) ordered him the said applicant to take charge of a prisoner which he had taken up which the applicant refused agreeable to the orders of his superiors as before stated - on the applicant's refusal to obey Starr as aforesaid he Col. Starr ordered the applicant arrested and kept him 7 or 8 Days - at the end of which time he was tried for disobedience of orders to Col. Starr the Court Martial acquitted me being young and feeling that Starr had abused me he incautiously made the expression that "Powder & Ball was a Lawful tender & that Col. Starr must prepare to receive the tender," for this expression I was severely reprimanded by the Court as (I justly ought to have been) my pride was mortified by this reproof and fearing that Starr would put me to trouble as he was in a rage against me; for in addition to the above observation against him I had made other observations which were improper to him as an officer from me as a soldier; that tended to irritate him the said Starr and to avoid his fury I left the service & went into the Country & went to Brook.
I felt a pride in being called to defend my Country & proud of my services as a soldier & but for the unhappy affair above stated should have served my time of enlistment out. The whole of the time I served in the Militia was about seven months and the time in the regular service about two years
he further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service in the Militia & that he knows of no person who can testify to his services & hereby relinquishes all & every claim whatever to any pension or annuity (except the present) & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State or any agency except that he has one application under

the act of fifteenth May 1828 and was rejected for want of a discharge and that he served in the same Regt as he now states That since the revolutionary war he lived in the town of Wells, (Vermont) from Wells to Basington Vt from Basington to Middlefield in the state of New York from there to Madison Co. of Madison N.Y. from there to Henrietta Ontario Co from there to Perrysburgh Co. of Cattaraugus N.Y. in which last place has lived about Eleven years.
Sworn & subscribed this 3 (Day & year above written) before me
John Camp
Don Allen A Judge of the Court of Common pleas in, & for the Co. of Cattaraugus. N.Y.
Certificate
Certificate of witnesses
We Phinehas Spencer and Amasa L Chaffe residing in the town of Perrysburgh and county of Cattaraugus hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Camp who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be of the age of 78 years 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
P. Spencer
Amasa L Chaffe
Subscribed & Sworn before me on the day and year first above written
Don Allen } A Judge of the court of common } pleas in and for the county of Cattaraugus
Don Allens Certificate
And I the said Don Allen (Judge assay aforesaid) do hereby certify and declare in my opinion after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution and served as he states and that I am well acquainted with said applicant and am of the opinion that from bodily infirmities he the said applicant is unable to attend the Court of our said County And I further state that I am well acquainted with Phinehas Spencer a Post Master at Persia and Amasa L Chaffe who have signed the preceding Certificate and that the said Phinehas Spencer and Amasa L Chaffe residents of the town of Perrysburgh are credible Persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Don Allen

State of New York Cattaraugus County ss. I, John M. Staunton clerk of the said county do hereby certify that Dan Allen Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration was made, and who signed the foregoing certificates and annexed affidavits was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the said county. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits &c to be his proper hand writing and signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 28th day of September A.D. 1832
John M. Staunton clerk

not
No 12,336
John Camp
Deseronto 9 Nov
1778
No 16
A. L. Schaff
W. Lodi
NY

(Former applicant) 1828
BRIEF in the case of John Camp County of Cattaraugus in the State of NY. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? bodily infirmity  3. How old is he?  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 — 6 — Enlisted Gen. Col. Webb, Capt. Gaylor   " 77 2 — — Sergt. Col. Demming Velleigs, Capt. Humphrey  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Torrington Ct.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt Examining Clerk.

New York
Rejection 1 st May 1833
Letter to A. L. Chaffe
West Lodi N.Y.
Let. to A. Camp
West Lodi May 3 rd 1834

John Camp Revo. N. York.
Rejected. (severed.) See letter to T. Smith 22 d Ap r . 1829—

11/10
P. O. John Camp
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: REJECTED _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Attest: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

West Lodi New York Sept 4th 1833
Sir
Your honor will please deign to notice the request of your humble petitioner praying that you would reconsider the claim of his Father John Camp to pension — hoping we may yet be considered and our pressing wants somewhat alleviated by your liberal hand — my father is a very feeble old man and according to the common course of nature cannot survive but a short time he is unable to support himself and has been for about twelve years — some eighteen years ago by misfortune he lost all his property and for the last twelve years it has fell to lot of your petitioner to support him — that there was so much actual service rendered by my father and he says he found very near all his clothing during his service — we are very poor and needy I pray your honor will see fit to grant our feeble request
Respectfully your Abi Ser t
Asahel Camp

War Department
Pension Office
May 1 st 1833
Sir
The documents in support of the claim of John Camp have been examined and placed on the file
It appears from the Rolls in this Office that he deserted on 9 th March 1748— which act forfeits all claim to pension for previous service— his claim is therefore rejected
respectfully your Hon ble Ser nt
J. S. Edwards
A. S. Chaffe, Esq r West Lodi N.Y.

20.938. John Camp
Pension
Act 18 March 1818
Connecticut
See muster Roll deserted .
See John Camp papers, Connecticut Roll

No 12330 John Brump
A. L. L. Hoff
Mr. Lodi
My

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Lump further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yy

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
† QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Persia N.Y. Sept 5 th
Free
Cade of Camp John May Claim rejected - to be considered his Cade
The Hon ble J. L. Edwards
War Department Pension Office
Washington City

Rec d March 13. 1829.
John Camp
Timothy Smith Act d 18 March 1818 dec.
New Bedford. Massion Glavin
Miss Deborah Weston Washington City P.O.

Collins March 3. 1809
Patent Office Washington City -
If the enclosed proof for pension is deficient. Please inform the subscriber the particulars in which they are deficient and direct any communication on the subject to Collins Erie County - New York -
Yours Respectfully Timothy Smith

John Camp Tennison -

State of New York Erie County ss:
I, Jacob A. Barker, Clerk of the County of Erie do hereby certify that Lemuel H. Pitcher before whom the within affidavits were made was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Erie duly elected and sworn and acting as such and that the signature of "Lemuel H. Pitcher" subscribed to the several said affidavits is the proper hand writing of the said Justice.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said County at Buffalo the 1 December 1828.
Jacob A. Barker Clerk

State of New York Erie County } ss Samuel Mirror being truly sworn according to Law doth on his oath Say that he is personally acquainted with John Camp of Cattaraugus County late of Ontario County and was well acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary war that the said John Camp was a sergeant in the said war that he served in Capt Elijah Humphreys Company in Colonel Return J. Meigs Regiment Co. A from the Spring of the year 1777 until the year 1780 when he was discharged in the State of Connecticut near the close of the war the deponent believes he enlisted for three years and further this deponent says not
Sworn and subscribed Samuel the 15th day of November A.D. 1828 Before me and I certify the deponent in my opinion a credible person Samuel H. Peterson J.P.

State of New York } Erie County } ss Timothy Smith being duly sworn according to law both on his oath says that he is personally acquainted with John Camp of Cattaraugus County and was well acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary war that the said John Camp was a Ser- jeant in the Revolutionary war and served in Elijah Humphreys Company in Col. R- I Mers Regiment Colonel the from the Spring of the year 1777 until the year 1780 when he was discharged in Connecticut the deponent believes he enlisted for three years and further the deponent says not sworn and subscribed the 15 th day of Nov.
1828 before me and I certify the deponent to be in my opinion a credible person
Timothy Smith
Dear Sir A. P. Church J.P.

State of New York } ss. Timothy Smith being duly Erie County }
Sworn according to law both on his oath says that He is personally acquainted with John Camp of Cattaraugus County and was well acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary war. that the said John Camp was a Ser- jeant in the Revolutionary war and served in Elijah Humphrey's Company in Col. R- I Mers Reg Conyngham the from the Spring of the year 1777 until the year 1780 when he was discharged in Connecticut. The deponent believes he enlisted for three years and further the deponent says not Sworn and Subscribed The 15 th day of Nov.
1828. before me and I certify the deponent Timothy Smith to be in my opinion a credible person Levi A. P. Clark J.P.
of Erie County.