Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,144, Francis Burdick, Conn. New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. New York
Burdick, Francis
S. 23,144.
CONTENTS
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24470
24.470
New York
Francis Burdick
of Rensselaer in the State of New York who was a 1st Lt of Art in the Company commanded by Captain Delawar of the Regt. commanded by Col. Whitney in the N.Y. Cav. line for 12 mos for the S 12 " 8 gts. art. S
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of Decr. 1833 and cents Hon. J. Pierson H Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $ 250.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34 - 50.00 $ 300.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7 1832 }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Book Vol. 4 Page 169

Troy Mayors Court State of New York } ss County of Rensselaer }
On this Third - day of September personally appear- ed in open court before the Records of the City of Troy holding a Court of Common Pleas called the Mayors Court now sitting at the City of Troy Francis Burdick a resident of Troy in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York and sixty 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 first entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That he this deponent first entered the service of the United States at Fishkill, Dutchess county New York that he there volunteered his services in the month of May 1780 as a private in a company of conti- nental troops commanded by captain Daniel Delavan, in a regiment commanded by colonel Malcom (the names of the subal- tern officers this deponent does not remember) for the term of one year, and continued to serve as a private in said com- pany for the said term of one year - that this deponent immedia- tely after joining said company marched with the same from Fishkill to West Point, continued at West Point about two weeks and was then detached with one hundred and fifty troops forming three companies under capt. Delavan

Dubois & Bleeker, this deponent being in the company com- manded by Captain Delavan that this deponent then with his company then marched down the river to a place called Kings Ferry, there crossed the river, marched to Haverstraw and said troops were then distributed to fill vacancies in a regiment of light infantry com- manded by Colonel Philip Van Cortland of the New York line - continued at Haverstraw about two weeks when this deponent with his company and said regiment marched to Sappah and continued there several weeks and until after the execution of Major Andre as a spy - from thence marched to a place called the English neighbourhood, was there two weeks when the said regiment was ordered to march & did march to Hackensack in New Jersey, continued there several weeks, from thence marched to a place called Paramus in New Jersey, continued there about three weeks, from thence marched to a place called Totoway in New Jersey, and continued there until the beginning of the following win- ter when the company broke up, after which time this de- ponent was selected to serve as a waiter to Captain Delavan and returned with him to West Point and did there serve as such waiter until the month of May following when this depo- nent was dismissed -

And this deponent further says that he was in the actual service of the United States from the said month of May 1780 until the month of May 1781 - This deponent further says that in the month of May 1781 he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer and private in a company of militia commanded by captain Salisbury at Canaan Columbia county New York for the term of nine months in a regiment commanded by Colonel Whiting, that this deponent and his company in the latter part of May or fore part of June 1781 were marched under the command of Lieutenant Osterhout to Saratoga Barracks near Fish Creek and there joined a regiment of continental troops as this deponent understood & believes commanded by Colonel Moses Willett and continued there until the close of the campaign in the latter part of December 1781 when this deponent and said company were dismissed having been in actual service during the last said campaign at least seven months - that during this deponents service at Saratoga Col. Willett after continuing in command about three months marched to the west and this deponent and the company to which he belonged were placed under the command of Colonel Hans Post and continued under his command until the close of the said campaign -

This deponent further says that in the month of March 1782 he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer for one year in a company of Matross commanded by captain Nathan in a regiment commanded by colonel McClellan at Fort Griswold in Groton Connecticut that this deponent was appointed second sergeant at the time he joined said company in the month of March aforesaid and served as such second sergeant for the said term of one year, and this deponent had a written certificate of such appointment at the time he joined said company in the month of March aforesaid - Which written certificate having become worn and defaced, this deponent obtained a printed certificate and on the 20th of November 1782 delivered the written one to colonel McClellan and requested him to sign a printed one which the said col. McClellan did sign and which is herunto annexed - and this deponent was in actual service in the last said campaign at Fort Griswold aforesaid from the month of March 1782 until the month of March 1783 the full term of one year during all which time this deponent served a second sergeant in said company -
This deponent further says that the time of his birth is recorded in a family bible which this deponent had

of his father - that he has no other documentary evidence but the certificate of Colonel McCallum herewith annexed, and this deponent never received a muster discharge - That he this deponent knows of no person now living who can testify to his services in Captain Lathams Company except Sylvester Summers whose affidavit is annexed -
That he knows of no person now living who can testify to his services performed previous to those in Captain Lathams Company except General Daniel Delavan who was this deponents Captain during the whole of this deponents first years service as above stated - That this deponent in the month of October last past went to Sing Sing in Westchester county New York where the said General Delavan then resided and now resides (at this deponent is informed) for the purpose of procuring his testimony that this deponent found the said General wholly unable to speak intelligibly having then lately had a paralytic shock which deprived him of the power of speaking so as to be understood - And this deponent is therefore unable to give any other or better evidence of his services -
That he this deponent is not acquainted with any Klingy-man residing in or near the City of Troy whose testimony in behalf of this deponent can be procured -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension

or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State
Francis Burdick
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this day a year aforesaid
Henry R. Bristol Clerk
And the said Court declare their opinion that  after the investi- gation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the said Court do further certify that the affi- davits & papers annexed to this declaration were exhibited in behalf of the said Francis Burdick before the said Court
I Henry R. Bristol Clerk of the New Jersey Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before the said Court in the matter of the application of Francis Burdick for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of the said Court at the City of New this 3 rd day of September A.D. 1833
Henry R. Bristol Clerk

28.137
Francis Burdick
2000
B
Hon J. Pierson Schaghticoke New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Nov 20 33
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. These 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 Francis Burdick
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 May 1 4 Private Col Mulcom Capt Dilavan 68 years Testimonies of Living Witnesses — Documentary   1781 9 " Col Whitney — Capt Salisbury   1782 Mar 11 Matross Col Nicholson Capt Latham  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Not on the rolls

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 any other Agency 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 days 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 inquiry 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 a Commissioner of the Court, 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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Not on the rolls of service

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Francis Burdick  Per File 23144
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1780 1 year Pvt. Daniel Delavan Malachi N.Y.   May 1781 7 mos. Salisbury Philip Van Cortland Whiting Marinus Willett Gansevoort " " " "   March 1782 1 year 2 d Lieut. William Latham Major Genl. Samuel M c Callan Bonn.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Fishkill N.Y.
Date of application for pension, July 18, 1828. His cl. was allowed.
Residence at date of application, New York City  Prof. Rensselaer Co. N.Y. in 1833
Age at date of application, 68  Born in Stonington Conn. in 1765
Remarks: Date & place of death not stated. For date of last pay receipt  Soldier's father died in 1779 and his mother married again the  following May no names stated no further data as to family  The above noted is the only
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

By SAMUEL M C CLELLAN, Esquire, Colonel-Commandant of the Garrisons at New-London and Groton :
To FRANCIS BURDICK, Greeting.
REPOSING especial Confidence in your Courage, Skill, and good Conduct, I do by these Presents constitute and appoint you, the said Francis Burdick , to be the second Sergeant in Captain Latham's Company of Matrosses in the Garrison now under my Command. You are therefore carefully and diligently to exercise the several Duties of said Office, in a strict and careful discharge of the same : And you are to observe and obey all such Orders as you may from Time to Time receive from me, or other your superiour Officer, and to instruct said Company in the use of Arms and all necessary Duties, commanding them to obey you as their Sergeant, for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my Hand and Seal at New-London , this twelveth Day of Novr A. D. 1782.
Sam l M c Clellan Col l Commandant
BURDICK FRANCIS (CONN. N.Y.) 522

Revolution
23144 INVALID.
May 1899 F.L. Burdick Hartford Ct. 1908 Feb 14, Filed to H. H. B. Harrow (Given in Nat. Ctf 23635)
File No. 23,144
Francis Burdick
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Buchers citifcats Revolutionals

New-York Jan. 19, 1829.
To all whom it may concern — This may certify that I have been acquainted with Francis Burdick for 12 or 15 years — that he is in indigent circumstances, decrepit, in such a manner as to be unable to labor for his own support, and destitute of relations to whom he can look for support, — and that while I have known him, I have known him as a man of strict integrity, and veracity, and of temperate and regular habits.
Ira Babbitt
I do hereby certify that I have known Francis Burdick for some time past and have every reason to believe that the tenor of the above Certificate is just and true. New-York Jan. 19 th 1829.
Wm H Morris.

1828 papers 615
604
to be filed
Rec d 23 July 1828.
with Ad
air Inw
23, 1411
[Handwritten signature or mark]
Washington
copy of the Treasury
REK

Sir
New York July 21 st 1828.
I have the honor herewith to enclose four three Powers of attorney viz t one from Captain Daniel DeSavan one from Sargeant Francis Bendick one from James Archer also Sargeant Bendick's exhibition of his claim to a Pension. These people are all very old and feeble and have selected me as their organ of communication with the Treasury to facilitate any correspondence that may be in future necessary with the Government.
I have the honor to be Sir Your obed t Servant Wm H Morris.
The hon Richard Rush
See File No 23. 1044

War Department
Pension Office J. L. Edwards
E. A. Dickinson Esq. Treasury Department

27 March 1853.
5256.
George E. Stiles Esq. Pension Office
Washington Department
My Sir,
Mr. Purvis has concluded to have a declaration made out when he returns to New York, and as this contains no important proof has no further need, & - Resp. Yrs obs. Stiles

Transferred to the War Department as requested
Treasury Department
26 Feb. 1833.
Returned to the
Treasury Dept:
Feb. 28. 1833

State of New-York, } ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK, }
I, NICHOLAS DEAN, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County, Do hereby Certify,
THAT  James Flanagan Esq. before whom the annexed deposition was made was and is a Justice of the Peace for the City and County of New York, and by Law authorized to administer Oaths.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this Eighteenth day of July 1828
N. Dean

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of an act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15 th of May 1828 I Francis Burdick of the City and County of New York in the State of New York do hereby declare that I was a Soldier in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution and served as such in different Companies untill the end of the war at which period I was a Sergeant in Captain William Latham's Company in a Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col t McClellan.
Witness my hand this 17 th day of July in the year of our Lord 1828 Sworn to before me this 18 th day of July 1828 James Hanagan Justice of the Peace
Before me James Hanagan one of the Justices of the Peace of the City and County of New York in the State of New York personally appeared this day Daniel Delavan and Ira Babbitt both of the city and County of New York and State aforesaid. Who did severally make oath that Francis Burdick by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is known by one of us and generally reputed and believed by both to have been a Soldier in manner as therein stated.
Sworn to before me. This 18 th day of July 1828 James Hanagan Justice of the Peace
Daniel Delavan Ira Babbitt

Know all men by these presents that I Francis Burdick of the City and County of New York in the State of New York do hereby constitute and appoint William H. Morris my true and lawful attorney, with a power of substitution for me and in my name, to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due to me, under the act entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution" approved 15 th May 1828 as a Sargeant in a Regiment of Artillery in the line of the Army of the Revolution commanded by Col l McClellan and Captain Wm Latham's company.
Witness my hand & seal this 19 th day of July in the year 1828.
Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Henry A. Mott
William D. Niles
Francis Burdick
Before me James Hanagan a Justice of the Peace in the City and County of New York in the State of New York personally appeared this day William H. Morris the attorney named in the foregoing power of Attorney, and made oath that the same was not given to him by reason of any transfer, or of an attachment, levy or seizure, by any legal process whatever, of the pay therein authorised to be received, but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to the personal benefit of the person by whom the said power was executed.
Witness my hand this 19 th day of July in the year 1828.
Wm H. Morris
Sworn to before me this 19 th day of July 1828
James Hanagan Assistant Justice

State of New-York, } ss. CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW-YORK,
I, NICHOLAS DEAN, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said City and County, Do hereby Certify,
THAT  James Flanagan Esq. before whom the an-nexed deposition was made in a Justice of the Peace for the City and County of New York and by Law authorized to administer Oaths
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this Nineteenth day of
July
1828
N. Dean

By Dept. Pension Francis Bendick of New York - Revolutionary soldier
WD
Gen. Andrew Jackson President of the United States Washington City
Francis Bendick. Recd 21 July 1829
207

city New York, June 30. 1829
Respected Sir—
I was born in Stonington, Conn. in the year 1765—my parents in easy circumstances for those times. I had reached the age of ten years when the war broke out with Great Britain, & if ever I have known what anxiety was, that was the time, in '75. My age would not admit of my going into the army, but from that time I had no rest, when awake, until the year '80.—My father had died in '79, and my mother married in May following, when I felt myself at liberty, and the liberty of my country I was determined on. I immediately put myself under the command of Capt. Daniel Delavan, who was ordered on with 120 men to supply the deficiency in a Regt. of light Infantry commanded by Col. Philip Van Courtland, in the N. York line, in Gen. Hand's Brigade, under the ever to be remembered Lafayette. I continued under the command of Capt. Delavan one year or more, as he has testified, to the Department. The next year I was transferred to a Regt. commanded by Col. M. Willets, of the N. York line, where

I Served that Season; and the last year, I was Stationed in Fort Griswold, Conn. in the artillery commanded by Col. M c Clelland, where I Served as a Sergeant to the end of the war — My warrant as such is now in the county of Rensselaer, which I have not the means of obtaining.
As to any further proof than the testimony of Gen. Delavan, which has already been given in, I know of none; I was one of the young- est in the war, and now I can find none of my comrades who can testify positively for me.
My application to the Treasury department for a pension was worded by Gen. Delavan, my Revolu- tionary Captain — I have indited this line myself a Revolutionary soldier; and I feel to exult with a joy of unafflicted purity when I reflect that I am addressing another Soldier, placed by the almost unanimous voice of his own country in a Station to be envied by any Potentate on the globe. I am not speaking to a Brother only, but to a Father, proclaimed so by the nation of Americans, whose voice has reached to the uttermost parts of the known world. And emboldened by the belief that I address in your Excellency, one who is capable of ap-

preciating a Soldier's feelings and a Soldier's rights, I presume to make known to you, directly, the subject of my complaint, in the confident hope that justice may be meted to me, and my claim to a pension as a very needy Soldier of the Revolution, settled , without any farther delay, be it for or against me.
On the 3d of July last I forwarded to the Treasury Department, through my agent Col. Morris, an application for a pension under the act of 15th May, 1828, accompanied with such necessary proofs as I could obtain in support of my claim, which was grounded on the above mentioned facts. The numbers of the regiments I have no recollection of, but I hoped, from the well known names of their commanders, that they might be identified on the records at Washington. My papers were received in the Department, & there they lay till the middle of May last, utterly neglected, as far as related to a decision of the same, when, (after several letters of inquiry) I rec'd a letter from Mr. Dickens, stating that I had not sufficiently indicated the corps to which I belonged to guide the Department in searching the records. I thought this rather singular, but as it came in a printed form, I considered

it as  form , merely, and wholly inapplicable to my case. I was also further informed that my claim depended on the fact of my enlistment for  the war . I did not make a declaration of enlistment for the war, and I have no recollection of enlisting at all — this I well know, when I was not on duty, I had to answer to my name twice a day. I also remember that I was in the service of my country from the year '80 to the first part of the year '83; and had Great Britain refused to this day to acknowledge the independence of my country, if living, I would have attended the Roll call this morning. My services, in effect, amount to the same thing as though I had enlisted for the war. I was in the service to the end of the war — so help me QED . Of that law was introduced by its framers to be so partial and so technical, that these facts cut me off from its benefit; — then cut.
I applied under this act of 15th May, 1825, which gives back pay, because I needed it , and because I came within its provisions, in equity , at least. If my claims under that act are not considered valid, I certainly have a claim under a former law , as more than the nine months required, is then already

proven by my 2 Captain. If the first must be rejected, I ask this last; and I beg that it may be granted from the date of my first application. I ask this from extreme necessity.
Had I anticipated that an application for a pension was to subject me to a whole year of doubt and fear, hope and despair, painful and vexatious, as I have experienced, I should have gone to my grave without soliciting the cold charity, or even the colder justice of my country, for the trifling pittance. — But I was old — infirm — and poor. — My family — my kindred, from whom I could have claimed my daily bread, were dead. My friends were weary of supporting me, and I weary of such support which galled my pride. I once could labor — but my crippled hands and feeble frame deny me now even that privilege. Urged, then, by these necessitous circumstances, and invited by the kind terms of the law, I invoked the justice of the nation I had struggled to bring into existence; and from which, for 3 years hard ser-

1 vies, God knows I never received a far- thing either in clothing or money , and only a bare subsistence , & that certainly hard . enough. And how have I been answered? Here I have remained a year, tantalised with anxiety and suspense. Had I a right to expect this? Surely not from the spirit of the law. A prompt refusal would have been far more welcome than such treat- ment. When, then, is the blame? I can ascribe it only to the culpable neglect of those whose duty it was to have settled in some way, promptly , my claims. Is it possible that the Rights of Willett & Van Cortland cannot be found at Washington? And must I be turned off with a printed form, which seems to be used indiscrimin- ately , without any regard to application? ? I have offered all I have to offer — all I can offer: and if the laws were not intend- ed for such as me, it is hard indeed. after the inauguration of your Excel- lency, I fondly hoped that my claim would

pass into the hands of those who considered their official duties paramount to their political , and waited patiently for a new order of things. That, I trust, has arrived. I have appealed to it—but so far in vain.
As the last appeal, I have ventured to address you, General, not doubting that you will so order it that my claim shall be no longer delayed through wanton or unfeeling neglect . God is my witness, that within the last year—ashamed to beg—none is the day I have not tasted food.—if such is my fate, only let me know that I have nothing, and I can die content.
I have addressed your Excellency with some degree of confidence, having been taught by the venerable Steuben more than 49 years since, the position of a soldier in addressing an officer—his musket at a receiver.—In imagination I placed myself in this position when commenced addressing your Excellency; therefore bear with me patiently.
With every sentiment of esteem and respect.
I remain, Sir, your most obedt. servt.
Francis Burdick
[To make my scroll intelligible I have been compelled to employ a copyist]

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Capt Francis Burdick
Troy
N.Y. —

I hereby certify that I was former well acquainted with Francis Burdick for a number of years say 10. or 12 years - whilst he resided in Pittsfield Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and that his reputation was that of a man of truth and veracity and a credible person and his statements entitled to credit Pittsfield July 1 st 1833 Robert Green Clergyman of the Methodist church
Dr Sir I send you the certificate of Elder Green - as strong as he should give it as he has not known you since you left Pittsfield - I hope it will be of service to you - I think you had better get the one of the Clergymen in Troy to appear in Court - also Yours &c Pittsfield July 1, 1833 Capt F. Burdick Daniel B. Bush

I Sylvester Summers of Marlborough in the county of Hartford and state of Connecticut being seventy six years of age do testify and say that in the latter part of March or fore part of April in 1782 I was a corporal in a matross company in fort Griswold in Groton Connecticut commanded by Captain William Latham Samuel Walworth Lieut Obadiah Perkins Ensign one Darrow was First and Francis Burdick was second sergeant in said company - I enlisted into said company for one year and entered into service in said fort in March or the forepart of April 1782 and when I first commenced service in said fort I found said Francis Burdick there serving as a sergeant in said Matross company and became intimately acquainted with him and he served till his years service had expired as I then understood He was then honorably discharged he having commenced sooner than I did was discharged in the spring of 1783 some days before I was discharged I have lately seen said Burdick and give this Affidavit at his request and do perfectly recognize him to be the same Francis Burdick Who served with me in said fort as above stated Marlborough August 2 d AD 1833
Silvester Summers
State of Connecticut ss county of Hartford August 2 d AD 1833 Personally appeared before me the subscriber Sylvester Summers who signed the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth of the same he being well known to me and a credible witness sworn before me
Samuel F. Jones Justice of the Peace

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Samuel F. Jones , Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Silvester Summers was taken, is, and at the time of such caption, was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the third day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three .
Thomas Day

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I, HENRY W. BISHOP, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Daniel B Bush Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition is was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twenty fifth day of June
A. D. 1833.
Henry W. Bishop-Register of Probate

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In the matter of the application of Fran- cis Burdick for a pension — —
St. Purson
Adm d 12 mo Sargt Arty 12 mo pri. Infy.
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I Reuben Brooks of Pittsfield, in the County of Berkshire & Common- wealth of Massachusetts, being of lawful age, do testify & say that I am well acquainted with Francis Burdick , who, formerly lived in Pittsfield, aforesaid, and now resides in the State of New-York and have been for more than thirty years, last past, and that his reputation has always, been that of a Revolutionary Soldier, and that he had faithfully performed his duty as such, and that he is a man of strict integrity, and his statements entitled to full credit. Further deponent saith not.
Pittsfield (Ms) June 22 d 1833 Reuben Brooks
S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Pittsfield June 22 d AD 1833 Personally appeared Reuben Brooks, before me - who signed the above Deposition, and made solemn Oath, that the same is true, and correct - I further certify that said Reuben Brooks is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to full credit. Daniel B. Bush Justice of the Peace

I, Robert Francis - of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts - being Seventy eight years of age - do testify and say that I am intimately acquainted with Francis Burdick now of the City of Troy, in the St State of New York and was formerly lived in said Pittsfield, and have been so acquainted with him for forty nine years last past, his repu- tation has been, & is that of a Revolutionary Soldier, and that he served as a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War - I once saw a Sergeants Warrant in his possession signed by one Col o Samuel McClellan - and dated at New London in the State of Connecticut about the year 1782. or 1783 - appointing said Burdick a Sergeant & I believe said Burdick served in the Revolution as a Sergeant under s d Warrant This deponent further saith that said Francis Burdick is a man of strict integrity and his declarations entitled to full credit - Further deponent saith not. Pittsfield June 24 th 1833 - Robert Francis S.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Pittsfield June 24 th AD 1833 - Personally appeared Robert Francis, before me, who signed the above Deposition - and made solemn Oath that the same is true and correct - I also certify that said Robert Francis is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to full credit Daniel B. Bush Justice of the Peace

I Sarah Francis of Pittsfield in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachu- setts being of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Francis Burdick , of the City of Troy, in the State of New York, who formerly resided in said Pittsfield, and have known him for more than forty Six years last past, his reputation has always been that of a Revolutionary Soldier, and that he served as a Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army. said Burdick's reputation for truth & veracity is good & his declarations entitled to full credit. Further Deponent saith not. Pittsfield June 24 th 1833- Sarah Francis
S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Pittsfield June 24 th AD 1833 Personally appeared Sarah Francis , who signed the above Deposition, before me, and made solemn Oath that the same is true and correct — I also certify that said Sarah Francis is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to full credit. Daniel B. Bath Justice of the Peace

L. W. B. I. 23144.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
May 10th, 1899.
Sir:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that a very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of Caleb Burdick has not been found upon the Revolutionary war pension or bounty land records on file in this Bureau.
The only Francis Burdick found upon the Revolutionary war pension records on file in this Bureau made an application for pension on September 3rd, 1833, at which time he was 68 years of age and residing at Troy, New York, and his pension was allowed for two years' actual service as a private and sergeant in the New York troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Fishkill, N. Y., and served under Capt. Delavan and Col. Whitney. His wife's name is not mentioned in the papers on file in his pension claim.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Francis L. Burdick, 756 Park Street, Hartford, Conn.

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Hill
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Francis Burdick
Service _____
Additional Service Rev. War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
no claim except
l. 23,144.
Feb. 13, 1908.

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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary war may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C.
Mar 9 1899
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
Sir:-
In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that the courtesy of furnishing information relative to Revolutionary war soldiers, on account of whose service pensions were granted, is extended by this Bureau only to their descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical or genealogical purposes.
In view of the large number of such inquiries now being made, and of the length of time required to make a proper search of the records in each case, information will not be given to any applicant concerning more than two soldiers.
In order that the claim of the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, it is requested that you furnish as much as possible of the data called for below.
Very respectfully, Francis Burdick Esq. Hartford Conn 756 Park St. J 23144 Commissioner.
Full name of soldier, Francis Burdick, Sergt. R. I. artillery  Place of residence before service, Hopkinton, Washington Co., R. I. (Town, county, and State.)  Place of residence after service, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. (Town, county, and State.)  Approximate date of death, _____  Given name of widow, This information especially desired, for genealogical purposes  Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension? The soldier - Dec. 31, 1833, from Mar. 4, 1831  Additional information, also Caleb Burdick, of Stonington, New London Co., Conn and Dutchess Co., N. Y. Removed to Dutchess Co., N. Y., and served in Col. Luedenton's regiment.  Married Sarah _____ (maiden name desired) Soldier & widow's claims or pensions.  Information desired for a } Signature, Francis Burdick genealogy in preparation. (Mrs. or Miss to be prefixed if a lady signs.)  Post-office address, 756 Park St., Hartford, including street and number, town, county, and State, Hartford county, Connecticut.