Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 470, David Bonesteel, New York.

SERVICE
New York
Bonesteel, David
Bonesteel,
Susanna.
NUMBER
P. 470
CONTENTS

State of New York Chenango County ss Declaration to Obtain a pension Under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 On this 21st day of September 1832 personally appeared before me Herzkeah New Esq. one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Chenango I Aled Bansted a resident of the Town of German in the County of Chenango and State of New York aged seventy four years who being duly sworn affirmed -ing to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That this deponent was drafted in the year 1775 in May or June and served about one week under Officer does not recollect and was marched to Fort Stanwix to drive back the Indians and the Indians had gone back and I was discharged

And in the year 1776 in the Month of Aprill I Entered and went West to Stane as a guard under Capt Henry Stuppelheer Col Hogenhaan General Van Rensselaer The other officers does not recollect and was marched to Chaserack on the north river and served there till the Month of December and then was dismissed and went home
And in the Month of Aprill 1777 served under the same officers Untill October thereafter as a guard and Stane there Untill after Bengine was taken and then was dismissed
And I further declar that I have no documentary Eviden of my services and know of no person who I can prove to prove my services
1 st I was born in the year 1758 in the Town of Claverie in Columbia County in the State of New York
2 o I have no record of my age
3 o When I Entered the services I was a resident of the Town of Claverie in the County of Columbia in the State of New York

reside there for or six years after the war was over then moved to Gray and resided in Gray for or seven years then moved to Abbeville City about twelve or fourteen years I then moved into the new town of Germ where I now live
4 I was drafted on and then I enlisted into the service 1776 and 1777 as will appear by my enlistment 5th I served under General Purdie Colonel Hagabaum the latter officer does not recall it 6th I never received any written discharge from service 7 I am acquainted with Adam Starry and Stephen Farn of the same service
I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state his David T. Bane mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Thos. Read Judge Common Pleas

I hereby certify that it appears to me that the above named David Bansteel is unable to attend court on account of his bodily infirmity by reason of the rheumatism in the hips for four years past. Dated the day and year aforesaid May 28th 1883 (His Read) Judge Chenango County Common Pleas
We Adam Storry Supervisor in the Town of Gorham residing there and Stephen Ford residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Bansteel who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a victim of the rheumatism and we concur in that opinion.
Adam Storry } Atts Stephen Ford } Wm Hays
In witness whereof we have subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me (His Read) Judge Chenango County Common Pleas
I hereby certify that there is no discharge resides in the place near David Bansteel therefore he could procure none to certify for him. Dated May 28th 1883
(His Read) Judge Chenango County Common Pleas

State of New York Chenango County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace of the Town of Fletcher in the County of Chenango David Banestee who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the convey- ance of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned herein and in the following grades for seven days in the year 1775 under a draft as a soldier also for eight months and three days in the year 1776 under an enlistment as a soldier also for six months and eight days in the year 1777 under an enlistment as a soldier and for such service I claim a pension
Dated May 28 th 1833 his
Subscribed and sworn to before me May 28 th 1833 before me Jerad Chapell Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with David Banestee and believe him to be a man of truth and that his statement is entitled to credit May 28 th 1833 Jerad Chapell Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Chemung county ss: I, Jarvis H. Pike Clerk of said County, certify that Jerod Chapell before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same One of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his genuine handwriting and signature
Witness My Hand and Seal of office this 11th June 1833
P. B. Readle Dep. Clerk
9 1833

State at New-York, } 88. CORTLAND COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, }
I, RUFUS A. REED, Clerk of said County, Do Certify,
That John L. Dyer Esq. before whom the annexed Affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same: and fur- ther, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said JUSTICE, and verily believe the signature to the Jurat thereof, is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, this 31 st day of March 1854
Rufus A. Reed CLERK.

State of New York } Cortland County } S.S.
Susanna Bonsteal of the town of German Chenango Co New York being duly sworn according to law deponeth that she is the widow of David Bonsteal a Revolutionary Soldier now deceased that as such widow she has a direct interest in the application and claim for a pension due this deponent's husband the aforesaid David Bonsteal at his decease and also in a pension now due this deponent as such widow
Sworn and Subscribed to Susanna her Bonsteal mark this 27 th day of March 1854
before me John S Dyer Justice of the Peace in said County
Whereas I Susanna Bonsteal widow of David Bonsteal do hereby constitute and appoint John S. Edwards of Washington City my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to investigate and prosecute my claim for a pension as such widow hereby ratifying and confirming and confirming what he may lawfully do in the premises
Dated March 27, 1854
Susanna her Bonsteal mark
State of New York } County of Cortland } S.S.
On this the 27 th day of March 1854 before the Subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Susanna Bonsteal above named to me known and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be her act and deed
John S Dyer Justice of the Peace in said County of Cortland

1833.
David Banisted Chenango Co. New York.
(a e)
Specification
Notice of appeal of Cavendish ng d Jan 3 '34
David K. Pike Clerk Chenango Co. New York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
6 January 1834
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 subjoined 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 David Brasted Chenango Co. New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Oct. 1775. About 7 Private Not recorded Not recorded None Indians 74 years Traditionary   Apr. 1776 About 8 " " Capt. Van Stuyvesant Stuyvesant Gen. Van Brugh Gen. Van Brugh " N. York Colchester N. York   Apr. 1777 About 5 " " Ditto Ditto " "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
+ cal Hoagahaan not Hoagahaan

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension. pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. _____ who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[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.
Joseph Rowen Esq. etc. + also claimant's service not specified in the instance pointed out above can be allowed?

April 3, 1931
Mrs. W. W. Burr 31-18 Couch Street East Elmhurst Corona, New York
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AWF:MLB Qu
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 470, that David Bonesteel or Banested was born in 1758 in Claverack, New York.
He applied for pension September 21, 1832, at which time he was living in German, Chenango County, New York, and alleged that while residing in Claverack, New York, he served with the New York troops, as follows:
In May or June, 1775, one week, no officers given; from in April, 1776, eight months and three days under Captain Henry Stipplebean and Colonel Hogoboom; and from April, 1777, six months and eight days under the same officers.
The claim was not allowed as proof of six months service was not furnished.
He stated that five or six years after the Revolution he moved to Troy and lived fifteen or sixteen years, then moved to Otsego County, where he lived twelve or fourteen years, and then to German, New York.
The soldier's widow, Susannah, in March, 1854 was living in German, New York
The date of soldier's death is not on record, and there are no further data as to his family.

Daniel The above noted Daniel Bonesteel or Banested is the only soldier of that name that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

New York David Banested
Suspended 470
Letter to Jarvis D. Pike
16 May 1836 not found (let. to Hon. J. M. Russell 18. Mar. '36.) (do Hon. J. C. C. in R. 22 March 1828 not important did not draw let to Hon. J. M. Purdie May 29. 1844
Act June 7. 1832

Ex'g.
INVALID.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
RECEIVED 1873
Dear Ernest
P. O.
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspense. Application filed: _____, 18
"In suspense for want of proof of service"
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
1931 Apr. 3. H. M. L. memo. W. W. Brown and

David Brewster

State of New York } Chenango County } In the Matter of David Banestee for a pension under act of Jan 7th 1832
Personally appeared before me the under signed a justice of the Peace of said County David Banestee who being duly sworn deponeth and saith that my services stated in my declaration
in the years 1775-6, and 77 were done and performed in the state of New York in Columbia County Town of Claverac This deponent further saith that as to the seven days services in his declaration mentioned in the year 1775 he cannot recollect his officers for they were strangers to him and he did not know their names and further saith not dated Nov 21 st 1833 his
Sworn and Subscribed } David X Banestee Nov 21 st 1833 before me } mark Jerad Chapin Just Peace
I Certify that I am acquainted David Banestee and believe his statement entitled to credit Nov 21 st 1833 Jerad Chapin Just Peace

Chenango County ss I Jarvis H. Pike Clerk of the said County do certify that Israel Chapell Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County - and that his signature to the same is genuine
Witness my hand and the seal of the said County this 3d December 1833
J. B. P. Smith
Clerk

19331
David Benjamin Barnes

And the said Judge does hereby declare his Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the Court department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and Served as he states And the said Judge further Certifies that it appears to him that Adam Starring who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a resident in the Town of German and that Stephen Ford who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Town and is a credible person and that their statements is entitled to credit Dated the day and year aforesaid
His Vice Judge Chenango Common Pleas State of New York Chenango County ss: I, Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of the said County do certify that Jeremiah Ager before whom the preceding affidavits of Da- vid Bowested, Adam Starring and Stephen Ford purport to have been taken and sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and to the foregoing certificate of the pro- ceedings in the matter of the application

of David Bonestel for a pension, to be his genuine hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of office this 13th day of October A. D. 1832
P. B. Pindle Dep. Clerk.

State of New York Chinango County
I am Baneslice of the Town of German in the City of Chenango being duly sworn before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in said County depose and saith that his depositions in 1776-7 were performed under Col. Hayakun Capt Henry Stuppelstein and General Van- Rensler and that my depositions as a guard at the Laurels to guard the Cellar of Cornelius Miller where we had a number of Prisoners and to keep the Tories off and we were marched to Red Hook to keep the Tories from landing and after Burgoyne was taken we were marched back to Albany and that my depositions were by enlisted under New York State officers and that I was not employed in any other present the whole time but was in the service the whole of the time and further this deponent saith his
David X Baneslice Seventh and mark Subscription before me April 9th 1834
Israel Napier Justice

I Certify that I am well acquainted with David Bonesteel and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that his depositions are entitled to credit Dated April 9th 1834 Genesee Co. N.Y.
State of New York Chautauqua County of I Louis H Pike clerk of said County do hereby certify that Israel Chapell before whom the preceding affidavit of David Bonesteel purports to have been sworn and also whose name is signed to the preceding certificate of identity of the said Bonesteel was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that his signatures subscribed to said affidavit and certificate are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 14th day of April A.D. 1834
J. H. Pike Clerk

Mar 19. Immediate Attention
Hon. J. L. Collins
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
Mr Wm Mason AR

Washington. H. R. March 19 th 1836
Sir, - Some time past, I directed two communications to the Commissioner of Pensions requesting a re-examination, of the cases of three revolutionary pensioners, whose pensions have been suspended, and the reasons of such suspension, to which I have not received an answer. - being anxious to learn the result of your investigation of those cases that I may communicate the same to the applicants. I sincerely desire that an examination may be had, as early as possible - the pensioners are David Borested - German Chenango Co. N.Y. & Joseph Covey, (Willet, Chenango Co. N.Y.) living near each other, one communication will answer for both - I wish a separate communication upon the case of Mr. Medbury, of Norwich Chenango Co. N.Y., living at considerable distance from the two above mentioned -
I am very respectfully Your Obdt. Servt
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Wm Mason

Hen S. M. Purdy May 29. 1844

610 Pension Office, May 29. 1844
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herein Mr. Strong's letter and in reply to the request contained therein to inform you that David Penetrel made a declaration under the act of 7 June 1832, on the 21 st September of that year, and claimed for one week's service in May or June 1775, Officers names not recollected; in 1776 from April to December under Captain Stuppelbaum, Col. Hogo boom, Genl. Van Rensselaer, & in 1777 from April to October under the same Officers.
Hon. S. M. Purdy House of Representatives.

Jarvis K. Pike
15. May 1834
O. C. 11
cc. Vol. 31. pa. 457.

War Department Pension Office May 16. 1834
Sir
The papers of David Bonsteel have again been examined. There is no evidence in the Department of any such terms of service in the Militia as those he has described in 1776 & 1777 - That description of service They were in service occasionally only for short terms varying from fifteen to thirty days -
No part of this claim can be allowed unless sustained by satisfactory proof - The case is suspended & the papers placed on file
James K. Pike Esq. Clerk of the County of Chautauqua New York

House of Rep March 11 1835 Edward C. Lee Gov of Prussia
Will you have the goodness to inform me concerning the Prussian papers of Joseph Henry of Willet and latterly of David Benestul of German Cheneage Co. N.Y., and what objections if any exist to their application?"
Yr Resp Wm Lloyd J. C. Clarke
P.S. May I also ask the same concerning the papers of Sally Brown of Cheneage Co. N.Y.

31-18 Couch Street
East Elmhurst Corona N.Y.
February 27 th 1931
Bureau of Pensions, Revolution Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please me give me the material on the application for pensions of David Bonesteel Sr, and David Bonesteel Jr. who at the time of enlistment lived at Claverack Columbia County New York.
David Bonesteel Jr. moved to Cairo, Green County some time before 1821. (over)

Thanking you for your courtesy I am
yours truly.
Fredericka Bivins Burr (Mrs W.W.)