Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1695, Simeon Carly, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Early, Simeon
NUMBER
R 1695
CONTENTS
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State of Pennsylvania Beaver County
On this the twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in open Court Simeon Early before the Hon John Brechin President and his associate judges of the said Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Beaver aforesaid and State aforesaid Simeon Early resident of the said County and State and State aforesaid aged seventy four years on the 27th of June last past - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 - that he was born on the 27 June seventeen hundred and sixty - th in Old Hatfield near Connecticut river - in the State of Massachusetts that his age is recorded in the records of that town provided for the purpose of registering births - that the applicant has a copy in his bible taken from said record - That the spring before he was five years old his father removed from Hatfield to Albany County State of New York - where he resided with his father until the spring of 1776 when he enlisted before the declaration of Independence - under Captain John M c Kinster or M c Henry - Lieutenant Thomas M c Kinster - he cannot recollect the names of any of the other officers, for three years - marched through Albany town, Saratoga to fort Edwards - That when Independence was declared he was in Albany - he marched from fort Edwards to Lake George - where we scouted - and watched the country from the Indians and Tories - who were making frequent incursions in our country - doing much damage

to encourage the Citizens by murdering them taking their prisoners and destroying and carrying off their property - they threatened Albany - - we were 150 in number - scouts The said applicant while out on a scout (they scouted alternately) for two days, that whilst we were out (he can not recollect the time) from the fort scouting there came an Express to the fort requiring the Captain to go join another company for the purpose of meeting the British at the place called "the Cedars" - When said Appli- cant returned he found his Captain gone - and a few soldiers left in fort George to keep Garrison - that he remained - there and at Fort Ticonderoga and spying and scouting between the places and along the frontier until the Spring of 1777 - That my Captain was wounded and taken prisoner at the Cedars, that he was then under Genl Schuyler - the whole of this year - and had to retreat before General Burgoyne (who had at this time in- vaded our Country) from Ticonderoga to Ft George - from Ft George to Ft Edward - from Fort Edward to Mississ fort Saratoga from thence to Stillwater Saratoga - from thence to Still Water - staying at the above forts until compelled by Burgoyne to retreat until reaching Still Water - where he thinks Genl Gates took command (then being complaints against Schuyler) - and when we had two severe battles with Burgoyne - and suc- ceeded in driving him through his breast works before dark - That night he retreated and went back to Saratoga forcing the river - when we took him and his Army - - his march with the guard of the prisoners to a place he thinks by the name of Rutland - and was after wards Employed in scouting and along the line of the

Frontiers - until the summer of 1778 - being in the neighborhood of his father - he got permission to help him mow when he cut his leg in such a manner as to be unable to walk for on it for 8 months - I got my discharge from Col. to wit McAlister - who was before his exchanged and promoted - That during the time he was out he was engaged in no civil employment whatever - That he lost his discharge - That he returned to his father in Albany County - That he before harvest in the year 1779 volunteered under Captain Bigby Peter Venace - or Venaf, was Colonel. Marched from the County of Albany - to the frontier where he was employed in scouting and ranging for eight months after which I was discharged but it was not in writing having served the 8 months  say - during this time I was in several skirmishes with the Enemy - After I was discharged I returned to my father in Albany County and remained with him except when the enemy were coming upon us I would volunteer to meet them - During the time I was out in the town above mentioned I was engaged in no civil employ ment whatever - I remained with my father in Albany County for several years but cannot recollect precisely the number of years after which I removed to Lake George in Washington remained there near 8 years from when he removed to Washington County Pennsylvania where he remained one year and then removed to Beaver County of the same State where he has since resided That all his services were in an Embodied Corps belong- ing to the United States Except for about three or four months before the declaration of Independence - when that he served under the Old Continental Congress That he is unable from his old age and consequent loss of memory to give the particulars of his several

Campaigns more in detail - That there is no Clergyman residing in his immediate neighborhood, and that he could not obtain the certificate of one without much expense and inconvenience (which he is unable to bear or defray) - And that the said Applicant doth hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state or territory - That he does not know of any person living either here or elsewhere who can testify to his services or state in detail his personal knowledge of the Applicant's services - but
who reside in his present neighborhood as Gentlemen who can testify to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn and subscribed in open court this day and year aforesaid
Simeon Carlyle
James Logan Pritchett
And the day and year aforesaid the said court having propounded to the said Applicant the following questions prescribed by the War Department the answers to which are in the opinion of the Embroidered in his declaration and are satisfactory and true -
Ques Inter 7) Where and in what year were you born Ans I was born in the town of Hatfield on the 27 June 1760 - in the State of Massachusetts but I cannot recollect the name of the County

Interl d 2 d Have you any record of your age?
Ans My age is recorded in Old Hatfield Mass machinery in the records for recording of births in that place and I have a copy of it in my bible —
3 d Where were you living when called into service, when have you lived since and when do you now live?
Ans I was living when called into service in Albany County State of New York that I removed from there to Lake George — from there to Washington County Penn ya — from there from where I removed to Beaver County in the same State where I now reside have since resided
4 th How were you called into service were you Enlisted — drafted, volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom
Ans I Enlisted in the spring of 1776 for three years — In the summer of 1779 I volunteered for And served 8 months — after which I several times volunteered for short terms
5 th State the names of the some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Ans I was under Lieutenant M c Clintock Capt M c Kin- ster and General Schuyler until Capt M c Clintock was taken prisoner — and Gen l Schuyler removed

removed from us afterwards I was under Genl Gates - I cannot recollect the names or number of any of the regiments that I was in - That I am very frail - my memory much impaired from hardships in early life and age -
Q th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans - I received a discharge in writing from Col. McHenry - who was my captain when I enlisted - but I lost it not long after at that time I thought it was of no account I rec d a discharge but it was not in writing from Capt Bysly - the other times I was out I was discharged the other times by my commanding officers
Q th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbor- hood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution?
Ans Genl - Samuel Dower and Eli Reed Gentlemen residing in my neighborhood and who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution

We Samuel Power and Eli Reed residing in said county of Beaver and neigh- bor to said Applicant do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted Simeon Early the Applicant who has subscribed and sworn to above declaration, and that we believe him to be of the age of seventy four years, and 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 - and that he sustains a good char- acter for veracity
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above mentioned in open court
Samuel Power Eli Reed
James Logan Pres
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion of 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 certi- fies that it appears to them that General Samuel Power and Eli Reed who have signed the preceding certifi- cates are residents of the county of Beaver aforesaid and that they are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit

James Logan Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Beaver aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the orig- inal proceedings in said court, in the matter of the application of Simon Early for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office this day of  AD 1834
James Logan Protho
Should a certificate be granted or papers returned address, S Meredith Beaver Pa

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjuncted 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. Those 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
   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.     Jan. 1836 to 1880 2 8 Genl Schuyler & Gates - Colo. Holsbum Banner and Lieutenant Col - M c Kenzie Capt M c Kenzie Brig Genl Whitney and staff 41 years Genl Saml Powar and Col. Keel  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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.
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 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 , 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

1695
REJECTED
P. O. Simeon Curly
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Pages: List of suspended claims printed in 1852 shows cause
Re-enlisted: of suspension as follows:
"Regiment and Colonel's name required in order to an inspection of the rolls."
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Simeon Carly. Pennsylvania
- Suspended -
Left 17 May - 1835 - not found S. Meredith.
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State of Pennsylvania Beaver County p 5
On this the Second  first day of April in the year 1835 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. John Bruen President and his associate judges of the Court of Common in and for the County of Beaver aforesaid Simeon Carly resident of the said County and State aged seventy four years since the 27 th June last past - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832 - That he was born on the 27 th of June 1760 in Old Hatfield near Connecticut river in the State of Massachusetts - that his age is recorded in the records of the town provided for that purpose - That the declarant has a copy taken therefrom in his bible - That the Spring before he was five years old his father moved to Albany County State of New York where your declarant resided with him until the Spring of 1776 - When he thinks that he enlisted under one Captain John McRinty - but from his old age loss of memory and the length of time that has since elapsed he is unable to tell - but he is certain that he entered the service of the Continental army at that time and remained in the service until the declaration of Independence at which time he was in the now City of Albany - That after the declaration of Independence he marched from Albany under Captain McRinty Lieutenant John McRinty (he cannot recollect the names of the other officers except Genl. Schuyler) to Saratoga where he lay all winter in the barracks - he cannot tell certainly whether he again enlisted after the declaration of Independence or not - That in the Spring of 1777 marched from

Saratoga to Fort Miller from where we marched to Fort Edward from thence to Fort George - That whilst we lay at Fort Edward I was out ranging when an Express was sent for us to join the Main Army That when he returned that when he returned to the fort the whole company had left it with the exception of a few who were left to keep the fort - That his Captain was taken prisoner at the Battle of the Cedars that he cannot recollect the time. The battle was fought but thinks it was before after the declaration of Inde- pendence. That at this battle his Captain was taken prisoner by the British. The next Spring after his Captain was taken he marched under Capt Whitney to Fort George - from where we had to retreat back towards Saratoga - through Fort Edward and afterwards through Saratoga - to Still water being compelled by Burgoyne to retreat after we arrived at Still water Genl Gates took the Com- mand in the place of Genl Schuyler that for eight weeks whilst we lay there we were so near the Enemy as to hear the evening gun - at this time we had two severe battles with the Enemy the last of which we succeeded in driving them over their breast works that night they retreated and forced the River and went to Saratoga - where we captured Burgoyne and his Army - That he then marched as one of the guards under the same Captain with the prisoners to a place he thinks called Rutland - He then returned to Albany and remained there during the winter in the Garrison - the next Spring to Fort Schuyler we marched to Fort Schuyler - and Cherry Valley where we had a scrimmage with the Tories and Indians - They retreated - I got a furlough to go home and help my father mow in the year 1778 from Col. M c Intire who was my Captain

when I first entered the service - and who after being exchanged was promoted. That whilst at home I cut my leg with a scythe in such a manner as to be unable to walk for eight months - That as soon as I was able I went to Albany and again joined the Army - That he served two years as a ranger an enlisted soldier and militia man without being out of the service one day nor during the two years was he engaged in any civil employment whatever - That he served eight months of the time under Captain Whitney in the Expedition to Cherry Valley - before mentioned - which town under Whitney is included in the two years of service.
That during the time we were at Still Water I was sent as Sargent after six deserters that left the Army - we caught them in a place called Sharon - Came back and staid at my father's all night There was wood came that the Tories were recruiting a company - that he then sent the deserters up to the Army - and joined Major Holubard to take the Tories at Old Schoharie in the State of New York - who at that time were 50 or sixty strong and were to have marched to the British nest day - we met and met conquered them - killing 8 or 9 and took the rest to Albany immediately after he returned to the Army at Still Water -
That after his leg was cut and he returned to the Army being very lame (the tendon having been cut off) he was regularly discharged but which discharge I have long since lost - I returned to my father in Albany County - In the year 1779 I volunteered under Capt Byers - Col Vanclief but the Col. did not I think go out - and marched through Schenectady and other places to meet the Tories and Indians who at this time

were very bad - we had some little skirmishes with them but not of much account. That he volunteered for four months but was discharged at the end of three - the Tories and Indians having become quiet. That Heath was a Lieutenant - that that during the time he was out on this tour he was engaged in no civil employment whatever and the whole time belonged to a regular Corps of troops belonging to the United States.
That he in the year 1780 under Captain Heath he again volunteered for four or six months under Captain H The Lieutenant's name was Whiting. The Major's name was Vanburen from Glencoebrook and marched from Albany on West. We had no battles but some slight skirmishes with the Tories and Indians. This tour he did not serve but three months they having become quiet and at the appearance of us gave up - That he served three months and was discharged regularly but it was not in writing. That from 1776 with the exception of the time that his leg was cut he was seldom out of the Army until the year 1781. That he is extremely poor and from hardships suffered whilst in the Army and since he left it - he is quite lame - has in a great measure lost his memory and is unable to give a more full account of his services than is set forth. That during the whole time he was out he was engaged in no civil employment whatever. That he was a private and served from the Spring of 1776 to the Fall of 1781 - three years in the Army of the U.S. That after the 1781 I remained with my father for several years but cannot tell how many after which I moved to Lake George. Remained there 8 years from when I removed to Washington County Pa where I lived one year from where I

removed to Beaver County Pa where I have since resided
That there is no Clergyman residing in his immediate neighborhood and that he could not obtain the cer- tificate of one without much expense and inconvenience to him (the expense of which he is unable to bear) That he does not know of any person living either here or elsewhere that can testify as to his services - but names General Sam- uel Porter Mayor David Porter Esq Reed James Wilson Esq and Simon Meredith Gentlemen who reside in his present neighbor- hood who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revo- lution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not in any agency in any state or territory
Sworn & subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid Simon Early James Logan Pro

Interrogations propounded by the court
1 Where and in what year were you born? A. I was born in Holford in the State of Connecticut Massachusetts on the 27 th June 1760 2) Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? A. My age is recorded in Old Holford Massachusetts in the records for recording of Births in that place and I have a copy of the same in my bible 3 d Where were you living when called into service when have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live? A. I was living when called into service in Albany County State of New York and since the Revolutionary war I lived at Lake George from when I moved to Washington County Pennsylvania and from there I removed to the county where I now reside 4 th How were you called into service were you Enlisted, drafted, a volunteer or a substitute and if a substitute and if a substitute for whom? A. I think I enlisted before the declaration of Independence after which I was a volunteer 5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served and such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general course of your service

An- I Served under Generals Schuyler and Gates - Cols. M c Kinstry - Van Ness and Hobbun Captains - M c Kinstry - Whitney Briggs and Heath
4 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
A- I received a discharge from Col. M c Kinstry in Albany but have long since lost it the other times I was out I was regularly dis- charged but they were not in writing
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 Revo- lution
An- Genl Samuel Power Mayor David Porter Eli Keel James Wilson Esq and Simon Mendenhall Gentlemen residing in my neighborhood and who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution

We Simon Meredith and Eli Reed residing in said county of Beaver and neighbors to the said Applicant do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Simon Early the applicant who has sworn and subscribed the above declaration and that we believe him to be of the age of 74 years and 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 and that he sustains a good character for veracity. Sworn & subscribed to Simon Meredith in open court the first second day of April 1835 James Logan Probate
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigating the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certify that it appears to them that Simon Meredith and Eli Reed who have signed the preceding are residents of the county of Beaver, aforesaid and that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
James Logan Secretary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify

That the foregoing contains the original proceedings in said Court in the matter of the application of Simeon Carly for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said of- fice this the 4th April A.D. 1835. James Logan Prothon.
Beall

Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the application of Simon Early together with the first application. The Applicant is very frail and poor and has always been reputed as a soldier he is now a pauper. Should papers be returned or a certificate be granted address Simon Merdith of Beavertown Beaver Co Pa.
I Merdith.
By J. L. Edwards
Beaver 9th April 1825

Dec 26
Simeon Carly The Hall
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Simeon Corley
Penn. & Mich
7 June 1832
Free The Henry
of
6 Edward
An J. Henry 1832
Commissary of
Pensions

House of Representatives Dec 26 th 1837
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Sir Sir, I presented a Petition for the relief of Simon Girty a Revolutionary Soldier whom it seems had been an unsuccessful applicant under the act of 1832.
I am requested to ask that you will please to either furnish me with the original papers on your file to by the same before the Committee, or if this is not compatible, please furnish a copy
I have the honor to be with high regard
Thos H. H.
P.S. Please also furnish the papers of Thomas Hall, of Beaver County. T. H.
Mr. Baugh 24 Dec 34.

Mar 13
Dear J. S. [unclear] Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
FREE

Should a Certificate be granted on the papers return address. Simon Meredith of Beaver County Pennsylvania
If the Hon. John Banks should not have left the City and any thing is necessary for to certify please inform him
S Meredith
Hon. J L Edwards

Wm Sept.
Plantin Offic.
Jan 4. 1838.
Sir,
In compliance with your request I have the honor to enclose herewith the original papers in the case of Simon Carly. Be pleased to acknowledge the receipt of them.
I discern It appears from one the books of this Office that papers in support of Thomas Hall's Claim the claim of a person bearing the name  now named Thomas Hall (no closer) were presented by the Hon. J. Banks on the 24 th Dec 1834, and being defective they were returned with the necessary instructions. It does not appear that they have since

been on file.
Thos McHenry Jan 4. 1838
Q. 6.
Thos McHenry A. 2

Simon Meredith
21. March 1835
O. C.
Record. Vol. 26 p. 458

War Dept. P. Offin March 21. 1835
Sir
The de amended de- claration of Simon early has been re d filed with suspended case in this office, his statement being still unsatisfactory. The service set forth was as a militia man, & for said service he claims for two years, without specifying the term of actual service performed by him. He also claims for service He also alleges to have performed a subsequent term of service for three months. The word "three", has been dashed out, & the word "eight" interlined. Upon the service set forth, it is probable that it did not amount to more than one month. Unless the applicant can specify each term of actual service or required by the enclosed printed regulations a favorable decision cannot be expected. The original declaration should be returned to the office.
Simon Merideth Esq Beaver P.O. Penn a ,

Pen. Office
246
March 20. 1840
Sir,
The papers in the case of Simon Leach have been ex c & they are herewith returned to you. He is alleged service as a front or ranger, and volunteer in the state of New York, is not so fully and clearly specified as the small regulations require, and is in many respects inconsistent with the facts connected with the service in 1776, and it is doubtful whether the applicant was regularly enrolled in Captain McKinstre's company to which he alleges to have belonged. Unless each term of actual service be clearly and fully specified as required by the enclosed printed regulations a pension cannot be

allowed under act of June 1832
Hon Tho. H. Henry
March 20. 1840
Ob
Mr Thomas Henry. M.R.
(O.C. acts)