Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 570, Adam Barse, New York.

SERVICE
New York
Barse, Adam
NUMBER
P 570
CONTENTS
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State of New York
Oneida county
On this fifteenth day of March 1833 Personally appeared in open court before me a court of Common Pleas now sitting, Abraham Barse a resident of said County who being duly sworn deposes and says, that Adam Adam Barse named in the annexed paper, was father of this deponent and died on the 13 th day of December 1822 at the town of Vienna in this County — and that the said deceased was at the time of his death 84 years of age as this deponent has heard him say and believe, to be true — And this deponent further says that he has always understood from the said Adam Barse that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War — and this deponent understood that he served under Capt. Litzman at Ticonderoga for the full term of two months as he has always heard from his father which he believes to be true — And this deponent further says that he has heard his father often speak of his service as an enlisted soldier in Col Van Schaack's Regt. as stated in the annexed affidavit of Daniel Bep who served with him — This deponent believes that in that service before he obtained a substitute he served as much as three four months and perhaps some more — And this deponent

Further says, that the annexed affidavits of Adam Hart and Daniel Hess, contain all the testimony this deponent now knows of as to his father's service — That his father's name was placed on the pension roll — and this deponent now prays that his name may be placed on the roll of the Pension Office.
Abraham Barse
Now read In open court. } Abraham Barse J. B. Read Deputy Clerk of Oneida County
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of this matter in the case of Adam Barse, a Revolutionary Soldier deceased. That he served as stated in the annexed papers, and that they believe that Daniel Hess and Adam Hart were named as credible witnesses. C. Haysley, just page
I George Brown Clerk of said County and court Certify that the foregoing annexed contains the original proceedings of said court in the application of Adam Barse for a pension. Witness my hand & seal at Utica March 15 1832. Geo. Brown Clerk J. B. Read Dep. Clerk

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Adams Barse
Onida Co
N.Y.
6
Am W. K. Fuller
B D. Johnson
Onida Co
N.Y.
and and the son's statement of service. He is registered in care of the death of the original. That the proof should be full and clear.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
8 th June
183 9
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 show 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, showing the Service of Adams Barse Onida Co NY
   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.     1775 or 1776 { enlisted 12 private Col. Girtman Col. Van Rensselaer 34 - N York Witness from good character & service   Son says 5 9 +  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
+ Died on the 13 th December 1832
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
+ There is a difference in time, between the Witness and the son's statement of service. It is requested in case of the death of the Original, that the proof should be full and clear

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 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 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.
See off Vigilant Inte Munich YE

Ex'r.
INVALID.
NO. 270
REJECTED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Adams P. Dasse
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

New York
Revo:
Adam Barse
Rejected
Rev. Hon. W. H. Fuller
5 Feby 1834
570
Act. 7 June 32

Adam Barr-
25
IV

Home N.Y.
Jan'y 14 1856
Hon W H Fuller
Sir.
May I ask of you the favor to present the enclosed papers of Adam Barke to the pension bureau. The additional affidavit accompanying the papers seems to meet the requirements of the department.
I am very respectfully Your obed Servt
J. B. Johnson

Abraham Barte Adam Barte a die and folded
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721 Johnson
Apd. Rome N.Y.
Summ payable US Bank Albany N.Y.
700

State of New York; Stukkiner County } -----
I am Adam Hart of the Town and County of Stukkiner being duly sworn saith that he is seventy six years of age That he was acquainted with Adam Barse now deceased - that he was acquainted with him previous to the American Revolution - that he and the said Adam Barse was drafted into a Company of United States Militia under Captain Gtman They immediately after their enlistment went to Ticonderoga and was kept on duty for something like two or three weeks - That the services which were rendered at said Fort of Ticonderoga were getting out Timber and building a bridge - That the said Adam was during the time that this deponent was at said Fort employed with him and laboured with him from the time that he went to said Fort until he left the said Fort and went to White Hall - That the said Adam did not go with this deponent to White Hall That the said Adam after he had served some length of time himself in the war and then hired a Substitute by the name of Burk who according to the best recollection of this deponent served as a Substitute for the said Adam during the whole of the American Revolution - That the said Adam Barse during his life sustained a good character for truth and veracity That he is knowing to part of the service which he has sworn to and has no reason to doubt that all contained in his said Affidavit is true
Sworn before me March 13 th 1833 Chas Gray Compt. of. Sedgwick
Adam Hart mark

State of New York
Schuyler County ss.
Daniel Hays of the Town of Schuyler in the County aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Adam Barse now deceased and was well acquainted with him through the whole Revolutionary war - that he was acquainted with him from his childhood - that in the year 1775 or in the year 1776 the said Adam Barse enlisted in Colonel Van Schaick's Regiment New York line for and during the war - That the said Adam Barse enlisted as a private soldier and served as such for one year as near as this deponent can now recollect the precise year as this deponent can now recollect the precise year he is not able to state - The said Adam then hired a substitute by the name of John Buck who served as said substitute for Adam Barse during the whole of the American Revolution - and this deponent was then informed and now believes that the said Adam Barse paid the John Buck for his services as substitute out of his own money - and this deponent further saith that when the said Adam hired the said John as a substitute the bargain was that he was to pay him so much and that he now believes the said Adam was to have what the United States should to her soldiers as his own - and after the said agreement above mentioned was completed the said John Buck entered service for the said Adam and continued in service during the whole of the war

State of New York
Schuyler County ss
Daniel Hays of the Town of Schuyler in the County aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was well acquainted with Adam Barse now deceased and was well acquainted with him through the whole Revolutionary war - that he was acquainted with him from his childhood - that in the year 1775 or in the year 1776 the said Adam Barse enlisted in Colonel Van Schaick's Regiment New York line for and during the war - That the said Adam Barse enlisted as a private soldier and served as such for one year as near as this deponent can now recollect the precise year as this deponent can now recollect the precise year he is not able to state - The said Adam then hired a substitute by the name of John Buck who served as said substitute for Adam Barse during the whole of the American Revolution - and this deponent was then informed and now believes that the said Adam Barse paid the John Buck for his services as substitute out of his own money - and this deponent further saith that when the said Adam hired the said John as a substitute the bargain was that he was to pay him so much and that he now believes the said Adam was to have what the United States should to her soldiers as his own - and after the said agreement above mentioned was completed the said John Buck entered service for the said Adam and continued in service during the whole of the war

and this Deponent further saith that he well recollects of the said Adams being in the Biskery Bailiff - and this Deponent further saith that he is seventy four years of age and was personally acquainted with the said Adam and that he always sustained a good character for truth and veracity wherever he was known - and that he is informed that the said Adam Barr has made an Affidavit of his services and as he is informed of what the said Adam has sworn to he believes he has sworn to the truth
Sworn to March 12 th 1888 before me
His Daniel T. Hays mark
Charles Gray Comp. of said &c
State of New York Herkimer County Clerk's Office
ss.
I Francis E. Spimer Deputy Clerk of the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that Charles Gray Esq. whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing Affidavits and before whom they purport
to have been sworn was at the day of the date thereof a Commissioner in and for the County aforesaid duly qualified to act as such & authorized to take affidavits and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner and believe the signature "Chas Gray" subscribed to each to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 13 th day of March 1888
F. E. Spimer

State of New York & John P. Sules of the Town of Oppenheim in Herkimer County for the County of Montgomery and State of said deponent and says that he this deponent was once enlisted in the Corps of Rangers of the State of New York for the Service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and during said War this deponent did on various and divers times in Adam Barse also in the Service of the United States and this deponent always understood that Adam Barse did serve the United States in the Militia of the State of New York as one of the Corps of Rangers or around the Militia - This deponent served the United States in Company with Adam Barse about three Months at Piconderoga in the Year of our Lord 1777 and on this deponent being discharged he returned home in Com- pany with said Adam Barse who was also discharged as this deponent believed and this deponent did at at divers times afterward see said Adam Barse in the Service of the United States being in the Militia of the State of New York - and this deponent believes that said Adam Barse was around the Militia at the Battle of Oriskine in this State - and further this deponent Just Not Except that this deponent understood that said Adam Barse had at one time obtained John Bunk as his Substitute in the Regular Line as a Soldier during the Revolutionary War
his
John X P Sules mark
Sworn & Subscribed this 1 st day of January 1834 before me
J. J. Timmerman Justice of the Peace

I certify that John D. Smith who took the foregoing oath is a credible witness and that reliance may be placed on his testimony.
J. Simmerman Justice of the Peace.
State of New York Washington County
I, Francis E. Spinnin, Deputy Clerk of the County aforesaid and of the Courts thereof do hereby certify that John D. Simmerman whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing affidavit & also to the foregoing certificate, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing & believe the signature of "J. Simmerman" subscribed to each to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid this Second day of January 1834.
F. E. Spinnin