Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,558, Nathan Buel, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Buel, Nathan
S 23,558
CONTENTS

26.075 Pennsylvanica
Nathan Bush of Lycoming in the State of Penn a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Francis of the Key commanded by Col Graves in the Connoh line for Militia
9 Mo 17 Days $ 31.90
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn a at the rate of 31 Dollars 90 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of March and sent to 1834  Isa Demock, executor  spa
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 79.75 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 34 15.95 $ 95.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. D. Sprague Clerk Book E — Vol. 5 Page 5

27749
Nathan Dues Pension Applications
Fees and the necessary Certificate orders to be made Sept 4 th 1839.
By the Court Asa Dimock by Pres
Asa Dimock by Monroe Susquehanna County Pennsylvania

State of Pennsylvania, } Susquehanna County } ss.
On the second fourth day of Septem-
ber A.D. 1833- personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Edward Herrick President, and William Thomson and Davis Binock, his associates; Judges of the court of common pleas now sitting; Nathan Buel, a resident of New Milford township in the County of Susquehanna, and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy years . - Who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th , 1832. - to wit, That on or about the tenth of September 1781, at the town of Killingworth, in the county of New London, and State of Connecticut, he was called into the service of the United States, as a "Minute Man," in a com- pany of Militia, and served as a private under captain Daniel Palmerlee, Lieutenant Ichabod Ward; which company belonged to Colonel Sylvester Graves's Regiment. He immediately marched with the company and joined the Reg- iment at Guilford, and was there met by another Regiment commanded by General Sage. The two Regiments marched to Saybrook; where the Troops stopped one night, and then proceeded on, to East Haven; where they remained one day and marched from thence to New London, which place had been burnt by the British, and the enemy having retreated he, marched from New London back, through Lyme and Saybrook to Killingworth; and was there discharged, having been in active service seven days.
And the said Nathan Buel, on his oath, further states, - That, two days after his discharge from the foregoing tour of service, at the town, county and State aforesaid, he was called out on an alarm, as a "Minute Man" in the Connecticut Militia, in a company commanded by Capt. Daniel Palmerlee, Lieutenant Ichabod Ward, and immedi- ately marched, as a private in said Company to Guilford - there joined the Regiment commanded by Colonel Graves - He remained at Guilford one day - Marched from thence to New Haven where he remained two days - returned

to Killingworth and was there discharged, having been in active service six days.
And the said Nathan Buel further states. That in the latter part of July 1782, at the town of Killingworth, in the county and State aforesaid, he was drafted in a company of Connecticut Militia as a private for the term of four months. The said company was commanded by Capt. Thomas Francis, Lieut. Issi Franklin. And on the first day of August, he marched with the company to Guilford, and there joined the Regiment under Col. Worthington. He remained with the Regiment stationed at Guilford, one month, - he then marched with the Regiment to New London, where he remained stationed until the expiration of his term of service - was discharged on the first of December, and returned home. And the said Nathan Buel, on his oath further states. - That, in the latter part of March 1783, at the town, county and State aforesaid, he enlisted as a private in a company of Connecticut State troops, under the command of Captain Bezaleel Bristol - Lieutenants, Jehiel Farnham, and Ensign, Abel Wilcox, and belonging to Colonel Worthington's Regiment. For the term of seven months, - marched with the company to Saybrook. The companies composing the Regiment of Col. Worthington were stationed in the several towns along the coast, from Killingworth to New London. He remained stationed at Saybrook until the first part of September following, he then marched with the company and joined the Regiment at Killingworth; and was there discharged about the middle of October 1783, the news of peace having arrived. That he never paid for the whole term of seven months for which he engaged - but was discharged two weeks previous to the expiration of his term of enlistment.
And the said Nathan Buel, in answer to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, on his oath further saith. -
1 st . That he was born in the town of Killingworth, in the county

County of New London and State of Connecticut, on the thirteenth of April, 1763.
2 nd That there was a record of his age on the Records of the town of Killingworth, in Connecticut and that he now knows of no other.
3 rd That he was called into service, at the town of Killingworth in the County of New London, - Connecticut while he resided nine years after the close of the war. He then removed to Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut resided at that place about eight years, and then removed to (now) Susquehanna County - Pennsylvania where he has lived for thirty three years past, and now lives.
4 th That he was called into service agreeably to the facts set forth in the preceding declaration. -
5. That, in addition to the names of officers herein before mentioned, he well recollects General Collins, who commanded the Brigade to which this declarant be- longed under Colonel Worthington. He also recollects Major - Morehouse, of Col. Worthington's Regiment. -
6 th That he received no written discharge from the service in the Militia - That at the expiration of each tour of duty, he was dismissed from any further service, at that time - which was the common practice with the Militia. That, at the expiration of his last tour of service in the State troops, he received a written dis- charge from Capt - Bristol - which is lost.
7 th That he is well known to the Rev. Samuel Marks and Calvin Summers, who have testified to his char- acter for truth and veracity, and their belief of his age and services as a soldier of the Revolution - and in addition to which he gives the names of Freeman Badger, Belus H. Foot, Mr. Ward Esquire, Samuel M. Truesdell Esquire and Stephen Bannum, all of whom he verily believes would testify to the same.

And the said Nathan Buel on his oath further states. That he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. —
Sworn to, and subscribed the — day and year aforesaid, in open court. Asa D. Mock Jr. P.W.
Nathan Buel
We, Samuel Marks, a clergyman residing in the Borough of Montrose, in the county of Susquehanna, and Calvin Summers, residing in the township of New Milford, in the county aforesaid, hereby certify. That we are well acquainted with Nathan Buel, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing 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 soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. — Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court.
Asa D. Mock Jr. P.W.
S. Marks
Calvin Summers

And the 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 certify that it appears to them that Samuel Marks, who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a blacksmith, residing at Moonlight in the County of Susquehanna, and that Calvin Summers, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the township of New Milford, in said County, and is a credible person. And that their statement is entitled to credit. —
By the Court.
Asa Dimock H. Prob.
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County Y.
I Asa Dimock H. Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid: do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Buel for a pension. —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal of Office, at Moonlight the fourth day of A. D. 1833
Asa Dimock H. Prob.

27. 749.
Nathan Buel
Pennsylvania
Return
Adm 9. Months 17 days
Hon Geo Lapole
H R
Asso d Mock
Montrose
Susquehanna Count.
Penn

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
21 st Nov. 1883
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Nathan Buick
   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.     1781. 7. priv Col. Palmer 71 years   " 6 Col. Graves New Traditionary   1782 4. Col. Francis London   March 1783 5 4. Col. Worthington County   Col. Bristow Conn   James Col.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
There are a great number of the Connecticut troops now living who served in 1781. & 82. Cannot the claimant obtain some proof of his service? The war of the Revolution closed 3 rd September 1783.

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 the 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.

Boston
23558 INVALID.
File No. 23,558
Nathan Buel
Prs Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 57
[Arrangement of 1870.]

On the thirty first Day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty four, Personally came before me W m Salmon one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Susquehanna John Snow of the township of Silverlake County aforesaid and State of Pennsylvania, and being duly sworn according to Law, Depareth and saith, that he has been acquainted with Nathan Buel of Limerick township in the County and State aforesaid for nearly sixty years, and that he saw him the said Nathan Buel in the United States Service as a private soldier in a company of Connecticut State troops, under the command of Bezaleel Priest in the township of Killingworth, County of New London & State of Connecticut which company belonged to Colonel Worthington's Regiment and further saith not John Snow
Sworn and subscribed before me Day and year above mentioned before me W m Salmon Just-ice
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss. I, Asa D. Dineock Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, - Certify - That William Salmon Esquire is a Magistrate as above, and that the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this seventeenth day of February A.D. 1834 -
Asa D. Dineock Prothonotary

On the thirty first Day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty four, Personally came before me W m Salmon one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Susquehanna John Snow of the township of Silverlake County aforesaid and State of Pennsylvania, and being duly sworn according to Law, Deparath and saith, that he has been acquainted with Nathan Buel of Lewisville township in the County and State aforesaid for nearly sixty years, and that he saw him the said Nathan Buel in the United States Service as a private soldier in a company of Connecticut State troops, under the command of Bazel Pease in the township of Killingworth, County of New London & State of Connecticut which Company belonged to Colonel Worthington's Regiment and further saith not John Snow
Sworn and subscribed by the Day and year above mentioned before me W m Salmon Just-ice
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County
vs. Isaac Dimock Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County - Before Me William Salmon Esquire is a Magistrate above, and that the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office and subscribed my name this seventeenth day of February A.D. 1834.
Isaac Dimock Proth