Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12253, Adonijah Bond, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Bond, Adonijah
S. 12253
CONTENTS
carded

20859 New York Menijah Bond of Madison in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain [illegible] of the Regt. commanded by Col. Morelidge in the Massett line for 9 Months
Letter to J. Bruce 5. Jany. 1839 Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 5 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1839. to 4 March 1840 Agt notified 27. Nov. 1840
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars 50 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct. 1833 and by the P.W. Brady Chetenuy
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 $ 15 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th March 34 15
$90
Revolutionary Claims Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4, Page 89.

State of New York Madison County } ss.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace of the said town of Sullivan, Adonijah Bond, who, being duly sworn, deponeth & saith, that, by reason of old age, & 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, & in the following grades: For one month, I served as a private, in the company of Captain Dickinson, in the year 1774: For nine months, I served as a private, in the company of Capt. Childs, belonging to the regiment of Col. Woodbridge, in the year 1776: & for such service as I claim a pension. And further this deponent says not.
Adonijah Bond
Sworn & subscribed this 3 d day of July 1833 before me
Friend Barnard Justice of peace

State of New York } Madison County Clerk's Office } } S. Andrew Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Friend Barnard before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was, at the date of the same, One of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affi- -davit, to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 8 th day of July 1833 - A. Sloan Clk.

21503
Adonijah Bond Application for a Pension.
Dan t B. Cady Chittenango N. Y. attorney.

State of New York Madison County
vs. Ezra Bond of the town of Salina in the County of Madison & State of New York, being duly sworn deposes & saith: That he is a brother of Adonijah Bond; That the said Adoni- jah Bond left the residence of his father, in the town of Conway in the State of Massachussetts, the month of June or July, in the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy six, & entered the Revolu- tionary Army, according to the best belief of this deponent; & was absent from home until late in the fall of the same year, & during all which time, this deponent firmly believes that the said Adonijah Bond was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army in the said State of Massachu- setts. And this deponent further says, that after the return of his brother Adonijah Bond late in the fall as aforesaid, he was confined with sickness for the space of three or four months, with diseases which were contracted while in the army, as this deponent firmly believes. And further, that his said brother Adonijah Bond was one of several individuals who employed & hired a substitute, who entered the Revolutionary Army & served three three years as this deponent also believes. And this deponent further says, that some time during the three years last afore- said, at a time when soldiers were called for, his brother Adonijah Bond, together with other individuals hired another substitute to serve during the Revolutionary war; That said substi- tute entered the army in pursuance of

Said engagement, as this deponent has been informed & believes to be true. How further this deponent says not.
Ezra Board
Sworn & subscribed this 17th day of October 1831 before me J. French Justice of the Peace
State of New York Madison County
ss: I do hereby certify that on the 17 th day of October 1831, personally appeared before me the undersigned, one of the justices of the peace of the town of Sullivan, in the County of Onondaga, the above named Ezra Board, to me known, who resides in the town of Sullivan aforesaid, & is a person entitled to credit as a witness, & subscribed the foregoing deposition, & made oath to the same.
J. French
State of New York Madison County
ss: I Andrew S. Sloan clerk of the said County do hereby certify that James French before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was on the day of the date thereof one of the justices of the Peace in & for the said County, & that I am acquainted with his hand writing & hereby believe his name subscribed to the first of the said affidavit & to the said certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office December twenty sixth A.D. 1832.
A. S. Sloan Clk.

State of New York } Madison County } ss:
On this 24 th day of October, 1832, personally appeared before me, William H. Fuller, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Madison aforesaid, of the degree of Bachelor at Law in the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New York, at his office in the town of Sullivan, in the County of Madison aforesaid, Adonijah Bond, a resident of the said town of Sullivan aged Seventy Eight years on the 14 th day of November last, 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated.
1st That in the month of November, about the 15 th or 16 th day of the month, in the year 1774, he enlisted into the Company of Capt. Thomas Dickinson, as a minute man. Enlisted in the town of Deerfield, in the State of Massachusetts. That in the month of April following the Company of Capt. Thomas Dickinson was called out, & March to Cambridge in Mass. That applicant was in Conway Mass. when Capt. Dickinson's Company was called out & marched. That as soon as applicant heard that Capt. Dickinson was called out, he went from Conway to Deerfield in order to march with the Company; but on his arrival at Deerfield Capt. Dickinson had marched with his Company: That he then returned to Conway, & in a few days thereafter, he went to Cambridge, on applicant's arrival at Cambridge he found his father, (who was a minute man also,) sick in the Hospital. That he took care of his father until he was able to be removed, & then he returned to Conway with him. That applicant was about one time entered the army in pursuance of

said engagement, as this deponent has been more than a month from home at this time.
2 o That in the month of March 1776, he enlisted for nine months, into the Company of Capt. Timothee Chitts belonging to the regiment of Colo. Woodbridge. Amasa Camp was 1 st . Lieut. in said Company. That he resided in Conway aforesaid at the time of his enlistment. That he went from Conway to Dur- field aforesaid, & was there employed in making Entouchboxes for the Company. That after the Company was equipped they marched from Durfield to Charlestown, (then called No. 4,) on the Connecticut River. Remained at No. 4, until the Company drew provisions & looking utensils. That he then moved to Lake Champlain N.Y. That he was stationed at Ticonderoga, & Whitehall, (then Schuylerville.) There he was employed in the construction of fortifications at Ticonderoga, & such other duty as he was called upon to perform. Genl. Gates had the command of the land forces & Genl. Allen & Waterbury & had command of the naval forces. The American fleet was destroyed or defeated by the British within the time that applicant was at Ticonderoga. Applicant was on duty at the time Genl. Allen landed, in a small boat, after the destruction of the fleet. Colo. Bond was at Ticonderoga. He belonged to the Continental establishment. The regiment to which applicant belonged was dismissed or dischar- ged in the month of December 1776. That he received no written discharge. Then applicant returned home to Conway aforesaid.

3 o That he volunteered in the month of September 1777, to go to the taking of Burgoyne. That he then lived in Conway aforesaid. Marched from Conway to Bennington, Vt. & thence to Fort Edward N.Y. That he was then dismissed, & returned to Conway. That two or three days afterwards he was again called out. That after he had been out two or three days he had become so unwell, that his father supplied his place, & he returned home. That his father was at the surrender of Burgoyne. It was in the month of October 1777. That he has no documentary evidence, & that he knows of no other person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services more particularly than are set forth in the affidavits hereto attached.
That he was born in the year 1753, on the 14 th of November, at Worcester, Mass. The record of his age is in Conway Mass. That he was living in Conway aforesaid, when he entered the service. Since the revolutionary war he has resided in Conway aforesaid about thirty years: In Onondaga Co. N.Y. about two years; And in the town of Sullivan, aforesaid, where he now resides ever since. That he entered the service under an enlistment, & also as a volunteer. That the names of the regular officers who were with the troops when he served, & the continental & militia regiments, & the general circumstances of his service, he cannot recollect, nor state more particularly than he has herein before stated. That he never received a written discharge. That he is well known to Abraham Lee, Ezra Bond & Henry Price of the town of Sullivan aforesaid who reside in the neighbourhood of the applicant, & who can testify as to his character for veracity, & their belief
that he served the army in pursuance of

of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Adonijah Bond
W. K. Fuller Judge County of Madison -
We Henry Rice & Ezra Bond of the town of Sullivan in said County of Madison, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Adonijah Bond, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; That we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; That he is reported & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, & that we concur in that belief.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
W. K. Fuller. Judge County of Madison
Henry Rice Ezra Bond
And I the said William K. Fuller do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me, that Henry Rice & Ezra Bond who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the said town of Sullivan, & are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit. And I further certify that the applicant is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity.
W. K. Fuller - Judge of the County Courts of the County of Madison.

State of New York
Madison County } ss: I Andrew S. Sloan clerk of the said county do hereby certify that William R. Fuller before whom the affidavits of Adoni- jah Bond & Henry Rice & Ezra Bond per- ports & have been taken, & the foregoing certificate subscribed was on the day of the date thereof one of the judges of the County Court of the County of Madison, & duly authorized to act as such: And that I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe that his name sub- scribed to the aforesaid affidavits & certificate is his proper hand writing & signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 26 th day of December, in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
A. S. Sloan CLK.

I hereby certify that the infallible health of Mr Abonijah Bond will not admit of his riding to Morrisville at the ensuing Court.
Sullivan Sept. 25 th 1832
H. Lockwood Family Physician.

Madison County ss.
Henry Rice of the Town of Sullivan in said County being duly sworn before Philip French one of the Justices of the Peace of the Town of Sullivan in said County deposes and says that he was acquainted with Adonijah Bonda in the year 1876. That this deponent & that the said Adonijah at that time lived in the town of Conway, County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts & in the said year 1876. The said Adonijah Bonda enlisted into the United States Service how long he served he does not recollect but it is his belief that he served nine months. & further this deponent saith not. Second. Subscribed before me This 21 st day of August 1882 } Henry Rice P. French (Justice of the Peace)
State of New York Madison County ss.
I do hereby certify that on the 21 st day of August 1882, personally appeared before me the undersigned, one of the Justices of the Peace of the Town of Sullivan, in the County aforesaid, the above named Henry Rice, to me known, who resides in the Town of Sullivan aforesaid, & is a person entitled to credit as a witness, & subscribed the foregoing deposition & made oath to the same. P. French

State of New York Madison County
ss: I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Gaius French before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been taken was on the day of the date thereof one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County, & that I am acquainted with his hand writing & hereby believe his name subscribed to the jurat of the said af- fidavit, & to the said certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name, & affixed my seal of Office, this 26 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred & thirty two. A. S. Sloan Clk.

State of New York Madison County
ss: I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Gaius French before whom the foregoing affidavit was presented to him and taken was on the day of the date thereof one of the justices of the Peace in & for the said County, & that I am acquainted with his hand writing & hereby believe his name subscribed to the jurat of the said af- fidavit, & to the said certificate to be his proper hand writing & signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- scribed my name, & affixed my seal of Office, this 26 th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred & thirty two. A. S. Sloan Clk.

Livingston County Ill. Town of York
Personally appeared before me Nathaniel Godard a Justice of the Peace of York in said County who makes oath and saith that in Seventeen hundred and seventy six his brother Adonijah Borel entered into the continental service and went into the northern army there in the month of May in the same year and did not return until the December following. That said Adonijah hired Elias Dewey for three years to enter the continental service he hired in 1777 and that in 1778 he hired a black man by the name of James during the war and that said Adonijah volunteered his service at the taking of Burgoyne and further saith not
Subscribed and sworn before me this 14 th day of March 1832
Jonas Borel
Nathaniel Godard Justice

21503
Adonijah Bond N.Y.
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Adm't Private 9 months
David B. Lady Chittenango N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
23 May 183 3
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. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Adonijah Bond alias or as N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Nov. '74 about 1 for - Capt. Dickinson Mass 78 Greenfield Mass. Trad. Incis.   15 March '76 9 " " Ch. 1st Col. Woodbridge " N.Y. Conway " Witnesses who saw that he was in the war '76   10 Sept '77 not stated " "  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before a 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 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.
[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. } The answers to the interrogatories are at the close of this declaration.
W. D. [Signature] Ex Off.

Rehaz
12253 INVALID.
File No. 12,253
Adonijah Bond Pr: Rev War
Act: June 7 th 22
Index: —Vol. a , Page 39
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 19 th 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adonijah Bond, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William H. Harrison
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Map of Lake Champlain, Ticonderoga & its fortifications,
Made by Applicant.