Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1,944, Daniel Christy, Va. St. Clairs Indian War. War 1812.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
SERVICE Wa Christy Daniel St. Marks Indian War or Christie. War 1812.
R 1944
CONTENTS

State of New York Sullivan County 3/1:
On this ninth day of October 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Sullivan Daniel Christie a resident of the Town of Thompson in the County of Sullivan and State of New York aged seventy two 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 7 1832 - That he enlisted in the Army of the United States at Hickory town (as then called) near Philadelphia under Lieutenant James Burd a recruiting officer in the 6 th Regiment of Infantry. in the spring of the year 1780, think about the month of May - in about 2 weeks after joined the Regiment at Mud fort below Philadelphia - there were about 14 recruits went with him - there were about 400 men at the fort, Gen. Putnam had the command. does not recollect the names of the company officers nor the names of any other officers there. Soon marched thro Jersey to Elizabethton point: there had a skirmish with the British, British retreated with loss of a few prisoners. Continued on to West point, & stayed there about 4 days, & then returned to Philadelphia, & joined Gen. Washington troops up the Delaware about 2 miles from the City - remained there about 4 weeks - a detachment of between 4 & 6 hundred under Gen. Wayne, different being of the number, went to Morristown, & remained there about 2 weeks - then returned to Philadelphia & stayed about 2 months - Disposed was then transferred into the Rifle Corps commanded by Gen. Morgan, in the fall of the year or winter, think about 1 st December 1780. - Having been in the 6 th Regiment about 6 1/2 months, After joining Morgans Corps, went into Virginia, & remained - that service a little more than three years - - was engaged in the battle of the Cowpens at 1 January 1781. Morgan commanded the rifle corps Col. Washington also engaged - Tarleton led on the British horse. The Americans kept the ground. - Wintered in that neighbourhood. next Spring went to Charleston South Carolina - deponent was then a Capt. Longs Company, does not recollect the other officers names. - In the fall of 1781 came to York town, deponent was in the engagement there at the time Cornwallis surrendered - remained there till the British then marched into North Carolina - thence to Savannah in the Spring of 1782 & remained about 3 weeks - then received news of the war

being about to be closed - then returned into Virginia, & Morgan's part of his troops were discharged - deserters were not then discharged. in the Spring or summer of 1782 - He then was again transferred to the infantry, into Gen. Clinton, Corps. at Yorktown - does not recollect the names of the officers - left that place - July or August - went to Morris town in New Jersey, & was then put under the Command of Gen. Putnam - were billeted out about that place & wintered there - next Spring 1783 - went to Trenton - witnessed & others, went as a detachment under Gen. St. Clair into Virginia & was finally disbanded at Yorktown - November 1783 as he thinks - about 600 discharged - one day - Received a written discharge from Gen. Clinton - It has been lost for many years past. Deponent is not able to state the date particularly nor the names of the places through which he marched, the country being new to him & he paying no great attention to those things at that time. Deponent was also a soldier during the last war and was one of the Expedition under the Command of Capt. Lewis & Clark to the Mouth of the Columbia river -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present & 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 of the state of New York -
Daniel Christie
Sworn to & subscribed this day and year aforesaid
Isaac M. Foster
Clerk of Sullivan Co. Pleas.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states -
I Isaac M. Foster Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Sullivan do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Christie for a
pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - Isaac M. Foster

pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two - J. S. Foster
State of New York Sullivan County ss: Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace of said County Daniel Christie who being duly sworn deposes & 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 period mentioned below and in the following grade, for three years and six months I served as a private soldier in the Continental troops.
That he enlisted as soon as he can recollect on the 10 th of May 1780 & was discharged about the 15 th of November 1783. And that during the whole of the time from May 1780 to November 1783 he was in the actual service of the United States either in garrison, on the march or in winter quarters - That it is now impossible for him to give any detailed statements of the several places he vis- ited & the country he marched through, as they were all new to him then & he paid but little attention to them; Nor can he now recollect the names of any officers more particularly than he has before stated in the preceding declaration - That he does not know of any person now living who can testify to his said services or any part thereof.
Daniel Christie
Sworn before me January 28 1834 P. J. Hance J.P.

I Peter F. Hume a Justice of the peace of Sullivan County New York do certify that I am well acquainted with Daniel Christy who subscribed & swore to the within affd. deed before me & believe him a person whose character is good & whose affidavit is entitled to the fullest credit Jan. 28 1834 P. F. Hume Jr.
Sullivan County ss. I Jesse M. Foster Clerk of the County of Sullivan do certify that Peter F. Hume before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in & for said County, & that the signature subscribed to the pre- ceding certificate & affidavit are his genuine sig- natures — witness my hand & seal of office this 30 th day of January 1834. Jesse M. Foster Clerk
Sullivan County ss:
being duly sworn say severally that they are acquainted with Daniel Christy the above mentioned applicant & do well believe that his character for truth & morality stands fair & that it is generally reported & believed that said Christy was a soldier of the revolution —
Sworn before me Jan 30 1834.
13.996

13996
Daniel Christie
Esq. & M.
Peter F. Hunn Esq. Monticello Sullivan Co. New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sept. 9 th 1833 Oct 23. 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Daniel Christie
   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.      Entered 1780 - May - time not stated  Gen Putnam  Lieut Brant   72  Years   No evidence   
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
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 , 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 fix 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.

Rev. & 1812 War Section
aw May 17, 1924
Mrs. H. H. Frisbie Roscoe N.Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R.1944, it appears that Daniel Christy was living in Lumberland, Sullivan County, New York, in 1830, and in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York, in 1832, at which time he was 72 years old.
He stated that he enlisted at Hickory Town near Philadelphia May 10, 1780, under a Lieutenant or Captain James Bird, that he served in the 6th Virginia Regiment, also in Colonel Morgan's Rifle Regiment, that he was in a skirmish at Elizabethtown Point, New Jersey, at the battle of Cowpens and at the Siege of York and that he was discharged in November 1783.
He also stated that he was a volunteer at the battle of General St. Clair's Defeat and was one of the party of Lewis and Clark in their Expedition to the Pacific, and that during the War of 1812 he was in Captain McClassin's Company, 15th Regiment, United States Infantry.
Offici Note
His name is not on the book of stubs of the donation lands, Act Mar. 3, 1867, granted to members of Lewis & Clark Expedition. This book is locked up in safe of Chief of Invalids Div.

He applied for pension on account of his service in the Revolution and was called upon to furnish proof of same which he failed to do and his claim was not allowed.
The dates and places of his birth and death are not on record nor is there any data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

RECEIVED
1944
P. O. _____
Daniel Christy
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Reason: The printed list of 1852 gives cause of suspension as: Enlisted: "Further information, (without which no decision can be had) is indispensable"
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

New York Rev. J. Daniel Christy, Cusp d Let to P. J. Hann June 20. 1834
1944
Sketch June 20

June 20. 1884
A. P. F. Hum.
OR
Rec. Vol. 33. pa. 9.

War Department Pension Office June 20. 1834
Sir
The papers of Daniel Christy have again been examined. On a former examination he was required to specify the names of his officers; the requisition is not complied with by his supplemental affidavit without further information on the subject, no satisfactory examination of the claim can be had.
The case is suspended and the papers placed on file.
P. F. Hume Esq. Monticello New York

Rev. O. C. Gilmore
free
Hon. Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Department Washington City
Greenwich Pg - Com am
1868

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15th. of May 1828,
I Daniel Christy of the Town of Lumberland, in the County of Sullivan, in the State of New York; do hereby declare, that I enlisted in the Continental Line in the Army of the Revolution, for and during the War , and continued in its Service untill its termination, at which period I was a Private in the Virginia line, but I cannot recollect the name of the Captain neither the Colonel in of the Virginia line, that this claimant served under at the close of the War, this claimant recollects that he served in the Sixth Virginig Regiment (under Capt. Bird he believes) and was transferred into Colonel Morgans Rifle Regiment, and served in said Rifle Regiment about 3 years and was in the Battle of the Cowpens, and many other engagements; this claimant states that he commenced his service in the Sixth Virginia Regiment, and that he was transferred into Colonel Morgans Rifle Regiment and served in said Regt. untill the said Regiment was disbanded, and that he afterward served in the Infantry untill the close of the War in the year 1783 when he was discharged at Yorktown in the State of Virginia, and that this claimant recollects that his Discharge was signed by General James Clinton, and was an honourable one; — This claimant cannot remember of receiving certificates for the reward of Eighty Dollars to which he was entitled, under a resolve of Congress passed on the 15th of May 1778; And I further declare that I was not, on the 15th of May 1828. on the pension list of the United States; — This claimant would further briefly state that he was a volunteer in the memorable Defeat of General St. Clair and partook of the hardships of that disastrous occurrence; he was likewise one of Colonel Clark's and Lewis's party who crossed the Continent to the Pacific Ocean, and was absent more=

This man's name is not found among those who were allowed Donation Land under the Act of March 3, 1807, on account of service in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. See book of stubs for same locked up in safe in rooms of Chief of Invalid Division A.W. May 15, 1924
John [unclear]
John [unclear]
John [unclear]
John [unclear]
John [unclear]
If found with other [unclear] to know the character of the [unclear]

Than four years on the said tour; — he likewise served in the late War, and was enlisted for During the War and served in Capt. McGragg's Company, in the 15 th , U. States Regiment of Infantry under the command of Colonel Braly; &c,
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand This tenth Day of June in the year 1830
Daniel Christy
Sullivan County } ss,
Before me Amos Homer Clerk of the Court of Sullivan County, Personally appeared William Thom- as — and Nicholas T. Jacket of said county, who did severally make oath, that Daniel Christy by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolu- = tion in manner as therein stated; In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County; at Monticello, in the town of Thompson in Sullivan County, This 10 th Day of June 1830
Amos Holmes Clk.

Rec. 28 June 1870.
1966.
Greenville Greene Co., N.Y. June 22 d 1830
Sir
Enclosed, I forward to you the application of Daniel Christy or Christie (who was a private of the Virginia Line) for Pay under the act of Congress of the 13th of May 1828
From the circumstance of Mr Christy being so far removed from the State to which he belonged he has been unable to furnish other proofs of his services than his own declaration. He is however induced to hope that the public Records will so far corroborate his declaration, as to sustain his claim
Please direct the returns to this place, care of the Subscriber
Very Respectfully I am Your obt humble Serv t
Rej. File No
1.944
Levis Wakeley
OK
Hon d Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Department Washington City
Not allowed Act 1828

1885.
Revolutionary Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
12 July 1830.
Daniel Christy — of Sumberland in the county of Sullivan — in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private — in captain Fortin's company, in the Virginia line; and that he does not recollect to have received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary.
F.A. Dickinson.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
13 th July 1830
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Daniel Christie in the Invalid
It further appears that Daniel Christie is now on the pension list of the New York agency, and has been so since the 3 rd March 1826 at the rate of $2.66 2/3 dollars per month. He has been paid to March 1829 at that rate .
The name of Daniel Christy cannot be found among those of the Virginia line to whom certificates for the gratuity of eighty Dollars, were issued —
Thos. H. M c Adams
The Daniel Christie pensioned at $2.66. was for service in capt. Fortin's co. 11 th U.S. Inf ry and is not identical with the soldier in this claim.

General Land Office
15 July 1830
The name of Daniel Christy does not appear on the list of Warrants issued by the Register of the Land Office at Richmond so far as they have been rec d .
Geo. M. Moore CLERK
War Dept t Bounty Land Office
Aug t 10 th 1830
The name of Daniel Christy cannot be found on the Records of the Virginia line, among those entitled to Bounty Lands from the U. States, nor has a Land Warrant ever issued in his name
W m Gordon

D.A.R. N.Y. State Committee Historic Research and Preservation of Records Mrs. H.H. Frisbie, Roscoe, N.Y., Chairman for Sullivan County
May 5, 1924.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Will you kindly give me any information you can in regard to the following:
Zephenia Bowers,      Died Oct. 16, 1844 - Aged 85 yrs 4 mos 16 d S45306 Buried in Glen Wild Cemetery, Sullivan County, N. Y. (Town of Thompson) Elizabeth, his second wife, died Nov. 3, 1845, Aged 81 yrs
Zephenia Bowers served with Washington at Valley Forge.
or near David Handay, buried at Hartwood, N.Y., in the Town of Forest- burg, Sullivan County? N.Y. Went from Otisville to Handytown
Daniel Christie, who lived and died at Hartwood, N.Y., in the R. 1944 Town of Forestburg, Sullivan County, N.Y. Daniel Christie is mentioned as a Revolu- tionary soldier in Quinlan's History of Sullivan County, p. 279. Have been unable to find out where this Daniel Christie was buried.
Joseph Jemp , lived at Lakefield, Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, N.Y.
All of the above are supposed to have been Revolutionary sol- diers and we are trying to complete their records and send them in to the Chairman of the New York State Committee.
I know it is the custom of the Pension Bureau to send the records of only two ancestors to D. A. R. members, but I imagine you would make a different ruling in the case of such a big undertaking as this. I will be grateful for any help you may be able to give me.
Yours truly,
Mrs. H. H. Frisbie