Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12617, Samuel Chriswell, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Chriswell, Samuel
S. 12617
carded
CONTENTS

20.796 New York
Samuel Christy of Monroe Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Co. C commanded by Captain Cook of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hunter in the Pennsylvania line for 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 d day of Oct. 1833 — and Statute H. R. Selden Clerk
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 35 $ 108.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mch 24 21.66 $ 129.99
Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by J. C. Stiles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 93

Samuel Chriswell
■ Application for a pension -
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State of New York
Court ss. On the 25 day of Oct 1832 personally appeared in open court before Addison Gardiner Esqni Vice Chancellor of the 8 th circuit of the State of New York, Samuel Chisnell a resident of the Town of Clarkson County of Monroe & State of New York aged eighty years of age the 16 day of September, 1832, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth, on his oath, make the following statement or declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he was drafted out of the militia of the State of Pennsylvania sometime in the month of September 1777. at the Town of Northumberland in the County of Northumberland to go to the falls of the Susquehannah that he was march to the above falls under Capt. Gaskins - where the Department remained during the residue of the month of September and the month of October - when he was discharged. That in the month of May 1778 was drafted a second time from the same place as aforesaid, and was marched in the Company commanded by Capt McNair . In the Indorse laid in the Town of Bald Eagle about 20 th miles from the Town of Northumberland on the West branch of the Susquehannah River - and there remained for five weeks when the Department was duly discharged. That in the year 1779 in the month of May at this place of residence Northumberland enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. John Merison for the Town of five months to carry provisions from Middletown and Harris Ferry up to the

falls of Tioga in the State of New York to supple Gen Sullivan's Army - That during the whole period of their enlistment, was engaged in beating prisoners as aforesaid -
That in the month of May 1780 was Again drafted and went into the Garrison with the Regular Army under the command of Col. Murtie at the forks of Delaware on the west branch of the Susquehanna about five miles South of Anthracite and remained in that Garrison until the month of August the same year, at which time Col. Wetmore of the German Regiment was ordered to another post, from which into the Country -
That in the month of April 1781. the Militia of the County of Northumberland was classed with three classes for scouting parties by Col. Murtie, where this Regiment was not with one class of the scouting parties in the month of April & May.
That he was born in the year 1752 on the 16 day of September at the Town of Wallkill in the County of Ulster in the State of New York, now called Montgomery in the County of Orange, & remained there towards four years when he moved to the Town of Northumberland in the County of State Aforesaid - There was a record of his age made in the Bible of his Father, but since that Bible is cannot now be had
That he resided after the Declaration close of the war in the Northumberland for Seven years when he moved to the Town of Onond in the County of Seneca in the State of New York, that he left in the month of May and arrived at Onond in the month of June - that he remained in the Town of Onond

in the County of Seneca for fifteen years. That he moved from that Town in the month of May in the year 1807. And arrived at the Town of Clarkson in the County of Monroe in the State of New York on the fourth of June the same, where he has lived ever since.
That he does not know of any evidence that could be procured of his actual service as above stated. That he cannot furnish any written evidence of such services, having left with his associates at the close of his last term of service all papers and documents that were given him. That he moved refer to Gustavus Clark, Merchant and Abel Paldani Farmer of the Town of Clarkson.
And as persons to whom he is known in his neigh- -borhood and who can testify as to his char- -acter for veracity and their belief in his services as a soldier of the Revolution -
He hereby relinquishes any claim thereby 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 25 day of Oct 1802
before me -
J. Gardner
Samuel C. Grosvenor

We Charles E Furman a clergyman residing in the Town of Clarkson County of Monroe and State of New York and Gutierres Clark merchant and Abel Baldwin Farmer of the Town of Clarkson County of Monroe State of New York being citizens that we are well acquainted with Samuel Chriswell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty years old, that he is respected and beloved in his neighborhood upon his residence to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in their opinion - Charles E. Furman Gutierres Clark Abel Baldwin
And the said Vice Chancellor does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the said Samuel Chriswell was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it appears to him that Charles E. Furman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the Town of Clarkson in the County of Monroe aforesaid and that Gutierres Clark and Abel Baldwin who have also signed the same, are residents in the said Town of Clarkson, and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit -
Mussell then for a pension
J Gardner
I Samuel L Selden clerk of the Court of Chancery for the Eighth Circuit of the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Chriswell for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and

I Samuel L Selden clerk of the Court of Chancery for the Eighth Circuit of the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Christy for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty fifth day of October in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty two -
Sam L. Selden Clerk

State of New York
Monroe County ss. Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace in the Town of Clarkson County, State of New York, Samuel Crowell who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear more positively as to the precise length of his services, nor for the same reason can he more positively state or more fully state the names of the officers of the regular Army or the officers of the militia than what he has stated and set forth in his declaration - he further deposeth that during the term of his services as stated in his declaration hereto attached, he did not receive any commission. he further states that what discharges he did receive are destroyed in the manner set forth in his declaration, but what kind of discharge or the character thereof he cannot any more fully state than what is already set forth in his declaration, that at the time when he was drafted in the month of April 1781. he resided in the Town of Northumberland in the County of Northumberland. State of Pennsylvania;
Sworn & subscribed
before me this 3rd day of
June 1833. Sam e . Mead J.P.
Samuel Crowell
State of New York
Monroe County ss: I certify that Samuel Mead Esq r . before whom the above affidavit was sworn, was at the date thereof a justice of the peace in & for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe that the above signature, is his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and official seal, this fifth day of June 1833 -
Leonard Adams clerk

18958
Samuel Chriswell Monroe County New York
Bond
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Henry R. Selden Clarkson Monroe County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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 Samuel Chriswell Monroe ty. 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.     Sep r . 1777 2 /sr. Capt. Bod- kind — 80 North umber- land Traditionary   1778 1 — Capt. Nairn Col. Hunter Pensyl- vania Pensyl- vania   1779 5 — Capt. Mon- rison —   1780 3 — Col. Hunter —   1781 2 —   1 1  
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) _____ 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 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 (1) 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 he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
R. Newman

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EKL
February 28, 1930
Mr. Edgar G. Criswell 1200 Pacific Street Brooklyn, New York
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.12617, it appears that Samuel Chriswell was born September 16, 1752, in Walkill, Ulster County, New York, where he lived for twenty-four years, then removed to Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
He enlisted in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, and served with the Pennsylvania Troops as follows:
From September, 1777, two months in Captain Gaskins' Company.
From May, 1778, five weeks in Captain McNaire's Company.
From May, 1779, five weeks in Captain John Morrison's Company.
From May, 1780 until August, 1780, under Colonel Hunter.
From April, 1781, until sometime in May, 1781, under Colonel Hunter and was out on several scouting parties.
After the Revolution, he lived in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, for seven years, then moved to Ovid, Seneca County, New York, where he lived for fifteen years and in May, 1807, moved to Clarkson, Monroe County, New York, of which place he was a resident when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 25, 1832.
There are no data concerning his family.
Very tr

The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to James Creswell or Cresswell as described by you or to Robert Criswell.
Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the bureau is unable to make immediate reply to each inquiry pertaining to soldiers of the Revolution. Letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in order of receipt.
Very truly yours
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Date of reach not on AB

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Samuel Chriswall , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Northumberland Pa. Sept. 1777 2 mos. Gaskins — Pa.   May 1778 5 wks. McNaire —   May 1779 5 mos. John Morrison —   May 1780 3 mos. — Hunter   Apr 1781 2 mos. — "  
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Northumberland, Pa.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 25, 1832 - alloroa-
Residence at date of application, Clarkson, Monroe Co., NY.
Age at date of application, B. Sept. 16, 1752 Wallkill, Ulster Co. NY.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,

DOUBLEDAY, DORAN AND COMPANY INC GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NEW YORK OFFICES · 244 MADISON AVENUE Jan. 28, 1930
Hon. Earl D. Church, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, N.Y.
My dear Sirs--
At your convenience will you please request some one in you office to give me a copy of your record concerning the following named soldiers of the Revolutionary War, if you have it ?
✓ SAMUEL CRISWELL , 1751-1839; enlisted in Capt. Benjamin Briggs' Company, Col. John Gibson's Regiment. On U.S. Pension Roll in 1818 from Mason City, Ky. Wife, Jemima Bennett.
✓ ROBERT CRISWELL , Chester Co., Pa. Enlisted May 29, 1758, aged 21 or 24 years; in Capt. Paul Jackson's Co. Pa. Regiment. Later, 1787, an Ensign in Bedford Co., militia.
Sergeant James Cresswell, 1759-1842; enlisted March 18, 1776, Capt. John Marshall's Co., Col. Samuel Miles' Pa. Rifle Regt.
✓ REV. JAMES CRESWELL , died Laurens, S.C., 1776. Member of Committee of Safety. Wife, Mary Garlington.
✓ Samuel Chriswell , a pensioner of the Rev. War, living in Montgomery Co., N.Y. on Oct. 5, 1833, aged 83 years.
I particularly wish the names of the parents of these soldiers.
I shall be grateful for any information you can give me.
Cordially yours
Edgar S. Criswell
1200 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

DOUBLEDAY, DORAN AND COMPANY INC GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK NEW YORK OFFICES · 244 MADISON AVENUE
February 24, 1930
Hon. Earl D. Church, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:-
On January 28 I wrote asking your office to furnish, at your convenience, copies of your record for the following pensioners of the Revolutionary War:
Samuel Criswell, and
Samuel Chriswell
and the following whom I think were also pensioners of that war:
Robert Criswell
Sergeant James Cresswell, and
Rev. James Cresswell
Up to this time I have no reply. I shall be glad to wait my turn if the inquiry is in process of handling, but I should like to submit it again if you do not have it.
Thanking you, I am,
Cordially yours,
Edgar G. Criswell, 1200 Pacific St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
EGC:FJN

JOHN A. T. HULL, Chairman. Benjamin F. Marsh. William Sulzer. John H. Ketcham. Nicholas N. Cox. Walter P. Brownlow. John J. Leitz. Richard Wayne Parker. James Hay. Adlai B. Capron. Thomas M. Jett. Fred. C. Stevens. James L. Slayden. Charles Dick. Robert F. Broussard. Frank W. Mondell. Pedro Perea. John J. Esch.
Herman D. Reeve, Clerk. C. D. Lyon, Ass't Clerk.
Committee on Military Affairs,
House of Representatives U. S.,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190
Samuel Chriswell, Resident of Howard, Steuben County New York when he died, Don't know whether he enlisted in New York or Pa, Died near 1840. Thinks his pension was eight dollars a Month
Hugh Lewis H of R City
Revolut. Papers please return on file. (B) (B) (B)

MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
1152767 National Bureau of Standards Department of Commerce NBS Special Publication 400-4 NBS Special Publication 400-3 NBS Special Publication 400-2 NBS Special Publication 400-1 NBS Special Publication 400-0 NBS Special Publication 400-10 NBS Special Publication 400-11 NBS Special Publication 400-12 NBS Special Publication 400-13 NBS Special Publication 400-14 NBS Special Publication 400-15 NBS Special Publication 400-16 NBS Special Publication 400-17 NBS Special Publication 400-18 NBS Special Publication 400-19 NBS Special Publication 400-20
Harold NY July 3/06 Samuel Criswell NY. Re war Harold F. Horton asks records also named
WAR DEPARTMENT, 1152767 THE MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, August 3, 1906.
Respectfully forwarded to the Commissioner of Pensions.
The name Samuel Criswell has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office of any organization of New York or Continental troops in service during the war of the Revo- lution.
J. P. Smith The Military Secretary.

Hornell, New York, July 31, 1906.
Pension Bureau, Department of Interior, Washington, D. C.:
I am desirous of learning the record of service in the Revolutionary War of one Samuel Chriswell, who was a Revolutionary pensioner living in Steuben County, New York, in 1840, at the age of eighty-eight years.
He resided at that time with J. M. Armstrong, in the town of Howard. Very respectfully,
Harold F. Horton.
Address:- Harold F. Horton, #5 Ransom St., Hornell, New York.

Rev. h. m.
12.617 INVALID.
June 28-1902 Hugh Lewis - H.R.
1906 Aug. 14 History to Harold T. Horton c 1930 Feb 28 - Hist. to Edgar G. Cerio-mell - E.H.
File No. 12.617
Samuel Griswell First Beer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir -
I Enclose to you again the application Isaac Van Der Cook Samuel Chriswell and John Cook for pensions. with their further depositions -
In the case of Van Der Cook -
I send the deposition of John Francisco taken in January 1832. which had been mislaid & could not be found when the papers were first sent - & Francisco was then dead - I think this will sufficiently establish his services -
John Cook. With the further deposition of I send that of David S. Bates. the son of David Bates who commanded the Company in which Cook served. giving his father's statements in relation to the services of Cook -
He sets forth in his deposition definitely the times of service.
2. Months as Volunteer under David Bates - 3 " " Substitute for Samuel Squires. 3 " " " " Daniel Kaup - 2 " " Volunteer under Elijah Squires - 1 year with a team & waggon -
For the last he has been informed that he can not receive pay but insists upon its insertion -
Samuel Chriswell - Sends his further deposition. I believe the declaration with the deposition now sent contains substantially the answers to all the interrogatories - I do not understand it to be necessary to set them forth in the form of

of interrogatories. and answer-
Mr. Chriswell is aged and feeble and has not been able to procure any evidence of his service beyond his own deposition. and proof of his reputation.
I believe he has complied substantially with requisitions of the Pension Office. at least from his worth and necessites I am induced to hope so.
Very Respectfully Yours Ob t Serv t
Henry R. Selden
Clarkson Monroe Co. June 5. 1833.
J. A. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington