Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12547, Medad Comstock, Mass.

SERVICE
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Mass.
bonstock, Medad
S. 12547
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14134
14877
New York
Mehed Cornstock
of Western Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt. commanded by Col Brown in the Mass ts militia une for 7 mos 5 ds
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 23 Dollars 88 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and sent to J. C. Baker Whitesboro N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $47.76 Semi-ant. allowance ending Septembr 111.94 $59.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk. Book E Vol. 4 Page 49

I James Giles of the town of Norway and County of Herkimer and state of New York do certify and state that Medad Comstock now of the town of Western and Co ty of Oneida did in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty serve in the company with me as a private soldier for three months in Colonel Browns Regiment of the Masscheusetts Line our Officers were Capt n Spurr Lieut n Brooks Ensign Ball adjutant James Bassett the above taken and subscribed before me this thirteenth day of Sep r 1832
James Giles
sworn and subscribed before me Dan Post J. P.
State of New York } } Julius C. Nelson Clerk of the County Herkimer County } of Herkimer aforesaid do certify that Dan Post Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of James Giles purports to have been sworn was at the time of the taking thereof a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Herkimer aforesaid & duly authorized to act as such Justice that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe the signature of "Dan Post" also subscribed to be his own proper hand writing & signature In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this nineteenth day of October 1832 Julius C. Nelson Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of New York } County of Meida } On this tenth - day of Sep- =tember 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Meida aforesaid now sitting Medad Comstock a resident of the Town of Western in the County of Meida and State of New York aged sixty nine years who being first duly affirmed according to law doth on his affirm- =ation make the following declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress pas- =sed June 7 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he was born in the Town of Westfield in the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1763.
That he has no record of his age
That at the time when he entered the service as herein after stated he resided at Westfield aforesaid & part of the time at Williamstown in the State of Massachu- =setts, That in the year 1780 he removed from Westfield to Williamstown aforesaid & in 1801 he removed from there to the Town of Western County of Meida & State of New York in which

town he now resides & has resided there ever since except about two years in which he resided in the County of Jefferson in the State of New York
That on the third day of October 1779 he volunteered as a private soldier at Westfield aforesaid for the term of three months. The Captain's name he thinks was Caleb Smith (or he was a lieutenant & served as Captain) That he can not recollect the names of the other officers. That he marched from Westfield aforesaid to Springfield where the company to which he belonged was stationed as a guard to the Continental Store house & magazine, at that place that he continued to serve until the full term of his enlistment had expired, viz three months when he was honorably discharged on the third day of January 1780 at Springfield aforesaid but received no written discharge, & returned to Westfield aforesaid
That in February 1780 he removed to Williamstown State of Massachusetts and in the latter part of June or the first part of July of that year he volunteered for the term of one month & marched from Williamstown to Hanesborough & was there discharged after having been out 5 or 6 days & then returned to Williamstown. That having lived but a short time in the place & the officers being strangers to him he does not now recollect the names of any of them that commanded

at that time
That on the twenty first day of July 1780 he was drafted at Williamstown aforesaid for the term of three months that one Capt. Shurr commanded the Company (the thinks his given name was John) that one Jonathan Brooks was the Lieutenant & the ensign's name was Ball but his given name he does not recollect. That Col. Brown commanded the regiment he thinks his given name was William he does not remember the Lieut Colonel. That Oliver Root was the Major & James Gason was the Adjutant, the other officers he does not recollect. That he was marched from Williamstown to Fort Plain in the State of New York, that while he remained there he was out in several scouting parties. that he well recollects the Battle at Stone Arabia on the Mohawk River in the State of New- = York & was there at the time & that he can with others = know to which he belonged was called out to reinforce the American Troops but was driven back into the fort. but he was in sight & hearing of the battle & he remained & helped bury the dead that fell in the Battle, that he remained in the service until the term for which he was drafted viz, three months had expired viz three months had expired he was honorably discharged at

on a about the 23 rd day of October when he returned to Williamstown, having received no written discharge. That he was on one occasion up as far as Fort Stanwix now the Village of Rome on the Mohawk river.
That he volunteered in the Town of Williams- town in the year 1781 in the fall of the year (he believes it to be in 1781) in the Com- pany commanded by Captain George Stear, the name of the Lieutenant & Ensign he can not now recollect, that he marched from Williamstown to Castleton & was there stationed & staid about one month when he was honorably discharged & received he well recollects seven dollars for his services on that occasion, that he had no written discharge, that he then returned to Williamstown aforesaid.
That the whole time he was in his actual service was about seven months & five days. That he has no documentary evidence of his service.
That he knows of no person whose testi- mony he can procure who can testify to his service except it may be one Calvin Hall who resides in Berkheld in Rensselaer County of Middle & one James Giles who a few months ago years, resided in the County of

Herkine, the Brother John Comstock & his Sister Margaret Baker who reside in the Town of Western aforesaid who know something about his service
That he is known to the following persons in his present neighborhood & vicinity who can testify to his character & veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution viz, Chauncey Hayden Esq., George Breyton, Esq. Post Master Squire Utley Esq Justices of the peace
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that her name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Affirmed & subscribed the 3rd day of March 1841 Hedad Comstock Geo. Brown Clerk
We Archibald Clark Farmer of the residing in the Town of Herkine County aforesaid and Anthony Potter Anthony Potter who residing in the Town of Western hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mosdath Comstock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about sixty nine years of age that he is reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion & that he is a man of truth & veracity Archibald Clark Anthony Potter Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Joseph B Read Dep Clerk

and the said Court do hereby declare Their - Opinion after the investigation of the matter after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the was Department & the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Archibald Clark who has signed the preceding certificate is a respectable Farmer resident in the Town of Slender Mead a daughter and that Anthony Potter  William Cuyler who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Western and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court E Mayhew, first judge
I George Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Oneida do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Deborah Curtis for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this tenth day of December A.D. 1832 Geo Brown Clk

Mead Comstock 14817.
Subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing
Witness my hand & seal of office this at the City of Utica this 10 th day of October A.D. 1832 Geo. Brown Clerk
tree e e 2 he

State of New York } } Solomon Comstock of the Town of Oneida County } } Western, County & State aforesaid
being duly affirmed  sworn says that he has heard the annexed declaration of Medad Comstock read & knows the contents thereof that this deponent is of the age of sixty six years & resides in the Town of Western aforesaid that this deponent is of the Brother of the said Medad That he well recollects the time when his said Brother entered the service at Westfield State of Massachusetts in the fall of 1779, that they both resided with their father at Westfield aforesaid, that he well recollects the time the said Medad went it was in the fall of the year & it was said he volunteered or was drafted for the term of three months that & that he went in the Company under Capt. Caleb Smith who this deponent well knew, that the said Medad went as was said into the service as a soldier, that some time after the said Medad was gone this deponent went to see him at Springfield where he was there & saw him in the service there, that he then understood that the company in which the said Medad belonged was a guard to guard the magazine & store house, that he remembers that the said Medad returned in the winter, as it was then said & believed directly from Springfield where he was discharged having served his full term of service viz three months,
That he well recollects that his brother aforesaid in the summer of 1780 went a tour up the Mohawk River in the state of New York for three months as was then said both by the said Me- dad at the time & by the family & so said & be- lieved in the neighborhood at the time & as this deponent then & still believes, that he well recollects that it was said at the time that he

was under Capt. Spurr & in Colonel Brown's Regiment, that he well remembers when his said Brother returned from said service, although he can not remember the day of the month that he well recollects, that it was said on his return that he had been up the Mohawk River as far as Fort Stanwix, & that he was in the Battle at Stone Arabia when Col. Brown was killed, that it was said on his brother's return & believed & then deposed then & still believes he was absent in the service at that time the full term of three months
That he remembers that he was absent on a tour at the north & in the state of Vermont for some time but the precise time he can not tell.
That the said Medad Comstock is now pres- ent at the subscribing, this affidavit
Affirmed this 17 th day of September 1832 before me Myrin Utley Justice
Solon Comstock
State of New York } ss. Margaret Baker of Western, Coun- Meida County } ty of Meida aforesaid being duly affirmed deponent & saith that she has heard the foregoing affidavit of Solon Comstock & the annexed declaration of Medad Comstock both read & knows the contents thereof. That she is the sister of the said Medad & Solon Comstock & is of the age of sixty one years & resides in Western aforesaid. That she well recollects when the said Medad left her father's house at Newfield aforesaid where her said brothers & herself with their father resided to go to Springfield

as a soldier although she does not remember the month & that it was in the fall of the year 1779, that it was said & believed in the family & neighborhood at the time that he had gone to Springfield as a soldier to guard the Magazine, that she recollects that about the time his term of service was said to expire her father went there as he said to bring him home, that she well recollects when her father returned, that it was then said in the family & believed & this deponent then & still believes the said Medad was absent in the service three months at that time.
That she well recollects that in the year 1780 her said Brother was absent in the service as a soldier up the Mohawk River in the state of New York as then said by the family at the time & believed & as this deponent then & still believes, that this deponent remembers when he returned from said service & he said he had been at Fort Stanwix, & that he was at Stony Creek when the battle where Col Brown was killed, & it was said at the time & believed at the time & this deponent then & still believes the said Medad was absent in the service as a soldier at the time three months.
That the said Medad & Solomon Comstock are both present at the time of the subscribing & taking this affidavit. Margaret Baker
Affirmed this 17 day of September 1832 before me
Sylvia Utley Surtur

I Squire Utley one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Mendon of residing in in the Town of Western before whom the fore- going affidavits of Solomon Comstock & Margaret Baker have been taken, do certify that I am well acquainted with them & have been for a great number of years & that they & the said Medad all reside in the said Town of Western Western & are all credible persons in whose statement a testimony full reliance can be placed, That the said Medad Comstock is the Post Master at Big Brook in said Town & County
September 17 th 1852 Squire Utley Justice
State of New York Clerk Office Oneida County
I George Brown Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Squire Utley Esq. before whom the annexed affidavits purport to have been taken sworn was at the date of the same was a Justice of the peace in & for said County and duly authorized by Law to act as such Justice & that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature of Squire Utley Subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing
Witness my hand & seal of office this at the City of Utica this 10 th day of October A.D. 1852 G. Brown Clerk
Medad Comstock 14817

14,817
Wedad Comstock
admitted.
7 mo. 5 days Private.
23. 3 3/5
J. C. Baker Whitestown P.O. N.Y.

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 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 Nedab Comstock of West  Vern Oneida County 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.     Dec 1779 3 Private Capt Smith Col? thru Mass Westfield Living   1780 June or 6 days Hampshire County Watkins   1780 3 Spurr Brown Massachusetts   1781 1 Sloan age 69   May  
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 (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 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, deposes 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 _____; 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.

Mr. 13/9/7 Chas. R. Dryer, Tenn Haute. Ind.
Chas. R. Dryer
12547 INVALID.
File No. 12,547
Weed Comstock
Prv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 78
[Arrangement of 1870.]

W. W. PARSONS, PRESIDENT OF FACULTY.
Indiana State Normal School
W. R. McKEEN, TERRE HAUTE. TREASURER.
TRUSTEES:
  WM H. ARMSTRONG, President,  INDIANAPOLIS.    LEWIS B. MARTIN, Secretary,  TERRE HAUTE.    DAVID M. GEETING,  INDIANAPOLIS.    J. H. TOMLIN,  SHELBYVILLE.    CHARLES W. WARD,  NEWPORT.  
Terre Haute, Ind. Oct 30 1897
To the Honorable Commissioners of Pensions, Washington, D. C.,
Dear Sir, I wish to obtain the military record of Meredith Comstock , who served in the war of the Revolution & was a pensioner . He enlisted from Massachusetts or New York & died at Nesbitt Corners near Rome, N. Y. between 1830 & 1840. Please inform me how I may obtain such record & oblige
Yours truly Chas. R. Dwyer.

L. W. B. I. 12547.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
November 13, 1897.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning Medad Comstock, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on September 10th, 1832, at which time he was 69 years of age and residing in Oneida County, New York, and his pension was allowed for seven months' and five days' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Smith and Col. Brown. He enlisted at Williamstown, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
Mr. Charles R. Dryer,
Terre Haute, Indiana.
Indiana State Normal School.