Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10442, Matthew Chandler, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Chandler, Matthew
S. 10442
CONTENTS
carded

20.6/3 New York Matthew Chandler of Madison in the State of New York who was a Private in the Army, commanded by Captain Russell of the Regt. commanded by Col. Canfield in the New York line for Half term
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 10 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Sep. 1831 and unto P. Mary L. Eath.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 31 $ 100 — Semi-ant. allowances ending 4th 24 20 —
2. Aug. 13. 1832 $ 120 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. L. L. Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 4. Page 52.

William Cradle Declaration for a Pension
18310

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1862 State of New York
Madison County ss. On this twenty eighth day of September A.D. 1862 personally appeared before me Barak Beckwith Esq. one of the Judges of Madison County Common Pleas in the State aforesaid Matthew Chandler a resident of the town of Cazenovia County & State aforesaid aged sixty eight years. Who being first duly sworn at the Law directs doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1862
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer and served as herein stated. to wit. He enlisted as a volunteer in the Infantry of the Army of 1862 aged in the month of April he believed under Capt Bissell
Service at East Hartford in Connecticut, for one year. Marched to a place called Horse Neck near the crossing of the  where the  river  the  was  was  stationed  for the whole year at the Fort at that place. The Fort, whilst Declarant was stationed there, was commanded by Col Canfield his first name Declarant cannot now recall
The first six months of his enlistment of the Declarant was employed in doing foot duty at the Fort, and in occasional scouting parties into the country in the vicinity of Horse Neck. At these times some slight skirmishes with small parties of Royalists took place, in which Declarant was engaged

On one occasion the Lieutenant of the Company whose name was Howe (his first name is forgotten) went out on a scouting party with Deventer picked men of whom Declarant was one and at about ten miles from the fort overtook twenty four of the British light horse. When first discovered they were all dismounted and First Howe divided his men into two parties and led one himself round through the bushes to attack the British in front while the other should march up in the rear. This was executed eminently successfully and both parties of our troops at the same moment presented themselves at the British before they had time to mount, and demanded of them to surrender. This they did immediately and without firing a gun, and were all taken prisoners to the fort.
The other skirmishes during this six months were of no particular importance, and are not specifically remembered.
At the end of the first six months Declarant (being a Sailor by trade) was detailed with four others and  pushed out and set to work, making clothes for the soldiers at the fort, in which employment Declarant continued until the expiration of his term of service which was in the Spring of the year 1780.
At about the close of his term of service Declarant was sent

to assist in quelling some persons from Horse Neck to Hartford in Connecticut and when he got to that place was dismissed, as his term of Service had fully expired whilst on the road.
Whilst on the road heard of the cessation of hostilities. Declarant does not recall any officer of the Continental line unless Col Canfield the commander of the fort at Horse Neck was one.
Declarant was born on the fifth day of January, 1764 according to the family record now in his possession. Before the Revolutionary War he lived with his father at East Hartford in Connecticut, and since the war he lived in the City of Hartford  in the City of Hartford  until  until  he  he  removed  removed to Gungn in Chenango County and from that more than thirty years since  he removed to the town of Cazenovia, New York State, where he now resides.
He further states that he had no written discharge but was dismissed on the expiration of his term of enlistment. And he had no documentary evidence of his services and no testimony to his knowledge except such as is herewith transmitted. He has never applied for a pension. His name is not on the pension roll of any State and he hereby acknowledges all claims to a pension but the present.
Declarant is known in his present residence to the Hon Justin Dwight (a former Member of Congress) Hon Charles Stetson (Bank Commissioner of New York State) Messrs G Childs & Son Kilborn (Post Master) Samuel White &

they with with all others living in his neighborhood can testify to his character for truth and veracity, Matthew Chandler
Sworn and subscribed before me on this day and year first above written
Barak Beckwith a judge of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Madison
We Lewis Leonard a Clergyman residing in Cazenovia Madison County and State of New York and Samuel White of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Matthew Chandler who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty-eight years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid before me
Lewis Leonard Samuel White
Barak Beckwith a judge of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Madison
And I Barak Beckwith the said Judge do hereby declare my 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 stated. And I further certify that Lewis Leonard who had signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in in Cazenovia, and that Samuel White who has also signed the same resides in the same place, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. And I further state that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before me in the matter of the application of Matthew Chandler for a pension.

And I further State That it appears to me satisfactory. That Matthew Chandler the above named applicant is unable to attend Court from bodily infirmity.
Barak Beckwith a Judge of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Madison
State of New York } Madison County Clerk's Office } ss: I, Andrew J. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do Certify that Barak Beckwith before whom the preceding (Declaration and Affidavit purport to have been sworn, and Also whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate, was, at the date of the same, One of the Judges of the County Courts in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said De- claration, Affidavit and Certificate, to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of Office this 22 d day of October 1832. A. J. Sloan Clk

To the Master of Matthew Chandler an Application for a Pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York } Madison County ss } Jonathan Chandler of Pitcher in the County of Chenango Chenango & State aforesaid, being duly sworn - Says that he is the brother of Matthew Chandler the above named Applicant - That early in the Spring of the year 1781 - the said Matthew enlisted in the State Troops of Connecticut for a year was gone in from home in the service, for a year at least - This deponent did not see him in the service but knows of his enlistment & that he went away in the service - & was gone for a year & was believed by all the neighbors to be in the service for the whole of that time - That said enlistment was in East Hartford in Connecticut where this deponent & the said Matthew then resided - Deponent further saith that the said Matthew enlisted under capt Bissell knowing before on this 28 th day of July 1832 } Jonathan Chandler Justin D. Dorrill Justice Court Conn.

State of New York Madison County §
I certify that the preceding affidavit was taken before me and that I am acquainted with Jonathan Chandler whose name is thereto subscribed and that I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and his statement entitled to credit.
Given under my hand at Cazenovia this 28th day of May 1853 Justin D. Merrill Supreme Court Com.
Application of Jonathan Chandler for a Review

18310
Mathew Chandler Madison Co New York.
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Admitted Printed 12 months
Peter Morys Esq. Eaton Madison Co Madison Co New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 Mathew Chandler. Madison Co New York.
   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.     Ap 1782 1 " " Pic Cap. Birchell. S. Howe Cpl. Canfield. Schuyler Can. 68 years. E. Hartford Conn. Two Witnesses. Traditionary  
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, 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.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowen Esq
Proof of Service required

October 8, 1938.
Miss C. O. Atwell 44 Sullivan Street Cazenovia, New York.
BA-J/ILL Matthew Chandler S. 10442
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 10442, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Matthew Chandler.
Matthew Chandler was born January 5, 1764; the place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown. Before the Revolutionary War, he resided in East Hartford, Connecticut, with his father; Matthew was then a tailor by trade.
Matthew Chandler enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served two tours of six months each as a private in Captain Bissell's company, Colonel Ganfield's Connecticut regiment; during the first six months, he was engaged in the vicinity of Horseneck and was in two skirmishes, in one of which a large number of the enemy were taken prisoners.
The soldier resided after his service in East Hartford and in Hartford, Connecticut, and moved from that state to Chenango County, New York, thence to Cazenovia, Madison County, New York.
Matthew Chandler was allowed pension on his application executed September 26, 1832, at which time he resided in Cazenovia, New York. He made no reference to wife or children. He died August 13, 1852.
In 1832, the soldier's brother, Jonathan Chandler, was a resident of Pitcher, Madison County, New York. In 1833, one Dolly Locke, of Cazenovia, New York, stated that she was a resident of East Hartford, Connecticut, at the time Matthew Chandler served in the Revolutionary War; no relationship between her and the soldier was stated.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

October 8, 1938.
Miss C. O. Atwell 44 Sullivan Street Cazenovia, New York.
BA-J/ILL Matthew Chandler S. 10442 William Thrall - letter S. 43198
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Matthew Chandler and William Thrall, both pensioners of New York State.
The records of these two soldiers are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Matthew Chandler a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1781 or 1782 1 year Pvt. Bissell Canfield Conn.                                            
Battles engaged in, no battles stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at East Stafford Conn.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 26, 1862. His w. was el.
Residence at date of application, Canajoharie, Madison Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Jan'y 5, 1764. Died Aug. 13, 1862
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
brother Jonathan
Commissioner.

Rev. Wm
10442
INVALID.
1921 Mar. 15 Hist. to Mrs. E. J. Prescott Letter in W. T. 2.2.49 from Robertson 1938- Oct. 8. Hist. to Mrs. C. O. Atwell. See letter in Rev. Wm. Thall. 3.4.31 p. 322.
File No. 10,442
Matthew Chandler Prior Boer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. R , Page 65-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

In the Matter of Matthew Chandler an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 State of New York
Madison County ss } Dolly Locke of Cazenovia in the County of Madison & State of New York being duly sworn says that during the revolutionary war she resided in East Hartford Connecticut and knew Matthew Chandler and knows that he enlisted in the State troops of Connecticut State troops of the United States near the close of the war.
Deponent further says that at the time he enlisted she understood that he enlisted for one year and she clearly recollects that he was absent for about that length of time but cannot remember the precise dates at which he went away & returned
Sworn this 27 th day of July 1832 before me
Dolly Locke
Justin Durinell Supreme Court
State of New York
Count
Madison County ss
I certify that that the above affidavit was taken before me and I am acquainted with Dolly Locke whose name is thereunto subscribed and that I believe her to be a person of truth and veracity and her statement is entitled to credit.
Given under my hand at Cazenovia aforesaid this 28 th day of May 1833
Justin Durinell Supreme Court Count.

State of New-York Madison County Clerk's Office } Mr. Andrew J. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Justin Divinelle before whom the two preceding Affidavits purport to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to the two preceding Certificates, was, at the dates of the same, a Supreme Court Commissioner in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name, subscribed to the said Affidavits and Certificates, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 10 th day of June 1833 - A. J. Sloan CLK.
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