Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19254, James Covert, Continental New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental New York
Covert, James or Covert
S. 19254
CONTENTS
carded

New York 28.655
James Coover of Orange Co in the State of New York who was a Pr ty Matross the Company commanded by Captain Wooduff of the Reg t commanded by Col Lamb in the New York Militia line for 8 mo Matross & Continental 1 " Pr of Infantry }
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of May 1834, and sent to J. Chattie Esq Mount Hope
Arrears to the 4th of March '34 $109.98 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept 4 '34 - 18.33 $128.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam H Page Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 131
Letter to S. Knapp Recd Aug 17. Sep 1840. Paid at the Post as un d under the Act of the 6 April 1838 for 4 Sep. 1839 to 4 March 1840. Age notice 17. Nov 1840

State of New York
Orange County p: On this second - day of September 1833.
personally appeared before the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Orange no matter it being a Court of record James Boover resident of the Town of Deerpark in said County of Orange aged sixty nine years the tenth day of January last past, 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 one thousand eight hundred and eighty two in the month of April at Fishkill in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York in a Company of volunteers for nine months and served one month in Col. Weynfield's
Regiment at Fishkill after which he cannot recollect the Captains Name, and that at the end of one month after his first enlistment - this applicant again enlisted for three years in the month of May in the year last aforesaid at the place aforesaid - in Captain Moodys Company in Colonel John Lamb's Regiment of Artillery and that he served eight months in said Regiment at Westpoint in Orange County and State aforesaid that he was a private both terms of his service And this applicant says that after serving eight months under his last enlistment being discharged he received an Honorable Discharge signed by Lieut Col. Stevens, that he left the said Discharge with George Brinkhoof of Fishkill in Dutchess County for him to ascertain whether this applicant was intitled to any

lent, and that afterwards this applicant was informed by said Brinkerhoof that he did not draw any, and that he neglected to get back the said discharge, and that as years ago last spring he went to the late residence of the said Brinkerhoof who is now dead, that one of his Executors searched among the papers of the said Brinkerhoof for said discharge but could not find it, whereby it is lost to this applicant, and this applicant says he was born at Phillips Town in the County of Dutchess in the State of New York in 1764 - he has a record of his age in his Bible he lived in the County of Dutchess from his birth (except while in service at West Point as aforesaid) until about forty years ago, hitherto moved to where he now resides, and has ever since resided there, he says he does not know of any person living who can testify to his service except Anne Phelps whose affidavit is hereto annexed and that he does not know as she is now living she was old and unable to attend Court when he procured her affidavit which was procured before the passing of the Act of June 7th 1832. but is acquainted with Col. Buckelebach How former Friends and a great many persons in his neighborhood who he believes were to swear to his charges for faults and venality, that there is no settled clergymen in the vicinity of this applicant, that he served with General Butler's 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.

We hereby acknowledge every claim to a pension or annuity whatever except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state. Subscribed & sworn in Open Court the Second day of September 1833
James Corbett
Asa Dunning Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the rules of Court that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing and annexed contain the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Corbett for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of office This Second day of September 1833 - Asa Dunning Clerk

James Lovart

27. 549 James Coover
Bundled 7. Sub - 3 Livers " 8 — " " 8 — " " 9 — " " — " " — 10 — "
In Livers - Lamb's eye Bundled 7. sub 3 Adm. July 2 d 1882.
Joseph Chattle Esq. Mount Hope New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Nov. 11 33
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. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of James Coover
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     April 1782 — 1 8 — — Col Wm. Mitchell Col Lumb Capt Woody 69 Years  
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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

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

J.W.
Record Division.
Am
September 19, 1908.
Mrs. George S. Baillie, 131 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, N. Y.
Madam:
In reply to your letter dated the 10" and received the 11" inst., you are advised that from the papers in the claim, Sur. File 19,854 , it appears that James Covert was born January 10, 1764, at Philipstown, Dutchess Co., N. Y.; that while a resident of said County, he enlisted in April, 1782, and served as Private in Colonel Weisenfels' New York regiment, name of Captain not stated, one month, at the end of which time he enlisted in Capt. Moody's company, Col. John Lamb's Second regiment of Continental Artillery and served eight months, date of discharge not stated.
He was pensioned as James Covert, on an application executed September 3. 1833, at which time he was a resident of Deer Park, Orange Co., N. Y. There is no data as to family.
The Revolutionary War pension records fail to afford any information in regard to Silvenus Covert.
You are further advised that on account of the insufficiency of the clerical force available for such a purpose, this Bureau is unable to furnish the military history of all persons of any one name found on the Revolutionary War pension records.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

121 Grace Church St., Port Chester, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1908.
To the Com. of Pensions:
Dear Sir: -
Through the suggestion of The Adjutant General, I write to you to see if further information can be obtained of the following persons who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Covert, James - Private Regiment Weissenfels. " John - " - Brinckerhoff " Silverus - " (Luddington - Company Lane. Will you kindly inform me when they enlisted,

from what county , when discharged, and service rendered: also all other information + data you have of such persons.
If the records show any other persons by the name of Covert will you kindly send their record.
Thanking you in advance, I remain
Yours respectfully, Adelaide Choron Baillie (Mrs. Geo. S. Baillie)

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by A.G. SEP 15 1908
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier James Covert
Service Per War
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim except for File 19254

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Aug. 24, 1908
DAILY REPORT OF WORK OF RECORD DIVISION.
   SEARCHED. RECORDED, ETC.     Declarations ..... Invalids .....   Evidence, etc ..... Dependent .....   Regiments ..... Increase .....   Specials ..... Comb. book .....   Cor. slips written ..... Certificates .....   Cases called ..... Inv. Orig. jacketed .....   Arranging ..... Wid. Orig. jacketed .....   Calls for data ..... Increase jacketed .....   Corrections, S. R. ..... Reviewed .....   Corrections, C. R. ..... Numbered .....   Slips written ..... Notified .....   Compared ..... Cases examined .....   Vacated .....   Letters 10 Briefed .....   Misc. 2 L.  
Remarks:

  File 808 Inv. Jacob Conit   " 977 " Ellison "   3215 " Burgan "   10462 " Daniel "   10466 " Jeremiah "   23174 " Luke "   34259 " Burgan "   35865 " Isaac "     Widows   6740 " Burgan "   7257 " Jarius "   10671 " Thomas "   23830 " Luke P. "     Rej. 2383 " Darius D. " 

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19254
INVALID.
Sept. 19, 1908. History of Mrs. Geo. S. Baile, Port Chester, N.Y. F.rr.
File No. 19254
James Govert His Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 76
[Arrangement of 1870.]

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 18 th , 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," James Cooverh, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the New York City Agency, at the rate of Thirty Six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
John D. Sleeper Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

Mechanics Bank New York 15 Sept 1840
Sir
I enclose for your examination the papers in the case of James Covert, a pensioner under that of 7 th June 1832 at $36, 11 / 100 per annum, who claims his pension from the 11 th September 1839.
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt O. Knapp Post by Sylvester Spencer Chf Clk Pension Office
James S Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions, Washington

Wt Hope n.4 Mar 31 1834
New York Ret. 4 April 1834
Thos
Hon. John L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office Washington City
99.90 65.10 33.30 8.33 25. 8.33 2 4.16

Mount Hope Orange County N.Y.
Sir
I have inclosed to you James Lovett's Pension papers with additional proof - which I hope will be satisfactory as the regulations require.
About the first of Febry. last I returned to your Office for mail, Oliver Brown's papers with a relinquishment of all claims for Revolutionary services (Receipts 13 mos & 18 da as I request of 28 da or priority agreeable to the statement made in your Office for which he could have a Pension as Mr Brown informed me, I have not heard from them since I returned there, Please inform me. March 30th 1834.
Yours &c
J. Chattin

Susquehanna ss State of Pennsylvania Before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County personally came Esther Demsey a person of good repute aged about sixty years being duly sworn according to Law deposes and saith that she is well acquainted with James Covert of Deer Park in the County of Orange & State of New York who is now about to apply for a pension on account of services rendered to the United States during the Revolutionary War and that this Deponent was well acquainted with the said James Covert during the Revolutionary war and knows that he was a Soldier of the Revolution and that he is twenty years of age and served at West Point in Colonel & Lankton's Washington's Regiment about nine months and that this Deponent hath been acquainted with the said James Covert ever since the Revolutionary war and further this Deponent saith Sworn and Subscribed Esther Demsey Her X mark before me February 15 th 1834 Joseph Washburn Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that Esther Demsey who subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me is a Resident of Gibson township in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania and is a Creditable person and that her statement is entitled to Credit through my hand and seal at Gibson township the 15 th day of February A D 1834 Joseph Washburn Justice of the peace
State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss I Asa Dimock Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County certify that Joseph Washburn Esquire, is a Magistrate as above and that the above signature purporting to be his are genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, at Montrose the fifteenth day of February A D 1834, Asa Dimock Pro

Westchester County } State of New York - } p.
Anna Rhodes now of York- town in the County of Westchester in the State of New York being duly sworn doth depose & say that she is the widow of Richard Rhodes late of Putnam County now deceased, that she is now aged near eighty years, That her said late husband was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, that he joined went into the said service in Capt. Moody's Company in Col. Wypsenfelt's Regi- ment, That she visited her said husband whilst in the said service at Fort Putnam near West Point at which time her said husband was in Capt. Moody's Company in Col. Lamb's Regiment into which her said husband as this deponent understood had enlisted for three years This deponent further saith that she was well acquainted with James

Covert before & during the said Revolutionary war & has ever since known him, that he is the brother son of this deponent, That said James Covert went into the service of the Country as a soldier in the said Revolutionary war at the same time her said late husband returned which was the last year of the said War & at Fishkill in Dutchess County under Col. Wysenfelt, That this deponent when she visited her husband as herein before stated, saw also the said James Covert at Fort Patnam aforesaid, who was also then a soldier in Capt. Moodys Company & Col. Lambes Regiment This deponent always understood that and believes the fact so to be that the said James Covert enlisted under Col. Wysenfelt for nine months that soon after he was mustered at Fishkill under the said Col. Wysenfelt, Capt. Moody aforesaid had wanted twenty six men to fill up his company

when the said James Covert & his late husband were two of the members that volunteered on that occasion to fill up Capt Moodys Company —
Sworn before me him this 25 day of April Anna & Roads Mank 1802 —
Thomas Gompkins justice of the peace in and for the County above said
I do hereby certify that the above Anne Roads I have been acquainted with for many years and do verily believe her to be a person of great and veracity April 25 Day 1832 Thomas Gompkins justice of the peace

I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the County of Westchester, State of New York, do hereby certify that Thomas Tompkins before whom the foregoing affidavit of Anna Roads was sworn to, was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly elected & sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and believe the signature subscribed to the Jurat thereto, as his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto af- fixed the seal of said County and sub- scribed my name this 7 th day of August 1833
N Bayles CLK
James Bovent

State of New York
Orange County ss. William A. Buddenbach of Deerpark in the County of Orange and State of New York being duly sworn deposes and states that he is well acquainted with James Covert who is about making about making application for a pension on account of services rendered to the United States during the Revolutionary war - that the said James Covert has resided in the neighborhood of this deponent for about forty years, and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary Soldier and that I concur in that opinion and that he believes the said James Covert is about seventy years of age and is believed to be a person of truth and veracity.
Subscribed and sworn
the 31 st - day of August 1833. before me, William A. Buddenbach
Abraham Buddenbach Justice of the Peace
I certify that William A. Buddenbach who subscribed and swore to the above affidavit before me is a resident of the place he states and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Abraham Buddenbach Justice of the Peace

State of New York in and for the County of ... I Asa Dunning Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Abraham Braddock Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County and that I am acquainted with his handwriting and truly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and Signature
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this Sunday of September 1833-
Asa Dunning Clerk

27549 James Bovent Ponca City
Adm. 8 mo. Matrop 1 " pri. Inf.
J. Chattle Mount Hope N.Y.

Orange County ss James Cowart & Despatch in said County, being duly sworn with that he is the identical person who in the original declaration herein annexed and who is referred to and intended by James P. Hoback, and Esther Denny by their respective affidavits herein annexed and they are both aged and infirm and unable to attend Court in the County where this affidavit receives and that the dis- charge of the affidavit mentioned in the original declaration a the affidavit cannot be found and that the remainder and that there is no charge remaining in the execution of this affidavit.
Subscribed and sworn to this 1 st day of March 1834 before me,
James Cowart
John Denny Justice of the peace
Orange County ss: James Finch of Mount Hope in said County being duly sworn with that he hath been acquainted with James Cowart of Despatch in said County about forty years and that he hath frequently heard said in the neighborhood where he and the said James Cowart reside that the said James Cowart had been a Revolutionary Soldier and generally believed and that the deponent concurs in that opinion and that the deponent believes the said James Cowart to be about seventy years of age and that he is generally reported to be a man of truth and veracity.
James Finch
Subscribed and sworn to this 11 th day of March 1834. before me, J. Shattuck Commissioner of courts

I certify that James French who subscribed and swore to the within Affidavit before me is a credible person in all respects in the County of Genesee and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
J. Cheetham Commissioner of Oaths
State of New York
Genesee County ss I Asa Dennison Clerk of the said County do certify that John Penney and Joseph Shattler Esqrs before whom the within affidavits purport to have been sworn were at the dates of the same Justices of the peace in and for said County and that I am acquainted with their hand writing and truly believe their names subscribed to the said affidavits to be their proper hand writing and signatures
Witness my hand and seal of office this 28th day of March 1834 Asa Dennison