Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9154, Recompense Cary, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
bary, Recompense or bary
S 9154
CONTENTS
Carded

18.101 H.272 New York
Recompense Carif of Camp in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Corps commanded by Captain Heyden of the Regt. commanded by Col. Casy in the N. York line for 14 Months
Recompense Carif Mass. Records corrected.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of May 1833 and sent to Mr. W. Mitchell Athens
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33 $93.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th Sep. '33 23.33 $116.65
Recorded by E. G. Stiles Clerk. Book E, Vol. 4, Page 50 Revolutionary Claim, } Recd June 7, 1832. }

State of New York, County of Genesee
ss On this 16 th day of October 1832
Personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County now sitting. Reconcience Berry a resident of the town of Bethany County of Genesee, State of New York, aged seventy six 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. in the words following, that is to say, I entered the service of the United States as a private soldier in the State troops of the State of Massachusetts, in the latter part of April 1775. I enlisted for eight months, under Captain Josiah Hovey. Lieut. Frederick Gurney was Lieutenant, and the Regiment under the command of Col. Ben. Doolittle. Capt. Hovey's Company was stationed at Roxbury Mass. the whole eight months, during which time I remained in the Company. At the close of the eight months I was dismissed, but had no written discharge.
Also in the month of February 1776 I again entered the service for one month, and was stationed at Dorchester Heights, in the Company I believe of Capt. Gurney.
Further in the latter part of the month of July of the same year I enlisted into the Com- pany under Capt. James Allen, and Regiment of Col. Simon Cady, and marched to New Haven Connecticut, and then went with the Company by water to New York City. In Sept. following we retreated to Harlem Heights, then to Kingsbridge, then to Philips-Merion, then to White Plains, (was there at the time of the battle,) and then crossed the Hudson to a place called Raritan. Where my time of enlistment closed, and where I was discharged from the service the latter part December. Making in the whole fourteen months in which I was engaged in the service of my Country. I further certify that

My stated residence during the war was in the town of Bridgewater, North Berish. After the close of the war I removed to Ward, Worcester County Massachusetts where I lived till June 1832. Since which time I have resided in the County of Genesee. Bethany is my present residence.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
On the 12th of June 1832 I obtained the following accompanying testimony of Jeremiah Beals, Esq. Adm. Prothonotary. And hereby certify that I am the person therein named.
Further reference concerning my character may be had to James Crocker Esq. and to Rev. Isaac Oakes both of whom have been  are acquainted with me, the latter for many years. Reuben P. Cady
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid in open court
Timothy Fitch Clerk
We James Crocker, resident in the town of Warsaw, County of Genesee, and State of New York, and Isaac Oakes, Minister of the Gospel in the town of Bethany, County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that we are acquainted with Reuben P. Cady, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, - that we believe him to be seventy six years of age. - that he is believed and reported in his own neighborhood to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we never heard that any one doubted that fact, and that we fully concur in the belief that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and from his distinguished services that he served the full amount of time specified in his own disputation.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid, in open court
James Crocker Isaac Oakes
Timothy Fitch Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter before us, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant Reompence Cary, was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that James Brockman Esq. who has signed the preceding Certificate is a minister of the town of Wansboro, and that Isaac Oakes is a clergyman residing in the town of Bathany, and that both of them are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Isaac Wilson William Mitchell Robert Earle
I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the court of common Pleas of Genesee County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Reompence Cary for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Sixteenth day of October 1832
Timothy Fitch Clerk

18101
Recompence Carey
adm d
William Mitchel Bethany Ulster County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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. 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, -showing the Service of Recompence Gasey Genesee County N 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.     enlisted Apr 1775 " 8 " pir Capt Heyden Colo Barley Roxbury Dorchester Bridge water   July 1776 enlisted " 1 " pir Guernsey heights Chatham Parish   1776 enlisted " 5 " co Allan Casey White Plains St. Lawrence Connecticut aged 76 years Traditionary & living witness  
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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Revhan
9154
INVALID.
File No. 9154
Recompense Carey ★
Bi Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 el, Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Recompense Carey ★ Dec. 12/1845 Records corrected. B.

Recompence Camp Application 1810
acount 14 mo. pri $46.66
Secretary of War Washington City
Sir
Please to make such return in answer to the within application as from its merits you may think proper to the Attention of William Stewart County New York.

I Adin Packard of South Bridge water, County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say, that I have from my know the Recompense Gary, who now lives in the Town of Ward in the County of Worcester, and born in the aforesaid, and I may well know that said Recompense Gary enlisted in to the service of the United States in the month of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, and did service therein, in the Town of Roxbury in the state for the space of eight months, in a company commanded by Josiah Hayden, and Regiment commanded by Col. Bailey - and after the expiration of eight months was discharged -
Adin Packard

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth County ss. June 12. 1832. Personally appeared the within named Adin Packard, and made oath to the truth of the declarations by him subscribed - And I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said Defendant, and that he is considered and reported to be a person of truth and veracity - Eliah Whitman Jus. of Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth freely certify that Eliah Whitman Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the said County & that the above is his true signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this tenth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord Register

I Jeremiah Beals of the Bridge water County of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and say, that I have known Reamperce Barry who now lives in the Town of Ward in the County of Worcester, and has now reached the age of sixty years. When the war of the rebellion commenced, he was an apprentice to me and I know very well, that he enlisted into the service of the United States in the month of April one thousand eight seven hundred and seventy five, at Roxbury in this state, and did service therein for the space of eight months in a Company commanded by Josiah Hayden, and Regiment commanded by Col. Bailey, and was then discharged.
Immediately upon being discharged at Roxbury Reamperce Barry says, he enlisted in the service of the service of the United States, on Dorchester heights and did service thereon one month . This fact, I don't at the present moment recollect, but I have no doubt about it, for I am satisfied that he may be depended upon for truth and veracity. I further say, that Reamperce Barry in the Month of July one thousand seven hundred and seventy six enlisted again into the service of United States in the City of New York and continued in that service for the space of five months, in a Company commanded by James Affray and Regiment by Col. Seirson Barry.
Jeremiah Beals

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County ss June 12. 1832 Personally appeared the within named Jeremiah Beals, and made oath to the truth of the Depositions by him subscribed - And I further certify, that I am personally acquainted with the said Deponent, and that he is considered and reported to be a person of truth and veracity Eliah Whitman Justice
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth hereby certify that Eliah Whitman Esquire is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Plymouth & that I believe the above to be his own signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this tenth day of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Jacob H. Lord Register