Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23,590, Samuel Dan, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Dan, Samuel
S 23590
CONTENTS

New York
Samuel Dan
Westchester Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Gilbert of the Reg t commanded by Col. Thomas in the New York line for 15 months 8 days
Increased from $20. deduct all former payments under this act.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York City at the rate of 50 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of February 1846 and sent to Wm Valentine Esq. Albany, New York
Arrears to the 14th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Th. Kumpkin Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 96

State of Vermont
Wittcomb County } to on this Twenty first Day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty three personally appeared before me John Lockwood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Wittcomb Second District of the town of Pomfret County & State aforesaid aged Seventy Nine 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 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States in the Revolution ary war under the following named Officers and served as herein stated That is to say on or about the month of June one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six this Declarant enlisted as a private Soldier under Captain Elijah Gilbert for the term of Six Months That in this Declaration I served his time out in actual Service under him and was Honorably Discharged That the said Captain lived in South Salem in the said County of Wittcomb That after said enlist- ment this Declarant immediately joined said company and was attached to Colonel Thomas Thomason Regiment and marched to Long's Ferry Town and to Fort Independence where in this Declaration helped build the fort & Barracks at that place was stationed at said Fort Independence for several Months but the particular time this Declarant was garrisoned at said Fort he cannot recollect with certainty but well recollects he entered the Service as aforesaid & served out his time faithfully and then returned to Pomfret

afore said That this Bulwer volunteered in Limerick and was under Captain Ebenezer Leffell Captain William Hamble Captain Samuel Lynes and was a true friend to the Independence That this Bulwer volunteered and entered the service every year during the revolutionary War That he was ordered & marched on the lines in Wiltshire County was at the Battle at White Plains Was at Custer so called but now Sanger's Creek in the engagement with the Enemy well recollects that General Arnold was there and that a number was killed on both sides That this Bulwer was appointed Colonel and was so true to his Country that he was often called on and was always ready to serve his Country in said war and was marched on to the lines where we had frequent skirmishes with the British and the Tories below the lines so called and was very much exposed during the whole of the said war of the revolution That this Bulwer once went as a Substitute for Colonel Comstock in New Canaan in Fairfield County & State of Connecticut That there was an old Ship lay near the City of New York at this time that this Bulwer served as a Substitute called the Asia This Bulwer cannot recollect the time he served as a sub- stitute but it was before the British took New York and the time he served as a Substitute this Bulwer thinks was not over one Month That this Bulwer is very infirm and his memory is not sufficient to relate the dates or
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all the particulars of his life and services as as fully as he might have been at the time But this deceased will recalls that he suffered much in the Revolutionary War that much very much of the said service was new hand and this deceased cannot in justice to himself from the loss of his memory and old age undertake to say with certainty the whole time he was in actual service in the revo- lutionary War but from his well recollection of his sufferings and being out every year from the beginning to the 1783 end of said War that this deceased served as he vividly believes for at least one year & a half and very likely two years and would not say but the time was three years and more that this deceased would rather fall short of the time than overstate that this deceased was born on the Twenty Ninth day of June one thousand seven hundred & fifty three at Powned in the County of Washington aforesaid where he now lives and always has resided except when called into the service in the revo- lutionary War that this deceased has a record of his age now before him from which he has made the aforesaid statement of his birth and present age that this deceased was always living at Powned aforesaid when called into service as aforesaid but never was drafted but he always volunteered & enlisted except the time aforesaid that this deceased recalls the following General officers with the troops when he served as aforesaid (viz.) General Arnold

Colonel Thomas Morris Captain Elijah Gillbert Captain Henry Buford Capt William Hamble Captain Samuel Lewis and a number of officers that this Bulwark has now forgotten their names That this Bulwark never received any written discharge from the service was always verbally discharged and never knew any written document relating to his service in said War except the one herewith annexed marked A and that this Bulwark obeyed the said order man- ual to the Plow saw the man Hanged and believes he was attached to Colonel Cross Regiment knew the said Colonel Cross in said war That this Bulwark is well known in his present neighborhood to Solomon Lockwood & Horatio Lockwood Both residing in the town of Poundridge in the said County of Westchester who can testify to this Bulwark's character for veracity their belief of his age & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution and he hereby relin- quishes every claim whatever to a pens- ion or annuity except the Present and believes that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Army of any State
Samuel Goss
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me Ephraock Root One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County of Westchester

Samuel Wan
adm d
c.v.
Hon A. Beard Sing Sing N. Y.

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 Samuel Hann
   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.     June '76 6 pri. Capt. Gilbert Col. Thomas. 79 Westchester N.Y. Traditionary & a witness   indefinite allegation of other service  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7 2 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) _____, who has 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 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 [e] 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.

Revolution
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INVALID.
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File No. 23,590
Samuel Dan
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 101
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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File Wm Valentine Nov 13. 45
24. 688 not New York
Samuel Darr of Westchester in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Gilbert of the regt. commanded by Col Thomas in the N.Y. mili- tia for time.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Decr. 1833 and sent to Hon A Ward H Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $27.00 Semestral allowance ending Sept 4. 1834. 15.00
$42.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 96

pasley roots & top beech roots a lot Burdock roots & seeds true maiden hair fennel seeds
To Col. Dyer

To Corporal Samuel Dan
Whereas You are hereby Required to Warn the said household Class to Appear Comptent in their Arms As the Law Directs at the house of Major Mason on Wednesday the fourth Day of September at Six O'clock in the Morning to March from thence to Courtlands Manor to Attend the Execution of Stephen Payne You must Warn this person immediately And this shall be your Warrant
Poundridge September 2 d 1782 Samuel Lewis Capt.
DAN, SAMUEL (N.Y.) S-23590

State of New York Westchester County } to We Solomon Lockwood and Horatio Lockwood both residing in the town of Poundridge in said County of Westchester hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Ban of Poundridge aforesaid who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion and we do further certify that we have known and lived near neighbors to the said Samuel Ban for the last thirty five years and upward and known him to be a man of the strictest integrity and consider his pre- ceding declaration entitled to full credit Sworn and subscribed the Solomon Lockwood 21 st day of December in the year Horatio Lockwood 1852 before me Ezra Lockwood one of the Judges of The Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Westchester.
And I 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 appli- cant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And I do further certify, that it appears to me that the Solomon Lockwood and Horatio Lockwood who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Poundridge in said County, and credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
And I do further certify that the above named Applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity attend the Court, or a Court of Review in said County to make his aforesaid declaration.
Ezra Lockwood One of the Judges of the Court of Com. Pleas in & for said County
DAN, SAMUEL (N.Y.)
S-23590

I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the County of Westchester - State of New York. Do hereby certify that Ezra Cook - wood before whom the foregoing declaration of Samuel Dun was made certified return to & before whom the following affidavit of John Bracher was sworn to & who has subscribed the oaths thereto is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Judge and believe the signatures subscribed thereto as his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 3 rd day of December 1833
N. Bayles Clerk

Reported

Sam Davis
good
unspecified service disallowed
agreed to by
A. Ward M.C.
394
adm E
6 mops
20.00
Mr Ward

State of New York } Westchester County } on this fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before me Ezra Lockwood one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester aforesaid John Fanchu who being duly sworn according to law oath state on his oath state that Samuel Dan of the town of Poundridge enlisted and served as a priva- te soldier in a company commanded by Captain Abijah Gilbert in the revolu- tionary war that this defendant also enlist- ed and well knows that the said Samuel Dan enlisted for six months and served his time and faithfully in general service that this defendant enlisted for six months also in the same company and well knows the service that this was on or about the first of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy six
Sworn and subscribed
John Fanchu
The 4 th day of February
1883, before me
Ezra Lockwood One of the Judges in & for Westchester County.
I do certify that John Fanchu the above named deponent is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief -
Ezra Lockwood One of the Judges in & for Westchester County

Increase Samuel Day NY
act 7 June 1832
Accts. 15 mo 80s per $50 88 / 100 per ann
decreasing what has been paid at the rate of $20 00 / 100 per ann
William Valentine Albany NY

Jan 9 1846.
Rev. Mr.
James Dean.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Albany N.Y. Jan'y 6 th 1846
Sir
On the 11 th ult I returned the Pension certificate of Sam d Dan for the purpose of procuring a new one in accordance with Your letter accompanying the certificate. Supposing from the delay, it may have been overlooked permit me to remind You of it. —
I am Yours very respectfully W m Valentine
J S Edwards Esq. Court of Pensions Washington

Feb. 5, 1846.
Rec. Fin. certificate
of Same Dan.
10 J. S. G. 20. Edwards Esq. Commissary of Pensions Washington

Albany N.Y. January 26 th 1846
Sir
Agreeable to the requisitions of Your Letter of the 13 th November last, I return the pension certificate in the case of Samuel Dan on the 11 th ult.
Not having heard from it, permit me to enquire if it has been received
I am Yours very respectfully W m Valentine
J. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions Washington

Sithu

Albany N.Y. Oct 20 th 1845
Sir
I herewith enclose the Declaration and Comptroller's certificate in the application of Saml Dan for an increase of his pension
I am Yours very respectfully
Wm Valentine
J. L. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions Washington

Pension Office, November 13th 1845.
Sir,
The evidence in the case of Samuel Dunn is satisfactory to show that he served in the Militia of New York fifteen months eight days, which entitles him to a pension of $50.88 per ann.; but before a new Certificate at the increased rate can be issued, he must return the one he now holds.
I am, Sir, respectfully, Your Att. Servt. J. L. Edwards
Albany, N.Y. Dec r 11 th 1845
Sir
Agreeable to the above I herewith return the pension Certificate in the case of Samuel Dunn — I am Sir, very respectfully John Valentine.
John Valentine Esq. Albany, New York.

Payments to be made at New York by Mrs. M. S. B. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 4 Page 91 by W. L. Williams Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Samuel Dan of the State of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary war
is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and ~ ~ cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this fourteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
J. L. P.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

State of New York } County of Westchester } ss. Samuel Dan of Poundridge in the county and State aforesaid Age ninety two Years and a pensioner of the United States who being first duly sworn according to law, deponeth that he was a private and corporal in the War of the Revolution and served in the aforesaid County and State. That he was in actual service in the said War, in all from twelve to eighteen months. That he can not recollect the names of the officers under whom he served except Capt Lewis. Deponent also saith that at the time he made application for a pension he was unable to state all the officers under whom he served but as he now receives a pension of only twenty Dollars per Annum and knows that he performed sufficient service to have entitled him to more pension per Annum. And he now makes this affidavit by way of an application for his pension to be increased. Deponent also saith that he served under several officers the names of whom he can not now recollect. ————— ) Samuel Dan
State of New York, } ss. County of Westchester, }
I, MUNSON I. LOCKWOOD, Clerk of the County aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Emas Babcock Esq whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or acknowledgement of the annexed Instrument, and endorsed thereon, was, on the day of the date of the said certificate, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE in and for the said County, residing in the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorized to take the same. And, further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County, the Eleventh day of October 184 5.
Munson I Lockwood Clerk.
I Dan that I is that his
Babcock Justice

State of New York } County of Westchester } Samuel Dan of Poundridge in the county and State aforesaid Aged ninety two Years and a pensioner of the United States who being first duly sworn according to law, deponeth that he was a private and corporal in the War of the Revolution and served in the aforesaid County and State. That he was in actual service in the said War, in all from twelve to eighteen months. That he can not recollect the names of the officers under whom he served except Capt Lewis — Deponent also saith that at the time he made application for a pension he was unable to state all the officers under whom he served but as he now receives a pension of only twenty Dollars per Annum and knows that he performed sufficient service to have entitled him to more pension per Annum. And he now makes this affidavit by way of an application for his pension to be increased. Deponent also saith that he served under several officers the names of whom he can not now recollect — — — — — )
Subscribed & sworn to before me } This 2 nd day of October 1845 — — — — — }
Annos Babcock
Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Samuel Dan that I believe him to be a person of good moral character & standing & that his statement is entitled to full faith & credit
Annos Babcock Justice

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
  31 st Augt. 1779. Sam l Alan. Prim £ 5 7 9   1 st Nov. 1781. Do Do 19 5 9 
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, Oct. 6 th 1845.
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 8. now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
  First—under  Lieut. Van Buren  in  Col. Shaddam  Crane  Regt.    Second  "Capt. Sam l Lewis  "  "  Do  "    Third  "  "  "   "    Fourth  "  "  "   "    Fifth,  "  "  "   "    Sixth  "  "  "   "    Seventh  "  "  "   "    Eighth  "  "  "   "    Ninth  "  "  "   "    Tenth  "  "  "   "  
Philip H. Phelps Dep. Comp t