Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12708, John D Conklin, New York

SERVICE
New York
Conklin John D.
NUMBER
S12708
CONTENTS
boarded

Albany 31,755
John D. Conklin
of Monroe Co, in the State of N. York who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Conklin of the reg't commanded by Col. Freer in the N. Y. Militia line for 6 months 3 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 30. Dollars 48 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of May 1840 and sent to Hon. Thos. Kenssall, House of Representatives
Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 274.33 Semi-annual allowance ending 16 Sep. " 15.00
$289.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown
Book E. 2, Vol. 4,
Clerk. Page 12.

John D. Conklin's Pension Papers -
Genesee county N.Y.
Albany
Winton Farnham Esquire
JC
Send certificate to Winton Farnham Albany Genesee County N.Y.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7. 1832
State of New-york } ss- On this fourth day of County of Genesee } February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty four personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Genesee now sitting John D. Conklin a resident of the Town of Attin in the County of Genesee and State of New York aged Seventy six years October 30th 1833 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 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That in June or July 1776 at Clinton Dutchess County New-york where I then lived I volunteered as a corporal in Captain Joseph Hugermans company in Colonel Frairs Regiment of New York Militia for 8 days and then joined said company and marched to Poughkeepsie and there joined said Regiment. That I served in said company and Regiment at Poughkeepsie in guarding the Ship yard in Garrison as a corpo- ral eight days and was then discharged

1776 8 days Cor
but received no written discharge - Baley Adjutant - No other Regiments there - no battles I was discharged in June or July 1776
1777 1/2 mo Cor 15
That in September 1777 I volunteered as a corporal for the term of a half month in said Captain Hag- ermans Company Colonel Frains Regiment at Clinton aforesaid and there joined the Company and marched to Pabsthill and there joined said Regiment. That I served in said Company and Regiment there a half a month as a corporal in the field at the expira- tion of which I was discharged but no written dis- charge the Saturday before Fort Montgomery was taken by the British - a number of Regiments stationed there & saw General Patnam there - no battles - I served in said Company and Regiment a half month under the said officers - I was discharged October 1777
That in October I volunteered in 1777
1777 1 month Cor
the next day after Fort Montgomery was taken as a corporal in the said Captain Hagermans Company Colonel Frains Regiment for the term of one month at Clinton aforesaid and joined said Company and Regiment at Poughkeepsie and served as a corporal in said Company and Regiment for the term of one month in the field as follows - we were stationed at Pough- keepsie a fortnight and then and there Capt Hagerman resigned and left the army and Captain Isaac Van Klief took the command of said Company - no other Regiment stationed at Poughkeepsie but a large Company of Silas Grays stationed there under the command of Judge Zephaniah Platt
Capt Hagerman
Capt Van Klief

The said Regiment and I with them saw chased to Hyde Park 8 miles above Poughkeepsie on the East side of the Hudson River and there I served the remainder of the month in the field under Cap- tain Conklin in said Regiment - The Colonel did not go up to Hyde Park - I served a month the term of my service and was discharged at Hyde Park but received no written discharge - When I was at Poughkeepsie my service was taken - During said Month I knew Lieutenant Burton in Capt Conklin's Company - No other troops stationed at Hyde Park - Daniel Smith was quarter master and I went with him once from Hyde Park to Poughkeepsie after provisions - No battles I served as a Corporal I was discharged November 1877
That in the month of June or July 1778 at Clinton aforesaid I volunteered as orderly sergeant for the term of one month and a half in Captain Samuel Cankin's Company in said Colo- nel Frain's Regiment and I joined said Company and Regiment at Fishkill and was stationed there a short time and then marched to the Highlands where and we were stationed there nearly the remainder of said term when a large number of Continental troops were stationed and at both places I was with said Regiment served in the field and before my said term of a month and a half expired I with said Regiment marched

1776
8 mos
4 mos
1778
1 1/2 mos
ser
back to Fishkill and after being stationed there a short time my said term expired and I was discharged after having served in the field a month and a half in the field as orderly sergeant in said Company and Regiment at Fishkill and the Highlands as aforesaid - I was in no battles - I knew the Colonel Bo General Swarthout who commanded all the Militia - I served just one month and a half as aforesaid and was discharged at Fishkill but received no written discharge in August 1778
1779
3 mos
ser
In the month of October 1779 I enlisted as orderly sergeant at Clinton aforesaid for the term of three months in Captain Grahams Company Colonel Bo  Boyd Regiment of New York Militia and joined the Company and Regiment aforesaid at Fishkill and was stationed there about 3 weeks under said officers in the field and then one Baly was adjutant of said Regiment - then after 3 weeks I was detached from said Company and attached to a Company of detached Militia under Captain Vile and marched to Verplank's point which company contained about 100 men and I was orderly sergeant of said detached Company of Militia - we were stationed at Verplank's point about two months and then were only about 100 soldiers at Verplank's point which were said detached Company and while at Verplank's point we were employed a great portion of the time in chopping wood for the army - We marched back to Fishkill and I was there discharged January 1780 but received

no written discharge I served as aforesaid three months the term of my enlistment in the field as aforesaid at Fishkill and Verplank Point as orderly sergeant - I was in no battles
1780 In February 1780 I volunteered at Clinton aforesaid 8 days to as orderly sergeant for the term of eight days serg and took the command at Clinton of about 12 privates which was called a sergeant's guard and we marched to Poughkeepsie by order of Captain Samuel Cowdin to guard Governor Clinton I commanded said guard 8 days at Poughkeepsie no other troops there to guard said Governor I saw the Governor while I was there and when we served 8 days we returned home to Clinton - no battles - Aaron Roman was one of my guards who I suppose is dead and have been so informed we were quartered in houses we were discharged in February 1780
1780 In June 1780 at Clinton aforesaid there came an alarm and I volunteered with the whole of Colonel 7 days Hairs Regiment to go to Fishkill we marched to serg Fishkill & lay there 7 days and Colonel Grahams  Bastards Regiment was there - after we were stationed there 7 days we were all discharged but received no
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1776 & d...
with discharge - I served the said 7 days in Captain Samuel Conklin's Company Colonel Fraine's Regiment as orderly sergeant & was discharged June 1780 - we were quartered in houses and I suppose served in garrison -
I have stated all the particulars of my service - If I have made any mistake it is that I served under Colonel Graham instead of Colonel Best with
That I served as a corporal in the Revolutionary War as above stated for the term of one month and twenty three days and as orderly sergeant for the full term of five months with an embodied corps called in to service by competent authority and in all for the full term of and not less than six months and twenty three days for such service I claim a pension and during all which said several terms of service I was not employed in any civil pursuit
I was born at Clinton aforesaid in October 1757
I have a record of my age in my Bible
That when I was called into service at each of the above times I lived in Clinton aforesaid
That since the Revolutionary War I have lived in Clinton aforesaid - also Pinderhook Columbia County New York - Scodunk Rensselaer County New York - Duanesburg

Now Schenectady County New York - Lysander County New York - Victor Ontario County New York - Cattaraugus County New York and I now live at Attica aforesaid
That I never received a written discharge from the service of the army in the Revolutionary War
That the names of persons to whom I am known in my present Neighborhood and who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution are Joel Barber a clergyman of the Town of Attica Batavia in the said County of Genesee with with whom I have long been acquainted and who is my nearest with whom I am acquainted clergyman, and Jonathan Barnham of the Town of Attica in said County - I am ac- quainted with no clergyman in Attica aforesaid as I have not lived there a year
That I have stated the names of all the officers and the circumstances of my service as truly as I can remember the same
And also I have no documentary evidence and that I know of no person living whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my revolu- tionary services or any part thereof, that all the witnesses are dead as I have been informed and it is not in my power to procure any

That I have sent to Clinton aforesaid for Witnesses, but can hear of none and have inquired myself and have got others to in- quire of the Revolutionary soldiers in this part of the country but can find none. —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed thirtieth day of February 1834 before me
John D. Conklin
Isaac Wilson First Judge of Surrogate County
We Joel Barber a clergyman residing in the Town of Batavia in the county of Genesee and State of New York and Norton Farnham residing in the Town of Cattle in the county and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John D. Conklin

who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be seventy six 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 to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
Joel Barber Mouton Tarnham
Isaac Wilson Justice of Peace County B
And the said board do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the said board further certify that it appears to them that Joel Barber who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Batavia in the County of Genesee and State of New York and that Mouton Tarnham who has also signed the

Same is a resident in the Town of Attire in the said county of Genesee and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Isaac Wilson Harvey Turner William Mitchell
Judge of Common Pleas
I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county of Genesee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John D. Conklin for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this fourth day of February A.D. 1834
Timothy Fitch Clerk

Extract from the minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York May 28. 1778.
Resolved that the following persons be officers in Colonel Freer's Regiment of Militia in Dutchess County:
"Theodorus Bayley adjutant & Daniel Smith Quarter Master"
"That Samuel Conklin be Captain of the Company in the said Regiment lately commanded by Joseph Hegemen re- signed and that Elphelet Platt be first Lieut (vice Paul Vemenden resigned) John Johnson Second Lieutenant and Henry Kipp Ensign of the said Company."
State of New York } Secretary's Office }
I certify the above to be a true Extract - and I further certify that it appears by the said Minutes that on the 12 th of April 1782 Colonel Freer still commanded the said Regiment of Militia and that Samuel Conklin was Captain of the said Company.
Given under my hand and the seal of this office at the City of Albany the 4 th day of August in the year A.D. 1834
Arch d Campbell Dep. Secretary
Sir
The above is all I can find in this office to send in answer to your letter of the 29 th ult.
Respectfully
Arch d Campbell Dep. Secretary
Aug 4. 1834
Moulton Farnham Esq

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
June 12, 1930
Mrs. A. Coe Carpenter 1407 So. Cin. Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12708, it appears that John D. Conklin was born October 30, 1757, at Clinton, Dutchess County, New York.
While a resident of that place he enlisted in June or July, 1776, and served at various times until sometime in June, 1780, amounting to about seven months in all, as a corporal and orderly sergeant with the New York troops under Captains Joseph Hegeman, Isaac Conklin, Lemuel Conklin, and Viele and Colonels Freer, Bustwick or Bostwick and Graham.
After the Revolution he lived in Clinton, Kinderhook, Schodack, Duanesburg, Lysander, Victor and Attica, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 4, 1834, at which time he was living in Attica, New York.
In 1835 he was living in Half Moon, Saratoga County, New York.
In 1839 he was living in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.
There are no data relative to his family.
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

1930. June 12 hist. to Mrs. A. Coe Carpenter U.S.A.
Rehran
✓ 12.708 INVALID.
File No. 12.708 John D. Conklin Sergt. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1932
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York
Rev. —
John D. Conklin
Suspended
At to M. Farnham
Sept. 17. 1834
do Oct. 17. "
do Aug. 13, 1838.
to E. Goff, 3. Dec. 1839. to Janu 16. March '40
Ex. 16. Rev. J. Kingsley Hall. N.Y. April 1840

1407 So. Cin. Tulsa, Okla.
March 31, 1930.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please give me the data contained in the Pension Record of John D. Conklin who in 1840 was living in the family of E. S. Treat, in Rochester, New York, aged 83 yrs.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) A. Coe Carpenter
P.S. I know nothing more about him, except he should have a da. Deborah Rebecca Storms.

The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levy and Militia services &c. Continued from Book IV o III o .
To whom given
  1780 Jan. 20. 16206. John Donkling Priv 8 — —   1779 Oct 30 16290 A " " " 6 6 2   1779 Oct 19 16910 " " " 1 13 9   1779 Oct 14 17014 " " " 3 7 6   1779 Dec. 1 17171 " " " 2 9 9   1779 Dec. 4 17185 A " " " 1 3 1 
The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levy and Militia services &c Continued from Book IV o IV o .
To whom given
  1779 Nov - 28 23501. Jno. Donkling Priv 2 16 7 1/3 
The Number and Amount of Cer- -tificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levy and Mili- tia services &c Continued from Book IV o V o .
To whom given
  1778 Oct. 30. 27784. John Donkling Priv 1 8 5   1781 Oct. 17. 27826 " " " 14 2 
The Number and Amount of Cer- -tificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levy and Mi- litia services Continued from Book VI.
To whom given
  1780 Oct. 14 33695. John Donkling Priv 7 1 

The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Levis and Militia Service continued from Book VIII
To whom given
1780 June 12 44463 John Conklin Pair 11 33/4
State of New York } Comptroller's Office } Albany Jan. 7 th 1746 }
I hereby Certify the annexed to be true extracts from Books 4. 5. 6. 7 & 9 now remain- ing in this Office, and also that it appears from the said Books that the said Conklin & Conklin served the 1 st term within named under Capt John Blanvick, the 2 nd under Capt John Bell, the 3 rd under Capt John Sanders, the 4 th under Capt Johan- ny Blanvick, the 5 th under Capt. Aaron Blanvick, the 6 th under Lt John Sanders, the 7 th under Capt George Sharpe, the 8 th under Capt John Sharpe, the 9 th under Lt John Sharpe, the 10 th under Capt Michl. Dunning, the 11 th under Capt John van Benschoten, and on Jan y 11 th 1778. At m Brinckerhoff was a bot., and on the 20 th Jan y 1779. Gilbert Cooper was a bot. Col., and on the 9 th Aug t 1780. A. Hawk Bay was a bot. and on the 26 th Dec r 1781. Abij. Webster was a bot.
yes, $1.00 paid
Walter Cooke Comptroller

PAID 18 3/4
To the Secretary of War Washington City Dist of Columbia
Col. M c Kim
1969 August 1/38 Pension Office Main Floor

Albion Genesee county New York July 30. 1888
The Secretary of War
Dear Sir - You have in your department the pension papers of John D. Conklin who made application from the Town of Albion Genesee county N.Y. I think in the year 1854 - The Secretary of War wrote to me that John D. Conklin had not sufficiently proved the service - He has now an affidavit proving 5 months service as an orderly sergeant in the H. War and he wants to have his papers sent to him at Rochester Monroe County N.Y. so that he can attach thereto other document- ary evidence and by having his papers he is confident that he will produce suffi- cient proof to entitle him to a pension Will you please forward his pension papers to him as above requested at Rochester - Yours very respectfully Moulton Tremain

Hon. Thomas Kempshall Member of Congress Washington D.C.

Rochester May 12. 1840.
Sir,
In reply to my Communication in relation to the Pension of John D. Conklin you sent enclosed a letter from the Commissioners of Pensions of which the following is a true Copy
"Pension Office April 14. 1840.
Sir
In reply to your letter respecting the Claim of John D. Conklin to a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832, I have the honor to state that his application is not supported by sufficient proof. It is alleged that he served under Capt. Hageman and Capt. Samuel Conklin of Colonel Freer's Regiment; but there is no evidence that a Captain of the name of Hageman or Conklin belonged to that Regiment. If either of them belonged to Freer's Regiment, record evidence of it may be found in the office of the Secretary of State at Albany.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your obedient Servt.
J. S. Edwards
Hon. Thomas Henshaw House of Representatives
I sent a copy of the above letter to the Secretary of State and received from him the enclosed Certificate which you will please forward to the War Department.
The above  enclosed Certificate supplies the deficiency in the proof mentioned in the above letter from the Com te . of Pensions.
The applicant John D. Conklin states in his original papers now on file in the War Department that he served under Captain Joseph Hageman in 1776 & 1777 in Col. Freer's Regt. the enclosed Certificate proves that he was 1 st . Lieut. in 1775 and was Captain in Col. Freer's Regt. in 1778 for it is mentioned that Capt. Sam d . Conklin was appointed Capt. Vice Joseph Hageman Resigned.

and as to the other Captain Samuel Conklin - The applicant stated that he served under Capt. Conklin in July 1778 in Col. Kneis Regiment and that it abundantly appears from the enclosed Certificate that the applicant is sustained in this. So much for the objection contained in the last Communication of the Comr. of Pensions. And now as to the merits of the application - In order that you may better understand the merits of this application I will state, that the applicant swore to 7 months Service in the War of the Revolution and proved the same by one Witness, but as he could not from loss of memory state positively as to the particular Service he rendered during the last 3 or 4 weeks, he authorized me to claim a pension for six months Service only and I accordingly made a claim for that period only . he also had 2 Witnesses before the Court who stated testified to his respectability and Credibility. I also as Clerk of this County made an official Certificate as to his good Character.
He stated he served as a Sergeant & I think proved by his Witness the same, but if the War Department are not satisfied with the proof as as to this part of the claim I will consent to waive that part of the claim and receive a Certificate for him as a private, thus much would add greatly to his happiness for the few remaining days he shall survive, this is a case that interests this Community very much, the age of the applicant is 83, he is known and I know him to be in very indigent circumstances and a purer or more honest man I venture to say never lived and this is what has interested his friends here & else else where where he has resided for him in this application of this feeling you must have had some evidence during your temporary stay at home last week. In consideration of the integrity of the man, his extreme poverty, his advanced age and the great benefits which his services in the War of the Revolution of have conferred upon me and my fellow countrymen I was induced to offer him my services in this matter gratuitously and in spending the

time I did at Albany last winter, a look up testimony and the time I have had to devote to this matter. I have had to neglect my official duties but if he succeeds I shall in feeling be amply repaid for the time already spent and for the time which I am willing to spend hereafter should it become necessary.
You will please present this subject to the War Department as you understand it, and should any other objection arise as to the claim, will you be good enough to notify me thereof as soon as convenient thereafter, in order that I may supply any proof that may be wanting, for I have enlisted in this cause with the same good feelings that the applicant enlisted, in the struggle for independence, a desire as good as his fellow men - and if necessary, am willing to spend the same time in his service that he spent in the service of our country and its beloved institutions.
I am Very Respectfully
Your Sbt. Servt. Ophir G. Gage.
Hon. Thomas Hemphill Member of Congress

Ephraim Goss Esq. Rochester N. Y.

State of New York Secretary's Office
I certify that on the 17 th of October 1775 the following persons were appointed officers of a Company in a Regiment of Militia in Charlotte Precinct in the county of Dutchess viz:
South District
William Gay Captain Joseph Hagaman 1. Lieutenant Francis LeRoy 2. Lieutenant Paul Van Anden Ensign
All which appears by the minutes of the provincial Congress in this office.
And I further certify that on the 28 th of May 1778 the following persons were appointed officers of a Company in the Regiment of Militia in the county of Dutchess whereof John Freer was Colonel viz:
Samuel Concklin Captain vice Joseph Hagaman resigned Elishalet Platt 1. Lieut. vice Van Anden resigned John Johnson 2. Lieut. Henry Kip Ensign
all which appears by the minutes of the Council of Appointment in this office.
Albany May 8. 1840
Arch d Campbell Dep. Secretary
I have not been able to find the appointment of Joseph Hagaman as Capt. but it appears by the above that he was 1 st Lieut in 1775 and a Capt afterwards.
A. Campbell
I have made no charge for the above

Jan. 29. 1840
Geo. Wm. Crump Esq. Wm
Acting Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Rochester Jan'y 27. 1840.
Sir,
I send enclosed the Supplemental Affidavit of John D. Conklin and some evidence obtained from the Comptroller of this State. The Affidavit contains an excuse for not referring in his last papers to the former by him filed at the War office. It will be noticed that his first papers contained no evidence of his service, but the latter was annexed the affidavit of one Witness, these papers are furnished in pursuance of a request contained in your letter to me dated Dec. 3. 1839.
It will be seen by these papers that it was my fault that no reference was made in his second to his first papers, and under the view which I then had of the matter it is not surprising to me that it escaped my recollection, for I then supposed, that inasmuch as he had obtained proof of his service, and as those papers were filed it was necessary to begin anew again as though no steps had been taken and to treat the first application as being decided against the applicant. In this it is probable I was mistaken, I hope however that my error and ignorance will not prejudice the rights of this worthy old hero of the revolution, he is certainly the most deserving of any applicant which I have ever known and I do know that he had no design to mislead.
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
Geo. Wm Crump Esq. Acting Comt. of Pensions.
Opshaim Gof.

ap 21. 18740.
Am.
Madison
John Cook
Free
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Rochester March 26. 1840.
Sir,
Your favor of the 14 th of March in which you say that the evidence obtained from the Comptroller of this State does not support the claim of John Conklin, has been received.
Mr. Conklin the applicant rest relies upon the testimony of his Witnesses who prove a service of seven months, but owing to the fact that he the applicant could not state clearly & distinctly one month of the service which the Witnesses proved and which he set forth in his declaration, he claimed only six months, and I know this was done on account of his conscientious regard for truth, for if there was ever an honest man, this same Conklin is one. Your attention is respectfully called to his declaration and the evidence of his Witnesses again and if upon the whole you think it unsatisfactory and can think of any thing else which can be done in the premises, you will please indicate it,
Very Respectfull
Your obedient Servant
Ophraim Lof.
Hon J. S. Edwards Comr. of Pensions

ap. 11. 1840
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com te of Pensions Washington D o 6
J. L. Humphreys MR
Card

House of Representatives April 10 th 1840
Sir
I am informed by a Constitu- -nent of mine, a respectable man, that John Conklin is an applicant for a Pension & that Ellery S. Frost & Cornelius Frost are witnesses in the case - My agency is asked in the matter - I can say that I am personally acquainted with these witnesses & know them to be respectable men whose statements are entitled to full credit - I am desired to enquire whether this case has been examined & if so what the result is - This applicant is represented to me as a very honest worthy old man and many of his neighbours feel a deep interest in his success - please in- form me of the state of this case at your ear- liest convenience - Your O bed Serv t - M c Kimpshall

May 27 1840
Rev. John L. Russell
Com ee of Pensions Washington D.C.
Rempehall H.R.

House of Representatives May 23 rd 1840
Sir
I now enclose the certificate of the Sec y of State of the State of New York of  in the appointment of the officers of John D. Cooklin a revolutionary soldier, which I believe was the only defect in his application for a pension — I also enclose a letter addressed to me on the subject by his agent E Gops Esq giving a full statement of the case —
M c Gops is Clerk of the County in which I reside well known to me as a highly respectable man whose representations can be implicitly relied on — I have no doubt that this is a very meritorious application & I hope that there will be nothing now in the way of your granting the Pension —
Hon J. L. Edwards Chair of Pensions
Very respectfully Yours Affectionately M c Kimpshall

John D. Conklin
6 mos 3 days left Col Free N.Y. Capt Conklin's Militia
Left N.Y. for New York June 10 31
Admitted
Sergeant 6 mos 3 days
Hon. Thos. Knapp Hall
Henry W. Lay Hon. Reps U.S.

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 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. 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 John D. Conklin
   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.              
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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
Col. of the name of Francis is known to the Department in the militia of the State of New York, an officer of that grade in the State of New York, to whom the applicant is related

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 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.

State of New York Montgomery County ss. I John Gay resident of the town of Ephratah in the county of Mont- gomery and State of New York aged Seventy Seven years on oath depose and say that I am personally acquainted with John D Conklin formerly of Stica Seneca County now of Half moon Saratoga County and have been during my life time that during the war of the Revolution the said John D. Conklin served as an Orderly Sergeant in the Militia of the State of New York under Colonel John Frier Captain Joseph Hoagaman after his resignation under Captain Isaac Conklin also under Captain Samuel Conklin that the said John D Conklin served as such Orderly Sergeant at various periods during the said war at least seven months in actual service under the officers aforesaid and further this deponent saith that the said John D. Conklin engaged with zeal in the struggle for liberty during the Revolutionary war
Subscribed and sworn
this 15 th day of October 1835- before me
John his Gay mark
Chauncy Hutchinson Justice
I Chauncy Hutchinson do hereby certify that John Gay who has sworn and subscribed to the above affidavit before me is well known to me and known to me to be a man of truth and veracity
Chauncy Hutchinson, Justice

State of New York Montgomery County Clerks office
I George D. Ferguson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, do hereby certify that Francis Hutchinson, whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit and certificate of Character, was on the date thereof a justice of the peace in and for the said County; And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said justice & verily believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate is his proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 28th Oct. 1835.
Geo: D. Ferguson

30.137 In the matter of the application of John D. Conklin
For a pension.
Presented No. 30,137

State of New York } ss. County of Monroe }
On this tenth day of October A.D. 1839 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting John D. Conklin, a resident of Rochester in the County and State aforesaid aged Eighty two years nearly, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832:
That he entered the Service of the United States in under the following named officers; and served as herein stated.
1 That he was called out and served in the militia of the State of New York under Captain Joseph Hazaman and Colonel Freer, that he entered the Service at this time on or about the first day of June 1776 that he left the Service at this time on or about the 8th day of June 1776, that immediately after he was called out he, with his Company Period marched to Poughkeepsie in the State aforesaid & was stationed there one Week, that he at this time and during all of the periods hereafter of Service hereinafter mentioned was an orderly 1 Week Sergeant and served as such, that the object in marching to and being stationed at Poughkeepsie at this time was to defend some new Ships which were being built by the Americans from the British who were expected up the Hudson river in fleet When he entered the Service and during the whole period of his Service and of the Revolutionary War he resided in the town of Clinton in the County of Dutchess and State aforesaid, that he was ordered out at this time as one of the militia aforesaid and served one Week & was discharged and returned home.
2 That he again entered the Service in the militia of the said State (and that all the Services hereinafter mentioned were Period rendered in the said militia), that he at this time served under the same officers as above that he entered the Service 2 Weeks at this time according to his best recollection and belief the fore part of the Summer 1777 and left the same in about

two weeks there after that he with his Company marched to Peekskill in the State of New York and was then stationed during said time, they were ordered out at this time by his officers who had Command of the militia at that place on account of an alarm that the British were expected from New York City, he served at this time two weeks & was discharged and returned home.
3 That he again entered the Service under the same officers about the time Fort Montgomery was taken, that he left the Period Service about two months thereafter, that he with his Company 2 months first marched to Peekskill, then to Poughkeepsie & from there to Hyde Park where he was discharged & returned home he served at this time full two months, that the object of this expedition was to oppose the march of the British above them on the river Hudson 4 That he again entered the Service under Colonel Freer and Captain Conklin and General Swartout on the last days of Period June or first of July 1778 and left the Service at this time the latter part of July 1778, that he at this time marched to the 3 weeks high land on the Hudson River & was stationed there sometime when they marched to Fishkill & was there discharged that he served at this time three weeks, the British marched at this time from New York & within two miles of them and then turned & marched back to New York 5 That he again entered the Service, was called out by his officers for an expedition of three months, Capt. Conklin and Colonel Graham as the thinks about the first of October 1778, in the Camp that he Period was discharged from actual duty about a month thereafter, that the Company and Regiment to which he was attached marched 1 month to Fishkill and Verplank's point, that they were stationed at Fishkill, that the Company were discharged at the same time with him,

6 th That he served at this time under Colonel Innes & Capt. Cowklin, that he entered the Service as he thinks Period at this time in the October 1779, that he was out at this time 1 week eight days, that he with his Company marched to Poughkeepsie & remained there during said time to guard the Works overman of this State & was then discharged and returned home
7 That he again entered the Service under the same officers, Period and marched to Fishkill in the Summer of 1780 remained there 1 week, one week & was discharged & returned home.
8 That during the year as he thinks of 1778 he was ordered by his officers to warn the men who were delinquent in Period Not turning out & serving in the War of the Revolution to 3 weeks, Court Martial, that the said Capt. Cowklin was President of the Court Martial and as he was orderly Sergeant he was designated to warn delinquents, and that the time he spent in warning and attending the board of Court Martial was about three weeks, that the Court Martial was held at Poughkeepsie.
9 That he was ordered by his officers aforesaid at one time, Period month he does not recollect to collect money for an enlisted 1 week Soldier for 9 months and for an enlisted Soldier during the War that he left the Company and spent at both of these times over one week
10 That he at one time had charge of an enlisted Soldier Period and took him to the place of rendezvous from Clinton to Fishkill and was engaged in this three days, that he afterwards turned out to oppose the Cow boys about Newburgh and about this spent some 4 weeks, 3 or 4 days, that he was frequently called up at night to man out his Company on alarms by order of his officers which Company were regarded as minute men, and that he was ordered out and served several times more than the above during the War but the particular times and places he cannot distinctly specify but he thinks he

He served during these several times at least 3 weeks.
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 his best recollection he served not less than seven months the period by mentioned in the affidavit of John Gray hereto attached but owing to the fact that the last months service above set forth is not particularly specified he claims an allowance of six months only and for that time he claims a pension as an orderly Sergeant -
To the several interrogatories put by the Court he answers as follows:
 1. To the 1 Interrogatory that he was born in the town of Clinton in the County of Dutchess New York in the year 1757  2. That he has a record of his age and that it is now in the town of Odan in this County.  3. That he lived in Clinton aforesaid when called into service and that since the War he has lived in Columbia County, Schenectady, County Onandaga & Genesee Counties  4. That he was a volunteer & draughted  5. Cannot state more than above  6. That he never received a written discharge  7. That Cornelius Treat, Ellery S. Treat John Park Capt. Bruce & James Lane can testify his character for truth and veracity That he has no documentary evidence, that he knows of no other Witness but John Gray who can testify his service And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. What he knows no clergy man here who can be attested to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
John Plonklin
Oppenheim Clerk

We Ellery S Treat residing in the city of Rochester and Cornelius Treat residing in the town of Mendon in said County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John D. Conklin who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty two years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides & has resided, to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid
Ellery S Treat Cornelius Treat
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 Ellery S Treat and Cornelius Treat who have signed the preceding Certificate are credible witnesses and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Ashley Sampson Alfred Jones Mannell Wetmore
I Ephraim Goss Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said Monroe County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John D. Conklin for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10 th day October in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Ephraim Goss Clerk.

In the matter of John D. Conklin Supplemental affidavits on an application for a Pension.

Supplemental affidavit State of New York
Monroe County ss. John D. Conklin of Rochester in said County being duly sworn deposes and says that he has made in the year 1839 a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 & caused the same to be sent to the office of the Secretary of War at Washington, that he had previously made a declaration under that act, but and that he assigns as a reason why that fact was not stated in his last declaration, that that fact was communicated to Ephraim Goss Esq. who drafted deponent's last declaration & he omitted to state the same through mistake as the said Ephraim has informed deponent and that at the time said declaration was made read to deponent he did not think of that fact, and it was therefore omitted not thinking or knowing that it was necessary to be stated. Deponent further says, that he believes, that the facts stated that part of in the annexed Certificate of the Comptroller of this State under the name of and spelled h in one place "Jno. Conklin" and in two other places "John Conklin" applies to this deponent and means this deponent, but that the other facts stated in said Certificate means another individual of that name who deponent understood during the War served under Col. Brinkerhoff as one of his officers, and that all the officers stated in said Certificate must apply to the other person "John Conklin" and not to deponent as he did not serve under any of said officers according to his best recollection and belief, that for the last twenty years he has signed his name "John D. Conklin" but before that time he frequently in his signature left out the letter "D." and it was might have been written "John Conklin" on the Rolls of the militia & the records of the State and that he

Cannot account for the fact, that it is mentioned in the unsworn Certificate that he served as a Private only that as he served during such that period that a mistake on the rolls might have been made of that kind but he is positive & distinct in his recollection, that he served as a Sergeant as stated in his declaration & proven by his Witness, and further that Defendant Smith frequently received pay from this State in small sums corresponding in amount to the sums mentioned in the unsworn Certifi- cate of the Comptroller as near as he can now recollect. and further this Defendant saith not. Subscribed and sworn this 27 th day of January 1840 Before me William Leonard S.R.
John W. Corbin
J. Ephraim Goss Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, certify that Edward Barnard Esquire is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 27 th day of January A.D. 1840. Ephraim Goss Clerk.

I do hereby Certify that I made out the Last papers of the said John D. Conklin mentioned in the above affidavit, that Ellery S. Heat the Agent of the said John D. Conklin who employed me informed me of the fact of his having previously made an application for a pension, but this being sometime before the said John D. appeared before me to make out his declaration, it then escaped my recollection, and for that reason no allusion was made to the former papers in the latter.
I would further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John D. Conklin, that I know him to be a man of morality, honesty and integrity from his good character and from the cautious and conscientious manner in which he gave in his statement to me and from the disposition he evinced throughout to tell nothing but the truth I have not the least doubt but that he served as he states and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Dated January 27. 1840.
Ephraim Goss Clerk of Monroe County.

Jno D. Southwick
Station No 5 Oct 10th 63
Free
J. L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

State of New York Jemison County } ss
John D. Conklin of & therein in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has made application for a pension and that he has this day seen a letter from J. L. Edwards stating that the service alleged by this Deponent was rendered in the Militia in which there were no enlistments or drafts for three months - And this Deponent further saith that in October 1779 there came a call for the Militia in Colonel Ferris Regiment in Dutchess County New York for three months and this Deponent was put into a class of three and Abijah Patterson was one of the class - And we were classed to go for the term of three months and this Deponent agreed to go and immediately joined Colonel Conklin's Company who was a captain in Colonel Ferris Regiment - That this Deponent served three months in the said Captain Conklin's Company at Fishkill and Verplank's Point as he has stated in his declaration for a pension - Colonel Ferris was not in service that time - The latter part of the said three months this Deponent was detached out of said Conklin's Company and was placed

under the command of Captain Pile and sent to chop wood with a number of others at Fort Plank's Point - The Colonel that commanded us at Fishkill was Bastwick - We had no Colonel at Fort Plank's Point; nor any other officer but Captain Pile - That this Deponent knows he served then and there three months and no more and at the expiration of said three months he was discharged at Fishkill by the said Captain Samuel Cooklin in December 1779 - This Deponent can't not make proof that he served as a non commission'd officer and therefore relinquishes such claim and claims a pension for services as a private soldier in the Revolutionary War - And further this Deponent saith not
Sworn to and subscribed this 6 day of October 1834
John D. Cooklin
before me
Mattias T. Farnham
Justice of the peace
in and for Greene County -