Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12550, Zenas Conger, Continental New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental New Jersey
bonger, Jenas bouger, Jenos or
$ 12550
carded
CONTENTS

20.490 New York
Jerome Couger
Residing in the State of NY who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Lindley of the Regt. commanded by Col. Seely in the N. Jersey \star time for 1 Year
N. J. Continental
Records completed Sept. 19th 58
Inscribed on the Roll of W. N. C. at the rate of 40 Dollars \text{---} Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Sep. 1823 and to Martha J. Love M rs . Tompkins Co
Arrears to the 4th of Sep 23 $ 100 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mo 34 20 $120
Recorded by Co. C. Stiles Clerk, Book E, Vol. 4, Page 52
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Leah Louque's Application for Pension
14975
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State of New York
Hampkins County ss ? On this third day of October A D 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hampkins now sitting Senas Canger aged 76 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 the 7th 1833 -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated In May 1775 in the town of Hanover County of Morris and State of New Jersey he enlisted as a private in a company of volunteers to guard the Jersey shores, Moses Kitchell Captain and Samuel Ball Lieutenant. served in the same until the 10th March 1776 when he was discharged - said discharge is lost. On the 12th day of March 1776 enlisted in the Continental Army as an artificer in a company under the command of Captain Joseph Lindley - found arms & clothes and tools and was to fight or work as the commander saw fit - was himself a joiner. On the 18th day of March 1776 marched with other artificer companies from Morristown in the State of New Jersey to Lower Canada, was under the command of Jonathan Baldwin First Engineer of the Northern Army. While in this service he was engaged in battle of Three Rivers in which General Thompson was taken prisoner. About a week after the battle the army retreated to Sorel - from Sorel to Chambly - from Chambly to Isle de Moix - from thence to Crown Point to Ticonderoga where they made a stand at Ticonderoga he was taken sick and sent to the General Hospital at Fort George after some weeks was permitted by Surgeon General John Potts to go into the Country and never recovered his health until his company was disbanded discharged in 1777. He got a certificate of discharge at the time from Captain Lindley which is lost. In 1778 and afterwards was called out in the militia on alarms several times and performed several tours amounting in the whole he thinks to rising of two years. He was during the same militia

service in the battle of Elizabetta Town and in several skirmishes The officers in this Militia were Captain Josiah Hall, Colonel Seely and Brigadier General William Winds about eleven or twelve years ago he obtained affidavits of his service in the Continental Army from Captain Joseph Lindley and from one of the men who belonged to same company - both affidavits were taken before Hon. Lewis Caudet of New Jersey now one of the Members of House of Representatives - in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" which said affidavits have been lost or mislaid by the person who had them and the men who subscribed the same are both since dead, and that there is no surviving witness, to this deponent's knowledge who can testify to his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The said Lucas Conger says 1st that he was born in the town of Hanover, County of Morris and State of New Jersey on the 15th day of March AD 1751 2nd that there was a record of his age in his father's family bible, which he has transcribed in his own and is now in his possession 3rd That he was living in the said town of Hanover when he first entered into service, and resided there at each succeeding time when called into service, continued to reside in the town of Hanover until the close of the Revolutionary war - from there he removed to the town of Newburgh then Ulster, but now Orange County in New York where he resided until the year 1800 - Moved from thence to the town of Freehold County of Monmouth, New Jersey remained there until 1812 and from he removed to the the town of Milton County of Cayuga, no town of Lansing in the County of Tompkins & State of New York where he has resided ever since. 4th That he first voluntarily enlisted in a company of volunteers, afterwards enlisted in the continental army - and afterwards he was called out in the Militia on alarms & 5th that he has served in the continental army under Captain Joseph Lindley was under the Captain Lindley's company and others were under the command of Col Seduthus Baldwin

First Engineer of the Northern Army. he served as an artificer in this company, but was also to fight if occasion required was engaged in the battle of Three Rivers where General Thompson was taken prisoner. When he first entered the service as a volunteer he served under Captain Kitchell in the regiment commanded by Col. Cook - this regiment was called to guard the Jersey shore - When called out into the militia he served under Col. Seely and Brigadier General William Wirtz - 6th that he received a discharge from the volunteer and also from the continental service The first from Captain Kitchell and the last from Captain Lindley of the continental army, both of which discharges are now lost. 7th that he is known to Elder Sylvester Minnie, Joseph Knittles, Daniel Clark, Calvin Barr, John Knittles, Abram Minnie and Sydney Drake, in the neighborhood where he resides and who can testify to his character for veracity, and good behavior, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  Zenas Conger  S. Lord Clk
We Sylvester Minnie a clergyman & Joseph Knittles residing in the town of Lansing in the County of Hampshire hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zenas Conger who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing 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  Sylvester Minnie Joseph Knittles  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  Daniel Clark  S. Lord Clk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion this after the investigation of the matter and after 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 Sylvester Minnie who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman

of good name and standing and a resident of the town of Lansing and that Joseph Knutts is a resident of same town and that both are credible persons and that this statement is entitled to credit
I Samuel Love Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lemus Conger for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this thirteenth day of October A D 1832 And I do further certify that said court is a court of Record
Samuel Love Clerk
Lemus Conger's Application for Pension
14975
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Supplemental Declaration
Thomas in county of ... says that in May 1775 as mentioned in his original declaration he enlisted in the town of Hanover in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey as a private in the militia service of said state and so continued as such private in said service until the 10th March 1776. The Colonel to this militia Regiment was Sylvanus Seely. His employment while in said service was in patrolling the Jersey shores which included the counties of Bergen and Essex. On the 12th March 1776 as in said declaration mentioned he enlisted as an officer in the Continental army and performed the duties and under the officers and was present at the engagements and endured the hardships in said original declaration stated. He served in said Continental army from 10th March 1776 until 13th April 1777 when he received a regular discharge from his Captain Joseph Sinegal - which said discharge is lost. His Colonel while in United States service was Jonathan Baldwin of Massachusetts. He has no living witness of this service, but as stated in his declaration he obtained affidavits to his service some years ago, and which affidavits were taken before the Hon Lewis Condict a member of the House of Representatives from New Jersey and which affidavits were lost or mislaid in the manner in the said declaration stated. In 1778 he was afterwards called out in the militia service and did duty for three months at Elizabeth town, Newark and the borders of New Brunswick. And the said Thomas Conger hereby relinquishes every claim 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
sworn to and subscribed Before me this 21 st May 1833
Zenas Conger
Sam L. Love clerk of Tompkins county
I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Zenas Conger, that he is a person of strict integrity and credibility and that his statement is entitled to credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal at Ithaca May 21. 1833 Sam L. Love Clerk

8012975
Zenas Langer Tompkins Co N.Y.
Admitted Privately 12 months
Samuel Love Clk Tompkins Co N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Zeannus Caze Tompkins 6-44
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     vol Aug 1775 artificer Capt. Brindly Genl. Howe Bunker Hill Monmouth 76 years Traditional evidence   March 76 Engineer Genl. Gates Ellington Monmouth 76   March 77 Baldwin Colo. Skey Red Bank Monmouth 76   March 78 2 Capt. Dandridge Genl. Clinton Sarver's Creek Monmouth 76   he entered service but was not to fight at the call on Capt. Hall Col. Cook Crown Point 76   Capt. Hall Stillwater 76   Capt. Hall Stillwater 76   Capt. Hall Stillwater 76  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. _____ who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev. War
12,550 INVALID.
File No. 12,550
Zenos Conger Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 18
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Free
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.

Ithaca (Tompkins Co N.Y.) 21 Aug 5/83
Sir
Mr. Zeno's Congress is not at present prepared to furnish further proof of his revolutionary services - the witnesses necessary for that purpose being persons deceased. He must therefore be content with the pension you have allowed him for one year's service in 1776 - 7 and his necessities make him anxious to receive his certificate to that effect.
very resp y Yours
Samuel Lord
Hon. J. S. Edwens Washington

State of New York County of Tompkins ss. I Samuel Love Clerk of the said County Do hereby certify that Richard Smith Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same first Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County and also that Lewis Tooker Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County - and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judges and Justices, and truly believe that their names subscribed to the said affidavits, to be their proper  hand writings  hand writings and signatures. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County of Tompkins at Ithaca the twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one.
Sam. Love Clerk of Tompkins County

State
DISTRICT OF New York 3, ss. Tompkins County
On this fourteenth day of October 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the first Judges of the Chert of Court in place of Tompkins County  the said district , personally appeared Ebenezer Conger aged sixty three years, resident in the town of Lansing in the said district , who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Ebenezer Conger enlisted for the term of One year on the twelfth day of March in the year Seventeen hundred eighty six in Morristown in the state of New Jersey in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Lundy of the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Minda in the line of the State of New Jersey on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the Nineteenth day of March 1777 , when he was discharged from service in Morristown state of New Jersey , that he was in the battles of Three Rivers in Lower Canada in June & July 1776 at which time Genl. Howe was taken prisoner a number of other skirmishes and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the annexed affida- vit of John Conger Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Ebenezer Conger
Richard Smith
first Judge of Court
I, Richard Smith Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Ebenezer Conger did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support, as he is in very indigent cir- cumstances Date October 14th 1819
Richard Smith first Judge of Tompkins Co. Court

State of New York 3 d ; John Canger of Tompkins County 3 d ; John Canger of Tompkins in the said County of Tompkins being Duane Smith that he knows that the above mentioned James Canger did in- list in the company of Capt. Joseph Lind- ley and that he served in said compa- ny in the service of the United States during one year as is mentioned in the declaration of the said James Canger above written. And that he verily be- lieves that all the facts contained in the said declaration mentioned are true -
Sworn before me Oct 12 th 1819 - 3
Lewis Tinker an of the Justices of the Peace in the County of Tompkins -
John Canger Double
State of New York 3 d ; Arad Day Merchant of Tompkins County 3 d ; Arad Day in the County of Tompkins being Duane Smith that the said James Canger in the above de- claration mentioned is to this deponent well known & that the said James Canger is now in very indigent circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for sup- port.
Arad Day
Sworn before me Oct 12 th 1819 - 3
Lewis Tinker J.P.
I certify that John Canger & Arad Day the deponents above mentioned are credible persons & well worthy of credit. Oct. 12 th 1819 - Lewis Tinker J.P.