Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1876, Daniel Chapman, Mass New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass New York
Chapman, Daniel Keziar
R. 1876
CONTENTS
Margaret Chapman also applied for pension as widow of above soldier. See papers within.

See letter to H. C. R. H. Gillett, April 17. 1834. do. to N. C. Brown May 30. 1834.
Capt. Geo. Spence 1st Lieut to A. B. Brown, Ogdensburg, N.Y. - 1st Sept 34 -
see letters 25 Nov. 1845 to J. Rutledge V. M. Olcott Payt. do to Payt Feb 10. 1846
12 Sept 1820 John Grover, Judge
10,077 New-York.
Daniel Chapman,
of Cayuga Co, in the state of N. York, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dupper , of the Massachusetts line, for the term of two years . 1781-
Inscribed on the Roll of New-York , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of April 19, and sent to John Grover, Judge, Aurora, Cayuga Co N. York.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. . . 83.96.
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Sept 48 "
10 mo. 30 } 1819. $131.96.
\frac{8 \frac{1}{4}}{34} } Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.
Q. 5. 72.
Capt. Geo. Spence 1st Lieut to

174
Gany, N. York
Lezia Chapman
of Daniel Chapman
was a Private
Revolution & died 5 th February 1845
scribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
per annum, to commence on 4th day of March, 1844.
5. February 1845
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of April 1846, and sent to E. W. Edgecomb Cortland Village, N. York
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book D.
Vol. 1. Page 155.
Rep?
Jas Wilkinson Sept: 2/58 Same Nov 16/58

Barnabas Smith, Esq; John Grover Judge,
Acting Commissioners.
Overseers.
Indigent Circumstances
Daniel Chapman Provs Massachusetts line, Revolutionary claim.
Not found on the rolls of Col o . Tupper's reg t .
Returned for further evidence. See en- -dorsement in the case of Abram Clark. returned to John Grover, Esq.
April 20, 1818.

If the Judge will certify that the claimant needs the assistance of his country for support, a pension will be granted.
Adm o
The Pensioner, Auburn, N.Y.

State of New York Ontario County } Clerks Office }
In testimony that Micah Brooks whose name is subscribed to the within certificate was on the day of the date of the same one of the Judges of the court of common pleas for said County and that the same is his signature I have herunto subscribed my name and affixed the County seal at Canandaigua this 3 d day of November 1818
H. M c Neil Clk

State of New York Ontario County ss
Benjamin Chapman of the Town of Bloomfield in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he formerly resided in the Town of Great Barrington in the State of Mas- sachusetts, and that he was well acquainted with one Daniel Chapman, who then resided in the same Town, and was knowing to his enlisting into the army of the United States in the Month of April, and believes it to have been in the year 1781 and to the best of his recollection for three years - and that he afterwards heard from him and verily believes that he continued in the service of the United States and did his duty according to the con- -ditions of his enlistment - and further that he is not interested either directly or indirectly in the application of the said Daniel Chapman for a Pension from the gov t of the U. States -
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 2 nd day of October 1818
Benj. Chapman
Miah Brooks one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County -
I certify that Benj. Chapman is a credible witness and his testimony entitled to full weight and credit -
Miah Brooks one of the judges as

State of New York Cayuga County
For I certify the Hon ble Barnabas Smith Esqr before whom the foregoing declaration under oath were made, and by whom the foregoing certificate was made, was on the day of the date there of, and still is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Cayuga duly Commissioned and sworn as such Judge, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity, I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge, and know the foregoing signature to be his,
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Court, and my name subscribed this eighth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
E. T. Mroop Clerk
Daniel Chapman affirmation for a Benson

Sworn before me this } Twentyth - day of April 1818 }
Wm Smith
State of New York County of Cayuga ss
I Barnaby Smith Esquire
one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the county of Cayuga State of N. York do certify that on the 20th day of April eighteen hundred and eighteen the above named Daniel Chapman appeared before me and subscribed and sworn to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing affidavit in my presence and also at the same time appeared before me Noah Chapman of the County aforesaid a man of truth and veracity and made oath that he was ac- quainted with the said Daniel Chapman and was knowing him to be a Soldier in the revolutionary War as above stated and that he was with him during several campaigns and that he is a man entitled to credit in oath and maintaining a fair character
From all which I am satisfied that said Daniel Chapman is coming within the description of persons entitled to a pension under the late act of Congress providing for persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war - All which I humbly certify and send to the Honorable the Secretary of the department of War
Wm Smith

State of New York County Cayuga ss:
Daniel Chapman of Scipio County and State aforesaid being duly sworn saith that he is upwards fifty six years of age that he was born at Sharon County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut that he enlisted in the continental Service in seventeen hundred seventy seven under Capt. Hildreth in Col. Hamtrick's regiment in the line of the State of New York for nine months and was at the taking of Burgoyne in the said term. That sometime in seventeen hundred eighty or eighty one he enlisted in the three years service under Capt. Wallis in Col. Suhl's Regiment of Massachusetts Troops and served until after the war ended and was discharged at Westpoint by General Washington that he retained his discharge for several years until moving on the Mohawk River had his trunk stolen with his discharge in it as well as all the rest of his property and has never since seen them that he has no written document of any continuance in the army or of the time or manner of leaving the service and cannot to his knowledge make any further or better proof of these facts than by his own solemn declarations under Oath. And thy Deponent further saith that by reason of his reduced circumstances he is in need of the assistance of his County forsoresaid. Daniel Chapman

10.077 Daniel Chapman
2nd April 1818
Con
Sep. 19

State of New-York, } ss. Cayuga County, }
ON this 5th day of July 1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said county, via the Court of Common Pleas, July Term 1820  Daniel Chapman aged 60 years, resident in the town of Seneca in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
That he was a private in Captain Wattles Company Infot  Tappan Regt of Massachusetts Troops enlisted for three Years & was discharged ten months after the close of the war at West Point in the State of New York and that the date of his original declaration was 20th day of April 1818 Pension Certificate No 10.077
And I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed
and I do further solemnly swear that my occupation is that of a farmer that my family consists of my wife Elizabet aged 55 years She is Abigail aged 14 years Ichabod aged 12 years Diana aged 10 and Danre aged 8 years
Schedule
Daniel Chapman mark
  No real Estate Am' Prof up 22.50   1 Cow 15.00 Wash Tub & Pum 1.25   3 Small Swine 3.00 a few old Hoes   1 Hoe 0.50 Knives Forks Spoons 1.00   1 Fickle & Scythe 1.50 Baisins   1 Table 0.75 1 Spinning Wheel 2.50   1 Pot 1.25   1 Tea Kettle 0.50   22.50 27.25 
Daniel Chapman mark
Sworn to, and declared, on the 5th day of July 1820 before me
I, James Glavin clerk of Cayuga County do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is 27 dollars and 25 cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 5th day of July 1820
James Glavin
Clerk of the Court for the County of Cayuga

State of New York County of St. Lawrence } ss
Be it known that before me James Redington Surrogate in and for the County of St. Lawrence and duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Margaret Chap- man and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of Daniel Chapman the identical person who was a pensioner and is now dead, and to whom a certificate of pension was issued which is herewith surrendered that the deceased pensioner aforesaid died at Matilda Canada West on the third day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty five and that previous to his death the deceased pensioner aforesaid resided in Matilda Canada West and for about the space of one month and that previous to that time he resided at Brockville Canada West for about the space of two years and that previous to that time he resided in Harrisburg in the State of New York And she further says that she was married to the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased at Yonge Canada West on the twenty sixth day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine by one William Smart a Minister of the gospel and that her name before her marriage was Margaret

Service and that she has not married again but continues the widow of Daniel Chapman aforesaid. That she makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she is entitled under the act of Congress approved February 3 d 1853
Sworn and subscribed before me this seventeenth day of July 1858 { Margaret X Chapman her mark
James Rectington Surrogate
The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the claimant and that I believe her to be the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
James Rectington Surrogate

State of New York Cortland County - 31.
On the 1 st day of October 1845 Personally appeared before the Subscribers Elizer W Edgcomb, a justice of the Peace in and for said County - Maria Chapman Residant of Cortland Village said County aged Ninety four years last June
Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say, That she is the widow of Samuel Chapman, who was a Pensioner, under the Act of 18 March 1818, at $96, per annum, and dropped from the Roll of Pensions under Act May 1 st 1820 and restored to his Pension again under Act 1823 - She further declares that she was married to her said husband Samuel Chapman on the 12 th day of August 1788 - in Poughkeepsie Dutchess County N.Y. - This deponent further says that she and her said husband Resided in Seneca County, 6 th N.Y. at the time her said husband first drew a pension and She is quite confident that Judge Grover made out her husband's papers for a pension -
She further says that her said husband left his family and her in Seneca County upwards of twenty years ago and she had supposed that he was dead until quite recently she heard that he lived in Canada, a portion of the time

and a portion of his time in St Lawrence County N York with another woman
This deponent further says that she has been informed that her said husband died in Canada, in the month of February last, and that a certain woman, by the name of Margaret Chapman claiming to be the widow of Samuel Chapman had made appli- cation for the annuity of her husband's pension - This deponent further says that she supposes that she the said Rosier Chapman is legally entitled to the annuity of pension due to the said Samuel Chapman up to the time of his death -
This deponent further says that about three months since she commenced collecting testimony to apply for a pension as the widow of Samuel Chapman under the act of July 9. 1838 - and also to draw the balance of pay due to her husband up to his death
James A. Sherman
Rosier X Chapman mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year last above mentioned before E W Edgcomb Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named deponent has been a good character for truth and veracity E W Edgcomb Justice of the Peace

State of New York Cortland County ss I Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Eleazer W Edgecomb before whom the above affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid dwelling in the said County duly Elected & qualified & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe that the signature to the above affidavit to be his genuine signature In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Court of Common Pleas this first day of October 1845
To D Hotchkiss Dep Clerk
was in kind in Canada, a portion of the time

Application of Margaret Chapman for Pension & arrears of Pension

The following erasures and interlinations were duly made and noted before the foregoing declarations and affidavits were signed and sworn to to wit On the 10 th line Page 3 the word "the" is erased and the 19 th line the same page the words "and the" were erased and the 4 th page the word "pension" was inserted on page 7 the 10 th line the word "the" was erased
James Wadsworth Surrogate
State of New York } County of St. Lawrence }
I James Wadsworth Surrogate of the County of St. Lawrence at a Surrogates Court held at the Surrogates Office at Waddington in said County do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court That Daniel Chapman was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of eight dollars per month, was a resident of Brockville

and of the Town of Matilda in Canada West and of the Town of Morristown in the State of New York and died in the Town of Matilda in Canada West in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five on the third day of February; that he left a widow whose name is Margaret Chapman and she is the person named in the foregoing applications and affidavits.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Washington this seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight.
James Pickington Surrogate

William Smart of Brockville, county of Leeds, Province of Canada west, being duly sworn, says that he has been a Minister of the Gospel for more than forty years, in said Town, and that he is duly authorized by the Laws of said Province to solemnize the Banns of Matrimony, And that he did solemnize the and compleat the banns of Marriage, between Daniel Chapman , & Margret Service , at Yonge, in county & Province aforesaid, On the 26 th day of May 1829. and that the original Marriage Certificate is in the hand writing of this deponent, & that it is true & genuine, And that the following is a correct copy of said Certificate.
"Whereas Daniel Chapman , of Yonge, & Margret Service of the same place being desirous of intermarrying with each other, they having made application to me for that purpose, they being members of the congregation, & hereby professing themselves to be so, they having also been proclaimed three several Sundays, Now these are to certify that I William Smart Minister of the gospel, did, on this, the twenty sixth day of May 1829. Marry the said Daniel Chapman & Margret Service together, & they are become legally contracted to each other. Witness my hand at Yonge the 26 th day of May 1829.
William Smart, Minister of the Gospel
In truth & testimony of the above. same day & date Witness our hands
Daniel his Chapman
Margret her mark Chapman
Done & signed in presence of
Jairus Cook
Stephen his mark Bispnett
Sworn before me at the Town of Brockville Canada West the 29 th day of June 1858. Elihu Thomson, one of the Deputy Justices of the Peace for the District of Leeds and Grenville
I, the Rev William Smart do hereby certify that the foregoing testimony as to the above
William Smart

Municipal Court of the City of Leeds Leeds, June 1858 I James Sipsup Clerk of the Peace for the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Province of Canada do hereby certify that the within named William Smart is and was duly authorized by the Laws of the said Province to solemnize Matrimony within the same.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the said United Counties this thirtieth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.
James Sipsup Clerk of the Peace Leeds & Grenville

State of New York
Cayuga County ss. Noah Chapman of Sipes
in the County of Cayuga and
State aforesaid after being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he formerly resided in the Town of Shearon in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut - and that while in the service of the United States as a Soldier - he this deponent same time the last of May or first of June in the year 1782 was personally acquainted with and knew Daniel Chapman as an enlisted soldier then in the service of the United States under the Continental establishment. And this deponent further saith that he frequently saw the said Daniel Chapman and knew that he continued in the said service until March 1783 when he the said Deponent was discharged - This Deponent further saith that he has been informed and verily believes to be true that the said Daniel continued in the said service until April 1784 - further this deponent saith that -
Noah Chapman
Sworn and subscribed to the Mark
5 days of Decemr 1814 before me Wm. Adams Justice of the Peace in & for the said County.

Cayuga County ss
I certify that from information divulged from respectable persons to me known that Isaac Chapman is a Creditable witness and entitled to faith and Credit
Warren Smith one of the Judges of Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County
State of New York Cayuga County ss
On the 16 th day of April 1810 Personally appeared Abner Brown to me Personally known to be a credible witness who being duly sworn according to said depositions and saith that he is well acquainted with the within named Daniel Chapman who has applied for a Pension under the late act of Congress & that he has no interest in the event of said application & this deponent further saith that the said Daniel Chapman is in very reduced circumstances in life & has no other means for his support except by manual labor further saith not
Sworn before me John Brown Judge of Cayuga County Pleas
Abner Brown

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
County of Lawrence — ss.
On this Tenth day of June 183 4 , before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Lawrence personally appeared Daniel Chapman who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Chambers — — — in the regiment commanded by Colonel Tipper — — — in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York that he received a certificate, of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the Tenth day of September 182 1 at or near Syracuse in the county of Cayuga & State of New York he left with John Grover of Syracuse aforesaid or on or about that time lost the same. This deponent has no recollection of seeing it since that time. That said Grover aided this deponent in procuring his pension who informs this deponent he has not got the certificate Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.
ACDOW Justice Peace
This Daniel Chapman mark
NOTES.—The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.
¶ If the Pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate, and now wishes to obtain one."
The Pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office, setting forth that the officer before whom the affidavit may be made is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be.
When a person acting as an agent or Attorney for a pensioner, loses the certificate, the affidavit of that person is also required, which must be authenticated as above.
¶ In every case where the Clerk of the Court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.
¶ Mode of authenticating papers.—In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officers who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small 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.
¶ No attention will be given to applications from persons who act as agents, unless they are known at the War Department, or are vouched for as respectable persons by some one who is known to the Department.

State of New York } S. Lawrence County } ss.
Daniel Chapman the within mentioned Pensioner being duly sworn doth depone & say that before the next Semi-annual payment of his said Pension in the year 1821. in the month of August he was taken violently ill which resulted in a Paralytic affection & insanity nor did he regain his senses so as to recollect any thing about his said Pension until about one year since when he became sane and began to reflect upon what had become of his Pension and inquiry & search was made for the Certificate thereof but could not be found nor does he recollect of ever having received the same from John Grover Esq. of Cayuga County who drew his last Semi-annual payment of said Pension to the 4 th March 1821 but that he has been lately informed by the said John Grover that the said Certificate was delivered to this deponent which if true of which this deponent has no doubt the same must be forever lost & destroyed during the time of this deponent's illness. And this deponent further saith that he now enjoys good health all things considered except some Paralytic affection which renders him unable to write even if he were able to do so and also enjoys the use of his senses as formerly. And this deponent further saith that the above stated & the facts therein contained of his sickness are the sole & only causes of his not earlier applying for his said Pension Certificate & his pay all of which he has been meet in want of & still is in want as he is a poor man.
Sworn before me this 10 th day of June 1834. A.C. HOLLON Justice Peace
Daniel Chapman mark

State of New York } ss Jesse Shaver of Agenda  Agenda in Lawrence County } The County of Lawrence State afore- said being duly sworn says that he is Shaver for a number of years last past well acquainted with Daniel Chapman a Revolutionary Soldier who has heretofore drawn a pension And that he this Deponent has examined the Depositions of the said Daniel Chapman hereto annexed and knows him to be the same person therein described & this Deponent fully testifies the statements contained in said Depositions are correct which belief is founded on his previous acquaintance with said Daniel Chapman the representation he has sustained infor- -mation received in relation to his being a Revolution- -ary Soldier
Jesse G Shaver Subscribed & sworn before me this 10 day of June 1834 A C BROWN Justice Peace
Lawrence County ss I Anthony C Brown & Justice of the Peace of the Town of Agenda  Agenda in for said County do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Daniel Chapman who attested before me to the annexed affidavits & am also acquainted with Jesse Shaver who signed & swore to the above affidavit before me and that they are persons of truth & veracity & of good moral character A. C. BROWN J. P.

State of New York } St Lawrence County } ss. I do hereby certify that Anthony C. Brown is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly elected and sworn that his term of office commenced on the First day of January 1832 and will expire on the 31 st day of December 1835 and that his signature attached to the within Certificate and affidavits on actual adjournments are genuine Given under my hand and the Seal of said County this 11 th day of June 1834
D. Ellis Deputy Clerk

State of New York Cortland County 3 ss .
On the first day of November 1845 Personally appeared before the Subscriber Henry Stephens Esq, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County the same being a Court of Record. Rizear Chapman, Res d in said County aged Seventy four 74 years.
Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843 and 17 th June 1844 Granting pensions to widows of Pensions who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of Leavel Chapman who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and belonged to Massachusetts Line and was pensioned under act of Congress passed March 8 th 1818 and drew a pension of $196 per annum and was dropped from the Roll under act of May 1 st 1820 and restored under act March 1 st 1823.
She further declares that she was married to the said Leavel Chapman on the Twelfth 12 th day of August Nineteen hundred and Eighty Eight 1788 in the Town of Poughkeepsie Dutchess County N.Y. by Henry Livingston Esq.
That her husband the aforesaid Leavel Chapman died in the year Eighteen Hundred and forty five on the Tenth day of February.
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above stated before
Rizear Chapman Her X Mark
Henry Stephens
First Judge Cortland County
I certify that the above named Rizear Chapman is unable to attend the sitting of the court in consequence of the infirmity of old age
Henry Stephens
First Judge Cortland County

State of New York J. S. Lawrence County Town of Oswegatchie
ps.
Thomas Jarvis of the Village of Ogdenburgh in the Town County and State aforesaid being duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say That He has been acquainted with Daniel Chapman of the Place aforesaid for about seven Years last past. That deponent first knew the said Chapman in Upper Canada in Elizabet Town and  where this deponent then understood the said Chapman above Kingston in Canada had resided for some years then past and that he came to that place from the American States. That this deponent has been intimate with the said Chapman since he became acquainted with him. That said Chapman removed to the Village of Ogdenburgh in the Town of Oswegatchie aforesaid about the first of March Eighteen hundred and thirty four. That previous to said Chapman leaving Canada this deponent frequently heard said Chapman state that he had a Pension from the United States for Revolutionary services and that he was then in  they drew the same when  he was in Auburn in the State of New York - and deponent frequently heard said Chapman relate adventures of his the said Chapman in the Revolutionary War. That during the whole time since deponent knew said Chapman he the said Chapman has been subject to a kind of convulsive fit which seem to affect the mind and memory of said Chapman to a great degree. That said fits recur at irregular intervals sometimes twice in the week and sometimes not more than one in two weeks. That the said fits generally last about an hour and leave the said Chapman unconscious for some time and debilitated for two or three days. That when deponent first knew said Chapman he was not so infirm in body as he appears to be in mind but that within the last three years the said Chapman has been quite infirm in body and unable to labor and in consequence thereof has exhausted the property which the said Chapman formerly possessed

And further this deponent saith not Sworn and Subscribed this 7 th day of May 1833 before me A. C. HORN
his Thomas X Sarnip mark
I hereby certify that the above named Thomas Sarnip was to me satisfactory proven to be a person of good moral character & of undoubted truth & veracity & that his Statements are entitled to credit Dated 7 th day of May 1833 A. C. HORN
State of New York County of St Lawrence Town of Osgoodville
George W. Shepard of Ogdensburgh in the Town County and State aforesaid Merchant being duly sworn de- ponent and saith. That He has been acquainted with Dan- iel Chapman of the place last aforesaid and who is the same person mentioned in the foregoing affidavit of Thomas Sarnip about one year last past. That from the first time this deponent saw the said Chapman in the said Chapman conversed about his pension and alleged that the same was due and that his certificate had been left in Auburn in the State of New York with Judge Green. That this de- ponent learned from credible persons before he saw the said Chapman that in the said Chapman had resided in Canada for a number of years past and that he had resided there some ten or twelve years and that during the first four or five years of that time the said Chapman was in a state of mental alienation or imbecility so that

In the said Chapman was unfit to attend to ordinary business. That about a Year ago the said Chapman went a journey as he then said to Auburn in Cayuga County in the State of New York for the purpose of obtaining his original Pension Certificate of the said Judge Brown who said Chapman said he had obtained the same for him. That said Chapman was absent about ten days and when he returned he said that his certificate had been lost and that the said Brown could not find the same. And that the said Chapman at that time exhibited to this Deponent an Affidavit purporting to be signed by the said Brown and that it is the impression of this Deponent that the said affidavit related to the identity of the said Chapman and the loss or mislaying of the said original Certificate. That since the said Chapman resides in the said Village of Ogdensburg he has been in a rather inculid state of mind that he has occasional lucid intervals when for some days his recollection of events seems to be tolerably distinct and that at other times his recollections seem to be very indistinct and uncertain. That this Deponent has known repeatedly of the said Chapman having conversations with which conversations the said Chapman would seem to have utterly forgotten on the following day and once on the same day. That this Deponent has always heard that the said Chapman was subject to fits of the description mentioned by the said Thomas Garvis in his said foregoing Affidavit. That on the twenty fifth day of April last this Deponent started with said Chapman to go to Auburn aforesaid to procure some proof to enable him to obtain his said Pension. That on his arrival at Auburn this Deponent found Solomon G Brown then who this Deponent understood was the son of the above mentioned Judge Brown and who affidavit accompany this of this Deponent and who this Deponent understood

formerly resided at Auburn aforesaid and who for seven years past had resided at Springwater in the County of Livingston in said State. And who was then at Auburn to visit his said Father Judge Groom. That the said So- lomon G Groom immediately professed to recognise the said Chapman and said he thought he could find the said original certificate and that he had done Chap- man's business for his Father and well recollects him. And this deponent further saith that the said accom- panying affidavits of the said Solomon G Groom were taken on the day on which they were dated and that on the day following the said Solomon G Groom brought to the said Chapman the original pension certificate her- unto attached and which the said Groom said he had found in a bundle of papers which he the said Solomon had left at the Office of William H Seward an Attor- ney in Auburn aforesaid at the time he the said Solo- mon left Auburn. And this deponent further saith that the said Solomon G Groom would not consent that this deponent should see his said Father the said Judge Groom because he said that his said Fa- ther was and had for several months past been ill and latterly confined to his bed and was very weak and that he said Judge Gro- om was in a state of mind in which he had the greatest reluctance to sign any paper whatever and would not do so upon any account as he feared that in signing any paper he was signing his death warrant.
Sworn and Subscribed this 7 th day of May 1838 before me
J. C. D. [unintelligible]
E. W. Shepard

State of New York } (Page 1) St Lawrence County } p
Be it known that before me James Redington Surrogate in and for the County of St. Lawrence in the State aforesaid and duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Charles Service and made oath in due form of law that he knew the Daniel Chapman deceased (mentioned in the foregoing application of Margaret Chapman) during his life time that the said Daniel Chapman is now dead that he died at Matilda in Canada West on the third day of February A. D. one thousand eight hundred and forty five that deponent saw the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased after his death and that deponent attended his funeral and saw him buried and deponent further says that he knows the aforesaid Margaret Chapman mentioned in and who makes the foregoing application and that he deponent knew her during the life time of Daniel Chapman aforesaid deceased and the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased and the aforesaid Margaret Chapman lived and cohab- ited together as husband and wife during the life time of Daniel Chapman aforesaid and that Daniel Chapman aforesaid

always acknowledged and treated the aforesaid Margaret Chapman as his wife. And deponent further says that the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased was a pensioner of the United States during his life time and that the aforesaid Margaret Chapman is the identical person she represents herself to be and that she is now the widow of the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased and that Daniel Chapman deceased resided at the time of his death at Matilda Canada West for about the space of one month and that previous thereto he resided in Brockville Canada West and for about the space of two years and that previous thereto he resided in Morristown in the State of New York and deponent further says that he has no interest in this claim.
Sworn to and subscribed by Charles his Service before me this 17 th day of July 1858.
James Redington Surrogate The foregoing affidavit was duly sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I certify that I believe the affiant to be a credible person and that I have no interest in this claim and that the declarant is the person she represents herself to be.
James Redington Surrogate

State of New York } St. Lawrence County }
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Be it known that before me James Redington Surrogate in and for the County of St. Lawrence and in the State aforesaid and duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Sarah Thayer and made oath in due form of law that she knows Margaret Chapman the person making the foregoing applications and that she knew Daniel Chapman deceased the person mentioned in the foregoing applications in his life time and that the said Daniel Chapman is now dead and that he died in the dwelling house of this deponent at Matilda in Canada West on the third day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty five and that deponent was present with the said Daniel Chapman at the time of his death and saw him carried away for burial and deponent further says that the aforesaid Daniel Chapman and the aforesaid Margaret Chapman cohabited together as husband and wife during the life time of the aforesaid Daniel Chapman and up to the time of his death and that the aforesaid Margaret Chapman is the identical person she represents herself to be and that she is now the widow

(Page 10) of the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased and deponent further says that that she knows that the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased was a pensioner of the United States during his lifetime and that at the time of his death he resided at Matilda in Canada West for about the space of one month and that previous thereto he resided in Brockville in Canada West and that previous thereto he resided in Morristown in the State of New York and deponent further says that she has no interest in this Claim Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17 th day of July 1858 Sarah her Shaver mark
James Redington Surrogate
The foregoing affidavit was duly sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I believe the affiant to be a credible person and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this Claim
James Redington Surrogate

War Department Revolutionary Claims. I Certify that in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 18 th March 1818, and May 1 st 1820 Daniel Chapman late a Private in the Revolutionary War is inscribed on the Pension Gen Roll of the New York Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the twentieth day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighteen. This Certificate is issued in lieu of one dated 30 th Ap l 1819 which has been lost or destroyed and which if found will be returned to this Office.
Given at the War Office of the United States this first day of September One Thousand eight hundred and thirty four
John Forsyth Acting Secretary of War
Examined and countersigned
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Numbered 10.077

Payments to be made on the 4th of March and 4th of September in each year, by the Agent for paying pensions at N. York.
Duplicate Recorded in the Pension Office by
R. Burdine Clerk See Book C Vol. 5. page 72.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
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REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the laws of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, and May 1st, 1820, Daniel Chapman, late a Private — in the Revolutionary War — is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of eight — dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. This certificate is issued in lieu of one dated 30th April 1819, which has been lost or destroyed, and which if found will be returned to this Office.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this first day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.
John B. Wright acting Secretary of War.
Examined and countersigned,
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
Pass 1. 4th Sep 1821

State of New York St. Lawrence County } ss
Page (3)
Be it known That before me James Redington Surrogate in and for the County of St. Lawrence and duly authorized by law to admin- ister oaths personally appeared Margaret Chapman and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of the Daniel Chapman the identical person who was a pensioner and is now dead and to whom a certificate of pension was issued which is herewith surrendered that the deceased pensioner resided in Matilda Canada West for the space of about one month before his death and that previous thereto he resided in Brockville in Canada West and  the for about the space of two years and that previous thereto he resided in Morristown in the State of New York And she further says that she was married to Daniel Chapman Deceased as aforesaid at Young in Canada West on the twenty sixth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine by William Smart a minister of the gospel and that the said Daniel Chap- man deceased died at Matilda in Canada West on the third day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five and that she has not re married again but is now the widow of the said Daniel

Chapman deceased and that she makes this application for the purpose of obtaining the arrears of pension due to her husband the aforesaid Daniel Chapman deceased from the fourth day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty four to the time of his death on the third day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty five
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17 th day of July 1858
Margaret her Chapman mark
James Nottingham Surrogate
The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the Claimant and believe her to be the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this Claim
James Nottingham Surrogate

Application of Margaret Chapman for Pension and arrears of Pension
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Please address any communications respect- ing the following application to
James Wilkinson
Waddington
St Lawrence County
N Y
Yours respectfully
James Wilkinson Atty. for Claimant

State of New York } County of Cayuga } Town of Auburn }
Salmon G. Grover now of the Town of Springvale in the County of Livingston State aforesaid being first duly sworn deposes and saith that he has been well acquainted with Daniel Chapman formerly of the Town of Auburn aforesaid and now of the Town of Bridgeville in the County of Laurens and State aforesaid and that John Grover father to this deponent made application and obtained the original Pension Certificate for the Revolutionary services of the said Daniel Chapman all of which this deponent well knew and that this deponent was employed several times by the said Chapman for the purpose of obtaining his semiannual payments at the New York agency for paying pensions and that this deponent has not seen the said Daniel Chapman for fifteen years past until this date (April 28 th 1835) and knows him to be the identical person named in an original or duplicate Certificate a copy whereof is hereto attached
Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of April 1835 before me R Cook Justice of Peace
Salmon G. Grover
I certify that the above named Deponent Salmon G. Grover is a Credible witness R Cook Justice of Peace

State of New York County of Cayuga Town of Auburn
Salmon G. Grover now of the Town of Springwater in the County of Livingston but formerly of the Town of Auburn aforesaid being first duly sworn deposed and saith That he has been acquainted with Daniel Chapman formerly of the Town of Auburn aforesaid and now of the Town of Oswegatchie in the County of St. Lawrence and State aforesaid for the space of Twenty five years last That he is the same person who formerly resided in the said Town of Auburn and who then made application for a pension for Revolutionary services and that he is the same person mentioned and described in the Original or duplicate Pension Certificate now in his possession and a copy whereof is herunto attached That for the last fifteen years this deponent has not seen the said Chapman until the 28 th day of April A.D. 1835 and that this deponent immediately and fully recognised the said Chapman when he saw him on the day last aforesaid to be the same person above described
Sworn and subscribed this 28 th day of April 1835 before me R Cook Justice Peace
Salmon G. Grover
I certify that the above named Deponent Salmon G. Grover is to me personally well known that the said Salmon G. Grover is a man of good character for truth and veracity and his statements are full entitled to credit Dated Auburn April 28 th 1835 R Cook Justice Peace

State of New York Cayuga County Clerk's Office ss
I certify that Robert Cook Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and very properly believe his signatures to the annexed affidavits are genuine.
Given under my hand & the seal of said County the 25th day of April 1835.
W. S. Myers Clerk

Interest Daniel Chapman
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in the city of New- York, at the Brannan Bank of the U. States.
Recorda

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818, Daniel Chapman, of Cayuga county, N. York, late a private — # in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New-York — # Agency, at the rate of Eight — dollars per month, to commence on the twentieth day of April , — one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this thirtieth — day of April , — one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

I hereby certify that the above named George W. Shepherd is a person of good moral character & of undoubted truth & veracity. His statements are entitled to full credit.
AC. BROWN
R. D. G.
Ogdenburgh N.Y. May 19th 1833.
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Anthony C. Brown before whom the foregoing affidavits of Thomas Sar- nup & George W. Shepherd purport to have been taken. He is an acting Justice of the Peace & the subscrip- ture is genuine. I am also well acquainted with George W. Shepherd. He is a very respectable merchant of this village, & his character is every perfectly fair & his statement entitled to full & implicit credit. I am not personally acquainted with the other affiant.
R. D. GILLIT MC.

Waddington October 30 th 1840.
Hon J. L. Edwards,
Mrs Margaret Chapman applied to the Agency Office at Albany for the amount of pension due Daniel Chapman at the time of his death claiming to be his widow. She had proved her widowship according to the requirements of the Department and the papers were sent to Albany for the purpose of drawing the money and the money has since been detained because another individual claims to be a widow of Daniel Chapman in another section of the State.
Margaret Chapman was married to the said Daniel Chapman in 1829. She has certificates of her marriage and it can be proved beyond doubt and if any other proof is necessary beyond what already appears it can be furnished. She lived and cohabited with him from the time of her marriage in 1829 to the period of his death and never heard that there was any other person that claimed to be a widow until after she had made application to the Office and moved her widowship and she says the thing is impossible that he had another wife living. I suppose it will be necessary for them to show a marriage previous to 1829 to this same Daniel Chapman and that they lived and cohabited as man and wife until the period of his death and I don't know that even then it would take away the rights of the woman who took care of him in his infirmity. Please inform me if any thing further is required from Mr Chapman.
Yours James Waddington

State of New York } Cortland County } ss.
On the 19 th day of June 1825 Personally appeared before the Subscriber Elazar W Edgcomb a Justice of the Peace in and for said County John Hart Resident of Homer in said County aged Eighty years Who being first duly sworn according to Law deposes and says that his husband acquainted with Leavel Chapman and Nizien Chapman for as much as sixty years that he knew them in Seneca County and also in Cayuga County, and that he kind near neighbor to them in both places - he also knew that the said Leavel Chapman was a Peuscom and drew a peuscom under the act of 18 March 1818 -
This deponent further says that the said Leavel Chapman, was married in Poughkeepsie in Seneca County to Nizien Ferguson by Henry Livingston Esq, in the month of August 1788 Seventeen Hundred and Eighty- Eight as he this deponent recollects from the circumstances that he this deponent was married two years then after in the year 1790 -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before, E W Edgcomb Justice of the Peace
John Hart
I Certify that the above named John Hart is a good Character for truth and veracity
E W Edgcomb

Cortland County Clerks office SS
I Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk of said County do hereby Certify that Henry Stephens Esq before whom the the within and annexed affidavit of Ezekiah Chapman was taken was at the date thereof first Judge of the County Courts in and for said County And also that Ebenezer W Edgcomb Esq before whom the within affidavit of John Hart was taken was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, Each of whom were duly Commissioned and Sworn also that I am well acquainted with their respective hand writings and Verily believe their signatures subscribed to the Surattos of said affidavits respectively to be genuine Witness my hand & Seal of said County at Cortlandville February 27 1846 Sam Hotchkiss Clerk
2158

Albany July 29 th 1838.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Pension office City Washington
Sir,
Inclosed you have a copy (by the Register) of the order of the Chancellor of the state of New York of my appointment as Guardian, or committee for Daniel Chapm - an a pensioner —
I am informed that a notice is regu -ired at the agency of the pension office in the city of New York. that this copy has been filed at the proper office in the city of Washington — which notice please to have forwarded to that office —
yours respectfully
J. C. Purk

Albany Pension Agency Sept. 29. 1845.
Sir,
A power of Attorney from Margaret Chapman claiming to be the Widow of Daniel Chapman, was this morning presented by Noah Lee Esq. Cashr. Albany Exchange Bank - I think it came from St Lawrence co. I claimed bal. due to some day in Feby. last - We refused to pay on account of your letter of 28 th Aug t last - or rather we suspended pay t to give you an opportunity to be heard on behalf of Regina - the other Widow . I think you had better forward aff ts to Mr. Edwards in her behalf & get his instructions on the subject - The proof in favor of Margaret is regular & sufficient - & we shall pay her unless otherwise directed by Mr. C. after giving you time to send an aff ts to him -
Respectfully Yours, Lemuel Jenkins.
J. W. Doyen Esq.

Cortland Village Cortland County New York October 1 st 1845
Sir Enclosed herewith I send you the affidavit of Niziah Chapman, Widow of Leavel Chapman, Late of St Lawrence Co. N.Y. who died same time in February last in Canada -
You will perceive the object of my thus troubling you on this subject by reading the affidavit of Mrs Chapman, and the letter of Samuel Jenkins Esq. the Pension Agent at Albany -
The Pension Leavel Chapman left his wife and family consisting of about twelve children upwards of twenty years since for some place unknown to his wife Niziah, and until very recently she sup- posed he was dead -
She has employed me to get a pension for her under the act of July 7, 1838 - and to draw the arrear of pay due to her late husband from 4 th September 1844 up to the time of his death - I have taken the necessary steps for that pension and shall have the papers made out in a few days. I find that there is a woman by the name of Margaret Chapman, with whom he lived in Canada, claims to be his widow and has sent her power of attorney to Albany to draw the arrear of pay due the pension up to the time of his death -

Mr Jenkins the agent at Albany by my request has refused to pay it until his first widow should be heard
I am informed that Margaret his second wife claims to have been married to him in 1829, after he had left his first wife
I send the affidavit of his first wife and the letter of Mr Jenkins and ask you would have the goodness to inform me what shall be done in the premises
I am very Respectfully Your obedient Servant E. W. Edgcomb
L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Ogdensburg 16 June 1874
Dear
Sir Inclosed is Daniel Chapman affidavits pursuant to your directions & also Jesse Shavers affidavit as to identity agreeable to the printed directions. You have Mr Grover affidavit that Chapman is now living - Grover procured his Pension for him at Auburn & therefore cannot be mistaken in the man. There is no room to doubt. & if you place any reliance on human testimony you will now be satisfied in this case.
Yours Respectfully A. C. BROWN
N. B. Chapman may be under a mistake as to his officers for his recollection is much impaired by sickness.
Rev. A. C. Chapman Applicant for a new Certificate

Ogdensburg 13 August 1834
Dear Sir
I wish to draw your attention to the case of Daniel Chapman. I first sent his certificate that he was reinstated on the pension list of Revolutionary Soldiers & his affidavit that he had lost his original pension certificate. I afterwards sent the affidavit of Mr Grew who assisted in procuring his pension. I read a communication from the War Department bearing date the 30 May 1834 inclosing to me a printed form. I complied with the requests of the communication by filling up the blank form sent to the directions & sent it to you from what I have not had any answer I presume it was mislaid or overlooked. Mr Chapman is anxious to draw his money. If there is still doubt in this case then doubtless can be removed if you will refer this case to the Hon R H Gillett who resides in this place.
Yours Respectfully AC BROWN

Ogdensburgh Sept 1834
Dear Sir
Daniel Chapman the Revolutionary Pensioner who has made application to the Department for a new certificate he having lost the original. Chapman & his wife are in such indigent circumstances that they must suffer if the amount due from Government is not soon obtained — Chapman has employed the bearer Sewell Gleason Esq. of Fortcovington in the County of Franklin State of New York as his agent to go on to Washington and attend to this business for him. By a reference to the papers on file in the Department in Chapman case it will be found that he has complied with the requisitions of the Department.
I am Sir
very respectfully Your obedt Servt A. C. McLaughlin

Know all men by these presents that I have appointed David David Gleason Esquire of Fort Covington in the County of Franklin State of New York my agent Attorney to go on for me to the City of Washington and obtain for me a Pension Certificate received and bring the same to me And he is hereby authorised in his application in my behalf for a New Pension Certificate to do all things as my agent that would be lawful & right for me to do in the premises hereby ratifying all his lawful proceedings in relation to the matters aforesaid - - -
In Witness whereof I have here unto set my Hand & Seal at Ogdensburg in the County of St Lawrence & State of New York This 4 th day of September in the year 1834 Signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of A. C. HOWLAND his mark Daniel Chapman

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
State of New York,
St Lawrence County, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, That before me, Anthony C Brown a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Daniel Chapman and made oath, in due form of law, that he is the identical person named in an original Certificate, in his possession, of which (I certify) the following is a true copy:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I Certify that in conformity with the Laws of the United States of the 18th March 1818, and May 1820 Daniel Chapman late a private in the Revolutionary War is inscribed on the Pension List Roll after New York Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the twentyfifth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. This certificate is issued in lieu of one dated 30th April 1819, which has been lost or destroyed, and which if found will be returned to this office
Given at the WAR OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES,
this first day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty four
Examined & Countersigned
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
John Forsyth
Acting Secretary of War.
That he now resides in Oswegatchie St Lawrence County New York and has resided there for the space of Six months past and that previous thereto he resided in Elizabethtown Upper Canada
SWORN and Subscribed before me,
this 9th day of September 1834
AC BROWN
J. Peace.
his
Daniel X Chapman
mark
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Daniel Chapman of Oswegatchie a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint William S. Herriman my true and lawful Attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying Pensions in the City of New York, my Pension, from the fourth day of September 1821 to the fourth day of September 1834
Witness, my hand and seal, this 9th day of September 1834
Sealed and Delivered in presence of
AC BROWN
his
Daniel X Chapman
mark
STATE OF NEW YORK,
St Lawrence COUNTY, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, That on the 9th day of September 1834 before the subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared Daniel Chapman above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned. That the said Pensioner makes his mark as his signature not knowing how to write -
AC BROWN Justice Peace
N. B. The deposition, as well as the Power of Attorney, must be signed by the Pensioner; and every interlineation, erasure or alteration of a word or figure, must be noted, in due form, by the magistrate.

State of New York Cayuga County } ss I John Grover of Auburn in Said County do certify on oath, that in the year 1818 or 1819 according to my best rec- ollection I acted as the agent of Daniel Chapman in obtaining his pension as a Revolutionary Soldier. That he at that time lived in the town of Scipio in Said County of Cayuga, I further certify that I assisted him in drawing his pension money from the time of the allowance of his claim until about the year 1821 when he removed from Said County of Cayuga, and I have seen or heard nothing from him according to my best recollection from that time until this day, I further certify when the Said Daniel Chapman called upon me this day I immediately recognized him as being the same person for whom I obtained a pension as aforesaid and I have no doubt that he is the identical person. I further certify that I am informed by the Said Daniel Chapman that he now resides in Ogden- burgh in the County of St Lawrence in Said State of New York. I further certify that I am informed by Said Chapman that when he removed from Said County he left with me his original pension Certificate, I have no recollection whether he did so or not, but that if he did so it has been lost or mislaid as I have now no recollection of ever having seen it among my papers.
Sworn this 7 th day of May 1834 before me John P. Hurlbut } John Grover Justice of the Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with the aforementioned John Grover that he is now a justice of the peace of said County of Cayuga & a man of truth & veracity Dated May 7 th 1834
John P. Hulbert Justice of the Peace
State of New York Cayuga County } ss
I Michael G. Myers Clerk of said County do certify that John P. Hulbert before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was on the date of the same a justice of the peace of said County that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said justice & believe his signature to said affidavit & the above certificate to be genuine Witness my hand and seal of office the 7 th day of May 1834
M. G. Myers Clerk

Ogdensburg 13 May 1834
Dear Sir
I send inclosed an affidavit of John Grows one of the late Judges of the County of Cayuga & one of the Justices of the Peace of said County who identifies Daniel Chapman to be the pensioner of that County who he aided in procuring said pension. I hope that this will be deemed sufficient. He has lost his original Certificate & with it his power with a New one or directions how to proceed to draw his money that is now due him from Gov. I sent in my first communication the affidavit of Chapman together with his certificate from the department that he was reinstated on the pension list which with the inclosed must be abundantly sufficient if human testimony is to be regarded -
Yours Respectfully A. C. McLaughlin
As Dr. I received your last communication & shall shortly communicate on the subject - The commission refers to Mr. Low as the acknowledged agent of the applicants - which is not the fact. Mr. Low is County Clerk & living 18 miles from his office which is in Clinton not Potsdam . I sent the papers to him to be certified & requested him to forward them on to Washington instead of sending them back to me at Ogdensburg. This is this acknowledged agency which is unknown to all

has been attended to - Asa Webster case has not been reexamined since I sent Bangs certificate which was done by me a long time ago it was one of the first certificates sent. The commissioner sent a communication to Mr Low leaving date the 23 Nov 1833 which was sent by him to me directing Webster to Bangs I then procured Bangs certificate & sent it to Washington —
The applicant at great expense sent to the State of Vermont & then procured two living witnesses of his services as heretofore required by commission there was to the additional expense to send to Boston after thus procuring his services. We are disheartened
Yours Respectfully AC BROWN

Hon J L Edwards. Sir. I have this day rec d a power of Attorney from Daniel Chapman of Oscegalthe Shawnee County this State to draw his pension money from 4 th Ap r 1831. to 4 th Ap r 1834. The office here have no authority from you to pay it. Will you be pleased to give such directions as to enable me to draw the money for him I remain with respect
New York 16 Ap r 1834
W. S. Herriman

House of Representatives April 10. 1834
Sir,
I will thank you to look up the case of Daniel Chapman, referred to in the accom- panying letter, & inform me its situation, & if he is entitled to a new certificate, please make it out & send it to me, if not please inform me what is necessary to be done to have Mr. Chapman reinstated. Please return to me Mr. Scatt's letter, with your answer to his. Yours Yours afft. servt R. H. Gilt
J. L. Edwards Esq

To what time, and at what rate, was Daniel Chapman, Pensioner of N. York at 18 March 1818, last paid?
Respy
J L Edward Apr. 17. 1834
H. Whetcroft Esq.
Dear Sir
Yours & Sir Paid to the 11. Sept. 1825.
Respy C.H.W.

Waddington Sept 29 th 1858
Department of the Interior Hon. Geo. C. Whitney
Dear Sir in your favor of the 2 d inst. you refer to Kerzia Chapman as the widow of Daniel Chapman deceased Will you be so kind as to furnish me with her address if living or her last place of residence if dead?
And I have a further favor to ask of you viz That you will preserve a profound silence in reference to the application of Margaret Chapman widow of Daniel Chapman for pension under the second section of the act

of Feby. 3 d 1853 and now on file in the archives of the Dep- artment and also the Claim of Margaret Chapman Widow of Daniel Chapman deceased for Bounty land No. 292,273. under the act of March 3 d 1855
I am desirous that a strict silence should be maintained for six months at least no matter from what source the inquiries may come as it is all- important that in the investigation I am about to commence no one should get a clue to its object
Please to let me hear from you at your earliest convenience and oblige
Yours Respectfully James Waddington James Wilkinson Waddington St Lawrence Co. N.Y.

Washington March 8/59
Hon Geo C. Whiting
Com. of Pensions
Dear Sir
Will you give me information of the state the claim of Mr Chapman mentioned in the enclosed letter for Pension - ?
Respectfully
Reston King

Margaret Chapman's papers as alleged widow

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
1876
P. O. _____
Margaret Chapman
Service: alleged wid. of Daniel
Enlisted: _____, 18__
Discharged: _____, 18__
Application filed: _____, 18__
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18__

B? Auditor's Office
Aug: 31. 1888.
Sir:
The arrears of pension due in the case of David Chapman, died were paid to his widow Kizian Chapman.
Very Resp'y.
W. S. om
Auditor
Geo. C. Whiting (Capt. ) (Comm: of Pensions)

Pension Office, Aug 9. 1858.
Your auditors will please state to whom the arrears in the case of David Chapman, the within named pensioner, were  was paid.
57 1823-
Very resp'y.
D. R. Root
For Commissioner
Geddes

LI
50 To Auditor's Office
Oct: 9. 1868.
Rev. Mr. Liv.
Kezia Chapman, Albany On 9. roll, ad 1832, appears to have been paid to Sept: 4. 1847. Her residence at that time was Homer, Cortland Co. N.Y.
Very Resp y
A. J. Hemen
auditor
Geo. C. Whiting Esq. N.Y. Governor of Pennsylvania

Pension Office, October 8, 1858
The 3 d Auditor will please certify the date to which pensioned was paid within named, and the place of her residence at the time she received the last payment
Very respectfully
Wh. D. B. No Commissioner
W. D. B.

Kezia Chapman
widow of Daniel Chapman, Private
U. S. Army 2 years
Act 17 June 1844
$80 per ann. commence on 5 Feb. 1845
married 12 August 1788 husband died 5 Feb. 1845
Albany Roll
sent to
E. W. Edgecomb Cortland Village N. York

Sept 15 1834 Sept 19 1834 Sept 19 1834 Jan 24 1835 Feb 1835 March 1835 April 6 1835 May 16 1835 Aug 1 1835 May 21 1836 Oct 6 1843 Oct 6 1843
Sept. 15, 1834. See letter to P. A. P. do. to W. S. Harris Sept. 19, 1834. Do. before Sept. 19, 1834. Do. to Hon. R. H. H. R. Jan. 24, 1835 - to W. S. Harrison - Do. R. H. Gillette H. R. Feb. 1835 - Do. to the P. A. P. 13 March - do. to Hon. R. H. Gillette April 6. - do. to same v P. A. P. May 16. 1835. C. Bush v H. H. P. A. P. Aug. 1. - do. to P. A. P. May 21. 1836. - do. to P. A. P. Oct 6. 1843; P. A. P. Oct 6. 1843. - do. to P. A. P.

Albany S. J. Kellogg Nov. 25. 1845

Daniel Chapman Rev. N. York Pension certificate issued April 1819-
Sept 19-file

No. 7102.
Margaret Chapman wid. of
Daniel,
1896 N.Y.
Jab. Wilkinson. Sept. 28/58
Same Oct 16/58
Hon. P. King Mch 15/59
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To the Hon d S h Edwards.
Sir your letter of 19 th is re d respecting David Chapman pension. Enclosed we send you his vouchers for me to draw his money.
The pension office here have his name but by their books is stop d .
be pleased to make such order respecting it, as may be consistent
I am respectfully your
W m S. Herriman
New York 20 Ap r 1834

Offici Bank U States New York March 10 1830
Sir
Your Letter of the 21 st Ult o relating to the case of David Chapman, makes no reference to arrears of pension being due to him, I have therefore thought it proper to enquire whether he is entitled to payment from the 4 th of September 1821. as claimed in his Power of Attorney, which I enclose for your inspection.
I am Very respectfully Sir Your obedt Servt
Isaac Lawrence Secy Acting as Agent for Pension
James S o Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions

Ogdensburgh N.Y. May 7th 1835
Sir,
The agent of Doniel Chapman has this morning placed in my hands the accompanying papers to prove his identity & to enable him to draw his pension. The off. of Judge Grover must be in your office. The off. of the younger Grover & the finding the original certificate seem to place the aff qualification of identity beyond dispute. Chapman has been in my office some three hours & I think the description given of his state of mind by Mr. Shepard correct. From the best examination that I could make there are several years of his life that he knows nothing about, & that he now has but little mind left, & not as much as he should, to manage money affairs - hence your suggestion of a guardian is a good one, & a right one to be complied with.
Your obt Servt R. H. Gillit.
J. S. Edwards Esq Comm. of Pensions

State of New York St Lawrence County
ss I certify that Martin Thatchun
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that Horace Senter Babin whose name is signed to the foregoing affidavits and before whom the foregoing or other affidavits purport to have been made was at the time of taking the said affidavits a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly elected & sworn and duly authorized to take the same And further that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and that his signature thereto subscribed is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 6th day of November 1845 M. Thatchun Clerk By Z. Merrill Deputy

State of New-York St Lawrence County } of John Mc Anulty of the Town of Matilda County of Dundas Canada West Being duly sworn Saith that he was acquainted with Daniel Chapman deceased late of the Town of Morristown County of St Lawrence & State of New-York Who was a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death And this deponent further Says that the said Daniel Chapman died at the House of George Shaver in the Town of Matilda aforesaid on or about the fifth day of February last past and further this deponent saith Not so much as Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27th day of October A D 1845-
Horace Fenton Justice of the peace
I certify the above named deponent sustains a good character for truth & veracity - Horace Fenton Justice of the Peace

Cortland Village Cortland Co. N.Y. February 2 nd 1846-
Sir
I send you the application of Lizzie Chapman Widow of Samuel Chapman for a Pension under the act of 3 rd March 1843 and 17 th June 1844
Her husband in his Schedule filed in the Pension Office under the act of May 1820 he swore he had a Wife by the name of Lizzie Chapman -
When you have the papers you may forward to me the results of your deliberation
I am very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
E. M. Edgcomb
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm. of Pensions Washington D. C.

Albany Pension Agency Feb. 4. 6. 1846.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Comm'r of Pensions, Sir,
Referring you to your letter of the 25 th of November last, respecting the Widow of Daniel Chapman, I have to ask your instructions whether the enclosed Warrants are sufficient to authorize us to pay Keziah Chapman as his Widow, and whether as we have doubts whether the proof of actual marriage is a compliance with the terms of your letter above referred to, & whether we are at liberty to dispense with the surrender of the pension Certificate -
Mr Lee the Attorney of the other Widow had the Certificate in his possession but has returned it to the person from whom he received it - I am, Sir,
Very Respectfully, Your obed t Serv t
R. W. Olcott M d Rev d

Before the Chancellor
In the matter
of
Daniel Chapman a lunatic
Commission

The People of the State of New-York: To all to whom these Presents shall come or may concern, GREETING: Whereas by a certain inquisition taken at the Village of Ogdenburgh in the County of St Lawrence on the eighteenth day of June —
in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five by virtue of our commission in the nature of a writ de lunatico inquirendo in that behalf duly made and issued, to inquire, among other things, whether Daniel
Chapman — was and is a lunatic, and was and is incapable of conducting his own affairs in consequence of such lunacy, it is, among other things, found that the said Daniel Chapman — at the time of taking the said inquisition, and for six years — previous thereto, was and has been incapable of conducting his own affairs in consequence of such lunacy, as by the said inquisition remaining of record in our Court of Chancery, may more fully appear; for the care and custody of whom, and for the management of whose estate, it belongs to us in our Court of Chancery to provide. And whereas sufficient security is given to us on be- half of the said Daniel Chapman by John C. Bush of Ogdenburgh in the County of St Lawrence —
as is customary in such cases: Now, therefore, know ye, that we have given, granted and committed, and by these presents do give, grant and commit, unto the said John C. Bush — the care and cus- tody of the person, and the possession, care and management of the estate, as well real as personal, of the said Daniel Chapman — during our pleasure, to be signified in our Court of Chancery. And the said John C. Bush — is hereby required, within six months from the date of these presents, to return and file in the office of the Register of our Court of Chancery, in the city of Albany, a just and true in- ventory, under oath, of the whole real and personal estate of the said
Daniel Chapman — stating the income and profits thereof, and the debts, credits and effects of the said Daniel Chapman — so far as the same shall come to the knowledge of the said John C. Bush — and that out of the said estate, or the rents, issues and profits thereof, he provide for the mainte- nance, sustenance and support of the said Daniel Chapman and his family; and that annually, if the yearly value or income of the said estate exceeds five hundred dollars, or once in every two years, if it is a less sum, the said John C. Bush — file in the office of the said Register, an account, under oath, of the management of his said trust, and of any other property or effects belonging to the said estate, which he shall have discovered after the filing of the said inventory. And the

said John C. Bush — is farther required to abide by and obey all and every such order or orders in the premises as may hereafter be made in our said Court of Chancery, and to render a full and just account of the execution of the said trust, and of the estate, property and effects which shall have come to his hands, when and as often as required by our said Court.
Witness REUBEN H. WALWORTH , Chancellor of our said State, at the city of Albany, the twenty third day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five
R. H. Gillet Solicitor.
James Portenogto.