Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,110, Joseph Darling, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Darling Joseph
S. 29,110
CONTENTS

Letter to 3rd Auditor 23 June 39
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 April 1838, from 4 March 1838 to 4 Sept 1838 - Agt notified 20 July 1839.
Letter to Hon. A. S. Porter 3rd Auditor 7 April 1840
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1838 to 4 March 1839. Aged notified 16 April 1840
Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sept 1839. Aged notified 8 July 1840
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1839 to 4 March 1840. Aged notified 10 Decr 1840
1871 Com on Pensions, Service - Prior
25,801 Michigan 23801
Joseph Darling. Jackson Co in the State of Michigan was a Captain in the Company commanded by Captain Bicknell of the 1st Regt Vol. Michigan in the Mexican War Troops
No Pr $ 20.00
scribed on the Roll of Michigan at the rate of 10 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Jan and sent to 134 New St. Lynn, Mass
Decr to the 14th of Sept 1833 - 51.00 Semi-annual allowance ending March 34 16
$ 67.00
Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. P. Wagner, Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 90

Territory of Michigan
County of Jackson
ss; On this Twelvth day of November, in the Year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court, before William A. Fletcher Esquire, Judge of the Circuit Court of the Territory aforesaid. Joseph Darling a resident of the Town of Jacksonburgh in the County and Territory aforesaid aged sixty nine Years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he was born in the Town of Middleboro, in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts on the 22 d Day of September A. D. 1764. That he has no record of his age in this Country that his age is recorded on the County records of the County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts.
That he served in the Army of the United States as a private Militia Soldier as follows. to wit: in the Year 1780 the British Fleet lay off New port Harbour in the State of Rhode Island, and it was supposed that they would make a Descent upon that Place. At that time he volunteered his services as a substitute for his father, who was drafted to go and defend that place. That he was accepted as a substitute for his father by Col. Nelson the Commanding Officer, of the Town of Middleboro in the State of Massachusetts, that he was then in the Fifteenth Year of his age. One Wildes was his Capt, and one Western Lieutenant and at the time he entered the service he resided in the Town of Middleboro aforesaid. That the Company to which he belonged, was ordered and Marched to New Port. They encamped at Howlands Ferry. The Enemy not making a Descent as was expected. They were discharged a little short of the time for which the Expedition was fitted out, which was for Twenty Days. That he volunteered his services in this Expedition in the latter part of June in the Year 1780. That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he does not recollect the day he entered the service. That according to the best of his knowledge and belief he served in this Expedition fifteen Days.
And further this Deponent saith that he entered the service of the United States. That he entered the service of the United States in the month of June in the Year One thousand seven hundred and eighty one as a private Militia Soldier. That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot recollect the day he entered

the service. but it was in the first part of June in the Year aforesaid That at this time he resided at Middlebury aforesaid. At this time General Howe (the British General) held Possession of New York. That he entered the service of the United States upon this wise. To wit. The number of the militia to be raised was proportioned from the several Militia Com- panies. Each Company furnishing its quota of Soldiers according to its numbers. Each Company being divided into Classes and Each Class furnishing a Soldier. Either One of the Class or otherwise. That he (this Deponent) volunteered his services for the Class to which he belonged That he armed and equipped himself and held himself in readiness As a Minute man and according to order to be ready at a moment's warning. That the Company to which he belonged received Marching order some time in the month of September in the said Year. That the Company rendezvoused at Wrentham, together with the Companies from Bridgewater and Abington. The Officers were here Capt. Bicknell of the Town of Abington, in the County of Plymouth as he believes. One Mayo of Bridgewater (he believes) was 1 st Lieut. and One Williams of Bar- row was 2 nd Lieut. From Wrentham they marched through Worcester Spring- field and Ditchfield to West Point, the place to which the Company had belonged was ordered. The Regular troops had been ordered from West Point to Join Washington's Army in the South at the Siege of Lord Cornwallis The Militia were stationed at West Point to guard that important Place General M c Dougal held the command at West Point. That he was there until after the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis and assisted in pul- ling up the Great Chain, that was stretched across the river at West Point and was there until he received his Discharge. That he subsequently re- ceived pay from the State of Massachusetts for his services. That his father received it for him, who gave up his discharge at the same time, as he was informed and firmly believes and supposes that his discharge was lodged in the Treasurer's Office of the State of Massachusetts. That he was discharged from the service in the latter part of November or the first of December in the Year 1781. He believes that his Dis- charge was given by General M c Dougal. That he was in the service of the United States at this time for seven and a half months. That by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period of six months and the time necessary to entitle him to the provision of said act for which services

he claims a Pension. That Nathan Rufs & Oliver Rufs and Samuel Blackman are persons known to me in my present neighborhood who can testify as to my character for truth and veracity and their belief of my services as a Soldier of the Revolution. And further this Respondent saith that since the Revolutionary war he has lived in Woodstock, in Windsor County, Vermont that he left Woodstock Twenty Eight Years ago and moved to the Town of Royalton, in the County of Niagara, New York, that he left Royalton the 24 th Day of May A.D. 1832 and moved to the Town of Jackson County Michigan, where he now resides.
And he hereby relinquishes Every Claim whatever to a Pension or an Annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court this 12 th day of November A.D. 1833 Stoddard Clerk
Joseph his X Darling mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated.
Wm A. Fletcher Presiding Judge. M c R. D. Sumner Asso. Judge H. Thompson Associate Judge
I Samson Stoddard Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Territory of Michigan in and for the County of Jackson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Joseph Darling for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 12 th Day of November A.D. 1833. Stoddard Clerk
I Oliver Rufs residing in the Town of Jacksonburgh in the County of Jackson and Territory aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Darling who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that I believe him to be sixty nine Years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolutionary war and I concur in that Opinion.
Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court this 12 th day of November A.D. 1833 Stoddard Clerk
Oliver Rufs

I Nathan Rusp, residing in the Town of Jacksonburgh, in the County of Jackson and Territory of Michigan, do hereby Certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Darling who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration, that I knew him in the State of Vermont nearly thirty Years ago, and now reside within the distance of one mile from him, that I believe him to be sixty nine Years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolutionary war and that I concur in that opinion
Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court.
Nathan Rusp
this 12 th day of Nov. 1833.
Stoddard Clerk
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 there is no clergyman in this Town with whom the said Joseph Darling is acquainted whose testimony he can procure to prove his reputation for truth and veracity that Nathan Rusp and Oliver Rusp who have signed the above certificates are residents of the said Town of Jacksonburgh are Creditable persons and that their Statements are entitled to Credit.
M r . A. Ritchey Presiding Judge W m R. Isand Ass t . Judge H o Thompson Recorder of Deeds
I, James Stoddard Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Territory of Michigan for the County of Jackson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the Application of Joseph Darling for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office
this 12 th day of November A.D. 1833.
Stoddard Clerk

26. 471.
Joseph Darling Michigan Ter d
Return i
Hon. Lucius Lyon H.R.
$20 pr an
Geo McDutchen Washington City

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
7. Sep. 1833.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Darling
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     June 1781. 5 15 Cap. Bicknell 18 years   July 1780. 15. Col. Nelson Plymouth Traditionary   Cap. Wilder Co. Mass.  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1862.
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, 1862.
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, 1862. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is, the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

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

July 1, 1940.
Mrs. William J. Anthus 112 West Wilkins Street Jackson, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Joseph Darling S. 29110
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 29110 , based upon service of Joseph Darling in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Darling was born September 22, 1764 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; the names of his parents were not given. He resided there at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Darling enlisted in June 1780, and served about twenty days as private in Captain Wilder's company, Colonel Nelson's Massachusetts regiment, during which he was stationed at Howland Ferry; this service was rendered as substitute for his father. Joseph Darling enlisted in June 1781, served as private in Captain Bicknell's Massachusetts company, was stationed a part of the time at West Point, where he assisted in laying the great chains across the river, and was discharged about the first of December.
Some time after the Revolutionary War, this soldier moved to Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, and about the year 1805, moved from there to Royalton, Niagara County, New York, where he resided until May 24, 1832, at which time he moved to Jackson County, Michigan Territory.
Joseph Darling was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed November 12, 1833, at which time he resided in Jacksonburgh, Jackson County, Michigan Territory. He made no reference to wife or children.
In 1833, Nathan Russ and Oliver Russ, residents of Jackson-

burgh, made affidavits in behalf of this soldier; Nathan stated that he had been acquainted with him in Vermont "nearly thirty years ago".
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
Joseph Darling Certificate # 28801 Issued January 3, 1834 Rate $20 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Michigan Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

29 110 Rev. INVALID.
File No. 29 110
Joseph Darling Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 109
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1896 (Milbank History Jan 31.) sent to
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1896 Feb 12 Ind.
Sold pianos Miss Desha Ind.
Aug. 12-1903 - Mrs. W. O. Ward
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1903 - July 1 - Sent to Mrs. H. J. Guthrie LL.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
June 25 th , 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Joseph Darling, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of twenty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1837, to the 4 th Sept., 1838. 18 months.
Respectfully, yours,
W. B. Parsons Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 9 th , 1840.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Joseph Darling , — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March, 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William H. Harrison
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 2 d , 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Joseph Davling, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Edward B. Harris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 9 th , 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Joseph Darling, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Michigan Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 4 th March, 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
William E. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

152 84552 25801 Stevens Point, Wis Aug 4, 1903
To Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Sir - I wish to know if one John Darling of Pomfret Vermont and Joseph Darling of Woodstock Vermont were soldiers in Revolutionary War
Yours- Mrs. N. A. Waak 603 Clark St Stevens Point Wis.

SARAH TREAT PRUDDEN CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION JACKSON, MICHIGAN
March 15- 1940.
Pension Office, Washington D.C.
Dear sir:- Will you kindly give us what information you have in regard to dates & service rendered of the following Pensioners who resided in Jackson Co. in 1840.
Catharine Lightall, 108 yrs. of age, of Sandstone.
Rhodes Hall, 82 " " " , " East Portage
David Haynes, 78 " " " , " Columbia.
Adam Overocker, 79 " " " , " Mass Lake
> Abiathar Lincoln, 82, " " " in City of Jackson.
✓ Jos. C. Darling, 76 " " " " " "
John Gibson, 88 " " " " " "
We wish to locate & mark these graves.
Sincerely
Linnwood Hubbard Anthus (Mrs Wm J.)
112 W. Wilkins St.

July 1, 1940.
Mrs. William J. Anthus 112 West Wilkins Street Jackson, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Joseph Darling S. 29110 Abiathar Lincoln S. 29296
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to a number of pensioners of Jackson County, Michigan, in 1840, listed a follow- Catharine Lightall, of Sandstone, Rhodes Hall, of East Portage, David Haynes, of Columbia, Adam Overocker, of Grass Lake, Abiathar Lincoln, of Jackson, Jos. C. Darling and John Gibson, also of Jackson.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request above. The records of Joseph Darling, S. 29110 and Abiathar Lincoln, S. 29296, are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

July 1, 1940.
Mrs. William J. Anthus 112 West Wilkins Street Jackson, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Joseph Darling S. 29110 Abiathar Lincoln S. 29296
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to a number of pensioners of Jackson County, Michigan, in 1840, listed as follows: Catharine Lightall, Rhodes Hall, David Haynes, Adam Overocker, Abiathar Lincoln, Jos. C. Darling, and John Gibson.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each record requested above. The records of Joseph Darling and Abiathar Lincoln are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.