Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13196, Samuel Green, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Green, Samuel
S. 13196
carded
CONTENTS

14150
14434
New York
Samuel Green
of Marion Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hunt of the Regt. commanded by Col Lamb in the At m... line for It m...
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of May 1833 and sent to Andrew J. Sloan Harrisville
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $160.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Septm 40.00 $200.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 20

Declaration of Samuel Green in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832. State of New York
Madison County } ss: On this ninth day of October 1832, personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison, being a Court of Record for the said County (made such by the laws of the State of New York) Samuel Green, a resident of the town of Eaton - in the County of Madison, aged seventy nine years the first of November next, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated - that he enlisted in the fore part of June in the year 1776 for nine Months in the town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut under Capt. Smith of Col. Bradley's Regiment of the Connecticut line - that he was in the engagement & taken prisoner at Fort Washington in November of the same year & was put on board a prison ship & was wantonly wounded in the breast with a bayonet by a British soldier & was also wounded in both thighs in the same manner, the scars of which wounds are now plainly to be seen - that he was kept on board of the prison ship till some time in the Spring of 1777 & was kept a prisoner about three years & was then exchanged - that after he was exchanged he enlisted again in a company commanded by Capt. Hunt in Col. Lamb's Regiment - that he first went to Horse neck & while he lay there, there was some skirmishing with the enemy & that in one of those skirmishes, at Stamford in Connecticut, he wounded & took a British Officer Prisoner - that he went from Horse neck to Bedford & from there to Pines Bridge & from there he turned out on an express & went to the North to Albany & Saratoga and was discharged at Albany on his return - Applicant thinks it was in the fore part of the summer he enlisted the last time and was discharged late in the fall following - that he served a part of the time at the North under Col. Wyseuphels, as he thinks, but from age & infirmity his recollection has become so impaired that he cannot distinctly state all the general Officers he served under in this last Expedition - And he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State -

And the said applicant further states, in answer to the several interrogatories put to him by the Court, as directed by the War Department, that he was born in the town of Stamford in the State of Connecticut in the year 1753. - That he has no record of his age whatever. That he lived in the town of Cornwall in the State of
Connecticut at the time of his enlisting into the service - and that he removed from Cornwall to the town of Eaton in the County of Madison where he now resides - And that he had not at that time And that the manner of his entering into it, is stated in his declaration - The Officers under which he served is also stated in his declaration - That he never received a written discharge from the service - That he is known to Elder David Blakeslee, Clark Tillinghast, Bennet Bicknell, Otis P. Granger and many others residing in his neighborhood, all of whom can testify as to his character for truth, veracity, and good behaviour, and their opinion as to his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn & Subscribed to this 9 th day of October 1832. in Open Court before me,
his Samuel X Green Mark
A. J. Sloan Clk
Me. David Blakeslee, a clergyman residing in the town of Eaton in the County of Madison & State of New-York, and Clark Tillinghast, residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Samuel Green, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine 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 he is a man of truth and veracity and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief -
Sworn & Subscribed this 9 th day of October 1832. before me in Open Court -
Clark Tillinghast David Blakeslee
A. J. Sloan Clk

14. 4 53
Samuel Green Macuska Co. N York
admitted.
24 mo Private.
Andrew S. Sloan esq.
Andrew Sloan, Monroeville, Madison co. N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Green of Madison Co. in the State of N. York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Since In 1796 79 Private Gen. Capt Smith Col Bradley   Time of enlistment & service and State Capt Hunt Col Lamb  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cornwall Co. N.Y.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses & tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Papers not attested 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
to Prisoner three years then exchanged
Nicholas DeWitt Examining Clerk.

O. W. and N. Div
Division.
A. C. P. Ex't.
Inr. file No. 13196
Samuel Green
Rev. war
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., February 6, 1906
SIR:
For use in the above-entitled claim for pension, you are requested to furnish this Bureau with a report in the case of Samuel Green
pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832 by certificate
No. 14150 , New York Agency,
showing the date of last payment of pension, to whom paid and the date of death of above named soldier, if known.
Very respectfully,
M. Warner
Commissioner.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Feb 10 th 1906.
The Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir: In reply to your letter of 6 th inst, in case of  Samuel Green,  Certificate 14,150  Act 1832,  Albany Agency, Roll, you are informed that, according to the latest account rendered by the U. S. Pension Agent, the records of this office show payment to have been made at $80.- per 12 months to 2  April 1843 by Treasury Settlement 19 Nov 1849, date of death. He died in the town of Eaton, Madison Co. N. Y. leaving no widow, and the accrued pension was paid to Otis P. Granger, administrator.
Letter herewith returned.
W. Respectfully,
John D. Sherman By
Acting Auditor.
Deputy Auditor.

SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.
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All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
20835
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137. Please furnish work specified below.
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Bureau ordering PENSION
Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostatic copies of four pages from Rev. War pension claim of Samuel Green, Conn. Troops, S. 13196.
No. of copies 1 of each page Shall form be kept standing? days
For further information see M. M. H. Finch 5033 541 Room No. Phone No.
Approved: [Signature] Chief Clerk of Bureau
[Signature] Chief of Branch on Division
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Photostat X Size actual Official use? Repay? yes $ .60 Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $
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BUREAU OF PENSIONS Finance Division
..... Feb. 6 ..... 1928
Chief Rev. Mr. W. A. War Section Division.
I have this day received from Evelyn B. Baldwin ..... ... cash ..... in the amount of $ 60/100 ..... , requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.
Photo delivered Finance Dept Feb 8-1928 AM
O. J. RANDALL
Chief, Finance Division.
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February 6, 1928
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Please furnish me photostatic copies of four pages, not certified, from Revolutionary War pension claim of Samuel Green, Conn. Troops, S. 13196.
Signed,
Evelyn S. Baloun, 2030 - 7 th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.
Received payment Feb. 6, 1928 Sixty cents
Margaret M. H. French Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

ch. 6, 1906. Aud. Int. Dept. Treas. ept. date of last payment Warsh. aid and date of death, A. S. P. 1928-Sub. 8- Photos to Mr. Evelyn B. Baldwin - M.W.F.
Rev. Wray
13196 INVALID.
4. D. h.
File No. 14 176
Samuel Green
Briv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 o 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 152
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Samuel Green.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel Green in a cousin G d N York which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? ay II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? ay III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? no V. * Has he mentioned 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? no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? ay VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? ay VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? ay IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? ay X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? ay

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? as XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? as If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? as Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? as XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? as XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? as XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?  as
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
¶ 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 accompany the papers.

Chenango County ss: Stephen Baldwin and Samuel Baldwin of the town of Pitcher County of Chenango and State of New York, being duly sworn, depose and saith that Samuel Green of the County of Madison and State aforesaid, enlisted and was a soldier in the revolutionary Service under Capt. Smith of the town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six and last January that he enlisted in the month of June in the year 1776 and served as a soldier until November following and was then taken a prisoner at Fort Washington and remained a prisoner about three years and then was exchanged - Capt. Smith's Company was under the Command of Col. Bradley and was enlisted for nine Months service - and further their depositions saiths mat
Stephen Baldwin Samuel Baldwin
And the said Samuel Baldwin further saith that he served in the regent with the said Green and the reason this defect was not taken prisoner with the said Green was that there was one half of each company was called for to cross the north river to Fort Washington and this defect did not go over but the said Green did and was taken prisoner and further saith mat
Samuel Baldwin Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of Sept 1832 Jerad Chapal Just Peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Stephen Baldwin & Samuel Baldwin who have signed and sworn to the above affidavits and that they reside in the town of Pitcher in the county of Chenango and State of New York and that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to full credit and help Pitcher Sept 7th 1832 Jerad Chapal Just Peace

State of New York } Chautauqua County } ss I, Francis H. Pike Clerk of said County do certify that James Chapel before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn and also before whom the within power of attorney purports to have been acknowledged was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and the acknowledgement of the Execution of the said power to be his proper hand writing and signature -
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 7 th Sept 1832
F. H. Pike Clerk
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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 David Blakeslee, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Eaton in the County of Madison and that Clark Tillinghast, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said town of Eaton and is a Credible person, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit -
I, Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Madison, do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the Original proceedings in the Matter of the Application of Samuel Green for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this ninth day of October 1832.
A. S. Sloan Clk.

State of New York      §      Samuel J. Pierce being duly sworn according to Law, do hereby certify that he is now of the age of twenty two years of age. That he was raised in the Town of Herkmount in said County. That during the Rebel War he lived with his father in the Town of Cornwall in the State of Connecticut. That he then knew that there was then there a Man by the name of Samuel Green though he does not recollect that he then personally knew said Green. That afterwards at Cornwall he became acquainted with said Green who is now present and who now resides in the Town of Easton in said County of Washington. That during the War there was a Company raised at Cornwall of which Thomas Gannet was Captain or Lieutenant and went South. That it was then said the said Green went as a soldier in that Company. It was then reported in Cornwall when the said Company returned, that the said Green was taken Prisoner. From what was then said and General report and from what his Superior then knew he then was no doubt but that the said Green went as a soldier in the said Company and was taken Prisoner but how long said Green served or how long he remained a prisoner this Deponent has no means of saying. Samuel J. Pierce
Subscribed and sworn to before September 8th 1832 I do hereby certify that the said Pierce who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit is a Man of good character for veracity and that his statement is entitled to credit.
J. B. Eldredge first Judge March, 1832.

State of New York } County of Madison } I, Ely Barnard Deputy Clerk of the said County do certify that James Eldredge before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn and whose name appears to the within certificate was at the date of the same the first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this eighth day of October 1832 E. Barnard Dep. Clk
[A large, faint, handwritten signature or mark, possibly "E. Barnard", is visible in the center of the page.]
14434. Samuel Green's Application for a Pension