Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 6,980, John A Haring, New Jersey

SERVICE
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New Jersey
Haring, John A.
S. 6.980
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John J. Haring of N. York in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Romaine of the Regt. commanded by Col. Dey — in the New Jersey — line for 21 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 70 Dollars some per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of March 1838 — and unto S. Haring N. York
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '38 $ 140 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep. '38 35 $175
Recorded by C. C. Shles Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 06
Set Pensions, Aug 1 7 1840 Set to Mrs. J. Haring Aug 1 18th 45. Set to Mrs. J. Haring Sept 23 '45

State of New York.
City and County of New York } 3d:
On this twentieth — day of October — one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York. _____ now sitting, John A. Haring, a res- ident of the City and County of New York, State of New York, aged, seventy two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he was born at Harington, Bergen County State of New Jersey, in April 1780: that the record of his age is in the Family Bible, now in his possession: that he lived there when he entered the service, and soon after the war, came to the City of New York, where he has resided ever since.
That the people were arranged into classes: that he was drafted and his first service commenced in August 1778: that he entered the company of Captain Ro- mance, in the regiment of Colonel Dey: that the English troops retreated from English Neighborhood to Backensack under Cornwallis: that Major Gary Burn was with some conti- nental troops at Paramus, that Captain Romance and his company fell under his command, who went to Paramus: that before they arrived there, Major Burn had sent Lieuten- Brigg to the Liberty Pole at the English Neighborhood against the British: that Bragg was taken — that soon afterwards the Virginia Light Horse under Captain Bailey were slaught- ered: that during all the time he was on picket guard: that he then returned to Major Burn at Paramus, where he stayed till the British left, when he was dis- charged: that in the service he enlisted only for one month, but served three months.

That in April 1779, he was a volunteer under Captain John Brayton: that on the 9 th May, 200 British refugees came up from New York and landed at Closter that they had skirmishes, when they set fire to Closter: that in one skirmish his brother in law Cornelius DeWrest was killed: that in this service he enlisted for only one month, but was in his company and under arms for the whole season, six months: the refugees continually coming up from New York to plunder the farmers.
That in the spring of 1780, he was drafted and joined the company of Captain Blanch, whose station was at Harington: that soon after, a notorious man, by the name of Lent, called Colonel Lent, came from New York and landed at Closter: that he was driven off by his company: that in the same year, he thinks, before harvest, the Refugees came up and burnt Schraalenburgh, about two miles from English Neighborhood: that under the same Captain he went in pursuit of them, but they went off so quickly that it was ineffectual: that he remained in this service all the year.
That he was under arms all the remainder of the war, under Captain Blanch: that under him he marched to the block house at Bulls Ferry, under General Wayne: that they surprised nine soldiers coming out: that they took them prisoners and shot one, named John Berry: that a short time afterwards Gen. Wayne attacked the block house but was defeated, when he was not with him.
That besides Gen. Wayne, he recollects seeing of the Continental officers Generals Washington and Lafayette, who were encamped near Tappan, about the time that Major Andre was taken: also Captain Gouvmeis, who was stationed at Tappan.
That he was under arms from the time of his first enlistment to the end of the war: that

can testify to his services as a soldier of the Revolution. And that his general duty was to guard the lines and protect the farmers from the incursions of the British soldiers and refugees.
That Thomas Blanch, the son of Captain Blanch above mentioned and Benjamin  Remond and James and  James  and  James fellow soldiers, can testify to his services as a Revolutionary soldier.
That he knows of no clergymen at present living who can testify, as required by the regulations of the War Department, but that Thomas Blanch and James D Westervelt Citizens, can do so.
That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid names erased and substituted in open Court
Henry Alden Clerk for the City & County of New York John D Haring Rev. Thomas Blanch and James D Westervelt - residing in the City of New York hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John D Haring who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid the 20th day of October 1832
Henry Alden Clerk for the City & County of New York John D Haring Rev. Thomas Blanch James D Westervelt
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 Thomas Blanch and John James D Westervelt who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the City of New York and are credible persons And that their statement is entitled to credit.
JNO T WOLFE - First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York
I, Abraham Astor, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John A. Haring for a pension.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twentieth day of October - one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Abraham Astor Clerk

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John A. Haring New York City New York
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Abraham Sisten New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John A. Haring New York Co - N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Name and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Name and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Drafted Aug. 1778 3 M. Capt. H. Maine Col. Day 72 Haring   Vol. April 1779 6 " Capt. Haring N. Jersey Livingston N. Jersey Livingston   Drafted 1780 1 " Capt. Blanch   1 9  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
 This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
 [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c. ] 
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
 If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier , and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
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 (I) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, as to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____; For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule 10 note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
R. Newman

In the matter of the application of John A. Haring, for Continuance of his pension
New Declaration

State of New York City and County of New York ss On this Twenty sixth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty five, personally appeared before the Marine Court of the City of New York
John A. Haring a resident of the said City aged Eighty five years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to retain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832: =
That he was born at Harington, in the County of Bergen, and State of New Jersey, about Two miles from the New York line, on the ninth day of April 1760, that he was living at the last mentioned place when called into service - That the people were arranged into classes, That he was drafted for six months, and mustered under Captain Abraham Haring in the Spring of 1748. That immediately after said mustering he was transferred to the Company of Captain Elias Romeyn, that he served under said Romeyn for the whole of said six months - That one Gucher, or Hucher, was the Major, and one Dey was the Colonel of the Regiment in which the Company of said Romeyn belonged - That the Station was at the Liberty Pole - Their object was to Scout the Country and drive off the Soldiers, and Refugees, who came up from New York in the night to plunder the farmers - That they kept their Station at the Liberty Pole in connection with a Company of men from the South under the Command of one Lieut. Hayes, until they were driven away by the British, when they retreated with the loss of several men of both Companies to Paramus where Col d Burr then was who took the Command of the whole - That one morning about day light word was brought that the British had murdered the Light Horse under the Command of Colonel Bayley

That declarant was detailed among others to bury the murdered men - That when the British left they returned to the Liberty Pole, where they remained until their term of service expired - That during the following winter Capt d Romneys paid the men for this term of their service - That the men were quartered on the inhabitants, and fed as they could get it -
That in the Spring of 1779 he was again drafted for six months and served under Captains Blanch and Huyler in the vicinity of the Liberty Pole and Closter - That on the ninth day of May a large body of refugees & negroes came up from below, with whom said Company had a conflict - said refugees and negroes burnt, several Houses and Barns, and among them the House of the father in law of Declarant whom they took prisoner - for this term of service declarant never was paid - although he has recently been told, that the money was drawn and some of the men paid.
That in the Spring of 1780. he was again drafted for six months under the same Captains - That during this term the Company was not called into actual service because Generals Washington and Lafayette were encamped with the regular Army in the neighborhood - about this time Major Andre was taken, and hung -
That in the Spring of 1781. he was again drafted for six months under the same Captains - That during this term the Refugees and negroes came up to rebuild Fort Lee and Col Dey had the whole Regiment under arms to drive them off which they did, the Company in which declarant was, having made an unsuccessful attempt some days before to drive them off - That this was the only occasion during the whole of his service that Col Dey, or Major Hughes was in the personal command of Declarant - That declarant never received any pay, except for the first six months of his service - That the whole of his service was that of

a private -
That to the best of his knowledge and belief all his officers are dead - and that all the men are also dead, except James Riker, and he believes Thomas Blanch, - said Riker now lives in the City of New York, and said Blanch, if alive, somewhere in the vicinity of, or at Harington in the State of New Jersey.
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year last aforesaid
John H Haring
Nelson J. Waterbury
Justice Marine Court
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states, and that he is entitled to credit.
Nelson J. Waterbury
Justice Marine Court
I Abraham Asken Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the Declaration Haring in reference to his Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of the said Court this Twenty sixth day of August One thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Abraham Asken Clerk of the Marine Court N.Y.

In the matter of the application of John A. Haring for a Pension under the Pension Act of 1832
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In the matter of the application of John A. Haring for a Pension under the Pension Act of 1832
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I know all men by these presents, that I, John A. Haring, of the City of New York, have made, ordained, constituted, and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute and appoint, Robert S. Dillon of the same City, my true and lawful Attorney, for me and in my name and to my use, to act and receive from the Secretary at War, or such other officer, as is appointed for that purpose, such sum or sums of money, as may be due and owing unto me for my pension, at the day of the date of the first payment to be made under the Pension Act, passed June 7, 1832 New York 28 th October 1832
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Chas Graham Jr
John A. Haring
City of New York p: Personally came before me, John W. Weyman, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the City of New York, John A. Haring, an applicant for a pension above named and acknowledged the above Letter of Attorney to his voluntary act and deed. Witness my hand and seal this 24 th day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John W. Weyman Justice of the Peace
J. Abraham Astor Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the City of New York do hereby certify that John W. Weyman, before whom the above acknowledgment was taken is a Justice of the Peace and that the signature, attached hereto, is his genuine signature as I verily believe
Witness my hand and seal of office this twenty Eighth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Astor Astor, Clerk

In the matter of the application of } John A. Haring for a Pension }
City and County of New York p:
Benjamin Romane, of the said City, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he does not know the time of the claimant, John A. Haring, entering the service, nor the time and manner of his leaving the same; but that he became acquainted with him in the year 1778, in the Company of Captain Blanch, he, this deponent, being at that time, as he thinks, in Captain Elias Romane's Company, and both being in the same County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, and in the same Regiment of Colonel Dey: that he recollects the said Haring serving in the same Company, at Closter with himself, under Captain Huyler, about the year 1780, (the month he forgets) in an affair of Fort at Demarest, Mills, where two of his brothers in law were severely wounded and one of them died shortly after: that he also recollects the said Haring serving, in the same Regiment, at the storming of Fort Lee, when the British attempted to rebuild it, about the year, as he thinks, 1779: that he forgets the name of the captain under whom he then served, and under whom Haring served: that he has no distinct knowledge of the time of Haring's services, but that he is a man of unimpeachable veracity and no doubt, will present a deposition in full truth.
Sworn before me this 19 November 1832, and I do hereby certify, that the said deponent Benjamin Romane is a person of credibility. Offenbach von Schieffelin Justice of the Marine - Court of the City of New York.
J. H. Romane
City and County of New York p:
Thomas Blanch, of the City of New York, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that during the war he lived at Closter, Bergen County, State of New Jersey, during the Revolutionary war and is the son of Captain Blanch, one of the Captains of that County, that, being very young, he does not recollect seeing the above named John A. Haring during the war, but heard of

him frequently during and after the war; that he has heard his said father frequently speak of the services of the said Haring under him in the war and of his conduct therein as a good and faithful soldier. And further deponent says not.
Sworn before me this 21 st November 1832 And I do hereby certify that the said Thomas Blanch is a person of credibility -
Thos Blanch
James Hopwood Verelst of the Peace
City and County of New York ss:
James Riker, of the said City, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he went to school with the above mentioned John A. Haring, at Tappan, before the Revolutionary war: that he does not know the precise time when the said Haring entered into the service, nor the time and manner of his leaving the same: that he has particular knowledge of his service, under Captain Haysler, about the month of May 1779, when Closter was burnt, the deponent being at the same time and place under Captain Blanch: that, though he cannot state any other particular skirmish or service in which the said Haring was engaged, still this deponent knows him to have been in arms during the war, and believes, from the early part of the war till its termination: That his knowledge of the said Haring arises from his serving, in the same County of Bergen, with same Regiment, Colonel Deyss, from the commencement of the war till one year before its termination, when this deponent removed to Baltimore; And further this deponent says not.
Sworn before me this 25 th day of November 1832. And I do hereby certify that the said deponent, James Riker, is a person of credibility -
James Riker
John M. Macdonald Justice of the Peace etc.
J. Abraham Astor, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County of

New York, do hereby certify that Effingham Scheeffelin, before whom the preceding affidavit of Benjamin Romanis was taken, that James Stopson before whom the preceding affidavit of Thomas Blanch was taken, And that John M. Macdonald before whom the preceding affidavit of James Dikes was taken are Justices of the Peace in and for the City and County of New York. And that the signatures attached thereto are their genuine signatures, as I verily believe.
Witness my hand and seal of office this twentieth fifteenth day of November  December one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
John M. Macdonald

June 30/82 sent H. S. D. 4 Pms. John F. Swift, 824 Valencia St., San Francisco Cal. m. E.!
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File No. 6980
John A. Haring Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1  25 , Page 160
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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In o D. Haring.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City
D.C.
Paris

Aug 15, 1848
Recd of A. Manning's Testimony.
James D. Church Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.
In of Center
Im. etc.

New York August 13 th 1845
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 9 th Ult. I would say so far as relates to my testimony In the case of Paulus Paulus I testified to the best of my recollection to the facts therein set forth. And I qualified my statements by saying they were given according to my best recollection. It is not to be presumed that at a period so remote from that in which those events transpired that it is in the power of any human intellect to give all the particulars with dates &c. as they occurred at the time, neither have I presumed to do so. And Sir your demand upon me to make an additional statement of all the services I rendered in the revolutionary war with the additional demands upon me are both arbitrary and unjustifiable by the laws that you are to be governed by as well as myself So far as I have read and been able to understand them. And Sir if the compliance with of your unauthori z ed demands upon me is the only Condition upon which I am to be continued on the pension list as a pensioner

in virtue of my services rendered in the revolutionary war I must be dropped from the list And my only hope of relief will be to appeal to a higher authority. So far as relates to our field officers I never saw our Major Goutches and Colonel Dye out in actual service but once which was at what was called the Liberty Pole in Bergen County, but the exact date I cannot give. Our service during the whole war was performed under our Captains and Lieutenants as before stated
I am Sir
Very Respectfully Yours
John F. Haring

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Harris, Clark county, Ohio which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 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? yes 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 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? yes

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? yes 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? 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? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 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? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? all answered
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.

New York August 26. 1845.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
Mr John A. Haring a Revolutionary Pension has handed me your two letters on the subject of a new Declaration by him, which Declaration, I herewith transmit -
Mr Haring as you will perceive by the Declaration is a very aged man, and when he received your first letter he waited upon Wm. K. Horyh, who had prepared the papers for the pension in the case of Maria Blauvelt, and he wrote the letter referred to by you in your second communication, which was signed by Mr Haring & sent, supposing that any paper prepared by a person who seemed to be in communication with your department, would be right - The sequel proves that he erred in judgment.
I am unacquainted with the forms prescribed by you for the Declaration, and have stated the substance of Mr Haring's story in my own way, leaving out many little particulars which did not appear to be called for by your requisition - If it be defective, I can amend it upon being informed of its defects - no corroborative testimony has been procured, not being asked for in your letter
I am very Respect ly
Chas. H. Wm. G. Wood 38 Wall St.

824 Valencia St
San Francisco Cal
December 19 th
To the Commissioner of Pensions.
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir.
I am looking up the record of John R Haring who served in the War of the Revolution, and affidavit for some assisted service. deceased from New York, and I know there is a pension. Will you kindly send me

What information you may have on the subject. I wrote to Col Annearth the chief of the Record & Pension Office and in reply he tells me & affly Deps. Sincerely yours Mary A Swift -
(Mr. John F Swift)