Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29234, James Holmes, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Holmes, James
S. 29234
CONTENTS
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Henry 30.375
To H.B. Lee Feb. 1840
James Holmes
Tioga Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Freeman of the Regt. commanded by Col. Holmes in the N. Jersey line for 9 months,
Enrolled on the Roll of Albany, at the rate of 30 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Jan'y. 1836 and sent to Cyrus Dana Pewee, N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept. '33. 135.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4. March '36. 15.00
$150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book 62, Vol. 4 Page 30

State of New York Tioga County ss. On this nineteenth day of November 1832. personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Oyer & Terminer held in & for the County of Tioga at the Court house in the Village of Owego in said County now sitting. James Holmes a resident of the Town of Owego in the County of Tioga and State of New York aged seventy eight 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein- after stated. He resided in the Town of Lower Freehold Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey at the several times of entering service as hereinafter mentioned. That he was first enrolled in the militia at Lower Freehold in Monmouth County in the Company of Captain Michael Sweetman. That some time in June 1776. he was drafted for one months service from Captain Sweetmans Company and entered the Company of Capt John Furman & Lieutenant Little which Company was attached to a Regiment commanded by his uncle Colonel Asher Holmes. He marched with the Company from Monmouth Court House to Deal on the sea shore in the Town of Longsbury in Monmouth County where he served his month out That immediately on his return home he entered the service as a substitute for his relative Joseph Preston who had been drafted for a months service. That he now entered the Company of Captain Kendrick Smock in the same Regiment above mentioned. and served the month out at Deal & its vicinity. That he was himself drafted again for the next months service and served his time out as before. That he was elected by Captain Sweet- mans Company its Orderly or first sergeant - That the Militia Compa- nies in Monmouth County were severally divided into Claps so that one half the Company was out on service continually and that he as the orderly sergeant of Capt Sweetmans Company took his turn with the part of the Company in which he was Clap so as to be out one half the time during the war, with the excep- tion of the special service below stated. He was also out one month with one Captain John Walton in the same Regiment. above mentioned. That during these terms of service he was engaged in no regular battle, though the service was active and arduous in Monmouth which was exposed by sea to the English and infested by Tories. That he had no warrant as orderly sergeant of his Company, but acted as such after his election by the Company, or if he had such warrant it is now lost.

That some time in the summer of 1777. he enlisted for the term of a year in a Company the Officers of which were Captain Elisha Walton, Lieutenant William Van Clief & Ensign James Craig. This Company belonged to the Regiment of Colonel Asher Holmes. Being raised by enlistment it was one of the most active Companies in the regiment, and was often sent on separate service. That during this year on the 24 th of October 1777. he was engaged in the battle of Germantown. The Regiment marched from Monmouth Court House - The Militia of New Jersey were under the Command of General David Furman. That after the battle he returned with his regiment to Monmouth.
That in June of the following year 1778. he with his Company was engaged in the battle of Monmouth. At the end of the year he was discharged from said Company and afterwards to the close of the war took his turn in the militia service as has been already stated.
That he never took a regular discharge in writing on leaving service.
That he was born at Freehold Monmouth County State of New Jersey about the 12 th of June A.D. 1754. or 55. as near as he can recollect from the information of his friends - that he has no record of his age. That his father died while he was yet scarce able to distinguish him.
That he resided in Monmouth County until after the war after which he went to Saratoga County in the State of New York where he resided seven years, when he removed to Schoharie County, N.Y. and there resided twenty six years from whence he removed to Oswego in the County of Tioga where he now resides. He is not aware that any person is now living who can testify to his service.
That he is known to Asa Wakerton reside Wolvertown who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn & subscribed this 19 th day of Nov r 1852 before me. He hereby relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity etc. to the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn & subscribed this 19 th day of Nov r 1852 before me.
James H. [unclear]
Francis M. [unclear] C.H.

Lamer Holmes Application For Pension
19389 ✓

Mr. Asa Wolverton & Isaac Wolverton, the said Asa residing in the town of Tioga in the County of Tioga, and the said Isaac Wolverton residing in the town of Broad Albin in the County of Montgomery, state of New York do certify that are well acquainted with James Holmes, who now resides at Owego in the County of Tioga state of New York and have been acquainted with him from our & his childhood, that he resided in Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey at the time of the war of the Revolution, and understood at the time that the said James Holmes was a soldier engaged in the American service in that war, and we believe that he was a soldier of the revolutionary war - that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he formerly resided & where he now resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution. That we believe him to be seventy eight years of age as stated in his declaration &c.
In whom I subscribed this 20th day of November 1832
Green M. Tuttle Clerk
Isaac Wolverton
Asa Wolverton
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that there is no clergyman in the vicinity of his residence who has been acquainted with him more than a few months - and further that it appears to them that Asa Wolverton and Isaac Wolverton who have signed the foregoing certificate reside, the first in Tioga, in the County of Tioga & the latter in Broad Albin, in the County of Montgomery, and are credible persons - and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Green M. Tuttle Clerk of the Court of Oyer & terminer held in & for the County of Tioga, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Holmes for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & the seal of the Court this 23 rd day of November 1832.
Green M. Tuttle Clerk.

New York
2 o April 1834.
2 Iron  1847
J. L. Edwards Esquire Comm r of Pensions Washington D. C.
Yours sincerely -

J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pension, Dear Sir
Onego March 26 th 1834
In October last I rec d information in relation to the Claim of Asa Camp that it was necessary to search certain Rolls, in N. Hampshire further to sustain his Claim to a Pension under the act of June 7, 1832. The Secy. of that State was immediately addressed on the subject, and was requested to communicate the result of his search directly to you. Through the Hon. W. Halsey M.P. I learn that the Secretary has never attended to the request. I have now made an other effort the result of which I will communicate in due season.
From the same source I learn that still further proof is required in the case of James Holmes. In October (I think) the papers of Mr. H. were returned to me, on the ground, as was stated, that the affidavits were not particular enough in their details. They were immediately forwarded to the maker, with instructions, to be more full in their Statements — and the affidavits when finished were to be forwarded to you directly by a son of Mr. Holmes. We have subsequently learned that they were so forwarded. If those affidavits are satisfactory, we know not what other proof can be procured or required. As to the date of the service in Capt. Waltons Company Col. Holme, Regt. (said to be in 1777.) we suppose we have produced positive proof of service under those Officers, and certainly a defect — the general evidence of enlistments prior to '99. in your department ought not to prejudice the Claim — and in any point of view, such a discrepancy ought not to weigh much against a Claim otherwise well established, when it is recollected how easily an infirm man may mistake a year or two in dates after forty or fifty years have intervened between the transaction & the narration.
If the affidavits last forwarded have been rec d at your department we hope a decision will be made upon the Claim — the old gentleman has expended all the money he can command, in his several efforts to procure and amend the testimony required of him, and he knows of nothing that he can do more in the premises.

The original Court papers are on file in your Office sent by me. If the amended affidavits have not been rec d please inform us and we will look them up — If they have, please inform us whether the claim will be sustained either in whole or in part, or whether it is rejected.
Respectfully Yours re Cyrus Dana
New York 10

No 19789
James Holmes
Sioga 6 th N.York
Admitted
Private 9 months
$30.00
Enclosed pension Certificate to Cyrus Dana Esq. - Oswego. New York
Cyrus Dana Esq Oswego N.York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
22 Oct 1835
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 James Holmes Lieut Col N.Y.M.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted Private Cap Smith Monymt Os 10 48   Discharged 1776 1 Shaw at New York Isaac Morton   Suffered 1 Cap Tree to Long   at Boston Man Col. Schuyler of the Sea   Discharged 1777 1 Quartermaster Little Holmes There in Isaac Morton   " 1 Cap Smith Leesburg   Enlisted 1777 1 1 Cap Morton   1st Van Klief Col. A. Helms   Gen. Forman   Monymt   4 + Private Cap   9  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Owego. August 2 nd . Three Affidavits, are now inclosed establishing Mr. Holmes service beyond question. Cyrus Dana

 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 or 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 (i) 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 perusing 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 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 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 prove 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 person, 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 , in the militia, &c without specifying the hours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[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.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel
January 29, 1929
Mrs. Herbert A. Lewis 5 Central Avenue Oneonta, New York
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.29234, it appears that James Holmes was born June 12, 1754 or 1755 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
While residing at Lower Freehold, New Jersey, he enlisted in June 1776 and served at various times as a private and orderly sergeant in Captains Michael Sweetman's, John Furman's, Hendrick Smock's, John Walton's, Elisha Walton's Companies, Colonel Asher Holmes' New Jersey Regiment, was in the battles of Germantown and Monmouth and served until close of war, amounting in all to about three years. It is stated that Colonel Asher Holmes was soldier's uncle.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed November 19, 1832, at which time he was living at Owego, Tioga County, New York.

He died June 27, 1853.
In 1834 a son was referred to, his name is not given nor is the name of soldier's wife stated.
There are no further family data.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

29 234 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29 234
James Holmes Rev Rev Mrs
Act: June 1929
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1908 Mar. 16 Hist. to S. J. Clark. 1910 Nov. 23 Hist. to Charles Cafferty V.L.H. 1928- Sept. 4- Hist. to Charles Cafferty & Fi- nance W. ir. notified & refund 1 \frac{00}{100} 1929 Jan. 29- Hist. & Mrs. Herbert A. Lewis aery.

Act of June 7 th 1832
The Bank of the United States New York Suspended
see Letter to Hon. N. Walsey
March 13 th 1834 do to
same 9 June 1834.
Mr. C. Dana July 12 th 34 " " June " 25 34 " " " Dec " 5. 35. " Hon. S. B. Leonard 15 Jany. 36.

Rev. J. Edgar Jones
Washington D.C. March 1891
Dear Sir, I have the honor to submit the following report of the proceedings of the Committee on the Administration of Justice during the past season.
L. Edwards, Esq. Comm. of Review
Washington
The Committee on the Administration of Justice has the honor to submit the following report of its proceedings during the past season. The Committee was organized on the 10th day of January, 1891, and has been in session since that time. Its duties were to consider the administration of justice in the District of Columbia and to make such recommendations as it might think proper.
The Committee has been actively engaged in the discharge of its duties. It has held several public hearings at which many persons were present and at which much valuable testimony was given. It has also been in receipt of numerous communications from the public on matters connected with its duties. In the discharge of its duties the Committee has been aided by the following gentlemen, who were appointed assistants: Prof. J. Edgar Jones, Mr. L. Edwards, Mr. John D. Sleeper, and Mr. William H. Brown. To each of these gentlemen a particular department of the Committee's duties was assigned, and they have all been actively engaged in the discharge of the respective duties so assigned to them. The results of their labors so far as they have been prepared for publication are herewith submitted. These results contain much valuable information in relation to the administration of justice in the District of Columbia, and will, it is believed, be found highly interesting and useful to the public.

J. L. Edwards Esqr Com d of Pensions }
Owego Ithaca Co. Nov. 16. 1833
Dear Sir - The papers of Mr. Jas. Holmes are here inclosed - the necessary affidavits will be forwarded to you directly from Schoharie County or Montgomery Co. where the witnesses reside, when I hope some decision may be arrived at.
I have written to Mr. Bangs the Secy of State in Massachusetts who will write you of the result of his examination in his office. Should you be able to hear of any other old Rolls we will have them examined on behalf of old Col. Asa Camp with great pleasure.
I am Respectfully Yours &c Cyrus Danna

Hon. J. L. Edwards, Commf. Pensions, Washington

House of Reps.
Jan. 7. 1836.
J. S. Edwards, Esq.
Dr. Sir,
I enclosed to you last evening, a letter from Thos. Harrington, Esq. of my District, relative to the Pension of a W. Holmes. — I have this moment rec d a Communi- cation from Wm H. Moore, Esq. also of my County, on the subject

of Seth Atkins Pension. — I enclose this communication also to you, in order that you may understand the whole case, as they represent it. I am the good-nip to cause a further examination to be made in re- -lation to it, and inform me of the result. —
Your ob t serv t
S. B. Leonard
P.S. —

James Holmes
Jan 7. N.Y.
Hon. J. Belnard A.R.
J. L. Edwards, Esq. Commr. of Pensions Washington

House of Reps.
Jan y 7. 1836.
Dear Sir,
I have this morning rec d the enclosed letter from a gentleman in my district - I take the liberty of enclosing it to you, because from it you will be better able to ascertain what is wanting than from any thing that I could write you. - I can only say, that Mr. Holmes

resides in my neighborhood, and that I should be much gratified if his views and expectations in relation to his Pension, could be met. — Will you have the goodness to cause his papers to be re-examined, & see what can be done for him? —
In haste,
Yr. ob t serv t
L. B. Simon
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm ee of Pensions

James Holmes
FREN
Hon. S. B. Leonard (M. C.) Washington City D. C.

Owigo, December 31. 1835
Dear Sir
Mr. James Holmes of this town requests me to write you on the subject of his pension - He is, as you are aware, a Revolutionary Soldier - and has obtained a pension or is about to obtain one - & says he is informed by Mr. Dana who has been doing the business for him, that the construction put upon his papers by the Pension office, will make his line of service but 7 months. - Mr. Holmes complains that this construction does him injustice - He supposed that the last paper transmitted to the Pension office contained evidence of more than two years service - That was his understanding, and the understanding of the witnesses, who

proves the service - I have not seen the affidavit which is intended to establish the length of time - nor the letter from the Pension officer to Mr. Dana - but Mr. H. says that although his Company are designated in the affidavit as "minute men" &c., still it shows, or was intended to show, (according to the fact) that he was continually in active service for two or more years.
Will you therefore have the goodness to call at the Pension office, & request the attention of Mr. Edwards the Pension Agent, to Mr. Holmes papers, and ascertain whether there is, in fact, a defect in the proof - as to time - and if so, in what respect - & whether the same can be remedied -
Mr. H. took great pains to obtain the proof; and made a journey to New Jersey for the express purpose - employed counsel to see that the proof was taken in due form &c. &c. - and now he says the proof is understood differently at Washington from what he understood it - & differently from what the witnesses understood it - & differently from what his counsel & the court understood it -

& differently from what the facts, in truth, are. And under the circumstances he considers it hard that his pension cannot be granted commensurate with his services - according to the intention of the law. -
Very Respectfully Your abt. Servt. (Thos. Farrington)
Hon. S. B. Leonard (M. C.)
all well - no news. - Mr. J. Prumpully has been very ill - but is now convalescent. Doct. McNeven of N. Y. has visited him - & pronounces his case favorable. -

1836
Vincent Luce Esquire Pension Office Washington D.C.
Stine of at to

Owego July 17. 1834.
Dear Sir
In the case of Mr Holmes (Hanes) in relation to which I have your letter of July 12. for & in behalf of the Commt. of Pensions. I am somewhat at a loss to know what is further required in order to establish his claim to a pension under the act of June 7. 1832. The Department courteously furnished me with a copy of the act at an early day after its passage, accompanied by instructions and forms for making application under it. In pursuance of those instructions, the declaration was made in Court, witnesses were called & testified as to Mr H's character and their belief of his having belonged to the army of the Rev. — and the Court certified their satisfaction as to the claim. As far as these were forwarded to the Secy. of War — and word was, in due season sent us, that further proof was required.
In compliance with this requisition the affidavits of several witnesses (three if I recollect right) being all the testimony that could be found of the kind, either then or since, were forwarded — those affts. were returned as being too general in their statements and were amended and again forwarded to the Department.
In March last we were informed that Mr H. should state the terms of his service in the N. Y. Militia and that it was further objected to his case that his alleged service of 12. months in Walton's Company, Holmes Regt. (if he intended a continuous service) was inconsistent with the information of the Department respecting the terms of service in that Regt.
In compliance with this suggestion and in accordance to the forms and instructions, furnished me on another occasion by the Department, Mr Holmes made a supplementary afft. setting forth as to his service in Walton's Company that it was performed in the course of two years — It also set forth the terms of service particularly as far as he was able to do it to wit.
1. Month under Capt. Furman in '76 — 1. Mo. under Capt. Snook as substitute for Joseph Preston — 1. Mo. under Capt. Sweetman as acting Sergt.

1. 1. Months under Capt. John Walton. 12 Mo. under Capt. Elisha Walton during the years 1777. & 1778. in which he was in the battle, of Germantown and Monmouth
1. 1. Mo. under Capt. Smock at time of attack on Sandy Hook Light House. 3. Mo. at Tenton falls in Sonsbury under Capt. Sweetman prior to 77 during Summer and fall seasons.
It stated also (in the very language of the War Department as furnished to me, and according to the visible truth) that from the infirmities of age and consequent loss of memory he was unable to specify more particularly the terms of his service, but that in all he had served at least three years in the war - and this affidavit was forwarded to the Department.
And now we are told that "no such terms as those described under Captain Walton are known in the history of that kind of service & no claim therefore can be allowed unless each term of actual service be specified."
If by this it is meant that no part of this service will be allowed unless the whole is specified - then we will understand that part of the claim to be rejected for we have said that age and the loss of memory disabled us from being more particular. But still there are other 8. months distinctly specified and all the testimony we can procure in this world is already before the department. We do therefore respectfully ask that the case may be decided upon according to our allegations and proof . If we have according to the Rules prescribed, proved 3. years service then we ask to be allowed for it - if we have failed to do this, and have proved other years service then we ask to be allowed for that.
I am sure Sir that from the multitude of applications pending and the various forms of proof furnished at different periods in the same case, it must

n necessarily be difficult in many cases to arrive at satisfactory and meritorious results — I have therefore been induced to sum up in as brief a manner as I could, the proofs in this case, that they might be seen at one view when, I am persuaded, its justice must be admitted.
I am very respectfully Yours, &c
Cyrus Dana
Vincent Luce Esq.
Leaton In Co.

State of New York
1- Essex County I, James Holmes of Oneida being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is informed that the War Department requires a "Statement of the terms of his service in the New Jersey Militia, and that it is further objected to his case that his alleged service of 12. months in Walton's Comp y . Holmes Reg t . (if he intended a continuous service) was inconsistent with the information of the Department respecting the terms of service in that Reg t . " — That as to the terms of service in the Militia his age and the consequent imperfection and loss of memory will not admit of his stating all of them under the different Officers with whom he served, nor can he pretend to state them in the order in which they occurred so far as he has a recollection of his services That he served at the very least, three years, during the war of the revo- lution for which services he believes he is entitled to a claim, pay. That he was enrolled in the Company of Michael Sweetman as he has stated in his declaration on file in the War Department. That he was drafted in the year 1776. from that Company & under Captain John Fur- man, Major Holmes & Genl. David Furman served one month at 1- Deal in the Town of Lonsbury on guard.
That the next month as near as he can recollect he served as a Substitute for Joseph Preston under Capt. Hendrick Smock , Major Holmes for one 1- month, a part of the time at Monmouth Court House & part of the time on scout.
1- He served another month under the same Officers, at another time when Genl. D. Furman attempted to storm the Light House at Sandy Hook, & went down with him to that place; which attempt proved unsuccessful. The 1- Army Man of War lay off the Light House.
That he was one month at Monmouth Court House in 1776. under Capt. 1- M. Sweetman, Major Holmes, a part of the time being out on scout on the shore. That he was the orderly sergeant of this Company as stated in his said declaration on file. and was several times on duty at Monmouth Court House under the same Officers, but can not now mention the times particular- ly more than to say that at least they amounted to six times.
1- That he served one month under Captain John Walton at Monmouth Court House on guard & on scout.
47. 1777 In the year That prior to the year 1777. he served one tour of three or four months under Captain Sweetman Maj. Holmes at a place called 9 Tentons falls in Lonsbury Monmouth Co o on guard.
See affidavit of Wm Parents

That some time in the year seventeen hundred seventy seven he entered Captain Elisha Waltons Company and in October of that year was with him in the battle of German Town and the next year in June was with him at the Battle of Monmouth. That during those two years it was, that he served in that Company twelve months as stated in his declaration — whether that service was in so many consecutive months, he is unable to say.
That after the battle of Monmouth and after the expiration of the year above mentioned, he continued in the company last mentioned to the close of the war, stationed at Monmouth Court House on guard but was not called out again from that place, though he continued under arms.
Jas Holmgren
Sworn & Subscribed the 30th June AD 1834 before Eleazar Dana Sup. Court Commissioner

Holmes
Jan 14
NY
J. S. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

Orwego Tioga Co N.Y. Jan'y. 5. 1836.
J. S. Edwards Esq. Comm't. of Pensions etc.
Dear Sir
Your favor of 5 th ult. came duly to hand in which you say of the Claim of Mr. Holmes, will be allowed no farther than for seven months service, and that as a Private only.
If the aff t of Mr. W m Parise was compared with the the declaration and affidavit of Mr. H. himself, and the Law will allow him nothing more, he must be satisfied with a certificate for a Pension at that rate.
I confess I supposed the ample details made by Mr. H. together with the testimony of two persons whose Aff t s. are now before the Department, made out a clear Claim for at least 2 years service.
You may forward me a Certificate for Mr. Holmes for such sum as the evidence before you will warrant.
Respectfully Your Ob t Serv t (Cyrus Danna)

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The Hon Lewis C. of War Washington City D.C.

Pinego Tioga Co. N.Y. Nov. 24. 1855
Hon. Lewis C. G. S. Secy. of War.
Dear Sir. On the 27. Nov. 1852. I forwarded to your department the Application and certain proofs of James Holmes of this Town & County under the Pension Law of 1832. The papers were subsequently returned with an objection to the service alleged to have been performed under Capt Elisha Walton "that no such tours as those described under Capt Elisha Walton are known in the History of that kind of service" — and in an other letter it was said that the same service "if he intended a continuous service, was inconsistent with the information of the department respecting the terms of service in that Regiment."
A supplemental affidavit was made and forwarded on the 17 th July 1854. To which it was answered that no more than five months service had been specified in conformity with the regulations of the Dep t — and further evidence was claimed to support the application.
Friends of Mr. Holmes at Monmouth N.J. were then addressed on his behalf by me to procure evidence, which was done as I have recently learned, and directed to me by mail, but never reached me. Mr. Holmes therefore, having waited until the present fall, went in person to New Jersey and procured from his Sergeant who is also a pensioner, an affidavit which I apprehend must be found conclusive in favor of the application. I have always entertained confidence in the justice of Mr Holmes' claims, and relied on the truth of his statements so far as his knowledge extended, he being well known to me as a man of piety, and worth, and I have therefore pursued the matter with zeal notwithstanding the many cases that have occurred to excite suspicion and distrust in the minds of those engaged in the investigation of

the Claims for pensions.
I now inclose the affidavit of W m Parent of Monmouth N.J. Sergeant in Sweetmans Co. who proves at least 8 months service in that Company and shows the places where it was performed. He also proves service under Capt Smock, corroborating the statement of Mr. Holmes on that part of his service.
He likewise explains by the phraseology used, the nature of the service under Capt. Walton — and although he specifies no definite period of service in that Company he corroborates entirely the Statement of Mr. Holmes.
He shows that Mr. Holmes served as Sergeant a part of the time, and on the whole we suppose that the Claim is now fully proved and sustained. All the testimony that can be procured will now be before your Honor, whose favorable determination we confidently anticipate.
I am very Respectfully Your Obedient Servt. Cyrus Dane

Montgomery County, State of New York § Came before me Andrew Johnson one of the Commissioners to take Acknowledging of Deeds &c. Hendrick Van Deusen of said County, who being duly sworn, says that he was well acquainted with James Holmes in the Revolutionary War. That he served part of the time in the 1 st Regiment of Monmouth Militia and in Captain Michael Sweetman's Company. And he further made Oath that the said James Holmes served in said War from about the first day of June 1777 till the close of the War in 1883. Further he saith not.
Hendrick Van Deusen
Subscribed & sworn to this
20 June 1833 before me
Andrew Johnson Commis n
Montgomery County, State of New York §
Came before me Andrew Johnson one of the Commissioners to take Acknowledging of Deeds &c. Jonathan Clayton of said County to me well known, who being duly sworn, says that he was well acquainted with James Holmes in the Revolutionary War. That he served in the 1 st Regiment of Monmouth Militia under Col. Holmes, and in Captain Michael Sweetman's Company. Served in & under the command of a number of other officers. And he further made Oath says that the said James Holmes did serve in said War from the year 1777 till the close of the War. Further he saith not.
Jonathan Clayton
Subscribed & sworn to this
20 June 1833 before me
Andrew Johnson Commis n
(Let Mr Johnson sign this Certificate)
I hereby certify that Hendrick Van Deusen & Jonathan Clayton, the persons who subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavits, are known to me to be credible persons, whose oaths & statements are entitled to full credit & belief.
Andrew Johnson

State of New York Montgomery County
I do hereby certify that Andrew Johnson whose name to the two affidavits within contained was at the time of the taking thereof a Commissioner of Deeds of said County duly authorized to administer oaths &c and further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of Andrew Johnson of said and believe the signature to the jurats of those affidavits to be his hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the County of Montgomery this 18th day of July 1833
Geo: D. Ferguson
Andrew Johnson affidavit of the foregoing

W. Hohnes' application de App. of cl. Books

State of New York } Schoharie County } Nathaniel Cook of said county being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was well ac- quainted with Peter Gordon late of Schoharie county aforesaid who deceased about eighteen months ago who as this deponent has always understood was a soldier in the army of the revolu- tion. That this deponent has been a near neighbor of James Holmes late of Schoharie, and now of Tioga County in this State more than thirty years and has been intimately acquaint- ed with him from childhood. And it has always been currently reported and believed that the said James Holmes had been a soldier of the revolutionary army. That this deponent has often heard the said Peter Gordon speak of the said James Holmes as having been a serjeant in the army of the revolution. And on a visit of this deponent to the said Peter Gordon three or four years ago, and since the said James Holmes has removed to the county of Tioga the said Peter Gordon enquired particularly of this deponent respecting the welfare of the said James Holmes and observed that he had been a serjeant in the revolutionary War. And this deponent further says that said Peter Gordon was a man highly respected for veracity among his acquaintances. And this deponent was well acquainted with him ever since his remembrance and has never heard his character for truth and veracity questioned. And this de- ponent gives full credence to the statements by him made respecting the revolutionary services of the said James Holmes. Sworn and subscribed this 17th day of July 1833 before me the subscriber } Nathaniel Cook And I certify that the said Nathaniel Cook above named is well known to me } to be a credible witness and that his } oath and statement may be relied } upon as true. }
Harvey Watson Justice of the Peace

State of New York } county of Schoharie } ss. I John Gebhard Jr. Clerk of said county Do certify that Harvey Watson before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certificate of credibility to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of July 1833 -
John Gebhard Jr. Clerk

Ja. Holmes

State of New Jersey, Monmouth Co. ss: Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in said County William Parent aged 79 yrs residing in the county of that aforesaid, who being duly sworn upon his oath, saith, That he is that he has been acquainted with James Holmes of Tioga County, in the State of New York from early years upwards. That he was in early years a neighbor to witness who then and now resides in the Town- ship of Freehold, in Monmouth Co. N.J. when James Holmes died then likewise reside - That witness is himself a Pensioner under the act of Congress of 1832, and understands that said Holmes was an applicant for a Pension under the same act - That witness was a sergeant in the Company of Capt. Michael Sweetman in the year 1776 as he thinks - it was at all events in the early part of the war. That as sergeant of said Company he warned out said Holmes who lived in his district to do military duty. That witness saw said Holmes out on military duty in the Company of said Sweetman on his regular tours of duty on the Shore of Middletown, Shrewsbury, The Highlands - Sandy Hook & Long Branch - Witness thinks that Holmes continued in the under said War as at least 8 or 9 months of regular duty and within about one year from the time he entered the service. This duty was performed in part for himself and in part for Joseph Preston with whom said Holmes then lived. Witness further knows that said Holmes served a number of monthly tours of duty in the Compa- -ny of Capt. Hinckley & Brooks, in which Com- -pany witness was likewise a sergeant, and

as such warned him out. He was always ready and willing to come out when warned, and witness never remembers of his failing to do so. Witness thinks he knows of as many as 3 or 4 tours at least of duty he performed for himself in this 30 Company, besides the service he did as a 40 Substitute for others in this Company. Which was very considerable. Each of these tours of duty were performed on the sea board of this County at the places before mentioned. And witness thinks this service with Stock was in 1777. Witness likewise knows that said Holmes served in the Company of Minute men raised by Capt. Slisha Bolton, and has seen him out in this Company on alarms upon the sea-board, but cannot say how much service he did therein. Witness further says that from personal knowledge of said Holmes he was not in our Revolution either on his own account or as a substitute as much as any man in our County. That he always was and was esteemed a faithful soldier, & witness has no hesitation in saying that he believes he was on actual duty more than 2 years during the war and merits his pension as such. part of the above duty was performed by said Holmes as a private and part as a sergeant but witness cannot say how much in what proportion.
William Barent
Sworn and subscribed at Franklin, this 29 th day of October A.D. 1835 before me
Thos. C. Shuckmorton Justice

I do hereby certify that William Parent the witness is well known to me, that he is a respectable man, and his evidence entitled to implicit credit.
Witness my hand Oct 29. 1835
Thos. C. Shrockmorton
I Daniel H. Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey. Do hereby certify that Thomas C. Shrockmorton before whom the above deposition purports to have been taken, was at the time of the taking thereof, a Justice of the Peace of said County of Monmouth, duly Commissioned & sworn, and that the name of Thos C. Shrockmorton written under the above deposition is in the proper hand writing of said Justice of the Peace.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Newbed this 29 th day of October A.D. Eighteen Hundred & Thirty five
D H Ellis C/R.

Prospect Av. near Pissic St., Hackensack, N.J. Nov 16, 1910.
The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir, -
Revolutionary sol- dier James Holmes, Overy, Ky. received a pension from the U.S. gov't.
Would you be so kind as to send me a copy of Mr. Holmes application for pension?
Respectfully Yours. Charles Coffey.
NOV 18 1910

BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
Aug. 31 1928
Chief, Rev. and War Section Division.
I have this day received from Charles Gafferty cash in the amount of $1.00, requesting photostat copy as per letter herewith.
O. J. RANDALL Chief, Finance Division.
W. L.
Finance Div. notified to refund $1.00 to sender Sept. 4. '28 Gen. J.

Stamp Enclosed
Apalachin, N.Y., Aug. 26, 1928.
Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Cash - $1.00 FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK AUG 31 1928 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Gentlemen, -
If an record would you kindly send me copy of application for pension of Rev- olutionary Soldier
Stamp Enclosed
James Holmes
Born June 12, 1755 Freehold, N.J. Died June 27, 1853 Apalachin, N.Y. } Campville, N.Y. } Buried _____ Married 1801 Mercy Hunt. Swic Monmouth Co., N.J., then Sussex Co., N.J., then Schoharie Co., N.Y., then Tioga Co., N.Y. Had children Sarah, William, Joseph, James, Mansfield, Asker, Charles, Elston, Hannah and Joseph.
Town of Owego, Tioga Co.
FINANCE DIVISION BOOK-KEEPER'S DESK AUG 31 1928 BUREAU OF PENSIONS
One dollar and postage enclosed.
Yours Respectfully Charles Cafferty
PENSION AUG 30 U.S. OFFICE 1928

S. JAY OHART, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, NO. 46 SUFFIELD AVENUE, DEPEW, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK.
March 7th, 1908.
TO THE HONORABLE, the Commissioner of Pensions, WASHINGTON, D. C.
SIR:
If you will pardon me this trespass upon your official time, I will say, that my wife, desires to obtain admission into a chapter of the Daughters of American Revolutionists
She seeks to claim this right by virtue of the fact that her great grandfather was a revolutionary soldier. His name was JAMES HOLMES. But when we seek to identify JAMES HOLMES, we find that there were several Revolutionary soldiers named James Holmes.
The James Holmes whom we seek to identify, we are unable to tell what company, regiment, or other military organization he belonged to. We can only tell the following facts:
That his name was James Holmes; that he was a U. S. Pensioner; that he died in the Town of Owego, Tioga County, New-York, at a place called Apalachin, or possible at Campville; that he died in 1853, and is buried at Campville, Tioga county, New-York; that he lived in Tioga County only a year or two before he died.
What we seek to inquire of you is---Can you identify this man's regiment and company for us from the pension records of your office, from the meagre information we are able to give you above. If so, please give us such information as the records of your office manifest.
If you will please do so, we will be greatly obliged.
Very truly yours,
S. Jay Ohart.
P.S.--It occurred to us, that the last mailing address of the James Holmes we seek to identify as Tioga County, N.Y., would disclose the man. He must have had his last two or three pension vouchers mailed to Tioga Co. N.Y.

Nov. 24 - 1928
no 5 Central Ave Oneonta N.Y.
Sir.
Will you please send a copy of pension papers of James Holmes (Sargent) who fought in the revolution, He enlisted in June 1776 with the New Jersey Troops, and fought until the close of the war
At time of enlistment - he resided in Lower Freehold, Monmouth Co. N.J.
In Nov 19 1832 he applied for pension, I believe in Oneonta New York and it was granted.

Also can you tell me with what company he was en- listed.
Thanking you for favor -I am Very Respectfully.
Mrs. Herbert A. Lewis 5 Central Ave Aqueous N.Y.

for a statement of the military history of a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. James Holmes S.F. 29232
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1776 Served at various times till close of the war. Private Michael Swabman   John Farman Asker Holmes N.J.   Hendrick Smock   John Walton   Richard Walton   1807 17 yrs OK   * Colonel's uncle   In all 34 yrs  
Battles engaged in, Red Bank, Monmouth  Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lower Freehold, Monmouth Co. N.J.  Date of application for pension, June 12 1853  Residence at date of application, Doz. 1000 loc. N.J.  Age at date of application, 80 at Freehold, Monmouth Co. N.J. June 12 1853  Remarks: Died June 27 1853 place not stated. In 1854 a claim was before it, no name stated.

September 4, 1928.
Charles Cafferty, Apalachin, New York.
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29234, it appears that James Holmes was born June 12, 1754 or 1755 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
While residing at Lower Freehold, New Jersey, he enlisted in June 1776 and served at various times as a private and orderly sergeant in Captains Michael Sweetman's, John Furman's, Hendrick Smock's, John Walton's, Elisha Walton's Companies, Colonel Asher Holmes' New Jersey Regiment, was in the battles of Germantown and Monmouth and served until close of war, amounting in all to about three years. It is stated that Colonel Asher Holmes was soldier's uncle.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed November 19, 1832, at which time he was living at Owego, Tioga County, New York.
He died June 27, 1853.
In 1834 a son was referred to, his name is not given nor is the name of soldier's wife stated.

There are no further family data.
The above history is furnished without charge and your remittance of $1.00 will be refunded in due time.
Please find enclosed your two one cent stamps.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.