Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,061, Israel Herrick, Conn.

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Herrick, Israel
No. 17,061
Ruth
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Albany 2718
Ruth Herrick
widow of Israel Herrick
Pension act 7. June 1832 who died on the 6 th October 1837 of Genesee Co. in the State of N York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Prescott of the 1 st reg t commanded by Col. Smith in the N York line for 6 months & 21 days, N.Y.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 22 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1834. 6. October 1837
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of July 1839 and sent to J. R. Nascell Le Roy, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4 th of March '39 31.54 Semi-annual allowance ending 1 st Sept... 11.16 $ 42.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2 Page 122

20.968 New York
Israel Herrick
of Gennesee in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Prentiss of the Regt commanded by Col. Smith in the New York line for 6 months and 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 22 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Oct. 1832 ————— and South Bates  Witness Se Royf
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33 $ 55 80 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th '34 11 16
$ 66 96
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Job Giles Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1. Page 91

State of New York Genesee County ss
On this Eighteenth day of February 1839 personally appeared before Charles Danforth a Judge of Genesee County Court of Genesee County State aforesaid Ruth Herrick a resident of LeRoy in said county of Genesee and State of New York aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836: That she is the widow of Israel Herrick who was a private soldier in the Army of the revolution, that in the year 1775 he served several months as a volunteer, and served as a volunteer at several times afterwards during the Revolutionary War but on account of age and infirmity she cannot recollect the names of the officers under whom he served nor the places where he served, but refers for proof of service to the affidavit and proof on file in the Pension office of the United States procured and filed on his application for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832. She further declares that she was married to the said Israel Herrick on the 5 th day of January 1775 by Reverend Joel Benedict pastor of a church in Norwich State of Connecticut at which place the said Israel Herrick resided at that time and continued to reside there during the said War; That her husband the aforesaid Israel Herrick died on the 6 th day of October 1837 at LeRoy aforesaid; And that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed; and for proof of her said marriage she refers to the certificate & affidavit hereto annexed, and she further states that by reason of a fit of the Palsy she is unable to leave her residence, and in consequence of bodily infirmity cannot appear before the court.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written before -
Charles Danforth - a Judge of Genesee County Court
Ruth Herrick

State of New York
Genesee County ss
On this Eighteenth day of February 1839 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Judge of Genesee County Court, William Herrick of Seneca in the County and State aforesaid and being by me first duly sworn according to law deposed and said, That he is well acquainted with Ruth Herrick who has subscribed the foregoing statement, that she has resided with him since the death of her said husband Israel Herrick, that she has not been married since the death of the said Israel and is now his widow, That the said Israel Herrick died at the residence of this deponent on the 6 th day of October 1837, and that he was a Revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the act of the 7 th June 1832
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me -
Wm Herrick
Charles Sanfith - a Judge of Genesee County Court
State of New York
Genesee County ss. I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the before named Ruth Herrick and William Herrick, that they are credible persons and their statements entitled to credit, and the said Ruth Herrick is unable to appear before the court on account of bodily infirmity
Charles Sanfith - a Judge of Genesee County Court

State of New York Genesee County
§ 10. I certify that Charles Danforth was a Judge of Genesee County Courts at the time of taking the within affidavits and that the signatures to the foregoing certificate, are his hand writing. —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal this 22 nd February 1839.
M c Intosh Clerk of Genesee County

2718
4387
Ruth Herrick
Married 5 Jan 1775 Husband died 6 Oct 1837
Married 5 Jan 1775 Husband died 6 Oct 1837
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Admitted
Private 6 mo 21 days
A. P. Hascall Esq Le Roy New York

January fifth"> January fifth Seventeen hundred seventy five. Israel Morrill of Preston & Ruth Tracy of Nor- wick were married June 2. 1775. 
I Levi Nelson of Lisbon in New London County state of Connecticut now pastor of the first Church in Lisbon, and the keeper of the Records of said Church, do certi- fy that the above is a true copy of the rec- ord with the exception of the date which is expressed in four legible figures as follows, viz,
"January 5. Israel Morrill of Preston & Ruth" "1775 - Tracy of Norwich were married" "June 2. 1775."
I Levi Nelson above named depose and say that I hold the office of Pastor of the first Church in Lisbon, in New London County state of Connecticut and have the care and custo- dy of the Records of said Church, and that the Rev. Joel Benedict was a former Pastor of said Church as appears by said Records & at the time of said marriage, and that the initials to said Record are the initials of his name, and I do further depose and say that said first Church in Lisbon at the time of said marriage was within the limits of the town of Norwich, and that the first extract above, is a true extract of said record with the exception of the date and the last is a true copy of the record of the aforesaid Church. Levi Nelson Pastor of the first Church in Lisbon

State of Connecticut } New London County } ss. Grimaldi. October 6 th 1838.
Be it known that before me Samuel C. Morgan a justice of the peace in and for the county of said, personally appeared the Rev. Levi Nel- son the within named deponent, a person to me well known to be a credible witness, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed in my presence.
Attest Samuel C. Morgan Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut } ss. John D. Witt
New London County }
Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that Samuel C. Morgan Esq. before whom the within deposition of the Rev. Levi Nelson was taken was on said 6 th day of October 1838 and still is a justice of the peace in and for said Coun- ty & that full faith and credit are due to his official acts as such, and that his Signature above written is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 8 th day of October A.D. 1838
John D. Witt Clerk

State of New York } County of Genesee } ss.
On this fifteenth day of October 1882 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Israel Herrick a Resident of LeRoy in the County of Genesee and State of New York aged eighty 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 entered the service of the United States as a Militiaman under Captain Joseph Boardman, Eleazar Prentiss was Lieutenant, and Barton Cook was Ensign but the company soon found out that he  said Cook was a Loyalist and turned him out and put in Alexander Stewart in his stead. Oliver Smith at that time deponent thinks was Colonel of the Regiment. That he resided in the town of Preston County of New London in the State of Connecticut. That the Militia were called out to go and guard the Coast at Horse neck and other places against the attacks of the British. That he believes it was in the year 1776 in the fall of the year. That the Company to which he belonged marched first to Groton and from there by water to New Haven at which place the Company staid a short time from there they marched to the town of Rye in the state of New York at which place the troops staid a few days from Rye the troops marched towards New York city to prevent the British troops that were lying at New York from ravaging the Country. The Militia had frequent skirmishes with the British Troops but no regular battles. After about two months service the Militia were dismissed and returned home. That he cannot recollect the time precisely that he served in this expedition but is quite certain that it was two months at least. At one time he went under Captain Eleazar Prentiss to New London Alexander Stewart Lieutenant John Stanton was Ensign. The object was to guard the town of New London against the British. The year he does not recollect but thinks it was in 1777 or 1778 in the fall of the year. It was the same year that Bunker Hill was taken. That he served in this last expedition two or three weeks. That he went to New London And Groton. in all as many as ten or twelve times when the Militia were called out to defend the Coast against the British. Sometimes under said Prentiss as Captain, and sometimes under other officers. That the service in these expeditions would average one week at a time and several days in going and returning, but to state particularly every time that he

seemed there be cannot. That he was drafted once towards the latter part of the Revolutionary war to go to Newport state of Rhode Island. That William Whitney was his Captain. That Spencer was General of the expedition; that the object was to take the Island of Newport from the British but did not succeed at that time - That he served one month at this time to the best of his recollection and belief - That he continued to reside during the Revolutionary war at Preston aforesaid: and the Militia were frequently called out. Sometimes in mass and sometimes were drafted. That he not only served as a draft & when the Militia were all called out frequently but contributed several times of money to him others to go into the service. That his own personal services during the Revolutionary war amounted to between Six & Eight months, it is to Six months & upwards as he is entirely confident. That he received no written discharge during the war. That he has no written evidence of his service that he knows of, and that he does not know of any person living by whom he can prove his service in the Revolutionary war or any part thereof - That he moved from Preston aforesaid after the Revolutionary war to the town of Ashford in Massachusetts where he resided about five years from there he moved to Randolph in the state of Vermont where he resided nine  sixteen years, from Randolph he moved to New Haven in the state of Vermont where he resided Seven years. from there he moved to the town of Schuyler in the County of Greene & state of New York where he now resides and has resided for Eighteen years last part - and 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. That he was born in the town of Preston County of New London & state of Connecticut in the year 1750. that he has no record of his age, nor does he know that there is any record of his age to be found. That the Reverend Timothy Clark and Augustus P. Haskell are living in his present neighborhood and are personally acquainted with him, and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Subscribed & sworn to the day and year aforesaid in open court
Timothy Fitch Clerk
Isaac R. Norris

We Timothy Clark a clergyman residing in the town of LeRoy in the county of Genesee & state of New York do hereby certify that we are now well acquainted with Israel Herrick who has subscribed, and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, that we never have heard that fact doubted and that we fully concur in the belief that he was a revolutionary soldier Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court.
Timothy Clark Augustus P. Hascall
Timothy Fitch Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter before us, 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 certify that it appears to them that Timothy Clark who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the said town of LeRoy and that Augustus P. Hascall who has also signed the same is a resident of LeRoy aforesaid and that both of them are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit
Isaac Wilson William Mitchell Robert Clark

I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Genesee County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Israel Herrick for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15 th day of October 1832.
Timothy Fitch Clerk
Israel Herrick
19947

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Genesee County ss. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Genesee Israel Herrick who being duly sworn deposes 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:-
 2 For two months I served as a private under Captain Joseph Boardman. Oliver Smith was Colonel, but Samuel Bait was Colonel when we started; - For three weeks I served under Captain  3 Clean Pritchett, as a private to guard the town of New London  3 For three months, I served as a private under Captain Pritchett, Alexander Stewart Lieutenant, at different times to guard New London & Groton, that Oliver Smith generally commanded as Colonel but that Sedyard commanded when Groton was burnt by the British, and that Sedyard was killed, and that one Captain Burnam who commanded a company at Groton was also killed -! - For one month, I served as a private under William Whitney Captain, Spencer was General of the expedition, but the name of the Colonel of the regiment to which I belonged I cannot now recollect; and for such service I claim a pension 
Israel Herrick
Sworn and subscribed the 5 th day of July 1853 before me Augustus P. Hascall a Justice of the peace in & for the said County of Genesee

State of New York Genesee County ss
I Timothy Fitch, Clerk of said County certify, that Augustus P. Hascall before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken and made was at the date of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit is genuine —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and seal of office this twelfth day of July 1833 —
Timothy Fitch Clerk By R. Pringle Deputy

No 19 947- Israel Herrick New York
6. All - Admitted Private bene & 21 day
44 64 17 16 55 80
231
Gates & Hascall Le Roy New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 20
183
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 subjocined 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, showing the Service of Israel Herrick Genesee Co NY
   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.     1776 1 3 Pvt Capt Boardman Capt Smith Skirmish Conn. Aged 82 Revolutionary   1777-8- 24 21 Franklin Conn New London   1 Whitney Genl Putnam R.I. Conn   Frequently called out - His revolutionary services amounted to six months and upwards  
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 of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 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 and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that 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, 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 [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.
Over Castor Exm Clark

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17061
Ruth Herrick
Widow of
Israel Herrick
Private Rev War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:—Vol. a , Page 326
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Albany N.Y.
Israel Herrick act June 7. 1832 to what time April ?
John Henry Esq p. 4 Sep 1837 JH June 6 Oct 1837

Payments to be made at New York by Pres. W. B. T. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 4. Page 71. by Col. Stiles Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Israel Herrick of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary Army — is entitled to receive Twenty — Two dollars and Thirty two cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 23 — day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty — Three
L. Wood
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
Geo. M c Creagh
def
Commissioner of Pensions.