Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 756, Caleb Hatch, Mass.

SERVICE
Watch, Caleb Sally
NUMBER
No. 756 B.L. 914. 16109-160-55.
Mass.
CONTENTS

1261 New York
Caleb Hatch
of Genesee in the State of N. York. who was a private in the Comp. command by Captain Lord of the Regt. — command by Col Dailis .. in the Mass line for 6 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 — Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of May 1833 and sent to Samuel Brocker Warsaw N York
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. — 40 Semi-ant. allowance ending 11 Sep 1833 — 10
$ 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by George Payson Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 10

2,237
New York (Albany) Sally Hatch widow of Caleb Hatch
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Mass Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20. Dollars 10
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of October 1853 and sent to
A. G. Comstock
Warsaw, Wyoming Co P. N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 75, Vol. A

131.222 act March 28/53 May 12/55
Sally Batch widow of Calib Batch Prin
Private J. G. Bailey Navy Line
War of Revolution Pensioned
MS. Feb 53-2237
Co. 160 ac Feb 13/56 Dr. J. G.
Grumstock & Wood Warsaw New York
Vol. H. 17. 5

State of New York
County of Genesee ss On this Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Genesee held before Hon: Isaac Wilson, William Mitchell and Robert Earl Junior Judges of the same Court now sitting
Caleb Hatch a resident of the Town of Warsaw in the County of Genesee in the State of New York aged Seventy one years on the Sixth day of September last 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 month of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty at Hanover in the County of Plymouth in the State of Massachusetts, where he then resided, and was first mustered with others who had enlisted, at Springfield, Massachusetts on the Seventh day of July in the same year according to his best recollection whence they marched to West Point in the State of New York, and after being examined, measured and registered, he and the other recruits were distributed in different companies to supply vacancies. He was placed in Captain Lord's company in Colonel John Baylies' Regiment of the Massachusetts line. He does not recollect the number of the Regiment - He served as herein stated, to wit, under the command of the said Captain Lord in said Baylies' Regiment, in General Arnold's Brigade He marched from West Point, to Paterkill - thence to Kings Ferry - then crossed the Hudson River, and so continued in the vicinity of the Fort at West Point, and near what was called the lines, through the season - He was with the main Body of the Army there stationed when he heard of the treachery and escape of Arnold - And was at the time Andre was executed near the place of execution but did not witness the execution He further declares that about the time that Arnold's treason was discovered the Soldiers were kept constantly in a state of readiness for marching if required, and he lay several successive nights with his pack on his back & his gun by his side, and the horses that drew the baggage were kept ready harnessed, to march if necessary - They remained in the vicinity, marching from place to place till Winter - while at

the lines, he served a part of the time in what was called the Colonel's Guards. The latter part of the term of his service he was sent from the lines to West Point, and he thinks some alteration had taken place in the arrangement of the companies as well as in the superior officers at that station. In the month of December he was engaged in a skirmish with a small party of the enemy who had come from New York and were driving away cattle & hogs. Some of the enemy were killed and all the property was recovered. He received his discharge on the seventh day of January 1781, according to his best recollection. He does not recollect by whom it was signed. He has stated above that he enlisted and he so under- stood it at the time. But the Town in which he lived was required to furnish a number of soldiers to supply vacancies in the army, and he together with other volunteers and subscribed a writing as above mentioned in June 1780 by which they agreed to serve six months and they served under officers in the Continental establishment as above mentioned, and on his return for some cause, his discharge was delivered to the Town Clerk of the Town of Hanover — since which he has not seen it. He recollects the following officers that served at West Point while he was there — Captain Luther Bay- ley, Captain Drew — Lieutenant Joseph House — Lieutenant Torrey who served as Adjutant, Lieut. Turner, Lieut. Nelson — Captain Mitchell — and he further declares that he was born in Hanover Massachusetts, on the sixth day of September 1761. He had for a number of years and until recently a record of his age in his family Bible, but the leaf containing it has been torn out and destroyed by accident as he supposes, as he cannot find it. Soon after the close of the War of the Revolution he removed to Benning- ton, Vermont, and lived there and in Pownal in the same county until February 1811 when he removed to Warsaw Genesee County New York where he now resides.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 — Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
in open court Timothy Fitch Clerk
Caleb Water

We Jabez Boomer a Clergyman residing in Warsaw Genesee County and Lyman Noble of the same place hereby certify that We are well acquainted with Caleb Hatch who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe to be Seventy one years of age - that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion and we further certify that he is a man of good reputation for integrity and morality - Subscribed and sworn in open Court Jabez Boomer the day and year aforesaid
Timothy Fitch Clerk
Lyman Noble
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named Applicant was a Soldier and served as he states and they further certify that it appears to them that Jabez Boomer who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Warsaw and that Lyman Noble who has also signed the same is a resident of the Town of Warsaw is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Isaac Wilson Robert Hart James Taggart William Mitchell

Caleb Hatch
10411

I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Linn, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Caleb Hatch for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 16 th day of October 1832 —
Timothy Fitch Clerk
Caleb Hatch
16411

Sally Hatch vs. U. S. Government Declaration for half pay &c.
Adrs H. L. Comstock Warsaw. Wyoming County New York

State of New York County of Wyoming ss. At a Surrogate Court held in and for the County of Wyoming on the 31 st day of May A.D., 1853 before Hon. Martin Lall, Wyoming County Judge,
On this 31 st day of May A.D. (1853) one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before the Surrogate Court of Wyoming County aforesaid, Sally Hatch a resident of the town of Warsaw, County of Wy- oming and State of New York, 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 of the Act of Congress passed February 3 rd 1853, and of all other acts and provisions of Congress for the widows of Revolution- ary soldiers, granting them half pay or pensions in certain cases, allowed by law
That she is of the age of seventy two years, and is the widow of Caleb Hatch who was a private soldier in the revolutionary army of the United States, but under what Officers, this deponent does not remember, but does know that her said husband Caleb Hatch drew a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per year, payable semi- -annually, first at the New York City Agency, from about the 4 th of March A.D. 1831, to the 4 th of September A.D. 1834, and subsequently and from the 4 th of September A.D. 1834 until the time of his death on 15 th of June 1840, paid at the Albany City Agency in the State of New York, upon a certificate issued by the proper Government Officers of the United States to the said Caleb Hatch as a Revolutionary Pensioner as aforesaid, and that the said certificate, as she is informed and verily believes is now in the Department

of the Commissioner of Pension in the City of Wash- ington D.C., and to which she begs leave respectfully to refer as proof to entitle her to the benefit thereof, that she has often seen said certificate, and known her said husband Caleb Hatch the said Revolution- ary soldier aforesaid, to draw the said pension thereon in his life time,
She further declares that she was married to the said Caleb Hatch on the ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty (1827) seven , by a minister of the Gospel, by the name of Anson Tuttle, at the town of Warsaw in the the (then County of Genesee, now Wyoming) State of New York, and that no record thereof has been kept thereof, except one made upon a Lithographic Print, copied from a memoran- dum kept upon a sheet of paper, and upon which the entries were not made at the time of the events which they purport to record, but were made up at a single time from various memoranda existing in various extraneous ways, but which she knows to be true, as of the times herein mentioned and in corroboration thereof, she begs leave to refer to the annexed affidavits of Amy Knapp her deponents daugh- ter, and Clarissa Hale who is the daughter of her deceased husband Caleb Hatch, that both of these persons were present and witnessed the marriage of this deponent and the said Caleb Hatch, and also know of his death, and that this deponent has not inter- married but still remains his widow, and deponent further declares that the said Caleb Hatch died on the 15 th day of June A.D. 1840,

at the town of Warsaw, County & State aforesaid, and that she has not intermarried but still remains the widow of the identical Caleb Hatch, the said Revolutionary Soldier as aforesaid, and that the said Elder Aaron Tuttle has been dead a number of years, Sworn to and subscribed on upon oath on the day & year { Sally Hatch first above written, before me } M. Hall
Wyoming County Judge.
State of New York
County of Wyoming
ss: On this 31 st day of May A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me the subscriber, County Judge of Wyoming County, Clarissa Hale who being by me duly sworn according to law, did on her oath depose and say, that she has heard the foregoing affidavit of Sally Hatch read and believes the same to be true, that deponent is the daughter of the said Caleb Hatch who was a pensioner as set forth in said affidavit, and that deponent was present and witnessed the marriage of the said Caleb Hatch and Sally Hatch (whose name was Sally Pike) as also set forth therein, that the said Caleb Hatch and Sally continued to live together as man and wife until the death of the said Caleb Hatch, at the town of Warsaw County of Wyoming & State of New York, and that said Caleb Hatch died at said town on the 13 th day of June A.D. 1840 and that said Sally Hatch has not intermarried but still remains his widow, that this deponent has always resided in this town & well understands from own knowledge that most of the state- ments of said Sally Hatch are true, & that deponent is of the age of forty three years & further says not, Sworn & subscribed before me { this 31 st day of May A.D. 1853 } M. Hall Wyoming County Judge
Clarissa Hale

And I further certify that the above affiants Sally Hatch and Clarissa Hale are both persons of good moral character, whose statements are worthy of full credit,
Wm. Trull, Wyoming County Judge,
State of New York,
County of Wyoming } ss;
On this first day of June A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me the sub- -criber Mrs. Amy Knapp a resident of the town of Gainesville in the County & State aforesaid, aged 46 years, who being by me duly sworn according to law, deposes & says, that she is the daughter of Sally Hatch whose affidavit is herunto annexed, that she has heard the annexed affidavit & declaration of Sally Hatch and Clarissa Hale read, and knows of her own know- -ledge that most of the statements therein contained are true, that she deponent was present at the marriage of Sally Hatch & Caleb Hatch on the 9 th day of April A.D. 1827 as mentioned in the declaration of said Sally Hatch, that the said Elder, Anson Gattle the minister who married them has been dead for a number of years, & that the said Caleb Hatch was a Revolutionary pensioner as stated in said declar- -ation, & that he died at the town of Warsaw, County of Wyoming & State of New York on the 15 th day of June A.D. 1840, and that the said Sally Hatch and the said Caleb Hatch lived together as man and wife from the time of their marriage as aforesaid until the time of his death & that the said Sally Hatch has not intermarried but still remains his widow.
Sworn and subscribed before me { this first day of June A.D. 1853 {
Amy nee X Knapp mark
Hosmer Choate
Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that I personally know the said Amy Knapp to be a person of good moral character & that her statements are worthy of full credit,
Hosmer Choate Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the affiant Mrs. Amy Knapp is rendered incapable of writing her name from a shock of the numb palsey and made her mark after I wrote her name at her request. & that she is still unimpaired in her mental powers and is a person of good intelligence.
Alonzo Choate Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Wyoming County Clerk's Office } ss: I Certify that Marvin Hall, before whom the declaration of Sally Hatch, and the affidavit of Clarisa Hale were made in open Court, was at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing a Judge of the County Court and Surrogates Court, duly authorized to take the same, and that Alonzo Choate Esq., was at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgement of the annexed instrument in writing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Marvin Hall & said Alonzo Choate, & verily believe that their signatures to all the certificates in the annexed instrument are genuine, and that the same is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 2 nd day of June A. D. 1853.
N. P. Curnin Clerk.

131x222 Sally Hatch
Declaration for Bounty Land
Comstock & Wood, Atty Warsaw, Wyoming Co. N.Y.

that we are well acquainted with the said Sally & know her to be the person she represents herself to be, that we knew her said husband in his life time, and that they lived together as man and wife until the time of the death of the said Caleb Hatch, at the time stated in said declaration, and that she still remains his widow, & the said Silas C. Farge & Clarissa Hale further state that they were present & attended the funeral of the said Caleb Hatch, deceased.
Silas C. Farge Clarissa Hale
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
J. W. Knapp Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF NEW YORK. } ss. WYOMING COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
I CERTIFY, That J. W. Knapp Esquire, was, at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 9th day of May A. D. 185 5
J. P. Burns Clerk

State of New York County of Wyoming ss: On this 28 th day of April A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace, duly authorized by law to administer oaths, within the County & State of New York aforesaid, Mrs. Sally Hatch aged seventy four years, who being by me duly sworn according to law, declares that she is a resident of the town of Warsaw in the County of Wyoming & State of New York, that she is the widow of Caleb Hatch who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary Army of the United States, but she does not remember the names of his Officers, that her said husband drew a pension at the rate of twenty dollars per year, payable semi- annually, first at the New York Agency until about the year A. D. 1834 and subsequently & from the 4 th day of September 1834 until the time of his death June 15 th 1840 paid at the Albany Agency in this State, That she believes the Pension Certificate upon which he drew his semi-annual pension as afore- said, she believes is filed at Washington D. C. in the proper office, she begs leave to refer thereto in proof of her said husband's services and to en- title her to the benefit thereof. She further states that she often see said certificate during her husband's life time. She further states that she was married to the said Caleb Hatch on the ninth day of April 1827 at the town of Warsaw aforesaid by one Anson Tuttle a minister of the Gospel, who has been dead a number of years, and that her name before

said marriage was Sally Pike, that no record now exists of said marriage except one copied from a Print which had been made up at one time from a loose paper upon which memoranda was kept at various times of the events they purported to record.
She begs leave to refer to the annexed affidavits in corroboration of said marriage and the death of the said Caleb Hatch, who died at the town of Warsaw in the County of Wyoming & State of New York, on the 15 th day of June A. D. 1840, and she still remains his widow.
She further says that she now draws a pension of Twenty Dollars per annum on a certificate of pension granted her under the "Act of February 3 rd A. D. 1853" and she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3. 1855," and that she has never made any other application for Bounty Land under any act of Congress or received any, nor has her said husband to her best knowledge and belief.
Sally Hatch
We Clarisa Hale and Silas L. Fargo residents of the town of Warsaw in the County of Wyoming and State of New York, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sally Hatch in our presence

that we are well acquainted with the said Sally & know her to be the person she represents herself to be, that we knew her said husband in his life time, and that they lived together as man and wife until the time of the death of the said Caleb Hatch, at the time stated in said declaration, and that she still remains his widow, & the said Silas C. Fargo & Clarissa Hale further state that they were present & attended the funeral of the said Caleb Hatch, deceased;
Silas C. Fargo Clarissa Hale
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
J. W. Knapp Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF NEW YORK. } ss. WYOMING COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
I CERTIFY, That J. W. Knapp Esquire, was, at the date of the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument in writing, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to said certificate is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County this 9th day of May A. D. 185 5
J. P. Burner Clerk.

No 16411
Caleb Hatch
General N. York
Darius Brooks Esq v Nassau N. York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Caleb Hatch Senior 6 th B y .
   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 1780 6 Private Capt Lord Col John Baylis Major Linn Gen. S th Brig From New Ireland to Or Point N.Y. Pudskill 17 Kings Army 71 Hanson Plymouth Fractious  
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.
□ 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Third Auditor Washington D.C.
Warsaw, N. Y. 3 rd June 1853 H. L. Comstock Rec d 6 June 1853 And 18 th July 1853
Caleb Hatch Rev. War.
Respectfully referred to the Commission of Pensions and the Writer so informed 3 rd Auditor's Office July 18 th 1853.
F. Birch 3 rd Auditor.
No o Rec d

Warsaw Wyoming County N.Y. March 2 d 1853
Third Auditor
Department Com d of Pensions Washington D.C.,
Dear Sir
Please find inclosed the declaration of Mrs. Sally Hatch (widow) of Caleb Hatch a Revolutionary Pensioner for half pay &c, together with affidavits of Clarissa Hale & Amy Knapp to marriage, death of Pensioner &c
Very Respectfully Yours abt sent
H. L. Coustock

5 16.109
5
Nov 1898

Brief in the case of Mrs Sally Hatch widow of Caleb Wyoming County and State of New York act of Feb 3 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under the act of June 7. 1832 at $20 per annum
Private
paid to his death
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Marriage proved by credible witnesses
Death " Auditor's report.
Identity " credible witnesses.
Name and residence of Agent
H. L. Cornstock Warsaw Wyoming Co. N. York.
Examining Clerk.
J. S. Gray

No 2748 July 18, 1853.
App. of Gally Hatch, widow of Calvin Hatch, Wyoming co. N. Y.
$20 14261
Act 3 d Feby. 1853.
Rev. Allowed $20 per annum Com. Feb. 3 - 1853
H. L. Comstock, Wassaw, Wyoming co. N. Y.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

Pension Office Sept 22/53
Sir Please report time of last payment to or death of within named pensioner
Respectfully &c
J. Burt Esq.      L. Wallace 3 Aud.              Commissioner Present
Caleb Hatch, At 1832 $20.00. p. an. — Died 15 th June 1840, Paid to his death.
F. Burt Auditor.

Rev.
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
756
Sally Hatch,
Widow,
Caleb Hatch,
Par. Rev. Wm.
Act:
Feb. 3, 185-3,
Index:—Vol.
A
, Page
301
[Arrangement of 1870.]