Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-09-07

and see set forth the names 81 II, of the vii
.yand company officers; r DAFT pos The
h6le) and the month and ear "n the 81
claimant entered the servit and { time
he left the same and if uner morNhan de
one engagement, he must specify the,ar- n.
ticular periods, and the rnIs and Mes p
of his officers the town. and county N V
State, in which he resided when lie enteIl b
the service whether he Vas drafted, was /
volunteer or substitute, the battles, ifanyl {
in which he was engged tie country
through which he mar6ed, tlp regiments
or companies with whih he sers I'D; and the
names of some of the Regular O9cers whom !
he knew, together witt such farJer particu
lars as may be useful h the intstigation of
his claim and also, ifthc iact$e so, that he |
has no documentary evidencennd that he
knows Of no person, whose tesmony he cp :,
procure, who can testify TO hlserYics.l 4 =
He hereby relnquishes eyy claim WIZ =
ever to pension or annuityNcept the r.
sent, and declares that his lme is notoh =
the Pension roll of the agency oPny,
State, or Cif any) only thppf the Agf'y Oh
the State Of
Sworn and subscribed 10 day oA year =
aforesaid ,; =: .
certificate: V
We, A. B. a Clerglan. resting in the Et
and c. ID. residg in the( the same EEn
+ hereby certify that ware weP acquaihte
with who has s,scribednd sworn 20
the above declaratio: that We oelleNe de
TO be years of ag,that NJ is repuled e>
believed in the nei9borhod where hf ~
sides, to have been soldld oil the KEY th
ton, and that we Jcur il that oplnioL w
Sworn and subs bed tie day and yra- f.
; ioresail .Irh. c.
. And then will flow he certificate the c.
Court uo;ri
AID the said cirt 4 hereby decIe lneF
! opinion, after tHnvetlgation of tfha!H.
. after putting n inerrogatories f'C IT,
by he War DEPARTMENT, that Ji"1
nated appItsit VIZ revolution9 r,
=. AM served she sites. And ttcoqr Rdr-
}. til r certify fat it appears 10 teinlhaAt A.
y u wo has signed thf pH2Rding
= tNp hd tha,C. ID. whe hasaiyo sign
eli the sont is resident in the and is a
&c tedibIe erson, md that their statement is
dtitled D credit
e III. Clerk Of the Court of
+, hereJy certify that the foregoing contains
II be original proceedings of the said Court,
n thsmatterof the application Of for
y BENSON.
: In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
lc ny hand aad seal of Office, this day of
7 &c.
The tcrm of the proceedings and OF the
certificates will beSo varied, as to meet the
case, when the declaration is made out of
| court, before Judge, as hereafter provided
/ for
Every applicat will produce the best
proof in his powe, This is the original dis
charge or commission but ifneither of these
can be obtainedthe party will SO state un-
der oath, and vii then procure, if possible,
the testimony Jfat least one credible wit
ness stating ir1etail his personal knowledge
of the service Of the applicant, and such cir
cumstances connected herewith, as may
haze tendncy TO throw light upon the
transaction
Hsuch srviving witness cannot be found,
theappIicht will so statetin his declaration.
AMI he vii also, whether he produce such
! ewlence0r not, proceed TO relate all the ma
= teal fafs, which can be useful in the in
g Vstigaton of his claim, and in the COMPARE
] 50 OF Us narrative with the events of the pc
!, Iod ohis alleged service, as they are known
IthsDepartment. A very full account of
d te Services of each person will be indispen-
e Able TO favorable action upon his CASE
e lhe ACTS stated viii afford one of the
g Principal means of cdrroborating the decla-
81 htDn of the applicant, if true, or Of detecting
ltha imposition, if one be attempted, and I'M
t5es;, therefore, these are amply and clearly
Sc forth, no favorable decision can be ex-
;Pscted. All applicants will appear before
ds)me court Of record in the county, in which
lthey reside, and there subscribe and be
sworn to, the declarations above prUYid
! ed, according to the nature Of his case
The court will PROFOUND the following in
terrogatories TO all applicants for pension,
On account of the service in the Militia,
State troops, or volunteers, except the Mi
litia OF New Hampshire and the State troops
of Virginia:
l. Where and in what year were you
born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and
if so where isit?
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 we're you called into service
were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were
you a substitute; And ifa substitute, for
whom
5. State the names Of some of the regu-
lar officers, who were with the troops where
you served such continental and militia
regiments as you can recollect, and the gen
eral circumstances of your service.
Did you ever receive a
discharge from the service
I9a soldier and if so by whom was il
given, and what has be-
come Of it?
Did Won ever receive