Southern planter., 1832-12-29

ABOVE declaration, they will make a staie-
meni, setting forth, under oath, their having
been previously on the pension roll, and their
having been struck from the same. showing
their rank, the regiment, corps, or vessel IN
which they served, their present place of re-
sidcnce when the first application was made.
or OF their application under the act of 18th
May, 1928.
In "a case " here claimant may make per-
sonal application at this department, aud can
produce satisfactory proof Of service, and Of
ms Identity also, at the seat Of Government.
he may make his declaration before a Justice
OF the peace.
=. The case Of the Stata troops, volunteers,
and militia, is different There are in the
department no rolls Of the State troops, ex-
cept those of Virginia; and no rolls of the
militia, except those Of New Hampshire.
Applicants, who served in the State troops
of Virginia, and applicants, who served in the
militia Of New Hampshire, will be required
to produce the same proof as is prescribed for
those who served upon the continental estab-
llshment. But, with respect TO the other
State troops and militia, there is no record TO
advert TO, and no presumption TO be rebutted.
The nature Of the case, therefore, demands a
different rule Of proceeding.
Every applicant who claims a pension by
virtue Of service in the State troops, volun-
teers, or militia, except as is above provided,
will make and subscribe the following decla-
ration:
Declaration, in order 10 obtain he benefit Of the
act Of Congress, passed June 7, 1889.
STATE, TERRIToRY, OR DIsTRIcT OF e
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On this day Of personally ap-
peared, IN open court, before the
court of now sitting, b, a resi-
dent Of IN the county Of
and State, Territory, or District Of 3,
aged 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 Z,
1892.
That he entered the service Of the United
States under the following named officers,
and served as herein stated.
Here set forth the names and rank Of the
field and company officers; the day, (if possi-
ble,) and the month, and year when the clai-
mani entered the service, and the timo when
he left the snmo; (and, IL under more than
one engagement, he must specify the particu-
lar periods, and the rank and names of his
oliicers;) the town, and county, OF State, in
which he resided, when he entered the SER
vice; whether he was drafted, was volun-
teeT, or a substitute; the battles, if any, in
which he was engaged; the country through
which Inc marched; the continental regiments
or companies with which he served; and the
names of some of the regular officers whom
he knew, together with such farther particu-
lars as may be useful IN the investigation of
his claim; and, also, if the facts be 80, that
he has no documentary evidence, and that he
knows of noperson, whose testimony he can
| procure, who can testify to his service
He hereby relinquishes every claim what
ever to pension or annuity except the pres
ent, and declares that his name is not on the
pension roll of the agency of any State, or
(if any, only on the agency of the State
of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year
aforesaid. G. ID.
And then will be annexed the following
certificate:
We, A h, clergyman, residing in the
and G ID, residing in (the same,) hereby GER
tify, 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 theiI
opinion, after the investigation of the matter,
and after putting the ntenogatories prescribed
by the War Department, that theabovenamed
applicantwas Revolutionary soldier, and serv-
ed as he states. And the court further certi-
fies, that it appears TO them that A b, who
has signed the preceding certificate, is cler.
gyman, resident in the and that G d.
who has also signed the same, is resident
in the and is credible person, and that
their statement is entitled to credit.
], clerk of the court of :, dc
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said court in the
matter Of the application of for pen
sion.
In testimony Whereof have hereunto sci
my hand and seal of office, this day
of &c.