I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes.

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes.

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes.

V. *Has he mentioned 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 amout of pension he is entitled? # No

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with regulations? yes.

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes.

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes.

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Ha the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?—

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?—

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? has the testimony of witnesses.

XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes

Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? yes.

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes.

XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No.

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? ansd.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.

* QUERE V. 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, by according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For [intentionally blank] year [intentionally blank] months and [intentionally blank] days, I served as a [intentionally blank]. For [intentionally blank] months and [intentionally blank] days, I served as a [intentionally blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according tot the grade of the pension 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.

† QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.

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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be 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.

‡ QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office by the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

# No allowance can be made, for any time in which the claimant was not himself in actual service. Pay will be allowed for his three last terms of service only, as soon as it can be ascertained precisely how long he served during said tours.