Under this act, it appears that a class of militia in Capt. Little's company, in the town of Johnstown, in the county of Montgomery, (then Tryon county,) of which Garrit Van Brockler was class leader, furnished and delivered your petitioner as a soldier for the service in the State levies; that accordingly he was to receive the bounty land which the class would become entitled to by virtue of the said act. Having enlisted for the service required in March or April, 1782, he was placed under the command of Capt. Abner French, in the regiment of State levies under the command of Col. Marinus Willett, and served out the time of his enlistment, being nine months, or to the 1st of January, 1783, and was honorably discharged; that during that time he was in active service with the Indians on the frontiers, and was in the engagement called the battle of Hall's Farm.

Your petitioner sometime ago had the formal papers necessary to show that he had complied with the requirements of the law, such as a certificate of delivery to the officer commanding the levies; of the muster master, to show that he served, and also of his being the assignee of the class. That to account for the non-appearance of these papers, which was the cause of his not having before made application to the Legislature, he states, that in the year 1785 he employed a man by the name of James Parr to locate and obtain his bounty land, which by law was to have been located in the county of Tioga; but soon thereafter the said Parr died insolvent, and the petitioner has never been able to regain his papers.

These papers were never presented to the Surveyor-General, nor has any land been located or granted to the class of the petitioner.

To supply the deficiency of these papers, the petitioner has produced the best evidence the nature of the case admits of, which consists of the sworn statement of the petitioner, who is a man of veracity and respectability, having been a delegate of his county in the Assembly of this State; also a certificate of Mr. Simon Veeder, who has had a seat in both branches of the Legislature, and who was likewise in active service during the revolutionary

war.

This evidence, emanating from a source so respectable, has received much weight and consideration in the minds of the commit

tee, and precludes the idea of a disposition to abuse or mislead the confidence of the Legislature. It goes to show that the petitioner has substantially complied with the law, and is entitled to his bounty.

The committee being satisfied of the justness of the petitioner's claim, and understanding there is no unappropriated lands belonging to the State, recommend that a pecuniary compensation, in lieu of land, be paid to the petitioner; and for that purpose ask for leave to introduce a bill.

IN SENATE,

February 9, 1833.

ANNUAL REPORT

Of Lewis Warner, an Inspector of Sole Leather for the county of Oswego.

To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New-York.

From the 1st day of January, 1832, up to the 1st day of January, 1833, inclusive, I have inspected eight hundred and eighty-four sides of sole leather, qualities, viz: seven hundred and ninety-six sides of good, and eighty-eight sides damaged. The amount of fees is thirty-five dollars and thirty-six cents.

LEWIS WARNER,

Albion, 25th January, 1833.

[Senate, No. 50.]

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