WAR OF 1812
Nathan Stetson brn 1787--
DECLARATION OF SOLDIER FOR PENSION
State of New York
County of Jefferson
On the 29 day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy one personally appeared before me Jacob Stears, Clerk of the Supreme Court, a Court of Record within and for the county and state aforesaid,
Nathan Stetson, aged 83 years, a resident of Clayton, county of Jefferson, State of New York who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he was married; that his wife's name was Sally Warren to whom he was married at Hounsfield, N.Y.
in the month of July, 1810; that he served the full period of sixty days in the (1) Military service of the United States in the war of 1812; that he is identical Nathan Stetson who (2) was enrolled in captain N. Hubbard's company Col C.
Stone's Regiment NYSM at the defences of Sackets Harbor on the 25th day of June 1812 and was honorably discharged ar Ogdensburgh, NY on the 20th day of December, 1812; that (3) He served under Capt. Hubbard guarding the lines, at Cape Vincent,
Sackets Harbor, and at Ogdensburgh; and was enrolled as a 6 months man. He afterwards served under Capt. Nower, Col. B. Harris N.Y.S.M. 10th Regiment for a period of one month at Brownville, N.Y. in the month of October 1814.He received Land Warrant for 160 Acres of Land.
He believes he received no written discharge, and cannot from the lapse of time, recollect the number of the Regiment of Colonel Stone's; that he, at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States, adhered to the
cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort; or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the United States; and that he will support the Constitution of
the United States; that he is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act; that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States, under the provision of the act approved February 14,
1871, and he hereby constitutes and appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation E. North of Watertown, N.Y. his true and lawful attorney to presecute his claim and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued; that his post
office is at Watertown, N.Y., county of Jefferson, State of New York; that his domicile or place of abode is Depauville, N.Y.Attest: Nathan Stetson
Cha. M. Reynolds
G. H. Case