Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 17896, for Thomas Slate, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
* Slate, Thomas
NUMBER  R. 17896
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Thomas and Prudence Slate 
Residence when application was made was Pen, - when he served Connecticut as waggoner in the Continental Army – 
the name of the Company to whome the business was intrusted was A . Daniels & Edgecomb 
to be presented at the Pension Office
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17896
Thomas Slate
Rev
REJECTED
1-0
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13.221
In the matter of Thomas Slate a Pensioner
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. – 
State of Pennsylvania 
County of Tioga } ss. On this twenty fourth day of September AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Edward Herrick President and Ira Kilburn and Samuel W Morris Esquires his associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Tioga being a Court of record and now sitting in and for said County of Tioga Thomas Slate a resident of the township of Tioga in the County of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania aged sixty six years and upwards who being first Sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.    That he enlisted as a soldier in the army  of the United States in the month of April near the first 1782, in a company commanded by Captain Peter Phillips in a regiment of Artillery.  the number of which regiment I cannot now recollect,  that he enlisted at East Hartford in the State of Connecticut for the term of Eight months - I served as a soldier or [unreadable] by transporting the Baggage and provisions for the Army until January 20th 1783 in the following manner.  Soon after enlisting as above said this I went to Fishkill in the State of New York.   I stayed there with the regiment about three weeks then went to Wappens Creek 11 miles from Fishkill.  I was there employed in drawing lumber for the shipyard about four weeks.  I went from this place with the Army and took a load of ammunition through the State of  New Jersey -  the easiest road to the Company of the State of Maryland at the Chesapeake Bay.  I Stayed here until cold weather.  When I enlisted I furnished myself with one yoke of oxen - a waggon - chains and yoke and drew eight dollars for myself and Eight Dollars
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my oxen waggon 1st Month &c.   My oxen were killed with a Cannon Ball from the Brittish at the Chesapeake Bay. I went from this place to Philadelphia, stayed there a short time and then went to East Hartford Connecticut and on the 20th day of January 1783. I was discharged having served more than nine months. My discharge I lost many years ago. The officers that I served under as early as I can now recollect them are as follows:  at East Hartford,  a Mr. Caldwell took the command as Major.  I was under the command of Capt. Tuddaway at Wappens Creek a part of the time. General Washington was at Chesapeake Bay during part of the time I was there. There was a [unreadable] there at the time. The particular business I was engaged in did not give me the opportunity of learning the names and ranks of the officers in the Army as well as the soldiers who were under daily inspection by them. I know of no person living that I could prove my services by.  I made application for pension on the twenty sixth day of May 1818 before the Hon Philetus Smith one of the Judges of the Court Common pleas in and for the County of Ontario New York.  My application was rejected as I understood for want of proof of service. I was born at East Hartford in the year 1766.  I have a record my age in my Bible.  I resided at East Hampton until about twelve years after I was discharged.  I then moved from there into Traxton near Cortland County N. York.  I resided there until the year 1818 when I moved to the town of Jerusalem in the County Ontario [unreadable] New York State.  Resided there one year then removed back to Traxton County.  I lived Coventry N. J.  and resided there until about 4 months ago when moved into the town where I now reside.  
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I swear that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Thomas Slate
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid Jonah Brewster Prothy
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I Daniel Platt a clergyman residing in the township of Tioga & County of Tioga, State of Pennsylvania hereby certify that I have for the space of three months been acquainted with Thomas Slate who has subscribed & Sworn to the above declaration; that I believe him to be about sixty six years of age. that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and I concur in that opinion 
Daniel Platt
Tioga County ss 
The subscriber a Just the peace in and for said County of hereby certified that on the 15th day of August 1832 the Rev. Daniel Platt a clergyman of the Baptist Church, to the subscriber well known came before him & and in due form affirmed to the truth of the above certificate & subscribed 
Witness my hand and seal this Aug. 15th 1832 
[seal] Wm. Gautrau
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We Thomas Kuney a farmer and deacon residing in the Township of Middlebury in the County of Tioga and George Daniels a neighbour of the applicant residing in the same county we hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Skate and have been acquainted with him for a number of years the same person who signed the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty six years of age and heard that his character for truth is good in the neighborhood where he lives that he is reputed and believed in said neighbor hood to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Thomas Kuney
George Daniels
Sworn & subscribed the and year aforesaid in open court  
Jonah Brewster Prothy
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant is a revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated 
I Jonah Brewster Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tioga in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Slate for a pension 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty fourth day of September 1832 
Jonah Brewster Prothy
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No. 13,221
Thos Slate
Rejected
Jan’y 15 1833
was a teamster
Jas Ford Esqr
Lawrenceville Pa.
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BRIEF in the case of Thomas Slate of the County of Tioga in the State of Pennsylvania 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 66 years 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period. In 1782  Duration of Service.  9 Months  Rank As a Private  Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Capt. Peter Phillips
5. In what battles was he engaged? None   
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Hartford Ct. 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary  evidence, or by the [unreadable]   
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above Lavin Bell Examining Clerk.