Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 12099, Joel Barber, Conn. Continental
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Service: Conn. Continental
Barber, Joel
Number: S12099
carded
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Vermont   27.982.
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Joel Barber
of Georgia in the State of Vt.
who was a pr. (private) in the ____ commanded
by Captain ____ of the Rgt command
by Col. Willis in the Cont.
lie for 9 mo; 26 days
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Oct.- 34 by Sup Wm Bridges St. Alban Vt.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 34 $115.02
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 35 16.44
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$131046
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk
Book E Vol 3 Page 62
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Joel Barber             Joel Barber's
32.152                     Declaration


Admit a private
9mo. 26 days
$32.89

Wm Bridges
St. Albans, VT
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Vermont Georgia District } on this 13th day of July of 1833, personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate now sitting Joel Barber a resident of Fairfield in the county of Franklin and state of Vermont. Aged seventy six years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provision of the act afores.
That he entered the service of the United States services the following named officer and served as here-in after stated.
All Simsbury in the county of Hartford and state of Connecticut, on the 1st day of March 1776, he enlisted for nine months or a year is not positive which but believes it was for latter, and served [illegible] Capt. Amasa Mills, Lient - Ackley and Consign Richard, in the regt commanded by Col Willis & Agt White (believes) Putnam Bay March from Simsbury up to New London and from thence by water to the city of New York where they were station until the 26th
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day of June 76 when received as furlough and returned home and hired a subsitute by the name of Woodruff who took his place. The applicant left the regt on account of the ill health of hi wife, who was at that time dangerously sick. His substitute was accepted and the applicant did not join the regiment afterwards. He served in this campaign three months and twenty six days.
Again in the month of March 1778, the enlisted for one year, was called in to service in May or June following and served under Capt Amasa Mills Smith Benjamin Adams, -- Goodwin, Consign Austin as cole (does not [illigible] which) in the Regiment commanded by Col Roger Enos, Col. Smith and Col McClellan or McAllen marched from Hartford to Whit Plains, where they stayed about three week, and from thence to West-Point where they were stationed three months and from thence to a place called Robinsons farmees, where was stations two months was then taken sick and remained in the Hospital nearly a month, when he had so far recovered as to be able to be removed, received a permit from the physician and was carried home by his friend and was not able to perform the duty of a soldier until his time expired
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He served in this las campaign as near as he can recollect from about the first of June to the first of November at least six months including the time he remained in the Hospital. 
He has no documentory evidence. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of you born of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afores} Joel Barber
The following interrogatores were performed and answered by the applicant _____ where and in what year was you born & C I was born in Simsbury, county of Hartford Conn on the tenth day of March 1757"
I have no record of my age, but have been informed that I was recorded in Hartford of I was a resident of Simsbury when I entered the service where I lived some years after the close of the Revolutionary War, moved from thence to Georgia Vt from thence to Canada and from thence to Fairfield where I now reside I was called into service as a state in my declaration. I was acquainted with the following named officers while in the army of the Revolutionary
Vrz
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Capt Amasa Mills, Lieut Acley Consign Richards, Col Samuel Willis agt White under whom I served in my first campaign also Lieut Benjamin Adams, Cols Roger Enos, Smith, McClellan Under whom I served in my 2nd campaign.
I was acquanted with Capt Lankton or Sampson Lieut Underhill Capt. Barnes & Kelborn Col Gay Capt Curtis Gen Putnam.
I never received a written discharge - I am acquainted with the following named persons resideing in Fairfield who can testify to my [illegible] for veracity, and their belief of my having been a soldier of the Revolution - Rev Benjamin Wooster Bradley Barlow PostMaster, Joseph Soul Cg John Leach Gg Aaron Burr Cg. Nathan Hoyt and the Hon. Joel Barber Jr.
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We John Leach & Nehemiah Hoyt of Fairfield in the county of Franklin hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joel Barber who has [illegible] and sworn to hi declaration accompanying this certificate having resided in the neighborhood with him many hyears that we believe him to be seventy six years old. That he is [illegible] & believed in the neighorhood to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
John Leach
Nehemiah Hoyt
State of Vermont Franklin js} Fairfield August 1st 1833 Then formally appeared before me John Leach Esquire & Nehemiah Hoyt signess of the above certificate & made oath to the truth of the same. & I further justify that thy are men of truth & veracity.
Aaron Burr - Justice Peace

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after [illegible] the interrogations prescribed by War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears that John Leach who has signed the preceding certificate is a Justice of the Peace resident of Fairfield -
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and that Nehemiah Hoyt who has also signed the same is a resident of ? Fairfield and is a credible witness and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Aaron S. Beeman clerk of the court of Probate in and for the district of Georgia, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joel Barber for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at St. Albans in said district this 19th day of September of 1836.
Aaron Burr Clerk
I further certify that Jonathan Carpenter William Bridges and Aaron Burr who have hereunto affixed their several names to the certificates hereunto annexed was at the time they were executed and signed Justice of the Peace duly qualified and that their signatures are 
In testimony whereof have signed my name and affixed the seal of sd court
Aaron S Beeman clerk
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I Benjamin Wooster minister of the Congregational Church in Fairfield testify that I became acquainted with Joel Barber of Fairfield more than thirty years ago that he has maintained the character of a man of truth & veracity that he has been for many years a member of the Church of which I am pastor. that I believe hi to be seventy six years old & that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a revolutionary soldier & that I concur in that opinion.
Benj M Wooster Minister
State of Vermont Franklin county Ga} Stalbans request 10th 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned authority the Rev Benjamin Wooster the signer of the above certificate and made oath to the same
Wm Bridges Justice of the Peace I further certify that B Wooster is a credible witness
Wm Bridges Justice Peace
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I Asahel Barber of St. Armand in the province of Lower Canada aged seventy years last June do testify that I lived in my fathers House in Symsbury Hartford County Connecticut until I was twenty nine years old that my Brother Joel Barber and myself at that time [illegible] into Fairfield in Vermont that I will remember the revolutionary war & that in the year 1776 my Brother Joel in the spring went to New York as a soldier and was gone three or four months of the spring & summer of that year that about two years after he again went into the service and was gone about the same length of time to west point at both those times my Brother, Joels's family lived in his & my fathers House in Symsbury now Canton my brother Joel is six years older than I am and further I say not
Asahel Barber
I hereby certify that Asahel Barber the signer of the above lives about three miles from me that he is a man of truth & that he subscribed & swore to the same at Richford in the county of Franklin this 11th day of July AD 1832
Before me Jonathan Carpenter Justice Peace
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Revolutionary War Records Section     
3-525   S 12099
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C. ______192
In reply to your request of ____, for the history of Joel Barber, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the S. claim for pension.
Dates of Enlistment or appointment: Mar 176
Length of service: 3 mos 26 days
Rank: Pvt.
Officers under whom service was rendered
Captain Amasa Mills
Colonel Saml Wyllys
State: Conn

Dates of Enlistment or appointment: June 78
Length of service: 6 mo.
Officers under whom service was rendered
Colonel: Roger Enos, McClellan

Battle engaged in: [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Simsbury Conn
Date of application for pension, July 13, 1833  his cl was al
Residence at date of application, Fairfield, Franklin Co, Vt.
Age at date of application, ? Simsbury Conn Mar. 10, 1757
Remarks: Soldier has a wife in 1776 but does not give her name nor is it stated whether they had children
Respectfully,
Commissioner
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[Written to the left of the dark line] 1923 May 22 Haisl. to Ms C.B. Baker AW
Revhan
12099
INVALID
File No 12.099
Joel Barber
Prn. Rev, war
Act: June 5th 1832
Indes: - Vol. A, Page 22
Arrangement of 1870
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Post Office Department Official business
Registered Article
No. 253764
Insured Parcel
No. ____
Return to REV. WAR SECTION
(name of sender)
Street and Number, or Post Office Box} Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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RETURN RECEIPT
Received from the Postmaster the Registered or Insured Article, the original number of which appears on the face of this Card
(signature or name of addressee) Mrs. C.V. Barber
(signature of addressee's agent) Mr. M Bennan.
Date of delivery, May 25th 191
On the side: Joel Barber S 12099
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M 233
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Finance Division
May 21  1923     192
Chief of Rev. War Section ('Division' crossed out)
Sir:
I have this day received from Mrs. C. A. Baker cash ('No.' and 'for' crossed out) for $1.00 requesting ('post-office address' crossed out) why as per letter herewith.
$1 returned & Finance Div notf. AW May 22, 23
Respectfully,
O. J. RANDALL
Chief Finance Div.
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It appears by the books of the payable that a state regiment was raised in January 1776 & to serve on year. His regiment was commanded by Col. Samuel Wyllys. No roll of the officers, or men has been found. In an [illegible] for the contingent ofences of this regiment, charge to the United States, is an [illegible] for the hospital [illegible] of Capt. Mills Sb2,0, & "for arms baggage taken or destroyed. S 4, 1, 0"
By the journal of the Council of Safety
under date 15 June 1778 it appears that Capt. Amasa Mills 1st Lt. Charles Goodwin 2nd Lt. Benjamin Adams & Srs. James Austin were retained as council to [illegible] officers of one of the companies in Col. Roger Enos regt Seth Smith Lt Col. Eleazar Curtess Major. The Gen [illegible] of Conn in Feb. 1778 ordered two brigades to & raised at to serve until the 1st March 1779 at intervals. These were reduced to two regiments commanded by Cols. Enos & McClellan, & to serve agreeable to the act and which of Feb. 1778. These two regiments were in service. But no rolls of them have been found, or other evidence of the duration. These services  and those said act, & the resolve of the General
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Assembly on the report of a committee to whom the petition of Roger Enos was referring, a copy of which accompanies the application of Richard Goodman of Hartford for a pension
Hartford  Aug. 12, 1834
I certify to the truth of the foregoing
E. Phelps [illegible]
Joel Barber Vt.
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$1.00 enclosed

Portage County Humane Society
Mrs. C. B. Baker, President
Dr. C. von Neupert, Sr., First Vice President
Mrs. J. K. Hanson, Second Vice President
Miss Lillian Arnott, Recording Secretary
Mrs. A. P. Een, Field Secretary
Mrs. Jennie Cadman, Treasurer
Dr. F. A. Norton, Humane Officer

Stevens Point, Wis. May 17, 1923
Commissioner of Pensions
Revolutionary Department
Dear Sir,

Is there on file in your department any data concerning the two revolutionary soldiers, viz: Roderick Adams and Joel Barber?
S12099 [written in pencil above line]
Both were of Hartford County, Conn. and both were of Simbsbury I'm quite sure—possibly from some of the smaller places near, such as Colchester, Scotland, Warehous Point East Windsor, Windsor cc. If they were pensioners and you have any data kindly send it to me.

Yours Very Sincerely,
Mrs. C. B. Baker
639 Church St.
Stevens Point
Wis.

[stamp] U. S. Pension Office M May 21 1923 
[stamp] Finance Division May 21, 1923 Bureau of Pensions
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Rev. War Section.
Mrs. C. B. Baker,
39 Church St.
Stevens Point, Wisc.
Madam:
May 22, 1933.
In response to your letter of the 17 instant, I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War
records of this Bureau fail to afford information as to 
a Roderick Adams. You are herewith furnished
the history of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Joel
Barber, S. 12099, for which no fee is charged.
Herewith is returned the one dollar bill which
was forwarded in your above noted letter
Respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.