Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13802, for Uriah Luce, Connecticut
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1776) SERVICE Conn. CONTENTS Luce, Uriah NUMBER S. 13802 Carded
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[illegible] 13802 INVALID. No. 13.812 Uriah Luce Pri Rev War - June 7th 32 index: -- Vol. 1  Page 239 {Arrangement of 1870.}
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6782 New York Uriah Luce of Ostego in the State of New York who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Duskee of the Regt commanded by Col. Wills in the Connecticut line for 9 months Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of March 1833 and sent to Hon W. G. Angel Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 $60 15 $ 75 ⎨ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by G.C. Stiles Clerk, Book [illegible] Vol. 4 Page 24
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X 1h Admd 5 16 P 277. . Feb. 263[illegible] WGA
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16.276 BRIEF in the case Uriah Luce  County of Otsego in the State of New York (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? 69  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. Period. Enlisted In 1779 Spring Duration of Service Years,. Months. Days. ┃ “Discharged the 21st Feb following." Rank. As a Private . Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen. Capt Joseph Duskee, Col. Wells Genl Ruggles - 5. In what battles was he engaged?  None 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wyndham Cty Conn: 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not attached to the Clerk's Seal as required. I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. T. Waugh Examining Clerk. Feb 22. 1833
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[illegible] Uriah Luce Amos M Brown Atty 16276 aomd. by consent of Hon. Wm G Angel 9 mo. pri --- 30 [illegible]
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Otsego Court session of October Term 1820 --- Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 State of New York Otsego County on the 16th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the judge of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Otsego being a Court of record & now [illegible] Uriah Luce a resident of the town of Otsego the & County & State aforesaid and 69 years last August who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in or to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following [illegible] officers & served as [illegible] notice to Wit that in the year 1779 he lived in the Town & County of Windham in the State of Connecticut & in the spring of that year he enlisted into a company Commanded by Capt Joseph Durkee & Lieut Timothy Cleveland Ensign Asa Gise in Col Levi Wills Regt in said County for the term of nine months from Windham he was marched to New London Ct. where he was stationed at the fort during the season Early in the winter he was marched up Long Island Sound to Winter quarters at a place called that [illegible] old mills adjacent to Fairfield on the 21st of February following he had a regular discharge by his commander ┃ returned home his Briadier Gen [illegible]
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name was Ruggles his enlistment was in the militia of Ct. He knew Capt Dana & Capt Tildon in the town Regt. He never had a written discharge was in no battle. He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any State He has no documentary evidence of any kind nor does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure to his services he was born in the Town & County [illegible] aforesaid on the 18 day of August 1763. He has a record of his age at home in his bible taken from his ancestors record he lived there till in his 24th the year when he removed to New York State to Cooperstown Otsego Co. 46 years since where he now resides & has ever since resided He refers to Gnl George Morill James  A Mann Hon W G Angel Doct Thomas Fuller & the Revd Job Potter to certify for his character for truth & veracity sworn  in open Court the day & year aforesaid Horace Lathrop, Clerk  Uriah Luce
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We Doct.  Thomas Fuller of Coopertown (?) &
Elisha Foote of said town both of Otsego County do certify that we are well acquainted with Uriah Luce esquire who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & that we believe him to be 69 years of that he is reputed
& believed in the neighborhood when he
resides to have been a soldier of the
Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed in open Court
October 16, 1832

Thomas Fuller (his signature)
Horace Lathrop, Clerk
Elisha Foote (his signature)

And the said Court hereby declare their
opinion after an investigation of the matter
& after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the War Department that the said Uriah Luce was a soldier of the Revolution & served therein as he states and the Court further certify
that is appears to them that Doct. Thomas Fuller & Elisha Foote of Coopertown(?) who 
have signed  the preceeding certificate
are persons of credibility & their statement  
is entitled to credit
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J.O. Morse
S. Page-
J. C. Warworth}   Justices

State of N York
Otsego County ss 

 I Horace Lathrop, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Uriah Luce for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand & seal of Office this 19th day of October 1832

Horace Lathrop Clerk