Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,533, for Miles Oakley, Connecticut
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The State of Ohio}
Meigs County ss}

Miegs Con Pleas
Oct      Term A. D. 1832

On this first day of Oct A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Mile Oakley a resident of Olive Township in the County of Meigs & State of Ohio aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated, to wit,  In the first part of May he believes on the third day of May A. D. 1775 he enlisted at Fairfield Connecticut (that being the place of his birth & of his residence at the time of enlistment )in the Company commanded by Capt Ichabod Doolittle     Albert Chapmen Lieut John Rockwell & Ebnr Banks Ensign in the Regt Commanded by Colonel David Waterbury____Hobby Major in Genl David Wooster's Brigade for the term of seven months  __joined the Reg at Horseneck from thence to Harlan  where we jointed the Brigade from thence to the North river near N. York city then by water to Albany thence by land across the Mohawk to Fort Edwards where we crossed North river thence with a party of 500 under Major Hobby through the woods to Skeensboro_ thence across the lake to Ticonderoga  was at the taking of St Johns late in the Autumn some time in December following returned to Ticonderoga & was there discharged that he returned to the place of his nativity & there enlisted in January following for the term of two months in Capt Samuel Wakeman's Company in Col David Dennings Regiment in the Connecticut line marched to New York where some British stores were taken served his full time & was then discharged some time in March__Deponent here states that in his
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former declaration made in 1826 which he believes is on the files of the department he states as he believes that the Discharge for his first tour was in March whereas on further consideration he finds that was not correct but is as he herein states the first discharge  in Dec & the 2nd in March following.  In April 1777 he volunteered his services to go to Dunbury Connecticut when that place was burned_  under Capt Ephraim Lyon that he was there taken prisoner of War , carried to New York & detained about 8 months & treated with extreme cruelty when he made his escape on Christmas evening to the American Army at Valley Forge (he having been removed to Philadelphia a few day previous)
where re received a certificate signed by Genl Washington that in consequence of his services & sufferings he would not be liable to be drafted in the Militia in the fall of the year 1779  he volunteered to serve a tour of one month in the Company commanded by Capt Jabez Wheeler at Blackrock Fort in Fairfield Connecticut he served during the term & was there discharged__in the fall of the year 1780 he served a tour of one month in Fairfield aforesaid in the company commanded by Capt. Ephraim Lyon   
he also volunteered his series at the time the British under Gov. Tryon Burne0 Fairfield & Norwalk in July  1779 he was out at this time but about 5 days.  he saw Genl Schuyler & Montgomery at Ticonderoga & well remembers Genl Montgomery at the Siege of St. John's when he made his escape from Philadelphia as is above related  he fell in with Genl Bule's troops & was conducted to his headquarters  he then proceeded to Valley Forge & was conducted to Genl Washington's head quarters__Genl W__questioned deponent respecting his treatment while a prisoner &c. where he resided &c__
Saw at this time several other officers but did not stay in Camp but few hours & knew no other but those he has here named in this 2nd tour at New York as related above he saw Genl Lee who arrived in Camp a day or two before he was discharged