Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 11,536, for Daniel Thomas, Connecticut
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Conn

Thomas, Daniel

S11536
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admit

3 years private

$80

James Sannarly
Norwich CT
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City of Norwich
Oct 12 1832

James L Edwards Esq

Dear Sir:

I now enclose you duly authenticated and sufficient as I hope the papers in behalf of the aged Daniel Thomas, corrected agreeably to your request.

Respectfully I am, sir, our obed serv

James Lanman
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State of Connecticut
County of New London
Town of Groton

On this first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me Elias Perkins, Judge of the County Court in and for the County of New London personally
appeared Daniel Thomas of said Town of Groton and made solemn oath that he is a resident of the United States. That some time in the month of March in the year 1777 according to his best recollection he enlisted as a private Soldier in Capt Stephen Brown's Company in Col John Durkee's Regt in the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment. that he faithfully served the United States in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy for the term of three years which was the period of his enlistment, that after having served the United States for the said period of three years in the Revolutionary War was against the common enemy. he the deponent was honorably discharged at Morristown in New Jersey by Major Samuel Wyllys, which discharge by time and accident is lost and that from his reduced circum(stances)
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(circum)stances he needs the assistance of his country for support.

Daniel Thomas

Sworn Before me, 
Elias Perkins Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for New London County

In Testimony whereof the Deponent has signed the foregoing declaration & I have subscribed my
name hereunto and caused [illegible] of the fourteen which I preside to be hereunto affixed.

Elias Perkins Judge of Court of Com Pleas for New London County

I Elias Perkins Judge of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas for the County of New London do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Daniel Thomas did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the Common Enemy & that from reduced circumstances is in need of assistance from his country for support.  And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the
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directions of the aftermentioned act of Congress. the foregoing declaration was made to me as the
applicant declared in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War

Witness the seal of the C Court

Elias Perkins, Judge of the County Court for New London County

State of Connecticut 
County of New London

July 28th 1819

I Elias Perkins Judge of the County Court for New London County do hereby certify under the seal
of the Court that the within Daniel Thomas is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his County for support

Elias Perkins, Judge of the County Court for New London County
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Daniel Thomas
Private 77 to 80
Durkee Connecticut Regt
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2835 Madison Ave.
Hudson

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir
These see that this letter receives due attention.  I am referred to you by Mr Jonathan Trumball of Connecticut SAR.

Please give me a full account as found on your records of the Revolutionary services of Daniel Thomas, New London County, Connecticut, whose name appears in the list under the Pension
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Act of 1832

Early attention to this will be a favor

Respectfully

(Miss) Helen Johnson

August 5th
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I 11536

Daniel Thomas, aged 75 yrs, of Groton, New London Co, Conn, Application for Pension, Oct 8, 1832
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Enl Apr 1775 - Capt Edward Mott - 1 yr
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1776 Capt Berick Bill, Col Huntington's Regt - 1 yr
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Sept 1780 - 6 mo
Born Preston, New London Co, Conn
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En 1777
Capt Stephen Brown & Beriah Bill, Col John Durkee

4 Conn
Disch'd Apr 13, 1780 - Corp'l
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In battles L.I.
Prisoner about 5 mo
British transport Whitley