Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14683, for Edward Thomson, Connecticut
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(3-1776)  *

SERVICE
Conn.

Thomson, Edward
or Thompson

NUMBER
S.14683

Carded

CONTENTS
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13210

8961
New York

Edward Thompson*
of Lewis Co in the State of N York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Halburt of the regt. commanded by Col. Butler in the Ct Ma line for 21 mo. 21 ds.

Edward Thomson*
records corrected Mch. 22/07.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 72 Dollars 31 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of May 1833 and sent to I Jarvis Lowville

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $144.62
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 36.15
$180.77

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W J. Williams Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 32

Letter to John Fleming Sept. 5. 1834
" " Pensioner - " " -"
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13.210
Edward Thompson
Lewis Co N York

admitted
21 mo 21 days Private

10 mo on guard duty
State [illegible] not embraced by the act

I Jarvis
Lowville
LewisCo N.Y.
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Brief in the case of Edward Thompson
of Lewis Co in the State of Nyork [New York]
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 71 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
 | Years, Months, Days. | As a | Gen.
Fall In 1776 - [illegible | 1. 12 | Private | Capt Halbut
Spring - 1777 - [illegible] | 1 0 12 | " | Capt Bates
1779 - | 9 | " | Capt Hammond Col Butler
Autumn 1780 - | 6 - | " | Lt Owen
Summer 1781 - | - 4 - | " | Lt [illegible]

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hartford Co Connect

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? no [overwritten to read "yes"] yes
Papers not attachd [illegible, crossed out]

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

Michael Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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Rev War

14683
INVALID.

File No. 14,683
Edward Thompson*
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 374
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Edward Thomson*
Records corrected.
Mch 22/07. 8.
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13210

[illegible]
Rolls
8 mo.

admitted
21 mo 21 days Private

Thompson

2.31
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State of New York
County of Lewis } Ss
On the 28th day of Sept 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Comon pleas Edward Thompson A resident of the town of Lowville in the County of Lewis and State of New York aged Seventy one 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 provision made by act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. the deponent says that, in the fall of 1776 as he believes, he was Drafted as a Militiaman in to the Service and put under the command of a Captain Reuben Halburt and was marched to Fishkill where the duty performed was that of a guard to protect the Inhabitants against the Refugees and was So, in [illegible] for Six Weaks [weeks] when the Company was Relieved by another Guard In the spring following this Deponent was again Drafted and put under the Command of Captain Ishmael Bates and marched to Horse Neck where the duty performed was to act as a guard against the depredations of the Refugees that he was Employed at this time in this [illegible] Six Weaks [weeks] and was then Relieved by another guard and this Deponent further Says that he Enlisted in the Army of the United States in the Year 1779 with Captain John Hamond and served in the first Regiment of the Connecticut line under the following officers Vis Col - Butler [Zebulon Butler] who Raised the Regiment (the Lieut Col and Major were not on duty therefore
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Not Known) and after the Regiment was Organised Col Butler was absent with General Wayne or against the Indians when the Regiment (in the absence of all the field officers) was Commanded by Lieutenant - Keeler that he Enlisted under Captain John Harmon who he believes was at that time in the Revolutionary Service and that he (this Deponent) was Subsequently Enrolled in the Regiment above Stated where he served as a private for the period for which he Enlisted Nine months [illegible] which he was fully discharged on the 16th Jany 1780 at Danbury in the State of Connecticut by Captain John H Buel and the Deponent further States that said Discharge is Lost and that when he Entered the Service he Resided in the Town of Simsbury County of Harford and State of Connecticut and further That this Deponent again Enlisted at the same place in the Service of the State of Connecticut in the autumn of 1780 under Lieutenant Elijah Ocorn who with twenty Eight privates Composed what was termed a States guard to guard prisoners of War Continental Stores and Culprits and were Stationed at Simsbury [illegible] in Hartford County aforesaid, that he Enlisted for and Served the full term of Six months when the whole guard were Relieved by another guard from Middletown and he with all others were Discharged without any writing or formal Discharge the name of the officers comanding the Relieve guard is not Recollected and further that this Deponent again Enlisted in the
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Service of the Said State of Connecticut in the Summer of 1781 under Lieutenant David [illegible] at the Said Town of Simsbury and Served four months the full time of his Enlistment and the term of Service being also in States guard in and about New Haven and East Haven in the State of Connecticut he was Discharged as in his Several Enlistments and Said Deponent further States that under his first Enlistment he Commanded his Duty as a Recruiting Corporal having Received a warrant from Capt Seth Phelps and among those he Enlisted he recollects the name of Benjamin Waters that he then went to Nelson Point on the Hudson River opposite West point and was in the Second Brigade of Connecticut troops Commanded by General Huntington where he remained untill [until] the Brigade (together with Genl Parsons Brigade and the Brigade of the Pennsylvania line) went into winter Quarters on Bear Skin Ridge in the State of New Jersey. That while at Nelsons point he assisted in Erecting the north [illegible] of the fort was in the detachment [illegible] to lake Verplanks [Verplanck's] Point but General Wayne having taking Stoney Point only a few minutes before the arrival of the detachment at Verplanks [Verplanck's] Point they were prevented in accomplishing there [their] object by the dust being blown up by the Enemy and there [their] fleeing to the [illegible] in the River after which the Detachment demolished what Remained of the fort and Redoubts &c &c that in passing from Nelsons Point to Winter
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Quarters at Bear Skin Ridge as above Stated he Crossed the Hudson River at King's ferry from thence through Pumpton, [illegible], Morristown &c to Winter Quarters and while there was Detached on a [illegible] Guard (thinks in the month of December) to accompany the french Embassador [Ambassador] (whose name he cannot Remember) to [illegible] [illegible], on the Delaware River and Remained there till the 1st Jany 1780 was then ordered to Morristown from thence to Danbury where he was Discharged as herein before Stated
He hereby relinquishes Every Claim whatever to a pention [pension] or an anuity [annuity] Except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pention [Pension] Roll of any agency in any State
Sworn to and Suscribed the Day and Year aforesaid
Edward Thomson
Carlos P Scovil Clerk
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Served as he States.

I Carlos P Scovil Clerk of the County of Lewis and Court of Comon [Common] Pleas do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Thompson for a Pention [pension]. In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of office this 20th day of September 1832
Carlos P Scovil Clerk

We Isaac Clinton a Clergyman residing in Lowville
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Lewis to N.Y. And Kent Jarvis of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy one Years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Isaac Clinton
Kent Jarvis
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Carlos P Scovil Clerk