Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36186, for Eleazer Newcomb, Connecticut
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Service Conn 
Newcomb, Eleazer
Numer S36186
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4.289
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Connecticut Roll
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Eleazer Newcomb ┃
Capt Childs
Private P.
Connecticut the
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut 
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence
the 22d of April 1818
certificate of Pension issued the 10th of November1818
and sent to Pierpoint Edwards Esqr Judge
Bridgeport
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 4MP 13/30 - 35:46
Semi-anl all'ce ending 4 March 1819. 48.
$83.46
Revolutionary claim,
Act March, 1818 
3 years
Norwalk
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36 186
Revy INVALID.
File No.
3186
Eleazer Newcomb
Div Rev war
Act: 18 March 18
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 296
Arrangement of 1870
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Eleazer Newcomb
pd
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District of Connecticut ss on this 22 day of April 1818 before me the subscriber 
[unreadable]  officer [unreadable]
personally appears Eleazer Newcomb aged Sixty three years the 5th day of May next resident in Norwalk in the said District who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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.  That he the said Eleazer Newcomb enlisted in the Town of Wethersfield in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Childs Company commanded by Col Phillip B. Bradley of the Connecticut line for the term of three years on or about the 1st day of February 1777 and continued to serve in said corps or in the service the United States until the expiration of the aforesaid term when he was discharged from said service in Bearskin Ridge in the State of New Jersey.  That he was in the Battles of Germantown and Monmoth and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.   
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid 
Eleazer Newcomb
District of Connecticut ss April 22nd 1818 the above named Eleazer Newcomb came before me & [unreadable] subscribed the afore said declaration & made oath that that the above is true.
Pierpoint Edwards District Judge of District
Of the District aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Eleazer Newcomb did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
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District of Connecticut March 22d Mr. Phinehas Miller & Samuel B Warren both of Norwalk in said District & being duly sworn deposeth and say that we know the within named Eleazer Newcomb and that by reason of decreased circumstances in life he is in need of assistance  of his country for support.  
Phinehas Miller
James B. Warren
April 22d 1818 Sworn before me Pierpoint Edwards
District Judge of the District of Connecticut
I Moses Webb of Norwalk  being duly sworn do depose & say that I have known the above named Eleazer Newcomb and do depose and say  that he served in the same Regiment with me, it being a [unreadable] regiment and I do know that he served from the first of February or March when  I believe as early as may 1777 & was discharged on the 6th of January 1780 and he was serving in said regiment
Moses Webb
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April 22 1818 
Sworn before me 
Pierpoint Edwards 
District Judge of the District of Connecticut
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Eleazer Newcomb
[unreadable] Vermont
The Honorable John C Calhoun 
Secretary of the Department of War 
Washington
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Eleazer Newcomb private, 
Connecticut line, 
22d April, 1818. 
Admitted on Connecticut Rolls 
Pierpont Edwards, Esq. 
Judge Bridgeport, Fairfield Co. Connecticut. 
Recd 27. May, 1818
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I Pierpoint Edwards Judge of the District of Connecticut do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Eleazer Newcomb who made & subscribed the declaration contained in the annexed Schedule did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy as stated in his said declaration & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me in this case to the Secretary of the department of War pursuant to an act of Congress in such made & provided said proceedings & testimony are contained in the annexed Schedule May 20 1818 Pierpoint Edwards 
Eleazer Newcomb private, 
Connecticut line, 
22d April, 1818. 
Admitted on Connecticut Rolls 
Pierpont Edwards, Esq. 
Judge Bridgeport, Fairfield Co. Connecticut. 
Recd 27. May, 1818