Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25346, Asahel Allen, Conn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
CONTENTS
Allen, Asahel
Eleanor
NUMBER
W 25346
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30.852
Asahel Allen
application for a
Pension-
Admit as a private
11 mo. $ (illegible)
Hon. N. Barber
(illegible) to
N. Barber
Hof R
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State of Connecticut
Tolland County  Set] 1st Probate District of
                                        Hebron
On this 24th Day April in the year of our Lord
One thousand Eight Hundred & thirty four
Personally appeared in Open Court before
Abner Hender - Judge of the Court
of Probate within and for the District of Hebron(illegible) setting- Asahel Allen a Resident of the town of Columbia in south County & State, aged seventy one years
on the 4th of March 1834, 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 Officers, and served as is
herein stated on the 1st of April 1780 I was drafted for the term of three months in a company of Connectiate(Conneticut)
Militia commanded by Capt James Clark (since Co Clark Decd-) John Day was Lieut & Josiah Buell Resign, all deceased-the Regiment was commanded by Hezekiah Wyllys of Hartford in the State of Connecticut. the aforementioned
 James Clark was promoted to be major of said regiment. the Regiment was ordered to Rendezvous at a place called Middle Haddam on Connecticut River where they were stationed about the forte night, & were there
employed in making Fascines & Gabions for Gen Washington army- after that the Regiment was ordered to Newhaven.
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Connecticut where the Regiment was stationed
until 1st of October 1780, when it was discharged I continued with the regiment until 1st of October, & after I was
discharged I returned home
On the 1st April 1781. I enlisted for Eight months as a Teamster under Ralph Pomeroy Eq. Deputy Quarter Master of the army. The United States furnished me with
a team, I was in a company of teams conducted by Obediah Barber Conductor of teams since Dec. I was ordered
Hartford in State, where I was directed to take a load of Provisions (Pork & beef) & transport them to Fisk Hill in the State of New York, on the North River, I delivered my load
into the Public Store at Fisk hill & was then ordered to Haul timber to build Boats for the any of the North River afore(aforementioned). I was employed in that service one month
& was then ordered to follow Gen Washington's army, which
I did & was employed in carrying Baggage, Stores &c, for the army, untill Gen Washington Marched his army to Virginia to attack Lord Cornwallis. I was ordered to load
my team with Tents (which I did) & followed Gen Washington army to head of Elk in Maryland, where my team was taken on board of a vessell, & I was ordered into it.
I went to York Town afterward & Delivered the Tents to the Quarter Master & was employed hauling Morters, Cannon,
Cannon Balls & other stores for the Army During the siege of Lord Corwallis, untill his Capture. my team was taken in the decease, & I all did but one & that one I was
ordered by the Quarter Master to leave. On the 6th day
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of November 1781. I was ordered back to head of Elk and where I staid(stayed) a short time, & was then ordered to return to Hartford Aforementioned where I arrived on New Years day1782 & was discharged. The whole time I served the United States was Eleven months. I have no Dockumentary
evidence in my possession. I was born in Lelia
 on the 4th of March 1763 as my parents informed me, I have resided in South Columba about twenty years
it was formerly  a part of [illegible] of hebron). I am well known to the Revd David Dickson a Clergyman in south Columbia & to W Williams Esq of [illegible] - I hereby
relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity (except the present) & that my name is not on the pension role Agency of any State
Sworn & Subscribed to the day & year afore
Asahel Allen
We David Dickson a clergyman residing
this Columbia & W. Willams residing in Lebanon aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asahel Allen
he has subscribed & served to the above declaration, that we Believe him to be seventy one years of age, as he has stated,
that he is reputed & believed to be & Reputed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the
day & year last aforesaid
said Dickinson
Withams