Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 8282, for Nathan Platt, Connecticut
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(3-1776) 
SERVICE
Conn.

Platt, Nathan
Charlotte

NUMBER 
R8282

B. L. WT 90012-160-55

CONTENTS
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31.49 [illegible]
Nathan Platt
application for 
a pension

See if Botsford in
actual service

Joel Hinman Waterbury
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County
District of Waterbury } P

On this 22 day of May 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid at Waterbury in said District now sitting Nathan Platt [cross out] of Waterbury in [/cross out] a resident of Waterbury in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut aged Seventy three years who being first and 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 7 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated

In the year 1778 or 1779 the applicant from old age & the consequent loss of memory can not now positively state what the applicants father Josiah Platt then of Newtown in Fairfield County Connecticut where the applicant also belonged & served belonged to a Militia Company of that town the applicant also belonged to said Company & the said Josiah Platt in the span of one of the years aforesaid was drafted
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into the service of the United States for the period of two months. The applicant being under the age of twenty one years his father sent the applicant to perform the said service for him, he accordingly went and joined the company at Fredricksburg under Capt Elijah Botsford of Newtown aforesaid who commanded the company to which the applicant was attached.  The applicant thinks there were three or four companies there he reccollects [recollects] that there was a Capt Nichols who commanded a company there Major Caleb Baldwin commanded all the companies & was the highest officer at that place.   Fredricksburg was a small village ten or fifteen miles from Danbury Ct and in the [unreadable] of the State of New York. From there we were marched to a place called Gregories Parish near Crum Pond where he remained until dismissed 
2 Mo.
and in this tour he served the full term of two months & then was dismissed and was all the time under Major Baldwin who commanded at both places & Capt Botsford who commanded his company as near as he can now remember he commenced this service in the month of May & was dismissed in July following the day of the month he can
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not now remember. 
In the year 1779 In the month of July the first of the month the applicant was himself drafted out of the above mentioned Newtown Militia Company for the term of three months and was called out under the same Captain Elijah Botsford and marched first for Horse Neck, on his road there from his residence in Newtown when he got to Ridgefield they hear of the burning of Fairfield and then marched immediately for that place when within a mile or two of Fairfield when they heard the enemy left & they turned & marched to Norwalk where he remained under Capt Botsford until that place was burned by the enemy he was in the  two skirmishes with the enemy there some men killed on both sides.  Col Beardsley Commanded at Norwalk his Regt. There was one company of  Continental troops at that place,  the rest were militia.  He does not remember the name of this Capt of the Continental Troops .  From Norwalk the company were marched on to Horse Neck & there only Col Matthew Meads Regt. where he remained untill [until] he had served out his three months when he was dismissed with the rest
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3 mo 
of Capt Botsford, Company, Col Meads Regt was an enlisted Regt but as it was not full it was filled up by Drafted militia so that the Regt was not dismissed at the time Capt Botsfords company was.   Col Mead was the highest officer that he remembers to have seen on their tour, he does not remember but one one Rept at Horse Neck - he was dismissed in the month of Oct. of this year. 
In the former year 1779 after having returned home from said tour of service he remained a short time at home, how long he can not now state but something less than a month when he enlisted or turned out and volunteered under the same Capt. Elijah Botsford, he volunteered this time for the time of three months but was dismissed before the expiration of his term of service.  He joined Capt Bostford's company accordingly and was marched to Norwalk where the company remained two or three weeks. Capt Botsford's company was the only one at Norwalk & he can not of course note any officer of a higher grade than him as there was none there from Norwalk, he was marched to a placed called Middlesex a small place four or five miles North of
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5 weeks
Norwalk where he remained until he with the rest of Captain Botsfords Company was dismissed at Middlesex.  Also there was no other company than Capt Botsfords & no officer a higher grade than him Shepherd was Capt Botsfords Ensign his duty & the duty of Capt Botsfords Company was to keep guard on the shore he & the rest of the company was dismissed on the 8th of December of that year & he reached home on the tenth of December from old age & the consequent top of memory he can not swear as to the {illegible} length of this tour of service but from the best of his recollection he can swear that it was not up than five weeks.

To the Interrogatory from the testimony of the War Department he answers to the 1st that he was born in Newtown Fairfield County Connecticut in the year 1761

to the 2nd he answers that he has no record of his age unless there is one on the Town Records of the said Town of Newtown and whether there is or not he does not know
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To the 3rd Interrogatory he answers - 
That when called into service he was in Newtown Fairfield County Connecticut since the Revolutionary War he has resided about fifteen years in said Newtown about four years in Brookfield in said Fairfield County & the remainder of New Town in Waterbury New haven County and State of Connecticut where he now lives.

To the 4th he answers
That in his first tour of Haven he went as a substitute for his father Osiah Platt of Said New Town in his 2nd tour of {illegible} he was drafted and in his 4d tour of service he volunteered or enlisted

To the 5th he answers that he has stated in the body of this application the names of which Officer as he remembers such Continental & Militia Repts as he can {ileg} Repts as he can see collut & the general circumstances of his service

To the 6th he answers that he never did receive a discharge in any of his tours of service but was
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dismissed with the rest of his company in the manner he has stated in the body of this application to the 7th he answers that he is acquainted with John Kingsbury, Esq. Elisha Abernathy & the Rev' Joel R Arnold both of said Waterbury who can testify as to his character for truth & their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the hereunto and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state

And the applicant further states that he has no documentary evidence of his service or any part thereof and that after diligent inquiry his two brothers Isaac & Amos Platt & Elijah Sherman Giles Brocket & Victory Tomlinson are the only witnesses that he can produce in relation to his service or any part thereof and the Deposition of said witnesses are hereunto annexed 
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid   
Nathan Platt
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We Joel R Arnold a Clergyman residing in the town of Waterbury New Haven County Connecticut and Elisha J Abernathy residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Platt who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be:  Seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he declares to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Joel R Arnold
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Elisha S Abernathy
RS Hinman Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and said served as he states & the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joel R. Arnold who signs the above certificate is a clergyman residing
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In said Waterbury, and that Elisha S Abernathy Esq. who signed the same above resides in said town and is a respectable man and that this statement is entitled to full credit.  
I Robinson S Hinman Esq Clerk of the Court of Probate in & for said District hereby certify that the forgoing contains the original proceeding in the matter of the application of Nathan Platt for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2nd day of June 1834 
RS Hinman Clerk
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State of Connecticut}
County of New Haven}
District of Waterbury} SS

Be it remembered that on this 19 day of May 1834 before the Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury at Waterbury in the District a County aforesaid personally appeared in open court Giles Brocket of Waterbury in said District & County and being duly sworn according to law made Solemn oath that he is well acquainted with Nathan Platt of said Waterbury & for twenty five years last part has been well acquainted with him the deponent is now Seventy three years old that during the Revolutionary War the deponent in the year 1779 enlisted and and served in Col. Mathew Meads Regt. of State Troops he served in Capt. John Yates Company that said Regt first called into service in the month of July of the year aforesaid and for two or three months was composed in part of enlisted and in part of Drafted Soldiers.  that this deponent does not now remember to have known the said Nathan Platt in that service but he has several times conversed with him upon the subject of his service during the Revolutionary War & from circumstances which he has related to him he has no doubt but that he was in the service and in Col Meads Regt at the time the deponent was in the said year 1779 though in a different company from that in which the deponent served The Regt. of Col Mead was stationed at Horse Neck in  Connecticut & remained there eight months & then was dismissed
Giles Brocket
Sworn in Open Court
R J Hinman Clerk
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This Court certifies that Giles Brocket is a man of respectability and a credible witness and that he signed said affidavit in open Court

R S Hinman Clerk
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State of Connecticut}
County of New Haven}
District of Waterbury} SS

Be it remembered that on this 19 day of May 1834 before the Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury in New Haven County and said State personally appeared in open Court Before said Court now setting at said Waterbury Victory Tomlinson of Plymouth in Litchfield County Connecticut aged Seventy Three years & being first duly sworn on oath declares & says that in the year 1779 in the Fall of that year this deponent went into the service of the United States as a substitute for his brother Jonah Tomlinson who was drafted into the service from the Town of New Town in Fair Field County Connecticut where he there resided & this deponent resided at that time in the Town of Stratford in said Fair Field County that part which was afterward Huntington my said brother was drafted for the term of two months we were first called out & joined the Service in the month of Oct. He can not state the day of the month of that
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year and remained in the Service until the 10th day of December of that year we were under Capt Elijah Botsford of Newtown aforesaid and were called to and aid the Service at Norwalk in said Fairfield County Connecticut & from there were removed to a place called Middlesex which was about five miles from Norwalk there was but our Company at either of the above places & we had no officers of a higher grade than Capt Botsford & Shepherd was Ensign of the same Company, this deponent is well acquainted with Nathan Platt now of Waterbury New Haven County Connecticut but then of Newtown aforesaid & knows that said Platt was a fellow Soldier with this deponent in all the above service & served all the time the deponent and the Company was dismissed before the expiration of the term of service for which it had been called out, the duty of the Company was to keep guard on the shore, he can not now remember the names of the officers more particularly than he has stated above.  
Victory Tomlinson 
Sworn in Open Court  
R.S. Hinman Clerk 
This court certifies that Victory Tomlinson who signed the above affidavit is a credible witness. 
R.S. Hinman Clerk
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I Elijah Sherman of Newtown in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut testify that I am in the Seventy second year of my age, that I well remember that Nathan Platt, who then lived in Newtown and was a near neighbour of mine, who now resides in Waterbury, County of New Haven & State of Connecticut, was a Soldier, & served in the war of the revolution two or three tours of duty.  I recollect I had two brothers who were  out in the service on one occasion & I have an impression that they were together & served together one tour. They then went according to my best recollection to Fredricksburgh & Com Ponds in the State of New York.  On another occasion I recollect he and my brother Ezra enlisted for a certain number of Months and they went out and served a while and winter came on & they were discharged before their term of service had expired. I think the last tour above mentioned ended in the fore part of the hard winter. I cannot now recollect the length of time he served in in either tour, nor how many tours of duty he served, but have a more particular recollection of the above tours from the circumstances of my brothers being out at the same time.   
Elijah Sherman 
State of Connecticut 
County of Fairfield ss  Newtown 
On the 18th day of April 1834 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County of Fairfield, personally appeared Elijah Sherman, who subscribed the foregoing deposition & made solemn affirmation in due form of law to the truth of the same before me, and I hereby certify that he is a credible witness.   
Samuel C. Blackman Justice of peace
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I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That Samuel C. Blackman Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Elijah Sherman was taken, is, and at the time of such caption, was Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Fairfield in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the city of Hartford in said State, the twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Thomas Day
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To all people to whom these presence shall come Greeting Know ye that I Isaac Platt of New Town in the County of Fairfield & State Connecticut of Lawfull age  
Depose & say that I was knowing & remember that my Brother Nathan Platt served in the army during the war of the revolution,  he served three towers [tours].  First he served two months in the year I think of 1778, in this tower he went to Fredicksburgh & Crom pond in the State of New York, the Next service he went & was gone three months, & was in the Battle at Norwalk in the State of Connecticut at the time said Town was burnt - from there to Horse Neck & serviced his three months out, then returned home, he then enlisted for three months & under Capt Eliger [Elijah]  Botsford & served about one month when the Compy was discharged. & my Brother returned home further the deponent saith not. 
Signed sealed this 16th Day of April 1834 
Isaac Platt 
Fairfield County ss Newtown April 16th 1834 
Personally appeared Isaac Platt & made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains a true statement of facts, to the best of his recollection.  
George Bradley Justice of Peace 
Newtown Fairfield County April 16th 1834 
I certify that the above named deponent is a Creditable witness 
George Bradley Justice of Peace
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true statement of facts to the best of his recolection 
George Bradley Justice of Peace 
Newtown Fairfield County April 16th 1834 
I certify that the above married deponent is a Creditable witness 
George Bradley Justice of Peace 
I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That George Bradley before whom the foregoing affidavit of Isaac Platt was taken, is, and at the time of such caption was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and give Certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due this official acts and attestations. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and fixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty four 
Thomas Day
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To all people to whom these presence shall come greeting know that I Amos Platt of Southbury in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut being of lawful age depose & say. I was knowing & remember that my brother Nathan Platt served in the army during the war of the revolution.   I cannot state the exact time or truly say how long my brother was in the army being quite young not over Eleven or twelve years of age at the time, but I well remember of my Brother going & serving in the war, & returning home at time I think I can safely say he was gone at three different times to serve in the war. Further the deponent saith not. 
Signed Sealed this 16th day of April 1834- 
Amos Platt 
Fairfield County ss Newtown April 16th 1834 
Personally appeared, Amos Platt & solemnly affirmed that the above deposition by him subscribed contains a true statement of facts to the best of his recolection 
George Bradley Justice of Peace 
Newtown Fairfield County April 16th 1834 
I certify that the above named deponent is a creditable witness 
George Bradley Justice of Peace
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Newtown Fairfield County April 16th 1834 
I certify that the above named deponent is a creditable witness 
George Bradley Justice of Peace 
I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That George Bradley before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Amos Platt was taken, is, and at the time of such caption, was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Fairfield in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty four 
Thomas Day
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State of Connecticut. 
Executive Department, 
May 23rd, 1834. 
I Samuel A. Foot Governor of said State, do hereby certify that Thomas Day Esq. whose name is subscribed, in his proper hand writing, to the foregoing Certificate is, in and at the date thereof was, Secretary of said State, duly elected and qualified, and as such keeps of the Seal thereof; that the seal affixed to said certificate is the genuine Seal of said State, and that full credence is due to the official acts of said Secretary so authenticated.   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the Executive Department, the day and year above written
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Know all persons by these Presents, that I Charlott Platt of the Town of Hamden in New Haven County have made, constituted and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute, and appoint L. N. Beardsley of Milford, Connecticut my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name, place and stead being the widow of Nathan Platt, late of Waterbury (deceased) County and State aforesaid, and who was a soldier in the War of the revolution, and applied for a pension under the act of the 7th of June 1832, do hereby authorize my said attorney, very respectfully to request the Commissioner of Pensions to examine my said husbands pension papers on file, with such additional evidence as may be presented, and allow me such a pension under the act of February 3, 1853, as I am justly entitled to giving and granting unto my said attorney full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do if present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 
Witness my hand this 10th October day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty 9.
Charlott Platt [seal] 
Acknowledged before me, this 10th day of Oct 1859 
Lewis Perkins Justice of Peace
Sealed and delivered in presence of 
Lewis Perkins 
Almon Platt
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L. N. Milford Mch 24/59
Ex’d P
Vol P Page 245
297251 Act Mch 3 / 55
Jany 24 / 59
Charlott Platt
widow of Nathan Platt 
pri
90.012 issued Sept 24th  / 59
Rev. War. 
Ad: 160 ac. Sept 23 / 59
Boynton
Conn Sus 32
Specl. B
L. N. Beardsley
Milford Conn
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297251
[stamp] PENSION OFFICE JUN 3 1859
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BOUNTY LAND, ACT OF 1855. 
WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR FIRST WARRANT.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT 
COUNTY OF New Haven } ss:  
On this 23d day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight personally appeared before me, a Guy Perkins a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Charlotte Platt aged 72 years, a resident of Bethany in the State of Connecticut, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Nathan Platt deceased, who was a soldier in -   
the War of the Revolution and who applied for a pension under the act of the 7th June 1832 and whose application was rejected for want of proof of six months service, but for proof of service his support of this application she would respectfully refer to the proof of her said husband on file in the Pension Office, under 
the act of the 7th of June 1832.   
She further states that she was married to the said Nathan Platt in Waterbury, on the 27th day of July A. D. 1829, by one Samuel Potter a Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage was Charlotte Dickerman; that her said husband died at Wallingford, on the 30th day of July 1845 and that she is now a widow.  
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3, 1855. 
Charlott Platt 
We, Willis Perkins and Laura Perkins residents of Bethany in the State of Connecticut, upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Charlotte Platt in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 
Willis Perkins 
Laura Perkins 
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. 
Guy Perkins Justice of the Peace 
The Comm’r of Pensions will please forward the Warrant  on the above to.
L. N. Beardsley 
Milford Conn
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297251
[stamp] PENSION OFFICE JUN 3 1859
State of Connecticut 
County of New Haven}  SS. Probate Court District of Bethany 
I Nathan Clark Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Bethany being a Court of Record do hereby certify that Guy Perkins was at the time of signing the within instrument a Justice of the Peace (viz on the 23d day of February 1858) in and for New Haven County appointed, sworn and duly authorized by law to administer oaths that he resides within this District, and that the signature herein purporting to be his is genuine. 
[seal] 
In testimony whereof I  have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Bethany this 28th day of April 1859 
Nathan Clark Clerk
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This may certify that Nathan Platt of Waterbury & Charlotte Dickerman of Woodbridge were duly joined in marriage by me July 27th A.D. 1829 
Samuel Potter 
Pastor of the Baptist Church in Woodbridge & Salem  
A true Record 
attest Ashley Scott Regr 
Town Clerks Office  Waterbury Jan 25th 1858 
hereby certify that the above is a true copy of Records as appears in this Office 
attest 
Nelson J. Welton  
Town Clerk
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Rev. and 1812. 
War Section. 
June 16, 1924.
Clara P. Kinney, 
24 Salem St., 
Naugatuck, Conn. 
Madam;  
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 8282, it appears that Nathan Platt, son of Josiah Platt, was born in 1761 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. 
While residing in said Newtown, he enlisted in the spring of 1779 and served at various times in Captain Elijah Botsford's Company, Colonels Beardsley's and Matthew Mead's Connecticut Regiment, was at the burning of Norwalk and was discharged December 8, 1779. 
In 1834 he was living in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, and he died at Wallingford, Connecticut, July 30, 1845. 
Soldier married July 27, 1829 in Waterbury, Connecticut
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Charlotte Dickerman of Woodbridge, Connecticut. She was allowed bounty land on Warrant Number 90012, in full satisfaction for his services rendered. In 1858 she was a resident of Bethany, Connecticut, aged seventy two years. 
Almon or Almore, son of soldier and stepson of widow, was living in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1858 and is the only child mentioned in claim. Name of soldier's first wife is not stated. Respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner.
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1924 June 16, Hist to Clara P. Kinney AWF
8282
Nathan Platt
REJECTED
The printed list of 1852 shows reasons for suspension
“He did not serve 6 mos”
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90,012
{160 acres}
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[stamp] MILFORD CONN JAN 21
FREE
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Bounty Land Claim
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[stamp] MILFORD CONN JAN 18
Nathan Platt dec
B. Land 
Conn
Not found in Sus file Jan 15 / 59
FREE
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Bounty Land Claim
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[stamp] MILFORD CONN JUN 2
[stamp] PENSION OFFICE JUN 3 1859
291251
Charlotte Platt 
widow  Nathan Platt
FREE
George C. Whiting Esq
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
Bounty Land Claim No 297251
Additional evidence
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Additional evidence
[stamp] ORANGE NJ  MAY 19
[stamp] PENSION OFFICE MAY 21 1859
Benjamin Penny dec
297240
Additional
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington D.C.
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No 31,494
Suspended
Connecticut
Nathan Platt
8282
Act 7th June 1832
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Milford Conn 
January 11th 1859 
Sir
I find on examination of papers, that I omitted to forward the enclosed Certificate of Marriage in the case of Charlotte Platt (widow of Nathan Platt), who applied for a Bounty Land Warrant, under the general act about a year ago.   
For proof of service I very respectfully referred to Nathan Platts papers in file in the pension office under the act of 7th June 1832.   
He applied for a pension under that act
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but was not able to prove six months service but sufficient however to enable his widow to Claim Bounty Land.   
Very Respectfully your Obt Svt 
L. N. Beardsley 
Commissioner of Pensions
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78 or 9, Capt Botsford Sub for Josiah Platt mo 2
79    Capt Botsford   mo 3
79    Capt Botsford   mo 1.5
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[stamp] PENSION OFFICE JUN 3 1959
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State of Connecticut 
County of New Haven}  
We hereby certify that we were well acquainted with Nathan Platt decd formerly of Waterbury and that he applied for a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832.  That his age of now living would be about Ninety eight years, that the said Nathan Platt died in Wallingford on or about the 30th day of July A D. 1845, and left a widow by the name of Charlotte Platt, who now survives him as his widow still, that she now resides at Bethany and is the identical person who is now making application for Bounty Land on account of the Revolutionary services of her husband, the said Nathan Platt deceased. 
Almon Platt 
Laura Perkins 
Sworn to and subscribed this 19 day of April A.D. 1859 
Before me Guy Perkins Justice of the Peace
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[stamp] PENSION OFFICE JUN 3 1959
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State of Connecticut 
County of New Haven } ss Waterbury Town Clerks Office March 19th 1859  
I hereby certify that on application for the proof of Marriage of Charlotte Platt, widow of Nathan Platt, I have this 19 day of April A.D. 1859, examined the Records of the Town of Waterbury and find the following Record which I believe to be true and genuine and which appears to be in the hand writing of Ashley Seath Regr 
Viz: “This may certify that Nathan Platt of Waterbury & Charlotte Dickerson of Woodbridge duly joined in Marriage by me July 27 AD 1829, A True Record
Samuel Potter, Pastor of the Baptist Church in Woodbridge & Salem
Ashley Scott. Regr 
A true copy of Record 
Attest Chas W. Gillett Town Clerk
 Sworn to and subscribed Before me 
Calvin H Carter Justice of the Peace
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[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE W MAY 12 1924
Department of Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington, D.C. 
MAY 8th  1924 
Dear Sirs: 
I am in search of authoritative information relative to the Revolutionary War Record of one Nathan Platt, born in Newtown, Conn. March 3, 1761 son of Josiah Platt and Sarah Sanford.  Nathan Married Ruby Smith of Newtown, Conn. about 1783. Also Charlotte Dickerman, a second wife. Issue by first wife Levi Smith, Alfred, Ely. Almon, Anner, Leonard, Sarah and Martha.  Nathan died at
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Wallingford, Conn. July 30, 1845 aged 84 and was buried at Waterbury, Conn.  An inscription on his tomb stone there bears a reference that he was a soldier of the Revolution. 
There does not seem to be any trace of his record in "Conn. Men of the Revolution" and it may be possible because of the late age of his death that he may have been on the pension list. 
This information is to be used for entrance into the D.A.R., preferably through Nathan and son Leonard
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I understand the requirements call for length of service, company, rank and commanding officer - also any special citation if any.   
Thanking you, 
I remain 
Mrs. Clara Platt Kinney 
24 Salem St 
Naugatuck Conn.
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War Dept
Pension off
March 3d
Sir
The claim of Lemuel Harrison has been examined & disallowed. The roll of Capt Smiths company shews that Abner Emmons was in the company on the 9 Sept 79 as one of the entries proves the roll to have been out at least as late as that date which was within 5 mos 20 days of the period of their discharge.  Said testimony cannot be received to contradict as contemporaneous record.  
In the case of Nathan Platt the certificate of the Comptroller does not corroborate his allegations. He alleges 3 terms of service under Capt Botsford in 79 - the certificate shews one term in the summer of that year for which the whole company was paid £ 44.57.7 only, clearly shewing a term of service less than that assigned  by the claimant to his shortest tour.  The aggregate of his three tours agreeably to his computation was but 5 days more than the minimum provision of the act.  It is very clear therefore that he
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did not serve as much as 6 mo and consequently is not entitled to the benefit of the act.  
Their papers are placed on our files.  
Joel Hinman 
March 29. 1836 
O. C. 
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Rec’d Vol 37 fol 177
Joel Hinman Esqr  
Waterbury Conn
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Hon S. Arnold
Feby 23
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Pension Office, Feb. 23. 1860
Sir
In response to the enclosed letter submited for official action, I have the honor to state Nathan Platt, of Connecticut, applied for pension in 1834 and that his claim was finally disallowed for the reasons assigned in a letter from this time addressed to Joel Hinman, under date of March 29, 1836, a copy of which I also enclose.  Possibly a Certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut might clear the claim of difficulty.  
with great respect
Hon Samuel Arnold Middletown Conn
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Joel Hinman
16th July 1834
OC Cl
Recd Vol 29 fol 479
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War Dept 
P.C. July 16th 1834 
Sir
If  the company of Capt Botsford to which Nathan Platt claims to have belonged was in actual service the period stated, the document in the office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts will  bear the fact.  His declaration being somewhat indefinite, the papers are placed on file awaiting evidence from that source.  
Joel Hinman Esq 
Waterbury Ct.
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297251
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PENSION OFFICE, 
Jany 15th 1859 
Sir:
The frequent applications made to this office for information about particular claims for bounty land pending before it, render it proper to call particular attention to some suggestions, a careful observance of which, by those thus applying, is necessary to enable the office to give the information desired. 
The system of the registration of such claims requires that both the name of the applicant for land and the number of his application be stated, in order that the office may readily turn to the papers in the files. In all acknowledgments of the receipt of applications at this office the number of each application is given, and by reference to those the numbers can always be ascertained. If, however, from not having received any such acknowledgment, or from having subsequently lost it, the number cannot be stated, the particular time - the month and the day of the month - when the application was forwarded to this office should be stated as nearly as may be. 
Without these particular statements this office cannot undertake, with the force now at its command, to make those examinations for particular claims which are necessary in order to give information about them. The amount of time and labor which would be required in a general examination for a particular application among the over two hundred and thirty thousand now received, will readily be seen. 
GEO. C. WHITING. 
Commissioner
Add Ev [evidence]  in the case of  Charlotte, wid [widow] of Nathan Platte decd is received, under date of your letter of 11th inst.  The case is not by is not found filed within the period in which it is alleged to have been mailed to this office (12 mos).  You are requested to state the No.  or date of application as nearly as possible, and with answer to enclose this circular 
L.N. Beardsley Esq Milford Conn
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New Haven April 21, 1859  
I hereby certify that I administered the oath required by law to be administered to judicial officers and Justices of the Peace of this State, sometime in the month of July 1858, to Guy Perkins of  the town of Bethany, and that he was & now is a Justice of the Peace for said town.  
Wilson H. Clark 
Justice of the Peace
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Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut 
June 1st 1859 
Sir
Enclosed herewith please find additional evidence in the case of Charlott Platt’s application for Bounty Land No. 297237.   
I had to send by mail to have all the papers executed, and they are not all made out in just the manner, perhaps that is most desirable; at the same time I think they will cover all the important points in the case.  
I intended that the certificate of the official character of the magistrate who took the affidavit as to the identity of the claimant. should be endorsed on the same paper, but the magistrate requested Wilson, W. Clark Esq who I suppose is well known to the Department and who is now a member of our State Senate to send it to me by mail.   
Calvin W. Carter Esq who administered the oath to the Town Clerk of Waterbury, is at present Clerk of the Senate. The certificate
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certificate is dated “March 19th” which should have been April.    
As the old lady Mrs. Platt is poor and in feeble health,  I would request very respectfully an early reexamination of her claim.   
I am very Respectfully Your Obt. Servt 
L. N. Beardsley 
[stamp] PENSION OFFICE JUN 3 1859 
Geo A Whiting Esqr 
Commissioner of Pension Washington D.C.
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Milford, Conn 
January 17" 1859. 
Sir
I certainly owe you an apology and do desire to make to you the following explanation.   
In January 1858. Almon Platt now of Waterbury Ct. but formerly of Milford, a man with whom I am well acquainted, called on me and stated that his father Nathan Platt of Waterbury served in the War of the Revolution, and applied for a pension under the Act of 7 the of June 1832, for a pension. hat while he was able to prove his service for a short time, was not able to prove  six months service and that consequently  his claim for a pension was not Allowed.  
He also stated that his step mother Charlott Platt, and who was the widow of the said Nathan Platt was still living, and inquired
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if she was not entitled to Bounty Land.  I informed him that I supposed she was entitled provided that there was proof of her husbands service on file in the Pension Office and that proof of Marriage could be furnished.   
I accordingly prepared the declaration which I now enclose herewith, and gave it to him.   
Immediately after his return to Waterbury he forwarded to me the certificate of his fathers second marriage (and which is the certificate which I forwarded to the Pension Office on the 10th inst).
In about a month I received from Bethany Ct where Charlott Platt the widow of said Nathan Platt then and still resides, her application under the General Bounty Land Act.  
Very carelessly, both the certificate of Marriage and the Application were laid aside.
 I never thought of the matter again until about ten days ago
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when I received a letter from Almon Platt saying that his step mother the said Charlott Platt wished to know whether I had heard from her Bounty Land Claim.
Being under the impression that I had forwarded her Application, I turned to some of my papers and found the certificate of Marriage, which I sent to the Pension Office on the 10th inst.  
On the receipt of this circular to day reexamined my papers again and found that the application had never been forwarded to the Office.   
I am very sorry that on account of my carelessues, the old lady (who is poor) has been prevented for having an examination of her claim made until this time and I therefore beg that you will give the case an immediate Examination.  
I notice that the application is without the certificate of the official character of the Justice of the Peace but
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that I believe is not required in any instance.  If so I will very respectfully refer you to our Representative Mr. Amold.  
I am very Respectfully Your Obt Servt. 
L. N. Beardsley 
297251
Geo. C. Whiting Esqr 
Commissioner of Pensions
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J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
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J L Edwards Esqr New Haven Ct Mar 24 1836 
Sir
Enclosed are the applications of Lemuel Harrison & John B Alex for pensions.  Also the Certificate of the former Compt of Connecticut made at the time he was Compt in relation to the application of Nathan Platt for a pension. Mr Platts other papers are on file in the Pension office. 
I have written to Mr Ingham of Conn in relation to the enclosed papers & by him to refer to him for any explanation you my require. Respectfully your Obt Servant 
Joel Hinman
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Nathan Platt's application for Pension Certificate of Compt of Connt
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State of Connecticut 
Comptroller's Office 
Hartford 4th Septr 1834 
On examination of the books of this office, it appears that Captain Elijah Botsford commanded a company in the 16th Regiment of militia in the year 1779.  The regiment then under the command of Colonel Nehemiah Beardsley, that on the 31st August 1779, he exhibited the pay roll for his company's services at Fairfield Alarm amounting to £44.5.7 which was paid by the State and charged to the United States, to pay rolls in this office.   
That in May 1779 Colonel Mathew Mead was appointed to the command of a State Regiment, and ordered to the western frontiers of this States. 
That in August 1779, orders were issued to the commanding officers of the companies from which men had been detached to serve in the regiment commanded by Colonel Mathew Mead, to march the men to the place or places of rendezvous, that the Col should designate.   
That in June 1780 Colonel Mead, and the Captains in his regiment were paid by this State and the amount charged to the United States. no say rolls in this office relating to said service.
Certified by Roger Huntington 
Comptroller of Public Accounts