Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7300, for Asaph Parker, Connecticut
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(8 - 1776) 

SERVICE 
[handwritten Conn.]

[handwritten Parker, Asaph]

NUMBER 
[handwritten S. 7300] 

[handwritten Carded] 

CONTENTS
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[handwritten 8275 
Mississippi 
Asaph Parker] 
of [handwritten Copiah Co] in the State of [handwritten Mississippi] who was a [handwritten Private] in the [handwritten Company] commanded by Captain [handwritten Johnson] of the [handwritten Regt] commanded by [handwritten Col Cook] in the [handwritten Connecticut] line for [handwritten 14 months] 

Inscribed on the Roll of [handwritten Mississippi ] at the rate of [handwritten 46] Dollars [handwritten 66] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the [handwritten 28] day of [handwritten Mar 1833 ---] and [handwritten sent to Hon Plummer] 

Arrears to the [handwritten 4th of Mar 33 $93.32] 
Semi-anl. allowance ending [handwritten 4 Sep 33 23.33 $116.65]  

Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832. 

Recorded by [handwritten Ino Cromwell] Clerk 
Book [handwritten D] Vol. [handwritten 10] Page [handwritten 127]
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[handwritten 7300] 

INVALID. 

[handwritten Rev War]

File No. [handwritten 7300]  

[handwritten Asaph Parker 
Priv. Rev. War] 

Act: [handwritten June 7th 1832] 

Index: -- Vol. [illegible], Page [handwritten 288]  

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[illegible]

[underlined 14 mo pri] 

[underlined $43.33] 

$46.66 

Hon. W. Plummer
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The State of Mississippi 
Copiah County 

On this twenty first day of October 1832 personally appeared before the court of Probate for Copiah County now sitting Asaph Parker a resident of the County of Copiah and State of Mississippi aged about seventy 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 act of Congress passed June 7 1832

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

He served two months in the militia of Connecticut in 1778 under Capt Solomon Johnson of Col Eno Cooks Regiment stationed at point Look Out at North Haven 

In the first of March 1781 he entered the Connecticut State Troops in Capt Grangers company of Colonel Samuel Canfields Regiment in which regiment he served one year and was then regularly discharged. was during that time in Garrison at Stamford 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of this agency of any State
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Sworn to and subscribed  
in open Court this 22nd 
day of October 1832. 
Wm Barnes Register 

Asaph Parker his X mark 

The State of Mississippi 
Copiah County 
Orphans Court October 
Term 1832

Personally appeared in open Court Thomas Heath, who after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is well acquainted with the above named Asaph Parker and that he believes him to be about seventy years of age, and that his is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides; and that this applicant served with said Parker for one year in the United States Service, under Col Samuel Canfield 

Thomas Heath

Sworn to and 
subscribed in open 
Court this 22nd day 
of October 1832 
Wm Barnes Register 

I Daniel H Proper sole Judge of the said Court do hereby declare my 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 served as he states and I do further certify that it appears to me, that the said Thomas Heath who above does testify of his revolutionary services is a resident of said County and is a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit 

Given under my hand & seal the 22 October 1832 
Daniel H Proper J P
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The State of Mississippi 
Copiah County 

I William Barnes Clerk of the County and Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid do certify that the foregoing named Daniel H. Proper, whose name appears to the foregoing certificate, was at the time of subscribing his name to the same, Judge of Probate in and for the County of Copiah and that full faith and credit are due to his legal official acts as such. 

Given under my hand & 
Seal of Office this 27th day 
of Wm Barnes Clk

[stamped seal of office, barely visible]