Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14124, for James Pease, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE   Conn
Pease, James
NUMBER S 14124
carded
CONTENTS
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8669
New York
James Pease
of Cayaga [Cayuga] in the State of New York
who was a private in the Compy, commanded
by Captain Parsons of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Gage in the Connt
line for 9 mo.

Inscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate 30 Dollars -- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Apl
1833 and sent to A Gould
 Auburn

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33                 $60
Sem-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33  15
                                                                  ____
                                                                  $75
{Revolutionary Claim,
{Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by George Taylor, Clark
Book G[?] Vol. 4 Page 28
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James Pease
12.280
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State of New York   }
Tompkins County    }ss Isaac Markham of Ulysses in said County being duly sworn says that he is Seventy eight years of age, that he is acquainted with James Pease of Auburn in the County of Cayuga in said State, and was well acquainted with him in the time of the Revolutionary War, that he knew said Pease whilst a soldier in the company of new levies or eight months men, commanded by Hezekiah Parsons in Col _ _ _ Gages Regiment in the year 1776.  that said Pease enlisted into said company as he believes about the month of April 1776 and continued serve for a term of eight months, that he saw said Pease frequently during said term, he this deponent being at that time a soldier in the Company of Continental troops commanded by Capt. Levi Wells _ _ _ in Col _ _ _ Willis' Regiment. And this deponent further says that on ^or about^ the first of October 1777 the said Pease was again in the service of the United States as a volunteer in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Boothe and continued to serve about the time of one month, that said Pease at that time ^resided^ at the town of Enfield in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut.
Isaac Markham

Sworn & Subscribed this day of July AD 1832 before me
Marvin Smith Justice of Peace

I certify that the character of the above named Isaac Markham for truth & veracity is good
Marvin Smith
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State of New York }
Tompkins County  } ss Geo G. Freer, Dep. Clerk of said County do certify that Marvin Smith Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been made was on the day of the date thereof and still is a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity - that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said justice and believe his signature to be genuine which is made to the jurat of said affidavit.  In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County & subscribed my name the fifth day of September AD 1832
Geo. G. Freer Deputy CLerk

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State of New York  }
Cayuga COUNTY,  } ss. On this 21 day of September A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and state of New York, now setting, James Pease, a resident of Auburn in the County of Cayuga and State of New-York, aged 77 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 7th, 1832 : - That he entered the service under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:-- That in the month of April AD 1776 then being a resident of the town of Enfield in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut he enlisted into the Company of Connecticut State troops or new levies commanded by Captain Hezekiah Parsons, Lieut, Joseph Boothe & Ensign ---Blakeley in the Regiment commanded by Col. --- Gage & Lieut Colonel Russell [deleted words] for a term of eight months, that he marched with said company to New York City & joined the continental army, from whence he retreated with said army to the White Plains, where he was sick in his tent at the time of the battle of White Plans, from thence he was removed to Norwalk and placed in the hospital, that he continued at Norwalk until the expiration of said term of eight months when he was discharged and returned home. that his time expired in the month of December - that he was in the battle of the heights of Harlem during said term - He further declared that on or about the month of October AD 1777 he again entered said service as a volunteer in the company commanded by Captain Joseph Boothe & Lieutenant Nehemiah Chandler, that he marched with said company and joined the division of Gen. Putnam about twenty miles below Poughkepsie [Poughkeepsie] on the Hudson River - that [deleted word] said division was employed in watching the British shipping as it sailed up the Hudson river to meet the army of Gen Burgoine [Burgoyne] that he was on the east side of the river at the time Esopus was burned and from thence he continued up the river in sight of said shipping up to Red hook, from thence said shipping returned down the river, and he continued down with said army watching the movements of said shipping to the place where he joined said division, when he was discharged and returned home - that his term of service was one month - that he received a written discharge from the said eight months service signed by Captain  - DeShong but has since lost the same. that he has no other proof of said service than the accompanying affidavit of Isaac Markham and cannot procure any as he believes - That whilst in said service he saw Gen Washington, Gen Lee, Gen Putnam, GEn. Knox, and others -

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State or territory
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
James Pease
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John Blain a clergyman residing in Auburn in Cayuga County and John Richardson resides in Auburn aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Pease who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration; that we believe him to be 77 years of age; that is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. 
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
John Blain
John Richardson

And the said Court to 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 served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Blain who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Auburn and John Richardson who has also signed the same is a resident in Auburn aforesaid that is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Michael S Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Pease for a pension.

In writings whereof I have hereto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribe my name the 21st day of September AD 1832. 
M.S.Myers
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No. 12.289

James Pease

Private 9 months
Adm [?]
$30

A Gould
Auburn  NY
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Brief in the case of James Pease
County of Cayuga in the State of NY
(Act 7th June, 1832)

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

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

3. How old is he? 77

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
In 1776 Apr - 8 - Private Col. Gage, Capt. Parsons
In 1777 Oct - 1 - [illegible] Capt. Boothe

5. In what battles was he engaged? Harlaem Heights

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Enfield Ct.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Deposition

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Regular

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

Sevin Belt
Examining Clerk
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[typed letter]

Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

AWF/hmm

July 8, 1929.

Cemeterial Branch,
Office of the Adjutant General, U.S.A.,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 14124, it appears that James Pease, while residing at Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, enlisted in April 1776 and served eight months in Captain Hezekiah Parsons' Company, Colonel Sage's Connecticut Regiment, and was in the battle of Harlem Heights.  He enlisted in October 1777 and served one month in Captain Joseph Boothe's Company.
He was allowed a pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, at which time he was living in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, aged seventy-seven years.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH,
Commissioner.

[handwritten at bottom of letter] All correspondence returned of as requested 
No family data [/handwritten at bottom of letter]

[handwritten on right margin] Tombstone Data  [/handwritten on right margin]
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No. 12,289

James Pease

A. Gould
Auburn  NY.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
James Pease which require
further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? Yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct? Yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? Yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? Doubtful

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year
_____ months, and _____ days, , I served as a _____ For _____ months
and _____ days, I served as a _____ ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite,
and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. 
It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department he must 
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate
must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Oct. 29, 1903 - Hist to 
Helen M. Reed
Whateley Mass.

1929 - July I - Tombstone Data
to Cemeterial Branch [illegible]

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Rev War

14124

INVALID.

File No. 14.124
James Pease
Pri. Rev. War

Act June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. 1 , Page 293

[Arrangement of 1870.}