Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8060, for Isaac Peek, Connecticut
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Conn
Peek, Isaac or
Peck

R. 8060
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1129
In the matter of Isaac Peck a Revolutionary Soldier
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obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7, 1832.
Printed & Sold by Kemble & Hooper, & State-st. Troy, N. Y.

State of New York,}
County of Rensselaer ss}

On this Fourth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Troy Mayors Court of the City of Troy aforesaid
now sitting, Isaac Peck a resident of Sand Lake County of Rensselaer and State of New York, aged Seventy five 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 served as herein stated... That in the year 1776, in the Spring, he enlisted as a fifer at Southington in the State of Connecticut in a company of Infantry, commanded by Asa Bay, George Smith for the term of Eighteen months in a Regiment commanded by Col John Chester, that immediately after his enlistment he was marched to New York. was at that place when the British took possession of the City of
New York was derived to the Eastward, & was at or near Hurlgate, after his enlistment under Captain Bray he became Col. of the Regiment
& a Captain Wadsworth took command of the Company - was at New York at the time aforesaid afterwards was marched to Peekskill, remained the interrogatories prescribed by the war Department, that the above named applicant

Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Calvin C. Williams who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Sand Lake and that Gideon Butts & Marcus Peek who has also signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Sand Lake aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Archibald Bull Clerk of the Court of Troy Mayor Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Peek for a pension. The witnesses are personally known to Daniel Gardner Render of his & they are men of undoubted veracity.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Sixth day of September, 1837.

Archibald Bull, Clerk
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there until the term of his enlistment expired, and received a written discharge from Col. Bray, which has long since been lost on the first day of January 1778, he again at Southington under Captain Norten volunteered as a fifer for five months & was marched to Albany, remained at Albany until the cannon taken from Burgoyne were brought to Albany, then the Company took charge of the Cannon went with them to Hartford in Connecticut was there discharged after having served out the term of his enlistment by Captain Norton - on the 7th July 1778 was at Southington again wanted to go to New Haven, accordingly volume and under col Bray outing as Captain, went to New Haven, was in a skirmish at that place, with the British & drove them off was until discharged which he believes about six weeks - That he has no doumentary coldence of his services. Has no record of his age, that he recollects was born in 1757 at Southington aforesaid and there until 1795 then moved to said Lake where he has lived ever since - That reccollects no par
ular officers in the revolution except those above named. That he is well known to Gideon Dutter, Stephen Gregory, Isaac B. Fox, William P. Averill, Caleb Finch & others of said Lake who will testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier in the revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State, [in the agency of the State of]
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.                                      Isaac Peek
Archibald Bull, Clerk

Mr. Calvin C. Williams a clergyman residing in  the town of Sand Lake, Isaac Peck residing in the town of Sand Lake and Gideon Butts, residing in Sand Lake hereby certify that we are acquainted with Isaac Peek who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in
the neighborhood 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
Archibald Bull Clerk                      Calvin C. William                    
Gideon Butts
Marcus Peck

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 served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Calvin C. Williams who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Sand Lake and that Gideon Butt & Marcus Peck who has also signed
the same, is a resident in the Town of Sand Lake aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their
statement is entitled to credit.

I, Archibald Bull Clerk of the Court of Troy Mayor's Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Peek for a pension. The witnesses are personally known to Daniel Gardner reside of Troy there are men of undoubted veracity-

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixth day of September 1837.

Archibald Bull, Clerk
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Revolutionary Claim of Isaac Peck
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Act 1832 New York
Suspended

Feb 1853
Hassler
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

For ascertaining whether any increase or arrears of Pension are due the Widow or heirs of Revolutionary Pensioners, &c.

STATE OF New York}
COUNTY OF Onondaga}
Be it known that before me personally appeared
Seneca Hemenway Justice of the peace in and for the County and State Candace Griffin aged 6 years, who being duly cautioned and
then sworn in due form of law, states that she is the legal heir of Isaac Peck who was a revolutionary in the State of and that he died on the 25 day of March 1838 and that my mother, named Hannah Peck died on the 28 day of February 1846 and that they were married on the day of Spring in the year 1789 and that they were residents of Farmington in the State of Connecticut and that they resided there until the 1791 or 1792, and that they then reside in Sand Lake of New York until death until that furthermore I do- 
BY THESE PRESENTS, constitute, appoint, and fully empower and authorize, irrevocably and with powers of substitution, F. E. HASSLER, of Washington City, D. C., as my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and stead, to examine into, to prosecute, to demand, and to receive from the U.S. Government and State officers my rights in all and in any manner of claim for increase or arrears of Pension or land
that may be due me as the legal heir of Isaac Peck who died leaving the same undrawn, as in right of law may be entitled.

In witness whereof, has on this 8th day, January 1853 hereunto signed my name, and affixed my seal.                                              Candace Griffen

Witness:  Lucy Hemenway
Witness: George Henry

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn
to before me; and I further certify, that Candace Griffin has always by the community been known as the heir of Isaac and Hannah Peck  deceased Dated on this 8th if January 1853.
T.C. Hemenway J.P.

State of New York}
COUNTY of Onondaga}to wit:

I hereby certify, That T.C. Hemenway Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment were made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned
and sworn, and that his signature above written is genuine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the  County Court, this Eleventh day of January one thousand eight
hundred and fifty three.            
Barnard Slocum, Clerk.

"If a widow applies, state the date of marriage, and date of death of her husband."

++ State under what act pensioned, or when pension commenced, if a pensioner -- and amount of pension.
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9729
Isaac Peck

16 Proof Rec'd

8 Sept. 32
11 Dec.  "

Archibald Bull   P. 140
Troy- N.Y.
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BRIEF in the case of Isaac Peck of Sand Lake
in the State of N. York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Major's Court, City of Troy
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
How old is he? Seventy five years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period.                             Duration of Service.
                                          Years|Months|Days                                          In 1776                                 1          6
Jany 1st. 1778                                 6
July         1778               about six weeks

|Rank|.            
As a Fifer do|

|Names of General and Field Officers|
under whom he served.
Gen.|
Col. Jno Chester & Asa Bray- Pennel
Capt Norton
Col. Benj
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
Where did he reside when he entered the service: Southington Connecticut
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence alone
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached as the Regulations direct

**Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Wm Gordon, Examining Clerk
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Isaac Peck

By the within brief, It is required that the applicant produce to the Department proof of his services-
His application, shows the term of Services distinctly, as the within brief also shew. He has testified that he knows of no living witness by
whom he can prove his veracity which was done in Court.
Archibald Bull
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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
Isaac Peck 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 amount of pension he is entitled? Yes
proof of service required

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? Yes

XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?

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?
 
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No

XVII.Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? The interrogatories were put by the court

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 -------
For months--------days, I served as a----------
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 the 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.

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 be 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 authenticated 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 end 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,


Distinguished
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.

8060
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P.O. fifer Isaac Peck

Service; Died Feb. 28 1846 (Wife Hannah Southington of Farmington, Conn. to 1791 or 2 then to Sand Lake N.Y.- In 1 July 1776

Enlisted: Cole Chester, 18
Discharged:  REJECTED, 18
Application filed:------------18
Alleges:-------------------------
Re-enlisted:  ------------------------
Attorney:  -----------------------------
Recognized.------------------- Contract
Cert. of Dis.               Searched for ---------18
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                                      Troy N.Y. March 17th 1835
G. L. Edwards, Esq.
In your communication to me under date
of June 5th 1834, in regard to the application of Joseph Enos, for a pension, you are pleased to pay "Before this claim can be allowed, the applicant must specify the duration of
term of service with precision, the names of the officers under whom performed as well as the place or places where each tour was performed, permit me to day, in behalf of Mr Enos that the requisition of your letter was intended to be complied with, as far forth as the memory of the applicant, would serve him in making the statement. And if it is not as explicitly stated as the rules of your Department to enable you with certainty to fix upon the rate of pay to be allowed probably the fault was mine-- From the lapse of time I do not
recollect the case, but as I have always felt much solicitude in behalf of the soldiers of the Revolution, intended to be clear explicit in the Statements made by me in their behalf, not only to aid the applicants in procuring pensions, but to facilitate the business when presented at
your office. and as I have always bestowed my service behalf of this class of our fellow citizens grates; I have and do still intended as far as I am able to do all that the cases, require with strict regard to the merits of each
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case as they may arise -Will you be pleased to in form in what particulars the papers in this case are defective, and if your rules warrant it, either send me copies of the original & supplemental affidavits, or the original
themselves; that they may be so amended, particularly if the fault is mine) that the Rules adopted in such cases may be complied with
believe in my former letters to you in behalf of Mr Enos I stated what was his reputation & what it still is an honest upright & fair man, and it is with pleasure I am able to say that we have not many men of better character
among us-- but is really very poor, and absolutely requires the aid of public charity to enable him to live-
Enclosed is also the Testimony of Pauline Potter in behalf of Isaac Peck of this County, which was sent you I believe in 1833, will you have the goodness to inform me on this subject also & whether anything further is required-

Respectfully yours &
Archibald Bull


Hon J L Edwards
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8060
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9.729

New york
Revo:
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Isaac Peck
Suspended
let A. Bull, Troy N.Y. 25 June 33

set June 30 March 1835


Act of June 3-
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Isaac Peck- evidence Pauline Potter-

first tour 76 & Elisha Root  about 6 weeks
thinks he was in 77 in the 2 mo.
month Sept 77 Capt Joel Potter about  6 weeks
-in 80 a Sergeants guard to Albany (Sergt Bradley) about 1 month
-same year about  1 July went to New Haven-served sometimes as a fifer-
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State of New York}
Saratoga County, ss.} Paulinus Potter of Moran
in the said County, aged seventy three years, being duly sworn, says that he is well acquainted with Isaac Peck, formally of the town of Southington, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, and now of the
town of Sand Lake County of Rensselaer, and knows that the said Peck served in the army of the Revolution his first town was in the year 1776 went in to the army about some time in the month of July as mean as this deponent can recollect in a Company of Militia commanded
by Lieut. Elisha Root the names of the other officers that commanded the company in Regiment does not recollect said Peck was in the service at this time about six weeks
as near as this deponent can recollect. This deponent for the says that he thinks said Peck was in the what was called the two months service in the year 1777. does not recollect
the names of any of the officers he served under at this time, but knows he went to white plains thinks he was gone about two months- same year thinks in the path of September
said Peck went again into the service in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Joel Potter, father of this deponant and was gone about six weeks as near as this deponent
on Polect, went at this time went out and about that place. This deponent further says that said Peck went again  in to said service in the year 1780 and went to Albany in the State of New York as one of a guard which was
commanded by a serpent the name of the servant was Bradley. This guard went to Albany for the purpose of taking the Artillery that was take from Bergen toWest Point as this deponent believes, was gone at this time about
a month as near as he can recollect same year said Peck, went again into said service about first July and went to New Haven, to drive out the enemy that had landed them about that time, part of the above mentioned times said Peck, went in to the surese as a fife. This deponent and further says that said Peck resided in the during the Revolutionary war in the town of Southington in the State of Connecticut
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and knows that said Isaac Peck was frequently called out on alarms, and whether he has stated all the times said Peck was called into service he cannot say but thinks the said Peck must have been out in the service of his country during said Revolution, at least One year
Paulinus Potter


Sworn and subscribed}
before me this 23d day
of August 1834.}

Amos Thompson, Juster of the peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with Paulinus Potter the above named deponent and know him to a respectable man and a man of truth and veracity. Ann Thompson, Justice of the
peace

State of New York}
Saratoga County ss.} I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the County of Saratoga Do Certify that Amos Thompson before whom the within foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same, one of the Justice of the peace in and for said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said
Affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature

Witness my hand and seal of Office the
fifth day of March 1835
A Goodrich,  Clerk