Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 27276, for Joseph Otis, Connecticut
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(3-1776)
   SERVICE

Conn           Otis, Joseph           S27276.

NTENTS
See American State Papers, Vol 9. Claimer, page 153 which shows on list of applicants for invalid pensions from Conn; Joseph Otis, private, Col. Zebulon Butler's regt., afterwards transferred to Col. Webb's regt. enlisted Jan. 1, 1777 for the war, on the rolls in 1780.  Wounded by a musket ball which entered and remained lodged in his thigh, disability incurred Feb. 1781 at Morrisiana.
Residence Bransford ["s" scratched out]
                        also
See list of Invalid pensioners of New Haven Co. Conn. printed in 1835 which shows Joseph Otis, private, 3" Conn. regt pensioned at $30 per annum from Sept. 4, 1794 under Act Apr.20 1776, increased to $48 per annum under Act Apr. 24, 1816.
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Nov 21 1906
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Otis, Joseph
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Connecticut, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Feb. 21, 1795 and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 153.

Rank: Private
Regt: Col Zebulon Butler, afterwards transferred to Colonel Webb's;
Disability:  Wounded by a musket ball, which entered , and remains lodged in his thigh;
When and where disabled:  February 1781, Morrisiana
Residence: Bransford ["s" crossed out];
To what pension entitles:  One half
Remarks:  Enlisted Jan 1, 1777, for the war; on the rolls in 1780.
Evidence incomplete, viz: No evidence to prove his being wounded, while in the actual line of his duty.
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Mrs. Mabel Askus,
113 W. Evergreen Avenue,
Youngstown, Ohio

Madam; 
    In response to your letter of the 7th ultimo, you are advised that from the records of this Bureau, it appears that Joseph Otis enlisted January 1, 1777 and served as a private in Colonel Zebulon Butler's Regiment later transferred to Colonel Webb's Regiment. was wounded in the thigh February 1781 at Morrisiana.
    He was pensioned on account of said disability, and resided at Branford.
    There is no further information on file a to his services and no date as to his family,  owing to the destruction of papers, when the War Office was burned in 1800 and 1814.

                                           Respectfully;


                                             Commissioner.
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                      27, 276
                     INVALID
unknown
   Rev.
                File No.   27,276
                  Joseph Otis


        Act; [blank]
   Index:--Vol.   3, Page   305
  
   {Arrangement of 1870.}


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1914 Aug. 3. Hist. to E.N. Sheppard c.
1923 March 30 - Hist to Mabel S,  Askus   ans
1928, Oct 22,  Mabel S. Askus 
adv [illegible] been furn, etc.  MCS
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Joseph Otis
Invalid old Case
Connt
Pensioned at  $4.00 is on
Conn Agency

[no other form or papers to be found Nov 12 1879

See letter to Pension 
Agent to pay   June 4 
1834-  also let. to R 
Woodward, same date  __
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My dear Sir -
   It just occurs to me that
James Otis, 3rd Regt 
Pensioner, page 648. of 
Conn Men in Rev. is 
James Otis of Montville, 
Ct. [New London] and  
not the marine [number 38,276 inserted above 
              last word] p. 636.  
The Pension Claim 
must distinguish. 
      Please advise me
               Yours tr  .
                                 E N Sheppard
                             Yale Station
                                    July 25/14
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stampd env -                              Youngstown, O.
Rev servc w                                       2-7-1923 -

Bureau of Pensions,
  Rev. War Section:

Gentlemen: Will you kindly send me a copy of the pension record of my ancestor Col. Joseph Otis as given in the pension papers  - Vol . LX P 153 -
This is as sent me - possibly you have a different place for his record now - but I want the record of Col. Joseph Otis bn  Scituate, Mass - 1712 -
mar. Elizabeth Little and died 1793 -
and obligd -
                    Mrs. Mabel S. Askus
                     113 W. Evergreen Ave -
                            Youngstown, Ohio
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Informed Oct 22, 1928
that list was
furn Mar 30, 1923
             N.C.S.
                                    Youngstown, O  5-14-1928
Commissioner of Pensions - 
Rev. War - Dept  Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:

As a reference in the record of my ancestor Col. - Deacon Joseph Otis [last name underlined] sent me by a friend - I have {Rev. War Section - bureau of Pensions Vol. IX, P153

If you  have his pension record will you kindly send me a copy - his wife was Elizabeth Little - I have his 13 children -   He was born in Mass - lived at one time in Montville, Conn - and died I believe in (?Westfield) Mass - And thank you -
                                      Sincerely yours
                                       Mabel S. Askus
                                           D.A.R. 115750
c/o Dr. C.M. Askus
2626 1/2 Market St.
Youngstown, O
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     Youngstown, ).  1-17-1928
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: Will you kindly send me a copy of the pension papers of my ancestors Col. Joseph Otis - as given in Rev. War Section - bureau of Pensions Vol. 9 - P. 153 this was sent to me by a kinsman -  If it should happen to be plain Joseph Otis or any other official title, please send this copy - His wife was Elizabeth Little - mar. 1738 - born in Mass - do not know whether his served in Mass - or Conn - And thank you.

                               Sincerely yours -
                                  Mabel S. Askus
c/o Dr. C. M. Askus
2626 1/2 Market St.
Youngstown, O.

[Pension Office stamp dated Jan 29, 1928 is in lower right corner of page]
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Rec. & 2812 Wars Section
MSS/ee1


                                      October 2, 1928

Mabel S. Askus
c/o Dr. C.M. Askus
2626 1/2 Market Street
Youngstown, Ohio

Madam:

I advise you that you were furnished the history of Joseph Otis on  March 30, 1923.  It is regretted that this bureau is unable to furnish the same history more than once to each inquirer due to the great pressure of current work.
                              Respectfully


                                E.W. MORGAN
                                Acting Commissioner.
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      AUgust 3, 1914.

Mr . E.N. Sheppard
Yale Station,  Yale
New Haven, Connecticut

Sir:  In response to your letter dated the 25" ultimo, you are advised that the only James [underlined] Otis of oCnnecticut found on
 [S.38,276 written in right margin] the Revolutionary War pension records served as a Mariner on  board the LEXINGTON and ALLIANCE, and was pensioned under the Act of March 18, 1818,i n the State of Connecticut and
[S 27276 written in left margin}
that said records show that one Joseph [underlined] Otis was a pensioner at $30. per annum, for disability incurred as a Private of Connecticut troops in the Revolution, and though there are no papers on file (the same have been destroyed when the British burned the War Office) it is evident that his name is erroneously recorded as James [underlined] Otis in "Connecticut Men in the Revolution" page 648.

    Your attention is invited to the "American State Papers". volume 9 Claims, page 153, which shows, Joseph [underlined] Otis, Private Colonel Zebulon Butler's and Colonel Webb's regiments, enlisted January 1, 1777, 2ounded in the thigh February -- 1781., at Morrisiana, an invalid pensioner at Branford.
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Connecticut.

    Also, Invalid pensioners of New Haven County, Connecticut, reported by the Secretary of War in 1835, shows Joseph [underlined] Otis, Private, 3rd Connecticut regiment, pensioned at $30. per annum from September 4, 1794, and increased to $48. per annum.  
                      Very respectfully.

                    [Signed]  E. C. Tieman
                        Acting Commissioner.