Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36616, for Jeffery James, Connecticut
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn

James, Jeffery

NUMBER
S. 36616

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CONTENTS
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(left side)
Connecticut Rolls
1014
Jeffrey James
Private
Capt Pond
Cols. Douglass & Miscg's
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of June 1818,
and sent to the Hon. Simson Baldwin,
New Haven, Connecticut
Appears to 4th of Sept. 1818
5 months 3/30    $40.80
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
Connecticut
Milford, New Haven

(right side)
4 am d with orig. Rolls
Aug 1883 C. S. P.

Notifications sent September 23, 1820 to 
Henry C. Flagg New Haven Connecticut
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Connecticut 
I Jeffrey James an inhabitant of the town of Milford, on the County of New Haven Th State of Connecticut under oath declare that I faithfully served my County in the revolutionary war more than four years on the Continental establishment - that on the 27th day of May 1777 I inlisted a private soldier into Capt Charles Ponds company of infantry - the Regiment was commanded as part of the time by Col William Douglas & part of the time by Col R. I. Meigs - in the Connecticut line - I served under Capt. Wm Lands & Capt. Claggund in Col Meigs Regiment until the summer of 1780 when I was taken prisoner at Elizabeth Town & was next exchanged until peace took place - Inlisted for the war only - I am 73 years of age & the reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand greatly in need of assistance from my Country for support - I therefore pray that I may be put on the pension list of the United States agreably to the provisions of a late
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Act of Congress entitled An Act to provice for certain persons engaged in the land (illegible) four of the United States in the revolutionary War.
New Haven Apl 2, 1818  Jeffrey (his X mark) James

I certify that at the date above the above named Jeffrey James to me then made known Personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Declaration by him in preference just scribed  
Simeon Baldwin, a Judge of the Supr Court of Connecticut


Connecticut State
New Haven County at New Haven April 25, 1818
I Leyn White Clerk of the Supr Court of State for County certify that the name Lemon Batscom commenced to the fever at Certificates in This Case are the signatures of Simeon Baldwin a Judge of Supr Court 
In witness whereof I affix the Sel of Court
Leyn White
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Connecticut St
I Charles Ponds of Milford County of New Haven the State of Connecticut certify that from Muster Rolls in my (illegible) it appears that Jeffrey James inlisted into a Company (illegible) commanded by me May 27, 1777 & belonged to the company March 4th 1777 the Muster Rolls of later date and mislaid by time accident. I so certify that I am with agreements with Jeffrey James from his reduced circumstances  he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.  Milford  April 4, 1818
Charles Pond
Late a Captain in Col R. T. Meigs Regiment

I Charles H. Pond of Milford depose & say that I am the above named Charles Pond subscribed his name to the above certificate & I further depose that (illegible) him in examining the and Muster rolls of them found the name of Jeffrey James as he has stated & that I fully believe he served in the revolutionary was as he has stated

C. H. Ponds
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Jeffrey James
Declaration
April 2d 1818

Adm d
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To the Honorable The Secretary of the Department of War
  I certify that it appears to my justification that the applicant Jeffrey James served in the revolutionary war as he has stated.
I have therefore certified the (illegible) & transmit the same
April 4, 1818
Simeon Baldwin a Judge
of the Supr Court of Connecticut
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Jeffrey James
Copy
1014
Sept 1818
C M
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At a County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven, in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 7th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the laws of said State.

PERSONALLY APPEARED,  in open Court, Jeffrey James a resident in the town of Milford in the County of New Haven in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made Oath that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary cloathing and bedding excepted, viz. no property whatever and no income - dependent on Charity

Jeffrey (his X Mark) James
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District and State of Connecticut, ss.  New Haven
Be it Remembered, That the County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven, in the District and State aforesaid, on this 7th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the Authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open Court, Jeffrey James - aged 75 - years, resident in the Town of Milford in the County of New Haven in said State and being sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows:  entered the service of my County by entering the company commanded by Capt Charles Pond  Col Meigs Regiment Connecticut line
that the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a pension, under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, was dated 2d day of April 1818; that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 1014 And I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, on in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent hereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust, for me, and any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.  And I do further declare that my occupation is that of a day labourer but from great bodily weakness, unable to pursue it a small part of the time only & dependent principally for support or Charity and that I have a family residing with me consisting of a wife and five children Augustus James aged 13 James James aged 7 Bose James aged 9 Susan James aged 3 Margaret James aged 1 year  all which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid  Jeffrey (his X mark) James
  Sworn to, and declared in the Court aforesaid.  Whereupon said Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the Applicant has no property and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court
 Attest  Henry C Flagg Clerk
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District of Connecticut, ss.
I Henry C Flagg Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State and District of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is nothing Dollars and -- Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court on this 7th day of July 1820
  Attest  Henry C Flagg Clerk
(seal)
Isaac Mills presiding Judge of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Henry C Flagg is Clerk of said Court, and keeper of the seal and records thereof; and that the preceding Certificate, under his hand, and the Seal of said Court, is authentic, and in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in New Haven
this 7th day of July 1820
Isaac Mills, Chief Judge
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(left side)
36616
Regy INVALID
File No. 36,616
Jeffrey James
Prvt Rev War
Act 18th March 1818
Index: Vol. 2, Page 287
(Arrangement of 1870)

(right side)
July 16 '96 soed
persd to Edw C James, Ogdens b'g N. Y. see 20168 W. L