Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,826, for John Pearce, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Conn
Continental
Name Pearce, John
Number S. 43.826
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A.B. Shows death Jan. 22, 1835
13,234
New York (4)
John Pearce,
of Otsego in the state of N. York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Meigs of the Connecticut [unk], for the term of 5 years, 1770 Connecticut and Continental transcribed on the Roll of New York, [paid unk] at the rate of 8
Dollars per month, to commence on
the 24 of December 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of July 1819 and sent to John Russell Esquire [unk]
Otsego Co Court Common [unk] N Y.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819.
2 Months 12/31 [days] [amount] 19.9
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819. [amount] 48.0
[Math Total] $67.9
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Cont[unk] [unk] sent Dec. 19th 1820 to John Russell
Cooperstown, NY
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43826
Revy INVALID.
File No. 43.826
John Pearce
[unk] Revolutionary War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: -- Vol. S, Page 390
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Moh. 2-1900
Hs
Mrs Mary J Barnes
Hotel La Petra C:5
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John Pearce
Otsego No 13.234
July 19
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District of New York.
Ostego County
[unk} On this 11th day of October 1820
personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid John Pearce aged 65 years resident in Otsego in the County of Otsego in said District who being first duly Sworn according to law doth on
his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Leavenworths Company Colonel Meigs Regiment belonging to the Connecticut Line and the date of his original declaration was on the 24th day of Dec. [1818?] on which he has received
a pension certificate No. 13234. And I do 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 or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to [unk] 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 any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed-
I have no real nor personal Estate
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By occupation a Taylor, have neither wife
nor child residing with me. I am able
to do little or no work and depend on my
pension for support.
Sworn this 11th October 1820 before the Court
John Pearce
Geo. Morell Clk
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STATE OF NEW-YORK.
OTSEGO COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, } ss.
I, GEORGE MORELL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New York, do hereby certify,
that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is No
dollars.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my and, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 12th day of October 1820
G W Morell [unk]
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John Pearce
Private
Colonel Meigs Regiment Connecticut
[unk] 1776 War
Admitted
[bottom of page written] the seal of the court is in writing
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State of New York
Otsego County Sr. [bracket here]

To the Hon John C. Calhoun
Secretary of the Department of War, of the
United States.
The Petition and declaration of John Pearce of the Town of Otsego in the County of Otsego
and State of New York aged Sixty four years 
and upstanding on oath setteth forth and declares that in the month of May 1776 (as he thinks) he enlisted at Wallingford in the State of Connecticut in Captain Eli Leavenworths Company in Colonel [unk] Jonathan Meigs
Regiment, of the Connecticut line of
continental troops, in the war of
the Revolution, that he enlisted
for during the war that he continued to serve
in said Company and Regiment until some time in the year 1781. When he was taken sick
by the direction of the Surgeon, he was sent by his Officer into the Country with liberty to remain until his health was restored, that he never recovered his health during the war, but remained sick and unable to do anything for many years after the close of the war and he further says that he is now in very reduced 
circumstances and absolutely in and of assistance from the country for support
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and he prays that the Secretary at War will put him on the pension list under the act of the
18th of March Cart. and he also says that he has never received any pension from Government.
John Pearce

Sworn and Subscribed
this 24th day of December 1818 before me

John Russell
Judge of Otsego Common Pleas
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State of New York, 
Otsego County,[brackets} SS.
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the 24th day of December 1818 the above named John Pearce
came before me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Otsego and State of New York, and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing Petition and Declaration are true: - And I the said Judge, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, during the
Revolutionary War", do certify to the Secretary of War, that it has appeared to my satisfaction that the said John Pearce served in the
Revolutionary War against the common enemy, for the term mentioned in the said Petition and Declaration hereunto annexed: And in pursuance of the directions of said Act, I do hereby certify to the Hon. the Secretary of War, that the testimony of John Pearce as detailed in his affidavit hereunto annexed, was taken before me, and that I am satisfied that the application of the said John Pearce is fair and bona fide in all respects, and that he, by reason of his reduced circumstances, is absolutely in
need of assistance from his country for support.
John Russell
Judge of Otsego Comm Please

State of New York
Otsego County Clerks office [unk] I certify that
John Russell whose signature as appears on the foregoing papers is a Judge of Otsego Common Pleas and duly qualified to act as such at the dates of the signatures and that the signatures are genuine. 
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court of Common Pleas said County this 10th day of June 1819.
G.W. Morell [unk]

[math equation]
2 [months] - 16 [dollars]
12/31 [daysin month] - 3.9 [dollars]
[Total] 19.9 [dollars]