Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1150-300, Judah Alden, Continental (Conn.)
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(3-1776)

 SERVICE     NUMBER
Continental (Conn. ) Alden, Judah B.S.  Wt. 1150-300
CONTENTS
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Jno Wattly
paver of Atty
home by the said Jonah Wattles
In [illegible] whereof I have
hereunto [illegible] my hand & seal
this 14th day of Feby 1825
Ichabod Ward
In presence of 
James Stedman
State of Connecticut of County
Norwich New London 
Feby 14th 1825
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State of Connecticut
New London County
Feb 7th 1825
I John Wattles of Lebanon in sd County aged thirty
years. Do upon Oath testify & declare that
I am an heir at Law of Judah Alden, formerly 
of Lebanon, that I am his nephew
the sd Judah being a Captain in the Connecticut 
Line in the Revolutionary Army
the Continental establishment That
Judah Alden was in the regiment commanded
by Samuel B Webb & that he was either killed
or died of fatigue in the battle near white
plains - the said Judah was never Married
The above facts are according to my best knowledge 
& belief. The sd Judah Commission
was probably lost when he was killed
therefore the sd John Wattles (one of the
heirs at Law of Judah) Do make Constitute
& appoint Ichabod Ward of Norwich in said
County State to be my true & Lawfull Attorney 
for me & in my name to demand & receive
from the Secretary at War or such
Other person as is authorized to issue and to
deliver the same a Warrant for the Quantity
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of Land owe to me as heir at Law to sign a receipt or acquittance therefore
& my sd Attorney is hereby fully authorized and
empowered to constitute & appoint one on
here substitutes or Attorney under him
for the special purposes above expressd
In presence
Jno  Wattles
Eliphat Huntington
Wm Mitton
I Denison Wattly of said Lebanon in the County
a Citizen of the United States, do upon Oath
declare that I am father to the aforsaid
John Wattles that his Mother (my wife) was
mother of sd John, Was sister of the Afosd
Judah Alden, who was a captain in the
Revolutionary Army, in the Continental Establishment of the United States of America
that sd Judah was reputed to be killed, & such
has always been the report & I have no dobt
of the same, & I do upon Oath declare that
I have long been acquainted with sd John
Wattly who has subscribed the above declaration 
& well know that he is the Identical
person he represents himself to be.
present Denison Wattles
Samuel Dorran
Wm Williams
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State of Connecticut
New London County
7th July 1825
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber
John Wattly And the subscriber 
to the foregoing Declaration & in my
presence acknowledged the foregoing
power of Attorney & the facts thereto subjoined
to be his free act & Deed And likewise
personally appeared the aforsd Denison
Wattly who hath subscribed the above certificate 
of Identity, both to me well
known to be men of respectibility and
truth, and made solemn oath to the
truth of the Depositions by them Respectively
subscribed this 17th day of
Feby 1825
Wm Williams Jus Peace
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Know all men by these Presents that I Ichabod
Ward of Norwich in the New London County & State of
Connecticut within named by virtue of the
power in me vested in the within letter of Attorney
do constitute appoint & substitute in any [illegible]
& place the Hon. James Lanman of said Norwich
now a senator in the Congress of the United States
to execise & executed all the powers
mentioned in said Letter of attorney as delegated
to me by the said John Wattles
In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & Seal
this 14th day of Feby 1825
Ichabod Ward
In presence of
James Stedman
State of Connecticut County
Norwich New London Feby 14th 1825
Personally appeared Ichabod Ward signer
& sealer of the above Instrument & acknowledged
the same to be his free act & Deed before me
James Stedman Justice
of the Peace
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No 1150
Presented by the
Houble James Lanman
S. U.S.
Claim of the heirs of Capt
Judah Alden, of the
Connecticut line Revolutionary 
War his heir says
that he was either slain
in battle or died of fatigue
at the battle near the White
plains in 1777 - Col
Huntington in his certificate
herewith says in one place
that he was taken prisoner
and in the next sentence
says that he has
no doubt, but that he
was slain. the records
in the Pension Office
exhibit his name & of
posite to it, is this remark
Missing August 1777-
in which month about
the 20th or 22nd (I think) was
fought the battle near the
White Plains
The decision of the Secty
is respectfully requested
by his Mo. Obt. Servt
Wm Steuart [illegible]
Bounty Land Office Feby 25th 25
Allowed
[illegible]
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[illegible] Claim of the
Heirs of Judah Alden
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Norwich Jany 3rd 1828.
I have now the pleasure to acknowledge
the receipt of your favor covering warrants
in the cases of Col. Thomas Knowlton
and Judah Alden. I thank you for your
attention to them. I begged you to send me
few Blanks & it convenient to do so.
very respectfully your
[illrgible] obed Servt
James Lanman
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State of Connecticut 
Windham County
Probate office
District of Windham
November 4th AD. 1825,
I certify, that satisfactory evidence was adduced 
to me, to prove that John Wattles of Lebanon
 is nephew and Heir at Law in fee to Capt
Judah Alden late of Lebanon deceased late a Captain
in the Regiment in the Connecticut
Line in the Continental army, who was never
married and lost his life about the time of the
Battle of the White Plains
Given under my hand and seal of
office, this Forth day of
November AD 1825.
Jonah Lincoln Judge of Probate for Windham Dist
he be the only heir
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New London County ss
I do hereby certify that William & Williams
of Lebanon, and James Stedman of Norwich
in New London County, Esquires are severally
Justices of the Peace in said County, duly
qualified and acting under the authority
of the State of Connecticut. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of
the County Court of said New
London County at Norwich in sd
County this 22nd day of August AD
1825
Charles Lathrop Clerk
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I Eben Hunyington do hereby certify
that by my book of causalties, which I
Kept as Majr of the Regimt commanded
by Col Saml B. Webb, it being one of the
sixteen additional regiments so called, I
find the name of Judah Alden who
was a Captain in said Regiment, entered
in my said book as having been appointed
a Captain the first day of Feby 1777
& I also find by my Causality book
that he died the 22 of August 1777, & I do
certify from recollection, that at the time
when Alden died, he had been made
Prisoner by the British Troops, near
the Village of West Chester, at which
time we lost several men, who were made
Prisoners also, at which time I commanded
said Regiment, & I believe he was slain in a
skirmish with the british, as he never joind
the regiment again after the action
Norwich Conn 14 February 1825
Eben Huntington, Late of Col
Sam B Webb org Conn Regiment
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State of Connection
Norwich Feby 14th 1825.
Personally appeared Ebenezer Huntington
who signed the certificate on the other side
written and made solemn oath to the
truth of the facts in said Certificate
stated before me 
James Stedman Justice of
the Peace