Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 200, Samuel Anderson, Conn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Conn.  Anderson, Samuel  R 200
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832

State of Connecticut}  Killingly Aug 13, 1839
County of Windham}
On this thirteenth day of August A.D. 1838 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the District of Killingly now sitting Samuel Anderson residing in the town of Sterling in the County of Windham and state of Connecticut aged 84 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 United States service under the following named officers and served herein states Viz. that during the revolutionary war to wit from sometime in the month of December 1776 to sometime in the month of February following he served two months as a militia man at a place called  Boston Neck in the town of North Kingston in the State of Rhode Island. The commissioned officers of the company to which said applicant belonged as aforesaid were as follows viz. David Cady Captain, Comfort Day Lieutenant and Nathaniel Spalding Ensign. The object of there being called out at that time was to guard the shore upon the appearance of the British fleet off Newport. There were a number of companies of Rhode Island militia out at the same time, but said applicant does not recollect that they were under the command of any general or field officers.

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7066
Samuel Anderson
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That said applicant also served again rather more than four months commencing in the month of August 1778 on Rhode Island and at Cranston in the state of Rhode Island. He was in a company of cavalry commanded by Capt  Chamberlin; the other commissioned officers were Lieut. Canada, [illegible] Tucker and Quartermaster Dorrance was in the battle in Rhode Island during Sullivan's expedition so called. For the two last months of said term of service this applicant was sick and was carried to said Cranston where he remained under the charge of Doctors Meeks and [illegible] and obtained from them a certificate dated sometime in the month of December that he was until the time of said date unable to be removed, which certificate enabled said applicant to obtain his pay up to the time of said date. Said applicant was during the whole revolutionary war an inhabitant of said town of Killingly. He has no documentary evidence to prove any part of said service and he knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure who can testify to the above except those whose affidavits are herewith transmitted to the War Department.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
The following interrogatories by said Court propounded to said applicant. viz.
1. Where, and in what year were you born? Ans. In Voluntown State of Connecticut in the year 1748.
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? My name and age were recorded in the town records of said town Voluntown.
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where
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do you know live. Ans. When called into service as aforesaid I was living in said town of Killingly where I have lived every since until about two years ago when I removed to Sterling in said State of Connecticut where I now live.
4. How were you called into service. Ans. Drafted
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. When I was in Rhode Island as above stated Gen. Sullivan was commander in chief of the American troops at that place. I recollect also a Col. Livingston and a Col. Lincoln who were there and have forgotten the names of other general and field officers. I cannot recollect any particular circumstances of my said service except those above related.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans. I never received any discharge.
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief in your service as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. I am but little acquainted with persons in my present neighborhood having lived there but two years; but am well acquainted in Killingly where I have resided the greater part of my life & name in the latter place the following persons viz. Rev. Roswell Whitmore, Col. Shubale Hutchins and Mr. David A. Bacon. Jesse Herrendeen.  Sworn to an subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before the Curt of Probate for the District of Killingly.
Samuel Anderson
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We Roswell Whitmore a clergyman residing in the town of Killingly in said Windham County and Col. Shubael Hutchins, David A. Bacon & Hesse Herrendeen residing in the same hereby certify that we are wel acquainted with Samuel Anderson late of Killingly now residing in Sterling in said County who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 84 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.
Roswell Whitmore
Shubael Hutchins
Jesse Herrendeen

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year aforesaid before the Court of Probate for the District of Killingly in the State of Connecticut.
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 Roswell Whitmore who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in said town of Killingly and that Shubael Hutchins and Jesse Herrendeen who signed the same are residents in said town of Killingly and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I David Chase Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of Killingly hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Anderson of Killingly of Sterling for a pension.
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 22nd day of June 1838.
David Chase Clerk
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At a Court of Probate holden at Killingly within and for the District of Killingly in the State of Connecticut on the eighteenth day of June A.D. 1833.
Present Thomas Backas Judge
Personally appeared Samuel Anderson of Sterling in said state and in addition to a declaration made by him before this Court on the thirtieth day of August A.D. 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832 doth now under oath make the following declaration Viz. That he served in the army of the Revolution not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade: For six months I served as a private soldier and for such service I claim a pension. Being required to make a more full statement of officers under whom he served as aforesaid, says that during his first period of his service he was not to the best of his recollection under the command of any general or regimental officers. All the company officers recollected by him are David Cady Captain, Comfort Day Lieutenant, Nathaniel Spalding Ensign, Jebediah Bennet Sergeant, and Joshua Eaton Corporal. All of the officers recollected by him during his second term of service are Capt Chamberlain, Lieut. Canada, and Corporal Timothy Backus. He has before given the names of Gen. Sullivan, Col Livingston and Col. Lincoln who where
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connected with him during this term of service and by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot now recollect the names of any other officers. 
Signed by
Samuel Anderson

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Samuel Anderson before the Court of Probate for the District of Killingly on the day and year first above written.

I David Chase Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Killingly hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Anderson for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this day and year first above written.
David Chase Clerk
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Samuel Anderson
Act 1832 Conn
Rev

R
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[This is a printed form with hand entered entries. The numbers in the text refer to notes at the bottom of the form.]

State of Connecticut
County of Windham
Be it Known, that on this 21st day of December A.D. 1852 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 1 Samuel Anderson resident 2 of Sterling in said County, and made oath according to law 3 that he is the legal heir of the identical man who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4 [blank]. That 5 he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in presenting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking Powers of Attorney to prosecute the claim of 6 Samuel Anderson for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D.C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming al that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
7 Samuel Anderson
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said 8 Samuel Anderson to be directly interested in said claim set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
9 Archibald Douglas Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut }
County of Windham}
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence  has been exhibited before me, Clerk of the County Court for County & State that 8  Samuel Anderson the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the 10 identical child of the reputed  soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that 11 Archibald Douglas Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, was at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purposing to be his, I believe to be genuine.

[A seal is affixed.] In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this Twenty third day of December 1852
Uriel Fuller Clerk

[Notes referred to in the document.]
1. Claimant's name or names in full. -2. Post Office address.
3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c.
4. Leave this line blank. -5. "He is," "she is," or "they are." - 6. Revolutionary soldier's full name. -&7. Claimant's signature. -8. Claimant's name.-9. Magistrate's signature.
10; "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."-11. Magistrate's name." [sic]-12. Clerk's signature.

N. B. - Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plurals should be substituted for the singular number.
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[Two lines at the top of the form have been crossed out.]

REJECTED
Samuel Anderson
P.O.
Service: R0

Enlisted: _____, 18  .
Discharged: __, 18  .

Application filed: __., 18  .
Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:
P.O.
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200
Connecticut
Sam Anderson
Rejected
[Illegible] Thos
Beukus 26 Sept 83
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Siloam Short 
deposition for
Saml. Anderson
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I Siloam Short of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of lawful age and engaged according to law testify and say that I have been intimately acquainted with Samuel Anderson who now resides in Sterling in said Windham County and has resided in in said Sterling about two years last past, and before that time from his childhood resided in said Killingly and was a neighbour [sic] and acquaintance of mine do know that the said Samuel Anderson was drafted into the service of the revolutionary war as a trooper and have always understood that he was called to Newport in the State of Rhode Island at the time of Gen Sullivan's expedition in said Rhode Island in the year of 1777 or 1778. The time that he was in the service I do know but have always heard it reputed four months or more a part of the time that said Anderson was at Newport I have always understood he was sick and detained longer than the rest of the Company. Further the deponent saith not.
Siloam Short

Windham County ss Killingly August 17th 1832
Personally appeared Siloam Short signer to the above deposition before me John Dixon a Justice of the Peace for Windham County and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed and drawn up by me as directed by him after being cautioned to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The deponent is a reputable witness and entitled to full credit.

John Dixon Justice of the Peace
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I Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that John Dixon Esq. before whom the written affidavit was made is duly enrolled and a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County that the written signature of his name is in his hand writing and that full faith and credit aught to be given to the acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 23 day of August A.D. 1832.
Armin Bolles Clerk
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I Shubael Hutchins of Killingly in the County of Windham and state of Connecticut of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Mr. Samuel Anderson late of Killingly now residing in the adjoining town of Sterling and have been acquainted with him for sixty years past that the said Anderson served with me two months during the Revolutionary War, viz. from sometime in the month of December 1776 to sometime in the month of February following at a place called Boston Neck in the town of North Kingston and State of Rhode Island. We were in the same company and said company was under the command of Capt David Cady, Comfort Day was Lieutenant and Nathaniel Spalding Ensign. There were no other militia at the place from Connecticut but there were a number of companies of Rhode Island Militia there. I do not recollect that we were under the command of any general field officers. The object of our being called out at that time was to guard the shore upon the appearance of the British fleet off Newport.
Shubael Hutchins

State of Connecticut }
County of Windham }  Killingly August 22nd 1832
Then Shubael Hutchins who subscribed the foregoing affidavit personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me. I also certify that said deponent is a man of fair character for truth and veracity and his testimony entitled to full credit.
Thomas Backus Justice of the Peace
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I Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Thomas Bachus Esq. before whom the written affidavit was made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County that the written signature of his name is in his hand writing and that full faith and credit aught to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereby I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County that 23rd day of August A.D. 1832.
Armin Bolles Esq.
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No. 7066
Saml. Anderson

Theo Backus
Killingly Ct.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel Anderson 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? No see quer [query] 5

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? no

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? no
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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?

XIV. [dagger] 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? yes Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper office under his seal of office? yes

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? yes

XVI. [double dagger] Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No quere 16

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

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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUETE 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  a__. For __months and __ days, I served as a __; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision [begin underlining] the period for which the applicant served, [end underlining] and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the [begin underlining] length of his service. [end underlining] The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

[dagger] QUERE XV. 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 he 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.

[double dagger QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
[This note has a brace in front of it to highlight it.]
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.