Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 49,267, Lemuel Bacon, New York.
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SERVICE
New York         Bacon, Lemuel

NUMBER
S.49.267

Son of Joseph
CONTENTS
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Date of Death sent in A B

28804    New York
Lemuel Bacon
of Washington Co in the State of New York
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Martin of the Regiment commanded
by Col Warner in the New York
line for 7 months

File # 49267

Inscribed in the Roll of New York
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] day
of June 1834 and Hon H.C. Martindale [illegible]

Arrears to the 4th of March '34 $69.99
Semi-anl. allowance ending [illegible] '36  11.66/ $81.65
{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Jno. Cromwell Clerk,
Book [illegible]   Vol. 4   Page 117
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30.052
In the Matter of 
Lemuel Bacon
Revolutionary Soldier
_______________________
Declaration for a Pension



[illegible]

[illegible]
[illegible]
$23.33


Hon. H.C. Martendale
HR
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And this [illegible] further saith she was informed her brother Lemuel Bacon after she left home went into the service as a private soldier that she frequently heard at that time he was a soldier in the United States Service at Fort Edward keeping Garrison and as she has heard his declaration and she long [illegible] does not from the information she then had doubt in the least but he was out once in the Revolutionary War as he stated in his declaration and further this [illegible] saith not affirmed and made her mark before me this 11th day of February 1834  I also certify that her reputation for truth and veracity is good

Eunice      X    Brown
_______________________
             Mark

John Moss
Judge of Washington County Courts


State of New York
Washington County

I am J. Proudfit Deputy Clerk of the [illegible] County do certify that John Moss before whom the preceding affidavits signed by Samuel Winegar and by the mark of Silas Brown and Eunice Brown [illegible] to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Judges of Washington County Courts in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name inscribed to the said affidavits to be his [illegible] hand writing and signature  Witness my heart and soul of my office this 13th day of February 1834

J. Proudfit           Dep. Clerk
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State of New York
Washington County

Samuel Winegar of the town of Fort Ann County of Washington and State of New York being duly sworn according to law [illegible] and says he was well acquainted with Lemuel Bacon whose declaration is hereto annexed before the Revolutionary War during the [illegible] and over [illegible] that in the year 1778 he then said Lemuel Back belonged to Capt. Marten, Company and was as this [illegible] was then informed out in the [illegible] and that the Company went to Fort Edward and was out during the Summer and Fall and untill in December

This [illegible] further saith he lived with Tenuel Bacon a brother to the said Lemuel Bacon father by the name of Joseph Bacon and that in the year of 1778 he this [illegible] well remembers of [illegible] the Father of the said Lemuel Bacon when on a visit at his house in Tenuel Bacon's family at which time he heard him say his son Lemuel Bacon was gone out in the [illegible] in Capt. Marten's Company and was then gone to Fort Edward that he this [illegible] knows that this said Lemuel Bacon was a soldier in the Revolution as well as he knows that Burgoyne and his Army was taken at Saratoga - and further this [illegible] saith not  
Subscribed and sworn before me this 6th day of Feb - 1834     [illegible]
Certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Winegar and that he is a man reported to have  Character Good for truth and veracity

Samuel Winegar
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State of New York
Washington County

Silas Brown of the town of Queensbury County of Warren and State of New York aged Eighty years and seven months being duly sworn according to [illegible] and says he was well acquainted with Lemuel Bacon whose declaration is here to annexed that he this deponent married his Lemuel Bacon's sister and he this deponent further says he saw him the said Lemuel Bacon in the service under arms and in the performance of his duty as a soldier at Fort Edward he believes it was in the year of 1778 and that according his this deponent his recollection he the said Lemuel Bacon was in the service seven months and further this deponent saith not       

       his
Silas X Brown
      mark

Affirmed and made his mark before me this 10th day of March A.D. 1834 I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Silas Brown and that he made his mark in consequence of old age & infirmity as that he is a man of truth and veracity by reputation

John Moss, a judge of Washington County Courts

State of New York
Washington County

Eunice Brown of the town of Queensbury County of Warren and State of New York aged seventy one years and seven months being duly sworn according to law [illegible] and saith she is a sister to Lemuel Bacon whose declaration is hereto annexed and that they both lived in their Fathers family in the town of Easton in the Revolutionary War and untill after Gen Burgoyne and Army were taken in 1777 and about that time she married Silas Brown and moved away to the town of Queensbury where she now lives ----
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State of New York
County of Washington

On this 17th day of February A.D. 1834 personally approved an open court before John Willard Surrogate of said County at a Surrogate Court - now sitting Lemuel Bacon a resident of the town of Fort Ann County of Washington and State of New York aged seventy 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 [illegible] June 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That while he lived in the town of Easton County of Washington and State of New York and in the month of May A.D. 1778 he volunteered and entered the service for seven months in a Company of Rangers as New York state troops under the Command of Capt. Marten. [Illegible] [illegible] does not recollect his Ensigns name That he was Stationed at Tulls Mills sometime and he was then marched to Fort Edward when he was stationed and kept Garrison four or five weeks under the Command of Col Warner was then marched back to Tulls Mills and was Stationed as a Guard untill in September when he was again marched to Fort Edward where he was Stationed and kept Garrison for a long time. was then marched again to Tulls Mills and Stationed as a Guard at which post he remained untill in December when he was discharged by [illegible] and he further saith he Served and did his duty as a Private Soldier Seven Months for which he claims a pension.

This [illegible] further saith he Saw frequently during this Campaign Gen Scuyler - That there were other Troop [illegible] Col. Sherwood and Capts. Commanders & companies - [illegible] the names of which he does not distinctly recollect That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Service except Samuel Winegar Silas Brown Eunice Brown whose affidavits are hereto annexed


1    That he was born in the town of Brimfield in the State of Connecticut -

2     That there is a record of his age in the town of Brimfield, Connecticut State and in the family bible at his dwelling house
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3 That he lived in the town of Easton County of Washington and State of New York when he entered the Service as a Volunteer and that Since the Revolutionary War he has lived in the town of Easton [illegible] Kingsbury and in the town of Fort Ann where he now lives and has lived for more than fifty years

4 That he entered the Service as a Volunteer in a Company of Rangers for Seven Months

5 That he cannot remember the names of [illegible] continental as Militia Regiments more distinctly as the circumstances of his Service more particularly that is let out in the body of his declaration

6 That he has not ever received a written discharge

7 That there is no Clergyman residing in the town or neighborhood where he lives that is acquainted with him any length of time That he is Known in the neighborhood where he resides to Henry Thom Daniel Harvey David Young Franklin Harking and many others who can testify that he is [illegible] and believed to honor him a Soldier of the revolution

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the [illegible] and [illegible] that his name is not on the pension roll of any State or Territory

Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court

Lemuel Bacon
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that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and Served as he states - And I the Said Judge further certifies that it appears to me that William Young who Signed the preceding certificate is a [illegible] in this town of Fort Ann and that Franklin Haskins who has also Signed the Same is a [illegible] in the town of Fort Ann and that they are credible persons and that this Statement is [illegible] to Audit [illegible] where of I have hereto Subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at [illegible] in [illegible] County of Washington this 17th day of February 1834

John Willard, Surrogate 

[seal]
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[Printed form, filled in by hand]

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Lemuel Bacon  [illegible] 49267

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment.

May 1778

Length of Service.

7 mos.

Rank.

Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.

Captain.

Martin

Colonel.

Warner

State.

N.Y.

Battles engaged in, 1
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Easton Wash. Count., N.Y.
Date of application for pension, Feby. 17 1834 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Ft. Ann Wash. County
Age at date of application, 70 yrs. [illegible]
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New York         Bacon, Lemuel        $49.267
Son of Joseph
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[Printed form with handwritten information]

Revolutionary Series

INVALID. (Series........)

Cert. No. 28804

Name, Lemuel Bacon
Rank, Private; Service, Capt Martin
Col. Warner - NY File No. 49267
Agency. Original Roll:
Transf'd......,1....,to......
"......1,.....,to.....

Issued..........,1
Mailed..........,1
Rate and Period, $....., from.....,1

Deductions:..........
Disability:..........

Issued..........,1
Mailed..........,1
Rate and Period, $.....,from.....,1

Deductions:..........
Disability:..........
[two more instances of this printed, but incomplete data]

INDORSEMENTS.
1910 Nov. 26 Hist. to Capt Gale Graser Caitlin
1923 Feb. 16 Hist. to Palmer [illegible]
Shankland. [illegible]
1931 - Feb. 13 - Hist.  [illegible] Col. [illegible] D.  Callin [illegible]
1937 - Sept. 30 - Hist. to Edward. E. Adams
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State of New York
County of Washington

On the 29th day of May A.D. 1834 personally appeared in Open Court before us the Judges of the Court of Washington County Common Those now [illegible] Lemuel Bacon a resident of the town of Fort Ann County of Washington and State of New York aged Seventy 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 7th 1832 - That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as herein stated
That while he lived in the town of Easton County of Washington and State of New York and in the month of May A.D. 1778 he volunteered and entered the Service for Seven Months a company of New York State Troops under the Command of Capt Martin, Lieut Tull (does not recollect the Ensigns name) That he was stationed at Tull's Mills Sometime was thence Marched to Fort Edward where he was Stationed and kept Garrison four or five weeks under the Command of Col Warner was thence Marched back to Tulls Mills and was Stationed under arms as a Guard untill September when he was marched back to Fort Edward where he was stationed and kept Garrison for a long time, was then marched back to Tulls Mill and then Stationed under arms as a Guard at which post he remained encamped with his embodied Company untill in December when he was discharge by parole and he further saith he performed his duty faithfully for a Private Soldier Seven Months for which he claims a Pension
This declarant further saith he Saw frequently during this Campaign Gen Scuyler - Col Sherwood was then Capt and other Capts and Companies - the names of officers he does not distinctly recollect
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of of no personwhose testimony he can procure who can testify to his Service except Samuel Winegar Silas Brown Eunice Brown whose affidavits are hereto annexed.
[illegible] That he was born in the town of Brinfield in the State of of Connecticut.
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2 That there is a record of his age in the town of Brinfield State of Connecticut and in his family bible at his dwelling house

3  That he lived in the town of Easton County of Washington and State of New York when he entered the Service as a Volunteer and that Since the revolutionary War he has lived in the town of Easton aforesaid town of Kingsbury and town of Fort Ann where he now lives and has lived for more than forty five years

4 That he entered the Service as a Volunteer in a Company of Rangers or New York State Troop for Seven Months

5 That he cannot remember the names of Officers continental or a Militia Regiment more distinctly as the circumstances of his Service more particularly than is Set out in the body of his declaration

6 That he has not ever received a written discharge

7 That there is no Clergyman residing in the town or neighborhood where he lives that is acquainted with him for any length of time that he is known in the neighborhood where he resides to Henry Thorn David Harvey Franklin Hasking William Young
And many others who can testify that he is reputed and believed to have been a Soldier of the revolution

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the [illegible] and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any State or Territory
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court 
J.S. Leigh

Lemuel Bacon

We Franklin Hasking residing in the town of Fort Ann and William Young residing in the same town Fort Ann hereby testify that we are well acquainted with Lemuel Bacon who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be Seventy 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 
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court J.S Leigh

Franklin Hasking
William Young
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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 Franklin Hasking who has Signed the preceding certificate resident in the town of Town of Fort Ann That William Young who has also Signed the Same is a resident in the Same town and are credible persons and that their Statement is entitled to credit
I Jesse S. Leigh - Clerk of the Court of Washington [illegible] That do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Said Court in the Matter of the declaration of Lemuel Bacon for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal of Office this 29th day of May 1834
J.S. Leigh
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[This letter is typed and handsigned by Adams]

Edward E. Adams
Attorney at Law
Taylorville, Illinois

September 17, 1937

Director of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.

Lemmuel Bacon, alias Lemuel Bacon, Private under Capts. Martin and Co. Warner, N.Y. State Mil. Rev. War.

Sir:-

Lemmuel (or Lemuel) Bacon, who enlisted in the Revolutionary War at Easton, Washington Co., New York, in May 1778, and State Militia, is understood to have been a pensioner of the Revolutionary War.  He died in Chautauqua Co., New York, in 1844. I would be glad to have such information, if any as may be afforded by your records of his personal and military history, and family, and greatly oblige, 

Yours respectfully, 

Edward E. Adams
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[Typed letter with handwritten signature]

Jamestown, N.Y., January 15, 1923

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Records Section,

Will you kindly favor me with the record of the Revolutionary soldier, Lemuel Bacon, mentioned in the Pension List of 1840 as a resident of Ellery, Chautauqua, N.Y.

Thanking you for the favor, I am
Very Respectfully, 
Palmer R. Shankland
No 17 Fulton St.,
Jamestown, N.Y.
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[blank page with date stamp and handwritten check mark]
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[Printed letterhead:]

COMPANY "K"
TWENTY-EIGHT UNITED STATES INFANTRY

[Handwritten:]

Fort Snelling Minnesota,
November 17th, 1910.



The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

Will you kindly notify me if you have record of an application for a pension for Joseph Bacon or Lemuel Bacon both of Fort Ann Washington County N.Y.

Please also inform me if there be any mention of a family in the application of Abigail Smith Catlin
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by right of her husband Nathan Catlin of West Haven, Connecticut.
Very respectfully

G.[illegible] [illegible] Catlin
Captain U.S. Army

P.S.
All of the above are for [illegible] War of the Revolution.
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c/o  Morgan & Co. 14 Place Vendome,
Paris, France, 17 Jan, 1931.
The
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Can you give me any
information as to the 
Revolutionary service of
Joseph Bacon, died Aug 29, 1822
whose wife Mary died Sept 9, 1822
or of his son
Lemuel Bacon, b.  June 20, 1764
died May 15, 1845
Joseph Bacon lived
I think, at Fort Ann, N.J.
Respectfully
George D. Catlin
Col. U.S. Army retiree
U. Jan 28 1931 [postage stamp]
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Colonel George D. Catlin
C/o Morgan & Company
14 Place Vendome
Paris, France
Dear Sir:
February 13, 1931
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF: MLB
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 49267, that Lemuel Bacon,
a son of Joseph Bacon, was born in Brimfield, Connecticut,
date not stated.
While residing in Easton, Washington County, New York,
with his father and brother Tenuel, he enlisted in May, 1778
and served seven months as private in Captain Martin's company,
Colonel Warner's New York regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February
17, 1834, at which time he was living in Fort Ann, Washington
County, New York, and was aged seventy years.
The soldier's sister Eunice married Silas Brown and in
1834 she was residing in Queensbury, Warren County, New York.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Mr. Edward E. Adams
Taylorville
Illinois
Dear Sir:
September 30, 1937
Lemuel Bacon
S. 49267
BA-J/AWF
Reference is made to your letter in which you
request information in regard to Lemmuel  (Lemuel )
Bacon, soldier of the Revolutionary War from Easton,
Washington County, New York.
The data furnished herein were obtained from
papers on file in pension claim, S. 49267, based
upon the military service of Lemuel Bacon in the War of the Revolution.
Lemuel Bacon was born in Brimfield, Connecticut,
date not given. He was the son of Joseph Bacon, name of
his mother not stated.
While residing in Easton, Washington County,
New York, with his father, Lemuel Bacon volunteered
sometime in May, 1778 and served seven months as a
private in Captain Martin's company of rangers, did
garrison duty at Tulls Mills and Fort Edward, part of
the time under Colonel Warner.
He resided after the Revolution in Easton, and
Kingsbury, thence to Fort Ann, Washington County,
New York. He was allowed pension on his application
executed February 17, 1834, then living in Fort Ann
where he had lived "more than" forty-five years, at
which time he was aged about seventy years.
Tenuel or Penuel Bacon, brother of the soldier,
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Lemuel Bacon, was a resident of Easton, New York during the
Revolution. His sister, Eunice Bacon, married
about the year 1777, Silas Brown, and on February 11,
1834 she stated that she was aged seventy - one years and
seven months and a resident of Queensbury, Warren County,
New York, and the said Silas Brown was then eighty years
of age.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
reference to wife or children of the soldier, Lemuel Bacon.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of
pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly
the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply
to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, Washington, D. C., and furnish the
following data:
Lemuel Bacon
Certificate # 28804
Issued June 26, 1834
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator