Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25379, Uriah Carpenter, Conn.
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Service Number
Conn. Carpenter, Uriah W.25379
Eliphal
Contents
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5920
Eliphal Carpenter
Con
Act 7 July 38
M 85: d 16
on Rolls - ‘79 - 5mo.
Capt. Clark
Col. Ledyard.   3 -
[illegible] London 77.

admd
[illegible]
$26.66

No deduction

B.C. Simmons
Ashford
Con
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Uriah Carpenter and Eliphal Briggs joined in Marriage
State of Connecticut
Windham County ss. Town of Ashford
I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Town of Ashford in the County and State aforesaid do certify that the above is a true copy of the Record of said Town, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on said record in fair legible figures as follows: ~ April 14th 1785 ~
Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk
I Benjamin C. Simmons , above named, depose and say that I hold the Office of Clerk of the Town of Ashford in the County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certified by me ~
Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of said Town of Ashford
Sworn before me
Daniel Knowlton
Judge of Probate for the District of Ashford in the County & State aforesaid
I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford in the County & State aforesaid do certify that Daniel Knowlton Esq. is the Judge of said Court & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine ~ 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & thirty nine ~
Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk
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State of Connecticut
Windham County ss. Ashford Probate District ~
On this Seventh day of August in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty nine, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said District of Ashford Eliphal Carpenter a resident of Ashford in the District, County and State aforesaid aged Seventy two years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled “An Act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows:” That she is the widow of Uriah Carpenter who was a private soldier in the Militia or State Troops of Connecticut and served as she verily believes about Eleven Months - The Officers under whom he served she does not recollect but refers to the accompanying documents for further information - That at the time he entered the service he resided in Ashford aforesaid and ever after resided there until his death ~ She further declares that she was married to the said Uriah Carpenter on the fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred & Eighty five, that her husband the aforesaid Uriah Carpenter died on the third day of January, Eighteen hundred and sixteen, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four, viz: at the time above stated ~ Eliphal Carpenter
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before
Daniel Knowlton
Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford
I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford do certify that Daniel Knowlton Esq. is Judge of said Court and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Said Court and subscribed my name on the day and year above written ~
Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk ~
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State of Connecticut
Windham County ss
Ashford August 7th D 1839
I Uriah B. Carpenter of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged forty seven years Depose and Say that my Honored Father Uriah Carpenter Died at Ashford on the third Day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixteen and that my Mother Eliphal Carpenter has never been married since my  Fathers Death but still remains his Widow ~ Uriah [illegible] Carpenter
Sworn and subscribed the Day and year first above written Before me I hereby Certify that the Deponent is A Credible person and that his testimony is entitled to full Credit
Daniel Knowlton
Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford
I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford do certify that Daniel Knowlton Esq. is Judge of said Court and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine ~
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and subscribed my name the day and year above written
Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk ~
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3328.
Connecticut
Eliphal Carpenter
Widow of Uriah,
Conn Carpenter
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
26 Dollars 66.
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 
24 day of Jany 1849.
and sent to
Hon. J.A. Rockwell
[illegible]
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 274 Vol. 1

Reported 
Jany 24/119
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Revy Widow, &c.
File No. 25,379
Eliphal Carpenter
Wid of 
Uriah Carpenter
Priv Rev War
Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index: Vol A, Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Conn, 5920
Eliphal Carpenter
Widow of Uriah
See let. to B.C. Simmons, Oct. 7, 1839 -
Act 7. July 38.
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4503
Connecticut
Eliphal Carpenter
widow of Uriah Carpenter dec
who was a pensioner under the Act of —
and who died on the 3 January 1816
of Windham in the State of Connt.
who was a private in the Conn commanded 
by Captain Clark of the regt commanded 
by Col. Ledyard in the Conn Mila. 
line for 8 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connt. 
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of Novr 
1839, & sent to B.C. Simmons, Ashford, Connt.
Arrears to the 4th of Septr 1839 $93.31
Semi=annual allowance ending 4 Mar 40 13.33
$106.64
Act July 7, 1838.
Recorded by D.M. Curdy, Clerk,
Book A. Vol.1. Page 193.
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765.
Connecticut.
Eliphal Carpenter
widow of Uriah Carpenter
who was a Private
in the Con. Mili. line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
26 Dollars & 66.
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 
6th day of July, 1843
and sent to J.D. Richmond
Ashford,
Conn.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol.1. Page 64.

Rep July 6
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Comptrollers Office
Hartford July 19 1839
I certify that on application for evidence of the services of Uriah Carpenter, I have examined the Books & papers remaining in this office relating to the Revolutionary War and find him on a Return Roll of Eight Months Men that belonged to the 4th Connecticut Regiment Commanded by John Durkee Col. 1779, Uriah Carpenter of Ashford Commenced Service August 16 Time of Discharge Jany 15 having Served Five Months
5 Months
Henry Kilbourn Comptr
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719
Admit, private $26.66.
Conn. Agency
Send to
J.D. Richmond
Ashford
Conn
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State of Connecticut
County of Windham ss Ashford Court of Probate District of Ashford
On this twenty first day of April A.D. 1843 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid Eliphal Carpenter a resident of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the Widow of Uriah Carpenter Deceased who was a private in the Army the Revolution and served according to the best of her recollection in Colonel Durkees Regiment. The annual amount of Pension she received under the Act of July 7th 1838 was twenty six dollars and sixty six cents. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Eliphal Carpenter
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me and I certify that Eliphal Carpenter who subscribed the foregoing declaration is known to me personally
Jared D Richmond Judge of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid
I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford in Windham County and State of Connecticut do certify that Jared D. Richmond is Judge of said Court and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine ~
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Ashford this Twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord 1843 ~ Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford.
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Oct 30
[illegible]
26
Carpenter
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Ashford October 24, 1839
Sir,
I am directed by Mrs. Eliphal Carpenter to say, she knows of no person to whom to apply for further proof of the services of her late Husband Uriah Carpenter decd. and that she would be thankful for a certificate for the term duly established if nothing more can consistently be granted her ~
I am very respectfully 
Your obt. svnt.
Benjamin C. Simmons
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
N.B. Please direct to me.
B.C. Simmons - Ashford Conn.
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Aug 31
file
file
Aug 12
Ashford
August 27
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Sir ~ Mrs. Eliphal Carpenter having received a printed letter from you containing directions relative to papers for pension claims and it appearing that no direction or request was made to whom or where an answer might be addressed, therefore please by her request to send any communication respecting the claim for a pension by her made to the subscriber —
Yours respectfully
Benjamin C. Simmons
Ashford August 26
1839
P.S. A few days since I transmitted papers directed to you for Mrs. Hannah Broughton for an increase of pension, probably without directions to whom an answer might be addressed ~ please direct to me at Ashford, Conn —
Yours very respectfully 
Benjamin C. Simmons
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State of Connecticut Windham County ss.
Ashford October 4, D 1939 I Phillip Squier of Ashford in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty years Depose and say that I was in the the service the most part of the time During the revolutionary war from the year 1775 to the Close and that I was well acquainted with Uriah Carpenter of said Ashford before I entered the service and that in the year 1777 the said Uriah Carpenter served as A private Soldier in A Company of militia at Groton for the term of three months I was in the same Company as A private that we assisted in building the Fort Called Fort Griswold in the spring or fore part of the summer I think. the troops were commanded by Major Ledyard that in the fall of the same year I was at Providence in the State of Rhode Island in A Company of Militia Commanded by Capt Benjamin Clark of said Ashford for the term of three months and that the said Uriah Carpenter was A private soldier in the same Company and the same term of time and that in the year 1779 I was in the service and stationed at West Point near the Fort for three months John Frink was Lieutenant in the Company to which I belonged that the said Uriah Carpenter was in the vicinity of West Point as A private soldier During the ame term of time either in the State or Continental troops but Did not belong to the Company that I did as near as I Can recollect I left the vicinity of West Point some time in October of the year aforesaid and that the said Carpenter did not leave the place when I did
Philip Squier
Sworn to and subscribed the Day and year above written Before me I hereby certify that the Deponent is A Credible person
Daniel Knowlton
Judge of Probate for the District of Ashford Windham County State of Connecticut
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I Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do certify that Daniel Knowlton Esq. is the Judge of said Court and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine ~
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this tenth day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred thirty Eight ~
Benjamin C. Simmons Clerk ~
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 2d Feb. 1848 entitled an Act making further provisions for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution
State of Connecticut
Windham County ss
On this 7th day of September A.D. 1848 before the subscriber a Notary Public in and for the State of Connecticut aforesaid, (duly authorized by the laws of sd State to administer Oaths), and being duly  commissioned and sworn & residing in the town of Ashford in said County & State, personally appeared Eliphal Carpenter a resident of the town of Woodstock in the County of Windham & State aforesaid aged 81 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2d of Feb. 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War That she is the Widow of Uriah Carpenter who was a private in the army of the Revolution and that she received a pension of Twenty six Dollars and sixty six cents under the act of 17th June 1844. She further declares that she is still a Widow
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written 
Eliphal Carpenter
her X mark
Before me 
Horace Gaylord Notary Public
In presence of 
Horace Gaylord 
Alfred Carpenter
I hereby certify that the above named Declarant is personally known to me and that she is the same person who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration
Horace Gaylord Notary Public
In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto affixed my official signature & Notarial Seal this 7th day of September A.D. 1848 
Horace Gaylord Notary Public