Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15075, Nathan Darrow, Conn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn

Darrow, Nathan

NUMBER
S. 15075
Contents
Carded
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No. 1674.
Connecticut
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Nathan Darrow
of Groton in the State of Connect
who was a Corp. Serg. in the company commanded
by Captain Spicer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Selden in the Connect
line for two years & more

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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 112. Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

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Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of Nov.
1832, and sent to Honorable
Noyes Barber, Groton, Ct

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Arrears to 4th of Mar. 32.    112.00
Semiannl. allowance ending  56.00  
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                                                 $168.
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Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Wm. R. Palmer [signature], Clerk
Book D | Vol. 3 | Page 28
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State of Connecticut
County of New London

On this 6th day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the City Court of the City of New London now sitting Nathan Darrow a resident of the Town of Groton in said County of New London and State of Connecticut aged seventy three 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 service of the United
States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.  That in the spring of the year 1775 at said Groton he enlisted into the Company commanded
by Capt Abel Spicer for the term of seven months that said company belonged to Col Parsons Regiment and that the officers of the
Company were as follows to wit
Abel Spicer Captain
Isaac Gallup 1 Lieut.
Saml Williams 2d L
William Latham Ensign

That he resided at Groton when he entered the service and that Spicer's company were stationed at Groton and New London till after the battle of Bunker hill and then the company marched to Roxbury and were there
stationed till 27 Nov when he was discharged.
Genl. J [illegible] had command of our Regiment.  Peter Williams and Joseph Gallup of Groton were members of Spicers company living and can testify as to his services as stated above.

That afterwards in the month of May 1776 he
enlisted at said Groton into Spicers Company for six months, that said company belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Selden and that Col Latimer and Major Cliff also belonged to the same Regiment that the officers of the Company were
Abel Spicer Captain
Jon Palmer 1 Lieut
Park Avery 2d L

That after his enlistment the company received orders to join the Continental Army at New York that the company sailed from Groton in a sloop and after a passage of  several days
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joined the American Army at New York July 5th 1776 after the landing of the Enemy on Long Island in the month of August.  Capt Spicer's Company among others was ordered to Long Island and was stationed on one of the fortifications on the East part of the line from which many discharges of grape shot men made at the Enemy driving the early part of the engagement.  Spicer Company was subsequently ordered to a fort called C[illegible] on the South line and from there were ordered to the City of New York.  In the course of a few days the company went to Turtle Bay on the East River and then to Woods Point where some shots were exchanged with the enemy near Brooklyn.  On the 15th Sept the British army effected a landing on New York Island and their shipping passed along in front of the place where he was stationed and anchored near turtle bay in line for battle.  Several transports with troops  passed on and commenced in landing above.  Orders were then given to that part of the army at the entrenchments to take up the line of march lest they should be cut off.  In their retreat they encountered the Hessian army and did not get through them without the loss of several officers and men.  Col Selden was taken prisoner & afterwards died & Major Willis taken prisoner.  That the army marched to Harlem heights and entrenched themselves across the island they were again attacked by the Hessians the next day and the enemy were repulsed.  The army continued retreat to White Plains when there was a general engagement and several hundred lost their lives  That from White Plains the army retired to North Castle & thus to Phillipsburg where he was discharged at the expiration of his term in the month of November 1776.  That he resided at Groton at the time of his enlistment and that Capt Rufus Avery of Groton was a member of Spicer's company during all the time stated and can verify that he the said Darrow served in Spicer's company as stated herein
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That afterwards in the year 1780 in the spring or summer of that year at said Town of Groton he enlisted into Capt Latham's Company
for the term of one year, during which time he served in said company which was stationed
at Fort Griswold. That Col William Ledyard had command of the post and that the officers of the Company were

William Latham  Capt
Enoch Stanton. Lieut
Obadiah Perkins 2 Lt

That after the expiration of this term of  enlistment he again Enlisted into Capt Lathams Company for one year during which time he was a Sergeant that the officers of the Company were

Wm Latham   Capt
Enoch Stanton  Lieut
Obadiah Perkins 2d Lt

Nathan Darrow }  |
John Comstock } | Sergeants 
Rufus Avery }       |

Comstock was discharged in the early part of the season & not in the battle that Col Ledyard had command of the post. That
he was a member of the company and stationed at Fort Griswold on the 6th September 1781 when the Fort was taken by the British & when Col Ledyard and a large portion of the garrisons were killed,
that he [smudged ink/illegible] taken prisoner at that time and carried to New York where he was detained about two months after which he was exchanged and returned to Fort Griswold and continued to serve therein till the month of April or May following when he was discharged making this last term more than one year and a half and his whole term of service more than three years and seven months.  That Rufus Avery and John Comstock are both living and can testify as to his service in Lathams Company as stated.  That he was born at Groton in the year 1759, but has not any record of his age, that he was living at Groton when called into service where he has since continued to live & now resides, that all his service was by enlistment as stated herein, that he does not remember to have recd any discharge from the service when his term expired and he had a warrant under the hand of Colonel Ledyard which [missing word torn from page] lost when he was taken
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That he is well known to the Elijah Bailey of Groton to Coddington Billings Mayor of the City of New London. who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution and that the persons mentioned herein to wit Rufus Avery & John Comstock can testify to his service in Spicers Company and Lathams Company and Peter Williams in Spicers Company and also Joseph Gallup each term, as stated herein.  He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afore said  W.F. Brainard Clerk [signature] | Nathan Darrow [signature]

Mr John G Wightman a Clergyman residing in the Town of Groton and Rufus Avery, residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Darrow who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be
seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood 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 Court W Brainard Clerk [signature]
Rufus Avery [signature]
John G. Wightman [signature]

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 John G Wightman who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Groton, and that Rufus Avery
who has signed the same is a resident in the town of Groton and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit & that Peter Williams is a credible witness

I William F Brainard Clerk of the Court of the City of New London do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the motion of the application
of Nathan Darrow for a pension, in testimony  
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the City Court of New London City this 6th day of August AD 1832

Wm F Brainard Clerk [signature]
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State of Connecticut
County of New London

On this 10th day of September AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the City Court of the City of New London
now sitting Nathan Darrow a resident of the Town of Groton in the County of New London State of Connecticut who being first duly sworn according to law doth make the following declaration in explanation of his declaration of the 6th August AD 1832.

That after his term of service for the second year in Capt Latham's company had expired 
and in the spring of 1782 he again enlisted into said company for the term of six months during which period he was a Sergeant and had command of the guard at Fort Griswold and Col McClellan was stationed at New London and had command of the men stationed at New London & Groton, that he, the said Darrow, served till the fall of the year 1782 when he was discharged.  That in his former application he has stated the term of his last service correctly, and the error therein arises from his stating his discharge to have taken place in April or May instead of the fall of 1782 and he accidentally omitted to state the last enlistment of six months, the reason for which omission arising from his service being uninterruptedly continued in the same company.   In Capt Rufus Avery's disposition it is stated that he - said Avery - was discharged in the fall of 1782 and that your applicant had command of the guard at the Fort Griswold at Groton several months after his - Avery's - term of service expired.  Your applicant further declares that during the first term of enlistment into Capt Latham's Company he was a Corporal, that during the second term of one year and the last term of six months he was a Sergeant.  That Captain Rufus Avery of Groton after his discharge
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from service was in the habit of bringing wood and other articles to the Fort and can testify that your applicant was in service and had command at Fort Griswold in the summer
of 1782.

Nathan Darrow [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Wm F Brainard Clerk [signature]

I, William F Brainard Clerk of the City Court of the City of New London do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Darrow additional
& in explanation of the application of Nathan Darrow of 6th Aug 1832 for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and the seal of said City
Court this 10th day of September AD 1832

Wm F Brainard Clerk [signed and sealed]
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Apl 5, 1904 His to
Mrs. R. P. Plimpton
Denison Iowa

15075
INVALID.

File No. 15,075
Nathan Darrow
Sergt. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 428

[Arrangement of 1870.}
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I, Peter Williams of Groton County of New
London and State of Connecticut of the age of Seventy seven years, do depose and say that I inlisted [enlisted] as a private soldier in Capt Abel Spicers company annext [annexed] to the Regiment commanded by Col. Parson & continued in the Revolution line for the term of seven months in the year 1775 stationed at
Roxbury in Massachusetts. And was well
acquainted with Mr. Nathan Darrow of Groton
in the aforesaid State and County and am acquainted of his inlisting [enlisting] in Capt Abel Spicer Company and annext [annexed] to Col. Parsons Regiment and served Seven months in the year 1775 stationed at Roxbury in Massachusetts and was honorably discharged, and further the Deponant [Deponent] saith not.

Dated at Groton July the 31st AD 1832
Peter Williams [signature]

New London County ss Groton July the 31 AD 1832 personally appeared Peter Williams and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed

Before me Wm M. Williams Justice of the Peace
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This may certify to all whom it may concern that the within named deponent is to me well known and that he said Peter Williams is a credible witness & entitled to implicit belief.

Groton September 8th 1832
Wm. M. Williams Justice of the Peace [signature]
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The deficiency in the Justices certificate as to the credibility of the witness Williams in the case of Nathan Darrow is now remedied by the certificate on the back of the deposition.

The other difficulty as to the last term of service is explained by supplying the omission as to the last enlistment.   I hope no further difficulty may arise to one who served so long and so faithfully.

The old & new declaration must both be
forwarded.
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Additional declarations in the case of N. Burrows & C. White

Pension Papers
Free

[Postmarked: New London CT Sept 10] 

J.L. Edwards Esquire
Pension Office
Washington D. C
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Groton 10th September 1832

Sir
These return to you the papers of Nathan Darrow. He has corrected the errors pointed out by you in your letter to me.  You cannot now I am confident hesitate to forward his pension certificate to me.  I am well acquainted with Mr. Darrow and have been from my youth as to his services.  I well know from his character and from [illegible] made by all those that lived in this neighbourhood during the Revolutionary war that they were very long and valuable to his country, and that all he has claimed with purpose has been done faithfully.

I also have enclosed to you the papers of
Christopher White.  He has I trust removed your Objections his claim for a pension.  Mr. White is well known to me, he is an old Gentleman of first respectibility all his statements are to be relied on and I hope to receive his pension certificate by an early mail.  

I am Sir your Obd. Servt. 
Noyes Barber [signature]

J.L. Edwards Esquire
Washington
DC
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I Rufus Avery of the Town of Groton in New London County depose and say that at  Groton in the Spring of the year 1776 I enlisted in Capt Abel Spicers company
for the term of six months and in the month of 
July joined the American Army under Genl Washington at New York, was in the engagement on Long Island at New York and
White Plains.  that I was in service six months during all which time Nathan Darrow of Groton to me well known was in Capt Spicers Company enlisted with me and discharged
at the same time.  I also belonged to Capt Latham's Company stationed at Groton first from November 1780 one year, was in the battle at Fort Griswold taken prisoner & carried to New York.  I was a Sergeant in the Company and well remember that Nathan Darrow was a Sergeant in Lathams Company
during all the time I was in the Company he was in the battle was taken & carried prisoner to New York after he was exchanged he was stationed at Fort Griswold in the spring of 1782 when the articles remaining in the fort were sold at vendue.  Darrow was in service in Lathams Company sometime previous to my enlistment and continued to serve therein and had command of the guard at Fort Griswold several months after my term of service expired.

Signed & sworn to in Court
Rufus Avery [signature]
Wm F. Brainard Clerk
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Nathan Darrow - avers that he entered Capt. Latham's Company for one year as a Sergeant & served a year & a half. It is necessary to explain why & under what circumstances he continued in service beyond the term of his engagement. The credibility of his witness
Peter William is not certified by the magistrate, who administered the oath
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Nathan Darrow
Additional Declaration


Corpl. 6 mo.
Sergt. 18 mo.

$112 per annum
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I Rufus Avery of Groton in New London County depose and say that I well remember that in the summer of the year 1782 Col McClellan had command of the troops stationed at New London and Groton.  That I was in the habit of carting wood and other articles for the use of the troops.  That I well remember that in the Summer of 1782 there was a guard stationed at Fort Griswold and Nathan Darrow was a Sergeant and commanded the guards there stationed.  I cannot state precisely how long he continued at Fort Griswold but well remember
that he was there in the summer and till towards fall.  he may have continued there till a later period but I cannot swear that he was there longer than till towards the fall of 1782.  

Rufus Avery [signature]
Signed and sworn in Court
Wm. J Brainard Clerk