Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18043, for Hoel Huntley, Connecticut
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(3-1776)
Huntley, Hoel
or Huntly
SERVICE
Conn.
NUMBER
S.18043
carded
CONTENTS _
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Let. to John C. Palmer, 21 July '38. 
Dead 
Paid at the Treasury under the Act 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 17 Aug 1842. 
Agt notified 21 Oct 1844 
17837 
Connecticut 
Hoel Huntley 
of Lyme in the State of Con. who was a pr. in the Com. commanded by Captain  -  of the Regt commanded by Col. Latimer on the Con. Troops for 7 mo - 8 days 
Inscribed on the Roll of Con. at the rate of 24 Dollars 21 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of Sept 1833 and sent  - H.M. Waite, Lyme, Conn.  
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $63.53 
Semi-anl. allowance ending in March 1833  12.10
$75.63 
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.} 
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, 
Book E vol. 3 Page 19
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3830 
Hoel Huntley 
1 --- 12 months 
2 ----  3 months 
3 ----- 1 month
4 ------2 months  
5 ------1 month
Amount 19 months 
Proof – 
Elihu Huntley depn 
Martin Huntley 
Abner Beckwith depn 
Michael Phillips depn 
Catharine Phillips depn 
Jesse Beckwith depn 
This man is very old, very poor and has a crazy wife. He ask as early a consideration of his case as can be given. H. M. W.
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I hereby certify that Henry M Waite before whom the depositions of Elihu Huntly, Martin Huntly, Abner Beckwith, Michael Phillips and Catharine Phillips were taken is and at the times when said depositions were taken was a Justice of the Peace for the County of New London and State of Connecticut, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified and that the signatures upon the certificates of said depositions are in his own hand writing. The aforesaid depositions are hereunto annexed. City Washington DC Jan’y 13, 1833 
William L Hons MC
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I Elihu Huntly of Lyme in the County of new London and State of Connecticut aged 86 years on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Noel Huntly of Lyme aforesaid. That in the year 1776 he served with me at the White Plains three months. We were both in the same Company and went on together. Abner Lore was Captain, John Puffin was Lieutenant and Elihu Marvin was Ensign, we were both there at the battle of White Plains. 
Elihu Huntly  his mark 
State of Connecticut 
New London County} ss Lyme August 7th AD 1832 
Personally appeared Elihu Huntly and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true. 
Before me- 
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace 
I hereby certify that the deponent Elihu Huntly is personally known to me and is a credible person. 
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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I, Martin Huntley, of Lyme in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, aged 81 years on oath depose and say that I am acquainted with Hoel Huntley of said Lyme. In the summer of the year 1776, I with a large number of militia from Lyme aforesaid, and the places adjacent, turned out as volunteers to go to the White Plains and join the America army under the command of General Washington. I joined Captain Bushnell's company and went to the state of New York, I think in the month of August 1776. Colonel John Ely had command of the Regiment. I served in the campaign three months or upwards. The said Hoel Huntley according to my best recollection and belief was a soldier in the said campaign. He belonged, I think to Captain Abner Lords company in Colonel John Ely's Regiment. The militia that was called out at that time served as much as three months or more and I have no doubt from my knowledge of what took place at that time that he served as much as three months. 
Martin Huntley
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State of Connecticut
County of New London} ss Lyme December 21 1832
Personally appeared before me Henry M. Waite Justice of the Peace for New London County Martin, Huntley and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition. And I certify that the deponent is personally known to me and is a credible person.
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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I, Abner Beckwith of Lyme in the county of New London and state of Connecticut, aged 75 years, on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Hoel Huntley of said Lyme. We were both born and have ever since lived in said Lyme. 
In February 1776, I enlisted into captain John Ely's company in Colonel Erastus Wolcott's Regiment. In the month of August following, our company was marched to West Chester in the state of New York and then joined General Washington's army and remained with it, and under his command, until the later part of November following. 
Capt Ely was afterwards appointed colonel of the Regiment. The same [unreadable] large number of the militia were ordered to the state of New York to reinforce General Washington's army. Many went from said Lyme. I recollect seeing the said Hoel Huntley there. He was a private, I think, in the company commanded by captain Daniel Lord of said Lyme and belonged to colonel Ely's Regiment. The militia that was called out served in that tour between three and four months. Huntley to my present recollection and belief he served on that tour as long as the militia served, that is between three & four months. 
Abner Beckwith
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State of Connecticut}
County of New London} ss
Lyme   December 18th 1832

Personally appeared before me Henry M Waite, a  Justice of the Peace for New London County, Abner Beckwith and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition  And I certify that the deponent is personally know to me and is a credible person.
Henry M. Waite    Justice of Peace
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I, Michael Philips of Lyme in the county of New London and state of Connecticut, aged 84 years on oath depose and say that I am well acquainted with Hoel Huntley of said Lyme and for more than 40 years have lived in said Lyme with a few miles of him.  In the time of the Revolutionary War I was married and lived in New London with my family.  Some time during that war and I should think a little after the middle of the war some militia were stationed at New London and a part of them had their barracks near where we lived.  Among the soldiers there was the said Hoel Huntley. He had his washing done at our house and he used to be frequently there.  According to my best recollection he served as much as two months are more.  I know he was a soldier there a considerable time.
Michael Phillips

State of Connecticut}
New London County}ss
Lyme January 8, 1833

      Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, Michael Phillips, and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition.  And I certify that I am acquainted with the deponent and that he is a credible person.
Henry M Waite    Justice of the Peace
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I, Catherine Phillips of Lyme in the county of New London & state of Connecticut, aged 80 years, on oath depose and say that I am the wife of the aforesaid Michael Phillips. I have a very distinct recollection that the said Hoel Huntley mentioned in my husband's deposition was a soldier at New London in the time of the Revolutionary war. His war livery was done at our home and he used to be very frequently there. While was at New London I had a child that was very sick for some time and during that time he often called at our house and did various things for us, such as cutting up wood at the wood. I cannot specify the year, but it was after the middle of the war and before New London was burnt. He was also in the [unreadable] service. I cannot name the officers of the company, but I have a perfect recollection that the said Huntley was a soldier there at that time and according to my best recollection - he was there as much as two months or more. I know he was there a very considerable time. 
Catharine Phillips 
State of Connecticut 
New London County}ss Lyme Jany 8, 1833 
Personally appeared before me Catharine Phillips and subscribed and made oath to foregoing deposition. And I certify that she is a credible person. 
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace
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3830 
Hoel Huntley 
1 ----   12 months 
2 ----    3 months 
3 ----    1 month
4 ----    2 months
5 ----    1 month  
19 months   
Proof 
1 His own statement 
2 Silas Robbins affid 
Elihu Huntley affid  
Martin Huntley affid 
Jesse Beckwith -  
Levi Luther 
3 His own statement 
4 & 5 
Catharine Phillips 
Michael Phillips
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I Jesse Beckwith of Lyme in the County of New - London and State of Connecticut aged 79 years on oath depose and say that I ever have been acquainted with Hoel Huntley of said Lyme - In the year 1776 I served four months at and near the White Plains in the State of New York in the States service in the Revolutionary war - in Colonel John Ely's Regiment I will remember that the said Hoel was at the same time a soldier in the same Regiment - I belonged to Capt Bushnells Company and I think he belonged to Capt Lord's Company. I saw him frequently there, and one circumstance, in particular, makes me remember him he was considered the tallest man in the Regiment
Jesse Beckwith
State of Connecticut
County of New London } SS Lyme
On this 24th of August to 1824 before me Henry M. Waite a notary public personally appeared Jesse Beckwith, to me personally known and a credible person, and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing deposition
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal-
Henry M. Waite Notary Public
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State of Connecticut}
New London County} ss Lyme
Probate District of Lyme}

            On this seventh day of August AD 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court for the District of Lyme now sitting, Hoel Huntly, a resident of the town of Lyme in the county of New London and state of Connecticut, aged 82 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th AD 1832.
               That he entered  the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
                1.  On the 12th day of September 1775 at Lyme aforesaid, he enlisted into a company commanded by Abner Lord, called a company of minutemen for a term of one year.  John Griffin was Lieutenant, Elisha Marvin was Ensign and he thinks Col Latimer had command of the Regiment.  He continued to serve in that company until the 9th day of September following, within three days of the end of his term when he was drafted to go to Westchester in the state of New York.  The company was to be armed and equipped and ready to march at a minutes warning.  Whenever required.  They were when not in active service exercised and drilled one half day in every week.  He cannot at his very advanced age recollect all
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the service they performed, but he recollects serving as a guard at Black Hall in said Lyme in the month of July 8 days at one time. He does not recollect any living witness of his service at this time. 
On the 9th day of September 1776 at Lyme aforesaid, the deponent was drafted to go to West Chester in the state of New York and join General Washington's army. Silas Robbins, Elihu Huntley, and Martin Huntley all of said Lyme and now living were drafted about the same time he was. Elihu Huntley belonged to the same company with deponent. Silas Robbins joined Capt Marvin's company and Martin Huntley belonged to the company called the Walnut Hill company commanded by Capt Bucknell. The deponent entered the company of Captain Abner Lord, John Griffin was Lieutenant and Elihu Marvin was Ensign.
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and Elihu Marvin was Ensign. 
Col John Ely was the colonel of the Regiment. We continued to serve in the campaign three months:. Martin Huntley and deponent were both taken sick and came home sick. The deponent had the disorder called the camp distemper, which lasted him more than a year afterwards. He was there at the time of the battle at the White Plains. But was not [unreadable] in it as consequence of his illness. He knew General Washington, General Tallmadge, Genl, Saltonstall, and other officers there.  Was discharged by Genl Saltonstall. He was at one time under General Stillman about a fortnight as a ranger. He knew Levi Luther of Lyme, he was in the service there at the same time deponent was. How long he had been there before, he is unable to say. Silas Robbins, Martin Huntley, and Elihu Huntley all served around the same time deponent did and can all testify to deponents service.
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In the summer of 1778 the deponent was drafted to go to New London and while there his company was ordered to Newport in Rhode Island. He was drafted into Lee Lays company in Col Latimers' Regiment. He served in that tour one month. The hardest tour of duty he performed. He was at Rhode Island when General Sullivan retreated. He was on the Island but not in the battle. He was also there when General Sullivan laid siege to Newport and his company was ordered there for that purpose -  that is to assist General Sullivan in his expedition against Newport. The deponent knew General Sullivan. He is unable to state times when he entered and when he left the company. He does not recollect anyone that with him as that can testify to his serve at this time.
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In 1780 and he thinks on the 16th day of July he was again drafted to serve at New London for one month, but actually served two months - Other troops were ordered in to relieve them, but they not come in time to relieve the former draft.  Deponent was detained there another month. He served under Capt Richard Cashon. Ebeneser Douglass was Lieutenant and Daniel as Ensign - Col Latimer he thinks was Colonel and Richard Wait was the major.  He served in Fort Trumbull, and also at a breast work at a place called Harris Hill - He is not positive as the year, but he thinks was in 1780 - during this term he assisted in carrying the ship Trumball from Connecticut River to Newburger and afterwards up the River Thames. He does not recollect any living witness of this service.  
He was at six other times called out to serve at New London, in times of alarm. He was called out at the time when New London was burnt. He belonged to Col Latimers Regiment and when he heard that the enemy was at New Lendon he immediately repaired & the Colonels quarters- Col. Latimer was urged by his men to go, but he refused.  The by deponent however with a number of others went and joined Capt Abner Lands Company at New London. The enemy were then retreating-
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they took three prisoners who had been wounded.   
He served in all these expeditions as near as he can recollect and as he any believes not less than one month – 
Owing to the deponents very advanced age, his infirmities, and last and not least the entire derangement of his wife, he has been unable to look up any other witnesses of his service.   He served in all the war aforesaid as a private and nineteen months in the whole – 
He was born in said Lyme in the 4th day of January 1750 and has always lived in Lyme -  knows of no record of his age - He received a discharge from General Saltonstall but has lost it. and never received any other - and has no documentary Evidence of his service. He never was himself in any battle, but near the battles at the White plains and Rhode Island and never received a pension - He is known to the Judge & Clerk of the court and to great numbers of the inhabitants the town of same who can testify of to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier in the revolution.  
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 at any state- 
Sworn and described his the day & year aforesaid 
Hoel Huntly his Mark
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We Josiah Hawes, a Clergyman residing in the town of Lyme, County of New London and State of Connecticut and Lodowick Bill residing in the same Town of Lyme hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hoel Huntley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 82 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 to the day and year aforesaid. 
Josiah Hawes 
Lodowick Bill 
And the said Court hereby certifies their opinion of the matte and after putting the interrogatories presented 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 the Reverend Josiah Hawes, who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Tow of Lyme aforesaid and that Lodowick Bill, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same Town of Lyme and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to a credit. 
Joel Loomis Judge of the said Court 
I, Joshua R Warren, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Lyme aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of application of Hoel Huntley for a pension.
 In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of the office of the [unreadable] of Probate this 7th day of August AD 1832 
Joshua R Warren Clerk
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Dennison
or, City
P 
18043
INVALID.
File No. 18.543
Hoel Huntley
Pri. Rev. War
Act: June 7th '39
Index: -Vol. 1, Page 436
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Dec. 14th 1893.
History to Ira W.
#114 Nya
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Hoel Huntley
7 mos 3 days
Private
26.21
Cert to Henry M. Waite
Lyme, Conn.
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The answers in his affirmation
G. R. Taylor


BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claims of Hoel Huntley  which require further proof or explanations.

I.   Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?

II.   Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?

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?

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 to quere 5

VI.     Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?

VII.     Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?

VIII.     Has the Court given their opinion?

IX.     Has the Clerk given his certificate?

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?
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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?

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.     + If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
            If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
              Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

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?

XVI.         ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?

XVII.        Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of then is not answered?
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                   EXPLANATORY NOTES.

QUERE 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 to be paid the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase about three or four months is to indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.  Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers.  It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by  authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
(Some of the passages in the above have been under lined)

+ QUERE XIV.   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.

++QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
              In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates 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 ends 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.
               In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

No troops during the year 1775 were raised for so long a period as a year until after the expiration of the first term of service before Boston.
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GIDEON, PRINTER

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
January 2d  1844

Sir:

      Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from pension agents, The children of Hoel  Huntley, decd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Twenty four Dollars and 21 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 17th  August, 1842.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
                                       Present.
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East Haddam July 16, 1838.
Honored Sir, 
By request of Mr. Hoel Huntley of Lyme in New London Co., Connecticut, a pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832. I write to ask for a reexamination of his application & the accompanying documents. He [unreadable] himself that there has been some mistake in his case as his service was for a period of more than two years, and his certificate is made up at about $24. per year. George Tillotson of Lyme who made application at the same time with Huntley, it is his impression, claimed for only 8 or 9 months service and he draws $80 per year. This he thinks is the foundation of the mistake, a change of name. I would therefore respectfully ask your attention to the subject, and if the proof in Huntley's Case is not satisfactory for the pension for which he claims or anything is wanting to substantiate his claim, please advise me at your earliest convenience and oblige. 
Your obdt Servt 
John C Palmer
 Hon J. L. Edwards 
Comms of Pensions} Washington}
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State of Connecticut 
County of New London} Ss Lyme 
Personally appeared before me, the under signed a Notary Public of the State of Connecticut in the County of New London aforesaid, Hoel Huntley of Lyme in said County who being duly sworn deposeth and saith. That he served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz
1 -  He enlisted into Captain Abner Lord Company in Colonel Latimers Regiment for the term of one year - He enlisted on the 12th day of September 1775 & served in said Company until the 9th day of September 1776 when he was drafted go to West Chester. He was required to perform military duty once in a week during the whole year and was liable to be marched wherever the authorities might order - In consequence of this he was unable to engage in any civil employment during the year. He did military duty one day at least in every week & was liable to be called out at any time. The company was ordered to Black Hall and he & the rest of the company served there eight days at one time. He cannot specify any other service.   
2 - He was next drafted to serve in Captain Abner Lords company in Colonel John Eli Regiment at West Chester and served in that company three months 
3 -  He was next drafted and served one month in Capt Let Lays Company in Colonel Latimers Regiment in Rhode Island 
4 -  He was not drafted and served two months in Captain Richard Deshon's Company in Colonel Latimer Regiment at New London 
5. - He next was drafted & served at least one month at New London in times of alarm, and at one at the time in Captain Lord
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Company in Colonel Latimers Regiment.
The deponent says that in all there tour he served in the whole not less than nineteen months as a private as more particularly stated in his declaration dated August 7 1832 and for such service he claims a pension. 
The last years service was under an enlistment for one year. The next services were performed by him as a soldier drafted from the militia.  The first year he served in a company of minutemen in the manner stated above. The nature of his enlistment and his [unreadable] in the Company prevented his attending to any regular business during the year while he was in the held a garrison during that year he was to receive full pay and for the remainder of the time,  half pay by the terms of his enlistment.   
After the the first years enlistment he served seven months and was in actual & constant employment during the whole seven months - All the services were performed under the authority of the State of Connecticut & for defense of the same 
Hoel Huntly his mark.  
Sworn and subscribed before me this 27th day of June 1833 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year aforesaid 
Henry M. Waite Notary Public