Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6237, for Joseph Thorp, Connecticut
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Service                              Number
Conn.     Thorp, Joseph   S.6237 
     
Content                                  carded
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Albany N Y  14244
Joseph Thorpe
of Livingston in the State of New York
who was a private in the company(?) commanded by Captain Demar of the (?) commanded by Col. Waterbury in the Connecticut line for 10 months and 2 days.


Reduced From $40
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N. York at the rate of 33 Dollars 55 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of July 1835 and sent to A. Gould Auburn
Arrears to the 4th of March 1836    $ 7.73
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept $16.77
                                                         ________
                                                         $24.52
                                         (Revolutionary Claim
                                           Act June 7, 1832)
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk
Book E2   Vol 4  Page 72

(on side of page)
Let. to E. Ames G. (?)uley 1835
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clhs fees 9/6
Nathan Thorps
Affidavit 
18079
Rolls of the pension in 1775 in County of Conn
direct answer to Geneseo Livingston Co N York
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State of New York
Livingston County "Ss"}
    On this Twenty Eighth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Judge of ---
     the court of Common Pleas of the county of Livingston now sitting Joseph Thorp a resident of 
Groveland in the said County of Livingston and State of New York aged Eighty two 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 to wit that he enlisted under Captain David Damon or Deming, as a private soldier-in the Town of Fairfield in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut and as near as this deponent can recollect, in the Spring of the year 1775, in the month of March of April as this deponent believes of that year-
that the company was Infantry and belonged to the Regiment of one Colonel Waterbury, whose Christian name this deponent does not recollect.
That this deponent supposes that the said Regiment belonged to the Connecticut line of State Troops.  That in a short time after this deponents enlistment he was marched to New=York  where he went on board of a vessel and sailed up the Hudson River to Albany, from which latter place he was marched to Ticonderoga, where he was with others, engaged in building Boats for the transportation of the Troops to St Johns in Canada, that at St Johns they were joined with other Regiments, and were under the command of General Montgomery, and assisted in the siege at that place-
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and also in its capture. That after the taking of St Johns he was sent to Montreal, at which place this deponent arrived soon after it was evacuated by the Enemy. Some of the Troops here enlisted to go to Quebec, but this deponents nine months having expired (the time for which he enlisted) he ,
this deponent returned home.
                    This deponent further saith that subsequent to that time he again went into the service for the term of three months under Captain Eliphalet Thorp a cousin of this deponent- That this was in the winter subsequent to the Battle of White Plains-that he enlisted, in Fairfield in the State of Connecticut and was embodied in Col. Woosters [word "company" stricken out] Regiment and as this deponent believes, they were in the Connecticut line of State Troops, that while under the command of Col Wooster this deponent was marched to the neighborhood of Fort Indipendence for the purpose of making an attack on that Fort-that they Lay in the neighborhood of that Fort till the time for which he enlisted expired, that he this deponent faithfully served out the Period of each of his said enlistments, that he was dismissed when his said terms of service respectively expired ^ [word 'espired' stricken out] but that he never obtained a written discharge from the army and does not know of anys being given, that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, except that of his Brother Nathan Thorp  ^ as to a term of the months service hereafter named whose affidavit is here unto annexed, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not in the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State - and to the Interogatories of the Court the said deponent further declares first, that he was born in Fairfield in the State of Connecticut in the month of March of the year 1750 Second that the record of his age was
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kept in an old Family Bible which is in the possession of one of his sons, ^ and not to be obtained by the deponent this that he was living in Fairfield aforesaid when called into service, that after the war he returned to fairfield  aforesaid where he lived some Fourteen years that he then removed to the Town of Harpersfield County of Delaware +[and] State of New York-  from then he removed to ^Caynega County in the same State then remained near thirty years from there in Groveland aforesaid where he now resides, 4th that the first time he was called into service he enlisted as aforesaid, the second time he was drafted- and that he was also drafted the third time as [word "aforesaid " struck out] stated by his brother Nathan Thorp in the annexed affidavit, that , hid Brother Nathan aforesaid, does not know of this deponents two first terms of service aforesaid, but to the last term of three months where he was drafted under Capt George Burr whose company was embodied in Colonel Lewis's Regiment, that he went immediately on board a vessel and saild to New York and remained there until after the Battle on Long Island, that he departed from the city of New York with some sick whom he had the charge of  about three days before that city was given up, that he was in the service for fifteen months putting together the three terms as aforesaid 5th that he knew Capt Damon or Deming, Col Waterbury Genl Schuyler, Genl Montgomery Capt. Burr, and Capt Thorp as above related by him. 6th That he never received a discharge in writing and does not know that any was given 7th that he is known to Elder Warner Lake and Titus Curtiss, whose certificate is hereunto annexed Joseph Thorp[signature]
subscribed +[and] sworn the day and year aforesaid in open court 
S.G. Haven Dep Clerk State of New York Livingston County Ss We Warner Lake a clergyman residing in the town of Mountthorn in the county of Livingston
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and State of New York aforesaid and Titus Curtiss of [word "Groveland" struck out] Geneseo aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Thorp  who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ^ and have known him [illegible] said Curtiss thirty years +[and][illegible] Lake [illegible]years. that we believe him to be Eighty two 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} Warner Lake Titus Curtiss
S.G. Haven Deputy Clerk 
I Chauncey R. Bond clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county of Livingston do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Joseph Thorp In testimony whereof I have hereunto set may hand and affixed the seal of my office this twenty eighth say of September 1832
Chauncery R. Bond clk
by S.G. Haven Dep Clerk
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Livingston County S.S. } Town of Bristol County of Ontario and state of New york being duly sworn deponeth and saith that he is seventy three years of age and upwards that he is the brother of Joseph Thorp of Groveland County of Livingston and State of New york and is well acquainted with the said Joseph that he well recollects the time that the said Joseph Thorp was drafted and went into the Public service in the war of the Revolution that he said- Nathan the deponent was drafted at the same time and in the same Company and Continued with the said Joseph for the term of almost three months the saic Joseph having got permission to return home with some that were sick left the company some three of four days before out times of service expired that the said Joseph and this deponent were both under the Command of Capt" George Burr- Col Lewises regiment that they went immediately aboard of a vessel and sailed to the city of New york and remained there untill after the battle on Long island and before the city was taken by the British this deponent believes the said Joseph went home that the said Joseph and Nathan were private soldiers and he thinks as near as he can recollect they were drafted sometime in may does not recollect what year and returned sometime the last of August       Nathan Thorp[signature]
Sworn and subscribed 
June 27th 1832 before me 
Alby Thorp Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Livingston County
Warner Lake [word"being"struck out] and Titus Curtiss
being duly sworn each for himself says that he is well
acquainted with the within named Nathan Thorp
and knows him to be a man of fair character
and unimpeachable reputation and that full cubit
to be given to the statements of the said Nathan Thorp
 within mentioned
Warner Lake       Titus Curtiss   
Subscribed and sworn in open
Court this 28 day of September 1832
S. G. Haven Dep Clerk
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16079
Nathan Thorp
admitted
12 mo. Private
Reviewed-June 24th 1835
admitted for
10 months +[and] 2 days
Private - New Certificate
to be issued, old one
Cancelled
EH Bryan
Genessa Livingston
County N. York
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office,
183                                                                                        Sir,
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
 A Statement, shewing the service of Joseph Thorp County of Livingston
New York
 
|[Period when the
service was
rendered ]
|End of March 1775
|in the winter
subsequent to the Battle of White Plains
 
|[Duration of the
claimant's service]
|[Years]  "    [Months] 9    [Days] "
| [Years]       [Months] 3    [Days]                    
                                                                                                                                    
|[Rank of    
the
claimant.]
  |Pri
  |Pri
 
┃[ Names and Rank
of the Company
officers under
whom he served.]
|Capt
┃ Damon or Deming
┃ Thorp
|[Names and Rank
of the General
and Field officers. ]┃
|Col Waterbury  Genl Montgomery
|Col Wooster
|[Battles in which the applicant was engaged.]
 |Montgomery    St Johns
|[Country through
which he marched.]
┃New York     Ticonderoga
┃ Fort Independance
| [Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period.]
| Town +[and] County of Fairfield Connecticut
| aged 82 years
|[Evidence by which the declaration is supported.]
|Living witness as to part  Pt Ludilunay
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

 
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first in
stance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
of
On this
DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of }
County of
On this 
day of
A.B. a resident (b) of
personally appeared (a) before
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
served in the
(e) regiment of the
with
and
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
& c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
and C.D. residing in (the same)
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
who has
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.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
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 A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
1
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
&c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of these
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated I will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted
; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
[The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. To a soldier.{Did you ever receive a  discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and wat has become of it?
To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?]
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 of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
__________________________________________________
[a]The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will
low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b]The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c]The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d]The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served)
[e]Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year---months and ---days,
 I served as a --- ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision 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 too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown 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 competent
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.
[f]The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g]The opinion of the Court is always required.)
[h]The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.)
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j]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 claimant's 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.
[ symbol of a hand pointing right] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in the Note[j] applies to continental troops only.
[k]This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l]If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m]The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Rev. and 1812                                            Aug
War Section.


                                July 7,1935
L
Miss Sarah Lake
Bath,
N.Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim. S.6237, it appears that Joseph Thorp was born in March 1750 at Fairfield, Connecticut.
While residing at said Fairfield, he served as a private in the Connecticut Troops as follows-
From in March or April 1775, nine months in Captain David Dimon's Company, Colonel Waterbury's Regiment and was at the Siege of St. Johns.
From in the winter of 1776 or 1777, three months in Captain Eliphalet Thorp's Company, Colonel Wooster's Regiment.
After this, he served nearly three months in Captain George Burr's Company, Colonel Lewis' Regi-
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ment, dates of service not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
September 28, 1832, while a resident of Grove
land, Livingston County, New York.
Sons are referred to, but their names are not
given, nor is the name of his wife on record.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Rev War
6237
INVALID
---
File No. 6257

Joseph Thorp
Pri Rev War
---
Act: June 7th '32
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 373
[Arrangement of 1870.]
same
 [written opposite page vertically] 
Oct.25,1919- All correspondence with Mrs. A.B-Johnson Calendown N.Y. in Joseph Thorp. Leom. W.15H23-aw
1920 Kck. 11 Hist to Mrs. A.B.Johnson-1925 July 7-
Mrs. Bertia Wolde- Fin. Div. Aug
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14244
1679 New York
Joseph Thorp
of Livingston Co in the State of New York
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Damon of the regt. commanded
by Col Waterbury in the Ct ma
line for 12 ms
|Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
|Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of May
1833 and Sent to
CH. Bryan Generce
|Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $80.00
Semi ant, Allowance ending [illegible]Sept  1 
  20.00
---
$100 00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams
Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 80
 [ written opposite vertically]
 Letter to J. Fleming Sept. 10, 1834
  "          " Pensioner    "    "    "
   "         " A. Gould Esq  April 17
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I hereby certify that it appears by
a copy of the pay roll of Capt David
Dimons company, Waterburys regiment
that Joseph Thorp served as a private
therein from the 13th day of May to the
10th day of December 1775 being two
hundred+[and] twelve days.
It appears by the records of the State
that Samuel Whiting was appointed Col.
of one of the four battalions ordered to be
raised by the General Assembly in Nov ~
1776 to join the continental army near
New York &+[and]to serve until the 15th of March
1777 +[and] that Eliphalet Thorp was appointed
one of the Captains +[and] the regiment.
That it appears by the books of the
Comptrollers office under date May 30th
1777 that the pay roll of "Col. Samuel Whitings
[word"regiment" struck out] battalion under M. Gen. Wooster
containing the pay roll of Capt. Eliphalet"
Thorp company is charged to the United
States. The duration of service is not expressed
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No roll of Capt. Thorp's company has been found
or of Col. Whitings regiment.
That it appears by the books, that the 9th ^ [lE 16] 4th regiments of militia
, the former under command of Col. Mead^the
16th under Col. J. P. Cook +[and] the latter of Col .Ichabod Lewis were ordered into service
on the 11th of August 1776 +[and] it is believed that
George Burr maintained as Lieutenant^ on the books belonged to one of them.
But no roll of either of
these regiments has been found, or any
proof of the duration of their service.
Office of Secretary of State of Connecticut
at Hartford this 10th day of May 1835
Royal F Hinman Secretary of State
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Payments to be made
at New York
by Presd N.J. Br. Bank
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York
Recorded in the Pension Office,
 in Book E Vol. 4
Page 80 by
Col. 4
W. L. Williams
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 7th June, 1832, Joseph Thorp
of the State of
New York
who was a Private in the war of
Revolution
is entitled to receive 
Forty dollars and 00 cents
 per annum, during his natural life, commencing on 
on the 4th of March, 1831, and [ illegible - ink blot] semi-annually on the 
4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States , this 15 day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty=three
Lew Cass[signature]
Secretary of War
Examined and Countersigned.}
JL Edwards [signature]
Commissioner of Pensions.

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[seal]
Hon J L Edwards
 Com of pensions
Washington DC
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Auburn NY April 6 1835
Sir
I was this morning advised by letter
from Albany that the pension
of
Joseph Thorp has been suspended by
the War department will you have
the goodness to inform of the reasons
of the suspension in order that he may
remedy the difficulty if possible}
Very Respectfully
Your obt servt
A Gould
Hon J L Edwards
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NY. June 22
[ seal -Jun 16]
Hon J L Edwards
Com of pensions 
Washington DC
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Auburn NY June 16 1835
Sir
Enclosed I send you the pension certificate
of Joseph Thorp, and a certificate
of the Secretary of State of Connecticut in
order that you may reexamine the
claim & correct the mistake if there is any - when corrected please return it to
me
Very Respectfully
Your obt servt
 A Gould
  
Hon J L Edwards
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Conn
Thorp - Joseph
S. 6737-
N.Y. Pensioner
Personal request by Miss Bertha L.
Wolfe. Apt. 30-2120- P. St N.W.
Washington D.C. for Miss Sarah
S. Lake- Bath- N.Y
To be delivered to Miss Wolfe
Finance Div. Pen. Bu.
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Joseph Thorp in whom I
interested had a son Alby born
Fairfield Conn Aug 17-1787 he married
Ruth Rossman born in Harpersfield
Deleware, June 15 /1793
Alby died at Mt Morris N. Y. 1853
Ruth "       "    "     "          "     1853
Joseph was probably born about -1760 or earlier
(family history notes say
he served in Rev War) we havent
the name of his wife or records etc
From Conn Rev war Rolls . I
have Joseph Thorp 1775 in Capt-
Buel's Co. Hinman's Regt.
Page 4 Conn Historical Society Vol 12
Joseph Thorp private, allowed $80 for mo received $240,00 Connecticut militia
Dec 13-1833, aged 74 Pension roll
Vermont page 93.
He moved from Fairfield Conn after
the war to Vermont as the note
above signifys. I think this is the
identical Joseph I am after

Yours Respectfully
  
Mrs AB Johnson
Caledonia
N. Y.
[ stamp- U.S. Pension Office D Feb 24 1920]
[ written in margin-Joseph Thorp S.6237 was sent writer instead of Joseph Thorp rr.15423 as the former deemed to be the right one after 2" letter has said V.L.M]
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In Reply Refer to W.15,423.
Rev. War Section          3-1865     Rev  2 ED
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON Oct. 25, 1919.
[ STAMP- U.S. Pension Office D Feb 24 1920]
Mrs. A.B. Johnson,
Caledonia, New York.
Madam:
 In reply to your letter of the 13 " instant, you are
advised that the Revolutionary War pensioner, Joseph Thorp
or Tharp who in 1833 lived in Pownal, Bennington County, Vt.
never resided in Fairfield County, Conn. and did not serve
in 1775 as described by you.
If you desire another search of the records, ,you are
requested to furnish as much as possible of the following
data in regard to the Joseph Thorp or Tharp whose history
you wish, in order that a proper search may be made in your
behalf.
Approximate date of birth, places of birth and
residence at enlistment and after service.
Very respectfully,
GMSaltzgaber
Commissioner.
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Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,......,19....
S.F. 6237
In reply to your request of ...., received.....
for a statement of the military history of Joseph Thorp a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information a contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this
 Bureau.
|Dates of enlistment or appointment.
  Mar. or Apr. 1775 
   Winter 1776 or 1777
"|
|Length of service.
  9 mos.
  3 mos.
  nearly 3 mos.|
|Rank.
   Prt.|
| Officers under whom service was rendered.
   | Captain.
   David Dimon
    Eliphalet Thorp
    George Burr|
   | Colonel.
  Waterbury
   Wooster
   Lewis|
|State.
   Conn.|
Battles engaged in, St. Johns
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fairfield,Conn.
Date of application for pension. Sept.28,1832 This cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Groveland, Livingston Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, born in March 1750 at Fairfield Conn.
Received Remarks: Sons are referred to but their names are not stated and there is no further data on file in regard to those. After the war soldier lived in Fairfield Conn. 14 years, then went to Harpersfield Delaware Co. N.Y.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
brother Nathan 
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