Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14413, for Enos Sage, Massachusetts
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Service
Continental 
Mass
Sage Enos.
Number
S 14143
Carded
Content
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17642
Connecticutt
Enos Sage
Seabrook in the state of Con who was a Pri in the cano commanded by Captain - of the Re 8th commanded by 2 of ashley in the 6 [illegible] mili for 10 mo

Inscribed on the bell of God at the rate of 33 dollar 33 cents per annum to commence the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension signed the 5 day of Sept 1830 and sent M F Mills Norfolk Ct

Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 $116.65
Semi-ani. allowance ending March 30
1666 $133.31
Died July 16, 1839
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by E D Bullock, Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 41
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PENSION OFFICE
U.S.
Feb 13 1913

Pension Bureau, 
Could you give me any account of Enos Page, 1757 died 1839. Born in Middletown Conn died in Colebrook Ct. [Illegible] as a Revolution Soldier. [Illegible] found on Page genealogy.
In what capacity he served, how long and where. He married
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Eunice Smith for second wife his daughter was Eunice Page who married Daniel Eno and was my mother. We have all these dates but are [illegible] to know more about him and his work in the revolution. Was a pensioner.

Received A.G.O., Feb 6 1913
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soldiers
Mrs. Eben H. Clark
1798 N Main St
Honisdale

PENSION OFFICE
U.S. Feb 13 1913

Genealogical 
Record of descendants of David Page
Page 36+78
[Illegible]
Middleton Conn
1898
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2007096
WAR DEPARTMENT
The Adjutant General's Office.
Washington. February 6, 1913

Respectfully returned to
Mrs. Eben H. Clark
1748 N. Main St
Honesdale, Pennsylvania

The name Enos Sage or Page has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office, of any organization of Connecticut Troops in service during the War of the Revolution.
The collection of Revolutionary War records in this office is face from complete and it is suggested as a possibility that the desired information be obtained from the Adjutant General of Connecticut, Hartford, or from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

[Illegible]
The Adjutant General.

(A.G.O 74)
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January 30, 1933
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BA-J/MLB
ENOS SAGE
S. 14413

Mrs. A.W. Gordon
50 Ellicott Street
Needham, Massachusetts

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to you letter of January 10, in which you request the record of Enos Sage, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 14413, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Enos Sage, the only soldier of that name found in those records.

Enos Sage was born in May, 1757, in Middletown, Connecticut. 

When ten years old, he moved with his father, whose name is not given, to Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and while residing in that place he enlisted in October, 1775, and served as a private in Captain Soule's company, Colonel Whitcomb's Massachusetts regiment, until June, 1776, at which time he left on furlough and his brother, Elias Sage, took his place in that company and regiment; length of service of Elias not stated. About September 1, 1776, Enos Sage enlisted and served three months in Captain Samuel Wolcott's company, Colonel Williams' Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted in June, 1777, and served two months as a private in Captains Elijah Eming's and Wheeler's companies, Colonel Ashley's Massachusetts regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 9, 1832, while a resident of Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, where he had lived for forty-two years.

He died July 16, 1839.
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Enos Sage made no reference to family other than brother, Elias Sage.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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Brief objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Enos Sage which require further proof or explanation. 

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes

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

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? Yes

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 he [illegible] 5

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

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

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes

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? Yes
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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? Yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? Yes

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated his declaration that such proof cannot be had?

XIV. If the applicant has produced at witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, of they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?

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? Yes
 
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [Illegible] 16

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes

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 the period for which the 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. 

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 office character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper office, under his seal of office. 

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, of other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of the office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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4848 [Crossed out]

Enos Sage
Revolution
4208
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Rev See H

Frank Farnsworth Starr
Genealogist and Family Historian 
Middletown, Conn. 

Starr's Ancestral Register

February 19, 1916
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir: 
I wish to obtain a statement of the services on the Revolutionary War of ENOS SAGE who in 1832 was a pensioner and resident in Litchfield county, Conn.

Respectfully,
Frank Farnsworth Starr
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S.S. Adams, M.D.
M.F. Hayes, M.D.
H.W. Reynolds, M.D.
C.S. Raadquist, M.D.
C.N. Harris, M.D.

Adams Hospital

Hibbing, Minn
Dec. 15-1927

See envelope for [illegible] add.
The Hon. Commission of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
I wish to get as much information of my Ancestors, who served in the War of the Revolution as possible, and wish you would send me any records you may have regarding the following soldiers:
1. Phineas Cadwell, born Feb. 28-1757; ded Feb. 11-1857; Resident of New Hartford, Conn.
2. Stephen Knwolton, born Aug. 6-1730; died Jan. 29-1814; Resident E. Hadden, Conn. 
3. Nathaniel Johnson, born 1753; died Sept. 6-1783.
4. Samuel Hulbut, a Corporal in Wadsworth Bratillian Conn. Malitia
5. Enos Sage
6. Captain Cornelias Higgins.

Very Respectfully yours, 
BA Adams