Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,573, Elijah Bailey, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.
Bailey, Elijah
NUMBER
S. 44.573
CONTENTS
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[illegible] with orig. Rolls
Aug. 1833. ESP.┃
15,966 New york
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_________
Elijah Bailey 2d
 of Camden in the state of New York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Meigs of the Connecticut
line, for the term of Three years
_____
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the
24 of June 1818
________
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of the [illegible]
and Sent to Charles Wylie
Rome New York
_____
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 115
Semi-anl, all'ce ending March 1820 48
14 11/30 $163: [Illegible]
___________
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
[faded writing draught 1838 other illegible writting]
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State of New York}
Oneida County}
On this twenty fourth day of June
1818 before me the subscribed one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of Oneida County in the
State of New -York, personally came Elijah
Bailey aged fifty six years in March last, resident in the town of Camden in Oneida County,
who being by me first duly sworn according to
law, doth on his
oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made
by the late act of Congress entitled "an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
& naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war"
That the said Elijah Bailey enlisted
into the army of the United States, as a soldier in the year
one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven to the
best recollection of this deponent for the term of
three years in the company commanded by
Capt. Potter in Col. R. J. Meigs regiment, in
the Connecticut line: - That this
Elijah Bailey immediately thereafter joined the
army at white plains from white plains to
Elizabeth town:  That this deponent continued to serve
as such soldier during the whole of said term at
the expiration of which term the said Elijah Bailey
was honorably discharged by General Wayne,
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'---
but which said discharge is lost: that the said
Elijah Bailey has no writings by which he can
particularly specify & set forth the time of his
enlistment or discharge & that said Elijah
Bailey is poor & in reduced circumstances
stands in need of assistance from his
Country for support
Sworn June 24th 1818-
Before me}
Elijah Barley
Charles Wylie One of the
Judge of Oneida Com. Pleas

State of New York
Oneida County    ⎬

Ss: Samuel R. Cleveland
of Camden in Oneida County being duly
Sworn saith that he is well acquainted with
Elijah Bailey above named & believes but
said Elijah Bailey did serve as a soldier as above set forth & further this deponent saith that said Elijah Briley is
poor & in consequence of his reduced circumstances as this deponent believes stands in
need of assistance
from his country for Support
his
Sworn June 24th 1818
Before me}

Samuel [his mark X] Cleveland
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Elijah Bailey}
[ illegible writing on rest of page including15966
1820]
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State of New York
Oneida County}p
Oneida Common Pleas September 1820
On this eighth day of September 1820 personally
appeared in open Court, being a Court of record of said
County [crossed out who being duly sworn] Elijah Bailey: aged fifty
years resident in Camden in said County, who being
duly worn doth declare that he served in the revolutionary
War as follows to wit in the Regt of Col R. Tellings
for three years a part of said time in Revils
Company & the residue in Bankers in the Connecticut
line:
That he applied for pension on the twenty fourth
day of June 1818 which was granted & the certificate
of the same is No. 15, 966.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818
& that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any
manner disposed of my property or any part thereof
with intent thereby so to diminish it as to earnings
myself within the provisions of an act of Congress
entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the land & naval service of the United States in
the revolutionary war"" passed on the 18th March 1818.
& I have not nor has any person in trust for me any
property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor
have I any income other than what is contained in
the schedule hereth annexed & by me subscribed
Elijah Bailey
Sworn to the 8th day of September 1820
before Esq Becon Judge of Oneida Com Pleas
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Schedule
Half of an old cart worth say $6. 
one cow, midling size & quality
" two year old heifer
" Yearling Steer
" Calf
" [illegible] worth not more than }20
5 Lambs
2 Small Swine
a one horse waggon more than 20 years old worth 5
a five hail Kettle
50lb flax (say) in bundle
30 bushels say potatoes in ground
4 ton hay
1 Old plough
1 old axe

1 pint size pail
1 Spider
Bake pan (Broken)
4 knives & forks (old)
6 plates earthen
6 tea cups & 6, saucers
6 Spoon old & poor
1 table (very poor)
4 chairs (" ")
2 Small Swine
1 tea pot
1 Shovel tongs old
4 bu. wheat
10 do rye
2 acres corn growing (very poor)}

Value in all $85
Real estate I have none, my occupation is
that of a farmer, but without land and my health is very bad, as I have been afflicted with the rheumatism ever
since the revolutionary war. Two daughters one 21 the
other 20, reside with me & are unmarried-- they work
out however most of the time & are worth nothing. I
have no debts due to me which are collectable, & I owe to various persons more than three hundred dollars & have
owed more than that for four years.
Elijah Bailey
Sworn to & declared on the 8th day
of Sept. 1820 Before me
Ez Bacan Judge of Oneida
Com Pleas
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State of New York. Oneida Common Pleas
of the term of Sept. 1820. A Court of record by [illegible],
the whole of these proceedings were had in Open Court & in the opinion of this Court the total amount of
property exhibited in the above Schedule is eighty five
dollars and no more.

I, Francis A. Bloodgood Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Oneida, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Oath and and the the [illegible]
we thereunto annexed, are truly copied from
the record of the said Court: And I further
certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the
total amount in value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid Schedule is Eighty five Dollars

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of the said Court this eighth day of
September, 1820.
6L
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., ________, 19___
[mostly illegible note 44573

In reply to your request of____, received_____ 
for a statement of the military history of Elijah Bailey
soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
_________
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.│
[illegible]
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.│
[illegible]
RANK.│
Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.│
CAPTAIN.│
Charles [illegible]
Samuel [illegible]
COLONEL.│
[illegible]
STATE.│
Conn

Battles engaged in, ___________
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted [illegible] Conn
Date of application for pension, June 24 1818
Residence at date of application, [illegible] Oneida [illegible]
Age at date of application, {born March 1762 died Aug 11 183[illegible] } from A.B
Remarks: 
[illegible note to side includes 62] 
As soldier informed as his two daughters one 20 and the other 21 years old. There is no other data on file as to their family.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
3 -- 2856
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44 573
INVALID.
Reg
File No.
44573
Elijah Bailey
Priv. Rev. Was
Act: 18" March 1818
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 24
Arrangement of 1870.]
1921 Apr. 7 Hist. to Mrs.
Florence E Odell
1921 Oct. 27 Florence E. Odell
that only one Statement
is furnished
12 Nov. 23 Florence E.
Odell furnished hist. thro
Hon Homer 1. Snyder
1924 Aug. 21 Hist to
Mrs. Frank G. Kelsey
MCS
1925 Mar 7 Hist
to Mrs. L. E Leach
See letter filed in 
[illegible] David Main
S.16937 MCS
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State of Connecticut ⎬
Controllers Office
Hartford Oct 21 1819
Upon examination of the Books of this Office it appears that Elijah Bailey served as a private in Col Arthur I Meigs
Regiment in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army from the twenty sixth day of March 1778 to the
first day of January 1781 or that he was paid for his services
during that time.
Certified by
James Thomas Contt
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State of Connecticut [illegible]
On this 25th day of October 1819, before
me the Daughter [illegible] of the 
enpener form for the State of Connecticut 
[illegible], personally appear
Christopher Bailey
 & William Clark both of Haddam in said State 
in order to State, [illegible] to the
in person to the
to be of good character & worthy of belief, who being by me first duly
who being by me full
Sworn exceeding to the Law, do in
their [illegible] & say that they
are with a Regimental with Elijah Bailey
Elijah Bailey farmer in Oneida County
in the State of New York
formerly
of Haddam afore said. That they then said Christopher & William, served in the Company Commanded by Capt Charles Pond in the Regiment commanded by [illegible] turn Jonathan Muigs, in the Brigade commanded by Genl Derment 46 Persons from the year 1777
the said Christopher
served three years, the said William
from March 177[8] served three
years in the Revolutionary army,
the said William the whole time
of his service being in the Company of said Capt Charles Pond,
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& the s Christopher, a part of the time
in said Company, a part of the
time in the Company commanded by
Capt Elijah Humphry in the said
Regiment That the said Elijah
Bailey enlisted for three
years [illegible]
Haddam aforesaid in the Company
of said Capt Charles Pond, &
served and in the Pond Regiment
from March 1778 to January
1781, a part of the time in the
Company of Charles Pond, & a part
the time in the Company of Samuel S Barker, that
they were all
townsmen & the
said Deponents were duly together
in the same army; & the said Christopher & William together say, that said Elijah served
faithfully during that period of
nearly three years in the Regiment
aforesaid, & was duly discharged
at the [illegible] on the 10 January aforesaid
Sworn to & declared before me on this day & year aforesaid }

Silas [illegible]
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State of Connecticut H. [illegible]
B} On this 25th day of October 1819,
papers before me the Subscriber personally appearing
Elijah Bailey the said applicant for
a pension in the preceding declaration,
who being by me first duly sworn 
according to Laws with on his Oath
declares & [illegible]. That in his said
declaration he committed two errors
which by the end of those who served
with him in this army, he is [illegible]
to rectify & which he now recollects;
That the time of his enlistment
was March 1770 & not 1777 as he
once only declared &
that the
Company in which he enlisted was in
Commanded by the Capt Charles Pond, &
not by Capt Potter.

Sworn to & delared
before me the
the day & year afore}
J Fikes Murrey
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I John Fisk Clerk of
the [illegible] Court for
the State of Connecticut,
do hereby certify that the
Hon. S Titus [illegible] 
[illegible] in State is [illegible]
[entire line illegible]
that his name subscribed to the
proceeding declaration & [illegible]
has marked A B. is his proper
hand writing & signature-
In witness whereof I have
hereto Set my hand & have affixed
the seal of the Court 
to be in
this 25th day of
October 1819.
J W Fisk Clerk
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Elijah Bailey
a Soldier
This application has been once returned with a note
as will be seen, that Mr Bailey was not on the
roll for a longer term than 6 months. By the additional proof before Chief Justice Hosmer of
Connecticut, Justice Butler & the Comptroller
I think the facts of enlistment & Service are fully
proven. It will be seen by an affidavit
before the Justice Hosmer, that Mr Bailey has corrected two mistakes in his first Affit.
make return to Charles Wyle
Rome N. Y.

Found on roll - as stated
in the latter decln in Ponds
Company Meig's regt from Feb
'78 to Dec. 1780
Evid: of service enclosed Adm'd
[faded handwriting to side ...Det... Pond..17]
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State of Connecticut Js. Plymouth in
Litchfield County. On this 28th day of October
1819 before me the subscriber one of the Justices
of the Pion for the County of Litchfield in said
State of Connecticut, personally appeared James
Goldsmith of said Plymouth, a man known to
to be of good character and worthy of
belief who being by me first duly sworn according to law, [illegible] on his oath declare and say
that he is well acquainted with Elijah Bailey of
Camden in Oneida County in the State of
New York formerly of Haddam in the State of

of Connecticut, and that he the said James
served in the company commanded by Capt
Charles Pond in the Regiment commanded
by Colo. Putnum Jonathard Miego. in the Brigade
commanded by General Samuel H. Parsons
from the year 1777 the said James served untill the [illegible] of the Revolutionary war in the 
Revolutionary army. That said Elijah Bailey enlisted

for three years at Haddam aforesaid in the Company of said Capt Charles Pond and served in
the said Regiment from March 1778 to January
1781 a part of the time in the Company of
said Charles Pond and a part of the time in
the Company of Capt. Samuel S. Barker
that the said Goldsmith and the said Bailey were
daily together in the said company and very intimate. And the said Goldsmith further says
that said verily reward faithfully during said
period of nearly three years, in the Regiment aforesaid
{written in between some lines] 
The first part of his [illegible] said Pond Company 2 the [illegible] of said times in Capt Samuel S Barker company in the Regiment aforesaid.
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and was duly discharged at the Highland, on
the 1st day of January aforesaid
Sworn to and declared before me
on the day of year aforesaid}

Calvin Butler
Justice of Peace

the foregoing was underlined in three places
before signing.
Calvin Butler Justice of Pleas
I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of this
Court of Common Pleas within the
County of Litchfield in the State of
Connecticut, certify that Calvin
Butler Esq. is a Justice of the Peace
within said County legally commission
and qualified that his name above subscribed
and writing & that the seal hereto annexed
Seal of said Court. Oct 29th 1819.

Frederick Wolcott
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Charles Wylie One of the Judges of Oneida Com Pleas
State of New York 
Oneida County     ⎬

I Charles Wylie, Judge of Oneida
Common Pleas do certify,
that it satisfactorily of
appears to me that Elijah Bailey above named did
serve in the Revolutionary war, as a Soldier
in the service of the United States, in the Continental establishment for the term of nine
months & upwards, & that the said Elijah
Bailey is in reduced circumstances & Stands
in need of assistance from his Country for
Support
Dated August 25th 1818

Charles Wylie
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E Bailey
Elijah Bailey, Pr.
Camden, Oneida
County, New York
Col. Meigs regimt
Connect. line
3 years
24. June, 1818
-
---
[faded handwriting Fred
of
his
Roll for
a long 
6 month]

Charles Wylie, judge,
Rome, Oneida Co.
New York
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Clerks Office
Oneida County ⎬
I Certify that Charles Wylin was a Judge of this County at the time of making the above Certificate and
two affidavits and that his signature to the same
appears to be of his own proper hand write Witness
the seal of said County this 27th day of August
1818 -
James A. Woodgood 6th
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[blank page with faded stamp]
RECIEVED
OCT 12 1920
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Rec
[stamped]
PENSION OFFICE
OCT 11 1921
U.S.

Bureau of Pensions:
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send
to me the data necessary to
Join the 'Daughter of Revolution?
My ancestor was Elijah Bailey,
born 1762 and died in 1838, age
76 years. He enlisted from Milford
as private in the sixth Regiment
of Connecticut on February 23, 1777,
and was discharged Dec. 2, 1780
He was pensioned in New York State
in 1818.
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He served under Col. Wm Douglas,
and Major Ely Leavenworth.
Thanking you in advance.
Sincerely,
Florence E. Odell
Faxton Hospital
Utica
N.Y.
Oct. 9, 1921
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Rev. War Section
3- 049.
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Ex L.U. Div. Record
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Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON D. C. Feb'y 11, 1921
[stamped twice] 
RECORD
MAR 8 1921
DIVISION
The attached letter is respectfully returned
with the information that the data furnished is
not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit,
and return to this Bureau
[stamped]
MAR 2 1921

Name of Widow [crossed out No. of claim]______
Name of soldier, Elijah Bailey
Pensioned in New York in 1818
[crossed out P.O.] address of claimant, at enlistment and after service
After service- Camden N. J.
Company _______
at
Regiment Sixth Connecticut
State where enlisted Melford, Connecticut
under Col. Wm Douglas and Major Ely Leavenworth
If unable to furnish company and regiment
give names of commanding officers.
approximate dates of birth and death
Born 1862. Died. 1838
Return attached letter with reply.
F D Byington
Commissioner.
6 - 2469.
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[stamped]
RECORD
JAN 12 1921
DIVISION
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[checkmark] 2 ct stamped envelope enclosed E.B.
Red CW

Utica, N.Y
Jan. 10, 1924

[Stamped]
MAY 2 1921
OFFICE
U.S.
[Stamped]
RECORD
MAR 8 1921
DIVISION

Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, DC
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send
to me the data connected with
the pensioning of Elijah Bailey,
who served in the Revolutionary
Army? If possible I should
like the know what his services
were, the date of his birth
marriage and death; the name of
his wife, her birth and death;
the names of his children and
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whom they married. Also any
other information you can give
to me about him.
I thank you for whatever
trouble this may cause you.
Very truly
(Mrs.) Florence E. Odell
15 /2 Kemble St.
Utica, N.Y.

]stamp]
RECORD
MAR 8 1921
DIVISION

PENSION
OFFICE
A
JAN
12
1921
U.S.
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Camden, New York, Aug. 1, 1924.
Dept. of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me a copy of your files regarding the
Pension and
Revolutionary War services for
ELIJAH BAILEY,
who died in Camden, N.Y. Aug. 11, 1838 ae 66 yrs
He served with Conn troops in Conn. and N.Y.
and was one of the Pioneer settlers of Camden,
N.Y.
Conn. Men in the War of the Revolution, p. 641
gives his name as a Conn, Pensioner, Act of
118, residing in New York.
I would also like to find his wife's name. Her tombstone is not here, it
may have crumbled to decay. If she outlived him, did she receive a
widow's pension?
Very truly yours,
(Mrs. Frank G.) Jay O. Kelsey
Mrs. Frank G. Kelsey,
The Gables,
Camden, New York.
[stamped] Pension S AUG 4 1924  OFFICE
U. S.
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V.L.M.
Rev. War Section
Record Division
October 27, 1921.
Florence E. Odell,
Faxton Hospital,
Utica, New York.
Madam;
In response to your letter dated the 9th instant,
you are advised that the history of Elijah Bailey
S. File No. 44,373 ( the only soldier of that name,
Connecticut Troops, found on the Revolutionary War records
of this Bureau was forwarded to you April 7, 1931,
and owing to the lack of a clerical force available for
the purpose it is not the practice of the Bureau to furnish
the same statement more than once to any person.
Very respectfully,
[illegible]
Commissioner.
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V.L.M.
Rev. War Section.
Record Division.
Hon. Homer P. Snyder,
House of Representatives.
November 23, 1921.
Hon. Homer P. Snyder,
House of Representatives.
In re: Elijah Bailey S. File No. 44, 573
Connecticut Troops, War of Revolution.

You are advised that it appears from the papers in
the above noted pension claim that Elijah Bailey was born
in March 1758, and enlisted at Haddam, Connecticut
March 25, 1778 and served as a Private under Captains
Charles Pond and Samuel S. Barker in Colonel R.J. Meigs'
Regiment, Connecticut troops until January 1, 1781.
He was allowed pension on an application executed
June 24, 1818, while residing at Camden, Oneida County,
New York. In 1820 he referred to his two daughters,
one twenty years of age the other twenty - one years,
their names are not stated, and there in no other data
on file as to his family. Soldier died August 11, 1838.
Very truly yours,
[illegible]
Commissioner.
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M.C.A.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
August 21, 1924
Mrs. Frank G. Kelsey
The Gables
Camden, N. Y.
Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.44573, it appears that Elijah Bailey was
born in March, 1762.

He enlisted at Haddam, Connecticut, March 26, 1778, served
as private in Captains Charles Pond's and Samuel S. Barker's Companies, Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs' Connecticut Regiment, and
was discharged January 1, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 24,
1818, while a resident of Camden, Oneida County, New York. 
In 1820 he referred to his two daughters, one twenty years
of age and the other twenty-one years, names not stated. There is
no further data on file relative to his family.
He died August 11, 1838.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
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M.C.A.
Rev. 1812 War Section
March 7, 1925
Mrs. L. E. Leach
25 Seward St.
Putnam, Conn.
Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.44573, it appears that Elijah Bailey was
born in March, 1762.
He enlisted at Haddam, Connecticut, March 26, 1778, served
as private in Captains Charles Pond's and Samuel S. Barker's Companies, Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs' Connecticut Regiment, and
was discharged January 1, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 24,
1818, while a resident of Camden, Oneida County, New York. He
died August 11, 1838.
In 1820 he referred to his two daughters, one twenty years
of age and the other twenty-one years, names not stated. There is
no further data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner