Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 37656, Daniel Allen, Conn.
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(3-1776 )
SERVICE
Conn
Allen, Daniel
NUMBER
S37656
CONTENTS
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Capt Daniel Allen of the Connect.
Regt has served a Capt in the
American Army since June 1776
with fidelity an reputation, his own
Particular circumstances forfielding his
continuance in the Army; he is therefore
discharged with honor from further
Service in the American Army
Camp Nelson's Point
7th July 1779
Saml Parsons Bg
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10482
R
Connecticut
Daniel Allen
of Ashford in the state of Connecticut
who was a Captain in the regiment commended by Colonel Willis of the Connecticut line, for the the term of three years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 20ty Dollars per month, to commence on the 15th of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued 11th of May 1819 and sent to Jabez Clark Esq Windham Connecticut
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1819.  213.24
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep. 1819. 120.00
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109 mo: 16/30  4/31  $333.24
(Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818)

Examnd with Orig, Rolls Aug 1883
Me G.
[stamp] THE NATIONAL [illegible] OF THE UNITED STATES
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Captn. Daniel Allen's Petition se
Ashford
Daniel Allen Captn
Col. Wyllys Regt Con: Line
1776- to 1779- dec: 15th April 1818
Admitted
see rolls
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To the Honorable Jabez Clarke Esqr Judge of the Court of
Common pleas within and for the County of Windham in
the District of Connecticut the Petition of Captain Daniel
Allen of the Town of Ashford in said County and District
of Connecticut sheweth
That he was in the service of the United States
in the Connecticut Line in the revolutionary war on the
Continental establishment, from the commencement of the
revolutionary war, to the 7th day of July A.D. 1779 a Lieutenant and
Captain in the Army of the United States, when he was
honourably discharged. That he is indigent, and by reason
of his reduced circumstances stands in need of assistance
from my country for support, and prays the benefit of
a certain Act of Congress passed the 1st day of March AD 1818
entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the Land and Naval service of the United States in
" Revolutionary War
Dated at Woodstock the 15th day of April AD 1818
Daniel Allen
State of Connecticut
County of
Windham fst. Woodstock April 14th AD
1818, Then came personally before me Jabez Clarke Esq Judge
of the County Common Pleas within and for the County of
Windham and District of
Connecticut, Daniel Allen the
signer of the above petition and subscribed and made oath
to the following Affidavit (viz) I Daniel Allen of the Town
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of Ashford in the County of Windham and District of Connecticut and resident in said Ashford Do Swear That in the month of May AD 1775 I entered into the Army and service of the United States in the revolutionary war, and was appointed and Commifsioned as Lieutenant in Capt. Thomas Granthams company in Genl. Petersons regiment in the Connecticut Line, and continued in service, untill appointed a Captain in Colo. Andrew Woods Regiment of Connecticut Troops, which was sometime in May or June 1776--and that I continued in said regiment Line, and said service, untill about the first Day of January AD 1777 when I was appointed and Commifsioned a Captain in Colo. Samuel Wylye's regiment [called the 2nd Connecticut regiment] of the Connecticut Line that I soon Joined sd. regiment and Line, and served therein as a Captain in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war on Continental establishment, untill the 7th day of July AD 1779--when I was discharged, from the Army and service of the United States--but have neither my Commifsions nor discharge now in my pofsefsion--my Commifsion in Colo. Wylyes regiment I suppose to be in New Hampshire, my former Commifsions & my Discharge were sent with a Petition I pafsed to Congrefs, & have not yet been returned to my knowledge--I [illegible] this swear [word underlined] that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I stand in need of afsistance from my Country for support, and that I am in the seventy sixth year of my age, and not able to labour for my support--
Daniel Allen

Sworn to the 15th day of April AD 1818, and Declared before me Jabez Clarke Judge of the County Common pleas for Windham County

I Jabez Clarke Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut, do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Daniel Allen did serve as Captain in the revolutionary war, as stated in the foregoing Declaration and affidavit against the Common enemy and that he is very poor reduced in his circumstances and stands so, and said [illegible] testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the Directions of the aforementioned Act of Congrefs---Attest--Jabez Clarke
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I Samuel Gray Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that Jabez Clark Esq is Judge of Said Court, that the foregoing Signitures [Signatures] are his own hand writing, and the Seal Annexed is the Seal of sd Court
In testimony hereof I have hereunto Set my Name at Windham in sd county this 20 day of April AD 1818
Sam Gray

I do further certify that I am fully satisfied that the aforementioned Capt. Daniel Allen is in very low and reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Attest Jabez Clarke

[at bottom of page] need of Assistance from his Country for support [/at bottom of page]
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Capt. Danl. Allens
application---

Ed

ifsd. 11 May 1819.

Sept. 1819
not entitled

Not entitled. [words underlined]

[all the following is written vertically on the left side of the original]

his estate.       139.41
her estate.      197.10
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                      $336.51

[illegible] of
Daniel Allen
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[Seal of Eagle with Shield and Banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM]

District of Connecticut, SS.

At a Special Court of Common Pleas, holden at Pomfret within and for the County of Windham, in faid district--

On this 21st day of June A.D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,]
Daniel Allen of Ashford in the County of Windham aged Seventy Seven years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz:  That he [enlisted for the term of---these words stricken out] engaged as an Officer in the [on the--words stricken out] Continental Service in 1775 [day of--words stricken out] & served as a Captain [in the year--words stricken out] till July 1779 [in the State of--words stricken out] When he was honorably discharged at his own request as will appear by his commifsion & discharge in the War office [in the company commanded by Captain in the regiment commanded by Colonel--all words stricken out]   His service was in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment:  that he continued to serve in the said corps until July as aforesaid when he was discharged from the said service in Nelsons Point in the State of New York--I am a Pensioner--my application was on the 15th day of April 1818.--the Ad. of my certificate is 10,482--I am through age incapable of Labor--I have a wife aged 63 years--We are both in usual health for persons of our years.  She is an industrious woman--before I had my Pension I had no wife & no estate & was supported by the charity of my Brother Timothy Allen of said Ashford--

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United Sttes, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and 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 bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.

Schedule containing the Whole of Capt. Daniel Allens estate & income of Ashford--his necefsary cloathing & bedding excepted--
1 Desk 4.00---3 glafs bottles, 25c       $  4.25
Obligations supposed to be good       124.16
Waggon harnefs for one horse.                8.00
an umbrella                                               1.00
                                                           ___________
                                                          $ 139.41
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The following articles are [word stricken out] by an honourary agreement & belong to the wife of said Allen  which were never to be  considered as
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said Allens property by an agreement with her when they were married 23d. November 1819--

6 dining chairs 3.00--Pewter 1.00--
Crockery--1.00                                       $  5.00
9 in cannister, Server, 40c---
2 Decanters, 6 glafses-- 18c--                      .58
3 Candlesticks, 34c--6 knives &
forks 75c--6 spoons 50c--2 chests
1.25--                                                         2.84
1 Looking glafs, 25c--2 Stone pots,
50c--one TeaKettle 75c--                           1.50
1 Spider, 34c--Small pot & skillet,
60c--earthen 12c--                                     1.06
Shovel tongs, 50c--1 Pail, 25c--
Bible & other books 50c--                          1.25
1 Bake kettle                                                 .50
3 glafs Bottles--18c--Obligations
184.19c                                                     184.37
                                                             _________
                                                              197.10
Subscribed by me this 21st day of June 1820
Daniel Allen

his estate           139.41
her estate           197.10
                         _____________
                         $336.51
Sworn to and declared on the 21st day of June A.D. 1820, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut,

Attest, David C. Bolles Clerk.

I, david C. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & oath and the Schedules thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the faid Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedules, is three hundred thirty Six Dollars, and 51 Cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 21st day of June 1820.
David C. Bolles Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas for Windham County.

[Following all written vertically on the original]
Capt. Danl. Allens
application--

Ed

ifsd. 11 May 1819.
Septr. 1819

not entitled

Not entitled {words underlined]
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Capt Daniel Allen
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[Seal with Eagle, Shield and Banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM]

District of Connecticut, ss.

At a Court of Common Pleas, holden at Brooklyn within and for the County of Windham, in faid district--

On this 21st day of August, A.D. 1823, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment,] Capt. Daniel Allen of Ashford in said County aged Eighty one years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz:  That he engaged as an Officer in the War of the Revolution in the year 1775 and continued to serve as a Captain in said service until the month of July 1779 when he was honorably discharged as will appear by his Commifsion and discharge now lodged in the office of the Secretary of War
[all the following words are stricken through--enlisted for the term of, on the day of, in the year, in the State of, in the company commanded by Captain]
in the regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Wyllys in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment:  that he continued to serve in the said corps until July 1779 when he was discharged from the said service [in--word stricken out] at Nelsons Point in the State of New York.

That at the time when the Act of Congrefs of March 18th 1818 pafsed he was a pauper, wholly destitute of property and was supported by the charity of his brother--That on the 15th day of April 1818 he applied for & obtained a pension under that Act and his certificate was No. 10,482--That by reason of age I am incapable of labour--That after my pension was granted I induced a woman to marry me who is now aged sixty six who had some small Articles of property which I agreed with her not to contract or use at the time of our marriage--by her industry she saved out of my pension the sum of $126.16/100 for which on the 21st day of June 1820 I held a good note & on that day I made application for a pension & stated my note as aforesaid & also some small household furniture & also some notes belonging to my sd. wife & which I then considered myself in honor obliged not to expend.  And I was by reason of sd. Schedule struck off the pension List & my application rejected--Since which I & my sd. wife have lived more than three years upon the property then stated in my Schedule--I am aged & been infirm & have consumed the same in necefsary expences & am now wholly destitute having no property but what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed--

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and 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 bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Daniel Allen
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engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of Marh, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that 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 hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Daniel Allen

Schedule of all the estate of Daniel Allen aforesaid
one old Desk $2.50--one old chest .50--one old candle stand 34c
Six chairs $2.00--6 to 12oL old pewter 1.12.  two decanters two tumblers & six foot glafses 1.00--one old server & a tea canister .34--
one old earthern platter 7 four bowls .25--two candlesticks .25--one pitcher .12--two Stone pots .69 -- Six tea spoons .36  eight old plates 34c  one tea Kettle and one Skillet .87 -- one small pot & Spider  .67  one pair of old shovel and tongs .50--one old harnefs for one horse 4.00   twenty five pounds salt pork 1.75
Seventy pounds flour  $2.80--
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$21.39
Daniel Allen

That since the exhibition of my former Schedule the following changes have taken place and been made in my property viz  i then Stated obligations supposed to be good to the amount of one hundred & twenty six Dollars & 16/100
there
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these obligations were for money loaned to Ephraim Allen and Alanson Bolles which money I had by the assistance of my wife saved from the avails of my former pension.  Those notes have been paid the money expended in my support since.  My schedule also exhibited obligations belonging to my wife amounting to $184.19--These were notes given to my wife as I understood from her, before our marriage & which I promised her before marriage never to interfere with or collect.  I never had these notes in my possession.  My said wife has conducted with them as she pleased, but as she has had the care of me and our support, our necessities have as she informs me and as I verily believe, compelled her to collect the money due thereon & apply to her & my support and for the last two years I have been periodically supported by her from the funds aforesaid but which I have never controlled or used than by her consent.  When I left home she declared to me that one dollar only remained.  This I refused to take and am indebted to the charity of my friends to defray the expenses of this application.  The other property in the Schedule remains on had excepting what is lost or worn out.   Daniel Allen

Sworn to and declared on the twenty first day of August A.D. 1823 before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut.
     Attest.  David C. Bolles, Clerk.

I, David C. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is twenty one Dollars, and 39 Cents.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of Said Court, on this [illegible] day of September A.D. 1823.
                 David C Bolles, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County.
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January 26, 1931

Honorable Noble J. Johnson
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MCS
My dear Mr. Johnson:


Reference is made to your letter of January 21st, relative
to the Revolutionary War records of Colonel Lewis Wells and Captain
Dan Allen.
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim, S. 37656, that Daniel Allen was commissioned
lieutenant in Captain Thomas Knowlton's company in Colonel
Putnam's Connecticut Regiment in May, 1775. He was commissioned
captain in Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut Regiment, June 10, 1776.
He was made captain of Colonel Samuel Wyllys' Third Connecticut
Regiment, January 1, 1777, and was discharged July 7, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15,
1818, at which time he was a resident of Ashford, Windham County,
Connecticut, aged seventy-five years.
He married November 23, 1819, name of wife not stated. In 1820
she was sixty-three years of age.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford
any information in regard to a Dan Allen and the above noted is the
only Daniel Allen who served as captain of Connecticut troops, found
on said records.
This bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the
Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made to
the United States on account of the soldier's service. A careful search
of the records fails to show such claim on file on account of the service
of a Lewis Wells,
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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37656
Revy INVALID
File No. 37, 656
Daniel Allen
Capt Rev War
Act: 18th 18
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 8
[Arrangement of 1870.}
Oct. 2, 1900
Wm L. Allen NY.
1916 May 16. Hist. to Miss C. B.
Capshaw letter in S. 37,656
Daniel Allen &
1925 Jan. 8, Hisr to
Mrs. Ethel K. Champlin
MCS
1931 Jan 26hist. to Hon, Noble J. Johnson U.S.C.
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IN    CONGRESS.
The DELEGATES of the UNITED COLONIES of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of New Castle, Kent,
and Suffex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to
Daniel Allen Junr. Esqr Greeting
WE reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity,
do by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be Captain of the Company
in the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every
hostile Invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Captain
by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly
charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Captain 
And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from
Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee
of Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the Time being of the Army of
the United Colonies, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War,
in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in Force until revoked by this
or a future Congress. Dated this tenth Day of June 1776

By Order of the Congress
Attest. Cha Thomson [illegible]
John Hancock
PRESIDENT
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Connecticut

Daniel Allen, Captain
served 3 years from 1776.
[illegible items and figures]
$139.41

Claimant states that the following [illegible] was his wife's whom he married on the 23 November 1819 and which by agreement with her when they were married [illegible] was to be considered as his property, [illegible] articles of household & kitchen [illegible] contained in his schedule [illegible]
                      $12.73
                       184.37
                       $197.10
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        Total        $336.51

States no debts.

Schedule under act March 1823 dated 21 August 1823, contains
[illegible]                        $4.00
[illegible] lbs salt pork     1.25
10 lbs flour                       2.80
[illegible] small articles of house
hold furniture                   12.84
                                        -------------
                                       $21.39

[illegible] for decrease of property [illegible] 
.....as she had the care of him, and of their support, their [illegible] house, as she informed him and as the [illegible] compelled her to collect the money due on the notes and apply it to their support.  That when he left home to [illegible] his last schedule, his wife declared that one dollar only remained, which he refused to take, and that he was indebted to the charity of his friends for defraying the expense of his application.
Claimant aged 81 is incapable of labor from age.  Wife aged 66 an industrious woman for her age.

Restored 17 Jany 1824, & notification sent to Hon. E. Stoddard.
       P. R.

[crossed out: David C Bolles, illegible]
[stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

Sept, 1819
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House of Representatives
Jan 10th 1824

Sir,
Capt Daniel Allen of Ashford, Windham County, Conn and is now an applicant to be restored. Some worthy citizens of Ashford, have requested me to state to you my knowledge of Capt Allens circumstances. I am acquainted with him, he lives within about four miles of me. He is an aged man and has a severe breach which unfits him for labor. He married an old maid, a few years since and with much frugality they saved out of his pension money what constituted the items of his second schedule, perhaps, it might have included some trifling estate which was hers at their marriage. Since he has been stricken from the pension roll, I am satisfied the property returned in his second schedule and for which he was stricken off, must all have been expended in there support. Indeed, I have been repeatedly told by those who live in his immediate neighborhood, the past summer, that Capt. Allen was perfectly destitute, I have not heard a contrary opinion  of his circumstances expressed: and had it not been for individual advancements from time to time, he must have been before this time, supported under the regulation of the pauper laws. Were I not perfectly satisfied of his extreme poverty and necessity I would not have interposed a word in his behalf. And, as I am
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he is not a fraudulent applicant, it would be very gratifying to have his case given as early a consideration as possible and let him know the result; for his circumstances require some other mode of relief than that of individual advancements.
I am Sir, with great respect,
Your obd Servant
Eben. Stoddard

The Honble the Secretary of War
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David Bolles of Ashford in Windham County in the State of Connecticut certify and say that I am well acquainted with Capt David Allen at Ashford and have been so acquainted with him for more than forty years: he is the same gentleman who at the beginning of the revolutionary war served as an officer in the army first in the Connecticut troops & afterwards in the Continental army I have every reason to believe that he is and has been for these many years a very poor man  I have seen him tending a gristmill for a living and his brother who has for sometime past supported said Daniel gratuitously was a year ago last winter about applying to the town of Ashford to support him as one of their paupers but by my advice he did not do it at that time said Daniel has the character of an honest poor old gentleman & further says not 
signed: David Bolles

State of Connecticut
County of Windham SS Windham Sept 10th, 1818
Then came personally before me David Young Esq Justice of the Peace for the said County of Windham - David Bolles Esq the signer of the above deposition and made oath that same is the truth and do certify that the said David Bolles Esq is a gentleman of truth and veracity on whom [illegible] ought to be placed

David Young Justice of Peace
I Samuel Gray Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
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in and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that David Young Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit has been made is duly enrolled as one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, & that the within signature is his hand writing and full faith & credit ought t be given to his acts as such in testimony whereof I have hereunto [illegible] and affixed the public seal of said at Windham in said County - this 10th day of Septem ADom 1818.
Sam Gray
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Philip Howard Esq
Depo to the reduced
circumstances of Capt Daniel Allen
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I Philip Howard Esq. of Windham in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut formerly resident in the Town of Woodstock near Ashford in said County do depose, testify and say, that I have been for many years acquainted with Capt. Daniel Allen of said Ashford an applicant for a pension under the Act of [illegible] of the 18 day of March 1818 - that he is reduced in his circumstances and as I understand has been supported by the Charity of his brother and stands in need of the assistance for his support and further saith not - Windham October 5th 1818
Philip Hayward

State of Connecticut
County of Windham SS Windham October 5th 1818 - 
Then Philip Howard Esq the signer of the above deposition appeared before me Jabez Clarke Es. Justice of the Peace for the County of Windham and made oath that the facts stated and contained in the above deposition by him subscribed in the truth and nothing but the truth.
And too further certify that the deponant is a gentleman of character [illegible] and full faith is to be given to his testimony - and further that I am satisfied that said Daniel Allen, is in reduced circumstances, has become [illegible] from and needs the assistance of his Country for his support
Agent Jabez Clarke

I Samuel Gray Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do certify that Jabez Clarke Esq before whom the above affidavit was made is duly enrolled as one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Windham, and full faith & credit ought to be given to his acts and [illegible] as such & that the above signatures are his own hand [illegible] 

In testimony hereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the public seal of said Court at Windham this 5th day of October AD 1818
Sam Gray
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Putnam, Conn.
133 Grove Street,
Dec. 26, 1924,

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,

Please give me the Pension record, Revolutionary War of the following 

JOHN FOX, of Woodstock, Conn. S.15426
also
Capt. DANIEL ALLEN, S. 37645 & S. 11956.

These [illegible]

Yours truly,
Mrs. Ethel K. Champlin,
133 Grove St.
Putnam, Conn.

date stamp: U. S. Pension Office Dec 29 1924
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Noble J. Johnson
5th Dist. Indiana

Member of Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

Miss Lula A. Metcalf
Secretary

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
house of Representatives
Washington, D.C.

January 21st, 1931

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Do you have any record of the service of Col. Lewis Wells and Capt. Dan Allen, of the Conn. Troops, serving 8 months and reenlisting , serving from 1781 to 1782. They applied for pension July 2, 1831.

Thanking you, I am 
Very respectfully yours,
Noble J Johnson


date stamp: U S Pension Office Jan 22 1931
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Cable Address "Outpour" 
Established 1857
Wm. L. Allen & Co,
Commission Merchants.
Raisings, Dried & Evaporated Fruit, Beans, Honey Vc.
104 Warren Street
New York, Sept 17 1905
Pension Office
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Capt Daniel Allen of Ashford County served in the Revolution. He seems to have received a pension. I am anxious to learn who were his parents, what was his age [illegible], also any particulars you may have.
Thanking you in advance I am
Resp. yours
Wm L. Allen
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Rev Sec
Left

137 South St,
[illegible] n.j.
May. 11. 1916.

How Commissioner [illegible],
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Will you be kind enough to give me any information you may have relative to the following Revolutionary relatives of Col. Confields Regiment, 1781:
[illegible] Daniel allen &37656
n. 11,479 Private abel Smith, [illegible] Bakersfield
pm Lt Jerimiah Elle 8.44.798
Only me over
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Thadeus Meade in Wilton S. 17.584.
Edmund Tuttle in Westport S. 17.741

Very truly,
(Miss) C. B. Capshaw
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     In reply to your request of ______________, received ____________________ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Allen a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ([crossed out-or his widow's]) application for pension on file in this Bureau.    S. 37656

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
May 1775
June 10, 1776
Jany 7, 1777 to July 7, 1777
discharged at Nelson's Point, NY.

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
2 mon.
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RANK.
Lieutenant
Captain
Captain
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OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Thomas Knowlton
COLONEL.
Gen. Putnam
Andrew Ward
Samuel Wyllys

STATE.
Conn.
"
3rd Conn.

Battles engaged in, __________________________

Residence of soldier at enlistment, ___________

Date of application for pension, Apl. 15, 1818.  His claim was allowed.

Residence at date of application, Ashford, Windham Co., Conn.

Age at date of application, in his 75- seventy-sixth year.

Remarks: after his pension was allowed he married Nov. 23, 1819 a spinster at 63 yrs. in 1820.  her name & [date of marriage--crossed out] are not stated.

        Respectfully,
                                  Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
January 8, 1925

Mrs. Ethel K. Chemplin
133 Grove St.
Putnam, Conn.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.37656, it appears that Daniel Allen was commissioned Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Knowlton's Company. General Putnam's Connecticut Regiment, in May 1775; was commissioned Captain in Colonel Andrew Ward's Connecticut Regiment June 10, 1776; was made Captain of Colonel Samuel Wyllys' 3rd Connecticut Regiment January 1, 1777, and was discharged July 7, 1779.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 15, 1818, and which time he was a resident of Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, aged 75 years.
He married November 23, 1819, name of wife not stated. In 1820 she was 63 years of age.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
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