Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18125, for Ebenezer Metcalf, Connecticut
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn [Connecticut]
Metcalf, Ebenezer
NUMBER S.18125
carded
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Connecticut 17,173
Ebenezr [Ebenezer] Metcalf 17173
of N. [New] London in the State of Connt [Connecticut] who was a private in the Comp [Company] commande[d] by Captain Hyde of the Reg [Regiment] commanded by Col. [Colonel] Putnam in the Connt [Connecticut] line for 10 m. [months] 14 ds [days]
Inscribed on the Roll of Connt [Connecticut] at the rate of 24 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Aug [August] 1833 and [illegible] A. Hendel Hebron
Arrears to the 4th of [illegible] 01 $69.76
Semi-Annual allowance ending 4 Sp [September] 77 17.44
$87.20
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E Vol. B [or R] Page 27
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State of Connecticut
County of New London ss.
Probate District of Lebanon
This 2[illegible] day of August 1832 personally appeared in open [partially obscured by seal "Court"] before Denison Wattles Esq head of the Court of [partially obscured "probate" and for sd [said] District of Lebanon in sd [said] District [obscured] County and State aged seventy five years on the 5th day of October next, 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 [illegible]
In July 1776 I enlisted into a Company of Volunteers commanded by Capt. [Captain] Walter Hyde of Lebanon. Samuel Fuller was Lt. [Lieutenant] and Beriah Bile [or Bill], Ensign for five months  I say I enlisted I [illegible] explain the Company of Volunteers commanded by Capt Hyde were generally householders men somewhat advanced in life more than was generally the case with most companies, the news of disaster happening to our Army had arrived and there was a general muster in this part of the State  and (Gov. [Governor] Trumbull who lived in Lebanon under whose influence Capt Hyde's company was raised) advised him to enlist some young men into his Company which he did, I was then but Nineteen year of age. The Company when ready March'd [Marched] to New London and from there go on board of a sloop and sailed for New York, the [illegible] proved a very dull sailor and put into New Haven, where I obtained permission of the Capt. with seven others of the Company to Land (as we had been sea sick) and we march'd [marched] thro [through] Fairfield County, Connt [Connecticut] on the sea shore road and the East Chester to the City of New York, the vessel had a long passage to New York and the weather very [illegible]
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were somewhat sickly with the Camp Distemper or Dysentery, Capt [Captain] Hyde with a number of others were taken sick in the City. Capt. Hyde died in the City, we remained but a short time in the City after Capt Hyde died, Gen'l [General] Washington's Army soon retreated off Long Island, our company marched off York Island under Gen'l Putnam's command, we cres'd over Kings Bridge and soon after had a scurmish [skirmish] with the Enemy. I was not in the action, our Company was ordered to the left about [strike out "about"] a mile from the place of scurmish [skirmish]. I was shortly after taken sick about three or four weeks, before I was able to join the Company again, I continu'd [continued] with the Company untill discharged which was about the last of Nov or 1st Dec 1776. I cannot tell the precise time but recollect it was cold weather when we returned as near as I can now remember I was gone in this campaign [strike out "about"] five months as our Company was a volunteer company I do not remember to whose Regiment it was attached. I recollect Colo. [Colonel] Hosford was there an Maj. [Major] Josh Mason was his Major and I think we were commanded by him as a Regiment. I well recollect marching off York Island in Gen'l Putnam's [illegible]vision Genl Parsons I also recollect and also Genl W. Dougle.
The Next tour of duty in New London was [strike out illegible] July 1777, I then lived in Norwich in New London County and state aforesd [aforesaid] in that part of Norwich which now constitutes the Town of Bozrah and belonged to a Company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Capt. Nehemiah Waterman then of Norwich, now dec'd [deceased] and Waterman's new orders from Gov. Trumbull to detatch [dispatch?] part of his Company if they would not volunteer to go on an expedition to the northward to attack Gen'l Burgoyne's army who was then approaching Albany after Capt Waterman paraded his Company he read his orders and informed us that he sho'd [should] draft the requisite number of men
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and we volunteered. I volunteered my service to go as a soldier during the campaign which was as it ended or lasted five months. Enough of Capt. [Captain] Waterman's Company also part of Capt.  [illegible - Satterlee's?] Company of Norwich West Farms now he Town of Franklin in New London County and state afored [aforesaid] volunteered to form a Company. The afored [aforesaid] Capt. Ebenezer Lathrop commanded the Company. [illegible] Peck I think was Lt. [lieutenant] and Smith was Ensign, the christian or first name of both the last officers I have foregotten. The Regt [Regiment] was commanded by Col. [Colonel] Lattimer [Latimer] of New London. The Lt. Col. [Lieutenant Colonel]'s name was Jones of Hebron County. WE march'd [marched] immediately to Hartford [illegible] and then thro Litchfield County in Conn  [Connecticut] to Sheffield in Massachusetts thence thro part of Berkshire County, Mass. [Massachusetts] to Albany. We were then ordered to Still Water where we joined Gen'l [General] Gates' army. We continued with the army of Gen'l Gates in that division then commanded by Gen'l Arnold (afterwards the traitor). Our Regiment was in one of the actions (in the other we were not) We continued with Gen'l Gates army, untill Gen'l Burgoyne surrendered which was on the 17th of Oct [October] 1777. I had the pleasure to see them move by us to the place appointed for them to ground this army.
[illegible] of the Burgoyne capture our Reg't was ordered to Albany to defend the County from the British who had come up the North River to make a diversion in favor of Gen'l Burgoyne we were ordered to encamp on the hill then back of the river near where the Capitol now stands. I should think we remained there three weeks or more, when we were ordered to march down the North River on the east side of it. We march'd [marched] about seventy miles to the great nine perthy (so called then). Our march was very uncomfortable as it snow'd [snowed] severely while we were on our march. We were halted at or near Rhinebeck in New York and stationed there about three week, after which no further apprehensions were entertained at that time from the enemy and we were (then discharged) about
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the forepart of the month of December 1777. I was absent from home about five months, as nearly as I can recollect from the distance of time. I was twenty years old during this campaign (I remember Gen'l [General Lincoln who was wounded) I was a private soldier in all my tours of duty.
In the fall of the year 1780 I was hired (by one Simeon Waterman, no dec'd [deceased]) as his substitute to go to New London in Conn't [Connecticut] for one fortnight as he promis'd [promised] he wod [would] then take my place. I performed the service. Capt. [Captain] Edgerton commanded the Company. I was stationed in Groton Conn't [Connecticut]. We mounted guard at Fort Griswold repeatedly but were not stationed in the fort. We were mostly stationed on the sea shore to look out for the enemy at the  fortin[illegible] and, Waterman relieved me.
When New London was burnt I was ordered there with the Regiment to which I belonged. (Colo [Colonel] Masons) I staid but one week. I was frequently called out upon alarms at New London but kept no account of my services. The whole time of duty I performed as a soldier was at least eleven months. I was born in the town of Lebanon afore'd [aforesaid] on the 5th day of October 1757 and now reside there and have ever resided there except about four years when I resided in s'd [said] town of Nortwich (now Bozrah) when I was an apprentice. At the time I enlisted and volunteered, as afores'd [aforesaid] for about three years thereafter the Evidences of my services I herewith transmit I have the record of my age in a family book kept for that purpose I have as dockumentary [documentary] evidence except (sd [said] book] I am [illegible strike out] known to Rev. Ezek E. Brown a clergyman and to William T. Williams esq, the foregoing is according to my last recollection and information and I hereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension  or annuity, except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesd [aforesaid].
[signed] Ebenr Metcalf
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[illegible] Esek Brown a clergyman residing in the town of Lebanon aforesaid and William T. Williams residing in the same place hereby certify towit the said Ezek Brown that he has some acquaintance and the said William T. Williams that he is well acquainted with Ebenezer Metcalf who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is [illegible] and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[signed] Ezek Brown
W. T. Williams
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to said Court that [strike out] Elder Ezek Brown who has signed the preceeding [preceding] certificate is a clergyman residing in said Lebanon and that William T. Williams Esq who has also signed the same resides in the same place and that this Court concurs in opinion with them.
I John Bettles Clerk Pro Tem of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing [illegible] the original proceedings of the said Court.
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in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Metcalf for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the office [illegible] of said Court this 23d day of August 1832
[signed] John Wattles Clerk Pro Tem
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I certify that Mr. Ebenezer Metcalf was born October 5th 1757 as appears by the roll of birth records of the town of Lebanon now in my possession.
[signed] Charly H. Dutton Town Clerk
Lebanon 15th July 1833
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Ashael Metcalf
Ebenezer Metcalf
Ct 32or1818
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[illegible]
State of Connecticut
County of New London ss.
Be it known that before me John W. Haughton of the Town of Bozrah in the County of New London, State of Connecticut, a Notary Public within and for the County and state aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Ashael Metcalf aged sixty years and made oath in due form and law that he is the son and heir at Law of Ebenezer Metcalf the identical person who was a pensioner and is now deceased and the original pension certificate has been surrendered to the Pension Office as by the files and records of said Pension Office make more fully appear and that he cannot know of them otherwise then through the said office was that he resides in the town of Bozrah in [illegible] and has resided there for the space of thirty years past and that [strike through "s"]he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining any arrears of pension that may be due h[strike out "er"][interlineated "im"] {under the laws of the United States; and that by these presents [strike out "s"]he does constitute and appoint F.E. Hassler of the City of Washington, h[strike out "er"][interlineated "is] true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, with power of substitution for him and in h[strike out "er"][interlineated "is"] name, place and stead, to ask and receive of and from the United States any bounty land, extra pay, pensions, money or moneys that now is or are due h[strike out "er"][interlineated "im] on account of services rendered by h[strike out "er"][interlineated "is"] deceased [strike out][interlineated "father"]; advances made, property destroyed of taken by the Government, or any claim arising from intercourse by him while in the service of the United States, or on any foreign nation, and te Indians, disbursements made, or expenses incurred by him while in the services of the United States, or on any other account whatsoever, and in h[strike out "er"][interlineated "is"] hame to give receipts and other sufficient discharges for such bounty land, pensions, patents, claims and money due as aforesaid; and to attend to and prosecute any and all business of  whatsoever nature [strike out "s"]he may have with or before any of the Departments of the Government or Congress, or any legally established commission of the United States, and, generally, to do any and every other act or ats that [strike out "s"]he might or could do, were [strike out "s"]he personally present at the doing thereof, [strike out "s"]he hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever h[strike out "er"][interlineated "is] said attorney shall do in and about the premises, by virtue hereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and and seal this [strike out] third day of June AD 1851.
[signed] Azel Metcalf
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of } Two Witnesses.
[signed] Susan D. Haughton
John W. Haughton
Joseph (by his mark) Osborn
State of Connecticut
County of New London ss.
On this twenty third day of June AD 1851, personally appeared Ashael Metcalf before me, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be his per act and deed, for the purposes therein contained.
[signed] John W. Haughton
Notary Public
[strike out "J.P. Seal"]
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And I hereby Certify, that at the same time, personally appeared before me Elisha Waterman and Joseph Osborn known to me, to be two credible witnesses, and who being duly sworn, deposes and says, each for himself, that the above named Ashael Metcalf now present, is to their knowledge, [illegible] the identical person named in the above deposition, and that the said affidavit is correct, as they verily believe; that they are acquainted with the said Ashael Mecalf and the said Ebnezer Metcalf Claim and that they are, each, wholly disinterested.
13th day of July AD 1833
[signed] Elisha Waterman
Joseph (by his mark) Osborn
Subscribed and sworn before me, the day and year first above written}
[signed] John W. Haughton Notary Public
[illegible seal]
State of [blank]
County of [blank] ss.
I hereby certify, that [blank] Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was a the time of so doing, a [blank] in and for the said County and State, duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized by law to take the same.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of [blank] County Court, (a Court of Record) this [blank] day of {blank] A.D. 185[blank]
Clerk
*The Pension Certificate must be attached to this paper by a piece of tape passing through both, and the ends placed under the seal of the County Cler, and if the evidence is taken before a Notary Public having a seal of office, the same, but then the County Clerk's certificate is not required.
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At a Court of Probate held in at Bozrah within and for the district of Bozrah on the twenty third day of June A.D. 1851
Present John W. Haughton Esq. Judge
Satisfactory evidence having been  to this court of the death of Ebenezer Metcalf late a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and that he died on the 13th day of February A.D. 1833 and left no widow, and that Ashael Metcalf is the son and heir of him the said Ebenezer Metcalf.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my office seal of office the day and year above written.
Attest John L. Fillmore Clerk
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[illegible note in left margin]
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer Metcalf, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [strike out "(or his widow's)" application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S.18,125
[column headers]
Date of Enlistment or Appointment | Length of Service | Rank | Officers under whom service was rendered | [subtitles] Captain | Colonel | State
July 1776 | 5 mos | Private | Walter Hyde | Hosford | Conn [Connecticut]
July 1777 | 5 mos | [blank] | Nehemiah Waterman Ebenezer Lathrop | Jonathan Latimer | [blank]
Fall 1750 | 2 m [illegible] ks | [blank] | Edgerton | [check mark] | [blank]
When New London was burned | 1 week | [blank] | [check mark] | Mason | [blank] 
Was frequently called out on alarms.
Battles engaged in, Stillwater and at sur. [surrender] of Burgoyne.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon, Conn [Connecticut], 2nd enl. [enlistment] Norwich Conn. 
Date of application for pension, Aug 23, 1832, his claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Lebanon, New London Co., Conn. [County, Connecticut]
Age at date of application, born Oct [October] 5, 1757 at Lebanon, Conn.
Remarks: He died Feby [February] 13, 1833, leaving no widow; his son Ashael Metcalf was 60 yrs [years] of age and a resident of Bozrah New London Co. Connecticut in 1851
See card catalogue.
signed Azel
Respectfully,
Commissioner
6-28[illegible]6
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18125
INVALID
18125
File No. [strike out "18110"]
Ebenezer Metcalf
Pri [Private] Rev [Revolutionary] War
Act: June 7 32 [1832]
Index: [blank] Vol. 1, Page 235
1914 Nov. [November] 6. History to Mr. William L. Nye & where is her letter?
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Ebenezer Metcalf application for a pension
No. 5578
I further certify that the within [illegible strike out] Elihu Hyde is well known to me and that he is a man of truth and veracity and a credible witness.
W. T. Williams, Just Peace [Justice of the Peace]
Lebanon County 8th June 1833
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State of Connecticut
London County ss.
On this 23d [twenty-third] day of August 1832 Elihu Hyde of Bazrah in sd [said] County aged Seventy nine years on the 5th day of Octor [October] last first being duly sworn according to law do on oath testify and say that in the month of August 1777 the particular day I do not remember I was a substitute in a company commanded by Capt. [Captain] Eben [Ebenezer] Lathrop (now dec'd)[deceased] then of Norwich in sd [said] New London County and Phineas Peck Lt [Lieutenant] and [blank] Smith was Ensign, his Christian or first name I do not remember, served in a company of Connecticut Militia. Colo [Colonel Jonathan Latimer commanded the Regt [Regiment]. Lt. Col [Lieutenant Colonel] Jones of Hebron, Lt Col, the Major names I do not remember. I marched to Hartford Connt [Connecticut] and from there thru Litchfield County into the Berkshire Co.[county] Mass [Massachusetts] to Albany NYork [New York] from there we were ordered to Stillwaters where we joined Gen'l [General] Gates Army. I was attached to Gen'l Gates Army and contin'd [continued] with it in the division of Gen'l Arnold (afterwards the Traitor) I staid [stayed] with the Reg't [Regiment] until the Army of Gen'l Burgoyne was captured. Soon after that our regiment was ordered to Albany aforesd [aforesaid] where we encamped back of the City back on West of the City from there the Regt march'd [marched] to Rhinebeck in New York on the North River, where we were stationed about three weeks or more when we were discharged. Ebenezer Metcalf now a resident in Lebanon in s'd [said] New London County, was a soldier with me in s'd [said] company at the time and was with s'd [said] company. We arrived at tome in the month of November 1777 according to my best recollection or beginning of Dec [December] 1777.
[signed] Elihu Hyde
[illegible] New London County at Bozrah 23d day of August 1832 Elihu Hyde afors'd [aforesaid] personally appeared before me made oath first being duly sworn according to law that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth nothing but the truth and I certify that [illegible] a man of truth.
Sworn to the day and year afores'd [aforesaid] before me W. T. Williams, Just. Peace and notary public in [llegible]
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I further certify that the withing [illegible strike out] Elihu Hyde is well known to me that he is a man of truth and veracity and a credible witness.
W. T. Williams, Ju't Peace [Justice of the Peace] Lebanon County 7th June 1833

Ebenezer Metcalf application for pension
No. 5578
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admd [admitted]
10 mo. [months] 14 ds [days] pri [private]
3327
154
3481
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State of Connecticut
New London County ss.
On this 23rd day of August 1832 Jacob Clark aged seventy three years of Lebanon in sd [said] County and State being first duly sworn doth on oath testify and say that in the month of July 1776 I was a volunteer soldier in a company of Connecticut Volunteers. Walter Hyde Capt [Captain], Sam'l [Samuel] Fuller Lt. [Lieutenant] and Beriah Bill was Ensign, that our company sail'd [sailed] from New London in s'd [said] state to New York our vessel was a [illegible] sailor and we had a long passage. We arrived in the City of New York and staid [stayed] in the City about a month or more. We left the City when Gen'l [General] Washington's Army evacuated the City. Gen'l Putnam commanded our division. Our Capt. [Captain] died in the City and some other of the Company. We halted in the neighborhood of West Chester. We continued with Gen'l Washington's Army until some time in the month of Nov. [November] 1776 when we were discharged. I think at New Rochell when we returned home under Lt. [Lieutenant] Fuller's command I well recollect that Ebenezer Metcalf now of Lebanon was one of s'd [said] company. He went to New York with us. He and some others I think landed before [strike out] the vessell around at New York and he returned home with us. If I remember right s'd [said] Metcalf then lived in Norwich in that part of it that is now called Boonsville very near the town of Lebanon and further deponent saith not.
[signed] Jacob Clark
State of Connecticut New London County for Lebanon on the 23rd day of August 1832 Jacob Clark the above deponent personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth [of] the above deposition and I certify that s'd [said] Jacob Clark [is] a credible witness.
Sworn to the day and year last afores'd [aforesaid] before me
W. T. Williams, Just [Justice of the] Peace and Notary Public state of Connt [Connecticut]
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E. Metcalf
17,173 Con & [illegible]
Papers to be taken from files of Connecticut
E. Verguson
2290 Con 43
Revolutionary
Joseph Baldwin
22,503 [illegible]
Louis Palmer NY

5604 F. D Hassler, Attny [Attorney]
28th June 1851
all those cases Exh
Mr Hessler July 8 51
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Washington City, D.C.
June 27 1851
Honorable J. E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions
Sir,
Enclosed please find of the heirs
Joseph Baldwin, state of Connecticut
Elijah Vargeson do
Ebenezer Metcalf do
and request that they may be taken from the files in order that I may examine them
Yours repectfully
F.E. Hassler
Attorney