Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28798, for William Lucas, Connecticut
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(3---1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Lucas, William

NUMBER
S.28798

CONTENTS
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Dead. Let to B. T. Clarke June 6
1843
Same person & Third Auditor 13
April 1844 -- Dead

Paid at the Treasury under the
Act of 6. April 1838, from
4 March to 9. Aug. 1842. Agent
Notified 5th June 1844

Albany 31.247

William Lucas
of Madison Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Barker of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Meigs in the Conn't
line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 80 Dollars --- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2'd day of Nov.
1837 and sent to O. P.
Granger, Morrisville, N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '37 520.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Mar. '38. 40.00
$560.00

{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act June 7, 1832 }

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E. 2. Vol. 4 Page 42
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State of New York
Madison County ss

On this 3'd day of October 1837
personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of
common pleas of the County of Madison in said State
William Lucas a resident of the town of Cazenovia
in the County of Madison in the State of New York aged
seventy seven years on the Eleventh day of April last
past, who being first duly sworn, according to law,
doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order
to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act
of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he enlisted in
army of the United States on the Continental establishment
on the 29th day of January 1777 & served in the sixth
Regiment of the Connecticut line, under the following
named Officers: He enlisted under Lieut Charles Burrell [Barrett]
at the town of Durham State of Connecticut on the said
29th day of January 1777 for the term of three years &
served during that period in a company of what Samuel
Barker was Captain, & Return Jonathan Meigs was
Colonel & Parsons, Brigadier General & Putnam
Major General. At the time applicant enlisted,
one Douglass was Col. but he died soon after he
enlisted. One Deming was Col, for a short period
after the enlistment, but he died soon thereafter.

The company collected principally at New Haven
& marched to Fairfield & then met more recruits &
marched to Horse Neck & then to Peeks Kill [Peekskill], crossed
the North River at Kings Ferry into New Jersey & went
to Morristown & the vicinity & thence back to Peeks Kill
& encamped by the Yellow Mills & We were then ordered
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to New Jersey to pick the stones out of the road for
General Washingtons Army; thence back to the Yellow Mill
thence to Dover in this State, thence in the vicinity of Harrison
Purchase, then to Verplank Point & then saw the British
Shipping [Skipping] - British went up & Burnt Espens & then returned
on hearing of the Surrender of Burgain [Burgoyne] -- Went into
Winter quarters near the Quaker meeting house at
Harrison Purchase -- In the spring of 1778 Regiment
Collected on the East side of the River at [Relieving ones here ?]
thence to White Plains & rendezvous at that place & on
the lines & in that vicinity until we went into Winter
quarters at Reading [Redding] in the edge of Connecticut --

At the opening of the Campaign in 1779 we
marched to Fishkill & then about half way to Peekskill
& then encamped in Bush huts -- On the 6th day
of June 1779 a party of us counting of one hundred
& fifty men was called off under Maj Wallbridge
to go south to find out the situation of the enemy &
on the 7th a party of us of twenty men with a Sergeant
& Corporal under the command of a [Sabelton ?] Officer,
was called upon to go down toward the enemy to discover
their situation = we went below old Peeks Kill
meeting house & about one mile below the meeting
house applicant received two shot from the British
& was wounded in the Breast & arm & was taken
by the enemy & carried to New York & placed in the
Hospital & remained in the Hospital until the 4th
day of October 1779 & was then taken to the Shugar [Sugar]
House & remained there a prisoner until May 1780
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& was then taken to the Dutch Church & remained there
until the 5th day of November 1780 & was then
exchanged & liberated & Joined my Regiment
near Elizabeth town N. Jersey & then went to the
Highlands, into winter quarters & on the last day
of December 1780 was discharged from the service
by Lieut. Ebenezer Gray & returned home to Durham
(Conn) -- Applicant is now in the receipt of a pension
of Eight dollars per month as an invalid
occasioned by the wounds aforesaid. Applicant
was not aware until very recently that he was entitled
to any other pension, than the one he now receives as
an invalid, which is the reason of the delay in making
this application. He hereby relinquishes every claim
whatever to a Pension or an annuity except the present, & the
pension he now receives as an invalid, & he declares that
his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in
any State, except the agency of New York as an invalid
Pensioner as aforesaid, & that his discharge is lost --
[signed] William Lucas

Sworn to & subscribed, the day &
year aforesaid
[signed] A. S. Sloan Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion
that the above named William Lucas the said
applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he
States -- I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas of said County of
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Madison do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of William
Lucas for a Pension. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto my hand seal
of Office this 3'd day of October 1837
[signed] A. S. Sloan Clk

34.231
William Lucas

Enl'd [enlisted] 31 March 1777
Disch'd [discharged] 31 June 1781

Admitted
Private 2 years

O. P. Granger Esq
Morris Ville
New York

In the matter of the
application of
William Lucas for
a Pension

Otis P. Granger of
Morrisville Madison
County N.Y. Agent
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

County of County Tioga ss.

On this 22'd day of January 1827, before
me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Tioga personally appeared William
Lucas who, on his oath, declares that he is the same
person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Samuel Barker in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Jonathan Meigs in the service of the United
States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of
Massachusetts from whence he has lately removed;
that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of
New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his
Pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for
removing to the State of New York are for his
own convenience
[signed] William Lucas

Sworn and subscribed to, before }
me, the day and year aforesaid. }
[signed] W. H. Moore Just. Peace

NOTES. -- The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature
must be proved by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony
is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature
purporting to be his is genuine.
The Pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person
must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The Magistrate
must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication
as above required.
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Tioga County ss

On the 22 day of January A.D. 1827
personally appeared before me William Lucas
Junior who being by me duly sworn did depose
and say that he well knows William Lucas to
to be the same person described in the within
affidavit
[signed] William Lucas Jr

Sworn and subscribed to before }
me the day & year aforesaid }
[signed] W. H. Moore Just. Peace

Tioga County ss.

I hereby certify that William Lucas Junior
above named is a person of veracity.
January 22'd 1827 [signed] William Hellone [Moore] Just Peace
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GIDEON, PRINTER.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 27th 1844.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act
directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners,
and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United
States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending
the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the
pension agents, The Executor of William Lucas, dec'd [deceased]
Invalid Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. York,
Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars
per month,
has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of March to the 9th Aug. 1842.

And his pension for the }
same time under the }
Act of 7th June 1832, at }
$80.00 per annum }

Respectfully, yours,
[signed] Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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V. L. M.
Rev. War Section.

December 10, 1915.

Mr. H. F. Russell,
Box 255,
Hastings, Neb.

Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 29"" ultimo,
you are advised that it appears from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim of William Lucas,
Sur. File No. 28,798, that he was born April 11, 1760,
and enlisted at Durham, Connecticut, January 29, 1777,
in Captain Samuel Barker's company, Colonels Douglas
and Return Jonathan Meigs' Sixth Connecticut regiment.
On June 7, 1779, while off scouting to discover the
situation of the enemy, he received two shots from
the British and was wounded in the breast and arm, for
which he was pensioned from January 1, 1785. He was
carried, a prisoner, to a hospital in New York, then
to the Sugar House where he was kept until May 1780,
then taken to the Dutch Church and kept until November
November 5, 1780, when he was exchanged and liberated
and joined his regiment, from which he was discharged
December 31, 1780.
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He was a resident of Cazenovia, Madison County, New
York, in 1837, and died August 9, 1842.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail
to afford any information in regard to William *Budd* Lucas.

Very respectfully,
[signed] S M Saltzgaber
Commissioner.

Lucas - 2 -
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27120
INVALID.

Supposed
Revolution

File No. 27,120
William Lucas
In Mass Vols

Act:
Index:-- Vol. 2, Page 249

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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From
Massachusetts
to
New York.

William Lucas
Private in
Captain Barkers company Col.
J Meigs Regiment, Conn

Ratio of disability, Total
Date of discharge,
Time of closing testimony,

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at 5.80 dollars per month, increased to $8, to commence on the
24 April 1816.

formal Certificate of pension issued the 5th of Jan'y 1828
and sent to Pensioner at Berkshire N. York

Arrears to 4th
Semi-anl. all'ce ending
Act of the

Let to O. P. Granger July
18 1837. Dead. Let KBF
Clarke June 6. 1843.
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Berkshire, NY, } Free
Dec 19 }

Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City

Rec'd 31 Dec 1827
William Lucas
Apply for a new certificate

1 Sent
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Application for a new certificate
County of Tioga ss.

On this eleventh day of December 1827
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Tioga personally appeared William Lucas, who on his oath, declares that
he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded
by Captain Sam'l Barker, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Jon'a
Meigs, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on
the pension Roll of the State of Massachusetts, that he received a
certificate of that part of which the following is a copy.

"This certifies that William Lucas a Soldier now an inhabitant of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts who belonged to the 6 Regiment of
Connecticut, commanded by Col. Jon'a Meigs & of Sam'l Barkers Comp'y
in the service of the United States of America aged twenty eight as appears by
certificates lodged in the Pension Office, having been examined by me,
is found to be disabled in said service by a musket ball through the
rim of his Belly and one other thro'g [through] right arm. And I do hereby certify
that he is entitled to receive thirty shillings per month commencing 1st
January 1785 agreeable to a resolution of Congress of the seventh of June
1785 and act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of
the seventeenth of March 1786. Given under my hand at Boston this twelfth
day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
eighty nine, and in the thirteenth year of the Independence of the United
States of America. John Lucas Commissary of Pensions"

and that he now wishes to obtain a new certificate from the War Department
[signed] William Lucas

Sworn and subscribed to before }
me, the day and year aforesaid }
[signed] W. H. Moore Justice of the Peace

County of Tioga ss.
On this eleventh day of December 1827, before me, the
subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Tioga personally appeared
William Lucas Jun [Junior] and Robert Lucas, who on their oath declare, that they
are well acquainted with William Lucas, and know him to be the same
person described in the above affidavit, and that he is the identical William
Lucas to whom the certificate signed by John Lucas Commissary of Pensions
was issued
[signed] William Lucas Jr
[signed] Robert Lucas

Sworn and subscribed to before }
me, the day and year aforesaid }
[signed] W. H. Moore Justice of the Peace

County of Tioga ss.
I certify that I am well acquainted with William
Lucas Jun and Robert Lucas above described, and that they are men of
veracity. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the
the day and year above written [seal of office]
[signed] W. H. Moore Justice of the Peace
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December 11th 1827

Sir
Enclosed are my papers, requesting a new
certificate, which I wish made payable at the
"New York Agency" Please to direct to me
"Berkshire Tioga County N.Y"
[signed] William Lucas

Hon. James Barbour }
Secretary of War }

State of New York
Tioga County, }
Clerks Offices cx } ss.

I do hereby Certify that William H Moore Esq
now is a Justices of the Peace in and for said County
aforesaid and as such duly sworn and commissioned
and that full faith and Credit are due to his
Official Acts. That I am acquainted with his Hand-Writing
and Verily believe the signature of W. H. Moore Subscribed
to the foregoing Instruments is in his proper hand-Writing

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto Subscribed
my name and Affixed the seal of the said County this nineteenth day of
December AD 1827 ---
[signed] Horatio Ross Dep: Clk;-
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State of New York
Tioga County }
Clerk's Offices } ss.
[seal of office]

I do hereby certify that the Annex [illegible] William H. Moore
is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of
Tioga and as such duly Sworn and Commissioned and
that full faith and Credit are due to his Official
Acts -- That I am acquainted with his hand-Writing
and Verily believe the Signature of William H. Moore Esqr whose name is
Subscribed to the foregoing Instrument is in his proper hand-Writing.

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
Name and Affixed the Seal of the said County this twenty third day
of January 1827 ---
[signed] Horatio Ross Dep: Clk;
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Morris Ville } free
July 14 }

J. L. Edwards Esq
Com'r of Pensions
Washington D. C.

July 18.
Wm Lucas
N.Y. [illegible]
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Morrisville (Madison County) N.Y. July 14, 18??
Ss.
William Lucas was on the 12th of Feby 1789
placed on the Pension list roll of the Massachusetts
agency at the rate of $5 per month as an invalid,
& on the 24th of April 1816 he was allowed $8. per
month & is now on the roll of the N.Y. agency --

Will the fact of his receiving a pension as an
invalid, preclude him from receiving a pension
under the act of 1832? Can he receive both

If he relinquishes his pension as an invalid,
will he draw back to March 1831, or will
his invalid pension money be deducted &c

I hope an answer to the above will
not be incompatible with your regulations.

[illegible] yours
Otis P. Granger

J L Edwards Esq
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Morris Ville N.Y } free
4 Oct }

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Oct 9.
N.Y
Wm Lucas
Oct 1832.
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Morrisville Madison County N.Y. Oct 4. 18??

Sir, Enclosed I send you the application
of William Lucas an applicant for a
Pension. He is now an invalid pensioner
& was not until recently informed of the
fact aware that he was entitled to any other
Pension ---
Yours Resp
[signed] Otis P. Granger


J. L Edwards Esq
Com'r of Pensions
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28798
Revy INVALID.

File No. 28,798
William Lucas
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 82"
Index:- Vol. 2 , Page 249

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

1915 Dec. 10 Hist. to H.F.
Russell. V.L.M.
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FREE [postage]

[postmark] CAZENOVIA N.Y. JUN 2

B. T. Clarke P.M.

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Court of Pensions
Washington

June 5 1843

Wm Lucas
N.Y. ? '32
Jw'd ? also
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Cazenovia New York June 2, 1843

Dr Sir

William Lucas deceased was a pensioner
of the United States - Drew two pensions, one as
an Invalid soldier of the Revolution formerly for
five Dollars per Month & after increased to Eight
dollars, the other as a Revolutionary Soldier under the
law of 1832, during his life he kept the
Certificates about his person or in some place
known to him only & since his death the
Certificates cannot be found & I find nothing
in the laws to guide me in the application
for the balance due his Estate from the time
he last drew his pension in Sept last to
Feb when he died -- there will be no
difficulty in proving that such Certificates
were held by him as every Justice of the peace
or other officer before whom he went for the
purpose of making the necessary affidavit &
power of attorney for the last 8 or 10 years
can certify & make affidavit of the fact & I suppose
the Certificates are recorded in your office or some
other at Washington.

Will you Sir at your earliest convenience
inform me how to proceed in order to obtain
the bal [balance] due Mr William Lucas
Respectfully yours [signed] B. T. Clarke
Executor of Wm Lucas Estate

J.L. Edwards Esqr.
Com'r of Pensions
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THIS Certifies that William Lucas, a Soldier, Now an
inhabitant of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who belonged
to the 6. Regt. of Connecticut --- commanded by
Col'o Jon'a Megs [Colonel Jonathan Meigs], & of Sam'l [Samuel] Barker's
Comp'y [Company] in the service of the United States of America, aged
Twenty eight, as appears by Certificates lodged in the Pension
Office, having been examined by me, is found to be disabled in said service
by a Musket ball Thr'o y'e Skin of his Belly
& one other thr'o y'e right arm
And I do hereby certify that he is
per Month, commencing 1st January 1785 see decla
the Resolution of Congress, of the 7th
the Legislature of the Commonwealth
March, 1786. ---

GIVEN under my hand, at BOSTON,
of Febuary
the Thirteenth
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Pension Ctf [illegible]
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Free [postage]

Berkshire N.Y. }
January 30 }

Hon James Barbour
Secretary of War
Washington City

Pens obn
Wm Lucas
for transfer

Pensioner,
Berkshire, N.Y.

Recd. 15 Feb. 1827.
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Berkshire Tioga Co. NY }
January 30th 1827 }

Dear Sir
Enclosed is my application for my
pension to be transferred from the Boston
Agency to that of New York.
You will please inform me
if the transfer is made
Respectfully yours
[signed] William Lucas

Hon. James Barbour
Secretary of War
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[postmark] U. S. PENSION OFFICE O DEC 3 1915
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Rev Sec
H
Envelope Box 255

BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1882.

JAMES N. CLARKE,
PRESIDENT.
GEO. F. WORK,
VICE PRES.
H. F. RUSSELL,
TREASURER.

THE CLARKE-BUCHANAN COMPANY
FARM MORTGAGES
HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, Nov. 29, 1915.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

I am looking for some information regarding the revolutionary
service of William Budd Lucas, who, I am informed, was a prisoner
of war, and an applicant for pension in New York State, although
probably he enlisted from Connecticut.

If he secured a pension, can you please tell me who benefited
by the pension, if possible, the name of his wife, together with
the dates of birth, marriage and death of William Budd Lucas and wife,
if they are in your possession,

Yours very truly,
[signed] H. F. Russell