Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,869, for Alfred Marcy, Connecticut
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SERVICE
Conn.
Marcy, Alfred
NUMBER
S. 13,869
carded
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32.908
Connecticut
Alfred Marcy
of Windham Co. in the State of Conn who was a Teamster in the Compy commanded by Captain Marcy of the Regt commanded by Col - in the Conn line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of August 1857 and sent to J.F. Hubbard Esq. Present

Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-annual allowance ending

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7 1832.

Recorded by H R Weighton
Book E.2 Vol. 3

Let to Geo Johnson 18 Aug 53
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Alfred Marcy
Connecticut

Rejected

6054

John Fowler
Woodstock
6+
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BRIEF in the case of Alfred Marcy
County of Windham in the State of Connecticut
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 69
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[column headings: Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.]

June In 1781 | 7 Months | As a Teamster | Capt. Icabod Marcy

5. In what battles was he engaged? None mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Woodstock Connecticut
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary and two living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk
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I Lydia Perrin of Woodstock in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut a twin Sister of Alfred Marcy of Said Woodstock & County & State aforesaid aged nearly Eight Eight years depose and say that I was well knowing to the Said Alfred Marcy doing Service in the Revolutionary War as a teamster that I remember the time when Capt. Ichabod Marcy came and said he must take a load of provisions from the Commissary with two yoke of Oxen and cart the same to the Army on the Hudson River and that He left Woodstock some time in May the previous day not Recollected and returned back to Woodstock the forepart of Winter following this your deponent says was in the year 1781. your deponent then testifies and says that the said Alfred Marcy told her on his return that after he the said Alfred Marcy had arrived at the North River that he and the other teamster were pressed together with their team by General Washington to carry soldiers tents and other baggage to meet the enemy at York Town was there at the surrender of Cornwallis and your deponent says that he was gone full seven months according to her best recollection and your deponent further states that
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when the said Alfred Marcy returned He by re^ason of Sleeping upon the Soldiers Baggage and tents became Lousy and that I with the rest of the family Cleaned him and I am knowing to the above facts. this deposition is given by the request of Alfred Marcy and furthermore your deponent saith not
Lydia Perrin

State of Connecticut
Windham County SS Woodstock June 27th AD 1851 Him personally deposed Mrs Lydia Perrin who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition and well known to me as a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the same before me
Jathniel Perrin Justice of the Pearce

State of Connecticut
Windham County SS Woodstock June 27th 1851
This may certify that I Alvan Underwood aged nearly 74 years and pastor of the County of which Mrs. ^ Lydia Perrin was a member upward of thirty years, and that I have for more than fifty years been well acquainted with her, who has now subscribed the foregoing Deposition, and do over that she retains a fair, impeachable character, retains remarkably well her mental facilities, and is a good credible witness.
Alvan Underwood, Clergyman
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State of Connecticut
Windham County SS
Woodstock June 27th 1851
I certify that Alvan Underwood the Signer of the foregoing Certificate is a Clergyman and has been settled in Woodstock for the space of thirty five years and is a good credible witness.
Jathniel Perrin Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
Windham County SS Office of Clerk of County Court
I Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jathneil Perrin Esq was on the 27th day of June 1851 and now is, a Justice of the Peace ^ of said Windham County duly commissioned and qualified and duly authorized to take the acknowledgement of deeds, administer oaths and that full faith and credit should be given to all his official acts as such. I further certify that I verily believe the foregoing signatures purporting to his, to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County Court this 1st day of July Anno Domini 1851.
Uriel Fuller Clerk
Interlineation of the words "for said Windham County" were made before signing. 
Attest Uriel Fuller Clerk
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Alfred Marcy


No 6054
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State of Connecticut
Windham County
Town of Woodstock SS

On this 21st day of August Personally appeared in open court before the Hon John Paine Esq Judge of Probate for Woodstock district now sitting Alfred Marcy a resident of Woodstock in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged 69 - years who 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.
I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
I enlisted in June 1781 under Capt Ichabod Marcy of Woodstock for for seven months. After I enlisted & served as a teamster constantly for seven months I carried Provisions from Woodstock to White Plains ^ from the supply. There I joined the Army and carried Baggage for the Army to Baltimore General Washington commanded the Army - I was with the Army constantly During the 7 months after my enlistment had expired I returned home - 
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 -
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I was born in the year 1763. The record of my age is on the town Records. I lived in Woodstock when called into 
I always lived in Woodstock
I enlisted - Washington, Huntington, and Lafayette were the generals 
never received no written discharge
Regt - John Fox, Ebenezer Skiner, Thomas Chandler
Sworn and subscribed the Day and year aforesaid
Alfred Marcy

We H. M. Connell a clergyman residing in the town of Woodstock and John Fox residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Alfred Marcy - who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed to the Day and year aforesaid - 
W.M. Connell {Clergyman of Woodstock
John Fox

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed the the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that W M Connell
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who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Woodstock and that John Fox who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
And the Court further certify that in their opinion the statement of the applicant is true and entitled to credit.
I George Bowen Clerk of the Court of Probate for Woodstock District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Alfred Marcy for a pension - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21st Day of August 1832
George Bowen Clerk of Probate for Woodstock District
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April 29: 1851
Addl Evi in case of Alfred Marcy or Muray

J. F. Hubbard
Present
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Hon, L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C

[stamp shows "FREE"]
[stamp shows "West Woodstock APR"]
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Connecticut
Revol.

Alfred Marcy
Rejected

See Letter to John Fowler, 2nd.
18, May 1833
J. F. Hubbard
May 13/51

Act 7 June 1832
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West Woodstock April 19th 1853
Hon. Lorin P. Waldo Commissioner Pensions
Dear Sir I have this day by the request of Alfred Marcy directed his Application for an increase of his pension together with the deposition of John M Clellen Esq which was given at his request all Communications you will please make to me after you have examined the same on this subject.
Respectfully Yours 
Geo Johnson

Hon L. P. Waldo
City Washington
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State of Connecticut
County Windham SS

I John McClellan of Woodstock in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of lawful age testify and say that after the amendment of the law of Congress of the United States of the 18 March 1818 granting pensions to the Officers and Soldiers to those who served in the Army of the War of the Revolution who were by reason of their reduced circumstances in life in need of the Country for support, several persons citizens of the United States residing in this Town and vicinity who claimed the benefit of that Act by their services as soldiers in that war applied to me to aid them in preparing such evidence as was necessary according to the provisions of the act to enable them to pensions, among others was a person whose name was Elisha Corbin who then resided in this Town and I assisted him in making such declaration and other proceeding as was necessary to show his right to the pension in after will of Congress was drafted in May 1820 requiring persons who had pensions gained them, or afterwards to be granted them to make a schedule of their property and make oath to the same, with all one requires of the laws the said Elisha Corbin complied with and he was allowed a pension at the rate of eight dollars per month. After the pension was granted him he received the avails of it as long as he lived, as it semiannually became due he was in the habit of coming to me ^to draw a power of attorney to obtain it and it was left with me to deliver to such attorney as he impowered and the money was delivered me and delivered it to Corbin so in their ^ way I knew that he received from the pension agency at Hartford forty eight Dollars semiannually at the time the said Corbin enlisted in the continental Army he lived in Dudley in Massachusetts and I understood from him that while he was in the Army he was employed as a Teamster the whole of the time, and this manner of service was known by some of the Soldiers who were in the turny at the time he was, who is some of them told me he was not so much exposed as they were. When said Corbin made his desertion the law of Congress did not prescribe what the duties were when entering the service
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or that a Teamster should receive more or less pension than any other soldier, and I have no recollection that he states his employment in his declaration if he did it will appear from it if preserved.
And further the deponent says that [crossed out] the foregoing deposition is given at the request of Alfred Marcy of said Woodstock in aid of said Marcy's application for an increase of his pension as a Teamster in the war of the Revolution, and further your deponent says that the said Marcy is a respectable man and of unimpeachable moral character, and further your deponent saith not- Woodstock, April 19th 1853,
John McClellan

State of Connecticut
County of Windham SS Woodstock April 19, 1853
Then personally appeared John McClellan Esq the signer of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me, and I further certify that the foregoing named John McClellan is a credible witness - 
John F Williams
Notary Public of Fact
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Know ye that I John Fox of Woodstock in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut of Seventy three years of age. Do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Alfred Marcy of Woodstock and knew that he served as teamster for seven months at one tour and was knowing to his being under Major Skidmore and Ichabod Marcy Capt. I saw him while in the army at different times in the year 1781 - 
and further the deponent saith not
John Fox

Know ye that I John Delaben of Woodstock in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut at the age of 69 years Do certify and say that I am well acquainted with Alfred Marcy and was knowing to his being out in the year 1781 but cannot tell the precise time ^ he served but from the best knowledge and recollection I have I should think it to be Seven or Eight months
And further the Deponent saith not
John Dillaben

Woodstock, Windham County, State of Connecticut
Personally appeared John Fox and John Delaben signers of the above deposition in open Court and made solemn oath to the truth of their statements and the Court certify that the Deponents are credable witnesses and their statements are entitled to credit - 
Woodstock, August 21st 1832
George Bowen Clerk of Probate for this District of Woodstock
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State of Connecticut
County of Windham SS
On this 22nd day of April A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me Geo J F Stoddard a Justice of the Peace of the Town of Woodstock in the County & State aforesaid. Alfred Marcy who being duly sworn deposed and says that he is the identified Alfred Marcy who was a teamster in the Service of the United States for the space of Seven Months under Captain Ichabod Marcy & other officers during the War of the Revolution that about the years 1832 he made an application for a pension as such teamster under the Act of 7th June 1832 which said application for reasons unbeknown to me was rejected that He was then and is now a resident of the Town of Woodstock in the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut that he was then about 69 years old and am now about 88 years old and very infirm not able to walk without the aid of two crutches and now at this advanced age would renew my request and pray that said pension may be granted
Alfred Marcy

Sworn to and subscribed before ^ me this 22nd day of April A.D. 1851
Attest George J.F. Stoddard Justice of the Peace for Windham County in the State of Connecticut.
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Cap Triplete
J. F. Hubbard
Washington City

State of Connecticut
Windham County
Office of Clerk of County Court
I Uriel Fuller Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that George J. F. Stoddard Esq. before whom the within Declaration of Alfred Marcy purports to have been sworn, as at that time and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, duly commission and qualified. that his Commission bears date the 27th day of June 1850 and will expire on the 4th day of July 1851. I further certify that the within signature purporting to be his, is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County Court at Brooklyn, this 23rd day of April A.D. 1851
Uriel Fuller Clerk
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Comm. of Pensions,
Present.
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Washington, May 31, 1857

Sir -
I have to request at the solicitation of the claimant and his attorney, a re-examination of the case of Alfred Marcy, of Conn., who was a teamster during the Revolution and who claims a pension under the Act of June 1832. The case was originally rejected on the ground that teamster service was not provided for; but the evidence of service I believe was deemed ample and satisfactory. Certainly no rejection was made to it: and it is considered a hardship by the claimant, and a matter of serious and just complaint that exception should be made to it now when it is difficult if not impossible to obtain parol testimony or other evidence in support of the claim.
Respectfully yours,
J. F. Hubbard Jr.
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No. 38.498
Alfred Marcy,
Ct
Act 7 June 1832

Adm' 6 mos teamster
$20 per annum
Com 4 March 1831

See papers of John Fox & John Deliber
Ct '32

J. F. Hubbard Jr.
Present
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Washington, July 9, 1857

Sir - 
Enclosed is the additional proof called for in the case of Alfred Marcy, an applicant for a pension under the act of 1832, living in the State of Connecticut. It will no doubt upon examination, be deemed ample and satisfactory.

Very Respectfully,
Yours,
J. F. Hubbard Jr.

Jess E. heath, Esq.
Comm of Pensions
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Brief in the case of Alfred Marcy
Windham County and State of Connecticut
Act 7 June 1832

Claim, ("original", [crossed out])
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Traditionary and three living witnesses; two of whom are United States pensioners residing in the same town, County, and State, and know that the applicant served as a teamster in the Revolution. The credibility of the witnesses & applicant is duly certified.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Admitted at $20 per annum, commencing 4 March 1831
Name and residence of Agent.
J.F. Hubbard Jr.
Present

S. Cole
Examining Clerk.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY - Revolutionary Pension Claims.
Know all Men by these presents, that I Alfred Marcy of Woodstock in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut 
hereby constitute and appoint Eli Tainton of Lee Massachusetts my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Alfred Marcy for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to myself

to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises
WITNESS my hand and Seal this 1st day March A. D. 1852
Alfred Marcy

Signed and Sealed in the presence of
Sanford Marcy
Ezra Child

STATE of Connecticut
COUNTY OF Windham SS.
On this first day of March A.D. 1852 before me, the subscribe, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Alfred Marcy and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
Ezra Child Justice Peace.

[added by hand on bottom left side of paper "Alfred Marcy"]
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CLAIM OF Alfred Marcy
ACT OF 1832

STATE OF Connecticut
COUNTY Windham SS.
Be it known, That on this first day of March A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty two, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Alfred Marcy a resident of Woodstock in said County, and made oath according to law that he is the Alfred Marcy

who was a Revolutionary Pensioner

at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum; that he has been informed that the said Pension out to be increased; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Alfred Marcy
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me.
Ezra Child J. Peace.

I Ezra Child Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, do hereby certify that Alfred Marcy who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth. 
Ezra Child J. Peace.

I, Uriel Fuller, Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Ezra Child Esq before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my offical Seal this Second day of March A. D. 1852.
Uriel Fuller Clerk.
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STATE OF
COUNTY OF SS.

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me
that was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $ per annum and that died on the day of eighteen hundred and leaving surviving
and that
the only surviving child of the aforesaid.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this day of one thousand eight hundred and fifty
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Know all men by these present, that I Eli Taintor of Lee, County of Berkshire, State of Massachusetts do hereby substitute and empower Lorin P. Waldo of Tolland County of Tolland, State of Connecticut, as Attorney in the Case of teh application by Alfred Marcy, of Woodstock, Connecticut who is a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of 1832; for an increase of ^paid Pension with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts in the premises in as full and ample a manner as I myself might do by virtue of any power of Attorney. Now on file in my favor at the Pension Office at Washington City. 
Dated at Lee Massachusetts this 8th day of March 1852
Eli Taintor
Signed & Sealed in Presence of 
[illegible] Perschen
State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire
March 8, 1852
Personally appeared Eli Taintor Signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged in the same to be his free act and deed before me Wm S Tucker Justice of the Peace

Berkshire SS. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William S Tucker Esq before whom the foregoing instrument waas executed was at the date of the service a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths to and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine that said instrument is executed according to the laws of this Commonwealth.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this eighth day of March 1852
Charles Sedgwick Clerk
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13869
INVALID.

File No. 13.869
Alfred Marcy
Teamster Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 239

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Connecticut
County of Windham SS.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
City Washington

I Alfred Marcy of Woodstock in the County and the State aforesaid about Eight nine years of age depose and say that I am the same Identical Alfred Marcy who in the fall of 1832 according to my best recollection did then make an Application to the Commissioner of Pensions for a pension under the Law of 7th of June 1832 as a teamster in the war of the Revolution and for reasons then unknown to me was then rejected and from then your deponent doth depose and say that in the Spring of 1851 that he then renewed His application with additional testimony that He did serve as a teamster in the revolutionary War full Seven months and in the month of August 1851, He received a Certificate from the office of the interior granting him Twenty dollars per Annum from the 4th day of March 1834. Payable Semiannually every year during my natural Life. Now I the said Alfred Marcy depose and say that I still live in said Woodstock, County and State aforesaid do once more at my advanced age subject to many infirmities of Body and very decrepit not able even to walk without the aid of two crutches and on the very Borders of the Grave appeal and make application to the Commissioner of Pensions for an Increase of my pension to take date from the 4th of March 1831 and that it may be in proportion to that of others who served in like capacities as teamsters in the War of the revolution your deponent has sought to find those who have done duty as teamsters but can find none they being all dead in the vicinity in which I live and your deponent further testifies that He always understood that teamsters
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received more pay than what your deponent is now receiving. I therefore pray that your Honor would examine my papers once more together with the additional testimony Connected with ^ this Application and if your Honor feels Satisfied that I am entitled to more than what I now receive I pray that your Honor would increase the same to the like sum of others who served in like Capacities as teamsters.
Dated at Woodstock April 19th AD 1853
Alfred Marcy

State of Connecticut
County of Windham SS 
Woodstock April 19th 1853
The personally appeared Alfred Marcy the signer of the foregoing application for increase of Pension and made solemn oath to the truth the same before me, and I further certify that the said Alfred Marcy is a credible witness
John F Williams
Notary Public Seal