Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44739, Elijah Chapman, Conn.
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Service / /Number
Conn / Chapman, Elijah / S.44739 BLM 627-100
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9738
New York
Elijah Chapman of Cairo in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Swift of the Connecticut line for the term of six years.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 7 of July 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of April 1819 and sent to Moses J Cantine New York
Edgar Catthill New York

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $56.48
Semi-annl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 $48
$104.48

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818}

Died- AB
Mar 3 1836
Act 1828
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[handwritten in black ink and pencil]

No,, 627.
Elijah Chapman.
Private.
2  Reg.  Connecticut Line.
Warrant issued under date
the 25th Jan 1814 - and
delivered to the honorable Obadiah 
German. S. U. S. on the
17th Feb. 1814
[in margin: O. German 1814]
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form completed in black ink]

State of New York,} 
Greene County, SS.} On this Seventh - day of 
July in the year 1818 before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the county of Greene - and the state of New York, personally appears 
Elijah Chapman - aged sixty seven years, resident on the town of Cairo - county of Greene - and state of New York, 
who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration, 
in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain 
persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That 
he the said Elijah Chapman enlisted in [crossed out on] month of February [crossed out day]
[crossed out of] in the year - 1777 in Litchfield - in the state of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Beardsley 
in a Regiment Commanded by Colonel ^ Herman Swift that he continued to serve 
in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the conclusion of the war  -
when he was discharged from service in the -  state of New York 
[crossed out that he was in the battles of] that during the first year of his 
service this deponent was stationed at Peekskill in the state of New York and 
occasionally at some other places in the neighborhood, that in spring of the 
year 1778 this deponent was selected by his Col Herman Swift to drive his baggage
waggon, & continued in that employ until the conclusion of the war. That this
depment being enployed to take charge of the baggage of his Colonel, he was not in any
Battle - and that he is in reduced circumstances , and stands in need of the assistance of his county
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services : except what may be
stated by John E Darbey [illegible] whose
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I [    ] Cantine, First Judge of Greene County do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that Elijah Chapman within named did serve in the revolutionary war as state in the preceeding & written declaration against the common enemy; and further that I am well acquainted with [   ], Eli Brooks & John E Darbey in [  ] last annexed [  ] named that they are persons of good character and of [   ] veracity; and also that from information given  [ ] believe Goodman Noble [  ] the first annexed  affidavit named to be a person entitled to full credits.  That I am therefore satisfied that the  [  ] Elijah Chapman is in [  ] in need of the [  ] of his Conty for [   ]. And I now transmit the [  ] and testimony taken before me to the Secretary for the department of war.
Catsfull 19th [  ] 1818[  ] Cantine
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thousand eight hundred & twenty
Wm Van Bergen

9738
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State of New York
Greene County

On the thirty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty personally appeared in a court of Greene aforesaid in open Court being a court of record of unlimited jurisdiction for the said county of Green, Elijah Chapman aged fifty nine years resident of the town of Cairo in the County of Green aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war that he entered the service in the regiment of the Connecticut Line here commanded by Col. Heman Swift in the company of one Captain Beards, he whose Christian name he does not now remember some time in February one thousand seven hundred & seventy five that he enlisted during said war & served in said regiment until some time in one thousand seven hundred & eighty three & may appear from his discharge forwarded to the Secretary at war on his application for their obtaining of certain land due him for his paid service during the war afore
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said: that the original declaration of the declarant made for the benefit of the act entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" dated the 18th day of March 1818, was made some time in the month of July in the year last aforesaid & that the said declarant is subscribed on the pension roll & that the number of the said declarants pension certificate is 9738 & I do solemnly swear that I was a resident of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property in any part thereof with intents thereby to diminish the same so as to bring myself with the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war" dated on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not nor has any person in trust for me in any property or family contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.
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Real Estate have at all Personal property a scanty supply of [illegible - mechary], wearing apparrel not exceeding in value twenty Dollars.  Two notes of hand eighty Dollars each & one of Ninety six Dollars.  The Two eighty Dollar notes have been running on interest about three years & the ninty six Dollar note has been on interest since January last.  No family or home or home formerly by occupation or laborer, now being past labor by reason of old age & dicipitude? & was able to do any thing for myself having for some time hath been under the Doctor's care
Elijah Chapman

Sworn & Declared
this 31st day of
May 1820 before me
in open court
Wm Van Bergen clk
Te court estimate the value of the estate of the pensioner contained at three hundred & twelve Dollars 40/100

 Moses J Cantry
Thos E Banker
Benjamin Haxton
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I William Van Bergen clerk of the said county of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing oath & the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is three hundred & twelve dollars & forty cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed seal of the said court on the thirty first day of May one thousand eight hundred & twenty.

Wm Van Bergen
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June 7, 1935
BA-J/Ill
Elijah Chapman
S. 44739

Mrs. Charlotte Taylor Luckhurst
156 Western Avenue
Albany, New York

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Elijah Chapman, a pensioner of New York.

The record of Elijah Chapman is given herein as found in the papers n file in pension claim, S. 44739, based upon his service in that war.

Elijah Chapman, while residing in Litchfield County, Connecticut, enlisted August 8, 1776, served as private in Captain Beardsley's company, Colonel Heman Swift's 2nd Connecticut regiment, a part of the time in charge of the baggage wagon of his Colonel and continued in service until June 3, 1783, on which day he was discharged.

In 1800, the soldier resided in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut; in 1813, he resided in Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York, to which place he had moved recently from Sharon.

He was allowed pension on his application executed July 7, 1818, at which time he resided in Cairo, Greene County, New York. He was then aged sixty-seven years; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown. He was a resident of said Cairo in 1828.

The soldier died March 3, 1836.

There is no reference to wife, children or other relatives of the soldier in this pension claim.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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By His Excellency
George Washington, Esq
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.

These are to certify that the Bearer hereof Elijah Chapman a soldier in the Second Connecticut Regiment, having faithfully ferved the United States, from August 9th 1776 to June 8th 1783 and being inlifted for the War only, is hereby Discharged from the American Army.

Given at Head-Quarters the 8th June 1783 

G. Washington

Excellent Command,
J Trumbull
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By His Excellency
George Washington, Esq.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the Unite States of America.

These are to certify that the Bearer hereof Elijah Chapman soldier in the Second Connecticut Regiment, having faithfully ferved the United States from August 9th 1776 to June 8th 1783 and being inlifted for the War only, is hereby Discharged from the American Army.

Given at Head-Quarters the 8th June 1783

G Washington

By His Excellant Command,

J Trumbull 

REGISTERED in the Books
[illegible]
The above Chapman has been honored with the bade of Merit for Six years of faithful Service
H Swift Col
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Elijah Champman
[illegible]

Head-Quarters, June 8th 1783.

The within Certificate shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.

George Washington
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Mrs. Charlotte Taylor Luckhurst
Registered Genealogist
158 Western Avenue
Albany, New York

Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. War Section, 
Washington, D.C.

May 28, 1935

Gentlemen-;

Elijah Chapman was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War, from Saratoga Co, or at least he died there March (2?) 1836.

May I have an abstract of the records showing his age, place of birth, and names of his relatives that may appear in his application?, I do not think photostate copy is necessary in this case.

Very truly yours,

Charlotte T Luckhurst

[stamped with date] May 29 1935
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The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany
Albany, N. Y.

President Edward J Slingerland
1st Vice-President Dr. Edgar Albert Vander Veer
2nd Vice-President John Everett Glenn
Treasurer Miss Lucie D. Van Denburgh
36 Beach Avenue, Albany, N.Y.
Secretary Mrs. Herbert C. Titus
465 Hudson Avenue, Albany, N.Y.
Register Mrs. Charlotte T. Luckhurst
156 Western Avenue, Albany, N.Y.
Executive Committee William V.D. P. Hannay
Isaac H. Vrooman Jr
Mrs. John Henry Warner
Mrs. Peter Nelson

The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany was founded in 1924, in connection with the celebration of the tercentenary of the settlement of the individuals who resided here during the time it was a Dutch colony; to collect and preserve records and all information concerning the history and settlement of Albany and vicinity, including genealogical records of the settlers and their descendants; to foster the study of the early history of the City; and to promote social interest among the members.

Any person shall be eligible to membership, who is of legal age, of good moral character and reputation, and lineally descended from an ancestor who resided in Albany, or its immediate vicinity during the early Dutch period, 1624-1665.

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44739
Rev INVALID

File No. 44739
Elijah Chapman
Priv. Rev. War.

Act: 18th March 1818

Index:- Vol. 3, Page 84

[Arrangement of 1870]

1935-June 7- Hist. to Mrs. Charlotte Taylor Luckhurst- JLL
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Elijah Chapman
New York
[stamped] CATSKIL June 18 ..
[illegible] sent to [illegible]
June 19 1820 
Sept 1819

John C Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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Act 1828
Settled at Treasury
Conn'd with Invalid file
#44739

578
E. Chapman
dec'd 29 July 1828


Elijah Chapman
Declaration
Power to A. Ogden
sub to Mr R Norris
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Elijah Chapman Revolutionary Claim
to the care of
Col Aaron Ogden
Washington City
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Revolutionary Claims
Treasury Department
August 2, 1828

Elijah Chapman of Cairo in the County of Greene, in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain      company, in Col Swift's regiment of the Connecticut line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary,
A Dickins

Treasury Department,
Third Auditor's Office,
Aug 6, 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Elijah Chapman in the Connecticut Line. It further appears that Elijah Chapman is not now on the pension list of any agency, and has not been so since the 3 March 1826.

Peter Hagner HND
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Revolutionary Claim
[B]
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Non-Commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved on the 15th of May, 1828, I, Elijah Chapman of Cairo in the county of Greene in the State of New York do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution, for ad during the war, and continued in its service until its termination; at which period, I was a private in Captain (name forgotten) Company, in the     Regiment, of the Connecticut (commanded by Col H Swift) Line. And, I also declare, that I afterwards received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars; to which I was entitled, under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15th of May, 1778.
And I further declare, that I was not, on the fifteenth of May, 1828, on the Pension List of the United States.

Witness my hand, this eighteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, Elijah Chapman.

Before me, Horace Austin a commission in the county of Greene in the State of New York personally appeared, this day, Eli Brooks and Daniel Sayne of the said county, who did severally make oath that the said Elijah Chapman by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the Army of the Revolution, in manner as therein stated.

Witness my hand, this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.

Horace Austin a commission in & for the county of Greene

I, Charles C Abeel Clerk of the Court of the County of Greene do hereby certify, that Horace Austin before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn, was, at the time, a Commissioner and duly empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 21st day of June 1828.

Chas C Abeel Clerk

Sergeant, Corporal, Musician, or Private, as the case may be.
The claimant, though not on the pension list on the 15th May, 1828, may have been on the list on or since the 3d of March, 1826, and afterwards stricken off: if so, he will add, and that I have received of the United States, as a pensioner, since the 3d of March, 1826, the sum of     dollars, paid to me by the Agent for paying pensions in the State of     .
Here insert a Justice of the Peace, or other Magistrate duly empowered to administer oaths,
Justice of the Peace, or otherwise, as the case may be.
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim

I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18 March 1818.

Elijah Chapman late a private in the Army of the revolution is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of July one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

Given at the War Office of the United States, this sixteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

J C Calhoun
Sec. of War
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Cairo N.Y. June 23d 1828

Dear Sir

I herewith transmit to you my original certificate of being placed on the Pension list roll and I have received two years pay, and then was left off (as I am informed) on consequence of my holding some obligation to the amount of 250 dollars which was then supposed to be good but has since proved to be worth little or nothing, I am now in the seventy ninth year of my age and am in great need of my Pension. I am willing to allow to Col Ogden and his associates the five percent and if it can be, I should be glad to receive my pay in New York at the Branch Bank of the United States and all communication made to me I request them made to the Post Office in Cairo Green County New York, any favor shown me in this application will be thankfully received by your humble servant.

Elijah Chapman
Col Aaron Ogden

Mr Chapman's discharge has been sent to Washington years ago.
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Elijah Chapman's application for pension
private
led A Swift's Regt
Connecticut Line
1777- 1 year & 5 years as a waggoner

Admitted
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State of New York
Greene County

John E Darby of the town of Catskill in the County of Greene and State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that in the fall of the year 1813 Elijah Chapman named in the annexed declaration called in this deponent to assist him in proving his bounty land for his services in the revolutionary war and handed to this deponent his Honorable discharge, and a certificate from his Colonel, to the best of this deponent's recollection, states that the said Elijah Chapman had faithfully served during the war, and that the said Elijah Chapman at the same time gave this deponent several other papers all lending to identify him as the person who had actually served as stated in the said papers and documents that this deponent forwarded the said discharge and other documents to the war office to have care for the said Elijah Chapman his bounty land; and that a warrant was in first served to the said Elijah Chapman for one hundred are of land dated the twenty fifth day of January in the year one thousand and eight hundred and fourteen signed John Armstrong Secretary, number 627 and this deponent further saith that Elijah
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Chapman named in the annexed declaration is the same from when this deponent received the said discharge & documents before mentioned; That this deponent has been acquainted with the said Elijah Chapman for about sixteen years last past: that this deponent verily believes that the said Elijah Chapman has no other means of support than his daily earnings: that he has disposed of the land he received for bounty as aforesaid and that the said Elijah Chapman is in need of assistance from his country for support and further saith not.

John E Darby

Sworn this 15th day of July 1818 before me.

Moses J Cantine
Judge of Greene County
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State of New York
Greene County

Josiah Warner of the town of Catskill in the county of Greene and State of New York doth depose and say that this deponent previous to the commencement of the revolutionary was resided in the now town of Canaan County of Columbia and State aforesaid, and continued to reside at the place last aforesaid until after the termination of the said war: that this deponent was acquainted with Elijah Chapman now here present previous to the commencement of the said war; that he lived a neighbor to this deponent: that the said Elijah Chapman as this deponent has been informed and verily believes to have enlisted in the winter of the year 1777 to serve during the war: that the said Chapman was absent from home and reported to be in the service during the wat that this deponent well recollects having seen the said Elijah Chapman at home during the war when he informed this deponent he had a furlough for that purpose and which he showed to this deponent: and this deponent
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further saith that at the conclusion of the war the said Elijah Chapman returned home, and that this deponent has always understood and believes it to be here that the said Elijah Chapman was honorably discharged at the termination of the war that the said Elijah Chapman is in reduced circumstances and in need of the support of his country.

Josiah Warner

Sworn this 7th day of July 1818 before me

Moses J Cantine
First Judge of Greene County
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Greene County
State of New York

Eli Brooks of the town of Cairo in the County of Greene being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Elijah Chapman at present residing in the town of Cairo in the County of Greene and State of New York and now here present; that he has known the said Elijah Chapman for at least twelve years last past; that the said Elijah Chapman is in reduced circumstances, and in need of assistance from his country for support, and further saith not

Eli Brooks

Sworn this fourth day of July 1818 before me

Moses J Cantine
First Judge of Greene County
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State of New York
Greene County

Goodman Noble of the town of Cairo in the county of Greene and State of New York being duly sworn doth depose and say that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, that he enlisted for three years and served out his term of enlistment: that this deponent for his term of service aforesaid belonged to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Herman Swift of the State of Connecticut: that this deponent is well acquainted with Elijah Chapman now here present: that the said Elijah Chapman belonged to the Regiment commanded by the said Colonel  Herman Swift and served in the same during all the time that this deponent remained in the service and continued with the said Regiment when this deponent was discharged; and further saith not.

Goodman Noble

Sworn this 7th day of July 1818 before me

Moses J Cantine
First Judge of the County of Greene
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Know all men by these presents that I Elijah Chapman late of Sharon in the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut but now of the town of Saratoga in the County of Saratoga in the State of New York do make constitute and appoint John E Darby of Cairo in the county of Greene in the State of New York my lawful attorney for me and in my name and behalf to apply to the War Office of the united States or other proper offices and obtain from them a warrant or other papers voucher for the bounty land to which I am entitled for my services as a soldier in the last second Connecticut Regiment of the Revolutionary Army of the United States in which I enlisted and served during the Revolutionary War as appears by my discharge and the certificate of the late Colonel of said Regiment herewith committed to my said attorney and also another attorney or attorneys at this [unk] to appoint and the same at his pleasure to revoke thereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever my said attorney or his attorney may legally do cause to be done in the promises and also authorizing my said attorney to take the said warrant in his own name, The witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirteen. 

Elijah Chapman

Sealed & delivered in presence of Eli Brooks, Samuel Peters
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State of New York
Greene County ss
Be it known that on the second
day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirteen
before me Eli Brooks one of the Justices of the peace for said  County personally came Elijah Chapman to me well known who acknowledged that he had signed and sealed the within power of Attorney as his free act and died
Eli Brooks Jos

State of New York
Greene County ss
Be it remembered that on the second day
of December in the year of our Lord 1813 personally came before me Eli Brooks one of the Justices of the peace for said County Ebenezer Jones [illegible] 
to me well known who being duly sworn saith that he has been well acquainted with Elijah Chapman who executed the within Power of Attorney for many years both in the Town of Sharon in the County of Litchfield State of Connecticut and also since his removal into the State of New York and that he had always understood and verily believes it to be true that the said Elijah Chapman had served as a soldier in the revolutionary War in the Army of the United States and that the said Jones saw him sign the within Power of Attorney
Sworn this 2nd Dec 1813 before me

Ebenezer his X mark Jones [illegible]

Eli Brooks Justice of Peace
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I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Ebenezer Jones [illegible] the person who made the aforegoing affidavit and have been for many years and consider him as a person on whose oath full credit should be placed.

Eli Brooks

Greene County

I certify the written named Eli Brooks was a Justice of the Peace for the said County at the time of stating the within affidavit and acknowledgement of Powers of Attorney, on the second day of December 1813. Witness the seal of said County this 6th day of January 1814.

Jas Bill
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I certify that Elijah Chapman of Sharon in Litchfield County served in the lat 2d Connecticut Reg't of the Continental Army then under my command for during the late war and was honorably discharged there from at the close of the same and is now living in Sharon afors'd.

Certy'd Sc
Cornwall April 28th 1800. Herman Swift last Col of the late 2nd Conn't Reg't