Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23230, Amos Geer, Conn.
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(8-1776)
Service
Conn.
Geer, Amos
Number
S23230
Contents
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17020 Connecticut
Amos Geer
Chaplin in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mosley of the Regt commanded by Col. Storrs in the Connecticut line for 14 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 46 dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

Certificate of pension issued the 11 day of July 1833 and sent Thos. Gray Windham Conn

Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 $95.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 23.33
$ 116.65

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by John Cromwell Clerk
E Vol 3 Page 15
[illegible]

Letter to Ha[illegible] HR
6 1835
E Young 12 March 1835
T Gray 31 March 1835
Allen Lincoln May 17 1854
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Chaplin Ct May 12th 1854
Hon Loren P Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir,
By request of Heirs of Amos Geer
Deceased of this town I take the liberty to address you a line on the matter of his pension.
He served as Teamster in the war of the
Revolution and drew a Pension as a soldier
both of which facts you will find recorded by looking over the rolls in the War Department & Pension Office.
We the think that his heirs are entitled to draw the overplus which he might have drawn if he
had drawn as Teamster instead of soldier.
If you will say what the facts in the case are you
will confer a favor
Yours Respectfully

Allen Lincoln
for the Heirs of Amos Geer
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Amos Geer
Chaplin No. 1211

Service in [illegible] Regt. not admissible- not on the rolls & evidence vague

[illegible]
14 mo pri
$46.66

Tho Gray
Windham
[illegible]
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Amos Geer
State of Connecticut
County of Windham ss. 
Hampton

On this 27 day of July 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in the county of Windham and State of Connecticut, now sitting, Amos Geer a resident of Chaplin in the county of Windham and State of Connecticut, aged eighty two years, and who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers & served as hereinto stated viz.
1st. Campaign
He enlisted  into Capt. Ebenr. Mosley's company in Genl. Putnam's Regt. in which Experience Storrs was Lieut. or Major Col.  Stephen Brown was the 1st Lieut. Malatiah Bingham 2nd Lieut. & Nathan Wales ensign, and that he served seven months in sd. company & regiment at Cambridge Mass & in that neighborhood and was at the battle of Bunker Hill and was a corporal during the whole of said campaign.
2nd Campaign
He enlisted for seven months under Capt. Nathan Walcott in the month of April 1778 & served as a Continental Teamster the greater part of the time for said seven months & was employed on transporting forage, baggage & provisions for the army on the north River & elsewhere.
3rd Campaign
He was drafted in the summer of 1778 & served as Cavalry or light dragoons as they were then called for four months & soon after joining other troops at Kinderhook he enlisted for three years in Col. Sheldon's Regiment & was discharged in June 1779.  He was at home sometime during the winter when the dragoons were quartered at Wethersfield in Connecticut.   That he was born in Preston in Connecticut September 20th 1749.  That he lived in Windham aforesaid when he entered the service & has lived in Windham & Chaplin which is set off from Windham ever since that he has no record of his age nor any documentary evidence of his services.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Amos Geer

We, Lent. S Hough a Clergyman residing in the Town of Chaplin and Luther Ripley residing in said Chaplin hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Mr. Amos Geer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 82 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resided, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Lent S Hough
Luther Ripley
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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Personally appeared in open court Mr. Thomas Farnham of Hampton & Elijah Simson] of Chaplin in Windham County aforesaid and after being sworn according to law says that he personally performed the first campaign mentioned in the foregoing declaration with Amost Geer in 1775 at Cambridge  Mass in the same regiment & that said Geer's statement relating to sd. service is correct.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Thos. Farnham
Elijah Simson dead

Personally appeared in open court Mr. George Dunworth of Hampton aforesaid and after being sworn according to law says that he personally performed services in Col. Sheldon's Regiment of Continental light-horse in Capt. Edgars Company in 1778 in the latter part of the year & that Amos Geer personally performed services at the same time in said Sheldons regiment & was in the service when they retired to winter quarters.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
George Dunworth

Personally appeared in open court Mr. Beriah Babcock of Windham in Windham county aforesaid and after being sworn according to law says, that he was in the service in the year 1775 in Genl. Putnam's regiment at Cambridge & was at Prospect Hill & Reed House & was in the battle of Bunker Hill and that Mr. Amos Geer was in the same Regiment with him & served with him in said company.  That he was also in Col. Sheldon's regiment in which Benj. Talmadge was Maj. & that said Geer joined said regiment of dragoons in August 1778 & served in the same until the middle of Dec. following when we went into winter quarters.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Beriah Babcock
Beriah Babcock a pensioner under act of 1818.  See his application

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  An the court further certifies, that Lent. S. Hough who has signd the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman settled in sd. Chaplin & that Luther Ripley Esq. who has signed the same is a resident in sd. Chaplin & is a credible person & their statement is entitled to credit & that Thomas Farnham, Elijah Simson, Geo. Dunworth & Beriah Babcock who have subscribed & sworn to the above deposition are known to this court & are credible persons & their statements are entitled to credit.
I, Thomas Gray, clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in the county of Windham do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Amos Geer for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27th day of July A.D. 1832.
Thomas Gray Clerk
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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. 8-17, 1922

In reply to your request of __ received __ for a statement of the military history of Amos Geer a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau S. 23230

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
Apl. or May 1775
LENGTH OF SERVICE
7 months
RANK
Corp
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
Captain Ebenezer Mosley
Colonel Experience Storrs
STATE
Connecticut

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
Apl. 1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE
7 months
RANK
Teamsters
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
Captain Nathl. Walcott
Colonel Wadsworth
STATE
Conn.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
1778
LENGTH OF SERVICE
4 months
RANK
Dragoon
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
Captain Ebenezer Bull
Colonel Sheldon
STATE
Conn.

Battles engaged in, 
Bunker Hill
Residence of soldier at enlistment
Windham Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension
July 27, 1832-al.
Residence at date of application 
Chaplin, Windham Co. Conn.
Age at date of application
B. Sept 20, 1749 in Preston Conn.
Remarks
No Fam data

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856
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Revolution
23230
INVALID

File No. 23.230
Amos Geer
 Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832

Index-Vol D Page 156
[Arrangement of 1870]

[illegible] Aug. 17 Hist. to Mrs. Emily A Greenman  Ew
1922 Dec. 21 Hist to Mrs. [illegible]
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions

17,020
Amos Geer
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Washington
July 20, 1835

Sir,
the enclosed letter seems to
be intended for your consideration
& in part in answer to yours stating that if  particular [illegible] were mentioned you would know how to answer Mr. Gray &c iffectively [effectively].  I therefore take the liberty to enclose the [same?] to you hoping that his argument precedents an examination may give a favorable ^ answer as he seems to be positive as to the Justice of Geer's claim 
With [illegible] my respect 
Ebenr Young
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Windham Ct. March 26th 1835
Hon J L Edwards Esqr

Dear Sir,
The letter of March 12. 1835
& also of March 22nd 1833 herewith enclosed were forwarded to me by Hon. Ebenr Young Esq. [illegible] reply by law to State - that subsequent to the sect. of your letter of March 22nd 1833. depositions properly attested, proving his, ^ Amos Geers, service by two witnesses
& who state explicitly that they knew him in the
service in that regiment & both of whom viz- Beriah Babcock & Geo. Dunworth have recd pensions for service in the same regiment
(in the late examination I presume D. Crump
has overlooked those depositions) have been
forwarded to the office-- and they were certified
to be credible persons-- if those depositions are not in the office, such can be obtained if they will
answer the purpose-- but it was understood to
be the rule adopted, that none whose names did
not appear in Col. Talmadge certified roll of Col.
Sheldon Regt. should be admitted, until we learn
that Geo. Dunworth, Asa Burgess & others who were in that situation had recd. pension.- this is the reason why Amos Geer  applies. if this service can be allowed him I
will forward his certificate
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& have another made
I am respectfully your Obt. Servt.
Thos. Gray

Hon. J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

[illegible] Mar 31
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Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham in the State of Connecticut this 13 day of May 1833 now sitting at Windham, Mr. Beriah Babcock of Windham aforesaid and after being sworn according to law says that he is seventy eight years old. That he was in the service in the Revolutionary War in the year 1775 in
General Putnams Regiment at Cambridge & was on Prospect Hill & at Reed House. I was in the battle of Bunker hill and that Mr. Amos Geer
of Chaplin was in the same Regiment with him &
served with him in said campaign, and served
with him in a campaign at least seven months &
were discharged at the same time

That he was also in Col Sheldons Regiment
of dragoons in which Benj. Talmadge was Major & that sd Amos Geer joined sd. Regiment of dragoons in the month of August 1778 ^ at Canaan, about the middle of the month, I belonged to the same troop with said
Geer, he with others were sent a [illegible] Connecticut to join our regiment, and Mr. Geer. Mr. Loomis & others, 14 or 15 of them, joined at the same time & that he knew Mr. Geer well & has been acquainted with him ever since & was before well acquainted with him. that said Geer remained within & served in sd. campaign at different places until the middle of December following when we went into
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winter quarters.  That said Geer was out in sd. campaign & in sd. Regiment at least four months. I was a Quarter Master sergeant in sd. troop and for proof of my knowledge of sd. campaign reference may be had to my application for pension under act of 1818 & also to my application for an additional pension under the act of June 7, 1832.
Sworn & subscribed this 13 day of May AD 1833
Beriah Babcock

And the sd. court hereby certify & declare their opinion that Beriah Babcock who has been sworn to subscribed the foregoing deposition is a credible person & that he is well known to this county & that his statement if entitled to full credit.

I Thomas Gray Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Windham do hereby certify that the foregoing is a part of the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Amos Geer for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 13th day of May AD 1833

Thomas Gray Clerk
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Amos Geer
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Personally appeared in open Court Mr. Thomas Farnham a resident of Hampton aforesd aged 78 years and after being sworn according to law says that on or about the first of May 1775
he enlisted into the service in Capt Eben Mosley Compy. in Col. Experience Storrs Regt & marched immediately to Roxbury & Cambridge, we were quartered at Little Cambridge some weeks I think & afterwards we had our tents
over east down below Reeds house and at
the time of the battle of Bunker hill, we were not
on the hill in the action, but were drafted to go
I started & met our people at Lechmere point
coming off-
Mr. Amos Geer was there with us in
the same company & Regiment with me & staid until the campaign was [thro]
I am on the Pension List Roll of Connecticut Agency under the act of March 18, 1818 & reference may be had to my papers for information as to my knowledge of this campaign.
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Sworn to & subscribed the 4th day of December 1832
in open Court
Thos Farnham
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And the Court hereby declare their opinion
that the within named applicant Amos Geer
was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. that his statement is entitled to credit &
that George Dunworth Esqr ,Thomas Farnham
Beriah Babcock who have sworn to & subscribed the annexed deposition are persons
well know to this Court and are credible persons & their statements are entitled to full credit.
I Thomas Day Clerk of the Court of
Probate for the District of Windham do hereby
certify that the foregoing & annexed contain the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Mr Amos Geer for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & seal
of office this 4th day of
December 1832
Thomas Gray  Clerk
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State of Connecticut County of Windham Ss.
Hampton
Decr 4th 1832
Personally appeared in open Court
before the Court of Probate for the District of Windham now sitting Amos Geer who being first duly sworn according to law doth on oath make the following additional declaration, to that made before sd. Court on the 27 day of July 1832. viz. 1st Campaign
that he enlisted into the service the latter part of
April or 1st of May 1775 under lieut Melatiah
Bingham of Windham and that Lieut Bingham
mustered us at Windham & we chose officers at
Windham before we started, Richard Abbe was chosen Sargeant & I was chosen corporal, we marched thro Canada Society to Pomfret & staid at Grosvenor the first night then went on thru Douglass woods
staid the 2nd night at one Hills, & the next night
we were near Roxbury & next morning we were quartered at Parker, staid there  a day or two & then Lieut. Brown took command, we were then quartered at Denny's house in Little Cambridge about three weeks when Capt Ebenr Mosely came down & took command of our Company, Experience Storrs was our Major or Col &
Genl Putnam had the command. we pitched our
tents over east of Cambridge on the flat mowing a little below Reeds house; and at the battle of Bunker hill our company was a flanking party & not in the fort & were set to keep the enemy from landing & when Gen. Putnam came off the hill our party fell in with them & we marched off. The battle was of a Saturday
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the 17 day of June we then went back to our quarter at Little Cambridge-- I served there in that campaign seven months, we were there in our tents after snow came - Genl Washington came there I think it was in June & next day after he got there his rifle men came out & he went & examined the troops
2d Campaign. He enlisted for seven months under Capt. Nath. Walcott in the month of April 1778 as a continental teamster & was employed the most of said term of seven months in transporting forage, baggage & provisions for the army on the North river & transported stores from Hartford & elsewhere & from Danbury to the army on the North river-- We were
under the direction & command of Col Wadsworth of Hartford.
3rd Campaign
He was drafted in the Summer of 1778 he thinks not far from the first of August as he had just returned from Hartford where he has
been mowing & that he was warned by John
Welch of Windham who was clerk of the troop ^ to which he belonged to go to Hartford we were mustered by Capt Chamberlin of Tolland I think, & went to join the other troops or dragoon at Kinderhook our draft was for four month: but soon after we got to Kinderhook
I enlisted into Col. Sheldons Regt of Light Dragoons & was in Capt Ebenr Bulls company & Col Benj Tallmadge of Litchfield was our Major- when we went into Winter quarters at Weathersfield Connt., I got a furlough. I went home & kept my horse there a part of
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the winter & returned again in the spring & was to be allowed my pay as I kept my horse for the public.
I was discharged in June 1779 having served ten
months or more. That he has no written discharge. that if he ever had one it is lost, he was discharged by Col. Sheldon - We were at Kinderhook, Canaan and at Crompond & Horse neck; while at Crompond we surrounded & drove into a swamp & took a number of Cow boys & their cattle, afterwards we were stationed
at Round Hill & were quartered at Kings street &
patrolled the roads nights & kept guard around
where villages were burnt &c. We were also some time at Stamford in Connt. & while in Stamford we were sent for to go to Peekskill to guard where a man by name of Smith was hung a Peekskill Hill. we rode all night to get there
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That George Dunworth Esqr was in the same regiment & Beriah Babcock also served in sd Regiment of Dragoons with him & beside them he knows of no one now living who was with them.
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Sworn to & subscribed in open
Court Decr 4th 1832
Amos Geer
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Personally appeared in open Court George Dunworth of Hampton aforesd ^ aged 74 years and after being sworn according to law
says that he belonged to Col. Sheldons Regt of Continental light-horse in Capt Edgar's Company & served as a substitute for one David Allerton, it was in the Summer & fall of 1778. Mr. Amos Geer of Chaplin war in Sd Regiment and in Capt Bull's company & served all the time that I was in said Company & was in sd. Regiment when I was discharged. I served about three months; we were at Kinderhook & Canaan in Long Island Sound & at Crompond, we were moving about in different places & was not stationed at any particular place, any length of time and for any further particulars respecting said campaign my knowledge of the same may be know from my own declaration of this date which is to be forwarded herewith
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 4th day of Decr AD 1832
George Dunworth
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2 cent postage stamp recd [FB?]
Rev Sec
Guthrie Center, IA
Nov. 28, 1922
U.S. Bureau of Pensions
Dear Sirs-
I have been told to write to this department for the service and pension record of Amos Geer of Conn.
I want to know if I am eligible to join the D.A.R. from this relative.
Yours truly,
(Mrs. W.M.) Hazel Switzer Browning

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U.S. PENSION OFFICE A
Nov 29 1922
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Dade City, Florida
August 14, 1922

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:

About two months ago I wrote asking for any information to be found in the pension papers of Amos Geer, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, but conclude that either my letter went astray, or your answer.   If the latter, can I trouble you a second time as I would very much like to have this information.  His number is S.23230
Thanking you, I am very truly yours,
Emily A Greenman
Dade City, Florida

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U S PENSION OFFICE F 
AUG 16 1922
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Dade  City, Florida
June 24, 1922

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Can you give me any information found in pension papers of Amos Geer, War of the Revolution?  His number is S23230

Thanking you, I am Yours truly
(Miss) Emily A. Greenman
Dade City, Florida

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U. S. PENSION OFFICE
JUN 26 1922