Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,288, Israel Fox, Conn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE  Conn
Fox, Israel  
NUMBER s.4288

Carded
CONTENTS
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7871
Ohio. Pittsburgh
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Israel Fox of Geauga Co. in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hall of the Reg. commanded by Col. Wood
in the Connect line for 15 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of-- 50 Dollars- 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of April 1833 and sent to (see below) 
Chagrin Ohio.-

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 33. 25.00
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$125.00
100.
25.00
$125.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk
Book E Vol. 8. Page 11.
sent to D. D. Aiken, C. of Court
Chardon Geauga Co. Ohio
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Israel Fox 17189
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State of Ohio
Geauga County 
 On this 10th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas for said County now sitting Israel Fox a resident of Mentor in the County & State aforesaid aged seventy seven years on the 5th day of October 1831 who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as he stated.  That he was born in Glastonbury, County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut in the year 1755. He has a record of his age in the family Bible 

That in the year 1776 he enlisted into the Militia Regiment commanded by Colonel Talcott for three months and was on Long Island when the Americans were defeated

That in the year 1778 he volunteered and served three months in the militia under Capt Hall in Col Woodbridge's Regiment at New Haven & East Haven

That in the 1779 he again volunteered and served three months in the militia at New London

That in June 1780 he enlisted into the company of Capt Phelps Connecticut state troops, for a time of six months and served in New Jersey and about West Point, that he was for the most part of the last time employed in teaming. That he was present when Major Ander was hung
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That he never received a written discharge and has no documentary evidence. And that he knows of no person who can testify to his service

That in the year 1806 he moved from Glastonbury aforesaid to Sabine on Chenango river in the state of New York and that about twenty years since he came to Mentor Geauga County Ohio where he still resides

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
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of any State.
Israel Fox [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
D. D. Aiken, Clerk

We, Warren Corning and Thomas Carrel residing in Mentor in the County of Geauga & State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Israel Fox who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years old of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution. And that we concur in that opinion
Thomas Carrel
Warren Corning [signatures]

Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D.D. Aiken Clerk

And the sd 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 - And the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Warren Corning & Thomas Carrel are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that they reside in the Township of Mentor in sd County of Geauga

The State of Ohio
Geauga County ss
I, D. D. Aiken, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the said Court, in the matter of the application of Israel Fox, for a pension

In Testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and seal of office, this eleventh day of September A.D. 1832.
D. D. Aiken, Clerk-
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17169. 7871.
Israel Fox
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Geauga Co
Ohio

Adm for 15 months
from 1776

Sent to D D Aiken c.c.
Chardon Po.
Geauga Co. Ohio

[crossed out]
J. Lapham
Chagrin
Ohio
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BRIEF in the case of Israel Fox County of Geauga in the State of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 79
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1776 enter
1777 Vols
1779 Vol
June 1780 enlisted

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days.
3 mo
3 mo
3 mo
6 mo
His last term was mostly engaged in teaming

Rank.
As a
private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen.
Col. Talcott
Capt Hall Col Wood
Bridge's Regt-
Capt Phelps

5. In what battles was he engaged? on Long Island where the Americans were defeated

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Glastonbury Connecticut

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? authenticated

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
Ashton,
Examining Clerk.

He was present when Major Anderson was hung
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.  3 -- 525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Sept, 1 1921

In reply to your request of _____ received ______ for a statement of the military history of Israel Fox a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 8. 4288

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
1776
1777
1779
1780

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos.
3 Mos.
3 Mos
6 Mos

RANK,
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  
Hale
stationed at New London officer not stated
Phelps
COLONEL.
Talcott
Woodbridge

STATE.
Conn

He was present at the execution of Maj Andre

Battles engaged in, Long Island
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Glastonbury Hartford Co Comm
date of application for pension, Sept 8, 1832. cl al
Residence at date of application, Mentor Geauga Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, b. Oct-5 1754 in Glastonbury  Conn
Remarks: No fam data
only two records are furn to each person

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Israel Fox which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age, and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? citizens only
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain
ing it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? Answered

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a  _____ ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served. and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
QUERE XIV Proof of Service
Where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.
June 30, 1924.

Charles Fox,
406 S. State St.,
Belvidere, Ill.

Sir,
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4288, it appears that Israel Fox was born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, October 5, 1754 or 1755.

He enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut Troops as follows:
In 1776, three months in Colonel Talcott's Regiment and was in the battle of Long Island.
In 1777, three months in Captain Hale's Company, Colonel Woodbridge's Regiment.
In 1779, three months at New London, officers not stated.
From June 1780, six months in Captain Phelp's
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Company, and was present at the execution of Major
Andre.

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, while a resident of Mentor, Geauga County, Ohio.

There is no data on file as to his family.

The above noted soldier is the only Israel Fox found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
December 4, 1923

Miss Lucia H. Cotter,
49 Atwater Ave.,
Derby, Conn.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 4288, it appears that Israel Fox was born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, October 5, 1755 or 1754
He enlisted and served as a private in the Connecticut troops as follows:
In 1778, three months in Colonel Talcott's Regiment, and was in the battle of Long Island.
In 1777, three months in Captain Hale's Company, Colonel Woodbridge's Regiment.
In 1779, three months at New London, officers not stated
From June 1780, six months in Captain Phelps' Company, and was present at the execution of Major Andre

He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, while a resident of Mentor, Geauga County, Ohio
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There is no data on file as to his family.

The above is the only soldier named Israel Fox, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Miss Wilson said send
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MRS. MARY B. BISHOP
12 GROVE STREET
PUTNAM, CONN.

March 26, 1926.

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Please give me the pension record in the Revolutionary war, of the following.

Ebenezer White, pension  # R. 11407,
Israel Fox, pension # S. 4288,

Very truly,
Mary B. Bishop

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US PENSION OFFICE
H MAR 29 1926
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Belvidere, Ill., May 27 1924.
406 S. State St.,

The Pension Bureau,
Washington D. C.
Dear Sirs; Will you kindly give me the facts regarding
the pensioning of my great frandfather, Isreal Fox?

He enlisted in October 1778 on the U. S. Brig of war Revenge, was captured by the enemy and paroled the next year. Applied for a pension at his home in East Hartford Conn.

Thanking you for any information you may be able to give me, I am
Respectfully Yours,

Chas S Fox
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Also any pension to his widow.

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US PENSION OFFICE
L MAY 28 1924
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Ans. Dec-3-23 AWF

49 Atwater Ave
Derby Ct.
Dec. 1. 1923

Bureau of Pensions,

Dear Sirs
I have been told I could get Revolutionary records at your department and wrote to you
for one on October 26 but have heard nothing
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I would like the record of Israel Fox who was in the Connecticut pension list of 1840
from East Hartford Conn

I should greatly appreciate a speedy answer at your earliest convenience

Sincerely yours

(Mrs) Lucia H. Cotter
49 Atwater Ave
Derby Conn
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49 Atwater are
Derby Ct
Oct. 22, 1923.

Bureau of Pensions
Revolutionary Department

Will you please send me as soon as convenient, the pension record of Israel Fox
who is on the pension record of 1840, from East Hartford, Conn, as serving in the Rev. War.

Sincerely yours
(Miss) Lucia H. Cottle
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S. M. Fox
721 PIERRE STREET
MANHATTAN, KANSAS
August 10, 1921.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Sir:
I respectfully ask for a certificate of the Revolutionary military service of

David Fox in Lorain County, Ohio, 1832, age 83. in service from Connecticut.
I am told his pension number was, S. 2217.
Israel Fox, Geauga County, Ohio, 1833, age 79, served with Connecticut troops.
John Fox, Washington County, N. Y. Private 13th regiment Light Infantry. Placed upon the rolls (pension) April 12, 1819.

Very respectfully,
S. M. Fox [signature]

S M. Fox,
721 Pierre Street,
Manhattan, Kansas.

[stamp]
US PENSION OFFICE
D AUG 13 1921
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4288
INVALID.
REV WAR-
4288
Israel Fox
Pri. Ct. Line

Act: June 7 1832
Index: -- Vol. A , Page 128
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Apl. 15-1902
J.C. Tyler Mentor Ohio

June 10-1902
Mrs. A. S. Clapp. E. Marian Hill ONN
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1921, Sept.1  hist to S.M. Fox EN
1923 - Dec. 4, Hist to Miss Lucia H. Cotter AWB
1924. June 30 - hist to chas Fox
1926 June 2 Hist to Mary B. Bishop
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Oct 30
Mr. Lewis Cass
Secy of War
Washington
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Chagrin Oct 24th 1832
Hon. L Cass

Sir, 
Enclosed are the Declarations of Israel Fox & S Satterlee made for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Pension Law-- I have delayed sending them some time hoping to hear from some which I heretofore sent

You will please inform me in convenient time whether they are sufficient to place the applicants on the Pension Roll

Respectfully yours
J Lapham