Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12829, Joseph Durand, Conn. New York
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Conn
New York
Durand, Joseph
S12809
Carded
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28632
New York
Joseph Durand of Efsex Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Lewis of the Reg commanded by Love Canfilo in the New York line for 6 months

N.Y. and Conn
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Date of death (illegible) A B
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22239
Joseph Durand

Susp 0

a(illegible)

Hon. R. Whalson
Edmond J. Melleaus (crossed out)
Elizabeth (illegible)  (crossed out)
Essex County
New York
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War Department, Pension Office, 

Sir: 
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form.   On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed.   The notes and the regulations will shew (show) what is necessary to be done.   Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace  (thus:  } ).   You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim. 

A STATEMENT, SHEWING (SHOWING) THE SERVICE OF JOSEPH DURAND ELIZABETHTOWN, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK

FIRST LINE ACROSS:
Period when the service was rendered - 1779 enlisted. 

Duration of the claimant's service - about 3 or 4 months. 

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served - Capts. Lewis, Lt. Boughton

Names and Rank of the General and Field Officers - Col. Canfield

Battles in which the application was engaged - White Plains

Country through which he marched - White Plains

Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period - Beaford West Chester County, New York 

Evidence by which the declaration is sup-ported -  {  BRACKET

2ND LINE ACROSS:
Period when the service was rendered - enlisted.

Duration of the claimant's services - about 3 months

Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served - Cap. Couch

Battles in which the applicant was engaged
{ BRACKET

Country through which he marched - Beauford Stamford Fort

Place of abode when he entered the service, age at the present period - (city illegible) Connecticut    Age 68 years

Evidence by which the declaration is supported - traditionary    


Was out with the militia several times after this, in the whole about one month he thinks in 1780.      { BRACKET

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant, 
J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.

No service alleged to have been done under 16 years of age can be admitted without satisfactory proof.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration which will be made before a Court of Recond of the Countly where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of County of } ss.
On the ___ day of ___ personally appeared (a) before _____ of ____ aged (c) ______ 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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _______, with ______ and served in the _______ (e) regiment of the _______ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more that one term of enlistment. he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (Finger pointing right) This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _________
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A.B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and he served as he states.
I ________________ of the Court of _________ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____________ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of ________________ &c.
If, on the examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers, or Militia. except those who belong to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the __________ and C.D. residing in (the same) of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate  is a clergy man, resident in the _____________ and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the __________ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, ________ Clerk of the Court of __________ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of ___________ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this ______day of _______ &c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission but it neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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...will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case.  The fact stated will afford one the principal means or corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one can be attempted; and unless therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.   All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
     The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
     1.   Where and in what year were you born?
     2.   Have you any record of your age and if so, 
           where is it?
     3.  Where were you living when called into 
           service; where have you lived since the
          Revolutionary war and where do you now
          live?
     4.  How were you called into service; were 
          you drafted, did you volunteer, or were
          you a substitute?  And if a substitute, 
          for whom?
     5.  State the names of some of the Reg-
          ular Officers, who were with the troops, 
          where you served; such Continental 
          and Militia Regiments as you can 
          recollect, and the general circumstances
          of your services.
     6.   TO A SOLDIER - Did you ever receive
          a discharge from the service, and if so,
          by whom was it given and what has
          become of it?
          TO AN OFFICER - Did you ever re-
          ceive a commission, and if so, by whom
          was it signed, and what has become
          of it?
     7.  State the names of persons to whom
          you are known in your present neigh-
          borhood, and who can testify as to 
          your character for veracity, and their
          belief of your services as a soldier of
          the Revolution.    

     The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. 
     The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of the applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.  If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates. 
     The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party.   And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. 
     Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and in the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. 
     Whenever any official act is required to be done by a judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. 
     No payments can be made on account of the services of any person who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
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{a}  The declarant must appear in open 
      Court, unless prevented from doing so
      by reason of bodily infirmity; in which 
      case the declarant will follow the rule 
      laid down for his guidance. 
{b}  The declarant must make his declaration
      in the county where he resides.  If he
      should fail to do so, he must assign a 
      sufficient reason for not conforming to the 
      rule. 
{c}  The age of the claimant must invariably be
      mentioned.   
{d}  The declarant must mention the period
      or periods of the war when he served. 
      BRACKET
{e}  Every continental officer or soldier must 
     give the name of the Colonel under which 
     he served;  otherwise a satisfactory exam-
     ination of the claim cannot be had.  Every 
     claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is 
     entitled.  In a case where the applicant can-
     not, by reason of the loss of memory, state
     precisely how long he served, he should
     amend his declaration by making an af-
     fidavit in the following words:  BRACKET
         "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:"

          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 that 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 shown under what 
          officers the applicant served; the dur-
          ation 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.   BRACKET
     {f} The law makes the relinquishment
          indispensable.
     {g} The opinion of the Court is always 
           required. 
     {h} The Clerk must give his certificate in 
           every case. 
     {i}   The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it 
            has no device or inscription by which
            it can be distinguished from any other
            seal, or if he 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. 

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 papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.   BRACKET
      
PROOF OF SERVICE
     {j}  In a case 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 claimant's 
           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 many 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. 
>>>The notes from {a} to {i} are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof 
required by rule in note {j} applies to continental troops only. 
     {k}  This traditionary evidence is indis-
           pensable in militia cases. 
     {l}   If a witness cannot be found the
          declarant must state the fact. 
     {m} The answers to the interrogatories
            must all be written and sent to
            the War Department, with the 
            declaration.
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Joseph Durand
22239
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State of New York
County of Essex 
On this 28th day of September
1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges
of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County
of Essex and State of New York Joseph Canfield
a resident in the Town of Elizabethtown,
Essex County and State of New York aged Sixty Eight
years who being first duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, 
in order to obtain the bennefit of the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States
under the following named officers and served
as herein stated.
That he entered the service of his Country as a Private in the year
1781 and lived at the time in the Town of Bedford
Westchester County, State of New York that he enlisted &
went into the Militia in the Company Commanded
by Lewis of Poundridge Westchester County and 
State of New York under Lieutenant [illegible] Brighton and Colonel Canfield was the Colonel of the Regiment 
was the Lieutenant of the Company in which he
served. Went from there right off [illegible] to
North Castle White Plains, Westchester County and State 
of New York. Was there three months without any thing
extraordinary hapning and then engaged the
British and was all killed or taken prisoners
except himself and threes other and then he returned
home was absent at this time three or four months
says Col Canfield commanded in the field and
he remembers of no General Officer then he enlisted
again in 1781 after being at home four months and
living at the time in Woodbury Connecticut
under Captain Couch Lieutenant Thomas Benndict 
did served at this time three months was
in no Engagement at that time met after enlisting
from Woodbury to Stanford [Stamford] Fort in Connecticut
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where he was stationed three months
and then returned home to Woodbury was in no
engagement at that time says he went through
Bedford New Milford and Danbury when he
marched from Woodley to Stanford Fort says
that he was out with the Militia after this
several times on alarms in White Plains some
times for a fortnight at a time 
in the whole one month, and then quit
the services in 1783 has no documentary
evidence of his services say Edmund F
Williams and Alexander Mose is knowing to
his reputed services but knows of no one by
whom he could make possitive proof.
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 States
Joseph Durand
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
Leonard Stow Clerk
1st Where and in what year was you born
Was Born in Canan Connecticut in the year 1762
as he was informed by his Parents
2nd Have you any record of your age and if so
where is it
Has no record of his age but remember this age
[illegible] from the information of his Parents
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3rd Where were you living when called into
Service where have you lived since the
revolutionary war and where do you now live In Bedford Poundridge Westchester County State of New 
York moved from them to Woodbury Connecticut from there
to Bedford Poundridge Westchester County State of New York
again and for their to Monkton State of Vermont and from
then to Elizabethtown, Essex County and State of New York
and lives there now

4th How were you called into services were you
drafted did you volunteer or were you a
Substitute and if a Substitute for whom.
Enlisted both times and was out with the
Militia occasionally afterwards

5th State the name of some of the regular Officers
who were with the troops where you served
such continental and militia Regiments as
You can recollect and the general circumstances
of your services
Col Canfield Captain Lewis, Captain Couch Lieutenant
Benedict Houghton don't remember the other
Troops & Regiment was at the Battle at Northcastle 
with the his comrades when they engaged the British
and remembers that they were all killed [iillegible]
& missing except himself and the others
and that he was at Fort Stanford three
months was in no engagements but was out
after that as serval times with
the
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Militia on alarms in Westchester County. 
Knows of no one who can testify to the facts set
forth in his Declaration that would be possitive.

6th Did you ever receive a discharge from the
service and if so by whom was it given,
and what has become of it
Received a discharge given by Col. Canfield
but has lost it are does not know at this
time when he lost it but has none now

7th State the names of persons to whom you are
known in your present neighbourhood and
who can testify as to your character for veracity
and their belief of your services as a soldier
of the revolution
Alexander Morse Edward F. Williams and
Revd John Sternes

We John Sternes a Clergyman residing
in the Town of Elizabethtown County of Essex and
State of New York and Edmund F. Williams residing in
the same place hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Joseph Durand who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration that we believe
him to be sixty eight 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
John Stearns
Edmund F. Williams
Sworn and Subscribed
the day and year aforesaid 
Leonard Stow Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare there opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after
putting the interrogations prescribed by 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 John Sternes who had
Signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman
resident in the Town of Elizabethtown County of
Essex and State of New York and that Edmund
F. Williams who has also signed the same is
resident of the same place and is a credible
Person and that their statement is Entitled
to credit

I Leonard Stow Clerk of the County of
Essex and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
in and for the same do hereby certify that
the foregoing contains the Original proceeding 
of the said Court, in the matter of the
application of Joseph Durand for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office this 28th day
of September 1832
Leonard Stow Clerk
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aomd
6 mo pre
20 $
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I Alexander Durand of Charlotte in the
County of Chittenden and State of Vermont,
aged sixty five years, depose and say, that during the
Revolutionary War, I lived, except when in the "service",
in the town of Canaan in the State of Connecticut, and
know that my Brother, Joseph Durand, who then
lived in the town of Poundridge in the State of New York
about eight miles distant from Canaan aforesaid
served as a Soldier, by enlistment, in the war of the
Revolution, in a company of Grenadiers, so called,
commanded by Capt. Samuel Lewis, and that
Jehiel Bouton was Lieutenant. 
According to my best recollection, my Brother was
in his seventeenth year of age when he enlisted in
sd Company, to serve for three months. He did serve
that term near White Plains in New York, he
afterwards enlisted for three months more, and
served said time at & near Fort Waterbury
in Stamford, Connecticut, but in what Company
or Regiment, or troops, I do not recollect.
I also know that the said Joseph was out in
the service at other times, during the war, as a
militiaman, but how long I do not know.
My Brother, Joseph Durand, who now lives
in Elizabethtown in the State of New York, is between
two & three years older than I am. 
Charlotte, Nov. 16. 1833.
Alexander Durand
State of Vermont
Chittenden County 
Charlotte Nov. 16. 1833 Personally appeared
Alexander Durand and made solemn oath that the foregoing
Deposition by him subscribed is true to the best of his knowledge
& belief, Before me, William Noble Justice of the Peace
Charlotte Nov. 16. 1833. I hereby certify that
Alexander Durand above named, is to me well
known, that he is a man of truth and veracity
& entitled to full credit & belief.
William Noble Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Chittenden County

I Nathan B Haswell  Clerk
of Chittenden County Court
do hereby certify that William
Noble Esqr. before whom and
at the town where the within 
deposition was taken was
a Justice of the Peace duly
qualified, acting under the authority
this State of, and that his name thereto subscribed
is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Burlington
this 18th day of November AD 1833
Nathan B. Haswell
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March 10, 1931

Mrs. F.W. Shaver
420 Linden Street
East Lansing, Michigan

Rev.& 1812 Wars Section 
AWF:MLB

Dear Madam:
You are furnished herewith the full history of Joseph Durand (his name is not borne as Joseph Francis Durand).
The "letters" to which you refer, dated March 2, 1898 and July 12, 1923, are reports made by this bureau and contain the data which were obtained from the original papers on file. The following information is from the same source and it is believed is what you desire.
It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 12829, that Joseph Durand was born in 1764 in Canaan, Connecticut.
While residing in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, he enlisted in 1781 and served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Lewis' New York company and was in the battle of North Castle. While residing in Woodbury, Connecticut, he enlisted a little later and served three months in Captain Couch's company Colonel Canfield's Connecticut regiment. He stated that he was out with the militia several times amounting to about a month.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 28, 1832, at which time he was living in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York.
It is not stated that soldier ever married
Very truly yours
E.W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
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(Writing on side of page) Rev War
12829
INVALID.
File No. 12829
Joseph Durand
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7" 1832
Index: -----Vol. _______, Page ______
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Mrs A B Hewett
Lake Forest, Ills
1923 - July 12 - Hist. to L.K. Fairfield 
AWF
1931 - Mch. 10 - Hist to Mrs. F. W.
Shaver AWF
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State of New York
County of Essex 
I Percival Morse Deputy Clerk
of the County of Essex and acting Clerk
thereof hereby certify that Alexander Morse
before whom the foregoing affidavit of
Joseph Durand purports to have been [illegible]
and by whom the foregoing certificate
of interlineations for and of her
the of the said Joseph purports to have been
1
given was at the day of the date of said
affidavit and certificate respectively as
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of
per duly
elected and sworn, that further
that I am
acquainted with the hand writing of
the said Justice and verily believe the signature
of the said Justice to Seal affidavit of the
thereof and to said certificate of the
proper hand writing and signature of the said
Justice And further that I am well at
Alexander
and with the hand writing of
said and know him to be
credible person of farm and
his statement in
entitled to
testimony whereof I have her
set my hand and the
County this 26
June
1833
to
Seal of
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State of New York
[illegible] County}Ss. 
Joseph Durand of Elizabethtown Essex County and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the declaration by him made and herewith attached as it appears, will the erasures and interlineations contains the truth and nothing but the truth and further that he was in his seventeenth year of age when he first entered the service of his Country as will now appear.
Joseph Durand

Subscribed and sworn this 16th day of June 1833, Before me
Alexander Morse Justice of the Peace

I do certify that the foregoing declaration of Joseph Durand was produced before me at the time of swearing him with the several alterations to wit "as a Private" interlined "1779" erased "1751" written in the margin "and Colonel Canfield was the Colonel of the Regiment" interlined before me signing "about" erased or "[illegible]" erased "in 1781" interlined "then a" erased "about" erased "about" erased "about" erased "he thinks" erased "3" in 1783 [illegible]. And that I am well acquainted with the said Joseph Durand and that he has always sustained a good reputation and that he is a member of the Baptist Church and in good standing and that he is reputed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and further saith not.
June 26 1833
Alexander Morse Justice Peace
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Add'l evi. Joseph Durand

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions

Hon. R. Whallon M.C. 

Washington City

Hon. R. Whallon
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Add'l evidence Joseph Durand

Hon. P. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions

Hn. R. Whallen M.C. 

Washington City
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State of New York
Essex County
Elizabethtown Apl 24, 1834

Sir
I herewith send you the enclosed additional Proof in the Claim of Joseph Durand for a Pension your attention to the same will can for a favor and obligations of 
Your Obdt Servant
Edward F. Williams

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comm. of Pensions
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OLD WAR & NAVY FILES FEB 25 1898

Lake Forest Feb 20 1895

Mr. Henry Clay Esquire
Commission of Pensions
Washington D. C.

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U. S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 23 1898

Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the military history or certificate of service of the Revolutionary soldier Joseph Durand of Connecticut who afterward resided in Elizabethtown Essex Co. N. Y.
I find his name on the
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pension roll.
To pray to hear from you soon and thanking you in the form & hon. asked I am
Cordially Yours,
Fannie H. Hewitt
(Mrs. A. B.)

Lake Forest Illinois
Feb 20 1898

Box 228
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U.S.A. May 21, 1923.
Department of Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:-
I would like to obtain if possible, some information concerning Joseph Francis Durand, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. 
I understand that he made application for pension Sept. 28th, 1832, and I would appreciate it very much if you could give me the following details, which I suppose would appear in his application:
Exact date (if possible) and place of birth
Exact date of enlistment and discharge
Place of enlistment and place of discharge
Date and place of marriage
I understand that he died at Elizabethtown N.Y., April 10,1843. Joseph Durand was my maternal Grandfather fourth generation back.
Trusting that you will be able to give me this much desired information, I am
Yours very truly,
Leonard K. Fairfield
Address
187 Barkwood Ave.,
Station H
Buffalo, N.Y.
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420 Linden Street,
East Lansing, Michigan,
March 3, 1931

Commissioner of Pensions,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
In making application for membership to the Daughters of the American Revolution Society, through the descendancy of Joseph Francis Durand who served under Captain Lewis and Colonel Canfield, I need more data of authoritative records.
Is it possible to obtain a statement of photographic copies of letters dated March 2, 1898 and July 12, 1923? If so, please send any available data and submit any charged incurred in preparing these statements.
Thanking you, I am
Very truly yours,
Harriet Shaver
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L. W. B.
I. 12829.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C.,

March 2, 1898.

Madam:-
Replaying to your request for information concerning Joseph Durand, a solder of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on September 28, 1832, at which time he was 68 years of age and residing at Elizabethtown, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for six months' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Lewis and Col. Canfield.  He enlisted at Bedord, N. Y.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Mrs. A. B. Hewitt,
Lake Forest, Ills.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D. C. July 12, 1923

RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
AWF
S12829

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

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DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
STATE.

1781 | 3 mos | Pvt | Captain Samuel Lewis | Colonel ~ | N. Y.
1781 | 3 mos | ~ | Captain Couch | Colonel Canfield | Conn.

He was out with the militia several times, in all 1 mo.

Battles engaged in, North Castle
Residence of soldier at enlistment? Bedford, Westchester Co. N. Y. & Woodbury, Conn.
Date of application for a pension, Sept 28, 1832, his claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Elizabethtown, Essex Co. N. Y.
Age at date of application, Born in Canaan, Conn. in 1764.
Remarks: It is not stated that soldier ever married.

Capt Saml Lewis N. Y. Archives P. 214
Col. Saml Canfield & Capt. Ebenezer Couch
Conn. Archives pages 581 & 583

Bro of soldier Alexander

Respectfully
Commissioner