Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,851, Jonathan Gillett, Conn.
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(3 -- 1776)
SERVICE
Conn
CONTENTS
Gillett, Jonathan
NUMBER
S. 15.851
Carded
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N. 17703
Connecticut

Jonathan Gillett of Litchfield Co in the State of Conn who was a Pr. Mus. V Corpl in the ~~ commanded by Captain ~~ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mead in the Connecticut line for 
1 month Pr. 3.33
10 month Musician 36.67
3 month corp. 11.00
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$51.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 51 Dollars ~~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to claimant Canaan CT

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833  127.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1834 25.50
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$153.00

d. Mch 21 1855

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E [page torn] Page 16

Letter to G. F. Lewis
March 28: 1850
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War Department
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June 1832, Jonathan Gillett of the State of Connecticut who was a Private, Musician and Corporal in the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive fifty one dollars per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semi annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 14th day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Lewis Cass Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned } J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

Payments to be made at Hartford by the Prest U. S. Br. Bk Agent for paying Pensioners in the Agency of Conn

Recorded in the Pension Office in Book E Vol 3 Page 16 by D. Brown Clerk
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Litchfield County Ja 12 Feby 1850
Personally appeared before me Almarin Gillete signer to the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed & made solemn oath to the truth of the same
John Elmore Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield
Ss. Probate district of Sharon
At a Court of Probate holden at Salisbury being in and for the district of Sharon on the 7 day of August AD 1832 Present
Samuel Church Esquire Judge
On this 7th day of August AD 1832 Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the district of Sharon now sitting Jonathan Gillett a resident of the town of Canaan in the county of Litchfield & state of Connecticut, aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
I was born in the town of Hartford in the county of Hartford in said state of Connecticut on the 10 day of February 1762. I have no record of my age but very probably my age is to be ascertained by reference to the record of the Town of Hartford in said Parish of West Hartford where called into service, and since the war of the Revolution I have general lived in the said town of Canaan where I now live. I entered thes ervice of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
In the month of April I think in the year 1780 I enlisted into a company of Connecticut State Troops or militia into a company commanded by Capt. Bissell of Windsor in said Hartford County, the name of the Lieut I have forgotten, my Ensign was Alexander King of East Windsor. My company belonged to Col. Meads regiment
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I was marched to Horse Neck so called now the town of Greenwich where I remained at Horse Neck about one month & was employed in keeping guard along the coast. I was taken prisoner by DeLancey's Light Horse, while at Horse Neck Meeting House about 33 were taken at the same time, this troop of Light Horse belonged to Robinson Chris as I understood & believe they were refugees, I was detained in the city of New York as a prisoner about nine months, was taken prisoner I believe the 3rd day of May 1780 & carried directly to the city of New York. I enlisted for three months, and was about on this tour from home ten months. Was imprisoned in the North Church in the city of New York five weeks, was then removed to the old Sugar House so called & detained there untill I was exchanged. I was exchanged at Elizabeth Town Point about the middle of January 1781 when I returned home to West Hartford. I enlisted & served during this term as a drummer in the company in which I enlisted.
In the month of July 1781 I think, I was drafted in a company on Connecticut Militia or State Troops commanded by Capt. Griffin and attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Canfield of New Milford in the county of Litchfield. We were marched to West Point and remained there on duty three months, on guard and other duty. I received a regular discharge at West
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Point as I think but it is now lost.
I was again detached as a guard to guard the troops of Genl. Burgoyne as they passed thru this part of the country. I went in this service from Hartford thru Enfield, Suffield, New Hartford, Canaan, Sharon and continued with them till they were received from us by the Continental Troops near the East line of the State of New York, I think in Dover or Amenia. I was absent on this tour about one month but I know of no person by whom this last service can be proved, nor have I any written documents by which I can prove it. I am known to Wm. M. Burrall, Leman Church, John Elmore Esq of said Canaan. 
And I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Jonathan Gillett

We Pitkin Cowles a clergyman of the town of Canaan and Fitch Ferris Post Master in the same town in the said county of Litchfield & residing in said town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr. Jonathan Gillett who has subscribed and sworn to the above certificate and declaration, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
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and we concur in that opinion. And we further state that the said Jonathan Gillett is a gentleman of strict truth and veracity.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written.
Pitkin Cowles
Fitch Ferris

At the same court the said Jonathan Gillett produced to this Court a Corporals Warrant signed Samuel Canfield Lieut. Col. Coomdt & dated 7 September 1781 hereto annexed marked A in support of his said service. And an affidavit of Pollard Morill taken & sworn before Lemuel Whitman Esq a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hartford marked B, and this Court certifies that the said Lemuel Whitman Esq is personally known to this court to be a Justice of the Peace within & for the county of Hartford & this affidavit is in the proper hand writing of the said Lemuel Whitman Esq. Also an affidavit of Flora Stoughton taken & sworn before Daniel Hayden Esq a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hartford hereto annexed marked C and this court does certify that it is proved to the satisfaction of this court hat the said Daniel Hayden is a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Hartford and that said affidavit is in his hand writing. Also the affidavit of Ethel Jones marked D, and hereto annexed taken & sworn before James A. Hyde Esq a Justice of the Peace within & for the county of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts. And this court doth certify that it is satisfactorily proved to this court that said James A. Hyde is a Justice of the Peace for said county of Berkshire and that said affidavit is in his hand writing.
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And this Court doth certify that the said Pitkin Cowles and Fitch Ferris were by this court in open court duly sworn & in open court did testify to the truth of the certificate by them subscribed, and the said Pitkin Cowles is a clergyman and Pastor of the 2nd Congregational Church in the said town of Canaan and the said Fitch Ferris is Post Master in said town and both reside in said town of Canaan and are both known to this court as credible persons. And this court doth also certify that the said Jonathan Gillett is personally known to this court as a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
And the said court doth hereby declare its opinion after investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
By the Court
Abijah C. Peet Clerk

I Abijah C. Peet Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Sharon do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Gillett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7th day of August AD 1832.
Abijah C. Peet Clerk
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I Samuel Church Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Sharon do certify that Abijah C. Peet Esq whose certificate is herein before annexed is the Clerk of said Court duly appointed & sworn & that said certificate is subscribed by him in his own proper hand writing and the seal by him affixed is the proper seal of said Court. Given under my hand at the Probate office in Salisbury this 7th day of August 1832.
Samuel Church
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I Pollard Merrill of Hartford in Hartford County [inserted] State of Connecticut do certify and say that I have been a long time acquainted with Jonathan Gillet late of said Hartford now residing in Canaan in Litchfield County and state aforesaid, and that I was engaged in the Company commanded by Capt. Bissell of the State troops; as a piper [crossed out unreadable] in the war of the revolution, and did duty at Hornmark in Connecticut for two or three months in the year 1780- and that the said Jonathan Gillet did duty as a drummer in the same company during the whole of said time- During this time a company of British light horse came from New York attacked our post, captured the guard, and took thirty three prisoners, of which the said Gillet was one, and returned with their prisoners to New York- The said Gillet was detained as a prisoner at New York, as I understood and believed during eight or nine months afterwards, as the said Gillet did not return home untill that time afterwards, and we were then near neighbors-
[signed] Pollard Merrill
Hartford County- State of Connecticut- SS Farmington July 28. 1832-
Personally appeared Polard Merrill of Hartford in the County and State aforesaid and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed -
before me [signed] Samuel Whitman Justice of Peace-
I who certify that the said Pollard Merrill is a credible person May 23. 1833- [signed] S Whitman Justice of Peace
…
That Samuel Whitman, …
Pollard Merrill…
County of Hartford…
State, the twenty third day of May…
One thousand eight hundred and thirty three
[signed] Thomas Day
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C
Hartford County P. East Windsor July 27th, 1832
Flora Stoughton of East Windsor in the County
of
Hartford & State of Connecticut of lawful age depose & say that I was well acquainted with Jonathan Gillett of Hartford in the year 1780 and that abought [about] that time he went into the service of the United States as a Drummer & that he was absent abought one year & that he was in prisoned into Sugar House in New York the principal part of the time & that I frequently heard Francis Baxter of East Windsor speak of being taken & imprisoned with the said Gillet at the same time. & I also heard the said Baxter say that the said Gillet assisted him in giving him money & in binding up his wounds. Further the deponent saith not.
Flora Stoughton 
Hartford County Ss East Windsor July 27th 1832 Personally appeared Flora Stoughton of East Windsor County & state aforesaid & made oath tot he truth of the above Deposition by her subscribed before me. Danl Hayden Just of the Peace
I do hereby certify that the said Flora Stoughton is a creditable person. May 24th 1833. Danl Hayden Just of the Peace

This deposition was taken at the request of the said Johnathan Gillet to be used before the county court in Litchfield County for the benefit of the said Gillet in aiding him to obtain a pension. & reason of this deposition being taken is because the deponent lives more than 20 miles from the place of that. Taken & sealed up by me this 27th day of July 1832.
Danl. Hayden Just of Peace

[cut off] Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known whom it doth or may concern,
That Daniel Hayden Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of Flora Stoughton was taken, is, and at the time of such caption, was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed, commissioned, and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Thomas Day
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C
Hartford County P. East Windsor July 27th, 1832
Flora Stoughton of East Windsor in the County
of
Hartford & State of Connecticut of lawful age depose & say that I was well acquainted with Jonathan Gillett of Hartford in the year 1780 and that abought [about] that time he went into the service of the United States as a Drummer & that he was absent abought one year & that he was in prisoned into Sugar House in New York the principal part of the time & that I frequently heard Francis Baxter of East Windsor speak of being taken & imprisoned with the said Gillet at the same time. & I also heard the said Baxter say that the said Gillet assisted him in giving him money & in binding up his wounds. Further the deponent saith not.
Flora Stoughton
Hartford County Ss East Windsor July 27th 1832 Personally appeared Flora Stoughton of East Windsor County & state aforesaid & made oath tot he truth of the above Deposition by her subscribed before me. Danl Hayden Just of the Peace
I do hereby certify that the said Flora Stoughton is a creditable person. May 24th 1833. Danl Hayden Just of the Peace

This deposition was taken at the request of the said Johnathan Gillet to be used before the county court in Litchfield County for the benefit of the said Gillet in aiding him to obtain a pension. & reason of this deposition being taken is because the deponent lives more than 20 miles from the place of that. Taken & sealed up by me this 27th day of July 1832.
Danl. Hayden Just of Peace for Hartford County
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To the Honorable County Court to be holden at Litchfield within & for the County of Litchfield-
The Deposition of
Flora Stoughton
of EastWindsor
Hartford County
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D
I Ethel Jones of Great Barrington, in the County of Berkshire, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify and say, that I know Jonathan Gillet, of Canaan, in the county of Litchfield, and state of Connecticut. That I knew and served with said Jonathan Gillet at West Point, and in the vicinity thereof, in the year 1781, in the War of the Revolution, for the term of three months. That said Gillet, at the time above mentioned, served as a Corporal, in the company commanded by Capt. Griffin, the Regiment of Col. Canfield, of the State Troops of the said state of Connecticut. That said Gillet left the service, sometime, in the month of October, in the year 1781, aforesaid, and as I understood, at the time, was regularly discharged. & further, this deponent saith not.
Ethel Jones

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire County Ss. August 4th 1832. Then the said Ethel Jones, to me well known, and who is a credible witness, personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed, is true.
Before James A. Hyde. Just. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss.

I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Judicial Courts within & for the County of Berkshire, do certify that James A. Hyde Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken was of the 6th day of August AD 1832 & now is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly commissioned, qualified as such, and that the signature to said deposition purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court at Law of this twenty eighth day of May AD 1833,

Chas Sedgwick Clerk
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Admd
1 mo pri
10 mo musician
3 mo Corpl
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No. 5350
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State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield
ss. Probate District of Sharon May 29th AD 1833

On this 29th day of Mar AD 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Sharon now sitting Jonathan Gillett of Canaan in said County of Litchfield, being the same Jonathan Gillett who in the 7th day of August AD 1832 made & subscribed a declaration before this Court in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, AD 1832, which said declaration and all our hanging documents have been returned to him from the War Department for further explanation and proof and are hereto annexed. And the said Jonathan Gillett being again first fully sworn according to law doth on his path make the following additional declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the said act of Congress.

In answer to the 4th Brief objection suggested by the War Department to the admission of his claim, the said Jonathan Gillett on his oath says that he does not know that he understands precisely
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what is meant by the terms, period or periods of the war, in said objection mentioned and all he can say on this subject is that he entered the service of the United States by enlistment into a Company of Connecticut State Troops commanded by Captain Bissell of Windsor in the month of April AD 1780 the day of the month he cannot remember & he enlisted for three months, & served with the Company one months, & was detained a prisoner nine months making ten months in the whole including the time spent in returning home after I was exchanged. Now it is possible I may not state the time with exact precision for I depend upon my memory only as to the precise term of service; I served during this time as a drummer or musician, I enlisted as a drummer, a musician.

I served at that time under the following named officers, viz. Company Officers, Captain Bissell of Windsor whose Christian name of forgotten; the name of the Lieutenant is forgotten, the name of the Ensign was Alexander King; orderly Sergeant was Samuel Sedgwick. Field Officers; Colonel Mead of Horseneck, I do not remember the names of the Lieut Colonel, Major nor Adjutant, nor do I remember that any Geneal officer had command.

My second term of service as set forth in my first declaration
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was as follows; The Period of the war was in the month of July AD 1781, when I entered the service by being drafted into a company of Connecticut Militia for the term of three months as a Corporal. I served during the period next following my enlistment as a corporal three months under the following named Officers; Captain Griffin, whose Christian name is forgotten nor can I remember the name of any other company officers. Colonel Samuel Canfield of New Milford was the Colonel under whom I served & the other Regimental officer I have forgotten, nor do I recollect the names of any general officers, tho there were many Continental troops at West point while I was there & also continental officers but I can't now remember their names, the precise length of my service at this term of service was three months as a Corporal.

Before either of the aforesaid terms of service and according to the best of my recollection, in the month of October 1778, I went either by draft or by volunteering my service & which I don't remember as a guard to guard the troops of General Burgoyne as they passed as prisoners through the Country as in my former declaration i have stated; and I served as a private only, and I served at this time one month, according to my best recollection and as I verily believe a little longer. The season of the year was the fall &
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I am confident I was absent during part of the months of October & November, because we got home again on the evening of the Connecticut Thanksgiving which was always I believe in November. The names of the officers under whom I served the four weeks I think were John Seymour Captain & timothy Seymour Ensign, both of Stratford.

The 5th and 6th Brief objections I have fully annexed and explained as I suppose in the foregoing declaration. The 14th Brief objection is satisfied by the certificate of the Magistrates & Secretary of State annexed to the accompanying affidavits. 

My claim is for four weeks service in the fall of 1778 as a private for ten months service next following the month of April 1780 as a musician; for three months service during & next after the month of July 1781 as a Corporal as well be seen by this and my former declaration.

Jonathan Gillett

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Samuel Church Judge
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And the said Court do hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter and after again putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states, and that the said Johnathan Gillett is well & personally known to this Court as a person of [unk] truth & much respectability.

By the Court

Samuel Church Judge 

I Abijah C Peet Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Sharon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applications of Jonathan Gillett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 29 day of May AD 1833.

Abijah C Peet Clerk
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February 28, 1931
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF:MLB
Mrs. A. B. C. Hardy
620 Townsend Street
Lansing, Michigan
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 15851, that Jonathan Gillett was born February 10, 1762, in Hartford, Connecticut.
While residing at West Hartford, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private for one month in Captain John Seymour's Connecticut company. In April, 1780 he enlisted and served as a drummer in Captain Bissell's company, Colonel Mead's Connecticut regiment, and on May 3, 1780 was taken prisoner and confined in the North Church, New York, for five weeks; then moved to Sugar House and after eight or nine months imprisonment was exchanged the middle of January, 1781 until October, 1781, he served as corporal in Captain Griffin's company, Colonel Samuel Canfield's regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
He died March 21, 1855.
In 1850 a son, Almerin Gillett, was referred to as a resident of Canaan, Connecticut. There are no other family data.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Simeon Marshall of Massachusetts, or to a John Bunce.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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15851
P.
INVALID.
File No. 15.851
Jonathan Gillett
Corpl. Rev. War
Act: June 7th '32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 143
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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June 2 1908 Hist to Wm E Nichols NY City
1918 Apr. 1 Hist to Lottie L Diamond
1920 Nov 27 Hist to Mrs Eliza Rogers
1921 May 5 Hist to Mrs C C Follmer (Edith)
May 26, 1921 Hist to Mrs C.C. Follmer
1923 July 14 Hist to Francis B Culver- MMHF
1930 June 28 Hist to Craig E Hart- Tenn-for Miss Mary Francis 
1931 Feb 28 Hist to Mrs A B C Hardy auy
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Conn.
S.F. 15851
Jonathan Gillett
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Samuel Canfield Esq Lieut Col Comd

Of a Regiment (from the Connecticut Militia) detached for three months service in the Army of the United States.

To Jonathan Gillett- Greetings

Respecting special Truth and Confidence in your Fidelity, Courage, and good Conduct, I do constitute and appoint you to be Corporal in said Regiment, you are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Corporal by doing and performing all manner of thins, thereunto belonging, and I do strictly charge and require all non commissioned Officers and Soldiers under you command to be obedient unto your Orders as their Corporal: And you are to obtain and follow such Orders and Directions as from Time to Time you may receive from me or any of your Superior Officers. According to the Rules and Department of War in pursuance of the draft reported in you for which there shall be you sufficient warrant. Given under my hand at West Point the 7th of September 1781.

Saml Canfield Lieut Col Comdr
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Canaan
4 Nov


Geo Wm Crump Esq
Acting Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Jonathan Gillett's pension certificate returned for correction "in grade of his revolutionary services."


Cert. corrected returned
Nov 8, 1833
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Norfolk Nov 2nd 1833

Dear Sir

Your letter of the 22 Oct is received & I have communicated the same to Mr Gillett, who has got from the agent at Hartford his pension.

Agreeable to your direction I hereon enclose his pension certificate for correction and you will please to return the corrected one directed to Jonathan Gillett. North Canaan Connecticut

His grades of service is returned to the office in Hartford, Mr Gillett says are correct viz "private musician & corporal."

Very respectfully your obt

Joseph Battell
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Detroit, Michigan
March 20th 1850
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Sir
Please inform me if the Pensioner whom the Pension Certificate of which the within is a Copy was issued was entitled to Land.

I am, Sir,
Respectfully yours
G.F. Lewis
pr. Douglas Payne
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5330
Jonathan Gillett
4.5.6. 1416
Claimant
Canaan
Con
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5350

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

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?

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?  no

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 amount of pension he is entitled?  no

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  no

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?

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?
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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 relative to his revolutionary service?

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason for not obtaining it?

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?

XIV. * If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?  no
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?  no

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was such a situation, of of such an age as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

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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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3

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
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 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 authenticated 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 end of which mist pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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77NE
Revo.

MRS. C. C. FOLLMER
465 Tomlain St. NE
Grand Rapids, Mich
May 4, 1914

Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC

Gentlemen-

Will you kindly tell me what you know of the following.
Jonathan Gillett received a pension for services in the Revolutionary War, he was from Canaan Conn.
Johnson Cook received a pension for services in the Revolutionary War, he was from Wallingford Conn.

Yours sincerely

Edith M Follmer

Mrs. C. C. Follmer
465 Tomlain St NE
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Chicago, Ill. March 25th. 1918
Commissioner of Pension -[handwritten] Rev Sec [illegible]
Dear Sir-
Kindly furnish me with the pension record of Jonathan Gillett
Litchfield Co. Conn. Pensioner of the Revolution. pensions commenced Mar. 4th 1831-
Yours truly
Lottie L. Diamond
4525 Ellis Ave.
Chicago Ill.
[stamp] PENSION D MAR 28 1918 U.S. E
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[Written top left corner] Rec. 17/V.E.[?]
[Stamped] U.S. PENSION OFFICE O OCT 28 1920
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Will you please send me any data you have concerning the following person, and greatly oblige.
1. Samuel Woodford [0 written above name], who served in Capt. James Stoddard's company, Col. Hooker's Regiment, Farmington, Conn.
2. Jonah Gillet, Jr. and Jonathan Gillet, both of Windsor, Conn.
Thanking you for your Courtesy, I am.
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Eliza Rogers,
1010 S. 11 St.
Lincoln,
Nebraska.
October 25, 1920.
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HOTEL POWHATAN
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
EIGHTEENTH AND H STREETS
E.C. OWEN,
MANAGER

Washington, D.C. April 14 1921

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Will you kindly tell me what you know of Johnathan Gillett, Revolutionary Soldier from Canaan Conn, musician corporal & private, received pension March 4, 1831.

Very sincerely

Edith M. Follmer

Mrs. C. C. Follmer
Hotel Powhatan
Washington D.C.
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Dept. of Revolutionary soldiers
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

Please be so good as to send me the records in the Pension department under the names of
1 Johnathan Gillett of New Canaan, Conn (or possibly New Canaan [unk]) and of his widow
2. Simeon Marshall of Tolland Mass and of his widow
3. John Bunce of Woodbury Conn and of his widow

Very truly yours

E F Hardy

Mrs. A. B. C. Hardy
620 Townsend St
Lansing Michigan
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Office of
William E. Nichols,
16 Wall Street,
New York

May 25, 1900

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you kindly send me the Pension Record of Joseph Gillet, born Nov. 5, 1756, and who was a member of the 6th Company, 3rd Regiment, Militia of Connecticut; Daniel Lord, Captain in October, 1782.

I shall be glad also of the Pension Record, if you have such, of Jonathan Gillet, the father of the proceeding, who was born March 22, 1720, and who was commissioned Captain of the 3rd Company or Training Band in Lyme, by Governor Trumbull on May 17, 1774. According to the enclosed clipping (which I should be glad to have you return) this Jonathan, the father, was not the Jonathan who served in the Revolution, but a brother of Joseph. I believe that the statement in the clipping is incorrect, and any record or information which you can furnish on that score will be greatly appreciated.

If you have any record of the Colonel Wars, of either Jonathan of the third generation, born at Windsor June 28, 1685, or of Josiah, baptized July 14, 1650, or of the original Jonathan Gillet, I shall be glad to have you send same to me, and course pay whatever charges there are for same. 

Yours very truly,

William E Nichols

Dictated to G.
(Enclosure)
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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS
E. Hart Fenn, Conn., Cahirman
Clarence J McLeod, Mich john E, Rankin, Miss
Lloyd Thurston, Iowa   Arthur H. Greenwood, Ind
Frederick W, Magrady, Pa  Ralph F. Lozier, MO
Albert Johnson, Wash  Samuel Rutherford, Ga
Hubert H. Peavey, Wis  James M Fitzpatrick, NY
Robert T Clancy, Mich  Rene L DeRouen, La
J Howard Swick, Pa  Oliver H Cross, Tex
C G Selvig, Minn
Harry L Englebright, Calif
W P Landertson, Kans
J Lincoln Newhall, Ky
Grant E Mouser, Jr, Ohio


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON THE CENSUS
WASHINGTON, D.C.

June 24, 1930

Hon. E. W. Morgan,
Acting Commissioner of Pensions.

Dear Mr. Morgan:

I enclose herewith letter (her letter returned June 28, 30) from from Miss Mary Francis of Hartford, Connecticut, asking for the pension records of Jonathan Gillett S. 15851 and Bayzie Wells, W. 18311 both soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War.

Thanking you for your attention to this request, I am, 

Very truly yours,

E Hart Fenn


EHF/G
Enc. 1
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President
OSBORNE I. YELLOTT
931 Calvert Bldg.

Secretary 
GEORGE SADTLER ROBERTSON
1628 Linden Avenue

Maryland Society
organized April 20, 1889

Register 
FRANCIS B. CULVER
2203 N. Charles St

BALTIMORE, MD. 23 May 1923

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear Sir:

Please supply the Revolutionary War record (with personal data) of Jonathan Gillett, an officer in 17th Regiment of Connecticut Continental Troops.

Yours truly,

Francis B Culver
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF:MLB

June 28, 1930

Hon. E. Hart Fenn
House of Representatives

My dear Mr. Fenn:

In response to your letter of June 24, I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 15851, it appears that Jonathan Gillett was born February 10, 1762, at Hartford, Connecticut.

While residing at West Hartford, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private for one month in Captain John Seymour's Connecticut Company. In April, 1780 he enlisted and served as a drummer in Captain Bissell's Company, Colonel Mead's Connecticut Regiment, and on May 3, 1780 was taken prisoner and confined in the North Church, New York for five weeks; then moved to Sugar House and after eight or nine months imprisonment was exchanged the middle of January, 1781. From July, 1781, until October, 1781, he served as corporal in Captain Griffin's Company, Colonel Samuel Canfield's Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut. 

He died March 21, 1855.

In 1850, a son, Almerin Gillett, was referred to as a resident of Canaan, Connecticut. There are no other family data.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C. ..................., 19......

S.F. 15851

In reply to your request of ................, received ....... for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Gillett 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.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: entered 1778
Length of Service: 1 mo.
Officer under whom service was rendered: Captain John Seymour
Colonel
State: 

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Apr 1780
Length of Service: May 3, 1780
Rank: drummer
Officers under whom service was rendered: Captain Bissel
Colonel Mead
State: Conn.
taken prisoner & confined in the North Church N.Y. 5 weeks, then moved to the Sugar House & exchanged middle of Jany 1781, after 8 or 9 mos. imprisonment

Dates of Enlistment of Appointment: July 1781
Length of Service: Oct. 1781
Rank: Corpl
Officers under whom service was rendered:
Captain Griffin
Colone; Samuel Canfield
State:

Battles engaged in, none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, West Hartford, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug 7, 1832. His cl was al
Residence at date of application, Canaan, Litchfield Co, Conn
Age at date of application, born Feby 10 1762 at Stratford Conn, died Mch 21, 1835
Remarks: son Almerin Gillett was a resident of Canaan, Conn in 1830, There is no other family data on file.

Respectfully,

Commissioner
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C., May 5, 1921
P.L.M.
S.F. 15851

Mrs. C. C. Follmer
Hotel Powhatan
Wash DC

Madam:

In reply to your request of Apr 14, received Apr 15 for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Gillett a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension file in this Bureau.

Dates of enlistment or appointment: Oct 1778
Length of Service: 1 mo
Rank: Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered:
Captain John Seymour
State:

Dates of enlistment or appointment: Apr 1780
Length of Service: May 3 1780
Rank: Drummer
officer under whom services was rendered:
Captain Bissell
Colonel Mead
State: Conn
taken prisoner and confined in the North Church NY five weeks, then moved to Sugar House and exchanged middle of January 1781, after 8 or 9 months imprisonment

Dates of enlistment or appointment: July 1781
Length of Service: Oct 1781
Rank: Corpl
Officers under whom service was rendered:
Captain Griffin
Colonel Samuel Canfield
State:

Battles engaged in, none stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, West Hartford, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Aug 7, 1832. His claim was allowed
Residence at date of application: Canaan, Litchfield County, Conn
Age at date of application. born Feby 10 1762 at Hartford Conn, died Mch 21, 1855
Remarks: a son, Almerin Gillett was a resident of Canaan, Conn in 1850. There are no other family data.

Respectfully,

Washington Gardner
Commissioner

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