Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,164, for Joseph Pettis, Connecticut
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and he knows of none living except Moses Barber and James Stanberry, he has no documentary evidence and no other proof of his services but the affidavits of said Barber and Stanberry.
Since the Revolutionary war he has lived at [illegible] places but for the last forty years mostly in the state of Connecticut and for the last sixteen years in said Norwich, he know and is acquainted with the Rev. Peter Sabin and Nathaniel [illegible] Esq.
We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 
   Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  Joseph Pettis
We Peter Sabin a clergyman, residing in the town of Norwich in the state of Connecticut and Nathaniel Shipman residing in said Norwich hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr. Joseph Pettis who has subscribed to sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is [illegible] and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Peter Sabin
Nathaniel Shipman 
Sworn as subscribe the day, year aforesaid 
before me John Hyde Judge of court of Probate.
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14164
INVALID

File No 14164
Joseph Pettis
Priv Rev War
Act June 7 1832
Index-Vol. 1 page 293
{arrangement of 1870}
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drafted he is confident that he served eleven months nine of which were in the capacity of sergeant and the other two as a private soldier but as he has not proof but of his own oath of the same in the capacity of sergeant but of six months, he expects not to be allowed for more than six months sergeant's pay.
The deponent further states that he was frequently ,at other times, during the war of the Revolution called out on alarms, and was gone from home sometimes one day and sometimes two or three and sometimes a whole week, for which he does not nor ever has claimed a pension.
Joseph Pettis
State of Connecticut ,New London County of Norwich June 27,1842 on this day, personally appeared Joseph Pettis who signed the above statement and made solemn oath according to law to the tryths of the foregoing declaration or statement by him made. Said Pettis being a person who is well known to me and is entitled to full credit as a witness.
  Joseph Williams Justice of the Peace
The last nine words, in my certificate were added by me
Joseph Williams
Justice of the Peace