Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,287, for Abraham Lewis, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Lewis, Abraham

NUMBER
S.29,287

CONTENTS
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Let to S Ames 29 Feby 1836
✓[?] George R. Davis 29. Sep. 1836
Caveat.
refund

["Francis A. Dickens 9th Augt 1853" crossed out]
Francis A. Dickens 13th Decr. 1853.

$40.- per annum

[illegible] caveat within

date of death not on AB.

3755 
New York
Abraham Lewis
of Petersburg in the State of New York who was a Pt .Lt. & Capt. in the Company commanded by Captain Prentis [Prentice] of the Regt commanded by Col Parsons in the Connecticut line for 14 months a Private 3 months Lieutenant and 7 months Captain-

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 226 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence of the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of December 1832 and Sent to G Gould
Troy NY.

Arrears to 4th Sept. 1832 - $339.99
Semi=Anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 113.33 
$453.32
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
[illegible] by Jno Cromwell C[illegible]  
[illegible] D Vol. 5 Page 109
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14 m Privat
3 " Liut  
7 " Capt
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State of New York
Country of Rensselaer
City of Troy ss.
In the Ma[illegible] of said city, of the fourth of December A.D. 1832: And the said court further certifies that Zebulon Lewis, who has subscribed & affirmed to the within certificate, is a clergyman residing in Petersburgh, and that his statement is entitled to credit.  
I, Archibald Bull, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify that the within contains the original proceedings of said Court, (as well of the first application, as of the present term of December,) in the matter of the application of Abraham Lewis for a pension.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this fourth day of December A.D. 1832.
Archibald Bull, Clerk
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State of New York
Country of Rensselaer ss.
On this eighth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Mayor's Court (now sitting), of the City of Troy, in the County of Rensselaer, and State of New York, Abraham Lewis, a resident of the Town of Petersburgh in the said County & State, aged 80 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 7th: 1832:  
That he entered into the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he was born in Westerly Rhode Island, on the 10th day of August, 1752. He has a record of his age, in his family bible, at Petersburgh aforesaid. That when he first entered the service he resided in Stonington, (Connecticut). He first enlisted in April 1775, for the term of seven months; in a company commanded by Samuel Prentiss [Prentice], and belonging to the Regiment of Colonel Samuel H. Parsons. Of this company James Eldrige [Eldredge] of Groton was Lieutenant, and Oliver Babcock Ensign. With them he marched to New London, then to Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, soon after the battle of Bunker Hill; and remained there with the regular Army, under the command of General Washington, till the expiry of his term of enlistment, and in consequence of other troops not coming to take the place of said company, he stayed two months, after the term of his enlistment was out; making in the term of his actual service, nine months; he was then discharged, but received no written discharge. On or about the 1st of March 1776, he then residing in Stonington aforesaid, enlisted in a company of Connecticut State Troops, then commanded by Captain Oliver Smith, in a Regiment commanded by Colonel Erastus Wolcott: he marched to Stonington Point & then to New London; and was employed part of the time in building forts at Stonington; and Fort Trumbull at New London; and was discharged in December then following, having served nine months, during seven months of which he served as a corporal: He received no written discharge. In the latter part of the same December he enlisted, in a company commanded by Jeremy [Jeremiah] Halsey of Preston Connecticut, for three months, and marched to Providence; and had command of a boat employed to take off men that had been employed to fire some of the British ships, lying in the river: Served out the term of the enlistment; and was then discharged, but received no written discharge. Sometime in the month of August 1777 he was drafted in a company of Connecticut State Troops for a term of three months, in a company
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commanded by Captain Richard Hewit; in the regiment of Colonel Thomas Latimer, under the command of General Poor. Marched from Preston to Albany, thence to Situate to oppose the army under General Burgoyne: was in the battle of Bemis Heights; and remained with the United States Troops under the Command of General Benedict Arnold, who was under General Gates, until the surrender of General Burgoyne, at Saratoga, below the fort: then marched to Albany, then went home on a furlough, & the terms of his enlistment expired before the expiry of his furlough. In April 1778 he moved to the town of Petersburgh aforesaid, and has lived there ever since.  
In 1780 he was called out in the militia on alarms, in all, about three months, all of which time he served as Lieutenant, but received no commission. He has no documentary proof to produce: But refers to the annexed  affidavits, of living witnesses to corroborate his statements.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.  
Abraham Lewis
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid being the 8th day of August 1832 before me in open Court
D Gardner
Recorder of Troy-

And the said Court does hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, & after inspecting the annexed affidavits of living and credible witnesses that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states; and that his statement and the annexed affidavits are entitled to credit.

I, Archibald Bull, clerk of the Mayor's Court of the City of Troy, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Abraham Lewis for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office this 9th day of August A.D. 1832.   
Archibald Bull Clerk
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State of New York 
County of Rensselaer ss
James Scriven of the town of Grafton in the county aforesaid being duly sworn before the Court aforesaid ["undernamed[?] a Justice of the Peace of Said County" crossed out] Deposeth and sais [says] that Abraham Lewis of Petersburgh in the Said County was a Soldier in the army of the United State[s] in the Revollutionary [Revolutionary] war that the Said Abraham entered the army on the first day of March 1776 on a nine months Enlistment that Oliver Smith commanded the company and Erastus Walcot [Wolcott] commanded the Regiment of Connecticut State Troops that the Said Abraham Marched to Stonington was Employed in Building and Reparing [repairing] forts and the latter Part of the Said term of Service was Rendered at New London in Building fort Trumbul [Trumbull] that the said Abraham Served the above Said term of Nine Months Seven months of which time the Said Abraham Served as a Coporal [corporal] in said company 
and further this deponent Sais [says] not 
James Scriven
Subscribed and Sworn this 3d day of August 1832 in open Court 
Archibald Bull Clerk
["Isaac Sanders Justice of the Peace" crossed out]

AB-
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State of New York
County of Rensselaer aa
Caleb Hakes of the town of Petersburgh in said county, being duly sworn before the court aforesaid ["undernamed[?] a Justice of the Peace of Said County" crossed out] Deposeth and sais [says] that Abraham Lewis of Petersburgh in the said county Enlisted in the same company with this Deponent in the year 1775 in the month of April in a company of Connecticut State troops commanded by Captain Samuel Prentice in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel H. Parsons  Marched from Stonington to New London  Stayed at New London about three weeks from thence went to Roxbury Massachusetts continued at Roxbury in the Service until January following making a term of nine Months from the time of Enlistment to the time they were discharged
 And further this deponent sais [says] not 
Caleb Hakes
Subscribed and Sworn to ["before me" crossed out] this 9th day of August 1832- 
in open Court 
Archibald Bull Clerk
["Isaac Sanders Justice of the Peace" crossed out]
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State of New York 
County of Rensselaer ss 
Samuel Jones of the town of Petersburgh in said County being duly sworn Deposeth and Saith that Abraham Lewis was in the army of the Revollution [Revolution] at the taking of the Brittish [British] under General Burgoyne that the Said Abraham Lewis Joined the company that Deponent belonged to at Preston Connecticut about the latter Part of August 1777 that Richard Hewit commed [commanded] the company and that colonel Thomas Latimore [Latimer] commanded the Regiment that Deponent and the Said Abraham Lewis continued in the same company ["until discharged" crossed out] that from Preston they marched to to Albany from thence marched to Stilwater [Stillwater] and joined the continental troops continued in that place & neighbourhood until after the Surrender of General Burgoyne from there Marched to Albany from which place the said Abraham Lewis went home on a furlow [furlough] was in the company about three months 
and further this deponent sais [says] not 
Samuel Jones
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 9d [th] day of August 1832 in open Court 
Archibald Bull Clerk
["Isaac Sanders Justice Peace"]
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State of New York 
Rensselaer County ss. 
Augustus Lewis being duly sworn ["says" crossed out] deposeth & says that he knows & is well acquainted with Abraham Lewis, the annexed applicant, & has been well acquainted him ever since he was a boy, and knows that the said Abraham Lewis served at Stonington Conneticut [Connecticut] nine months & served with him as a soldier/: as set forth in the annexed declaration of the said Abraham Lewis. 
and this deponent further says that he also knows that the said Abraham Lewis served as a soldier for three months at Providence Rhode Island as set forth in the annexed declaration of the said Abraham Lewis- & further saith not 
Augustus Lewis
Sworn before me this 8th August 1832 before me in open Court 
Danl Gardner 
Recorder of Troy.
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Nov. 30, 1853.
Pension Certificate
No. 3755. N. Y.
Act. 7 June 1832.
Additional evidence[?] required to restore
the name of Abraham Lewis to Pension Roll.

Cole

F.A. Dickins.
Atty.
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State of New York 
Rensselaer County ss 
on this twenty third day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Justices Court of the City of Troy Calvin Green of the City of Troy, County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he knew Abraham Lewis during his lifetime and that said Abraham Lewis is Deceast [deceased] and that he ["died on" crossed out] believes he died on or about the fourteenth day of December eighteen hundred and Thirty Eight, and that the following are the names of his children to wit; Abraham, Thankfull, Delight, Asher, Thomas Joshua S. Nancy, Owen, Lester D & Edna Lewis 
Calvin Green 
Sworn & subscribed before me on the day and year above mentioned in open Court and I hereby certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness and that the facts above stated have been proved to my satisfaction - 
Charles E Brintnall 
One of the Justices of the Justices Court of the City of Troy
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Abraham Lewis
dec'd.
Act 7 June 1832.

FA Dickins
Atty.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY - Revolutionary Pension Claims. 
Know all Men by these Presents, That ["I" crossed out], we hereby constitute and appoint Francis A. Dickins my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of Abraham Lewis for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to Samuel Hanna of the City of Troy Newyork [New York] to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I might or could do were ["I" crossed out] we personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises. 
WITNESS ["my" crossed out] our hands and Seal this eleventh day of May A. D., 1853. 
Joshua S. Lewis
Signed and Sealed in the presence of Samuel Hanna 

STATE of New York 
County of Rensselaer ss: 
On this 12th day of May A. D. 1853 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Joshua S. Lewis and acknowledged the foregoing Power, of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto my hand, the day and year aforesaid. 
Hezekiah Coon J. Peace.
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Claim of Abraham Lewis
Act of 7th June 1832.-

STATE OF New York 
COUNTY of Rensselaer ss.
Be it know, That on this Eleventh day of May A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty three-, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Joshua S Lewis a resident of Petersburgh in said County, and made oath according to law that - he is the son and addministrator [administrator] of Abraham Lewis deceast [deceased] who died on the 14th of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of two hundred & twenty six 66/100 Dollars per annum; that [blank] has been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased; that he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Joshua S. Lewis
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me.
Hezekiah Coon J. Peace.

I, Hezekiah Coon Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Joshua S Lewis well known to me who executed the foregoing paper is a respectable resident of this County, and is, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
Hezekiah Coon J. Peace.

State of New York
Rensselaer County ss
I, Henry A Clum Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Hezekiah Coon Esqr before whom the foregoing papers were executed; was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this twenty first day of May A. D. 1853.
Henry A Clum Clerk.
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STATE OF New york 
County of Rensselaer ss.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me that Abraham Lewis was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $226 66/100 per annum and that he died on the fourteenth day of December eighteen hundred and thirty eight leaving surviving children and that Joshua S Lewis is the only surviving child of the aforesaid children who has any claim to the above named pension
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three
Henry A Clum Clerk of Rensselaer
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September 1, 1934 
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Abraham Lewis-S.29287 
BA-J/AWF 

Mr. Otis F. Lewis 
21 Grove Place 
Babylon, New York 

Dear Sir: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Abraham Lewis of Connecticut. 
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.29287, based upon the military service of Abraham Lewis, during the War of the Revolution. 
Abraham Lewis was born August 10, 1752 in Westerly, Rhode Island; the names of his parents were not given. 
While residing in Stonington, Connecticut, he enlisted in April, 1775, served nine months in Captain Samuel Prentice's company, Colonel Samuel H. Parson's Connecticut regiment. He enlisted March 1, 1776, served two months as private and seven months as corporal in Captain Oliver Smith's company, Colonel Erastus Wolcott's Connecticut regiment, assisted in building in a fort at Stonington and Fort Trumbull at New London. He enlisted the latter part of December, 1776, served three months in Captain Jeremiah Halsey's company. He enlisted in August, 1777, served three months in Captain Richard Hewit's company, Colonel Latimer's Connecticut regiment, was in the battle of Bemis Heights and surrender of Burgoyne. 
Abraham Lewis moved in April, 1778 to Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, New York and in 1780 served
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on several alarms as lieutenant in the militia, length of this service about three months. 
The soldier, Abrahm [Abraham] Lewis, was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, at which time he was living in Petersburgh, New York. He died December 14, 1838. 
The following children survived their father- Abraham, Thankful, Delight, Asher, Thomas, Joshua S., Nancy, Oren or Owen, Lester D., and Edna. The name of the wife of the soldier, Abraham Lewis, is not mentioned. The son, Joshua S. Lewis, was residing in 1853 in Petersburg, New York. 
Zebulon Lewis, "relative" of the soldier, was a clergyman in 1832 residing in Petersburg, New York. Augustus Lewis stated in 1832 that he had been well acquainted with the soldier since he was a child, and that he served with him in a nine months' service; his relationship to the family is not shown. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Assistant to Administrator
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L167
Abraham Lewis
20 Feb. 1836.
Pension Office

Dr Crump

Free

Secretary of War
Washington City 
D.C.
[illegible] Worthington P.M
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Dr Crump

Free

Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.
Aaron Worthington P.M

Petersburgh N Y
Feby 15th

L167
Abraham Lewis
20 Feb. 1836.
Pension Office
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Mr Lewis Cass Secretary of War Sir
We the undersigned inhabitants of the town of Petersburgh County of Renselear [Rensselaer] & State of New York respectfully inform you that we have in our town a man by the name of Abraham Lewis who is receiving from the funds of the treasury an annual pension of a Commissioned Officer to the amount of two Hundred twenty Six Dollars per Year & that the said Abraham Lewis says that it is more than belongs to him but that he shall receive it so as long as the Government  [illegible] fit to send it him The said Lewis was an enlisted Soldier in the United States Service and served as such as far our continental soldiers know of who served with him & was not known to have either warrant or Commission from the Government Furthermore that the said Abraham Lewis informs us that it must have been a mistake in the Government but whether that is the case or it is a fraudulent act of the said Lewis we are unable to judge- 
This much we do know that the Clergyman called upon as an avoucher of his Character was a relative of his & of a Suspicious Character by most of his acquaintance.  
Yours in Humble Respect,
Mr. Lewis Cass, Sect. of War
Dated at Petersburgh, Feb 10th 1836
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Sighners [Signers] Names

Hiram Moses
Aaron Worthington
Oliver Spencer
JA Burdick
Russell Wilkenson
Zacheus M Crandall
Abraham Smith
Aaron F Worthington
Benjamin B. Randall
Arnold Smith
Silas W. Waite
Nathan Nolton
Thomas Rix
Rowland Thomas
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Said Abraham Lewis left 10 [written over "9"] children

State of New York
Rensselaer County SS 
on this Twenty third day of November AD eighteen hundred and fifty three Personally appeared before the Justices Court of the City of Troy Daniel G. Prosser ["Joshua S Lewis" crossed out] a resident of the Town of Petersburgh county aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he was well acquainted with Abraham Lewis during his lifetime, that he knows said Abraham Lewis to be dead, and that he believes he died on or about the fourteenth day of December eighteen hundred and ["fif" crossed out] thirty eight 
Daniel G Prosser 
Sworn and subscribed before me on the day & year first above written in open court and I hereby certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness & that the facts stated above have been proved to my satisfaction 
Chas E Brintnall
Justice of the Peace
Rens [illegible]
one of the Justices of the Justices Court of the  City of Troy
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In the matter of Abraham Lewis application for pension
No 4134


G Gould
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In the matter of Abraham Lewis application for pension
No 4134


G Gould

14 ["4" is written over "7"] m P
3 Lit
7 Cap
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State of New York 
County of Rensselaer City of Troy ss: 
On this fourth day of December 1832 before the Mayor's Court of said City, now sitting, personally appeared Abraham Lewis, a resident of Petersburgh, who being duly sworn, says, that whereas he, in his application for a pension taken before this court on the 8th August 1832, stated his services in the year 1780 to be "about 3 months," he now amends the same, and states that his services in said year were of three months duration; & that he did not receive a Lieutenant's commission 
Abraham Lewis
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Archibald Bull Clerk 

I, Tebulon [Zebulon] Lewis, a clergyman residing in Petersburgh aforesaid, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Abraham Lewis who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration: that I believe him to be 80 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a revolutionary soldier, & that I concur in that opinion 
Z Lewis 
Affirmed & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Archibald Bull Clerk
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[illegible]
AWF/[illegible]

July 1, 1930

Mrs. M. L. Lotz
Kinsman, Ohio 

Dear Madam: 
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 29287, it appears that Abraham Lewis was born August 10, 1752, in Westerly, Rhode Island. 
While residing in Stonington, Connecticut, he enlisted and served with the Connecticut troops, as follows: 
From April, 1775, nine months in Captain Samuel Prentice's Company, Colonel Samuel H. Parson's Regiment; from March 1, 1776, two months, as a private and seven months as corporal in Captain Oliver Smith's Company, Colonel Erastus Wolcott's Regiment; from December, 1776, three months, in Captain Jeremiah Halsey's Company; from August, 1777, three months, in Captain Richard Hewit's Company, Colonel Latimer's Regiment and was in the battle of Bemis Heights. 
In April, 1778, he moved to Petersburgh, New York and in 1780 served on several alarms as lieutenant for three months. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 8, 1832, at which time he was living in Petersburgh, New York. 
He died December 14, 1838, leaving the following children:- 
Abraham, Thankful, Delight, Asher, Thomas, Joshua S., Nancy, Oren or Owen, Lester D. and Edna. The name of the soldier's wife is not mentioned. 
Very truly yours 
E. W. MORGAN 
Acting Commissioner
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[all but first set of digits crossed out]
346-434-450-544-561-566-618
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
In reply to your request of [blank] received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Abraham Lewis- soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (["or his widow's" crossed out]) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. File 29.287 

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE. 
Apl. 75 | 9 mos- | [blank] | Samuel Prentice | Saml H. Parsons | Conn-
Mch 1, 76 | 2 " | Pvt. | [brace pointing from "Pvt." and "Corpl." in previous column] Oliver Smith | Erastus Wolcott 
[blank] | 7 " | Corpl. | [blank] | [blank]
Dec. 76 | 3 " | [blank] | Jeremiah Halsey | ✓
Aug 77 | 3 " | [blank] | Richard Hewit | ["Jonathan" and "Thomas" crossed out] Latimer 
[illegible symbol] 80 | 3 " | Lieut. | On alarms | ✓

Battles engaged in, ✓ Bemis Hgts. 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stonington Conn [illegible symbol] Apl. 78. Petersburgh, NY 
Date of application for pension, Aug. 8, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Petersburgh, Rensselaer Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, Born Westerly R.I. Aug 10, 1752 
Remarks: Sol. died Dec. 14, 1838 leaving children- Abraham, Thankful- Delight, Asher, Thomas, Joshua S., Nancy, (Oren or Owen) Lester D. & Edna ["Lewis" crossed out]. name of wife not mentioned 
Very respectfully,
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21 Grove Place, Babylon, N. Y. 
August 16, 1934. 

Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 

RECEIVED
AUG 18 1934
MAIL SUB-DIV
VETS. ADM.
READER 22

Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly send me a copy of the war record or any available information regarding Abraham Lewis from Waterbury or Hartford, Conn.? 
Advice from the War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, says: "His name appears on a company pay roll of that organization dated New London, June 17, 1778, which shows that his pay commenced August 24, 1777, that he was paid to November 7th ; serving in the Revolutionary War as a corporal in Capt. Richard Hewit's Company, Col. Jonathan Latimer's Regiment, Connecticut Militia." 
Very truly yours, 
Otis F Lewis. 
Otis F. Lewis.
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MRS. M. L. LOTZ 
KINSMAN OHIO  
May 2, 1930. 
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly inform me if Abraham Lewis enlisted May 6, 1775 in 3rd co. of Capt. James Eldridge from Stonington Conn. In 6th regiment, Col Samuel H. Parsons commanding. discharged Dec. 17, 1775, was granted a pension and do you have the names of his wife and children, also whom the children married? If not, could you advise me where I might find this information? 
Sincerely Yours 
(Mrs. M L) Anna V. Lotz 
Kinsman
Ohio

PENSION OFFICE
U.
May 3 1930
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OWN

OLEAN HOUSE
H.S. SARTWELL,
PROPRIETOR

PENSION OFFICE.
P
U.S. 
DEC 1 1897

[illegible] NAVY FILES.
DEC 3 1897

Olean, N.Y. Nov 3d 1897
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir-
Would you kindly send me records of Abraham Lewis Jr who was a Captain in the Revolutionary War and drew a pension up to the time of his death Dec 14- 1838 aged 88 years- I ["wants" crossed out] want the proofs of his drawing a pension and what Company he was in and where he entered from that is what state and how long he served &c?
Please answear [answer] by return mail and oblige
Mrs C.W. Green
Olean House, Olean, N.Y.
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THE SABBATH RECORDER
A. H. LEWIS, D. D., LL.D., EDITOR.

C

PLAINFIELD, N. J. April 19, 1907

PENSION OFFICE.
F
U.S.
APR 20 1907

Pension Department,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I wish to secure evidence concerning the service of my great grandfather, Abraham Lewis, who was a Captain in the Revolutionary War. He belonged to an Albany regiment, his home being at Petersburg, N. Y. (possibly the town of Grafton, instead of Petersburg.)  He died in 1838. Whether he was on the pension list in the later years of his life I do not know. Whatever facts your records may contain concerning his service, will be gratefully received by me. I am seeking the evidence through his history which will enable my daughters to become members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 
Thanking you in advance for any information you can supply, 
I am, 
Sincerely yours,
AH Lewis

Dictated.

O. W. & N. [illegible] FILES
APR 22 1907
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File with Inv. 29287
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OWN 

[illegible] & NAVY FILES.
DEC 15 1897

Lc

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
I wrote you over a week ago to know if you had any record of Capt. Abraham Lewis Jr. who served in the Revolutionary war and was said to draw a Pension up to the time of his death which
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was Dec. 14th 1838.
If possiable [possible] get an answear [answer] here by Tuesday the 14th.
Yours &c
Mrs C.W. Green
Olean House
Olean N.Y.

PENSION OFFICE.
U S
DEC 13 1897
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29 287
Revy INVALID

File No. 29,287
Abraham Lewis
Capt Rev War

Act : June 7" 32"
Index:- Vol. 2, Page 241
(Arrangement of 1870.)

Dec. 11/97. Mrs. C. W. Green Olean - N. Y.
1907 May 9 - Hist. to A.H. Lewis D.D.
1930 - July 1 - Hist to Mrs. M. L. Lotz awf.
1934 - Spet. 1 hist to Otis F. Lewis awf.
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Sept 26
NY

f[?]

James L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington City

40-
20
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$60.- 18 mos private
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Troy September 21st 1836 

James L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir 
Mr Abraham Lewis of Petersburgh, & who was pensioned under the act of 1831, has had the pension["ed" crossed out] suspended 
Will your office give me the reason?- 
Mr Lewis is an aged & worthy Citizen - I cannot but hope, that there is some misconception as to his suspension 
most respectfully 
Geo R Davis
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Washington 27 May 1853

Sir,
Enclosed I have the honor to present to you a power of attorney from Abraham Lewis' heir requesting the allowance of such pension as may be due.- You will observe that Abraham Lewis was a pensioner under the act of 7th June 1832 and that his pension was improperly suspended.-
Yours very respectfully
Francis A Dickins.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
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Francis A Dickins
["Aug 9/53" crossed out]
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160 
Pension Office. 
9th August 1853. 
Sir, 
The application of the heirs of Abraham Lewis decd. of New York has been received and filed with the original application. 
There is no proof as to the date of Abraham's intermarriage with the mother of the applicant. The evidence as to the date of Abraham's death, and of the number and names of the children is insufficient. The date of the mothers death has not been proved. 

Francis A. Dickens Esqr. 
Washington 
D. C.
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Letters of Administration
To Joshua S. Lewis
Administrator &c
of Abraham Lewis deceased
Recorded November 17, 1853
in Rensselaer County Surrogate Office in Book of Surrogates Records No 42 Page 582
GT Blair
Surrogate
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The People of the State of New York, 
By the Grace of God, Free and Independent. TO Joshua S. Lewis of Petersburgh in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York
send Greeting:
WHEREAS, Abraham Lewis, as is alleged, lately died intestate, having whilst living and at the time of his death, goods, chattels, or credits within this State: by means whereof the ordering and granting administration of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits, and also the auditing, allowing and finally discharging the account thereof doth appertain unto us; and we being desirous that the goods, chattels and credits, of the said deceased may be well and faithfully administered, applied and disposed of, do grant unto you the said Joshua S. Lewis full power by these presents to administer and faithfully to dispose of all and singular the said goods, chattels and credits; to ask, to demand, recover and receive the debts which unto the said deceased whilst living and at the time of his death did belong; and to pay the debts which the said deceased did owe, so far as such goods, chattels and credits will thereto extend and the law require: Hereby requiring you to make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come into your hands possession or knowledge: Also to make or cause to be made duplicates of such inventory, and cause the same to be signed by the appraisers and the same so made and signed, that you make return thereof to the Surrogate of the county of Rensselaer within three months of the date hereof: And further to render a just and true account of your administration when thereunto required. And we do by these presents depute, constitute and appoint you, the said Joshua S. Lewis administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said Abraham Lewis deceased. 
In Testimony Whereof, we have caused the Seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. 
WITNESS, GEORGE T. BLAIR, Esquire, Surrogate of the said County of Rensselaer, at the City of Troy, in said County the Seventeenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three 
GT Blair SURROGATE.
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State of New York 
County of Rensselaer ss 
on this Twenty third ["seventeenth" crossed out] day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Justices Court of the City of Troy, Joshua S Lewis a resident of the Town of Petersburgh, in the County of Rensselaer State of New York, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the back Pension that may be due the heirs of Abraham Lewis Deceast [deceased]. that he is the administrator of said Abraham Lewis deceast [deceased] who ["that he" crossed out] died on the fourteenth day of December AD Eighteen hundred and thirty eight and that the names of Said heires [heirs] is as follows Abraham. Thankful. [illegible name crossed out] Delight. Asher. Thomas. Joshua S. Nancy. Oren. Lester D. and Edna Lewis. he makes this declaration as administrator of the estate of said Abraham Lewis deceast [deceased] for the purpose of obtaining the back Pension that may be due said heirs 
Joshua S. Lewis 
Sworn and subscribed before me in the day and year first above written in open court and I hereby certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness and that the facts above stated have been proved to my satisfaction 
Charles E Brintnall 
One of the Justice of the Justices Court of the City of Troy
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Rensselaer County 
Troy Justices Court SS 
I Prentiss L Jones clerk of the Justices court of the City of Troy (The same being a court of Record having a clerk & seal) do hereby certify That Charles E Brintnall Esq before whom the aforesaid declaration & application for a Pension was made by Joshua S Lewis together with the affidavits of Calvin Green & Daniel G Prosser was at the time of taking such declaration one of the Justices of said court duly commissioned & sworn and an acting Justice of said court that the Signature of said Justices is in his proper & genuine hand writing
In testimony whereof I have This 23 day of November 1853 Set my hand & affixed the seal of said court 
PL Jones 
clk Jus court