Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 775, for John Loomis, Connecticut
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loads of Provisions, forage, [illegible word] or doing any kind of Work required, I crossed the North River with sd Brigade & ... with them wherever they were ordered by Genl Washington. A part of the teams, and teamsters, were Ordered South, with our conductor & went with Genl Washingtons Army, to the Capture of Lord Cornwallis' Army, which was the eventual Object of Genl Washington tho unknown to Us, Instead of an Attack on the City of New York as we suppose -
2d my team was ordered to Remain with sd first Brigade of the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army & did Remain, until after my term of Enlistment Expired; the services of my team were so much wanted that they continued with the Army Until Feby 1782 -
This I particularly remember, as on my way home my team were as much exhausted from fatigue etc, that one of my oxen died, & I well recollect, I skinned him,
& .... home (to Lebanon) his hide with me,. I arrived at sd Lebanon on the 25th of Febry 1782 - Whether or not, the Hon. ____ Commissioner of the Pension Office is of the opinion that I ought to receive any extra compensation, over & above the term of my Enlistment as afrsd which was for Eight Months, my term of Enlistment expired on 1st Dec. 1781 - but my services continued until 25th of Feby 1782, as afrsd-,
I was born in Lebanon afrsd on the 3rd Day of November 1751, (old Stile) [sic] -  which brings it as I have states on the 14th of Nov Newstile [sic] 1751-.
I have no dockumentary [sic] Evidence except the Record of my birth, on the Town Records an extract of which I herewith forward to the Department, my services were actually upwards of ten months tho my enlistment was  but for Eight Months  I was born in Lebanon afrsd
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I have always lived, & do live in Lebanon I am well known to the Revd Ezek. Brown a Clergyman in Lebanon & to Wm T Williams of Lebanon afrsd -And I hereby Relinquish any claim whatever to a pension, or annuity/except the present, & my name is Not on the Agency of the Pension Roll of this State or of any State
  Sworn to &  Subscribed the day & year last Afrsd
                           [Signed]     John Loomis

We Ezik Brown a Clergyman residing in the Town of Lebanon -aforesaid and WIlliam T Williams residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joh  Loomis who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be  eighty one years of age that he is respective and believed in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a teamster of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion the day and year aforesaid
                 [Signed]     Ezek Brown
                                   W.T. Williams
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the  misstep and term of the matter and after putting the interrogations proscribed by the War department that the above applicant was a teamster of the revolution & served as he states, And the Court for this certifies that  it appears to them that
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United States of America
State of Connecticut       } SS., Lebanon
County of New London

On this 7th day of April A.D., One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty five personally appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid Mary Loomis aged 76 years, a resident of the town of Lebanon in the County of New London in the state of Connecticut who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of John Loomis deceased, who was a private on in the Revolutionary War.    [next several form words have been crossed out]   And that she is a Revolutionary pensioner under the Act of February 3, 1853, Second Section at the rate of  twenty six dollars and sixty-six cents per annum [last two words inserted] and has in possession the original Certificate of pension dated the eleventh day of August 1853. and is recorded in the Pension Office under the Act of February 3rd 1853, Page 6  A.D., 18 [blank]  for an indefinite term of time, and continued in actual2, Vol [illegible]

That her said husband   [blank]  in the county of  [blank]  and state of   [blank] on or about the  
[blank] day of   [blank]  A.D.,18   [blank]  for an indefinite term of time, and continued in actual service in said war for the term of  [blank] days, and was honorably discharged at   [blank]  in the County aforesaid, on or about the  [blank] day of   [blank]  1825

She further states that she was married to the said John Loomis in Lebanon was Mary Stewart on or about the 26th day of November A.D. 1825 by one Eanel Brown a Baptist Minister and that her name before her said marriage in the County of New London State of Connecticut the 24th day of May A.D. 1841 and that she is now a widow.  SHe makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3rd, 1855.
                                her
  [Signed]     Mary     X     Loomis   
                               mark                

WE AMos Loomis and MAria Loomis  residents of Lebanon                      

Signed in presence of L. Clark
Amos t. Loomis'Maria Loomis
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John Loomis
application
for a 
Pension
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                    Washington CIty D.C.
                     Feby 10th 1855
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, 
I would ask a reexamination of the allowed pension claim of Mary, widow of John Loomis, Connecticut rolls 1838 etc. & that she may have her pension increased to the proper pay due her as a widow of an enlisted teamster
                                              Yours respectfully
                                                T.E. Hassler
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Connecticut Roll
Mary Loomis, who was
the widow of John, who
was a Teamster.
As Act Feb 3d 1853,
 8 mo Teamster,
  64 pe ann  [sic]
Ca Feb 3d 1853, 
deducting from payments 
at 426:66 pe Ann


J. J. Coombs,
   Present
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[Written vertically, left side of paper]: Conn rw
John Loomis 
[illegible word]
John 1254
C
Cole



 Hon. J. Minot
Commr. of Pensions
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[Left page, written vertically]:  Rev War

                            WIDOW, &c.

File No 775
Mary Loomis
Widow
John Loomis
Teamster Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3, 1853
Index:- Vol G, Page 440
  [Arrangement of 1870.]


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