Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,439, for Austin Phelps, Connecticut
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Town Clerks office Windsor Con Nov 2 1836 
I hereby certify that Austin Phelps & Deborah Moore both of Windsor were Married October 28 AD 1768.   
Certified from the records 
William Howard Register 
I further certify that Mrs Deborah Phelps the Widow of said Austin Phelps has remained a Widow from the period of her said husbands decease to the present time and is now a resident of Windsor. 
Windsor November 2 1836
 William Howard
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Deborah 
widow of A. Phelps 
Lieut. 4 mos. 
Ensign 3 mo.
$83.33 per annum 
Send cert: to S. H. Parsons Esq Hartford Conn
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soon have a feeling sense of her country bounty and live long to enjoy it to a good old age.   
Very respectfully 
I am Sir Yr Obt Svt 
Samuel H. Parsons  
J. L. Edwards Esq 
Comissioner of pensions Washington
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Harford April 5. 1837 
Sir
I return the affidavits of Alexander Phelps, Hezekiah Latimer & Lemuel Drake in the case of Deborah Phelps, widow to Austin Phelps decd, authenticated in due for agreeably to your request.
The other documents connected with this application were not sent to me [unreadable] suppose are on file in your office.   
No further evidence can be obtained from the Comptrollers Office and I hope the present will be deemed sufficient to place Mrs Phelps on the Pension roll.   I have the entire confidence in the statement, contained with the declaration & the enclosed affidavits, and can refer you to the Hon Henry Ellsworth, Commissioner of the Patent Office for information as to her integrity of character.   Allow me to request your early attention to this case.   
I am very respectfully your Obt Svt.  
Samuel H. Parsons
J.L. Edwards Esq  
Commission of Pensions Samuel H Parsons
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I hereby certify that Hezekiah Latimer signer of the within affidavit is a credible person, 
Jeremiah Brown, Jus. of Peace
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on account of his wounds.  I assisted in Carrying Captain Wadsworth from the battle ground after he was wounded.  
I understand that said Austin Phelps performed another term of service in the year 1778, but I was not with him.   
Lemuel Drake
Sworn to & subscribed  this 11 day of November 1836 
Before me James Loomis Just of the Peace
and I certify that the above named Lemuel Drake is a credible person, a resident of Windsor in Connecticut is well known to & me a person of truth and veracity and that his statements are entitled to credit.   
James Loomis Just of the Peace
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Lemuel Drake aged 82 years and Job Drake aged years do testify & say that we were both residents of Windsor in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut during & before the revolutionary war and were acquainted with Austin Phelps, who died at said Windsor on the 17 day of April 1820 and know that before the revolutionary war he was married to Deborah Moore who now lives in said Windsor and has remained unmarried ever since her said husbands decease.
Sworn to & subscribed this day of November 1836 Before 
The above named deponents Lemuel Drake & Job Drake are credible persons 
N B 
a record of the marriage of Austin Phelps to Deborah Moore being found in the Town Clerks office the above affidavit was deemed Superfluous & the [unreadable] Drake lives at a inconvenient distance   Saml H. Parsons.