Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46648, for Philip Ingersoll, New York
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New York
Ingersoll, Philip
NUMBER
S. 46648

CONTENTS
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Albany 30.854
Heirs of Philip Ingersoll of Chenango Co. in the State of New York, who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Dunning of the Regt. commanded by Col. McCrae
in the N. York militia line for 6 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars- per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of October 1836 and sent to Henry R. Mygatt, Oxford, N.Y
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Arrears to the 26th Dec. 1835, the time  of his death  - $96.20

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk
E. 2. Vol. 4
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Supplemental Affidavit
State of New York
Chenango County  } ss:
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid Philip Ingersoll of Bainbridge in said County of Chenango, who being
duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot [state] more 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:
That in the year 1775 or 1776 he served as a private in Captain Dunning's Company in Colonel McCrae's Regiment at Fort Edwards in the months of October and November, and one month did a half month.
That in the year 1776 he came to Stillwater where deponent lived; that the Indians were
coming down under British pay to destroy the inhabitants, and it was thought best to keep scouting parties most of the time on the march from Stillwater to Palmertown; and that in the year 1777 he volunteered and joined the company of Militia in Captain Dunning's Command; Lieutenant Benedict and
Ensign Grummon in Colonel McCrae's Regiment; and that in April he was in service as a private in said  last named Company twenty days in May.  I served as a private in said Company from the first to 15th - fifteen days; from the 20th May 1777 to the 18th June; 20 days in July.  I served as a private in said company 20 days and that he, with part of said company were on scouting expeditions and
absent from home during the term aforesaid; and that during said time they marched from Stillwater to Palmertown by the way of Ballston and Saratoga and then returned home.
1778
That from the first of April 1778 to the first of
November 1778, I served as a private for six months in the Company aforesaid and that I was absent with part of said company on scouting expeditions to Palmertown at different times from said first April 1778
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to 1st November 1778, varying from ten to twenty five days at a time but amounting to at least six months in all during the year 1778.
1779
That from 1st April 1779 to the 1st November  1779, he was out with parts of said Company, marching from Stillwater to Palmertown by the way of Ballston and Saratoga and from Palmertown returning home to Stillwater at least six months.  And I was absent in 1779 a great number of times and was generally
absent less than twenty one days at a time from home.  But all of the times will amount to six months, that I served in the year 1779 as a private in the Company aforesaid.
1780
During the year 1780 I served as a private in the Company aforesaid on scouting parties over the grounds before last mentioned for six months at different times, and was generally absent from home not over twenty one days at a time.
1781 & 1782
During the year 1781 & 1782 I served during each of said years in the Company aforesaid at least six months, and was out with parts of the Company aforesaid, and was absent from home generally not over 21 days at a time, with parts of said Company marching & in service from Stillwater to Palmertown, to Ballston, Saratoga and Fort Edwards, and from
these places we returned home, and that during said years 1781 & 1782 I served as a private in said company at least one year.
That I served as a private in said Company as follows in:
1775 or 76 - 1 month & one half month, in
1777 at least 3 months and in
1778 at least 6 months & in
1779 at least 6 months & in
1780 at least 6 miles & in
1781 & 1782 at least 12 months and that I served as a private during the Revolution  in the Company
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aforesaid at least three years and for said service I claim a pension.
That he cannot more particularly relate the terms of his service that is above written; that the Company aforesaid were during the terms aforesaid guarding the County from the Indians and other enemies, and generally 15 to 20 from said Company were out at a time in the expedition before narrated; that he
having before the Revolution lived on the banks of Saratoga Lake, and being better acquainted with the woods and County thereabouts, he having been in the constant
habit of hunting about said County, almost always or more than any other member of said Company; was out with different parts of said company or said expeditions and acted as their Pilot and in consequence of his great knowledge of the County, more confidence was placed in him than in any other member of the company.
[signed] Philip Ingersoll

Sworn to July 20. 1834
Before me, as Witness my hand and seal of office.
Henry R. Mygatt
Notary Public

State of New York
Chenango County }   Elizabeth Ingersoll being Sworn saith that she was married to the above named Philip Ingersoll before the Revolution and that her said husband was absent in active service during the said Revolutionary war at least for the tours above narrated by him.
Sworn to July 20. 1854 Before me
[signed] Elizabeth Ingersoll

And I further certify that the said Elizabeth Ingersoll is a credible person & that her statement is entitled to credit.

Witness my hand and seal of office
Henry R. Mygatt
Notary Public in and for said County of
Chenango
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State of New York
Chenango County } ss:
James Ireland of Bainbridge in said County being duly sworn says that he is fifty eight years of age that he has been well acquainted with Philip Ingersoll above named for about forty years past; that he first became acquainted with him at Stillwater in the State aforesaid and that years ago he frequently heard him relate the history of his service in the Revolutionary War and that he served at Stillwater or at any other places where this deponent has lived; [never] heard any one express doubts as to the service of said Phillip Ingersoll, but he believes his affidavit above to be in all respects true.
[signed] James Ireland

Sworn to July 20, 1834 Before me, and I certify that the above named James Ireland is a
credible person and that his statement is entitled to Credit.
Witness my hand and seal of office
Henry R. Mygatt
Notary Public for said County of Chenango
aforesaid
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State of New York
Chenango County } ss:
On this 21st day of May 1834 personally appeared before the Hon. Levi Bigelow, one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of said County of Chenango, Philip Ingersoll, a resident of Bainbridge in said County of Chenango aged ninety 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 the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the year 1776 he volunteered and enlisted in Captain Michael Dunning's Company of New York State Militia, Lieutenant Benedict and Ensign Daniel Grummon, in Col. McCrae's Regiment, Major Taylor, in General
Gordon's Brigade.
1776
That in 1776, he living in Stillwater in the County of Saratoga and State aforesaid,
in the month of October with the Company aforesaid, marched to Fort Edwards where he remained in active service with said company for the space of one month and a half month,
when he was discharged and returned home.
1777
That between the 1st  March and August 7, 1777, he was out on scouting expeditions with the Company for the space of two months and a half month, and that between the first November 1777 and the first January 1778, he was out on scouting expeditions in search of Tories and Indians, in active service at least one month and a half month.  And that during said year 1777, he was in active service with said company at least four months.
1778, 1779, 1780. 1781, 1782
That he was in active service with the Company aforesaid during the years 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781 and 1782 at least six months during each of said years, and that during said
years, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781 and 1782, he was in active service at least two years and one half year.
That during the terms of service aforesaid
he was in active service and for the most of the time, they were on scouting expeditions in search of the Indians and Tories and  guarding the County from the Indians and Tories.  That during said term of service, he, with said Company, mostly confined their operations
to the towns of Stillwater, Saratoga, Palmertown, Ballston, and Fort Edwards.
That by reason of old age and consequent
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loss of memory he cannot swear more particularly as to his service both as to time and as to the country through which he passed that is above related;  but he can with surety say that he was in active service with the Company aforesaid as a private soldier
of said Company for at least three years, and for such service he claims a pension.
That in consequence of bodily disability he
has been confined to his house for about five years past, and that in consequence of said bodily disability he is wholly unable to attend any court, and he verily believes that he will never be able to attend any Court.
That he has not before applied for a pension
as he never, until quite lately, heard of the passage of the pension law.
That he has no documentary evidence. and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, except his wife, Elizabeth, whose affidavit is hereby annexed. That no clergyman lives in his immediate vicinity with whom he is acquainted.

To the 1st interrogatory prescribed by the War
Department, he answers that he was born at Bedford in the State of New York the 14th of February, 1744.
To the 2nd Interrogatory answers that he has no record of his age, that he had one in his Bible which was burned with his father's dwelling house after the Revolutionary War.
To the 3d interrogatory answers that he lived
at Stillwater in Saratoga County and State of New York when called into service; that he lived at Stillwater until 1800, when he moved to Jericho, now Bainbridge, where he now lives.
To the fourth interrogatory answers that he
always volunteered his service as a soldier of the Revolution.
To the fifth interrogatory answers that General Gates and Schuyler were regular officers with the troops where he served and that he recollects no continental or Militia Regiments except Colonel McCrae, and that the general circumstances of his service are above as fully related as he can recollect.
To the 6th interrogatory answers that he
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never received a written discharge from the service.
To the 7th answers that Jabey S. Fitch, Levi Bigelow, Jacob Ireland and James Ireland who live in his present neighborhood can testify in to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes 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 before me
[signed] Philip Ingersoll

Levi Bigelow


State of New York
Chenango County } ss:
Elizabeth Ingersoll of Bainbridge in said
County of Chenango being duly sworn says that she is Eighty years of age that she is the wife of Philip Ingersoll above named and that they married before the Revolutionary war, that she believes the above declaration of her husband to be in all respects, true, and that her said husband was absent in active service from home in the Company aforesaid
at least three years during said Revolutionary war and during the times before mentioned

Sworn to before me May 21st 1834
[signed] Elizabeth Ingersoll

Levi Bigelow, one of the Judges of Chenango Common pleas

Chenango County, ss: I Levi Bigelow, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County hereby certify that I am well
acquainted with the above named Elizabeth Ingersoll, that she is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to full faith and credit
Levi Bigelow
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State of New York
Chenango County } ss:
We, Jacob Ireland residing in the town of Bainbridge in the County and State aforesaid, and James Ireland, residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Ingersoll who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him
to be ninety years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion, and that we never heard any doubt expressed
as to his service as a Soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn & Subscribed 
Before me
May 21, 1834
[signed] James Ireland  Jacob Ireland
Levi Bigelow one of the Judges of Chenango County

And I Levi Bigelow a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas holden in the County of Chenango where the declarant resides, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
Philip Ingersoll, that he is in consequence of great bodily infirmity consequent to old age unable to attend the Court of which I am a Judge and I do think that he will never be able to attend any Court. I have therefore in pursuance of the act of Congress attended at his place of abode and sworn him as to the truth of the foregoing declaration. And I do declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and I further Certify that Jacob Ireland and James Ireland are, as it appears to me, both credible persons.  That I am acquainted with them both and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that said Jacob Ireland and James Ireland both reside in Bainbridge in the County of Chenango,
and it also appears to me that no clergyman resides in the neighborhood with whom he, the said applicant, is acquainted, and it also appears satisfactorily to me that said Philip
Ingersoll was in active service during the Revolutionary War at least three years. 
Dated the day and year first aforesaid,
Levi Bigelow
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State of New York
Chenango County
I, James K. Pike, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of said County of Chenango and State of
New York, certify that Levi Bigelow before whom the above declaration of Philip Ingersoll who is now confined to his house in consequence of great bodily disability was made and and before whom the affidavits above were made and who also signed the certificate above, is Judge as aforesaid and that the signatures above purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court
on this 23d day of May 1834.

P.B. Kindle
Deputy Clerk
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At a Court of Oyer and Terminer, being a Court of record held at Norwich at the Court house in and for the County of Chenango on the 20th day of September 1836.
Present: Robert Monell Circuit Judge
Smith M. Rudy
Levi Bigelow
Charles Lake &
Nathan Taylor        Judges

State of New York
Chenango County } ss.
It was proved to the satisfaction of this Court by the oath of Jacob Ireland of Bainbridge in said County of Chenango, duly sworn in open
Court, that Philip Ingersoll, late of Bainbridge
aforesaid was an applicant for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832; that he was personally acquainted with said Philip Ingersoll and knows that he died in Bainbridge aforesaid on the 26th day of December 1835, leaving a widow, Elizabeth Ingersoll, that he was personally acquainted with said
Elizabeth Ingersoll and knows that she died in
Bainbridge aforesaid on the 15th day of May
1836; that the said Philip and Elizabeth
left at their death the following children:
Lydia Ireland and Sally Pearsall of Bainbridge
aforesaid, Isaac Ingersoll of Otselic in Chenango County aforesaid, William Ingersoll and Henry Ingersoll of Saratoga County and David Ingersoll of Broome County and State
 of New York aforesaid; that they are his only children and are above twenty one years old.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal of the said Court this 22d
day of September 1836
P. Kandall, Clk
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

January 8, 1925.

Mark L. Ireland, Major Q. M. C.
Jeffersonville, Q. M. Depot,
Jeffersonville, Ind.

Sir;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 46648, it appears that Philip Ingersoll was born February 14, 1744 at Bedford, New York.
While residing at Stillwater, Saratoga County,
New York, he enlisted in 1776 and served at various times as a private and guide in Captain Michael Dunning's Company, Colonel McCrea's New York Regiment, he was in the battle of Stillwater and served until 1782,
amounting in all to about three years.
The pension was allowed on his application executed May 21, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, and he died there December 26, 1835.
Soldier married in March 1772, Elizabeth, she had a
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brother, William Bowman, she was eighty years of age in 1834 and died at Bainbridge, New York May 15, 1836.
Only surviving children in 1836 - Lydia, wife of
James Ireland; Sally Pearsall of Bainbridge, New York; Isaac of Otselic, New York; William of Saratoga County, New York; Henry of Saratoga County, New York; David Ingersoll of Broome County, New York.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Revolutionary War
Philip Ingersoll
Suspended
letter to H R. Mygatt
28 Augt 1834
let to same June 16, 1835
let to same July 26: '36.
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Oxford Chenango Co. N.Y. Dec 30, 1834

Dear Sir,

In the case of Philip Ingersoll whose original papers are now on file in the Pension Office I send additional voucher.
His claim was suspended until further proof should be furnished and his claim was also
suspended on the ground that he did not state
with sufficient particularity the times, places, etc. of service.
Of the affidavits herewith sent
1st - The affidavit of Mr Foster, establishes the fact that the applicant in 1778 was in service at Fort Edward 9 months and in 1779 he saw applicant at Fort Edward who said he "had come for another term of 9 months."
2nd - William Bowsman's affidavit establishes the fact that applicant was in Service in 1777 one or two months at Fort Edward, was at the battle of Burgoyne, that he was in service in 1776 and subsequent during the war, and that applicant was often called out during the war, but the term of service not recollected.
3rd - James Ireland's affidavit establishes that applicant is very infirm in body and mind. That he has frequently heard applicant relate, when his mind was unimpaired, relate the history of his Revolutionary services and that he believes he was in the War two years in active service
(over)
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4th - The affidavit of the Hon. Levi Bigelow Judge of Chenango Common Pleas who attended the applicant in his official capacity when the original declaration was made, establishes that he has been acquainted for many years with applicant; that they both live in the same town. That applicant enjoys a good reputation for truth and veracity, and that he is now in body and mind very infirm and in consequence of said infirmity he could not particularly relate the particulars of his service, that he believes applicant was in service at least 2 years, etc.

I thought it proper that you should be furnished with Judge Bigelow's affidavit as
he is a man of high standing in our County
and has been well acquainted and has lived
for years in the same town with the applicant.  As to the standing of Judge Bigelow,  I would beg leave to refer you to the Hon. Henry
Mitchell, M.C. from this County & the Hon.
Sherman Page, M. C. from Otsego County.
If the claim of the applicant could be strengthened, I could furnish you with numerous affidavits as to the good
character of the applicant and the belief
of his Counselor as to his Revolutionary
service,  but I supposed Judge Bigelow's affidavit
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might be sufficient.
You will please address me on the subject and forward a certificate if granted to me at the place above dated.
I am Sir
Your obt Servant
Henry R. Mygatt



J.L. Edwards Esq. 
Comm. of Pensions
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Oxford Chenango Co. N.Y.  Sep 24 1836

Sir,

By letter dated at your office 26 July 1836, it is
stated that Philip Ingersoll or his legal representatives would be entitled to a pension to his death for six months' service. I send the usual proof in such cases, and those interested who reside in this County, request that you send me the certificate at the place above dated.
You observe there are six children and that they reside or some of them distant from each other.  Cannot the certificate be drawn so as to authorize them separately to draw the amount? And is it not a proper case to direct the pension agent to dispense with the rule requiring Power of Attorney to be presented within the established time?
I am, Sir,
Your ob't. Servant,
Henry R. Mygatt


J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. Pensions
War Dept. 
Washington City, D.C.
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July 26, 1836
N.Y.
[circular postmark]

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
D.C.

Philip Ingersoll
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Oxford  July 20. 1836
Chenango Co. NY.

Dear Sir:
Mr. Phillip Ingersoll of Bainbridge in this County was an applicant for a pension under the act of 1832.
His claim has been suspended for further proof.
He is dead and his sons are desirous if possible to obtain the required proof, and with that view, request that you return to me the papers now on file in the case of Phillip Ingersoll.
Very Respect.
Your ob't. Ser.
Henry R. Mygatt

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
War Dept.
Washington City
D. C
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Oxford, Chenango Co. N.Y. July 29. 1834

Dear Sir:

I herewith return the original declaration
of Philip Ingersoll. I also transmit an additional
affidavit made by himself and also affidavits made by his wife and James Ireland.
You will comply with his request by addressing me on the subject of his claim and by forwarding to me, if granted, a Certificate at the place above dated.
I am, Sir,
Your obt Svt
Henry R. Mygatt


J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
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State of New York
Saratoga County } ss:
William Foster of this County of Saratoga, aged eighty eight being sworn, says that he was acquainted with one Philip Ingersoll, who
resided in the said County in the now town of
Malta, near Saratoga Lake previous to the year 1778; who was married to the sister of William Bowsman  --  That this deponent in the year 1778 was a soldier in the Revolution & belonged to Col. Van Schaick's Regiment, & was then stationed at Fort Edward - that in the spring of the year 1778, the said Philip Ingersoll, came to Fort Edward as a Militia man, & served as such for the term of nine months, while this deponent remained
at Fort Edward.  -- That in the next year this deponent saw the said Philip Ingersoll in service in the Army at Fort George, but is unable to state the length of time which he served at that time. The said Philip Ingersoll at the same time informed this deponent that he had come for another tour of nine months-
Sworn & subscribed before me this 14th day of October 1874, 
[signed] William Foster
and I certify that I am acquainted with the said William Foster & that he is a credible person & his statement entitled to credit - the words
"aged Eighty one years" interluded
 A. Goodrich, Justice

State of New
Saratoga County } ss:

I, Alpheus Goodrich, Clerk of the County of Saratoga do Certify that Alpheus Goodrich, before whom the foregoing Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in & for the said County. That I am acquainted with his hand writing & verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper handwriting and signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office, this
fourteenth day of October 1834
A. Goodrich, Clerk
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State of New York
Saratoga County } ss:

William Bowsman of the Town of Malta in the County of Saratoga, aged Seventy five years & upwards being duly sworn, says that he was intimately acquainted with Philip Ingersoll formerly of the said County; that he first knew him about the year 1770 or 1772, while he was a single man.  That he married a sister of this deponent about the year 1772 as near as this deponent can recollect, and was afterwards intimate with his family.  That the said Philip Ingersoll belonged to a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Michael Dunning, Lieutenant Benedict & Ensign Grummon, & that while belonging to said Company, the said Philip Ingersoll was frequently called out into the service of his country on scouts to guard & protect the country against the depredations of the Indians during the War. That he so went out and served in the year 1776 & in the year 1777 and often subsequently while the war lasted-
That in the year 1777 the said Philip Ingersoll was drafted from the Militia & went to Fort Edward & served there according to the best recollection of this deponent, for as much as one or two months - that afterwards the said Ingersoll went on a scout to Palmertown, on account of an alarm that the Indians were coming, but this deponent cannot tell in
what year.  That this deponent and the said
Ingersoll was at the Battle of Burgoyne at
Saratoga & remained after the battle & assisted in collecting & burying the dead - That this deponent cannot recollect further particulars of the service of the said Philip Ingersoll, but this deponent declares that the said Philip, was often called out into actual service during the continuance of the War.
William (x) Bowsman - his mark

Sworn before me the fourteenth day of October 1834, and
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I certify that the said William Bowsman is unable to write his name, on account of
blindness; and I further certify that I am
acquainted with the said William Bowsman
& that he is a credible person, and his statement entitled to credit.
A. Goodrich Justice

State of New York
Saratoga County  ⎬ ss:
I, Alpheus Goodrich, Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that Alpheus Goodrich before whom the foregoing affidavit purports
to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justice of the peace in & for the said County; that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office
this fourteenth day of October 1834
A. Goodrich Clerk
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State of New York
Chenango County } ss:
James Ireland of Bainbridge in said County
of Chenango being duly sworn doth on his oath say that Philip Ingersoll named in the annexed affidavits of William Bowsman
and William Foster is a resident of said town of Bainbridge and is an applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th. That he this deponent is fifty Eight years of age and that the said Philip Ingersoll has lived
with deponent for three years past and that deponent married a daughter of said Philip Ingersoll and that deponent made an affidavit as to his belief of the service of said Philip
Ingersoll in the Revolutionary war, which is annexed to the original declaration of the said Philip Ingersoll. That said Philip is, as deponent believes, Ninety years of age and very infirm.
That he has been confined to his house for
about two years past, wholly incompetent to attend to any kind of business. That he, the said Philip Ingersoll's memory is much impaired in consequence of old age and great bodily infirmity.  That he has for years past frequently heard the said Philip Ingersoll converse about and relate the history of his service in the revolutionary war and that he heard said Philip Ingersoll so relate the history of his Revolutionary service when his, the said Philip Ingersoll's mind was unimpaired
and also that he has no doubt but that the said Philip Ingersoll was engaged in the said war of the Revolution for more than two years. That the said Philip Ingersoll has been confined to his bed for about one year and a half in consequence of great bodily infirmity,
and that his, the said Philip Ingersoll's mind 
is so much impaired that he has but a confused recollection of the events of his services in the Revolutionary war, although he now frequently speak of his services in the Revolutionary war. 
[signed] James Ireland
Sworn to Oct. 21, 1834 before me
Henry R. Mygatt
Notary Public
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I, Henry R. Mygatt, a Notary Public in and for the
County of Chenango aforesaid hereby certify that I am well acquainted with James Ireland above, that he is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to Credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office October 21. 1834
Henry R. Mygatt
Notary Public
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State of New York
Chenango County } ss.
Levi Bigelow of Bainbridge in said County
of Chenango aged ___years, being duly sworn doth on his oath say that he has for years past has been well acquainted with Philip Ingersoll of said town of Bainbridge named in the annexed affidavits, and who is an applicant
for a Pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.  That he, this deponent, is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Chenango and
that the original declaration of said Philip Ingersoll was made before this deponent in May of the present year.  That this deponent, for the purpose of taking said original declaration, attended at the house where said Philip Ingersoll then resided. That he believes said Philip Ingersoll to be about ninety years of age. That he found said Philip Ingersoll to be very infirm and in consequence of great bodily infirmity, he found said Philip Ingersoll's mind so much impaired that he had but a confused recollection of the events of his service in the Revolutionary War. That in consequence of said loss of memory he could not specially set
both the period length and grade of each engagement with certainty, but said Philip Ingersoll did clearly recollect that he was in the Revolution more than two years in active service and that he was in active service for 
some months generally in each year during the Revolutionary War; but the period and length of service and place of service
he did not clearly recollect. That said Philip
Ingersoll has always, as deponent believes, been considered a man of truth and veracity, and enjoyed a good reputation with those who knew him. That he believes that said
Philip Ingersoll was in active service in the Revolution for more than two years and that he is fully entitled to a pension for his services in the Revolution.
[signed] Levi Bigelow
Sworn to this 29th day of October 1834
before me, W.S. Sayre, a Justice of the peace of Chenango Co.
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Chenango County } ss: 
I, William S. Sayre a Justice of the peace of
said County do certify that I am personally acquainted with Levi Bigelow, the above deponent and that his character
for truth & veracity is perfectly good-
Wm S Sayre, Justice

Chenango County } ss:
I, Henry R. Mygatt, a Notary Public in
and for the County aforesaid hereby certify that William S. Sayre is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the signatures above purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office
this second day of December one
thousand eight hundred & thirty four.

Henry R. Mygatt
Notary Public
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31.200
Philip Ingersoll


Admitted
Private 6 months
to be paid up to the 20th day
of Dec 1835
Certificate to be issued to the
children of the deceased

Henry R. Mygatt,
Oxford
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
Sir:  The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the service of Philip Ingersoll

Period when the services were rendered [blank]
Duration of the claimant's service [blank]
Name of the claimant [blank]
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served. [blank]
Age at present, and place of abode
when he entered the service. [blank]
Proof by which the declaration is supported. [blank]
I am, respectfully 
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions

[handwritten notation on left side]
$13.97 - 2.03
2.15
4.18
6.00
1.12
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops, "militia" and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
 4. Indian Spies.
 As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. DECLARATION. 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State, Territory, or District of County of } ss. On this ___day of ____personally appeared (a) before __________A B. a resident (b) of____in the county of____and State, Territory or District of aged (c)____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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)_____served in the_____(e) regiment of the_____line, under the following named officers: Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. I, _______of the Court of______ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of______for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this_____day of____ & c. If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: (k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the____and C.D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with_____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be______years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the_____and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the_____and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, Clerk of the Court of_____do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of_______for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this___day of____& c. Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case. 
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born? 
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? 
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
 6. To a Soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? 
To an Officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
(a)The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance. (b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule. 
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
(d) The declarant must mention the person or persons of the war when he served. 
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; places where the service was performed, that the applicant served with all embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required. (h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
(i) The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 
Mode of authenticating papers.
 In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 
Proof of Service. 
(j) 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 claimant's 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. 
[picture of a pointing finger] The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only. 
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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N.Y. Jan. 7
Philip Ingersoll

FREE

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
War Department
Washington City
D.C.

[circular postmark] Oxford, N.Y.
Dec 31
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Sept. 29
N.Y.
Philip Ingersoll
[circular postmark] Oxford, N.Y.
Sep 25

FREE

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Comm. of Pensions
War Dept.
Washington City,
D.C.
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Rev. War.
February 12, 1932.

Mr. F. A. Skilton,
84 Hamilton Avenue,
Auburn, N. Y.

Sir: 

In reply to your letter dated the 6th and received the 7th instant, relative to the claim of Philip Ingersoll, Sur. File No. 46,648, Rev. War, you are advised that the towns of
Bainbridge and Otselic, were in Chenango County, New York, and that the papers in said claim fail to afford any further information in regard to Isaac Ingersoll.
This Bureau has no record of a pension claim filed for Isaac Ingersoll of New York, on account of service in the Revolution, or War of 1812.
From the papers in claim Sur. Orig, No. 34,691, War of 1812, it appears that Isaac Ingersoll applied for pension August 4, 1881, while eighty-five years of age and a resident
of Ridgeway, Michigan. He stated that he was born at Lee, Massachusetts, and enlisted at Cleveland, Ohio, September 15, 1812, as Private in Captain Parker's company of Major Chrogan's 2d Ohio Militia, and served eighteen months, but there is no proof of alleged service.
On April 15, 1885, the Postmaster of Ridgeway, Michigan,
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stated that said Isaac Ingersoll died in Ridgeway, December 13, 1883, aged eighty-six years, and was said to be the "uncle of Colonel Bob Ingersoll."
There is no other family data on file.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Philip Ingersoll
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. Inv. 46,648
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. - Oct. 1776  to 1782

LENGTH OF
SERVICE. - 3 years

RANK. - Private

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. - Michael Dunning
COLONEL. - McCrea
STATE. - N. Y.
Battles engaged in, Stillwater,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stillwater, Saratoga Co N.Y..
Date of application for pension, May 21 1834
Residence at date of application, Bainbridge, Chenango Co N.Y.
Age at date of application, born Feb 14 1744, at Bedford, N.Y.
Remarks: His claim was allowed. He died at Bainbridge, N.Y. Dec 26. 1835.
He married Elizabeth Bowsman in March 1772. 80 years of age in 1834.  Died at Bainbridge N.Y., May 15, 1836. Only surviving Children, Lydia wife of James Ireland, & Sally Pearsall of Bainbridge; Isaac, of Otselic in Chenango Co., William & Henry of Saratoga Co., and David Ingersoll of Broome Co., NY.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner.

[to] Mrs. A.B. Avery
101 Lawrence St.
Pontiac, Mich.
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Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot,
Jeffersonville, Indiana,
22 December 1924.
Subject: War of 1812 Pension Records of Ancestors.
The Pension Office,
Washington, D. C.

It is requested that such information of record as may be readily available concerning the military service, mainly War of 1812 service of the following persons, whom I find to have been ancestors of mine, be furnished, if practicable.

(1) James Ireland, b. Nov. 23, 1776 at Malta, Albany ( now Saratoga) Co., N. Y., married
Lydia Ingersoll, Jan. 21, 1798, d. Jan. 23, 1850.
(2) Philip Ingersoll, b, Feb, 17, 1744, M. Elizabeth Bausman,[Bowsman] d. Dec. 26, 1836 at Union Valley, Chenango Co., N. Y., served as a private in Capt. Dunning's company in the 13th Regt., Albany Co. militia, commanded by Col. John McCrea and Col. Cornelius Van Vechten, in Revolutionary War.
(3)Amos Champlin Havens, b. June 6, 1777 at Lyme (possibly Lynne), Mass., m. Elizabeth
Colwell Root, Feb. 21, 1803 at Bainbridge, Chenango Co., N. Y., d. March 8, 1838 at Guilford, Chenango Co., N. Y.
(4) Philander Hopkins, b. Sept. 1, 1794 at Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vt., m. Mary Masales
( or Massailles ) near York ( Toronto ), Upper Canada ( Ontario ) about 1817, lived
near Lockport, N. Y. during War of 1812, d. April 1861 in Unadilla Twp., Livingstone
Co., Mich.
(5) Nehemiah Hopkins, son of Nehemiah Hopkins and Tryphena Smith - Hopkins, b. about 1765 at Stockbridge, Mass., m. Lucy Willard, d. about 1844 at Dexter, Washtenaw
Co., Mich., served in Capt. Cooley's company in Col. Eben Allen's regiment, 23
28 March, 1780, constable in Pittsford, 1799, 1801 - 3, 1804. Removed from Mass.
to Pittsford, Vt., with his father in 1798. He removed to N. Y. State about 1805
and settled on the Genesee River near present site of Rochester. Lost his left arm at hands of insurrectionists during Shay's rebellion.
(6) Nehemiah Hopkins, son of Ebenezer Hopkins and Susannah Messenger - Hopkins, b. about 1730 at Hartford, Conn., m. Tryphena Smith, lived at Stockbridge, Mass. and
Pittsford, Vt., reputed soldier in the Revolutionary War, with his son Nehemiah.
(7) Elias Smith, b. 1740 to 1750, lived at time of birth of his son, Elias at Ashford,
Windham Co., Conn., reputed to have lost a leg in the Revolutionary War. Probably
served in a Conn. regiment altho he moved from Conn, to Rutland, Vt. at a date
unknown. Had children: Elias, Hannah; Mary (Polly), John, Candace, probably others
(8) Elias Smith, son of Elias Smith above, b. Dec. 6, 1775 at Ashford, Windham Co.,
Conn., M. Mahala Whitaker of Providence, R.I. at Rutland, Vt. May 16, 1802, occupation, blacksmith, lived at Bethany, Genesee Co., N. Y. and Stockbridge, Mich., d. and buried at King's Corner's Eaton Rapids, Mich. Jan. 24, 1861. Claimed to my Mother and uncles when they were children that he served in the War of 1812 and that his father lost a leg in the service in the Revolutionary War.

Thanking you in advance for your trouble and courtesy, I am,
Very sincerely,

[signed] Mark L. Ireland
Mark L. Ireland
Major, Quartermaster Corps, U.S. Army

[circular postmark]
U.S. Pension Office H
Dec 26, 1924
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F. A. Skilton
Attorney at Law and Real Estate
84 Hamilton Avenue
Auburn, N. Y.

Auburn, N. Y. Jan 21

To the Honorable
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C

S46,648

Sir: 

One Phillip, Ingersoll, born Feb. 14 1744, son of Daniel Ingersoll & Martha Briggs of Milford Ct.,  applied for a pension from Stillwater N.Y.
as a Revolutionary Soldier and is said to
have died in Bainbridge, Chenango Co., New York.
I am seeking the following information which no doubt is available through his affidavits
of application.
(11 His place of birth
(2) name of his wife
(3) Names of his Children and their
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F. A. Skilton
Attorney at Law and Real Estate
34 Hamilton Avenue
Auburn, N. Y.

[page] (2)

Auburn, N. Y.

respective ages & residences
(4) His record, battles fought, etc.
(5) Date of his decease and close
of his pension account
Any other information regarding
the Soldier of biographical interest
would be duly appreciated.

I beg to remain
Very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
F. A. Skilton
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[left column]
1905. Oct 25 Military and family
history to Mrs. A. B. Avery, letter
Wid F. 20 155. Ingersoll, M.B.H.
1912 Feb. 2. To F.A. Skilton
1912 Feb. 12 to F.A. Skilton Otselic
in Chenango Co. N.Y., no further information  
relative to son Isaac
1925 Jan 8. Hist Mark G. Ireland AWS

[right column]
Rev'y Invalid
File No. 46648
Philip Ingersoll
Prov. N.Y. Mil.
Act: Revo. June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 367
{Arrangement of 1870.}
27538
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F. A. Skilton
Attorney at Law and Real Estate
84 Hamilton Avenue
Auburn, N. Y.

Auburn, N. Y. Feb. 6 1912,

Honorable Commissioner
of Pensions, Washington D.C.

Sir:   I beg to acknowledge the
receipt of your favor Feb. 2d 1912 in re:
to Rev. War Record Phillip Ingersoll
"Sur Fille" 46648, and calling your
Record Division to its statement that the
said deceased soldier, Philip Ingersoll
at the time of making application for a pension (1834) gave one "Isaac Ingersoll of Otselic"
as a son.  I beg to inquire:-  If the Otselic 
therein referred to is the Otselic of Chenango Co. N.Y. ?
Has the Department any further facts 
regarding this Isaac Ingersoll of
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record?
Has the Department any record of any
Isaac Ingersoll of Revolutionary War
record?
I am seeking the parentage of
one Isaac Ingersoll born (place
unknown) in 1773. Died in Cazenovia,
Madison Co N.Y. in 1836 and there buried.
He married one Irena Sweetland said to have
resided at the date of their Marriage in
Hebron, Conn.
Tradition has it that Isaac Ingersoll 
was the Son of a Revolutionary
War Soldier.
Records place him first in
Cazenovia in 1807 as a grand Juror and with Colonel Lincklaens, the pioneer settler of Cazenovia N.Y., and upon this, Isaac Ingersoll's
cemetery lot, Dec 2 1835 the
Mother of Colonel Robert T. Ingersoll
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F. A. Skilton
Attorney at Law and Real Estate
84 Hamilton Avenue
Auburn, N. Y.

was buried.
Is a great-grandson of the
Isaac Ingersoll I am earnestly and 
persistently seeking his ancestry.
I therefore, respectfully, seek all
the information along this line
available within your Record
division and anything you may
have I will properly appreciate.
I beg to remain
Very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
F.A. Skilton.