Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,759, for Josiah Smith, Connecticut
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(8-1776)
SERVICE | NUMBER
Continental | Smith, Josiah | S. 36.759
Residence and Agency - Conn
CONTENTS
In 1818 res. of Berlin, Hartford [illegible, faded] : aged 62 yrs.
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385
Connecticut Roll
Josiah Smith 2d
Capt Bull Private 4 Continental
Connecticut [crossed out] Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 17th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of May 1818 and sent to S.T. Hosmer, Esq Middleton, Con.
Arrearages to 11th Sept 1818
4 months 19/31 $30.93
{Revolutionary claims, Act 18th March, 1818,}
[signature illegible]
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I Josiah Smith of Berlin, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, do testify;
That I served in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution for six years; That I enlisted
on the third day of April One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Seventy Seven,
in the Company commanded by Capt. Epaphras Bull, in the Regiment of Light 
Dragoons commanded by Elisha Sheldon, Esq as a private, for the War, and
served in said Regiment until the 12th day of June One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Eighty -three, when his Excellency G. Washington discharged me from
the army, which discharge I have delivered to the Judge who takes this
Deposition for transmission. . . .

I further testify that I have a little property worth about a Thousand Dollars,
which is all that I own; that I am sixty two years of age, & have
a family consisting of six persons; and from my reduced circumstances in
life, I have need of of the assistance of my country of a support, & pray that I may attain the
provision made by the late act of Congress of a Revolutionary  Soldier.
Middletown March 31st 1818.

[signed] Josiah Smith

A.
State of Connecticut, Middlesex County, [unknown abbreviation]
Middletown March 31, 1818. Personally came 
Josiah Smith of Berlin in Hartford
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County, signer of the preceding Deposition, before me, 
Stephen Titus Hosmer, a Judge of the 
Superior Court for the State of Connecticut,
and made solemn oath to the truth thereof.

[Signed] S Titus Hosmer

I Jesse Peck of Middletown, County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut do 
certify; That I am well acquainted with Josiah Smith of Berlin in the 
County of Hartford, signer of the preceding Deposition; and knew him
to serve in the War of the Revolution as he has represented in
his said Deposition, and having heard his said Deposition read,
in relation to his circumstances in life, I know & declare the same to be
true, further saith not.

Middletown March 31st 1818

[Signed] Jesse Peck

B.
State of Connecticut, Middlesex County. [unknown abbreviation] 
Middletown March 31st 1818. Personally came Jesse Peck
of said Middletown, signer of the preceding 
Deposition, before me Stephen
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Titus Hosmer, a Judge of the Superior Court
for the State of Connecticut, and made
solemn oath to the truth thereof.

[Signed] S Titus Hosmer

C.
I, Stephen Titus Hosmer, a
Judge of the Superior Court for the
State of Connecticut, do certify; That
it appearing to my satisfaction, that
Josiah Smith the signer of the first
Deposition on this paper, served in
the Revolutionary War against the common
enemy, as in his Deposition he
has testified; I, therefore, transmit
the preceding testimony.

[Signed] S. Titus Hosmer

Middletown County March 31, 1818.

To the Honorable the Secretary for
the Department of War.

I, John Fisk, Clerk of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut
do certify; That the Honorable Stephen Titus Hosmer of Middletown
in the State aforesaid is one of the Judges of the said Court,
and that his name subscribed to the preceding certificate, marked A. B. C. is his
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proper hand writing and signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the 
Seal of the said Court at Middletown
aforesaid on this 17th day of April 1818.

[Signed] Jno. Fisk Clerk
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as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Josiah Smith L.F. 36759
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. Apr. 3 1777 [drawn arrow connecting dates] discharged June 12,1783
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK.
Pvt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN.
Epaphras Bull
COLONEL.
Elisha Sheldon's 
7th regt. Lt. Dragoons 
STATF. 
Continental
Battles engaged in, [handwritten check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [handwritten check mark]
Date of application for pension, March 31, 1818 
Residence at date of application, Berlin, Hartford les. Conn
Age at date of application, 62
Fordale of lost payment and probable date of
Remarks: no data as to family
For date of last payment of pension and probable of death apply to [illegible] for Interior Treasury Dept. citing the forthcoming data [illegible]

Very respectfully,
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36759
[handwritten] Revy INVALID.
File No. 36739
Josiah Smith
Pri Rev War
Act: 18" march 18
Index :-Vol. 2, Page 383
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

{second page or right of the fold in center of the image}

1908 Lane 9 [illegible] to 
Bryan Ft. Atwater V.L.U.

1908. dept 14. History to
Grace M. Pierce, Syracuse N.Y. f.m.
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This letter answered the
12 day of October, 1818
Honorable J.C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington
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[illegible] for [illegible] that of Oct. 6th 1818

Sir, 
a certificate for a pension was transmitted me for Josiah Smith [illegible]
the 5th of May last to whom I delivered it. On his application to the [illegible] Bank of the U States for [illegible] [illegible] finds my name (the mistake on the roll of [illegible] from the War department, with the addition of 2d referring [?} to other Josiah Smith on the rolls, as the President has first and formost - me.
Enclosed is a [illegible] in the hand writing of Mr. Dana, the Pr[illegible] of [illegible] which the [illegible] of entry on the rolls [illegible] appear.
The certificate is correct; it is for Josiah Smith which is the true name of the applicant. Will you be so good as the cause [illegible] in the roll of pensionary at the Bank, [illegible] [water damage throughout the document]
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By HIS EXELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON Esq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer Josiah Smith Private
in the 2d [illegible] having faithfully served the United States six years 
and being inlifted for the War only, is
hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 12th of June [illegible]
By HIS EXCELLENCY'S
Command, J Trumbull [illegible]
REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment;
Fred. J. Whiting
Adjutant.
THE above Josiah Smith
has been honored with the Badge of Merit for years of faithful service.
[illegible] Sheldon Cole
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HEAD-QUARTERS, June
1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the
Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive
Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation of shall be made, He is to be considered as being on
Furlough
GEORGE WASHINGTON

[stamped] THE
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
OF THE
UNITED STATES

Josiah Smith
Continental
836759
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#116 Emma Street, Syracuse, N.Y.
Chief Clerk Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.O.:
Will you kindly send me copies of
the following pension records, war of the American
Revolution?
Benjamin Bennett, Invalid pensioner, residing
in Connecticut, and serving from Connecticut.
Benjamin Bennett, pensioner from Connecticut,
serving from Connecticut. 1818 14,066
Benjamin Bennett, pensioner under the law of
1818, residing in New York but serving from Connecticut 32581-1832
Josiah Smith, residing in Connecticut and
serving from Connecticut. 1818 - 4385
Thanking you for your kindness,
Very respectfully, [signature faint and illegible]
September 3, 1908.
[stamp]
CHIEF
GLERK
SEP
5
1908
PERSONAL
9680
14533
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Record Division
Sep 8 1908
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State of Connecticut.
Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Hartford, June 2 1908
Theodore M. MacDonald,
Commissioner.
Bryan H. Atwater, 
Chief Clerk.

Pension Bureau
Department of the Interior
Washington D C 

Gentlemen,-
     I am informed that the discharge paper of Josiah Smith of Berlin signed by George Washington is on file in the United States Pension Bureau.  May I ask you to kindly forward me abstract of this paper sufficient to identify if possible the Josiah Smith referred to in the paper with Josiah Smith who died in Berlin April 9 1891 aged sixty-six years, together with abstract of his application for pension, of there is one. I should appreciate receiving any data that will establish this identify for which I beg to thank you in advance.
Yours respectfully,
Bryan H Atwater.