Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35362, William Tracy, Conn.
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Service
Conn
Tracy, William
Number
S.35362
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Connecticut 
2045
Willam Tracy
Private
Capt. Waterman
Connecticut line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 25th of March, 1818. 
Certificate of Pension Issued the 5th of August 1818
and sent to Calvin Goddard, Esq
New London, Connecticut
Arrearages to 4th Sept 1818.
5 mo. 7/31 4/30  $42.81
Revolutionary Claims
Act 18th March, 1818
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Will Tracy
March 25, 1818

Let this man state under what name he enlisted [underlined] - He appeared to have [illegible]

[illegible] Dep [illegible]
Pens office
21 May 1818
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H. Calvin Goddard Esq one of the Judges of the Superioure Court of the State of Connecticut
The petition of William Tracy of Norwich in the County of New London State aforesaid
That he resided in the Town & State aforesaid—that he served more than nine months in the war of the revolution upon the continental establishment as a soldier that he is by reason of his reduced circumstances in need of assistance from his Country for support - that he never has received or been allowed any pension by the United States or any individual State whereby relinquished all claim to any such allowance except by virtue of the law entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war” [illegible] pension under which he is desirous of substantiating his claim & prays that the same may be done according to the provision of said act.
Dated at Norwich this 25th day of March AD 1818                            his
             [Signature] William   X   Tracy
                                       mark

State of Connecticut
            New London Ss.
Be it remembered that on this twenty fifth day of March in the year of our Lord ['one' is redacted] thousand eight hundred & eighteen before me Calvin Goddard one of the Judges of the Superior Court in the State of Connecticut personally came William Tracy a black man & made oath to the truth of the following declaration by him subscribed [illegible]That he served in the war of the revolution upon the continental establishment for more than
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nine months - That he is old & his memory impaired [illegible] he does recollect the next period of his service but he well recollects that he enlisted in the Spring of the second year after the war began in the Month of May which he recollects from being called to leave home before Election day - That he went to New York was on Long Island at the battle near New York - That he was with the Army at Trenton at the time of the battle there & retreated near to Philadelphia
That he knows that he served in the Continental Army & for one year at least in a company commanded by Capt Jedediah Waterman in Col John Durkee Regiment in Connecticut line but whether he joined three years or not he cannot recollect, but he well remembers that he returned home upon a furlow by Col Durkee a short time before his term of service [illegible] - That he has never received a pension & is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his Country for his support.
[3 lines of illegible or struck-through handwriting]
Sworn before Calvin Goddard, Judge of [illegible]
William his X mark Tracy

[There appears a section at the end of the above statement that may be crossed through, but is virtually unreadable except for the signature, which is]:  Sworn before   
       [Signature] Calvin Goddard Judge of 
                              Sup. Ct
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Andrew Griswold of Norwich in New London County on oath declares that I was in the year AD 1776 he was a Sergeant in the Regiment commanded by Col John Dirkee Connecticut [illegible] - that he well knew the above named William Tracy this name called Will. Primus Black man - That he had been a Slave in a family who lived near him by the name of Tracy & afterward he belonged to a family of the name of Arrington. Which name he enlisted by he cannot tell but he was called Will - or Will Primus - That he remembers to have seen him in said service in year 1776 month of December on the Delaware when he this Deponent was carried sick to [illegible] That he has always understood & [illegible] believes that he served out his term of [illegible] & was honorably discharged but he not being with the Army at the time he cannot positively testify to that fact - He knows the man who is now [illegible] & Signs the foregoing affedavit [illegible] man
Andrew Griswold
Sworn before Calvin Goddard a Judge of Sup: CC
I Will Tracy further declare that I have no discharge from or Service
That after the Battle of Trenton he left the Service & he believes on furlough - He had a paper signed by Col Dirkee permitting him to come home - I cannot read & do not remember its contents - This paper is lost - April 6, 1818
William his X mark Tracy
Sworn before Calvin Goddard Judge of [illegible]
I See above named [illegible] Griswold is a man of [illegible] character & [illegible]
Calvin Goddard
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I Calvin Goddard Judge & as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said William Tracy did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceeding declaration, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the Direction of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Dated at Norwich State of Connecticut 25th March AD 1818.
Calvin Goddard a Judge of Supr Ct
I certify that the aforesaid Will - is an indigent [illegible] status - That he cannot read or write & cannot tell what name was given him when he enlisted - When he had any other name that Will it was usually that of his Master
He is an old ignorant negro - Calvin Goddard
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William Tracy
No 2045
Norwich
Aug &18
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District of Connecticut Js:
City Court in and for the City of Norwich in the County of New London.
On this 30th day of June 1820 personally appeared, in open court, being a court of record for the said City.
William Tracy, a man of color, aged seventy years, resident in [shorthand mark for “same"] city in [shorthand mark for “same”] County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows. viz. in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Durkee in the company commanded by Capt. Jedediah Waterman in the Connecticut line, that he made his original declaration on the 25th day of March 1818 & that his pension certificate is dated August 5th. & is No. 2045.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United State on the 18th day of March 1818. & that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled “An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval
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service of the United States in the Revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities contracts, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed. vis.
One pig $4. Looking glass $1.50. 1 Table 60 cts $6.10
1 old table 40 cts.10 chairs $2.  1 chest 50 cts.
1 Do 50 cts 3. 4 0
1 candle stand 25 cts.
[illegible] 25 cts.
4 cups & saucers 20 cts.
1 cream col/d bowl 16 cts.
1 pitcher 15 cts.
1 Do 10 cts.
½ doz plates 20 cts.
1 tea pot 20 cts.
7 [illegible] & other glasses 20 cts.
1 iron pot 75. cts
2 [illegible] 25cts.
tea kettle 25 cts.
1 sieve 15 cts.
axe 50 cts.
hoe 25 cts.
Scythe &a $1.
shovel & tongs 50 cts.
[illegible] dogs 50 cts.
Flat iron 30 cts.
1 Hay bale 20 cts.
Total $16.13.
That my sole occupation has been a [illegible] Laborer & for more than year last past have been disabled by sickness from work & am wholly dependant on the service of my wife who goes out to dayly labor & charity of the [illegible] for present support having children but are all absent & wholly unable to assist me & have no Family with me except my wife.
William his X mark Tracy
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Sworn to, and declared this 30th day of June 1820, in open court before the Judge thereof
Attest
James Stedman
Clerk.
[round, embossed, illegible sticker seal affixed]
I James Stedman Clerk of the City Court in and for the City of Norwich in the County of New London Do certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly [illegible] from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of Property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixteen Dollars and thirteen cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said City this 12th day of July AD 1820. 
James Stedman Clerk of the City Court for the City of Norwich
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[handwritten on reverse of document with significant bleed-through of inked writing]
Will Tracy
[illegible]
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Silas Goodale on oath declares that he was a 
Lieutenant in Col. John Durkee's Regiment in 
the year 1776 that he well recollects [superscript insert as aforesaid  Will a black 
man to have belonged to the continental army that Regiment, in that year that he was previously [illegible] with him that he saw him in October & November 1776 & again at Fort Washington in New Jersey & that he believes he saw him at the battle of Trenton & that he also [illegible] & verily believes that he enlisted for period one year & that his term of service expired about the time of the battle of Trenton - But as he did not belong to his company does not know of his discharge but verily believes he was honourably discharged -  He was called Will -  Will Tracy or Will Huntington - 
[overlay blocks some words] July [illegible] 1818 -  [Signature]  Silas Goodale
The above named Silas Goodale is a credible Man
[Signature] Calvin Goddard Mayor of the City of Norwich & Presiding Judge of City Ct

Subscribed & sworn aforesaid before me. Testify that the aforesaid Will -  is in indigent circumstances 
[Signature] Calvin Goddard
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Mr Boyd
recd 3 Aug 1818

Admitted
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Geo. Boyd Esq
Sir, I take the liberty to inclose the cases of two [illegible] or black men of whose circumstances or Services there is no doubt. One of them is intelligent - reads and writes - the other has been a slave - is very old and very ignorante & He is [illegible] be [illegible] that he can recollect the name by which he was enlisted other than Will [underlined] - a Negro
[illegible] C. Goddard
July 4, 1818
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35362
Revy INVALID
File No. 35362
William Tracy
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18 [illegible]
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 425
[Arrangement at 1870]