Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 606, James Treat, Conn
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SERVICE
form

Treat, James
Treet
           Anna

NUMBER
W.606
B.L.Wt. 26621-106-55

CONTENTS
(blank)
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[the following is left page]
order to pay 5 April 1837
Hon. S. Ingham Aug 4, 1837.
Paid at the Treasury under
Act 6 April 1838 from 4 March
1837 to 4 Sept 1837. Agent
Notified 14 July 1838.
[the following is right page]
30.147
Connecticut
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James Treat
of New London in the State of Connecticut
who was a private in the compy commanded
by Captain Wright of the regt commanded
by Col --- in the Connecticut
line for 9 monthy private
---
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Sept
1835 and sent to
John Hyde Nowich
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1835 $120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept
15.00
$135.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book 82 Vol. 3 Page 41
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State of Connecticut County of New London}
ss Probate District of Norwich
On this 18th day of August 1832, personally
appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the State of Connecticut now sitting John Hyde Judge holding said Court James Treat of Preston in the County of New London & state of Connecticut a resident in said Probate District aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declation, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he was born at said Preston March 3d 1763
where he lived until he was a little over fifteen years old. He then went to live with Adam Stanton of Killingworth in said State in the month of April 1778, and made that his home until he set up a store in Saybrook in said State which was the 23d day of November 1789, and lived there trading until the 21st day of
June 1791. then he moved back to Preston with his goods and has lived there ever since.
That on or about the first of March 1779 he
entered into the service of the United States & served in the State troops of Connecticut in a guard of about twenty five men stationed at said
Killingworth for the term of nine months
and served said term out and was dismissed
about the first of December in said year
said guard was kept up until peace took place
and he the said Treat served in said guard three
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term of nine months each, always commencing on or about the first day of March and ending on or about the first day of December in each of the three terms that he served as aforesaid, it is his belief that he served in three successive years but of that he is not positive, he does not know but a year might have intervened between his services but that he served three terms of nine months each between the first of March 1779 and the time that peace took place he perfectly
remembers, and was under the command of
a great number of different officers (when there
appeared great danger of the enemy, there would be militia ordered there, & would be sometimes one hundred & sometimes two hundred or more but the guard of about twenty five men was always kept up except in the dead of winter Lieutenant John Crane, Ensign Thomas Frances, Capt. Josiah Baldwin, Captain Job Wright and others who are all dead according to the belief of the deponent.
And also the said James Treat was drafted
as one of the militia of said Killingworth for a
term of two months from the company of Capt.
Job Wright which term he served at said
Killingworth, and also as a substitute he was
hired and served about two months in the militia
at said Killingworth but the name of the person
for whom he served is not now remembered
He has no documentary evidence and has no
means of giving more correct time of dates & then
what he has herein given, as he kept no books
himself until he commenced store keeping in
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Saybrook, since which he can give dates from
his own books
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 & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
James Treat [signature]

We Alfred Gates a clergyman residing the town of
Preston in the County of New London &
State of Connecticut and Simeon Jones
residing in the same town, County & state
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
James Treat who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration; that
we believe him to be sixty nine years of
age: that he is respected and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides
to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Alfred Gates [signature]
Simon Jones [signature]
Sworn & subscribed
in open court the day & year aforesaid
Before me
John Hyde [signature]
Judge
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I Hiel Buell of the town of Killingworth, in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut, Do depose & Say that I was Sixty seven years of age the 25th Day of March last. And that I am the
well acquainted with James Treat, formerly residing in this town but now a resident of Preston, in the County of New London in sd. State. & that I have [crossed out] always been
resident of sd. Killingworth, that during the Revolutionary war there was stationed at Sd Killingworth, a Company of State troops enlisted under the authority of the State of
Connecticut, & stationed at Killingworth to guard the the harbour, town, & adjoining court. And that the head quarters of sd guard were kept at the house of my father with whom
I then resided, & that the need of sd guard was daily called there during its continuance, which was from about the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy Seven, to Seventeen hundred
& eighty two inclusive. And that I am well knowing to the above James Treat being one of sd guard, & to his having served therein two or three years as a regular enlisted
soldier, under Capt Josiah Baldwin, Ensign Thomas Francis, and others, & that sd Treat & myself were very near the same
age, & very intimate during sd Treats term of Service as above.
Dated at Killingworth this 1st Day of August AD 1832.
Hiel Buell [signature]

State of Connecticut, Middlesex County ss Killingworth Augt 1st 1832,
Personally appeared before me, John Stanton a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex Hiel Buell of sd Killingworth, the signer of the foregoing deposition, and after being duly cautioned to tell the truth, made solemn Oath that this deposition by him subscribed contains the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Before me
John Stanton [signature]} Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut Middlesex County} Middletown.
I John Fisk Clerk of the County Court of sd
County of Middlesex do Certify that John Stanton Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for the
said County of Middlesex as p. Coms on file
in my office & that his name subscribed
to the preceeding Certificate is his proper
hand writing & signature - In Testimony
whereof I have hereto set my Hand & affixed
the seal of sd Court this 3d day of Aug AD
1832.
J.W. Fisk Clk [signature] Turn over
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State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss Killingworth Jan 8th AD 1833
I John Stanton a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex do hereby
certify that the within named Deponent Hiel Buell is a person of Credibility
John Stanton} [signature] Justice of the Peace
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SF Adam Stanton of the town of Killingworth in the County Middlesex & State of Connecticut, being now eighty three years of age. Do Depose and say that I have resided in Killingworth since the year Seventeen hundred & Seventy seven. And that I well recollect that James Treat now of the town of Preston, boarded in my family a part of the time during the Revolutionary War. And that he at the time belonged to and Served in the State troops or guard stationed at Killingsworth, for the defence of the harbour, town, & adjoining Coast. The length of time of his sd Treats service, in sd guard, the deponent does not recollect. Dated at Killingworth
this first day of August AD 1832. 
Adam Stanton.-- [signature]

State of Connecticut, Middlesex County ss Killingworth Augt 1st AD 1832
Then Personally appeared before me, John Stanton a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex Adam Stanton of sd Killingworth, the
signer of the foregoing deposition, and after being duly cautioned to tell the truth, made Solemn affirmation, [crossed out] upon the pains and penalties of perjury, that this deposition by him subscribed contains the truth, the whole truth, & nothing but the truth.
Before me John Stanton [signature]} Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County}
Middletown
I John Fisk Clerk of the County
Court of sd. County of Middlesex do Certify that
John Stanton Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in &
for the said County of Middlesex as p. Cout. on
file in my Office & that his name subscribed
to the preceding certificate is his proper hand Writing & signature - In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my Hand & affixed the seal
of sd. Court this 3d day of August AD.
1832.
J.W. Fisk Clk [signature]
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State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss Killingworth Jun 8th AD 1833
I John Stanton a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex do hereby [certify, inserted]
that the within named deponent Adam Stanton is a person of
Credibility.
John Stanton [signature]} Justice of the Peace
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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, then the above
named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and
served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Alfred Gates who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Preston aforesaid and that Simeon Jones who has also signed the same is a resident in said Preston and is a credible person, and that their statement is
intitled to credit.

I Burrel Lathrop Clerk of the Court
of Probate for the District of Norwich in the
State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said court, in the matter of the
application of James Treat for a
pension.

In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of office of this
Court this eighteenth day
of August A.D. 1832.
Burrel Lathrop [signature]
Clerk
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State of Connecticut
County of New London} ss.
Court of Probate
District of Norwich
On this 14th day of January A.D. 1833, personally
appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of Norwich in the State of Connecticut now sitting present John Hyde Esq. Judge holding said Court James Treat a resident of Preston in said Probate District aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in addition to & amendment of the declaration made by him on the 18th day of August 1832, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he was living at Killingworth in the State of Connecticut at the three several times that he entered into the service of the United States by enlistment as in his first declaration
stated, that he enlisted every time as a private soldier for the term of nine months and served three terms in succession of nine months each and he knows that he served by enlistment twenty seven months beside his services as a militiaman and he cannot sate more particulars with respect to the names of of the officers that he served under nor the circumstances with respect to his services that he has already done in his first declaration he lived at said Killingworth after the revolutionary
war until the 23d day of November 1789. and
from that time in Saybrook in said Connecticut
until the 21st day of June 1791, since which
time he has lived in said Preston where he now
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lives, he never had any written discharge but
whenever he had served out his term of enlistment he was dismissed, he is acquainted with the Rev. Alfred Gates and Simeon Jones who
have testified for him.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except the present &
declares that his name is not on the pension
roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
James Treat [signature]

Before me 
John Hyde
Judge of the Court of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. 
I Burrel Lathrop Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Norwich do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James Treat for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of this
court this 14th day of January A.D.
1833.
Burrel Lathrop [signature]
Clerk
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Jedidiah Harris of the town of Killingworth in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut, Do depose and say that I was sixty nine [years, inserted] on the 3d day of inst. October, and that I am well acquainted with James Treat,
formerly residing in this town, but now a resident of Preston, in the County of New London in sd. State, & that I have always been a resident of said Killingworth, that during the Revolutionary war there was stationed at sd. Killingworth a Company of State troops enlisted under the authority of the State of Connecticut, & stationed at Killingworth to guard the Harbour,
town & adjoining Coast. And that the head quarters of sd. guard were kept at the house of Capt. Hiel Buell in sd. Killingworth, & that the
Roll of sd. guard was daily called there during its continuance, which was from the 1st day of March 1780 to the 1st day of December following, and that I am well knowing to the above James Treat being one [of, inserted] said
guard, during the time above stated, and in actual service as a regular enlisted soldier under Capt. Josiah Baldwin, [crossed out]
& that sd. Treat and myself are very near the same age, & that we were on duty every day, & had no other employment
Dated at Killingworth this 10th day of October A.D. 1833
Jedidiah Harris [signature]

State of Connecticut, Middlesex County ss. Killingworth October 10th 1833
Personally appeared before me Elisha Kelsey a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, Jedidiah Harris Esq. sd. Killingworth the signer
of the foregoing deposition, and after being duly cautioned to tell the truth made solemn Oath that this deposition by him subscribed
contains the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth
A. Elisha Kelsey Justice of Peace [signature]

State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss. Killingworth October 10th 1833
sd. Elisha Kelsey a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
do hereby certify that the above named Deponent Jedediah Harris Esq.
is a credible witness
B. Elisha Kelsey Justice of Peace [signature]
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I Solomon S. Barron of the town of Killingworth in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, Do depose and say that I was
sixty six years of age the 21st day of October last. And that I am well acquainted with James Treat, formerly residing in this town but now a
resident of Preston, in the County of New London in said State and that I have always been a resident of sd. Killingworth, that during the
Revolutionary war, there was stationed at sd. Killingworth a Company of State troops enlisted under the authority of the State of Connecticut
and stationed at Killingworth to guard the Harbour, town and adjoining Coast: And that the head quarters of sd. guard were kept
at the house of Capt Hiel Buell, and that the Roll of said Guard was duly called there during its continuance, and that the Company were all together and exercised, except those who were on guard, which was from the best of my recollection from the first day of March 1782
to the 1st day of December next following, and that I am well knowing to the above named James Treat being one of said guard,
and to his having served therein as a regular enlisted Soldier under Ensign Thomas Francis, and that [crossed out] we were in actual service during the time above stated.
Dated at Killingworth the 10th day of October A.D. 1833.
Solomon L. Barron [signature]

State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss. Killingworth October 18th 1833
Personally appeared before me Elisha Kelsey a Justice of the Peace for the County of Madison Solomon S. Barron of Sd. Killingworth the signer
of the foregoing Deposition, and after being duly cautioned to tell the truth, made solemn
Oath that this deposition by him subscribed contains the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
C. Elisha Kelsey Justice of Peace [signature]

State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss. Killingworth October 10th 1833
sd. Elisha Kelsey a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
do hereby certify that the above named Deponent Solomon L. Barron
is a credible witness.
D. Elisha Kelsey Justice of Peace [signature]
State of Connecticut
Middlesex County
John Fisk Clerk of the County Court
of sd. County of Middlesex do certify that
Elisha Kelsey is a Justice of the Peace
within & for sd. County of Middlesex
as sd. Court on file in my office & that
his name subscribed the preceedg Certificates markd A. B. C. D. are his proper
Hand writing & signatures.
In Testimony whereof I have here
set my hand & affixed the seal of sd.
Court this 11th day of Oct AD 1833
J. W. Fisk Clk [signature]
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2036
1886 Augt 12 TS Hopkins - history prior
Connecticut
Anna Treat
widow of James Treat
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Conn Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the [crossed out] 3d February 1853
Certificate of Pension issued the
19th day of Sept/53
and sent to
J. T. Nelly
Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
[crossed out] Page 66 Vol, A
July 3/53
1832
of 3 m 55-51809 [in margin]
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my hand and affixed my official
Seal
Edwin Palmer
Notary Public.
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I N K Matteson of Preston in the County
New London, and State of Connecticut of lawful age.
Testify and say, that I am pastor of the Parish Church
of the said town that I reside in the Vilage called
Preston City and within forty rods of the late residence of James Treat, deceased, who was personally known to me, and do say that the said James Treat died on the seventeenth day of April, Anno Domini 1852.
That I officiated as Clergyman at the obsequies of the said James Treat which took place on the
twentieth day of April aforesaid and further Say not.
Nicholas H Matteson [signature]
Pastor
State of Connecticut
County of London} ss, Preston Marach 3d
A.D 1853. Personally appeared Nicholas H. Matteson at one named and made oath in due form by law to the truth of the same, and I hereby certify that the said deponent is personally known to me to be Pastor of the said, a Church and a person of truth and Veracity. And I further certify that from my own personall knowledge the facts set forth in the above deposition are true, that I was present on the funeral occasion and from dates made at that time on certain documents of my own I am  enabled to know the precise time of said deceased.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and
and affixed my official seal
Edwin Palmer [signature]
Notary Public
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Babtist Chh. Preston Ct.
N. Stonington Octr first, One thousand Eight
hundred and thirty nine.
Recd & Recorded the above.
Attest
Oliver Hewitt T Clk.
The foregoing is a true copy of the word, with the exemption of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: This Certifies that on the Twenty ninth of September 1839 Mr James Treat of Preston
and Miss Anna Grant of North Stonington were lawfully
Married by
N. E. Shaller
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Preston Sept 30th 1839
Nathan E Shailer, Pastor of
the Baps. Chh Preston Ct.
No Stonington Oct 1st 1839
Recd and & Recorded the above
Attest
Oliver Hewit T. Clk.
"I Thomas W. Wheeler, above named, depose
and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of the town of North Stonington aforesaid in the County of New London and State of Connecticut and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exeption above named as certified by me 
Thomas W. Wheeler Town Clerk
State of Connecticut
County of New London} ss.
North Stonington March 1st 1853
personally appeared Thomas W. Wheeler above named and made oath in
deposition of law to the truth of the forgoing deposition by him subscribed and I hereby
hereby certify that the deponent is a credible witness and the signature above is his genuine signature. In [illegible] whereof I have [illegible] to set
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State of Connecticut
County of New London} ss.
I hereby certify that Thomas P. Wattles Esqr
before whom the foregoing declaration was made and who has thereto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing, Judge of the Probate Court for the District of North Stonington, in the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signature annexed is his genuine
Signature.
In testimony whereof. I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of my office,
as clerk of the Probate Court of Said
District this 4th day of March AD.
1853.
Thomas W. Wheeler Clerk [signature]

Town Clerks Office
North Stonington March 1st A.D. 1853
I Thomas W. Wheeler, Clerk of the
aforesaid town in the County of New London, and State of Connecticut, On application for evidence of the marriage of James
Treat with Anna Grant, do certify that I have examined the Records in said Office, and do find the following Viz. This certifies that on the twenty ninth of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine Mr. James Treat of Preston and Miss Anna Grant of North Stonington
were lawfully married by
N. E. Shailer.
Preston September thirtieth, one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty nine
Nathan E. Shailer, [signature] Pastor of the
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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the
act of Congress of the 3d of February 1835.
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State of Connecticut
County of New London} ss.
On this Fourth day of March
one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before the undersigned, Judge of the Court of Probate for the
District of North Stonington, Anna Treat,
a resident of said town in the County and State aforesaid aged eighty six years, who being duly sworn according to law saith on her oath, 
make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pensions by the act of Congress, passed the third day of February
one thousand Eight hundred and fifty three.
That she is the widow of James Treat of Preston in said County and State who drew a pension of thirty dollars per annum and received the same at the pension agency at Hartford in said State.
She further declares that she was married to
said James Treat on the twenty ninth day of
September one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine: that her said husband the aforesaid James Treat died on the seventeenth of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty two: that she was married to him at the place above stated, She further states that she was a widow at the passage of the Act, and is still a widow and that she has never before made application for a pension. Anna Treat [signature]
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written. and I further certify that the said Anna Treat in consequence of her great age and bodily infirmity is unable to appear in Court, Thomas P. Wattles [signature]
Judge of Probate for North Stonington District
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51.809 Act of March 3/53 C is to S. W. Wood, Sept 18/53
Apr 9th 1853 Cet: " " Nov: 6 " "
Treat 1888 Aug 12 T.S. Hopkins - History prior
Anna Treat widow of
James Treat Private
Applicant states she is a
Pensioner under Act. Feb 3d/53
and refers to her pension
Papers in support of her
Bounty Land Claim
Conn. Feby 53 - No 2036
Boynton
W:160 acr May 16/56
[illegible signature]
Vol T. page 138.
S. W. Wood [signature]
Sedgam. Conn.
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I William S Grant of North Stonington in
the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged fifty four years do depose and say that I am well acquainted with Mrs Anna Treat the widow of James Treat late of Preston in
said County deceased, that said James was a
pensioner of the United States, and that he died
at said Preston in the month of April 1852
and that I attended his funeral.
That the said Anna and the said James
were married at said North Stonington on
the 29th day of September 1839. that I was
present at their wedding and saw them married by Elder Shailer. That the said Anna
is now in the receipt of a pension at the
rate of Thirty Dollars per annum on account
of the services of the said James Treat in the
revolutionary army, that she now resides
in said North Stonington and has remained a
widow since the death of her said husband, and further depose and say not
North Stonington March 14. 1855.
Wm S Grant [signature]
State of Connecticut ss New London County
On this 14th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County
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aforesaid William S. Grant named in the foregoing
deposition and made oath before me that said
deposition by him subscribed is true and I certify
that he is a credible person
Jacob A. Geer
Justice of the Peace
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51.809
Bounty Land Claim
of Anna Treat
widow of James Treat
deceased.
Act of March 3, 1855
Please make returns to
S. W. WOOD,
Ledyard, Conn.
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BOUNTY LAND CLAIM, --- Form of Declaration for Widow of Deceased Officer or Soldier.
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State of Connecticut,
County of New London.
SS.
On this 14th day of March A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me, Jacob A Geer a
Justice of the Peace-
duly authorized by law to administer oaths, within and for the County aforesaid,
Anna Treat aged 88 years, a resident of North Stonington in the
County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of the identical James Treat deceased,
who was a Private in the Revolutionary army and
who was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Thirty Dollars per annum, 
That she is now in the receipt of a pension at the rate of Thirty Dollars per annum, which she receives on account of his services in the revolutionary army, under act of February 3d 1853
[much of this form has been crossed out for simplification]
She further states that he was married to the said James Treat in North Stonington aforesaid on the 29th day of September A.D. 1839 by Elder
Nathan E Shailer, a Baptist Clergyman and that her name before her said marriage
was Anna Grant that her said husband died at 
Preston in the County of New London on the 17th day of April A. D. 1852, and that she is still a widow.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "Act passed on or about March 2 or 3d 1855.
In presence of Wm S Grant [signature]
Saml W. Wood [signature]
her Anna Treat mark [X in middle]
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above written. and I certify that I am not concerned in the prosecution of her claim nor interested in its result, and that I have no interest in this claim
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, on the day and year first above written.
that she is a credible person
Jacob A. Geer [signature]
Justice of the Peace
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Samuel W. Wood of Ledyard in the State of Connecticut upon my oath declare that the within declaration was signed and sworn to by Mrs. Anna Treat within named in my presence that I am well acquainted with her and know her to be the identical person she
represents herself to be in the within declaration
Saml W. Wood Judge
of Probate for the the District
of Ledyard in the State of Connecticut
State of Connecticut ss County of New London
The above affidavit was sworn to and subscribed
before me on this 26th day of March 1855 by Samuel W. Wood Esq above named and I certify that I know
him to be a credible person and that he is Judge
of Probate for the District of Ledyard aforesaid
Jacob A. Geer
Justice of the Peace
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WIDOW, &c.
File No. 606
Anna Treat.
Widow,
James Treat
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: Feb. 3. 1859.
Index: - Vol. M, Page 280
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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June 27/94 Mil. Hist. v
Miss Marguerite Doane 157 Mt. Auburn
Cincinnati, Ohio
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[left margin] Lehttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngtter John Hyde 9 July 1835
[Main body]
Connecticut
Revo.
Act 7. June 1732
James Treat
Suspended
Letter Hon Nayer Barker
3 Jany 1835
Letter to
John Hyde
Nov. 8. 1833
Letter W Huntington Hq R,
10th Dec 1933
Letter to same 16th Jany 1834
[right margin] Let. 28 July 1835 Hon. G Tomlinson
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26.621
Meo Arry
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Bethnal Teat
26621
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Wooduny 24 Dec 1855
To the Commissioner
of Pensions
Richard Treat served as a
Captain of Militia in the Revolutionary
War about nine months by different
terms of service
He deceased leaving
Children now alive
It is wise that by
construction of the Person Statutes
his children are entitled to the
Pension he would have drawn if
alive at the passage of the acts
of Congress
and also entitled
to Bounty Land
Written evidence of
his service exists in the archives
in the Comptrollers Office
Connecticut
Before making any
proportion of the case & in conformity
with the usage of your Dept I ask
whether such a case if [illegible]
is entitled to relief
respectfully M B Phelps
Wooduny Conn
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Sunny Side
Pension Department
[illegible note]
Washington D.C
Gentlemen;
Will you kindly let me know what
the pension to James Treat [what, pension, and James Treat underlined] of Preston Conn.
was given for. My impression is that is was
given for his services as wast guard during the
Revolution The pension stopped on
April 17th 1832 (the day he died) and I think
was issued between 1830-40. He entered the
guards at Clinton or Killingsworth Ct.
Any information about this pension will be
most greatfully received. Thanking
you for the trouble in looking [into, inserted] this matter
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James
yours truly
Marguerite Doane
June 9th 1894
Miss Marguerite Doane
157 Mt Auburn
Cincinnati O
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[stamp] OLD WAR & NAVY
JUN 14 1894
FILES.
[stamp] PENSION
U.S. JUN 12 1894 
OFFICE.
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Decr 6, 1833.
Dear Sir,
I transmit you herewith, certain papers &
additional proof in relation to the application of James Treat for a pensioner I shall be obliged by being informed the result-- 
Yours, very respectfully
J. W. Huntington [signature]
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 12, 1838

Sir: 

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, "  James Treat, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency,  at the rate of  of Thirty Dollars and '-------" Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th of September 1837.

Respectfully, yours,
Albion K Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensios,
Present.
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State of
Washington
27 Dec. 1834.
Sir New evidence has been their
"
of James Neats claim to a pension Same
that for examine his papers in connection with
his new evidence and promise or with
Answer
on the West
Noyes Baber
see let to Huntington
16 Jany to
suspended
J. L. Edward
Cough
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Certificate of Royal R.
Hinman  ---  for [    ]  ---
James Treat

Thomas Francess

25 cents
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At a General Assembly of the Governor and
Company of the State of Connecticut in America
holden at Hartford on the Second Thursday of
May (being the 11th day of said month) and continued by several adjournments until the 23d day of June following. Anno Domini 1780.
This Assembly do establish Thomas Francess
to be Ensign of the 12th Company of Alarm List in the 7th Regiment in this State.
State of Connecticut, Office
of Secretary of State May
13th 1835
I certify that the foregoing
is a true copy of record in
said office-
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
the Seal of the State of Connecticut at the date afores
Attest Royal R Hinman Secretary
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Treat
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Brief in the case of Anna Treat
New London County and State of Ct
act 3 Feb 1833
--------------------------------------------------
Claim, ("original,")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?  If either, state the substance.

Husband was  a pensioner at $30 per annum
Record proof of marriage

(if for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the the admission of claim?  If so, what?

Name of residence of Agent
J. T. Neeley
Present

S. Cole
Examining Clerk.
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SayBrooke July 29. 1837
Dear Sir
I am requested by James Treat
who has an application for a
pension pending before you, to
form and the enclosed paper.
He thinks it proves that the Town of
Killingworth in part paid, or
supplied the guard, which accounts
for the small amount paid by
the State - I know nothing about
the case myself, never having seen
the papers
Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Samuel Ingham
Hon'ble
Mr. Edwards
---
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No 2.547
Anna of James
CT
Oct 3 Feb 1833
$30 per annum
Comg  3 Feb 1833


J. T. Neeley
Present
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Washington City  D C
July 16th 1853

Dear Sir:

I herewith enclose to you the Declaration of Mrs. Anna Treat, widow of James Treat a Revolutionary Soldier, and a Pensioner from the State of Connecticut, for a Pension under the 2d Section of the act of the #3 of February 1853.

I Remain
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt. Servt.
Jno T Neely

To the Commissioner of Pensions}
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James Treat of Preston in the County of New London
& state of Connecticut aged seventy years in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832,
having been duly sworn doth on his oath make this
further declaration in addition to & explanation of
his former declaration which is now on file in the Pension
office in the War Department. That in the years of
1779, 1780, 1781 & 1782. he served three terms of nine
months each in the guard at Killingworth by enlistment, & that he also during the same years served
as a substitute two months, and also was drafted [for - inserted] two
months and served in said guard, and was constantly
employed in the service of his country during the
said several terms & engaged in no other civil
pursuit, and was at that time a minor under the
age of twenty one years, that [in his former declaration - inserted] he believes that
he made no mention of his services other than
the three terms of nine months each by enlistments
supposing that it was unnecessary to mention
the other service for which he claims a pension
and considers that he has fully proved the full
term of two years services & more
James Treat [signature]
State of Connecticut
County of New London}
ss. Court of Probate District of Norwich 
On this 3d day of January A.D. 1834 personally appeared
James Treat subscribed & swore to the truth of the foregoing declaration 
Before me John Hyde [signature]
Judge of the Court of Probate &
Justice of the Peace for sd County.
[following written in left margin]
Washington January 1834, I certify that John Hyde is a Judge of Probate and I certify that was for New London County that his deposition [illegible] to this deposition {illegible signature]
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I Hiel Bull of Killingworth in the County of
Middlesex and State of Connecticut aged sixty nine years in March last past depose and say that I am well acquainted with James Treat formerly residing in said Killingworth but now a resident of Preston in the County of New London in said State, and that I have always been a resident of said Killingworth, that during the revolutionary war there was stationed at said Killingworth a Company of State troops enlisted under the authority of the State of Connecticut
and stationed at Killingworth to guard the harbour, town and adjoining Court, and that the head quarters of said guard was kept at the House of my Father with whom I then resided and that said guard consisted
of about twenty five men and that they met every day for roll- call and exercise during its continuance which was from about the year seventeen hundred and
seventy seven to Seventeen hundred and eighty two inclusive. And that I am well knowing to the said James Treat being one of said guard and to his having served therein in the years seventeen hundred Seventy nine, seventeen hundred eighty, seventeen hundred
eighty one and seventeen hundred eighty two and I well remember that he served the last year which was seventeen hundred and eighty [two, inserted] under Ensign Thomas
Francis who had the command of the guard
Hell Buell [signature]
State of Connecticut County of Middlesex SS Killingworth the 27th day of November AD 1833 Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid Hiel Buell who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition, appeared before me, and after being
examined and cautioned to speak the whole truth, made solemn oath to the same deposition; and I certify that said Hiel Buell is a credible person
A. George Carter Justice of the Peace [signature]
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I David Buell of Killingworth in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut Depose and say that I was seventy two years old last August and that I am well acquainted with
James Treat formerly residing in said Killingworth but now a resident of Preston in the County of New London in said state and that the same James Treat is here present, and that I have always when at home been a resident of said Killingworth - That during the revolutionary war there was stationed at said Killingworth a Company of State troops enlisted under the authority of the State of Connecticut & stationed at Killingworth to guard the Harbour, Town and adjoining Court and that said troops were at sd. Killingworth as a guard in the years seventeen hundred and seventy nine, seventeen
hundred eighty, seventeen hundred eighty one & seventeen hundred eighty two and that I was absent in service some part of the time in said years and from the best of my recollection when I was at home I understood
that he said James Treat belonged to said Guard
and that in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two I was knowing to said James Treat, serving in said State troops at said Killingworth under the command of Ensign Thomas Francis for I enlisted into the same company and did duty night and day and drawed rations with said Treat under the command of said Ensign Francis
David Buell [signature]
State of Connecticut County of Middlesex ss Killingworth the 27th day of November AD. 1833. Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid David Buell who hath subscribed the
foregoing deposition, appeared before me, and after being examined and cautioned to speak the truth made solemn oath to the same deposition and I certify that said David Buell is a credible person
George Carter Justice of the Peace [signature]
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State of Connecticut
Middlesex County
I John Fisk Clerk of the County
Court of sd. County of Middlesex do
certify that George Carter Esq. is a Justice
of the Peace within & for sd. County of
Middlesex as sd, Court [illegible] in
my office & that his name subscribed
to the preceeding Certificates marked
A.B. are his proper hand
Writing & signatures
In Testimony whereof I have
hereto set my Hand & affixed
the seal of sd. Court this 29
day of Nov AD 1833
John Fisk Clerk [signature]
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[illegible reversed cursive script]
Mr. Treat [underlined]
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At a town Meeting Holden by adjournment
this 12th day of September AD 1781
It was voted that one pence on the pound be granted
to depay the incident charges of sd Town in Silver & in wheat
at the rate of six shillings per bushel or other articles of provisions in equal Proportion. Likewise Mr. Abe Pierson
was appointed receiver of the several articles above mentioned
in order to supply the soldiers in provisions
Test Aaron Elliott Co. Clerk
At a town meeting holden in Killingworth this 11th day of Deceember 1781
and then this meeting was adjourned to Monday next at 11 Clock in the forenoon and being met according to adjournment
It was voted that two pence on the pound be granted for the
incident charges of said town to be paid in silver, or in wheat
at the rate of six shillings per bushel or other provisions in the same
proportion and to be paid on or before the first day of May
next and to be made on the list of '81 and James Hills & [illegible] Merrils were chosen Collectors to collect the Town Rate or Rates,
John Pierson Esq. Jonathan Kelsey, Stephen Wilcox, Ambra Ward
& Caleb L. Hurd were chosen a committee for the supplying the
Soldiers families according to law
Test, Aaron Elliott Town Clerk.
Killingworth Regt Office July 26th AD 1837
I certify that the above votes and proceedings are true copies of the original records
Albert Henry Hill Town Clk
I am well acquainted with Henry Hill who
has signed the above certificate, and I know
he is Town Clk of said Killingworth & keeper
of the records thereof. Say Brook July 26. 1837
Samuel Ingham
M.C
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Norwich Co. July 3d 1835.
J.L. Edwards Esq
Dear Sir, In behalf of James Treat I address you on the subject
of his Pension. Mr Treat claims that he served three terms of nine months each
in the guard at Killingworth, One term of nine months you have allowed,
and laid the papers on file for further proof as to the other two terms of nine month each
In the last of yours; viz, Jan. 3d 1835. you say,
There is a difficulty in the case of James Treat, which is not alluded to in the new papers,
He claims to have been in constant service nine months in the guard at Killingworth
in 1782. That guard appears to have consisted of 20 men in and by the Books of the pay table the
State is shown to have paid $153, 6, 8 for its pay roll that year. This sum would not maintain the guard in actual service three months.
Further explanation & evidence is necessary, both as to the service in 1781 & 1782, as
has been heretofore stated in my several letters &c.
Now Mr. Treat claims to have proved that Josiah Baldwin, Job Wright
& Thomas Francis were officers in command & under whom he served in said guard,
And also he claims to have proved actual service of nine months in each of
the year of 1781 & 1782, which you will perceive on the examination of the
Deposition of Ezra Kelsey, who it is understood has a pension for his service
at the same time & in the same corps, and also the Depositions of
Jedediah Harris & Solomon Labarron, who served with him, and also the
Depositions of Hiel Buel & David Buel, Edward Wilcox, Abner Farnham & others.
Having thus proved his services [underlined] shall he be deprived his
pension because he cannot prove the payment [underlined] to full satisfaction?
And is it not to be presented that the guard may have been paid
at some other time, but if they were not, but were volunteers and
rendered the services under the authority of the state, are they
not entitled to their pensions under the act of Congress?
Mr Treat is old & infirm & unable to go after more
proof, and if he ever has his pension he wants it now & he
does not know that any other proof can be obtained.
Herein is enclosed a certificate of the appointment of
Ensign Thomas Frances
Yours very respectfully
-
John Hyde [signature]
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Norwich Aug. 24th 1835.
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir, By request of James Trent, I
inform you that he has concluded to accept the
Pension, for the nine months service, as you
gave notice you had allowed [him - inserted] sometime ago, &
has placed the papers on file for further proof
with respect to the other eighteen months service claimed.
He knows that he is entitled to a full
pension, and does not mean to relinquish his right
thereto so soon as he shall be able to adduce
satisfactory evidence to the remaining part of
his service. Therefore, be so good as to send the
certificate to me, so that he can draw pay for what is allowed
Your very respectfully
John Hyde [signature]
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A.
I Ezra Kelsey of Killingworth in the County
of Middlesex and State of Connecticut; aged
seventy three years in March 1834, Depose and
say; that I am well acquainted with James Treat
of Preston in the State of Connecticut who is now
present and about to make application for
a Pension. And I further say that I have
been acquainted with said James Treat ever
since the early part of the Revolutionary War
And I further say that sometime in the
fore part of March 1781 I returned home
from Horse neck where I had been on a
tour of duty. And there was at that time
a company of State troops raised under the
authority of the State of Connecticut and
stationed at Killingworth as a guard
under the command of Capt. Job Wright
which [company - inserted] was not full, and at that time I inlisted into said Company and did actual service in the same about seven month
and then got a substitute to serve the reminder
of the term for which I inlisted
And I further [say - inserted] That I know that when I
inlisted in to said company the aforesaid
James Treat belonged to the same and
did actual service in said company
during the seven month that I belonge to the same
and continued in the company after
I left it, and I have no doubt but that he
served the whole term out for which he
inlisted which I think was about nine months
Ezra Keley [signature]
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State of Connecticut Middle County ss. Killingworth,
the 4th day of June A.D. 1834.
Be it remembered
that on the day aforesaid, Ezra Keley who hath
subscribed the foregoing deposition, appeared before
me, and after being examined and cautioned to speak
the whole truth, made solemn [oath - inserted] to the same deposition.
And I certify that the aforesaid Ezra Keley is a
credible person.
George Carter [signature] Justice of the Peace
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B.
I Abner Farnham of Killingworth, in the County
of Middlesex, and State of Connecticut, aged sixty seven [years, inserted] in November 1833, depose and say, That I
know that Ensign Thomas Frances commanded
the regular Guard stationed at Killingworth
some time after the year 1780. my knowledg of
said Ensign Frances, having the command of said
guard is derived partly from the circumstance
that my father offered me to said Ensign Frances
to be a member of his company but said Ensign
Frances would not receive me in consequence of
my not bein in appearance an able bodied
man sufficient to perform the duty that would
be required, and partly from the circumstance
that I saw said Ensign Francis a number of
times at the watersid so called near the guard
house where said guard was stationed
Abner Farnham [signature]
State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss Killingworth
the 5th day of June A.D.1834. Be it remembered that
on the day aforesaid, Abner Farnham who hath
subscribed the foregoing deposition, appeared
before me, and after being examined and cautioned
to speak the whole truth made solemn affirmation
to the same deposition.
and I certify that the aforesaid Abner Farnham
is a credible person.
George Carter [signature] Justice of the Peace
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C.
I Edward Willcox of Killingworth in the County
of Middlesex and State of Connecticut aged sixty
years in December 1833 Depose and say, That I know
That Ensign Thomas Francis commanded the
regular guard stationed at Killingworth, some time after the year 1780. my knowledge of said Francis having having [crossed out] command of said guard is derived from the circumsance of my Father; belonging thereto at the same time (who is since dead)
Edward Willcox [signature]
State of Connecticut Middlesex County ss Killingworth the 5th day of June A.D. 1834. Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid, Edward Willcox, who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition, appeared before me, and after being examined and cautoned to speak the whole
truth, made solemn oath to the same deposition,
and I certify that the aforesaid Edward Willcox
is a credible person.
George Carter [signature] Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut
Middlesex County I John Fisk Clerk of the County
Court of sd. County of Middlesex do certify that
George Carter Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within &
for the sd. County of Middlesex as [illegible] Coms. on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the
preceeding Certificates markd. A. B. C. are his proper hand writing & signatures.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto
set my Hand & affixed the seal
of sd. Court this 6th day of June
AD, 1834.
JW. Fisk Clerk [signature]
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State of Connecticut County of New London
Court of Probate District of Norwich
On this eleventh day of June A.D. 1834.
personally appeared before the court of Probate
for the District of Norwich in the State of Connecticut
James Treat a resident of Preston in said County
State & Probate District aged seventy one years
who being first duly sworn according to law
doth on his oath make the following declaration
in addition to his declaration now on file in
the Pension office of the War Department at
Washington, in order to obtain the benefit of the
provisions made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th 1832. That he knows & thinks that
he cannot be mistaken in the fact that he served
three terms of nine months each in the guard at
Killingworth in the State of Connecticut and
from the information that he has obtained he is
now satisfied it was in the years 1780, 1781, &
1782, commencing in March of each year and that his services in the year 1780 were performed under the command of Capt. Josiah Baldwin & then of 1781 under the command of Capt. Job Wright & those of 1782 under the command of Ensign Thomas Francis notwithstanding whatever he may have said on the subject in his former declaration
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but from the length of time & the infirmities of its age he is unable to state more particularly than what he has already declared with respect to his services and in addition [inserted] to the proof of his Services heretofore
adduces is now accompanying this additional
declaration the Deposition of Ezra Kelsey
who is a pensioner of the United States for seven
months that he served with him the said Seal
in his service of nine months in 1781, under
Capt. Job Wright in said guard ~
and also the depositions of Abner Farnham
and Edward Wilcox James Treat [signature]
Sworn to & subscribed
the day & year aforesaid
Before me John Hyde [signature]
Judge of the Court of Probate
I Burrel Lathrop Clerk of the Court of
Probate for the District of Norwich in the State of Connecticut
do hereby certify that the foregoing
are the additional proceedings
of the said court in the matter of the
application of James Trent for a pension
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand & the seal of this
court this 11th day of June A.D. 1834
Burrel Lathrop [signature]
Clerk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Division of Veterans' Administration
Form VAN-51
12-9-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Treat, John GRADE Private LINE Sheldon's Horse (Connecticut)
WARRANT NUMBER 6584 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 25, 1789 to - not shown-
"The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.