Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,648, Daniel Collins, Conn.
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Conn
Contents
Collins, Daniel
Eunice
NUMBER
W. 17,648
B.L. Wt. 16,104-106-155
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31882
Connecticut
Daniel Collins
of New Haven in the State of CT
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Chamberlain of the Regt commanded 
by Col. Swift in the Conn[t] 
line for 6 months + 6 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Conn[t]
at the rate of 20 dollars and 67 cents per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Sept.
1841 and sent to Hon.
W. W. Boardman House of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1841 $217.03
Semi-annual allowance ending on March 42 10.33
227.33

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by W. L Addison Clerk,
Book E Vol. 5 Page 8
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Reported
Feby 22/49

3973 
Connecticut
Eunice Collins
widow of Daniel
who served in the Revolutionary 
[illegible - handwritten] 
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
20 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Feby 1849 and sent to Hon G D Hubbard [illegible - handwritten]

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 274 Vol.1.
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32,193/act Mar 3/55
May 14/55
Eunice Collins wid
Daniel Collins Priv

Capt Hall
Ct mil
Eunice Collins wid Daniel, Priv;
Col. Swift
Ct Contl. line
Rev. War
Ad: 160 ACrs Feb; 13 1856,
Boynton
Conn [illegible] 48 - 39 [illegible]
Chas Robinson
New Haven Ct

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15/56
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Vol. 42 -13.
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Daniel Collins
16693

The Application of - Daniel Collens
of Guilford Ct for a Pension under the Law of 1832 - taken before the Probate Court for
Guilford District
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of Connecticut
County of New-Haven,
SS.

On this 5th day of September personally appeared, in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate for Guilford District
now sitting, Daniel Collins a resident of Guilford in the County of New-Haven, and State of Connecticut, aged 69 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 7, 1832: - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: -
I Daniel Collins was born in Guilford Parish of
North Guilford in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut on the 25th of September 1763 according to the records in my Father's family Bible which is in my
possession & produced at this Court. ---
I lived in Guilford untill I was drafted into the service of the United States, returned to Guilford after I was discharged
from the Continental Army, & have lived in Guilford ever since except four years that I lived in Litchfield in this State between the years of 1792 & 1796. My first service in the support of my Country's cause in her Struggle for Independance, was by Volanteering [volunteering] ^[crossed out: in the month of October] after I was sixteen years old to go on guard to Old Guilford at a place called Sachems-head as near as I can remember about a month for which service I received no pay at the time. I was drafted ^[crossed out: the first of] the next April 1780 ^for nine months if I rightly remember with Ira Adkins & Ezra Bishop with Orders to repair immediately to Nelsons Point Joining the North River in the State of New York, We there joined the Continental Army. We were put into Col Swifts Regiment under the particular care of Capt Stephen Hall who went from Guilford, his son Amos Hall was Serjeant [Sergeant] Major & Daniel Meigs was Orderly serjeant. The situation of the Army was frequently changed by removal, We went from
Nelsons Point to Peekskill, staid there about a month. - -
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from there we went to Tappan and Orangetown, from this post the Army soon had Orders to go to Totoway [Totowa], last places were in New Jersey State. The Army staid [stayed] here some time, from Totoway the Army removed to the Highlands. While at the Highlands there was a detachment of which I was one sent down below the White plains on a forageing [foraging] [cross out of illegible text] tour into the enemy lines brought many loads of grain & corn up for the use of the Army at the Highlands. From the Highlands I in company with Eleven more of Connecticut Soldiers received our regular discharge on one piece of paper, with an Order to go to Danbury and draw two days provisions to last us home. The discharge was taken by a soldier belonging to Goshen in Litchfield County, from whom I have not heard since. I arrived home in December following the draft. I was not in any Battle or Skirmish while with the Army. While with the forageing party which consisted of about three Thousand a party of the British came near to us one night and kindled large fires, As soon as discovered we had orders to load our guns & march towards them, they retreated as we went and rekindled the fires and lay down in the woods, The enemy again appeared around the fires but soon left & we had no firing. While with the Army Arnold undertook to give up Westpoint to the British, but was defeated by the taking of Andre who was a British spy on his return to New York, was brought back to the American Army. Arnold deserted, but Andre was condemned to be executed, I went to see him hung, but he was reprieved untill the next day. I was then on guard and did not see him executed. At present I do not know of but two revolutionary Soldiers living that was with me in the Army. Elijah Stannard of Westbrook who was formerly from Guilford was a tent mate with me at Totoway & Gad Asher a Colored man of good
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character & reputation living in North Branford who was a
waiter for Col Swift at the same time that I was
Capt Stephen Hall's waiter two or three months was in
company with [illegible] Ashed all the time that I was waiter.
The whole term of service that I served in the cause of
my Country was ten months, for which ^this Memorial & declaration is made out as I understand the Act of Congress
for the relief of revolutionary Soldiers.

I [crossed out - He] hereby relinquish [crossed out - es] every claim whatever to any pension or annuity
except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State,
[crossed out - except that of the State of]
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.  Daniel Collins 
before me Reuben Elliott Judge of Probate
We, David Baldwin a Clergyman, residing in Guilford
and Nathaniel Griffing residing in said Guilford
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Collins who
has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration; that we believe him to be 69
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 day and year aforesaid. David Baldwin
Nathl Griffing before me Reuben Elliott Judge
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 David Baldwin who has
signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in Guilford and
that Nathaniel Griffin who has also signed the same, is a resident in Guilford
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Reuben Elliott Judge
I, George Griswold Clerk of the Probate Court of Guilford District
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the
matter of the application of Daniel Collins for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office,
this fifth day of September 1832.
[illegible] George Griswold Clerk 
Probate Court [stamp on bottom right]
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125/6
Eunice Collins
[illegible] March 20. 1846
[illegible] of Daniel
Con
act of July 1838
Married 1789
husband [illegible] 1845
[illegible]

[perpendicular and over other text]
By Hon. Saml D. Hubbard
[illegible]
Connecticut

Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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United States of America
State of Connecticut, County of New Haven [illegible] Probate Court for Guilford District On this 10th day of March 1846 personally appeared before this Court of Probate holden at Guilford in and for said District personally appeared Eunice Collins a resident of the town of Guilford in said District and County aged 78 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath declare as follows, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed on the 7th day of July 1838, the 3rd day of March 1843 & 17th June 1844 "Granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - that she is the widow of Daniel Collins late of said Guilford deceased to whom she was married February 11th 1789 and with above the lived until his death June 2nd 1845, - that said Daniel Collins was a private
in the army of the Revolution and enlisted into Col Swifts
Regiment on the 26th June 1780 and served until discharged
December 3rd 1780 a period of 5 months and six days also
One month under Captain Peter Vail in the Guilford
Coast Guard in 1781, making a period of six months
and six days as by her said husbands application on
file and the papers supplementary thereto reference
to which is had will more fully appear - that her said
husband received a certificate for his said service which
has been sent to the pension office in Hartford Connecticut
dated September Eighth 1841 for the sum of $20.66/100 per annum on which he drew the arrears until the 4th of March 1845 that she now applies for a certificate to herself in like
manner as the former was granted to her said husband
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and as shall be proper for her in pursuance of the
several acts of Congress relative thereto, and your petitioner
further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed on this day and year above written
before me
Ralph D. Smith Judge of said Court of Probate
Eunice Collins

I certify that the said certificate referred to by the said
Eunice Collins in her said declaration was sent on by me on her said application for the balance of said pension to the pension office in Hartford Conn, -
Guilford Probate Court March 11th 1846
State of Connecticut New Haven County
Guilford Probate Court.
R. D Smith Judge

I Ralph D. Smith Judge of said Probate Court holden at
[illegible] Guilford on the 10th day of March, 1846 hereby certify that I was well acquainted with the said Daniel Collins the late husband of the said applicant Eunice Collins who has
subscribed the foregoing declaration for a pension, and I further certify that I am fully satisfied as to her identity that she is the widow of said deceased pensioner Daniel Collins
and that she still remains his widow and that he the said
Daniel Collins died on the 2nd day of June 1845.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and my seal of office of said Court of Guilford
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Daniel Collins and Eunice Rossiter both of Guilford were joined in marriage February Eleventh One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty nine
Daniel Collins Died June Secord one Thousand Eight Hundred and forty five aged Eighty Two years
H.W. Chittenden Town Clerk
---
I Henry W Chittenden Town Clerk of the town of Guilford in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut do hereby depose and say that the foregoing are true extracts from the records of the town with the exception of the dates which are expressed on the records of said town in fair legible figures as follows "Feby 11th 1789." and "June 2nd 1845 aged 82 years". I do further certify depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of said Guilford duly sworn & am the keeper of the record of said town and that the foregoing and above are true extracts from the records of said town as certified by me - I further certify depose and say that I am acquainted with the applicant for the foregoing pension who is now living in said Guilford and know that she is the same person who was the wife of the said Daniel Collins above named and is now his widow and further deponent saith not
Sworn and subscribed before me
H. W. Chittenden Town Clerk
Ralph D. Smith Judge of Guilford Probate Court

I Ralph D. Smith Judge of said Court of Probate hereby certify
that I am well acquainted with Henry W Chittenden who has sworn to & subscribed the foregoing certificate & that I know him to be town Clerk of the Town of Guilford
R D Smith Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford
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The pension certificate of the late Daniel Collins
is numbered 31.882. dated 8th Sept 1841 and signed by
Jno Bell [John Bell] Secretary of war and has been fowarded to Hartford Connecticut
Test R. D. Smith Judge as aforesaid

State of Connecticut
County of New Haven
J [judge] Guilford Probate Court
I Henry W Chittenden Clerk P. T of the said Court of
Probate holden at Guilford within & for the District of Guilford
in said County and State do hereby certify that Ralph
D. Smith is Judge of said Court duly qualified and sworn
and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are
all genuine
I the said Henry W Chittenden Clerk as aforesaid do
hereby further certify that the foregoing contains the
the original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of Eunice Callins widow of the late Daniel
Collins decd who was was a pensioner of the United States, for a pension in said Court of probate
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this 13th
day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Forty Six. H.W. Chittenden Clerk P.T.
[seal at bottom left]
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven } S.S. 
On this eleventh day of May A.D. 1853 personally appeared before me a Notary Public for said State Eunice Collins, aged eighty six years a resident of Guilford in the State of Connecticut, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Daniel Collins deceased, who was a Revolutionary pensioner. 
That said Daniel Collins was a private in the company commanded by Capt Stephen Hall which served in the U.S. Army during said war.
That her said husband was drafted at Guilford Conn. for the term of nine months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months, and was honorably discharged. 
That he was serving in said company at Tarrytown at the time of Andres execution.
She further states that she was married to the said Daniel Collins in Guilford on or about the eleventh day of February A.D. 1789 by Rev Mr. Bray a clergyman duly authorized to perform the ceremony of marriage, and that her name before her said marriage was Eunice Rossiter, that her said husband died at Guilford on the third day of June A.D. 1845 and that she is now a widow. 
That she is now receiving a pension of twenty dollars and 67 cents as widow of said Daniel Collins, commencing March 4 AD 1848, and
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she refers for further proof of service to the papers now on file at Washington, which show her to be a pensioner. 
That the said Daniel never received nor applied for any bounty land and that she has never made application for nor received any bounty land, under any Act of Congress. 
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3 1853
Eunice Collins
Mr. William R. Collins and Abraham Tibbals residents of Guilford in the state of Connecticut upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Eunice Collins in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 
William R. Collins
Abraham Tibbals
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim. 
Henry Peck Jr.
Notary Public
The Commission of Pensions will please forward the Warrant on the above Charles Robinson Esq.
New Haven Conn.
Eunice Collins
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven
On this 11th day of May A.D. 1833, before me the subscriber a Notary Public for said State personally appeared Benjamin Rossiter of Guilford whom I certify to be a credible witness, who being by me duly sworn according to lay, did depose and say;
That he is the clerk of the Congregational Church in North Guilford in the State of Connecticut and has in his custody the record of marriages of said Church.
on which said record there is the following entry, [illegible] " A.D. 1789
Daniel Collins and Eunice Rossiter both of Guildord were married Feb. 11th "
That the foregoing is a true extract from said record. Benjamin Rossiter Clerk
Sworn to and subscribed this
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11th day of May, A.D. 1833, before me, and I certify that I know that the said Benjamin Rossiter is Clerk of the Congregational Church in said North Guilford.
Henry Peck Jr.
Notary Public
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State of Connecticut
County of New Haven

On this 11th day of May, A.D. 1833, before me the subscriber a Notary Public for said State personally appeared William R Collins and Benjamin Rossiter of Guilford whom I certify to be credible witnesses who being by me duly sworn according to law did depose and say;
That they were for many years well acquainted with Daniel Collins of Guilford who was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and an U.S. Pensioner at the rate of twenty 67/100 dollars per annum for his services in said war, and also with Eunice Collins the widow of the said Daniel Collins.
That the said Daniel Collins and Eunice Collins are the identical persons named in the record a copy of which is contained in the affidavit of Benjamin Rossiter hereto attached;
That the said Daniel Collins and Eunice Collins ever after cohabited as man and wife and were publicly reputed to be husband and wife until his death;
That the said Daniel Collins
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died at Guilford Conn. on or about the third day of June A.D. 1845 leaving the said Eunice Collins his widow;
That the said Eunice Collins is now the widow of said Daniel Collins and is the identical person who has made the declaration hereto attached. 
William R. Collins
Benjamin Rossiter
Sworn to and subscribed this 11th day of May, A.D. 1833, before me
Henry Peck Jr.
Notary Public
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Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 17648
Eunice Collins 
widow of Daniel Collins
Pri Rev War
Act: Feb 2, 48
Index: Vol A, Page 150

[Arrangement of 1870]
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[PEMi???A 2 written over a 3 0 Feb, CA:
Boynton
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[unk] Leavenworth of Conn. made application to this Office for a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832, his claim was rejected & on the 15th of January 1845, his papers were sent to the Hon. S. Simmons. Ho: of Rep forth
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Daniel Collins
16104-160-55
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Gallipolis Sept 16th 1856

Hon Commissioner of Pensions

Sir,

Mr Lewis Newson of Gallipolis made an application for me for the pension due me as the widow of Daniel Collins about September 1854.

Daniel Collins my husband served seven years in the Revolutionary War from the State of Virginia.

Please inform me how the case stands.

Yours respectfully,

Betsy Jane Collins, her mark X

In presence of Lewis D. Place

P.S. Mr Collins served in Capt George Cloud's company, volunteered from Patrick Co, Va.- died in Mason Co Va-widow lives in Gullia Co [unk] direct in care of V M Ficon, Gallipolis
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[16 . 104]
[a penmanship mark, ie { or such
Nov Anis
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Stephen Hall
Dan Collins
May 1780
Waiter to Capt Hall
and remained about 2mos
and then joined  Capt
Chamberlain Co
7 Mo 7 days
Aug 6 in 81Peter Vail
Nov 14 1m0.
Apl 80 9 mo Col Smith . Capt Hall [{]
anunnd at home in Del
dec. Sept 1783
from 28 June to Dec 2nd 1780 5 mo 5 day
" " "
" " '
Ira Adkins
Eza Bishop    Capt Hall
Daniel Collins Chambelain
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[:::]

Danl Cooling  Nov 26. 6mo dis Dec 3rd '80
Cap Chambelain - Swift
Ira Adkin 3ys Jan 81
Cap Say . 
Col Butler
Ezra Bishop - Chambelain Co
Swift 26 Nov 6mo 13 [? Dec or Decd ?]
= 4'''''
5.2
5.6
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16  698
Connecticut 
Daniel Collins
Reject
Illit[erate] claimant
26 Sept 1833
a: Geo Griswold

Nov 25 1834
Settles to How N. N. Boordune
25 Aug 1841
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House of Representative Nov 19th
1846
DSirs
Herewith [????] After terms [??????]
you the papers of Eunice Collins were given to me
[???] for to examine them. I would add that Ralph
D Smith the Judge of Probate mentioned in {ink blot]
[ink blur known]  to me is a gentlemen of worth & respectability
Respectfully your
Hon J L Edwards    S H Hubbard
Pension Agent
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Daniel Collins
Conn
Jun 7 1832
Allan 6mos [??] days
pr $20.66 per
ano
Capt Chambelain,
COL Swift
Conn line
Hon W W Boardman
H R
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House of Reps 19 Aug 1841
Dear Sir
Since dispatching the papers of Mr. Collins asking for a pension, I have ascertained that the Hon Mr. Stuart of Illinois is acquainted with the character of William Collins, an important witness in the application, and I herewith forward enclosed his certificate, will you be good enough to cause it to be placed with the other papers, and considered with the respect is deserves.
Very respectfully 
Your Obt Serv
W.W. Boardman
J.L. Edwards Esq.
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Guildford Aug 30th 1840

Hon. W. W. Boardman

Dear Sir,

[unk] of the 27th present in just re'd enclosing in communication from the Commiss of Pension; I hasten to say that are may as well accept perhaps of the proposal of the Commiss- though we cannot see why the whole service claimed should not be allowed- and we will endeavor to make up the proof of the rest-part of the time hereafter. We think the proof of the service in the Company which under the command of Capt Hall may perhaps be proved from the files at Hartford- However as I said, we may perhaps [unk] doing any thins about the time not allowed and accept of the Certificate office for six months & six days as offered by the Commission-ar- we would be very much obliged to you if you will call on the Commiss & get the certificate prior to the 4th of Sept so that we may [unk] an & get the pension this fall as we may have to wait till the 4th of next March if it is not obtained by that time- we are under much obligation to you for the favors rendered for which you will receive our sincere thanks.

Yours truly,

R D Smith
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J L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
Sir
Please [???]  to be issue a warrant ┃
in favour of Daniel Collins agreeably, to your letter addressed 
dupro to me regarding that case as requested in the
within letter from R D Smith Esq from whom and
the papers in that case
Wm W Boardman
3 Sept 1841
⎬
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Wm. W. Boardman
M[??]
[Written sideways]
ct. Augst 20th 1841
Danl. Collings
aove proof
J. L. Edwards Esq'r
Comm Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Dr Sir,

Allow me to call your attention to the enclosed papers. The persons who appear as witnesses to wit David Baldwin, Nath'l Griffen, Joel Griffin, & R.D. Smith are personally known to me, and are men of irreproachable character and entitled to implicit confidence. The other witness William Collins lives in Illinois & I do not know him.

Yours,
Wm. W. Boardman

19 August 1841
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Washington City
August 18, 1851

I have no personal acquaintance with Mr. Wm. Collins of Collinsville Madison County but i know him well by reputation. He is a man of high character and I should [unk] the utmost [unk] in any statements which he should make.

Your obt sevt

John T Stuart

Hon. Mr Boardman
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No. 12576

Eunice Collins
widow of Daniel
Con
act 7 July 1838
Rejected, husband died 2d June 1845

[unk] 17 June 1844
6 mos 6 days for $20 per ann

from 2d June 1845
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War Department
Pension Office
September 9, 1833 

{served up by R D Smith Clerk}

Sirs

Your claim to a pension under the Act of 7th June 1832 has been rejected. A man by the name of Daniel Coolings enlisted and served in a different company of Swift's Regiment from what stated by you about five months in 1780. Was the name identified to be yours the whole amount of actual service satisfactorily established would not be 6 months.
But upon the facts alleged it cannot be taken that the service was performed by you and the regulations as to proof, not being compiled with no alternative is left but the reflection of the claim. The papers are placed on file.

I am respectfully your obeat servant

J. L. Edward
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Letter from Pension Office

Commis of Pensions

Mr Daniel Collins
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Gad Asher, a soldier of the Revolution, of the age of twenty six years, residing the town of North Bradford, New Haven County, State of Connecticut being duly cautioned and sworn deposes and says, in addition to and more particular than his former deposition in the case of Daniel Collins, that at the time said Daniel Collins joined the army at Nelsons Point, he the said Asher was waiter to Col. Heman Swift the commander of the Regiment, that he was acquainted with the said Collins before his arrival which was in the fore part of the month of April 1780 and perfectly remembers conversing with the said Collins who told him that he was drafted for nine months, he also remembers that said Collins served as waiter to Capt Stephen Hall, who was Collins' fellow townsman, and he always understood that the said Collins served out the term he was drafted for, he always went by the name of Daniel Collins in the army and else where.

Gad Asher his mark X

County of New Haven
North Branford October 7th 1834

Personally appeared Gad Asher the signer of above Deposition and after having been duly cautioned to speak the whole truth made oath to it before me.

Sam'l W Dudley Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Deponent Gad Asher is to me personally known and is a credible witness.
Sam'l W Dudley Justice of Peace
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Ira Kimberly being duly cautioned and sworn, deposes and says, that she is of age of sixty nine years was born and has always resided in North Guilford Town of Guilford New Haven County and is personally acquainted with Daniel Collins, and can well recollect the fact of his being drafted about the last of March 1780 for a nine months service in company with a number of others from Capt Augustus Collins muster roll, and that he marched to join the army about the first of April next following, said Daniel Collins returned in December, and from the relation of others as well as his own, he believes he served out his time faithfully and was honorably discharges, and is entitled to the reward which his Country has given to the surviving soldiers of the Revolution.
Ira Kimberly

New Haven County. North Guilford October 23 1839 personally appeared Ira Kimberly the signer of the above Deposition, and after having been duly cautioned to speak the truth, made oath to it before me.
Saml W Dudley Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Deponent Ira Kimberly is to me personally known, and is a credible witness
Saml W Dudley Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with me David Collins the claimant & knew him to be a credible man & have always understood from common report that he was a revolutionary soldier & also that I am well acquainted with the witness Timothy Rossiter, Samuel Bartlett, & Ira Kimberly & known them to be credible men.
Zolva Whitmore Minister of the [unk]

Hon Guilford Oct 25 1834
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Deacon Timothy Rossiter being duly cautioned and sworn, deposes and says that he is of the age of eighty years, was born and has always resided in the Parish of North Guilford, Town of Guilford, County of New Haven, State of Connecticut, and that he was well acquainted from childhood with Daniel Collins, who was in 1780 a private in Capt Augustus Collins Company in North Guilford and knew him well at the time he was drafted in the latter part of March 1780, and well remembers the fact, that the Draft was for nine months and that the said Daniel Collins with a number of other soldiers who were drafted at the same time, and from the same company, very soon marched to join the Army and that Mr said Collins returned home late in the fall or beginning of winter- and the Deponent further says, that he has often heard him [unk] what took place in the Army-that he was waiter to Capt Stephen Hall, three months, and then went in to the ranks and did the duty of a common soldier under Capt Hall, he also says that he believes the said Collins to be a man of truth and veracity, and that he has always placed full confidence in the relations which he has made and the other soldiers who accompanied the said Collins spoke well of him as good and faithful soldier who was honorably discharged at the end of the service.

Timothy Rossiter

North Guilford, New Haven County October 23d 1834
Personally appeared  Timothy Rossiter the signer of the above deposition and after having been duly cautioned to speak the truth, made oath to it before me.
Saml W Dudley Justice of the Peace
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Samuel Bartlett being duly cautioned and sworn deposes and says that he is the age of seventy three years was born in the Parish of North Guilford, Town of Guilford, New Haven County, and has lived there until the present time, that he has been well acquainted with Daniel Collins from a child, having lived in the same school district, and was neighbor and can well remember the time and year that the said Daniel Collins was drafted to join the Continental Army, at West point as a private soldier for the term of nine months. He with a number of others were drafted near the last of March 1780 from the muster roll of Capt Augustus Collins, said Daniel Collins marched to join the army the first of April the same year, and was gone the term of time he  was drafted for. From his own account, and the account of the other soldiers who went from North Guilford, the deponent has no doubt but that he performed the above service in the Continental Army as a good and faithful soldier. Also the said Samuel Bartlett further deposes and says that he the said Bartlett was with the above named Daniel Collins a part of the time that said Collins was called to do duty on guard in Guilford and can testify to his service at a number of different times, amounting as he should think to a full month. This was before he went into the army at West Point.

Samuel Bartlett

New Haven County, North Guilford October 23d 1834, personally appeared Samuel Bartlett the signer of the above deposition and after having been duly cautioned to speak the truth made oath to it before me.

Saml W Dudley Justice of the Peace
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State of Connecticut
New Haven Guilford
Probate District

I Ralph D Smith [unk] of the Probate Court for the District of Guilford hereby certify that Samuel W Dudley Esq is & has been from the 6th day of June AD 1834 a Justice of Peace for said New Haven County duly commissioned & sworn & that full faith and credit are to be given to his official acts as such.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Probate Court this 3d day of November AD 1834.
Attest Ralph D Smith
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County
Guilford Nov 3, 1834

Sir

Mr. Daniel Collins of said Guilford whose declaration for a pension is on file in your office, has this day called on me, with the communication rec'd from you dated Sept 26th 1833, informing him of the rejection of his claim, which information when rec'd was not satisfactory by the Court through which his application was made being unable to inform him what course to persue, not knowing what order the department had adopted in relation to a case once rejected. He therefore delayed a renewal of his application until this time. During the interval he has procured such further evidence of his services as has been in his power, and which I now at his request transmit to the Dept together with your communication alluded to. Mr Collins also desires me to express to you his surprise that the Department should have undertaken to identify the name of Daniel Coolings with that of Daniel Collins, insomuch as no Daniel Coolings was ever known to have resided in Guilford. Whereas Daniel Collins was born & bred and has always resided in Guilford, and further that Collins was drafted & served nine months in Huntingtons Brigade, Swift's Reg't & in Capt Stephen Hall's Company. Whereas Coolings you say entered & served five months and in a different Compy. Now then he wants to enquire an Daniel Coolings be Daniel Collins. Believing that a [unk] of his case, together
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with the additional proof, herewith forwarded, will satisfy the Dept that he is entitled to a pension. He earnestly requests that a review of his case may be had, and that it may receive as early attention as is consistent with the business of the Deponent.
He is not informed in what particular the regulations of the Dept have not been complied with.

Very respectfully I am Sir your obt servt,

Geo. Griswold
late Clerk of Probate Court

J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
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J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C.
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Payment to be made at Hartford by H Goodwin Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of Connecticut
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office, in Book D, Vol 1, Page 79

Uell Stewart Clerk
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County

Town of Guilford Probate Court for Guilford District in said County on this 30th day of September AD 1848 personally appeared before the probate court for said district of Milford in said County Eunice Collins a resident of said Milford aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress Feb 2 1848 granting pension to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Daniel Collins of said Milford who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. That she is the identical person who drew a pension under the act of Congress of 17th June 1844 on reward of the Revolutionary service of her said late husband at the rate of twenty 67/100 dollars per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow.

Eunice Collins

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year first above written before me Ralph D Smith Judge of Court.

Alethe R Collins

State of Connecticut New Haven County, Milford Probate Court
I Ralph D Smith Judge of said Court of Probate for the District of Milford do hereby certify that Eunice Collins the above declarant I personally known to me as the widow and pensioner as by her above stated . In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand at said Milford this 30th day of September 1848.

Ralph D Smith Judge
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County
Milford Probate Court

I, R. S. Smith clerk P.J. of the Probate Court oif the District of Milford in the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Ralph D Smith Esq is Judge of said County of Probate duly commissioned and qualified and that his commission was dated on the 6th day of June AD 1848 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1849 and that is signature as within written are all genuine.

I further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Eunice Collins for a pension. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 6th day of November 1848.

R. S. Smith Clerk P.J.
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County
Town of Milford

Probate Court for Milford District in said County on this 30th day of September AD 1848 personally appeared before the probate court for said District of Milford in said County, Eunice Collins a resident of said Milford aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress Feb 2 1848 granting the widows of Daniel Collins of said Milford who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. That she is the identical person who drew a pension under the act of Congress of 17 June 1844 on account of the Revolutionary service of her said late husband at the rate of twenty 67/100 dollars per annum. She further states that she is still a widow.
Eunice Collins

Sworn to & subscribed to the day and year first written before me.
Ralph D Smith Judge of Court
Alethe R Collins

State of Connecticut New Haven County, Milford Probate Court I Ralph D Smith Judge of said Court of Probate for the District of Milford do hereby certify that Eunice Collins the above declarant is personally known to me as the widow and pensioner as by her above stated. In witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand at said Milford this 30th day of September 1848.

Ralph D Smith Judge
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War Department.
Widow's Pension.
I certify that in conformity with the act of June 17, 1844, Eunice Collins, widow of Daniel Collins, who was a private, and died on the 2nd day of June, 1845 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of twenty dollars and sixty-seven cents per annum, commencing on the 2nd June, 1845, and terminating on the 4th of March, 1848, unless the Pensioner shall marry or die before the last mentioned date; in which [illegible] Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States, 
this 26th day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and forty six.
W.L. Marcy
Secretary of War.
[illegible] Countersigned.
JL Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
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132,193
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New Haven May 12th 1833
Hhttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngon. L.P. Waldo
Comm or Pensions
Dear Sir,
Herewith I forward the application of Mrs. Eunice Collins and Guilford wife of Daniel Collins a Rev Pen for Bounty Land under the Act of Mar 3rd 1833.
She is a respectable lady whom I know to be the individual she describes herself to be. 
Should any further evidence be required, please let me be informed, and when to Warrant is issued, please let it be forwarded to me. 
Very Respectfully,
[illegible]
Charles Robinson
New Haven
Connt
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162 
CONNECTICUT

Eunice Collins
widow of Daniel Collins 
who was a private
in the Connecticut Line


Inscribed on the Roll at the ate of 20 dollars 67 cents per annum, to commence on the 2d of June 1845.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of March 1846 and sent to Hon. S D Hubbard
HR

[Act of June 17, 1844]

Recorded in Book D Vol, 1 Page 79
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[top center - wax seal and ribbon]
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Penssions [pensions]
Direct to R D Smith Guilford
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State of Connecticut
Probate District of Milford
Town of Milford

On this 13th day of August AD 1841 personally appeared in open Court before Court of Probate for said District of Milford, Daniel Collins of said town of Milford in said District in New Haven County & said State of Connecticut aged seventy seven years on the 25th day of September 1840 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress papers Feb 7th 1832.

That he was born, and always resided in said Milford, that on the 7th day of May 1780, as he thinks, he was drafted at said Milford as a recruit for the army, that Ira Adkins & Ezra Bishop of North Point of said Guilford were drafted at the same time, that they set out to join the army on the Hudson River immediately after, that they waited a day or two at New Haven for other recruits to come on & then proceeded to Nelsons Point, where they were attached to the several companies of the army, then stationed at that place, nearly opposite to West point, that he, with said Adkins & Bishops, were annexed to a company then commanded by Captain Stephen Hall of said Milford, belonging to Swift's Regiment & Huntington's brigade in which service the applicant acted as waiter to Captain Stephen Hall, that he remained about two months in this service when said Capt Hall was transferred to the light Infantry 7 he went with him and continued about one week, as he should think, when with the consent of Captain Hall, he went back to the army and joined the same company to which he had formerly belonged which was commanded then by Capt Chamberlain who succeeded Captain Hall, that there were the
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same soldiers in the company as there had been before under Captain Hall. That Elijah Stannard, then of the east part of Milford, joined the same company about the same time, that he continued in the service on the River, and in New Jersey until he was discharged, that he was at Orangetown, time at [unk] in New Jersey, that he was in no engagement with the British, and was discharged early in December of the same year, and returned home after having been out about seven months and seven days,  he returned as nearly as he can ascertain about four days after he was discharged which was early on December.

The next year, in the autumn of 1781, he enlisted into the guards raised by the State and kept at Milford for the defense of the coast, never Guilford, under Captain Peter Vail, that he enlisted on the 14tth day of November 1781, and continued in service, at [unk] Head, near said Guilford in constant service for one month, the term of his enlistment, until the 14th day of December 1781, when he was discharged having completed the term of his enlistment, that he lived with his father at that time in the North Parish of Guilford and was about 11 miles from home during said service & continued there until he returned home, that he had annexed a copy of the pay roll of Captain Pete Vail's Company in which the names of his officers and the times of his enlistments & the full term of his service appears. 

That in 1834 he applied to the Pension office for a pension through the Court of Probate for the district of Guilford that at that time he could not prove the service under Captain Pete Vail at his pay roll was not then to be found, that same discrepancy appeared at that time from the circumstances
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that in 1834 he applied to the Pension office for a pension through the Court of Probate for the district of Guilford, that at that time he could not prove the service under Captain Pete Vail as his pay roll was not then to be found, that same discrepancy appeared at that time from the circumstances that he claimed for service under a draft into Captain Halls company with said Adkins & Bishop for eight or nine months where at in appeared that from Captain Chamberlains roll there was a service of only between 5 & six months under him. He thinks that is the department will examine the roll of the same company while under Captain Stephen Hall they will find that he served in the same company two months under Capt Hall before he was transferred to the Light Infantry and before apt Chamberlain came into command of the company. He would refer the department to the proofs of his service previously sent on to the department t prove his service under Capt Hall & subsequently under Captain Chamberlain, the department  seems to have had no doubt but that a slight mis-spelling of the name of applicant in the pay roll of Captain Chamberlain was intended for the applicant as they say such mis-spellings are common in pay rolls, under the circumstances he thinks the department will not hesitate to give his case a re-hearing in his old age and allows him
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a share of the benefit which are allowed to his fellow soldiers. The testimony of Gad Asher and Elijah Stannard was annexed to the papers previously sent on and which are now on file in the department. Mr Stannard is still living but Asher is dead.

There appears also to have been a slight mistake in the statement that Daniel Meigs was Sergeant of Captain Halls Company, that should have been Nathan Meigs, and Daniel Meigs was sergeant under Capt Pete Vail in the coast service, this is a mistake in not putting the right christian name to the right term of service which is certainly of little importance, Nathan Meigs was sergeant under Capt Hall & Chamberlain & David Meigs was sergeant under Capt Peter Vail.

He hereby relinquishes any claim to whatever to any pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not in the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Daniel Collins

Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid, before me.

Joel Tuttle Judge of the Court of Probate District of Guilford

New Haven County, Probate Court for the District of Milford
State of Connecticut

We Daniel Baldwin rector of St Johns Church in said Milford and a clergyman of he Episcopal Church residing in said Guilford and Nathaniel Griffing residing in said Guilford, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Collins who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and that we believe he is reputed and believed on the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
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hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Collins who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration and that we believe him to be seventy seven 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 & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

David Baldwin Rector of St johns Church
Nathl Griffing Guilford

in open court
attest R D Smith Clerk

And the said [unk] do hereby declare that they have for a long time known Mr Daniel Collins who has subscribed the foregoing declaration, that he has always sustained an impeachable character in every point of view and we unhesitatingly declare our opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that he the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court certifies that the Rev David Baldwin who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in said Guilford and that Judge Griffing who has also signed the same is a resident in said Guilford & is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.

Joel Tuttle Judge
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We have hereto also annexed the deposition of William Collins of Collinsville Illinois, and of said Guilford to the general fact, that his brother Daniel Collins now of Guilford served as he states some eight or nine months in the revolutionary service. There seems also that some discrepancy exists in the name on the roll in Captain Chamberlains Company with that of the applicant the name there being Collings or Daniel Coolings as the department formerly stated, the company it seems was raised principally from this vicinity and commanded by Captain Hall of this town originally; & otherwise [unk] in part at least from this town , so that there can be little doubt for that of the applicant Daniel Collins & the court would state explicitly that no persons of the name of lockings except as the name may have been corrupted from Collins ever lived in this vicinity.

I Ralph D Smith Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Collins from said Guilford for a pension and that the signatures purporting to be  by Joel Tuttle Esq, Judge of tis Court and all the other signatures foregoing are made in court and are all genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 14th day of August AD 1841.

Ralph D Smith Clerk of said Court of Probate
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The foregoing are the original proceedings ,I
should perhaps have stated, except that an
application was sent on Washington & is
now in file of the Pension department which
application was made in1836
Ralph D. Smith Clerk
of [??] Court
It is believed the original pay roll of Captn
Peter Vaill was sent on with the papers of Mr
James Davis though we are not certain
RD Smith
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I, William Collins of the town of Collinsville, County of Madison and State of Illinois, of the age of seventy nine years being duly cautioned and sworn, depose and say that Daniel Collins of Guilford, New Haven County, State of Con. who now applies for a pension was drafted at Guilford in May 1779 or 1780 not positively recollected which of the two years, that he lived with me in my mother's family at sd [said] Guilford when he was so drafted that he was out in the service during the full term of eight months and returned home the first part of January of the following year. I was at my mother's family when sd [said] Daniel Collins so returned and well recollect the circumstance. And further the deponent saith not.
State of Illinois
Madison County
At Collinsville this fifth day of May A.D. 1840
Then personally appeared before me, Aaron Small, Justice of the Peace for the county of Madison, the above named William Collins, who has made and subscribed the foregoing depositions and who is well known to me as a man of truth and veracity and made solemn oath to the truth of the same on the day and year last aforesaid
Given under my hand and seal
[signed] Aaron Small Justice of the Pease in and for said County
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State of Illinois
Madison County ss.
I, Wm. Tyler Brown, Clerk of the County Commisioners' Court and ex officio Recorder of Civil Commissioner of Madison County, state of Illinois, Do Herby Certify, that Aaron Small who made and signed the foregoing Certificates to Depo[sition - last part of work obscured] was on the 5th day of May A.D. 1840 and now is a Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid, duly elected, commissioned and qualified; and that full faith and credit are due, and of right should be given his acts as such. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, and caused the seal of said court to be hereunto affixed. Done at Edwardsville, this 20th day of May A.D. 1840
Wm T. Brown Clerk
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County ss.
Probate Court Sept 5 1832
Be it remembered that on the day and year aforesaid Personally appeared before ne Reuben Elliott Judge of Probate for Guilford District Gad Asher a colored man belonging to North Branford personally known to me to be a credible witness and being duly sworn on his oath declares and says that he was in service of the United States in year 1780 and belonged to Capt Stephen Halls company and was stationed at the Highland on Plymouth Reiver was waiter to Col Swift and that Daniel Collins was waiter to Capt Hall at the same time and he often see said Collins while in sd [said] service and that he understood at the time said Collins was drafted into the service for nine months and further deponent saith not..
his X mark Gad Asher
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Reuben Elliott Judge of Probate
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I George Griswold Clerk of the Court of Probate for Guilford District in New Haven County do hereby certify that Reuben Elliott who who has taken and signed the forgoing depositions is the Judge of the Probate Court for Guilford District and that the signatures are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office the 5th day of September 1832.
George Griswold Clerk
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State of Connecticut
New Haven County ss.
Probate Court Guilford District
Personally appeared in open Court Elijah Stannard of West Brook and under oath declares and says that he was detached to serve in the Army of the U States under Capt Stephen Hall in the year 1780 I joined the Army at Orange Town in the State of New Jersey sometime in August or Sept the same year and served in the army til the month of December following and was then discharged and while in served he was tent mate with Daniel Collins a private soldier in sd Capt Halls Company and that sd [said] Collins with Capt Halls Company was stationed at Sotoway in the State of New Jersey and that he left the company before our time of service expired and that when he left sd company said Collins belonged to said company and did duty thereon and further the deponent saith not 
[signed] Elijah Stannard
[interlineated] June 28 80 [illegible]
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We Jared Dudley and Samuel Bartlett (both of Guilford) hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Collins who has made application for a pension and we believe him to be 69 years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
[signed] Jared Dudley
Samuel Bartlett
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me George Griswold Clerk of Probate Court and Justice of Peace
By request of the Applicant
G. Griswald
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[left margin from bottom to top] Act [illegible] 7/81 Rella-Lay [illegible June 26 80 Sieft Cha[illegible] Ad
Daniel Collins Declaration
[illegible writing may be transfer from another page]
At a Court of Probate held at the Probate office in Guilford inn the District of Guilford, New Haven County State of Connecticut June 14th 1833
Present Reuben Elliott Esq Judge
George Griswold Clerk
W. Daniel Collins of sd Guilford who has made the foregoing Declaration appeared in Court this day and in Order to amend said declaration does on his oath further declare and say in reform to objection sixth that in the year 1780 when he joined the army at Nelsons front on the north river in Capt Stephen Halls Company the company was attached to Col. South Reg't and to Gen'l Huntington Brigade and was under the instruction and drilling of Baron Steubin. I served out [strike out "my"] the term [strike out "of enlistment"] for which I was drafted viz nine months. In regard to obj 14th he states that he knows of no person living who can testify to his full term of service, or any one who can testify further than those whose depositions are attached hereto as it respects my term of service at Guilford 1779 at [illegible] head I volunteered and served one month for which I never rec'd any pay.
[signed] Daniel Collins
Sworn and subscribed the day and year before the Court.
Attest
George Griswold Clerk
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Court of Probate, District of Guilford June 7th 1833
Present - Reuben Elliott Judge Personally appeared Daniel Collins of sd Guilford who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of time he served but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mention before and in the following grades viz For ten months I served as a private soldier and for such service I claim a pension.
[signed] Daniel Collins
Sworn to and  subscribed the the Day and Year aforesaid before me
[signed] Reuben Elliott Judge