Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,785, for Philip Squier, Connecticut
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SERVICE   Conn.
Squier, Philip
or Squirr
NUMBER   S. 36,785
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3604  
Connecticut Roll
Philip Squire, 
Capt Hull
Private 
Connecticut line 
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th of October 1818 and sent to Judge Swift 
Windham Connt 
Arrears to 4th of September 1818 - 39.47 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar. 1819. 48.
4 Months 32
28/30 7:46:6
$87.47
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} 
1 year 
Ashford, Windham Ct
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1889 July 3d Mrs Sophia Pratt, not Prior, entitled to pension
Date of death not on AB [agency book]
Notification sent July 3 1820
David E. Bolles Esq
Windham Ct
Geo J. Smith Jany 19 / 58
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Philip Squires
Application
No 3,604
Issued 13 Octo 1818
(March 1819)
Continue
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District of Connecticut, ss. 
At a Special Court of Common Pleas, holden at Pomfret within and for the County of Windham in said district – 
On this 21st day of June A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record for the County aforesaid, [Having the power of fine and imprisonment.]  Philip Squier of Ashford in said County aged Sixty three years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, viz: That he enlisted for the term of One Year on the - day of November in the year 1775 in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain William Hull in the regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Webb in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until January 7th 1777 when he was discharged from the said service in the in the State of New York.  
I am a Pensioner under the Act of Congress 18th March 1818. I applied therefor 7th April 1818, the number of certificate 3.604.  I am well except occasional stiffness in my neck.  I have a wife aged 53 years in usual health & a daughter Sarah aged 10 years in good health, tho of a weak constitution. 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me; nor have I any income.  
Philip Squier
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Sworn to and declared on the 21 day of June A. D. 1820, before the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Windham, in the district of Connecticut. 
Attest David C. Bolles Clerk. 
I David C. Bolles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Windham, in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & oath are truly copied from the records of the said Court; 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 24th day of Jane A. D. 1820. 
David C. Bolles 
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Windham County
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Z. Swift, Esq. Judge. 
Philip Squire [Squier]
admitted 
Not on the Connecticut rolls. The testimony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons proving the service, as stated in the declaration of the applicant is required in lieu thereof.
See also the endorsement in the case of Benjamin Bagbee.
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I Philip Squire of Ashford in the County of Windham and District of Connecticut now a resident Citizen of the United States do depose declare and say that I enlisted into the Continental army in November in the 1775 in the Regiment commanded by Col Charles Webb, and of the Company commanded by Captain William Hull for the term of one year, that I joined the Continental Army at Cambridge, and after the enemy evacuated Boston I went to New York,  and was in the battles in New York, at Harlaem, and at White plains and was discharged January 1st 1777 at Fish Kill by Col Webb, having served a longer time then I was enlisted for, owing to the peculiar circumstances of the army.  That my house has been burned and my discharge burned in it. And I do further depose declare and say that I am sixty one years of age without property and from my reduced circumstances need the assistance of my country for my support.   
Dated Windham the 7th day of April AD 1818 
Philip Squier
State of Connecticut   Windham April 7th 1818 
Personally appeared before me Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut  Philip Squier  Subscriber to the foregoing declaration and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.   
Attest Zephaniah Swift
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I Caleb Hendee of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do testify and say that I was in the Continental Army in the year 1776, that I have always been acquainted with Philip Squier within named - and that I can say for my personal knowledge he was a soldier in the Connecticut line of the Continental army in the year 1776 and that I saw him in the service in the City of New York and further this deponent saith not.   
Dated at Windham the 7th day of April 1818 
Caleb Hendee 
State of Connecticut Windham April 9th 1818 
Personally appeared before me Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut Lieutenant Caleb Hendee subscriber to the foregoing deposition and made oath to the truth of the same.   
Attest Zephaniah Swift 
Whereas it appears to my satisfaction from the within declaration of the within named Philip Squier and from the above deposition of Lieutenant Caleb Hendee, that the said Philip Squier served in the revolutionary war against the common enemy for more than one year in the Connecticut line of the Continental army as he hath testified in the within declaration.   
I do therefore certify and transmit to the Secretary of the department in the aforesaid testimony pursuant to an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war.  
Certified by Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut 
Whereas it appears to my satisfaction from the within declaration of the within named Philip Squier and from the above deposition of Caleb Hendee, and from the additional depositions of James Bugbee and Eleazer Owen that the said Philip Squier served in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy for more than one year in the Connecticut line of the Continental army as he has testified in the within declaration, and it appearing to my satisfaction on due enquiry that the said Philip Squier is in reduced and indigent circumstances and needs the assistance of his Country for his support, I therefore certify and transmit to the Secretary of the Department of war the aforesaid testimony pursuant to an act of Congress in such case provided.
Certified by Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut
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I James Bugbee of Ashford in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do testify and say that I am well acquainted with the within named Philip Squire [Squier], that I was personally knowing to his enlisting into the continental army in November 1775 in the company commanded by Capt William Hull, and Regiment commanded by Col Charles Webb for the term of one year, as I enlisted at the same time with him in the same company that I was knowing to his continuing with the Continental army as stated in the foregoing declaration till the month of August following, when I left the company and joined a regiment of Rangers commanded by Col Thomas Knowlton and I afterwards saw him a number of times with the army between that time and the 16th day of November following when I was taken a Prisoner at Fort Washington.   
Dated at Windham the 3d day of July AD 1818 
James Bugbee
Sworn to before Zephaniah Swift, Chief Judge of the Superior Court  
I Eleazer Owen of Belchertown in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and say that the above named Philip Squire [Squier] enlisted into the continental army November 1775 in the Company commanded by Capt William Hull in the Regiment commanded by Col Charles Webb for the term of one year, that I enlisted into the same Company the same time with him, and was knowing to his continuing with the Continental army as he has stated in the foregoing declaration till he was discharged about the first day of January 1777. 
Dated at Windham the 31 day of August 1818 
Elezer Owen 
Sworn to before Zephaniah Swift Chief Judge of the Superior Court
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February 12, 1935
BA-J/EEL 
Amos Curtis -  S. 36488 
Ephraim Squier -R. 10026 
Philip Squier - S.36785 
Honorable Clarence E. Hancock 
House of Representatives 
Washington, D.C. 
My dear Mr. Hancock: 
Reference is made to your letter of February 6, with which you enclosed a memorandum from Mr. Harlow D. Curtis,  Bg. 112, Manlius, New York, descriptive of the Revolutionary War soldiers whose records he desires. 
The Revolutionary War records do not show a claim for pension on file based upon service of an Elias Squire, or other spelling. The records of Amos Curtis, Ephraim Squier and Philip Squier, described by Mr. Curtis, are given herein as found in the claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War. 
Amos Curtis S. 36488 
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Amos Curtis are not shown.  
He enlisted at Farmington, Connecticut, about April 1, 1776, and was discharged January 31, 1778, having served a part of his term of service as a private in Captain William Judd's Company, Colonel Samuel Wyllys' Connecticut Regiment. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 1, 1819, at which time he was aged sixty-seven years and resided in Farmington, Connecticut. 
He died March 31, 1821, place not shown. There are no data as to soldier's family.
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Ephraim Squier R. 10026 
Ephraim Squier or Squire, son of Philip and Elizabeth, was born February 9, 1747 or 1748, at Ashford, Connecticut. 
While residing at said Ashford, Ephraim Squier or Squire marched to Charlestown, Massachusetts, April 20, 1775, in Captain Thomas Knowlton's Connecticut Company, and enlisted and served until in June, 1775, when he enlisted and served as follows:
From June, 1775 until in July, 1775, in Captain Callender's Company, Colonel Gridley's Massachusetts regiment, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill; from in July, 1775, until September 7, 1775, Captain Abner Pomeroy's Company, Colonel Fellows' Massachusetts Regiment: from them in Captain Scott's Company, Colonel Enos' Connecticut regiment until in November, 1775; from then until March 3, 1776, in Captain Pomeroy's Massachusetts Company; from April 1, 1776, three months in Captain Handy or Hendee's Company, Colonel McClellan's Connecticut regiment; from August 15, 1776, three months in same company in Colonel Experience Storrs' Connecticut regiment; from in November, 1776, three months in same company and regiment; from September 4, 1777, two months as orderly sergeant in Captain Isaac Stone's Company, Colonel Jonathan Lattimer 's Connecticut Regiment, and was in the second battle of Stillwater. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 24, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Ashford, Connecticut.  
He died at said Ashford, August 17, 1841. 
The soldier married December 31, 1778, at Ashford, Connecticut, Priscilla Sibley. 
He died August 22, 1842, leaving the following children: 
Ethan Squire in 1846, lived at Gaines, New York. 
John W. Squire 
Joel Squire 
Polly Eaton. 
A grandson, George Squire, lived in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1845, the names of his parents are not shown. 
There are no further family data.
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Philip Squier S. 36785 
The date and place of birth of Philip Squire or Squier are not shown nor are the names of his parents stated. 
Philip Squire or Squier enlisted at Cambridge, in Massachusetts, 1 November, 1775, and served as a private in Captain William Hull's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment. He was in the battles of Harlem and White Plains and served until January 1, 1777. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 7, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-one years and resided in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut. 
In 1820, he stated that his wife the aged fifty-three years and his daughter, Sarah, was aged ten years. He did not give his wife's name nor the date of their marriage. 
There are no further family data. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Philip Squire or Squier (S.36785), application should be made to the Comptroller General, General accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data: 
Philip Squire 
Certificate No. 3604 
Issued October 13, 1818 
Rate 8 per month 
Commenced April 7, 1818 
act of March 18, 1818 
Connecticut agency.  
Very truly yours A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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New Petersburg, O. Dec. 7th 1857  
To the Honorable Commissioner of the Pension Office, 
Sir; It is with some reluctance that I ask this favor of your honor, to give me some clue or knowledge as to Gemima Squiers, a widow of the late Philip Squiers, who died in the year of 1847, at Eastford, or Ashford Connecticut, and she was a former wife, of one Mr. Whitehouse a Revolutionary soldier, and was a pensioner, and after Mr. Whitehouses death,  Gemima  Whitehouse, after the death of Whitehouse, married for her next husband Mr. Philip Squiers, a soldier of the war of 1812, and a Pensioner.   
Sir:- the object I have in writing to you this letter is to obtain some clue or knowledge of Gemima Squiers, a mother of mine, I have written to her once or twice at Ashford, and also to the Post Master, I do not get any answers from either of them, I was in the late war with Mexico, I was at home once since, I came from Mexico,
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But I am a long way from home, so I take this method of writing to you, to get some Clue of her, if she is still a living, and draws a pension, from either of these men, Philip Squiers or Whitehouse, and whether Gemima Squiers, of Ashford Ct. has drawn her land, or not, 
I am Gemima’s Sun of her first husband.   So you will see that I am not a sum, of either Whitehouse, or Squiers, so therefore I do not expect any benefit from her pension, or her land, But still I would like to know other she is still living, and still gets a pension or not.
If your Honor; will take the necessary trouble and time, to give due attention to this matter of my mothers claims, rather she or her husband heirs, has made her or their claims have in attended to by any person or persons, Pleaes State you will give me the satisfied information of the matter, I will be indebted to you, for your trouble.  
To the Honorable Commissioner of the Department of the Interior of the Pension Office, Washington, D.C.
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Sir, I am very Respectfully Your Obt servant, 
George J. Smith, 
Late of the eight regiment of Infantry 
U. S. A. 
P.S.  My Post office, Address is 
New Petersburg Highland Co, O.  
You will pleas to excuse the writer of this epistle, for I think your Honor; can give the required information as to the person in question, 
Respectfully yours Soldier of the late war with Mexico
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36785 
Revy  INVALID. 
File No. 36785 
Philip Squire 
Pri Rev war 
Act: 18 March 18" 
Index: - Vol. 2 Page 408 
[Arrangement of 1870] 
1922 Aug 18 Hist to Mrs. Chester E May MMHF 
1925, Mch. 21. Hist to Marion L. Holden   AWF
1935 Feb 12. Hist to Hon Clarence E Hancock for Mr Harlow D. Curtis Letter in case Amos Curtis S. 36488.   EEL
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[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 14 1925
Dept of Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Dear Sir will you please send wife a copy of the Pension of Jacob Phillips Rhode Island but received a pension at N.Y. had service on Schooner "Eagle", Capt Monry Potter, Master, Prov. R. I.  April 30, 1777 in Revolutionary War.  
Very truly yours  
(Miss) Marion L. Holden 
108 Grove St Putnam Conn
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also pension of Philip Squire No S. 36785
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 14 1925
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Dear Sir 
Will you kindly send me copy of the pension paper of Philip Squire of Ashford, Conn, Born 1757 I think 
Yours very truly 
Mrs Chester E. May 
East Woodstock Conn,
 June 19 - 1922
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE F JUNE 28 1922
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Athol Mass June 28th 1889 
Mr James Tanner 
Sir 
My Father was a pensioner of the old revolutionary war And as I am the only one that is left of the family all the children dead but myself, I would like to know if I can draw a pension on him.   I am an old lady and very feeble and all most blind and if there is any thing for me I would like it, people lett me there is now what ever you
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wish to know please to write at once and I will answer at and my father went from Conn. He fought at Bunker Hill his name was Philip Squiers.  I will enclose a Stamp for reply. I feel very anxious about it.   
Yours in haste 
Please address Mrs Sophia Pratt Box 751 Athol Mass
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE JUN 23 1889
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Rev. and 1812 War Section. AWF  
March 26, 1925. 
Marion L. Holden 
103 Grove St 
Putnam, Conn. 
Madam: 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 36785, it appears that Philip Squire or Squier enlisted in November 1775 and was a private in Captain William Hull's Company, Colonel Charles Webb's Connecticut Regiment, he was in the battles of Harlem and White Plains and served until January 1, 1777. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 2, 1818, while a resident of Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, aged sixty-one years. 
In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, aged fifty- three years, but did not give her name, and to a daughter Sarah, aged ten years. There is no further family data on file. 
Respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington D. C. , 19 –
MMHF
S. 36785
In reply to your request of – received – for a statement of the military history of    Philip Squier or Squire a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow’s) application for pension on file in this bureau.  
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT   Nov 1775    LENGTH OF SERVICE   Jan 1 1777  RANK.  Pvt.   OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  Captain William Hull, Colonel Charles Webb   STATE.  Conn.
Battles engaged in,  Harlem and White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment,   Enlisted in Cambridge Mass.
Date of application for pension,  Apr 7, 1818.  His cl. was al. [his claim was allowed]
Residence at date of application,    Ashford, Windham Co., Conn.
Age at date of application,   61 yrs.
Remarks:  Wife, name not stated aged 53 yrs in 1820 and a Daughter, Sarah, aged 10 years in said year, are mentioned.  There is no further family data on file.
Very respectfully
Commissioner