Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 2494, Elijah Adams, Conn. Mass.

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Service
Conn.
Mass.

Adams, Elijah

Number
S2494
Cardid

Contents
 Feb. 17, 1754 in Pomfret (Brooklyn) Wiudhaw Bo & res stine at end-
in 1832 res Pine Plains, Dutchess' Lea. N. Y.

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D to 210$ for anm See Set. J. Fleming 5 aug '34
" " Claim.d 6
in Certificate ifned 8th ae 34 fen $110 Lent to James Lillie
L          Pine Plains
N. York

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1474
New York

Elijah Adams

of Dutchess in the State of New York
who was a Surg. V Sey on the Countey commanded
by Captain Webbe of the Regb commanded
bu Col. Stone in the Connecticut
line for S Montty a Seyean Mate
an L  Sergeon
Increasing $200 
to $210

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
is the rate of 200 [crossed out] 210 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Conn. of Mass. Lane. Records [illegible]

Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Nov. 1832 and Lentto 
P. Liddie

said to 4th of Sept. 1832
eminant. allowance ending 4th 33
$300
100
$400
$140
Sep 34        738
March 35    105
                  $840

{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo C Stiles Clerk,
Book D Vol 5 Page 66
         C2     4           1

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State of New York on this Thirteenth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand-- Dutchess County | eight hundred and thirty. Two personally apprend before one Stephen Thorn one of the judges of the Court of the Court of Common Meas in and for the said County of Dutchess and State aforsaid, Elijah Adams a resident of the town of Pines Plains in the County of Dutchess and State aforsaid aged Seventy Eight years the seventeenth day of February last past; 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 Languls hafsed June 7th 1832. That he entered to service of the United States under the following named officers; and served as herein stated, That is to say. That he was borne as he understands and vemth beleives on the seventeenth day of February in the year one thousand seven. hundred and fifty four in the Town of Pomfret (now Brooklyn) in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, and that he has no wnd of his age.-- And this deponent further says that on an about the twentieth of May in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, he then livnig in the said Town of Pomfret in the County of Windham in the State aforsaid, he entered the service of the United States in the State Troops of the State of Connecticut, as a volunteer, under a requisition of the govenor and afsemty of the State aforsaid, as a Surgeon,s Mate to a regiment, and that he had a Commission or a warrant as a Surgeon's Mate from Governor Jonathan Trumbull who was then govenor of said State; that said regiment to which this deponent was afoijoined, who under the immediate command of brigadeir General Israel Putnam of the said Town of Pomfret in Windham County in said State. That [illegible] John Spaldwin was Surgeon of said regiment; Experience Starrs of the Town of Mansfield in said County of Windham and State aforsaid, was Lieutenant Colonel; John Durkey of the Town of Norwich in the New London County in said State was first Major and Obadiah Johnson of the Town of Canterbury in Windham County was second major, and to said regiment some of the Captains and Lieutenants were; Captain Ebenezar Mosley of the Town of Windham in said Windham County; Captain Israel Putnam Junn of the said town of Pomfret and a Captain Knowlton, he beleives is Name was Thomas Knowlton, the said Knowlton was afterwards commissioned in the United States Service, one Lieutenant Tilden of the Town of Lebanon in the said County of Windham and this Deponent further says that he joined. said regiment at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts, the head quarters of General Putnam not far from the twentieth of May in the year 1775 under the Command of the above named officers; and continued in The said service; and done [inserted] the duties of a Surgeon's Mate until the latter part of January or fore part of February in the year one thousand sevenhundred and seventy six, when he received his discharge in writing from Lieutenant Colonel John Durkey who then acted as Colonel of said regiment, at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts having served in the said service of the United States more than Eight Months.

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And this deponent makes the further declaration and says that he was at the battle of Bunkers Hill in Massachusetts fought on the 17th day of June 1775 between The american troops, and the british troops during the aforsaid term of service; and that about thirty persons belonging to the said regiment which he was surgeons mate were wounded^ in said action and brought to Cambridge where Doctor John Spalding had his had quarters; And This deponent makes the further declaration and says that there was [crossed out] were State Troops from the following States, at, in and about Cambridge, hocksbury for in Massachusetts at the same time with this deponent; and under the command of the following officers, to wit, from the State of New. Hampshire under the command of general John Sulivan, and one of the regiments under General John Sullivan was commanded by Colonel Enoch Poor from the State of Rhode Island, Commanded by general Nathaniel Green; and
Troops from Massachusetts, Commanded by Generals, Artemas Ward, William Heath, Warnenan [illegible] from the State of Connecticut Generals, Israel Putnam, one regiment, from Connecticut was Commanded by Colonel Jedediah Huntington of Norwich-Joseph Trumbull, son of govenor Jonathan Trumbull, was Commissary General of the Connecticut Troops at Cambridge in said State of Massachusetts during This Expedition. And This deponent makes The further declaration and says, that the latter part of pure or fore part of July 1775 after the battle of Bunker's Hill and whilst this deponent was to in the service of the United States, general, George Washington arrived at Cambridge, and took command of the Amenan army, Horatio Gates came with him, and acted as adjutant General. Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania likewise came with general Washington and acted as quartermaster general of the amemen army and dostor John Morgan of Philadelphia came and was Director General of The Hospitals. And This deponent makes the further declaration and says that from the great length of time since he so served in The United States service, his commission or Warrant That he received from Govenor, Jonathan Trumbull as Surgeon's Mate, and his discharge from said service by Lieutenant Colonel John Durkey, are lost, and that he has no documentary evidence of his said service, and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can p[illegible], who can testify to his service. l This deponent makes the further declaration and says that in the spring of the year of one thousand sevenhundred and seventy six, he removed from the Town of Pomfrey (Now Brooklyn) in the State of Connectient, to the Town of Worthington in the County of Hampshier in The state of Massachusetts, and set wh his practice as a Surgeon and Phisician, where he continued to live untill about the Middle of July 1777, soon after the evacuation of fort Ticonderoga by general Arthur St. Clair by a requisition and order of the Govenor of Massachusetts ordering out the State Troops of that state, to oppose the programs of general

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Burgoyne, Jagain entered the service of the United States as a volunteer, and as a Surgeon to a regiment Commanded by Major, Clapp of North Hampton in Hampuir County and State of Massachusetts, who gave me the appointment of Surgeon of his regiment, and to whose regiment Captain Ebenezar Webber of Worthington, Captain~- White of Goshan and Captain Benjamin Bonny also of said County of Hampshuir commanded Companies, the adjutant of the regiment was Asa Pomeroy of North Hampton in said County; Benjamin Clapp, he believes his Name was Benjamin, son of Major Clapp was quarter-master of said regiment The regiment marched through Pittsfield Massachusetts from Thence New Lebanon Columbia County, State of New York, and from Thence to Albany in the state of New York, from albany to a place then called Moses Creek, between Fort Miller and Fort Edward, and then joined the American army under the Command of Major General Philip Schuyler, Brigaduir General Enoch Poor of New Hampshire State was there and Commanded the New Hampshire troops; at Moses Creek General Kosçiusko laid out a plan for a Guest work which was threw up by The Amman Troops, at Mores Creek there was Generals Philip Schuyler, Arthur St. Clair, Enoch Poor, Kosciusko and Benedict Arnold. From Mores Creek the American army retreated, near to Saratoga, and from thence to Saratoga Flatts as it was then called, and at a place called Mill Creek, there was a Skirmish fought between apart of the American army and the British army. soon after this General Schuyler [strikethrough] mash [/strikethrough] marched a part of the Amenan army on to an Island, then called van [strikethrough] Schaick [/strikethrough] Schaik's Island in the Mowhawk river, about this time General Horatio Gates arrived and took command of the American army. There was from Massachusetts Generals Limor, Nixon and Learnerd commanding the Massachusetts Troops at This Time; the [strikethrough] Meri can army [/strikethrough] American fell back to Stillwater, and Major Clapp Marched his Regiment to Lansingburgh in Hemsellear County in said State of New York, when sometime in the Month of September 1777 he discharged his regiment by Parole, having served in this expedition about Months as surgeon of said regiment- And this deponent makes the further declaration and says, that after his discharge by Major Clapp he received his pay as surgeon of a regiment from Benjamin Clapp who was quartermaster of said regiment; and as he was informed by quartermaster Clapp at the time he received his pay of him for his services aforsaid, the pay roll of said regiment was signed by General Horatio Gates and this deponent makes the further declaration and says That form the great length of time since his said service in the United States Service, his said warrant from Major Clapp as surgeon of his said regiment is lost, and that he has no documentary

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of his said service; and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service last mentioned; And this deponent makes the further declaration and says that after his discharge, by Major Clapp at Lansnigburgh in the state of New York, from the service of the United States, he returned to Worthington in the County of Hampshuir in the state of Massachusetts, and lived there until the year 1786, when he removed to the Town of North East (now Town of Pine Plains) in Dutchess County and State of New York, and [strikethrough] commenced [/strikethrough] Let up the practice of Surgery and Physic and in said Town he has eversince resided and now resides; and he says that he is well acquainted with Jonathan Duel, and Milton Bentley, inhabitants and residents of the said Town of Pine Plains; Jacob Couse of the Town of Milan (and untill within afew years part was apart of the Town of North East) in the County of Dutchess in said State of New York all of whom this deponent believes will testify to his good Character for veracity, and their belief from the general reputation in the neighborhood, that he was a revolutionary Soldier, and that he is of the age he represents and this deponent further saith that he is well acquainted with the reverent Harman Vedder of the Town of Gallatin in the County of Columbia in the state of New York, who lives about one & a half Mile from this deponent, who this deponent believes, will testify to his good character for veracity & Further he the said Elijah Adams does hereby relinquish 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 and Further he saith not Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
before Stephen Thorn Judge & Elijah Adams
I Herman Bedden, a clergyman residing in the Town of Gallatin in the County of Columbia in the state of New York, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Doct Elisha Adams of the Town of Pine Plains in Dutchess County, [strikethrough] who [/strikethrough] in the State of New York, who has subscribed to the above declaration; and that I have been acquainted with him for about twenty-five years, and that I now live and have lived about one and a half Mile from where the said Doct Elisha Adams has generally [strikethrough] now [/strikethrough] resided for about twenty-five years; that I believe him to be about seventy-eight years of age, that he is reputed and beloved in The Neighborhood, where he resides, to be a

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Man of unquestionable veracity; and I further testify, that from any long acquaintance with him, and from what he has related me before the passing of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 of his serving as a Surgeon's Mate in the Revolutionary War of the United States agreeable to his declarations are true and correct. 
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid Herman Vadder
lierke Stephen Thorn Judge &
I Jonathan Duel, and Milton Bentley, residing in the Town of Pine Plains Dutchess County and State of New York, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Doctor Elijah Adams, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we have been acquainted with him for about Twenty. Nine years; that we believe him to be seventy-eight 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, and from our acquaintance with Doctor, Elijah Adams, we do further certify that he is a Man of good character for veracity and that he is a Surgeon & Physical and practices such;
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
The said Milton Bentley says that he has been
Acquainted with from twenty-five years
Jonathan Duel
Milton Bentley
Before Stephen Thorn Judge
I Jacob Couse residing in the Town of Milan in the County of Dutchess and State of New York, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Doctor Elijah Adams of the Town of Pine Plains in said County who has subscribed to the above declaration; and that I have been acquainted with him for about forty___ years, that untill within few years past the Towns of Milan and Pine Plains composed a part, and were set off from the Town of North East in said Dutchess County and that I now live within about four Miles of the said Doctor Elijah Adams; that I believe him to be seventy-Eight 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 I concur in that opinion        Jacob Couse

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Sworn to, and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid before Date August 13th 1832 Stephen Thorn Judge &
The said Stephen Thorne one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess and state of New York do hereby certify and declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states- and I further certify that it appears to me that Herman Vadder who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Gallatin in Columbia County in the state of New York and that Jonathan Duel, and Milton Bently who have also signed the same are residents in the Town of Pine Plains in the County of Dutchess, and Jacob Couse of the Town of Milan in the County of Dutchess, and are creditable persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit; and I further certify that the reverent Herman Vadder is a Clergyman connected with the [strikethrough] Dutchess [/strikethrough] reformed protestant dutch Church in North America, in said town and county as he has mentioned in his certificate - and further certify that the applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court.
Stephen Thorn Judge

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Mo h3y3
Elijah e Adams
admitted
8 mo. Surgeon mate
2 mo. Surgeon
James Lidie
Pine Plains
New York

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m. 1373 
BRIEF in the case of Elijah Adams of Pine Plains County of Dutchess in the State of New York (Act 7th June, 1832)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does
3. How old is he? Seventy eight years 78
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
| Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and field Officers under whom he served.| 
| --- | --- | Years, Months, Days. | --- |
| about 20th May 1775 until latter of [illegible] part of July 1776|- 8 -|As a Surgeon’s Mate|Gen Israel Putnam Connecticut Surgeon John Spaldwin Lt. Gl. Experience Stons. Major Durkey & Obadiah. Captain Ebenezer Mosley & Israel Putnam |
| about the middle of July until some time in Sept. 1777|- 2 -|Surgeon| Rep. commanded by Major Clapp. Capt. [illegible] = white = Benj Benny adj an Powny |
5. In what battles was he engaged? of Bunker’s Hill
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service: at Pomfret. Windham By County
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? his tradition is purported by belief of a Clergyman & several neighbors whose education & credibility and public reputation according to the regulations
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? They are not
 I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
20
10
200
Chas G Wilcox Examining Clerk.

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Elijah Adams N.Y. 210$ last paid? 
23 March 1842 
 4th March 1837 
&H

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Theophilus Moody
10 24. 4800 (200--
4800
[sideways 2880/24]
7.50
15
3.75
19
20.9019
90
1780
80

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24.320.9
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24|2880
     24
       480
120
  35.50
155.50

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H |'
Rev War
2494
INVALID.
File No. 2494
Elijah Adams
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Act: June 7,, 32
Index:--Vol.A, Page 2
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Sen. nalis by N.D. Adams
Nce, 1883.
Conn. Mass.  Pine Plains corected
Jany 19 Dec 9

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Re: Sept 22, 1834
N York
Elijah Adams 
adma
certificate to be [illegible]
for 210$

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Edwards Esquire
Comfo. of Pensions-
Washington

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Pine Plains September 15th. 1834-
Sir
Dort. Eliah Adams received your letter of the 6th of August, this day, and by his request I enclose his Pension Certificate to you, agreeable to your direction for the correction of an error in its computation.
I am very respectfully yours
James Lillie
J. L. Edwards Eqw.
Comfo. of Pensions. Washington

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Payments to be made at New York by Presd: H.S. BrvBeewk Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of New York

Recorded by Geo C Stiles Clerk, in Book D Vol 5 page 60
J Liddie
Pine Plaines
N.3.

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WAR DEPARTMENT. 
Revolutionary Claim. 
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Elijah Adams of the State of New York who was a Surgeon I Mate in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive two hundred dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year. Given at the War Office of the United States, this 4 day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 1900. 
Lew Cass
Secretary of War. 
Examined and Countersigned. }
I L Edwards

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[partially covered by seal] State of New-York, County of Dutchess }
ss. I, Henry I. Traver, Clerk of County of Dutchess DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Stephen Thorn Esq, whom the [covered] declaration and  examinations were made & whose name is subscribed to the same was at the time therein mentioned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~ in and for the County aforesaid, dwelling in the said County, commproved and surgeon and duly authorized to take the same ~~ AND FURTHER, That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge- and verily believe that the signature to the said declaration & examinations are [strikethrough] is [/strikethrough] genuine. *In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 21st day of August ~ A.D. 1832 ~ Henry J Traver Clk.