Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,033, James Douglass, Conn.

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Conn Douglass, James S. 46033

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Invalid
File No. 46033
James Douglass
Private
Conn Militia
Rev War
Act June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. 2, Page 54

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14893
New York
James Douglass
of Rockland in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Conn commanded
by Captain Bailey of the Reg. commanded by Col. Gordan in the Connet
line for 6 mos + 20 days

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 22 dollars 20 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of pension issued the 25 day of July
1833              and the Gen [. ] H Brodhead
                                                    Modena

Arrears to the 4th of May '33 $44.40
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Sep '22 11.10
                                                    $53.50
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Go. C. Stiles
Book 6. Vol. 3. Page 34

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16221
James Douglass

Trasfr March 14th 1833
Obj 15. 17

P. 298

Admitted
6 mo 20 ds [months and days] Private

J. C. Bradker

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BRIEF in the case of James Douglass, Rackland County of Sullivan in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 73

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[column names]
Period | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Dec 1777 | 2 months | as a private | Col McClaren | Connecticut
Ditto 1779 | 2 months | as a private | Ensign Joseph Spalding, Col James Gordon | Connecticut Troops
Ditto June 1778 (August) | 20 days | private | Capt Titus Bailey, Col Noyes | Connecticut
1782 | 2 months | Substitute for Oliver Crane | Capt Jesse Burdick, Col McClaren, Capt Eleazer Prentiss | Connecticut

5. In what battles was he engaged?
Long Island

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Voluntown, Windham Co, Connecticut

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by rolls? traditionary evidence

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
not properly attached

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas G. Wilson Examining Clerk
9 March 1823

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State of New York
Sullivan County

On the tenth day of October AD 1832 per-
sonally appeared in open court before the judges of that county of Common Pleas of said county of Sullivan being a court of [  ], now sitting James Douglass, a resident of Rockland Sullivan County, New York, aged about seventy three years, who bring first duly [.  ] according to law doth on his oath of the act of congress passed June 7. 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following name do of free and served as [ha.    ] stated: VIL :

That in the year 1779 the applicant was drafted into a company of militia commanded by a captain whose name he cannot remember but the ensign of the company was Joseph Spalding. This was at a small place called Voluntown in WIndham [Mansfield is scratched out] County. Connecticut- This company was marched to the period of two months, this being the terms for which he was drafted. While at New London he was engaged in [   ] to erect a fortification on Towns Hill, of which was called Fort Nonsense - was then in the [.    ] of the same year, he was drafted again for 2 months into a militia company commanded by Capt. Titus Bailey : ensign Ira Kenny, and marched to Greenwich + Fourset Hill. In Rhode Island her [.  ] is one James Gordon was Colonel. After the explanations of his [.  ] they were [. ] + he went home. In the year that New Port in Rhode island was beseiged by [.  ] at Sullivan [inserted: in 1778 he thinks in the summer] the Applicant was in the militia at the seige under Capt. Jesse Burdick; one Uriah Randall was lieutenant, one Cotteral was ensign. The name of the Colonel was Noyes. He was here 20 days and was sent by Baron Steuben from the trenches across to the battery [  ], as it exposed him to a constant fire from the enemy, but he escaped unhurt + delivered the orders - that

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after remaining the 20 days he was des faed from the Army and went home sick -
The year before the war Ceased he used only again as a substitute for one Oliver Gravy, who had been drafted for 2 months. under one Captain Eleazar Prentiss, and one Lieutenant Perkins, and was marked to Ford Griswolds, at ? ? where he remains two months in service. The fort was then commanded by Col. ? There was a Capt. Latham there at the time one Capt. Durkey or Dirges was in command at fort Trumbull at the same time
In addition to this the applicant was called out at training times, when alarming ? ?,but never done any ? services.
The applicant was born in  ? County Community about the year 1759 and continued to reside there until after the Revolutionary War. When he ? to Dorset in Vermont and from then ? to ? County again ? then until about 12 years ago when he came to seaside in Rockland County of ? where he now resides
He had no documentary evidence he knows not of any person living who was in the service with him or who knows of his service H has no record of his ? I cant slate anything about it except from information
That he is knows to many of the citizens Rockland + especially to William Fisk ? ? family ? 
others who can attest to his character for veracity, ? ? as a Revolutionary Solider is no clergyman in the town where he resides - 
He hereby ? ? claim whatever to a pension or amount ? the ? declare that his name is not on the pensions roll after ? ? ? -
James ??

? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Mr James Purvis & William Fisk      of Rockland Sullivan County do certify that we are well acquainted with James Douglass who had subscribed & sworn to the above declaration. That we have known him several years and believe him to be of the age specified in the foregoing declaration
That he is reputed & believed in the neighborhoods where he had resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion. He is of good character for truth and veracity.
William Fisk
James Purvis
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Jesse M. Foster
Clerk of Sullivan Com Pleas

And the said court to hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after the putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states.  And the court further Certified that it appears to them that there is no clergyman residing in the town where the applicant resides, and that William Fisk & James purvis, who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of Rockland, are credible persons & their statements entitled to credit.

I Jesse M. Foster, clerk of the County of Sullivan & of the Court of Common Pleas,
thereof, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Douglass for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 10th day of October 1832
John M. Foster

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State of New York Sullivan County Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of said County, James Douglass to me known as the individual described in the foregoing declaration who bring duly [illegible] deposes that he cannot by reason of failure of memory more particular than he is in his declaration as to his services or officers under whom he served or the particular nature of such service. That he did serve 6 months and twenty days as a drafted militiaman in the manner within specified during which time he worked in no other business nor engaged in any civil position. James Douglass [illegible] before me May 9th 1833 Philo Buckley Justice of the Peace
State of New York Sullivan County Clerk Office I Jesse M Foster Clerk of the said County of Sullivan Do hereby certify that Philo Buckley Esquire before whom the above affidavit was sworn was at the date of the [illegible] one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature inscribed to the said affidavit is his and genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this Ninth day of May et D, 1833 Jesse M. Foster, Clerk