Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17814, Philip Allen, Mass.

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Mass
Allen, Philip
S.17824

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New York 
28561
Philip Allen 
of Monroe in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hamilton of the Reg Comm by Col Brewer in the Mass Militis line for 21 mos 7 dys 

Inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 70 Dollars 77 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of April 1834 and sent to Hon Whittley 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834 $212. Sem-Semi-anl allowance ending Sept 35.30
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$247.69
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Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Sam H. Page Clerk
Book E  Vol. 4 Page 42 
Died July 1, 1845 

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Died July 1 1845 AB

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State of New York Monroe County SS

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monroe Philip Allen who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in each term of he service as a private,

under my first enlistment 2 I served two months in Garrison at Roxbury, under my second enlistment as mentioned in my annexed declaration I served seven and an half months in Garrison at Roxbury under my Third Enlistment under Captain Hamilton I served seven months. That in the fourth Term of Service mentioned in my said declaration I served three and an half months, and in the fifth and last term of my service I served one month and a quarter, and that during all of the above mentioned terms of service I was not employed in any civil pursuit. That I know of no person who can testify to to any of my services. Except so far as they are already testified to above by D Mathew Brown whose affidavit is subjoined to my declaration 
Philip Allen

Sworn and Subscribed this thirteenth day of May 1833 
Saml Seldon First Judge Monroe

State of New York Monroe County SS
I certify that Samuel L Selden Esqr. was at the date of the above affidavit First Judge of the County Courts of said County, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name above subscribed is his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and official seal this fourteenth day of May 1833
L. Adams Clerk

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In the matter of Philip Allin an applicant for a Pension- 13.420 

Admd
21 mos 7 dys pri

Hon F. Whitlesey

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State of New York Monroe County SS) 
On this second day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monroe, being a Court of Record now sitting. Philip Allen a resident of Rochester in the County of Monroe and State of New York, aged seventy five 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 7th 1832, that he this deponent was born July 7th 1757 at Bridgewater in Massachusetts [inserted: when his [illegible] will be found in the town records] and that in 1773 he moved to Brookfield in the County of Worcester in Massachusetts. That about the last of June or first of July in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy five he volunteered at Roxbury in place of his brother Nathan Allen, (who was then sick) in Captain Jonathan Packard's company in Colonel David Browns Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia, and served in that company at Roxbury six weeks or two months, and immediately on leaving that service, and about the first of September in the same year this deponent enlisted at Roxbury, into Captain Thomas Wrights Company in Colonel Convers Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served at Roxbury in that company (which was soon thereafter commanded by Captain Packard,) from the time of his enlistment until some time in April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, and was then discharged and carried home sick. That at Roxbury in the service he knew Generals Washington Lee & Ward carried home - That on or about the first day of June 1776 this deponent enlisted at Brookfield into Captain Nathan Hamilton's Company in Colonel Jonathan Brewers Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served from that time in that company until discharged in January 1777 in consequence of his sickness, (our Pond was 2d Lieutenant of that company). That in this company he marched from Brookfield through the woods to Ticonderoga and was stationed most of the time at Mount Hope near Ticonderoga. That in June 1777 he enlisted at Brookfield into a company commanded by Lieutenant Mathew Brown in the Massachusetts Militia (he cannot remember his Colonels name any office of his company except Captain [inserted: Captain Daniel Milbury] & Lieutenant Lynes --- That in this company he served until in the month of September the following, when he was discharged. That while in this company service he marched from Brookfield to the North River and was stationed at Half Moon point (now Waterford) New York until shortly before the battle of Bennington

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That he marched to Bennington and arrived there on the sixteenth of August, the day of the Battle and just at the termination of the Battle, and was stationed there until in September follow ing when he was discharged- That in the same month of September and as soon after his discharge as he could arrive at home at Brookfield he again then volunteered into Captain Asa Danforth's company of Volunteres of Massachusetts Militia, and rode on horse back to Stillwater in New York and on his own Expenses and at the Battle of Saratoga said Company on or about the sixteenth or seventeenth of October ranked in Colonel Baileys Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served in said Regiment in the Battle, and are discharged after the taking of Burgoin about the last of October. That at this time this deponent served about six weeks and without pay. That he cannot state the periods for which he enlisted. That he spent in the above service and in travelling to and from the same the whole time from July 1775 until the last of October 1777 excepting about nine week and traveled in the mean time at least fifteen hundred miles. [inserted: that the last 2 terms of service he knew Generals Gates & Arnold & Col White.]

That his residence or house was at Brookfield at the times of all his enlistments and has since resided at Pollet  [illegible] and at Salem and Rochester in New York. That he has no documentary Evidence of his services,[inserted: That is discharges were only verbal] and that he knows no person Except Dr Brown (whose affidavit, is subjoined) who can testify to any of his services [inserted: but he knows many who can testify to their belief of his services among who are thou other depositions] He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state
Philip Allen

Sworn to Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me J. Cutler Dep Clerk 

We Joseph Penny a Clergyman residing in Rochester in the County of Monroe and State of New York and Jacob Gould Edward Peck residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Philip Allen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood when he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 

Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court 
L. Adams Clerk 
Joseph Penney 
Jacob Gould 
Edward Peck 

I Mathew Brown a Citizen of Rochester aforesaid hereby certify that I am sixty five years old, that for the last fifty five years I have been acquainted with Philip Allen

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who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that I believe him to be seventy five years of age, That I first knew him in Brookfield in Massachusetts and that I knew of his spending a considerable time in the army of the Revolution. That Lieutenant Mathew Brown mentioned in his declaration was my Father. That he served as above stated. And afterwards became captain of the same Company. That I recollect that said Allen served under my Father but how long I cannot remember. That I concur in the opinion of his services above expressed and that he is a man of truth and fair character and unimpeachable integrity. 
Sworn to & Subscribed the day and year of said in open Court. 
Matthew Brown Jun 
J. Catler Dep Clerk 

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 Philip Allen was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Joseph Penney who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Rochester, and that Jacob Gould and Everard Peck who have also signed the above certificate are residents in Rochester and that all of them an credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit- 
Otter June 
Saml Castle 
James Smith
Judges of the County Court Manroe County 

I Leonard Adams Clerk of the County of Monroe and of the Court of Common Pleas therein do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Philip Allen for a pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this second day of October 1832
L. Adams Clerk

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13420 Philip Allen 

5 P. 360 

29 Apl '33

Hon F. Whittlesey 
Addison Collins 
Rochester- N. York

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BRIEF in the case of Philip Allen of Rochester in the State of N. York (Act 7th June, 1832.) 

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 
3. How old is he? 75 years 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[table headings]Period. | Duration of Service. Years, months, Days. | Rank As a. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 
[row 1] June or July In 1775 | 6 months or two months | Private | Capt J. Packard Col Brewer Masstts
[row 2]Inlisted about the 1st September 1775 | Served until some time in April 1776 | " | Capts Wright and Packard Col Conversa
[row 3]Inlisted about the 1st June 1776 | Discharged in Jan of 1777 | " | Capt. Hamilton & Colo Brewer
[row 4]Inlisted in June 1777 | Discharged in Sept 1777 | " | Capt Matthew Brown
[row 5]September 1777 | about six weeks | " | Capt Asa Danforth Colo Bailey

5. In what battles was he engaged? Saratoga 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Brookfield Mass 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence, and one living Witness 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect they are duly authenticated 

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Wm Gordon Examining Clerk

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I Persis Allen of Brookfield in the County of Monster and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being now eighty then years of age do testify and say that I was married to Nathan Allen late of said Brookfield deceased in the fore part of January 1776 at which time Phillip Allen of Rochester in the State of New York a brother of my husband was living with him an apprentice to learn the Carpenter trade and I will recollect that said Phillip Allen in the spring of 1775 at the time the British marched to Lexington, took my husbands plan as a soldier who was drafted, said Phillip went from home at that time and was absent a number of months he marched under Capt. Wright for the purpose of going to Roxbury but in proving a coward it was said he afterwards served under Capt. John Packard. 

I also recollect that said Phillip again enlisted as a soldier in the war of the revolution in the faul of the same year and left home to go ti Roxbury as it was said and was absent untill the spring of 1776 when he again returned home- I also recollect of his enlisting afterwards as a soldier in said war to go to Ticonderoga  and was absent from home a number of months-- I also recollect that said Philip was absent again from home as a soldier in said war for the purpose of going to Bennington and heard him state the part of his being at that place upon his return home but can not state how long he was absent from home. And I well remember that said Phillip was enlisted as soldier in said war at the time of the capture of Burgoine and Marched from Brookfield under Captain Jonathan Danforth and was absent from home a number of months - the number of months that he was absent I can not remember on the particular months in the year that he left home-- further the the deponent saith not 
Persis Allen 

Worcester SS. Novr 1st 1835 Then personally appeared Persis Allen above named and signed the above affidavit and made oath to that the facts set forth in the same are true before me. I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said Persis Allen and am of opinion that her testimony is entitled to full credit 
Jesse Bliss Jus Peace

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Commonwealth of Massachussells, Worcester ss. Novr 7th 1833. I, Jos. G. Kendall Clerk of the Common Pleas Court for said County,  certify that Jesse Bliss Esquire, before whom the within named Allen made oath to the within affidavit, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified to act as such, and that the within signature of his name appears to be genuine-
 Jos. G. Kendall Clerk

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May 17, 1928

Howard M. Thompse 
Care The Beloit Daily News 
Beloit, Wisconsin 

Sir: 
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension Claim S. 17814, it appears that Philip Allen was born July 9, 1757, at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and in 1773 moved to Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. 

While a resident of Brookfield, Massachusetts, he enlisted, about July 1, 1775, and served two months as private in Captain John Packard's Company, Colonel David Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment. This service was as a substitute for his brother Nathan Allen. 

He enlisted September 1, 1775, and served seven and one-half months as private in Captains Ithamer Wright's and Packard's Companies , Colonel Convers' Massachusetts Regiment. 

He enlisted June 1, 1776, and served seven months as private in Captain Nathan Hamilton's Company, Colonel Brewer's Massachusetts Regiment. [arrow pointing to this handwritten note: Soldier sad Jonathan Mass. Report gave Samuel in 1777 but not in '76 so smitten given name].

He enlisted in June, 1777, and served three and one-half months

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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

as private in Captain Daniel Gilbert's Massachusetts Company. 

He volunteered in September, 1777, served about six weeks, in Captain Asa Danforth's Company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment, and was at the battle of Saratoga. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, while he resided in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. S

oldier died July 1, 1845. It is not stated whether soldier was ever married. 

Respectfully   
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

Note:
Brother Nathan's wife was Persis, and lived in Brookfield, Mass, in 1833

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17814 
INVALID. --- 
File No. 17,814 - 
Philip Allen 
Pri Rev War 
Act: June 7" 32 

Index: -- Vol. 1, Page 425 
{Arrangement of 1870.} 

Aug. 19, 1904. Hist. to Francis B. Means, Lawrence, Kan 
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Melv. 8, 1906. History to Mrs. C.S.Hill, Denver, Colo 
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1928, May 17, Hist to Howard M. Thompson M. E. E. 
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1937 27 hist by memorial Branch my

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No address
Hold til he writes again

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New York
Revol
Philip Allen
Suspended
See letter [illegible]
Addison Collins
21 Sept 1833

Act 7 June 1832

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[on left, sideways] Retd case
N.Y May 29 1833
Pension Office

[middle]
Free
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War Pension Office City of Washington

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Rochester May 13 1833

Sir
I again send you the application of Philip Allen for a pension with his Affidavit annexed made in pursuance of the directions in the explanatory note to objection fifth in the brief which was sent me with his papers, I also enclose the brief. As there was but one objection to his claim stated in the Brief It would be highly gratifying to me, and an act of kindness to a feeble old Gentleman if you can soon decide upon this claim consistently with other official duties 
I am respectfully your Obt Servt.
Addison Collins 

Hon J.L. Edwards

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Philip Allen which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes 
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? 
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes 
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? no. Applicant required to show in explicit terms the length of each tour of service 
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes 
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes 
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes 
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to tionary service? Yes their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes 
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain ing it? 
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? No Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? No 
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 

EXPLANATORY NOTES. QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Formonths , anddays , I served as a For months days, I served as aand for such service I claim a pension.

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3 It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite , and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objection able. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

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adl. evi.
Philip Allen

Hon. F. Whittlesey

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Secretary's Office, Jany 16th 1834 

I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and  Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Philip Allen, as a private is borne on ""a pay abstract of Capt. Nathan Hamilton's Company, in Col. Saml Brewer's Regt. to return home from Fort Edward Dated Brookfield Feby 6th 1777." where he is allowed for travel eight days and a half.- 
M. D. 
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Philip Allens name is borne on a pay Abstract of a Company of Volunteers, under the command of Capt. Asa Danforth, to join the Army under Genl Gates, where he is allowed from Sept 23 1777, twenty-two days 
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Philip Allen claims for services under Capt. Jonathan Packard, in Col. David Brewer's Regt. and under Capt Ithamore Wright, in Col. Convers Regt in 1773 & 76; also under Capt. Nathan Hamilton in Col. Jonathan Brewer's Regt. in 1776; and under Lt Mathew Brown, in 1777. But the rolls he described are not

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Hon F Whittlesey
James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

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House of Representation Dec 16, 1833 

Sir
I enclose for the proof in the case of Philip Allen an applicant for a Pension & which I beg the attention of the pension office 
yours respectfully 
F. Whittlesey 

James L Edwards E Com Pensions

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THE BELOIT DAILY NEWS 
MASON H. DOBSON Managing Editor 

BELOIT, WIS., August 10, 1927. 

U. S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: We are anxious to learn whether you have any record of one, Phillip Allen, who was supposed to have served in the Revolutionary war. 

Mr. Allen was born in Brookfield, Mass., on July 9, 1757, and died on July 9, 1845 at Allen's Grove, Wisconsin. He is said to have enlisted from Brookfield, Mass., and served throughout the war. 

Any information that you might be able to supply us with regard to his personal history, his war record, and his family will be appreciated. Very truly yours, 
Howard M. Thompson 
[postmark U.S. PENSION OFFICE AUG 12 1927]

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936 Emerson Street Denver Colorado
To the U.S. Pension Commissioner Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
My Husband is trying to trace his ancestry back to the Revolution. His Great Grandfather was Philip Allen. Born in Bridgewater - Mass. July 9th 1757. He enlisted at Brookfield and drew a pension while living in Rochester - New York. Can you give us his war

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Record, Date of Service and Principal battles and date of death also the name of his wife, her birth place and death. Any information you have of his immediate descendants would be of much value. We are told that the Pension Office will furnish such information as they have an application. Trusting we are not asking to much. We remain respectfully (Mrs. C.S.) Emma Hill. 936 Emerson St. Denver Colo. Feb 9th 1906

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March 14, 1939 

Veterans Administration Bureau of Pensions Revolutionary War Records Washington, D. C. 

[stamp: RECEIVED MAR 16 1939]

Dear Sir: Will you please see if the War Department has the Revolutionary War record of the Military Services of Phillip Allen? About the only fact I know in regard to his life is that he came West to Walworth County, then Brown County, Wisconsin, and founded the village of Allen's Grove. 

I am speaking at a dedication of a monument to his memory and thus I would like this information as soon as possible. 
Yours truly, 
Jerome L. Loomis 
Jerome L. Loomis

RB

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Philip Allen S.F. 17814 a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out: (or his widow's)] application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
[table headings]DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. COLONEL. | CAPTAIN. | STATE. 
[row 1]July 1, 1775. | 2 mos | Pvt. | John Packard | David Brewer | Mass
[row 2]Sept 1,1775. | 7 1/2 " | Pvt | Ithamore Wright Packard| Convers | Mass
[row 3]June 1, 1776 | 7 " | Nathan Hamilton | Brewer | Mass
[row 4]June, 1777 | 3 1/2 " | " | Daniel Gilbert | ___ | Mass
[row 5]Sept, 1777 | 1 1/4 | " | Asa Danforth | Bailey┃ Mass

Battles engaged in, Saratoga - 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Brookfield, Worcester Co. Mass. 
Date of application for pension, Oct. 2, 1832. His claim was allowed. 
Residence at date of application, Rochester, Monroe Co. N.Y. 
Age at date of application, Born July 9, 1757 at Bridgewater, Mass Died July 1 1845
Remarks: No data given as to wife or descendents Nathan

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September 27, 1937 

Philip Allen
S. 17814
BA-J/AWT 

The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir: 
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Philip Allen, who served in the Massachusetts troops, in the Revolutionary War, and died 1845 in Rochester, New York. 

The data which follow were obtained from papers in on file in pension claim, S. 17814, based upon the military service of Philip Allen in the War of the Revolution. Massachusetts. 

Philip Allen was born July 9, 1757 at Bridge water, Massachusetts, names of his parents not given. He moved in 1773 to Brookfield, Worcester County, 

While a resident of Brookfield, Massachusetts, Philip Allen enlisted July 1, 1775, served two months as substitute for his brother, Nathan Allen, in Captain Jonathan Packard's company, Colonel David Brewer's Massachusetts regiment. He enlisted September 1, 1775, served seven and one half months as private in Captains Ithamar Wright's and Packard's companies, Colonel Convers' Massachusetts Regiment. He enlisted June 1, 1776, served seven months as private in Captain Nathan Hamilton's company, Colonel Brewer's regiment. He enlisted sometime in June, 1777, served three and one half months as private in Captain Daniel Gilbert's company. He enlisted some time in September, 1777, served about six weeks in Captain

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Asa Danforth's company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts regiment, and was in the battle of Saratoga. 

The soldier, Philip Allen, lived after the Revolution in Pawlet, Vermont and in Salem, New York. He was allowed pension on his application executed October 2, 1832, then a resident of Rochester, New York . 

He died July 1, 1845. Persis Allen of Brookfield, Massachusetts in 1833, then aged sixty-three years, stated that she married early in January, 1774, Nathan Allen, brother of the soldier, Philip Allen, and referred to her husband as then deceased. 

The papers on file in this claim contain no further reference to family. 

The application for headstone for Philip Allen enclosed. is returned herewith. There was no correspondence 

Very truly yours A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator