Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,606, George Allyn, Conn. Continental.

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SERVICE
Conn.
Continental

Allyn, George
Allen
Sabra

NUMBER
W. 21.606

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Notification sent to Thomas Chester, 19 Oct 1820. Hartford Cont.

974
Connecticut
George Allen, matross
New York regiment, artillery

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 23rd of April, 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th of June, 1818 and sent to the care of Thomas S: Hartford, Connecticut.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818 $35.20

4 months, 12/30. $35.20

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818

War
Continental

(...) Hartford C.

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George Allan
Private
Connecticut line for 8 months.

Found on the rolls of New York, as a matross.

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District of Connecticut-ss-Hartford 23 April 1818
On this 23 day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the County Court in Hampton County in the State and district, personally appeared George Allyn aged 62 years resident in Windsor in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he, the said George Allyn enlisted in Harrington in the state of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Eli Catlin of the regiment commanded by col. Bradley about the middle of April 1777, that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the expiration of one year from the time of enlistment, when he was discharged from the service in the state of Delaware, that he was in the battle of Germantown that in August 1778 he enlisted into the artillery company commanded by Capt. John Doughty in Col. Lanch regiment for 14 months and served that time and was honorably discharged. That half of his discharges were recorded in his name at Hartland Vermon in the year 1787. and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance of his county for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court for the County of records.
I, Johnathan Brace Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, the that the said George Allyn did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Hartford April 23d 1818 Jonathan Brace Judge of the Court.
aforesaid
April 23d 1818 sealed with the seal of said Court by direction of the Honorable Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said court
Thomas Chester Clerk
[embossed seal, illegible letters]

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State of Connecticut fs  County of Hartford April the 28 1818

Henry L. Ellsworth Esqr testifies that he lives in the Same Town with the within named George allyn and knows him to be poor, in reduced circumstances and needs assistance from his Country for support and that he is a man of integrity
Sworn before me
Jonathan Brace Judge of the County Court
For the County aforesaid

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George Allyn
Allen

974
Sept 1878

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, County of HARTFORD, ss. County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, holden at Hartford in said County, on the second of August, 1820.

On this 8th day of August, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, the same Court being a Court of record for said County, having the power of fine and imprisonment, George Allyn aged 64 years, resident in Windsor in the County of Hartford, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: in Col Saml Regiment & Capt Daughty's company and one year under Capt Eli Catlin in Bradley's Regiment, that his original declaration for a pension was made the 23rd April 1818 at said Hartford and that the number of his pension is no 974.

"And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United Stated on the 18th day of March, 1818m 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 to diminish it, as to being 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 May, 1818; and that I have not, nor as any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed."

two reels    75
two wheels one large & one small   3.00
one axe   50
two hoes  40
$4.65

My family consists of myself & wife aged 58 of very feeble health indeed- three daughters one 16 years one 20 years & one  27 years the last is very feeble in health and unable to do much and one little boy 7 years old

George Allyn

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Sworn to and declared by said George Allyn on the ~ is day of August, 1820, before said Court, and it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is four dollars and svinchy five (?) cents.

I, Thomas Chester, Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hartford aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of said Court. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 31st day of August 1820.

Th. Chester
Clerk of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Hartford.

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Montville 29 of 3 mo. 1832 
Respected friend
J.L. Edward’s Esqy

I received yesterday a communication from the Hon Joseph Kirkland covering through to from 19th of 2nd mo from which it appears written George Allen on the subject of my communication to Kirkland of the first month, requiring Allen to remove the charge by obtaining from his commanding officer Captain, now General, Doughty proof as to the identity of Allen.
From the following, which is a correct extract from a Letter I received from General Doughty on the 22nd of 8th mo. 1807 it will appear that he had no recollection of Allen, MORRIS Town July 10th 1807. Sir In answer to your letter of  4th may I have to inform you that all my military papers were left with the officer who succeeded me on “y” Ohio when I left the service in the spring of 1790. - - I do not recollect ever having a soldier of the name of George Allen in my company or under my order. I “am sir your obt. svt. Jn- Doughty - Walter Wood Esg. - 
As there was a Captain & Captain Lieutenant to each company in Lambs regiment of artillery and as the regiment was divided into a number of detachments & stationed at different places there were some of the soldiers as I have understood then to say had but little knowledge of the Captain of the company to which they belonged and it may [be presumed the Captains had less knowledge of their soldiers - But it appears that Sergent Forbes Anthony Paris & Cornelius House were personally acquainted with their soldiers real George Allen their fellow soldier in Captain’s Doughtys company & Phelps this associates previous to the aforesaid persons being made use of as Witnesses took the impostor George Allen of Windsor to Forbes & Paris, Conrad Bush who was also in Doughty’s company. John G. Burtes who was a soldier in Moody’s company, Isaac Foot who was a soldier in Thomas’s company William Bacon who was a soldier in Blifa's company. Thomas G. Alvoid [Junior?] who was a soldier in Thomas’s company all in Lambs Regiment of Artillery for the purpose of getting them to recognize Allen of Windsor as the real soldier there follows a true copy of their testimony & also the testimony of Cornelius House taken by Daniel Kellogg Esq.one of the Counsel who tried the cause on the part of the Defendant Isaac Smith in the 6th mo. 1821 to which is subjoined the testimony of William Waddle

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"Defts. Testimony"

James Forbes was a Serjeant [sic] in Capt. Doughty's Co. first enlisted in 1775 served during the war,[illegible]
"George Allen, the man present is not the soldier, Saw the soldier in  Adam's administration on the Mohawk river in a Batteau, he was a Scotchman ___ Cross Ex'd___Allen was about 5 feet 7 in light complexion, sandy hair & whiskers fair complexion low speaking man, but is a lively active man light blue eye; ha seen this man before in Montgomery Co. __the soldier would [knit?]
Anthony Paris, was in Capt. Doughty's Co.  a matross, served from 80 till discharged, knew George Allen this man was not the soldier; was a Scotchman-Cross Ex'd_-knew the soldier just at Burlington, light complexion, has whiskers, he was 5 foot 4 or 5 inches, short thick man, could knit stockings & pinses. & spin. little pock broken.
Cornelius House, was a soldier in Doughty's Co.  during the war, knew George Allen in that Co. the man present in not the not soldier, First became acquainted with Allen either at Cornwallis or Burlington, the last time he saw him was on the Mohawk River, he was a Scotchman or a Irishman; he could knit & spin with his fingers -Cross Ex'd-Has large sandy whiskers blue eyes was some shorter than witness. Was not at Fort Wyllis, Don't recollect.
Peffs. Testimony
Conradt Bush was a soldier in Doughty's Co. Lambs regt. Knew George Allen at Burlington after Cornwallis capture. thinks he was an American, this man imitates him, cannot say positively, thinks he is the man, he was [astute?]quiet man, recognized him not at first, Allen told about  a Cannon broke at York Town of which buttons had been made for this Co. Allen described the barracks correctly, told  witnesses about the battle at Germantown__ -Cross Ex'd-- Witness enlisted in the Spring of  77. Battle of German town was in the fall, Allen said he was in the Battle of Germantown, Wintered one winter at Burlington, Phelps Burtis came to Witness's house at Pompey.
 John G. Burtis, was a soldier in Capt. Wood's Co. & Lambs regiment, enlisted in the artillery after Cornwallis was taken, George Allen turned out with Witness to go to Fort Wyllis, was together 3 or 4 weeks together the person present looks like the soldier, Phelps asked Witness about him & after some time he & Allen came to Witness's house, Allen was a N. E. Man described Allen to Phelps, large eyes crooked nose &e---Cross Ex'd-- Witness was in service about two years before he enlisted for the war, never saw Allen tell he met him at Fort Wyllis, Can't swear the man present is the soldier, never saw the soldier after they parted at Fort Wyllis till 2 or 3 years ago saw a Spaniard

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*Cornwallis was captured in the fall of year 1781 after Allen of winter commented his wintered in that town.

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for the first time since the war  I knew him, Alvord also, he belonged to Thomas Co.  Nothing to bring Allen to his recollection since the war, Witness inlisted in Fishkill for the war, in the
month of May or June say 82, shortly after this went to fort Wyllis, never had any body call
on Witness about Geo. Allen till Phelps 
Isaac Fost. Witness was a solder in Thomas Co
knew George Allen, he was 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, large eyes, thinks this is the man, first time
Witness saw Allen he described Capt. Thomas Correctly, Allen was a [illegible] man-Cross Ex'd_-  Enlisted in May 77, first knew George Allen at West Point in the summer of 82
recollects Alvord Bush & Forby; did not say before that he knew him at Burlington 
William Bacon was a soldier in Bliss Co knew Geo Allen in the spring after the dark day
season before Conwallis was taken * [from left margin] the dark day was in the Spring of 1780 
take. Geo. Allen was a moneyed man took him to be a N.E. man
Cross Ex'd First said Geo. Allen on the Ct. river, went into Lambs regt at the
formation, 3 years after this he saw Geo. Allen about one year
before the Capture of Cornwallis  for Deft. - Thomas Alvord, Two or 3 years last September 
Allen called at Witness's house, convened with him about the war, he could not tell his
Sergeants nor lieutenants or any of the incidents of the war nor the soldiers in his or
the circumstances of Lieut Thompson's leg being shot off 
 William Waddle, Was 
acquainted with Geo Allen in the war & the year after the war he was at West point on the
4th of July the year after the war, he was a Scotchman, saw him spin and knit, saw him on board
the Ship Charlotte 2 or 3 years after the war, heard he went to sea, Martinique, returned
went to the Northward, & never heard of him afterwards, he had sandy hair light complexion & 
blue eyes"  - from which it appears that George Allen of Windsor there present at the
trial was not the real soldier that Sergeant Forbes Paris & House were acquainted with
in Doughty company & the Witnesses who pretend to speak of him as the real 
soldier refer to circumstances & periods after the time when George Allen of Windsor became
resident of that Town & if the question at the pension Office was to be settled by affidavit
to be procured by Phelps & his associates without a very strict scrutiny it might appear that 
George Allen of Windsor was the real soldier & was in actual service during the whole
of the Revolutionary War. As a demonstration of this idea here follows a copy of the 
Affidavit of Luke Allyn which was procured by Phelps to resist an application for a

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new trial in the suit mentioned in said affidavit & also of the said Luke Allyn which was made afterwards-
"Supreme Court, James Jackson Ex dem George Allyn vs Ira Smith Cayuga County Ss: Luke Allyn being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he is sixty three years of age and was been and brought up at Windsor, Connecticut and hath known George Allyn son of Theophilus Allyn deceased for many years and that said George Allyn is about my age and that as I have been told by my father & mother Theophilus Allyn died when George Allyn was three or four years of age then said George Allyn went to live with his uncle Joseph Allyn at Torrington in Litchfield County and said Joseph Allyn likewise was uncle to me and I was often times from Windsor to Torrington and was well acquainted with my cousin George Allyn and when said George Allyn was of the age of 18 or 19 years he enlisted into Capt. Eli Collins Company for one year in the war of the revolution and as I was told after said years was expired said George Allyn enlisted into the Artillery and was in said war to about the close to my knowledge, said George Allyn was not at Windsor at Torrington for some years in the time of the aforesaid war of the revolution. After said war was over said George Allyn came to Simsbury and married Saberry Case Sister to my wife and then said George Allen went to live on a farm of Henry Allen Esq. now deceased at Barkhampstand in Litchfield County. I am not curtain whether said George Allyn lived on said farm one or two years. Then he said George Allyn moved into the state of Vermont and town of Hartland and I also moved into Vermont and lived one year in the house with said George Allyn. The whole time said George Allyn lived in said Town of Hartland Vermont was between two and three years at last said George Allyn had his house burnt and most of all of his household furniture then said George Allyn George Allyn removed back to Connecticut town of Windsor. I also moved back to Windsor Connecticut then said George Allyn went to live with Henry Allyn esq. and lived with said Squire Allen a number of years. I have no knowledge of said George Allyn siner. I left Connecticut being fifteen years. ___ Luke Allyn ___ sworn and subscribed the 17th day of September 1819. Before me John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com. pleas

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"Sup. Court, Ira Smith, ads. James Jackson Ex dim George Allen, Cayuga County
"SS:  Luke Allen of Owasco in said county being duly sworn says that he is personally
"acquainted with George Allen of Old Windsor in the State of Connecticut & has been
"for a number of years, that the said George is cousin to this deponent and that the said
"George was a son of Theophilus Allen of Old Windsor aforesaid who died, when the said
"George was three or four years of age as this deponent hath understood and believes
"that the said Theophilus Allen at his death left a wife who continues to reside in the parish of Wintenbury in the Town of Old Windsor aforesaid And this deponent further Saith
"that he was married in the fall of the year in which the British army came up the North
"river and burnt Esopus that some years after the marriage of this deponent as aforesaid
"this deponents wife had a daughter who they named and called Aurelia that the said
"Aurelia was thirty eight years of age last September according to the understanding &
"recollection of this deponent and Lydia his wife--That some time in the latter part
"of the fall or fore part of the winter after the birth of the aforesaid child the said George
"Allen was married to Saberry Case the sister to the wife of this deponent that for one
"or two years previous to the marriage of the said George Allen as aforesaid he the said
"George lived with this mother the Widow Fyler in the parish of Wintenbury and Town
"of Old Windsor aforesaid during which time the said George was concerned in jockeying
"or trading horses and by that means spent the property left to him by Theophilus his father--
"That after the marriage of the said George as aforesaid he and his wife commenced
"Housekeeping in what was called the Kelsey house and one or two years from the next
"spring after the said George was married he this deponent & the said George went together
"to Old Stockbridge in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a number of other
"towns for the purpose of looking at the Land with a view to purchase that from the inti
"mate acquaintance & connexion & correspond that subsisted between this deponent &
"the said George Allen from the time that the said George came to live with his mother
"in old Windsor aforesaid until the close of the revolutionary war this deponent is
"confident that the said George Allen could not have been a soldier in Colonel Lambs
"regiment of Artillery inlisted for during the War---And this deponent further

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"saith that he has no knowledge or recollection that the said George Allen was a Soldier
"enlisted for during or at any time in Said war But this deponent recollects that
"previous to the said George going to live with his mother as aforesaid he this deponent
"heard Joseph Allen of Torrington or some one of his family say that the said George
"Allen had gone out with Captain Catlin but whether the said George was gone for
"one month one year or half a year this deponent has no knowledge or recollection
"and this deponent further saith that Lydia Allen his wife agrees with him in his
"recollection of the age of their daughter Aurelia and that the said George Allen
"was married as aforesaid soon after the birth of the said Aurelia--And this
"deponent further saith that when James Philps of homer called upon him to make
"an Affidavit in this suit he endeavored to give the said James Philps the same inform
"ation that is contained in this affidavit and if there was any thing substantially
"different introduced into the original affidavit made by this deponent it was
"done without the knowledge or consent of this deponent-- Luke Allyn--Sworn
"this 18th day of March 1820 Before me John Grover Judge of Cayuga Com. pleas--"

And four other Affidavits procured by Phelps in a similar manner and those who made them afterwards made others stating the means made use of by Phelps to impose upon them & procure them to swear to relations of facts and circumstances that they had no knowledge or recollection of.

The fact that George Allen of Windsor commenced his residence in that Town in the spring of 1780 & never was in the service afterwards can be proved beyond all Question or Doubt both by those who were presonally acquainted with him & by his confefsion, and it is a fact that the real George Allen of Doughtys company was in the service until the close of the revolutionary war & was returned as one entitled to the gratuity of 80 Dolls. for enlisting & serving during the War pursuant to an Act of Congrefs dated 15h May 1778. -- I have omitted to copy the testimony of the witnefs who were examined on the part of the defendant at the aforesaid trial & testified relative to the time when Geo. Allen of Windsor commenced his residence in that town & continued the same because they were so numerous & were very similar to the aforesaid second Affidavit made by Luke Allyn.

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To the foregoing is subjoined the following circumstances that after the trial of the two first actions procured to be commenced by Phelps & after the commencement of the other Seven actions which were consolidated & terminated by the before mentioned trial of the suit against Isaac Smith, there was a Law of this state first in operation for the purpose of escheating those lands in the military tract which had been granted to soldiers who had died without heirs residing in the United States--Thomas J. Oakley Esq.  Hon Attorney General of this State received a Letter of which the following is a copy--
"Sir, I have to inform you that Lot No. 23 in the present Town of
"Spofford formerly Tully in the county of Onandaga is inhabited by the following persons
"John Rainey, Zera Jinings, Robert Rainey, Isaac Smith, Ira Smith, Ruseld
"Tinkkum, Abijah Story, Sylvester Smith, Newel Drake, Israld C. March & Peter Pitts
"said lot the propper papers certificates & other reference can be obtained at the propper
"office theare Each & every military lot hath been registered  Further said Lot at present
"is what is generally termed a dead root lot & now of right belongeth to the State of
"New York & was pattented to one Georg Allen of the New York Light Artillery in one Capt. Dotys
"company Col Lambs regt. & who died without heirs the present occupants of said Lot
"hold thear [their] possession by a spurious title all of wich [which] you will please to take notice of
"Hon. Thomas J. Okely Esq. Attorney Generald [General] of the State of New York.--
"Cayuga County Ss.  Isaac Wood being duly sworn says that he received the paper
"upon which this affidavit is made with the writing thereon purporting to be a Letter
"directed to Thomas J. Oakley Esquire from the Office of the said Thomas J. Oakley
"Esquire Attorney General of the State of New York on the fifth day of October instant
"by the consent of the said Thomas J. Oakley Esquire--Dated October 21st 1820
"Isaac Wood  Sworn this 21 day of October 1820  Before me Rowland Day Commissioner
"&c"    and from the Affidavit of Jonathan B Nichols Esq in the words & figures following -- "Onandaga County Ss. Jonathan B. Nichols of Atisco in said county being duly sworn says that this deponent attended the East Circuit Court in & for said county in the forepart of July last at which time and place James Phelps of Homer a man personally known to this deponent requested this deponent to step aside

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"with the said James Phelps at which time this deponent verily believes that the said
"James Phelps was under the impression that he was then addressing Thomas J Oakley
"Esq. Attorney General of the State of New York who was then attending said circuit
"and thereupon the said James Phelps said to this deponent that he had written to this
"deponent relative to Lot number Twenty three in the Township of Tully in the military
"tract & wanted to know this deponents determination upon which this deponent informed
"the said James Phelps of his mistake-- JB Nichols-- Sworn this 27 day of
"November before me   S. Judd J.P." ---to which might be subjoined the affidavits of Solomon Judd Esq & the affidavit of Ira Smith now in my possession by which affidavit it appears that Phelps told Judd & Smith at different times that he had written to the Attorney General relative to said Lot, it is conclusion to my mind that James Phelps procured the aforesaid Letter to be written and forwarded to the Attorney General.

From a perusal of the foregoing thou mayst be inclined to believe a fact that I am sensible of that James Phelps & his associates will produce affidavits to substantiate any fact that may be necessary to continue the said George Allen in the receipt of his pension for the purpose of enabling them to carry on the first commenced in the district court of the United States for the Northern District of the state in the name of James Jackson under the demise of the said George Allen against the Tenants on Lot No. 23 in the Township of Tully

I am with respect
thy friend
Walter Wood

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Sempronius NY
February 20.                 Free
Hon. John C. Calhorn
Secretary at War of U. States 
Washington City

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From
Walter Wood, 
Sempronius, N.Y. 
[unreadable]  26 March 1825

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Received 1 March 1825

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Montville 18 of 2d mo. 1825

John C Calhoun Esq

On the 1st of the second month 1823 I wrote to the Hon Joseph Kirkland and then Member of Congress from the County of Oneida in the State of New York relative to George Allyn of Windsor in the county of Hartford & State of Connecticut who I understood was drawing a pension on account of services performed by George Allen a soldier in Captain John Daughty's company in the second New York Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb in the Revolutionary War and by a letter bearing date the 19th of February 1823 signed J. L. Edwards addressed to the Hon Joseph Kirkland and it appeared that my letter was in the pension office and that Allyn had been written to upon the subject and required to remove the charge by obtaining from his commanding officer Capt Doughty proof as to his identity: Upon the receipt of the last mentioned letter I took the liberty to address a letter to the said J. L. Edwards bearing date the 2nd of 3d month 1823, and by a letter from the Hon Rowland Day the present member from this County bearing date the 11th Decem 1823 I was informed that Allyn's pension had been suspended for the reasons stated in a letter to Allyn signed by the said J. L. Edwards bearing date the 19th February 1823 a copy of which letter was forwarded to me by the said Rowland Day. Since which I have understood that the pension in favor of the said George Allyn has been continued and perhaps in consequence of affidavits procured at the City of Albany in the 2d month last and as I have now the notes of the testimony taken by the Hon. Abm. Van Vechten one of the counsel on the part of the defendant in the trial of the ejectment cause Isaac Smith at the suit of James Jackson ex dem the said George Allyn and presuming that the affidavits comport with the notes of the aforesaid testimony it is probable that thou will prima facii consider me as troublesome in attempting to address thee any further on the subject.

However request a few moments indulgence in calling thy attention to my aforesaid letters & the copies of the affidavits & testimony therein refined

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To and in addition thereto, mention that Eliakim Marshall of Windwor aforesaid about nine or ten years since had a conversation with the Said George Allyn in which Allyn informed the said Marshall that he never was in the New York line & was not entitled to any Land in the State of New York and about the same time the said George Allyn made a similar statement to Martin Palmer of Windsor aforesaid & in the year 1821 the said George Allyn made similar statements at different times & in different places, 1st in the hearing of Zebulon Rust & Ira Smith at Rusts Tavern Onondaga;--2d. to Lancelot Phelps at Sempronius Cayuga County--3dly to Luke Allyn cousin to the said George, and Lukes wife the sister of the said Georges wife.--4thly to Aurelia Cregow, first & Second cousin to the said George & neice to the said George's wife; in the hearing of two of the daughters of the said Aurelia Cregow in the absence of her husband & the father of her two daughters:--The aforesaid facts have been sworn to by the aforesaid persons when examined in Court or before competent authority.

And in addition to the foregoing I would beg leave to call the attention to the aforesaid Affidavits which I presume thou hast been furnished, with & if they comport with the notes of the aforesaid testimony taken by Van Vechtin, it will appear that those persons who made the Affidavits became acquainted agreeably to thier statement with the said George Allyn in the aforesaid Doughtys Company as early as the year 77 or 78 & continued that acquaintance at different times & places until after the capture of Cornwallis & the return of the regiment to West Point from Burlington in August or September 1782 when in fact I am in pofsefsion of the Muster Roll of Captain Doughty's Company for the month of July 1777.  The payroll for the month of December in the same year--& the payroll for the month of February 1778--& the Muster Roll for the months of Jany & Feby 1779; all which were recognized by the late Capt. John Doughty now Genl. Doughty of Morristown N. Jersey & Sworn to by him in the month of August last--And as the aforesaid Regt. of Artillery was paid off by the State of N York in the year 1781 the payroll of the Regt. for that year on file in the comptrollers Office of the State of New York and I am also in pofsefsion (the principal part of which lately came into my hands) of the Books of the late Hon. William Stevens who was appointed on the 7th day of June 1783 in pursuance of an Order

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of his Excellency Genl Washington an Agent to afsist the Pay Master in Settling the accounts of the Regt. which books, amongst various other accounts relative to the Regt. contain the clothing accounts of the Regt. for the years 1778. 79. 80. 81. 82 & 83.  the Payrolls of the Regt. for the years 1782 & 3 & an account of monies &c received by the Regt. to be deducted from their pay due in 1782. together with an account of monies received by the Regt. to be deducted from their pay in 1783 together with an Abstract of Deficiencies & Surplussages of the yearly settlement of the Clothing Accounts of the Regiment, together with the final Balance for & against each individual & that in neither of the aforesaid documents is the name of George Allen to be found until on the Payroll of the year 1782 in which it appears that his pay commenced on the 1st day of Novemr. 1782 & that he continued to Serve two months in that year abt  $8.30/90 pr. month & also by a Return in one of the aforesaid Books of the men in the aforesaid Regt. entitled to the gratuity of $80. for enlisting for & Serving [illegible] close of the War pursuant to an act of Congrefs dated 15 [covered by blank piece of paper] 1778.  The name of George Allen is also found and for a non particular description of the aforesaid Books I would beg leave to refer to my Letter to the Hon Rowland Day of the 10th inst. which I have requested him to lay before the Proper Board for investigation the aforesaid subject And please to rest afsured that the aforesaid documents all appear to be genuine and the aforesaid Books in the handwriting of the late hon Wm Stevens can be attested to by the greater part of the leading characters in the County of Onondaga in which County he was one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas-and Superintendant of the Saltworks at the time of his decease perhaps twenty years since.

I am with great respect
Thy friend
Walter Wood

N.B. The name of George Allyn [word underlined] is not found in any of the aforesaid documents--

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George Allyn
Deposition

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I George Allyn late of Torrington now of Windsor in the State of Connecticut of lawfull age depose and say that in the year of 1821 which at Onondaga in the State of New York attending a suit of law to obtain my bounty land was arrested by John H Johnson a constable and by him conducted to Mr Rusts Tavern in said Onondaga and put in the care of Isaac Wood (the son of that Walter Wood who warranted the Land that I was there contending for to the persons occupying against whom suits were brought) said Isaac was told by the constable to do what he pleased with me and said Isaac being alone with me thus fastened the door and threatened me that if I did not sign a discharge of the bill of cost against Smith or a quit claim deed of the land in dispute or both (I am unable to say exactly what it was) that he would send to the Govrnor of Connecticut and have me imprisoned in States Prison  Being requested by Phelps and others to go with them I was refused and conducted to Mr Wadsworth's tavern in said Onondaga Where Walter Wood the Father the said Isaac Wood and Thomas Wood the sons together with their witnefses improved on said trial bounded and thus and there was prefsed and surely prefsed by the Woods to discharge the above bill of cost and permissd to be liberated entirely if I would comply   Being thus threatened far from home

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though in pursuit of my honest dues and poor having spent much time in the [illegible] suits and being under duress such effect was produced on my mind and feelings that with the hope of being immediately liberated was induced to sign a paper and [illegible] state that I never knew Doughty's company I supposed that I had discharged the bill of cost only if any thing more than that was done it was while labouring under extreme complicated and [word stricken through] depression having just failed in the suits  Instead of being liberated as promised was conveyed by Thomas Wood about thirty miles from Onondaga who was told by one of the Woods to drive with all speed to get me away from my Friends to Montville.  And further I am poor so much, so that the value of the whole amount of goods posessed by me including My and My wifes wearing apparrels does not exceed Fifty dollars.  The supposed right of land has been [illegible] up and is of no value   My age is Seventy and the age of my wife is Sixty six years.  I have one son only he lives in Ohio and poor--My Daughters are also poor and unable to provide for me and my wife   The Town have furnished me with necessaries and my [illegible] is there for support and further the Deponent saith not
Dated at Windsor in Hartford Co. Connecticut May 29. 1827
George Allyn

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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford Windsor May 29 1827
Personally appeared George Allyn and
made solemn oath to the truth of the forgoing
deposition and subscribed the same before
me
James Loomis Just of Peace
State of Connecticut 
City of Hartford        ⎬ Windsor May 29 1827
I certify that George Allyn the Deponent is a
credible person
James Loomis Just of Peace

I certify that James Loomis is a Justice
of the peace for Hartford County Conn
Elisha Phelps

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Connecticut
4251
------------------
Sabra Allen widow
George Allen
of Hartford in the State of Connecticut
who was a matross in the company comm
by Captain Doughty of the regt comman
by Col Lane in the New York 
line for two years--------
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 100 Dollars - Cents per ann
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
died 9 Oct. 1835
---------
Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of J. 1837 
and sent to I. Perkins 
Hartford
-----------------
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 March 1750

Revolutionary C
Act July 1836

Recorded by Wm Allison  Clerk
ok Vol 1 Page 74

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admitted
Matross pittler
[illegible] yr $100
George Allyn's
pension was suspended 
and suspension removed 
28 Apl 1829 upon
testimony exhibited that
he was in service in 1780
1781, and to the close of the
war
[seal]

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State of Connecticut SS

On this 4th day of December 1836 personally appeared before Isaac Perkins Justice of the Peace within within & for the County of Hartford in said State at his Office in Hartford in said County of Hartford Elijah Griswold aged Seventy four years [last 3 words underlined], resident of Simsbury in said County of Hartford, who being first duly cautioned & sworn according to law, on his oath doth depose & say that when he the said Deponent was about the age of eighteen years whicch was in the year 1780 he was present at the marriage of George Allyn & Sabra Cass at said Simsbury.  He is unable to state by whom the marriage ceremony was performed.  Previous thereto he had been long & intimately acquainted with both the said George & the said Sabra & had been brought up in the same neighborhood with them & has also been well acquainted with them from that time untill the decease of the said George a year or more since, the precise time not more recalled.   He also says the widow of the said George--the said Sabra is still living & resides in Hampton in said County & has not been married since the decease of her said Husband the said George Allyn.   After this Deponent saw, as above stated, the marriage of the said George & Sabra, the said George was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution at

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his decease was a pensioner of the United States.
Elijah Griswold

Subscribed & sworn before me & I certify that I am acquainted with the said Affiant who is a credible person, & is so reputed amongst his nieghbors [sic] & acquaintances--Done on this day & year above written
Isaac Perkins Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut  Ss

On this 6th day of December 1836 personally appeared before Isaac Perkins Justice of Peace in & for Hampton County in said State, at the Town Clerks Office in the Town of Simsbury in said County Moses Ensign aged 42 years, who being first duly cautioned & sworn on his said oath, deposes & says that he is Town Clerk & Keeper of the records in & of the said town of Simsbury & that he has diligently examined the records of Marriages in said Town & can find no record, & further certifies that there is no record of the Marriage of of George Allyn & Sabra Case, in the said town records & does also further certify that it appears from said records that the record of Marriages were formerly imperfect & also that the files & record of Daniel Humphrey formerly acting Justice of the Peace in said Simsbury was never returned to said town Clerks office.
Moses Ensign

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Subscribed & sworn before me, & I certify that the said affiant is a credible person & of good reputation amongst all his neighbors & acquaintances.  done on the day & year above written.  Done on the day & year above written
Isaac Perkins Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut Ss

On this 6th Day of December 1836 personally appeared before Isaac Perkins Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Hartford in said state, at the house of Dudley Humphrey Esq. of Simsbury in said County, who being first duly cautioned & sworn on her oath says her age is 56, that she was married to Dudley Humphrey the son of Daniel Humphrey, thirty four age this present month, on being married I went to reside with my husband in the same house with his father the said Dan Humphrey & continued so to him untill his decease, ten years. & from that time have lived with my said Husband, Dudley Humphrey, in the same House--My said husband is now in the Southern States journeying with our sick son for the benefit of his health & is not soon expected to return.  The said Daniel humphrey at his decease was about 76 years old.  When I went to him in the same house with him & for years after he was a Justice of the Peace.  & I always understood & verily believe he had

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been a Justice for many very many years before I went to live with him.  I understood he had often performed the marriage Services--& his files & records as such used to be kept in a chest--after his decease I remember that that chest was taken in the Settlement of his estate by his son Canfield who has now been dead more than 8 years & all his family has dispersed & left this part of the country, what became of his said Daniel Humphrys files & papers I dont know & I verily believe they are all scattered & lost  I never knew of any record of marriage made by him.  Within a few months a daughter of his widow Sabra Allyn called to inquire about the record of the said Daniel Humphry.  I then found in our home some of his old books & papers, but could find  no record of the said Sabras marriage or of any other person amongst them.
Phebe Humphry

Subscribed & sworn before me on the day & year above written & I do certify that the said affiant is a credible person & of good repute amongst all her neighbors & acquaintances
Isaac Perkins Justice of the Peace

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State of Connecticut ff

On this 23d day of November 1836 personally appeared before Isaac Perkins Justice of Peace within & for the County of Hartford in said State at his office in Hartford in said County of Hartford Doctor john Tyler, aged seventy two years, resident of Simsbury in said County who being first duly cautioned & sworn according to law, on his said oath doth depose & say that in the year 1788 he was called as a physician to, & then Doctered the children of George Allyn then of the town of Hartford in said County of Hartford.  The said Allyn then had these Children the eldest of which then appeared to be seven of eight years old.  This visit was my[word stricken out] his first knowledge of the family He having then recently settled in that vicinity.  The said Allyn then lived with the mother of his said children & so continued to live with her untill his death about one year ago.  All which time untill within six or seven years the Deponent frequently saw both the said Allyn & his wife and tho they were said to have been married before his acquaintance with them in 1788, he knows that they not only cohabited as man & wife from that time untill his death but also knows that during all that period they were received & acknowledged as man & wife by the public & by all the people in the neighborhood, where they resided, She also says that the same woman is still living, the widow of the

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said George Allyn & now lives in the City of Hartford in said County of Hartford, wherein he has seen & conversed with him within one week last past.  His own wife, he has always understood was in youth an intimate acquaintance with the said widow Allyn whose maiden name as has been often said by various persons was Sabra Case, & from 1788 he has always known her as Sabra Allyn, & him having been acquainted with all her family connections verily believes that she was lawfully married to the said George Allyn about the year 1780--& that he the said Allyn was a soldier in the Revolution for more than one year after his marriage with the said Sabra--& that after the war he was a pensioner & on one occasion saw him receive his pension at the pension agency in Hartford Con.
John Tyler

Subscribed & sworn before me, and I do certify that the said affiant is well known to me & is a credible person & is reputed so to be amongst his neghbors & acquaintances   Done on the day & year above written
Isaac Perkins Justice of the Peace

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State of Connecticut
On this 9th day of November AD. 1836
personally appeared before Thomas H Seymon Judge of Probate
for District of Hartford in said State. Sabra Allen a resident
of Hartford in the County of Hartford & said
State of Connecticut, aged seventy four years
who being first duly sworn according to
law, doth on her oath make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of
the provision made by the act of Congress
passed July 4th 1836. - That she is the
widow of George Allyn who was a private
in the Army of the Revolution, & a late
pensioner of the United States, & up to the time
of his death was possessed of a pension Certificate
bearing date the 11th of June 1818 which
Certificate at the decease of said pensioner fell
to the hands of one James Loomis of East
Windsor in said County of Hartford, who now
hold the same, & refuses to surrender it to
the said widow & the number thereof is
unknown to said widow, but that she
as the widow of said pensioner [illegible]
the arrearage thereon at the Pension Agency
in the City of Hartford in said State on
the 8th day of April 1835 as by the files
& record in the war office may more fully
appear. She further declares that she was
married to the said George Allyn on or above

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he forsaid George Allen died on the 9th
day of October 1835, and that she has remained
a widow ever since that period as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof hereto
annexed   Sabra Allyn
In presence of
Isaac Perkins
Harriet Atherton
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before said Probate Court.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after
the investigation of the matter and after putting the appropriate
interrogatories that the said Sabra Allen is the surviving
widow of George Allyn late of Windsor in the County of Hartford
& State of Connecticut married to him before the last period
of his services in the army of the Revolution, that her said husband
has deceased and that she still remains his widow and has
never again married

I, Thomas H. Seymour Judge of the Court of
Probate for the District of Hartford in said County of Hartford
and State of Connecticut hereby certify that the above and
forgoing contains the original proceedings of said Court
in the matter of the application of the widow Sabra
Allyn aforesaid for a pension
and I further certify that the said Sabra Allyn
in consequence of age and infirmity was unable to
attend Court and that the above & foregoing declaration
was sworn to & subscribed before the undersigned as Judge
of probate aforesaid and in presence of the above witnesses
of said Sabra Allen in Hartford aforesaid
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court this 9th day of November
A.D. 1836.
Thos H. Seymour Judge of Probate

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I, ROYAL R. HINMAN, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the
Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT Isaac Perkins Esquire
is, and for more than six months last past, has been a Justice of the
Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said
State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority
, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify
the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and
Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and
credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said
Isaac Perkins in Court and County
thereof, I have in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the
Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 12th day of December
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
and I hereby certify that his signature attached
hereto is his genuine signature
Royal R Hinman Secretary

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Royal R Hinman Secretary of the
State of Connecticut, and keeper of the
Seal Record thereof do hereby certify
to whom it doth concern-
That Thomas H Seymour Esq is and
for more than one year last part has
been a Judge of Probate within and
for the Probate District of Hartford duly
appointed, commissioned and sworn, having
full powers authority by the Laws of this
State, to enter & keep the records of said
Court of Probate, and to give attested
copies thereof in his official character
and affix the seal of Court thereto
said Court being a court of word
and that full faith and credit may
and ought to be given to the official acts
and attestation of the [illegible]
[illegible] in court & country
In testimony whereof I
have in my capacity
of Secretary aforesaid & hereunto set ┃
my hand & affixed the seal of
said State at the City of Hartford
in sd State the 12th day of Dec 1836
Royal R Hinman Secretary

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Rev and 1812
Wars Section
MOS/cc1

August 6, 1929
Mr. D. W. Mack
6 Pequonock Avenue
Windsor, Connecticut
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War
pension claim, W.21606, it appears that George Allyn
(pensioned Allen) was the son of Theophilus Allyn, of the
parish of Winterbury, Old Windsor, Connecticut. Theophilus
died when his son was three or four years of age.
While a resident of Torrington, Connecticut, George
Allyn enlisted and served as follows:
From the middle of April, 1777, one year in Captain
Eli Catlin's Company in Colonel Bradley's Connecticut Regiment
and was in the battle of Germantown; from August,
1778, eighteen months as a private in Captain John Doughty's
Company in Colonel John Lamb's Regiment of Artillery.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 23, 1818, at which time he was sixty-two years of
age and was living in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.
.[handwritten note]
Used only that service claimed
soldier as there was
proof that the service
was performed by this particular Geo. Allyn.

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He died October 9, 1835, in Windsor, Connecticut. The soldier married in December, 1780 or 1781, in Simsbury, Connecticut, Sabra Case. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 4, 1836 at which time she was seventy-four years of age and was living in Simsbury, Connecticut. In 1820, George Allyn referred to his daughters aged sixteen, twenty and twenty-seven and to his son, aged seven years, but he did not give their names. In 1827, he referred to his son, who was living in Ohio, his name not stated.
Very truly yours, Earl D. Church Commissioner.

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Rvy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21606
Sabra Allyn
widow of
George Allyn ┃
Mass. Rev War
---
Act July 4th/36
Index: Vol. A Page 6
[Arrangement of 1870.]


[right side]
D W Mack
Windsor
Conn
1929 Aug 6 hist
to Rev D. W. Mack
1930  Apr. S. D. W.
Mack adv same hist
sent but [illegible]

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Suspd 19th Feb. 1823, on
the information contained
in a letter from Walter
Wood, dated at Montville,
near Auburn, N.Y. " 2d Mo
1. 1823, to Hon. Mr Kirkland
M.C. See letter to Allen
and Mr K. dated 19 Feb
1823, and to W. Wood, dated
30 March 1825
See letter to Agent 7 Jany
1826 a letter to Hon. C. Kellogg, H.R.
Jan. 8. 1827.


[copied script too dark to transcribe.]

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George Allen
Connecticut
Placed on the Roll
June 11. 1818 - Suspd
See letters to Hon. E.
Phelps H.R. Oct. 2.
1827 and Jan 9. 1828. also
Jan. 11. 1828 to Hon. James
Barbour, (which was sent
to Hon. E. Phelps H.R. on the
23d Jan. 1828.)
George Allen Con. Act March 18. 1818
to what time last paid?
Pen office
Jan 28
Died 9 Oct 1835 paid to that period
J H

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County Court
State of Connecticut
Hartford County
George Allyn
vs
Isaac Wood &
Thomas Ward
I Jabez B. Phelps of the
town of Preble in the County
of Cortland and state of New York being cautioned & duly
sworn upon the holy evangelist deposeth and
saith that I was supposed to attend the
Circuit Court to be holden in and for the County
of Onondaga in the month of June 1821
in which Joseph G. Yates one of the
of the supreme court of the State of New York 
presided in a case of James Jackson on
the demise of George Allyn against Isaac
Smith one of the settlers on lot No 23 in
the Original Township of Gully New Town of
Stafford in the said County of Onondaga 
was dependent the part of the Defendent and on my arriving
at Onondaga the morning after the suit
was tried I met Walter Wood the father
of said Isaac Wood and Thomas Wood
who told me that the suit was tried and
that I might return home and further
said I must go into the house which was
kept by Z. Rust and Isaac (meaning Isaac

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Smith) would give me some letters I started
to go into the house and met John H. Johnson
at the outer door of the house and spoke to
him he was in haste I then went into
the house and went into the north room
and in entering the room from the hall
met Ira Smith and the said Isaac Smith
I had been confined in the limits in
favor of the said George Allyn. Ira says to me
Phelps I told you the old imposter (meaning Allyn)
never owned the land nor never
was a soldier in the New york line for
he has just now told me so and has
discharged me from the limits I further
heard Isaac Ward say that he threatened
Allyn if he denied he had said he was not
Soldier in the newyork line and that 
he got the discharge from Allyn at the demand 
which Ira Smith was on the Limit
for it being about three hundred Dollars
for about twenty six dollars which
they held against the said George this was
line in a room at Quits tavern when
the said Isaac & George mere together and the
door shut and I further heard Thomas
Wood say that he carried the said George
from Onondaga in his wagon to Me

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ville in the tener of Sempronius in the County 
of Cayuga and State of New York
and further say that I am forty seven
years of age the fourth day of June
last part and further say not
Jabez B. Phelps
JB Phelps opened by T Chester Clk Mar 3, 1825
-
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 28th day of Oct. 1824
John H Ferguson J. Peace

State of New York
Cortland County
Clerks office Court
I Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk of the
said County and clerk of the Court of 
Common Pleas of the said County do
hereby certify that John Ferguson Esq before
whom the foregoing affidavit of Jabez B Phelps was
taken was on the 28th day of October last one of the
Justices of the peace in for the said County duly appoint 
& Sworn as such Justice. Also that I am acquainted with
the hand writing of the said Justice & verily believe his name 
above subscribed to be his own hand writing
Witness my hand & the Seal of the Court of the said County
this first day of November 1824 Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk

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State of New York
Cortland County
[illegible] Oct. 28th 1834
personally appeared Jabez B Phelps whose name is subscribed
to the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath that the
same contains the truth whole truth and nothing but
the truth-- Deposition was taken at the request of George 
Allyn to be used in an action in his favor against Isaac
Wood and Thomas Wood now pending before the Hon
County Court to holden at Hartford in the State of
Connecticut within and for the County of Hartford on the ┃
second Tuesday of November next the adverse party
living more than twenty miles from this place was not
notified nor present at the taking thereof. The reason of
taking this deposition is the deponent living more than
twenty miles from the place of trial Taken and sealed up
by me
John H Ferguson J. Peace

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County Court
State of Connecticut
Hartford County
George Allyn
vs
Isaac Wood &
Thomas Wood
I Asaph H Carpenter of the town of
Homer County of Cortland and State of New York being
duly cautioned and sworn by the Holy Evangelist Deposeth and saith
that he was twenty four years of age the twenty eight day
of June last past. that he was employed by James Phelps
who acted as agent for the above named plaintiff to convey
witnesses from the County of Cortland to the Circuit Court
to be held in County of Onondaga to be held in the month
of June 1821 before his honor Joseph C Yates one of the Justices
of the Supreme Court of said State of New York, Witnessess
to testify in a cause in which James Jackson on the demise
of George Allyn was plaintiff and Isaac Smith
Defendant for the recovery of part of Lot No. 23 in the
original Township of Tully now Town of Spafford in the
said County of Onondaga. And on the morning after
the said trial this deponent and George Allen the
above named plaintiff started in a wagon from one
Leonard Bacon who lived about three miles west of
the Court house where this deponent the said George and
Witnesses boarded in the town of Onendaga and on
arriving at or near the Court house this deponent left the
waggon and soon after went to Z Rust, who kept a
public house near the Court house and enquired of some
of the Witnesses if they knew where George Allyn was The
reply is he was in the Chamber with Isaac Wood --

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and an attempting to open the door found it was fast and
made application for admittance and immediately after
the door was opened and on entering the room found the
said George Allyn and Isaac Wood together in the
room no other person being present Isaac Wood held
written paper in his hand. I then asked George Allyn
if he was ready to go with me. He answered yes in a
few moments this deponent then returned below and waited
some time and on inquiry was informed that George
Allyn had gone with Isaac Wood to a boarding house
kept by one Wadsworth where the said Woods and this
Witnesses boarded. I this deponent immediately repairs
to the said Wadsworths and for the said George
sitting in the room by the side of Thomas Wood
in the room where Woods witnesses were sitting I then
asked the said George if he was ready to go with me
he said yes if he could and arose from his seat and
Thomas Wood immediately took hold of his cloths and
pulled him back or to his seat and took him by the arm
and held him fast about this the said James Phipps
came near where they were sitting and
[illegible] to come into the room and Isaac Wood who
was standing near the outer door put his hands upon
him and shoved him back and told him he should have
no admittance as that was their boarding house they
did not wish to be interrupted by him and Walter Wood
the Father of the said Isaac and Thomas Standing near
approbated their conduct, then the said James immediately 
went around to the end of the house to the window which
was [illegible] up and exclaimed vehemently George Allyn
for Gods, sake come out here. dont recollect George
reply then the said James asked the said George of he
ever had made any confession or declaration or signed

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any writing purporting that he was not a soldier in Capt.
Doughty Company Col. Lambs artillery in the New York line
in the revolutionary war to which question the said Gorge answered
no I have not then the said George attempted to go. Thomas
Wood still held him by the arm and said you shant go and
pointed to James Phelps who stood at the window and said
to George you have been [illegible] by that damned Rascal long
enough. That I the said deponent despairing of getting Allen
away was obliged to leave him in their custody and return home 
without him, and further I have heard Wood, says that
they carried him home in their one horse Waggon, and
furthermore this deponent saith not
Joseph H Carpenter

Sworn and subscribed before me
this 28th day of Oct. 1824
John Ferguson J. P. 
AHL opened by T Chester Clk Mh 3, 1825

State of New York
Cortland County
I Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk of the
County of Cortland also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of the said County do hereby certify that John H. Fergusson Esq
before whom the above affidavit was taken was on the 28th
day of October last one of the Justice of the peace in & for the
said County duly appointed & qualified as such Justice
Also that I am acquainted with the hand writing of 
the said Justice & verily believe the signature of the said Justice 
in to the above is his own proper hand writing
Witness my hand & the Seal of the said County this first day
of November 1824
Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk

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State of New York
Cortland County
Tunxton Oct. 28. 1824
Personally appeared Asaph H Carpenter Whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing deposition and made solemn
oath that the same contains the truth whole truth and
nothing out the truth-
Deposition was taken at the
request of George Allyn to be used in an action his
favor against Isaac Wood and Thomas Wood now
pending before the Hon. County Court to be holden at
Hartford in the State of Connecticut within and for
the the County of Hartford on the Second Tuesday of
November next, the adverse party living more them twenty
miles from this place was not notified nor present at
the taking thereof. The reason of taking this deposition
is the deponent living more than twenty miles from
the place of trial Taken and [illegible] by me
John H Ferguson J. Peace

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To the Clark of
the County Court of
Hartford in the State of Connecticut
to be holden in and for the County of
Hartford on Second Tuesday of November
1824 - the within deposition taking
and sealed up by Me 
Daniel Smith
Judge of Cayuga
-

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opend by
S. Chester Clk

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STATE OF NEW-YORK,
Cayuga County } ss.
Clerks Office
I Certify that Daniel Sennett
Esquire, was on the
third day
of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
Twenty four, and now is a Judge of
the Court of Common pleas
in and for the county of Cayuga, duly commissioned and
sworn as such Judge
and that full faith
and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity.

I further certify, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the same Judge -and verily believe the signature name on the annexed return to be his.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the court of common pleas
of said county, and subscribed my name, this fourth
of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty four
Geo B Throop Clerk

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County Court for the County of Hartford and State of
Connecticut to be holden at Hartford in and for the said
County of Hartford on the Second Tuesday Instant Number
A.D. 1824

George Allen   Action of Trespass
vs
Isaac Wood
the same Thomas Wood

Consider Shaw of the Town of Bruton in the County of Cayuga &
State of New York Deposeth and say that I this Deponant
attended the Circuit Court for the County of Onondaga in
June AD 1821 and put up at Joseph Wadsworth house-
Near the Court house in the said County - this deponent
further says that the Witnesses of Walter Wood and one
Jiles Howling put up at said Wadsworth house during the
said Court - and one George Allyn had a Land Trial in
Which Walter Wood and sons appeared to defend arguing
said George Allyn In the aforesaid trial and said trial
was there with by what mean said George Allyn came to
the house of said Wadsworth this deponent doth not know
James Phelps came to the House of said Wadsworth and
desired George Allyn to go with him Allyn Got up out his
Chain Jiles Howland took hold of James Phelps and shoved him
of the Room and at the same time Thomas Wood took
George Allyn by the collar put George Allyn in the Chair
then James Phelps went to the window says to George Allyn have
you given knowingly a writing that you were not a
soldier in Capt. Doughty Company [illegible] Allyn I have
not to my knowledge Phelps requested Allyn to come out of the
room. Jiles Howling went to the window where James
Phelps Stood and shut down the window then one of the Woods
told George Allyn that if he denied that
he executed the writing he would send to the Governor of the
State Connecticut and have him imprisoned this thinks the deponent
[illegible] was made use of soon after Walter Wood
came out of the house and walked a short distance from
the house turned about short and said take him carry him
of George Allyn was dragged out the house by Thomas Wood
Isaac Wood & Jiles Howland shut into a waggon and carried off
Consider Shaw
Sworn this 3d November 1824 before the 
Daniel Sennett Judge of
Cayuga Com pleas

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I certify that the within deposition was taking at
the Request George Allyn to be introduced in a
suit in which George Allyn is plaintiff and Isaac
Wood and Thomas Wood are defendants in an action
of Trespass the deponent living more than twenty
Miles the from the place of Trial is the reason of [illegible]
the deposition and the adverse party living more 
than twenty miles from the place of caption was
not notified nor present
Daniel Sennett Judge of Cayuga
Common Pleas

I certify that the within affidavit was drawn 
by me
Daniel Sennett

I certify that the within deposition was taking
and subscribed on oath and sealed up by -
me 
Daniel Sennett Judge of
Cayuga Common pleas

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Court of Common Pleas
State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
George Allen
Vs
Isaac Wood & Thomas⎬
Wood

I Lizur B Canfield of the Town of Homer Cortland County
and State of New York, being duly sworn deposeth and saith that
he is of lawful age, and that in the month of June, in the year of
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Twenty one, he was supposed
to attend a suit, on the part of George Allen Plantiff & Isaac
Smith was Defendant, then and there tried before the Circuit
Court of the State of New York, of which Joseph C. Yates presided 
that then and there at several different times, he, this deponent
did hear Thomas Wood, threaten that he would have George
Allen, the Plantiff in the above suit held before sd Yates in jail,
or imprisoned, if he said Allen did not do, as he, said Thos Wood
wished him and his said Thos [illegible], and in order to effect it, he 
threatened, (that is said Thos) that he would send the Governor
of the State of Connecticut & obtain an order, or permit to put sd
Allen in prison, and further this deponent saith that he was not sworn
on the above trial, and did return home the Evening before the Jury in the
above suit brought in their verdict, as this deponent further saith
that he has heard Isaac Wood acknowledge, that he told the above George
when in a Room alone with him, that if he sd George would not discharge
a Bill of Cost of about three or four hundred Dollars, against one
Ira Smith who then was on the limits in Onondaga County State
of New York, for the same, that he would send to the Governor of the State of
Connecticut and get a permit to imprison him sd Gorge, and that
on condition the said George would discharge the same, he, said Isaac Wood

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would discharge a Bill of Cost of above twenty Six Dollars, which he said
Isaac Wood had against him, sd George, for a Motion, which he had
made & succeeded in against Sd George-- and further this deponent
saith that he has heard Thomas Wood offer to swear that he did
take said George Allyn from the house of one Wadsworth, on the
Morning after the trial above alluded too with Isaac Smith
at or near the Courthouse of Onandaga County, in a one Horse
Waggon and carry him to his father in Montville
above twenty miles, and further this deponent saith that Ira Smith
was on the limits, for a Bill of Cost, which was obtained against him--
in favor of said George, about a Lot of Land in the Town of Safford
Onondaga County, State of New York & that Isaac Smith is the
Brother of said Ira Smith and further this deponent saith
not
Lizur B Canfield
Sworn and subscribed before
me this 28th day of Oct. 1824
John H Ferguson J. Peace

SBC
opened by
T Chester Clk
Mh 3d 1825

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State of New York
Cortland County
Trixton Oct. 28th 1824
personally appeared Lizur B Canfield whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing deposition and made solemn
Oath that the same contains the truth whole truth and
nothing but the truth-- Deposition was taken at the
request of George Allyn to be used in an action in his
favour against Isaac Wood and Thomas Wood now
pending before the Hon County Court to be holden at
Hartford in in the State of Connecticut within and for
the County of Hartford on the second Tuesday of November 
next. The adverse party living more than twenty
miles from this place not not notified nor present
at the taking thereof. The reason of taking this deposition
is the deponant living more than twenty miles from
the place of trial Taken and Stated up by me
John H Ferguson J. Peace

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State of New York
Cortland County
Clerks office to wit
Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk of the said County
& also clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the 
said County do hereby certify that John H Ferguson Esq
before whom the deposition of Lizur B. Canfield
was taken was on the 28th day of October last
one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said County
duly appointed sworn as such Justice also that 
I am acquainted with the hand writing of the
said Justice & verily believe that the signature of
the said Justice subscribed to the within certificate
& Deposition as such Justice is his own handwriting
Witness my hand the seal of my said office this first day
of November 1824
Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk

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Hon Rowland Day
Walter Woods Communication
as to George Allen

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Montville J.e of 2nd November 1825

Respected friend
Rowland Day esq

Thy favour the 21st ult. came duly to hand by which  it appears that Major Cooper asked thee how he could be mistaken as to what he testified relative to George Allen when there  were so many who concurred with him, to which I beg leave to answer, that in order to make our the claim of the Windsor George Allyn to Lot No. 23 Tully they produced Allen Carpenter who swore that he was a soldier with Geo. Allen in the year 78. & that George belonged to Capt. Catlin's Co in the Connecticut Militia, and to continue him, Andrew Sherwood Swore that he was a recruiting Serg. in Mackins Co. Lambs Regiment of Artillery that in the year 77 or 8 he enlisted George Allen out of Catlins company with Catlins consent & took him to Doughtys Co. in which he was mustered & continued to serve until close of the War__ To shake the testimony of Sherwood I produced the payroll of Doughtys Co. for Dec. 77 & Feby. 78 & the Muster roll of Doughtys Co. for Jany & Feby 79. in neither of which was the name of George Allen to be found__ After which the Phelps's produced Jepther Lee as a Witnefs who was a soldier discharged in Doughtys Co. at the close of the war and Lee swore that he entered Doughtys Co. in the latter part of 78 & Lee's name was not to be found in either of the aforesaid rolls. from which the Counsel for Allyn contended that it was equally as likely that the name of Geo Allen had been omitted in the rolls as that the name of Jepther Lee had been left out by mistake. __ But the facts are by the information of Capt. Ada Aldrich as it relates to Carpenter That some years since he was discharged from the factory mill in Homer after which he confefsed to one of his  former customers of the name of Miles that he took 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 Bushels of wheat from a load of wheat that Shily brought to the mill & promised to pay Miles for the fame  

Andrew Sherwoods discharge signed by Genl. Washington bearing date the 9th June 1783 shows that he enlisted & served as a Matrofs in the Second or New York regt of Artillery which was commanded by Col Lamb on the 17 Jany. 1781 & it also appears by Capt Mackin's Book that he joined the regiment on the 17 Jany 81 & also by the payrolls in the Comptrollers Office as the Regt was paid off by this State for the year 81--

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by the books of the Agent for settling the accts of the Regt it appears
that Jepther Lee enters the regt in the forepart of the year 80  By an
Affidavit that James Phelps procured Lee to make on the 8th Octob 1819
it appears that Lee swore he served in Doughty Co. 3 yrs & 9 mos. from
which it appears that he entered thereto on the 3 Feby 80. as the soldiers
were allowed 10 mos & 3d. service in the year 83
(To be continued)
I am with respect thy friend

Walter Wood

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Montville 10" of 2d. mo. 1825

Continued from yesterday

Respected friend
Rowland Day Esq.

"Extract from Genl. Order Newburgh 2d June 1783"

"The paymasters of regiments and such other officers in cash as may be appointed to act as a regimental agent for the occasion will also remain with the army to aid in the settlement of the accounts."

"The paymasters & agents having attended the completion of the businefs will distribute the result of the settlement agreeably to the instructions they may receive from the Officers of the Corps"

"Extract Head Quarters Newburgh 5" June 1783"

"The paymasters or agents of regiments as soon as they have finished the accounts of their own Corps are requested to attach themselves to the Paymaster Genl if they can make it convenient and to afsist in compleating the settlement as soon as pofsible.  The commander in chief repeats his wishes that the greatest dispatch may be used in effecting the businefs"
"West Point 6" June 1783"

"Dear Sir"

"As the Officers of the regiment are to meet tomorrow for the purpose of choosing an agent to afsist the pay Master in settling the accounts of the regiment.  And to agree among themselves what officers shall remain with the three years men who are to be formed into two companies.--You will please to attend here with all your officers (except one who must be left with the company) as early as pofsible"
I am dear Sir your Obedt. Servt.
John Lamb

Capt. Fleming
which letter was directed "Capt. George Fleming Stoney Point"

"Extract. Head Quarters Newburgh 7" June 1783"

The Commander in chief having in his orders of the 2d instant directed that the Officers make choice of an Agent to afsist the paymaster in Settling the acounts of the Officers & men--the Officers will therefore pro-

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ceed to make such choice and give the PayMaster and Agent such instructions (for their government) as they may think necefsary.--

"Know all Men by these present that we the subscribers do hereby constitute and appoint Captain William Stevens Agent for the 2d or New York regiment of Artillery to be our lawfull Attorney to negociate and receive from the United States of America all and every Ballance found due us on the final settlement of the accounts of the Army of the United States with every emolument gratuity to which the different grades of our Commifsions as Officers, noncommifsioned & matrofses in said regiment entitles us too agreeable to the different resolutions of the Honorable the Congrefs of said United States.

And we further authorize & empower the said Captain William Stevens Agent for said regiment to negociate & receive all and every ballance that may be found due us on the settlement with the State of New York for our services in said Regiment in the service of said United States for the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty one agreeable to the principle adopted by the egislature of said State for settling with their line of the Army or any other principle as he may conceive to be our interest and every gratuity or emolument the said State may grant us similar to the other part of said states quota of Continental troops in service of Said United States.--To give receipts & absolute acquitoncefs for all & every ballance found due us as aforesaid either from the Paymaster Genl. of the Army of said United States or Treasurer of said State of New York and Paymaster of said 2d Regiment of Artillery

To be in full force as if we was personally present.

In Witnefs whereof we have Sett our hands & Seals this ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & eighty three
Josh. Savage Capt (Seal)
Jos. Thomas Capt. (Seal)
E Harvey Capt Lt. (Seal)
Edmond Parker (Seal)
John Johnson (Seal)
Francis Mason (Seal)
William Candrick (Seal)

Signed Sealed & delivered
in Presence hereof--
J Guion Capt.Lt.
Michl. Wetzell  Lt.

Witnefs Jepther Lee. }

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The originals of which the above are copied are in my pofsefsion & were found amongst the papers of the late Capt. William Stevens in the pofsefsion of his son Robert, except the letter from Col. Lamb to Capt. Fleming which was found in the hands of Henry Fleming the son of the late Capt. & I am in pofsefsion of other original documents from Capt. Reed & a number of the soldiers of the regiment recognizing Capt. Stevens as the Agent for settling the accts. of the Regiment & I am informed by those who were present at the time that Capt. Stevens & Lt. Isaac Hubbell Pay Master of the regt. remained at West Point engaged in arranging the Accts. of the regt. until sometime in the year 84  Stevens went to Philadelphia after which he returned & notified his attendance at the principal places in the different counties of the State of New York & paid off the officers & Soldiers of said regiment & took their receipts which are principally in my pofsefsion
"Philidelphia June 13th 1784

"Sir"

"The enclosed is a statement of my service as Agent for the 2d. Regt. of Artillery for which I have received no compensation from the Public (excepting the Subsistance) and for which I relinquish any claims on the individuals of the Regiment"

"It is entirely unnecefsary for me to Say that the number of the Regiment are illy able to defray the unavoidable expences (as you are so well acquainted with the general situation of the army) which hath accru'd in the adjustment of the Accounts; the completion of which from the proplex'd situation of them & the Several charges from sundry states, all which caused it to be protracted to this late period"

"Taking into consideration the particular situation of the Regiment being composed from the States of New Jersey, New York Connecticut & Mafsachusetts which in my opinion will necefsarily take Six months time (from the present) in the distribution & delivery of the Certificates for which I think the person employed in this businefs (as it must attend with considerable expence attending in the several states) ought to be allowed a compensation in proportion to the importance of the trust."

"As you Sir being so perfectly acquainted with our services (which already and yet to be performed) I flatter myself through your representation to Congrefs we Shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for out services--"

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"Sir I am your Most Obt. & very Humble Servt
Wm Stevens"

"John Pierce Esq." PayMaster Genl.
And Commifsion for Settling the Accounts
of the Army"

"The United States--------------Do.

To William Stevens Agent for the 2d. Regt. of Artillery

To making out an Account of the Subsistance received by the Officers in old Emifsion money from June 1st 1778 to April 1st 1780 and reducing the Same to Specie at the different periods it was received

To--ditto--of the Subsistance due to the Officers from June 1st 1778 to August 1st 1780 and drawing the Balance thereon

To--ditto--of the Subsistance from the 1st August 1780 to 1st January 1781

To--ditto--of monies advanced by the public together with sundry other charges and stoppages from several states against the regiment for the year 1782

To--ditto--of the pay and drawing the Ballance thereon for the above year

To--ditto--of monies advanced by the public together with sundry other charges and stoppages from several states against the regiment for 1783

To ditto of the pay and drawing the Balance thereon for the above year

To ditto of the commutation and drawing a Balance thereon

To ditto of the gratuity to the nonCommifsioned Officers & Matrofses

To ditto of the clothing for the years 1778. 1779. 1780. 1781. 1782. and 1783

To ditto drawing a general balance of the deficiencies & surplus ages of clothing for the above years

To his trouble and expence of time & money in receiving the public Certificates for better than two hundred and thirty two thousand dollars due said regiment and delivering the same to whom they respectively belong
Wm. Stevens Agent
to the 2d. Regt. of Artillery

The foregoing Letter & account are copied from a folio Book in the handwriting of the late Capt. Wm. Stevens which I received from the Hon Squire Manro one of the Administrators of the goods and chattels &c of the Said William Stevens;
[all the following has been stricken through]
which Book amongst various other accounts relative to the regiment contains "An Account of monies &c received by the 2d. Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States to be deducted from the pay due the Commifsioned, nonCommifsioned officers & Matrofses in the year 1782."  in which account the name of

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In the folio book which I shewed thee at thy house that my son Isaac received from the said Robert Stevens amongst other accounts is the following towit:  "An Account of clothing between the united States & the 2d. regiment of
"Artillery commanded by Colonel john Lamb for the year 1778 commencing
"1st Jany made out by William Stevens Agent"--in whih account the name of George Allen is not found neither is the name of George Allen found in any of the Similar Accts contained in Said Book for the year 1779. 1780 & 1781.--

And also "An Account of clothing between the United States
"& the 2n. Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb for
"the year 1782 commencing 1st Jany"--The name of George Allen is found in the aforesaid account but no Article of clothing charged against him

And also "An Account of clothing between the United States & the 2d. Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb for the year 1783 commencing 1st Jany" in which Account is found the name of George Allen against which under the head of "Articles received and at what rate."  "Coats $6.30/90" is the figure 1:-- "Vests $2."--1:--"Woollen Overalls $2.60/90"--1:--"Hose 66/90"--1:--Hatts $12/90"--1:--"Shoes $1.12/90"--2:--"Blankets $2.36/90"--1:--In the Column headed "Amount of clothing received Doll. 90th" is 20.ff:--in the column headed "Time of service & amount of clothing allowed monthly, days, Dolls. 90th" under months is 10 & under Dol. 90th is 28.30:--in the column headed "Due each man for deficiencies Doll 90th" is 7.54

Together with "An Abstract of Deficiencies and Surplusages upon the yearly settlement of the clothing Accounts for the 2d. Regiment of Artillery together with the final Balance for and against each individual respectively"--in which is found the name of George Allen"--Against which under the head of "Deficiencies" in the columns "1778. 1779. 1780. 1781" & "1782" are Blanks--1783--7.54---in the column headed "Amount" 7.54:---under the head "Surplusages" in the columns "1778. 1779. 1780. 1781. 1782" & "1783" are Blanks--in the column headed "Final Balance in favour of the Soldier" against the name of George Allen is 7.54

The first mentioned Book amongst various other accounts relative to the Said regiment contains

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"An Account of monies &c. received by the 2d. Regiment of Artillery in the service of the United States to be deducted from the pay due the Commifsion'd, noncommifsion'd Officers & matrofses in the year 1782 in which account the name of George Allen is not found"

"An Account of monies &c. received by the 2d. Regiment of Artillery in the Service of the United States to be deducted from the pay due the Commifsioned, nonCommifsioned Officers & Matrofses in the year 1783" by which last account it appears George Allen received $33.30/90 in specie of "The Pay Master Genl. in 1783"

"Payroll of the 2d. Regiment of Artillery in the Service of the United States for the year 1782 & part of the regiment for the months of August, September, October, November and December 1780" in which roll in the Column headed "Commencement of Pay" against the name of George Allen are the following letters "1st Novem" in the column headed "time of service Mo days" under Mo. is a figure 2 & in the Column headed "Pay per month, Dollars, ninths" 8.30--in the Column headed "Amount of Pay Doll. Ninteeth" 16.60--in the Column headed "Balance due Doll. ninth  16.60"

"Pay Abstract of the 2d. Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb for the year 1783"--in which Abstract is the name of George Allen, against which in the column headed "Commencement of Pay 1st Jany," is the word "ditto"--in the column headed "Time of Service" 10.3.--in the column headed "Pay per month" 8.30--in the Column headed "Amount of Pay" 84.15--in the column headed "Sums received" 33.30.--in the column headed "Balance due" 50.75

"Return of the men in the 2d Regiment of Artillery entitled to the gratuity of Eighty Dollar for inlisting & serving during the War pursuant to an Act of Congrefs dated the 15th May 1778" in which is found the the name of George Alling [last word underlined], and it is the only place in either of the Books where the spelling of the Surname is varied from Allen [last word underlined]

From the aforesaid in part recited rolls, abstracts, & accounts contained in the aforesaid books, the one received by my son from Robert Stevens having lately come into my pofsefsion, both of which are in a fair strong and legible hand written by the late William Stevens the aforesaid Agent it appears that the Said George Allen entered in the said regiment in the first Co. whih was commanded by Capt. John Doughty on the 1st Nov.

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1782 & for the 2 months service in that year there remained due him $16.60/90 and that he was allowed for 10 mos. & 3 ds. service at $8.30/90 per mo. in the year 1783. similar to what was allowed the other soldiers in Said Regt. who were enlisted for the War & sered until the Army was disbanded & that he was allowed a gratuity of $80. and that there was a Balance due him on the clothing acct. of $1.54/90--& that he recd. in the year 1783. $33.30/90 which must have left due him on the final settlement the May of 1782 $16.60/90.--Balance of pay of 1783 $50.75/90.--Balance of Clothing $7.50/90.--Gratuity $80.--

The pay of the of the [last 2 words stricken through] NonCommifsioned Officers & Matrofses in the aforesaid Regiment for the years 1782. 1783--The Balance of clothing & gratuity were made out from the aforesaid rolls Abstracts & accounts as appears by a Book which which [word stricken out] the Said Isaac Wood received from the said Robert Stevens Headed

[Column 1]
Date of Payment
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]  Nov 24
[5]  Dec 10
[6]  July 22
[7]  Aug 3
[8]  Aug 5
[9]   "      "
[10]  June 30

[Column 2]
Names
[1]  James Lent
[2]  Jacob Lent
[3]  William Robinson
[4]  John Dennis
[5]  Richard Collier
[6]  George Heater
[7]  Robert Sanders
[8]  Joshua Hinckley
[9]  James Brown
[10]  Abel Dart

[Column 3]
Pay for 1782
[1]  25.--
[2]  25.--
[3]  --.--
[4]  --.--
[5]  133.30
[6]  25.--
[7]  95.30
[8]  95. 3
[9]  91.60
[10]  --.--

[Column 4]  
Pay for 1783
[1]  66.60
[2]  66.60
[3]  --.--
[4]  50.75
[5]  42.45
[6]  50.75
[7]  52.78
[8]  23.30
[9]  50.75
[10]  66.60

[Column 5]
Ballance of Clothing
[1]  12.26
[2]  12.39
[3]  16.52
[4]  6.28
[5]  44.63
[6]  26. 6
[7]  20.84
[8]  49.87
[9]  27.72
[10]  15.29

[Column 6]
Gratuity
[1]  --.--
[2]  --.--
[3]  --.--
[4]  80.--
[5]  80.--
[6]  80.--
[7]  80.--
[8]  80.--
[9]  --.--
[10]  --.--

[Column 7]
Total Amount
[1]  --.--
[2]  --.--
[3]  --.--
[4]  --.--
[5]  --.--
[6]  --.--
[7]  --.--
[8]  --.--
[9]  --.--
[10]  --.--

[Column 8]
Witnefs
[1]  Jos. Reed
[2]  H. Cunningham
[3]  Governors order in full
[4]  J. Hubbell
[5]  Wm. Strachan
[6]  -----------------------
[7]  As per Power
[8]  As per Order
[9]  My negro Servant
[10]  --------------------

[Column 9]
Signed
[1]  James X Lent
[2]  Jacob X Lent
[3]  
[4]  John X Dennis
[5]  Richard X Collier
[6]  George Heater
[7]  George Fleming
[8]  Peter Tappen
[9]  Ebenr. Stevens
[10]  Jno Doughty as per order

The last mentioned Book contains the greater part of the names of the officers & Soldiers of the Regt. who signed as having received money for as Witnefses to those who made their mark, Altho some of the leaves of said book I presume Since the death of Capt. Stevens have been torn out with a part of the Caption, but there is no doubt of its being the principal part of the original that was Subscribed at the time the Said William Stevens the agent aforesaid delivered the signers respectively their certificates.--

In addition to the foregoing I am in pofsefsion of an authenticated Muster roll of Capt. Doughtys Co. for the month of June 1777.--

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in which the name of George Allen is not to be found & Col. Lambs Regt. of Artillery for the year 1781 was paid by the State of New York and the payroll is on file in the Comptrollers Office in the City of Albany & has been carefully examined & the name of George Allen is not to be found in it and in the year 1818 when the Windsor George Allen first came into this country with Eli Taintor for the purpose of claiming lot No. 23 Tully Allyn at Homer declared that he left the service several years before the close of the War & Taintor in my office also made a similar declaration and I dare say there are a dozen persons on the Military land together with Eliakim Marshall & Martin Palmer of Windsor connecticut that have heard George Allyn say he never belonged to Lambs Regiment of Artillery and that he was not in service during the Revolutionary War after he came to reside in the Parish of Winterbury in the town of Windsor in the month of May 80 & from the testimony of their own Witnefses as appears by Notes taken by Abrm. VnVechten Esq. one of the Counsel who tried the cause on the part of the Defendant last Winter at Albany it does not appear probable that the said George Allyn of Windsor could have been the soldier who enlisted in Doughtys Co. on the 1st Nov. 1782.

As I wrote to Genl. Kirkland upon the subject of George Allyns pension & as my Letter was retained by J.L. Edwards who has the care of the Pension Office I afterwards wrote to Edwards myself and I expect that at the time of the trial at Albany last Winter the Phelps's procured Affidavits from a number of their Witnefses who attended there & forwarded them on to the Pension Office and by that means procured a continuation of Allyn's pension--I should be glad to convince those at the Pension Office that I had good reason to write to them as I did, therefor I request thee to take the trouble of calling at the Office & Stating to the Secretary at War or whoever may be the proper person the important parts of my letters and I intend to procure some of my friends to write to the members from their districts to attend to the businefs also, as I am determined if pofsible to prevent the Phelps's from procuring money from the Treasury of the United States to enable them to prosecute so unjust a claim against my Tenants--I presume by looking at the Affidavits that were forwarded for the purpose of procuring a continuance of Allyns Pension they will generally refer to periods

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in the revolutionary war in which the real George Allen was not in service
The Phelps's may say that as the George Allyn of Windsor was
from Connecticut that he with others who comprised the 4 Companies of
Lambs regiment of Artillery that was raised in Connecticut were paid
off by that State. It is a fact that those 4 Companies were paid by
The State of Connecticut until the end or sometime in the year 81
previous to these 4 Companies being transferred to this State in
exchange for a part of Sheldons Light Horse which was raised
in this State but I have procured from the Comptrollers Office [illegible]
State of Connecticut the names of the Officers & men to the aforesaid
4 Companies which were paid by Connecticut as aforesaid amongst 
which the name of George Allen was not found
I am with respect
Thy friend
Walter Wood

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recd 28 March 1825
Penn Office
[stamp] SKANRATELES N.Y. MAR 22

FREE
Hon. James Barbour
Secretary at War of U. States
Washington City

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Montville 21st of 3rd mo. 1825
James B[ar- assumed, missing]bour Esq.
In my letter to the Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq of the 18th Ultimo, I referred to a letter which I had written to the Hon Rowland Day on the 10th ultimo which letter I had requested Day to lay before the proper board for investigating the subject of my letter of the 18th ultimo and since the return of the Hon Rowland Day from Congress I am informed by him that in consequence of a severe attack of the gravel he was prevented from attending to my request and not knowing that I had written to the Secretary at Was he brought my Letter back to which I have annexed some extracts from my letter to the said R. Day of the 9th ultimo so far as the same were corrected with the letter of the 10 ultimo and have taken the liberty to enclose the same and request that they may be placed with my other letters and papers relative to the same subject.
And I would beg leave [topibjoin] to my letter of the 3d inst. that Lieut. William Leaycraft of the City of New York says that he was under a mistake when he made his deposition. that it was George King who served in Captain Savages company, in which Leaycraft was a Lieutenant & that Leaycraft had mistaken King for Allen
I am with respect
they friend Walter Wood

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Montville 25th of 2d No. 1825
John C. Calhoun Esq
In addition to my letter of
the 18th inst I take the liberty to mention that Isaac Doty who was a
Soldier in Capt. Doughtys Company in Col Lambs Regiment
of Artillery in the revolutionary War, William Connell & Hercules 
Wessells who were soldier in Capt. Stevens Co. in the aforesaid
Regt John Ross who belonged to the Sappers and miners in the afore
said regt. Thomas Jones & John Folliard who were discharged
from the 2d Regt of infantry of the line of this State at the close of
the war who are all reputed to be men of truth and veracity say
they recollect George Allen a soldier in Doughty Co. & agree with
Sergt James Forbes in the description of him, and since writing my
Letter of the 18th inst I have been informed and believe the information
to be true that then has lately been discovered in the possession of Col 
Anthony Lamb of the City of New York the son of the late Col John Lamb
amongst the papers of his late father relative to the Regt a list of the names of
about 70 persons who were remitted by Capt Thomas Machin &
Capt Lieut Peter Nestell of said Regt between the 13th March & 27th
August 1782, & that the name of George Allen is found upon the
aforesaid list
If it should be asked why none of the Muster rolls of Capt Doughty
Co. for the years 1782 & 3 are not to be found the answer is that several years
before the close of the War Capt Doughty was appointed Brigade Major,
after which his Co. altho he retained the rank of Capt were under the
command of Capt Lieut Thomas Thompson who fell in the battle at
Springfield & Isaac Guion who after the War closed resided for a time
in the City of New York and removed to the County of Westchester from ┃
which place he removed to the Southward a number of years since &
returned on a visit to his Brothers in Westchester County about five years
since and on his return home took with him his military papers and
died about 18 months since at his own house on his plantation about
six miles South East from Natchez. Since acquiring the afore

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said information relative to Capt Lieut Guion I have endeavoured to
take the most effectual measured to acquire some of the Muster rolls for
the years 1782 & 3 that were probably made out & sworn to by the said Capt
Lieut Guion: Lieut John Waldron, Chilion Ford alexander Thompson & Robert H. Livingston
of Doughty Co are all deceased: Clarkson Edgar who was a
Lieut in said Co. (now Genl Edgar) resigned & left the Co. long previous
to the entry of the said George Allen - Lieut Isaac Hubbell the pay
Master of the Regt deed nearly 40 years since & Lieut James Bradford
the adjutant of the said regt fell in St. Clairs defeat and I have not been
able as yet to discover any of their Books & the greater part of the men of
the Co have deceased and therefore it is difficult to resist the cloud of 
witnesses produced by the Phelps in support of their unjust claim
It may be said that great confidence ought to be attached to the affidavit
of Major Cooper of New York (as I presume he made one) who
was an Adjutant of Cranes Regt of Artillery. By the notes of Testimony
taken by Abraham Van Richter Esq. mentioned in my letter of the 18th
inst. it appears that Cooper swore when examined as a Witness in the
case of Isaac Smith at the suit of James Jackson Exden George Allyn
that he knew George Allen, saw him in 1779 & 80 at Morristown in
Doughty Co. believed the lessor to be the man, Guion (I presume Capture
Lieut Guion) called him Moonshine, saw Allen again after the laps
of Cornwallis at Westpoint; his features so strong & peculiar that he
recognized him, conversed with Allyn (I presume at Albany) to ascertain
that he was the true man, his answers have made him convinced
Jared Chittenden Esq of the County of Oneida who was a Sergt in Capt
Savage Co in said Regt was Subpoenaed by the Phelps's to attend the aforesaid
trial at Albany for the purpose of having a conversation with
George Allyn of Windsor, James Phelps having told the said Chittenden
that he was confident he would recollect Allyn if he was to see him and
a conversation took place between Chittenden & Allyn during the time
of the trial in which Major Cooper was sworn as aforesaid & Chittenden
has since sworn when examined as a witness in the District Court at
Utica that Allyn could give him no satisfaction that he had ever been
soldier in Col Lambs Regt of Artillery, & appeared to be a poor old broken down man
We are bound to presume that Major Cooper meant to swear truly & I
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was raised by Capt Lockwood or with Ichabod Alling of Savages Co which was
raised by Capt Mansfield & that he was mistaken in the christian name of
Allen, and I am strengthened in this belief from the circumstance
that Major Cooper made a deposition before Richard Riker Esq. Recorder
of the City of New York which was produced on the trial at Utica in which
he sworn that Capt Doughty commanded one of the Companies which were
raised in the State of Connecticut when the fact is that Capt Doughty took
the command of the Co. that was raised by the late Genl Alexander Hamilton 
in the City of New York at the commencement of the revolutionary War
& the four artillery Companies which were raised in the State of 
Connecticut by Capt. Mansfield, Brown, Walker & Lockwood which were
exchanged by the State of Connecticut with the State of New York for
Sheldons Light horse & afterwards composed a part of Lambs Artillery
were commanded at the close of the war by Capts. Stevens, Savage
Thomas & Reed -
In the year 1781 there were nine companies of Lambs Reg. that
went to the Southward & were at the Capture of Cornwallis, the other Co
of the Regt commanded by Capt Moodie remained at West Point, all
the soldiers in the aforesaid companies that went to the Southward received
at the head of Elk $8 30/90  in specie which stands charged to them in
one of the Books of the aforesaid agent in which charge the name of
George Allen is not found, from the capture of Cornwallis the aforesaid
nine Companies returned to Burlington where they lay until the 26
August 1782, from Burlington they marched for West point where
they arrived on the 14th Sept following, at which place it is said the regt
were mustered being the only time the whole regt was mustered together
during the war. After the Muster Capt Doughty Co. was detached
to Albany where a part remained and then smaller detachments
went to Johnstown, Fort Plain, Dayton & Herkimer where they
remained until they were called back to West point at or soon
after the 8th [illegible] when the army was disbanded. - From the
foregoing it appears that George Allen enlisted between the 13th
Mar & 27th August 1782 & joined Capt Doughty Co. on the 1st Nov
as his pay commenced on that day as it was usual in the Regt
for the men to be recruited & join the Regt sometime after, at which
time their pay commenced as in the case of William Webb Esq of the

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County of Putnam in this State who informed me that he enlisted in the
fall of 1782 & joined the forepart of the year 1783, and it appears by
one of the Books of the aforesaid Agent that his pay commenced on the
1 Jany 1783.- From the foregoing it is very doubtful whether
any of the witnesses produced on the part of the Phelps who sworn to
their acquaintance with and the service of the said George Allyn so
long previous to the entry of George Allen in Captain Doughtys Co. as
aforesaid, ever saw the real soldier of the name of George Allen who
entered and served in Doughty Co. as the said George Allyn of Windsor
and his agents in the year 1818 when they first exhibited their claim
declared openly & publicly that the said George Allyn left the Army ┃
on furlough for one or two years previous to the time when the army
was disbanded and never returned to join the Army afterwards-
I presume they were induced to make this confession from the
general notoriety that the said George Allyn commenced his residence 
in the Parish of Winterbury in the aforesaid town of Windsor
courted his wife & married as George said in Dec. 1781 where he also
said he continued to reside until he went into the farm of Henry
Allyn Esq. in the Town of Barkhamsted which appears by the
deposition of Reuben Palmer to have been in the fall of the year
1782 nearly at the same time the real soldier entered Capt Doughty
Co.
I am with respect
Thy friend
Walter Wood

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Asa Gellett
deposition

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I Asa Gellet of Litchfield in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut of Lawful Age depose & say --
That I was acquainted with George Allyn formerly of the Town of Torrington in the said county previous to the Revolutionary War and that the said George Allyn was an Enlisted soldier & served in Capt. Doughtys company belonging Col. - Lamb, Regiment of Artillery.  that he Enlisted first into Capt Eli Catlins company for nine months & that after Capt Catlins company was disbanded he enlisted into the [do] Captain Doughty company where he served until the End of the war Four or Five years.  that I have allways been acquainted with him & before the Revolution we were near neighbors.  that I saw him the first time after he enlisted into Captain Doughtys Company at Crown Pond and that I saw him several times a year during the whole of the service.  that I saw him freequently during the siege of Yorktown in active service in said Doughtys company & that I saw him both at Germantown & BrandWine Battles doing duty in said company.  in short that I was as intimately acquainted with him during the whole of said service above alluded to as two privates belonging.

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to different Regiments could be & do absolutely
know that he did the said service
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal this 27th day of October
AD 1826-
Asa Gillet

State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss Litchfield 27th Oct 1826
Personally appeared Asa Gillet the signer & Sealer
of the foregoing Deposition & after being duly 
cautioned to [illegible] the whole truth & nothing
but the truth made solemn oath that the facts
therein set forth are true
before me
Elihu Harrison Justice of the Peace

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the
County Court, or Court of Common Pleas
within the County of Litchfield in the State of
Connecticut, certify that Elihu Harrison, Esq. is a
Justice of the Peace within & for said County
legally commissioned & qualified, & that the
above signature which purports to be his, is as
I verify is genuine, I being well
acquainted with his hand writing
Witness my hand & the Seal of said Court
at Litchfield  in said County this 27 day of October
AD. 1826
Frederick Wolcott Clerk

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State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss
I certify that I am well acquainted with
Asa Gillet the signer of the foregoing Deposition
and that I consider him entitled to full credit
& should believe his testimony as soon as that of any other witness
Elihu Harrison Justice of the Peace

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[illegible] Nov. 17. 1820
Dear Sir
I duly received your letter
of Oct. 6. and my incessant engagements
since and absence from home has prevented
me from answering it before
I [illegible] for George Allyn from three
or four years ago a set of [illegible] in the Department
of the U.S. at Utica as couple in which
Verdicts are rendered for Allen. The [illegible]
litigated was whether he was the soldier who
served and entitled to his Bounty land. The
cases were certified before the Jury more
objectively than any case I was  concerned in.
We tried two of them. They lasted
several days each and a vast number of
witnesses were examined. The verdicts in
all the cases (two I am certain) were for
Allyn. The same question was tried before in
other terms of the Court and due at Albany
before the same Judge (Judge Skinner), and
the verdict the same there and all the
verdicts were entirely satisfactory to the
Judge who charged the Juries in all the
cases that the evidence has clear and
satisfactory that Allyn our client was the
soldier who served. A great many witnesses 
were sworn on both sides and among them a
great number of revolutionary soldier & some
officers of the Regiment. The only question in
what these confer materially turned to the
Jury as I have stated. The opposite party

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(the Wood family) spared no pains or expense
to prove the contrary and the cases are considered 
yet as the hardest contested causes ever 
tried in this part of the country. I believe 
that in every case (& three in all were tried)
Allyn recovered by the verdict
Allen lived in Windsor or Hartford
He was poor. W Phelps aided him who has
been dead some time, Wood was wealthy in
great land speculation and dispose to litigate
the end. He carried up the cases or some
of them or Writs of Error and as I understand
the Judgements were reversed for four formal
or technical ones in the records or otherwise
Allyn was two poor to go to trial again and
had no means to pay the [illegible]
of preparing for the new trials. Phelps died
not a great while after & I believe Wood
has managed to keep all the lands
There are the outlines of the cases
I agree with M. Williams as to the facts
stated in your letter
[illegible]
M. R. Stens,

P.S.  Tomas Platt Esq. now of New York was
counsel for Allyn. - & John Sudan of Kingston
and James Lynch of New York

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James Loomis Esquire
Dear Sir,
Your favor of the 22 Augent
last I found on my return from Court
I was counsel & tried one came
in favor of Allyn in the Circuit Court of
the us in the Northern district of New York
before the late Judge Skinner-- George
Allyn was present on that Trial, and
his Identity as the Soldier in Doughty
Company to whom the Lot of Land in
Question was down was the only
question in the case-- he was confronted
by witnesses- old soldiers-- & I believe
some of them of Doughty's company- who
denied that he was the man - and they
represented the soldier to have
been a Scotchman-- their Credit was
shaken on their cross examination in
their description of the person-height age
complexion countenance features &
of the soldier, they described. [illegible] George
Allyn with positive accuracy
The Identity of your client was
questioned by the Testimony of several
[illegible] & I believe by some of the soldiers 
[illegible] commissioned officers of Doughty's
Company, at all events their were

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two or three verdict rendered on the
question in favor of George Allyns
Identity the testimony, to which you
abide notwithstanding - I should think
the verdicts of those Juries--(& I think
then was one or more afterward at
Utica given the same verdict) would
to the best evidence that one George
Allyn was the real solder
I was employed as council, to try the
Case in the winter of 24-- & do not know
as I have in my possession any notes
of the testimony taken on the Trial - one of the
cases was heard in my absence & the
one I had. I have no recollection of the 
name of Tobin - I know my impressions
were very unfavorable of the means
used on the part of the defendants. I
thought they struck at nothing-
I remarked that I was employed by
[illegible] Timy Phelps - I also lent him 250 Dollars
pay toward the expences of the trial - for
which I hold his paper. I entered a Judgement
also for him against Allyn intended to
hold when his Land is Ultimately removed
my fees were not paid - the following
Summer he thinks at Hartford I received
from the [illegible] some money from 200 to 300
Dollars on & gave him a rct for it-- he was
to have remitted to me the residue but never
has-- I have heard he was dead - has he 
left property can my demand be collected
I am respectfully yours
E Williams

Hudson Sept 6th

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Copy of Asa Gillett's Deposition sent to the Secretary on the last applicative in 1827

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I Asa Gillett of Litchfield in the County of
Litchfield & State of Connecticut of lawfull age depose ┃
and say
that I was acquainted with George Allyn
formerly of Torrington in the said County previous to
the Revolutionary War and that the said George
Allyn was an enlisted soldier and served in
Capt Doughty's company belonging Col Lamb
Regt of Artillery that he enlisted first into Capt
Eli Collins Company for nine months & that after
Capt Collins Company was disbanded he enlisted
into said Capt Doughty company where he served
untill the end of the War four or five years

That I have always been acquainted with him
and before the Revolution we were neighbours
That I saw him the first after he enlisted into
Capt Doughty Company at Crane Pond and that
I saw him several times a year during the whole
of the service that I saw him frequently during the
siege of York Town in active service in said
Doughty company that I saw him both at Germantown 
and Brandywine Battles doing duty in
said company In short I was intimately acquainted with
during the whole of said service above alluded
to as two privates belonging to different Rgt could be
and do absolutely know that he did the said
service In testimony &c
The above is a copy of the deposition of Asa Gillett
sworn to and certified in due form

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POETRY.
From the New-York Times.
JUDEA.
No more, Judea, on the hills
The suppliant Hebrew bends,
No more along the flowing rills
The voice of music wends;
prostrate thy temples in the dust,
Thy palaces o'erthrown;
Thy people, by their God accurst
To other lands are flown,

On Sinai's lofty, rugged height,
Where, robed in fire and flame
His glory veil'd in clouds and
Thy God in terror came;
No voice of prayer -- no hymn of praise
Is heard along its steep;
Dead are thy minstrels' mighty lay
They with their fathers sleep.

No more to lute, or harp, or ly
Thy dark-eyed maidens dance
For dead is love, and young desire
Her whisper and her glance
A cruel race profanes thy land,
Pollutes thy hallow'd earth,
The Moslem, with his blood-dy
Now holds thee for his mirth.

men? Yes, gracious Heaven! soft, delicate,
tender hearted females, who would faint at the
killing of a chicken, went fifteen or twenty miles
to see a fellow creature put to death Wives
went with their husbands, and sweethearts with
their lovers. What a spectacle. On the background 
of the picture, was the unhappy victim,
in the last agony of parting life on the foreground 
were lovers, billing and cooing like doves.
The whole scene, as painters say, was in excellent
keeping. For what could be more proper,
than for these, whose souls were united in the
closest bonds of affection, to go twenty miles to
witness the severing of a soul from a body?

Solemn as the occasion was that drew together
such a crowd of spectators, some part of the
scene must, nevertheless, have been irresistibly
ludicrous. Male and females, jumbled together
in one common mass -- the former loud and boisterous 
rude and disorderly, through intoxication
-- the latter full of affectation and pretensions to
sensibility. "Oh! I cannot possibly see the poor
creeter hanged now, indeed I can't I wish I 
hadn't come," said a pretty Miss, who was hanging
on her lover's arm, and staring with all her
might, lest she should lose any part of the shocking
spectacle. "Get off my toes, you brute
you?" squalled a second, "you've scrushed my
bonnet all to a jelly!" "Oh! how horrid, ain't
it?" said a third, "I'm sure I could never sentence 
any earthly being to be hanged. It was only
last week, I like to cried my eyes out, because a
kitten of ours got drowned in a barrelt of swill
But, lo! what's a kitten to a man? Howsomever
, they say he's only an Indian; and I think
all them are salvages had ought to be hanged,
whether good, bad, or indiferent--don't you,
Mr. Spriggins?" "Most indubitatiously, madam."

If it were solely a matter of curiosity, to witness 
the parade of divesting a human being of
life, or to see how a miserable wretch looks
when launching into eternity under the hands of
an executioner, it would be perhaps less censurable. 
But a great part of the spectators, on such
an occasion, are those who have witnessed every
execution within forty miles of them, since their
memory; and who would almost as soon miss
of going to Heaven, as to a hanging. Such persons
consult the chronicles of the times, for no
other purpose than to read of murders, rapes,
trials, sentences of death, and executions; and
are always finding fault, either with the dullness
of the times, or the neglect of publishers, in not
furnishing them with their horrid repast.

An hundred persons are made worse, where
one is made better, by a public execution. Rioting
, drunkenness, and every species of disorderly
conduct, prevail on such an occasion to an
extent never witnessed from any other cause in
this land of steady habits. There is on most occasions
, that draw persons together in large bodies
, some attention to decorum, some regard to
character some appearances f feeling but all 
these are banished for the time by the thousands 
who flock together to witness a public execution

In the House of Representatives on the 12th
first a debate took place on the bill for the relief 
of surviving officers of the Revolutionary 
Army. Mr Webster delivered an able and
eloquent speech in favour of their claims. After
giving a brief sketch of the nature and justice
of their demands, he concluded with the following
brilliant and triumphant passage:
Mr. Speaker, I advert to but one thing more
in the history of this army. It is something so
prominent, that though we were to shut our
eyes against it, the whole world would yet see
it; a monument of their worth so solid that every
coming generation may contemplate it -- I mean
their conduct at the end of the war cannot
well say how that scene of patriotism tempted,
yet not yielding of honor goaded by the

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An hundred persons are made worse, where
one is made better, by a public execution. Rioting
, drunkenness, and every species of disorderly
conduct, prevail on such an occasion to an
extent never witnessed from any other cause in
this land of steady habits. There is on most occasions
, that draw persons together in large bodies
, some attention to decorum, some regard to
character some appearances f feeling but all
these are banished for the time by the thousands
who flock together to witness a public execution

In the House of Representatives on the 12th
first a debate took place on the bill for the relief
of surviving officers of the Revolutionary
Army. Mr Webster delivered an able and
eloquent speech in favour of their claims. After
giving a brief sketch of the nature and justice
of their demands, he concluded with the following
brilliant and triumphant passage:
Mr. Speaker, I advert to but one thing more
in the history of this army. It is something so
prominent, that though we were to shut our
eyes against it, the whole world would yet see
it; a monument of their worth so solid that every
coming generation may contemplate it -- I mean
their conduct at the end of the war cannot
well say how that scene of patriotism tempted,
yet not yielding of honor goaded by the
sense of injustice, yet bearing itself with unquestioned
loyalty; of military power, proud in
its victory, yet not seduced by injury, by suffering
, by poverty, by real or supposed coldness
and neglect to turn its sword against the parental
bosom of the country. The occurrence
stands without a precedent; no other history
shows it; and the honour which it confers on
our own annals is worth more, far more than we
shall, or indeed, than we could now bestow-
What, sir, was the condition of the country at
that moment? A victorious army had rescued
her liberties from a foreign foe. But where
were they held? There was no settled government
to check or control the army
as it was, it was unpaid, unfed, unclothed, unarmed
-- no, in had armed itself and had arms in
its hands. It was at that moment the arbiter of
your fate. And what did it do? Did it demand
redress for its own grievances? Did it hold
with a significant grasp that sword that had given
it victory over the enemy? Did it demand terms
Did it stipulate for pay before it lost its power
by disunion? Sir, if disbanded itself, it stripped
off its armed laid down its sword. Unpaid as
it was, unclothed as it was, unprofor
a day's maintenance, it dissolved at the bidding 
of that voice of public liberty which had
originally formed and it left the great and 
sacred cause of the revolution unstained by a single
instance of military excess.

A recent traveller in Mexico, states that 
women as well as men, used to smoke after supper,
and when the children went to school, they
carried in their satchel, with their books, a
pipe of tobacco. At an accustomed hour,
every one laid aside his book and lit his pipe
the master smoking with them, and teaching
them how to hold their pipes.

War Two boys going home one day, found
a box in the road, and disputed who was the
finder. They fought a whole afternoon without
Coming to a decision. At last they agreed to 
divide the contents equally but on opening the

More than it confers a new faculty of understanding 
or volition, while in each case it may give 
a new and higher impulse to a faculty already 
possessed
To the arts of poetry, painting, and music, the
influence of religion has been seen, giving to genius
a proper direction , or supplying it with the
materials out of which it has wrought the most
durable fabrics. Poetry is evidently much 
indebted to religion. Passing by the writings of
Homer and Virgil, so ornamented and ennobled 
by machinery derived from superstitions that
were shadows of religion; it is only necessary.
proof of this position, to advert to the poetic
excellencies of the Bible, which, the more they
contemplated and understood, the more they
expand and delight the mind; to Milton, who 
drew from the Bible the inspiring theme of a

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and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, to be 
holden at Auburn, on the fourth Monday of January 
eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, on
an indictment for perjury.
CAYUGA OYER AND TERMINER.
The People 
vs
Lizur B. Canfield) 
GEORGE ALLYN.
I hereby agree and stipulate
, that the answers of the said George Allen to 
within interrogatories, may be taken before
Judge Peters, or, in case of his sickness or absence, 
before the Mayor of the city of Hartford,
or before William Tallcott, of said city, season
able notice being given of the time and place, to
____ Tony, Esq., of said city, in the same manner 
as though a commission had issued for that 
purpose, and that the person taking the same, 
shall seal the deposition of said Allyn, and direct 
it to Ab'm. Gridley, Esq., Clerk of Cayuga 
county. Dated Auburn, January 6, 1827.

JOHN PORTER, Dist. Atty
of Cayuga County.

1st. Was you Plaintiff in a suit in ejectment,
against one Isaac Smith, tried at June Circuit, in
Onondaga county, and state of New-York, eighteen
hundred and twenty-one?
Answer. I was
2d. Did Thomas Wood, of Sempronius, Cayuga 
county, and state of New-York, reputed son
of Walter Wood, of said Sempronius, at the time
of the trial of said Circuit, or before or after, or
at any time, threaten that he would have you
put in State Prison, or Jail, or would fix a plan
to get you there, if you did not discharge certain
bill or bills of cost against Ira Smith and Newell
Drake, for one of which, the said Ira Smith was
committed in execution to the gaol in Onondaga
county, state of New-York, at the time of said
threat?
Ans. Thomas Wood above named, did threaten
that he would have me put into the state prison
, if I did not discharge the bill or bills of costs
mentioned in the above interrogatory, or would
fix a plan for that purpose.
3d. Was not judgment rendered in your favour
, against said Drake and Smith, for said bill
or bills of costs, in the Supreme Court of the state of
New-York, some time previous thereto
Ans. Yes
4th. For what was said judgment rendered?
Ans. For costs in an action or actions of
ejectment.
5th. Was you not taken by a warrant, at or
soon after the time of making said threat, at the
suit of the said Ira Smith? If so, for what cause
of action, and by whom discharged?
Ans soon after the time of making said
threat, I was taken by a warrant at the suit of Ira
Smith, but for what cause I know not, and was
afterwards discharged by Walter Wood, Esq.
6th. Before you was discharged, or before you
new you was discharged from said warrant,
was you not taken into a room, and locked into
said room, or chamber of one Rust, in said Onondaga
, near the Court-house, and there locked
in by Isaac Wood, reputed brother of the said
Thomas Wood, and threatened in the same manner
by him the said Isaac
Ans. Before I knew I was discharged, I
taken into a chamber of one Rust, near the
Court-house, locked in by Isaac Wood, and
threatened as I had been by Thomas Wood.
7th What other threats did the said Isaac
[new column, some text is missing]
ving repeatedly told me, during said time, that 
he was authorized by the constable to hold me 
by a virtue thereof. What became of the suit of 
Ira Smith, I know not, as I never paid nor received 
any thing on account thereof, or said papers 
by me signed -- and further saith not
GEORGE ALLYN
Sworn, Jan. 15, 1827, before me, J. T. Peters
Judge of the Superior Court of the state
of Connecticut.

Clerk's Office, 
Cayuga County, 
I Certify that the within is a true copy of the
original remaining on file in this office. Dated
January 26, 1827. A. GRIDLEY, Clerk.

There was a bill found against me, on the
complaint of Thomas Wood, by a Grand Jury
of Cayuga county, for my swearing that I heard 
Thomas Wood threaten that if George Allyn
did not discharge a certain bill or bills of costs of 
about $300, against one Ira Smith, and Newell 
Drake, that he, Thomas Wood, would have Allyn 
the old soldier imprisoned, or in state prison
Wood swore, and still swears, he never
used any threats, or force, whatever -- he went 
before three Grand Juries, before he succeeded 
in getting me indicted, and the above deposition 
was all that I introduced on the trial. 
L. B. CANF

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TO THE PUBLIC.
[Inserted at the request of Mr. L. B. Canfield.]
Lizur B. Canfield }  Oyer and Terminer for
ads  }  Cayuga county, on the
People. }   fourth Monday of January,
1827.
The following interrogatories will be put to
George Allyn, of Windsor, in the county of Hartford, and state of Connecticut, by consent of
counsel, in the above cause, to be answered on
oath before the honourable John T. Peters, Judge
of the Superior Court for the state of Connecticut
on the fifteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, at his office in Hartford, at the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon, the answers to which will be improved in the cause, on the trial thereof, at the Court of Oyer [illegible] was taken by a warrant at the suit of Ira Smith, but for what cause I know not, and was afterwards discharged by Walter Wood, Esq.
[illegible] you was discharged, or before you knew you was discharged from said warrant, 
was you not taken into a room, and locked into
said room, or chamber of one Rust, in said Onndagn, [?] near the Court-house, and there locked in by Isaac Wood, reputed brother of the said Thomas Wand, and threatened in the same manner by him the said Isaac?
Ans.  Before I knew was discharged I was taken into a chamber of one Rust, near the Court-house, locked in by Isaac Wood, and threatened as I had been by Thomas Wood.
[illegible] What other threats did the said Isaac make to you at the time, or at any other time.
Ans.  At that time, Isaac Wood threatened to put me into state prison, and if I should get away, he would get a warrant from the governor to bring me back, if I would not discharge said
hills of cost, release my right to the land in dispute, or take an oath that I never was a soldier; and tendered me a Bible, on which to ┃
swear.
8th. Did the said Isaac, or the said Thomas, or Walter Wood, the reputed father of the said
Isaac and Thomas, or Giles Howland, of said
Sempronius, said Ira Smith, of said Newell
Drake, both of Spafford, [illegible] Onandaga co., at the said circuit, or before, or after, the session of the same, make any threats, or use any force, to influence, or compel you to discharge any judgments, or sign any writing, or to do any acts touching your person, or interest to Lot number twenty-three, now in Spafford, in the Military Tract, or any other interest? If so, what were those threats or acts, and which of the above named persons made or did the same, and what was you influenced to do in consequence thereof?
Ans.  All the above named persons, except Walter Wood, threatened to have me put into the state prison, if I did not discharge the bill or hills of cost before mentioned, and the said Thomas and Isaac threatened to do the same, if I did not release my right to said Lot, and influenced by said threats, I did discharge said bill or bills of cost.
9th.  Was you not taken by force, or contrary to your will, or by the direction of said Walter Wood, and put into a one horse waggon by
the above persons, or some, or one of them,
and carried to the house of the said Walter
Wood, in said Sempronius, against your will,
and there kept some days, until influenced to
sign a writing, or writings, the contents of which
you did not properly understand, such as they,
or any of them presented, before you could get
released? If so, who released you, and under what circumstances?
Ans.  I was taken by Thomas Wood, by direction
of said Walter Wood, and, contrary to my will, put into a one horse waggon, and carried to the house of said Walter Wood, in said Sempronius, and there kept from Thursday until Sunday morning, and before I could get released, I signed a paper, presented to me by said Walter Wood, the contents of which I did not then, nor do I now understand, after which I was discharged by said Walter Wood, on Sunday
morning - And I further say, that from the time
I was first arrested, at the suit of Ira Smith, as
before mentioned, I supposed myself holden by virtue of said warrant, until discharged as before mentioned, the said Thomas Wood ha-

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Odiah Loomis
Deposition

Page 92

I Odiah Loomis of Windsor in Connecticut
of Lawfull a depose and say that I am well
acquainted with Mr George Allyn late of
Torrington in Litchfield County now of
Windsor aforesaid a pensioner and know
that he is poor and destitute of any
appoint property and unable to work but
very little having once been badly injured
his bones broken by falling with a Bidge
and from age is very infirm The claim
of Bounty land I consider of no value
at all and is abandoned
I consider Mr Allyn possessed of a mind
easily to be influenced and any threat or
promise would influence him to give up
important rights and is a weak minded 
person His son or Daughter are unable
to support him or wife and I consider
him to be a person of truth and veracity
and further the deponent saith not
Dated at Windsor August 14. 1827
Odiah Loomis
State of Connecticut }
County of Hartford } ss-
Windsor August 14-1827
Personally appeared Odiah Loomis and made
solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition
and subscribed the same before me
James Loomis Just. of Peace

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State of Connecticut }
County of Hartford } ss Windsor August 14. 1827
I certify that Odiah Loomis is a credible person
James Loomis Just. of Preace

I certify that James Loomes is a Justice of
the peace for Hartford County Court & that
Odiah Loomis the within deponent credible person.
Elisha Phelps --

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Oliver Mathers
Deposition

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I Oliver Mather of Windsor in connecticut
of lawfull age depose and say that I am
well acquainted with Mr George Allyn late
of Torrington in Litchfield County now of Windsor aforesaid a Pensioner
And know that he is poor and destitute of
any apparent property He claims that he
has heretofore made (now abandoned)
upon bounty land in the State of New York
having over attended the heat at one days
myself I fully believe to be of no value from
its intricacy not worth prosecuting
From my acquaintance with Mr Allyn
I consider him of a mind and habit that
is easily influenced that a promise or threat
would induce him to dischage important
rights in short I consider him to be a weak
minded person His son and Daughter are
all poor and cannot furnish him support
Mr Allyn is isteemed a man of truth and
veracity and further the deponent saith not
Dated at Windsor August 14. 1827 -
Oliver Mather

State of Connecticut }
County of Hartford } ss Windsor August 14 . 1827
Personally appeared Oliver Mather and made
solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition
and subscribed the same before me
James Loomis Just. of Peace

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State of Connecticut
County of Hartford ⎬ ss Windsor August 14. 1827
I certify that Oliver Mathie the deponent
is a credible person

James Loomis Just of Peace
I certify that James Loomis is a Justice
of the peace for Hartford County Connt - &
that Oliver Mather the within deponent is a
gentleman of great respectability
Elisha Phelps

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Simsbury Ct Sept 27th 1827
Sir
I transmit herewith sundry documents to prove that George Allen now of Windsor in this State, is poor, served in the revolutionary war, & is entitled to a pension.
He called upon me a few days since regarding
this subject. When I discovered him to be a
man of feeble intellect, and honest I believe
I never had any acquaintance with him before.
From all I can leaven of him, from gentlemen
of respectability, I am induced to believe him
to be an honest man, very poor & easily duped
or intimidated.
By adverting to the printed interrogatories
& answers, and to his written deposition, you
can apertain the reasons why he declared that
he had not served in the N York lines If he did
ever so say he was prevailed upon by means
that should not exclude him, from participating
with his fellow soldiers in the liberality of his Country. -
Yours very respectfully
Elisha Phelps

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Kingston N.Y. 14th Octr 1828
Sirs
your Letter of the 6th instant would
have at an early answer, but it arrived at my
office, during my absence to the Court
 of Clemency at Albany. The first time that I
was engaged in the entry [?] of Allyn & Wood
was at the Monday a Circuit in 1819 - I was 
Platts (norm residing in N.Y.) presiding & we
Succeeded against Walton Wood & named the but It was on this Trial that I drew from one of
Woods main witness that his (Woods son) had
proclaimed him long before to make an afft. of
what he thus, & had presented it, to the wits.
serving this thru setting of the Courts, & told him if he varied from that statement, he would be perfined - the fellows are [?], was not believed
and a verdict was had in our favor & A Wo.
was afts. made to the Sup. Court for a
new Trial which was refused - Wood then took
Allyn and may partly by form it was said & procured of him & whose - which led
to this firsty. Woodcock & A D.W. Buryn
of Ithaca was then awys for Phelps & Allyn
& I delivered all my notes of evidence pr. to
them -
Woodcock is now a member of Congress, & must know all about it. I afterwards tried then & same Causes in the Dist. Court of the U. States for
this & thru Dist before the late Judge Skinner
& we again succeeded against Wood

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on this Trial it was proved very clearly that Allyn
was the true Soldier & Several Soldiers of the revolution were examined - Jas. Lynch Esqr
now residing in N Y. was then the Attorney
for W. Phelps, or Alleyn
The minutes of this Trial I have but they are too voluminous to frd to you by Mail & Judge S Kinner was fully Satisfied, that the Verdict was correct &
that yours W Allyn was the true
Soldier, what became of this business after
which I do not know. Only thats -
Phelps never paid me or Genl. Lynch
Respectfully
Your ob srvt
of 
Jno. Nohul
His. Loomis Esqr.

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Jedediah Blanchar

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I Jedediah Blanchard of Lisle in the County
of Broome and State of New York of lawfull age
depose and say that I was acquainted with
George Allyn late of Torrington now of Windsor in
Connecticut when a youth And while doing duty
duty in Capt Ten Eyck's, company and War of Revolution
I know the same George Allyn doing active duty
in Capt Doughty's company in Col Lambs Regiment
and frequently saw him doing duty these
during the summer of 1780 and that the George
Allyn that now appears before me for whom this
deposition is made is the identical person that
did perform the service in Doughty's company at
the time there is not the least doubt
Dated Windsor November 1st 1828
Jedidiah Blanchar
State of Connecticut
Hartford County ss Windsor November 1 - 1828
Personally appeared the above named Jedediah
Blanchard being duly cautioned and examined
did Solmnly affirm that the above deposition
is true and subscribed the same before me
James Loomis Just. of Peace

State of Connecticut
Hartford County ss Windsor November 1 - 1828
I certify that Jedediah Blanchar above named is a
credible witness
James Loomis Just. of Peace

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I Thomas Chester Clerk of the Court
of the County of Hartford in the
State of Connecticut do certify that
James Loomis Esqr before whom the
foregoing affidavit was affirmed
was at the time a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County & duly
empowered to administer oaths & affirmations.
In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the
seal of said Court this 13. day of February in the
year 1829
Thomas Chester Clerk

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Jno Smith
dep-

Page 104

The deposition of John Smith of Bristol
in the County of Hartford in the State of
Connecticut being a person of Lawful age
doth depose and say that he was personally
acquainted with George Allyn, the same person
who is now present before him and that he
knew him in the year A. D. 1779 and 1780 that
he served under Colo John Lamb, that he
served in the company of Capt John Doughty
that he belonged to the artillery, that at the
time he became acquainted with him the said
Allyn [illegible] were stationed at West Point
and that the said Allyn was an American
And further the deponant saith not --
John Smith.
State of Connecticut ⎬ 
County of Hartford ⎬ ss Bristol January 24th 1829-
Personally appeared John Smith who is known,
to me, who being duly cautioned & sworn doth
declare & say that the foregoing deposition by
him subscribed is the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth
Sworn to before me Charles G Ives Justice of Pea.
These may certify that I am personally
acquainted with the above named John Smith
that he is a credible person & a disinterested witness & that he is a person of truth & veracity
Charles G Ives Justice of Peace

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I Thomas Chester Clerk of the Court
of the County of Hartford in the
State of Connecticut do certify that
Charles G Ives Esq. before whom the
foregoing affidavit was sworn was
at the time a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County & duly
empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my name & afixed the seal of
said Court this 13th day of February in the year 1829
Thomas Chester Clerk

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Geo. Allyn
dept

Page 107

I George Allyn of Windsor in the County of Hartford
in the State of Connecticut Do hereby declare that I
enlisted in the Continental time of the army of the
revolution for and during the war and continued
in its prove untill its termination at which period
I was a private in Capt Doughty's company in
Colo Lambs Regiment of the continental line And I also declare that I ought to have received a certificate
for the reward of Eighty dollars to which I was
entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the 15th of May 1778
And I further declare that I was not on the 15th
of March 1828 on the pension list of the United
State Dated at Windsor February 12 1829
George Allyn
State of Connecticut }
County of Hartford }  Windsor February 12 1829
Before me a Justice of the peace duly empowered to
to take oaths in the County of Hartford in the State of
Connecticut personally appeared Elihu Drake and
William Francis of the said county this day who
did Severally make oath that George Allyn by whom
the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally
reputed and believed to have been a private in the Army
of the Revolution in Manner as therein stated Witness my
hand this 12th day of Feby 1829 James Loomis Just of Peace

Page 108

I Thomas Chester Clerk of the Court 
of the County of Hartford in the
State of Connecticut do certify
that James Loomis Esqr before whom
the foregoing affidavit was sworn
was at the time a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County & duly
empowered to administer oaths. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said Court this 13. day of February in the year 1829 -
Thomas Chester Clerk --

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Ho. of Rep. Feb. 24th
Sir
The enclosed additional credence
in the case of Geo. Allyn, I think, will
remove every doubt that has heretofore
rested upon his petition. The identity
of pension is clearly established by Smith
& Blanchars affidavit: & they are
corroborated by his own & Gettels. There
is not the least doubt among Allens
neighbors, of his service, & just claim
to a pension. He sustains a fair
character for honesty & veracity, but of
feeble intellect, & ignorant. His confusion [?]
to the woods, under the isrecasnitanest [?]
by which they were extorted, ought
not to prejudice him. This verdict
of the jury, & opinions of the counsel
in the causes, seem to establish 
his right to a participation in the
proffered manificence of his
Country --
I am respectfully
yr
[illegible]
O. Phelps -
N.B. An early desession is desired
if convenient. -

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Lamb's Regt.

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New York Regt of Artillery
======================
[left hand column]
Naems & Rank
A
Allen George  |  Matross
Anderson John  |  "
Alling John  |"  
Ash Henry  |  "
Alling Ichabod  |  "
Akins James  |  "
Alvoid G Thomas Senior  |  Serjeant
Alvoid G Thomas Junior  |  Gunner
Akerman William  |  Matross

B
Bremer Anthony  |  Fifer
Brown John  |  Matross
Brown John Junior  |  "
Bear Edward  |  "
Bush Conradt  |  "
Bancker James  |  "
Brown Richard  |  Fifer
Burges John  |  Matross
Bishop Gabriel  |  Gunner
Barrager John  |  Matross
Bishop Levi  |  "
Bishop Joshua  |  "
Bushney Peter  |  "
Bright James  |  Serjeant
Barrett William  |  Corporal
Bennett Joseph  |  "
Bacon William  |  Bombardier

[right hand column]
Names & Rank
Brown John  |  Matross
Beaver Edward  |  "
Bills Thomas  |  Corporal
Burroughs Samuel  |  Matross
Bishop Nathl".  |  
Barnes Solomon  |  Corporal
Barnes Abraham  |  Gunner
Brackett Cornelius  |  Matross
Bonnell John  |  Gunner
Brooks Samuel  |  "
Brown Elias  |  F. Major

C
Cochrom Thomas  |  Serjeant
Crabb Abijah  |  Matross
Crumm Richard  |  "
Casey James  |  "
Cotelle Philip  |  "
Chapin Leonard  |  "
Cann John  |  Serjeant
Collier Richard  |  Matross
Cahall John  |  "
Christian Michael  |  "
Cleggle Joseph  |  "
Cornwall William  |  "
Crafts Henry  |  "
Cornwall David  |  "
Creeley Peter  |  "

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Cumpton Matthias  |  Matross
Chittendon Jared  |  Serjeant
Coshal Thomas  |  Matross
Cooper Isaac  |  Bombardier
Christie John  |  Matross
Coleman Israel  |  Corporal
Cunningham John  |  Bombardr
Clark John  |  "
Care Tunis  |  Matross
Clark George  |  "
Conner John  | " 
Clark John  |  "
Carey James  |  Drummer
Cutler Henry  |  Matross

D
Doty Isaac  |  Gunner
Degrote John  |  Drummer
Dean John  |  Matross
Dayton Frederick  |  Gunner
Dumas Peter  |  "
Dennis John  |  Matross
Diskell Nathanl  |  Corporal
Day John  |  Gunner
Dill Nicholas  |  "
Davis Henry  |  Fifer
Dixon Thomas  |  Matross
Dyckman Richd  |  "
Drake William  |  "
Davis Richard  |  "
Daily Robert  |  "
Demott William  |  fifer
Dowling Andrew  |  Matross
Dean Ashbell  |  "
Dewitt John  |  "
Dolton John  |  Serjeant
Dean Benjamin  |  Gunner

F
Forbes James  |  Serjeant
Fletcher John  |  Matross
Fletcher David  |  "
Farrington James  |"  
Fuller Peter  |  "
Fenton Jotham  |  "
Fryer Charles  |  "
Foster John  |  "
Foot Isaac  |  Corporal
Ferris Peter  |  Matross

G
Gurtley William  |  Matross
Griffiths Thomas  |  "
Garnett John  |  "
Gillaspy Joseph  |  Fifer
Gardner Thomas  |  Matross
Gorham Joseph  |  Corporal
Green Samuel  |  Drummer
Gross Peter  |  Matross
Garrison Thomas  |  "
Garland George  |  "
Geeson Matthew  |  "

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[left side of page]
Cumpton Matthias  |  Matross
Chittendon Jared |  Serjeant
Coshal Thomas |  Matross
Cooper Isaac |  Bombardier
Christie John |  Matross
Coleman Israel |  Corporal
Cunningham John |  Bombardr
Clark John |  "
Care Tunis |  Matross
Clark George |  "
Conner John |  "
Clark John |  "
Carey James |  Drummer
Cutler Henry |  Matross

D
Doty Isaac |  Gunner
Degrote John |  Drummer
Dean John |  Matross
Dayton Frederick |  Gunner
Dumas Peter |  "
Dennis John |  Matross
Diskell Nathan |  Corporal
Day John |  Gunner
Dill Nicholas |  "
Davis Henry |  Fifer
Dixon Thomas |  Matross
Dyckman Richd |  "
Drake William |  "
Davis Richard |  "
Daily Robert |  "

[right side of page]
Demott William |  fifer
Dowling Andrew |  Matross
Dean Ashbell |  "
Dewitt John |  "
Dolton John |  Serjeant
Dean Benjamin |  Gunner

F
Forbes James |  Serjeant
Fletcher John |  Matross
Fletcher David |  "
Farrington James |  "
Fuller Peter |  "
Fenton Jotham |  "
Fryer Charles |  "
Foster John |  "
Foot Isaac  |  Corporal
Ferris Peter  |  Matross
  
G
Gurtley William |  Matross
Griffiths Thomas |  "
Garnett John |  "
Gillaspy Joseph |  Fifer
Gardner Thomas |  Matross
Gorham Joseph |  Corporal  
Green Samuel |  Drummer
Gross Peter |  Matross
Garrison Thomas |  "
Garland George |  "
Geeson Matthew |  "

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[left side of page]
Garrison Peter  |  Matross
Gardner Benoni  |  "
Gee Thomas  |  2 M Serjt.

H
Harris James  |  Matross
Harwood Thomas  |  "
Hause Cornelius  |  "
Hill E. Edmond  |  "
Hardy Benjamin  |  "
Hackney William  |  "
Hilty Conrad  |  "
Higgins Nathanl  |  Serjeant
Hicks Jacob  |  "
Hunt Joseph  |  Matross
Hayatt Alvin  |  "
Hebard Samuel  |  "
Harriott Israel  |  Serjeant
Halland H John  |  Matross
Heator George  |  "
Hallock Joseph  |  "
Horner Francis  |  "  
Hanmore Moses  |  "
Hitchcock Brampton  |  "
Hill Obadiah  |  "
Halstead Joseph  |  Serjeant
Harding Oliver  |  Matross
Hostings Ebenezer  |  "
Harris Henry  |  "
Hart William  |  "
Hinckley Joshua  |  "

[right side of page]
Hartwick John  |  Drum Major

I
Johnston David  |  Corporal
Johnston John  |  Matross
Johnston Isaac  |  "
Jacobs Abel  |  "

K.
Keating Thomas  |  Corporal
Knapp Samuel  |  "
Kelly John  |  Matross
Kipp Peter  |  Serjeant
Ketchum Joshua  |  Gunner
Kill Christopher  |  Matross

L
Logier Oliver  |  Bombardier
See Jeptha  |  Matross  
Locke John  |  "
Lackey James  |  "
Little James  |  Serjeant
Loring Benjamin  |  Drummer
Ladow Ambrose  |  Matross
Laflure John  |  "
Lasselle James  |  "
Lee Joseph  |  "
Lemmon William  |  "
Leach Christopher  |  "
Lester Guy  |  "
Lewis James

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[left side of page]
Sackneare John  |  Matross

M
Martin John  |  Matross
Medler Christopher  |  "
Mortimer James  |  "
Moroney Joseph  |  "
Millott Farrell  |  "
McGuinis Arthur  |  "
Morrow Patrick  |  "
Maloney Daniel  |  Bombardier
Mead Jonathan  |  Gunner
Mack Bazaliel  |  Matross
McDonald James  |  Corporal
Marius Jacob  |  Bombardr
McCloud John  |  Matross
Miles Elnathan  |  "
Merritt William  |  "
McKew John  |  "
McKenzie John  |  "
McLane John  |  "
Moore James  |  "
Murphy John  |"  
Murry John
McKellup Abram  |  Serjeant
Mix Stephen  |  Matross
Morris Robert  |  "

N
Nestell George  |  Matross
Nestell Martin  |  "
[right side of page]
Nellson Thomas  |  Matross
Neilson John  |  Fifer
Neilson John  |  Matross
Nichols Eli  |  "

O
Oakley Thomas  |  Matross
Osmun John  |  Serjeant
Osbourn Jeremiah  |  "

P
Paras Anthony  |  Matross
Pettey Abiel  |  Serjeant
Patterson John  |  Gunner
Polley Hugh  |  "
Pembroke David Senr  |  Matross
Pembroke James  |  "
Purdy James  |  "
Pembroke David Junr  |  "
Price Nathanl  |  Gunner
Parsons Samuel  |  Matross
Parker Edmond  |  Corporal
Pribble Samuel  |  "
Pierpoint John  |  Gunner
Peck Benjamin  |  Drummer
Price Elijah  |  Matross
Parker Jackson  |  "
Pettit Jabez  |  "
Pratt John  |  "
Peet John
Prindle Jones Enos  |  Serjt Majr

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[left side of page]
R
Ryan John
Robinson William
Ruff Jonathan
Ross John
Russell John
Revere John
Risley David
Reins John
Rudolph David
Ramsey Nathan
Ray Caleb  | Corporal
Rumblo Thomas  |  Matross
Randell Jeremiah  |  "
Robinson David  |  "

S
Summers Farrel  |  Corporal
Shell Elisha  |  Matross
St Clair George  |  "
Smith Jeremiah  |  Gunner
Smith Joseph  |  Matross
Slack James  |  "
Stockbridge John  |  "
Smith John  |  Corporal
Seley Lewis  |  Matross
Smith Nicholas  |  "
Sunderlin John  |  Matross
Smith Thomas  |  Corporal
Sheehane Thomas  |  Matross
Sweeny Edward  |  Bombardr

[right side of page]
Stephens Theodore  |  Matross
Scofield Nathanl  |  "
Saunders Robert  |  Fifer
Slymets Isaac  |  Matross
Slymets Jasper  |  "
Sherman Edmond  |  Serjeant
Stocker Seth
Sherwood Andrew  |  Matross
Smith Wait  |  "
Smith John  |  Serjeant
Shultz Christopher  |  Fifer
Simonds Robert  |  Matross
Salmon William  | " 
T
Thacker Stephen  |  Matross
Thornton William  |  "
Thompson William  |  Serjeant
Travis Joseph  |  Gunner
Taylor John  |  Matross
Thomas John  |  Corporal
Thompson Thads  |  Bombardr
Thorp Thomas  |  Matross
Thayer John  |  "
Temples Ebenezer  |  "
V
Vermilyea John  |  Matross
Variel Joseph  |  "
Utter John  |  "

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W
Wheeler William  |  Matross
Wilse Jacob  | Corporal
Webb William  |  Matross
Witon (or Whiting) Elijah  |  Serjeant
Winter Thomas  |  "
Wessels Hercules  |  Corporal
Wendell Adam  |  Gunner
Webb Amos  |  Drummer
Wendell Jacob  |  Matross
Wessels John  |  "
Wise William  |  Fifer
Wilcox Elias  |  Serjeant
Webb Gideon  |  Matross
Warner Thomas  |  "
Whitmore Amos  |  Corporal
Whitmore James  |  Gunner
White Jonathan  |  Matross
Williams Isaac
Williams Richard  |  Corporal
Weekly Samuel  |  Matross
Welch John  |  Matross

Y
Yerkse John  |  Bombardr

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Registered
[vertical text]
Esq
Comm Pensions
hington [the beginning was cut off. Should be Washington]
D.C.

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City of Hartford Con.  Decm. 13th 1836
Sabra Allyn Declaration & Proof for pension forwarded by Isaac Perkins

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D. W. MACK,
6 POQUONOCK AVENUE,
WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT.
April 9th - 29
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC.
Dear Sir,
I am very anxious to obtain
the War record of George Allen
who was born in Windsor,
Conn and a soldier in the
Revolutionary War. He
married Sabra Case -
his Fathers name was Thropolus
Allen - I am not sure whether
spelt with an en or yn -
Geo Allen was my Great Grand -
Father the same as was --
Andrew Mack the Hessian Soldier
whos record you kindly sent
me for which I heartily Thank for
Respectfully yours
D. W. MACK.
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U. S.
PENSION OFFICE
O
APR
10
1929

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D. W. MACK,
6 POQUONOCK AVENUE,
WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
Dept. of the Interior
Washington
DC.
Dear Sir
I am writing for any information
you may be able to give in refrence
to one George Allen, who
lived & died in Windsor Conn
A Revlution soldgier in ["in" crossed out]
I am very anxious to receive
the same. - All four of my
Great grand Father were in the
Rev. War I have the record
of, all but one which I am
very, anxious to obtain
Thanking your kindness in advance
I am very Resptfully
D. W. Mack
PS
The name may have been spelt Allyn
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U. S. PENSION OFFICE
FEB
8
1930

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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MCS/HMM
Mr. D. W. Mack 6 Poquonock Avenue Windsor Connecticut.
Dear Sir: I advise you that under date of August 6, 1929 you were furnished the full history of the Revolutionary War soldier George Allyn ( pensioned Allen), W. 21606, as described by you. Due to the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of clerical force available for the purpose, the history of a soldier of the Revolution is furnished only once to the same person. Very truly yours, E. W. Morgan Acting Commissioner.