Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,262, Uriah Corning, Conn. Navy.

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Conn.
Navy.

Corning, Uriah

S.15,262

carded

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[written sideways]
Date of death [illegible]

3243
Connecticut

Uriah Corning
of Preston in the State of Connect
who was a Private in the [blank] commanded by Captain Huntington of the Regt commanded
by Col Seldon in the Connt line for 27 mo - and navy aw

Inscribed on the roll of Connect at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Decem 1832 and sent to [illegible] Norrich [now Norwich] Connt

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $120
Semi=ant. allowance ending [illegible] 1833 $40
$160

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by E.D. Bullock Clerk
Book D Vol. 3 - Page 36 -

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State of Connecticut
County of New London, City of Norwich [scribble]

On this 14 day of July AD 1832 personally appeared before the city court now in session in the city of Norwich in said county being a court of record to any amount, Uriah Corning a resident of the town of Preston in the county of New London in said state, aged seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That on the 10th day of July 1776, he enlisted into the service of the United States and served as herein stated. On said 10th day of July 1776, he enlisted in the company of [scribble] commanded by Captain Joshua Huntington of Norwich which company was a part of the battalion of [illegible] by the colony of Connecticut to join the Continental Army in New York, under Colonel Samuel Seldon. That he served in Captain Huntingtons Company and Colonel Seldens regiment six months. immediately after he enlisted, the company mustered at New London and we went immediately to New York, and

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joined the continental army, that we [crossed out words] from Long Island to Kingsbridge, and we marched from that place to White Plains, where we were honorably discharged at the end of the six months for which we enlisted --Said Corning says that he was in Captain Huntingtons company during the whole of the time aforesaid. That they were at the battle in Long Island, and at the battle of York Island called the "battle of the orchard", that in this battle Lieut. Wheatly, who was our Lieut. and who belonged in Norwich, was killed. Mr. Norman who also belonged to Norwich was killed. Capt Huntington lived in Norwich when he died a few years since.. I [illegible few words] Henry Strong Esq an attorney at law who now lives in Norwich + who was the [illegible] on the [illegible] of [illegible] Huntington, and he found among the [illegible] Huntington.  The original enlistment which is in the hand writing of Jacob Dewitt who was an aforesaid company now deceased and which is hereto annexed [illegible] of our company is now in the hands of [illegible] Strong, and has may name [illegible remaining sentence].

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The said Corning further states that the year after he came  home from the  army, (he thinks in the year 1777,) he enlisted as a mariner on board the continental ship Confederacy which was commanded by Seth Harding--The said ship was built in the river Thames and launched between Norwich & New London. He went on board said vessel according to the best of his recollection & belief about the first of October and continued in the public service as one of the men on board said ship until some time in March following a period of over five months--Said Corning was then taken sick and left the ship, and came home, and hired Stephen Champen to take his place and paid him six pounds lawful money. The money was paid to him by Russel Dennis for (illegible words) March 18, 1779--the five months during which said Corning was attached to said ship was before said Champion went on board--After he said Corning enlisted he was stationed at New London, and the ship remained in New London Harbor until she left there in the April following. There is no person living that he can find

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who was with him at this period, The receipt of the money paid by said Corning to his substitute he now has and the same is hereunto annexed.  The ship was taken during her cruise & none of the officers or crew are now to be found. He has no other papers (except your receipt) relating to this service.
Said Corning further states that in the spring of the year 1778, according to his best recollection and belief, the militia was subjected to a draft for three months, that John Corning was Drafted, who was a  cousin of said Uriah, that said Uriah went as a substitute for said John and performed said tour of duty at New London, and remained at New London during the whole time of three months  The whole of the militia company in the town of Preston to which I belonged, of which Capt Jabez White was Captain, and William Pride was Lieutenant, was ordered out and marched to the seaboard at New London and remained there and at other places on the coast in the neighborhood a period of two months.  During this period I was with the company & after the expiration of the time we were dismissed

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Afterwards in the Summer of the same year according to the best recollection & belief of said Corning, he was drafted for a tour of three months with the militia and was stationed at Groton, and New London and was engaged in fatigue duty in building a fort which was then erected, he remained with the army during the whole of the time for which he was drafted, a period of three months.
In the year 1780, said Corning was in the army with the militia at several different times. He was at New London and on the Sea-board between New London harbor on Connecticut river over three months--and after this he was drafted in the militia and marched to Saybrook where he performed constant duty for three months after which he was dismissed. The whole time in which he was engaged in the militia this year was a little over six months.
In the year 1781, the year in which New London was burnt, he was several times called into the service. He was at Groton about two months and when Benedict Arnold arrived at New London he was ordered there

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and performed a tour of duty in the whole of a little more then two months more. He was in the service with the militia at the time of the burning of New London and the massacre at Fort Griswold in Groton. The whole of the period during this year in which he was in this service was a little over four  months--Capt. Jabez White was the captain of the militia company in which the different tours of militia duty above named were performed. The militia were frequently called out for a few days, and he performed several weeks duty in that way not included in the above account, --He has no papers relating to his militia service nor are there any persons living who can testify to the services performed-- Asa Benjamin of Preston is now living and knows that said Corning was absent during the war and it was understood that he was in the army. --The whole time said Corning was in the militia he knows was something more than eighteen months

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The said Coming says that he was born in
the town of Preston, which was formerly a part 
of the town of Norwich, that he has always resided
there within one mile of the Court house
in the City of Norwich - I am known to the Hon
James Lammon formerly a senator in Congress of
the United States, now Mayor of the City of Norwich
Hon. Calvin Goddard formerly a member of Congress, and a Judge of the Supreme Court of the State
George Hill Esq an alderman of the City of 
Norwich & repeatedly a member of the legislature of
this State-- Maj. Dwight Ripley for many years
a highly respectable merchant in Norwich
Stephen Meech, Henry Palmer, & George Gedding Esq
magistrates of the town of Preston, and I refer to each
of said persons who live in my neighborhood for
my character & standing.
said Corning says that there is now no clergy
in the society in which he lives and he therefore
relies upon the statements of other credible persons
as to the general belief in his neighborhood that
he was in the army -
said corning has obtained the deportion of Charles
Fanning as to the six months service performed by

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him in the State troops, which deposition is hereunto annexed-- He has obtained the certificate of H. Strong Esq. the adr. on the estate of W Huntington which is who herewith annexed with said original enlistment.-- There are several persons in the East part of Preston who were in the army, but as that part of Preston where I now live was formerly a part of Norwich, none of them know me to have been in the army--
The said Corning hereby relinquishes all every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll or agency of any state.

Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year first above written.} Uriah Corning

Attest--Alex Lathrop  Clerk

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We Asa Benjamins residing in Preston in New London county--and Simeon Jones residing in the same town.
hereby certify that we are well acquainted  with Uriah Corning who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to  be seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.  Asa Benjamins   Simeon Jones

Sworn & subscribed this day & year aforesaid in open court attest-- Alex Lathrop   Clerk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation  of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states--And the said court further certify that there is no clergyman in the society where said Corning now dwells, and that the said Asa Benjamins & Simeon Jones who have signed the preceeding certificate are credible persons and their statements are entitled to full credit

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And that said Asa Benjamins resides in the town of Preston and said Simeon Jones resides in Preston within one mile of the residence of said Corning--The court also certify that it appears to them that said Corning is a man of respectability and that his statement is entitled to credit. The court also found that the original enlistment of said Corning is the paper hereunto annexed and that it is in the hand writing of Jacob DeWitt decd who was an Ensign of said company.  Attest    Alex Lathrop   Clerk

I Alexander Lathrop  Clerk of the city court of the city of Norwich being a court of record, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Uriah Corning for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 14 day of July AD 1832  Alex Lathrop  Clerk

admit private 27 recd
$80
sent (illegible words)
State of Connecticut City of Norwich
No 550
Uriah Corning
appn

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Amos the son of Nehemiah Corning and of Freelove his wife was born the 20 day of April 1760

Norwich 27 Novr 1832

A true copy of record
Attest  Alex Lathrop  Town Clerk

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Uriah the son of Nehemiah Corning and of Freelove his wife was born the 20th day of March 1758

Norwich 27, Novr 1832

A true copy of record
Attest Alex Lathrop  Town Clerk

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September 6, 1939

BA-J/AWF
Uriah Corning
S. 15262

Mrs. F. E. Peckham
Jewett City
Connecticut

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Uriah Corning of Connecticut.

The data furnished herein were obtained form papers on file in claim for pension, S.15262, based upon his military service of Uriah Corning, in the Revolutionary War.

Uriah Corning, the son of Nehemiah Corning and wife, Freelove, was born March 20, 1758, in that part of Norwich afterwards called Preston, New London County, Connecticut.  The maiden name of his mother was not stated.

While residing in said Preston, Uriah Corning enlisted July 10, 1776 served six months as private in Captain Joshua Huntington's company, Colonel Samuel Selden's Connecticut regiment, and was in the battle of Long Island and York Island. He enlisted about October 1, 1777 as a marine on board the ship "Confederacy", Captain Seth Harding, and served about five months. He served in the spring of 1778, three months as substitute for his cousin, John Corning, in Captain Jabez White's Connecticut company. He served in 1779, two months, again in 1779, three months, in 1780, six months, and in 1781, four months, each

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service in Captain Jabez White's company; in 1781 was at the burning of New London and the massacre at Fort Griswold.

The solider, Uriah Corning, was allowed pension on his application executed July 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Preston, Connecticut.

There is no reference to wife or children of Uriah Corning. His brother, Amos Corning, was born April 20, 1760, in Norwich, Connecticut and in 1832, was living in the State of New York.

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of pension paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:

Uriah Corning
Certificate 3543
Issued December 26, 1832
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Connecticut Agency

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

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I Uriah Corning of Norwich do acknowledge to have voluntarily inlisted myself a Soldier to Serve in the Battalion of Foot Raised aby the Collony of Connecticut to Join the Continental Army in New York to be Commanded by Colll. Samuel Selden Esqr untill the Twenty fifth Day of December Next  Witness my hand this Tenth Day of July AD 1776
Uriah Corning
(stamp) The National Archives of the United States

Original enlistment del'd to U. Corning by H. Strong and (illegible words)) found (illegible words) papers --July 14, 1832

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Norwich City  C.T.. July 14. 1832 The Court found the within to be the hand writing of Jacob DeWitt Esqr & that he was a Lieutenant said company
Attest Alex Lathrop  Clerk

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(illegible)

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March 18th 1779

This day Received of Russel Dennis the sum Six Pound Lawful money for Interning myself in Uriah Corning's room during a full Cruize on Board the Continental Ship Confederacy

Seth Harding Esqr  Commander
Stephen Champen
(s(stamp)
The National Archives of the United States

Corning, Uriah
(Conn., Navy) S-15262

Stephen Champin
Certificate

Corning, Uriah

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J. L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington

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Norwich Nov. 27. 1832
Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of U. Corning which was returned to me in consequence of his not stating the "time & place of his birth &". He  has made an additional statement which is appended to the original under the note of the clerk of the court. I trust you will now find that he (illegible words) within the regulations of the Dept. Her certainly has established by competent proof, a claim--a .......his behalf I respectfully request you to reexamine his papers, in connexion with the additional statements & proof--

With great respect I am  Your Mt Ob Servt.
Asa Child

L. J. Edwards Esq
Pension office

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I Charles Fanning of the town of Griswold in the County of New London and State of Connecticut now in my eighty third year depose and say, that I was acquainted with Uriah Corning now of Preston in the county aforesaid in the Revolutionary war, and recollect that the said Corning was a member of the company commanded by Capt. Joshua Huntington attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Selden of the Connecticut Line in which company I was an Ensign--in the year 1776. The said Corning in the year 1776 was with said Company at New York. According to the recollection of this deponant this company went on to N. York the last of June or the first part of July 1776 and continued there until the last part of Decem.r or the first part of Jan.y thereafter-- This deponant well recollects that it was in the winter when the company left N York as it was cold weather. This deponant has no doubt that the said Uriah Corning now living in Preston is the same Uriah Corning who was with him in (illegible - Olympia?) NY and has no doubt of his being a citizen of the United States and further this deponant says not Griswold  July 2d 1832
Charles Fanning

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State of Connecticut
New London County} Ss. Griswold July 2d 1832
Then personally appeared Charles Fanning Esq signer to the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. This deposition was taken at the request of Uriah Corning of Preston to be sent on the hearing of his application for a pension. Taken and sworn to before me Samuel C Morgan Justice of Peace
July 2 1832--
This may certify that Charles Fanning Esqr is well known to the undersigned & that full credit should and ought to be given to his testimony
Saml C. Morgan Justice of Peace

New London County of Norwich
City Court July 14 1832}
The Court finds that the above certificate is in the hand writing of Samuel C. Morgan Esqr. and that said Morgan is a justice of the peace for New London County.
Attest Alex Lathrop  Clerk

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January 29, 1924
Oliver H. F, Peckham
Norwich, Conn.

Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 15262 it appears that Uriah Corning, the son of Nehemiah Corning and his wife Freelove, was born March 20, 1758 in that part of Norwich afterwards called Preston, New London County, Connecticut.
While living in said Preston he enlisted July 10, 1776 and served six months as a private in Captain Joshua Huntington's Company, Colonel Samuel Selden's Connecticut Regiment; was in the battles of Long Island and York Island.
In October 1777 he enlisted as a Marine on board the ship "Confederacy", Captain Seth Harding, and served five months.
He enlisted as follows-- in the Spring of 1778 and served three months as a private, in 1779 two months, again in the Summer of 1779 three months, in 1780 six months and in 1781 four months, each service being in

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Captain Jabez White's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 14, 1832 while a resident of Preston, Connecticut. It is not stated whether he ever married. 
Respectfully, Commissioner.

Date of death notice AB.
Bro. Amos b. Apr. 20-1760 in N. Y. 1832

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RECORD DIVISION   3--525.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions, 

Washington, D. C., ......, 190....

In reply to your request of ....., received......for a statement of the military history of Uriah Corning a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. 15.262

(chart)

Dates of Enlistment of Appointment...Length of Service...Rank...Officers under Whom Service was Rendered..... State

July 10, 1776...6 mos....blank Joshua Huntington,,,Samuel Seldon...Conn.

Oct. 1777...5 mos.   Marine...ship "Confederacy"...Seth Harding Commander...Navy


Spring, 1778...3 mos....Jabez White...(Seth Harding)

1779...2 mos....Jabez White...(Seth Harding)

Summer 1779...3 mos....Jabez White...(Seth Harding)

1780...6 mos.

1781 4 mos.   Jabez White...(Seth Harding)

Frequently called out in the militia for a few days.

Battles engaged in, Long Island, York Island
Residence of soldier at enlistment, that part of Norwich afterwards called Preston, Conn.
Date of application for pension, July 14, 1832.  Cl. al.
Residence at date of application, +Norwich, New London Co., Conn.
Age at date of application, b. Preston, Conn. Mar 20, 1758, son of Nehemiah + Freelove Corning

Very respectfully,       +Preston


(Left blank)   Commissioner

1565b3m10-08

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Jewett City, Conn.  July 31, 1939

Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.

Would you kindly send me the war record of Uriah Corning, b. Mar 20, 1758 he was the son of Nehemiah Corning and Freelove (Bliss) Corning.
He enlisted when eighteen years old  as a private  in Capt. Joshua Hennington co. Fourth Battalion Wadsworth Brigade
This company was raised in (illegible) in June, 1776 to reinforce Washington in New York. He served in New York and on Long Island. It is also claimed that he was present at the burning of New London.& and the massacre at Fort Griswold, Sept. 6 1781, being at that time a member of the Colonial Militia.
He was a pensioner in 1832,. In a U.S. Census of pensioners dated 1840, his name appears and his age as 82 and as living with his son Jedediah Corning.
Yours respectfully Watie W. Peckhan
(Mrs. F. E).

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Norwich, Conn.
December 26, 1923.

U. S. Office,
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:
In reference to the war record of Uriah Corning a native of Preston, Connecticut and a Revolutionary War veteran, our state librarian informs me that I may secure a copy of the application for pension of above mentioned solider through your office.
If you will send me any information concerning the war record of my ancestor, I shall be very grateful.
Sincerely yours,
Oliver H. P. Peckham

[U.S. Pension Office stamp dated Dec 28 1923]

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Rev. Sec FWZ (?)

201 Laurel Hill Avenue
Norwich, Conn.
March 24, 1915

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-
Will you please send me the record of Uriah Corning of Preston, Connecticut, who received a pension as per record in the Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, Page 655.

Very truly,
Miss Marion E. Norman

(circular stamp) 
Pension office.
U. S. 
April 16 1915

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Oct. 7--1901--
Jas. E. Leach  Norwich Conn.

1912, Apr. 1-- Hist to
Miss Mary A. Todd.

1915. Apr 20: history to Miss Marion E. Norman.  M.13. H

1924-Jan-29-Hist to Oliver H. P. Peckham--

1939- Sept 6  (Hist to) Mrs. E. (Illegible)

15262
INVALID.

Act: June 7th  1832
Index:-Vol.  1    Page  79

[Arrangement of 1870.]

x  W. W. G.   Jan. 3, (illegible no.) 7

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Uriah Corning
[scribble]

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I do here by Certify that I  know Uriah Corning of the town of Preston in the Couty of Newlondon & State of Connecticut that the said Uriah Corning Listed as a Soldar in the revelution War and Sarved Six month tower on the line Near the Sawssets Sate of New York his officers I do not recolect that he also sarved a number of towers in the Melisha during the war the Said Six month month tower as mentiond above. I think was in the year that the batle was at the White Plains

Subscribed and sworn July 26th 1832 before me     Wm Pierson  Justice of the peace of Court in the County of Greene (New York)

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The undersigned hereby certifies that he wa sthe administrator of the Estate of Col. Joshua  Huntington late of Norwich dec'd and among the papers of said dec'd he found a paper purporting to be the signed inlistment of Uriah, which he had delivered to him--The said Corning's name is also up on a muster roll of said Huntington's Company in Selden's regiment as having been issued and approved by G. Saltonstall. Muster Master July 17, 1776, as as the persons have an interest in the latter document it has been retained in my hands for their view 
 Norwich  July 13, 1832
Henry Strong

Sworn in open court Norwich City Court July 14, 1832
Attest Alex Lathrop  Clerk

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Norwich City Court now in session July 14, 1832. The court certify that the within named Henry Strong Esq who has subscribed to the within dept. is a respectable counsellor at Law in Norwich, and his statement is  entitled to full credit. The court certify that the enlistment hereunto appended & marked it in the margin thereof is the enlistment delivered by said Strong to said Corning.  Attest,   Alex Lathrop  Clerk

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I Asa Benjamin of Preston on oath declare and say, that I am seventy years of age, I was well acquainted with Uriah Corning during the period of  the revolutionary war, and have been a neighbor to him ever since. I know that he was absent from home considerable time during the revolutionary war, and it was always understood & reputed in our neighborhood that he was in the army, and I nave no doubt of the fact though I did not see him in the army--Mr. Uriah  Corning who now lives in Preston, and who is now making application for a pension, is the same Uriah Corning who I knew during the war, and who it was understood was in the army. It has always been understood & believed in the town where we live that Mr. Corning was in the army of the revolution.  Asa Benjamin

Sworn in open court City Court
July 14, 1832

Alex Lathrop  Clerk

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New London County. City of Norwich July 14, 1832
Personally appeared in open Court before the city court of the city of Norwich now in session, Asa Benjamin who subscribed the within deposition & made oath to the truth of the  same--And said Court find that said ;Benjamin is a credible person. & that his statement is entitled to credit.
Attest Alex Lathrop  Clerk

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Within is the deposition of Charles Fanning Esq taken at the request of Uriah Corningto be used on his application for a pension--Taken this 2d day of July by me--
Saml. C. Morgan  Justice of Peace

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State of Connecticut Ss
New London County f. City of Norwich

On this 27 day of November AD 1832 personally appeared in open court before the city court now in session at said city of Norwich being a court of record, the said Uriah Corning who on the 14th day of July AD 1832 before said made a declaration under oath for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the act of congress paper June 7, 1832 and now being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration on oath in addition to the declaration by him made on said 14th day of July  AD 1832, and which is hereunto annexed. That he was born in that part of the town of Norwich which is now in the town of Preston in the State of Connecticut on the 20th day of March AD 1758  His age is recorded in the town record of the said town of Norwich, a copy of which

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record under the hand of the clerk of court is herewith annexed.
He lives in that part of said town of Norwich which is now the town of Preston, when he was called into the army, and has ever since lived there & still lives there. 
He was called into the service as stated in the former declaration
The officers with whom he served are as stated in said former declaration.
He never received any discharge nor has he any documentary evidence of his services other than what is above stated.
He has made diligent enquiry among all the aged people in the neighborhood where he lives, and where he is known, for some persons who might know of his services,  & there is now no person living who knew him at the time of the revolutionary war except Asa Benjamin, whose deposition he has obtained.  All his acquaintances who knew him at that time except

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Mr. Benjamin are dead. There are some men in the east part of Preston who were in the army, but them belonging to different towns, they did not know him, and they do not know of his having been in the army. He has examined diligently the papers of several of his acquaintances who are deceased for evidence but he can find none.
Since his former declaration, he has received a deposition from his brother Amos Corning which is hereunto annexed, who lives in the State of New York.   Uriah Corning

Sworn in open court
Attest Alex Lathrop  Clerk

And the said City Court do find and certify that Alexander Lathrop, (who is clerk of this court) is town clerk of the town of Norwich & that his certificate hereunto annexed is in his own proper hand writing.--Said court, also find by legal proof

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This page is duplicate of page 41.

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I Alex Lothrop Clerk of the city court of the City of Norwich do certify that the above and foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of an additional declaration of Uriah Corning for the purpose of obtaining a pension. And I have appended the same to the original proceedings of said court respecting said application made July 14, 1832

In testimony  whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 27 day of Nov. AD 1832

Attest Alex Lathrop  Clerk