Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,702, Edward Corlew, Vt.

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No. 11.703
Vermont
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Edward Corlew  of Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin of the -----commanded by ----- in the Vermont troops line for 7 months Private $23.33
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Inscribed om the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of June 1833 and sent to Amos Heald Chester Vt.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833      46.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4.Sept. 1833  11.66
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$58.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act  June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, 
Book E. Vol. 3. Page 56

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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1832 from 4th Sep 1837 to 12th May 1838, the day of his death App Notified 3d Decr 1840

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Edward Corlew Appl.
12.925

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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} On this 13th day of August A.D. 1832 Personally appeared Before the Probate Court within and for the district of Windsor in the State of Vermont in Open Court now sitting - Edward Corlew of Springfield in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont aged Sixty five years the 20th day of November last part, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he enlisted or entered Service of the United States in the Vermont line of troops in the Revolutionary war was stationed at Bethel Fort, + Royalton Block house in the County of Windsor + State of Vermont entered service in May 1781 and served under the following named Officers Capt. Benjamin - Lieut Joshua Church, Lieutenant Hall - Sergeant Tilden - Sergeant Kingsley + Copo. Rush.
was often sent out on scouting parties - and once sent out to Brookfield Vermont to guard the Reapin in Wheat harvest against the Indians - the Town of Royalton having previously been burned by them - that he served Seven months + was discharged at Bethel Fort some time in Dec'r 1781
That he has no documentary evidence.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present; and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state.

That the following interrogatories were then propounded by the Court aforesaid, to the Applicant, and the following answers made.
Qu'n 1st - Where, and in what year were you Born. Ans'd. by Applicant in Pembrook - Massachusetts - on the 20th day of Nov'r - 1766.
Qu'n 2d - Have you any record of your age, + if so, where is it.
Ans. Do not know of any record unless at Pembrook -

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Qu'n 3d - Where were you living when caled into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live.
Answer I lived in Springfield, when called into service, have lived there since the Revolutionary war, + now live in Springfield, Vermont. - 
Qu'n 4th How were you called into service; were you drafter did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, + if a substitute for whom.
Ans. By voluntary inlistment in the Vermont troops. raised to defend the frontier at Bethel Fort. - 
Qu'n. 5th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served. such continental + militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. There were no Regular Officers with us - we being at Bethel fort where no regular troops were stationed except those of Vermont which I have herein before named Recollect that, entered service in May + when dismissed and coming from to Springfield we crossed the Rivers on the Jec.
Qu'n. 6 - did you ever receive a discharge from the service; + if so by whom was it given, + what has become of it; - 
Ans. I think I had no discharge in writing. - 
/s/Edward Corlew
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.} /s/Jabez Proctor Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
/s/Jabez Proctor Judge

I, Reuben Washburn, Register of the Probate Court, within and for the District of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Corlew for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have here-

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unto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
[court seal affixed]
/s/Reuben Washburn. -

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12.925
Edward Corlew

admitted
7 mo. Private.

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BRIEF in the case of Edward Corlew County of Windsor in the State of Verm't
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
3. How old is he? 60 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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In 1781|([blank|7|[blank])|Private|Capt Benjamin|
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5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Springfield Vermont
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective a to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
/s/Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.

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Revolution
21702
INVALID.
[initials: own]
File No. 21,702
Edward Corlew
Pri Rev War
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Act: June 7th 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
November 28th, 1840.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the  payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Adm'or of Edward Corlew, - a Pensioner on the Roll of the Vermont Agency, at the rate of Twenty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1837, to the 12th May 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully yours,
/s/Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

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12.925
Edward Corlew

Amos Heald Esqr.
Chester Vt

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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Edward Corlew Windsor Co Vermont which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason for his not doing so? [blank]
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? [blank]
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank]
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the  testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found o the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his  service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ±Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? and, if not, which of them is not so answered?
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ____year ____ months, and ____ days, I served as a ____For ____months and ____ days, I  served as a____; and for such service I claim a pension.

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

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Joshua Church 
Dep'n -

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I Joshua Church of Chester in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged Sixty Seven years testify and say, that I inlisted + served in the Revolutionary war, stationed at Bethel Fort + Royalton Block house + Barnard - Vermont - from May till December in the year 1781. - and while in s'd Service I recollect that Edward Corlew was + now resident of Springfield in Windsor County - aforesaid - was also in service with me at the same time + place, about seven months + was dismissed at Bethel Fort at the same time I was and I believe that the s'd Edward Corlew who is now present at taking of this affidavit, is the same person who served as aforesaid with me. 
/s/Joshua Church
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} Be it known that on the 20th day of August 1832 before one Amos Heald a Justice of the Peace in + for the County of Windsor aforesaid, Personally appeared Joshua Church and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth + nothing but the truth. 
I also hereby certify that the above named Joshua Church is well known to me, + is a credible witness. /s/Amos Heald Justice Peace
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby  certify that Amos Heald who has affixed his name to the above is a Magistrate duly qualified, + that I believe the same to be his genuine signature
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand + affixed the seal of said Court at Woodstock this fourth day of September AD. 1832
/s/Benj'n Swan

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Nath'l Stone's
Dep.

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I Nathaniel Stone of Chester in the County of Windsor + State of Vermont aged Seventy years - depose + say I inlisted + served in the Revolutionary war - stationed at Bethel Fort + Royalton Block house ['and at Barnard' crossed out] - Vermont - from may till November or December in the year 1781 - being the season after Royalton was burnt by the Indians - and while in service I recollect that Edward - Corlew then from Springfield Vermont - and now resident of s'd Springfield, was also in s'd Service with me at the same time + place - which I now think was about six months - and was dismissed and I believe that the said Edward Corlew who is now present at the taking of this affidavit - is - the same person who served as aforesaid with me. 
/s/Nath'll Stone
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} Be it known that on the 20th day of August A.D. 1832 Before me Amos Heald a Justice of the Peace in + for the County of Windsor af'd - Personally appeared Nathaniel Stone - and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth  + nothing but the truth.
I also hereby certify that the above named Nathaniel Stone is a credible witness. - 
/s/Amos Heald Just. Peace
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby certify, that Amos Heald who has affixed his name to the above is a Magistrate duly qualified and that the same is his genuine signature.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Woodstock this 4th day of September A.D. 1832. - 
/s/Benj'n Swan