Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2217, Juvenil Winters, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Leon.
or Winters Juvenil Winter or Juvenal Amelia
W 2217 B.Y.W. 3818-160-55
CONTENTS

21.025 New York
Juvenal Winters
of Ulster in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Durgee in the Conn. line for 6 months and 23 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Oct. 1833 and sent to T. A. Osborne Mayville
48 00 11 25 50 25
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 33 $ 56 25 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4th Mch 34 11 25 $67 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Col. Miles Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 10
48 00 11 25

555 New York
Amelia Winters widow of Surrial Winters
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private Connecticut Mil
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars 50
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd day of Apr 1850 and sent to
Hon. R. L. Rose House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 9, 1848, Page 87 Vol.
July
14082
Reported
Let to L. McDrury 18 Nov 51 " " W Muzzey 18 Jan 53

W July 48 - no 555
Certificate returned Aug 15. 1855- Dodge
Vol. 11. page 8.
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Act 3 Mar 55 Res 31 " "
Amelia Winters, widow of Juvenal Winters Rev.
Capt. M c Grigier Col. Durkee
Count Cont o Seno
Ent. dis.
Revolutionary War.
Pension dated 22 d April 1850
Buxton
Ad d 160 ac's Aug 15. 1855- Dodge
Vol. 11 Page 8
3818 ip Aug 17/55
Dixon & Rice Chautauqua Co. Westfield N.Y.

29370 Application of Amelia Winters for Bounty Land
Send the warrant to Dixon's Price Westfield, Spantango county N.Y.

State of New York
Chautauqua county ss. March 26 th 1855
Nicholas Bonks of the Town of Mina- is, said county, aged sixty four years, and Charles Bonks of the same place, aged thirty eight years, being duly sworn depose and say that they are acquainted with Amelia Winters of the same place, and have been for thirty five years last past, and more that she is the widow of General Winters deceased who was a private in the Revolutionary War and that she is the identical person named in a pension certificate issued by T. Evving Secretary of the Interior for the United States dated July 29 th 1849 the 22 d day of April 1850 for twenty Two Dollars and fifty cents per annum. That she is still living and un-
married, and that she is eighty eight years of age & upwards. And is in such a feeble state of mind and health as to be unable in person to make her declaration And these deponents make this affida- vit for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which the said Amelia Winters is entitled under the act of March 3 d 1855 and that she has never received any bounty land by reason of the services of the said General Winters in said War. And that the said General Winters in his life time never received any such bounty land to the best of their knowledge and belief. And that these deponents, as each for

Simiss says that he is in no way interested in this application, nor concerned in its prosecution except that the said Nicholas Combs is the son in law of the said Amelia Winters, and that the said Charles Combs is the grand son of the said Amelia Winters.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 26th day of March 1855- Nicholas Combs Charles Combs Geo. W. Putnam Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Chautauqua county ss.
We, John H. Babcock & John M. Smith residents of the town & county aforesaid, upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing deposition was signed and acknowledged by the said Nicholas Combs & Charles Combs in our presence that we are personally acquainted with them, that they are respectable & credible men. That they are the identical persons that they represent themselves to be, and that they have no doubt that the facts set forth in the above deposition are true. That they have no interest in this application nor in the prosecution thereof.
J. R. Pravis John M. Smith
Sworn before me
this 26th day of March 1855-
and I certify that the foregoing declaration and affidavit, were sworn & subscribed before the day & year above written. and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; and that I have no interest in this claim. and that I have no doubt that the claimant is the identical person, she is represented to be George W. Putnam Justice of the Peace

State of New-York, } ss. Chautauqua County Clerk's Office, }
SS.
I hereby Certify that _____, Esq., whose name is subscribed to the instrument hereto annexed, was, on the day of the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly elected and sworn, and authorized by the laws of this State to administer Oaths and Affirmations. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice, and verily believe that such sig- nature is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said County and the Courts thereof, this 27 th day of March A. D., 185.
V. [unclear] Clerk.

State of New York
Otsego County } Azuba Heathen being duly sworn says that she is well acquainted with General Winter whose appli- cation is hereto annexed, and knows that said Winter entered in the Connecticut continental Establishment in the month of March 1780 and that he continued in the service of the United States until the last of December following or first of January 1781. when he was discharged and came home, and further saith not. Sworn before me this 7 th day of April 1819
Agreeable to order
James D. Campbell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Otsego
I do certify that Azuba Heathen is a Credible Witness and is to be believed in all oaths and to me personally known
James D. Campbell

Joseph Davis Clerk of the county of Aspinjo do hereby certify that the Affidavit and Schedule hereto annexed are truly copies from the original declaration now on file in the Clerks office of the Saucier County, and further that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in valuation of the property exhibited in said Schedule now is $ 72.34
Witness Seal of Saucier County this 9th day of February 1821
J. Davis

On this seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & seventy one personally appeared in open court being a court of record called the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Onondaga possessing a seal and a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount proceeding according to the course of the Common Law and keeping a record of its proceedings Juvenal Winter aged fifty nine years. Resident of the Town of Ellisburgh in the County of Jefferson who being first sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the acts of the 18th of March 1818. and the first of May 1820. That he the said Juvenal enlisted for the term of nine months in the month of March 1780. in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Johnson and served as light infantry for three months & then transferred to the Company commanded by Capt. McGregor Col. of reg t Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the month of December 1780. or January 1781. when he was discharged from the said service at Nelsons Highlands State of New York. that he has no other evidence than those annexed. And further this declarant says that he made application and declaration on the seventh day of April 1818. and was returned to him for further testimony - And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820. do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, intent thereby so to diminish it as being myself within the provision 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 March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen And that I have not nor has any person in trust

for me any property or surities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed.
Real property I have none
  one cow $ 15.00   two huffs 16.00   five pigs 5.00   one chest 2.00   four barrels 2.00   four chairs 2.00   one table 2.00   two pewter plates 1.00   four pewter plates .50   3 cups & saucers .13   6 knives & forks 1.25   3 milk pans .75   1 Cullender .38   4 tin plates .50   5 spoons .63   2 Qt. Bowls .25   1 iron Pot 1.50   1 iron kettle 1.50   2 pails 0.75   1 Churn 1.00   1 iron Saws 1.75   1 axe 1.50   1 auger .50   1 uncarved seat   gourd pot ash kettle 10.00   a small quantity of grain & meal 5.00   $72.39 
Journal Minter P. Papers 1821 4th Conn Regt Col Durkee Mt. Grenadiers Co July 8. 1820 5103 days Discharged Nov 11. 1820 fully entitled for 6 mos.
Jerimiah Minter
The declarant further says that he is by occupation a farmer and unable to acquire do much labor that his family consists of himself & his wife who is fifty two years of age who is in tolerable health. Also three sons one named Samuel aged thirty two years who is sorely afflicted with the man's plesey and entirely unable to perform any labor. Also Isaac aged four teen years health bad, also Hirling Minter aged eight years, also one daughter Clarissa aged ten years.  Jerimiah Minter  Subscribed in open court this 7th day of July, 1821  John Grant Jr. first Justice of As. County

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Juvenis Winter,

Juvenil Winter's Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7. June 1832.
State of New York } Chautauque County ss.
On this twentyth day of October 1832, personally appeared before the court of Common Pleas, of the county of Chautauque, Juvenil Winter, a resident of Ripley in the county of Chautauque, & state of New York aforesaid, aged seventy one years, in March next, 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 7. 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States, in the year 1780, with Sergeant Flasen, & served in the Light Infantry, under Captain Johnson, & General Baron Steuben, for a period of about three months, when in consequence of inability from illness, to perform the arduous duties of that corps, he was transferred to the 4 th Regiment of the Connecticut Line, commanded by Col. Durgee, under the following named officers. Field Officers , Brig. Gen. Parsons. Col. Durgee. Lt. Col. Sumner & he thinks Maj. Throop, & Adjutant Loomis. Company Officers . Capt. Mc Gregor, & he believes, Lieut. Hott & Ensign Hyde. When he enlisted he resided in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut & marched from thence, through Hartford, Danbury &c. to Nelsons Highlands, opposite West Point on the Hudson River. He remained at Nelsons & West Points, about two months, & then went to Peekskill, Kingsbridge, Orange town, & many different places in New Jersey, & returned to the vicinity of West Point, where the huts were building for the American Troops, & where he was discharged. He enlisted early in March 1780, for a period of nine months, & served out said enlistment, until he was honorably discharged in the month of December the same year. In support of his services, he begs leave to refer to the depositions now on file in the War Department, & annexed to his application for a Pension under the law of 1818, & he does so, the more particularly, as he is informed that his name does not appear on the Roll, until after his transfer to Durgee's Regiment in the summer of 1780.
And the said Juvenil Winter, on oath in open court, now here, makes this further declaration. That before he served as above in the army of the United States, he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as hereinafter stated.

That some time about the middle of June 1778, he entered the service as a volunteer, under volunteer officers. Capt. Durgee & Lieut. Benjamin Ruggles. That there were in the company about sixty rank & file. That among them he recollects the names of Surgeon Joseph Lloyd, John Upton, Joseph Utley, & Shubael Simmons. He volunteered in the town of Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, marched to Plainfield, where there was a depot of provisions & continental stores, & where they stopped half a day, & obtained supplies. That he continued, through Gloucester, to Providence, Rhode Island, & there drew more provisions, cartridges & ammunition, & continued on a rapid march till he joined the American Forces under Genl. Sullivan, who were then besieging Newport, & under the daily expectation of attacking the place, with the aid & co-operation of the French Fleet under Admiral Count D'Estaing. But the British Fleet under Sir Henry Clinton appearing off the Harbor, the next day after the arrival of D'Estaing, the French admiral, instead of co-operating with Genl. Sullivan, sailed out of the Harbor, as was said, to attack Sir Henry Clinton, but a storm coming on, separated the fleets & obliges Sir Henry to sail to New York, & Count D'Estaing to Boston to repair. Genl. Sullivan continued the siege, a short time, in the expectation of the French Admiral's return. Declarant & his company were employed by Genl. Sullivan, as scouting parties, to watch the movements of the enemy, & declarant was at Warwick, Bristol & other places on the sea shore, in such scouting parties. Disappointed, in receiving the anticipated aid, Genl. Sullivan was forced to raise the siege, & did so, the day previous to Sir Henry's landing his troops. Declarant had enlisted for thirty days actual service & having fully served it, he & his company were dismissed, & returned to their homes, having been absent in service & in marching to & from home a distance of about 140 miles, about forty days.
And further that in the year 1781, then still living at Pomfret aforesaid, he volunteered, on or about the first day day of September with a company of about forty, with a view of assisting in the defence of Fort Griswold, which from the weakness of the garrison, it was apprehended that Arnold, then in the sound, intended to attack. That the company organized themselves, by electing William Osgood Capt. & Robert Sharpe Lieut. & marched to Brooklyn, where they drew provisions, & from thence through Norwich, to New London, where they arrived just as the traitor Arnold

was embarking his troops, after having effected the destruction of Groton & a large portion of New London, & mapacred the garrison of Fort Griswold, & while the flames of the burning buildings were still raging. He & his company remained there, doing duty, & in expectation that the traitor would obtain a reinforcement & return, until all danger of such an event had ceased, when his company was dismissed & he returned home. That he recollects, among his companions, with whom he was acquainted in this service, Joseph Uttley, Lemuel Ingalls, James Ingalls, Elijah Flott, Isaac Winter, Ephraim Winter, Peter Ingalls, Darius Ingalls, Asa Ingalls & Elisha Lord. That he was in the service in this expedition about twenty days. That he never had any written discharges from either of these last terms of service, but the companies were dismissed, in like manner as on days of parade & review. That he has no documentary evidence, & that he does not know of any person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services on either of those occasions. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
And in answer to the interrogatories propounded by the court now here, he says,
1. I was born in Pomfret, Windham County Connecticut, March 18 th 1762. 2. I have a Family Record of my age, & which I now here exhibit to the court. 3. I was living in Pomfret, when called into service, & since the revolutionary war, have resided in Springfield, now, Otsego County from 1783 to 1811, from thence to 1817 I resided in Richland, now, Oswego County; from thence to 1828 I lived in Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, & now live in Ripley, in which & the neighboring town of Chautauque, I have lived since 1828. 4. I voluntarily enlisted in the service, & always served for myself, having never been drafted, or been a substitute. 5. General Sullivan, at the siege of Newport, & Col. Ledyard at Fort Griswold, were regular officers with the troops, when I served in the volunteer companies, as above stated, & I believe that Gen. Greene was likewise with Sullivan in Rhode Island, & there were Continental & Militia Regiments both there & at Groton, but I cannot designate their numbers or officers. The general circumstances of my service, are above set forth. 6. I had a Discharge from Col. Durgee's Regiment, by whom it was signed. I do not

now recollect, & the same is now lost, I had no other written discharge. 7. I am known to Nicholas Coomb, Platt S. Osborne & others in my present immediate neighborhood, & Cornelius Langdon & Thomas A. Osborne others in Chautauque, where I recently resided, who I presume can testify, as to my character for veracity, & their belief of my services, as a soldier of the Revolution. There is no resident clergyman, in the vicinity of my present residence & I have no particular acquaintance with any in this county.
Sworn to & subscribed the } day & year aforesaid }
Juvenal Winter
W. A. Coomb Judge Chautauque Common Pleas
We Cornelius Langdon, & Thomas A. Osborne, both residing in the town of Chautauque, in the county of Chautauque, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Juvenal Winter, who has subscribed & sworn, to the above declaration, that we believe him to be in the seventy first year of his age; that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the } day & year aforesaid }
T. A. Osborne Corn. Langdon
W. A. Coomb Judge Chautauque Common Pleas
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, & served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Cornelius Langdon, & Thomas A. Osborne, are residents of the town & county of Chautauque, & have signed the preceding certificate, that they are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Judges.
I James B. Lowry, clerk of the court of Common Pleas, in & for the county

Judges.
I James B. Lowry, clerk of the court of Common Pleas, in & for the county of Chautauque, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains, the original proceedings, of the said court, in the matter of the application of Juvenil Winter for a Pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 12 th day of October 1832.
James B. Lowry Clerk

Juvenil Winters Declaration for 14838. a Pension under Act 7. June 1832 Connecticut Line & Volunteer Troops.
Allowed
J. A. Osborne Agent Mayville Chan. Co. N. York
An Roll of Honor 8 July to 11 Nov '80 5 mo. 3.

State of New York
Chautauqua County
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Jus- tice of the Peace in & for said county, Juvenil Winter who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not up than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades. For seven months I served as a private in the year 1780 For thirty days I served as a private in 1778, besides consuming ten days in travel going & returning from my residence For twenty days , I served as a private, in 1781, all in the man- ner set forth in my declaration to which this is annexed, & for such services I claim a pension.
Juvenil Winter
Sworn & subscribed this 29th day of May 1833 before me Isaac D. Root
State of New York Chautauqua County Clerk's Office
I James B Donny Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Rose Brooks Esqr. before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, an acting Justice of the peace in & for the said County And that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and duly believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit is genuine - Also that the papers hereto attached con- tain the Original proceeding of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, in the application of Juvenil Winter for a pension as appears by my hand & seal of Office thereunto affixed, reference being thereto had will more fully appear Witness my hand and Seal of Office this first day of April 1833 James B Donny Clerk

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Juvenile Winters
l. mode of authen. g.
Ent July 8 1880 as Sec 11 " as later 5 mo 23 days
Admitted Private bmo 23 days
253
T. A. Osborne Wayville Chautauqua County N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Juvenile Winters - of Ripley in the County of Chautauqua - New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 9 Private Capt Johnson Col Durgee from Pompey Pompey   Nov 1778 30 " Mc Gregor Genl Barron thru' Hertford Windham see old papers   1 Sep 1781 about 20 " Durgee Still Danbury Connecticut on file in War Dept under act of 1818 -   Asgood Nelson's Highlands Traditional Evidence   thru New Jersey no clergyman in the neighborhood  
I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
* corrected as indicated by instructions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz.:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons, one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that 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 shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of New York County of Chautauqua ss.
On this sixteenth day of November 1849. personally appeared before the subscriber, County Judge in & for said County, Amelia Winters - resident of the town of Ripley in said county aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of 7 th July 1838. and the acts subsequent thereto -
This declarant states that she is the widow of Juvenil Winters deceased. Who was a soldier in the war of the revolution, and a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty two dollars & fifty cents per annum, & who died on the fourteenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred & forty one (1841) in the County & State aforesaid -
This declarant further states that her maiden name was Amelia Heath - that she was married to the said Juvenil Winters in the year Seventeen hundred & eighty (1780) by a Justice of the Peace, named, Clyde, in a town called Cherry Valley in the state of New York - that from the time of her said marriage to the day of the death of the said Juvenil Winters, she lived with him in lawful wedlock, and had children born - This declarant states that she has no record evidence of her marriage or birth of her children, that she once had a family record, but that it was lost or destroyed many years ago, and she is not aware of the existence of any record evidence by which her said marriage could be proven -
This declarant further states that

since the death of her said husband she has not again married -
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year just above written -
her mark Amelia X Winters
Witness Before me
Abner Lewis, Judge of Chautauqua County Court at Conesville
State of New York
County of Chautauqua ss. I hereby certify that by reason of old age & bodily infirmities the above named declarant is unable to appear in open court - I further certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced before me that Juvenil Winters the husband of the above named declarant died on the 14 th day of February eighteen hundred & forty one (1841.) and that since his death the said declarant has not again married -
Dated November 16. th 1844.
Abner Lewis, Judge of Chautauqua Co. Court
State of New York
County of Chautauqua ss. Nicholas Corbett of Mina in said county, being duly sworn, says, that he was well acquainted with Juvenil Winters named in the foregoing declaration of Amelia Winters who is the widow of said Juvenil Winters, and that said Juvenil Winters died at the house of this deponent, on the fourteenth day of February eighteen hundred and forty one (1841.) and this deponent further says, that the said Amelia Winters is so feeble and

troubling, that she cannot write her own name and that her name was subscribed to the above declaration by her request Sworn and subscribed } this 16 th day of November } 1849. before me. } Napoleon Bonaparte Homer Swift Judge of Chaut. Co. Courts
State of New York Chautauqua County } p Blanks Office
I hereby Certify that Hon. Homer Swift whose name is subscribed to the above facts & certificate was on the day of the date of the same Judge of Chaut- auqua County Courts. (the same being a Court of record) duly elected and sworn. And further that his signa- ture to the said facts & certificate are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 20 th day of Nov- ember A.D. 1849
R. C. Green Dept. Clerk

State of New York
Chautauqua county ss.
Ezra Treadway,
of the town of Ellington in said county, being duly sworn say, That she is seventy three years of age, & about eight months over, that she resided in the county of Allego in said state, in the month of February, in the year 1795, and for a long time afterwards, And that she was acquainted with Juvenile Winter & Emely Winter, after said February for a long time, and the said Juvenile Winter and the said Emely lived together in the character of husband and wife from that time (Feb. 1795) for the space of about twenty years and in the vicinity of this deponent, and until the death of the said Juvenile Winter as this deponent believes, which happened in the year 1841, and at the time of the first acquaintance of this deponent with the said Mr & Mrs Winter (Feb 1795) they had four children, viz Samuel, Charles, Catherine and Josiah, And this deponent says that she came into the said county of Allego at the time above stated Feb. 1795, from the state of Connecticut and immediately became acquainted with the said Juvenile Winter his and Emely his wife who then resided in the town of Springfield in said county of Allego,
Subscribed & sworn this 1 st day of January, 1850,
Ezra Treadway
Charles B Green, Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Ezra Treadway the affiant mentioned in and whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit, and that he sustains a good Moral Character, for truth and veracity.
Charles B. Green J.P.

Chautauqua County, ss. & Lobina Broadway of the town of Ellington in said county being duly sworn deposes and says, that she is sixty seven years of age that she is acquainted with Mrs Amelia Winters, widow of Juvenil Winters deceased, late of the town of Mina in said county, the said Amelia is the half sister of this deponent, by the same mother, the maiden name of the said Amelia was Heath, they resided in the earliest recollections of this deponent in the town of Springfield Otsego County in the state of New York, said town of Springfield was in the years 1785, & 1786, or about that time as this deponent believes, a part of the town of Cherry Valley in said county of Otsego, this deponent does not distinctly recollect of being present at the marriage of the said Amelia to the said Winters, for at that time this deponent could not have been more than four or five years of age, the first knowledge this deponent has of the said Mr & Mrs Winters in the character of husband and wife was at the funeral of their first child which was at its death an infant, this deponent at that time was six or seven years old, thinks not older than seven, and from that time until the family of the said Mr & Mrs Winters numbered ten children this deponent resided in their neighbourhood which was from fifteen to twenty years during which time they lived together in the character of husband & wife
And this deponent further says that she has frequently heard her mother say that the said Amelia at the time of her marriage with the said Juvenil Winters was about fifteen years of age, and that the said Amelia at this time is 78 or 79 years of age, and the matters above stated are all this deponent recollects touching the marriage of the said Amelia, to the said Winters, Subscribed & sworn before { Lobina her X Broadway me this 18 th day Jan, 1849 { Marks Charles Blyen J.P. Witness by Charles B. Green

I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Mrs. Lorina Treadway mentioned in and who subscribed the within Affidavit. Know her to be of sound mind, and a person of good moral character for truth and a Creditable Witness,
Charles B. Green J. P.
State of New York Chautauqua County ss:
Before Me, Officer. I hereby certify that Charles B. Green Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Chautauqua duly elected and sworn. that his term of Office commenced on the first day of January 1849, and will expire on the 31 st day of December 1852. and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Charles B. Green and rightly believe that his signature to the first of the foregoing Affidavit and to the above Certificate are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 4 th day of February 1850
C. B. Green Dept. Clerk
14084
Amelia Winter, widow of Samuel Winter
Neen-ga-ke
Act 7 July 1838
Maria 1780 May 14 Feb 1841
(Adm 6 mos 23 days) for $22.50 per ann. cum. Comng 14 Feb 1841
Acc 38 43844
Alb. 4
S. M. Hovey Can and Sargn of
Act 7 July 1838

MS. A.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
February 16, 1924
Mrs. P. J. Johnson Ripley N.Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 2217, it appears that Juvenil Winters, or Juvenal Winter, was born March 18, 1762, at Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Pomfret, Connecticut, he enlisted about the middle of June 1778 and served thirty days as a private in Captain Durkee's Connecticut Company.
He enlisted about March 1, 1780, and served three months in Captain Johnson's Company, was then transferred to Captain McGregor's Company, Colonel Durkee's Connecticut Regiment, serving nine months in all.
He enlisted about September 1, 1781, and served about twenty days in Captain William Osgood's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 7, 1821, while a resident of Ellisburgh, Jefferson County, New York. He died February 14, 1841, in Chautauqua County, New York.

He married in 1780, at Cherry Valley, Otsego County, New York, Amelia Keath. She was allowed pension on her application executed November 16, 1849, while a resident of Ripley, Chautauqua County, New York, aged eighty years.
They had ten children but only the following names are given: Samuel, Isaac, Clarisa and Sterling, whose respective ages were 32, 14, 10 and 8 years in 1821, Charles, Catherine and Josiah whose ages are not on record.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

Con
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5217
Amelia Winters, Widow, Juvenal Winters, Prd. Rev. War.
Act: July 29, 1848.
Index:—Vol. M , Page 336
[Arrangement of 1870.]

(3-223.)
Revy
No. 21.710
, Ex'r.
OLD WAR INVALID.
Juvenile Winters, L.I., N.Y.
P.O. Pk, Cdr Durkee Com't troops
Service: Revy
REJECTED
Enlisted : _____ , 18 .
Discharged : _____ , 18 .

17.889c
Mr Edwards Juvenile Winter Jefferson Co. N.Y.
Smith Dunlap Agt
Richland, Oswego Co. N.Y.
Rec. 25 April 1821
Winters, Juvenile Conn. No 2217
Reject this - he did not serve 9 months.

To J. C. Calhoun Esq.
Sir I sent you some time since certain papers to be acted upon belonging to William West and have not heard from them I presume that they are absent you are please to inform me about them and also the enclosed direct them to Richland, Oswego County
Yours & Smith Dunlap
April 12 th 1821

No. 29.370.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Mar 31, 1855
Amelia Winters.
Wid of Juvenal Winters
Capt. Mc. Grigiers.
Col. Durkee.
Rev. War.
Warrant No 3818-160-5.54
Dixon & Rice.
Westfield
N.Y.
July 14/79
Informed J. H. Rowland that assignments of B.L. are made at the Gen. Land Office J.
1924 Feb 16. Hist. To Mrs. P. J. Johnson me.

9.108
New York Albany Amelia Winters widow of General who was a Pirate in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Dec r 1851 and sent to
L. M. Drury Canandaigua N. Y.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book a Vol. 2. Page 92

11.211
New York Albany
Amelia Minters widow of General Minters who died on the 14 Feby 1841 of Chautauqua in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain — of the Reg t commanded by Col — in the Revolution for 6 mo: 23 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 22 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1840. Feby 1841
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Dec r 1857 and sent to L. M. Drury
Airs to the 4th of Canandaigua Semi-annual allowance ending N. Y.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. } J. P. Houghton Clerk. Recorded by — Vol. 1. Page 339 Book —

3818
160 acres

16084 Amelia Winter's widow of Samuel Winter New York
Reputed died 3 rd April 1850 N. R. L. Rose
(was not a widow when the act of her age was passed) died 7 July 1838

----- Erie County, ss. —I do hereby certify, that Joseph Clary whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate was, at the day of the date thereof, a justice of the peace in and for said county, duly elected and sworn, and acting as such, and that the signature of " Joseph Clary ," is the proper hand writing of the said justice. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county, the 4th day of November , eighteen hundred and twenty-nine .
H. Newcomb, Dep.  CLERK. -----

Brief in the case of Amelia Winters, widow of Juvenal Winters, Chautauqua County and State of New York act 7 July 1838, 3 March 1843 & 17 June 1844
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner Record proof of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent.
L. M. Brury Caiandaigua N.Y.
J. Cole Examining Clerk.

S Anchorage Winters
Report to Hon R L Rose H.R.

Washington - Feb. 12. 1850
Sir:
Herewith is presented the declaration of Mrs Amelia Winters, widow of General Winters, for a pension under the act of 7 th July 1838.
It is a small claim, and the proof of marriage is the best that can be produced, & will I trust be deemed satisfactory -
No record of the marriage is in existence - The laws of New York - as you are aware - did not require officers at the time of the alleged marriage in this case, to keep records of the same - and such records are seldom found now - & never where the marriage was solemnized by a justice of the Peace -
There are no other witnesses to be found who can testify more positively to the marriage than Mr & Mrs Treadway - They both testify to the marriage relation & the birth of children prior to 1794 - Mrs Treadway's first knowledge of the relation of husband & wife between them was at the funeral of their first child when she, Mrs T. was six or seven years old & she states that in Jany 1849 - when the afft was taken that she was sixty seven years old - This would bring the

date of her birth in the year 1782 - consequently at the time of the funeral of Mr + Mrs Winters first child - would be in the year 1788 - or 9 - and ever after that time she has known them in the character of husband & wife -
Mr Broadway states that when he first knew Winters & wife in Feb. 1795 - they then had four children named Samuel, Charles, Catharine & Joseph.
This testimony was much as it clearly shows the relation of husband & wife prior to 1794. and is the best that can be ad- -duced I trust you will consider as suf- -ficient - to establish the fact of marriage -
I am very respectfully,
Your obt. servt.
L. M. Downy
J. L. Edwards Esq Court of Pleas - Washington -

Payments to be made at New York by President W. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. 11. Page 10. by Co. C. Stalk Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Devenil Winters of the State of New York who was a private in the Revolutionary Army — is entitled to receive Twenty = Two dollars and Fifty — cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this — 25 — day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty= Three
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

Watertown Liff Co. N. York June 13 th 1826
Hon. Col. Barbour Secy of War
You will herewith receive the application of General Winters for a pension - I was requested by him to refer you to the affidavits of Abiah Hether & Mary Wilson on file in the pension office - if any doubt could yet remain - of his enlistment in March 1780 -
Very Respectfully
Your obed Servt
Adriel Ely

Juvenil Winter of NY
Dec. 21 1831 Ref d to Com n on Revolutionary Pensions
Mar. 14. 1832
Bill — N o 494
Pr Col d Dierke Com n

22 d Congress. 4 st Session.
Congress of the United States In the House of Representatives
December 21, 1831
On motion of Mr. Booke of N. York
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to enquire into the expediency of granting a pension to Jewett Winter for Revolutionary services.
Attest M. S. Clarke Clerk

Canandaigua Oct. 15, 1851
Sir:
Herewith is enclosed the application of Amelia Winters for benefit of the Resolution of the last Congress giving her the same a pension from the time of her husband's death
Very respectfully
Your obt servt.
L. M. Drury
J. E. Heath Sir
Washington D.C.

Canandaigua, N.Y. April 8. 1850.
Sir:
In the case of Ancha Winters widow of Samuel Winters, I have received your letter informing me of a recent decision of the Secretary of the Interior by which those widows only were entitled under the act of 7 th July 1838. who were such at the time of its passage.
As the practice heretofore adopted is to be changed by this decision, I would ask that the claim of Ancha Winters be examined under the act of 29 th July 1848. And I would ask if the declaration now on file may not be used for that purpose. It would be hardly worth the while, it is suggested, to have the Judge visit her & take her declaration again, when it would be the same precisely as that now on file, with the exception of the title of the act under which she claimed - I would ask the same change to be made in the case of Sarah Tracy.
Very respectfully
Your Oft Servt.
L. M. Drury.
J. L. Edwards Esq Court of Pensions Washington D.C.

Amelia Winters wife of Samuel New York Chautauqua Co.
admitted under act 29 July 1848
$22 50 on 4 March 1848
h. d. 14 Feb: 1841
Act 29 July 1848
Rev. R. L. Rose N. R.

State of New York County of Chautauqua ss.
Amelia Winters of the town of Ripley Mina in said county being duly sworn doth depose & say that she is the widow of Almon Juvencil Winters late of said county a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $22.50. per ann. that she is herself in the receipt of a pension at the same rate under act of 29 th July 1848. and she applies for the amount due to her under act of 3 rd March 1843, & 17 th
June 1844 -
Sworn & subscribed } to this 31 st day of May } April 1851 -
Amelia Winters mark
Gideon Barlow Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Chautauqua county ss
I, Orson Steele Clerk of the said County & of the County thereof do hereby certify that Gideon Barlow Esq. when name is subscribed to the above affidavit was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected & sworn & authorized to administer & certify oaths & that his signature subscribed to said affidavit is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of said County this 17 th day of July A. D. 1851
O. Steele Clerk

British America Assurance Co.
of Toronto, Canada.
William Ashworth, General Agent, Western Department, Chicago.
P. Paterson, Governor. Fred'k A. Ball, Manager.
Paw Paw Mich June 30 1879
Hon J A Buttlely Comr of Pensions Washington D.C. Dear Sir,
Mrs Catharine Combs of Lawrence Michigan has placed in my hands Bounty Land Warrant No 3818 dated August 17, 1855 for 160 Acres of land. The warrant was issued to Amelia Winters widow of Daniel Winters who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and by her assigned to Nicholas Combs on the 12 th day of April 1866.
Nicholas Combs died in 1875 without having located said warrant and being still the owner thereof. He made a will which has been duly allowed and proved whereby he bequeathed all his personal property to his wife the said Catharine Combs who now desires either to locate said warrant or to dispose of the same and who would like instructions as to what the rules of the department require her to do to make the same available.
Very truly yours
B. M. Rowland
Paw Paw Mich.
for Mrs Catharine Combs

State of New York Jefferson County ss 3 On this 7 th day of June 1826 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record by a Law of the State of New York Juvinal Winter, resident in said County aged sixty five years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820 - That he the said Juvinal Winter enlisted for the term of nine months, on the first day of March 1780 in the State of Connecticut, in the Company commanded by Capt. John C ooper Enger in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dutcher in the line of the State of Connecticut on the Con- tinental establishment - That he continued to serve in the said Comp y until the December following when he was discharged from the service in the Highlands near West Point in the State of New York - That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, except the present - That his name is not on the Roll of any State except New York, and that he did make application for a pension in March 1818 but was informed that evidence was required of the time when he enlisted, which he has now pro-

and attached hereto - That his family consists of a wife aged 58 - and three children viz - Isaac - Clarina & Sterling of the respective ages of 18 - 17 & 13 - That by occupation he is a Farmer and that the following is a schedule of his property -
Schedule
One old man - One 3 year old heifer - One 2 year old ditto - 1 Calf - 3 Swine - 1 Sheep - 1 old pot ash kettle - 1 small pot - 1 tea kettle - 2 pewter plates - 4 old plates of pewter - 1/2 doz Earthen plates - 1 set tea cups & saucers - 1 set knives & forks - 3 boots - 1 old table - 1 old chest & 4 chairs and since his application for a pension in 1818 there has been no change of property except in trifling articles -
And in pursuance of the Act of March 1820 I do solemnly swear - That I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 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 bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land or Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, since the 18 th day of March 1818 - and that I have not nor has 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
Sworn to and declared in open court this day and For above written H.H. Sherwood Clerk

Jeff. H. Sherwood Clerk of the County of Tiffin do hereby certify - That it appears to the satisfaction of the Court - That the said Samuel Winter did serve in the Re- volutionary War, as stated in the preceding de- claration against the common Enemy for the term of nine months under an engagement on the Continental Establishment - I also certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copied from the records of said Court - and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Forty Dollars -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 7 th day of June 1826
J H H Sherwood Clerk

I of New York County of Erie ss
David Sharp of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, being duly sworn deposes and says that he was first acquainted with Juvenal Winter about the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy at the town of Pomfret, in the county of Windham & State of Connecticut; that in the year 1770. or about that time, the said Juvenal Winter came to reside in the family of the father of this deponent as an indentured apprentice at the farming business; that the said Juvenal continued to reside in this deponent's father's family at the said town of Pomfret, until the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty, when he enlisted as a soldier into the service of the United States, in the war of the Revolution; that this deponent was well acquainted with the said Juvenal Winters in the year 1780. and well knows the fact that he the said Juvenal in that year, enlisted into the continental service and joined the Connecticut Establishment in the month of March of that year as a Nine-Months. Man, to serve in the revolutionary war for & during the term of Nine months; that in the month of March in the year 1780. aforesaid, when the said Juvenal enlisted into the public service as aforesaid, he left the family of the father of this deponent, (being then about nineteen years of age) to join the Army, and as this deponent then, and always, understood, an verily believes, did join the Army, and served as a soldier in the war, until the full expiration of the aforesaid term of nine months; - This deponent further says that the said Juvenal Winters, in the month of December in the year 1780. after the expiration of the aforesaid term of service, returned to and continued to reside in the family of the father of this deponent, until he became of the age of twenty one years, & further says not.
Sworn & subscribed
David Sharp
On the 15 th day of October 1825
before me E. Waldo
Not Public of Erie Co. N.Y.

State of New York
Erie County ss: I hereby certify that I am acquainted with David Sharp who made oath to subscribe the foregoing affidavit that the said David Sharp is a credible witness to the truth under oath -
E. Walden First Judge of Erie Common Pleas
State of New York Erie County ss:
I Jacob A. Barker, clerk of the county of Erie do hereby certify that Elinor Walden before whom the within affidavit was made, was on the day of the date of the same first Judge of the court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Erie, duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signature of "E Walden" subscribed to the Jurat of the said Affidavit is the proper hand writing of the said Judge.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County at Buffalo the 15 th October 1825.
Jacob A. Barker Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Windham
to Brooklyn February
2 nd Anno Domini 1826-
On the day and year aforesaid, personally came before the subscriber, an associate Judge of the County Court within and for said County, Ebenezer Grow of Hampton in said County, and being duly sworn, on oath deposeth and saith, that he, said Grow, was a soldier in the revolutionary war, duly enlisted in the regiment commanded by Col Durkee, or Lieut Col Grosvenor, in the line of the State of Connecticut, on the continental establishment; that during the time that the Deponent was in said service, as well as for a long period prior thereto, the deponent was well acquainted with Juvenal Winter, then of Pomfret in said County, now residing in the County of Jefferson and State of New York, who was also a soldier in said Regiment; that the deponent recollects seeing the said Winter while they were in service at Westpoint, but cannot state the year or time when, but knows it was during the term for which said Winter had previously enlisted, and believes that said Winter served during the term of his enlistment faithfully, which term the deponent thinks was nine months. - and further saith not etc.
Sworn & Subscribed before me Feb 4 2 nd 1826. / Present As the signature of E Grow Dan Robinson associate Judge County Court Ebenezer Grow Heubner Sharp Dan Robinson

State of Connecticut } County of Windham }
I hereby certify that I am partially acquainted with Ebenezer Grew who who has subscribed and made oath to the within Deposition or affidavit and that as far as my knowledge extends the said Ebenezer Grew is a credible witness & to be believed on oath.
Wm Holbrook Associate Judge of Windham Co. Court
State of Connecticut } County of Windham }
I Reuben Sharpe of Pomfret in the County aforesaid, do testify and say that I have, from my youth, been well acquainted with Ebenezer Grew, who hath made the annexed affidavit, and that he sustains a fair character as to truth and is a credible witness - and further saith not. Reuben Sharpe
Sworn & subscribed this 2 nd day of February 1826. before me. and I certify that said Sharpe is a gentleman of respectability and a credible witness -
David C. Bolles Justice of the Peace
you see C. Hall 10/2/26 Not Judge from Com. Pleas.

State of Connecticut } County of Windham }
I hereby certify that I am partially acquainted with Ebenezer Grew who who subscribed and made oath to the within Deposition or affidavit and that as far as my knowledge extends the said Ebenezer Grew is a credible witness & to be believed on oath.
Wm Holmgren Assistant Clerk of Windham Co. Court
State of Connecticut } County of Windham }
I Reuben Sharpe of Pomfret in the County aforesaid, do testify and say that I have, from my youth, been well acquainted with Ebenezer Grew, who hath made the annexed affidavit, and that he sustains a fair character as to truth and is a credible witness - and further saith not. Reuben Sharpe
Sworn & Subscribed this 2 nd day of February 1826. before me. and I certify that said Sharpe is a gentleman of respectability and a credible witness -
David C. Bolles Justice of the Peace
upon me G. H. ... First Judge of Court

I David C. Bolles Clerk of the County Court, within and for the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do certify that Vine Robinson Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit of Ebenezer Knowlton hath been made, is an Associate Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Windham aforesaid, that the signature of his name to the several foregoing certificates, are in his hand writ- ing; and full faith and credit ought to be given to his acts as such - I further certify that David C. Bolles, before whom the annexed affidavit of Reuben Sharpe hath been made, is duly enrolled as a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, and that the signature of his name to the certificate thereof, is his own proper handwriting -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the publick seal of said Court, at Brooklyn, in said County, this second day of February Anno Domini 1826
David C. Bolles Clerk

State of New York } County of Erie }
Rowland Cotton of Buffalo in said County being duly sworn says that in the year 1780 this deponent was acquainted with Israel Winter in the town of Pomfret, Windham County and State of Connecticut; that in the Spring of that year the said Israel Winter enlisted in the the nine months Troops in the United States Service, and left the said County of Windham, and did not return until after the nine months, from the time he left home, that this deponent has been informed and believes the same to be true that the said Winter was transferred to Capt. John M c Gregor Company in Col. Dabben's Regiment of Continental Troops and that he served in said Company & Regiment as this deponent was informed and now believes for the term of nine months, and further saith not.
Rowland Cotton
Subscribed & sworn to this 5 th day of November 1829. before me
Joseph Clary J.P.
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Rowland Cotton and that he is a person of good moral character & a person of truth & veracity
Joseph Clary J.P.

State of New York Albany County ss
100 1111
Mary Wilse being duly sworn Says that she is well acquainted with General Wuter whose application is hereto annexed and knows that said Wuter enlisted in the Connecticut Continental Establishment in the month of March 1780 under Col. Duryee and that he continued in the service of the United States until the last of December following or first of January 1781 when he was dis- charged and came home and further saith
not
Mary Wilse
Sworn before me this 9th day of April 1819
James S. Campbell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Albany
I Certify that I believe Mary Wilse to be a Credible and disinterested Witness
James S. Campbell

State of New York County of Chautauqua ss-Be it Known That before me Abner Lewis a Judge of Chautauqua County Courts duly authorized by law to administer Oaths in and for said County. Personally appeared Amelia Winters and made oath in due form of law, that she is the identical person named in an original certificate in her possession of which (I certify the following is a true copy - and which is herewith returned - Department of the Interior - Widows Pension -
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 29 th 1848. Amelia Winters of New York. widow of Juvencal Winters who was a private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list, at the rate of Twenty two dollars and fifty cents per annum, commencing on the 4 th March 1848. and continuing for life, unless she should again marry, in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage -
Given at the Department of the Interior of the United States this 22 nd day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty G. Fleming -
Examined and countersigned - Secretary of the Interior J. S. Edwards - Commissioner of Pensions

That she has not intermarried but continues to be a Widow, that she now resides in Mina in the County aforesaid - State aforesaid, and has resided there for the space of twelve years past - and that previous thereto, she resided in Ripley in said County, of the truth of which statement, I am fully satisfied -
That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the arrears and an increase of the pension to which her late Husband was entitled under the Act of Congress of June 7 - 1832 - and to which she may be entitled as the Widow of the said General Winters under the Act of Congress passed July 4 - 1836 - or of any subsequent Act or Acts granting pensions to the Widows of those who have been engaged in the military service of the Revolutionary War -
The facts upon which she found her claims are the following - That her late Husband entered the service in the War aforesaid in the State of Connecticut - for the term of Eighteen months - and after having served about seven months - he was then transferred to the New York Troops - for which latter service in the New York Troops - it appears he was allowed no pension. That when his first pension certificate was by him received - he expressed a great degree of disappointment

and dissatisfaction because his pension certificate did not allow him for the full amount of his said services. and often stated his determination to still further prosecute his claim for an increase of pension - but as he was then seventy nine years of age - and had become quite infirm and died soon after - no application was then made - She further states that she should have made her application for the said arrears and increase of pension ere this period but for the fact that she did not know of any living witness or documentary evidence by which the service of her said husband in the New York Troops could be established - but that now at the advanced age of eighty five years - and being prevented by bod- ily infirmity from performing any labor whatever - and the small pen- sion which she now receives being entirely insufficient to obtain her a subsistence - she is induced to make this her application, but for which she would make no claim whatever -
Amelia Winters
Sworn and subscribed
this 28 th day of Dec. 1857 before, Oliver Lewis Co Judge And I hereby certify

that the above named Amelia Winters from extreme age and debility, is unable to appear at the usual place of holding said the County Courts for said County, and I further certify, in that the said County Court is always open for business where no notice is required to be given to the opposite party -
Horace Lewis, Co Judge

Jan 3 rd 1853
Revolutionary Claim of Archie Winters
Wid. of General Winters
For an ears & increase of Pen- sion.
Presented by
Amos W. Muzzey Attorney!
Panama Chautauqua County - N.Y. -

TRUE
Commissioner of Pensions Department of Interior Washington D. C.
29370

Westfield
Chautauqua county N.Y.
March 29 th 1855
Commissioner of Pensions Sir Sir
The inclosed application for Bounty in behalf of Amelia Winter, we are aware is not exactly conformable to the instructions of the Department in as much as the Applicant is unable to appear in person. But we think the requirements of the law are complied with.
We suppose the inclosed certificate satisfactory evidence of the services rendered, and that the requisite proof is upon record, and the other papers which we send prove the identity of the widow, and that she is living.
You will of course return to us the Pension certificate.
Yours &c Dixon & Rice

Ripley, New York
January 10, 1924
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. War Records Sec.
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Kindly send me all the information you have concerning the Revolutionary War record of the following man, also send copy of the application for pension made by him if such application was made:
Juvenile Winters of Mina, New York
Yours truly,
Clara M. Johnson (Mrs. T. J. Johnson)