Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.F. 14871, Jabez Winchester, Conn.

S.F. 14871.
Jabez Winchester
comm.

Jabez Winchester. S. File 14,871. Conn.

By ~ EDWARD SHIPMAN Esq:
Major Commandant of y e 1 st Battalion of Connecticut State Troops
To ~ Iabez Winchester ~ Greeting
Reposing Special trust and confidence in your courage, skill and good conduct I do by the power and authority to me given by the General Assembly of the State of Con- necticut constitute and appoint you the S t . Iabez Winchester to be a sergeant in the first company in d Battalion. you are therefore carefully and Diligently to attend to all the Duties thereof by a carefull performance of the same and you are to make all under your command to obey you as their sergeant and you to obey all such orders as you shall from time to time receive from me or any other of your Superior officers - for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my hand in Garrison near Stamford this 17 th day of January 1782.
Ed d Shipman

Donas
Say!
Sabre Winchester's
Warrant
118415

8841
New York
Iabez Winchester of Oneida Co in the State of New York who was a Priv Cor in the Company commanded by Captain Bolton of the Regim t commanded by Col Webb. in the Cont l Ma d line for 15 months 20 days private 2 do + 20 do Corp d 5 do + 20 do Serg t
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 90 Dollars 17 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of April 1834 and sent to J. Richardson New Hartford NY
Arrears to the 4th of Mar - '34 $270.51 Pens-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 45.08 $315.59
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 7
Remarks on old envelope, within

Labez Winchester.
5 mo Script $25 " 2000 " 3.33 1 / 3 2 mo Corp l 7.33 1 / 3 20 ds " 2.44 15 mo pri 50. -- 20 pri 2.22 $90.32

Utica 8821
New York
Sabez Winchester
of Oneida in the State of New York who was a for. Sergt. in the Company commanded by Captain Bottom of the (regt) commanded by Col. Webb — in the Ob. ma line for 13 mos for.
Same. 20 ds. serv 2 " 20 " - Corp
Set Hon S Beardsley 6 Feb 1834. O.C.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 79 Dollars 65 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Ap 1833 and sent to J. Richardson at Hartford
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $159.30 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. — 39.82
$199.12
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 36

J. Winchester
Payments to be made at New York by Fred. U. S. B. Bank Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 4 Page 36 by W. L. Williams Clerk.
Leahy Dennis Dorrance Comptroller M rs . Edwardus Shipman Bellah

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Sabaz Winchester of the State of New York who was a Private, Sergeant and Corporal in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty Nine dollars and Sixty Five 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 30 day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. §
Commissioner of Pensions.

Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions City Washington

State of New York
New Hartford March 18th 1834
Onida County
Sir yours in which I abox Winchester certificate of Pension was enclosed was duly received on the 17 inst., and permit me again to call your attention to the subject of Mr Winchester Pension. It was returned for the purpose of having an error cor rected, on the return of the Pension certificate I find a very important error committed which you will readily perceive, I abox Winchester resides some distance from me and is not present at this time but will state from my recollection which may not be correct as to the particular dates but in substance will I believe be correct as to I abox Winchester according to his declaration which was substantiated by proof. That he first enlisted on the first of April 1777 into Capt Joshua Bottoms Company and Col Ely's Regiment of Connecticut State troops for nine months that on the 20th or 21st of December 1777 was taken a prisoner by the British near Long Island and was kept a prisoner of war in close confinement until the last of July 1778 you will see that he was in actual service very near 9 months and a prisoner of war more than 7 months making 16 months. You will also see that I abox Winchester's 2nd enlistment was on the first of March 1781. He enlisted into Capt James Dumas Company and Major Shipman's Battalion of Connecticut State troops for one year. I abox Winchester was appointed a corporal in July and a sergeant in the fall of the year if I recollect right his warrant you have he was honorably discharged at the expiration of the year and I believe by Major Shipman making two years and between three and four months in which he was in actual and a prisoner of war this Sir I believe will entitle him to some more than Eighty Dollars per annum as he was a non commissioned officer a part of the time the certificate of Pension that I received on the 17 inst. stated that I abox Winchester of the State of New York is entitled to receive Thirty Seven Dollars and ninety seven Cents Per annum 76 - proof of his services under both enlistments I believe to have been sent to the Pension office with his declaration, I have not been able to learn the cause of his pension being cut down from what he first received he supposed that he was not allowed the full sum which the Law entitled him to receive therefore he requested a reexamination of his declaration and proof and to receive whatever sum he was justly entitled to if there is a deficiency in his proof of the identity of his services he will endeavor to obtain satisfactory proof if such can be had as to enable him to receive according to his services on a further examination of his case should you not find the above statement to be correct in substance and that he is entitled to receive a full pension according to the fore

going statement you will please to have the goodness to inform me what is wanted on the part of Mr Wm Hunter and I will immediately call his attention to the subject and have him give all the necessary information and proof if it can be obtained which I have no doubt can be as there are now living witnesses I believe whereby his services can be proved but have soon they may be called away we know not what ever may be wanted at the Pension Office on the part of Mr Newcomb will be attended to without de- lay if connected to me
I have the honor to be very Respectfully your Obedt Servant
Jonathan Richardson
Hon J. L. Edwards Comm r of Pensions

14.
J. L. Edwards Esq Pension Office
(Hon. S. S. Randolph)
Julius Winchester

Rev. J. Rep:
March 25 1834.
Sir, I hope you will look at the enclosed with attention and see if a mistake has been committed - if so, no doubt it will be corrected.
I will thank you to return the enclosed letter which is directed to me
I am &c. Yr L. Beards
J. L. Edwards

New York - a Pension Certij. Recd - 22 February 1834.
FREE
War Department Pension Office Pension Certificate returned
Hon J. L. Edwards City Washington

State of New York Oneida County
New Bedford February the 15-1834
Sir
Yours of the 1 st inst has been received by which I am informed that Mr. Laban Winchester's papers have been reexam reexamined and the error in his certificate noticed that on the return of his certificate to the Pension Office the error will be corrected by his request I here with return his certificate to the Pension Office for correction that purpose which you will please to direct to Jonathan Richardson New Bedford Oneida County New York and made payable at the United States Branch Bank in the City of Utica the transfer has been made but not noted on his Pension Certificate
Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm r Pensions
I have the honor to be Very respectfully yours Colt Sower.
Jonathan Richardson

Payments to be made at Utica N.Y. by the Presd. U.S Br. Bk Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
(Utica N.Y.
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 4 Page 1 2 by P. Cromwell Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Isaac Winchester of the State — of New York who was a, Corporal and Sergeant in the Revolutionary Army. _____ is entitled to receive Thirty-seven dollars and (Ninetyseven) 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 10 th day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four
[Signature] Secretary of War.
This Certificate is issued in lieu of dated 30 April 1833, which is cancelled.
Examined and Countersigned. }
[Signature] Commissioner of Pensions.

Jabez Winchester Certificate of Pension Returned
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington D. C.

State of New York
Onondaga County
April 5th 1834
Sir
I have the honor to inform you that I have received from the Rev Mr Beardsley of the Home of Prisoners your note of the 28 Ult in which it was noted that the error in the computation of the sum in Sabaz Winchester's Pension certificate has been discovered and will be corrected as soon as it is returned to the pension office. I herewith send you enclosed his certificate as you have the declaration with the Proof of his services with that of his being a corporal and his sergeant's warrant it will be unnecessary for me to make any statement in his case, Sabaz Winchester has not drawn any sum on his certificate owing to the error in the certificate since the 1st of September 1833. I presume that you will give the Pension Agent at the City of Utica at which place his Pension is payable such instructions as to the sum that he is to pay Sabaz Winchester as not to subject him to a loss on account of the deficiency of the sum in his last certificate due March the 10th 1834 which

reduced his pay considerably below one half of full pay I mention this that Mr Winchester may not be under the necessity of calling your attention to this subject again. That under his his present circumstances and his declining years he considers it his indispensable duty to ask for what he considers his just claim for according to his services
I have the honor to be very Respectfully your Obedt Servant Jonathan Richardson
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
P.S I have been requested by the following named persons that to write to you and request their names transferred from the New York City agency to the agency in the City of Utica Oneida County New York viz
 Leonis Kellogg  Abraham Smith  Abel Porter  Nathaniel Thompson  John Strong  Peter Sellack 
} these Pensioners all live near Utica and will be greatly accommodated and save them considerable expense which they are subjected to pay twice a year to obtain the money on their Pensions Should the transfer be made they can obtain their money at Utica very conveniently and at a small expense yours Respectfully
J. L. Edwards Esq
Jon Richardson

Revolutionary soldiers petition
Henry Lewis Gah Secretary of war City Washington
Transfer these memo

State of New York Onondaga County
To the Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War We the undersigned being residents of the Town of New Hartford Davis in the County of Onondaga and State of New York
Respectfully represent that we whose names are here- unto subscribed have late been placed on the Pension Roll of the New York agency for which act we feel very grateful to the Government of our country the rights free- dom and Independence of which we fought to obtain And it is our request that your Honour would be pleased to transfer our names to the agency of the President of the United States Branch Bank in the City of Utica or such other agent as you may think proper as obtaining the money on our Pensions from the Pension agent at the City of New York is attended with with cons- iderable expense and trouble before we can obtain the money which if transferred to the agency of the President of the United States Branch Bank in the City of Utica or such other agent as you may think proper to appoint we could obtain our Pension by applying ourselves when able to travel that short distance and save the expense of sending to New York for our Pension money Dated this 25 day of May 1833
 ✓ J. S. Mather  ✓ James Parker  ✓ Abraham Sage  ✓ Josiah Hill  ✓ Martin Porter  ✓ Abiel Beach  ✓ E. Brainerd  ✓ Davenport Williams  ✓ Joby Winchester  ✓ Amos Dumbleday  ✓ Asa Priest  ✓ Elijah Davis 
State of New York Onondaga County
Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Deer Sir In the request of the above named petitioners I have with kind your their petition to have their names transferred to the United States Branch Bank at Utica With great Respect I am Sir Your obedient Servant John Richardson
New Hartford July 6-1833-

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Winchester, Jacob P. GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 5233 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Dec. 23, 1796
to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.