Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17798, Asa Wood, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Wood Asa
NUMBER
S. 17798
CONTENTS
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22.943
Connecticut
Asa Wood
Holland in the State of Conn who was a private in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Ledgard the Conn Troops time for 9 mo 13 days -
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 31 Dollars 44 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Dec r 1833 and sent M r B M r B. Esq. Ellington -
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833 $ 78 60 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Sep r 33 15 72 $ 94 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Buel Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 47

enlist July 1780
13 Dec 1780
Asa Wood
Declaration

State of Connecticut. County of Tolland Co
On this 23 rd day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before Asa Willey Esq. Judge of Probate for the District of Ellington in said Tolland County, now sitting, at Farmers in said District as a Court of Probate, Asa Wood of Farmers in Tolland County, aged seventy one years, who first being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following officers, & as herein stated —
That in October 1777, he was drafted from the Militia in Farmers, to do a tour of Duty in the State of New York for the term of Three months; that he went from Farmers by the way of Hartford, Litchfield & Danbury, Ct. to Fishkill on the Hudson river New York; that he was there placed in a Company of Infantry commanded by Capt Johnson, the other officers not recollecting, the Company was annexed to a Regiment commanded by Colo Knapp, that the Company followed the British fleet to Redbank after the fleet returned, the Company marched back to Fishkill, and performed Duty in guarding the Barracks & military stores at that place, after performing Duty for Two Months, he was discharged at the Fishkill Barracks, in the first part of December 1777 as he now believes —
In 1779 he was drafted from the Militia in Farmers to perform a tour of Duty at New London Ct. for the term of Two months, that he was placed in a Company stationed at Fort Trumbull, the Company received their orders from Colo Ledyard; the Company, he believes, was under the command of Capt Reuben Dikes of Farmers that he was at Fort Trumbull doing Duty on the 24 th

day of July 1779. The day of Independence he was discharged at Fort Ticonderoga, having done duty there for two months 3. That in the summer  spring of 1780, at Saratoga, he entered in the service of the United States, & was ordered under the command of Lieut. Col. Miller, as he saw him, from Hartford, by Detachment & Danbu- ry Ct. to Nelson's Point on the Hudson River, & there joined the Continental State line of Troops; that he was placed in a company commanded by Capt. Wright of Nonwatt Ct., the company was assigned to a Regiment, commanded by Col. Bradley & formed part of the Brigade under the command of Genl. Huntington. Ct. that the Regiment moved into the Jerseys and joined the main Army under the command of Genl. Washington - that he continued with the Army until the Army broke up & was ordered into winter quarters at the Highlands, near Nelson's Point in the State of New York, that he performed a term of duty of six months and was discharged at the high- lands, in December 1780 - that he was in the Jerseys, when Arnold made his escape from West Point, and per- formed duty on guard, at the Execution of Major Andre, one, that he was present, when two soldiers were shot at West Point - that he has no documentary evidence,
In answer to questions propounded by the court, in company with the circular of the Secretary of War, he says - that he was born at Saratoga in 1744, that he has no record of his age except on the Town records in said Saratoga; that he lived in Saratoga. When called into the service, that since the Revolutionary war - he has lived in Kingston, Vermont, & in Saratoga, Ct. Brewster in Saratoga; that he was called into service there by Draft, & once by enlistment -

General Washington Lt. Fayette, Baron Steubens Genl. Mundy Genl. Parsons, Colo. Bradley, Colo. Dague, Colo. Swift, Colo. Wight, Colo. Meigs, Genl. Putnam were with the Troops, where he swore, that he never received a discharge & his recollection that he is known in his neighbourhood by Genl. Armerick Kibler Major Ebenezer Clarke, Benjamin O'Keels, Walter D Kibler. Almon Chapin & Deborah Mudge Esqrs who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pen- sion or annuity, except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State - Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year of our Lord - Asa Wood Asa Willey Judge
We Charles Pease - residing in Somers, Tolland County & Walter A Kibler - residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Asa Wood of said Somers - who has subscribed & sworn to the above declarations; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion - Charles Pease Walter A Kibler Sworn & subscribed the day & year last aforesaid - Asa Willey Judge
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Charles Pease & Walter A Kibler who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in said Town of Somers & are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit - and the Court further certifies that

It appears to them that Asa Chapin who has subscribed the Deposition enclosed herewith and accompanying this declaration sustains a fair character for truth and that his statement is entitled to credit
A. Whitney Judge
August 23 d 1832. The foregoing are the original proceedings of the Court of Probate for the District of Ellington - in the matter of the application of Asa Chapin for a pension whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court thereat
Albert Moses B. Bull Clerk
I do hereby certify that Moses B. Bull, who has subscribed the foregoing certificate, by him made as Clerk of the Probate Court of the District of Ellington is Clerk of said Court - and that the foregoing signature by him made is true & genuine
Hartford October 23 d 1833
Wm Ellsworth A. M. G.

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Moses B Bull Clerk district of Ellington Tolland Co. Conn.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
13 th June 1833
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 subjjoined 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 Asa Wood  Tolland Co Connecticut
   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.     Enlist 1777 — 2 — Privt Capt Johnson Col Newbury NYork 71 years Traditionay   " 1779 " 2 — Sikes Ledyard Red Hook Somers Evidence   Enlist 1780 " 6 " " Wright Brady Fishkill Tolland 11 Witness   Gent Sturtevant Mendon Coventry Papers not Authenticated   Sturtevant Connect   Leidenfeld   Danbury   Jersey  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

 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 (1) 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
not original proceedings.

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 he 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 [c] 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.
Regulations cannot be dispensed with

friend Amos Wood play to Delmar to Ellis Brother that you have a few days to go and if you are in want you apply your self to Daniel Paine and he can help you from your friend to save both Wood for the be half of the town may 20 ye 1879

Asa Chapin's Deposition
or
Asa Wood
The Deposition of Asa Chapin — Taken at the request of Asa Wood — Sealed up & transmitted by Walter R. Kibbe Just. of peace.

I Asa Chapin of Mansfield in the County of Tolland in Connecticut, of lawful age testify & say, that in the year 1777 I performed a tour of Military Duty, at the Fish kills, in the State of New York of Two months in a Company under the command of Capt. Johnson et, our Regiment was commanded by Colo New- bury. - Our Company was discharged at the Fish- kill Barracks having served & completed a tour of Duty of Two months - in the same Company Asa Wood of Torrington in said County, was a private & performed Duty in said Company for the term of Two months & was discharged at the same time & place with myself -
And the said Chapin further testifies & says, that in the year 1779: I performed a tour of Duty of Two months, in the Fort at New Britain, et. under the immediate command of Colo Led- yard - Asa Wood of said place performed a tour of Duty, at said Fort, of Two months, and was dis- charged, at the same time with myself -
And the said Chapin further testifies & says, that in the year 1780 I enlisted into the United States Service, at Farmington, was reviewed at Hartford et, & was soon after removed to Nelson's point, in the State of New York, & there joined the Connecticut State Line of the States Troops - my Company was under the command of Capt. Wright of Norwalk, et. my Regiment was commanded by Colo Brade- ly, & assigned to the Brigade under the command of Genl. Huntington et - our Company perform- ed a tour of Duty in the State of New York and

New Jersey, for the term of six months, our winter quarters, were at the Highlands, the Company & was there dischar- ged - after having served & completed a term of duty of six months - and the said Chapin further testi- fies & says, that the said Asa Wood enlisted at the same time with him self - belonged to the same Company. Regiment & Brigade & served a term of duty therein for the term of six months & was discharged, at the same time & place with him self - & further the Deponent saith not.
Asa Chapin
State of Connecticut Tolland County ss
On this 10 th day of July 1832 personally appeared Asa Chapin, the aforesaid Deponent & being duly examined, cautioned & sworn - made oath to the truth of the Deposition aforesaid by him subscribed - Taken at the request of Asa Wood, for the purpose of obtaining a pension
attest Walter R. Noble Just Peace
I hereby certify that the aforesaid Deponent Asa Chapin sustains a good moral character.
attest Walter R. Noble Just Peace

State of Connecticut Tolland County This certifies, that Asa Chapin, whose name is annexed to the foregoing Deposition, resides in Mansfield in said County, recently removed therefrom some years in said County, that for forty years last past, he has been personally known to the Sub- scriber & contains a character for Truth Attest Walter A. Melville Clerk & Deane
Tolland County Court S. S. Clerk's Office Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do certify that Walter A. Melville Esq before whom the the accompanying depositions of Asa Cha- pin was was on the 10th day of July 1832 taken & authenticated was at that time, long before & still is a Justice of Peace legally appointed and authorized to administer oaths & take depositions and that the signature of said Justice to the above certificate is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 29th day of May 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

Charles Pease Deposition

I Charles Pease of Somers in the County of Tolland Ct. aged 69 years on oath depose & say that in June 1880, he enlisted for the term of six months to join the Connecticut State line of Troops then stationed at Nelsons Point N.Y. or that he joined said Troops, & performed a tour of duty of six months, part of the time in Capt Wright's Company, in Col Bradley's Regiment, in Genl. Hunter's Brigade, & part of the time in the 5 th Conn. 1 st B t y, in the 2 nd Brigade of Light Infantry, - the Infantry Company was commanded by Capt. Elijah Chapman, attached to Col. Henson's Regiment, in Genl. Pease's Brigade - the Com- pany after his death, was put under the command of Col. Nash Shepherd, that the Troops, were part of the time in New Jersey & part of the time in the State of New York, - their winter quarters were in the Highlands, & that he was discharged, at the Highlands in December 1880, having performed a tour of duty of six months - That in Capt. Wright's Company he well knew Asa Wood of Somers, who had enlisted into the Connecticut State Service for the term of six months, that he enlisted at the same time with the Deponent, & performed duty, in Capt. Wright's Company for the term of six months, went into winter quarters, at the same time, with the Deponent, & was discharged, at the Highlands, at the same time with the Deponent - in December 1880, Charles Pease
State of Connecticut. County of Tolland ss. Somers October 30 th 1883. Personally appeared Charles Pease the aforesaid Deponent, & subscribed the above deposition in my presence, & being duly sworn made oath to the truth of the same before me Walter R. Kibbe Jas. Pacij - I hereby certify that Charles Pease the aforesaid Deponent sustains a good moral character attest Walter R. Kibbe Jas. Pacij -

State of Connecticut ss. Tolland November 3 rd 1833 Tolland County
I Novatus Chapman Clerk of the County Court within and for said Tolland County do certify that Walter R. Kibbe Esquire before whom the within Deposition was taken and whose certificate is annexed thereto was on the 20 th day of October 1833 a Justice of Peace within and for said County of Tolland duly qualified and legally authorized to administer Oaths and take Depositions and that the signature to said certificate purport- ing to be his is genuine and I believe the same to be his own proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Tolland the day and year above written
Novatus Chapman Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Tolland } ss. Somers July 22 d 1833 -
I Rodney G. Dennis, a Clergyman, residing in said Town of Somers, hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Capt. Asa Wood of said Somers, who filed his de- claration for a pension on the 23 d day of August 1832 be- fore Asa Willey Esq r , Judge of probate for the District of Ellington, in said County - that I believe him to be Twenty one years of age - that he is reputed, & believed in the neighborhood, where he resided to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, & that I concur in that opinion. - R. G. Dennis.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Walter R. Kibbe Justice of Peace -
I hereby certify, that Rodney G. Dennis, who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Somers, in the County of Tolland. Connecticut is a credible person, & that his statement is entitled to credit - Somers July 22 d 1833
Walter R. Kibbe Justice of Peace -
N. B. There was no Clergyman in Town when the original declaration was filed - Kibbe

State of Connecticut } S. S. Tolland County of Tolland }
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do hereby certify that Walter R. Middle Esq before whom the within affidavit of Rev. Rodney G. Dennis was taken & sworn on the 22 nd day of July 1833. then was and still is a Justice of Peace within sd Tolland County - legally authorized to administer oaths and take depositions out of Court -
Certificate of Chapman for Middle
also that the signatures to the within certificates purporting to be the signatures of sd Justice Middle are his genuine signatures
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Tolland this 24 th day of July AD 1833 -
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

INVALID.
File No. 17798
Ada Wood
His Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 416
[Arrangement of 1870.]