Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11,259, Amos Webster, Conn. New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Webster, Amos.
RR 11,259.
New York.
CONTENTS
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Ho. of Reps.
Feb. 22. 1837.
Hon. J. L. Edwards,
The papers herewith transmitted, relative to the services of Amos Webster in the Revolutionary War, have this moment come to hand. - Please cause them to be examined, and favor me with your decision.
Yours respectfully,
J. B. Leonard

Montrose, Susquehanna County Pa, March 31. 1837
J. L. Edwards Esquire, Dear Sir,
Mr. J. B. Leonard informed me a short time since, that the application of Amos Webster of this county for a Pension, had been placed on file in your office and that you wished some further evidence of his services before granting a Pension. I have written to the Comptroller of the State of Connecticut for information, but have not received an answer.
The only reason Amos Webster has to offer for having so long delayed his application, is his total ignorance of the Law regulating Pensions. He is very old and infirm and is fast verging to the grave - any aid therefore, you can grant him, would be received with a grateful heart. Though poor, he is esteemed strictly honest. When his certificate is made out, he wishes you to direct it to my care at this place.
I am very respectfully Your obed. servt. Geo. Walker,

Amos Webster
abt 1832
Pa list
V Ellis
Suspended
Settled

Know all men by these presents, That I, Elias Webster a party interested in the claim herein mentioned, do hereby constitute and appoint VESPASIAN ELLIS of Wash- ington City, my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Anne Webster for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said agent and attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal this 21 st day of February A. D., 1853
Elias Webster
Signed and Sealed in the presence of
B. A. Loonnis
B. F. Loonnis
STATE OF New York } ss. COUNTY OF Broome }
On this 21 st day of February A. D. 1853 before me, the subscriber, personally ap- peared Elias Webster and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned, and I also made oath that he is a party directly interested in the claim above mentioned, as a claimant.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, & the day and year aforesaid.
B. A. Loonnis Justice of the Peace
I, E. H. Plummer Clerk of the County Court in the County and State afore- said, do hereby certify that B. A. Loonnis Esq. before whom the foregoing paper was exe- cuted, was at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and that the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal this 21. day of Feb. A. D. 1853.
E. H. Plummer Clerk.

Pennsylvania
Rev. —
Suspended
Amos Webster
Let to Hon T. B. Leonard
Feb. 24 1837 do. to G.
Walker 11 April 1837
11259

REJECTED
11259
P. O.
Amos Webster
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: Conway Lebanon _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

State of Pennsylvania Susquehanna County ss, The Court of Common Pleas of said County - On this sixth day of February,
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A.D. 1837 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of said County, now sitting, Amos Wetmore a resident of Schoharie Township, in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania, aged Seventy five years, who 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. 1832, regulating Pensions -
That he entered the Service of the United States, under the command of Capt Darius Waterman, who resided in the same Town of Set- auk, where he was born, in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut - That he served under the said Capt Waterman as a Militia man in June, July and August in the year 1777 - He was stationed at Fort Trumbull, at New London during those three months he served in 1777 under the said Capt Darius Waterman - That he was then 15 years of age - about the last of August he was dismissed - but entered the Service again and served in the militia one month, at New London Connecticut, and was again dismissed the last of October 1777 - In the month of June and July 1778 he served in the militia in the State of New York under Capt Abner Hawley in Cherry Valley - After being dismissed from the militia stationed at Cherry Valley, he again entered the Service of the United States at Groton, State of Connecticut, under the command of Col. Ledyard, in a company of Militia commanded by Capt Elias Bliss - He served one month in said company in August and September 1779 - making in the whole Six months which he served in the militia, during our struggle for Independence - The first three months he served as a Substitute for William Bascom, who had been drafted - The next two months he served as a Substitute for Han- -sah Huntly, who had also been drafted - The last month he served under Capt Elias Bliss, in Col. Ledyard's com- -pany, he was drafted himself, but never received a written discharge - He does not know of any person living by whom he can prove his service as aforesaid -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension, or annuity, except the present, and declares that his service

is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State Sworn & Subscribed before me Amos Webster - the Sixth day of Feb. A.D. 1837, in open court - Geo. Walkey Pres. James Clarke, Clergyman.
We Chauncy Wright William Bates residing in the Township of Chocowinity, and Amos Webster residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with the said Amos Webster, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & Subscribed this day & year aforesaid before me, Geo. Walkey Pres.
C. Wright William Bates James Clarke Clergyman
And the said Court do hereby declare their opin- -ion, after the investigation of the matter according to law, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as the States - And the Court further certify, that the above named persons, who have signed the preceding certificate, are citizens of the same Township with applicant, are creditable persons, and that their statement is entitled to cred- State of Pennsylvania - Susquehanna County ss,
I Geo. Walkey, Prothonotary, of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Amos Webster for a pension -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office at Montrose, this eighth day of February A.D. 1837
Geo. Walkey Pres.