Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,509, Jesse Torrey, Conn.

SERVICE
2 Jorrey Jesse
NUMBER _____
NUMBER $ 42,509
CONTENTS

Dear Letter to 3 d Auditor of Han Asheo Tylar. 2 h Decr. 1843.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of April 15 th 1838 from 4 March to the 23 May 1839. As notified 28 Oct 1844
Notification sent to George on the 16 June 1820, at
New
7709
New York
Jesse Torrey
of Canaan in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Chandler of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of March 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of March 1819 and sent to Judge Warner Canaan, Columbia Co. New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 11 mos 3/31. 90. 6 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819. 48-
$ 138.06
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

42 509 INVALID.
Rey
File No. 42, 509
Jesse Torrey V. H. T. 18
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 572
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Copy Superior New Leb
(1709)
Continue
(Sept 1819)

State of New York } } Columbia County } }
On the fifth day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Records by virtue of a statute of said State (viz the Court of Common-pleas) for said County Jesse Torrey aged Fifty nine years residing in New Lebanon in said County who being first duly sworn accor- -ding to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as fol- -lows: in the Regiment commanded by Col. Chandler in Capt Paul Brigham's Company and Connecticut line for three years - And that his original declaration was dated 28 th March 1818 and has received a pension certificate No. 7709 - And 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 any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so 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 and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contract or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed

Schedule
    1 Old Horse  1 do waggon  1 do Harness  1 bow & cart  2 small pigs  4 Old Tables, pine &c  3 Chests  10 Chairs  1 Bureau  2 Trunks  3 Wheels for spinning  3 Milk pans  7 Knives & forks  12 Table & Tea spoons  1 old Sleigh  1 Port-manteau      1 Tea pot Sugar Bowl & Cream Cup  1 Coffee pot  Cups & Saucers  1 p Hand Iron  2 Fire Shovels  4 Candle sticks  1 Large Iron Kettle  2 small do do  1 Iron pot (broken)  1 Spider  1 Grid Iron  Several small parcels of plated ware  Tools for Plating  1 Saddle  1 Axe    
I the aforesaid Jesse Torrey am by occupation a plate but not able to labor but very little in consequence of extreme debility occasioned by my sufferings while a soldier in the Army of the revolution — And in my family there is Azuba Torrey my wife aged thirty-nine years of a weakly constitution — a son named John aged two years — and a daughter of my wife's named Eliza Rouse aged eleven years —  Jesse Torrey
Sworn to and declared on the fifth day of June 1820 before Robert L. Livingston one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Columbia —

I Abraham Blanderpool Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the 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 one hundred & eight dollars and seventy nine cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this fifth day of June 1820
A Blanderpool Clerk Clerk of the Court for the County of Columbia

Jesse Torrey
Jesse Torrey Private 1777 to 1780 Regt not specified Connect. line found on Col. Chandler's Roll
Adm. d.
clerk's certificate filed with L t John Bull's papers

State of New York } Columbia County } ss
On this Twenty Eighth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen before me Jonathan Warner Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Columbia and State aforesaid personally appears Jesse Torrey aged fifty six Years Last April Resident in Canaan in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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. That the the 15. day of April 1777 said Jesse Torrey enlisted in the Town of Lebanon in the State of Connecticut in the Company Company commanded by Capt. Pall Brigham of the Connecticut Line; that he continued to serve in the said Corps, or in the service of the United States until the sixteenth day of April 1780 which completed the full term of three Years the term of my enlistment and was discharged near Morris Town in the State of New Jersey and that he was in the Battles of Hassanah German Town Red Bank Red Bank and Monmouth and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power except an Affidavit of Capt. Pall Brigham and a certificate from his Capt. of faithful service during the term of three Years
Sworn to and declared the day and Year aforesaid
before me Jonathan Warner Judge &c as aforesaid
Jesse Torrey
I Jonathan Warner Judge &c as aforesaid do do certify that the said Jesse Torrey did produce before me an Original Muster Roll dated White Plains 1 st September 1778 of the Company to which he belonged in which his name was inserted and the Affidavit of Capt. Brigham on the back stating that it was the Original Muster Roll of his Company and also a certificate on the back of said Muster Roll that he the said Jesse Torrey did faithfully serve in his Company the full term of three Years, and I do further certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jesse Torrey did in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common Enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress given under my hand at Canaan the Twenty Eighth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen
Jonathan Warner Judge &c as aforesaid
I do hereby further certify that I am personally acquainted with the aforesaid Jesse Torrey and am knowing to his being in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance &c
Jonathan Warner Judge &c

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
Dec. 26 th , 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The adm n : of Jesse Torrey, dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. York, Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars and  Cents per month  annum , under the law of the 18 th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 23 rd May 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.