Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,219, for Enos Scofield, Connecticut

SERVICE
Conn. New York.
Scofield, Enos
NUMBER
S. 15.219
carded.
CONTENTS

The Certificate of Pension was issued on the 10 th Oct 33 to Elias Scofield - returned for correction. One was issued for Enos Scofield and sent to Wm Nash Hanover N.Y. Jan'y 28. 1834. A letter written dated 29 Jan'y 34 to E. Fleming New York
20883 New York
Enos Scofield
of Chautauqua in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Gilbert of the Reg't. commenced by Col Mead in the New York line for 13 Months & 15 days
Oct 2. 38
Inserted on the Roll of New York at the rate of 45 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct 1833 and sent to Wm Nash Hanover N.Y.
Arrears to the 14th of Sep 33 — $112.50 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 34 — 22.50
$135.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Stiles Book E Vol. 4 Page 87

The Certificate in this case was issued on the 10 th Oct. 33 to Elias Scofield and returned for correction. One was issued for Enos Scofield and sent to Wm Nash Hanover N.Y. Jan'y 28. 1834. A letter written dated 29 Jan'y 34 To P. Fleming New York
20583 New York
Enos Scofield
of Schenectady in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain William of the Reg't of New York Light Artillery in the War of 1812. Due for 13 Mths the 15 days
Cal 612.08
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 45 Dollars — to commence on the 15th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct 1833 and sent to Mr. Nash at Hanover N.Y.
Renews to the 15th of Sept 33 $112.50 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 - 22.50
$135.00
{ Revolutionary Pension } { for June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. G. Bates Book 3 Vol. 4 Page 87

no. 8457 Enos Clearfield N.Y.
Admitted Private 13 1/2 months
Ready
90 50 22 50 112 50 4)
Wm Nash agent Harnessed Gardner co New York

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, showing the Service of Eliaskepila of 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.     Sub 1776 1 16 Private Capt. Gilbert Hartford Hartford Testimony   Entered 1776 6 Capt. Gilbert Col. M'Donald Genl. Putnam Hartford New York   Sub 1777 6 Capt. Gilbert Major G. Putnam Hartford  
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 (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.

1845 Revolutionary Papers of Ebenezer D. Scudder
848
Adams
John
Mass
Oct 10 1845
William Chase agent for Ebenezer D. Scudder President of Ebenezer, County of Chautauqua, State of New York which communication was for further for the cause I have to address to the basis care will be used in sending in said matter.

State of New York Chautauqua County p. 3 I James Blony Clerk of Said County Court of the court of Common Pleas held in & for the same do certify that the papers herewith are contain the original proceedings of the Said Court of Common Pleas of Said
County in the matter of the application of Elias Smith for a pardon. Elias Scofield for a pardon; and that Thomas B. Campbell before whom the within affidavits were made was at the day of the making thereof and still is one of the judges of the Said Court, and that his name subscribed thereto and his genuine hand writing. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty seventh day of June eighteen hundred & thirty three.
James Blony Clerk

State of New York
County of Charlotte
State of New York County of Chautauqua On this 12 th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court be- fore the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county now sitting Elias Scoufille a resi- dent of the Town of Hounsfield in the county of said aged about forty years on the 28 th day of January 1832 who being first duly sworn according to law, deposes on his oath that the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress for poor persons 1 st 1832. That he was born on the 28 th day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty eight at Stamford in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut and resided there until he was seventeen years old and then removed to Pocumee Ridge in Westchester County in the State of New York That he entered the service of the United States as a soldier in the militia of the State of New York as a substitute for Timothy Brown to whom he was in Indentures of service in the spring of the year 1776 under captain Gilbert and marched to Harlem near New York and a part in building a fort near that place He continued in the service at this place one month and a half and was discharged On the first day of July he again entered the service of the United States as a soldier in the State Troops of New York in the year 1775 under captain Gilbert and colonel Meara and marched to Fort Ticonderoga and a part in building said fort, then marched to White Plains where General Sullivan then commanded and from thence to Parkers hill on the north River and was there dischar- ged on the first day of January following at this time he enlisted for the term of six months and served in said Army
In the course of the  the year 1777 he again returned

of the United States as a soldier in the State Troops of Connecticut and as a substitute for Stephen Scoville his brother under Captain — Porter of Litchfield Connecticut marched to West Point in October 1777 afterwards marched to Peekskill and was commanded by Major Captain at Peekskill and was discharged at that place after his service of six months. I do not recollect the Christian names of any of the officers or the Regiment which accompanied him. I also has no written discharge to this recollection. He was in the course of his service, after his last term of service by which he returned to Danbury in Connecticut and re- sided there until 29 years since when he moved to the town of New Lisbon County of Otsego State of New York and resided there until six years ago last March when removed to the town of Hoopeston in the County of Chautauqua where he now resides. In the winter of the year 1777 and 1778 he had a severe fit of sickness and since that time has had cramps several times every year and frequently every few weeks which he very believes was occasioned by his having taken a severe cold while in the Army and which he frequently advised by his Physician.
The undersigned hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or any other benefit except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
I claim to a pension as described the sum of $100 per annum before the War Commission.
Enat his  X Scoville mark

State of New York County of Clinton Lydia Hanson of Hanover in said County being duly sworn according to law says upon her oath that she has been acquainted with Elias Seaford who has subscribed the above declaration since the year 1785 that at that time she understood by him and by the neighbours in the vicinity where she then resided that he was a soldier in the Revolution and that ever since that she has understood and believed and still now believes that he was a soldier in the Revolution as stated by him and that his character for truth is good
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned before Me J. B. Campbell
Lydia Hanson
State of New York County of Clinton Silas Clark of Hanover in said County being duly sworn according to law says upon his oath that he has been acquainted with Elias Seaford who has subscribed the foregoing declaration about fifty two years that on first acquaintance with him he then stated that he was a soldier in the Revolution and that he has since that time been reported to be a soldier by his neighbours where he has resided and believed so to have been & he continues in that opinion though his memory very much impaired by reason of his having felt very infirm since he has since he first knew him & that his character for truth is good Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above mentioned
Silas Clark
We James Bennett a clergyman residing in the Town of Hanover in the County of Clinton and State of New York and William Clark of the same Town, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elias Seaford who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that we

believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we are concurred in that opinion, And that his general character for truth and veracity is good And that we have been acquainted with him for the last thirty years.
Sworn & Subscribed to me this 12th day of October 1832 James Bennett William Nash before me H. B. Campbell
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 persons applicants were a revolution ary soldier and served as he states, And the court further certifies that it appears to them that James Bennett who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Hanover in a county of said state and that William Nash, who has also signed the same and Elias D. Nash & Lydia D. Nash are residents of the town of Hanover aforesaid and are the persons, and their statements are entitled to credit & that James B. Campbell is one of the judges of said court & has administered the several oaths and affirmations given proceedings in open court.
I James B. Dorr Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Charlotte & State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the applications of Elias Scott for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said court this 12th day of October A.D. 1832 James B. Dorr Clerk
1843 Rev. John D. Dorr
Edward
Adams
William Nash Elias D. Nash Lydia D. Nash James B. Campbell James B. Dorr Clerk

20.883 New York Elias Trefield
Chautauqua, in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Albert of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mead in the New York line for 13 Months & 15 days - "
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 45 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct. 1833 and due the 10th March thereafter
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $ 112.50 Pension, allowance ending 4th 22.50 $135.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. C. (Scribble) Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 87

1924 Dec 2 - Toulston data to Rev. Daniel a Reed for Mrs. B. H. Christy. See letter to carlson in E. S. Gregory D. 27189 Aug.
15.219 INVALID.
File No. 15.219
Ennis Scroft Pril. Ral. nam
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 333
[Arrangement of 1870.]

"Revolutionary claim."
Hon. Lew. Cas
Secretary of War Washington D.C.
No. 11. Dec. 1833
Enclosing a list of names the christian names.
Cambridge Dec 3

Hanover, Chautauqua County NY
Dec: 2 1833
Sir, Enclosed I return a pension certificate made out for Elias Scofield there being an error in the christian name - it should be Enos Scofield - Presuming the error to have occurred at the Department, I presume the same will be rectified without a new certificate forwarded with as little delay as practicable as the old man is in much need of the funds.
Most respectfully
Your Obedt Servt.
for Mr. Nash
Abner H. Camp
14 on New Cop Sury of Mar

Payments to be made at New York by President D. M. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E. Vol. II. Page 81. by E. C. Hiles Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Elias Scofield of the State of New York who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army is entitled to receive Twenty five dollars and _____ 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 day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned
Geo. H. Brum Commissioner of Pensions.
Should be Enos Scofield instead of Elias Scofield