Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23270, for Zadock Huntley, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Huntley, Zaddock or Huntley
S. 23270
CONTENTS

32,674
A.
Report A
New York. Zadock Huntley dis.
of in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Bills of the Reg t commanded by Col. Ledyard in the Con n line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. & end August 8 th 1846, when he died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 th day of Nov r 1849, and sent to Benja Collins, Woodbury Con.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Payable to his Widow
Elizabeth Huntley
{ Revolutionary Claim, Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. P. Chase Clerk, Book E 2 Vol. 4 Page 32

Elizabeth Hunter widow of Jacob Healy - Del. for Penn - and city of July 28. 1848 L. Gov. of Penn. to Mr. Madon
Adm. Ely Notary NY city
B. Collins Esq. will pleas attend to this copy
Adm. Ely for Penn. NY
Act 29 July 1848
8. 1

State of New York County of Jefferson ss.
On this 16 th day of February 1849 personally appeared before me the Subordinate Judge of the County Court of Jefferson County Eliz ab eth Heavely a resident of Clayton in the County aforesaid aged Seventy two July 1848 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath declare That she is the widow of Zadok Heavely late of the town of Clayton deceased; that the said Zadok Heavely in his life time declared for a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of June 7. 1832; that this declaration is now in the Pension Office; that his claim was never allowed; that he claimed to have served about five years in the war- of the Revolution which service this declarant believes that he performed as is set forth in his said declaration. This declarant further states that her husband the aforesaid Zadok Heavely died in the town of Clayton in the County of Jefferson State of New York on the Eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty six (August 8 th 1846) that as his widow she claims the amount or balance of pension due her said husband Zadok Heavely from the 4 th day of March 1831 to the the Eighth day of August 1846 that being the day of his death

This declarant further states that her name before marriage was Eliza Beth Bates - that she was married to the said Zadok Huntly in the town of Stephentown at the house of her father Richard Bates by the Rev William Woodbridge a Presbyterian Clergyman; that she has no record proof of her marriage & refuses to prove it by those who were witnesses at the wedding & that from Stephentown they moved to P'keepsie N.Y. & from there to Canajoharie & from Canajoharie to the town of Claverie about four years ago, the present residence of this declarant - This declaration is made first to show that she is the widow of Zadok Huntly & as such claims the benefit of pension his due at the time of his death and secondly in order to procure the benefit of the provisions made by an act of Congress entitled an act for the relief of certain surviving widows of officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army" approved July 20. 1848; that she is the widow of the said Zadok Huntly who was a soldier of the Revolution, to whom declarant as filed at the pension office at Washington she refers & makes a part of her declaration - that she was married as is above set forth to the said Huntly October 8 1798 and that her husband died on the 8 th day of August 1846 and that she has not since

an ... Mormon since his death but is still his widow as will appear by the proofs hereto an- nexed - That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the room but that the marriage took place prior to the first of January 1800 to wit at the time mentioned
been & subscribed to Elizabeth H Huntley this 16 th day of Feb y 1849 before me & I certify that true proof made to me by credible testi- mony the wife of Eliz th Huntley is the widow of the late Ladok Huntley & the identical person who represented herself to be
Sept r 11 th 1849 Circuit Judge Jefferson County State of New York.

State of New York
Delaware County, ss Sarah Ann Brown of Clayton aforesaid being sworn before that she is acquainted with the family of Clayton widow of Zadok Huntly & was acquainted with him that the said Zadok Huntly died in Clayton on the 8 th day of August 1846 & that Elizabeth Huntly has remained his widow ever since that time The said Zadok Huntly claimed to have been related to ... but never came over
Sworn to before me this 16 th day of February 1849 before me Sarah Ann Brown Not Public County Clerk Judge Del. County State of New York

State of New York
Jefferson County ss I Barzilla Emery of Clayton County of Jefferson aforesaid, being duly sworn according to law do here and say that I am well acquainted with Elizabeth Huntley of Clayton aforesaid; that she is the widow of Zadok Huntley with whom I was also well acquainted; that the said Huntley formerly resided in Canada but for the last few years before his death resided in Clayton aforesaid when he died on the Eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty six (August 8, 1846) leaving the aforesaid Elizabeth Huntley his widow; that she the said Elizabeth has not intermarried but still remains his widow — This deponent further says that the said Zadok Huntley claimed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and had tried to get a pension therefor —
Sworn & subscribed this 14th day of February 1849
before me & I certify the Barzilla Emery said affiant to be a credible person —
A. Fox Justice

State of New York Jefferson County ss. I, Allen L. Brown of Clayton County of Jefferson aforesaid being duly sworn according to law depose and say that I am well acquainted with Elizabeth Huntley of Clayton aforesaid: that she is the widow of Zadok Huntley with whom I was also well acquainted: that the said Huntley formerly resided in Canada but for the last few years before his death resided in Clayton aforesaid where he died on the Eighth day of August One Thousand eight hundred and forty six (August 8. 1846) leaving the aforesaid Elizabeth Huntley his widow: that she the said Elizabeth has not intermarried but still remains his widow - This deponent further says that the said Zadok Huntley claimed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and had tried to get a pension therefor -
Sworn and subscribed this 17. th sixteenth day of February 1849
before me and I certify the said affiant to be a credible person
A. Fox Justice
Allen L. Brown Notary

355
Elizabeth Hanley widow of Laurence
Hanley - dec -
for term end -
any day it was
to her son for Median
Patrick
Walter
Walter
Walter
By Colm - wife Walter's son Walter's wife
Apr 29 July 1845
It is hereby certified that Robert Lanning before whom the annexed affidavits were taken and the Image of the Jefferson County Court and that Alfred Fox before whom the aforesaid affidavits were taken was at the date of the same a justice of the Peace and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge Lanning, and the said Fox and that their signatures to said affidavits are genuine Given under my hand at the seal of the Clerk's office of the County of Jefferson State of New York the 19 th day of February 1849
J. L. L. Clerk

STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. Jefferson County, }
ON this Fifth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, now sitting, Zadock Hunsley a resident of Seas Up. Canada in said County, aged Seventy five 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as here-in stated. That in July or March 1776 in the Town of Lyme Connecticut he enlisted for one year under Col B. Billings, Maj. Ledyard, Artillery and served in Fort Tumbull the whole year.
In April 1777 at Lyme enlisted under Col S. Ledyard, Col M c Clellan, Lt Col Galloway for one year, went to Newton in Sullivan's expedition , was in the Battle at that place when he received a wound, in September marched to Hudson's Ferry to Providence to Warren Bristol then back to Providence then to New London when he remained until April 1778 when he was discharged.
That on the 4th of July 1778 he enlisted at Lyme again for three years continental establishment, Connecticut line , under Sieut. Sec. marched to White Plains, joined Col. Tiffey's company Col. Sill, Col. Gens. Huntington's Brigade in the fall of that year marched to Buckingham, North's W. Jersey in July 1779 was selected, and went with a party under Genl. Wayne to Stony Point , where they took the fort from the British in 1781 marched to the head of Elk River , from there made a rapid march to York Town , and was engaged in the taking of Cornwallis . Then returned to White Plains where he was discharged in December after having served three years five months & ten days. That he received a written discharge from Col Sill which was destroyed by Fire in 1781 . His age is recorded in the Town of Lyme where he was born in 1759 . Since the Revolutionary war he has resided in Lyme Con: New Britain, Ballston Stillwater & Palatine N. York, Elizabethtown & La Grange U. Canada and Leeds his present residence. That he knows of no person by whom he can prove his services. That the following persons are his neighbors, and can state their belief and that of his neighborhood that he served the United States as a soldier viz — Justus Hunsley, Augustus Hunsley, Olum Sunding, Evertus Sunding, John Reys, Ephraim Reys & Henry Reys .

Zadok Huntley A Hunsford gun Nashville Ms

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity except the present; and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
P. Burchard Clerk
Zadock Hunt
We, Henry Bogue a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Drohickville  in said County , and Augustus Plume residing in Loudoun U.C. hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Zadock Hunt who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five 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 to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
P. Burchard Clerk
Henry Bogue
Augustus Plume
And the said Court 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 Henry Bogue who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the town of Drohickville U.C. and that Augustus Plume who has also signed the same, is a resident in Loudoun U.C. and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, PELEG BURCHARD, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Zadock Hunt for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Court, this 27th day of September 1833.
P. Burchard Clerk
I do hereby certify that I have perused the foregoing proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas in the matter of the application of Zadock Hunt for a Pension, and I do hereby certify that the said proceedings are true and correct copies of the originals thereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this 27th day of September 1833.

In the things that will be This signed the document with two Hand Book which there is no more the and document done by what you like He was a document of war N.B. With present { Subs Plumb
Zadok Huntley O Hunsford age Watertown N.Y.

555 Elizabeth Huntley widow of Zadok see 6/30/1849 expended 0 B. Boston Feb 1849 see Z. 1849 and 1852 Appr. July 1848

27559 Zadock Huntly
N.Y.
mm Suspended
Letter to A. A. Sylvester Nov. 27. 1844.
" to E. F. Brown 10. Oct. 1845
" do. to Hon. H. Johnson Jan. 16
1846. Let to Hon. J.
S. Ellis Esq., August 11. 1846.
" let. to Hon. J. Smith (Col.) Feb. 26. 48.
Act June 7 th 32

N 35 885
Hadock Huntly der Ms
del to H. H. Sylvester Nov 27 44
" " E. Brown Oct 10 45
" " Rev. H. Johnson Jan'y 11 46
" " " S. E. Ellsworth Aug 11 46
" " " Truman Smith Oct 25 46
" " " " Jan'y 9 49 " Rev. " Colton June 11 49
Oct 7 June 22, 1831

Resolution
23 270 INVALID.
File No. 23 270
Badock Family Rev Rev Rev
Act: James T. 89
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 195
[Arrangement of 1870.]

George Reed, N.Y., cut on roll,
all not 3/4

Washington City. 11. Sept. — 1845.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r . of Pensions.
Sir,
Please return me the enclosed letter from Adriel Eley Esq. relative to the claim of Zadock Huntley , after you shall have read it & filed the Affidavit it encloses. —
If your Office can furnish the means of obtaining the information needed, without infringing on your rules, it may aid in establishing a just claim. —
Very Respectfully,
Edm t F. Brown
(11)

35.885.
deed Zaddock Huntly
No. 21.
Act June 7 th 32
admitted.
Prints p 20 per a/c 4 March 1831 to 8 Augt 1846 when he died, payable to his widow Elizabeth Huntly.
Benj Bolton Woodbury J. Lankin Cr-
Print
32674.

Watertown N.Y. Sep 9 1844
For some years since I forwarded the enclosed application of Zadok Huntley for a pension to the P.O. and it was rejected. Huntley lived in Canada and he says in July 1839 he accidentally came across St. Reed who gave the cer- tificate that is now attached to it. As it was not sworn to I did not think it worth a while again to forward it. — Huntley had lately removed to this County and explains to me that St Reed was travelling through Canada when he obtained the certificate and that there was no Magistrate in the neighborhood before whom it could be sworn to. He says Reed told him he was well known at the Pension office and that the certificate would be sufficient. I enclose it to you in the hope that you may look up the testimony if needed. — Should you succeed you will be fairly paid but

is not, you cannot get any thing.
Yours & W Hunsford
Sylvester Ely

Apr 12 48
In the papers of Zachariah Hensley of Va. were early presented under the title of Nov 7 1832. He alleged that he lived in Lyme Conn. and that in 1776 (from Mount) he served in Capt. Hite's Co. in Col. Ledyard's Regt. 2nd Md. Pa. Penna. & Va. And that he served from 1777 12 mo. in Capt. H. Lacy's Co., Col. McColloch's Regt. and that he was in service after 1778. in Capt. Tiffany's Co. Col. Sill's for 3 years. I am inclined to believe that
There must be some truth in all this, and I respectfully ask that the subject may be investigated. Genl. Hunsicker to be has the authority to call your attention to it, is fully convinced of the honesty and truth of Mr Hensley's statement
Yours Respectfully Henry Hunsicker
Col. Edwards

Col. J. H. [?] Mr. [?] [?]
Edwards Esq. Committee of Pension Washington D.C.
Postmarked [?]

Woodbury. Litchfield Co. Connecticut Oct. 4 th 1849
Sir
In your letter to me of the 2 nd of July you remark "that Six Months only can be allowed in the case of the Widow of Gadock Huntley, and that before a Certificate could be issued, evidence should be produced before the Court while in Session, Shewing the period of Huntley's death, and that Elizabeth Huntley is his Widow which should be certified by the Court under Seal of Office"
In compliance with these instructions, I forward to your Office the latter part of July, the requisit papers referred to, and I stated in my letter, that I had sent you some time previous, the Comptrollers Certificate, in which he clearly showed from various facts and circumstances, that Col n Mc Lellin, Reg t must have been in Service at the time Huntley alleged that he served under him, at least Nine Months, and I think taking into consideration that he alleged in his declaration that he served over three years in the whole, and unfortunately for causes well known to your Dep t , that No record proof of his alleged Service could be found, you will now allow the Comptrollers Certificate to establish Nine Months Service.
This case as you must be fully aware, has been long

before your Dept. and rec d a Number of actions upon it, and I was in hopes that after having been to the trouble and expense of sending some two or three hundred Miles into western New York to obtain the proof asked for in your letter referred to, that you would without much further delay, make a final action and disposition of the case, and was encouraged with the belief, that I should not again have occasion to call your attention to the subject
I am credibly informed, that the Widow Elizabeth Dunton is quite poor and destitute, and unless the small pension you have indicated you would allow her, is without much further delay granted to her, she will probably soon be where she cannot derive any benefit from it
I am very respectfully
Your Ob t Serv t
Beryn Colton
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm te of Pensions Washington D.C.

Admiral Ely
July 23 1849

Watertown July. 23 1849
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the Antiphona legum, in the case of Elizabeth Stanley
I am sorry that Edward has so limited a view of what jus- tice requires of his hands — but it can't be helped — It is better that we get at once what he will do low than have put him under
The old woman is very poor & needs her pension & must have it soon if she is to enjoy it I have paid out in this matter about $20 - call it $15 - what you have paid I wish you to state - If the pension is allow $20 it will amount to about $300 - and the money is now in the hands of the decided to take it as I understand after you have paid it out
I have to think of many things to go 25 miles every time it becomes necessary to see Wrightsville - I will send you a draft from the Bank on New York for your portion as soon as it can be had
W. Collins Esq
Yrs truly Adkins

Col. D. L. Edwards Committee of Pensions

Washington D.C. Oct. 13th 1849.
Sir, Benjamin Cotton Esq., of Connecticut has called my attention to the case before your Office of Mrs Elizabeth Huntley widow of Col. John Huntley, died 7th July 1838. I will thank you to cause the same to be acted upon as soon as practicable, and report the same to me.
I am, Sir,
Most respectfully
John C. Calhoun Secy of War.
P.S. Mr. Cotton states that the Office had agreed to allow six months. If the evidence will not establish more than six months, I accept that amount.
Col. J. D. Edwards,
Commr. of Pensions.

Benjamin Cotton Esq Woodbury Litchfield County Connecticut New York

Watertown Nov. 3 rd 1849
Dear Sir Your Letter of 18 th ult, was duly received I have been sick & therefore have not before answered it - I wish you to look at the Com d Letter of the 13 th Oct in case of Mrs Huntley a Copy of which you gave me. You will per- ceive that he refers to her claim under act of July 29, 1848. That act refers to a future pension on the ground of being married prior to 1800. It has nothing to do with her her claim to the bal ce of Pension which Isaac Huntley was entitled to receive at his death. Nor do I perceive that the Commissioners refer in their Letter to any thing else but her claim under act of July 29 th 1848. He expressly says that the evidence that she was his wife & is now his widow is satisfactory & then says that before her claim under act of July 29, 1848 can be allowed the period of her marriage should be es- tablished. I shall however do my best to get the evidence of death made clear. It may be a difficult job as they lived in the woods & were miserably poor. In the mean time just blow up the old fellow & ask him whether he requires further evidence of the date of the death of Huntley before his

widow can be allowed the bal d of the pen- dew him under act of June 1832, or whether the requirements in his letter of the 13 th October 1848 refer as they read, to her claim for a pension under act July 29. 1848. That you are desirous the old lady should have her due in her life time &c &c I most suggest this do as you please Do you hear any thing of the Chapman Case & Yrs truly
Brig C. Allen Jr
Isaac Ely

Woodbury Connecticut Nov. 13 1849
Sir
The claim of Elizabeth Huntley widow of Zebadiah Huntley has now been more than a year before your Department as it appears by a copy of your report to the Hon. Fremont Smith of Oct. 25 th 1848 now before me, in which you intimated that you would allow six months services in Col. McLellan Regt. in 1778. Since that report I have repeatedly sent on additional proof in compliance with your instructions, at no little expense and trouble, and had full confidence to believe that after complying with the instructions contained in your letter to me the 1 st of July last, that a certificate would have been immediately issued and transmitted. The following is an extract from your letter referred to - "Before a certificate can be issued, evidence should be produced before the court while in session showing the period of Huntley's death and that Elizabeth Huntley is his widow which should be certified by the court under seal of office."
I sent some three hundred miles into western New York to obtain the proof asked for as above, and immediately on the receipt of the proof transmitted to me by Mr. Ely in his letter of the 23 rd of July (herewith enclosed), I without delay transmitted it to your Dept. expecting that no further delay would arise in a final action and disposition of the case, and was not a little surprised in receiving

your letter of the 19 th of Oct. asking for additional proof on the same point, and which amounts substantially to the same proof asked for in your letter of the 2 nd of July referred to, and the proof was transmitted by me to your Dept. about the 26 th of July. The following is an extract from your letter of the 19 th of Oct. above referred to. "The period of her husband's death should be established either by the testimony of the Physician who attended him in his last sickness, or that of the undertaker who officiated at his funeral who can refer to date in order to enable them to testify correctly as to the date of his death". If the usual fee for actual labor & service performed by myself and Mr. Ely in this case, as is generally charged by Lawyers, should be charged by us, it probably amounts to more than will be recovered by the balance of pension for the alleged two or three years revolutionary service of Judock Huntly and which will go for the benefit of his poor old destitute widow, and it would seem to me that there has been a disposition manifested by the Pension Dept. to interpose every little trivial objections to protract and defeat the just rights of the claimant, and to encounter such obstacles and objections is very disagreeable and discouraging to an agent seeking for the just rights of a poor & destitute old lady.

If the Certificate of the Comptroller of this State is intended to my weight and influence with your dept. in showing the length of Service of Col n McLellan Esq r at the time Huntley's Name is found as belonging to it, I shall expect you will allow Nine Months Service for the benefit of his poor old widow.
I enclose to you two letters from Adrian Ely Esq r of Watertown Jefferson Co. New York showing the difficulties and trouble he has had with the case, and also the difficulty he now labors under in proving the marriage and that the proof now before you ought to be sufficient to authorize you to issue a Certificate for the balance of what may be due for Huntley's Services from March 4 th 1831 to the date of his death.
I am very respectfully Your Obedt Servt. Ben n M c Colton
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Comm ee of Pensions
Washington

Hartford
Connecticut
Oct. 17 th 1848
Sir
I send you herewith enclosed, a copy of a letter addressed to me by Adriel Ely Esq r of Watertown Jefferson Co. N.York detailing the alleged revolutionary services of Zaddock Huntley with the action of your dep t upon his application for a pension under the Act of 1832, and the objections to it, and I also send you herewith the Sec y of States certificate showing a petition of the officers and soldiers in Col o McLean's Battalion to the Gen l Assembly of this State, for increase of wages while they were in service in 1778, and the Name of Zaddock Huntley appears thereon as one of the petitioners, and if the statement contained in Ely's letter reporting the action of your dep t in Nov r 1845 to E. H. Brown of Washington is correct & authentic, I think the proof contained in the Sec y Certificate must be satisfactory to you that Huntley's alleged service in Col o McLean's Reg t or Battalion for one year is established, and it is also presumptive proof that Huntley's statement of his services at N. London at Fort Trumbull under Lieut s or Capt s Hill and May r 2 d Ledyard in 1776 or 7 for one year is also correct, as it is shown by the Sec y Certificate that those officers were in service at or about the time stated by Huntley as commanders of the Artillery, stationed at Fort Trumbull and Groton, although there is no rolls of those companies to be found in the Comptroller or Sec y of States office, and consequently it cannot be positively shown by any record evidence that Huntley was in service there as alleged. Under the pension Act of 1818, the detailed statement of a claimant under oath, before a court of record, was I believe in some instances, deemed by your dep t as sufficient evidence to allow a claim, especially when such statement was backed up by corroborative circumstances, such as the officers under whom the alleged service was performed, were satisfactorily shown were in service at the time & place, and for the term of time stated

It appears by Ely's letter referred to, that Huntley made his declaration for a pension in 1833, at a time when his recollections could not have been impaired by old age, and when the events of his revolutionary actions and services were probably fresh in his memory, and although it could hardly be expected of any man, that from his own memory, he could accurately & perfectly, detail events that had taken place twenty or thirty years past, with nothing to refresh his memory as to dates &c &c,
It appears however by the proof herewith, that Huntley has made a pretty accurate, and clear statement of one term of his service at least, and I think it would be fair to infer, that his whole statement of his revolutionary service was pretty nearly correct, and sufficient to entitle him to what the law had long since provided for him. Viz. a full pension as a private soldier.
M r . Huntley is now supposed to be living in some at very advanced age, and if he has performed the revolutionary services that he has alleged in his declaration in 1833, it certainly would be very hard and unjust to withhold it from him, and I hope you will with as little delay as practicable, make a another examination of the papers in support of his claim, with the proof I now send you, and give the preponderance of doubt and uncertainty in favor of a poor old revolutionary soldier which has long unjustly been withheld from him.
I am very respectfully
Y r Ob t Serv t
Ben n Colton
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions Washington

Hon. J. L. Edwards Coral Springs

House of Reps, Washington 8 Aug 46
Hon J. C. Edwards Comm Pannons,
Sir,
Mr Wm B Penn kindly me the enclosed cases, which I respectfully ask you examine, You will please return Mr Penn at Albany N.Y.
Yours Truly W. L. Marston

Sept 27 44
Sep 22
Miss M rs Cane Gerdoch Huntley
Oct 1832
M rs J. L. Edwards Convent Pension Washington City D.C.

Sir
I return to the Office the declaration of Jadock Huntly. It was acted on and disposed of at a time when his knowledge was less of the alleged service than is at present the case.
I am Sir Respectfully
A. H. Hylton
22 nd Sep. 1861
Col. Edwards

Hartford Connecticut
January 22 nd 1849
Sir
The Hon ble Freeman Smith has transmitted to me your letter addressed to him of the 9 th inst. reporting the Objections to the Claim of Sarah Clark widow of David Clark, in in closing part of that letter I Notice the following paragraph. Viz.
"It does Not appear that any additional evidence has been "received in the case of Judock Huntley Since my letter to "you of the 25 th of Oct r last, a copy of which is herewith enclosed". "M r . Collins letter is returned" —
The letter of the 25 th of Oct r , and the Copy referred too in your letter of the 9 th to M r . Smith, has Not been transmitted to me —
In a letter I have just rec d . from M r . Smith of the 19 th inst., he says "I have No letter or copy of a letter from the Com n in the "case of Judock Huntley, and I wish you would write to the Com n " "for a copy" . You will please therefore transmit to me a copy of the letter referred too —
I transmitted to your dep ty . a Number of Months Since the Claim of Lucy Sedgwick widow of Timothy Sedgwick for a renewal of her pension under the late act of Congress extending the act of 1838-43 & 44 to that class of widows during life, and I have once call'd your attention to it, and am Not inform'd whether it has been rec d . at your dep ty . —
I am with much respect
your obt est Serv t .
Benj n Colton
L. Edwards Esq r Com n of Pensions Washington D.C.

Woodbury Litchfield Co Connecticut
June 27 th 1849
Sir
Your letter of the 11 th inst., accompanying your letter addressed to the Hon ble Freeman Smith of the 25 th of Oct r 1848, on the subject of the claim of Judock Huntley, directed to me at Hartford, was re-mailed at that place, and rec d at this place in due time where I am at present staying with my friends.
It appears by your letter, that on the 22 nd of June last, I simply asked you for a copy of a letter to the Hon ble Freeman Smith on the subject of the Huntley claim as Mr Smith had lost, or mislaid the original addressed to him, and he wrote to me to ask for a copy from your Dept t , and after the lapse of nearly five months, the copy is furnished to me, and I think I have good reason to complain of your neglect to comply at an earlier period, of my reasonable and simple request. I think that your Dept t profess to act on cases in the order they are rec d , and did you uniformly act up to that rule, I should perhaps have less reason to be dissatisfied. The Hon ble James Dixon sent to your Dept t some six or eight weeks since, the claim of Hannah Seymour, widow of James Seymour and you gave your immediate attention to it, and gave a favorable report upon it. Mr Dixon is not now a Member of Congress, and I would respectfully

What stronger, and better claims, he has for prompt and early attention to his communications, than one who has spent some ten years of his life, as a faithful and honest agent in making out and printing claims to your Dept. for poor and destitute old Ladies, many of which possess no pecuniary means to pay the expenses of prosecuting the claims, and I have uniformly made it a practice not to charge any thing for my services, unless successful in establishing their claims, and in many instances I have been to no little expense, and been unsuccessful in my efforts, without receiving any remuneration. It would seem to me, that the spirit and intention of the various pension laws enacted by Congress, would seem to imply that the officers appointed to carry them into effect, should take a candid, and common-sense view of the evidence presented, and put a liberal and high minded construction upon it. I have called the attention of the Hon. Mr. Smith to your delay in giving me a copy of the letter referred to, (who is now in Washington,) and to the partiality practiced in attending to cases sent on by Mr. Dixon & he has replied to me, by saying that he would attend to it at the next session of Congress.
Yedock Huntley died about three years since without receiving any benefits from his revolutionary services long asked for, and I sent the requisit papers to your Dept. some two months since, showing that he left a widow, who is the lawful claimant, of what you may think is justly due her dec d husband.

for his revolutionary Services, together with the Comptroller's Certificate, showing from the records in that office, in connection with various facts and circumstances, that Col. n McMillen's Regt. 200 Battalion was raised for one year, and actually served Nine Months, and I hope you will now dispose of the claim at some rate or other, as it would seem as if it had been long enough before your Dep. t to give me trouble & anxiety.
Mr. Comptroller Callin of this State was in Washington the early part of Feb. y , and by my request, left at your Dep. t The claim of Margaret Hadley, widow George Hadley, for a pension under the late act of Congress granting pensions to widows married prior to 1800, and some two or three months since you reported on the case, that the family record showing the date of the marriage, and birth of their children, was not sufficiently antiquated, to make it available as a perfect record.
Mr. Callin and others that saw the record before it was sent off, was not a little surprised that you should make such an objection, as if it was not made for a genuine family record, they could not conjecture for what purpose it was made, for it evidently showed on the face of it, that the paper and writing could not have been very modern.
I have since sent to your Dep. t additional proof of parole evidence corroborating the proof contained in the family record which would seem to me ought to be satisfactory and conclusive to any candid and rational mind, that Margaret Hadley was married to George Hadley prior to 1800 & that is all the objection you make to the claim.

Margaret Hadley is thought to be a very worthy and respectable old Lady in the Neighborhood where she now resides; but is poor, and totally destitute of any pecuniary means to pay the expenses of prosecuting her claim before your Dept., and if it should not be allowed, I should be obliged to suffer all the loss for the expenses and trouble of making out her claim, which however, would be No reason why I should expect your Dept. to allow an unjust claim —
I have once or twice call'd your attention to this claim, and hope and trust that this will be the last —
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm te of Pensions Washington. D.C.
I am very respectfully your obedt Servt Benj n Colton

Hartford Conn. T. May 2 1849
Sir
I send you herewith the declaration and papers in support of the claim of Elizabeth Huntley widow of Zadock Huntley for the balance of a pension due her late husband Zadock Huntley, under the act of 1832 and would beg leave to remark that Abijah Cutlin Esq te (Comptroller of this State) was in Washington some three or four months since, and at my request called your attention to the case, and he states to me that you thought that Col n McLellens Reg t was not in service at the time Zadock Huntley alleged he was in service in his Reg t more than six months, and that you was willing to allow that term of service to the lawful claimant. I Now send you the Comptroller certificate showing that from almost conclusive facts and circumstances, Col n McLellens Reg t must have been in service at least nine months, and I hope and think that you will be satisfied with his statement. It appears that Zadock Huntley resided in Canada at the time the law was passed under which he was intitled to a pension, and resided there up to the time of his death, and consequently could not readily and conveniently have access to the requisite proof to establish his claim to a pension, which of course was not a little unfortunate to him, and I would respectfully ask, whether that fact and circumstance ought not to have some little weight & influence in acting and deciding on the merits of the claim and

That a liberal construction ought not to be made on all the facts and circumstances in relation to his claim. Zaddock Huntley states in his declaration Now on file in your office, that in 1776 he enlisted at Lyme Conn., under Lieut. Bill and served under Maj. Wm. Ledyard at Fort Grotun and Trenchall about a year and it appears from the records in the Comptroller's office (which I believe is shown in the Comptroller's certificate Now on file in your office) that those officers were in service at that time and place; but there is no rolls of that service in the Comptroller's, or elsewhere to be found — It also appears that Zaddock Huntley stated in his declaration that he enlisted under Capt. Ledyard at Lyme and served under Col. McLean in R.I. and other places, and was out in service about a year It is certified by the Secy of State that Col. McLean Capt. Ledyard, and Lieut. Col. Gallup were in service at that time, and place, and the name of Zaddock Huntley appears as having been in service in that Regt. It is further stated by Huntley that in 1778 he further enlisted and was in service some two years and was in the party that stormed Stony Point in 1779 under Col. or Genl. Wayne and Wm. Collins who was at the storming of Stony Point and who is stated and made out to be a very intelligent, respectable & credible witness testifies that he knew the said Huntley at that time and place, and Huntley states in his declaration that he was in service in the whole three or four years —
Under the act of 1818, I believe a claimants statement and declaration before a court of record was in some instances deemed sufficient and satisfactory to establish his claim to a pension without any direct & positive evidence when their statement was not contradicted by a history of the events to which his statement referred to and appeared, reasonable and uncontradictory

Setting down Wm Collins testimony to the fact that he saw Zadack Huntly in service at the Storming of Stony Point together with the statement & deduction of Huntly that he was in that service is it not fair and reasonable to conclude that he ought to be allowed that term of service?
I think you would be fully justified and consistent to allow the claimant at least one years service and I hope you will give the case a prompt and early action
I am very respectfully Yr. Obt. Servt. Benj n Colton
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm ee of Pensions Washington

Woodbury Litchfield Co Conn. T. July 29 1849
Sir
I send you herewith enclosed, additional proof in the case of Elizabeth Huntley, Widow of Zedock Huntley, showing the date of their marriage, and also the date of his death, and as the case has been long before your dep t , and additional proof that has cost No little time and expense has been sent on to you from time to time it is Now confidently hoped and expected, that you will make a final disposition of it without further delay.
In your last letter to me on the subject about a month since, you stated that you would allow only Six Months in Col n McLellens Reg t , which you seem to think was the length of service that that Reg t was in service at that time. I sent you the Comptrollers Certificate some three months since, in which he showed from the revolutionary records in that office, and other facts and circumstances, that Col n McLellens Reg t was in service at the time Huntley alleged he was in service under him at least Nine months, and in that certificate he has referred you to Himmans history, that I presented to you when last in Washington, in which you would notice the act of the Legislature of this state to raise a number of Battalions one of which Col n McLellens was appointed to command.
It would seem as if the Comptroller of this state ought to possess the most reliable means of obtaining a correct knowledge of the length of time that Battalions

was actually in Service of any other person, and I hope you will examine the Comptroller's Certificate referred to and the Act also referred to in Hinnams Book, and allow the poor old destitute widow of a revolutionary Soldier, all that the evidence will warrant and authorize you to grant.
I am Very respectfully Your Ob dt Serv t . Ben n Colton
J. L. Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions Washington D.C.

city
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Claim for Military Service.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7 th June 1832 Zadock Huntley dec d . late of New York, who was a private in the Revolution and died 8 th August 1846, is inscribed on the roll of pensioners at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum Commencing 4 th March 1831 and ending August 8 th 1846, when he died.
The amount is due and payable to his widow, Elizabeth Huntley
Given at the Department of the Interior, this 17 day of Nov one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine
Examined and Countersigned.
Secretary of the Interior.
Commissioner of Pensions.

Aff. of William Collins - in cause
v Ladok Huntley
E. F. Brown
Wash n D.C. } Agent. 11. Sept. 1845. }

State of New York
Jefferson County ss I William Collins of Orleans in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn depose and say that I am in the 86 th year of my age. I am a native of Stonington in the State of Connecticut and enlisted for one year into the service of the United States and entered the service on the 1 st January 1776 in Captain James Eldridge's Company 1 st Col. Tyler's Regt Genl. Parson's Brigade and was discharged at the end of a year. On the 1 st Jan y 1777 I re-enlisted for three years under the same Captain Eldridge 1 st Independent Huntington's Regt, who was soon made Brigadier and Col. Starr took the command of the Regt. In 1778 Capt Eldridge left the Company and Capt Hovey took the command. In May 1779 Baron Steuben called for volunteers out of the army to form the nucleus, selected 1200 men who were divided into eight  twelve Companies and formed into a Volunteer Corps under the command of Genl. Wayne and 4 Companies were stationed on the East side of the Hudson River a little below Wick Point and 8 Companies on the East  West side of the River. On the 14 th day of July 1779 the Company to which I belonged all on that side of the River crossed over and joined the other Companies. About this time I became acquainted with Zadok Huntley who now resides in Glayton in the County and State aforesaid and who is as I understand an applicant for a pension. My acquaintance with said Huntley commenced in the following manner. Being together on guard I learned as aforesaid his name then Huntley & en- quired if he was a relative to a man of that name who belonged to my company and was killed while attempting to escape from the enemy.

near New York in the fall of 1776 a short time after the Battle of Long Island. He in- formed me that this Huntly was a brother of his. This Zadok Huntly was then a sergeant in Company in the Volunteers Corps and I believe belonged to Capt. Tiffany's Company but am not certain. On the 16 th July the Fork at Stony Point was taken & I belonged to Capt. Eber Selders's Company. The said Zadok Huntly was also in that engage- ment, he belonged to the left column and I belonged to the right column. The left column did not get into the main gate. My acquaintance with the said Zadok Huntly did not continue long for my Capt. Eber Selders, was wounded and not long after the battle went to his home his native place & accompanied him to take care of him but my acquaintance was intimate for the time, and because he was the brother of Huntly, a member of my Company who was killed and in whom I took great interest. I have lately visited the said Zadok Huntly and got his enumeration and description of scenes and events which occurred while I was in the Army I am certain that he must have been in service a long time. I know that he was in the battle of the capture of Stony Point -
Sworn & subscribed this 4 th day of September 1845 before -
William Collins
Chambers & Chase Justice

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Collins who has this day made the foregoing affidavit before me. I have been acquainted with him a great many years. There is no man who sustains a better moral character and I have known but few men of his age, if any whose memory is so good.
September 4. 1845
Charles Salton Justice

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Collins who has this day made the foregoing affidavit before me. I have been acquainted with him a great many years. There is no man who possesses a better moral character and a better understanding of his
State of New York, } ss. Jefferson County Clerk's Office.
I, Charles B. Board, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Ebenezer Sabin Esq.
before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn,
was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his true signature.
November
of his and Justice

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Collins who has this day made the foregoing affidavit before me. I have been acquainted with him a great many years. There is no man who sustains a better moral character than he does.
State of New York, } ss. Jefferson County Clerk's Office.
I, Charles B. Board, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Ebenezer Sabin Esq. before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn,
was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand-writing and signature.
WITNESS my hand, and seal of said County, this 10 day of September in the year 1845
C B Board Clerk.
of his seal Justice

Zadock Huntley deed.
admitted
on 7 p m 1832.
Com. Jn. #20
on 4 March 1831
order
upon evidence being read of the date of his death,

Dear
To Mr. Br. Pierre Esqr. Albany
Sir I am informed by many of my friends the Revolutionaries that you are obtaining pensions for the Old Revolutionaries — I inform you I have suffered and served as faithful and as hard as any other man and all others are getting their pensions who have not suffered one tenth part as much as I have — I am persuaded it is in my Agents it is not in our Government the faults are in my Agents I am very Old Lame and blind and was wounded in the Battle of Rhode Island where we was defeated — I am poor Lame and blind and not able to do any thing myself and now suffer daily in my old days for the necessities of life my name is properly Ladock Smith Huntly — but the Smith was left out Generally and my name was wrote Ladock Huntly — I now write my name myself Ladock Huntly I was bound out and served in Lyme in Connecticut to Salomon Smith my Master treated me Ill.
In the year 1776 I ran away and Enlisted in the Army under Capt. Billo for one year in the Artillery served under Col. Lynde at Fort Trumbull building the fort after my year was expired I served two months in the Militia at New London under Capt. Beebe and another Capt. I forget his name — Then in the same year in 1777 I enlisted again at Lyme on the Black Hall Flatts so called then under Capt. Lee Ray and Col. Gallup & Col. Mc Clelland's Regiment and served six months at New London — Then was called to Rhode Island was in the Battle here was wounded and we were defeated & returned & and served another year under Capt. Lee Ray — The next day after my time expired I again Enlisted in 1779 under Capt. Tiffany for 3 years at New London we was called to White Plains Redding Horse neck and shifted quarters frequently and to Fort Montgomery and Fort Independence & Fort Putnam — and was called upon three Regiments Col. Billo Col. Webb Col. Derbin so then called but believe his name was Dearborn we marched with those three Regiments to the head of the Elk to watch the movement of Com Wallis expected he would go to Philadelphia Com Wallis came down to York Town when we was ordered to march forth with day & night crossing the River Elk — arrived at Yorktown with the main Army and was in the Siege of taking Com Wallis when General Washington ordered a day of Thanksgiving &c — after the Surrender of Com Wallis we were commanded to march to White Plains It was Cold late in the fall and was a distressed hard time we were badly clothed Carrying our muskets bare handed it was a terrible time of suffering we was at White Plains & at Horse neck & Redding and at different places Changing in short periods I served 5 months and 10 days over my time — making the last Enlistment or service 3 years and 5 months & 10 days I was a Sergeant during this time

as I Enlisted under Capt Tiffany as a sergeant and served as a sergeant during said 3 years 5 months & 10 days you see my Enlistment Service is in all 5 years 5 months and 10 days if my memory serves me right — my old papers my Declaration is in Washington you will of course be benefi- cted by my Declaration which is more correct as my money was better at this time — I now wish you to write to Washing- ton to the Pension office for me and to take my case in hand for me I was told that my first Agent made a mistake in my declaration he did not wish to own it but said it did not effect the case any if there was any mistakes of dates or in any way it is through my agent's mistakes — you will please to write to me as soon as you can get information from Washington — I hope I have found the right man now to act for me as I am entirely neglected because I am poor and blind & lame
Thereby Authorise you by these presents as my Lawful Agent and Attorney to act for me in obtain- ing my pension at Washington I hereby Authorize you fully in every respect — and hoping you will not neglect me I get no information in my case and am very anxious to know what has been done be faithful for me as you are to others — see if you cannot get information as all my papers are in Washington I expect you can have the use of the papers — and if not we will make out new papers — see what can be done for me as soon as possible — have pity on the poor and afflicted — dated at Clayton Jefferson County State of New York this 27th June 1846
my friend  to William B Pierce Esq To William B Pierce Esq Pension Agent City of Albany New York
his J. Adcock X Huntly mark
was in the Battle of Story Point was one of the Chosen to scale the walls — my discharge was lost burnt up in my building as my building was burnt
witness present David Mattott
in 1776 served under Capt Sill 1 year 1777 served 2 months in Malitica Then Enlisted under Capt Le Ray for 1 year next Enlistment under Capt Tiffany for 3 years & served over my time 5 months & 10 days

Jefferson County State of New York
William Collins of Owens in said County
Being duly sworn Deposeth & saith that he is in his 87 year and is a pensioner of the United States for services done in the war of the Revolution and that in said war he became acquainted with Zadok Huntly whilst in the service both being soldiers in the United States Service near the Highlands near Pechskill in the State of New York said Zadok served under Capt Tiffany Deposition says he was then under Capt Holden himself Those Companies were stationed there for about time and on the 14 th July Crossed over to Sandy Beach next day we crossed the mountain and scaled the walls and took the fort at Stony Point and Capt Tiffany's Company was in the siege of taking this Fort and said Zadok Huntly was in this Battle - and as said Company separated Deposition did not see said Huntly again until after peace in said Jefferson County where both Deposition & said Huntly resides now Deposition says that said Huntly was a very smart and active soldier true to his Country - those men that took said Fort was all selected out Deposition says - Deposition says he is not mistaken in Zadok Huntly - as he knew him well and was acquainted and knew Capt Tiffany also and was stationed as above stated together took the Fort Stony Point both in the siege together and Deposition says this Zadok Huntly is the same soldier said Zadok Huntly as aforesaid and further this deposition saith not
Subscribed and sworn before me this 29 th day of June 1846. I certify that said William Collins is a credible witness of good repute and of a sound mind and his testimony is entitled to credit
William Collins
William Ross Justice of the Peace

State of New York, } ss. Jefferson County Clerk's Office. }
I, Charles B. Hoard, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that William Rouse
before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn.
was at the date of the same afutur of the peace in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand-writing and signature.
WITNESS my hand, and seal of said County, this 29 day of June in the year 184 6
C B Hoard Clerk.

Wm B. Pierce Esq. Pension Agent Albany - N.Y.
South Street

Colton

Watertown Jefferson Co NY June 9 1848
I
Jadock Bentley in Septem ber 1823 declared for a Pension as follows, In October, or March 1776 in Lyme Conn, Enlisted for one year under Capt Bills Maj Sedgwick Artillery and served in Fort Trumbull for the whole year in April 1777 at Lyme Enlisted under Capt Sayer, Col M c Claran Lieut Col Gage for one year as a Clapper in Sullivan's Expedition was in the Battle at that place when he received a wound in Sept or October went to Howland's ferry then to Providence to Narragansett Bay then back to Providence then to New London where he remained until April 1778 when he was discharged was active during July 1778 Enlisted at Lyme again for a year Continental Service Connecticut Line and at New London marched to White Plains joined Capt Hopper's Comp of Col Sill's Hgt Gen Huntington's Brigade in the fall of the year marched to Washington Fortship in New Jersey in July 1779 was selected and went with a party under Gen Wayne to Stony Point who took the Post from the British in 1781 marched to the head of Elk River from there made a rapid March to Yorktown and was at the Taking of Cornwallis then returned to White Plains where he was discharged in December after having served one year five Months ten days received a written discharge from Col Sill which was destroyed by fire in 1784

I opened this Letter to say that this Ladock Henry made his declaration as a b. through his age O. the year 1845. I told the Com of P. since discontinue the Claiming in 1845 the Old man came to me but he was so superannuated I could get no information from him it seems that after this declar- ation had been filed and objected to the old man files in with an old Continental Office by the name of Reed who was a Lieut in the Revolution and said that he was well known at the Department having been a Clerk in some one of the offices and that he would give him a writing that would insure his Pension. He accordingly gave a writing but did not swear to it corroborating the old man's Continental Office as I understand it (I have never had a copy of it) which was sent to Washington and is on file, I engaged B. F. Henson of Washington to enquire into the Case, I made previously obtained a very strong affidavit of Mr. Collins the same testifies that he knew him in service and saw him at the Storming of Stony Point and knew that he was in that Engagement this was also filed Mr. Henson wrote to me Nov 17 1845 as follows "The Pension Office again moves in the Case of L. Henry, than I think can be seen that they say that the years service claimed from 1778 is entirely discredited by the Records in the Office as well as in that of the Comptroller of Court, He claims of one year and a

Capt. Miles Maynard will be allowed if it can be shown by a certificate of the Secy of the State of Conn. that such officers were in Commission at that time and for that term of and that I humbly served under them as stated.
The year 1777 is under our say Col. McClellan will also be admitted if evidence be given that he served in Rhode Island at that time they have filed the affidavit of Mr. Collins but it seems they do not consider it of much consequence. In 1846 the old man petitioned Congress and his petition was sent to the Senate who referred to a Committee who reported ad- versely there the matter rests. The thing is to show that he was a Continental soldier at the siege of New Point under Wayne for Mr. Collins a pensioner of 1818 says so and that he saw him there and Mr. Collins is a man of remarkable good memory, belonged to Baldwin's Company at the time and is very anxious to speak the truth on all occasions. is highly respected old man
Yours Truly A. Ely.
True Copy

State of New York Jefferson County ss
I Robert Lansing County Judge of Jefferson County Courts do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to the County Court of said Jefferson County by the adduction of the annexed affidavits of Bargillam Emery and Allen Brown two credible witnesses, that Elizabeth Hackett of Glasgow in the County and State afore- said was the lawful wife of Gad R Hackett that she is now his widow and that the said Gad R Hackett died on the eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty six (Aug 8, 1846)
Dated July 20 th 1849 Mrs. Lansing - Adm. Exr.
Abel Chapman Co Judge Off. Courts -
STATE OF NEW YORK, ) ss. Jefferson County Clerk's Office, )
I James G. Lynde, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify, that Rev Robert Lansing before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn , made was at the date of the same County Judge
in and for said County, and duly authorized to take the same; and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand-writing and signature.
Witness my hand, and seal of said County, this 20 th day of July in the year 1849
(James G. Lynde) Clerk. By W. C. Massie Deput

State of New York Jefferson County ss
I Robert Loring County Judge of Jefferson County Courts do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to the County Court of said Jefferson County by the addition of the annexed affidavits of Barzillan Emery and Allen Brown two credible witnesses, that Elizabeth Hackett of Glenston in the County and State afore- said was the lawful wife of Gadold Hackett that she is now his widow and that the said Gadold Hackett died on the eighth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty six (Aug 8, 1846)
Attest Thomas C Judge Jeff. County -
Dated July 20 th 1849 Walter H. Jeff. County -
Witness my hand, and seal of said County, this 20 th in the year 1849
day of J. A. S. Lefils Clerk. By W. C. Massie D. J.

State of New York
County of Jefferson
On this 14 th — the day of July 1849 personally came before the undersigned a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Jefferson aforesaid Bangkai Emery a resident of the town of Clayton in said County who being duly sworn depose and says that he has been for many years acquainted with Elizabeth Huntley of said Clayton; that she was formerly the lawful wife of Gadott Huntley and is now his widow; that the said Gadott Huntley was an applicant for a pension for many years before his death and died at his residence in said Clayton on the 8 th day of August 1846; that his knowledge of the fact that the said Elizabeth was the wife of the said Gadott is derived from the fact that they lived in the relation of Husband and wife and raised a family of children
Sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year first aforesaid & I certify the said affiant to be a credible person
Gordon Coswell Justice of the Peace
Bangkai Emery

State of New York County of Jefferson ss
On this 16 th - 16 th day of July 1849 personally came before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Jefferson aforesaid, Allen Brown a resident of the town of Clayton in said County who being duly sworn deposes and says that he had been for many years acquainted with Elizabeth Huntley of said Clayton; that she was formerly the lawful wife of Ladok Huntley and is now his widow; that the said Ladok Huntley was an appli- cant for a pension for many years be- fore his death and died at his resi- dence in said Clayton on the 8 th day of August 1846; that his knowledge of the fact that the said Elizabeth was the wife of the said Ladok is derived from the fact that they lived in the relation of husband & wife and raised a family of Children
Sworn and subscribed before me this on the day and year aforesaid Testify the said offi- cant to be a credible person
Mrs Allen Brown witness
Gordon Curwell Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut Comptroller Office
Hartford April 25 th 1849
Upon application for evidence of the length of service of Col. Samuel McLellan Regiment in 1778 & 9, to be used in the application of the heirs of Zadoc Muntz, who is alleged to have served in said Regiment, I respectfully make the following statement of facts & references.
It is stated that the Pension Department, are disposed to allow but six months. In the absence of all Pay Rolls, conclusively settling the matter, the following reasons, can be presented, why a greater length of service may and should be allowed.
First. The Regiment was raised to serve from the first of March 1778 till the first of March 1779, to be continued in service at any one time, three months only, but liable to be called out at any moment. See Maines History, for an abstract of the law, page 310. 11. The six Regiments were consolidated into two, commanded by Col. Roger Eno & Col. Samuel M c Lellan. See the Comptroller Certificate on file.
Second. The uniform testimony and declarations of the Applicants for Pensions for this service, is understood to be, that the length of the service was nine months. It is hardly to be presumed that all are mistaken or perjured.
Third. Col. Roger Eno's Regiment, served for the period of eight months, as will appear from a Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Connecticut in the case of Hannah Austin widow of James Austin, an Ensign in Eno's Regiment.

From that it will be seen, that the General Assembly of this State in 1780, found that Ennis' Regiment served about eight months in the whole.
It cannot reasonably be conceived, that McLean's Regiment did not serve for an equally long period, and the Law raising the Regiments, and the preceding facts show, that the assumption that the service was for six months, or two loans of three months each, then on and then off, is wrong, and after a diligent search of the Records of the Governor and Council of Safety, I can find nothing to warrant a presumption of its correctness.
Fourth. A comparison of the amount of the respective Pay Rolls of the two Regiments, will confirm, and prove in connexion with the preceding, that McLean's Regiment probably served about nine months.
The following are extracts from the Pay table Journal of the Comptroller's Office.
"Col. Saml. McLean's Regiment"
"War Dr"
  "Capt. Ignatius Hill Pay Roll his Col. McLean's Regt. '78 '79  £ 2350. 7. 6    " " Ebenezer Robinson " " " " " " " " " "  2378. 16. 8    " " Jesse Lewis " " " " " " " " " "  4531. 17. 11    " " Lee Lay " " " " " " " " " "  1990. 15. 2    " " Elisha Chapman " " " " " " " " " "  2534. 1. 5    " " Payne Lawrence " " " " " " " " " "  1719. 15. 9    " " William Whitney " " " " " " " " " "  1557. 9. 6  
Daniel Tilden was appointed a Captain, but I find the following only entry, viz. "Danl. Tilden, for his Col. McLean's Regt. 1960. 6. 0"

Col. Roger Ennis' Regiment. "War D rs "
  Capt. Elijah Robinson Pay Roll his dis. Ennis' Regt. 78/79 $ 2515. 16. 6   " Daniel Olmsted " " " " " " " " " 3027. 8. 7   " Osias Bissell " " " " " " " " " 1828. 11. 6   " Roswell Grant " " " " " " " " " 1791. 5. 10   " David Bebee " " " " " " " " " 2451. 5. 4   " Asa Bray " " " " " " " " " 3300. 12. 8   " John Yates " " " " " " " " " 2193. 1. 8   " Amasa Miller " " " " " " " " " 1750. 6. 2 
So far as the preceding relates to Record evidence in this Office, I certify it to be true, and so far as it relates to other Records or evidence, I believe it to be true.
Abijah Gailin Comptroller,

State of Connecticut, s.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, John D. Robertson, Secretary of State and keeper of the seal thereof, hereby certify that from examination of the Public Records of the State of Connecticut, and of original files preserved in this office it doth appear, that at a session of the General Assembly of said State, October, A. D. 1778, there was presented a petition of the officers and soldiers of Col. Samuel McClellan's Battalion, "one of the Battalions included in the two Brigades raised by order of the General Assembly at their adjourned sessions, in February, 1778," - showing, that since the repeal of an Act of this State, regulating the prices of labor, produce &c., (which said Act was in force at the time of the enlistment of said Battalion,) the prices of the various necessaries of life were so enhanced as to render the wages and allowances of the petitioners inadequate for their support, and praying for an addition to their former wages and allowances; - to which said petition are subscribed the names of Elisha Chapman, Daniel Silden, Lee Lay, and others, Captains, of Samuel Ripley, Rother, Lieutenants, Sergeants, and Corporals, and of Samuel Arnold and others, Privates, in said Battalion. And I further certify that the name of "Jadock Huntley" is subscribed to said Petition, as one of the Privates in said Battalion: -
And it further appears that said petition was, by said General Assembly, referred to a Committee to examine and report, which said Committee did report favorably to the prayer of said Petition, and relief was thereupon granted, by a resolution of said General Assembly, at its session in January A. D. 1779.
And I further certify that at the session of the said General Assembly

First aforesaid, to wit, in October, A.D. 1778, was presented a petition from the "Officers and soldiers of the Artillery Company stationed at Fort Mumbull, Fort Griswold and Stonington Long Point", showing (in the words following,) "that they engaged in such service and have continued therein for near one year, that at the time they engaged in said service an Act was then existing regulating the prices of Labor, Provisions &c.", - that since the repeal of said Act the wages and allowances of the petitioners were not adequate to their support, and asking relief; to which petition are subscribed the names of William Ledyard, Major Command t ; Adam Shapley and others, Captains; and Daniel Bill and others, Lieutenants, of said Artillery Company. And said petition is dated at New London, the 22 d day of October, A.D. 1778.
And it further appears that said petition was by said General Assembly referred to a committee to examine and report thereupon, which said committee did report favorably to the prayer of the petitioners, and relief was thereupon, granted by the General Assembly, at its session in January A.D. 1779, by the passage of a resolution providing that the non-commissioned officers and privates in said company should be allowed double the sum of their stipulated wages, during the term of their service.
And I further certify, that at a session of the General Assembly of said State, in February, A.D. 1778, was passed and enacted an Act entitled, "An Act for raising two Brigades for the defence of this State", - and that, by the provisions of said Act, said Brigades were to consist of six Battalions, to be forthwith raised by voluntary enlistment, and (as provided in said Act, in the words following,) "said battalions shall be kept up until the first day of March, 1779, unless sooner discharged".
And I further certify, that at the said session of said General Assembly, in February, 1778, Samuel McClellan Esq. was appointed Colonel of one of the said six Battalions, to be raised, in accordance with the provisions of the Act above said.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said State, at Hartford, this 9 th day of October, A.D. 1848.
John B. Robertson Secretary of State.
State of Connecticut ss.
Comptroller's Office Oct. 12 th A.D. 1848
Upon application for further proof of service by Zadoc Huntly in the war of the Revolution, I certify, that in a book in this Office, containing accounts with Officers and others who served during said war, under head of "Militia under Genl. Spencer to Rhode Island, 1776, 1777 & 8", appear the name of "Col. McClelland" who is credited "Nov. 24 th 1777. Reparing arms. £31. 8."
There are no Rolls remaining in this Office of service in 1776 under Capt. Brin or of Col. McClelland's Regiment. I further certify, that the Battalions certified to by the Secretary of State, were afterwards, on the 15 th of June 1778, by order of the Governor and Council of Safety, reduced to two, in one of which Col. McC- lelland was retained as colonel, & Nathan Gallup, as Lieut. Col., and that Lieut. Col. was one of the Captains retained in the reduced Battalions. And further, that in Pay Table Journal under date of Nov. 30 th 1779, there is the following, viz.

War. D r To ordn on Treasurers for capt. Lee Say's Pay Roll, M c - Lellans Regt. £ 1990. 15. 2. The same is also found in Haskell's Receipts.
It appears from the Journal of the Gov. & Council of Safety, that Lieut. Col. Gallup, and one of the companies in M c Lellans Regt., was ordered July 25 th 1778 with other Troops, from New London to Rhode Island, to cooperate in Genl. Sullivan's Expedition, and also, that S d Regiment, or a part of it, was in service as late as Feb. 10 th 1779.
It also appears that Major Wm. Sedgwick was in command at New London or Groton for most, if not all the period of the war, until his death, and there are accounts with him, for the Pay Rolls of the companies, in the years 1776, 1777 and onward. But the name of Bria I have not found, as captain or Lieut., for the reason as is supposed, that there are no Pay Rolls of New London Service in this Office, and for the further reason, that it does not appear, that he was Pay Master of any company.
Abijah Gating Comptroller