Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2744, for Eleazer Mather, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Mather, Eleazer
S. 2744
CONTENTS
carded

19. 859.
Ohio — Pittsburgh
Ebenezer Mathew
of Portage Co in the State of Ohio who was a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain Mathew of the Regt. commanded by Col. Saltonstall the Column time for 9 Months
Date of death unknown
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pittsburgh at the rate of 45 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24. day of September 1833 and sent to Cyrus Prentiss Ravenna Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833 $ 117 50 Femi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1834. 22.50
$ 135 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm R. Palmer Clerk, Book E. Vol. 8. — Page 119.

The State of Ohio } On this 16 th day of October A.D. 1832 Portage County ss } personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Eliezer Mather a resident of Boston in the County of Portage & State aforesaid aged about seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth in 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, & served as herein stated. He entered in the Company of Captain Samuel Mather, in the Regiment of Col. G. Saltonstall about the 8 th  1 st  of  of  September  April A.D. 1775 & left the service on or about the last day of December A.D. 1776 He was born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut June 22 nd A.D. 1755
He has a record of his age in an old ledger which the clerk of Lyme New London Co. Connecticut he had at home, at Boston aforesaid
He was living at Lyme when called into service has since lived in Vermont & now lives in Boston aforesaid
He entered the service as a volunteer The names of the officers which he recollects were his Captain Samuel Mather, his Colonel G. Sal- tonstall & also Col. Crastus Moleott who command- ed the Regiment after Col. Saltonstall left. He recollects no other officers except Colonel Sedgwick & no important events which took place except that he was stationed at Fort Ticonderoga opposite to Fort Crown Point by Col. Sedgwick during which time the Fort was also taken by the British & the Cannon spiked
He received a Warrant signed by Captain Samuel Mather as 1 st Sergeant of the 6 th Company of Col. Saltonstall's Regiment, which warrant he has since lost. He refers to Messrs Lee & Robert Wadsworth who reside in his neighborhood & to whom he is known & who can testify to his character & to the truth of his declaration about the particulars of his service except so far as herein stated is owing to his advanced age & infirmities exceedingly imperfect
He has no documents to show in favor of his claim & no other evidence, to his knowledge, except the

depositions of Captain Samuel Mather & Joseph Marvin which are herewith deposited with the Clerk of this Court to be forwarded to the Secretary of War He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Geo. Kirkum Clerk
Ebenezer Mather
We Alonzo See & Robert Wallace residing in the County of Portage hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Mather who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about seventy seven years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Alonzo See Robert Wallace
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Alonzo See & Robert Wallace who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of Portage County & are creditable persons & that their statement is entitled to credit
I George Kirkum 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 Ebenezer Mather for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 16. day of October AD 1832 Geo. Kirkum Clerk.

401.
Eleazer Walker Portage Co Ohio
from 1776 points Bergeat 9 months.
Redurn of.
$ 45. -
Cyrus Prentiss Ravenna. gray C. Prentiss Prentiss Ravenna Portage Co Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
30. May 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Eleazer Mather. Postage br Ohio!
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     18th. 1776 " 9 " Serg t Col. Saltonstall " Woolcott Col. Mather 77 years Lyme W. London Co. Conn. Witness. Sam. Mather v. Col. Marvin The certificates have no Seal, or Clerk's certificate.  
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) _____, who has 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 days 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 [i] 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.
Joseph Rowen

July 23, 1936
Eleazer Mather-S.2744 BA-J/AWF
Harriet M. Dustin The Judson 53 Washington Square, South New York City
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Eleazer Mather, soldier of the Revolutionary War from Lyme, Connecticut.
The data furnished herein were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S. 2744, based upon the service of Eleazer Mather in the War of the Revolution.
Eleazer Mather was born June 22, 1755 in Lyme, Connecticut, names of his parents not given.
While residing in said Lyme, he enlisted April 1, 1776 and served until December 31, 1776 as first sergeant in Captain Samuel Mather's company, Colonels G. Saltonstall's and Erastus Wolcott's Connecticut regiment; during this service he was stationed at Fort Trumbull.
After the Revolution he lived in Vermont. He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, at which time he was living in Boston, Portage County, Ohio.
Samuel Mather, brother of Eleazer Mather, and the captain under whom he served, was ninety-three years of age in 1833, and a resident of Lyme, Connecticut.
It is not stated that the soldier, Eleazer Mather,

was ever married.
If you desire information relative to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and give the following-
Eleazer Mather Certificate # 19859 Issued September 21, 1833 Rate $45.00 per annum To commence March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Ohio (Pittsburgh) Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Ebenezer Nether  17 2744
Eleazer Nather J. F. 2744
    DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1, 1776 Dec. 31, 1776 1 o Sgt. * Samuel Nather G. Saltonstall Crastus Noble Conn. (1)   * Soldier's brother   
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lyme, New London Co. Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct 16 1832  Then it was all
Residence at date of application, Bethel, Portage Co. Ohio
Age at date of application, b. at Lyme Conn. June 22, 1755.
Remarks:

The Judson, 53 Washington Square, South New York City.
Veteran's Administration Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C., Dear Sir,
May I have a copy of the pension application giving names of beneficiaries of Eleazer Mather who served April 1776 - December 31, 1776 in company of which Capt. Sam. Mather & Col. Eustis Wolcott (Enlisted in Lyme, Connecticut. Thank you.
Yours truly
Harriet M. Dustin

No claim as VSP
Rec'd
Washington, DC
July 16 - 1921
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Will you please advise me whether the following named soldier was a pensioner; and any other information concerning him shown by your records:—
Eleazar Mather , M. D., born in Lyme, Conn June 22-1753. Died Portage County,

Ohio, in 1837. He served as 1 st Sgt. in the company of his brother, Samuel Mather, in Connecticut troops.
Very respectfully,
Ralph S Clinton 3320 General Land Office Washington, D.C.

Other addressed to War Records P. Freeman - for Mrs. Mary B. Bishop - wife
From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2744, it appears that Eleazer Mather was born June 22, 1755 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
While a resident of said Lyme, he enlisted April 1, 1776 and served until December 31, 1776, as first sergeant in Captain Samuel Mather's (soldier's brother) Company, Colonels G. Saltonstall's and Erastus Wolcott's Connecticut Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Boston, Portage County, Ohio.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

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Commissioner Pensions
Washington, D.C.
S2744 Ebenezer
Dear Sir-Will you kindly send me Pension Record of Dr. Ebenezer Mather, who was placed on Pension Roll Sept. 21, 1833, under act of Congress June 7, 1832. Sergeant Conn. Militia, Resident Portage County, Ohio.
Also of Hinsdale Bates who enlisted at Hartford, Hartford Co. Ct. He served under Lieut Bates and Col. Mings. Was granted a pension June 24 1832, when residing at Horton, Summit County Ohio.
S16043
Yours truly
Mrs. C. Franz
585 E. Buchtel Ave, Akron, O.

1910 Dec. 5. Hist. to Mrs. to Franz. V. L. M.
1921, Aug. 3 Hist. to Ralph S. Clinton - En-
1929-Sept. 4. Hist. to Hon. Richard P. Freeman for Mrs. Mary B. Bishop. See slip in Joseph Foster 5-16802 aw3.
Rev War
2744.
INVALID.
File No. 2744
Ebenezer Mathew
Sergeant Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Connecticut } To Syme July 16 th A D 1833 New London County }
Then and there personally appeared Joseph Marvin and after having been duly sworn testifies and says that in the year of our Lord 1776 Elizer Mather served with him in the Revolutionary War as first Sergeant at New London in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Mather for the term of seven months, commencing about the first of May and ending about the first of December That Abner Lord was first Lieut. Lieut. David Smith and John Johnson Ensign of said company, and that Seth Spencer Robert Denson and Seth Smith were Sergeants in said company. The regiment to which said company belonged was commanded by Col. Erastus Wolcott. That he the deponent is now seventy eight years of age
Joseph Marvin
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before me Com. Marvin Justice of the Peace
This may certify that Joseph Marvin above named is a man of respectability and his word may be relied upon for truth
Com. Marvin Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut ss New London County I John D e Witt Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that the commission of before whom the within deposition of Joseph Marvin was taken is a justice of the peace in and for said County of New London and that his signature annexed to said acknowledgement and also to the Certificate regarding Joseph Marvin Obedience to be in his own proper hand writing in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 15 th day of July A D 1833 John D e Witt Clerk H

Haverma O. B. Aug. 13 th 3
Gen
Phil Pa
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commission of Pension Washington City D. C.

Portage County Ohio Ravenna Aug 12 th 1833-
J. P. Edwards, Esq. Sir,
I herewith return the paper of Elkinton , with the correction required by the department and hope a speedy action may be had on it - It is desirable that all certificates sent to  from this place should be made payable at Pittsburgh as Cincinnati, is about two hundred miles farther distant -
I remain Very Respectfully Yours, Cyrus Prouty
Please address me at this place

State of Connecticut County of New-London } ss Syme July 17 th 1833
Personally appeared before me Henry M. Waite a justice of the Peace for the County of New-London aforesaid. Sam- uel Mather of Syme in said County of New-London aged 93 years, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, and having been duly sworn on oath deponeth and saith that he is a brother of Eleazer Mather formerly of said Syme, but now of Boston in the County of Portage in the State of Ohio. — In the year 1776, in the time of the Revolutionary War, this deponent was Captain of a Militia Company, composed of men enlisted and drafted from other Com- panies and raised by the Authority of the State of Connecticut for the defence of the same. — About the first of May 1776 this de- ponent was ordered with his Company to Fort Trumbull at New-London in the State of Connecticut, and there continued to serve with his said Company, a period of seven months, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Erastus Wolcott, and in the fore- part of December 1776 after the expiration of the seven months, said Company was discontinued. — The said Eleazer Mather was one of the Sergeants of said Company (and according to the best recollection of this deponent) continued to serve the whole seven months in said Company — See say. and Abner Lord were the Lieutenants of the Company John Johnson was Ensign and the said Eleazer Mather, Ichabod Sherer, Robert Lewis and

seth Smith were the sergeants of said Company This deponent, and nearly all the non-com- missioned officers and soldiers now living belonging to said Company, have already obtained their pensions for their services in said Company. The Rolls of said Company with many other documents relating to the service of this Company, are now in the Pension Office at Washington, with this deponent's petition for a pension. — The Company was in actual service the whole seven months. —
Sworn and subscribed
Sam l Mathews
This 17 th day of July 1833
Before me Henry M. Waite
Justice of Peace. —
And I further certify that Samuel Mathews Esq r the subscriber of the foregoing deposition is personally known to me, is a man of truth and respectabil- ity and his statement is entitled to full credence.
Henry M. Waite Justice of Peace. —
State of Connecticut ss New London County I John D'Witt Clerk of the County Courts in & for said New London County do hereby certify that Henry M. Waite Esq r before whom the above deposition of Sam l Mathews was taken is a Jus- tice of the peace in and for said New London County and that his signature to the same and also to the certificate (above) regarding said Mathews is in his own proper hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 18 th day of July A.D. 1833
John D'Witt Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Mather, Elihu GRADE Sergeant LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6192 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mar. 1, 1790 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.