Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,247, for Billings Sabin, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Sabin, Billings
S 42, 247
CONTENTS

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4,394
New York
Billings Sabin Capt Brown Private 4
Connecticut Line In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 19 th of May 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of November and sent to Job Cranford Esq. Esq. Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co.
Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1818 \frac{313}{31} \times \frac{4}{30} = 28.41 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Mar 1819 = 48.00
Dunfee Conn line $76.41
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
176 3 years
Head see roll
Paulings Dutchess Co.

Tillings Sabinian Dartford Conn. Eng. 1776 to 1779 19 May 1818.
Correct

To the honorable Job. Crawford — one of the Judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Dutch ess which is a court of Record of the state of New York — The declaration under oath of Billings Sabin formerly a Soldier engaged in the service of the united states during the Revolutionary War — and now a Citizen of the United states and a Resident of the Town of Pacheco in the county of Onondaga and state of New York Respectfully represents that the said Billings Sabin in the spring of Seventeen hundred and eighty six in the State of Connecticut in the Town of Pownal in the said state of Connecticut enlisted in a company in the American service commanded by Capt. Brown of Billings in the state of Connecticut a Second Regiment command- ed by Col. Dury of Connecticut, in the Connecticut line for the term of three years the first campaign he served before he was marched to Pennsylvania and was in the Battle of Brandywine and in said Battle got wound- ed, and was in a number of skirmishes, and finally was marched to Redding in the county of Fairfield and state of Connecticut — and at the expiration of the said term of three years at Redding aforesaid there got a discharge from Col. Dury which discharge is either lost or mislaid
And this declaration further represents that the said Billings Sabin is now a Citizen of the united states and — President of the Town of Pacheco aforesaid and by reason

of his pecuniary circumstances in life is in Redfield, any  from his country for support and that he has never received a pension from the Government of the United States Therefore he conceives himself entitled to the benefit of the act of the Congress of the United States an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War approved May Nineteenth One thousand eight hundred and Eighteen and requests that your honor will examine into the truth of the Matter aforesaid certify and transmit the testimony in this case and the proceedings therein then on to the honorable the secretary of the department of War to the end that relief may be had in the premises as by his in such case made and provided, and in support of the facts above set forth he refers to the affidavit of himself dated May Nineteenth One thousand eight hundred and eighteen
County of Dutchess ss Billings Sabin being duly sworn says that the matter by him set forth in the foregoing declaration are in all respects just and true Billings Sabin
Job. Crawford

State of New York } Dutchess county }
Be it Remembered That on the nineteenth day of May One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before us Jos Crawford One of the Judges of the court court of common pleas of the county of Dutchess which is A court of Record of the state of New York personally appre- ared the above said Billings Sabin Applicant for a pen- sion under the act of Congress for Providing for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the united states and Made Affidavit as is hereunto annexed Wherefore Being satisfied that the said Applicant served in the Army of the united states on the continental Estab- lishment in the Revolutionary War against the common Enemy for the term of Nine Months and longer to wit for the term and in the Manner stated in the declaration of the said Applicant and that he is fairly and justly entitled to the benefit of the act aforesaid there- fore do hereby certify and transmit the testimony in the case and the Proceedings had thereon as before set forth. — To the Honorable the secretary of the department of War —
Given under my hand and seal of the said court the day and year last above written
Jos Crawford

I Jacob Van Keip Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Det. Crawford before whom the within affidavits were taken was at the time of the taking of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County acting under the authority of this State and that the within are his signatures In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this thirtieth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Jacob Van Keip
Billingsport, N.Y. John P. Smith

One base ✓ Job Crawford Judge Poughkeepsie N. York Recd. June 3 rd 1818
Correct
PAID Recd 3 June 1818
The Hon ble J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington
00 PM. 60 00 MAY 0.50
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Please to forward the answer to the enclosed to Job Crawford Esqr. Pokesburg Dutchess County State of New York

42 247 INVALID.
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File No. 42 247
Billings Cabin Pa. No. 100
Act: 18 March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 150
[Arrangement of 1870.]