Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13526, for Hezekiah Joslin, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Joslin, Hezekiah
S. 13526
CONTENTS

8660
New York
Hezekiah Joslin
Cicero in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt commanded by Col Hayne in the Massachusetts line for 12 months & 21 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 42 Dollars 31 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of April 1833 and Sett. Hon. Leavitt Secy of War
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 - $ 84. 62 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sep '33 21. 15 $105. 73
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Ino. Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 22
died Feb. 13, 1836 see agency book
Dead. See letter to H. Joslin July 13. 1836

1232
July 12, 1836. Pension office.
Mr. John Myrle No 8,660.
Secretary of War Washington D.C.

Cincinatti O. H. July 7 th 1836
Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Sir
By the enclosed papers you will perceive that Hezekiah Joslin who was on the Pension roll under the Act of June 7 th 1832 deceased on the 13 th Feby last. The enclosed papers were made out in order to draw the arrearsages of pension due him at his death. They have been presented at the Agency at Albany but were not satisfactory because the power of attorney was not acknowledged. At the time of making out the papers they were prepared according to the regulations of the agency as far as these regulations were understood. If we are compelled now to get an acknowledgment of that power, the expense will be more than the amt to be drawn as the signature is in four different Countries. As it now is it is amply sufficient for any purpose under the laws of this state.
The purpose for which the money is to be applied is to paying in part the expense of his last sickness & funeral.
Must that power of Attorney be acknowledged before the money can be paid?
Will you please decide in the premises
Yours Respectfully
H. Joslin

Bezdek Joslin
18160
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. A small checkmark is visible in the upper right quadrant.]

State of New York County of Onondaga
On this 24 day of October in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Chancery Now sitting. I hereby certify that Hezekiah Loolin a resident of the town of Cicero in the County of Onondaga & State of New York, 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 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated. He enlisted first in the month of June 1775, (the exact day he does not recollect) for five months to go to Canada. The company to which he belonged was commanded by Capt Jacob Brown, the Ensigns name was Rufus Allen, The Lieutenants name he does not recollect. The place where he enlisted was Lyringham Berkshire County Mass. The company was raised in that & neighboring towns & mustered in Great Barrington, from there they marched through Spencertown, Kinderhook Greenbush & Albany. Where they staid about a week, from there they marched through Halfmoon, Stillwater, Fort Edward to Lake George with the expectation of going from that place by water, but boats could not be obtained & they went over land & through woods in which they lay one night to Skeneateles, now called White Hall & from there by water to Sironde- noga. After staying at that place a few

days they went on to Crown Point. After re- maining here for a short time, for some rea- -son unknown to him the Company was ordered back to Ticonderoga. Here rather than lie idle in the camp, by Consent of Capt. Brown, he enlisted into the works & was engaged for the remaining part of his original enlistment principally in driving a team belonging to the Army engaged in transporting military stores at a carrying place & drawing timber for boats &c. The officer who had the Command of the teams was Capt. Beebe. Soon after he left the Company, it was ordered on to St. Johns in Canada, Gen. Schuyler had the Command. The other field officers Names he does not recollect. While at Crown point he saw Col. Ethan Allen & he thinks that in about a fortnight after he was taken prisoner. -
In the fall of the year 1776 (the war time he does not recollect) he volunteered for two Months to go to White Plains. He was then living in in Tyringham Mass. The Company Officers were Capt. George King, Lieut. Bird & Ensign Brown. -son. They marched by the way of New York & Horse neck to Valentines Hill. Company was attached to a regiment Commanded (if his recollection is correct) by Col. Eastman. The Majors Name was Rossiter. The Brigade was Commanded by Gen. Lincoln. From Valentines Hill they retreated in the night when it was said the enemy had nearly surrounded them. They went to White Plains where the Brigade was engaged in a skirmish with the enemy, & a regiment Commanded by Col. Brooks lost quite a number of men. We staid the full term of two Months and was discharged.

After he got home from White Plains, there was a call for Men to Garrison & Ticonderoga, His brother Willard Loolin volunteered to go but was taken sick, and he the deponent volunteered to take his place. The Officers of the Company in which he served were Capt. George King, Lieut. Solomon Deming & Ensign Eli Harmon, The Garrison was commanded by Col. Anthony Wayne. He marched the fore part of December 1776 from his place of residence in Gyringham Mass. through Pittsfield, Williamstown, Hoosick & to Skeneborough. Now called White Hall, & from there to Ticonderoga. He was discharged the last of March following. The period of this service was four Months
In the fore part of the year 1776 or 1777, he thinks the latter. The Militia were called to go to the Highlands on the North River to prevent two British Ships from going up the river. He volunteered & went to the Highlands. The shipping soon returned to New York & he was discharged. The period of this service was about three weeks . He does not recollect the names of any of the Officers.
In the year 1777, he thinks in the month of June. The Militia were all called for in the vicinity where he lived (Gyringham Mass.) to meet Burgoyne who was coming down from Canada. He volunteered & marched to the North River which he crossed at a place called Half Moon & went to Bemus heights and Kingsbury. A part of the men were dismissed to go home & secure the crops & he was one of them. He was gone in this expedition about one month . No officers names recollected distinctly though he thinks Capt. Noah Longdon

Commanded the Company to which he belonged After going home he lost his health & was unable to do any more service during the war, His whole service amounts to twelve months & three weeks . He has no documentary evidence of his service & he knows of but one person who has a personal knowledge of his service & that is Noah Taylor of Cazenovia Madison Co- whom Affidavit he has procured, —
He further states he was born in Killingly Connecticut, on the 18 th day of February 1757, He has a record of his age in Canastota Mad- ison County N.Y. After the Revolution, he lived till Feby. 1798 in Syringham Mass. at which time he moved from there to Westmoreland Oneida County, & from there to Canastota Madison Co. & from there to Cicero Onondaga Co N.Y. his pres- -ent place of residence
He was living in Syringham Berkshire Co- Mass. when called into service each time and that Isaac Brown of Cicero and Josiah V. Lowell a Clergyman of said town were persons resident in Cicero who can testify for his character for truth and veracity and their belief as to his reputation of having been a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension list of the agency of any state
His Sworn & subscribed to Hezekiah Hoslin The day & year aforesaid Mark
Daniel Mosely Circuit Judge & Vice Chancellor

We Josiah I. Sowell a Clergyman residing in the town of Cicero, County of Onondaga & Isaac Brown residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Hezekiah Joslin, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in the opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Daniel Mosley Circuit Judge
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 & served as he states, And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Josiah I. Sowell who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Cicero & that Isaac Brown who has signed the same is a resident of the town of Cicero and is a creditable person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
Daniel Mosley Vice Chancellor
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 Hezekiah Joslin for a pension
In testimony whereof,
Onondaga, ...

I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this day of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred & thirty two
Daniel T. Woseley Deputy Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the Seventh Circuit for the State of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applications of Ezekiah Poslin for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 2 nd day of October, one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty two
Daniel T. Woseley Deputy Clerk

18160
Hezekiah Joslin Onondaga co New York
adms
12 mo. 21st pri
Govr. Capt.
Applicant Cicero Onondaga N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Hezekiah Joslin, Onondaga New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1775 5 private Capt Brown Capt Babu Sherman Creek Kinderhook 75   Volunteered 1776 2 Capt King Col. Dut. Wayne Greenbush Beek-shire co. Tradition   do — 4 Capt Longdon Lake George Ticonderoga Mass.   1776 or 1777 1 21 Home neck Pittsfield Witness proves each trip of service, but at time not stated.   1777 1 Schenectady Halfmoon   whole service 4 yrs mo. 18 d. 3 weeks  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

v. and 1312 Wars Section MCS/eel
April 25, 1929
Honorable Richard P. Freeman House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Freeman:
In response to your letter of April 21, 1929, I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.13526, it appears that Hezekiah Joslin was born at Killingly, Connecticut, February 18, 1757.
While a resident of Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, he served as a private with the Massachusetts Troops as follows:
He enlisted in June, 1775, in Captain Jacob Brown's Company and went to Ticonderoga, while there he enlisted as a teamster under Captain Beebee and served five months in all; in the fall of 1776, he served two months under Captain George King and Colonel Eastman; immediately afterward, he enlisted as a substitute for his brother, Willard, and served four months under Captain George King and Colonel Anthony Wayne; in 1776 or 1777, he served about

three weeks in the militia and went to the Highlands; from June, 1777, he served about one month under Captain Noah Lankton.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 24, 1832, while a resident of Cicero, Onondago County, New York.
He died, February 13, 1836.
There are no further data on file relative to his family.
Very truly yours,
E.W.MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

December 31, 1910.
Hon. Coe I. Crawford, United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In reply to your letter dated the 19" and received in this Bureau on the 21" instant by reference from the War Department, I have the honor to advise you that in the claim of Hezekiah Joslin, Sur. File No. 13,526, Rev. War, it appears that the soldier was born at Killingly, Connecticut, February 18, 1757, and while a resident of Tyringham, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, enlisted there for five months in June, 1775, in Captain Jacob Brown's company, and went to Ticonderoga, while there he enlisted as a Teamster under Captain Beebee.
In the Fall of 1776 he volunteered at Tyringham, Massachusetts, under Captain George King and Colonel Eastman and served two months. Substituted for his brother Willard, under Captain George King and served in the garrison at Ticonderoga under Colonel Anthony Wayne for four months.
Early in 1776 or 1777, he served in the Militia, three weeks. In June 1777, he served one month under Captain Noah Lankton.
He was allowed pension on an application executed October 24, 1832, while a resident of Cicero, Onondaga County, New York. He died February 13, 1836.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1910 Dec 21 Hist. to Hon. Coe L. Crawford 1913 July 7 Hist. to Mrs. L. F. Baumgartner 1929 Apr. 25 Hist. to Hon. Richard P. Freeman. See Timothy Hatch d. 13296 m.c.s
Per Man
13526 INVALID.
File No. 13526
 Horatio Foster  Phil. Pa. war 
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 191
[Arrangement of 1870.]

If a certificate is granted, please direct it to my care, If not, should be glad to have the papers returned with reason for rejecting them
Yours Respectfully
H. Joslin Secy,
Concord Conn a Co. N.Y.
Oct 25 th 1832

State of New York } County of Onondaga } ss On the 18 th day of October 1832
personally appeared before me, Noah Taylor of the town of Cassena, in the County of Madison, and state aforesaid, to me personally known, who on being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is seventy two years of age, and believes when a boy in the town of Tyringham in the state of Massachusetts, was there acquainted with Horebick Joslin, who he is now informed lives in the town of Cicero in the County of Onondaga and state aforesaid, That he the witness Enlisted into the service in the town of Tyringham on the 18 th day of June 1775, and that Horebick Joslin must have Enlisted about the same time, as they both marched together from that place, through Great Barrington, Spencertown, Kinderhook, Albany, Halfmoon, Stillwater, Port Edward, thence to Lake George, from thence to a place called Steensborough, from thence to Tienderoga.
The Captain under which Horebick Joslin Enlisted was Jacob Brown, the Lieutenant was Rufus Allen the name of the Ensign is not recollected.
While stationed at Tienderoga Horebick Joslin did Enlist into the Works, and drove a team which was in the continental service engaged in transporting military stores, once more afterwards joined the Regiment to the knowledge of this deponent.
In the forpart of the season in the year 1776 the militia were all called out in the vicinity where deponent lived, and this deponent and Horebick Joslin went together to the Highlands, the object of which expedition was to prevent two British ships from proceeding farther up the River; were gone from home about three weeks.
In the fall of 1776 this deponent and Horebick Joslin went together to White Plains, They Enlisted for two months and Joslin served out his time and returned home.
In the year 1777 this deponent further says, he knows

that Joslin was at Bernus' heights in the Expedition that was raised to meet Burgoyne, how long he was there he does not know. And further this deponent saith not.
Nash Taylor
Sworn and Subscribed } before me this 10 th day, } of October 1832 } Elisha Litchfield J. Peace.
I hereby Certify that I have been personally acquainted with Nash Taylor who has made the above affidavit for twenty four years, I should suppose he was as old as he has above stated, he is quite infirm, yet I consider his statement entitled to credit.
Elisha Litchfield J. P.
State of New York } County of Onondaga } p.
I Reuben S. Hef Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that Elisha Litchfield before whom the preceding Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the jurat of the said affidavit and also to the above certificate to be his proper hand writing and signatures
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 25 th day of October 1832
R. S. Hef Clerk

1726874
WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. December 20, 1910.
Respectfully transmitted to the Commissioner of Pensions,
and the Hon. Mr. Crawford so informed.
He has also been informed that there are no records on file in this office of any of the organizations in which service was rendered by one Hezekiah Joslin, Certificate No. 8660, Invalid File 13,526.
The Adjutant General.

MR CRAWFORD, CHAIRMAN. MR BURROWS. MR. DAVIS, MR MCCUMBER, MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
JOHN L. ERICKSON, CLERK.
United States Senate, COMMITTEE ON EXPENDITURES IN THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
December 19, 1910.
Mr. Frank M. Hoadley, Record Division, Department of War, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
One of my constituents, an esteemed citizen of writes me that he is anxious to get the record of his great grand father who was a a soldier in the Revolutionary War-- Hesekeiah Joslin. He informs me that he received information some time ago that the record was recorded by clerk Cromwell in Book 3, Volume 4, page 22. Also No. 8660 Invalid file No. 13526, Private Revolutionary War, Index Vol. 1, page 191. arrangement 1820.
I shall appreciate you assistance in procuring for me the information desired, at your earliest convenience.
Very respectfully,

Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir -
Have you any records or proof whether Gideon Joslin of Lynnigham Mass - sent to the alarm call at Lexington - during the Revolutionary War? Also if Hezekiah Joslin his son was a Minute Man - The War Dept of Washington refused me to you - Yours Truly -
Mrs) L F Baume 1749 Cherokee Ave Hollywood Calif -
June 21 st 1913