Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,831, for Increase Mather, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Mather, Increase.
S. 31. 831
CONTENTS

17.317- Connecticut
Increase Weather of Hartford in the State of Conn - who was a Pri — in the — commanded by Captain Russell of the Regt by Col Huntington in the Conn line for 16 1/2 mo. Sergt - 5 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 73 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Aug 1830 and sent to Saml W Parsons Hartford Conn
Arrears to the 4th of March 33.44/4666 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep 4 " 96 66
$183.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E.D. Bullock Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 28

PENSION ACT OF 1832.
Declaration of Increase Mather
in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. } ss. Hartford COUNTY OF Hartford }
On this 9 th day November 1832, before the Probate Court for the district of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut being a Court of Record, having by law a Clerk and Seal, personally appeared Increase Mather a resident of Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Eighty 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 as a private in a company commanded by Captain or Major Roger Enos  Lieutenant Willy Mudget and Ensign Converse at Windsor in the County aforesaid and State aforesaid on or about the forepart of April 1775 ; that said company belonged to a regiment of foot commanded by Colonel don't remember Lieutenant Colonel - don't remember and Major Enos That he the deponent was enlisted for Eight months, and continued to serve in the said Corps until on or about the middle of November 1775 when he was  again enlisted for a further term of twelve  or fourteen months at or near a place called Roxbury in the County of don't know and State of Massachusetts ; that when he entered the service, he resided in Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut . and was marched from Windsor to Roxbury . was at the latter place when the battle took place at Bunker's hill & that he remained with the troops thereabouts till about the middle of November as near as he can now recollect when (by the consent of his Capt d &c) he re-enlisted into another Company for the term of twelve or fourteen months under Capt d  E. Fitch  Mispell , Lieut d  Henry Shroy & Ensign Richard Goodman in Col d J. Sedgwick  Wentworth's regiment - That he rec d a furlough to return home for a few days & then returned to Roxbury rejoined Capt d Mispell's company & remained in the company & Regiment & was discharged he thinks in January 1777 . That he served under his first enlist- ment about seven months & a half viz from the fore part of April 1775 to the middle of November 1775 when he enlisted into Capt d ...

Bispells Company Vols. I. Huntington (he thinks) Regiment. That during that period he saw Genl Joseph Spencer & several other Genl & Field Officers.
The deponent further states, that most of his comrades & associates, in the beforementioned time of service are dead. He knows of but two individuals now alive who served with W. Daniel Ely of Simsbury, & W. Elias Brown of Farmington - both enlisted together with the deponent into Major Enas Company at the same time & served together at R. Hop- bury. & the s d Brown & the deponent also reen- listed into Capt. Bispell's Company in November 1775. & served together until January 1777. all which will fully appear by their respective affidavits, herewith presented.
The deponent further declares that he went with the troops from Roxbury to New York & was on Long Island in August or Sept r 1776. when the British forces landed near Flatbush.
That he was in several skirmishes or battles there. That he came off with the troops to New York & continued with the American Army in its march from thence to Harlem & White Plains & sundry other places until January 1777. That during this period he repeatedly saw Genl Washington Genl Putnam - Genl Spencer Genl Parsons Col l Huntington & other Genl. & Field officers.
The deponent further declares that sometime in July 1776 as near as he can recollect, & as he verily believes he was ordered to act & do the duty of a Sergeant, & did accordingly act in that capacity, & was so recognized until he left the service in January 1777. That he was promoted a warrant

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but did not receive any until the latter part of the year 1776. He then applied to the Col. for a written warrant. He immediately gave him one which he has preserved ever since & now exhibits it in Court. The deponent declares that on the first mentioned term of duty under Major or Capt. Eno, he served faithfully a term of not less than seven months & a half. That under his second enlistment under Capt. Russell, he served faithfully as a private sergeant for a term not more than four months & a half. The deponent further states that he well knows the Rev. Henry A. Rowland & Deacon Daniel Gillett both of Windsor who can testify to his knowledge of the deponent's moral character & of his respected military services in the revolutionary war. And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court, the deponent further declares,
 1st. That he was born at Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on the 24 day of July  1752  2d. That the day and year of his birth was recorded by his father in a record made by him, of all his family  3d. and 4th. That when he was called into service, he resided at the place or town as herein before stated; and served in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration.  5th. That the general circumstances of his service are detailed in the preceding declaration, and also the names of such officers, &c. as he distinctly recollects.  6th. That he received a written discharge from the service as he thinks, but is not now able to find it. It has been lost or mislaid many years ago.  7th. That he is personally known to W. Daniel Ely of Simsbury & M c Clus Brown of Farmington whose affidavits are herewith presented. He is also well acquainted with the Rev. H. Rowland & Deacon Gillett who are respectable persons in the neighborhood where he now resides and can testify as to his character for veracity, and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
And the said Increase Mather 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.  Increase Mather Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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 the Reverend Henry A. Rowland, & Deacon Daniel Gillett both of Windsor in the Hartford County the former a respectable Clergyman, & the latter together with W. Daniel Ely of Simsbury & M c Clus Brown of Farmington both of the same County whose affidavits are hereto annexed are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, W m Whitman Clerk of the Probate Court for the district of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of W m Increase Mather for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 6 th day of November 1852 .  W m Whitman , Clk of Court of Probate for district of Hartford

18918
Increase Mathews Connecticut
16 2/3 w o private 5 w o derg 7
$73.33 ✓
Samuel H. Parsons Hartford Connecticut

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 3 rd 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, showing the Service of Increase Nathan  Starford & Connecticut
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Oct 1775 1 15 privt Capt Innes Myrtnos Flatbush Roxbury 80 Years   1776 1 2 Fitch Col G. Huntington Massa Mindon Documentary Evidence   Russell Roxbury Starford   N. York County 2 Witnesses   Long Island Connect   Warren White Plains Passport Not Authenticated    (Note: Service from Aug 1776 to Janry 1777)
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 do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of of the Court 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

To Increase Mather Greeting
By Virtue of Authority Reposed in me I Do by these Presents reposing Special Trust in your Courage and good Conduct Appoint you the said Increase Mather to be a Serjeant in the 7 th Company in the 7 th Regiment of Foot Raised by the Continent l of America for the Defence thereof, hereby Ordering and requiring you to Do the Duty of a Serj t in said Regiment, for which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant Given under my hand at Cambridge the 11 Day of December 1776.
Geo o Washington Col.

31831
Rev. INVALID.
File No. 31,831
Increase Mather
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 256
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev. H. A. Dowland
& Danl. Gillet
aff t de appli ate
of Increase Mather
~~~~~
Rev. H. A. Dowland

WE, Henry A Rowland a clergyman, residing in the town of Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and Daniel Gillet residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with M c Increase Mather a resident of said Windsor who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832; that we believe him to be Eighty years of age; that he is generally reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he now resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. . . . We also certify that said Mather sustains a very good character for integrity & veracity.
Henry A Rowland Daniel Gillett
STATE OF Connecticut } COUNTY OF Hartford } ss. Windsor
On this 8 th day of October before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, personally appeared the rev. Henry A Rowland who is a clergyman residing in the said town of Windsor and Daniel Gillett who is a credible person residing in the same town—and made oath that the preceding certificate by them subscribed is true, and I further certify that their statement is entitled to credit.
Henry Sill Justice of Peace

Daniel Ely, Affidavit for Inexum Mother
re application for Pension ms. 8.
April to Nov. 1775 — 7: 8

I Daniel Ely of Simsbury Hartford County and State of Connecticut now in the eighty- second year of my age do testify and say that in the year 1775 I enlisted into the Revolutionary Army under the command of Major Roger Eno of Windsor that I am well acquainted with Increase Mather of Windsor that he enlisted as a private in the Army of the Revolution in the same company with myself that we marched from Windsor to Roxbury in Massachusetts - that the said Increase Mather served in that campaign the term of seven months and eight days, - that he was tent- mate with myself, - that he now lives in Windsor, - and that he is present at the taking of this affidavit
Daniel Ely
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss } Simsbury August 14. 1832 Personally appeared Daniel Ely, signed the above affidavit and made solemn oath to the truth of the contents thereof Before me Hiram Roberts justice of Peace
State of Connecticut Hartford County ss } Simsbury August 14. 1832 I certify that Daniel Ely the above named deponent is a credible witness and that his statement is entitled to credit Hiram Roberts justice of Peace

Elias Brown's dep m de app ~ of Increase Mather
April 1775 to  not to to Jan y 1777. 21 mo d
price 15 mo d Sweep - 6 mo d  21 mo d

I Elias Brown of Farmington, in the County of Hamp- -shire & State of Connecticut, aged Twenty Three years, do hereby certify that I formerly belonged to Windsor in said Connecticut, & was then & and since have been well acquainted with Mr. Increase Matthews of said Windsor - State sometimes, in April 1775, I enlisted for eight months, in the service of the United States in the Compa- -ny commanded by Capt. or Major Roger Ennis, then of said Windsor, & a man by the name of Williamson by the name of Abijah was lieutenant, According to the best of my recollection, a man by the name of Cummings was Ensign, that said Increase Matthews enlisted at the same time, in the same company  service for the same term of time in eight months, the company at the first of May 1775, marched to Brattleboro, in the State of Massachusetts, where we both served until towards the close of the year 1775, when we both returned to Windsor. I further do hereby certify that sometime in November 1775, I again enlisted into the service under Capt. Ebenezer Dits, Colonel, Lieutenant Humphrey, & Ensign Richard Gossman, & in said service until the Regiment, & served faithfully thirteen or fourteen months, & was discharged at the middle of

January 1777. the said George Nathan enlisted at the same time, in the same company & served for the same length of time, & we were discharged together - the said Nathan served as a Sergeant in the same company from August 1776 according to the best of my recollection. And further deponent saith not. Dated at Farmington this 24 th of October 1832 -
Elias Brown
State of Connecticut Hartford County } ss Farmington
In that 24 th day of October 1832. Personally appeared Mr Elias Brown of Farmington in said County & made solemn oath to the truth of the above & foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed, and I also certify that said Brown sustains a good character for integrity & morality.
Ayer Inc
Sim o Pitkin Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } ss County of Hartford }
I Samuel H. Parsons a Notary Public for the County of Hartford, do hereby certify that Timothy Pitkin, Hiram Roberts, & Henry Sill Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavits were executed, are Justices of the peace for the County of Hartford aforesaid, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs - are believed to be genuine Witness my hand & Official Seal the 12th day of Nov 1832. Samuel H. Parsons
Notary Public

State of Connecticut } ss. Hartford. County of Hartford } ss.
On this 27 day of May 1833 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for said County of Hartford personally appeared Increase Mather Esq. of Windsor who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of 7 June 1832, and made oath 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 made:
I served not less than Seven months and fifteen days as a private in Major Roger Enos Company of foot. I enlisted for eight months & spent about 15 days in going and returning - making the whole service from the time of leaving & returning home not less than eight months .
See also Brown affidavit hereto prefixed. I served not less than fourteen months as a private and sergeant in a Company of foot - commanded by Captain Ebenezer Fitch Russell in Colonel Jeremiah Huntington's Regiment. I enlisted for 12 months but was detained two months longer for want of funds to pay off the troops. I was private in said Company until July

1770. or August. attended  the  Revolution there he served as a Sergeant not less than six months out of the field . That the  time as a private soldier in the army of the revolution amount to at least fifteen months & 15 days - and as a Sergeant to at least six months . and for such services I claim a pension sworn to & subscribed before me this 27 day of May 1883 J. M. Emerson Notary Public
Chas. M. Emerson justice of the peace.

State of Connecticut.
June 7th, 1833. -
I Thomas Day, Secretary of said State and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify, That Henry Sill, Hiram Roberts, Timothy Pitkin and Charles M. Emerson Esqrs. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Rev. Henry A. Rowland and Daniel Gillett, Daniel Ely, Elias Brown and Increase Mather were respectively taken, are, and at the caption of said affidavits respectively were, Justices of the Peace within and for the county of Hartford, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having power and authority to administer Oaths and to take affidavits out of court and to certify the same; and that I verily believe the foregoing signatures purporting to be the signatures of said Justices respectively, are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, the day and year above written.
Thomas Day