Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17509, for James Ingraham, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Ingraham, James
S. 17509
Carded
CONTENTS

22988 Connecticut James Ingraham of Saybrook in the State of Conn who was a Private in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col _____ in the Conn Mtn for 18 mos
 33 32  16  1998  333  533.28 
Inserted on the Roll of Conn at the rate of Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Decr 1833 and sent. to B. Barber. 160 of R. Arrears to the 1st of Mar 48 33 1/3 33 Remained allowance ending Sept 1, 11 26 60 $160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 21
40 2 3 80 26.66
12 m. 33 - 4 m. and 32 8 " 26.66 16 m. 1.70 81.69
3 33 1.70
16

Connecticut . . N o 22,988
- James Ingraham - of Saybrook in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Compts. commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Conn. Troops line for 16 M th
died 20 th Nov. 1832.
widow Deborah
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Mar. 1834 - and Hon. N. Barber
Arrears to the 20 th of Nov. 1832 . . . 81. 69 Sem-ant. allowance ending . . . . .
$ 81. 69
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Bendire Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3. Page 22 . . .

19333 James Ingraham 6, T
deed 20 Nov 1832
Return this 16 m o for sale
Deborah Ingraham widow
Hank Barber Hank Barber H d R S. Ingraham

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 show what is necessary to be done. These 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 James Ingraham 6T.
   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.     1780 about 10 March 1781. ends abt 70 after that Served at Fort date not known Specified Private Capt. Shipman Capt. Turtland Capt. Groton and Grosvenor Guard Fort and Shore a guard on the Shore 68 born entered in and now lives there 67 Middlesex Fair County Living witness prove the service of two tours — Certificate of Clingyman and Citizen  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
1776 1832 44      1832 1776 56

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 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.

State of Connecticut,
Middlesex County - } Probate District of Saybrook P. County.
On this Tenth - day of Sept r 1832 - personally appeared, in open Court, before the Court of Probate within and for the Probate District of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, now sitting at said Saybrook; the same being a Court of Record - James Ingraham - a resident of Saybrook - in the County of Middlesex - and State of Connecticut, aged sixty eight - - - years, who being first sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated.
Mr. James Ingraham -
That he was born at Saybrook. County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, on the 8 th of October A.D. 1764 - since has ever resided, & still doth reside in the same Town -
That in the year A.D. 1780 - previous to the month of May - probably in March or April, of the same year - at said Saybrook, he enlisted into the Shore Guard, which Guard is correctly described by John Jones of said Saybrook, in his application for a pension - That he enlisted to serve until the first of January then next - That he served out the whole time of his said enlistment, at said Saybrook - That the company to which the applicant belonged was stationed in Saybrook - Fort - and was commanded by Lieut. Shipman -
That in A.D. 1781 - he thinks in March - he enlisted at said Saybrook, to serve in the said Guard until the 1 st of January then next following - and that he served out the whole period of his said enlistment, and was dismissed in said January - That the company in which he so served was stationed in Saybrook - Fort, and was commanded by Captain. Litchfield - That about eight or ten of his Mess-Mates were detached, including himself about 20 days, before the taking of Fort Griswold at Groton, to go in to that Fort, and came away ten or twelve days before the battle - A like number of men from the Saybrook - Fort, were regularly sent to the Groton Fort by order of Col. Ledyard, who he the said applicant understood and always supposed, was a work - The applicant says that those who were with him at that time are all dead -

The applicant says, that he thinks, he has a written discharge, but is not certain; if he has, he says it is lost.
And he further saith, that he never made application for a pension before now.
James Ingraham.

The said James Ingraham hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
James Ingraham Judge of Probate
James Ingraham
We, Fred. Wm. Hotchkiss — a clergyman, residing in the town of Saybrook and George Pratt — residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Mr. James Ingraham who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 88 — 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.
James Ingraham Judge of Probate
Fred. Wm. Hotchkiss Geo. Pratt
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that James Ingraham — who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Saybrook — and that Rev. Geo. Pratt — who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Saybrook — and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
James Ingraham Judge of Probate
I, Richard P. Williams — Clerk of the Court of Probate for the County of Saybrook in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Ingraham for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this Tenth — day of September 183 2
Office,
Richd P Williams  Clerk

John Jones of Say Brook in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, age seventy years, deponent, and saith - That he is, and from his youth hitherto, hath been well acquainted with James Ingraham of said Say Brook, who hath made and signed the annexed application for a pension, which application, and the statements therein contained, he hath examined - and he further saith that, from the first of August 1780 until the first of January 1781, he belonged to the Company which was stationed in Say Brook, under the command of John Shipman, who was a captain in the Militia, but who acted as the Deponent believes under a Lieutenant's commission - That when he made said General as he aforesaid, he found said James Ingraham there, a member of it, and serving in it - and that he so continued to serve in said General until the month of January then next, when he and the Deponent were both honorably discharged together - The Deponent further saith, that he always understood and supposed, and still doth understand and suppose that said James Ingraham was then serving in said General from the month of April previous.
And the Deponent further saith, that in 1781 he enlisted in the month of April of that year in to the said Shore General to serve until the month of January 1782 - and did serve out the whole of said time in said Say Brook - Fort, and that said James Ingraham belonged to, and served in said General the whole of said time and was discharged with the Deponent, in the morning of the first of January A.D. 1782 - Having served out his time honorably - and  and further the Deponent saith that - Subscribed in the presence of the tenth day of September 1842 open court of Probate this day personally appeared John Jones and that he is a creditable witness - James Ingraham Deponent John Jones ✓
James Ingraham of Say Brook - County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut, deponent and saith that he is of the age of 72 years - That James Ingraham who hath made and signed the annexed application for a pension, is a Brother of the Deponent - That during the whole of the Revolutionary War - the Deponent and the said applicant lived within about a mile of Say Brook - Fort - That the Deponent recollects that his said Brother belonged to said General and served in said Fort, in the summer of 1780 & 1781 - he thinks - He does not recollect how long he served at each time - He thinks however that

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The series applicant was discharged in the month of January - The deponent with the applicant was yet he fully believes, that he served as he stated in his said application.
In witness whereof further the deponent hath not only in open court of Probate this tenth day of September 1832 - and I certify that I am well acquainted with Samuel Ingham who has signed this deposition and that he is a credible witness. Samuel Ingham - Judge of Probate
Rufus Clark of Saybrook - County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, deposeth, and saith that he is 67 years of age - that he is now from his youth up hath been well acquainted with James Ingham of said Saybrook, who hath signed the annexed application for a pension, and the deponent further saith that he served in the General Saybrook Fort from April 1781 - to Jan 1782 - as a common soldier, and that the said James Ingham belonged to said General's Service therein as a common soldier - that the whole of said time, and was with the deponent honorably discharged in Jan 1782 at the Saybrook Fort - and further the deponent saith not.
In witness whereof Rufus Clark in open court of Probate this tenth day of Sept 1832 - before me - and I certify that I am well acquainted with the said Rufus Clark, and that he is a credible witness - Samuel Ingham Judge of Probate.

To the Hon. Secretary of War
The Petition and application of Deborah Ingraham of Say Brook in the Probate District of Say Brook in the County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut respectfully sheveth -
That she is the Widow of James Ingraham late of said Say Brook now deceased - that there was no child of said marriage of said James with said Deborah, & that said James Ingraham died without issue - leaving the said Deborah his Widow, who ever since hath been, & now is sole and unmarried. That on the 10 th day of September A.D. 1832. her said Husband, then in full life, caused his declaration and application for a pension under the act of Congress of the 7 th of June A.D. 1832. to be made out in due form of law. which he subscribed with his own hand, and made oath to, before the Court of Probate in and for the District of Say Brook aforesaid, which said declaration was supported by the Affidavit of John Jones. Rufus Clark & Daniel Ingraham. and is, with said Proofs, herewith annexed. That she verily believes, and respectfully represents, and says, that her said Husband, James Ingraham late of said Say Brook now deceased, did serve as an enlisted & common soldier in the Fort at said Say Brook, being in the War of the Revolution, from the 1 st of May or earlier, to of 1780. to the 1 st of January A.D. 1781. being eight months - and that said Fort, and the Company in which he served, as aforesaid, was commanded by Capt. or Lieut. Shipman. She also, verily believes, and respectfully represents and says, that her said Husband, did further serve, as an enlisted, and common soldier, in said Fort, being in the War of the Revolution, from the last of April, or previous, of A.D. 1781. to the 1 st of January A.D. 1782. being at least eight months - said Fort, and company being at that time commanded by Capt. Mitchell. - that said service was performed, under, and by authority of the State of Connecticut. That it was, constant, and uninterrupted. and that the said James Ingraham, during the several periods aforesaid did not attend to any civil pursuit. All, as is set forth in said declaration, which, together with said proofs, is attached to this application & making part of the same.

That she is informed, and verily believes, that said application, with the proofs, was transmitted to the Department of War, and returned for correction, but not until, after the death of the said James Ingraham - that of course no correction can be made by him .
The said Deborah Ingraham, further respectfully represents that she understands the objections, made by the Pension department against said application, are, that the time of service is not stated with sufficient certainty -
As to the first Term of service - to wit - in 1780 - The said James Ingraham declares, directly, that previous to the month of May, &c. he enlisted to serve until the 1 st of January, then next , & that he did serve out the Term . This is, believed to be a positive and unequivocal declaration of service , from the 1 st of May, at least , until the 1 st of Jan'y . A period of Eight Months . He further states, that the service was performed under Lieut. Shipman - and in Garrison - to wit - in Say Brook Fort . The testimony of John Jones, proves, this service from the 1 st of Aug t until the 1 st of January - while that of Rufus Clark Esq r covers the whole round , from April until January. Daniel Ingraham proves the facts generally. The Certificate of the Comptroller of public accounts, herunto annexed, obtained since the death of the said James Ingraham, proves, that John Shipman did command the Fort at Say Brook in A.D. 1780 - as is stated in said declaration. It is called in the declaration Lieut. Shipman , a sorry natural error, as he had been Lieut. from April 3 rd 1777 - This also, shows, the character of the service , and that it was such as to entitle the applicant to a pension -
The second Term of service was in 1781 - The said James Ingraham states, that he enlisted, he thinks, in March, & served until the 1 st of January then next . The precise day , on which he enlisted he does not state; he probably could not. It will be remarked, however, that Miss s Jones, & Clark - the witnesses - both state, that he served during all the time from April until January , thus proving, that he commenced, his service, on, or before the last day of the Month of April , -

And the said Deborah Ingraham, hereby relinquishes all claim for any time previous to the 1 st of May, 1780 - and also, for any time during March & April, of 1781 - of capt, the last day of said capt - The said James Ingraham states, that his said last Term of service was performed under Capt. Witherell - &c. All which is proved, by the aforesaid Certificate -
II. Term of service from 1 st of May to 1 st of Jan. is 8. Months. III. Term of service from last of April to 1 st of Jan 1781 - 8. Months. Making in all 16. Months.
The said Deborah Ingraham therefore respectfully prays, that the Amount of pension due her said late Husband Mr. James Ingraham late of said Saybrook, now deceased, which was due at the time of his death, which was on the 27 th of November 1832 - may be allowed to her, and a certificate granted accordingly -
The said Deborah Ingraham first presents, this, her petition and application to said Court of Probate for the District of Saybrook and State of Connecticut. and offers to prove the several facts herein stated.
Dated at Saybrook in the State of Connecticut this 5 th day of December A.D - 1833 -
Deborah Ingraham

At a Court of Probate held at Saybrook in for the District of Saybrook County of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, on the 5 day of Dec r 1833.
Personally appeared before said Court, Mrs. Deborah Ingraham, who with her own hand, in presence of said Court hath subscribed, the within and foregoing petition and application, and made solemn oath that the several matters therein stated are true, according to her best knowledge and belief -
And the said Court, after the investigation of the matter, doth find, that the said Deborah Ingraham is the widow of the said James Ingraham, who in his life time subscribed the application hereunto annexed. That the said James Ingraham died at said Saybrook, before his said application was returned from Washington for correction. That he died without issue . And that the said Deborah is sole and unmarried.
And the said Court doth announce its opinion, that the several matters stated in the said petition and application of the said Deborah Ingraham, are, each and all of them true -
Samuel Hylton Judge of Probate for the District of Saybrook Connecticut

I Frederick Wm Hotchkiss of Saybrook in the State of Connecticut. do hereby testify and say — That I am, & for more than fifty years have been, Pastor of the First Congregational Church in the said Town of Saybrook — that on the 14 th of October 1798 I joined in marriage James & Deborah Ingraham that they lived together as Husband & Wife in the first Parish of said Saybrook until the 27 th November 1832 when the said James Ingraham died, — that I attended and officiated, as a clergyman at his funeral and saw him interred. The said James Ingraham, is the same person who signed the annexed application for a pension under date of the tenth of Sept r 1832. And the said Deborah Ingraham is the same person who hath signed the annexed petition, under date of the 5 th Dec r 1833 — I further say, that said Deborah is the Widow of said James Ingraham. and that I fully believe that said James Ingraham died without issue —
Fred. Wm Hotchkiss
And further I say Not.
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court of Probate in and for the District of Saybrook & State of Connecticut, this 5 th day of December 1833 — And I certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Rev d Frederick William Hotchkiss and that he is a credible witness, and a highly respectable man —
Samuel Ingraham Judge of Probate for the District of Saybrook

I George Pratt of Saybrook County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut depose and say - That for more than forty years, I have been personally acquainted with James Ingraham late of said Saybrook now deceased and Deborah Ingraham his Widow - That for many years I lived, at the time of his death, within a few rods of them - That on or about the 27 th day of November 1832. The said James Ingraham died, leaving the said Deborah Ingraham his Widow - I was not present, at the marriage of the said James & Deborah, but they are reported and believed in the neighbourhood where they resided to be husband and Wife - and I have not the least doubt, that such was the fact - I was one of the executors of the said James Ingrahams Will, and as such settled his estate - He is reported to have died without issue & I believe such was the fact - The said Deborah is still sole and unmarried - The said James & Deborah are the same persons, referred to, in the annexed declarations -
And further I say not.
Geo Pratt
I was to, and subscribed in Open Court of Probate for the District of Saybrook this 5 th day of Dec r 1833 - before me - And I certify that I am well acquainted with the said George Pratt & that he is a credible witness.
Samuel Ingraham Judge of Probate

We, John Jones, aged 71 - years - and Rufus Clark aged 68 - years - both of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex and state of Connecticut, severally depose - testify - and say - in addition to the affidavits given by us, in support of the applic- -ation of James Ingraham - late of said Saybrook deceased for a pension - which said affidavits are now annexed to said application - That the Guard or Service in the Fort at Saybrook, as mentioned by the said Ingraham in his said declaration, was performed under, and by the authority of the State of Connecticut. The troops were State Troops. The officers held their Commis- -ions under the State - Retentions were regularly drawn from the State - and the State paid the Troops - & the Service, was a constant service - And further we say not.
John Jones
Rufus Clark
I sworn to and subscribed before me, in open Court of Probate, held at Saybrook in and for the District of Saybrook on the 5 th day of December 1833 - And I certify that I am well and personally acquainted with the said John Jones and Rufus Clark, and that they are both credible witnesses.
Samuel Ingraham Judge of Probate.

I Richard P Williams Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the within and foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter, of the petition and application of Mrs. Elizabeth Ingraham, for the pension due her late husband Mr. James Ingraham late of said Saybrook, now dead.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5 th day of December A D - 1883 —
Richard P Williams Clerk
10666 26660 13332

17509 INVALID.
File No. 17509
James Ingraham his new was
Act: June 7 th 92
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 189
[Arrangement of 1870.]

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by Marion B. Hudson.
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant Deborah, Widow
Soldier James Ingraham.
Service Conn.
Additional Service _____
No _____ claim, State records _____, 190____
No claim, combination records _____, 190____
REMARKS:
No Old War Widow or rejected as above.

Rec. 4. Feb. 1833 duty 14 Certificate of James Ingraham of Com. & returned.
Hill
Hon. L. Edwards Pension Office Washington City

H Say Brook 14 June 1834.
Rev. Mr. Edwards
Sir -
I return to you the certificate of James Graham - Mr. Ingraham died pending his applica- tion, before it was granted. The application was then closed by his Widow, Mrs. Deborah Ingraham - and is to your office in a bundle with others in due time - The original application of Mr. James Ingraham attached, as proof, to the application of his said Widow - Now the certificate you will see is to James Graham - Should it not be to his Widow Deborah Graham? - If it is right, I suppose you will return the enclosed certificate if not, I suppose you will send one for the Widow James Deborah Ingraham - I to have been from you soon.
Your ob. d Servt
James Ingraham Say Brook - Conn.

Saybrook 19 th March 1834-
Dr Sir
I wish you would have the goodness to put your certificate upon the other side, that the Deutier then named is a Deutier, as he is - and then send it to the Pension Office.
I have written a number of times respecting Mrs. Ingrahams Certificate, but can get no answer - I fear it never reached the Pension Office -
I send my Deposition, upon which I hope they will grant her another certificate. If so, please send it to me.
Yours Very truly Samuel Ingraham
Hon. N. Barker Wm Congress

I Samuel Ingraham of Saybrook in the State of Connecticut - depose, and say - That something in the month of January last, I think, but am not certain as to the time - I received a pension certificate in favor of James Ingraham late of this Town decd. As while the original application was pending Mr. Ingraham's decease, after which it was renewed in the name of his Widow - Deborah Ingraham, and granted. I supposed the certificate in the name of the deceased was wrongly issued by mistake - and that it should have been in the name of the said Widow. Accordingly enclosed & directed it back to the Pension Office for correction. and have never heard from it since - The said Deborah Ingraham never saw the Certificate, nor was it ever out of my possession until I returned it as aforesaid. If it has not been received at the Pension office, it is therefore lost.
in it read further I say not.
I see
Samuel Ingraham
State of Connecticut - Middlesex County ss 2 Saybrook March 19 th 1834
Personally appeared Samuel Ingraham and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth - the whole truth - and nothing but the truth. And I certify that said Samuel Ingraham is well known to me, and that he is a credible witness -
John D. Mathew Justice of Peace
N.B. From a Mem o in my possession, I think the Am t of Pension was $53.33 - per Annum - S. Ingraham

H. L. Rivers particulars this is called the copy of this letter March 20/12
Dear
Friend Noyes Barker Mem: Congress Washington City

Saybrook 7 th March 1834
Dear
M. Barber
Yours of the 27 th Feb. 1834 covering Pension certificates for Constant Rootfield & Blisha Bruback were duly received this day - I cannot sufficiently express to you my gratitude for your kindness and attention in this business -
I returned some time since, to the Pension Office the certificate granted upon the application of the Widow of James Ingraham late of Saybrook - for correction. I have heard nothing from it, and from the length of time which has elapsed, I fear it never reached the office. I have some anxiety about it.
Yours with sincerity
Samuel H. Ingraham -
J. L. Records Esq.
Can you inform me whether Mr
S. Ingraham's pension certificate is corrected & forwarded to S. Ingraham Esq. if not please send it to me
Yours obedt. Servt.
March 10 th 1834
M. Barber Hosp R

Payments to be made at Hartford
by Rev. W. S. Mr. Baulch
Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
Connecticut
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 3
Page 21 by E. D. Bullock
Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, James Ingraham of the State of Connecticut who was a Private during the Revolutionary War.
is entitled to receive Fifty Three dollars and Thirty Three cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 28 th day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.