Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10977, for Elisha Lee, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conti. (Conn)
Lee, Elisha
S 10977
CONTENTS
harded

26
14610
New York
Elisha Lee
of Onondaga in the State of N. York who was a serf in the Comy commanded by Captain Wilcoxon of the Reg t commanded by Col Parsons — in the 6. T line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 44 — Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of June 1833 — and sent to Archibald C. Gray Clinton. Onondaga Co. N. Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 . $ 38.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 . . . 22
$ 110.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 21 — Page 05

Declaration -
By Elisha Le - in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York
Oneida County - ss:
On this twenty ninth day of December  January eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Chancery - of the State of New York at a Circuit Court held in before - The Honourable Nathan Williams Vice Chancellor of the 5 th Circuit of the State of New York - at the City of Utica - in said County - (said Court being a Court of Record.) Elisha Le - a resident of the Town of New Hartford Herk Co. in the County aforesaid - aged fifty nine right 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 -
"Elisha Le" informed over the oaths of the several persons before signing that the facts set forth are true to the best of his knowledge.
That he entered the service of the United States - under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated - That at time in the County of New London, and State of Connecticut, this deponent enlisted as a piper, in the Company of Infantry, commanded by Captain Abraham Waterhouse, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel H. Parsons - of Genl. Spencers Brigade - of the Connecticut line - That the term of said enlistment was one year - That he served the full period of said term, in said company in the said service - That the date of said enlistment was the last of December - seventeen
Nathan Williams Vice Chancellor

hundred & seventy five - and that this was discha- -ged from said service - the last of December seventeen hundred & seventy six -
That he this deponent was born in Lime aforesaid - in the year seventeen hundred and sixty four -
That he has no record of his age - in his house, but that his age is recorded in his fathers family record - & in the town record of said town of Lime -
That he was living in Lime aforesaid when called into said service - that he removed from Lime aforesaid to his present place of residence in That he volunteered into said ser- -vice & was not a substitute.
That after said enlistment this deponent marched in said company to Roxbury - Massachusetts - and that in the month of April (as this deponent believes) - marched from Roxbury aforesaid to the city of New York - That he was stationed at New York till the last of August or first of September - when he returned home sick on furlough - and continued in said service - on furlough as aforesaid - and on the sick report - till the said last of December - and was then honourably dischar- -ged as aforesaid. That while this deponent was stationed at Roxbury as aforesaid - Colonels Zeddiek Huntington & Will. were stationed at Roxbury - with their Regts - that - Brig- Genl Spener - (afterwards Majr Genl) and Majr Genl Thomas - were at the same time stationed at Roxbury.
That this deponent does not recall of receiving any discharge - from said service. his writing -

That and Eli Bristoll of Herkshire in said county are persons to whom, this deponent is known in his present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution. —
Elisha Lee
Sworn & subscribed — the day & year aforesaid
Nathan Kimball, Judge of Oneida common pleas
State of New York
Oneida County — ss: We, Abiel Norton — a clergyman residing in the Town of Herkshire, and Eli Bristoll — residing in Herkshire aforesaid — hereby certify that we are well ac- quainted with Elisha Lee — of Herkshire — afore- said — who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration —; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age —: that he is reputable and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion —.
A. S. Norton Eli Bristoll
Sworn and subscribed before me } the date above
Nathan Kimball, Judge of Oneida common pleas
I Nathan Williams — Esq. Vice Chancellor of the fifth circuit of the State of New York do hereby certify my opinion, 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 said Court further certifies its opinion after that it appears to the said

Court - That _____ who has signed the preceding certificate - is a clergyman resident in the Town of Kirkland aforesaid. And that _____ who has also signed the same is a reputable person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I _____ Clerk of the Court of Chancery - of the fifth circuit, of the State of New York - do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court - in the matter of the application, of Eliza Lee - for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this _____ day of _____ 1832
State of New York Oneida County - ss - I Nathan S. Imball one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Oneida - do hereby certify - That after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department - that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served in the States. And I do further certify that the Rev. Isaac Shorton - is a clergyman residing in Kirkland in said County - and that Eli Bristol - who has also signed the same is a resident of Kirkland - aforesaid - is a credible person and is well known to me and that their statement is entitled to credit. I do

further certify, that Elisha Lee - the applicant - who has submitted to me the foregoing declaration - is a respectable person: That from bodily infirmity he is unable to attend court at either of the courts of record, in time, without injury to his health - and great inconvenience.
Nathan Kimball,
Judge of Oneida common pleas
Oneida County
Clerk's Office for George Brown Clerk of said County
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of Nathan Kimball in the matter of the application of Elisha Lee for a pension and that the said Nathan Kimball is a judge of the County of Oneida and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe the signature "Nathan Kimball" above subscribed to be genuine. Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 15 th day of April 1853. Geo Brown Clk Joseph B Read Sclerk

Genesee County ss: I, the undersigned, of the Town of Batavia in said County being duly sworn, depose and say that she is a Sister of Elisha See of the Town of Richland in the County of Oneida & State aforesaid; and that she was on the 23 rd day of May last past Seventy years of age, and that she believes the said Elisha See was Sixty Eight years of age on the 18 th day of March 1832. And this deponent further saith that in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy five, the said Elisha See & this deponent (then Phoebe See) resided in the Town of Syria in the County of New London and State of Connecticut. That during the early part of the Revolutionary War (the precise time a year this deponent cannot now recollect) and at the time the American Army was lying at Roxbury near Boston, the said Elisha See, as this deponent was then informed and verily believes to be true, enlisted as a fifer in Captain Abraham Waterhouse's Company in the Regiment of the Connecticut Line commanded by Colonel Samuel W. Parsons for the term of one year. That the said Elisha See left home as a fifer in said Company, and was absent from his home with the American Army as this deponent was then informed & believes. That he continued absent for a term of time exceeding Six months at this time, & that the said Elisha when he returned home, was Sick & unable to do duty & continued Sick at home for some time Sick, and that during the whole term of time which the said Elisha See served, he was in this deponent has been informed & verily believes in the Continental & United States Service.
Subscribed & sworn this 18 th day of February 1833.
Phoebe Lay
before me.
Rich 14

State of New York.
Genesee County fr: I Silveus Fish one of the Justices of the peace in the Town of Batavia, in and for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Prole Gay who has subscribed & sworn to the within affidavit is well known to me, that she is a reputable person, and her statement entitled to credit.
Feb 19
State of New York.
Genesee County fr: I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the County of Genesee in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Silveus Fish before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn was at the time said affidavit was sworn, one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County; and that the signature of said Justice subscribed to said affidavit is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this Eighteenth day of February 1833.
Timothy Fitch Clerk
State of New York

State of New York
11th person
Oneda County - ss: Hannah Sill - of the Town of Rochester in said county, aged seventy two years being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says; That she is well acquainted with Colubia Lee - of the Town of Kirkland - in the County of Oneda & State aforesaid: and has been acquainted with said Lee from his infancy. That in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five - the said Lee and the deponent resided in the Town of Lime - in the County of New London - & State of Connecticut: That as the deponent was then informed and verily believes to be true - the said Lee - in the year aforesaid in the month of December, as this deponent believes, enlisted as a fifer - in the Company of Infantry commanded by Captain Abraham  in the year aforesaid  White in the Regiment commanded by Col Parsons - of the Connecticut Line, for the term of one year - That said Lee left Lime aforesaid in said Company - in December of the year aforesaid - and was absent, till the last of August or first part of September of seventeen hundred and seventy six in said Company - That in the month of August - or the month of September - aforesaid the said Lee, returned to Lime aforesaid: That it was then generally reported, that said Lee was a fifer in said Company - in Lime aforesaid: That said Lee at the time of his said return to Lime - was sick - & continued sick for some months - That this deponent believes said Lee was a fifer in said Company - in the Continental service - in the years - seventeen hundred & twenty five & twenty six - the period of one year.
Sworn & Subscribed
before me this 10 day of June 1833
Hannah Sill
Horace Wheeler Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Nassau County ss
I, Horace Wheeler one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County do hereby certify that Hannah Sill - who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit: is well known to me, that she is a reputable person, and that her statement is entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand - This 10 day of Jan'y - 1833 -
Horace Wheeler J. P.
State of New York
Nassau
County ss: I Leonard Adams Clerk, of the County of Nassau - aforesaid
do hereby certify - That Horace Wheeler - before whom, the foregoing affidavit, signed by Hannah Sill, was executed: was at the time said affidavit bears date, one of the justices of the peace in and for said County - That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice - That his signature - subscribed to said affidavit is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand - and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County - This twelfth day of Jan'y 1833 -
Leonard Adams Clerk
Elisha Lee

24638.
Elisha Lee.
Onida Co New York
ms. B. no 2206
Arch d C. Bracy Clinton
Onida Co New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. 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 Eliza Lee. Onida, Co. New York.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Dec 1778 1 " " Lifer Gen. Schenck Col. Parsons Capt. Waterhouse 68 years New London Co. Conn. Witnesses Phebe Fitch Hannah Gill  
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 } ss.
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. □ This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. _____
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B., who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

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

October 25, 1939
BA--J/AWF Elisha Lee S. 10977
Mrs. Florence S. Whelan 601 West Chicago Boulevard Tecumseh, Michigan
Dear Madam:
In compliance with your request of recent date, you are furnished herein the Revolutionary War record of Elisha Lee as found in papers on file in claim for pension, S. 10977, based upon his service in that war.
Elisha Lee was born March 13, 1764 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not given.
While a resident of Lyme, Connecticut, Elisha Lee enlisted the last of December, 1775, for one year, served as a fifer in Captain Abraham Waterhouse's company in Colonel Samuel H. Parsons' Connecticut regiment, marched to Roxbury, Massachusetts, and sometime in April, went from Roxbury to the City of New York, where he was stationed until the last of August or first of September, when he returned home "sick on furlough", and was discharged from the service, the last of December, 1776.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 29, 1833, at which time he was a resident of New Kirkland, Oneida County, New York.
Phebe Lay, sister of the soldier, Elisha Lee, was born May 23, 1762 in Lyme, Connecticut, and in

1833, she was living in Batavia, Genesee County, New York.
One Hannah Sill aged seventy-three years in 1833, and a resident of Rochester, New York, stated that she had been acquainted with the soldier, Elisha Lee, from his "infancy". It is not shown that she was a relative.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Elisha Lee Certificate #14610 Issued June 1, 1833 Rate $44.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Mrs. Florina S. Whelan, 601 West Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh. Mich Elisha Lu - S. 10 977
Personal request.
Oct 20 1939

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 10977, I. 18940.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
April 21st, 1899.
Sir:-
Relative to your communication of the 18th inst., you are advised that Elisha Lee made an application for pension on January 29th, 1833, at which time he was 68 years of age and residing in Oneida County, New York, and his pension was allowed for one year's actual service as a fifer in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Lime, New London County, Conn., and served under Capt. Waterhouse and Col. Parsons.
David Lee made an application for pension on August 1st, 1832, at which time he was 68 years of age and residing at Vernon, Vermont, and his pension was allowed for twelve and one-half months' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Thompson, Conn., and served under Capt. Allen and Col. Sheldon.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Leonard Lee,
34 Salem Street,
Andover, Mass.

Rev War
10974
INVALID.
File No. 10974
Elisha Lee
Life Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. A, Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr 21 99
L Lee
Andover 1939-Oct 25: lier to Mrs. Florence S. Whelan