Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,894, for Edmund Ingalls, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Ingalls, Edmund
S18894
CONTENTS
Carded

Vermont. 18.666
Edmund Gargall, of Windham in the State of Vermont, who was a private in the Comp y commandea by Captain Abbot of the Reg t commandea by Col. Parsons in the Mass once line for 13 months & Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont. at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sept r 1833. and sent to Samuel Arnold. Londonderry. Vt. Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 33 $108.32 3/4 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 34 21.66 3/4
$129.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ele Moun Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3. Page 71

Edmond Gargals B. 966
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State of Vermont } on this 29th day of August AD 1832 Windham County } personally appeared in open court District of Westminster } before the probate court for the
District of Westminster in said State now sitting being a court of record having by Law a Seal and Clerk Edmund Ingalls of Londonderry in said District and County and State of Vermont aged twenty five years who being first duly sworn according to Law on his oath makes the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of 1832 passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the Revolutionary war under the following named officers and served as here is stated to wit
That I was I was Born and Brought up in the Town of Bridgewater in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts and am now 75 years old. That in December 1775 I left and went out as a Solder in the war of the Revolution under Capt John Abbott and Lieut John Peabody and marched down to Cambridge where our company was commanded by General Washington and by him ordered to March to Roxbury where we joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Parsons and Genl Ward Commanded that part of the army stationed at Roxbury that this enlistment was for two months and I was stationed at Roxbury the whole time. That in the month of March and about the 5th day of said month as this deponent has 1777 I re-enlisted under Capt Abel Prince and went down to Boston where I served in the Continental Service as it was then called Eight month I was under the command of Col Thomas Chase Deputy Quartermaster General and worked in the Blacksmiths Department for the army I received my wages of Capt Prince who paid the money from Col Chase the Deputy Quartermaster General and was discharged the 10th day of April

Col Thomas Chase Deputy Quartermaster General and worked in the Blocksmile Department for the army. I received my wages of Capt. Prince who received the money from Col Chase the Deputy Quartermaster General, and was discharged the 10 th of January to same year the Department then the 4 th day of said month in the 1744. I volunteered for three months as a soldier and went down to Winter Hill near Boston. I was stationed at the foot of Winter Hill this service was to guard the prisoners taken with with Genl. Burgoyne the British prisoners were kept on Prospect Hill so called and the American or Dutch prisoners were kept on Winter Hill we had no regular officers but four men were called for out of our company. to command by some that officers when we got down there

But when I got down to Winter Hill near Barton, I was put in to capt John Bodwell company and our Lieut even was nobody but just a rank commissioned the Regiment and general Wood commanded the army which consisted of two Regiments
hereby relinquishing every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declaring that the same is not on the pension roll of the agency of army of state Edmund Ingalls
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Peter M. Lapham Judge Before
We Jurors Amos Williams Stevens Both of Londonderry in the county of Franklin and state of Vermont hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edmund Ingalls who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five years old 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 & Amos Williams Stevens the day and year aforesaid Before Peter M. Lapham - Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Rebel during the war and served as he states since the Court further certify that Samuel Arnold and William Stearns who have signed the preceding certificate are Residents of said Town of Boon and Derry and that this statement is submitted to Barks with this that there is no better or larger man in said town -
Peter R. Lapp - Judge
I Asa Frazar 2 d Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of Westminster aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Barnard Ingalls for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed seal this 29 th day of August A.D. 1832
Asa Frazar

State of Vermont } on this 29th day of August A.D. 1882 Windham County } personally appeared in open court District of Westminster } before the probate court for the
District of Westminster in said State now sitting being a court of record having by Lucia Seal and Clerk Richmond Ingalls of Londonderry in said district and county, and State of Vermont aged twenty five years who being first duly sworn according to law bath on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Jan. 1832 passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the Revolutionary war under the following named officers and served as here is stated to wit that
I say that I was born and brought up in the town of Ashland in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts and am now 75 years old. That in December 1775 I left and went out as a soldier in the war of the Revolution under Capt. John Abbott and Lieut. John Peabody and marched down to Cambridge where our company was numbered by General Washington and by him ordered to March to Roxbury where we joined the Regiment commanded by Col. Parsons and Genl. Ward Commanded that part of the army stationed at Roxbury that this enlistment was for two months and I was stationed at Roxbury the whole time. That in the month of March and about the 5th day of said month in the year 1776 I re-enlisted under Capt. Abel Pierce and went down to Boston where I served in the Continental Service as it was then called Eight months I was under the command of Col. Thomas Chase during Quarter Master General and worked in the Blacksmiths Department for the army I received my wages of Capt. Pierce who received the money from Col. Chase the directly Quarter Master General, and was discharged in the month of April 1776. I re-enlisted for three months as a soldier and went down to Winter Hill near Boston I was stationed at the foot of Winter Hill this service was to guard the prisoners taken with Genl. Burgoyne the British prisoners were kept on Prospect Hill so called and the Officer on duty prisoners was kept on Winter Hill we had no regular officers but four men were called for out of our company to take command by General officers when we got down there

But when I got down to Winter Hill near Boston I was put in to Capt John Bodwell company and on that evening Major Colo Jacob Gurnh commanded the Regiment and General Wood commanded the army which consisted of two Regiments

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Edmund Ingalls
Windham county Vermont
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Samuel Arnold Londonderry Vermont.

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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 Edmund Ingals, Windham co Vermont
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1775 2 private Capt Abbott Col Person Lancaster 75   Continued 1777 8 artificer Capt Paine Col Chase Roxbury tradition   Voluntary 1778 3 private Capt Badwell Col Gerish Boston   Winter Hill  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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

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

P 18894
INVALID.
File No. 18894
Edmund Ingalls
Br Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 189
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Londonderry 4 June 28 th
Home from D.C. Wood Post Master
To the Secretary of the War Department at Washington

To the Secretary of the War Department at Washington
Concord, N.H. } June 2 nd 1864 } Yours from D.C. Brown for Master

Londonderry June the 28 th 1853 To the Secretary of the War Department
I am indebted to the papers of Edmund English for a position which have been returned to me and which I have caused to be authenticated agreeable to the directions of your printed letter as I have under stood it. I hope therefore his position will be granted and the necessary certificate sent on, as soon as is consistent with the business of the office.
I am Respectfully your Humble Servant Samuel Arnold
Return to me at Londonderry Windermere County West

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept 29 th 1832.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Nathaniel Shattuck is borne on two Rolls of Capt. Samuel Kings Company in Col. Josiah Whitney's Regiment, by which it appears that he enlisted July 15. 1776, and served till Nov. 1. 1776 — and that there are no other Rolls of said Kings Company on file — Also on a Roll of Capt. John Abbott Company in Maj. Gages Regiment, and served from Sept. 20 to Nov. 6. 1777 — The Rolls of said Company are also incomplete.
I further Certify that the name of Samuel Hayward is borne on a Roll of Capt. Matthew Randall's Company in the service of the State of Massachusetts Bay in Col. Thomas Marshalls Regiment, and is therein stated to have served from Aug 1. to Nov. 1. 1776 — There is no other roll of said Randall's Company in 1776 — His name is also on a roll of said Matthew Randall in 1778 — and he is therein stated to have served two months and twenty six days commencing Jan y . 7. 1778.

Also that the name of Edmund Ingalls is borne on a roll of Capt. John Bodwell's Company in Col. Jacob Gerrish's Regiment for service as guards at Cambridge, and his service therein is stated to be from July 2 to July 12 1778. 10 days. The rolls of said Bodwell's Company are incomplete.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy.
Since signing the above Certificate, I have found the name of Samuel Hayward on a Roll of Capt. John Bodwell's Company in Col. George Williams Regiment, for service on the Alarm at Rhode Island, and he is there stated to have served twenty days, commencing Dec r 8. 1778.
Edward D. Bangs. Secy.

Boston, Sec. Office, Sept. 29. 1882.
Mr Samuel Levard Arnold
Sir, _____
I send you a Certificate of all that I can find respecting the service of the persons named in your letter. To save you postage I have put them all into one Certificate. — The rolls in this office are very incomplete. A great part of the original Rolls never were returned. I make no charge of fees.
Yrs &c. Edward D Bangs. Prop
see

In the case of Edmund Ingalls he knows of no person living to prove his service I have written to the Second part masters in the Second Service in New Hampshire and Massachusetts where he expected to get testimony and find that the man that worked in the Shop with him in Boston died about two years since he is a very pious man is very poor and lately unable to furnish means to get away Evidence is now principally supported by the charity of his neighbors and what Service I have rendered is due gratis he is considered an ending honest man and I have no doubt that he rendered the 13 months Service stated in his declaration I am in hope that his name will be found on the rolls in the War Department at Washington for the 8 months service and it may be for the 3 months & the 2 months service
I am well acquainted with the whole Delegation of the State of Vermont both Senators & Representatives and have the sanction to believe that any application or recommendation or citation as to my reputation would be most cheerfully given Mr. printer & I am more particularly acquainted with
you will return to me at Londonderry Windham County Vermont
James M. Smith / witness of the law

State of Vermont. Windham County Court Clerk's Office, New Haven, June 19. A. D. 1833.
I certify that Samuel Arnold, Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the within is his signature.
Witness my hand and the Seal of this said County Court on the day and year above written.
James Colliot, Clerk.