Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,661, for Ebenezer Terry, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Conn. N.H.
Jerry Ebenezer
S. 10661
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6 Moses Aug 28. Lot 6 P. 24 Oct 34 H. P. Chygate 17 Sept. 1836 1834 Stephen H. Co Prior
Given to H. P. Chygate and J. H. Fleming 16 May 1836 1836 1836 1836
25283 14697 New York Ebenezer Terry Chenango in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Parsons of the Regt: commanded by Col. Phipps in the Cont. Arm time for 11 mos. Discharged to 9 mos 8 days $30.88 Conn. N.Y. Records completed.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 day of June 1833 and sent to Abner C. Muns Gilford
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $73.32 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept. 18.33
$91.65
Died Jan'y 1854
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Vol. 4 Page 80

Ebenezer Terry New York N o 23283 -
Admitted.
11 mos. Private.
Adm d.
9 mos. 8 days pri
Asahel C. Mous Guilford Chenango co N.Y.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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, shewing the Service of Ebenezer Terry
   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.     May 1775 - Vol. 9 Pri. Capt. H. Parsons Col. R. P. = Kin Lt. Col. H. Parsons From Enfield Conn. to Canada - Con. 79 years Enfield   May 1777 Enlisted 2 " Capt. A. Walker Lt. Col. H. Parsons Maj. Elmore Col. B. Bellows " Maj. From Enfield Conn. to Canada - Con. to Kingston 1200 miles West to Wooster From Charlestown N. H. to Fort Sn From Enfield Conn. to Canada - Con. to Kingston 1200 miles West to Wooster From Charlestown N. H. to Fort Sn Voluntary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant most 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 _____; 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.

Ebenezer Terry
23283
See Phelps certificate that Darrow's Company was in service Yrs 80 in '75
Please direct the result of this to me at Guilford N.Y. Ashe G. Moss
War Department
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State of New York } County of Chenango } ss.
As this 21 st day of February 1833  1832 personally appeared before me Levi Dighton a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango at his house in Guilford in the County of Chenango and State of New York. Ebenezer Terry a resident of Guilford in the County of Chenango and State of New York aged seventy nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he was born & brought up in the town of Enfield County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and that he enlisted into the service of the United States or volunteered his services in the defence of his country in the month of May 1815 and immediately joined the Company in Enfield Connecticut under the command of Capt. Ezekiah Parsons 1 st Lieut. Holdridge of Hebron (Connecticut) 2 nd Lieut. Skinner of North Bolton (Conn) and ensign Darr of North Bolton (Conn) - joined the Regiment at the same place under the command of Col. P. Tinkham P. Tinkham of East Hartford (Connecticut) Lieut. Col. Heman Heman of Simsbury (Connecticut) & Maj. Elmer of Old Simsbury (Connecticut). Lieut. Col. Heman and Maj. Elmer took eight companies and went to Canada and Col. Tinkham went to Roxbury in Massachusetts with two companies he went with the two com- panies under the command of Col. Tinkham to Roxbury, marched through Milburgham, Massachusetts Roxbury, Brookfield, Leicester, Worcester and arrived

at Roxbury 15 th of June 1775. He saw and heard the battle at Bunkerhill on the 17 th of June 1775. Stayed at Roxbury until the 18 th of August following. Then the two companies to which he belonged were divided into three companies and marched down the shore to guard the seaport towns. Col. Aspinwall and one company stopped at a town then by the name of Squantum but now by what name it is known at present. One company stopped at Cohasset, and the company to which he belonged stopped at Hingham as it was then called, but now by what name it is known at present. He arrived there the 20 th August was two days going there and lay there until in the month of February 1776 when he received a discharge, by the Captain. He was in the service under that enlistment nine months. And he further states that in the month of May 1777 he lived in Charleston in the State of New Hampshire and in the month of May 1777 he enlisted into the service of the United States, at Charleston and joined the company at the same time under the command of Capt. Abel Walker of Charleston (New Hampshire), Lieut. Nathan White of the same town & Ensign Broad Street Spafford of the same town, and joined the Regiment at the same time under the command of Col. Benjamin Bellows of Walpole & Maj. John Bellows of the same place, and they marched for Fort Independence.

opposite Scituate about 80 miles from Charleston. Marched through Spring field, Mansfield, Dedham &c. when he arrived at Fort Independence he went on board the boats to carry the inspector to any part of the Lake to inspect the works and the company that he belonged to lay on Mt. Independence all the time until the month of July following when the Continental troops came they were all discharged and went home that he was in the service two months this time. The first Enlistment he belonged to the state troops of the state of Connecticut and the second Enlistment he belonged to the state troops of the state of New Hampshire. He was assisting in building a fort at Roxbury and the British fired at them from Boston. They exchanged the fire about two hours. This was in August during his first Enlistment. He also says that he has no documentary Evidence as to his service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can produce who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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. He further answers to the following interrogatories as follows -
1st. When and in what year were you born Ans. In the town of Enfield County of Hartford and State of Connecticut in the year 1753

2 nd q- Have you any record of your age and if so when is it?—
Ans- I have no record of my age excepting the town record when I was born—
3 rd q- When were you living when called into the service where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now live?—
Ans- When I was called (on several at times ) into the service, the first time I was living in the town of Enfield, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut. last When I was called into the service the second time I was living at Charlestown County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire. Since the Revolutionary war I have lived in Hartland and Barnhamstall in the State of Connecticut and Sangersfield in the State of New York & now live at Guilford, in the State of New York, at which place I have resided thirteen years—
4 th q- How were you called into the service were you drafted did you volunteer or was you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?—
Ans- I volunteered my services both times—
5 th q- State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service—
Ans- I knew General St. Clair and saw him before the Continental Regiment at Tiadendaoga in July 1777. Saw General Thomas the day the Battle was at Bunker Hill June 17, 1775—

Know Commissary General Pichon. Colonel Sheldon of Middletown Connecticut who commanded the Cavalry and Col. Ethan Allen saw General Washington once. The general circumstances of my service are contained in the body of my declaration.
6 th Q Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Ans. I received a verbal discharge both times and frequently have none to show.
7 th Q 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.
Ans. Dauphin Murray. Rufus Baldwin. Shira E. H. App Almon Trask. Chauncy Eggleston. E. H. Fitch Austin Clark. Daniel Mills. There is no clergyman living in my vicinity who can testify as to my character or as to their belief of my service.
Sworn to subscribe the day and year aforesaid Before me, "1833" int. intestines . Levi Beckwith a Judge of Chenango common pleas
Ebenezer Dorr

State of New York } ss County of Chenango } ss
We Abira E. Knapp and Dauphin Murray residing in the town of Guilford County of Chenango and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elizer Terry who is de- scribed in the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age. That he is respected and beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Given & subscribed this 14th day of February 1833 Before me Samuel S. Trask Abira E. Knapp Dauphin Murray
State of New York } ss County of Chenango } ss
I Samuel S. Trask a justice of the peace of the town of Guilford County of Chenango & State of New York do certify that Abira E. Knapp & Dauphin Murray who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Guilford and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Samuel S. Trask Justice of the Peace

State of New York } County of Chenango }
I Aaron K. Fitch Clerk of the said County do certify that Samuel J Pratt before whom the foregoing certificate is is made  known and who has made the preceding certificate was at the date of the same and is now one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County and that I am familiar with his hand writing and very believe his name subscribed to the said certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature Witness my hand and seal of Office this 12th day of February 1833
P. B. Prindle Deputy
And the said Levi Bigelow Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Chenango does hereby declare his 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 said Levi Bigelow further states certifies that it appears to him that Shira E. Knapp & Dauphi Murray who have signed the preceding certificate are residing in the the town of Guilford and are cred- -ible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. And the said Levi Bigelow further certifies that

Ebenezer the applicant Perry who has made the foregoing declaration cannot fear bodily injury at the Court
Levi Biglow
I James H. Pike Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chautauqua do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of the said Levi Biglow Esquire Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County - in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Perry for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 28th day of February 1833.
P.B. Pundee
and I further certify that the said Levi Biglow Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing de- claration and opinion was at the date of the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that same granted with his handwriting and verify- before his name subscribed to the said de- claration and opinion to be his genuine handwriting & signature.
Witness my hand and seal of Office this 28th day of February 1833 P.B. Pundee Clerk
In Matter of the app- lication of Ebenezer Perry for a pension

April 11, 1934.
Miss Myra L. Shattuck 106 North Broad Street Norwich, New York.
BA-J/ILL Ebenezer Terry S. 10661
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Ebenezer Terry, a pensioner of New York.
The record of Ebenezer Terry is given herein as shown in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 10661, based upon his service in that war.
Ebenezer Terry was born in the year 1753, in Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown. He was reared in that town and lived there at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
He enlisted in May 1775, and served nine months as private in Captain Hezekiah Parsons' company, Colonel Pitkin's Connecticut regiment. While a resident of Charlestown, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he enlisted in May 1777 and served two months as private in Captain Abel Walker's company, Colonel Benjamin Bellows' New Hampshire regiment.
Following the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided in Hartland and in Barkhamsted, in Connecticut, and in Sangersfield, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 21, 1833, at which time he resided in Guilford, Chenango County, New York; he had resided there then for thirteen years.
The soldier died January 6, 1854.
There is no reference to wife or children in this claim.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Ebenezer Perry of the State of New York who was a Private in the war of the Revolution is entitled to receive Thirty Six dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 3 day of
June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
Lee
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Atford. Cheneaux Co. M ch Sept 7. 1836
Sir,
Mr Ebenezer King of Guilford in this county a pensioner under the act June 7. 1832, informs me, that his pension has been reduced to the amount of three months Service from the original certificate granted, He wishes you to inform me, what part of his Service was stricken out from the original claim, as he wishes if possible to obtain proof, that his original amount may be restored.
I am, Sir
I am all Sir
Mary R. Mygatt
Under L. Edwards Esq
Com d P ro !
War Dept t
Washington City D.C.

Custody of Ebenezer Ferry Net for Concord 30 July 1882 Received
D. D. Dyer D. L. Edwards
D. L. Edwards Esq. Conner of Division Washington City
Cancil original cuttle & spec a new one for 9 mo. & 8 days from

Guilford Connecticut Co N.H.
In Sir Enclosed is Mr Ferrys Pension Certificate that the Error may be corrected as mentioned. I am from Gen Co of 16 th May 1834
Yours truly A.C. Moser
To J. L. Cawards Esq. Coun. of Justices
Jan 25, 1834

Guilford N.Y. Sept 27, 1834
Sir The enclosed is in reply to a letter written by me to the Comptrollers Office in Massachusetts on the subject of Ebenezer Terry's Pension. If this is not satisfactory will you further direct. Yours Truly J. C. Moss
Hon. J. D. Edwards Comm. of Pensions

Rechap
10661. INVALID.
1911, Oct 3. Miss 15 Mrs. Frank Tomlinson 1984 - April 11 - Hied. to Miss Myra L. Shattuck - S.L.L.
File No. 10,661
Oleneza Terry Pr. Nov. 1911
Act: June 18 92
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Spent in building fort at Roxbury & British force on their from Boston & here
(Ebenezer (cont.)) In Feby 1833 of Guilford, Chenango Co NY (aged 79 yrs) - Enlisted May 1775 under Capt Hays Parsons in Colo Piken. Lt Col. Hinman, the latter with 8 Co went to Canada & the former with 2 Co went to Roxbury arriving at Roxbury June 15 th but was not in battle at Bunker Hill He was with his Co  afterwards ordered to the coast town other  to  to Hingham where remaining until his discharge in Feby 1776 Dec 1775
In May 1777 he was living in Charleston N.H. where he enlisted under Capt. A. Walker forming the Reg t Colo Ben n Bellow, then mov d to Fort Independence NY opposite Ticonderoga and Lake Champlain - sketchy in July 1777 Since the War lived in Harland & Barkhamsted & Saugersfield NY & now at Guilford NY having resided there 13 yrs prior to 1833

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190__
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Lacy a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 10,661
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mar. 1775 9 mos. Pvt. Hezekiah Parsons Pt. Parsons Conn.   Mar. 1777 2 mos. Abel Tabor Benjamin Collins N.H.                                                          
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Essex, Hartford Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension, Feb. 21, 1833. Cl. ab.
Residence at date of application, Hartford, Connecticut
Age at date of application, b. Essex, Conn. 1753
Remarks: d. Jan. 6, 1854. No family data.
Very respectfully,

106 No. Broad St. Norwich, N.Y. Mar. 20, '34.
Sec. Veterans' Bureau:—
Dear Sir:—
The revolutionary record of Thomas Shattuck has been received and I am so pleased with it that I make bold to write for the record of another soldier of my mother's family.
The name of Ebenezer Terry appears on the Chenango Co. New York Pension Roll, Senate Document pg. 284. He was of the military Committee on pension roll June 8, 1833 aged 80 years.

I wish to secure his services and any family data.
Respectfully
(Miss) Myra J. Shattuck.

Pine Bluff, Ark.
Sept. 25, 1911-
Commissioner Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir, -
In the Pension Rolls of the Revolution please, see if you can find the name of Ebenezer Terry . He served in Capt. Hezekiah Parsons Company 10th Regiment of siege Battery.
Thanking you in advance
I am, very respectfully,
Mrs. Frank Foulinson
Bk 777- Pine Bluff, Ark.