Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19.462, for Solomon Tompkins, Connecticut

SERVICE
Conn
Jompkins Solomon Deborah
NUMBER
W.19.462.
CONTENTS
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10.646
New York.
Solomon Tompkins of Herk County in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Leigh Col. Butler of the Connecticut line, for the term of One Year War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of May 1810.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th of May 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq r Judge Reading, Steubenville O.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 9 m th & 10/31 — 74:58 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th Sept r 1819 — 48:—
122:58
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to Oliver  Comptroller 16 Sept. 1820 Path. New York Dear Sir, in letter to J. W. Clart Esq r 9 July 1832.

New-York (A.) 1991
Deborah Tompkins, widow of Solomon Tompkins, dead Conn. V
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 Mar. 1818, and who died on the 23 d of June, 1823, of Chemung Co. in the State of New-York who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg'ts commanded by Col. Meigs & Butler the Connecticut line for 12 months private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany, at the rate of 40 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of March, 1839 and sent to Thos. Maywell, Esq. Flaura, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March, 1839 $120:00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th " " 20
$140.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by J. J. Ely Clerk Book 2 Vol. 2 Page 106

State of New York } Steuben County } ss: On this twenty third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, personally appeared in Open Court, being a Court of record for the said County, Solomon Tompkins 80 years of age next august, Resident in the Town of Reading in the County aforesaid, who being first duly sworn ascen- ding to Law, doth on his declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows; Enlisted under Capt. Star, Col. Butlers Regiment in the Connecticut line in the year 1782, and was discharged in 1783 by Col. Butler at West Point; that the original declaration of this deponent was made on the twenty fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, that the the number of his Certificate is 10. 646 — and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, disposed of My property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "an act to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war", passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any proper- ty, or securities, contracts, or debts, due me; nor have I any other income, than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Schedule of the real and personal of Solomon Tompkins. Real Estate I have none; My per- sonal estate as follows; 1 Mare 14 years old, one Cow, both purchased with My pension Money; 1 ax, one table, one broken pot, 1 old Wheel for Wool, 2 knives & forks, 1 water pail — I have not the necessary bedding and wearing apparel; My occupation is a farmer, I am not able to do much work owing to sore eyes which almost renders me blind — My wife is about sixty,

very subject to the Rheumatism, so much so that I am compelled to hire our washing done, she being unable to perform it, one daughter Millison, twenty six years of age, in ill health, unable to do hard work, inclined to the Consumption, according to the opinion of a Physician —
Solomon Tompkins
Sworn to & declared in open Court this 23 d day of June 1820
before me Howell Clerk of Staten Island Pleas
Staten County ss: I, Edward Howell, Clerk of the Clerk's office of the County of Staten, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is forty four dollars & twenty five cents —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court, on this 10 th day of July 1820 — Howell Clerk
Solomon Tompkins.
[Faint handwritten notes and scribbles, including the date 15 May 1821]

Solomon Tompkins Private Steuben County, New-York.
Col o . Meigs and Col o . Butler's reg ts . Connecticut line
one year.
25 th May, 1818.
John Dow, judge, Reading, Steuben County, New-York.

Solomon Tompkins

State of New York } Is County of Steuben }
On the twenty fifth day of may A.D. 1818 before me John Dow one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the said County personally appears Solomon Tompkins aged Seventy eight years now reside- ing in the Town of Reading in the said Coun- ty and State who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That he the said Solomon Tompkins enlisted in the service of the United States in the Spring of the year 1782 in the State of Connecticut that he joined the army of the revolution in June of the same year at the Huts on the east side of the North river. That he belonged to, and Served in the Company commanded by Captain Star of Middletown, his Captain first name he dont recollect, of Colonel Meigs Regiment, Colonel Zebulon Butler Commander the Regiment at the time that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States the term of one year from the time he enlisted, where he was discharged from service in said Company and Regiment in the Spring of the year 1783 - he believes in the month of April, - at West Point in the State of New York - And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, his discharge being lost -
Sworn to and declared before } Solomon Tompkins me the day and year first aforesaid. John Dow }

Steuben County So I John Dow one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the said Solomon Tompkins did serve in the revo- lutionary war as stated in the preceding de- claration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of war pursuant to the dispositions of the aforementioned act of Congress May 25 th A.D. 1818. John Dow
I John Dow the judge aforesaid do hereby further certify that I am personally acquaint- ed with the aforesaid Solomon Tompkins and that it appears to my Satisfaction that he the said Solomon Tompkins is in reduced circumstances and actually stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support John Dow
June 19 th 1818

State of New York Steuben County ss
I Edward Howell Clerk of the said county of Steuben do hereby certify that John Dow whose name appears to the preceding declaration & certifi- cate was at the time of the making thereof one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county this 19 th day of June A D 1816
E Howell

Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 2 p. 40
1991 2542 Deborah Tompkins application.
Act 7 July, 1838.
Admitted Pm at 12 months 40
Thos. Mafadd Esq, Present

State of New York,
Chemung County ss 3 On this eighth day of October 1838 personally appeared before Joseph D. Darling Esquire First Judge of the County courts of the said County of Chemung Deborah Tompkins a resident of the town of Catherine in the said County aged seventy five years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of Solomon Tompkins who was a private in the army of the Revolution in the Connecticut line, and was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 1818, and as such placed on the Pension Roll of the New York Agency (resident in the County of Steuben) at the rate of Ninety six dollars per year as appears by the published Pension Roll for the state of New York. The proofs of his service are in the War Department accompanying his pension application, to which she refers.
She further declares that she was married to the said Solomon Tompkins on the eleventh day of February 1791 at Southeast (then Duchess County) now Putnam County by Thomas Baldwin Esq. a justice of the Peace of said County in the State of New York That her husband the aforesaid Solomon Tompkins died on the twenty third day of June eighteen hundred twenty three: that she was not married to him prior to his leaving service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four, to wit on the eleventh day of February Seventeen hundred and ninety one as above stated - and that she still remains the widow of the said Solomon Tompkins having never since been married as will appear by the proofs hereunto annexed and

And further this deponent saith not - Sworn & subscribed here before me the 8th day of October 1838
Deborah J. Tompkins mark
J. Darling first judge of the county courts of the county of Chemung
Joseph L. Darling the ridge above named do certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the above named Deborah Tompkins cannot attend the sitting of the county courts of the said county of Chemung which are held at the distance of twenty miles from her residence - In consequence of which I have this day attended at her residence and adminis- tered the oath as to the truth of the foregoing declaration, as directed by the laws in such cases -
J. Darling first judge of the county courts of the county of Chemung

State of New York Chemung County ss { John Tompkins of Elmira in the said County aged forty one years and upwards being duly sworn deposeth & saith that the family record of Solomon Tompkins (the father of the deponent) a revolutionary pensioner, is now in his possession, that it has been kept in the family ever since his recollection: that his mother the wife of the said Solomon Tompkins (formerly Deborah Dan) has since the death of the said Solomon Tompkins resided apart of the time with this deponent and a part of the time in the family of Dan Tompkins another of her sons. That the marriage of the said Solomon Tompkins & his wife (the said Debo- rah) took place as appears from the said record on the eleventh of February 1791. The entry in the said record is in the words & figures following tenor:
"Solomon Tompkins was born August 5. 1740 - "Deborah Tompkins was born April 6. 1763 "was married February 11. 1791."
The said Solomon Tompkins died on the twenty third day of June 1823 leaving the said Deborah his widow surviving him, who is still living and still remains his widow sworn & subscribed { and is the identical person who is a before me the 28 th } pension applicant in the papers August 1838. } annexed;
John W. Wisner JP Chemung County N.Y.
John Tompkins
State of New York Chemung County ss { I John W. Wisner a justice of the peace in & for said County do hereby certify that on the day above mentioned

the above named deponent John Tompkins whom I consider to be a credible and disinterested witness, appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit. He also produced before me a family record headed "Family Record of Solomon Tompkins & Deborah his wife". I have carefully compared the extract from the said record which is copied in the foregoing affidavit & find the same to be correctly copied —
John W. Wisner S.D.
State of Pennsylvania Chemung County Clerk's Office 3 rd ss.
I, Isaac Baldwin Clerk of the said County of Chemung do certify that Joseph L. Darling Esq., whose name is subscribed to the foregoing declaration & certificate was when the same bear date the First Judge of the County of Chemung the duly qualified & that the several signatures of the said Joseph L. Darling above subscribed are genuine & further that John W. Wisner Esq., whose signatures appear to the above affidavit & certificate was when the same bear date a Justice of the peace of said County duly qualified & that his several signatures above subscribed are genuine. Witness my hand & official Seal the 9 th October 1838 — Isaac Baldwin CLK per D. Herron Deputy CLK
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TOMPKINS, SOLOMON Conn. WI 9462

Family Record of
Solomon Tompkins & Deborah His Wife
Names
Solomon Tompkins Deborah Tompkins Cynthia Brown James Brown Jane Tompkins Milly Tompkins John Tompkins Dayton Tompkins
Births
Was Born In August 51740 Was Born April 6 1763 Was Born In March 020/783 Was Born September 291778 Was Born In September 1793 Was Born In 1794 Was Born In January 1797 Was Born In June 1799
Marriages
Feb 17 Was Married Feb 17 Was Married Feb 17 Was Married Feb 17 Was Married Feb 17 Was Married Feb 17
Deaths
Solomon Tompkins Died 23 June 1823

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
O. W. & N. Div.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
F. S.
M. E. C.
WASHINGTON, D. C., September 26, 1895.
Sir:
Replying to your communication of recent date, requesting information relative to the family history of Solomon Tompkins, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that his pension papers have been very carefully examined and they contain nothing to indicate where he was born, or the names of his parents. His widow, Deborah, was alive in the year 1838, for at that time, while residing in Catherine, New York, she made an application for pension and the same was allowed. She stated in her declaration that she was married to Solomon Tompkins at South East, N. Y., by Thomas Baldwin, a Justice of the Peace, on February 11, 1791, and that he died on June 23, 1823. As evidence in support of her claim for pension (to prove date of marriage) the family record was forwarded to this Bureau and from that record the following has been taken:
Solomon Tompkins born August 5, 1740; Deborah Tompkins " April 6, 1763; James Brown " September 29, 1778;

Cynthia Brown Born March 20, 1723; Jane Tompkins " September 5, 1793; Milly Tompkins " 1794; John Tompkins " January 30, 1797; Dan Tompkins " June 19, 1799.
Solomon and Deborah Tompkins married February 11, 1791.
Solomon Tompkins died June 23, 1823.
The dates of death of the widow and children are not given in the family record. Nothing has been found in any of the papers to show that Solomon Tompkins had been previously married.
It is probable that you may be able to obtain the date of the widow's death by addressing an inquiry to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, giving the number of her pension certificate (1991), the date when issued (March 9, 1839), and the Agency at which paid (New York).
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Edward Tompkins, P. O. Box 292, Oakland, Cal.

M r Tompkins

State of New York
Chemung County ss } John Tompkins of Elmira in the said county of Chemung aged forty one years and upwards being duly Sworn say, that the document annexed is the Family record of Solomon Tompkins, late a pensioner of the United States, now deceased and the father of this deponent; that he has for many years past been acquainted with it & it has always been considered and acknowledged in the family as the family record of the said Solomon Tompkins. That the entries of the birth, and marriage of Solomon and Deborah Tompkins, and those of the names & birth, of the children are in the handwriting of the said Solomon Tompkins: the whole of said record is in his handwriting except the entry of the marriage of three of the children and that of the death of the said Solomon Tompkins:
That the said Solomon Tompkins died at the time mentioned in the said record and was at the time a pensioner of the United States, and that his wife the said Deborah still survives him & remains his widow having never married since the death of the said Solomon Tompkins: and she is the identical Deborah Tompkins, whose declaration to obtain a pension for the services of her husband was made before the Hon. Joseph T. Darling first judge of the county courts of the county of Chemung in the month of October last.
Sworn & subscribed before me the 17 th Jany 1839 N. C. Nelson Justice
John Tompkins
of the Peace Chemung Co N.Y.
I consider the above named John Tompkins to be a credible and disinterested witness
Jany 17 th 1839
N. C. Nelson Justice
Chemung Co

State of New York Chemung County } Clerk's office } ss }
Isaac Baldwin Clerk of the County of Chemung & Clerk of the County courts of the said County do hereby certify that James Robin- son Esquire before whom the within affidavit of John Tompkins was made was when the same beens date a Justice of the peace in for the said County of Chemung duly commissioned & sworn and that the several signatures of the said James Robinson thereto subscribed are genuine. Witness my hand & official the 17 th day of January A D 1839 Isaac Baldwin Clerk per D. Henson D. C. R.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
No. 19462
Deborah Tompkins
widow of
Solomon Tompkins
Dis. New War.
Act: July 7 th 38
Lex:—Vol. M , Page 278
[Arrangement of 1870.]

  1893 - Feb. 25. Hist.  To Hon. Wm. H. Webster, U. S. Civil Serv. Com.      F.S.     1893, Mar. 10, - Hist.  to Edw. Tompkins, Oakland, Cal.      F.S.  File    1893, Mar. 10, - Hist.  to A. J.agua, Mid. Div., B. of P.      F.S.     Sept. 26/93, Letter to Edw.  Tompkins     Oakland, Cal.  M. El.     Mch. 19/98. Hist. to Harry J.  Lander.     1908 July 13. Hist. to Miss.      E. A. Pritchard. F.S. etc.        Inc  

COMMISSIONERS: CHARLES LYMAN, President, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, GEORGE D. JOHNSTON. WM. H. WEBSTER, Chief Examiner. JOHN T. DOYLE, Secretary.
Address: "CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D. C."
United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C.
IN YOUR REPLY REFER TO FILE No. ....
February 24, 1893.
Dear Sir:
I have the honor to request that I may be furnished with a statement of the services and birth-place, the age (at time of making application) and places of residence, of Solomon Tompkins, who served in the War of the Revolution in Capt. Starr's (?) company, Col. Butler's (?) regiment.
Very respectfully,
The Honorable, THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Washington, D. C.

Oakland California.
August 24-1896.
Dear Sir:
I have been for some time past incidentally engaged in revising the text of the Preliminary Edition of the Dumphries Record, page 65 of which is enclosed herewith. You will see that on that page there is a question as to identity of Solomon Dumphries I with Solomon Dumphries II. Prior to the publication of the Preliminary Edition I obtained from Washington the facts stated about the pension of Solomon II. The information sent me from Washington was very brief, and did not help to solve the question of the identity of the Solomons. I was advised shortly after hearing from Mr. that they had only sent me a portion of what the archives contained. His view of the matter came from a genealogical worker of much experience but as I did not have any one to press the matter for me at Washington the question of further search there

remained in abeyance. I have now decided to ask attention to the matter and request that you will have a competent trustworthy person examine the archives of the war department - for all the data therein contained throwing any light - upon the names and nationality of the parents of the Solomon who was Humphries - a revolutionary veteran, placed on Pension roll - May - 15 - 1819. Information is also wanted as to the exact spot - where on August 24 - 1740 Solomon Humphries was born - You will see that his son says that his father was born "at or near Watertown Ct." But no clue can be found to this Solomon - or to his parents by Watertown genealogists, the Solomon who was married there in 1765 being Solomon I , and having a history so different from Solomon II , as to make the theory of the identity of the two Solomons far from Established. This inquiry is only made after exhaustive researches in many directions and is not made for the purpose of originating or being made the basis of any claim or claims against the Treasury of the United States or of

any person whomsoever, but simply and in good faith to facilitate the settlement of the genealogical questions which it is the object of the Record Tompkins to solve and make plain in the general interest of all concerned. —
With thanks in advance for whatever trouble this note may cause to anyone I remain Sir.
Respectfully, Edward Tompkins P. O. Box 292
To the Hon. the Secretary of War.
War Department. Washington D. C.
1890

Solomon Thompson, was a soldier in the revolutionary war, He volunteered in the State of Connecticut, and after the war, he received a pension, I wish to ascertain where, and when he was born, and when he died
Send to A. Sagu Middle Div Pen Office

W.19462
80 Pine Street, Waterbury, Conn.
July 7, 1908.
Several years ago, Mr. A. A. Aspinwall of Washington wrote me that Mrs. Deborah Tompkins of Catherine, Chemung Co. N. Y. in 1838(?) applied for a pension, as widow of Solomon Tompkins, a Connecticut Revolutionary Soldier (I have copy of his application-paper).
Will you kindly send me anything relating to family matters mentioned in that petition.
Sincerely yours,
(Miss) K. A. Trichard -

just

REV. 17-11-07 Record Division.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
July 13, 1908 Searched by D. D. L.
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant, Soldier, Solomon Tompkins Service, Conn. Rev. War
Remarks: No such claim except Wid. # 19462
_____ Chief of Division.

Of Commissioner Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir,
Kindly give me record of or in fact any information you may have of one Solomon Tompkins. Revolutionary Soldier and pensioner from State of Connecticut residing in State of New York. (act of 1818)
If any charge send me amount of same and I will remit at once.
Thanking you and remaining
of My respectfully
Harry J. Sanders
Wellsboro. Pa
3/10-08

O. W. & N. DIV.
F.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
W. 19462.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., February 24, 1896.
Sir:-
Replying to your communication of even date in which you request information concerning the military history of Solomon Tompkins, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, I have to inform you that he makes the following statement in his declaration for pension on file in this Bureau relative to his services in that war:
"That he, the said Solomon Tompkins, enlisted in the service of the United States in the Spring of the year, 1782, in the state of Connecticut; that he joined the army of the revolution in June of the same year at the huts on the east side of the North River; that he belonged to, and served in, the company commanded by Captain Star of Middletown, of Col. Meigs' regiment. Col. Zebulon Butler commanded the regiment at the time; that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States the term of one year from the time he enlisted when he was discharged from service in said company and regiment in the Spring of the year 1783 -- he believes in the month of April -- at West Point in the state of New York."
His application for pension is dated May 5, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Reading, N.Y. Born, August 5, 1740. Died, June 23, 1823. His birth-place is not given, neither is it stated where he resided at the time he entered the service.
Very respectfully,
Major William H. Webster, Chief Examiner, U.S.
Commissioner.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., July 3 , 189 3
Sir In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Solomon Tompkins , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring 1782 1 1/2 y. Starr Neigp Rutter Conn.                              
Battles engaged in, None mentioned Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not mentioned Date of application for pension, May 25, 1818 Residence at date of application, Reading N.Y. Age at date of application, 78 Remarks: His pen allowed
Very respectfully,
Edward Tompkins Box 292 Oakland Col.
Commissioner.

Mechanics & Farmers Bank, Albany Pension Agency. July 2 d 1832.
James L. Edmunds Esquire Pension Office,
Sir, The Widow of Solomon
Tompkins a deceased Revolutionary Pensioner, applies for the arrear of pension due to him at the time of his decease. I herewith send the Voucher, presented, by which it appears that she claims pay from 4 th March 1823 to 28 th June 1823.
Be pleased to instruct us whether or not we shall pay her - Very Respectfully Your obedt Servt
Thos. M c Clusky

for a statement of the military history of Solomon Tompkins a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. Wid J. 19,462
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spring, 1782 1 yr. Pri. Starr. Zebulon Butler Conn.                                                   
Battles engaged in, ✓ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Earl in Connecticut. Date of application for pension, May 25, 1818. His cl. was ad. Residence at date of application, Reading, Steuben Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, B. Aug. 5, 1740. Died June 23, 1823.
Remarks: He married at South East (then Dutchess Co., after- wards Putnam Co.) N.Y., Feb. 11, 1791; Deborah Dan. She was born April, 1763 & was ad. pensioner on an age of Oct. 8, 1835 while a res. of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co. N.Y. Children: Jane, born Sept. 25, 1793; Emily or Milly or Wilson, b. 1794; John, b. Jan. 30, 1797; Dan b. June 19, 1799.
Very respectfully,
18. 1904

To the Hon ble the Secretary for the Department of war Washington City
1 Case 2422 V
Solomon P. Smith Clerk
Reading, Pa.
Dec. 20th. 15. 1818.
Endorsed.

To the Honorable the Secretary for the Department of war
Sir - I have transmitted my declaration of my services in the during the war in the United States of America I wish you to place my name on the pension roll according to the late acts of Congress, and on the pension roll of the State of New York and send my Certi- ficate to the post master or post office in the town of Reading in the County of Schuylkill and in the State of New York. for me Sir your Com- pliance with my request will oblige yours with respect
Reading 30 th June - 1818. Nelson Thompson

Oct 16
2342
NY
7 July 1838
Free
Hon. James L. Edmards.
Comm. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Elmira Oct 9 1838
J. L. Edwards Esq
In I forward the application of Deborah Tompkins the widow of Solomon Tompkins a pensioner under act of 1818 - I understand that he served in Capt. Starrs company in the Connecticut line enlisted in March 82 for one year & was disch d in Feb. 1783 - and that he served another term of a longer period - His papers accompanying his original declaration will no doubt shew what service he rendered.
Yours &c M c Maxwell