Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,016, for Amos Thompson, Connecticut

Amos Thompson Connecticut 31,472.
Amos Thompson Holland in the State of Connecticut was a private in the company commanded by Captain P. Huntting of the reg't commanded by Col. W. L. Loomis in the Connecticut line for 6 mos. private.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of July, 1838 and sent to Hon. O. Holt, M. R.
Bears to the 4th of March, 1838 $ 140:00 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept. " 10:00
$150:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1838. }
Recorded by S. V. Elish Clerk. Book B. 2 Vol. 3 Page 41.

to Pen Agt 20. Aug 1838 To Ohio Pittsburgh from 4 March 1831. 27. Sept 1838. Notification sent to George Prentiss. Penn and Ohio
to Pen Agt 7. Nov 1838. do to J. McAlister 21. Nov 1838. do to W. A. Prentiss & Auditor 15. May 1842.
to W. A. Prentiss & Pen to Agt. 29. Sept. 1842
caused from 4. March 1838 Nov. 1842 - Notification to W. A. Prentiss Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6. April 1838. from 4 th Sept 1839. to 4 th March 1842 Agt notified 10. April 1844
Paid as above from 4 th March to 4 th Sept 1842. Agt notified 4 th Nov 1844
Paid as above from 4 th Sept 1842 to 4 th March 1843. Agt notified 24 th Dec 1844

Chas Thompson Deposition Dr Amos Thompson
Middlefield Mass Sept 27-
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Amos Thompson
Langfield
Connecticut
Hon. A. T. Judson

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Berkshire County — Town of Pore. August 29th 1833 — Elias Thompson 2 d — an Inhabitant of Said Pore a Person the age of Seventy two years of age who Testifies and Says that he was at Vermont In the State of Connecticut in the year one Thousand — Seven hundred and Seventy eight in the time of the revolution ary war in the months of October & November of Said year and that James Thompson his Brother, was a Soldier and was in Service there at that time and that he James served five weeks, his time of Service having expired he was not Discharged at the time, but was detained some days, by the failure of the arrival of other troops, or for some other cause to this Defendant unknown or not recollect —
Elias Thompson
Berkshire So Pore August 29th 1833 —
There Elias Thompson 2 d whose name is to the above affidavit and who is to me well known as I have been acquainted with him for the space of forty years or more, and is considered as a man of truth and veracity before me and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed —
Cyrus Stowell Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss. J. Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Superior Judicial Court in & County do certify that Cyrus Stowell Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was executed is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County qualified at the time of the making of said affidavit and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, & affixed the Seal of said Court this seventeenth day of September A D 1833 — Chas Sedgwick Clerk

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Amos Thompson Tolland County Connecticut.
John Fitch Mansfield Connecticut

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, shewing the Service of Amos Thompson Tolland County Connecticut.
   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.     Sub. Oct. 1778 - 1 - private Genl. Huntington 69 years Mansfield Tolland County Connecticut Traditional evidence, witnesses certified credible. no clergymen acquainted with applicant - one living witness certified credible papers correct -   Enlisted July 1780 - 1/2 - " Capt Huntington, Colonel Leland, Capt Reed, Col Starr  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
on notes - 4 mo 26 days

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 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.

Application for the transfer of the payment of a Pension.
Territory of Wisconsin Milwaukee County, ss. On this, thirteenth day of May, A. D. 1843. before me, the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said County of Milwaukee, personally appeared Amos Thompson, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Rerd in the regiment commanded by Colonel Starr, in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension-roll of the State of Connecticut, from whence he removed to the State of Ohio, in the year A. D. 1837. where he remained until the autumn of the year A. D. 1839. at which time he removed to the Territory of Wisconsin, where he now lives and where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Ohio to the Territory of Wisconsin; viz. Deponent has a son residing in "Mequonago", Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory, who has offered him a comfortable home for the remainder of his days and with whom he now lives.
Amos Thompson
Sworn and subscribed This 13 th day of May A D 1843 Before me J. Moyer Justice of the Peace

Territory of Wisconsin Milwaukee County ss. 3. I, George P. Thompson of "Mequonago" in the County of Milwaukee and Territory of Wisconsin, being duly sworn, do depose and say, that I am well ac- quainted with Amos Thompson, the deponent who is des- cribed in and who signed the foregoing affidavit, and have known him for more than twenty-five years past; that the said Amos Thompson formerly resided in the State of Connecticut from whence he removed to the State of Ohio, and from Ohio he removed to the Territory of Wisconsin in the year A. D. 1839. And I do further depose and say that I know him to be the identical person named in an original pension certificate, issued from the War Office of the United States, dated July 7 th 1838. and now in his possession.
Geo P Thompson
On the thirteenth day of May, A. D. 1843. personally appeared George P. Thompson, who subscribed the foregoing affidavit, and who, on his oath, declares the the facts set forth therein are true. J. Knowles Clerk of the Peace

Territory of Wisconsin. Milwaukee County, ss. 3
I, Cyrus Hawley, Clerk of the District Court of the County of Milwaukee, aforesaid, certify, that Thomas G. Noyes, Esq. is a magistrate, duly commissioned and sworn, within and for the County of Milwaukee, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my official seal of office, and subscribed my name; this, thirteenth, day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.
Cyrus Hawley Clerk

Application for A. Transfer  State of Ohio } ss } On this eleventh day of Patage County } August 1838 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Patage, personally appeared Amos Thompson who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Reed in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stan. in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Ohio where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Connecticut to the State of Ohio. That his children and friends reside in this country. Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid Amos Thompson Isakel Pyle Justice of the Peace
State of Ohio } ss } Know all men by these presents Patage County } that I, Isaac Thompson of Patage County and State of Ohio do on my oath declare that Amos Thompson who has taken the above oath is the person men- tioned in the affidavit. Sworn and subscribed before me } Isaac Thompson this eleventh day of August 1838 } Isakel Pyle Justice of the Peace I certify that Isaac Thompson who has made the above affidavit is a person of truth and integrity. Isakel Pyle Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio } Portage County ss. }
I Geo. Kirkum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Portage aforesaid do hereby certify that Asahel Tyler is a magistrate as within and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Ravenna this eleventh day of August A. D. 1838 -
Geo. Kirkum Clerk -

Barnes Aug - 12 th 38 Dear Sir In closed I send you the application of Amos Thompson for a transfer of his pension - Yours very Respectfully Cyrus Prentiss By John Wheaton

Amos Thompson
24653
und 10 July 1880 disch 4 "
On rolls - und 10 July '80 disch 4 "
Other information

State of Connecticut -
Tolland County - ss Mansfield Probate District.
On this eleventh day of April A D 1833 - personally appeared in open Court, before me Luther Kingsley Esquire - Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield now sitting Moses Thompson - a resident of Mansfield in the County of Tolland - and State of Connecticut, 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. 1 st . In the month of October 1778 - I engaged as a substitute for one Joseph Tinsley then of said Mansfield now deceased - who was drafted for a tour of duty in the militia. I was accepted as a substitute for said Tinsley, and was marched to New London, and stationed at Fort Griswold - in Groton opposite New London - where I served one month. I belonged to a Company commanded by Capt Oliver Huntington, then of said Mansfield, now deceased - Peter Cross - Lieutenant now deceased - 1 st Col M c Lean Regiment - Col M c Lean commanded the station at that time - I was employed in work on the fort, and on guard - I served one month faithfully, and was then discharged. Being then young I recollect the fort distinctly - but I cannot find any person living, who was with me in this service that I knew there - and have no proof of the same except my own declaration -
2 nd  time . Some time in the fore part of July 1780. The day I cannot now ascertain - I enlisted as a soldier in the Continental Army - for the term of six Months. I was enlisted at said Mansfield, by one Sergeant Southworth - Whether said Southworth was actually a Sergeant I do not know - He had enlisting orders and said he was a Sergeant - Augustus Hovey, John Waldo - and Silas

Dunich enlisted at the same time. The said Waldo and Dunich are both dead - I believe. We were marched to Windham, there mustered and accepted. We were then marched to West Point on the North river - and attached to a company commanded by Capt Reed - in Col Starks Regiment in the continental line - From West Point we were marched down the river to a place the name of which I do not now recollect - and there stationed until the beginning of cold weather when we returned to West Point and a short distance above West Point on the east side of the river we erected barracks for winter quarters and was there stationed until I was discharged - I was near the place where Maj. Andre was kept a prisoner - was on guard the day previous to his execution and was present at his execution - I received a written discharge from Col Starks, but it is now lost or destroyed -
I recollect Gen. Huntington who I believe commanded our brigade - I know of no person living who was with me in this time of duty except Augustus Starks, whose disposition is herewith transmitted -
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity - except the present - and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
In answer to the interrogatories put by the Court agreeable to the instructions of the War Department. I was born in the Town of Coventry in said Tolland County June 18 th 1763 - I have no record of my age. My Father moved into said Mansfield before I can remember - and I have resided in said Mansfield and in Ashford an adjoining Town ever since -
When I entered the service I lived in said Mansfield - and in said Mansfield and Ashford ever since - I was called into the service as stated herein - first as a substitute - second time I enlisted -

When at Epton. Major Ledyard was there, and I do not now recollect any other Officers except those I have named in my declaration -
I received a written discharge from the second term of duty - given by Col Starr - but the same is lost and cannot be found -
I am acquainted with Royal Storr and John Fitch Esquires in my present neighborhood who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the revolution -
I further state as a reason for not procuring a Clergyman to testify as to my character, that the present clergyman of this Parish has been here but a few years, and has not had the means of knowing my reputation or of ascertaining the opinion or belief of others as to my services -
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Amos Thompson
We - Royal Storr and John Fitch both residing in the Town of Mansfield in the County of Rutland - hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Amos Thompson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. And that he is a creditable person and his statement entitled to credit.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Royal Storr
John Fitch

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 Royal Sterns and John Fitch Esq r who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the Town of Mansfield and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit — and that Augustus Sterns by whose deposition is herewith transmitted is a person of truth and veracity —
I Shubael Freeman Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Mansfield, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Thompson for a Pension —
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this Eleventh day of April A.D. 1833 —
Shubael Freeman Clerk

October 4, 1939.
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BA-J/00 Amos Amos Thompson B22016
Dr. Ross H. Thompson, 115 South 44th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Amos Thompson of Connecticut.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.22016, based upon service of Amos Thompson in the Revolutionary War.
Amos Thompson was born June 18, 1763, in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not shown. At an early age he moved with his father to Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Mansfield, Connecticut, Amos Thompson enlisted sometime in the month of October, 1778, served as private one month in Captain E. Huntington's company, Colonel McClellan's Connecticut regiment; enlisted sometime in the forepart of July 1780, served as private six months in Captain Reed's company, Colonel Starr's Connecticut regiment, was stationed near the place Major Andre was kept prisoner and on guard duty there, and he witnessed the execution of Major Andre.
The soldier applied for pension on April 11, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Mansfield, Connecticut. He had lived also in Ashford, Tolland County, Connecticut. He was allowed pension by Special Act of Congress approved June 28, 1838.
Date and place of marriage of Amos Thompson and name of his wife are not shown.
In 1837, he moved to Ohio to be near his children and friends, and in 1839, he moved to "Mequonago", Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory, to live with a son. Children's names are not shown.

In 1833, soldier's brother, Elias Thompson, and was aged seventy-two years and a resident of Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
In 1838, one Issac Thompson was living in Portage County, Ohio and witnessed soldier's signature. In 1843, one George P. Thompson was living in "Mequonago", Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Territory and stated he had known the soldier for more than twenty-five years. Their relationship not stated.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Amos Thompson, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Amos Thompson, Certificate #31472 Issued July 7, 1838 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 28, 1838 ((Special Act of Congress) Wisconsin Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Resolution
2201b
INVALID.
939 - Oct 4 Kirk Co Dr. Rose H Thompson
No. 22016
Amos Thompson
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index: - Voi. 2 , Page 417
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
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P. O. Amos Thompson
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No. 2465 Anne Thompson cont. Rejected
See Letter to John Fitch Esq Munfords Esq - July 12 1831

N o 94653 Connecticut Amos Thompson Rejected.
Let to Hon. A. T. Judson 9 Dec 1835 " " Same aft. 16. 1836 " " Hon. O'Holt, Jan 4. 1837.
10523

Send a copy of the
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Am O Holt HR

Send the papers of Amos Thompson to Hon. O. Holt H.R.

AMOS THOMPSON. [To accompany bill H. R. No. 181.]
————— DECEMBER 22, 1837. —————
Mr. MORGAN, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was committed the petition of Amos Thompson, report:
That the petitioner enlisted in the company of Captain Reed, in a regiment of the continental line commanded by Colonel Starr, in the month of July, 1780, for a term of six months. Of this term, however, he served, according to the records of the War Department, but four months and twenty-six days. Prior to this enlistment, he served a term of one month under Captain Griswold, in New London, as a substitute for Joseph Tinney.
These two terms falling three days short of the shortest period for which the War Department is authorized to allow a pension, he could not be placed on the roll by the Department. The committee, in similar cases, have thought proper to authorize the Department to allow pensions, and report a bill in this case.
Thomas Allen, print.

Mr Evans Nov 6
J. C. Edwards Esq. Summit of Mt. Rainier Washington City

Merchants Manufacturers Bank Pittsburgh - March 2 nd 1838
Sir James Thompson, Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 at 20 Pcs. per annum, received a notification from your Department dated the 27 th Sept. 1838, as having been transferred from Connecticut to the Ohio - Pittsburgh Agency, to take effect from and after the 1 st March 1837, and ac- cordingly claimed his pension at this Agency. Not having received any notification from your Dept. I request you to give me the proper instructions respecting said Pension. In case you authorize me to pay it will be very desirable to the Pensioner, who is very much in need of the money, to draw the whole amount at the time without applying to the 3 rd Auditor for his previous undrawn 8 months as per Act 6 April 1838.
J. L. Edwards Esq. General of Pensions Washington.
Very Respectfully Yours obedt Servt Frederick K. Babb for the Pensions Agt

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
July 21 st , 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Amos Thompson, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh, Pa. Agency, at the rate of twenty Dollars and 50 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1842.  Respectfully, yours,
J. Seauco. Acting Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Amos Thompson, Com t roll-act June 28. 1838. $20 per annum, from 4 March 1831.
Send Cert to Hon. O. Holt H.R.
July 6 Amos Thompson Amos of Deering
O. Holt H.R.
Carroll S. L. Edwards Cam of Pensylvania Washington D.C.

House of Reps Washington
July 6 th 1938
Sir:
In reply to yours of yesterday, requesting my certificate of identity in the case of Amos Thompson, of Mansfield, Ct. in whose behalf a law has been proposed by Congress, authorizing the Dept. to place his name on the pension roll.
I can say that I have been acquainted with Mr. Thompson between thirty and forty years (I presented his papers to Congress) - and I know him to be the identical person for whom benefit the law was proposed -
I am with great respect your obedt & humble servt
Hon. J. L. Edwards Chair of Pension
Orville H. Smith

Aug 27.
Mr Evans
J. J. Edward Esq. Commission of Pensions Washington

Pension Agency
Warrenton 23 rd Aug 1838
Sir
In answer to your enquiry as to what time Mrs Thompson a pensioner on the roll of this agency under the Act of 3 June 1832 at 20 l per Annum was last paid. I have to inform you that Mrs Thompson was enrolled on the 9 th July 1838. at 20 l per Annum commencing on the 4 th of March 1839 and has not been paid at this Agency
I am very Respectfully
Your obed Serv.
Sam l L. Pitkin. Agent.
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 23 d , 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Amos Thompson, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Wisconsin Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March — to the 4 th Sept. 1842.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 21 st , 1844.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Amos Thompson, ————— a Pensioner on the Roll of the Wisconsin ————— Agency, at the rate of Twenty ————— Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1842, to the 4 th March 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. G. [Signature]
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Wisconsin Pension Agency
Milwaukee W.T. May 6th 1844
Sir
The enclosed notice of the transfer of Thomas Thompson, appears to be incorrect and is therefore returned. that it may be altered if found necessary. I am directed to pay the Pensioner at the rate of Twenty dollars per month . while by the Pensioners certificate he would seem to be entitled to this sum only for Annual
I am also directed to pay him from March 4th 1842. but the Pensioner has drawn upon me for pay from March 1843 only
I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servant
P. Potter
Pension Agent
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington
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Not Entered
no. 100 Br Bank
1844
Dear Sir - Commissary of Insurs Washington City D.C.

Barnesville Ohio. Nov 8. 1838
Sir
Mr Amos Thompson procured a Transfer of his pension to Pittsburgh - Penn. he has made out the transfer and vouchers to enable him to draw his money. he has sent on the form of Atty together with the Transfer. and was informed by the agent that he had no notification of the transfer and refused to pay the same. he so good as to attend to it as Mr Thompson is very anxious to get his money
J. L. Edwards Esq Washington
Yours respectfully Mrs Thompson By J. Whittier

Home of Rep.
April 12. 1836
Sir
Having received your letter saying that there was no such claim for a pension as that of Amos  Thompson , I sent your letter to Judge Fitch , who now writes me as follows —
"There must be some mistake. Amos "Thompson has an application which has been "pending nearly three years. The declaration "I believe was dated in April 1833"
Will you have further examination made, and let me know the result
Yours & A. S. Jewson.
J. L. Edwards Esq Com. re

Thos W Howe Post agent Pittsburgh Pa October 2 1843
Anne Thompson post master at 7 June 1832 at 20 f per annum transfer to Wisconsin

Pioneer Agency Pittsburgh Oct 21 1843
J. S. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Sir Sir
Amos Thompson a pensioner under Act of 7 June 1832 at Twenty Dollars per Annum, referred to in report of 29th Ult was last paid at this Agency to 4 March 1842 as directed I have marked this name transferred to Wisconsin
Most Respectfully
Agreeing
W. M. L. Howe " Swagg

Amos Thompson's petition for a pension —
Dec. 28. 1836 Ref d to Com ee Rev. pensions
Jan 10. 1837. Bill N. 824
Dec. 11 1837 Ref d to the Com ee on Rev. Pensions —
Dec. 22 1837 Bill ————— N. 181
Holt S. Rev Perry

To The Hon. Congress of the United States now in Session at Washington City - The Memorial of Amos Thompson of Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut Respectfully represents -
That he made application in due form for a pension under the Law of 1832 - In which application he alleged two terms of duty. One for six Months. in the Continental line, for which he enlisted - Which term he believed and now believes - he served in full - and was discharged - It is however stated, that it appears by the returns in the War Office, that he served only four Months 26 days - which with one month that he served in the Militia, makes only five Months and twenty six days - being an day less than the shortest period for which the War Department was authorized to grant a pension - And on that account his claim was rejected by the Commission of Pensions. Your Memorialist now prays your Honorable body to grant him a pension for the time it is admitted that he served in the war of the revolution - or in some other way grant relief to your Memorialist in the premises - And he in duty bound. shall pray - Dated at Mansfield the 28 th day of December A D 1836 Amos Thompson by J. Hatch his Atty -

Spt 25. 1843
W. Evans

Milwaukee Wisconsin September 14, 1893
Dear Mr. Edwards Supt. of Pensions
Sir,
Some time in May last, I forwarded you from this place, the application of Jonas Dean Olson, for a transfer of the payment of his Pension from the Agency at Pittsburgh to this Territory, and in June I also forwarded like applications from Alaine Jones, and Dennis Jones for a transfer from the Agency in the State of New York to Wisconsin, but on application at the Agency here, I am informed that the transfers have not yet been ordered.
The individuals above named are in needy circumstances, and if the residence forwarded to you is satisfactory I hope the transfers will be made without delay.
Respectfully Yours W. A. Cook William A. Cook

Aug 17.
W. Brown,
Dear
Free
J. L. Edwards Pension Agent Washington City D.C.

Amos Thompson
free
Hon. Andrew T. Judson Member of Congress Canterbury Ct
Hon. A. T. Judson
Scott's Applications for permission

Mansfield Nov 10 th 1835
Dear Sir -
At the solicitation of one of the old revolutionary soldiers I address you who is desirous that you should make an effort in his behalf. I have not much confidence in your success - but as he is so anxious on the subject. I concluded to state his case, hoping by your personal attention to the subject he might obtain some relief -
Amos Thompson of this Town made an application for a pension in April 1833. He stated two terms of duty - one for one month at New London - in the Militia - the other for six months in Col Starrs Regiment. In July 1833 - Mr Edwards wrote me that it appeared from the rolls that he served but four months twenty six days of the six months term - so that all his service - looks 4 days of the shortest period to entitle him to a pension -
On receiving this information Mr Thompson said that in his New London term he actually served five weeks - altho the draft was for but a month. He was detained there a week after his month expired for other troops to come in - There being an alarm at that time, which rendered it inexpedient to have the forces withdrawn. and on that account he was detained in the service a week longer. He further states that he did not mention it in his application, because he supposed that they would call it only a month

and would not notice a few days - that he has always recollect ed the fact of his being at New London five weeks - and that it is now after thought - etc -
I wrote to Mr Young on the subject & he had an interview with Mr Edwards, who stated that if the Department can produce rolls or contemporary documentary evidence which shows that he was apprehended the duration of the service - it will deserve consideration etc - This is not in his power to do - He has however procured the in- volved deposition, which proves the fact of the service.
It is the wish of Mr Thompson, that his case would present his case to the consideration of Mr Cross - if you thought it proper. As he seems to think that he would be more likely to come to a favorable result - than than Mr E -
He is a man in very feeble health, unable to work - and has no means of support life. If by any means you can obtain for him the pittance, which in justice he is entitled to by Law - he would feel under great obligations to you -
If you have any communications to make respecting it please address - to me on the subject -
Yours truly
John Litch
Hon. A. T. Judson -
The application is in the office of the Department for previous

Dear Sir -
In stead. is the application of Joseph Scott. for a pension, which I knew you at Brooklyn. - whence his affidavit of. respecting the mistake. Hope you will succeed in obtaining him a pension -
Please address me on the subject. if necessary. & if a certificate is obtained. please forward the same to me -
I should be highly gratified to hear from you occasionally. during the session. - and should you have any documents or other interesting publications to transmit - they will be very gratefully received -
Yours truly J. Hatch
Dear W. T. Ineson -

Augustus Morris - deposition - 10 -
Amos Thompson

I Augustus Storrs of Hanover, County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of lawful age testify and say that some time in the month of July in the year 1780, myself, Amos Thompson and several other persons, all of Mansfield, then in the county of Windham, now the County of Tolland, State of Connecticut, enlisted as recruits in the Continental Army for the term of six months, we were mustered in Windham in said State and marched to the State of New York and joined Col. Storrs Regiment, that I served in said Regiment, with the said Amos Thompson the full term of our enlistment.
Augustus Storrs
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. March 15. 1833
Sworn to before me for Freeman D. Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that Augustus Storrs Esq. the above deponent is a person of undoubted truth and veracity
for Freeman D. Justice of Peace.
I Benjamin B. French, a Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Jonathan Freeman D. is a Justice of the Peace and that the above signatures purporting to be his are in my belief genuine.
Witness my hand and seal of office Mar 15-1833.
B. B. French

Div 91
25th CONGRESS, 2d Session.
H. R. 181.
DECEMBER 22, 1837.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. MORGAN, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
An Act
A BILL
For the relief of Amos Thompson.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 3 the Secretary of War be and he is hereby, authorized and re- 4 quired to place the name of Amos Thompson, of Mansfield, 5 in the State of Connecticut, on the roll of revolutionary pen- 6 sioners, and to pay him the sum of twenty dollars per annum, 7 during his natural life, commencing on the fourth day of 8 March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
Approved, June 28 th , 1838
a true copy compared with the Roll in this Office.
Dept. of State, June 30 th , 1838.
H. Davis Chief Clerk

Ross H. Thompson, M. D. 118 SOUTH 44TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Sept. 8, 1939.
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
An ancestor, Amos Thompson, was granted a pension dating from March 4, 1831. He served in the War of the Revolution as a private from the State of Connecticut.
The notification was from the War Office of the U. S. and signed by J. B. Poinsett, Secretary Of War. On the reverse side the number "31,472" was written. The date was July 7, 1938.
I will appreciate any information you may be able to give me concerning this ancestor.
Very truly yours,
Ross H. Thompson.
W.C. Thompson