Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22904, for Smith Mead, Connecticut

SERVICE
born.
Mead, Smith
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 22904
CONTENTS

New York 31,437
Smith Mead
of N. York Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Mead of the Regt. commanded by Silliman in the Cont. line for 7. months & 18 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 25 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of June 1838 and sent to Hon. J. J. Whittelsey, H. R.
Arrears to the 14th of March '38 177.33 1/3 Semi-ant. allowance enlingl. Sep. " 12.66 2/3 $ 190.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown cler
Book E. 2 Vol. 4 Page 46
Letter to Pen Agt 28 June 1838 do to same set close 20 July 1838 same person 25 July 1838.

At a Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York, of September term in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Present John T. Tiving Esquire first Judge of said Court
In the matter of Smith Mead a revolutionary Soldier on his application for a pension.
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832.
State of New York } ss. City & County of New York }
On this twenty sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County aforesaid, Smith Mead a resident of the City of New York, in the County of New York, aged about seventy three 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 the 7th day of June 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States, on or about the first of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six for the term of Nine Months, in the company commanded by Capt. Abraham Mead in the regiment commanded by Col. Gold Selleck Silliman, in the line of the State of New York, he continued to serve in said corps until the expiration of the term aforesaid, and was discharged at North Castle in the State of New York. — That in the Spring following he again enlisted in the company commanded by Sylvanus Mead & Sylvanus Marshall was Lieutenant, the term of this enlistment [illegible] particularly remember but continued to serve until discharged thirty about nine months, during this term He was at Danbury, when Genl Wooster was killed in the Battle of
73 years
1776 April
9 Mos
1777 9 Mos

1776 Ridgefield and in the subsequent engagement at Compe which the British embarked. He served the whole term of his enlistment and was discharged. He then served another term of enlistment, and was discharged. In the spring following he again enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Stevens in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas, and continued to serve until some time in October in the same year when he was with others made prisoner on Long Island and carried to the city of New York, and after several months imprisonment, was exchanged, and again joined the regiment and afterwards discharged at a place called the purchase in Westchester County State of New York, that he afterwards enlisted in a company of rangers commanded by Capt. Elkanah Close, and was a second time made a prisoner at Horseneck, and carried to the city of New York, and confined about six months when he was liberated on parole and not regularly discharged, - That from his first enlistment he was almost continually under arms and on the alert, either as an enlisted soldier, by draft, or in the militia, until paroled in the latter part of the year 1779 - To give a history of my marches & countermarches would be tedious I was principally employed on the lines of the enemy by water on the East river, constantly skirmishing with detached parties of the enemy in the latter part of my service.
In June 1830 I made application for a pension, as by documents on file in the pension Office will appear, it was rejected on the ground that the Regiments to which I had been attached were not on the Continental establishment, (as I have been informed) That John Addington whose affidavit was also attached to the documents referred to is dead, and Close whose affidavit makes a part of said docu- ments is at a distance (if living) the expense of procuring a re- newal of his affidavit is beyond the ability of the applicant.
We hereby renounces every claim whatever to a pension or any other except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state, only on that of the state of New York.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as as he states.
Smith Mead Smith Mead M c I. Irwin 79 Judge of the Court of Gen Plen for the City & County of NY
Sworn & subscribed in open court the 20th day of September 1832 John Addington Elkanah Close

Abraham Allen
I Abraham Allen Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of British citizens for a pension. The testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of September 1835.
City and County of New York ss.
On this 26th day of September 1835 before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, persons duly appointed Abraham Allen aged 75 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, did on his oath say that he knew Smith Mead in and during the Revolutionary war. That the said Mead enlisted, on or about the first day of April one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight in the company commanded by Capt. Abraham Allen in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Schenck in the service of New York on the Continental establishment as was then supposed for the term of nine months. That he continued to serve in the said corps until discharged at North Castle in Westchester County and State of New York. That in the spring of one thousand seven hundred seventy seven, he with the said Mead enlisted in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Stevens and were called rangers, and not attached to any particular Regiment, and continued to serve together in the same company until discharged at a place called the Puchase in Westchester County and State of said, when they both again enlisted in a company of volunteers under Capt. Ebenezer Dyer and served in said company until October one thousand

seven hundred and seventy nine, when they were made prisoners and carried to the City of New York where they continued in confinement until the spring of one thousand seven hundred and eighty, when they were exchanged  enlisted . That during this enlistment  time we were under the command of Maj. Genl. Howe of the continental army, we received no regular discharge. That same time in June 1830 he was called on by the said Meads to make affidavit respecting his service and he appeared before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York together with John Addington, who was since dead, where he was sworn and testified to the same facts herein stated as near as he can recollect, that his original affidavit he is informed is on file in the pension Office to which reference may be had. That he has heard the declaration of Smith Meads and that the same is substantially true.
Sworn and subscribed in open court - this 26th day of September 1832 Helen Astor Clk
Abraham Banks
City County of New York Ss. I Abraham Astor Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Smith Meads of the said Court - in the matter of the appli-
cation of Smith Meads for a Pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this twenty sixth day of September 1832 - Helen Astor Clk
the Meads' application
on a pension

14,799.
In the Matter of the Application of Smith Mead's Possession affidavit etc.
Silas Davis Esq., Present

State of New York City and County of New York ss.
Be it remembered that on this Eleventh day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. Before the Marine Court of the City & County of New York sitting in open Court Smith Mead personally appeared who being first duly sworn according to law, did on his oath say, in further proof of his claim to a pension hereto annexed, that he performed the service of a private soldier under the several officers and for the terms herein after mentioned, first he enlisted under Ab r Mead for nine months and served the  whole during the full term of Enlistment, that he enlisted as a private soldier under Sylvanus Mead for a term which he cannot precisely remember, he then enlisted under Capt Benjamin Stevens for nine months and served the whole term and was discharged he then volunteered under Capt Elmathan Close and served from early in the month of April 1779 until the ninth of October, following when he was taken prisoner, and carried to the sugar house in together with Oladiah Banks whose aff n is hereto annexed New York, and there detained, until sometime in March 1780 when they were exchanged and again joined their Company & were discharged as before stated in his original application hereto annexed This term of service as a private soldier was ten months including his captivity. which several terms together (exclusive of his service under Sylvanus not remembered Mead), make twenty eight months which he positively served as a soldier in the revolutionary war
Sworn in open Court the 11 day of September 1833 John Barker Clerk

Interrogatories by the Court
In answer to the first interrogatory he says he was born in Greenwich Fairfield County State of Connecticut in the year 1760 as he believes 2 d I have no record of my age, there was a town - record of my age but was destroyed by the Refugees in a depredatory excursion into the Town of Greenwich 5 th Abraham Mead before named Col Siliman Col. Thomas Genl How etc
In New York Gideon Othander Esq Charles Dabbs, Ebenezer Whiting etc
In Greenwich Rev Isaac Lewis, Silas Davis Esq and many others, unless to name
Sworn and subscribed in Open Court this 11 th day of Sept r 1833
Smith Neele
John Barberie clerk
Es.

On the same day and year aforesaid and before the same court at the same Session in open court - personally appeared Obadiah Banks whose affidavit heretofore made and hereto annexed, being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, depose and say that he heard the foregoing supplemental testimony of Smith Mead, read and knows the contents thereof That he served as a fellow soldier with him under Capt. Abraham Mead - Benjamin Stevens & Elnathan Closs that he was wounded by his side in an action for which wound he now receives a pension, and personally knows that the statements he said Mead has made are true and further deponent saith not
Obadiah Banks
Sworn and Subscribed this 11 day of Sept. 1833
ss.
in open court
Em. Barber Clerk
On the same day & year before the same court aforesaid in open court Ebenezer Whiting Commissioner of deed for the County of New York duly affirmed according to law did on his Affirmation declare & say that he had for some years past been acquainted with both Smith Mead & Obadiah Banks, and knows their just

that he has never heard this or either of these characters for veracity impeached or suspected but are generally esteemed for their faithful and intrepid services in the revolutionary War
Affirmed and subscribed Ebenezer Whiting in open court this 11 th day of Sept 1833 John Barberie, Clerk
At the same time and place aforesaid and before the same time & place aforesaid Gideon Astor and Esq. of the County of New York personally appeared Charles Dobb Esq. of the City of New York being duly sworn in open court on his oath says that he has known
City & County of New York. ss.
On this Eleventh day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty three, in open court, personally appeared before the Marine Court for the City and County aforesaid, Gideon Astor Esq. His honor commu- and Charles Dobb who severally were being duly sworn in open court, doth depose and say that they have been acquainted with Smith Mead for twenty years and upwards, know that his character good that it is generally believed by all who know him that he was a Soldier in the revolutionary war, and that they concur in that belief
Sworn and subscribed this 11 th day of Sept 1833
John Barberie Clerk
Gideon Astor Chas Dobb

We, Isaac Lewis a clergyman, residing in the town of Greenwich in Connecticut - and Silas Davis - The said Isaac Lewis that he is acquainted with the said Davis that he is residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Smith mean who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty three 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.
Isaac Lewis Silas Davis Wm. Hastings Judge Probate

And the Court moreover declare that in their Opinion the witness to the annexed affidavits are entitled to full Credit
By the Court
John Barberie Clerk
I, John Barberie Clerk of the Marine Court of the City of New York, do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Smith aforesaid for a Pension. In Witness whereof
I have hereunto affixed the seal of the said Marine Court of the City of New York this thirteenth day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
John Barberie

21.478
14,799
In the Matter of Smith Mead a Revolutionary soldier on his application for a pension -
Admitted Private 7 th & 18 days
Rejected Oct. 13. 1830 see letter to S. Whiting
on roll of Capt Benjamin Stephens - 2 mo 18 days
5 " " 1770
7.18
2.18
Hon T. T. Whittelsey Home Ref. US
240 240

At a court of common pleas for the City and County of New York, held at the City Hall of said City, in and for the said City and County of June term in the year one thou- sand eight hundred and thirty—
Present John T. Irving Esquire first Judge of the said court.
In the matter of Smith Mead a revolutionary soldier on his applying for a pension
State of New York City and County of New York ss.
Be it remembered that on this 29th day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty, personally ap- peared in the court of common pleas for the City and County of New York, in open court, being a court of record, by the common law and the statutes of the said State, Smith Mead residing in said City and County, in the seventy first year of his age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March, 1818, and the 1 st of May 1820. that he the said Smith Mead enlisted on or about the first day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six for the term of nine months, in the State of (Conn) New York, in the company commanded by captain Abraham Mead, in the regiment commanded by colonel Gould Silluck Silliman in the line of the State of (Conn) New York on the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said corps until the expiration of the term of his enlistment, and was discharged at North Castle in the State of New York; that in the spring following he again enlisted in the company commanded by captain Benjamin Stevens, in the regiment commanded by colonel Thomas, and continued in the service until some time in October in the same year, when he was taken a prisoner on Long Island and carried to the City of New York, and after several months confinement, was exchanged and again joined his regiment and was afterwards discharged by colonel Thomas at a place called the Purchase in Westchester county State of New York; that he afterwards enlisted in a

company of rangers commanded by captain Elnathan Glou and was a second time made a prisoner at Horse neck and carried to the City of New York and confined for about six months when he was liberated on parole and not regularly exchanged; That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any State except the State of New York, and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension.
That he was ignorant of the law respecting pensions; that he was destitute of both friends and means to assist him in making such claim; that while his health continued he was able and did work, so as to procure a living, and that for several years past, the same spirit that bore him through two wars in which he bore arms against the enemies of his country, aided by physical strength saved him the necessity of asking assistance from his country; but by the loss of health and strength, being unable to work, he at length reluctantly yields to the force of necessity and declares his poverty
Smith Mead
And in pursuance of the act of the first of May, 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the Uni- ted States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby, so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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 the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person for me in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the sched- ule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

Real Estate - - None
Personal estate - two suits of clothing barely necessary for present use.
He has had no other property since the year 1818 except his little clothing, pretty much since that period he has worked for his living at four dollars p r . Month.
Sworn in open court
This 29 th of June 1830.
Smith Mead
N. Dean Clerk
State of New York
City and County of New York
Personally appeared Obadiah Banks who being duly sworn doth depose and say, that he is now seventy three years of age; that he knew Smith Mead in and during the revolutionary war, and that he the said Mead enlisted, on or about the first day of April in the year 1776 in the company commanded by captain Abraham Mead, in the regiment commanded by colonel Paul Sillick Silliman in the line of New York on the continental establishment, for the term of nine months; that he continued to serve in said corps until he was discharged at North Castle in the County of Westchester in the State of New York; that in the beginning of the year, 1777, that he enlisted with the said Mead in the company commanded by captain Benjamin Stevens and were called rangers and not attached to any particular regiment, and continued to serve together in the same company until they were discharged at a place called the purchase, in Westchester County in the State of New York, we then both entered  enlisted in a company of Volunteers under captain Elnathan Close, and continued to serve in said company until some time in October 1779 when they were made

prisoners by the british and carried to New York where we continued several months in confinement, until the spring 1780 when we were exchanged; that during this campaign we were under the command of Maj. Genl. How of the continental army; but we received no regular discharge. And I having heard the declaration of the said Smith Mead read, and that it is substantially true according to the best of my knowledge and belief, and further deponent saith not.
Sworn in open court
Obadiah Banks
this 29th day of June 1830
N. Dean Clerk
Com d Pleas New York
I Nicholas Dean Clerk of the Court of common Pleas for the City and County of New York; do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said Smith Mead did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the Continental establishment.
I do also certify, that the foregoing oaths of Smith Mead and Obadiah Banks, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 _____ dollars and _____ cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court this _____ day of
1830.

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County }
John Addington being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say. I John Addington of Greenwich Fairfield County of lawful age, do depose and say that I am in my Eighty seventh year, and am well acquainted with Smith Mead of said Greenwich, and have been acquainted with said Mead since, and during the American revolutionary war, - I am knowing to the enlistment of said Smith Mead under captain Abraham Mead, belonging to colonel Gold Sillist Silliman's regiment, the said Mead enlisted as aforesaid, in the year 1776. I was enlisted in the same company with said Mead, and served with him, and we were with the whole regiment discharged at the same time in North Castle in the State of New York the said Mead as well as myself enlisted as aforesaid for Nine months, - When the english landed in Long Island we were both there, and retreated off of the Island under General Washington under the aforesaid enlistment, We belonged in General Mads worths Brigade. ————— John Addington
State of Connecticut } Fairfield County ss. }
Then Greenwich June 21 st 1830. Personally appeared John Addington, maker of the foregoing deposition who signed the same in my presence and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me John Jay Tracy Justice of Peace
To all whom it may concern! Stamford in the
Charles Hawley of Fairfield County, State of Connecticut a Notary Public in & for said County, duly commissioned under the great seal of said State - do certify that John J. Tracy Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was taken is & was at the date of said deposition, was a justice of the peace in and for said County, duly appointed and lawfully sworn to administer oaths & that the name John Jay Tracy subscribed to the said deposition is in my belief in his proper hand writing - Chs. Hawley Notary Public Stamford July 3 rd 1830

State of New York Westchester County ss.
Solomon Close being duly sworn saith that he is on or about seventy years of age, that he was acquainted with Smith Mead in the revolutionary war, in the year Seventeen hundred and seventyseven that Smith Mead enlisted under capt. Benjamin Stevens, the said Stevens' company was called rangers and was not attached to any particular regiment, and the said Mead continued to serve in the said company of capt Benjamin Stevens for the term of Nine months or more and it not being customary at that time to give written discharges, and this deponent further saith having heard the declaration of Smith Mead, recd, know it to be substantially true
Solomon Close
Sworn and Subscribed this 24 day of August 1830 before me Gilbert Oakley Justice of peace
Ex: A. B.
I Nicholas Dean Clerk of the City and County of New York and of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the City and County do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Smith Mead did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement

on the Continental establishment. I also certify, that the foregoing papers, oaths and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and and I do further certify, that is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is nothing over and above the value of his clothing.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on the Eighth day of October—1830
J. C. [Signature]

Resolutions
22904.
INVALID.
File No. 22,904
Smith (Mead)
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 267
[Arrangement of 1870.]

An account of those shoulders in Capt Abraham Mead Company that Did not finde themselves with Guns & but were found by the Company and other Persons and are as follows viz:
   the names of those Price of the Gun Price of the Powder Price of the Shot the Names of those Persons that the Guns were Delivered to     Colony Gun 17 2-15-0 0 0 Thead of his Parsons   Colony Gun 6 2-5-0 0 0 John Lockwood   Colony Gun & baynete 7 3-0-0 0 0 David Willson   Colony Gun 8 2-10-0 0 0 Timothy Knapp Jr   Colony Gun 9 2-15-0 0 0 William Morrison   Colony Gun 10 2-5-0 0 0 Samuel Mead   Silvanus Ferris 23 2-0-0 0 0 Phenas June   Jabez Holmes 34 2-5-0 0 0 Jesse Parsons Jr   Colony Gun 20 2-10-0 0 0 Moses Lockwood   Colony Gun 35 3-8-0 0 0 Lieut Ingersol   Colony Gun 12 5-0 0 0 Joshua Barker   Colony Gun 29 2-5-0 0 0 Ebenezer Addington   Henry Burley 36 3-8-0 0 4 John Burley   Isaac Holmes 38 2-15-0 0 0 Samuel Smith   Capt John Prigg 39 2-12-0 0 0 William Addington   Watts Mead 40 2-0-0 6 2 Smith Mead   David Brown 42 2-0-0 0 4 Abiah Peck   Samuel Seymour 43 2-10-0 0 0 Silas How Gun that was of Part of   John Mackey 46 2-15-0 6 0 Robert Smith Gun in Andrew Storr   John Mackey 47 3-0-0 6 0 Charles Gorman - and receiver  

New York
Rev. 
Smith Mead
has been deliv d
in let to Silas Davis Esq y
Feb. 25. 1838 to Min. J. J. Whittlesy 28. Feb. 28. to same 17. March 1838 " same 9. April 1838
paper deliv d to Silas Davis Rev. Feb 26. 1838.

State of Connecticut, Greeneville Franklin County
I gotham Meade of the Town of Wethersfield and County of Hartford & State of New York but now on a visit at Greeneville which is in the State of Connecticut. As soon as I say that I am in my eightieth year of age, and that I was well acquainted with Smith Meade who formerly petitioned for a pension & is now about to petition again as I am informed I was well acquainted with him in the revolutionary war I recollect when he served as a soldier in a company under the command of Capt. Abraham Meade he was in the battle at Flat Bush on Long Island he was under an arrest of eight months at that time the Lieut. name was Henry Waring, I think the battle at Flat Bush was in the year 1776. I also know that he served in Capt. Sylvanus Meade's company of Rangers & Capt. Meade was killed & then the company was commanded by Capt. Sylvanus Marshall he also done duty under Capt. Isaac Hove I said Meade must have done duty more than two years I should think. After his services with the person that I have mentioned he enlisted under a Capt. Stephen the company was called Stephenson's Rangers & he was taken prisoner in that company and carried to the Sugar house as it was then called. He enlisted under Stephenson three months to the best of my recollection. The company of Capt. Meade & Hove belonged to Col. John Meade's reg- -ment
Yethane (M d )
Sworn to & subscribed by the above
affidavit before me this 6 th day of July 1837.
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named affidavit & say that I think him a creditable witness. Samuel Glen Justice of Peace
July 6 th 1837

State of Connecticut
Fairfield county } Greenwich on this 13 th day of October 1837. Personally appeared Abraham Smith the said Greenwich in said county, who being duly sworn and deposed, says that he is in his seventy eighth year of age. And this deponent saith that in the year 1776 he enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Abraham Mead for eight or nine months. Said company belonged to Col. Solomon Root, that he went to New York with said company and that he was in the battle at Flat Bush on Long Island and came away near being taken in the retreat, after his time was out with Capt. Abraham Mead he then enlisted into a company of Rangers commanded by Capt. Benjamin Stephenson & served under said Capt. Stephenson for eight or nine months & on duty at various stations in Westchester county in the State of New York we did not stay long in a place, after his time of service was out he enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Sylvanus Mead & he enlisted there for eight or nine months during the time he was in that company he was in the battle at Ridgefield Connecticut, he was also at the skirmish with Teyon when he came to Greenwich Connecticut, after his time was out with Capt. Sylvanus Mead (who was Lieut. under Sylvanus Mead at the time he enlisted, said Capt. Mead having been killed) he then joined the Whale boats as they were threatened and went over to Long Island with several others in two boats and they took a Sloop loaded with clothing & stores for the British Army & in getting her out she mislaid & went on shore & he was taken prisoner and carried to the Sugar house in New York. During the revolution war he was on duty for four years or more. This deponent further says, that he was taken prisoner at another time he was then taken at Fair Greenwich & was then taken to the Sugar house & soon afterwards was exchanged, he said he forgot to mention the second time he was taken when he mentions the first he says the last time he was taken by Col. Delancey's troops.
Sarah Mead
Sworn and Subscribed before me
This 13 th day of October 1837
Samuel Gilson Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that the said Smith Mead is a credible and reliable witness. Samuel Gilson Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County ss Greenwich: October 13 th 1887.
Before me Personally appeared Zachens Mead of Greenwich in said County who being by me duly sworn said upon oath that he is in his seventy eighth year of age, that he well knew Smith Mead who is now about to make application for a pension as a revolutionary soldier, and that he always knew him since he was a boy that this deponent & said Smith Mead were bred up in the same neighborhood. And this deponent further saith that said Smith Mead in the year 1876 enlisted in the service of the revolutionary war under Capt. Abraham Mead and Lieut. Henry Waring and said company belonged to Col. Schuyler's Regt. said Capt. Abraham Mead's company during the year 1876 was called to duty at the City of New York and said Smith Mead went to New York with said company and other places eight months. said deponent knows that he served in said company for the same time on duty at New York and other places. This deponent further saith that about the year 1878 as near as he can recollect the said Smith Mead attached himself to a company of Rangers commanded by Capt. Stephenson and done duty principally in Westchester County in the State of New York. and in the year 1879 or 80 said Smith Mead enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Sylvanus Mead & Lieut. Sylvanus Marshall that enlistment was for eight or nine months. and after said last term of service said him under arms at various times. said Mead & Marshall's company was stationed in Connecticut at Danwovers Bridge in Greenwich in said State and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed
before me at said Greenwich
this 13 th day of October 1887
Josiah Clow Justice of Peace
Zachens Mead
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent & say that his deposition is entitled to credit. Josiah Clow Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut Fairfield County
ss. I Thomas Bloorne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify that Samuel Close Esquire is now, and for more than one year last past has been, a Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned and duly authorized to administer oaths and take Depositions &c and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Samuel Close Esquire and verily believe that all the signatures to the Certificates annexed to the foregoing Depositions of Nathan Mead, Smith Mead and Lucanus Mead, purporting to be the signatures of the said Samuel Close Esquire, are genuine. Given under my hand & the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 13 th day of October A.D. 1837.
Thomas Bloorne Clerk

J. Mead
June 6.
Mr. J. Le Edward Com Pension - Hon. J. P. Mohr N. R.
June 7 written at Patent Office Willmouth

West Home of Prof. June 3. 1834- J L Edwards Esq Sir —
I enclose you the letter of Mr. Clancey in the case of Smith Mear et please give it your personal attention and if there is any ground for an additional rate of pension, to what you have already proposed, you will of course allow it —
I am very respectfully yours J J Whittier

From S. Close Dec 2
Cb. Adderff Smiths Mead,
George W. ... Pension Office Washington City D.C. 1847
W. Lence will fill this

Greenwich Ct. November 28 th 1887.
Sir,
Yours of the 21 st of October was received, Smith Mead's original declaration is not to be found here, I understand it was sent to your office some time since, by a Mr. Whiting of New York City who is since dead, I send you a paper that I found in the old papers of Capt. Abraham Mead which appears to be from Col. John Mead, error among the names you will find the name of Smith Mead, since that is the same Smith Mead that now petitions for a pension, I have been bred up in Greenwich & have been conversant with the names of the inhabitants of the Town from my early days and I never knew any other person by the name of Smith Mead in the Town, and I have also examined the records of the Town and I found no other person but this same Smith Mead, I have not sent to the Comptroller of the State for any further evidence respecting his service, I have not undertaken to assist the old man for any fee or reward I merely said that he should receive something for his services in the revolution to help him up in his declining years. If you want to know my character I will refer you to the Hon. S.P. Hobbs of your City. I would further state that there is not the least doubt but that he performed the duties that his

that has been stated by those dispositions that you have for they are all men that I am well acquainted with and they are men whose evidences can not be questioned If you cannot get along with what I have said and the evidence you have before you, Please direct me & I will do all I can in justice for him,
I am Sir Your obedt Servant Dennison Close

July 19.
Mr. Evans
free
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Chairman of Pension
Washington City D.C.

Greenwich Ct. 16 th July 1838
To J. L. Farnsworth Esq.
Sir you gave a pension warrant to a man by the name of Smith Meeker who now resides in Seneca Greenwich, but the warrant directed him to receive it in New York City, and he has received the first payment there but he understands that it is your order that in future he must receive it at Hartford Ct. For him to receive it at Hartford would be putting him to considerable expense, because Hartford is eighty miles from New York City only thirty from his place of residence so that it would be less expensive to receive it at New York, and he hopes you will give him the privilege of receiving it in future in New York as the order is on the pension warrant. Please inform him through me & you will much oblige him.
I am your Respectfully
Yours sincerely
For Smith Meeker

In ab. Feb 12
st.
L. Edwards Esq. Cam. Pennans
Hon. J. J. Whittier
Mr.
J. Mead

July 11 th 1838 J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
Please inform me respecting an application of Smith Mead Greenwich Ct -
and oblige me
Yours respectfully
J. J. Whiting

In at Mar 16
St L Edward Com. Pensions
J. J. Schulten J. J. Schulten H. J. Schulten

Washington March 15. 1838 J. L. Edwards —
Sir —
Please inform me concerning the Edition of Smith's Manual Bk — if allowed — or reason for not allowing it —
Yours resp. & affecly J. J. Whittier —

Comptrollers Office Hartford Connecticut March 26 th 1832
I certify that it appears by the pay table Books in this office, that Capt Abraham Meads company, belonged to Col Sillimans Regiment in 1776, Wm Field Comptroller

State of New York, Westchester County ss. On the 12 th day of November 1837 before me personally appeared Solomon Close, of White Plains in said County who being by me duly sworn did depose and say, that he is Seventy Seven years of age, that he well knew Smith Mead, who is about to make application for a pension as a revolutionary soldier. That he was an enlisted soldier in Capt. Benjamin Stevenson's Company of Rangers in the County of Westchester that he served as a private for nine months in the same company. That the said Smith Mead was on duty for two months with this deponent, in the Town of Mamaroneck in said County of Westchester. The deponent further saith that in the winter of 1778, he said the same Smith Mead on duty in Capt. Odele Close company in Greenwich  Greenwich , in the State of Connecticut and afterwards in 1779, or 80, the said Mead whilst in the service was taken a prisoner, by the British Troops on Long Island, and carried (as this deponent believes) to the sugar house in New York and this deponent further saith that from his understanding and belief the said Smith Mead was in actual service for nearly four years. That he saw him on duty at Sherwood's bridge in Greenwich, State of Connecticut, and further saith that Capt. Stevenson's company was attached to Colonel Thomas Regiment. That this deponent did not belong to the same company with Mead, but was attached to the same Regiment, and frequently saw him on duty at different places.
Sworn and subscribed before me Solomon Close at White Plains this 12 th day of
October 1837
Ebenezer D. Smith
Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Solomon Close. That he can be relied on as a man of truth and veracity
Ebenezer D. Smith J. P.

State of New York County of Westchester ss.
I John H. Smith Clerk of the said County Do hereby certify that Elijah Guion before whom the within affidavit of Solomon Close (suspects to have been taken was on the day of the date of taking the said affidavit a Justice of the peace as within, in and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn and further that I am well acquainted with the same writing of the said Elijah Guion and that the foregoing signatures to the within certificates are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 12 th day of October AD 1837.
John H. Smith Clerk

State of New York Westchester Co State of Connecticut County of Litchfield } ss.
On this 24 day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty two, before me personally appeared Sylvanus Marshall of Mamaroneck in the State of New York County of Westchester, who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he is eighty six years of age - that he well knows Smith Mead, who is about to make ap- plication for a pension as a revolutionary soldier - that he believes him to be seventy three years old as he states. That in the revolutionary war, this deponent was Lieutenant in a Com- pany of Rangers under Capt Sylvanus Mead, which was in the year that Danbury was burned, deponent was out on that occasion in the offplay at Ridgefield Camps, and the said Mead was then a soldier there and a brave fellow, and believes that the said Mead served as a soldier, by enlistment, by draft and in the militia during the greater part of the war and further Deponent States that said Smith Mead was in a Company of Rangers Commanded by Capt Stephens Stationed at Sherwood's Bridge On Connecticut and at other places along the Lines at the White Plains King's Bridge Camps and etc and Deponent further States that the said Mead was often on Skirmishes at different places viz White Plains, Mamaroneck and King's Bridge Sworn and subscribed before Sylvanus Marshall me the 24 Day of Sept 1832 mark
Horace B. Root governor of the State
I do certify that Sylvanus Marshall is too much debilitated to go before the Court to make affidavit to the above Deposition
Horace B Root governor of the State

State of New York County of West New York ss. I John H. Smith Clerk of the said County Do hereby Certify That Horace B. Stout whose name is subscri- bed to the taking of the within Affidavit of Silvanus Marshall was on the day of the date of taking the said affidavit - a Justice of the peace as within in and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn. And further that I am well ac- quainted with the hand writing of the said Horace B Stout and that the foregoing sig- natures to the within certificate purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 12 th day of October 1837
John H. Smith Clerk

Sep 5 22
W. Evans
Philip
J. L. Schwenk 107 Commission of Pensions Washington City D. C.

Greenwich Ct. Oct. 19 th 1832 J. L. Edwards Esq.
In Smith Mear's revolution- ary pension who is now here in this town at pre- -sent & his pension warrant directs him to receive his pension in the city of New York. how long he will stay here he does not know perhaps next year his money be in New York to have him transferred to Connecticut perhaps for a short time would seem to hardly worth the trouble & then again it would cost half of it to get it. he is now only 30 miles from New York. while on the other hand he is 80 miles from Hartford. I am willing to give him a great favour to have the privilege to draw his money in New York. I am Yours Respectfully Samuel Root
P.S. I have written by my request. J. L.

J L Edward Esq Com - Gibson with Sept. 6
John Lloyd

House of Rep
April 4, 1838 -
J L Edwards Esq
Sir
Enclosed are additional documents relative to the case of Abraham Mead et I can certify that Sam L Close Esq is Justice of Peace for the Fairfield County Ct -
I am very respectfully yours J J Whittney -

Free
Hon. Thomas J. Whittelsey
M. C.
Washington City (D. C.)
Mar 29

Greenwich May 28 th 1835.
Hon. J. J. Whittelsey,
Dear Sir, yours of the 8 th inst containing Mr. Edwards letter & yours of the 26 th inst has also been received. The reason why I delayed answering your first, until now, was in consequence of Mr. Edwards his son, (to whom he looks up for advice) being absent & did not return home until last Saturday. If no more can be obtained for him than is stated in Mr. Edwards letter it is best to take that. but if I recollect correctly I think that there was some evidence of his services under Capt. Sylvanus Mearse who commanded a company of Pringers. I should like to have you enquire into that, - and if any more can be got for the old man it would be very acceptable. Please send the pension warrant as soon as you can conveniently.
I am yours Respectfully
Samuel Chase

State of Connecticut
Fairfield County } ss. Greenwich February 9 th 1838
Be it known that before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Jonathan Taylor of South Salem Westchester County and State of New York, but now in Greenwich Connecticut and made oath in due form of law that he was well acquainted with Smith Mead in the time of the revolutionary war that he and said Smith Mead both belonged to Stephen Paine's as they called, they were enlisted for seven months & they served out their time. he thinks to the best of his recollection it was in the year 1777. The officers that commanded said company was Benjamin Stephens Capt. Caleb Laurens Lieut. & Abraham Waring Ensign. I recollect having an action with the British Light Horse while they belonged to said company & that the latter did not with me.
Jonathan Taylor
Sworn to before me this 9 th day of February A.D. 1838.
Samuel Gilson Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that I think the above named respondent a credible witness
Samuel Gilson Justice of Peace