Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10575, for Lemmy Thrall, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Thrall, Lemmy
R. 10575
CONTENTS

10.545
P. O.
Henry Thrall
Service:
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
The roll of Capt Olcott's Company in Colo Wolcott's (Con n ) regt for Sept 25.
Application filed: _____, 18
1776 is filed with other rolls & indexed in a book with number
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.

Commissaire of Pensylvania
Dear Sir.
Will you oblige me by replying to the question Interrogation & direct your reply to L. F. Barnes P. O. Department. Jan. 20, 1885

Canton 22 Aug 1855
Mr Sir
I have two cases of application for services in the revolutionary war by the heirs of soldiers in both cases the soldiers died in 1815 before the passage of any law in their favor. The one held a commission as 2 d Lieutenant in the Connecticut line he never rec d any bounty half pay or pension, but he died in 1815. Will you ascertain from the proper officer whether the heirs of a soldier who died before the passage of any of the pension Acts are entitled under any law to any of the benefits which their ancestor would have been entitled to if living at the time of the passage of said Acts. I think I can obtain some cases which will pay & of course in such case will be willing to pay myself for services rendered. Please send me promptly any new enactment that may pass relative to soldiers claims, especially the recent one if it has passed. The book I found at home on my return, obliged to you for that, reply soon
Yours truly
C. Southwick

Washington May 20/58
Geo L Whiting Esq
Dear Sir
Will you have the goodness to send me the papers mentioned in the Eng- land letter - Also remain to me the letter -
Very Respectful
Geo H Dorrance

Willards Hotel.
Washington Jany 25. 1855
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir.
Herewith enclosed, please find some papers which have been placed in my hands by one of my constituents, with the request that I would transmit them to you for examination.
The heirs of Lemson Thrall desire a Pension on account of his services in the Revolutionary War. It can be proven that Lemson Thrall served in the War and the identity of his heirs can easily be established.
The enclosed letter explains itself fully.
You will oblige me by giving the matter your attention and inform me if there is any prospect in either case for relief.
Please send your reply, together with the enclosed papers to L. D. Barnes Esq. City Post Office, as I may be absent & Mr. Barnes will attend to the matter.
Truly Your Friend
Asa Packard

Simon Loatright, Esq; Judge, Newtown, Sussex county, New Jersey.
 Lemmy Thrall, Lieut. D. Col. Levi Wells's regt. Connecticut state troops, Revolutionary Claim.
 The services of this appli- cant are considered not to have been on conti- -nental establishment; and therefore, the claim is inadmissible. 
Lemmy Thrall Declaration for Pension

Sussex County State of New-Jersey
On the first day of May Eighteen Hundred and Eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County & State above said personally appeared Lemmy Thrall aged Sixty Eight years Resident in said County Township of Sandyston who being duly sworn according to law, Doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary war, That he the said Lemmy Thrall in the year one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight Recd an Ensign Commission to serve one year in Regiment commanded by Col. Roger Ennis in the first Company of said Regiment, Commanded by Capt. Oziel Bissel, the above said Regiment was holden only for three Month towers: the first we served three Month we served was at the White Plains and at West point in the State of New York - the next three Month at Greenwich, (better known by Noank neck) on the lines between the States of Connecticut & New York - and in the year 1779 Recd. after the above another Commission of the above grade for one in the first year in the first Company Commanded by the above said Capt. Oziel Bissel, in a Regiment Commanded by Lieut. Col. Levi Wells - and in the year 1780 Recd. another Commission for one year to serve as Lieutenant in a Regiment Commanded by the above said Col. Levi Wells. Col. Bissel C.O. all said Commissions, Signed & Sealed by Jonathan Trumbull the Executive by the State of Connecticut, the above Commissions can not be shown as they burnt up when my house was burnt - I serv. on the above Commissions and duly Discharged - and that he is in Reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his services - Sworn to and declared before me at Sandyston in said County the day & year above said -
Lemmy Thrall
Simon Cortright
I Simon Cortright one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of said County Do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Lemmy Thrall did serve in some part of the Revolutionary war, as the circumstances as stated in the proceeding Declarations against the common enemy I certify the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid mentioned act of Congress and the above mentioned given under my hand and Seal the day and year Above written
Simon Cortright

State of New Jersey Superior Court
I, Ephraim Green pro. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do hereby certify that Simon Corbreight Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been read & who has thereunto sub- scribed his name was at the time of signing the same one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly qualified & sworn and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given" — In Testimony whereof
have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of Superior Court this 12 th day of May A. D. 1818 —
E. Green pro.