Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 13745, for Elijah Lewis, Connecticut

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Conn. continental
Lewis Elijah
S13745
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52. Connecticut Elijah Ferris dec?
of _____ in the State of Ct who was a 2 d Master in the Corp t commanded by Captain Dgt of the _____ commanded by _____ in the Conn line for 2 years service
Cann. South Service Records of Feb 27 th 1834
inc. from $89.45
Inscribed on the Roll of Hartford at the rate of 129 Dollars 81 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831. Ending 30 th December 1834
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Feby 1857 and sent to.
Arrears to the 4 th of Hon A. Inck Pensional allowance ending No of Rep
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by A.E. Robinson Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 Page 25

 Elijah Lewis, dec d
Childs Est. 1834
Balance of Account
By " 28 days 2n May $92.43 By mos 27 days Corps $25.25 2 " 13 1/2 Sept 12.13 bal ce to $129.81
ded of former payb s at $89.45, & payable to James Lewis & Henry Lewis only surviving children end of 30 Dec 1834
Wm A. Fock Vofk

State of Connecticut
Hartford County ss. Before the subscriber a justice of the Peace for said County personally appeared Henry Lewis a resident of Farmington in said County, and on his oath made the following declaration. That he, together with James Lewis of Granby in said County, are the children, and only children of Elijah Lewis who was a pensioner under the act of 7 th June 1832, at the rate of Eighty seven dollars and forty five cents per annum and died on the Thirtieth day of December in the one thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
He makes this declaration in behalf of himself and brother, James Lewis aforesaid in order to obtain the increase and arrearages of pension due to his father at the time of his death, under any and all the acts or resolutions of Congress applicable to his case.
Henry Lewis
I sworn and subscribed before me this twenty eighth day of January 1851. and I hereby certify that the said Henry Lewis is personally known to me to be the person he represents himself to be and is a credible person.
Farmington
January 28 th 1851.
Simeon Hart Justice of the Peace

STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
I, JOHN P. C. MATHER , Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern, That _____ Simeon Hoart _____
is, and since the fourth day of July last past hath been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed and commissioned,---having full power and authority by the laws of said State, to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer Oaths, to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give Certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to his official acts and attestations.
And I further Certify, That I believe the foregoing signature of the said Simeon Hoart to be genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at Hartford, this 29 th day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.
Jno. P. C. Mather Secretary of State.

State of Connecticut — Hartford County } S Farmington July 7 th 1832 —
On this 7 th day of July 1832 — personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for Farmington District in said County now sitting Elijah Lewis a resident of Farmington in said County and State aged 81 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 — (viz)
1 st That on the 5 th day of May 1775 he enlisted into the company of Capt. Moadiah Stooke of the 33 d Regiment on the continental establishment commanded by Col. Samuel Wyllys, for 9 months; that he marched from Farmington to Roxbury soon after enlistment, and did duty in said company as corporal till the 1 st day of December 1775 when he received a sergeant's warrant (herewith inclosed) from Col. Wyllys and served the remainder of the time — on this time he served in the whole 7 months and 10 days and was stationed at Roxbury in Massachusetts and did duty there and in the vicinity.
2 nd In the month of January 1776 he enlisted in Col. Erastus Root's Regiment as sergeant for 2 months and served as such, the full time on Dorchester heights and at Roxbury —
3 rd In the month of June 1776 he engaged as quarter master in the Regiment of State Troops commanded by Col. Fisher Gay for 6 months and served the full time as such and received a quarter master's warrant (herewith inclosed) dated 20 th Sept. 1776 signed by Maj. Edward Mott — marched to New York immediately after his enlistment, was then ordered to and stationed on Long Island with the brigade commanded by Gen. James Wadsworth till it was forced to retreat — he then retreated with the regiment to New York and up the Hudson river and was discharged at Philips Manor — During this time he occasionally saw Gen ls Washington — Greene — Sullivan and Lord Sterling —
4 th In the month of October 1777 he joined a corps of volunteers as quarter master, marched to Picketkill on the Hudson, and was there formed into a Regiment under the command of Maj. Judah Root and

times forwarded up the river - at this time he was in service about four weeks, and was discharged soon after the surrender of Gen.
Burgoyne -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state -
To the Interrogatories propounded - he answers to the 1 st That he was born in said Farmington on the 2 nd day of April 1751 - 2 d That his birth is recorded in the town records of said town - 3 d That he was living in said Farmington when called in service, and has resided there ever since - 4 th before answered - 5 th before answered - 6 th - never received discharges and warrants as before stated - 7 th is known generally and particularly to every person in his town, to many in the county and state, and elsewhere -
Elijah Lewis
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - before me -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate -
On the 7 th day of July generally appeared 1832, in open court - Elijah Root of Farmington in Hartford County and state aforesaid, being duly sworn testifies and says that from his youth he has been well acquainted with Elijah Lewis the signer of the above declarations, that he the said Root was in the winter of 1776 was a soldier in Col. Easton's Connecticut Regiment and he well knows that the said Lewis served in said Regiment in the manner and for the time stated by him above - and also that he saw the said Lewis in service in and near New York in the summer of the year 1776 - and that the said Lewis has the reputation of having served in the war of the revolution, in the whole manner and time by him above stated -
Elijah Root
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid - before me -
S. Whitman Judge of Probate -

On this 7 th day of July 1832, personally appeared in open court Samuel Richards of Farmington in Hartford County and State aforesaid and being duly sworn testifies and says, that from his youth he has been well acquainted with Elijah Lewis of said town the applicant herein; and that in the said Richards was attached to Col. Wyllie's Regiment from the 4 th of May 1775 during seven months thereafter; and that the said Lewis was attached to said Regiment during the whole of said time - and that said Regiment was stationed at Roxbury in Massachusetts - and further says that the said Lewis has the reputation of having served in the war of the revolution during the whole time and in the manner he has above declared - Samuel Richards. (78)
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - before me J. Whitman Judge of Probate -
On this 7 th day of July 1832, personally appeared in open court Moadiah Woodruff of Farmington in Hartford County and State aforesaid and being duly sworn testifies and says that for sixty years and more past he has been well acquainted with Elijah Lewis of said Farmington the applicant herein; and that he saw and knew that said Lewis served in the regiment commanded by Maj. Genl. Woodruff in October 1777 - as a quartermaster - on the Hudson river - and also that the said Lewis has the reputation of having served in the war of the revolution in all the particulars by him above stated -
Moadiah Woodruff
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - before me J. Whitman Judge of Probate -
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the court would further state that the said applicant and the above named deponents - Elijah Pratt, Samuel Richards and Moadiah Woodruff are well known to them, that they resided in said Farmington, that they and each of them are credible persons - and their statements are entitled to full credit - Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate -

I, Henry Nash, Clerk of the Court of Probate for Farmington District, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah Lewis for a pension. And I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing, as above, is Judge of Probate for Farmington District.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office. - This 7 th day of July 1832
Henry Nash Clerk

Rev War
13745 INVALID.
File No. 13 745
Elijah Lewis v c 27 Master New York
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 11 1852
Pension Office
11/11/52

Hon. Lewis Cass - Secretary of War - Washington - Col -

Farmington (Conn) July 7 th 1832
Hon. Lewis Cass -
Sir -
Accompanying this will be received at your department, the evidence to substantiate the claim of Elijah Lewis of this town for a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832. taken before me as Judge of Probate. Although the character of a Court of Probate in this state (it being a court of record, having a clerk and seal) corresponds with the description of the courts authorized by your instructions to take evidence in such cases and authenticate the same; it is not without some apprehension on my part that you will disapprove of the jurisdiction. If you should disapprove, on account of the want of jurisdiction in the court - I have to request that you will direct the papers to be returned to me; if you should approve you will probably receive other similar applications through the same channel; as many in my vicinity have similar claims. I am well known to all the delegates from this state in Congress - and perhaps Mr. Edwards of the pension bureau will remember that while a member of the 18 th Congress, I had, occasionally, business in his office -
Whatever the result may be, I should be pleased with early notice of it -
Very respectfully yours &c
Levi Whitman -

Feb 20/51
Mr. Gote
Dear Mr. Gote P.S.

Washington Feb. 20, 1851-
Jas. E. Heath Esq. Commr. Pensions;
I send you the application of Henry Lewis, in behalf of himself and his brother James Lewis, only children of Elijah Lewis, late of Farmington Conn. to obtain the arrearages of pension due their Father at the time of his decease. An examination of the papers relating to Elijah Lewis' pension is solicited; and it is suggested that he was entitled to Quarter Master's pay, instead of what he received, and that a reexamination of the papers will show that he was entitled to higher pay, and for more service, in different  other capacities than what he received during his life time.
Respectfully your obed Servt Harris Tweed

State of Connecticut
County of Hartford ss. Farmington Feby 5. 1851
I Thomas Cowles Judge of Probate for the District of Farmington do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court that Elijah Lewis was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Eighty Seven Dollars and forty five cents per annum was a resident of the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut and died in the Town of Farmington in the State of Connecticut in the year 1834 on the 30 th day of December that he left no widow but two sons who now survive whose names are James Lewis of Granby in said County of Hartford & State of Connecticut and Henry Lewis of Farmington aforesaid -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office at Farmington this 5 th day of February AD 1851
Thomas Cowles Judge of Probate for The District of Farmington

Elijah Lewis
Corporal 6 mo. 27 days - 25.25
Sergt. - 2 13 " 12.13
Dr Master 6 28 " 52.07
$89.45
Connecticut
52
Elijah Lewis
of Hartford Co. in the State of Connecticut who was a Master in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Israel Putnam in the Connecticut line, for the term of _____ months and 8 days
various services to _____ 17 Conn. Cont. Service, Records C.K. July 27/04
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eighty Dollars per month, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of July 1837 and sent to General Whitman, Farmington Conn.
Arrears to 4th of $89.45 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 114.72 $134.17
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
June 7. 1839

evidence of fluice as 2 nd m o Oct. 1777 Fishkill

Fish Kill Oct 27 th 1777
Received from Lewis D r to Major Woodruff Prest of Militia two four hundred & ninety two Musket Cartridges & Eighteen Flints
Wond Van Hook Colk M-Stores

2 nd master's Warrant.

State of Connecticut
To Elijah Lewis Gent: Greeting You being appointed Quarter Master of a Regiment now under my Command raised & enlisted for the defence of this and the rest of the United States of America, you are therefore carefully & diligently to do the Duty of a Quarter Master in said Regiment according to Military Rules and Discipline pursuant to the Trust reposed in you, for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
Given under my hand this Twentyth of Sept 1776 Edward Mott Maj Comd.
S. File 13,745. E. Lewis Conn

Long's wanam
Elijah Lewis Comm. Cont. Oct 13/40
Long's wanam

To Elijah Lewis of the 1 st Company in the 33 rd Regiment of the Continental Army — Greeting — I do by these presents constitute & Appoint you the said Elijah Lewis to be the first Sergeant in the Company. & I do hereby Authorize & Impower you to Exercise your office in a Due Discharge of the Duties thereof, which you are carefully & Dilligently to attend to as a Sergeant for which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant — Given under my hand & seal in Camp this 1 st day of December A.D. 1775
Sam l Wyllys Col d of the 33 rd Regt