Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,827, for Luke Luce, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Luce, Luke.
S. 31 827
CONTENTS

17.420 Connecticut
Luke Luce
of Hartford in the State of Conn who was a Pri in the Conn commanded by Captain Hinckley of the Reg Col U S M in the Conn for 8 mo 22 d
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 29 Dollars 10 Cents, annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Oct 1838 and sent
H Parsons Hartford
Arrears to the 4th of March 37 $ 5 8 20
Pension allowance ending Sept 11 14 5 20
$ 72.75
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E D B clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 24
Sup. Arb. of Sept 12. 1838 Sent to S. H. Parsons, Esq. Hartford, Ct - Dead
Paid at the Treasury under Act of the 1st April 1838 from 1st September 1836 to 29. April 1837. Agent notified 30 May 1838

ent 17 April 77 dis 9 July 76
8, 22 sup
24.6 26.06 29.10

PENSION ACT OF 1832.
Declaration of Luke Luce
in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT } ss. Hartford COUNTY OF Hartford }
On this 5 th day February 183 2 before the Probate Court for the district of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut being a Court of Record, having by law a Clerk and Seal, personally appeared Luke Luce a resident of Somers in the County of Tolland and State aforesaid aged Seventy one 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a private soldier in a company commanded by Captain Ichabod Hinckley Lieutenants Hubbard Robertson and Ensign Austin (he thinks) at Tolland in the County of Hartford (now of Tolland ) and State of Connecticut on or about the first day of Mar 177 7 ; that said company belonged to a regiment of foot commanded by Colonel Charles Webb Lieutenant Colonel Col o Isaac Sherman and Major Knight That he the deponent was drafted for Eight months, and continued to serve in the said Corps, until on or about the first of January 177 8 when he was dismissed from the service, at or near a place called Rye in the County of (don't know) and State of New York ; that when he entered the service, he resided in Tolland in the County of Hartford (afterwards the County of Tolland ) and State of Connecticut and was marched from Tolland & joined the regiment at Stamford in said State of Connecticut . That during the first six months of this tour the regiment marched, he thinks, to Pecks- kill  marched it also to sundry other places, & among them The deponent well remembers that he with said regiment marched to White Plains . Rye Sundry other places . & the troops were frequently ordered in Scouts & patrolling parties down upon & sometimes below the lines & the deponent was ordered out sundry times on that service.
The deponent further states that in the Fall (about Sept r he thinks) he was upon the sick list, & sent to the Hospital in Danbury where he remained about five or six weeks.

as near as he can recollect. & while he was sick at Danbury, the regiment to which he belonged, marched to the southward or westward he believes into Pennsylvania. - That in October or November the deponent having recovered his health, he was ordered by the officers of the hospital, to join the troops at Rye, where the deponent immediately repaired. & was there transfer'd to Col Meigs regiment; the company to which he was attached, in that regiment, he has forgotten. He has wholly forgotten the names of the company officers. - He served in that Regiment, & was employed chiefly on scouts & patrols - until about the last of December 1777 or first of January 1778 when the term of his service having expired, he was honorably discharged by Col. Meigs he thinks. - He does not know that he had a written dismission, but if he had any thing in writing on the subject, he has lost it many years since
The deponent further states that he saw Genl. Israel Putnam & he thinks he also saw Genl. Saml. H. Parsons - Genl. M c Dougle & Genl. Jed. Huntington

at the White plains - The deponent states Capt m Ammi Paulk of S d Tolland, who is a respectable man, served as a sergeant in in Capt m Hinckley's Company & knows the facts before related, & will so testify. Jonathan Luce of said Tolland also served in the same company with the deponent. Knows the depo- nent served as stated & will so testify -
And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court, the deponent fur- ther declares,
1st. That he was born at Stafford in the County of Tolland , The County of Hartford formerly in and State of Connecticut on the 2 nd day of March 176 1
2d. That the day and year of his birth was recorded by his father in a book or family register , kept by him - which is in the posses- -sion of the deponent
3d. and 4th. That when he was called into service, he resided at the places or towns as herein before stated; and served
in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration.
5th. That the general circumstances of his service are detailed in the preceding declaration, and also the names of such officers, &c. as he distinctly recollects.
6th. That he has received no written discharge from the service as he thinks, - if there any he lost it many years ago. -
7th. That he is personally known to The Reverend Rodney G Dennis, Ebenezer Clark & many others
who are respectable persons in the neighborhood where he now resides, and can testify as to his character for veracity, and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
And the said Luke Luce 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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. } Luke Luce
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interroga- tories 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 The Reverend Rodney G Dennis is a Clergyman in the Town of Somers and that Ebenezer Clark, Jonathan Luce & Ammi Paulk
whose affidavits are hereto annexed are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, William Whitman Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Luke Luce for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 5 th day of February 1833
Attest: Wm. Whitman, Clerk
of Court of Probate for district of Hartford I further certify that Walter H. Kirby Esq r before whom the annexed affidavit of Rodney G Dennis &

Cheney or Clark were taken is & was a Justice of the Peace for Tolland County & I believe the Signature purporting to be his is genuine
Wm Whitman, Clk of Court of Probate for district of Hartford

WE, Rodney G. Dennis a clergyman, residing in the town of Somers in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut and Ebenezer Clark residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Luke Luce — a resident of said Somers who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 ; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age ; that he is generally reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he now resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
R. G. Dennis Ebenezer Clark
STATE OF Connecticut } ss. Somers COUNTY OF Tolland
On this 19 th day of June 1833 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Rodney G. Dennis who is a clergyman residing in the said town of Somers and Ebenezer Clark who is a credible person residing in the same town—and made oath that the preceding certificate by them subscribed is true, and I further certify that their statement is entitled to credit.
Walter R. Kirby Jus. Peace

Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 23. 1838.
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," The widow of Luke Luce deceased Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of twenty nine Dollars and ten Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of September 1836 to the 29 th April 1837 the day of said pensioner's death -
Respectfully, yours.
Abner E. Parrish Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

No 25x32. Lyhe Luce Poland County Connecticut
Sm o 22 private Col Webb Reg. H. H. H. Co $ 29.10
Sam l H. Parsons, Hartford, Conn.

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. Those 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, showing the Service of Luke Lyce 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.     Entered May 1777 — 8 — private Col. Hinckley Colonel Webb, Col. Kings 71 years Hartford County Connecticut Traditionary evidence, Hearsay Witness is certified credible papers correct  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

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.

31827 Any INVALID.
File No. 31,827
Luke Luce
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 249
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Ammi Paultk of Tolland in the county of Tolland (and) State of Connecticut of lawful age do testify and say that I was an orderly sergeant in Captain Sch- abad Hinckley's company, in Colonel Charles Webb's Regiment, afterwards Col. Sherman's Regiment, for three years (viz) from the month of February 1777 to the last of January or the first of February 1780, and that Luke Luce then a resident of Tolland now residing in Farmington in said Tolland county was a private soldier in said Hinckley's company (and) did duty therein in the Army of the Revolution during the summer and fall of 1777 for the term of Eight months at which time the term of service for which said Luce was drafted having expired he was honorably discharged from said service. — and further the deponent saith not
Cones Jan. 8. 1/2
Tolland county ss. town of Tolland June 29. 1832 Then personally appeared Ammi Paultk, who signed the above deposition in my presence after the same was reduced to writing by me at his request and under his direction, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. — I do hereby further certify that said Ammi Paultk is a respecta- ble man upon whose testimony implicit confidence may be placed. —
Sworn before me the day & year last above
Loam P. Waldo Justice of Peace.

Tolland County ss. Clerk's office
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do certify that Loren P. Waldo Esq before whom the within deposition of Ammi Peck was authenticated & sworn to on the 29th day of June 1832 was at the time a lawful justice of the Peace within & for the County of Tolland and duly authorized & qualified to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Tolland this 2nd day of July A 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

1811
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James L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Hartford June 20. 1833
Sir: I herewith forward the application of Luke Suce who claims a pension under the Act of 7 June 1832 for Eight months services, as a private soldier in the revolutionary war in the company commanded by Captain Ichabod Handley regiment and Colonel Charles Webb, & proves the services by a private and sergeant of the same company - Ammi Pank are of his witnesses was placed on the pension roll of the Connecticut Agency under the Act of 1818 and was after wards increased under the Act of 7 June 1832
The services of Mr Suce are so clearly proven that I hope for the pleasure of presenting him with a pension warrant in a few days -
Very respectfully
James L. Edwards Esq. John N. Woodford Esq. Commissioners of Pensions Samuel H. Parsons Washington

Jonathan Luce of Tolland in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut of lawful age do testify (and say that I was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution and that I served in Captain Ichabod Hinebely's Company in Col. Charles Webb's Regiment afterward Col. Sherman's Regiment in the year 1777 that during said year Luke Luce then of said Tolland but now of Somers in said Tolland County was a member of said Hinebely's Company and did duty therein in said Revolutionary War for the period of Eight months at the end of which the time for which he was drafted having expired, he was honorably discharged from the service - and further the deponent saith not
Jonathan Luce
Tolland County p town of Tolland June 29. 1832 Personally appeared Jonathan Luce who subscribed the above deposition in my presence after the same was reduced to writing by me at his request and under his direction, and made solemn oath that the same contained the truth and nothing but the truth. - I further certify that the said Jonathan Luce is a man of respectable character and that his word is entitled to the fullest confidence & belief. -
Sworn before me this day a year aforesaid
Loam P. Waldo Justice of Peace

Tolland County ss. Clerk's office I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County Court do certify that Loren D. Waldo Esq. before whom the within deposition of Jonathan was authenticated & sworn to on the 29 th day of June 1832 was at the time a lawful Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Tolland & duly authorized & qualified to administer oaths & that his official signature is as is over proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of sd Court at Tolland this 2 nd day of July. A D 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk
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L. L. Edwards Esqr Commission of Pensions Washington

Application for a New Certificate.
State of Connecticut } ss Hartford. County of Hartford }
On this 9 th day of September 1835 before me, the subscriber a Notary Public for the said County of Hartford personally appeared Luke Luce of Somers in the County of Tolland in said State of Connecticut, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Ichabod Knichley in Colonel Charles Webb's regiment in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Connecticut that he received a Certificate of Discharge under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about

The 11 th day of last May the last between the Towns of Hartford & Somers on his return home after drawing his pension: That on the 13 th of May he advertised the loss in the Courant a paper published in the City of Hartford but has never succeeded in recovering the same. The Certificate was in a pocket book with other papers. which were lost at the same time & have never been found.
He wants therefore request a new Certificate to be issued in his name under the Act of 7 th June 1832.
Sworn to & subscribed this 9 th day of Sept r 1835.
Before me
Amuel H Parsons
Notary Public
Luke Sum

I am personally acquainted with Luke Luce who subscribed the preceding affidavit and know him to be the same person named therein & that he is a very honest man.
Samuel H. Parsons Notary Public
Stanford 9 Feb 1835
Please transmit the perjury certificate to me respectfully yrs of fr.
L. Edwards Esq Com r of pension Wash n
J. H. Warren