Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17537, for Isaac Lewis, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Lewis, Isaac
S. 17537
Carded
CONTENTS

Ohio 19. 7. 24
1888 July 19 - S. F. Cary - history Press
Isaac Lewis
Hamilton in the State of Ohio. was a Private in the Co. - commanded Captain Tiffner of the Reg. commanded Col. Wells - in the Mass. for two years.
inserted in the Roll of Ohio. the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Aug. 1833 and sent to Saml. Hunt Cincinnati Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March. 1832 160.- Remnant allowance ending Sept 33 40.-
Died Aug. 27. 1837 $ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Apr June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. F. Palmer Clerk, book Vol. 8 Page 15,

The State of Ohio } Hamilton County } ssch
On this 21 st day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before me the Honourable Judges of the court of Common Pleas within and for said County now sitting Isaac Lewis of the County aforesaid aged seventy 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 under the following named officers and served as herein stated Captain Webster Lieut Saml Bartlett Ensign Saml Allen Col his field officers were Col Darley Lieut Fellows and Major Tupper at Cambridge Massachusetts where he remained until after the battle of Bunker Hill and in which he was engaged. and after the battle a number of his company including himself was attached to Captain Hubbard's Company - and marched under Genl. Arnold to Quebec where he remained until his term of service expired being eight months the term for which he entered - and went immediately to Montreal where he enlisted for three months with Captain Gilman who was stationed as a guard to the Garrison at said place and at which place he remained until discharged. These two terms of service were performed in

in the years 1775 & 1776 - and again entered the service at Ashfield Massachusetts in the latter part of the fall or commencement of the winter of 1777 under Captain Benjamin Phillips Lieut Jennings Col Wells M aj r Stibbins - and marched to Ticonderoga where he remained three months the term for which he enlisted and was discharged and returned home - and again entered the service under Captain Jennings and marched under Genl Starks to Bennington Vermont and was engaged in the battle at that place and after the battle, was discharged having served one month and returned home & again entered the service under Captain Phillips - and marched to Saratoga under Col Wells and was engaged in the battle at that place under Genl Gates - and was discharged after the battle having served two months - and returned home - and again entered enlisted in the Continental Army for nine months under Captain Watson the name of his Lieut he does not recollect Ensign Bigelow & Col Bailey - and marched to West Point - and was present when Majr Andre was hung and remained in that neighborhood until discharged That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the process and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day & yr aforesaid in open Court * Isaac his Lewis mark
David Fano CLK P T
We the undersigned citizens residing in the County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Lewis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarati- on that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day & yr aforesaid in open Court
David Fano CLK P T
Abner Locker William Wakefield
Interrogatories propounded by the Court to the applicant
1 Where and in what year were you born Ans In the State of Connecticut In the yr 1733 2 Have you any Record of your age & if so where Ans None that I know of 3 Where were you living when called in to service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live Ans When called in to the service I lived in the State of Massachusetts since which I have resided in the States of Vermont New York

and from I removed New York to this state - and had resided in this county for fifteen years
4 How were you call'd into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Ans. The 9 months tour enlisted was drafted the other terms of service I volunteered
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops were you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Ans Genl. Nixon Genl. Putnam Genl. Stark Genl. Gates Genl. Montgomery the general circumstances of my service are contained in my declaration. I recollect the regiments commanded by Col. Stark (Dragoons) & Col. (Stibbins) (Militia)
11 Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it
Ans For the nine months tour I received a written discharge for which has long since been lost for the other terms of service I received but verbal ones from my officers
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution
Ans Judge Othniel Looker Jas Cury Esqr Judge Saml Reese Esqr Cavender Col Benjamin Gillley

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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that Othnel Sooker & William Wakefield who have  has signed the preceding certificate are residents of the County aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
The State of Ohio } Hamilton County } ss
I Daniel Gano Clerk Pro Tem of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Lewis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Cincinnati this 24 September 1832
Daniel Gano Clerk Pro Tem

The State of Ohio County of Hamilton } ss
Court of Common Pleas February Term 1833
We George Hildreth a clergyman residing in the County of Hamilton aforesaid and Thomas J. Henderson of the City of Cincinnati in the County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Lewis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn & subscribed in open court this 28th day of March A.D. 1833
Danl. Pano Clk George Hildreth Thomas J. Henderson
The State of Ohio Hamilton County } ss
I Daniel Pano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County do hereby certify that the above and foregoing contains the additional proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Lewis and I do further certify that the Court are satisfied that George Hildreth is a clergyman residing in the County aforesaid and that Thomas J. Henderson who has also signed the same is a resident of the City of Cincinnati in the County aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 28th day of March A.D. 1833
Danl. Pano Clk Y.P.T.H.E. pro this

11. 519. 19. 724.
Isaac Lewis
Ohio
Adm 20 years.
Samuel H. Hunt Esq. Cincinnati Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
12 th Aug 1838
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 show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Isaac Ferris
   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.     March 1775 8 private Col. Bailey & Nelson 77   Nov 1777 3 " Col. Tillman Cambridge Traditionary   3 " Col. Wells Mass.   1 " Col. Wells   3 " Col. Wells   9 " Col. Bailey   " Col. Wells   " Col. Wells  
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 inquiry 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 is entitled to a pension, and 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.
Made 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.

April 13, 1931
M. M. Lewis The American Historical Society, Inc., 80 East 11 th Street New York, New York
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MMHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17537, that Isaac Lewis was born in 1755 in Connecticut, exact date not given, and name of place not stated.
While a resident of Ashfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April, 1775, served as private in Captain Bartlett's company, and Captain Webster's company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts regiment, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, after which he served in Captain Hubbard's company, Colonel Bigelow's Massachusetts regiment, eight months in all, and was at the storming of Quebec, immediately after which, he enlisted in Captain Tillman's Massachusetts company and served three months guarding the garrison at Montreal.
He enlisted late in 1777, served three months in Captain Benjamin Phillips' company, Colonel Wells' Massachusetts regiment; enlisted again, served one month in Captain Jennings' Massachusetts company, and was in the battle of Bennington.
He enlisted in October, 1777, served two months in Captain Phillips' company, Colonel Wells' Massachusetts regiment and was in the battle of Saratoga.
He enlisted in 1780, served nine months in Captain Watson's company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts regiment and was present at the execution of Major Andre.

After the Revolution he lived in Vermont, in New York and in Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832, while a resident of Hamilton County, Ohio.
He died August 27, 1837.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
MMWJ
March 13, 1938.
M. M. Lewis, The American Historical Society, Inc., 80 East 11 th Street, New York City.
Sir:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17537, it appears that Isaac Lewis was born in 1755 in Connecticut, exact date not given and name of place not stated.
While a resident of Ashfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, he enlisted in April 1775, served as private in Captain Bartlett's Company and Captain Webster's Company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, after which he served in Captain Hubbard's Company, Colonel Bigelow's Massachusetts Regiment, eight months in all, and was at the storming of Quebec, immediately after which, he enlisted in Captain Tillman's Massachusetts Company and served three months guarding the garrison at Montreal.
He enlisted late in 1777, served three months in Captain Benjamin Phillips' Company, Colonel Wells' Massachusetts Regiment; enlisted again, served one month in Captain Jennings'

Massachusetts Company and was in the battle of Bennington.
He enlisted in October 1777, served two months in Captain Phillips' Company, Colonel Wells' Massachusetts Regiment and was in the battle of Saratoga.
He enlisted in 1780, served nine months in Captain Watson's Company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment and was present at the execution of Major Andre.
After the Revolution he lived in Vermont and New York and Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 21, 1832 while a resident of Hamilton County, Ohio.
He died August 27, 1837.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
M.R.C.
Washington, D. C., April 1, 1895.
Sir)
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of ----- Isaac Lewis ----- a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.      Enlisted in April, 1775, and served as a private in Capt. Webster's company, Col. Bailey's Mass. troops until after the battle of Bunker Hill, in which he was engaged; then enlisted under Capt. Hubbard and marched under Arnold to Quebec, where he participated in the assault on that place, Dec. 31, 1775. Served one month under Capt. Jennings at the battle of Pennington, and two months under Capt. Benjamin Phillips and Col. Wells, at the battle of Saratoga; then served nine months under Capt. Watson and Col. Bailey and was present at the execution of Maj. Andre.   
Battles engaged in,
As above.
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Ashfield, Mass.
Date of application for pension,
September 21, 1832.
Residence at date of application,
Hamilton County, Ohio.
Age at date of application, Born in the State of Connecticut in 1755.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
S. T. Lewis, Esq.,
113 Adams St.,
Commissioner.
1904blm
Chicago, Ill.

Rev. # 53
December 11, 1931
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
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Rev. War pension claim, Isaac Lewis, S.17537      Actual      1
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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 inches at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corres- ponding name and number. The word "omit" is written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief of Rev. & 1812 Wars Sect.

December 10, 1931
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please furnish me uncertified photostatic copy of one page from Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 17537, Isaac Lewis.
Very truly yours,
H.C. Roberson, 1218 E. Capitol St. Washington, D.C.
Received payment 15 cents December 10, 1931
W. Christine Stokes
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

Long page beginning, He again turned out as a " & signed in person by Isaac Lewis. On page.

17537 INVALID.
No. 17537
Isaac Lewis
Mr Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr. 13 - Nat. Hist. Soc. 1.15 43 Adams St. Chicago. W. M. C.
96 Mch 13 Paid
J. B. Kinnear Tacoma B. C. etc.
1928 - Mch. 13 - Hist. Soc. To M. M. Lewis of Amer. Hist. Soc. - 1.15
1931 - Apr. 13 - Hist. Soc. To
M. Lewis Am. Hist. Soc. Aug.
1931 Dec. 17 Photo. mailed to H. C. Roberson, Jan. 5, 1932. Ge. Div. Nat. Hist. Soc. notified. 1.15 to be credited to misc. receipts M.C.S.

I beg leave to differ with Gen'l Harrison as to the applicant being entitled to a pension.
The difficulty for this man to procure evidence of service is no greater than for other claimants, in Ohio.
Keep these papers in the office - and inform Gen. Harrison that the applicant is not entitled to a pension, not having served nine months under any one period of enlistment in the continental estab- lishment.

THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
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April 9, 1931
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
May we please have the pension record of Isaac Lewis , who was born near New Haven, Connecticut, in the year 1755. He enlisted for service in the Continental Army, the date of his enlistment having been in April, 1775, at which time he was but twenty years of age. He served as a private in Captain Webster's company, Colonel Bailey's Massachusetts Troops, until after the battle of Bunker Hill. He then enlisted under Captain Hubbard, and, in the command of Arnold, marched to Quebe, where he participated in the assault on that place, December 31, 1775. He then served one month under Captain Jennings, in which connection he took part in the battle at Bennington, Vermont. His next service was under Captain Benjamin Phillips and Colonel Wells at the battle of Saratoga, and thereafter he did service under Captain Watson and Colonel Bailey and was present at the execution of Major Andre.
Thank you.
Yours very truly,
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
M. M. Lewis
HB/BS
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Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
We are compiling some genealogical material for a member of the Lewis family, and are desirous of obtaining the Revolutionary War Record of Isaac Lewis who was born near New Haven, Connecticut, but was a resident of Ashfield, Massachusetts, where at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War he was a private in Capt. Webster's Company, Col. Bailey's Massachusetts Regiment, serving later in war under Captain Hubbard, and under Benedict Arnold marched into Canada. We believe there is other service to his record.
As we are most anxious to receive this information, we would appreciate the favor of an early reply.
Yours very truly,
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc.
M. M. Lewis  al.
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The Lewis Publishing Company,
113 Adams Street.
B. F. LEWIS, PRES. C. W. CROCKER, VICE-PRES. SAM T. LEWIS, SECY.
Chicago, Feb. 26, 1895.
L
Mr. William Lochren, Department of the Interior, Care Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:--
I have been for many years endeavoring to get some reliable information touching the identity of my grandfather, who served in the War of the Revolution from the beginning to the end thereof. His name and what little I know of him, please find on enclosed slip.
Any attention you may feel willing to bestow upon this matter will be greatly appreciated by,
Yours most respectfully,
S. T. Lewis

I. Lewis
Isaac Lewis
Claim not admissible, as the party did not "serve for the term of nine months at any period of the war."
Rejected

He again turned out as a volunteer in 1812 in the Washington State Troops, for nine months under Capt. Watson in a Regiment commanded by Col. Bailey served in the State of New York & New Jersey was discharged at West Point by General Orders. He never received a written discharge. He at this time resides within the tenth circuit of the law. States in the State of Ohio in the Township of Mill Creek. That he lately lost all his property on the Ohio River that his circum- stances are so reduced that he stands in need of assistance from his country for subsistence.
Given under the hand & seal of this 20th day of May 1818
Joshua Colett
Joshua Colett Pres. C. C. 7. C. O.
State of Ohio Tenth Circuit } H.
J. Lewis
I Joshua Colett President of the Court of Common Pleas for the Tenth Circuit in the State of Ohio, being satisfied that the above named Isaac Lewis is an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818. served in the Revolutionary war in the army of the Revolution on continental establishment, for more than nine months. Certify these proceedings in the cause of the above affiant the testimony in the cause, to the Hon. Secretary at War for the United States. Given under my hand this 20th day of May 1818.
Joshua Colett Pres. C. C. 7. C. O.
The State of Ohio Hamilton County } H.
Isaac
I, Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hamilton do hereby
Verify that Joshua Colett Esqr before whom the foregoing deposition appears to have been taken is and when certified is annexed was at that time an acting President of the Court of Common Pleas for the Tenth Circuit

The State of Ohio Hamilton County
§ § § I, Daniel Gano Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Hamilton do hereby
Testify that Joshua Collett Esqr before whom the foregoing deposition appears to have been taken is and due certification is annexed was at that time an acting President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the seventh Circuit in the State of Ohio duly elected com- missioned and sworn into office and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such. All of which appears of Record in my office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Cincinnati this 26 th day of May A.D. 1818
Danl Gano Clerk

State of Ohio South Amount of the Court of Common Pleas.
100000
Isaac Lewis aged sixty three years appeared before me Garrison Collett, President Judge of the Court of common Pleas aforesaid in the South Court, and being duly sworn deposed & saith that he turned out as a volunteer against the Brit- ish in April 1775 directly on hearing the news of the Massacre at Lexington he then resided at Sheffield County of Hampshire State of Massachusetts that he first entered Capt Bartlett's Company, but on his arrival at Cambridge Capt. Bartlett & Capt Webster joined their Companies & Capt. Webster took the command of the united forces & continued for eight years the service in said Regiment, of which he was Captain until September he was in the Battle at Bunker's Hill, and was wounded severely. in September Annual for service was in Regiment of Col. Bizon through the wilderness to Quebec in Canada, near the morning of that time and afterwards retreated to Montreal where his term of enlistment expired he engaged for three months longer and General Was- ten in a company commanded by Capt. Pillsbury was disbanded and retired home in the spring of 1776 He again served a term of three months at Scituate under Capt. Phillips while Col. Wells had command & retired home at the close of that time. He again turned out as a volunteer at the Battle of Bennington He again turned out as a volunteer about the beginning of October 1777 and was acting as a volunteer at the Battle of Saratoga

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Isaac Lewis
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Massachusetts or New York
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Near Cincinnati Ohio
Date of death (as near as possible):
about 1831.
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He received a pension for
Remarks: years near Cin. Ohio previous to 1831.
His wife died before he.
Your name and address:
S. T. Lewis
113 Adams St.
Chicago Ill.

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James L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office