Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,139, for Elisha Talmage, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Talmage, Elisha.
S. 17139
CONTENTS
Carded

Connecticut N o 28,328
Elisha Talmadge
A. Stoneham the State of Connecticut who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain H. L. ... of the Reg't commanded by ... in the N York ... time for 10 months 25 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 36 Dollars 10 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of May 1834 and Hon. N. Root N. P.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1834. 108.30 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sept. 18.05 $ 126.35
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book E 2 - Vol. — Page 41 —

State of Connecticut. } County of New London } Probate District of Stonington.
On this fifth day of March A.D. 1833. personally appeared in open Court, before Asa Fish Judge of the Court of Probate, for the District of Stonington, in the County of New London and State of Connecticut now sitting Elisha Talmadge a resident of the Town of North Stonington, in the County of New London and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy seven 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.
That at East Hampton, in the County of Suffolk in the State of New York, in the year 1775 or on or before the 15 th day of May 1775 he voluntarily enlisted as a Private, for six months service in the New York State Troops in the Company, commanded by Captain John Holabird, Lieut John Davis, Ensign John Haven, that he does not recollect the Colonel, or other field officer of the Regiment, to which said Company belonged. That he joined said Company on or before the 15 th May & served in said Company under said officers, at the East end of Long Island near Montauk Point, about six weeks, said Company being constantly employed in guarding the Country from the depredations of the British, in taking cattle and other property from said Island - that British armed Vessels lay at the time, in Gardiners Bay that the Boats from the British armed Ships, annoyed the Inhabitants of said Island, and the said company were kept in constant and vigilant duty, to repel the enemy's Boats &c (no other company serving at said place at said time) till on or about the 1 st day of July, when he marched in said Company from said East Hampton to Brooklyn at the West End of said Long Island, and thence

crossed the East River to The City of New York where he served in said Company in said Company, employ in Guard Duty and erecting & repairing Fortifica- tions at the Battery so called, and other places in said City, about two months, that on or about the day of September, according to the best of his rec- ollection, he marched in 3 d Company (no other Troops mar- ched with 3 d Company) from 3 d New York, to Scounde- ga, in 3 d State of New York and there joined two other companies, the names of the officers of 3 d Companies, & of the commanding officer at 3 d Scoundega, are for- gotten by the Declarant. That he continued serving as aforesaid, in The Fort and neighborhood of 3 d Scound- ega, in Garrison duty and labor repairing 3 d Fort, till the Term of his enlistment for six months, had expired, which was on about the 15 day of November 1775, when he was honorably discharged, but rec d no written discharge, & returned home to 3 d East Hampton.
That at 3 d East Hampton, in the year 1776, in the month of May of said year, he voluntarily enlist- ed as a Private, for six months service in the New York State Troops, in the Company commanded by Capt David Parsons, Lieutenant Sylvanus Conklin Ensign Isaac Parsons, in the Regiment of the name of the Reg t that he cannot recollect the name of the Reg t , That he joined 3 d Company at 3 d East Hampton, on or before the 10 th day of May 1776, and immediately marched, thence to said Brooklyn & thence crossed to 3 d New York City, that said Company were engaged in said City, in Guard Duties, building & repairing the Fortifications in said City, that he was serving as aforesaid in said City, when the news of the Declaration of Amer- ican Independence was announced, which was re-

ceived with great enthusiasm and joy. by the American Troops That there were serving in this campaign at S d New York many Regiments, but that, he cannot recollect the name of any, or the names of the Regular officers, except Gen Washington, whom he occasionally saw in S d City. That after the Battle on Long Island, he marched in S d Company with other troops, to King's bridge retreating before the Enemy, who had taken the City of New York. That he continued serving in said Corps, till on or about the 10 th day of November 1776, when the term of his enlistment to wit Six months, having expired he was verbally discharged, about 8 or 10 miles Northerly of S d Kings Bridge, at a place, the name of which is unknown to the Declarant. That he has no documentary evidence of his services, or any part thereof and that he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service, or any part thereof.
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,
In reply to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, and propounded by the Court he states. That he was born at S d East Hampton, on Long Island, County of Suffolk & State of New York, in the year Seventeen hundred and fifty five (1755) Nov r 20 th That he has no record of his age That he was living at S d East Hampton when called into service, under both engagements. That after being discharged in Nov. 1776, he soon removed (having no family) to Stonington, New London County, in the State of Connecticut, and there resided two years, thence removed to the Town of Richmond, in the State of Massachusetts, that ever since the Revolutionary war he has lived in S d New London County, in the Towns of Stonington, Groton Borral & North Stonington, that he now lives in said-

North Stonington, That when called into service, he voluntarily enlisted, under both engagements, and never was a substitute. That he is not able to state the names of the Regular officers, who were with the troops when he served, the continental or militia Regiments, or the general circumstances of his services, any more particularly, than stated in his preceding declaration. That since the Revolutionary War, he has had no intercourse or correspondence with the Inhabitants of S d East Hampton, his native town — that his memory is treacherous and failing — That he never received a discharge in writing, but was honorably discharged. That he is known to Asher Minn, a Clergyman resident in said North Stonington, and Latham Hull and William Friar of S d Stonington also. Also John J. Wightman and Peter A. Gollap of Groton, who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before this Court of Probate for the District of Stonington in the State of Connecticut
Elisha Taberny
Asa Fish Judge
We Asher Minn, a Clergyman, residing in the Town of North Stonington in New London County, Connecticut, and Latham Hull residing in said North Stonington hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elisha Taberny who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy seven 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 before the Court aforesaid.
Asher Minn Latham Hull
Asa Fish Judge

We William Frank of North Stonington in the County of New London & State of Connecticut aged sixty five years John G Wightman aged sixty six years. Peter A Gallup aged fifty six years. both resident, in the Town of Milton in New London County, being duly sworn according to Law, do on our oaths, certify declare & say that we are well acquainted with Elisha Dalmage of North Stonington, who subscribed the preceding Declaration, that we know he sustains a character for veracity and integrity, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion & that we believe him to be seventy seven years old.
William Frank
John G Wightman
Peter A Gallup
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid to wit 5 th March 1833 before the court aforesaid
Asa Fish Judge
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 Elisha Dalmage, was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
And the court further certifies, that it appears to said court that Oliver Miner who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the Town of North Stonington, in the County of

New London and State of Connecticut and that Gatham Hull esq. who has also signed the same, is a resident in the said Town of North Stonington and is a credible Person, and that their Statement is entitled to credit.
And the said Court further certifies, that it appears to said Court that William Frank, who has signed a certificate preceding is a resident of S d North Stonington and that John G. Wightman who has signed the S d certificate, is a clergyman residing in the Town of Grooton in S d New London County and that Peter A. Gallup, who has also signed the same certificate is a resident in S d Town of Grooton, and are credible Persons, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit.
A. S. Fish Judge
I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the Dist t of Stonington Ct. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elisha Talmadge for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 14 th day of March A d 1833.
Nathan Daboll Clerk

State of Connecticut } ss North Stonington Feb 1 st 1834 New London County }
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace, in and for the County aforesaid. Elisha Talmadge of S d North Stonington 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, as a private soldier in the army of the Revolution but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grade.
For Ten months, and twenty five days, I served as a private soldier, and for such service I claim a pension,
Elisha Talmadge
Sworn to and subscribed, by the above named Elisha Talmadge on the day and year aforesaid, and I hereby certify that the deponent is to me well known, and is a credible person, & that I believe his statement is entitled to credit.
Salviam Hull Justice of the Peace

We Benjamin Hewitt one of the nearest neighbors of Elisha Salmasage aged fifty eight years - and James P. Wates Physician & Surgeon do hereby certify that both of North Stonington County of New London State of Connecticut being duly sworn according to law, do on our oaths, certify, declare and say, that we are intimately and well acquainted with Mr. Elisha Salmasage of said North Stonington that on the Deponent's him in his immediate neighborhood that we know that on or about the 20 th day of November A. D. 1833 - he was attacked by a paralytic shock, which severely injured him in mental & bodily faculties, that the failure or loss of his memory is apparent, that we do not consider him now as capable of making a statement from memory as he was immediately before said paralytic shock that we know said Elisha Salmasage has ever sustained a good moral character, and was esteemed, and is now considered a man of veracity - and though poor is respectable for his integrity of character - We believe him to be seventy four years old and upwards North Stonington Feb. 1 st 1834
Benjamin Hewitt known as P. Wates
State of Connecticut New London County } North Stonington Feb. 1 st A. D. 1834
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid Benjamin Hewitt & Thomas P. Wates above mentioned and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Certificate by them subscribed. & I certify that the said Deponents are to me well known an credible persons & that their statement is entitled to full credit -
Latham Hull Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut
New London County ss Probate District of Stonington February 4 th . A.D. 1834.
The Court certifies that it appears to them, that Benjamin Hewitt who has subscribed the preceding certificate is a resident of North Stonington in the County aforesaid and that Thomas P. Wattles, who is personally known to the Court is a Physician & Surgeon in good repute and standing as such, and is a resident in said North Stonington, that both Hewitt and Wattles, are credible persons, & that their statement is entitled to credit.
ASA Fish Judge
I, Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington ss. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elisha Talmadge for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 4 th day of February 1834
Nathan Daboll Clerk

I, Noyes Barber, a Representative, in Congress, from the State of Connecticut hereby certify that Latham Hall esquire before whom, Elisha Talmadge amended his foregoing declaration, and before whom the affidavit of Benjamin Heart, and Tho. P. Watts esquire, was taken, in a justice of the Peace in and for the County of New London in the State aforesaid, and that the signatures purporting to be said Justices, are in his own proper hand writing.
Washington 15 Feby 1834
Noyes Barber S.P.
Elisha Talmadge Junior. Esquire.
Enlist 5 July 1775
dis 30 Nov 1775
order to be made to Hon Noyes Barber House of Reps.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
AWF/HEM
October 17, 1929.
Mr. Grant S. Youmans 3736 Chicago Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota.
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 17139, it appears that Elisha Talmage was born November 20, 1755 in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.
While residing at said East Hampton, he enlisted and served as a private with the New York Troops as follows:
From in May 1775 about six months in Captain John Hulbert's Company; from May 10, 1776 six months in Captain David Pierson's Company, Colonel Josiah Smith's Regiment.
After the Revolution he stated that "having no family" he moved to Stonington, Connecticut and lived there two years, then moved to Richmond, Massachusetts.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 5, 1833, at which time he was living in North Stonington, Connecticut.
There are no data as to family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

28.355- Elihu Thomson
Admit as parole 10 mo 25 days $36.10 released
A. Burson Gorton REV

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
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 subjjoined 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, shewing the Service of
   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.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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
In Capt. Kilburnt rolls 4.25 days. Claimant dont state the circumstances of servin his second term merely in order that its duration may be determined

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 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 [i] 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.

Elisha D. Palmer Pennow Declaration
Return to Hon. N. Barker H o of Rep s

State of Connecticut County of New London
ss. Probate District of Stonington On this 14 th day of April 1834, personally appeared Elisha Talmadge, a resident of North Stonington the identical Elisha Talmadge, named in the prece- ding Declaration, before the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington, aforesaid, and being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Statement, in order to amend his said Declaration —
That he has heard read to him the objections of the Commission to the admission of claim for Pension — that being fully confident, that he performed the service of six months, from 10 th May 1776 to 10 th Nov follow- ing as alleged in his original declaration — he was sent to Albany — and obtained the certificate of the Dept Secretary of State, hereto annexed — by which it appears, that the company in which he served, as he has before alleged was commanded by Capt David Pierson — (doubtless in his Declaration David Pierson), That he now well remembers that Col Jonah Smith was Col n and that John Hulbert, was Lieut Colonel in 1776 & that said John Hulbert was Captain of his company, in 1775 — in which his the declarant's name appears to be found That before he wrote for the certificate, he believed that J Hulbert, was major in 1776, of the regiment in which he served, but on receiving the certificate aforesaid from Mr Campbell, Dept Secretary, & reading the names of officers therein contained, he recollected them all,
Sworn to and subscribed the day aforesaid, before the court
Elisha Talmadge
Isaac Fish Clerk

I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington C.C. do hereby certify - that the foregoing contains the original proceed- ings of the said Court in the matter of - the application of Elisha Talmadge for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of April 1834.
Nathan Daboll Clerk

17 139 INVALID.
No. 17 139
Elisha Falmage
Bi Rev War
ct: June 7 th 89
Vol. 1 , Page 445
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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3736 CHICAGO AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
July 29, 1929.
U. S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me the Pension Record, if any, of Elisha Tallmadge , or Talmadge, who was in the Revolution from New York State? He was a brother of my great great grandfather, John.
I will greatly appreciate the data if he received a pension at all.
Respectfully,
Grant S. Youmans Grant S. Youmans
MH

Return of the State of the Minute Regiment raised in Suffolk County whereof Josiah Smith Esq is Colonel
   Officers names Lieutenants Ensigns Sergeants Corporals Drummers Fifers Rank & file State of Ammunition & Arms   Lieut Colonel Majors Adjutant & Q.M. Captains     John Hulbert - - - - - - -   Isaac Reeves 1 st - - - - - - -   Isaac Overton 2 d - - - - - - -   Eph m Marvin Adj t   Ebene r Dayton Q.M.   David Pierson 2 1 4 4 1 1 42 Complete in Arms &c   Ezekiel Mulford 2 " 4 4 1 1 40 do   Zephaniah Rogers 2 " 4 4 1 1 33 do   Paul Reeves 2 1 4 4 1 1 35 do Except Bayonets   Jonathan Bailey 2 1 4 4 1 1 37 Wants 15 Guns & a number of Bayonets   Selah Strong 2 1 4 4 1 1 57 Complete   Nath l Platt 2 1 4 4 1 1 42 Complete Except the men   Thomas Wickes 2 1 4 4 1 1 31   Total 8 6 6 32 32 8 8 307  
I do hereby that the above is a true State of my Regiment agreeable to returns made by the respective Captains Moriches Patten May 30. 1776
Josiah Smith Col o
State of New York Secretary's Office
I certify the above to be a true Copy of an original Return bound up in book N o 26 of the Revolutionary papers in this Office marked "Military Returns 1776" Given under my hand and the seal of this Office at the City of Albany the Second day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty four.
Arch d Campbell Dep t Secretary