Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,540, for Nathaniel Lewis, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Lewis Nathaniel
S. 17,540
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1.787 Connecticut 1778 9 C Nathaniel Lewis - of Wolcott in the State of Conn who was a Ensign in the Conn commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col Norton in the Conn - horses time for 8 mo 11 days - Sent 7 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 87 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Sept 1833, and sent Saml D Foote Cheshire Conn
Arrears to the 14th of Septm r $ 219 42 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 14 34 43.88
$ 263 30
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ed Bellows Clerk Book 10 Vol. 3 Page 25

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 9 th 1832
State of Connecticut, County of New Haven Probate District of Cheshire
S. S. District of Cheshire
On this 4 th day of August 1832 Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire, said Court being a Court of record and having by the laws of this State a Clerk & Seal and now sitting Nathaniel Lewis of Woodcott in said County and State aforesaid aged Eighty-four years and 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 9 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the month of February 1776 being a Member of the Ninth Company & fifteenth Regiment of Connecticut Militia & belonging then to the town of Farmington in said State as a being an Ensign in said Company was drafted into a Company commanded by Lieutenant Isaac Cleveland myself being the Ensign in Regiment commanded by Col Fisher Gay who died in New York during the term for which I was drafted, which was for the term of two months or more for the purpose of going on to New York, we repaired immediately to New York City and from the City to Kings Bridge making a term of two months or more and then being verbally discharged and that in the Spring of the year 1777 I was drafted into the service of the United States into the Company

commanded by Capt Asa Bray. Hamblin Lieutenant and myself Ensign in the Regiment commanded by Col Mac Dougall as it was stationed at Peks Kill in the State of New York that I was out on this tour three months according to my best recol- -lection three months - That in the year 1778 according to my best recollection I was drafted as an Ensign into the company commanded by Samuel Upson and proceeded to Fish Kill in the State of New York where we were detained according to my best recollection for from two to three weeks, and was verbally discharged And that in the month of October 1779 He was drafted for the term of three months into the service of the United States, into the company commanded by Lock Holchtop, Lieutenant not recalled myself being the Ensign, and Regiment command- -ed by Col Deborah Norton who was stationed at Norwalk Connecticut at which place and the immediate vicinity we remained for the term for which we were drafted being three months according to my best recollection, and was verbally discharged, And that in the month of July 1780 He was drafted into the service of the United States into the company commanded by him myself (being a Lieutenant) for the defense of New Haven Connecticut where he was stationed for something over one week and was verbally discharged - He has no documentary evidence for the third and fifth tours of duty - In reply to the queries of the Department Applicant states further, He was born in the then town of Farmington now Wood-

in the Year 1747 2 May age is recorded in the Town records of Farmington Hartford County, Con- necticut. 3 d I was living in Farmington (now Woodstock) when called into service at which place I now reside 4 th question is answered in body of my declaration 5 Applicant never had many troops with him other than his own regiment except on his tour to St. Yorks - The main Army was there, Washington & Peterboro are recollected, subordinate officers excepting of our regiment not recollected, 6 My Comm- -issions are signed by Joseph Pennibull Governor of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut. and Don te Pennibull Governor of the State of Connecticut and am enclosed 7 th I am well acquainted with Sam l C. Foot United States Senator in Congress, Hon. David Daggett of New Haven Chief Judge of Superior Court of this State, James Hillhouse of P o New Haven and in my immediate neighborhood David Fiske Vice Credible Minor Orin Bliss Justices of the Peace residing in Woodstock, and to all these Gentlemen I refer as to my character for veracity & their belief of my truth in the resolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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, and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid -
Nathaniel Haws

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 - The Applicant is personally known to the Court as a person in whose statement implicit confidence may be reposed. There being no clergyman residing in the same town with Applicant the usual certificate is omitted -
Silas Hitchcock Judge of Probate for the District of Cheshire
I Clement Peck Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire do hereby certify that foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of Application of Nathaniel Lewis for a pension And I further certify that David Linsley & Orin Plum before whom the accompanying deposition of Levi Dohman & James Baily purport to have been taken are Justices of the Peace in & for New Haven County and that their signatures to the same are genuine In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of this Probate Office this 21 st day of August 1832
Clement Peck Clerk
I have been personally acquainted with Nathaniel Lewis the applicant for many years, a man of high respectability, & unblemished character
Isaac H. Root U. S. Senator

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Nathaniel Lewis
Ensign due 16 days Lieut 7 days
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
June 1
1833
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. 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
   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.     Sm 16 days Elym 7 days 66 317 87.27  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Nathaniel Lewis

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 place 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 is 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.

Inv.F. 34,179, Caleb Church.
Nov. 14, 1905.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated November 2, 1905, and received in this Bureau November 6, 1905, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show any claim filed by or on account of the Revolutionary service of Caleb Church other than the above and Widow File No. 20,844, a transcript of which was furnished you under date of February 14, 1901.
You are further advised that the records fail to show any claim filed by or on account of the Revolutionary service of Nathaniel Lewis other than Inv. File No. 17,540 and Inv. File No. 20,844, transcripts of which were given you under date of April 16, 1901.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Arthur R. Lewis,
520 West State St.,
Marshall, Mich.

JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief, of the State of Connecticut, in AMERICA.
To Nathaniel Lewis
GENT. GREETING.
YOU being by the General Assembly of this State accepted to be Lieutenant of the 9 th Company or Trainband in the 15 th Regiment of Militia in this State Reposing special Trust and Confidence, in your Fidelity, Courage and good Conduct, I do, by Virtue of the Laws of this State, me thereunto enabling, appoint and impower you to take the said Company or Trainband into your Care and Charge, as the Lieutenant carefully and diligently to discharge that Trust; exercising your inferior Officers and Soldiers in the Use of their Arms, according to the Discipline of War; keeping them in good Order and Govern- ment; and commanding them to obey you as their Lieutenant for the Service of this State. And you are to observe all such Orders and Directions, as from Time to Time you shall receive, either from me, or from other your superior Officer, pursuant to the Trust hereby reposed in you...
Given under my Hand, and the Seal of this State, in Hartford, the 29 th Day of October - Anno Domini, 1779
By His Excellency's Command,
George Wyllys Sec'y.
Jonathan Trumbull

of the south & east of the River Connecticut in the 16th Regt. West Conn. Col. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esquire, Captain-General, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, in New-England.
To
Salmanus Lewis.
Gent. GREETING.
YOU being by the General Assembly of this Colony accepted to be Ensign Reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct, I do, by Virtue of the Letters Patents from the Crown of England, to this Corporation, Me thereun- to enabling, appoint and impower you to take the said Company into your Care and Charge, as their Ensign carefully and diligently to discharge that Trust; exercising your inferior Officers and Soldiers in the Use of their Arms, according to the Discipline of War: keeping them in good Order and Government; and commanding them to obey you as their Ensign for his Majesty's Service. And you are to observe all such Orders and Directions as from Time to Time you shall receive either from Me, or from Other your Superior Officer, pursuant to the Trust hereby reposed in you.
Given under my Hand, and the Seal of this Colony, in Hartford the 21 st Day of March in the 16 th Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord, GEORGE the Third, King of Great-Britain, &c. Annoque Domini, 1775.
By His Honor's Command,
George Wyllys (Seal)
J. Trumbull

Proctor Dept. Washington-
Has you kindly inform me where you have the records on the Revolutionary list of E Nathaniel Lewis of Fairfield Co Connecticut who served as officer in that war. And Oblige
Sister Louise Winchester Chaplain Regt. D. A. R St. Joseph Michigam

B. F. PIXLEY
ST. JOSEPH, MICH. Oct 7th 1896
A grand daughter of Captain Nathaniel Lewis, born at or near New Haven Connecticut. Serving as "Capt" of a troop of men "in the war of the rebellion". Ask for proper papers entitling her to become a member of a chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution.
Mrs Jane Pily nee Lewis

108 Cobalt, Ct., Feb. 26, '95
Clerk Pension Department,
Can you inform me, if Nathaniel Lewis of Wolcott
Mrs. Hearn Co. Ct. was in receipt of a pension as a soldier of the Revolutionary war about 1832?
He was my great grandfather & I would like to establish my right to become a
Daughter of the Revolution by proving particulars of his enlistment & service.
I think I have heard my mother say he had a pension
I am sure There seems to have been several Nathaniel Lewis' in the war & the list books does not quite distinguish between them as to residence.
Hopeing to hear from the Department.
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. R. Dana, Libbals, Cobalt, Middlesex Co. Conn.

17540 INVALID.
File No. 17540
William L. Jones
Ensign New York
Act: June 7 th 1892
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 222
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr 2nd 1892 to Mrs. R. Hana Vibbaly. Citat. Am. M. G. L.
Oct 19 96 recd from a Mrs Jane Lewis St Joseph, Mich. SW 3
Dec 1 96 To Miss Laura L. Winchester St Joseph, Michigan
Apr 10 1901 Arthur R. Lewis - dated m'cl
1905 Nov 11 - A R Lewis addressed by above [letter in D. F. 34179 Caleb Church]

L.F. PAGE. SOLE PROPRIETOR DR. WILSON'S RESTORATIVE REMEDIES.
OFFICE & CONSULTING ROOMS, 201 STATE STREET
Marshall, Mich. 3/17, 1901.
24203 28842 28892
H. Clay Evans, Esq., Washington, D.C. Dear Sir:
Will you kindly have the records examined for the revolutionary history of Nathaniel Lewis, born Oct. 22, 1740 at Litchfield, Conn., married Jan 17, 1767 Esther Tuttle and enlisted either from Litchfield, Ct. or from Wells, Rutland Co., Vt. where he subsequently resided. Did such a man or his widow ever draw a pension and if so what is his record of service and what particulars of marriage, birth and death can you give of him and his wife?
I would also like the records of a Bristol, first name unknown, who enlisted from Connecticut, served in Rev. War & at close of war went to Lewis, Essex Co., N.Y. and married Rhoda Barber, dau of Hezekiah Barber of Barber's Point near Westport on Lake Champlain. Were he or his widow pensioned if so what particulars of them?
Can you reply to my recent queries about

Joseph Adams Sn & his son Joseph Jr of Green Co NY who served in the 6 th regt. Dutchess County Militia (Land bounty rights) What particulars of Joseph Sn and wife if either were ever pensioned or granted land?
Also my query regarding Caleb Church of Hopkinton, R. I., born 1762 married Polly — He served in Revo., was captured & confined on board a vessel in N.Y. harbor for some time. In 1815 he lived at Lebanon Furnace, N.Y. and in 1828 died at West Rush, N.Y. His widow lived from 1836 till 1841 at Truxton, Courtland Co, N.Y. where she died. Were either ever pensioned? If so what particulars of them?
A reply in full at your convenience will greatly oblige Yours with respect
Arthur R. Lewis Box 97
Marshall Mich.

Nat. Lewis
72 75.

I Elisha Clark of Southington in the county of Hartford and state of Connecticut of the age of Seventy four years and some months depose and say, that in the spring of the year 1777, I was in the service of the United States on a Draft of the Connecticut Militia, in the Company of Capt Asa Bray in the Regiment commanded, by Col Mac Dougall, and was stationed at Fort Independence near Peekskill in the state of New York, that I was out on this term of duty about Three months according to my recollection, and that during the time of my service Nathaniel Lewis now of Watcott in the county of New Haven and state aforesaid was the Ensign in said company, that said Nathaniel Lewis was in the said service during the whole time that I staid and was dismissed at the same time that I was, and returned with me to Connecticut, and, as I believe was absent on duty Three months Elisha Clark
State of Connecticut } for Southington Southington Probate Office }
on this 31 st day of July A.D. 1832 personally appeared Elisha Clark, who has subscribed the foregoing Deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the facts therein stated. Before me Griswold Lowrey Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Southington in Connecticut -
I John Wightman Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Southington in the state of Connecticut do hereby certify

That Romes Lawrey who has signed the foregoing certificate is the Index of said Court, and that the signature annexed to said certificate is his genuine signature and that said Court is a Court of Record.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the 31 st day of July A.D 1832
John Wightman
State of Connecticut } p Southington June 12. 1833 Southington Probate Office }
I hereby certify that Elisha Clark who has subscribed and sworn to the Deposition on the preceding page is well known to me as a man of truth and veracity and that his testimony is entitled to credit
Romes Lawrey Judge of Probate for Southington Dist. Ct. —

State of Connecticut New Haven County ss Wolcott August 3 rd 1832 be it remembered that on the day and year aforesaid personally appeared before me Orin Plumb a Justice of the Peace for the County of New Haven duly sworn according to Law James Bailey of said Wolcott you personally known to me as a credible witness who being duly sworn on oath declares and says that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Lewis of said Wolcott That he is of the age of Eighty four years. That I knew him in the war of the revolution and have known him ever since. That in the year A D 1776 he was out in the service of the United States on a draft of the Commu- nity Militia in the Regiment commanded by Col. Fisher Gay. That the said Lewis was Ensign. That the said Lewis was stationed at New York City in the first place and afterwards at Kingsbridge. That I was out with the said Lewis about two months or more, and at the time of my said service with the said Lewis the Company was commanded by Lieut. Isaac Cleveland James Bailey
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year foresaid before me Orin Plumb Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut New Haven County ss, Wolcott. August the 1 st 1832. Be it remembered that on the day year aforesaid personally appeared before me David Fribie a justice of the peace within and for said County duly Commissioned & sworn. Levi Johnson of Wolcott in New Haven County to me personally known and who is a credible witness who being first duly sworn on oath declares and says that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Lewis of said Wolcott in the County of New Haven. Knew him previous to the War of the Revolution and have known him ever since. that in the year 1779 in the Month of October drafted for three Months according to my best recollection as Ensign and joined the Regiment at Norwalk in State of Connecticut served under Capt. Sadock Hothorp in Col. Schabod Norton's Regiment drafted Troops and served at Norwalk Connecticut during the above specified term of time and then was legally dismissed from the service of the drafted Troops.
Levi Johnson
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
David Fribie Justice of the peace

Supplemental Declaration in the application of Nathaniel Lewis of Wolcott for a Pension Hartford County S.S. Wolcott June 10. 1803 Personally appeared before me Silas Hitchcock a justice of the Peace for Hartford County Nathaniel Lewis of said town and county who being duly sworn upon the 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 services - but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades - For two months I served as an Ensign upon the first town specified in my accompanying original application in Col Griffin's Regiment - Company commanded by Lieut Cleveland - D. in July March & April AD 1776 For three months I served as an Ensign in Col McDougall's Regiment in the Spring of the year 1777 as stated in my original accompanying Application - For two weeks I served as an Ensign in Samuel Upson's Company in the year 1778 as stated in my original accompanying declaration For three months I served as an Ensign in Tabor Hitchcock's Company - Col Norton's Regiment as stated in my original accompanying declaration in the year 1779 - For one week I served as a Lieutenant & Commanding a Company at Hartford in the year 1780 as stated in my original declaration accompanying - The length of my whole service in the grades specified above in all amounts to

not less than eight months and three weeks and for such service I claim a pension
Table said June 23
Silas Hitchcock Just Peace
I Clement Peck Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire do hereby certify that Silas Hitchcock Esq before whom the accompanying supplemental declaration of Nathaniel Lewis purports to have been taken is a justice of the peace and that his signature to the same is genuine Attested to all intents and purposes. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this office this 14 th day of June
AD 1833
Clement Peck Clerk