Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 641-400, for Eli Leavenworth, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn
Leavenworth, Eli Sarah
B.L.Wt. 641-40a
CONTENTS

No 641.
Eli Leavenworth.
Major.
Connecticut Line. Revol. War.
Warrant issued under date Feb. 25 th 1815. and Feb. 27 th it was dd to the hon ble David Daggett, S. U. S. attorney for the Heirs at Law, through Isaac Mills their Attorney.
Noted on H. C. 10 th Jan y 1815.
Sir,
The hon ble Edward Pouch.
(M.C.)
On receiving
War Department. Section of Country Land Pensions. Feb. 23 1815.

State of New York / Sarah Severworth of the City of Hudson County of Columbia & State of New York being duly sworn, doth depose & say that she is the widow of Eli Severworth, who died about Twenty Two years ago at Savannah in the State of Georgia who in his lifetime had the Commission of Major in the army of the United States during the revolution commonly called the Continental army. That Peter J. Meigs Esquire was his Colonel - That he was a member of the Cincinnati Society - This Deponent further saith that he was honorably discharged from said Army, & that his Commission, discharge & diploma or Certificate of his belonging to the Cincinnati Society was lost or stolen from the possession of this Deponent about the time of her said husband's decease. This Deponent further saith that she was left in very indigent circumstan- ces, & has received from the said Cincinnati Society from One Thousand to Fifteen Hundred Dollars to aid her in furnishing a boarding house in the City of New York - This Deponent further saith that no person has taken out letters of administration upon the estate of her husband, there being no property left by him — This Deponent further saith, that she had three daughters by her said husband who are all about the age of Twenty one years & that they have not lived with this deponent for the space of fifteen years last past —
This deponent further saith, that she has been adv

used I verily believe, that if there were any debts against her said husband, they were long since barred by the Statute of Limit- ations - In further this deponent saith not
Sworn to, this 1 st day of } August before me } Sarah Leavenworth
William H. Justice Pease
Sarah Leavenworth the person above sworn is a person of character and to be believed
William H. Justice Pease
City of Hudson } State of New York } 1814
Sarah Leavenworth
Christopher Horner Esquire the Magistrate before whom the within affidavit was taken, is a justice of the Peace and assistant Judge in and for the County of Columbia duly appointed according to law and his acts may be relied on
David Root Notary Public

Mr. Edmond Leavworth re. affidavit

Edmond Leavensworth of Huntington in Fairfield County of Lawful age testifying & says that his late Brother Eli Leavensworth Early in the revolution was between the United States and Great Britain entered into the Service of the United States as a Capt ain of Infantry as he the deponent believes and served in that Capacity & that of a Major untill the Close of the war when as the deponent was informed & firmly believes he was honourably discharged & Returned to his family in New Haven that soon after the Close of the war he removed with his family to Savannah in Georgia where after a residence of several years he sicked and died. That after his death his widow Sarah Leavensworth returned and lived in his Brother Gideon Leavensworths family for several Months and that then the Deponent was informed by her that she had lost all the papers belonging to her late husband And the deponent says that his Brother Eli Leavensworth died leaving three Daughters Sarah Fanny & Jennett now Sarah Tifford Fanny Lunn & Jennett Vanderburgh that they are all of age and the only Heirs at Law Edmond Leavensworth and further saith not —
The Subscriber having read the above affidavit of his Brother Edmond Leavensworth and is knowing to the truth of the same — Gideon Leavensworth

Be it known that on the 28 th day of Augt 1814 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of New Haven in the State of Conn et al personally came and appeared Edmund Leav- enworth who having subscribed the foregoing affi- davit made solemn oath to the truth of the same Philo Bapett Justice Peace
This Certificate to all whom it may concern that Edmund Leavemworth the Signer of the within affidavit is a gentleman of Respectability & that full faith & credit are due to his representations Philo Bapett Justice Peace
Be it known that on the 28 th day of Augt 1814 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut Personally came and appeared Gideon Leavemworth who having Read and Subscribed to the truth of the foregoing affidavit made solemn oath to the Truth of the same Philo Bapett Justice Peace
This Certificate to all whom it may concern that Gideon Leavemworth the Subscriber to the Truth of the within Affidavit is a Gentleman of Respectability & that full faith & credit are due to his Representations Philo Bapett Justice Peace

I Josiah Dudley, Notary Public residing in Derby, in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut by lawful authority, commissioned & sworn do certify, declare & make known to all whom it may concern, that Philo Bassett before whom the forgoing affidavits of Edmund Leavenworth & Gideon Leavenworth were taken is and for more than a month last past has been a Justice of the Peace for the County of New Haven, duly commissioned & sworn that the signature of Philo Bassett Justice Peace at the foot of each of the  the foregoing  Certificates is in the proper hand writing of Philo Bassett and that full faith & credit are due to his official acts.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal the twentyninth day of August One Thousand eight hundred & fourteen
Josiah Dudley Notary Public

Hon. Secretary of War of the U. States -
City of Washington -
Letter of Order for the delivery of Land Wts in Rights of Mayor to Mr. Lawrence.

Hon. Secretary of War U. S.
Sir, I have just received notice, from the Hon. David Dagg, that it has become necessary for me, as the Attorney, to the Heirs of Col. Eli Leavensworth Deed, to address a letter to you, requesting the Warrant for their Military Bounty Lands may be delivered to him, thereby enabling him to place his Receipt for the same upon the Records in the War Office. I therefore request you Sir, to deliver the above mentioned Warrant to him, and hereby authorize him to receive the same, & to give his Receipt therefor. I have the honor to subscribe myself your Obedt. Servt. Isaac Mills
New Haven 20 th Feb y 1815

David Daggett Esq.
Dear Sir, I take the liberty (hoping it will not give you much trouble) to inclose to you my power of Attorney from the Heirs of Maj r Eli Leavensworth dec d , to obtain the land their father was entitled to from the U. S. together with the accompanying Affidavits of his Widow Sarah, Capt s Gideon Leavensworth, Edmond Leavensworth, Henry Wooster and Col. Jonas Prouty, which I trust will be sufficient; - but if not I can get Gen l David Humphreys and others, as to the same facts; - the three last mentioned affidavits are under a separate cover to save postage, money being scarce & the times hard.
Will you have the goodness in my behalf to do the needful? - Should be glad to have the Warrant in my own name, if my Power of Attorney, and the laws or usages at the Office will warrant it.
You will please to place your receipt for the Warrant if one is obtained.
Should it be necessary I will give you a Power as my Substitute.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this, & oblige your obed t Servant Nath l Ellsworth
New Haven 3 d Jany 10/15 -

Col. Jonas Prentiss Affidavits —

State of Connecticut
New Haven County ss Sept: 8 th 1814
I Jonas Proutie of the City & County of New- Haven in s d State depose & say that early in the War between the United States & Great Britain commonly called the Revolutionary War, I entered into the service of the United States as a Captain in Col: Minge's Regiment of Infantry & that Capt Eli Loomis late of New Haven now dec d was also a Captain in the same Regiment; that s d Loomis was afterward promoted & commissioned as a Major in the Regiment afores d , to which he belong- ed till near the close of the War & then, according to this Deponent's recollection, left the actual service among supernumerary officers commonly called deranged officers, who were all, according to the Deponent's recol- lection, entitled to the same lands & emoluments as though they had not been deranged & had contin- ued in actual service, till the whole army were disbanded by Gen l Washington, & further saith not.
Jonas Proutie

New Haven County ss
City of New Haven Sept r 8. 1814
Personally appeared Jonas Dantice, to me well known, signer of the within Affidavit & made oath to the truth of the same. And I further certify that the s d Jonas Dantice is a man of truth & veracity & to be believed.
Chs. A. Dison Jud ge Comm r
United States
State of Connecticut ss
I John H. Lynde, Notary Public, duly commissioned and sworn, residing in the City and County of New Haven, do hereby certify that Charles Denison Esq r of said City, who hath signed the certificate last above written, with his own proper hand, (I being well acquainted with his signature) is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of New Haven in s d State and in said capacity is by law authorized to take subscriptions to & administer oaths, and that full faith and credit may be given to his said certificate.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & offered my Notarial seal at said City this nineteenth of September An thousand eight hundred & fourteen.
John H. Lynde

I Josiah Dudley Notary Public residing in Derby, in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut by lawful authority commissioned therefor do certify declare & make known to all whom it may concern, that Philo Basset Esq who hath subscribed the two foregoing certificates is a justice of the Peace within & for the County of Litchfield in said State duly qualified according to Law, and that full faith and credit are due to his official acts. And I do further certify that the words "Philo Basset Justice Peace" set to each of said certificates are in the proper hand writing of the said Basset.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial seal the fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred & fourteen.
Josiah Dudley
(Notary Public)
33

I Henry Wooster of Derby in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut being duly sworn depose & say that soon after the commencement of the Revolutionary war with between the United States & Great Britain I entered into the service of the United States in the company commanded by Capt Eli Leavenworth then of New Haven in said State. That I continued in said company three years, from the time of my enlistment & know that in the course of that time the said Capt Leavenworth was promoted from a captaincy to a majority. That during the three years I served as aforesaid the company of Leavenworth belonged to Meigs's Regt of Infantry. That after my time of enlistment expired I returned home, & left the service; but Major Leavenworth continued in the service till the close of the war, then returned to Connecticut. That after his return I frequently saw & conversed with him, and was informed & now well believe he was honorably discharged from said service. That the said Leavenworth was born in Huntington in Fairfield County in said State & was a brother of Captain Gideon Leavenworth now of that town. And further say not. Henry Wooster.
New Haven County ss. Derby March 4 th 1834
Then personally came Captain Henry Wooster signer of the foregoing affidavit, and being duly sworn made oath to the truth of the same.
Before me Philo Basset Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify to all whom it may concern, that the undersigned who hath subscribed & made the within affidavit is a person of truth & veracity & that full his representations are entitled to full credit.
Philo Bapst Justice Peace
Mr Henry Weston affidavit

know all Men by these Presents. That we Sarah Leavenworth of the Village of Troy in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York Widow John Jeffords of the City of Hudson in the Coun- ty of Columbia and State of New York and Sarah his Wife, Isaac Lum of the Town of Derby in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut and Fanny his Wife, and Jasper Van Den Burgh of the Village of Troy in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York and Janet his Wife, Have nominate, constituted, authorised and appointed and by these Presents Do nominate, constitute, autho- rise and appoint Isaac Mills of the City of New Haven in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, Attorney at Law, our true and lawful Attorney for us and in our Names, or in the Name or Names of any or either of us to ask, demand recover and receive of and from the Congress of the United States of America or any other Body poli- tick, or any Person or Persons whomsoever all such Sums as became due and owing by the United States of America in consequence of any Resolution of the Continental Congress, or otherwise howsoever, to Eli Leavenworth late of the City of New Haven decea- sed, the Husband of the said Sarah Leavenworth, and the Father of the respective Wives above mentioned of the said John Jeffords, Isaac Lum and Jasper Van Den Burgh, for the Services of the said Eli Leaven- worth in the Line of Troops belonging to the State

of Connecticut aforesaid in the Continental Army during our revolutionary War with Great Britain in which said War of the said Army the said Eli Leavenworth served to the Close of the said War as Major or Colonel - and we do hereby further authorise and empower our said Attorney for us and in our Names to pursue and take all such lawful Ways and Means as may be necessary and expedient, by Petition or otherwise, to obtain the said Lands, and to sign any Writing therefor for us and in our Names which may be necessary and proper - and upon Receipt of any Grant, Patent or Deed for the said Land, to which the said Eli Leavenworth might have been entitled for his Services aforesaid, to execute any Receipt or other Writing for the same in our Names which may be requisite - and Generally to do all things relative to the Premises as fully as we could do if present personally - Also an Attorney or Attorneys under him for the Purposes aforesaid to appoint, and the same at his pleasure to revoke. Whereby ratifying confirming and allowing all and what- soever our said Attorney or his Substitute or Substitutes shall legally do or cause to be done in the Premises - In witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this eighth Day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen Sarah Leavenworth

Sealed and delivered by Sarah Leavenworth John Jeffords and Wife & Isaac Lum & Wife in presence of - H. L. Rosmer
John Jeffords -
Sally Jeffords -
Isaac Lum -
Fanny Lum -
Sealed and delivered by Jasper Vandenburg & Janet his Wife, in presence of - The undersigned just in: witness -
Jasper Vandenburg
Jennett Vandenburg

State of New York, Rensselaer County ss. On the Eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen personally appeared before me Lewis T. Tillinghast a Public Notary for the State of New York I as well Tillinghast and I found his wife and acknowledged that they executed same and delivered the within Power of Attorney as their voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.  L. T. Tillinghast Not. Pub.
Sarah Leavenworth Power of Attorney to Isaac Mills in Attorney Dated April 1813
State of New York. Columbia County ss. Be it remembered that on the thirteenth Day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, before me Hazeliah L. Hosmer, a Notary Public for the said State, dwelling in the City of Hudson, personally appeared Sarah Leavenworth John Jeffords and Sarah his Wife and Isaac Sum and Fanny his Wife in the within Power of Attorney mentioned to me known, and severally acknowledged that they executed the same freely as their Act and Deed for the Uses and Purposes therein mentioned - Whereof an Attestation being required I have granted the same under my Hand and notarial Seal, at the City of Hudson aforesaid, the Day and Year aforesaid.  In Testimonium Veritatis  H. L. Hosmer Notary Public

Gideon Leavenworth of Huntington in Fairfield County of lawful age testifies & says that his late brother Eli Leavenworth early in the Revolutionary war between the United States of America & Great Britain entered into the service of the United States as a Captain of Infantry as he the deponent believes and served in that capacity & that of a Major until the close of the war when as the deponent was informed & verily believes, he was honorably discharged, & returned to his family in New Haven. That soon after the close of the war he removed with his family to Savannah in Georgia where after a residence of several years he sickened & died. That after his death his widow Sarah Leavenworth returned & lived in his the deponent's family several months, and then the deponent was informed by her that she had lost all the papers belonging to her late husband. And the deponent says that he the said Eli Leavenworth was born in said Town of Huntington at the time of entering into the Continental army as aforesaid, resided in New Haven and further saith not. Gideon Leavenworth
Be it known that on the 4 th day of March 1814 before me the subscriber a justice of the peace within & for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut came & appeared Gideon Leavenworth, who having subscribed the foregoing affidavit made solemn oath to the truth of the same. Philo Bapett Justice Peace

This certifies to all whom it may concern that that Captain Gideon Leavenworth the signers of the within affidavit is a Gentleman of Respectability & that full faith & credit are due to his representations —
Thile Bapstt Justice peace
Capt. G. L. Leavenworth Affidavit

Josiah Dudley Notary Public residing in Derby in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut by lawful authority commissioned & sworn do certify, declare & make known to all whom it may or doth concern, that Philo Basset Esq. who hath subscribed the two certificates next imme- diately preceding, this is a Justice of the peace within & for the County of New Haven in said State, duly constituted & qualified according to law, and that full & intire faith & credit are due to his official acts. — And I do further certify that the words "Philo Basset Justice of the peace" set to each of said certificates are in the proper handwriting of the said Basset.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal Notarial the fourth day of March one thousand eight hundred & fourteen.
Josiah Dudley Notary Public