Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13548, for David Joyce, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Conn. New York
Joyce, David
S. 13548
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9635 Connecticut
David Joyce of Salisbury in the State of Conn who was a Pri - in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg commanded by Col Shipman in the Conn line for
State Service 14 mos 28
Conn. and N.Y. Apr. 23/06, Records corrected. P
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 60. Dollars 80 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of June 1830 and sent - Pensioner Salisbury Conn
Arrears to the 14th of March 30 $120.20 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep 4, " 30 05- $150.25
{ Revolutionary Claim, }
Recorded by E.D. Buel and Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 21-

State of Connecticut, County of Litchfield P. Probate District of Sharon.
At a Court of Probate for the District of Sharon held at Salisbury in said District on the 12 th day of September A 1832. Present.
Samuel Church Esq. Judge.
On this 12. day of September A 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Sharon now sitting David Joyce a resident in the town of Salisbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut aged Sixty Six 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
I entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated.
I was born in Danbury in the County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut on the 13. day of December 1765, I have no record of my age, but suppose the record of my birth may be found on the town record of said

Danbury. Since the war of the Revolution I have resided the greater part of the time in said Danbury, but have lived some of the time in Mount Washington in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts, and in North East in the County of Dutchess & State of New York and in Salisbury in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut in which last mentioned place I now reside.
Enlistment About the 1 st day of March 1779 I entered the Army as a substitute for one Ebenezer Sherwood who had been drafted under the laws of Connecticut into the Militia Service for three months. The name of the Captain of the Company into which I entered was Daniel Woldman of Danbury, Lieut Botsford of New Town, the other Officers I have forgotten, We marched in a few days to Horse neck, (Now Greenwich on Long Island Sound; there was another Company out with us but I don't know its officers; we were employed in keeping guard at Horse neck for three months; and at the expiration of my time I returned home to Danbury.
In the month of May 1780 I enlisted into a Com

pany of Continental troops in the State of New York, at least I suppose it was a company of Continental troops, & was commanded by Capt. Pell, the other company officer I have forgotten; we belonged to Colonel Cortland's Regiment, General Clinton's Brigade. I enlisted as a private for six months, I joined the army at Fishkill, we marched to Havre de Grace, and from thence to the ferry to a place called Pempton, we were employed generally in camp duties and I do not remember that any other Regiment than Col Cortland's  Clinton's was with us. In the latter part of September of this year I was taken sick with Fever & Ague & was sent to the hospital, in the Continental huts so called, a few miles west of Morristown, I remained in the hospital until 17 October 1780 when I was discharged by a written discharge signed by Oliver Spencer Col Superintendent, I went home & transmitted after having served about five months.
About the 1 st day of March 1781 I again enlisted into a company of Connecticut State troops commanded by Capt. Charles Smith of Stamford in Fairfield County, I went before Hoyt & P. Starn

Lord & Ensign Josiah Smith, We were attached to General Waterbury's Brigade, & Major Phipman commanded the Battalion to which I was attached. I enlisted as a private for one Year. We went first to Stamford remained there a few weeks, from thence to Palmer Hill at a place called Horse neck, here we were joined by other troops, one or two companies I don't remember where they came from or who commanded them; we went thence to Rye, & Kings street, from thence to White Plains, when a part of the Continental Army lay; we were employed in that part of the country until the fall of the year, when we returned to Stamford & built winter quarters guard some recments, we remained in this place until we were discharged on the last day of February 1782. I never received any written discharge except the one before mentioned; I was in no battle, nor have I any documentary evidence to prove my service except said discharge; and I know of no person whose testimony I can procure who can testify to my service, except Abraham Pany,

Ebenezer Benedict, & Isaac J. Lacey.
I am known to Enos Hopkins Esq Abijah C. Peet Esq and many others in my neighbor- hood who can testify to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolu- tion. And I hereby renounces every claim whatever to a pension or annuity & to the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the aging of the State. David Joyce
Subscribed the day & year above and Simeon Church Judge.
At the same time the said David Joyce produced in this Court in support of his said claim for a pension the deposition of Abraham Parsons, Ebenezer Benedict and Isaac J. Lacey which are hereto annexed, and also a certificate No 30 signed by Oliver Spencer and hereto annexed.
And this Court doth hereby declare its opinion, that after the investigation of the matter and after put- ting the interrogatories presented by the War depart- ment, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states. By the court.
Abijah C. Peet Judge

I Abijah C. Peet Clerk of the Court of Probate for the district of Sharon do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Joyce for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office at the Probate Office in Salisbury this 12. day of September 1832 Abijah C. Peet Clerk

12784 David Price 6.t
Jan
on Roll Jan d 25 th July 1780 Jan d 27 Oct 1780 3 mo & 2 days
Admitted
Private 18 mo & 2 days
Cont d & Comt d Line

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 subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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 David Joyce 6t
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     March 1779. Sub 2 Private Capt. Hildreth Genl. Gates March to Stone Bridge N.Y. 66 - born Fairfield Ct. interred in same place now lives in Seneca Falls N.Y.   May 1780 mts 2 5 " Cpl. Bell Capt. Bell Col. Bort Lander N.Y. and N.J.   March 1781 1 " Cpl. Smith Capt. Smith Genl. Washington Brigadier Hudson's River N.Y.  
Two witnesses from the one year's service
monument
3 mo & 2 days 12 3 18, & 2 days
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 day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 13548. Gene
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
August 8th, 1899.
Sir:-
In response to your recent communication you are advised that David Joyce made an application for pension on September 12, 1832, at which time he was 66 years of age and residing at Salisbury, Conn., and his pension was allowed for eighteen months' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Danbury, Conn., and served under Capt. Wildman.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. W. W. Wade,
Batavia, New York.

OFFICE OF W. W. & C. T. WADE
Room 9, Postoffice Building.
CORRESPONDENTS DEMARY, HEINTZ & LYMAN, BUFFALO, N. Y.
Batavia, N. Y. May 20th, 1899. 189
Pension Department, Division of Revolutionary War, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:---
Will you kindly give me the record of the late David Joyce, Salisbury, Conn., a pensioner of the War of the Revolution.
I wish the record for the purpose of establishing the claim of being a lineal descendant of a soldier of the revolutionary war.
Thanking you in advance for this courtesy, I remain
Yours Very Respectfully,
W. W. Wade Batavia N.Y.

I Ebenezer Benedict of Danbury Fairfield County & State of Connecticut aged Sixty Nine years being duly sworn according to Law depose and say that David Jones formerly of Danbury in said State served in Capt Charles Smiths Company with me in the Summer of 1781 and winter of 1782 in the Connecticut State troops the regiment to which we belonged was commanded by Col. Beebe and the Battalion by Major Shipman, the troops were called Connecticut State troops and were commanded by General Waterbury, the company to which we belonged was raised in the Spring of 1781 - I think about the first of March; term of service one year the troops were discharged by General Waterbury the last Day of February 1782 at Stamford Connecticut
Yr Witness Davis Flower
His Ebenezer Mark Benedict
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss Ridgefield September 1 - 1832 -
Personally appeared Ebenezer Benedict and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed (by his Mark) - Said Ebenezer Benedict is well known to me and the above deposition I believe to true
Elias Root Justice of Peace

12.784
June 25 th July 1980 Mun't Sift

State of Connecticut } Fairfield County }
I Thomas Bloorne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in said State of Connecticut do hereby certify, that Elias Birchard Esquire of Ridgefield in said County is now & was on the 1 st day of September 1832 a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths, take Depositions &c I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Elias Birchard & verily believe that the official signature to the foregoing Certificate on the Deposition of Ebenezer Benedict, is genuine & in the proper handwriting of the said Elias Birchard. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this fifth day of September A D 1832.
Thomas Bloorne Clerk of said County Court for Fairfield County

I Isaac J. Lacey of the Town of New Fairfield County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut aged Sixty eight years being duly sworn according to Law, Depose & say - That David Joyce formerly of Danbury in said State served with me in the Revolu- tionary war, in the Summer of 1781. & Winter of 1782, in the Connecticut State Troops commanded by Genl. Waterbury which were raised to serve on the line. Capt. Charles Smith commanded the Company to which we belonged and Major Shipman the Battalion. The company to which we belonged & in which we served was raised in the Spring of 1781. I think about the 1 st of March and we enlisted for one Years service - Said Joyce served 'till the Troops were discharged by Genl. Waterbury which I well remember was on the last day of February 1782.
Isaac J. Lacey
State of Connecticut Fairfield county ss New Fairfield Aug. 30 th 1832. Personally appeared the above named Isaac J. Lacey to me well known as a Man of truth & veracity & made oath to the truth of the facts stated.

in the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed before me
David Lane Justice of Peace
State of Connecticut } Fairfield County } ss I Thomas Bloorne Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Fairfield in said State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that David Lane Esquire whose official signature appears to the foregoing Certificate, is now and was at the date of s d Certificate a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County duly commissioned & duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions &c I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said David Lane and that I verily believe that the s d signature to the foregoing Certificate, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of s d County Court in Fairfield this 5 th day of September A D 1832.
Thomas Bloorne Clerk of said County Court for Fairfield County

Newman
13548 INVALID.
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Aug 8 '99 W.W. Wad Batavia N.Y.
File No. 13 548
David Joyce Rev. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 197
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Abraham Parsons of the Town of Redding County of Fairfield & State of Connecticut aged sixty eight years, being duly sworn according to Law, depose and say that David Joyce, formerly of Danbury in said State, served with me in the Revolu- tionary War, in the Summer of 1781 & Winter of 1782, in the Connecticut State Troops comman- - manded by Gen l Waterbury, which were raised to serve in the lines, Capt. Charles Smith commanded the Company to which we belonged and Major Shipman the Battalion. The Company to which we belonged & in which we served was raised in the Spring of 1781, I am sure about the first of March and we enlisted for one years service, said Joyce, served till the Troops were dischar- ged by Gen l Waterbury, which I well remember was on the last day of February 1782.
Abraham Parsons
State of Connecticut, Fairfield County ss. Redding August 20 th 1832. Personally appeared the above named Abraham Parsons, to me well known as a man of truth and veracity, and made oath to the truth of the facts stated in the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed, before me Jonathan R. Sanford Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut, Fairfield County ss. d.d.
The undersigned a Notary Public within and for the said County duly appointed, commissioned and sworn and dwelling in Danbury in the said County do hereby certify that Jonathan R. Sanford Esquire who hath signed the certificate of caption of the foregoing deposition of Abraham Parsons is a Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Fairfield, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn and by the authority of the said State duly authorized to administer oaths and take depositions -
That the signature subscribed to said certificate purporting to be the signature of the said Jonathan R. Sanford is in his proper hand writing and that full faith and credit are due to his attestation as a Justice of the Peace
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal at Danbury aforesaid this 20th Day of August 1832

State of Connecticut } } p I Thomas Bloorne Clerk of the County Fairfield County, } Court within and for the County of Fairfield in said State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Jonathan R. Sanford Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition of Abraham Parsons was sworn is now, and for more than one year last past has been, a Justice of the Peace for said Fairfield County, duly commissioned and duly authorized to administer oaths & take Depositions &c I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Jonathan R Sanford and that I verily believe that the official signature to the Certificate on the said Deposition, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court in Fairfield this 5 th day of September A 1832.
Thomas Bloorne Clerk of said County Court for Fairfield County.

The Bearer hereof David Joyce a Six Months Levy of Col. Cartlands Regiment General Clintons Brigade being deemed incapable of further Military Duty during the term of enlistment is discharged the General Hospital with leave to go home agreeable to Orders from his Excellency the Commander in Chief dated Octo: 17: 1780: and all Commissions on his road to Ninety Six to the amount of Ten days or the whole specifying the number of Days of each Issue till the same is completed
General Hospital Octo: 27: 1780
Oliver St. John Col: Sup't