Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15608, for Amos Ransom, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Ransom, Amos
S. 15608
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22.540.- Connecticut.
Amos Ransom of Hartford in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the 1 st — commanded by Captain Collins of the Regt. — commanded by Col. Walcutt the Conn line for
One year 23.188.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut the rate of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Oct. 1833 and sent to Nathan Hartford. Ct.
Arrears to the 14th of Sep. 1833 - 100 - Pension allowance ending 21 Dec 32. 20 - $120 -
Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by M c R. Palmer Clerk, Vol. three Page 38
1891 July 13 M H Whaples history Prior

23188
Amos Ransom O.P.
Adm. 1. year. $46.
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Nathan Johnston Hartford ct.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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. 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, shewing the Service of Amos Hays and Hartford Ct.
   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.     June '76 6 /pr B. Walcott Stationary at the Service 72 Tradg. Witness   Aug '77 3 " Capt Harris " Throop Cot.   Feb. Aug '77 3 Major " Collins   afterwards 2 /pr.  
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) _____, who has 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 he 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 time, 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 [e] 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.
W. L. Bell and Ex. 14

PENSION ACT OF 1832.
Declaration of
in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. } ss. COUNTY OF Hartford }
On this 26 day January 1832 before the Probate Court for the District of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut being a Court of Record, having by law a Clerk and Seal, personally appeared Amos Clanson a resident of Hartford in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Seventy Two 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 as a Private Soldier in a company commanded by not recollected, Lieutenant Asa Worthington and Ensign and State of Connecticut at Calhertu in the County of New London on or about the 1 st day of June 1776; that said company belonged to a regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Ebenezer Mott Lieutenant Colonel not recollected, and Major not recollected, That he the deponent was enlisted for Six months, and continued to serve in the said Corps, until on or about the 1 st of December 1776 when he was discharged from the service, at or near a place called Fort Trumbull in the County of New London and State of Connecticut ; that when he entered the service, he resided in Calhertu in the County of New London and State of Connecticut and was marched from said Calhertu with a detachment who were enlisted under the command of the said Lieutenant Worthington . After our arrival at New London early in June 1776, we were marched down and stationed at Fort Trumbull , where we remained until we were discharged on or about the first day of December 1776, and were then paid off by Capt. Jonathan Wills of East Hartford who commanded a company in said Regiment, our duty was lodging on the said Fort Trumbull and guarding the shores below New London . The said Asa Worthington performed the duties of Adjutant of said Regiment a part or all of the time we were in said service.

He again entered said service whether by en- listment or draft he cannot now recollect at said Colchester on or about the first day of January 1777 as a private in a company commanded by Captain Nathaniel Harris the first, and Ensign he does not recollect, the said company belonged to a Regiment commanded by Col Dyer Brooks; the Lt. Col & Major he does not recollect That the deponent entered said service for three months and continued to serve in the said corps until on or about the first of April 1777 when he was discharged at said Fort Trumbull in the County of New London in the State of Connecticut, that when he entered said service at said Colchester he marched to said Fort Trumbull and there con- tinued in said service three months.
He again entered said service as a substitute for his father as a musician in a company commanded by Captain Collins, the first and Ensign he does not recollect, nor whether said company belonged to any Regiment. That the deponent entered said service on or about the first of August 1777 and continued to serve in said corps until on or about the first day of November 1777 when he was discharged from the service near New London, in the County of said State aforesaid That when he entered said last service he resided in Colchester in said County & State and was marched from said Colchester to New London, and was stationed a little west of said Fort Trumbull and was em- ployed with said company in building a Redoubt West of said Fort Trumbull - That he afterwards at sundry times turned out as a volunteer or militia alarms on the coast, the times and periods he cannot specify, and served in all as a private at least two months.

That the whole time of his service as a soldier was not less than fourteen months - He does not recollect distinctly the money of any officers besides those he has named. He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person living except John D. Atty who can testify to his service. 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.
And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court, the deponent further declares,
1st. That he was born at Glastonbury in the County of New London and State of Connecticut on the 4 th day of December 1760.
2d. That the day and year of his birth is not recorded
3d. and 4th. That when he was called into service, he resided at the places or towns as herein before stated; and served in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration. That as far as he can recollect he served in the following towns in Connecticut, viz: Glastonbury, Farmington, New Britain, and Hartford.
5th. That the general circumstances of his service are detailed in the preceding declaration, and also the names of such officers, &c. as he distinctly recollects.
6th. That he never received a written discharge from the service
7th. That he is personally known to Rev Joel Hawes D.D. and John Caldwell who reside in the Town of Hartford the former of whom is a Clergyman who are respectable persons in the neighborhood where he now resides, and can testify as to his character for veracity, and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
And the said Anas Ransom 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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. before me Nathan Johnson Jut. Clerk
Anas Ransom
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 Joel Hawes who signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Hartford and that John Caldwell who has signed the same is a merchant in the said Town of Hartford and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, William Whitman Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anas Ransom for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 26 day of January A.D. 1833.
Wm Whitman, Clerk of Court of Probate for district of Hartford

City Hartford Oct 6 th 1832
The Subscriber States that H has known Mr Asa Packer for more than Thirty years, and that He has ever Supported the character of a worthy & industrious Man, has resided in the City of Hartford for about Thirty years & has invariably Supported this character, was friendly & active in the Revolutionary War with England, & believe from information I have had, that He served several Towers in the Militia of the State of Connecticut during that War
John Caldwell
State Connecticut, Hartford County
On this 25 day of October A D 1832 personally appeared John Caldwell Esq. and made oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate subscribed before me Nathan Johnson Just. Peace
I certify that the Deponent is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit Nathan Johnson Just. Peace

We Joel Hawes a clergyman, residing in the Town of Hartford and John Caldwell residing in the same Town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Ransom who has sub- scribed and sworn to the above de- claration; that we believe him to be Seventy two years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed this 28 th day of Jan y . 1833. Nathan Johnson Just. Peace
Joel Hawes John Caldwell

State of Connecticut } County of Hartford } p.
I, David Griswold, Clerk of the County Court for said County of Hartford, do hereby certify, That Nathan Johnson, before whom the foregoing affidavits of John Caldwell & of Saml Hawes & John Caldwell were respectively taken, was on the twenty fifth day of October last, & now is, & ever since has been, a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned & qualified ac- cording to Law, & that the several signatures pur- porting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court this twenty eighth day of Jany. A.D. 1833 Jany. 28 th A.D. 1833
Attest David Griswold Clerk

November 27, 1909.
Hon. DeAlva S. Alexander, House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Alexander:
In reply to your letter dated the 24 th and received the 26 th inst., requesting information for Mr. John E. Ransom of 26 West Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y., I have the honor to advise you that a careful search of the Revolutionary records of this Bureau fails to show any claim on account of the services of a John Ransom of Connecticut troops.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

November 27, 1909.
Hon. DeAlva S. Alexander,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Alexander:
In reply to your letter dated the 24" and received the 26" inst., requesting information for Mr. John E. Ransom of 26 West Avenue, Buffalo, N. Y., I have the honor to advise you that the citation given by Mr. Ransom refers not to John, but Amos Ransom, Sur. File 15608, who applied for pension January 26, 1833, while a resident of Hartford, Conn.
He alleged that he was born Dec. 4, 1760, at Colchester, Conn. where he resided and enlisted June 1, 1776, and served as Private in Lieut. Asa Worthington's company, Col. Erastus Wolcott's regiment until discharged Dec. 1, 1776 at Fort Trumbull, Conn.
Enlisted Jan. 1, 1777; Private, Capt. Nathaniel Harris' company, Col. Dyer Throop's regiment; discharged April 1, 1777 at Fort Trumbull.
Substituted for his father (name not stated) Aug. 1, 1777, Musician, Capt. Collins' company, discharged Nov. 1, 1777 near New London, Conn.
Afterwards volunteered as Private various times on alarms to the coast, amounting to two months.
His claim was allowed. There is no data relative to family.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

15608 INVALID.
1909 Nov. 27. Hist. to Hon. D. S. Alexander from catalogue 1924 Sept. 25. Tombstone data to Chas. R. Hale See letter, carbon in Oliver Clapp S. 16718. aw
File No. 15608
James P. Anderson
Pr. Rev. N. 12
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 309
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That Benjamin Trumbull Esquire, whose name is subscribed, in his proper hand writing, to the foregoing certificate, is, and for more than one  last six months last past, has been, Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the Probate District of Colchester duly appointed, commissioned and qualified; having cognizance of the probate of Wills and Testaments, the granting of Administration, the appointing and allowing of Guardians, with the power of acting and judging in all testamentary and probate matters; with power also to appoint and swear a Clerk; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 26 th day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty thirty three.
Thomas Day

I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern.
That Benjamin Trumbull Esquire, before whom the foregoing Affidavit of John T. Olin was taken, is, and at the time of such caption was, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New London in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; that I verily believe the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine; and that full credence is due to his official acts and attestations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 26 th day of January , in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Three.
Thomas Day

I John T. Otis of Colchester in the County of New London State of Connecticut, do testify and say, that in the Winter of the year 1837, I was a Soldier in a Regiment of Militia, stationed at New London, in said State, command- ed by Col. Dyer Throop, in Capt. Nathl. Harrins Com- pany. James Ransom Lieut. — and among the other Soldiers, I well knew Amos Ransom, then of Colchester aforesaid, now residing in Hartford, in said State, and that he served as a Soldier in said Company and Regiment, from about the first of January in said year, the term of three Months, according to my best recollection and belief — that the principal duty performed while there, (except the necessary guards) was labouring in assisting to build Fort Trumbull —
Dated Colchester, November 8 th 1832
John T. Otis
New London County (ss), State of Connecticut Publicly November 12 th 1832 personally appeared John T. Otis and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me Benj. Trumbull one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County and Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Colchester
And I do further certify that the said John T. Otis is a resident of said Town of Colchester, that I have been acquainted with him for more than thirty years, last past that he is a person of credit and that his statement is entitled to full credit
Benj. Trumbull Justice of the peace and Judge as aforesaid —

Hartford July 1. 1833
Gen Lewis C. Custis of War
Dr Sir An examination of the papers re- turned in the matter of my application for a pension, I find, if I understand, that an objection is raised against the last claim of two months since at sundry times as a volunteer. I cannot be more particular or definite than I have said, the time is so gone by and my memory is poor, I therefore relinquish any claim for a pension for said two months and if no ob- jection, appears against the twelve months previously stated I pray that the same may be allowed & the sub- ject closed. I shall cheerfully ac- quiesce in the decision.
I am Most resp't your Obed Servant James Madison

This may certify that I am well acquainted with Mr Moses Bronson of the City of Hartford, a petitioner for a pension. Mr Bronson is a respectable man & fully entitled to credit.
Hartford July 1. 1833 Wm W Dinsmore

Rev. Lewis Cady
Yr Sir To the Proprietors of the Western Reserve and objured to be known some part of his services is not dependably stated - I have advised him and he has written you to relinquish his claims for his alarm volunteer services. I hope the Proprietors will without that he finds correct and as he is aged and also very infirm, I would solicit that his claims may receive an early attention -
Yours Affly
William Johnston

SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
D S ALEXANDER, N. Y.
CHAIRMAN.
GEORGE P. LAWRENCE, MASS. JOHN K. TENER, PA. JAMES H. DAVIDSON, WIS. STEPHEN M. SPARKMAN, FLA. JAMES MCLACHLAN, CAL. JOSEPH E. RAMSDELL, LA. H. OLIN YOUNG, MICH. GEORGE F. BURGESS, TEX. HARRY C. WOODWARD, W. VA. BENJAMIN G. HUMPHREYS, MISS. WILLIAM A. RODENBERG, ILL. JOHN A. MOON, TENN. WILLIAM E. HUMPHREY, WASH. GEORGE W. TAYLOR, ALA. MARTIN E. MADDEN, ILL. J. EDWIN ELLERBE, S. C. CHARLES A. KENNEDY, IOWA. CHARLES G. EDWARDS, GA. JAMES H. CASSIDY, OHIO.
FRANK D. FLETCHER, CLERK. JOSEPH H. MCCANN, ASSISTANT CLERK.
COMMITTEE ON RIVERS AND HARBORS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 24, 1909.
The Honorable, The Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir:
I shall appreciate the courtesy if you will kindly furnish me the information requested in the inclosed letter.
Very respectfully,

SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
26 1810 CONGRESSIONAL NOV 26 1909 U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Nov. 22 1909
Hon. P. S. Alexander, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dear Sir:-
"Connecticut Men in the Revolution" page 652 - "Pensions of 1832" quotes
John Ransom of Hartford Co.
Can you learn for me:-
 1- His Company & Regiment and what service he performed,  2- His age  3- When and where was the last payment made on that pension? (his residence then)  4- If another succeeded to that pension who was that other? 
Sincerely Yours John E. Ransom

M H Whaples Con March 21 1891 Amos Ransom Con
E P I W 15108

W. H. Whaples, President.
J. P. Wheeler, Treasurer.
Capital $300,000.
Connecticut Trust & Safe Deposit Company
Hartford, Conn. March 21 st 1891.
To the Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir.
I am desirous of obtaining all the information possible in reference to the services &c of Amos Ransom a soldier of the Revolution, and who is quoted in the Connecticut records. Information as to his birthplace, date of birth, residence &c as well as his military services are desirable.
I shall be willing to pay any reasonable charges for such services if required, and will feel greatly obliged if you will put me in the way of obtaining the desired information.
In Reply W. H. Whaples Esq