Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7866, for Joseph Page, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Sea Service
Page, Joseph
R. 7866
CONTENTS

Address Isaac Jones Junr. March 31 City
Columbus Chenango Co. N.Y. 1834. Personally appeared before me the undersigned authority and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and the seal of said authority this 31st day of March 1834.
now sitting forth Page a resident of Columbus in the County of Chenango & State of New York aged seventy three 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 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - 1st In the fall of the year 1776 he thinks in November he enlisted on board the America Schooner Polly to go to France for arms & powder he enlisted at and sailed from New London Ct his father Jeremiah Page Commanded the vessel. Captain Brigg Commanded the marines they went from New London to France got the powder & arms & on their return were chased by a British Frigate three days & nights a running fight was kept up at intervals during the whole chase they run into Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina after having got so far in as to render further chase hazardous the boats from the Frigate were manned & sent in pursuit but they were beaten off & the Polly arrived safe at Newbern where she discharged her cargo & not being able to get to sea on account of the Frigate the crew were discharged at Newbern & went to New London by Land he was gone on this voyage between 7 & 8 months & was discharged as near as he can recollect in June or July 1777 not being able to recollect precisely the length of the voyage will state it at 7 months served as cabin boy, Steward had no written discharge

State of New York. Chenango County ss
In this 5th day of May 1834 personally appeared in open court before the Circuit Court held in and for said County at Norwich before the Hon. Ross Maxwell now sitting forth Page a resident of Columbus in the County of Chenango & State of New York aged seventy three 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 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
1st In the fall of the year 176 he thinks in November he enlisted on board the Armed Schooner Polly to go to France for arms & powder he enlisted at and sailed from New London at which place his father Jeremiah Page Commanded the vessel. Captain Briggs Commanded the marines they went from New London to France got the powder & arms & on their return were chased by a British Frigate three days & nights a running fight was kept up at intervals during the whole chase they run into Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina after having got so far in as to render further chase hazardous the boats from the Frigate were manned & sent in pursuit but they were beaten off & the Polly arrived safe at Newbern where she discharged her cargo & not being able to get to sea on account of the Frigate the crew were discharged at Newbern & went to New London by land he was gone on this voyage between 7 & 8 months & was discharged as near as he can recollect in June or July 1777 not being able to recollect precisely the length of the voyage will state it at 7 months served as cabin boy, Steward had no written discharge.

2 d In the fall of 1778 in Sept r October as near as he now can recollect was drafted in New London in Captain Shapley's Militia Company. Lieutenant Bunjee for 9 months & was stationed in Fort Trumbull served as gunner & at the expiration of his term of 9 months was discharged at Fort Trumbull Col. Sedgwick commanded at that place & at Fort Griswold on the other side of the River had not a written discharge, was dischar- ged he thinks in June or July 1779 -
3 d Soon after leaving Fort Trumbull he Enlisted on board the Frigate Connecticut at New London as gunners mate & in June or July 1779 according to his recollection the Frigate sailed from New London on a cruise & off Sandwich experienced a gale which dismasted & drove them to sea they erected jury masts & went to St. Pierre in Martinique after parting with them they sailed for Philadelphia & arrived there in the Spring of 1780 & in May was discharged at Philadelphia had no written discharge as he recollects if he had it is lost. Capt Hardin commanded the ship. Other officers were a Capt Hardin of the marines. Lieutenants Gross & Gregory Boatswain Wm Petty other officers does not recollect -
served this cruise 11 months as gunner mate 4 th In August 1780 was drafted at New London in Capt Nicholas Birch's Company of Militia & marched to New Bedford & New York when he arrived at that place he was selected to help man an armed boat the Grand Turk to carry general orders to & from West Point & other places in the vicinity while in this service was frequently skirmishing with British boats he served as a

Private on board the boat three months his Father Lemmiah Page who commanded the boat was then taken sick & was discharged & the applicant appointed to the command of the boat which station he occupied six months when he was discharged at Pukehill in May 1781 Recollects seeing Generals Washington and Putnam while here that he never had as he recollects a written discharge or other documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service Answers to questions propounded by the War Department
1 st At New London Ct in the year 1761 2 d has no record of his age 3 d was living at New London at all times when called into service since the revolutionary war have lived in New London, Montville & Lyme in the State of Connecticut & for the last thirty years in Columbus Chenango County New York where he now resides
4 th Stated in the body of the Declaration 5 th Stated in the body of the Declaration 6 th Answered in the body of the Declaration 7 th he mentions the names of the following persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood & who can testify as to his character for veracity & belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution Mr Ezek Olney Esq r Anthony Olney Esq r & Noah Barnum, of Columbus & General Augustus O'Keefe & Levi Blake Esq r of New Berlin
He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever

to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid Joseph Page
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid P.B. Pindle Dep Clerk
We William Lottridge a clergyman residing in the town of Columbus New York and Charles Round residing in New Berlin Chenango Co. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joseph Page who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy three years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid P.B. Pindle Dep Clerk
William Lottridge
Charles Round
And the said Court after examination of the subject and after putting the inter- rogatories prescribed by the War Department are satisfied that the said Joseph Page was a soldier of the Revolution and the state - And are also satisfied that William Lottridge who has subscribed to the above affidavit is a Clergyman residing in Columbus aforesaid and that Charles Round who has also signed the same is a resident of New Berlin in said Coun- ty and is a credible person.
Robt. M'oyll Circuit Judge
I Deacons R. Pike Clerk of said Circuit Court do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the appli- cation of Joseph Page for a pension
Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court the 5th day of May 1834
P.B. Pindle Clerk

31028 Joseph Page
j. and, authentication
Isaac Jones Esq Columbus Chautauqua Co New York
Commissioner of Pensions.
of service in the Continental  service  service in the Continental forces

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. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Page
   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.     Dec of 76 7 Cabin boy Steward Briggs Doley Capt. Page 73. Charleston   " 78 9 Ensign Capt. Shaply Col. Lybrand Cont.   July 79 11 Ensign Major Confederacy Capt. Harden   Aug 80 3 6 Private Commissary Boat guard Fork  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
No evidence in the Department shows that the Doley was in the Continental service.

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
The claimant is referred to Elisha Phelps, Comptroller of the State of Connecticut for evidence of his service.

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

7866

Joseph Page
Mr
J. —
Oct 1882
Lucas

State of New York County of Chenango
Be it Known, that on this 14th day of December A. D. 1852 before me, the under-
signed, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State a-
Page and
Hubert Page resident of Columbus in said Co heirs of Joseph Page who was a Soldier the Pension Act of
are the legal
That They are directly interested as a claimant in arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
de application for the benefit of such additional evidence or ar-
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and Washington City our true and lawful Attorney to prosecute any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension ments in relation to said claim, on file in the Department a for our exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for sa to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes I Hereby ratifying and confirming all that our said Attorney and
ppoint C. W. BENNETT, of for y to examine all papers or doc- nce or arguments, and to receive Washington City, D. C. Agency; d do were as personally present.
Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged
Hubert Page & Heirs of Joseph Page therein alleged.
Hubert Page Heirs of Joseph Page certify that I believe the said and to be the identical party
Justice of the Peace
State of New York County of Chenango
STATE OF NEW YORK, } ss. Chenango County Clerk's Office,
I, HORACE S. READ, Clerk of said County, DO CERTIFY, That Horace Jones
Esq., before whom the annexed instrument was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, in and for said County, duly authorized and qualified to take the same. And further: That I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verify believe the signature thereto, purporting to be his, is genuine; and that the said instrument is executed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, at Norwich, this 14th day of December 1852
Clerk.
It is Hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence
that
acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney that
party who has sworn to, and ier aforesaid. I further certify, ower of Attorney were made and
acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office,
this _____ day of _____ 1852
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or, "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man," &c., &c. 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revolutionary soldier's full name.—7. Claimant's signature.—8. Claimant's name.—9. Magistrate's signature. 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. Clerk's signature.
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.

State of New York County of Chenango
Be it Known, that on this 5th day of November A. D. 185 2 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Gilbert Page and Hubert Page resident of Columbus in said County, and made oath according to law that they are the legal heirs of Joseph Page who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 1841 . That they are directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, whereby constitute and appoint C. W. BENNETT , of Washington City our true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of Joseph Page for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and whereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate to be made payable at the Washington City, D. C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that he might or could do were he personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises. Gilbert Page Hubert Page
Sworn to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Gilbert Page & Hubert Page to be directly interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged.
Isaac Jones Justice of the peace
State of New York County of Chenango
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence _____ that _____ acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney that _____ acknowledged, was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace genuine.
party who has sworn to, and _____ aforesaid. I further certify, _____ of Attorney were made and _____ to be his, I believe to be _____ and affixed my seal of Office,
1. Claimant's name or names in full.—2. Post Office address. 3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the ident 4. Leave this line blank.—5. "He is," "she is," or "they are."—6. Revoluti 10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of."—11. Magistrate's name.—12. C
N. B.—Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be :
&c., &c. e.—9. Magistrate's signature.

July 6, 1938
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Miss Patsy B. Page 3060 Porter Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
JOSEPH PAGE R. 7866 BA-J/MLB
Dear Madam:
In compliance with the request of Mr. Hubert E. Page, of Evanston, Illinois, you are furnished herein the record of Joseph Page as found in claim for pension, R. 7866, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Page, son of Jeremiah, was born in 1761 in New London, Connecticut. The month and day of his birth and the name of his mother were not given.
Joseph Page applied for pension May 5, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Columbus, Chenango County, New York, where he had resided for thirty years. After the Revolutionary War, he had lived in New London, Montville and Lyme, Connecticut, until he moved to Columbus.
Joseph Page stated that while a resident of New London, Connecticut, in November, 1776, he entered on board the armed schooner, "Polly", commanded by Captain Jeremiah Page, his father, served as cabin boy and steward, went to France for arms and powder and on their return were chased for three days and nights by a British frigate and a running fight was kept up at intervals during the entire chase, until they ran into an inlet in North Carolina; that the "Polly" arrived all safe in Newbern, North Carolina, and not being able to get back to sea on account of the pursuing frigate, they were discharged in June or July, 1777, at Newbern and returned to New London by land; that he, Joseph Page, enlisted in September or October, 1778, served as gunner in Captain Shapley's company, under Colonel Ledyard at Fort Trumbull and was discharged in June or July, 1779; that he enlisted on board the frigate, "Confederacy", as gunner's mate, and in June or July, 1779, they sailed on a cruise, struck a gale off Nantucket which drove them to sea, that they went to Martinique, then returned to Philadelphia where they were discharged in May, 1780; that he enlisted at New London, Connecticut, in August, 1780, under Captain Nicholas Bishop, served three months, marched to Peekskill,

New York, where he was selected to help man the "Grand Turk", an armed boat commanded by Captain Jeremiah Page, his father, to carry general orders to and from West Point and other places near there; that his father was taken sick, was discharged and he, Joseph, was appointed to the command of the boat and served until May, 1781, when he was discharged.
The claim for pension of Joseph Page was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.
No reference is made in this claim to wife or children of Joseph Page, nor is the date of his death given.
In November, 1852, Gilbert Page and Hubert Page, residents of Columbus, Chenango County, New York, stated that they were the legal heirs of Joseph Page, the Revolutionary War soldier, but did not state their relationship.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

New York
Revo
Joseph Pagi
Suspended
let to Isaac Jones
July 29. '34
let to same 25 March 1835

1906 June 20. List. no Hubert E. Page, M.P. 114. 1910 July 13 H. E. Page info Col. never furnished proof of service. no claim for perennials. Page, etc. ad 1910 July 22. Mr. H. E. Page 204. Dearborn St. Chicago Ill info descendants no title ad 1910 August 4. H. E. Page info no one entitled on acct of alleged services of Jos. Page whose claim was not established during his life ad 1935. Jan. 14 - Hist. to Mr. Hubert E. Page - mmmm 1938. July 6. Photos mailed to Hubert E. Page and 1938 July 6. Hist to Miss Daisy Page of H. E. in compliance with req. of Hubert E. Page - mmmm 
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: The printed list of 1852, gives cause of "suspension" as:
Re-enlisted: In suspense since Mar. 25, 1835, for want of proof, at which period he was told, through Isaac Jones, his friend, that the living comrades in his neighborhood could furnish an abundance of the best evidence.
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
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Isaac Jones Junr Esq
Columbus Chenango County New York
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State of Connecticut Comptroller's office
Hartford June 20. 1834
Isaac Jones Esq r
Sir. your Letter of June 9. th is before me There is no evidence to be found in this office in relation to the armed Schooner Polly. Jeremiah Page Master, she was probably fitted out under the direction of the marine committee that had charge of all the marine defence appointed by the continental Congress. I find that said committee gave orders for building two Frigates in this state, conformably to a Resolve of Congress passed 23 rd Jan y 1777. The Confederacy was one of the Frigates, built on the River Thames at or near Norwich commanded by Capt Haddin of Norwich under the direction of said committee -
There is no evidence to be found in relation to the militia service except it be that Capt Adam Shapley commanded a company of matrosses at New London and his accounts were settled by the committee of paytable and charged to the united States -
Your most ob t
Roger Huntington Comptroller.

Columbus Chenango County New York March 13 th 1834.
Sir Inasmuch as an extract of a letter from Hon Henry Mitchell I learn that the claim of Daniel Williams was suspended on the 13 th ult and the letter — communicating the reasons thereof was erroneously directed to Williams instead of Isaac Jones Columbus," on the receipt of this information I immediately called upon the post master who informed me that such a letter had not been received at his office — Presuming from the length of time which has elapsed that the letter has miscarried I would thank you to forward me the information in an other letter. I would also request information in regard to the claim of Joseph Page I forwarded an answer to your enquiries about the first of September last since which I have heard nothing from it presuming that there must in this case also have been a failure in the mail is the reason why I request the information
Respectfully Your obed Servt
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Isaac Jones Junr.

Columbus O. Mar 13
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Isaac Jones Esq. July 29 '30
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Rec. Vol 30 p. 56

War Department Pension Office July 29 th 1834
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The papers of Joseph Page have again been examined - If the claimant force eleven months on board of the Continental ship the Confederacy she was clearly  with that to the benefit  provisions of the act of 1818 at that time, therefore  too  the difficulty as to clearly proving that she was entitled to the benefits of the act proof might easily have been obtained without by proof the  a satisfactory  narration of historical showing apparent earlier should be produced
The first Schooner Policy was recently in letter of marque. The from Boat cannot be admitted without Salisbury proof
The papers are placed on file
Dear Yours Esq Columbus New York

All Evidence Joseph Page
Aug 23 d Columbus Ky August 1888
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Sir
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions. Washington D. C.

Columbus N. York. August 13 th 1834
Sir In answer to yours of the 29 th July relation to the claim of Joseph Page I remark that the reason (why Mr Page did not apply under the act of 1818) was that his property prevented as he supposed the allowance to him under that act. ————— annexed is a certificate of the Bown Clerk in regard to his property.
In regard to the boat service he knows of no one who can testify in regard to it if proof is necessary he will waive that item for the present in hopes that he may find some one hereafter who was knowing to it.
Respectfully Yours
A. S. Edwards Esq. Isaac Jones Jr.

Town Clerks office Columbus New York August 13 th 1834.
I certify that the valuation of the Real & Personal estate of Joseph Page for the Assessment rolls of this town filed in this office pursuant to law from the year 1818 to the year 1833 inclusive (with the exception of the year 1823 which does not appear to be in this office) varies from $1500 to $2500 which are the highest & the lowest on the valuations of his property on the said rolls during said period.
Isaac Jones Jr Town Clerk.

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War Dept
Pension R
Mar 35
Sir
Enclosed herewith you will receive a copy of my letter of 13 Jan last in the case of Daniel Williams. With respect to the claim of Joseph Dase, no additional evidence has been recd since mine of 29 July last except the certificate respecting the amt of his assessed property from 1878. His claim is founded upon an alleged service under the authority of Connecticut and if none of the numerous survivors of the Reedy service still residing in that state can attest to can testify to his participation in it, it would afford a presumption against it. The regulations require the best evidence in the power of claimants to produce.
Actg June
Isaac Jones, M.D. Columbus Chenango Co. N.Y.

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 7893
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HUBERT E. PAGE
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW
22 WEST MONROE STREET CHICAGO
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HUBERT E. PAGE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR 204 DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2399
June 6, 1910.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
The writer is in receipt of a reply to an inquiry as to Joseph Page. The Adjutant General's Office, War Department, by their reply, No. 1660230, of June 3, 1910, advise me that I should write your department, as well as the County Clerk of Chenango County, New York, as to whether the name of Joseph Page can be found among those who  and whether he served in the Continental Army during the war of the Revolution. Joseph Page, my great grandfather served in the Revolution on land and sea, as I am informed for about seven years. He was a farmer in or near Columbus, Chenango County, New York, and returned there after the Revolution. We have no record, whatsoever, other than hearsay, of the fact of his services, and would like to know whether or not there is a record in your office.
Very truly yours,
Hubert E. Page
HHP-MS.
JUN 8 - 1910

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HUBERT E. PAGE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR 204 DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2399
June 23, 1910.
J. L. Davenport, Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.
Jeremiah Page.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly advise me what the records show, if any, regarding the service of Jeremiah Page in the Revolutionary War, then a resident of New London, Connecticut. You will note that he is named as the father of Joseph Page in the claim of Joseph Page, Rej. File No. 7,866, Revolutionary War.
By checking up statements in claim of Joseph Page, aforesaid, as shown in your letter to me of June 20, 1910, it would appear that Jeremiah Page rendered service in command of armed vessels, on behalf of the colonies, during the Revolutionary War.
If no record can be found, will you kindly give me some suggestions as to where such record may be found as to his services?
Very truly yours,
HEP-MS.
H. E. Page

R7866
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HUBERT E. PAGE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR 204 DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2399
June 23, 1910.
Honorable J. L. Davenport, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Joseph Page, Rej. File No. 7,866, Revolutionary War.
Dear Sir:-
In reply to your valued and interesting letter of June 20th, as to claim of Joseph Page, Rej. File No. 7,866, Revolutionary War, for pension on account of service in the Revolutionary War, and I would respectively request some further information as follows:-
You mentioned that the claim was not allowed for lack of proof of service, but in no manner state wherein there was a lack. It appears that Joseph Page, was born in 1761, and the claim in question was not filed by him until May 5, 1834, when he was seventy-three years old or thereabouts. At that time there was no railway mail service, of course, and the difficulty of procuring proof of service rendered by him while a resident of the colony of Connecticut, and a resident of New London therein, was very difficult and, no doubt, he died before he was able to complete proofs with the crude facilities then furnished for communication.
You mentioned that he served on board two different armed vessels, while his Father, Jeremiah Page, was in command thereof, and it would appear that these vessels left from the port of New London, Connecticut, at the times, respectively, mentioned in your letter. Is there not some record as to Jeremiah Page, father of Joseph Page, and also cannot the full list of those who were drafted in Captain Shapley's Militia company be procured, and those also who served at Fort Trumbull under Colonel Ledyard, after September 1778? Can there not be shown a list of men on the Frigate Confederacy, which left New London in June or July, 1779, and also a record of those drafted in Captain Nicholas Bishop's company of Militia in August, 1780?
Will you kindly furnish me with a duly certified copy of the claim of Joseph Page, above mentioned, at my expense, and oblige.
Very truly yours,
H. E. Page
HEP-MS.

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HUBERT E. PAGE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR 204 DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2339
Honorable J. L. Davenport,
July 15, 1910.
Bureau of Pensions,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Re:-Joseph Page, file No. 7,866 Rev. War.
Dear Sir:-
Your valued favor of the 13th is acknowledged with thanks. Will you kindly state to me what, if any, rights do the heirs of Joseph Page have, or his legatees, to any pension, to which the said Joseph Page might have been entitled at the time of his death. In short, should proof now be furnished the department, of the alleged services in said claim of Joseph Page, filed No. 7,866, referred to in your letter of July 13th, 1910, what, if any, benefits would come to any of his descendants, now living?
I am aware that this is a legal question more or less and it will take me considerable time, to get the information from the Statutes. I have learned  heard in a casual way , that it would take some study to determine accurately the exact rights of said heirs to a pension to which the said Joseph Page was entitled at the time of his death.
A prompt reply would be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
HAP-MS.
H. E. Page

HUBERT E. PAGE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR 204 DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2398
July 26, 1910.
Hon. L. M. Kelley, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir:-
Your valued favor of July 22nd, Record Division, announced in reply to a previous letter of mine dated July 15th, that descendants of the soldiers of the Revolution are not entitled, under any existing law, to a pension. That is not the question I desire answered. The question is that at the time of the death of Joseph Page, my great grandfather, after he had filed an application for a pension as a soldier of the Revolution, whether or not his estate was entitled to the pension provided he was entitled thereto. In other words, does the right to the pension which existed in Joseph Page at the time of his death pass to his administrator or executor if not received by the deceased during his life?
I am aware that this claim for pension was turned down but solely because as the record shows there was lack of proof of the service. I have quite sufficient proof of service of Joseph Page in the Revolution. No doubt he failed to prove his claim because of his death soon after the filing of the same. This claim was filed, you will note, in 1834 and the deceased was born in 1761. Furthermore the deceased was in a country village in Western New York where he did not have facilities of railroad transportation at that time and could not make use of the mails very effectively for the purpose. Furthermore the only records available of his service have been since found in New London, Conn., and in the adjutant general's office of that State. Many of the records in that state were destroyed during the Revolution and hence proof of his service is not as complete as the claim but it certainly shows that he was in service at

HUBERT E. PAGE ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR 204 DEARBORN STREET CHICAGO TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2399
Hon. L. M. K.
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July 26, 1910.
several times during the Revolution.
Very truly yours,
Hubert E. Page

January 14, 1935
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Mr. Hubert E. Page 22 West Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois
JOSEPH PAGE R. 7866 BA-J/MHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your personal request of this date for the Revolutionary War record of Joseph Page, also, record of Hubert Page, who may have served in the War of 1812.
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data are obtained from claims for pension and bounty land which have been made to the United States based upon service in those wars.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the War of 1812 of a Hubert Page, nor record of issuance of a bounty land warrant for service in the New York militia. It is regretted that this office has no record of him to aid you in your research. The record of Joseph Page is given herein as found in his claim for pension, S. 7866, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Joseph Page, son of Jeremiah, was born in 1761 in New London, Connecticut. The day of his birth and the name of his mother are not given.
Joseph Page applied for pension May 5, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Columbus, Chenango County, New York, where he had resided for thirty years. After the Revolutionary War, he had lived in New London, Montville and Lyme, Connecticut, until he moved to Columbus.
Joseph Page stated that while a resident of New London, Connecticut, in November, 1776, he entered on board the armed schooner, "Polly", commanded by Captain Jeremiah Page, his father, served as cabin boy and steward, went to France for arms and powder, and on their return were chased for three days and nights by a British frigate and a running fight was kept up at intervals during the entire chase, until they ran into an inlet in North Carolina; that

the "Polly" arrived all safe in Newbern, North Carolina, and not being able to get back to sea on account of the pursuing frigate, they were discharged in June or July, 1777, at Newbern and returned to New London by land; that he, Joseph Page, enlisted in September or October, 1778, served as gunner in Captain Shapley's company, under Colonel Ledyard at Fort Trumbull and was discharged in June or July, 1779; that he enlisted on board the frigate, "Confederacy", as gunner's mate, and in June or July, 1779, they sailed on a cruise, struck a gale off Nantucket which drove them to sea, that they went to Martinique, then returned to Philadelphia where they were discharged in May, 1780; that he enlisted at New London, Connecticut, in August, 1780, under Captain Nicholas Bishop, served three months, marched to Peekskill, New York, where he was selected to help man the "Grand Turk", an armed boat commanded by Captain Jeremiah Page, his father, to carry general orders to and from West Point and other places near there; that his father was taken sick, was discharged and he, Joseph, was appointed to the command of the boat and served until May, 1781, when he was discharged.
The claim for pension of Joseph Page was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.
No reference is made in this claim to wife or children of Joseph Page, nor is the date of his death given.
In November, 1852, Gilbert Page and Hubert Page, residents of Columbus, Chenango County, New York, stated that they were the legal heirs of Joseph Page, the Revolutionary War soldier, but did not state their relationship.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Record Division.
July 23, 1910.
Mr. H. E. Page,
# 304 Dearborn Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 15 th and received the 18 th instant, you are advised that there is no existing law which would entitle the descendants of a soldier of the Revolution to pension.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

Record Division.
July 12th, 1910.
Mr H. E. Page,
804, Dearborn Street,
Chicago, Ill.
Sir;
In reply to your two letters dated the 23 rd and received the 23 rd ultimo, you are advised, in regard to the Revolutionary War pension claim of Joseph Page, rejected file number 7866, that soldier was called upon for proof of his various alleged services, but never filed the required evidence to establish his claim.
A careful search of the records fails to show that a claim for pension was ever made on account of the Revolutionary War services of Jeremiah Page, father of Joseph Page, hence there is no data on file relative to said Jeremiah other than that furnished you on the 20 th ultimo; as this Bureau has no collated data in regard to said war, but only such as is in individual claims for pensions. For the same reason there are no lists of Captain Sharpe's co., the men who served under Col. Ledyard, the crew of the Frigate Confederacy or of Capt. Bishop's co.
co.
It is suggested that you consult the printed records of the State of Conn. which may be found in any large library.
Owing to lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, this Bureau is unable to furnish copies of papers in Revolutionary War pension claims, but any one designated by you may copy the papers in the claim of said Joseph Page.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Record Division.
June 30, 1919.
Mr. Hubert E. Page, # 304 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ills.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 6" and received the 8" instant, you are advised that in the claim of Joseph Page, Reg. File No. 7,866, Revolutionary War, it is alleged that the soldier was born at New London, Connecticut, in 1761, and while living at that place he enlisted in November, 1776, and served seven or eight months as a Cabin Boy or Stow-ard on the armed schooner Polly, bound for France, his father Jeromiah Page in command. On their return they were chased by a British Frigate, and in a fight three days and three nights. September or October, 1778,
September or October, 1778, he was drafted in Captain Shapley's M Militia company, and served nine months as a Gunner at Fort Trumbull, under Colonel Ledyard.
Soon after leaving said Fort, he enlisted as Gunner's Mate on the Frigate Confederacy, and in June or July, 1779, sailed from New London.
He was discharged at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May, 1780.
In August, 1780, he was drafted in Captain Nicholas Bishop's company of Militia; he helped man an armed boat called the Grand Turk, and served as a Private on board three months, and when his father, who was in command was taken sick, he was appointed in his place and served six months. He was discharged May, 1781.

Rej. File No. 7,866.--3
He applied for pension May 5, 1834, while a resident of Columbus, Chenango County, New York. The claim was not allowed for lack of proof of service.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Record Division.
August 4, 1910.
Mr. Hubert E. Page, # 204 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ills.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 26" and received the 28" ultimo, you are advised that there is no law under which any person would be entitled to pension on account of the alleged Revolutionary War services of Joseph Page, Rej. File No. 7,866, whose claim was not established during his life.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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June 23, 1938.
To Veterans' Administration Washington D.C.
Please mail to my granddaughter Miss Patsy B. Page, 3060 Porter St., N.W. Washington, D.C. The Revolutionary War Record of Joseph Page R. 7866, my father's (Joseph Hubert Page's) grand- father of Columbus, Chenango County, State of New York and photo copies of five (5) pages to me. Hubert B. Page 725 Noyes St. Evanston, Ill.

Rev. and 1812 BA-J/AWT No. 422
June 27, 1938
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
War & Navy 970
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Rev. War pension claim, R. 7866
Joseph Page
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1 of each
These papers were the real original papers from the pension claim, No. 7866, for Joseph Page, Rev. War pension claim, R. 7866.
$1.25
5 pages
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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 inches at top of each page and return papers in folder with corresponding name and number.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

July 6, 1938
BA-J/AWF
Mr. Hubert E. Page 725 Noyes Street Evanston, Illinois
Dear Sir:
You are furnished herewith as requested, photostatic copies of five pages of the originals thereof, on file in the claim for pension, R.7886, based upon service of Joseph Page in the Revolutionary War.
The record of this soldier has been furnished Miss Patsy B. Page of this city, on this date, also, as you directed.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator