Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32425, for Edward Otis, Connecticut

SERVICE
Otis, Edward
NUMBER
Conn.
S. 32425
CONTENTS

Fray Genl & letter to H. Smith 1/2 Aug 1838. Cist to Pen age 17 Jany 1838 To Illinois fr. 4 th March 1838 26 January 1838 - Notification how sent to Allenton, Ill. (Wycavine) Putnam County Illinois Letter to Pension Agent 3 rd May 1843.
2189 North 11 th Street St. Louis Since in the State of Ohio he was a Private in the Captain's Co. of the Ill. Militia on the 10 th of the line for Eleven years.
Cist 19975 Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum on the 14th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Oct. 1831 and sent to Mr. Ros. Wilcoxson, Ohio. years to the 14th of Sept. 1838. 91. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 38 18. $100.00
Revolutionary War Act June 7, 1832 W. B. Calm. Recorded by Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 1

Edwardo Otis
24930

State of Ohio Holmes County, ss
On this 25 th day of March 1833 personally, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in & for said County Edward Otis a resident of Salt Creek Township in said County and state aforesaid, aged sixtyseven 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 provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1780 at Lynn with Capt. D. Lord and served in the first Reg t . Connecticut line under the following named officers, Colonel Starr, Capt. Richard Sill, in which he served six months & had a regular discharge therefrom, etc. He further states that in March 1789 he in Lynn, Connecticut he enlisted with Capt. C. Ely, Company commanded by Capt. Charles Miles, he was in an engagement with the enemy at Frog's Neck Major Shipman Command, and since five months left the service with a furlough on account of a wound received. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or any other benefit except the present & declares that his income is not over the pension

roll of any agency in any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afore said Edward Otis R. K. Enos Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and entitled as he states to a pension Shaw Harper Pres Judge 4th Circuit
J. H. Hunt } associate Thomas Liggett } Samuel Shaw }
The State of Ohio Holmes County } ss
I Robert K. Enos Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Edward Otis for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22 d day of April A. D. 1833.
R. K. Enos Clerk

The State of Ohio, On this first day of July A.D. 1833 personally appeared Holmes Gatsy before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting in & for said County, Edward Otis, a resident of said County of Holmes aged fifty-seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to ob- tain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780. (cannot recollect the day or month) with Capt. Lord and Service as a private in the first Reg t . Connecticut Line under the following named officers Col. Dyer and Lieut. Dill with whom he served at that time six months, and had a regular dischar- ge but lost it soon after. He further states that in March 1781 in the Town of Lyme Connecticut he enlisted with Capt. Ely as a private and entered the service in the Company = my Comanded by Capt. Miles. Col. Dyer's name cannot recollect Major Shipman, and served at that time five months Making in the whole Eleven months for which he claims a pension, was in an engagement with the Enemy at Long Neck. left the service with a furlough on account of receiving a wound, and was not called on afterwards, he cannot prove his service by any other testimony than his own
He hereby renounces every claim to a pension or an annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State, Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Edward Otis
We Charles Regan a clergyman residing in said County and Peter Revere also of the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Edward Otis who has described & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be fifty-seven years of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court
R. H. Enos Clerk
Charles Regan Peter Revere

In answer to the interrogatories propounded by the Court agreeably to the instruction of the War department he answers
1 st In Lyme Connecticut in the year 1786
2 nd My age was recorded on my father's Bible Not now in my possession & Connecticut now
3 rd in Lyme Connecticut both times I have lived since in New Haven N York & Ohio
4 th the first 6 months the U S Service and the last five months in Connecticut State troops
5 th General Waterbury Col Starr, Major Shipman Lieut Bull his superiors were generally rendered in principally about East Haddam Stamford, Horse Neck to 1 st Provost Guard Stations at Stamford & White Plains refer to Peter Pease all Esqrs upon Henry 209 th Haddam Deat Col L. Smith Stephen Norris Esq.
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 certify that it appears to them that Charles Regdon who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the said County of Holmes and that Peter Pease all Esqrs who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit —
Allen Harper first Judge 4th Dist
Thomas Liggel
I Robert H Ennis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Holmes aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Otis for a pension, in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this first day of July AD 1833
R. H. Ennis Clerk

No. 24.930 19.975.
Edward Olio — Holmes County — Ohio
Return
With a Cash note
Adm. 11. Months
$36.66—
 18.33 33  18.33 33  91.65 5—  18.33 33  127.98 
R. R. Crossbldk Millersburg Holmes Co — Ohio

11 mo pot Corn Wroops

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
27th May 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the 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. 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 Edward Bliss Holmes Co. Ohio
   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.     Enld - 1780. 6 Private Capt Lord Col Starr Capt Sill Capt Ely Majr Shipman 67 years No proof stated   dito March 81 5  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The applicant is on role as to the first period of service, as to the second he must endeavour to prove it, if this cannot be done, return the papers stating the fact.

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 G. 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 days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , 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.
John C. Webster

July 16, 1932.
BA-J/MMHF
Mrs. Orville D. Dailey, Albany, Ohio.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state you desire to ascertain the names of the last places of residence and the date of death of seven Revolutionary War pensioners: Edward Otis, John Gribbon, William Berry, John Lattimer, James Turner, Robert McCumsey and James Steel.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pensions, names of last post office addresses and possibly the dates of death of the above noted soldiers you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city and at the same time cite the following data in regard to each:
Edward Otis, Certificate No.19975, issued October 3, 1833, rate $36.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Illinois Agency.
*****
John Gribbon, widow Margaret, Certificate No. 5350, issued February 20, 1850, rate $43.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1848, Act of February 2, 1848, Ohio Pittsburgh Agency.
*****
William Berry, Certificate No.13309, issued June 25, 1833, rate $24.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.
*****
John Lattimer, Certificate No.13010, issued May 6, 1833, rated $59.16 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.
*****

James Turner, Certificate No.19892, issued September 23, 1833, rate $66.66 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.
*****
Robert McCumsey, Certificate No.13014, issued May 6, 1833, rate $40.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.
*****
James Steel, Certificate No.13289, issued June 22, 1833, rate $23.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

32 425 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32 425
Edward Otis
Sci Rev Mar
Act: June 1 st 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 306
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Aug 1'96 Recd paid to Mr. H. Wooten Red Oak, Ia. $10.30.
Nov 11'96 Do Paid W Miss H. C. Huntington Kewanee Ills
Nov. 30, 1904 History to E. E. Otis, Akron, Oh.
1909 June 26, Hist. to M. E. Otis &
1910 July 25. " " Mrs. W. H. Muddock
1927 Sept 12. Chats to Mason E. Mitchell. See corres- in claim of Obadiah Dunham M. 24865: MM 14. 1931 July 16. Mrs. Orville D. Daley ref. to Gen. Account.

Mr Swan Jan 26 Mr Evans
[Faint, mirrored handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the paper]

Michael E. Guffey Washington D.C.
In consequence with the death of of the late District Attorney General the late District Attorney General the late District Attorney General the late District Attorney General the late District Attorney General
I am, very respectfully, Mary Galt Shrock Deputy District Attorney for the District of Columbia
J. C. Evans Esq. Counsel of the District Washington D.C.

Stoge Lany 13. 1838
3 Pension Office
Mr Evans.

Albany Dec r 16 th 1847
Respected Sir
Edward Olin, the "old soldier" whose petition you find enclosed, resides in this vicinity, is a worthy old man, and having recently removed to this new country, and located himself on an entirely new farm, and in consequence of not having drawn his pension since his removal to this State, he is in destitute circumstances, and requests that as early attention as practicable be given to his petition — He says that there are two payments now due —
Yours with E. Stearns
Whitney Pratt
Hon Secretary of War Washington D.C.

Wyoming 2004
Dec 17 th
for
To
The Hon Secretary of War War Department Washington
D 6

51093

State of Illinois } S.S. County of Monroe
On this 19 day of September before me a justice of the peace in and for said County of Monroe personally appeared Edward Otis who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Hill in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Star in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio Pittsburg Agency from whence he lately removed that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be then payable in future Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
Edward Otis
George Fitch J.P. Seal
State of Illinois } S.S. County of Monroe
September 19 th 1834
I George Fitch a Magistrate in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that I have the evidence of John Russell and Rebecca Thompson respectable persons who appeared before me this day and after being duly sworn declare on their oaths that Edward Otis is the identical person named in a Pension Certificate from the War Department now in possession of said Otis which he has exhibited before me and bears date War Office 2 nd day of October 1822 and recorded in Book Vol 8 Page 122 that the said Certificate was originally issued for him that he now holds the same and claims all the benefits arising therefrom Given under my hand and Seal
George Fitch J.P. Seal

State of Illinois Knock County ss.
I Henry J Prickle Clerk of the County Commissioners Court of Knock County, Do hereby Certify that George Fitch whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate was on the day he executed the same and acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and as such due weight is and ought to be given to his Official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed the Seal of said Court, At Knickerbocker this 3 rd day of October A. D. 1837.
Henry J Prickle C.M.

J. 32, 425
Edward Otis
March 25, 33 at Salt Creek
Rep. Holmes Co. Oh at
b. Lyme Conn 1766 there about
and Lyme Conn
1780 Pr Capt Keck's Hill
Col Starr
1 Conn bn
March 1781 Pr Capt Charles Miel's
May Shipman 5th
was in camp at Frog Neck
for a long time on account of want of food
Knapp Co - Ill. in 1837

Warren, Ohio,
July 16, 1910.
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pension,
Washington D.C.
I am interested in the military history of the Rev. Edward Ote who probably enlisted from Conn. sometime during the later part of the Revolutionary war. Later he lived in Vermont and from there moved to Stark Co., Ohio. For ten or twelve years before his death he lived in Ill. with son Merrill or Edward. In the spring of 1851 or 2 he visited his daughter Mary or "Polly" Ote Harding & the same summer died at this house. He is said to have been 86 yrs & 2 months old, hence he must have been very young when he enlisted, but is said to have carried an English bullet in his hip to his grave.

Some time last April I wrote to you about this same man, but had been misinformed about his given name. My grandfather though it was James, but in corresponding with several branches of the Otis family, I find his name was Edward & all agree that he was a soldier so I shall be disappointed if you find nothing of interest - for sure this time. I have not been able to learn the name of his wife or that of his father but believe his father to have been one of the thirteen children reared in the same house with James Otis, the most famous statesman of Revolutionary times. All the relations with whom I have corresponded declare that this noted James Otis was a relative of the Rev. Edward Otis, who was my great, great, grandfather. Rev. Otis had eight children: Ezekiel, Jessie,

Edward & Merrill were his sons. His daughters Phoebe Otis Allman, Lois Otis Eldredge, Mariella Otis Kilgore, Mary Otis Harding.
If I can find the missing link between the family of the Rev. Edward Otis and James Otis the patriot, I can trace our family history back to the year 1635 when John Otis of Hingham Norfolk came to Hingham Mass.
Thanking you for your kindness in the past as well as for the favor I am now asking,
I am,
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. H. F. Maddox.

P.S. If the Rev. Edward Otis was not a petitioner, could you not forward this communication to the War Department.

Huntington, Spickler & Warner,
...Dealers in...
Clothing, Hats, Boots & Shoes, Gent's Furnishing Goods, etc.
***
Kewanee, Ill. Oct 21 1896
O I Murphy Dear Sir
Will you, please send me the military record of Edward Otis and Stephen Otis (Son & father) of Lyme Conn - soldiers in the revolutionary war
Respectfully Yours
Mrs HC (Selina) Huntington Kewanee Ill

Eac The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, District of Columbia,
Dear Sir:-
If it is your custom to comply with such requests, will you kindly send me a statement of the military record of Edward Otis, who made application for a pension for service in the Revolutionary War in 1833, while living in Ohio, probably Salt Creek, Ohio, and who probably enlisted from Lyme, Connecticut. Kindly send me, also, a statement of the military service of Henry Collins, who received a pension under the act of 1818 or 1820 in Vermont and who probably enlisted from Massachusetts.
Very respectfully,
M. S. Otis
Columbia, Missouri,
June May 12, 1909.

H. W. OTIS,
Real Estate AND Loan Office.
Red Oak, Iowa, July 23 d 1896
Dear Sir -
My grandfather Edward Otis was a soldier in the Revolution - enlisted I think either from Mass or NC His pension dated from March 4/31 - and the cert is Recorded in Book D. Vol 8 - Page 122 Record of Pension Office I wish to join the Sons of the Revolution and desire a Record of Edward Otis Military Services - I will remit Fee if you will notify me of amount
Yours ve
H. W. Otis Red Oak Iowa

E. P. OTIS. E. E. OTIS.
OTIS & OTIS,
LAWYERS.
ROOMS 15 AND 16 ARCADE BLOCK.
AKRON, OHIO,
Nov 12 th 1904
The Honorable Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C. -
Dear Sir -
Edward Otis, an ancestor of the undersigned, was a Revolutionary Pensioner - Will you kindly make a search giving the facts in relation thereto, and oblige
E. E. Otis
Akron Ohio

D..A..R.. PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SITES And REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER'S GRAVES Mrs. O. D. Dailey Albany, Ohio
State Chairman of Ohio
Ex-National Vice-Chair- man of Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., Minn., and Iowa.
y, Albany, O
Albany, O. May 2, 1932.
833-$16.66
Pension Department Washington D.C.
11.
Dear Sirs:
I am trying to locate the graves of a number of Rev. soldiers who were pensioned in Ohio, in certain counties. Will you give me the data on the names enclosed-- where was the soldier living when his last pensioned was paid??
;Act 6-7-32
If we had this, it would help us to locate his burial place in that county. Could you direct us to some one there who would be allowed to secure a number of these records, by coming to your offices and securing them? At what price?
ACY-13309 Oct 6-7-1832
I have been chairman of this work nine years in Ohio, and our State published one roster, of 3500 supposed to be buried in Ohio. I have many more, whom we have not yet lo- cated. What assistance can you give us?
-4-1838 to Crane
Most sincerely a patriotic citizen, with great appreciation for courtesy, Mrs. O. D. Dailey (over) Albany, Ohio
6-7-1832
In what co. did he die? (Allen??)
Where living when last pensd?
6. Mc Cumset, Robert : Pens $40-beg 3- -1831; iss 5-6-1833; Act 6-7-32; bk FV8 p16? Died when and where?
Where was last pens pd?
7. Steel, James : Ohio Agency; 13289; recd 23.33; 3-4-1831; iss 6-22-1833; Act 6-7-32
Bk. F V.3.p24--When die? & where living
Where pens'd last?

Return to:
Mrs. O. D. Dailey, Albany, O
MRS. ORVILLE D. DAILEY PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SPOTS AND REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS' GRAVES ALBANY, OHIO
Where received last pension?
When did they die?
and
1. Edward Otis --Cert. 19975 Ohio-Pittsburg-Illinois Agency; Issued 1833-$16.66 Ref Dept Int. S 32425-- B R E Vol 8 p-(torn off) (Pensd in Holmesco; moved to Stark co; moved to Wyoming, Ill. Died-
Last pension in-
2. Gribbin, John -Cer. 19774; issu Sept 1833; amt. $43 ; began 3-4-1831; Act 6-7-32 Ohio Agency -also Pittsbrg on it- I have widows app. Died-where and when
Last pension-
3. Berry, William : -Inter. rec. :S 2371, Act 6-7-1832 V.A p251; Ohio Agency-13309 Mercer co, O pens 24.66, beg 3-4-1831; bk E V8-p2-Act 6-7-1832 Died when and where:
Last pension sent: (to Jas. W Riley, St Marys, O.)
4. Lattimer, John -S 4507; V.A; p214; Ohio Agency, #5916; Act 6-7-1832; beg 3-4-1838 lastpd 7-15-1839; bk E V8-p15; issu 5-5-1833 & sent to Crane Schenck, Dayton, O.
Where did he die?
When die?
5. Turner, James : Cer 19892-$66.66, beg 3-4-1831; Issued 9-23-1833 Act 6-7-1832 Bk. E V8-p26 In what co. did he die? (Allen??)
Where living when last pensd?
6. Mc Cumse, Robert : Pens $40-beg 3- -1831; iss 5-6-1833; Act 6-7-'32; bk E V8 p16? Died when and where?
Where was last pens pd?
7. Steel, James : Ohio Agency; 13289; recd 23.33; 3-4-1831; iss 6-22-1833; Act 6-7-32 Bk. E V.3.p24--When die? & where living
Where pens'd last?