Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,775, for Jesse Palmetter, Connecticut

SERVICE
Conn. Continental
Palmetter, Jesse or Palmeter.
NUMBER
S. 43.775
CONTENTS
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6359.
New York Roll
Jesse Palmer Capt Brentif Private - Conn
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York - at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of July 1810 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d of Feb y 1819 and sent to Gentle T. H. Hubbard St. of Representatives -
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818, 111 22 / 31  4 / 30 - 14:99 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 - 48: -
8:62:99
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
18 July 19
Brookfield - Maddim's
1827

Lese Palmers
Core
Adm d Connect Genes
Col Parsons
April 1757
Dec 1757
Presented by
Mr. Hubber
Painted
Feb 27 1776
Visiting July 1777 } 1776
The first service not on Lord's estab - without a man
The second not on Roll
Service of a year must be present

State of New York Machias County ss. 3
On this ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred & eighteen before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Machias personally appears Ima Palmetter aged seventy five years, resident in Brookfield in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made in the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, That if the said Ima enlisted in the town of Stonington in the State of Connecticut in the Company of Infantry commanded by Captain Samuel Prentiss, who also held the rank of Major in the Regiment of Col. Samuel H. Parsons, on or about the middle of April 1775, that he continued to serve in the said Company in the service of the United States until the eleventh day of December 1775 when he was discharged from service at Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, as appears by the discharge hereunto annexed, & further that in the month of January 1776 the said Ima Palmetter Stonington afterwards enlisted again in the

Company of Infantry commanded by Lt. Colonel in the Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Samuel H. Perrault in Connecticut line, that he entered the service on the first of February 1776, that he continued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States, until the expiration of one year from the time of his enlistment when some time in the month of January 1777 he was discharged by General orders at Peekskill in the State of New York and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
I sworn to and declared before me the day & year aforesaid
Samuel Payne Judge
Asst. Prothonotary
of Madison County, place
State of New York
Madison County ss. Henry Babb of Coeymans in the County of Madison & State of New-York being duly sworn deponeth & saith that he is personally acquainted with the relocation of Levi Palmetto & his family having for many years past while this deponent resided in the town of Brookfield, been the physician of the said Levi & his family, this deponent further saith that the said Levi has in his family three children incapable of providing for themselves in the slightest degree one of them being

wirew of the other two delicts, that they are of different ages from thirty five to fifty five years of age & require incessant care and attention, and this deponent further saith, that the said Lure is in possession of a farm in Brookfield in the County of Madison, which as this deponent believes he holds by virtue of a lease from John Taylor Esq. on which lease said this deponent believes there is a sum due for rent in arrear, amounting in the whole to nearly one half the value of the said farm, & this deponent believes that unless im- mediate relief is afforded the said Lure he will become chargeable to the poor law of Brookfield in which he resides & further he saith not
Taken & subscribed before me this 2 nd day of November 1818
Henry Bay
Samuel Payne a judge of Madison Comm n Pleas
I Samuel Payne Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Madison in the State of New-York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Lure Palmer did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for nine months on the Continental establishment & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken & heard before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the direc- tions of the aforementioned act of Congress Dated this 2 nd day of November 1818 Samuel Payne judge

I certify that Samuel Payne is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Madison County, Wyo.
J. W. Hubbard

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jesse Palmeter or Palmeter a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. SJ. 43.775.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1775 Dec. 11. 1775 Pvt. Samuel Prentiss Samuel H. Parsons Conn.   Jan. 1. 1776 1 year James Eldridge Samuel H. Parsons "        
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl. in Stonington, Conn.
Date of application for pension, July 9. 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Brookfield, Madison Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 75 years
Remarks: in 1818 it is stated that the soldier had "three children in his family aged from 35 to 55 years," names not stated. There is no further family data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

43 7 75 INVALID. Rey
File No. 43. 775
Jesse Palmer Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 883
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr. 18, 1904 This is Amanda S. Bennett Sturtevant Rochester N.Y.
1914 Nov 23. History to Mrs. L. A. Dorn. M.S.K.
1914. Dec 7. Mrs Dorn advised that military history & all family data were furnished her Nov 23. 1914

3-1600.
Department of the Interior. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
If not called for in 15 days, return to THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.
Mrs. L. A. Bern, 211-212 South Market Street, Johnstown, Pa. New York.
CANNOT BE FOUND.