Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8090, for Daniel Penfield, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Penfield Daniel
P. 8090
CONTENTS

Stanl. Penfield dr. N. Y. Oct 1832
Decl n & evidence
J. L. Coombs

POWER OF ATTORNEY.
State of New York COUNTY OF Dutchess
} ss.
Know all Men by these Presents,
That I, George W Penfield
of Poughkeepsie in said County of Dutchess
Do hereby
authorize, constitute and appoint
my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute for me and on
my behalf, all and singular, claim or claims, I may have against the General Government of the United States, on account of the service of my Father Daniel Penfield deceased, in the war of the Rev-
olution; the said power of Attorney to be irrevocable for the space of three years from the within date; and the said
Do hereby is hereby authorized to take all necessary and proper steps in the prosecution of said claim or claims on my behalf.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of May
1853
J. P.
Geo W Penfield
State of New York COUNTY OF Dutchess
} ss.
Be it Known, That on the 27th
day of May 1853
before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County,
duly authorized by law to administer oaths, personally appeared George W. Penfield above named, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and year last above mentioned.
Cyrus K. Colbys Justice of the Peace
State of New York COUNTY OF Dutchess
} ss.
Clerk
of the County and State aforesaid do certify, that
I, Henry C. Watts, deputy
Cyrus K. Colbys
Esquire is
now, and was at the time of the date of the foregoing, a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned and qualified to act as such in and for said County; and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal, this twenty seventh day of
May 1853
Henry C. Watts Deputy

W. Pen
State of New York
County of Erie ss.
Know all men by these presents, that I Samuel F. Gelston of Buffalo, in said County, one of the executors of the last will & testament of Daniel Penfield deceased, late of the town of Penfield in said State, do hereby authorize, constitute, and appoint, L. M. Drury of Canandaigua, N.Y. my true & lawful attorney to prosecute for me & on my behalf all claim or claims that may exist in the right of the said Daniel Penfield against the Government of the United States by reason of the services of the said Penfield, during as a Commissary, or Assistant Commissary Clerk the war of the revolution happened - And the said L. M. Drury is hereby authorized to take all necessary & proper steps in the prosecution of the said claim in the for me & on my behalf in the same manner as I, as such executor, would be authorized to take - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this seventh day of September  August 1854 -  In presence of }
Sam l F. Gelston Executor with P.M. Office of the last will & testament of Daniel Penfield deceased
State of New York County of Erie ss.
Be it known that on the 7 th day of September  August 1854 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Samuel F. Gelston & acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act & deed -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day & year last above written - Chas. Morton Judge of Probate

State of New York County of Erie ss
Then on this 7 th day of September 1852, personally appeared in open court, Samuel H. Edson of the City of Buffalo in said County who being first duly sworn doth make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount that may be due from the Government of the United States to the heirs of Daniel Penfield deceased under act of 7 th June 1832. This declaration states that he is one of the executors with George W. Penfield of the City of Poughkeepsie in said State, of the last will & Testament of Daniel Penfield deceased late of the town of Penfield in the County of Monroe & State of New York.
Declarant states on information & belief that the said Daniel Penfield was an assistant or deputy Commisary's Clerk in the war of the revolution, under Oliver Phelps or Jeremiah Leadsworth or both - and that the said Penfield served in such capacity for several years in said war and for evidence thereof he refers to the documents & proofs herewith submitted - That the said Penfield was associated with & employed under the same officers with Zachariah Seymour deceased late of the town of Canandaigua that the said Penfield & Seymour were intimate friends & associates for the greater part of their lives, and that a son of the said Daniel Penfield now living whose name is Henry F. Penfield married a daughter of the said Zachariah Seymour - but who is not now living - This declarant further states that the

Said Daniel Penfield was a resident for many years previous to his death of the said town of Penfield - that he died in said town on the day of _____ in the year eighteen hundred & forty one - that he left no widow surviving him, and that there are only _____ children now living whose names are as follows. Henry F. Penfield, George W. Penfield, Jane Young, and Charlotte Gelston - this declarant's wife -
Sworn & subscribed to this 7 day of September 1854.
Samuel H. Penfield
Chas D Norton Amogote Enlo
State of New York County of Erie ss.
Charles D Norton hereby testifies that at a Surrogate's Court held in & for said County on the 7 th day of September 1854, the foregoing declaration was satisfactory of Samuel H. Gelston furnished satisfactory evidence to said court that Daniel Penfield the individual mentioned in said declaration died on the day of  Sometime in the year eighteen hundred & forty one - that he left no widow, and that he left only four children now living whose names are as follows. Henry F. Penfield - George W. Penfield - Jane Young, & Charlotte Gelston -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this _____ day of September 1854.
Chas D Norton Amogote of Enlo

State of New York
County of Monroe p.
I Benton E. Shuart Surrogate of said County hereby certify that at a Surrogate Court held in said County the annexed affidavit of Daniel E. Lewis & the Certificate of Jonathan Bahr witnessed furnished satisfactory evidence to said Court that Daniel Penfield deceased late of the town of Penfield died on the twenty fourth day of August in the year eighteen hun- dred & forty (1840) -
I further certify that from an ex- amination of the records in the Surrogate office it appears that the will of the said Daniel Penfield was admitted to Probate on the first day of February 1841 - that the date of the execution of said will was the Tenth day of June 1840 -
It further appears by said records that George W. Penfield of Penfield , Samuel F. Gilstone of the City of Buffalo - & Charles Symmes of the town of Canandaigua were duly appointed Executors of the said last will & testament of the said Daniel Penfield - that the re- nunciation of the said Charles Symmes appears upon said records - and that letters were issued to the said George W. Penfield & Samuel F. Gilstone, said Executors of the said last will & testament of the said Daniel Pen- field -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 18 th day of October 1854
B. E. Shuart Surrogate

State of New York County of Monroe
Daniel E Lewis of the town of Penfield in said County being duly sworn depose & says that he was well acquainted with Daniel Penfield late of the said town of Penfield in his life time - that he was in the house of the said Penfield about at the time of his death & said him just after he expired - that he died on the twenty fourth day of August in the year eighteen hundred & forty (1840) Subscribed & sworn to { this 18 th day of October } Daniel E Lewis 1854 Before me - Jonathan Baker (Judge of the Peace)
I hereby certify that the above named Daniel E Lewis is a person of credit.
I further certify that I was well acquainted with the Daniel Penfield named in the fore- going affidavit & knew him for many years & was present at the time of his death - that it occurred at the date mentioned in the said affidavit. Within a short time I visited the tombstone of the said Daniel Penfield & read the inscription upon it which states that he he died on the 24 th day of August in the year 1840 - & that he was eighty one years of age.
I further certify that the said Daniel Penfield was one of the early settlers of the said town of Penfield that he owned the entire township which was called

after his name - That for many years he was the intimate personal friend of Zachariah Seymour of the town of Canandaigua and the said Seymour was his agent for the sale of his lands - that the said Peabody was reputed to have served in some capacity in the Commissary Department during the Revolutionary war under Oliver Phelps
STATE OF NEW YORK, MONROE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ROCHESTER,
I, W. Barron Williams, Clerk of the County of Monroe, of the County Court of said County, and of the Supreme Court, both being Courts of Record having a common Seal, do certify that Jonathan Baker Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit in writing was taken, was, at the time of taking such affidavit, a Justice of the peace
in and for said county, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to the Jurat to such affi- davit is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County, at Rochester, this nineteenth day of October A. D. 1854
W. Barron Williams Clerk.
Stated Peabody Dis.
N. Y. act 1832
Declares evidence
J. L. Coombs

after his name - That for many years he was the intimate personal friend of Zachariah Seymour of the town of Canandaigua and the said Seymour was his agent for the sale of his lands - that the said Peabody was reputed to have served in some capacity in the Commissary Department during the Revolutionary war under Oliver Phelps that he was in all respects a man universally respected & esteemed -
Jonathan Baker (Justice of the Peace)
ROCHESTER MORRIS CORSELL CLERK'S OFFICE
A. D. 1804
W. Baron Williams Clerk.
Dear Peabody
N. Y. Oct 1832
Decline evidence
J. L. Coombs

State of New York County of Erie ss.
Samuel Fieldstone of the city of Buffalo being duly sworn doth depose & say that he knew Daniel Penfield late of the town of Penfield now County of Monroe & said State and was one of the Executors of his estate - and that he married a daughter of the said Daniel Penfield -
Deponent states that the said Penfield during the latter part of his life often spoke of his claim upon the Government for a pension, and that he took some steps towards obtaining evidence in support of the same - that he consulted with an adviser by the name of Vincent Mathews of the City of Rochester, who was a friend of the said Penfield - Deponent believes that some papers were prepared, and some testimony obtained, but that the said Penfield it was not deemed sufficient as deponent thinks to establish the claim, and was not therefore presented. that the said Penfield was at that time advanced in years, and had grown infirm, and his friend Mr Mathews was also an old man, and deponent thinks that neither of them made any vigorous efforts to obtain testimony, and that delays occurred, until the said Penfield had become too infirm to make any further effort - and Deponent states that neither himself, nor any of the children of the said Penfield, considered the claim of importance enough to interest themselves in it, so as enough to make themselves any personal exertions, and they were also too much occupied in their own

permitted to have their time hired to attend to the prosecution of the claim
Deponent further says that since the death of the said Penfield, the claim has scarcely been thought of by any of the children, as they, and  as as well as this deponent entertained the suffered belief that the claim itself expired with the life of the said Penfield, and that there was no law which gave to the heirs of a revolutionary Soldier the pension due to him in his life time - and it was not till the recent adjudication of the claim of the heirs of Zachariah & Eliza - both Seymour of the town of Canaan - & since that they received information which led them to believe a similar claim might exist in their behalf as the heirs of the said Daniel Penfield - that the said Penfield & Zachariah Seymour had during almost their entire lives been associated together, that their children had intermarried, and thereby their attention from these circumstances, was has been drawn to a consideration of the claim of the said Daniel Penfield -
Subscribed, sworn to
this 15 th day of February
1813
B. Brown City Clerk
Wm. H. Pillsbury
Ex officio Commissioner of Deeds in & for the City of Poughkeepsie

State of New York County of Erie ss
Henry F Penfield of the city of Buffalo being sworn deposes & says that he is a son of Daniel Penfield of the town of Penfield Monroe County -
Deponent states that he resided in the said town of Penfield during the latter part of his said fathers life time - that he often heard him speak of his claim on the United States Government for a pension for his revolutionary services - that he made some effort to establish his claim and consulted with his friend General Mathews of Rochester, and that they collected some testimony as deponent believes - but that it was not deemed sufficient to complete the claim & was not therefore presented - that delays occurred and his father & the said Mathews grew old & infirm, and were unable to give the matter the attention required - that for several years previous to deponents fathers death he was quite infirm and unable to apply himself to any matters of business with much energy - deponent further says that both himself & the rest of the children were too much engaged in their own affairs to give much attention to the said claim of his father and did not regard it as a matter of very great importance as they were not at all familiar with the laws concerning revolutionary pensions - that not any one of the heirs, since the death of the said Penfield has been supposed that a claim existed for their benefit - but that they believed that there was no

law which gave to the children of a deceased revolutionary soldier the pension due to him in his life time - and that information was first brought to them that a claim existed on their behalf - by the adjudication of the claim of the heirs of Elizabeth & Sarah Creek Seymour of Canandaigua N.Y. with whom deponent's father & his family have been associated during the greater part of their lives - and one of whose daughters this deponent himself married, but who is not now living - Deponent further states subscribed & sworn to that he does not know the 11 th day of February what has become of 1855 the papers prepared by his said father & General Mathews unless they may possibly be among the papers left by the said Mathews, who has been dead a number of years - that deponent did recently enquire of a nephew of the said Mathews, for the papers - but was told that none were to be found, or were, as far as his knowledge extended, among the papers of the said Mathews
Subscribed & sworn to this 15 th day of February 1855
Henry H. Russell
Richard Burrows City Clerk
& ex officio Commissioner of Deeds in & for the City of Buffalo
Henry Russell Deed
A. L. G.
att. Ev.
State of New York, } ss. ERIE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, WILLIAM ANDRE, Clerk of said County, and of the Courts thereof, certify that the annexed affidavit was taken, and whose name is subscribed in the certificate of proof thereof, was at the time of taking the same, a commissioner of deeds, in and for the City of Buffalo, in said County, duly sworn and acting as such, and authorized to take the same: and further, that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the signature thereto, to be his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County and the Courts thereof, the 15 th day of Feb y
A. D. 1855.
W Andre Clerk.

Washington Feb 7. 19. 1855.
Sir:
Enclosed I have the honor to pre- sent additional evidence in support of the claim of Daniel Penfield Dec d of N.Y. under act of 1832, which I think fully answers the requisitions of your letter of the 3 d inst.
A part of this evidence, (as you will perceive by its date) was in my hands when I filed the original pa- pers, but I had omitted to file it.
Very respectfully Your obt servt J. N. Gombly
Hon L. P. Waldo Court of Revisors

Daniel Penfield
London
J. H. Gouy

This Indenture made this second Day of October in the Year of our Lord 1778 between between Oliver Phelps A.B. of Purchase on the one part after and Robert Granger of North Suffield in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut on the other part Witnesseth, That the said Granger on his part doth Engage to kill & deliver unto the said Phelps Thirteen Thousand two Hundred Ten weight of good Fat Beef Including Hides & Tallow Belonging to said Beef, to be killed & well packed into Barrels. The weight ascertained in Each Barrel. The said Phelps on his part to provide Barrels and Salt for the Packing said Beef and to pay unto the said Granger the sum of seven pounds for Each Hundred weight of Beef so killed & packed — The said Granger to deliver the said Beef to the said Phelps at Suffield by the Tenth Day of January Next The said Phelps to release unto the said Granger one Third part of the Hides Belonging to said Beef at the above price of seven pounds per Hundred weight. In witness whereof the parties have hereunto Interchangeably set their Hands & Seals the Day & Year above written —
Oliver Phelps Robert Granger
Witnesses Josiah Hapgood Isaac Morse Robert Granger

see, Great Barrington Dec 18, 1781 of Walter
Richard Foster bld Tallow wt with y e Fare then
£100 Twenty Five pounds which I promise
over Oliver Phelps Esq r Granville signed two Richard Dickinson
Receipts _____

Four Granville Dec r 19 th 1781 the within mentioned four Barrels of Tallow for Oliver Phelps
Dan d Jenipils Clk
B
Shipp g of Grangers Indenture
A
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  454 3/4      8         360  no     22  no     113  5/8  9       397  13  9  
J. H. Gentry
Rich d D r in s 300 lb for 1 lb

Mr New Empson upon account of Oliver Phelps Esq
105
Rev. In behalf Oliver Phelps
Daniel Penfield
1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900

on account of my late Brother J. Smith's wages will May 21 1881. Paid to John Burnham
the sum of ... shall be paid you
1881 and 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

I charged him with Fifty five pounds four shillings New Emmission which sum you are hereby desired To pay Mr Lusk and the same shall be paid you on sight of this certificate
Grenville Sept 27 th 1780 the said In behalf of Oliver Phelps
Paynt Scarsd
Capt Williams

And of Mr Samuel ... creature which said Leonard says he ... Ench ... P. Daniel ... Nov 22 1730 A creature w th 27te
lings hands
27 80
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Dear you
Seventy nine pounds Fourteen Thirteen Shillings New England Money to account for by the honor of M c Charles Kellogg - Recd.
In behalf of Oliver Phelps Esq r
Daniel Jenfield Esq r
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District of Columbia } Washington City } ss.
Oliver Phelps, Jr. of said City, makes bath and says, that he is the Great Grand son of Oliver Phelps dec d who was an As- sistant Commissary of Purchases, in the war of the Revolution. That he has in his possession several original manu- script books, and a large map of ori- ginal papers, relating to the accounts and official acts of the said Oliver Phelps deceased during the time of his services in the Revolutionary war as aforesaid, which said books and papers this affiant obtained from his father, who is the Grand-son, in the paternal line, of said Oliver Phelps dec d who served in the Revolu- tionary war as aforesaid. He further states, that in looking over some pack- ages of said old papers, which came to his hands as aforesaid, he found the papers hereto annexed, marked A, B, C, D, E, F & G. relating to the services of Daniel Penfield.
He further states, that among the books aforesaid, are three volumes which appear to have been the day books or blotters, in which the accounts of receipts, expenditures, &c, in said Commissary's Department were origin- ally entered, and which are the same books from which this affi-

that some time ago furnished to the Pen- sion Office certain items of evidence in support of the Pension claim of Israel Parsons dec d , or of his widow or heirs. He further states, that in said books he finds, the following en- tries, under the following dates, in relation to said Daniel Penfield, which said entries are all truly copied from said books, and appear in said books, respectively under the dates as copied below:
"Nov 29 th 1782.
"Daniel Penfield Dr.
To cash paid at Sheffield, for expense &c, Nov. 8 th — 14/.
"Nov. 30 th 1782. Daniel Penfield Dr.
To 5 Dollars, to bear Expense To Springfield, had of Mr. Phelps —
"Jan'y. 18, 1783. Daniel Penfield Cr.
By Cash paid Mr. Phelps — £1.—
Do. Mr. Phelps. 2 guineas 2:16
by the name of Roger Hyde, being money
Rec d of E. Bemans —
"April 10 th 1783. Daniel Penfield Eny Dr
To Cash paid Phineas Shepard, as pr Rec d —
£1:13
"April 14, 1783. Daniel Penfield Dr.
To Cash paid Maj. Ball, for a note given by Lt. Whitney, lodged in your hands —
£9:
"April 16, 1783. Daniel Penfield Cr.
By Cash paid Matthew Davis,
£1:8

his services driving cattle — $1: 8
"May 31 st 1883. Daniel Penfield Cr. By Cash paid me in the woods 7 Guineas @ 28/- £9.16
"July 15 th 1883. Daniel Penfield Dr. To Cash for Steward fee 3.0.0
"August 27 th 1883. Daniel Penfield Dr. To Cash for Capt. Vane in New York, to put into stock — 150.0.0 To Do. for Comfort Sands } in "Morn's" bills — 31.10.0 To Do. for Comfort Sands by an order on Mr. Parker 71.3.8 To Cash for Watson for Calico 10.10.0
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 30 th day of January, 1885. Before me
D. A. Mowle J.P.
Oliver Phelps Jr
Oliver Phelps

Daniel Knapp Letter Feb 7 3-83

Mr Zachariah Seymour
Fishkill
Daniel Pynfield Esq. June 16. 1783 d 19

2 Boston 16 June 1783 Dear Seymour,
I received yours after I left home, for this place. The contents are not less painful to me than your situation is disagreeable to you, not that I am fearful that there will be any capital errors in the Accounts but that they will be wanted in order to settle with people before I can possibly go on to compleat them - never since I have been on the stage of action have I felt myself in such a situation, never like Sampson, "ever in the power of others" never in my own - Mr Phelps is making trial to settle his public Accounts with

The State, but am fearful his attempts will be fruitless, should this be the case I shall soon be at Camp —
I am not unmindful of your affairs, shall purchase them if I can get cars from Mr Phelps but not so cheap as I expected You therefore will not be disappointed in the price — Goods are not so very low in price, as has been represented, yet I believe them near as low as in Stock —
I am dear Sir, with every sentiment of real esteem your most obed t humble serv t Daniel Penfield
Mr Lawrence

June 19 th 1883
Since with this I am favoured with yours of the Instant, nothing has transpired since with before I only ad that I am laid under an additi- -onal obligation by your kind letter and am as before or if possible in a greater degree yours —
D. P. S.

Mr Zach ry Seymour
Napa Line
Daniel Baynes Dept Station 62 Spide 85
Book 10121
102 91
102
96 155 91.40 1656
John M. ...

Fishkill April 6 1783
Sir,
I have sent you by the bearer a few cattle which I have distributed while here in the following manner (vizt) Newburgh 4, Poughkeepsie 20, Goshen 10 & Gault 5, but if any occurrence makes it necessary when they arrive at your post you may alter the distribution. I think we may have some more cattle in the course of 2 or 3 days - These were all (one excepted) purchased by Captain Chapman the one was lost out of Buchanan's drove.
I am Sir your most obedient
Daniel Benfield
W. Lymann
killed

Mr,
Sturtevant June 6 83
I hear that Charles Hitchcock is sick at the Hospital but don't know where it is wish you to enquire of Sim o Rife and find where he is and let me know by a line as I want want to see him - yours D Penfield
M. Seymour

St. Stephens Friday Morn g -
My Dear Sir,
I am here on my way to Wash- ington to tarry at your Office some time to relieve you, but it will be necessary in order to my lend g you any assistance first to see you on many matters. Pray Sir if your health will permit all come to Fishkill, bless me with your presence, return to the country and restore if possible your health, but let me see you first if possible.
I am My dear Sir Yr cordial friend D. P. Field W. S. L.
16 13 9 03 2 5 8 2 19 7 9 7 3 6 7

Daniel Penfield 27 Jan. 1783.
Daniel Penfield 27 Jan. 1783

Sir The uncertainty of crop & the cost of horse this morning and he being very lame I have concluded to stay till to- morrow day. I come to your quarters
shall undoubtedly be there tomorrow
Have sent you thirty four fat hogs and twenty from Lawrence make no doubt but you will do the best you can with them, The
land you may deliver out with the cash provided they will take the fat in the hogs fresh. Shurup save the land till I see you yours sincerely Dan. Penfield

At Jeremiah Seymour
Nasph Line

Sir,
Monday evening Feb 3 rd 83
The bearer has in his cars, eight or nine beef cattle which you will forward to the other ports, provided they are in want, as he can be sent them on the leg much cheaper than to transport, salt meat.
This however is submitted to your better judgment and conduct and am in the mean time Sir yours
Devoted humbly Dan Penfield
The cattle were purchased by Sim o Thetkham
M. Tamm

48 3 51
1. 9.4 2. 8.7 6 6 2 15.8 2.7 13 7.6 1. 6 9 18 17 14.5
10
30. 0. 10 26. 19. 4 3. 1 6
11. 19. 4 5 4
12. 4 8 expuer of cather 6. on hand 6 — hard Doney
24 — 4 8 2. 11. 8 16 16 4 3 — 26 19 4
8 10 11. 17. 4 30. 10. 0

12.  6 6 3 14 3 6
Lach. Seymour
20. 10. 4 11. 17. 9  8 12 7
£14.5.0

New York May 7 1883
It is agreed between Mr Chapman and myself that you take Benjamin's place at Ischia provided it is agreeable to you. It will be necessary for you to be with him for some time before he goes from the office which will be on the 14th Inst. perhaps it will be best for you to return immedia- tely and not come into the city - Mr Haines will furnish you with money for expenses &c. I am your kind Oliver Phelps

Emfuld can take your horse home from Fishkill
0. 14. 5. 0
1. 9. 4 2. 8. 7 1. 5. 5 1. 15. 8 2. 7 1. 13. 7 7. 6 1. 6. 9 18 16. 6
11 3. 4 14 5 11 17 9
2. 8. 7 6 8 8 7
Chas. Phelps Esq. 7 May 1783

Mr Zachariah Lymore Franklin
Jan

Dear Seymour Granville 6 th June 83
I returned last Saturday evening from Berkshire; ever since which I have been mending unwell, and am fearful that my health is not in so good a situation as I could wish, tho' this day I am much better and able to attend to business
I expect to set out for Boston next Tuesday - how long I shall tarry there is uncertain hope not long, as I am unwilling that a close application to work will attend my being there - shall write you from there to first conveyance and obey your command respectfully a Coats (Bth) - Mrs Phelps desires you to send by Mr Rose Mr Phelps, Stationery, flasks and other Apparatus left at Tinkhill

your friends are well, and I am well
I expect to be at Fishkill soon after my return from the eastward
Complaint is all without
Aspen — and am your most
sincere friend and Donald Daniel Penfield
Daniel Penfield June 17/83
M. S. ...

Dr. Phelps wishes you to take measures for obtaining the two cattle you left at Litchfield
Dr

150
Daniel Purfield
11 April 83 -
Mr. John H. Johnson Camden, N.J.

Sir, The bearer has charge of a small drove of cattle which you will do distribute for the best,
J. D. O'Neil,
With your letter will also be given you with this —
Apr 11 1783
M. Jaymaur

Dear Symon Copen May 27 1783 —
By the bears you will receive a quantity of Salt beef. Mr. Phelps wishes you to load the teams back with Hides out of the store at the Barracks. and — I came from Green- vills yesterday afternoon am on my way to Sheffield, shall return again to Granville on Thursday I left all friends well except my sister Pina who is much unwell —
Pray to notice my brother's letter — I wish you to buy for me in your speed way 2 1/2 3 1/2 of

Cousin which I want for Mr Pierce
on
Write me how you succeed in matter & first conveyance and you may expect to hear from me immediately after this week, all is as well as
I can expect, the prospect is as promising as as as the times will allow, Yarta I am almost out of patience, I want so much to see Habib Hachem - Burn this. Burn this! for its wrote without pen or ink
Daniel D. D. 26/ May 11/ 1853
I am yours solely D. D. D.
Mr Saymour

Mr. Jacob Seymour at Mr. Billings quarters Nasareth Line
Don. D. D. D. Letter July 7. 83

Sir,
Friday 11 O'clock A.M.
The bearer has together with his Company 12 Barrels salt beef which you will receive for I shall probably send you some more this day as I am now engaging men & boys for the purpose. If any of this beef is wanted at the other ports wish you to forward it either by agreement with those persons who carry it from here or otherwise as may be most practicable. Yours sincerely
Dan. P. Penfield
Chap to hurry these persons who return immediately that they may take another load
D.P.

State of Connecticut, Hartford, January 9, 1855
I Charles Hosmer, Recording Secretary of the Connecticut Historical Society, do hereby certify, that among the manuscript original papers on file, formerly belonging to the late Jeremiah Wadsworth, Commissary General in the War of the Revolution, and presented by his son, the late Daniel Wadsworth, Esq. to said Society, there is one headed in language as follows, to wit:
"Entries of Purchases made by Oliver Phelps, A. C. P. at Granville, in the Eastern Department, for several months in the years 1779 and 1780, per order of Peter Colt, Esq. D. C. S. P."
Cha s Hosmer, Rec. Secy Conn. Historical Society
State of Connecticut, Hartford County } ss
On this 9 th day of Jan'y. A.D. 1855 personally appeared Charles Hosmer Esq. signor of the foregoing certificate, and made oath that the same is true, before me
Geo. Robinson Notary Public

Daniel Penfield died
Brig - by letter.
April 11. 1857

Washington, April 11 th 1855.
Sir:
I now beg leave to call your attention to the case of Daniel Penfield, deceased, which was submitted to you before I left here for Ohio, in the early part of March, and at my request laid aside till my return.
The facts in the case are so clearly and fully proved as to preclude all discussion on that point. That Oliver Phelps was a Purchasing Commissary, and that said Daniel Penfield acted as his Assistant and Clerk, from some time in 1778 till sometime in 1781, are facts proved by ample record and documentary evidence of the highest character.
When I last spoke to you in reference.

to the case, you expressed a desire to examine the question whether the service of a Company's Clerk was pensionable service.
Independent of the uniform action of the Department, in allowing claims of this character, I do not see what argument can be urged against them, that does not apply, with equal force, to the claim of a Company, Quarter Master, Forage Master, or, in fact the claim of any officer either in the Company or Quarter Master's Department.
The rank of Clerk in the Department of Company of Purchasers is distinctly established by a Resolution of Congress of Nov. 30 th 1780, and the pay fixed at $40 per month. In said Resolution Clerks are classed and designated as Officers , in contradic-

traction to butchers , coopers , drovers and laborers , The language is:
"That the pay of the several Officers in the Department , &c" &c
And here follows provision for the pay of Commissary General , Assistant Commissaries , Superintendent of live-stock and Clerks .
So far as I can perceive, Clerks are placed on precisely the same footing , as Commissary Genl. and Assistant Commissaries .
But I consider it unnecessary to pursue this argument further, as I find that you have yourself decided this very question , upon full argument, and doubtless on mature consideration, as the claim was an important one in which you made the decision. It can be only necessary to call your

Attention to the case of Rachel Snelling, widow of Joseph, of Mass. under act of 1836, allowed by you about a year ago, to lead your mind into the same train of reasoning that resulted in the allowance of said claim.
The evidence in that case clearly shows that Snelling was a Company's Clerk, and nothing else . The question was fully argued by J. M. Thayer Esq., and the reasoning was satisfactory to your mind, I deem it unnecessary to go over the same ground; and respectfully refer to said argument, on file in the case.
I will only remark, in reference to said argument, that one ground

taken by Mr. Thayer was, that a Clerk to a Commission, was necessarily , and ex officio , an Assistant to the Commission, - and that he was none the less an Assistant , because styled a Clerk .
If this argument had any force in Smillie's case, it is entitled to much greater force as applicable to Penfield's case.
Because, in Smillie's case the evidence consists entirely of records showing his appointment as Clerk , and his continuance in office, in that capacity , - without showing the character of the duties by him performed. But in Penfield's case, there is abundant evidence showing that Penfield was actually discharging the duties of

of a Commissary, under Phelps. In fact, it appears that a very large portion of the duties of Phelps as Commissary, were discharged by Penfield, acting " on behalf " of said Oliver Phelps.
I see that in the Smiling case, the Certificate was issued for service as " Clerk and Assistant Commissary ." If there was any propriety in styling Smiling an " Assistant " Commissary, surely there is much more propriety, under the evidence, in so styling Penfield.
But I presume I am extending this argument to an unnecessary length, for I feel convinced that it will only be necessary for you to compare the two cases together, to see that the only question in

Penfieids case is one you have already settled.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your ob t serv t J. J. Coombs,
Hon S. P. Waldo Commit ee of Pen s ions.

No 38849 Daniel Penfield dec. - New York
J. J. Coombs Feby 3 1855 Same March 19, "
Wait for Com.
June 7/1832

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State of Connecticut, City of Hartford, October 30 th 1854.
I Charles Hoomer, Recording Secretary of the Connecticut Historical Society, do hereby certify that among the manuscript original Papers and Account Books, formerly belonging to the late Jeremiah Wadsworth, Commissary General in the War of the Revolution, and presented by his son, the late Daniel Wadsworth, Esq. to said Society, there is one bearing the following title, viz:—
"Salt Rec d in Store," and there is on said Book, under the words "whom delivered to," among many others, the following entry, to wit:— "1777. Feb. 2. Daniel Penfield, pr. Recpt. for Oliver Phelps, No. Casks 6. No. Bushels 48."
In another Book, purporting to be an account of first entries, kept at Hartford, there occur the following charges, to wit:—
"1778. May 5. Oliver Phelps, Esq. Dr. To Cash delivered Murray, pr. Recpt. for the use of the Commissary Gen l s Department, July 9, 1777, £1,000."
"1778. June 3. Oliver Phelps, Esq. Cr. By his account against the Commissary Gen l for Flour, rendered in this day. See Inc. Jefferys Books, £75. By his account against the Dr. M. Gen l for Corn, &c. rendered in this day. See Inc. Jefferys Books, £99. 18."
X "1778. Aug. 19. Oliver Phelps, Esq. Dr. To Cash in acct. for, delivered Daniel Penfield, pr. Recpt. £6."
"1779. March 1. Oliver Phelps, Esq. Cr. By his Bill against the Dr. M. Gen l for 1 Bay Horse, July 11, 1777, £15. By amount of his Bill rendered this day against the Dr. M. General, as pr. Bill on file, £376. 3. 9."
I further certify that there is also an original paper on file, of which the following is a copy, to wit:—

Granville, July 20 th 1780. Received from Jeremiah Wadsworth, Esq. Thirteen Horses to recruit, and return when called for. Rec d P. Daniel Penfield, for Mr. Oliver Phelps."
"13 Horses."
That there is a paper, purporting to have been made at the time of its date, endorsed - "Copy of Oliver Phelps' account for cattle," which said paper is headed as follows:-
"A Return of 26 Beef Cattle, purchased by Joseph Ruggles, P. commissary, and delivered at Bristol, for the use of the French Army;" that the amount there is stated to have been paid for cattle, is £34. 536. 15. 0.," and the said paper bears the signature of "Joseph Ruggles, Purchasing Commissary," and on the back of said paper is the following:-
"Hartford, Aug. 30, 1780."
"Received from Jeremiah Wadsworth, Esq. Thirty four thousand five hundred thirty six pounds, fifteen shillings, continental currency, in full for the within acct." "Daniel Penfield."
£34. 536. 15. 0."
That there is an original paper on file, headed with the following language, to wit:-
"Invoice of 29 cattle from Messrs. Trumbull & House, by Stephen Williams, Sept. 19, 1782."
"24 th Forwarded to Tim o . Hubbard, Mass. Line, 7. 2502. 443. 89. " " to Mr. Post, New York, ditto, 6. 1963. 332. 84. " " to Col o Morgan, Cont t Line, 4. 1661. 286. 48. " " to R t Blair, Jersey Line, 4. 900. 160. 22," &c. &c.
On the back of said paper is the following:-
"Received, Pockskill, Sept. 27, 1782, from Messrs. Trumbull & House, by Stephen Williams, Twenty nine Beef Cattle, weight Eleven thousand four hundred and fifty two pounds of Beef, Hide & Tallow, for the use of the moving Army." "For Oliver Phelps,"
"29 Cattle, at 11,452 lbs."
"Daniel Penfield."

That there is on file, an original paper, purporting to be a Memorandum of 185 Cattle, delivered to different Posts, beginning with the following language, and the remainder of which is similar in character, to wit:
  "Oct. 18.  Delivered  Tim s Hubbard,  Mass. Line,  3.  1.095.  220.  57.    "  do.  Moses Fairchild,  Stony Point,  2.  828.  137.  36.    "  do.  Jon t Edwards,  York & Sussex,  6.  1.891.  324.  98.    " 19.  do.  Zach. Seymour,  St. Infantry,  8.  2.492.  414.  58.    " 20.  do.  Tim s Hubbard,  Mass. Line,  30.  9.057.  1622.  421.    " "  do.  Jon t Edwards,  York Line,  3.  684.  135.  28."    tc. tc. tc.
On the back of the said paper is the following:
"Received, Puckskill, Octo r . 26, 1782, from M ps s Brumball & House, "by Mr. Cushman, one hundred and eighty six Beef Cattle, weights "sixty nine thousand eight hundred and eighty five pounds of "Beef, Hide & Tallow, for the use of the moving Army, and am to "account for the same."                      "For Oliver Phelps,  "186 cattle." "Daniel Penfield."
I further certify, that there are also on file, original papers belonging to Henry Champion, dec d . who was D. C. G. P. in the War of the Revolution, deposited in this Society by the Heirs of said Champion, from which the following are extracts:-
"An Account of Beef Cattle & other Provisions Received."
  "Date.  By whom Purch d .  By whom Received.  No. cattle.    "1783. Feb. 9.  Daniel Penfield.  Daniel Penfield.  4."  
"Delivered for the Troops at New York Line."
"An Account of Beef Cattle & Salt Provisions, Rec d . & Delivered at Newburgh, in the month of March, 1783.
  " " Mar. 6.  By whom Purch d .  By whom Received.  No. Beef.     Daniel Penfield.  Daniel Penfield.  1756."  

"An account of Beef cattle & Salted Provisions, Received and Deliv d for the use of the Garrison at Stoney Point, in the month of May, 1783.
   "Date. By whom Purch d ? By whom Received. No. Cattle.     1783. Ap. 29. Oliver Phelps, Esq. Daniel Penfield. 4.   " May 2. Oliver Phelps, Esq. Daniel Penfield. 4.   " " 8. Oliver Phelps, Esq. Daniel Penfield. 9."  
The following is a copy of a Memorandum on file:— "The No. of Twenty-two cattle Slaughtered at Fishkill.
   cattle. Beef Hides. Tallow.     22 7988 1465. 162.   "Fishkill, Jan y 20, 1783. Total, 9615 lbs.  
"Daniel Penfield."
Cha s Hosmer, Rec. Secy. Conn. Historical Society
State of Connecticut, Hartford County ss (Hartford Oct. 31 st 1854
Personally appeared Charles Hosmer Esq. signer of the foregoing certificate and made oath that the same is true, before me, Geo Robinson. Notary Public
D r Penfield Evidence

24th Aug
Dan Perfield D r 1840
Mary F Perfield -
Rev W Perfield -
Dane Young 'x
Charlotte Gelston 'x
Dane Lewis,
Rev W Perfield 'x
Dane F Gelston
lx m

Washington May. 30, 1855
Sir:
Enclosed I have the honor to present the claim of Daniel Penfield, heir, under act of 1832, for pension on account of his services as Company's Clerk. The evidence of service I think will be found perfectly satisfactory.
Oliver Phelps was an Assistant Purchasing Commissary, as is known in your Office, and as is proved by Official documents herewith presented. And it is shown by Official documents and records herewith presented, that said Daniel Penfield was acting as Clerk to said Oliver Phelps, from some time in 1777, till the latter part of the year 1783.
I have the honor to be Very resp'y,
Your obt servt J. H. Coombs,
Hon S. P. Waldo Court of Pensions,

8090
P. O.
Daniel Penfield
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Danl Penfield ac d
N.Y. Act 1832 - See
accl d Ecorces
J. H. Smith P.A.

State of New York County of Ontario ss.
Charles Seymour of the town of Canandaigua in said County being duly sworn deposes & says that he is a son of Zachariah & Elizabeth Seymour dec d late of the same place - in whose right a claim to a pension was recently established for the services of the said Zachariah Seymour as an assistant commissary of stores in the war of the revolution -
Deponent further states that he well knew Daniel Penfield of the town of Penfield County of Monroe & said State, in his life time and was acquainted with him & his family as early far back as his recollection can extend - and that a sister of this deponent married a son  daughter of the said Daniel Penfield.
Deponent further states that his father & the said Zachariah Seymour & the said Daniel Penfield were, during almost their whole lives, or at least from an early period thereof , intimate personal friends that their acquaintance & friendship began as far back (if not farther) as the time of the revolutionary war - when they were both engaged together - (and deponent believes in the same capacity) in the Commissary Department under Oliver Phelps - that deponent has in his possession many letters written by the said Penfield to the said Seymour, while so engaged - which are hereto annexed - and he has a large number of other letters addressed by the said Penfield to his said father during almost every year subsequent to the revolutionary war. While they resided at a distance from each

eighteen hundred other - that about the year 1802-1803- or 1804 deponents said father then residing in the town of Canandaigua became the agent of the said Penfield for the sale of lands be- longing to the said Penfield in the part now known as the town of Penfield of which he was the owner. that the agency continued for a number of years and closed about the year 1813. or 1814 - that the entries on the books of deponents father not now in his possession relating to the said agency terminated in the year 1814 - and about that time the said Penfield himself took up his residence in said town of Canandaigua  Penfield and after- ward on his lands, where he remained till the time of his death -
Deponent further states that the annexed ori- ginal letter addressed by Oliver Phelps to Zachariah Seymour and dated May 7, 1783 - and the other original letters hereto annexed addressed by Daniel Penfield to Zachariah Seymour & receiving through the years 1782 & 1783 - were taken by this deponent from the files of letters belonging to his said father which have been in de- ponents custody ever since his said fathers decease - that they came into de- ponents possession as one of the legal repre- sentatives of his deceased fathers estate - and as such have been preserved by deponent -
Deponent further states that the Daniel Penfield by whom the said letters were written is the identical person who died

in the town of Penfield on the 24 th day of August in the year 1840 - And whose children are Henry H. Penfield. George W. Penfield. Jane Young & Charlotte Gulston  Young - and they are his only surviving chil- -dren.
Deponent further states that he was appointed by the said Daniel Penfield one of the executors of his last will & testament but that he declined the execution of such trust -
Subscribed to & sworn this 2 nd day of October 1854 -
Wm. Wymond
Before me Hiram Metcalf Justice of the peace of said Co. N.Y.
State of New-York, } ss. County of Ontario. }
I, John J. Lyon, Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify, that Hiram Metcalf whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.
Given under my Hand and Seal of Office, at Canandaigua, this 3 rd day of October 1854
John J. Lyon Clerk by Joseph C. Sheldon Deputy Clk