Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5375, for Roswel Miller, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER
Service
Miller, Roswel
W 5375
or Roswell
B.L.Wt. 26613-160-55
Betsey G.
CONTENTS

9770 Connecticut
Roswell Miller
of Hartford in the State of Conn who was a Private in the Compny commanded by Captain Woodruff of the Regt. — commanded by Col. — in the Connecticut line for 2 Years
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 day of June 1832 and Supt M. J. Charlton E. Minkler
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: '33 $160 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep: '33 40 $200
Revolutionary Claim, for June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. E. Miles Clerk Book C. Vol. B. Page 27

(3182)
Betsey G. Miller widow of Roswell Miller who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private Conn
Hartford agency.
Rate  96 Dollars at cents per annum.
Commencing  July 27/68 order of payment made since
Certificate dated  Sept 28/69 and sent to  John C. Fay Present.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feb- ruary 3, 1853, Page 201 Vol. 70
July 27/68
J. M. Smith Clerk Rent

Cristo H. Forster, Sept. 14/55
49920
act March 3/55
April 3/55
Betsy G. Miller (widow of Roswell Miller) private
Rev. Parson act Feb 3/53
No 26613
Conn - July 53 - no 3182
Will 60 Aa May 16/56 M Blyth
Vol M 2. page 40.
Henry Fowler Hartford Conn

49920
Bounty land claim of Betsey G. Miller Widow of Roswell Miller (Revolutionary service) under Act March 3, 1855.

State of Connecticut Hartford County ss.
On this fifth day of April One thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid. Betsey G. Miller aged Seventy two Years the resident of Windsor in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut who being first duly sworn according to law Declares that she is the Widow of Roswell Miller who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States under the Act June 7. 1832 at $80. per annum.
She further States that she is now a Pensioner of the United States under the 2 d Section of the Act February 3 d 1833 at $80. dollars per Annum, that her pension Certificate issued at the Department of the Interior is dated 12 th December 1833, and she refers to her Application for said Pension, filed in the Pension Office in Washington for proof of her husband's service, and death and of their marriage.
She further Declares that her said husband died in the Town of Windsor in the County and State aforesaid on the 28 th day of July 1837. and that she has ever since remained and now is his Widow
She makes this declaration for the purpose

of obtaining the County land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855.
Betsey G Miller
We Hezekiah K Sears and Julia O. Sears residents of Hartford in the State of Connecticut upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Betsey G Miller in our presence; and that we know from personal knowledge that she is the identical person she represents herself to be Hezekiah K. Sears Julia O Sears
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day & year above written and I certify that I know the Affiants to be credible persons; and that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim
Henry Fowler Justice of the Peace

No 25057 Roswell Miller Hartford Co Connecticut
Admitted Private 2 years
Jesse Charlton E. Windsor Hartford Co Cont -

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 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.
Connecticut
A Statement, shewing the Service of Asa Russell Miller Hartford
   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.     End March 1778. Private Capt Hooker 73 years Living witness - hadi   until 2 March 80 2 no field offi cer Heart ford Connecticut tend evidence & Docu mentary proof  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the 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 , 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 [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 N. Ashton

Elias Clark for Mrs. Mueller
25057
Reserve Mills Peachtree

PENSION ACT OF 1832.
Declaration of Roswell Miller
in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. } ss. East Windsor COUNTY OF Hartford }
On this 20 th day April 1832, before the Probate Court for the District of East Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut being a Court of Record, having by law a Clerk and Seal, personally appeared Roswell Miller a resident of Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut 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 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a Private in a company commanded by Serjt Captain Denslow & Serjeant Lieutenant Elisha Stoughton and Ensign Daniel Hayden at Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on or about the 12 day of March 1778; that said company belonged to a regiment of was enlisted commanded by Colonel by Capt James Hooker Lieutenant Colonel of said Windsor and Major as, a Serjeants Guard That he the deponent was a Private for twenty four months, and continued to serve in the said Corps, until on or about the 12 th of March 1780 when he was honorably dismissed from the service, at or near a place called Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut; that when he entered the service, he resided in sd Windsor in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and was marched from employed the whole term as one of the Guard to watch and guard the Hospital & Army Stores which were gathered in large quantities in said Windsor as a place of convenience & safety, said Stores consisted of all kind of Medicine used by the Army & of Rum Sugar Molasses Coffee Chocolate Wine Salt &c &c. They were separated into a Number of buildings & carefully guarded from thieves & Incendiaries the Service was strictly a Military Service we defended the post by arm & drew our regular rations & our barracks provided The Serjeants Mustered the company except in the Winter of

In 1779 when a Detachment was made from the Militia for our assistance & then Ensign Daniel Hayden who was detached with them being the Superior officer had the Command The evidences of my services are Mr Frederic Chapman and Elias Clark and Oliver Mitchell And I am known to the Reverend Henry A Bowland of sd Windsor & to Mr Frederic Chapman who can testify for my character & their belief in my services as a Soldier of the revolution Roswell Miller
Roswell Miller Declarations

We Henry A Rowland a clergyman and Frederic Chapman both residing in Windsor in the County of Hartford & State of Connecticut hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Roswell Miller of said Windsor who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declarations that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revo- lution and that we concur in that opinion
Henry A Rowland, Clergyman.
Frederik Chapman
Sworn to and subscribed The day & year aforesaid
Edgar Pison Clerk

And in reply to certain interrogatories prescribed by the War Department and propounded by the Court, the deponent further declares,
1st. That he was born at Simsbury in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut on the day of October 1759
2d. That the day and year of his birth is recorded in the Town Record of Simsbury .
3d. and 4th. That when he was called into service, he resided at the places or towns as herein before stated; and served in the manner set forth in the preceding declaration.
5th. That the general circumstances of his service are detailed in the preceding declaration, and also the names of such officers, &c. as he distinctly recollects.
6th. That he received a written discharge from the service or not he does not remember if he did it is lost
7th. That he is personally known to Rev. Henry A Rowland a Clergyman and to Frederick Chapman
who are respectable persons in the neighborhood where he now resides, and can testify as to his character for veracity, and also their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
And the said Roswell Miller hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Roswell Miller
Edgar Bissell Clerk
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 Henry A Rowland who has signed the within Certificate is a Clergyman residing in Windsor in Hartford County and that Frederick Chapman who also signed Certificate is a man well known to the Court a resident of Windsor a man respectable in Society whose affidavits are hereto annexed are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I, Edgar Bissell Clerk of the Probate Court for the District of East Windsor do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Roswell Miller for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 20 th day of April 1833.
Edgar Bissell Clerk

State of Connecticut } East Windsor Hartford County }
On this 20 th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor now sitting Frederick Chapman a resident of Windsor in Hartford County aged 72 years, a person of veracity and made solemn oath, That he is well acquainted with Roswell Miller a resident of said Windsor an applicant for a Pension under the Pension Act of June 7 th 1832. That he served with him in the continental guard, as it was called, raised in said Windsor in March 1778 to guard the Hospital & Army Stores, which were then kept in said Windsor. That said Miller I saw often in said company during the two years. he claims to have belonged to it & according to the best of my recollection he belonged to it the full term he claims as I served in it myself for the whole of the first year and and the said Roswell Miller is a man of good character for veracity.
Frederick Chapman
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Ebenezer D. Bliss Clerk.

State of Connecticut } To East Windsor Hartford County }
on this 26 th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for the District of East Windsor now sitting Elias Clark a resident of said Windsor in Hartford County aged 81 years, a person of veracity and made solemn oath That he is well acquainted with Roosevelt Miller a resident of said Windsor an applicant for a Pension under the Pension Act of June 7 th A 1832.
That he was living in said Windsor in the year 1778, and that he often saw said Miller during that year doing duty in the  said company, called the Connecticut Guard & that he the Deponent found said Guard himself the beginning of its second year, to wit on the or about the 12 th day of March 1779 & was with the said applicant Miller in said guard until on or about the 12 th day of March 1780 And the said Miller is a man of fair & good character for veracity. Elias Clark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Edgar Bissell Clerk

Declaration.
State of Connecticut, Hartford County S. S.
In this 7 th day of April 1853, personally affirmed, before the Court of Probate for the District of East Windsor, in said County; Mrs Betsy G Miller, a resident of Windsor in said County, Aged Seventy years; who being duly sworn, according to Law, doth on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provi- sion made by the act of Congress, passed February 3 rd 1853; and of any & every other act, connected with this 2 nd Section of said Act Viz; "That the Widows of all Officers, Non Commis- sioned officers, Musicians, & Privates, of the Revolution- ary Army; who were married subsequent to January D Eighteen Hundred; shall be entitled to a Pension, in the same manner as those who were married before that date. Approved February 3 1853"
Viz That Roosevelt Miller of Windsor aforesaid was a Pensioner of the United States, under the Connecticut Agency, for his services in the Revolutionary War; That he was pensioned under act June 7 th A 1832; at the rate of Eighty Dollars per Annum. And that she was married to the said Roosevelt Miller, by the Rev Henry A Rowland, a clergyman of said Windsor, on the second day of July Eighteen hundred & twenty eight. That her name, before her said marriage, was Betsy Gaylord; and that she lived with the said Roosevelt

Miller, as his Wife until the twenty eighth day of July, Eighteen hundred & fifty one, when he died, in said Windsor; and she still continues his widow, as she has never again married. And she has has never before, applied for a pension under any Act! And I further declare that the family record of my family now laid before the Court is a true record.
Betsy G. Miller
Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day a year first written; & it hath been satisfactorily proved before me that the Declarant is a respectable woman, & the identical person she claims to be: And she has laid before me, her family Record, a document which has every appearance of being genuine, & authentic, & of many years standing, from which I make the following copy, viz. Roosevelt Miller Born October thirty first, Seven teen hundred & fifty nine; Betsy Gaylord, Born September twenty fourth, Seven teen hundred and eighty two. Married July second, Eighteen hundred & twenty eight; & Roosevelt Miller died July twenty eighth One thousand eight hundred & fifty one. The dates in fair legible figures. As Oct 31 st 1759. And Sep r 24 th 1782 as their respective ages. The date of the marriage as July 2 nd 1828; & the date of Roosevelt Millers Death as July 28 th 1851.
William Barnes Judge
I Henry Pease Jr. Clerk of the Probate Court, aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Barnes Esq, who has signed & certified the foregoing certificate, was at the time of the execution thereof, and now is, Sole Judge of said Court, & that

the signature to said certificate, purporting to be his, is in his own hand writing
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto subscribe my name & affix the Seal of said Court on this 7 th . day of April 1853 Henry Beau L Clerk

I Hiram Buckland of Windsor, in Hartford County Conn, aged 53 years, being duly sworn according to law, do hereby depose & say; that I have lived next neighbor to the late Roswell Miller, & with his present widow, Betsey G Miller, for twenty one years; & when I first removed into their neighborhood, they were living together, as man & wife, & so continued to live, until the time of his death. He died in said Windsor, in July 1851: I was present at his funeral, & his said wife; Betsey G Miller, still remains his widow. I knew the said Roswell Miller to be a Revolutionary pensioner. I have been down to Hartford with the said Roswell Miller, when he drew his pension.
Hiram Buckland.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, a Notary public, authorized by law to administer oaths & take depositions thro said State; and I certify; that I am well acquainted with the deponent, & he is a credible witness, & lives near the said Roswell Miller's late residence; & where his said Widow Betsey G Miller, now lives.
I am also well knowing to the fact that the said Roswell Miller, husband of the present Widow, was a Revolutionary pensioner.
Attest Jesse Charlton Notary Public

State of Connecticut, Hartford County } S. S.
On this 8 th day of March 1853, Before me, Jesse Charlton a Notary Public of said County; & authorized by law to administer oaths, and take depositions, in said State; personally appeared John Gaylord, a resident of said Windsor, and being duly sworn according to law, doth on oath depose and say, that he has been well acquainted with the late Roswell Miller, of said Windsor, & knew him to be a pensioner; I was ac- quainted with him as much as seventy  twenty three years. I am also well knowing to the fact that the said Roswell Miller, was Married to Betsey Gaylord of said Windsor, not less than twenty four years ago. I was present at the wedding & they were married by Rev Henry A Rowland, a Clergyman.
And I further depose, that they, the said Roswell Miller, and Betsey G Miller his present Widow lived together from the time of their Mar- riage, until July 1851 the time of his death; and he died at said Windsor July 28 th A 1851
I was present ----- at his funeral and the said Betsey - G - Miller, still re- mains his Widow, & lives in my neighborhood & She has never again Married.
John Gaylord
Sworn to and subscribed

on the 8 th day of March A D 1853 And I certify that the Deponent is a credible witness & lives in the near neighborhood of the said Widow Betsey G Miller. And I certify that before the signing & sealing "twenty three" was erased & "Seventy" was interlined before the word, years.
Allist Jesse Charlton. Notary Public.

Pay WIDOW, &c.
File No. 5375-
Betsy C. Miller & Widow
Russell Miller Pr. Ben. Mar.
Act: Feb. 23, 1853
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 49
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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3182
Connecticut
Betsey G. Miller widow of Russell
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Pirate
described on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Dec r 1853 and sent to
J. H. Charlton East Windsor Hill Connct.
recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1853, Page 12 Vol. A
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1855  Betsy G. Miller Hayford { widow of Asa well (Kingsbury) Sec { Married by Rev Mr. Rowland 2 July '28 X { Died 28 July 1857 in Windsor, Hayford Co X Certified copy of Family record - and proof - certified to be credible  G. L. C.
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OFFICE. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SEP 13 1869 X. DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION. PENSION OFFICE.
Under section 13, act of July 27, 1868.
Betsey Miller widow Roswell Miller of Revolutionary War
FILED BY
John C. Fay Washington D.C.

N. DECLARATION FOR INCREASE OF PENSION.
Under Section 13, Act of July 27, 1868.
State of Connecticut } ss. COUNTY OF Hartford }
ON THIS 11 th day of August , A. D. 18 69 , personally appeared before me, Judge of Probate within and for the County and State aforesaid, Betsey G. Miller , aged 87 years, a resident of Windsor , in the State of Connecticut , who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the identical Betsey G. Miller to whom was granted Pension certificate No. .... payable at Hartford Agency , at the rate of $6,66 2 / 3 dollars per month, issued under the act of February 5 th , 18 55 ; that she makes this declaration in order to secure the increase of her pension to which she is entitled under the thirteenth section of the act of July 27, 1868.
My Post Office address is as follows: Windsor Conn
And she hereby constitutes and appoints John C. Day Esq Washington , Attorney, to present and prosecute this claim, and authorizes him to receive and receipt for any certificate that may be issued for the same, and to do any other act or thing necessary or that she might do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby countermanding all former authority that may have been given for the above specified purpose.
Signature of Claimant: Betsey G. Miller
Also personally appeared D. J. Ellsworth and C. A. Smith , residents of Windsor , persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Betsey G. Miller sign her name ( make mark) to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents her self to be; and they further state that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Signatures of Witnesses. { D. J. Ellsworth C. A. Smith
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11 th day of August , A. D. 18 69 ; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.
Signature of Judge or other Officer: W. Sidney Hayden Judge of Probate

Pension Office
December 9, 1853.
Sir,
Please certify the time to which the within named pensioner was paid; and, if in your power, the date of his death.
Very respectfully
Your obed't Servt
J. C. Calh. For Commissioner
J. Burt Esq. }
3 d Auditor }
Present }
Roswell Miller
act 7 th June 1832
$80.00 pr. an. — Died 28 th July 1851, Paid to death.
J. Burt Auditor. "

Increase 3.182 Brief in the Case of Betsy G. Miller widow Rebecca Miller Private Reg't  Windsor Hartford County and State of Connecticut Act 2 d sec 7 th Feb 3 1853. Harford
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
Pension at $80 pr. Ann. Certificate returned.
Claim for one under 13 th sec Act July 27. 1868
Identity shown - Also continued widowhood
Admitted Sep 16. 1879 to pension at $96 pr. ann to commence July 27. 1868. Deducting pay since
Name and residence of Agent.
John C. Day Washington D.C.
W. Trask Examining Clerk.
J.L.

Betsey G Miller $80 = 00
Payment to be made at
Caniford. by
Seth Baldwin Esq
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Connecticut
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 62, Vol. A,
Clerk.
H. N. Weightman

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
I certify that in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Peter G. Miller widow of Jaswell Miller who was a Private in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty dollars and  cents  per per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, this twelfth day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three.
W. L. C. Claiborne Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and Countersigned.
S. P. Hildreth Commissioner of Pensions.

Conn. East Windsor Hill Apl 11 th 1853
Hon J. P. Waldron Sir
I herewith transmit the application of Widow Betsey G. Miller of Hartford Co. for a Pension under act of Feb 3 rd 1853 and am, Sir J. H. Chaplin

Hon L. P. Waldo Commis. of Pensions Washington D. C.

East Windsor Hill, Hartford County
June 15 1853.
Loren P. Waldo Esq, Commis. of Pensions.
Sir: my Son Jas H. Charlton received a letter last evening in which it seems to be required. That as Notary Public it is necessary that there be something more than my Notarial Seal, to give validity to my official acts.
If I send one Certificate of my appointment will that be sufficient; or must there be a certificate from the Secretary of State, in every case! which will add to the expense & trouble.
I had supposed that as my Son now acts as agent, there would be no objection to the papers being certified by me; as he is a man of age, & Post Master. and I am in no partnership with him.
As the case of Mrs. Betsey Miller has been returned, others in the same situation may be; & much delay & expense arise, which may be prevented if you will have the goodness to inform me whether one Certificate from the Gov. or Sec of State will be sufficient.
With the highest Respect I am Yours. Jesse Charlton

P. S. And now Sir, tho' your time is precious permit me take for once, an old mans privilege of being a little garrulous. I am now 77 years old, and have given up the agency of the cases to my Son, James Henry Charlton, who is post master of this place. The examining Clerk seems to have misapprehended the matter; in his letter reporting the case of Betsy G Miller of Windsor Ct, & to have considered him the Notary Public, as well as the agent, & to have required him to declare that he has no pecuniary interest in the result of the case!
He will charge moderate fees for his services. I am well persuaded; but cannot afford to do it for nothing.
Since I have charged less for my services than most men who have procured pensions for Soldiers & their widows. I have had many applications from Agents in Washington to employ them in procuring bounty lands for Soldiers & their widows, stating that they charge $5.00 for 40 Acres & larger amounts in proportion; while I acted as agent I charged but two dollars for the same service.
And as some evidence that I have not wish doubtful claim success, I will state a case or two, that occurred in my practice!
A man applied to me to assist him in procuring a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832, stated the particulars of his services, which I believed to be all right: his pension was allowed him according to his declaration & proof: he drew nearly a full pension for 3 or 4 years. Just about  time that Capt Jonathan Wells book of indictments came into my hands by which I found that one Four declared to be six months, (the time

the company served out New London, viz from June 1776 to Jan 1777. That this man enlisted more than 4 months after the rest of the company & served in this tour but about six weeks. I immediately sent the Book to Mr Edwards: & he suspended the man's stipend until it should accumulate enough to balance the acct: the man died before that time came, & he was never restored!
In another case, when Gov. Seymour was Judge of Probate he & myself went down to Wethersfield to see an old man who was lame & could not go to court. He had done some service, in the Rev War, & his friends that he might get a pension. The Judge & myself made careful enquiry & told the old man that by his own story the time did not amount to but 4 & 1/2 months & we were sorry for him as he was lame & poor, but we could not get him a pension: but within about a year, another man stretched it out so that they got the old man a pension: but he is now dead.
I rejoice Sir that you have the office of Commissioner, for two or three reasons; one is, that you will guard the Treasury with due vigilance; another is, that you will be consistent in your decisions! Four or five times Mr Edwards changed his ground in regard to receiving proof taken & authenticated before Notaries Public. I have his letters shewing it fully, at last allowed them. Mr Edwards seemed to glory in throwing every kind of impediment in the way of any Man or Woman's getting a pension. I believe he was an honest Man, but his management was of such, I think, as made it necessary for applicants

to employ agents at Washington, by which the ex- pense to honest & needy applicants, has been increased fourfold. I could say much more but I will not trespass any longer on your time.
I remain Sir with very high respect your friend.
Jesse Charlton

PAID 3
Hon L. P. Waldo. Washington D. C.

East Windsor Hill, Conn, June 25 th 1853.
Hon L P Waldo, Commif of Pensions.
Sir. I sent herewith the Certificate of the Sec of State of Conn, as required by your letter of June 13 th , reporting the case of Betsy G Miller, which certificate, you state in your letter of the 18 th inst, will be sufficient, on this point, for all the cases I forward during the continuance of the said authority.
Very respectfully your Obedt Servt.
J H Charlton

1 N o 1031 Betsey G. Miller widow of Russell St
Let. to J. H. Charlton June 18/33 " 18/33
Act H. H. 8/33.

April 13 th 1853
App t of Betsey G. Miller widow of Roswell.
Connt:
9970
Act 3 rd Feby: 1853
Rev:
Adm l $80 per annum commencing 3 rd Feby. 1853
L. H. Charlton
East winds or Hill
Connt:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business

Brief in the case of Betsy A Miller, widow of Roswell Miller Hartford County and State of Connecticut act 3 d February 1853
Claim, ("original," or " for increase ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under act of June 7. 1832, as private, at $80 per annum
Marriage proved by duly certified copy of Family record and parole testimony certified to be credible
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
J. N. Charlton Esq. East Windsor Hill, Name and residence of Agent Connecticut
R. Peck Examining Clerk.