Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,246, for Kanah Mills, Connecticut

SERVICE
Mills, Kanah
NUMBER _____
R 7246
CONTENTS

37,460
Kanah Miles
NY
act 7 June 1832

Jeremiah Manchester Peace
State of New York Oneida County ss
I, Deles (De Wolf), Clerk of the Courts of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Jeremiah Manchester, is a justice of the peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 12th day of March 1846, and will expire on the last day of December 1847, and that the signature above written is genuine
Given under my hand and the Seal of said County, this 30th day of December 1846
Deles De Wolf Clerk

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832.
State of New York } County of Oneida } ss
On this twenty eighth day of Decem- ber in the year eighteen hundred and forty six before the subscriber a justice of Peace, in and for said County, personally appeared Hannah *who is prevented from appearing in open court by reason of bodily infirmity Mills, a resident of the town of Northland in the County of Oneida and State of New York aged eighty one years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That he enlisted in the militia of the State of Connecticut, then in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution on the first day of April in the year seventeen hundred and eighty, in a company commanded by Captain Benjamin Mills, and served in that company in a Regiment of the Connecticut Militia of which Borel Hebe was Colonel - Peter Curtiss was Major and - Bull was Adjutant. This defendant enlisted at New Hartford in the County of
* This was intended before execution. Deborah Manchester

Litchfield for the term of nine Months, and served the whole time in Captain Mills' Company under Lieutenant, Gaylord, Ensign Solomon Goodwin, orderly sergeant, Saber Cook, Sergeants Ebenezer Holcomb, Drummer — Wellman Joel Collins, Ira Mills, Thomas Wallagh Solomon Clarke William Collar, John Collar, Jonathan Walling — Holcomb, — Dibble and — Gossard were privates in the same company, while this deponent continued in the service; This deponent was discharged from the service on the first day of January in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one at Palmer's Hill, in Stamford in the State of Connecticut, and resided (when at home) both at the time of enlistment and discharge at New Hartford above mentioned. The most of the time during the period of Service was spent at Horseneck. Colonel Wells also commanded a Regiment, while this deponent was there and said Wells was the senior in command. He (Wells) was taken prisoner during the time by some of Delancy's men. While at Horseneck, the troops lived in houses, and the line extended more than a mile in length. While this deponent was at Horseneck one M c Dole or M c Dowle, who was an adjutant in Colonel Wells' Regiment, deserted and this deponent and some others followed him some ten or twelve miles, but did not at that time overtake him, he was afterward captured by Captain Lockwood and his Rangers & was executed at Hartford. This deponent would farther state, that during the Winter after the surrender of General Burgoyne 1777-78, he (the deponent served four weeks in said Captain Mills' Company, and was one of the guard of Military Stores, Arms &c from

Albany to Farmington and received pay for one month's service. Since the passage of the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832, this deponent has made repeated enquiries, but has not been able to ascertain that any one person who was in the service with him is now living, by whom he could prove his services, and the certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut which accompanies this declaration is the only documentary evidence of such services that he has been able to procure. This deponent has given the names in full of all the officers he can recollect, by name in his Regiment and company, and for those whose surnames have a blank before them, he can only recollect such surnames of such officers or comrades. This deponent was in no battle during his enlistment with the exception of the skirmish they had at Horseneck when they were attacked by Delancy's Men, at that time this deponent was on guard at one end of the encampment when the attack was made at the other, and before he arrived at the scene of attack, Col. Wells had been taken prisoner by the enemy and they had retreated.
He now relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. Hannah Mills
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me, and I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the deponent and believe him to be a person of truth & veracity.
Jeremiah Manchester Deace
This was intoned before execution.

State of New York Oneida County ss
On the twenty eighth day of December, 1846, before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County, personally appeared Abiram Mills, and being duly sworn according to Law, saith that he is a clergyman of the Presbyterian Congregational Church, and is the son of Kanah Mills, the above named applicant for a Pension, and is aged fifty one years. That during his minority and while he lived with his father, he frequently heard his father relate anecdotes of his services in the war of the Revolution, to his family and others, and always considered and believed that he was a soldier in the Army. This deponent further states that he now lives in New Hartford in the County of Oneida and State of New York.
Abiram Mills
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me, and I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the deponent and believe him to be a person of truth and veracity
Jeremiah Manchester Deace
I hereby certify that the word "Presbyterian" was erased & the word "Congregational" inserted before execution
Jeremiah Manchester Deace

State of New York, Oneida County ss
On the 28th day of December 1846, before the subscriber a justice of the peace, in and for said County, personally appeared Uri Doolittle, who first being duly sworn saith, that he is a Pensioner of the United States and is aged Eighty four years, that he has been acquainted with Kanah Mills the applicant for a pension above named for the space of forty years and from repeated conversation with said Mills has no doubt of his having been a soldier in the Revolution. This deponent further states that he well knew Col. Prebe mentioned in the above declaration, and that Solomon Goodwin, Charles Collins & Thomas Wanga, who are mentioned in the declarations, lived but a few miles from this deponent during the war, and were reported to have been at the time in the Army. And this deponent further states that he believes that the said Kanah Mills is a person of undoubted truth & veracity - Deponent now lives in Paris Oneida County N.Y.
Uri Doolittle
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above written before me, and I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the deponent and believe him to be a person of truth & veracity.
Jeremiah Manchester Peace

We George Tuttle a clergyman, residing in the town of Northfield and Benjamin Nichols residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Noah Melis, who has subscribed his name to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty one years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, & have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we can vouch for that opinion.
George Tuttle
Benjamin Nichols
I do hereby subscribe the 28th day of December 1847 before me
Deacon Manchester
Deacon

State of Connecticut Comptroller's Office Hartford 16 Decemr. 1846
I Certify that on application for evidence of the service of Kanah Mills in the war of the Revolution, I have examined the documents remaining in this Office relating to that war, and do not find any Pay Roll of Cap. Benjamin Mills' company in which he is said to have served - but find an account with him, (Cap. B. Mills) commencing June 19 th 1776 and ending July 5, 1781. May 5, 1778 the United States is charged "To order on Treasurer P t Cap. Benj a Mills, Col t Bradley's Reg t for his C o 1776" (Enlisting bounty 2758. 0. 0 Equipments, Clothing, Hospital Expenses &c., in all £1026. 13. 3) July 5 th 1781 "War" is charged "to Am d Cap. Benjamin Mills Acct t Pay Roll, Beebe's Reg t , £1788. 7. 10" - Bezaleel Beebe served successively as Captain in Col t Bradley's Reg t then as Major, and finally as Colonel.
The service mentioned above, was as Militia in State Troops. &c.
Wason Cleveland Comptroller

REJECTED
7246
P. O. Frank Hill
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 37462 Ranah Miles
MS
Sol. to Hon. J. Jenkins Esq.
29th '47
Sol to Hon C. B. Patterson 9 May 53
7246
act 7 June 1832

Hon J. L. Edwards
In Sir
I send you papers for Puerco in case of H. Miles & also letter of Ly Manchester than return said letter with your decision to me your oblt Servt Washington 20 Jany 47 Timothy Jenkins

Utica May 6, 1853.
Sam l Colb Esq. Dear Sir—
Enclosed are mem d about the Service, of an old Revolu- tionary soldier who has heirs children living.
Will You please have the necessary examinations made.
I do not fancy these claim agents,
Truly
O. B. Matteson