Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,266, Henry Bonfoy, Conn, Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
conn. continental
Bonfoy Henry Bonfy or
S. 12,266
CONTENTS
Carded

14543 New York
Henry Bonfey
of Herkemes in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Sumner of the Reg t commanded by Col Willis in the Connecticut line for 18 Months.
Comm. and Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. day of May 1833. and sent to Julius C Nelson. West Winfield New York
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. $120.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 1833 . . 30
$150.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk Book 8 Vol. 4 — Page 43

Henry Boujou
226' 30"

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of New York County of Herkimer ss. On this tenth  seventh day of October  February one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, my  before me personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer Henry Bonfoe a resident of the town of Waipild in the County of Herkimer and State of New York, aged twenty nine years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States on the first day of December 1775 with Capt. Ebenezer Sumner in Col. Samuel Williams Regiment of the Connecticut Line - that Robert Coaker was First Lieut. and Roger Hooker Second Lieut. That the Orderly Sergeant was named Butter Gilbert who enlisted Deponent. That Deponent served in said Regiment until the month of January 1777. when he was discharged being at the time sick in the Hospital - and did not receive any written discharge - that the Company marched from Middletown in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut where Deponent resided at the time he enlisted, to the City of Boston, when they remained until some time in March, that they left Boston for New York & marched thence to New London when they took shipping & sailed down to New York, under Brig. Genl. Spencer - that they remained there until the next

fall, when the Army moved up to Kings Ferry and crossed over to New Jersey, being driven out by the enemy, that Defendant was then taken sick, and was sent to Riker's Hill & spent in the Hospital there - that Defendant was in a Regiment of Rangers part of the Army selected by General Paterson from the Brigades - and after he was taken sick he was returned to the old company again on the North River - that he remained sick until his time expired as aforesaid.
And this Defendant further says, in the month of June as he believes in the year 1777, he was drafted for Simsbury Clarke's Company in Col. Comfort Sage's Regiment  Company of Infantry of the Militia of the State of Connecticut Connecticut, that Defendant then resided in the town of Middletown aforesaid & that he served in this company for the space of two months at that time, that the Regiment was marched down to New Haven, and remained on the Coast there until the expiration of their time when they were discharged and returned home again.
And this Defendant further says, that he was drafted again in the same season, in the same company & Regiment, and went down again to the sea coast, marching to different places along the coast to Hoboken South from there to New Haven & after being absent again about two months returned.
And this Defendant further says, that in the year 1778, he was again drafted in said company still under the same Captain & the same

Regiment, that he hired a Substitute by the name of Elyes Gaylord for the period of two months, and gave him a half a bushel of wheat a day for his services. that said Substitute informed him, that he went while on said duty to Stone Neck in the lower part of the State -
And this Deponent further says, that in the next year he was drafted in the same company then commanded by Capt. Isaac Riley. in the Regiment aforesaid, that they marched down to New Haven & were stationed there to protect the the coast from the invasions of the Enemy. that this Draft was also for two months and at the expiration thereof they returned home again -
And this Deponent further says, that he was also drafted at another time but he can not now recollect the year for the time of two months, that he again hired a Substitute, and the Col. of the Regiment assisted this Deponent in paying the substitute as the money was paid down at the rate of half a dollar a day.
And this Deponent further says, that in the year as believes of 1819. he applied for a Pension under the act of March 18. 1818. and was placed on the Pension list Roll of the army of the Revolution and thus pay once under said act. that he was afterwards dropped because this Deponent would not make the declaration required by the act of 1820. that at the time of making said application this Deponent resided at Fairfield in the County of

Herkimer and State of New York, and that Deponent has ever since that period resided in the same place - that this Deponent has sent his Certificate to the Pension office with as he believes some other papers, that he employed an agent to try to get his Pension and said agent informs him that he sent on said Certificate or lost the same - that he was well acquainted with Col William G. Paton & saw him Washington repeatedly - that there is no clergyman in the neighborhood who can certify for this Deponent - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except that already, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state -
Sworn in open Court, this 16th day of February 1833 - Julius C. Nelson Clerk
111871 130110817
Subscribed this Edward  January 10th day of  March 1833.
before me Augustus Beardslee
A Judge of Court
Common Pleas
Henry Brewster Application to be restored to the Pension list.
Herkimer County } ss I Julius C. Nelson Clerk of Clerks Office } The said County do certify that Augustus Beardslee before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn, was on the date of the same one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said judge and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of October 1839 Julius C. Nelson Clerk

We Nathan Brown residing in the town of Winfield in the county of Franklin, and Lemuel Al- -land of the same town in said county, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Bouffey who has subscribed and sworn to the above dec- -laration; that we believe him to be seventy nine 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.
Nathan Brown
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Zenas Eldred
In open court Julius C. Nelson 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 ap- -plicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states: And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Nathan Brown residing in the town of Winfield in said county and Lemuel Aland of the same town who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents of the town aforesaid and are creditable persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit--.
Julius C. Nelson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said county do certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said

Court in the matter of the applica- -tion of Henry Boufoy for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twentieth day of Febua- ry one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Julius T. Davidson clerk

22636
Henry Boufoy Herkimer co New York
Julius C. Nelson, West Winfield, New York,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of Henry Bonfay, Herkimer co., New York,
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1775 1 1 Private Capt Atkins Sumner Col Miller Gen Wayne Col Sage Boston New York 79 Herkimer Tradition   Drafted 1777 2 Capt Clark King's Ferry Red Bank Conneaut   — 2 Peachfield   1778 2 Capt Riley Col Sage New Haven  
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) _____ 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 day 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 [i] 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Mar 8, 1921
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Henry Bonfey or Bonfy a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec 1, 1775 13 mos Pvt Ebenezer Sumner Sam'l Wyllys Conn.   1777 4 mos. Timothy Clark Comfort H. Sedge   1779 2 mos. Isaac Riley "  
Battles engaged in, Long Island, Harlem. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Middletown, Conn. Date of application for pension, May 16, 1818 - Cl at. Residence at date of application, Winfield, Herkimer Co., N.Y. Age at date of application, 65 yrs.
Remarks: No fam. data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War
12,266 INVALID.
1921, Mar. 8 Hist. to Mrs. L. E. Harrison. EW
File No. 12,266
Henry Bonfoy Rev War
Act: June 21 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 39
[Arrangement of 1870.]

See letter 30 July 1828 to David H. Barker do 25 July 1832 to same ditto to ditto. 1 Nov. 1832
15.862 New York R
Henry Bonfy of Winfield in the state of N. York who was a private in the regiment commanded Colonel Willis of the Connecticut line, for the term of 1 year and Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 16 th of May 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th of Nov 1819 and sent to Almond Luce, Esq. P'keepsie, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1819 15 \frac{16.4}{31.30} 125.10
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 40.00
$173.10
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 13th March, 1818. }
4 mar. 1820
Perkins Co.

Herkimer County N.Y. Henry Bonfy
Private Col Willis Connecticut Regt
1775-1783
16 th May, 1818.
Service to be proved.
by two credible witnesses.
Almon Luce, judge, Herkimer, N.Y.

State of New York Clerks Office Herkimer County
I hereby certify that Almond Suce Esq. whose signature is affixed to the foregoing certificate was at the time of signing the same and now is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid and Duly qualified and Commissioned to act as such I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to be in his own proper hand writing Given under my hand and seal of office at Herkimer this Tenth day of October 1818
Walter Fish Clerk

State of New-York, } ss. Henry Bonfoy being Dutchess CO COUNTY duly sworn, saith, that he is a resident of the town of Winfield in the County aforesaid, and has served as a private soldier in the war of the revolution against the common enemy, for the term of Nine Months and longer, at a certain period of the war herein after mentioned, on the Continental Establishment, and is yet a resident citizen of the United States ; and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And this deponent further saith, that he never has received any pension from the U- nited States, and doth hereby relinquish his claim to every pension that may have been heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States, excepting and reserving to himself the right of claiming, and he doth hereby claim a pension under an act entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed 18th March, 1818. And this deponent doth further declare under oath, that the time he entered the army of the United States in the war of the revolution aforesaid, on the Continental Establishment, the officers under whom he served, and the line to which he belonged, together with the time and manner of leaving the service, are all correctly set forth, according to the best of his knowledge and recollection, in the following manner ; that is to say, he the said
Henry Bonfoy enliste. In the Year 1775 - at Middletown in the State of Connecticut and march to Boston under the Command of Col. Ebenezer Sumner in Col. Samuel Wyllys Regiment and served Thirteen Months and was discharged in the town of P'keepsie in the State of New York on the first day of June 1777. was in the Battle at Long Island at Harlem and fought a whol day
Henry Bonfoy
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 16. day of May 1818 - B.
Edward Duce Judge Dutchess Commr Oleas

31 I Almond Lee one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Rockingham do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named Henry Bonfoy will serve in the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy and that he the said Henry Bonfoy is a person in indigent Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support and I most humbly the Proceedings and Testimony taken and had before to the Secretary of the War Department, Pursuant to the declaration of the within mentioned act of Congress passed at Washington this 16th day of May 1818
Almond Lee Judge of Rockingham Com Pleas

Henry Boon Boon Pension application
Col. Myllic's Connecticut Regt.
Oct. 1775 - 1 year.
16 May 1810.
C. H. Hosmer, Esq. Meriden, Conn.
Almond Lane, Esq. Pekines, N.Y.
Admitted.

I John Trisk Clerk of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut do certify, that the Honorable Stephen Titus Hosmer of Middletown in said State is Chief Judge of the said State & that his name subscribed to the preceding declarations & certificates marked A, B, is his proper hand writing & signature
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this eleventh day of October A D 1819.
John Trisk Clerk

State of Connecticut ss Middletown
A On this eleventh day of October 1819, before me the subscriber Judge of the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut, personally appears Robert Warner of said Middletown, a person known to me to be of good char- acter & worthy of belief, who being by me first duly sworn ac- cording to law, doth, on his oath, declare & say, that he is well acquainted with Henry Bonfoy of Winfield in the State of New York; that he the said Robert Warner, from the year 1775 to 1777, was a Lieutenant in the company com- manded by Capt. Ebenezer Sumner, in the regiment com- manded by Col. Samuel Wyllis, in the Brigade comman- =ded by Genl. Joseph Spencer, and afterwards by Genl. Samuel Holden Parsons, in the Revolutionary Army, and that the said Henry Bonfoy enlisted as a soldier in said company, in December 1775 & served thirteen months therein, when he was discharged at Peekskill, State of New York, on the 1st. of January 1777.
Sworn to & declared before me, J. Gilman Hosmer the day & year aforesaid

State of Connecticut ss. Middletown
JB
On this eleventh day of October 1819, before me the Subscriber, Judge of the Superior Court for the state of Con- necticut, personally appears John Treat of said Middle- town a credible person, who being by me first duly sworn ac- cording to Law, doth on his oath declare & say; - That he the said John Treat from December 1775 to January 1777 was a soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Ebenezer Sumner, in the Regiment of Col. Samuel Wyllis; - That Henry Bonsey of Winfield in the State of New York enlisted as a soldier in said company in December 1775 & served more than a year, & about the beginning of January 1777 was discharged from service at Peks. Hill, State of New York
Sworn to & Declared before me the day & year aforesaid — Agosty Warner

9 9 Postage Stamp Env rec'd. 11/87.
WEWIN STOCK FARM
... BREEDER OF ...
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE AND WHITE LEGHORN HENS.
L. E. HARRISON, PROPRIETOR.
Rev cdw
West Winfield, N. Y.,
Jan. 27,
1921.
Bureau of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen;
Can you give me information regarding any Revolutionary history of Elijah Wilcox Jr. of Middletown, Conn. The only record I have is from a Warner genealogy which says that Lois Warner married Elijah Wilcox Jr. in Middletown March 7, 1782 (M.S.S. records in Conn. Hist. Soc. Library.)
I should also be glad of information regarding any Bonfoys of the same place, especially of Henri Bonfoy.
Thanking you for any information which you may have, I remain
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. L. E. Harrison.