Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12411, Joseph Carpenter, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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carpenter, Joseph
S 12411
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CONTENTS

Buffalo 20064 New York
Joseph Carpenter of Erie in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Comp te commanded by Captain Walsh of the Reg t . commanded Col. Chapman in the Genl. Br de . time for 8 mo 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 24 Dollars 14 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of Aug. 1832 and Knapp Tillman & Har 1833 Buffalo.
Arrears to the 4th of March $34.88 Semi-ant. allowance ending 48 p. D 13.72 $68.60
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. G. C. S. S.
Recorded by Book E. Vol. 3. Page 8. Clerk

Joseph Carpenter Declaration
C. H.
20323

State of New York
Erie County ss. Joseph Carpenter of the Town of Laurens tw (late Clarnes) in the County of Erie being duly sworn before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County deposes says that he is the same Identical Joseph Carpenter named in the declaration when to annexed made by him on the 8th day of November last past - That after the Revolution any war he lived at Stafford in the County of Hartford Connecticut until 1786 when he removed to Randolph Orange County Vermont resided there until January 1870. when he removed into the now town of Laurens (late Clarnes) where he now resides
That the next day a week later after New London was burnt in 1781. I think Friday on Sunday Saturday about the last of the first week or the first of the second week of Sept. in that year he was ordered out by Gov. M'Kinley by a General order for all the state militia - that deponent then resided at said Stafford about 54 miles from New London that this deponent entered the service with Suck Hall as Commandant of the Company which in Col Chapman Regiment - that McCallin was General of the Brigade had the command of Fort Griswold near New London - that Adjt McCallin was the adjt of deponent's regiment & the son of the General - Asahel Chapman was deponent's Ensign - That from Stafford aforesaid he marched to Willington then to Windham then to Norwich from thence direct to New London where they arrived just at night on Monday and were put into Fort Mousense a mile back of the Town - On their way at Windham Capt Solomon gave him a letter

Wales took command of the Company - The next morning before daylight was still down below the light House think about five miles That they used to go down & keep sentry on night & come back in the morning - That they staid there in Fort Mouson about 2 weeks & was then transferred with his Company to Fort Trumbull & staid there for a few weeks when they were sent over the River & his Company stationed at Fort Griswold where he staid until his term of service (three months) were days longer -
That he served this time not less than three months & seven days as a private soldier - That his written discharge which he then received he lost some years since but don't know the par- ticular manner of the loss - That at the Fort Griswold & Trumbull he was engaged in the picketing on the Fort & strengthening the Fort generally & doing Guard Duty.
That again in the summer following (1782) he again enlisted at Stafford after said when he still resided for five months under the command of Moses Hall who commanded the Company were mustered at Hartford Connecticut from their quarters to Norwich & staid there about 3 weeks & from there went to Lebanon & staid there a while then went back to Hartford where they were discharged - That their duty during this term of service was to guard the strong doing Guard duty - They received their pay from the Paymaster the Continental Army That during this time he served the full period of five months as a private soldier This service was performed under the direction of Col Chapman of Dollars & Elling- ton Connecticut - (That he has made

diligent search & Enquiry for some person who could prove his jurisdict or some part of it but though he has made much Enquiry both before & since making the said attached declaration he has been unable to hear of or find any person who can testify to his jurisdict or any part thereof. he has obtained the affidavits & testimony of many persons who have known him a great number of years which is herewith annexed & it is out of his power to produce any more or better evidence of his jurisdict or any part thereof. V this Deponent further says that during said period of service he was engaged in no civil pursuit but was doing active & actual duty as a private soldier -
Sworn & subscribed before me this 18th day of June 1833
Joseph Carpenter

We the undersigned hereby solemnly certify that for a great number of years we have been well & personally acquainted with Joseph Carpenter of Lancaster (late Clancey) in the County of Erie and that we have always been reputed and believed to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we believe him to have been such Revolutionary soldier.
And we further certify that the said Joseph Carpenter is of unimpeachable character for truth & integrity & that we only believe he served in the Revolutionary army as stated in the annexed declaration.
Signed & subscribed before me This 22 day of June 1833.
Albert H. Tracy
Philander Bennett first judge of Erie County Courts
Paul Dean Minister of the gospel Barton Elias
D. H. Grosvenor Justice of the Peace Buffalo Erie County N.Y.
Geo. G. Camp
Albert H. Tracy
Signed & subscribed before me by Philander Bennett Albert H. Tracy & John G. Camp this 22 day of June 1833. Hasey Slade S.P.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Bennett, Grosvenor, Camp, Tracy & that they are credible persons & that Bennett is judge & Grosvenor is a justice of the peace as annexed to their names. Hasey Slade S.P.

State of New York
Civil County of ... Isaac P. Sprague Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Erie and of the Court of Common Pleas thereof hereby certify that Harry Slade Esquire before whom the foregoing Deposition of Joseph Carpenter was given was on the day of the date hereof of the & the affdt. of Philander Brink to him was sworn was on the day of the date hereof respectively of the peace in for said County duly elected & sworn & further certify that the signature to the true of said Deposition & affdt & the certificate following the same are the genuine signatures of the said Justices in Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & official seal this 25th Day of June 1833
Isaac P. Sprague Clerk By J. Rice clerk

[Declaration of a Revolutionary Soldier who served in the MILITIA, to obtain a Pension under the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.]
State of New York, } On this 8th day of November 1832 at Buffalo in said County Erie County, ss. } fore the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting at Buffalo, in said County, Joseph Carpenter a resident of Clarence in the County of Erie and State of New York aforesaid, aged 78 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 under the following named officers, and served as
He was born in the Town of Stafford in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut on the 19th day of July 1764. He has a record of his age at home in his bible which he took from his father and which he
was living in Stafford aforesaid when called into service. has since since the Revolution was in the State of Vermont about 26 years & in Clarence since when he now lives
Volunteered in the Connecticut State Militia (Shilts) in 1781 for three months (Shilts Colonel Chapman's Regiment) General Mac Lean. Adjutant Mac Lean. Captain Solomon Wales, Mass. Half Lieutenant Ensign Chapman. Zadoc Wheeler Adolph Sergeant went to New London was there about 7 weeks; then to Fort Griswold & continued there till his time expired & 7 days longer enlisted again in Stafford aforesaid for five months under Lieutenant Moses Hall & continued at Stafford guarding the Country from thence to Windham & along the Country until his time expired
Received a written discharge at Fort Griswold which has since been lost
He further states that Henry Johnson & Jacob Peckham are persons to whom he is known in his present neighborhood & who he offers as witnesses as to his being a man of truth & veracity & as to their belief as to his being a soldier of the revolution
He 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,
Joseph Carpenter
Sworn and subscribed this eighth day of November 1832
Amos Stryker Judge of Erie County Courts

We, Henry Johnson ty of Eric and Leah residing in the town of Clarens and Coun- that we are well acquainted with Joseph Getham residing in the same place, hereby certify, scribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration; that we believe him to be 68 years of age; who has sub- reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed and Sworn this eight day of November 183 2
Henry Johnson Pardon Pukham
Ames Stryker Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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 Revolution- ary Soldier, and served as his estates. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Clarens and county of Franklin who has signed the same, is a resident of the town of Clarens and county of Franklin and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Neal P. Spague , Clerk of the said Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the mat- ter of the application of Joseph Getham to testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day of November 183 2

20323
Joseph Carpenter Erie County N. York
6 7 1/2 143
c. j. l.
Wants to be paid at Buffalo N.Y.
Admitted Private 8 mo by dup
Fillmore & Hall Buffalo New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 23 183 3
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 subjoined 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. These 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,  shewing the Service of Joseph Carpenter Erie City. N.Y.
   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.     Vol. 1781 3 7 pn Capt Col Chap Conn. 68 Stafford Traditionary   " 5- " Wales- man Conn.   8 7  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 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 he 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.
H. Newman

H. 12.4.11
Reshman
12.4.11 INVALID.
Feb 14/93 Miss. Viola, to A. N. Van Miller 126 Exchange Rochester, N. Y.
File No. 12, 4 11
May - 13 - 1901 Same to above
Joseph Carpenter Dis New War
1914, May 1 - History to Mrs. Eugene H. Ward. F.W.
Act: June 1 st 32
Index: - Vol. 9 , Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Joseph Carpenter Pension paper
Ans Indg. Sketch Enclosed
Wants to be paid at the Buffalo Agency
N. F. Hall of Buffalo

And I the said Judge do hereby certify and declare my opinion that the above named applicant Joseph Carpenter was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as so stated after the investigation after making the interrogations prescribed by the War Department. And I the said Judge do further certify that it appears to me that Henry Johnson & Pardon Peckham who have signed the foregoing certificates are residents of the Town of Clarence in said County & are credible persons & that their several statements are entitled to credit.
And I do further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before me in the matter of the application of the said Joseph Carpenter for a pension. And I the said Judge do further certify that it appears satisfactorily to me that the said Joseph Carpenter exists not without too much inconvenience to procure the attendance of a clergyman before me to testify as to his character & services & to make the certificate required by the War Department. And I the said Judge do further certify that in consequence of the prevalence of the Cholera in the City of Buffalo in August last when a Term of the Court of Common Pleas of said County at Erie should have been held the said Court was not held and that on a representation of the peculiar circumstances which rendered it proper the War Department was pleased to permit me the said Judge to receive pension applications and take testimony thereon until the next session of the said Court in December next. And I the said Judge do further certify that the foregoing proceedings have been had allowed & taken before me under the virtue of the aforesaid permission & authority of the War Department. Given under my hand & seal at Buffalo this eighth day of November A.D. 1832.
Wm. Myles Judge of said County Court

State of New York
By Clerk's Office I Noah P. Sprague Clerk of the County of Erie do hereby certify that Iarius Phelps Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings in the matter of the application of Joseph Carpenter for a Pension under the act to provide for the relief of the widows and orphans of the soldiers of the Revolution, was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of the County Court of said County duly commissioned and qualified according to law to act as such Judge. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and that the signature to the foregoing Deposition or Declaration of the said Joseph Carpenter to the Jurat of the certificate of affidavits of Henry Johnson and others, following the same, is the genuine signature of the said Judge. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Office this 10th day of December A.D. 1832.
Noah P. Sprague Clerk of Erie County

Buffalo, N. Y.
April 27-1914
Pension Bureau:
Gentlemen:-
Can you send me the Pension record of one Joseph Carpenter? He was a private in Connecticut Militia and on the pension list of Aug. 1 - 1833 aged 69 years, from Erie Co. He was born

in Stafford Conn. July 19 - 1764 and died in Lancaster N. Y. April 17 - 1834.
It is supposed he was pensioned for the Revolutionary War.
Most Respectfully,
Mrs. Eugene H. Ward 291 Ashland Ave Buffalo, N. Y.

U. S. STANDARD VOTING MACHINE CO.
Works, Jamestown, N. Y. Executive Offices, Rochester, N. Y.
1012 - 1017 Wilder Building,
ROCHESTER, N. Y. May 4, 1901.
Hon. H. Glay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:--
Will you kindly send me an official record of the military history of my grandfather, Joseph Carpenter, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, enlisting at Stafford, Conn., September, 1781, under Captain Solomon Wales; again in January, 1782, under Lieutenant Moses Hall.
He made an application for pension from Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y., November 8, 1832.
I desire this document to enable me to apply for membership to the American Sons of the Revolution. Any charge for same I will be glad to remit.
Yours truly,
Arthur S. Hamilton

Hamilton & Mathews,
WHOLESALE HARDWARE,
TIN PLATE, SHEET IRON, TINNERS' TRIMMINGS, &amp;c.,
26 Exchange St.
DICTATED.
In reply to yours of
Rochester, N. Y.,
1-17-95
189.....
Hon. Wm. Lochren, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:- My grandfather, Joseph Carpenter, who was born and reared in Stafford, Conn., and afterwards removed to Randolph, Vt., and to Clarence, Erie Co., N.Y. in 1810, and who died in 1834, received for several years before he died a pension from the government for services in the revolutionary war. If you can find this to be the case, will you kindly certify to the fact, as I need it as a document to show my right to join the Sons of the Revolution. Any expense attending this matter I will cheerfully remit on receipt of your advices.
Yours truly,
Arthur G. Hamilton.