Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14970, Thomas Booth, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Booth, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 14970
carded
CONTENTS

Connecticut 9938
Thomas Booth of Wethersfield in the State of Connecticut who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regiment commanded by Colonel [blank] led in the Column line for State Troops duty
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of June 1833 and sent to Whitman, Farmington Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $ 160 Semi-annual allowance ending Sep. 4. 33. 40 $ 200
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 102
March 24 th 1834 Entd by: the subscriber - not having been entd before - - -
J. M. D. D. D.
Examined with Orig. Rolls Aug. 1883. H. G.

Thomas Booth - Claim for Pension No 1206.

State of Connecticut — 81 Farmington July 31. 1832 — Hartford County
On this 31 st day of July 1832, personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County, now sitting, Thomas Barth a resident of the town of Wethersfield in the County and State aforesaid aged 78 years, who being first truly 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 th 1832 — That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated — (vix) 1 st That on the 22 nd day of November 1776 he enlisted for the term of 4 months into a company of State Troops commanded by Capt. Asa Bray of Col. Thaddeus Cook's regiment. he soon after joined the company at Southington in S o County, and marched to Horse-neck, from thence to Rye in Westchester County New York; from thence to East Chester to the Jay house; from thence to Valentines hill and remained there till discharged on the 22 nd day of March
1777 — 2 nd In the fall of the year 1777, he was drafted into a company of militia under the command of Capt. Ambrose Soper for the term of 2 months, and joined the company at Southington and marched directly to Fishkill and was there attached to Col. Schuyler's Morton's regiment. thence followed the British shipping up the Hudson to Red Hook — from thence returned to Fishkill, on the return a company of Artillery in his party captured a British vessel on the river, called the Snow, as he thinks, he was discharged at Fishkill at the expiration of the term of 2 months —
3 rd On the 2 nd day of March 1778, he enlisted as a private into a company of State Troops commanded by Capt. William Budd, for the term of 8 months — joined the company at Farmington and marched to Westpoint, and was then attached to the continental regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Hyllys — was employed for some time in fortifying the post — in the month of June following marched from Westpoint to White Plains where he remained till sometime in the month of December after; and then marched for Redding for winter quarters, and was there discharged in the latter part of January 1779 — after a service of almost 11 months

4 th In the Month of May 1779 he volunteered in a company of Connecticut militia, commanded by Capt Matthew Coles, for the term of 2 months, joined the company at Crumpond, New York, and was marched to a church in East Chester, from thence was detached on a scout to Valentines Hill; returned through East Chester to Crumpond and was discharged at the end of the term — 5 th On the 15 th day of August 1780, he engaged as a substitute for his brother Sylvanus Booth, in a company commanded by Capt. Benoni Shipman of the 2 d Regiment of the Connecticut line on the continental establishment, joined the company at Housatonic in New Jersey and from thence marched to near Fishkill, and was then discharged about the middle of January 1781 —
He has no documentary evidence of his service, but has some testimony relating to the same as will follow and be included — 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 —
In answer to the interrogatories propounded he says to the — 1 st He was born in Farmington on the 6 th day of September 1756 2 nd He knows of no record of his age — 3 rd He was living in Farmington when called in service, lived in that part of the town now Berlin from that time till March 1801, then moved to Hitherfield where he now lives — 4 th Already answered — 5 th He occasionally saw while in service, Generals Washington, Know Parsons and many other officers — 6 th He never received a written discharge except in one instance, and that is lost — 7 th He is generally known in the towns where he has lived, and knows most of the inhabitants —
Thomas Booth
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —

I David Steel residing in the town of Berlin in the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify, that I have been a long time acquainted with Thomas Booth, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be 76 years of age - that I know he was in the service of the United States during the war of the revolution, and that he served in the year 1778 in the army I saw him in service that year, at Westpoint and White Plains - and I believe he served as he has stated in his 3 particulars, and that he is respected and beloved in his neighborhood & have served in other towns during the said war, and I believe he did so — David Steel.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
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, as he states; And the court further certifies, that it appears that to show that David Steel who has signed and sworn to the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Berlin and is a credible person, and his statement is entitled to credit - and also, that Isaac Smith, before whom the certificates in bond of Joel Brunnel and Nathan Pinfield were taken and sworn to, is known to this court as a justice of peace, and his acts as such entitled to credit —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
I, Henry Nash, Clerk of the Court of Probate for Farmington District, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Booth for a pension. And, I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has affixed his name in his own proper handwriting, as above, is Judge of Probate for Farmington District.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 1 st day of August 1832 Henry Nash Clerk

Thomas Booth Com d
Admitted Private 2 years
Samuel Whitman

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 subjunctive 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 Thomas Booth Connell
   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.     Nov 22 1776 4 Private Capt Bragg Col Cook Nor. Car. West Chester Westford Conn! N.Y. June 76 swore by Witness   Fall 1777 2 " Capt Slope Col Norton N.Y. Red Hook White Plains Northampton Same Witness   2 Mar 1778 11 + " Capt Duane Col Willy " Harrington by Joseph Hill a pensioner   May 1779 2 " Capt Cook East Chester Coomford same Witness as first   15 Aug 1780 5 " Capt Shipman Col Butler New Jersey Highway swore by a Witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
9, No 29 days
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 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 _____; 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 quote [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.

Thomas Booth, Claim for Pension
on rolls - m d 2 nd March 1778 dis d 31 Decem r 1778 End March 2 nd 1778 Diso second 31 1778
Edward White

State of Connecticut } G. Farmington December 25. 1832 - Hartford County
On this 25 th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County now sitting Thomas Booth a resident of the town of Wetherfield in said County, and being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, supplementary to the declaration by him made before said court on the 31 st day of July 1832, and for the purpose therein mentioned - (over)
That on his first term of four months commencing on the 22 nd day of November 1776 Nathaniel Churchill was the Lieutenant of the company into which he enlisted, he thinks Gen Parsons commanded at the place where he served, he does not recollect the names of any other of the officers -
He does not recollect the names of any other officers in command of the troops with which he served, on his second term of 2 months, than he has before stated -
On his 3 rd term commencing on the 2 nd day of March 1778 in which he served as before stated, he recollects that Gore was Lieutenant and John Dine was ensign and served part of the time as quarter master, Jonathan Hart was adjutant - he does not recollect the names of the other officers - he enlisted in this term for 8 months, but on the urgency of his officers he continued in service almost 11 months as he has before stated -
On his 4 th term commencing in the month of May 1779 he thinks that Woodruff was his Lieutenant, he does not recollect the names of any other officers - he does recollect that this term was a very tedious one -
While he served as a substitute for his brother on his 5 th term he recollects the regiment was commanded by Lieut Col. Hoyt; he does not recollect the names of the other officers - he served in this term five months -
Thomas Booth
Sworn to and subscribed this 25 th day of December 1832 -
Samuel Hildreth Judge of Probate Farmington District -

I Joseph Hills residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid. do hereby certify, that at a certain period of the revolutionary war, I was well acquainted with Thomas Booth then of S d Farmington who has signed and sworn to the above declaration, that I was a private in the company commanded by Capt William Snodgrass during said war including the whole of the year 1778. I recollect that in the spring of that year the said Booth joined that company, he having enlisted as I understood for 8 months, that he continued with the company through the summer and fall and until we went into winter quarters. Mr Booth was frequently in my camp during the summer. The company in which we served was attached to the regiment of Col. Samuel Hillyer of Gen Parsons Brigade. I am now receiving a pension under the act of 1818 —
Joseph Hills
Subscribed and sworn to this 25 th day of December 1832 — and I certify that said Hills is a credible person —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after a further investigation of the matter that the said applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he has stated — I further certify that Joseph Hills who has signed and sworn to a preceding certificate is a resident in S d town of Farmington, and that his statement is entitled to credit —
I have never known the applicant till he called upon me last summer — his body and mind appear to be much enfeebled by age — he has much difficulty in recollecting the particulars of his service — I understand from those acquainted with him, that his reputation is fair —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —

I Henry Nash, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Farmington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the supplementary procee- dings of the said Court in the matter of the application for a pension of Thomas Booth, for a pension - And I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing, as above, is Judge of Probate for the District of Farmington
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25 th day of December 1852
Henry Nash Clerk

Reborn
14970 INVALID.
File No. 14 970
Thomas Booth
Pris. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 39
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nathaniel Dinsfield Certificate re Thomas Booth

I Nathaniel Penfield of Berlin in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Seventy two years, do depose and say that I have known Thomas Booth now of Wethersfield in the County of Hartford aforesaid - ever since we were boys - And I knew him in the Revolutionary War - we then both resided in the Town of Sturminster in said County, in that part now constituting a part of the Town of Berlin aforesaid - In the month of June 1780 I enlisted into the Continental Army and was in the Company commanded by Captain Benoni Shipman in the 2 d Regiment of the Connecticut Line, Commanded by Colonel Butler (I believe his name was Zebulon) - but he was absent on the Western Frontier, and the Regiment was in charge of Lieutenant Colonel Hoyt, when I

was with the Army in New Jersey (the month of) in August (Shelburne) following my enlistment. Mr Booth came down to visit his brother Sylvan then  as a soldier in the same Company with me - and he being sick - Mr Booth endeavored to obtain the discharge of his brother enlisted in his stead - and he continued in the Army with me in the same Company - from about the 15 th of August until sometime in the month of January 1781 - when we were together discharged and returned in Company and arrived home as Shelburne the 15 th day of January 1781 P.M.
I also well recollect that Mr Booth was out on several other terms  during terms of service - the war - but the particular times and periods of service I do not recollect - except that in the fall of the year 1779 - when we met at Sing Sing in the State of New York - when a British Frigate landed some men near there, but they un embarked before we could come up with them. Nathl. P. Field

State of Connecticut } Hartford County ss. } Berlin July 16. 1832
Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid Nathaniel Penfield who hath subscribed the foregoing Deposition and who is well known to me the subscriber to be a man of good moral character and a credible person, appeared before me and after being examined and cautioned to speak the whole truth, made solemn oath to the truth of of the same Deposition before me
Ira P. Smith Justice of the Peace
signature not qualified

Joel Brunel of Berlin in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy four years do depose and say, That I am well acquainted with Thomas Booth of Withersfield in said County, and knew him in the Revolutionary War, that in the fall of 1776 we enlisted about the same time in the Company commanded by Captain Asa Bray in the Regiment of Connecticut State Troops commanded by Colonel Haddens Cook, we both enlisted for the term of four months, and served the whole of that time together at East Chester, Rye, Hornbeck and New Rochelle and at the end of four months to wit on the 22 d day of March 1777 we were verbally discharged and returned home. In the fall of 1777 I was again out two months with Mr Booth, we were at the time draughted into the Company commanded

by Captain Amos Slocum in the Regiment commanded I believe by Colonel Ephraim Norton. We went to Fishkill, and followed the British shipping up the Hudson River to Red Hook, and then Returned to Fishkill - on our return the artillery in Company with us took a British Wagon (a snow I believe) that was going down the river, — at the end of two months service we were dismissed at Fishkill and returned home — In the month of May (I think) 1779, I together with said Booth volunteered in the Company of Connecticut Militia commanded by Captain Mathew Cole and the Lieutenant I believe was Elisha Woodruff But the Regiment and Colonel are not recollects we were out two months , at Crumpond and East Chester, and Mr Booth was sent out on a scout to Valentines Hill while I was — at the same time keeping guard over some cattle — and further this deponent saith not.
Joel Beman

State of Connecticut } Hartford County ss } Berlin July 16. 1832
Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid Joel Burnel who hath subscribed the foregoing Deposition, and who is well known to me the subscriber to be a credible person, appeared before me, and after being examined and cautioned to speak the whole truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the same Deposition before me.
Ira E. Smith Justice of the Peace
Signature not Verified

State of Connecticut County of Hartford } ss
I, David Griswold, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Hartford aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Ira E. Smith, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Nathaniel Penfield & Joel Brannel were respectively taken, was on the 16 th day of July A.D. 1832, a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hartford, duly commissioned & qualified according to Law. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Ira E. Smith, & verily believe the signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this twenty third day of Noon in the Year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred, & thirty two.
David Griswold, Clerk Co. Court, Hartford County, Conn.
Joel Brannel Confidant etc Thomas Pratt