Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12082, Levi Bartlet, Conn. New York.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. New York.
Bartlet, Levi
S. 12082.
carded.
CONTENTS

20.831 New York
Levi Bartlet
of Delaware Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Sterlee and of the Reg t commanded by Col. Porter in the New York line for 20 months $1200
* Conn. N.Y. July 21, 1805. Records completed.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 67 Dollars 98 Cents per annum, to commence on the 24th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Oct. 1833 and subject to the cont. rights
Arrears to the 24th of Sept. '38 $169.95 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 M. '34 33.99 $203.94
Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7, 1832. Recorded by J. C. Stiles Clerk. Book E. Vol. 4. Page 89.
1889 Nov 1 - history by M. M. Bartlett. Prior
Note of death not on A.B.

The Declaration of Levi Bartlett in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York } ss County of Delaware }
On this 9 th day of October 1832 Personally appeared in Open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting Levi Bartlett a resident of the town of Houlton in the County of Delaware and State of New York aged Twenty two 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated
In the last of March or first of April in the year 1777 I was drafted as a Militiaman in the town of Sharon in the State of Connecticut and was marched to P'keepsill in the State of New York and first encamped at the latter place under Captain Sturdivant who had the command of the Company and Salaz Hamblin was Lieutenant and at P'keepsill the Company joined a Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Porter and we were stationed there for a short time when the Regiment was ordered and marched to Danbury and before they reached Danbury they were ordered back and returned to P'keepsill and were then stationed. Colonel McDougal had the command of the expedition to Danbury and after a term of Six weeks I was discharged

In the year 1777 on the first of July I volunteered in a Company of Connecticut State troops under Ensign David Rusk. Captain Rogers had the command of the Company for six months the Company first met and Rendezvoused at the town of Cornwall and I marched from there with the Company to a place called Horns Neck on the sea shore in the State of Connecticut and was stationed there until some time in August and was then marched from there to P'keepsie in the State of New York from there we were marched to East Chester and from there back again to P'keepsie with some prisoners from there I was taken to the hospital in Danbury and remained there six or seven weeks after which I again joined my company at Horns Neck and remained there until Fort Montgomery was besieged we were ordered and marched for the fort but before we arrived arrived there the fort was taken and we hastened to P'keepsie and we were stationed there until Burgoyne was taken we then joined a detachment under Colonel Megr and marched to P'keepsie under the Command of General Parsons and within a few days after myself with about two hundred others under the Command of Colonel the name I do not recollect and marched to a place called Williams Bridge in the County of Westchester went into what was called the Mullett's lines in the night took about 40 prisoners and returned to Horns Neck and remained there until the first day of January 1778 and I was then and there discharged after a sum of six months the time for which I had volunteered.
In the year 1779 I entered the service as a substitute for one Elijah Smith I first rendezvoused and joined the Company on the first day of

April 1779 at Fishkill in the State of New York from there we were marched to a place called Crops at that time from there to a place called Pimipack from there to Marbletown from there on an Expedition to the westward against the Indians under the command of General Sullivan and was marched to Augu- -saga in the State of New York on the Susqueh- -annah River and from there was marched back to Sackawack and from there to Stony- -Point and was stationed at Stony-Point until about the first of January untill about the first of January 1780 from there we marched to Poughkeepsie in the State of New York and was there and then discharged after a service of Nine months during which time I served un- -der the following named Officers Captain Robert Wood had the command of the Com- -pany to which I belonged Major Ben- -ner was our Major and Colonel Albert Poulding had the command of the Regiment
In the month of March or April 1780 I entered the service as a Substitute under Captain Everet for Daniel Rowley for the term of two months and first underwent at Hors Neck under the command of Colonel John Head in a Regiment Connecticut State Militia and was stationed there for the term of two months and was then discharged
In the month of June in the year 1780 I was drafted and joined a Company of Militia in the town of Litchfield in a Company commanded by Captain Bradley I first joined the Company at Litchfield and marched from there to Hors Neck and

and there joined a regiment commanded by Colonel Enos or Eno and was there under his command for two months and after a series of two months I was discharged which ended my services during the revolu- -tion making in all one year eight months and a half
The following interrogatories are propounded by the Cant
Where and in what year was you born
I was born in the town of Belcher in in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1760
Have you any record of your age I have none
Where were you living when called in to service when have you lived since the revolution -any war and when do you now live
At the time I entered the service I lived in the town of Sharon in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut Since the Revolu- -tionary war I have lived a few years in the town of Sharon aforesaid since that time and for the last forty four years I have lived in the County of Delaware and a State of New York where I now live in the town of South- -gate
How were you called in to service I was some times a volunteer some times a substitute and some times drafted I was a substitute for

Elijah Smith for Nine Months and also for Ichab Rawley for two Months
State the names of some of the regular officers who were with you and the troops when you served such as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service
All the names of the General officers that I now recollect were General Putnam and General McDougal were General Officers all others are detailed and all the General Circumstances are in herewith declaration
I never recd a written discharge from the service
State the name of some persons in your Neighbourhood to whom you are known who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution
The names of those are John Bangs and Jared Goodwin
That he hereby relinquishes every claim to wholesome an annuity or pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
C B Sheldon Clerk.
Levi Bartlett

We John Bangs a Clugymman residing in the town of Hortright and Isaac Goodrich residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Bartlett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy five 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
C B Sheldon Clerk.
John Bangs
Isaac Goodrich
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 John Bangs who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clugymman resident in the town of Hortright and that Isaac Goodrich who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Hortright and is credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Levi Bartlett
for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this Ninth day of October 1832

C B Sheldon Clark

12/17/94
Levi Bartle
Levi Bartlett
Admitted
Private of 20 mo & 12 days
Capt Wood & Co.
Building 1779-81
April 20 mo 12 days
Martin Kele,
Martin Kele agent
South Westing St
New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
May 17 1833
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, shewing the Service of Levi Baitlett of Delaware 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.     Drafted 1777 1 12 Private Capt. Searls Lieut. Searls Col. Porter Brig Genl. Mott 20 Peckskill to Danbury Leitchfield Revolutionary   Vol. 1777 6 Lieut. Searls Humblin Brig Genl. Mott Genl. Parsons Conestoga Horse-neck Connecticut   Subs 1777 4 Capt. Rogie Ensign David Rush Genl. Parsons Genl. Sullivan Peckskill N.Y. East Chester Fort Monmouth Aged 75   Subs 1780 2 Capt. Robert Wood Major Bensmiller Colo. Albee Mineola Bridge Peckskill   Drafted 1780 2 Capt. Everett Bradley Paulding Colo. M c Bread to Marbletown Susquehanna   20 12 Colo. Enor or Enn Scankawack Stoney Point Poughkeepsie From a catch field to Horse-neck  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
* Baitlett

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 guardian.
[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.

Rev. 1870
12,082
✓ INVALID.
File No. 12,082
Levi Bartlet
Prin. New Mar.
Act: June 14 th 32
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 22
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rev. 1882
12,082
✓ INVALID.
File No. 12,082
Levi Bartlet
Pr. New Mar.
Act: June 1 th 82
Index: —Vol. a , Page 22
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York County of Delaware ss.
I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware do hereby certify that the annexed contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sam - Bartlett for a process had in the said Court on the 9 th day of October 1832 and for this that Henry Bradley Esq r who purpor- ts to have signed a certificate to one of the annexed affidavits - as to the credibility of William Ring on the 25 th day of June 1833 - was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and that I am well ac- quainted with his handwriting, and easily believe his name subscribed to the said certificate to be his proper handwriting and signature - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 27 th day of June 1833.
C B Sheldon Clerk

In the matter of Lena Battito
11/9/18 v

State of New York Delaware County } ss }
I Henry Bradley certify that I am the Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and sworn that I am acquainted with William King who made the same on the 22 nd day of September 1832 And that he is a man of Respectability and that his statements are entitled to Credit and that he is a credible witness Dated 25 June 1833
Henry Bradley

State of New York } County of Delaware } ss
Personally came before me William King of the Town of Unadilla in the County of Otsego and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath depose and say That he is acquainted with Levi Balliett who is now making application for a Pension as he hereby declares him to be the same man from former circumstances which he relates altho' I do not now recognize his countenance That he this deponent and Levi Balliett both belonged to a Company of Militia commanded by Captain Robert Wood for the term of Nine months and said Company belonged to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Albert Paulding of the New York line then so called in the year 1779 that we first mustered and rendezvoused at Fishkill in the State of New York That during the said term of Nine Months which they served in said Company they were marched in an expedition to the westward against the Indians under the Command of General Sullivan and went to Onondaga only and returned to Lachawaga That during the said year 1779 the said Levi Balliett did serve in said Company with my self the term of Nine months as before stated and after they arrived at Lachawaga they marched to Stony Point and were quartered there until about the first of January in the year 1780

and from Stoney Point we were marched to Pough- keepsie in the said State at which place we were discharged on the first day of January 1780 and further this deponent saith not Sworn and subscribed
This 22 nd day of September 1832 before me And I certify that the said William King is a credible witness
Henry Bradley Justice of the Peace William King
State of New York Delaware County ss
I Anthony M. Paine Deputy Clerk of the said county do certify that Henry Bradley before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been sworn was on the day of the date thereof one of the justices of the Peace in and for said county and that I am acquainted with his hand- writing and believe his name subscribed thereto is his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of office this 8 th day of October 1832 -
Anth: M. Paine Dept. Clerk

State of New York Chenango County
Joseph Betts of the town of Oxford in said County of Chenango being duly sworn, says that he has been acquainted with Levi Bartlett - now of the town of Cortright County of Delaware & the of said State for sixty five years previous to the date hereof and in the revolutionary war we were soldiers in the Company of Militia under the Command of Captain Sturdivant, and Colonel Porter commanded the regiment of the Connecticut Troops, six weeks we were stationed at Peko- kill and Danbury during the time we were sent on an expedition to Danbury and this deponent says that he was personal knowing to the said Levi Bartlett, serving as a soldier in that regiment for the full full term of six weeks, and further this deponent saith not Sworn & subscribed to this 20 th day of September 1832 before me and being personally acquainted with the said Joseph Betts can say that he is a credible witness Jabez Robinson Justice of the peace of the town of Oxford
Joseph Betts

State of New York } Chenango County } I Francis K. Pike Clerk of Said County do certify that that Labey Roberson before me on the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the justices of the Peace in and for the Said County that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said af- fidavit to be his true hand writing and Signature
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 21 st Day of September 1832
J. K. Pike CLK