Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12442, John Cadwell, Conn.

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Badwell, John
S. 12442
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New York
John Cadwell
of Fabius in the State of New York who was a Priv. & Sergt. in the Compa y commanded by Captain Wells, Boother of the Regt - commanded by Col. Wolcott, Willist. in the Connecticut line for 12 months, Private and 3 months Sergeant.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 55 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of November 1832 and sent to Geo. Pettit. Fabius N.Y.
  Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  $ 82. 50    Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '33  27. 50     $110 00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7-1832-
State of New York } County of Onondaga } On this 31st day of July 1832 personally appeared before George Pettit, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County, John Gaduel, a resident in the Town of Hannacrois in said County, & unable, from bodily infirmity to appear in open Court, aged Seventy four years, who being first duly sworn before the said Judge, according to Law, oath, on his Oath, made 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 & served as herein stated - That he first enlisted on the first of May 1776 for Eight months under Capt Jonathan Wells of East Hartford, Connecticut, Lieutenant Johnson, & Jonathan Roberts of the same place, & Ensign Smith of Windsor, there was also a Lieutenant John -son of Ellington, that he was mustered in East Hartford where he then lived & was brought up, marched immediately to New London, and took a station in Fort Griswold, & was discharged at that place on the first of January 1777 having served the full term of Enlistment as aforesaid - the station was under the command of Col. Walcutt - About the first of March 1777 he was drafted & went under Capt David Cone of Bolton, Lt Lieutenant or Ensign Roberts, to Bristol, Rhode Island, & was discharged there the first of May having served two months - that he was again drafted in July or August 1778 & went into a company of Militia commanded by Capt Richard Piskin & Lieutenant David Little both of East Hartford, which was mustered in Hartford, & made thereunder orders to go to Westpoint, as far as Fairfield, & was stopped there for about a month, & then marched to Rhode Island & saw General Sullivan, came off in Sullivan's retreat, & was among the last men who were conducted from the Island under Lafayette, & was discharged about the first of October near Providence, having served two months - That in 1780 about the first of July he enlisted for three months in a Company of Infantry commanded by Capt Boote of Ellington in a Regiment commanded by Col. Horelick Wylls of Hartford, Camp, was mustered in East Hartford & went to Chatham in the same State, & were soon marched to New London, & thence to Milford, thence to Pafquotanock, thence back to Milford & were there during the first part of October of the same year, during which term of

Months he did for the Sergeant's duty, & was appointed by Warrant, under the hand & Seal of Col. Wyllys - that Gen. Greene was there at Rhadine & General Chapman also from North Britton Connecticut - that he has no documentary evidence excepting the said Sergeant's Warrant - that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, excepting Reuben Cadwell & Samuel Webster whose depositions are hereto annexed - and that there is no regular Clergyman at present in the said Town of Fab- ius with whom he is acquainted, who can certify as to his age and reputation as a Soldier of the revolution, the Clergyman who has resided here for seven years past having recently moved more than an hundred miles distant. He hereby retracts any claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares that his money is not on the funds of the agency of any State - - - - -
John Cadwell
Sworn to and subscribed the day & and year aforesaid before  George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Courts  State of New York  County of Onondaga
On this 31st day of July 1832 Personally appears be- fore George Pettit, a Judge of the County Courts in & for said Coun- ty, Samuel Webster, of Fabius in said County, who, being duly sworn according to Law, before the said Judge, doth, on his Oath, depose & say, that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war, that he was acquainted with John Cadwell of said Town, in the revo- lution, in East Hartford Connecticut, & knew him as a sol- dier in the service, that the regiment & said Cadwell were drafted in July or August 1778, & went under Capt. Richard Pitkin and Lieutenant David Little to Fairfield, Conn, under Orders to proceed to Westport, but were halted there about a month & marched thence to Rhode Island, & was in Sullivan's retreat from there, & among the rear of the troops that were conducted off by Lafayette, & were discharged in October the same year near Providence, that said Cadwell was reported in Conn, & is also here, in the State to have been to have been in the revolutionary service at times & places, that his character is good for truth & veracity, & that his declarations are entitled to full credit.
Samuel Webster mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day & and year aforesaid before  George Pettit Judge of  Onondaga County Courts

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John Caldwell
Admitted 3 mo Serf 12 mo. private
George Pettit Fabius N.Y.

BRIEF in the case of of  Tahney
John Caldwell in the State of  New York (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Judge  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? yes  How old is he? Seventy four years. 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     enlisted In 1776 (May) 8 Gen. Capt Jon M'Call, Col Wolcott.   drafted 1777 March 2 Capt Jared Cone,   " 1778 July & Aug 2 Capt B. P. Pickman — Gen Sullivan   enlisted 1780 July 1. 3 Sergt Lafayette, Capt Boalke, Col H. Wyllis  
 In what battles was he engaged? none stated  Where did he reside when he entered the service? East Hartford, Conn.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Samuel Webb, living witness, 2 m/s. senior. Reuben Caldwell, living witness, 2 m/s. — and both certify that he was a soldier in the revolution. A. L. Clary, clergyman, certifying to traditional evidence, & Sergeant's warrant exhibited to the Judge — but is not attached.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. Kirt Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 25, 1921-
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jno. Leadwell a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1776 8 mos. Jonathan Wells Wolcott Conn.   Mar. 1, 1777 2 mos. Jared Cone ✓   July or Aug 1778 2 mos. Rich'd. Pitkin ✓   July 1, 1780 3 mos. 4'sgt Boothe Hezekiah Wyllys  
Battles engaged in, Sullivan's Exp.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, East Hartford, Conn.
Date of application for pension, July 31, 1832. Ch. al.
Residence at date of application, Fatima, Seneca Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, 74 yrs.
Remarks: It is not stated whether he was married.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War
12.442 INVALID.
File No. 12,442
John Badwell Sergt Rev War
Act: June 1 th 82
Index: Vol. a , Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Feb. 25, 1895 Mil. history to Mrs J. T. Z. Belden Syracuse, N.Y.
1921, Jan 25, Hist-59.H. Messenger-En.

State of New York. Monroe County ss - I Horace Griswold a Clergyman residing in the Town of Wheatland in said County do hereby certify that I removed from the Town of Tully, County of Onondaga, & State aforesaid, in January last, after a residence of more than Seven years in that Town, that during that time I was well acquainted with John Cadwell, a resident in that Town, who is an applicant for a Pension, & has requested this certificate, and that I believe him to be seventyfour years old, that he is reported and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that I concur in that opinion - 7 Sworn to and subscribed this 4th day of August 1832 before Noah Blackmer Justice of Peace Horace Griswold
Sworn & subscribed this day

State of New York } County of Onondaga } On this 31 st day of July 1832 personally appeared before George Pettit, a Judge of the County Court in and for said County, Reuben Cadwell, of the Town of Trixtan, County of Cortland, & State aforesaid, who being duly sworn, lay & before him the said Judge, doth, on his oath depose & say, that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war & served from April 1778, till the month of June 1783 was then discharged at Westpoint, that he is now, & has been well acquainted from his childhood to the present time, with John Cadwell of Tabin in said County of Onon- daque, & that they are first Cousins, that while the Regiment to which he then belonged, commanded by Col Samuel B. Webb of Wethersfield, Connecticut, was on Rhode Island at the time, or shortly before Sullivan's defeat, the said John came there as a Salisun, in the Connecticut troops under Capt Richard Pitkin, as the deponent believes, that he believes he was in the service at that time as much as two months, & that the said John Cadwell is reputed & believed to have been in the revolutionary service at other times than he has always borne the character of a man of truth & veracity, & that his declarations are entitled to full cred- it.  Reuben Cadwell
Sworn & subscribed the day } and year aforesaid before } George Pettit Judge of } Onondaga County Court }

And I the said Judge do hereby declare my 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 I do further certify, that Samuel Webster and Reuben Cadwell, who have subscribed and sworn to the preceding depositions, are residents, the said Samuel, of the said Town of Fabius in said County of Onondaga, & the said Reuben, of the said Town of Fulton in the County of Cortland, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. That I have been personally acquainted with them and with the said Applicant in said Towns more than twenty-six years, & know them to be reputed as men of unquestioned truth and veracity, and that they all reside in said Towns, & believed to have been Soldiers of the Revolution. That for more than seven years past, I have been acquainted with Horace Griswold whose certificate has been obtained since the date of the foregoing declaration, & is hereto annexed, that he is a clergyman resident in the Town of Wheatland, County of Monroe, and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to full credit. - That the said Applicant has produced before me, a printed fourth Serjeant's Warrant purporting to appoint him to that office, & to have been signed and sealed, by Col. Hierarch Wyllys then commanding a Regiment of Infantry raised by the State of Connecticut, and dated at New London 11 th of August 1780. - which, although worn into a number of parts & pieces, so as to be inconvenient to attach hereto, contains the aforesaid marks distinct & legible. - And I do further certify that said Applicant, using a sewing apparatus with stitches & other difficulties, cannot, from bodily infirmity attend the Court.
Given under my hand and Seal, at Fabius aforesaid this 21 st day of August - 1832 George Pettit Judge of Onondaga County Courts -
State of New York County of Onondaga
I, Reuben L. Hef Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that the above named George Pettit was on the 21 st day of July & 21 st day of August 1832 & still is a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Onondaga which is a Court of record & that the signature annexed to the above statement is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office the 27 th day of August eighteen hundred & thirty-two R. L. Hef Clerk
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Syracuse N.Y. 12442-3.
618 WEST GENESEE STREET.
Jan. 27 th - 1896
Hon. William Lockren -
My dear Sir -
Is there a record of a Revolutionary pension drawn by John Cadwell of Fabius, Onon- daga County, New York? He served in a Connecticut Regiment - and after the war moved to New York

State -
Sincerely yours
J. B. Belcher

1715 Rev. GEORGE H. MESSENGER DES MOINES
December Seventeenth, 1920.
Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia.
Gentlemen:
John Cadwell was a soldier in the Revolution while living at Wethersfield, Connecticut, serving four enlistments and was pensioned.
When he applied for a pension he must have lived in Fabius, Onondaga County, New York, where he died March 3, 1834.
If you will give me his military record, and all genealogical information contained in his application for pension, I shall be deeply grateful.
Thanking you, I beg to remain, Very respectfully yours,
G. H. Messenger, 4201 Pleasant Street.