Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28670, Luther Cady, Conn. New York

SERVICE
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Conn. New York
bady Luther
S-28670
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32.219
New York
Luther Gady.
of Saratoga in the State of N.Y. who was a Pri in the Conn commanded by Captain (waiter) of the Conn & commanded by Col Brown in the N.Y. time for 15 mo 26 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 52 Dollars 86 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of October 1841 and sent to C.G. Pettit Greenfield, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. L. Swann, Clerk, Book 62 Vol. 4 Page 13.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New York } SS
On this 16 day of September 1843 personally appeared in open court. Before the Court of Chancery now sitting at Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga. Luther Lady a resident of the town of Greenfield in the said county, aged 81 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 was born at at Killingly in the county of Windham and state of Connecticut on the first day of April in the year 1762 as he has been informed by his parents; that he has no record of his age except one made by himself twenty five or thirty years since in his family Bible; that he entered the service of the United States by enlisting as a waiter to Colonel Samuel Brown at the said town of Killingly where he then resided (and where the said Col. Brown also resided) on the 14 th day of June 1775, that soon after he enlisted, he went with the said Col. Brown to Providence in Rhode Island, from there to New Haven in Connecticut, there the Regiment of Col. Brown with other troops, embarked for New York sometime in July, on reaching New York they were stationed at Harlem on Long Island under the command of General Wooster. They remained on Long Island until some time in November 1775 when he received a furlough for forty days, and returned home, Col. Brown also returned to Killingly about the same time, at the expiration of his furlough (and at the time that Colonel Brown returned to the Army) his Grandfather, with whom he then resided sent a coloured man named Prince, in his stead, who

never returned. In the month of June 1776 at a place then called Jerico (now Hancock), in the county of Berkshire and state of Massachusetts he enlisted as a private under Captain Thomas Conners in Colonel Van Schaick's regiment of the New York line of the Army, soon after, marched to West Point on the Hudson River where he was mustered, sometime in the month of August following he was by the direction of Captain Conners, employed as a teamster, in which capacity he continued to serve under the direction of one Simeon Batlin until 1781. He does not know whether said Batlin was a commissioned officer or not, he was styled "Captain Batlin" and had under his direction a number of teams which were employed in transporting military stores, provision, forage &c. for the Northern and Main Armies. During the remainder of the year 1776 he was employed between Danbury in Connecticut and West Point and other places on the Hudson River, in the year 1777 was engaged in transporting stores, supplies &c for the Army of General Gates, in the years 1778 and 1779 was employed at various points on the Hudson River, Morristown in New Jersey and the adjacent counties of in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, mostly in collecting provision for the troops stationed along the river and around New York. During a part of the year 1780, (from June to September) he was employed to drive the carriage of the Commander in Chief. In September of this year he had six teams placed under his direction (still under the general direction of Captain Batlin) and was employed in the service of carrying provision, ammunition, clothing, stores &c for the Army. In the Spring of 1781 he was sent to Saratoga and was employed between there and Albany, and occasionally to Fort Edward, Fort Ann and the head of Lake George on

The 2 nd day of August 1781, while in advance of his team, on horseback, between the head of Lake George and Fort Edward, his horse was shot dead from under him, and he was taken a prisoner by a party of British soldiers, who then had a number of other prisoners in their power. He was taken to St Johns in Canada, from there to Chambly, thence to Montreal, from there to Fort Du Lac, back again to Montreal, in the latter part of October 1782 he with many other American prisoners were ordered to be sent to Quebec. While on their way to Quebec on the first day of November 1782 he with 17 others (among whom were Abraham Foster, Silas McWhity, John Cobely, John Tubbs, Samuel Daly, John Albright, Daniel Asbury, and Mc Bandles) made their escape and made the best of their way for the American lines, they were however overtaken and all recaptured except himself and Mc Bandles, who concealed themselves in a thicket, and by traveling in the night and concealing themselves by day, they succeeded in reaching the state of New York but his companion died of fatigue and hunger before they reached the settlements. He reached his home about the first of December 1782 and did not return to the Army again as the war was then over, as he was but little with the Army, and from old age and the consequent loss of memory he recollects but few of the officers on duty at the several posts where he was occasionally employed.
A few years after the close of the war he received at Albany through Captain Catin a certificate entitling him to pay for his services or a part of them, but does not now recollect the import of it, or by whom it was given, he some years afterwards sold the same to one John Merick besides this, he does not recollect of receiving any pay except a bounty of twelve dollars when he was mustered at West Point. He knows

no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services, and he has no documentary evidence except a certificate from the Deputy Comptroller of the state of New York
Since the Revolutionary war he resided in Hancock in Berkshire county, Massachusetts for a short time and from there he removed to Granville, Washington county New York where he resided for sixteen years, from there he removed in 1801. to Northumberland (now Wilton) in Saratoga county, and in 1818. he removed to the adjoining town of Corinth in the same county where he resided until May 1843. He now resides in the town of Greenfield in the said county of Saratoga and state of New York. 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
Sworn to and subscribed the Luther Lady day and year aforesaid
We Stephen Cook a clergyman residing in the town of and Seth P Corinth and Seth Perry residing in Wilton in the county of Saratoga hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Luther Lady who had subscribed and sworn to the above declaration: That we believe him to be eighty one years of age; That he is reputed or believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the Stephen Cook day and year aforesaid Seth Perry John Willard a.c.

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 it, that Stephen Cook who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Corinth in the county of Saratoga and that Seth Perry who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Milton and county aforesaid and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit
John Williams V. Chancellor

April 14, 1936
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BA-J/MCS Luther Cady, S. 28670
Miss W. Reba Cady 525 Liberty Street Conneaut, Ohio
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Luther Cady who served in the Revolutionary War and lived in Granville, New York, in 1788.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 28670, based upon the military service of Luther Cady, the only soldier of that name that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Luther Cady was born April 1, 1762, at Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. The names of his parents were not given.
While living in Killingly with his grandfather (name not given) he enlisted June 14, 1775, and served until about December, 1775, as waiter to Colonel Samuel Brown of Killingly, Connecticut. He enlisted in June, 1776, at a place then called Jericho but later called Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, as private under Captain Thomas Converse in Colonel Van Schaick's New York regiment, was soon afterward marched to West Point and was employed as a teamster under the direction of Captain Simeon Catlin until 1781; on August 2, 1781, between the head of Lake George and Fort Edward while riding horseback in advance of his teams his horse was shot dead under him and he was taken prisoner by a party of British soldiers, was carried to Canada but made his escape the first of November, 1782, and reached home about the first of December, 1782.

After the Revolution he lived in Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, from there he moved to Granville, Washington County, New York. In 1801 he moved from Granville to Northumberland (later called Wilton) Saratoga County, New York. In 1818 he moved to the adjoining town of Corinth where he lived until May, 1843.
Luther Cady was allowed pension on his application executed September 16, 1843, at which time he was living in Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to wife or children of the soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Act: June 82
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]

35.658
Luther Dady N.Y.
Let. to Hon. C. Ellis, ap d 26. 1844

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Washington

14 Nbrs, 23 rd April 44
hi, Enclosed is a letter of inquiry, to which I ask your attention Yours sincerely C Ellis
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35.658
Luther Cady
NY
Act June 7 th 32
add
Since 26 th
priv
$ 52.86 p.m.
C. G. Pettit Greenfield N.Y.

J. L. Edwards P.Ygr Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Greenfield Centre Nov 8-1843
J. L. Edwards Esq. Sir
Enclosed is the application of Luther Lady for a Pension under the Act of 1832. Although most of his services were as a teamster, still he was of the class bound to military service having enlisted as a private, in the Continental line of the army, and was subsequently employed as a teamster, by the direction of his captain on account of his youth. The detail of his services is not as full as it might be for the reason given in the Declaration and in the affidavits of Messrs Palmer & Perry. The circumstance of his capture and imprisonment was naturally more strongly impressed on his memory than any other, and in his latter years and in his debilitated state of body and mind, by suffering his memory to dwell on it, it has comparatively driven the recollection of every other circumstance connected with his service from his mind.
The certificate of the Dep. Comptroller is for two tours of service. The first is probably for some other person, as the applicant states that, although he was acquainted with a Captain Child while in the service, he has no recollection of ever doing any duty under him. Of the second tour there were three different entries in three different books. The first in connection with Abraham Foster & Gelas McWithy where they were charged with 128 £ and some odd shillings. The second where Lady & Foster were charged with 40 £ each and McWithy with 48 £ 6 s & 4 d, and the third on the

Book kept for recording the certificates given to those who had been Prisoners, but as they evidently related to the same person and the same service, the Clerk who examined the Books declined inserting more than one of them in the certificate furnished.
As the applicant cannot long enjoy the bounty of his country, should it be extended to him, and is suffering all the ills of poverty, I trust you will relieve him from the pangs of hope deferred by a speedy decision on his application.
I am your Obt. Servt C. G. Pettib
J. L. Edwards, Comr. Pensions

Greenfield Centre July 17-1844
Sir
Your letter to the Hon G. Ellis communicating your decision, on the application of Luther Cady for a Pension under the act of 1832 has been transmitted to me, — I have delayed an answer, in hopes of discovering some living witnesses who were knowing to his service, or some part of them, but as yet have been unsuccessful
Herewith enclosed, are two certificates from the Dep Comptroller of New-York, — They were taken from two different Books but evidently related to the same transaction, and were deemed necessary to explain each other
That the applicant is the person entitled to the benefit of these certificates, there can be little doubt. His declaration that Mr. Withy and Foster (with several others whose names are on the Compt's Book) were his fellow prisoners is corroborated by the certificates
In your letter you say that, his services under Col. Brown were it established, would afford no ground for a Pension on account of the extreme youth of the applicant; It is not for me to complain of the Rules of the Department in such cases, But allow me to say that the decisions of the Department have not always been uniform with this In 1833-4 Salmon Child then of this town, was allowed a Pension for services as writer to his Father capt. Inreas Child, when he was but eleven years of age, and John Scott formerly of this town was allowed a Pension

as an ensign whose commission was dated before he was fifteen years of age, I can see no good reason why a youth of thirteen who did the duty of a writer (which an older person could no more than do) should not be as much entitled to the bounty of his country as tho' he were twenty at the time of such service.
In answer to the concluding part of the paragraph of your letter, above alluded to that "there was no such service by Col. Brown or any other officer of Connecticut at that time" I can only say that that, was the only part of the declaration of the applicant, that I doubted, at the time of making it, as I had never read or heard of any New England troops being stationed in or near New York in 1775; but recently in reading "Dunlaps History of New York" at page 26 Vol 2 nd , I find the following "General Washington proceeded to Cambridge and took the command of the forces blockading Boston. By great skill and perseverance he finally expelled the enemy from that part of the country. In the mean time war was approaching New York, and threatening her destruction. The provincial Congress requested the aid of Connecticut, and in July General Wooster marched a body of men from that province and encamped at Harlem." This is also incidentally alluded to, several times in the course of the volume.
"The ignorance of the service displayed in his narrative" is accounted for in the declaration of the applicant and in the affidavits of Messrs Perry and Palmer. He remembers and relates many circumstances connected with his services, but

In his present state of imbecility and second childishness, only those which made a more than ordinary impression on his mind, can be gathered from him with any precision as to time or place. His enlistments and his captivity are circumstance that he would naturally retain longer than any others. His services as teamster were monotonous, and it could scarcely be expected that anyone after the lapse of 60 years, could give a detailed account of such services for five years.
As the applicant served but a few weeks under Captain Converse, he might easily be mistaken as to the regiment to which he belonged, at the late day, and for the same reason his name might not have been returned by Capt. Converse, as he was employed in another department of the service. Although there is no positive proof of his services previous to 1781, except his own declaration yet all the circumstances taken together corroborate the declaration made by the applicant. Whether there was a Col. Brown or not in Gen. Wooster's command in 1775 I cannot say, but the other officers which he states that he served under, it appears were actually in the service and his declarations to various persons more than forty years ago when there could be no inducement for him to make a false statement, that he served under them as he now declares, would seem to carry conviction to the mind of anyone. Gen. Perry who has subscribed and sworn to the certificate attached to the declaration and also to one of the affidavits accompanying the same, lived in the same house with the applicant, during the year 1801 and was always intimately acquainted

from that time, so also was Mr Palmer another of the deponents. Many more affidavits of the same purport might have been forwarded but it was deemed useless
I remain Your Obedt Servt
C. C. Pettit
Hon J L Edwards Com. Pension

State of New York, S.S.
On this 16 day of September 1843 personally appeared before a Court of Chancery now sitting at Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga William Palmer a resident of Boston in the county aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath deposeth and says, that he has been acquainted with Luther Ladd for the last forty years. That the said Luther sustains a good reputation and ever has since this deponent has been acquainted with him. That this deponent has often conversed with the said Luther, about his Revolutionary services, and heard him converse with others about them. That his story has always been consistent. This Deponent has frequently heard the said Luther relate the circumstances of his enlistment as a waiter under Col. Brown, his enlistment in Col. Van Schaick's Regiment and his subsequent employment as a teamster, and the story of his captivity, all of which correspond with the Declaration of the said Luther, which this deponent has seen. That the memory of the said Luther has become sensibly impaired by age and infirmity and he does not relate the particulars of his services so fully as he did many years since, but the principal circumstances are the same, and that the belief is general in the neighbourhood where the said Luther has resided that he was a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed
The day and year aforesaid
Wm Palmer
Wm Willard V. Channell
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Wm Willard V.C.

State of New York } ss.
On this 16 day of September 1843 personally appeared in open court before the court of Chancery now sitting at Saratoga Springs in the county of Saratoga, Seth Perry a resident of Wilton in the said county of Saratoga, who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath deponeth and says, that he is well acquainted with Luther Ladd, the person who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration, and has been acquainted with him for the last forty two years, that in all that time he, the said Luther has sustained a fair reputation for truth and veracity, that this deponent has often heard the said Luther talk of his Revolutionary services, and more particular- -ly of his being taken a prisoner in 1781, and of his escape in 1782, that thirty years ago or thereabouts a man by the name of Cobley resided in Wilton, who was also a prisoner at the same time with the said Luther, that this deponent has frequent- -ly heard the said Ladd and Cobley converse about their captivity and their attempt to escape, in which the said Cobley was retaken, but soon after exchanged and sent to New York by the way of Halifax, that the said Luther has become much enfeebled by age and disease and his memory sensibly impaired, but the principal particulars related in his Declaration, which this deponent has seen, are the same as related by him to this deponent and others more than forty years ago, and that the belief is general in the neighbourhood where this deponent resides that the said Luther was a soldier of the Revolution
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
John Willard - V. C.
Seth Perry

I, Gideon M. Davison, clerk of the court of Chancery of the state of New York, 4 th Circuit, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Luther Cady, for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand & seal of office, this sixteenth day of September, A. D. 1843.
G. M. Davison, Clerk in Chancery, 4 th Circuit.

State of New-York } Saratoga county } J. J.
On this 15 th day of October 1843 personally appeared before Obadiah Green Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county. Jonathan Woodward aged eighty five years, a resident of Wilton in the county aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath deposes and says, that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and is now a Revolutionary Pensioner, that he is well acquainted with Luther Ladd who formerly resided in Wilton and now resides in the town of Greenfield, that he has been acquainted with him for forty years or thereabouts, that the said Luther has always sustained a good character, that although this deponent was not acquainted with the said Luther during the war of the Revolution, but from circumstances and incidents related by the said Luther, he has always believed him to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that opinion has been concurred in by all those acquainted with the said Luther, as this deponent fully believes
Jonathan Woodward
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Obadiah Green Justice
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
Obadiah Green Justice

Tanatoga County Clerk's Office
I Certify that Obadiah Green before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken, was at the date of the same, One of the Justices of the Peace in for said County, duly elected & sworn, And that I am acquaint- ed with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit & certificate, to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Witness My hand and Seal of Office, this 3 rd day of November 1853.
Horace Goodrich Clerk

35658
Luther baby
N.Y.
act 7. June '32
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SILVER OR IRON ORE
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In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  1 st Dec. 1780 Luther Cady Private $ 2. 6 2   13 th " 1782 do do 40 0 0     15mo. 26 ds 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, June 21 st
1843. }
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
  First—under Capt.  Silas Childs  in  Col. Alexander Webster  Regt.    Second, " "  (Don not appear)  "  May Thomas Armstrong  "    Third, " "   "  "  "    Fourth, " "   "  "  "    Fifth, " "   "  "  "    Sixth, " "   "  "  "    Seventh, " "   "  "  "    Eighth, " "   "  "  "    Ninth, " "   "  "  "    Tenth, " "   "  "  "  
Philip Phelps Deputy Comptroller

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz:
  13 th Dec r 1782 Silas McWethy Corp l £48 2 2   Do Abraham Foster Priv 40 0 0   Do Luther Gady Do 40 0 0     
15 th no. Prisoner-
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, July 4 th 1844
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. 2 now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz:
  First—under Capt. in Maj Thomas Armstrong Regt.   Second " " " " "   Third " " " " "   Fourth " " " " "   Fifth, " " " " "   Sixth " " " " "   Seventh " " " " "   Eighth " " " " "   Ninth " " " " "   Tenth " " " " " 
Philip Phelps Deputy Comptroller

Pay abstract of the different Pay Rolls of Maj Thomas Armstrongs Regiment of Militia of the County of Charlotte for various Militia Services in the year 1781.
Am't of Pay Roll for Silas McWhitty Abr m Foster & Luther Gady while Prisoners £128. 2. 2
Comptroller Office Albany July 7 th 1844 }
I certify the preceding to be a true extract from revolutionary Records now remaining in this office
Philip Phelps Deputy Comptroller

Miss Reba Cady 525 Liberty St. Conneaut, Ohio
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Gentlemen, -
Can you give me any information about a Luther Cady who served in the Revolution in the State Militia N.Y. His Col. was Dr. John Williams.
This Luther Cady (I think) was a Path Master in Granville, N.Y. in 1788.
Sincerely
M. Reba Cady
March 29, 1936