Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 575, John Bartiss, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Bartiss, John
NUMBER
A. 575
CONTENTS
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N. York John Baitip let. to Geo. Park 16. Nov. 1840
575-
Act June 1832

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Binghamton Nov 9. 1840
Sir
I send enclosed the Declaration of John Bartle who claims a Pension under the act of June 7. 1832
Very Respectfully Your Alt. Servt. Geo Park
James G. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of New York Broome County } ss
On this 25 th day of August 1840 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of Common Pleas now sitting John Bartis a resident of Windsor in the county of Broome and state of New York aged eighty three years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. -
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated, to wit: In the month of July 1776 he was drafted as a private into a company of Militia commanded by Captain John Riggs of the parish of Oxford in the town of Derby and state of Connecticut, and was marched to New Haven where he remained in Garrison one month, being the period of his service and then was discharged - In the month of October 1777 he enlisted as a Volunteer under Captain Daniel Holbrook of the Connecticut Militia & marched from Derby to Stratford, thence to Bridgeport, then to Milford, in which places he served one month and was discharged.
On the 30 th of August 1778 he was drafted for one month, and served under Captain Dugget, Ensign Fitch, Ordinary sergeant Pinto, 1 st Lieut. Clapton. - That he then served as a minute man one year under Captain Holbrook. -
To the interrogatories presented by the War Department he answers as follows to the 1 st That he was born in the town of Derby, County of New Haven and State of Connecticut on the 25 th day of June 1757.
To the second that he has no record of his age
To the third that he was living at Derby aforesaid when called into service, that since the Revolutionary War he removed to Syringham in the state of Massachusetts where he resided four years, thence he removed to Alford in the same state where he resided six years, and from thence he removed to Windsor (now County of Broome) and state of New York where he now resides. -
To the fourth interrogatory he says he was drafted for the term of one month under Capt. Riggs - that he volunteered & served one month under Capt. Holbrook - and that he was drafted and served under Capt. Dugget one month - And was drafted as a minute man under Capt. Holbrook and served as such one year. -
To the fifth interrogatory he says that he is unable at this time to state the names of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops where he served, or of either the Continental or Militia Regiments - that the service of the said John Bartis was confined to Garrison duty, excepting the term of one year as a minute man which was in turning out for Drill & Military improvement once a month, and occasionally to answer alarms. -
To the sixth interrogatory he says he never received a written discharge
To the seventh interrogatory he says that the names of persons to him known in his neighborhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution are Arnold Loveland, Giles Orcutt Esq. Joseph B. Garnsey
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 Army of any state. -
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
John Bartis
D. Marvin Clerk

We Arnold Loveland Giles Orcutt and Joseph B. Garnsey residing in the town of Windsor in the County of Broome N.Y. hereby certify that we are acquainted with John Partis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty three 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 & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid J. Marvin Clerk
Arnold Loveland Giles Orcutt Joseph B. Garnsey
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that Arnold Loveland Giles Orcutt & Joseph B. Garnsey are residents of the town of Windsor aforesaid in Broome County, N. York and are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit. -
J. B. Marvin do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court had in the matter of the application of John Partis for a Pension. In Testimony whereof I, Parzillia Marvin Clerk of the said court have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 25 th day of August 1840.
J. Marvin Clerk

R.D. Foster Centre July 9/1888 Commissioner of Pensions : Washington D. C.
Sir:
Is there upon the records, the name of John Bartis, a revolutionary soldier, a minute-man, from Derby, Connecticut, if so, was he honorably discharged. If he was, are his legal heirs entitled to the pension due him and which he never received
Respectfully
E. P. Howard.
Foster Centre. R.I.

1888
July 14. E P Howard's that application made showing 4 mo service which was insufficient for a pension & has not entitled. On or
Ex'r.
INVALID
NO. 270
RECEIVED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
John Bartlett
B.O.
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P.O. _____

Old War Div. I. N. P. Ex't. No. Co. _____ Reg't. _____ —0—
Department of the Interior. BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Return this letter with your reply.
Washington, D.C. July 14 th , 1888
Sir,
In answer to your enquiry of the 9 th inst. relative to John Bartis, a Revolutionary Soldier from Connecticut, you are informed that while he was living in Broome County, N.Y. he made an application for a pension for pension, stating that he was born in Derby, Conn., and claimed that he had rendered herein four months of military duty in the militia said war, but as the law prescribed six months as the shortest time for even a minimum rate of pension, his service was entirely insufficient to entitle his application to a  him to any pension favorable consideration.
Although the acts of Congress granted pensions to those soldiers and their widows, during their lifetime they do not contain any provisions for the benefit of their children, and there is no law existing which authorizes a pension to be paid other gratuity to be paid to them or to other heirs.
no other

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Partle, George GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9005 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Mch. 29, 1791 To — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.