Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15314, Moses Bartholomew, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Bartholomew Moses
S. 15314
carded
CONTENTS

Document 17.964
Moses Bartholomew Orange in the State of Ver- who was a Private in the Leg- by Captain Beke of the Legion commanded by in the Com. State Ho- for 7 mo. Musician 1 mo.
Enscribed on the Roll of Ver the rate of 27 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Dec 1834 J. Smith Cheshire Ver.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar 33. $ 67 50 Sem-ant. allowance ending Sept 4, " 13 50 $ 81.00
Revolutionary Claims Act June 7, 1832.
recorded by book J. D. Bullock Clerk, Page 65

Testimony
Maps Bartholomew Rev. C. Doble

State of Vermont } Personally appeared before Orange County ss } me the undersigned as jus- tice of the Peace within and for the County of Orange. As Moses Bartholomew, who - being duly sworn deposes and saith, that he served not less than the periods mention- ed below and in the following grades -
For seven months I served as a private in 1775 and for more than one month I served as a drummer in 1775, as stated in my original Declaration and I men- tioned these facts when my declaration was made but they were omitted by the Clerk, that is, how long I was private and how long I was Drummer - he did not know that it was material to insert these in the Declaration.
The persons I promised to be witnesses My ori- ginal Declaration I was personally acquaint- ed with, Dr Oak is a Revolutionary Pensioner and Hon J Dorr a former Judge of our County Court, is a man of distinction and good reputation - I further testify and say that no clergyman lives in the vicinity where I live, except one who has lived there a short period, and cannot be supposed to know any thing about my Revolutionary services I have since learned that I might have had the testimony of Rev. Mr. Doble of Chelsea. but I was told by the Court that it was not essential to have a clergyman sign, if a reason was assigned for not doing so -
Moses Bartholomew

State of Vermont } At Chelsea in D County Orange County ss } Nov. 19 th 1833 —
Then personally appeared Moses Bartholomew whose name is known to me and a good & credible witness, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
before me John Whitt, Justice Peace

I Calvin Noble Minister of the first Congregational Church in Chelsea in the County of Orange and State of Vermont Aged 56 years upon and say that I am personally acquainted with M c Donald Bartholomew of Windsor (Vt.) an applicant for a pension that I believe him to be 78 years of age as he states and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion. I have been acquainted with him for twenty six years past and I believe him to be a man of strict truth and integrity, and his statements entitled to full credit
Calvin Noble
State of Vermont } Chelsea Decr 19. 1833 Orange County ss } Then personally appeared Calvin Noble a Minister of the Gospel and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth — Upon me John W. Smith, Justice Peace

State of Vermont } Harry Hale Clerk of the Orange County } County Court of Orange County do hereby certify that John W. Smith is a justice of the Peace, within and for said County of Orange, and that the within writing purporting to be his sig- nature is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Chelsea in said County this 20 th day of November A.D. 1833.
Harry Hale, Clerk.

Moses Bartholomew Declaration No 2.567 Virginia V.B.
Moses Bartholomew No 15
Make return to - John W Smith - Chillicothe Ross Co. Vermont

State of Vermont, ORANGE COUNTY ss.
At Chelsea in said County on this 21 st day of August
A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Hon. Silas Hildreth - Judge of the Court of Orange County -
Court of said Orange County, now sitting, being a Court of Record Moses Bartholomew a resident of Vernon in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, aged 77 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 in the Army of the United States in the year 1775 in the Connecticut Troops under the following named Officers - that at the time of his enlistment he resided in Goshen in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut that soon thereafter in the month of April 1775. He enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Beebe, of Litchfield Connecticut in the Regiment commanded by Maj. David Welch of Litchfield, but he cannot recall the Colonel of the Regiment or any other officers, that he enlisted at Goshen and for the term of seven months & received his bounty at the time of enlistment, that about the middle of May following as near as he can recollect, he was ordered to Trundrague in the State of New York, that he was mustered at Litchfield, Connecticut and marched with his Company about the middle of May next to the new City of Albany, so called on North River and from thence to Trundrague, that the Fort at that place on his arrival there was garrisoned by what was then called Green Mountain Boys , who were discharged soon after his arrival, & that his Company with others garrisoned the fort and were there stationed until he was discharged - that his discharge was verbal - that he cannot recall the time of his discharge, except that it was late in the fall of 1775, that he enlisted, was mustered and discharged for seven months and returned home,
Also that in the month of May 1776 he volunteered in the service of the United States in the Connecticut Militia in the Company commanded by Capt. Amos Barnes of Litchfield, Connecticut, as an alarm from the City of New York, that about the middle of May as near as he can recollect he marched with his Company to Norwalk in Connecticut and then took shipping for the City of New York & passed Harpers Creek & arrived at the City of New York, that while he was at New York the American Army left Long Island and the British took possession of it - that on the night in which this event took place he was on guard on the North of the City and heard the cannonading & on the following morning he heard the Enemy's cannon & saw the smoke where they had struck, that he was discharged at the City of New York some time in the month of June in the year 1776, verbally, that he was engaged in this Campaign about one month as near as he can recollect, but cannot recollect the day he entered the service nor the day when he was discharged - and that the Campaign was so short and that his age is now such that he cannot recollect any of the other Company Officers of Superior officers, nor does he know that he was attached to any Regiment - that he has no documentary evidence - that he knows of no person who is testimony he can procure, who can testify to his services in either of the periods above mentioned - that he served not less than 14 months in both campaigns - as a private and drummer - 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 day and year aforesaid.
Moses Bartholomew H. C. H. Loughlin Clerk
We Jacob Dorgan residing in Chelsea in said County of Orange and Nathl. Oak residing in the said Chelsea hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Bartholomew who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be 77 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. that we know of no person in the vicinity who would probably be able to testify as to his subject
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Jacob Dorgan Nathl. Oak H. C. H. Loughlin Clerk
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 certify that it appears to them that Jacob Dorgan - who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in Chelsea in said County, and that Nathaniel Oak who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same place, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
H. C. H. Loughlin Clerk
I H. C. H. Loughlin Clerk of the Court of Orange County aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Bartholomew for a pension. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 24 th day of August - A. D. 1832.
H. C. H. Loughlin CLERK.

I Phebe Bradley of Lee in the county of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose and say that in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five I resided in Goshen in the State of Connecticut, and that I well recollect that my brother Moses Bartholomew then residing in sd Goshen, went to New York with the Militia Company under the comm and of Capt Amos Barnes of Litchfield in sd State of Connecticut and that he was drummer to sd Company, And further the deponent saith not,
Phebe Bradley Berkshire ss Lee Oct 21 1855 Then the abovenamed Phebe Bradley after being by me cautioned to speak the whole truth, made solemn oath that the above deposition by her subscribed in my presence is true,
Before me Hubbard Bartlett Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss: I Charles Sedgwick a clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth within & for the County of Berkshire do certify that Hubbard Bartlett Esq r is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County, & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this twenty second day of October A D 1853. Chas. Sedgwick Clerk.

P 15314 INVALID.
File No. 15314
Moses Bartholomew
Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 24
[Arrangement of 1870.]

J. L. Edwards Esq
Chelsea Vt Nov 20. 1833 -
Enclosed I return you the papers of Moses Bartholomew, and I trust the case is now presented in a manner satisfactory to the Department. I have been personally acquainted with the applicant for more than twenty years and know him to be a man whose word and testimony gain full credence, as far as his acquaintance extends - I am drawing Mr Bartholomew's declaration which was the first or one of the first I drafted. I omit here to mention how long he was private and how long a drummer, tho' he mentioned these facts to me at that time -
Our County Court who adjudicated on our pension claims in this county in August 1832, stated that a Chirurgeon's signature was not essential provided, a reason sufficient was offered, why one was not and the reason assigned is the original declaration I supposed was sufficient. I have since learned that the Minister of our parish is personally acquainted with the applicant and have sent his affidavit.
The case of James Tyler of Tunbridge I have sent you some time since and should be pleased to hear from it soon as convenient - Several sets of pension papers are still in my office waiting for the applicants to furnish additional testimony.
Resp. Sir, Yours Obedt Servt
John W Smith
J L Edwards Esq -

Hon Lewis Cass. Secy War
Sir
Enclosed I send you the pension papers of Moses Bartholomew with additional testimony - Mr Bartholomew has been in pursuit of testimony in Connecticut for several weeks past and I hope his evidence will be satisfactory to prove his right under Service No. 13447 an lieut in the immediate vicinity of Mr Bartholomew reports as young man who has resided there only a short time and with whom he is not personally acquainted and I therefore advised him to get the signatures of Judge Dana and Col. Oak old man with whom he was intimately acquainted - please to make return to me -
Chelsea Oct. 25. 1833 John W. Smith
Hon Lewis Cass
City of Washington D.C.

claim of deoes Bartholomew
23 3/4 7 m 2 private. 1 m 2 human. $27
J. W. Smith Esq. Chelsea
✓ 64 00 13 50 67 50

13 50 24 7 50
54 00 13 50 67 50
54.00 13 50 67 50

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 8 th
183 3
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
   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.                 
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
J W Smith Esq Chelsea Vt

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 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 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.

War Department Pension Office November 8 th 1833.
Sir.
The papers in support of the claim of Moses Bartholomew have been again examined, and are herewith enclosed to you,
The difficulty in the case is to ascertain the period of Service as Drummer, and that as Private, Any deviation which he may make from his original statement (if should be observed) must be fortified by strict proof; and all the evidence within the knowledge of the applicant should be adduced in support of his claim, Especially should this be done, as the enlistment into this Service, varies, somewhat, from the usual tenor of enlistment, at that period of the War,
I am respectfully Your Obedt Servt J L Edwards
J. W. Smith Esq. Chelsea Mr

I, Moor Gibbs of the Town of Coeymans, Rensselaer State of Connecticut aged Seventy four years being duly sworn do depose and say that in May 1775 I enlisted into a company of Provincial Troops commanded by Major Paine Welch, Lieut. Daggett Doolittle, Lieut. Aaron Root, of Ensign Thomas Collier, in the Regiment of Genl. Wooster, but the company was detached and served under the command of Col. Schuyler, was assembled at Stillspit and marched to Skenesborough on Lake Champlain and remained there through the summer and until the 1 st of December 1775. I also depose and say that Moses Dackholmes then of R. Stillspit now of the Town of Berlin, County of Orange and State of Vermont was a member of my company and served with me at Skenesborough during my time in service from the 1 st day of May 1775 to the 1 st day of December 1775. Dackholmes enlisted with us at Stillspit and marched with us to Skenesborough and served with us at Fort Ticonderoga during the whole of my time.
Moor Gibbs
Stillspit County of Rensselaer October 16. 1833 Personally appeared before me Moor Gibbs a person to me well known and who is entitled to full credit and who subscribed the foregoing deposition in my presence and made oath to the truth of the same. Hugh P. Welch Justice of the Peace

I James Balwin of the town & County of Litchfield Conn aged 74 being duly sworn do depose & say that in May 1775 I enlisted into a Company of Provincial Troops commanded by Major David Welch, Lieut Bezaleel Bube, Lieut Aaron Foote & Ensign Thomas Catlin in the Regiment of Gen. Wooster but the company was detached & served under the command of Col. Hinman, we assembled at S d Litchfield & marched through Goshen to the North River where at Lansingburg then called New City then marched up the River to Waterford then called Hall's Creek where we crossed, we then re-crossing the River at Fort Edwards marched to Lake George, crossed the said Lake & then marched to Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, where our company was stationed in the fort through the summer & until about the 1 st of December, 1775  1776 . I believe that Moses Bartholomew then of S d Litchfield now of Veshire, Grande C ty , Vt. was a member of said company, & served with us at said Ticonderoga. It is my belief & impression that said Bartholomew assembled with us at S d Litchfield & marched with us on our route to S d Ticonderoga, & served with us in S d Fort and this belief is confirmed by the facts that, although I have not been acquainted, & I believe have not seen him since the Revolutionary War, he has related to me till yesterday, yet he has related to me many circumstances & incidents which took place on our march from Litchfield to S d Ticonderoga, & others which took place at & near the fort during my said service, & has mentioned to me the names of men connected with an incidents & events which actually happened; all of which

took place & happened precisely as he has related them, & which none but an actual observer could have known, & which he has related with such accuracy & minuteness as leaves no doubt on my mind that he actually served with me. The probable reason why independent of the latter facts I cannot swear positively that he actually rendered this service is, that I was not acquainted with him particularly before the war, have not been acquainted with him since, that the Company was large & that I was at times employed in the work shop at the fort & at times on board express boats down the Lake while S r Bartholomew was employed at the Fort. Still my belief & impression is that he did so serve, which is confirmed & strengthened by the facts which I have above related. This service was rendered by us as soldiers in the actual service of the United States and farther saith not.
Dated at Litchfield, Conn., this 15 th day of Oct. 1883
James Baldwin
Litchfield County, Conn. ss Litchfield Oct 15 th 1883 Personally appeared James Baldwin a person to me well known & who is entitled to full credit & who subscribed the foregoing deposition in my presence, & made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
Before me
Geo. C. Woodruff Justice of the Peace

• I Frederick Wolcott Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut certify that Hugh P. Welch Esq. before whom the preceding Affidavit of Moore Gibbs appears to have been taken is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the signature to the certificate annexed to said Affidavit is the proper hand writing of the sd Hugh P. Welch. I further certify that George C. Woodruff Esq. before whom the preceding Affidavit of Samuel Baldwin appears to have been taken now is & for some time past has been a Justice of the Peace for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that the signature to the certificate annexed to sd Affidavit which purports to be the signature of the sd Geo. C. Woodruff is genuine & his proper hand writing.
Witness my hand & the Seal of sd Court this 16 th day of October A.D. 1833
Frederick Wolcott Clerk.