Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 31591, Elijah Cady, Conn

SERVICE
Conn
Cady, Elijah
CONTENTS

NUMBER
ch
B. 31591

24.562
1883 Nov 3 D.C. Eaton history
New York
Elijah Ladd
of Steubenville in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Dison of the Reg't commanded by Col. Sage in the Pa. Malvern line for 10 mos 19 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of $5 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Jan. 1834 and sent to Hon. E. Howell H. Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. $88.55 Pemi-ant. allowance ending March 34. 17.71 $106.26
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 44

In the matter of the Application of Elijah Gady - for a Pension -
Declaration -
Done -
Durkies Regt
26 Aug to 15 Jan'y 80
on Rolls
Durkies Regt
26 Aug. 79 to 15 Jan'y 80
I hereby certify that the within papers passed through the hands of the clerk in the same state they now are - Jany 8 th 1884 Howell de bonis

of the said Town of Shippensburg and that William (card) who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Shippensburg in the said County of Steuben and that they are credible persons that their statements is entitled to credit.
Geo. L. Edwards John Cooper Jr. Paul C. Coon
I M. S. Runsey Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Elijah (lady) for a Pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18 th day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred thirty two -
M. S. Runsey Dep. Clerk Steuben County

We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid be M. S. Runnels Dep. Clk
Elijah his Ready mark
We Samuel Gady a Clergyman residing in the Town of Hoopeston in the said County of Steuben and William Carr residing in the Town of Hoopeston in the said County of Steuben hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Gady who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty 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 M. S. Runnels Dep. Clerk Steuben County
Samuel Gady William Carr
And the said board do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter the interrogatories prescribed by the law department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the board further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel

State of New York
Steuben County = 3 p
On this sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, personally appeared in open court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Steuben, and State of New York now sitting, Elijah Ladd a resident of the Town of Harnady in the said County of Steuben and State of New York aged eighty five 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 & served as herein stated viz.
That in the month of April in the year 1775, he volunteered in the company of Captain Andrew Breckus, but the company was not attached to any regiment that he remembers of - that Captain Breckus regt company marched to Boston, and remained in that neighborhood three or four weeks, that he left home the day after the battle of Lexington.
That sometimes in the month of July in the year 1776, he enlisted in the State troops of Connecticut for the term of nine months in the company of Captain John Dixon in the regiment of Colonel Sage - that he went with the regiment to the city of New York and remained there until the 15 th day of September following - and then marched to White Plains, and then to a place called Crown-ponds where he was discharged on the 25 th of December following, and returned home - That he was in the battle at White Plains.
That in the month of July in the year 1776 as he believes, he enlisted for the term of nine months, in the Continental Army, in the company

commenced by Captain John Drazz, in the regiment of Colonel Durgan, which regiment was attached to the Army under the command of General Parsons - That the regiment was stationed most of the time at West-point - that he continued in the service with his regiment, until about the first of February following, when he was discharged by Captain Drazz at Morristown in the State of New Jersey -
He was born in the Town of Plainfield, in the State of Connecticut, on the 27 th day of November in the year 1747 -
He has the record of his age which was taken from the record of the family kept by his father -
That when he first went into the service he lived in the Town of Killingly in the County of Windham in the said State of Connecticut - that he then removed to the Town of Pownal in the State of Vermont, and then he removed to the Town of Middlefield in the County of Otsego in the State of New York where he lived about eight years - he then removed to the Town of Deerfield in the County of Lycoming (now Tioga) in the State of Pennsylvania where he lived until about twenty five years ago when he removed to the Town of Hoopsburgh in the County of Steuben and State of New York where he now resides -
That at the expiration of his last term of service he received a written discharge from the service, but that the same has been lost or destroyed and he cannot now produce it -
That Samuel Grays, Joshua Snyder and Nathaniel Miller have known him a number of years in his present neighborhood, and will testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the revolution -

Elijah Cady Slater 6 th N York
23 385
Esq. Card- Done
e.
Admitted Private 10 months & 19 days
33.33 2.09 35.42 78.84 117.72 88.55
H. E. Howell

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjoined 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 Elijah Coacy
   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.     until 1775 3 or 4 weeks 1 Private Capt. Bechat Mass s to Boston 85 years Tradition & Cluysman   July 1776 to 25 Dec r 5 Capt. Wipen Capt. Sage White Plains City of New York Widow Co te   July 1780 about 1 mo 19 days 4 19 Capt. Donagg Capt. Roansee Fort Point  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
Service in 80 alleged to have been 9 mo- Approved by the rolls to have been 4 mo & 19 days. Some proof therefore is required to support the other allegations of service with respect to which the memory of claimant may be equally defective. This is a mistake he only alleges about 3 months service

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 he 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 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 [j] 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.

Elijah Ladd -
William Lloyd Jones
John H. Ladd

State of New York } Steuben County. — }
1 5 1 12-
Ys. Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Steuben Elijah Cady, who being duly sworn, deposes 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 viz - for one month I served as a private in the year 1775 - for five months as a private in the year 1776 - for six months as a private in the year 1780 - and for such service I claim a pension -
Sworn & subscribed this 15 th day of June 1833 - before me }
Elijah his mark Cady.
William Card Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named deponent Elijah Cady, that he is a respectable and worthy citizen, at a very advanced age, and a person in whose word and depositions the utmost confidence may be placed -
William Card J.P.
State of New York } County of Steuben }
I M c J. H. Bull clerk of the County of Steuben do hereby certify that William Card by whom the above affidavits purport to have been taken was at the date thereof a justice of the peace in and for said County of Steuben, duly authorized so to act. and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe the signature to the same is genuine - Witness my hand and seal of office this 29. August 1833
M c J. H. Bull

31591
Rev INVALID.
File No. 31591
Elijah Cady Rev Jas
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 64
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Elijah Cady

6 Peter Robbins have been personally well acquainted with Elijah Cady for a bout thirty years and in the time of the Revolutionary war and lived in the Town of Killingly County of Windham State of Connecticut and was at the said Elijah Cady's house I think a bout the year 1780 and there was informed that he had Enlisted in the army and it was then reputed and generally believed that he Served a bout one year in the Continental army, and that he now lives in the Town of Housatonic County of Steuben State New York and has done for a bout twenty years. Peter Robbins
Steuben Co. { Personally appeared before me the above named Peter New York } Robbins and being duly sworn doth certify and that the above statement is true and true. Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 th day of June 1830 William Card Justice of the peace
State of New York Steuben County ss I William Card the above named Justice of the Peace do further certify that the above named Peter Robbins was person- ally well known to me that he is a man of good character entitled to full belief credit and that he signed his name to the above affidavit in my presence William Card
State of New York } Steuben County ss } I David Rumrey Clerk of said county do hereby certify that William Card Esquire before whom the above af- fidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said county and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to the said af- fidavit was his proper hand writing and signature Witness my hand and seal of Office at Bath this 27 th day of October 1832 D. Rumrey