Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16,232, Comfort Day, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Day, Comfort Esther
N. 16, 232
CONTENTS

Dead. See letter to C. G. Myers P. Agt Sept. 11. 1838. see letter to Hon. Preston King, March 3 1846 do to same Apr 9. 1840.
Albany 2,082  Esther Day Widow of Comfort Day
who died on the of St Lawrence Co. in the State of N. York who was a Lieut. in the company commanded by Captain Cady of the Regt. commanded by Col. Myllis in the R. Island line for 6 months R.I.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars  Cents, per m. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Jan 1838 and delivered to R.  James Gillet, Pres.
Arrears to the 4th of March '38 560.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4. Sep. " 40.00
$600.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3

Joel Day's Affidavit

1 I Joel Day of Chaplin in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut. aged Seventy three years, do testify and say, that during the Revolutionary war, and as near as I can recollect, in the summer of the year 1780 I enlisted and served as a private soldier, in the company commanded by Lieutenant Comfort Day of Killingly in said County, for the term of three months. The principal part of which time I acted as Waiter to the said Day - One Bull from Hebron was the Ensign of said company, we had no Captain of said company, but were under the command of Lieutenant Day. Said company, during the three months of service was stationed a part of the time at Middle Hadam dam, and the remainder of the period at New London vicinity - Colonel Wyllys of Hartford commanded the Regiment, to which our company was attached and one Clark from Lebanon was the Major - at the expiration of said period of three months we were discharged, and I returned in company with said Lieutenant Day to Killingly in said County, my then place of residence -
3 According to my best recollection, in the winter of the years 1775 and 6 the said Comfort Day, who was then a Lieutenant in the Militia and two of my brothers, were at Roxbury and vicinity in the Continental service, and according to my best recollection, were absent three or four months, I well recollect on their return, Lieutenant Day brought home an English gun, from Castle Island, which I afterwards purchased - I further say, that the said Lieutenant Day, married a sister of mine, they lived together as man and wife, for about thirty years since my remembrance, until his decease, and I never knew or heard but they were lawfully

married - and I verily believe they were, altho' their marriage took place, before my recollection - and The said Lieutenant Day had eight children, as the fruits of said marriage - And further the deponent saith not - Brooklyn September 27 th 1836
Joel Day
State of Connecticut. Windham County ss Brooklyn September 27 th 1836. Then personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace for said Windham County, Joel Day, who made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him subscribed. I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Day, that he is a credible witness, and that I believe him to be of the age of Seventy three years, as above stated by him - Certified by
Uriel Fuller Justice of the Peace
State of Connecticut,
Windham County ss } Brooklyn September 27 th 1836 I, Uriel Fuller, Clerk of the County Court, for the County of Windham, do hereby certify that Uriel Fuller Esqr before whom, the foregoing Affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said Windham County - and that I know the signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of this Court, and subscribed my name the day and year afore said -
Uriel Fuller Clerk

Esther Day, widow of Comfort Day, Albany N.Y., act July 4. 1836.
Be pleased to say at what rate per annum the pension was paid, and to what time payment was last made.
Pension Office } April 7. 1846. }
Died 18 th May 1838 p er to the day of her death C$80 p er An. M r T. T. T. T.
80 7-11 560 13 33 3 08 $ 576
666 22 14 88 22 308

M c Comfort Day & Miss Esther Day was Married March 10 th of 63,
Samuel Day was Born May 5 th of 66 1866 Oliver Day was Born September 3 rd of 68 Cynthia Day was Born May 19 th of 71 Polly Day was Born May 11 th of 73 Lucy Day was Born April 19 th of 75 Lucy Day 2 d was Born June 19 th of 78 Lois Day was Born June 28 th of 80 David Day was Born Dec 14 th of 84
Lucy the first Dyed June 11 th of 77 Lucy the 2 d Dyed Nov 14 th of 79 Cynthia Dyed Feb 24 th of 79
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understand the same. Deponent further says that the annexed paper purporting to be a memorandum of his mother's his mother's birth & her husband's has known to be in the possession of his mother more than thirty years & he has always under- stood it to be the true family record, & that it was taken from an old bible many years ago which bible has been destroyed many years ago. De- ponent has always believed it to be the true account of the marriages & births in said family & he believes it to be correct.

State of New York St. Lawrence County } fs.
David Day of the town of Depuester in the county of state of said being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is the son of David Day now residing with him in the said town town. That his said Mother is a large portion of the time very infirm in mind & scarcely able to recollect any thing, & of others she appears to recollect many things, with ap- parent accuracy, particularly those which occurred many years since. Deponent further says that when his application was made before John Fine Esq. one of the judges of St. Lawrence Common Pleas to procure a pension she ap- peared to have but little recollection of many things that formerly appeared to be fresh in her mind & that said judge advised that this deponent should make the affidavit concerning the family record as she could not see so as to perfectly understand the same. Deponent further says that the annexed paper purporting to be a memorandum of the family record  births & deaths of the children of her & her husband he has known to be in the possession of his mother more than thirty years & he has always under- stood it to be the true family record, & that it was taken from an old bible many years ago which bible has been destroyed many years ago. De- ponent has always believed it to be the true account of the marriages & births in said family & he believes it to be correct.

Deponent further saith that his own age is correctly stated in said memoran- dum. Deponent further saith that he has always understood that his father was a Lieutenant in the Revolution- ary war & that he served in all the the wars he stated. Deponent further between between four & five years during said war. Deponent always understood that his father & mother married before the revolutionary war. Deponent further says that his father's commission was kept in a packet book until the last year of the last war when he Deponent removed to the town of Roper in said county. When his mother was about to pack up things to go to Roper she put said commission & some other things into a colica pocket such as she used to wear, which she said would be a safe place, but on arriving at Roper & arranging things it was found that said pocket & its contents were entirely lost. Deponent always understood that said commis- sion was the one under which his father served during the revolutionary war. Said Commission has never been found.
Subscribed & sworn this 30th day of June 1837 David Gay
before me John Fiske First Judge of Probate Court Sep 12

State of New York St. Lawrence County ss.
On this day personally appeared before me John Fane First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of St. Lawrence, Counsellor at Law. Mrs. Esther Day a resident of the town of Depeyster in the County aforesaid aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth for her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 4th 1836:
That she is the widow of Campbell Day, who was married to her when he was twenty two years of age and she was nine years of age. He died in the fifty fourth year of his age and chose to be buried in the Burleigh's house, town of Granville Washington County, New York. That she has not since married but has remained a widow and was a widow on the 4th of July 1836. She now lives with her only surviving child David Day in the town of Depeyster County of St. Lawrence. Her husband was an abolitionist in the American army during the late revolutionary war. She remembers his leaving home to join the army the day after the Lexington battle. They then lived in Billingsley Connecticut. She remembers her marriage to Abiah Hains New York during the war. She remembers his being in the battle at Bunker's Hill. She has been confirmed to her bed more than a year past

and for many years her health has been feeble She is utterly unable to attend court She lived in Attlebury in the Bay State where she married sworn before me her June 23 1837 Esther X Day mark
John Fine
First Judge of
W Law by courts of Sep 62
I hereby certify that I went this day to the Town of Attlebury and took the above declaration of Mrs Esther Day under oath. She is unable by rea- son of bodily infirmity to attend court. She is a credible person. I have been acquainted with her character since 1815 and she has uniformly sus- tained the character of a consistent Christian
The above declaration was read to her before she subscribed it
Weymouth's Saturday
June 28 1837
John Fine
First Judge of W Law by
Courts of Sep 62

October 8, 1938
Comfort Day-W.16232 BA-J/AWF
A. G. Worthing Department of Physics The University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from pension claim, W. 16232, based upon the service of Comfort Day in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of his birth are not shown, nor are the names of his parents stated.
While a resident of Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, Comfort Day, entered the service the day after the battle of Lexington and served five months as lieutenant in Captain Brown's company, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He served in the winter of 1776 and 1777, three months as lieutenant in Captain David Cady's company, Colonel Johnson's Connecticut regiment. He served from sometime in February, 1777, two months as lieutenant in Captain Ebenezer Mosley's company under Major Ripley. He was in the battle of Horse Neck in 1779, length of this service not given. He served in 1780, three months as lieutenant in Colonel Wylllys' Connecticut regiment.
Comfort Day married March 10, 1763, Esther (Easter) Day; when married he was twenty-two years of age and she was nineteen years old; It is not shown that they were related
Comfort Day died in the fifty-ninth year of his age in Granville, Washington County, New York.
His widow, Esther Day, was allowed pension on her

application executed June 28, 1837, at which time she was a resident of DePeyster, St. Lawrence County, New York, with her only surviving child, David Day.
The widow, Esther Day, died May 18, 1838. The names of her parents are not given, nor is it shown where she was born.
The children of Comfort Day and his wife, Esther-
Lemuel born May 5, 1766 Olive " September 3, 1768 Cynthia " May 19, 1771, died February 24, 1793 Polly " May 11, 1773 Lucy " April 19, 1775, died June 11, 1777 Lucy, 2nd " June 19, 1778, died November 14, 1791 Lois " June 28, 1780 David " December 4, 1784.
Joel Day, brother of the widow, Esther Day, was seventy-three years of age in 1836 and living in Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut; he stated that he with two brothers served in the Revolution, names of brothers not given.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

I Mathew Moffitt of Killingly in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, a revolu- tionary pensioner, aged about 77 years being engaged according to law do testify and say that until within about forty years I have ever been acquainted with Lieut Comfort Day formerly of said Killingly - That during his residence in said town I lived as near neighbor to him - I know that he served as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War three or four years - I cannot testify to all of his services from my personal knowl- edge not having served with him during the whole of his this time, but from my intimate acquaintance with him and from common report at the time and since I think I have can safely say that I verily believe he served the period aforesaid. At the battle of Bunker Hill in the 1775 I well recollect serving with the said Day in a company commanded by Capt Stephen Brown - The said Day was a Lieutenant in said company - That period of service I think was about five months - I was also present at the battle of White Plains in the fall of the year 1776 and was a private in a company commanded by the said Brown - Lemuel Clegg of Plainfield was the Lieutenant and Silas Hott of Windham

the Ensign - The said Day was at the same time a lieutenant in a company of militia in the vicinity of White Plains - but was not engaged in that battle - How long that period of service was I cannot recollect - Afterwards in the year 1779 I was present under General Putnam at the battle at Horse Neck in Connecticut - I well remember that the said Day also was there a lieutenant in another company - The said Brown commanded the company to which I belonged - The name of the Captain of the said Day's company I do not recollect -
The above are the only instances in which I served with the said Day, making in the whole as near as I can recollect a period of nine or ten months -
I do further testify and say that I was well acquainted with Mrs Esther Day the wife of the said Comfort - They were married some years previous to the Revolutionary War - I continued to be acquainted with them until within about forty years when they removed into the state of New York - Until the time of their said removal I know that they lived together as husband and wife and had a number of children.

and never heard any intimation from any quarter that they were not legally married and further saith not —" killing Sept 27th A D 1836. =
Witness Thomas Backus =
His Matthew X Moffitt mark —
State of Connecticut ss. County of Windham = Sep 27th A D 1836 — Then Matthew Moffitt who hath subscribed the foregoing affidavit personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me. And I do also certify that I am well acquainted with the said Moffitt, that he is a credible witness and that I verily believe he is at least seventy seven years of age as above stated by him —
Isaac T. Hutchinson Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } Windham County } September 27 th 1836
I hereby certify
I Uriel Fuller, clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, do hereby certify that Isaac T. Hutchens Esqr before the whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Windham, and I believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of this Court, and subscribed my name this 27 th day of September Anno Domini 1836
Uriel Fuller Clerk

Mathew Moffitts Affidavit
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Shubael Hutchins Affidavit

I Abraham Hutchins of Killings in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged Seventy Seven years being under oath do testify and say - That during the Revolutionary War and as near as I can recollect in the winter of the year 1876 & 77 I served two months as a private in a company commanded by Capt David Ladd at North Kingston in the State of Rhode- Island - I well recollect that Comfort Day of Killings was the Lieutenant of said company and I served there during the time aforesaid in that capacity - The ensign of said company was Nathaniel Spalding of said Killings but he was not present during said term of service - Soon after my return from this term a company was enlisted in Killings and its vicinity commanded by Capt Ebenezer Morse of Hampton to go to Bristol R.I. In this company I enlisted and served imme- diately thereafter at said Bristol two months - I well recollect also that the said Comfort Day was the Lieutenant in this company and served in that ca- pacity at said Bristol during the said period of two months - In the fall of the year 1766 I also served about three months at West Chester in the State of New York in a company commanded by the said David Ladd - Comfort Day

was the Lieutenant of this company and Nathaniel Spalding the Ensign - I have a distinct recollection of their both serving in said company at said West Chester during the period aforesaid - It was the same company that afterwards served as I have above stated, at North Kingston - I well recollect the burning of the city of New York while we were at West Chester as aforesaid - We distinctly saw the light of the flames - And further this deponent saith not -
Shubael Hutchinson.
Windham County ss. Killingly Sep 23 rd 1836
Then Shubael Hutchinson who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me - I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the said deponent that he is a credible witness and that I believe him to be of the age of seventy seven years as above stated by him - certified by = " =
Shubael Hutchinson Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } Windham County ss } Office of clerk of county court.
I Abiel Fuller clerk of the county court, for the county of Windham, do hereby certify, that Isaac T. Hutchinson Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said Windham County, and I believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of this court and subscribed my name this 27 th day of September Anno Domini 1836
Abiel Fuller Clerk

Daniel Fairman's Affidavit

I David Fairman of Killings in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut do testify and say that I shall be seventy seven years of age on the twenty ninth day of September instant - I do further testify and say that in the year 1776, during the Revolutionary War - I was a member of a company of militia commanded by Capt David Lady of said Killings of which Comfort Day of said Killings was Lieutenant and Nathaniel Spalding of said Killings was Ensign - In the fall of said year I well recollect that said company together with the other militia in that vicinity were ordered to West Chester in the State of New-York - I did not go with said company upon said tour of service - The reason was, I had a brother younger than myself named Roswell Fairman who had learned to play upon the fife and at the earnest request of said Captain Lady my said brother went in my stead - I was present at said Killings and saw said company paraded and march for said West-Chester and well recollect seeing the said Comfort Day acting as Lieutenant in said company - Said company were absent according to the best of my recollection about three months - At

has always been said and I verily believe that the said Comfort Day served as Lieutenant in said company during the period aforesaid at said West Chester - I think Col Johnson of Canterbury in said Windham County was the Col. of the regiment to which said company belonged -
In the month of February 1777 a company was enlisted in Killings and vicinity to go to Providence and Bristol for the period of two months - Into this company I enlisted Capt Ebenezer Morley of Hampton comman- ded the company - Comfort Day of said Killings was the Lieutenant - I have forgotten the name of the Ensign - We marched first to said Providence where we remained about two weeks and from thence to Bristol R.I. where the company remained on duty to the end of the period for which they were enlisted as aforesaid - About one fortnight of the latter part of said two months I was sent with a detached party to Warren where I remained until the time for which we had enlisted as aforesaid had expired - I well recollect that the said Comfort Day acted as Lieuten- ant in said company during said period of service - I also recollect that Shubael Hatchins of said Killings served in said

company as a private soldier during said time of service - The name of the Colonel do not recollect but Major Ripley of Windham was a Major in the Regiment - & General West commanded the troops at said Bristol - and further saith not Killingly Feb 23 rd 1836 - Witness - Thomas Backus his mark Daniel X Fairman
2 nd Windham County ss. Killingly Feb 23 rd 1836 - Then Daniel Fairman who hath subscribed the foregoing deposition personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace for said Windham County and made solemn oath to the truth of the same - I do also certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Fairman that is a credible witness and that I verily believe him to be of the age above stated by him - Certified by - Isaac D. Hutchinson Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } Windham County ss } Brooklyn Sep t 27 th 1836
I, Uriel Fuller clerk of the county court for the county of Windham, hereby certify that Isaac S. Hutchens Esq r before whom the within affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said Windham county and I believe the signature purporting to be his is gen- uine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of this court, and subscri- bed my name the day and year afore- said in
Uriel Fuller Clerk

I Seth Short of Killings in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut aged seventy eight years do testify and say that during the Revo- lutionary War and as near as I can recollect in the fall of the year 1776 I served as a private soldier at West Chester in the State of New York about the period of three months in a company of militia commanded by Capt David Dady of said Killings - I well recollect that Lieut Comfort Day then of said Killings was the Lieutenant of said company and that he served in that capacity at said West Chester during the period aforesaid - Nathaniel Spalding of said Killings was the Ensign of said company and also served as such during said period of service - I recollect the names of three of the sergeants of said company viz - Jedediah Bennett William Groves and John Roberts - I cannot recollect the names of any other officers - and further sayeth not - Killings Sept. 23 rd 1836 -
Seth Short
State of Connecticut p. Windham County - Killings Sep 23 rd 1836 - Then Seth Short who hath subscribed the foregoing affidavit

personally appeared before me a of the Peace for said Windham County, & made solemn oath to the truth of said affidavit before me. I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Short that he is a credible witness and that I believe him to be of the age of seventy eight years as above stated by him -
certified by -
David Rootes justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } Windham County } Brooklyn September 27 th 1836
I, Will Fuller, clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, do hereby certify, that Isaac T. Hutchins Esquire before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said Windham County, and I believe the signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of this Court, and subscribed my name the day and year afore said.
Will Fuller Clerk

State of New York St. Lawrence County } ss: I Alvin C. Snow Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that John Fins Esquire before whom the annexed Depositions of Esther Day and David Day purport to have been made was at the time of taking the said deposition First Judge in and for the County aforesaid, Commissioned and sworn and duly authorized to take the same: And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and verily believe that the signatures to the said Depositions and Certificate purporting to be his are genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 3 d day of July 1837
A. C. SNOW
Esther Day
David Day
V2325 Esther Day

7/17/55
Rev B B Gillet Ogdensburg New York

Comptroller's Office Hartford Connecticut
August 19 th 1837
I certify that the name of Capt Sylvanus Brown appears on the pay table books in this Office, and he is charged June 20 th 1776, as follows, to wit, "To order on Treasurer in Account for his Company pr Col Davenport's Receipt £530.-, he is named as belonging to Silliman's Regt,
Capt Ebenezer Mosley is credited on Has-kells Receipts October 28 th 1778. and Jan y 27 th 1779 for service at New London Alms £23.6.6, he is further credited pr the same books for services Rendence at the same place June 14 th 1783, £18.16.3,
He is also charged on the Pay table Books June 20 th 1777, "To Order on Treasurer to raise his Co st Account, pr receipt £400.-"
He is further charged on same Books Sept 10 th 1777. "To order on Treasurer for use his Company pr Receipt £200.-" Ely's Battalion 77,
He is also further charged January 17 th 1778 To Cash paid by Col Ely £220.-,
To Order on Treasurer £1.190.14.1, Ely's Battalion,
I further certify that the name of Comfort Day has not been found,
Wm Field Comptroller

J. S. Edwards Esq. Court Pensions Washington

Edinburgh Sept 2 nd 1838 J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm ee Pensions Washington
Dear Sir
Enclosed I send Mrs Esther Day's Pension certificate with proof of her decease & the survivorship of her only son Mr David Day. I understand the practice of the Department to be upon the surrender of the old certificate and proof of the facts contained in the enclosed certificate to issue an order in favour of the heir for the arrears.
If I am correct please send Mr Day through me such order & if not be so kind as to return the enclosed with in- structions as to the proper course to be pursued
I am Sir
Very resp t
Y r M c Callum
A. G. Myers

Cadensburgh NY Aug. 20. 187
Dear Sir,
I herewith send you a certificate of the Comptroller of Ct in the case of Esther Day, widow of Comfort Day, deceased. I hope this will be sufficient to establish her claim.
Yours obedt servt R. A. Field
Col. J. G. Edwards

Ogdensburgh N.Y. July 4 th 1837
Sir,
At the request of Mrs. Esther Day, I enclose you the accompanying papers on which she claims to have such pension as her husband would have been entitled to, had he lived until after the passing the law of 1832. The affidavits offered to be full & I hope will be satisfactory to the Department.
Your obt servt. R. H. Gillis
Col. J. S. Edwards Comm. Pensions

In the case of Esther Day, widow of Comfort Day, deceased, the character of the evidence is such that, as her agent, I consent that she receive a certificate for six months service of her husband as a Lieutenant.
June 5. 1838
R. H. Gillis

Ho. of Reps., Ap. 7. 1846
Col. J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions - Sir
I enclose you a letter by which you will see David Day desires to know the amount of annual pen- sion granted to Esther Day & the aggregate amount granted to her - Will you do me the favor to inform me and return the enclosed letter to me -
Very Respectfully M rs O. S. Lord. Preston King

Ho. of Reps.
Feb. 24 th 1846 -
Col. J. L. Edwards
Com. of Pensions
Sir.
I regret to pester you with so many and in some cases unimportant enquiries — The enclosed letter is written by Mr. Day a worthy man residing in my district and I should be glad to answer his enquiry? — Will you do me the favor to give me the information and return me. The letters of Mr. Day & Mr. Gillet — enclosed herein —
Very Respectfully John C. Scob. Reston King

Esther Day Widow of Comfort Day Lieut Comfort Day
  1775  0. 4.  0 m  Capt  at Roxbury    1776  0. 3.  "  Cadets  at White Plains    1780  0. 3.  "   Wyllys Col    1777  0. 2  "  At Ebenezer  Morley - Rhode Island  

October 7, 1937
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Mr. A. G. Worthing 1372 N. Sheridan Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Eleazer John Albee, S. 41404 Comfort Day, W. 16232 BA-J/MCS
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the Revolutionary War record you desired previously was that of John Joseph instead of John Joseph Atkins, and in which you request further, the Revolutionary War records of Comfort Day, John Albee and Zuriel Albee.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Joseph or a Zuriel Albee.
As stated in letter to you December 9, 1936, the record of Comfort Day, W. 16232, which was furnished you October 8, 1936, is that of the only soldier with that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
The record has been found of only one John Albee, Revolutionary War soldier, under any spelling of that surname. It is that of Eleazer John Albee which is furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

December 9, 1936.
A. G. Worthington Department of Physics The University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
SA-J/ILL Comfort Day W. 16232
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Comfort Day, other than the one which was furnished you October 8, 1936 from pension claim, W. 16232.
The record cited above is that of the only soldier named Comfort Day, found on the Revolutionary War pension records.
It is suggested that information regarding the military record of another Comfort Day might be obtained from The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

October 7, 1936.
A. G. Worthing Department of Physics The University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
BA-J/ILL Comfort Day W. 16232
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Perez Mason and Comfort Day, and in which you state that the John Adkins who died shortly after 1860 and is buried at Austinberg, a cemetery in Tioga County, may have been a soldier of the War of 1812 and not a Revolutionary War soldier. You state further that his pension was probably $4 per month.
A search of the War of 1812 records has been made and another search of the Revolutionary War records and no claim for pension found based upon service of the John Atkins, or Adkins, described by you. The pension to which you refer may have been paid by the state from which the soldier served, and not by the United States.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Perez Mason. The record of Comfort Day has been found and is furnished herewith from pension claim, W. 16232.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Ans
September 19, 1927
Honorable E. Hart Fenn 183 Ann St. Hartford, Conn.
My dear Mr. Fenn:
In response to your letter of the sixteenth instant, requesting the Revolutionary War pension record of Comfort Day, widow Esther, W. 16232, for Miss Mary Francis of 101 Elm Street, Hartford, I have the honor to advise you from the said record, it appears that Comfort Day, while residing at Killingly, Connecticut, served as Lieutenant, with the Connecticut Troops, as follows-
From the day after the battle of Lexington, five months in Captain Brown's Company, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill; in the winter of 1776 and 1777, three months in Captain David Cady's Company, Colonel Johnson's Regiment; from February 1777, two months in Captain Ebenezer Mosely's Company under Major Ripley; in 1779 was at the battle of Horse

Neck, length of service not stated; in 1780, three months in Colonel Wylllys' Regiment.
Soldier married March 10, 1763, when he was twenty-two years of age, Easter or Esther Day. He died in the fifty-ninth year of his age at Granville, Washington County, New York. She was allowed pension on her application executed June 23, 1839, at which time she was about ninety-three years of age, and living with her only surviving child, David, at De Peyster, St. Lawrence County, New York. She died May 18, 1838.
Their children-
Lemuel born May 5, 1766. Olive " September 3, 1768. Cynthia " May 19, 1771, died February, 24, 1893 Polly " May 11, 1773. Lucy " April 19, 1775, died June 11, 1777. Lucy " June 19, 1778, died November 14, 1791. Lois " June 28, 1780. David " December 4, 1784.
Very truly yours,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
November 30, 1936
In Re: Comfort Day V16232 BA-J/awf
Mr. A. D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator Veterans' Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Some time ago, in response to my request for information regarding two different Comfort Day's and a John Atkins, you gave me information regarding Comfort Day of Killingly, Connecticut, who, on June 15, 1778, was listed as Second Lieutenant among commissioned officers (volume I, page 92 of Connecticut War Records), but you did not give me any information regarding Comfort Day from Killingly, Connecticut, listed as Ensign under Captain Joseph Elliot (see page 149 of History of Windham County, Connecticut). I wonder if you have any information regarding such a Comfort Day who, presumably, is a different individual from the one concerning whom you gave information. If such is the case, I would greatly appreciate finding out what his war record may be; also, some notation as to his parents, his wife, and his children.
Any information which you may be able to give will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
A. G. Worthing Head
A. G. Worthing:MS

THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
September 16, 1936
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Attention: Mr. A. D. Hiller In Re: BA-J/111
Gentlemen:
In your letter of July 25 referring to requested information regarding John Atkins, you speak about your willingness to look further in case further information regarding the alleged pension may be given.
I have no exact information as to the pension, but have been told that it was probably of the order of $4 per month. I have wondered since if perhaps the pension were for services in the War of 1812-14 rather than for the Revolutionary War.
I may include here once more the information which we have. Mr. John Atkins lived during the latest years of his life near Andover and Wellsville, New York, or Brookfield, Pa. His death occurred shortly after 1860. He is buried at Austinberg, a cemetery in Tioga County between Brookfield and Westfield.
If it is possible to make further search, I shall appreciate it greatly.
I am also desirous of obtaining data regarding the Revolutionary War services of a certain Perez Mason and a certain Comfort Day .
Perez Mason moved from Swansea or Rehoboth, Mass. to Grafton, N. H. in 1774 or 1775. There is some uncertainty as to where said Comfort Day may have come from. It seems most likely, however, that he may have been one of those Comfort Day's who came from Killingly, Conn. With regard to one of these, we have the information that on June 15, 1770 1 , was listed as a Second Lieutenant among commissioned officers. (See volume 31, page 2 of Connecticut State records.) Of the other Comfort Day, we have the information that he was listed as an

Ensign under Captain Joseph Elliot. (See page 149 of the History of Windham County, Connecticut.)
Whatever you may be able to do in giving us the Revolutionary War records of these individuals and their family connections, in particular their children, will be appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
ag Worthing Head
A.G.Worthing:MCS

SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS
E. HART PENN, CONN., CHAIRMAN CLARENCE J. MCLEOD, MICH. JOHN E. RANKIN, MISS. ROBERT L. BACON, N. Y. ARTHUR H. GREENWOOD, IND. HAYS B. WHITE, KANS. GEORGE C. PEERY, VA. LLOYD THURSTON, IOWA RALPH F. LOZIER, MO. WILLIAM R. JOHNSON, ILL. MEYER JACOBSTEIN, N. Y. FREDERICK W. MAGRADY, PA. VIRGIL CHAPMAN, KY. HENRY L. BOWLES, MASS. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD, GA. FLORENCE P. KAHN, CALIF. EDWARD VOIGT, WIS.
J. ROBERT CONROY, CLERK
COMMITTEE ON THE CENSUS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C.
183 Ann St., Hartford, Conn., Sept. 16, 1927.
Hon. Winfield Scott, Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Mr. Scott:-
Miss Mary Francis of 101 Elm St., Hartford, has asked me to obtain for her the Revolution War pension record of Comfort Day, widow Esther, W 16232
She wishes particular to have his service record, and would particularly like to know the date of his birth, marriage, the maiden name of his wife, and the names of his children.
If it is possible to supply this information please do so, and oblige,
Yours very truly,
EHF/G.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16232
Esther Day Widow of Comfort Day Lieut New War
Act July 4 th 86
Index: Vol. a , Page 170
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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