Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9148, Anson Cary, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Harry Anson
S 9148
CONTENTS
Carded

Dead
let to A R Mygatt June 20 1823 Same person 9 Feb 1824.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of 6 April 1838 from 4 March 1842 to 3 May 1842 Cgt No 6 filed 26 April 1845
14343 19744 New York
Glenon Cary of Chenango Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Tinker of the Regt: commanded by Col. Storrs in the Ch. m o line for 18 mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of May 1833 and sent to applicant Oxford
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $120. 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 30 30 00
$150. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 30

State of New York County of Chenango
On this tenth - day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the honorable Robert Morell Vice Chancellor of the Sixth Circuit of the State of New York at a Court of Chancery held at the residence of the then Chancellor in the town of Union Chenango County and State of New York Now sitting Simon Gay a resident of the Town of Oxford in the County of Chenango and State of New York aged Seventy Years who being 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 and served as hereinafter stated under Colonel Escherine Storer's regiment Captain Nehemiah Dinker as a private soldier for term of two months then residing in the Town and County of Windham estate of Connecticut was drafted on or about the fifteenth day of July 1778 and discharged at the same time in September following marched from Windham through Norwich to New London served a part of the time there and was removed to Groton where I completed my full term of two months service in building & repairing fort Griswold in the direction of Colonel Ledgyard &c. He was not any Continental troops stationed at or near New London to my knowledge This deponent further declares that in the year 1779 he volunteered and entered into the service for the defense of the country for the term of seven months in a regiment raised by the State of Connecticut and served as hereinafter stated commanded by Colonel Leve Wells in a company commanded by Capt James Dana as a private soldier and marched some time August and joined the regiment at New London the latter part of August or the first of September and served in a fort at New London until some time about the last of December then we were ordered on to New Haven County and stationed at West Haven where I served my full term of time out and were dismissed on or

about the first of March 1780 by general orders I resided when I enlisted in the Town and County of Windham in the State of Connecticut and marched through Norwich and the Towns on the Shore to New Haven in said State. He was not any Continental troops stationed in the State of Connecticut during this camp- aign. This deponent further declares that early in the Spring 1780 he this deponent then residing in the Town and County of Windham State of Connecticut did volunteer and enlist as a private soldier under Ensign Frederick Whiting a recruiting officer into a Company com- manded by Captain Nathaniel Wales and into a regiment commanded by Colonel Levi Wells for the term of nine months. This deponent has no documentary evidence whereby to ascertain the day of his enlistment but verily believes it to be the forepart of April at this time the State of Connecticut raised two regiments the one commanded by Colonel Buel for the defence of the lines on the west- ern boundary of the State the other by Colonel Wells commandant we marched through the Counties of New Haven Hartford and Fairfield in the State of Connecticut to Haverbrook in the Town of Greenwich Fairfield County the place of our rendezvous where we took our station the principal part of the campaign where I served out the full term of my enlistment and were discharged on or about the last day of December following by general Orders. During this campaign nothing transpired extraordinary except frequent skirmishes between our scouting parties until sometime in the month of November a party of refugees under the command of one Captain Rife from Delancey corps so called then lying at Mirabeau succeeded in storming Colonel Wells head quarter taking him by surprise and captured all our field officers and all the Staff except our quartermaster & conveyed them prisoners to New York. This deponent 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.

Answer to interrogatory first
1762
I was born in Windham State of Connecticut March 15 th 1762 I have a record of my age in my family-bible & also the family record of my parents
On this I was born in the Town & County of Windham Connecticut from thence I removed from the State of Connecticut to Harkersfield in the State of New York where I lived about three years then I removed to Schoharie now Union in the County of Broon where I lived about five years from thence I removed to Bford in the County of Chenango where I have lived thirty nine years and where I now live
4 th Interrogatory once by a draught & two last times  by  campagne voluntary entertainment
5 Interrogatory There was no regular troops stationed where I served the militia regiment where I served was commanded by Colonel Ephraim Storer the other field officers name I do not recollect my Capt name was Nehemiah Tinker the ensign was Samuel Baker under my first entertainment there was no Continental troops stationed near me I knew Colonel Levi Wells Major Buell Capt James Dana and nearly all the officers of the regiment but do not now recollect them none except Lieutenant (later) Lieut McDoal Ensign Whiting Adjutant of Wells regiment I knew Col Beebe and many other officers of the regiment the Mohilla Campaign I was called to New London to guard Harbor built & repair fort Griswold the second Campaign I was employed to guard the coast from New London to New Haven the third Campaign I served on the British line so called at that time at Horse-neck
6 Interrogatory I never received any discharge except what came out by general order
7 Interrogatory The Reverend Levet Bush the Hon Mr Tracy the late first Judge of Chenango Common Pleas the Hon John Tracy the present first Judge of Chenango County Johnathan Baldwin & Henry Vandelyn Esqr James Clapp Esqr & the Hon Isaac Sherwood late a Judge of Chenango County
That it is inconvenient to produce witnesses in Court to testify to his character, as they reside fourteen miles from the place of holding Court, and that the Appellant

is regularly made before a Justice of the peace - Sworn to - Subscribed the day and year aforesaid Amos Cary Robt. Morell Vice Chancellor,
And the said Court does hereby declare his 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 him that Lieut. Bush who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the town of Oxford, and that Honorable John Tracy 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 - And the Court further certifies that the Applicant is personally known to him and has been for more than twenty years and his statement entitled to credit - And that for his knowledge it is necessary to produce witnesses in Court -
Robt. Morell Vice Chancellor
I Jonathan L. Woods Clerk of the Court of Chancery for the Fifth Circuit do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Amos Cary for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this tenth day of November 1832
Jonathan Woods Clerk.

No. 19.744
Anson Carey Chenango County New York
admitted.
18 mo. Private.
Anson Carey Chenango County Oxford P.O. New York
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 Arsen Gary Chenango County New York
   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.     Disch 1778 2 Private Capt. Fisher Capt. Dana Col. Stone Col. Wells none stated From Windham through Ken- neth to New London & Groton to New Haven through New Haven Hartford & Fairfield Co. Con: to Nor- -wich Green- -wich Fairf. 70 years Windham County Connecticut Living Not verified   Recd 1779 7 ditto Ensign Whiting ditto   Enlis 1780 9 ditto Capt. Maltbie  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

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 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 _____; 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.
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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Daniel B. Daisson Exam Clerk

Jan'y 20 1844
Mr Evans
Enquiry
FREE
J. J. Esdaile Esq.
Census Office of Bureau
Washington City
D.C.
See

Oxford, Chenango Co. N.Y. Jan'y 26. 1844
Sir
Asa Dyer a Revolutionary pensioner died in this village May the 3d 1842. leaving a widow who survived him but a few days.
He left several children and an Executor. There was a small annual pension from Feb March 1842 until May 3d 1842 due him at his death.
Can his Executor draw said money? I am.
Very Resp t Yours, Henry R. Mygatt
J. L. Edwards Esq Exec r of Pensions
P.S. Please send me forms in above case, if you have any printed.

November 27, 1934
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BA-J/EEL Anson Cary-S.9148
Mr. H. Minot Pitman 88 Summit Avenue Bronxville, New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Anson Cary, a soldier of the Revolutionary War who received pension while residing in Chenango County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.9148, based upon the military service in that war of Anson Cary.
Anson Cary was born March 15, 1762, in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Windham, Connecticut, Anson Cary enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops, as follows: from July 15, 1778, two months in Captain Nehemiah Tinker's Company, Colonel Experience Storrs' Regiment and assisted in building and repairing Fort Griswold; from August or September, 1779, seven months in Captain James Dana's Company, Colonel Levi Wells' Regiment, and guarded the sea coast; from about April, 1780, nine months in Captain Nathaniel Wales' Company, Colonel Levi Wells' Regiment, was stationed at Horseneck, was in several skirmishes and in an engagement when Colonel Wells' headquarters was stormed and nearly all the officers captured.
Covered not identify Capt Tinker
After the war, he moved to Harpersfield, New York, and lived for three years; then moved to "Chocowint"(later Union), Broome County, New York, and lived about five years, thence to Oxford, Chenango County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 10, 1832, while residing in Oxford, New York, where, he stated, he had then resided for thirty-nine years.

Anson Cary died May 3, 1842, leaving a widow who survived him only a few days.
The name of soldier's wife, the date of their marriage and the exact date of her death are not shown. Children are referred to, their names are not given and there are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Rev. War
9148 INVALID.
1934 - Nov 27. Hirt To H. Minot Pitman - Bk
File No. 9148
Anson Gary Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th '32
Index: Vol. 12 , Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York Chenango County ss:
We Levertt Bush a clergyman of the Episcopal Church, residing in Oxford Chenango County & State of New York and John Tracy first Judge of said County Post Master at Oxford aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Anson Cary of Oxford aforesaid, that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier & that we concur in that opinion & never heard any doubts as to his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Subscribed & sworn to before me Nov. 7 th 1832
J. M c Tracy
Before me
Levertt Bush
Samuel McKoon a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Chenango
I Samuel McKoon the above named Justice of the peace do hereby certify that the Honorable John Tracy and the Rev. Levertt Bush whose names are subscribed to the above affidavit are personally known to me and that they are respectable men & that their testimony is entitled to full credit.
Samuel McKoon

State of New York } Chautauqua County } to J. Fanny H. Pike Clerk of said County do certify that Samuel N. Koon before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of of the peace in and for the said County that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and certifi- -cate to be his genuine hand writing & Signature.
Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 19 th Day of November 1882
J. F. Pike Atty.

State of Connecticut } ss. County of Windham }
On the 2 nd day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared before Abner Robinson Esq. a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Zacharius Waldo of said Windham who being duly sworn according to law testified and said that he knew Anson Lary then of said Windham now of Oxford Chenango County New York an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he the said witness served a militia tour of two months with in the same company with the said Lary in the year 1778 at New London and Groton under the following officers (viz.) Col. Experience Stores and Capt. Dechemiah Tinker and that he the said Lary was the said term of two months in said company and regiment and that he the said witness was orderly sergeant of said company the roll of which he has now by him on which he finds the name of the said Lary and that they were drafted some time in the month of July but does not recollect what day and discharged in September following
Zacharius Waldo
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned before me the above named Justice of the Peace: and I hereby certify that the said Zacharius Waldo is personally known to me and that he is a respectable man and that his testimony is intitled to full credit
Abner Robinson Justice of the Peace

The Deposition of Zacharias Walker
I, Armin Bolles Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Connecticut do hereby certify, that Abner Robinson Esq before whom the foregoing affidavits were made, is duly sworn and a Justice of the Peace in and for said Windham County, and that the signatures purporting to be his appear to be genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Brooklyn in said County this 5 th day of October, A.D. 1832 -
Armin Bolles Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Windham ss.
On the 2 nd day of October A.D. 1832. Personally appeared before Abner Robinson a justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Andrew Robinson of said Windham Windham and being duly sworn according to law testified and said That he knew Anson Cary then of said Windham now of Oxford Chenango County New York an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he the said witness enlisted into the given same company with the said Anson Cary in the year 1779 and according to the best of his recollection on or about the first of September into the service of the state of Connecticut under the following named officers (corps) Col. Levi Wells Capt. James Darr for the term of six months that he the said Cary served his time out in said company and Regiment and that he the witness was a messmate of the said Cary that they joined the Regiment at New London and from thence they removed to West Haven in New Haven County where they finished their term of service and were discharged on or about the first of March 1780
Andrew Robinson
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above mentioned before me the above named Justice of the Peace. And I hereby certify that the said Andrew Robinson is personally known to me and that he is a respectable man and that full credit is to be given to his testimony
Abner Robinson Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut } ss. County of Windham }
On the 3 rd day of October A.D. 1832 Personally appeared before Abner Robinson Esq. a Justice of the Peace in and for said  the County aforesaid James Burnam of Hampton in said County who being duly sworn according to law testified and said that he knew Anson Lary then of said Windham now of Oxford Chenango County New York an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he the said witness enlisted into the same Company with the said Anson Lary in the year 1780. and according to the best of his recollection in the month of April or as soon as the first of May into the service of the state of Connecticut under the following named Officers (viz.) Col. Col. Levi Wells Capt. Nathaniel Wales for the term of eight or nine months that he the said Lary served his time out in said Company and Regiment that the Regiment was stationed the principal part of the campaign at Horse neck or Greenwich in Connecticut and that they were discharged on or about the last day of December.
James - Burnam
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above mentioned before me the above named Justice of the Peace. And I hereby certify that the above named James Burnam is personally known to me and that he is a respectable man and that his testimony is entitled to full credit.
Abner Robinson Justice of the Peace
Anson Lary 19/4/32

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 17 th 1845.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The Executor of Anson Cary, decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, New York, Agency, at the rate of Sixty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1842, to the 3 rd May 1842,
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Vansant
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

June 19 1843
My
A. Sargent
Summitine of Pennine War Department Washington City D.C.
PAID 37 1/2
See

Oxford, Chenango Co. N.Y. June 15. 1845
Sir
Amos Lury a revolutionary pensioner of this place, died last year leaving a widow and his widow has since died leaving children. He was pensioned under the act of June 7th 1832.
The children are advised that they are in the right of their mother, entitled to a five years pension. She having married said Amos Lury previous to 1796.
Will you please inform me by return mail whether said children are entitled to said five years pension in the right of their mother, and if so entitled send me the forms therefor.
Very Respect Your ob d ser t Henry R. Mygatt
J. L. Edwards Esq Com d . of Pensions War Department

H. MINOT PITMAN
Genealogist
Tel. Bronxville 3822
88 Summit Avenue Bronxville, N.Y.
Nov. 19, 1934
Revolutionary Pension Division Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Will you be kind enough to send me your record on ANSON CARY who, I understand, drew a Revolutionary War pension in Cherrango Co. New York, and oblige
Yours truly
H. Minot Pitman