Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,521, Richard Coit, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Coit, Richard
S. 12.521
CONTENTS
carded

9259 Connecticut
Richard Boit
of Winchester in the State of Conn who was a priv of Co in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg commanded by Col. Sheldon in the Conn line for —
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 100 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17. day of April 1833. and sent. Claimant Winchester Conn
Arrears to the 4th of March: 33: $200.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sept. 4. 33: 500.00
$350.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk Book 8 Vol. 3 - Page 7

4688.
Richard Cartis
Declaration
on the Rolls
3 years —
do. do. do.
Enlisted as said in the declaration April 22 d 1817 —
admit
Private of Cavalry
#100
Claimant

Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832 State of Connecticut } So. Norwalk Probate District Litchfield County } On the 15 th day of August 1832
personally appeared in open court now sitting before me Michael F. Miles Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said District having said cause. Richard Catto a Resident of the Town of Winchester in said Litchfield County aged Eighty  Seventy nine last December who being first duly sworn according to Law saith on his oath that he the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States in the year 1781 on the 23 d of April for the term of three years and served with the regiment Elisha Sheldon Col. a M c Intosh's Light Col. & Morgan's Talmadge's at near the Second Battle of Litchfield Springs that he was in Capt. Stanton's Company that he served some thing more than three years was not discharged until Genl Washington's Proclamations
That he Resided in the Land Town of Winchester at the time he entered the Service and has Resided there ever since ever since.

and that hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity at all the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state
Signed Richard Gait
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Michael D. Miles Judge of Probate for Norfolk District
And the said Richard Gait hereby declares that a person that he said Richard Gait the above named individual was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
Michael D. Miles Judge of Probate for Norfolk District

I Iowa W Pettibone Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Norfolk do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Richard Coit for a Pension - under the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 15 th day of August A D 1832 -
Iowa W Pettibone - Clerk

I Richard 6 oil of the Town of Winchester County of Litchfield And State of Connecticut do declare that soon after the war of the Revolution broke out I enlisted for the term of Seven months and marched in the company commanded by Capt Shubel Griswold to Canada & was in said Company at the taking of St Johns, at the expiration of said enlistment I served as as a militiaman at New York about one month & a half, during which time the British took possession of New York and the winter after I enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt Asaph Hall, marched to Westchester County & then served out my enlistment in said Company which was for the term of Three months. Then as a volunteer marched to Stillwater and assisted at the taking of Burgoyne
and I further declare that on the 23 d day of April A.D 1781 I enlisted in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution for and during the war, and continued in its service until its termination, at which period I was a private in the Troop, or Company commanded by Capt William Stanton in the Second Regt of Light Dragoons, commanded by Col Elisha Sheldon I also declare that I never did receive

a certificate for the reward of Eighty dollars under a resolve of Congress passed the 15 th of May A.D. 1778 That It never came to my knowledge until within one month past, that any of the soldiers of the revolution were entitled, or ever received said reward, or that such a resolve was passed Congress. That I was entitled to said reward I have now no doubt Congress. And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March A.D. 1828 on the Pension List of the United States. That I am now Seventy Eight years old—
Present W. S. Halaquin W. S. Halaquin
Richard Gait
Litchfield County S.S. State of Connecticut
Litchfield this 25 th day of February A.D. 1831 }
Personally appeared before me Thomas S. Williams one of the Judges of the Superior Court and did my oath that the above & foregoing declaration by him subscribed is true according to his best knowledge & belief
Th. S. Williams a Judge of
The Superior Court

Refr
INVALID.
125.21
12, 5-21
File No. _____
Reichard Coit
Briv. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 11
[Arrangement of 1870.]

21.737
Pension Office March 5. 1821
Institut Columbia
Washington City
Pension Office see letter May 6. 1821 Mr. S. Holabird

Winchester 6 t Feby 26 th 1831
Sir I enclose the application of Mr. Richard Coat of this Town for a pension, W Coat resides in a very obscure part of the country, & was never made acquainted with within the last 4 or 5 weeks that he was entitled to a pension
Should the application be found informal, or wanting in evidence in any particular, have the goodness Sir to inform me. In case it is correct please to inform me, of its allowance
I am very Respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Wm S Holabird
Pension Office Washington City D.C. —

Litchfield County SS State of Connecticut Litchfield this 23 rd day of Feby A D 1831
Personally appeared before me, Eaton Jones of the Town of Litchfield County State aforesaid and Asa Gillett of Masonville County of Delaware State of New York, and solemnly made oath that they are well acquainted with Richard Coit who has subscribed the foregoing declaration that they were soldiers in the Troop or Company commanded by William Stanton Captain in the Second Reg t of Light Dragoons, commanded by Col Elisha Sheldon, which was the same Troop or Company in which W th Richard Coit served, and that they know, that the said Richard Coit, enlisted and served in said Company and Reg t as he has stated in the foregoing declaration by him subscribed and that at the close of the war, he was discharged with them, by the general procla- -mation
H. S. Williams a Judge of
Conn. Eaton Jones Pensioner New York Asa Gillett Pensioner
The Superior Court

I Frederick Wolcott, Clerk of the Superior Court within the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, do certify that Thomas S. Williams before whom the foregoing affidavits are sworn, was at the time a Judge of the Superior Court within & for the State of Connecticut, and duly authorized to administer Oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Superior Court this 25 th day of February A.D. 1831. Frederick Wolcott.