Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16089, Isaac Cowles, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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bowles, Isaac
S. 16089
CONTENTS
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22 80 3/4 Connecticut
Made Bowles
Harford in the State of Conn who was a Priv in the Conn commanded Captain _____ of the Regt commanded Col Hooker in the Conn Troops for 5 mos 8-
inscribed on the Roll of Conn the rate of 20 Dollars 88 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Mar 1833. and sent to Whitman Esq Farmington.
arrears to the 14th of Sept 33 $ 52 20 Pension, allowance ending Mar 4 - 10 44 $62 64
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by A. Brewster Clerk,
Book C Vol. 3 Page 30
Dead
Paid at the Treasury in all the acts of the 1 st April 1838 from 4 Sept 1836 to 5 June 1837 the the day of his death. Age no - died 3 rd May 1839.
See letter to J. Whitman Dec 27. 1833 with Pension 27 Sept 1835

State of Connecticut } Farmington August 25 th 1832 Hartford County }
On this 25 th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County, now sitting, Isaac Coles, a resident of Farmington in the County and State aforesaid aged 76 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, and served as herein stated. viz 1 st In the latter part of July 1776, on a general call of the militia of this part of this State to go to New York, he with the company to which he belonged, commanded by Capt John Porter, went to New York - the regiment to which he was attached was commanded by Maj. Simeon Strong; he remained with his company in New York until after the battle on Long Island, he then retreated with his company to Harlem Plains, thence to Kingsbridge and White Plains, and was there stationed till the regiment was discharged, and he returned home on the 28 th of September 1776 after an absence of about 2 months - on this tour he did the duty of a serjeant and Quartermaster serjeant -
2 nd In the latter part of December 1776, he, as a volunteer, joined the regiment commanded by Col. Moadiah Hooker, and received the appointment of Quartermaster serjeant in the regiment, and did duty as such, for a term of 2 months; the regiment was stationed during the time, near the British lines at Kingsbridge, and had some skirmishing engagements with them - Gen. Wooster with his head-quarters Stephen H. Bradley was at this place at this time -
3 rd On the Danbury alarm, in the month of April 1777, he volunteered, and proceeded toward that place; when he arrived near Danbury, information was received that the British troops had returned to their shipping, he and his party was then dismissed and he returned home, after an absence of 4 days.
4 th In the early part of August 1777, he was drafted for a term of 3 weeks proceeded to Greenfield in New York, and joined the regiment

under the command of Col. Moadiah Hooker as Quarter master Sergeant, and served as such, till dismissed at the end of the term - the regiment of Col. Samuel B. Webb of the Connecticut line, and other regiments were stationed in this vicinity at the same time -
5 th In the month of September 1777, on the approach of Gen. Burgoyne from the north, he volunteered as Quarter master Sergeant, and proceed- ed to Stillwater and then joined a corps of four volunteer com- panies under the command of Capt. Ichabod Norton, marched to Saratoga, and was in the action of the 7 th October, when Gen. Arnold was wounded, and of the subsequent days when Gen. Lincoln was wounded, and was present and witnessed the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne and his army on the 17 th October; and soon after he was discharged and returned home, after a tour of 1 month - 6 th On the New Haven alarm, in the month of July 1779, while the British invaded New Haven, he with the company of militia under Capt. Elisha Scott, in which he was Sergeant, proceeded to New Haven and then joined the regiment commanded by Col. Moadiah Hooker, and remained there, till the British shipping left the harbor, being about 4 days -
He has no documentary evidence of his service, but thinks he can prove the whole or greater part thereof by persons living, who were with him in the several tours - as will follow -
In answer to the interrogatories propounded, he says - to the
1 st He was born at said Farmington on the 31 st day of July 1756 2 nd His birth is recorded in his family bible - 3 rd He was living in said Farmington when called in service, and has lived there ever since - 4 th Already answered - 5 th Besides the officers already named, he mentions seeing Gen. Washington and many others while on his first tour - Gen. Parsons on his 2 nd tour; Gen. Gates, Patterson, Poor, and many others on his 3 rd tour - 6 th He never received a discharge in writing - 7 th He is generally known in his town, county, state & elsewhere -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the

pursim roll of the agency of any state -
Isaac Gowles, Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
I Ezekiel Cookes residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid hereby certify that from youth I have been long well acquainted with Isaac Gowles who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be 78 years of age, that I know he was a soldier of the revolution, and served at New York under Maj. Strong in 1776, went to Danbury in 1777, served at Connecticut under Col. Hooker in August 1777 - at Saratoga in September and October 1777 - and at New Haven in 1779 - as he has stated in his 1 st 3 rd 4 th 5 th and 6 th particular above, as I was present with him in them all at the time -
Ezekiel Cookes Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
I Noudiah Woodruff residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid hereby certify that I have been long acquainted with Isaac Gowles who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that I believe him to be 78 years of age, and knows that he served in the war of the revolution, as a Quaker Master Sergeant in the regiment of Col. Hooker near Kingsbridge in the state of New York for 2 months in the year 1776 & 1777 as he has stated in his 2 nd particular above - as I was in the same service at the same time -
Noudiah Woodruff
Sworn to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
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 Ezekiel Cookes and Noudiah Woodruff who have signed and sworn to the foregoing certificates are residents in said town of Farmington, and are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -

I, Henry Nash, Clerk of the Court of Probate of the District of Farmington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isa- ac Cane for a pension. And I also cer- tify that Samuel Whitman, who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing, as above, is Judge of Probate for Farmington District.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 30 th day of August 1832.
Henry Nash Clerk
Isaac Cane Claim for Pension - 9153

Isaac Bowles Claim for Pension

State of Connecticut } Farmington July 3 d 1833 — Hartford County }
On this 3 d day of July 1833. personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County now sitting, Isaac Cowles a resident of Farmington in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration supplementary to the declaration by him made before said court on the 25 th day of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 —
That by reason of old age, and consequent defect of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service in every town in which he was engaged, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, in the grades before stated
1 st In July, August and September 1776 — two months — 2 nd In December 1776, January & February 1777 — two months — 3 rd In April 1777 — four days 4 th In August and September — 1777 — one month 5 th In September and October — 1777 — one month 6 th In July — 1779 — — — — — four days —
Isaac Cowles, —
Sworn to and subscribed this 3 d day of July 1833 —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
We Noah Porter a clergyman residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid and Timothy Pitkin residing in the same town do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Isaac Cowles who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 76 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion —
Noah Porter — —
Tim o Pitkin
Subscribed and sworn to this 22 nd day of July 1833 —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —

and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after a further investigation of the matter that the said Isaac Bowles was a soldier of the revolution and served as he states - and the court further certifies that Noah Porter who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in said town of Farmington, and that Timothy Pitkin who has signed and sworn to the same is a resident of said town and is a credible person, and their statements are entitled to credit -
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District -
I Henry Nash Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Farmington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the supplementary proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Bowles for a pension And I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has affixed his name in his own proper hand writing as above is Judge of Probate for the District aforesaid -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 24 th day of July 1833 -
Henry Nash Clerk

Isaac Bowles Claim for Pension

State of Connecticut } S Farmington October 15 th 1833 — Hartford County }
On this 15 th day of October 1833, personally appeared in open court before the court of Probate for Farmington District in Hartford County, now sitting, Isaac Cowles a resident of S d Farmington, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, supplementary to the declaration by him made before said court on the 25 th day of August 1832 - in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - viz —
That in the month of May 1776 he was appointed a serjeant in the first company of the 15 th Regiment of Connecticut militia and served as such in said company untill May 1785 when he was appointed a Lieutenant in said company - that in July 1776 he went with his company as serjeant to New York, under his captain John Root as before stated, and served in that capacity till after the battle of Long Island and the retreat of the regiment to Kingsbridge, about three weeks, during this time Seth Norton was quarter master serjeant - Soon after this, the said Norton was taken prisoner prisoner by the British, and enlisted into their service and the Quartermaster of the Regiment Jonathan Bull, immediately appointed the applicant quarter master serjeant, and he served as such till the close of the war as before stated - He never received a written warrant as serjeant or quarter master serjeant, and he understands it was not usual in this State, at that time, to issue warrants on such appointments -
On his term commencing in December 1776 he on joining the regiment, received the appointment of quarter master serjeant from Jonathan Bull he being then the quarter master of Col. Hooker's regiment, and served as such through the war as before stated, without a warrant in writing -
On the Danbury alarm he did not join any regiment, and had no rank, except such as belonged to him as a member of the company -
On his term commencing in August 1777, he again received the appointment of quarter master serjeant from Jonathan Bull the Quarter master of Col. Hooker's regiment, and served as such through the war as before stated -
On his term commencing in September 1777, he immediately on joining the corps received the appointment of quarter master serjeant from the same Jonathan Bull, he then acting as quarter master of the corps -

and he (the applicant) served in that capacity through his term, as before stated —
On the New Haven Alarm, he had no other rank that such as pertained to his station in the company viz. a serjeant.
As before stated he never received a warrant for any of his said appointments, nor does he know that they were ever publicly declared to the regiments —
Sworn to and subscribed this 15 th day of October 1833 —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
I Ezekiel Bowles residing in the town of Farmington aforesaid, in addition to the certificate by me subscribed on the 25 th day of August 1832 in the case of Isaac Bowles for a pension, do hereby certify, that from early life I have been well acquainted with the said Isaac Bowles, having always lived within half a mile of him, that I know that previous to July 1776 he was appointed a serjeant in the first company of the 95 th Regiment of Connecticut Militia and served as such for several years, that on our tour to New York in July 1776 the said Isaac served as serjeant in said company till after the capture and desertion of Seth Norton the quarter master serjeant, and immediately after he was appointed quarter master serjeant and served as such, through the remainder of the tour — that on our tour of August 1777 he was appointed quarter master serjeant, in Col. Harker's regiment and served as such through the tour — and that at the capture of Burgoyne, at Saratoga, he was appointed and served as quarter master serjeant to the four companies commanded by Capt. Ichabod Norton, during the whole of that tour of service — I also know that he was out several days on the Danbury alarm, and also several days on the New Haven alarm, at which times he was serjeant of the Militia company to which we belonged. — I well know the facts by me above stated as I was with him in all the above tours —
Ezekiel Bowles
Subscribed and sworn to this 15 th day of October 1833 — and I certify that Ezekiel Bowles is a credible person.
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after a further investigation of the matter that the said Isaac Cowles was a soldier in the war of the revolution and served as sergeant and quarter master sergeant as he has stated in his several declarations; and I further certify that Ezekiel Cowles who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding certificate is still a resident of said town of Farmington, and a credible person —
Samuel Whitman Judge of Probate Farmington District —
I Henry Nash Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Farmington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the further supplementary proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Cowles for a Pension — And I also certify that Samuel Whitman who has affixed his signature as above is Judge of Probate of said District and that the signature annexed is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 15 th day of October 1853 —
Henry Nash Clerk

9153
Isaac Poulter
Connecticut
6m 8 days pirate
Return of Rule of Sery 12 m Sery not allowed as it is stated that claimant merely acted as such, and did not receive the usual evidence of those rules among troops in actual service.
L Whitman Esq
Samuel Westmann Farmington Connecticut
41.76 10.44 52.20

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
30 th May
1833
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. These 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 Isaac Cowles  Heart's Content Connecticut
   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.     Enl 1774 " 2 2 M Sergt Capt Brainer M aj Strong a Skirmish at Bennington York 76 years   Vol 1776 " 2 d Capt Hooker Capt Hooker Battle of Bennington Stark in Plaines Tariffville Traditionary   " 1777 " 4 d Capt Hooker Capt Hooker Battle of Saratoga White Plains Connt. Evidence   Enl 1777 about 1 d Capt Hooker Capt Hooker King's Br. 12 Witnesses   Vol 1777 " 1 * d Capt Norton Capt Norton York No Clergyman   1779 " about 4 d Scott Scott Stillwater Saratoga  
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 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.
Each term of service must be stated with all the particulars required. The rank claimed will not be allowed unless the best evidence is produced. The mode of service and appointment must be shown.

ISC One
Inv. 16069: Rev. War.
Sept. 14, 1905.
Madam:
In reply to your communication dated August 28, 1905, and received August 31, 1905, you are advised that one Isaac Cowles applied for a pension August 25, 1832, as a resident of Farmington, Hartford Co., Conn.
He stated that he was born July 31, 1756, at Farmington, Conn., where he lived when he was appointed in May, 1776, 4th Sergeant in the 1st company of the 15th regiment, Connecticut militia.
In July, August and September, 1776; he served as Sergeant and Quartermaster-Sergeant in Captain John Porter's company, Major Elisha Strong's regiment; 2 months.
December, 1776, January and February, 1777; as Quartermaster-Sergeant of Colonel Noahdiah Hooker's regiment; 2 months.
April, 1777; at the Danbury alarm; 4 days.
August and September, 1777; Quartermaster-Sergeant, Colonel Hooker's regiment; 1 month.
September and October, 1777; Sergeant of Captain Ichabod Norton's company; 1 month.
July, 1779; Sergeant, Captain Elisha Scott's company, Colonel Hooker's regiment, at New Haven alarm; 4 days.
His claim was allowed for 6 months' service in the Connecticut troops, Revolutionary war.

Soldier also alleged appointment as Lieutenant May 19, 1785, and Captain January 13, 1789, of the 1st company, 15th Connecticut militia, and as Lieutenant-Colonel May 27, 1796.
He stated that he was appointed Captain January, 1813, and Lieutenant-Colonel June, 1813, of Connecticut Volunteers.
He died June 5, 1837, and the arrears of pension were paid to his children, whose names are not mentioned.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Miss Lucy J. Upson, Southington, Hartford Co., Conn.
Box 138.

Horn Ind. Mass. January 22. 1906 82 Main Street.
To the Pension Bureau. Washington D.C.
Will you kindly give me the details of the Revolutionary War Pension of my great Grandfather Isaac Cowles of Farmington Conn. Who (by the War Dept. records concerning him, in the Town Clerk's Office of that town) was granted a Pension in 1832. Very gratefully I am.
Pauline Raymond Seeley Haw.
Miss

Will you also kindly let me know if you have any Revolutionary War record of  Chauncy Deming  Chauncy Deming Farmington, Connecticut? & if so, what are the facts?

out Pension Department Washington D. C.
SEP 3 1905
Could you give me the Military Record of Isaac Cooke, who was a pensioner residing in Hartford Co Conn in 1832, according to records of Com men in War of Revolution - Page 651. and oblige.
Miss Lucy J. Upson, Box 138. Somersville, Hartford Co.
Aug 28-1905.
Conn.

16089 INVALID.
Sept 14, 1905 Hist. to Miss Lucy J. Upson, Southington, Conn. Feb. 10, 1906 Hist. to Pauline Raymond Peckey Haur, Haverhill, Mass. a. & P.
File No. 16089
Isaac Coles 2 nd M. Sarg t Brit Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 439
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Isaac Coles.
Re d Aug 11
to Crump
Lewis Cass Esq. Secretary of War at Washington D.C.
23.8.20 y. 10.

Recd 11 Augt Farmington August 1 st 1835,
Sir I received a Pension from You dated the 8 th day of November 1833 & signed by Sam Bass Secretary of War. — Sir Your pension says I was a private Soldier during the Revolutionary War, — which is not true I never did any service in the United States Army in my life as a private. The first service I did was at New York in the year 1776 I was then the 4 th Serjeant in the 1 st company in the 15 th Reg t of Conn t Militia. I continued a Serjeant in said Company until I was chosen a Lieutenant in said Company my Commission is dated May 19 th A.D. 1785, & signed by Matthew Griswold Gov r Ohio: Wylllys Secretary — my Capt. Comm n , the same Comp y & Reg t dated Jan y 13 th A.D. 1789. signed by Sam l Huntington Gov r Ohio: Wylllys Secy. — my Major Commission dated May 17 th A.D. 1793, & signed by the same Gov r & Secretary — I was appointed Lt. Col l Command of the above Reg t the Commission signed by Oliver Wolcott Gov r Ohio: Wylllys Secy. dated May 27 th A.D. 1796. I have also a Capt. & Lt. Col l Commission of a Volunteer Corps raised in this State one dated in Jan y 1813 the other in June 1813, after I was chosen a Serj t I continued to be one until I was promoted I was never broke for honest soldier-like conduct. I want You Sir to take back the pension if You please & give me my little in which I did the service for the United States if you do not add a cent to it, —

I supposed I had proved all I have stated above before Mr. L. Whitman then a Judge of probate He was my agent how faithful he was I know not I know I paid him for which I have his Receipt 14 or 15 dollars one dollar of which was for his sending the papers back to you to rectify a mistake in them. The pension said $20.88 by the paper
You sent to Mr. Parsons said it was $20.00. —
I spent 1 day in Hartford I supposed He would pay me what was due on my pension but He said He could not pay me one cent till the papers were sent back & the mistake was rectified,
I have stated nothing above but Truth.
I want you Sir to do by me just as you would be willing to be done By. All I ask is strict Justice nothing more or less.
Those 2 Commission Capt. & S t Colonel in the 4 th Reg t of Volunteer Corps was signed by
John Cotton Smith Governor of this State
If you wanted me as a clk in your Office this fall & winter I will come to you & write for you if my life & health will permit, I am Sir Your most obed t . servant. —
Luis C. Esq. Secretary of the War department } Isaac Newton
I suppose you may sue, I spent 1 day in Hartford I supposed He would pay me what was due on my pension but He said He could not pay me one cent till the papers were sent back & the mistake was rectified, I have stated nothing above but Truth. I want you Sir to do by me just as you would be willing to be done By. All I ask is strict Justice nothing more or less. Those 2 Commission Capt. & S t Colonel in the 4 th Reg t of Volunteer Corps was signed by John Cotton Smith Governor of this State If you wanted me as a clk in your Office this fall & winter I will come to you & write for you if my life & health will permit, I am Sir Your most obed t . servant. —

19th August 1838. Pension Office

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
December 29 th 1838.
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," the children of Isaac Bowles, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Hartford, Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Twenty — Dollars and Eighty eight Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept., 1836, to the 5 th June, 1837, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.