Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W, 4662, Job Daniels, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
born
Daniels, Job Jane
W. 4662
CONTENTS

28.065
Connecticut
Job Daniels of Waterford in the State of Conn who was a private in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Wolcott in the Conn Hoops line for 6 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Feb. 1834 and Lieut. Genl. Mowatt Barber Heof. R
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 50 Semi-ant. allowance ending March. 10
$60
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Willson Clerk,
Book E 2. Vol. 13 Page 10

State of Connecticut, County of Middlesex ss.
On this 7 th day of November A D 1833, before the Court of Probate for the District of Middletown now sitting. Job Daniels a resident of the town of Waterford in the County of Middlesex aged about Seventy Seven years, who having been 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 1833.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated -
That in the early part of the month of June A D 1776, he enlisted into the Company of Infantry Officer's Troops under the command of Captain Adam Vose. to serve for the term of Six Months. That he did serve in said Company the said term of Six Months & at the expiration thereof, he was honorably dis- charged. That to the best of his recollection he did not receive said discharge in writing, but if so it must have been lost by time or accident - That said Company was stationed during the term of his service in Fort Trumbull in the town of New London and constituted part of the Garrison of said Fort. That his officers were Lieutenants Campbell Chapman & that Nathaniel Northwick was Ensign. all of whom are now deceased That he the deponent does not now recollect any other per- son now living who was in said Company at said time except Mr. Daniel Chapman of said town of Middlesex although there may be others. That he has long been confined to his house in a very retired place & of difficult access so that he is not able to state others who may be living or to look for other witnesses -
That he was born in that part of said town of Middlesex now Waterford on the Tenth day of March A D 1756. as he has been informed by his parent That he has no record of his age except one made in his family Bible some years ago.
That at the time he enlisted he resided in the town of Middlesex but he now resides in said town of Waterford & has always resided in some place in that neighborhood within the County of Middlesex.
That he is personally known to but few

persons in the neighborhood where he resides is very thinly inhabited & much unacquainted but that he is known to Edward R. Warren & James Rogers Eugenius Protzig of the pension residing in said town - That he has no documentary evidence & that he knows of no persons now living who were in the service with him except Mr. Daniel Chapman before named and that by reason of his age & infirmities together with his loss of mem- ory he is unable to obtain further proof or to be more explicit in his declaration
He hereby relinquishes every claim therein to a pension or annuity except the pres- ent and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state -
J. B. D. [initials]
Edward R. Warren James Rogers Eugenius Protzig Daniel Chapman
And that said J. B. Daniels to the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department the same being propounded to him by said Court makes answer on oath to wit: That he was born in that part of Astoria now Washington on the 10 th day of March A.D. 1756 as he has been informed & firmly believes that he has now record of his age excepting in a family Bible now produced in Court by which the above appears to be the date of his birth -
To the other interrogatories that he has truthfully all his knowledge in the above & foregoing Declaration - but he further states that at the time he was in service Capt. Mathew's Company Capt. Pease's Company & Capt. Catlin's Company were in service there then not now recollects Col. Polcote he thinks commanded the Reg't -
Subscribed & sworn to before said Court in open Court Nov 7 th 1833 Capt. J. B. D. [initials]
[Signature]

28.202
Le Daniels
admit
6 th p.m.
#20
Hon. H. Barber
Adf. R.
T.S.P.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
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 H. Daniels
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 — 6 — private Col. Wolcott 77— Resided in the town of Mendon Darius Chapman Peter Cornstock Esq Col. R. Warren Esq  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 days 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
must be shown that Capt Shabley's company was in actual service for 6 mos in 1776 from Archives of State

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 inquiry 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.
□ 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.

2595 Agreement Jane Daniels Widow of Job
who served in the Revolutionary Con n war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d day of Oct r 1853 and sent to
Samuel H. Wood Ledyard Count.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 187 Vol. A

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 2 d section of the act of February 3 d 1853.
State of Connecticut
New London County S s . Probate Office, District of East- Lyne
On this 21 st day of September 1853 personally appeared
before the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid Jane Daniels a resident of Waterford, in said County aged eighty three years who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3 d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Job Daniels who was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum under act of June 7. 1832, and that he was paid at the Connecticut Agency.
She further declares that she was married to the said Job Daniels on the seventeenth day of June eighteen hundred and one, that her said husband died on the twenty fourth day of January eighteen hundred and forty six, that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow, that she has no record of her marriage & does not know of any person living that was present at her wedding. Jane X Daniels Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written and I certify that the said Jane Daniels is a credible person. In presence of Attest,
Nicholas Lathrop.
Sarah Kellogg Judge of the Court of Probate for District of East Lyne - CT

State of Connecticut
New London County S s . Probate Office District of East Lyme.
September 21 st 1833.
I Ezra Moore Junior, Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jirah Kellogg Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration was executed, and who has subscribed his name to the certificate thereunto annexed was at the time of so doing the Judge of Probate for the said District duly commissioned and sworn. I further certify that Nicholas Salimer Esq. before whom the depositions of Amos Lester & Rebecca Lester hereto annexed were taken is a Notary Public within and for the State of Connecticut duly commissioned & sworn & that his signatures written to the certificates annexed to said depositions are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court. I also certify that the signature of said Kellogg to the certificate annexed to the depositions of Nicholas Salimer hereto annexed is genuine.
Ezra Moore Jr Clerk

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Pension Office, Official Business
Sept 28, 1853
No 3324
Saml Daniels wid of
Job
New London Co
Conn
Rev
act 3 d Feb 1853
Adm d $20 per annum Comm d 3 d Feby. 1853.
Saml. W. Wood Ledyard

By  WIDOW, &c.  en
File No. 4662
Jane Daniels Widow Job Daniels Rev. Rev. W.
Act: Feb. 3, 1853
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 167
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Dec-11-1900. Geo. R. Dorton N Haven, Conn

Sept 28, 1853.
Appl. of Jane Daniels, Widow
STATE New file a/c 1/5 Commissioner of Pension Washington D.C. 28066
Inter Jan. 11. 1853 Leona 6 m.

Jane Daniels, widow of Job Daniels 83
decr { Married 17 June 1807 X died 24 Jan 1846
X Nicholas Latimer 20 years Rebecca Lester 50 " Amos Lester 50 "
G.C X

Pension Office October 19/53
Sir,
Please certify the time & which the within named pensioner was paid; and, if in your power, the date of his death. Very respectfully Your obed. Servt
J. Gale For Commissioner
F. Burt Esq. 3 Auditor, Present
(See other side.)

Job Daniels, act 7 th June 1832, $20.00 p. month. Died 24 th Jany. 1846. Paid to his death.
F. Bunk Audited. 9

4662
Job Daniels
Nov 7-1833-77
Waterford Ct
Born Mch. 10. 1756 - N. Scituate
Jan 76 New London
Capt Adam Shapley
Chl Workboat
6 m
Married Jan 7, 1801
Jane Beebe
Died May 4, 1846
No. Bab.

Nicholas Satimer of Montville in the county of New London and State of Connecticut aged fifty six years do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Job Daniels late of Waterford in said county deceased, that he was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, that he died at said Waterford, and according to the best of my recollection in January 1846, and that I attended his funeral.
I further depose and say that I am well acquainted with Jane Daniels the widow of said Job Daniels and that I was well acquainted with them (the said Job and Jane) for more than twenty years before his death, and that during said time they lived together as husband and wife and resided within two miles of my residence.
That the said Jane Daniels now resides in Waterford aforesaid and has remained a widow since the death of her said husband, and further I depose and say not. Nicholas Satimer East Lyme Sept. 21. 1853.
State of Connecticut
New London county } ss.
Probate Office District of East Lyme Sept. 21 st 1853
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District aforesaid Nicholas Satimer by name in the foregoing deposition and made oath that said deposition by him subscribed is true and I certify that he is a credible person.
Sarah Kellogg, Judge of Probate Court

I Rebecca Sester of Watertown in the County of New-London and State of Connecticut age seventy eight years do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Job Daniels late of said Watertown, deceased, that he was a pensioner of the United States, and died at said Watertown, according to the best of my recollection, seven years ago last winter.
I further depose and say that I am well acquainted with Jane Daniels the widow of said Job Daniels, that her maiden name was Jane * Beebe, that they (the said Job & Jane) were reputed to have been married, and according to the best of my recollection, more than fifty years ago, — That I was acquainted with both of them before their reputed marriage, after which they commenced house-keeping and lived together as husband and wife in the same neighbourhood where I then resided and still continue to reside, and where they continued to reside until his death.
That the said Jane still continues to reside in the same neighbourhood and in the town of Watertown aforesaid, and has remained a widow since * the death of her husband (the said Job Daniels) and further deposes and say not. Watertown Sept. 20th 1853.      Rebecca her  X Sester mark In presence of Samuel W Wood
State of Connecticut vs. New-London County Personally appeared on this 20th day of September 1853. Rebecca Sester named in the foregoing deposition and made oath, before me, that the foregoing deposition by her subscribed is true — and I certify that she is a credible
* over

Jenson and that her testimony is entitled to credit
I also certify that the letters "Da" were erased and the words "the death" interlined in the foregoing deposi- -tion before signing.
Nicholas Luitmer a Notary Public

Thomas S. Perkins
New London
Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 10

We Peter Comstock residing in the Town of Symmes and Edward R Warren residing in the Town of Watford both in Newbern County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Job Daniels who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and the time of his time in the that Opinion -
Peter Comstock Edward R Warren
Sworn and Subscribed the 13 th day of November A 1833 before me Jonathan Comstock Justice

PAID
John L. White Esq. Clark Ky. Nowata City

State of Connecticut } for New London County }
I, John D e Witt Clerk of the County Court in and for said New London County do hereby certify that Jonathan Comstock as before whom the above affidavit of Peter Com- stock and Edward R Warren was taken way on the 10 th November 1833. and still is a Justice of the peace in and for said New London County and that his signature above affixed I believe to be in his own proper hand writing. In tes- timony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 30 th day November A D 1833
John D e Witt Clerk
(M)
DANIELS, JOB (CONN.) W-4662

Job Daniels
28.902
Returned to N. Parker HOPR
DANIELS, JOB (CONN.) W-4662

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 Col. Daniels was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to the Court that Peter Comstock & William R. Warren who have signed the preceding certificate are residents that Comstock is the town of Lyme in Windham County & that said Warren is said town of Waterville and are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to full credit that they are Justices of the Peace for Windham County - And the Court further certifies that Daniel Chapman who has signed the preceding affidavit & known to the same is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief.
I Francis W. H. Clark of the Court of Requests for the District of Windham aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Col. Daniels of Waterville for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court your Office this 11 th day of Dec. A.D. 1833
Francis W. H. Clark

I Amos Sester of Watertown in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged seventy five years do depose and say that I was well acquainted with Job Daniels late of said Watertown deceased, that he was a pensioner of the United States, and, as I only believe, at the rate of Twenty Dollars per annum, that he died at said Watertown, and according to the best of my recollection in the month of January 1846, and that I attended his funeral.
I further depose and say that I am well acquainted with Jane Daniels the widow of said Job Daniels, that her maiden name was Jane Beebe, that I was acquainted with her before her marriage, that they, (the said Job & Jane) were reputed to have been married, and according to the best of my recollection more than fifty years ago. — That after their reputed marriage, they commenced house keeping, in the same neighbourhood where I then and now reside, and where they continued to reside until his death, which occurred as aforesaid seven years ago last winter. — That the said Jane has continued to reside in said neighbourhood, since and in the town of Watertown aforesaid since since the death of her said husband, and still remains a widow, further I depose & say not.
Watertown Sept. 20th 1853, Amos Sester
State of Connecticut vs. New London County
Personally appeared on this 20th day of September 1853 Amos Sester named in the foregoing deposition and made oath, before me, that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true. And I certify that the said Amos Sester is a credible person and that

his testimony is entitled to credit.
I also certify that the words "since" & "aforesaid" were erased in the foregoing deposition before signing Nicholas Leclerc, a Notary Public

To the Commissioners of Pensions

Newbedon Conn.
January 20 th 1834.
Sir,
Hewith I have forwarded the papers of Job Daniels of Watford in this state with the addition all proof required in the brief hewith also returned.
The claim of Mr. Daniels is on year of six months service in the Company commanded by Captain Adam Shapley in the year 1776. then in Garrison in Fort Tumbul in this place.
His application was returned some time since accompanied with the printed brief & in Note in writing as follows, "must be shown that Capt. Shapley's company was in actual service for 6 mo. from in 1776 from archives of state".
This I trust will appear from the accompanying certificate from the Comptroller of public accounts of this state. It seems that at the time of Mr. Daniels enlistment Col. Saltonstall was captain of the Company & that Shapley was a lieutenant but that promotion took place in July, soon after Daniels enlisted.
The Commissioners of Pensions I presume is aware of the fact that, in the first part of the Revolutionary war the Field officers often held commissions as Company officers as well as the other appointment. This probably was the case in this company & that Shapley was the commandant of it while in service although Colonel Saltonstall held the Commission of Captain. It would also be very natural for Mr. Daniels to recall to mind the name of that officer who was his last commander.
It is hoped that the Certificate of the Comptroller with the testimony of Mr. Chapman as to the actual service of the applicant will be satisfactory to the Commissioners of Pensions & conclusive in favor of the claim of Mr. Daniels.
Very respectfully your Obedient
Servant
Th. S. Perkins
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Daniel Chapman of the town & County of New London of lawful age viz about seventy three years deposes & says that he now resides in said town of New London in New London County State of Connecticut that in the year 1776 sometime in the summer of that year he the deponent was exchanged from Capt Samuel Mathews Company into Captain Adam Shapleys Company of Infantry at that time stationed in Fort Trumbull in said town of New London. That John Hornsted of New London was first Lieutenant, Richard Chapman also of New London was second Lieutenant. Nath- Richards Ensign. That he well remembers Job Daniels then of said New London, now of Watertown in said County to have been a private in said Company. That he the said Daniels according to the best recollection of the deponent served the whole season in said Company. That he has no doubt but that the said Daniels served in said Company at least six months
Subscribed & sworn to in open court before the Court of Probate for New London District Nov 30 th 1833
Test J. W. H. Clark
Dan l Chapman

Dawls

Brief in the case of Jane Daniels, widow of Job Daniels, New London County and State of Connecticut. act 3 d February 1853.
Claim, ("original," or " for increase. ")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7. 1832, at $20 per annum as a private —
Marriage inferred from parties having lived together a number of years in the marital relation, as proved by the affidavits of Nicholas (If for increase.) Latimer, Amos Lester and Rebecca Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Lester, only certified to be credible witnesses —
Samuel W. Wood Esqr Ledyard, Name and residence of Agent Conn
[Signature] Examining Clerk.