Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22725, Abijah Dewey, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Dewey Abijah
S. 22725
CONTENTS

24.572
New York
Elijah Dacey
of Green Co in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brainerd of the Regt. commanded by Col. M. O'Callaghan in the B.P. mil. line for 19 mos 5
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 13 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Jan 7. 1834 and Centre Hon: J. Adams H Reps
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833. $158.33 Pemi-ant. allowance ending Feb 1834. 31.66 $189.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 96

State of New York Greene County 31
On the fifth day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges thereof now sitting Adijah Swope a resident of Catskill in the County of Greene and State of New York aged sixty eight 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, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States in the following named officers and served as herein stated:
That on the sixth day of September 1781 he was ordered out with the militia in a company commanded by Captain Christopher Cronk, an officer of the militia of the State of Connecticut residing in the Town of Hibern then County of Hartford now County of Tolland in said State & he marched in the company aforesaid to New London at the time that place was burned by the Enemy and arrived about the time the enemy were returning the their shipping - he continued there three days principally engaged in burying the dead that were left on the ground after the battle - he then volunteered in a company commanded by Captain Stephen Brainerd the trap guards at Fort Griswold and continued to serve as such guard until the Spring of the year 1782 and he then enlisted as a private soldier into a company of two hundred men raised by Governor Trumbull then Governor of the State of Connecticut commanded by the aforesaid Stephen Brainerd for the term of one year and was stationed at Fort Griswold aforesaid and was engaged for the greatest part of the time in repairing the fort aforesaid which was under the command of Colonel Isaac McClellan - he continued to serve at the place aforesaid until the month of April 1783 and was then discharged by the said Captain Brainerd making a term of service of the whole of one year and seven months - -
That at the time he entered the service he resided in the Town of Hibern & State of Connecticut
That while in the service aforesaid he was acquainted with Colonel Sedgwick who commanded

at the aforesaid fact before the battle in September 1781 - and the officers before named -
That he has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can prove who can testify to his service except the affidavit of Deacon White whose affidavit is hereto annexed
That he was born in the town of Hebron & State of Connecticut in the month of November 1764
That he has no record of his age except an entry made in his family bible which has been used in his family about forty years -
That he was residing at Hebron aforesaid when he was called into the service of the United States - and since the Revolutionary war he has lived at Hebron aforesaid - in the County of Columbia & State of New York - and at the Town of Catskill County of Greene where he now resides
That he never received any discharge in writing from the service aforesaid -
That when he entered the service he was called out by the officers of the militia - & continued as a volunteer during the aforesaid term -
That he is known to Isaac M. Wyckoff a clergyman and Charles C. Abell residing in his neighborhood who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution
That he 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 - Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid in open court.
Adijah Diney
William T. D. Keermance Clerk

We Isaac M. Wyckoff a clergyman residing in Catskill in the County of Greene and State of New York and Charles C. Abell in the same place hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Adolph Dury who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age - that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides & have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion - and that his reputation for truth & veracity is in all respects good & his statement entitled to full credit & belief Sworn & subscribed the day & year above said in open court  Isaac M. Wyckoff Charles C. Abell  William T. D. Herrmann Clerk
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 & died as he states - and the Court further Certify that it appears to them that Isaac M. Wyckoff who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman residing in Catskill in said County of Greene and that Charles C. Abell who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place & is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and belief -  William T. D. Herrmann Clerk
I William T. D. Herrmann Clerk of the Court of Com- -mon Pleas do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Adolph Dury for a Pension - In testimony whereof I have set my hand & seal at office this fifth day of February 1833 -  William T. D. Herrmann Clerk
fees paid

Naomi White of Hebron in the County of Litchfield State of Connecticut do hereby declare & say that I have personally acquainted with Abijah Denny (now an applicant for a pension) from his youth until the time he left Hebron with my brother in September 1781 (the time when Hebron was burnt by the British Troops under command of Genl. Arnold) for the purpose of joining the American forces at Jonestown Fort, in Connecticut — my Brother & the applicant Abijah Denny left home in company — my brother served in the Revolutionary Army — I think about two years — how long the applicant Mr Denny served the witness can not tell but he has the reputation of serving some considerable length of time  Naomi White
Litchfield County ss Hebron October 19 th 1832 Personally appeared before me Naomi White who has subscribed the foregoing Declaration & made oath to the truth of the same — and I certify that the Witness Naomi White is Not known to me & is a credible Witness  Jeremiah Porter Justice Peace
William T. J. Hemenway Clerk

I hereby certify that by a Resolve of the General Assembly of Connecticut there is lodged in the Town Clerk's office in the Town of Hebron in the County of Tolland a certificate under the hand of Thomas Day Esq r Secretary of State, certifying the names of the Justices of the Peace for sd County residing in and belonging to sd Town - and that the within named Judah Porter was then before whom the within affidavit was taken is one of said Justices of the Peace for sd County
Hebron October 20 th 1832
Abel S. Bissell Town Clerk.
Elijah Denny 22628
18m 2
19 m. f. m.
$63.33
126.66 31.66
158.33

State of New York Greene County 3 rd
Adijah Dury being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he this defendant before he made his declaration & with a view of making the same to enable him to be placed on the pension roll pursuant to the act of Congress of 7 th of June 1832 to wit in the month of September 1832 he went to the State of Connecticut for the purpose of procuring testimony of his services in the Revolutionary War - & that he this defendant confidently expected & believed that he should should be able to procure the testimony of one Abraham Palmer (a brother of Naomi White whose affidavit is attached to defendants declaration) who served with him this defendant at Fort Griswold or the testimony of one John Phelps who also served with him at the same Fort this defendant further saith that on his arrival at the Town of Haddam in the said State of Connecticut where the said Palmer & Phelps resided he was informed that they were both dead - this de- =fendant then made diligent enquiry that the aforesaid Dury but was not able to find any person living who had personal knowledge of his said services or any other evidence of the said services except the aforesaid affidavit of Naomi White - that he this defendant went to the office of the Comptroller of the said State at Hartford & examined the records but was not able thereby to procure any testimony of his aforesaid services - as no record or paper could be found in the said office that would give any information on the subject -
This defendant further says that he has made enquiry at all places & of all persons within his knowledge where he would be likely to obtain the said testimony - & that there is not a person living or any other testimony within this defendants knowledge by whom he can prove the facts of his said services - and further saith not -
Sworn & subscribed this 13 th day of December 1833 before me -
Adijah Dury
W. Branchard Justice of the Peace I certify that the said Adijah Dury who has

Subscribed and sworn that the above affidavit is to me well known & that he is a man of truth & veracity & his statement is entitled to full credit -
Blanchard J. Dean
Greene County ss I Lemuel Hotchkiss of the Town of Durham County of Greene of lawful age being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with Adijah Dury who has subscribed & sworn to the within affidavit & has been so acquainted with him for upwards of forty years that he has frequently during the aforesaid time understood and believing it to be true that the said Dury was a soldier in the Revolutionary War - this deponent further says that about the year 1798 he became acquainted with one Abraham Palmer (the same Abraham Palmer that is mentioned in the foregoing affidavit) and that the said Palmer resided in Durham aforesaid two or three years - & a part of said time with this deponent at the house of the said Adijah Dury And this deponent further says that during the time aforesaid he heard frequent conversation between the said Palmer & the said Dury upon the subject of their having been together in the Revolutionary army & that in those conversations he did always distinctly by the said Palmer as well as the said Dury that they had both been in the service at the same time at Fort Griswold & and further this deponent saith that the said Adijah Dury has subscribed is a man of truth and unadulterated veracity & that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief - and further this deponent saith not sworn & subscribed this 13 th day of December 1833 for me -
Lemuel Hotchkiss
Justice of the peace
I do certify that Lemuel Hotchkiss, who has subscribed to the above affidavit is to me well known & is a man of truth & veracity & his statement is entitled to full credit & belief -
Blanchard Justice of the peace

Granville's Deponent Chittenden of Durham County of Granville being duly sworn deposes & saith that he is well acquainted with Adijah Dewey who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit - & has been so acquainted with him for upwards of forty years & that he has frequently during the aforesaid time understood in the circumstances where the said Dewey resided & firmly believes it to be true that in the said Dewey was a soldier in the Revolutionary War this deponent further says that about the year 1798 he this deponent became acquainted with one Abraham Palmer who at that time resided in Durham aforesaid - & that in conversation with the said Palmer - he the said Palmer stated to this deponent that the said Adijah Dewey enlisted & went into the army with him the said Palmer & served with him the said Palmer at Fort Grimaldi - that the said Palmer further stated to this deponent that he & the said Dewey enlisted at the time or soon after the battleground of New London - the length of time the said Dewey & Palmer served as aforesaid is not now recollectable by this deponent this deponent further saith that he has always understood in conversation with one Isaac Dudd who was also a soldier in the Revolutionary War (now deceased) that the said Adijah Dewey was a soldier in the said War and served at Fort Grimaldi as aforesaid - that the said Dewey is a man of good moral character & truth & veracity & his statement entitled to full credit & belief - and further this deponent saith not Subscribed & sworn
this 13 th day of December 1830 before me Leverett Chittenden
W. Blanchard Justice of the Peace
I certify that Deponent Chittenden who has been called & sworn to the above affidavit is a man well known & that he is a man of truth & veracity & entitled to full credit & belief
J. W. Manlove Wm.

State of New York
Greene County ss.
I William T. B. Keermane Clerk of the said County do certify that Joseph Blanchard Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits were sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace of the said County, and that his signature thereto is genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of December 1833
William T. B. Keermane Clerk

22628 Abijah Dewey. Greene co.
1000
24512
B. Bagby Durham Greene co N.Y.

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 subjjoined 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 Adijah Dewey, Greene co. N. 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.     Drafted 1781 3 Capt Frank Niagara 69 Hartford tradition   Volunteer 1782 1 7 Capt Brainerd Col McCallum Fortyfourth Colun. witness, papers, survive of appli- cant some con- siderable time.  
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 [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.
[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.
J. B. Bradburn

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 17926, I. 22725.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
August 23rd, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your recent request you are advised that Daniel Dewey made an application for pension on August 1st, 1832, at which time he was 72 years of age and residing at Lebanon, Conn., and his pension was allowed for 18 months' actual service as a private and teamster in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Daniel Dewey and Col. Hosford. He enlisted at Lebanon, Conn. Capt. Daniel Dewey was father of this soldier, but was not a pensioner.
Abijah Dewey made an application for pension on February 5, 1833, at which time he was 69 years of age and residing at Catskill, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for 19 months' actual service as a private in the Conn. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Brainard and Col. McClellan. He enlisted at Hartford, Conn.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. C. H. Dewey,
715 Elm Street,
Rome, N. Y.

Revolution
22725 INVALID.
Sept 1998 C.H. Dewey Penang Burma
File No. 22,725
Abijah Dewey Pre Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 19 , Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]
[Handwritten squiggle]

New York Revol =
Adijah Dewey Suspended
see letter to
B. Bagley
A. Oct. 1833.
Act 7 June 1832

N.Y. Abijah Hovey
John L. Edwards Esq
Pension office
John L. Edwards

J. L. Edwards Esq.
I enclose further affidavits in the case of Lt. Dewey, which I presume will satisfy the department, that he was a Soldier of the Revolution as stated in his declaration. I would further add, that I have been intimately acquainted with Dewey since 1803 & for ten years lived within a few rods of him; I have often heard him speak of his being in the service, in the war of the Revolution & I entertain no doubt of the fact. Dewey is a man of good moral character & of truth & veracity: I have also long known Lemuel Root, who has been Sheriff of Greene Co. & a Judge of the Court: full credit may be given to him: I am also well acquainted with Everette Chittenden; he is a man of truth & veracity. In case Major Dewey's papers are satisfactory; please send the certificate to me.
Dec. 20. 1833.
Yours very respectfully
John Adams
I have been acquainted with David Fox, for more than 20 years & have generally understood & often heard that he was in the service service in the war of the Revolution, as a drummer: From my knowledge of him, I should repose full confidence in his truth & veracity - Dec. 20. 1833
Respectfully yours
John Adams