Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17363, Jonas Comins, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mar. 2.
Comins, Jonas
S. 17363
CONTENTS

Maine Vermont 30,752
Jonas Comins of Washington Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Davis of the Reg t commanded by in the Arty. time for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of July 1836 and sent to Wm. H. F. Jones, Watbury, Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of March '36. 100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1 st Sep. 10.00 $110.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } 28.1836
Recorded by A. Brown Clerk, Book 8, 2, Vol. 3 Page 60
to Pension Agent. Feb 10, 1840 since from 4 th Sep 1836 to 1847. — Notification to Joseph Card. Penobscot
sent to Joseph Card 15 June 1847. Same person June 24 " 1847. " Same person 14 Aug 1847. " Same person 4 Sep 1847.
New Certificate issued 28 Sep 1847. & sent to Joseph Card. City of Bangor Maine.

DECLARATION in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF VERMONT,
COUNTY OF Washington ss. On this 21 st day of October A. D. 1833 personally appeared, before the Honorable County Court, within and for the County of Washington aforesaid, now sitting, Jonas Collins a resident of Calais in the County of Washington and State of Vermont, aged seventy four 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 7, 1832:—
That he enlisted & served in the army of the United States,
in the year 1779 and 1781—
under the following circumstances In the month of August in the year 1779 in case of an alarm he volunteered the service of the United States in Col. Jacob Davis Company of the Massachusetts Line of Militia and immediately marched to Newtown in the State of Rhode Island and there served as a private Soldier under said Davis in said Davis Regiment, for the term of one fortnight when the said Regiment, was dismissed and the declarant returned home but while so stationed at Newtown on one occasion which was on the Sabbath day he with about fifty other Soldiers were detailed and forced camp the lines off to the Island and there laid under the day in repairing a Breast work on Bull Hill so called remained there two or three succeeding nights and on the ensuing morning were recalled to join the Regiment— That in the month of November or December of the same year 1779 he again entered the service of the United States under the following circumstances The Town of Charlestown Massachusetts, where the declarant then resided as well as other towns in that vicinity were required to furnish a certain quota of men for the purpose of guarding the Sea Coast, that he volunteered for the term of three months and by a draft immediately repaired to Providence and was there enrolled in Capt. Benjamin Atton's Company of the Massachusetts Line of Militia and immediately marched to a place in the State of Rhode Island, there called Blakes Hill, thence about four miles below on the main land side of the Island and was there stationed and served as a private Soldier in said Company under said Capt. Atton & Lieut. Atton for the term of two and one half months when owing to the extreme scarcity of provisions we were permitted to return home and he with others returned— And further that in the year 1781 he again enlisted in the service of the United States for the term of three months and on the last day of August in that year he left home and repaired to West Point— joined Col. Greene's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia in Capt. Reuben Davis Company was there stationed and that he the full term of three months and was there & there discharged, that Col. Wallis was Captain during this last mentioned service and that none of the Captains arrived at West Point while declarant was there— that he was never in any actual engagement or battle that during the last mentioned service his duty was guarding Forts Putnam Webb and other forts at West Point— To the questions propounded by the Court, or rather the interrogatories presented by the Department he declares that he was born in Charlestown Massachusetts in 1761— that he has no records of his age other than that his birth is recorded on the Town Records of said town of Charlestown, that each time when he entered the service of the United States he resided at said Charlestown and that he continued to reside in that place until about forty years since when he removed to Calais Vermont where he still continues to reside— that each time of his service he enlisted as a volunteer and that in the last mentioned service only was he a substitute and then for the town of Oxford, Massachusetts, that he was hired and paid by the Town of Oxford in consequence of there being at that time no volunteer from said Oxford— that in consequence of the loss of memory he is unable to recollect the names of other general officers of the Continental Army, other than those which have been already named— that never received any discharge in writing excepting at West Point he received a written Discharge from Col. Davis, is most probably destroyed— that the reason of his not making earlier application is that he was not informed until very recently that the Act of Congress of 1832 extended to the sons of those who had not served at least as long as six months in one Campaign— that he knows of no person living who has any personal knowledge of his services— He refers to Benjamin Page, a gentleman said to have been a personal friend of his deceased father as vouching for his character for veracity and his belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution—

He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Jonas Connins
Attest, Lucius B. Peck
Clerk & Register
And the said Court do declare their opinion that the above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Lucius B. Peck Register & Clerk of the County Probate
Court for the said County of Washington
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jonas Connins for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty first day of October A. D. 1835
Attest, Lucius B. Peck
Clerk, & Register.
Mr. Benjamin Page, a Clergyman, residing in Calais Washington County, and Jesse White, residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonas Connins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that in his opinion he is twenty four 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 & Subscribed, the day and year last aforesaid Benjamin Page Jesse White
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after perusing the investigations 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 Benjamin Page who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a Clergyman residing in Calais Washington County, and that Jesse White who has also signed the same is a Resident in said Calais, and is a credible person and that their statements are entitled to credit.
Lucius B. Peck Clerk & Register
of said Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonas Connins for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 21 st day of  October A. D. 1835 Lucius B. Peck, Register & Clerk.

Application for a transfer
State of Maine Penobscot S.S.
On this twenty ninth of January 1847. Before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Penobscot, personally appeared Jonas Comins, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person to whom a Pension certificate was granted at the War Office of the United States on the sixth day of July A.D. 1836. — and signed by Lewis Cass, Secretary of War. Which certificate is hereto annexed. That his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Vermont — from which he has lately removed; that he now resides in said State of Maine and County aforesaid. Where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and his reasons for removing to said State of Maine, are to spend the remainder of his days with his children.
Sworn & subscribed to, before me the day and year aforesaid } Joseph Carr Justice of the Peace.
State of Maine
Penobscot County S.S. — Be it known, that before me Joseph Carr — a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Coolige Comins of Eddington and made oath in due form of law, that he is perfectly acquainted with Jonas Comins above named and that he is the identical person therein named Coolige Comins.
Sworn & subscribed before me the day and year above written } Joseph Carr Justice of the Peace
I Joseph Carr as Justice of the Peace do hereby certify that I am perfectly acquainted with the above named Coolige Comins & that he is a respectable farmer & a person of veracity, of which there can be no doubt. Joseph Carr = Justice of the Peace

State of Maine Penobscot county S.S.
I, William T. Hilliard, Clerk of the Judicial Court of Maine, within and for the county of Penobscot, do hereby certify that Joseph Carr — — Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signature within purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of our court aforesaid this first day of February A.D. 1847.
Wm. T. Hilliard

17 363 INVALID.
File No. 17,363
Jonas Collins
Rev Rev Rev
Act: June 7 th 89
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
2190
P. O.
Dona Comins Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 33437 Vermont Jonas Collins
Suspended Let to Am. F. Jones 18 Jan'y 36 Copies of papers sent to Same, Feb 20. 1836.
2190

Iona, Cummins July 2.
allad? by Special act.
Ver. act '32 Roll
$20 per annum, to commence 4 March
1831 —
28 June 1836
Ent?
Am A. H. James Waterbury V.O.
26-4-44

House of Reps July 2 d . 1836
Sir,
Please to forward to Watbury Vermont to the care of Henry F. Jones, the prussian certificate of Jones Commons of Calais in the County of Washington & State of Vermont
Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt Henry F. Jones
J. S. Edwards Esq.

City of Bangor August 9 th 1847.
Dear Sir
I wrote you on the 8 th of July last, saying that Mr Woodbury Pension Agent at Portland informed me that Jonas Comins Pension money could not be paid on the copy of the transfer of the Payment of Mr Comins Pension from Vermont To Maine
I therefore wrote you on the said 8 th of July praying you to be so obliging as to forward to me either Mr Comin's original Pension Certificate or a new one of which I have had no return
I should be very sorry if he should be disappointed in receiving his money on the 4 th of Sept. next as he is a poor man and much needs it
Will you have the goodness to forward to me the necessary papers in the case by return Mail so that there may be no doubt in the business
Very Respectfully your Obedient servant.
Joseph Carr
U. S. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Bangor County of Penobscot June 19 th 1847.
Sir
Your letter of the 15 th instant is before me, in relation to the transfer of the name of Jonas Comins from Vermont to the Maine Agency.
There has not any notice of the transfer ever come to hand, your letter which I this day received, is the first information I have since the request was made for the transfer.
Will you be so kind as to forward me an other document for Mr Comins, directed to me at Bangor Me.
I am very respectfully Your Obt. Servant
Joseph Carr
J. L. Edwards Esq h Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Penobscot Me Feb'y 1/47.
Dear Sir,
Encloses application of Jonas Conning as junior, for transfer C. 31. sec. 8, July 15.
Respectfully
M. Evans

State of Maine Penobscot County Bangor February 1 st 1847.
Sir
It is Mr Collins request that any communication you have to make, may be addressed to him, to my care at this place
Very respectfully your Obt Servt.
Joseph Carr. —
William L. Marcy Esq h Secretary of War - Washington City

City of Bangor Aug. 30 th 1847.
Sir
I received your letter of the 14 th instant, this day and have to inform you the second time, that I wrote to the Postmaster at Penebiscot for the package you forwarded to that place for me , And he informed me that it had been stolen, I also wrote to you at the same time, on which you forwarded me a copy of the transfer - I then wrote to Mr Woodbury Agent at Portland and he informed me that Mr Comin's could not receive his stipend on a Transfer only.
Why won't you at once forward to me Mr Comin's original Pension Certificate then there will be no difficulty - I conceive that the transfer of a Pensioner from one State to another does not give you the right to retain his original certificate - you however know better than I do - I however hope that you will give me no more trouble in the business but forward me such documents that will enable me to get his pension - To be sure it may seem a small sum to you but it is a large one to a poor man
I am very respectfully your Obedient Servant
Joseph Clegg —
To J. L. Edwards Esq r commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Please to forward to me, M rs Comins original Pension certificate which was sent you, or a new one
J. Burr

Bangor July 8 th 1847.
Dear Sir
I received a letter this day from the Pension Agent at Portland, saying that Mr Comins would not receive his pension from that Agency unless there was a new Pension certificate made out, or that he had especial directions forwarded to him to pay it.
Will you have the goodness to attend to the business so that Mr Comins may not be disappointed in receiving the amount of his pension money on the 4 th day of September next
Very Respectfully
your O bt Servt
Joseph Carr
J. L. Edwards Esq r U. States Commissioner of Pensions.
Washington City

Feb 19 '47
Dear
K.
Edward G. Parker Washington D.C.

Pension Agency Montpelier D ct 15/47
J S Edmonds Esq Clerk of pensions
Sir
Having a pension on the roll of this agency under the act of the 7 th June 1832. Was last paid by me on the 4 th Sept 1846
Yours &c
Two dollars for A. R. Keck free of postage

State of Maine.
HANCOCK, ss....CLERK'S OFFICE, ELLSWORTH.
George H. Brown _____ Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court within and for the County of Hancock, hereby certify, that Peter G. Staples _____ whose name appears subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is now and was at the time of subscribing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Hancock, duly commissioned and qualified, and that as such, full faith and credit are due his official acts. As to that the foregoing signature purports to be his is genuine, _____
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this Seventeenth _____ day of September _____ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty Seven _____
Geo. H. Brown _____ { Clerk of said Court for Hancock County.

State of Maine, County of Hancock, Penobscot. September Sept. 13 th 1847
J. Wilson Carpenter Postmaster in the Town, County and State aforesaid, do hereby testify and say under solemn oath, that a letter or package from Washington City directed to Joseph Carr of Penobscot, was received at my Office about the first of March last and that the same letter or package was stolen from my office at Penobscot, and that I do not know where it is, or what became of it, Wilson Carpenter Postmaster
State of Maine, Hancock
County ss September 13 th 1847. Then personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Wilson Carpenter above named and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed, is the truth before me Polog S. Staples Justice of the peace
State of Maine County of Hancock ss
September 16. 1847 I hereby certify that the above named Polog T. Staples, is a justice of the Peace in and for said County is duly commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of the same and that his signature is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of said County of Hancock this day of September in the year of our Lord one thou- =sand eight hundred and forty seven
Clerk of said Court

Bangor Sept. 9 th 1847. Wilson Carpenter Esq h Post master Penobscot. Hancock County
Dear Sir
It is necessary that the enclosed paper should be executed by you and others before Mr Gommings can receive his Pension, he is a poor man & needs it much I therefore pray you to attend to the business as soon as possible without any delay and after completed forward the same from your place - directed to S. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions Washington City — And I think you had better forward this letter with the other paper —
Respectfully your Obt. servt
Joseph Carr

Hon. Henry H. Fann M.C. Washington D.C.

Boston Feby 29 th 1836.
Sir, Yours of the 24 th inst. to the Secretary of this State, respecting evidence of Jonas Comins' service in the Revolutionary War. was handed us. — We have found his name on the roll of Capt. Reuben Davis' Company, in 1781. for three months and twenty one days. — We wish you to inform us the name of his Captain he was under the two weeks he claims to have served in 1779 in Col. Jacob Davis' Regt. — The roll of Capt. Benjamin Alton's Company for three months in 1780 is found; but the name of Jonas Comins or Cummings is not found on it. The roll of Capt. Benj. Alton's Company for services in 1779. is not found in this Office. — Did he Mr. C. serve as a substitute? if he did, please inform us of the name of the person he
# Jonas Cummings

he served for. — The fee for searching and making out the Certificate is two dollars, which please send us.
Yours Respectfully Ebenezer D. Hammet Henry White

State of Maine Penobscot County, Bangor June 10th 1847. }
S. S. Edw. Esq rs , Commissioner of Pensioners. Washington City }
Sir
By the request of an U.S. Pensioner who lately removed from Vermont State to Maine - By the name of Comins, the Christian name I do not recollect, nor am I positive I am correct as to the State he removed from as the copy of my letter I addressed to the Secretary of War, about the 1st of February last, has got misplaced - Mr Comins requested in his application that the payment of his pension should be transferred from the State he removed from to this State, In that letter his original Pension Certificate and other documents were inclosed, necessary for the transfer, he is much disappointed that he he has not had return before this time as he is poor and needs his money.
Will you have the goodness to attend to the business and let me have his new certificate by return Mail
Very Respectfully I am Sir
Your O bt serv t
Joseph Cave

JONAS COMINS.
[To accompany bill H. R. No. 499.]
MARCH 25, 1836.
Mr. JANES, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to which was referred a resolution instructing said committee to inquire into the expediency of placing the name of Jonas Comins on the roll of revolutionary pensioners, report:
That it appears, both by the sworn declaration of the said Jonas Comins, and the affidavit of one credible witness, that he, the said Comins, volunteered or enlisted into the revolutionary service of the United States in the years 1779 and 1781, for the term of three months in each of said years; that he served out the full term of the last enlistment; but that, in consequence of scarcity of provisions in the army at that time, he was permitted, after two and one-half months' service of the first term of enlistment, to return home. It also appears, that the said Comins, in the summer of 1779, and prior to the above mentioned service, on the occasion of an alarm, volunteered into the service of the United States, and marched from his residence, in Massachusetts, to Rhode Island, and did military duty there one fortnight. Allowing thirty days to the month, and fourteen days for the fortnight, the amount of actual service, as above detailed, is five months and twenty-nine days, falling one day short of the minimum provision of the act of 7th June, 1832.
The committee are satisfied with the proof of service as set forth, and believe the applicant is justly entitled to a pension as of six months' service, and to that effect report a bill.
Blair & Rives, printers.

Rev 1/60
MARCH 25, 1836.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. JANES, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill:
An Act
A BILL
Granting a pension to Jonas Comins.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, required to place the name of Jonas Comins, of Calais, in the county of Washington, and State of Vermont, upon the roll of revolutionary pensions, and to pay him at the rate of twenty dollars per annum, during his natural life, to commence on the fourth day of March, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
Approved 28 th June 1836
A true copy compared with the Roll in this office.
Dept of State } June 30 th 1836 }
Ashury Brinkins chief clerk

Jones. Comins v.
Aug 79. vol. _____ Col. Davis. R. Island. 14 days Rev. " enl d Capt. Alton _____ " 2. 15 Aug 81 " Davis Thurs N.Y. 3.

47 Pocahontas 20 Sept 76 Paid 20
Very Hon. Feb 27 M c Grath Commissioner of Pensions Washington City

Post Office Penobscot 20 th Sept 1817
Hon d J. L. Edwards Commissioner of pensions
Dear Sir
It is with pleasure that I avail myself of this opportunity, to inform you of the enclosed which contains the full account of what was received at my office about the first of March last, that What relates to a package of letters addressed to Mrs Joseph Carr.
I am Respectfully
Your Obed t Serv t
Wilford Carpenter
Post Master

HR. 499
Jonas Comins
Get taken a file J.D.R.
Com: on Pensions

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original.
Ref
let Hon H F James 13 Jan 1836
Hon H. F. James HR
H. F. James

Washington County State of Vermont Calais. October 19 th 1835
Personally appeared Hijab Wheeler and after being duly cautioned made solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true in all its parts.
Before Shubail  Whee  he justice of the Peace
State of Vermont Washington County. I certify that I am personally acquainted with Elijah Wheeler, who has subscribed to the foregoing Affidavit and sworn to the same. that he is a credible person and that his Statement is entitled to credit.
Isaac Wheeler. Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont Washington County ss. 3 I Joshua W. Nail Clerk of the county court within and for the county of Washington aforesaid do certify that Shubael Wheeler Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly appointed & acting under the authority of this State and his name to the above is his own proper Signature. — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of said County Court this 22 nd day of October A. D. 1835 Attest J. W. Nail Clerk. —

Copies in case of Jonas Gaining
March 25 K36
Bill — 499
Bill for 6 months

I hereby Certify, that the accompanying page 5 numbered from One to Six, inclusive, are — truly copied from the original 5 in the Pension Office, War Dept.
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.
Be it Remembered, that JAMES L. EDWARDS, who has signed the foregoing certificate, is Commissioner of Pensions; and that to his attestations full faith and credit are and ought to be given. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and caused the seal of the Department to be affixed, on this 19 th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-Six.
Simon Cameron
Secretary of War.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832.
State of Vermont } County of Washington } On this 21 st day of October A. D. 1835. personally appeared, before the Honorable Probate Court, within and for the County of Washington aforesaid, now sitting, Jonas Comins a resident of Calais in the County of Washington and State of Vermont, aged Seventy four 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 7, 1832.
That he enlisted, and served in the Army of the United States, in the years 1779 and 1781 under the following circumstances. In the month of August in the year 1779 in case of an alarm he volunteered into the service of the United States in Col. Jacob Davis Company of the Massachusetts line of militia and immediately marched to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, and there served as a private Soldier under said Davis in said Davis Regiment for the term of one fortnight when the said Regiment was dismissed, and the declarant returned home, that while so stationed at Tiverton on one occasion which was on the Sabbath day he with about fifty other Soldiers were detached and ferried across the River on to the Island and there laboured thro' the day in repairing a Breastwork on Butts Hill so called, remained there thro' the succeeding night and on the ensuing morning were recalled to join the Regiment. That in the month of November or December of the same year 1779 he again entered the service of the United States under the following circumstances. The Town of Charlestown Massachusetts where the declarant then resided as well as other Towns in that vicinity were required to furnish a certain quota of men for the purpose of guarding the Sea Coast, that he volunteered for the term of three months, and by orders immediately repaired to Providence and was there embodied in Capt. Benjamin Altons Comp y . of the Massachusetts line of militia and immediately marched to a

place in the State of Rhode Island then called Oldikes New Town, thence about four miles below on the mainland west side of the Island, and was there stationed and served as a private Soldier in s d Altons Company, under said Capt. Alton & Lieut. Moses Healy for the term of two and one half months when owing to the extreme scarcity of provisions we were permitted to return home and he with others returned. And further that in the year 1781 he again enlisted into the service of the United States for the term of three months, and on the last day of August in that year he left home and repaired to West Point - joined Col. Drury's Regiment of Massachusetts militia in Capt. Reuben Davis Company were there stationed, and that he there served in said Regiment and Company the full term of three months and was then, and there discharged. That born Wallis was captured during this last mentioned service, and that news of the capture arrived at West Point when declarant was there - that he was never in any actual engagements or battles, that during the last mentioned service his duty was guarding Forts Putnam, Webb, and other forts at West Point.
To the questions (propounded by the Court) or rather the interrogatories prescribed by the Department, he declares that he was born in Charleston Worcester County Massachusetts in 1761. That he has no Record of his age other than that his birth is recorded on the Town Records of said town of Charleston, that each time when he entered the service of the United States he resided at said Charleston, and that he continued to reside in that place until about forty years since when he removed to Jericho Vermont where he still continues to reside - that each time of his service he enlisted as a volunteer, and that on the last mentioned service only was he a substitute, and then for the town of Oxford Massachusetts, that he was hired and paid by the s d Town of Oxford in consequence of their being at that time no volunteers from said Oxford. That by reason of the loss of memory he is unable to recollect the names of other general & Officers either Continental or militia than those which

have been already named - that never received any discharge in writing, except that at Westpoint he received a written Discharge from Col: Drury, is lost and probably destroyed - that the reason of his not making earlier application is that he was not informed until very recently that the act of Congress of 1832 extended to the cases of those who had not served at least as long as six months in one campaign. That he knows of no person living who has any personal knowledge of his services - He refers to Benjamin Page, Clergyman and to Saphi White both of said Calais as volunteers for his character, for veracity, and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to, and subscribed.
Jonas Comins
the day and year aforesaid
Attest, Lucius B. Peck, Clerk & Register.
And the said Court do declare their opinion that the above mentioned applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states.
I Lucius B. Peck, Register & Clerk of the Probate Court for the said County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonas Comins for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office, this twenty first day of October A.D. 1835.
Attest, Lucius B. Peck, Clerk & Register.
We Benjamin Page a Clergyman residing in Calais Washington County Vermont & Saphi White residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonas Comins who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he -

resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & Subscribed the day 2 . . . Benjamin Page. and year last aforesaid 7 Jesse White.
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 Benjamin Page who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in Calais Washington County Vermont and that Jesse White who has also signed the same is a Resident in said Calais, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Lucius B. Peck Clerk & Register of said Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonas Comins for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office, this 21 st day of October A.D. 1835.
Lucius B. Peck, Register & Clerk.
I Elijah Wheelock of Calais Washington County, and State of Vermont aged Seventy one years do here and say that I was born in Charleston Massachusetts and resided there until I was about twenty four years of age. I lived during that time a near neighbour to Jonas Comins then of that place, who now resides in the town where I now reside & who I learn is about making a declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension. I was during the time I resided in Charleston intimately acquainted with the said Jonas Comins and know the fact that in 1779. when I was fifteen years of age, the said Jonas Comins turned out in case.

to an alarm under Col. Jacob Davis, and as I then understood he went to Rhode Island, and served in the Massachusetts militia. He was then absent two or three weeks - should think he left Charleston on that occasion in July or August. I also recollect that in the latter part of the same year 1779, the said Jonas Comins and my brother older than myself who is since deceased both volunteered into the service of the United States for the term of three months, and I travelled one day in company with them with a horse to assist them in repairing to Rhode Island, they returned a short time before we expected them home, on the account as they then said of want of provision among the troops.
Towards the close of the war, I should think in 1781 the same older brother of mine, and the said Jonas Comins again volunteered into the service of the United States for the term of three months, and as I then understood repaired to the Army at West Point. My brother and the said Comins left Charleston on that occasion in company with each other, were absent the full term of three months, and then both returned together. I have frequently heard my deceased brother in his life time speak of Comins having been in the army of the Revolution and of their having been associates there, and further I say not.
Abijah Wheelock.
Washington County } State of Vermont } Calais October 19. 1835.
Personally appeared Abijah Wheelock and after being duly cautioned made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true in all its parts.
Before Shubael Wheeler Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont } Washington County } I certify that I am personally acquainted with Abijah Wheelock who has subscribed to the

6. foregoing affidavit, and sworn to the same, that he is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Shubael Wheeler. Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont
Washington County ss. I, Joshua J. Vail Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Washington aforesaid do certify that Shubael Wheeler Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly appointed, and acting under the authority of this State, and his name to the above is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said County Court this 22 nd day of October A.D. 1835.
(Seal)
att. J. J. Vail, Clerk.