Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12,532, Anson Comstock, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Constock, Anson
NUMBER
S. 12532
CONTENTS
carded

Dead
Paid at the Treasurys under the Act of the 1 st April 1838 H. to 2 of 3 children from 4 March to 4 Sep 1841. Agt notified 2 nd March 1843
Paid as above to 1 of 3 children. Agt notified 23 May 1843
Honcho, Hughes June 14/1844 Same June 29/1844
New York 14, 681.
Anson Comstock
of Warren Co. in the State of N. Y. who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Stockdall of the Regt. commanded by Col. Canfield in the - Conn. line for
13. months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Y. at the rate of 43. Dollars 33. Cents per ann. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued on 8. day of June 1833. and sent to J. L. Gustinus, Glens Falls, Warren
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 86.65 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 21.66 $ 108.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Francis Clerk, Book C. Vol. 4 - Page 51.
124545

In the Matter of } Anson Courtstock }
Application for a Pension
21/5/45

State of New York County of Warren
On this Fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open court before the judges of the court of common Pleas now sitting Anson Comstock a resident of the Town of Queensbury in the said County of Warren and State of New York aged Fifty Eight years on the 13 th day of June last 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 "to prevent frauds" 7-1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as here in stated
That he entered the service the first time on the first day of April 1781 He was drafted into a company of Militia (as a private in the town of New Milford in the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut) the company was commanded by one William Gaylord as Captain the Lieutenants name he does not recollect the Ensigns name was Benjamin Mygatt The draft was for one month's service the Militia belonged to the said State He resided at the time he was drafted in the said Town of New Milford He marched from thence to the Town of Norwalk in said State and there were the full time for which he was drafted that is one month to the first day of May The company to which he belonged was attached or belonged to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Banfield He with the company and Regiment were verbally discharged and returned home having served at the time one month as a private
The next time he entered the service was on the fourth day of April 1782 he enlisted as a private for one year into the State Troops of Connecticut into a company commanded by Captain James Stoddard the Lieutenants name was Oliver Porterick - The Ensigns name he believes was Butler his given name does not recollect. The company belonged to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Banfield - the Majors name was James Dana He enlisted for one year and served until the end of the year and was verbally discharged at the expiration of the year He resided at the time of enlistment in the said town of New Milford and went with his company to the town of Stamford in the said State of Connecticut where he was encamped in a Picket Fort served the time one year - There was no other Regiment at Norwalk or Stamford at the time he was in the service that he now recollects His duty was to guard the inhabitants from the incursions of the Cowboys and Refugees both while in the service at Norwalk and at Stamford Saw while at Stamford Captains Allen, Miles & Granger given names does not recollect and Lieutenants Smith, Bifield, Bull given names does not recollect Bull was also the adjutant He has no other account

-culary evidence than what is herunto annexed and knows of no other persons whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service other than those already produced and also annexed and that he served one year and six months one month in the United States of Connecticut and one year in the State Troops for which he claims a pension as a private soldier
1 Was born in the town of New Milford in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut in the year Seventeen Hundred and fifty four.
2 Has a record of his age on the family record from which the following extract is made "Anson Son to 'Clo' (John Comstock & Deborah his wife) was born (these words in the parenthesis on the top of the Record) was born June 13 th 1764"
3 Was living when called into service in the Town of New Milford County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut and resided there until he was thirty one years old when he removed to the town of Greenebury in the County of Warren and State of New York where he has resided ever since
4 Was called into service the first time by drafting the second time by enlisting.
5 Knows the names of no other officers than those already named Colonel Samuel Campfield Major James Dana and Captains Allen Miles & Grenger whose given names he does not recollect and Lieutenants Smith Bice & Bule the latter of whom was adjutant general whose names he does not recollect Knows of no other Regiment than that named or other circumstances than in the declaration stated
6 Never received any other discharge than a verbal one
7 There has been no Clergyman settled in his neighborhood for any length of time with whom he is acquainted But that
to whom his known can testify to 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 annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
Turns and subscribes the day and year aforesaid In Witness Archibald Clark
Anson Comstock

We Ethan Parsons — residing in the town of Ticonderoga in the county of Warren and State of New York and David Champlain — residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Anson Comstock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be about Fifty Eight 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
I am and subscribe the day and year aforesaid
Ethan Parsons David Champlain
Thomas Archibald clerk
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investi- gation 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 Ethan Parsons and David Champlain
who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of the town of Ticonderoga — aforesaid and that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Thomas Archibald clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the said county of Warren do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Anson Comstock for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this fifteenth day of April 1833
Thomas Archibald clerk

I Samuel Corristock of New Milford in Litchfield County & State of Connecticut age seventy years upon my say that in the month of April 1780, or 1781 as I now believe my brother Anson Corristock then of New Milford, now of Lumbury in Warren County & State of New York was drafted & went to New York in the service of the United States and was gone over there  the my brother & I resided in the same house at that time - Capt. William Gaylord was his Captain & Col. Samuel Canfield was his Colonel at this time. and I was knowing to my father receiving the pay for this month's service, the said Anson being a minor -
In April 1782 the said Anson enlisted in New Milford in a company of Connecticut State troops commanded by but I do not recollect who commanded the Company. Col. Samuel Canfield commanded the Regiment to which he belonged - immediately after his enlistment he marched to Stamford as I understood and was absent over a year in the service of the United States as I supposed. He was at home once or twice in the time on a furlough for a few days at a time The said Anson Corristock is now present

At the taking of this deposition - and further the deponent saith not Samuel Cornstock
State of Connecticut, Probate District of New Britain p: On this 24 th day of September A.D. 1832
Personally appeared in open Court before Nathaniel Perry Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said District, Samuel Cornstock who is a credible witness and subscribed the foregoing deposition and made oath to the truth of the facts therein set forth -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the day & year above written. William J. H. Clark Clerk

I Eli Todd of New Milford in Litchfield County State of Connecticut aged sixty eight years depose & say that in the spring of the year 1781, as I believe  Arson Cornstock then I was drafted and went to New- walk and was there in the service of the United States one month. under Capt. William Gaylord. The Regiment was commanded by Col. Samuel Cornstock Arson Cornstock then of New Milford now of Litchfield in Warren County & State of New York was in the same service during said month and belonged to the same company to which I belonged The said Cornstock is now present at the taking of this deposition - and further saith not - Eli Todd
State of Connecticut,
Probate District of New Milford ss.
On this 24 th day of September A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open court before Nathaniel Perry Esq. Judge of the court of Probate for said District Eli Todd Esq who is a credible witness and subscribed the foregoing deposition & made oath to the truth of the facts therein set forth - My testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court the day & year above written William J. Harn Clerk

State of Connecticut p
Probate District of New Milford
I Nathaniel Perry Judge of the Court of Probate for said District do hereby Certify that William J. Starr is clerk of said Court and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be the signatures of the sd William J. Starr are in his own proper hand writing and that the seal annexed to said certificates is the seal of said Court
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24 th day of September A. 1882 -
Nathaniel Perry Judge

24.545.
Anson Comstock Warren Co New York.
admitted.
13 m. Private.
J. L. Bustenius Glens Falls. Warren Co New York.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 Anson Comstock Warren Co New York.
   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.     Ap 1781 " 1 " Prior Col. Canfield Capt. Gaylord 68 years Litchf ield Co Witness Sam. Comstock " Eli Todd   Ap 1782 1 " " " Col. Canfield Maj. Danc Capt. Stoddard Conn. " Daniel A. Pickett John Roberts  
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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the U. 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 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, or the authenticated 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.
Joseph Rowen

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Anson Comstock a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. F. 12532.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1, 1781. 1 mo. Pri. Wm. Gaylord. Samuel Canfield Conn.   Apr. 4, 1782. 1 yr. James Stoddard Samuel Canfield  
Battles engaged in, _____ ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Milford, Litchfield Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 16, 1833 His cl. was al
Residence at date of application, Queensbury, Warren Co., N. Y.
Age at date of application, Born Jan. 13, 1767 at New Milford, Conn.
Remarks: He was the son of John and Deborah Comstock. He died in 1841 leaving 3 children names & ags. of wife not stated. His pension was paid up to Sept. 4, 1841 to his three surviving children, names not stated.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Reserve
12532 INVALID.
1907 mch. 12. Hist. to J. J. Comstock c 1913, Aug. 25. History to Marion A. Chitty. for 1919 Aug 20 Marion A Chitty that robbery land was allowed 1934 Jan. 11. Hist. to Mrs G. Parrnele. aw
File No. 12, 532
Anson Comstock
Pr. Rev War.
Act: June 7th 82
Index: — Vol. a , Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Wash. D. C., Dec. 23, 1923
U. S. Pension Office:
Dear Sirs:
Some time ago wrote asking for the Revolutionary War Record of Anson Comstock of New Milford Conn., but fear I omitted to enclose necessary stamp. Would like to have copy to use in connection with children of D. A. R. Thanking you Sir
Very truly yours H. Pamela 548 Shepherd N.W.

Washington D.C., Nov. 25, 1923.
U. S. Pension Office - Dear Sirs -
Would like a copy of Revolutionary War Record of Anson Comstock of Milford, Conn., at your earliest convenience. Thanking you I am
Very truly yours,
(Mrs) G. Parmele
548 Shepherd N.W., Wash. D.C.,

15 Bay St.
Gleno Falls N.Y.
Mr. E. C. Vieman
Dear Sir,
In regard to the information asked in the accompanying paper, I would say that the John Comstock referred to, lived in New Bedford Mass. and presumably enlisted from there. It was his home after service. He was born in 1719 and died Aug 24 th 1798. He

was married Dec 14 th 1743 let me know if Anson Comstock to Deborah Welch also of (born in New Milford Conn. & in New Milford who died before removed to Town of Queensbury he died. As he did not New York (Saratoga Co) whose marry again there was no record of her ever received widow. He also had a nephew a grant of land in Queensbury of the same name (son of Comstock) from the Government? He whose record I would also own a large farm in the like if available. His residence aforesaid Queensbury but was also New Milford and I can find no record of his parents were Samuel & how he obtained it. Elizabeth (Baldwin) Comstock. He was born in 1764 in New Milford Conn. This is all I know of him. Will you also Hoping that you will be able to give me some infor- mation on these subjects, I am Yours very truly (Miss) Marion A. Chitty Jan 12 th 1919

The Wayside Inn New Milford Conn.
Dept. of Pensions. Dear Sirs
Can you give me any information about Asa Cook a soldier of the American Revolution. He lived in the afore town of New Milford but might have enlisted from one of the neighboring settlements. After the war he moved to the

town of Queensbury in northern New York and is buried there. His gravestone states that he was a pensioner of the Revolutionary War but I can find no record of his service here. His pension has of course paid in New York State.
Any information which you can give me on this subject will be grate- fully received as I am his Great grand daughter.

and would like to know if I am eligible to be a W. R. C. I am enclosing stamps for return answer and if there is a fee for the necessary research and information kindly state the amount.
Hoping to hear from you I am
Very truly Yours
Marion A. Chitty
Aug 14 th 1913
Information about Anson Comstock New Milford Conn.
to be sent to (Miss) Marion A. Chitty The Wayside Inn New Milford Conn.

J. J. COMSTOCK
COMMISSION HARDWARE AND TOOLS
40 DEARBORN STREET
TELEPHONE CENTRAL 3761
CHICAGO, Feb. 27th, '07.
United States Pension Office.
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Can you without much trouble give me the record of service of one Anselin Comstock who in 1841 was a United States Pensioner Sweden N.Y. or possibly it was George Comstock his father who was this pensioner ? Any information you can give me concerning the above, I shall very much appreciate. Can you also give me name and address of any Comstock who was a participant in the war of 1812 ?
I enclose stamped envelope for your reply and beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
J.J.Comstock.
Rec'd Mail Div - Mch. 1. 1907 -

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPROLLER'S OFFICE,
March 29, 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, one of the 3 children of Anson Easton Dec d , a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N. York Agency, at the rate of forty three — Dollars and 33 Cents per annum. under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March — to the 4 th Sept 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
J. Ward B. Tappan
Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
January 27 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Two of three child ren of Anson Comstock, dec d a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Forty three Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March — to the 4 th Sept. 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

I Daniel A. Pickett of New Milford in Litchfield County & State of Connecticut aged Sixty three years - do hereby say that in April in the year 1782 Arson Cornstock formerly of said New Milford now of the town of Lumbury in the County of Warren & State of New York entered the service of the United States in the company of Connecticut State Troops commanded by Col. A. James Stoddard in the Regiment com- -manded by Col. Samuel Canfield. and at the expiration of the Cornstock's term of enlist- -ment in April 1783 I went to Stamford Stamford and brought home the Cornstock I know that the Cornstock left home at the time first above mentioned and was absent from home until the time he returned with me in April 1783. At the time I went after him at Stamford  Stamford he was in the service of the United States in the company -
(cont.) Previous to the above term of service in April 1780 the Arson Cornstock was drafted & went to Norwalk under Capt. William Gaylord & Col. Samuel Can- -field and was absent one month - The Arson Cornstock is now present at the taking of this deposition - and further the deponent saith not
Daniel A. Pickett
State of Connecticut p. Probate District of New Milford - On this 24 th day of September A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open court

before Nathaniel Perry Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said District. Daniel A. Pickett the subscriber to the foregoing deposition who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the facts in said deposition set forth.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 24 th day of Sept. A.D. 1832 William J. Hain Clerk

I John Roberts of New Milford in Litchfield county State of Connecticut aged twenty years. do hereby say that in November in the year 1982 I went with a team in the service of the United States to Hampton at which place I remained and in that neighborhood I remained till the latter part of December of the same year at the time I arrived there, during my stay, and at the time I left, Anson Com- -stock formerly of New Milford, now of Litchfield in Warren County State of New York was then in the service of the United States in the Regiment Common -died by Col. Samuel Confield - and further the deponent saith not  John Roberts
State of Connecticut, Probate District of New- -Milford p. On this 24 th day of September A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate Nathaniel Perry Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for said District, John Roberts, who is a credible witness whose name is subscribed to the foregoing statement & made oath to the truth of the facts therein set forth. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the day & year above written William J. Harn Clerk

State of Connecticut p:
Probate District of New Milford
I Nathaniel Perry Judge of the Court of Probate for said District, do hereby Certify that William J. Starr is Clerk of said Court and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be the signa- tures of the sd William J. Starr are in his own proper hand writing and that the seal affixed annexed to said certificates is the seal of said Court -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24 th day of September A.D. 1832
Nathaniel Perry Judge