Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, 43429, Felix Curtis, Conn.

SERVICE
Kurtis, Felix
NUMBER
S. 43429
CONTENTS

10.673 New York R
Felix Curtis
of Warren in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sam l B Webb of the Connecticut line, for the term of Three years 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of May 1818 and sent to S and L Ford Esq. Herkimer — New York.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - 10 15 / 30 85.29 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sep 1819 6 mths 48.
$133.29
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
The pensioner refers to the 210th...

I Felix Curtis of the Town of Warren in the County of Herkimer State of New York do, according to the provisions of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons in the Line of naval service of the United States of in the Revolutionary War," make the following Declaration upon oath That is to say - I do hereby declare. That I am a resident Citizen of the United States, Town of the Town County State aforesaid - and that by reason of my adverse circumstances, in 1772 I am in need of assistance from the County for support - I do further declare that I was a private soldier in the War of the revolution & that I served as such for the term of three years in the Continental establishment - That on the third day of August 1772 I enlisted at Hartford in the State of Connecticut under Captain Edward Buckley - That shortly after my enlistment I proceeded to Pikeskill in the State of New York where I was mustered in a company commanded by Captain in the Continental Line, Samuel Webb B. Webb That I continued in said Company until the expiration of the term of my enlistment That during said term I was on duty at Pikeskill and White Plains, in the State of New York at Norwalk, on Long Island and other places and was finally dis-

stayed at Kingsbury on the Hudson River in the State of New York - That I was engaged in the expedition under Gen- eral Sullivan on Rhode Island in the year 1778 and was in the battle at Springfield in the State of New Jersey in the year 1780 - and I do further declare that the discharge which I received on leaving the Army has been left by me in the State of Vermont and it is uncertain whether it shall be able to procure the same to carry this Declaration and I do further declare that thereby relinquish all claim to any pecuniary pension heretofore allowed me by the United States or any individual State. Witness my hand at Housatonic.
Felix Curtis
April 15. 84
Sworn to April 15. 84
Before me
David Root Judge of Housatonic Common Pleas
Housatonic County ss. David Root of Warren in said County do hereby declare that he is well acquainted with Felix Curtis above named and under a strong belief that the said Felix is in low circumstances and de- pends upon his own labor for his and his family's support.
David Root
Sworn to April 15. 1814
Before me
David Root, Judge of Housatonic Common Pleas

State of New York
Herkimer County ss: I, Felix Curtis who made the foregoing declaration under oath being duly sworn, declare and saith that since making the foregoing declaration under oath he hath sent to her mount where all his papers were for his discharge mentioned in his said declaration and that he has obtained the same and that the foregoing is the actual discharge which he received from Col. Ebenezer Huntington who commanded the Regiment to which this belonged when he deponent was discharged and that the foregoing discharge was actually made out and delivered to this deponent by the said Lieut. Col. Huntington and further this deponent saith not
Sworn to this 2nd day of October 1818 before me
David Bolt
Judge of 86th Military Com. Pleas
Felix Curtis

State of New York
Herkimer County ss: Jonathan Merrill of the town of Warren in the counties of Herkimer and State of New York. Physician aged sixty two years and upwards being duly sworn saith that in the year 1777 this deponent was a surgeon belonging to the Hospital Department in the Connecticut line of troops of the United States and that at that time Silas Curtis in the foregoing declaration named was a soldier in Colonel Somers B. Webb's Regiment of the Connecticut line and was actually under the care of this deponent in the hospital at Grafton in Connecticut confined with the small pox - and this deponent further saith that he now lives a near neighbor to said Curtis and knows his circumstances and the said Curtis is a poor man in very reduced circumstances and actually in need of assistance from his country for support and further this deponent saith Jonathan Merrill 62
Subscribed & sworn October 4th, 1818, before me David Scott
Judge of Herkimer Com. Pleas
Silas Curtis

Felix Curtius Wannum Nyack
10673
Notif sent to him 21 July 1820

Schedule
State of New York Herkimer County ss On this 4 th day of July 1820 In open Court to wit the Court of Common pleas in and for said County being a court of Record, thus constituted by the laws of the state of New York personally appeared Felix Curtis aged fifty Eight years and Nine Months a resident in the town of Warren in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served the Revolutionary War as follows That he was enlisted by Edward Bulkley on the third day of August 1777 and was discharged by Col r Ebenezer Huntington on the third day of August 1780 That he served three years in the Regiment commanded by Col r Samuel Webb in the Connecticut line, and in the Company commanded by Capt d Alden that the number of his pension certificate is 10,673- and the date of his Original Declaration is April 18 th 1818, And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so as to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or sure- ties, contracts or debts due to me Nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed to wit.   Inventory of Estate (excepting wearing apparel and bedding) 1 Cow and Calf worth $18.00 - 2 Small hogs and three pigs $3.00, 2 Old tables $2.00 " 4 chairs $0.50, 2 pails $0.50, 2 Chests $2.00, 1 Stand $0.50, 1 pr. Shears $0.12 1/2, 1 Milk cup $0.05, 1 Set knives and forks $0.25, 1 Small Metal Glasp $0.12 1/2, 3 Spoon $0.19, 1 Sugar bowl Enam d 0.19, 1 wine Glasp $0.00, 1 pint Tin baro $0.00

  One Hetchel  $0 25-     1 pint Enamel bowl  0 12 1/2     6 Small plates  0 25-     1 Set of cups & saucers  0 25-     1 p. iron tongs  0 25-     Dish Kettle  0 50     1 Spider  0 50     1 Tea Kettle  0 75-     1 Old Hoe  0 75-  $31-19  
I have the growing upon the ground the sowing &c of 2 bushells oats 1/4 of peas 1/4 of flax seed 1/4 wheat 1/4 of beans 6 of potatoes One half acre of corn all supposed to be worth Twenty Dollars
Total $ 188 51-19 20
By Occupation I am a farmer but owing to a fractured arm I am unable to perform much labour — My family consists besides myself, of My wife Patience aged fifty eight constantly sick and unable to support herself and a Daughter Mine aged 18, who is able bodied
Felix Curtis
Sworn to and subscribed On the 4th day of July 1820 before David Holt
Judge of Hukimur Common pleas
The court is of Opinion that the Value of the Articles enumerated in the foregoing schedule is fifty One Dollars
Westot Willoughby David Holt John Pendergast
Judges

Walter Fish Clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Herkimer do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said court, and I do further certify that it is the Opinion of the said court that the Total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty One Dollars In testimony whereof I have hereunto set My hand and affixed the seal of the said court On this Eighth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty
Walter Fish Clerk of the Court for the County of Herkimer

Clinic Record all Curtis, address in E.C. Wm. E. Curtis M.D.
43 429 INVALID.
Recy
File No. 43 429
Felix Curtis Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June 28 th 1874 Recd. of Wm. E. Curtis Esq. Office Post Bldg., Washington June 28 th Letter to Wm. E. as above copy inside. June 28 th copy of Mil. Hist. & address as above.

B. Hunting ton Receipt 3 Scyphozoa
CURTIS, FELIX (CONN.) S-43429

Let them give three days provision to Felix (unl.) Discharged from the 9 th Penn Regt this day
Aug 3 1860
Col. Huntington Col. Command
To my Friend

Felix Curtis, junr Colonel Samuel B. Bibbs Regt Connecticut line 1777 3 years
Ans d — dis d Aug 3
On roll
Admitted
St L. Ford Herkimer State of New York Agents

State of New York Rensselaer County ss.
I Walter Fish Clerk of the County of Common Pleas in and for the County of Rensselaer in the State of New York do hereby certify that the said Court is one of the courts of Record of the State of New York - that David Holt who Subscribed the foregoing certificate and the several Jurats to the foregoing affidavits is one of the Judges of the said Court of Common Pleas and was at the several times of signing the said affidavits such judge and that the said several signatures are in his own proper hand writing. In witness whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at Rensselaer this twenty third day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighteen -
Walter Fish Clerk

State of New York
Herkimer County ss. I David Holt one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Herkimer in the State of New York do hereby certify that the true affidavits sworn to and subscribed by Felix Curtis hereunto annexed and the affidavit sworn to and subscribed by Lewis Muxter hereunto annexed and the affidavit sworn to and subscribed by Jonathan Aspell hereunto annexed were severally sworn to taken and subscribed by those several men before me as one of the judges of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Herkimer of course on the respective days stated in my certificate. Subscribed by me at the foot of each of these affidavits - And I do further certify that the said Felix Curtis David Muxter and Jonathan Aspell are all credible men and entitled to full credit when under oath - And I do further certify that I am satisfied from the testimony in said affidavits contained that the said Felix Curtis did serve in the war of the Revolution as a private soldier in Mounier's stated by him in his said declaration under oath and I am also satisfied that the said Felix Curtis is in reduced circumstances and actually in need of assistance from his country for support - All of which I do hereby certify and make known to the Honorable the Secretary of War. Given at Herkimer State of New York October 23 rd A D 1818
David Holt

W.H.K.
John...
J. C. Calhoun Esq. Free
Secretary of War Washington City
Warren N.Y. July 11th 1820

Wann July 8 th 1820
Sir
I enclose to you my Application papers for a further pension. I wish you to be so good as to inform me as soon as you can conveniently can - the manner I shall further draw if I am entitled & oblige yours &c
Respectfully
Felix Curtis
J. C. Calhoun Esq.

Washington, D. C., June 14, 1894.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
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Sir:--I should be greatly obliged if you could give me any information concerning Felix Curtis, who enlisted as a private in the Continental Army in the War of the Revolution, on August 3, 1777, and served in the regiment of Col. Samuel B. Webb, under Generals Putnam and Clinton until he was discharged August 3rd, 1780. I am informed that he was a pensioner until 1836, and I should be glad to get his record.
I should also be glad of information concerning Israel Coe, who is also supposed to have been a soldier in the Revolution, but I have no further information about him than that he was born in Granville, Mass., July 27, 1756.
not J. not W.
I should also like to get information concerning Lereus Eddy, who belonged to the artificer's corps, Army of the Revolution. He was born at Haddam, Conn., December 12, 1758. I understand that there is a controversy as to whether the regiment to which he belonged, the artificers corps, deserted or was mustered out. I am informed that he was a pensioner, but have no further knowledge.
not J. not W.
I have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
William E. Curtis