Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18446, Samuel Hicks, Conn. Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn. Continental
Hicks, Samuel
S 18446
Carded
CONTENTS
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6246
Connecticut
Samuel Hicks
in the State of Connecticut was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Savage of the Regt commanded by Col Lamb in the Regt Conn. & was for 8 mo 15 days Private $28.32 Continental
1888
Dec 22
G. S. Wylie
History
Pension
Enrolled on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 28 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Feb. 1833 and paid to April 16th 1833
Arrears to the 4th of Feb. 1832 $42.48 Semi-annual allowance ending 1st Mo in 1833 14.16 $56.64
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by
Mabel Luce
Clerk,
Vol.
3
Page
47

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Connecticut County of New Haven } S.S. New Haven Probate District of New Haven
On this 7 th day of February A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of New Haven - said Court being a Court of Record and hearing by the laws of this State a Clerk and Seal and now sitting - Samuel Hicks a resident of the said City of New Haven aged seventy four years the 13 th day of February A.D. 1832 who being first duly sworn makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That In the month of August 1780 he hired out to a man whose name he is very confident was Tuttle - and as his the said Tuttle substituted in the revolutionary Army for the term of six months after being as a substitute, he was examined and approved of by Genl Parsons at the County house in this City - and from him he was sent on with a number of others and joined the Army in New Jersey on or about the first of September 1780 - there he was put into the Artillery into the Regiment commanded by Col Lamb - Lieut Col Stevens - black Bty - we used to call him - and into Capt Savage Company - John Miles Captain Commandant - Savage being brigaded with Foot & Artillery Regiments - Soon after we joined the Army we moved from Musquito Hill to Tappan and there there where there was heavy and in the month

of December of the same year on or about the 20th of the month He was discharged at Windover near Newburgh on the North river after having been out more than three months and a half the Applicant when he was discharged from this town received a written discharge For this town the man for whom an applicant found as a Substitute paid him for six months in Country produce by being a farmer - & Applicant claims for the whole term of six months as he stood bound for that time tho' he Applicant was discharged as before stated previous to that time - In the year 1779 Applicant hired out to Dock Master now living in the town of Dan. Co. of New Haven as his substitute in the army of the revolution having been drafted for the term of six months on this term Applicant served in the militia under Captain Moses Gilbert and was stationed most of the time at the town of Stratford where we remained until winter when we were marched into New Haven City and dismissed on furlough and held ready to be called on at any time on this term Applicant served according to his best recollection for at least three months - and was held liable to be called on - tho' he never was actually called on for the three remaining months of his term In the year 1781 Applicant again went into the service of the United States in the militia as the substitute for another man by the name of Little - for the term of two months

Applicant here but just returned from his tour in the regular Army which closed the latter part of December 1780 - when he hired as a substitute on this tour which makes the commencement of this last tour about the commencement of the year 1781 and he served out the tour at Housneck in the Company commanded by David Robinson. Lieut. Col. - and returned home the first of March of the same year - Applicant therefore actually serviced according to his best recollection at least three months & a half on the first - three months on the second - and two months on the third tour making of actual service the period of eight and one half months and he was bound to serve for the period of five & one half months longer as stated in his declaration of service and he leaves it with the department whether he is entitled to eight & one half or fourteen months In reply to the first question of the Department Applicant says - that he was born in Colchester County of Essex Kingdom of Great Britain - on the 13 th of February 1758 - Dr. He has no record of his age - 3 rd He came to Halifax when a boy and from thence to Boston about fifty nine years since from thence to New York and from the latter place he came to the City of New Haven about the commencement of the Revolutionary war - where he has ever since resided. 4 th Always went as before stated as a substitute

which in the service of the United States - and in the Army of the Revolution.
5 th He has lived as fully as able in the body of the preceding declaration.
6 th He never held a Commission and was only once discharged by a written discharge. This was when he was in the regular Army and it is now lost.
7 th He refers to the following gentlemen for testimonials of his unimpeachable character for truth - Hon. Ralph I. Ingalls, Samuel A. Root, David Dagg, Dr. Abraham Bishop, Leitch Hobbs & Nathan Smith -
from the in your Court - Attest Anthony Sanford Clerk
Samuel Hicks
We Henry Limes a clergyman residing in New Haven and Anthony P. Sanford residing in New Haven hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Hicks. He has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid. Attest - Anthony P. Sanford Clerk
Henry Limes. Anthony P. Sanford
The applicant Samuel Hicks is well known to me as a respectable man, was for many years in charge of the Custom House Books - of strict integrity, & I have heard him more than 20 years since, describe his services in the War of the Revolution -
Washington 12 th Feby - 1833 -
Samuel A. Root: U.S. Senate

And the said Court as hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after hearing the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovementioned applicant served as a statesman. And the Court further certifies, that it ap- pears to them, that Henry Lewis who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in New Haven, and that Anthon T. P. Sanford who has also signed the same is a resident in said New Haven, and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit. - Chas. A. Ingalls
Clerk of said Court.
I, Anthony P. Sanford Clerk, the Court do hereby for the District of Columbia as certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Hicks for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7 th day of February A.D. 1833.
Anthony P. Sanford Clerk

BRIEF in the case of Samuel Hicks  County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? _____  3. How old is he? 74.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     + Sub. In 1780, 4 Sept. "more than 3" months. Private Gen. Capt. Savage, Col. Lamb & Stephens, Capt. Wilds   do. 1779 — "at least 3." " Capt. Mc. Gilbert   do. 1781 — 2 " Capt. Robison, Lieut. Catres   He says "8 months and a half in all."  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New Haven, Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional & Witness  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Waugh Feb. 20. 1833.
+ 3 mo 20 days

April 1880
Appl: Incr. Pens n
lease
Dolly Brown, del
wid of Sam l , Leon
26 26 Sylvester

Samuel Hicks in Feby 1833 of New Haven Con t aged 74 years on Feby 13. 1832 & stated that in in Aug t 1780 he enlisted as a Substitute for a man by the name of Tuttle, for 6 months & was approved by Genl Parsons County House in New Haven & by him was with a number of others ordered to the Army in N.Y. where he joined the joined the Compy of Capt Savage, but he being transferred it was then commanded by John M ll Capt Commandant, & soon marched from Morristown Hill to Tappan (this may be an error for Tappan) & while there Major Andre was hung & discharged about Dec 20. 1780 at Windsor near Newburg, N.Y. — Served 3 1/2 mos In fall of 1779 he enlisted as a Substitute for Joel Cooper (now living in Hamden New Haven Co Con t who was drafted for 3 mos) under Capt Moses Gilbert & was stationed the most of his time at Stratford Con t & discharged early in the winter. Immediately after his return from his service in 1780 & early in 1781 He served 12 mos as a Substitute for another man by the name of Tuttle, marched to Home Neck (in the South West Corner of Con t ) under Capt Jared Robinson & returned home about March 1. 1781 He was born in Colchester, County of Essex Kingdom of Great Britain Feby 13 1758, came to Halifax when a boy, from thence to went to Boston about 1774, then to N.Y. & to New Haven about the Comm g of the Revolution where ever since he has resided He referred to Hon R D Ingersoll, S A Foote, David Daggett, Abraham Bishop, Jehiel Forbes & Nathan Smith Joel Cooper of Hamden testified to his service in 1779 as his Substitute

O. W. & N. Division.
F.S.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., November 9, 1894.
Sir:-
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of SAMUEL HIGGS a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. ----- 1779 5 mo. Substitute Moses Gilbert Not stated Conn. Aug., 1780 3 / mo. " John Miles Lamb Conn. ----- 1781 2 mo. " Jared Robinson Not stated Conn.
Battles engaged in,
None.
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
New Haven, Conn.
Date of application for pension,
Feb. 7, 1855.
Residence at date of application,
New Haven, Conn.
Age at date of application, Born Colchester, Essex Co., England, Feb. 15, 1758.
Remarks: He came to Halifax when a boy. From there he went to Boston, thence to New York, and finally settled in New Haven, Conn., about the beginning of the Revolutionary war.
Capt. Geo. E. Albee, New Haven, Conn.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

ta m.
P  18446 INVALID.
1894 Nov. 9 High. Capt. Geo. E. Albee New Haven, Co.
File No. 18446
Samuel Hicks
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 452
[Arrangement of 1870.]

b246
Sammel Hicks
Revolutionary Soldier.
Died July 23, 1840.
was a Pensioner
Abstract of Service
of above named Soldier.
O.W. & N. DIV. NOV 8 1894 CHIEF'S DESK.
Capt. Geo. E. Albee
New Haven Conn.

I Joel Cooper of Hanover County of New- Hamp of the age of eighty three years depose and say that in the fall of the year 1779 I was drafted into a Company of Militia Commanded by Capt Moses Gilbert for what peculiar term I cannot now recollect for this tour I hired Samuel Hills of the City of New-Haven as my Substitute - I am quite agree and forgetful and never thinking of being called upon I am not able to particularize further then I know he took my place and I paid him and I never heard any Complaint that my place was not well supplied
Joel Cooper
New-Haven County ss. Hamden Oct 7. 1833
Personally appeared Joel Cooper Subscribed of the foregoing deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same - Said Cooper is a credible person
Attest Jos. H. Root Just Clerk

I Clement Peen clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Cheshire do hereby certify that John A. Foot Esq before whom the accompanying deposition of Joel Cooper purports to have been taken is a Justice of the Peace qualified to administer Oaths & that his signature to the same is genuine —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of this Probate Office this 8 th day of February A D 1833
Clement Peen Clerk

THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB
Dec 15/88
Genl John C Black Commissioner
Dear Sir
In reply to your communication of the 1 st I have to say that I wished for more definite information, to enable me to become a member of the Sons of the Revolution Samuel Hicks being my great grandfather Truly yours Geo. S. Myles

probably as Mr Post office Stamps NY City
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB wrote Dec 1 for object violation
Nov 22/88
Genl J. C. Black
My dear Sir
I am very anxious to learn the particulars as to Samuel Hicks of New Haven Conn who served in the revolution received a pension from the govern- ment & died about 1834
I want to know if possible the length of his service & under what command he served If you will put me on the way to ascertain these facts I shall be obliged very truly yours Geo S. Hylie

Old War Div.
DNB Ex'r.
No.
Co. _____ Reg't _____
Department of the Interior BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Washington, D.C. December 1, 1888
C Return this letter with your reply.
Sir,
Before furnishing the information you requested on the 22 d ult. relative to Samuel Hicks, a Revolutionary soldier from Connecticut, it is necessary that you should state what use it is intended to make of the same, as well as your relationship to the soldier
Very respectfully
John C. Black Commissioner
Mr George S. Wylie Union League Club New York City

Samuel Hicks
adm d 8 mo 15 days
Foot

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Samuel Hicks which require further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? No VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? No VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.