Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15175, Peter Holcomb, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Holcomb, Peter
S. 15175
Carded
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 16 th April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 24 Feb 1838 the day of his death. - Age notified 24 July 1839.
9932  Connecticut  Peter Holcomb of Hartford in the State of Conn. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Phelps of the Reg t . commanded by Col. Ward in the Conn k line for 18 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum. to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of June 1833 and due to the Pursuer Gracy
  Arrears to the 4 th of Mch '33  $120    Home-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. '33  30     $150  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June, 7, 1832. } Geo. C. Stiles Clerk, Page 18.  Recorded by Book 6 Vol. 3

State of Connecticut - County of Hartford - District of Granby ss. - on the 21. Day of July 1832 - Personally appeared in open court before Joel Griffin Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Granby, now sitting - formerly Peter Hovey John Norcross of Granby in County aged about two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 that he is the true and lawful heir of the United States under the following named officer's death, as 1. him stated, viz. that he is the true and lawful heir under Col. Noah Phelps in the Regt. commanded by Col. Andrew Ward some time in the latter part of May or the fore part of June 1776. For one year he went to New York from there before he went from there to Fort Washington from there to Valentine's Hill from there to White Plains & was in the Battle at White Plains from there to New Paltz to Peekskill, from there to New Paltz. The River & went into the State of New Jersey through Morristown & into the State of Pennsylvania, I was at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton in New Jersey on the 25. Day of Dec. 1776 & was finally discharged at Chatham in New Jersey on the 14. Day of May 1777 - that in this time he fully performed his time of duty for one year for which he entitled & was honorably discharged -

2 That he again enter the service of the United States under Capt. Bates in the Regt. commanded by Col. Hooker some time in June 1848 when a term or hereunder of two months or more was discharged on the Green at New Haven some time in August 1848 according to the best of my recollection — — — That he again went into the service under Capt. Anthony Burr in the Regt. commanded by Col. Roger Jones — — — on a term of two months or more at War Point & was discharged at War Point — — —
4 That he again went into the service of the United States under Capt. Jonathan Humphreys in the Regt. commanded by Col. Wood Chubb in the latter part of October 1847 the service being dissolved — He went into the State of Rhode Island to Westerly in the westerly part of the State. I was in service at this time about two months or not less than two months as near as I can remember, from Westerly He went to Providence in State of Rhode Island above the 1st of December 1847 then discharged. — That from all the accounts I have of service he was Regular & Honorable Discharged but has lost the same & cannot produce them — That at the time he entered service he was a President of University now nearly in Hartford County — & that he has no documentary evidence to prove his service as above

That the hereby Administrative Board blame whatever due Pension or annuity exists the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed before me Peter Holcomb
Isaac Griffin Judge of Probate
We Nathan Holcomb & Elijah Gillet both now Residing in the town of Franklin as Hartford • hereby hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Holcomb who has known Hobart. To the following declaration that We believe him to be seventy two years of age That is Peter & Hobart in the neighborhood When he Resides I have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion — Sworn to & I believe! The Day & Year aforesaid — Nathan Holcomb Elijah Gillet
Sworn and subscribed to the day and Year aforesaid before me
Isaac Griffin Justice of peace
And the Honor does hereby declare it to be his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogators present by the War Department that the above named complainant was a soldier of the Revolution and due as he states — and See page 1.

The said Court further testifies that it appears there that William Holcomb & Elijah Gilt who have been the preceding beneficiaries are Presidents of said town of Granby and are credible persons that their testimony is entitled to credit - Jacob Griffin Judge
Pet. Holcomb Declaration
I Isaac Porter of Granby Hartford County, State of Connecticut hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Peter Holcomb who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration and I believe him to be 72 years of age that he is a man of truth and veracity and I believe his statements in this declaration to be true
Isaac Porter Pastor of a Church in Granby, Conn.
Joshua R. Jewett Clerk of the Court of the House of Probate for the District of Granby do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Peter Holcomb for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 21. Day of July
W32 -
Joshua R. Jewett Clerk
Holcomb, Peter Conn 515195

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 19 th 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1833 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," The children of Peter Holcomb, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Connecticut Agency, at the rate of Sixty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June, 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1837, to the 24 th February, 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson B. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Peter Holton
1774
Admiral
Promoted 18 months
Peruvian
Granby Count.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. 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, showing the Service of Peter Holcomb Connecticut
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     May 1776. 1 Private Capt. Phelps Col. Ward Battle White Plains Taking of the Redoubts Fort Washington Fort Lee N.Y. 72 years Hartford Conn. 1 st tour proved by surviving witness   1778. 2 " Capt. Bates Col. Hooker Trenton Horse Neck 2 nd tour proved by a surviving witness   Aug. 1778. 2 " Capt. Durr Col. Goo New Poyntz N.Y. 3 rd tour proved by a surviving witness   Octo 1779 2 Capt. Humphrey Col. Phelps N.B. 4 th and last tour by a Contemporary witness  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
* They differ as to year

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

May 25, 1934
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BA-J/ENL
Peter Holcomb-S.15175
Mrs. Ernest L. Holcomb Simsbury Connecticut
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Peter Holcomb, of Granby, Connecticut, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.15175, based upon the military service of Peter Holcomb in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Peter Holcomb are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.
While residing in Simsbury, Connecticut, Peter Holcomb enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops, as follows: from about June 1, 1776, in Captain Noah Phelps' Company, Colonel Andrew Ward's Regiment, was in the battles of White Plains and Trenton and was discharged May 14, 1777; from about October 1, 1777, two months in Captain Jonathan Humphrey's Company, Colonel Noah Phelps' Regiment and went on an expedition to Rhode Island; from June, 1778, four months under Captains Bates and Adonijah Burr, Colonels Hooker and Roger Enos; from November, 1779, two months in Captain Job Case's Company, Colonel Hooker's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 21, 1832, at which time he was aged seventy-two years and resided in Granby, Connecticut. He was then referred to as Peter Holcomb, Senior, but it was stated that at the time of his Revolutionary War service, he was Peter Holcomb, Junior.
He died February 24, 1838, place not shown.
He was survived by children: their names and the name of soldier's wife are not shown.
Could not find Capt Burr in Roger Enos' Regt. so write it this way

In 1832, one Nahum Holcomb was a resident of Granby, Connecticut, and one Dan Holcomb was a resident of Southwick, Hampden County, Massachusetts; no relationship of either of the above named persons with surname Holcomb to the soldier, Peter Holcomb, was stated.
There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator.

1934 - May 25 - Heat to Mrs Ernest L Holcomb ECL
15 175 INVALID.
File No. 15 175 Peter Holcomb Brn Rev War
Act: June 9 th 1832
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 180
[Arrangement of 1870.]

David Thys Jr Peter Hansen

I David Phelps of Tansy in of Hampton County of lawful age do hereby say that I am well acquainted with Peter  William Johnson of Tansy in Hampton County who was formerly Peter Johnson in of Tansy — that I was with him in a time of duty in the service of the militia in the War of the Revolution in the State of Rhode Island, we went to Kingston in State — we were under  under Jonathan Humphrey in the Regt commanded by Col. Noah Phelps, this was a time of about two months or more — we were encamped at Providence in State — dated at Tansy this 23 rd day of July 1832 —   L. A. Smith  his David Phelps   Jacob Griffin Mark —
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me Jacob Griffin Justice of peace I certify that the David Phelps is a credible witness & disinterested Jacob Griffin Justice of peace

no 1141
I, THOMAS DAY, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
That the aforesaid Joab Griffin, Esquire, is, and for more than one year last past, has been, Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the Probate District of Granby in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn; that said Court consists of one Judge only, who is by law required to have a clerk by him appointed and sworn, and also a Seal to be used for all matters and things proper for said Court; that said Joab Griffin is also a Justice of the Peace for the County of Hartford, duly appointed, commissioned and sworn; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Judge and Justice in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Thomas Day

I Joshua D. Swift Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Litchfield do hereby certify that the signature of the Judge of Probate purporting to be his, is his. Genuine Signature
Joshua D. Swift Clerk
Holcomb, Peter Conn 5/15/95

David Haskins for Peter Halcomb

I David of Perkins of Seneca in the County of Hartford of lawful age before I say that I am well acquainted with Peter the Hornum of Granby formerly Peter Hornum Jr., that I was with him in the Service of the United States in the War of the Revolution under Capt Adonai Dyer in the Regt. commanded by Col o Roger Enos in the year 1778 a term of two months and a half according to the book of my Discharge & we were discharged at New Poid. We went by New Haven, Horse neck West from where we were discharged. — Further that I was with the 1 st Peter Hornum on a tour of Service on Horse neck in the year 1779 of two months under Capt. Job Lane in Col o Hooker Regt. & we were discharged at New Haven in July or Aug. — Dated at Granby the 23. day of July 1832 — David Perkins
Sworn and subscribed to the day and Year aforesaid before me
Isaac Griffin Justice of peace
I certify that David Perkins is a credible witness and disinterested Isaac Griffin Justice of peace

Jose Karono for Pito Karono

I Dose Horner of Southwick in the county of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts of lawfull age before I say that I am Well acquainted With Peter Horner of Granby in Hartford County State of Connecticut - I further state that the Peter Horner see? a man in the army of the Revolution of two months or more as near as I can remember under Col. Bates in the Regt. commanded by Col. Hooker & was discharged at New Haven in August 1778. according to the best of my recollection - Dated at Granby in the County of Hartford State of Connecticut this 21. day of July 1832
Dose Holcomb
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid before me and I certify that Dose Holcomb is a Credible Witness Jacob Griffin Justice of peace

= 1116.
Peter Holcomb

Mod Hellen Jr D. the Hellen

I Theodone H. Myer of Granby in Hartford County Connecticut I have and say that I am well acquainted with Peter Halcornb who then was Peter Halcornb Jr of Granby then was Simsbury in Hartford County & State of Connecticut and well knew that he served a term of one year year in the Revolutionary Army of the United States in the Company commanded by Capt Noah Bliss and in the Regiment commanded by Col Andrew Ward. and I well knew him that he entered in May 1776 and served until May 1777. we both went to New York and from there to Fort Lee on the Jersey Shore and from there to the English line labor road and staid there some time and from there to Valentine Hill in the state of New York and from thence to the White Plains and there we had a Battle, from thence to Pittsfield and from thence to Morristown from there to Battle Hill and Chatham and Mr Halcornb went to the South Guard stood to Trenton and there came back to Old Whipping then came and there was discharged The reason that I did not go to Trenton was that I was appointed Clerk to the Paymaster and served in that capacity I further state that I was with the Peter Halcornb in the same Company and Regiment the whole of the said time except when he went to Trenton I know when he enlisted and when he was discharged and am well knowing to the facts as above stated
Dated at Granby this 23 rd Day of July 1832 Calcey Dibley his Theodone H. Myer J. N. Smith Mark
Sworn and subscribed to the day and Year aforesaid before me and I certify that Theodone H. Myer is a credible person and disinterested Isaac Maffei Just Peace

Simsbury, Conn May 16, 1934
United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington.
Gentlemen,
Have you any record of Peter Holcomb of Granby having served in the Revolutionary War and if so will you kindly send me any data concerning him that might be of interest to his great Grandchildren.
Respectfully yours
Mrs Ernest L. Holcomb