Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,793, James Hart, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Hart, James
NUMBER
8,10793
CONTENTS
carded.

Connecticut 30. 626
James Hart
of Madison in the State of Conn who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hall of the Q.M. commanded by C. Collins in the Conn. Militia time for Connecticut
let to Jesse Crampton May 12, 1836.
Let to J. H. Hand, May 24:36
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of May 1836 and sent Jesse Crampton Madison Ct
Ancars to the 4th of March 1836 $100.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 10.00 $110.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Adams Clerk,
Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 19

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of Connecticut
County of New Haven } ss. Madison July 18 th 1832.
On this 18 th day of July 1832, personally appeared before me Noyes Garling, Chief Judge of the County Court for said County of New Haven, James Hark a resident of Madison, once a part of Guilford, in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, aged 78 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. I enlisted as a private in the State troops of Connecticut, the 1 st of July 1796 - and marched by the way of Middletown, Farmington, & Canaan in Connecticut, Sheffield and Pittsfield in Massachusetts, & Bennington Vermont, to Shanesborough. our Capt. was Stephen Hall - Lieut. Gilbert Dudley. I do not remember any of the field officers. The oldest Doctor was Rufel of Mansfield - the youngest was Lockhart. We were stationed some time at Shanesborough, where many of the Company were sick of the Camp distemper, & I among the rest. We thence went to Mount Independence, where it was all woods, and built log houses, having no tents - we got our roof boards from Fort Ann. The British were at Crown Point. We were obliged to turn out 2 hours before day for a long time, exhausting the British. We built a swinging bridge across the lake to Ticonderoga, & drew logs by hand. When we were dismissed, the Company crossed the bridge & took boats down the lake, & then by land went down the west side of the River. I enlisted for 5 months, was dismissed a little before the time was out; got on for a second time in Connecticut day after Thanksgiving. Only one Co was dismissed in a day, for fear that they might not find provision if all departed at once. One mess (being 6) Indians of the Stockbridge tribe enlisted into our

Company, and were with us all summer. Some of the troops were from Boston. Mrs Sarah Lee of Madison, daughter of Lieut Dudley has my certificate of enlistment, & my receipt of the bounty. in the words following -
I do acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted myself a soldier, to serve in a Battalion of Foot raised by the Colony of Connecticut, for the defence of the United Colonies, to be commanded by Col. Heman Swift Esq; until the first day of December next, according to the direction of the Continental Congress. Witness my hand this day of A.D. 1775." (signed James Hart).
"Col Guilford July 1 st 1775. Then received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley six pounds lawful money as a bounty to go into government service as witness my hand" (signed James Hart)
Timothy Bropiter of North Guilford is the only survivor of our company that I remember. Pay 40 shillings a month.
Afterwards, I believe the next summer, I was called out with the Militia to go to New Haven. I do not remember the year. I continued there one month, the month of May. The Regiment was exercised every afternoon - guard was kept every night on the wharf. Genl. Augustus Collins was the principal to exercise the Regt. and another little man from Saybrook. I think Gilbert Dudley was Captain.
Wyllys Munger of Madison is the only survivor that I remember. Pay same as before.
Afterwards I served in the guard, by enlistment, in Madison, then Guilford, one summer. I do not remember the year. I served this time about 4 months. I was enrolled and was dismissed before the regular term (9 months) was out. I do not remember the Officers. Simon Graver, dec: was drummer. The Company was not kept together, but distributed along the coast. Ichabod Hand of Guilford and Elijah Stannard of Saybrook are the only survivors that I remember. The guard house was near Tuck's Island.
Afterwards, I believe the summer following, I served in the guard two months, at the rock works in Madison, then Col Guilford parish, where the guard was kept. I forget the Officers, & there is no survivor that I remember. I forget what pay I received while in the guard.

I was born in Guilford, State of Connecticut, now in that part set off as the town of Madison, (where I have ever since resided): in the year 1754 - in the month of March. My age is recorded in the records of Guilford.
I have never received any written discharge: & have no documentary evidence, except what accompanies this declaration. Samuel N. Shepard, of Madison, Clergyman. & Jesse Crampton Esq of Madison, will testify as to my veracity, & their belief of my services.
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. Sworn to and subscribed, the day & year aforesaid.
In presence of Noyes Darling Judge of this Court. James Hart X mark
We Samuel N. Shepard, a clergyman, residing in said town of Madison, and Jesse Crampton residing in the same town, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James Hart, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, & that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Noyes Darling, Judge of New Haven County Court Samuel N. Shepard Jesse Crampton
I Wyllys Munger, residing in said town of Madison, hereby certify, that I served in the Militia in New Haven, but do not remember the year - That I was there two months, and that James Hart who has subscribed the above declaration, was there also, but cannot say whether he was there the whole of the two months. Sworn & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Noyes Darling Judge of New Haven County Court.
Wyllys Munger
New Haven County ss Guilford October 28 1833 I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Wyllys Munger and that he is a man of truth & integrity. Reuben Elliott Justice of Peace

I Timothy Roselle of Guilford in New Haven County depose & say that I served in the Connecticut State Troops at the time mentioned by James Hart in the foregoing declaration - That I well recollect that he was a private in the same Company with myself, which Company was commanded by Stephen Hall, and that the particulars enumerated by him are fresh in my memory and substantially true Timothy Roselle
New Haven County ss
Sworn to & subscribed
This 16 th day of August 1832 - before me
I certify that the above named Timothy Roselle is a credible witness And the said judge hereby declares his opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the said judge further certifies, that it appears to him that Samuel H. Shepard, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, residing in said town of Madison, that Dea. Crompton Eng. who has signed the same is a resident in the same town, & is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit; and that said applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Noyes Darling, Judge of the County Court for New Haven County.
State of Connecticut County of New Haven ss. New Haven Aug. 15 1832. I Noyes Beach Clerk of the County Court in & for the New Haven County, certify that the Hon. Noyes Darling whose name is above subscribed is now on the 15 th July 1832 Judge of the County Court for New Haven County & duly qualified to administer Oaths. I also certify that Melachi Cook Esq. whose name is above written & subscribed is now on the 6 th day of August 1832 a Justice of Peace in the New Haven County & is qualified to administer Oaths.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County Court the day & date above written Attest Noyes Beach Clerk

Lamer Hart 28.664
Wm L 6 mo p u 20 Collium Madison CT

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 subjunct 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 Lander Ladd
   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.     July 76 - 5 - priv Col Hall. Swift 78   77 - 1 - " Dudley - Collins   — - 11 - " Hodgkin } Coast guards   — - 2 - " —  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES 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 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 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
Evidence in detail must be forwarded

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 inquiry 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 Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, must 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.
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.
[k] 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.

James Hart
S-File 10793
The enlistment paper of soldier Eleven and others, as of Col. Heman Swift's Battalion of Foot raised by the Colony of Conn. in 1776, has been removed from this case for safe keeping.
sent This paper may be found in the safe in the room of the Chief of the Q.M. and N. Div.
29. 1905
M.R.
May 2, 1905

East Guilford July 13 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand William  Brady
East Guilford July 13 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pounds Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand William  Dowd
East Guilford July 13 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pounds Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand Andrew  Grant
East Guilford July 13 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pounds Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand James  Murphy
East Guilford July 13 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pounds Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as Witness my Hand Elizabeth  T. Dowd
East Guilford July 22 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pounds Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as Witness my Hand Joshua  Mark  Toole

East Guilford July 1 st 1776 Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Sixpound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand E. Harrington
East Guilford July 1 st 1776 Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Sixpound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand James Hart
East Guilford July 1 st 1776 Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Sixpound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand Joseph Hodgkin
East Guilford July 1 st 1776 Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Sixpound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand E. Cross
East Guilford July 1 st 1776 Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand Isaac Bishop
East Guilford July 1 st 1776 Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Sixpound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand Reuben Norton his X mark

East Guilford July 15 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand William  Brady
East Guilford July 15 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pounds Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand William  Dowd
East Guilford July 15 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand Andrew  Ewart
East Guilford July 18 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand James  Emerson
East Guilford July 18 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand Isaac  Forbes
East Guilford July 22 1776
Then Received of Lieutenant Gilbert Dudley Six pound Lawful money as a bounty to go into Government Service as witness my Hand Joshua  Stook

James Hart Con?
Free
Apr 29
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James L Edwards off commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Dear Sir
Madison April 25th. 1836
I was this morning at the house of James Hart and by his special instance and request, I make a communication relative to his declaration for a pension, made on the 18th of July 1832, it appears that his papers were returned with notes on the margin that evidence in detail must be forwarded with regard to the first service declared on, he has the testimony of Timothy Rofseter imbodyed in his declaration he has also his enlistment and receipt for his bounty. (The original will be forwarded) on the roll of enlistment the date seems to be omitted as is the case with others on the same roll, his declaration says the 1st of July 1776 his receipt for his bounty is dated 1st of July 1776 corresponding with his declaration, this documentary evidence with that certificate of Timothy Rofseter will fully substantiate the first count in his declaration. The next service declared on is one month at New Haven it was as will be seen by the witness months to wit the applicant thinks he served but one month Genl Augustus Collins and Capt Gilbert Dudley are all the officers he remembers this Gilbert Dudley was the same under whom he enlisted in 1776 then a Lieut Myles Munger who has sworn to this service is since dead and further testimony probably cannot be had. His next service was by enlistment, it appears the term was nine months but by reason of ill health declares on only four months he says Thomas Harkin was sergeant of the guard altho. not inserted in his declaration (Hodgkins since dead). The next service he claims 2 months at the salt works of this service he can get no direct proof none survivors who guarded with him; after this he served 15 days not claimed in his declaration but clearly proved by the pay roll I mention this to show that the claimant is not disposed to claim more than he has performed, I think many for the same service would claim more

it is not probable that the Claimant knows or ever did much about the field or commissioned officers while on guard from this circumstance the Regiment was divided into companies and subdivided into squads and stationed along the coast commanded generally by Sergeants some time by Corporals and I have satisfactory evidence from those who belonged to the guard that the regiment was not called out during the whole service, some of them think that their Col. was a Sarge of Middletown but I can find none that positively know I certify that James Hart is, and for a long time has been a feeble man, both in his bodily and mental powers I have resided most of my life near his residence and for more than ten years within a stones throw of his door I consider him to be of weak mind and memory but I have no doubt of his truth and veracity to all he has declared, if the Declaration is deficient by neglecting to state the fact, where witness cannot be had or where the officers cannot be recollected your applicant would be directed to the way whereby his Declaration can be amended, I am in no way connected with the Claimant a thorough conviction of the justice of his claim leads me to make this communication with perfect confidence in your ability to devise between truth and error and the correctness of principle to do justice to all men I Subscribe myself your obedient
Sergeant Jesse Crampton.
James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions
As I refer to Joseph W Hand Esq who will hand the before mentioned Documents
J Crampton

Rev. Hart
10.793 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 10.793
James Hart Rev. Rev. name
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. A , Page 163
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James Hart Madison con 28.664
adm d 6 mo fine 20 5/8
and year aforesaid before me Mark Rubin Elliott Judge

State of Connecticut
New Haven County
on this 17 day of August 1833 Personally appeared before me Reuben Elliott Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford James Hart aged Seventy Nine years who being duly sworn doth make the following amendment to his former declaration taken before Judge Durfee on the 10 day of July 1832
That while he was on guard on the shore of Long Island Sound he was not employed in any civil pursuit and that according to the best of his recollection Thomas Hodge was officer of the guard part of the time. I believe him by reason of old age (was in the guard but does not remember any particular of my service
his X James Hart mark
sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Reuben Elliott Judge
Personally appeared before me Reuben Elliott Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford James Hart 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 one year I served as a private soldier and for such service I claim a pension Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me Reuben Elliott Judge
James Hart mark

28.684
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enachin
June Heat
State of Connecticut New Haven County ss Probate Court District of Guilford
I George Griswold Clerk of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the additional proceedings of the said Court of Probate in the matter of the application of Samuel Hart for a Pension as more particular amendment being that unnecessary by the applicant, in consequence of its being sent by the Joseph Harned Esq who is concurrent with all the parties & being explained
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 28 th Days of Oct. 1833
George Griswold Clerk