Nathaniel Treadway of Maryland Pension Records
Alpheas Treadway Pension Record
1834
Donated by Randy Treadway
State of Connecticut
Comptroller’s office
Hartford August 20th 1834
On examination of the books of this office, it appears that Alpheas Treadway served as a private in the 8th company commanded by Captain Joseph Jewit in the 8th Regiment commanded by Colonel Jedediah Huntington in Continental service from the 15th day of July to the 17th day of December 1775, 5 months 2 days, and that for said service he received payment from his State, which was charged to; and allowed by the United States.
That on the 6th of September 1776, the 25th regiment of militia (then under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dyer Throop), were ordered to march to New York to cooperate with the Continental Army. That on the 23rd of October 1777 Lieutenant James Ransom exhibited a bill for hospital expence (sp) incurred for the company under his command in the 25the regiment in 1776 in the expedition to New York amounting to 13.10.5 which was paid & charged to the United States, the wages for said service not paid by this State.
That on the 16th May 17777, Elijah Hubbard was appointed Commissary & Superintendent of the stores of supplies, and refreshments to be provided by this State for the Continental troops from Connecticut.
That on the 13th January 1781 Ralph Pomeroy was Deputy Quarter Master in the service of the United States.
Certified
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Certified by Roger Huntington Comptroller of Public Accounts
State of Connecticut New London County} ss. Salem
On this 9th day of September AD 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Colchester in said County now Setting Alpheas Treadway a resident of Salem in the County Aforesaid being the same person who made and subscribed his declaration before the said Court on the 28th of January 1834 in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 which said declaration has been returned for further proof; who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following supplementary declaration in order to obtain the said Act of Congress.
That he Entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein state.
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In the year 1780 and I believe in the fore part of said year I Enlisted at Hartford under Ralph Pomeroy who was the Deputy Quarter Master, and took an Oath of fidelity, and received a paper which was Either a Commission or Warrant, which I am unable to State, Authorizing me to Act in a Captain or Conductor of Teams, and for my Services I was to receive two rations and forty dollars per month for myself and horse, soon after my Enlistment I had twelve teams under my command
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we then called them a Brigade of Teams, and loaded them at Middletown Connecticut with Axes, Spades Spirits & e(tc) which were furnished us by Elijah Hubbard Commissary of Supplies, and went on to the State of New York crossed the North River and joined the Continental Army at or near Dobbs ferry, I was then with my Brigade of Temas (so called) attached to Genl. Knox Park of Artilery (sp) and served with them until late in the year & was with the army at the Execution of Andre. In this tour of duty I was bound to Military service and supposed myself subject to Martial Law owing to old age and infirmity, and the consequent loss of memory I am unable to state the precise time of my Enlistment or discharge or to swear postively (sp) as to the precise length of time which I served; but according to the best of my recollection and belief I served in this tour of duty not less than seven Months.
in the year 1781 and according to the best of my recollection Early in said year, I Enlisted under the Aforesaid Ralph Pomery at Hartford, was sworn, appointed and qualified by Commission or Warrant as Captain or Conductor of or brigade of teams (so called) under the same pay and rations that I received in the tour of duty above stated and soon afterwards with twelve r thirteen Teams under my command joined to Continental Ary near White Plains, and afterwards went with the Army carrying Steers to the South as far as the head of Elk or Elto, where I remained a part of my teams being detached and going with the Army to York Town Virginia.
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I remained at Elkton until the Teamsters came back their cattle having mostly or all died in the Expedition. In his tour of duty I was bound to Military service and supposed myself subject to Martial law owing to the causes before sealed I am unable to State the precise time of my Enlistment or discharge or to Swear positively as to the precise length of time which I served but according to the best of my recollection and belief I served in this tour of duty not less than seven months.
During the Revolutionary War and prior to the year 1780 I was an Enlisted Teamster and I believe under the said Ralph Pomeroy nearly two years and was Employed in Carrying Steers for the Arm between Windsor & Weathersfield Connecticut and Newburg in the State of New York, and other places and staid (sp) in said Newburg one Winter, curing the whole of which time I believe myself o have been bound to Military Service but owing to the loss of memory I am unable to state the particular years in which I served or to relate the further particulars of my service; but according to the best of my recollection and belief I served teaming as aforesaid prior to Said 1780 not less than a year and a half: In all of the aforesaid tour of duty I entered, my commission or warrants are now lost and I am unable to remember by whom they were signed, from all of said tour of duty I was honourably (sp) dismissed and received little or nothing in value for my services
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on account of the depreciation of Continental Money – I do not remember receiving any written discharge. My papers an(d) all lost and I have no documentary Evidence and know of no person whose testimony I can procure to testify to my Services Except Jonathan Northam in said State of Connecticut.
In my tour of duty in 1787 My Teams carried the baggage of a Continental Regiment from Rhode Island commanded by Col. Olney, upon further reflection I am uncertain within I loaded my Teams at Middletown in my tour of duty in 1780 or 1781 but it was in one of said years, I do not at this time recollect the names of any other Officers with whom I never Except Barron Steelen & I believe Genl. LaFayette were with the troops where I served in 1780 ~
The reason of my not stating the aforesaid Services in my original declaration was, that I was then advised that the Law did not Extend to the; but now understanding that the Law did not Extend to them; but now understanding that the law is construed to extend to all persons Enlisted and who were bound to Military service, and believing that the law will Extend to the aforesaid services, I have made this supplementary declaration hoping it is not too late to have my aforesaid services considered and that the War Department will Allow me a pension for the whole or such part thereof as they shall judge come within the provisions of the law.
Sworn to & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Alpheas Treadway
I Jonathan Northam of Marlborough in Hartford County and State of Connecticut aged seventy Eight years do depose and say; that in the summer of 1776 I was a Teamster in the Revolutionary Army and served carrying Steers for the Army between the Saw Pitts (so called) Voluntine Hill, Kingsbridge and White Plains in the State of New York, and that Every summer afterwards until August 1781 when I was taken sick at White Plains and returned home. I was Employed in carrying steers or artilery (sp) for the Army through Hartford, Danbury, Fish Kill, Newburg, New Windsor, Springfield, West Point, Horse Neck and other places, and for the French Troops from Providence to White Plains; that I well knew and often said Alpheas Treadway now of Salem in the Service, how long the said Treadway served I am unable to state; but according to the best of my recollection I knew him i the service three summers or more, the for part of which time he was a Teamster and afterwards a Captain or conductor of Teams, and further the deponent saith not.
Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court the 19th day of Sept, 1834
Jonatan Northam
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter,
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and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier that his mind appears to be impaired by old age and infirmity whereby he is unable to give a more infirmity whereby he is unable to give a more particular account of his services:
That the said Court has been personally acquainted with him (the said applicant) for thirty years past, that he is a respectable and credible person, and the said Court have no doubt of his being bound to Military service, and serving as he states.
And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jonathan Northam who has subscribed and Sworn to the preceding affadavit (sp) is a respectable and credible person, and that his statement is Entitled to full credit.
I Benjn. M. Trumbull Clark of the Court of Probate for the District of Colchester aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the supplementary proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Alpheas Treadway for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Court this 19th day of Sept. AD 1834
B. M. Trumbull Clerk
Colchester Co., Connecticut
Sir,
Having obtained the Comptrollers Certificate I again forward you the application of Alpheas Treadway for a pension.
Mr. Treadway is unable to remember his Colonel, or in what Regiment he served at New Port, Rhode Island in 1778 under Capt. John Smith, and as the pay was probably drawn by the Colonel, I was unable to obtain any evidence from the Comptrollers Office of his service in that tour of duty.
Mr. Treadway has made a supplementary declaration, claiming for services not set forth in his original declaration, and given the reason of his omitting them.
I believe Mr. Treadway to have been in the Service much more that he has stated, and think any one to converse with him upon the subject would be satisfied that he devoted the most of his time during the Revolutionary War to the service of his Country, his having enlisted and received a Commission of Warrant as Conductor of Teams, and being attached to the Continental Army and bound to Military service (I think) must entitle him to the
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benefit of the act of Congress.
I was unable to find any Evidence in the Comptrollers Office relative to the Quarter Master Department of the Army except that Ralph Pomeroy was Deputy Quarter Mast in the Service of the United States on the 13. Jany 1781 –
I am respectfully
Obt. Servt
B. M. Trumbull
Colchester Ct March 3. 1835
Sir
In answer to yours of Sept. 24 Mr. Alpheas Treadway of Salem has been unable to obtain any further proof relative to his services as Captain or Conductor of Teams he thinks there will be much injustice done him if this service is not allowed, he says that as to his enlisting and receiving a commission, that he signed the oath of identity which he considered enlisting; that when in the service he drew orders on Timothy Pickering for supplies taken for the Continental Army and signed them as Conductor of Teams; and that said orders were allways (sp) accepted; that he furnished twenty four Oxen for the service, being four Teams, Six Oxen in a Team and contracted with Ralph Pomeroy aforesaid four Teams at 1 of Each per day; that contracting for them had no relation with his personal services as a Captain or Conductor of Teams; that he gave orders on the Quarter Masters Department for the Teamsters and teams which he hired; that Major Coggeshall served with him as part of the time and was called Waggon (sp) Master that one of his Teamsters deserted and his place was supplyed (sp) by drawing a man from the line of the army Mr. Treadway would have been to the expense of putting the above fats in a Supplementary declarative had he supposed it would be of any benefit to him (over)
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From all that I can learn from Mr. Treadway it appears that this service was Military, to the enquiry, what would have in the consequence had you directed he replyed (sp) I should have been shot
If upon reviving the claim that proof is not deemed sufficient to justify its allowance or any part thereof Mr. Treadway now wishes a Certificate for his other services of Eight months, two days as a private as allowed by the Department
I am Respectfully
your obt. servt
B. M. Trumbull
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Washington