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1826 July 10 . [Shadrach Underwood] Deposition DfS; Norwich, [Connecticut].

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Box 3
Abstract:
Application for pension for Revolutionary War service. Underwood, "a man of colour aged sixty three years" served in companies commanded by Captain [Lemuel] Clift and Captain [Reed?], in Col. Thomas Grosvenor's 1st Regiment of the Connecticut Line. Enlisted July 1780 and served "till the close of the war when he was honourably discharged from the said service at West Point… that he was engaged in some small skirmishes but in no battle of any considerable importance." Lost discharge papers but lists three men who will testify to his service. "I have no property except my necessary clothing—I am totally blind and have been so for more than three years and am unable to labour for my subsistance… am dependent on charity for my support… The reason I have not applied sooner for a pension is that I have been able till within three or four years past to support myself without the aid of government…" Signed by A. West and with Underwood's mark.
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Collection

Schoff Revolutionary War collection, 1766-1896
Total components 293
Last indexed 2024-08-05