Deposition of Joseph Landers, October 9, 1832 I enlisted on the first day of July 1779, in the Town of Lenox (where I resided) in the County of Berkshire & State of Massachusetts in Captain Miller's Company Called the Eighth Company in the 12th Massachusetts Regiment. Brewer was Colonel, one Bealow was orderly sergeant. I do not recollect the names of any other of the officers. I enlisted for nine months. I was ordered to Springfield Hampshire County Massachusetts the place of Rendesvous where I was mustered into service. From Springfield I together with about 300 recruits was marched to West Point on the Hudson River, went thro Litchfield Conn Kent & Dover direct to West Point. I continued at the point performing fatigue duty princapally untill about the 25th day of November. The fatigue duty was working on the fortifications. I took my turn standing guard. I was frequently on guard where the big chain was stretched across the River. While I was at the point General Patterson with his Brigade was there. Genl McDougal I think was there a part of the time. About the last of November I went into my Regiment down the Hudson River in boats to Parksville. We staid there one night. The next day we marched to New Burgh, where I staid late the 10th day of April as a guard to the public stores, when & where I was honorably discharged, having been in the service nine months & ten days. My discharge was signed by Lieut. Miller he then acting as Captain. I have lost this discharge. I can prove this period of service by Ebenezer Landers of Bainbridge County of Chenango & State of New York. On the first day of July 1780 I again enlisted as private at Lenox aforesaid in Captain Owen Stoddard’s Company of infantry in the Massachusetts State troops for six months. Stoddard lived in Stockbridge Berkshire County aforesaid. Hollister of Lenox was Lieu. ?unant Williams was orderly Sergeant. Joseph Vose was Colonel of the Regiment. It was called the 1st Company in the 1st Massachusetts Regiment. From Lenox we were marched to West Point through Stockbridge, Barrington, Sheffield, Salisbury, Sharon Corners there in to Fishkilt and thence to West Point. I staid there a few days. I then was marched with the whole Brigade (I do not recollect the General's name) over the River to Robinson's farms nearby opposite the point. Here we encamped about two weeks. From there I was marched with the Brigade to Parksvill, where we staid about two weeks. From there we went to Kings ferry at Stoney Point and crossed over the Hudson in to Jersey, where we encamped at Orange town about four weeks. From thence we marched to a place called Totoway in Jersey where we staid a short time. From thence we marched to Crane town, Jersey near the English neighborhood, where we staid a short time. From thence we marched to Elizabeth town Point with a view of crossing over to Statten Island. Here we were disappointed in procuring boats & could not go on to the Island. General La Fayette took command of us at Totoway, and was with us at Elizabeth Town Point. From thence we come back to our Camp at Cranes town where we staid a few days. Then we went again to Totoway where we staid a few days. From thence we went to West Point where we arrived on the first day of December. I remained there at Fort Webb doing garrison duty untill I was honorably discharged on the first day of January 1781. The original discharge signed by Col. Vose is hereunto annexed. I was in the service this time six months. In October 1782 I was a private in Captain Stephen Newel's Company at Lenox aforesaid. An alarm came that the enemy was coming down from Canada. I volunteered with a part of the Company & marched from Lenox to Bennes Heights, near Saratoga New York. We here ascertained that it was a false alarm. I was out this time about one month. I was born on the second day of February 1763 at Stockbridge Berkshire County Massachusetts. I continued to live in Lenox untill February 1786. From which place I then removed to Bainbridge Chenango County New York, where I have ever since resided and still reside. I have a Record of my age in the family Bible now in my possession. I have stated how I entered the service as also the names of my discharge. I am well acquainted with John C. Clark & Levi Bigelow Esquire of Bainbridge aforesaid & they are well acquainted with me. They can testify as to my character for veracity, and as to the belief of my age & services as a soldier in the army of the Revolution. [Pension Record S 13,712 - National Archives]