Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,484, for Oliver Lathrop, Connecticut
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         SERVICE                                   NUMBER

Connecticut       Lathrop, Oliver      S18,484



                                                       carded
CONTENTS
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                                               18  489
                        Vermont
                     Oliver Lathrop
of Windsor County in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Mott of the Regiment commanded by Colonel _____________ in the [illegible] time for 14 months 15 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 48 Dollars 32 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of September 1833 and Sent to 
           [illegible]          Sharon
Arrears to the 4th of September 1833 $120.00
Semi annual allowance ending March 1834           
                                                                  24.16
                                                               $144.16
                                 Revolutionary Claim
                                 Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book 9      Volume 3       Page 74
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Oliver Lathrop, Declaration
                           7743





                              Admit
       14 months and 15 days

 46.66
   1.66
 48.32
 48.32
 24.16
120.80
 24.16
144.96
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State of Vermont
Windsor County, ss
     On this 24the day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Oliver Lathrop, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
     That he entered the service of the United States under the following names officers, and served as herein stated.
  
He enlisted in Norwich in the State of Connecticut the 10th day of May 1778 for seven months in Captain Edward Mott Company, marched to Lake George in New York was stationed their about six months our imploy was transporting provisions across Lake George to Ticonderoga our company was next stationed at Ticonderoga and continued there until General Montgomery moved his army into Canada, our company marched with his troops except those that were sick. I was left sick at Ticonderoga after I was able to march we went to Albany under the Command of Lieutenant Benjamin Troop continued at Albany until discharged which was at the expiration of seven months.
I enlisted in June 1776 for six months and served in the United States Army in Captain Joshua Huntington Company in Colonel Sheldon regiment Connecticut State troops the regiment served in Long Island, New York in the retreat out of New York when Colonel Sheldon was taken prisoner we were with [illegible] at Harlem White Plains and continued until our time expired and we were discharged Christmas Day the 25th 1776.
In the year 1778 and into 1781 I was called upon as one of the militia from the town of Norwich in Connecticut six times in alarms to New London in the whole upwards of forty five days was their when New London was burned by Arnold. I was in the regiment commanded by Joshua Huntington. That he was born in Norwich in the State of Connecticut on the 9th day of September 1756 resided their until 1788 then came to Lebanon New Hampshire resided their for four years then to Plainfield New Hampshire resided their eight years then moved to Sharon County of Windsor State of Vermont and have resided in Sharon to this present time that he has no record of his age and has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no witness by whom he can prove his service, except in part by Sylvanus Miller of Royalton and Witherall Hough of Lebanon in the State of New Hampshire all of which accompany this declaration
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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 and year aforesaid            Oliver Lathrop
L Marsh, Registrar
We, Samuel Bascom a Clergyman residing in Sharon and Jared Parkhurst residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Oliver Lathrop who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed      Samuel Bascom
the day and year aforesaid  Jared Parkhurst
L Marsh Registrar

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 Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Bascom who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Sharon and that Jared Parkhurst who has also signed the same, is a resident in Sharon and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Lyndon Marsh, Registrar of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Oliver Lathrop for a Pension.

                 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24 day of August A.D. 1832
                                L Marsh Registrar
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                                18484

                                INVALID
File number 18,484
Oliver Lathrop
Private Revolutionary War

                   ___________________

Act: June 7 1832
Index: - Volume 1, Page 217


                 [Arrangement of 1870.]
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Sylvanus Miller
Deposition for
Oliver Lathrop
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I Sylvanus Miller of Royalton in the County of Windsor in State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that in the year 1776 I served in the United States Army in Captain Joshua Huntington's Company in Colonel Sheldon's Regiment, Connecticut State Troop. We were enlisted for six months. The regiment served on Long Island, New York where Colonel Sheldon was taken prisoner. We were with the army in Harlem, White Plains and our times expired and I was discharged December 25th 1776 - Oliver Lathrop of Sharon in Windsor County but then of Norwich Connecticut was soldier in that same Company and served out the time as I that I now supported and believe. He was well known to me before the war and during said service and ever since
                                         Sylvanus Miller

State of Vermont Royalton August 3, 1832
Windsor County personally appeared Sylvanus Miller of Royalton long personally know to me as a man of truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me
      Oel Billings Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Windsor County
Woodstock County Clerk Office September 3, 1832
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court do hereby swear Oel Billings is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, and that the within his Signature
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name, the day of year last above
                            Benjamin Swan
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                       Witherell Hough
                            deposition
                    for Oliver Lathrop
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                   State of New Hampshire
            Secretary's Office June 12, 1833
              To whom it may concern
Be it known that Calvin Benton of Lebanon County of Grafton, is a Notary Public in said State duly constituted and sworn.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto affixed the Seal of said State the day and year aforesaid.

  Joseph Robinson Department Secretary of State
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I Witherell Hough of Lebanon in the County of Grafton & state of New Hampshire of Lawfull [Lawful] age depose and say that I have been acquainted with Mr Oliver Lathrop of Sharon in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont for more than Sixty years past, that my first acquaintance was had with him in the town of Norwich and State of Connitticute [Connecticut] said Lathrop's character is unimpeachable and he is Immeasurably [?] esteemed a man of truth & veracity by all who know him; in the year 1775 there was a company raised[?] in said town of Norwich to go imediately [immediately] to the northward.  The officers of Said Company were [underlined] Mott Throop [/underlined] and some others I do not recollect and I am positive that Mr. Oliver Lathrop enlisted and went in said Company as a private soldier; - and I furthermore say that some time previous to the close of the Revolutionary War: I was knowing to said Lathrop's doing duty as a Soldier at New London and I have no doubt but said Lathrop served according to his Statements -
Given under my hand this eleventh day of Augt. 1832
Witherell Hough

State of New Hampshire Grafton S.S. }
Lebanon August 11th 1832                  }
Personally appeared the above named Witherell Hough the signee to said deposition long personally known to me as a man of truth and veracity and made solemn oath in due form to the truth of the above deposition. 
Calvin Benton Notary Public