Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1671-100, Nicholas Watcher, Continental Vermont Residence In 1830
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Service
Continental

Watcher, Nicholas

Number
B.L. Wt 1671-100

Vermont Residence in 1830
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Rutland Vt 21 Sept 1830

Sir

I have rec'd your letter of the 15 inst enclosing a land warrant for 100 acres No 1670 issued to Nicholas Watcher a soldier in the revolutionary army of Col Hazen's Regiment.

I am sir, respectfully
your obt servt

R Temple 

Wm. Gordon Esq
Clrk Bounty Land Office
City of Washington
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Nicholas Watcher
No 1671
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State of Vermont
County of Rutland

5 July 1782 for Rev War

I Nicholas Watcher aged 67 do upon oath testify & declare that I entered the service in 1782 for the term of during Rev war in the regiment commanded by Col Hazen called the Congress Regt & continued therein until the close of the war in 1783 and was discharged from said regiment. I further declare that I have neither received assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever - therefore I request the secretary of war to have the warrant sent to me to care of R Temple at Rutland Vermont and this shall be his receipts for the same.

Nicholas Watcher
His X Mark

Witness - R. Temple

Before me Robert Temple a Justice of the Peace for said county personally appeared Nicholas Watcher subscriber to the above & acknowledged the declaration & letter of order to be his free act & deed for the purpose therein mentioned. At the same time also appeared Amos Ward a person of truth & respectability who upon oath deposed & sayeth that he was well acquainted with Nicholas Watcher who was
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a solider in the regiment above mentioned and who ha has every reason to believe did perform the service as mentioned by him.

Amos Ward

Subscribed & sworn this 3rd day of September AD 1830 before me

R Temple
Just Peace

State of Vermont
Rutland County

In testimony that the above-named Robert Temple was a magistrate duly authorized to administer oaths & take acknowledgements I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 3rd day of September 1830.

R Pierpoint
County Clerk