Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 13093, Sylvanus Chadwick, Conn. New York
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(3-1776) SERVICE Conn. New York
Chadwick, Sylvanus Spear, Susannah Former widow
NUMBER R. 13093
CONTENTS
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14.950
From New Hampshire to Vermont Sylvanus Chadwick of Plainfield in the state of N. Hampshire who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ganesvoost of the New York line, for the term of Three Years
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 8 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of Sep 1819 and sent to H Chace Esq Cornish New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819 [$] 135.20 Semi-anl. all'ce ending Mar 1820 [$] 48.00 16 Mo. 27 / 30 [equals] $183.20
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. Continued
Notification sent Sept 15th 1820 to Harvey Chase, Cornish, N.H.
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Transferred from New Hampshire to Vermont.
Sylvanus Chadwick Revo. Priv. $8 per mo. placed on roll Sept. 21, 1819, continued Sept. 13 1820
Respecting his pension ce cate [cerfiticate], See letters 5 July 1825 to Selectman of Plainfield, & to Pensioner 25 July 1825, also to J. Wright 5 July 1826, & 22 Nov 1826, See letter to Pensioner 23d Feby 1827, See letter 19 Apr. 1830 to Hon Hubbard H.R., Letter to E. P. Harris, Hartford, Vermont.
iss’d 21 Sept 1819
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Elisha Huntley of Marlow in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, a Justice of the Court of Common pleas for said County of Cheshire, to the Honorable J C Calhoun Secretary of the Department of War of the United States
Sir, Silvanus Chadwick of Plainfield in said County of Cheshire, having on the Eighth day of April instant appeared to me the said Justice, and made the declarations under oath, which is hereunto annexed and submitted, to me the other Evidence also annexed, it appears to me the said Justice, that the said Sylvanus Chadwick has satisfactorily proved that he did serve in the Revolutionary war for the term of time in said declaration mentioned, as a private Soldier against the Common Enemy of the United States.
it also appears to me the said Justice, that the said Sylvanus Chadwick, by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Dated at Cornish in said County of Cheshire this Eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen.
Elisha Huntley one of the Justices of the Court of Common pleas for said County
State of New Hampshire Cheshire Co
I, Levi Chamberlain, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that the Hon Elisha Huntley, whose proper hand is subscribed to the above certificate, is one of the Justices of said Court, duly commissioned by the executive of said State, and that no particular impression is used as a seal by said Court.
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed & affixed a seal in usual form as used by said Court this 8th day of May 1818 Levi Chamberlain
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This may certify that we are well acquainted with Silvanas [Sylvanus] Chadwick of Plainfield, and have been for a number of years, and know him to be in very reduced Surcomstances [Circumstances] in life, and stands in need of Assistance from his Country.
[signatures] Eliphalet Adams, Jabez Porter
State of New Hampshire Cheshire SS Cornish April 8th 1818 Eliphalet Adams and John Porter made Solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing Certificate before me Elisha Huntley J Peace
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I, Sylvanus Chadwick of Plainfield in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, declare, make oath and say, that in May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, I belonged in Spencertown in the State of New York, and in that month at Albany in said state, I inlisted for three years under Captain Orson of Col Gansworths Regiment of the New York troops in the Continental army, said Regiment, the deponent thinks, was called the eleventh.
I joined the Regiment at Fort Stanwicks and continued there with said Regiment two years, and continued afterwards with said Regiment till the expiration of the time for which I inlisted, which was three years.
I was discharged in Schenectiday [Schenectady] in the State of New York in the month of June in the year of our Lord 1780. My discharge was signed by Col Willet, a Lieut Col of said Regiment, But that discharge I have lost.
I afterwards inlisted at New London in the State of Connecticut for nine months under Captain Hall, of what Regiment this deponent cannot now say, but thinks it was Col Parsons's of Connecticut, & served at said New London as a guard.
I inlisted this last time in the spring of 1781, & continued in the service till I was taken in August of that year at [illegible] Island.
I further say that I am very poor, and from my reduced circumstances, I have need of assistance from my county for support.
[signautre] Sylvanus his-X-mark Chadwick
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State of New Hampshire Cheshire SS Cornish April 8th 1818
Then personally appeared Selvenas [Sylvanus] Chadwick signer of the within declaration and made solemn oath that it is just and true Before me
Elisha Huntley one of the Justices of the Court of Common pleas for said County
Returned, that the magistrate who administers the oath may certify to the credibility of the evidence, and that his official character & signature may be authenticated.
The deposition of a witness required, relative to applicant’s faithful service and discharge.
2 Aug 1819 Complied with & Admitted
Sylvanus Chadwick Plainfield Conn Left by Salma Hale
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Sylvanus Chadwick Plainfield Conn
Left by Salma Hale
Returned, that the magistrate who administers the oath may certify to the credibility of the evidence, and that his official character & signature may be authenticated.
The deposition of a witness required, relative to applicant’s faitful service and discharge.
2 Augt 1819 Complied with & Admitted
for said County
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Silvanus [Sylvanus] Chadwick 14.950 March 1820
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. CHESHIRE COUNTY, SS. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
On this 18th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of said Court being a court of record for said County, having the power of fine & imprisonment, Sylvanus Chadwick, aged sixty three years, resident in Plainfield in said county, who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:
I enlisted in the year 1777 for three years, and served accordingly in Col Peter Gansevoort’s Regt of the New York line, & Capt Aaron Ansons Company
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the eighth day of April 1818. The number of my pension certificate is 14.950
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
My occupation is that of a laborer, but I am not of sufficient ability to pursue it, having partly lost the use of one hand, and am suffering by lameness caused by a broken leg. I therefore cannot work. I have in family residing with me my wife only, aged 42 years, who has been out of health several years, & has been much of the time under the care of a physician, especially for last 6 months. On her account I have to hire a nurse most of the time. I am some in debt, & should have probably suffered had it not been for my pension.
[signature] Silvanus his-X-mark Chadwick
Witness John Bryant
Sworn to and declared at Newport in said County, on the 18th day of July 1820 before R Vose Judge of said Court.
I, SALMA HALE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Cheshire, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is thirteen dollars and forty six cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the [said Court] on this 25th day of July A. D. 1820 S. Hale
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SCHEDULE, Of the whole estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, and income of Sylvanus Chadwick of __ in the County of Cheshire and State of Newhampshire, Applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of May 1st, 1820.
1 Chest 1.50 | 1 Table 2.00 | 3.50 | 4 old chairs .25 | 2 pails .83 | 1.08 | 1 iron pot 1.50 | 1 kettle .75 | 2.25 | 1 Tea kettle & spider 1.25 | 1 bake kettle .50 | .50 | 1 coffe pot .42 | 1 barret .46 | .88 | 2 tutes 1.83 | 1 ax 1.00 | 1 sieve .50 | 3.33 | 1 hoe & bread trough .67 | [equals] $13.46
[signature] Silvanus his-X-mark Chadwick
John Bryant witness to Chadwicks signature or mark
We the Subscribers testify and say, that we have viewed the property contained in the above schedule, shewn to us by __ above named, as his property, and are of opinion that the sums set against the respective items are their true value.
Cheshire ss. 182_ Personally appeared,  __ above named, and made oath to the truth of the above statement, by them subscribed. Before me, __ Justice of the Peace.
I certify, that __ above named, are disinterested and credible witnesses.  Justice of the Peace.
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State of Vermont County of Windsor ss.
On this tenth day of April AD 1861 personally appeared before me, John Porter, Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the District of Hartford, in the County Windsor and State aforesaid, Susannah Spears, a resident of Norwich in the County of Windsor and State aforesaid, aged fifty Eight years, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war:
that she was formerly the widow of Sylvanus Chadwick, who was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of ninety six dollars per annum, under the Act of March 18th 1818; that said Chadwick’s name was placed on the Roll of the New Hampshire Pension
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Agency, that she was married to the said Sylvanus Chadwick in said Norwich on the Twenty Seventh day of April A.D. 1823 by one Abraham Loveland, a Justice of the Peace, that her name before her marriage was Susannah Gardner, that her said husband died in said Norwich on the fourth day of November A.D. 1837.
that she was again married to Ebenezer Spears in said Norwich on the __ day of May 1842, that the said Ebenezer Spears died in the town of Hartland in the State of Vermont, on the Seventh day of September 1860, that she is now a widow, that she was not married to the said Sylvanus Chadwick prior to the Second of January Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated.
[signature] Susannah her-X-mark Spears
In presence of Joseph Chadwick, Martha S. Chadwick
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first before written before me, and I certify that this declaration is taken in open Court, at Special Session thereof holden at Norwich on the day and year before named, in and for the State and County aforesaid. John Porter Judge of Probate
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We, Joseph Chadwick and Martha Chadwick, both of Norwich in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont, testify & say, that we are well acquainted with Susannah Spears and have been for many years, that we also well knew her first husband Sylvanus Spears Chadwick, and know that he was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety six dollars per year.
that Sylvanus Chadwick died in said Norwich on the fourth day of November 1837, leaving the said Susannah his widow, that the said Susannah was again married to one Ebenezer Spears in said Norwich, and that said Spears died in Hartland in said State on the Seventh day of September 1860, leaving the said Susannah his widow:
that the said Susannah Spears is now stopping at our house, and that we know that she is still a widow, and that she is the identical person who was formerly the widow Sylvanus
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Chadwick who was a pensioner of the United States as before stated, & that we have no interest in her claim.
[signatures] Joseph Chadwick, Martha S Chadwick
State of Vermont County of Windsor ss. Subscribed and sworn to on this tenth day April 1861 be fore me, and I certify that said affiants are credible persons, and that I have no interest in this claim. John Porter Justice of the Peace
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I, Alden Smith, of Norwich in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged sixty four years, testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Sylvanus Chadwick, who formerly resided in Norwich and is now dead, that said Chadwick was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of Ninety Six dollars per annum, that he died in said Norwich, as I think, on the fourth day of November in the year 1837, that he left a widow whose name is Susannah, that the said Susannah afterward was married to one Ebenezer Spears, as I understand, and that said Spears died recently, leaving the said Susannah a widow, that the said Susannah Spears still survives and remains a widow, and that I know the said Susannah Spears, who is making application for pension, to be the identical person who was formerly the widow of the said Sylvanus Chadwick, who drew a pension as before stated; that I attended the funeral of said Chadwick, and watched with the corpse &
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assisted at his burial; that I am disinterested
[signature] Alden Smith
State of Vermont County of Windsor SS. Subscribed and Sworn to on this tenth day of April 1861 before me, and I certify that said affiant is a credible witness, and that I have no interest in this claim. John Porter Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, Montpelier, April 17 1861
I Certify that John Porter Esq., whose name is subscribed in his own proper handwriting to the foregoing Certificate, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windsor, also Judge of Probate for the Probate Dist of Hartford in s’d [said] County, duly qualified, with full power and authority under and by nature of the laws of said State to administer Oaths, and take Depositions, and Acknowledgments of Deeds, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are, and ought to be, given.
Given under my hand and the Seal of this office, this 17 day of April A.D. 1861 G. W. Bailey Jr. Depty Secretary of State.
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State of Vermont Windsor County Town Clerks Office Norwich April 10, A.D. 1861
State of Vermont Windsor County ss
Be it remembered that at Norwich in the County aforesaid, on the twenty seventh day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty three, Sylvanus Chadwick, of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, and Susannah Gardner of Norwich in the County aforesaid, were duly joined in marriage by me, Aaron Loveland, Justice of the Peace.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Records of said town, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in the record in fair legible characters and figures as follows, “27th day of April 1823” William E Lewis Town Clerk
I, William E Lewis, depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the State, County and town aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from said records, with the exception as above certified by me. William E. Lewis Town Clerk
Subscribed & sworn to on the day & year above written Before me Cyrus Tracy Justice of peace
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STATE OF VERMONT. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, Montpelier, April 17 1861
I Certify that Cyrus Tracy Esq., whose name is subscribed in his own proper handwriting to the foregoing Certificate, was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windsor, duly qualified, with full power and authority under and by nature of the laws of said State to administer Oaths, and take Depositions, and Acknowledgments of Deeds, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are, and ought to be, given.
Given under my hand and the Seal of this office, this 17 day of April A.D. 1861 G. W. Bailey Jr. Deputy Secretary of State.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section September 21, 1926
Mrs. H. B. Adkins 617 Euclid Ave., Cherokee, Iowa
Madam; I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 13093 it appears that Sylvanus Chadwick, while a resident of Plainfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire aged sixty-one years, applied for pension April 18, 1818 and stated that he enlisted in May 1777, served as a private in Captain Aaron Aorson’s Company, Colonel Peter Gansevoort's New York Regiment and was discharged in June 1780, also that he served from the spring of 1781 until in August 1781 in Captain Hall's Company, Colonel Parsons' Connecticut Regiment.
His claim was allowed. He died November 4, 1837 in Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont.
In 1820 soldier referred to his wife then living with him, aged forty-two years. Her name and date of her death not stated. He married April 27, 1823 in Norwich, Vermont, Susannah Gardner, he then of Lebanon, New Hampshire and she of said Norwich. She again married in May 1842 in Norwich,
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Vermont, Ebenezer Spear who died September 7, 1860 in Hartland, Vermont.
Susannah Spear applied for pension April 10, 1861, aged fifty-eight years, on account of the services of her former husband, Sylvanus Chadwick. She was then living in Norwich, Vermont with Joseph and Martha S. Chadwick, relationship not stated.
Her claim was not allowed as a re-examination of the soldier's claim, with the rolls of Captain Aorson's Company, Colonel Gansevoort's New York Regiment, disclosed that he enlisted July 5, 1777 and deserted April 22, 1779, therefore his pension had been improperly allowed and the widow had no title to pension.
There is no reference to soldier's having lived in Virginia. Respectfully, E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
OK’d by Miss Wilson
See page 204 N.Y. Archives Sylvanus Chaddock, deserted
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Revy 13093 Rev. war
Susannah Spear formerly widow of Sylvanus Chadwick REJECTED
P.O. | Service: | Enlisted: 18 | Discharged: 18 | Application filed: 18 | Alleges: | Re-enlisted: |  Attorney: | P. O. | Recognized. | Contract. | Cert. of Dis. | Searched for 18
1906 Sept. 21 Hist to Mrs H B Adkins
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No. 7.621 Susannah Spear formerly widow of Sylvanus Chadwick Vermont
Let. L. D. Stevens May 18, 1861
John H. Yucker June 3d ‘62
Let H. Burton May 5 1863 cannot find this
Act 3d Feby. 1853
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Cherokee, Iowa July 23rd, 1926
United States Pension Bureau, War Department, Washington D.C.
[stamp] U. S. PENSION OFFICE L JUL 27 1926
Gentlemen: I am endeavoring to establish my eligibility to be a member of the D.A.R. Am writing you to kindly furnish me with certain data which must be in your files.
According to our family records, Sylvanus Chadwick, my great great grandfather was a Revolutionary War Pensioner. He married Susanna Gardner, date missing. Their oldest child Sarah was born April 1825, and Joseph Feb 25th 1827. Joseph was my great-grandfather.
Sylvanus Chadwick was an old man when he married Susannah Gardner and she was a young girl. He raised a family in Virginia before
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he came to Vermont, where he resideded at West Hartford, Windsor County.
I am decended [descended] from the second family, who are from Vermont, and have my material well in hand, with the exception of the War record of Sylvanus Chadwick. Will you kindly furnish me if possible with his date of enlistment, engagements, and campaigns in which he participated, date of discharge, and any other information relative to his service, and his pension record.
I am yours Very Truly Mrs. H. B. Adkins 617 Euclid Ave., Cherokee, Iowa
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Pension Office May 11th 1861
Sir, In reply to your letter of the 29th March last, I have to inform you that the claim of Lois Wells, widow of Peter Wells, under the act of 3d Feb. 1853, was suspended on the ground that her husband was not sufficiently identified with the soldier of the same name, credited by service in on the records
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Sylvanus Chadwick, wife living, July 1820, aged 42 years, Pensioner $96 act 1818, died 4th Nov 1837 | Married Susannah Gardner 27th April 1823 | died 4th Nov 1837 | widow married Ebenezer Spear, who died 7th Sept. 1860, leaving her again a widow
Testimony: Joseph & Martha Chatifield knew her to be the wife of Chatifield, he dying 4th Nov. ‘37, she again marrying Ebenezer Spear, who died 7th Sept 1860, & that she is now a widow and stopping at their house
Alden Smith testifies to same facts, & that he was present at the funeral of Chadwick, & watched the corpse
Abigail Spear testifies to being present at Spears death, to his leaving claimant a widow, and that Spears died 7th Sept. 1860, and is informed that the widow was formerly the wife of Sylvanus Chapadwick
Dorothy Beck testified to being present at the death of Spear 7th Sept. 60, to his having a widow still living as such, and is informed that she was the widow of Sylvanus Chadwick
Jeremiah G. Farman testifies to attending Spears funeral, & that he died 7th Sept 1860 John W. Spear, son in law of Ebenezer, testifies that the latter died at his house 7th Sept 1861, leaving applicant a widow, and that she was formerly widow of Sylvanus Chadwick of Norwich a pensioner.
[left margin] 1861 [minus] 58 [equals] 1803; 1803 [minus] 23; 1823 [minus] 1803 [equals] 20
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Syvanus Chadwick 5 July ‘77 3 years Deserted 22d April ‘79 9 months in 1781. Capt Hall’s Co. Col. Parson’s Regt. Conn.
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Copy Pension Office May 18 1861 
Sir, The declaration of Susannah Spears, formerly widow of Sylvanus Chadwick, deceased, of Vermont under Act of 3d Feb 1853 has been examined and filed, and I am constrained to suspend the case for additional evidence of her husband’s service.
The Act under which Mrs Spears asserts her claim provides that the widow of a revolutionary soldier shall be entitled to a pension of equal amount per annum to which her husband would have been entitled if living under existing laws.
The question at once arises, would Sylvanus Chadwick, the husband of applicant, be entitled to a pension under any law, if living.
It is true he received one under Act of 18th March 1818 to the day of his death, but an examination of his claim discloses the fact that he was not entitled to it, and its admission was obtained through fraud or mistake.
He alleged a service of three years in Capt Anson's Co. Col. Gansvoorts Regt. N.Y. Line from July 1777, & declared that he was honorably discharged at the termination of that period. The rolls of that Co & Regt placed on file in this office since his claim was allowed show that he enlisted 5 July 1777 for 3 years & deserted
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22 April 1779, & no evidence appears that he ever returned to service again. His claim was admitted on the testimony of two witnesses, one of whom, having left the army, knew nothing of his service after the first year, & the other, a soldier of the Mass Line, having enlisted in 1780, could not have known Chadwick at all.
But Chadwick alleged, without furnishing any evidence, that he served nine months in 1781, in Capt Hills Co. Col. Parsons Regt from Connecticut. If the records of Hartford sustain this allegation, this service may be available to his widow
Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt William Helmick for Commissioner
L D Steven Esq Concord N.H.
[stamp] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PENSION OFFICE May 31 18
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Norwich Windsor County Vermont March 26th 1863
To the Commis’r of Pensions of the U. S.
Dear, At the request of Widow Susannah Spears, who lives about 8 miles from my place, I write you to make enquires relative to an application she made about 1 ½ or 2 years ago for a pension, at the request of Mr L D Stevens of Concord N.H. for the services of her first husband Sylvanus Chadwick, who died in this town about 1835, and was a pensioner under the act of 1818 at the time of his death, which the records in the pension department will show, some 4 or 5 years after the death of said Chadwick, his widow, now the widow of Ebenezer Spear was married to said Spear and he lived untill about
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2 1/2 years ago, after his death, said Stevens undertook to get a pension for Mrs Spear, for the Service of her first husband Sylvanus Chadwick.
She received a letter from said Stevens in Jan last, that the evidence in the Pension Department, shone [showed] that said Chadwick was a deserter.
Mrs Spear thinks it very strange that after Mr Chadwick had drawn a pension under the Act of 1818, for about 17 years, that it is now ascertained that he was a deserter.
For the benefit of Mrs Spear, who is a poor old ignorrant [ignorant] woman, cannot either read or right [write], will you have the goodness to inform me the state of her application for pension, and the difficulty in the way of obtaining it, and you will very much oblige. Yours Harvey Burton
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Washington City May 30, 1862
Hon Jos. H. Barrett Comr. of Pensions Sir:
Enclosing herewith my authority as Agent in the claim of Susannah Spears, formerly widow of Sylvanus Chadwick, for a Revolutionary Pension. I desire respectfully to be informed whether the soldier’s name is found on the rolls of Cap Hill's, Col Parson's Regiment of Connecticut Militia in service in 1781. There is no records of this service at Hartford Connt. I understand that they are on file in the Pension Office. Yours very Truly John H. Tucker
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John H. Tucker June 3
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Pension Office June 3d 1862 Sir, In reply to your letter of the 30th ult. enclosing a power of attorney in the case of Mrs Susannah Spear, formerly widow of Sylvanus Chadwick, I have to inform you, that there are not, in this office, any rolls of Capt Hill’s Company, Col. Parson’s Regiment of Militia of Conn. for the year 1781.
Among the few detached rolls of Militia & Coast Guard Services of that State on file in this office, the name of Sylvanus Chadwick does not appear at all, nor is there any evidence that Capt Hill command a Company, or Col. Parsons a Regiment. John H. Tucker Present.
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Concord N.H. April 22d 1861
Sir I herewith forward the application of Susannah Spears, formerly widow of Sylvanus Chadwick, for pension under the 2d Section of the Act of Feb 3d 1853. Her first husband, Sylvanus Chadwick was a Pensioner of the U.S. under the act of March 18th 1818, & his name was placed on the N.H. Pension Agency.
Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt L. D. Stevens
Hon Joseph H. Barrett Commr. of Pensions Washington D. C.
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Know all men by these Presents That I Susannah Spears of Norwich in the State of Vermont do hereby constitute and appoint L. D. Stevens of Concord N.H. my true & lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute my claim for Pension under the 2d section of the Act of Feb 3d 1853 which is now suspended, and I hereby authorize and empower my said Attorney to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purpose herein before stated, and also to do all other things necessary & proper for the effective prosecution of my said claim.
[signature] Susannah her-X-mark Spear
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of February 1862. Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us, Cyrus Tracy, Levi Blood
State of Vermont County of Windsor SS. On this 4th day of February 1862 personally appeared the above named Susannah Spear & acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act & deed, Before me Cyrus Tracy Justice of the Peace
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Know all men by these Presents That I Lyman D. Stevens the Attorney named in the within Power of Attorney do hereby constitute and appoint John H. Tucker of Washington D.C. my true and lawful Substitute for me & in my stead to prosecute the claim of the within named Susannah Spears for pension & do hereby authorize my said Substitute to do all things necessary for the proper prosecution of the within claim as fully as I could do if personally present.
Witness my hand & seal this fifth day of February A.D. 1862 in presence of Arthur Fletcher S. G. Lane Lyman D Stevens
State of New Hampshire County of Merrimack SS Feb 5, 1862 Then personally appeared the above named Lyman D Stevens & acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his act & deed, Before me Arthur Fletcher Justice of the Peace
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I Abigail Spear of Hartland in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont certify and say that I am sixty years of age, and was well acquainted with Ebenezer Spear, late of said Hartland, and now deceased, & that I am a Daughter in law of said Spear, that he died at my husbands house, I was present at his death & I attended his funeral, said Ebenezer Spear died in Hartland aforesaid on the seventh day of September A.D. 1860, & that he left a widow who, as I verily believe, still survives, & whose name is Susannah, and, as I have been informed, the said Susannah was the widow of One Sylvanus Chadwick, late of Norwich in said County, Deceased, & further that I am in no way interested in this claim. Abigail Spear
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I Dorothy Breck of Hartland in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont testify & say that I am Sixty Two years of age, & that I was well acquainted with Ebenezer Spear, late of said Hartland and now deceased, I was present at his death, & that said Spear died at Hartland afores’d on the Seventh day of September A.D. 1860, & that I attended his funeral, that he left a widow who still survives & whose name is Susannah, & that the said Susannah, as I am informed, was the Widow of one Sylvanus Chadwick, late of Norwich in said County, deceased, & that I am in no way interested in this claim. Dorothy Breck
I, Jeremiah G. Farman of Hartland in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, testify & say that I am sixty five years of age, & that I was well acquainted with Ebenezer Spear, late of said Hartland & now deceased, & that said Spear died at Hartland afrd [aforesaid] on the Seventh day of Sept 1860, & that I attended his funeral, & that I am in no way interested in this claim. J G Farman
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I, John W. Spear of Hartland in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, testify & say that I am Forty Two years of age, and was well acquainted with Ebenezer Spear, late of Hartland afsd [aforesaid] & now deceased, & that the said Ebenezer was my father, as I have been informed, & that said Spear died in said Hartland at my house on the Seventh day of September A.D. 1860, I was present when he died & I also attended his funeral, that he left a widow whose name was Susannah, who still survives, who was the widow of one Sylvanus Chadwick, late of Norwich in said County, deceased, who as I am informed, was in his lifetime a Pensioner, & further that I am in no way intended in this claim. J. W. Spear
State of Vermont Windsor County ss The foregoing affidavits of Abigail Spear, Dorothy Breck, Jeremiah G. Farman and John W. Spear were all subscribed & sworn to on this 16th day of April A.D. 1861 before me, & I certify that the said affiants are all credible persons, and that I have no interest in the claim. Albert B. Burk Justice of the peace within & for the County of Windsor aforesaid
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STATE OF VERMONT, WINDSOR COUNTY, SS. I, NORMAN WILLIAMS, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Albert B. Burk was, at the date of the paper waiting for which this is attached, and still is, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgement of deeds, and that his signature foregoing is genuine. In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 18th day of April A. D. 1861. Norman Williams, Clerk
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Hartford V. T. Feby 13 1837
Dear Sir Mr Sylvanus Chadwick, who now resides in Norwich in this State, I am satisfied unjustly received a pension from Government. It can easily be proved, I think, that he searched a long time and could find no one to certify that he served the required time, or at all during the revolutionary war. At last he met with a man, then an entire stranger to him, and they agreed to swear for each other. In this way both obtained their pensions. If you will authorise any one to look into this matter these facts can be proved. Your obt servent Edward P. Harris.
Hon L. Woodbury Washington
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Sharon Vermont Dear Sir I enclose you my papers for a new Pension Certificate. Should there any thing more required of me before a new certificate can issue, I would thank you to give me the earliest information. I am very Respectfully yours Sylvanus Chadwick
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I, Norman Downer of Sharon in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, testify and say that I was present on the thirteenth day of December AD 1826, and saw Syvanus Chadwick sign the foregoing affidavit, and that I well know him to be the same person who subscribed said affidavit. [signature] Norman Downer Sharon January 17th 1827
State of Vermont Windsor County ss Sharon Jan 17th 1827 personally appeared Norman Downer and made solemn oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth before me Jared Parkhurst Justice of Peace
The above named Norman Downer is a person of veracity. Certified by Jared Parkhurst Justice of Peace
State of Vermont Windsor County ss Woodstock County Clerks Office January 24th 1827
I, Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windsor, do hereby certify that Jared Parkhurst is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and that the above is his signature. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court, and subscribe my name the day & year last above. Benj Swan
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State of Vermont Windsor County ss On this 13th day of December 1826 before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for the said County of Windsor, personally appeared Sylvanus Chadwick, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Aaron Austin in the regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansavote in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New Hampshire, that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War, which certificate on or about the first day of September 1825, at or near the Village of Norwich in the County of Windsor, he lost and cannot find it. [signature] Sylvanus his-X-mark Chadwick
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid Jared Parkhurst Justice of Peace
State of Vermont Windsor County ss Woodstock County Clerks Office December 14th 1826
I, Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Windsor, do hereby certify that Jared Parkhurst is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windsor, and that the above is his signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day and year above. Benj Swan Clerk
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Norwich April 24, 1826 John Wright Esq
Sir whereas by the present regulations of the War Department, it becomes necessary for the aforesaid Sylvanus Chadwick to get transferred from the New Hampshire to the Vermont agency. I deliver you his original Certificate, which was placed in my hands by the agreement aforesaid, for the purpose of making application to him transferred accordingly.
The pension which became due on the 4th of March last not having been received, Wishing you first to obtain his further agreement, that after he shall have been transferred to the Vermont agency, that his Certificate shall be returned to you, and remain your hands for the Benefit of Ethan Burnap and myself, and that we  the said Burnap & myself shall afterwards and divide his pension, according to the above agreement made and signed by him March 24, 1825. Signed John Bryant
August 12, 1826 I certify the foregoing is a true copy of the original letter of instruction from John Bryant to me now in my possession. John Wright
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Norwich, Vt, August 12, 1826 To the Hon the Secy of War
Sir, Herewith enclosed is the application of Sylvanus Chadwick, a Pensioner, for a transfer from the New Hampshire to the Vermont agency. By you of the 5 July last, you require before a transfer can be made evidence in what manner Chadwick obtained his pension certificate, from John Bryant in whose possession it was placed as serving for money due from Chadwick to said Bryant. The enclosed papers marked No. 1 and No 2. I think will be satisfactory. I am Respectfully your Obt Servt John Wright
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To John Wright Sir It is my wish to be transferred from the New Hampshire to the Vermont agency of Invalid pensioners. I therefore request you to forward my application for that purpose to the War Department, and in your influence to have me transferred, and if a transfer is granted, I hereby engage and agree to let my certificate remain in the hands of John Bryant, and the application of my pension to be made as I agreed in my agreement to John Bryant and Ethan Burnap, dated March 24, 1825, for their benefit in conformity with said agreement
Signed Sylvanus his-X-mark Chadwick
May 1, 1826 Attest Ethan Burnap
August 12, 1826 I certify the foregoing is a true copy of the request made by Sylvanus Chadwick to me to have him transferred. John Wright
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Norwich V. T. July 15th, 1825 The Hon. Secretary of War
Sir I am ready to make oath that Sylvanus Chadwick has resided in this Town more than three years, that his Pension Certificate has during that the time been detained by John Bryant of Plainfield N.H., in consequence of Bryant’s having Purchased demands against Chadwick, some of which existed anterior to his being on the Revolutionary list, I have once [illegible] the demands of Brant myself I am [illegible] and [illegible] due respect John W Cushing
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Plainfield N.H. Sept 8 1825
Sir As I am apprehensive that representations of some sort have of late been made, or may hereafter be made, to the War Department in relation to the Pension Certificate of Sylvanus Chadwick, late of this town but at present a resident of Norwich Vermont, I beg leave to state that I have in my possession said Certificate.
That it has by his, said Chadwick, consent generally remained with me, that I now hold it, as I ever have done, by his agreement, and that I have heretofore drawn or caused to be drawn for him his money at Portsmouth in this State. That since the 4th of May last I have received the $48 then due him, and applied it as I had always before done, agreeable to his instructions, realizing but $15.00 thereof on my own demands against him, to the amount of about $85.00. That he at the same time agreed, and that too in writing, that his said Certificate should in future remain with me, and that I should draw the forty eight dollars which would be due him on the 4th of September, then next, and retain thereout of $10 towards the payment of the debt aforesaid, and the same amount at each time of drawing afterwards, as his payment become due, till he should in that way have paid me up,
conformably to which, I personally called upon him for a power of attorney on the 5th instant, but he disregarded his agreement aforesaid, and refused to empower me, or make an other person in my absence, to draw his money, and attempted to filed from me in an improper manner said Certificate.
Failing in this I suspect he will again complain and pray for a new certificate, or to be transferred to the Vermont agency. I therefore make and transmit this statement of facts, that the same may be taken into consideration whenever complaints are made in his behalf.
I should be pleased to receive a copy of said Chadwicks declaration in order to obtain a pension, or an extract from the same so far as relates to his service and discharge, also the names and testimony of the witnesses which accompanied his application. Respectfully yours John Bryant
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Norwich Vermont June 28, 182 Hon the Secy of War
Sir Enclosed is the application of Sylvanus Chadwick, a Pensioner who wishes to be transferred from the New Hampshire to the Vermont Agency, he has been paid to the 4th Sept 1825. His original Certificate is also enclosed. Please return the certificate to me.
I am Sir very Respectfully Your obt servt J. Wright
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Plainfield March 31 1824
The Subscribers Selectmen of Plainfield in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, by leave to represent to the War Department, that Sylvanus Chadwick, a United States Pensioner, has been several years an inhabitant of this town, and that he has gained a residence here, and that owing to sickness in his family, his Pension has not at all times been sufficient to support him, & that he has had aid from the town as one of their poor, that his Certificate, by his consent and at his request, has generally heretofore remained in the hands of an individual, who has supplied him with provsions, clothing, &c, and who we believe has done all for him that a regularly appointed guardian could or would have done, that said Chadwick has ever been under the necessity and in the practice of realizing the amount of his Pension in advance of this individual, in provision,
That we are now informed that since the 4th of March instant he called on Mr John Bryant, the person above attested to, and gave him a power of attorney to receive his Pension, from the 4th of September last, and was permitted by said JB to carry said power to a magistrate to acknowledge the same, promising to return it to him, which instead thereof he retained, and from which, we are told, he made out an other power to an other person, and has in this way undertaken to procure the money without his certificate, & with an evident design of doing wrong by defrauding said Bryant, & that failing in this project, he now refuses to empower said Bryant to draw his money, and will, we apprehend, make complaint to the War Department, and apply for a new certificate, and that having removed across the river into Vermont, about one mile from the line of N. H., we suspect he may petition to have his name transferred to the Vermont Agency.
Should such complaint or petitions be made to the Department, we pray that it may be disregarded, believing that it cannot be for the interest of said Pensioner, who is inclined to intemperance, nor for the safety of this town, who may in consequence of his getting so transferred, or a new certificate, have to render him more [illegible] hereafter.
We are Sir Very respectfully yours Rueben Free, John Tucknor Selectmen of Plainfield N.H.
N.B. Should the anticipated application be made by said Chadwick, and any evidence on on our part be necessary in order to defeat him, we hope to be [illegible] on the subject
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I certify that I have in my possession the Pension Certificate of Sylvanus Chadwick, which is numbered 14950, & which came into my hands by his consent, and for the purpose of receiving his pension from the 4th of Sept 1825 & the 4th of March instant, which I have advanced him, that same day 4th of March instant he voluntarily executed to me a power of Attorney which he withholds from me as stated by the selectmen aforesaid. March 31, 1824 John Bryant
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Ballston 21 July 1819 Personally appeared before me, Jesse Robertson, one of the commissioners to take affidavits &c for the County Saratoga, John Ball, late a Leaut. in the revolutionary Army, and being sworn deposeth and saith that in the month of May or June in the year one thousand seven Hundred and seventy seven, he enlisted James Chadwick a soldier in Captain Aaron [illegible] company in Col Peter Ganesvoorts Regiment of New York forces, as he believes, for the term of three years, and that the said Sylvanus was a faithful and good soldier during the term of time which this deponent remained that Regiment, which he believes to have been more than one year, and that he never knew the said Sylvanus to have been guilty of any crime or misdemeanor, and believe he is justly entitled to a pension for revolutionary service.
[signature] John Ball
Sworn & Subscribed before me Jesse Robertson one of the Commissioners to take acknowledgements Affidavits &c
I do hereby Certify that I, the undersigned, did erase part of the first & second lines, & interlined the words, “Jesse Robertson of the Commissioner to take affidavits &c” in the above affidavit at the time of taking the same. Jesse Robertson
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I do hereby Certify that I have been acquainted with Col. John Ball the within deponent, & that he has supported Uniformly the Character of a good, Judicious Candid Man, & One who on account of truth & Veracity, I have never known to be doubted, & that my acquaintance with him has been twenty five years or more.
Jesse Robertson Ballston Augt 21st 1819
State of New York Saratoga County SS. I, Thomas Palmer, Clerk of the said County and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County, do hereby certify that Jesse Robertson, whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit and the preceeding certificate, was at the respective dates thereof a Commissioner residing in the County of Saratoga in said State, duly authorised to take affidavits, acting under the authority of this State, and that the within and above are his signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my  said office the 21st August 1819 Thomas Palmer Clerk
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State of New York Washington County SS. Be it remembered that on this twenty sixth day of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, before me Lemuel Hastings, one of the commissioners for taking acknowledgements of deeds, bail, affidavits &c residing in the County of Washington, personally appeared Simeon Barker of Fort Ann in the said County, a person well known to me, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith
that he was well acquainted with Sylvanus Chadwick in the time of the Revolutionary war, that he the said deponent served during the said war, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wm Shepherd, in the 4th Regiment in Massachusetts line, and that he has obtained from the Secretary of the Department of War his Certificate for the pension money, as a Soldier, in said Regiment.
The deponent further saith there he knew said Sylvanus Chadwick, while he the said Sylvanus served as a solder in the Regiment commanded by Col. P. Gansevoort, in the company commanded by Capt Aoron of the New York line in said war, that the said Silvanus Chadwick served in said war & in said company & regiment for
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more than two years, during which period the said Sylvanus performed the service of a faithful soldier
that the deponent was frequently during said war visiting the said Col Gansevoort’s Regiment, the two aforesaid regiments for about two years while the said Chadwick was in the service as aforesaid stationed near together & frequently on duty together, and the soldiers was in the habit of visiting each other in each of said regiments. Simeon Barker
Sworn to & subscribed this 26 day Aug 1819 before me Saml. Hastings Comt
I do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named Simeon Baker for a number of years, that since my acquaintance with him I have heard nothing against his character or as credibility as a witness. Dated this 24 Aug 1819. Saml Hastings Com
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APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE. State of Vermont, County of Windsor SS.
On this 23 day of June 1825; before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Windsor personally appeared Sylvanus Chadwick who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Aaron Austin in the regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Gansovate in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Hampshire, that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate on or about the twentyth day of February 1824, at or near Plainfield N. Hampshire where I usually drew my pension made, the Certificate was by accident damaged and lost in February 1824 and by dilligence search cannot find sd Certifficate. Sylvanus Chadwick
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. Aaron Loveland Justice of the peace
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner of the loss or destruction of the original certificate. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated, by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office. If the pensioner has never received a formal certificate, but has drawn his pension on a mere notification, as was the case in a few instances many years ago, he should leave out the above words in italics, and insert, in lieu thereof, "but has never received a formal certificate and now wishes to obtain one."
State of Vermont Windsor County SS. Norwich June 23d 1825 This may certify that Aaron Loveland the subscribing Justice above, is a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Windsor and is duly qualified according to Law. Thomas Emerson Asst Judge County Court
P.S. Judges have no Seal other than Seal of Clerk of the Court
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER, State of Vermont County of Windsor SS.
On this 23d day of June 1825, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Windsor, personally appeared Sylvanus Chadwick who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Aaron Austin in the regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Ganesvote in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of N Hampshire from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state, district, or territory, of Vermont, Town Norwich, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. [signature] Sylvanus Chadwick
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. Aaron Loveland Justice of the Peace
WAR DEPARTMENT, Pension Office, August 13, 1818. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated, by the certificate of the proper officer, under his seal of office.
State of Vermont Windsor County ss Norwich June 23 1825, this may Certify that Aaron Loveland, the subscribing Magistrate above, is a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Windsor, and is duly qualified according to Law. Thomas Emerson Asst Judge County Court
P.S. Judges use no Seal other than Seal of Clerk of the Court
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER, County of Windsor ss. On this 12th day of July 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Windsor, personally appeared Sylvanus Chadwick who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Aaron Auston in the regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Ganesvoort in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New Hampshire, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State, District, or Territory, of Vermont where he intends to remain, and wishes his Pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Vermont are that he could [illegible] his living among his connexions in Vermont more easily than in New Hampshire.
[signed] Sylvanus his-X-mark Chadwick
Sworn and subscribed to, before me the day and year aforesaid John Wright Justice of the Peace Witness E. C. Hovey
NOTES. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be proved by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The Pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication as above required.
County of Windsor Ss Norwich July 12th 1826. Personally appeared Ethan Burnap Esq before me, a Justice of the peace for county, who on his oath, declares that he well knows Sylvanus Chadwick to be the same person described in the above affidavit [signed] Ethan Burnap
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid. John Wright Just Peace
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I hereby Certify that … within named is a person of truth and veracity. July 12, 1826 John Wright Just P
State of Vermont Windsor County ss Woodstock County Clerks Office 12th August 1826 I, Benjamin Swan, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windsor, do hereby certify that John Wright is one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, and that the above and within are his signatures.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County Court, and subscribe my name the day & year last above. Benja. Swan