Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 1690, Benjamin Carlton, Mass. N.H.
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(3-1776) SERVICE Mass. N.H. Carlton, Benjamin or Carleton NUMBER R1690 CONTENTS
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State of Newhampshire
County of Rockingham
ss.
On this sixth day of August AD 1832
personally appeared before me Samuel Green one of the Associate Judges
of the Superior Court of Judicature in the State of Newhampshire, Benjamin
Carleton a resident of Plaistow in the County of Rockingham aforesaid
aged seventy two years who being duly sworn according to law, doth
on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers and served as herein stated,
That in the year 1775 about the first of June he enlisted in
from Plaistow aforesaid into a company commanded by
Capt. Jeremiah Gilman, one Smith was Lieutenant and
Hutchins Ensign; soon after enlistment he was ordered to
march to Cambridge Massachusetts and arrived there about
a week after the battle of Bunker Hill, soon after the companies
were divided into Brigades and the company to which he
belonged under General Sullivan and was stationed on
Winter Hill where he was employed on guard and in
the construction of fortifications for the term of six months
which was the term of his enlistment at the end of which
time he received no discharge but immediately enlisted
again under the same Captain Gilman for the term of 
one year and still continued at said Winter Hill until
about the last of March 1776 when he marched with the
army to Providence R.I. where he halted and remained
three days, thence he marched to New London where
the Regiment stopped where after staying a day or two
he left with four or five others of the same company and
returned home to Plaistow aforesaid without being dismissed 
The reason why he left at that time before his time of last enlistment 
had expired was that at the first part of the march from Winter
Hill he drew something to eat as a ration until he reached
Providence R.I. after which time he and others and he
does not know but all of the company to which he belonged
marched at their own expense, he had no money and
could get nothing to eat, and because he was a minor
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his Capt refused to pay him his wages for the last term
of his enlistment or for any part thereof though he understood
the Capt had his wages in his hands and he therefore left
about the 12th day of April 1776 to avoid impending starvation
for the first six months he received his pay from the Captain
The officers of the regiment to which he belonged were Col. John Nixon,
Nixon Lee Col. and one Coburn Maj. He does
not know of any person now living who was with him in this
service excepting Moses Bly who was in the same out at
the same time but not in the Regiment whose deposition is
hereto annexed
He also further declares that about the first of August in the
year 1776 he went to Dorchester Mass, and joined a company
there stationed under the command of a Captain Peabody, as a
substitute for one Leonard Sawyer a private in said company
from Haverhill in Mass. and there served for the term of two
months and was then discharged but not in writing this service
was in the militia of Mass. and the duty performed was in
guarding and repairing the fortifications on Dorchester heights.
He has no documentary evidence of this service nor does he know
of any person now living who was knows of this last service nor
does he certainly know the names of any of the officers at Dorchester
Heights excepting the Captain
He also further declares that he again enlisted and into the 
Newhampshire Militia and into the company of Lieut
Robert Stuart, that he enlisted at Plaistow aforesaid, for the
term of one month, and that he served for the month that he
enlisted at Portsmouth N.H. and that he was there discharged
on on the 20th day of June, but he cannot recollect the year
but it was in some year between 1776 and the close of the
Revolutionary war. His services during this last term of one
month was in the Newhampshire militia and he was employed
to guard the sea coast.- The officers of the company to which
he belonged were Capt Cilly, Lieut Stuart, but does not
recollect any other officer who was out with him at that time
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nor does he know of any person now living who was out with
him at this time nor has he any documentary evidence of
this term of service
He does not know but that a certain person
by the name of Michael Favour may be living in the town of
Newtown N.H. who was with him in this last term of service
and if his deposition can be obtained it will be hereto annexed
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
Witness, John Kelly
[Signature] Benj Carlton
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first
above written
Before me, Sam Green also J. &

I, Moses Bly of Plaistow in the County of Rockingham
and State aforesaid, do declare, that I was in the service of
the United States as a Soldier in the army of the Revolution
was at Winter Hill during the time mentioned in the above
declaration of Benjamin Carleton in the Regiment of Col. Poor
and do know that the said Benjamin Carleton served there
for the term of seven months which was all the time of my service
and I think he was at said Winter hill when my term of service
expired. I have always resided in the same town with
the said Carleton and believe that all his above declaration
is true
Witness, John Kelly
[Signature] Moses Bly
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above named
Before me Sam Green

We, Daniel Steven and Samuel Dow residing in Plaistow
in the County of Rockingham and State aforesaid hereby certify we
are natives of said Plaistow and that we are well acquainted with
Benjamin Carleton who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of
age: that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and at the times above specified we belonged to the company
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of militia in said Plaistow and at that time understood that
Carleton was in the service of the United States at several
times as he has stated in his above declaration
[Signature] Daniel Stevens
[Signature] Daniel Dow
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above named
Before me, [Signature] Sam Green asso Jus. &c
 
And I, the said Samuel Green also Jus. &c. do hereby declare
my opinion that the above named Benjamin Carleton
the applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states and that he is unable from infirmity to attend any of
Courts of record in the County in which he resides
August 6. 1832
[Signature]  Saml Green Asse Jus &

I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature
for the County of Rockingham in the State of NewHampshire do hereby certify that Samuel Green for
the foregoing proceedings were had is an Assonate
Justice of the Superior Court
 
and that the signatures to the
Judicature for the State
aforesaid and that the foregoing therein
proceedings in the matter of the application of
Benjamin Carlton for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court this thirteenth day
of August Anne Domini 1832
[Signature] P Chadwick Clerk of the
Court Rockinghm County

No 6294
Benjamin Carleton
Plaistow
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6294
Benjamin Carlton
New Hampshire
W.C.E.

Rejm 10 Jany 1833
[illegible] letter to H.T.
return to
Henry Tucker Esqr
Plaistow
NH
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6294
 
BRIEF in the case of Benjamin Carlton
of Paistow in the State of Newhamshire
Rockingham County (Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? Yes
3. How old is he? 72
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Chart]
Period.
June In 1775
In continental
Aug '76
no date

Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
6
4
2
1
Days.

Rank.
As a
private
Substitute
private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Cap Gilman Gen Sullivan
 Cap Gilman Col. Nixon
 Cap Peabody
 Cilly Lieut Stewart
-
5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Pleistow Dorchester
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
three living witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
right
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned
[Signature] Wm C Easton
Examining Clerk.
enlisted for one year but
deserted at the end of four months
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Act
Ex'r.
No. 1690
.
OLD WAR.
P. O.

Benjamin Carlton ┃
Service
Enlisted: List of rejected claims, 18
Discharged printed in 1852 shows, 18
cause of rejection as follows:
"Deserted"
Application filed:
18
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Alleges:
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94
New Hampshire
Benjamin Carlton
Rejected
1833
let
to Tucker 10th 1818
" John Carleton 23 Sept 183
1837
1832
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I William Huntington of Amesbury in the
County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
aged Seventy Seven years depose and testify that
about the first of January 1776 I inlisted in to
the army of the United States under Captain Jeremiah
Gilmon the Colonels name was John Nixon
at winter Hill in Charlestown M. for the term of
one year Benjamin Carlton of Plaistow in the
County of Rockingham and State of Newhampshire
was then a soldier in said Company he remained in
said Company untill we marched for New York which
I think was about the last of March following we marched
together untill we arrived to Newlondon in the State of
Connecticut which I think was some time in April
South Hampton Aug 13 1832 [Signature] William Huntington
Rockingham ss August 13th 1832
personally appeared the above named William Huntington
and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him
Subscribed is just and the
Before me Henry Tinker Justice Peace
I Hereby Certify that the above named
William Huntington is entitled to full credit
for truth and verasity
[Signature] Henry Tucker Justice Peace
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Court County
Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of
of
Judicature for the County of Rockingham in the
State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that
Henry Tucker is a Justice of the Peace within and
for said County of Rockingham and that I believe
that his signatures to the within certificate to
the within and annexed depositions are in his
own hand writing
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and of
fixed the Seal of said Court
this thirteenth day of August
Anno Domini 1816
[Signature] P Chadwick Clerk of the
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I Micah favour of Newtown in the County
of Rockingham
and State of Newhampshire aged sixty nine years depose
and testify that
same time between 1776 and the Close
of the revolutionary war I was in played
in the Company of Militia as a Drummer
Commanded by
Captain Robert Stuart Lieuttenant the company was stationed
part of the time at the part of the time at portsmouth
that
Benjamin Carlton to whose declaration this affidavit
attached Belonged to the Same Company and did duty in the same
for the term of one month then was Dismissed
Newtown August 11 1832

[Signature] Micah Favour
Rockingham August 11th 1832
the above affidavit sworn and subscribed to
[Signature] Henry Tucker Justin Peace
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I Hereby certify that the within named Micah Favour is entitled to just credit for truth and veracity
[Signature] Henry Tucker Justice Peace
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6294
Benj Carlton

Henry Tucker 
Plaistow NH
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Benjamin Carlton which require further proof or explanation.
 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? no
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VI. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
 X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: Foryear
months and - days, I served as a -. For - months
and days, I served as aand
for such service I claim a pension."
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3
It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three wit
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature
of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticing papers
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
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C.38.W.X.
B.Carlton
NH
21 Sept 1835.
Pension Office
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Plaistow N.H.
Septr 17
Hon Secretary of War
Washington City
D.C.

Free
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Secretary of War Due be so kind as to inform me if Benjamin Carleton of Plaistow in the County of Rockingham and State of Newhapshire was put upon the pention list in 1832 or 3 his Declaration was made out before Judge Green and sent on under the Agency of Henry Tucker of said Plaistow I wish you would inform me if he was plased upon the pention list what wages he was to draw and if he was not for what reason he wasant and you will oblige me very much
Plaistow September 10th 1835 
[Signature] John Carleton

N.B. send rond as soon as you can to John Carleton of Plaistow in the county of Rockinngham and State Newhapshire
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John Carleton
23 Sep 1834
Oct 6

32 Rec vol 337
337 Page 32
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War Dept
Pension off
Sept 35
Sir
In answer to the enquiry contained
in yours of 16 inst I have to state that the
claim of Benjamin Carlton was rejected
on 10 June 1833 and the reasons therefore
assigned in a letter of that date to Henry
Tucker Esq Plaistow
ty June
John Carleton Esq
Plaistow
Rockingham Co
N. Hampshire
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Henry Tucker Esqr
10th Jany 1833
C.C.
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War Department
Pension Office
Jany 10 1833
the documents in support of the claim
of Benjamin Carlton have been examined &
placed on our files. It appears from his statement that he entered the service for one year
in
Capt Gilman's Company, Col Nixon's Regt &
after having served four months he left
the service without permission. by that but he
has
forfeited all claim for services previously rendered
. It would further appear that he returned
to the service, but only served three months
Had he have served six months, his case would
have come within the provisions of the act of
June 7. 1832. His claim cannot there be allowed
 
I am, respectfully
Obt Servt

[signature]  Henry Tucker Esqr
Plaistow N H
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1690
REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM.
ACT OF June 7, 1832.
Benjamin Carlton
N. H
POWER OF ATTORNEY
TO EXAMINE CLAIMS.
CHARLES C. TUCKER,
Attorney,
Present.
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Power of Attorney,

Know all men by these presents: That I
John Carlton
of Paistow in the County of Rockingham and State
New Hampshire Given
do hereby constitute and appoint CHAS. C. TUCKER, of Washington City, D. C., my true and lawful Agent
and Attorney to prosecute the Claim of Benjamin
Carlton
for any
amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due under the provisions of the Act of
or any other Act or Resolution of Congress, and I hereby authorize my said
Attorney to examine all papers and documents in relation to said Claim on file in the Departments at Washington
City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for
said Claim, and to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed: and to do all things
that I might or could do, were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney
may lawfully do in the premises.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 18th day of June AD. 1854
In presence of [Signature] David Fuller
[Signature]John E. Stanyon

[Signature] John Cartlon

STATE OF New Hampshire Rockingham COUNTY
On this 15th day of June A.D. 1854, before me a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County and State above mentioned personally appeared John Carlton and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act and deed for the purpose therein mentioned.
Before me John E. Stanyan Justice of the Peace

STATE OF New Hampshire
Rockingham County.
On this 15th day of June AD 1854, before me the undersigned a Justice of
Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared John Carlton a resident of said County, and made oath according to the law that he is the identical
John Carlton
who executed the foregoing power of Attorney, and that he is
directly interested in said Claim, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as
my said Attorney may use in prosecuting said Claim.
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
[Signature] John E. Stanyan Justice & the Peace

STATE Of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham
I A.H.Hoyt, Clerk of the Court of Common Peas do
hereby certify that John E. Stanyan Esq., before whom the foregoing affidavit and
acknowledgement were made and who has thereunto signed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the
Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn, and that all his official acts as such
are entitled to full faith and credit.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed
my name and affixed my official seal this
17 day of June 1854.
[Signature] A. H. Hoyt, Clerk