Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4920, Oliver Barritt, Conn. Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.
Mass.

Barritt, Oliver
Barrett

NUMBER
S. 4929

carded

CONTENTS
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Oliver Barrett
Williamstown Ma
application for Pension
Oct. 10, 1832
17440
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State of Masschusetts
County of Berkshire

On this tenth day of October AD 1832
personally appeared in open Court before
Hon William P. Tucker Justice
the court of Probate for said County
now sitting Oliver Barrett a resident of Williamstown in the County of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn
according to law doth on his oath 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 following named
officers and served as herein stated-

In 1775 I enlisted in the State Troops of the State of Connecticut very soon after hearing of the battle at Lexington, Ephraim Manning of Woodstock  [?] was Captain of
the Company. William Lych 1st Lieutenant - William Morris 2nd Lieutenant Seth Stons of Mayfield[?] was Colonel of the Regiment - Maj. Dingee of Hoosick I think was
commander of Battation. It was in the month of April or May. I lived in the town of Pomfret, State of Connecticut. 

I joined the army at Roxbury Massachusetts, was called there by my father, we continued there untill the day of Bunker Hill battle. On that day we went to Cambridge, and been prevented from being in the battle
by want of ammunition.

I enlisted for the term of eight months - We were afterwards stationed at
Cambridge Fort No. 2 untill the February following

I was in service at this time nine months
& half - I remained after my time was out, being requested so to

In 1776 in the month of August I went to New York as a substitute for one Andrew Miner of Woodbury Connecticut - I was then residing in Woodbury-

I served in a Company of Connecticut State troops
Nathan Hine, Captain, William Pastor Lieutenant, Benjamin Hinman was Colonel Menose Mosely, Lieutenant Col.
Canfield was Major
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Flora S Peck
Watertown NY
Jay 8 1900