Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,388, for Jacob Kent, Connecticut
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

NUMBER
R 20,388

Kent, Jacob
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CONTENTS
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   Application of
   Jacob Kent


A draft on the U.S. Br. Bank
at Boston would be most
convenient.--L. M.
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                                                               1500.
    For the purpose of obtaining the benefit on "an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers on the Army of the Revolution" approved on the 15th of May 1828, I Jacob Kent of Hatley in the Province of Lower Canada do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the war, and continued on its service until its termination; at which time I was a Sargeant of Infantry in Capt. Samuel Young's Company in the ____ Regiment of the Connecticut line.  And I also declare that I afterward was entitled to a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars under a resolve of Congress, passed the 15 May 1778, but did not receive such certificate.
    And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March 1825 on the pension list of the United States.
In presence of Timo. Hinman       his
                                      Jacob       X      Kent
                                                   mark

Before me Timothy Hinman a Justice of the Peace in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont, personally appeared this day Moses Kent of Derby in said County of Orleans, and Stephen McCrilles of Hatley in the Province of Lower Canada, who did severally make oath that Jacob Kent by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed, is generally reputed and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution, in manner, as therein stated.
   Witness my hand this twenty second day of January in the year 1829.
    [Signed] Timo. Hinman Just Peace

I Ira H Allen Clerk of the Court of the County of Orleans in the State of Vermont do certify that Timothy Hinman before whom the foregoing affidavits were Sworn  was at the time a Justice of the Peace for said County and duly empowered to administer oaths.

[Stamp                   In testimony whereof I have affixed                    hereunto set my hand and 
here.]                      affixed the seal of the said 
                               Court this 24 day of 
                               January in the year 1829.
                  [Signed]  Ira H. Allen
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Know all men by these presents [sic] that I Jacob Kent of Hatley in the Provice of Lower Canada do hereby constitute and appoint Lewis Marsh my true and lawful attorney, with a power of substitution for me and in my name to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due to me under the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution  approved 15th Mar 1828 as a Sergeant in the _____ Regiment of the Connecticut line of the army of the Revolution.
   Witness my hand and seal [last two words inserted] this twenty second day of January in the year 1829.
                                        his
                           Jacob     X      Kent
                                       mark
(Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of Timo. Hinman}

Before me Timo. Hinman a Justice of the Peace in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont personally appeared this day Jacob Kent whose name is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the same  to be his free act and deed.
   Witness my hand this 22 day of January in the year 1829.
   [Signed]  Timo. Hinman Just of Peace

Before me Timo. Hinman  a Justice of the Peace in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont personally appeared this day Lewis Marsh the attorney named in the foregoing power of Attorney and made oath that the same was not given to him by reason of any transfer of the pay therein authorized to be received, but that the said pay is entered to enure wholly to the personal benefit of the person by whom the said power was executed.
    Witness my hand this 22 day of January in the year 1829.
       [Signed] Timo. Hinman Just of Peace

Before me Timo. Hinman a Justice of the Peace in the County of Orleans and State of Vermont personally appeared this day Moses Kent of Derby in the County of Orleans afsd and Stephen McCrilles of Hatley in the Province of lower Canada who did severally make oath that Jacob Kent by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed generally reputed and believed to have been a Sergeant in the army of the revolution in manner as therein stated.
    Witness my hand this 22 day of January in the year 1829.
  [Signed]  Timo. Hinman Just of Peace

I Ira H Allen, Clerk of the Court of the County of Orleans and State of Vermont do hereby certify that Timothy Hinman before whom the foregoing power of Attorney was 
                           acknowledged, and before 
                           whom the following affidavits [seal affixed        were sworn was at the time 
     here]              Justice of the Peace in 
                            aforesaid County of Orleans 
                            and duly empowered to 
                            administer oaths.

         In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this  24 day of January in the year 1829
                     [Signed]  Ira H. Allen
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Rejected
Exr OLD WAR.
File No. 20.388 REJECTED
July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1878 [crossed out]

Jacob Kent
Sergt
Capt Young
Ct Line
Revy War
Filed at -----
other claim.
----, 187 -------
Clerk.

Application filed ----, 18 --
Attorney -------
P.O. ------

Evidence insufficient
Act 1828
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                                                       Free
                                                       _____
Derby Vt.
Feb. 13,}                Hon Richard Rush
                               Secretary of the U.S. Treasury,
                                   Washington City.

Revolutionary claims}
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                        Derby (Vermont) January 21, 1829
Hon. Richard Rush,
Sir, Enclosed is the application of Jacob Kent for a pension. You will notice that the declaration does not contain the Regiment in which the applicant served when discharged. He says that having been transferred from one Regiment to another, and being now [word inserted] very aged and infirm it is impossible at this time to ascertain certainly in which he served at the close of the war. His discharge is also lost.  It is desirable that the draft be made payable to me in order to facilitate negotiations.  Please answer this soon, and if evidence should be required n addition to this sent, mention to which point and what evidence is required.
                            Very respectfully yours etc,

                                 Lewis Marsh
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 Jacob Kent       Sergt
Conn. line -
Evidence insufficient - Act 1828.
   Lower Canada
  Ref. File no 5,873 [number crossed out]
                       Don't file [underlined]

No record
    Feby 10/81
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       OW Rej

      #
        20388
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                                                      1500.

               REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
                             _____________

                        TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
                                           13 Feb 1829.

Jacob Kent - of Hatley - in the County of [last two words deleted]  Province in the State [last three words deleted] of Lower Canada has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act. entitles "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution", approved the 15th of May 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line  of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Sergeant - in captain Young's company. in the _________ regiment of the Connecticut line; and that he did not [last two words inserted] receive a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the15th of May, 1778; and further that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March 1828 ....Nothing..............

    The Third Auditor is requested to report how far several statements are corroberated by the record of his office.
                              By order of the Secretary
                                            F.A. Dickins


                  TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
                                THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
                                   17th February 1829

[First sentence deleted]:  It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to ....................in the .........................................

It further appears that Jacob Kent is not [word inserted] now on the pension list of any agency and has not [word inserted] been so since the 3d March 1826.

The name of Jacob Kent can be found among those of the Connecticut line,  whom Certificates for the gratuity of Eighty dollars was issued -  nor does his name appear
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War Department
Bounty Land Office
7 May 1829.

The records of this Office do opt show that Jacob Kent of the Connt. line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the U. States.

                                                        Robert Taylor