Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,505, for Asa Strong, Vermont
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(3 - 1776 ) 
SERVICE Vt.
Strong, Asa 
NUMBER S. 21,505

CONTENTS

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11003
Vermont 
Asa Strong of Addison in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Hutchins of the commanded by in the line for 15 months 

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont the rate of 50 Dollars per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of March 1833 and sent to Hon. S. Haight Present 

Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 $100 
Semiannl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 25
$125 

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by A B Thruston Clerk,
Book E Vol. 5 .  Page 84
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21505 
INVALID.
Revolution
File No.  21,505 
Asa Strong 
Pri Rev War 
Act: June 7 32
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 391

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Depositions to procure the pension of Asa Strong 
A 5178 

admd by consent of [illegible]
15 mo pri 
50 

Hon. L. Haight
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The declaration of Genl Samuel Strong of the City of Vergennes the County of Addison and State of Vermont to procure a pension for his Brother Asa Strong of said City of Vergennes the said Asa Strong from the state of his health and the loss of his reason being unable to make the declaration required by Law in his name of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 

State of Vermont 
City of Vergennes ss
On this the 7th day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon City Court of the City of Vergennes in said State of Vermont now sibling Genl Samuel Strong a resident of the City of Vergennes in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged seventy years, who after being duly sworn according [illegible] doth depose testify and say- 
That my Brother Asa Stoney of said City of Virginia aged Seventy five years, when a very infirm state of heath and is now wholly incapacitated, owing to the state of his health and the infirmities of his age from remembering past transactions or making any statements in relation to the events of his youth - And I further depose testify and say, that early in the spring in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Eight (1778) the said Asa Strong joined the State troops at Rutland in the State of Vermont, as  a Soldier, and remained at said Rutland as a soldier until the said Asa was regularly discharged which this deponent now believes was in the winter of One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty - And I further state that I visited said Rutland during the time said Asa Strong was stationed at that place and that he was then or [illegible], for Capt. John Gale; -  and I have further been informed time and verily believe that during the remaining time said Strong was at Rutland he served as a waiter to my Father the late Col John Strong and in Capt. Thomas Sayers Company - And I further state that the said Asa Strong again enlisted as I now believe in the month of March A.D. 1780 and was annexed to Captain Hutchins
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Company that he served at Whitehall in the State of New York and at Castleton in the State of Vermont until December or January following, and that he was out at several other times, doing duty as a Soldier for the space of from one to three months, at what places I do not, now recollect. And I further state that the said Asa Strong was born in Salisbury in the State of Connecticut on the 11th day of August AD 1760 as appears from the [illegible] my [illegible] fathers Bible; and that at the time of his first enlistments he lived in Addison and at the other enlistment he lives in Dorset, both in the State of Vermont and that since the Revolutionary war he has lived in the City of Vergennes where he now lives. And that the said Asa Strong was a volunteer; and that I have no knowledge that the said Asa Strong ever received a written discharge from the service, if he did it is lost or mislaid as they are not to be found among his papers -  And I further believe from my own information, and from what I have been informed that the said Asa Strong served for more than two years as a soldier in the Revolutionary army, that is to say in the Vermont troops or Militia And I further say that the said Asa Strong to my full knowledge is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State - And further deponent saith not.

City of Vergennes in open Court August 7th A.D. 1832
Samuel Strong 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
V. Lawrence Clerk
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I Joseph Kellogg of Lewisburgh in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged sixty two years now a pensioner of the United States, for services in the Revolutionary Army as a fifer being duly sworn do depose, testify and say that early in the Spring of the year 1778 I became acquainted with Asa Strong now of the City of Vergennes in the County of Addison and State of Vermont, the said Strong and myself at that time having been both stationed at Rutland in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont being on the frontier guard in the State of Vermont, and that I remained with and strong at the fort in Rutland with of in doing duty as soldier at that place until the month of February AD 1880 then I enlisted into the regular army and left Rulland, until that time said my and myself both belonged to the moment and I further depose testify and say, that said sting Sercels a part of the time in Capt Thomas Sawyer Compay and the remainder as a waiter to Col. John Strong and Captain John Gale during the time we were at Rutland aforesaid and further deponent saith not City of Vergennes in open Court August 7th 1832 Josiah Kellogg Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. Lawrence Clerk
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I Ebenezer Huntington M.D. a Physician
residing and practicing medicine in
State of Vt., City of Vergennes, County of Addison
 being duly sworn, do depose, testify and
say that I am the attending Physician
on Asa Strong of said City of Vergennes and
have been for a number of years past,
and that said Asa Strong has been in a
gradual decline for two or three years
past, and owing to his health, and other
growing infirmities of age, he has now
wholly lost his reason, and perfectly
incapable of making any statements
in relation to the least transactions of
his life. And I further state that I
have been well acquainted with the
said Asa Strong for the space of forty
 years past, and that said Strong had 
alway been reputed to have served in
the army of the Revolution, and I fully
  believe said Strong to have served in
the militia of the State of Vermont during the
Revolutionary War and further
the deponent saith not-- City of Vergennes
in Court August 7th 1832-
E. Huntington, M.D.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and
aforesaid
V. Lawrence, Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after puting the interrogatories to Genl
Sam'l Strong one of the deponent s, as permitted by the War Department that Asa Strong
the within named applicant was a Revolutionary
soldier, and served as the deponents have stated.
and the Court further certify that from their
personal knowledge the said Asa Stone is incapable
making his own declaration. And they also
certify that the Genl Samuel Strong, Doctor Ebeneezer Huntington, and Josiah Kelley who have signed
the within depositions, are credible persons, and
their statements are entitled to credit.

I Ville Lawrence Clerk of the Court
of the City of Vergennes, do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the original
proceeding of the said Court, in the
matter of the application of Asa Strong
for a pension. In testimony wherefore I 
have hereunto set my hand and the seal
of my office the 7th day of August AD 1832
V. Lawrence, Clerk