Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,630, Irijah Green, Mass.
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Service
Mass

Green, Irijah

Number
S39630
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39 630

INVALID
Rev
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File No. 39,630
Irijah Green
Prv. Rev War
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Act 18 March 18

Index: - Vol. G, Page 204

[Arrangement of 1870]
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[sideways on left hand page]Notification sent to George Rich Esqr 21 July 1820 Montpelier Vt. 

12.954 R Vermont
Irijah Green of Royalton in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the Mass'ts line, for the term of three years 1777.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 7th of July 1819 and sent to Dudley Chase Esqr Randolph Orange Co Vt.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 85.83 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819 48 = $133.83

10 18/30 4/31 1233 . 
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818

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Copy of Irijah Green

Declaratrion 

Hayston
12,954
issd 7 July 1819
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State of Vermont
Washington SS

On this 29th day of June 1820 personally appeared in Open Court being a court of record to wit the Hon & Supreme Court of the State of Vermont holding a session within and for the County of Washington.

Irjah Green, aged sixty-five years, resident of Fayston in the county aforesaid, who, being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows. From the first of January 1776 during the year as a private in Capt Micajah  Gleason's Company in Col. Nixon's Regiment of the Massachussetts line - on the first of January 1777 enlisted in Capt Adam Wheeler's Company of Col Rixon's Regiment in General Nixon's Brigade for the term of three years. and served nearly the whole time as a private-- the part of the time. I was put into the corps of Artillery & had charge of the trams -- In January 1780, I was appointed & Commissioned as a Captain of Artillery in the Regiment of Col. Lamb and service until after the taking of Lord Cornwallis and was honorably discharged at York town in the State of [blank] After that [illegible] of in the service of my country I was in the 
Battle of Monmouth, Brandywine & York Town 

that the date of my original declaration for a pension is on the 13th day of April 1818 and my certificate of pension issued to me as a private and numbered 12,954 and dated July 7th 1818.

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 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 one cow which I have purchased with my pension money worth $15 two notes against Reny's Blais of 27 Dollars & 59 Cents 
Each Dated April 6. 1819 Excepting ten Dollars endorsed on one of them 45.18 
one Chain $1.00 - another kittle 1.25 2.25
= $62.43
I am a Farmer by occupation but I have been a cripple ever since the revolutionary war & cannot now labor. I have no Family, and cannot support myself without the assistance of my Country or friends
Iriajah Green
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Sworn and declared on this eighth day of June A.D 1820 before the Court Sup. Court. Attest George Rich Clerk Sup. Court.

I George Rich Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature for the County of Washington & State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of 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 exhibited in aforesaid schedule is Sixty Two Dollars & forty three cents. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 29th day of June George Rich, Clerk of the Sup. Court for Cents Washington County.
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Irijah Green's of Decr Royalton Windsor Co Vermont. 
Irijah Green Private Colonel Nixon's Regt Mass line 1777-3 years 13th April 1818 
Adm on the Rolls
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State of Vermont, Orange County ss
On the 13th day of April 1818 before me the same Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont personally appeared Iriah Green aged 63 years resident in Royalton, Windsor County and State of Vermont, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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. That he the said Irijah Green in 1775 resided in Royalstown, County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts & was one of what was then called minute men & turned out at Lexington Alarm; that at Cambridge, immediately after, he enlisted into Captain Wilders company Col. Doolittle Regt Massachusetts troops for eight months; that he served out the whole of the term for which he enlisted as aforesaid & without quitting the army or service he again enlisted for one year into Capt. Mijajah Gleason's Company, Col. Thos. Nixon's Regt., Genl John Nixons Brigade, Massachusetts Line & faithfully served out that years enlistment & his term aforesaid ending with the year 1776, that with the greatest part of his detachment, at the request of Genl Washington, he volunteered his services for one month longer, which month he also faithfully served out & was honourably discharged at Morristown in New Jersey , on the last day of January AD 1777, that he believes his discharge was signed by Col. Nixon but that he has lost the same: That on the 2d day of January he enlisted in Capt. Wheelers Company same Regt & Brigade as aforesaid for three years; that he served his time out & had an honourable discharge in February AD 1780 near West Point at a place called Soldiers Fortune, which discharge he has lost; that all my his services were performed by him as a private soldier in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment, in the Massachusetts line and against the common enemy: That he is and ever has been since the Declaration of Independence a Resident Citizen of the United States & that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; that he has no other evidence of his said services.

Sworn to & declared before me the 15 day of  April 1818
Dudley Chase Chf Judge Sup. Court 

I Dudley Chase Chf Judge of the Sup Ct. of the State of Vermont do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Irijah Green did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy for the term of nine months and more on the continental establishment, as stated in the preceding declaration; & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress 
Signature of Dudley Chase Chf Judge Sup Court 

I hereby certify that I Irijah Green above named is in reduced circumstances stands in need of the assistance of his county for support 
Signature of Dudley Chase Chf Judge Sup Court Vermont