Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12818, Asa Dutton, Mass. Vt.
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SERVICE
Mass.
Vt.
CONTENTS
Dutton Asa
NUMBER
S. 12818
Carded
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Vermont
Asa Dutton
of Windham Co in the state of t ho was a private in the Company commanded by captain Bates of the Regiment commanded by Col Barton in the Vermont line for twenty months

VT and Mass
Records completed Jany 5/06

Inscribed on the roll of Vermont at the rate of 66 dollars and 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Dec 1833 and sent to Honorable H Hall H or Reps

Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833 $166.65
Semi-anl allowance ending 4 Mar 34 $33.33
$199.98

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Wm M Palmer - Clerk
Book E Vol Three Page 61

Let to Hon H Hall June 16, 1838 enclosing all of his papers
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State of Vermont
County of Windham 8s.
Probate district of Marlborough at the probate court within and for said  district being a Court record, expressly so declared by the statutes of this State, and do such having a Seal and registrar

On this twenty ninth day of September A D 1833 Personally appeared in open Court at Dummerston  in said District
present to Hon. Marshall Miller Esq
Judge of said Court

Before the same probate court, within and for said District, now sitting Levi Buell  resident of Dummerston
in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered into the service of the United States, under the following named offers, and served as herein stated
That he went as a volunteer, he thinks in August 1777 in a company commanded by Capt. Josiah Boyden
William Regiment marched from Hampton to [illegible] to Beattlehead Marlboro Wilmington to Bennington 
to a place called Tulls Mills & there had a [illegible] with the indians; then marched to the Hudson River and
were stationed on a hill above the landing about a quarter of a mile from the of  river [illegible] sight of Burgoynes army
[illegible] belonging to the Brittish loaded with pack, clothes, shovels, pitchers, spades, & tools for [illegible] were stationed there & employ at scouting keeping guard until Burgoyne surrendered
[illegible] the British army surrendered we were dismissed I served at that time [illegible] months [illegible]

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

To the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, he answers, upon his said oath, as follows

1. was born in Worchester Mass.  March 5-1761

2. has no record of his age

3. Lived in Dummerton Windham County Vermont when he went into the army all the times of his enlistment excepting when he enlisted in Worchester he lived in dummerton more than sixty years, where he now resides

4. enlisted voluntarily [illegible] he can recollect

5. has stated his services [illegible] he can recollect remembers Gen Gates Col Saml Fletcher Capt Blakie Capt Fich

 6. Had no written discharge  but since which dischard he lost, does not recollect when or where

7. He [illegible[ to Rev Hosea buckley and Joseph Dunnan Esq as evidence under this interrogatory   Ha Sutton

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signature] Marshall Miller Judge of Probate

We Hosea Buckley  a clergyman, residing in the town of Dummerton in said County and Joseph Duncan
of Dummerston in said County
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Asa Dutton
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 that
soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that option
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
[Signature] Marshall Miller Judge of Probate

Nora Buckley
[illegible]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears them, that the Rev. Horace Buckley
who has signed the preceding certificate
clergyman, resident in the said town of Charleston and that Joseph Duncan
who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Dummerston
in said county, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit

I James Elliot Register of the Probate Court, within and for
District of Marlborough foresaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceeding
in the matter of the application of Asa Dutton
for a pension
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, the twenty third September
---
James Elliot
Probate Register
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that he enlisted again at Dummerton, the
las of March or first of April in 1778 for nine
months, according to the best of his recollection
into a company commanded by Capt [illegible] in Maj Whitcombs Regiment - we marched from Dummerston through Putney, Westchester Rockingham
then to Rutland Vermont in employed in guarding the frontiers and scouting and a
saw [vessels almost my day upon the lake  we took four of the Brittish soldiers who came on shore for [illegible] of water, at a place called Chimney Point -was disharged he he thinks in summer
in 1779 at said Rutland - he enlisted again in Worchester Mass in the month of 
August 1780 the Mass Militia does not recollect by whom
he was enlisted, was marched immediately to West Point. he remained then five days in
he was called out with a party, to go to a place called New Windsor, right till
West in, to out we ever commanded by Lieut. Smith of the Continent-
, was employed in cutting wood then he thinks about two months was then
in block up the there about thirty miles then called Cumber Ellis
he thinks, was then employed in cutting weed, lay upon the ground with
bought teach to that point and remained there until his time of inland
was out and called a written dischar for which he last day not recalled then
of fires as his employment was as above stated, and from the bay served at
this time the month after in arrived at West it before he was discharged 

[transcribed to here]

he enlisted again in the army in May 1782 at Weston in Capt. Water Company
line for 11 months, David M. Raglin a Majo Colo. Burke
ment marched from Dummerston
through they Wilminster Mackinham,
and to Kirtland, was employed in writing & guarding the front
we were stationed at Castleton the whole time of eight months he served
to the best of his recollection eight months, it is
in this campaigns according to
a long time since, this manous he failed & he cannot be very particular as to
Midwall Thaddeus
was dismissed at Wilton in Nov. 1782 anding to the best of his
Hence to the affidavit of Jason Dean
an ash James
the
South Bounds as witnesses to be his is the day that now know
of any other person by whom he can prove his services
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Asa Dutton
Declaration for Pension
Windham County, Vermont
Adm 1. yr & 8 months
40
20.
66.66
Hon Hiland Hall
Ho. of Rep-
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File No. 12818
INVALID.
Asa Dutton
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 1832
Index: -- Vol.
Page
Arrangement of 1870.]
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 I William Crook clerk of the [illegible] New hampshire deposes that [illegible]  1778 I lived in Westminster county of Windham State of Vermont with my father in that year my father enlisted in the service [illegible] month the [illegible]  his inlistment as a lieutenant When my father returned to Westminster M. Asa Dutton then & now a drum master in said [illegible] in came to my fathers company and [illegible]  over said Dutton his [illegible]  nine months he served - in company - [illegible]  my father after aforesaid [illegible] soldier and saying  said Dutton [illegible]  in my company [illegible] 
John Crook

State of New Hampshire
Chiten Oct 20 1832
Subscribed & sworn to before me 
[signature] Larkin G Mead Just Peace

I certify that I am well acquainted with William Crook the above deponent - Know him to be a man of undoubted truth & Veracity
[signature] LG Mead Just peace
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[illegible] October 27 1832


Bangor fork of the Indians
in said County Certify that serion of
is a Justice of the peace in and for
said County and the to the within
signature, are his. In testimony where
hereunto affix the seal of our Superior
Court of Indicature
S. Hale Clerk
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I Joseph Bernis of Dummerston in the
County of Windham and State of Vermont
aged seventy five years, depose and say,
that in the last of June or first of July
A.D. 1780 Asa Dutton now of said Dummerston, borrowed a sum of
David Wiswall to carry in to the army of the
Revolution, I saw said Dutton when he
returned home, which was in Nov or Dec
he then next after & he told me he
had been to West Point in the State of
New York in the army and further
saith not
[signature] Joseph Bernis

Dummerston Sept. 17, 1833 
Sworn to before me this 17th day of
September AD 1833
[signature] Marshall Miller Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that the above named
Joseph Bernis  is a credible witness
[signature] Marshall Miller Justice of the peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerks Office,
Newfane, Septr 24. AD. 1833
I certify that Marshall Miller
Dana Bailey and William R.
Hayes, Esquires, are Justices of the
Peace within and for the County
of Windham, and that the within and
annexed, respectively, are their signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the
the
Seal of the said County Court on the
day and year above written
[signature] James Elliot, Clerk
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I Joseph Bernis of Dummerston in the
County of Windham and State of Vermont
aged seventy five years, depose and say,


Asa Dutton Application for Pension
Affidavit
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William Crooks Affidavit
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Affidavit of
James Wiswall
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I Samuel Wiswall [illegible] in the county of Windom State of Vermont [illegible] age do testify & say that in the year 1778 I hae as [illegible] command [illegible] William Cook in the regiment [illegible] was stationed [illegible] Vermont two months and that I was well acquainted with Asa Dutton then [illegible] Dummerston Windham County State of Vermonth & that he [illegible] further saith not
Saml Wiswell

State of Vermont Windham Co [illegible] July [illegible] 1832 [illegible] said Samuel Wiswell personally appleared [illegible] duly [illegible]oath that the above [illegible] and nothing but the truth
Dana Barley Justice Peace
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I Jason Duncan of Dummerston in the
County of Windham and State of Vermont
aged eighty two years depose and say, that
I have been acquainted with Asa Dutton of
said Dummerston more than sixty years
that I was knowing said Dutton
[illegible]
the Revolutionary War one
campaign,
the year that Burgoyne and
Surrendered - that said Dutton was out
at another time under Lieut. Crook of
Westminster Vermont that I have frequently
heard him relate circumstances, which occured
while he was out in the service- that length
of time
he served I do not know that
said Dutton
is reputed and believed in
the neighteenstood where he resides to have
been a soldier of the Revolution and is
considered a man of
veracity
Jason his x mark Duncan
Dummerston Sept 27 1834

State of Vermont
Windham County Ss. Dummeston Sept 27 1832
Personally appeared the above named Jason
Duncan and made solemn
oath to the
truth of the above affidavit by him
Subscribed

Before me Marshall Miller Justice of the peace
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with
the Hon Jason Duncan who subscribed and made
oath to the above it, that he was formerly an
excellent penman, but in consequence of an affection of
the nerves is now unable to write his name, and that
he is and always be been reputed a man of undoubted
veracity Attest Marshall Miller Justice of the Peace
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I Thaddeus Miller of Brattleboro in the County of
Windom in the State of Vermont of the age of sixty eight years do on oath depose and say
That in the month of March in the year 1782
I enlisted into the service of the United States to
in the war of the revolution into a company commanded by Captain Waters & Lieutenant Fish
and in the name of the Col was Benson of the
Major Josiah Boyden I enlisted for eight months
and served out the whole term. According to
my best recollection Asa Dutton then and now
of Dummerston in the State of Vermont enlisted
at the same time into the same company and
served out the whole term of eight months
I frequently saw him during our service where
we and stationed at Castleton Vermont - our for
was raised as I understood to guard the frontier
of Vermont and was stationed at Castleton during the
whole time
[signature] Thaddeus Mill
State of Vermont
-
State of Vermont
Brattleboro August 30 1832
Then Personally appeared Thaddeus Miller
and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him
subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the
truth before [signature] M Hayes Justice of the Peace

I Do hereby certify that the above named Thaddeus
Miller is a man
of undoubted truth and veracity
[signature] Wm R Hayes
Justice of the Peace