Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41400, Jonas Adams, N. H.
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Service: N H
Adams, Jonas
Number: S41400
Contents:
N H 1820 aged 56 yrs. and res Windsor, Windsor Co. VT
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Notification sent Oct 23rd 1820
Benjamin Swan, Windsor, Versnon

16
  8
128
7.66
135.46
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15,978 R
Vermont
Jonas Adams
of Windsor in the state of Vermont
who was a private in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Reed of the New Hampshire
line, for the term of two years 1781

Inscribed on the roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence
the 7th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of Nov. 1819 and sent to the Pensioner Windsor, Vermont.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 $135.46
Semi=anl all'ce ending 4 March 1820  48.00
4mo 28/30  
16 mo 28/30
[total] $183.46

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

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Jonas Adams
Private
81 to 83
Scammel, N Hamp
Regt
Proof of service wanted.
Judge must certify to the credibility of the witness.

Admitted

not on roll
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss } 
On the 7th day of April AD 1818 Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of Windsor County Court personally appears Jonas Adams resident in Windsor in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged fifty four years who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions 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 Jonas Adams that sometime in the spring of the year 1781 enlisted in the company of Capt Robertson and Marched to a place called the Hampshire Hutts and joined Col. Scammal Regiment of the New Hampshire line and soon after marched with a division of the America Army to a place called the head of Elk in the State of Maryland from thence marched with Col Scammels Regiment into the State of Virginia from thence to the Seige of York Town and that he continued in the service till some time in 1783 when he was honourably discharged at West point by Col Read he at times belonged to Capt Pattens company - and that he is reduced in circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support and has been a citizen of the United States and has no other evidence now in his power of his said services-
[signed] Elihu Luce Assistant Judge of Windsor County Court

State of Vermont ⎬
Windsor County ss. }  Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.  Now I Elihu Luce Assistant Judge of Windsor County Court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said James Adams did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and that he has produced satisfactory evidence to me that he is reduced in his circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support - and I now transmit the
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Testimony and proceeding taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
In witness whereof I have hereunto caused the Seal of said Court and to be affixed
[signed] Elihu Luce Assistant
Judge of Windsor County Ct


State of Vermont
Windsor County ss}  
Woodstock County Clerks Office-
January the 7th AD 1819-
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby certify that Elihu Luce Esqr was at the date of the foregoing Declaration one of the Assistant Judges of said County Court, and that the foregoing Signatures are in his hand writing
IN Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court the day above
[signed] Benj. Swan

Jonas Adams
Private
81 to 83
Scammel, N Hamp
Regt
Proof of service wanted.
Judge must certify to the credibility of the witness.

Admitted

not on roll
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[along left side:] old case

Windsoe Vt
Sept 22

John C. Calhoun Esqr
Secretary of War
City of Washington
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Windson Vt  Septemr 20th 1819-

Sir
Some time the forepart of last August I addressed a letter to you In which was enclosed  two depositions- Respecting my services in the Revolutionary War -at that time I did not know that my Original deposition & certificates had been sent back to Judge Luse-[Luce] - but this day he handed the paper to me - & which I have enclosed-- I hope you have received the depositions mentioned, (respecting my services)  & that they may prove satisfactory - & that a certificate of my name being inscribed on the Pention [pension] list Roll of the Vermont agency will soon be forwarded to me at this place-
I see many of my acquaintance who never served more than nine or ten months have received their certificates -- Several of the same Regiment in which I served who enlisted long since I did-- are on the Pention list-- while I who served faithfully Two years & eight months & was not absent a day am suffering for want
With sentiments of respect I am your friend
[signed] Jonas Adams
over --
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Perhaps it may be well to mention that I propperly [properly] belonged to Col George Reads Regiment at the time I was ordered to Join Col Scammels Regiment & that after my return from York Town in Virginia I returned to Col George Reads Regiment & was discharged by him.
[signed] Jonas Adams
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Jonas Adams

Con

15,978

March 1820
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STATE OF VERMONT, 
WINDSOR COUNTY...SS } 
At a special term of the Supreme Court of Judicature, begun and holden at Woodstock in the County of Windsor, on the last Monday in July, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty.
On this first day of August 1820, being the second day of said term, personally appeared in open Court, (the same Court being a Court of record agreeably to the laws of this State, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c. ) Jonas Adams, aged fifty Six years, resident in Windsor in said County of Windsor, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: to wit, in the spring of the year 1781 he enlisted into a Capt Robinson's Company, and marched under the command of a Lieut. Stark to a place called the Hampshire Huts at where a part of the New Hampshire Troops were there encamped, being anon the Hudson River in the State of New York - that he afterwards joined a Col Scammels Regiment & soon after marched with a division of the American Army to a place called the head of Elk in the State of Maryland from - thence he was ported with said Sea[illegible] of Yorktown- that after the taking of that place he continued to serve in the army of the United States until some time in the year 1783 when he was honorably discharged by Col Read at West Point in the State of New York

that he made his original declaration on the Seventh day of April 1818 has received a pension Certificate, No. 15978 - 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 part 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. 
1 Hog with but one eye $15.00 - 1 cow 15.00 - 1 Swine 8.00 - 2 Cattle 2 years old 20.00 - 1 Chest Drawers 2.00- 1 table 1.50 - 1 Iron Pot 1.00 - 1 pr Tongs - 1.00 -  6 knives & forks 1.00 - 1 tea pot 83 - tea ware 34,
$38.00 + 25.50 + 2.17 = $65.67
He further saith that the cattle above mentioned were purchased with the pension money he has heretofore received - and that he now owes about $100-- to different persons in said Windsor
And the said Jonas Adams further declareth and saith that he is by occupation a farmer that he is unable to labour but little in consequence of a lameness in his leg, which has been of long continuance-- That his family consists of himself a wife aged 54 years and a son aged 12 years
[signed] Jonas Adams

Sworn to and declared on the First mday of August 1820, before said Court.
Attest [signed] Benjamin Swan Clerk.

STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY....SS. }
I Benj Swan Clerk of the Supreme Court for the county of Windsor, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the 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 the aforesaid schedule is Nothing

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at Woodstock this fifth day of August 1820.
[signed] Benj Swan } Clerk of the Supreme Court for Windsor County.
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41400
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 41,400
Jonas Adams
Priv Rev. War 

Act:  18 March 18
Index:--Vol. 3, Page 5

[in brackets] Arrangement of 1870.