Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5,000, for James Hyde, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn
Continental

Hyde, James
Eunice

NUMBER
W. 5,000
B.L.Wt. 258-60-55

CONTENTS
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11,236
R
Vermont
James Hyde
of Strafford in the state of Vermont who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Webb of the Connecticut line, for the term of 6 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st of May 1819 and sent to Josiah Dana Esquire Chelsea Vermont

Arrears to 4th Mar: 1819 10 mo 26/30 6/31  $87.43
Semi=anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep: 1819  48.
$135.43
Widow Eunice
39758 consolidated with widow No. 5000 - not entitles

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.

(right side written vertically)
Notification sent October 23d 1820 to H. E. G. McLaughlin Clk of Orange Coty Williamton Vermont
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189430 Act Mar 3 July 16 & 55

Eunice Hyde widow 
of James Hyde
Pen

Capt

Revoly Pension
Rev. War
Feby 53 - 4069

Ad: 60 acr (illegible)
(illegible)

Stephen Thomas
West Fairlee 
VT

(written over page vertically)
No 258 issued July 12/50
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4069
Vermont Montpelier
Eunice Hyde
widow of James Con who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued 25 day of April/54 and sent to Stephen Thomas West Fairlee Vermont

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 29 Vol. A
1828

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Date of widow's death not on AB.

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Reg. Mar 3 '55 189.430
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State of Vermont Orange County SS Strafford Town Clerks Office March 23, 1854
I, Saml S. Kibling Town Clerk of the said Town of Strafford do hereby certify that that the following is a true extract from the records in said office.
James Hyde and Eunice Pennock were duly joined in marriage August fourteenth eighteen hundred & two.

I Saml. S. Kibling Clerk of the Town of Strafford depose and say that the above is a true extract from the records of marriages as recorded in said town with the exception of date which is recorded in legible words & figures as follows, "August 14th 1802"
Saml S. Kibling Town Clerk

Sworn to and subscribed on this 23d day of March AD. 1854 Before me
Samuel Moore Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT, Orange COUNTY...SS.
I, C A Clarke Clerk of the County COurt of the County of Orange in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Samuel Moore is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 30th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three and will expire on the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature to the within certificate is genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said County COurt, this 10th day of April A.D.1854
C A Clarke Clerk.
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James Hyde
Strafford
Vermont
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James Hyde
private
Strafford
Orange County, Vt.
April 7 1818
1777 to 1783, in
Col. Charles
Webb's regimt.
Connt. line - 
7th April, 1818.

on Rolls
Admd.

Josiah Dana,
judge,
Chelsea, Vermt.
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I James Hyde of Strafford in the County of Orange and State of Vermont testify and declare that on the first day of January AD 1777 I enlisted into the Army of the United States in Captain John Miller Company in Colonel Charles Webbs Regiment in General Huntingtons Brigade (if I rightly recollect) for & during the War, and served in the capacity of a private soldier untill the 8th day of June AD. 1783, when I was honorably discharged at West Point, sd. discharge was signed by his Exencellency George Washington, but which I have not now in my possession, I further say that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my Country for support and therefore request that I may be put on to the pension list according to a late Act of Congress
James Hyde

Chelsea April 7 1818
State of Vermont Orange County SS
Chelsea April 7 1818
Personally appeared James Hyde and made oath that the above written declaration by him subscribed is true Before me
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court
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I do hereby certify that it appears to my sattisfaction that the said James Hyde did serve in the revolutionary War on the continental establishment as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common Enemy, And I also certify that it appears to my sattisfaction that he is poor and needs the assistance of his Country for support and I now transmit the proceedings taken and had before me to the secretary for the War department pursuant to the aforementioned Act of Congress
Chelsea January 27, 1819
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court

State of Vert Orange County Clerks Office January 27th AD 1819- I H. E EW Laughlin Clerk of Orange County Court hereby certify that Josiah Dana Esqr of Chelsea in the County of Orange before whom the foregoing declaration was taken, was at that time and is now Chief Judge of Orange County Court acting under the authority of the State of Vermont, and that his name subscribed to the foregowing certificet is in his own hand writing
Attest H E EW Laughlin Clk
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BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.

Mrs Eunice Hyde
Widow of James Hyde
War of the Revolution

189.430

Please communicate with Stephen Thomas West Fairlee VT.
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258
60 acres
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I the said James Hyde within named do solemnly declare & make oath. that I sold the land to which I was entitled as a soldier in the Revolutionary Army as within mentioned to one Tural Tufts, sometime in the month of Oct 1792 to the best of my recollection & did deliver to said Tufts my original discharge, of which the enclosed marked "No 68" is a true copy - so help me God
James Hyde

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 28th day of June AD 1820
Lemuel Cobb Asst Judge of Orange County Court