Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,692, John Chedel, Vt.
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Service.                      Number
Vt.    Chedel, John.   S. 21. 692
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Vt  Chedel, John S.21.692
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10256
Rhode Island
John Chedel
of Providence in the State of R. Island
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain ---- of the Regt. commanded by
Col Harts in the Vermont
line for 10 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island 
at the rate of 33 Dollars and 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issue on the 27th day of March 1833 and sent Benjamin 
Cowell Providence R.I.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $66.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept " $16.67
$83.33

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk.
Book 6 Vol 2d Page 104
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John Chedel
15776
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rhode-Island District, sc. August Term1832
County of Providence
On this ninth day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court, being District Court of the United States within and for said District, now in session -- John Chedel a resident of Providence in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island aged 68 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, viz.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
He was born July 25th 1763 in Ashford Conn -which is there recorded - lived in Pomfret Vermont when he entered the Service. Since the war has lived nearly the whole time in Providence where he now resides. 
And the applicant further states that in the year 1781 he enlisted as a private for ten months in Cap John Benjamins Company and Col Benjamin Waits regiment raised in and by authority of the State of Vermont --
Was stationed at Fort Bethel in Vermont and served his time out and was honorably discharged but his discharge is now lost --

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.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
John Chedel 
Attest B Cowell  Clk 
[next section crossed out]
We, a Clergyman, residing in the        and    residing in    hereby certify that we are well acquainted with who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be    years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and the we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 

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 applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Solomon Emmons & Seth Hodges who [words crossed out] have testified for P. applicant are residents as they state and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. 

I, BENJAMIN COWELL, Clerk of said District Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Chedel for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 15 day of October 1832.
Benjamin Cowell  Clk
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15776
John Chedel of
R I
Private 10 Mos

Benjn Cowell
Providence
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BRIEF in the case of John Chedel of Providence in the State of Rhode Island 
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 68 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. In 1781

Duration of Service. 10 Months

Rank. As a Private

Name of General and Field Officers under whom he served
General Benjamin Col Waits

5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned

6. Where did he reside when he entered the services? Pomfret, Vermont

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two living witnesses

8. Are the papers defective as to the form of authentication?and if so, in what respect?

Certify  the forgoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J W Clagett Examining Clerk.
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21692
INVALID
File No. 21692
John Chedel
Rev War
Act: June 7th 82
Index:-Vol 2, Page 68
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Chedel which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes 
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [blank] 
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes 
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes 
VII. Has he made the relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the other under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes 
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? two living witnesses
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? [blank] 
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to 
 his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witnesses? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ↕Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [blank] 

EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ______year______months, and______days______, I served as a______; and for such service I claim a pension.”
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of  his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
↕QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
⇨ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany papers.
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I Solomon Emmons of Woodstock County of Windsor & State of Vermont of lawfull age testify & Say that in the year 1781 I was acquainted with John Chedle [Chedel] then of Pomfret in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont & that the said Chedle [Chedel] enlisted into Capt John Benjamin Company in Col Benjamin Wait regiment which Regiment was Raised by the authority of what is now the State of Vermont, & that the said Chedle [Chedel] was Stationed at Bethel in Said State of Vermont, & there did duty as a private soldier ten months & I Should think Some more, during which time I did duty in the Same Company with him the said Chedle [Chedel] - at the end of the said ten month or more the Said Chedle [Chedel] was dismissed, all which is according to my best recollections, & further Deponent sayeth not
  Solom Emmons

State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss}  At Woodstock in Said County on the 16th day of July 1832 Solomon Emmons personally appeared & made Solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed Contains the truth & nothing but the truth
Before me, & I hereby Certify that the Said Solomon Emmons is a credible witness
  Walter Palmer
 Justice of peace 

State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss} Woodstock County Clerk's Office July 18 1832
 I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, Do hereby Certify that Walter Palmer is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and the above is his Signature, - In Testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the Seal of said Court & subscribe my name the day & year above -
  Benj Swan
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I, Seth Hodges of Pomfret int he County of Windsor, State of Vermont of lawfull age testify & say that in the year 1781 I was acquainted with John Chedel then of said Pomfret and that the said Chedle [Chedel] enlisted into Capt John Benjamin's Company in Col Wait Regiment which Regiment was raised by the authority of what is now the State of Vermont and that the said Chedle [Chedel] was stationed at Bethel in said State of Vermont and then did duty as a private soldier ten months during which time I did duty in the same company with the said Chedle [Chedel] at the end of the said ten months.  The said Chedle [Chedel] was dismissed having served his full time, all which is according to my best recollection and further Deponent sayeth not.

Seth Hodges
Witness
Asa Chedel

State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss} At Pomfret in Said County on the 16th day of July 1832 Seth Hodges personally appeared & made Solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him Subscribed contains the truth & nothing but the truth  Before me, & I hereby certify that the said Seth Hodges is a credible witness  -
  Walter Palmer  Justice of peace

State of Vermont
Windsor County Ss  Woodstock County Clerks Office [July 16 1832 - crossed out, or smudge mark] I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court Do hereby Certify that Walter Palmer is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and the above is his Signature - In Testimony whereof I have hereto affixed the Seal of said court, and subscribe my name the day & year above -
  Benj Swan