Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38864, for Jonathan Janes, Massachusetts
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SEVICE Massachusetts
Janes Jonathan
NUMBER S. 38864
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7225 
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Vermont 
Jonathan Janes of St Albans in the State of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded Colonel Nixon of the Massachusetts line for the term of 9 months 1778-
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 of June 1818 - 
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of March 1819 and sent to Judge Brayton St Albans Vermont- 
 Arrears to 4th of March 1819 8 months 20.4/30.31
70.36
Semi-annual. allowance ending 4 September 1819 48
$118.36
 {Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Continued 
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Continued under the law of 1 May 1820, notification thereof sent to Honorable James L. Howard etc.
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State of New York
Ontario County
ss
Jonathan Janes of the town of Canandaigua in 
the County of Ontario and State aforesaid being duly
sworn deposeth and saith that he the deponent is a citizen
the United States and that he hath served in this Country
in the war of the revolution against the Common Enemy
and that he entered the service soon after the commencement
the war as what was denominated minute men and served
Eight months in Colonel Timothy Danielsons Regiment
in Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts and the deponent
further saith that same time after he entered for nine
Months in the regiment of Colonel Thomas Nixon in
General John Nixons Brigade of the Massachusetts line in the Continental service and that he was detached as a
Sergeant and had the command of the [illegible] Guard
at Fishkill in the State of New York in or about the
year 1778 and that he received an honorable discharge which is out of his possession
and that he was in Colonel Denison Regiment
in a company commanded by Lieutenant Baker
stationed at Providence Rhode Island as a volunteer Militiaman
and the deponent saith further that he was in Colonel 
Woodbridges Regiment of Massachusetts Militia at the
taking of General Burgoin [sic] at Saratoga and that he
65 years of age and is [illegible] and that he is in indigent circumstances
by reason of Various misfortunes and therefore prays that
his name may be placed on the pension List pursuant to
an act of Congress passed the 18th day of March 1818
Entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged
in the Land and Naval service of the United States in
the revolutionary war and further the deponant saith not.
Jonathan Janes