Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21942, for Jonathan Remington, Vermont
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(S-1776) Service Mass. VA. Remington, Jonathan Number S.21942
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Vermont
Jonathan Remington if Rutland Co in the State of Vermont, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brookins of the regt commanded by Col Fletcher in the Vt: ma. ['line' crossed out] for 15 mo ?
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Apl 1833 and Sent to R. Temple.
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - $100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "  25.00
$125.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk.
Book E Vol. 3 Page 87

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letter AL Miner Feby 1835
same 19 Mar 1835
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Jon'a Remington 
Wallingford
15 1/2 mo.
No. 3437

adm'd 
15 mo pri
50$

adm'd
15 mo pri
50$
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STATE OF VERMONT,
RUTLAND COUNTY, ss. } On this 24th day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland Dis't now sitting, Jonathan Remington a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 70 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.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In 1778, he lived in Cummington Massachusetts and in the summer he was called out  on alarms & marched to New London - he does not remember the names of his officers except Asa Guernsey who was Sergeant - he remained in service at New London one month - whilst there a British ship & two tenders came up near the Light house & returned without making an attack. Immediately thereafter he came to Rutland, Vermont, to work for Aaron Reed, and in the spring of 1781 he enlisted into Capt Brookins' company, in Col Fletcher's Reg't of the troops - does not remember the names of the other officers - for seven months, & marched to Castleton,; where he was stationed part of the time & part of the time at Pittsford, & in scouting, until his time was out & was dismissed as Castleton by Capt Stark he thinks, but rec'd no written discharge. The next year he enlisted in the spring for another seven months, & served in Capt Brownson's company, Col Fletcher's Reg't at Castleton & Pittsford Forts, & in scouting as afores'd and was dismissed at Castleton, but rec'd no written discharge 
He was also out on alarms 4 or 5 times, two or three days at a time. He does not remember so as to distinguish other troops - there were no other ['troops' crossed out] Regts served with him except on alarms a few other troops came in. He knew none of the continental officers that he recollects. He has no documentary evidence, & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure except the affidavit of Col. Elisha Clark which accompanies this. he was born in Abbington. He has lived in Danby, Charlotte, & Wallingford since the revolutionary war, & for more than twenty years past he has lived in Wallingford - He lives in a remote part of Wallingford, & there is no clergyman residing within
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6 miles of him, but he is known to most of the old people of the place.

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
/s/X his mark Jonathan Remington
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid} /s/R.C.Royce Reg'r
We Stephen Martindale Jr a Clergyman residing in Wallingford and Mossley Hall residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Remington who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
/s/Mossley Hall
/s/Stephen Martindale Jr
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, } /s/R.C.Royce Reg'r
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 Stephen Martindale Jr who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Wallingford and that Mosely Hall Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident in Wallingford and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I Rodney C. Royce Reg'r ['Clerk' crossed out] of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Remington for a Pension 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3d day of August A. D. 1822
/s/R.C.Royce Reg'r
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 11, 1921

In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military service of Jonathan Remington a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ['(or his widow's)' crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.(CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|
1777 or 1778|1 mo.|Pvt.|(Sgt. Asa Guernsey,|stationed at New London.|Mass.|
Spg. 1781|7 mos|[blank]|(Brookins|Fletcher|Vt.|
 " 1782|7 mos.|[blank]|( " |Maj. Gideon Brownson)|[blank]|
[end of columns]
Battles engaged in, None
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cummington, Mass.
Date of application for pension, July 24, 1832. cl.al.
Residence at date of application, Wallingford, Vt.
Age at date of application, b. in Abington, Mass. Sept 1, 1761.
Remarks: No fam. data.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

6-2856
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Elisha Clarks affidavit

[left side of statement cut off]:
Clerk of Rutland [ ] that Obadiah [ ] affidavit [ ] was [ ] Peace for s'd County [ ] that his name [ ] hand writing [ ] unto set my hand [ ] this 2d Aug. 1832 [ ] Pierpoint
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I Elisha Clark of Tinmouth in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont of lawful age testify & say that I was acquainted with Jonathan Remington of Wallingford in the army of the revolutionary war he was with me at Pittsford & Castleton, fourteen months when I acted as Commissary & Remington belonged to Capt.  Brooking's Company of State troops and further say not
/s/Elisha Clark

State of Vermont
Rutland County ss} 24 July 1832 personally came Elisha Clark and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is may agreeable to truth
before me /s/O. Noble Just peace
I certify that the above named Elisha Clark is a credible witness /s/R. Temple Jus Peace
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State of Vermont
I Robert Pierpoint Clerk of Rutland County Court do certify, that Obadiah Noble before whom this affidavit was taken, is a Justice of Peace for s'd County duly commissioned - and that his name thereto is in his own hand writing 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court this 2'd Aug. 1832
/s/R Pierpoint 
[margin notes: Jon'n Remington]
Elisha Clarks affidavit
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21942
Revolution INVALID.
File No. 21,942
Jonathan Remington 
Pri Rev. War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 335
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1921, Aug. 11, hist to Miss Annie S. Head. - en.
1924 July 2 - Mrs. S. W. Welsh info to obtain date of last payment e'e AWF. See letter in James Eddy S. 18813
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Jon'n Remington
completed
R. Temple

adm'd
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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 Solomon Howard which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? It does
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? He did
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? He has
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? He has
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? He has
VII. Has he made the relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the other under the Act of June 7, 1832? He has
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? They Have
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? He has
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? Was & distinguishable
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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? He has
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 has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has not
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? Was
XVI. ↕Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? They are
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? They are.

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. 

+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 affidavits must be properly authenticated as above directed.

↕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.
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Annie Sanford Head
31 Ivy Street
Boston, Mass.

U.S. Pension Office
Washington D.C.

Pension Office July 26 1921
Dear Sir, 
Will you be so good as to send me as soon as convenient a copy of the Pension of Jonathan Remington a Rev. Soldier of Wallingford or South Wallingford Vermont. I...
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find him listed as having received a Pension and am very curious to have a copy of same: prove up some records.
Thanking you from fam.
Very truly
Miss Annie Sound Head
31 Ivy St. Boston Mass
July 25 1921
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[typewritten letter]

Rev. and 1812 War Section. [initials" AWF]

July 2, 1924.

Mrs. S. W. Welsh, 
Wellesley Ave., 
Wellesley Hills, 
Mass.

Madam;
I have to advise you that in order to obtain the
date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jonathan Remington, S. 21942, you should apply to the Pension Section, Civil Division, 1800 E. St., N. W. Washington, D.C., citing all of
the following data -
Jonathan Remington, Certificate No. 8578, issued April 19, 1833, commenced March 4, 1831, rate $50 per annum, Act of June 7, 1832, Vermont Agency.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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[addressed envelope]
Vt - Feb 19

Wallingford Vt
Feb 14} Free

To. J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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[handwritten letter]

Wallingford Vert Feby. 11. 1835

To J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comm'r of Pensions, Washington

In compliance with requirements of your office, with regard to pensioners from this county - I forward you the following statement of my revolutionary services - 
I was born in Mass. in the town of Abington - removed to Cummington in the same state when a boy - at which place when in my 16th year and think in the year 1777 - I entered the militia of that state - now believe I was drafted with my consent. served one month - went to New London Conn - do not recollect the Capt or Col's name - at the end of the month I was dismissed. then returned to Cummington - 
My father boarded me out, the same year, to Aaron Reed, who lived at West Rutland Vert - being then at said Cummington. While living with said Reed ['in' crossed out] which I did four years. I was in the service fourteen months - seven months at two different times - served the time at Castleton and Pittsford - the first seven months Col. Fletcher commanded the Regiment and Capt Brookins com'd the company - The last seven months were served under Col. Gideon Brownson - Brookins still commanding the company - I never was in any battle - Elisha Clark now and then of Tinmouth in this county was my commissary - and the principle witness when my evidence was taken in 1832 - I do not now recollect what years the last two campaigns were - but think most probable the years of 1779 & 80 - it might however ['sent herein' crossed out] have been earlier or later -
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I was out same four days at other times - do not recollect whether any mention was made of it ['do' crossed out] not when my application was made in 1832 - I suppose I served in the Vermont militia while in this state - 
I have resided in Wallingford and Danby adjoining town with the exception of three years which time I lived in Charlotte in this state - since the revolution war - I resided in Wallingford, when I made application for a pension in 1832 - 
The testimony in my case was taken before the Probate Court for the district of Rutland - 
Do not recollect before whom I made oath - but think J. D. Butler administered the oath - R. Pierpoint was then judge of the probate court - 
I have drawn fifty dollars per annum - and have drawn up to the fourth of last Sept - 
All of which is Respectfully submitted
/s/X his mark Jonathan Remington
I hereby certify that Jonathan Remington is now a resident of this town. that he related the above statement - and subscribed his mark - being the only way in which he writes his name - and also that he is generally believed to be, and undoubtedly is a revolutionary soldier
/s/A.L. Miner Justice of the Peace for Rutland county