Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18685, Asquire Aldrich, R.I.
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SERVICE
R.I.

Aldrich, Asquire

NUMBER
S. 18685
carded
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225 (unknown)
Vermont
Asquire Aldrich
of St. Johnsbury in the State of Vermon who was a private in the ____ commanded by Captain ____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Lippitt in the R. Island line for than 2 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars ____ (word Cents crossed out) per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of November 1832 and (unknown) Amos Paul, 
Danville, Vermont

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832        120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending
4 March 1833                                40.00
                                                    _______
                                                   $ 160.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by J M Cuffield, Clerk
Book D, Vol. 4, Page 44
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Asquier Aldrich
Declaration 
No. 3014
LO
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State of Vermon
District and County of Caledonia   (SS.

On this 23rd day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Benj. F. Deming, Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid now sitting Asquire Aldrich, a resident of St. Johnsbury in the District and County aforesaid, aged seventy two years, who being a first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtrain the benefit of the provisions of 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.

That at Cumberland in the State of Rhode Island his then place of residence about the first of January 1776 he enlisted in the Rhode Island troops for the term of one year in the Camp of Cap. David Dexter, Lt. Peleg Slocum, Ensign Gilbert Grant in the Reg. of Col. Lippett was stationed first on Rhode Island at Butt's hill, then down the Island to Newport and was there stationed until the month of August, when they had orders to march to the State of New York - marched to White plains, was on the picket guard at the lower lines [marked out] (at the) just before the battle, was near but not actually in the battle of White plains. After the battle of White plains passed over into New Jersey and thro' the State of New Jersey, crossed the Delaware river into Pennsylvania - was at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton and in the engagement at Princeton. From thence took up winter quarters at Morristown [illegible] the end of his term he was solicited to stay until other troops should arrive and did remain in the service about a month or six weeks longer - was discharged at said Morristown about the month of February 1777.

That same time in the spring of the year 1777 he accompanied one Hopkins to Bristol, Rhode Island, the said Hopkins then being a sergeant in the service and having enlisted for the term of fifteen months and the troops to which he was attached then being stationed at E. Bristol, the Sg Hopkins.
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desiring to be discharged he went for the purpose of taking Sg. Hopkins place in case they would accept him, the said Hopkins was discharged having served as nearly as he can recollect five or six monthly - and he entered as a private to complete S. Hopkins term of service into the Company of Cap. James Parker and into the Regt. of Col. Archibald Crary - was stationed at said Bristol until the time of Spencer's expedition when he passed over to Tiverton and was stationed near Howland's ferry - there remained until that [illegible] expedition was abandoned- then recrossed to Bristol and was there stationed until the end of his term, which was as he thinks in the month of March 1778.

That a few days before the end of his engagement last above named he enlisted in the company of the above named Capt. Samuel Parker for the term of fifteen months as a Sergeant. (It has always been his impression that it was fifteen months that he enlisted for, but by (two words crossed out) conversation with one who was in the same service he has been led to doubt whether he served more than one year.) The Regt. was commanded by Col. Toppan, Lt. Col. James Williams at the end of the term last above he had a furlough to go home for a short time - returned and joined his compy at Bristol - from there to Tiverton at Howland's ferry - there stationed for a time then went onto the Island and down near the British lines - [crossed out] [illegible] retreated off at Howland ferry, at the time the American troops left the Island - was afterwards stationed at Howland's ferry until they went into winter quarters- went south for winter quarters and quartered in the houses of the inhabitants - he quartered in the house of a Quaker and he thinks in Little Compton.  He there remained until the end of his term. 

He was born at Cumberland, Rhode Island in June 1760. Has no record of his age. About the close of the revolutionary war he removed to Richmond N.H. at which place and at Fitzwilliam adjoining he lived about ten years - then returned to Cumberland his former residence and resided.
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about eight years - then removed to St. Johnsbury his present residence where he has since resided.

That he never received a written discharge.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

(Signature of Asquire Aldrich)

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesd
Before Benj F. Deming, Judge of Probate

I John Bly of Lyndon in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that I resided at Cumberland in the State of Rhode Island in the time of the revolutionary  war- that at that time I was well acquainted with Asquier Aldrich then of said Cumberland who has made the foregoing declaration. That I served in the Rhode Island troops for the term of nine months from June 1777 to March 1778 in the Reg't. of Col. 
Archibald Crary. I recollect that said Aldrich served in the same Reg't. but in another company. I am very confident he was in the service before I entered it and I think that his time expired aobut the time that mind did which was March 16th 1778. It is my opinion that he served the whole time that I served as above named. I further depose and say that I entered the said service again for the term of nine months from June 1778 to Marh 1779 in the Reg't of Col. Toppam. The Reg't were divided and stationed at different places - when the Reg't came together which was in August or September at Howland's ferry the said Aldrich was in the said service and in the (unknown) Reg't.  We went onto Rhode Island and at that time I was taken out and put into a select corps and was not with the Reg't. until we went into winter quarters - and [crossed out] [illegible] the Reg't. quartered
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during the winter at different places. I well recollect that a few days before my time was out in March 1779 [crossed out] [illegible] I saw the said Aldrich - he was then in the service and belonged to the same Reg't.  I have no reason to doubt but that the said Aldrich served as he has stated in the foregoing declaration.
[check mark]
John Bly

Sworn to and subscribed this 24th day of July A.D. 1832 before Benj F. Deming Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatory prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that John Bly who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit is a resident of Lyndon in the said Caledonia County is a credible person and that his statements entitled to credit. 

I Amos Paul Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby [crossed out] [illegible] certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Asquire Aldrich for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 24th day of July A.D. 1832.
Amos Paul, Register
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3014.
Admitted
Private
2 yrs & upwards
$80:
.
Amos Paul
Danville
Vt
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BRIEF in the case of Asquire Aldrich
of St. Johnsburg in the State of Vermont 
(Act 7 June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open Court before a Judge of Probate

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

3. How old is he? Seventy two years

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

Period.  |  Duration of Service.  |  Rank. |   Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. 

In. |  Years,     Months,     Days.  |   As a.  |  Gen.
1776  |  1........  |  Private  |  Col. Lippett. R. Island
1777 & 1778  |  .about 4 ...  |  do  |  Col. Arch? Crary  -   do
1778  |  1........  |  do  |  Col. Toppan     do

5. In what battles was he engaged? None Stated 

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cumberland R. Island

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

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are correct in their authentication

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 

Wm Gordon Examining Clerk.
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R. J.                 Aldrich, Asquire    $.18686



                                                 Carded
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                          18685
                       INVALID.
File No.           18,685
Asquire  Aldrich
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 1, Page 425
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr. 19/95 Sent Hist. to Ber. E. Taylor 87 Milk St. Boston
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Rand & Taylor, Architects
87 Milk St. P. O Square
Boston
OMN
Bertrand Eugene Taylor
March 25, 1895.
Draw Naldrich
[handwritten illegible]
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir
will you kindly give us a copy of any information your
records contain of JACOB TAYLOR  and (Asquire Aldrich )
Revolutionary 
soldiers and pensioners, as I understand from family records.
and very greatly oblige,
Respectfully
Bertrand E. Taylor