Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 550, Thomas Barnum, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.

Barnum, Thomas
               Anna

NUMBER
R. 550
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2221
Vermont
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Thomas Barnum
of Addison Co. in the State of Vermont, who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Pierce of the regiment commanded by Col. Simonds in the Mafs. militia (crossed out) for 13 1/2 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 44 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of November 1832 and sent to U. H. Everett Shoreham Vermont
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Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832
Semi=aml. allowance ending 4. M'ch 1833

 67.48
 22.49
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$89.97
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Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Jm Duffield Clerk
Book D  Vol. 4  Page 48
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State of Vermont
County of Addison fs.
on the 4th day of July AD 1832. Personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of Addison County Court now Sitting Thomas Barnum a resident of ( illegible) in the County of Addison and State of Vermont aged Eighty 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 Congrefs pafsed Jun 7th AD 1832. that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as herein Stated (Vic) In Capt Nathan Pences company of Infantry in the Militia of Mafsachu-Setts in the month of January AD 1776.  and was sworn by my Capt to go from Lainsborough in Mafsachusetts where he lived to Ruppert in Vermont to afsist  (illegible) Company on ther march to Quebed and that during the same year before the month of September he pafsed two other tours of duty at Manchester in the whole (illegible) weeks- and that in September of the Same year he was drafted to Serve in Col. Limonds Regiment and Served under Capt Joseph Barns for two and half months at Nuryak and was (illegible) on the 17th of Mar of the Same year and that is AD 1777.  he was drafted on the first of May to Serve one month at Manchester and did (illegible) and in three days after his return home he was called on an other alarm and Served twenty two days to the 25th of June. and that on the 27th of June of the Same year
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the whole of the Militia was called for to march to Manchester and the T Barnum belonging to Capt Daniel Browns company was ordered with thru others to go to Ruttans as a  Spy and was on that duty from the 24th of June to the 10th of August of (illegible) was again called out to Bennington and was in the Battle of Bennington on the 16th of August and was out one (illegible), and that is the month of June AD 1778.  he was sworn to Cambridge and  Served one and a half months his (illegible
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State of Vermont
Addison County fs      I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the Said County of Addison do hereby certify that Udney H. Everett, before whom the foregoing affidavits of Cyrus Barnum & Molly Conant were made was, at the time a Justice of the peace for Said County and his name Subscribed thereto is his own Signature.  In testimony whereof I have Set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court this sixth day of September 1837.

Saml. Swift Clerk