Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18454, Abraham Holden, N.H.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H.
CONTENTS
of
Holden, Abraham S. 18454
NUMBER
Carded
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No 6901
Vermont
Abraham Holden
of Addison Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a Fifer in the company commanded
by Captain Whitcomb of the Regt
commanded
by Col. Haskell
in the N. Hampshire
Fifer
$88.00
line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of
88 Dollars
Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of March
1833 and sent to Hon. S. Haight
Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 176.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. Sept
1833
44.00 ┃
Recorded by
Book D
$220.00
⎨ Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Clerk,
Vol. 4 Page 62
D. Brown
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No 420
Abe Holder
Vermont
Admr
Lyn
Musician
88.
Hon. J. Haight
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County
Brief in the case of Abm Holden of Leicester County
of Adder in the State of vermont
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1776
1779
1786
1781
Years,
2
4
Duration of Service.
Months,
9
9
6
3
3
by
Days.
Rank.
As a
Fifer
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt Whitcomb, Smith Beedell
Capt Smith, Col Haskell Col Poor
┃ Col Runnells Eul Enos
5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Haverhill, New
Hampshire
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
[illegible] Waditimay
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas John [illegible] Examining Clerk
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No 4203-
Abraham Holden
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State of Vermont
On this 24th day of July 1832, personally
Addison County
appeared in open Court, before the Judges
of the County Court within and for the County
of Addison aforesaid, now sitting Abraham Holden a
resident of Lucester in said County of Addison, aged 70 years
on the 10 day of July instant, 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 7th 1832-
that he enlisted in Haverell Newhampshire accord
to his best recolection in the spring of 1776 and was enlisted
by Capt Whitcomb as a musician (a fifer in the New Hampshire
malitia and served so after the enlistment as a solder
in Capt Whitcomb, Company & under the chief command
of Genl Beedle and from Havenell marched to Newbury
& thence to Corrinth, (Vermont) at which place was a black
house, and was stationed of the time at Comitt part of the
time at Coos N.H. & part of the time at Havence N.H. and was
in this service two years and nine months, and employed
as a guard and scouting
That in the year 1779 as near as he can recollect, but is not
certain as to the time he went to White Planes N.Y. and
enlisted for the term of one year, and served nine months
under said enlistment and then hired one John Parker
to take his place, who was received as a substitute for the
remaining 3 months, that he served
in Capt Smith
Company in Col Hashall regiment & Genl. Poor's Brigade
and was part of the term of White planes Peekskill. Fistillleft
the Regiment at Whiteplanes
That in the year 1780 Peterboro NH. town adjoining Hancock
his place of residence, was called upon as he was informed
for two soldier for six months service, that he went as
One of the two & Joseph Covell went as the other, and
went immediately to Hovence N.H. & before he was attached
to any company was detached with others and placed
under the command of Sergt Ebenezer Billings and
marched to upper loos, N.H. and there service as a guard
to the fort there and in protecting the inhabitants for the said month
and then returned to Howell, and was there dismissed
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Again in the year 1781. Hancock N.H. where he then lived
was called upon to furnish one man for three months
service and he engaged to perform it, and joined the
regiment at Charlestown N.H. Called No 4 and
service in Capt Othniel Thomas Company in Major Martin
& Col. Runnell's Regiment & in Genl Enos Brigadeand
served the three months and was then dismissed
in this last service he was marched from No 4, to
Castleton Vermont to Whitehall N.Y. to Fort Ann (which ┃
had been before here by the British & back to No 4
& was there dischargedthat
he is the identical Abraham Holden refered
to by Isaac Morse who's testimony accompanies
this declaration and recollects being at Dublin N.H. at
the time therein mention
That he has no documentary evidence and that
he knows of no person, who testimony he can procure
who can testify to his service
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present, and declairs that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
That he now resides in
Lucester aforesaid & has
resided there for the space of Eleven years last past
& in lived in Louden N.H. about 20 years & previous 

and [illegible] on the war lived his heare of residence was in Hancock N.H.
-Abraham Halin
Sworn & buried the day &

year aforesaid,
Saml Swift Clerk
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John Bullock, Parley Enos, and Isaac Morse
residing in the town of Leicester hereby certify that
we are well acquainted with Abraham Holden
who
has
subscribed to the
foregoing declaration that ┃
we believe
him
to
be seventy years
of age, that he
is reputed and
believed
of neighborhood

where he
resides
to
have been
Soldier
of the Revolution
and
that
that opinion
-
John
Bullock
Parley
Ella
1
A
Isaac Morse
Addison County for
July 19th 1832 Personally appeared
John Bullock, Parley Enos & Isaac Morse, & made solemn oath
that the above certificate by them Subscribed contains the truth and
further certify that they are entitled to full credit
N Briggs Justice
.
about
or
stated in his declaration
Isaac Morse of
County of Addison
do hereby certify that forty
Six
forty seven years last
winter I was during school in
Dublin N.H. and at
that time and place two or three soldiers, then in the
and
in the Revolution as it was then said, and that
they were there upon a short furlow, one of which
I believe
was Abraham Holden who has made the
foregoing declaration, and further say that from
the history of events and transactions many years since
related to me by said Holder I have no doubt
but that the said Holden did serve as he has
Isaac Morse
Subscribed and sworn to
19th July 1832 before me
I further certify that I am acquainted with Isaac
Morse who has subscribed to the above certificate, that he
a person entitled to full credit
Briggs Justice Peace
E.
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And the said Court hereby declare their opinion after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting the interroga
tories 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
that it appears to them, that John Bullock Parley
Enos and Isaac Morse who have signed the presiding
certificate are residents in the town of Sister in the ┃
County of Addison and are credible persons, and that
their statement is entitled to credit.
Saml Swift, Clerk
State of Vermont
Addison County Samuel Swift Clerk of the County
Court for the said County of Addison, do
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original procedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of Abraham
Golden for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court this 30th day of July 1832
Saml Swift Clerk
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File No.
18454
INVALID.
18454
Abraham Hold
in
Fifer Rev War
Act: June 7" 3
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 181
Arrangement of 1870.}