Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,237, Samuel Yetton, N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

[Solid Star above the following wording]
Yetton, Samuel
or
Yetten

NUMBER 
S. 46,237

CONTENTS
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[3--230.]

Revy War.
Ctif No. 363

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46237

Name:  Samuel Yetton

Rank:  Pri.  capt. Senter  Comp'y:

Reg't:  N.H. Line
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RATE PER MONTH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT.

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DATE OF CERTIFICATE, AND TO WHOM SENT.
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Allowed Act--1828.

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Act 14th July, 1862.  Bk. G., Vol........ Page...........
Registering Clerk:
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Disability.
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,  )
YATES COUNTY, ss.       )

I, Abraham H. Bennett Clerk of the county of Yates, do hereby Certify, that Joshua Lee before whom the annexed Affidavits were taken was at the time of taking the same a Commifsioner in and for the County of Yates, sworn, and duly authorised to take the same, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Joshua Lee, Commifsioner and verily believe the signature to said Certificate of proof annexed, to be his proper hand writing.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, this 24th day of June 1828.
A.H. Bennett, Clerk.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraphs]
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For the purpose of obtaining the benifit of "an act for the relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the army of the Revolution appeared on the 15th May 1828 I Samuel Yetten of the Town of Milo in the County of Yates in the State of New York Do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental Line of the army of the army of the Revolution for & during the war.  continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in Captain Centers company of Infantry of the ["first" stricken out] second New Hampshire Regiment of the line commanded by one Colonel Reed and I also declare that I received
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my discharge at Fish Kill Landing in the state of New York which not worn out Lost many years since & that I have no other evidence of my services in said war in my pofsefsion--that I receivved the same paper vouchers as other soldiers who had enlisted & served during the war at the time of my discharge but do not recollect any thing about a certificate for the reason of eighty dollars under any Pardon of Congrefs

And I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States--
Samuel X his mark Yetten
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Before me Joshua Lee a commifsioner appointed by the Judges & supervisers of the county of Yates in the State of New York to take the acknowledgement of deeds & affidavits to Arrears in courts of Pleas personally appeared this day Charles Roberts & Sherman Lee & recently made oath that Samuel Yetten by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed and generally subscriber is generally reputed & believed to have been a private soldier in the army of the Revolution in manner as therein stated--

Witnefs my hand this 24th day of June 1828---
Charles Roberts
Sherman Lee

Sworn and Subscribed      )
this 24 day of June           )
1828 before me                )
Joshua Lee Commifsioner
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In the matter
of
Samuel Yeaton or
Yetton
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State of New York     )
Yates County fs         )

On the twenty fourth day of June One Thousand Eight hundred and twenty eight before me Came Watey Lee  Nancy Heelen and Patience Birdsall whose names are hereunder subscribed and being by me duly Sworn severally depose and say that on or about the close of the Revolutionary War Samuel Yeaton whose Certificate is hereunto annexed came to the House of Thomas Lee the Husband to the said Watey Lee now deceased together with three others and stated they had [illegible stricken out] been Soldiers in the American Army had served during the War and were honourably discharged and were then returning to their homes that they were sick and wished to be provided for the said Samuel Yeaton remained at the House of the said Sherman Lee untill he recovered his health that they have been intimately acquainted with him ever since that he has ever since been reputed to have served as a Soldier during said War and they have every reason to believe and do verily believe his statement is true.
Watey Lee
Anne Heelen
Patience Birdsall

Sworn and subscribed
this 24 day of June 1828
before me
Joshua Lee Commifsioner
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No of orig Pay 324--

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
July 26. 1828

Samuel Yetton, of Milo, in the County of Yates, in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a private in captain Senter's company, in the 2d regiment of the New Hampshire line; commanded by Col. Reed and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing.

The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary,
A. Dickins.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
31st July 1828

It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been issued to Samuel Yeaton in the New Hampshire line

It further appears that Samuel Yetton is not now on the pension list of ["the" stricken out] any agency, and has not been so since the 3d March 1826 ["at the rate of dollars per month" stricken out]
Peter Hagner  Aud.

No Record
Ctf #363  hly

Nov 11/30

Allowed Act 1828