Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,284, John Vinton, Cont. (Mass.)
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Stateof Vermont } I John Vinton of Braintree in the State of Vermont
Washington } of the age of fifty five years, being duly sworn
depose & say that about the first day of January A. D. 1776 I was duly inlisted by the name of John Vinton
of the company commanded by my Father Capt.
John Vinton in Colonel Sargetns Regiment, in the Massa
chusetts line of the continental establishment as a Musician for the term of one year, & was joined to the Regt
at Cambridge Massachusetts- I performed duty in said
company & Regiment until some time in the summer
when had the small pox & was permitted to be absent
being unfit for duty, after I left the Hospital. I was dis
willed or discharged in January 1777.
I never had a written discharge.
further say that I am now & ever since have been
a citizen of the United States & by reason of my re
duced circumstances stand in need of assistance
from my country for support. John Vinton
Sworn
Joseph Howes
& declared before me this 2d day of June A.D. 1819
Judge of C. P.
State of Vermont, ⎬ I Joseph Howes one of the Judges of
Washington
the County Court in & for the County
aforesaid do certify that it appears to my
satisfaction that the above named John
Vinton did serve in the army of the Revolation
on the continental establishment in
the manner stated in the above declaration, & that the
said Vinton is in reduced circumstances
and stands in need of assistance from his country for
support; & I now transmit the above declaration with
the proceedings had thereon to the Hon Secretary of War
according to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 18th
March 1818 Witness my hand & the seal of the County Court
the day & year aforesaid
Joseph Homes Judge of the County Court