Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,841, Edward Houghton, N.H.
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SERVICE                                            NUMBER    
   N.H.       Houghton, Edward           S 32841






CONTENTS
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16,392 R 
Massachusetts 
Edward Houghton 
of Northfield in the state of Mass
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Beale of the N Hamp
line, for the term of one year

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts 
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 28 of Sept 1819

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Jan 1821 
and sent to Hon. S. C. Allen
House of Rep. 

4th of March 1820
Semi-anl. all'ce ending $41.83
5 [?] 3/30 4/31 $41.83 

Revolutionary claim, 
Act 18th March 1818
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1 new case

Admitted on Roll 

Mr Allen of Mass.
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I, Edward Houghton, a citizen of the United States, was resident in the Town of Northfield in the County of Franklin in the State of Massachusetts, on oath declare that I belonged to the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War. In the latter part of Dec 1775 & in the former part of [^ January] December 1776, at Richmond in the State of New Hampshire, I was [illegible]. And for [illegible] by Lieut Elisha Whitcomb, & [illegible] at [illegible] in the State aforesaid & belonged to the Company of Capt Carlisle & the Regiment of [illegible] Battle of the [illegible] directly after [illegible] I with others [illegible] for Canada [illegible] the [illegible] of May Battlefield of the Regiment aforesaid. And in May 1776 I was to them prisoner at a place called the Cedars in Canada. Lieut Whitecomb aforesaid and May's Battlefield together with the whole party [illegible] was also taken [illegible] at the same time & place. After being detained [illegible] ten or twelve days, the party [illegible] to go, having [illegible] hostages. I continued to Ticonderoga where I had the [illegible] by which I was confined in the hospital about a month & then [^[illegible] Houghton under Capt Simmons] I served about three months in [illegible] the fleet called Arnold’s Fleet in Lake Champlain, & then I joined my regiment aforesaid at [illegible] Independence [illegible], & continued in the service untill [crossed out] December 1776
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from part of Jona Leavett for the time served in the garrison of the United States mission aforesaid [insert] May '73?[?] [/insert]  Saratoga the whole tour of four[?] years for which Enlisted as ?? Nathan Young says hereby aligns[?] >?? issued at Saratoga in the State of New York. I was at the point as the years [?] age.  Why was our not w/ssy rendered? [illegible] as Life of soldier[?] is second [?] of age is known from every County from & appointed  --Dated this 29th day of September AD 1819

[signature]Edward Houghton

State of Massachusetts, County of Franklin Ss - Sept 28th AD1819 - The above [?] Edward Houghton around  Both that the Declaration aforesaid by him and painting [illegible]

Before me [signature] Jona Leavett  Judge[?] [illegible]


To the Secretary of the Department of War 
 I the Subscribed Judge of the Circuit Court of Commission [?] for the Western Circuit in the State of Massachusetts do hereby witness that ? assigning to any satisfaction that the above named Edward Houghton did pension the revolutionary war against the remaining prisoners[?] as [illegible] under oath the in his Declaration found that by was year of this including tours in life[?] being assigned officer[?] trained from [?] [Cemetery?] for justification [?]

In [?] Testimony whereof I have been [interposing?] have by office either and of this Court and this 28th day of September AD 1819

[signature] Jona Leavett, Judge [?]
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I, Simeon Puffer, of Danfield in the County of Franklin in the State of Massachusetts, testify & say that Edward Houghton named in the [illegible] Declaration was taken prisoner in May 1776, at a place called the Colony in Canada - that afterwards he continued in the service of the United States untill December of the year appearing to be stated in his Declaration aforesaid, when he was [illegible] changed from services a Saratoga in the State of New York. This [illegible] because [illegible] was to them prisoner at the aforesaid time & place, & was discharged from prison at the aforesaid time & place [illegible] But has long [illegible] in the service from May 1776 & [illegible] in the same Company with [illegible] the aforesaid [illegible] Captain [illegible] in the [illegible] 1828 9982 [illegible] January 7 1832
Simeon Puffer

State of Massachusetts -
[illegible]
the delivered aforesaid Simeon Puffer [illegible] foregoing [illegible] by the [illegible]
And I hereby certify that Simeon Puffer is a credible witness
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[Typed letter]
[Top address is centered on page]
MRS. N. M. P. AKELEY
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
[blurred/illegible number] CANAL STREET BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT

[Date at right side of page]June 18, 1928

[Address at left side of page]
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Brattleboro Chapter D. A. R. desires to prove the Revolutionary service of Edward Houghton [last name underlined], so that if he is entitled that he may have a Bronze Marker placed at his grave. There were several men from Guilford, Vt. who served in the Revolutionary war under the service of Capt. Daniel Carlisle of New Hampshire, there were also several men from Putney and Dummerston, Vt. in this same Company, (Reference Hammonds State Papers of New Hampshire Vol XV. page 263 264.)

There were two Edward Houghtons [“only”handwritten above the name] of age to have served, vis. [handwritten check mark to left of](1) Edward Houghton born 7/21/1760 at Winchester, N. H. he removed to Cheapside (Greenfield) Mass 1812 from Northfield, Mass where he had resided in 1793. Either he or his wife died at Middleburg, Dakota 5/12/1837. He married in 1781 Sally Smith. It is said that he became blind.

[handwritten check mark to left of](2) Edward Houghton (called Major as he had served in the Crown Point Expedition) b. 12/25/1730 Lancaster, Mass. died Guilford, Vt. 20 Nov. 1845 m. 1760 Lucretia Houghton. Would appreciate information.

[“Mrs. C. T.” written in parentheses to the left] Very truly,
Nellie M. P. Akeley [signature]
“Brattleboro” Chapter Historian.

[Underneath that, a little to the left is a black circular stamp that says “U. S. Pension Office Jun 20 1928”]
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[illegible]

August 8, 19 [illegible]

Mrs. N. M. P. Akeley
[illegible] Canal St.
Brattleboro, Vt.

Madam: 

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, [illegible] 32,841, it appears that Edward Houghton enlisted at Richmond, New Hampshire in December 1775 and served in Captain Carlisle's Company, Colonel Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment, went on the expedition to Canada, was taken prisoner in May 1775 at the Cedars and held ten or twelve days, returned to Ticonderoga, then served three months in Captain Simmons' Company on board "Arnold's Fleet" on Lake Champlain, after which he returned to his regiment, and served until in January 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September [illegible] at which time he was living in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, and stated that he was in his sixtieth year. 
There are no data as to family. 
the about noted Edward Houghton is the only soldier
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of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau, all spellings of the surname searched. 
Respectfully, 

Winfield Booth 
Commissioner
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32841
Reg INVALID.
File No. 32,841
Edward Houghton

[illegible] Rev War

Act: 18th March 1818th
Index: - Vol. 8, Page 194
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[second page, handwritten note] 
1928 - Mrs. N. M. P. Akeley
Aug 8 - Hist [illegible]