Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,177, for Amos Peirce, Massachusetts
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Service
Mass
Vt

Peirce, Amos
Pierce

Number 
S 14,177

Carded
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New York 14,476
Amos Pierce
of Washington in the State of New York
who was a pri. in the company commanded
by Captain Boyden of the Regt commanded
by Col. Fletcher in the Vermont
line for 18 months
Peirce
Mass. and Vt.
Records completed Oct 9, 1906
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 60 Dollars __ Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of May '33
Benson Vt. 
and sent Jno Kellogg
Arrears to the 4th of March '33   120
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.- 30
$150
Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Wm. Miller Clerk
Book E. Vol H Page 71
[illegible] see letr to Mrs. Lydia Pierce, and
Mo Fleming
Pen: [illegible] New York entrusting
him to pay her the balance due
Dead See letter to J. Fleming
P. Agt Sept. 15. 1835
Date of death not on AB

Let to J Lawrence 3 April '33
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Admit for 18 mo as a private $60
M Kellogg 
Benson, Vt
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11. 298
Brief in the case of Amos Pierce
of Putnam in the State of N. Y.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 67 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[table below]
|Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank. | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.|
|April in 1781 | 9 Months | Private | Col Fletcher's Regt. Capt Jos Blakesly Co'y (Vermont mil enlisted)|
|after the expiration of the above service entered for | 9 Months | O | Captain Boyden's  - O Col Fletcher's Regt. (O)|
|Discharges thinks in Oct. 1782 | | | | |
|Spring 1789 | 3 Months| Waiter | to Col'; Rann  (Mass Mil)|
[end table]
5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated
15 years old
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? at Brattleborough Ver't
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 1s & 2d term, by witnesses certified
to be credible (one was a [illegible] in the same Co.)
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.
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11298
Amos Pierce
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State of Vermont
Rutland County ss.
on this 5th day of September AD. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the probate court of Fairhaven 
probate district now sitting Amos Pierce resident of Putnam County of Washington N. York
aged sixty seven years who being first duly sworn
cording 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 entered the service of the United States under the
following named officers and served
herein stated.
That in April 1781 he enlisted in the militia service of Vermont at Brattleborough in said
State. was enlisted by Capt. James Blakesly into
a company commanded by him, that his enlistment was for nine months. that he marched with Capt. Blakesly accross the Green mountain to Bennington & from thence to Castleton where he served out his nine months. that his residence was at Brattleborough at 
the time of his enlistment, and that at the
expiration of said nine months he again
enlisted into Capt. Boyden's company in the same
Regt. to which has attached during the
first nine months. That the Regt. was
commanded by Col. Fletcher. The first nine
months, the company to which he belonged was commanded by Capt. Blakesly, and
Jonas Rice was Lieut. and Alexander Brush
was a Lieut in same company. Lieut. Brush did the duty of Adjt. He also served the
last nine months at Castleton, there was a
[illegible] fort there, and our principal service
was guarding the fort & going out on scouts. he was discharged as he thinks in Octr 1782.
having served out both his terms of nine
months each, during the last nine months
the fort at Castleton was commanded by Maj
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Gideon Brownson. Our Lieut's name in
Capt. Boydens Company was Fish. that he
has no documentary evidence of his service.
that he can prove his service by his Lieut.
Jonas Rice above named & by Solomon
Gibbs of Benson in the County of Rutland
Vermont. He hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his name
is not on the pension roll of the agency of
any state
That he was born in Westminster, County of
Worcester Massachusetts, Septr 1. 1765. dont
know of any record of his age. has lived
since the Revolution all the time in the
State of Vermont except about six years in
Putnam New York where he now lives.
that if a pension should be allowed him,
he wishes his name placed on the pension
roll of the Vermont agency, as it will be
more convenient for him to get his pay
in Vermont. never received any written
discharge from the service.
This applicant further testifies. That he served
in the spring of 1780 as waiter to Col. Rann who
commanded a Regt of Massachusetts Militia.
he with Col. Rann & said Regt. were stationed
at West point New York where he served said
three months, which was the spring before
he was fifteen years old.

Amos Peirce
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting
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the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
Soldier and served as he states.
I Selah H. Merrill Clerk of the Probate Court aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Amos Pierce for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 5th day of
September AD 1832.
S.H. Merrill
[seal]
1832
  67
______
1765
   15
______
1780-
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Mrs. Lydia Pierce
Putnam - N. York
April 9 1835

GC

Record Vol 25 1/2
page 419
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Putnam March 28th 1838

Sir

I am the widow of Amos Pierce, deceased, a pensioner of the United States, of the New York Agency - by a notice lately published in the papers was induced to believe that the balance of his pension would be obtained by the Agent in Albany. I applied there and rec'd the answer that my husband's name was not in their Books - Sir will you have the goodness to inform me when the money will be obtained. If his name should have been on the Books at Albany could it not yet be put on - my late husband was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and drew his pension in New York City. Sir by giving the needful information you will confer a feeble, aged female in indigent circumstances.

Your Obdt Servt
Lidia Pierce

J L Edwards Esq
Comt of Pensions
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Solomon Gibbs Aff.
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searching for more. If you do not have the record of his service can you advise me where it may be found? Thank you.
Sincerely
Mrs. George Young
Roseville, Ill.