Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43096, for Gershom Olds, Vermont
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Service:  Continental (Vermont)

Olds, Gershom

S.43096
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12,260

New York
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Gershom Olds

in the state of Vermont who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Warner of the New Hampshire line for the term of 2 years... 1777 - 
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 8th of May 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th of July 1819 and sent to Moses J Cantine, N York
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Arreares to 4th of Sept 1819 - $31.25

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818

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Declaration schedule

12260
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District of New York

on the thirtieth day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common pleas held in and for the County of Greene in the State of New York being a Court of Record and by the Laws of the state having a seal and empowered to hear, try and determine according to law all actions Real personal and mixed arising in said County and also all transitory actions altho the same
may not have arisen within said County, Gershom Olds aged fifty nine years last July, resident in the town of Athens in said district County of Greene and State of New York, who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows.

in Captain Lee's company of foot and in Colonel Seth Warners Regiment in the New York line, that his original declaration bears date May thirtieth Eighteen hundred and nineteen; that he has a certificate for a pension Signed J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War dated the eighth day of May eighteen hundred and nineteen and numbered 12260. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the
eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time
by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or of any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed the
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on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contract, or debts, due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. And that a Schedule of all my property Real and personal, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, is as follows to wit:. I have no Real Estate either in my own right of the right of my wife. personal Estate as follows to wit. One pine table value 3740- one old Cherry Table-- 1,50; one pine Chest value 2; one Ironpot value 50/100; One Iron Kettle value 75/100; One small do value
50/100; Six Earthen plates-- value 25/100- Two Bowls value 20/100; Three knives and forks value $1; one Iron Tea Kettle value 50/100;  one Iron Bake kettle value 25/100; Small looking Glass value 50/100; old pail; two old barrels value 75/100 one old loom value $2; one iron skillet value 25/100; two bed steads value $3; one pig valued $2; one old wheelbarrow valued $1.50; one Cubboard value 1/25;  four old Chairs value $1 and Irons value 50/100; one pair long tonge value 75/100.  In the whole values at twenty dollars, eighty seven cents

Gershom Olds

That I am by ocupation a Shoemaker but by reason of my age and infirmities of body have not sufficient ability to obtain a livelihood by labour. That my family residing with me consists of my wife Sibbel and is aged fifty three years and who is weakly and infirm and unable to perform much labour-- I have a son who now resides with me by the name of Joel aged twenty one years. he has no property-- but is able in body to obtain his own support.

Sworn to and declared on the 30th  day of May 1820 in open Court before me
Berlin, Clerk
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The Court estimate the value of the pensioners estate contained in his Inventory at twenty
Dollars and 87 cents -
Moses Cantine
Benjamin Haxton
Thomas Barker  [signatures]


J. William Van Bergan Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly correct from the Record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the Total amount of value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is twenty Dollars and Eighty
seven and a half cents. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court on the 31st day of May in the year eighteen hundred and twenty
Wm van Bergen
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Gershom Olds 4227
application for Pension

Moses I Cantine
Catskill, N. H.
Rec'd July 1, 1819

Col Warner
Independent Regiment
1 April 1777 Dec 1779
Admitted
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State of New York
Greene County
On this eighth day of May 1819 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Greene and State of New York personally appears Seth Hamilton of the Town of Athens aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration relative to Gershom Olds who seeks for a pension under the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war. That
he, the said Seth Hamilton, has known the said Gershom olds for six years last past that during said time the said Olds has been, and now is poor and in reduced circumstances
according to deponents best knowledge and belief
Seth Hamilton [signature]

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid 
William Tolley
one of the Justice of the peace for the County of Greene
Wm Tolley J.P.
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State of New York
Greene County ss
On this eight day of May eighteen hundred nineteen before me the Subscriber first Judge of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Greene and State of New York personally appears Gershom Olds aged fifty Eight years on the twenty first day of July last past, resident in the town of Athens County of Greene and State of New York who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war 

That he the said Gershom Olds enlisted on the first day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and Seventy seven in the town of Rutland in the State of Vermont in the company commanded by Captain Thomas Lee of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Seth Warner to serve for three years, that he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States untill the month of December in the year Seventeen hundred seventy nine when he was discharged from service at Saratoga in the State of New York. that he was in the Battle at Bennington that he was at Ticonderoga, Benington Allington, Rutland Saratoga and Albany at which places he served and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service
Gershom Olds [signature]

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Moses I Cantore Judge of the Court of Common
pleas in Greene County
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I, Moses Cantine Judge & as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Gershom Olds did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress, and I do further certify that the said Gershom Olds is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country
Moses Cantine
Catskill 8th May 1819

I, William Van Bergan Clerk the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene aforesaid
and State of New York do certify that sd Moses Cantine was first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene aforesaid on the 8th day of May 1819. that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and that the signature of the said Judge to the above declaration of Gershom Olds is genuine. In witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid this 8th day May 1819

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Gershom Olds 4227
Application for Pension
Moses J. Cantine Judge
Catskill NY
rec'd July 1,1819
Col Warner independent regiment
1 April 1777 Dec 1779
Admitted
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43096
Revy INVALID
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File No. 43.096
Gershom Olds
Pri Rev War

Act 18 March 18
Index Vol. 3 Page 312
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Alexander Barr of Sudbury in the County Butland and State of Vermont of lawful age
testify & say that I was knowing to Gershom Olds serving in  Col Seth Warner's Regiment in the Company Commanded by Thomas Lee. and that he served in said Company more than
twelve month
Alexander Barr [signature]

State of Vermont
Rutland County Sudbury April 29th 1819 
then personally Appeared before me Charles Rhodes one of the Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Rutland Alexander Barr the signer of the above Affidavit and made solemn oath to the same. I furthermore certify that I am personally acquainted with the sd Alexander Barr and that he is A man of Truth & veracity and a competent witness in any matter proper for him to testify in
Charles Rhodes Justice Peace

I, Benjamin Andrus of Whiting in the County of Addison and State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say that I was knowing to Gershom Olds enlisting into Col. Seth Warners Regiment in the Company Commanded by Thomas Lee that he enlisted in the Spring of 1777 and that I was knowing to his serving in said Regiment three years and that he was honorably discharged after having served out the time for which he enlisted
Benjamin Andrus

State of Vermont, 
Rutland County 
Sudbury April 29th 1819 Personally appeared Benjamin Andrews the subscriber of the above affidavit and made solemn oath to the same before me Charles Rhodes one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Rutland and I furthermore certify that I consider the said Benjamin Andrus to be man of truth having had some acquaintance with him and from Credible information
Charles Rhodes Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Rutland Ss-
I Robert Temple Clerk of Rutland County Court, do certify that Charles Rhodes before
whom the pregoing depositions were taken is a Justice of the peace for said County, duly
commissioned and that the foregoing is his signature-
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In testimony whereof I hereunto set my  hand and affix the seal of said County at
Rutland this ! May 1819  R. Temple
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As the agent of Gershom old and Levi Mix pensioners under the act of Congress. I transmit
to your department a Transcript of the original Record of the proceedings before the Court of Common pleas for the County of Greene in the cases of said Olds & Mix under the late act of Congress - from their schedules it will appear they are very poor the articles were appraised by two respectable men. I hope they may not fail in the continuation of their pensions - Mix has been disabled for a number of years and as he states has performed no labor for the years he states and will be immediately on the town if his pension should cease. Olds complains of infirmities & has for a long time he performs some labor. Should his pension not be continued he is apprehensive he cannot long support himself. If any new certificate should be Issued in those cases if they should he continued. It is requested the same may be directed to me as their agent
Your most obt sevt
Wm Fraser


Honorable  John C. Calhoun Esq
Secretary of War

Athens Greene Co. State NYork
June 5th 1820