Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,179, for Amasa Soper, Massachusetts
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Mass.|Soper, Amasa|S. 41,179|
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CONTENTS
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SELECTED RECORDS
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Capt Amasa Soper of the Vt list of Pensioners died about 1st Nov'r 1818/or before
attest/s/Mark Richards
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[verso]
(802)
Vermont [overwritten: Dead]
Amasa Soper, Marshall's Regiment Captain, Mass In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3d of April 1818 - 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25th of May 1818 an sent to the Hon'ble Mark Richards, Westminster, Verm't 
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Arrearages to 4 Sep'r 1818 - $101.33
5 Mo. 2 dys. $101.33
amt. from 4 Sep'r to the 1st of Nov'r 1818 the time of his decease 1 26/30 mos.} - 37.33
{Revolutionary claims, Act 18th March, 1818}
Massachusetts line 77. 3 years
Serv. reported by Hon Mark Richards 11th Dec 1818
Not Recorded. 
Putney Windham Co.

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let to Hon J. Collamer feb 21 '46.
30-4=26
20+17.33=$37.33
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Amasa Soper Captain
3 Apl. 1818
Admitted
l. 7" F.
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To Phinehas White Esq. Chief Judge of the County Court, within & for the County of Windham and State of Vermont. 
I Amasa Soper now residing in Putney in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, do hereby represent, that I served three years and ten months as a Captain in the War of the Revolution, on the Continental Establishment, am now old in life, (being wholly destitute of property,) am in present need of assistance from my country, for support and consider myself justly entitled to the benefits of an Act of Congress passed the 18th day of March in the present year of our Lord 1818 - entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" 
Therefore, pursuant to the provisions of said Act, do here, under oath, make the following Declaration before your Honor - (to wit) - 
That, I the said Amasa Soper, on the 1st day of January in the year of our Lord 1777, ['I' crossed out] regularly entered, and served as a Captain in the Army of the Revolutionary War, on the Continental Establishment; and so continued, for the space of three years  and ten months, having the command of a company in the 10th Regiment, in the Massachusetts line, under the command of Col. Marshall, when I was regularly discharged from the Army on or about the 30th day of Oct'r 1780 - 
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this third day of April Anno Domini 1818 - 
/s/Amasa Soper
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State of Vermont
Windham County ss } Be it remembered that on this third day of April in the year of our Lord 1818. Capt. Amasa Soper, (now and for many years a resident in the County aforesaid), personally appearing, before me Phinehas White, Chief Justice of the Windham County Court, made solemn oath that all the facts stated in the foregoing declaration by him subscribed, relative to the time of his entering & serving as a Capt, in the Army of the Revolutionary War; and the manner of his leaving the same are just and true - 
In Witness whereof I hereunto set my official signature - 
/s/Phinehas White} Chief Justice of Windham County Court. 
The Affidavit of Daniel Martin of Putney in the County & State aforesaid, of lawfull age, who deposeth and saith, that he, for many years, has been acquainted with Capt. Amasa Soper, and knows him to be wholly destitute of the means of support, and that he is now a Pauper, maintained by the town of Westminster in the County afs'd - and further saith that Capt. Soper sustains the character of a man of undoubted truth and  veracity - 
/s/Daniel Martin
Sworn to before me 
/s/P. White} Chief Judge of Windham County Court.
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I hereby certify, that from the foregoing testimony together with the accompanying certificate of ['the Sig. of the' crossed out] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I am fully satisfied that Capt. Amasa Soper served in the Revolutionary War, as afs'd, against the Common Enemy, as by him stated in the foregoing Declaration; and that he is justly entitled to receive the benefits of the late act of Congress - 
/s/Phin's White} Chief Judge of Windham County Court - 
To the Hon'b the Sec'y of the Department of War}
District of Columbia
Washington 10th April 1818} I hereby Certify that Phinehas White before whom the foregoing Declaration is made is now (and was on the 3d Day of April last) Chief Justice of the County Court in and for the County of Windham and State of Vermont and that I have no doubt and do fully believe the above Instrument by him Subscribed in his own proper hand and Signature - 
attest/s/Mark Richards
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. [initials: own]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [blank], 19[blank]
S.F. 47,719
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Amasa Soper a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. 
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.(CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|]
Jany 1,1777|3yrs.&10 mos|Capt|([blank]|Marshall)|10th Mass|
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Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓
Date of application for pension, Apr. 3, 1818, His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Putney, Windham Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, not stated. died Nov'r 1818
Remarks: No data as to family
Respectfully, 
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41179
Revy INVALID.
File. No. 41.179
Amasa Soper Capt Rev War
Act: 18" March 18"
Index: - Vol. B, Page 482
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1913 Oct. 9 Hist to Rev. Geo. E. Soper. Letter in S.F.41.179 Oliver Soper.
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[handwritten letter]
Putney April 3d 1818

Dear Sir,
I here enclose to your care the application of Capt. Soper for a Pension under the late act of Congress wishing you to be so obliging as to lay the Papers before the proper Board, and acquaintance with the result without delay; as I am desirous of knowing as soon as possible (for the benefit of other applicants,) whether my proceedings in this case, are correct and regular - I conclude, my Dear Sir, that you will feel some little interest in the success of Capt. Soper, - 
Your attention, Sir, to this business, will not only oblige him, but confer a favour upon - 
Your Friend & Obed't Serv't - 
/s/Phin's White
Hon. Mark Richards Esq
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Free
Hon. Mark Richards, Esq.
Member of Congress
Washington City
Should Mr Richards have left W'n before the arrival of this then Hon. Sec'y of War will please to open it. }
according to the rules, & regulations now inclosed, the seal of the Court, is wanting Mr. Richards, however, can supply this defect by stating in a certificate on the papers, that the within is the signature of Judge White - & that he is at present a Judge as stated in the declaration. 
Very resp'y 
/s/G. Boyd
apl 9 1818
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Free
Hon. Mark Richards, Esq.
Member of Congress
Washington City
Should Mr Richards have left W'n before the arrival of this then Hon. Sec'y of War will please to open it. }
according to the rules, & regulations now inclosed, the seal of the Court, is wanting Mr. Richards, however, can supply this defect by stating in a certificate on the papers, that the within is the signature of Judge White - & that he is at present a Judge as stated in the declaration. 
Very resp'y 
/s/G. Boyd
apl 9 1818
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{Common'th of Massachusetts Secretary's Office Feb'y 25. 1818
By this I certify, that Capt. Amasa Soper served as a Captain in Col'o Marshall's Regiment, being the Tenth, in the Massachusetts line for 3 years & ten months, viz from Jan'y 1st 1777 to oct'o 30th 1780, in the army of the revolutionary war, as appears by the Regimental roll & records lodged in this office - How much longer he served in the army does jot appear in this office, as after that time, the records & muster rolls were lodged in the department of the U. States, & the Officers &
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Soldiers paid by the Continent & not by a separate State - 
[Ma. state seal affixed] Witness my hand & Seal of the State of Mass'tts hereto affixed, the day & year first above written - 
/s/Alden Bradford
Sec'y of Comm'th
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[handwritten letter]
House of Representatives
Feb 20. 1846

Dear Sir,
I am requested to ascertain whether Capt. Amasa Soper of the Massachusetts line of the Continental line of the army of the revolution was entitled to cumulative pay and bounty land and whether he received them.
He was, as I am informed, placed on the pension roll under the act of 1818 but died in Nov. 181. Will you enable me to answer the above inquiries which I think may be done by the files and records of your office. 
Respectfully Yours
/s/J. Collamer
I think Soper was on the Vermont agency list of pensions - Windham County
Col. J. L. Edwards
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Hon Mark Richards - to be sent to him at Westminster Vermont - when acted on Apl 10 1818.
George Boyd Esquire
Office of Pensions
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[handwritten letter]
Washington 10th April 1818

George Boyd Esq'r
Sir I herewith return the papers in the Case of Cap't Amasa Soper - when complete you will please send me the Certificate (if before I leave here) if not to me at Westminster Vt.
Yours very respectfully
/s/Mark Richards