Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22226, David Earle, Vt.
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Vt. Earle, David S. 22226
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31392
Windsor Vermont
-
David Earle
Windsor in the State of Vermont
was a Private 
in the Company commanded
Captain
of the Regt commanded
Col. Warner in the [?]
for 12 months
inscribed on the Roll of Windsor Vt.
sum of 40 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
commenced on the Sixth day of March, 1835
[illegible] of 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of April
1835
and sent Hon W
Hubbard   Senate U. S.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1838 $120.00
Semi-anl representing Sept, 20.00
$140.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832 
Recorded by I. I. Addison, Clerk,
Book. E Vol. 3 Page 65

Agent [illegible]
[illegible]  ... .38
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State of Vermont    }
Windsor County ss }
At a Supreme Court of Judicature [illegible] at Woodstock within and for the County of Windsor on the thirtieth day of Dec AD 1820

On the second day of January AD 1821 being the 4th day of the Term personally appeared in open Court, the same being a Court of Record agreeably to the laws of this State, having the power of [illegible words] David Earle, aged seventy two years resident in Chester in said County of Windsor who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath [deleted word]make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th of March ^1818^ and the 1st of May 1820, that the said David Earle served in the Revolutionary War as follows- that he enlisted in the Month of March 1777 (the year Burgoyne was taken into Capt Thomas Lees Company in Col. Seth Warner's Regiment for the term of one year on the Continental establishment and that he joined said company at Ticonderoga in April 1777, and that he left Ticonderoga, when St. Clair retreated and was at Bennington battle and the Taking of Burgoyne, and that he served out the time of his enlistment and never did receive a discharge from said service And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not since that time [deleted words] by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property  or any part thereof of with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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 on the 18th day of March 1818. And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed. And by me subscribed - That is to say, none at all except the cloathes I have on which were furnished by my son - I have a wife aged sixty seven years - And the said David Earle further declareth & saieth that he is by occupation a farmer- David Earle
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Sworn to and declared on this second day of January
Anno Domini 1821 before
Dudley Chace Chief Judge Sup Court
Attest Benjn Swan Clerk -
State of
Vermont 
Windsor County
I Perry Swan Clerk of the Supreme Court for the County of Windsor, as hereby I ratify 
that the foregoing oath and the schedule
thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court and I do further certify that
it is the opinion of said Court, that the total
amount in value of the property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule is nothing

In TESSTiMeNT [[Testiment] whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this
second day of January in the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight hundred & twenty one
Benjn Swan Clerk Sup.
Court-
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832
State of Vermont 
Windsor County, ss On this 10th day of April AD 1838 personally appeared in open court before the Probate for the District of Windsor in said County Windsor now sitting David Earle a resident of Chester in the County of Windsor aforesaid aged Eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 that he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in Capt Lees Company in Col Warners Regiment of the Vermont troops in the month of April or May in the year 1777 and continued in said service for the term of one year at the end of which term he was
discharged at Bennington VT had no written discharge he resided in Chester Vermont when entered the service and has lived there since the war and now lives there when he entered the service he enlisted
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he joined the Company at Pittsford Vt and marched to Tyconderoga [Ticonderoga], and was there until the evacuation of the fort he continued near there until the battle at Saratoga & the Taking of Burgoyne and at that time was stationed at Stillwater to cut off the retreat of the British and remained near there as guard until the year expired except a small portion of the time when he was on furlough- he was in the Battle of Bennington- he was born in Worcester Massachusetts in the year 1748, he knows of no person who can testify to his services except persons who have testified and whose affidavits are in the pension office at Washington and the testimony of Moses Brown. & he refers to the testimony in sd [said] Pension office and he declares his name is not on the pension Roll any State and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever, to a pension or annuity except the present.

Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid

David Earle

before me
Thomas F. Hammond
Judge of Probate for Sd [said] District
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that within named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier who served as he declares.

Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of Probate for Sd [said] District

Salmon F. Dutton, Register and Clerk of Probate Court for the District of Windsor aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the [illegible] proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Earle for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 10tth day of April AD 1838.

Salmon F. Dutton
Register
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April 5, 1907.

Hon. Redfield Proctor,
United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In reply to your letter dated the 2nd instant and received on the 3rd, relative to the request of Mr. William Porter Baxter of Chicago, Illinois, I have the honor to furnish you a statement of the military history of David Earle and Moses Weld.
David Earle (Survivor’s File No. 22,226) was allowed pension on an application executed January 22, 1820, at which time he was a resident of Chester, Windsor county, Vermont.
He stated that he was born in 1748 at Worcester, Massachusetts, and resided at Chester, Vermont, when he enlisted in March, 1777, and served one year in Captain Thomas Lee’s company, Colonel Seth Warner’s regiment, and that he was at the surrender of Ticonderoga, battle of Bennington, and taking of General Burgoyne.
In 1821 he referred to his wife, sixty-seven years of age, and a son, but did not mention their names. 
No further data as to family.
The date of soldier’s death is not shown. For date of last payment of pension, and name of person to whom said payment was made, apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following
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Hon. Redfield Proctor: 2.

data: "Certificate No. 71,392, issued April 25, 1832, under Act of June 7, 1832, at Windsor, Vermont, Agency"

Moses Weld (widow's File No. 25,966) was allowed pension on an application executed May 12, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Morristown, Orleans county, Vermont, and sixty-one years of age (date and place of birth not given). 

He stated that he enlisted May 15, 1777, and served as a Sergeant in Captain Adam Martin's company, Colonel Timothy Bigelow's Fifteenth Massachusetts regiment, on the Continental establishment, was in the battles of Harlem Heights, Monmouth, and Rhode Island, and was discharged May 15, 1780 at The Highlands, New York. 

A copy of the record from the town of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, shows that "Moses Weld Jr. and Miriam Harding were married May 14, 1781." He died November 22, 1839, at Morristown, Vermont, and his widow was allowed pension on an application executed February 4, 1849 at which time she was eighty-years of age and a resident of Morristown, aforesaid. It was further alleged that the soldier had nine daughters, of whom only four were mentioned: Lucy, aged thirty-eight; Cynthia, thirty; Hannah, twenty-four, and Matilda, nineteen years, in 1820. No further family data.
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Hon. Redfield Proctor:3.

For dates of death and last payment of widow's pension,
and name of beneficiary, apply to the Auditor for the
Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following
data: "Certificate No. 5,878, issued July 22, 1844,
under Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 17, 1844, at the
Burlington, Vermont Agency."
Very respectfully,

Acting Commissioner.
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18,024
Vermont
David Earle

Chester in the State of Vermont was a private in the Regiment commanded Colonel Warner of the Vt. Company [illegible], for the term of One year.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence 22 of January 1820.

Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] of Jan [illegible] and sent to Cephas L Rockwood  Chester Vt.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820  [illegible]
Semi-anl. All*ce ending [illegible]
$127

Revolutionary claim.
Act 18th March 1818
[illegible] 1820
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Dropped see letter to agent

To  pensioner 2nd May 1835
do (ditto) to A. Heald, Aug 3, 1835 [illegible] to
Hon H. Hubbard, 10 Jan. 1837
Hon H Hubbard, 13 March 1838
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David Earl, Vt
When the schedule in this case, shall have been received, [undecipherable] a pension certificate may issue, provided the applicant needs assistance.
Oct 11, 1820
[undecipherable text on right side]
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[words cut off on right side]
Judah Lery, private [illegible]
Zachariah Reed for  from [illegible]

The following is a list of
as have exhibited schedule
with the act of the 1st of
on the roll of Kentucky [ag..?]
and forward semi: ann
any variation as to form
none of the revolutiona[ry]
beyond the 4th of March
exhibited schedules of the
are inscribed on this list
  Richard Bishop  [of?]
  James Butterton
   [illegible]
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Chester, Vermont
July 8th 1821

Sir enclosed is the declaration of David Earle made in open Court. His papers establishing his service are already on file in the proper office and I was informed that nothing more would be required, but the enclosed to entitle him to a pension. If any thing further should be wanting I should like to be informed. If not I wish you to enclose his Pension Certificate to me

Yours truly
Cephas L Rockwood
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Senate Chamber
Jan 12 1837

Dear Sir

Will you examine the accompanying letter from Mr Heald and give me an answer to the inquiry therein made and with your answer send back to the Mr Heald letter

Yours respectfully

H Hubbard
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Stamped April 18th 
Bellows Falls, Vt
Written Apr 20
A Sylvester 
[illegible] [illegible]
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3-1776
SERVICE
Vermont (VT)
Earle, David
S.22226
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(3-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
Vt. Earle, David S. 22226
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Allow for one year $40 per ann; payment to commence from 4 March 1835, when he was last paid under the Act of 18 Mar 1818.
Hon H Hubbard USS
David Earle a pensioner under the Act of March 18 1818. of Windsor County Vermont to what time was he paid.

HHJ
Apr 24 1838

letter 4 March 1838 at Burlington
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16171
David Earle
Declaration
Chester, Vt.
Aaron Leland,
Jud
Chester, Vt
recd. 8 April 1820
Credibility of Witness,
must be certified by
a magistrate
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss}
Woodstock County Clerks Office
March the 17th AD 1820
This certifies that Aaron Leland was
at the date of the foregoing declaration
and still is an Assistant Judge of the
County Court within & for the County of
Windsor, and that the foregoing is his
hand writing.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
the seal of said County Court, and subscribe
my name the day & year above
Benj Swan Clerk
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State of Vermont
Windsor Country
At Chester on this 22 day
of January A.D. 1820 before
the Subscriber one of the Judges of Windsor County
Court personally appeared David Earle
aged Seventy one years, resident in Chester
in said Windsor County and State of Vermont
who being by me first duly sworn according 
to
Law doth on his oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the
provisions 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 David Earle enlisted
in the month of March 1777 being the
March before Burgoyn [Burgoyne] was taken for
one year into the Company commanded
by Captain Thomas Lee, in Colonel Seth
Warner's Regiment of the New Hampshire
troops. That he found said Corps at Tycondaroga [Ticonderoga]
in April 1777. That he left that
place with the army when they retreated.
That he was in the Battle at Bennington,
and the taking of Burgoyn [Burgoyne]. After the
Surrender of Burgoyn [Burgoyne] he remained with
the army at Saratoga untill the last of
December, following, when for the want
of clothing he with several others were
permitted to go home on furlough and
hold themselves ready at a moment warning
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to return; And that he was never again called
for and never had any discharge.  That
immediately on reaching home with his furlough,
he prepared himself with clothing
in order to join his company again
if wanted. That he served his time faithfully
with little or no expense to the Continent,
and that he is in reduced circumstances and
stands in need of assistance from his
country for support and that he has no
other evidence now in his power of his
said services.
David Earle
Sworn to and declared before me the
day and year first above written
Aaron Leland [illegible] Judge
of Windsor County Court
I Aaron Leland one of the judges of the
County Court for the County of Windsor, as
aforesaid do certify that it appears to my
satisfaction that the said David Earle, did serve
in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding
declaration against the Comon Enimy [common enemy]; and
that he is now in reduced circumstances and
stand in need of the assistance of his country.
and I now transmit the procedings and
testimony taken and had before me to Secretary
for the Department of War, pursuant to the
directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Aaron Leland
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Letter is faded and mostly illegible
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State of Vermont
Windham County
County Clerk office Brattleborough
January 29th AD 1820
I James Elliot Clerk of the County Court 
of the County of Windham do certify
that Levi Hoit before whom this deposition
appears to have been taken
is a justice of the peace now in 
commission, and that the within is his
signature.  Witness my hand and the seal
of the Court the day and year first
above written.
James Elliot Clerk
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Letter is faded and mostly illegible
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State of Vermont 
Rutland County Ss} 
 Rutland  March A.D. 1820
 I Robert Pierpoint.  Clerk to the county of Rutland. do hereby testify  that Amos Kellogg before whom this written deposition already to have been taken is a Justice of the Peace in Commission under its authority of the State of Vermont and that within is his signature, witnessed my hand and seal of this court the day and year above written
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State of Vermont
Rutland Ss}
I Robert  Temple Clerk of
Rutland County, do certify that
Amos Kellogg Esq. before whom the
foregoing deposition was taken is
a Justice of the peace for said
County duly commissioned and
that the foregoing is his signature
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and affix the seal of said county at
Rutland this 11. day of March 1820
R. Temple
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O. W. and N. Division. | 3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., | , 190

In reply to your request of       , received for a statement of the military history of David Earle 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.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED | STATE.
CAPTAIN. | COLONEL.

Battles engaged in, [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [illegible]
Date of application for pension, [illegible]
Residence at date of application, [illegible]
Age at date of application, [illegible]
Remarks: [illegible]

Very respectfully,

Commissioner.
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April 2, 1907.

Dear Sir:

I enclose two self-explanatory letters
from Mr. William Portus Baxter, P.O.Box 238, Chicago,
Ill.  While I do not know Mr. Baxter personally,
the use to which he wishes to put the copies of the
two pension applications seems to be a worthy one,
and, if it will not inconvenience you, I should be
glad to have him accommodated.
Very truly yours,

Redfield Proctor [handwritten]

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
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PO box 238 Chicago March 30th 1907
Hon Redfield Proctor
Dear Sir,
Yours bearing date 25th just received.  The use
I intend to make of Mr. Earle's
pension record (application) is simply
to merge into a sketch of his life which
I am preparing.  That is all I 
care for it. [previous sentence underlined]  Would also like the 
same application (record) of Moses
Weld a revolutionary war pensioner.
Mr. Weld was a resident of Morristown
in the county of Orleans State
of Vermont at the time he applied 
for a pension.   Morristown was in
Orleans County until 1845 when
Lamoille County was formed Then
it became one of the towns in 
Lamoille Co. Mr. Weld died June 22, 1839.
Wish to make same use of Weld's application
(record) as that of Earle.
Respectfully, William Portus Baxter
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P.O. box 238 Chicago 2/7 = 1907.
Hon. Redfield Proctor
Dear Sir,
Can you without
much trouble to yourself send me a 
copy of the application of David
Earle for a pension.  He was placed
on the U.S. Pension 
list [crossed out] 
roll January
14th 1821.  Was a resident of one of the
Windsor County, Vermont ^ towns at the time
of his application for pension.
Respectfully William Portus Baxter
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Lake Mills, Wisconsin, February 7, 1904.
Superintendent Pension Bureau,
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
I find in the Earle Genealogy, page 86, the following record:
David Earle, son of David and Martha (Earle) Earle, born July 15,
1748, Married Rebecca Brown. Removed to Chester, Vermont, where he
died Nov. 11, 1841. He was a private in the Revolutionary War.
I would like to get the record of the service in the war, and
thought that as David Earl lived to the advanced age of ninety-three
years, that his name was probably on the pension roll of the Revolutionary
soldiers. I do not know whether he was in a Massachusetts
or a Vermont regiment. Any information you can give me on this point
will be appreciated I do not know whether or not a fee is necessary
to obtain this information, but if so, will you kindly inform
me, Respectfully yours,
 Mrs. Fanny Kennish Earl [Handwriting]

[stamp]
Pen Feb 13 1904
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Revolution

22226
INVALID.

Feby 29 1904 His to Mrs. Fanny K Earl
Lake Mills Wis.

1907 Apl. 4.  History to Hon. Redfield Proctor  c