Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 41410, Oliver Alden, Continental (Mass.)
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(3-1776)
Service
Continental (Mass)
Alden, Oliver
Number 
S 41410




Contents
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19,524

VERMONT

Oliver Alden,


of Bennington Co. in the State of Vermont, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Bullard of the regiment commanded by Colonel Whitcomb in the Massachusetts line for the term of 1 year from January 1776 to January 
1777.
Inscribed on the roll of Vermont rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 11th of October 1825.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd of Nov. 1825
and sent to Ebenezer Cummings
Andover, Vt.
Arrears to 4th of March 1826.
Semi-anl. all'ce ending
38 " 45
$38,45
Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.
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Oliver Alden

Declarations
for a Pension
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Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension
List under the acts of the 18th day of March 1818 the
1st day of May 1820, and the 1st of March 1823
State of Vermont
Bonnington District ⎬ Personally appeared at a
Probate Court begun & holden in & for the District of Bennington on the fourteenth day of September A.D. 1825 said Court being a Court of Record agreably to the laws of said State. Oliver Alden a resident of Readsborough
in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont aged sixty five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth 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 I the said Oliver Alden did enlist in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war under the Continental establishment in the month of January
1776 for the term  of one year in the company commanded
by Capt. Ballard and Regiment commanded by Col. or Major Whitcomb Rangers, so called in the northward expedition, enlisted in the town of Greenwich in the Mass Line and went to the north and served my time out and was  discharged in Vermont, my discharge
being lost it is not in my power to prove my services only by the Depositions that accompany this declaration
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The reasons why I did not make earlier application for a pension is I could not obtain the evidence to prove my actual service before. And in pursuance of the 1st of May 1820 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 by gift or sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent so to diminish it as to bring my self within the provision of an Act of Congress entitled  an
" Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary War" was passed on the 18th  day of march 1818: That I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or surities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any
income other than is named in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed.

Personal Property
For    1.00               Iron wear   7.68 =    8.68
Tin Wear     1.56     Earthen wear 1.21 =2.77
Glassware     .65     Table & furniture 5.25=5.90
Brown earthern  .90  Chairs  .86=1.76
2 Tubs  1.34   Chest & Bureau  5.16 = 6.50
                                                                ______
                                                            25.61          

Readsborough September 12th 1825 personally appeared Samuel Stafford & John Larry & made oath that they apprised the above maintains property at its value according to the best of their judgement.
Before me Jonathan Houghton justice of the Peace.
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That there is no changes taken place in my property since the 18th of March 1818; That I am a farmer by occupation, but by reason of age and other infirmities not able to support myself by my labor. I have a wife named Luba aged sixty five not able to labor
Oliver Alden
Sworn to and declared on this Fourteenth day of
September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty five, before the Probate Court for the District of Bennington
I Stephen Robinson Register of said Court do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that the said Oliver Alden did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the Continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed an truly copied from the words of said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule
is Twenty five dollars & Sixty one cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court on this
14th day of September A.D. 1825.
Attest Stephen Robinson Register of
Probate Court
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41410

INVALID.
File No. 41.410

Oliver Alden
Pri  Rev War

Act : 18 March 1818
Index Vol :  3 , page 8




Arrangement of 1870
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19.787
Oliver Alden
Bennington Co. Vt.
Ebenezer Cummings,
Andover Vt.

Rec 23 Nov 1825


sideways

To the Hon,. James Garbow
Secretary of War
Washington
Coty Pension office
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Sir I have in send you the papers
of Oliver Alden  in order to obtain
a Pension on account of his service in the
Revolutionary war of the United States
I wish you to examine his care and send
his Certificate to me at Andover
Hinds County Vermont

Andover Nov the 91825
Hon 
James Barbour Secretary of war

Ebenezer Cummings
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The Deposition of Bradford fer Alden
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I Andrew Bradford of Ludlow in the County of
Windser and State of Vermont  of lawful age
testify and say that I enlisted in the service of
the United States in the Revolutionary war
in the year 1776 enlisted in the month of March
and went to the Northard expedition and became aquainted with Oliver Alden a private soldier who belonged to the company commanded by Capt. Bullard and Regiment
Capt or major Whitcomb that was Rangers and called in the Northard expedition that Alden was enlisted for one year and I am knowing to him doing  actual service  for the term of
nine months under one enlistment under the
Continental establishment that  I first saw
him at first  ??? that I am in no way
interested in the event of his application for a Pension
                                       Andrew Bradford
State of Vermont 
Windser County
Ludlow Sept the 27th 1825 personally appeared the above named Andrew Bradford
and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is the truth before me Arioch Smith Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that the above named
Andrew Bradford is a Credable witness
Arioch  Smith Justice of  Peace

Woodstock County Clerks Office Octo. 11th AD 1825
 Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court for the County of Winnellor, do hereby certify that Arioch Smith is one of the Justices of the Peace for said County and that the above is his signature- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day and
year last above -
Benj Swan
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The Depo of Hoskin fer Alden
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I Samuel Hodskin of New Station in the County of Franklin and State of Mass testify and say that I entered the service of the United States under the Continental establishment that I enlisted in the month of March  in Col. Portem Regiment and went in the Northard & ?  and I enlisted in the year 1776 for one year and became acquainted with olive r Alden who belonged to the Company commanded by Capt  or Major Whitcomb they were rangers so called that I new so Oliver Alden to serve over the ? of  nine month at one enlistment in So? Regiment his enlistment was for one year in our Continental Establishment in 1776 that I saw him at fort Independence and certify that I am  in noway Jonathan in the event of his application for a pension in the state of Mass. Franklin County Greenfield November 20 day 1825. at mill hod lki n.j.
Personalyl appeared the above name Samuel Hodskins and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed in the thruth before me ----- Jonathan Gregory Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Samuel Hodgkins is a credible witness 

jon Gregory Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin SS Clerks Office, Greenfield Oct. 11, 1825
I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the County
of Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify
that the within named Jonathan Gregory
Esq. on the twentieth day of November last was and ever since has been a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and acting as such under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that the signature to the caption of the within affidavit is in his own proper hand writing
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and the seal of said Court the day
and year above written

E. Alvord Clerk