Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 46,637, John Huling, Vt.
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Vt. Huling, John S. 46,637
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Vermont 22, 707
Hiram Huling Guardian for John Huling of Shaftsbury in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain Hawke of the Regt commanded by Col. Fletcher in the Vermont line for two years.
46637 $80.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars 00. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Dec. 1833 and send to Hon. Hiland Hall, H. of Rep
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833.         200.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 40.00
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                                                             240.00

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by [illegible] Palmer Clerk
Book E vol. [illegible] Page 70
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Copy

Treasury Department
Third Auditor's Office
December 6, 1860

Sir,
Eleven dollars and sixteen cents will be remitted by Treasury Draft through you to Samuel Ames, administrator of John Hulings, died late a pensioner of the Burlington, Vermont agency under act of June 7, 1832 at $80.00 per annum for his pension from Sept. 4, 1834 to Oct. 26, 1834, the date of his death.

Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
(Signed) Robt Atkinson
Third Auditor

To
L. B. True, Esq.
Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Huling, of Shaftsbury, in County of Bennington, State of Vermont, aged 52 years, personally appeared in open Court, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath testify and say, at he is brother to John Huling, and has often heard the said John and their father Alexander Huling [illegible] about the Revolutionary War, both of them being out in the service; -- they stated that in 1776, they resided at a place then called North Kingston, now called Wickford, in the State of Rhode Island; that John at the age of thirteen years went on board an armed vessel and was out 9 months, about 6 months of which was on board a publick vessel. That in 1777, they moved from Rhode Island to Shaftsbury, Vermont; on their way to Vermont met Burgoyne and his army on [their] way to Boston. That in 1779, the said John enlisted early in the spring, and served till winter, and that he continued in this way from spring till winter, every year until peace; and I have no doubt the said John served more than three years, as a private in the War of the Revolution. In 1805, the said John Huling became insane, and has remained so ever since.
Daniel Huling
Sworn and subscribed
in Probate Court, Nov. 1. 1833
Wm Haswell, Register
I certify that Daniel Huling is a credible person.
Wm Haswell, Register
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John Fuller of Shaftsbury, in the County of Bennington, State of Vermont, aged 73 years, personally
appeared in open court, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath testify and says that in the year 1779, he saw John Huling in service at Rutland Vermont, being at that time in service himself for two months, and knows that said Huling served the whole time he was there, and that he left him in service but cannot tell how long said Huling served.
Sworn to in Probate Court. John Fuller
November 7, 1833.
Wm Haswell Register
I certify that John Fuller above named is a credible person. Wm Haswell

Gideon Myers, of Rutland, County of Ben[nington,] State of Vermont, aged 77 years, personally appeared in open court, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath testify and say that in April, 1779, he went into the service of his country as an Ensign, in company commanded by Capt Thomas Sawyer, at a place called Mead's Mills, in Rutland, Vermont where there was a piquet fort, and knows that John Huling of Shaftsbury, who is now insane, was in the service when he arrived at Rutland, and recollects said John's telling him that he had been there in service two months; the deponent served six months and left said John in service, and further saith not.
Gideon Myers
Sworn to in Probate Court 
November 7, 1833.
Wm Haswell, Register
I certify that Gideon Myers above named is a credible person.
Wm Haswell, Register
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Hiram Huling
guardian of
John Huling
Adn 2 years
$80
Hiland Hall
Ho of Rep
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STATE OF VERMONT.
County of Bennington.
On this 16th day of November A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington, now sitting, Hiram Huling, Guardian of John Huling, Insane, a resident of Shaftsbury in the County of Bennington, State of Vermont aged 71 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his own, make the following declaration, in order to receive a benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832, as Guardian to said John Huling. 
That in 1779 the said John Huling served as a Private nine months. That in 1780 the said John Huling served as a Private nine months. That in 1781 the said John Huling served as a Private nine months. To substantiate this declaration the undersigned refers to the depositions of John Fuller, Gideon Myers, Daniel Huling, Moses Durkee, David Galusha and John Allen. The declarant states that he has frequently heard his father John Huling say that he was in the service of his country, nearly the whole time of the Revolutionary War after his removal to Vermont.
Hiram Huling

Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
Wm Haswell, Register
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We  residing in the and residing in duly certify, that we are well acquainted with ... who has sworn the above declaration; that we believe him to be ... years of age;  that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, that the above mentioned John Huling was a revolutionary soldier, and served as stated.

I, WILLIAM HASWELL, Register of the court of Probate for the District of Bennington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Huling by his Guardian for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 16th day of November A.D. 1833
Wm Haswell
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[illegible]
File No. 46637
John Huling
[illegible]
Vermont
Pro Rev War 
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. A, Page 361
[Arrangement of 1870.]
27134
46637
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3d Auditor's Office
Feb[ruar]y 21, 1861.
Sir:
I enclose a copy of a letter informing Mr L. B. True, the atty of the settlement in the case of John Huling, dec'd, which contains all the information called for by your correspondent.
Very Resp[ectfully] 
R.  Johnson [?]

[Upside down]
Pension Office
Feb. 20th 1861
Robert J Atkinson, Esq.
3d Auditor

Sir:
Please see the enclosed letter, and furnish the information asked for by the writer.
Be so good as to [illegible] the pension papers.
Very respectfully,
[illegible]
for Commissioner
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[Stamp with text]
PENSION OFFICE
FEB 
1 
1861
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                                           Bennington Center
                                           Vermont Jan[uar]y 29, 1861

To the Commissioner of Pension
Washington DC
                    Dear Sir
                      Application has been recently made by some of the heirs of John Huling late of Shaftsbury Vt. who was a revolutionary soldier & pensioner, for back pay, or pension. On the 18th day of December 1860, they received a Draft of $11.16. on the Treasury U.S. & they represent that this is all that they received. Some other of the heirs are not satisfied with this representation, & have employed me to acertain
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from the Department at Washington a true statement as appears of Record - Please send me the amount of the recent allowance. Also State for what it was allowed & obliged
.
Yours Respectfully
Alexander M. Huling
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State of Vermont,
Bennington Probate District Ct.
[Seal] I, William Haswell, R[egister] of the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington, certify that Hiram Huling was duly appointed and still continues to be the Guardian of John Huling, of Shaftsbury, Vermont, who is insane.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my [...] and seal of office, at Bennington, aforesaid, this 19th day of November, A.D. 1833
Wm Haswell
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Moses Durkee, of White Creek, Washington County, State of New York, aged 74 years, personally appeared in open Court, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath testify and say, that in April 1781, at Shaftsbury Vermont he enlisted as a private for nine months, and that John Huling who is now insane enlisted at same time and place for the same term; they marched in a few days to Castleton, Vermont, and on their arrival there, were placed under the command of Capt. Samuel Stark in Col. Samuel Fletcher's regiment and verily believes that said John Huling served his full term out, but cannot positively say, as the deponent [.....] verbally discharged a few weeks [before] his time was out, and left said Huling in service.
Sworn to in Probate Court Maker                  Moses Durkee 
Nov. 7, 1833.
                         Wm Haswell Register
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible person
Wm Haswell, Register

David Galusha, of Shaftsbury, County of Bennington, State of Vermont, aged 68 years, personally appeared in open Court, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath testify and say he has for nearly sixty years been acquainted with John Huling, of Shaftsbury, who is now insane, and knows that said John Huling enlisted into the service of his country at two different times, but cannot tell for what length of time he enlisted, or how long he served, but thinks that he must have been in the service in all at least two years saw the said John two or three times in the service. And the deponent further testifies
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that he has frequently heard said John say that he served as a seaman, but cannot tell what length of time he served
Sworn and subscribed
in Probate Court
David Galusha
Nov. 7, 1833.
Wm Haswill Register
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible person
                                                                    Wm Haswell Register
John Allen, of Granville in the County of Washington, state of New York, aged Sixty Two years, personally appeared in open Court, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath testify and say, That he was brought up in the family with John [Hul]ing In the the spring [of 1779?] the said Hulings enlisted as a common soldier, left his father's house, and went immediately into service, and did not return until the next winter -- he remained at home two or three months, again enlisted, went to the north a soldiering, and did not return until the next winter, stayed at his fathers two or three months, got clothed up and returned to the army and served till winter, and came home in rags; -- He went into service against his father's will, and I verily believe that in all he served nearly or quite
three years. -- He has been insane more than 25 years. -- The family of Alexander Huling, father of John Huling removed from North Kingston, Rhode Island, to Shaftsbury, Vermont, and I well recollect that we met the British prisoners that were taken with Burgoyne near Northampton, Marrachusetts, John remained at home about one year, and after that he would be a soldier.
Sworn to in Probate Court.
November 12, AD. 1833                                                  John Allen
Wm Haswell, Register

I certify that John Allen is a credible person.
Wm Haswell Register