Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25114, Experience Trescott, Continental Vt.
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[typewritten form with handwritten entries]

(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Vt.

Trescott, Experience
Shepard Abigail
or Shepherd

NUMBER
W. 25114

CONTENTS 
Former widow
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[handwritten]

Act '43 - 9585

Number 13474
Abigail Shepherd frmer 
of Experience Trescott 
Vt
act 7 July 1838
Married before 1794
husband died 1810
Second husband died April 1847

Aomd 2 years pri
$80.00 per annum
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 
1841
Aomd 3 March 43 and 4 March
44 $80.00 prn
frm 4 March 1843

Hon Wm. Upham
Senate U States
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[left margin-vertical]
The word Sergeant interlined before signing. 
George E Wales Judge

State of Vermont 
Windsor County ss} On this 13th day of June AD 1847, personally 
appeared before the Probate Court of the district of 
Hartford, Abigail Shepherd, a resident of Sharon in 
the county of Windsor, aged Eighty years, who, being first 
duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision
made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1803, entitled 
“An act granting half pay & pensions to certain
widows:" That she was the widow of Experience Trescott
who was a private, Sergeant & corporal, in the Army of the revolution, 
that he enlisted in Col Seth Warner's Regiment in 
1777 and served three years. That in 1780 or '81 he
enlisted in Capt Jesse Safford company of Vermont
as a corporal & served about six months, and that he
also served at other times. She also declares that 
she was married to the said Trescott on the 22nd day
of March Seventeen hundred Eighty seven, and that 
her said husband died on the 26th day of April 1810.
That she was afterwards married to Starling Shepherd on the day of September 1810, and that the said
Shepherd died on the 17th day of April 1847. That she was not married to the said Trescott prior to his leaving
the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and
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ninety four, to wit, at the time above stated, and 
that she is now a widow. 
Abigail Shepard her + mark 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before 
George E. Wales, Judge. [signature]

State of Vermont,}  I, Lyndon A. Marsh, Register
Hartford District ss} of the Probate Court for the District
of Hartford, do hereby certify 
that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of said Court in the matter 
of the application of Abigail Shepard, 
(alias Abigail Trescott) for a pension, 
I further certify that satisfactory evidence 
has been exhibited to said court that Experience 
Trescott former [late crossed out] husband of said Abigail died on the 
twenty sixth day of April 1810, and that the said Abigail 
is a widow, as her last husband Sterling Shephard 
aforesaid died on the 17th day of April A.D. 1847-
In testimony whereof, I do hereto affix the 
seal of said Court and subscribe my hand this 
sixteenth day of July, A.D. 1847-
L A Marsh, Register [signature]
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8499
Vermont  / Mnts
Abigail Shepherd, fory
widow of Experience Trescott
NH & Vt
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Husband decd 26 April 1810
_______
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars  -- 
Cents per annum to commence on 
the 4th day of March 1843.
_____
Certificate of Pension issued the 
12th day of March, 49.
and sent to 
Hon W. Upham
Senate U. S. 
_____
[Acts of March 3, 1843, and June 
17, 1844.]

Recorded in Book A
Volume 2  Page 69


Reported
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STATE OF VERMONT,} 
Windsor County....ss.} I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court, of the County 
of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that 
Job Bennett
[affixed seal] is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, 
duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was
dated on the 30" day of October in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six 
and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and 
that his signatures following & attached are 
[is crossed out] genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court , at Woodstock, in said County 
of Windsor, this 13th day of August  A.D. 1847
Norman Williams, [signature] Clerk.
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[handwritten]

I Reuben Spalding of Sharon Windsor County and 
State of Vermont, aged 88 years, depose and say that 
soon after the revolutionary war I became acquainted 
with Experience Trescott of Royalton - that sd Trescott 
informed me that he was a soldier in sd war and 
served in Col Warners Reg. I think he sd he had 
been a three years man - that he came to Royalton from
Hanover Newhampshire where his relations then resided
That I am a soldier of the revolution and that I 
was personally acquainted with Abigail Tucker before 
she was married to sd Trescott and that after said 
Trescotts death his widow the said Abigail was married 
to Mr Sterling Shepard of this town and lived with 
him untill last spring when sd Shepard deceased, and 
that the sd Abigail is now living and is the widow 
of said Sterling Shepard - That I further depose and say that I
officiated as the magistrate in the marriage of sd Sterling Shepard to 
Mrs Abigail Trescott and that I never knew any other 
person bearing the name of Experience Trescott
Reuben Spalding [signature]

State of Vermont}
Windsor County ss}  Sworn to and subscribed before me at Sharon
this 11th day of Aug. 1847 and I hereby certify
That Reuben Spalding Esqr who subscribed the 
above is a neighbor of mine and tho aged he is 
inteligent and is a credible witness
Job Bennett [signature] Justice Peace
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[handwritten]

I Hannah Trescott of Sharon in the County of Windsor 
and State of Vermont, aged 61 years, depose and say 
that I was born in the town of Hanover, County of Grafton, 
and State of New Hampshire - that when I was less than 
Six years old, my father died, and I went to live in
the family of my uncle Experience Trescott, who 
at that time resided in Royalton in this county.  
That I resided in sd Trescotts family untill I was 
18 years of age, and occasionally after that time - 
up to the day of his death - That while living with 
sd Trescott my Grandfather who resided in Hanover 
often visited my uncle, his son, the sd Experience  
That I often heard sd Trescott say that his native 
place was in Hanover aforesaid - That he was out 
in the revolutionary war and in Col Warners 
Reg. I have often heard him speak of other officers 
but now cannot recollect the names - That after 
my Uncle Trescott died his widow Abigail Trescott 
was married to Starling Shepard of this town, with whom she
lived till his death, a short time since - This last Spring
she is now living, and is the widow of sd Shepard
Hannah Trescott [signature]

State of Vermont |
Windsor County ss |  Sworn to & subscribed before me at Sharon 
this 11th day of Aug. 1847 and I certify that
Hannah Trescott who subscribed the above is personally known 
to me, and that she is a credible witness
Job Bennett [signature] Justice Peace
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I John S. Shepard of Sharon Windsor County 
[County crossed out] and State of Vermont aged 38 years depose  
and say that my Father when I was a small lad married 
Widow Abigail Trescott of Royalton, in this County, - 
That my Father Starling Shepard died on the 17th day
of April last and that his widow, Mrs Abigail Shepard
formerly Mrs Abigail Trescott, is now living in my family.  
That when I was a small boy, I think more than thirty years  ago I heard the sd Abigail say that her first husband 
Experience Trescott was a soldier and served 
in Col Warners Reg. in the war of the revolution and 
at that time he resided in Hanover Newhampshire 
That in the burial grounds in this vicinity stands a grave stone on which is inscribed  
Experience Trescott died 26th April 1810. 
John S. Shepard [signature]

State of Vermont}
Windsor County ss}  Sworn to and subscribed before me at Sharon 
this 11th day of Aug. 1847 and I hereby certify 
that said Shepard is well known to me and 
that he is a credible witness
Job Bennett [signature] Justice Peace
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No 13474
Abigail Shepherd
Vt
Let to Ira Davis
November 3rd 1847
Let Hon  J B Peck
March 22 48
Let to Ira Davis  Nov 20 48

act 7 July 1838
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No 25714
Abigail Shepherd
Wid of 
Experience Prescott
Priv Rev. War

Act Mar 3rd 1843
June 17th 1844
Index: Vol L Page 250
[Arrangement of 1870]
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E. Parkhursts
Affidavit
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I Ebeneezer Parkhurst of Royalton 
in the county of Windsor and state 
of Vermont depose and say that 
I shall be seventy eight years old 
in November 1847 and that I was 
acquainted with Abagail Tucker 
before her marriage In the year 
1787 she was married to Experience 
Trescott I think the marriage was 
in the month of March of that 
year. I remember the year of her 
marriage to said Trescott from knowing 
my own age at the Time of the said 
marriage The said marriage was 
celebrated in the above named town of 
Royalton. After the said marriage of 
the said Abigail Tucker and Experience 
Trescott they lived together as man 
and wife in the said town of Royalton 
until the death of the said Trescott 
during which time I lived a neighbor 
to them and only a mile or two 
from their residence. I recollect the 
death of said Trescott and was with 
him a part of the time during his 
last sickness and watched with him the night previous to his death
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The said Trescott died I think in the year 
1810. When the said Trescott came to 
reside at said Royalton he came from 
the town of Hanover in the state 
of New Hampshire I was well acquainted 
with the said Abagail at the time 
of and after the death of said Trescott
After the death of said Trescott the
said Abagail was married to Starling 
Shepard of Sharon in the state 
of Vermont I am unable to state 
the precise time of the marriage 
of the said Abagail to said Shepard 
it was not a long time after the 
death of Trescott her first husband
 and I think it was that same
year The said Starling Shephard 
died in the Month of April 1847 
and further the deponant saith not.
Ebenz'r Parkhurst [signature]

State of Vermont }
Windsor County ss} At Royalton in the 
county of Windsor and state 
of Vermont this 23rd day of September 1847
Personally appeared Ebeneser Pankhurst and 
made oath that the foregoing affidavit 
by him subscribed contains the whole 
truth and nothing but the truth. 
Before Sam'l W Slade [signature] Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify that I am personally 
acquainted with Ebenezer Parkhust 
the subscriber to the foregoing affidavit 
and that he is a man in good standing 
in the community where he is known 
and is entitled to credit as a witness.
Samuel M [or W?] Slade Justice of the Peace

STATE OF VERMONT
WINDSOR COUNTY ...SS
I , Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County 
of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that 
Samuel W Slade
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, 
duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was 
dated on the 30th day of October in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six 
and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and 
that his signatures foregoing are 
genuine

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County  
of Windsor, this first day of October A.D. 1847.
Norman Williams, Clerk
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10596
Vermont
Abigail Shepherd 
Widow of Experience Trescott
who was a pensioner under the Act of --
 and who died on the 26 April 1810,
of Windsor in the state of Vt
who was a Private in the Compy 
commanded by Captain --------- of the
Regt [Regiment] commanded by ------ in
the Revolution  for 2 years
______________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier 
at the rate of 80 Dollars -- 
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March , 1836
___________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of
March, '49 and sent to
Hon Wm Upham
Senate U S
Total amount, $400.00
_______________
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Th. Lumpkin  Clerk
Book D vol T page 141
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State of Vermont
Windsor County     
Royalton Town
Clerk's office Aug 10/47
I hereby certify that I 
have examined the records
of Marriages in this office and cannot 
find the record of the Marriage of Experience  
Prescott & Abigail Tucker and I am fully 
satisfied their said Marriage is not on 
record in this office.
Attest Calvin Skinner
Town Clerk
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I Lorenza Lovejoy of Royalton in the County of Windsor and state of Vermont depose and say that I was Eighty Seven years old last February 1847 and that I was acquainted with Abigail Tucker before her marriage to Experience Trescott I was not present at the celebration of their marriage but heard of it within a few days. They were married in the month of March 1787. I remember the month and year by my own marriage which was in March 1786. I saw the said Abigail frequently after her marriage to said Trescott and know that they lived together as husband and wife till the death of said Trescott which was in the spring of 1810.  Within one year from the death of said Experience Trescott the said Abigail his widow was married to Starling Shepard of Sharon and they resided within two miles of my residence till the death of said Starling Shepard in April last and the said Abigail now the widow of Starling Shepard resides there still and I know her to be the same person who was married to Experience Trescott
Lorenze Lovejoy 

State of Vermont
 Windsor County
At Royalton in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont this 24th day of September 1847 Personally appeared Lorenza Lovejoy and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth 
Before Herman Durkee Justice of the Peace
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I hereby Certify that I am personally acquainted with Lorenza Lovejoy the subscriber to the foregoing affidavit and that she is a woman of good standing in community of remarkable memory and that she is entitled to Credit as witness. Herman Durkee

STATE OF VERMONT Windsor County ....ss
I Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor in theState of Vermont, do hereby Certify that 
Herman Durkee
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 30th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signatures foregoing are genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this first day of October A.D. 1847
Norman Williams, Clerk
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Norwich Vt July 10 1848
Dear Sir,
Enclosed is the affidavit of Jerome Hutchinson, in support of the application of Abigail Shepherd, widow of Experience Trescott.
Said Hutchinson served with Trescott in Vermont after the termination of his service in Warner's reg't and learned from him the fact and the particulars of his service in Warner's Reg't.
The declaration of Mrs Shepherd was drawn from her own statement and not, as you suppose, predicated upon the certificate of the Secretary of N Hampshire. The declaration was drawn and deposited with the court some weeks previous to the date of the record, and previous to the certificate of the Secretary of N. H.
As there are here no persons living who served with Trescott in Warner's Regt I know of no possible way to obtain the proof you request in your letter to Mr  Peek.
Yours very respectfully 
[Signed] Ira Davis

to the Comm'r of Pensions
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State of Vermont

Secretary of State Office
Burlington.  August 25 1847

I J M M Shafter Secretary of State of Vermont, hereby certify that upon an original pay roll of the revolutionary service of Capt. Jesse Safford's Company on record in this office occured the name of Experience Tresket with an allowance to him as corporal for service from Aug'st 1st to Dec 1st 1780.  four months.
I also certify that upon another like recorded pay roll of "Capt. Charles Nelson's company raised by order of convention held at Cornish in Feb 1781" occurs the name of the said Charles Tresket with an allowance to him for twenty six days service from March first 1781.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of this office. This 25th day of August AD 1847

[stamped seal]
J M M Shafter

[illegible writing in lower right corner]
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Norwich Vt Oct 2 1847
Dear Sir,
Herewith I send the application of Abigail Shepherd formerly widow of Experience Trescott, for the Pension under the law of  July 7 1838, in consideration of the Services of her former husband, the said Trescott, who was a private in Col. Warners Regiment and a corporal in Capt. Safford's Company. The proofs I think are full.
Yours Very Respectfully
Iver Davis
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Washington D. C. December 14th 1848
Colo. [Colonel] J.L.  Edwards,
Sir,
Accompanying this note you will receive a letter addressed to me by Doct. Ira Davis of Vt. in regard to a pension claim pending in your office, and also the affidavit of the Hon. Wm Swatt in relation to the matter. I have enclosed the letter of Doct. Davis because it contains his view of the case. If the Pension is not allowed by you, please inform me, so that I can lay this question before the Secretary of War, as desired by Doct. Davis.

Yours Sir. with great Respect Sincerely 
William Upham
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Norwich Vt Dec. 29 1847,
Dear Sir
Enclosed is the affidavit of David Wright in the case of Abigail Shepherd widow of Experience Trescott showing his acquaintance with said Trescott & knowledge of his Service etc. 
Yours Respectfully
Ira Davis
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I David Wright of Hanover, County of Grafton & state of New Hampshire, aged Eighty Eight years depose and say that I have resided in this town ever since I was nine years old. When I was at that age, my father removed here from Ashford in Connecticut. I was well acquainted with Jeremiah Trescott who lived near my father in Connecticut, and removed his family into this town about the same time that my father did. The said Trescott had a son by the name of Experience, who was a few months older that myself. We lived about one mile apart in this town, and in the fore part of the Revolutionary War, the said Experience  Trescott and myself both belonged to Col. Chase’s Regiment. I inlisted [enlisted] I think into Col Gilley’s Regiment in seventeen hundred & seventy eight, for three years. And the year previous  the said Trescott enlisted into Col. Warner’s Regiment for three years. After Trescotts’ time was out in Warner’s Regiment, he bought some land in Royaltown in Vermont & went there to live, and was living there when I came home from the army after my time was out in Gilley’s Regiment. The said Trescott married Abigal Tucker, and I was well acquainted with them both and was frequently at their house in Royalton until he died, which is nearly forty years ago. His widow married a man by the name of Shepherd, in Sharon, where I understood she is now living a widow. I never knew any other family of Trescotts in this town but the one mentioned above, nor any other person by the name of Experience Trescott.  As early as (1790) Seventeen hundred ninety I had a Sister, who was married and removed into Royalton, and the said Experience was then married but how long he had been married I cannot tell, and further say not.
David Wright
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County
At Hanover this 10th day of November 1847. Personally appeared David Wright the within deponent who is a witness of strict veracity & subscribed & made oath to the foregoing affidavit
Before me John Wright 3d Justice of the Peace.

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County set
I Nathan B Felton, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Wright 3d is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above written is genuine. Given under my hand & the seal of said County this twenty seventh day of December AD 1847.
NB Felton Clerk
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I Salmon Joiner of Royalton, Windsor County, & State of Vermont, aged 70 years, depose and say that in the 1800 [last 0 is filled in] ^ or 2 I came to this town to reside, and I purchased a lot of land near by Mr Experience Prescotts.  I hired my board with him, and lived in his family most of the time for two years, and lived in his family most of the time for two years, and lived a near neighbor to him up to the time of his death which was in the year 1810 or 1811. That while living in said Prescott's family he informed me his native place was Hanover New Hampshire.  That his father & some of his brothers resided there at that time, and his brothers came to visit him from said Hanover. That while residing in s'd Prescott's family, he informed me that he was out in the war of revolution and I think he said he served several years.
That I was one of the appraisers of s'd Prescott's Estate. That said Prescotts widow Mrs Abigail Prescott within one year from s'd 
Prescott's death was married to Mr Starling Shepard of Sharon where she now resides, the s'd Shepard having deceased five  months since
Salmon Joiner
State of Vermont
Window County at Royalton this 10th day of Aug 1847 Salmon Joiner appointed submitted & made oath to the above deposition before me and I certify that said Joiner is a credible witness 
Herman Durkee Just. of Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT
Windsor County....ss
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that  
Herman Durkee
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 30th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signature foregoing is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 13 day of August A.D. 1847
Norman Williams, Clerk
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State of New Hampshire, Secretary of States' Office. I do hereby certify, that from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the war of Revolution which remain in this office it appears that the name of Experience Prescott is borne upon it Return of the Continental Men raised in Col. Jonathan Chases Regiment February 17th 1779 and that the following is a true extract from said return......
[Table - 7 columns]

Names of Men | Place of | Regiment     | Time of    | Time       | Time          | Capt. engaged
engaged for     | Abode    | engaged in  |engaging  |engaged  | mustered | under
Hanover           |                 |                      |                  | for           |                   |
____________________________________________________________________
Experience       Hanover     Warner          ---------   Three years  Feb 1777 -------
Trescott

Said Return is signed Jonth Chase Cole
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this twenty-fifth day of June A.D. 1847
Thomas P Treadwell
Secretary of State
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I Polly Dennisson of Royalton in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged Seventy seven years depose and say that I was well acquainted with Experience Trescott, and Abigail Tucker, before they were married. They were married at my fathers house in this town. I was present at their marriage - it was in the month of March Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven I have always understood it was the 22nd day of March but have no means of determining the exact day. The year and month I find by my own age
That the said Experience & said Abigail after this marriage they lived some time in our house. They were married by Rev Mr Searle and continued to live together till the said Trescott died. I think they lived together more that twenty years and till he died and further say not
Polly Denison X her mark
Witness Coit Parkhurst
State of Vermont 
Windsor County
At Royalton this 10th day of Aug. 1847 Polly Dennison subscribed and made oath to this above deposition before me and I hereby certify that she is a credible witness.
Coit Parkhurst , Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT,
Windsor County...SS.
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Coit Parkhurst is an acting Justice of the Peave in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 30" day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six and wil expire the thirtiwth day of November next, and that his signature forgoing is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said County Windsor, this 13" day of August A. D. 1847
Norman Williams, Clerk.

[round seal on upper left side of page]
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affidavit
of the 
Hon. Wm. Sweatt
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I William Suratt of Thetford in the County of Orange, & State of Vermont, Physician of Lawful age depose & say that on the 30th day of May 1848 I was called to see Mrs. Abigail Sheperd of Sharon who was confined to her room by reason of an ulcerated sore leg, and while at her house, the said Abigail requested me to take a bundle of papers and hand them to Ira Davis Esquire or to thank Geo E. Wales, Judge of Probate for the District of Hartford, She observed that I might hand them to either of the above named gentlemen, and that I handed these papers to one of them, but I am not certain to which. That there were several papers in said bundle. A statement of her husbands service in the revolutionary war, a certificate of some kind of the Town Clerk of the town of Hanover New Hampshire and one or two other papers the purport of which I do not now recollect. That at the request of said Abigail I examined said papers, and I distinctly recollect that she stated her husband resided at the time of his enlistment in the town of Hanover, and that his service was three years, and that a part or the whole of said service was performed in the Reg. Of Col Warner and deponent saith not.
William Suratt

State of Vermont
Orange County 
Sworn to & subscribed by William Surratt  
(who is a credible witness) this 22nd day of Sept. 1848 at Thetford aforesaid before me
R M Gleason Justice of the peace
Washington DC December 11th 1848
This may certify that R.M. Gleason whose name is above written is a Justice of the peace within and for the county of Orange State of Vermont
Wm Upton
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I Jerome Hutchinson of Norwich County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged Eighty five yars depose and say that I was acquainted with  Experience Trescott, of Hanover in the State of New Hampshire and also with his father previous to the commencement of the Revolutionary War. My father lived lived of the bank of the river near the mill where Mr. Trescott used to carry his grain and where he had to wait for his grist, he used to come to my fathers and stay over night instead of crossing the river to go home and I knew the family perfectly well.
In 1780-81 I was a Soldier and stationed at Royalton and Bethel Forts for several months.
Experience Trescott had first come home from the war and told me he had been in Col. Warners Regiment and used to tell me very often about his service in Warner’s Regiment, and how hard they fared. The said Trescott, was a corporal at said Forts and served in the same company with me for some time. I cannot tell how long but think some months. He  afterwards married and settled in Royalton where he died more than thiry years since and I understand that his widow afterwards married a man by the name of Shephard
Jerome Harrison May 10 1848
State of Vermont
Windsor County  At Norwich in the said county. Personally appeared the Jerome Huthinson well known to me as a person of strict truth and veracity and subscribed and made solemn oath to the foregoing affidavit
Before me Wm. E. Lewis Justice of Peace
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State of Vermont
Windsor County....ss} I, Normal Williams,  Clerk of the County Court, of the county of Windsor, in the state of Vermont, do hereby certify that
William E. Lewis
is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated  on the 30th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, and will expire the 30th day pf November next, and that his signature foregoing is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock, in said county of Windsor, this 29 day of June, 1848.

Norman Williams , Clerk