Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12358, Oliver Betterfield, N.H.
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N H
Betterfield, Oliver
Butterfield
S12358
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2442
New Hampshire
Oliver Butterfield
of Francestown in the State of N H
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain [blank space] of the Regt commanded
by Col Stickney in the N H
line for 8 May 10 Days

Oliver Butterfield
Records corrected Oct 17/05 [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of N H
at the rate of 27 Dollars 76 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of [Nov ?]
1832 and [illegible] Titus
Brown Francestown N H

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $41.64
Semi-anl. allowance ending 21 Mar 33_ _ _ _ 13.88
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _$55.52
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by I H [illegible] Blair Clerk
Book D.  Vol. 1st  Page 143.
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Oliver Butterfield
8557
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State of New-Hampshire  County of Hillsborough, SS.
At the court aforesaid, On the application aforesaid, the following interragories were propounded to the said Oliver Butterfield and the following answers given, (unint.) to wit:
1.  Where and in what year were you born? Answer, at Londonderry New Hampshire. April 10 17?9
2.  Have you any record of your age, and were is it?  I have no record
3.  Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War , and where do you now live?  Answer, When called into the service I lived (unintelligible) and now live in Francestown N. H.
4.  How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if substitute, for whom?  Answer,  Once I was drafted (unintelligible) I enlisted
5.  State the names of some regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?  I believe I have in my ? declaration stated all the particulars as far as I can recollect them required by this interrogatory
6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?  Answer, I never received any discharge as I recollect
7.  State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution?  Answer Hon. Peter Woodbury and Hon. William Bixby
Certified by C. H. Atherton register
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
County of Hillsborough, SS.
On this 30th day of August, A.D. 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at
Francestown within and for the County of Hillsborough, in the State aforeseaid,
Oliver Butterfield a resident of the town of Francestown
in said county ___ aged 73 years
Who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States, under
the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  That is to say,
In the month of July he thinks it was, 1777 he was
drafted to serve in the militia of New Hampshire
for two months & served out the term in Capt Clark's
company & Col. Stickney's regiment.  The other
officers of the company and regiment whose
names he recollects were [illegible] Miltimore
and Lieut Bradford & he thinks Major Heard.
He joined his company at Charlestown N. H.  He
believes most if not all the regiment met [there ?]
- went from that place to Manchester Vermont.
From this place he went with a small
party after stores which had been concealed
and returned to Bennington about the close
of the battle at that place then joined his
company again.  From Bennington he went
to Stillwater and remained there with the army
till his time was out.  The exact time he cannot
state - but it was after the 20th of September before
he got home.

In the forepart of July 1779 he enlisted for six months and
served said time in Cap't [Cameron's ?] company in Col.
Mooney's regiment.  The other officers of the company and
regiment whose names he remembers were Lieut
Drew [illegible] - Ensign Barns & Major Runnels.
He went to Providence & joined his regiment there
- marched from that place to Tiverton.  His
company was stationed at Tiverton [illegible] of the
regiment at other places till the British army
left Newport.  Than went to Newport, staid there
awhile, then returned to Providence & remained
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there till his time was out.  The exact time he
does not remember, but thinks it was about the
first of January.

He was born at Londonderry New Hampshire,
April 10, 1759.  He has no record of his age.  When
he entered the service he lived, has ever since lived 
and now lives in Francistown, New Hampshire.  He never
received any written discharge from the service as
he recollects.  Hon. Peter Woodbury & Hon William
Bixby of Francestown are persons in his present neighborhood
to whom he is known who can testify as to his
character for veracity and their belief of his services
as a soldier of the Revolution.

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever, except the present, and declares that
his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State,  [signiture:] Oliver Butterfield  Sworn to
and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  
[illegible] Parker Judge of Probate

We Moses Bradford a Clergyman residing in the town of Francestown
in the county of Hillsborough aforesaid, and James Mc [Ilvain ?]residing in
Francestown aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Oliver Butterfield
who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be 73 years of age, that he is
reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we
concur in that opinion.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,  
[Signature:] Moses Bradford
[Signature:] James McIlvain
[illegible] Parker, Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and
served as he states.  And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Moses Bradford
who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman resident in the 
town of Francistown and that James McIlvain who has signed the same,
is a resident in the town of Francistown and is a credible person, and that their statement
is entitled to credit.
[illegible] Parker, Judge of Probate for said County of Hillsborough.

I Charles H. Atherton, Register of the court, do hereby certify, that, the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Oliver Butterfield
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, this
thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-two.
C. H. Atherton Register of Probate, for said county of Hillsborough.

[a dark square of paper or cloth with the impression of a round seal is affixed to the lower left corner of the document.]
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Duplicate record

State of New-Hampshire County of Hillsborough, SS. At the court aforesaid, On the application aforesaid, the following interragories were propounded to the said Oliver Butterfield and the following answers given, (unint.) to wit: 1. Where and in what year were you born? Answer, at Londonderry New Hampshire. April 10 17?9 2. Have you any record of your age, and were is it? I have no record 3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War , and where do you now live? Answer, When called into the service I lived (unintelligible) and now live in Francestown N. H. 4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if substitute, for whom? Answer, Once I was drafted (unintelligible) I enlisted 5. State the names of some regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service? I believe I have in my ? declaration stated all the particulars as far as I can recollect them required by this interrogatory 6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? Answer, I never received any discharge as I recollect 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the Revolution? Answer Hon. Peter Woodbury and Hon. William Bixby Certified by C. H. Atherton register
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No. 8557
Oliver Butterfield
[illegible]
8 months 10 days
[illegible]

$27.76

Titus Brown
Francistown
N H
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No 8557
BRIEF in the case of Oliver Butterfield
of Francestown in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1.  Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  open court
2.  If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3.  How old is he?  73
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

________Period_________|________Duration of Service._____|__Rank___|_Names of General and field Officers
________________________|__Years___Months_____Days_____|___As a __|____Under whom he served__________
"He thinks" 1777 July__| ------------- 2 -------- + 6------| Private__| Cap. Clark _ Col Stickney
"fore part" 1779 July __|---------------6-------- x 4------| ----------| Emerson _ Col Mooney
________________________| x as [illegible] Role of server

5.  In what battles was he engaged?   none
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Francestown N.H.
7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence,
by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   Traditionary.
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.

Sam J Potts
Examining Clerk.

x as [illegible] Role of server
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3--525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C., Sept 29, 1921

In reply to your request of................, received...........................
for a statement of the military history of Olliver Betterfield or Butterfield
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen-
sion on file in this Bureau.   
[handwritten:] S.12358.

[Table:]
Dates of
Enlistment or__| Length of_| Rank |Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered| State
appointment__| Service____|_______|________Captain_________|_______Colonel______|_______

July 1777............|...2 mos.......|...Pvt....|........Clark...............................|......Stickney..................| N.H.
July 1779............|...6 mos.......|..............|..........Emerson......................|.........Mooney..............|...........

Battles engaged in, None stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Francestown, N.H.
Date of application for pension, Aug 30, 1832 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Francestown, Hillsborough Co., N.H.
Age at date of application, b. Apl 10, 1759 in Londonderry, N.H.
Remarks:  No fam. data.

Respectfully,

G--2856      Commissioner.
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[to the left of center crease, at top:]
1921, Sept. 29 [illegible] to Ralph E. Stevens [illegible]

[to the right of center crease:]
Rev. War
12358
INVALID.
File No.  12,358
Oliver Butterfield
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index: --Vol. A , Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oliver Betterfield.
Records corrected
Oct. 17 / 05.8
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Oliver Butterfield which require further proof of explanation.

I.  Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes

II.  Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?  Yes

III.  If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?

1V.  Has the dexlarant mentioned the period of periods of the war when he served? Yes

V.  *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of Pension
he is entitled?  Yes

VI.  Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?  Yes

VII.  Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832?  Yes

VIII.  Has the Court given their opinion?  Yes

IX.  Has the Clerk given his certificate?  Yes

X.  Is the Clerk's seal affixed?  And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal?  Yes.
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XI.  Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?  Yes

XII.  If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not
obtaining it? [no answer]

XIII.  If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least
one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?  No

XIV.  If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?  [no answer]

XV.  Does it appear from any of the  papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an
age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?

XVI.  Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?  Yes

XVII.  Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V.  In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his
recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  For ____
year ______ months, and _________ days, I served as a ____________  For ____________ months
and ________________ days, I served as a __________________; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of
the pensioner and the length of his service.  The use of the phrase "about three or four months" is too
indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.

QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he
must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits
the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as
well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged.  The magistrate who may administer
the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the affidavits must be properly 
authenticated, as above directed.

QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the
certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being
improperly attached to the certificate.
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[letterhead:]
The Society of the Sons of the Revolution
In the State of Colorado
OFFICIAL

[in the upper left corner of the page a printed emblem, all black, consists 
of the following: an eagle with wings open on top of an oval; around the 
oval are 13 5-pointed stars, these enclosed in a scalloped line.]

Ralph Emerson Stevens
Registrar
625 Ernest & Cranmer Building
[inked stamp:] 218 Coronado Building

Denver, Colo., Sept., 2, 1921.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:  
I am informed that on November 27, 1832, the name of Oliver Butterfiled 
[the name is underlined and the last name is misspelled] 
of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, was placed on the
U. S. Pension Rolls, under Act of June 7, 1832; the pension commencing
March 4, 1831; at which time he was said to be 75 years of age, the
amount being $27.76 per month.

Oliver Butterfield [the name is underlined] served in the New Hampshire Militia, in
Gen. Stark's Brigade opposing the invasion of the British Army under
Gen. Burgoyne, in 1777, and also in Col. Hercules Mooney's Regiment, -
Captain Daniel Emerson's Company, New Hampshire troops, raised for the
defence of Rhode Island in 1779.

Will you please, at your convenience, send me a certificate
of the granting of his pension and of his military services?

I am writing this letter for Dr. Fred Grant Hunt [name underlined] of this
City, who is a descendant of Oliver Butterfield [name underlined], and who wishes to use
such certificate to file with his application for admission to the
Colorado Society, Sons of the Revolution.

Very respectfully yours,
Ralph E Stevens
Registrar, Colorado Society, S. R.

RES/E.

[circular, ink stamp in the bottom right corner of the page:]  
U. S. PENSION OFFICE [smudge] SEP 6 1921