Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,422, Samuel Follet, Mass. N.H.
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(3-1776)

Service  Number
Mass
NH
Follet, Samuel
S30422
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15075
Massachusetts
Saml Follet
Worthington in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Whitcomb of the Reg commanded by Col Read in the Mass line for 15 months

Illegible

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts for the rate of 50 Dollars 0 Cents per annum
To commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of May 1833 and sent William Ward Worthington Mass

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept.  25.00
$125.00

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk
Book E Vol. 2d Page 24
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Died 30 Nov 1854
1887 illegible & Hon David L. Follett
illegible...

Nov. 30 1854
date of death  
Agency book

Hampshire
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Samuel Follett 10.939.
Declaration

Enoch Cummings
Nathan Hills
Joseph Stone  affidavits
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire County Ss

On the 11th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for the County of Hampshire now setting.  Samuel Follet a resident of Worthington in said County & twenty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Ace of Congress passed June 7, 1822.  That he entered the service of the illegible State & served as herein stated.

1st. Immediately after the Battle of Lexington i April 1775, I enlisted at Swanzey in the State of New Hampshire into the Company of Captain Jonathan Whitcomb for eight months and marched to Mystic near Boston when we joined the Regiment of Col. Reed and marched to Charlestown a few days before the Battle of Bunker Hill in which I was engaged and I continued in the same company and regiment in then neighborhood of illegible Hill in Charlestown till about the first day of January 1776, when my term of service expired.  I then enlisted again for one month into a Company commanded by a Captain Baldwin or Spaulding and served that month in the same quarters.   9 months

2nd. In April 1778 I enlisted illegible in illegible for three months into the Company of Captain Harrington and marched to Roxbury
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when we were ordered to guard a detachment in illegible of the prisoners of Burgoyne's Army to Rutland in Worchester County, which we performed.  At Rutland we were taken with Small Pox and went into Hospital and continued there and on guard duty till my term expired.  3 months

3d.  In July 1780.  I again enlisted for three months at Worcester and marched through Providence for Rhode Island in the company of Capt. Grant to Butts Hill where I served out my time in teaching and guard duty.  I do not illegible that my company was attached to any Regiment we were under the orders of Col. or Commandant Jacobs for the service I have not been able to obtain any evidence as yet I know of no living illegible but I illegible that is is the truth.     3 months

I was born at Attelborough in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year 1757 as I am informed and believe but have no record of it.  I lived at Swanzey in New Hampshire and Worcester in Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War and have lived in Worthington for the last 49 years.  I have no recollection of having a discharge for any period of service.

He directly relinquished any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the army of any state whatever.
Sam Follet
Sworn to & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for ? County
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We, William Ward & Roger Benjamin both residing in the Town of Worthington do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Follet who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration.  That we believe him to be seventy four years of age.  That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in this opinion.  And we further say that the said Follett sustains a good character for truth and we have no doubt of his having performed all the services in the declaration stated.
William Ward
Roger Benjamin
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Lamont Hinckley Judge of Probate illegible ? County
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion of the investigation of the matter, and of his putting the interrogatory prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.  And the Court further certify that it appears that William Ward & Roger Benjamin who have signed the foregoing certificates are residents of the Town of Worthington and are credible persons and that their statement as entitled is credible.
Lamont Hinckley Judge of Probate

I, Samuel F. Lyman Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Follet for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this eleventh day of September A.D. 1832
Sam. F. Lyman Register
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10933
Samuel Follet
Private 15 Mos

Wm. Ward Esq
Worthington Mass
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Brief in the case of Samuel Follett
of Worthington in the State of Mass
(Act 7th June, 1833.)

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?   75 years
4.  State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. April in 1775
Duration of Services.
Years, Months 8, Days
Rank. As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers under who he served.
Gen.
Capt. Whitcomb - Col. Reed

Period. 1 - 1776
Duration of Services.
Years, Months 1, Days
Rank. As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers under who he served.
Gen.
Capt. Baldwin - Col. Reed

Period. illegible in 1778
Duration of Services.
Years, Months 3, Days
Rank. As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers under who he served.
Gen.
Capt. Harrington

Period. July in 1780
Duration of Services.
Years, Months 3, Days
Rank. As a Private
Names of General and Field Officers under who he served.
Gen.
Capt. Grout - Col. Jacobs

5.  I what battles was he engaged?   Bunker Hill
6.  Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Swanzey New Hampshire
7.  In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?   By living witnesses
8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication?  and if so, in what respect?   Court
xx Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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January 30, 1915.

Mr. Ferd W. Chase,
Loon Lake House,
Loon Lake, N.Y.

Sir:-
In response to your letter dated the twenty-third instant, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show a claim for Revolutionary War pension or bounty land on file for any soldier named David Felker or Felner.  See signature slip.
From the papers in the claim, Sur. File No. 30,422, it appears that a Samuel Follet, a private who enlisted at Swansey, New Hampshire, in April, 1775 served eight months in Captain Jonathan Whitcomb's company, Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire regiment.  He enlisted January 1, 1776, and served one month in a company commanded by Captain Baldwin or Spaulding.  He enlisted at Worcester, Massachusetts, in April, 1778, and served three months in Captain Nathan Harrington's company.  He enlisted at Worcester, Massachusetts, July 1780, and served three months in Captain Grout's company.   In 1832, when he applied for pension, he resided in Worthington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  He died November 30, 1854, place of death not stated.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber

The letter of inquiry illegible is for memorial labels, therefore I left it in this form.
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W. P. Dillingham
Chairman
United State Senate,
Committee on the
University of the United States.

Washington, D. C., January 21, 1914.

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you have the kindness to inform what, if anything, your records of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 have to show with reference to the names and suggestions contained in the enclosed letter from the Adjutant General.  Will you kindly return the letter I am forwarding herewith with your reply.
Sincerely yours,
W P Dillingham
Enclosure
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January 25, 1915.

Hon. W. P. Dillingham
United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In response to your letter dated the twenty-first instant, and the enclosed letter of the Adjutant General, U. S. A., War Department, I have the honor to advise you that this Bureau has the records of only those soldiers of the Revolution and War of 1812, on account of whose services claims for pension and bounty land have been made.
A careful search of said records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the Revolutionary War services of any Abner Hoyt, under any spelling of the name and the only soldier of that name found on the records of the War of 1812 is Abner Hoyt who served as Private in Captain Gould Tyler's company of New York militia from December 23, 1813 to January 6, 1814.  He died at East Cleveland, Ohio, July 11, 1856 where his widow Abigail resided when she was allowed bounty land under Warrant No. 78.310-160-55.
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The only Revolutionary War soldier named Samuel Follett or Follet. found on said records is the pensioner Sur. File No. 30,422.  Samuel Follet a private who enlisted at Swansey, New Hampshire in April 1775. and served eight months in Captain Jonathan Whitcomb's company, Colonel James Reed's New Hampshire regiment.  He enlisted January 1, 1776 and served one month in a company commanded by Captain Baldwin or Spaulding.  He enlisted at Worcester, Massachusetts in April 1778 and served three months in Captain Nathan Harrington's company.  He enlisted at Worcester, Massachusetts.  July 1780 and served three months in Captain Grout's company.  In 1832 when he applied for pension he resided in Worthington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  He died November 30, 1854, place of death not stated.
The only soldier of that name found on the records of the War of 1812 is Samuel Follet who served as a private in Captain Masson's company New Hampshire, from June 1, 1813 to September 10, 1813 he died at Wheelock Vermont, January 4, 1850, where his widow Hannah resided when she was allowed bounty land under Warrant No. 25,866 - 40 - 50.
In the attached letter of the Adjutant illegible War Department, addressed to you on January 20, 1915, it
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is stated that "there is filed in the Bureau of Pensions a roll of Captain Joseph Beeman's company, Vermont militia.  War of 1812",  This roll is shown by the records of this Bureau to have been forwarded to the War Department, May 9, 1904, and receipted for by Robert Shaw Oliver Acting Secretary of War on May 17, 1904.  It was transferred to the War Department under the provisions of the Act of Congress dated April 28, 1904.
Very truly yours,
G M Salzgaber

I obtained this information from the list of receipts for rolls transmitted to the War Dept. which were this day shown me by Wilbur D Gill Chief of the Old War Record Section of Record Division
The roll is marked 106 on old book list entry and in brackets after the entry is the word corroborative
A Wilson
Jan 25 1905
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by A W Jan 25 1915
Claim No. Answered Jan 25, 1915
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier  Samuel Follett
Service
Additional Service   Rev.
No __________ claim, State records __________, 191
No claim, combination records __________, 191
REMARKS
No claim except 
S illegible Mass.
6-1944                 Chief Division.
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by  A 1/23/15
Claim No.   Answered Jan 25 1915
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier  Abner Hoyt
Service   1812
Additional Service
No 1812 War O.W. claims pension of widow / as of 
No __________ claim, State records __________, 191
Vermont ? N. H. service,
No claim, combination records __________, 191
B. L. 783/0 - 160 -55
New York service
REMARKS
No other admitted B. L. Rolls of Capt. J. Beeman's Co. were sent to R. & P. Office, signed for by Acting Secty of War Robt Shaw Oliver on May 17, 1904.  Illegible....
CONGRESSIONAL
H. C. Bell
6-1944                 Chief Division.
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by A  1/23/15
Claim No.  Answered Jan. 20, 1915
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier  Samuel Follett
Service
Additional Service
CONGRESSIONAL 
No __________ claim, State records __________, 191
No claim, combination records __________, 191
REMARKS:
No 1812 nor O. W. claim as of Vermont or New Hampshire illegible;
25866-40-50
Samuel Follett died
N.H. service.
No other admitted B. L.
H.C. Bell
6-1944                 Chief Division.
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Briefed by A W Jan. 25 1915
Claim No.  Answered Jan. 25 1915
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier   Abner Hoyt or Hoit or 
Service    Haut or Hait
Additional Service    RW
No __________ claim, State records __________, 191
No claim, combination records __________, 191
REMARKS
No claim or file
6-1944                 Chief Division.
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LOON LAKE HOUSE  
ADIRONDACKS 
LOON LAKE, N.Y. 
January 23d 1915 
To Commissioner of Pensions
 for use on memorial tablets to be placed on Graves or on buildings where resided
one David Felner
 & Samuel Follett 
who are said to have been pensioners from what town & state, we desire to learn they enroled from date of enrolement 
date of discharge , if any Bounty Land Warrant was issued to either,  if it is allowed by the dept to give this information _date of the passage of this law.
Yours very Truly 
Ferd. W. Chase
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Joseph Stone Affidavit
S Follet

S Follet
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I Joseph Stone of Worcester in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts by aged seventy four years do testify & say that on this first day of April A.D. 1778 I enlisted for three months & marched to Roxbury in Massachusetts under the command of Captain Nathan Huntington of Holden in Worcester County & illegible illegible about the 10t of May following.  and then marched with a detachment of the Ret under the command of Maj Reuben Reed of Weston with the troops on prisoners captured with Gen. Burgoyne then stationed at Cambridge.  to the Town of Rutland in Worcester County & there finished the term of my enlistment in guarding the prisoners.
Samuel Follett was connected with the same company with myself & performed his duty as a soldier for the term of three months about this time & places above stated.  Col. Stevens of Lunenberg was the commanding officer of that Regiment to which said Capt Harrington was attached
Worcester August 29, 1832.
Joseph Stone

Worcester Ss. August 29, 1938  There personally appeared before me Joseph Stone Esq. & made solemn oath that this deposition by him above subscribed contains the truth.
Isaac Davis Just Peace
I further certify that Joseph Stone Esq. is entitled to full confidence for truth & veracity & that I fully believe the statements by him made.
Isaac Davis Just Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester Ss
I Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Court, Holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify that Isaac Davis, Esquire, before  whom the written affidavit was made and sworn to, is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Worcester, and that his signature thereto appears to me to be in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this twenty ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk
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Enoch Cummings & Nathan Hills Affidavit
Sam Follet

Depositions for Sam Follett
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Depositions for Saml Follett

Enoch Cummings & Nathan Hills Affidavits
Sam Follet
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I Enoch Cummings of Swanzey in the County 
of Cheshire and the State of New Hampshire, aged Seventy eight years testify and say that in the year 1775 I was in the eight months service in the Revolutionary Army, went from said Swanzey to Cambridge on the alarm from Lexington in April & there enlisted for eight months in Captain Jonathan Whitcomb's company - in Col James Reeds NH regiment and served through the eight
months, and continued in service one month
over.  That Samuel Follett then residing in said Swanzey and now as I am informed of Worthington Massachusetts, was in the same company.  Enlisted in the dame about the fifth of May and served through the eight months.  And was in the same illegible with me a portion of the time, that before the battle of Bunker Hill we were stationed at Mystic and after the battle on illegible hill.  that we were both in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Whether the said Follett remained the one month after the eight months as I did I am not able to recollect.  But from conversation with him the time of giving this deposition, I have no doubt that he did.
I was well acquainted with said Follett before the said Jack Saviel.
Enoch Cummings
State of New Hampshire
Chatham Ss - Augt 18 1872
Subscribed & sworn to before me
Thomas M Edwards
Justice of the Peace

I Nathaniel Hills of Swanzey above named aged twenty sixe testify and say that the above deposition subscribed & sworn to by said Enoch Cummings has been read in my presence and hearing.  That I was in the same company / Capt Jonathan Whitcombs in the same service with the said Follett and the said Cummings, went from the same place and well acquainted with them both and that I can truly confirm the aforesaid testimony of
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the said Enoch Cummings in every particular,
except that the said Follet was not
in my  [word] at any time. - and that  I did not 
join said company until the 18th or 19th June
when I took the place of my father who had
previously enlisted for 8 months, and served
through his term, and one month over. -
That the said Follet was there when I joined
the company, and remained there to the close of eight months, and I have no doubt from his statements in relation to that service that he remained the month over his term - but am not to distinct in my recollection about that part of the service as I am in the relations to the eight months service. - 
Nath Hills
Cheshire Ss
Augt. 18 1832-
Subscribed & sworn to
Before me
Thomas M Edwards
Justice of the Peace
I certify that Enoch Cummings and Nathaniel
Hills, the above deponents, are personally known to me and that they are reputable men and credible witnesses.
Thomas M Edwards
Justice of the Peace

Cheshire August 18 1832
I Salma Hale clerk of the Judicial Courts
in s county certify that Thomas M
Edwards is a Justice of the Peace in and
for said county and that the three foregoing
official registrations are in his own
hand writing. In testimony whereof
I hereto affix the seal of our Superior
Court of  Judicature
S. Hale Clerk