Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,892, Simeon Chase, N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Chase, Simeon

NUMBER
R. 1892

CONTENTS
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30,017

Simeon Chase
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Declaration
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Feb 19--1838
Ref'd to Com'r Rev. Pensions
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suspended--

Ans.  Hon. H. Everett
Mar. 15. 1834

1892
Mr. Everett
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STATE OF VERMONT,       )
WINDSOR COUNTY SS.   )

On this 25th day of January A.D. 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Simeon Chase a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged 76 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 act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

In the year 1776 he lived in Cornish N.H.--some time in the month of March in said year by order of Jon'a Chase he went with two Horses to carry provisions to the Continental troops that were transporting Artillery from Boston  Lake Champlain formed the troops at Cavendish Vt returned home & then went again gone one week each time in October the same year he volunteered into Capt Solomon Chase Comp--in Colo Jon'a Chase Regt marched to Mount Independence & to Tyconderoga was gone four weeks in the Spring of 1777 he volunteered & went with two Horses to assist the troops on to Tyconderoga gone one week in the fall of the same year he volunteered into Capt Moses Whipples Comp in the said Chase Regt marched to Saratoga was there when Burgoins army was taken:  was gone six weeks:  previous to this there was an Alarm post established at the home of Colo Chase in said Cornish & he volunteered as one of the Guard to Guard the Military Stores that was deposited there the Guard consisted of about 20 men not all on duty the whole time:  When Colo Hazens Regiment marched through Cornish he went by order of Colo Jon'a Chase to afsist the said Regt with four oxen & a Waggon went to Hanover N.H. gone four days:  about the time Mount Independence was evacuated he volunteered into Capt Moses Chases Company marched to Rutland gone one week:  during the years 1778 1779 & 1780--the Guard which he belonged too was still kept & he continued to do duty with the said Guard in the summer of 1780--the Guard was more regularly organized that William Richardson was appointed Lieut of the said Guard & & he was appointed an orderly Sergeant under the said Richardson who then Commanded the Guard--

["2 mo 1780 on roll" written in the left margin beside the last 2 lines above]
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in the fall of the said year the Indians came to Royalton Vt.  he marched with such of the Guard as could go with him went to Royalton & from there to Newbury:  then returned home being gone three weeks:  after his return the Guard was still continued which was by order of the committee of Safety (as he then understood) & he continued to do the duties of an orderly Sergeant with said Guard:  in the winter of 1781 an alarm was made that the Indians was in the neighbourhood of Piermont N.H.:  that he took two Horses & a Sleigh & carried five others with him went there gone 5 days then returned home:  that altho he was appointed & did the duties of an orderly Sergeant he never received a Sergeants Warrant & has no Documentary evidence  that on account of old age & the consequent lofs of memory he cannot state positively how much Service he performed while Guarding the Military Stores at Cornish N.H. but according to the best of his recollection in the year 1776 he served as a private not lefs than three Months in 77 not lefs than three Months in 78 not lefs than three Months in 79 not lefs than three Months & in 1780 & 81 as a Sergeant not lefs than ten Months making his Service in the whole as a private not lefs than Sixteen Months:  & as a Sergeant not lefs than ten Months for which Service he claims a Pension & for the time during which the Services were performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit that he served with an imbodied Corps, called into Service by competant authority & performed the Services as he has Stated:  that he was born in Sutton Mafs. the 14th day of June AD 1758 that he has a Record of his age in his Bible:  that when he was Six years old his father mooved to Cornish that he lived there untill about 40 years since he removed to Bethel Vermont where he has ever since lived & is known to most of the inhabitants in that town & also the many in Woodstock in particular to Robert Barker & Judah Hatch who can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his Services as a Soldier of the Revolution--
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Simeon Chafe

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforewaid.
Edwin Hutchinson  Register

We, Robert Barker [illegible words stricken out] of Woodstock and Judah Hatch residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Simeon Chase who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 76 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.  The words "Clergyman residing in" erased before signing & certifying-
Robert Barker
Judah Hatch Jr

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, 
Edwin Hutchinson  Register

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after 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 Robert Barker who has signed the preceding certificate, is a ["Clergyman" stricken out] resident in Woodstock Vt. and that Judah Hatch who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same Woodstock and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  The word "Clergyman" erased before certifying  And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states--
Edwin Hutchinson   Register

I, Edwin Hutchinson, Register of the Court of Probate for Hadfield District do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Simeon Chase for a Pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 25th day of January A.D. 1834--
Edwin Hutchinson, Register

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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I Samuel Chase of Cornish of Lawful age being Eighty one years old do testify and say that in the Month of March 1776 Simeon Chase went with his horses to assist in transporting Artilery from Boston to Lake Champlain two tours of one week each

In october he went under Capt Solo Chase to Mt independance & Ticonderoga was out four weeks this was a very plagueing tour

In the spring of 1777 Simeon Chase went with two horses to assist the troops to otten creek one week

In the fall of 1777 he was at Saratoga at the taking of Burgoine five weeks

I alfo was knowing to his serving as a guard to the continental Stores in Cornish for as much as Eighteen Months before the year 1780 according to the best of my recollection  I also believe that if the guard had not been kept the stores would have been distroyed by the enemy that is the Indans and tories
Cornish   January 9th 1834
Sam'l Chase

Cornish Newhampshire   Jany 9th 1834
Sullivan  fs.

Personally appeared the above named Samuel Chase signer of the above affidavit and made solemn oath that it was true
Lebbeus Chase.  Just. Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Samuel Chase is a person of truth and veracity and always have been a resident of Cornish
Atteft  Lebbeus Chase   Jus. Peace0
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Vermont
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Simeon Chase
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See payroll in Sarah Chases
papers.  N.H.  2nd service
Suspended
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papers sent to Mr. H. Everett
Dec'r 18  1837==
ans'd Hon. H. Everete

Elihu Luce  12 Nov '39
Mar. 15. 1834

Hon H. Everitt  23 Jany  1840

let W. Palmer  7 March 1835
Hon H. Everett 17 Feb  1841

do.  Elihu Luce  July 10  '37
do.    same  Nov'r 4, 1837
 "  Hon. H. Everett  15 Dec'r 1837
 "   ditto  5 Jany  1841

[written vertically on left side of page]

Let to John Bryant
July 13  '46
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["Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873" all stricken out]

[stamp]   REJECTED

1892

Simeon Chase

Service:___________________________

Enlisted:__________________________, 18
Discharged:______________________, 18

Application filed:_________________, 18

...eges:____________________________
...-enlisted:________________________

Attorney:__________________________
P.O.________________________________

___________Recognized.________________Contract
_____Cert. of Dis. Searched for__________, 18
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Cornish  N.H.
Simeon Chace

March 76.  2 weeks with horses to transport Artillery to L Cham.

Oct'r    28d  Sd. Chace to Mt Ind.

Spg 77   7  Vol with horses to afsist troops to Ticon'a

fall 1 - 12  Mos--Whipple at the taking of Burgoyne

4  With Col Hazen to afsist with oxen &c

7   Mos-- Chace

78. 9. 80  2x mo   Guard at Cornish x on roll

Oct 80   21  Royalton M     then in guard at Cornish.

81   5    Went to Piermont with Regt & horses & men

Recap.    
76  3 mo.  pri
77  3           "
78  3           "
79  3           "
80. 81  10 mo  Serg't
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Hon J.L. Edwards
Commif'r of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Woodstock Vermont   Feby 7th 1834

Dear Sir

enclosed with this is the Declaration of Simeon Chase in order to obtain a Pension which when examined, I wish the returns directed to me--

Respectfully yours--
Walter Palmer

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commifr of Pensions
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Feb 18, 1846

Rec  cl.

Simeon Chase.
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Washington   Feb. 17. 1846

Sir

As the Agent of Simeon Chase of Vermont who has in the Office a pending claim to a Pension under the Act of the 7th June 1832 I have to request a copy of the last letter that was written in his case

Very respectfully Your Obt Servt.
John Bryant

Hon J.L. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
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I Soloman Wellman of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of Newhampshire being Seventy five years of age do testify and say that Simeon Chase of Cornish aforesaid in the year 1776 went with two horses to transport provisions to the continental troops that were transporting Artillery from boston to Lake Champlain & that he was out two weeks in March

In the spring of 1777, he went over the Otterneck himself & two horses to help along the troops & to carry provisions for their use on their weigh to Ticonderoga   In the Month of October 1777 I was with Simeon Chase when he went under Captain Mofes Whipple in Colo Jon'a Chases Regiment of Newhampshire troops at Saratoga and he was serving as a Soldier in the army that took Burgoin  he was out at this time five weeks and found himself in provision going out & returning home  I also know that he went with his team of four oxen & waggon to assist the troops when Colo Hazen went through Cornish with his Regiment  I also know that Simeon Chase went over the green Mountain with Capt Mofses Chase about the time of the evacuation of Mt. Independance   From the year 1777 to the year 1780 there was a guard kept at Colo Jon'a Chase by order of the committee of Safty to protect the Continental Millitary Stores that were kept at Colo Chases in Cornish aforesaid when there was any suden alarme from Inians or Tories the guard was called together but at other times there was only a part of it out at a time in the year
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1780 Lieutenant William Richardson was appointed to the command of said guard & Simeon Chase was appointed Sargent and did duty as such and I have no hesitation to say that the guard was kept for more than two years and drew their ammunition from the publick stores we were appointed to guard and Simeon Chase did duty with me in said Guard for that time

When Royalton was burnt by the Indians he Simeon Chase turned out with such of the guard as could go with him & went on military service (I was one that went with him) to Royalton & Newbury and he was out about three weeks after our return the guard was continued & Simeon Chase lived all winter at Colo Jon'a Chases and asserted as a guard   In the winter he went with two horses & a Sleigh to Piermont & carried five soldiers with him in the Sleigh & found his own expences  it was after that he turned out for one day that is not included in the above statement
Cornish  January 11th 1834
Sol'o Wellman

Newhampshire
Sullivan fs.
Cornish    January 11th 1834

Personally appeared the above named Solomon Wellman and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed was true
Attest   Lebbeus Chase  Jus. Peace

I hereby certify that Solloman Wellman above named is a person of truth & veracity
Attest   Lebbeus Chase   Justice Peace
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Cornish   Jany 9th 1834

I Samuel Putnam being Sixty five years old do testify and Say that in the fall before Royalton was burnt in the revolutionary war there was a guard organized to guard the continental stores that were kept at Colonel Jon'a Chases in Cornish and that that guard was kept up untill winter but how long it was continued I do not recollect--having removed from the neighborhood soon after I further say that I was one of said guard and did duty in it while I remained there

I further say that Simeon Chase was orderly Sergent and William Richardson was Lieutenant of said guard and the guard was kept at Colo Jon'a Chases house where the stores were kept all this is according to the best of my recollection

I also believe he Simeon Chase did more military duty than any other person in my knowledge in the Militia   I also consider Mr Sim'n Chase to be a man of unquestionable veracity & truth
Samuel Putnam

Newhampshire
Sullivan   fs.
Cornish   Jany 9th 1834

Personally appeared Samuel Putnam and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed was true
Lebbeus Chase   Jus. Peace
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I hereby certify that the within named Samuel Putnam has always been a resident of Cornish in the State of Newhampshire and is a person of unquestionable truth and veracity
Lebbeus Chase   Jus. Peace
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I Eleazer Jackson of Cornish in the county of Sullivan & State of Newhampshire being Eighty five years old do testify and Say that there was a Military Guard kept in Cornish aforesaid at Colo Jonathan Chase's where there was an alarme post established and Military Stores & armes blonging to the State kept for the use of the troops when called out, and that it was absolutely necessary that a guard should be kept to protect the same, for the security of the country.  I further say that said Guard was Commanded by Lieutenant William Richardson and Stationed at Colo J. Chases in Cornish aforesaid about the time that Royalton in Vermont was burnt by the Indians
Cornish  January 10th 1834
--Eleazer Eleazer

State of Newhampshire   
Sullivan   fs.
Cornish    January 10th 1834

Personally appeared Eleazer Jackson signer of the above deposition and made solemn oath that it was true
Lebbeus Chase   Justice Peace

I hereby certify that the above named Eleazer Jackson is a person of truth and veracity
Atteft   Lebbeus Chase   Jus. Peace
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I Nathaniel Bartlett of Cornish in the county of Sullivan & State of Newhampshire being Seventy Eight years of Age do testify and say that there was a Military guard kept at Jon'a Chases in Cornish aforesaid by order of the committe of Safty & I frequently saw them on duty after my return from the army in 1780 in May, and the guard was kept up for about Eighteen months from that time and I further say that William Richardson was Commander of the guard  I further say that I do know that it was absolutely necessary to keep a guard to protect the Millitary stores as the Tories and Indians were contins hovering around and alarms were frequent so that I could not be considered safe without a guard to protect the Stores & armes kept for the use of the army
Cornish Jany 10th 1834
Nathaniel Bartlett

Cornish Newhampshire   January 10, 1834
Sullivan

Personally appeared the above named Nathaniel Bartlett and made colemn Oath that the affidavit by him subscribed was True
Atteft  Lebbeus Chase--Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan fs.

I T.W. Gilmore As't Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature certify that Lebbeus Chase is a Justice of the Peace and that the signatures on the within certificates purporting to be his, is in my belief genuine

In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the Court this fourth day of Feby 1834
T.W. Gilman  Ass't Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the right of the above paragraph]