Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39304, Comfort Chaffee, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass
Chaffee, Comfort
NUMBER
S 39304

This soldier's widow Lucy was
pensioned as former widow of
Reuben Hoit, Mass. W. 17609
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Comfort Chaffee's
Declaration - Certificate

Correct
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State of Vermon
Ftranklin County ss ⎬ On this 23rd day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber Chief Judge of the County of Franklin in said District
personally appears Comfort Chaffee aged 62 years resident in the town of Berkshire in said County of Franklin in the State of Vermont, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled
An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in "the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, that he the said Comfort Chaffee enlisted in Rehoboth in the State of Massachusetts as a soldier for the term of three years, on the 19th May AD 1777. in the Company commanded by Capt.
North of Colonel Henry Jacksons Regiment in the Massachusetts line that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the 20th day of May AD 1780 when he was discharged from service in  the Quarters near Morristown in the State of New Jersey. That he was in the battles
of Monmouth & upon Rhode Island & some other right engagements and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support - And that he has no other evidence except his Discharge (which he produced) in his power of his said services - Sworn to subscribed and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Jos. D. Farnsworth Chief Judge
Franklin County Court
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I have been personally acquainted with the said Comfort Chaffee for a number of years and consider him a man of undoubted veracity, he is in rather reduced circumstances the above discharge marked A produced by Comfort Chaffee who on his oath declares that he is the same Comfort Chaffee to show it was given Apl. 23d 1818
Certified by Jos. D. Farnsworth Judge [illegible]
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I Joseph D. Farnsworth Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Franklin as ass do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Comfort Chaffee (within named) did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration more than nine months at one period on the continental establishment against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and evidence taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress and have caused the seal of the County Court for the County of Franklin to be hereunto affixed this 23d day of April AD 1818
Joseph D. Farnsworth

State of Vermont Franklin County
Clerks Office April 24th 1818
I Horace Janes of St. Albans in said County
Clerk Franklin County Court do hereby certify
that Joseph D. Farnsworth Esq is Chief
Judge of Franklin County Court duly qualified
to act as such and that the foregoing Certificate is signed by him in his own proper hand-

I Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed
in my name and affixed the Public Seal
of said Court
Horace Janes Clerk
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4302
Vermont
Comfort Chaffee Private,
H17. Jackson's Regt

Massachusetts line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 23d of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 Novr 1818
and sent to the care of Joseph D. Farnsworth Esqr Fairfield Vt

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818430
$35.20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819 48.
$83.20

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Berkshire Franklin Co.

[Text on right side of document]
See let to Hon. Jno. Smith
Dec. 21. 1840.
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
Mrs. Arthur K. Seaver,
36 North Avenue,
Richford, Vermont.
Madam:
AD
January 12, 1929.
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary
War pension claim, S. 39304, it appears that Comfort
Chaffee enlisted in Rehoboth, Massachusetts May 19, 1777
and served as a private in Captain North's Company, Colonel
Henry Jackson's Massachusetts Regiment, was in the battles
of Monmouth and Rhode Island and was discharged May 20,
1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 23, 1818 while a resident of Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vermont, aged sixty-two years. He died February
23, 1828 in said Berkshire.
He married September 25, 1781 at Grafton, Massachusetts
, Lucy, the widow of Reuben Holt. Her maiden name
was Stow. She and soldier were both residents of said
Grafton at marriage.
It is not stated whether they had children.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner,
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
March 22, 1824

Mrs. H. P. Chaffee
Corrington, North Dak.

Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 39304 it appears that Comfort Chaffee enlisted in Rehoboth, Massachusetts May 19, 1777 and served as a private in Captain North's Company, Colonel Henry Jackson's Massachusetts Regiment, was in the battles of Monmouth and Rhode Island and was discharged May 20, 1780. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 23, 1818 while a resident of Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, aged sixty-two years. He died February
23, 1828 in said Berkshire.

He married September 25, 1781 at Grafton, Massachusetts, Lucy the widow of Reuben Holt. Her maiden name was Stow. She and soldier were both residents of said
Grafton at marriage.

It is not stated whether they had children.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Chaffee, Comfort
(Mass)  S-39304
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Quarters Near MorrisTown May 20 1700. and This my Certify that Comfort Chaffe his returned
his gun and , there lent of One Knapsack Accutrements Complete, 29 cartridges, three flints & one knapsack he having his discharge from Col. Henry Jackson Reg

In behalf of Thos H Condy
Nathl Phillips [illegible]

To whom it may Concern.
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Carrington, N. Dak. 
Feb. 21, '24

U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C. 

Dear Sir: 
Will you kindly send me Pension Certificate of Comfort Chaffee, a Revolutionary War veteran I believe that he applied
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for a pension in 1818, when a resident of Berkshire, Vt.
thanking you, I am 
Your very truly, 

Mrs. H. P . Chaffee

Address
Carrington, N. Dak.
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Richford Vermont
March 22 1928

Winfield Scott
Com of Pensions
Washington DC

Dear sir
Will you kindly advise me of the records show that- Comfort Chaffee, a resident of
Berkshire Vt. applied for a pension in 1818

Comfort Chaffee was a soldier
of the Massachusetts Troops in the War
Revolution

Yours respectfully
Mrs Arthur R Seaver
36 North Anne
Richford Vermont
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39304
Revy   INVALID.
File No.  39304
Comfort Chaffee
Pri  Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index: -- Vol. G, Page 83

[Arrangement of 1870.]

1924 March 22 Hist to Mrs
H. Caffee Minot
1929 Jan 12 Hist. to Mrs
Arthur R. Seaver ADY