Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19040, for Truman Powell, Vermont
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(8--1776)
Service Number
VT. Powell, Truman S.19040
Contents   Carded
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Vermont. 18.689.
Truman Powell.
Franklin in the State of Vermont.
he was a prvt & Sgt in the Company commanded
Captain Barney, of the Regt. commanded
Col. Brownson, in the Vermont [illegible]
for 6 mo. Private}
3 1/2 mo. Sgt.}

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 37 Dollars 50 Cents per annum.
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sepr
1833 and sent to Wm Bridges
St. Albans, Vt.

Arrears to the 4th of Sepr. 33 $93.75
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. '34 18.75
[total] $112.50

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by EC Brown Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 3 Page 84.
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Declaration.
Revolutionary claim, under an Act of Congress, Passed
June 7th, A.D. 1832.
STATE OF VERMONT}
District of Georgia, SS}  Franklin County Probate Court, May 23th A.D. 1833.
Personally appeared in open Court, being the Probate Court for the County of Franklin, and a Court of Record for said County, and State of Vermont, as will appear by the first section of a Statute Law of said State, entitled "An act, constituting Probate Courts Courts of Record," --passed November 15th, A.D. 1821, [see 1st. section of said act,] Truman Powell aged 73 years, resident in Cambridge in said County, 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 7th, A.D. 1832.

At Manchester, County of Bennington, & State of Vermont in the year 1776 on or about the month of October he volunteered in the company commanded by Thomas Barney - marched to Fort Ticonderoga he thinks Generals Gates & Arnold were commanders of the Fort - he was stationed there about four or five weeks and a short time at Mount Independence and discharged about the first of December 1776. At Manchester in the month of June 1777 he again volunteered in the Company commanded by the before named Capt. Barney Regiment commanded by Col Brownson - marched directly to Fort Ticonderoga and there stayed untill the night it was evacuated by Gen St Clair - assisted in removing the Stores from the Fort - marched from thence the following morning for Castleton - arrived there at night the same day - the day following ordered to march with all possible dispatch back to the assistance of Col Warners division there at Hubbardstown - but did not arrive in time to render any assistance - marched from Hubbardstown to Pawlet - there stayed a few days and then removed to Manchester Vermont marched from Manchester to Bennington - was not in the Battle being sick at the time with the Measles after he recovered again joined his company and continued in service untill after the surrender of Burgoyne - and was then dismissed in the month of October or November.
In the spring of 1778 he was again called out on [illegible] and marched from Manchester to
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days and then removed to Manchester Vermont marched from Manchester to Bennington - was not in the Battle being sick at the time with the Measles after he recovered again joined his company and continued in service untill after the surrender of Burgoyne - and was then dismissed in the month of October or November.
In the Spring of 1778 he was again called out on an alarm and marched from Manchester to Castleton there stationed one month and was dismissed. In the year 1779 or 1780 he enlisted as a Sergeant in Capt Parmelee Allens company for three & half months his place of rendezvous being at Castleton where his duty was scouting from said Castleton to Otter Creek Chimney Point & along the shores of Lake Champlain watching the enemy until his time was out.
He was afterwards called out as many as three or four times about one month each time on alarm and employed about Lake Champlain, Pittsford, Rutland, & Castleton.
1 The applicant further states that he was born at a place called the nine partners Dutches County State of N. York in the year 1759.
2 Has no record of his age
3 When he was called into service he was a resident of Manchester Vt and his place of residence during the revolution. From Manchester aforesaid to Cambridge where he has resided for forty years
4 He volunteered at each time of service named in his declaration excepting the 4th campaign at which time he served as a sergeant under Capt Parmelee Allen as set forth in the above declaration.
5 He states that during his several campaigns he was acquainted with the following named officers Gen. Gates, Arnold, Starks & Lincoln, Col Seth Warner, Lieut Col Samuel Safford, Major Wait Hopkins, Gideon Brownson, Capt Benj Hopkins Capt. McCoon, Col Timothy Brownson, Lieut David Soffard Col Samuel Robinson, with whom he served and was in company with during the revolutionary war.
6 Had no written discharge at any time
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in his declaration excepting the 4th campaign at which time he served as a sergeant under Capt Parmelee Allen as set forth in the above declaration.
5 He states that during his several campaigns he was acquainted with the following named officers Gen. Gates, Arnold, Starks & Lincoln, Col Seth Warner, Lieut Col Samuel Safford, Major Wait Hopkins, Gideon Brownson, Capt Benj Hopkins Capt McCoon, Col Timothy Brownson, Lieut David Safford Col Samuel Robinson, with whom he served and was in company with during the revolutionary war.
6 Had no written discharge at any time
7 The following named gentlemen are persons to whom the applicant is known who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief as to his services in the revolutionary war, viz Hon. Zerah Willoughby, James B. Gelmore Esq Heny Stowell Esq., Elias Green, Lewis Parker, Clark Buker, John Wires Esq, Phenias Stearns, Salman Green,  Oel Safford Esq, Robert Wallis, Beriah Curtis, John Warner, Nathaniel Reed Post Master, A.H. Parsons & Frederick Hopkins.

He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can presume (except the enclosed) who can testify to his services

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

Sworn to and subscribed}
the day and year aforesaid}
Truman Powell

We Oel Safford and Nathaniel Read residing in Cambridge hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Truman Powell, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy
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Heny Stowell Esq. Elias Green, Lewis Parker, Clark Buker, John Wires Esq, Phenias Stearns, Salman Green, Oel Safford Esq, Robert Wallis, Beriah Curtis, John Warner, Nathaniel Reed Post Master,  A. H. Parsons & Frederick Hopkins.

He has no documentary evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can presume (except the enclosed) who can testify to his services

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

Sworn to, and subscribed}
the day and year aforesaid}
Truman Powell

We Oel Safford and Nathaniel Read residing in Cambridge hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Truman Powell, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations; that we believe him to be seventy-three years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn, and subscribed
this 25th day of May 1833
Oel Safford
Nathaniel Read

Before me G. W. Read Justice Peace

And the said court do hereby declare this opinion, after the investigation prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court
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No 4158
Declaration
and papers of
Truman Powell
for a Pension
 [illegible faint writing] May 10th 1833
Signatures -
Traditionary -
Certificate & seal -
Interrogatories -
Time
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further certifies that it appears that Oel Safford who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Justice of the Peace resident in the town of Cambridge, and that Nathaniel Read Jr who has also signed the same is Post Master in said town of Cambridge and is a credible person, and and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Stephen S. Brown, Judge

I Aaron S. Beeman Clark of the Court of Probate, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Truman Powell for a Pension.

[Seal affixed left] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 2nd day of July, AD 1833
Aaron S Beeman Clark

State of Vermont}
Franklin County }
I Horace Jones Clark of Franklin County Court, do hereby certify that George W. Read who has affixed his name to the within is a Magistrate duly qualified, and I know the same to be his genuine signature.
[Seal affixed left] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at St. Albans this 2nd day of July AD 1833.
Horace Jones Clerk
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He has no documentary evidence whattever. & knows of no person except & C
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, & declares & C
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Truman Powell

We Zerah Willoughby of Fletcher, and Thomas H. Campbell of St Albans, in the County of Franklin, and State of Vermont, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Truman Powell who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy three years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
T. H. Campbell
Z. Willoughby

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 Thomas H. Campbell, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a respectable citizen and has been a Sheriff of Franklin County - and that Z. Willoughby who has also signed the same has been a Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid and they are both credible persons

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. William Bridgs Judge
I, John Gates, jr. Register of the Court of Probate for the district aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matters of the application of Truman Powell for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22nd day of July, A.D. 1832.
John Gates Just. Register.

[seal affixed at left]
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March 12, 1940.

Mrs. Belle Hollister Mason.  BA-J/ILL
4652 Drew Avenue South    Truman Powell
Minneapolis, Minnesota.       S. 19040

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of John Powell, a brother of Elisha Powell, Luther Powell, another brother, also, these of Truman and Steven (Stephen) Powell.

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. The record ofTruman Powell follows, as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 19040, based upon his service in that war.

Truman Powell was born in the year 1759, in Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York; the names of his parents were not given. At the time of the Revolutionary War, he resided in Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont.

Truman Powell enlisted and served at different times in the Vermont troops, given as follow: first, four or five weeks as a volunteer in Captain Thomas Barney's company, at Mount Independence, and was discharged about December 1, 1776; next, from about June 1777, four months as private in Captain Thomas Barney's company, Colonel Brownson's regiment, stationed a Fort Ticonderoga, afterwards, at Hubbardstown and at Bennington; in the spring of 1779 or 1780, three and one half months, sergeant, Captain Parmelee Allen's company, engaged near Otter Creek, Chimney Point and along the shores of Lake Champlain. He was called out subsequently on several alarms, specific dates not given.

This soldier continued to reside in Manchester, Vermont, after the war, and moved from there to Cambridge, Franklin County, Vermont.
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Truman Powell was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, on his application executed May 23, 1833, at which time he resided in Cambridge, Vermont. He had resided there for forty years. He made no reference to wife or children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:

Truman Powell
Certificate #18689
Issued September 26, 1833
Rate $37.50 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Vermont Agency.

Very truly yours,

A. D. Hiller,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

Send one / Mrs T.
She was furnished Rev - Elisha Powell - 
W-17470
The others - John - Stephen - Luther
are in our file -
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No 2265
Theda Powell Widow
of Luther
Let
Sept 3/53
Every

8H02
CWBennett
Present
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[left side vertical writing]
1940 - Mar. 13 - Hist. to Mrs. Belle H. (Walker) Mason - ILL

P 1904.0
Invalid.
File No. 19.040
Truman Powell
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, page 301
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Barner Ward:
Afft in support
of Truman Powells
claim to a Pension
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I Barnerd Ward of Fairfax in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont do testify and say that I am 67 years of age that I am well acquainted with Truman Powell now resident of Cambridge in the County and State aforesaid that in the year 1779 or 1780 I was a private Soldier in the Company of Capt. Parmelee Allen Company [marked out] and that the said Truman Powell was Sergeant in said company stationed at Castleton in the State of Vermont. and that I know said Powell in actual service at this time for the time of three and half months and from that time to the present I have been personally acquainted with said Powell, and that I know him to be the same person and that I believe him to be 73 years of age
Bernard Ward.

State of Vermont}
Franklin County}
St Albans July 25th AD 1832
Personally appeared Barnerd Ward of Fairfax aforesaid a credible witness who did subscribe and make oath that the facts set forth in the above affadavit as therein stated are true according to his last knowledge information and belief - 
Before me W. Bridges Judge
State of Vermont}
Dis [script covered by seal]
Probate Registers Office St. Albans
July 25th 1832. This may certify that the above affidavit was taken subscribed and sworn to, in open Probate Court - In testimony where of I have set my hand and official seal of said Court this day and year aforesaid John Gates jr. Registrar

[seal affixed at left]
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4158
Truman Powell
[illegible]
6 mos Private
3 1/2 mos Sergeant
Wm Bridges Esq
St. Albans
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War Department,
Pension Office,
April 25, 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of

[form divided into six main columns, one of which is divided into three sub-columns; all columns are blank]

Period when the service was rendered.
Duration of the claimant's service. Years. Months. Days.
Rank of the claimant.
Names and rank of the Field Officers under whom he served.
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.

[handwritten at left] Mr T. Lowell
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
S. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory or is
County of
On this
day of
personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of
in the county of
and State, Territory or District
of
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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)
with and
served in the
(e) regiment of the
line, under the following named officers:
Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he servunder
more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
-
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
and C.D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have
en a Soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
And then will follow the certificate of the Court.
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 A.B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,
Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this
day of
& c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission
; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
 All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and
there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his
Case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of
service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war
, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the 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 services.
6. To a Soldier, Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
To an Officer Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
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.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character
and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper
county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform,
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
---
Justice of the County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure
, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
very continental tier or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every clamant must state, 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. 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 --
year months and days, I served as a ; and for such service I claim a pension."
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, 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
the militia &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement
with an embodied corps called into service by competent
the particular place of places where the service was performed; that the applicant
many; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
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The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
The opinion of the Court is always required.
The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
The Clerk must affix his seal,
and it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.
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 papers 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.
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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, is 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 official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from to are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
mote il applies to continental troops only.
This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Received
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4652 Drew Ave So.
Minneapolis Minn.
Jany 25 1940

Veteran's Administration
Washington D C
BA - J / I.L.L.
Ealisha Powell
W. 17470
May I thank you for your wonderfully clear report upon Ealisha Powells record. It cleared up many hazy dates and dove tailed perfectly with old records I have.
There are several other persons I would like a report upon if I am not asking more of your dept. than I should.
1  [check mark before name] John Powell [underlined] who was born in Lebanon Conn. He was a brother of Ealisha. I believe he was in the Battle of Bennington & members of his family lived at So. Strafford Vt. which I believe was his home.
2  Have you any thing on another brother [check mark] Luther Powell
3  Two other Powells may also have pension records. [check mark] Truman & [check mark] Steven (or Stephen)
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2.

I am sending my requests to save time if you can send them to me or if there is a charge you may let me know.

With appreciation I am
Yours truly
Belle Hollister (Powell) Mason
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State of Vermont}
Franklin County SS}
St Albans May 22 AD 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Franklin, Truman Powell of Cambridge who being duly sworn, deposeth & 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 his best recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades: - For one month as [1 and 4 written in left margin] a private. 2 campaign For four months as a private. [1 written in left margin] 3 campaign. For one month as a private. [3 1/2 written in margin] 4 campaign For 3 1/2 months he served as a Sergent. The service last mention in his declaration he is positive that he served as a private not less than three [3 written over 12 1/2 written in margin] month in the whole, and for such service he claims a pension. Truman Powell

Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid

Before me John Gates Jr. Justice Peace
I further certify that the deponent is a credible witness -
John Gates Jr. Justice Peace
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State of Vermont}
Franklin County SS}
I Horace Jones Clerk of Franklin County Court, do hereby certify that John Gates Jr Esq who has affixed his name to the within, is a Magistrate duly qualified, and that his signature is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name, and affixed the Seal of said Court at St Albans this 29th day of June AD 1833

Horace Jones Clerk

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Truman Powell's
Afft in regard to
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