Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 305, for Aaron Mallory, Connecticut
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Mallory, Aaron
              Huldah

NUMBER
W. 305
B. L. Wt. 26459-160-55
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CONTENTS
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[illegible] B.H. Baldwin, Mch: 22d/56

Vol M 1. page 18.

Act march 3/55
148.927
May 26/55

Huldah Mallory, wid of Aaron Mallory priv

Revolutionary War.

No. 26459 iss. May 24/56

Pensioner,
Vt Feby 53- 2021
ad: 160 acr May, 24/56
Boynton

[illegible]

Benjn H. Badlwin,
[illegible]
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Vermont 31.034
Aaron Mallory
of Orleans Co in the State of Vermt. who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain Hurd of the Regt commanded by Colo Silliman in the Connt militia ["line for" crossed out]

Burlington ["Windsor" crossed out] Agency.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 20. Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of March 1837 and Sent to Jno Kimball Barton Vt

Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 120
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 19
130

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk,
Book E2 Vol. 3d. Page 85
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Reg [illegible] 148927

2021
Vermont Montpelier
Huldah Mallory
widow of Aaron Mallory who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Colo Silliman Conn

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the ["4th day of March, 1848" crossed out] 3d February, 1853.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of September 18[illegible] and sent to 
Orem Newcomb
Derby 
Vt.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act July 29, 1848, Page 30 Vol. A
Feby 3. 1853
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I Samuel Mallory of Ascott in the Province of Canada, of lawful age, depose and say that my father Aaron Mallory was a pensioner of the United States under the act of June 7th, 1832 at the rate of Twenty dollars per, annum, and that he died, at my house on the twenty seventh day of November in the year Eighteen hundred and forty Six. 
Saml. Mallory 
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this Ninth day of June A. D. 1853, And I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent and that he is a person of credibility. 
J.G. Robertson 
Justice of the Peace 

We the undersigned do hereby certify under the Seal of the Superior Court for the Province of Lower Canada that Joseph G. Robertson is a Magistrate for the District of Saint Francis and duly qualified to act as such 
Bell & Short 
Protho: Superior Court
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State of Vermont 
Orleans District ss
At a Probate Court holden at Barton within and for the district of Orleans aforesaid on this 29th day of September A.D. 1836 Present the Hon John Kimball Judge Personally appeared in Open Court Aaron Mallory a resident of Ascott in the Province of Lower Canada aged seventy six 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 and served in the War of the Revolution as herein stated- That in the year 1776 in the Spring of the year (as near as I can recollect and I am confident it must have been as early as the Month of June) I enlisted as a private at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut into Capt Nathan Hurds Company in Col. Sillimans Rigement [regiment] for Six months. marched immediately after my enlistment to Norwalk where we took shiping [shipping] for New York and we continued at Newyork [New York] a considerable time (probably two or three month) we then went to Long Island where we made a long intrenchment [entrenchment] to defend us against the British but were driven off by them after being there a short time we then returned to New York (by retreat) we then continued at New York until the British sailed up the river on the East side of New York we then crossed the North river with our[?] sick in the Night to the Jersey side where I was stationed assisting to take care of the sick at Newark New Jersey where I was taken sick and was carried from there to Danbury in the State of Connecticut where I continued
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under the care of the Doctors until after my time of service had expired - (I have omitted to mention that I went to the White plains after I left Newark before I went to Danbury which was the case)- and I recovered my health so as to be able to get home some time after my six months service had expired- 
In the year 1777 or 1778 I was drafted for two months went to horse neck [horseneck] at which place and vicinity I served as guard or scouting said term of two months under the Command of Capt Abner Mallory- 
I was born in Woodbury in the County of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut where I suppose is a record of my age where I lived until I was forty four years old since which I have resided in Ascott aforesaid my present place of residence- 
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State- 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
Aaron Mallory 
(NB The deponent states that he was carried sick from the white Plains to Danbury not from Newark as stated in the declaration) 

["I Frederick W. Kimball Clerk of the Court" crossed out] 
State of Vermont
Orleans County ss
I Frederick W. Kimball Clerk of ["Clerk" crossed out] Court of Probate within and for the County of Orleans do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the Court in the matter of application of Aaron Mallory for a Pension- 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Court at Barton in said County this 29th day of October A.D. 1836 Fredk. W. Kimball - - Clerk
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Province of Canada 
District of St. Francis 
On this sixteenth day June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Superior Court in the District of St. Francis aforesaid, Huldah Mallory, a resident of the township of Ascot in the District aforesaid aged Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d February 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Aaron Mallory who was a private in the army of the revolution, and was a pensioner of the United States under the act of 7th June 1832 at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum, and that his name was on the roll of the Montpelier, Vermont agency. She further declares that she was married to the said Aaron Mallory on the sixth day of September A.D. 1825, that her said  husband died on the twenty seventh day of November in the year Eighteen hundred and forty six; that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she is now a widow. 
Huldah her X mark Mallory
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the ["sixteenth" crossed out] day and year above written. And I hereby certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said Huldah Mallory is unable to appear in open Court, and being unable for the same reason to write & sign her name has set and subscribed her sign of across  [a cross] 
E Short one of the Judges of the Superior Court for that part of the Province of Canada heretofore Lower Canada
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We the undersigned Prothonotary for the Superior Court in the District of Saint Francis do hereby certify under the Seal of the said Court that the Honorable Edward Short is one of the Judges of the Superior Court for Lower Canada- 
Bell & Short 
Prothonotary of Superior Court
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148. 927

E PLURIBUS UNUM

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM
OF
Huldah Mallory

War Revolution
No.
Filed, [blank] 185[blank]
BY
BENJ. H. BALDWIN,
Attorney.
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APPLICATION OF A WIDOW WHO HAS HAD A WARRANT. 
Province ["STATE" crossed out] OF Canada 
COUNTY of Sherbrooke 
On this 21st day of April A. D., 1855, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace, within and for the County ["and State" crossed out], aforesaid Huldah Mallory aged 83 years, a resident of the County of Sherbrooke in the Province ["State" crossed out] of Canada who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Aaron Mallory deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain -------- in the --------- Regiment of [blank] militia, commanded by Col. --------- in the War with Great Britain, declared by the United States ["June 18th, 1812" crossed out] known as the Revolutionary War, that she was married to the said Aaron Mallory in the year 1825, that her maiden name was Huldah, Warner that her said husband died in the year  1847 and that she is now a widow. 
For the proof of these facts she refers to her application for Pension ["Bounty Land" crossed out] under Act of ["September 28, 1850" crossed out], upon which she has obtained a ["land warrant for" crossed out] Pension ["acres, No." crossed out] for $20. per annum which she ["has legally disposed of and cannot now return." crossed out] now draws in Vermont 
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the ["additional" crossed out] bounty land to which she may be entitled under Act of March 3d, 1855, never having received nor applied for bounty land under this or any other Act of Congress except as above stated. 
Huldah her X mark Mallory 

AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES. 
Personally came Robert Atto and Noyes Spofford residents of the County of Sherbrooke in the ["State" crossed out] Province aforesaid, who upon oath declare, that they are personally well acquainted with Mrs. Huldah Mallory and saw her ["sign (or" crossed out] make her mark to) the foregoing declaration, that they know her to be the identical person therein represented, and that she is now a widow. 
Robert Atto SEAL.
Noyes C. Spofford SEAL. 

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me, this 21st day of April 1855; and I certify that I believe the claimant to be the identical person she represents herself to be, that the witnesses are credible persons, and that I have no interest in this claim. 
Charles Brooks J. P. 

Prov[illegible] Canada 
COUNTY OF Sherbrooke sct.[?] 
We [written over "I"] hereby certify that Charles Brooks Esq., before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was, at the time of taking the same, an acting justice of the peace within and for the county and Province ["state" crossed out] aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above is genuine. 
In testimony whereof we have hereto set ["my hand" crossed out] and affixed the seal of the  [written over "my"] Superior Court ["office crossed out], this twenty third day of April 1855.
Short & Morris ["Clerk." crossed out] P.S.C.
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"This may Certify that Aaron Mallery [Mallory] of Lenoxvill [Lenoxville] of Lower Canida [Canada] & Huldah Warner of Woodbury were married on the 6th inst- by the Subscriber- 
Woodbury Sept. 7- 1825. Saml R. Andrew" 

Town Clerks Office 
Woodbury June 18- 1853 
I hereby Certify that the above Certificate of Saml R. Andrew of the Marriage of Aaron Mallory & Huldah Warner is a true copy from the Records in this office- 
Lewis Judd Town Clerk- 

State of Connecticut 
Litchfield County SS. Town of Woodbury June 18, 1853 
Personally appeared Lewis Judd, Town Clerk of Woodbury & signer of the foregoing instrument & made oath to the truth thereof. 
Before me 
Thomas Bull, Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 
COUNTY OF LITCHFIELD, ss. Litchfield. 
I Frederick D. Beeman Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that Thomas Bull Esqr whose genuine signature appears to the accompanying instrument,

is and was, at the time of signing the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly elected and sworn, and by law authorized to administer Oaths, and to take the acknowledgment of Deeds, and that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit: and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction. 

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Litchfield, this 20th day of June A. D. 1853. 
Frederick D. Beeman
CLERK.
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Barton 29th December 1836 
J. L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions 
Sir enclosed is the declaration of Aaron Mallory for a pension the evidence of six months service is also enclosed and the papers have been delayed to be forwarded with the expectation of obtaining proof of the other two months service but without effect possibly there may be proof of his two months service in the Rolls from the State of Connecticut which are in the War Office- You will please to make returns as soon as convenient- direct your Communications to John Kimball Barton Orleans County Vermont
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Treasury Department, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
July 9. 1838. 
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Aaron Mallory a Pensioner on the Roll of the Burlington, Vt Agency, at the rate of twenty Dollars and "-"- ["Cents" crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 1837 to the 4th Sept. 1837 
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Brief in the case of Mrs Huldah Mallory widow of Aaron 
["County and State of" crossed out] District of St Francis
Province of Canada
act of Feb 3. 1853

Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")

Proof exhibited, (if original.)

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by the rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband a pensioner under act of Feb 3 1853 at $20 per annum
Pri
Marriage proved pub rec.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Death [illegible] rep.
Identity cr.[?] [illegible]

Name and residence of Agent
Orem Newcomb
Derby Vermont

Examining Clerk.
JL Gray
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Pension Office Sept. 13/53

Sir Please report time of last payment to or death of within named pensioner
Respectfully,
S. Cole
for Commr

F Burt Esqr
3 Aud
Present

Aaron Mallory, Act 32, $20.00 per annum.-
Died 27th Novr. 1846,
Paid to his death.
F. Burt
Auditor.
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No 2538. July 1, 1853
Appl of Huldah Mallory, widow of Aaron Mallory, District of St. Francis, Province of Canada.
Vt P. $20
31034
Act 3d Feby., 1853

Rev. 
Allowed $20 per anm
Com. Feb. 3, 1853

Orem Newcomb
Derby,
Vermont.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
PENSION OFFICE, OFFICIAL BUSIN[illegible]
Comm[illegible]
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Derby Vermont, 28th. June 1853
Hon. L. P. Waldo.
Sir Enclosed I send you the declaration of Huldah Warner for a pension under the act of Feb. 3. 1853.
The certificate when issued you will please forward to me
Very respectfully yours
Orem Newcomb
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305
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 305
Huldah Mallory
Widow
Aaron Mallory
Pri. Rev. War
Act: July 29, 1848
Index:- Vol. M, Page 1
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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Know all Men by these presents, That I Huldah Mallory Widow of Aaron Mallory of the County of Sherbrooke and Province ["State" crossed out] of Canada have made, and do hereby make, constitute and appoint, BENJ. H. BALDWIN, of the CITY OF WASHINGTON, my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to prosecute my claim for Bounty Land, as well as all other claims against the United States which I may have, either in my own right or as heir at law; giving and granting unto my said attorney full power to perform all and every act necessary to be done in the premises, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying what my said attorney may do in the premises; and hereby making this instrument operative until formally revoked by me under my hand and seal. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of the undersigned witnesses, this 21st day of April, A. D. 1855. 
Huldah her C mark Mallory L. S.
Robert Atto Witness [overwritten word illegible]
Noyes C Spofford Witness [overwritten word illegible]
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148927
Huldah Mallory
R[?]

26459

TICONDEROGA N.Y.
May 17

160-9

26,459
-------
160
Boynton

Additional Evidence

FREE
Hon J. Minot
Comr of Pensions
Washington DC
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26.459

160 Acres
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Washington May 18,/56
Hon J Minot
Comr of Pensions
Sir. Huldah Mallory made application for Bounty Land act March 3d 1855. Same rejected for want of Record evidence Case no 148.927-
Claimant is a Revolutionary Pensioner on the Vermont Roll-
Will you please examine her Case with reference to her pension papers, in pursuance of late laws on the subject
Respectfully
Benj H Baldwin
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I James Miner of Danville County of Caledonia and State of Vermont aged Seventy seven years and Revolutionary Pensioner depose and say that I am well acquainted with Aaron Mallary [Mallory] of Ascott in the Province of Lower Canada formerly of Woodbury in the State of Connecticut and know that he served six months in the war of the Revolution that he with myself and others enlisted at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut in the month of June into a Company commanded by Capt. Nathan Hurd in Col Sillimans Regiment, for the term of six months and I know that he served out his enlistment, in the vicinity of the City of New York in the year 1776 
James Miner

State of Vermont
Caledonia County SS Peacham October 20th, 1836 
Personally appeared James Miner signer of the above deposition and made solemn Oath that the Statement contained in the above deposition is strictly and substantially true 
Before me Hazen Merrill, Justice of Peace 
I further state that the said James Miner, is a credible witness well known to me as such, and considered by all his acquaintance an honest man 
Hazen Merrill, Justice of Peace 

I Simeon Walker of Peacham, County of Caledonia and State of Vermont aged eighty years and Revolutionary Pensioner depose and say that I am well acquainted with Aaron Mallary [Mallory] of Ascott in the Province of Lower Canada formerly of Woodbury in the State of Connecticut and know that he served six months in the war of the Revolution that he with myself and others enlisted at Woodbury in the State of Connecticut in the month of June into a Company commanded by Capt. Nathan Hurd in Col. Sillimans Regiment, for the term of six months and I know that he served out his enlistment in the viscinity [vicinity] of the City of New York in the year, 1776
Simeon Walker

State of Vermont  
Caledonia County SS Peacham October 20th,  1836, 
Personally appeared Simeon Walker signer of the above deposition and made solemn Oath that the statement contained in the above deposition is strictly and substantially true 
Before me Hazen Merrill, Justice of Peace
I further state that the said Simeon Walker is a credible witness well known to me as such, and considered by all his acquaintance an honest man 
Hazen Merrill, Justice of Peace
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State of Vermont 
Caledonia County ss. 
I Samuel B Mattocks clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that Hazen Merrill Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for Said County duly commissioned & qualified that his commission was dated on the 10th day of November 1835 and will expire on the last day of November 1836 and that his Signature within written is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County Court this 2d day of November A.D. 1836 
Sam. B. Mattocks
Clerk

James Miner & Simeon Walker depositions
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State of Connecticut of 
Litchfield County 
Woodbury 9 Novr 1836 
Be it remembered that on the day aforesaid personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified to administer Oaths Nehemiah Judson of Woodbury aforesaid aged seventy Eight years in May 1836 to me personally known and whom I certify to be a credible witness & being first duly sworn on oath declares as follows 
"That I have been acquainted with Aaron Mallory formerly of said Woodlbury now of Ascott in the Province of Lower Canada since he was Ten years old we were Boys together and that in the spring of the year 1776 a company ["und" crossed out] of Soldiers was raised at Woodbury Connecticut under the command of Capt Nathan Hurd. Noah Judson was Liut [Lieutenant] and one Brace 2d Lieut. In June 1776 orders were served by said Capt Hurd to march to New York for the defence of the City and vicinity against the British- Capt Hurds company was not full, but he was directed to march with such number as had enlisted Lieut Brace ["went with him &" crossed out] Liut [Lieutenant] Judson remained at Woodbury to fill up the company. said Aaron Mallory and myself enlisted for six months.. Mallory enlisted after me and joined the company of Capt Hurd in New York in the month of July & was Liut [Lieutenant] Braces waiter after he arrived in New York and serve him Personally daily performing duty in said company during the summer and fall
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and know that he remained untill the first of January 1777 or within a day or two of that time [illegible word crossed out] we were discharged at Peeks Kill [Peekskill] NYork [New York] together 
The said company commanded by Capt Hurd belonged to Col Sillimans Regiment. I am a Pensioner under the act of June 7 1832 Dan Mallory Deceased was in the same company Dan Mallory was a Pensioner und[er] the act of 1832 
Nehemiah Judson 
Sworn & subscribed before me on the day & year aforesaid 
Chas B Phelps Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut 
ss County of Litchfield. 
I Origen S Seymour, Clerk of the County Court for said County hereby certify that Charles B Phelps Esquire is & for more than than [sic] a year last past has been a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & authorized by the of Laws of this State to administer oath &c and that the foregoing is the genuine signature of the said Charles B Phelps Esquire- 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of seal of [sic] said Court at Litchfield this 11th day of November AD 1836. 
Origen S Seymour, 
Clerk