Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15366, Nathan Caswell, N.H.
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Vermont No 28531
Nathan Caswell of Brompton in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Compy commanded by Captain Young of the Regt commanded by Col. Beedles (Bedel) in the N. Hampshire line for 2 years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th of March, 1831. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 15th day of May 1834 and Tim. Hinman, Derby Vt.
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834...240.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sept " ...40.00
$280.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 3 Page 58.

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1882 April 24, Hon. O. Ray, personal & military history
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30,863
Application of Nathan Caswell
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State of Vermont
Orleans District ss.} On this 26th day of Feb. 1833, personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Probate Court now sitting at ['Barton' crossed out] Brownington within and for the District of Orleans afs'd Nathan Caswell, a resident of Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada, aged seventy 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 in Dec. 1775 or Jan. 1776. he enlisted in the town of Stratford in the State of New Hampshire into the service of the United States in Col. Beedle's (Bedel) Regiment, in Capt. Samuel Young's company, as a waiter to Lieut. Benjamin Whitcomb of the same company for the term of one year. Soon after the enlistment he joined the regiment at Haverhill N.H. and there drew his snow shoes and provisions, and immediately marched by way of Lake Champlain down to Quebec and wintered on the plains of Abraham. On the sixth day of May following he commenced a retreat up the river St. Lawrence and stopped a short time at Chambly, and at Sorelle, and then went to Crown Point and made a short stop, then went to Ticonteroga and soon after to mount independence and remained there until his term of enlistment expired when he was discharged by Adjutant [illegible] went home and there lost his discharge. In January of Feb. 1777. he enlisted into Maj, Whitcomb's company of Rangers for during the war, and in March or April following he marched to Otter creek River in Vermont, and his company staid at a fort there a short time. The company soon marched to Mount Independence and left him at the fort behind. He had cut his knee and remained there at the fort until a short time after Burguoyne (Burgoyne) was taken when he joined his company at Saratoga. The company wintered early in the Spring of 1778, and joined his company at Saratoga and then soon marched to fort Edward where he staid about a year, except that his company was constantly scouting in the vicinity, In the Spring or summer of 1779, he returned with his company to the fort on Otter Creek River and made that fort the station of the company for about two years. From that fort they constantly scouted in various directions until in the spring of 1781. the company was disbanded and the men discharged by Maj. Whitcomb - He soon after lost his discharge or destroyed, it supposing it of no consequence, having served in the Revolutionary War five years and from four to Seven
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Seven Months - I further state that I lost the sight of one eye
I was born at Norwich in the State of Connecticut where I suppose is a Record of my age my Father when I was quite young about 6 years old removed to Oxford Newhampshire and lived in Oxford and Littleton until I was almost fourteen years when we removed to Stratford in the State of Newhampshire where I enlisted but when I returned from the Army my Father's fathers family with all the Inhabitants in the neighbourhood had left on account of the Indians and had gone to Northumberland where I lived and in Guildhall (Vermont side of the river) until I removed into Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada which was thirty years ago where I have ever since resided - 
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 except the present - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid 
/s/Nathan Caswell
I Ezra Caswell of Stanstead in the Province of Lower ['Cadam' crossed out] Canada aged 66 years depose and say that in the fore part of the revolutionary my father was living at Stratford in the County of Grafton in the State of Newhampshire I well recollect that in the last of the ['Winter' crossed out] year of the year 1775 or the fore part of the year of 1776 my Brother Nathan Caswell enlisted as waiter to Lieut Benjamin Whitcomb in  Capt Sam'l Young's Company in Col. Timothy Bedles (Bedel) Regiment for one year and did not return home until the winter following his enlistment and I further state that after his return home he soon enlisted again and went into the war as a Ranger under the same Whitcomb who was after the first year commonly called Maj Whitcomb and was out (except) when at home on furlo until near the close of the War. - I further state that my said Brother Nathan has lost his sight of one eye by the small [illegible] while in the war as I have always understood
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
/s/Ezra Caswell
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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 Ezra Caswell who has signed the preceding certificate is a Resident in the township of Stanstead aforesaid and is a credible person and that his Statement is entitled to credit 
I John H. Kimball Register of Said Probate Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Caswell for a pension - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 26th day of February A.D. 1833 - 
/s/John H. Kimball Register
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P 15366
INVALID.
File No. 15,366
Nathan Caswell 
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 62
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Jonathan Kimball of lawfull age one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Grafton State of New Hampshire do testify and say that sometime in July AD 1828, the late Major Benjamin Whitcomb deceased - then alive and in sound mind made an affidavit before me that Nathan Caswell of Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada enlisted into the Company of Rangers in the year A.D. 1777 and served in said company during the revolutionary war and was honorably discharged
Lisbon February 28, 1831 /s/Jonathan Kimball
Grafton ss - February 28 1831 Personally appeared Jonathan Kimball and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true 
before me /s/Hamlin Rand Justice Peace
I Jedediah Caswell of lawfull age do testify and say that I was present at the time that Major Benjamin Whitcomb testified before Mr Justin Kimball and heard him declare that Nathan Caswell served with him during the revolutionary war and was honorably discharged
/s/Jedediah Caswell
Grafton ss. February 28 1831 Personally appeared Jedediah Caswell and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true 
before me /s/Hamlin Rand Justice Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. I, Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County of Grafton do hereby certify that Jonathan Kimball Esqr. of Lisbon was in the month of July 1828. an acting Justice of the peace within & for said  County and that his signature within is genuine. 
I also certify that Hamlin Rand of said Lisbon Esqr. was on the 28th day of February last past an acting Justice of the peace within & for said County and that his signature within is genuine. - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Haverhill in said County this fourth day of August Anno Domini 1831. - 
/s/S. P. Webster Clerk
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I Abel Larned Now of Ryegate in the County of ['Orange' crossed out] Caledonia & State of Vermont of Lawfull age being in the Eightieth Year & now a Pensioner of the United States Testify & say that I am & have been well acquainted with Nathan Caswell formerlly of Littleton in the County of Grafton - & State of New Hampshire afterwards of Stratford in the County of Coos in the State of New Hampshire aforesaid & now, and latterly, of Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada.
That the Said Nathan Caswell served with me one year in Maj'r Benjamin Whitcomb's Corps (as it was called) he Enlisted under Lieut Liford (Lyford) of said Corps I think for During the War I think in the Spring of the year 1776 & I think he Served in said Corps four years or Upward, I being acquainted with said Corps During that time, & am knowing that he served in it - I further say that said Caswell went Into Canada in the year 1775 in a Regiment Commanded by Capt. Timothy Bedel which Regiment was raised by the authority of the State of New Hampshire was Raised by the authority of the State of New Hampshire & was gone over Six Months & he was always Considered as one of the Best of Soldiers - 
/s/Abel Larned
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss} Both the 5th day of September 1833 then Abel Larned Esq'r who is & has been well known by me the subscriber for more than Fifty Years last past to be considered a Person of Strict Truth, and Veracity, & I concur in that opinion & believe him to be an Honest Man & a Credible Disinterested Witness, Personally Appeared & made Solemn Oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is True
before me /s/Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within & for said County of Grafton do hereby certify that Moody Bedel Esq'r before whom the within Deposition of Edward Mardin & Abel Larned were taken, was on the 5th day of September last and ever since has been an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County, that his attestations as such are entitled to credit, - and that his signature on each of said Depositions is genuine. -
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Haverhill in said County this 10th day of October Anno Domini 1833. - 
/s/S. P. Webster Clerk
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I Edward Mardin of Lyman in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of Lawfull Age being in my Eighty third year & now a Pensioner of the United States Testify & say that I am & have been well acquainted with Nathan Caswell formerly of Littleton in the County & State aforesaid & afterwards of Stratford in the County of Coos & State aforesaid & now as lately of Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada, & I am knowing that the said Nathan Caswell Served with me Two Years or upwards in the Revolutionary War, in Major Benjamin Whitcomb's Corps as it was called & Served under Capt. Aldrich & Lieut Liford (Lyford) of said Corps, I think he Enlisted in the year 1778 I think in the Spring but my Age will I think Plead my not Particular in any Dates but I feel Perfectly Confident the said Caswell Served Two Years in said Whitcomb's Corps as aforesaid - I Belonging to said Corps 
/s/X his Mark Edward Mardin
Witness /s/Zachariah Cowing
/s/Moody Bedel
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton} ss. at Lyman on the 4th day of October 1833 Then Personally appeared Edward Mardin Signer of The above Deposition & made Solemn Oath that the same is True before me the Subscriber & I further State & Certify that I am well acquainted with the said Mardin & have been ever since before the Revolutionary War, & that he is Considered in the Vicinity where he resides to be an Honest Man of Strict Truth & Veracity & I have the same Opinion of him & believe him to be Perfectly Disinterested - 
/s/Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace
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Affidavit of David Greenleaf for Nathan Caswell
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I David Greenleaf of Lancaster in the County of Coos & State of New Hampshire of the age of seventy nine years depose and say that I enlisted into the American Army the first day of January 1776 for the term of one year - that when I enlisted I lived in Bath New Hampshire - I entered into the Company commanded by Capt Samuel Young and which belonged to Col Timothy Bedel's Regiment - that one Nathan Caswell formerly of Stratford din the County of Coos aforesaid belonged to the same company - He enlisted about the same time with me - the said Caswell now lives in Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada - we mustered at Haverhill N.H. in January 1776 & then marched thro the woods on snow shoes to St. John's in Canada thence we went to Sorelle, where the said Caswell & myself parted - I marched to Montreal & from thence to the Cedars - Caswell went to Quebec - we were separated about eight weeks - The said Caswell & myself met again at Chamblee (Canada) when the American Army was retreating out of Canada, & remained together in the Army till November of the same year - I marched to Saratoga, and did not see the said Caswell any more - 
I have always understood that the said Caswell, after his first year expired, again entered in to the American Army, in Benj'a Whitcomb's Corp & remained in the Army three or four years - 
after my above named enlistment of
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one year expired, I left the service & ['was' crossed out] did not again join the army - 
/s/X his mark David Greenleaf
Witness /s/Turner Stephenson
State of New Hampshire
Coos County ss} Lancaster June 26th A.D. 1833
Then the above named David Greenleaf personally appeared & made solemn oath that the above & foregoing affidavit by him subscribed by making his mark in manner aforesaid, contains the whole truth & nothing but the truth - 
Before me /s/Turner Stephenson Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that I am, and have been for many years past, personally acquainted with the above named David Greenleaf & that he is a credible witness and a person of undoubted truth & veracity, and that his age appears to be as above stated
/s/Turner Stephenson Jus. Peace
State of New Hampshire
I William Farrar Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Coos in said State certify that Turner Stephenson is a magistrate as above and that foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 26th day of June in the year 1833 - 
/s/Wm Farrar Clerk {of the Court of Common Pleas for Coos County
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The Affidavit of Benjamin Whitcomb Showeth that Nathan Caswell was a Soldier enlisted by me and under y Command. During the war of the Revolution that he served under me to the conclusion of the war and was Discharged by me and did not desert any any time but served faithfully to the Conclusion of the war
Signed X his mark Benjamin Whitcomb
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss Personally appeared Benjamin Whitcomb and made oath that the above affidavit contains the truth 
Before me - /s/Jonathan Kimball Jus't of Peace
Lisbon July 11 1828
I Seth Cushman of Guildhall in the County of Essex and State of Vermont Depose and say that the foregoing is a true copy of the affadavit of Benjamin Whitcomb and Certificate of Oath Said Affadavit with the certificate as next was delivered me by said Caswell soon after the date of said certificate and in 1828 and I immediately afterwards enclosed the same with some other proper as I think but what I do not now recollect to the War Department at Washington, for the purpose of endeavouring to Obtaining a Pension for s'd Caswell
/s/Seth Cushman
State of Vermont
Orleans County ss.} Irasburgh Dec. 30 1833 then personally appeared Seth Cushman signer of the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath that the statements therein made are true and I certify that he is a credible witness - 
Before me /s/Jesse Cooper Justice of Peace
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State of Vermont
Orleans County ss} I Ira H. Allen Clerk of Orleans County Court do hereby certify that Jesse Cooper, J. who has affixed his name to the within is a magistrate duly qualified and that I believe the same to be his genuine signature. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Irasburgh this 30. day of Dec'r 1833. 
/s/Ira H. Allen Clerk 
Seth Cushman's Affadavit
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State of Vermont
Orleans County, ss.} At Troy, in Orleans County on this 17 day of December, 1833, Moses Hunt, of Troy, aforesaid, personally appeared before me, D. H. Beard, Justice of the Peace for the County of Orleans, & being duly sworn according to law, testifies & says, that he is seventy-two years of age - that in the  year 1778 he was a fifer in the Service of the United States, & belonged to the company of Rangers commanded by Major Benjamin Whitcomb, & served in that company through the whole of said year, & that he was then acquainted with Nathan Caswell, formerly of Northumberland, in the County of Coos & State of New Hampshire, & now of Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada, then a soldier in said company of Rangers, & that the said Caswell served in said company during the whole of said year, 1778. 
/s/Moses Hunt
State of Vermont
Orleans County, ss.} Troy, December 17, 1833. 
Then personally appeared the above named Moses Hunt, signer of the above deposition & made solemn oath that the same contains the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth. Before me. And I further certify that I am acquainted with the said Moses Hunt & that he is considered to be a man of truth & veracity. 
/s/D. H. Beard, Justice Peace.
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State of Vermont
Orleans County ss} I Ira H. Allen Clerk of Orleans County Court do hereby certify that D. H. Beard who has affixed his name to the within is a magistrate duly qualified and that I believe the same to be his genuine signature - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Irasburgh this 23 day of December 1833 - 
/s/Ira H. Allen Clerk
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[handwritten letter]
Derby March 4th 1834
Honb'e J. L. Edwards

Sir I here enclose some evidence that may be of use to substantiate the claim of Nathan Caswell which was forwarded to the war department on the 6th of Jan'y last, the reason that this evidence was not forwarded with Nathan Caswell's application was that I had not received it, and thought the evidence forwarded would be sufficient to entitle him to full pay. The aplacation that I have forwarded Viz. Amos P. Huntoon(?) Dec'r 30th 1833. George Horn Ephraim Moore ['&' crossed out] all that have been forwarded I wish to have examined as soon as convenient and be informed of the result as soon as possible your complyance will oblige your obedient - Serv't
/s/Tim'o Hinman
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[handwritten letter]
Derby Jan'y 6th 1834
Honb'e J. L. Edwards

Sir - I here forward the application of Nathan Caswell for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 expecting the evidence - accompanying the same will be found satisfactory to entitle him to ['a' crossed out] full pay this Applicant has been unfortunate in his Persuit for a Pension he once obtained evidence and past it to the hand of Gen'l Seth Cushman of Guildhall Vt. and was informed that the evidence was forwarded to Washington He gave me that information the first of August 1832 I immediately wrote to the Secretary and received for answer that there had been no application of Nathan Caswell and the evidence that had been obtained has never been found. the Deponents have died - but has found some who was knowent to his serves which is hoped will be sufficient pleas to examming his case and make report and oblidg your Obedient Serv't
/s/Tim'o Hinman
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State of Vermont
Essex County ss} I William Gates Clerk of the County Court within and for the County of Essex aforesaid do hereby certify that John S. Wells Esqr before whom the foregoing affidavit of Elijah Blodgett was taken and sworn to and a Justice of the Peace within and for s'd County of Essex and I believe his name thereto subscribed is his genuine signature
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of s'd Court at Lunenburg in s'd County this 25th day of June AD 1833 - 
/s/Wm Gates Clerk
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Affadavit of Elijah Blodgett for Nathan Caswell
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I Elijah Blodgett of Guildhall in the county of Essex and State of Vermont of the age of seventy five years depose and say, that I was a soldier in the year of 1776 and mustered on the Plains of Abram, near Quebec during said Winter a reinforcement came on among whom was Nathan Caswell formerly a resident in Stratford in the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire now of Brompton in the Province of Lower Canada said [illegible] was under and waiter to Lieut. Benjn. Whitcomb. We remained at Quebec until the sixth day of May following when we commenced a retreat and marched to Ticonteroga & from thence to Mount Independence and remained there with said Caswell until the next September when I was marched into New Jersey, after my discharge I came home to Stratford in the County of Coos, New Hampshire in January or February 1777, and found said Caswell an enlisted soldier in the Corps commanded by Maj. Benjn. Whitcomb said Caswell went to join the army that spring and marched into the west side of Vermont he was at home once or twice on furlough and remained attached to the army until the discharge of Whitcomb's Rangers which I think was in 1780 or 1781. 
/s/Elijah Blodgett
State of Vermont
Essex County ss.} Guildhall June 24th A.D. 1833. then personally appeared the above named Elijah Blodgett and made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me /s/John S. Wells Jus Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Blodgett who is a credible witness and appears of the age he has above stated
/s/John S. Wells Justice of the Peace