Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22251, Thomas Freeman, Vt.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE                                   NUMBER
Vt.       Freeman, Thomas          S22251

Contents
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Vermont 9366
Thomas Freeman 
Windsor in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the company comma[illegible]ed by Captain Green of the Reg.t commanded by Major Allen in the Mass [crossed out] Vt Militia line for
9 months + 20 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 32. Dollars 22. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May 1833 and sent to George E. Wales, Barnard, Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 64.44
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 16 11
                                                        $80.55
{Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Francis F. Franciosi Clerk
Book E Vol. 3d Page [illegible]4
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No 5451
Thos Freeman
Vermont
Admitted
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BRIEF in the case of Thos Freeman of Hartford [illegible] Cy of Windsor in the State of Vermont
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period| Duration of Service| Years, Months, Days | Rank | As a| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served
Dec In 1781 | 4 [months] | Pri | Capt. Green
May 1780 | 3 [months] 20 [days] | Capt Safford, Major Allen
1781 | 2 [months] | Capt Green
5. In what battles was he engaged?
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
7. In his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authenication? and if so, in what respect? Defective no certificate of character attached to the [illegible] for the 4 months + [illegible] days
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
JMahon Examing Clerk
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Thos. Freeman.
No 5457
Admitted 
Private 9 months
+ 20 days - 
Mass Militia
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State of Vermont
Windsor County, ss.
On this Ninth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Thomas Freeman a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.  In Dec. 1781 I enlisted into a company commanded by Capt Beriah Green and went from Barnard to Hartford and then crossed Connecticut River into New Hampshire and from there went to Corinth Vermont crossing the river again below Haverhill New Hampshire and from there to Corrinth in Vermont - we stayed at Corinth about two months there was then a pickett fort - from Corinth we marched thro' the woods to Bethel where we remained into April being out in all during this service four months -
The first of May 1780 was drafted and went to Pittsford and joined Capt Jobe Satterly Company under Maj Eb. Allen - stayed there untill sometime in August when we came to Royalton and I stayed in the company untill the Company went to build the fort in Bethel. My time was out and I returned home the 20th of August 1780 or [illegible] that time -
The winter of [illegible] year 1781 I served two months in the fort of Bethel under the command of Capt Green - when Royalton was burnt I turned out and followed the indians - was gone some some four or five days -
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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.
Sworn to and subscribed the 
day and year aforesaid}   Tho. Freeman
L.A. Marsh, Register
We, Preston Taylor a Clergyman residing in Barnard and Samuel Richmond residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Thomas Freeman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a solider of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Preston Taylor
Saml Richardmond
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid }
L. A. Marsh 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 Preston Taylor who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Barnard and that Saml Richmond who has also signed the same, is a resident in Barnard and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Lyndon A. Marsh Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Freeman for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of August A.D. 1832
L. A Marsh, Register
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O. W. and N. Division.     3-525.
[illegible]  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
[illegible] file 22251   Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. War                     Washington, D.C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Thomas Freeman, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) [crossed out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment | Length of Service.| Rank.| Officers under whom service was rendered | Captain| Colonel| State
3 Dec 1781 | 4 mos. ||Beriah Green
1 May 1 1780 | 5 mos 20 d.||Jesse Safford|Maj. Eb Allen|Vt.
Winter 81|2 mos||Green
Battles engaged in, 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Barnard, Windsor Co, Vt.
Date of application for pension, Aug 9 1832
Residence at date of application, Windsor Co, Vt
Age at date of application, 70
Remarks: Ctf issued May 11 1833
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
186-293-338-590-819
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Jos. Foster
Depo
for Thos Freeman
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I Joseph Foster of Barnard in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of Lawful age [illegible] and say that some time in the month of December in the year 1781 Thomas Freeman Enlisted into a company commanded by Lieut Bariah Green for the defense of said State There we marched from Barnard to Hanover in the North of New Hampshire and from there to Piermont in said State and from there to the Fort in Corinth in the State of Vermont and that I was acquainted with the said Thomas and in the Same Company with him and that he served about three months at Corinth and then marched to Bethel Fort, and served about two months [illegible] the deponent saith not Joseph Foster
State of Vermont
Windsor County } Barnard August 9th 1832
There Joseph Foster personally appeared and under solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth since I hereby certify that the said Joseph Foster is a credible witness
Jos. B. Danforth Justice Peace
State of Vermont}
Windsor County}  [illegible] County Clerk's Office 14th August 1832
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, Do hereby certify that Joseph B. Danforth is one of the Justice of teh Peace within [illegible] said County, and that the above is his signature
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court & subscribe my name the day & year last above
BenjSwan Clerk
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Joseph Foster
Depo for 
Thos Freeman
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I Joseph Foster of Barnard County of Windham and State of Vermont of Lawfull age testify and Say that in the year 1781 I was acquainted with Thomas Freeman a resident of Barnard in Said County that the said Freeman was in the Service at Bethel in Said County in the State of Vermont in a company commanded by Liut Bariah Green, that I was in the Same Company with him, and that the said Freeman Served about two months, [illegible] to an [illegible] of the [illegible] of the State of Vermont further [illegible] of Said State further the deponent saith not Joseph Foster [signed]
State of Vermont
Windham County Barnard August 9th 1832 
Then Joseph Foster personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth, [illegible] I hereby certify that the Said Joseph Foster is a credible witness
Jos. B Danforth Justice Peace
State of Vermont
Windsor County } Woodstock County Clerk Office August 14th 1832 
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court do hereby certify that Joseph B. Danforth is one of the Justice of the Peace within & for said County + that the above is his signature
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court & subscribe my name the day & year last above
Benj. Swan
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Wm Barnett
for
Thos Freeman
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I William Burnett of Woodstock in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of lawful age do testify and say that on or about the first of May in the year 1780 I was knowning to Thomas Freeman of Barnard in said County beign drafted and going to Pittsford where he joined Capt. [illegible] Saffords Company under Maj Allen and that said Freeman remained there in said Company untill sometime in August following - and that this service was for the defence of the Frontier - From there we were marched to Royalton and stayed in the Company untill the company went to Bethel about the 20 of August to build the Fort - Said Freeman remained in the company untill the same went to Bethel - about the 20th of August
William Barnett
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss Woodstock August 17. 1832
Personally appeared before me William Barnett signer of the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath that the [illegible] contains the truth and nothing but the truth - [illegible] William Scott Justice of Peace
State of Vermont
Windsor County } Woodstock County Clerks Office 17th August 1832-
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, Do hereby Certify that William Scott is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and that the above is his Signature In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court and subscribe my name the day & year last above - 
Benj Swan
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9366
Rock Island Ill  Nov. 21. 1906.
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
I have at hand this memorandum as follows: Thomas Freeman Pensioner Private Annual allowance $37.22 [illegible] received $96.44 Description of service "Massachusetts Continental line. Placed on pensioner rolls May 11.1833. Commencement of Pensions Mar. 4. 1831 Aged 72. See Revolutionary Pension Rolls, Vol II. Published in 1835 by the A.S. [illegible] This [illegible] gives all of the Vermont Pensioners after 1831. This is the only Thomas Freeman that applied for a Pension from Windsor County - Vt from 1818 to 1835. his page in Vol II is 149. If you can kindly verify the above, or any added information will be most thankfully received. I have a daughter who desires membership in the D.A.R.s Truly yours. J.L. Freeman
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9366
O.W. & N. DIV.
NOV
22 1906
FIL
Boone, Iowa
Nov. 19, 1906
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: -
I should be very grateful for any information that you could give me concerning the service in the Revolution of Thomas Freeman of Rochester, Massachusetts who served, I believe, in the Massachusett's Continental Line. Later he moved to Windsor Co., Vermont, where he was placed on the pension roll May 11, 1833. (See Revolutionary Pension Rolls Vol. II, p. 149. Published in 1835.) I am not sure whether this reference is accurate or not.
A short time ago, I wrote to the War Department stating just about the same facts as I have in this letter. In reply, the secretary stated that there were several persons named Thomas Freeman serving in Massachusetts Continental Line, hence their inability to identify any one of them with
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the subject of inquiry. They suggested that possibly, I might receive some information from you, since the soldier had received a pension.
I have been invited to join the De Shon Chapter of the D.A.R. in this city, and am anxious to establish my eligibility if possible.
I might state that this ancestor was representative from Barnard to the Vermont General Assembly for the years 1817, -18, -19, + 1832, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of Vermont in 1822.
Hoping that I have not asked too great a favor, I am Very respectfully, 
Florence J. Freeman

PENSION
U. NOV S.
22
1906
OFFICE
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MILITARY SECRETARYS OFFICE
APR 8 
999084
1905
WAR DEPARTMENT

Chicago 
Apr 6. 1905

John Gibson }
+
Thomas Freeman}
Windsor Co. Vt
Mass. Contl Line
Rev. War
+
Benjamin Hoit, Windsor Co.
N.H. Contl Line

From
Wm Portus Baxter

Requests pension record
of above named men.

WAR DEPARTMENT
The Military Secretary's Office,
Washington, April 8, 1905.
Respectfully transmitted to
The Commissioner of Pensions, 
and Mr. Baxter so informed.

O.W. & N. DIVISION
Apr 10 1905
Received

U. Apr S.
10
1905
Office

[illegible]
the Military Secretary

(300c) Per
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P.O. Box 238 Chicago April 6th 1905.
Brigadier General
Frederick C. Answorth
Dear Sir.
Will you kindly send me pension records of the following Revolutionary War Soldiers, and greatly oblige:  John Gibson Windsor County, Vermont. Placed on pension roll Sept. 27, 1820. Massachusetts Continental line.
Benjamin Hoit - Windsor County, Vermont - Placed on pension roll July 7, 1819. New Hampshire Continental line.
Thomas Freeman Windsor County, Vermont. Placed on pension roll Massachusetts Continental line. 
I am a brother of the late Jedediah Hyde Baxter M.D., of Washington, D.C. Very respectfully Wm Portus Baxter

Pension
U. Apr S.
10
1905
Office
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JAS. W. MYERS, Pres't & Manager.
John D. Morgan Sec'y & Treas. Telephone 7261
The Enterprise Lumber Co.
White and Yellow Pine
Shingles. Wholesale & Retail. 
Liberty St., Wilstach St., & McLean Ave.
Car Lots a Speciality Cincinatti Mar 22 1894
Hon. Wm. Lochren
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir.
I would like to have a copy of the pension record of Thomas Freeman of Barnard, Vt. a Revolutionary soldier. He was my wife's great grandfather + she wants this record in order to join the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution. If you will send this record at your earliest convenience, I will be greatly obliged.
Very Respectfully Yours
John D. Morgan
Secretary Enterprise Lumber Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Ill   Revolution  22257
INVALID
File No. 22,257
Thomas Freeman
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 14[illegible]
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Apr 15, 1905 - His to Wm. P. Baxter - Chicago
1906 Dec. 5 History to Miss Florence J. Freeman.
1906 Dec. 6 Hist to J.L. Freeman

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