Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,740, William Dowe, Continental N.H. R.I. Vt.
Page 1

(3-1776)

SERVICE | Blank |  Number

Continental, NH, RI, Vt  | Dowe, William | S 21740
==================

CONTENTS
Page 2

8568

Vermont
======================

William Dowe

of Rutland Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Townes in the regt, commanded by Col Reed in the NH [words crossed out] for Tycom

======================

Inscribed in the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

======================

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Apl 1833 and sent to R. Temple 

======================

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   $ 160.00
Semi-anl allow ending 4 Sept "            40.00
                                                       ======
                                                        $  200.00
                                                       ======

{ Revolutionary Claim }
{ Act June 7, 1832  }

Recorded by W.L. Williams, Clerk, Book E, Vol. 3  Page 60

Date of death not on A.B.
Page 3

W. Dowe
19090
28 [illegible]

[light words, illegible]

To be for testimony

Completed

not found on Reids Regt. N. Hampshire line 2 {illegible] regd

aomd
2 years pre
-------
80 $
Page 4

STATE OF VERMONT }
Rutland County, s.s. }

On this 20th day of July AD 1832 personally appeared in open Court the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland now sitting, William Dowe a resident of the County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 72 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 1776 he lived at Charleston No 4, N. Hampshire and in Feb of that year, he enlisted into Cape Town Company Col Reed's Regiment for one year & marched to West Point then to New Jersey & having served out his year was discharged near Kinex Courrt House in Feb.. 1777, but he lost his discharge for this service he applied for a pension under the act of 1818, and was rejected no account of his property. But his return he staffed as R.G. [illegible], & in December 1777 he volunteered to defend the coast against the enemy who were in possession of Newport & served six months in Capt. Tantelow's Company, Col. Creasy's Regy. under General Cornwall, & was dismissed at Fuerton in June 1778.  Soon after his time was out he volunteered and joined the army under General Sulliven & served two months in Capt  Nance's Company Lt. Ballard, and was in the battle of Rhode Island & retreated with the army in the [illegible] Howland; [illegible] discharged at Providence soon after.  In 1779 he came to Vermont with his faster, & [illegible] the 1 May 1780 he enlisted into Capt. Sawyer's company under Maj. Allen & issued six months at the Fort in Castleton &  [illegible] & in scouting about Lake Champlain, & was dismissed at Castleton in Nov. following;  his other officers served at other places most of the time, & he has forgotten their names.  In subsequent years he was frequently [illegible] an alarms & served from 2 to 10 days at a time at Rutland Castleton and Pottsfield Forts, amounting in all he thinks to 2 months.  He does not remember so as to distinguish other Regts with which he served. He know Gen. Washington, Lee, Stack, Sullivan, Lafayette, Cols Allen and Warner, & many other whose names he does not remember.
Page 5

State of Vermont }
Rutland Co  } s.s.

On this 10th day of Nov. 1832 personally came before the undersigned authority John Dewey of said County a credible witness, who being duly sworn doth depose & say, that he knew the named William Dowe in the year 1779 & 1780 & has been acquainted with him since - that several times in the summer of fall of 1780 he was at the Fort in Castleton, & saw the said Dowe doing duty as a soldier in Capt. Sawyers company, & has no doubt he knew these six months as he states.  The deponent has always understood that said Dowe had been in the army & knew considerable service before he came to Vermont, which he never heard disputed, & which he believes said Dowe has always stated before the passage of any pension laws that he served between 2 & 3 years, & stated his services as he has in the within declaration, & the deponent considers him a man of veracity & respectability, & has not doubt of the truth of his statement.

Sworn before me the day and year aforesaid.

R. Temples
Jus. Peace

State of Vermont }

I, Robert Pierpoint, Clerk of Rutland County Court do certify, that Robert Temple before when the above affiant was taken, is a Justice of Peace for said County duly commissioned, and that the above is his signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 12th day of Nov. 1832.

R. Pierpoint.
Page 6

He never received any written discharge except the above mentioned which is lost -- he has no documentary evidence, but thinks he can get more proof in addition to what he before pertained, past of his services.  He was born at Charleston, N Hampshire Feb. 26, 1760 but knows of no record of his age. he has lived in Vermont ever since the Revolutionary War, in Castleton, [illegible], Leedbury, Hubbarton, & now lives in the latter place.  There is no clergyman residing in the vicinity, but he is know to [illegible] of the inhabitants. 

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 }

WM Dowe
R Royce

We Samuel Brown residing in Hubbarton and William Nichols residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are will acquainted with Wiliam Dowe who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 72 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a solider of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion

Samuel Brown
WM. Nichols

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid  }
RC Royce

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 solider, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Brown who has signed the preceding certificate, is a credible person, resident in Hubbardton and that William Nichols who has also signed the same, is a resident in Hubbardton and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Rodney C. Royce, Regt of the Court of Probate do certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Dowe for a Pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20th day of July AD 1832.

RC Royce
Page 7

20707
WM Dowe

Rejected sec letter to R. Temple Bd  April 1839
Page 8

STATE OF VERMONT  }
Rutland Count, s.s.  }

On this 4th day of February 1929 personally appeared before the Supreme court for said count of Rutland in open court, (said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of the state, having no power of fine and imprisonment, &c.)  William Dowe resident of said county, aged 68 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th March, 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820; that he the said William Dowe enlisted for the term of one year on the day of February in the year 1776 in the State of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain Town in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed in the State of New Hampshire on the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps until February 1777 when he was discharged from the service, near Lunex County here in the State of New Jersey that his name has not been placed on the pension list, of any state that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present --  that he has lost his discharge -- and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension, to wit - he understood his property would prevent his retaining one.

And, in pursuance of the act of 1st May, 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1848, and that I have not, since that time, byt gift, sale, or any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent, thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War", passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, and property, securities, contracts of debts due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed -- 50 acres of land with a small old house & barn in Hubbardton - 2 cows - 12 sheep - 1 [illegible] open - 1 horse; 1 wagon and harness, 1 cart, 10 husk, corn, 5 husk rye about 80 lbs pork - 10 or 12 bushels potatoes - a few pounds butter & lard & a few other articles of provisions - 1 table 4 chairs, 1 chest drawer, 1 pc and [illegible] 1 pc shovel and tongs - 3 kettles, 1 pot 2 pails, 1 tub, 6 milk pans, 1 chest and platters, 10 plates 6 knives and forks, 6 spoons, 1 tea pot, 6 cups and saucers, 2 candles, [illegible] & a few other table articles of furniture of small value & which I cannot enumerate

That, since the 18th March 1818, the following changes have been made in my property: I fatted a cow for beef three years ago, 1\& one 5 years ago  -- have raised 2 cows & killed several calves, 2 hogs for provisions. I have raised grain & made butter for my family use, & have sold what I could spare to purchase necessaries. My occupation is that of a farmer, but am afflicted with inflammation so as to be unable to work but little.  My son John aged 20 lives with me and tills my land.  I have a wife, Betsy, aged 65 in tolerable health. 

Wm Dowe

Sworn to, and declared on the 4th day of February 1829, before said Court.
R. Pierpoint Clerk

I, Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the Supreme Court do hereby certify that it appers to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said William Dowe did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, under one engagement, on the continental establishment.  I also certify that the forgoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify, that in the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Fiver Hundred & Eight dollars, and --- cents,

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, on this 4th day of February 1829.

R.Pierpoint
Clerk of the Court of the County of Rutland. 

[stamp]
Page 9

the case

William Dowe
Rultand Vermont

proof

rejected -- Vt.

proof of service

This man applied under the act of 1818, and I believe furnished proof but was rejected on account of his property.

R Temple

aomd
Page 10

WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Officer
183

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 tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceived that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  Those 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, showing the service of William Dowe 
=============== 

Period when the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service | Years | Months | Days | Rank of the claimant | Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of General and Field Officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through which he marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Evidence by which the declaration is supported 
=============== 

[First line]

Feby 0776 | 1 | Blank | Blank | Private | Capt. Towns | Col' Reed | Blank | From NH to [illegible] Point N. [illegible] | 72 years - Charleston N 4 N.Hampton | [illegible]

[Second Line}
0777B | Blank | 6 | Blank | " | Capt Turblone | Col. Avery and Cornwell | Blank | Blank | Blank | Blank |

[third line]
Blank | Blank | 2 | Blank | Blank | Capt Mann | General Walkin |  Those Referred | Blank | Blank | Blank

[Fourth Line]
May 1730 | Blank | 6 | Blank | Blank | Capt. Sawyer | Major Allen | Blank | [illegible Fort Castleton | Blank | Blank 

[illegible] at time or alarms [illegible] all as he "thinks to two months --

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant

J.L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions

X  The deponent applied for a pension 1818 - had too much property
Page 11

2 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832 The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well as 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. For general classes of cases were embraced in this law: 1. The Regular Troops 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers 3. 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 District of } County of } s.s. 
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A.B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being 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 officers: [Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under 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 relinquished 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [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. I 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 &c. 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 been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day 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 as 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 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 part will so state under oath, and 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 of 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
Page 12

3

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts state I 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.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you 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 it was 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 solider of the Revolution.
The court will see that he 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.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct 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 propert 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 or by a Justice of the peace, the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court of 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.

-----------------

(a) 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.
(b)  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.
(c)  The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d)  The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
(e)  Every continental officer or soldier must given the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in a language so definite as to enable the Department to determin the amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of 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 tot he best of his recollection, he served not less that the periods mentioned below, and in teh following grades :  For ___ year ___ months, and ___ days, I served as a ____. For __ months and ___ days, I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is 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 to 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 in the militia, &c is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly show under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement, the particular place or places where teh service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; 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.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if 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 papers 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
(j)  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 claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and the 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 (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m)  The answers to the interrogatories must all be written and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Page 13

February 13, 1935.

BA-J/ILL
William Dowe
S. 21740
Nathaniel Hill
S. 38826

Mrs. Lydia S. Anderson
3751 Pine Grove Avenue
Chicago, Illinois.

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Dowe and Nathaniel Hill, both pensioners of Vermont.

The records of these two soldiers are given herein from pension claims based upon their service in that war.

WILILAM DOWE - S. 21740

William Dowe was born February 26, 1760 in Charleston, New Hampshire' the names of his parents are not shown.

While a resident of Charleston, New Hampshire, he enlisted in February 1776 and served one year as private in Captain Town's company, Colonel Reed's New Hampshire regiment, and was discharged in New Jersey.  On his way back, he stopped in Rhode Island, where he enlisted in December 1777, served as private in Captain Tartelow's possibly meant for Tourtellott's company, Colonel Crary's Rhode Island regiment, guarding the sea cost and was discharged sometime in June 1778; he served next two months as private in Captain Mann's company, under General Sullivan and was in the battle of Rhode Island. In 1779, he went with his father to Vermont.  He enlisted May 1, 1780, and served six months as private in Captain Sawyer's company under Major Allen; subsequently, he was called out a various alarms in Vermont, amounting in all to about two months.

After the war, the soldier resided in Castleton, Westhaven, Sudbury, and Hubbarton, all in Vermont.
Page 14

William Dow was allowed pension on his application executed July 20, 1832, at which time he resided in Hubbardton, Rutland County, Vermont.

In 1829, the soldier stated that his wife Betsey, was aged sixty-give years and that his son, John, aged twenty years, was living at home; he did not given the maiden name of his wife nor the date of their marriage. There are no further data relative to soldier's family.

----

NATHANIEL HILL - S. 38826

Nathaniel Hill, while a resident of Norwich, Connecticut, served as a private and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, in which engagement he received a wound in the small of his back; he enlisted sometime in August 1775, at Roxbury, Massachusetts, served as private in the Connecticut troops, was in the battle of Long Island, was taken prisoner and held some months; the names of officers under whom he served as not shown.  He enlisted in the spring of [illegible] Norwich, Connecticut, served as sergeant in Captain Ward's and William Watson's companies, Colonel Wesson's Masschusetts regiment, was at the battle of Stanwix, in which he was wounded in his leg, was in a hospital in Albany, rejoining his company at Stillwater, was at the taking of Burgoyne and continued to serve until sometime in the summer of 1779, when he married, and hired a substitute to serve the remainder of his enlistment of three years.  Subsequently, he served as ensign and was stationed with twenty-four men under him as a guard to the Governor of New York at Poughkeepsie, also guarded the jail there, length of said services more than nine months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 14, 1818, at which time he resided in Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont.  He stated then that he was "aged sixty-two years the last day of February last past".  However, in 1820, he gave his age as sixty-six years.

In 1830, the soldier's wife, Mary was aged seventy years; one 

2.
Page 15

daughter, Roxana, aged nineteen years, and three [blurred], aged between seven and eleven years, lived with them; the names of the parents of said grandchildren are not shown.  There are no further data regarding the family of Nathaniel Hill.

The soldier died December 29, 1831.

Very truly yours,

A.D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
Page 16

1935, Feb. 9.  Hist. to Mrs. Lydia S. Anderson
See letter in Rev. Nathaniel Holl [blurred numbers]

21740
INVALID.

REVOLUTION

File No. 21745
William Dowe

The Rev. War

Act June 7"  32"

Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 110

[Arrangement of 1870]
Page 17

State of Vermont  }
Rutland Co.  } s.s.

On the 31st day of January 1829, personally came before the undersigned Justice of the Peace for said County of Rutland, John Wells, a credible witness, who being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that he is acquainted with William Dower of said County and was acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War - that he was present when said William enlisted in February 1776 at Concord N.H. into Col. Reed's Regiment of the U.S. Army; and that he knows he served out the year in said Regiment -- & that he has been acquainted with him ever since -- and further says not.  Sworn the day and year aforesaid before me.

R. Temple
Jus. Peace

State of Vermont }
Rutland Co.   } 

On the 31 day of January 1829 personally came before the undersigned Justice of Peace for said County of Rutland, Thomas Clark, a credible witness who being duly sworn depose & say, that he
Page 18

is acquainted with William Dowe of said county, & was acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War -- and that he frequently knew him serving as a soldier in Capt. Town's Company in Col. Reed's Regiment of the N Hampshire line during the year 1776 & the pre part of 1777 - that he has no doubt said William enlisted for one year served out his time -- and further says not -- sworn on the day and year aforesaid before me
R. Temple
Jus. Peace
Page 19

State of Vermont
Rutland Co

I, Robert Pierpoint Clerk of Rutland County Court, do certify that Robert Temple before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said County, duly commissioned - and that his name thereto [illegible] is in his own proper hand writing.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 4th day of Feb. 1829.
R. Pierpoint