Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15776, William Chase, Continental Mass.
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Continental Mass.  Chase, William   S. 15776 
Carded
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Vermont 14341  Montpelier
18715  New York[crossed out]
William Chase
Chataugua in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Blanchard of the Regt. commanded by Col. Jackson in the Mass. [illegible] line for 24 mo & Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of May 1833 and sent to A. Smith  Westfield
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 of $160.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00  $200.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E  Vol 4  Page 50

[illegible] to Per[?] Agt. 20 Sept 18
To Montpelier Vemont drawn 4 March 1844  Notification to Hon. P. Dillingham [illegible] Waterbury Vt.
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Declaration of
William Chase
Pensioner
found on final Selten rolls
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of New York}
County of Chautauqua} sp.
On this twelfth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas held in & 
for the County of Chautauqua, William Chase, a resident of Westfield in Said County
of Chautauqua & State of New York, aged sixty nine years the eighteenth day of October last, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty two, about the sixth day of May of said year, as a private soldier in the town of Barre and State of Massachusetts with Sergeant Riley recruiting officer (Christian name not remembered) for three years, and served in the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental line, under the following named officers;
The regiment was commanded by Col. Henry Jackson from Boston, the Company by Capt John Blanchard from Sutton Massachusetts. The name of the Major of the Regt was Prescott. The Lieutenant of the Co. was Rice; Orderly Sergeant Thos. Blanchard brother of the Captain. 
Immediately after this Declarant enlisted, he was mustered at Wooster and thence marched to Verplanks Point, opposite Westpoint, where he was placed in the Company and Regiment above stated, and Continued in the same during the war, and until a new arrangement was made, and the several Regiments remaining at West Point were incorporated into one which was called the American Regiment, in which this applicant continued to serve until the 30th day of June 1784 when he was discharged at Westpoint.
From Verplanks Point, the Regiment was marched in Companies into different forts. This applicant was placed in what was called the South redoubt, where he lay 3 months and had the measles there.  The Regiment Continued at & about West Point all summer, & until they went into winter quarters at Snake Hill, or New Boston, three miles S West of Newburgh in the State of New York. In the Spring of 1783 they went to Stoney Point, then the regiment were employed & sent out in Companies to guard the lines, until this applicant & the Company and Regiment, to which he belonged, were selected among others, to take possession of New York on its evacuation by the British, when the American Sentries relieved the British Sentries as they went out.
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Soon after they were march to West Point where the army were
innoculated for the small pox. He was placed in Fort Putnam & had the small pox there.  The time of actual service during this enlistment was two years one month & twenty four days.
 And this applicant further says that previous to the services
heretofore mentioned, to wit, about the middle of July 1781, he enlisted as a militia man for 3 months in said town of Barre, and served during the said 3 months at Westpoint, but does not recollect his Capt
name nor the regiment to which he belonged; The name of the
Orderly Sergeant of the Company was Horatio Gates, who was
also from Barre in Mass, but whether he is now living, & if so, where
he lives, this applicant does not know. He received a written discharge
from this service but did not keep & does not know what he did
with it.
  He hereby relinquishes Every Claim 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.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
      James B. Lowry (illegible)    Willam Chase
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that
the above named applicant was a Revolutionay Soldier,
and served as he states.
I, James B. Lowry Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County
of Chautauqua, do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application
of William Chase for a pension.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office, this twelfth
day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand Eight hundred and thirty two,
James B Lowry Clerk
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State of Vermont -
Washington County } On this second day of September A.D. 1844, before me the 
subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said 
County of Washington personally appeared
William Chase who on his oath declares
that he is the same person who formerly
belonged to the company commanded by
Capt. John Blanchard in the Regiment commanded
by Col Henry Jackson in the service of 
the United States; that his name was
placed on the Pension Roll of the State
of New York from whence he has lately
removed; that he now resides in
Washington County in the State of Vermont
where he intends to reside & wishes his pension
to be there payable in future; and
that his reason for removing to the State
of Vermont is that he may reside the 
rest of his days with his daughter- William Chase

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and
year aforesaid. Ira Aims Justice of the Peace

I Joseph Ayers Jr of Duxbury in Washington County
and State of Vermont, of lawful age, depose
and say that I am well acquainted with
William Chase who signed the above affidavit
and know him to be the same identical person
described in said affidavit Joseph Ayers (illegible)
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the foregoing affidavit of Joseph Ayers Jr. sworn
and subscribed to before me the day and year
aforesaid
Ira Aims  Justice of Peace

I certify that Joseph Ayers Jr. who signed the
foregoing affidavit is well known to me and
that he is a person of veracity
Ira Aims Justice of Peace

I certify that Ira Aims who subscribed his name
to the foregoing, did it in my presence, and
that he is a Justice of the Peace in and for
the County of Washington & State of Vermont,
duly & appointed & qualified as such
Paul Dillingham Jr.   Member of Congress
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Will Mr Edwards send the aswer to my
address "Waterbury Vermont"
P Dillingham Jr
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18115
William Chase
Chautauque County
New York
Admitted (illegible)
(illegible)

Austin Smith
Westfield
New York
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. 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, shewing the service of William Chase, Chautauque Co New York
Period when the
service was rendered. 
Enlisted Continental 1782
Enlisted 1781
Duration of the claimant's service
Years. Months. Days.
2    1    24
       3
Rank of
the
claimant.
private
Names and Rank
of the Company
officers under
whom he served.
Capt.
Blanchard
Lieut Rice
Names and Rank
of the General
 and Field officers.
Colonel
H. Jackson
Maj Prescott
Battles in which
the applicant was
engaged.
Country through
which he marched
West Point
New York

Place of abode
when he entered
the service, and age
at the present
period-
69
Barre
town
Massa.
Evidence by
which the declaration
is supported.

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant, 
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
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} ss.
County of}
On this    day of  personally appeared (a) before
A.B. a resident (b) of      in the county of          and State, Territory or District
of         aged (c)        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 provion made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)     , with    and
served in the         (e) regiment of the       line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he 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 enered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. (manicule pointing right) This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
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 was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                     Clerk of the Court of                                   do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the applicacation of
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this        day of          & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission;
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted;
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State
troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3.Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6 { To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given
and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.{Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what
has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that 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
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court or 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.
low the rule laid down for his guidance.
[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 give 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 language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year--months, and --
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

one who prefer 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. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the 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 paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[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 the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses,
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
(manicule pointing right) The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops, The proof required by rule in
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.
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Wm Chare
S. 15776
Wid File No.8155,   Jan. 22, 1906.
Rev. War.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated December 6, 1905, and received
in this Bureau December 7, 1905, you are advised that the
papers in the above-noted claim show that Abijah Brown enlisted
in November 1775, and served as a minute man two months;
names of officers not stated. In May 1777, he enlisted from
Paxton, Mass., and served as a corporal until January 1, 1779,
in Captain Adam Martin's company, Colonel Timothy Bigelow's
Massachusetts Regiment. He was in both battles of Stillwater
and at the capture of Burgoyne.
He applied for pension September 7, 1819, while a resident
of Swanzey, Cheshire Co., N. H.; aged sixty-three years. His
claim was allowed. He died at Waitsfield, Washington Co., Vt.,
January 10, 1835. Soldier was a married man at the time he applied
for pension; wife's name not stated. She had two children
: Erastus Field and Calvin Field. Soldier had a son, Jonathan
H. Brown, and a grandson, George E. Brown.
Soldier married Bethiah Squires, daughter of Daniel Bishop,
January 19, 1834. She had been married twice before: first, to
_____ Kellogg, who died in March 1787; and, second, to Stephen
Squires, in the fall of 1778, who died in March 1813. She was
living in Richmond, Chittenden Co., Vt., in 1855; about ninety-
five years of age. Her claim was allowed. Her children were:
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Wid.File No. 8155,     --2--
Rev. War.
Saul Kellogg,  born August 22, 1784;
Jonathan Kellogg,  "  March 10, 1786;
Reuben Squires,   "   January 18, 1790;
Betsy Squires,   "   January 29, 1792, married Artemus Flagg;
Ezekiel Squires,   "   February 20, 1794;
Eunice Squires,   "   February 1, 1797;
Bethiah Squires,   "   February 8, 1801(?)
The papers in claim Widow File No. 19435 show that Daniel
Taylor was born in Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass., in 1775;
that he enlisted from Middlefield, Mass., and served eight
months as a private in Captain Malcolm Henry's Co., Colonel
David Brewer's Mass. Regt.; in 1783 he resided at Middlefield,
Mass.; in 1785 and 1792 he resided at Westfield, Mass. He was a
constable, and collector at Berlin, Washington Co., Vt. in 1806.
He died at Berlin, Vt., February 16, 1831; aged seventy years.
He married Ruhama, daughter of Jabez Ellis, in November
1784, at Hebron, Tolland Co., Conn. She was born at Hebron,
Conn., March 13, 1761. She applied for pension April 11, 1850,
while a resident of Berlin, Vt. Her claim was allowed.
They had eight children: Daniel and Hiram only names given.
A careful search of the records of this Bureau fails to
show that a claim was filed on account of the service of any
Daniel Taylor, of Massachusetts, other than the above, or of
Salma or Salman Rider, or Ryder, Revolutionary War.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Fred Irland,
Office of Official Reporters of Debates,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.
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William Chase. { Oct 18, 1762
Oct 12 1832
Westfield. Chautauqua Co NY.

Where Barre, Mass
When Middle July 1781
Term 3 mos
as
Capt
Col   Ord Sgt. Horatio Gates
State

When May 6 1782,    Mass.
Where Barre Mass.
Term June 30, 1784
As. Private
Capt. John Blanchard.
Col. Henry Jackson
State. 9'' Mass. Inf.
then American Regt

Daughter referred to in 1844- living in Washington Co Vt.
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Fred Irland.
Office of Official Reporters of debates
H. of T. Washington. DC. 3-595
Jan. 19. 1906
O.W. AND N. DIVISION. [Letter in (illegible) file 15776 William Chase.
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Dec. 8, 1905
Searched by  Gill
Original No.
Certificate No.
Claimant, Ryder
Soldier, Salma or Salmai Rider or
Service, Rev. War.
Remarks:
No U. W. Inv. or Wid.
No U. W. Rej.
No B.L.
Chief of Division.
18624b5m6-05
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14341  3683 own 
Waitsfield, Vt
Aug 18 1905
Pension Commisioner-
Dear Sir
Kindly send
me Revolutionary war history
of William Chase and 
Moses Chase as contained
in application for 
pension.
Yours truly
Mrs. Jessica B Jones
WEJ.
(Rectangular stamp containing:) AUG 22 1905 NAVY FILES.
(Circular stamp containing;) PENSION OFFICE US 
A AUG 21 1905
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A. C. Welch,
Fred Irland,
Renel Small,
Allister Cochrane
George C. Lafferty,
Samuel H. Gray,
ASSISTANT.
Office of Official Reporters of Debates,
House of Representatives U. S.,
Washington, D.C.
December 6, 1905.
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir:
At the suggestion of the Military Secretary,
General Ainsworth, I write you to inquire if the Pension
Office has any record of William Chase of Waitsfield,
Vermont, who later moved to Granville, N. Y., and afterward
returned to Waitsfield, Vt., where he died in 1853.
I am informed that he received a pension about 1850, presumably
for service either in the War of the Revolution or
the War of 1812.
Also, whether Abijah Brown who died at Waitsfield
in 1835, who was born about 1756 and came to Waitsfield
from Swansey, N. H. , ever received any pension for military
service.
Also, whether there is any record of a pension for 
military service of Salma or Salmai Rider. He lived in 
Shelburne, Mass. , and saw service in the Revolution in 1777-9.
He died at Waitsfield, November 30, 1822.
Also, whether Daniel Taylor of Shelburne, Mass.
received a pension for military service. He served in the 
Revolution with Massachusetts troops.
The information is desired for completing a family 
record, for proof of membership in a patriotic society.
Very sincerely,
Fred Irland

(1) (2) (3) (4)

( circular stamp bottom left corner "PENSION OFFICE. U.S. Dec 7 1905)
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15.776
INVALID.
File No. 15.766
William Chase
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:--Vol. 1, Page 67
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept. 25, 1905. Hist. to
Mrs. Jessica B. Jones, Waitsfield, Vt. F. W.

1906 Jan 19. History to Fred Ireland
M.B.H.
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MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
ALBANY PENSION AGENCY
Sept. 23d. 1844

JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.
(illegible)
In reply to your letter of the 20th inst____
I have to state, that William Chase____
a Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832____at
eighty ____Dollars per annum___was last paid to 
the 4 day of March 1844.
I am, Sir,
Very Respectfully,
Your ob't serv t,
WW (illegible)cott
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.