Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17955, Isaac Foote, N.H. Privateer
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N.H.
Privateer

Foote, Isaac

NUMBER
S. 17955
B.L.Wt. 13430-160-55.

carded  ok.

CONTENTS
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1050
New Hampshire
Isaac Foote
?? the State of NH who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Emerson of the Regt command ? Col Mooney  in the ? for 11 most 12 days Privateer

Inscribed on the Roll of ? 76  at the rate of 37 Dollars 98 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of October 1832 and ? Isaac Foote Dunstable ? 76

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 semi-and allowance ending 4 Mar 33.
$56.97
18.99
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75.96
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Private
Col Mooney
?
13430

NH ? June 52-1050

? 160 ac's Dic 29/55

Dodge
C. Richardson Assistant ? 76
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No 535
Isaac Foote

Please send return to Post? off.  Dunstable NH

Claimant Dunstable
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State of New Hampshire
County of Hillsborough, SS.
On this twenty-eighth day of August 1832 Isaac Foote personally appeared in open court before the Court of Probate, now sitting a ? within and for the County of Hillsborough, in the state aforesaid, Isaac Foote of Dunstable in said county aged 70 years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, Passed June 7th, 1832.  That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. 

That is to say that in the year 1779 I enlisted as a private soldier under Capt. Daniel Emerson of Hollis in N Hampshire for the Term of six months.  I joined the army then at Liverton in the State of Rhode Island. (in July I think) in the regiment commanded by Col. Mooney.  I served out my time and was discharged -
Also in June 1750 I Entered the service under Capt. Hutchins in the reg. commanded by Col. Cilley, at West Point, in the State of New York.  Some time in the same summer I marched in the G? Poors Brigade, down the Hudson River to New Jersey - and were there when ? Arnold deserted from West Point and in the fall of the _? year we returned again to West Point and served out my time of six months in ? Regt in New Hampshire line?, and was discharged at Constitution Island   I was not engaged in any Battle during the service.  

In October of the year 1782 I entered a Privateer Ship of 20 guns called the Marlborough  Commanded by John Carnes of Salina.  We sailed out from Beverly in Massachusetts.  On the 3rd days sail we were captured by a British ship Enterprise of 36 guns, and I was carried to New ? and Barbados and there to England & enterd Plymouth Harbour and then to Portsmouth and was set at liberty I think in the month of August of 1783.
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He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.  Sworn in and subscribed in the day and year aforesaid  Isaac Foote. Edmund Parker Judge of Probate

We Handel G Nott, a Clergyman residing in the town of Dunstable in the county of Hillsborough aforesaid, and Stephen Kendrick residing in Dunstable aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Foote who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and we believe him to be 70 years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, Handel G Nott    
Edmund Parker  Judge of Probate for said County of Hillsborough.

I Charles H. Atherton, Register of the court do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Isaac Foote In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.

H.Atherton Register of Probate for said county of Hillsborough.
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State of New Hampshire
County of Hillsborough
At the court aforesaid, on the application aforesaid, the following interrogatories were propounded to Isaac Foot and the following answers given in part to wit:
1. Where and in what year were you born? I was born in Kingstown in New Hampshire in the years 1762.
Have you any record of your age and where is it? I have no record except one in a family Bible taken from my father's records. 
Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war and where do you now live? I was then living in Nottingham but now called Hudson, I have since lived in Haverhill, Mass. in Weare, N. H. in During and now live in Dunstable, N. Hampshire. 
How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom? Answer, I enlisted a volunteer each time.
State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops, where you served, each continental and militia regiment, as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. Gen Poor, Major Scott, Col Dearborne & Congress regiment so called. Major Frye, [illegible] Mills and others. 
Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it. I did receive a discharge. I think from Col. Cilley and sent it to Portsmouth by one Hadley and never since saw it.

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 service as a soldier of the revolution?
Stephen Kendrick, Nathan Fiske, Daniel Abbot, Esq, and Benjamin F. Funk, Esq. 
Certified by H. Atherton, Register.
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109.988
Isaac Foot
Revolutionary War

Chas. Richardson Attorney
Amherst N.H.
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State of New Hampshire County of Hillsborough. On this 24 Apr 1855, personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the said county and state aforesaid Isaac Foot aged 92 years a resident of Nashua in the state of New Hampshire who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical Isaac Foot who was a private in the revolutionary war with Great Britain declared as will appear by reference to the rolls that he received a printed or written discharge that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, that he now draws a pension for said service for the [illegible] of the said service he referes to his application for a pension with the papers accompanying the same that he has applied for before or received a warrant under any act of congress that the discharge was amended to the revised office with his application for pension. 
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "Act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who were engaged in the military service of the United States" passed March 3, 1855. and that he prays that the certificate thereof may be sent to him, to Charles Richardson, Amherst, New Hampshire.
Isaac Foot
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me the day and year first above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Isaac Foot to be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated, that I have no interest in the result of this application and not concerned in its prosecution and I further certify that he is the identical person who now receives a pension [illegible] made by me before the signing. 
Charles Richardson Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
County of Hillsborough
I Perley Dodge Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the count and state above mentioned do hereby certify that Charles Richardson whose genuine signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission is dated on the 14 Jun 1852 and will expire in five years from that date that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas is a Court of Record.
Given under my hand and seal of Office at Amherst this 28 Apr 1835. Perley Dodge, Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
Town of Nashua
County of Hillsborough
Personally came Caroline H. Read and Esther A. Robbins resident of Nashua N.H. aforesaid persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who, being duly sworn, say, that they were present and saw Isaac Foot sign his name and acknowledge the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be; and that they, deponents, do reside in the town of Nashua aforesaid that they know that the said applicant is a pensioner and receives his pension annually.
Caroline H. Read
Esther A. Robbins
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24 Apr 1835.
Charles Richardson, Justice of the Peace
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2535
Isaac Foote
Private
Role Capt Emerson and Co.
Col Mooney's Regiment [illegible]
15 July 1779 discharged 8 Jany 1780. 5 months 25 days

on role of enlistments for Nottingham enlisted 28 June 1780 ending 4 Dec 1780
5 months 17 days.
A [illegible]
JLE
17 March 11 days
$37.98
Claimant at Dunstable N.H.
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Brief in the case of Isaac Foote of Dunstable in the state of N.H. Act 7 June 1829
1. Was the declaration made before a court or a judge? Probate Court
2. If before a judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70
State his service
Period: 1779 July? 6 mo private under Capt Daniel Emerson, Col. Mooney in [illegible]
1780 (June) 6 mo private Capt Hutchins, Col. Cilley, [illegible]
1782 (Oct) about 10 mo; privateer Mohawks of [illegible] under Capt John Carnes of Salem Mass; Captured 3rd day; & carried to NYC Barbados & England; released in Aug 1783

Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? 2 witnesses, to general belief, affidavit of John Odell of same camp to return of Eleazer & Nathan Fisk & Stephen Conery to second term. 
Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no evidence to service on boards privateer.
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Wm Ward Examining clerk.
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13430
[illegible]
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Awn

17955
INVALID.

File No.  17,955

Isaac Foote
Pri  Rev  War

Act:  June 7"  32

Index:---Vol. 1,  Page 442

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nathan Fisk's
Depo

On Application
of
Isaac Foot--
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I Nathan Fish of Dunstable, in the County
of Hillsborough & State of New Hampshire, of lawful
age testify & say, that in the year Anno Domini one
thousand, seven hundred & eighty, in the month of June of
that year I enlisted into the service of the United States
Army to serve for the term of six months that
I marched with the Company in which I enlisted
and joined the American Army then at West Point,
in the July following, Capt. Isaac Farwell, being the
Commander of said Company in Col. Joseph Cilley's
Regiment, in the brigade of Gen Poor.
I further testify, that Isaac Foot now of said
Dunstable, served in said Company for the term
of six months in the same Regiment in the com
pany commanded by Capt. Nath. Hutchins said
company was stationed the second Company
from the Company I served in-- I after saw
the said Fort during said campaign and
know that he was in the American Army,
doing duty as a soldier in said Company due
ing the campaign aforesaid
Nathan Fisk

State of New Hampshire
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Hillsboro ss. June 25th 1832. Then the above named Nathan
Fisk personally appeared & made oath that the
above affidavit by him signed is true
Before Danl Abbot Jus. Peace
I certify that the above  [illegible] person is a credible witness.
Sanl Abbot Jus Peace
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I, Andrew Wallace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, certify that Daniel Abbot within named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough, and duly empowered to administer oaths, and that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 28 Aug 1832
A. Wallace, Clerk
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I, John Odall, of Merrimac in the county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire of lawful age testify and say in June in the year of our Lord 1779, I enlisted into Col. Mosny's Regiment and did duty under Capt Daniel Emerson and I am knowing of Isaac Foot of Dunstable in the State and County aforesaid being in the same company of myself and there faithfully discharging and performing all the duties of a good soldier for the term of six months. John Odall
Merrimac, Hillsborough; this 29 Jun 1832, personally appeared John Odall and made oath that the above affidavit by his subscriber is true. 
Before me, James M Calley Just Peace
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I, Andrew Wallace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, certify that James M Calley within named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough and duly empowered to administer oaths and that I verily believe that the within signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have herein unto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 28 Aug 1832.
A. Wallace, Clerk
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I, Eleazer Fisk of Dunstable in the county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire in the seventy second year of my age depose, testify and say, that in the year Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine, I enlisted as a private soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Daniel Emerson of Holles, N.H. for the term of six months. I joined the army then at Tiverton in the state of Rhode Island, and I think in the month of July of that year, I further depose that I did duty thru said campaign and was duly discharged at the expiration thereof; and I further depose that Isaac Foot, now of Dunstable aforesaid, was a soldier in the same company with me and did duty as such during said campaign. He was discharged at the same time with myself. I was well acquainted with said Foot during said campaign and have lived near to and been well acquainted with him ever since we served in the Regiment commanded by Col. Mooney.
Eleazer Fisk
Attest: Daniel Abbot
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough July 11, 1832, Then the above named Eleazer Fisk, personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. 
Before Daniel Abbot Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness.
Daniel Abbot, Justice of the Peace
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I, Stephen Conery of Holles in the county of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire in the seventy second year of my age testify and say that in the fifteenth year of my age I enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary Army and that I served therein nearly five years and until I was discharged at the close of the war.
I further depose that in the year Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty I was stationed on Constitution Island East of West Point in the Company commanded by Capt McCalley in Col. Cilley's Regiment. I further say that in the month of June of that year, Isaac Foot, now of Dunstable in the county aforesaid, joined the army and did duty in the company commanded by Capt Hutchins in the same Regiment with myself. He enlisted and did duty there for six months. I was well acquainted with said Foot before he went into the Army and I often saw him there and on duty and know that he served and the six months for which he enlisted and was then discharged and returned home.
Stephen Connery
Attest: Daniel Abbot 
State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough, July 20, 1832. Then the above named Stephen Conery personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true before Daniel Abbot Jus. Peace. I certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness. Daniel Abbot Jus. Peace
July 20 [1832]
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Stephen Conery's DC/1
on application of Isaac Foot
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I, Andrew Wallace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, certify that Daniel Abbot within named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough and duly empowered to administer oaths and that the within signature purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name, this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord 1832. 
A. Wallace Clerk