Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23722, for Hiram Huntington, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                                                                     Conn.      

Huntington, Hiram     

NUMBER
S. 23722

CONTENTS
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No 488
Vermont
Hiram Huntington
of Orange Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Throop of the regt commanded by Col Starr in the Connecticut line for three years from April 1777 to April 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars -- cents per ann to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Sept 1832 and sent to H. E. G. McLaughlin, Chelsea, Orange Co Vt

Arrears to 4th of March 1832  80.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 32  40.00
$120

Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by R Eles Clerk
Book D Vol. 4 Page 62
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Hiram Huntington Declaration & Schedule
Recd  Copy of
1 May 1820.

Not entitled

Return to be made to H. E. G. McLaughlin Chelsea O.C. Vermont
(Sept. 1819)
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State of Vermont 
Orange County SS}  On this third day of March 1829 personally appeared before the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of Vermont now in Session within & for the County of Orange in open Court & said Court being a Court of Record agreeably to the Laws of this State having the power of fine and imprisonment Hiram Huntington aged Seventy years resident in Chelsea in said County of Orange who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, to wit, I enlisted as a soldier in the month of December in the 1775 under Captain Brewster in the first Regiment commanded by Col Huntington in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment for the term of one year and was honorably discharged at the Expiration of said term [unreadable] pond I think in New York.  In April 1777 I again enlisted under Captain Benjamin Throop in said Regiment in Col Starrs Regiment in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment for the Term of three years which term I served faithfully and was honorably Discharged, but said Discharges are lost or Distroyed, That he made his original Declaration in the month of April 1818 but the day he does not now recollect.  Has received a pension Certificate No 11234, and I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 8th day of March 1818, and that I have not Since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent so to Diminish it as to bring me self 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
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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 any property or securities contracts or Debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed  - that is to say - 43 acres of Land and its biddings thru appraisal at $425.00 
2 oxen $46.50, Two sick cows 14   - 60.50
2 heifers and one Calf and Colt & sheep  69.50
Hay & Grain 20.17, Yoak [yoke] and Cart 4.30   24.47
Plow harrow & chains                         4.67
Grind Stone forks & Racks                 1.00
Salle Bridle & Halter                           4.50
Wheel Dogs & cider Barrell                3.50
Old Tubs casks & Hollow ware           8.36
Plates tin ware & shovel Tongs [unreadable] & hook  5.57
Pewter crockery, Glass & Brown ware 4.83
Knives, forks spoon & Candle sticks    1.84
Looking glass & wooden furniture       8.38
$622.12
I am [unreadable] a farmer but owing to my advanced age and a very bad [unreadable] I am unable to perform but very little labour S and that in much distress, but as distressing as it may be, I am under the necessity to exert my utmost powers to support my Self and wife Lucy Huntington aged 65 years who is feeble and  I am in absolute need of the assistance of my Country & request that my name may Restored to the pension Roll, and I [unreadable] penniless to receive the benefits of my country from the time which I ceased to Draw on Such length of time as the Hon secretary may consider Just & Reasonable, the reason I did not apply under the act of first of May 1820, was I then had some [unreadable] my hands when it has never before & is passed to [unreadable] my feet and [unreadable] & the [unreadable] of the Laws [unreadable]  
Hiram Huntington
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We Josiah Dana and John Stearns both of Chelsea in the County of Orange & State of Vermont of Lawfull age depose and say that for more than seventy years last past we have been personally acquainted with Hiram Huntington and Abraham Brigham both of Chelsea aforesaid, who have at this Term of the Supreme Court made application to be restored to the pension roll of the United States and know them to be the Identical Hiran Huntington & Abraham Brigham who made application and received pension Certificates in the year 1818 under the act of 18th of March 1818 and further saith not.   Sworn and subscribed this 11th March 1829 
Josiah Dana 
John Stearns 
Attest H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk and Notary Public
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I H.E.G. McLaughlin Clerk of the Supreme and County Court within for the County of Orange do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration & Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from Record of the said Court; and further that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is the said six hundred twenty two Dollars and twelve cents, 
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the County Court on this Tenth  day of March AD 1829 
H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk of Orange County Court 
State of Vermont 
Orange County Clerks in March 15th AD 1829 
I H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk of the County and Supreme Court within and for the County of Orange and State of Vermont hereby Certify upon my oath of that I am pesonally acquainted with Hiram Huntington & Abraham Brigham of Chelsea,  James Tyler &  Jeremiah Tyler and John Frizzle of Shelford, Elias Carpenter, Joseph Norton, Benjamin George & Love Bacon of Stratford, John Underwood and Reclaim Martin of Bridgeford, and Amalius Lynde of [unreadable] all in the County of Orange aforesaid, and have been acquainted with them all, for more than Ten years and past, and do know them to be the identical persons who applied for Pensions and received pension in the year 1818 whose pension certificates I have examined on them applying at this time of the Supreme Court and further saith not.  
H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk
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Hiram Huntington 
Application, for a Pension 
PD
Return to [unreadable] to H. E. G. McLaughlin Chelsea Orange County Vermont
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State of Vermont 
Orange County ss} At Chelsea in said County on this 21 day of August A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Hon Titus Hutchinson Daniel Cobb & Thomas Jones  County Court of said Orange County, now setting, being a Court of Record Hiram Huntington a resident of Chelsea in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following decarlation in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832, 
That on the Thirtieth day of May one Thousand Eight hundred and nineteen he was placed in the Pension List Roll of the Vermont Agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month to commence on the second day of April one Thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen and under the Law of 1820 he did not apply on account of his property.   In March 1829 be applied under the act of one Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty Eight but was rejected in account of the amount of his property being $522.16 only.   
He served four years in the Connecticut line as a private solder in Col Huntington and Col Starrs Regiments,  have resided in Chelsea where I now reside, more than thirty years last past.   
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, as he knows of
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Coln Huntington and Col Starrs Regiments - have resided in Chelsea where I now reside, more than thirty you last past 
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, as he knows of
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Hiram Huntington 
H. E. G McLaughlin Clerk 
We Josiah Dana residing in Chelsea in said County of Orange and Daniel Perkins residing in the said Chelsea hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Hiram Huntington who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and that we believe him to be 74 years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion.  and that he is the identical Hiram Huntington who was placed on the pension list under the law of 1818.  
Josiah Dana Notary Public
Daniel Perkins
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid 
H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk
And the said Court do 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 certify that  Josiah Dana who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in Chelsea in said County, and that Daniel Perkins who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitle to credit.   
H. E. G. McLaughlin Clerk 
I H.E.G. McLaughlin Clerk of the Court of Orange aforesaid, do herby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Hiram Huntington for a pension. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my this 23 day of August A. D. 1832. 
H.E.G McLaughlin Clerk
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Revolution
23722 
INVALID. 
File No. 23,722 
Hiram Huntington 
Pri Rev War  
Act: June 7” 32”  
Index:-- Vol. 2, Page 199 
[Arrangement 1870.]
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11.234 R. 
Vermont  
Hiram Huntington of Chelsea in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel  Huntington of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years 
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2d of April 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of May 1819 and sent to Josiah Dana, Esqr Chelsea Vermont  
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  10 mo 29/30 4/31 $88.76 
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819                  $48. 
$136.76 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} 
Discontinued 
Schedule Coped for Hon Wm. Calhoun H.R. 6 Jan 1832
Notification sent to H. E. G. McLaughlin Chelsea 10 April 1819
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Hiram Huntington, priv. 
Chelsea Vermont 
4 years in Col. Huntington 's and Col. Starr's regimts Connt line 
2d April, 1818. T
On the rolls for 3 years private 
Admd. [admitted]  
Josiah Dana, judge Chelsea Vermont,
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I do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Hiram Huntington did serve in the revolutionary War on the continental establishment as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common Enemy, and also certify that it appears to my satisfaction that he is poor and needs the assistance of his Country for support. And I now transmit the proceedings taken and had before me to the Secretary of the War department pursuant to the aforementioned Act of Congress.   Chelsea January 19, 1819  
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court 
State of Vermont 
Orange County Clerks Office Jan 19th 1819 
These certify that Josiah Dana Esq of Chelsea in the County of Orange before whom the foregoing declaration was taken is Chief Judge of Orange County acting under the authority of the State of Vermont, and that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificate is in his own hand writing – 
Attest H. E. G McLaughlin Clerk of Orange County Court
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Hiram Huntington
April 2nd 1818
Chelsea
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I Hiram Huntington Now of Chelsea Vermont and now and ever had been citizen of the United States of America.   I Enlisted in December 1775 in Capt Brewster Company in Col Jed’h Huntingtons Regiment in the Connecticut Line for One Year.  Marched to Roxbury from there to New York.   1777 I enlisted under Capt Benjamin Throop in Col Starrs Regiment in Genl Jed’h Huntingtons Brigade for the Term of three years in Connecticut Line.   Served in the American Revolution between 4 & 5 years.  I was at the taking of Stoney point was in the Retreat out of New York and Long Island was honorably discharged by Col Starr suffered much in person and property, especially in the Retreat from New York and any wages amounted to little or nothing.   I am now advanced in life much debilitated in my person have since the war endured all the fatigues and troubles Incident to the settlement of a new County have a considerable family a weakly wife And poor Buildings and a small farm insufficient to maintain myself and family   should my health be still further impaired as I have every reason to expect.   Have never received any pension from Government for my services and hereby Relinquish all right to any pension from the United States except such as is provided in a late act of Congress making provision for Officers and Soldiers & of the late American Revolution and pray that I may be placed in pension list.  
Hiram Huntington 
Dated at Chelsea April 2d 1818-
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State of Vermont 
Orange County ss} Chelsea April 2nd 1818 personally appeared Hiram Huntington and made oath that the within written declaration by him subscribed is true before me 
Josiah Dana Chief Judge of Orange County Court 
Hiram Huntington 
Chelsea April 2nd 1818