Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19100, for Samuel Spaulding, Vermont
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Vt.  Spaulding, Samuel  S.19100

                                      carded
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28928
Vermont 28928

Samuel Spaulding
of (?)dham in the State of Vt who was a pr in the 
commanded by Captain               of the Regt commanded by Col. Dauriw in the N.H. line for 6 months 
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 20Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of July 34
and (?) D. S. Putnam
Grafton - Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 34    60 -
Semi-anl. Allowance ending (?)b Sept    10-
  $70-
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832)
Recorded by Nath: Rice
Book E   Vol. 3    Page 93
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State of Vermont}
County of Windham SS}

On this twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the probate court within and for the District of (?) in said county of Windham and State of Vermont now sitting Samuel Spaulding a resident of Grafton in said District county and State aged Seventy one years who being first duly sworn according 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  Commandant Thomas Sawyer
Capt Bart   Lieut Wright, marched to Rutland Vt. was stationed there sometime, Thence marched to Castleton, Vt - He was stationed in a fort at both the above places. At Castleton the fort was built around the house of a man by the name of Foot. There had been a decent upon Castleton, where two men were killed by the name of Williams and Hall, for which reason troops were called for, who were made up throughout the state by a certain No. from each h town.  Deponent was discharged at Castleton aforesaid after having served the full term of about six months, by a written discharge from Capt. Burt, which was destroyed at the burning of the Deponents house nearly forty years - since - This service was in the Vt militia
Deponent was a volunteer and in the same company were Ebenezer Stowel  Abel White  John Davis  James Atwood and Peter Tarbel
He again entered the service of the United States in the Vt militia from Rockingham Vt in -------------1779
first after the burning of Royalton, Vt, which occurance occasioned the call for troops under Capt. Stoughton.
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and Lieut Stearns - and he believes Ensign Safford with Uriah Roundy  John Roundy  Ebenzer Selby  Saml Bass - Leatherby + Simmons who be recollects to have been amoung the number - He marched into Claremont NH, thence to Royalton  He was stationed some time at Royalton untill the report of Indians being at gassyt brook so called near Rockingham Vt when they were ordered back to Rockingham when the Deponent was discharged having no written discharge he believes after having served in both terms more than six months.
Deponent further declares that he has no documentary evidence nor knows of no person he can procure who can testify to his last mentioned term of service -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency of any state
Deponent was born at Towenshend MS in the year 1760 - He has no accord of his age
was living when called into the service each term at Rockingham Vermont
He volunteered each time and served in the Vt militia
Knows of no singular officers nor troops positively at the places where he was stationed nor recollects any other of his own officers -
Has lived at Grafton his present residence ever since the Revolutionary war
Deponent believes he was in the service seven months but swears positively only to six months in all
Samuel Spaulding
Sworn and subscribed to on the same day and year aforesaid
Peter R Taft
Judge
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Personally appeared in open Court Art Spring Justice Peace in said Grafton and being duly sworn on his oath deposeth and saith that he is of the age of 49, that he has been acquainted with the said Samuel Spaulding the Declarent for more than thirty years that he has within five years lived within a half a mile of him and within that time has frequently heard him mention serving as a volunteer in the Revolution in the US
service. He considers him a man of truth and veracity and believes that his affidavit on the subject of his Revolutionary service may be relied on
Art. Spring
Sworn & subscribed to on this same day and year aforsaid
Peter R Taft Judge

Personally appeared in open court Archibald Mack a credible person of Windham in said Windham County and upon his oath deposeth and saith - that he served in the U S service in (he believes) 1779 in the A Militia  a part of the time at Rutland and at said Rutland was in a fort under Commandant Sawyer and there served with and knew Samuel Spaulding then from Rockingham now of Grafton, VT.  How long the said Spaulding was there he does not recollect
Deponent is of the age of seventy eight
Archibald Mack
Subscribed and sworn on the same day and year aforesaid
Peter R Taft   Judge
Personally appeared in open Court John Palmer a credible person of said Grafton who geing duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is of the age of 48  that he is a near neighbour of the said Samuel Spaulding the declarant and has so been for more than thirty eight
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years, and that twenty years ago and more he well recollects having heard him mention his being a soldier in the Revolutionary war and often at various times since that period has heard him mention said service. And further that said Spaulding he considers a man of truth and veracity and believes that his affidavit on the subject of his Revolutionary service may be (?) relied on. And further that he is reported in his neighborhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution and he concurs in that opinion John Palmer
Sworn and subscribed to on the same day and year aforesaid
Peter R Taft - Judge

We the subscribers (inhabitants of said Grafton) John Barrett   Benjamin Dwinnel Justice Peace and Hyman Burgess of Lawful age do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the above Samuel Spaulding, and that we consider him a man of truth and veracity
That his affadavit on the subject of his Revolutionary service may be implicitly relied on
John Barrett
Benjamin Dwinell  Justice Peace
Hyman Burgess
Sworn and subscribed to the same day & year aforesaid
Peter R Taft - Judge

The (?) (?) do hereby declare their opinion after the (?)
(I cannot tell if the following line was scratched out or is just to faint to read)
(basically unintelligible)
....that the applicant served as a Revolutionary war soldier and served  as he states (?) further certify (?) it appears to them these   John Barrett
Benja Dwinell & Hyman Burgess, who (?) signed the preceding certificate each residing of said Grafton and were credible persons & (?) their statements  is entitled to credit
Peter R Taft    Judge


I Asa Keyes 2nd clerk of Register of the Probate Court for the (?) of (?) aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Spaulding for a pension - Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of August AD 1832
Asa Keyes 3
And further it appears to said court that there is no settled clergyman in said Grafton
Asa Keyes 2nd Clerk & Reg
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19  100
INVALID
File No.  19,100
Samuel Spaulding
Pri - Rev War
Act: June 7th  32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 425
{Arrangement of 1870}
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May 11/97 - History to Mr. G. I. Harvey
Kansas City Mo.
Oct 6 - 1900 -
Mrs. Ruth Livingston - Sioux City, Iw

Oct, 20 - 1900 -  to (?)
for date of last payment apply to Hon and for Interior
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O.W. & N. Div
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C. Apr 7, 1897

Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
Wm Lockren
Commissioner

Full name of soldier:
Samuel Spaulding
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Vermont
Date of death (as near as possible))

Christian name of widow:


Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
He rec'd a pension. Payable at - Vermont Agency - (Bennington)
Remarks:
Certificate for pension signed by John C. Calhoun.

Your name and address:
G. I. Harvey
2204 Troost Ave.,
Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas City, Mo.,
April 14, 1897
Hon. Comm of Pensions.
Dear Sir: Attached is slip. Samuel Spaulding was pensioned for Revolutionary services - pension payable at Vermont Agency, Bennington.
Two Samuel Spauldings appear on Vt. Rev. records - one from Vermont - the other from Mass. I wish their record of service, as filed with Pension application that I may send them to Vermont for identification,
Respectfully
G. I. Harvey
2204 Troost Av
Kansas City, Mo


War and Navy
Apr 19 1897
Files


U.S. Pension Office
Apr 16 1897
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Sam Spaulding
Vermont

(?)
6 mos $20

D. S. Putnam
Grafton, Vt
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War Department
Pension Office,
3 Sept 1833

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 perceive that objections exist, which must be removed before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and regulations will show what is necessary to be done.  These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find worked in the margins with a brace,  (thus }). Your will, when you return your peppers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and yu will, by compiling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A statement. showing the service of Samuel Spaulding

Period when service was rendered
Duration of claimant's service years, months, days
Rank of the claimant
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served
Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service 
Proof 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:
The 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 in 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 lasw as officers, non-commissioned offices, mucicians 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 each applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Cleark 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} ss.

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 provision made by the act of Congress, pass 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 and 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 relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to 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 for 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, an examination of the proper record, and the names of applicants, make 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 days 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, after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Solder, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. and 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 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 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 service 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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Typed document does not need transcription
Bottom of document has a handwritten note...

His name is not on the rolls of Capt. Houghton's Company
Should be Holton instead of Houghton
D. L. Putnam
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Sam Spaulding's Case letter explanatory to J. L. Edwards
Court of Pensions
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Grafton Vermont  May 12th 1834

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
The case of Samuel Spaulding has been detained for the purpose of procuring all the evidence possible.
It seems there was a mistake, & the Captains name in our town should have been Holton instead of Houghton, this will fully account for his name not being found on Capt Houghtons Roll. The new affadavits are not precise about times, because the deponents could not recollect but you will find I believe, that these together with what appeared originally in the proceedings had before the court, are perfectly satisfactory, and I trust so as to give him more that he ventures to swear positively for, by his own declaration.
A receipt which he mentions in his last affadavit is now to be found and I don't think is of much consequence
This case was originally forwarded by Danl Kellogg U.S. Dis Atty
I expect that you may find some evidence
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in regard to this applicant among old papers forwarded by Wm Stearns of Rockingham application for a pension from Rockingham by (as I believe) Alex S. Campbell Esq his agent P Stetemy(?) is now I believe a pensioner,
Your Obt Svt
David L. Putnam

J. L. Edwards Esq

P.S. Please make return to me at Grafton, VT
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New Evidence
Saml Spauldings Case
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I Ebenezer Allbee of Rockingham in the State of Vefrmont of lawful age testify and say that immediately after the burning of Royalton in the State of Vermont by the Indians during the Revolutionary War, some troops went to Roalton to repel the Indians Company went from said Rockingham at that time, the company was commanded by Capt Holton, my father Ebeneazer Allbee belonged to that company and I further testify that I was at that time and am now well acquainted with Samuel Spaulding, now of Grafton in the State of Vermont and I have always understood and do now believe that the said Samuel Spaulding went to Royalton in said Company and was out in that campaign. While my father and the said company were gone to Royalton there was an alarm of Indians at Grassy Brook - I cannot say positively that the company was under Capt Holtons command but I have always understood so. The above statement is true according to the best of any remembrance
Eben Allbee

State of Vermont}
Windham SS}

Rockingham Apl 5th 18(?)4 there personally appeared Ebenezer Allbee above named who is a credible person and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me
Alexander S Campbell   Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
NewFane   April 11, 1834

I certify that Alexander S Campbell Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the within is his signature - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the said County Court on the day and year above written.

James Elliot    Clerk
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Affadavit of Martha Spaulding wife of Samuel Spaulding of Grafton Windham County State of Vermont, who testifies and says that she has been married & lived with said Spaulding for fifty one years, that she is of the age of Seventy years - that the house in which she & said Spaulding lived for some years after their marriage was destroyed by fire and all his papers therein were consumed among which was a discharge from the American Revolutionary Service - signed by Capt Burt and the Christian name of said Burt she believes was John & said discharge she well knows to have been for the term of more than four months, and she verily believes it to have been for more than six months, said discharge she often saw prior to the burning of said house and often soon after said marriage said Spaulding concurred with him (and after (?) respecting his Revolutionary services for two terms
Martha Spaulding

State of Vermont}
Windham County} Grafton 30th April 1834 personally appeared Martha Spaulding and made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true before me
 David L. Putnam Justice Peace

And I hereby certify that the said Martha Spaulding is a person of irreproachable character for truth and veracity
David L. Putnam   Justice Peace


And I Samuel Spaulding of Grafton aforesaid in addition to my former declaration for obtaining a pension under the act of Congress of June 7, 1832 depose and say that the name Capt Houghton is said declaration should have been Capt Holton, and by reason of old age and the loss of memory I cannot state positively as to the length of the terms of my said service, nor more collectively than as therein stated
Samuel Spaulding

State of Vermont}
Windham County} Grafton 30th April 1830
Personally appeared Samuel Spaulding  and made oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is true and I certify that he is a credible person before me
David L. Putnam    Justice Peace
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Affadavit of William Stearns who testifies and says that his is aged 78 that he served in the American Revolution as a soldier at Rutland & Castleton Vermont under as he believes Commandant Sawyer & Capt Burt, and he verily believes that Samuel Spaulding (formerly of Rockingham in Windham County which is now the residence of the deponent) was a fellow soldier with him in and during said service, and he believes said terms of service to have been not less than two months, but by reason of (?) infirmity on account of a kind of palsy the Deponent has but a faint recollection as to said sservice William Stearns

State of Vermont}
Windham County SS}
Rockingham April 26th 1834 personally appeared William Stearns and made solemn oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is true (but I am not well acquainted with him) before me  David L. Putnam   Justice Peace and I hereby certify that William Stearns aforesaid is a credible person
David Chandler   Justice of the Peace

Avadavit of John Stowel of Rockingham in Windham County & State of Vermont who testifies and says, that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and served not less than three months in the vicinity of Royalton Vt and according to the best of his recollection that Samuel Spaulding there of said Rockingham (as he believes) was there in said service during the time the Deponent was there, and under Capt. Holton Leiut Steavey(Heavey?) & Ensign Safford
John Stowel

State of Vermont}
Windham County}
Rockingham April 26th 1834 Personally appeared John Stowel and made solemn oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is true (but I am not well acquainted with him) before me David L.Putnam   Justice Peace

& I Hereby certify that Deac John Stowel who has subscribed the above is a credible person
David Chandler   Justice of the Peace
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Affadavit of John L Davis of Rockingham in the county of Windham & State of Vermont who testifies + says that he served as a soldier in the American Revolution in the vicinity of Royalton Vt not less than six months and that while in said service he well knew Samuel Spaulding then of Rockingham and now of Grafton in said County. Said Spaulding being there and there engaged in said service under Capt Holton & Lieut Stearns + the said Spaulding there and there served not less than three months to the certain knowledge of the Deponent in said service in the vicinity of Royalton Vermont 
John L.  (his X mark) Davis

State of Vermont}I Samuel Spaulding who am named in the foregoing affadavit and applicant for a pension depose and say thatwill well recollect the said Wm Stearns   John Stowel + John L. Davis who have subscribed the foregoing affidavits and knew them in the Revolutionary service as therein stated, and that I found the receipt which I expect will accompany this in the hands of the said Wm Stearns among his old papers + said receipt was only for a part of the term 
Samuel Spaulding

State of Vermont}
Windham SS} 
Grafton 30th April 1834 personally appeared Samuel Spaulding made oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is true before me
David L. Putnam   Justice Peace




Windham County}
Rockingham April 26th 1834 Personally appeared John L. Davis and made oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is true, and I hereby certify that I believe the same to be true, but I am not well acquainted with hischaracter for truth and vveracity before mme David L. Putnam    Justice Peace
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duplicate of previous document

Affadavit of Martha Spaulding
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And I lSamuel Spaulding further depose + say that I never received any compensation for my Revolutionary Service only in Continental money which was of trifling value, though I had twenty pounds bounty in our case, I do not consider all I received was worth two weeks labour to me, Wm Stearns + I gave sixteen dollars of it in one instance for a glass of rum, and in another instance the landlord would not take it at my discount 
Samuel Spaulding

State of Vermont}
Windham SS}
Grafton April 30th 1834 personally appeared Samuel Spaulding and made oath that the above affadavit by him subscribed is true David L Putnam   Justice Peace

State of Vermont Windham County Court Clerk's Office,
New Fane, May 6th A.D. 1834
I certify that David Chandlier and David L. Putnam, Esquires, are Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Windham, and that the preceding signatures, purporting to be theirs, respectively, on this sheet are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County Court on the day and year above written
James Elliot, Clerk

(written in right margin of document)
New Evidence in Samuel Spauldings case