Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22094, John Austin, Mass. N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.
N.H.

Austin, John

NUMBER
S. 22094

CONTENTS
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[upper right corner of page torn off and missing]

Vermont
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John Austin
of Rochester in the State of Vermont
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Davis of the Reg't commanded
by Major Poor in the N.H. Militia
line for 13 Months

Ctf 9390.
[stamp]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension ifsued the 14 day of Mar 1833 and sent to S Maight, Burlington, Vt
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Arrears to the 4th of March 33..................$86.66
Semi-anl. all'wance ending 4 Sept 33......$21.66
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.............................................................................$108.32
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(Revolutionary Claim,  )
(Act June 7, 1832.        )

Recorded by F.F. Franciosi  Clerk
Book C.   Vol. 3d    Page 50
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State of Vermont      )
Windsor County fs.   )
At Rochester in said county the 18th day of July A.D. 1832

Personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Isaiah Raymond Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Hartford in the County of Windsor now sitting John Austin a resident of Rochester in said district and County aged seventy seven years 15th Jany 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 act of Congrefs pafsed 7th June 1832.  That he ["enlisted" stricken out] entered the United States service under the following named officers and served as                   stated to wit Immediately on the battle of Lexington in 1775 I enlisted in Bedford Mafsachusetts as a private in my 21st year in what I suppose was regular troops for nine months in Capt John Davis Comp. of infantry, Nathaniel Horick 1st Lieut. Eliphalet Bodwell 2d Lieut. Francis Swan Ensign in the 4th Regiment Dr Bricket of Haverill Mafs Colo ["Major" stricken out] I think his christian name was Isreal.  Thos Poor ["Colo" stricken out] Major was directly marched to Boston.  Gen Putnam was only the general officer in command.  I was at the Battle of Bunker hill stationed principally during the day ["at" stricken out] incumbered &c   some after this battle I should think in July Gen. Washington came on & both command.  I served out my time went home 

["2nd" written in left margin by the following paragraph]
and in a few days enlisted in a comp. of infantry for two months under Capt Johnson of Haverell of the Militia of Mafs.  Eliphalet Bodwell was our Lieut. & Frances Swan Ensign  I was stationed on Prospect hill--the N.H. Militia were at this time stationed on Winter Hill--I staid till the British evacuated Boston in March following when my 2 months expired & I returned home.

["3rd" written in left margin by the following paragraph]
I then went to Goffstown N. Hampshire and when Burgoin made his incursion I was drafted in the N. Hampshire Militia of infantry for two months as a private
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we marched for Burgoines (Burgoyne)( Army & reached Bennington Vt. where we joined Gen Stark & his force and we were in the Bennington Battle - the British had a detachment with our field force stationed about half a mile from their main body which had thrown up an entrenchment. I was one of a detachment of one hundred men ordered under the command of Colo'l Nichols & Read to march round through the woods in the rear of this detachment of the British and destroy'd them as also by so doing to divert ['to that' crossed out] the attention of the main British forces from the advance of our main body & were ordered to fire which should be the signal for the action to begin with our main body we affected our motion in the rear of the British detachment & first sent forward his several scouts which each returned being in ['but' crossed out] little squads of tories who were going in to the British having pieces of white paper of the line of a card stuck on their hats having wrote thereon 'Protection' we then advanced & fired the main army in a moment fired also we ['do' crossed out] reached and drove the British detachment from their entrenchment ['and into' crossed out] in upon their main body - we drove the army till in their retreat they met a reinforcement. when they drove use back a little when we rallied & put them to the rout they retreated to Bunsley's Mills where they crost the river and run ['off' crossed out] their cannon off from the bridge 4 ['four' crossed out] cross four pounders - from Bennington we marched to still water (Stillwater) when my time expired and I returned home - I enlisted ['last time' crossed out] as a private ['the then times' crossed out] then and was drafted one as a private. I know of but one person living David Clough who has here made his affidavit that has personal knowledge as that can throw light on the same - 
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
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} At Rochester in said county the 18th day of July AD. 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Isaiah Raymond Judge of the Court of Probate for the district of Hartford in the County of Windsor now sitting John Austin a resident of Rochester in said district and county aged seventy-seven years 15th Jan'y 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 act of congress passed 7th June 1832. That he ['enlist'd] entered the united states service under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated, to wit Immediately in the battle of Lexington in 1775 I enlisted in Bothwell in Massachusetts as a private in my 21st year in what I suppose was regular troops for [eight' crossed out] nine months in Capt John David Comp. of infantry Nathaniel Herick (Herrick) 1st Lieut. Eliphalet Bodwell 2d Lieut. Francis Swan Ensign in the 4th Regiment Dr Bricket of Haverhill Mass Col'o I think his christian name was Isaac Thos Poor ['Col'o' crossed out] major was directly marched to Boston. Gen. Putnam was one of the general officers in command. I was at the Battle of Bunkerhill stationed principally during the day ['at' crossed out] in Cambridge when after the battle I should think in July Gen. Washington came on & with command. I served out my time went home and in a few days enlisted in a comp. of infantry for two months [margin note: 2nd] under Capt. Johnson of Haverill (Haverhill) of the militia of Mass. Eliphalet Bodwell was our Lieut. & Francis Swan Ensign I was stationed on Prospect hill - the N.H. militia were at this time stationed on winter Hill - I staid till the British evacuated Boston in March following when my 2 months expired & I returned home. [margin note: 3rd] I then went to Goffstown N. Hampshire and when Burgoine (Burgoyne) made his invasion I was drafted in the N. Hampshire militia of infantry for two months as a private
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we marched for Burgoins (Burgoyne's) Army & reached Bennington Vt. where we joined Gen. Stark his forces and we were in the Bennington Battle - ['And' crossed out] the British had a detachment with our field fire stationed about half a mile from their main body which had thrown up an entrenchment - I was one of a detachment of one hundred men ordered under the command of Colo'l Nichols & Read to march round through the woods in the rear of this detachment of the British and dislodge them as also by so doing to divert ['to that' crossed out] the attention of the main British forces from the advance of our main body & were ordered to fire  which should be the signal for the action to begin with our main body we affected our Motion in the rear of the British detachment & first sent forward his several scouts which each returned being in  ['but' crossed out] little squads of tories who were going in to the British having pieces of white paper of the line of a card stuck on their hats having wrote thereon 'Protection' we then advanced & fired the main army in a moment fired also we ['do' crossed out] reached and drove the British detachment from their entrenchment ['and into' crossed out] in upon their main body - we drove the army till in their retreat they met a reinforcement. when they drove use back a little when we rallied & put them to the rout they retreated to Bunsley's Mills where they crost the river and run ['off' crossed out] their cannon off from the bridge 4 ['four' crossed out] cross four pounders - from Bennington we marched to still water (Stillwater) when my time expired and I returned home - I enlisted ['last time' crossed out] as a private ['the then times' crossed out] then and was drafted one as a private. I know of but one person living David Clough who has here made his affidavit that has personal knowledge as that can throw light on the same -
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
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Answer to the seven questions propounded by this court
1st I was born in Bothwell Mass. on the 15th Jany. 1754
2d I have a record of my age in Bothwell Mass - Last lived in Bothwell when added into service I left Bothwell & went to Goffstown N.H. thence resided in New Canaan N.H. thence to Rochester Vt. where I have lived ever since. 
4th I volunteered the first service of 9 months & the 2d service of 2 mo. I was drafted the last two months service. was never a substitute.
5 I served in my last two months service under Capt. M. Connor - Lieut. John Orr - Ensign Gilmore. our Gen. was Gen'l Starks (Stark) then was out after in the service ['David' crossed out] Jesse Wilson & Capt David McCleary of the N.H. troops I know of no other officers in this service. I have in my declaration stated what I recollect, in the months & first 2 months Service, ['of' crossed out] the names of officers in & the circumstances touching that service. 
6. I was discharged from my 2d services by parole do not recollect by what officers
7th David Wily (Wiley) & Jerrod (Jared) Hall are my neighbors to whom I have been long known.
/s/X his mark John Austin
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court /s/Ira Raymond Judge}
I David Clough of Hancock in the county of Addison & state of Vermont of lawfull age depose testify and say that when I was in the 9 months service of Massachusetts militia I was ['as in' crossed out] at the battle of Bunkerhill that he was stationed at Cambridge in 1775 that I know his company officers that he has stated their names correctly but that he was in the Massachusetts militia that I know he served the time of nine months as he states that I had seen him more or less ever since. - And I further say that I was at the taking of Burgoin (Burgoyne) & that I heard by some of s'd Austin's messmates that Austin was at Bennington & shot he came on [illegible:damaged copy] 
Sworn & subscribed by me 18th July 1832
/s/David Clough
Sworn and subscribed to in open court before me this 18th day of July 1832
/s/Ira Raymond Judge
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['we David Wily' crossed out] I Jared Hall of Rochester aforesaid residing in the near neighborhood of the s'd John Austin, hereby certify that ['we are' crossed out] I am well acquainted with s'd John Austin who has subscribed and sworn to the above & foregoing declaration; that ['we' crossed out] I believe him to be 77 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' crossed out] I concur in that opinion and that I have never had any doubts of the same.
/s/Jared Hall
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me in open court}
/s/Ira Raymond Judge
And the said court does hereby declare his 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 him that the said ['David Wily and' crossed out] Jared Hall, who has signed the preceding certificate and also the said David Clough who  has herein made his affidavit are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit - the  s'd Court would further certify that there is no clergyman living in the vicinity of the applicant that has live in such vicinity over a year who therefore cannot be procured to be acquainted with the reputation of the s'd Austin for revolutionary services And the s'd Court further certifies that the signer of the above certificate testifies to his general belief and that he has no doubt on the subject - and the said Court further certifies that the said Hall who signed said certificate is a resident of Rochester in the County of Windsor aforesaid. 
/s/Ira Raymond Judge
I, Lyndon A. Marsh Register and clerk of of the Court of Probate aforesaid certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court [illegible:damaged copy] the application of John Austin
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} At. Rochester in s'd county on the 11th day of April AD 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace within and for the s'd County of Windsor John Austin of s'd Rochester 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 or as to the precise days or perhaps months in the years on which he enlisted or entered the service of the United States, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; I John Austin on the last of April 1775 enlisted as a private for nine months in Capt. John Davis' Company of infantry (in the regular troop or I used to suppose) but on examination now think it was in the Massachusetts militia I was stationed at Boston and its vicinity and serve I show in the service of the United States nine months and I was discharged - [margin note: 9] On the last days of January or perhaps the first of February in the year 1776 I enlisted in the Massachusetts Militia for two months as a private in Capt. Johnson's Comp. of infantry that I was stationed at Boston & its vicinity that I served in the service of the United States served as a private two months [margin notes: 2] the period of my last mentioned enlistment and was discharged - On the first of August 1777 it might have been the last days of July in this year 1777 at Goffstown New Hampshire I was drafted as a private for two months in the New Hampshire militia [margin note: 2] in Capt. M. Connor's Comp. of infantry that I served out this last period of two months in the service of the United States on an expedition against Gen. Burgoin (Burgoyne) that I was in the Battle of Bennington and was discharged the last part of August at Stillwater in the year 1777 having served out my time that I entered the service on the above named periods of service as a private and served as a private and for such service I claim a pension
/s/X his mark John Austin
Subscribed and sworn to this 11th day of April 1833 aforesaid Before me}
/s/John Amy Justice of peace
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We Jared Hall and David Wily (Wiley) of Rochester in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of lawful age being duly sworn do depose testify and say that we are near neighbors of John Austin of s'd Rochester who on the 18th day of July A.D. 1832 made, & swore to, his declaration of military servises rendered by him in the American revolution to which declaration of the s'd Austin we further say is attached a certificate of Jared Hall, one of these deponents "that the said Austin is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the American revolution and that he the s'd Hall concurred in that opinion"
And we the said Hall and Wily severally testify and say further that we have lived in the neighborhood and near vicinity of the said Austin in s'd Rochester for the last twenty years & more and that we now reside in his neighborhood, we further say that we severally believe the said Austin is now seventy eight years of age and that he was seventy seven years of age last past on the s'd 18th July 1832 as he states in his s'd declaration, 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 and that we have never had any doubts whatever of the same 
/s/Jared Hall
/s/David Wiley
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} at Rochester in s'd county on the 11th day of April 1833 personally appeared before me John Amy one of the justices of the  peace within and for the County of Windsor Jared Hall and David Wiley the signers of the above certificate and affidavit and severally made oath that the same contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me /s/John Amy Justice peace
I the said John Amy justice of the peace aforesaid hereby certify that I have long known the said Jared Hall and David Wiley the above deponents, that they are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit, that they have resided in the s'd town of Rochester for more than twenty years now past, that they testify to their general belief as to the s'd John Austin's reputation for revolutionary servises and that they have never had any doubt of the same - I further certify that there is no clergyman in the s'd town of Rochester or in the vicinity of the s'd Austin that has resided in s'd town or s'd Austin's vicinity over one or five years past & who therefore cannot be procured to be acquainted with the reputation of the s'd Austin for revolutionary servises & I further certify that there is no clergyman residing in the near vicinity of the s'd Austin.
/s/John Amy Justice of peace
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss.} Woodstock County Clerk's Office April 22d 1833 - I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby certify that John Amy is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and that the foregoing are his Signatures. - 
[court seal affixed] In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said County Court, and subscribe my name the day and year last above. - 
/s/Benj'a Swan
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[typewritten letter]
December 20, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
John Austin - S.22094
BA-J/AWF [initials: own]

Mr. E. C. Griswold
117 Catherine Street
Scotia, New York

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Austin, a pensioner of Windsor County, Vermont.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 22094, based upon the Revolutionary War service of John Austin. 
John Austin was born January 15, 1754 in Bothwell(?), Massachusetts, names of his parents not given. 
While residing in Bothwell, he enlisted the latter part of April, 1775, served nine months as private in Captain John Davis' company, Colonel Brickett's Massachusetts regiment, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill. He enlisted and served two months in Captain Johnson's company, and was stationed on Prospect Hill near Boston, until in March, 1776. He enlisted in Goffstown, New Hampshire, in the summer of 1777, served two months in Captain McConnell's company under Colonels Nichols and Reid with the New Hampshire troops, and was in the battle of Bennington.
He moved from Goffstown to New London, New Hampshire and then to Rochester, Windsor County, Vermont.
He was allowed pension on his application exe-
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[typewritten letter]
cuted July 18, 1832, then a resident of Rochester, Vermont. 
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of John Austin.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pens pension, the name and address to whom sent and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., citing the following data:
John Austin
Certificate #9390
Issued May 14, 1833
Rate $43.33 per annum
To commence March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Vermont Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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[verso]
22094
Revolution INVALID.
File No. 22,094
John Austin 
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 14
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[recto]
1916 Jan. 20. History to Mrs. Edwd. Austin. F.W.
1916 Apr 11. Mrs. E. Austin referred to Auditor Int. Dept. M.B.H.
1934-Dec 20 - hist to E. C. Griswold awf
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4460
John Austin 
Declaration for 13 months Services - 
with one affidavit
To be sent to 
S. Haught 
Burlington Vermont 
on rolls
Admitted 
Private. N. Hamp Militia
13 months
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State of Vermont
Hartford District ss.} I. Edwin Hutchinson Register of the Probate Court within & for said District. hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of John Austin for a pension - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & the Seal of said Court, at the Probate Office in Woodstock in Said District this 24th day of April A.D. 1833 - 
/s/Edwin Hutchinson, Register
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[handwritten letter]
[margin notes: Rev. Srv one stamped address'd envelope recd. for Rev'o
Stamped, env. ret'd - W]
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Sir. - 
My great-grandfather, John Austin, of Rochester, Vermont, fought in the Revolutionary War, and drew a pension for a number of years before he died; and as I would like to join the Milwaukee Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, I would like to get a duplicate certified copy of my great-grandfather's pension. 
Please let me know
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[handwritten letter]
cost of same, and I will send it by return mail. 
Respectfully, 
/s/(Mrs. Edward) Leila Austin
Route 2, Box 15,
Milwaukee, Wis. 
January 15, 1916. 
[receipt stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE. JAN 17 1916]
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[handwritten letter]
[margin notes: Rev. Sec. - 1. C.B.H.]
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C. 

Gentlemen. - 
I wish to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, and have been accepted for a member of the Milwaukee Chapter, but the national organization are holding up my papers in Washington, D.C., as incomplete, because I do not know the exact date
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[handwritten letter]
II
of my great-grandfather, John Austin's death, but perhaps you will be able to give it to me, for he applied for a pension, July 18, 1832, and his claim was allowed. 
John Austin lived in Rochester, Windsor Co., Vt. when he applied for his pension and died there. 
I have written to the bureau of vital statistics in Rochester, Vt., and also to the Secretary of State at Montpelier Vt. for the date of John Austin's
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[handwritten letter]
III
death, but neither one could find any record of it. 
I hope you will be able to give it to me, for I do not know how I can get it any other way. 
Thanking you for your help in this matter, I am, respectfully,
/s/Mrs. E. Austin. 
Route 2, Box 15, 
Milwaukee, Wis.
Apr. 2, 1916. 
[receipt stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE D APR 3 1916]
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[typewritten letter]
[margin notes: Returned Cleared pens cant identify 124 Bm]
[receipt stamp: RECEIVED NOV 26 1934 MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS ADM READER #15]
Scotia, N.Y., Nov. 24, 1934. 

Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C. 
I have obtained the following from a book entitled U. S. War Records -1835.
Persons residing in Windsor County, Vermont on the pension list under the Act of Congress passed the 7th day of June, 1832.
Name - John Austin
Rank - Private
Annual Allowance - $43.33
[margin note: no record AZ 12/5] 
Sum received - $129.99
Description of Service - N. H. Continental Line
When placed on pension roll - May 14, 1833
Commencement of pension - March 4, 1831
Age - 79
Can you give me any further information concerning this John Austin?
E. C. Griswold
117 Catherine St. [margin note: no sig]
Scotia N.Y.
[margin notes: AGO cant identify M 12/6
1934-79=65]
[receipt stamp: RECEIVED DEC 1 1934 [illegible]]
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In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military service of John Austin a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ['(or his widow's)' crossed out]  application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.F. 22,094.
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.(CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|]
Apr. 1775|9 mos.|Pri.|(John Davis.|Brickett|Mass.|
Jan. or Feb 1776|2 " |[blank]|(Johnson| ✓ )|[blank]|
July or Aug. 1777.|2 " |[blank]|(McConnell|{Nichols Read|N.H.|
[end of columns]
Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill. Bennington. 
Residence of soldier at enlistment, {Bothwell, Mass. at first two enlistments. Goffstown, N.H. at 3" enlistment.
Date of application for pension, July 18, 1832 His cl. was al. 
Residence at date of application, Rochester, Windsor Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, B. Jan. 15, 1754, Bothwell, Mass.
Remarks: There is no data relative to family.
Respectfully,
[blank] Commissioner. 
6-2856
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[typewritten letter]
[initials: M.B.H.]
Rev. War Section.

April 11, 1916.

Mrs. E. Austin,
Route 2, Box 15,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 2" instant, you are advised that for date of last payment of pension, to whom paid, and date of death in claim S. F. 22094 John Austin, Revolutionary War, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, United States Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., citing all the following data:
"John Austin, Ctf. 9390, issued May 14, 1833, at
$43.33 per annum from March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832, Vermont Agency."
Very respectfully,
/s/GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.