Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,513, Nathaniel Bacon, N. H.
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N.H.
Bacon, Nathaniel
S. 45,513
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Ticonderoga, Nov 6th 1776
These certify that Nathaniel Bacon, Fifer, in Capt Charles Company of Cp; Bedels Regt is rendered unfit for future services this campaign by the rhumitism and is hereby recommended for a discharge.
Jonn Pitts, Director

To Capt Osgood
In consequanice of the above certificate is convinced that the complaint of Nathaniel Bacon are not pretentions.  I do recommend that said Nathaniel Bacon of Capt Charles' company of the 
regt under my command, aged 46 years, 5 feet 9 inches high, gray eyes, light hair [illegible] belonging to the town of Chesterfield as a proper person to be discharged from the Army of the United States of America.
James Good, Capt

To the Honorable Majr Genl Gates, Commander at Ticonderoga
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I, Nathaniel Bacon, do [illegible] that I have received all my py and arrears of all kinds due to me for my service in the Army of the United States of America.
Nathaniel Bacon

I, Nathaniel Bacon, of Capt Charles' Company of Col Budels Regt is for the reasons above mentioned discharged from the Army of the United States of America.
Given at headquarters the 6th day of Nov. 1776

By the Generals Command,
Isaac Peirce
Aid de Camp

Nathaniel Bacon 
S.I. 45,513
N H

Stamped: The National Archives of the United States
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12, 010  R
New Hampshire
Nathaniel Bacon at Chesterfield in the state of New Hampshire who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Budel of the New Hampshire line, for the term of one year.

Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 29 of April 1819.

Certificate of pension issued the 17 of June 1819  and sent to Roger Vose, Esquire., Chesterfield, New Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819   $33.59
Semi anl all'ce ending 4 mos 6 days  $33.59

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818}
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Hon John E Calhoun
Secretary of War
Pension Office
Washington City

Case of Nath Bacon
Roger Vose
Judge
Chesterfield, N H
Rec pension #20, 1819
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State of New Hampshire
Cheshire County
On this twenty ninth day of April 1819, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said county of Cheshire personally appeared Nathaniel Bacon, age [the word eighty is crossed thru] more than eighty eight years resident in Chesterfield, in said county, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide to [illegible] for certain person engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War, that he the said Nathaniel Bacon enlisted in said Chesterfield in said state of New Hampshire in the first part of January 1776, in the company commanded by Capt. Carlisle in Col. B.D.l's Regiment, in the continental service in the New Hampshire line, for the term of one year; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the sixth day of Nov. 1776, when he was discharge at Ticonderoga, in the State of New York; that he was wounded at the battle of the Cedars; that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; & that he has no other evidence of his said service now in his power, except the affidavits of Aaron Smith & Eleaser Jordan, & his Discharges which are herewith provided.
(signed) Natl Bacon
Sworn to and declared before me this day and year aforesaid, And I, Roger Vose Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathl Bacon did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the proceeding Declaration for more than nine months, against the common enemy & that it also appears to my satisfaction that from his reduced circumstances he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the secretary of the Department of War.
Done this 29th April 1819.
(signed) Roger Vose Ch. Justice
To the Hon John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War
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Cheshire ss May 6, 1819
I Salina Hale Clerk of the 
Judicial Courts in said county 
certify that Roger Vose is Chief 
Justice of the court of common 
Pleas in said county & that the 
foregoing is his signature & that 
there is no particular impression 
and as a [illegible] by said court.
S. Hale
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Nathaniel Bacon
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
CHESIRE COUNTY SS. COURT OF COMMON PLEASE.
ON this fourth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court before the Justice of said  Court being a court of record for said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, Nathaniel Bacon aged ninety years, resident in Chesterfield in said county, who being duly sworn, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: the he enlisted at Chesterfield in said County in in December 1775 for one year in Capt Carlisle company in Col. Bedels Regiment on the New Hampshire line of the Continental establishment line that he [illegible] to "the Cedars" so called where he was (the word "taken" is crossed through) wounded and taken a prisoner by the Indians and was discharged in November 1776.
The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the twenty ninth day of April 1819  The number of my pension certificate is 12.010
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th 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 thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself 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 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 (words lined through: other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed) and I further say that I was formerly a labouring farmer and husbandman but am now extremely destitute of property and extremely unable to perform any labour -
(signed)                       his
                     Nathaniel  X   Bacon
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45,513
INVALID
Revy

Filel No 45,513
Nathaniel Bacon
Priv Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: Vol 3 Page 25
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Aaron Smith's 
affidavit
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Aaron Smith
affidavit for Jonathan Bacon
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Aaron Smith

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss
April 24, 1819
The abovenamed Aaron Smith formally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him signed.  I further certify that the character of said deponent for truth is good and I verily believe he has no interest in what he has above told.
Taken and sworn to, before me,
Phinehas Handerson, Just. Peace

Cheshire ss   May 6, 1819
I, Salma Hale, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said county certify that Phinehas Handerson is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and that this foregoing are his signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our Superior Court of Juducation.
S. Hale
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Eleasor Jordan
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I Eleazer Jordan of Chesterfield in the state of New Hampshire 
& county of Cheshire aged Sixty nine years & upwards on oath 
say, that I am acquainted with Nathaniel Bacon of said 
Chesterfield & I am knowing that in the year 1775 or 1776 said Bacon enlisted as a private into Capt. Carlisle's Company in Col. Bedell's 
Regiment in the Continental Service in the New Hampshire line said Bacon enlisted into said company in the latter part 
of December 1775 or fore part of January 1776 and did duty 
in said company untill he was discharged which was some time in November of 1776.  The reason that I know 
the above facts is I enlisted into said company about 
the same time as said Bacon did.  & continued in the same till said 
Bacon was discharged.  I further say that I am not 
interested in the above statement as it relates to said Bacon.
Elzr Jordan

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire ss April 27, 1819.   The said Eleazer Jordan Signer 
of the above affidavit personally appeared & made solemn 
oath that the same contains the truth the whole truth 
and nothing but the truth.  I also certify that said Jordan 
is considered a man of truth & is a credible witness and in my 
belief has no interest in what he has above testified, 
Taken before me - Phins Handerson Just. Peace