Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18,549, for Truman Platt, Connecticut
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let to A.S. Campbell Jun 28.
1845

No. 6559
Vermont

Truman Platt
of Addison Co. in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bostwick in the Reg't commanded by Col. Silliman in the Connecticut line for 2 years private---$80.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars [crossed out: Cents] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d. day of March 1833 and sent to Hon. W. Glade H.R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1832     120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4. March 1833} 40.00

$160.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 4 Page 99
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State of Vermont
Addison County
On this 3d day of July 1832  personally appeared before the Judges of the County Court, in open Court Truman Platt, resident in New Haven in said County, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress of the 7th  June 1832. That he the saidPlatt enlisted, in May 1776, at New Milford in the State of Connecticutt [Connecticut], in Capt. Reuben
Bostwick' company, in Col. Lilliman Regiment,
for the term of nine months, and served
out said term of enlistment, at New York
and White Plain - sand served three months
after his enlistment expired, and was discharged at Sackatock, so then calld [called] . 

And again in the year 1777 in May or June  he enlisted at Saybrook in Connecticutt, in Capt. Shipman's Company, in Col. [left blank] Regiment, and in general Arnold' Brigade-- for the term of one year, and served out the full term of said enlistment, at Bennington, Stillwater,  Bemis Hights [Heights], and was with the American Army under general Gates at the taking of Genl Burgoyne, and after the taking
of Genl Burgoyne, he served at [Gropius ?] on the North River, and was then discharged, but had no written discharges.

That he receives no pension, nor claims any
except the present, nor is he on the roll of
any agency in any State, that he now is
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of his country for support and that he has no
other evidence now in his power of his said
services except the testimony of Joel Buck and
John Platt, hereto subjoined,- having, several years him, lost his discharge from the service aforesaid-
Sworn to and declared before me the day
& year aforesaid William Slade Jus-

I William Slade Jus Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the saw Truman Platt did so in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding against the common enemy; and I now transmit the testimony &  proceedings taken & and before me, to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress- and-
I further certify that the said Truman Platt is
in under circumstances and stands in need of
the assistance of his country for support
William Slade Jus-
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Now and was personally acquainted with the said Truman when he enlisted into the service of the United States that the  enlisted in the town of New Milford in the State of Connecticut and that he the said truman enlisted in the year 1776 and that he Enlisted in to the years service of the United States and he served as a soldier in the United States Nine months or more and that he belonged in the Company of Capt Reuben Bostick in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Silly or Silliman - and that the said truman did not belong to the same Regiment that this deponent did but this deponent frequently saw the said Truman while in the service of the United States and that he was discharged in the year 1777 and that the said- Truman Enlisted Either in the month of March or April 1776 and was discharged in the Ten 1777-and that the above truman Platt Now lives in the Town of Middlebury in the County of Addison and-Joel Buch

State of Vermont
Sworn to before me at Peru this 24th day of January 1821
And hereby certify that the above in my opinion is a credible witness -Luis Elderkin Justice Peace

I Charles Platt of Clinton County do certify that
Lucas Elderkin before the above certificate was taken is a Justice of the peace for said County & acting under the authority of this State in terming whereof I have hereto affixed the seal of said County and set my name this 24th day of January 1821. Chas Platt Clark of Clinton County