Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42660, Gideon Chittenden, Conn.
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(3—1776)
SERVICE
Conn         
Chittenden, Gideon
or   Crittenden
NUMBER
S.42660
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                 12,759  Sets A. Culver January:19th

          Ohio

       Gideon Crittenden

of Atwater in the State of Ohio 
who was a Private in the Company  commanded by Captain Ponce of the regiment commanded by Colonel Meigs in the Connecticut 
line, for the term of three years 
from 10th October 1777 to October 1780

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
   at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to 
   commence on the 20 day of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of July 1819
and sent to Alva Day Eigne Dearfield
Portage Co Ohio

Restored to the Roll on the 6th of June
1827 and notification sent to Wm S Tracy
at (illegible) Geauga Co Ohio
commencing on the 24th of May      Pension
                                                           1827
                                                    _______________
Amount due on 4th of               $ 27.12
                                                    ______________
September 1827

                                        {Revolutionary Claim,
                                         Acts March 18, 1818,
                                         and May 1, 1820.}
(illegible) 6/6/1827          { 1 March 1823}
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Gideon Chittenden, Sergt
Smiths Connecticut Regt
served from 1777 till 1780

The Colonel's name must be given in the Declaration
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State of Ohio
Portage County

On this twentieth day of May 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas foresaid County personally appeared Gideon Chittenden aged sixty six years resident in Atwater in the said County who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made the late act of Congress entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war. That he the said Gideon Chittenden enlisted in the month of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy seven in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Charles Pond of the Connecticut line that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the services of the United States untill the month of June in the year of our Lord 1780 when he was discharged from service in the High Lands State of New York that he was in the battles of the Storming Stony Point and that he is in reduced circumstances
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stands in need of the assistance of this County for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Gideon Chittenden
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Alva Day Asociate J.
I Alva Day Judge of Court as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Gideon Chittenden did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the preceding and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Alva Day
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The State of Ohio
Portage County

I Seth Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Portage in the State of Ohio do hereby certify and make known that Alva Day Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, and by whom the foregoing certificates were subscribed was at that time and now is an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Portage duly commissioned and sworn and to all whose official acts full faith and credit is and ought to be given.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official seal at Ravenna this twenty eighth day of May on the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

S Day Clerk

State of Ohio
Portage County

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Judges in and for the County aforesaid Daniel Hillyer to me well known who being duly sworn as the law directs deposeth and saith that he the said Daniel Hillyer is personally acquainted with Gideon Chittenden and he verily believes the said Gideon is now and was at the time of this date of this declaration in [unk] [unk] in [unk] and stand in need of some assistance. 

Daniel Hillyer

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17 day  of March 1814.

Alva Day Associate Judge
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Gideon Chittenden
(or Crittenden)
12739
Struck off 8 November 1820
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The State of Ohio}
Portage County ss}
Be it Known that at a Term of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Portage specially holden at the court house in the town of Ravenna within and for the county of Portage and State of Ohio before Elias Harmon Alva Day and Augustus Baldwin Esquires Associate Judges of said County holding said court, being a court of Record for said County Expressly constituted by law providing according to the [illegible] of the Common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of their procedings [proceedings] and having the power of fine and imprisonment:  On this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court Gideon Chittenden aged sixty seven years resident in Atwater is said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:  That he the said Gideon Chittenden enlisted for the term of and during the war, on or about the tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at Fishkill in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain Charles Pond in the Regiment commanded by Colonel R. S. Meigs of the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment:  That he was discharged the said service in the Highlands near Westpoint in the State of New York:  That he was in the battle of the storming of Stony point under Captain Cleghorn where Genl. Wayne commanded.
That this declarant has heretofore to wit on the twentieth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen under the provisions of the act of Congress of the eighteenth of March eighteen hundred and eighteen made declaration of his said services before Alva Day Esquire one of the Associate Judges of said Court and in pursuance thereof he has been inscribed on the pension list of the United States as by his pension certificate Number 12,759 now in his possession appears.
That I So 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
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An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service for the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has an person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nr have I any income other than what is contained the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. The declarant exhibits here in court the following inventory of his estate, to wit:
56 acres of land situated in Atwater 15 acres improved $450.00
1 horse 18 or 20 years old 25.00
2 cows   24.00
1 yoke 3 years old Steers 25.00
1 yearling heifer $5.00 2 calves $6.00 3 hogs $6.00 17.00
1 old plough $3.00 2 axes $4.00 2 scythes $4.00 $11.00
1 old Iron Kettle $2.00 1 old Brass Kettle $2.00   4.00
2 sickles $1.50 2 old tin pails $1 6 knives & forks 1.25  1 bloc .75 4.50
Due to me on account  8.00
I am justly indebted to sundry persons in small amounts unsettled say to the the am' of fifty dollars
$568.50
50.00
$518.50
This declarant is by occupation a farmer age sixty seven years undergoing most of the infirmities of age is almost unable to do any labour in consequence of a rupture of the abdomen and has been for the last three years his one elbow out of joint and much afflicted with a gravel and with the rheumatism. His family consists of himself and one son Chauncey Chittenden aged seventeen years a boy of a good constitution, is able to support himself and contributes considerably toward the support of this declarant.
Gideon Chittenden
Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 8th day of August 1820.
S Day Clerk
The State of Ohio}
Portage County}

I Seth Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court there the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the said schedule (after deducting his debts) is five hundred and eighteen dollars and fifty cents. In testimony where I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Ravenna this tenth day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty.

S Day Clark
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I Almon Chittenden do hereby certify that Gideon Chittenden my Father resides with me and is unable to support himself.

Almon Chittenden

The State of Ohio
Portage County ss Atwater Dec 5th 1895

Personally came Almon Chittenden signer of the above certificate and made oath to the truth of the same before me.

Jeremiah Jones Justice of Peace

The State of Ohio
Portage County

I Orville B Skinner Deputy Clerk of the court of common pleas in and for said county do hereby certify and make known that Jeremiah Jones Esquire before whom the foregoing depositions were taken, and who has there into, in his own proper  hand writing subscribed his name, was at the time of taking said depositions, and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county duly commissioned and sworn to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit are, and ought to be, given throughout the limited States of America and elsewhere. In testimony where of I hae hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Ravenna this sixth day of December Anno Domini one thousand and eight hundred and twenty five.

O.B. Skinner Dep Clerk
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I Daniel Hillyer of Atwater Township Portage County of lawful age being sworn according to law do declare that I am well acquainted with Gideon Chittenden of Atwater and with his family and situation & have been for ten years. I reside within two miles distance from him & know that for several years past he has been unable to support himself & family by labour & must have been living upon property he had before acquired. And from an intimate knowledge of his situation as to property, I am well satisfied and therefore declare as that he cannot be worth more than fifty dollars including his bedding & clothing. I believe him to be an object of charity as he has of late been supported by his children who are not affluent.

Daniel Hillyer

I John H Whittlesy of Atwater Township Portage County of lawful age being sworn according to law to declare that I am well acquainted with Gideon Chittenden of Atwater & with his family & situation and have been for twenty years past I reside within two miles distance of him and know that for several years past he had been unable to support himself & family by labor & must have been living upon property he had before acquired. And from an intimate knowledge of his situation as to property I am well satisfied & therefore declare that he cannot be worth more than fifty dollars including his bedding and clothing & believe him to be an object of charity as he has of late been supported by his children who are not affluent.

John H Whittlesy

State of Ohio
Portage County } ss Atwater December 5th AD 1825

Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace Daniel Hillyer & John H Whittlesy and being cautioned as to being interested to declare they were not interested and also made oath to the truth of the above depositions which they have subscribed to.

Jeremiah Jones Justice of the Peace
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Atwater Dec 5th 1857

Dear Sir

Will you please inform me of there is any thing, as money or land due the heirs of Gideon Chittenden deceased who was a revolutionary soldier of the united States and received a pension certificate from the war Department 16th July 1819, pay to commence on the 20 day of May 1818, for eight dollars per month, some two or three years ago I employed a Mr Bender to make inquiries &c for me but he has wholly neglected my claim and I have, withdrawn all the rights, and privilege that I heretofor granted him as mu attorney upon this claim.

Your most respectfully

Bill T Chittenden son of the said Gideon Chittenden for Ambrose Culver my atty of Atwater, Portage County Ohio

To the Hon Commissioner of Pensions at Washington, DC

N.B. please inform if there is anything due on the above named certificate on any subsequent act of Congress I think that the said Gideon died about the year 1827, the date of his death can be ascertain

BJC AC
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Revolutionary War Records Section
3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
S.F. 42660

In reply to your request of ...................., received .................. for a statement of the military history of   Gideon Chittenden a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. * pensioned as Crittenden

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment:  Oct 10 1777
Length of Service: June 5 1780
Rank: Pvt Sgt
Officers Under Whom Service was Rendered: Captain Charles pond, Colonel R. J. Meigs, Heman Swift
State: Conn

Battles engaged in, Stoney point
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Fishkill, NY
Date of application for pension, May 20, 1818 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Atwater, Portage County, Ohio
Age at date of application, 63 yrs. He died about 1827
Remarks: His second wife died Feb 25 1847, her name is not stated. Sons Chauncey, Bill T and Almon. There is no other data on file as to his family.

Respectfully, 

Commissioner
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12759
Ohio
Gideon Crittenden
Atwater in the state of Ohio who a private in the regiments commanded by Colonels Meigs & Chriss of the Connecticut line, for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of May 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 11 of July 1819 and sent to Alva Day Esq, Durfield, Portage Co, Ohio

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 9 mos 16/31 76.12
Semi-annl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.00
Dollars 124.12

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Notification sent to Seth Day Esq 6 Nov 1820, Ravenna Ohio
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{Left side before fold}
property $59
yet own $38
affidavi of creditor not exhibited
Reg not complied with
See letter 6th Janry 1926
to Wm S Tracy Esq Roman Ohio
see letter 24 Jany 1826
to Hon E Whittesy HR Jan 26 1826

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See letter to Wm S Tracy Esq
10th October 1825

1st Schedule 8th Augt 1820
Real estate 450
Personal 118.50
             568.50
over $50

2nd Schedule 1st Feb 1825
sold his real estate for $400 proceeds expending in payment of debt.  Deed filed
is present
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[stamped] Atwater Dec 12 O

Gideion Crittendon
Ohio 18 m 1818

[writing change direction]
Official  Business
Hon Commisioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Ravenna Portage Co Ohio May 22d 1827

Hon James Barbour
Secretary at War
Sir - The last letter recieved from the Department in relation to the Pension of Gideon Chittenden is as follows

"War Department
Pensions Office
6th of Jany 1826
"Sir
The affidavit transmitted by you in the case of Gideon Chittenden has been examined & your remarks on the difficulty of complying with the regulations noted.  The rules of evidence must be applied with an  even hand in all cases & as there is no evidene that an impossibility exists in obtaining the testimony required, they cannot be departed from in the present case.

Jan  & e for obsv
(signed) Jos Edwards

The above was directed to me & if I understood it correctly it meant that Chittenden should account for his property contained in a schedule accompanying his final application.  I now disclose the affidavit of Alva Day, the above & John H Wittlesey.  If these are insufficient I do not know what more the old man can do.
Very Respectfully your obser Wm S Tracy
N.B. Will the Department please to direct the answer to Painesville Granger Co Ohio
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I Ira Morse of Atwater of lawful age & sound mind being sworn according to law depose & say that I have lived in the township of Atwater in the county of Portage & State of Ohio for about twenty years & during all that time I have been acquainted with the character & situation of Gideon Chittenden. I have been informed that he has made an application for a pension & stated in his application that the fifty six acres of land which he formerly owned was sold to Almon Chittenden for about $400 which was in the year 1821 & that the money was appropriated to pay his debts & for his support-since that time & that it has been on that way entirely expended- and from my knowledge of the man & his situation I have no doubt his statement is true and further I believe it would be impossible for him to obtain receipt & vouchers for the several  [unk] [unk] that have been paid by him or been expended for him in his support for the last four or five years. I further state that I do not believe said Gideon Chittenden has at this time got any property in the whole worth more than thirty dollars & it is the general understanding in the township that he is supported by his relations & at their expense & that without their assistance he would have to be supported by the public, and I am in no interested in this business except as an inhabitant of the township of Atwater.

Ira Morse

State of Ohio
Portage County
May 24 AD 1827

Personally appeared Ira Morse signer of the above affidavit she being duly sworn saith the same is true to the best of her knowledge and belief. I further certify that from my genuine knowledge of the character of said Morse he is fully entitled to credit and belief.

LO Bierce J of Peace
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The State of Ohio
Portage County} ss

I, Seth Day, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Portage, in the State of Ohio, do by these presents, certify and make known, that L O Pierce Esquire, before whom the annexed and foregoing affidavit was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing subscribe his name, was, at the time of taking such affidavit and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is, and ought to be given throughout the united States, and elsewhere.

In testimony, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at Ravenna, in said County, this twenty fourth day of May in the year of Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty seven.

S Day Clerk
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Colonel Meigs sixth Connecticut Regiment and was during said service transferred to Colonel Heman Swift second Connecticut Regiment.
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Chicago, Illinois
Nov. 3, 1920

Commissioner of Pensions,
Revolutionary War Records Section,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Will you please give me the military history of Gideon Chittenden, soldier in the Revolutionary War, 6th Regiment, Connecticut Line Troops. I believe he drew a pension in Atwater, Portage County, Ohio. I shall appreciate it if you will also give me any data on file as to his family.

Thanking you in anticipation of this favor, I am

Yours very truly,

Robert B Chittenden

6902 Lakewood Avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
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42660 Revy Invalid

File No. 42660
Gideon Chittenden
Pri Rev War

Act: 18 March 18
Index:- Vol. 3, Page 105

[Arrangement of 1870]

Dec 9 1920 Hist. to Robt B Chittenden
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I John H Whittelsey of Atwater township Portage Co Ohio of lawful age & sound mind being sworn according to law depose & say that I have lived in said Township about twenty years & in addition to an affidavit made by me on a former occasion to be sent by Gideon Chittenden to the War Department for the purpose of obtaining a pension
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[seal] THE STATE OF OHIO
Portage County,
I, SETH DAY, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
in and for the County of Portage, in the State of Ohio
do by these presents, certify and make known, that
[illegible] Esquire, before
whom the annexed and foregoing affidavit
was
taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand
writing subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking
such Affidavit, and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly
commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit
is, and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY, Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal
of the said Court at Ravenna, in said County, this twenty fourth day of May
in the year of Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty given
S Day Clerk.
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I Alva Day of Dunfield in the County of Portage &
State of Ohio of lawful age & sound mind being sworn
according to law depose & say that I have resided
for about twenty years within a few miles of
Gideon Chittenden & have been acquainted with
him for nearly the same length of time. and from
my knowledge of his situation & character I have no
doubt the statement made by him for the purpose
of obtaining a pension at the February [illegible]  of the Court of
Common Pleas for Portage 6o Act 1825 was strictly
true. I further state that from my general information upon the subject & from the general opinion
of his neighbours I have no doubt that he is miserably
poor-- & that he has managed his concerns in
such a manner that it would be impossible to
for him to account for the property [illegible]
in his first application in any other way than
by saying that it has your for the payment of
his debts & for his support
Alan Day
State of Ohio
Portage County⎬
ss au
  May 24 AD 1877. Personally appeared
Alva Day one of the Associate Judges
of the 3d Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas who being duly
sworn saith the above is true, to the best of his knowledge
and belief -
Before me
LOBeince J. Peace
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THE STATE OF OHIO.
Portage County,
[seal]
I, SETH DAY, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
in and for the county of Portage, in the state of Ohio,
do by these presents, certify and make known, that
D.G. Bierce Esquire, before
whom the annexed and foregoing affidavit
was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand
such affidavit
writing subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking
duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith
and credit is and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the 
Seal of the said Court at Ravenna, in said County this twenty fourth day of
May
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven. 
S. Day Clerk.
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Gideon Chittenden
Ohio Roll
Sept 1819
to be deter
Red Jany 4. 1826
Pension Office 
Wm S. Tracy
Ravenna
Ohio
file Sept 1819
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Ravenna Portage County Ohio Dec 24th 1825
Hon James Barbour
Sir- it letter from Mr Edward of
the Pension office dated October 10th was received
in relation to the application of Gidion Chittenden
for a Pension. Enclosed on the affidavits which
show the situation of the applicant as to property
It is presumed that they will be considered as coming
within the rules of the War Department of the property
in his former schedule had been applied towards
the payment of large debt no difficulty [crossed out will be found]
would arise in obtaining affidavit from the creditors
but inasmuch as it was spent in small sum for
his support as will appear by the enclosed affidavit
it would be extremely difficult if not impossible
to obtain the voucher
Very Respectfully
you  ob Ser
Wm S. Tracy
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Lee answer
10th Oct 1825
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Ravenna Portage County Ohio October 1 182
Hon James Barbour
Sir
The enclosed papers will show
that Gideon Chittenden swore to & subscribed the within
application for a pension on the 21st day of February last.
Immediately after the [illegible] of the Court directions
were left by me with the Clerk to forward copies of
the proceedings without delay to the War Department
I had supposed & had been informed by the Clerk
that the papers had been forwarded accordingly,
but as no notice has been taken of such [illegible] we thought it possible that the Deputy Clerk
of the Court had made some mistake & neglected the
business altogether. We therefore enclose therein with this
explanation, according to the rules adopted by the War
Department will not the old man be entitled to
draw his pension from the date of the application
notwithstanding the omission of the Deputy Clerk?
Very Respectfully
Your ob ser
Wm S Tracy Att for Chittenden
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To all people to whom these presents shall come:  Greeting.  Know ye that I Gideon Chittenden of Atwater country of Portage & State of Ohio for the consideration of founr hundred dollars received to my full satisfaction of Almon Chittendon of the said town and county to give, grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said Almon Chittenden and to his heirs and assigns forever fifty six acres of land lying in the township of Atwater aforesaid and is bounded as follows;  viz, west on Aaron Baldwins land, north on Amos Jewels land, east on Charles Chittendens land, and south on public highway, and is the west part of lot no 114 in So Atwater.

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Almon and to his heirs and assigns forever to his and their own proper use and behoof.  And also I the said Gideon do for myself my heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said Almon or his heirs and assigns that at and until the unsealing these presents.  I am well seized of the premises as a good indefensible estate in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as it above written and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever.  And furthermore, I the said Gideon do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above grantee and bargained premises to him the said Almon and to his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever.  In winess whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 12th day of October Anno Domini 1821.  Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Jeremiah Jones, Betsey Jones
Gideon Chittenden
State of Ohio
Portege County ss
Atwater October 12th 1821 Personally appeared Gideon Chittenden signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledge the same to be his free act and deed before me

Jeremiah Jones Justice of the Peace
Recd Feb 23 & Recorded March 5, 1825 O.B. Skinner Dep Recorder
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The State of Ohio
Portage County ss

I Orville B Skinner Deputy Recorder in and for said county do hereby certify that the within is a true copy of a deed recorded in Portage County   Record of deeds Book C page 350

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Ravenna this first day of October Anno Domini on thousand eight hundred and twenty five

O.B. Skinner Dep Recorder of Portage county
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Decln under
Act 1 March 1823
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The State of Ohio
Portage County ss

On the twenty first day of February eighteen hundred & twenty five, at a time of the court of common pleas in & for said county it being a court of Record proceeding according to the course of the common laws with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount & having the power of fine & imprisonment personally appeared in open court Gideon Chittenden of Atwater in said county who being duly sworn according to laws doth on his oath declare that he enlisted for the ttime of the Revolutional war on or about the tenth day of October seventeen hundred & seventy seven at Fishkill in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain Charles Bond, in the regiment commanded by Colonel R D Meiggs of the Connecticut line and the continental establishment, & that he was honorably discharged from the service in the highlands near west point in the state of New York after the peace ( I believe) in 1783.
And that by means of an application made in the month of May eighteen hundred & eighteen & under the provisions of the law of the same year his name was inscribed on the pension list roll of the Ohio agency as will appear by his pension certificate number 12. 709 now in his possession
And I so solemnly swear that I was a resident of this United States on the eighteenth day of March eighteen hundred & eighteen & 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 the eighteenth day of March eitheen hundred & eighteen or any other act of Congress upon this subject, & that I have not nor has any other person in trust for my use any property or sureties contracts or debts due to me other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed.

In an application for a pension dated August eighteen hundred & twenty, there was the following schedule of property viz fifty six acres of land which I sold during the year 1821 to Almon Chittenden for about $400 which sum of money was appropriated to pay my debts which I found to be much larger than I havd estimated them in my former schedule & the 
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surplus towards supporting me which is now entirely expended.
1 horse 18 or 20 years old now dead
2 cows - now in my possession & worth about | $10
1 yoke of three year steers - which were exchanged for another pair of steers now three years older & worth from $20 to $25  | $25
1 yearling heifer - which was sold to Blisher Sears in 1821 for about $4.50 | 4.50
2 axes now in my possession but much worn & not worth more than #2 | 2.00
2 scythes, worn out at best
1 old Iron Kettle broken
1 old Iron Kettle - worn out
2 Sickles, one of which is worn out & gone & the other still in possession worth less than \ $25
2 old tin pails - worn out
6 Knives & forks - worn out & lost
1 Goe in my possession much worn & not worth more than 25 etc | 25
$8 due to me on account, received & expended
[total of numbers from above ] $44.00
The above list included all the property I own except my wearing apparel & two old beds worht from $12 to $15 | 15
[Total of above items] $59.00

Samual Hotchkiss has my note for $20
James Laughlin co 10
Henry Kirtland co 5
James Heslip co 1.30
Jerry Norton co 2.00 |  38.30

This diclarent says that he was by occupation a farmer but that being now seventy two years of age & being afflicted with ampture, a dislocation of one elbow, the grewel & the rheumetism, he is unable to support himself by labor though without any family & that unless he obtains assistance from the Gonvernment must become an object of public or private charity
Gideon Chittenden
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 21st day of February Anno Domini 1825.  S Day Clerk
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The State of Ohio
Portage County ss

I Orvile B Skinner Deputy Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for said county do certify that at a time of the court of common pleas of said county at the court house in Ravenna on the eighteenth day of February eighteen hundred and twenty five, "Gideon Chittenden a Revolutionary soldier exhibits in court a schedule of his whole estate and income and having subscribed the same and made oath thereto in court and the court having heard testimony as to the truth of the Statement are satisfied as to the facts therein set forth and contained, are satisfied as to the truth of the said statement and of the valuation therein contained, do order the same to be certified to the war department"  And I do further certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the statement exhibited to said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed this seal of said court at Ravenna in said county this first day of October A.D. 1825
O. B. Skinner Dep. Clerk
Portage Com Pleas
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Gideon Chittenden
S.F. 42660
Conn.
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Heman Swift Esqr
Col. second Connecticut Regiment
To Gideon Chittenden Greeting
By Virtue 
of the power and authority to me given I do constitute
you to be Serjeant in said Regiment, you are therefore to observe and 
follow such Orders
and directions as you shall receive
from me or other  your superior Officers, according to the rules and Discipline
of War, for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
June 5th Anno Domini 1780
Heman Swift