Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1558, Jonathan Butterfield, Mass. Vt.
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SERVICE
Mass
VT.
CONTENTS
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Butterfield, Jonathan

NUMBER
R. 1558
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State of New York
Franklin County ss: On this 15th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Malone in & for said County. Jonathan Butterfield now a resident of the Town of Dickinson in said County of Franklin aged 69 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 act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That in the month of April or May 1777 he engaged
at Williamstown in the State of Massachusetts in the
Commissary department of the army under Isaac Tichenor , at the head of the department in that quarter at that time.
that he was engaged six months in this service
& employed in driving cattle & carrying provisions
from the places in Vermont & Massachusetts when
they were collected to Manchester & Carleton in Vermont, Saratoga & Stillwater in New York, after the
taking of Burgoyne he was discharged & went home,
received no written discharge. In the spring of
the year 1779, he thinks in the month of May he interred as a volunteer the company of Capt Elijah Galusha belonging to the regiment of Col. Ira Allen, Stephen Pearl was Lt. Colonel. Ormsby was Major, & Saxton adjutant- He entered this service at Wellington went thence to Castleton, was employed in guarding
the inhabitants, in scouting, watching the motion of the indians, tories & British, & in getting information for the American  army. That this service continued from May 1779 to about November or December 1781. that during this time he was frequently ordered into the State of New York and was some times with parties of militia at Fort Edward, Fort Ann, and Kingsborough, (now called Whitehall) as the latter place he was with a party of about five hundred men under the command
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of June last. That he was often attached under other officers than those of his own company and at Whitehall was under Capt Odell of Manchester that he was not the whole time in actual service, but was at all times ready & liable to be called on & the whole time belonged to the company of Captain Galusha. That his captain did not often command the detachments to which he belonged. he thinks Col. Allen did not command the Regiment the whole time, but that he left the service or was a placed in other service & he thinks Col. Peace commanded the regiment. Capt Hutchins of
the continental troops, as he understood commanded a fort at Castleton some part of the time he was in the service. He did not serve under any field officers of the continental establishment, except one under Gen. Ethan Allen at Chittam that the whole term of his service under this engagement was about twenty five months, That in Nov or Dec. 1781, he was discharged from the service, but received no written discharge
That he was born in the town of Dunstable in the State of Massachusetts on the 30th August 1763. that when he entered the service he resided at Arlington in the State
Vermont. when he engaged with Richence he was at Williamston, Mass when he entered Galusha's company of said Ashington. he has proof of his age if any expects it must be at Dunstable Mass. The reference to Samuel House & Lodwick Butterfield who are persons of his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief as to his services as a revolutionary soldier. He has no documentary evidence of his service & knows of no persons whose testimony he can now procure, who can testify to the same except those whose affidavits
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as annexed. 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. He further states that at the close of the revolutionary war he resided at Arlington removed thence to Colchester Vt thence to Highgate Vt thence to Dickinson N. Y. about twenty years ago where he has since
resided & now resides.
Jonathan Butterfield

Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court the day and year first above mentioned
John H Russell Dep Clerk

Franklin County ss: Lodwick Butterfield being sworn saith that he is son of the said Jonathan Butterfield who has signed & sworn to the foregoing ordination that he is forty four years of age. that he and his said father have resided together since his remembrance with the exception of a few short intervals of time - that so long ago as he can remember he has heard his said father talk of his services in the revolutionary war and has often heard him make the statement continued in the foregoing declaration and that before any pension law was passed by Congress or spoken of as likely to full and that while his said father resided in Vermont he was always reputed among people of his age to have been a revolutionary soldier.
                             Lodwick Butterfield

Subscribed & Sworn to in open Court, Oct 15th 1832
John H Russell Dep. Clerk.
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Franklin County
 We, Samuel Heard, one of the Judges
of this Court and Lodwick Butterfield of Dickenson in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Butterfield, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion & he further certify that he is a man whose character for veracity is good.

Samuel Heard
Lodwick Butterfield
.
Severally Sworn to & Subscribed in open Court Oct 15th 1832
John H Russell
Dep. Clerk


Jonathan Butterfield
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Jonathan Butterfield
application for Pension
Congressional Index
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State of New York
Franklin County ss: 
On this sixth day of May in the year one
thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared before me Henry B. Titus one of the Judges of the Common has in & for the County of Franklin, Jonathan Butterfield of the town of Dickinson in said County, who being duly sworn by me adds this the following additional and explanatory declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June
in the year 1832, towit: That his first term of service mentioned in his original declaration hereto annexed was in the Commissary department & for the term mentioned in his said Original declaration, that he is confident that before the middle of May 1779 he entered the company of Captain Galusha as stated in said Original declaration & his confidence as to this date arises from the circumstance that
at the time he entered the service planting had
not commenced, which is always done or in
said Arlington before the middle of May- that he
is confident that he was not discharged from this
until the first of November 1781 & this he is able
to state because he well recollects that at the time of his discharge and for service happened before the weather had been very cold & the lake Champlain had begun to freeze so that apprehensions of the attacks of the enemy were not entertained. He thinks he was not discharged till some time in Deccember, he is confident he was not before the first of November. And the said Jonathan Butterfield further states that from the said middle of May
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1779 to the said first of November 1781, he belonged to the company of Captain Galusha, which was the whole of that time in the service and that in stating in his said original declaration that he was not the whole time in actual service he meant no more than that himself and others of his company, had some time leave of these officers to go home to see friends, get clothes &c but that he meant during the whole he was absent from his company or out of the actual service of his country, without the Special leave of his officers and he is confident that this whole of the several periods of his absence during said term did not exceed two months and he further states that an account of the lapse of time & the loss of memory from sickness and old age, he is unable to state the short times  of his absence more particularly than he has done. He was considered by himself & his officers as in service the whole time, not withstanding short temporary absence from his Company & the army. And he further states that he well recollects being in the service two months in the year 1778 at two several times of one month each. This service is not mentioned  in his said original declaration because he could not recollect the times of performing the same but he now remembers thereby it was in the autumn of that
year- And the said Jonathan Butterfield further states that there is no clergyman
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siding in the said town of Dickinson where he
the said Jonathan Butterfield resides-- which
is the reason that he has not procured or attempted to procure a certificate of such Clergyman
                     Jonthan Butterfield

Sworn to this 6th day May 1883 before me at
my Office in Malone in said County, said Court
of Common not being now in session and annexed by me to the original declaration of said Jonathan Butterfield
H. B Titus
One the of the Judges of the County Court of Franklin County
.
Franklin County ss. 
I, Samuel S. Mack, Clerk of the
Court of Common pleas of the said County of
Franklin do hereby certify that Henry B. Titus
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
Supplementary declaration is one of the Judges
of the said Court and that the said Supplementary declaration & the original declaration & affidavits hereto annexed contain all the proceedings in the matter of the 
application of the said Jonathan Butterfield
for a pension. and I do further certify
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that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of Judge Titus & that the certificate subjoined to the said supplementary declaration & the signature
thereto is in his hand writing 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this 6th day of May 1833
Saml S. Clark Clk
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State of New York
Franklin County ss
Justin Butterfield being duly sworn saith that he served in the revolutionary war as stated in his original declaration, which has already been forwarded to the pension office & which this deponent is informed on file in that office that Col. Ira allows that Regiment was not out together had a small if any portion of the time which this  applicant served but the different companies of the Regiment were out at different times & that this deponent served in Captain Cahasas (?)  company & with other attachments
of the Regiment & in ____ the order of Col Brash and that Col Allen was not often with these parts of the Regiment in actual service & that he
actually served the time mentioned in his
said original declaration
                                               Jonathan Butterfield

Subscribed and sworn this  27th Day of December Before me
Asa Hassall Justice of the Peace


State of New York ⎬ 
Franklin County ss ⎬ 
I, John H. Russell Deputy Clerk of the County of Franklin, do hereby certify that Asa Hascall whose name is subscribed to the above certificate of the taking of the above affidavit of Jonathan Butterfield, was on the day of the date of the said Certificate a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Franklin, duly commissioned and sworn- And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting
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of the said Justice and verily believe that the signature to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Justice and genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Seal of the said County this 20th
day of January AD 1834-
John H Russell Dep. Clerk
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State of New York
County of Clinton Ss. 
Gilbert Bradley of Renville in the town of Chesterfield in the County of Essex aged Seventy seven years being duly sworn  deposeth & saith he was well acquainted with Jonathan Butterfield  of the town of Dickenson in the County of Franklin & State of New York now here present in the year 1779, 1780 & 1781 - that the said Jonathan
Butterfield is about Seventy years of age; that this
& deponent lived in Sunderland & the said Butterfield in Arlington (a town adjoining), in  Vermont - that this deponent was himself frequently in the militia in the course of the said year 1779 -80 & 81 & belonged to Capt Dance
Comstock's Company; that this deponent knows that the said Butterfield belonged to a Militia Company in the said town of Arlington commanded by Captain Elijah Galusha that both these company belonged to a regiment commanded by Lt. Col. Stephen Pearl, deponent frequently saw the said Butterfield in service against the Common enemy in his said company in each of the year 181779.80 & 81. that he particularly remembers seeing him in arms with the
militia in Sunderland Manchester Dorsel R
part Castleton & Hubbardton during those years
& this deponent believes & has no doubt from what he himself knows that the said Butterfield was in actual service in the said Militia the most of the 
time during the said three years. And this deponent
further saith that the said Butterfield has always
sustained a good reputation for morals & integrity & this deponent has sat with him since the Revolution in the House of Assembly of Vermont; of which both were members - & further says not
                                        Gilbert Bradley

Sworn this day the 24th day of December
before me, A Hayes, Justice of the Gilbert Bradley
Peace & Commission of deed. And I do certify that the said Gilbert Bradley is a credible witness dated 24th December 1832
                              A. Hayes, Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Clinton County ss
Nathan Taylor Clerk of the said County do
Certify that Ahaz Hayes Esqr. before whom
the within affidavit purports to have been sworn
was at the date of the same one of the Justices
of the peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature.

Witness my hand and seal of Office this 26th day of December 1833
Nathan Taylor, Clerk

Note the words" and also before"
and "power to" erased before signing.
N. Taylor
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State of New York
County of Clinton 
John Roberts of Plattsburg in said County aged Seventy four years being duly sworn says that he is acquainted with Jonathan Butterfield of the town of Dickinson N. Y. now here present & knew him during the Revolutionary war, he is now seventy years of age as deponent believes.
deponent saw said Butterfield in real service at Castleton Vt in September 1779 under Col Pearl of the Vermont militia. Deponent also saw him in actual service at Manchester going north with the Troops in 1779. Deponent has no doubt that he has seen said Butterfield in actual service the times, but he cannot recollect the particular times when
places where he has seen said Butterfield in
the service. Deponent has conversed with said
Butterfield relative to his services, and he has
no doubt that he served as he states. Deponent verily believes said Butterfield did actually serve in the Vermont militia during the season of 1779.80 & 81. That said Butterfield always has sustained a good character & deponent believes his statement
relative to his service may be relied upon with perfect confidence.
                                     John Roberts

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 23d December 1833 & I certify that John
Roberts is a credible witness.
                                     Caleb Nichol

Supreme Court Commissioner
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State of New York
Clinton County ss
I ,Nathan Taylor, Clerk of the said County do certify that Caleb Nichols Esquire before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Supreme Court Commissioner in and
for said County and that I am acquainted with his
hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit and to be his proper hand writing and signature.
---
Witness my hand and seal of office this 23d day of December A.D. 1833
                                            Nathan Taylor,Clerk
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35063
Jonathan Butterfield



employment under commissy
disallowed.
Specific reg
5. 162
p.225
Butterfield, Jonathan
(MASS,VT,) R1558
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-
BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Butterfield of Dickinson in the State of N. York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 69 years
7. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1777, in
this
Duration of Service.
Rank.
Spring of 1779. Volunteer
Years Months Days.
As a
in the Commissary Dept under Issac Fisher
6 months service
not defined
5. In what battles was he engaged? none
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
sue then and continued
Capt Galusha
Col. Ira Allen 
. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Williamstown
7. Is his
it
by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
by the rolls?
Traditionary evidence; and one living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are
not attached according to the Regulations
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
I
W Gordon Examining Clerk
58 ┃
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State of New York
Franklin County ss: 
Jonathan Butterfield being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he first entered the service of the United States on or about the 10th day of May 1779, that that he volunteered at that time as a
private in the Company of Captain Elijah Galusha under Col Pearl of the Vermont Militia, that at this
the deponent served six months & was dismissed or discharged on or about the 10th of Nov. 1779. that during the time above mentioned our 
headquarters  were at Carleton Vt. & that this
deponent was on different occasions during said six months detached with members of his company
to Rutland, Manchester, Hubbardton East Bay & the places in Vermont to Whitehall Fort Ann, South Bay & Fort Edward in the State, on some of these detachments upon it was under Captain Galusha, on the under Captains Parmelee Allen, Jesse Sawyer, and at all the field officers under whom deponent served during these six months her Col Peace, Major Gidion Ormsby and adjutant for Laxton
That on or about the 20th May
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1780 this deponent again entered the service as what was called a minute man and served nine months until on or about the 20th February 1781. When he was again discharged. That during this service the headquarters of one regiment here at Culleton
Rutland Vermont, Col Peace being the commandant of the Regiment, that deponent served during this tour of nine months under the same officers & originally at the same place as in his same time six months, and the deponent further saith that on or  about the 10th of April 1781 he joined the service as a volunteer and served until the 10th of January 1782, that in this place deponent  belonged to the Company
of Captain Comstock of Col. Paul regiment of Vermont Militia this time Pittsford was the head quarters of the regiment & that this deponent remained at headquarters except when he was out
in the vicinity by order of Col. Peace or Col. Fletcher who a part of the time
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commanded the attachment to
which this deponent belonged & this
deponent recollects that at one time
he was at Fort Ann under the command of Gen Enos of the Vermont Militia, and this deponent for the faith that during the whole of his said several times of service
he was employed in detachments
at Castleton, Rolland, Manchester, Pittsford Vermont and at different places upon the East West Shore of Lake Champlain, that he
was in actual service during the these several times above mentioned & that by conversation with Mr Nathan Benan & by his own reflection he is unable more particularly to specify his several times of service other than he was in making his
Original declaration now understood to be 
 on file in the pension office
                                    Jonathan Butterfield

Subscribed & Sworn the13th Day of
October 1834 before me 
Asa Hassall Supreme Court Commissioner
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
Franklin County
 Nathan Buntin of Chateaugay in said County being duly sworn deposeth Saith that he is now in the seventy ninth year
of his age, that he served through the whole revolutionary war and now has a
pension for the same that during the years
1779, 1780, 1781 and 1782 he says
acquainted with Jonathan Butterfield who
made the foregoing affidavit and that
this deponent says that the said this Jonathan was a soldier in the revolutionary
army during a considerable portion of
the year 1779, 1780 & 1781, and that this
deponent after a full conversation with 
the said Jonathan distinctly recollects
having understood at the time that the
said Jonathan served tours that 
were mentioned, the first of six
months & the two others of nine months 
 & that each of those in the spring of the year and this deponent further saith that this deponent was in the service with the said Jonathan with all Manchester, Bermington, Pittsford
& Cartiton Vt aid at White Hall &
Fort Ann N.Y. that the said Jonathan had the reputation of  a ______ & efficient
Soldier & this deponent has no doubt
but that the said Jonathan proposed
all the places mentioned in his said
affidavit & that this deponent
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to bring to his mind many things
in relation to the means of the said
other that he did not recollect when
he made his affidavit attend to
the original declaration of the said
Jonathan & further saith that this
deponent recollects the said Nathan Berman in his said affidavit & further saith not.
                               Nathan Azeman

Subscribed and sworn to the 14th day of October 1834 before William Hegan
First Judge of Franklin County Court


William Hogan First Judge of the County
Court of Franklin County do certify that the
above named Deponent Nathan Beman is a
Citizen of good report & credible witness
     William Hogan
      First Judge & Clerk of the County of Franklin

State of New York
Franklin County 
I John H. Russell, Deputy Clerk of the County of Franklin Do hereby certify that William Hogan whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate is first Judge of the County Courts of Franklin County duly commissioned
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and Sworn - And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge, and verily believe, that the signature to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said First Judge, and genuine-
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 15th day of October 1834-
    John H. Russell, Deputy Clerk
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State of New York
Franklin County  ⎬
 I, John H. Russell, Deputy Clerk of
the County of Franklin, do hereby certify
that Asa Hascall before whom the annexed
affidavit of Jonathan Butterfield purports
to have been made, and whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the taking of the same thereunder written was on the day of the date of the said Certificate a Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and sworn- And further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe, that the signature to the said Certificate is the proper hand writing of the said Justice and genuine-

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County the 15th day of October
        John H. Russell, Dep. Clerk
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Oct 19

Jona Butterfield
N.Y.


Honorable J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Maron Franklin Co. N.Y.
Oct 17, 1834

Hon J.L. Edward
Enclosed is some additional _____
for Jonathan Butterfield an applicant 
for a pension under the Act of 1832. The original papers are on file and 
I hope what is now forwarded will be
satisfactory to the deponent soon as the papers shall have to be examined and I hope to hear from you as to the result.
I also do take the liberty of asking
What is the result of the application
of Gilbert Doty. In addition to this
original application several supplementary affidavits have been forwarded.

I am Sir, respectfully yours

J. H. Jackson
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House of Reps
___ AD 1833

Sir
I send you two certificates in support of two pension applications now before you
which will forwarded you  by a Mr. Jackson of Malone, Franklin Co. N. York
Allow to hear the conclusions
of which you may arrive at as early a day as you can.
Your obt. Servant
R H Gillet


J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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Col Allen
Williamstown Mass
Jonathan Batterfield
Apl 1777
to the Camp Depal
and for his Tichenor
May 79 Elijah Galusha
Nov 81
not all the time in actual service
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Washington Dec 17, 1814
sir,
Allow me to call your attention to the cases of 
Mr. Jackson, mentioned in his
the letter. The letter of Judge Clerk
relates to one of them. Please advise me
 at the House of Reps as soon as you have examined these cases-- you be so good
as to of return Mr Jackson's letter to me
Your obt servant
R.H. Gillet

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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The undersigned, citizens of the County of Franklin
his _____State of New York, do certify and declare that they have for many years been acquainted with Jonathan Butterfield of said County, who is said to be an applicant for a pension under the laws of the United States being the said Jonathan Butterfield sustains a good moral character and the reputation of a man of truth. They further certify & declare that they have often heard that the said Jonathan Butterfield has served as a soldier in the revolutionary army and they have no
reason to doubt the Justice of his claim for a pension.
Dated January 5, 1835.
Saml . Clark
J. H. Jackson
Jona. Sterns
Hiram Heaton
Francis L Harison
John H. Russell
Silas Merriam
Aaron Berman
Reuben Cady

I know nearly every man who has signed
the above certificate. they are all
highly esteemed gentlemen, who are
above the suspicion of certifying what
they did not fully believe.
                                 R.H. Gillet
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Washington July 50
Colo. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
The continual & unnecessary call on my time renders it impossible to do all business methodically- I do not copy all my files & much business being entrusted to me with which had no previous acquaintance my memory is not safely exact & retentive. The Butterfield business is of this nature.
I supposed that I ordered to you the letter of Jonathan Butterfield explanatory of his claim. I supposed that your first concern was all that was needed and was all that was desired
& present & were to transmit that to Butterfield.
I found myself not knowing his his post office
& asked a return of Butterfield's letter to be
me to and that information to him.
It is quite probable that the mistake remains
is with me as both names are familiar to me. Can I be favored with my original communication and Butterfield's letter. I am much ashamed to trouble you so much in such a small matter.
C.E. Clarke
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                           House of Reps
Washington May 11. 1840
Sir
Will you please to inform me whether Jonathan Butterfield late of the Town of Dickinson in the State of N York was a pensioner at the time of his death in 1837
I understand he was put on the pension
list in 1833, also whether the sum due him at the time of his death has been paid to his
representations-- an early answer will very much oblige
ye obt Servt
J. Smith



Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
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Washington, 1 Feb  1850
Col. J.L. Edwards
Sir
Your form the 30 ult on the subject of the claim of Jonathan Butterfield is recd
I do not know the exact result of Butterfield. May I trouble you to enclose to me - his communication which sent-- so that
I may advise him of the proof needful to be
made. I will at once reply.
I enclose the papers-- or description of the case & they can be returned to me
I have the honor to
be your obedient servant
Charles R Clarke
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No 35063
Jonathan Butterfield
NY
1
Set to J. H. Jackson    13.33
to J H Jackson April    30.34
same               Nov     29.34
same               Jany     13.35
" "Hon J Smith May       5.35
   same            June       6. 40
C E Clarks         June 30 1835
 same                Feby 6, 1850
   same              Feby 18, 1850

Act 7 June 1832
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died
1837
New York
Revo
Jonathan Butterfield
Suspended
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Jonathan Butterfield
Application for Pension
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Franklin County ss: 
Nathan Beman of Chateaugay in the
County of Franklin being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he served in the army of the Revolution & now received a pension for the same that he is well acquainted with
Jonathan Butterfield of the town of Dickinson in said County and that he has known him for about fifty five years - that he knows the said Jonathan Butterfield was in the service of the United States & in the Vermont Militia in the year 1779, 1780, & 1781 & that he is confident the said Jonathan Butterfield
was in the service a considerable portion of those there years - that he saw him frequently in the service at Castleton & Manchester, Vermont and at Fort Edward, Fort Ann & what is now called Whitehall in New York that this deponent was often in the same detachments with the said Jonathan Butterfield & knows
that he belonged to the Regiment of Col.
Allen, of which Stephen Pearl was Lieutenant
Colone; & Gideon Ormsby Major and further
saith not.
         Nathan Berman
  

Sworn in open Court Oct 16th 1832
John H. Russell, Deputy Clerk
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AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation
matter, and 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 furthe certifies, that it appears to them that the above named Jonathan Butterfield was a revolutionary solder and served as he states. and the Court further certifies that it appears to
them that Lodwick Butterfield & Samuel Hoard who have signed the preceding
certtificate reside as therein stated. that they
are credible persons & that their statement
is entitled to credit. and the Court further
the certifies that Nathan Berman, who has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing affidavit is a credible perso.n
Roswell Bates JP
Saml Hoard JP
H. B Titus JP

I, SAMUEL S. CLARK, CLERK of the Court of Common of Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court, in the matter of the application of Jonathan Butterfield for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office. this 17th day of October, A.D. 1832
Saml S. Clark, Clerk
By John H. Russell, Dep. Clerk
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1558
Jonathan Butterfield