Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 752, Asa Hatch, Conn. N.H.
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Conn.|Hatch, Asa|W.752|
N.H.|Ruhamah|B.L.Wt.26958-160-55|
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CONTENTS
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9192
Vermont
Asa Hatch of Williamsto'n in the State of Ver who was a Pri in the Com commanded by Captain Prentiss of the Reg commanded by Baldwin in the Conn line for State troops 16. mo
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ver at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of April 1833 and sent to J. r. Parish Randolph Vt
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Arrears to the 4th of March:30 $106.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept. 30 26.66
$133.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk,
Book E Vol. 3 Page 68
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[verso]
1653
Vermont, Montpelier
Ruhamah Hatch widow of Asa Hatch Con'n who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the ['4th day of March, 1848.' crossed out] 3d February 1833
Certificate of Pension issued the 31st day of Aug/53 and sent to John M. Bennett Springfield Vermont
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act ['July 29, 1848' crossed out] Feby 3d/53 Page 28 Vol. A
1832

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127,128/act Mar. 3/55
May 10/55
Ruhamah Hatch
Ruhamah Hatch wid
Asa Hatch Priv
Capt Webber
Ent - 1777
Dis [blank]
Rev. War
[overwritten: No 26958 iss May 28/56]
vt - Feby 53 -16.55
Ad:160 acrs May 23d/56
Boynton
Stephen Thomas 
West Fairlee Vt

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Cir S. Thomas Feby 6/56
Vol. H. - 29. -
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State of Vermont
Dist of Randolph and Orange County ss} At Brookfield in said Dist in ['in' crossed out] Orange County on this 31st day of July 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Frederic Griswold Esqr Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Randolph in the said County of Orange  now sitting being a Court of Record Asa Hatch a resident of Williamstown in the County of Orange in the State of Vermont aged 72 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 7th 1832 That in Dec 1775 he enlisted into the Service of the United States in Tolland in Connecticut in a Company commanded by Capt Wells for the term of 4 months that he went directly to Cambridge in Mass and then joined a Regiment in which with Brown was Lieut Col. and served in said Regiment during s'd term of three month - and he further states that in June or July 1776 he Enlisted at Alstead in a Company commanded by Capt House for the term of 3 months} a Regiment commanded by Col. Baldwin and ['Lieut' crossed out] Nath'l S Prentiss was a Major in s'd Regiment and went to Stamford in Connecticut and then went to the placed called the White Plains in New York and took a part in the Battle at that place and serv'd s'd 3 months out - and that he again Enlisted he thinks in the latter part of the same year at Tolland aforesaid for 4 months under Capt Orcutt in a Regiment Commanded by Col. Enos and went to a place called Horse Neck ['in New York' crossed out] and serv'd the 4 months out and returned to Alstead - and that he also Enlisted again for the term of 2 months in the Spring of 1777 in a company Commanded by Capt Weber and went to Ticonderoga and Remained in that vicinity untill the s'd Term of 2 Months Expired - and further states that the volunteered ['that' crossed out] in June or July 1777 and went a tour of about ['three' crossed out] four weeks under the command of Nath's S. Prentiss and went to the westerly part of ['the State of' crossed out] Vermont - and again in the same ['in the' crossed out] year he enlisted in July or August under Capt Weber in a Brigade commanded by Gen. John Stark for the term of 2 Months and was in ['s'd' crossed out] the Battle of Bennington ['and served 8 Months and volunteer'd' crossed out] and then went to Still-Water and there finished s'd 2 Months - and then volunteered for one  month more and staid untill the surrender of Burgoyne ['in' crossed out]
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and was in Both Battles with his Army - of the four Months service performed in the ['commanded' crossed out] Regiment commanded by Col Enos in which time I went to Horse Neck I know of no living witness to prove except what is in the affidavit of Amaziah Grover hereto annexed He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension except the  present & declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State - 
/s/Asa Hatch
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
/s/Frederic, Griswold Judge of Probate
We Daniel Wild & Luther Wheatley of Brookfield hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Hatch who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 72 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
/s/Daniel Wild
/s/Luther Wheatley
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
/s/Frederick Griswold Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states - 
And said Court further certify that Daniel Wild is a clergyman resident in Brookfield and Luther Wheatley residing in said Brookfield are to this court well known and are credible persons & their statement is entitled to credit
I J. K. Parish Clerk or Reg. of the Probate Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Asa Hatch for a Pension
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31st day of July AD 1832 - 
/s/J. K. Parish Clerk or Reg't
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 2nd Section of the act of 3rd Feb'y 1853 
State of Vermont
County of Orange}ss
On this tenth day of May A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Randolph in open Court which is a Court of record within and for the county and State aforesaid Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch a resident of Williamstown in the county of Orange and State of Vermont aged Sixty Six years, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d February, 1853 granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war: that She is the Widow of Asa Hatch who was a Soldier of the War of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States at and before his death at the rate of fifty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, & was pensioned under the act of 1832 (she thinks) and was paid his pension last at Montpelier in the state of Vermont. And She respectfully refers to evidence filed in her said husband's application for proof of his service in the war of the Revolution. 
She further declares that she married to the said Asa Hatch at Berlin Vt. on the fourteenth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three by Nahum Rice a Justice of the Peace; that her said husband died at Williamstown on the twenty eighth day of April eighteen hundred and forty seven
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She states that she was not married to him prior to the second of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated at Berlin in the State of Vermont and that her name before her said Marriage was Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Nasmith
She further declares that she is now a Widow She hereby appoints John M. Bennett of Gaysville Vermont her Attorney to prosecute her claim for Pension and to receive her Pension Certificate from the commissioner of Pensions
/s/Ruhamah Hatch
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before the Court of Probate holden for the district of Randolph within and for the county & State aforesaid. And I certify that said Probate Court is constitutes a court of Record by the laws of this State. I also certify that Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch the foregoing applicant for pension is a respectable Widow residing in this county, and I believe is the same person she represents herself to be
/s/Philander Perrin, Judge of Probate 
[court seal affixed]
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State of Vermont
County of Orange} ss At Williamstown
On this Tenth day of May A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty three personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the county & State aforesaid Darius Pride and Rodolphus Ainsworth two credible persons and severally made oath according to law, that they well knew Asa Hatch and Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch his wife in the lifetime of said Asa Hatch: that said Asa Hatch was reputed to have been a soldier of the War of the Revolution and was a Pensioner of the United States at his death; that said Asa Hatch and Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch lived together as husband and wife up to the death of said Asa Hatch. that Said Asa Hatch died here in Williamstown in the fore part of the year eighteen hundred and forty seven. And Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch who now applies for a Pension is the identical person who was the wife of said Asa Hatch and she now resides a widow a neighbor to them and she is now a widow 
/s/Darius Pride
/s/Rodolphus Ainsworth
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written. And I hereby certify that Darius Pride and Rodolphus Ainsworth are credible witnesses and are disinterested in the result of her claim for Pension. I also certify that I have no interest in the claim & am not concerned in its prosecution
/s/William S. Beckett Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
County of Orange} ss At Williamstown
On this Tenth day of May A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty three, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Oliver S. Walker a resident of Williamstown in said County who being duly sworn according to law does testify say: I was well acquainted with Asa Hatch a reputed soldier of the War of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the United States before his death. I was also well acquainted with his wife now his Widow Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch. the said Asa Hatch and Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch lived together as husband and wife up to the time of the death of said Asa Hatch. 
Said Asa Hatch died in the month of April A.D. eighteen hundred and forty seven.
Mrs. Ruhumah (Ruhamah) Hatch who now applied for a Pension is the identical person who was the Wife of said Asa Hatch in his lifetime. She is njow residing in Williamstown and is now a widow
/s/Oliver S. Walker. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written 
And I hereby certify that Oliver S. Walker the foregoing deponent is a credible witness
/s/William S. Beckett Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont.
Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier June 7th 1853
I certify that the Honorable Philander Perrin, whose name is subscribed in  his own proper hand writing to the foregoing certificate in & was at the date thereof a Judge of Probate within & for the District of Orange, duly elected & qualified; And I further certify that William S. Beckett Esquire whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing certificate is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within & for the county of Orange duly elected & qualified: and that full faith and credit are due to their acts and attestations as such. 
[state seal affixed] Given under my hand & the seal of this office this seventh day of June A.D. 1853. 
/s/Ferrand F. Merrill 
Secretary of State
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This may certify I do hold the Office of Town Clerk for the Town of Berlin in the County of Washington and State of Vermont and that I find Recorded in said Town Records of Marriages as follows - "Asa Hatch of Williamstown and Ruhamah NaSmith of Berlin were lawfully joined in marriage April fourteenth eighteen hundred and thirty three by me
/s/Nahum Rice Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date, which is exposed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows "Asa Hatch of Williamstown and Ruhamah NaSmith of Berlin were lawfully joined in Marriage April 14th 1833
I Moses Strong above named, depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town of Berlin in the County of Washington and State of Vermont, and that the above is a true extract from the records from said Town of Berlin, with the exception above named as certified by me 
/s/Moses Strong Clerk of the Town of Berlin
Sworn to and Subscribed before me at Berlin on this 19th day of April A.D. 1853
/s/J. E. Bosworth Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Washington County ss} I Shubael Wheeler Clerk of the County Court for the County of Washington in the state of Vermont, which is a Court of Record. do hereby certify that J. E. Bosworth Esq'r was on the 19th day of April AD 1853 and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified by the Laws of this State to administer Oaths for general purposes and that his Signature to  the within and foregoing Certificate is genuine.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said County Court at Montpelier in said County this 27th day of April A.D. 1853
/s/Shubael Wheeler Clerk 

Application under the Act of Feby 3, 1853.
Reply to John M. Bennett of Springfield, Vt.
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127,128
BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Mrs. Ruhama Hatch
Widow of Asa Hatch
Revolutionary War 
Communicate with Stephen Thomas
West Fairlee V.T.
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March 3, 1855, Declaration for Bounty Land, WIDOW. BOUNTY LAND CLAIM. {Printed at the Patriot Office, Montpelier, Vt.
Form of a Declaration to be made by the Widow of a deceased Officer or Soldier.
STATE OF Vermont
County of Orange s.s.} On this 21st day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Ruhamah Hatch aged sixty eight years, a resident of Williamstown in the State of Vermont who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Asa Hatch who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Capt. Webber in the Revolutionary War regiment of [blank] commanded by [blank] in the war with Great Britain declared by the United Colonies on the 4th July 1776 that her husband Enlisted at Walpole, New Hampshire on or about the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. 1777 for the term of Three months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of fourteen days, and was honorably discharged at [blank] on the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. 1777 - That he rendered other Service in the War of the Revolution which she can not now State but for proof of his Service she refers to his application accompanying documents that She is also a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States & she refers to her declaration for proof of her Marriage, and the death of her husband the said Asa Hatch
She further states that she was married to the said Asa Hatch in Berlin Vermont on the 14 day of April A.D. 1833 by one Nahum Rice ['a Justice of the eight land died and' crossed out] a Justice of the peace and that her name before said marriage was Ruhamah Smith that her husband died at Williamstown V.T. on the 28th day of April A.D. 1847, ad that she  is now a widow. 
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855." that neither herself or husband has ever applied for or received Bounty land under any act of Congress
/s/Ruhamah Hatch
WE, Alfred Bigelow and Abel S Williams, residents of Williamstown in the State of Vermont upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Ruhamah Hatch in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. that we know she is in the receipt of a pension under the act of Congress passed February 3d 1853 - 
/s/Alfred Bigellow
/s/Abel S. Williams 
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. 
/s/Alvin Smith Justice of Peace. 
STATE OF VERMONT,
Orange County, SS.} I, Burnam Martin Clerk of the County Court for the County of Orange in the State of Vermont, which is a Court of Record, hereby certify that Alvin Smith Esq., is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer Oaths for general purposes; that I am acquainted with his hand-writing, and believe his signature to the foregoing to the genuine. 
[court seal affixed] IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereby set my hand and affix the seal of said County Court, at Chelsea in said County, this 30th day of April A.D. 1855. 
/s/B. Martin Clerk
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No. 2440
Vermont
admit
16. months private
$53.33. per ann.
J. R. Parish 
Randolph Verm't
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BRIEF in the case of Asa Hatch of Williamstown County of Orange in the State of Vermont
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
3. How old is he? 72
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
[column headings: Period.|Duration of Service.(Years,|Months,|Days.)|Rank As a| Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served Gen.|]
Dec In 1775|([blank]|3|[blank])|Private|Lt Col Brown, Col Baldwin|
June or July 1776|([blank]|3|[blank])| " |Col Enos. Capt Weber|
last of " |([blank]|4|[blank])| " |Capt Prentiss|
1777|([blank]|6||[blank])| " |Gen Starck (Stark)|
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5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains. Bennington "both Battles with Burgoyne"
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Tolland, Connecticut
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living and Traditionary
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
/s/James Wilson Examining Clerk.
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[typewritten letter]
[initials: awf]
Rev. and 1812 War Section.

November 17, 1924.

Alice R. Stark,
St. Peter, Minn.

Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 752, it appears that Asa Hatch enlisted in Tolland, Connecticut in December 1775 and served three months as a private in Captain Wells' Company, Colonel Brown's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted in June or July 1776 and served three months as a private in Captain House's Company, Colonel Baldwin's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted the latter part of 1776 and served four months as a private in Captain Orcutt's Company, Colonel Enos' Connecticut Regiment and was in the battle of White Plains.
He enlisted in the spring of 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain Webber's Company, Colonel Bellows' New Hampshire Regiment.
He enlisted in June or July 1777 and served four weeks
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[typewritten letter]
as a private in Captain Nathaniel S. Prentice's New Hampshire Company.
He enlisted in July or August 1777 and served three months in Captain Webber's New Hampshire Company, was in the battle of Bennington and both battles with Burgoyne.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 31, 1832, while a resident of Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, aged seventy two years, and he died there April 28, 1847.
Soldier married April 14, 1833 at Berlin, Vermont, Ruhamah NaSmith, she was allowed pension on her application executed May 10, 1853, while living at Williamstown, Vermont, aged sixty six years.
There is no further data on file as to family.
Respectfully,
[blank]
Commissioner.
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[handwritten letter]
1215 Clark St.
Stevens Point, Wis. 3/17/26

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir: Is the name of Asa Hatch of the town of Alstead, N.H. who served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Captain John House's Company in Colonel Baldwin's regiment raised by the state of N.H. to reinforce the Army at New  York under General Washington, to be found on the pension rolls for the War of the Revolution?
If so will you please give me his pension record.
Respectfully
/s/Frank N. Spindler
[receipt stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE S MAR 19 1926]
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[handwritten letter]
[logo: DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION]
Captain Richard Somers Chapter
Saint Peter, Minnesota- 

St Peter Minnesota
29. Nov. 1924

Dear Sir - 
Will you please send me copies of the Pension records of the following who served in the Rev. War.
Asa Hatch born (1759-1847) was pensioned from Conn. or Williamstown Vt. where he died. 
Also of  his son Noah B. Hatch from Conn or N.H. 
Thanking you in advance I am Very truly - 
/s/Mrs Alice R. Stark
St Peter Minnesota
[receipt stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE S OCT 31 1924]
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26958
160 acres
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[typewritten letter]
[margin note: Rev Sec H3]

ESTABLISHED - 1886 CHARLES H. BRIGGS, B.S.
COMPARATIVE BAKING TESTS
RECORDS AND REPORTS 
MILLING TESTS
CHEMICAL AND MICROSCOPICAL ANALYSES
12 TO 22 OLD COLONY BLDG
OPPOSIT NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CABLE ADDRESS ARDHOW
THE HOWARD WHEAT AND FLOUR TESTING LABORATORY
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.

Sept. 14, 1916

United States Pension Office,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
I beg to inquire whether your office can give me any information regarding the Revolutionary War Record of my ancestor Asa Hatch.
I have a newspaper clipping stating that he died in Williamstown, Vt., where he had lived 52 years, Apr. 20, 1847 and that he was a Revolutionary Pensioner. I understand also that his wife survived him many years and continued to receive his pension.
I would be interested to learn the amount of his pension paid to him and also to his wife but particularly would like to learn what services he performed in the Revolutionary War and whether also he performed services in the War of 1812?
Thanking you for a statement of these matters, I am Respectfully yours,
/s/Chas H Briggs
[receipt stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE L SEP 18 1916]
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Pension Office.
25" August, 1853.

Sir,
Be pleased to inform me to what time the within named pensioner was paid or the date of his death.
Very Respy:
/s/S. Cole for the Com'r
Asa Hatch, act 7th June '32, $53.33 p. an. - Died 28th April 1847, - Paid to his death.
/s/F. Burt 
Auditor,
Francis Burt, Esq'r
Third Auditor, Treasury}
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[verso]
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 752
Ruhamah Hatch widow
Asa Hatch 
Pri. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 3, 1853
Index: - Vol. A, Page 300
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1904. July 28. Miss W. E. Whedon nifd of hist. of service. a.n.
1916 Oct 6 Hist. to Mr. Chas. H. Briggs.
1924-Nov 17-Hist. to Alice R. Stark AWF
1926 May 14 - "  "  Frank N. Spindler AWF.
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Asa Hatch
2660 po
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I Amaziah Grover of Brookfield in Orange County and State of Vermont of the age of ['of' crossed out] 76 years do Testify and Say that I am well acquainted with Asa Hatch formerly of Alstead in the State of Newhampshire now of Williamstown in the State of Vermont - and that I was knowing to his serving in the War of the Revolution in several tours - in the Latter part of the year 1775 I was knowing to his enlisting in Tolland in Connecticut and that he went to Cambridge Mass. and served four months - that I was in the same Regiment with him - and further state that in the year 1776 I was knowing to his going a tour to Newyork ['of' crossed out] I should say 3 or 4 months recollect his returning home - or to Tolland in Con't and that he immediately Enlisted again and went to Newyork I recollect none of his officers except that a Mr Hunt of Tolland was an Ensign in his Company - was gone a number of months do not recollect exactly how Long - and also was knowing to his going a tour to Ticonderoga in 1777 under Cap't Webber in a Regiment com'd by Col: Bellows of 2  months was in the same company with him - and was also knowing to his performing a tour of 3 or 4 weeks in the militia of Newhampshire to the Westerly part of Vermont and further state that I was knowing to being at the Battle of Bennington and at the taking of Burgoyne and should think he was gone 3 or 4 Months - and further s'd deponent saith not - 
/s/X his mark Amaziah Grover 
State of Vermont
District of Randolph ss} 
Sworn to & subscribed in open Probate Court at Brookfield this 3rd day of August 1832. 
before /s/Frederick Griswold Judge of Probate
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Affidavit of Amaziah Grover
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I John Slade of Brookfield in Orange County and State of Vermont of the age of 80 years do Testify and say that I am well acquainted with Asa Hatch formerly of Alstead in the state of Newhampshire now of Williamstown in State of Vermont - and was knowing to his being out on a tour of duty in the War of American Revolution at Cambridge in Mass. in the Winter of 1776 of about three or 4 Months and I also state that I was knowing to his being out on tour of duty to Ticonderoga of about 2 months an also was knowing to his performing a tour of duty in a Company commanded by Capt ['Prentiss' crossed out] House to Newyork - about the time of the Battle at the White plains of about 3 months - an also that I was with him on tour of about 3 or 4 weeks as a Militia man at the time that Ticonderoga was evacuated - and also further state that I was knowing to his being out on a tour of about 3 Months in year 1777 to the west at the since Burgoyne surrendered - and further the deponent saith not - 
/s/John Slade
State of Vermont
District of Randolph ss} At Brookfield August 31st 1832 in s'd District personally appeared John Slade the signer of the foregoing affidavit in open Court on the day & year above written and made solemn oath that it contained the truth and nothing but the truth - 
before /s/Frederick Griswold Judge of Probate
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[handwritten letter]
Randolph Orange Co. Vt. Aug't 4. 1832

Hon Sec'y of War - 
Sir,
Enclosed I sent to Department the declaration of Asa Hatch, John Slade & Amaziah Grover, claiming to be placed on the pension list, together with the proof in each case - 
Yours Respectfully
/s/J. K. Parish
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June 15 1853
No 2164
App'l of Ruhamah Hatch widow of Asa. 
Orange Co. Verm't $53.33
9192
Act 3d Feby 1853
$53.33 per an
Com - Feb. 3d 1853. 
Rev: 
John M. Bennett
Springfield Vert:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
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[handwritten letter]
Springfield Vt. June 9, 1853

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Honored Sir
The inclosed papers in the Claim of Mrs. Ruhamah Hatch for Pension are respectfully presented for your examination. Should the papers be found in good form with proof conclusive please reply the claim to me at Springfield Vt. and oblige your humble servant
/s/John M. Bennett of Springfield Vt. 
Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Hatch
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Brief in the case of Ruhamah Hatch, widow of Asa, Orange County and State of Vermont. 
act 3d Feby, 1853. 
Claim, ("original," ['or "for increase.")' crossed out
Proof exhibited, (if original.) [blank]
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance. 
Husband was a pensioner, under the Act of 7" June, 1832. 
Record evidence of marriage,
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what? [blank]
/s/S. C. Boynton, Examining Clerk.
Jno: M. Bennett, Esqr.
Springfield, Vt.
Name and residence of Agent
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[handwritten letter]
Winterset Ia - 
June 20-1904

The Honorable Commissioner, of Pensions.
Washington D.C.
[receipt stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE A JUNE 23. 1904]
[receipt stamp: U.S.P.B. OLD WAR & NAVY FILES. JUNE 25 1904]
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly furnish me with the war record of Asa Hatch who was engaged in the War of the Revolution  
The Hatch genealogy
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[handwritten letter]
states the following facts:
"Asa Hatch is the son of Asa Hatch a native of Tolland Conn. who served as a soldier in the Colonial Army. He fought at the famous battle of Bennington under Gen. Stark and was present at the time of the surrender British Army by Gen.
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[handwritten letter]
Burgoyne to the American forces under Gen. Gates - He remained in the service during the entire struggle and then returned to his house at the Green Mountain State."
Thanking you in advance for your trouble - 
Yours respectfully
/s/Miss Winifred E. Whedon
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3-525
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
W.F. 752
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C., [blank], 19[blank]
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank] for a statement of the military history of Asa Hatch 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. 
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.(CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|]
Dec. 1775|3 mos.|Pvt.|(Wells|Brown)|Conn.|
June or July 1776|3 mos|[blank]|(House|Baldwin)| " |
Latter part 1776|4 mos.|[blank]|(Orcutt?|Enos)| " |
Spring 1777|2 mos.|[blank]|(Webber|Bellows)|N.H.|
June or July 1777|4 weeks|[blank]|(Nathaniel S. Prentice|[blank])| " |
July or Aug. 1777|3 mos.|[blank]|(Webber|[blank])| " |
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Battles engaged in White Plains Bennington "both battles with Burgoyne"
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Tolland Conn.
Date of application for pension, July 31, 1832 His cl. all at rate of $53.33 per annum
Residence at date of application, Williamstown, Orange Co. Vt.
Age at date of application, 72 years.
Remarks: He married Apr. 14, 1833, at Berlin Vt. Ruhamah NaSmith He died Apr. 28, 1847 at Williamstown & she was allowed pension at same rate on an app. of May 10, 1853: while a resident of Williamstown Vt. aged 66 years. There is no other data on file as to his family and no reference to any service in the war 1812. 
Respectfully, 
[blank] Commissioner. 
[margin note: amt of pension was 53.33 per annum.]
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