Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16501, Samuel Bassett, Mass. N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.
N.H.

Bassett, Samuel
.................Martha

NUMBER
W. 16501

S.20606 placed with W.16501
Apr. 19, 1931 (illegible)

CONTENTS
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                                                                      1203.
New Hampshire.
Samuel Basset, 
Private. 
Captain Stiles, company of the U.S
Army Mass. 
Ratio of disability, three fourths
Date of discharge,
Time of closing testimony, 30 August, 1826
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at 6 dollars per month, to commence on the 30  August 1826.
Certificate of pension issued the 11 of Sept 1826 and sent to Salma Hale Esq. Keene, N.H.
Arrears to 4th Sept 1826 $1.17
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 march 1827 36.
$37.17
Act of the 10 April 1806, &c
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31
29
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 2 = --.50
............1.06
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.............1.57
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78  1/2
39   1/4
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1.17  9/5

48
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24
12
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36
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[on the side, vertical writing, left page] 
Samuel Bassett

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Declaration
of Sam'l Bafsett

Keene
Chesh.  Co.
N.H.

29,231

Please return to T.M. Edwards
Keene.

Admit'd
Musisian  pay roll

Capt Stiles
Col Stark


T.M. Edwards, Esqr
Keen - Cheshire Co 
          N.H.
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he thinks Col. Mooney, who he thinks was in command of the fort when he arrived at Ti'a-- recollects that Continental Reg't came in which he was there but cannot recollect the officers.

That he never rec'd any written discharge. --

That he is known to Rev. M. Barstow - and Abijah Wilder Jr who can testify as to my veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, & except an Invalid Pension, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State except for as an Invalid Pensioner, on the Roll of New Hampshire. 
Sam'l Bassett

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
Attest  S. Hale, Clerk.

We, Z S Barstow a clergyman residing in Keene aforesaid and Abijah Wilder Jr residing in the same Keene hereby certify, that we are acquainted with Samuel Baffett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Z.S. Barstow
Abijah Wilder Jun.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest, S. Hale Clerk.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after 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 further certifies, that it appears to them that Zedekiah S. Barstow who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Keene, and that Abijah Wilder Jr, who has also signed the same is a resident in said town & is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
S. Hale, Clerk

I, Salma Hale Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Bafsett for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Seventh day of October, A.D. 1833
S. Hale, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,   )
COUNTY OF CHESHIRE, ss.      )

On this Seventh day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court, the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, keeping a record of its proceedings, now sitting, Samuel Bafsett a resident of Keene in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy nine last March 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

["1st" written in the left margin next to this paragraph]
in 1775 he marched to Cambridge when the alarm of the Battle of Lexington, in April--about the twenty third day--enlisted then for eight months [last 2 words underlined] in Capt Stiles Company, of New Hampshire Militia--and Served untill first day of January 1776--was the first part of the time in Col Starks Regiment--and ["about" stricken out] soon after the battle of Bunker hill was transferred to Col Sergeants Regiment--was dismissed at Cambridge the last day of December.--was a Fifer in all this service. [last phrase underlined]

["2d." written in left margin next to the following paragraph]
In 1777 Served ["the exact" stricken out] under the command of Captain Houlit of Keene--in Col Bellows Regiment--marched to Mount Independence near Ticonderoga in April--was stationed there untill the Continental troops arrived there--cannot state the precise length of this service but declares that according to the best of his recollection it was not lefs than two months. [last 2 words underlined]--

1.  That he was born in Norton in the County of Bristol in the State of Mafsachusetts in the year 1754--in March--

2.  That he has a record of his age in his Bible--& supposes there is one in Norton--

3.  That he lived in Keene when called into both services--& has lived there almost wholly since.

4.  That he was a volunteer in both services.--

5.  Recollects in his first service Gen'l Washington--Gen'l Putnam--Maj'r. More who was killed in the Battle of Bunker hill--Col John V. Thomas Nixon &c--In his second service recollects
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Declaration,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, )
COUNTY OF CHESHIRE, ss. )

On this Seventh day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court, the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, keeping a record of its proceedings, now sitting, Samuel Bafsett a resident of Keene in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy nine last March 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 he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.

["1st" written in the left margin next to this paragraph]
in 1775 he marched to Cambridge when the alarm of the Battle of Lexington, in April--about the twenty third day--enlisted then for eight months [last 2 words underlined] in Capt Stiles Company, of New Hampshire Militia--and Served untill first day of January 1776--was the first part of the time in Col Starks Regiment--and ["about" stricken out] soon after the battle of Bunker hill was transferred to Col Sergeants Regiment--was dismissed at Cambridge the last day of December.--was a Fifer in all this service. [last phrase underlined]

["2d." written in left margin next to the following paragraph]
In 1777 Served ["the exact" stricken out] under the command of Captain Houlit of Keene--in Col Bellows Regiment--marched to Mount Independence near Ticonderoga in April--was stationed there untill the Continental troops arrived there--cannot state the precise length of this service but declares that according to the best of his recollection it was not lefs than two months. [last 2 words underlined]--

1. That he was born in Norton in the County of Bristol in the State of Mafsachusetts in the year 1754--in March--

2. That he has a record of his age in his Bible--& supposes there is one in Norton--

3. That he lived in Keene when called into both services--& has lived there almost wholly since.

4. That he was a volunteer in both services.--

5. Recollects in his first service Gen'l Washington--Gen'l Putnam--Maj'r. More who was killed in the Battle of Bunker hill--Col John V. Thomas Nixon &c--In his second service recollects
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he thinks Col. Mooney, who he thinks was in command of the fort when he arrived at Ti'a-- recollects that Continental Reg't came in which he was there but cannot recollect the officers.

That he never rec'd any written discharge. --

That he is known to Rev. M. Barstow - and Abijah Wilder Jr who can testify as to my veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, & except an Invalid Pension, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State except for as an Invalid Pensioner, on the Roll of New Hampshire.
Sam'l Bassett

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest S. Hale, Clerk.

We, Z S Barstow a clergyman residing in Keene aforesaid and Abijah Wilder Jr residing in the same Keene hereby certify, that we are acquainted with Samuel Baffett who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be Seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Z.S. Barstow
Abijah Wilder Jun.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Attest, S. Hale Clerk.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after 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 further certifies, that it appears to them that Zedekiah S. Barstow who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Keene, and that Abijah Wilder Jr, who has also signed the same is a resident in said town & is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
S. Hale, Clerk

I, Salma Hale Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Bafsett for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Seventh day of October, A.D. 1833
S. Hale, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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Date of death not on A.B.

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New Hampshire (C.)  1774
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Martha Bassett
widow of Samuel Bassett, dec'd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June, 1832 and who died on the 8th of November, 1834 of Cheshire co. in the State of N. Hampshire who was a fifer in the compy commanded by Captain Stiles N.H. of the Regt. commanded by Col. Stark in the N.H. line for 9 months 11 days  fifer--
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Inscribed on the Roll of Concord, N.H.
at the rate of 34 Dollars 35 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
===========================
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 11th day of February, 1834 and sent to Hon H. Hubbard, Senate U.S.
===========================
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1838..................$83.87
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 M 1839 17.17
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...............................................................................$101.04
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(Act July 7  )
(1838.        )

Recorded by S. A. Elliot
Book A   Vol. 1   Page
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[checkmark]  Declaration   4119
Martha Bafsett

1774 [underlined]

N.H.
act 7 July  38

m. 78 -- d 34

adm'd

9 mo 11 days  fifer
__________________________
$134: 35/100
__________________________

no deduction

Hon H Hubbard
Senate NS
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DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,   )
CHESHIRE COUNTY  ss.            )

On this fifth day of September A.d. 1838 personally appeared before me Fredrick Vose Esq. Judge of Probate in & for said County, at her dwelling house Martha Bafsett a resident of Keene in the County of Cheshire aforesaid aged Eighty two years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows:"  That she is the widow of Samuel Bafsett who was a musician & private in the army of the Revolution and served according to the best of her knowledge & belief as follows

In 1775  eight months as a fifer--
In 1777  2 months to the north

The officers names or particulars of service she does not recollect.--

That her said husband was a Pensioner [underlined] under the act of 1832--made his declaration in said County of Cheshire and was placed on the Roll of the New Hampshire Agency at a Pension of $34.35 per ann.--lived at Keene aforesaid at the time--

She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Bafsett on the day & month ["day of" stricken out] not recollected in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven; that her husband, the aforesaid Samuel Bafsett died on the eighth day of November A.D. 1834; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, viz:  at the time above stated that she was married immediately upon her said husbands returning from his second and last service--that she has never since been married--her maiden name was Martha Belding.
Martha  X her mark  Bafsett

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me,
Federick Vose  Judge of Probate.

I certify that the above declarant is unable to appear
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in court by reason of bodily infirmity.
Frederick Vose,  Judge of Probate

I Elijah Sawyer Register of the Court of Probate in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the Judge of the Court aforesaid in the matter of the application of Martha Bassett for a pension as returned to me

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this sixth day of September A.D. 1838--
Elijah Sawyer  Reg'r.
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xoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
August 19, 1931

Maude B. Perry
Roseville
California.

BA-J-Rev.& 1812 Wars Section
AWF
Om

Dear Madam:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 16501, that Samuel Bassett was born March 1754 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

While residing in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he marched on the Lexington Alarm, and enlisted April 23, 1775 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and served as a fifer in Captain Jeremiah Stiles' company, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, where wounded in his right leg, after which was transferred to Colonel Sargent's Massachusetts regiment, length of service eight months.

He served in 1777, two months in Captain Howlet's New Hampshire company, and was stationed at Mount Independence near Ticonderoga.

He was allowed pension, from August 30, 1826, on account of disability resulting from the above noted wound.  He was then living in Keene, New Hampshire.

In 1833, he was still living in said Keene, he died November 8, 1834.

The soldier married in 1777 (no specific date given) Martha Belding.

She was allowed pension on her application exe-
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outed September 5, 1838, at which time she was living in Keene, New Hampshire, and was aged eighty-two years.

Their children were referred to, no names given.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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I Samuel Bafsett of Keene in the county of Cheshire and State of New-Hampshire, on oath depose that in April 1775, on hearing of the battle of Lexington, I with about thirty others started from this place for the vicinity of Boston.  Soon after my arrival at Cambridge, I inlisted into the Company commanded by Capt Jeremiah Stiles, in Starks regiment, to serve for eight months; on the 17th of June, the day of the battle of Bunker hill, I was ordered on to the hill as part of a reinforcement.  I arrived in season to take part in the battle, but after a short time the retreat began.  While retreating, I was wounded by a musket ball whih as I raised my right foot entered my thigh midway above the knww and lodged in the knee.  The ball remained there four months and four days and was then extracted.  The wound was very painful, and for several months, I could not walk without crutches.  And it has always been troublesome.

At the time others obtained pensions, I was often told that I might obtain one, and advised to make application, and the reason I did not then apply, & have not before applied is that at that time a prejudice existed against such as applied for pensions who could profsibly live without it and as I entered the army from patriotic motives, I felt unwilling to apply to my country for relief.  As I grow older the disability increases--the wound is frequently very painful, deprives me of sleep and prevents me, in a great degree from pursuing my daily labor.  And I now feel under the necefsity of applying to my country for afsistance

Since 1776, I have lived either in Keene or Parkersfield now Roxbury, and my occupation has been that of a house joiner.  I am not on the pension list of any state and receive no pension whatever
Sam'l Bafsett
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Cheshire fs.   August 30 1826

Then the said Samuel Bafsett personally appearing before me, made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth

And I certify that the said Samuel Bafsett is a credible person
S. Hale  Commifsioner
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Depos for
Mrs Bafsett

Evid'e of Marriage
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I Eleanor Daniels of Keene County of Cheshire New Hampshire aged Sixty Six in May last past--depose and say that I am acquainted with Martha Bafsett of said Keene, widow of Samuel Bafsett late of said Keene deceased--That the said Martha Bafsetts name before marriage was Martha Belding, that she lived at my fathers before and at the time of her marriage with the said Samuel Bafsett--That I was present and saw them married.--I was then quite a small girl but have a perfect recollection of the event.--I have known her ever since that time.--The marriage took place I think in the fall of the year.--She was married by a minister by the name of Goddard who was at that time of Swanzey a town adjoining Keene--The year I do not distinctly recollect.--but think it was during the War of the Revolution.--I was married to my present husband in 1795 and I know that her marriage took place many years before mine--I can safely say a dozen or fifteen, but have no means of fixing the exact number.--
Eulanor Daniels

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire fs.
Dec 16  1838.

Subscribed & sworn to Before me
Thomas M Edwards   
Jus Peace

I certify that the above deponent is a credible & respectable person
Thomas M Edwards
Jus Peace
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I Sarah Page of Swanzey in the County of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire aged Seventy two years, depose and say that I am sister of Martha Bafsett Widow of Samuel Bafsett late of Keene in said County deceased--That I was present at the marriage of said Samuel Bafsett, and said Martha Bafsett then Martha Belding--I was either nine or eleven years of age when they were married, I think eleven years of age.--I have always lived near them since, within ten miles & most of the tie nearer--they lived together as husband & wife from the time of their marriage untill his decease & had a family of children--and She remains his widow not having been married since his decease--
Sarah  X her mark  Page

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire fs.
Jany 12, 1839
Subscribed & sworn to Before me 
Thomas M Edwards

I certify that the above deponent is a credible person
Thomas M Edwards
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State of New-Hampshire  )
Cheshire County  fs--       )

I Henry Coolidge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Cheshire certify that Thomas M. Edwards was on the eleventh day of December last past and still is a Justice of the Peace in the County of Cheshire aforesaid duly commifsioned and sworn--and that his name subscribed to the foregoing certificates is his own proper hand writing--

In witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Keene this twelfth day of January A.D. Eighteen hundred & thirty nine--
H. Coolidge  Clerk
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United States
New-Hampshire District  fs.

I John S. Sherburne, Judge of the District Court of the United States of America for the New-Hampshire District, by authority of an Act of Congrefs pafsed the 4th of February 1822, entitled "An act to receive and continue in force, 'An act to provide for persons who were disabled by known wounds received in the Revolutionary War, and for other purposes, do hereby especially authorise & commifsion Salma Hale of the County of Cheshire & District of New-Hampshire to take all evidence pursuant to the rules and regulations of the said Act for substantiating the claim of Samuel Bafsett of the town of Keene & county aforesaid to be placed on the pension List of the United States; by reason of known wounds received in said war, or since, (as prescribed in the fourth section of "An act concerning invalid pensioners, pafsed the 25th of April, 1808) while in the actual service of the United States & in the line of his duty.  And when the same shall be completed to return the evidence affidavits, certificates and proceedings had hereupon together with this commifsion, to the Secretary for the Department of War.--Given under my hand and seal at Portsmouth the 29th day of July A.D. 1826
Jno:  S. Sherburne
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Cheshire fs.  Aug. 30. 1826

In pursuance of this commifsion I have taken the depositions of Eliakim Nims, David Adams, Daniel Adams and Charles G. Adams, the two latter physicians and surgeons and of samuel Bafsett, all which now, with this cvommifsion, I return to the Department of War.  The testimony was completed on this day viz the thirtieth day of August 1826
S. Hale  Commifsioner

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Commifsion
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Surgeons Certificate
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State of Newhampshire
Cheshire  fs--

We the undersigned practising Physicians and Surgeons of this town of Keene in said County certify that for many years we have been well acquainted with Samuel Bafsett of said Keene a claimant for a Pension--that he has long suffered from a wound which we doubt not he received at the Battle of Bunker Hill--that from Satisfactory evidence and careful examination said wound appears to have been made by a musket ball which entered the back part of the right thigh near the middle and was taken out near the knee and that in consequence of said wound the said Bafsett is at present, in our opinion, three fourths disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labour--
Dan'l Adams
Charles G. Adams

Cheshire fs.  Aug 25. 1926.
Then the said Daniel Adams and Charles G. Adams, practising physicians & surgeons and credible witnefses, made solemn oath that the foregoing certificate contains the truth & nothing but the truth before me
S. Hale Commifsioner
[drawing of a hand with finger pointing to the right]
over
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And I further certify that the said Daniel Adams & Charles G Adams are reputable in their profefsion
S. Hale  Commifsioner
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Eliakim Nims
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I Eliakim Nims residing in that part of Sullivan which was once a part of Keene depose that in April 1775 immediately after hearing of the battle of Lexington I left Keene with about thirty others among whom was Samuel Bafsett, then and now of Keene.  We both belonged to the Company commanded by jeremiah Stiles which was in Starks regiment.  During the battle of Bunker Hill so called, a reinforcement was ordered to repair to the Hill.  Mr Bafsett & I were a part of this reinforcement.  We went together as far as Bunker hill.  He went forward on to Breeds hill where in fact the battle was fought.  He was then well and served.  In the evening after the battle, I heard that said Samuel Bafsett & Charles Rice were wounded and that my brother was mifsing.  A few days after I saw said Bafsett who was then suffering from his wound.  And altho I did not see him wounded, yet I have not the least doubt that he was wounded in what is called the battle of Bunker hill.  I have seen the ball which was said and generally believed and by me believed to have been cut from his wound.  The ball entered the thigh and was cut from the knee

Mr Bafsett & I served out the time for which we enlisted and in January of next year we came home together

Since that time Mr Bafsett has lived either in Keene, or Parkersfield not Roxbury, and has worked at the trade of a house joiner.  I have been well acquainted with him the whole time
Eliakim Nims  [checkmark]
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Cheshire fs.   August 23, 1826

Then said Eliakim nims to me well known made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition contains the truth and nothing but the truth

And I certify that the said Eliakim Nims is a credible witnefs
S. Hale  Commifsioner.
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David Adams
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I David Adams of Gilsum in the county of Cheshire depose that about the 20th of May 1775, I joined the company commanded by Jeremiah Stiles then stationed at Mystic near Boston Samuel Bafsett then and now of Keene, with whom I had been acquainted several years, also belonged to the same Company.  On the 17th of June, the day of the battle of Bunker hill, and after it begun, Mr Bafsett and I went on to the hill together.  When on the retreat, I saw Mr. Bafsett and saw that he had been wounded.  I saw him frequently afterwards; he was a long time lame; the ball entered about midway the thigh; and was cut out near the knee.  I was present in the house when it was cut out, saw it immediately afterwards and have often seen the wound drefsed.  Mr. Bafsett served out his time, remaining in amp until the first day of January 1770.  Since that time he has resided in Keene or Parkersfield and has followed the trade of a house joiner
David Adams  [checkmark]

Cheshire fs.  Aug. 26. 1826.
Then said David Adams a credible witnefs made solemn oath that the foregoing contains the truth & nothing but the truth
Before me
S. Hale  Commifsioner
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Eliakim Nims
Depo---
to 1st Service
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I Eliakim Nims aged eighty two years, of Sullivan in the County of Cheshire, New Hampshire depose and Say that I was in the Service in the Revolutionary War in the year 1775 in Capt Stiles Company in Col Sergeants Regiment, & stationed near Boston Mfa--That Samuel Bafsett then & now of Keene in Said County was in the Same Service, Company & Regiment--That we both went from said Keene together & returned home together--& that we were both in this service eight months.--That Said Bafsett was a Fifer [underlined] during the whole term.--
Eliakim Nims

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire  fs.

On this Second day of December A.D. 1833 before the Subscriber a Notary Publick in & for Said State personally appeared, Eliakim Nims who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit, & made oath in due form of law that the same is true.

The said deponent is known to me as a credible person.--In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal the day & year aforesaid--
Thomas M Edwards
Notary Publick--
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Luther Heatons
Depo
for Sam'l Bafsett

To 2 Services
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I Luther Heaton of Roxbury in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire ["aged" stricken out] Seventy Seven years of age, depose and say that in the spring of the year 1777, I marched in Capt Hewlits Company, of Keene, to Mt Independence near Ticonderoga--and was stationed there to remain untill the Continental troops which were ordered there should arrive--that Samuel Bafsett now of Keene and always known to me since that time, was in the same company with me aforesaid--and stationed in the same place--and was waiter to Capt. Howlit--
Luther Heaton

State of New Hampshire
Cheshire  fs--
Nov 5, 1833.  Subscribed & Sworn to Before me
Thomas M Edwards
Jus Peace.

I certify that the above deponent is a credible person.--
Thomas M Edwards   Jus. Peace

Cheshire fs.  Nov. 7. 1833

I Salma Hale, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said county certify that Thomas M. Edwards is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that two foregoing official signatures are his--In testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of said Court
S. Hale, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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27103
New Hampshire
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Samuel Bafsett
of Keene in the State of NH
who was a fifer in the Compy. commanded
by Captain Stiles of the Regt. commanded
by Col Stark in the NH
line for 9 months 11 days
Fifer
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Inscribed on the Roll of N.H.
at the rate of 34 Dollars 35 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension ifsued the 23d day of Jany 1834  and Sent to T.M. Edwards Esqr.
Keen  Cheshire Co.  N.H.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1833................$85.82
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34....17.12
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..........................................................................$202.94
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(Revolutionary Claim,   )
(Act June 7, 1832.         )

Recorded by George Taylor  Clerk,
Book E  Vol. 1   Page 74
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[Document 1]
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Revolution
20606
INVALID.

File No. 20606
Samuel Bassett
Pri  Rev'y  War.

Act:  April 16" 1806"
Index:--Vol. 2,  Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Consolidated with widow's pension claim W.16501, Aug. 19, 1931

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Jan. 8-97--Hist. to Miss Mary L.T. Alden
Troy, N.Y.
(see Inv. 14-634)
(Letter in claim of Nathaniel Deverling 8.7.14.634.)
1914 Mch. 30--Hist. to Bonnie Farwell  V.L.M.

[Document #2]
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Feby 18, 1896.
Mil. Histy to
Thos H. Sergel
Chicago
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Rev  WIDOW, &c.

File No.  16501
Martha Bassett
Widow of
Samuel Bassett
Fifer  Rev.  War

Act:  July 7th  1838
Index:--Vol. A,  Page 36
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 37

CHARLES H. SERGEL COMPANY
PUBLISHERS.
358 DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO.
CABLE ADDRESS:
"SERGEL, CHICAGO."

R  30847--J?
.....20606--J?
.....15746--J?

Jan 13  1896

[illegible stamp placed in center of page over the following first few lines]

Commissioner of Pensions:

Dear Sir

My great-great grandfather, Samuel Bassett, [name underlined] of Cheshire Co. New Hampshire, drew a pension for injuries received in the Revolutionary War.  His name was placed on the Pension Roll Sept. 11, 1826.

Will you kindly send me a copy of the records concerning his services?

Very truly
Charles H. Sergel
Page 38

Commissioner of Pinsions

Dear Sir,

May I have a copy of the Rev. pinsion application of Mrs Samuel Bassett [underlined] of Keene new Hampshire?  She was Martha Belding--

This is for use in compiling a Family history
Very truly
Maude Belden-Perry
Roseville
Calif.

July 20--1931

[stamp affixed to the left of the above signature]
REVOLUTIONARY & 1812 WARS
SECTION
JUL 25 1931
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
Page 39

Terre Haute Indiana
March-18-1914.

Pension Bureau
Washington--

Dear Sir--

Will you please send me a record of the services of Richard Farwell who fought in the Battle of Bennington under General Stark.  Also the record of Samuel Bassett who fought and was wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Thanking you in advance I remain
Yours sincerely
Bonnie Farwell

913 S. Sixth St.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3--525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,............................., 19......

S.F. 20606

In reply to your request of.............., received............ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Bassett 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 1]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Apr. 1775

[Column 2]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
Jan'y 1, 1776

[Column 3]
RANK.
Pvt.

[Column 4]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN......................................COLONEL.
*Jeremiah Stiles...................Stark [stricken out]

[Column 5]
STATE.
Mass

Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill where he was wounded in right leg

Residence of soldier at enlistment, Keene, Cheshire Co. N.H.

Date of application for pension, [checkmark] Aug. 30, 1826  His cl. was al.

Residence at date of application, Keene, Cheshire Co. N.H.

Age at date of application, not stated

Remarks:  No data as to family
[checkmark] the papers in this claim S.20606 were placed with his widow's claim W.16501 on Aug. 19, 1931
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

*Jeremiah Stiles was a Capt in Paul Dudley Sargents Regt Mass. Troops and Samuel Bassett was a Pvt. so Starks is omitted.
In Mass. Book  Vol. 1  page 761