Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,733, Henry Butterfield, N.H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER
N.H.|Butterfield, Henry|W.23,733
[blank]|Rachel|[blank]
CONTENTS
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[verso]
Letter to J. Fleming and T. T. Kissain 10 Mar 1834

[recto]
24.368
New York
Henry Butterfield of Delaware in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Reynolds of the Reg't commanded by Col. Peabody in the New Hamp. line for 6 months and 22 days.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 22 Dollars 42 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Nov: 1833 and sent to A. H. Besar Unadilla
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33 $56.05
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 M '34 11.21
$67.26
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4. Page 90.
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3564
Albany
Rachel Butterfield N.H. widow of Henry Butterfield who was a private in the N. Hampshire Line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Decem'r 1843 and sent to A. D. Williams Unadilla N. York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 102
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State of New York
Delaware County ss} On this Eighth day of October 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Judge of the Court of Com'n Pleas in & for the County of Delaware now sitting Henry Butterfield of the Town of Sidney in the County of Delaware and State of New York Aged Seventy four years & seven months 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 pass'd the 7th of June 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated - (to wit) that he inlisted at Westmoreland in the State of New Hampshire (he thinks) in the Month of January in the year 1778 according to the best of his recollection in the Company commanded by Captain Reynolds in the Reg't commanded by Col'o Peabody New Hampshire State troops - that he went with said Comp'y & Reg't - to the State of Rhoad Island and served in Gen'l Green's Brigade under Gen'l Sullivan through the Campaign and untill said Term of one year expired - and was Discharged at Providence by Gen'l Sullivan at his Quarters - Also before this (viz) in the Spring of the year 1777 he inlisted in the Town of Kern in Newhampshire as a Minute Man for the Term of six Months in Captain Blake's Company of Militia & rendered various Services at White River in Vermont in pursuit of the Indians & and was at the Taking of Burgoin's (Burgoyne) Army at Stillwater in New York - and that he Volunteered and went on several Alarms - at different times - 
That he has no documentary evidence but ['the' crossed out] that hereto annexed and declares that his Name is ot on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State and that he refers. for further evidence to the former application transmitted
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to the pension office under the Law of 1818 & now on file in the pension office at Washington - 
/s/Henry Butterfield
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
/s/C. B. Sheldon Clerk
I Crawford B. Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware do hereby certify that the above affidavit was sworn and subscribed to in open Court this 8th day of October 1832.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court - 
/s/C. B. Sheldon Clerk.
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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 York
Otsego County ss} On this twenty ninth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before Charles C. Noble Esquire a Supreme Court Commissioner in and for the County of Otsego aforesaid duly authorised and commissioned and qualified to do and perform the Acts and duties which a Justice of the supreme Court or any Judge of the County Courts of said County - may do and perform out of Court in relation to said Courts - Rachel Butterfield of Unadilla in the said County of Otsego aged seventy six years last November 13th day who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her Oath ['declare and' crossed out] make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7th of July 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows 
That she is the Widow of Henry Butterfield who was a private soldier in the Army of the revolution - that he was put on the pension list roll of the New York Agency under the act of June 7th 1832 - that she sent in his pension Certificate to obtain the arrears of the pension up to the time of his death
she further declares that she was Married to the said Henry Butterfield on the 20th of November in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three by Esquire Mendal (Mandell) Worster County Massachusetts. that her Husband the aforesaid Henry Butterfield died on the 30th of October 1833. 
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 - 
/s/X her mark Rachel Butterfield
sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
/s/Charles C. Noble Supreme Court Commissioner with the powers of a judge of the County Courts &c.}
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I hereby certify that I am fully satisfied that Rachel Butterfield who has sworn and subscribed to the within statement before me is the Widow of Henry Butterfield and that she is a person of truth & Veracity and enlisted to credit. - it also appears to me that she is not able to attend Court by reason of Bodily Infirmities Age and distances. Also that the reason why she makes a Mark as aforesaid is because her hands shake and tremble so that she cannot write
/s/Charles C. Noble
Supreme Court Commissioner with the powers of a judge of the County Courts &c. 
State of New York
Otsego County ss} Samuel Butterfield of Lawfull age ['and a Creditable & Lawfull Witness' crossed out] personally comes before me the undersign'd and on being duly sworn doth say that he is the son of the above named Rachel Butterfield - that his Father the said Henry Butterfield died on the Thirtieth of November 1833 - leaving his said Mother Rachel a Widow - that she has remained a Widow ever since and is now that a Widow - that she has remained a Widow ever since and is now a Widow - that his Father was a pensioner at the time of his Death - that he has seen his pension Certificate that his said Mother sent in the said Certificate & drew the arrears of pension then due to the time of his said Father's Death 
/s/Samuel Butterfield
sworn & subscribed this 29th day of Decem'r 1838 before me 
/s/Charles C. Noble Supreme Court Com'r with powers of a judge &c.}
I Certify that the above named Samuel Butterfield is known to me as a Man of Truth and veracity and a Lawfull Witness
/s/Charles C. Noble 
Supreme Court Commissioner with powers of a Judge &c.
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Extract from the Records of the Town of Hardwick in the County of Worcester & State of Massachusetts, taken from Book 1st page 451 of said Records.
Under the Words - "A list of Marriages Consummated by Paul Mandell Justice of y'e Peace," among several others, is the following, 
"Henry Butterfield of Greenwick & Rachel Thayer of Hardwick Nov'r" 'twentieth one thousand seven hundred and eighty three.'
State of Massachusetts
County of Worcester ss} Hardwick, Town Clerk's office, Dec. 4th 1833. 
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Record, from the Record of Marriages in said Office now in my custody, as Town Clerk of said Hardwick with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows - "Nov'r 20th 1783"
Attest,/s/Joseph Stone, Town Clerk of said Hardwick for the year 1833 - 
I Joseph Stone, above named depose and say: that I hold the Office of Clerk of the Town of Hardwick in the County, Town, and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Record of Marriages in said Hardwick, with the exception ['of the date' crossed out] above named, as certified by me.
/s/Joseph Stone, Town Clerk of said Hardwick
Worcester ss. On this 4th day of December one thousand eight, the above named Joseph Stone appear'd and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. 
Before me, /s/Gardner Ruggles Jus. Peace
I further certify that the said Deponent is reputable for truth and veracity. 
/s/Gardner Ruggles Jus. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss. I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester do certify, that Gardner Ruggles is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, duly Commissioned and qualified - an that the two foregoing signatures of his name are genuine. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this sixth day of December, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight. 
/s/Chas. G. Prentiss, Register.
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old papers
14.730
Henry Butterfield 
Delaware Co N. York
Admitted 
11.16.17
Private 6 mo & 22 days
P393
Service as Minute Man disallowed
May 14, 83
Abijah H. Beach esq
['Post Master' crossed out]
Unadilla Otsego Co. N.Y.
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BRIEF in the case of Henry Butterfield of Delaware Co in the State of N. York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
3. How old is he? 74 years
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.|]
Jany In 1778|(1| - |[blank)|Private|Capt Reynolds Col. Peabody|
Spring 1777 minute man|([blank]|6|[blank])| " |Capt Black|
[end of columns]
5. In what battles was he engaged? Capture of Burgoyne
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Westmoreland N. Hampshire
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By a living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
Papers not attach'd as req'd
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
*The deponant refers to his papers in the war office, presented on a former occasion.
/s/Richard Cutts
Examining Clerk.
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Rev WIDOW, &c. [initials: own]
File No. 23733
Rachel Butterfield wid of Henry Butterfield
Priv N.H. line
Act: Mrch. 3d 1843
Index: - Vol. A, Page 107
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[verso]
Albany 5041
Rachel Butterfield widow of Henry Butterfield who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 31st Oct. 1833 of Delaware Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Reynolds of the regt. commanded by Col. Peabody in the N. Hampshire line for 6 months & 22 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 22 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of  Pension issued the 15. day of Feb. 1840 and sent to A. H. Beach Unadilla, N.Y.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '39 78.47
Semi=annual allowance ending to Mar '40 11.22
$89.69
{Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by D. Brown
Book A. Vol. 2. Page 69

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Let. to T. W. Olcott, May 8, 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 April 1838 from 4 March to 4. Sep 1840. Agent notified 17. June 1841
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3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by [blank]
Claim no. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant Henry Butterfield
Soldier [blank]
Service Rev. War
Additional Service [blank]
No [blank] claim, State records [blank], 190[blank]
No claim, combination records [blank], 190[blank]
REMARKS:
No Inv. Wid. or Rej. except W. File 23,733.
[blank] Chief Division
a.c.m. May 13, 1911
0-8
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4604
Rachel Butterfield, widow of Henry, N. York
Act 7 July, 1838. 
Let to A. H. Beach, Esq June 6, 1839.
(return envelope)
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office, 
June 9th, 1841. 

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Rachel Butterfield a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty two Dollars and 42 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 4th Sept. 1840. 
Respectfully yours, 
/s/Albion K. Parris
Comptroller. 
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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[addressed envelope]
[postmark: ALBANY N.Y. MAY 6] f
James L. Edwards Esq'r
Commissioner of Pensions 
War Dept. 
City of Washington
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[handwritten letter]
Albany Pension Agency
May 6, 1840. 

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions,

Sir, 
Rachel Butterfield a Pensioner under act July 7, 1838, by her Attorney claims pay at the rate of $22.42 cts per annum - She was instructed by you to inscribe her at $22.22 cts per annum - 
The Attorney provides her pension certificate in which her allowance is stated at $22.42 cts per annum - 
Be pleased  to instruct us whether we shall pay her at the rate mentioned in her Certificate, in the rate at which she has been inscribed in our Books agreeably to your directions - 
Very Respectfully Your Obed't Serv't
/s/Thos. W. Olcott Pres't & Pension Ag't per L. Jenkins.
The Attorney requests the favor of an immediate answer, as he intends leaving town in a few days -
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[addressed envelope]
[margin notes: Nov 29 NY ret'd case Rachel Butterfield]
[postmark: UNADILLA N.Y. NOV 25] FREE
War Department 
Pension Office
Washington City
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Unadilla, Otsego County, State of New York
25th November 1839 - 
Enclos'd is the application of the Widow Rachel Butterfield for pension renewed & authenticated in a Court of record as directed by your letter to me of the 6th June 1839 - 
Most respectfully Your Obt. Serv't
/s/Abijah H. Beach 
Hon'd J. L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions.}
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[addressed envelope]
[margin notes: Jan. 29. 1839 NY ['Olive Thornton' crossed out] Rachel Butterfield 7 July 38. ['4604' crossed out] adm'd 38. No. 5.041] FREE
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City 
[margin note: A. H. Beach, Unadilla, N York]
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Unadilla Otsego County New York
Enclos'd are two sets of pension papers amended as directed - the evidence of Olive Thornton Marriage &c was not return'd - only the application to be amended which is now done as directed
Most respectfully Your Ob't Serv't
/s/Abijah H. Beach
Hon'l J. L. Edwards}
N.B. I very much wish to hear from the application of Mrs. Abel Ogden which was transmitted to Washington last September & not heard from since
/s/A. H. Beach
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3595 Sept. 4, 1843.
Rachel Butterfield
March 3d 1843, NY
Rachel Butterfield
$22.42
War Department
Pension Office
Washington City D.C.
A. D. Williams
Unadilla N.Y.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d day of March 1843 Granting Pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pension under the Act of July 7th 1838 - 
State of New York
Delaware County} ss On this tenth day of August 1843 personally appeared before me Rachael Butterfield a resident of the Town of Tompkins in the County of Delaware, State of New York aged seventy nine 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 on the 3d of March 1843 granting Pensions to certain widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War - that she is the widow of Henry Butterfield who was a private in the war of the Revolution - that she has received a pension of Twenty two Dollars and forty two cents per annum under the Act of 7th of July 1838 - She further declares that she is still the widow of said Henry Butterfield.
/s/X her mark Rachel Butterfield
Sworn to and subscribed on this 10th day of August 1843 before me
/s/John Bullock Justice of the peace of said county}
Witness /s/John Wild
State of New York
Delaware County ss I Crawford B. Sheldon Clerk of the County of Delaware do certify that John Bullock Esq before whom the above affidavit purports to have been Sworn was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that his signature is genuine
[court seal affixed] Given under my hand and the Seal of the Said County this 19th day of August 1843. 
/s/C. B. Sheldon Clerk
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[handwritten letter]
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir You will please address the answer to the enclosed application to me at this place - 
very Respectfully Your obt Serv't
/s/A. D. Williams 
Unadilla, Otsego Co. N.Y. 
September 1st 1843
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Declaration in Order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838 Entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows - 
State of New York
Delaware County ss} On this ninth day of October one Thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before the Hon'le Amos Douglass one of the Judges of the County Courts in and for the said County of Delaware being Courts of record - Rachael Butterfield of the Town of Tompkins in said County aged seventy six years the 13th day of November 1838 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 the 7th of July 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows - That she is the Widow of Henry Butterfield who was a private soldier in the Army of the revolution - that he was put on the pension List roll of the New York Agency under the Act of 7th of ['July' crossed out] July 1832 - That she sent in his pension Certificate and obtained the arrears of his pension up to the time of his Death 
she further Declares that she was married to the said Henry Butterfield on the Twentieth of November 1783 by Esquire Mandall (Mandell) in Worster County Massachusetts - that her Husband the aforesaid Henry Butterfield died on the 30th Delaware in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty three - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service - but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 viz at the time above stated
/s/X her mark Rachael Butterfield
Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written before me - }
/s/Amos Douglas, a Judge of the County Courts in and for the County of Delaware being Courts of record
note the word June interlined & July erased in the 15 line before signed - or Executed
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State of New York
Delaware County ss: I Amos Douglas the Judge within named do hereby certify, that I have full and satisfactory evidence on oath, that Rachel Butterfield the within named applicant is a resident of the town of Tompkins in the County of Delaware, and that by reason of bodily infirmity she is unable and cannot attend or appear before a Court of record and that said Applicant is the widow of within named Henry Butterfield, having never been married since his death. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name, on the ninth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. 
/s/Amos Douglas a Judge of the County Courts in and for the County of Delaware
State of New York
County of Delaware ss I Crawford B. Shelton Clerk of the County of Delaware do certify that Amos Douglas Esq the person before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same a Judge in and for the County of Delaware duly commissioned and sworn, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the Said Judge and that his name subscribed to the within affidavit and the above Certificate is genuine. 
[county seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said County November 21st 1839. 
/s/C. B. Shelton Clerk
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4604
Rachel Butterfield widow of Henry, N. York
Act 7 July, 1838. 
✓Married ['21 Oct. 20 Nov' crossed out] 20. Nov 1783
✓Husband died 30. Oct. 1833
Col. Peabody
Capt Reynolds} N. Hampshire
Admitted 
Private 6 mo & 22 days
A. H. Beach Esq
Unadilla New York
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State of New York
Otsego County ss}
I Jesse Rose Clerk of Otsego County do hereby Certify that Charles C. Noble Esquire by and before whom the preceeding Affidavit of Rachel Butterfield and Samuel Butterfield and the Certificates thereto attatched appear to have taken and certified was on the date of the same a Supreme Court Commissioner in and for Otsego County aforesaid duly Authorized and Commissioned and qualified to do and perform the acts and duties which a Justice of the Supreme Court or any Judge of the County Courts of said County may do and perform out of Court in relation to said Courts - and I further Certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Supreme Court Commissioner and do verily believe his name subscribed to the preceeding Affidavits and Certificates to be his genuine hand writing and signature - 
[court seal affixed] Witness my hand and seal of Office this 17th day of January 1839 
/s/Jesse Rose Clerk
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State of New York
County of Delaware ss} I Crawford B. Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware, Do hereby Certify that the annexed contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Butterfield for a pension had in the said court on the 8th day of October 1832. 
And that ['I am well acquainted with the hand writing' crossed out] James Hughston and Darien   Smith Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavits purports to have been sworn and who have signed the annexed certificates, was at the date of the Same, Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Delaware, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justices and verily believe that their names Subscribed to the said affidavit and certificates to be their proper hand writing and signatures. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this fifth day of September in the year 1833
/s/C. B. Shelton Clerk
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Henry Butterfield
14730
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I Solomon Robbins on oath depose and say, That the state of New Hampshire called for a quota of militia men for one years service in the Revolutionary war in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight according to the best of my recollection and that I was knowing of Henry Butterfield, Isaac Coble and Timothy Butterfield of Westmoreland in the county of Cheshire and state of New Hampshire being enlisted soldiers and going into the aforesaid service for one year it being for the year 1778
/s/Solomon Robbins 
September 12th 1832
Personally came before me Solomon Robbins well known to me and made oath that the above fact were true
/s/Jas. Whittemore Jr Justice
State of New York
Broome County ss} I. B. Marvin Clerk of Broome County do certify that Jas. Whittemore Jr. Esq. Before whom the foregoing Affidavitt purports to have been taken was on the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for this county.
Also I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the signature is genuine - 
[court seal affixed] In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14th day of Sept. 1832
/s/B. Marvin Clerk of Broome County
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I the said Justice hereby certify that Solomon Robbins who subscribed & made Oath to the above Affidavit on the 12th of Sept'r 1832 before me as above was at that time well known to me as a Man of Truth and veracity and of Lawfull age and a Creditable & Lawfull Witness
/s/James Whittemore Jr. Justice
10th July 1833 -
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State of New York
Delaware County ss} Personally appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the County of Delaware State of New York Abijah H. Beach who being duly sworn Deposeth and saith that for some time past he said deponant has been well acquainted with Henry Butterfield who made the foregoing application hereunto annexed - that he said deponant was present with said Butterfield in the Court of Com'r Pleas in & for the County of Delaware at their session the last October Term - 
that he then assisted said Butterfield and presented his pension papers to the said Court for their inspection and examination - that the said Butterfield and the said papers passed said examination by the said Court in the usual form and that the certificate then made by Hugh C. Johnson and John Williams - was not signed by a Clergyman because no Clergyman lived in the neighborhood and this one who lived the nearest could not be obtained to attend Court being gone from home on a Mission - 
and also the answers given on his examination to the several Interrogatories was not then sent to the pension Office because it was then deem'd unnecessary in his case for he belonged as he saith to the State troops and Militia of of New Hampshire and also that he had before Transmitted his application and his evidence & papers to the pension Office under the Act of Congress of 18th March 1818 and that he then refered to the said papers in his said application hereto annex'd for proof of his services - but that his answers were as follows 1st that he was born in ['Rutland' crossed out] Westford in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1759 - 
That he has a record of his Age in his Bible at home that he lived in the Town of Westmoreland and Town of Keene in the State of New Hampshire when call'd into the service that after the war he lived in Greenwich in Worster (Worcester) County in Massachusetts about 30 years - then about 10 or 11 years in Otsego County - and the last six years in Sidney in Delaware County where he then resided - that he Enlisted twice & volunteered several times that he saw many Officers & Men - that he served at Rhoad Island under Gen'l Greene and Gen'l Sullivan in Colo. Peabody's Regiment as a private soldier - that he served at the Northward with
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Major Timothy Butterfield Col'o Aldredge - Gen;l Arnold and Waiterbury (Waterbury) also a a private soldier in Capt. Blake's Company - that he was in the Battle of Benington with Gen'l Stark's that his messmate Trall was kill'd by his side in that battle
That he refered the Court to Col'o Johnson - Judge Rexford and to Esquire Baxter & Hugh C. Johnson who resides in the same neighborhood with him who are acquainted & coult Testify as to his Character for Truth & veracity & belief of  his services as a Soldier in the revolution and further saith not
/s/Abijah H. Beach
sworn & subscribed this 15 day of July 1833 - 
/s/James Hughston Justice of the Peace 
And I the said Justice do certify that Abijah H. Beach and has subscribed and sworn to the above Affidavit is personally well known to me as a Man of truth & veracity of Lawfull Age and a Creditable and Lawfull Witness 
/s/James Hughston 
15th July 1833
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State of New York
Delaware County ss}
We Samuel Manning a Clergyman residing in MaisonVille (Masonville) in the County of Delaware and Samuel Butterfield residing in Sidney in said County hereby Certify that we have been for some time pas'd well acquainted with Henry Butterfield who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration hereunto annexed - that we believe him to be over seventy four years of age at that time - that he is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he then resided to have been a Soldier in the revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
/s/Samuel Manning
/s/Samuel Butterfield
sworn & subscribed this 1st day of June 1833 - 
Before me /s/David Smith JP
& I the said Justice hereby certify that it appears to me that the Rev'd Samuel Manning who has signed the above Certificate is a Clergyman resident in MaisonVille (Masonville) in the County of Delaware and that Samuel Butterfield who has also signed the same is a resident of Sidney in said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
/s/David Smith JP
dated 1st June 1833
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Col. Peabody
6 mo & 22 days
On rolls of Col. Peabody
6 mo & 22 days only
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State of New York
Delaware County ss}
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for Delaware County State of New York Rachael Butterfield aged nearly seventy years who being duly sworn according to Law Deposeth and saith that she as well acquainted with Henry Butterfield at the closae of the Revolutionary War - that she was Marryed to said Butterfield in the year 1783 - that she had two Brothers viz John Thayer and Samuel Thayer who she knows was in the army at Rhoad Island and was in the battle there that said Brother Samuel was wounded in that battle - that she then understood and does now believe that said Henry Butterfield her Husband was also in that service for she heard her said Brothers at that time talk about s'd Butterfield being there with them - and from several circumstances she thinks that the cannot be Mistaken about his being with the Troops and Rhoad Island - And said Deponant further saith that she was well acquainted with Major Timothy Butterfield who was Uncle to said Henry her Husband - that said Henry Enlisted and went as a private under s'd Major in Colo'l Aldredge's Regiment to the Nortward in the year 1777 and that she recollects hearing the reports from the Army at the time and the Conversation of the neighbours since of his said Henry's being at the Taking of Burgoin's (Burgoyne) Army - that she saw said Army after they were taken at Rutland in in Massachusetts near where she then lived - and that she has no reason to Doubt but does now verily believe that said Henry her Husband was in the Army at the Northward in Vermont in New York and at the Taking of Burgoin (Burgoyne) and at Rhoad Island all in the capacity of a private Soldier in regular Troops - that she cannot say positively how long he served - but thinks the Term of Enlistment was one year each Campaign aforesaid - that her Brothers Enlisted for one year - and believes that said Butterfield did and that he served out  the said Term at Rhoad Island in 1778 - and in 1777 a few days over seven months she thinks he was discharged soon after the taking of Burgoin (Burgoyne).
/s/X her mark Rachael Butterfield
sworn & subscribed this 15th day of July 1833 - 
/s/James Hughston Justice of Peace
And I the said Justice do also hereby certify that Rachel Butterfield who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me is a creditable person of truth & veracity & known to me as such and a Lawfull Witness - 
/s/James Hughston - Justice of the Peace
15th July 1833