Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19282, Ebenezer Dewey, N.H. Vt.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.
Vt.

Dewey, Ebenezer

NUMBER
S. 19282

carded
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CONTENTS
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Vermont 30.771
Ebenezer Dewey
of Windsor Co. in the State of Vermont 
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Mack of the Reg't. commanded
by Col. Ellis in the N. Hampshire
line for 12 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 40 Dollars no Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of July
1836 and sent to Hon. H. Everett, Windsor, Vt.
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Arrears to 4th of March '36.         200.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. '36  20.00
======================$220.00 
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 28, 1836} 
*Act June 7, 1832 was crossed out*
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E. 2, Vol. 3 Page 63 *Page 9 crossed out*
Special Act

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Letter to Burlington & (illegible)
Agent, Sept 22, 1830
Let. to Hon. H. Everett April 28, 1838
L [Letter] "no greater pension can be allowed by the pension office", than is granted by the Special act. 1
Let. to same Dec. 27, 1838.
Same Jan. 10, 1839
Let. to Hon. J. Taliaferro April 10, 1840 -
do [ditto] to Hon. H. Everett, June 22, 1840.
do [ditto] to J. Taliaferro July 1, 1840.
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Ebenezer Dewey

Declaration 2 July '52

Suspnd

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Return to O. Billings Royalton Vt
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Ebenezer Dewey's
Declaration


March 25, 1836
Bill reported No. 497
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STATE OF VERMONT,}
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS.}
On this 18th day of September A. D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Hartford District now sitting, Ebenezer Dewey a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged Seventy two years, who being first duly sworn according to aw, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the year 1779 in the month of October I volunteered as private in the town of Gilsum County of Cheshire and the state of New Hampshire for the term of One year under the command of Capt. Elisha Mack as commander of the company, Maj. Hewlett and Col. Timothy Ellis commanders of the Regiment. The object of raising this company was to guard the frontier settlements in New Hampshire and now the State of Vermont. We were all well equipt (equipped) by our selves & some by the state and all on the alert. 
In October 1780 the Indians came to Royalton, Vermont and burned the town, killed cattle & horses & two men by the name of Joseph Kneeland & Joseph Havens & our company was ordered there immediately, and on coming to Royalton, found the Indians had retreated to Canada & we returned back to our station and were discharged from our enlistment in October 1780 having served our time out of one year.
In June 1781 I again enlisted for the term of three months in the company commanded by Capt. Peter Page. Lieut. Smith & Ensign Parker in Col. Ebenezer Walbridge Regiment. I joined company at Surry [N.H.]. I marched to Skenesborough now White Hall where I was stationed on duty three months as before mentioned, duly commissioned as Sargent of the company and at the expiration of said time was discharged and returned home.
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I was born in Hebron in the State of Connecticut in the year 1762 and at the age of four years I removed with my parents to Gilsum Newhampshire were I resided at the time of the Revolution. In the year 1786 I removed to Royalton, Windsor County & State of Vermont where I now live and have lived for the term of forty seven years. All the evidence he now knows of, which can now be obtained he forwards with this. He has no discharge and if he had one it is lost. The record of his age he supposes may be found in the town clerks office Hebron Connecticutt. Oel Billings Esq & Revd. Asael C Washburn will testify as to his character for truth and verasity and of the general belief in the neighbourhood of his service. He has no documentatory evidence.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. Ebenr Dewey

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Edwin Hutchinson Register of Probate

We, Asahel C Washburn a Clergyman residing in Royalton and Oel Billings residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ebenezer Dewey who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Asahel C. Washburn
Oel Billings

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Edwin Hutchinson Register of Probate

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 Asahel C. Washburn who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Royalton Vermont and that Oel Billings who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same Royalton and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Edwin Hutchinson Register

I, Edwin Hutchinson Register of the Court of Probate of the District of Hartford do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Dewey for a Pension. The name of Register written on erasure on certificate before signing.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 18th day of September A.D. 1833

Edwin Hutchinson Register
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Ebenezer Dewey
2d Declaration
Nov. 1833

Return to O Billings  Royalton Vt
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I, Ebenezer Dewey of Royalton in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy One years make this my second declaration and explanation in order to obtain a pension under an act of Congress of the United States. To explain how it happened, that I was in Col Timothy Ellis Regiment and there at the time these troops were raised, their was a contention between the State of Newhampshire and Vermont. 

Newhampshire contending for the State of Vermont or a part of it, and Vermont claiming a part of Newhampshire or the inhabitants of a number of towns in Newhampshire were
desirous of joining and becoming a part of Vermont. Among these towns were Gilsum where Capt Elisha Mack and myself lived and Keene were Col Ellis and Maj. Hewlett resided

These towns together with thirty or forty more, did in the year 1781 become a part of the State of Vermont, as the records of that day will appear. In consequence of this contention
between these two States, there was no enrollment in Newhampshire of this Militia Regiment, nor from the unsettled State of Vermont, any roll in that state'.  In 1779 and previous and afterwards untill 1781 forty towns or more now in the State of Newhampshire were desirous to Join the State of Vermont, and we did not, nor would not consider ourselves under the Government of Newhampshire. Now for this reason, if a return, Enrollment or report was to be made it was made to & under the State of Vermont, and for this reason only. I do solemnly believe it is, that I am not found on the roll of Newhampshire. I further say that my father was a Representative of the State Legislature of Vermont from said town of Gilsum now of Newhampshire in the years 1780 & 81 and was appointed a Justice of the Peace by the then Legislature of Vermont and qualified and acted as such under their regulations and appointment. From the foregoing statement it will readily be received why I am not found
on the Newhampshire roll which I presume will be satisfactory.

In regard to this first years service, and also that under Col Ebenezer Walbridge, it did not occur to me
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the necessity and propriety of saying Vermont in stead of Newhampshire in making out my first declaration. But since your letter of Nov 19th 1833 I acknowledge the necessity and propriety of amending my first declaration by my explanation in the foregoing years service and which explanation applies to this last three months service

Capt Peter Page lived in Charlestown, Lewis Smith in Surry and Ensign Parker in Alsted all of which now are in the State of Newhampshire, but then were towns claimed and owned by the State of Vermont. I joined my Regiment in Skeensborough now called Whitehall in the State of New York commanded by Col Ebenezer Walbridge who resided on the west side of the Green mountains in the town of Bennington or nigh there in the State of Vermont, I now again say that I did serve one year in actual service in the year 1779 & 80 and three months in the year 1781. making in all fifteen months for which
I claim a pension
Eben'r Dewey [signature]

State of Vermont
Windsor County ⎬ Royalton Nov 26th 1833
Personally appeared Ebenezer Dewey of Royalton aforesaid and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed
Before me Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

I further certify that Ebenezer Dewey aforesaid is of good character for truth and veracity and is a credible witness
Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont
Windsor County 
I, Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, Do hereby certify that Oel Billings is one of the Justices of the Peace in a for said County, and that these are his Signatures.
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the seal of said Court and subscribe my this twenty seventh day of November Eighteen hundred & thirty three
Benj Swan Clerk
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Ebn Dewey's Statement
& R Dewey's Deposition
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I Rodolphus Dewey of Royalton in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged sixty Eight years testify and say that I have carefully read and examined the foregoing statement of my brother of said Royalton, Ebenezer Dewey and can say that I was personally knowing that he volunteer or enlisted for one year as he has stated in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ellis and served as therein stated. That I know that Mr Bliss made their snow shoes and they marched off with them. I further testify and say that I well recollect of seeing his Sargent's warrant signed by Col. Ebenezer Walbridge when he returned from his three months service and also his Roll of of the company as well as many other papers relating to the military service. I further say I believe his foregoing statement to be strictly true.
Rodolphus Dewey [signature]

State of Vermont 
Windsor County ⎬ Royalton March 12th 1834
Personally appeared Rodolphus Dewey of Royalton afsd and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

I further certify that Rodolphus Dewey of above is of undoubted good character for truth and veracity 
Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont
Windsor County of
Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court do hereby certify that Oel Billings is one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing are his signatures.
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the seal of said County Court, and subscribe my name this twelfth day of March Eighteen hundred & thirty four.
Benj. Swan
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I Timothy Dewey of Tunbridge in the County of Orange and State of Vermont but now at Royalton in the County of Windsor and State aforesaid aged Seventy nine years testify and say that during the Revolution I lived in Gilsum N.H. and was then well acquainted with Ebenezer Dewey then of said Gilsum but now of Royalton aforesaid and I was personally knowing that sd Ebenezer Dewey Enlisted in the company of Capt Marks for the term of one year in Col Ellis Regiment and I think it was in the year 1779 to guard the northern frontier in Vermont and Newhampshire

I further testify and say that when Col Ellis Regiment marched to the north, I went with the Regiment to assist my nephew and others on their march, and continued with sd Regiment & in which was Ebenezer Dewey aforesaid untill we arrived in the frontier towns when I returned home. I also say that I well remember of having heard at the time of the premeditated attack on the fort at Newbury and of the burning of Royalton and that Col Ellis Regiment was at that time
called up those two places. I further testify and say that I well remember of sd Ebenezer Dewey returning at the close of the beforementioned year. I further testify and say that I have perused his last statements made in March 1834 to the war department in which so Ebenezer States
about marching and having snow shoes as a part of their equipment & and I believe said statement to be substantially correct as I well remember many of the circumstances therein related and further say not.
Timothy Dewey [signature]

State of Vermont 
Windsor County ⎬ Royalton May 23d 1834
Personally appeared Timothy Dewey now a pensioner and signer of the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath to the Truth of the same, before me
Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

I further certify from long acquaintance that Timothy Dewey aforesaid is of good character for truth and veracity
Oel Billings Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont 
Windsor County ⎬
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the Court of Windsor County certify that Oel Billings is a Magistrate as within and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my County Court seal of office and subscribed my name this Twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord 1834
Benj Swan Clerk

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Tim'o Dewey's Affidavit
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To the Hon. the Secretary of War or Pension Com,

Sir In my former communications, I stated that I volunteered and enlisted for one year under the command of Capt Elisha Mack, Maj. Hewlet, and Col Ellis, to guard the northern frontiers of the State of N. Hampshire and Vermont, I stated that the last expedition was at Royalton, when the British and Indians, destroyed the Town which terminated my year, and which I think overran sometimes - you wish for a more detailed account of my services, it did not
occur to me that it was necessary to detail every movement wither can I now, it is beyond my recollection, This I can state, that after spending considerable time and money in equipping for so arduous a task as ranging and guarding the frontiers, we marched under the command of Col Ellis, into those towns which were the northern settlements, such as Lyme, Beford, Piers, Haverhill, and many other towns, the names of which I do not now
recollect, those were frontier towns, but very thinly inhabited, we we were divided into three or four parties, as it was impossible for so many men to subsist among the Inhabitants in a body which if my recollection serves me, consisted of about one hundred and fifty, sometimes we were stationary in rotation but some one party continually on the alert, there was a small fort built at Newbury now in this state, garrisoned by a small number of men, they had information that there was an attack upon it premeditated by the British in Canada, we were while on our excursions, called then early in the fall of the year & spent a number of weeks there, but the party, as it was supposed, obtained information, that the garrison was well manned, turned their course and went to Royalton stated above, which was the last expedition we were engaged in, and which terminated the time of our enlistment for one year, it was a continual sum of weariness and privation sometime two or three days without provisions, sometimes sick hardly able to move, but we all lived it thro, and I think rendered
essential service to our Country, in preventing the enemy from penetrating the Country, and destroying the defenceless inhabitants of the frontiers - One thing I might have observed with regard to our equipments, it was expected there would be an attack on the frontier inhabitants in the winter of 1780, as has often been the case according to history on the
Newengland states from Canada, we were therefore ordered to
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equip ourselves with snowshoes or rackets, so that we might be better able to purchase the forests without inconvenience, as it is a snowy country, we equipt accordingly, I recollect those in the vicinity where I lived, employed a man by the name of Bliss, to furnish us with snowshoes, and we equipt according to orders, when we were completely equipt, is was curious to see so many men marching with their guns on the shoulders, their 
powderhorns slung by their sides, their bullet pouches girt with a strap around them, their knapsacks on and their snow shows lashed on top, officers as well as privates, no baggage waggons in them days, if then had been, they could not have been used in so new a country I don't know that I can state anything more definitely, as I spent the whole year in the frontier service of N Hampshire and Vermont and the three months service in the frontier of N York and Vermont. The Regiment that I served in in the three months service was Stationary at Skeensbourough now Whitehall in the State of N York often employed in scouting
Ebenezer Dewey [signature]

As it respects my sergeants warrant in the three months service, I had a warrant signed by my Col. Ebenezer Walbridge, as all the sergeant in the Regiment had, I kept it a number of years, but owing to the long lapse of time have lost it, together with my roll, I had the privilege of retaining my roll, as this state was not admitted into the union, there was no office to return it to, as all the officers and men belonged in Vermont, and in those towns in N Hampshire that joined with Vermont, and likewise all the officers and men in the years service
Ebenezer Dewey [signature] 

State of Vermont
Windsor County Royalton March 12th 1834
Personally appeared Ebenezer Dewey of Royalton aforesaid aged Seventy two years and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing statements by him subscribed as above. Before Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

I further certify that he is of good character for truth and veracity and a credible witness
Oel Billings Justice of the Peace-
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Eben Dewey
Supplemental Declaration
May 1835
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Hon. J. L. Edwards Pension Agent

Sir
I understand by Mr Everitt, that my answers to your interrogatories respecting my years
service, are not satisfactory enough, to induce you to grant me a certificate, that I did not mention the Towns I went into, my employment there &c. I that I was particular enough to be fairly understood having had considerable time to recollect the transactions, I will try to state them more minutely, it can't be expected that can recollect all the transactions that took place at this distance of time, but I will state them as far as I can recollect them. I will here state that after the surrender of Burgoyne, it was expected the British in Canada
would be so exasperated, that they would send their blood hounds, the Indians, and wreak their vengeance somewhere, and as the settlements on Connecticut and White Rivers, were the most contiguous points of attack, it was expected then would be an attack somewhere
on those Settlements, as the sequel demonstrated, The People made some exertions for their own defence, they built a fort at Newbury on Connecticut River, another on White River in Bethel, but those works of defence were tho't insufficient, as they could spare but few men from their common avocations of life to man them, whether the inhabitants applied for assistance or not, I do not know, but I do know, that Col Ellis was ordered to raise a small Regiment of men to guard those settlement the regiment to consist of the Companies, to be enlisted for one year, and he raised them accordingly, and marched them on to the frontier and then remained the whole year - Our main points were at Haverhill and Newbury, these were our head quarters, but we scouted the wilderness at a considerable extent, the Col. would sometimes send out a Capt's guard, sometimes a Luit, sometimes a Sergeants on each side the river, a Capt's guard would consist of about fifty men, and purchase beyond all the Inhabitants
the Capt would March in the center, and his Company staying to the right & left
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and travel a distance from each other, over an hour or so, the word all is well, would go from the center each way, and return back, sometimes take provisions for two days and camp out in warm wither, the Capt would call them all together at any time when he wished to take a different direction, or to halt for refreshment, or to camp for night, by sending the word to the center, when we halted for night we could make our [illegible] by cutting bows with our hatchets to keep off the damp air, I forgot to state among our equipments that every man was ordered to equip himself with a hatchet, and we equipt accordingly, and they were very useful to us in the woods. The inhabitants were mostly confined to the river towns, if I recollect there were but very few in the second towns from the river, if there were our orders were to protect beyond all the settlements, and our return was at Haverhill or Newbury, there we kept or regular guard night and day, sometimes in the night the sentries would fire and then we must all turn out under arms, and then stand untill we could send out a party and ascertain the troubles. The towns that we went into were Faire, Bradford, Newbury, Bigate ,Barnet there were newer towns on the west side the river, I don't recollect there were many
settlements in the second towns from the river, there might be now and then or beginning but we were ordered to go beyond all settlements, on the east side the river Lyme, Beford, Piermont, Haverhill, Lancaster, Lyman, finally we scouted the country at a great distance
around, It was a laborious campaign of all the campaigns, if I was to engage again, I think a frontier campaign would be the last, it is not there is not so much danger of fighting as when we have the enemy under our eye but it is a continual scene of marching from place to place of watching of weariness and privation. I recollect once we were without provisions three days, nothing to eat but one small dry biscuit, the Col had obtained a small quantity for his own use, and he dealt them out one to a man, it was about harvest time, provisions very scarce, and at that time we had none sent on as usual from the older settlements, the fourth morning we obtained some bread and I think a little meat
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Our hardships were almost insupportable, after being on the frontiers eight or ten months, our clothes were almost worn out, shoes, stockings, pantaloons almost gone by reason of tramping the woods so much, some almost entirely barefoot and barelegged, but we must
do our duty to our country, come what would if we were well, but all this was borne with patience, very seldom hear a soldier complain, knowing he was guarding thousands of lives - And so I served my country fifteen Month, twelve month on the frontier of N. Hampshire
and Vermont under Col Ellis, and three months on the frontier of N. York and Vermont under Col Walbridge as a regular enlisted soldier, beside a short tour in the militia, which entirely escaped my recollection, untill Mr. Sylvester mentioned it being found on the roll he says twelve days, I do not exactly recollect the number of days, but it appears to me then must be some mistake in entering it, our destiny was fort Edward, in order to stop Burgoyne
but he had taken it before we reached there, it appears to me, we could not perform that route much short of a month
Ebenr Dewey [signature]

State of Vermont 
Windsor County ⎬ Woodstock May 29 1835
Then Ebenezer Dewey of Royalton personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed 
Before me Oel Billings Justice Peace
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To the Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions,

Sir,
We have been long personally acquainted with Ebenezer Dewey of Royalton Vermont. He is a man of well established character for integrity with which an are so will acquainted that we should place entire dependence for his statements in relation to his revolutionary services
Royalton (Vt.) May 11, 1835.

J. Collamer Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont
John Francis Attorney at Law
A.C. Washburn, Settled Minister
Joseph A. Denison M.D.
Oel Billing Justice Peace
Horace Everett  [signatures]
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Ebr Dewey
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24th CONGRESS. Priv 158
1st SESSION.

An Act
Granting a pension to Ebenezer Dewey.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed
to place the name of Ebenezer Dewey, of Royalton, in
the county of Windsor, and State of Vermont, on the roll of
revolutionary pensions, and to pay him at the rate of forty dollars
per annum during his natural life, to commence on the fourth
day of March, anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
thirty - one.
Approved 28th June 1836
A true copy compared with the Roll in this office
Ashery Dickins
Chief Clerk

Dept. of State
June 30th 1836
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Rodolphus Dewey
Affidavit
Sept 1833
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I, Rodolphus Devey of Royalton in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged sixty seven years testify and say that in the year 1779 I lived in Gilsum in the State of
Newhampshire and was then well acquainted with Ebenezer Dewey then of said Gilsum but now of Royalton aforesaid. I was personally knowing that said Ebenezer volunteered for the term of one year in Capt Mack's company in Col Ellis Regiment and also that he marched
to Royalton to fight the Indians at the time Royalton was burned by the Indians and was soon after discharged from said years service after returning home, his year having ended

I further testify and say that I was personally knowing that Ebenezer Dewey aforesaid again enlisted for the term of three months in the company commanded by Capt Peter Page, Lieut Smith and he went to Surry to join his company and he was gone three months and
more and when he came back he said he was stationed at now what is called White Hall in the State of N. York and he has frequently related incidents at the time, and since which and while in the above service. I think this was in the year 1781. I further say not.
Rodolphus Dewey [signature] 

State of Vermont
Windsor County ⎬ Royalton September 24th 1833
Personally appeared Rodolphus Dewey of Royalton aforesaid and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before Oel Billings Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the above named Rodolphus Dewey is a man of good character for truth and veracity and a man who has sustain the office of Justice of the Peace within the town for twenty years past and is a Deacon of the Congregational Church in sd town
Oel Billings Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont  
Windsor County  ⎬  
I, Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court, do hereby certify that Oel Billings
is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified and that his signature within written is genuine

Given under my hand, and the seal of said County Court, at Woodstock this 25th September AD 1833-
Benj. Swan Clerk
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10. Jany 1815

Sir,
I enclose the answer of Ebenezer Dewey to the questions submitted &c
Respectfully
H. Evereste

J.L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions

I will thank you for information respecting the cases of Ben'j Parkhurst & Daniel Havens

p.404 Vol 4
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com of Pensions

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[illegible] Dec 26
Dewey

Hon H. Everett HR
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Washington 25 Dec 1835

Sir,
From enquiries at the Clerks office I am induced to believe that some paper in support of a Rev. claim, in the case of Ebenezer Dewey were sent to your office by mistake - if so I wish this sent to me - by the clerk [illegible] they were sent 11. July last
respectfully
H. Everett

J. L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
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Copy
J. L.  Edwards Esq
Com Pensions

Young [illegible] & paper
June 23

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June 20 1840
Eb Dewey 

Hon H. Everett
H.R.
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Ho. of Reps
June 20/40-

Sir,
I wish to be informed whether the papers in the case of Eben Dewey are in your office or have been sent to me- I supposed I hand set these to y'r Com'r on Pensions - if they are in your office I request they may be sent to me to lay before the Comm'r

respectfully
H. Everett


J. L.  Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
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Ebenezer Dewey
Vt
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Washington 22 March 1834

Sir,
I enclose an additional declaration in the case of Eben Dewey

What is the situation of Samuel White's case?
respectfully
yr obt sert
Horace Everett

J.L. Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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J.L. Edwards Esq.
Com'r of Pensions

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Addl proof
E Dewey Vt

Hon H. Everett
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Washington 20 Nov 1834

Sir,
I enclose an additional affidavit of Elias Stevens in the case of E. Dewey - by which it appears that the company in which Dewey served was raised under the authority of the Town of Royalton and that the officers were appointed by the Town - under this authority the service (admd & continuous) were performed. - It may be remarked that the government of Vermont was not then settled-- the inhabitants were in continuity with the State of N. Y. & N.H. and not recognized by Congress as a independent of those states - that the authority and means of the State was inadequate to the defence of all the exposed 
points on the frontiers against the attacks of the common enemy. The situations of
Royalton a particularly open to [illegible] & was [illegible] and burnt - in this State of
thereof it become absolutely necessary either to raise troops or
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to abandon the County - The towns raised and the troops and the Militiamen's 
services were in fact performed performed - within the act of 1832 troops thus raised ought to be considered as volunteer at least - nor would it in my apprehension be any objection to the allowance of the pension - the company volunteered to defend the County against the common enemy, - what neither this State government or Congress came forward to defend them-- The efficient government was then in the hands of the Committees of safety in Counties & towns then in the Legislature

General Stevens is personally known to me, and is a person of unquestionable veracity
respectfully
H Everett


J L Edwards
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Eben Dewey
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Windsor 6 June 1835

Sir,
I enclose an additional declaration of E. Dewey with certificate of his character in which, I think, will, with the proof already furnished, establish his claim to a pension

You ob svt
Horace Everett

J.L. Edward Esq
Comm of Pensions
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Royalton Vt
July 3     free

Hon. J.L. Edwards
Comm of Pensions
Washington City D.C.

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Oel Billings
Aff to the claim of Eben Dewey
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Royalton Vt July 3d 1834
Hon. J. L. Edwards

Sir, I am in receipt of your letter under date of April 2d 1834, in which you say, that if Col Timothy Ellis was out on whole year in 1779 and 1780 in actual service on the frontiers of Newhampshire and Vermont direct proof may be obtained, I have obtained further testimony of Timothy Dewey herewith Enclosed stating that Ebenezer Dewey was out in
sd Regiments as you will learn by his deposition. From Ebenezer Dewey's declaration & the testimony accompanying the same it would appear that Col Ellis was out with his whole
Regiment a year, but since taking this last deposition I have again been to Dewey to learn whether Col Ellis was out the year above stated. I have for answer that Ellis did not stay, with his Regiment but a part volunteered to stay out the year and among them was Ebenezer Dewey. Their is no doubt but his Regiment was at Royalton and Newbury
and was absent from three to six months, from home.

With this statement together with his declaration and testimony, I leave it with you sir to decide whether he served a years six months or three, the year under Col Ellis, you will observe he served three months in Col E. Walbridge Regiment as Sargent at another time. I hope for a favourable decision in his case, as I can do nothing further to enlighten you, nor can he, (as he says) be more definite as to the details of service, but shall wait your
answer and in the mean time remain yours with much Esteem 

Oel Billings
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Vermont
Ebenezer Dewey

Suspended
Let to Hon. H.F. James 18 Jany 1836

ans Hon . H. Everett
Apr 2, 1834

Lt O Billings July 15, 1834
Hon. H Everett Nov 25 1834
same Jan'y 1835
same June16 1835
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19282
INVALID.

File No. 19.282
Ebenezer Dewey
Pri Rev War

Act: June 28. 38
Index: -- Vol. L, Page 105
Arrangement of 1870.
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H R. 497
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Ebenezer Dewey

Ebenezer Dewey
Act 28 June 1836,
40 per Ann. Comm. 4th
Mar 1831-Vt. Revo: War

Hon H Everett
Windsor Vt

Entd
Com: on Pensions