Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45208, Noah Amsden, Mass
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SERVICE
Mass.

Amsden, Noah

NUMBER
S45208
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5275 
New York
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Noah Amsden    4
Capt Barney
private 
Massachusetts Line 3 Yrs
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
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Subscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 o January 1819 and Sent to Hon J. C. Spenser 
House of Representatives-
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818          
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1819

$35.72
  48.
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$ 83.72
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Nixon
(Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818)

1777-3yrs
Continued
Sevonia
Ontario

Notification sent to Stephen Phelps. Esqr
29 Sept 1820.
Canandaigua
N.Y.
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Hon. J. C. Calhoun
Secretary at War
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State of New York
Ontario County Js
          On this 21 day of April 1818- before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of common pleas-in and for the County of Ontario- personally ap-peared Noah Amsden-(agreed siscly ??) resident in Sevonia in the county aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following ( crossed out) declaration in order to obtain the pro-vision made by the late act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service in the United States in the revolutionary war theat the said Noah Amsden enlisted in the Massachusetts line under Capt Thomas Barns called the sixth regiment commanded by Thomas Nixon- that he enlisted the 5th day of April 1777 and was (crossed out) discharge on the 5th day of April 1780- and was discharged in the state of New Jersey-was in the Battles of Manmouth Princeton & Trenton in one of which he was severely wounded- and that he is in reduced  circumstance, and
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stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. And that he has other Evidence now in ( ink blot) proves of his said service-- Noah Amsden

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Matthew Warner

I, Matthew Warner Judge, of & (illegible) aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Noah Amsden did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceeding declaration against the common enemy and made transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me to the secretary of the war department. Pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress-- the 21- day of April 1818-  Matthew Warner

I hereby further certify that from my own knowledge of the within named Noah Amsden and from affidavits made by his acquaintance and neighbors. I am fully satisfied that he  is in very Indigent & needy circumstances and equirres the aid & afsistence of his Country 
Lima Ontario Co, December 10. 1818 Matthew Warner