Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,502, Abiather Waldron, R.I. Vt.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE                                                  NUMBER

R. D.           Waldron, Abiather                 S. 19,502

                                                                  carded

CONTENTS
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[Left Side]
Vermont 30150
Abiather Waldron
of Addison dist in the State of Vermont who was a private in the coumpy [company] commanded by Captain Sawyer of the regt commanded by Col ____________ in the Rhode Island line for 19 months private &
Vt.

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1834


Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Sept
1835 and sent to P White, Putney Vt

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1835 $254.98
Semi-anl. allowance ending

[section sign] Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832. [section sign]

Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book E  Vol.      Page 99
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State of Vermont
                         [section sign]
Chittenden County Js

I Nathan B Howell Clerk of Chittenden County Court do hereby certify that the annexed papers of Abiather Waldron a resident of Seneca Canada have been placed I my hands for the purpose of forwarding to Washington, to obtain a Pension for [illegible] Waldron under the Act of Congress of March 7th 1832, I further certify that I have made strict inquiry and find and verily believe the said Waldron to be a credible person and [illegible] a fair character.
In testimony whereof 
Nathan B. Haswell Clerk
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State of Vermont
District of Addison
    On this 14th day of June A.D. 1834 personally appeared in open Court before Hon Samuel Soufs (?) Judge of Probate for the District and State aforesaid, Abiather Waldron a resident of the ? of Argentuile (Argenteuil?) in the province of Lower Canada, age about seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath mark 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 hereinafter state that he first enlisted in the town of Rehoboth, state of Massachusetts, into a company of state troops commanded by Capt Sawyer, which company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col Cray for the term of twelve months. He marched from Rehoboth to Bristol in Rhode Island, where he remained, as he thinks, for about 4 months, during which time preparations were made to proceed to the Island for the purpose of attacking the British Troops these lying there in conjunction with the French fleet. While he remained there the British came off the Island in the night - burnt the boats of the American army and proceeded through ?, burning some buildings in that town, to Bristol, which town they burned, after which they retreated down to Bristol Ferry and regained the Island under cover of their guns. After which he went with the American troops on to the Island at Howland's Ferry ? ? (blurred words)
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sabbath morning in August 1778 and took position on Butts Hill or Quaker Hill, which the British had evacuated, when the remained about two weeks or more, entrenching themselves. The subsequently marched down upon Newport and remained in that city take (?) the French fleet ? and the British fleet came in, when they headed back for Butts Hill, where they remained a short time - made an embarkment (?) across the Island and had some hand fighting with the enemy. They then returned from the Island in the night at Houffound's (?) Ferry, below which place they continued in camp till the next spring, when the applicant was discharged, as he thinks in the month of April, the time of his enlistment having expired. He thinks he had no written discharge at this time. During this first term of service he was 14 (?) years old. 
    In the fall of 1781, as he thinks, his father came over from Rehoboth to the town of Townsend, Townsend, Townsend, Vermont, at which place he enlisted in the spring of 1782 into the Vermont state troops for the term of twelve months, in a company commanded by Capt Fish of Townsend and Col Fletcher's Regiments which troops were raised for the purpose (?) of guarding the frontier. He served this term of service in the town of Pittsford, Castleton and ?boro, during which time no event of importance took place which the applicant now recollects, as connected with his troops in which he served. He was discharged at Castleton at the end of his period of enlistment. He had no written discharge at this time.
    He reenlisted(?) at Townsend aforesaid again in the
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year 1793 into the Vermont State troops for the term of one year. The name of his Captain & Col at the time he does not recollect. He served out his time in the town of Bethel, fourth & Peachorn (street names?), and was discharged at the former place at the end of his said enlistment. He has no written discharge at this time.
    He was born in the town of Dighton, Mass. on the 11th day of August 1764(?). He has no word(?) of his age, but it can be found in Dighton, the place of his birth.
    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.
                             Abiather Waldron
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid.
                     E.D Barber, Register
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after pulling the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states.
                       E.D Barber, Register
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I Edward D. Barber, REgister of the Probate Court for the District and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abiather Waldron, for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I  have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 14th day of June A.D. 1934.
E. D. Barber, Register.
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I Amos Gray of Townshend County of Windham & State of Vermont of lawful age depose & testify and say that in the month of April in the last year of the war of revolution which according to my best recollection was int he year 1783.  I enlisted at said Townshend into the revolutionary service for the term of nine months, we was not called for until I think the month of July, following at which time we was marched to Royalton & Bethel where we remained several weeks and was then marched to Strafford & was there discharged the above named places are all in said Sate of Vermont.  The whole term of said service was about four months.  Abiather Waldron then of said Townshend enlisted and was out all the times as above stated with me and the names of our Captain was Abner Seley, our Lieutenant's name was Fisk his Christian name I have forgotten
Townshend June 23, 1834
Amos Gray

June 23, 1834 Personally appeared Amos Gray and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Before me, Wm R Shafter  Justice of the peace
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I certify that Amos Gray who made & subscribed the foregoing deposition is well known to me & that he is a credible person
Wm R. Shafter   Justice of the Peace
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I Samuel Wiswall of Townshend County of Windham & State of Vermont of lawful age sepose & say that in the year 1781 early in the year, I think in January, I enlisted into the Army of the revolutionary war at said Townshend.  I enlisted for ten months to be ready to march where called for, in April following we were called out & marched to Castleton in the County of Rutland where we were stationed.  We were out four months but one month of the time, I was at home.  I served in Capt. Josiah Fish's Company Col. Samuel Fletcher's Regiment my Lieutenant's name was Johnson.  Abiather Waldron then of the town Townshend  served with me in the said Company, he was not in the service during the whole four months, above named he did not come home with us for the month above mentioned, but he returned with us at the expiration of our term of service.  Townshend June, 25, 1834     Saml Wiswall

June 25, 1834 personally appeared Samuel Wiswall and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him made & subscribed contains the whole truth nothing but the truth.
Before me 
Peter R Taft  Justice of the Peace

I certify that Saml [Samuel] Wiswall above named is well known to me & that he is a credible person
Peter R Taft Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont.
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
New Fane, June 25. A.D. 1834.


I certify that William R. Shafter & Peter R. Taft, Esquires, are Justices of the Peace for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs, on this sheet, a their genuine signatures, respectively.  Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court on the day and year above written.

James Elliot, Clerk.
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31.715
Abiathan Walden
Vermont Case

In Crary's Regt  12 mo.
  Fisher Co. '81    7 mo.
                        ___________
                          19 mo.

service in 83 not established

admd
19 mo. pri
____________
$63.33

P. White esq.
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We the undersigned subscribers residing in the Parish of Saint Andre d' Argenteuil Lower Canada do Certify that we have been Personally acquainted with Mr. Abiather Waldron residing in said Parish from Sixteen to Thirty three years, and from the knowledge and acquaintance that we have had of him during that period can willingly certify that he has always been a man of good character and deportment
Saint Andres July 11th , 1834.

Archid [Archibald] Henderson
Minister of the Presbyt [Presbyterian] Congr [Congregation]
moses Davis
Elon Lee
W G Blanchard JP
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
New Fane July 7 A.D. 1835.  I Marshall Miller Clerk of the County Court of the County and State of aforesaid do hereby certify, that Phineas White is a Justice of the Peace, within and for said County, duly Commissioned and quallified [qualified], and that his signature within written is genuine.  Un testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County Court, the day and year above written.

Attest Marshall Miller Clerk
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Abiather Waldron
Evidence
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The affidavit of David Smith of Townshend in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, aged 73 years who testifies and says, that he is well acquainted with Abriather Waldron, now residing in Townshend aforesaid. and that he knew him as Revolutionary soldier in the year 1778 in the Fall of [illegible] and served with him, as a fellow soldier, in Col. Archibald Crary's Regiment of the Rhode Island Troops at Tiverton in said State of Rhode Island but cannot state, positively, the length of time the said Waldron served in said Regiment after he, deponent, became acquainted with said Waldron, he served with him, according to his best recollection and belief one month or more, during which time our tents were near each other.  Afterwards the Regiment, was divided and the companies were stationed at different place and he said Waldron belonging to a different company was not with Deponent after.
David Smith


State of Vermont 
                    [section sign]
Windham County ss

July 7th 1835 subscribed and sworn to in due form of law Before me 
Phineas White Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with the above named Davis Smith for the space of twenty five years, past and that he is a man of undoubted truth and veracity.  I hereby further certify that the erasure made in the 6th line from the top of the above affidavit of "illegible" and the interlineation in the same line of [illegible] " in the Fall of the year" were made before signing by the Deponent.  
Phineas White    Justice of the Peace
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The affidavit of Benjamin Waldron of Townshend, in the County of Windham and the State of Vermont, aged sixty five years, who deposes, testifies and says, that in the year 1778 he lived in his father's family in the town of Rehoboth and State of Massachusetts, and that in the same year, he remembers that his brother, Abiather Waldron went from home, as ws then said into the Army of the Revolution, to Rhode island, and was gone six months, but, the exact time he cannot state, and returned home, as he then understood, from the Army.  And that, he , Deponent, with his late Father and Family moved into Townshend, aforesaid, to reside in the year 1780.
                                         His
                          Benjamin  X   Waldron
                                         Mark

State of Vermont 
                   [section sign]
Windham County, Js.

July 7th, 1835  subscribed and sworn to Before me Phineas White Justice of the Peace.

I hereby certify that I have for many years, been acquainted with the above named Benjamin Waldron, and that he sustains character of undoubted truth and veracity

Phineas White  Justice of the Peace
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P  19,502

INVALID.

File No.    19,502

Abiather Waldron

Pri   Rev War

Act:  June 7 "32"

Index: -----Vol. 2,      Page 434

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Suspended
Vermont
Abiather Waldron

See Cl N, B. Haswell
28 Aug 1832
Letter to P White 14th July 1835
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Lives in Windham Co.
(belonging to the Windsor Agency).
War Cash paid at Burlington, 4 March 1836--and his name does not appear on the last return of the Windsor agency.

recd [received] on the 25th inst
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10 N. Car. papers
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Mr. Burdine

Mr. Edwards says, under the circumstances of the case you can make a transfer on these papers.  Be careful however to see at Mr Hagness [{to} crossed out}] what time he was last paid by an examination of bothe the Burlington & Windsor Agencies.
These papers were refd [referred to me & upon examination I find they belong to your bureau
Respy [Respectfully]
F S E
1 July 1837.
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Abiather Waldron, Pri $63.33 June 7 '32. [illegal]
(Windsor or Burlington, uncertain which)

To which time was he last paid?
                                    Pen office
                                    July 1 '37
                                      R.B.

3' and

Js To the th March 1836
                         JH
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Rhode Island District Js

Clerk's office US District Court
Providence April 2, 1835

I certify there is a Roll of a Regiment in this office raised by the State of Rhode Island during the revolutionary war & Commanded by Cole Archibald Crary in the years 1778 & 1779 on which roll is borne the name of Abiathar [Abiather]
Waldron as a private.  It does not appear when he entered or how long he served & there appears no other person by that name on the Roll.  Said Roll appears to have been made  
[asto] ascertain the amount depreciation of wages due to the officers & privates & the term of 19.7.10. was found due said Abiathar 
In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court on the day & year first above written.

Benja Cowell Clk
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Burlington June 24th 1837
[illegible]
On my return to this place. Your letter
to Abiather Waldron under date of June 1st has been placed in my hands, and I have made an additional certificate stating the facts of his present residence, the facts ought to have appeared in the certificate of Identity.  The omission was mine. I had supposed the letter which he addressed you would be sufficient.
As he at present lives one hundred miles
nearer this place than Windsor, it will be more
convenient for him to receive his pension at this place.
I return the papers, and if the information and
additional certificates are satisfactory, please enclose to my case a Transfer of his Pension.
Very Respectfully
Your &c
Nathan B Harnell
J.L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Washington
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Putney Augt 28th [illegible] 1885
Dear Sir,
I enclose additional proof in the case of Abiather Waldron-As an attestation of the County Clerk, usually sent to the Pension Office, in this case, [illegible] my official capacity, as a Justice of Peace, and signature, I did not suppose it necessary to be at the [illegible] and expense to produce another certificate therefore the affidavits, taken by me are furnished without 
All the witness who have testified are personaly known to me and are men highly respectable as men of truth and Mr. Waldron himself is considered a man of strict integrity With respect to the services for it he claims a pension, there cannot be had the least [illegible] of his having performed them as he has stated
Very respectfully
Your Obed Servt
S. White
J L Edwards Esq.
Comm of Pensions
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Burlington Augt 12, 1834
Sir,
I herein enclose the original
restoration Abiather Walden-- I have
made all [necessary?] enquiry and find him
to be a respectable person,- The reason of his not making application before is his
[illegible] render, in Canada - [illegible] notify
me of the result of his claim
Yours Respectfully
Nathan B Haswell
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State of Vermont &
Chittenden County ⎬ I Nathan Haswell, a Magistrate in the County above named, do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence viz the oath of William Everts and
my own personal knowledge that Abiather Waldron who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of identity is the identical person named in the Pension Certificate
which he has exhibited before me numbered 30.150, and being date at the War Office the 4th day of September one thousand eight
hundred and thirty five and signed by Lewis Cass Secretary of War
Given under my hand at Burlington in the 26th
day of May AD 1837
State of Vermont
Chittenden County SS. I William Noble Clerk of Chittenden County Court do hereby certify
that Nathan B. Haswell whose name is above subscribed, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Chittenden, duly qualified, acting under the authority of this State, and
that his name there subscribed is his
own proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Burlington in said County this 26th day of May AD. 1837.
William Noble
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I hereby certify that at the time the within Certificate of Identity was taken that Abiather Waldron stated on oath
that he then lived in Argentuyle Upper Canada, that it would be more convenient for him to receive his pension at Burlington than at Windsor, the former being one Hundred miles nearer his present place of residence than Windsor, I further certify that I have no doubt that such are the facts
Nathan B Haswell
I further certify that said Waldron stated that he was last paid up to March 4th 1836, and that the amount of Pension is due him [illegible] that [illegible]
Nathan B Haswell
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                    Burlington May 26 1837
Sir
    On calling at the Bank of Burlington, where I received my Pension in March 1836. I am informed my name is inscribed on The Windsor Roll, and now as one year had closed (?) it was necessary to send a certificate of identity to Washington - I herewith forward this
certificate, and it will be a great convenience, if you will direct the overage due me as well as my future payments to be made at this place, as I live one hundred miles near Burlington, then Windsor - the original Certificate directs the payment to be made here and I
wish it for the reasons above stated to be so continued 
       you will please communicate your decision as speedily as convenient, directed to me to the care of Mr Nathan B Hasnell
                               and oblige your
                              Abiather Waldron
LL Edmonds (?) Esq
      ? of ?
        Washington
Sir,
     Mr Waldron , who has made the above request is personally known to me, and it will be a great convenience for him to receive his Pension, here instead of Windsor
                            Respectfully yours
                              N B Hasnell
March 26 1837
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The affidavit of Moses Johnson-
I Moses Johnson of Westmoreland in the County of Cheshire & State of New Hampshire aged ninety four
years, do make oath depose testify during that in the Spring Summer & Autumn of the year Seventeen
hundred & eighty one, I was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary war of the Vermont troops & that
Capt. Josiah Fisk was my Captain & that Col Samuel Fletcher commanded the corps stationed at
Castleton during said term & I further testify & say that I was well acquainted with Abiather Waldron, an applicant for a pension, and that the said Waldron, according to the best of my recollection served in the same company at least seven or
eight months during said campaign
Witness N. G. Babbitt
Zebulon Ladd
                           Moses X Johnson 
                                     his mark
State of New Hampshire
Cheshire Ss August 26th AD 1835
          Sworn & subscribed to before
   me Nathan G. (?) Babbitt Justice of
                                      the peace
I certify that the above named Moses Johnson, well
known to me is a credible person-
Nathan G. Babbitt Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire.
Cheshire ss.
I Henry Coolidge Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for service County of Cheshire, certify that Nathan G. Bobbitt is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Cheshire, duly qualified and commissioned and that I believe his name within written to be his genuine signature___
In witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at [illegible] this twenty eighth day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty five.
H. Coolidge, Clerk
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Feb. 3, 1840
[illegible]
J D Crump
[illegible word written vertically]
[written vertically]/J L Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington/[written vertically]
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Norfolk St Lawrence County N York
Jany 25 1840
J L Edwards Esq-
Commissioner of Pensions
Abiather Waldron obtained a Pension from the United States under the act of June 7th 1832 on the 4th day of September 1835, and was transfered from the Roll of
Windsor to that of Burlington Vermont took effect 4 March 1836, he now resides in this Town and petitioned to be transfered to the New York Agency that he may draw his Pension in Albany next March-
Will you be kind enough to make the transfer and forward the certificate to my care
Should the rules of the department require
evidence, or other form of petition to effect the
transfer please communicate to me soon as convenient
as to allow me to call your attention to the application of Mrs Margaret Allen Widdow for a pension her declaration was forwarded by me, and some affidafits
by the Hon. Silas Wright during the last [illegible]
me from [illegible], she has had no [illegible] communication from the Department since her [illegible] but [illegible] [illegible] were filed hopes
to receive your decision on her application [illegible]
very respectfully your
Obt Servt
Thomas Atwater
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Pension Office
War Department
City of Washington
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Putney Vt. July 8th 1835
Dear Sir,
Abiather Waldron, a revolutionary Soldier,
now a resident in this County. late a resident in Canada, but, formerly of this County, who as he informs [crossed out]/that he/[crossed out]
applied for a Pension, for his Revolutionary services some time past and furnished some evidence of a part of his service has promised further testimony, and requested me to forward the same to the Pension Office - The old man tells me that his Papers were forwarded to the Pension Office thru the agency of N.B. Harvell [illegible] of Burlington Vt. As he now resides in this County,
(Windham) it is his desire that all future communications, relating to his case, should be made to me-
Therefore, you will please, Sir, to enclose a certificate, should one be granted, to me or the result of your examination-
Very respectfully
P. White
J.L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
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The affidavit of Samuel Winnall, aged Seventy three years, of Townshend in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, who testifies and says, that in the month of January 1781 he inlisted into the Revolutionary service for
the term of ten months [illegible] [illegible] on the first day of February then next following, in the company commanded by Capt. Josiah Fish
in the Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Hatcher [Fletcher?], of the Vermont,
troops, and was to march when called for, and that he entered the service, or left home on the 11th day of April then next following and
Marched over the Green Mountain, to the town of Castleton, and was stationed there to guard the lines-- and served there seven months excepting one month, for which time he promised another man to take his place, and was dismissed some time in the month of November 1781 and he further testifies, that he was then will acquainted with Abiather
Waldron, [illegible] and then a resident of Townshend aforesaid , who served with deponent, in the same company, for and during said term, and that he well recollects that the said Waldron, returned home from the camp, in company with him that he, the Deponent knows that the said Walton served in said service the term of six months and verily believes that he also served the other month while deponent was absent from his
[illegible] - for when he left the camp he, said Waldon was there and when deponent returned again to the camp, he was also there-
And further said not--
Saml Wigwall
State of Vermont August 4th 1835 subscribed and sworn to
Windham County ss ⎬
Before me Phineas White Justice of Peace
The affidavit of Amos Gray, aged seventy four years of Townshend in the County
of Windham and State of Vermont, who testifies and says that according to the best of his recollection in the year 1783 he inlisted in the month of April, for the term of nine
months, but was not called upon to march till about the first of July same year,
when he in company with Abiather Waldron, then and now a resident of the town of
Townshend aforesaid, went to the town of Bethel, and entered the company of
Capt. Seely, and after remaining there about one month, went to the town
Shafford, where he served with the said Waldron, in all, from the time they left home to the time they were dismissed, the term of four months in the Vermont troops-- and during said service, were employed guarding the lines or Frontiers and scouting-  And further saith not--
State of Vermont August 4th, 1835 Amos Gray
Windham County worn and subscribed 
Before me Phineas White Justice of Peace
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I hereby certify that I have, for many years, been well acquainted with
Capt Samuel Wiswall and Mr. Amos Gray, and that they are men of good standing and of undoubted truth and veracity
Phineas White Justice of Peace
The affidavit of Joel Knight, aged 73 years of Dummerston in the County of Windham and State of Vermont who testifies and says that 
in the Spring, [illegible] Summer and fall of the
year 1781 he was a soldier and served as [Drummer?] Company commanded by Capt Josiah Fish, in a Corps commanded by Col.
Samuel Fletcher of the Vermont troops, stationed at Castleton in the County of Rutland, and that he well recollects that there was a Soldier in said company by the
of Waldron, and often heard his name at roll call, but does not recollect his given or Christian name and not having seen said Waldron since leaving said service, cannot
now recognize him, but verily believes, that there was but one person of that name in said Corps, and that he has good reason to believe that Abiather Waldron, now residing in Townshend in the County of Windham aforesaid is the identical person of the name of Waldron who served as aforesaid-
Joel Knight
State of Vermont
Windham County ⎬ August 14th 1835 sworn to and subscribed
Before me Phineas White Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that Joel Knight above named is a person of undoubted truth and veracity Phineas White Justice of Peace