Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,638, Oliver Bowers, Continental (Mass.)
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Continental (Mass.) 
Bowers, Oliver --- NUMBER S. 44638
CONTENTS
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16. 141
Vermont R
Oliver Bowers of Caledonia Co. in the state of Vermont who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year 
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of  8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of September 1819 
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Certificate of Pension issued the 29 of Nov 1819 and sent to John Rankin Esq Danville Vermont 
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Arrears to 4th of Nov 1820 42.89
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 
5mo 7/30 4/31 
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$42.89 
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Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. Discontinued 

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Notification sent Oct. 4 1820 to B[illegible]
F Deming Danville Vt
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State of Vermont County of Caledonia Ss

On this 24 day of Sept 1819 Before me the subscriber one of the Judges of Caledonia County Court personally appeared Oliver Bowers aged sixty four years resident in Danville in the County aforesaid who being duly sworn according Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order obtain the provision made by a late Act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval War service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. 

That he said Oliver Bowers enlisted for the term of one year in the in 29 day of March in the year 1776 in the Town of Chemsford in the State of Massachusetts in the Compy commanded Capt John Nutting of the Regiment commanded by Col William Prescott on the Continental Establishment in the line of the State Massachusetts, that he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States untill the first day of January 1777 when he was honorable dischard[discharged] from service in the State of New York. that he was in the Battle of Halon heights on York Island  below Kings Bridge and that he is in reduced of York and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his own of his said service expect what is herewith transmited 
[crossed out: sworn to & declared before ton the day and year aforesaid]
Oliver Powersand peared before me the day and year aforesaid " 

Sworn to & declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Att John Rankin Assistant Judge of Caledonia Co Court
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I John Rankin one of the Judge of Caledonia County Court do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the within named, Oliver Bowers did serve in the revolutionary this as stated in the preceding declaration again the Common enemy for the sum of nine Months at one time in the Continental Establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and Testimony had and taken of the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature and the seal of the Court this 24 day of Sept 1819 
John Rankin

Attest B. F. Deming Clk
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Deposition
Ebenezer Sawer
in favour of Oliver Bowers

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Oliver Bowers
Private
76 to 77
Prescott Masstts
Regt.

Admitted
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I Ebenezer Sawyer of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont testify and say that in the year 1776 I was in the service of the United States in the Regiment commanded by Col William Prescott and Oliver Bowers [inserted: now] of Danville aforesaid was to my [inserted: certain] knowledge soldier in the same Regiment and served from some time in the month of March of that year untill the 1st January AD 1777 at which time we were both honorably discharged & and further deponent saith not
Ebenezer Sawyer 

Personally appeared before me this 27th day of Sept 1819 the above named Ebenezer Sawyer and made oath that the above Deposition by him contains the truth [inserted: and nothing more] and I further certify that the said Sawyer is a credible witness 
before me, John Rankin Judge of Caledonia County Court
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County Court

I Jacob Taylor of Groton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of Sixty three years of age do depose and say I enlisted into the Company of Capt. John Nutting in the regiment of Col William Prescott in the revolutionary war under the continental Establishment in the later part of the year 1775 or the first of 1776 for one year in March 1776 I became acquainted with Oliver Bowers now as he says of Danville in the County of Caledon and State of Vermont as the said Oliver Bowers than[then] or in March AD 177 belonged to the said Capt John Nuttings company in the Regiment of Col William Prescott in the revolutionary war under the continental establishment and in January AD 1777 I was discharged from said service and likewise the said Oliver Bowers was discharged at the same time I was, I was well acquainted with the said Oliver Bowers during this time and he served his Country as a good and faithfull solder from March 1776 till January 1777 at which time we were discharged at the high lands above Pickskill in the State of New York and I further depose & say I have no Interest direct or indirect in the went of the said Oliver obtaining a pention 
November 6, 1819 
Jacob Taylor 

Grafton State of New Hampshire November 6th 1819 
Then personaly appeared the above Signer Jacob Taylor and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth
Before me David Gibson Justice of the Peace

and I further certify that I have been personaly acquainted with the said Jacob Taylor for a number of years last part and know that the the said Jacob Taylor sustains a good character as to truth and varasity 
November 6 1819 
David Gibson Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire 
Grafton Ss
Court Common Pleas Clerks Office 
This certifies to whom it may come that David Gibson Esquire whose name appears on the other side of this paper is a Justice of the peace within for said County of Grafton duly qualified to take affidavits that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to his attestations as such 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name affixed the seal of New Court no particular in or impression having been accepted or was therefore this eleventh day of November A.D. 1819 
Geo. Woodward Clerk Grafton ss
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Oliver Bowers
Declaration
No. 51 --- Copy
16141 Danville
Not Entitled
$751.67
Nov 19
Mar '20
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Caledonia County ss. } At a County Court, began
  at Danville                    and holden within and
                                       for said County on the
First Monday of June A.D. 1820.
Present in Court, the Hon. Isaiah Fish Chief Judge
                                  William Cahoon    Assistant
                                  John W. Dana Esq   Judges
On the 20th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Oliver Bowers aged 65 years, resident in Danville in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: - In the Regiment of Col. William Prescott and in the Company of Capt. John Nutting in the continental troops of the Massachusetts  line in the year 1776. My former declaration was dated the 24th day of September A. D. 1819. And my pension certificate is Numbered 16.141
And I do solemnly swear, that I am a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent hereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818 - and that I have not, or has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in  the schedule thereto annexed and by me subscribed. [signed] Oliver Bowers
one hundred acres of land with a house and barn thereon                                          $700.00
Two cows, one cart, one plow & 2 chains  37.75
One axe, one old hoe, and one sickle          1.17
6 kitchen chairs, one Table & one chest
One five pail kettle, 1 dish, kettle, 1 pot &
tea kettle
five shovel & tongs, & [?] And irons
One case knives & forks (old). Two pails
Frying pan & crockery ware                       12.75                                                                 
                                                               $751.67
[signed] Oliver Bowers

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One five pail kettle, 1 dish, kettle, 1 pot &
tea kettle
five shovel & tongs, & 6 plain [?] And irons
One case knives & forks (old). Two pails
Frying pan & crockery ware                       12.75                                                                 
                                                               $751.67
[signed] Oliver Bowers

I am by occupation a Labourer in middling health [illegible] age. My Family are my wife Hannah aged 59 years in poor health my son Stephen aged 20 in good health
[signed] Oliver Bowers

I further declare that I am justly & legally indebted to sundry person /as/I [?] schedule here exhibited to the Court in the sum of $490.60-- $490.60   [signed] Oliver Bowers

Sworn to and declared in open Court on the 20th day June A.D. 1820 Before Wm Cahoon Judge

STATE OF VERMONT, } I Benj. T. Deming Clerk
Caledonia County, ss. } of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Seven hundred & Fifty one Dollars and 67 cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 19th day of July 1820.
[signed] Benj. Deming} Clerk of the County 
                                      Court for Caledonia
                                       County.

Inventory       $451.67
Debts and }
deducted  }      490.60
                       $261.07
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State of New York    }
St Lawrence County }
On this twenty ninth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty Seven before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of St Lawrence personally appeared Olliver Bowers of the Town of Parishville in said County, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain John Nutting in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Prescott in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the Town of Parishville in the aforesaid County of St Lawrence and State of New York where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future; and that his reasons for moving to the State of New York are these viz. that all his children being two Sons resided in the State of New York, one having resided in the said State for some time and the other having as moved in March last and that he the deponent and his wife being old and infirm he wished to reside with his son. [signed] Oliver Bowers
Sworn & subscribed before me }
the day and year aforesaid        }
[signed] William Allen Jus. Peace
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State of New York   }
St Lawrence County } ss:
On the twenty ninth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of St Lawrence personally appeared Walter W Bloss of Parishville in said County, who on his oath declares that he well knows the within named Oliver Bowers and that he is the same person described in the within written affidavit and who signed the same.
[signed] Walter W Bloss
Sworn and Subscribed to }
before me the day and     }
year aforesaid                   }
[signed] William Allen Jus. Peace

State of New York    }
St Lawrence County } 
I William Allen a Justice of the Peace for the County of St Lawrence aforesaid do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Walter W Bloss who has subscribed his name to the above affidavit and that he is a person of truth and veracity.
Given under my hand at Parishville aforesaid this twenty ninth day of December 1827.
[signed] William Allen Justice Peace
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State of New York     }
St Lawrence County  }
Clerk office          SS: }
I Edmund A Graham Deputy Clerk of the said County do hereby certify that William Allen before whom the two several affidavits above written were made and by whom the above certificate was signed and at the date of the said affidavits and certificate a Justice of the Peace in & for the said County, duly authorized to administer oaths, and further that the signature of William Allen to the above written affidavits and certificate is the proper handwriting of the said William Allen.
In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said County this Second day of January One thousand Eight hundred and Twenty Eight at Ogdensburgh.
[signed] Edmund A. Graham Depty Clerk
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We Henry Bowers and Stephen Bowers of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that we bought of our father Oliver Bowers of said Danville the farm of said Oliver at the sum of Seven hundred dollars and assumed upon ourselves the debts of the said Oliver to that amount as stated by the depositions of sundry persons now on file in the pension office. That we did at that time entertain the expectation, by the indulgence of the creditors, to be able by our industry and success to pay the demands so contracted and to keep the farm to ourselves, in this expectation we have been disappointed. In order to pay and discharge such demands as were most urgent on the 10th day of February 1824 we mortgaged the said farm to Augustine Clarke for the sum of three hundred dollars, and received of him that amount in cash, except he retained eighteen dollars being the amount of a demand due from said Oliver Bowers to him which we had agreed to pay. With the cash received of said Clarke we paid a demand to John Ware which had been sued and passed into judgment: the amt. paid said Ware included interest and costs was $72.00.
We also paid (this is said Clarke paid for us) the amt. of a demand against said Oliver Bowers to the Guardian of the minor heir of Abner Crossman's Estate amount to $112.00
The balance of the amt. rec'd. of said Clarke was paid in sundry small sums in discharge of small demands and in payment of the interest on some of the large demands.
In the month of August or September 1824 the demands of Anson Pitkin which we had assumed for our father were put in suit and finding ourselves pressed and called on from various quarters we saw that all hopes of discharging said demands without the disposal of the farm were vain, we therefore offered the farm for sale and made every endeavor to sell it at the best profitable advantage and on the 8th day of April 1825 we sold and deeded the farm to Page Colby of said Danville at the nominal amount of eight hundred dollars, this is to say, for the sum of five hundred dollars cash in one year without interest, or if paid sooner the amt. of interest to be discounted. The balance of three hundred dollars payable in neat stock which required a discount of about twenty per cent to make it equal to cash. Mr. Colby assumed upon himself the amount of the mortgage to A. Clarke before mentioned.
And by making a disposition of the avails of said farm and making a discount of about twenty percent on one of the stock notes against said Colby, leaving the avails of said farm after deducting the discounts on stock, and discounts of interest the sum of $716.00 realized by us and more, we have paid and discharged the demands to I. P. Dana amounting including
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interest to $159.00, the demand to A. Pitkin including interest and costs to $140.04, the demand to John Bolton amounting including interest to $138.60, demand to Samuel Ingalls including interest and costs amounting to about $20.00 and there is still due to Jeremiah Sias a demand of about $25.00,  and we do positively and unequivocally state and declare that the whole amount we have received from the avails of the sale of the farm has been insufficient to discharge the demands already paid by us, which we assumed on account of the purchase of said farm: and we do further state that we never have received from our father at any time in our lives anything like an equivalent for the sums we have paid on his account, and that in our endeavor to extricate our father from debt, we have distressed ourselves and that we (one of us being 27 years of age and the other 25) are in low circumstances in life and have not the means of providing for our father's support.
[signed] Henry Bowers
              Stephen Bowers

State of Vermont      } At Danville May 24th 
Caledonia County ss } 1825 Personally appeared Henry Bowers & Stephen Bowers and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by them subscribed before me [signed] George C. Cahoon 
                      Justice of the Peace

State of Vermont      } I Benjamin F Deming
Caledonia County ss } clerk of the County Court for the County of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that George C Cahoon Esquire whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate now is and at the date thereof was a Justice of the Peace for said Caledonia County duly Commissioned and sworn for that purpose, and that his name there is to his own proper signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said court and set my hand this 23d day of May A. D. 1825.
[signed] Benj. F Deming Clerk
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Rev. &1812 Wars Section  [MM&F our handwritten in upper right corner]

March 23, 1927

Mrs. J. J. Campbell
Parishville, New York.

Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary war pension claim S. 44638 it appears that Oliver Bowers enlisted at Chelmsford, Massachusetts on march 1, or 29, 1776, served as a private in Captain John Nutting's Company, Colonel William Prescott's Massachusetts Regiment, was in the battle of Harlem Heights on Long Island and was discharged January 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 24, 1819 while a resident of Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont aged sixty-four years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife Hannah aged fifty-nine years. In 1825 his sons Henry and Stephen Bowers were living in Danville, Vermont aged twenty-seven and twenty-five years, not designated to which the respective ages apply.
In 1827 soldier and his wife had moved to Parishville, Sain Lawrence County, New York to be with all of his children, two sons, who had moved to that state.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
[Two handwritten notations appear in letter. First in first paragraph line and arrow to "Chelmsford"] Miss Nilson thot [sp?] that with me, that this is safe
[Second notation to last paragraph] use next time, I had left her out [wife handwritten after "soldier" did not notice till I had finished.
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16.141.
From Vermont to New york.
Oliver Bowers,
of Caledonia Co. in the State of Verm. who was a private in the    commanded by Captain Nutting of the regiment commanded by Colonel Prescott, in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year from March 1776 to March 1777.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence the 24th of September 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th of Nov. 1819, and sent to John Rankin, Esq. Danville, Vt.
Arrears to 4th of Mar: 1820 - $42.89
{Revolutionary claim Acts March 18,1818,}
Restored.

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Notification of restoration sent 6 June 1825 to Hon W. A. Palmer, Danville, Vermont.
Transferred to New York 14th January 1828, to take effect from and after the 4th of Sept 1827 and notification sent to Edmund A. Graham Esqr., Ogdensburg, New York.
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Jeremiah Sias
affidavit
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I Jeremiah Sias of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that Oliver Bowers of said Danville was indebted to me on the 8th day of December last and for some years before that time in the sum of twenty five Dollars and twenty two cents which sum was paid me on said day by Henry Bowers & Stephen Bowers of said Danville by their becoming accountable to me for the same.
[signed] Jereh Sias

State of Vermont  }
Caledonia  ss        } Danville March 12th 1824 There Personally appeared the above named Jeremiah Sias and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed and I certify the said Jeremiah Sias is a credible witness.
[signed] Benj. F. Deming Jus. Peace
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John Ware
affidavit
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I John Ware of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont Merchant depose and say that on the 6th day of December last Oliver Bowers of said Danville was indebted to me for goods wares and merchandize delivered before that time to the amount of Sixty seven Dollars and seventy five cents and that said sum was paid me by Henry Bowers of said Danville by his becoming accountable to me for that amount on 6th of December aforesaid. [signed] John Ware

State of Vermont }
Caledonia ss        } Danville March 12th 1824 Then personally appeared the above named John Ware whom I certify is a credible witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me.
[signed] Benj F Deming Jus. of Peace
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Israel P. Dana
affidavit
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I Israel P Dana of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont merchant depose and say that Oliver Bowers of said Danville was justly indebted to me for sundry goods in the sum of One hundred & forty five dollars and some cents the greater part of which was of several years standing. and that Henry Bowers of said Danville in the month of October 1823 became accountable for said debt by executing to me his note for the same.
[signed] Israel P Dana

State of Vermont } Danville Decr. 23d, 1823
Caledonia        ss }
Then personally appeared Israel p Dana above named and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed and I certify that said Dana is a credible witness.
[signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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John Weeks
affidavit
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I John Weeks of Danville Caledonia County Vermont depose and say that Oliver Bowers of said Danville was indebted to me about Twenty eight Dollars which was paid as follows, Henry Bowers paid me Eighteen Dollars on the 2d of March 1819 and on the 27th April 1819 gave his note for Ten dollars and sixty seven cents being the balance then due which note he has since paid.
[signed] John Weeks

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 10th Jany 1824 by the above named John Weeks whom I certify is a credible witness.
[signed] Benj. F. Deming Jus. Peace
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Samuel Ingalls
affidavit
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I Samuel Ingalls of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that Oliver Bowers of Danville was justly indebted to me on the first day of December last in the sum of Sixteen Dollars for money I had lent him previous to that time, and that Henry Bowers & Stephen Bowers have paid the same by giving me their note for said demand on said day and also for two bushels of corn owed me by said Oliver Bowers.
[signed] Saml. Ingalls

Sworn & subscribed before me this 10th day of January A. D. 1824. [signed] Benj. F. Deming
Jus. Peace

I certify that said Saml. Ingalls is a credible witness [signed] B. F. Deming Jus. Peace
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Anson Pitkin
affidavit
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I Anson Pitkin of Danville in the county of Caledonia depose and say that Oliver Bowers of said Danville has been for some years indebted to me. the amount including Interest was on the 8th Dec. 1823 the sum of One hundred and twenty eight dollars and four cents which sum was paid me on said 8th Dec. 1823 by Henry Bowers and Stephen Bowers by their executing to me then joint note for that amount.
[signed] Anson Pitkin

Caledonia ss Danville Jany 31st, 1824 Then the above named Anson Pitkin to me known as a man of truth, and veracity, personally appeared and made solemn affirmation to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed in my presence before [signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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John Bolton
affidavit
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I John Bolton of Danville in the County of Caledonia of lawful age depose and say that Oliver Bowers of said Danville was indebted to me on the 3d day of December 1823 in the sum of One hundred and seventeen Dollars a considerable part of which was of long standing and that on said 3d day of Dec. last said sum was paid me by Henry Bowers of said Danville by his executing to me his note of that date for said sum further saith not.
[signed] John Bolton

State of Vermont } Danville Feby 28th 1824
Caledonia ss        } Then personally appeared the above named John Bolton and after having subscribed the foregoing affidavit in my presence & made solemn oath that the same was just and true before me [signed] Benjam F Deming Jus. Peace
I certify that the above named John Boltin is a credible and disinterested witness 
[signed] Benj F Deming Jus. Peace
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Nathan Fuller
affidavit
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I Nathan Fuller of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont Sheriff & Keeper of the jail in said Caledonia County depose and say that I had for collection an Execution against Oliver Bowers of said Danville in favor of William French administrator of the Estate of John Barker on which Execution the said Oliver Bowers was committed to jail in said County, and Henry Bowers of said Danville because bail for said Oliver for the liberties of said prison & afterwards said bond being sued, about the month of October last. I had fair Execution against Oliver & Henry for collection which issued on the suit for the breach of said bond. and on or about the first of November last, said Henry Bowers paid me the amount of said Execution which together with my fees paid by him amounted to a little over the sum of Twenty five Dollars and further saith not.
[signed] Nathan Fuller

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th March 1824 by the above named Nathan Fuller whom I certify is a credible witness.
[signed] Benjamin F Deming Jus. peace
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Augustine Clarke
affidavit
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I Augustine Clarke of Danville in the County of Caledonia depose and say that at the request of Henry Bowers and Stephen Bowers I paid to Wm. Chamberlin Guardian of Susan Mina Crossman a note against Oliver Bowers of said Danville and signed also by the Honorable William A Palmer as surety said note amounting including Interest to the sum of One hundred and twelve Dollars which note I paid a few days since and said Henry & Stephen have become accountable to me for the amount and I further depose that said Oliver Bowers was indebted to me in the sum of Eighteen Dollars and forty six cents which sum was paid me in like manner by said Henry & Stephen about the first of February last.
[signed] Augustine Clarke

Sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named Augustine Clarke this 8th March 1824 and I certify that said Clarke is credible witness.
[signed] Benj F Deming Jus. of Peace
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Danford Carpenter
affidavit
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I Danford Carpenter of Danville in the County of Caledonia depose and say that I lent Oliver Bowers of said Danville some time in the summer of 1823 Seven Dollars in cash which sum has been paid me since that time by Henry Bowers and Stephen Bowers both of said Danville four dollars in money and the balance by note.
[signed] Danford Carpenter

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th day of March 1824 by the above named Danford Carpenter whom I certify is a credible witness
[signed] Benj F Deming Jus. Peace
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Copy of Deed
3

Deed 
Oliver Bowers
to Henry & Stephen Bowers
Copy
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State of Vermont } Danville November 28th 1823
Caledonia County ss} Personally appeared the above named Oliver Bowers acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his voluntary act and deed. Before me [signed] Saml. Ingalls Justice of the Peace
Rec.d Dec. 1st 1823 and duly recorded by Archelaus Sias Town Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of record
Danville March 2d 1824 Attest [signed] Archelaus Sias Town Clerk
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Gardner W Ware
affidavit
in addition to the
former affidavit of
John Ware
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I Gardner W Ware of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that I have been for two years past a clerk in the store of John Ware of said Danville and that I was knowing that Henry Bowers of said Danville paid to the said John Ware the sum of about sixty Dollars for Oliver Bowers of said Danville by giving his note to said John Ware which demand has since been paid to said John Ware by said Henry Bowers, ad that said demand against said Oliver Bowers to said John Ware was entirely for goods wares and merchandize sold by said John to said Oliver out of the store of the said John in the common course of trade and said goods were sold and delivered as I find by the books of said John at sundry times from the 11th Nov. 1819 to the 17. January 1822 except about five dollars which was sold in the year 1823. And I further state that said John Ware is now dangerously ill apparently in the early stages of consumption and cannot without great inconvenience give his affidavit.
[signed] Gardner W. Ware

Caledonia ss. Danville Jany. 10th 1825. The foregoing affidavit was sworn to subscribed before me by the above named Gardner W Ware whom I certify is a credible witness
[signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. of Peace
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Clerks Certificate
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State of Vermont      } 
Caledonia County ss } I Benjamin F Deming Clerk of the County Court for the County of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby Certify that Archelaus Sias whose certificate is annexed to a copy of a Deed herein enclosed was at the date of said certificate Town Clerk of the town of Danville in said County.
And I do further certify that Benjamin F Deming before whom the affidavits of Henry & Stephen Bowers, Nathan Fuller, Israel P Dana, Danford Carpenter, Anson Pitkin, Jeremiah Sias, Justine Clarke, John Ware, John Bolton, Samuel Ingalls, & John Weeks were taken was at the several dates on which the same purport to have made a Justice of the Peace for said County duly Commissioned and sworn
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 23d March 1824   [signed] Benjamin F Deming Clerk
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Anson Pitkins 
affidavit
in addition to his
former one
1 [faint] 7 [bold]
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I Anson Pitkin of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont affirm and say that Israel P Dana of said Danville purchased of me beef cattle in the fall of the year 1819 as near as I can recollect to the amount of about One hundred Dollars and in payment for said cattle I [illegible] of said Dana a note against Oliver Bowers amounting to about $101.00. and about the same time I let said Bowers have fourteen dollars in cash and gave him up said Dana note and took his note payable to me for $115.00 and that this is the manner in which the debts originated to me stated in my former affidavit and that said debt was paid me by Henry & Stephen Bowers as stated in my said former affidavit accounting when paid including Interest to the sum of $128.04 some small payments having been previously paid me by said Oliver Bowers. [signed] Anson Pitkin

Caledonia ss. Danville June 30, 1824 Then personally appeared the above named Anson Pitkin whom I certify is a credible witness and made solemn affirmation to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me
[signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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John W Chandler
affidavit to support,
and explain the former
affidavit of
Augustine Clarke
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I John W Chandler of Peacham, in the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont, of lawful age, do testify and say, that on or about the 24th day of May AD 1814, Oliver Bowers of Danville in sd. County applied to me for the loan of eighty dollars in money, and presented a Note made payable to me as administrator on the estate of Abner Crosman late of sd. Peacham, deceased, for eighty dollars, signed by himself & Wm A Palmer, dated the day & year aforesaid, for which note I paid him eighty dollars in current money. The note remained in my hand, unpaid, untill [sic] the 10th day of Feby. AD 1815, at or about which time, it passed from my hand, with other obligation, into the hand of William Chamberlin Esq., guardian to the heir of sd. Crosman's estate, being then wholly unpaid & in full force against the sd. Bowers & Palmer, since which time I have not had any knowledge of the note, neither do I know by whom it has been passed. and further saith not.
Peacham July 1, 1824 [signed] John W Chandler

State of Vermont       } Peacham July 1 1824
Caledonia County ss } There John W Chandler Esq of Peacham County & State aforesaid personally appearing and after being carefully examined & duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth & nothing but the truth
Before me [signed] Reuben Blanchard Justice Peace

I certify that the above named John W Chandler Esq is a credible witness 
[signed] Reuben Blanchard Justice Peace.
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I Josiah Shedd of Peacham in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say, that on the tenth day of July A.D. 1815 I assisted Wm Chamberlin of sd. Peacham as his Clerk who had been appointed by Law - Guardian to serve Mina Crossman Daughter and only child of Abner Crossman, late of sd. Peacham deceased. In receiving the securities of prosperity which belonged to the sd desc. Minor as an inheritance from her father - of John W. Chandler Administrator to the Estate of sd. Crossman. And among the papers and notes. We received one, dated May 24 - 1814 for the sum of Eighty Dollars payable sd Administrator in one year and Interest signed by Oliver Bowers and by Wm A. Palmer as surety both of Danville in sd County of Caledonia. That the Note continued in the possession of the sd Guardian to Feby 28th 1824, and then the note was exchanged for a note of one hundred and thirteen Dollars payable to sd Guardian and interest and signed by Augustine Clarke of Danville - which together with some interest in which had been paid - amount to the principle [sic] and interest of the original note.
[signed] Josiah Shedd
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State of Vermont     } Peacham July 1 1824
Caledonia County ss} There Josiah Shedd of said Peacham personally appearing and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the witness deposition by him & subscribed contains the whole truth & nothing but the truth 
Before me [signed] Reuben Blanchard Justice Peace
I certify that the witness named Josiah Shedd is a credible witness [signed] Reuben Blanchard Justice Peace

[notation below was written upside down from rest of page]
affidavit of
Josiah Shedd
supplementary to
that of John W
Chandler
14
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William French
affidavit to
support and explain
the former affidavit
of Nathan Fuller
15
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I William French of Peacham in the County of Caledonia & state of Vermont of Lawful age testify & say that John Barker of Peacham aforesaid died in the month of December 1822 and that I was appointed Executor in his last Will & Testament and that I found among his papers a Note signed by Oliver Bowers of Danville in said County dated July 16 1822 for the sum of thirty six dollars, said was endorsed down to nineteen dollars & eighty cents and that in may 1823 I commenced a suit on said Note before N Bradlee Justice of the Peace and recovered Judgement for said sum of $29.80 and took out the Execution and put it into the hands of Nathan Fuller Sheriff of said County and I further testify that said debt accrued in the year 1818 [signed] William French
Peacham July 1 1822

State of Vermont      } Peacham July 1 1824
Caledonia County ss } There William French of Peacham said County Personally appeared and after being carefully examined & duly cautioned made Solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contain the whole truth & nothing but the truth Before me [signed] Reuben Blanchard Justice Peace
I certify that the above named William French is a credible witness  [signed] Reuben Blanchard
Justice Peace
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I John Weeks of Danville in Caledonia County State of Vermont Farmer & Shoemaker depose and say that the demand I stated in my former affidavit as paid by Henry Bowers for Oliver Bowers was contracted as appears by my book as follows to wit one harness at thirteen dollars in Feby 1818 and sundry other charges for Shoemaking, Tanning and the like from 1817 to October 1818. Charged at the time of delivery to said Oliver Bowers and paid as stated in my former affidavit [signed] John Weeks

Caledonia ss. Danville July 19, 1824 There the above affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named John Weeks whom I certify is a credible witness
[signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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Danford Carpenter &
Samuel Ingalls
affidavits
in addition to former
ones
19
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I Danford Carpenter of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that in the month of June 1823 I let Olive Bowers of said Danville have seven Dollars in cash, which was pd me as stated in my former affidavit.
[signed] Danford Carpenter

Caledonia ss. Danville July 19, 1824 Then the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named Danford Carpenter whom I certify is a credible witness.
[signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace

I Samuel Ingalls of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that on the 1st day of Nov. 1823 I loaned to Oliver Bowers of said Danville Sixteen Dollars in cash which he represented himself to be under necessity of obtaining and he gave me his note for the same together with a note for two bushels of Corn which was for Interest of sd cash and a former balance due to me and said demands were paid me as stated in my former affidavit. [signed] Sam. Ingalls

Caledonia ss. Danville July 19, 1824 - Then the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named Samuel Ingalls whom I certify is a credible witness. [signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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Jeremiah Sias
affidavit
in addition to former
one
18
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I Jeremiah Sias of Danville Caledonia County State of Vermont depose and say the demand against Oliver Bowers of said Danville named in former affidavit by me made at the request of said Bowers was contracted with me by said Oliver Bowers in the month of April of the year 1815 or 1816 and was for the balance of a yoke of oxen by me sold said Bowers which oxen said Bowers owned one or two years and sd. demand was pd. me as stated in my former affidavit.
[signed] Jeremiah Sias

Caledonia ss. Danville July 19, 1824. Then the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named Jeremiah Sias whom I certify is a credible witness. [signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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John Bolton
affidavit
in addition to former
one
21
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I John Bolton of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont clothier of lawful age depose and say that I have heretofore given a Deposition in relation to the demand formerly owed me by Oliver Bowers. The manner in which the said demand was contracted was as follows to wit, for dressing cloth and carding wool during the years 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, & 1823 during which time I have recd. but very little pay and the balance due me was as stated in my former Deposition. [signed] John Bolton

Caledonia ss. Danville Sep. 11, 1824. Then the above affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named John Bolton whom I certify is a credible witness. [signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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Israel P. Dana
affidavit
in addition to former
one
22
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I Israel P Dana of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont of lawful age depose and say that for many years I have been a trader or dealer in Goods in said Danville and that Oliver Bowers of said Danville has been a regular customer of mine during the whole time, in the month of November 1819 the said Bowers was indebted to me on settlement $201.23 and at that time Anson Pitkin of said Danville paid me for said Bowers the sum of One hundred Dollars leaving $101.23 then my due which note remained unpaid for some years and was then paid by Henry Bowers & Stephen Bowers together with an additional sum on book against said Oliver Bowers contracted between 1819 & 1823 sufficiently to make the sum of One hundred and forty five dollars paid by said Henry & Stephen for said Oliver as stated in my former affidavit and I hereby state that the whole of a debt originated for goods wares and merchandize [sic] sold said Oliver Bowers from time to time in the common and ordinary course of trade and further say not. 
[signed] Israel P Dana

Caledonia ss. - Danville Dec. 8, 1824: Sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named Israel P. Dana whom I certify is a credible witness. [signed] Benj. F Deming Jus. Peace
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25
Hon John C Calhoun
Secy of War
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Danville Vt. Jany 10th 1825
Sir -
The declaration of Oliver Bowers in order to obtain a restoration to the pension list and sundry affidavits in support of his claim were transmitted some time since to the Department of War and are now in the Pension office the affidavits then transmitted did not fully comply with the regulations of the Department not having stated the time at which the debts were contracted and for what articles. Sundry affidavits are herewith transmitted intended to supply the deficiency in the former one. In case any doubts should arise on this claim I would beg leave to refer the Secretary of War to the Hon William A Palmer of the U.S. Senate who is personally acquainted with the applicant and the several persons whose affidavits have been taken in this case and who I have no doubt will fully satisfy the Secy of War that this claim is a meritorious one.
With great respect
yours
Benj. F Deming

Hon JC. Calhoun
Secy of War
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March 1823,
Vt.
Oliver Bowers
W. A. Palmer,
Danville, Vt.
Recd. 4 June 1825

[written across the above]
Hon James Barbour
Washington
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Danville, Vert. May 24th 1825.

Hon Jas. Barbour,
Sir,
I take the liberty of enclosing for your examination additional evidence in the case of Oliver Bowers During the last session of congress I transmitted to your Department a statement on the same subject. The old man is a poor but meritorious soldier of the Revolution and suffered perhaps as much in the war as any one, he has many times informed me. before the law was that of under which he now claims, that he had been on guard many a night, during the month of Dec. without a coat [underlined] or shoes [underlined], and had perform'd long marches over the frozen earth without shoes & almost naked. he has always contin'd a firm patriot and friend of his country.
I was as confident as I could have been of any thing, that his application last winter would have prov'd successful. The Sec'y. was of a different opinion on the ground as was then stated, that his property had been convey'd to his sons. I then stated, what has since prov'd true. That the old mans debts assumed by the sons, and for which they sec. the conveyance of the farm would prove the ruin of the sons. you will see by the enclosed that
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the farm has been sold, and the avails of it together with all the property previously possessed by the sons has been assumed in paying the fathers debs, and the sons are now nearly as destitute as their father. They are all regular, moral and honest citizens, and no portion of the property has been squander'd. The old man is now entirely destitute of property and helpless from age and infirmities, and a more fit subject for pensioning can scarcely be found. I know it would give you great pleasure to afford him relief if it could be done consistent with Law. They are all neighbors of mine and from the knowledge I have of their affairs I am positive no fraud or collusion has been practiced.
Very respectfully 
I am your obt. svt.
[signed] W. A. Palmer
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Case of Oliver Bowers
Vert. rev.
See letter to Hon. W. A.
Palmer Feb 15, 1825
affidavits of Henry
and Stephen Bowers filed
within together with a letter
from the Hon. W. A. Palmer
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Vermont March 1820
Oliver Bowers, Private 1776 1 year
Aged 68 years by occupation a farmer unable to perform but little labor on account of bad health. Wife aged 63 years in very bad health.
1 Schedule dated 20 June 1820 contains 100 acres of lands with a house & barn thereon. 2 cows, one Cart, one Plough [plow], one axe, one hoe, one sickle, household and kitchen furniture that amount in value of the property $751.67
States that he owes to sundry persons the amount of 490.60
Deduct debts, leaves $261.07
Schedule under the act of March 1823 dated 13 Dec. 1823 contains no real property but personal to the amt. of $25.17. Accounts for the [?] of his property as follows, 100 acres of land with the house & barn thereon sold to his sons Henry & Stephen, as per deed filed within bearing date 30 July 1820. for the sum of $700 and recd pay by their paying sundry demands which the applicant justly owed & which he had no other means of paying. For particulars relative to the said demands see sundry affidavits of the applicants creditors filed within stating particularly when the debts were contracted. for what articles, and the amt received by them from the applicants sons. See also the affidavits of the applicants sons filed within, in which the applicants creditors names are mentioned, and the amt. pd. by them to each. see letter 18 Jan. '25 to Hon. W. A. Palmer Senate.
Total amt of Debts pd by the applicants sons $691.14 See letter May 22, 1824 to Benj F Deming Esq Danville Vermont
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Parishville N. Y. Jan 29th 

[2 cent stamp returned mmhf] notation

Dept. of Pensions -
I am desirous of becoming a member of the society "The Daughters of the American Revolution."
To that end I would like information in regard to one Oliver Bowers, my ancestor, who was a pensioner of that war.
I believe him to have gone from Vermont. Any information obtainable in the Pension Bureau will be thankfully received
Yours respectfully
(Mrs. J. J.) [signed] Josephine Bowers Campbell
Parishville N Y
St. Law - Co.
[mailroom stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE Feb 2 1927
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Parishville, New York
Feb. 28, 1927.
Head of Pension Dept., - Dear Sir: Can you give me any information in regard to one Oliver Bowers, a Revolutionary pensioner from Mass.? I am trying to get necessary data for joining the D. A. R. and he was my ancestor. Any and all dates you may have about him or his family would be gratefully received.
Yours respectfully
(Mrs. J. J.) [signed] Josephine Bowers Campbell
[round mailroom stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE MAR 3 1927
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INVALID.
File No. 49636
Oliver Bowers
Pri. Rev. War
Act 18" March 1818
Index - Vol. 3, Page 54
(Arrangement of 1870.)

1927 - Mch 20 - Hist to Mrs. J. J. Campbell
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Clerk's Certificate
to authenticate
affidavits
23
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State of Vermont    } I Benjamin F Deming Clerk
Caledonia County ss} of the County Court for the County of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby Certify that Reuben Blanchard and Benjamin F Deming before whom the affidavits herewith transmitted were taken were at the several dates at which the same purpose to have been made and sworn to Justices of the Peace for said County of Caledonia duly Commissioned for that purpose.
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said County Court this 10th day of January In the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty five.
Attest [signed] Benjamin F Deming Clerk
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Senate chamber 22nd January 1825.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
I have recd. from your office & examined the papers in the case of Oliver Bowers. I am well acquainted with all the persons whose certificates & affidavits are forwarded except Mr. French, and know them to be men of character & entitled to full credit. I have been well acquainted with Oliver Bowers for the last 15 or so years and have been fully satisfied that he could not pay off his debts without selling his farm. I am also satisfied that his two sons who have assumed his debts and to whom the farm has been convey'd have ruined themselves by assuming those debts, & that the whole of their property, including the farm, will not clear them from those debts.
I have no doubt from personal knowledge of the circumstances of all concerned, that Oliver Bowers is as fair a subject of pension as almost any on your list. Will you have the goodness to give me some information of the case of Silas Symonds?
respectfully yours
[signed] W.A. Palmer
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[This is a duplicate of previous transcript]
Senate chamber 22nd January 1825.
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Sir,
I have recd. from your office & examined the papers in the case of Oliver Bowers. I am well acquainted with all the persons whose certificates & affidavits are forwarded except Mr. French, and know them to be men of character & entitled to full credit. I have been well acquainted with Oliver Bowers for the last 15 or so years and have been fully satisfied that he could not pay off his debts without selling his farm. I am also satisfied that his two sons who have assumed his debts and to whom the farm has been convey'd have ruined themselves by assuming those debts, & that the whole of their property, including the farm, will not clear them from those debts.
I have no doubt from personal knowledge of the circumstances of all concerned, that Oliver Bowers is as fair a subject of pension as almost any on your list. Will you have the goodness to give me some information of the case of Silas Symonds?
respectfully yours
[signed] W.A. Palmer
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We the undersigned Inhabitants of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont do hereby certify that we are personally acquainted with Oliver Bowers of said Danville formerly a Revolutionary Pensioner and with his sons Henry Bowers and Stephen Bowers that they are all persons of good character for truth and veracity, we have also a general knowledge of their circumstances in life and we have read the foregoing affidavit by them subscribed and we do fully believe the same to be true. We also certify that said Oliver Bowers is very poor and without the means of support except by publick [sic] or private charity, and we are satisfied that no fraudulent or dishonest conveyance of property has been made by said Oliver but that his property has been bona fide [underline] disposed of for the payment of bona fide [underlined] debts. Most of the facts set forth in the foregoing affidavit having come within our personal knowledge.
[signed] Saml Sias Cheif [sic] Judge Caledonia 
                                      County Court
Augustine Clarke assistant judge of Cal. Court
Israel P Dana Member of the Council State of 
                                          Vermont
Benjamin F Deming Judge of Probate
Joseph Morill 2nd } Selectmen of
John Weeks           } Danville
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Copy -
Oliver Bowers
Declaration
13
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State of Vermont      } 
Caledonia County ss } At a County Court began and holden at Danville within and for the County of Caledonia aforesaid on the second Monday of December AD 1823
Present in Court: 
        The Honl. Samuel Sias Chief Judge                                                     
                 "      Timothy P Fuller   }   Asst. 
                 "      Joseph Morrill 2nd}  Judges
                                              
On this 13th day of December AD 1823 personally appeared in open court being a court of record for said County (having a Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and having the power of fine and imprisonment) Oliver Bowers resident in Danville in said County aged Sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said Oliver Bowers enlisted for one year on the 1st day of March 1776 in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Captain John Nutting in the regt. commanded by Colonel William Prescott in the line of the State of Massachusetts that he continued in the said service untill [sic] the month of January 1777 when he was discharged from the said service at the Highlands near the North river in the State of New York that his name has been placed on the pension list and dropt [sic] there from on account of his property. and in pursuance of the act of the 1st May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust
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for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
1 Cow                                                 $ 10.00
1 axe, 1 hoe, 1 sickle                               1.17
6 kitchen chairs, 1 table, 1 chest
Iron Ware, Crockery ware & 2 chains    14.00       
                 [underline below 14.00]        25.17    
[signed] Oliver Bowers

I am by occupation a farmer of poor health and able to do but little labor.
my family is my wife Hannah aged 63 of very poor health
That since the Exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property (viz)                    
One hundred acres of land with house and barn thereon sold to my sons Henry & Stephen Bowers for deed [?]ing date July 30th 1823
for the sum of Seven hundred Dollars and recd. my pay for their paying sundry demands for me which I owed and had no other means of paying (for particulars relative to said demands see sundry affidavits herewith transmitted)
1 Cow fatted, killed and consumed
1 Cart worn out - 1 Plough [plow] worn out
[signed] Oliver Bowers

Sworn to and declared in open Court this 13th day of December 1823. Att. [signed] B. F. Deming Clerk
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I Benjamin F Deming Clerk of the County Court for the County of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the said Oliver Bowers did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the continental establishment.
I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed and truly copied from the records of the said court and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Twenty five Dollars and seventeen cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 23d day of March 1824.

[signed] Benjamin F Deming } Clerk of the County Court of Caledonia County
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Know all men by these presents that Oliver Bowers of Danville in the County of Caledonia for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars to me in hand before the delivery hereof well and truly paid by Henry Bowers and Stephen Bowers both of said Danville. The receipt is hereof I do hereby acknowledge, have given granted bargained, sold and by these presents do give grant bargain, sell, alien enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said Henry and Stephen their heirs and assigned forever the whole of the farm on which I now live being lot number ninety-eight bounded on the north by the lands of James Kittredge, Henry Whitcher & Joseph Whitcher and on the west by the lands of Paul D. Phillips & Page Colbey. supposed to contain about one hundred acres be the same more or less.
To have and to hold the said granted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging to them the said Henry and Stephena and their heirs and assigns. To them and their only proper use and benefit forever. And I the said Oliver and my heirs Executors, and administrators, do hereby covenant grant and agree to and with the said Henry and Stephen and their heirs and assigns, that until the delivery hereof I am the lawful owner of the said premises, and am seized and possessed thereof in my own right in fee simple, and have full power and lawful authority to grant and convey the same in manner aforesaid and that the said premises are free and clear of all and every incumbrance whatsoever; And that I and my heirs, Executors and administrators shall and will warrant the same to the said Henry and Stephen and their heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whomsoever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of July in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and twenty three [signed] Oliver Bowers L.S. [these letters are circled]
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Geo. M. Mason
Saml. Ingalls
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Henry Bowers &
Stephen Bowers
affidavit
12
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We Henry Bowers and Stephen Bowers both of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that we purchased the farm heretofore owned by our father Oliver Bowers of said Danville of said Oliver Bowers for deed bearing date July 30, 1823 at the sum of Seven hundred Dollars and that we have fully paid and accounted for the same by paying sundry persons to whom the said Oliver was indebted, to wit
   To John Weeks                                 $  28.67
        Israel P Dana                                 145.00
        Nathan Fuller on Ex                         25.00
        Samuel Ingalls                                 17.00
         John Bolton                                  117.00
         John Ware                                      67.75
         Anson Pitkin                                 128.04
         Jeremiah Sias                                  25.22
         Augustine Clarke                            18.46
             do               do  for note to}
             W. Chamblin                       }     112.00
                                                            $691.14
the balance we have paid and indeed considerably more than the balance in sundry small sums to mechanics and others and all said demands we believe to have been justly due from the said Oliver Bowers to the several persons above named and we have so paid or become obligated to pay said demands that said Oliver Bowers is discharged from all liability thereon.
[signed]  Henry Bowers
               Stephen Bowers