Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, Silas Houghton, Mass. N.H. New York
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Service Number
Mass Houghton, Silas S____
N.H.
New York
Contents
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8339
6408 New York
Silas Hough
of Charge in the State of New York who was a private in the Camps by Captain Whitcomb of the Regt. by Col. Reed in the Maptt line for 18 months + 23 days.

Inscribed on the roll of N. York at the rate of 62 dollars 32 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the [illegible] day of April 1833 and [illegible illegible illegible]
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. '33 $125.04
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 sept '33 31.26
$136.30
{revolutionary claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by G.C.Stiles, Clerk
Book E. Vol. 4. Page 21
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6908
Silas Houghton
Chatauque
Chatauque Co.
New York

Admitted
Private 18mo 23 day
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5.6.7.14.16

19 sept 1832
17 Nove 1832

Claimt
Maysville
N.Y.
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6908
Brief in the case of Silas Houghton, Chatanque, Co. of Chatanque in the state of New York.
(Act 7th June, 1832)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does.
3. How old is he? 82 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period. Duration of service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Years, Months, Days. As a
May 1775 "till august or September" Private Col. A Whitcomb, Bg Genl. J Whitcomb
when transferred to "till ab 20 March 1776" Capt B Hastings, Genl Homan, A Moses Sian Eusign
Capt. J Whitcomb, Col A. Reed, Genl. Sullivan
Apl. or May 1776 "to November" Capt. L Church, Col. Williams, Capt. J Sargent
June 1777 "till last of Oct, Except 2 weeks."

5. In what battles was he engaged? Bunkers Hill, Beemes Heights
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cambridge
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witness for the 1st term
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

x Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett
Examining Clerk.
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State of New York Chautauqua County SS
On this tenth day of September in the year od our Lord one thousand eight hundred + thirty two personally appeared before me Artemas Hearick one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chautauqua being a court of record + having by law a seal + clerk Silas Houghton a resident of the town of Chautauqua in the county of Chautauqua aforesaid aged eighty two years on the thirteenth day of November next + being unable by reason of bodily infirmity to appear in court + being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he voluntarily enlisted in the revolutionary army of the united state in the month of May one thousand eight hundred + seventy five at Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts + served in the Col Asa Whitcombs Regiment of infantry of the Massachusetts line under the following named officers John Whitcomb Brigadier General Asa Whitcomb Colonel The name of the Major is not recollected Benjamin Hastings Captain Jonathan Homan Lieutenant Amos Messiah Eusign that he served in Captain Hastings company until the month of august or September after his said enlistment where on [illegible] a substitute in Captain Hastings company he was at his [illegible] regiment transferred from said company to Captain Jonathan Whitcomb's Company in Col. Asa Reeds Regiment of Infantry of the New Hampshire line in General
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Sullivans Brigade where he continued
to serve until after the British Army
left Boston out was discharged about
the twentieth day of March in the year
one thousand seven hundred & seventy six
that his
discharge was signed by Major
Timothy Pickering and Major Mifflin
●
said discharge included a certificate of loss
of a horse in the service & was some years
after the close of the was delivered
to Major Essa Beman then a
or having been in the [ilegble]
member of congress
for the purpose of preserving [illegible] 
for said bore Major Beman
did not live to return from congress &
this Deponent has never since [illegible] said
discharge. During the service above
named this Deponent was in the battle
at Bunkerhill. This Deponent further
declares that soon after the discharge
above named in the latter part of April
or beginning of May one thousand eight hundred  Seventy 
underwent in
the service
of the United States as one
R
party under the coun
of a scouting
mand
of Captain Timothy Church
Captain in Colonel William
Militia
Williams Regiment of the New York line
that he served under Captain Church &
Captain John Church Sargeant most of
the whole time from the month of April to
of
the month of November of the same year
And this Deponent further declares that soon
after the British took possession of Ticonderoga
+ he
believes in the month of June one thousand
hundred eighth & seventy seven
he volunteered to serve in Captain Time
the Church's company of Militia in Colonel
William Williams Regiment of the New York
line that he continued to serve in said
company & regiment with the exception of
about two weeks until the last of October
of the year last above named, during
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which service hew was in the battle of Burning Heights previous to the surrender of Burgoyne's army; he answered to the question where & in what year he was born & whether there was any record of his age & where it was and where he was living when called into service & how he was called into service & where he had lived since the revolutionary war and where he now resided. This Deponent saith that he was born in Bolton in Worcester County in the state of Massachusetts as he is informed & believes on the thirteenth day of November in the year one thousand seven hundred & fifty. He has been informed and believes there is a record of his age in the town clerk's office of said town of Bolton, but he has never seen it. That he resided at Brattleboro in the state of Vermont at the time he enlisted in the United States service at Cambridge in May one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. That after the close of the revolutionary war he resided at Bennington in the state of Vermont for twelve years from thence he removed to Powell the town adjoining where he resided eight years from thence he removed to the town of New Lisbon in the Otsego County in the state of new York where he resided seven years from thence he removed to the town of Hounsfield in Jefferson county New York where he resided about five years from thence he removed to the town of Clarence in Erie County New York where he resided about six years from thence he removed to the town of Portland in Chautauqua Co New York where he resided ten years & from thence in July last he removed to the town of Chautauqua where he now resides.
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4 - That he voluntarily enlisted into the service of the United States

5 - The names of the regular officers with whom I served were General John Whitcomb, Brigadier General Asa Whitcomb, Colonel & Major not recollected. Benjamin Hastings, Captain Jonathan Homan Lieutenant General Putnam commanded at the battle at Bunker Hill and General Gates commanded at the battle of Burning Heights.

6 - That when he was discharged from the continental service he received a discharge at Cambridge Massachusetts signed by Major Timothy Pickering & Major Mifflin that previous to his discharge by order of Gen Washington he had been directed to draw wood & was in that service when discharged, that the above named was the only written discharge he received during the war. That when discharged from the militia the discharges were verbal that his written discharge was delivered to Major Beenau to carry to congress to procure compensation for the loss of a horse therein stated who died & said discharge has never since been seen by this deponent. This deponent has no particular acquaintances where he now resides having resided there but a short time.

Silas Houghton
His X Mark

I Artemas Hearick one of the judges of the court of common Pleas in & for Chautauqua  County hereby certify that on the tenth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty-two personally appeared before me Silas Houghton an aged & infirm man & unable to attend court & being by me duly sworn made oath that the facts put forth in the annexed declaration & answers to the interrogatories are true. And I hereby certify that I believe the statements of the said Silas Houghton as above put forth are true.

Artemas Hearick
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Rebecca Crippen
[illeg]
Amos W. Muzzy
Power of Attorney

Heir of
Silas Houghton
War of 1776

[crease or fold, center of paper]

[written along right margin]:
party therein alleged
George C Vinson
Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County of Chautauqua Ss
Be it Known that on this third day of February 1854 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County & State aforesaid, personally appeared Rebecca Crippin a resident of the town of Chautauqua in said County and made oath in due form of law that she is the child and heir of Silas Houghton --- deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Rev and also a Revy pensioner- That she is directly interested as a Claimant in the arrears of said pensioner and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said Claim. Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney herebefore given. I hereby Constitute & appoint Amos W. Muzzy of Panaca NY my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute my claim for any amount of Revolutionary pension, arrears of pension, increase of pension or bounty land that may be due-
And I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents relating to said
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[2nd page]

claim on file in the Department at Washington or elsewhere to file additional evidence or arguments to appoint one or more Substitute under him for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present- Hereby notifying and confirming all that my said Attorney & Agent shall lawfully do in the [illeg] -
Rebecca Crippen
Subscribed and sworn to and acknowledge before me on the day and year above written. And I hereby Certify that I believe that said Rebecca Crippin to be directly interested in said claims as set forth - and to be the identical party therein alleged -
George C. Vinson
Justice of the Peace -
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
June 4, 1926
Mary H. Camp
Waterford
Penn
Madam;
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S.----, it appears that Silas Houghton was born November 13, 1750 at Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
While residing at Brattleborough, Vermont, he enlisted in May 1775 and served as a private in Captain Benjamin Hastings' Company, Colonel Asa Whitcomb's Massachusetts Regiment, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill; in August or September he was transferred to Captain Jonathan Whitcomb's Company, Colonel Asa Reed's New Hampshire Regiment, and served until March 20, 1776.
He enlisted in April or May 1776 and served as private in Captain Timothy Church's and John Sargent's Companies under Colonel William Williams in the New
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[2nd page of typed letter]

York Troops, and severed until in November 1776.
He enlisted in June 1777 and served in Captain Timothy Church's Company, under Colonel William Williams, he was in the battle of Bemis Heights, and served until October 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, while a resident of Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York.
Daughter, Rebecca Crippen or Crippin, was a resident of Chautauqua, New York in 1857, at which time she referred to soldier as deceased, but did not state the date of his death.
Respectfully,

Winfield Scott
Commissioner.
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Silas Houghton Chatauqua Co Ny Albany [illeg]
act 7 June 1832 $12.52 [?] [illeg]
To what time was he last paid?
[illeg] A

Pension Office 
April 20 1850

ans Sept. 4, 1833

Be pleased to look at this case again
The widow states that her husband died in 1838

There appears no reason to doubt the correctness of the above answer --

[written by 2 different hands]
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[verso]

State of New York Chautauqua County Ss
Jonathan Nichols of the town of [illeg] in the county & state aforesaid being duly sworn saith that he was seventy eight years of age of the twentyfifth day of July last that in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy five he enlisted in Captain Jonathan Whitcombs company in col Reeds Regiment in General Sullivans Brigade of New Hampshire Militia and served in said company during the Revolutionary war in the year seventeen hundred & seventy five near eight months I was discharged on the first day of January one thousand seven hundred & seventy six that Silas Houghton was a member of the same company I served therein several months [illeg] Deponent does not recollect the particular length of time but well recollects the service of said Houghton for a period of a number of months.
Jonathan NIchols
Sworn & subscribed
the 10th day of
October 1832
before me
Anselm Potter JP

[writing on recto can be seen through paper]
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State of New York
Chautauqua County
Clerks Office S.
I James B Lowry Clerk of the Said County do hereby Certify that Anselm Poter Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in & for the said County and further that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice & verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper handwriting & signature
Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 23rd day October A.D. 1832.
James B Lowry Clerk
By Z. C. Young Dept. Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester County Ss.
Benjamin Sawyer a native of Bolton in said County aged seventy four the tenth day of Sept. now present being sworn, says that he enlisted in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the month of May [margin of paper torn] under Capt. Benjamin Hastings of said Bolton [paper torn] in the Regiment commanded by Col. Asa Whitcomb [paper torn] in Gen. John Whitcomb's Brigade and served in [paper torn] that company being the Massachusetts line until [paper torn] the last day of December following, and that he well remembers Silas Houghton then of said Bolton or [paper torn] Brattleborough Vermont now of the town & County of Chautauqua as he believes, who is several years older [paper torn] this Deponent, and he says that said Houghton was a soldier under said Hastings at, and near Boston and served faithfully as he believes about eight months commencing in May 1775. he recollects that said Houghton & himself were several times called to go on Guard at the same time.
Benjn Sawyer
Subscribed and sworn to before
me the subscriber one of the
Justices of the Peace within and
for the said County of Worcester
Sept 27th 1832.
Samuel S. Houghton Just. of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester Ss.
I, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Worcester, do certify that Samuel S. Houghton, Esquire, above named, is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Worcester - and that his signature to the certificate of the oath of Benjamin Sawyer as above, appears to be in his own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, this second day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk
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I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the within named Benjamin Sawyer and that his character is good and [illeg] confidence may be given to his testimony.
Samuel Houghton Justice Peace
Sept 29th 1832
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Free

to the Secretary War
Washington

Mayville NY
Oct 23

[written vertically on right margin]:
Addl Proof
Silas Houghton
[illeg]
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Mayville Chau County Oct 23 1832
to the Secretary at War
Sir
In addition to the documents heretofore forwarded in the case of Silas Houghton on application for a pension I herewith forward two other affidavits. And as Mr H is old poor & almost helpless, apparently near his grave & in great want of assistance it is desirable that his pension certificate for whatever the Government think proper to allow him should be forwarded as soon as practicalbe.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
A. Potter
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Admitted
Probate 18 mo 23 days
$62.52
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written vertically on left margin]: 6908.

State of new york
[illeg] ss
Sarah Darling of the town of Lincklam [illeg] County N.h. aged 71 years being sworn says that she was acquainted with Silas Houghton several years before the Revolutionary war and then lived in the town of Bolton worcester County massachusetts when the deponent [said] Silas was born as she is informed & so believes that said Silas is now about 82 years of age as she believes - in the year 1775 said Silas enlisted into the Service as a solider under Capt Hastings in Col Whitcombs Regiment & sent to Cambridge & served there as a solider eight month Sd Silas enlisted in May 1775 served out his time & returned to Bolton in the next winter. Sd Silas was during the time of his enlistment a number of times at Bolton to see his sick Brother and bring home his brothers wages as he was also a soldier & under pay, that the sd Silas came on furlough signed by Capt Hastings, this deponent also saw his discharge which was signed by timothy Pickering & major Mifflin
Sarah Darling
Sworn before me Eli D Catlin Justice
this 4th day of March 1832
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State of New York
County of Chautauqua ss.
I Jarvis K Pike Clerk of the said County, do certify that Eli D. Catlin, Esquire, before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature.
Witness [illeg] hand seal of office this 16th day of June 1832
P B Pringel
Deputy Clerk
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State of New York
Chautauqua County

Peter Houghton a native of Bolton in the state of Massachusetts now of Pomfret in the county of Chautauqua & state of New York being sworn says that he is now 70 years of age and is well acquainted with Silas Houghton whose age as he believes is about 82 years.

That this deponent always understood & believed that said Silas served nine months as a soldier in the war of the revolution under Capt. Benjamin Hastings in Col Whitcomb's regiment of Massachusetts - This was in the year 1775 - and that said Silas went from Brattleboro in Vermont to Cambridge, MA at which last named place he enlisted & served the said nine months there or in the vicinity of that place.

And this deponent further says that said Silas was in the service afterwards nine or ten months as a volunteer in the New York Troops - that he served his time faithfully and was at Hubbardton, Bennington & Saratoga in the service- but whether he was in any battle this deponent does not know - this deponent knows that said Silas was firmly attached to the American cause & verily believes that he served faithfully as a soldier in that cause eighteen or twenty months at least.

Peter Houghton

Sworn before me the subscriber a justice of the peace in & for the county of Chautauqua in the state of New York the 26th day of March 1832.

Chauncey Tucker - JP

I certify that Peter Houghton above named is a person of credit & of good moral character.

Chauncey Tucker - JP
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State of New York Chautauqua County Ss.
I James B. Lowry Clerk of said county hereby certify that Artemas Hearick whose name is signed to the annexed certificate attached to the declaration answered to the interrogatories of Silas Houghton is a Judge of the court of Common Pleas of Chautauqua County and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge & verily. believe that the name Artemas Hearick signed thereto is in his own proper hand writing And I do further certify that Chauncey Tucker before whom the annexed affidavit of Peter Houghton purports to have been taken was on the twenty sixth day of March last a Justice of the Peace in 7 for said county and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said justice & believe that the name Chauncey Tucker signed to the certificate of said affidavit is his proper hand writing In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County at Mayville the 10th day of September AD 1832.
James B Lowry Clerk
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State of New York Chautauqua County ss
Jonathan Nichols of the town of Westfield in said county being duly sworn saith that he is now in his seventy ninth year of age that he was a soldier in the revolutionary war and served in Captain Jonathan Whitcombs company in Col Reeds regiment in General Sullevans Brigade of the New Hampshire line. That Silas Houghton served as a soldier in said company at the same time of this Deponent. That said Houghton served in said company from the forpart of July seventeen hundred & seventy five until the first of January seventeen hundred & seventy six according to the best recollection & belief of this Deponent who is positive from his recollection that said Houghton served as a private soldier about the time above stated in said company commanded by Capt Whitcomb as above stated.
Jonathan Nichols
Sworn & subscribed 
the 11th day of
December 1832
before me
Anselm Potter J.P.
I certify that Jonathan Nichols who subscribed & made oath to the above affidavit before me is a credible person.
Anselm Potter J.P.
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Chautauqua County ss. I James B. Lowry Clerk of said county hereby certify that Anselm Potter before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken was at this date thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said county and that I am acquainted with his hand writing. I verily believe his name subscribed to said affidavit is his own proper hand writing and signature. Given under my hand & the seal of this county the 14th day of December 1832.
James B Lowry
By Z C Young Depy Clk
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State of Newyork Chautauqua County Ss
On the Eighth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared before me Artemas Hearick one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Chautauqua Silas Houghton who being unable by reason of bodily infirmity to appear in court & being by me duly sworn according to law doth in addition to his former declaration made before me on the tenth day of September last says that by reason of his advanced age & bodily infirmity and the [illeg] loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades nor [illeg] not less than ten months I served from May 1775 to March 1776 under Captain Benjamin Hastings & Jonathan Whitcomb as a private soldier. from April to November of the same year he served for a period not less than five months under Captain Timothy Church & John Sargeant. That he also served in Captain Timothy Church's company from [June?] to October in the year 1777 a period not less than three months & twenty three days making in the whole a period of eighteen months & twenty three
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[2nd page of affidavit dated 12.8.1832]

days which I served faithfully and for which service I claim a pension as a private soldier in which capacity I served. he answered to the questions put to the applicant under what officers he served. He says that during his service from May 1775 to March 1776 he served under Captain Benjamin Hastings Lieutenant Jonathan Homan Ensign Amos Messiaw also under Asa Whitcomb Colonel John Whitcombs Brigade General of the Massachusetts line also in Captain Jonathan Whitcombs company under the command of Col Asa Reed of the New Hampshire line in General [illeg] Brigade. That his next service was under Captain Timothy Church in the Regiment commanded by Col William Williams in the New York Militia where he continued to serve under the command of said Church & Captain John Sargeant in the same Regiment until discharged.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension of annuity [illeg] the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity  & their belief of
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[3rd page of affidavit dated 12.8.1832]

your service as a soldier of the revolution. The applicant answers that he is acquainted with Anselm Potter & Daniel Criffen residing in the same town were he now resides.
Silas X Houghton
his mark
Mr. Anselm Potter a justice of the Peace and an attorney at Law residing in the town & county of Chautauquat and Daniel Criffin residing in the same town hereby certify that we have been acquainted with Silas Houghton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration since his residence in the town of Chautauqua and believe his to be eighty two years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion .
Anselm Potter
Daniel Crippen
Sworn & subscribed,
the Eighth day of 
December 1832
before me
Artemas Hearick [Herrick?]
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And I the said Artemas Herrick, the Judge of the court before named do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories [illeg] lead by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And I do further certify that it appears to me that Anselm Potter who has signed the annexed certificate is a Justice of the Peace and an attorny at law resident in the town of Chautauqua & that Daniel Cribben who has also signed the [illeg] is a resident in the same town that both are credible persons that their statement is entitled to credit.
Artemas Herrick
Chautauqua County ss I James B Lowry Clerk of said county hereby certify that Artemas Herrick whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is now & has been for one year last a Judge of the court of Common Pleas in & for said [county] & that I am acquainted with the hand of the said Judge & verily believe that the name Artemas Herrick subscribed to the above certificatd is in his own hand writing. Given undre my hand & the seal of the county December 17 1832
James B Lowry
By Z. C. Young Dept Clk
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I herewith return to the Pension Department the papers relating to the claim of Silas Houghton with such additions as is what will be satisfactory to the allowance of his claim the certificate of the Justice to the credit of Sarah Darling has not been procured on account of the distance of the residence [illeg] these [illeg] two other affidavits duly authenticated. If there is any thing to be done for M- Houghton it is very desirable it should be done soon. He is old & feeble & extremely poor & will not probably live long. Very Respectfully yours &c
A Potter
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[handwritten letter]

April 8, 1926
Pension Dept.
Washington
Silas Houghton: Revolutionary Soldier born Nov. 13- 1750 at Bolton Mass. Enlisted May 1775: allowed a pension on application executed Sept. 1832. Now can you tell me if there is any record of any of his family names.
If there are any family names please let me know-
Thanking you
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circular stamp: U.S. Pension Office Apr 10 1926

[written by hand]
Mary Houghton [illeg]
Waterford
Erie Co. Pa.
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[typed letter]

Mayville, N.Y.
December 15, 1923
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Rev. War Record Section
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:-
Will you kindly furnish me with a copy of the application for pension of
Daniel Tennant, Sr
Col. Canfield's Reg. Conn. Vols
Silas Houghton.
I believe these men made their application from Chautauqua County.
Thanking you for your trouble and attention to this matter, I am,
Yours very truly,
Margaret D Fox
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[typed letter]

January 23, 1924.
Margaret D. Fox,
Mayville, N.H.
Madame:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, it appears that Silas Houghton was born November 13, 1750 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
While residing in Brattleborough, Vermont, he enlisted in May 1775 and served as a private in Captain Benjamin Hastings' Company, Colonel Asa Whitcomb's Massachusetts Regiment and was in the battle of Bunker Hill, in August or September he was transferred to Captain Jonathan Whitcomb's company, Colonel Asa  Reed's New Hampshire Regiment, and served until March 20, 1776.
He enlisted in April or May 1776 and served as private in Captain Timothy Church's company, Colonel William William's Regiment, New York troops and served until in November
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[page 2 of typed letter dated 1.23.1924]

[November] 1776 and in June 1777, he enlisted and served in same company and regiment, was in the battle of Bemis Heights, and served until [blur] in October 1777.
He was allowed a pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, while a resident of Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York.
A daughter, Rebecca Crippen or Crippin, a resident of Chautuaqua, New York, is referred to in 1856. [added by hand] at which time sol. was dead.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

[illeg note added by hand, ending "Jan 23-24", at bottom of paper]