Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 9518-160-55, for Eben Locke, Vermont
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Vt.
Locke, Eben or Ebenezer

B.L.Wt. 9518-160-55
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Vol. L  page 121.
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Act March 3/ 55
74.012    Pril 16/ 55

Een Locke, private

Capt. Jonathan Holton,
Col. Woods
Vt. Mil.
Revolutionary War

Vt. No Papers

Boynton
Private Capt. Holton
Vert. Mila

AW  160 acs Nov. 1/55
[unreadable]

A. S. Campbell
Bellows Falls
Windham Co. Vt.

Wart. no 9518 iss. Nov 5/55
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74.012
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State of Vermont
Windham County, ss on this 28th day of March A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, duly authorised by law to administer oaths within and for the county, aforesaid, Eben Locke aged ninety one years a resident of the Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical person who was a private in the Revolutionary war, that he was in Captain Jonathan Holtons company of Vermont Militia and in Colonel Woods Regiment and more than fourteen days this war in the year 1780.

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the Bounty lands which he may be entitled under the act of March 3d 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for Bounty land under this or any other act of Congress nor made any other application therefor.

Eben Locke
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We Henry Locke and Morris Carlew residents of Rockingham in the County of Windham in the State of Maryland upon our oaths declare that we are personally acquainted with Eben Locke that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by him in our presence that we know him to be the identical person he represents himself to be.
Henry Locke
Morris Carlew

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were [illegible] to and duly entered before me on this 28th day of March A D 1855 and I certify that I know the affidavits to be credible persons that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have to interest in this claim.
Cyrus Locke   Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont,
Windham, S.S.

I, ROYALL TYLER, Clerk of the County Court, for the County of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached, do certify that
Cyrus Locke
was at the day of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature is the [illegible] thereon within is genuine; that the said paper, writings are executed according to the laws of this State, and are in due form; and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds, take Depositions, administer Oaths, &c.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of court, at Brattleborough, this 12th day of April, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty=five.
Royal Tyler  Clerk
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74012
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Bellows Falls, Vermont Apl. 13th 1855

Sir
I send herewith the applications of Dolly Gilson & of Eben Locke for Bounty Lands.
Respectfully Y--
A. S. Campbell

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comr of Pensions
Washington City,
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier.. Mar. 22nd A.D. 1855

I hereby certify that there is on file in this office "An Abstract of Capt. Jona. Holtons' Company, Col. Eben Woods Regt of Militia - service done in the Alarm in Oct. 17, 1780," on which occurs the name of "Eben Locke" with an allowance for fifteen days service and for sixty miles travel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of this Office, this 22 day of March A.D. 1855.

George R. Thompson
Dep. Sec. of State
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Bellows Falls Vermont Oct 16th. 1855

Sir
I send herewith an affidavit in support of Ebenezer Locke for Land Warrant under the Act of March 3d 1855 - his application is numbered 74012
Respectfully
yrs
A. S. Campbell

Hon J. Monot
Court of Pensions
Washington City
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I Luther Webb of Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont testify and say that in the fall of the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine or Seventeen hundred and Eighty, and soon after the burning of Royalton, an alarm was raised and some of the inhabitants of Rockingham and other towns turned out and marched to Royalton & Barnard under the command of Captain Jonathan Holton who served as a Captain in the Vermont troops. I well recollect that Ebenezer Locke of Rockingham was in that company and served at least fifteen days
I was in the same company during the whole of that time and saw the said Ebenezer Locke every day, there is no other man of that name in Rockingham to my knowledge
Luther Webb

State of Vermont  October 8 1855
Windham County  (crossed out September 1855)
Personally appeared Luther Webb above named who is a credible person and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true 
Before me
Cyrus Locke  Justice Piece
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State of Vermont
Windham, S.S.
I, ROYAL TYLER, Clerk of the County Court, for the County of Windham, being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached, do certify that Cyrus Locke
was at the day of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, within and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature to the certificate thereon within is genuine; that the said paper writings are executed according to the laws of this  State, and are in due form; and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds, take Depositions, administer Oaths, &c.


In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal at court, at Brattleborough, this 13th day of October, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five
Royal Tyler  Clerk
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9518

160 [illegible]
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[envelope with postmark Bellows Falls, Apr 14]

Hon. L. Waldo
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

74.012
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No. 74012
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855
Received Apr. 16" 1855

Eben Locke Pri -
apt. Jonathan Holton
Vt. Mil.
Rev. War

9518-160-55

A.S. Campbell
Bellows Falls, Windham, Vt.
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74012
Ebenezer Locke
Vt. 

No papers
Not found are 
Suspended files
or books
Act 20/55
Johnson

[Postmark} Bellows Falls Vt
Oct 16 1855

Hon J. Minot
Com of Pensions
Washington City  


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