Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15627, Timothy Carpenter, Vt.

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Service
Timothy Carpenter
Number W15627

Polly Carpenter
Number BLWT6433-160-55

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V5914

Signed by: Polly Carpenter

Date: July 7, 1838

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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 3th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows 
State of Vermont
Windham County ss On this 27th day March AD one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine personally appeared before The Probate Court for the District of Westminster in the County aforesaid Polly Carpenter aged Seventy years a resident of Westminster in the County of Windham aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" that she is the widow of Timothy Carpenter late of Belvidere Vt deceased who was a private in the Vermont troops in the Revolutionary war + he does not know in what company nor Regiment he served ['in' crossed out], nor who his officers were nor the time he entered the service but beleives he lived in Westminster Vt. when he entered the service he went as a volunteer as I suppose, he was stationed at Corinth Vt. for part of the time as I have been informed & beleive & she has no documents to show his service but thinks he was in the service about Eight months

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She further delcares that she was married to the said Timothy Carpenter on ______ day of August in the year 1788, that her husband the aforesaid Timothy Carpenter died on Septmeber 8th, 1814 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 at the time above stated.

Sworn to and declared this day and year above written

Singed: Polly Carpenter

Before Ellery Allbe, Probate Judge

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I, Charles Phelps Clerk + Register of the Probate Court for the District of Westminster certify that Ellery Allbee Esq is Judge of Probate for the District of Westminster in the County of Windham in the State of Vermont, that said court is a court of record and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 27th day of March AD. 1839 - 
[court seal affixed] Attest /s/Charles Phelps

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I Lewis Carpenter of Belvidere in the County of Lamoille and State of Vermont aged seventy one years do testify depose and say that in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one or eight two being myself thirteen or fourteen years of age and living in my Fathers family with my brother Timothy Carpenter in the Town of Westminster in the State of Vermont I well recollect of my brother Timothy Carpenter's enlisting into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war that he enlisted under Lieutenant Samuel Phipan and I think in Captain Seelys company I was knowing to his leaving home in company with several others who enlisted at the same time among whom I recollect the names John Gould Seth Gould Richard Dory and William Gould. that they went to Corinth in the State of Vermont. The same season I went with my Father to Vermont and worked there through the season within about fourteen miles of where Timothy was stationed. that my Father went twice while we were there to see Timothy. That after I returned home to Westminster I recollect of Timothy coming home in company with those who went with him and think he was absent about nine months and further deponent saith not
/s/Lewis Carpenter
Subscribed and Sworn this 21st Day of September AD 1839 Before me /s/Moses Fisk Justice Peace
I further certify that the deponent is a credible person and competent witness being myself personally acquainted with him /s/Moses Fisk Justice Peace

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State of Vermont
La Moille County - } I. Philo G. Camp of Hyde Park in the County of LaMoille County Court hereby certify that Moses Fisk is a Justice of the peace in + for the county of LaMoille duly commissioned qualified that his commission is Dated Nov. 6th 1839 + will expire on the 1st day of December 1839 + that his signature hereunto is true - genuine
[court seal affixed] In Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of s'd Court this 24th day of Sept 1839
/s/P. G. Camp

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4228,
Vermont Montpelier
Polly Carpenter widow of Timothy Carpenter who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private Vt.
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 35 Dollars -- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Mch 1849 and sent to Hon Wm. Henry M.VC.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 page 47 Vol. 3. 

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Let to S. B. Hazeltine 13 Apl 52

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"Timothy Carpenter Jr. and Polly his wife married August twenty ninth Seventeen hundred and Eight Eight by the Rev Joseph Bullew" 
State of Vermont
Windham County ss Town Clerk Office in Athens 
February 12th 1842 I certify that the preceding is a true copy of the record in my office with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows August 29th 1788
/s/Lyman Alexander Town Clerk of Athens

I Lyman Alexander above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Athens in the County of Windham and State of Vermont and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Athens with the exception above named as certified by me, that I have held said office of town clerk for the term of ten years that I have examined the records of said town for the year 1788 and that they afford the above mentioned evidence at that period. - 
/s/L. A. T. C. of Athens 
Lyman Alexander Town Clerk of Athens 
Sworn to this 12 day of February 1842 Before me
/s/Thad's Alexander Justice Peace

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I Levi Wiswell of Athens in the County of Windham testify + say that I was well acquainted with Timothy Carpenter late of Athens who died in Belvidere Vt in the State of Vermont deceased, that the said Carpenter died on the year eighteen hundred + fourteen in September leaving Polly Carpenter his widow who is still living and that the said Polly Carpenter has not been married since the death of the said Timothy Carpenter but continues single and unmarried. 
I further testify that the said Timothy Carpenter deceased was brother to Lewis Carpenter of Belvidere Vt /s/Levi Wiswell
State of Vermont
Windham County ss Rockingham Feb 12th 1842 
Then personally appeared Levi Wiswell above named who is a credible person and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
Before me /s/Alexander S Campbell Justice Peace
State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office Newfane February 15th AD. 1842
I Marshall Miller, Clerk of said Court certify that Thadeus Alexander & Alexander G. Campbell are Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified & that their signatures hereunto written, as such are genuine - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court, the day + years above written - 
Attest - /s/Marshall Miller Clerk

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53.474 act March 3/55
April 9./85

Polly Carpenter. widow of Timothy Carpenter
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Private Col Wait Vermont Troops
War of Revolution.
Rec Pension. Act Feby 2. 1848
Page 47. vol 3
Vt. - Feby 48 - no. 4228
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Boynton
admd 160 ac's Sept 19/55
Dodge
[overwritten: not Acc 6433 iss Sept 24/55]
[margin note: Reg'd SH]

S. B. Hazeltine
Bakersville Vermont

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Vol C. - 4. -

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Declaration of Widow, Polly Carpenter, Waterville, Vt. for Bounty land

53.474

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State of Vermont
County of Lamoille} SS On this 24th day of March A.D. 1855 Personally appeared Before me, a Justice of the Peace, within & for the County & State aforesaid. Polly Carpenter, aged 86 years a resident of Waterville in the State of Vermont who being duly sworn according to law - declares, that she is the Widow of Timothy Carpenter deceased, who was a private i the Revolutionary War - ['& that he was in receipt of a Pension for s'd service in s'd War, at $96.00 per annum at the time of his death - reference being made to his declaration + proof for facts in the case, at the [illegible] Department at Washington - ' crossed out]
The erasure on the above last five lines was made before signing - 
That reference may be had to her declaration + proof papers, for Pension, as the widow of s'd Timothy Carpenter deceased - now on file in the Pension Office for proof in support of this claim

She further states that she is now in receipt of a pension, as the widow of s'd Timothy Carpenter, deceased - at thirty five dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th of March, 1848. Certificate Cates 12th day of March 1849. Recorded in the Pension Office, on the Roll of Pensioners, under Act Feb. 2d. 1848. page 47. Vol. 3 -

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She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "Act approved March 3, 1855"
/s/X her mark Polly Carpenter
Send Warrant to S. B. Hazeltine, Bakersfield Vt.}
We Luke Potter & Harriet M. Potter, residents of Waterville in the State of Vermont, upon our Oaths declare that the foregoing declaration, was signed & acknowledged by s'd Polly Carpenter by making her Mark, in our presence and that we believe from our long acquaintance, personally knowledge, & from the appearance & statement of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be, & is the widow of Timothy Carpenter, deceased - as afs'd And they swear that they are disinterested witnesses - and that she is now a widow - 
/s/Harriet M. Potter
/s/Luke Potter

We foregoing declaration & affidavit were sworn to & subscribed before me, on the day & year above written. And I Certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be - that she is the widow of Timothy Carpenter, deceased, as of afs'd And that I have no interest in this claim - nor are concerned in its prosecution. 
/s/Uriah Lathrop Justice Peace

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State of Vermont
Lamoille County} SS.
Thereby certify that Uriah Lathrop, Esquire, before whom the foregoing Declaration was sworn was, on the 24" day of March A. D. 1855, and now is, an acting justice of the peace within & for the County of Lamoille, duly elected commissioned and qualified & he has authority under the Laws of this State to administer oaths &c. &c. and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature And I further certify that I am not interested in the result of this claim and am not concerned in its prosecution - 
[county seal affixed] In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the County Seal at Hyde park this 28th day of October A.D. 1855
/s/E.B. Sawyer Clerk

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Vt
Rev WIDOW, &c.

File No. 15627
Polly Carpenter widow of Timothy Carpenter Pri Rev War
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Act: Feb 2d 48
Index: - Vol. A, Page 119

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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No. 53,474
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received April 9, 1855
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Timothy Carpenter 
Rev: War

Warrant - No 6433 - 160.55

S. B. Haseltine
Bakersville
Vt.

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Agent notified March 11, '42

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6581

Vermont
Polly Carpenter widow of Timothy Carpenter dec'd ['who was a pensioner under the Act of' crossed out] and who died on the 1814 of Windham in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Comp: commanded by Captain Seeley of the regt. commanded by Col Wait in the Vermont ['line for' crossed out] State troops for 10 1/2 m's
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Inscribed on the roll of Vermont at the rate of 35 Dollars - ['Cents' crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11. day of March 1842 and sent to Alex'r S. Campbell Esqr. Bellows Falls, Vt
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Arrears to the 4th of March '41  185 - 
Semi=annual allowance ending
$185 - 
[Act July 7, 1838.}
Recorded by Theo L Moody Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 48

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1930 Vermont, Montpelier
Polly Carpenter widow of Timothy Carpenter who was a Private in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 35 Dollars ['Cents' crossed out] per annum, to commence o the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of Sept'r 1843 and sent to A. S. Campbell 
Bellows Falls, Vermont

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. N. Page 25.

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Rep'd

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✓
6433

160 ann

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Vt. 5914
Polly Carpenter widow of Timothy 
See let A. S. Campbell, Oct. 8, 1839. To same Octr 26, 1839.
Act 7 July 38

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Timothy Carpenter d 1814
Polly m. 1788 S.

Vt: State troops
10 1/2 mos allow'd

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✓
Polly Carpenter
Wid. of Timothy
Vermont
Act July 7. 1838
Married 1788
died 1814
Allow 19 1/2 mos. private
Capt Seeley Col Wait
Vermont State Troops
$35 per ann

A;lex'r S. Campbell Esq
Bellows falls Vermont

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Bakersfield, Franklin Co - Vt. Feb. 10th 1852 - 
Dear Sir - 
For + in behalf, + at the request of Mrs. Carpenter of Waterville, Lamoille County, Vt. Widow of Timothy Carpenter, dec'd - I take the liberty to write you, in relation to her pension, to which she is entitled - Mrs. Carpenter has a pension Certificate Dated March 12th 1849 - recorded on Page 47 - Vol 3 - for $35.00 per annum, under act of Feb. 2d 1848 - 
The Act says "such widow shall be entitled to receive, for + during her natural life, from + after the 4th day of March 1848, the annuity or pension which might have been allowed to her husband in virtue of s'd Act if living at the time it was passed, under the same rules &c. of Act of July 7th 1838 - 
Now I say, on examination of s'd Acts, it appears to me, that s'd widow is entitled to full pension - and if sir, on examination of the subject + I hereby respectfully ask your immediate attention, if consistent, you shall come to the same conclusion, I will obtain and forward that she how holds, + receive for her, a pension certificate giving her a full pension - 
The old lady is quite infirm, + in need of assistance from her country for a comfortable support, in her declining years - 
Respectfully Yours - 
/s/S. B. Hazeltine, Bakersfield, Vt.

Hon. H. R. Calle 
Washington D. C.

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[addressed envelope]

[postmark: BELLOWS FALLS VT [date illegible]

FREE 
Hon J L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Washington City DC

[annotations: 2841 June 26 43
Vt 
Mar 3d 1843.
Polly Carpenter
['Mr Hitchcock' crossed out]
$35 per ann

A. S. Campbell
Bellows Falls Vt.

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Bellows Falls Vermont June 23d 1843

Sir
I enclose the application of Polly Carpenter and the application of Mary Hitchcock for pensions under the act of March 1843.
very Respectfully yrs
/s/A. S. Campbell

Hon J L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Washington City DC

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Windham Vermont Sept. 18. 1848
J. L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir I enclose five Declarations of Widows to you for the purpose of obtaining Certificates for them that they may be able to obtain their pension money
if their Declarations are as they should be please forward their Certificates to me if not please inform me soon as convenient
Yours with Respect &c
/s/William Harris

The names of the Widows who have sent their Declarations are as follows
Alice Whitman
Judith Jenison
Sarah Dustin 
Lydia Emmons
Hannah Jenison

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[addressed envelope]

[postmark: BELLOWS FALLS VT. FEB 22]
FREE
Hon J. L. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Washington City 

[annotated: feb 25 1842 Vt. Polly Carpenter]

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Bellows Falls, Vermont Feby 21. 1842.
Sir
I enclose the evidence required, in support of the claim of Mrs. Polly Carpenter widow of Timothy Carpenter for a pension under the act of July 7 1838. where application is now on file in your office - Very respectfully yr
/s/A. S. Campbell

Hon J L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions

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[addressed envelope]
Bellows Falls Vt.
Oct. 19

fr

Hon J L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Washington City 

[annotated: J, at Vz. Oct 24 Carpenter]

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Bellows Falls, Vermont, Oct 18th 1839

Sir I have received yours of the 8th Oct in answer to my letter relative to the claim of Mrs. Polly Carpenter widow of Timothy Carpenter, in which you require proof of marriage &c. - as this proof will be attended with some inconvenience, I had intended not to procure it until a decision should be made as to the proof of service - I wish you therefore if consistent with your rules to examine the proof of service, and should the result be favorable I will immediately procure the proof of marriage.
Very respectfully yr. obt. servt.
/s/A. S. Campbell

Hon J L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions

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[addressed envelope]
Bellows Falls Vt
Aug 5 - 

Free

Hon J L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Washington City - 

[annotated: Aug 10. 5914/Vt July 7. 1838.

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Bellows Falls Vermont Aug't 5th 1839

Sir I enclose the application of Polly Carpenter for a pension together with a certificate containing the proof of her husbands service - I do not forward at this time any evidence of marriage, the proof of which would be attended with some considerable expence - and must ask the favor of a decision upon the enclosed proof of the service before sending the proof of marriage - 
Very respectfully yr obt. servt
/s/A. S. Campbell

Hon J L Edwards
Com'r of Pensions

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(State of Vermont)
Secretary of State's Office - Montpelier Aug 3. 1839

I hereby certify that there is on file in this office a paper purporting to be a Pay Roll of men under the command of Maj. Josiah Boyden in the County of Windham assisting the sheriff in the execution of his office; on which roll, in the list of privates, is the name of "Timothy [margin note: X1.15] Carpenter", with an allowance of £3 - 
Also that there is a paper purporting to be "A Pay  Roll of Capt. Benjamin Whitney's Company in the service of the State of Vermont, at Guilford and other adjacent parts in the County of Windham from the thirtieth day of October [margin note: *] 1783 to the first day of March 1784 inclusive:" on which roll, in the list of privates, is the name of "Timo Carpenter" with an allowance 3 months and 25 days service.
That there is also on file a paper purporting to be a "True List of the names and terms of Capt. Abner Seelye's Pay Roll of himself and company in the service of the State of Vermont from the beginning of the campaign 1781 to the 30th of June in said year inclusive - taken from the original roll in the Pay Mastr's office"; on which roll, in the list of privates, is the name of "Timo Carpenter," with an allowance of £2.4 - [margin note: 1 mo 3 d 4. 21. / 7 -9]
Also that there is a paper purporting to be "A Pay Roll

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of Capt. Abner Seelye's Company in Col. Benjamin Waits Battalion in the service of the State of Vermont from the first day of July 1781 to the thirtieth day of November 1781 inclusive;" on which roll, in the list of privates, is the name of "Timo. Carpenter," with an allowance for 141 days service.
[margin note: 7. 9 4. 21/12. " 1 1/2 /10. 1/2]
I further certify that all the aforesaid Pay Rolls appear to have been examined, allowed, and ordered to be paid, by a Committee of the General Assembly of this State, and to have been paid accordingly. 
[official seal affixed] Given under my hand and the seal of this office this third day of August AD. 1839.
/s/Ferrand F. Merrill
Deputy Secretary of State

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Polly Carpenter 2311

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7. 1838
State of Vermont
Windham County SS On this 7th day of April 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham in the State of Vermont. Polly Carpenter a resident of Athens - - in the County of Windham in the State of Vermont aged -75 - years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Timothy Carpenter who who was a private in the army of the Revolution in the Vermont troops, she does not know the Regiment he served in, but believes he was in Abner Seelye's Company a part of the time - - - and that she received an annual pension of about 34 or 35 Dollars and --cents under the act of July 7 1838, she further declares that she is still a widow
/s/Polly Carpenter
Sworn to + subscribed on the day + year above written - Before me /s/Alexander S. Campbell Justice Peace

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7. 1838
State of Vermont
Windham County SS On this 7th day of April 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham in the State of Vermont. Polly Carpenter a resident of Athens - - in the County of Windham in the State of Vermont aged -75 - years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of Timothy Carpenter who who was a private in the army of the Revolution in the Vermont troops, she does not know the Regiment he served in, but believes he was in Abner Seelye's Company a part of the time - - - and that she received an annual pension of about 34 or 35 Dollars and --cents under the act of July 7 1838, she further declares that she is still a widow
/s/Polly Carpenter
Sworn to + subscribed on the day + year above written - Before me /s/Alexander S. Campbell Justice Peace

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I certify that the within named Polly Carpenter who has subscribed the within declaration is personally known to me
/s/Alexander S Campbell Justice Peace
[court seal affixed]
State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerks office
Newfane May 31 AD 1843
I Marshall Miller Clerk of said Court certify that Alexander S Campbell is a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission bears date November 9th 1842 and will expire 30th day of November 1843 and that his signatures before written are genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court the day and year above written
attest
Attest /s/Marshall Miller, Clerk

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The application of Polly Carpenter of Athens in Vermont widow of Timothy Carpenter a revolutionary soldier of the United States for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of January 2d 1848
State of Vermont
Windham County ss} Be it known that on the 8th day of September 1848 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorised by law to administer oaths personally appeared Polly Carpenter - and on oath makes the following declaration That she is Seventy Eight years of age. That she is the widow of the said Timothy Carpenter and that she has drawn a pension of Thirty five dollars per annum. That she was married to the said Timothy previous to the year 1794 that he was a private in the army and that he died at Belvidere in Vermont and that she still remains his widow, and that  she now resides in Athens Vermont
/s/Polly Carpenter
Sworn and subscribed this 8th day of September 1848}
Before me John H Campbell Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the above named declarant Polly Carpenter is personally known to me and that she is a person of truth and veracity and that she is the same person who drew a pension as above stated
/s/John H Campbell Justice of the peace

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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
Newfane September 19th AD. 1848
I Marshall Miller, Clerk of said Court, Certify, that John H. Campbell's a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission bears date October 30 - 1847 and will expire on the 30th day of November AD. 1848 & that his signatures within written are genuine - 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court the day & year first above written
Attest /s/Marshall Miller Clerk