Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39370, Nero Cross, Conn.

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[This is a pre-printed form in tabular format with hand written entries]
(8-1776)
SERVICE  [A star is over the center column] NUMBER
Conn. [blank] S 39370

CONTENTS 
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8529
Vermont.
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Nero Cross,
of Brookfield, in the state of Vermont,
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Prentice, of the Connecticut
line, for the term of three years. 1780-
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont,
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 4, of May, 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of March [the year is obscured by right page]
and sent to Elijah Paine, judge
Williamstown Grange Co. Verm [rest of writing obscured by right page]
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Arrears to 4th March, 1819  81.00
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 48 "
1/31} 1819     $129.0 [Rest of text obscured by right page]

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}

[There is a faint illegible word at the bottom of the page. possible "Continental"]

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Certificate sent July 22nd 1820 to
H. E. G. McLaughin [illegible] Vermont

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39370
Rev INVALID.
File No. 39,370
Nero Cross
Priv. Rev. War
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Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 105
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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District of Vermont
On this fourth day of May 1818 before me the subscriber
Judge of the District Court for the Vermont District, personally
appeared Nero Cross aged sixty eight years resident in
Brookfield in said District, who being by me first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the provision
made by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of
the United States in the revolutionary war;" that he the
said Nero Cross enlisted in the year 1780 in Ledyard in the State of Connecticut
as a private Soldier for three years in the Company commanded
by Captain Hart in the fifth Regiment of the Connecticut
line, that he continued to serve in said Corps, or
in the service of the United States until the third day
of July 1783 when he was discharged from service in
West Point in the State of New York; that he served
in four other campaigns, previous to the time above 
stated, but that is so old he has forgot the years -
one of said campaigns was at Cambridge near Boston, one
other at New London, one other at Mount Independence
& the other at White Plains, that he was in the battles
of Long Island, of Princetown, & near White Marsh in
in some of the said land campaigns & that he is in [illegible]
circumstance & stands in need of the assistance of his
Country for support & that he has no other evidence
now in his power of his said services except his discharge
from said three years service which he has delivered to me.
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid.
[signed] Elijah Paine

I Elijah Paine, Judge as aforesaid do certify that it
appears to my satisfaction that the said Nero Cross did
serve in the revolutionary  war as stated in the
preceding declaration against the common enemy
for the term of nine months on the continental
establishment & now transmit the proceedings
of the testimony had & taken before me to the

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Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions
of the aforementioned Act of Congress.
[signed] Elijah Paine

Williamstown, May 4 1818
I Elijah Paine Judge as aforesaid do certify to the
Secretary of War that I know the said Nero Cross
in very poor & that he is in need of assistance from his
Country for support.
Given under my hand February 12, 1819
[signed] Elijah Paine

[written vertically upward at the bottom left of the  page] Nero Cross for
a pension

Adam C

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29 Nero Cross
[illegible]
Schedule
8529 Brookfield
[illegible] 19
Sept 1819

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STATE OF VERMONT,
Grange County, ss.}
On this Third day of July 1820
personally appeared before the County court for said county of Grange in open court,
(said court being a court of record, agreeably to the laws of this state, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c.) Nero Cross aged 70 years, resident in
Brookfield in said county of Grange who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth,
on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: Enlisted under Capt
Hart in Col. Groveners Regiment Connecticut Line
and served three years
that he made his original declaration on the fourth day of May 1818
has received a Pension Certificate, No. 8529 And 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 day of March, 1818; -and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any
properties 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.
One horse, Cow, Hog [illegible] furniture $4 debts due
me nine dollars amounting in all to $57.00
I fully owe [illegible] Person $35.00
My family consists of Myself and Wife & am wholly unable
to support myself and Wife aged 73 years is not able
[illegible due to apparent water damage] but little work.

Sworn to and declared on the third day of July 1820
before said court.
[signed] H. E. G. McLaughlin, CLERK.

STATE OF VERMONT,
Grange County, ss.} I H.E.G. McLaughlin clerk of the County court
[a square of paper covers a seal] for the county of Grange do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath,
and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said
court:-And I do 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 Fifty seven dollars.

I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at [a word crossed out] Chelsea
this 3 day of July 1820.
[signed] H.E.G. Mclaughlin Clk

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The Bearer hereof Nero Cross Soldier in the first Regiment of Connecitcut and in Captain Harts' Company, having served during three years being the Term for which he was engaged, is hereby discharged from the said Regiment, in which we certify that he hath behaved as a brave and faithful Soldier. Given at New [illegible] this 3d Day of July 1783

Registered in the Books of the Regiment.
Lebbeus Loomer, Adjutant.

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a Certificate of the annexed is lodged in the [illegible] Office.

M Barber, Mayor
& apt [illegible]

G. WASHINGTON

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Cross, Patrick
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania

WARRANT NUMBER 9106
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED June 20 1789
to - not shown -

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*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and prvates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse-quent [subsequent] dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.