Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45629, Micah Chaplin, Continental N. H.

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Chaplin, Micah
service: Continental N.H.
number S.45629

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3238
New Hampshire Roll
Micah Chaplin,
Capt. Senter
Sergeant, New Hampshire line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire - 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 7th of April 1818 --
Certificate of Pension issued the first of October 1818 and sent to Nahum Parker Esqr. Fitzwilliam New Hampshire
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818                   39.46
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar. 1819    48.00
Arrears 4 mo. 28/30                              $87.46

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}

Notification sent July 17th, 1820 to Salma Hale, Keene, N.H.

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Declaration of
Micah Chaplin

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I Micah Chaplin of Fitzwilliam in the County of Cheshire and State of Newhampshire Testify and declare That I served in the War of the revolution on the Continental establishment, That I entered the service as a private in Capt. Asa Canters Company in the first Regiment in the Newhampshire line in the month of July in the year Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty two was transferred to Capt. Livermore's Company in said Regiment and promoted to a Sart. and did duty in the last mentioned Compy until the Regiment was reduced when I went into the American Regiment in the Newhampshire line in Capt. Fries Company and served in said last mentioned Company as a Sart. until the thirteenth day of June Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty four when I was honourably discharged notwithstanding my inlistment was for the term of three years, and that from my reduced circumstances I stand in need of assistance from my Country for support.
State of Newhampshire       Micah Chaplin
Cheshire ss. April 7, 1818    Micah Chaplin came before me the subscriber one of the associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Cheshire and made the foregoing declaration by him signed under oath.  Nahum Parker, A.J.C.C.P.
State of Newhampshire
Cheshire ss. April 7, 1818} In pursuance of an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, I the subscriber one of the associate Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Cheshire, Certify that, having taken the declaration of Micah Chaplin under oath, with such other evidence as was in his favor, it appears to my satisfaction that the applicant served in the war of the revolution, on the Continental establishment, for for a longer term than nine months, and until the end of the war, against the common enemy, and am satisfied that from his reduced in circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.
Nahum Parker, A.J.C.C.P.

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h3
Micah Chaplin
Value $34.92
Fitzwilliam
3238
[  ]
March 1819

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STATE OF NEWHAMPSHIRE
CHESHIRE COUNTY ss. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
ON this fourth day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court 
being a court of record for said county, proceeding according to the course
of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeping a
record of its proceedings, Micah Chaplin aged seventy four years, resident in Fitzwilliam in said county, who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary
war as follows: I enlisted in the year 1782 at Exeter in Capt. Asa Souters Co. 1st Regt. commanded by Col. Henry Dearborn for three years I went to Saratoga, Windsor and West Point when I was discharged in 30th June 1784.

The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the Seventeenth
day of April 1818.   The number of my pension certificate is 3.238  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United Stated 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 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. My occupation is shoe making but owing to Hernea which I am not able to labor more than quarter part of the time. My family consists of my wife Betsey aged seventy five who is in too ill to labour at all.  Micah Chaplin

Sworn to and declared at Keene in said County, on the twenty fourth day of July 1820 before
Nahum Parker } Judge of said Court.
I, SALMA HALE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Cheshire, 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 in the aforesaid schedule, is thirty four dollars and ninety two cents.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this eighth day of July, A.D. 1820.

S.Hale

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SCHEDULE
Of the whole estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) and income of Micah Chaplin
of Fitzwilliam in the County of Cheshire and State of Newhampshire, applicant for
a Pension under the act of Congress of May 1st, 1820.

one cow -                                          $16.00
one Sett of shoe making tools               3.00
1 pot, 1 tea kettle, 1 [  ] -                       2.50
1 chest, 4 chairs, 1 table }
2 trunks, one looking glass }                  5.50
2 wh[ ]ls and one chest -                        1.50
2 Pewter Dishes, 3 glass bottles }
with other small articles }                       2.34
1 shovel & tongues                                1.00
1 Bible -                                                  1.25
5 old books -                                          1.25
6 knives and forks                                   0.58
                                                           ________   
                                                            $34.92
Micah Chaplin

We the Subscribers testify and say, that we have viewed the property contained in the above Schedule, shewn to us by above named, as his property and are of opinion that the sums set against the respective items are their true value.
Cheshire ss.      182    Personally
appeared,
above named, and made oath to the truth of the above statement, by them subscribed. 
Before me,
Justice of the Peace.
I certify, that
above named, are disinterested and credible witnesses.
Justice of the Peace.

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Secretary of the Department of War
Washington City

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Fitzwilliam April 7. 1818
Sir:
A number of revolutionary soldiers have applied to me to make their declarations to entitle them to the benefit of the Act of this 18th of March 1818.  I herewith transmit one case to you certified if deficient in any respect I wish you to have the goodness to return it to me and inform me of any errors.

The court in this County of which I am a member have no particular impression for their seal.  The Clerk Salma Hale is a member of the H. R. in
Congress  I shall request him to call on you and certify my signature to this case.  I wish to know if it will be necessary that the Clerk should certify every certificate of a judge.

I should think it would be necessary in order to detect frauds in drawing pentions that the judge should give each applicant a certificate which should be produced and when ever they drawed a pention, [  ] or copy of one given in the present can please to inform me if it is necessary if so if the present one is right.

It would be much less trouble for the Department of War if there could be a uniformity of proseeding under said Act that cannot be expected unless it should be thought advisable to publish forms and directions.

Very few of those who have applied can produce their discharge and after the time of thirty five years has passed by and they removed to a great 
from where they lived when they entered the service it will be out of their power to produce much if any other testimony but their own declaration.

With high consideration
I am yours
Sect. of the War Department
Nahum Parker

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Micah Chaplin's
APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
County of Cheshire, ss.
ON this twenty third of May
1820; before me, the
subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cheshire, personally appeared
Micah Chaplin, who, on his oath, declares that
he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain
Asa Senter in the regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Dearbourn in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New hampshire; that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which
certificate, on or about the eleventh day of March, 1820, [ ] at Fitzwilliam delivered to
Nahum Parker, Esquire, accompanied with a power of attorney, authorising Amos
A. Parker to receive the money due on said Certificate the 4th of March last to deliver to said attorney; and that he believes said Certificate is now lost by being stolen from said attorney at [  ] on the night of the 5th of April 1820 by which theft he has lost his certificate.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me,
the day and year aforesaid.
Micah Chaplin
Nahum Parker Jus. Peace.
STATE of NewHampshire, Cheshire ss.
ON this twenty fourth day of May 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Cheshire, personally appeared
Amos A. Parker, and made oath that the abovementioned Certificate was stolen from
his possession at [  ] in said County on the night of the 15th of April, 1820, and has not since been recovered.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me,
the day and year aforesaid.

Amos A. Parker,
Nahum Parker, Jus. Peace.
STATE OF NewHampshire
Cheshire ss.
I, Salma Hale, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature in and for said County, certify that. Nahum Parker is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned, and the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 30th day of May 1820.
S. Hale, Clerk.

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State of New Hampshire, Cheshire, April 7, 1818
This discharge was produced by Micah Chaplin  before me
Nahum Parker...

Sg't Chaplin

Micah Chaplin
Continental N.H.
S45629

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Micha Chaplin Serg't, in 
the American Regiment,
being inlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from
the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New York,
the thirtieth Day of June
1784
By the General's Command, C Selo[  ], Capt. & Adj't.
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
Charles Selo[  ], Adjutant

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The Bearer hereof Serg't Micah Chaplin in the America Regiment of Infantry is hereby permitted to be absent of Furlough for Forty Days from the Date hereof.  And all Officers, civil and military, are requested to suffer him to pass to Hamstead in N. Hamp. and return to his Regiment, without Molestation, he behaving as becometh him.  This permit to be valid no farther than to the above mentioned Place, and no longer than for the above mentioned Time.  Given at West Point the 22d Day of February 1784.  Wm. Matt Lebo[ ] .  Registered in the Books of the Regiment.  Charles Lester, Adj't.

State of New Hampshire, Cheshire, April 4, 1818, this furlough was produced by Micah Chaplin before me, Nahum Parker, [  ]

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45629
[  ] INVALID
File No. 45629
Micah Chaplin
Sergt Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870]