Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44155, Samuel Galusha, N. H. Vt.

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NH. Galusha, Samuel S44155
Vt.

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439
Vermont
To New York Albany Agency
Samuel Galusha
of Whetford in the state of Vermont
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Beadle of the N. Hampshire
line, for the term of one year 1776.
Inscribed on the roll of Vermont
at the rate of Eighty Dollars per month, to commence on
the 14th of April [illegible]
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Sept. 1879
and sent to [illegible] recd [illegible]
Whetford, Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sept. [illegible] 16 - 21/30 133:60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820.  4000
$181:60
Continued
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}
Orange Coy Vt

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Notification sent Oct 23 1820 to H.E.G. McLaughlin
Clk of Orange Co Williamton Vt
Transferred from Vermont to New York, Albany Agency
7 June1832from 4 March 1832
Dead
Paid at this Treasury under the Act of April 1838 to 2 of 4 children from 4 Sept 1840 to 11 Jany. 1841.  Agt notified
1.Oct 1844

Right side:  See letter 9 Sept 1830 to Pensioner

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Statements of
Samuel Galusha
14 April [illegible]
Col: Beadle's N:Hamp
Reg
1776  one  year

See amended declaration,
& proof of service within

Admitted

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Thetford 14th of April 1818 - 
I Sam Galusha of Thetford County of Orange and State of Vermont do Testify and say - That I served as a private soldier on the continental establishment in the war of the Revolution in the Army of the United States against the Common enemy - In august 1775, I enlisted as private soldier in Capt Bedell's company in Col. Tim'y. Bedell's Regt on the N. Hampshire line for the time of six months - at St. John's in lower Canada the later part of August aforesaid - and I served in said company the full time of my enlistment when I was regularly discharged, In February 1776 - I again enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Green and Joined the same Reg't at Quebeck about the first of March following and performed duty in said Regiment during one full year being the full term of my enlistment, when I was honourably discharged. I August 1777 I enlisted into Capt. Elisha Burtons Company at Thetford for the time of six months, and immediately jointed Col. Wright's Regiment of the N. York line at Manchester Vermont serviced in said Regiment and s'd Burtons company, in the westerly part of what is now Vermont but then claimed by N. York, the full time for which I enlisted. When I was regularly discharged - I have had several regular discharges in writing; but through the years of time + age they are lost - and I further testify that through my reduced circumstances I need the assistance of my country for support - 
/s/ X his mark Samuel Galusha
sworn to - 

[court seal affixed]
State of Vermont
Orange County ss} On the 14th day of April 1818 - 
The above named Samuel Galusha being personally present made oath, that the foregoing statement by him made + subscribed contains the Truth and nothing but the truth, furthermore from long + personal acquaintance with the s'd Galusha, from  the perfect examination. I am fully of Opinion he has done and performed the service, on the Continental establishment, in the manner, at the time, + under the Command, as by him represented in the above statement, + that the same is literally true - Taken before me and attested by the Seal of our Court the date above - /s/Beriah Loomis Judge of Orange County Court - 
The Hon. John C. Calhoun Sec'y of War

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61
Samuel Galusha
Declera[illegible] Schedule
14391
March 1820

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STATE OF VERMONT
Orange County, ss.}
On this 4 Day of July 1820 personally appeared before the County court for said county of Orange 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.) Samuel Galusha aged 71 years, resident in Thetford in said county of Orange who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: I enlisted in the Company of Capt. Veal in the Regiment ['of' crossed out] Commanded by Col. Beedle for 10 Months in the year 1775 - in the year 1776 enlisted in Capt. Green Company [margin note: N Hampshire] in Beedles (Bedell's) Regiment for one year in 1777 I served 10 months in same Regiment that he made his original declaration on the 14. day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 14391 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 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. Six old Chairs, [illegible], one Small Chest, one Chest with drawers, 1 wooden wheel, 1 three Pail Kettle, 1 small pot, one Dish  Kettle, 1 Kitchen Table 1 nail hammer 1 Drawing Shave 1 pair [illegible] Slice and Tongs, 1 Tea Kettle, 2 wash Tubs, 2 flat Irons, 2 pails - amounting in at to $16.83 - My family consists of my self and wife Susannah my wife is 56 years old a Cripple  in one hand - not able to do any labour - my occupation has been a Miller am now past labour nothing ['but' crossed out] to depend on for support but my ['self' crossed out] friends and Country - Signed Samuel Galusha

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Sworn to and declared on the 4 day of July 1820 before said court.  H.E.G. McLaughlin CLERK.
STATE OF VERMONT, 
Orange County, ss. }
I HEG McLaughlin clerk of the County court
for the county of Orange 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 afore-
said schedule is Sixteen dollars. 83 cents
[court seal affixed]
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at ['Rutland' crossed out] Chelsea this 4 day of July 1820
/s/HEG McLaughlin Clerk

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Transfer for this man.
Charles Hutchins
[illegible] claims pay
last pd. March 1830

T. W. Olcott, Esq. Pension Agency Albany N. Y. 
letter dated 2 June 1832 (rec'd June 7)

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

State of New York
County of Albany} ss.
On this twenty seventh day of May 1832 ['1831' crossed out], before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Albany personally appeared Samuel Galusha a revolutionary person who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Green ['in Company' crossed out] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Beadle in the service of United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in ['the State' crossed out] the Town of Watervliet Albany County ['(District, or Territory,) of' crossed out] State of New York where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be ['there' crossed out] payable, at the Albany Pension Agency, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Thetford,+ Orange county, Vermont to this said Town of Watervliet Vis - He has a son residing in his last mentioned town, with when he is desires to reside + who has invited him to do so - and that owing to infirmity and old age he is unable to write his name
/s/X his mark Samuel Galusha
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.}
/s/Samuel Jenkins JP.
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⇨The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The county Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
⇨The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the Pensioner's identify. he must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify, that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.
State of New York
Albany County }ss. David H. Galusha being duly sworn says that he is a son of the above named pensioner, and has known him ever since he this deponent can remember being ['about' crossed out] thirty years, in person - and has no doubt that he is this identical

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pensioner named and described in the within affidavit - /s/David H. Galusha
Sworn + subscribed this 26th day of May 1832 before me}
/s/L. Jenkins JP.

I certify that I am acquainted with the above named David H. Galusha, and believe him to be a person of veracity.
/s/L. Jenkins JP.

State of New York
City + County of Albany Clerk's office ss
I hereby certify that Lemuel Jenkins Esquire before whom the preceeding affidavits purport to have been sworn was at the time of taking the  same one of the Justices of the Peace in + for the County aforesaid duly authorized to take the same + that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signatures to the Jurats of said affidavit and to the certificate above written, to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 26th day of May 1832
/s/C. A. Ten Eyck clerk

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GIBSON, PRINTER.

TREASURE DEPARTMENT, SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, Jan'y 23d, 1844.

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasure of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Two of the four child'n of Sam'l Galusha dec'd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars ['and Cents' crossed out] per month ['annum' crossed out], under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1840, to the 11th Jan'y 1841.
Respectfully yours,
/s/Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

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I Nathan Fellows of Norwich in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont of Lawfull age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Samuel Galusha of Thetford in the County of Orange and State of Vermont the applicant for a pension in the preceding declaration. I was personally knowing that said Galusha did enter into the United States Service in the revolutionary war he entered about the first of February 1776 for the term of one year he entered under Capt Ebenezer Green Col Timothy Bedell's regiment was marched to Quebeck in Lower Canada was under the command of Gen'l Arnold a part of the time and a part of the time under the command of  Gen'l Thomas and Sulivan he retreated back to Mount Independence in the State of Vermont when he was honorably discharged after his having served out his full term of enlistment - I am confident in my statement for I entered at the same time and served in the same company and same regiment the whole year and nearly all the time I was tent mate with him.
I also state that Capt Green was taken prisoner at the Cedars and Lieut White took the command of the Company after wards and further saith not
/s/Nathan Fellows

State of Vermont
Orange County ss} Thetford August 17, 1879 personally appeared the above named Nathan Fellows and made Solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contained the truth and nothing but the truth. - I also certify that the above named Nathan Fellows is a credible witness. Taken and subscribed before me
/s/Joseph Reed Judge Orange County Court

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I John Stewart of Thetford County of Orange and State of Vermont of Lawfull age do Testify and Say that I am well acquainted with Samuel Galusha the applicant for a pension in the preceding declaration. I was personally knowing to said Galusha's entering into the United States service in the revolutionary war he entered in February 1776 for the term of one year in the company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Green Col. Timothy Bedell Regiment when he did duty one full year - was marched to Quebeck in Lower Canada and retreated up the St. Lawrence river and on to Crown point and to Mount Independence in the State of Vermont when he was honorably discharged after having served his term of enlistment out. - I am confident in my statement for I entered about the same time and served in the same company and the same regiment the whole year and most of the time I was tent mate with him and further the Deponent saith not - 
/s/John Stewart

State of Vermont
Orange County ss} Thetford July 7th 1819 personally appeared John Stewart above named and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contained the truth and nothing but the truth. I also certify that the said John Stewart is a credible witness. 
/s/Joseph Reed 
Judge orange County Court.

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Thetford August 17, 1819

Hon'l J C Calhoun Secy of War
In the papers in the case of Samuel Galusha having been returned to the Hon's Beriah Loomis - he not being now in office - having been appointed in his stead and learning that the years since Bedell's Regiment having been admitted in the continental establishment and said Galusha having obtained evidence of his service I now forward them again - 
Will all due Respect your obt Ser't
/s/Joseph Reed

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44155
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 44155
Samuel Galusha
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol 3, Page 186
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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[court seal affixed]
State of Vermont Orange County Clerk's Office 
Chelsea August 19th 1819 - I H E G McLaughlin hereby certify that Joseph Reed, Esq'r of Thetford and in the County of Orange before whom the foregoing Declarations were taken is a Judge of Orange County Court acting under the authority of this State, and that his name subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is in his own hand writing. 
Attest /s/H E G McLaughlin Clerk of Orange County Court

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Samuel Galusha
Declaration for a Pension

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['DISTRICT' crossed out] State OF Vermont
Orange County, ss.}
On this 7th day of July 18109, before me, the subscribed, one of the Judges of the County Court for Orange County for the State of Vermont ['said district' crossed out], personally appeared Samuel Galusha aged about 65 years, resident of Thetford in the said ['district' crossed out] State, who, being by me fist duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for the certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Samuel Galusha enlisted for the term of one year on ['the' crossed out] or about the first day of February in the year 1776 in Thetford in the state of Vermont - in the company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Green in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Bedell in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the first of February 1777 - , when he was discharged from service in Mount Independence state of Vermont - that he was in the battles of the Cedars and a number of skirmishes in retreating up the river from Quebeck and that he is reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
/s/Joseph Reed Judge Orange County Court

I Joseph Reed Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Galusha did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance for his country for support. I further certify that he made his first declaration on the 14th day of April  1818
/s/Joseph Reed Judge Orange County Court.
[ensquared: SEAL OF THE COURT]