Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23205, Moses Durkee, Vt.

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Service
Vermont
Durkee, Moses
S23205

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Albany  30723

Moses Durkee
of Washington Co in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Stark of the Regt. commanded by Col. Fletcher in the Vermont line for 9 months

(?) see letter to P. Sgt Feb 2, 1827
to same March 22, 1827
1890 March 31} Stephen Durkee   History  Prsr

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State of New York}
Washington County}

On this eighth day of June in the year our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before me Luther  G. Howe, a judge of the court of common Pleas for the said county of Washington and of the degree of counsellar law in the Supreme Court of said State of New York which said Court of Common Pleas is a Court of Record Moses Durkee a resident of the town of Jackson in the said county of Washington and State of New York aged seventy two years who being duly sworn to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that is to say 
That he entered the service of the United States under  the following named officers to wit Major Ebenezer Allen commandant of a Battalion of four or five companies of the militia of Vermont - Capt. Eli Noble of Pownal Vermont commanded the company in the said service to which he the said Moses Durkee belonged and....Coffren was Leiutenant -  That he entered said service in the month of September or October ( he thinks September) in the year 1780 the day of the month he cannot state 
That he lived when he so entered the service in the Town of Shofstbury County of Bennington & state of Vermont and belonged to a company of militia in said Town commanded by Capt. Jonas Galusha late governor of Vermont - that said company as  well as the other companies of militia in that neighborhood was (?) into (?) in proportion to the number and wealth of said company and when men were required for the

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army each class(?) furnished its man who enlisted or engaged for the term required - that in September or October 1780 a requisition of men for the term of two months was made in that part of Vermont and Capt Galushas company required to send five men for the said term of two months
That the said Moses Durkee together with William Burlingham, Henry Mattison Wanton Burlingham and Joseph Lewis were selected by their  respective class(?) for said service and enlisted or engaged for the said term - that they were forthwith marched to Pittsford county of Rutland Vermont this was almost the whole length of the said county of Bennington and most of the now county of Rutland and were stationed at Pittsford aforesaid  for the time of two months serving which time he the said Moses Durkee a was there and served as a private and that Major Allen Capt. Noble & Lieut. Coffren were his field & company officers, at Pittsford as above states - that there were no Continental officers  or soldiers there at Pittsford as he recollects
That the nature of the service he was there engaged in was protecting the country from depredations by the Indians there being at that time a kind of understanding between the British & Vermont that they would not molest each other  the said Moses was there and has since been informed 
That at the end of the said terms of two months he for said Moses Durkee  together with the four others named belonging to Capt Galushas company were all discharged by one writing which the said Moses believes was taken by Wanton Burlingham & which he has never seen since & that the said Wanton Burlingham many years  since removed to  the west and he the said Moses Durkee

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know if he is or is not living 
that in the month of February or for part  March 1781 a requisition was made and orders issued for raising a regiment of nine months men from the militia of Vermont to be stationed at or near Castleton in the county of Rutland Vermont in the same (?) of service of that above mentioned and rendered the militia at Pittsford a year before
the (?) in Captain Galushas company offered  cash bounty of ten dollars to the man who would go from (?) That he the said Moses Durkee a enlisted under that offer for the said time and was mustered from the said Town of Shoftsbury where he enlisted or engaged as early as the snow was sufficiently off to commit of traveling (and while there was still much snow lying in parts of the route) As the said Town of Castleton where the Regiment was concentrated and stationed for the said time of nine months
That the said Moses Durkee a served in said Regiment at at Castleton aforesaid during said time of nine months and at the end thereof was discharged verbally & permitted to return home - That Col. Samuel Fletcher of Jamaica Vermont commanded said Regiment That the Majors name was Amesbury (he believes) - That the company to which the said Moses Durkee  was attached at Castleton was commanded by Capt Samuel Stark and Lieunt Simeon Prentis
That there were no Continental officers or Continental troops at Castleton at the time and no other troops but Col. Galushas Regiment
That the said Regiment was discharged some time in the month of December 1781 and before Christmas according to the best recollection of him the said Moses Durkee
That he has no documentary evidence by which he can substantiate his aforsaid claim

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* That he was born in Preston County or New Sander (he believes) and State of Conneticut in the month of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty four and became seventeen years of age while  in the service at Castleton aforesaid 
That he has no record of his age and knows at only as he was (?) told it by his parents
That he was living when called into the service in the Town of Shoftsbury as above noted from that place he moved to the town of Saint(?) in the same county of Bennington, from there to the town of White Creek County of Washington & state of New York (?) (?) to the town of Jackson in said last mentioned county and resides there now
That he was called into the service from a class(?) in a militia company & voluntarily engaged to for(?) the class(?) for the two months at Pittsford aforesaid and enlisted as engaged to go again for his class(?) for the nine months service above noted in consideration of the sum of ten dollars bounty so as aforesaid offered by said class(?)
That all persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood and who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution he (?) the names of John Monroe, Samuel Smith, Isaac Oviatt, Phillip Warner, Gideon Smith, John B. Robertson & Liberty Olds of the said town of Jackson
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the army of any State that he knows of no clergyman who could certify in his behalf as to the traditionary evidence in such case required and the reason that there does

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not any such evidence exist in the mind of any clergymen is that those who have  resided in the neighborhood of the said Moses have been only itsmrout(?)  preachers and have been located in his vicinity only for a short period each
Moses (X)(his mark) Durkee
Subscribed sworn before me this 8th day of June 1836 - Luther J Howe
a Judge of Wash. Co. Courts(?)

We John Munroe, Samuel Smith, Isaac Oviott, Phillip Warner, Gideon Smith, John B Robertson & Liberty Olds -------
all of the town of Jackson County of Washington aforesaid hereby personally testify that we are perrsonally and respectively well acquainted with Moses Durkee who has subscribed and sworn to the above foregoing declaration. That

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We believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the (?) where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - that the said Moses Durkee is a creditible person and his statement is intitled to credit
John Monroe 
Samuel Smith
Isaac Ovialt
Phillip Warner
Gideon Smith
John B. Robertson
Liberty Olds

Subscribed and sworn by each of the above named deponents separately and (?) by the 6th day of June 1836 before me

And I the said Justice do further certify that I am well acquainted with John Monroe Samuel Smith  Isaac Oviatt, Phillip Warner  Gideon Smith, John B. Robertson & Liberty Olds who have (?) deposed & sworn to the truth of the foregoing certificate. That they are (?) residents of the town of Jackson County of Washington State of New York. That they are all credible persons and there supportive(?) statements are entitled to credit.
Dated June 6, 1836    JP Putnam Justice of Peace
State of New York - Washington County - I Edward Dodd Clerk of Washington County Courts do hereby certify that John P Putnam before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Monroe  Samuel Smith  Isaac Oviatt  Phillip Warren  Gideon Smith  John B Robertson & Liberty Olds proports to have been together and who has signed the above certificate of their credibility was at the date thereof & (?) is a Justice of the Peace of said county and that the signatures J.P.Putnam subscribed to the Jurat under said affidavit and also to said certificate and the papers hand writing of said John P Putnam
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said courts this 13th day of June 1836
Edward Dodd    Clerk
J.P. Putnam Justice of Peace

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Revolution
23205
INVALID
23205
Moses Durkee
Pri  Rev  War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 115
{arrangement of 1870.}

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State of New York}
Washington County}
Clark Rice of the town of Jackson county & state aforesaid being duly sworn saith that he knows Moses Durkee (?)of the town of White Creek now of the town of Jackson aforesaid and has known him for at least fifty five years. That he believes the said Moses Durkee to be as much as seventy two years of age. That early in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one the then teritory now State of Vermont raised enlistment a regiment of nine months men for the service in the army of the Revolution - that the said Regiment was commanded by Col. Samuel Fletcher of Jamaica Vermont - the Majors name was Armsbury or Ormsbury according to this deponents best recollection - that the companies forming said Regiment were marched to and arrived at Castleton in the now county of Rutland Vermont as early in the season as the travelling would admit and were stationed there during the term of their enlistment. That the said Moses Durkee was a private in said Regiment & belonged to a company commanded by Capt Samuel Stark - His lieutenents name was Simeon Prentis according to this deponents best recollection - that the said Regiment was there at Castleton in the service till the term of their enlistment was out and they were then paid & discharged together  - that according to the best recollection of this deponent and he has no doubt of the fact the said Moses Durkee

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did serve in said Regiment at the time and place aforesaid the said terms of nine months - that this deponent was there all of said time (for which he now receives a Pension from the United States) and saw the said Moses often and almost daily for the term aforsaid - All which facts are true according to the best recollection & belief of this deponent
Clark Rice
Sworn & subscribed the 2nd day of June 1836 before
J.P. Putnam Justice of Peace

And I the said Justice do further certify that I am well acquainted with Clark Rice who has subscribed and sworn to the court above affidavit. That he is a resident of the Town of Jackson County of Washington and State of New York that he is a credible person and his statement is entitled to credit
J.P. Putnam
Justice of Peace
Dated June 2nd, 1836
State of New York . Washington County. I Edward Dodd Clerk of Washington County Courts do certify that John P Putnam whose signature is subscribed to the certificate of credibility of Clark Rice the Deponent (?) above named and before whom the forgoing affidavit of Clark Rice purports to have been taken & sworn to was at the date thereof & state is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Washington and that the signatures J.P. Putnam subscribed to said certificate & the Jurat under said affidavit are the proper hand writing of the said John P Putnam - In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said courts this 
thirteenth day of June 1836
Edward Dodd   Clk

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State of Vermont}
Bennington County}
William Burlingham of the town of Shoftsbury County of Bennington & (?) aforesaid (?) duly sworn deposeth and saith that he knows Moses Durkee of the town of Jackson County of Washington and State of New York and has known him for at least the (?) of fifty years (?) That he knows the said Moses Durkee to be as much as Seventy one years of age that in the month of September or October ( the Deponent is not certain which) seventeen hundred & eighty this deponent & the said Moses Durkee were in the militia of the territory now State of Vermont in the said town of Shoftsbury & belonging to a company commanded by Jonas Galusha did on 
(?) governor of Vermont
That the militia was then classes  each company 
into a number of classes according to the size of the company and each class surnished a man for the army of the Revolution as they were required by the (?) of the times  At command of their officers(?) - (?) this deponent & the said Moses Durkee were in for month of September or October 1780 both assigned from their respective classes to perform a term of military duty in the army of two months - that this deponent & the said Moses Durkee were in the said month of September or October 1780 marched with others from the said town of Shofstbury to the town of Pittsford county of Rutland in state of Vermont where they were all stationed in the services in said army for the term of two months - And this deponent knows & remembers well that the said Moses Durkee did at that time actually serve a term of duty in said army of two months and was then discharged with this deponent & three others belonging to said Galusha's company to wit Wonton Burlingham, Henry Mattison & Joseph Lewis all by one writing which this deponent supposed lost as he has never seen it since that time - and this deponent further saith that the officer who had command of the four or five companies there stationed at

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at Pittsford was Major Ebenezer Allen - Capt. Eli Noble of Pownal Vermont commanded the company stationed at Pittsford as aforesaid & to which this deponent & the said Moses Durkee were attached & in which the said Moses (?) the services above mentioned
That----Coffien was Lieutentant of said company - that there were no regular troops stationed at Pittsford at the time nor any officers of the regular army to the best recollection of this deponent and further the Deponent saith not
William Burlingham
Sworn + subscribed the 1 day of May 1836 before me
Aaron Denis Jr.  Justice of Peace
And I the said Justice do further certify that I am well acquainted with William Burlingham the Deponent named is and who has duly sworn to the truth of the foregoing deposition before me - that he is a resident of the town of Shoftsbury county of Bennington & state of Vermont that he is a credible person & his statement is entitled to full credit Dated at Shoftsbury aforesaid
this 1 day of May 1836
Aaron Denis Jr
Justice of Peace
State of Vermont - To all to whom those presents shall come - I Henry Robinson, Clerk of Bennington County Court, hereby certify that Aaron Denis Junr  Esq whose signature appears to the foregoing Affidavit was at the day (?) (?) is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Bennington duly qualified by Law to act as such, & that his signature I believe to be genuine 
In testimony where of I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of (?) County Court, at Bennington in the county of Bennington this 10th day of June AD. 1836
Fees 50 c
Henry Robinson

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State of New York}
County of Washington}
I Luther J Howe a judge of county courts of said county of Washington of the degree of Counsellor of Law of the Supreme Courts of said State do hereby certify that the above named applicant Moses Durkee who is to me well known as the person named is + who signed the foregoing declaration personally appeared before me + subscribed + swore to the said declaration and I do hereby declare + certify my opinion . After the investigation of the matter, and after (?) the interrogations prescribed by the War Department , (?) the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and I further certify that said applicant can not by reason of old age and bodily infirmity attend court to (?) his application and I further certify that John Munroe, Samuel Smith, Isaac Oviatt, Philip Warner, Gidean Smith, John B Robertson, Liberty Olds and Clark Rice of the town of Jackson in said county and the said applicants who have signed the foregoing papers are persons to me well known. That they reside in said town of Jackson are creditible and respectable persons. And thus this statement is entitled to full credit
Luther J Howe
Dated this 8th day of June 1836
State of New York}
Washington County}

I Edward Dodd  Clerk of Washington county courts do certify that Luther J. Howe before whom the foregoing declaration of Moses Durkee  purports to have been subscribed and sworn to and who has also signed the last above certificate was at the date

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thereof and still is a judge of said Washington County Court of the degree of counsellor at law in the Supreme Court of said State of New York - that the signatures Luther J Howe subscribed to the Jurat under said declaration and also to said certificate on the proper hand writing of the said Luther J Howe and that I have bound  these seven pieces of paper together with a ribbon (?) through the top of them respectively
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and also affixed the Seal of said Washington County Courts over and upon the ribbon binding these seven sheets together at the head of said papers this 13th day of June 1836
Edward Dodd   Clerk

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This appears to be filed in the wrong place
it reads as follows

Robert Smith
Oct. 5/51
Case of Peter Atherton
for (?) of Pension

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Schofield  Marathon County
Wish  Feb 10 1890

Adjutant General W S
Washington D C
I wish to obtain the military record of my grandfather Moses Durkee a Soldier of the Revolution and who drew a pension as such soldier
I wish the records to be as complete as possible for future generations, I do not know of any records in the hands of any of the children  my father is dead and I have been unable to trace any record and apply to you as the last resort
I was a Soldier in the Co G 7th  Wis Inft in the war of the Rebellion so you can see why I am anxious to obtain the above records
Yours Respectfully
Stephen Durkee
Schofield
Marathon Co
Wis

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War Department
Adjutant General Office,
Washington, Feb 15, 1880 or 1887(?)
Respectfully returned to 
Mr Stephen Durkee
Schofield, Marathon Co, Wisconsin

You should apply to the Commissioner of Pensions, in whose custody such of the records of the Revolutionary War as are in possession of the government have been placed
(signature illegible)
(?) Adjt General