Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22157, John Carpenter, Continental (Mass.)

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CONTINENTAL (MASS) Carpenter, John S. 22157

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No 3394
VERMONT
John Carpenter
of Windham Co in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Hunt of the Right commanded by Col. Jackson in the Massachusetts line for 3 years.

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(illegible)-46 Massachusetts
John Carpenter - Deced for
Pensions 
August 1832
Admitted
Private
B y'r
$80.
J. Elliot
Brattleboro
Vermont

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STATE OF VERMONT
County of Windham ss,
Probate District of Marlborough
At the Probate Court; for said District, being a Court of Records On this first day of August, A.D. 1832-Personally appeared in open Court, At Brattleborough in said District-Present - Marshall Miller, Esquire, Judge-
Before the said Probate Court, within and for said District, now sitting - John Carpenter a resident of Brattleboro in the county of Windham and State of Vermont, aged seventy six years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832-That he entered into the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. Enlisted in August 1777 in Capt. Hunt's Company and Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line of the Continental Army, for three years and served that period, and was discharged by David Cobb, Lt. Colonel  Commandant, at Camp  Ten Eyck, August 27th 1780 - He has heretofore been on the Pension List and draft therefrom on account of his property, and his certificate is herewith transmitted - His original discharge is at the War Department - He resided at Brattleborough aforesaid at the time of his former application -
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
To the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, he answers, upon his said oath, as follows:
1. It is deemed unnecessary to answer these interrogatories, as the applicant has heretofore been on the Pension List, and his original discharge is now at the War Office-
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No. 45
John Carpenter
Application for Pension
Windham County - ?
(Copy)
?
Brattleboro
11983
$1195
?
Sep 19
29 Sep 1820

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STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM ss.
At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty...
PRESENT - Hon. PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. Chief Judge.
Hon. JOHN ROBERTS, Hon. GILBERT DENISON, Esqrs. - Assistant Judges.
ON this 20th day of June, A.D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, crated and made such by the laws of this state, proceeding according to the course of the common law, wit a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings,, John Carpenter aged sixty four years, resident in Brattleboro in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - He enlisted on the 27th day of August 1777, under Lieut. Thomas Lamb, in the sixteenth Massachusetts Regiment, on the continental establishment, Henry Jackson, Col and was honorably discharged from said service on the 27th day of August 1780, as per Col. Cobbs certificate in the War Office will appear.
That he has received a pension certificate No. 11,983 and the date of my original declaration to the best of my remembrance the 3rd of April 1819.
AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, That I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 person engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: 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.
John Carpenter
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
Fifty acres of land in the southwest part of Brattleboro under a poor state of cultivation, and eighty eight acres of mountainous rocky land in a state of nature, most of which is unfit for cultivation - one old small dwelling house and small barn the whole worth - $1000.
The exact rent of my farm would be less than sixty dollars per annum-
Several articles of household furniture old and worn out not to exceed in the whole - $15-
One pair of four year old cattle valued at $55. one horse 40. one cow 15. 110.
One pair two year old hogs 18- one two year old heifer 9. one yearling calf 5- 32.
One spring calf 1.50, 12 sheep and 10 Lambs, 16.50. One old cow 6 -    24.
One old pliers 1 - one axe 50 ct. one hoe 24 ct. 2 old chairs $2- 2 old pitchforks, 50 cts.  4.34   $185.34
The debts which I owe amount to four hundred and sixty three dollars - $463.
My occupation is that of a Farmer I am out of health and have a breach in my bowels which renders me unable to perform labor except in a very moderate degree - I have no family except my wife Cynthia Carpenter aged sixty two years - She is now and for the last nine years has been deprived of her health; a considerable part of the time so confined as to require nursing and doctoring - My expenses occasioned by her sickness, besides my own attendance is more than fifty dollars a year - (signed) John Carpenter
SWORN to and DECLARED on the 20th day of June, A. D. 1820,
Before Gilbert Denison, JUDGE.
James Elliot, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records 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 eleven hundred ninety five dollars,
Real estate 1000- Annual income 50, personal property $195.
IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July 1820.
(signed) James Elliot,
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM

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Revolution

22157

INVALID

File No. 22157

John Carpenter

Prv Rev War

June 7 [?]

Index Vol 2 Page 61

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John Carpenter placed on Vt. revo. roll 15 June 1819 & dropt. 
[picture of hand pointing right] Cannot be restored. See letter [symbol] Aug. 1829 to J. Elliot.  John Carpenter placed on Vt. revo. roll 15 June 1819 & dropt. 
[picture of hand pointing right] Cannot be restored. See letter [symbol] Aug. 1829 to J. Elliot.

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John Carpenter, 
S. 22.157
Continental (Mass.)

(remainder illegible)

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This may certify that John Carpenter Soldier
in the 16 Masschus Regt commanded by Colo. H.
Jackson, has this day faithfully compleated the
Term of three years which he engaged to serve
and I hereby honorably
charged the American Army Given under my
hand at Camp, Ten Eyck Augt 27, 1780
8
David Cobb Lt Col Conned
To all whom ┃
it may concern

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II. 983 R
Vermont
John Carpenter
of [blank], in the state of [blank] who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Jackson of the Massa line, for the term of 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 3 of April 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of June 19 and sent to Gilbert Dennison Brattlrboro: Vermont
Arrears to 4th of September
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 40-52
4 28.4/30.30 $40"52
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818.}

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Notification sent September 20. 1820 to
James Elliot Brattleboro, Vermont
See letter to J Elliot 11 April 1820

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John Carpenter -
Application for Pension.
Windham County-Vermont.
February 1829.
Act 1 March 1829 [underlined].
[line]
Vermont.
[line]

(Sept 19/

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STATE OF VERMONT.

COUNTY OF WINDHAM, SS.-At the [handwritten] Probate Court for the District of Marlborough [end handwritten] [crossed out type: begun and held at New Fane with]in [crossed out type: and for] the County of Windham, [crossed out type: on the] [handwritten] and State of Vermont, holden at Brattleborough in said District, on the twenty fifth day of February [end handwritten] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. Present-
Hon. [handwritten] Samuel Whitney [end handwritten] Esq. [crossed out type: Chief] Judge [handwritten] of Probate [end handwritten]
[crossed out type: Hon.]
[crossed out type: Hon.] } [crossed out type: Esquire, Assistant Judges] 

On this [handwritten] 25th [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] February [end handwritten] A.D. 1820, personally appeard in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for the [inserted handwritten: District of Marlborough in the] County of Windham, and State of Vermont [crossed out type: proceeding according to the usage of the common law]; [crossed out type: with a civil jurisdiction unliminted in point of amount]; keeping a record of their proceedings; [crossed out type: and having the power of fine and imprisonment]- [handwritten] John Carpenter [end handwritten] resident in [handwritten] Brattleborough [end handwritten] in said county of Windham, aged [handwritten] 72 [end handwritten] years; who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress, on the 18th of March 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820,-That he, the said [handwritten] John Carpenter [end handwritten] enlisted for the term of [handwritten] three years [end handwritten] on the [handwritten] 27th [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] August [end handwritten] in the year [handwritten] 1777 [end handwritten] in the State of [handwritten] Massachusetts [end handwritten] in the Company commanded by [crossed out type: Captain] [handwritten] Lieut. Lamb, [end handwritten] in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [handwritten] Henry Jackson. [end handwritten] in the line of the State of [handwritten] Massachusetts, [end handwritten] on the Continental establishment: that he continued to serve in the said Corps until [handwritten] the 27th of August 1780, [end handwritten] when he was discharged from the sead service, in [handwritten] Camp Ten Eyck [end handwritten] in the state of [handwritten] New York - [end handwritten] that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropt therefrom on account of his property. 
And, in pursuance of the act of 1st May, 1820, I do hereby 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. 
[signature] John Carpenter

Schedule of real and personal Estate---necessary clothing and bedding excepted. 
[handwritten] As for Real Estate I have none only what is transferred by deed, &c. as may be seen by writings or conveyances-
Yearly income of real estate _ _ _ _ _ _ $30..00
Annual use of one half the stock the farm will keep _29.59
One Hoe,, 25c. Household furniture $5 _ ____ 5.25
Fire Wood and House Rent _ _ _ _ __ 22..50
[sum line] $7..34. [end handwritten]

That, since the exhibition of my first schedule, the changes have been made in my property: [handwritten] My farm has been sold to Jotham Warren, who has mortgaged it back to me, as by dees, copies of which are herewith transmitted-[end handwritten]
Name of persons to whom sold. [handwritten] Jotham Warren_ [end handwritten]
Time of sale. [handwritten] Novr 17. 1825. [end handwritten] 
Amount of money, or description of property received in return. [handwritten] As to this, Reference is made to the provisions in the mortgage deed of said Warren to me, dated 17 Novr. 1825. At that time I had one house worth $20- one yoke of oxen worth $50-two carts worth $15 each, one yoke of steers worth $20-ten sheep worth $10- and one s wine worth $4-which have gone into the hands of the said Warren, and have been disposed of by him, subject to the provisions in the said mortgage deed.-[end handwritten]
And I do also swear-that my occupation is that of [handwritten] a Farmer. My wife is in poor health and unable to labour-I am subject to an infirmity commonly called a breach, which disables me from labour. John Carpenter. [end handwritten]
SWORN to, and declared in oepn Court, on the [handwritten] 25th [end handwritten] day of [handwritten] February, A.D. 1829. 
Before me, Samuel Whitney, Judge of Probate. [end handwritten]

[most likely a faded stamp, rectangular paper stuck to the document] I [handwritten] James Elliot, [end handwritten] Clerk of the Court[handwritten: s] for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, [handwritten] & Register of the Probate Court for the District of Marlborough_, [end handwritten] do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records of the said [handwritten insert: Probate] 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 [handwritten] eighty seven [end handwritten] dollars, and [handwritten] thirty four [end handwritten] cents. 
IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said [handwritten insert: Probate] Court, in open Court, on this [handwritten] 25th day of February A.D. 1820. 
James Elliot, [end handwritten] Clerk of the Court[handwritten: s] for the County of Windham [handwritten], and Register of Probate for the District of Marlborough_. [heavy line] [end handwritten]

[handwritten] N.B. I am desired to state that it is a practice here to express in a deed a much larger consideration than the sum actually paid_ It is obvious that Mr C. if he had made his deed, in 1825, "with intent" to obtain a pension, would not have expressed the consideration of $2000, but a small one_ That he did not "diminish it," affords, I think, a fair inference in favour of his integrity. Besides, real estate has greatly declined in value, of late, in this quarter. Mr. C. thinks his discharge is at the War Office_ J.E. Clerk, &c. [end handwritten]

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John Carpenter
Appt for Pension.
Vermont
3rd Apl 1819.

Private
Jacksons
Mafsa (militia?) regt
admitted 3 ju

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Brattelboro February the 4th day AD 1819
These may certify all to whoom it may concern that we the Suberebers Live in the Neibourhood or Near to John Carpenter of Brattleboro in the County of Windham and State of Vermont and we New him to be a man adwanced [advanced] in age and Infirm as to Bodily helth [health] and has a Veary Sickly wife which has been & Now is Veary [illegible] to him and we beleive that he is Not Possest of mauch Property and that he is Considerably in debt: we understand he Served three years in the Revolutionary War and we think him as worthy of being Entered on the Pention List as hundreds of others who we hear have got their Certificates.
[signatures]
Sam Elliot 
Lovi Goodenough
Daniel Stewart
[all three names contained in }] Selectmen of the town of Brattleboro VT

[hand #2, on the bottom left corner of the page] I herby certify that I have lived in the neighbor hood of the above named John Carpenter for a term of Nineteen Years & upwards and has served as their Physician & view the above statement to be correct: also certify that Miss Carpenter by reason of bodily Infirmity has not been able to look after her family concerns & has bin formore than half of the time above mentioned confined to her room Archibald Robertson

[separate hands as signatures, to the right of the above statement]
Peter Briggs 
Joseph Yeaw
Eza Hicks
Samuel Earll
Jonathan Stoddard

[hand #3] I verily believe the foregoing certificate is substantialy true. Stephen Greenleaf Brattleboro VT. s/n

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State of Vermont
Windham County [illegible]
Brattleboro within Said County April 3rd 1819-
Be it remembered that on the day of the date of these presents came personally before me Gilbert Denison one of the assestant Judges of Said Windham County Court John Carpenter of Brattleboro in Said County and Maid the following declaration under Oath by one administered to him in persuance of the Act of the Congress of the United State entitled an Act to provid for ceartain persons ingaged in land and Navel Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed 18th March 1818 and it appearing to me the Said Judge to my Sattesfaction [Satisfaction] that the Said John Carpenter Served in the Revolutionary War agreably to the provision of Said Act I do herby certify and transmit to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War the following testamony in the case, and proceding, thearon under my offical Signature and the Seal of said County Court. 
Gilbert Denison Asst. Judge of this County Court

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I John Carpenter of Brattleboro in the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged Sixty three do [illegible] declare and say that I served in the War of the Revolution for the Term of three years as a private Soldier on the Continental estableshment that is to declare and say that I enlisted in the year 1777 on the 27th of August at Rehobouth in the State of Massechusetts under the command of Let. Bales and Joined Regiment at Dorchester under the Command of Coll Henry Jackson & called Jackson Corps., and the last year in the Bregade of Genorl Starchs and Served out my Term and Was discharged at Ten-Eyck in the [in the crossed out] which will be Seen by my discharge. 
And I do herby certify and declare that from my reduced circumstances I stand in need of the assistance of my Country for Support. John Carpenter 

Sworn to on the day and date first above mentioned -
Before me - 
Gilbert Denison Asst. Judge of the County Court -

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I Gilbert Denison Judge as aforesaid do further certify that I am personally acquainted with Samuel Elliot Levi Goodenough and Daniel Stuart Select men of the Town of Brattleboro, Peter Briggs, Joseph Yeaw, Ezra Hicks, Samul Earl Jonathan Stoddard and Stephen Greenleaf town clerk of said Brattleboro, and that they are respectable men whose certificate is entitled to full credit. Wherefore I further certify that the said John Carpenter is by reason of his reduced circumstances in life in need of assistance from his Country for support. Dated at Brattleboro this 23rd day of April AD 1819 
Gilbert Denison Asst. Judge of the County Court

[embossed stamp] 

State of Vermont
Windham County Clerk's Office, 
Brattleborough, April 24th 1819. 
I certify that Gilbert Denison, Esquire, is one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court aforesaid, duly commissioned under the authority of this State, and that his signatures to the precading [preceding] and annexed certificates are in his own proper hand writing - 
Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court the day and year above written
Attest. James Elliot, Clerk

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Copy of John Carpenters memorandum of sale to Jotham Warren

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Be it remembered that I John carpenter of Brattleboro have this day, for a valuable consideration, bargained, conveyed and cold to Jotham Warren all my stock of cattle and farming tools to his property after my deceased the consideration of the same, I have, and am daily receiving according to agreement and conditions mentioned and contained in the said Jotham Deed of Mortgage of this data to me for the security of such payment and other purposes- Witness my hand this 17th day of November AD 1825
John Carpenter

Attess- Stephen Greenleaf

Town Clerks office Brattleboro Feb 14 1829 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original instrument. Attess Stephen Greenleaf Town Clerk

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John Carpenter Application for Pension Windham County Vermont

[Papers in the case]

Brattleboro

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State of Vermont

Windham County Court Clerks Office Brattleborough
August 24th AD 1829

I certify that Levi Stoddard Esquire is one of the Justices of the Peace with in and for the said County of Windham and that Stephen Greenleaf Esquire is the Town Clerk of Brattleborough and as such Register of Deeds in said town and that the annexed signatures purporting to be theirs, respectively are genuine. 

In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county court on the day and year above written Att James Elliot Clerk

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Brattleboro August the 22 1829

We the under[illegible] have promised John Carpenter income yearly to be worth sixty six dollars and no more. Samuel Earl

State of Vermont
Windham
Brattleboro August 24th 1829

Joseph [illegible] Yaw?

Then personally appeared Samuel Earl Joseph Yaw? and Samuel Earl jr. and made solemn oath to the above by them appraised and signed all three [illegible] free holder of Windham County and State of Vermont. Before me Levi Stoddard Justice of the Peace

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Dupicate

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Know all men by these presents that I john Carpenter of Brattleboro in the County of Windham and State of Vermont in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars received to my full satisfaction of Jotham Warren of Brattleboro in the County of Windham and State of Vermont the receipt where of I do hereby acknowledge have given granted bargained and sold, and by these presents do give , grant , bargain , sell, alien, release , convey and confirm unto the said Jotham Warren his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land situate lying or being in Brattleboro aforesaid being the same land, farm and buildings on which I now live. and which is now occupied and improved by the said Jotham Warren consisting of about one hundred and thirty eight acres be the same more of less and is bounded Easterly by land of Ezra Kicks and Caleb Cole, Southerly by Guilford line, Westerly by land of Andrew Minor and Francois Phelps, and Northerly by land of Samuel Earl and Reuben Stearns. Reference to my deeds of the premises for more particular descriptions or to the record there of in the Town Clerks Office in said Brattleboro is had.

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the privelieges and appurtenances there to belonging to the said Jotham Warren his heirs and assigns to his and their own proper use, benefit and behoof farmer and I the said John Carpenter for myself my heirs executors and administrators do Covenant into and with the said Jotham Warren his heirs executors administrators and assigns that at and until the unsealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises in for simple that I have good right and lawful authority to sell and convey the same to the said Jotham Warren in manner and form aforesaid and that they are free of all encumbrances and that I will warrant and deferred the same to the said Jotham Warren his heirs and assigns, against all lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whatsoever. In witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.

John Carpenter

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presences of Love Ryan , Stephen Greenleaf

State of Vermont County of Windham Brattleboro Nov 17th 1825 Personally appeared John Carpenter signed and sealed of the above written instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me. Stephen Greenleaf Justice of the Peace

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Town clerks office Brattleboro. Recorded from the original deed November 17th 1825

Stephen Greenleaf town Clerk

Town Clerk office Brattleboro Feb 14 1829 I hereby certify that the within & foregoing is a true copy of the deed in the office Lib. I page 264 Stephen Greenleaf town clerk

John Carpenter to Jotham Warren Copy a deed [illegible]

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Jotham Warren to John Carpenter Copy of Mortgage [illegible]

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Know all men by these presents, that I Jothan Warren of Brattleboro in the county of Windham and stat of Vermont in consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars received to my full satisfaction of John Carpenter of Brattleboro in the county of Windham and state of Vermont the receipt where of I do hereby acknowledge. have given, granted, bargained, and sold and by these presences do give , grant bargain sell, alin, release, convey and confirm unto the said John Carpenter his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land situated lying on being in Brattleboro aforesaid being the same land, farm and building on which I the said Warren and the said John now live, and in the same which I have this day purchased by deed of the said John estimated one hundred thirty eight acres more or less [illegible] is had to said deed for more particular descriptions of the premises. 

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances there to belong to the said John Carpenter his heirs and assigns to his and their own proper use, benefit and behoove forever. And I the said Jotham Warren for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant to and with the said John Carpenter his heirs, executors, administrators and assign that at and until the unsealing of these presents I am well seized of the premises in per simple: that I have good right and lawful authority to sell and convey the same to the said John Carpenter in manner and form aforesaid and that they are free of all encumbrances and that I will warrant and defind the same to the said John Carpenter his heirs and assigns against all lawful claims and demand of any person or persons whatsoever provided never the less and the above deed is upon the conditions following that where as the said John Carpenter has their day made and executed to me the said Jothan Warren a deed of the premises above described and for the consideration there in expressed which said consideration are comprised in the following particulars. Now if I the said Jothan Warren myself my heir executors administrators and assigns shall pay, do and perform or cause i to be paid [illegible] and performed and

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shall keep all the stock of the said John Carpenter in good farmer like manner, shall improve said farm in a good husband like manner, committing no waste: shall keep the said John farming tools together with the buildings and fences on the said premises in good repair shall pay and deliver to said John and half of all kinds of grain and half of all the vegetable, sauce + fruit raised on said farm each and every year in the proper season divided by the bushel and secured in their proper depositories, shall deliver to the said John on half the increase of said stock. Together with one half the profit of the cows part of said John's stock, yearly in the proper season there of during the life time of the said John, if I shall pay to the said John on half the profits arising from the stock and have or may bring on to said farm. shall forever and always keep a horse for the occasional use of the said John when it please him to use said horse. shall provide firewood cut fit for the fire in sufficient quantity, shall pay one half the taxes from year to year [illegible] an said farm and stock. The other half being chargeable to said John. What if I shall cut and sell any wood of timber now growing on said farm and shall pay the said John one quarter part of the avails there of: that if the said John shall continue to peaceably and quietly have hold, use occupy and enjoy one half the dwelling house on said premises. with the usual privileges in and about the same in common with myself, during his lifetime, that said John shall have the improvement of ground suitable and sufficient for a tobacco yard during his capacity to manage the same and that I shall pay all the just debts of the said John that are no due. 

Furthermore if I shall pay to Elijah Carpenter son to said John eighty two dollars and fifty cents. Also shall pay to Rebecca Pratt, daughter of said John, twenty five dollars fifty cents. Also shall pay Bethiah Osborn widow(?) daughter to said John sixty dollars fifty cents. Also shall pay to Sarah Alexander daughter to said John sixty dollars and also shall pay to Norman Briggs and Mil Briggs grandchildren to said John five dollars a piece and pay the whole of the sums contained in the six last item in three years after the deceased of the said John Carpenter. Then this deed to be void otherwise to be and remain in full forer and effect.

In witness where of I have hereunto set my [illegible] and seal

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The witness where of I have hereunto set my [illegible] and seal this seventeenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.
Joth... Warren

Signed, sealed, and delivered
in foresence of 
Love Ryan 
Stephen Greenleaf

State of Vermont Brattleboro November 17th 1825 in the county of fs. Personally appeared Jothan Warren the signer and sealer of the above written instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.

Stephen Grenleaf, justice Peace
Town Clerk's office Brattleboro, Recorded from the original deed Nov 17th 1825 by Stephen Greenleaf town clerk.

Town Clerk's officer Brattleboro Feb 14 1829 I hereby certify that the within [illegible] instrument is three copy of reserved in the office Lib. I page 265
attest Stephen Greenleaf town clerk.

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War Dept.  No 11983
Pension office
29 Sept 1820

Sir 
You are hereby informed that the Secretary of War does not, on account of the amount of your property, consider you entitled to a Pension, under the Acts of the 18th March 1818 and 1st May 1820 and has there fore directed you name to be stricken from the Pension list. 

I am respectfully your obedient servant. 

J L Edwards

To Mr. John Carpenter Brattleboro Vermont

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Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this certificate will be made on the 4th of September next in Burlington at the branch bank of the U States.

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War Department.
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United Sates, of the 18th of March 1818,

JOHN CARPENTER late a Private in the army of the revolution, is inscribed on the pension list roll of the VERMONT agency at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd day of April one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. 

Given at the War Office of the United States this 15th day of June on thousand eight hundred and nineteen. 

J L Edwards
in the absence and on behalf of the secretary of war.