Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1671-100, Nicholas Watcher, Continental Vermont Residence In 1830

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Watcher, Nicholas
B.L.H. 1671-100
Vermont residence in 1830
CONTENTS

Rutland, Vt. 21. Sep. 1830
Sir
I have rec d your letter of the 15. inst. enclosing a Land Warrant for 100 acres, No. 1671, issued to Nicholas Watched, a soldier in the Revolutionary Army, of Col. Hazen's Regiment.
I am Sir, respectfully Your obedt. Servt.
R. Temple
W m Gordon Esq. Clk. Bounty Land Office City of Washington

Nicholas Watcher N o 1671

State of Vermont County of Rutland ss 3
5 July 1782 for the War
I Nicholas Watcher aged 67, do upon oath testify & declare, that I entered the service in 1782, for the term of during the war in the Regiment commanded by Col. Hasey, called the Congress Regt. & continued therein until the close of the war in 1783, and was discharged from said Regiment. I further declare that I have neither received assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever - Therefore I request the Secretary of War to have the warrant sent to me to care of R. Temple at Rutland, Vermont, and this shall be his receipt for the same. Witness R. Temple                      his Nicholas X Watcher mark
Before me Robert Temple a Justice of the Peace for R. County, personally appeared Nicholas Watcher, subscribed to the above, & acknowledged the declaration & letter of order to be his free act & deed for the purpose therein mentioned. At the same time also appeared Aaron Ward a person of truth & respectability, who upon oath deposed & saith, that he was well ac- -quainted with Nicholas Watcher who was

a soldier in the Regiment above mentioned, and who, he has every reason to believe, did perform the service as mentioned by him
James Ward
Subscribed & sworn this 3 rd day of September A.D. 1830, before me R. Brattle Jus. Peace
State of Vermont Rutland County ss
In testimony that the above named Robert Brattle was a magistrate duly authorized to administer oaths & take acknowledgments, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this 3 rd day of Septem. 1830 R. Brattle
County Clerk