Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21935, for William Randlet, New Hampshire

SERVICE
A. 16.
NUMBER _____
Bandlet William
S. 21935
CONTENTS

N o 11.708 Vermont
William Randle of Private  Lowen Canada who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain W. Lary of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Scammel on the N. Hampshire line for 2 years Private $ 80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of June 1833 and sent to S t . Redfield Derby, Vt.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 40.00 $ 200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book C , Vol. 3 , Page 87

12349 N.H.R. William Randlett Sherbrooke co L. Canada
Rolls 3 years
admitted 24 mo. Private
S. F. Redfield Derby Vt.

BRIEF in the case of  William Brant  of Shipton in the State of Lower Canada  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? On Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1777 3 Private Gen. Burgoyne Col. Riedesel  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Stillwater - Bennington  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? St. John New Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
N. A. M. d'Outremont Examining Clerk.

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Wm. Brantley Declaration
J. H. K. J. H. K. Duby Agent and Attorney.
12.340

State of Vermont ss On this 15 th day of Aug Ottaw Dist Ct ss J. D. B. 1832 Judgement Affidavit in open court before the Honorable Robt. Court within and for said Dis- trict of Ohio of course now sitting at Def- in said District William Root let of Ship- ton in the County of Shelby & Province of Lower Canada a resident and being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make and subscribe the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the Provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the latter part of the month of January in the year 1777 at Manchester in the State of New Hampshire where he then resided. in the company commanded by Captain Wadsworth in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Scammon in General Poor's Brigade in the New Hampshire Line he enlisted at Exeter in the State of New Hampshire; he was then raised to rank & did so march & joined his regi- ment at Saratoga in the State of New York under his said enlistment which was for the term of three years; he was stationed at the Tuckahoe north of said Saratoga in May 1777 where he rem- ained until the retreat of the army from that place; he was then put on board a sloop to convey the baggage of the Regiment to Newburgh in the State of New York. The sloop was so closely pressed that he and the party on board had to

Abandon the scene at the boundary at Kingsborough; he then marched to Fort Anne in New York whence he marched to Fort Edward where they were attacked by the enemy retreated to Saratoga in the State of New York and was in the Battle of Still Water and was present when General Surrendered Burgoyne on the 14th of October 1777, after the battle he march- ed to Fish Kill and thence across the river at Poughkeepsie and crossed to Red Bank in the State of Pennsyl- vania and took up winter quarters in the month of December 1777, where he remained through the winter following and until the enemy recaptured Phila- delphia in the summer of 1778 and he then marched to Danbury Connecticut where he arrived in order to take up winter quarters where he remained till the spring of 1779, in the month of May 1779 he marched into the Ginnipee Country under General Sullivan against the Indians, from that place he marched to Fort Duna and then remained in winter quarters till he was discharged in the month of June 1780. he had a veteran discharge signed Major Jones Jones which he has since lost. He was born in the town of Sholton in the State of Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire on the 28th day of August 1758 which if any other is a record of his birth. Since the revo- lutionary war he has resided in both the town

Sir you, in Mendon New Hampshire State your and in Shipton of York State then you, he dated the same as a volunteer General Poor commanded the Brigade in tobacco he said he truly relinquishes any claim to a pension or annuity except the pension and he does that his name is not on the Pension list of the roll of the army of any State in the Union Subscribed & sworn to the day & year last first above written Wm Brattle
We Nathan Barlow of Shipton in the county of York County and Solomon Daniels of said Shipton hereby certify that we have been long acquainted with William Brattle who has here in this presence signed & sub- scribed the foregoing advertisement and that he is a man whose word is entitled to full credit and that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolu- tion & that we concur in that opinion. Subscribed and sworn to the day & year first above written. Nathan Barlow Solomon Daniels

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the within named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as the States. - And the Court further certifies That it appears on their that Nathan Brown and Solomon Daniels are residents of said Shipton and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I John H. Kimball Register of said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Randall for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 15 th day of August 1832
John H. Kimball Register

Resolutions
21935 INVALID.
File No. 21935
William Randle
Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 332
[Arrangement of 1870.]

12.349 William Brantlet
S. F. Radfield Derby Vt.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Brandt  Lower Canal which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? no III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? yes IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.