Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,932, for Nathan Osgood, Massachusetts

SERVICE
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Mass
Osgood, Nathan
S.41,932
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Suspended 13 July 1820
let Ben Wm Chase 12 Feb. 1835 at Hon B. Smith 13 Feb 1835 to B. H. in State, School + P. C. Feb. 16 1835 - sent advised your father 1835
Vermont Roll.
(2202)
Nathan Osgood Bigelow's Regt. Private
Massachusetts Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. of Aug. 1818 and sent to R. Temple, Esq. Rutland, Vt.
Arrearages to 4. Sept. 1818 4 m. 8/30. $ 34. 13
{Revolutionary claims, Act 18th March, 1818, }
11 Three Years Continued -
William, Rutland, Vt.

let Hon Wm Slade
12 Feb 1835
let Hon B. Smith 13 Feb 1835
clo. to Hon. W. Slade, S. Prentiss, & P. Cyt. Feb. 16. 1835 — susp. removed.
let L. Gore Goadland 1835
13 July 1820 Simpson

Barnes, Vermont, 61  Continued -  11. Three years  { Revolutionary claims, } { Act 18th March, 1818, }  $ 34.13  arrears to 4. Sept. 1818   Certificate of Pension issued the 8. of July 1818 and sent to A. Temple, Esq. Rutland, Vt.   in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. Nathaniel Goodrich Brigadier General Vermont State Militia Vermont  subscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 27. of June 1818.   Vermont Vet. (2202)
let Hon Wm Slade 12 Feb 1835
let Hon B. Smith 13 Feb 1835 do. to Hon. W. Slade, S. P. Hunt, & P. C. Feb. 16. 1835 - susp. removed.
let Dore Gove Gallant 1835
Inverness 13 July 1820

Nathan Osgood Esq.
27 April
Concord Mass

State of Vermont Rutland County ss.
On this Twenty Seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court within and for said County of Rutland personally appears Nathan Osgood Esq. resident in Rutland in said County of Rutland aged fifty seven years who being by me first 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 certain persons engaged in the Land and naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That he the said Nathan Osgood enlisted in Sterling in the State of Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain Hopkins in Col. Timothy Bigelows Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the fourth day of September AD 1778 for three years. That he continued to serve in said corps in the Service of United States until the Spring of the year AD 1779 at which time the said Corps was stationed in Providence in the State of Rhode Island when he procured a man to serve in said corps for the remainder of the time who was accepted, and that he the said Nathan Osgood was regularly and honorably discharged from further personal Service that he was with said Corps at the capture of Genl. Burgoin's Army at Saratoga in the State of New York, that he was with the said corps at the battle in Monmouth in the State of New Jersey and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his Country for support and that he has now no other evidence now in his power of his said services Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Thos. Greenleaf

I Thomas Hammond Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathan Agood did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding & within declaration against the common enemy. and do 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 aforesaid act of Congress. Rutland April the 2 nd AD 1818
Thos Hammond
By order of Judge Hammond P. Brattle Esq
I the said Thomas Hammond Judge as aforesaid certify that I am well acquainted with the said Nathan Agood and know from a series of mis- fortunes he is in reduced circumstances and by reason thereof stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Thos Hammond

Chas. K. Williams Feb. 9. 1835.
Mr. Osgood's case -
Dear Sir,
I enclose
1 Boston Globe
Yours

J. W.
How William Wade
Member of Congress
Washington

Arlington Feby 9 1835
Dear Sir
I wish you then to select your and an intimate Matthew Orgeud Esq who is one of the pension- ers in this town. He is very infirm & the only remaining member of his family is a daughter in so much out of health that she is unable to do any thing & they are entirely dependent on his pension for support. Mr Orgeud was a brother to her of mine for many years was Clerk of the Court until the year 1802 & a mayor in this town. Mr Temple has no agency in preventing his pension. Mr Orgeud made out his papers himself & was assisted by Gen. Fishburne when he was in the Senate. Mr T. may have occasion- ly drawn his pension or forward his power of Attorney with others. altho I do not know that this is the fact - but he has usually made out his own papers. His statement of his case as I was informed when read in 1818 & 19 comes loaded with the rolls in the war office. I cer- tified myself there was neither fraud or falsehood in his claim, but as a suspension of the payment of his pension would be attended

very serious consequences to him. I would return you and together with the greatly President to whom I have written either by a direct application to Mr. Belknap or by writing to him that the penalty may not be suspended.
Very respectfully I remain your friend & humble servant Chas. H. Bellows
Rev. N. A. Hodge Washington
I have been long well acquainted with the reputation of Mr. Osgood, and know it to be above reproach. He has been a magistrate in Rutland the place of his residence, ever since I can remember, and was for a number of years Clerk of the County Court. My residence has been about 30 miles from him & therefore I cannot speak of his reputation as to Revolutionary services.
The reason of the suspension of his pension is that he has stated the name of his captain to be Hopkins instead of Hodgkins . His name

is found on the roll of Capt Hagdkins Company in the Regiment disbanded in his Disbursal
William Slade
February 16. 1835
Albany N.Y. L.G.

William Osgood
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Concord
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STATE OF VERMONT, } Rutland County, ss. }
On this 2 nd day of June 1820 personally appeared before the County court for said county of Rutland 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.) Nathan Aspinwall aged 60 years, resident in Rutland in said county of Rutland who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: In Capt. Stephen Colley in Col. Timothy Pitkin's Regiment in the Massachusetts line
that he made his original declaration on the 2 nd day of April 1818 has received a Pension Certificate, No. 2202 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 cer- tain 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 contain- ed in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
17 Vol. of books, 20 chairs, 4 tables, 2 looking glasses, 100 candle stands, 1 old carpet, 1 p. shovel & tongs, 1 odd desk, 1 old case of drawers, 3 trunks, 11 small silver tea spoons, 3 large silver spoons, 2 p. doz. needles & plates, 1 p. brass candle stick 1. iron do. 1 doz knives & forks, 1 p. candles, 2 brass kettles 2 pots, 2 dish kettles, 1 spider, 1 cake pan, 1 tea kettle, 1 brass skillet, 1 iron skillet, 1 pail, 1 old ax, 2 p. iron hinges, 2 old side beams, 1 gridiron, 2 tea canisters, 1 tin sugar box, 1 cotton cupboard, 4 iron trunks, 1 box for papers. My debts are as follows viz, an account against Wm. & Johnathan Sp. against Daniel Campfield $8. a note against John Gerden $8. sundry other small accounts amounting to $10. The following notes against persons I am to receive money 2 against John Daniels 2 nd amounting to $13.50. one against Daniel Breedish $3.17. one against Benjamin Wood $2.50. one against Levi Foss $3.00 one against Jas Saunders $2.50. my occupation is that of a negotiated which is of trifling in consequence I am extremely infirm on account of a weakness, my family eight years since consis- ted of a wife & four children a son & three

for seconds $2.50. my occupation is that of a magistrate which is of trifling in some I am extremely infirm on account of a break. my family eight years since consi- sted of a wife & four children a son & three daughters my wife son & one daughter by long & protracted illness died, have now only two daughters Clementina & Fannie Augusta. Clementina for a number of years past has been totally unable to perform my beloved best requires great assistance I am Augusta is of common & good health for a few years past I have been greatly aided & assisted by the Common Charity of seconds Nathaniel Argo

Sworn to and declared on the 27 th day of June 1820 before said court.
R. Pierpoint CLERK.
STATE OF VERMONT, Rutland County, ss.
I, Robert Pierpoint clerk of the County court for the county of Rutland 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 Eighty four dollars. & that P. Orgead owes $140.—
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said court, at Rutland this 30 th day of June 1820
R. Pierpoint

41 932 INVALID.
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41 932
Arthur Osford
Dr. Rev. Mr.
Act:
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March 28. 1835. Pension Office
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Recd 28 Mar
Rutland Vt. 19. March 1835.
Sir:
To gratify a respectable old gentleman who in the decline of life wishes to preserve his well-earned reputation for integrity, I subjoin at his request the copy of a note, touching his revolutionary services, addressed from the War Department to Governor Tichenor when that gentleman was last in the Senate.
Relying upon the accuracy of that note, it seems that Mr. Osgood was lead into the error in his declaration for a pension (made by himself under the act of the 18. March 1818) of stating his Captain's name to be Hopkins , instead of the true name Hodgkins , in the Massachusetts line.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Sir
Your obt. servt
John Gore
To
Hon ble Lewis Cass Secretary of War City of Washington

[Copy.]
The Massachusetts record in this office shews, that Nathan Osgood, private, in Capt. Hopkins Company, Col. Bigelow's Regt. Mass. line, enlisted on the 4 th of September, 1777, for 3 years.
With great respect
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your m c H. S.
G. Boyd
War Dep: Pension Office
April 16. 1818.
Hon ble Gov. Tichenor
Senate
U. States

Feb 11
Mr. Atkinson
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr of pensions Washington
Wallace

J L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I enclose a letter from Mr. Osgood a postman in Rutland - I send this by a special messenger, that my inquiry whether Mr Osgood's pension is among the suspended cases, may be answered immediately - Will you have the goodness to return Mr Osgood's letter with an answer to the above inquiry, by the Post office this evening -
Yours &c
William Slade
Wednesday Feb 11 '35

Feb 16
7/2
James L. Edwards, Esq. Pension Office. P. Kent

Washington, Feb. 14th. 1835.
Sir,
Nathan Osgood of Rutland, Vermont, has understood that the payment of his pension has been suspended, and I have been requested to address you on the subject. I know Mr. Osgood by reputation, and have never heard him spoken of otherwise than as a man of integrity. His character is good, and his connexions are of the first respectability. Judge Williams, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the state, informs me that the person who committed the frauds in Rutland county had no concern in procuring Mr. Osgood's pension, and that there is not the slightest reason to suspect that he is not justly entitled to it. I am also informed that he is in needy circumstances, and that if the payment of his pension is suspended, it will distress him much. I have, therefore, to ask, that the papers in his case may be reexamined as soon as may be practicable, and that the order of suspension may be revoked, unless good reason is found for continuing it.
I am very respectfully, your obedient, &c.
James L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions.
Saml. Prentiss.