Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6828, for John Magoon, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Magoon, John.
P. 6828
Also served in War of 1812.
CONTENTS

Declaration
STATE OF VERMONT, County of Bennington.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
On this 27 day of August A. D. 183 2 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington, now sitting, John Magorn a resident of Derwent in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont aged 67 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 act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.—That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
That he volunteered in the Year 1780 at Ware, in the County of Hampshire State of Massachusetts he thinks about May or June for three months under Capt. Oliver Coney in regiment commanded by Col. Sears does not recollect whether they were State Troops or Militia marched to Old Studley Mass. and was there mustered by a man of the name of Porter that he marched from there to Albany remained about a week or ten days then marched to Saratoga and remained according to his best recollection until about the first of November when he was dismissed after having served about five months or perhaps five and a half. The regular officers who were there, were Gen John Stark Col McRiner a son of Gen Stark who was called Major Stark About the 1 st of March 1782 he enlisted at Ware in the County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Capt. Wm Carpenter in Col. Bogs well's regiment, Massachusetts line for one year that he was mustered at Old Springfield by Capt. Seth Dannister joined the army at Freshkill was transferred & served a part of his time in Col. Vose's regiment that he continued in the Army & served faithfully until about the first day of February AD 1783; during which time they marched to Burlington V.S. from thence to Newburg N.Y. where with some others he was dismissed with permission to go home one month before his term of service had expired—

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
In answer to the interrogatories propounded by the Court the applicant declares,
1st. That he was born at Ware county of Hampshire Mass on the 21 st Jan y . A.D. 1768
2d. That he has no record of his age
3d. That he lived in Ware when called into service, and remained there until the year 1794. Then removed to Cheshire Mass & resided one year then removed to Pownal where he has resided ever since
4th. That he was a volunteer
5th. That among the regular officers who were with the troops where he served, he recollects none except those above stated
6th. That he never received a written discharge
7th. That he is known to Rev d Edward Green residing in Pownal and Benjamin Gardner Esq r residing in Pownal who can testify as to his character for veracity, and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. John Hagoon
We, Edward Green residing in the town of Pownal and Benjamin Gardner Esq r residing in Pownal hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Hagoon who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 67 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Edward Green Benjamin Gardner
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them, that Edward Green who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Congregational Minister resident in the town of Pownal and that Benjamin Gardner Esq r who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Pownal and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
S. Danforth Judge
I, WILLIAM HASWELL, Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Hagoon for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 27 th day of August
A. D. 1832
Wm Haswell

Daniel Evins of Pownal in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont of lawful age testify & say that I have been acquainted with John Mayoon of Pownal aforesaid from aboy he formerly lived in the town of Ware in the County of Hampshire & State of Mass- achusetts where as I was informed by him & others he enlisted for one year I saw him at Fish Kill at the time he was a soldier I being a soldier at the same time in the Army of the Revolu- tion I do not recollect the year but I think it was towards the close of the war I should think he was not more than 15 or 16 years old when he enlisted I recollect I saw the said Mayoon after he returned home I always understood he was a good faithful soldier and had served his time out and I further say I am the same Daniel Evins who for many years both received a pension from the United States for an injury I received in the Revolution- ary war it was said that the said Mayoon served a few Months as a volunteer previous to his enlistment for a year as above mentioned
Daniel Evins
State of Vermont Bennington County ss Pownal 6 th of August 1832 Then personally appeared Daniel Evins and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth & nothing but the truth before me according to his best recollection.
Joseph Myers Justice of peace.
Washington Dec 18. 1833 I was personally ac- quainted with Daniel Evans late of Pownal Vt. now deceased, whose signature appears to the above affidavit, & I certify that he was a credible witness
Heiland Hall, M.C.

Daniel Forin Esq. John Maynard
Aug 20 c . 1832.
State of Vermont, ss. To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern - Greeting -
Whereby certify that Joseph Nye Jr. Esq. whose signature appears to the foregoing, was at the date thereof still a Justice of the peace, in & for the County of Bennington, duly qualified by Law to act as such, & that his signature above I believe to be genuine -
In testimony whereof I Henry Robinson Clerk of the County Court, in & for the County of Bennington, have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of Our said Court this 10 th day of September A.D. 1832. & of the Independence of the United States, the Fifty Seventh -
Henry Robinson Clerk

9. 576
John Magoon Vermont
Return f. suspended
From Island State No of Rep.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
29. Nov. 1833 _____
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Hagood
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Daniel Evans is not certified to be a Credible Witness. — See Note J.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } ss.
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.) ]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important , in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. 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 that 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 shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

John Magoon
VI
9 Mar 32
10/10/32
66 dms Present

STATE OF New York } ss: COUNTY OF Clinton }
Be it known, that on this twelfth day of September , A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty two , before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Isaac Magoon , a resident of the town of  Winston in said County, and made oath according to law, that he is One of the Sons & surviving Children of John Magoon late of Pownal in the State of Vermont who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War
that he is directly interested, as aforesaid, as a claimant, and makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining such Amount of Pension as may be due under any of the Laws, Regulations, or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted. The said Affiant further declares that he hereby constitutes and appoints Henry Robinson of Bennington Vermont to be Attorney and Agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises; except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, before me,
A. D. Read J. Peace.
Attest.
Isaac Magoon
I, Arnold D. Read Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Isaac Magoon , above named, is a respectable resident of this County, and is, as I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth, and acknowledges the above Power of Attorney to be his act and deed.
A. D. Read J. Peace.
In testimony that the above-named A. D. Read was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, at the date of the same, I hereby subscribe my name and affix the County Seal.
P. P. Phelps County Clerk.

State of Vermont, Bennington Co. ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing Power of Attorney, & by the authority vested in me
I do hereby constitute & appoint George C. Ames Esq. of the City of Washington, my Substitute to act in my name in all things appertaining to the foregoing Power of Attorney as tho' I were personally present.
Sept 27 th 1832.
Henry G. Linsell

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Mayson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. R. F. 6828.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 12, 1781 to Nov. 15, 1781 Pvt. Oliver Coney Sears Mass   Mch 1, 1782 to Feb. 1, 1783  { Wm. Carpenter Goodell. David Paterson.  Cogswell. Mass  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Ware, Hampshire Co., Mass.
Date of application for pension, June 5, 1819.
Residence at date of application, Pownal, Bennington Co., Vt.
Age at date of application, B. Jan. 21, 1765. Ware, Mass.
Remarks: In 1852, Isaac Mayson, a resident of Cohocton, Steuben Co., N.Y., stated that he was "one of the sons and surviving children of John Mayson, late of Pownal Vt."
Soldier's claim was rejected on the ground that he did not serve 6 mos., as a regularly enlisted man, as required by the pension law; the rolls showed only 3 mos. & 10 days service, and no record of his alleged service in 1782.
Commissioner.

JOHN MAGOON.
[To accompany bill H. R. No. 468.]
JULY 10, 1840.
Mr. TALIAFERRO, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom the petition of John Magoon was referred, report:
That it appears by record evidence, on file with the petition, that John Magoon served as a private soldier, in the war of the Revolution, three months and ten days (see the certificate of Edward D. Bangs, secretary of state, Massachusetts). The petitioner also claims to have served eleven months in a company commanded by Captain William Carpenter, but as there are no rolls of that company in the office of the secretary (see his certificate), the petitioner offers, as proof of this service, the affidavits of Daniel Evans, Isaac McMaster, and Jonathan Carley—all certified to be credible. As this is the best evidence attainable by the petitioner to prove his service, represented by him on oath to have been performed, the committee concur in the recommendation that a pension be allowed him, according to the terms of the act of the 7th June, 1832, for eleven months' service as a private soldier, and accordingly report a bill.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, September 30, 1833.
I hereby certify, that, from an examination of the books and documents relating to military services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this department, it appears that the name of John Magoon, as a private, is borne on a pay-roll of Captain Oliver Coney's company, in Colonel Sears's regiment, where he is allowed, from August 12 to November 15, 1781, for services and travel, three months and ten days.
John Magoon claims for services under Captain William Carpenter, in Colonel Cogswell's regiment, in 1782, the rolls of which are not found in this office.
EDWARD D. BANGS, Secretary.

Aug. 8, 1912 - History to Aleda Filson. Fr.
Acts of July 14, 1892, and March 3, 1875.
1913, Aug. 6 - To Mrs. Julia Filson. (See Carbon) Fr.
P. O.
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .
REJECTED

9576 Nt.
Feb. 10 Hon. H. Hall Feb 7. 34 " " " " 17 - " " " " March 17. " " " " Feb 7. " " " " April 7, 18 " to Hon. Wm Smith Jan 21. 34 " to Hon. B. Tappan June 1.
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Act 7. June 37

J Mayson Petition
John Magoon's Petition — for Pension .
Marked A
Not continental.
Rejected. —

District of Vermont
On this 5 th day of June A.D. 1819
Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the County Court within & for the County of Bennington & State of Vermont Personally appears John Magoon aged 56 resident in Pownal in s d District 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 & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" That he the s d John Magoon enlisted in Ware County of Hampshire & State of Massachusetts in the Company com- manded by Capt. William Carpenter in Col. Coyeswell's Regiment Massachusetts line on the first of March A.D. 1782, for one year - That he was mustered at Old Springfield

Massachusetts by Capt. Seth Parnister, joined was transferred and served a part of his time in Col. Vose's Regiment the Army at Fishkill, that he continued in the Army & served faithfully until he was discharged about the first of February A.D. 1783 at Newburgh Near Fishkill by Col. Cagwell having served about eleven months & that he has lost his Discharge. —
That he is in reduced circumstances having no property either real or personal except Household furniture & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support & that he now has no other evidence in his Power. —
Sworn to and declared before me the day & year above
Stephen Robinson judge of C. Courts
I Stephen Robinson one of the Judges of the county court, for the county of Bennington, do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the s d John Magoon, to me well known, did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy & that he is now in reduced circumstances, & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. — And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony, taken & had before me to the secretary for the Department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. —
Stephen Robinson judge C. Courts

I Jonathan Carley of the Town of Whitingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of Lawful age do testify and say that I was a soldier myself in the service and do know and well remember that this John Magoon now of Pownal in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont was a soldier in the Continental service of the United States in the revolution- ary war
Jonathan Carley
State of Vermont Windham County } Whitingham June 11. 1819 Then Jonathan Carley personally appeared and after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before me Henry P. White Justice of the Peace

I Daniel Evans of Pownal County of Bennington and State of Vermont of lawful age do testify and say that I have been well acquainted with John Mason from a boy he formerly lived in the Town of Ware in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts I was knowing to his being in the Service in the revolutionary War I saw the said John in the Service at Pitskeel in the State of New York towards the close of the war and was informed by him and others that he was in the year Service I saw the said John after he returned home and it was my understand ing that he served his time out and further saith not
Daniel Evans
Pownal July the 18 th A D 1819
Personally appeared Daniel Evans the signer of the above written Instrument and made Solemn oath to the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed Before me
Elijah Lovett Justice Peace
Daniel Evans the Deponent is considered to be a man of truth and veracity
Elijah Lovett Justice Peace
State of Vermont
I Joel Pratt Clerk of Bennington County Court do hereby certify that Elijah Lovett Esquire is a Justice of the peace acting under the authority of this State & that the above is his signature
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of our said County at Manchester this 19 day of July A D 1819
Joel Pratt Clerk

I Lucy Marsh of Ware in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawful age do testify & say that I am now in my Seventy-second year of age I was acquainted with John Magoon of said Ware & was knowing to his being in the service in the Revolutionary war with Captain Oliver Coney as a waiter. Then frequently conversed with said Magoon about his being in the service & he frequently told me war stories & some things which happened to him while he was a soldier he said that while in one Battle one of his comrades was shot & fell on his feet I can't recollect how long he was in the war department I was quite young at the time but have frequently conversed with him & Capt Coney about it I believe John Magoon to be a man of undoubted truth & veracity
Lucy Marsh
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. July 10 1899. Then Lucy Marsh personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by her subscribed before me William H. Hyde As Power

Secretary of War Letter 30 Sept 1833 concerning slaves the Master & John Mayden
General Gansford Esq. General Bensington County New York
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Boston Sept r 30 th 1833
S Danforth Esq r
Sir,
Yours of August 24 th to the Secretary of this State, was handed us who are engaged in examining the books and documents relating to the Revolutionary War. We have made diligent search, and enclose you here Certificates of service performed by John Magoon, and Isaac Mc Masters. We endeavoured to find evidence for all the services claimed by them, but the rolls in this Office are very imperfect, and it requires much time and patience, to examine them thoroughly. Our fees is two dollars for each Certificate, which you will please send us, by mail, to the care of the Secretary, postage free.
Yours Respectfully,
Elazer Harnett
Henry White

I Jonathan Carley of Whitingham in the County of Windham State of Vermont, aged seventy two, being duly sworn, do depose testify & say, that I was a Soldier in the revolutionary war, belong- ing to the Company of Capt. Thomas Seward & Col. John Cram's regiment of Artillery, that while our regiment was at Burling- ton in the state of New Jersey in the year seventeen hundred & eighty two, in the month of June I think, I saw John Magoon at said Burlington who was then acting in the capacity of a Soldier in the Militia service, that I had been well acquainted with said Magoon prior to my entering the service, that we both had lived many years in the town of Ware in the then Colony of Massachusetts, & that said Magoon now lives in the town of Pownal. Bennington County & state of Vermont. And further I say not Jonathan Carley
State of Vermont } Whitingham 11 th Windham County ss. } August 1832
Then personally appeared before me the above named Jona- than Carley, who being duly sworn makes solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me Henry Clapp Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Jonathan Carley, that in my opinion he is entitled to full credit to any statement he will make Henry Clapp

State of Vermont- Windham County Court Clerks Office, New Haven, October 2. A.D. 1832.
I certify that Henry Blosson, Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of Wind- ham aforesaid, and that the within are his signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said County Court, on the day and year above written.
James Elliot, Clerk.

JOHN MAGOON.
[To accompany bill H. R. No. 468.]
JULY 10, 1840.
Mr. TALIAFERRO, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, to whom the petition of John Magoon was referred, report:
That it appears by record evidence, on file with the petition, that John Magoon served as a private soldier, in the war of the Revolution, three months and ten days (see the certificate of Edward D. Bangs, secretary of state, Massachusetts). The petitioner also claims to have served eleven months in a company commanded by Captain William Carpenter, but as there are no rolls of that company in the office of the secretary (see his certificate), the petitioner offers, as proof of this service, the affidavits of Daniel Evans, Isaac McMaster, and Jonathan Carley—all certified to be credible. As this is the best evidence attainable by the petitioner to prove his service, represented by him on oath to have been performed, the committee concur in the recommendation that a pension be allowed him, according to the terms of the act of the 7th June, 1832, for eleven months' service as a private soldier, and accordingly report a bill.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, September 30, 1833.
I hereby certify, that, from an examination of the books and documents relating to military services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this department, it appears that the name of John Magoon, as a private, is borne on a pay-roll of Captain Oliver Coney's company, in Colonel Sears's regiment, where he is allowed, from August 12 to November 15, 1781, for services and travel, three months and ten days.
John Magoon claims for services under Captain William Carpenter, in Colonel Cogswell's regiment, in 1782, the rolls of which are not found in this office.
EDWARD D. BANGS, Secretary.

468 John Magoon
H H Sylvester Mar 18. 43

H. R. 468.
(Rep. No. 635.)
JULY 10, 1840.
Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. TALIAFERRO, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, reported the following bill :
A BILL
For the relief of John Magoon.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 3 the Secretary of the War is authorized, and hereby required, to 4 place the name of John Magoon on the roll of revolutionary 5 pensioners of the United States, and pay him a pension for 6 ten months' service, according to the provisions of the act of the 7 seventh of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, allowing 8 pensions to certain surviving officers and soldiers of the war of 9 the Revolution, and to be paid as other pensioners under that 10 act.

I Charles Dyer now in my eightieth year was born in Southbridge town. Rhode Island State was in the revolution war as follows as much as I was recollect in the year 1775 was out in the rebellion and was away at a time. He gave the choice of Newport to be some time in some seasons I listed as a minister for some time in January 1776 I had lieutenant's commission to serve in months as State Troops He gave the choice Colonel Salomon Commander the Regiment gazetted Stanton Lieutenant Colonel William Barton Major Colonel Salomon Barton soon resigned and went to New York to build a ship of Barton all resigned and Barton promoted to Colonel my Captain was Benamio shifted before the 15 months expired the following took place Capt. Wright with boots & canes as an apprentice at the training and curing and I had married his daughter and he that his ten weeks suffered and if could get an honorable discharge he wished me to come home. Colonel Barton gave me a promise to go to Providence and cancel the being at Providence with my sister from Capt. Wright they gave me a Discharge and appointed my brother William Dyer in my place. At this time Capt. Wright Capt. Wright was Capt. Myles, a Committee of Safety and was a seeing the army which require me at home. Soon after my discharge an insigns Commission in 1781 was called the Allston Company

L. L. Edwards
July 17.
sent copy July 18. to P. White

War Department Pension Office February 17. 1834
Sir
The original declaration of John Hagoon under the act of 1818 has been received and filed with his papers under the act of 1832. The decision made in 1818 that no such Colonel as Cogswell commanded a regiment of the Massachusetts line in 1782 is the same as that heretofore communicated to you, and these papers do not throw any further light upon the claim. The claimant must explain the nature of his service in detail as was pointed out in my letter of the 7 th instant.
The age of Jonathan M. Bissell at the time when a part of his services were alleged to have been performed was such as require direct evidence of actual service. If he served at the several periods stated in his declaration the rolls in the office of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts will shew it. The papers are herewith returned.
The service of Amos Joy in Col. Moulton's Regiment of New Militia cannot be admitted without explanation. No officer of that name and rank is known to have been in the Militia Service

at that period. There was a col. Deacomb in the New York line in whose corps it appears the claimant did not serve. A further explanation as to the circumstances under which the claimant went into service and the officers of the regiment is necessary to a proper investigation of the claim. The papers are returned.
I have the honor to be Your obed. Servant J. L. Edwards
Hon. H. Keall House of Representatives

H Halo
VE. John Magoon
H. H. Schults ap 22 o 43

Birmingham March 21. 1843
Dear Sir,
I enclose a statement from Charles Dyer of this vicinity of his services — It is doubtful whether he can produce any proof except perhaps the testimony to some service of a Mr Sweet of Shaftebury, Ber. Co a Pension under the act of 1832 — The Christian name of Mr Sweet my informant could not give — He says Mr Dyer gave an affidavit in his case —
I wish you to inform me whether you think there is any chance for the old man, before making his declaration. He is a man of character & property, & you will be part of any thing can be got,

Please inform me what can up you have with the cases & left with you particularly in that of John Wagoner The old man says he will pay well if you succeed truly yours, H. H. Hall
P.S. Please return Mr Dyers Statement,

I Isaac Mc Master of Pownal in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont of the age of 76 years do hereby certify that early in the Spring of the year of 1782 Benjamin Brooks Thos Blackmore & John Spear who resided in the Town of Palmer Massachusetts where I lived at the same time enlisted into the Army of the Revolution but for what reason I do not know It was my intention to have enlisted & gone with them the same Spring but was prevented by the age & fear John Mayson now of Pownal Vermont then lived in the Town of Ware adjoining the P. Town of Palmer who enlisted about the same time & into the same Regt with Brooks Blackmore & Spear They were all gone from home until the next winter I often afterwards heard Brooks Blackmore & Spear speak of the said John Mayson serving as a soldier with them and said he was a good faithful soldier I was well acquainted with said Mayson at the time he enlisted & have been well acquainted with him nearly all the time since and have often talked with him about his being a soldier at the time above mentioned Isaac Mc Master
State of Vermont Bennington Probate District 13 th January 1834 personally appeared before me in open court Isaac Mc Master and was duly sworn to the truth of the above affidavit I also certify that I am well acquainted with Isaac Mc Master the subscribing witness & that his statement is entitled to credit
S. Davenport Judge

I William Coney of Ware in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify & say that I am now seventy four years of age And that I was in the early part of my life acquainted with John Magoon then of said Ware & that accor- ding to my best recollection & belief about the year 1780 Capt. Oliver Coney went into the service as a Captain in the war department & that Capt. Coney told me that John Magoon had enlisted once was his waiter & the common report & understanding among the neighbors was that John Magoon was in the war department & in my own mind I have no doubt he was. The time he was in the service I don't recollect but believe he continued after Capt. Coney returned. John Magoon often told me he was in the war & I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity. William Coney
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hampshire ss. July 27, 1809. Then William Coney personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed. Before me William Hoyle Notary Public

Washington July 30. 1834.
J. T. Edwards Esq.
Sir, I return for re-examination the papers of John Magoon, with the additional affidavit of Isaac H. Master.
In relation to this case I beg leave to say, that I have long been personally acquainted with John Magoon, that he has always been reported to have been a soldier of the revolution that I have repeatedly heard him relate the story of, his service in the war of 1812 & 1814, & that, I have full confidence in the truth of his relation as contained in his declarations herewith submitted.
Richard Hall

Hampshire ss July 27 1839 I Melle Gould of Ware in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of Lawful age do testify & say that I am now in my Seventy ninth year of my age & that I was for a number of years acquainted with John Mayson of said Ware. That during the Revolutionary war & my Brother Oliver Coney was in the War department & served as a Captain he told me that John Mayson was in the Army & served as a waite for him & that he was a likely smart soldier I knew he John Mayson was out in the Service & that he was with my Brother; according to the best of my recollection said John Mayson was in the Army about Two years including the time he was waite for Capt Coney & in other States I have often talked with him about his being a Soldier & he told me he was in the Army longer than when he was waite for Capt Coney & I consider John Mayson a man of unquestio- nable Truth & veracity
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MELLE GOULD
Hampshire ss July 27 1839
Then Melle Gould personally appeared & made oath that the above deposition by her subscribed was true.
Before me Leonard Gault Justice of the Peace

J. L. Edwards
Sent W Marshall Foy By transmittal to P. Wheeler - Stone & Hall with papers of the two Lattins

War Department Pension Office February 7. 1834
Sir
In the explanatory declaration of John Hagood he refers to the papers which were prepared to support his claim under the act of 1818 as having been forwarded with that declaration. etc. Such papers were received. The service in 1782 cannot be allowed unless established by that or some other satisfactory testimony as the statement of the claimant is contrary to the course of the service that year. etc. Such Col. as Cogswell commanded a regiment of the Massachusetts line and military service of the character set forth does not appear by the abstracts of the Massachusetts resolves to have been ordered in 1782 by that State - the only troops raised being Bct. voted on the 7 th March 1782 for 3 years or during the war.
Col. Cogswell belonged to the Quarter Master General's Department and had direction of the team service. If the service of the claimant was as teamster, as seems most probable, the particulars of the service must be stated in detail, when a decision will be made upon the claim. The present papers are placed on file.
The papers of Nathan Stone are again returned. The difficulty is that the periods of actual

service are not proved, and the rate of Pension cannot be computed unless by conjecture. The regulations require that the term of service in the field or garrison at each time of being called into service shall be given. No data for the computation are furnished in detail in this case excepting for the first term.
Prosper Wheeler claims to have served 9 months in 1776 in Col. Salmons Regiment at New York. If that was one of the Regiments ordered to be raised at the June Session of the Assembly to serve until the 25 th of December following, only 6 months service can be allowed. The three months service in 1778 upon the explanation given is somewhat doubtful; and his service as minute man cannot be allowed excepting such periods as are detailed with the officers &c to be actual service. Unless the claimant can furnish evidence of his actual service from the office of E. Phelps Esq. Comptroller of public accounts at Hartford Connecticut or from some other source, six months service only can be allowed. The papers are returned for the expression of the claimants views upon this point, or the production of further proof. unless Joshua Hall can state the officers, place of service and the particular required by the regulations relative to each term of his service, in order that its accuracy may be tested by the facts of the service, which has only been done as to the

first term of 3 months, his claim cannot be allowed. The papers are herewith returned.
I have the honor to be Your. obed. Servant J. L. Edwans
Hon. H. Hall House of Representatives

In the matter of the application of John Magone for pension under the act of June 7. 1832.
Albany May 11. 1844
Sir,
The claim of John Magone was submitted & the enclosed bill rejected July 10. 1840, but too late for it to be reached by the Senate, so that said bill never became a law
As the claim appears to be perfect, agreeable to the requirements of your department, I would now respectfully submit the same for your decision. It appears that 3 months & 10 days are proved by the Secretary of State's certificate & eleven months by three credible witnesses.
I am very respectfully Your Most Obedt Servt A. P. H. Mearns
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

Jan-30.
Meal
Rev J. S. Edmuns
M c H Hall R.R.

40 Rapt Jan'y 29. 1888
Col A. L. Edwards,
The great confidence I have in the integrity of John Mageon, with whom I am personally acquainted, induces me to ask again for a reexamination of his case. It has been suggested that his service under Col. Cagwell in 1852 may possibly  have been be shown by the Washington papers in the State Dept. If the proof of that service is still deemed insufficient, I would request that a thorough search be made in that quarter, & also among the Mass rolls. That Mageon served in '52, as stated by him must be true
I am very respectfully Yr Obt Servt W. Hall

Hamilton Mo.
Aug 2, 1912
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: —
I am very anxious to trace my Revolutionary ancestors to enable me to join the D.A.R.'s, and would like your assistance in tracing the war record of William Magoon , and his son John Magoon , of

The vicinity of Boston. I think one of their names is on the Bunker Hill Monument.
Hoping you will assist me
I am Yours Truly.
Miss Mada Filson
Hamilton, Mo.

Hamilton Mo. July 27-13
Commissioner Bureau of Pensions. - Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir, -
Will you kindly tell me whether there is any record of a pension or application for a pension for the widow of John Magoon Born in Ware, Mass. Jan. 21, 1765 enlisted twice Aug 12, 1781 for three months and again in Mar. 1 1782 to Feb. 1783. He applied for Pension from Pownall Vt. in 1819, but was refused

because could not prove last service - I wish to establish date + place of the death of John Magee -
I can remember his daughter my Great Grandmother + Grand- mother + know if I am on the track of the right man that he did serve more than a year My memory is that his widow had a pension but I was small + may be mistaken. I am seeking this information for my daughter - Aleda. Any information the records give me will be very thankful to receive -
Yours very truly -
Zelma Filson

JM
Rev. War Section.
August 6, 1913.
Mrs. Zelma Filson, Hamilton, Missouri.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 27" and received the 29" ultimo, you are advised that John Magoon, a history of whose claim R. File No. 6828. Rev. War. was furnished to Aleda Filson on August 8, 1912, is the only soldier of that name found in the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, and there is no record of a claim having been filed by his widow.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

John Maynard
1 Supplementary Dec ee
2 - " - " "

State of Vermont Bennington County ss
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of Janry AD 1832, on this 6 th day of Nov r AD 1833 personally appeared in open court, before the Hon. Court of Probate for the district of Bennington, now sitting John Magoon a resident of Pownal in the county of Bennington aforesaid, aged 68 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth and his oath, make the following supplementary declaration, to the declaration made by him before the court aforesaid on the 27 th day of August AD 1832, That he believes he enlisted for three months under Capt o Govey in the year 1781 instead of 1780 as stated in his former declaration, that he is confident he enlisted as early as the fifteenth of June 1781 under said Govey, that he trained or did duty one day in the week before he was mustered, for several weeks, & that he might not have been mustered until the 12 th of August, as found on the pay roll in the office of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, that he then & that he served as aforesaid under Capt o Govey not less than five months — That he enlisted about the first of March 1782 under Capt o Carpenter & served until about the first of February 1783 as stated in his former declaration, & that he served at that time not less than eleven months.
John Magoon
Sworn & subscribed this day & year aforesaid
S. Danforth Judge
William Haswell, Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the supplementary declaration of John Magoon on his application for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 8 th day of Nov r . AD 1833
W m Haswell

State of Vermont Burlington Probate District
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
On this 13 th day of January A.D. 1834
personally appeared John Mayson in open court before the Hon. the court of Probate for the District of Burlington now sitting who being first lawfully sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in addition to his former declaration made on the 27 th day of August A.D. 1832 and the Supplementary declaration made on the 6 th day of November 1833. That soon after the enlistment under William Carpenter's captioned in his said first declaration he marched to Springfield and staid about 2 weeks from there marched about 18 Miles & halted 4 or 5 days in a town called Grenville then to Fish- Kill where he assisted in guarding the public stores for some weeks then crossed the Hudson river to Newburg where he did guard & camp duties for 5 or 6 weeks he recollects that General Washington was at Newburg all or most all the time this declarant was there then marched to Burlington where he remained until the fall of the year he recollects before he left Burlington considerable corn was cut up to feed the teams for the government he recollects while at Burlington of seeing a Col. Lamb who lost one of his eyes as it was said in the expedition to Canada under Genl. Montgomery recollects a Col. Thompson & Col. Vose he further says that Capt. Mc- Carpenter whom who enlisted left the Army while this declarant was at Fish Kill as before stated & Capt. J. Goodell took the command of the company and continued until the Regt arrived at said Burlington and then Capt. David Peterson took the command of the company to which this declarant belonged while he staid at Burlington he did camp duties & assisted in guarding the Cannon & other property taken from Lord Cornwallis the year before. That the time said Camp was removed from Burlington to West Point this declarant marched from Burlington to Newburg where he did camp & guard duties until about the first of February 1783 when he was dismissed he further says that he has always thought the term for which he

engaged under Col. Cogsweill was one year as stated in his said first declaration but it might have been the term for which he served as above stated was under two enlistments for 6 months each He further states that he made application for a pension under the act of Congress passed in 1818 & the claim rejected because Cogsweill's duty was not Continental as will appear by the papers marked A accompanying this declaration
He further states that Benjamin Brooks Thomas Black- man & John Spear were all soldiers in the same Regt & Company in which I served in 1782 That he has from a child been ac- quainted with Isaac Mc Master the witness who has Subscribed to the deposition herewith enclosed
Jo n Ben Magoon
Sworn and Subscribed to the day & year aforesaid
S. Danforth Judge
I William Haswell Register of the Court of Probate for the district of Burlington do hereby certify that the foregoing is the additional declaration of John Magoon on his applica- tion for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 13 th day of January 1834
Wm Haswell

John Magoon.
Applicant for Pension
Act June 7. 1832.

A Declaration In order to obtain pensions under the act of Congress Passed June 7. 1832
State of Vermont Bennington County
On this Eighth day of April - A.D. 1844. personally appeared before me Luther Park - a justice of the Peace in & for said County John Magoon a resident of the town of Pownall in said County aged 77 years & upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration Supplemental to other declarations by him made in order to obtain pension under the act of Congress Passed June 7. 1832. That shortly after the passing of said act he the Declarant employed William Hall Esquire of Bennington to assist him in obtaining his pension. But that said Hall has never succeeded in obtaining the same & this Declarant has never received his due. That as late as July 10. 1840 upon proofs then presented the house of Representatives received a report from their Com- mittee on revolutionary pensions accompanied by a bill for his relief but Declarant is informed that said bill it passed the house, was never reached in the Senate & thus never became a law. That a copy of said report is here with presented bearing (N o 635) together with a copy of the certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts. That his service during the war of the revolution he has already set forth in previous decla- rations corresponding to that contained in said copy of report No 635. That a service of three months & ten days & also a service of eleven months under Capt W m Gardner Subscribed & sworn the day & year aforesaid before me John Magoon L. Park justice of the Peace

State of Vermont Bennington County ss.
I Samuel H. Blackmer Clerk of Bennington County Court in the County of Bennington & State of Vermont do hereby certify that Luther Park whose name is subscribed to the within reces at the date thereof an acting justice of the Peace within & for the county of Bennington duly authorized to administer said oaths & that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Luther Park and readily believe his signature to be genuine -
In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of said County this 13 th day of April A.D. 1844 -
Sam l H. Blackmer Clerk

To the Hon the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled—
The undersigned John Magoon of Pouneel in the county of Bennington State of Vermont, respectfully represents that in the year 1781 he served as a private in Col Sears Company Regiment of Artillery in the Massachusetts line from the 12 th of August to the 15 th of November Three months 14 days, & that in the spring of 1782 about the first of March he enlisted under Col Sears Capt Wm Carpenter in Col. Cagwell's regiments at Wan in the state of Massachusetts, & served until about the first of Feb y 1783, when he was discharged— That he also served in the late war with Great Britain as a private in the 30 th Regiment of Infantry for one year & seven days ending the 21 st of April 1814, & received an honorable discharge discharge, now in his profession, — that he is poor, & from age & debility is unable to labor for his support — That he has applied to the war department for a pension without success, & believing himself

justly entitled to the bounty of the government, now asks of congress to grant him such relief as to them shall seem meet & proper, — the petition referring to his application & evidence submitted to the War Department for a more particular account of his services, than is here given
John Mayson