Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19053, for Jason Rice, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Rice, Jason
S.19053
Carded
CONTENTS

Duplicate certificate issued 15 Sep 1838 and sent to Amos Heald Chester Vermont. Order May 20. Oct 1838
Vermont. 18. 670
Jason Rice.
of Windsor w. in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Brandon of the Reg t commanded by Col. Perry. in the Mass. Sta line for 7 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont. at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Sep r 1833. and sent to Amos Heald Chester Vt.
Arrears to the 14th of Sep r 33 $58.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. 36 11.66
$69.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ele Brown Clerk Book 8 Vol. 3. Page 88

Jason Rice's Appl.
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State of Vermont } On the sixth day of August A.D. 1832 Windsor County ss } Personally appeared. Before the Probate Court within & for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont. in open court now sitting.
Jason Rice of Chester in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged Seventy one years the twenty first day of May last past, 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following officers, & served as Honor Discharged. Capt. Samuel Burbanks Lieut. Ruben Ames Ensign Leland, Col. Perry of the Massachusetts troops - about the first of Dec r 1776. for three months, Marched thro' Holliston, Wrentham, & Rehoboth to Howland's Ferry & was stationed at Greenwich county or town served two weeks after his term of three months had expired and was dismissed at Greenwich about the first of March 1777.
That he again entered service (at Hopkinton Massachusetts) under the following named officers Capt. Amos Perry Lieut. Ruben Ames, Ensign Millen, or M c Millen, about the middle of August 1778. Served two months, was in the Battle on Rhode Island & Gen. Sullivan's retreat.
And was dismissed in the month of October 1778.
That he again entered service for three months in the month of November 1778. with Capt. Granson Marched through Worcester, Springfield & Great Barrington to Albany served five weeks at Flatbush, was not attached to any particular Regiment & returned home some time in Dec r or Jan y following.
He again entered service as a substitute in the year 1779. for Thomas Sabin served two weeks, at Winter Hill near Boston, was placed in the guard to take charge of the Hessian Prisoners from Winter Hill to Rutland Mass. marched to Hopkinton; where the s d Thomas Sabin again entered service, & he was released.
That he had no written discharge, and has not any documentary Evidence, and that he knows of no Person who can testify to his service.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever, 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.
The following interrogatories were then propounded by the Court aforesaid to the applicant, and the following answers made
Ques d 1 st Where, and in what year were you Born.
Ans. In Hopkinton in the county of Middlesex & State of Massachusetts on the 21 st day of May 1761. ~
Ques d 2 d Have you any record of your age; and if so, where is it.
Ans. Have none. unless at Hopkinton where I was born. ~
Ques d 3 rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you since lived, and where do you now live.
Ans. I lived in Hopkinton Mass. when called into service lived in S d Hopkinton a few years afterward & have lived in Chester ever since.
Ques d 4 th How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer, or were you a Substitute. ~
Ans. Was a volunteer, drafted, and once a Substitute. .
Ques d 5 th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops, where you served such continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service
Ans. I recollect Gen l Sullivan & a Col o Butlerfield who were on Rhode Island at the time I was there in service. and while in battle at Rhode Island had my locke shot off of my Gun. ~
Ques d 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so by whom was it given, & what has become of it.
Ans. Had no discharge in writing, only a dismission by the captain.
Ques d 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present Neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for truth and veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans. Joshua Cook, James Johnson and Amos Hield.

Sworn and subscribed the day & year first herein mentioned } Jason Rice
Isaac Proctor Judge
We Joshua Cook & Amos Heald residing in Chester, in the same neighbourhood with Jason Rice the above named applicant hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jason Rice who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy one years of age - we having been acquainted with him rising of Forty years, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion.
Joshua Cook
Sworn & subscribed the day & year first herein mentioned - }
Amos Heald
Isaac Proctor Judge
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 applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, that the said Joshua Cook and Amos Heald who have signed the above certificate are residents in Chester in the same vicinity with the above named applicant, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
Isaac Proctor Judge
I, Reuben Washburn, Register of the Probate Court, within and for the District of Windsor in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jason Rice for Pension.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Reuben Washburn.

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Jason Rice
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7 mo's
$23.00
Amos Herald
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 27 th
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 Jason Rice
   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.     from 1. Dec to 10. Mar 1777 3 10 Private Col o Perry 72 Hopkinton Mass. Traditionary   from Aug 1777 to Oct r 1777 2 Private Capt o Amos Perry does not recollect Field officers Same Additional   1778 1 7 Private Capt o Cranson Same Traditionary   1779 14 Private Same Evidence of a   7 31 Clergyman & Letter  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Mr Jason Rice
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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 }
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 so 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 G. D. residing in (the same) _____ 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 enquiry 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 _____ month, 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 [j] 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.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
awt January 29, 1929
Mrs. O. H. Dunton 210 S. Court Street Circleville, Ohio.
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 19053, it appears that Jason Rice was born May 21, 1761 in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
While residing at said Hopkinton, he enlisted and served as a private with the Massachusetts Troops, as follows-
From December 1, 1776, three months and three weeks in Captain Samuel Burbank's Company, Colonel Perry's Regiment; from in August 1778, two months in Captain Amos Perry's Company, and was in the battle of Rhode Island and in General Sullivan's Retreat; from in November 1778, five weeks in Captain Cranston's Company; in 1779, two weeks, no officers stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

August 6, 1832, at which time he was living at Chester, Windsor County, Vermont.
There are no data as to family.
Respectfully
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

P 19053
INVALID.
File No. 19053
Jason Rice
Rev Rev Mrs
Act: June 7 th 89
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 452
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929-Jan-29-17ish Mrs. C. H. Huntington Surg.

State of Vermont } On the first day of July A.D. 1833. Windsor County } Personally appeared before the Probate
Court within and for the County of Windsor in the State of Vermont, in Open Court now sitting. — Jason Rice of Chester in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont; aged seventy two years — the 21 st day of May last past — who being first duly sworn according to Law; doth on his oath make the following amendment to his former declaration; — bearing date the sixth day of August 1832, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. Deposition & oath — That by reason of old age & 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. — 1 st For three months & ten days he served as a Private in 1776 & 1777 — 2 nd For two months he served as a Private in 1777 — 3 rd For One month he served as a Private in 1778 — 4 th For fourteen days he served as a Private in 1779 — For such service I claim a Pension. — That he cannot find a witness to prove his service — And by reason above stated, he cannot now recollect the names of Field Officers under whom he served (excepting the first service therein stated) or whether the companies in which he served, was attached to any particular Regiment — during the last Four herein stated. — That he served with an embodied Corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the Field or Garrison; and for the time during which the service — was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

That in his original application he did not state the name of a Clergyman, but of Citizens - who testified in his behalf which is deemed not strictly according with the rules of the War department, he therefore, now states the names of Rev d Rufus Bruce of Chester in his vicinity - and Joshua Cook of Chester in said County who can testify in respect to his character for veracity. Sworn & subscribed the day { * Jason Rice & year first herein written }
Before Jabez Proctor Judge
We Rufus Bruce a Clergyman residing in the Town of Chester in the county of Windsor & State of Vermont - and Joshua Cook residing in the Town of Chester in said County - hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jason Rice who has sworn & subscribed to the above amendment to his former declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that Opinion. * Rufus Bruce
Sworn and subscribed the { * Joshua Cook day & year first herein written }
Before Jabez Proctor Judge
And I hereby certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that Rufus Bruce - who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman Resident in the Town of Chester aforesaid and that Joshua Cook - who has also signed the same is a Resident in Chester aforesaid; and are credible persons, & that their testimony is entitled to full credit. Jabez Proctor Judge

State of Vermont } I Reuben Washburn Register of Windsor County } the Court of Probate within & for the District of Windsor, in the State of Vermont; do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of the said Court in the amendment to the declaration of Jason Rice for a Dower. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and Seal of Office this first day of July in the year of our Lord - 1833. —
Reuben Washburn. —

Circleville, O. April 23 - 1928
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir: -
Can you give me the war record of Jason Rice who was a pensioner of the United States? He died in Chester Vermont Nov 11-1843 aged 21 years. He lived many years in Chester, and he is buried there.
was a native of Hopkinton Mass -
Can you tell me where he was born? and to what regiment, [ where he enlisted] he belonged? -
I am his great grand daughter and very anxious to know his war record.
An early answer will be appreciated
Respectfully
Mrs C. H. Durst
210 S. Court St
He is listed in the Chester Vermont town records as "a pensioner of the United States,"
Circleville
Ohio

Circleville O. April 23 1928
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir: -
In Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors I find the following :- "Jason Rice, Hopkinton, Mass in list of men under Lieutenant David Eames showing pay allowed them (year not given) Said Rice allowed pay for 17 days service, also receipt given Lieutenant D. Eames dated Hopkinton Feb 5-1776 signed by Rice and others belonging to Captain Leland's Co - Colonel Wyllie regiment for wages for services "in last campaign"
Also Captain Amos Perry's Co - Colonel Haw's regiment. - enlisted service July 28-1778 - discharged Sept 12. 1778 service 1 month. 17 days at Rhode Island.
Also Captain Amasa Cranston's Co Colonel Samuel Denny's regiment

enlisted Oct 28 - 1779. discharged Nov 23. - 1779. Service 1 mo 6 days at Claverack including travel (200 miles) home - Regiment raised for 3 months." Can you give me any information about this Revolutionary soldier Jason Rice of Hopkinton Mass.? He was either my great-grandfather or his father. Both were named Jason and were from Hopkinton. Any information you can give me about this soldier will be greatly appreciated. His birthplace and place of burial are much wanted - An early answer will be a favor - Respectfully
Mrs A. H. Dunton 210 S. Court St Dearerville Alma

Sept 173
Mr. Garrison
Free
James L. Edwards Esq. Commr of Pensions Washington City Dist o Columbia
Recd

Application for a new Certificate
State of Vermont } We it known that on the 25 day Windsor County ss. } of August Anno Domini 1838. —
Before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the County of Windsor aforesaid Personal appeared Jason Rice of Chester in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged Twenty Seven who being duly sworn, doth on his oath declare and say that he is the Identical person to whom the original Certificate was given, that he formerly served in the Army of the Revolution was draughted at Hopkinton Massachusetts about the first of December 1776 - for three months, served in Captain Samuel Burbanks Com-pany. — entered service again first of August 1778 served two months in Capt. Amos Perry's Company. enlisted for three months, served in Captain Cramson's Company at Flatbush five weeks & discharged. — served as a substitute for Tho s Saben at Cambridge Mass. two weeks — was at the battle at Rhode Island that his Lock shot off his gun &c for which service a pension certificate was granted him for $23.33. per annum during his natural life and never exceeded 18670. bearing date September 24 th 1833. signed by Amos Hield the Secretary of War. & recorded in the Records of the War department; that he has received his regular stipend up to the 4 th day of September 1837 that he has since that time lost his said certificate and knows not what has become of it. — He therefore hereby requests that a new certificate may be granted him, so as to enable him to receive the stipend aforesaid and Arrears, since said 4 th of Sept r 1837 due him thereon. — Hereby relinquishing all future claim by virtue of the former certificate, if found, on receiving a new one. — That he now resides in Chester aforesaid & has resided there for the space of 50 years past, and that previous thereto he resided in the Town of Hopkinton Mass. Sworn & Subscribed the day & year first above mentioned } before me. Amos Hield Justice Peace
Jason Rice
I hereby certify that the above named Jason Rice is - known to me & is a credible witness.
Amos Hield Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont Windsor County ss.
I Amos Hield of Chester, a Magistrate in the county above named do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence that of my own personal acquaintance - that Jason Rice who has

This day appeared before me to take the oath of identity, is the Potential person named in the pension certificate number 18670. & bearing date Sept. 24 th 1833 for the sum of $23 33 3/4 per annum which certificate he the said Jason Rice, in the foregoing application states he has lost - and which certificate was signed by Genl. G. C. Secretary of War. That I have heretofore seen the above described pension certificate in his possession, & sincerely believe he has actually lost the certificate out of his possession. & knowledge, as he states -
Given under my hand at Chester this 25 th day of August A.D. one Thousand eight hundred & thirty eight.
Amos Heald Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont } I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the Court of Windsor County ss. } Windsor County, do hereby certify that Amos Heald is a magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have herunto affixed my seal of Office & subscribed my name this sixth day of September A.D. 1838.
Benj Swan Clerk of the Court of Windsor County

J. L. Edwards Esq. Commr d of pension. Sir
I enclose the Application of Aaron Rice for a. renewal of his Pension Certificate which you be so kind as to do my care for him I have not the least doubt of his veracity, & of the actual Loss of his certificate. being fully acquainted with him
Yours Truly Anna H. Field
Chester Vermont Sept 5 th 1838