Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23360, for Oliver Parmenter, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Parmenter, Oliver Parminter or
S. 23360
CONTENTS

Date of death not on AB
28788 New York
Oliver Parminter
(Essex Co in the State of New York) who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brewster of the Regt. commanded by Col. Howe - in the Massachusetts for 6 months & 22 days
Enscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 22 Dollars 42 Cents per annum, commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of June 1834 and sent to Hon. R. Whitcomb House Repres.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '34 $ 67. 26 Commenc. allowance ending 4 Sep '34 11. 21 $78 47
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Jno. Cromwell Clerk Book E Vol. 4 Page 115

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York
County of Essex } for
On the 14 th day of January in the year of Our Lord 1834. Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of the said County now sitting Oliver Parmenter a resident of the town of Moriah in said County of Essex and State of New York aged Twenty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States by voluntary enlistment for a term of three months at Sudbury in the County of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts under Command of Captain Printon and within a short time after said enlistment and on or about the first of August in the year 1780 joined the Regiment under Command of Colonel How at Butts Hill in the state of Rhode Island and was then employed in building a fort at that place until the fall part of November following when he was dismissed from his engagement having served the full term for which he had enlisted.
That on or about the first of September in the Year 1781 he again enlisted for another term

of three months at Sudbury aforesaid under the Command and of Capt. Barker and joined the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Webb at Verplank's Point in the state of New York where he remained for a few days when the regiment removed to Galloway's hill where they remained for several weeks but subsequently when the regiment marched from thence to the Highlands he was with a number of others of the regiment detached and sent to Fish Kill and employed in cutting wood for the use of the army until the about the ninth day of December following his enlistment, when he was dismissed having served the full term of his enlistment all which service was rendered in the capacity of a private soldier and as above described for which he asks a pension and this affidavit for- ther saith that this affidavit has never been having written discharge from service as aforesaid Oliver D. Dement
Sworn to in Open Court this 15 th day of January 1834 before me David S. Cady Clerk
We Samuel Shepley and Gardner T. Barker residing in the town of Mariah aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Oliver Dement who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be twenty one years of age that he is respected 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 Samuel Shepley this 15 th day January 1834 Gardner T. Barker Subscribed and sworn to in Open Court this 15 th day of January 1834 before me David S. Cady Clerk

And the said Court do here by declare their Opinion after the investigation of the Matter and after putting to him the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it is satisfactorily shown to them that there is no Clergyman who is personally acquainted with the said applicant that resides within such distance as would render it reasonable for him to obtain his personal attendance before them; but that it appears to them that Messrs C. Shepherd and Gardner Barker who has signed the preceding Certificate are resident at Mansfield aforesaid and are creditable persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Signed by Order of the Court
Edw. S. Harkness Clerk
And the said Court further certifies that to the several interrogatories prescribed by the war department the applicant answers
That he was born at Sudbury aforesaid in the year 1762; that he knows of no residence of his age; that he resided at Sudbury aforesaid at the time of his enlistment and several years since; seven years at Mansfield in the state of Massachusetts - then Barnardstown in the same state; three years at Mansfield N.H.; thirty five years at Mansfield V.T. since which he has resided at Mansfield aforesaid; that he was a volunteer in the service

And when the terms for which had engaged had expired he was dismissed but in no case received any written discharge; that from the peculiar nature and situation of his service the long laps of time since, he is unable to state much about the Continental Officers and the different Regiments which were in service at that time And can give no more general or particular circumstances of his service than what is contained in his declaration; And the applicant further states that his name is not on the any Roll of the agency of any state and that he relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present.
And the said Court further Certifies that as an evidence of his service the said applicant has produced the affidavit of Ezra Mason purporting to have been Executed before Moses Whitney a Justice of the peace of the for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts whose official capacity is certified by Elias Denny Clerk of the said County of Middlesex, to which he has affixed the seal of the said County; the same being considered by said Court as component proof they have therefore attached it to this declaration
Signed by Order of the Court
Edw. S. Cushing clerk

State of New York Essex County ss.
I Edward S. Haysler clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of Essex do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Oliver Larmour for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at the Court House in Elizabeth Town this 15 th day of January 1834
Edward S. Haysler Clerk

I Ezra Mosman do testify and say I was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war. In the year seventeen hundred and eighty in a company commanded by Capt. Brinton in the regiment commanded by Col. How. Oliver Parmeter was a private soldier in the same company, we both joined the army about the first of August at Rhode Island, and were both discharged about the first of November following - in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one we both enlisted and joined the Army about the first of September near New Paltz point in the State of New York, in the company commanded by Capt. Bunker in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Webb and were both discharged the first part of December in following, and further the deponent saith not
Ezra Mosman
Middlesex ss November 3 rd 1833 Then the above named Ezra Mosman made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed
Before me Moses Whitney Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Ezra Mosman has been a near neighbour to me for many years and is a man of truth, and entitled to full credit in my belief
Moses Whitney Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. I Elias Thibay Clerk of the court of Common Pleas, a Court of record in said county, do certify that Moses Whitney Esquire is a Justice of the Peace within said County of Middlesex, and that I believe his name subscribed to the foregoing Certificate his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court, the nineteenth day of November 1833.
C. Thibay

O. Parmenter Pension Claim 29.60 1/2
com d 6 mo 22 1/2 per
No 12. Whalen

December 17, 1935
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BA-J/EKL Am
Mr. Ralph M. Stoughton R.F.D. Gill, Turners Falls, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Deliverance Parmenter, Junior, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, whose widow, Mary Osborne Parmenter, lived in Marlboro, New Hampshire, and drew a pension on account of the services of her husband in the Revolutionary War, and the record of the son of Deliverance Parmenter, Oliver Parmenter, born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, October 12, 1782, served in the Revolutionary War, lived for many years in Springfield, Vermont, and died in Merish, Essex County, New York.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record found of a claim for pension or bounty land having been made to the United States based upon the military service in that war of Deliverance Parmenter or similar spelling. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. The pension to which you refer may have been paid by the state from which he served.
It is suggested that as a possible means of obtaining information in regard to the military service of that soldier, you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city, who is custodian of military records.
The record of Oliver Parmenter has been found and is furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

December 17, 1935
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BA-J/HEL Oliver Parmenter-S.23360
Mr. Ralph M. Stoughton R.F.D.Gill Turners Falls, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.23360, based upon the military service in that war of Oliver Parmenter.
Oliver Parmenter was born in 1762, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The names of his parents are not shown.
Found sol. in Mass. under Capt. Brimbal & Col. Hovey (Cyprian)
While a resident of said Sudbury, Oliver Parmenter volunteered about August 1, 1780, served in Captain Brimbal's (probably meant for Brimbal) Company, Colonel Howe's Massachusetts Regiment, marched to Rhode Island, and was engaged in building a fort on Butts Hill; length of service, three months: he enlisted about September 1, 1781, and served three months in Captain Bowker's Company, Colonel Webb's Regiment. All of his service was rendered as a private soldier.
Found this capt under Col Webb in Mass & as there was no Col Webb of Mass - this was Col Webb of Conn. so left out state.
probably Marlboro.
After the war, he lived for seven years at Barnstable, Massachusetts; for three years at Milbury, New Hampshire; thirty-five years at Springfield, Vermont; then moved to Meriah, Essex County, New York, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed January 14, 1834. He signed Parmenter - was pensioned Parmenter.
There are no data as to wife and children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Oliver Parmenter (S.23360), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Oliver Parmenter, Certificate No. 23788, issued June 21, 1834, rate $22.42 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Revolution
22360 INVALID.
No. 22360
Oliver Permenter
Dis. New-York
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index - Vol. 3 Page 313
[Arraignment of 1870.]
22360 Revolution Joseph M. Douglas

Gill, Massachusetts. 29 November, 1935.
Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.
✓ Deliverance Parmenter Jr. , born in Sudbury, Mass., served in the Revolutionary war, and family papers indicate that his widow, Mary (Osborne) Parmenter, drew a pension. The date and place of the soldier's death is not given, but the widow lived for some years with a son, Thaddeus, in Marlboro, N. H.
✓ Oliver Parmenter , son of Deliverance Jr., born in Sudbury, Mass., Oct. 12, 1762, also served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He resided for many years in Springfield, Vt., but died in Moriah, Essex Co., N. Y. His wife was Nancy (McLentiee).
If the foregoing appear on the Revolutionary war pension rolls, will you please forward me the war records, together with any personal data that may be included, for which information I beg to thank you.
Yours truly,
Address: Ralph M. Stoughton, R. F. D. Gill, Turners Falls, Massachusetts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, April 28 th 1834.
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 Oliver Parminter, as a private, is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Thomas Brimbal's Company, in Col. Hovey's Regt. where he is allowed from July 31 st to Novem r 1 st 1780, for services and travel, three months and five days. m = do 3 = 05
Oliver Parminter's name is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. Daniel Bowker's Company, in Col. Webb's Regt. where he is allowed from August 27 th to Decem r 4 th 1781, for services and travel, three months and seventeen days. 3 = 17
6 = 22 Edward D. Bangs. Secy

29.604 Q. Parmachoff
ABMD
Rep to E.D. Bangs
14
Rev R. Whalen
A. Davis Esq. Elizabeth Town Essex Co New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjunctive 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. Those 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 O. Parmachooz
   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.

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 C. 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
The claimant is referred to E.D. Bangs Secretary of the State of Massachusetts for proof of service in the militia of that State

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.