Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29040, Azariah Butler, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Butler, Azariah
S 29040
CONTENTS

21026 Massachusetts
Ebenezer Butler of Hampden in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Morgan of the 8th Regt commanded by _____ in the Mass line for Pienooty
State
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Aug 1832 and sent to Mrs. Ebenezer Butler
Arrears to the 4th of March 1832 $60.00 Pension allowance ending Feb 1832 15.70
$75.70
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. Addison Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 20 Page 8
72 Hampden

Azariah Butler
Dutton, Conn.
with Deputations of
8846 Abijah Kendrick Stephen Fuller John Bonadow Josiah Langdon

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampden ss.
On this Twenty Seventh day of August in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before Oliver B Morris Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Hampden now sitting in Springfield in said County Azariah Butler a resident of Monson in said County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy 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 on or about the first day of January in the Year 1778. He enlisted in a Company of Massachusetts State troops or Militia at Monson for the term of Six Months and immediately marched to Springfield Mass ts where he was stationed the whole term of Six Months performing Guard duty for the protection of the Magazines Military Stores and other property belonging to the United States, at that post. That Capt Morgan commanded the Company at the post and Lieut Brewer was in the Company. That he remained in said Company Six Months and was Verbally discharged at Springfield on or about the first of July of the same Year. That Abijah Hendrick of West Springfield and Stephen Fuller of Springfield both served in the same Company at the same time and he offers the Depositions of said Hendrick & Fuller which are hereto annexed in support of his own declaration as evidence of his service
6 Months
That on or about the first day of January in the Year 1780 at Monson he again enlisted in the Massachusetts State troops or Militia for  Three Months and immediately joined the Company at Springfield under the command of Capt Carpenter. That he was stationed at Springfield performing Guard duty for the protection of the Magazines Military Stores & other property of the United States at that post for three Months and was Verbally discharged about the first of April following having served out the time of his enlistment. That he offers the Depositions
3 Months

of John Amidon and Josiah Langdon both of Milbrum in said County, who served with him in the same Company at the same time in support of his own declarations; which said Depositions are hereto annexed and are offered as evidence of his service. That he has no other documentary evidence of service of either of the aforesaid times. That he was born in Norwich in the State of Connecticut and removed into Monson Mass ts when he was about ten years old and has ever since resided there, and now resides there. That he does not know of any record of his birth. That he does not recollect of any Field Officer being stationed at the Post in Springfield at either of the times of his service and believes there was not. He never was attached to any Regiment. That John Shaw & Jonathan Torrey both of Monson will testify of his character and that he is well known by them.
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, Sworn to and Subscribed the 3 day and year aforesaid }
Asariah Butts
We John Shaw and Jonathan Torrey both of Monson in the County of Hampden hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asariah Butts who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be twenty 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.
John S. Shaw
Jonathan Torrey

Abijah Hendrick formerly of Wilbraham now of West Springfield feeding hills County of Hampden commonwealth of Massachusetts Being of Lawful age Testify & say that Azariah Butler of Norson in said County was stationed in Springfield as a soldier to guard the stores & Magazine being the property of the united States in the time of the Revolutionary war under the command of Capt. John Morgan & Lieut Brewer during the term of Six Months I was with him the said Azariah in that service & we joined the Company under our enlistment January 1 st 1778 & was dismissed from that service together on the 1 st of July following then our six months tour closed Abijah Hendrick
Hampden ss.
Springfield August 8 th 1832
Then personally appeared Abijah Hendrick & made oath to the Truth of the foregoing Deposition before me
I further certify that Jonathan Torrey Justice of the peace is a resident in the Town of West Springfield the aforesaid deponent & that his statement is entitled to credit. Jonathan Torrey Justice of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that Jonathan Torrey Esq. before whom the above deposition was taken is a justice of the peace for the County of Hampden and that I believe his name thereunto subscribed to be his true and proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Common Pleas Court at Springfield on this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
John Ingersoll Clerk

I Stephen Fuller formerly of Monson now of Brimfield in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Testify & say that Azariah Butler of Monson in said County was Stationed in Springfield as a Soldier to guard the Stores & Magazine being property of the United States in the time of the Revolutionary war in the Massachu- setts line, under command of Capt. Morgan during the term of Six Months - Enlisted in that service January 1 st 1778 & was dismissed 1 st of July following I was in the guard with the said Azariah during the said term
I further certify that Stephen Fuller the aforesaid Depoponent is a resident of Brimfield & is a credible person & that his statement is entir- -ely to credit. Jonathan Torrey Justice of the Peace
Hampden ss Brimfield August 6 th 1832 Then personally appeared Stephen Fuller & made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition before me
Jonathan Torrey Justice of the Peace You solemnly swear the Deposition by you subscribed is just & true witness my hand & the seal of the Court

Stephen Miller Deponent to Francis Butler
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that Jonathan Tapp Esq. before whom the within deposition was verified is a justice of the Peace for the County of Hampden and that I believe his name thereto subscribed to be his true & proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Common Pleas Court at Springfield on this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two
John Ingersoll Clerk

I John Amadon of Wilbraham in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of Lawful age Testify & say that Azariah Butler of Monson in said County enlisted in the Guard at Spring- field to guard the Stores & Magazine - Property of the United States, for & during the term of three Months, in the time of the revolutionary war - I was with the said Azariah. we enlisted about the first of January 1780 & were Dismissed first of April we were under the command of Capt John Carpenter during this service John Amadon
Hampden ss.
Monson August 7 th 1832
Then personally appeared John Amadon & made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition before me
I further certify that the aforesaid deponent is a resident in Wilbr- aham & is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit. Jonathan Torrey Justice of the peace
I Josiah Langdon of Wilbraham in the County of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Being of Lawful age Testify & say that Azariah Butler of Monson in said County was a soldier in the guard three months at Springfield three Months in the time of the Revolutionary war, & in the Service of the United States. I was with the said Azariah we enlisted about the first of January 1780 & were dismiss- -ed first of April following we were under the command of Capt John Carpenter during this service
Josiah Langdon
Hampden ss.
Monson August 7 th 1832
Then personally appeared Josiah Langdon, & made oath to Truth of the foregoing Deposition, before me
I further certify that Josiah Langdon the aforesaid deponent is a resident in the town of Wilbraham & is a credible person & that his statement is entitled to credit. Jonathan Torrey Justice of the peace

Deposition
John Amoson & John Langdon to Agassiz
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden ss. I John Ingersoll a Clerk of the Common Pleas Court being a Court of Record in the County of Hampden do hereby certify that Jonathan Doyen Esq. before whom the within depositions were deposed is a justice of the Peace for the County of Hampden & that I believe his name thereto subscribed to be his true & proper signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Common Pleas Court this Eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & thirty two John Ingersoll Clerk

And the said Court, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and lived as he states - And the said Court further do certify that it appears to them that John Mace & Jonathan Loney who have signed the preceding certificate are both resident in said Mansons & are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit
I Justin Willard Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the Application of Asenath Butler for a Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Justin Willard Register

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BRIEF in the case of  Asariah Butler County of Hampden  in the State of  Mass (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     1778 1780 6 Private Gen Morgan   3 " Col Carpenter  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Monson Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditional four living Witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are not attached agreeably to the regulations nor are all the Witnesses verified as credible 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
4 Witnesses for 6 m
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Azariah Butler 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.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Jan'y 1, 1778 6 mos. Pvt. John Morgan guarding magazines at Springfield Mass.   Jan'y 1, 1780 3 mos. Carpenter guarding magazines at Springfield        
Battles engaged in, _____ Residence of soldier at enlistment, Monson Mass. enlisted there also. Date of application for pension, Aug. 27, 1832 His el. was al. Residence at date of application, Monson, Hampden Co. Mass. Age at date of application, 70 yrs old, born at Norwich Conn.
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
ACTING Commissioner.

29040 Rey INVALID.
1916 Aug. 4 Hist. to R. H. Butler
File No. 29,030
Mariah Butler Re: Rev. Mrs.
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8846
Isaiah Butler
R. D. Morris Esq. Springfield Mass

B R I E F objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jeremiah Butlin which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yy II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yy III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yy V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yy VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yy VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yy IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yy X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yy

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

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

I Alvin Bennett of Milbraham in the County of Hampden and Commonwealth of Massachusetts a clergyman of the Baptist denomination do hereby certify and say that I am well acquainted with Azariah Butts of Monson in said County who has made application for a pension, and that I fully believe him to be seventy 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 I concur in that Opinion Alvin Bennett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden County ss May 18 th AD 1833 Then personally appeared the above named Alvin Bennett before me the subscriber, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed. And I further certify that the said Alvin Bennett is a clergyman of respectable standing residing in Milbraham aforesaid as above stated and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Richard D Morris justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Hampden ss I Justin Willard Clerk of the Probate Court, the same being a court of Record within & for said County of Hamp- den do hereby certify that Richard D Morris (upon whom the above deposition of the Rev. Alvin Bennett was sworn to & subscribed) is a justice of the Peace within & for said County and that the name Richard D. Morris subscribed to the certificate thereof is his proper signature & hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of said court at Springfield this twentieth day of May A D 1833
Justin Willard

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Commissioner of pensions, Washington, D.C.
Hon. Dear Sir:
The following information is desired:
Was Azariah Butler (Revolutionary soldier in Capt. John Morgan's Co. from Mass. who enlisted Jan. 7, 1778) a pensioner? If so who were his parents or some of his family and from what place did he enlist?
Thanking you for the consideration of the above, I am
Yours respt., R.H. Butler.