Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39277, Medford Caldwell, Mass.

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Mass.
baldwell, Medford
S 39277
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10,017 Vermont
Medford Caldwell of Derby in the state of Vt. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nicolas of the Mass. line, for the term of 6 yrs. 1777
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st of April, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30th of April 1819 and sent to Judge Howe Derby Vt.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819 — $5.56 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819  48 —
$133.56
Some. 17 4 30 3/4
Revolutionary claim, } Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Application and Receipt 1818 to Rev. H. Allen, Presbyterian Church, Vermont
39 19 11 8 1

Melford Goldsmith Certificate April 14 1818 pay to B3 M rs Wilson Massachusetts Lin.
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No 2

Melford Goldsmith Certificate April 14 1818 pay to B B M rs Nixons Regt Massachusetts Line
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No 2

I Medford Caldwell of Derby in the County of Caledon a state of Vermont aged fifty nine years. Testify and say that in April in the year of our Lord. One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven I enlisted into Col. Elijah Davenport's Company in the town of Bakersfield in the state of Massachusetts which Company belonged to Col. Thos. Nason's Regiment which was the sixth Regiment in Genl. Geo. N. Nason's Brigade that I joined Regiment at Fort Edward then we came to Half Moon (as it was then called) where we met General Gates and with him I was at the taking of Burgoyne from the time of taking Burgoyne until 1782 I was up and down North River two winters I wintered at Soldiers Quarters (as it was called) between Fish Kill & P't Kill two winters at West Point one at a some point below West Point in the year

Seven hundred one thousand & eighty two I was transferred from Capt Dunsforth Company to Capt Pitney Com pany in Col King's Infantry Regiment in a Brigade Commanded by Col. Gorton the oldest colon at Newburgh and was honorable Discharged on the 10 th day of June one thousand seven hundred & eighty three after having been a soldier for years one month & 17 day all which was mentioned in my discharge which discharge I fifteen or twenty years since entrusted to a friend to carry to Boston hoping to ob tain from Massachusetts some land in the Province of Maine But I did not ob tain any land nor have I since seen my discharge and I further certify that I am in very needy Redund circumstances having a very large family and little or no property and am in need of assistance from my Government April 14 1818 - Bedford Caldwell A. F. Post Judge swear before me William Stone Judge

State of Vermont Orleans By
Be it Remembered That on this fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen before me William Howe chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas duly qualified within & for the County of Orleans and State of Ver- mont the said Court of Common Pleas being a Court of Record Midford Caldwell of the town of Derby in the Coun- ty of Orleans a State of Vermont came and made solemn oaths that the foregoing Declaration by him subscribed had in true and it appearing to my satisfaction proved the declaration of said that Midford Caldwell the affidavit of said did serve in the Revolutionary war on the continental establishment against the com- mon enemy for the term of at least nine months to wit as in his declaration is more fully set forth and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support all which I do certify as by belief and do hereby transmit the testimony in the case and the proceed- ings had thereon to the Secretary of the department of War
For testimony whereof I have put my signature and caused the seal of our said Court of Common Pleas to be affixed at Derby on this fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eighteen
William Howe Judge
State of Vermont Orleans County
I certify that the Hon. William Howe above named is first Judge of the County Court of this County and that the above is his signature Wm. Ira H. Allen Clerk & Notary Public

Woodford Caldwell's declaration
10.017
Sept 1819
WJ.
Letter to
Era H. Allen agent Grasburgh Vt.
Oct 27. 1820

State of Vermont } At a County Court begun and held at Brattleboro Orange County } on the fourth Monday of June A.D. 1820 being a court of Record and made such by the Statute law of the said State of Vermont having unlimited jurisdiction and a power to fine and imprison, on this 30. day of June A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open court Medford Cald- well of Derby in said County, aged sixty one years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows to wit, in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Nickson in a company commanded by Capt. Elijah Davenport in Massachusetts Line as per his original declaration dated April 14. 1818 on which he has received a pension certificate numbered ten thousand and seventeen (10,017). And I do solemnly swear that I was a resi- dent citizen of the United States, on the 18. day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with an intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war", passed on the 18 day of March A.D. 1818. and that I have not nor has any person for me any property or securities, con- tracts or debts due to me other than what is contained in schedule hereto an- nexed and by me subscribed to wit, fifty four acres of poor land, 1 cow, 1 yearling heifer, one calf, two pigs, one chain, one shovel and two hoes being all the farming tools I own, some few wooden, tin and iron articles of house hold furniture of very little value, it may be worth ten dollars. My occupation a farmer, my right hand almost destroyed by a wound, my wife Sophia aged fifty two in tolerable health, one daughter, twenty one, good health, two sons, Chandler and Lewis aged 17 and 15 likewise in tolerable health and Lucinda twelve years old not very healthy and I have very few debts due to me not more than five or six dollars, but I owe something like one hundred and twenty dollars, Medford Caldwell

Sworn and declared on open court this 30 day of June A.D. 1820.
William H. Hodge of Orleans County Court
I Ira H. Allen Clerk of Orleans County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred sixty two dollars fifty cents. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 13. day of July 1820.
Ira H. Allen Clerk of the Court of the County of Orleans.

39277 REVY INVALID.
File No. 39277
Medford Caldwell Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 12
[Arrangement of 1870.]