Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18758, David Carleton, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Carleton, David or Carlton.
S. 18758.
Carded.
CONTENTS

1778 Vermont
David Carlton
of Orange Co. in the State of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Waynes of the regiment commanded by Col. Sproat in the Massachusetts line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars in Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10. day of November , 1832 and sent to Pensioner Vershire, Orange Co. Vermont.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 120.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Mch 3 1833 40.00 $160.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by McDuffie Clerk, Book D Vol. 4 Page 98.

Admitted
David Carlton
Application & Certificate
P 6 Served 2 years & upwards
$80:
Private
Sent to Commissioner Vershure Orange City

STATE OF VERMONT, COUNTY OF Orange
Probate District of Bradford ss.
On this 26 day of July 1832 personally appeared before the Probate Court of the District of Bradford of our said name sitting in open Court being a Court of record David Carlton a resident of Northfield in the county of Orange and State of Vermont, aged 69 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 with Daniel Burwell Lathrop and served in the a regiment of the Massachusetts line, under the following named officers; Capt James Mair, Lieut Whiting - Col Elkanah Spratt Major Gibbs was stationed at Boston, & West point, where he remained the principal part of his time until he was discharged - That he enlisted at Bradford in Massachusetts as a private for the term of three years & served until peace was declared & the army disbanded & was more than two years in the service That he was placed on the pension roll under the act of March 18th 1818 & was dropped therefrom on account of his property - As will appear by documents already in the department to his Pension Certificate herewith transmitted - He also states that he resided in Northfield, County of Orange Vermont when he first made application for a Pension where he has now some days still resides -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or 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 Vermont.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
David Carlton
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, Simon Root Clerk or Deputy of the court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of David Carlton for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 26 th day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Simon Root 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 David Carlton or Carlton 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. S.F. 18.758
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1. 1780 3 yrs. Pvt James Means. Ebenezer Droot Mass          
Battles engaged in, in a number of skirmishes. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Bradford, Mass. Date of application for pension, Dec. 10. 1818. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, Vershire, Orange Co., Vt. Age at date of application, 6 in Jan. 1762.
Remarks: There is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

To on Esseunger Mr 3
18758 INVALID.
File No. 18,758
David Carlton
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 68
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mar 9 97 Hisly - W B Stowe, Thrall Concord NH 97 1906. Feb. 10. Estate Dividend - mfd. heirs no title. aw. 1916 March 1. History to Mrs. Benj. S. Rolfe. M.B.H.

16.993
R
Vermont.
David Carlton,
of Orange Co in the state of Vt, who was a private, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sprout, of the Mass line, for the term of 3 yrs
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8, Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of Dec r 1818,
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of May. 1820 and sent to Joseph Reed Esq. Rutland, Vt
Arrears to 4th of Mar, 1820 . . . 118.70 Semi-ann. all ce ending Sept " 48.00
12 mo. 26/31. Dollars. 166.70
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }

State of Vermont Orange County Clerks office January 22 d A D 1819 J H E W m Laughlin Clerk of Orange County Court, do hereby certify that Joseph Reed Esqr of Shetford in the County of Orange before whom the foregoing Declaration was Taken is a Judge of Orange County Court acting under the Authority of the State of Vermont and that his name subscribed to the foregoing Certified is in his own hand writing — Attest J H E W m Laughlin C lerk

David Carleton
Private
80 to 83
Spook Map to
Regt.
adm. C.M.
It is necessary, for the Judge to certify that the witness, proving claimant's service, are entitled to credit -
Corrected by Adm. C.M.

David Corleton Claim for pension

State of Vermont ss) on this 10 th day of December 1818 Orange County ss) before me the subscriber one of the judges of the County Court in the County of Orange and State of Vermont personally appeared David Carlton aged fifty six last January now residing in Peshin in the County of Orange and State of Vermont who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the prov- isions made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary war that he the said David Carlton enlisted for the term of three years on or about the first of December 1780 in Bradford in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by James Maynes of the regiment commanded by Col. Ebenezer Sprout in the line of the State of Massachu- =sets on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the United States until the the term of enlistment had expired and the Army was disbanded - at West Point in the State of New York it being the latter part of the war and being stationed at West Point was not in any regular forage path but was in a number of skirmishes inter- rupted being detached on summer and under him and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Root Judge Orange County Court

Joseph Reed, Judge of Orange County Court in the State of Vermont and as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my full satisfaction that the said David Carleton did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months cut on term on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the war Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
December 10 th 1818
Joseph Reed Judge Orange County Court -
up. to Dec 10: 1818

Darius Carlton
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of each year, by Hezekiah Allen Esq r in Burlington, Vermont.
No pension is payable until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates, after the issue of a Certificate "Payable to the 4 th of March 1820. but thereafter no payment can be made before exhibiting a schedule of property."
Registered, by J. H. Henson Clerk, in book B, volume 4 page 82

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, _____
David Carlton late a Private.
_____ in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Vermont _____ Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the tenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. _____
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this eighteenth day of May — one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War.

Daniel Baywell L Wm Abbott. affidavit to be used in the case of David Carlton

I Daniel Russell of New of Antrim New Hampshire testify that David Carlton then of Bradford Massachusetts was with me in the service of his country in the years of 1781 & 1782 and some longer time in the company of Capt. James Mague in the second Regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Eben d Sproat Daniel Russell Francetown 23 Oct r 1819
Then the above named Daniel Russell offered and made oath that the instrument by him subscribed was true before me and I also certify that the above named Daniel Russell is a credible witness Francetown 10 Dec r 1819 Peter Woodbury J. Pierce Peter Woodbury J. Pierce
I William Abbot of Francetown New Hampshire testify that David Carlton then of Bradford Massachusetts was with me in the service of his country in the years of 1781 and 1782 and some time more in the company of Capt. James Mague in the second Regiment of the Massachusetts line commanded by Col. Eben d Sproat W m Abbot Francetown 23 Oct r 1819
Then the above named W m Abbot offered and made oath that the instrument by him subscribed was true before me and I also certify that the above named W m Abbot is a credible witness Francetown 10 Dec r 1819 Peter Woodbury J. Pierce Peter Woodbury J. Pierce

State of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss—
In testimony that Peter Woodbury Esq d is in acting Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Hillsborough aforesaid & that the name Peter Woodbury subscribed to the within certificates is his signature & hand writing, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Superior Court of Judicature of said State of which I am Clerk for said County of Hillsborough this twenty fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & nineteen
French

Feb. 21- 1916
Rev Sec
9
Concord, N. H., 48 South St.
To the Bureau of Pensions - Washington, D. C.
Kindly send me the copy of the Pension Papers of David Carlton. who served in the Rev. War - Records of same, in the Mass. Records. Vol. 3- p- 101 He made application for Pension, Dec. 16- 1818. (56 yrs. old -) residing then, in Orange Co. Vt. was allowed for 3 yrs. actual service as private in Mass. Troops.
I wish to thank you for the past records sent me of other Pensioners so promptly -
Respectfully Yours - Mrs. Benj. S. Rolfe - Regent Rumford Chap. D. A. G. 48 South St.

✓ Copperfield Vt Jan 22 nd 1906
Commissioner of Pensions D.C.
Dear Sir
David Carleton a Revolutionary soldier, at the age of 16 years enlisted at Bradford Mass. to serve 3 years or during war. He served 4 years, was a pensioner at 96 dollars per year until he died March 21 st 1846 aged 84. His widow Rachael Carleton died February 6 th 1852 age 80 years lived almost 6 years after the death of her husband and did not draw any Pension after her husband's death.
I want to know if the heirs of the family that cared for her, are not entitled to the pension for the time she lived after David Carleton death.
I have no way of knowing the number of his Regiment.

David Carleton resided in Vershire Vermont from 1816 to his death 1846 His Post Office address West Fairlee Vt W. H. Velms. Special Examiner Bureau of Pensions of Montpelier Vt advised me to write direct to you to know if widows drew Pensions at that time If you will inform me it will be a great favor
Respectfully Yours
Ethan Dimond Copperfield Orange County Vermont