Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12389, Oliver Butrick, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental
Butrick, Oliver
S. 12389
Mass
CONTENTS
carded

R. d. Chace, 30 th June 1854.
New York 20.898
Oliver Butrick
of Seneca Co. in the State of New York who was a private in the Comp commanded by Captain Oliver of the Regt. commanded by Col. Mills in the ★ Massachusetts line for 15 months.
★ Continental Mass.
Records completed Nov. 13/15.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 50 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Oct. 1833 and Sutto J. Fitch Clerk Batavia Co.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 30 $ 125 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th 25 $150
Revolutionary Claim, } at June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1, Page 89

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7, 1832
State of New York } ss County of Genesee }
On this fifteenth sixteenth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty Two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County of Genesee now sitting Oliver Buttrick a Resident of the Town of Sheldon in the said County of Genesee and State of New York aged Eighty four years and four months 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 - Seventeen hundred and seventy Six at Conway in the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts he enlisted under Ensign James  William Davis a recruiting officer for the term of One year and immediately he mustered

Chid with the said Davis and five or six other persons who had enlisted under the said Davis from Conway aforesaid through Sunderland and Old Rutland, Malbury and Sulbury and Cambridge to Winter hill near Boston. That when he so enlisted he enlisted as a private soldier. That he arrived at Winter hill aforesaid before the middle of January 1776 and when he had so arrived at Winter Hill aforesaid he then and there joined the company under the command of Captain Grover which was the second company - That a man by the name of Mayfield was Lieutenant in said company and the said James Davis Ensign - That the said company joined and was attached to the Regiment under the command of Colonel James Reed of the State of New Hampshire which Regiment belonged to the Brigade under the command of General Sullivan of New Hampshire. That he served in the said company Regiment and Brigade from the time he joined said company at Winterhill aforesaid which was a little before the middle of January 1776 till the very last part of December or the first part of January next following at which time he was discharged at Albany in the City of State of New York but received no written discharge and arrived at home at Conway aforesaid about the middle of January in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven that the said term of service from the time he

so enlisted was about one year and fifteen days That he was discharged as aforesaid by the order of General Trumbull whom he saw at Albany when he was discharged as aforesaid - That some time in the month of March next following after he enlisted and joined said company as aforesaid the said company Regiment and Brigade and he with them marched from Winter Hill aforesaid under the command of the said officers through Medfield and Mendon and at Mendon about Midnight there was an alarm came to the said Brigade that the British troops were coming into Providence in the State of Rhode Island and about Midnight the said Regiment only, marched directly to Providence aforesaid and staid there about Two weeks and in the mean time fortified Providence aforesaid - And then the said Regiment marched from Providence aforesaid to Norwich in the State of Connecticut but the said company to which he belonged and he with them marched separate from the said Regiment through Stonington in the State of Connecticut to Norwich aforesaid and arrived there in the latter part of March or the forpart of April 1776 and then and there joined the said Regiment and the said Regiment and he with them he thinks staid at Norwich aforesaid about a month and was employed in fortifying that place

The said Brigade according to his list resolution joined said Regiment soon after they arrived at Providence aforesaid and some time before they left Nor with the said Brigade was at Norwich aforesaid - The said company, Regiment and Brigade then marched and he with them from Norwich aforesaid directly to New London in the State of Connecticut at which place the said Brigade and he with them went on board of vessels and sailed to the City of New York - They made no stop at Norwich aforesaid - That the said Brigade and he with them arrived at the City of New York in the month of April 1776 but what time in the month he does not know - That the said company, Regiment and Brigade was stationed at New York three or four weeks and while there he was employed in fortifying the place and helped build Grand Battery - that then in the age of the evening the said Brigade and he with them went on board of vessels and sailed immediately from the City of New York to the City of Albany aforesaid at which place he staid a week or fortnight - And from there he marched to Fort George in the State of New York and from there crossed Lake George to the fort of Ticonderoga - And at Ticonderoga the said Brigade and he with them went on board of

boats and went by ground point, Isle of Mauk to St. Johns in Canada at which place he staid about a week - That he went down in a boat with provisions to Chubbler falls about fifteen miles from St Johns and returned back to St Johns on foot and then he marched from St. Johns to Montreal in Canada at which place he was stationed till some time in the month of July 1776 and the said Company Regiment and Brigade was there with him and while stationed at Montreal the Small Pox broke out among the troops and that he also had the small pox at the same time - and a large num- ber of the troops died of the small pox - That while they were stationed at Montreal a rumour came there that the British would soon attack the place - That General Sullivan in order to ascertain the fact went in person down the River St Lawrence in a boat and took a number of other boats with him and left the troops at Montreal Montreal under the command of General Benedict Arnold and as he understood from others that General Sullivan told General Arnold that he would write to him and let him know what to do - General Sul- livan soon ascertained that the British were advancing against Montreal and as he understood he wrote to General Arnold

by express to retreat without delay from Montreal to St. Johns which General Arnold did not do - That he the said Buttrick stood near the shore on the Island of Montreal and saw General Sullivan when he returned Arnold stood about a rod from him when General Sullivan landed - That Sullivan appeared to be very angry at General Arnold and censured him very much for not retreating with the army before - That he saw General Sullivan draw his sword and thought he would strike General Arnold; but he soon turned away from Arnold and ordered a retreat to St. Johns - It was nearly sundown when Sullivan returned to Montreal and it was very rainy - He then ordered a retreat and about dark the troops took up their march to St. Johns and the next day about noon they arrived at St. Johns and there the Troops obtained boats and on that day they left St. Johns and went to the Isle of Noak in Lake Champlain at which place he heard the American Army had not left St. Johns more than four hours before the British had possession of it - The American Army and he with them marched from the Isle of Noak to ground point in Lake Champlain at which place he had the small pax and he

caught it by taking care of two men by the name of Reuben Bordinell and Suly Belchir who were sick with it at the Isle of Noak That he with the army staid at Ground point he thinks till September following and from there he with the army went to Mount Independence opposite Secondoga aforesaid at which place he was stationed till December following with the army, and then he with the army went from Ground point to Lake George George and from there to Fort George and then marched from there to Fort Edward and from there to the City of Albany aforesaid at which place he arrived in the latter part of the month December or the fore part of January next following at which time and place he the said Patrick was discharged as aforesaid - That when he was stationed at Winter Hill aforesaid he saw on Cambridge Common Generals Washington Green Sullivan Putnam altogether - That he served with the said Company Regiment and Brigade during the whole of the foregoing period - That he knew Colonel Poore of said Brigade while he so served - That General Arnold had the command at Montreal when he arrived there and retreated with the American Army as above stated - That he can not remember the number of the Regiment or Brigade in which he served and he has forgotten the names of

the field and company officers except those above mentioned - and that he does not know what Companies or Regiments of Regulars or Militia he saw while in the service as aforesaid - That at the time he so enlisted and entered the service as aforesaid he resided in the Town of Conway in the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts - That after they had arrived at New York and while there, Captain James Wilkinson was appointed to the command of said company and a difficulty arose between said Wilkinson and Captain Grover and the company refused to obey said Captain Wilkinson and after said company arrived at Montreal said Captain Grover took the command of said company and said Wilkinson was appointed Brigade Major in the American as he understood That he never saw said Wilkinson but once after he arrived at Montreal as he remembers -

That about the last of August in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Seven he resided at Conway aforesaid at which time an alarm came on Sunday that the British had invaded the country under the command of General Burgoin near Saratoga - That about one hundred together with himself volunteered under Captain Alexander Oliver and all went on horseback to Tolls Mills in the State of New York and there they sent their horses back to Conway aforesaid and proceeded to the American Army at Fort Edward to cut off General Burgoin's retreat - That soon after he was off Fort Edward the British army went towards Saratoga - When he arrived at Fort Edward the said Volunteers and he with them they joined the Regiment of Militia under the command of Colonel Wells and the said Regiment belonged to the Brigade under the command of General Fellows - That until General Burgoin and his army surrendered he was stationed on the East side of the Hudson River between Saratoga and Fort Edward and some of the time at Fort Edward - Before Burgoin's Army surrendered he and about one

hundred under the command of Colonel Bellows volunteered to go on a scouting party near fort George which was possessed by the British - That they started in the night and lay in the woods till after sun rise near fort George and then surprised and took prisoners of war fifty five Indians - That at the time the battle was fought at Still water he was stationed at Fort Edward and was not called into the battle - That about the twentieth of October 1777 he was discharged at Fort Edward but received no written discharge - That he served at that time somewhat over one month and a half That while he was there he saw Captain Whipple and General Fellows That he saw no Regular officers or Regiments or companies as he was stationed on the East side of the Hudson River and did not cross it - that he does not know as there was any commissioned officers belonged to his company but Captain Oliver aforesaid

That in the month of September either in the 1778 or 1779 to Gageborough as it was called in Berkshire County in the State of Massachusetts where he then resided to have the militia go to Saratoga to guard against the Indians and that he then and there volunteered under Lieutenant Colonel Clark and went to Saratoga in the State of New York at which place he was stationed till the latter part of October at which time and place he was discharged but received no written discharge; That he and the rest of the soldiers had but little to do and as nothing important happened and the duty light he remembers but a little about that campaign and service - That a few troops only were there and he does not recollect any officers except the said Lieutenant Colonel Clark who was there all the time he served at Saratoga - That he served about six weeks including the time that he was absent from home -
That he has no documentary evidence and no person to prove his revolutionary services except except Ebenezer Cretenden who has

Subscribed and sworn to the affidavit hereunto annexed - That he has stated all the facts as to his revolutionary services as near as he can recollect them
That he was born at Stow in the County of he does not know in the State of Massachusetts in the year 1748
That since the Revolutionary war he has lived in Gageborough aforesaid; also Newlibonah Saratoga County New York - Schuyler Onida County New York - Richmond Ontario County New York; and Sheldon where I now live
That I have a record of my age in my bible and account book - That
That John C. Salisbury, post master and Rufus Chey a clergyman will testify as to his veracity and their belief of his revolutionary services - That said Chey is the nearest clergyman whatever
He hereby relinquishes every claim 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 day and year aforesaid } in open Court
Oliver Brattle
Timothy Fitch Clerk

18034
Oliver Butcher
e. i. j.
Admitted
Private 15 months
Y. Fitch Clk Batavia N.Y.

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 subjjoined 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 Oliver Patrick Genesee County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     End Jan'y 1776 1 " " priv Capt Grover Colo Reed Genl Sullivan Sandwich Rutland Cambridge New York Conway Hunntshin County Massachusetts Living witness   Not Aug 1777 " 1 15 priv Oliver Col Kelly St. Helens Toll's Mills Fort Edw a   " Sept 1778 to 79 " 1 15 priv Dr Col Clark Saratoga Gageborough Rutland County Mass in a military  
age at 84 years 4 months
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. 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 day 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 he 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 _____ 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.
□ 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.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Perham
12389 INVALID.
File No. 12389
Oliver Buttrick
Miss. Rev. no.
Act: June 7 th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We Rufus Cheney a clergy man residing in the Town of Attleboro in the said County of Gender and John C. Salisbury residing in the said Town of Sheldahl in said County hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with Oliver Patrick who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age; that he is respected and beloved 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 day and year aforesaid } in open Court
Rufus Cheney John C. Salisbury
Timothy Fitch Clerk
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 ap- plicant was a Revolutionary soldier and sworn as he states - And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Rufus Cheney who has signed the preceding certificate is a

Clergymen Resident in the Town of Lyndon in said county of Linn and that John C. Salisbury who has also signed the same is a Resident in the Town of Sheldon in said county and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Isaac Wilson William Mitchell Robert Carr Jr
I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Linn County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Oliver Buttrick for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixteenth day of October in the year 1832
T. Fitch Clerk
Oliver Buttrick Pension papers

That in the month of September either in the year 1778 or 1779 an alarm came to Gageborough as it was called in Berkshire county in the state of Massachusetts where he then resided to have the Militia go to Saratoga to guard against the Indians and that he then and there volunteered under Lieutenant Colonel Clark and went to Saratoga in the state of New York at which place he was stationed till the latter part of October at which time and place he was discharged but received no written discharge - That he and the rest of the soldiers had but little to do and as nothing important happened and the duty light he remembers but a little about that campaign and service That there were but a few troops there and he does not recollect any officers except the said Lieutenant Colonel Clark who was there all the time he served at Saratoga - That he served about six weeks including the time that he was absent from home -

State of New York } ss Dorcas Barnum of the Town Genesee County } of Sheldon in the County and State aforesaid the wife of Luther Barnum being duly sworn deposes and saith that she was acquainted with Reuben Boardwell who if living is Eighty two years of age - That he was reputed and believed to be a man of truth and veracity and strict integrity - And further this deponent saith that she has frequently heard the said Boardwell say that he served with Abner Butrick named in the declaration hereunto

carried in the years service in the Canada campaign and expedition in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy six - That she heard the said Bardswell say that the said Oliver Buttrick took care of him when he had the small pox at the Isle of Man when they were in the service together in the year 1776 during the Canada campaign - And further this Deponent saith not -
Dorcas Barnum
Sworn to and subscribed this 22 d day of August 1832 before me
Charles Wilder, Justice Peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Dorcas Barnum who has sworn to and subscribed the above affida- vit before me and that she is a person reputable for truth and veracity and strict integrity - August 22 d 1832
Charles Wilder, Justice Peace

I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Buttrick who has sworn to and subscribed the affidavit before me herein below and that he is a man reputable for truth and morality and strict integrity - August 22 d 1832.
Charles Wilder, Justice Peace
State of New York } ss Joseph Buttrick of the Genesee County } Town of Sheldon in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn deposeth that he is a son of Oliver Buttrick in the declaration hereunto annexed recited and that he this Deponent will be fifty nine years of age in the month of December next - And further this Deponent saith that in the year eighteen hundred and ten at Geneva in the County of Ontario and State aforesaid he saw one Ebenezer Crittenden and the said Oliver Buttrick together and heard them relate the business campaign of the year 1776 and in that con

veration this Deponent heard the said Britten den say that he belonged to the same company in which the said Oliver Butrick served in the said campaign under General Sullivan - And further this Deponent heard the said Britten den say that he was very sick in said campaign and thought he should have died if the said Oliver Butrick had not taken care of him during such sickness - And further this Deponent saith that he was born in the Town of Conway and County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts and knew the said Britten den in Conway aforesaid more than fifty years ago and that the said Britten den was always reputed to be a man of truth and veracity and strict integrity - And further this Deponent heard the said Britten den say that he served with the said Oliver Butrick in the said Canadian campaign but did not hear him state how long he and the said Oliver Butrick served together And further this Deponent saith that twenty five years ago he was acquainted with one Isaac Baker who resided at Conway aforesaid and further this Deponent saith that he has frequently heard the said Baker say that he and the said Oliver Butrick were in the service in the Revolutionary war at the taking of

General Burgoin - that the said Baker was always considered a person of truth and veracity and of strict integrity - that if he is living he is about seventy years of age and that the said Brittenham if living is seventy one or seventy two years of age - And further this Deponent saith not
Sworn to and subscribed this 22 d day of August 1832 before me
Joseph Britton
for Charles Wilder, Justice Peace
State of New York Genesee County ss I Timothy Fitch Clerk of the said County of Genesee do hereby certify that Charles Wilder before whom the foregoing affidavit of Dorcas Barnum and Joseph Britton pur- ports to have been taken was on the day of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for the said County of Genesee and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity and further that I am well acquainted with the sig- nature of the said Justice and verily believe that his signature subscribed to the said affidavit is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and seal of office this 22 d day of October 1832
Timothy Fitch C. & K.
Oliver Britton's Pension Papers
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Oliver Butrick Pension papers
Oliver Butrick
1818 The undersigned Oliver Butrick do hereby certify that the within copy is a true copy of the original as shown to the  General Land Office  at Boston  Massachusetts

State of New York } ss. On this first day of June Genesee County } 1833 personally appeared before me the undersigned Charles Wilder a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Oliver Butrick of the Town of Sheldon in said County, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is the very same identical Oliver Butrick who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration for a pension here unto annexed - And further he the said Oliver Butrick deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his service and all the services of the war when he served - And further he deposeth and saith that in the fore part of January 1776 he enlisted for the term of one year and served for the full term of one year in the field and Garrison as he has stated in his first term of service in his declaration and after he had served the said year he was duly discharged as therein stated
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That he served in the fall of 1777 as a private soldier in the field for the full term of One month and a half which is the second term of his service as mentioned in said declaration - And he saw Colonel Pillsbury and General Fellows And further he deposeth and saith that when he made said declaration he was not positive in what year he served in the third and last term
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of his service; but on mature reflection and deliberation, and reflection he is positive it was in the fall of 1778 for he well remembers it was the next year after Burgoyne surrendered; and in that term of service he served in the field and as a private for the full term of One month and fifteen days under Colonel Clark and if he served in and belonged to any Regiment it was his Regiment: but he never knew whether he was attached to any Regiment, and Clark was Lieutenant Colonel and he thinks there was no first Colonel and that he was attached to no Regiment There were but about a hundred men there and Captain Balderson, after reflection was his Captain and he thinks he was the only Captain there -
That he served all of said term with an embodied corps called into service by his competent authority - and for the term during which the said service was performed he was not employed in any civil pursuit -
That he served in the whole of said term for the full term of One year and three months and for which service he claims a pension - And further saith not
I, Bissell B. Bissell
Sworn to and subscribed

this first day of June 1833 before me
Oliver Butrick
Charles Wilder Justice Peace
State of New York Genesee County
ss I Timothy Fitch clerk of the said county do hereby certify that Charles Wilder before whom the foregoing affidavit of Oliver Butrick for perjury to have been taken was on the day of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for the said county of Genesee and that the said Charles Wilder whose signature appears subscribed to the certificates of credibility of Darcus Barnum and Joseph Butrick above hereto annexed was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said county of Genesee And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that his signature subscribed to the said affidavit and certificates is his genuine signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and seal of office this 27th day of June 1833 -
T Fitch Clerk

army retreated from that place to Fort George dated at Geneva this 3 rd day of October 1832
Sworn at Goshorn this 3 rd Day of October 1832 before me Isaac Phillips, Justice
Elmerer Crittenden
State of New-York } Ontario County ss. } I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Isaac Phillips, whose name is subscribed to the above certificate of affidavit, was, at the date thereof, a Justice of the peace in and for said county: And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature to be his proper act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this fifth day of October A.D. 1832.
Charles Crane
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Elmerer Crittenden who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me and that he is a credible person and reputable for truth and veracity and strict integrity - Dated June 17 th 1833 Isaac Phillips Justice of the peace
State of New-York } ss I Charles Crane Clerk of said County do Ontario County } hereby certify that Isaac Phillips whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County and that he was a Justice of the peace on the third day of October 1832 and that he is the same Isaac Phillips before whom the within affidavit was taken - And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the said signature to the immediate preceding certificate to be his proper act and deed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21 st day of June 1833
Charles Crane

Joseph Buttrick Pension Papers
Please forward certificate to Matthew Farnham Astoria Genesee County N. York
Please forward returns to Matthew Farnham in the case of Benjamin Nelson of Astoria aforesaid

State of New York } ss. Elizer Britton of the Town of Goshen Ontario County } in the County of Ontario in the state of New York being duly sworn deposes and saith that in this Deposition is Seventy (70) years of age - And further this Deposition saith that on or about the first day of January in the year 1776 at Conway in the then County of Hampshire but now Franklin in the state of Massachusetts in this Depo- sition enlisted as a private soldier under Ensign James Davis for the term of one year in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and marched from said Conway to Boston, then to New Haven and from there to New York under Captain Grover and Lieutenant Mayfield and after arriving at New York we came under the com- mand of Captain Wilkinson and joined the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Reed of New Hampshire and the Brigade commanded by General Sullivan; that in this Deposition served in said Company Regiment and Brigade till some time in December next following at which time this Deposition was taken sick at Fort Gray and received a furlough for a set time - And further this Deposition saith that when he so enlisted as aforesaid this Deposition was well acquainted with Oliver Butrick who resided in Conway aforesaid - And further this Deposition saith that the said Oliver Butrick is the same identical Oliver Butrick who is the Applicant for a pension according to the best of his knowledge and belief named and described in the declaration for a pension herunto annexed - And further this Deposition saith that the said Oliver Butrick did enlist in January 1776 for the term of one year into the Company above mentioned commanded by said Captain Grover; and the said Butrick ser- ved as a private in said Company with this Deposition for the term the said Butrick enlisted till in this Deposition was discharged as aforesaid - And when this Deposition was discharged by a furlough the said Butrick remained with said Company and this Deposition has no doubt that the said Butrick served one year in that Campaign as in the said Butrick did not return home until January 1777 - That the said Butrick resided at Conway aforesaid when he so enlisted - That the said Oliver Butrick has been to the house of this Deposition

not more than ten or twelve years ago - that he has frequently seen the said Butrick since the said campaign - This Deponent is of the opinion that the said Oliver Butrick is a person of eighty years of age or more - that while this Deponent was in the service of the said Oliver Butrick almost every day - And further this Deponent saith that the said Oliver Butrick took care of him this Deponent when he was sick at Fort George in November or December in the year 1816 - That the said Butrick and this Deponent served in One and the same Company together for the term above mentioned - And further this Deponent saith that after leaving New York he marched to Albany - from thence to Fort George and from Fort George to Plattsburgh and from thence to St. Johns from thence to Montreal and there was stationed until the American Army retreated from that place to Fort George - And further this Deponent saith not
Ebenezer Britton
Sworn to and subscribed this 17th day of June 1833 before me Isaac Phillips Justice of the peace
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Ebenezer Britton who has subscribed and sworn to the above affidavit before me and that he is a credible person and reputable for truth and veracity and strict integrity - Dated June 17th 1833
Isaac Phillips Justice of the peace
State of New-York,
Ontario County ss.
I, Charles Crane, Clerk of said county do hereby certify that Isaac Phillips, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates, was, at the dates thereof, a Justice of the peace in and for said county; and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe the said signatures to be his proper act and deed.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twenty-first day of June A.D. 1833.
Charles Crane