Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21626, Joseph Bartlet, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Bartlet, Joseph Bartlett
S. 21626
CONTENTS

N o 11,730 Vermont
Joseph Bartlett
of the Province in the State of Lower Canada who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Speer of the Regt. commanded by Col. Nickerson in the Massachusetts line for 2 years Private $80.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of June 1833 and sent to J. Newman Derby Vt.
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. 160.00 Semest. allowance ending 14 Sep. 1833 40.00 $200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E, Vol. 3 Page 53
1885 March 25 H Lacroix history (See Samuel Dunbar file no 8 15106 for his letters) Pres
1889 History by M c Bartlett Pres
1894 Jan. 11 Mil. Hist.
Sent to M c Bartlett Parishville, N.Y. AB

13. 011
Joseph Bartlett
Declaration
On Rolls
27 mag 77. 3 years & discharged in 1780.
No evidence that he was Corp. or Sergt
adm d 2 years pay
804

State of Vermont } On this 14 day of August 1832 personally Orleans District  County } appeared before the Probate court within and for the district of Orleans holden at Derby in said District  County of Orleans Joseph Bartlett Resident of Melbourn Lower Canada in the district of St Francis Aged 72 years who being first dilly Sworn according to Law doth on this oath make the following declaration. in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed March 7-1832 Joined the army at Roxbury Mass Jan 1 st 1776 under Asa Danford Col Arnolds Regt and was dismissed at Princeton New Jersey Feb 1777. and Reenlisted May 1777 under Peter Hazzard and joined the army at Peekskill N.Y. and joined Capt Ebenezer Speers Company Col Thomas Nickson being 6 th Mass Regt John Nicksons Brigade and was discharged at Lobdell's Fortune in June 1780. reenlisted in Jan. or Feb. 1781 and joined the army at West Point April 1 st and joined Capt Adam Baley company and was discharged at West Point 1783 Nov. joined 2 Mass Regt commanded by Col Ebenezer Spout and transferred into a company of Grenadiers commanded by Seth Drew in said Regt In 1776 Marched from Boston to New York I was in the battle at Bells Point east of New Chester church and was slightly wounded I was in no more danger until the taking of the Hessians at Trenton New Jersey in 77 at the battle of Brandywine Heights on the 17 Sept again in battle in forcing the British out of their entrenchments Oct 7 th or 17 th or 18 th Burgoyne capitulated then we marched from there to Albany and was sent on an expedition to take horse from the inhabitants for the benefit of the army at Brookfield. I then joined the army at Harris perchis street near the white plains and then joined a detachment under Capt Barrons Lieutenant Waffles

an Ensign Wolbrook ranged the lines upon Harris's party street for New York being in many skirmishes with the British light horse under Col. Danile Lee but lost but few joined the Regt at Pickskill Hollow at the close of summer and remained with the Regt up and down the Croton River.
In Oct 1781 I was made corporal in Adam Baley Company then I was transferred into the company of Grenadiers in 1782 I was made Sergeant and was so when discharged I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State — Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Bartlett
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and entitled to the State —
I John H. Winchell Register of the Probate Court for the district of Paterson aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Bartlett for a Pension —
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 14 th day of August 1832 —
John H. Winchell Register

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Joseph Battell Lower Canada
29 May 77 a/c in 80
adm'd
24 mo. Private - $50:00
T. Newman Esq. Derby Vt.
E

BRIEF in the case of Joseph Bartlett  of Malbourn in the State of Lower Canada  (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? 72 years  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.     June 1776 9 Private Gen. Burgoyne Col. Arnold   May 1777 3 " Gen. Howe Col. Nicholson   July 1781 to 1783 2 Octob r 1781 Corporal Capt. Baily   1782 Sgt.  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Pell's point, Trenton  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bucksport Massachusetts  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? His own declaration  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Catts Examining Clerk.

October 29, 1924.
Mrs. Irving M. Skuttle, Osage, IOWA.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.21626, it appears that Joseph Bartlett (pensioned as Bartlett) enlisted January 1, 1776, place not stated, under Captain Asa Danforth and Colonel Arnold, was in a battle at Pell's Point, New York, where he was slightly wounded, and the battle of Trenton and was discharged in February 1777. He enlisted in May 1777 in Captain Ebenezer Spurr's Company, Colonel Thomas Nixon's Massachusetts Regiment, was in both battles of Bemis Heights and many skirmishes and was discharged in June 1780. He enlisted in January or February 1781, served as Corporal and Sergeant in Captains Adams Bailey and Seth Drew's Companies, Colonel Ebenezer Sprout's Massachusetts Regiment, and was discharged in November 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, while a resident of Melbourne, District of St. Francis, Lower Canada, aged 72 years.

There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Service reviewed by Miss Wilson UM.

Revocation 21626 INVALID.
File No. 21,626
Joseph P. Bartlett His Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1821
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 21
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1920 Mar. 5. History to Effie M. Fox. CW. 1922, Nov. 29. Hist. to Mrs. Lena J. H. Clausen - En. 1923, May 10. Hist. to Winifred Bartlett. En 1924, Oct. 29. Hist. to Mrs. Irving M. Skuttle - umf

17152 Room 1333 Stock Exchange Bldg., Chicago, Ill., November 2, 1922.
Bureau of Pensions, Revolutionary War Section, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Am about to file my application for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and find my ancestor received a pension they will not take it till I can accompany the same with copy from your office. May I receive this?
Revol. Ancestor - Joseph Bartlett, born Brookfield, Mass. 13 Sept., 1759 died Barnston, Canada, 16 Feb. 1840
Served as Private and Sgt., at Battles of Bemis Heights and Trenton, enlisted at Brookfield. He married Nov. 22, 1778 Lucretia Hamilton.
Thanking you for this as promptly as possible, as I shall be delayed until I get it,
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Lenna Isabella Hill Clausen
Room 1333 Stock Exchange Bldg., #30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago Ill

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Joseph Bartlett Melhorn  born June 1832 which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? no 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? yes IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes 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? yes

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? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no 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? no 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? no 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? 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? 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?
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."

October 4-1924.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please send me copy of the war record of Joseph Bartlett, a Massachusetts soldier from Brookfield. As near as I can determine, he served somewhere between six and seven years.
Joseph Bartlett was born Sept 13, 1759 and died March 7-1840. I do not know whether you will need further information before being able to look this record up, or not.
Thanking you in advance for any information, I am
Very truly,
Mrs. Froung M. Skuttle Osage, Iowa.

DISTRICT COURT THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT PIPESTONE COUNTY
HON. LEWIS S. NELSON, JUDGE
Per Cord- 1 WINIFRED BARTLETT, CLERK
PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA
March 29, 1923
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please give me the service record of Captain Joseph Bartlett, of Brookfield, Massachusetts. This Joseph Bartlett was the son of Mathew Bartlett, was born in 1758, at Brookfield, Massachusetts, and died in 1840 at Melbourne, Quebec, Canada.
Any fee that is due your office for this information I shall be glad to pay upon receipt of a statement of the amount.
Yours respectfully,
Winifred Bartlett
B G

THE DICTAPHONE
(REGISTERED)
COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY
PRESIDENT FRANCIS S. WHITTEN VICE-PRES., SEC'Y AND TREAS. C. WM. WOODROP VICE-PRES. AND GEN'L MANAGER H. L. WILLSON VICE-PRESIDENT E. N. BURNS
SOLE SALES AGENT FOR COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE MANUFACTURING COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF COLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS, COLUMBIA RECORDS AND THE DICTAPHONE "REGISTERED"
ASST. GENERAL MANAGER HULBERT A. YERKES ASST. TREAS. AND ASST. SEC'Y F. J. AMES COMPTROLLER H. C. COX
BRANCH SALES MANAGER CHARLES R. FOX
TELEPHONES: WORTH { 7250, 7251 7252, 7253
Feb. 19 1920
280 BROADWAY NEW YORK, N. Y.
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington
Rev. War Section.
Dear Sirs:
In reply to your letter of Jan 29 & we found that Joseph Bartlett served as a Private Jan. 1776 - Feb. 1777 May 1777 - Jan. 1780
Corpl. & Sergt Feb. 1781 - Nov. 1783 He was a native of Mass. and probably enlisted from Roxbury.
His wife's name was Lucretia Hamilton and his father's name Mathew Bartlett.
Date of application for pension Aug 14 1832. Residence at date of application Melborne Pro. Que. Age at date of application 72 years.
Pension paid at Vermont Agency.
He was made Capt. of Militia at Barnston Canada. in 1805. Hoping to receive a full record of his
military history
Very respectfully,
(Mrs Chas R. Fox)
Effie M. Fox.
110-04-91 Ave.
Richmond Hill P.O. N.Y.

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 Joseph Bartlett 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 1776 Feby 1777 Pvt. Asa Danforth Arnold Mass   May 1777 June 1780 Ebenezer Dorr Thomas Miffen   Nov 1780 Nov 1783 Sergt Adam Bailey Ebenezer Dorr   Jan 1781 Seth Dorr   
Battles engaged in Montana, with battles of Bennis Heights Falls Point 1864 where he was likely wounded Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Roxbury Mass. Date of application for pension, Dec. 14, 1832 His claim was allowed Residence at date of application, Milburn, District St. Francis, Lower Canada Age at date of application, 72 years
Remarks:
Respectfully,
Commissioner.