Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12405, James Case, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
base, James
NUMBER
S 12405
CONTENTS
carded

Let to Hon. H. F. Jones, Feb 3. 1837.
Vermont 18751
James Case
Windsor in the State of Vermont who was a 1st Capt. in the Company commanded by Captain Bigelow of the Regt. commanded by Col. H. Holman in the Mass. A. time for 19 mos for 5 " Corp."
Granted on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 87 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Sept. 1833 and sent to D. S. Putnam Grafton
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. $ 204.16 Forward allowance ending at March 31 - 40.84 $ 245.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Vol. 3. Page 57

9624 James Bass applicant for pension
more than three thousand dollars as a lump sum and per annum for the life of the said James Bass

State of Vermont County of Windham
1
On this 29 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Probate Court within and for the District of Westminster in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, now sitting
James Case a resident of Grafton in said County and State aged 77 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 th 1832
That he was born at Sutton in the County of Worcester State of Massachusetts January 26 th 1755 - that he entered the U.S. service by enlistment as a volunteer in the Mass Militia about the first of May 1774 -
He enlisted as a minute man (so called) at Sutton - aforesaid, Orders having come for such preparatory troops, The Deponent with the others constituting a Company at Sutton having first chose their officers - Lieut Andrew Elliot Captain - Bolster 1 st Lieutenant
John Bancroft 2 d Lieutenant
and said officers, having received their commission, were organized by signing the enlistment roll which the officers had received for that purpose, by which each soldier engaged to equip himself at his own expense, in compliance with which, the Deponent purchased a new gun bayonet and tomahawk, and other necessary equipment out of his extra earnings, being under age - They trained a half a day in each week and when there was moonlight the evenings - During the haying season they were excused from training regularly, but drilled only in cloudy weather, and some in fair weather & so during the Winter did not train regularly - About the last of the following March 1775 the Deponent left the aforesaid Company at Sutton and within six days enlisted in Capt Biglow's Company of Minute men at Worcester Mass, and Lieut Hubbard, under the same Col Holman, after having
in the company at Sutton aforesaid about eleven months. In about two weeks after he entered the said Biglow's Company the 20 th of April as he believes the news of the Battle at Lexington arrived and the Company and others went at full speed for Concord where they soon

in the company at Sutton aforesaid about eleven months. In about two weeks after he entered the said Byelous Company the 20 th of April as he believes, the news of the Battle at Lexington arrived, when the Deponent and others went at full speed for Cambridge Mass, where they soon arrived together with troops from various quarters. The forces were then organized, and his captain (Byelous) was advanced to the rank of major and his Lieut (Hubbard) to that of captain. Gen Ward of Shrewsbury he believes was in chief command and Col Ward - commander of his regiment. The Deponent was engaged in scouting and drilling, nothing very important having transpired until the Battle of Bunker Hill (so called) which occurred on the 17 th of June, in which the Deponent was engaged. The Deponent with about 50 others from Col Ward's Regiment volunteered, and went early on the morning of that day to aid in finishing the work. The British at length came on to the attack under the command of Gen Howe, they commenced firing, at a distance, but our troops were ordered not to fire until they were near by - when our fire was opened, many fell, their ranks were broken, and they soon gave way and retreated. Upon their return our troops, even again prepared, they again received our fire, broke and fled. They again returned but our troops were short of ammunition, and could stand no longer. The Deponent had expended all his cartridges and had fired several charges of other powder which he had about him, and with great exertion was obliged to turn his back. He was almost entirely free from fear while facing the enemy but was always afraid when his back was turned. A Ball struck the shoulder strap to the Deponent's cartridge box and cut it off.
(3) The Americans retreated across Charlestown neck into Cambridge, in which, and vicinity where the Deponent remained and served until about the 22 nd of November, having served just eight months from the organization of the troops at Cambridge and about nineteen from the time of his first enlistment at Sutton, when he was discharged order and no written discharge being given as he believes.
The Deponent again entered the United States service in the Mass Militia by enlistment as a volunteer for

The Americans retreated across Charlestown in the Cambridge, in which, and vicinity where the Depon- ent remained and served until about the 22 d of Nov- ember, having served just eight months from the organization of the troops at Cambridge and about nineteen or 20 from the time of his first enlist- ment at Sutton, when he was discharged order my no written discharge being given as he believes
The Deponent again entered the United States service in the Mass militia by enlistment as a volunteer for the term of two months in January 1776, following at Worcester aforesaid under Capt Washburn of Leicester and Lieut Bill Gates of Worcester, Orders having come for two months men, a company was formed from three towns Worcester Leicester and Hingham Paxton The Deponent with about thirty others joined from Worcester The company elected the aforesaid officers and entered service under Col Whitney and Lieut Col Whitney (in their Reg), They marched to Dorchester - no battles were fought in which the Deponent was engaged during this term. But the British fired upon them from their fortifications in and about Boston, their balls often striking near them, - three men were killed by a single ball - As three Reg were paraded next to the water two in front of the rear Reg and parallel to it, a cannon ball struck in front of the first, and bounded over it, then struck between that and the 2 d bounded over the 2 d struck between that and the 3 d bounded over the 3 d into the water.
The troops were employed in scouting and the Depon- ent there served out the full term of enlistment and was dismissed no written discharge being given, he believes
The Deponent again entered the U.S. service as a volunteer in the militia of Mass for the term of five months (order having come for 8 months men) in the last of June, time commencing the first of July 1776 under Col John the Colonel of said Sutton Lieut Col Raymond, and
Major Sears Capt Bill Gates and Lieutenant (7)
Benjamin Lieut Howard 2 d Henry Walker of Rutland Mass - Raymond was of Holden Sears of Hardwick Howard of Worcester Gates of Worcester Walker of Rutland Mass. The Deponent and troops marched to New Haven where they took shipping for New York passed through Hell gate (so called) in the night, were stationed in the city three or four days until the band were cleansed and prepared at Greenage, then marched to Greenage, remained there in the barracks until after Long Island battle, then Greenage the De- ponent had the camp  quarters - After the said battle they retreated and made their quarters at White Plains

Map - Rayn and was of Holden Sears of Hadwick Howard of Worcester Gats of Worcester Hinkum of Rutland Map. The Regiment and troops marched to New Haven where they took shipping for New York passed through Hell gate (so called) in the night, were stationed in the city three or four days until the bands were cleansed and prepared at Greenage, then marched to Greenage, remained there in the barracks untill after Long Island battle, At said Greenage the Reg- ment had the camp situated - After the said battle they retreated and made their first stand at Har- lem Heights. The announcement of the retreat the Regiment was sent by Capt Gats to convey 3 sick men (many of the troops were sick and were conveyed to the Jersey Shore) to Kings Bridge, he then returned, and marched in pursuit of the retreating troops, came up with them, the first man the Reg- iment saw when near the troops, was Col Holman and his water making observation - Col said James! what have you in your canteen? Def answered, Brandy, Col drank saying he had had nothing but white face. Def said - Col - where is our Regiment? Col pointed out the spot At the moment of his arrival at the Reg volunteers were called for to reinforce Col Brown's Reg of Connecticut Rangers, whose guns and those of the enemy the Regiment had heard ever since soon after his conversation with the Col, The Regiment turned out the 3rd 3rd man Capt Ben Gats being first of Barry St. L. Map, about 70 of our Reg turned out - The volunteers of our Reg were the first who fired and charged the enemy - going on to reinforce and approaching the battle ground, they espied a lot of Hessian, towards two hundred, behind a fence - of brush exposing parts of their heads and bodies - something like porpoise in a net, we fired, many
fell, the residue retreated, another body of volunteers in our rear, rose the enemy, as we descended, on the full charge, they fired and soon fell - they run towards the shipping, we pursued (Capt Ben Gats being our leader) until as near the shipping as was safe, loading and firing upon their backs - except sometimes for a short time they would face about and oppose, when near the shipping other troops joined them, when we fought them at that place about an hour, sparkling up by platoons and firing, then counter marching and walking during this! (I suppose they were a brave man and the

Second of his brother's (of Ethel Mass) fell mortal wounded, next on my right fell claiming as he fell I am a dead man - The Deponent in this battle fired seventeen rounds, with great coolness each time selecting his object either the general line or a single man. The enemy retreated under their shipping, finally, we as before mentioned pursuing as far as was safe - The 6th Rangers were during this off south of us. After the battle Deponent went and viewed the dead and wounded, saw Col Knowlton of the rangers - a fine looking fellow a little freckled well built about five ten  as he believes high - After our retreat from Harlem heights, the Deponent and one Green of Winchendon Mass got leave to scout. The British lay on an Island over the creek, where two officers were marching and countermarching, they and Green got among the alders, and selecting the officers fired, they fell - field pieces were loaded, and the alders flew but the dep and Green escaped -
The troops after the fight at Harlem Heights retreated towards the White Plains, where the battle was fought in which the Deponent and his whole Brigade was engaged. Col Brooks he believes commanded the Mass 6 weeks men, who fought bravely and were severely handled most of them. Gen Washington commanded - The Deponent and troops were finally driven from the ground - he fired about 12 rounds. He then retreated and continued to retreat from place to place - Deponents 60 were taken out to guard the stores at a certain bridge near which the Deponent was discharged after having served the full term of enlistment as promised in the for part of Dec 1776
And further in December 1776 the Deponent again enlisted under Capt Bill Gates of Worcester Lieut John Pierce of Worcester and Ensign Joseph Washburn of Leicester Mass in US Army Col Bigelow Reg for 3 years
But the Tories becoming insolent and powerful, the Deponent was sent for, by the Council of Safety of said Worcester at the head of which was Gov Lincoln and urged to engage in watching and destroying Tories. The Deponent was assured that he should have extra pay, and many other favourable arrangements were made him - It was also declared that he should be excused from any actual service under the new enlistment. The Deponent does not know whether his name was enrolled but he signed the enlistment

hence extra pay, and many other favourable assurances were made him. It was also declared that he should be excused from any actual service under the said enlistment. The Deponent does not know whether his name was enrolled, but he signed the enlistment roll, though it was agreed by the officers and the council that his name should not be enrolled in the roll enrolled provided he served the council till dis-
The Deponent actively engaged in the business as a spy, hired his horse kept, and his board, riding in said business at various times to all towns in the county, whenever he had traced out a tory meeting to which business he was entirely devoted for eleven months. The  the tories became enraged at the Deponent laid plans to seize him by waylaying, so that Deponent had many narrow escapes. Among other incidents that occurred the deponent mentions of a certain club at said Worcester that practiced getting counterfeit money from the British and circulating it - One Green was at the head of this club - Deponent discovered said Green's den, which was a kind of cave informed the council, and took him - Deponent detected a company who were going to the enemy and had them taken. Deponent discovered a the design of the British and Tories to destroy the stores at Danbury Ct. and informed the council
Deponent considered himself as belonging to the army during the above service, and liable and bound to actual service if called upon, although it was fairly stipulated that he should not be called upon if he faithfully obeyed and served the said council at the close of the above period and Capt told him, that according to said stipulation, he the Capt considered himself under obligation not to require the Deponent to join the army after join the army at all, as Dep had fulfilled the stipulation, so he might join his company or not.
For said service the Deponent never received a compensation equal to his expenses which were large, Deponent saw Gov Lincoln just before his death Gov said Dep ought to have an ample compensation, and he the Gov would obtain it for him by special petition to Congress, but the Gov soon after died -

an ample compensation, and as one would obtain it for him by special petition to Congress, but the Gov soon after died -
Deponent has no documentary evidence and knows of no other direct evidence he can procure than what he has produced of his services His age was on a record kept in his father's Bible which he believes is now in possession of his Brother Samuel base of Wadsworth Mass
He volunteered each term of service He lived at Worcester Mass each time he enlisted, except his first enlistment in the minute men at Sutton aforesaid. He has since lived at Chester Va and at Grafton Va his present residence -
He recollects no further particulars than as above concerning officers or troops he served with - He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension or annuity except the present and de- clares that his name is not on the pension roll of any State, that in the five months term
he served as corporal and received pay as such, that there is no clergyman now settled in Grafton. He mentions the following persons who will testify as to his veracity and their belief of his services aforesaid
Subscribed and sworn to on the same day and year aforesaid
James Cope
Peter M. Latt Judy
Personally appeared in open court David L Patman a credible person and being first duly sworn deponeth and saith, that he is of the age of twenty five has been well ac- quainted with said base from early childhood and from his earliest recollection he has often heard the said James base for more than 15 years ago and often since, mention most of the inci- dents mentioned in the above declaration - particularly his five months - eight months and two months actual service then being in the battles of Bunker Hill White Plains Harlem Heights, and being stationed at Dorchester and the firing of the British from their for-

She got about a year and as a minute man near a year Subscribed & sworn to on David L Putnam the same day and year aforesaid Peter M. Lott - Judge
We the subscribers (inhabitants) of said Grafton John Barrett Benjamin Dwinell Justice Pease and Hyman Burgess hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the said James
Case the Declarant and have been for more than thirty years twenty years that he is a man of truth and veracity and that we believe that his affidavit on the subject of his Revolutionary services may be im- plicitly relied on also that he is a reputed member of the Baptist church in said Grafton in Good Standing Benja Dwinell Justice Pease Subscribed and sworn to John Barrett on the same day and year last Hyman Burgess Aforesaid Peter M. Lott Judge
Personally appeared Asher Putnam and David Shedd respective persons and being duly sworn depose and say that they have been personally well acquainted with the said James Case for more than fourteen years and that often at that time and since they have heard him mention his Revolutionary services particularly in watch- ing Tories and being at Cambridge in the service aforesaid, & he is a man of truth and veracity Sworn and subscribed to on David Shedd the same day and year aforesaid Asher Putnam Personally Peter M. Lott Judge
Personally appeared Benjamin Dwinell Esqr and being duly sworn saith that he has been well acquainted with James Case the above declarant and has been for more than twenty years and often at that time and since has heard him mention his services in the Revolution particularly his eight months service, after the battle at Bunker Hill - and other services Sworn and subscribed to on the same day and year Benja Dwinell

Concord
Peter M Taft Judge
Personally appeared Benjamin Durnell Esqr and being duly sworn saith that he has been well acquainted with James Carr the above declarant and has been for more than twenty years and often at that time and since has heard him mention his services in the Revolution particularly his eight months service after the battle atunker Hill - and other services
Sworn and subscribed to on the same day and year Benja Dwinell aforesaid Peter M Taft Judge
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation after made and finding the interrogatories required by the War Department that the above named applicant was actually soldier and served as the States and the Court do further certify that John Durrell and Hymen Burgess who signed the above certificate are residing in said Grafton and are credible persons that this statement is entitled to credit with this that there is no settled clergyman in said town of Grafton
Peter M Taft Judge
I Asa Keys 2 d Clerk & Register of the Probate Court for said District of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Carr for a pension - I am
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 29 th day of August A.D. 1832
Asa Keys 2 d and further it appears to said court that there is no clergyman settled in said Grafton Asa Keys 2 d Clerk & Register

9624 James Case
1/4 1/6
Admit-
63.33 12.33
1 mos Corp.
19 " Priv.
 63.33  18.33   81.66  103.33  40.83   204.16 
 3.66  5   18.33 
O. S. Putnam
Daniel Kellogg
Rockingham
Vermont

BRIEF in the case of James Base County of Windham in the State of Vermont (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Probate Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77  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.     1 st May In 1774. . . . . Private Gen. Washington   March 1775. . . . . 1 7 Private Andrew Elliot Capt.   January 1776. . . . . 12 Private Capt. Biglow Col. Holman   July 1776. . . . . 5 Private Capt. Washburn Col. Whiting   1777. . . . . 11 Spc. Capt. Gates Col. Holman  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bunker Hill. Long Island. White Plains.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Worcester Massachusetts.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses & traditional  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The papers are not attached as required by the Regulations. 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. J. Potts Examining Clerk.

Rev. & Mar.
✓ 12,405 INVALID.
File No. 12,405
James Case Legal. Rule man
Act: June 7th 1832.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 60
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I certify that I have been acquainted with the D r James Case for about twenty years during which time he has laboured for me much and has frequently spoken of his Revolutionary services as being out the first eight months of the service & often speaking of the Battle of Bunker Hill mentioning some particulars respecting it. I further certify that I always considered him as telling truth & have ever considered him a man of veracity.
Benjamin Dwinell Justice of Peace
Grafton August 8 th 1832
I the subscriber hereby certify that I have as long been acquainted with Mr. James Case referred to in the foregoing certificate, perhaps as any other man in this Town, and from remarks which I have heretofore heard him make in relation to his experience as a soldier of the revolution, & also in relation to some incidents which then took place, that I have not a doubt that he he truly rendered services to his country in that war - and that what he may testify concerning the subject will be the truth - as I consider him a man of truth and veracity.
Grafton August 9, 1832 John Barrett
I the subscriber hereby certify that I have been acquainted with James Case as follows that I consider him to be a man of truth and veracity and that he may state respecting his services as a soldier will be correct he is a member in good standing in the Baptist Church in this place.
Peter W. Dunn Deacon of Church
Grafton August 9 - 1832
State of Vermont.
Windham County Court Clerks Office,
New Haven, July 5. A.D. 1833.
I certify that Benjamin Dwinell Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that I believe the annexed signatures, purporting to

I the Subscriber hereby certify that I have been acquainted with James Carr aforesaid that I consider him to be a man of truth and veracity and what ever he may state respecting his services as a pastor will be correct he is a member in good standing in the Baptist Church in this place Grafton August 9-1832 Peter W Dunn Deacon of {Baptist Church
State of Vermont-
Windham County Court Clerks Office,
New Haven, July 5. A.D. 1833.
I certify that Benjamin Dwinell Esquire, is one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Windham aforesaid, and that I believe the annexed signatures, purporting to be his, to be genuine. Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court.
James Elliot, Clerk.
For County Clerks competence in this case refer to Elisha Houghton's case of Patney

State of Vermont County of Windham
On this 8th day of August 1832 personally appeared before me Benjamin Dwinell a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham. Eliza Putnam of Grafton in said County and State and being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath depose and say, that she is personally & well acquainted with James Bass of said Grafton, that from childhood she has heard him mention frequently, his services as a soldier in the American Revolution That she the Deponent is of the age fifty two, That forty years since and often since that time she has heard him speak of his services as a minute man, and in hunting Tories - has often heard him distinctly speak of serving 8 months at Cambridge in actual service and being in the battle at Bunker Hill - Also of his two months service at Dorchester and of the British giving from their fortifications upon them, and of his five months service in the State of New York and being in the battles of Harlem Heights and White Plains. He has often complained of the effect of his services and speak against Tories, for which he got no pay. Of his cartridge box being shot off by a ball at Bunker Hill battle - Of his training by moonlight when a minute man and many other incidents pertaining to said services
Eliza Putnam
Sworn to on the same day and year last aforesaid before me Benjamin Dwinell a Justice of the Peace
On the same day as aforesaid personally appeared Peter Pittingill before me and on his oath deposed and saith that he has been well acquainted with the said James Bass above twenty years and has often heard him speak of his services as aforesaid and mention most of the incidents described in the above affidavit and particularly the times of his services as in the above
Peter Pittingill
Sworn to on the same day and year last aforesaid before me Benjamin Dwinell a Justice of the Peace
We hereby certify that the above are correct copies of the original and are true to the best of our knowledge and Peter Pittingill and that said Bass is a respected member of the Baptist Church in good standing Benjamin Dwinell Justice of the Peace

before me
Benjamin Dwinell
On the same day as aforesaid personally appeared Peter Pittingill before me and on his oath deposed and saith that he has been well acquainted with the said James base above twenty years and has often heard him speak of his services as aforesaid and mention most of the incidents described in the above affidavit and particularly the times of his services as in the above
Peter Pittingill
Sworn to on the same day and year last aforesaid
before me
Benjamin Dwinell Justice Peace
We the undersigned hereby certify that the above signers are persons of truth and veracity viz Eliza Putnam and Peter Pittingill and that said base is a reputed member of the Baptist Church in good standing
Benjamin Dwinell Justice Peace
We the subscribers hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James base of Grafton Windham County and State of Vermont, that he is reputed and believed in his neighbourhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution that we concur in that opinion, that we consider him a man of truth and veracity and that we believe that his affidavit on the subject of his Revolutionary services may be implicitly relied on
 Elisha Warren  Cathun Wheeler  Joel Whipple  Henry Barnard  Abiel Pittingill  Gideon Palsner 
Sworn to by the above signers neighbours of the said James base on the same day and year last aforesaid
before me Benjamin Dwinell Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the above signers are all credible persons and I concur in their affidavits
Benjamin Dwinell Justice Peace

Exhibit B-10 in Jones case 1/1/72

The offence of Exchequer Breach of Duty in the County of Windham and State of Vermont of several Eight years of age who testifies and says that soon after Lexington Fight and some the twenty fifth of April 1775 he went into the eight months service I marched to Cambridge Massachusetts that James Barr was at that time in said County was a soldier in said Eight months service that this deponent saw him frequently during said time that he believed he served during said eight months at which a part of the time he acted as a servant to one of the officers.
and further saith not
Duties July 26. 1832 -
Ezekiel Pierce
State of Vermont Windham County
July 26. 1832 subscribed & sworn this day
Before me Asa Hays 2 d Justice of the Peace I do hereby certify that the above named Ezekiel Pierce is a man of truth & veracity and to his testimony full faith and credence ought to be given Asa Hays 2 d Justice of the Peace
For County Clerks certify see Asahel Fuller case
State of Vermont -
Windham County Court Clerk's Office, New Haven, July 5. A.D. 1833.
I certify that Asa Hays 2 d Esquire is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid, and that the above is his signature - Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court -
James Elliot, Clerk.

Jan 19
in ok
Col. J. L. Edwards
Camp of POWIERS

Ho Reps. July 18. 1897
Sir
Will you have the goodness to send me 1/2 a doz. copies of the regulations in regard to widows Pensions—
Also a certificate, to be used before a Committee of the House, of the town estates of the service of James Gase for which he was allowed a pension under the act of 1832—(Windham Co., Vt.) His widow is petitioning for a Pension very respectfully y s W m Hall
for J. L. Edwards

James Case - Vermont roll - act 7 June 1832. Bepleased to say up to what time he was last heard.
Pen. Offic Feb 2. 1837. To the 4 March 1836 JH

Jan 31,
Lat Cond Vt. Vt.
1870
J. Edwards James H. H. Farm of Pines Washington City
1. what sort of person 2. what services 3. time of decease

House of Reps. Jan'y 31. 1837
Sir,
Please to inform me, as soon as convenient, the amount of annual pension allowed to James Bass of the Vermont Agency - the services for which granted, and the time of the death of the said James Bass, if you have evidence of that fact.
Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt. Henry P. Davis
J. L. Edwards Esq. Com d of Pensions }
28.943

Letter to J. L. Edwards Esq.
(Explanation)
James Case's Appli- cation —

Grafton Vermont August 12 th 1838
J. B. Edwards Esquire Sir
I now answer to the queries
returned to the application of James Case as follows. To Query No 10 & 12 it appears in the Declaration that there was no attested clergyman in the town. It now also appears by the clerks certificate. Abundant substituted for the clergyman's certificate are to be found
in the attesting affidavits. If they do not all mention their belief of Declarant's age. They say they believe his affidavit. Of course they believe his statement in regard to his age
In answer to Query 14 th - All the affidavits taken before the Probate court containing personally appeared - A.B. - a credible person which amounts to a certificate of the one and the credibility of the witnesses in that case is certified by the court in the general certificate

The separate affidavits are also certified In one case however the certificate of truth is included in the certificate of the oaths
The official character of the magistrates will now be found to be certified - & those affidavits taken before the Probate court are duly authenticated under the seal of the court by the proper officer to wit the clerk of said Probate court
To June 16 - The papers are now attached by a ribbon - To save further two seals are applied, and the ribbon is single which you will perceive to be the same thing
Respectfully Yours C. C. Put
David L. Putnam Atty
These papers were originally forwarded Am L Hollis U.S. District Atty, let them be returned to me at Griffin Vermont

Some of the affidavits which were originally attached to the declaration after authentication of the court were necessarily separated for the purpose of being authenticated all such are now returned separate
Allow me to call your attention to the fact which appears near the close of the declaration, that this applicant served the five months term as corporal though it does not appear in the sentences which mentions said term but under the preamble of said declaration
The opinion of the neighbourhood must follow of course when it appears that the applicant has been in the habit of relating his services, and he is a man of truth

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
By His Excellency LEVI LINCOLN , Esquire, Governor and Commander in Chief in and over said Commonwealth.
To all whom it may concern:
Know Ye, That Josiah Adams , Esquire, is a Justice of the Peace and Quorum, for the County of Middlesex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commission- ed, and that to his Acts and Attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.— And that his signature to the paper annexed, is his genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the Public Seal of the Commonwealth to be hereunto affixed, this twenty third day of July, A. D. 1833, and in the Fifty eighth Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
By His Excellency the Governor.
Edward D. Bangs
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Framingham Mass 18 3/4 August 6 David L. Putnam Esq.
Saxtons River Rockingham (Vermont)

I Samuel Case of Framingham in the County of Middlesex & Commonwealth of Massachu- setts testify & say that I shall be sixty nine years of age in the course of the present month; In the winter of 1777-8, when I was in my fifteenth year I was in the service in the Revolutionary war as a substitute for John Holman in a Com- pany commanded by Capt. Burbank & I remained in the service only three months -
I am a brother of James Case now of Graft- -ton in the state of Vermont - He was born in Sutton in the County of Worcester in this state on the 26 th January 1755 - This appears from a family record kept in a bible which was the property of my Grandfather & Father, & which is now in my possession -
Said James Case enlisted into said War & as I understand at the time, was in the service at White Plains five months - This was a year or two before I engaged as above stated - He was then at that time in Saybrook  Sutton in this state with our father James Case - & said James lived at Worcester in this state with a hired man with S r John Green - I understood that my

my brother served in said war at several other times & places, but at that distance of time I am not able to bring to my recollection, the places, the times or their duration; & there is no one in this vicinity to whom I can apply to aid my recollection. I remember however that he was employed in the service at Worcester to watch the Tories, as it was called; I cannot state how long but think it was nearly a year -
Dr. Green above named has been dead many years. - He had several sons, many of whom are dead & I have no doubt the rest to the others they have removed to places unknown & are probably not living - Gassett Care
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. Doxy wt 6. 1832 - Know all men care, who is personally known to me as a credible wit- ness, subscribes the foregoing affidavit, & made solemn oath that the same is true
Before me Josiah Adams Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum