Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39438, Amos Denison, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
SERVICE Conn.
Denison, Amos or Dennison
S. 39438
CONTENTS

(247) Vermont 4
Amos Deynison ,
Huntington reg. private,
Coine et cut Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th of April 1818. and sent to the Hon. B. P. White, Putney, Windham Co. Vermont
Arrearages to 4 th Sept. 1818. 4 22 / 31 mo. $37 67
$37.67
{Revolutionary claims,} {Act 18th March, 1818,}
2 Years
Revolutionary War Pension Amos Deynison, Private Coine et cut Line, Vermont
Gratuitous Pension Not Continued

Amos. Denison Apr n
Ex d Offound to be correct.
Vermont

To Phinehas White Esq. Chief Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Windham and State of Vermont -
I Amos Denison of Grafton in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, claiming the benefit of an Act of Congress passed on the 18 th day of March in the year of Lord 1818 - intitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" Do, in pursuance of the provisions of the said Act, here, upon oath, make the following Declaration, to wit, - That I the said Denison served in the War, of the Revolution, on the Continental Establishment as follows. In December 1775 I enlisted for the term of one year in the Regiment under Col. Samuel Parsons which, if I rightly recollect was the 15 th Regt. of the Connecticut Line in the 3 d Company in said Regiment under Capt. James Eldridge - and faithfully served said said term - and was honorably discharged with the Regiment no written discharges were given - And on the 18 th day of May 1777 I again enlisted for the term of three years in the 15 th Regt. of the Connecticut Line under Col. Huntington in the 15 th Company under Capt Eldridge - and faithfully served out said term of three years - and was honorably discharged but my discharge I have unfortunately lost so that it is not in my power to produce it
And I further, upon oath, declare that by reason of my reduced circumstances I am in need of the assistance of my country for support -
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 12 th day of April 1840
Amos Denison
9.413 4.22/31 832 5.62 07.67 22 76 67 155 210 186 240
P.S. Information of the success of the Applicant is requested to be given to P White Esq.

State of Vermont } Be it remembered that Windham County ss } on this fourteenth day of
April A.D. 1840 the above named Amos Denison
personally appearing made solemn oath to
the truth of the foregoing Declaration by him
subscribed, before me
Phinehas White Chief
Judge of Windham County
Court. — And I do hereby certify that
I am fully satisfied that the said Amos Denison
served in the Revolutionary War, against
the common enemy as is by him stated —
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and have caused the
seal of Windham County Court to be affixed —
Phinehas White } Chief Judge of Windham County Court
To the Hon. the Secy of the Department of War

The affidavit of Thomas H. Palmer Esq. of Grafton in the County of Windham and State of Vermont - Who testifies & says that he was living a near neighbor to Amos Denison in May 1779 and was knowing to his enlistment for three years in the Continental Army - and that he was absent from home in the Army, as was understood, about three years
Thos H Palmer
Windham County ss } April 14 th 1840 - - }
The foregoing affidavit was submitted and sworn to before me J. White } Chief Judge of Windham County Court

No 117.
Anna De u Yres - Application for Pension. Winsham County Kent [Copy.]
NOT ENLISHED
247 Oct 1878
3.65

STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM ss.
At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second Monday of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty....
PRESENT—Hon. PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. Chief Judge. Hon. JOHN ROBERTS, } Assistant Judges. Hon. GILBERT DENISON, Esqrs.
ON this 20 th day of June, A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases, the power of fine and imprisonment, Amos Denison aged 68 years, resident in Grafton in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: Served one year in the Connecticut line in Col. Parsons Regiment in the third company one year - 2 d service in the first company, Capt. Eldridge, Col. Huntington's Regiment, Connecticut line - enlistment May 10 th in the year 1777. Served the year was honorably discharged, enlisted for three years -
That he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is 247 and the date of his original declaration is April 14 th A 1818
AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, That I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. Amos Denison
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
  a Small farm  $ 700    Household Furniture  7    Money of last Pension  4.50     $ 711.50  
Demands justly from me - $889.00
Amos Denison
AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of a common laborer & cripple and unable to do but very little, am 68 years of age, my wife is sixty five years old & very feeble, have no children living with me
SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the
20 th
day of June, A. D. 1820,
Before
John Roberts
JUDGE.
James Elliot,
Clerk of the County Court for
the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records of the said Court: And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is seven hundred eleven dollars, and fifty cents. Income of real estate $40. IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, in open Court, on this twentieth day of June 1820.
James Elliot,
CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM

39 438
Rev INVALID.
Rev
File No. 39 438
Mrs. Dennison
St. Peter Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 125
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Washington Jan. 21 st 1850.
H. Edwards Esq.
Br Sir.
I enclose you two pages asking information, will you please give what you have at Command, and with it return the paper. -
Respectfully yours E. Risley

Amos Denison Application for Pension- Windham County - Vermont
April 1826.
S 4818
Recd 17 th May 1826,

STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM ss.
At the County Court, begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the second  third Monday of June  April , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty- six  20 -
Hon. Richard Skinner, Present Hon. PHINEHAS WHITE, Esq. Chief Judge. Hon. John Roberts, Hon. JOHN ROBERTS, } Assistant Judges. Hon. James L. Starks, Hon. GILBERT DENISON, Esqrs. }
ON this 18 th day of June  April , A. D. 1820, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said  of Windham, State of Vermont county, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings, and having, in certain cases , the power of fine and imprisonment, Amos Denison, aged seventy four years, resident in Grafton in said county, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the Acts of Congress of the 18th of March 1818 and the first of May 1820. That he the said Amos Denison enlisted for the term of three years, on the 10th day of May in the year 1777, in the State of Connecticut, in the Company commanded by Captain James Coldridge in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Huntington, in the line of the State of Connecticut, on the continental establishment. That he continued to serve in said corps until the 8 day of January 1780, when he was released from further duty that his name has been placed on the Pension List, and draft thereon on account of his property.
That he has received a pension under the act of the Congress of the United States of the 18th March, 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is and the date of his original declaration is
And in pursuance of an Act of the first of May 1820, I do hereby swear, AND I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR , That I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatsoever , disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: And that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
SCHEDULE of real and personal estate, necessary clothing and bedding excepted.    1/4 part of a side saddle $1.50 1 tin pail & 2 tin pans .50 1 Waggon & harness 3.   1 Rocking chair .75 1 Collett .75 9 harness bits 1.   1 Foot Wheel 1.25 knives, forks & spoons .50 2 Draft chairs 2.50   1 Clock & reel .50 1 Chest .25 1 Crow Bar 1.50   1 Side .25 Tongs .25 2 Cows 26.   1 1/2 inch Auger .20 1 Stone Jar .30 1 Tub .50   3 old planer irons & stocks .50 Crockery Ware 3.05 2 Cider Casks 1.50   1 Chest .20 1 Crane 1.50 2 Malt Barrels 1.   Hollow Ware 1. Candlestick .10 2 Chairs .67   1 Brass Kettle .50 1 Cupboard 1. 1 Handaw .84   1 Iron & irons .25 1 Table .17   1 Looking glass .17 1 Loom 3. 
AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of an husbandman or farmer. That since the exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property - Names of Persons to whom sold - Time of Sale - Amount of money or description of property received in return - All his real estate, being eighty seven acres, sold to Christopher Denison In December 1822 - Rec d a discharge of demands due from me to the amount of $700 - Amos Denison
SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the 18 th day of June  April , A. D. 1820, Before me - [By Order of Court] James Elliot, Clerk. JUDGE.
I James Elliot Clerk of the County Court for the County of Windham, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the files and records of the said Court: And I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty seven dollars, and nine cents. IN testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, in open Court, on this twelfth day of June  May 1826.
James Elliot, CLERK OF THE COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF WINDHAM