Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17369, Benjamin Dayton, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Dayton, Benjamin
S. 17369
Carded
CONTENTS

Pan. e. d. sent. Apr. 13, 1837.*
conditional
Pan. e. d. sent. May 13, 1837.
Explanation asked respecting his signature
Death not on A.B. J.H.R.

17870
Connecticut
Benjamin Dayton
of Monroe in the State of Conn who was a Pvt in the Conn commanded by Captain Reed - of the Conn commanded by _____ in the Conn Hoops time for 9 Mo. 20 d.
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 32 Dollars 22 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of October 1833 and Cert - Hetch Wheeler. Paid report -
Arrears to the 4th of Sept - 1833 $ 80.65 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 16.11
$ 96.66
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Bullock Clerk, Book 60 Vol. 3 Page 11

Benjamin Dayton Monroe Count.
Eleven Months
— Dayton —

State of Connecticut } ss Fairfield County } ss 1833
Personally appeared before the Court of Probate in & for the District of Stratford in S d County Benjamin Dayton the witness named Applicant and being first sworn further Declared that He cannot produce any further evidence in relation to his 2 Months Service in Capt. Reed's Company in the year 1776 as stated in his Declaration nor can He give any other circumstances connected with said Service - He recollects perfectly the place where He enlisted & the time & that He went to New York by water & joined Capt Reed's Company & served out the time for which He enlisted (2 Months) He Declared, Brother Silas Dayton was with Him also one Samuel Wells of Weston & Eli Nichols of New Britain both deceased Samuel French of Norwalk was in was in said Company & He was discharged but He does not recollect where - He recollects that He came home when I did & that He came by water from N. York to East Chester where the Rebel stopped & He came home on foot. He remembers that He staid at the house of one Hyde the first night after He landed at East Chester - He also recollects that there was a Company of Militia in New York at the time He was there commanded by Capt Samuel Blackman of Huntington. Said Blackman is dead Capt. Blackman's Company was in a different part of the City from Capt Reed's - He Declared it perfectly certain that He is not mistaken in the fact of this 2 Months Service - He thinks that He was not drafted but that He enlisted for 2 Months at the house of Benjamin Nichols as stated before. The Company was employed in the City on Guard & in Building Batteries.
In relation to the 2 nd period of Service before stated He writes in Col. Bradley's Regiment the Applicant has before stated correctly that He enlisted for nine Months on the 14 th June 1776 & went immediately to New York & joined the Regiment in Capt. Abel's Company & served there in (as before stated until He was taken Prisoner on the 16 th of November 1776 - He Declared lay in Prison until the last part of January 1777 when He was discharged & arrived at Head Quarters at Morris Town on the 2 nd or 3 rd of February 1777 & then obtained a Permit from Maj. Genl. Wadsworth to return Home & arrived Home the 16 th of February 1777 making eight Months Service. The Applicant has stated the place where He served the length of time (10 and 2 Months included Capt. Reed's 8 Months Service his 2 nd Year) & all the officers & incidents He recollects. The Applicant was a Private - He has an entry on his Quarters Register made by himself in the year 1777 showing the date of his last night.
Subscribed & sworn to in Benjamin Dayton Court on the day & year aforesaid Attest - R. L. Nichols, Clerk

State of Connecticut, } County of Fairfield, }
On this Sixth day of April 1833 personally appeared, in open Court, before the board of Probate within & for Fairfield District.
now sitting, Benjamin Dayton a resident of Monroe in the County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, aged Eighty three years, who being first 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.
vir on the first of January 1776. I enlisted at said Monroe under Capt Reed of the Town of Redding in S d County for two Months. I enlisted at the same place Benjamin Nichols in S d Monroe. The name of the recruiting officer who enlisted me was Brackman. I went immediately to New York & joined Capt. Reed's Company which was in a company of State Troops. I cannot state the Regiment nor the name of any officer who or had command in the Regiment or company - one Samuel Ward of Weston one Eli Nichols of New Britain both then enlisted at the same time & went with me - we were stationed in the City & employed in standing guard & building Batteries - one of the British Ships called the Asia lay in the East River at the time I was in the City - I staid in said Service the two Months for which I enlisted & served faithfully - I have made diligent inquiry but cannot find any person by whom I can prove that period of Service - I was discharged at New York the first of March & came home by water Capt. Saul Diford then of S d Monroe but now (if living) resident some where in the State of New York - came up in the same vessel with me He had been in the Service in the City but not in the same company with me.
On the 14 th of June 1776 I again enlisted at said Monroe for nine Months into a Company of Connecticut State Troops commanded by Capt. Elijah Abel of Fairfield - Lieut. John Blackledge enlisted me I went in Capt. Abel's Company in the course of 10 days after my enlistment I went out & joined Col. Bradley's Regiment - the Regiment in a short time moved over to Red Bank & was stationed at Benjamin Point - about the 11 th of November a select number from each company was detached to go to York island I was one & went under Lieut. Blackledge & Lieut. Hobbs to the Island & was there taken on the 15 th day of November & was imprisoned 2 weeks in the City there I took a Prisoner Ship in the East River where I staid & worked when I was taken to South ambo & eight others from there we were marched to a place called Cranbury & discharged - the men went to Princeton where they lay at the Hospital one week when we received a Daniel Spaulin to New Jersey & which

we procured from Genl. Putnam & which permit I now have signed by Col. Genl. Woodson & the same is in the words following vizt - Permit to leave Mott Bay, Dayton & vicinity to go to New England - G. Woodson Col. Genl. Head quarters Newtown Feb 5 th 1777
I arrived home on the 16 th February 1777 - I was not exchanged but considered as Prisoner - When I left the Prison Ship all the Prisoners had been taken out but 16. of which 16. died of the small pox before we left the Ship. The 8. who came out with me were the only three of them able to reach Newtown - I was then unable to do anything for a year as being a Prisoner & allowed to return on account of being a Prisoner as well as because I was unable to go into Service. I suppose that Sam enlisted to claim the whole time for which I enlisted although I got home in 8. months. Amos Merrill of Trumbull is a witness in Court to prove this. The Permit above stated I have produced in Court - I was born in Mansfield County & always lived in what was originally the Town of Mansfield but now called Monroe. I was born the 11 th Day of January 1740 in that part called Monroe. I hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
The said Benjamin Dayton hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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.
Benjamin Dayton
We, Cyrus H. Beardsley a clergyman, residing in the town of Monroe and Henry Lunn residing in the same, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Dayton who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 83 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood 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.
Cyrus H. Beardsley Henry Lunn
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Cyrus H. Beardsley who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Monroe and that Henry Lunn who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Monroe and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Eldon Wheeler Judge
I, R. S. Nichols Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of - Benjamin Dayton for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of this 6 th day of April - 1833
R. S. Nichols, Clerk
I Eldon Wheeler Judge of Probate in and for the District of Bradford certify that R. S. Nichols is Clerk of said Court that the above is his signature with the seal of said Court annexed Eldon Wheeler Judge

February 14, 1934.
Grace Dayton Dunham 456 -3rd Street North St. Petersburg, Florida.
BA-J/ILL Benjamin Dayton S. 17369
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Benjamin Dayton, Israel Dayton and John Hitchcock.
A search of the Revolutionary War records of this office has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of an Israel Dayton. With the meager information furnished relative to John Hitchcock, it has not been possible to identify his record as a pensioner. If you will give the name of the county on which his name appears as a pensioner, and the list to which you refer, a further search will be made in your behalf. The record of Benjamin Dayton has been found and is given below as shown in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 17369.
Benjamin Dayton was born January 7, 1750, in Stratford, the part which was later called Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Monroe, Connecticut, he enlisted in January, 1776 and served two months as private in Captain Read's Connecticut company; he enlisted in May or June, 1776, served as private in Captain Elijah Abel's Company, Colonel Bradley's Connecticut regiment, was with the detachment under Lieutenant Blacklock and Colonel Hobby about November 1, that went to York Island, was taken prisoner November 16, was transferred to a prison ship laying in East River, was later carried to Amboy, New Jersey, was in a hospital, and was sent home early in February 1777; he was sick for about one year from the effects of his imprisonment.
changed lying (on voyage)
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 5,
1833, at which time he resided in Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
In 1833, the soldier, Benjamin Dayton, referred to his son but did not give his name; the name of his wife is not shown in this claim.
Soldier's brother, Silas Dayton, served with him early in the Revolutionary War; he was deceased at the time Benjamin Dayton made application for pension. There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file on account of the service of said Silas Dayton found on the records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILIER, Assistant to Administrator.

456 - 3rd. St. North St. Petersburg, Fla.
Jan. 23, 1934
Pension Bureau: -
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: -
Please send me the war record, and all possible data, of Benjamin Dayton , who was pensioned under the act of Congress June 7, 1832. See. Doc. 1st. Sess. 23 Congress, 1833-34
Also of Israel Dayton who enlisted Aug. 4, 1877 - for 3 years from New Haven, Conn.

I would also like the record of John not as in our files  Hitchcock , who enlisted Jan. 31, 1777, and was pensioned -at 83 yrs. of age; looked in Conn. Book- could not locate
All the information I have of these men is from the book "Conn. Men in the Revolu- tion," and I want their family connections, which I think are given to some extent in their pension paper.
Thanking you for your trouble. I am
Grace Dayton Dunham

17369 INVALID.
File No. 17.369
Benjamin Dayton
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 425
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1934 Hist. to Grace Dayton Dunham Oct 14-1 J.L.L.

Permit Isaac Mott, Beryl Dayton & Miss Hall to be admitted to New England.
G. H. Lee & Co. Genl.
Reas Quarters Morris Town Feb. 1st 1777 -

Benjamin Dayton Marr. Count
9m o 20 days/inv 32.22
Felix Wheeler Esq Bridgeport Ct 64.44 16.11 80.55

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
July 14 1839
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. Those 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 Benjamin Dayton
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.              
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 days 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
The applicant declares he has documentary evidence but does not produce it

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 the 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] 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.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Without official not dated

I Field Wheeler Judge of the Court of Probate for said dis- trict of Stratford certify that R Sedick his Clerk of said Court that the for- going is his true and correct copy of the same as shown to me Field Wheeler Judge
I Amos Fernald of the town of Hartford in Hartford County (now in Cones) being known hereby I say that I am well acquainted with Benjamin Dayton of Monroe in said County (now present in Cones) That on the first Monday of May 1776 I enlisted in said County Elijah Abel for eight months & went from Hartford to New York under said Abel - The said Benjamin Dayton was a Soldier in the same Company & went with us in said Company from Hartford to New York where we staid about 3 weeks when we moved to Bangor and spent in the winter there where we staid until sometime in September or October following when we went to Fort Lee - 8 Regt. Capt. Hils Company at Fort Lee I went to Harris- burg with the Union under Capt. West - 8 Regt said Dayton in said Company in Fort Lee & never saw him again until after the Revolutionary War. I was well ac- quainted with said Dayton when in the service & believe he enlisted for the same time But as I left Fort Lee in September or October I did not return into Capt. Hils Company & cannot say how

long said Deyons remained in the service a few that time. He was with me from May until Sept. 1831. I was I think Mr. Deyons death not
Amos Turrell
The foregoing deposition subscribed I know to be true before me Richard who says And further certify that the said Amos Turrell is a credible Witness Richard Deyons
Attest R. S. Nichols, Clerk
State of Vermont Lamoille County August first 1836 I R. S. Nichols Clerk of the Court of Caledon for Franklin District. Hereby certify that the above deposition of Amos Turrell was subscribed & sworn to in Court on the 6th day of April 1833 & that said deposition being attached to the Declaration & sworn to in court it was supposed that it would be understood to have been made on the day of the date of the declaration as was the fact
Attest
R. S. Nichols, Clerk

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dayton, Bennet Benj. GRADE Private LINE Sappers & Miners
WARRANT NUMBER 12978 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 5, 1789 To — Not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.