Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2114, Asa Colburn, N.H.

SERVICE
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N. 26
Colburn, asa
R. 2114
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State of Vermont Orange County ss District of Randolph ss
Be it remembered that at a Probate Court held at Randolph within and for Said District on the 19 th day of April A.D. 1833 Present the Hon. Calvin Bliss Judge
On Said 19 th day of April personally appeared in open Court Aaron Litch Aa Calhoun a resident of Danby in Said District and County and State of Vermont age Eighty three 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 A.D. 1832. That he entered the Service of the United States in the year 1776 under Lieut. Jeremiah Rockwell having enlisted for one year in the four part of Aa. as near as he can recollect, the Capt. lived in Springfield but was not recollect his name. That he marched with the Company to St. Johns Lower Canada. - that he staid there with a part of the Company through the winter till the last of June. when he was discharged and returned to Lebanon N.H. where his father and family then lived having been gone about Seven and a half months. That he then enlisted under Capt. Russell of Plainfield N.H. in Col. Warner's Regiment for Eight months - that he joined the Company and went to Newbury Vt. as a Guard to the frontier.
Aa Calhoun 25219

That he ransacked the woods all winter on Snow Shave and took two Indians in the time. - That he served the time of his enlistment being Eight Months and returned to Lebanon. - That in the Spring or Summer of 1777 he entered Capt. Wendell's Company in Col. Chase's Regt. in Gen. Stark's Brigade of the N. H. Mi- litia - That he went first to Charlestown then to Concord Vermont and went to Still Water N.Y. Bemis Heights, where he served Eleven Months in the whole of his time. - That he then enlisted as a Minute Man during the War, and stood ready to go at a Minute's warning. - In the mean time he was called out into actual Service at the time the Indians burned Royalton according to the best of his recollection about two Months . - That in the winter after he went to Corinth Forks, Vermont and staid three Months . - That about that time he went to Hoosac Hill N.Y. and staid three months but is not certain whether it was before or after going to Corinth. -
That he was called out at other times for short pe- riods which he cannot now distinctly state.
That he was born in Stafford Conn. in the year 1740. - That at the time of being called into Service he lived in Lebanon N.H. and since the Revolutionary War he has lived in Templeton Vt. where he now lives. -
That when he entered the Service he enlisted. -
That he received various discharges but has lost

them not Supposing to be of any Value. —
That he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. —
Asa Colburn
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid. —
Calvin Blodgett Judge
We Nathan Morley Clergyman residing in Cambridge aforesaid and Ezra Dike residing in the same Cambridge hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Colburn who has Subscribed and sworn to the above declaration — that we believe him to be Eighty three years of age — that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. —
Nathan Morley Clergyman
Ezra Dike
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year last aforesaid.
Calvin Blodgett Judge
And the Said Court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and deserves as he states.
And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Nathan Morley who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Clergyman resident in said Cambridge and that the Said Ezra Dike who has signed the

Lane is a resident of the Town of Pembury and is a cred'tble person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Caleb Blodgett Judge of the Probate Court.
I William Holcomb Clerk or Register of the Probate Court for the District of Randolph do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mrs. Calhoun for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this Office this twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
William Holcomb Clerk or Register

State of Vermont } At Randolph in said District District of Randolph ss. } this 22 nd day of November A.D. 1880.-
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, Judge of Probate for the District of said Issa Colbourn of Cambridge in the County of Orange and District of Columbia for the purpose of making a further Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of June 1832.- who being first duly sworn, deposes 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 seven months and one half in the year 1876- and 1877 I served as Private in the New Hampshire Militia.- For eight months I served as a Private in the New Hampshire Militia, in the year 1877 or 1878 and cannot be certain which.- For eleven months I served as a Private in the year 1877 or 1878 and cannot tell which.- For two months I served as a Private in the year that the Indian War broke out.- For three months I served as a Private in the year 1880 as I think in the State of Vermont . For three months I served as a Private in the same year at Hamblett N.H. and for such Service I claim a Pension.- He further states that since the making of his first Declaration he has not been able to obtain any additional testimony. -
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W. S. C. Colbourn
Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid. -
Cabin Blodgett
Judge of Probate

No 25219.
N.H.
Asa Colbourn Orange County Vermont
on Roll Capt Hendrick Campy Col Chase's Regt. 2 Months & 3 days since e.j.
W. Hubbardston East Randolph Edgerton Orange County Vermont Mar 15. 87
Mr. D. Hubbard  Ebenezer Register. District of Randolph Orange County Vermont Timbridge

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined 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, showing the Service of Asa Colbourn Orange County District of Randolph State of Vermont
   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.     Enlisted 1776 - 7 15 private 83 years Lebanon Traditionary evidence unrefuted   Enlisted 1777 - 8 - " { Col Russell, Colonel Hazen N. Hamskin Credible. None witness unrefuted   Served June 1777 - 11 - " { Col Chase, Genl Stark Credible papers authenticated   Enlisted - 2 - "   Served - 3 - "   Served - 3 - "  
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) , who has 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

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.
[2] 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 [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[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.

I Sarah Dinker of Tunbridge in the County of Orange and State of Vermont age of forty nine years being duly sworn upon testimony and say, that Mr Asa Callahan late of Tunbridge aforesaid now deceased, was my father. - I further say that as long ago as I can recollect, and ever since that time during his lifetime I have heard him converse with people about his services in the Revolutionary War, - and frequently heard him con- -verse with others who were out. I further say that it was always understood in the family that he was out in Revolutionary War, and have frequently heard my mother speak of his living farm, and of her staying alone, during the time he was in the Service. - I have repeated- -edly heard him speak of the hardships that he underwent, such as sleeping upon the ground, - going without com- -fortable clothing, and without sufficient food and the like. - All this was a long time previous to the time of 1832 - I further say that I am the only one of the children who lives in this vicinity, - and some of them have gone to parts unknown to me. - I further say that he died the 11th day of May 1834, and that he left no Widow. -
Attest as to the State of Vermont } Orange County } ss William Melick Register of Probate District of Randolph } ss within and for the District aforesaid, here by certify that the aforesaid Sarah Dinker and Sarah Dinker in open Court at Randolph in said District, this 1st day of August A.D. 1836. Made on the in the form of Laws that the foregoing deposition by them subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth. - By me William Melick, Reg'r

I Ezra Dutton of Danby in the County of Oray and State of Vermont, age fifty one years, being duly sworn depose testify and say, that I have been ac- quainted with Mr Asa Colburn late of said Danby, now deceased, for more than thirty years. — I further say that I have frequently heard him say that he was a Revolutionary soldier, from my first acquaintance with him, — and dur- ing the whole time since I have known him I have heard him speak of his Revolutionary services, the particulars of which as he related them I do not now recollect. I further say that in the neighborhood where he lived he was reputed to be a man of truth, — and that it was understood and be- lieved by his neighbors that he was a Revolutionary soldier. — I further say that he died the 11 th day of May 1834, and that he left no widow. —
I further say that his only surviving chil- dren are General Colburn, Mrs Colburn, Master Colburn, Asa Colburn, Asenath Dutton, and Lucy Dutton. — I further say that the said Asenath Dutton is the only one of the surviving children who live in this vicinity, — and some have gone to parts unknown and have not been heard from for several years. —
Ezra Dutton

Mark
January 8, 1923
Miss Isabel Greeley Bradford, New Hampshire
Madam:
In response to your letter received December 12, 1922, you are advised that from the papers in the pension claim R. 2114 it appears that Asa Colburn was born in Stafford, Connecticut in 1750 and lived in Lebanon, New Hampshire during the Revolution.
He applied for pension April 19, 1833 while residing in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont and alleged that he enlisted under Lieutenant Jedediah Hebard in 1776 and served as a Private for seven and a half months. That he then enlisted and served eight months in Captain Russell's Company, Colonel Hazen's Regiment, and in the Spring or Summer of 1777 he enlisted and served eleven months in Captain Hendee's Company, Colonel Chase's Regiment. After this he enlisted as a Minute man for the period of the War and was out in service about eight months.
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of said services as required by the pension laws.

He died May 11, 1834 in Tunbridge, Vermont leaving no widow, but the following children survived him: Samuel, Ira, Weston, Asa, Asenath Tucker who was aged forty-nine years in 1836 and living in Tunbridge, Vermont, and Luoy Fifield.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
(Soldier had a Bro. David born Feb. 25-1754 & living in Windsor Co., Vt. in 1832.)

[REDACTED]
REJECTED
2114
P. O.
Asa Colburn
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: cause of rejection not found on printed
Re-enlisted: list of 1852,
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.
Cert. of Dis.
Searched for _____, 18
May 15-1905 - Vets to A. A. Griffith - S. Orange N.Y. 1923. Jan. 6 - His. to Miss Isabel Brookley. mmv

I Moses Smith of Pembine in the County of Orange and State of Vermont aged fifty six years being duly sworn depose and say that I have been acquainted with Mr Asa Colburn late of Pembine of course now deceased, for more than thirty years. - I further say I have frequently heard him speak of his being in Army and have heard him speak particularly about his ser- -vices. - I have heard him speak of his services from my first acquaintance with him. - I distinctly recall, as much as Twenty years ago of hearing him speak of these services, and then heard him speak of our town of more than Elean Moulton, - but do not now recall the year, nor the place, but think that he said that part of the time he was at a place then called Mansborough. - I further say that it has always been understood and believed in the neighborhood that he was a Revolutionary Sol- -dier. - I further say that he was reputed in the neigh- -borhood to be a man of truth. -
Moses Smith

Isa Tucker of Newbridge in the County of Orange and State of Vermont age a Twenty eight years, being duly sworn, depon testify, and say, that I have always known Mr. Asa Calhoun late of said Newbridge, now deceased, ever since my first recollections. — I further say, that previous to the passage of the Pension Law of 1832. — I have frequently heard him speak of his Revolutionary Services, and the places where he rendered them, but have now forgotten the places. — I recollect to have heard him repeatedly that he was out in the Revolutionary War, to the amount of twelve months in the whole. — I further say that in the neighborhood where he lived he was reputed to be a man of truth, — and that it was understood and believed by his neigh- bors that he was a Revolutionary Soldier . — I further say that the said Asa Calhoun died about two years ago. — and that he has left six Wid- ows. — and that his only surviving Children, are Samuel Calhoun, Mrs. Calhoun, Martha Calhoun, Asa Calhoun, Asa Calhoun, and Lucy Calhoun. —
Isa Tucker

I Joseph Wood of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, twenty two years of age, depose and say that the foregoing statements of facts, subscribed by the said Hodge Butler, has been read in my hearing, and that I fully concur, with the said Butler, in the correctness and truth of the same. Joseph Wood
State of Vermont, Windsor County ss. Watford September 10th A.D. 1832
Then the said Hodge Butler and the said Joseph Wood personally appeared and made solemn oath, that the assertions by them respectively subscribed contain the whole truth & nothing, but the truth Before Me
Wylys Lyman Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the said Hodge Butler and Joseph Wood are men of good character & that their statements are entitled to full confidence & credit.
Wylys Lyman Justice of the Peace
State of Vermont Windsor County ss.
Abel Stock County Clerk, Office Nov. 1. 1832 I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court Do hereby certify, that Wylys Lyman is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, and that the above are his signatures —
In Testimony whereof I hereunto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day & year last aforesaid —
Benj. Swan

I Hodge Cuther of Plainfield, in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, 74 years of age depose and say that I am acquainted with Asa Colburn, formerly of Lebanon in the county of Grafton in said State, now of Tunbridge in the County of Orange and State of Vermont, that in the year 1777 the said Colburn enlisted under Capt. Hanchey, who commanded a company which was in the service of the State of New Hampshire, at said Lebanon, and that he commenced his term of service, about the month of June in said year, and was ordered thereafter to Bennington in said State of Vermont, and was particularly engaged in the exercise of duty of protecting the frontiers in its vicinity from the depredations and ravages of the Tories and Indians, and also that the said Colburn was then afterwards ordered to Stillwater in the State of New York, where he finished the term of service, for which he enlisted, which was 3 months. The Regiment, to which said company belonged, was commanded by Colonel Nichols. I enlisted about the same time, under the same Captain, and served in the same company, with the said Asa Colburn for the period of three months. The term of said three months service terminated the 18 th day of September in said year 1777. And I further state that the Asa Colburn, at whose request, I give this deposition, is the same Asa Colburn, who enlisted with me, and served said period of time as above described, and that he is now eighty two years of age. Hodge Cuther

2 of Postage Stamp paid N.H.E.,
Rev. S. S.
SUTTON LODGE BRADFORD NEW HAMPSHIRE
Pension Office Washington D. C.
Will you please give me the record of one Asa Colburn a soldier of the American Revolution from N.H. who served on the Rangers signed the association test was a private in Capt John Hendrick's company N.H. and a pensioner will you

give me the official copy of his pension papers I believe it was Lebanon N.H. that he received his pay.
Sincerely yours (miss) Pearl Kelley Bradford N.H.
Dec. 9 1922.
needed for an applicant to D.A.R.

Asa Colburn dec d Nov 5
Asa Colburn May 1 1878 not found
2114

Isa Colburn
Deduction for Pension
May

State of Vermont Orange County ss. } District of Randolph ss. } of Probate within and for the District aforesaid hereby certify that the aforesaid No. Tucker and Moses Smith made solemn oath that the foregoing dis- positions by them subscribed contain the truth and nothing but the truth. Done in open Court at Randolph in said District this 1 st day of August A D 1836. In testimony of which I have af- fixed my name and the Seal of said Court. William Heberden Pres.

I David Colburn of Hartford in Windsor County. South. Eight years of age last February the 25 th Day - upon due say that during the Revolutionary war my father resided in Lebanon New Hampshire, & I further say that my brother Asa Colburn who then lived near my father, during the war entered into the service of the State of New Hampshire and was absent in said service at several distinct times. How long he was actually in the service I am now unable to remem- ber, I remember on one occasion I carried my brother Asa to bed Chace in bed with me his way to the army on the West side of the Green Mountains. My impression is that he had been at home on a furlough and I went to carry him thus far on his way back to the army. David Colburn
State of Vermont Windsor County ss. B. Hartford 15 August - A.D. 1832 personally appeared the undersigned David Colburn and made solemn oath that the facts stated in the above deposition by him subscribed are true according to his

best knowledge and belief Before Me Wyllys Sylvan. Hughes
I hereby certify that the said David Kelham bears a fair character and that his statement is entitled to the fullest con- fidence and belief. Wyllys Sylvan Hughes
State of Vermont } Windsor County } ss
Woodstock County Clerk's Office Nov: 1. 1832 I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court do hereby certify that Wyllys Sylvan is one of the Justices of the peace within & for said County and that the above are his Signatures — In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name the day & year last above —
Benj. Swan