Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15368, Jonas Carter, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Carter, Jonas
S 15368
CONTENTS
carded.

Transp'd to Ohio, Pittsburgh Agency 22 July 1831 March 1831 after notification sent to Robert B. Parkman Parkman, Geauga Co. Ohio.
Information dated Oct 26 1831 to Robert B. Parkman
(238) Vermont To Ohio Pittsburgh Jonas Barber, Putnam's reg private, Massachusetts Line in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont. at the rate of 0 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd of Ap r 1818. and sent to the care of the Hon. Phineas White, of Putney, Windham County, Vermont.
Arrearages to 4 th Sep r . 1818. 4 26 / 31 mo. $ 38.70 $ 38.70
{ Revolutionary claims, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
6 Years
Continued

John Carter & Associates
Good Found to be correct
Maps Roll.
Mem. Sept. 27 1880

To Phinehas White Esq. Chief Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Windham and State of Vermont.
I Jonas Carter of Grafton in the County & State aforesaid claiming the benefit of an act of Congress passed the 18 th day of March now last past entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" So in pursuance to the provisions of said Act, here upon oath, make the following Declaration (to wit)
That I the said Jonas Carter served as a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, on the continental Establish- ment in the following manner - I first enlisted and entered the service - On the first day of January in the year of our Lord 1777 in the three years service - and regularly served till the 10 th day of January 1780, when I was honorably dis- charged in the Company of Capt. Morse in the 1 st (Massachusetts) Regiment under Col. Ropes, Patnam - and afterwards in February 1781 - I again enlisted for three years in the same Regiment under Col. Patnam in the Company of Capt. Stone - and was discharged from the Army in the spring of 1783 - before my time was out in consequence of a breach which got in the service - and I further upon oath declare that I lost my discharges some years ago - so that I

State of Vermont } Be it remembered that Windham County } on this 10th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy appearing before me Richard White Chief Judge of Windham County Court he made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing and to the truth of the foregoing Declaration by him subscribed
And I do hereby certify that I am fully satisfied that the aforesaid Thomas Lester served as a private soldier in the Revolutionary war - against the common
In every, as is by him stated in the ap d . Declaration
In witness whereof I have to let my official sign- nature, and have caused the seal of Winthrop County Court, to be affixed —
Threshing Machine { Chief ridge of Windham County Court
To the Hon. the Secy.

The affidavit of John Farling of Windham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, who testifies that he was well acquainted with Jonas Carter the foregoing Applicant in the Continental Army and is knowing to his living in said County as by him stated in the foregoing Declaration - And further testifies that he knows said Carter to be a very poor man.
John Farling
Windham County ss - April 10 th 1812 - The foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to
Before me
J. White } Chief Just. } of Windham } County Court

No 19.
Jonas Carter. Application for Pension. Windham County, Vermont. [Copy.]
238 1841

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 Twentieth 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, Jonas Carter aged sixty 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. I enlisted in the Year 1777 for three Years in Capt. Morse's Company, and Col. Rufus Putnam's Regiment of the Massachusetts line, and served the full period of my enlistment. said Regiment was upon the Continental Establishment. In the Year 1781 I again enlisted for three years in Capt. Stone's Company and Col. Putnam's Regiment, when I served about two years, when I was honourably discharged in consequence of a wound which I recd. —
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 238- and the date of his original declaration is the 10 th day of April, A. D. 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, 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.
One Cow - One Hog - and ten Sheep.
Jonas Carter.
Jonas Carter.
AND I do also swear that my occupation is that of a Farmer . That I have a wife who is in a feeble state of health, and has been unable to labour for more than twenty years. I have two children, to wit, James Harvey Carter aged fifteen years, and Sarah Maria Carter aged twelve years, that reside with me and are dependent upon me for support. My son James H. Carter is feeble, and can labour but little. I have a break that renders me incapable of labouring a considerable part of the time. I am owing about sixty dollars.
SWORN to and DECLARED in open court on the
20 th
day of June, A. D. 1820.
Before
Phinehas White
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 twenty eight dollars and — cents.
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.

P 15368
INVALID.
File No. 15,368
Jonas Carter Pr. Rev War.
Act: March 18 th 1818
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Ohio
Geauga County ss On the twenty fifth day of June One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty one before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Geauga aforesaid Personally appeared Jonas Carter of Parkman in said County who on his Oath Declares that he is the same Jonas Carter who in the War of the Revolution belonged to and served in the Company commanded first by Capt Morn and after wards by Capt Stone in the 5th Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Rufus Putnam in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the Pension list Roll of the State of Vermont from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in Parkman aforesaid where he intends to remain and wishes his Pension in future to be payable in the City of Pittsburgh Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that his reason for removing to the State of Ohio was to be with his children who had removed before him - Sworn & subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid Jonas Carter B. J. Avery Justice of the Peace
State of Ohio
Geauga County ss Daniel G Converse of Lawrence Township and State that he is well acquainted with Jonas Carter who has sworn to and subscribed his name to the above Deposition and that he is the identical Jonas Carter whose name was placed on the Pension list Roll of the State of Vermont - and further that in this Deposition

has full faith and confidence in the statement contained in the Deposition so made by the said Jonas Carter as aforesaid. And further saith not. Sworn to and subscribed before Daniel G. Converse on this 27 th day of June A.D. 1831
B. F. Avery Justice of the Peace
I Barton F. Avery the Justice above named do hereby certify that I am and have been for several years acquainted with with the person named Daniel G. Converse and have ever known him to sustain the still sustains the reputation of a man of strict integrity - And from what I have seen of the said Jonas Carter in an acquaintance of a few months I am inclined to put full confidence in the statements contained in both of the above depositions
Parkman June 27. 1831
B. F. Avery
The State of Ohio } Geauga County ss }
I D. S. Aiken, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do certify that Barton F. Avery Esq. whose signature, in his own proper hand writing, is affixed to the foregoing certificate, is, and was at the time of subscribing the same, a justice of the peace, duly commissioned and sworn, agreeably to the Laws of said State - In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said Court, at Chardon, this 28 th day of June A.D. 1831.
D. S. Aiken, Clerk.

Parkerman July
Parkerman O 5 July 23
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In Hon Mr Secretary of the War Dept t of the United States
City of Washington
from for
Union Office July 9 1864

Parkmen County of Geauga State of Ohio July 1 st 1831-
Respected Sir-
In inclosed application of Jonas Carter to have the place of his Receiving his Pension changed from Vermont to Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania is fully exposted of his wishes and his reasons- He has chosen Pittsburgh because it is nearer to his residence than Chillicothe And being an Old man and rather infirm, and withall not very much accustomed to business a little difference in distance seems to him a great deal Will you Sir be so good as to put in my Power to tell him the fate of his application and should any thing further be wanting let me know what that I may have it supplied- Very Respectfully
I am Sir Yours &
Robert B. Parkmen
Secretary of the War Department Washington-