Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18454, Abraham Holden, N.H.

NUMBER
SERVICE
A.H.
Holden, Abraham S. 18454
Carded
CONTENTS

No 6901
Vermont
Abraham Holden
of Addison Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Fifer in the company commanded by Captain Whitecomb of the Reg. t commanded by Col. Haskell in the N. Hampshire line for 2 years Fifer $ 88.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 88 Dollars ————— Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of March 1833 and sent to Hon. S. Wright Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 176.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4. Sept. 1833 } 44.00 $220.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book D. Vol. 4 Page 62

No 420 3
Alvin Holden
Vermont
Adm. C.
Linn
Musician
$88.00
Hon. S. Haight

BRIEF in the case of Alms Holden of Leicesters  County of Adams in the State of Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  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.     In 1776 2 9 Fifer Gen. Colt Whitecomb, Genl Bee- =dell   1779 9 Colt Smith, Col   1780 6 Haskell. Genl Poor   1781 3 Col Rumball. Genl Ennis   4 3  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? White Plains  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Haverhill, New Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Amend 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas Cushing Examining Clerk.

N o 4203- Abraham Holden

State of Vermont } On this 24 th day of July 1832, personally, Adison County } appeared in open court, before the judges of the County Court within and for the County of Addison aforesaid, now sitting Abraham Holden a resident of Leicester in said County of Addison, aged 70 years on the 10 day of July instant, 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 enlisted in Haverhill (New Hampshire), according to his best recollection in the Spring of 1776. and was enlisted by Capt. Whitcomb as a musician (a fifer) in the New Hampshire Militia and served so after the enlistment as a soldier in Capt. Whitcomb's Company under the Chief Command of Genl. Brattle, and from Haverhill marched to Newbury & thence to Corrinth, (Vermont) at which place was a block house, and was stationed part of the time at Corrinth part of the time at Coos. N.H. & part of the time at Haverhill N.H. and was in this service two years and nine months, and employed as a guard and scouting.
That in the year 1779. as near as he can recollect, but is not certain as to the time, he went to White Plains N.Y. and enlisted for the term of one year, and served nine months under said enlistment, and then hired one John Parker to take his place, who was received as a substitute for the remaining 3 months, that he served in Capt. Smith's Company in Col. Haskell's Regiment & Genl. Poor's Brigade and was part of the term at White Plains. Peekskill. Fishkill & left the Regiment at White Plains.
That in the year 1780. at Peterboro, N.H. town adjoining Haverhill his place of residence, was called upon as he was informed for two soldiers for six months service, that he went as one of the two & Joseph Cowell went as the other, and went immediately to Haverhill N.H. & before he was attached to any Company, was detached with 6 others and placed under the Command of Sergt. Ebenezer Billings and marched to Upper Coos, N.H. and there served as a guard to the fort there and in protecting the inhabitants for the said 6 months and then returned to Haverhill, and was there dismissed

Again in the year 1781. Hancock N.H. where he then lived was called upon to furnish one man for three months service, and he engaged to perform it, and joined the regiment at Charlestown N.H. called N.H. and served in Capt. Othnel Thomas' Company in Major Marston & Col. Rumbell's Regiment & in Genl. Eros' Brigade and served the three months and was then discharged in this last service he was marched from N.H. to Castleton Vermont, to Whitehall N.Y. to Fort Ann (which had been before burned by the British, & back to N.H. & was there discharged—
That he is the identical Abraham Holden referred to by Isaac Morse, who's testimony accompanies this declaration and recollects being at Dublin N.H. at the time therein mentioned
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person, who's testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
He 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
That he now resides in Leicester opus and has resided there for the space of eleven years last past & is lived in Louden N.H. about 20 years & previous and during the war, in place of residence was lived in Hancock N.H. —
Subscribed the day of your aforesaid,
Saml. Swift Clerk
Abraham Holden

We John Bullock, Parley Enas, and Isaac Morse residing in the town of Leicester hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abraham Holden who has subscribed to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy 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 —
John Bullock Parley Enas Isaac Morse
Adams County ss. July 19 th 1832. Personally appeared John Bullock, Parley Enas, & Isaac Morse, & made solemn oath that the above certificate by them subscribed contains the truth, and further certify that they are entitled to full credit
E. N. Briggs Justice Peace
I, Isaac Morse of Leicester in the County of Adams do hereby certify that about forty six or forty seven years last winter I was keeping school in Dublin N.H. and at that time and place two or three soldiers, then in the service of the Revolution as it was then said, and that they were there upon a short furlough, one of which I believe was Abraham Holden who has made the foregoing declaration, and further say that from the history of events and transactions many years since related to me by said Holden I have no doubt but that the said Holden did serve as he has related in his declaration — Isaac Morse
Subscribed and sworn to 19 th July 1832 before me E. N. Briggs Justice Peace
I further certify that I am acquainted with Isaac Morse who has subscribed to the above certificate, that he is a person entitled to full credit
E. N. Briggs Justice Peace

And the Said Court 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 that it appears to them, that John Bullock, Parley Enos and Isaac Morse who have signed the preceding certificate are residents in the town of Leicester in the County of Addison and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Sam l . Swift, Clerk
Re Holden
State of Vermont, Addison County ss
I Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court for the said County of Addison, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Abraham Holden for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 30 th day of July 1839.
Sam l . Swift Clerk

18454. INVALID.
File No. 18454
Abraham Holden
Fifer New War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. / , Page 181
[Arrangement of 1870.]