Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-13
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL.
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS

REV OhUIlON AIRY BOLDlE lEhS
VINO Lived In BrRttIeboro, but whose
Names Are Not on Any Printed List--
Copies of Interesting Documents.
Mr.. Burnham's valuable history Of Brat
tleboro gives the names of Revolutionary
soldiers who have resided in Bratteboro,
principally as found on pension rolls, but
not of those who enlisted from this town,
not pensioners. Reuben Church, who en-
listed from this town Aug. :, 1776, into
1t. Col. Seth Warmers regiment of Green
Mountain Boys, was pensioner, and is
mentioned. He became an ensign in that
regiment. William McCune enlisted into
that regiment Sept. IL, 1776, and became a
captain; Benjamin Gould enlisted into it
Nov. 2, 177G; Benjamin Butterfed, jan
l, 1777, and became lieutenant; and Jo-
seph Bennett Nov. ?, 1777; John Payne of
Newfane enlisted into that regiment Oct
20, 1916, and David Merrick March 16,
17I7; Jesse Walker of Townshend, Jan.
| and Reuben Ball, Jan. 2, 1117. This
regiment had but seven companies and no
colonel. The uniform was coat of coarse
green cloth, "of large size faced with
red, furnished by New York; the officers
were nominated by a committee of men
from towns of the New Hampshire Grants
which became the state of Vermont, and
were commissioned by Gen. Philip Schuy-
ler commanding the Northern department; ;
and the regiment was in the Continental
line and paid by the Continental Congress
in Continental money. This money de-
preciated so much that, in June, 17s1, at
Bennington. the legislature of Vermont
passed IAN Act for the purpose of max
ing up the Depreciation of the Continental
Money to Colonel Warmers Regiment and
Captain Lees Company" This act di-
rected the committee of pay-table" to eX-
anime into the depreciation, allow accounts,
and draw on the treasurer for the amount
found due each officer and soldier. The ac-
counts were adjusted at Charlestown, n. H.,
where the legislature Of Vermont sat in
l7Sl. Here is the draft and receipt for
the men from this town:
PAY TABLE OFFICE,
CHARLEsTowN, Oct 20 l1sl.
You are hereby directed TO pay to the bearer.
1t Buttereld, the sum of fOrty-two pounds il
being for the depreciation Of wages allowed to
Capt VIM. McCuue, 1t. Benjamin Butterfield,
Ensign Reuben Church & Benin GoOld, belong
Ing 20 Col. seth Warmers Regiment agreeably 10
act Of the General Assembly of this state.
ISAAC TICHENOR. r,
GIDEON BROWNSUN Ooilr >
Reed CharestOwn. Oct. -. l1Sl, The within
sum OF forty-two pounds l.. My in full Of Ira AL
BENJ'A BUTTERFIELD.
Some query has arisen whether this
Benjamin Butterfeld was Esquire Benjam
in who lived over West River next beyond
the road turning to the left, where DR..
Bems now lives, and was then u, or his
son Benjamin, on account of his age.
But his son then signed and was well
known as Benjamin Butterfeld, jr., and
there is no cir" about this name in the rolls
or documents, and the military age was
not limited as it is now. Charles Phelps,
Esq, of Marlboro was then 80 and was
drafted, and released by Col. Carpenter at
Guilford, not on account of his age, but
to go to Boston for guns and ammunition.
Here is a copy of the release:
Guilford. August l6, l711. This may Certify
that la Consideration Of Charles Phelps, Esq,
having at his own Charge and RisQue Juurneyed
To Boston and procured 80 fire arms and ammu-
milton for the same for these Neighboring towns
aud has been at a Crate expense in money and
time in the Premises; And is now on his Journey
TO Boston with money 10 pay for the same. That
Altho, he is Draughted by the Captain &c TO Go
to the Westward in Defence of His Country on
one Of the Alarm Lists, Yet l hereby Release
him therefrom TO enable him to do far Greater
Service for his Distressed Country by dong the
above mentioned business at Boston, and hls en-
deavoriug to procure more arms Il ammunition
and salt. These Distressed Infant towns on the
Hampshire Grants for the Relife of the same
People, the other l50 Guns and ammunition was
Procured 10y the tender commiseration Of the an
cient * most Patriotic Colony of the MasSAchu.
setts Bay afors'd to whome & for which our
hearty and abundant thanks are Ever Due when
we all lay open TO the Ravages of the Enemy at
the wrongful Giving up Ticonderoga SC to the
BENJAMIN CARPENTER, Colo.
In an engrossed copy of the roll of this
regiment opposite the name of William
McCune, captain, is written "Deranged," !"
Nov. Is, IT'S, which has caused some
speculation as to its meaning, and by
some it has been thought to have meant
discharged. But this could not we'll be,
for officers are not discharged, but resign !;
or are dismissed. The original roll, how
ever, under the hand of Col. Warner him
self, also shows opposite the name of
Joseph Stafford of Bennington, lieutenant,
the same word, at the same date. Both
continued in the service afterwards, and
this entry seems to mean merely that they
changed places.
After the battle of Bennington Col.
William Williams sent an order to Col.
Carpenter to hurry forward men. This
order was written upon piece of paper
on the other side of which was a fine
drawing of a fertilization, doubtless the
WoIh Vi DIltlSu oLlCeI, anu cdpluIeu al
that battle.
Samuel Warriner of this town enlisted
September "a, 1777, into Captain Josiah
Boyden's company of Col. Williams's reg
iment and served % days. j. Shepard
Gates of DummerstOn was lieutenant;
Caleb Howard of afterwards Jamaica was
corporal; Leonard Spalding, Reuben
Spalding, VIM. Negus, jr., Asa Dutton and
Seth Duncan, Dummerston; and Amariah
Taft and Benjamin How, Townshend, were
privates in this company. Nathaniel Sted-
man of Newfane was in Capt. Pettee's
company of this regiment. According to
an affidavit in an application for pension
Stephen Greenleaf, jr., was with Gen.
Gates's army at Saratoga and saw Gen.
Frazer shot, but his name does not appear
to be on any company roll.
A Native OF Jamaica.