Asa’s declaration (1832)
(transcription)

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

State of New York
St. Lawerence County

On the seventeenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two, Personally appeared before open court, before the Court of Common Pleas in the county of St. Lawrence and state aforesaid Asa Webster, aged Seventy four years, who being 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, 1832. That he enlisted in the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: That in the month of December one thousand seven hundred and seventy five, at Winter Hill, near Bunker Hill, then the state of Massachusetts, he this deponent enlisted in a Company Commanded by Captain Mann, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Reed, in the Continental Service, for the term of one year: That in March following he was ordered to New London in the State of Connecticut where the Regiment remained not more than two or three days: that the Regiment was ordered from thence to New York City, where he remained about six weeks and then marched to Albany where he and the Regiment remained about five or six days: from thence the Regiment was ordered to Montreal in Lower Canada, to which place he marched with said Regiment, where he remained about two months, and then the Regiment was ordered back, and marched to Isle aux Noix, and remained there about a week, from thence marched to Crown Point where the Regiment remained two or three weeks, and then marched to the south end of Lake George, where they remained a few weeks, and then marched to Mount Independence near Ticonderoga at which place he was honorably discharged. That he served the full term of one year at the rate of Eight dollars per month: That he has lost his discharge. That he again enlisted in Newbury now in the state of Vermont, in the month of March in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven into a Company commanded by Captain Stephens in the Regiment or Corps commanded by Colonel Hosington in the Continental Service, during the war, and mustered and was stationed in Newbury aforesaid, for the purpose of guarding that avenue to Lower Canada. That he served in said Company and Regiment for the term of two years, at which time said Regiment was disbanded. That he this deponent was entitled to Eight dollars per month, that he again enlisted at said Newbury in the month of June in the year Seventeen Hundred seventy nine (as near as this deponent can now recollect) into a Company commanded by the said Captain Stephens in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Beddle, in the Continental Service, as a Drummer, for the term of one year and was stationed during said term at Newbury aforesaid, that he was to receive by the terms of said last enlistment Eight dollars and sixty six cents per month. That he served said term as a Drummer, as aforesaid, when said Regiment was disbanded: And this deponent further saith that he was born in Old Cheshire, in the state of New Hampshire, in the year seventeen hundred and fifty eight, as appears by a Record of his age given to him by his father, which is all the Record thereof to his knowledge. That at the time of his first enlistment he resided in Newbury now State of Vermont, and after he was discharged from the same as aforesaid, he resided at the same place: that he removed from there to Upper Canada about three years after the Revolutionary War, and from thence to Oswegatchie in the county of St. Lawrence and State of New York, where he now resides: And this deponent saith to the several interrogatories propounded by the Court:

Firstly -- That he was born in Old Cheshire in the State of New Hampshire.

Secondly -- That he knows of no other record of his age that the Record given to him by his father in a small Book now in this deponents possession.

Thirdly -- That he was living in Newbury now in the State of Vermont when he was called into the service as aforesaid, and that since the Revolution has lived at Newbury aforesaid - in Elizabethtown, Upper Canada, - Augusta, Upper Canada, and in the town of Oswegatchie in the County of St. Lawrence and state of New York, aforesaid.

Fourthly -- That he volunteered into Capt. Mann's Company in the Continental Service.

Fifthly -- The names of the Regular Officers who were with the Troops when he served, were Colonel Reed, Capt. Mann, Lieut. Pettingill, Ensign Hawkins, Capt. Spalding, Capt. Town [?], Adjutant Otis [?], Major Hall.

Sixthly -- That he has received but one written discharge from the service as aforesaid, and that the same is lost or destroyed.

Seventhly -- That he this deponent is known in his present neighborhood by Joel J. Emmes, a clergyman, and by David Giffin, Samuel Wright, Archibald McLaran and Timothy Wright, who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.

And this deponent doth hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not now on the Pension roll of the Agency of any State.

We Joel J. Emmes, a clergyman residing in the town of Ogwegatchie & County of St. Lawrence and Timothy Wright, Samuel Wright, Archibald McLaran, David Giffin residing in the Town & County aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Webster who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy four years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion & that we verily believe him to be a man of truth & veracity.

John Hine Hon' [?]
Judge of
St. Law. Cy.

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