REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - AMASA HILAND

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March 21, 1829 Amasa Hyland applies for pension

State of Newhampshire
Cheshire co. Court of Common Pleas.

On this twentyfirst day of March 1829 Personally appeared in open Court before 
the Justices of said Court being a court of record for said County, proceeding 
according to the course of the common Law, having jurisdiction unlimited in 
point of amount, and keeping a record of its proceedings, Amasa Hiland, aged 
sixty eight years, resident in Westmoreland in said County, who being first duly 
sworn, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the 
provision made by the acts of Congress of March 18th 1818 and May 1st 1820. 

That he the said Amasa Hiland enlisted as a private Soldier in the service of 
the United States at Scituate in the State of Massachusetts in the Continental 
Army. My time and pay to commence when I arrived at Springfield in said state 
which was the eighth day of August 1779 where I was received by a Continental 
Officer and marched to West Point in the State of New York. Where I joined a 
Company commanded by Capt. Wales and afterwards by Jonathon Turner in Col. 
Marshal's Regiment and on the eighth day of May 1780 I received an honourable 
discharge having served nine months. 

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on 
the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time by gifts, sale, 
or in any manner of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to 
diminish it as to bring myself within the provision 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 18th day of 
March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property 
or 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. And I do 
further say that I am a labouring husbandman and Farmer that I have not more 
than one fourth part of my former ability to insure my said occupation and that 
I have residing with me my wife Prudence aged sixty five years.
Amasa Hiland.

Schedule,
Of the whole estate (necessary clothing and bedding excepted) and income of 
Amasa Hiland of Westmoreland in the county of Cheshire and State of 
Newhampshire. Applicant for a Pension under the act of Congress of May 1st 1820. 
One undivided Fourth part of a Farm 
containing one Hundred **and seventeen Acres 
including all his right and title in real Estate -- $175.00
Personal Property
One Cow $18.00
Chests with and without drawers -- $2.25
Table -- .50
Chairs -- .70
Weavers Loom -- 1.50
Three Spinning Wheels -- 1.75
Iron Hollowware -- $4.00
[Crane - or Cradle?], hooks, shovel and tongs -- 1.15
Pewter dishes, spoons and Teapot -- 1.28
Tinware -- 1.00
one case of knives and forks -- .75
Crockeryware and Glass Bottles -- .96
Corks and woodenware -- 1.45
Candle sticks -- .10
I am worth $210.39
Amasa Hiland

We the subscribers testify and say, that we have viewed the property contained 
in the above Schedule, shewn to us by Amasa Hiland above named, as his property; 
and are of opinion that the sums set against the respective items are their true 
value.
John Snow
Joseph Gage

Cheshire ss. Westmoreland March 20th 1829 Personally appeared John Snow and 
Joseph Gage above named and made oath to the above Statement by them Subscribed 
Before me
Austin Parker, Justice of the Peace

I certify that John Snow and Joseph Gage above named are disinterested and 
credible witnesses
Austin Parker, Justice of the Peace