What could be noted/signed for here in an errant Revolutionary War pension document?

by seibseib

Hi all, new here to the sub. I wanted to come on here because I found a document in my great, great, great, great, great grandfather's Revolutionary War pension documents - all of the documents are dated at different times/years and some aren't dated at all. I found this one that seems to almost be a scribbled note - and there's no date on it, I'm having a hard time reading it (besides his name Ebenezer Vining, Private), plus I am curious about the signature about the bottom.

my question: what could possibly noted and signed here/who would have signed it, as part of pension documents relating to the Revolutionary War? I’m not familiar with the language used back then, so maybe I’m just not understanding - and I’m hoping that such a large audience of 1.3 million people can help me figure this out, or be more familiar with these documents than I am!

Other info from other pension documents in this collection: -specifically mentions New York & Massachusetts -it’s hard to gather the EXACT things he participated in during the war, but it seems like he was initially in a state militia around 1775 and then served in the Continental Army in 1776 - fought in a bunch of the battles in 1776 in New York & New Jersey.

I don't know if any of this is useful info, but I just want to provide what I can!

Here is a link to a picture of the document: https://imgur.com/uu8T6Z3

Thank you so, so much in advance - I'd really appreciate it.

The1Brad

I'll allow someone else to give you a more thorough answer if they can, but in case they can't you should know that that document is signed by Alexander Hamilton. He served as Washington's personal secretary during the war. Your relative likely served in one of the Massachusetts militias surrounding Boston when Washington arrived after having been appointed head of the Continental Army. Your relative likely signed up to serve under Washington and joined him in the defense of New York and the Battle of Trenton. If you need some cash, you may want to sell this using Heritage Auctions or donate it to a historical archive.