Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 56946-160-55, Isaac Hixon, Mass.
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Service.

Mass.      Hixon, Issaac   B.L.Wt 56946-160-55
               Persis
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306.39090 Act March 3
Act March 3.
Aug 27}
Persis Hixon, widow of
Isaac Hixon, Private
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 [illegible] E.O. Hixon
July 31/86 [illegible] of Damrell, Jay[?]

Capt. Nathan Thayer.
Col. Ebenezer Thayer.
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19/57
[horizontal overlayed above] 56.946 [illegible]
March 21
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Revol. War
Mass No Papers
Special
CC
Vol H2  page 17
Luther Metcalf
[crossed out] E.O. Hixon
Medway
Mass

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 [illegible] E.O. Hixon
July 31/86 [illegible] of Damrell, Jay[?]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston,
August 21 1855
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed Luther Metcalf Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his
acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and
ought to be given, in and out of Court. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
L  M Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth

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I A M Fuller of Medway in the County of
Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify
and say that I am the town Clerk of Medway
aforesaid & that I find on the records of said town
the following return of a marriage by the Rev. David Sanford, viz
"A return of marriage celebrated by the 
subscriber
Mr. Isaac Hixon
to Miss Persis Adams ⎬ both of Medway December 16th 1802."
"David Sanford"

Also, I find in the records of death the following viz.
Isaac Hixon Died Sept. 3, 1849, aged 87 yrs.
A true copy of record-
Attest
A.M. B. Fuller
Town Clerk of Medway
Commonwealth of Massachusetts-
Norfolk-
August 17th 1855-
Personally appeared A M B Fuller, (who is known by me to be town Clerk, + is a credible witness,) and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me,
Luther Metcalf
Justice of the Peace
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Act of 1855.                       206.390.

DECLARATION FOR WIDOW.
Who has never received Bounty Land.

Claim of

Widow of


Filed by
James E. Steuart,
Washington, D.C.
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DECLARATION FOR WIDOW
Who has never received Bounty Land.
State of Massachusetts

County of Norfolk

On this Seventeenth day of August 1855, personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, (duly authorized by lay to administer oaths, Persis Hixon, aged 74 years, a resident of Medway in the County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Isaac Hixon, deceased, who was a Private , in the company commanded by Capt.  Nathan Thayer, in the Regiment of _
commanded by Col. Ebenezer Thayer in the war of the Revolution
as she verily believes, _ The knowledge of the officers and over whom her said husband served she has obtained only from the artifact of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, and of the service she has repeatedly heard her late said husband say that he has in the Revolutionary Army as a private about four months_ That her said husband entered the service of the United States at _ 
on or about the _ day of 18, for the term of _ and continued in actual service in said war for the term of at least fourteen days, and was honorably discharged from said service as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said company, not having any knowledge of the manner of her said husband's discharge. She further states that she was married to the said Isaac Hixon, in the County of Norfolk State of Massachusetts  on or about the 16th  day of  December 1802, by the Rev. David
Sanford and that her name before her said marriage was Pesis Adams, that her said husband died at Medway on the third    day of September 1849, and that she is still a widow.

(The figure “4” above, was altered before signature_
S. Metcalf J.P.)
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act approved March 3, 1855, never having received Bounty Land under this or any other act, nor made any other application for Bounty Land except the present. E.O. Hixon of Medway aforesaid 
is hereby authorized to prosecute this my claim and to receive any warrant that may be issued hereon.
Persis Hixon

Samual Allen    Alfred Farmington

Persis Hixon

Isaac Hixon

Persis Hixon

Isaac Hixon    Midway

third   September 1849

the figure “4” altered before signature.)

Samuel Allen
Alfred Farrington

--WRITTEN ON LEFT SIDE GOING UP--
"James S. Stewart of Washington D.C.”
was altered before signature
S. Metcalf J.P.
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MAGISTRATE'S CERFICATE.

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year
above written; and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the Claimant is the person
he represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim.
Luther Metcalf Justice of the Peace

COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE.
STATE OF
COUNTY OF
ss.

 I hereby certify that Esq before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was, at the time of taking the same, and
acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified,
and that his signature above is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed
the seal of my office, this
day of
18
Clerk.
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Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston
February 24, 1857.

Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the
Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that
[handwritten]the name of Isaac Hixon is borne on payroll of Capt. Samuel Fisher's Comp. 
Col. Benjamin Hows' Regt Detached to do duty at R. Island for six weeks
from Sept. 2. 1779.
1 month 2 days as private. Roll dated Dec.18. 1779 Wrentham.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Nathan Thayer's
Comp. Col. Ebenezer Thayer's Regt. raised for
three month in the Continental Army
stationed at West Point from July 14.  to Oct. 9 1780 3 mos. 6 days as private.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
[handwritten] Francis Demill
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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I Artemas Richardson of Medway in the County of
Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts nearly seventy seven
years of age, & have lived nearly all the days of my life in said
Medway, testify & say, that I am acquainted with Persis
Hixon of Medway aforesaid who is an applicant for County
land, now pending at Washington, & that she is the widow of
A
Isaac Hixon late of Medway aforesaid deceased, with whom
I was also well acquainted, having lived in the same neigh
borhood nearly all my days with the said Isaac Hixon,
that I have many times heard him say that he was a soldier
in the army of the revolution, of which statement I have no
doubt is true, & also he was reputed to have served in the army
aforesaid, and I fully believe that he was the same Isaac
Hixon named in the certificate of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth hereunto annexed, & that the aforesaid Persis is now his widow-
 further testify & say that I never knew of any other Isaac
Hixon, except his son who was born within the last sixty years.
Artemas Richardson 

Norfolk ss. March 11. 1857 Personally appeared
Artemas Richardson & made oath to the truth
of the above statement by him subscribed, and he
is a credible witness
Before me,
Luther Metcalf
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I Jotham Adams of Medway in the County of
Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, seventy nine years of age, testify & say that I was well acquainted with Isaac Hixon late of Medway deceased, that I have frequently heard him say that he was in the war of the revolution of which fact I have no doubt, that he was generally reported to have served in the revolutionary army, & I never heard the statement doubted and I verily believe that he was the same Isaac Hixon.
I further testify & say that I am well acquainted with Persis Hixon who is the widow of said Isaac Hixon
and is an applicant for bounty land now pending.
And again, I further say that I never knew any other Isaac Hixon except his son who was born within sixty years last past -

Jotham Adams
Norfork ss. March 10, 1857
personally appeared Jotham Adams & made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed  x he is a credible witness

Before me 
Luther Metcalf Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, March 12 1857.

I Hereby Certify, That at the date of the attestation hereunto annexed,
Luther Metcalf was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court. I believe his annexed signature be genuine.

In Testimony of which, I have hereunto affixed the SEAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH, the date above written.

F. De Witt
Secretary of the Commonwealth

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I Nathaniel Kimball of Medway in the County of
Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, nearly eighty two years of age, testify & say that I was well acquainted with Isaac Hixon late of Medway deceased, that I have lived in the same neighborhood of the said Isaac Hixon more than seventy five years last past, that said Isaac Hixon was reputed to have been a soldier in the revolutionary army & I have no doubt that he was the same Isaac Hixon who is named in the certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth hereunto annexed-
And I further testify & say that I am acquainted with Persis Hixon of said Medway who is a widow of the aforesaid Isaac Hixon & is an applicant for bounty land.
And I further testify & say, that I never knew of any other Isaac Hixon, than the one above named except his son who was born since the year AD 1800 -
Nathaniel Kimball 
Norfolk March 10, 1857 personally appeared
Nathaniel Kimball & made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed, & is a credible witness.
Before me
Luther Metcalf Justice of the Peace
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The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Boston
Aug. 8th 1855

I hereby Certify, That from an examination of the
Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the
name of Isaac Hixon is borne on pay roll
of Capt. Samuel Fisher's Comp R. Island service
1 month 2 days as private. Col. not given.  Roll
dated Wrentham Dec. 19, 1779.
Also on pay roll of Capt. Nathan Thayer's Comp.
Col. Ebenezer Thayer's Regt. Service at West Point, from Dec. 9. 1780 3 mos 6 days as private.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal  of the Commonwealth, the date above written
E M Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

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Secretary's Office Boston,
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Sir:

Be pleased to file a declaration in this office, agreeably to the accompanying regulations, and search will be made for the revolutionary service of                 
and the result forwarded to your address.  Particular attention is called to the second regulation.

I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant,
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The following REGULATIONS, to be observed in the examination of the Revolutionary Rolls in this office, have been rendered necessary under the rules which are established in the Pension Department at Washington, viz: --
1. Every application requiring search or certificate must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant, or by some person duly authorized by the claimant; and the signature to the application must be attested by some magistrate.
2.  In all cases where the application is made by any person other than the claimant, a power of attorney, attested by a magistrate authorizing such person to act in the claimant's behalf, must accompany the application.
3.  The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence and service of the soldier, and the names of the officers under whom he served: and no search will be made until after the filing
such written application.
"Regulations to be observed in the examination of the Massachusett Revolutionary Papers in
the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
"The application must be made to the Secretary, in writing, by the claimant or by some person duly authorized by the claimant, by a written power of attorney, attested by a magistrate. The signature of the claimant must in all
cases be attested in like manner.
"The application must set forth, as fully as the circumstances of the case will allow, the residence of the soldier, &c., at the time of the service, and the names of the various officers under whom he served, as well as the
nature of such service.
"The certificate of the Secretary must show that the search was made, after the filing of such application, by
himself, or by one of his clerks, alone, and must be accompanied by the original application, of the claimant or of his attorney, and by a detailed statement, under the signature of the Secretary and the Seal of the State, of the circumstances which satisfied that officer of the identity of the party described in the application with the individual who rendered the service.
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions."
 
The following is an extract from a letter received by the Secretary from J. E. Heath, Esq., Commissioner of Pensions, dated March 19, 1852.
"I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3d inst., accompanied by a copy of the Regulations now in force in your office in the examination of your Revolutionary Rolls : and, in reply to your questions, have to state that, in my opinion, the said Regulations could not be relaxed in any particular without
serious injury to the Government and the rights of individuals justly entitled to the benefits of the Revolutionary Pension Laws.  Indeed, even with those guards around your rolls, I am satisfied they are frequently used by unscrupulous individuals to sustain applications not embraced by the laws, and as a means of obtaining exorbitant fees"
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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES,
Made by the Widow
of the party who rendered the service.
County of Norfolk
State of Massachusetts
Town of Medway
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls
in his office of the service of Isaac Hixon
in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Medway 
in the Count of Norfolk
and State of Massachusetts
He enlisted from the Town of Medway
in the Count of Norfolk
and State of Massachusetts
in the year 17[  ] as a Private 
in the Company commanded by Captain [  ]
in Regiment [  ]
and he served as follows,* viz: --
The time of his enlistment, or the officers under whom he served, I am unable to state.

*Here describe, as fully as may be, the length of service, the rank &c., of the claimant, or the capacity in which he served, and all
other particulars known.
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I am now seventy four years old, and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated.

Witness my hand, this twenty fourth day of July A.D. 1855.

Signed by hand Persis Hixon }    Persis Hixon
in my presence,  Luther Metcalf}
          Justice of the Peace.
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Medway March 13, 1857

The Hon. Commissioner of Pensions

Sir, Under date of August 5th, 1856, by the request of Mrs Person Hixon, who is an applicant for bounty land, I addressed a letter to the Commissioner of Pensions with reference to that subject, she having rec'd notice that her application (no. 206390) was suspended for further evidence. 

Not hearing from the same, on the 31st of Dec. last, I addressed a letter to the Hon. Wm S. Damrell M.C. from our district, requesting him to make inquiry at the pension office relative to the case, and in reply March, he forwarded to me your note to him of Jan 7. 23. which has been noticed, and I have endeavoured to comply with the suggestions therein made, by such further documentary evidence as I was able to procure, which is herewith enclosed. 

If all the evidence now in the case is sufficient to justify the issuing of a warrant, you will when so done, please to forward the same to me.

Respectfully Yours,
Luther Metcalf
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For the Secretary of the Interior

Washington D.C.
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Wednesday, August 29, 1855

Dear Sir,
Enclosed is the application of Persis Hixon for Bounty Land under the act of Congress of the last session.

If a warrant shall issue upon this application you will please forward the same to me.

Very Respectfully,
Luther Metcalf

To the Sec. of the Interior
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206 396
Persis Hixon
wid
Isaac

Boynton

For the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
[Postmarked] MEDWAY, MASS. Mar 14
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For the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[Postmarked] MEDWAY, MASS. Mar 14
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Luther Metcalf
Medway
Norfolk Co
Mass.
For the Sec'y. of the Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
9 PAID [stamped]
[illegible postmark]
206.390.
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Department of the Interior.
Washington, D.C.
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56.946.
160 acres
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206.390 Act March 3, 1855.
April 27, 1855.
Persis Hixon, widow of
Isaac Hixon - private.
Capt Nathan Thayer
Col Ebenezer Thayer

Revolutionary War.
Original brief enclosed.
No. 56.946 Issued March 21/57 
Luther Metcalf,
Medway, Mass.