Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 23920, for Samuel Slade, New Hampshire
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S-1776

Service
NH

Slade, Samuel.

Number
S 23920
B. L. WT 9049-160-55

Contents
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[Left Page]
Duplicate certificate [illegible] 19th May 1842, and [illegible] to How E Burke. House of Representatives

[Right Page]
No 252
New Hampshire
Samuel Slade of Sullivan in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Rival in the Company commanded by Captain Stone of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Mooney in the N Hampshire line for the term of five months from July 1779 to [Wiggly Line] 1780.

Inscribed on the Roll of N Hampshire at the rate of Twenty Dollars per [Original Crossed Out, New Text illegible] to commence on the fourth day of March 1851.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13th of August 1832 and sent to
Hon ble H. Hubbard

[Crossed Out Section Begin]
the Roll on   day of
182   and notification sent to 
at Pension commencing on the 
of 182
[Crossed Out Section End]

Amount due on 4th of
March 1832 | $20.00
Sept 1832 | 10.00
[Blank] | $30.00

Revolutionary Claim
[Crossed Out: Acts March 18, 1818, May 1, 1820.]

7. June 1832

Rec Book & vol 1. [illegible] 1821
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On roll of money
6 mo
$20 per an
Act June 7, 1832
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[printed and handwritten]

1832 [-] 70 [=] 1762
DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832
State of New-Hampshire,}
County of Sullivan} ss.
On this sixth day of August personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Probate for said co.
Samuel Slade
a resident of Alstead in the County of Cheshire
and State of New-Hampshire, aged 70
years, who being first duly sworn,
according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1779 
with Capt Stone's company and served in 
['the' lined out] Col. Mooneys
regiment of the State line, under the following named officers; That in the early 
part of July A.D. 1779 he enlisted as aforesaid for the sum of
six months at which time he resided in Alstead aforesaid.
That he was ordered to rendezvous at Providence in Rhode
Island from thence to Warren in said State where he remained about two months as he believes - from thence he
was ordered to Tivertown in sd State where he remained
until the evacuation of the Island by the British Troops,
& marched to said Island after evacuation - & was employed in destroying the fortifications at Newport -
That he remained at Newport, as near as he recollects
about six weeks. From Newport he was ordered to
Providence where he was discharged after remaining there a few days-
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares
that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Samuel his X mark Slade
Frederick A Sumner Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier,
and served as he states

I F. A. Sumner Judge of the Court of Probate
do hereby certify,
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
Saml Slade for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
Sixth day of August A.D. 1832
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate
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[handwritten]

Vol St. Page 135.
Act March 3/53
71,975
April 16 "
Samuel Slade
Pen
was in the War of the Revolution and is now a Pensioner Act 7 June 1832
payable at the Concord NH Agency
N.H. Troops,
Ad: 160 Acres Oct. 20, 1855,
June 3 [illegible]
Boynton
G. F. Starkweather
Keene N. H.
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[handwritten]

Samuel Slade claim
Act March 3. 1855
71,975
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By his attorney
G. F. Starkweather
Keene N. H.
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[printed and handwritten]

State of New Hampshire.
CHESHIRE COUNTY.
I Leonard Bisco CLERK of the Court of Common Pleas,
of said State for said County, do hereby certify that Samuel Slade
before whom the annexed declaration and affidavit were made was
at the date thereof, a
Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly authorized
by law to take depositions and administer oaths, and that his signatures thereto are genuine in my belief-
In witness whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the
Seal of said Court, this fourth day of April 1855
Leonard Bisco Clerk.
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[handwritten]

We Samuel W. Loveland and Silas Anger residents
of Alstead in the County of Cheshire & State of N. Hampshire
upon our oaths declare that we well know Samuel
Slade and that he signed & acknowledged the
declaration to which this is attached in our presence
and from his statements and appearance and
our knowledge of him we believe him to be
the identical person he represents himself to
be in the said Declaration,
Samuel W. Loveland
Silas Angier
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this Fourth day of April 1855
and I certify that I know said affiants
to be credible persons. I am not interested
in the result of this claim
Samuel Slade Jr Justice of the Peace
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[handwritten]

Samuel Slade
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[printed and handwritten]

State of New Hampshire.
County of Cheshire ss. 
On this Fourth day of April
in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
personally appearing before the subscriber, 
a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid.
Samuel Slade aged ninety three years, a resident of-
Alstead in the State aforesaid, who being duly
sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical person to whom a certificate for Pension for twenty Dollars was issued under the
provisions of the act of Congress, passed [illegible lined out]
June 7th 1832 for his services in the war
of the Revolution.  That he served in the said war six
months or more & was honorably discharged -
he further declares that he hereby irrevokably [sic] constitutes and appoints G.F. Starkweather
of Keene NH. his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his
claim for Bounty Land under the act hereinafter mentioned,
he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the
Act passed March 3 1855. That he has not heretofore
applied for nor received Bounty land and
that he is old and infirm and cannot now
state fully his service & refers to the Rolls and
list of pensioners under the act of June 7, 1832
to corroborate his statements that his pension
is payable at the Concord N. H. Agency
Samuel W. Loveland
Attest Silas Angier
Samuel Slade Jr 
Samuel his X mark Slade
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me.
And I hereby certify that I believe the said Samuel Slade
to be the
identical person he represents himself to be in the foregoing declaration, and of the age above stated. I have
no interest in this claim or its prosecution
Samuel Slade Jr Justice of the Peace.
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[handwritten]

9049
160 Acres
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[handwritten]

[?] Act '32
N. H.
Boynton
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[printed and handwritten]

No. 71975
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 16, 1855
Samuel Slade
Rev. War
Warrant 9049 - 160 - 55
G. F. Starkweather
Keene NH
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[printed and handwritten]

Revolution
23920
INVALID.
File No. 23,920
Samuel Slade
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 375
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[handwritten]

Original certificate destroyed by fire. See proof on file with the papers of Nathan Carr, N.H. roll, Act 1832, No 3084
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[handwritten]

I Thos C Drew of Walpole of lawful age do
depose and say that I have long been
acquainted with Samuel Slade of Alstead
He enlisted into Col. Archilaus Mooney's Regt.
in July 1779 and was discharged first of
Janry 1780 according to my best recollection
He was with me at the time we marched to
Rhode Island in Nov 1779.  pitched our
tent there on the same day the British left 
[illegible] -
He has lived a neighbor to me ^[insert] altho [sic] in
in an adjoining town for 40 years [illegible] & I
know him to be a man of irreproachable character.
Thos. C Drew

State of New Hampshire
 ss 
Augt 7. 1832. Then Thos C. Drew
whom I certify to be a man of good character
for truth personally appeared [illegible] oath that the
above affidavit by him signed is just
and true
Before me
Henry Hubbard Jus Peace
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