Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22633, Elijah Barker, Mass
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(3-1776)
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SERVICE [black stamp of a star] NUMBER
[Handwritten on lined paper under above column headings] 
Mass.         Barker, Elijah     S. 22633
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[Typed under double line] CONTENTS
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[Handwritten, partially cut off]
Elijah Barker  
39 11 [Handwritten with 3 horizontal lines through numbers; could be 39, crossed through, #]
29138
Returned for amendment
[Unknown word] to Timothy Herrick [possibly Henrich] Lebanon, NH
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. State of New-Hampshire, County of [Handwritten] Grafton [/Handwritten] } SS.
On this [Handwritten] 23 [/Handwritten] day of [Handwritten] Nov 1833 [/Handwritten] personally appeared before [Handwritten insert] the subscriber one of [/Handwritten] the Judges of the [Handwritten] Court of Common [Illegible] the County of Grafton Elijah Barker [/Handwritten] a resident of [Handwritten] Hanover [/Handwritten] in the County of [Handwritten] Grafton [/Handwritten] and State of New-Hampshire, aged [Handwritten] 81 [/Handwritten] 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 [crossed out typing] years with [/crossed out] and served [crossed out typing] in the [/crossed out] [handwritten] as [unknown] stated 

[crossed out typing] regiment of the line, under the following named officers: [/crossed out typing]
[handwritten] in the month of April 1775 I volunteered into Cap.' [Captain] Thomas Poors Company [illegible, cut off at edge of page] Johnson Regt [possibly Regiment] was in the battle at Lexington. Served two weeks in the month of May 1775 I enlisted for two months do not reccollect [illegible, cut off at edge of page] Captains name. The Colonels name was Johnson I was in the batt[illegible, cut off] Bunker hill I well remember seeing [unknown] Warren after he was kill [ illegible, cut off] at it's time two months.
Immediately after this I enlisted for two months do not recollect the names of the officer was stationed at Roxsbury [Illegible] stayed there until cool weather in the fall of the year, was discharges at Roxsbury [underlined] served two months. [/underlined]
In the month of July or August 1776 I enlisted, but do not recollect the name of the officer I went under. [Unknown] in my went through Springfie [illegible, cut off] and Fairfield Conn from the route White Plains was in the battle at White Plains [word scratched out] served my time out was discharged near White Plains in 1776 served  [underlined] three [/underlined] months or more I am very old and quite infirm my memory is very poor and cannot remember what took place in the service as I once could
In answer to the interrogations says that he was born in bracut [Illegible] in the year 1752 knows of no [illegible, cut off at edge of page] of my age was living at Andover [illegible, perhaps, Mass] when called into the [illegible, beginning cut off, perhaps service] has lived in Hanover NH for the [illegible, smudged] twenty six years [illegible, smudged] lives there when called into service the first time he vol [illegible, smudged] the other times, enlisted, his memory is so poor that he does n[illegible, cut off] -ccollect [illegible, smudged at beginning edge] the names of any officer. nor any other circumstances than above stated, does not remember whether he ever had a written discharg. if he did they are lost. He knows of no person living that can testify to any of his services. has no documentary evidence [unknown] he is well acquainted with the Rev Josiah Towne [perhaps Tower] Elijah Miller Esq who will testify as to his character and their belief in his service as a soldier of the Revolution. [End handwriting]
[Typed] He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name in not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [Handwritten Signature] Elijah Barker
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[illegible] lives there when called into service the first time he vol the other times enlisted, his memory is so poor that he does not recollect the names of [illegible] officers nor other circumstances then are above stated does no remember whether he ever had a written discharge he did they are lost. he know of no person living that can testify to any of his services, has no documentary evidence whether he is well acquainted with the Rev Josiah Towne & Elijah Miller Esq who will testify as to his character and their belief in his service as a soldier of the Revolution.
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. Elijah Barker

We Josiah Towne a clergyman residing in the town of Hanover and Elijah Miller also residing in the same Hanover hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Elijah Barker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 81 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we [illegible] that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Josiah Town Elijah Miller
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories [illegible] by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the said judge further certifies that it appears to them that the Brd Josiah Towne who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident int he town of Hanover and that the Hon. Elijah Miller who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town is a Justice of the Peace and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit.
I Elijah Blaisdell a Judge of the court of common pleas for the county of Grafton do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said judge in the matter of the application of Elijah Barker for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand [illegible] November AD 1833
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and that we concur on that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Josiah Town Elijah Miller
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories [illegible] by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the said judge further certifies that it appears to them that the Brd Josiah Towne who has signed the proceeding certificate is a Clergyman resident int he town of Hanover and that the Hon. Elijah Miller who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town is a Justice of the Peace and is a credible person and their statement is entitled to credit.
I Elijah Blaisdell a Judge of the court of common pleas for the county of Grafton do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said judge in the matter of the application of Elijah Barker for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of November AD 1833
I further certify that the above mentioned Elijah Barker (in my opinion) by reason of old age and other bodily infirmity is unable to attend the court.
Elijah Blasdell
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I Benjamin B French Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire do hereby certify that Elijah Blasdell is a Justice of said court and that the written signatures purporting to be his are in my belief genuine
Witness my hand and seal of office this 30th day of November 1833
BB French
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Revolution
22633
Invalid.
File No. 22,633
Elijah Barker Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 2 Page 21
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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27285
New Hampshire
Elijah Barker of Grafton in the State of N.H. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regt. commanded by Col Poor in the N.H. line for 7 months 15 days

Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 35 dollars cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Mar 1834 and sent to Timothy Henrick Esq Lebanan N.H.
Arrears to the 4th Mar 1834 $105
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1834 17.50
$122.50
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 74
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29138
Elijah Barker Grafton Co. NH
Returned for amend. (& amended at [illegible])
Ad 15
Cap Johnson Co. Poor
Timothy Kenrick Lebanan NH
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Jany 9th 1834

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

Elijah Barker, Grafton Co, New Hampshire

A STATEMENT showing the Service of:

1775  |  14 days  |  private |  Cap Johnson, Col Poor
1775  |  2 months |  private |  Col Johnson
1775  |  2 months  |  private  |  forgotten
1776  |  3 months  |  private  |  forgotten

Age 81 - born in Mass - lived in Andover when he entered - now lives in Grafton Mass

Proof:  Traditionary;  Certificate of a Clergyman and one other witness as to respectability

I am respectfully, your obedient servant, 
James L Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions

You will please observe that the declaration and the following certificates are stuck together by wax seal, which is not according to the regulations
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P 2 of objection form - std govt printed form not transcribed (no particular info on pensioner)
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P 3 of objection form - std govt printed form not transcribed (no particular info on pensioner)