Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,597, John Bolder, Va.
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SERVICE Va. 
Bolder, John or Bolden
NUMBER S. 37,597
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SERVICE Va.
Bolder, John or Bolden
NUMBER  S.37597
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[Declaration page 1]

I John Bolden [Bolder] of Wiscasset in the County of  Lincoln, District of Maine, State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, Seventy three years of age, from reduced circumstances being in need of the assistance of my country for support, do on oath testify & declare that I enlisted as a private in the army of the United States in the continental establishment & did duty against the common enemy during nearly the whole of the revolutionary war.

I first enlisted for the term of three years into a company commanded by Capt. William Braley of Col. Phebacher's [Christian Febiger] Regiment, of General [William] Woodford's Brigade of the Virginia line.  After serving therein to years  or thereabouts I enlisted to serve during the war. 

I  did duty in Col. [Daniel] Morgan's Regiment for some part of the time, but owing to the failure of my memory I am unable to say for what period. I however served the whole time in the army until I was taken prisoner at Charleston South Carolina- in the neighborhood of which I received two wounds on my head; one from a sabre & one from a musket. I was engaged in the Battles 
of Brandywine [Pennsylvania], Trenton [New Jersey], Monmouth [New Jersey]]; in the storming of Stony Point [New York]; and also in the neighborhood of Philadelphia & many skirmishes which I cannot now recollect. I am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list
[signed] John Bolder

Kennebec Ss 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

On this 14th day of June A.D. 1819 the above named John Bolder, having been carefully examined by me touching the premises, made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed - before me 
S.S.W ilde
J.L.J. County