Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 278, Joseph Bartlett, N. H.
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SERVICE N.H.
Bartlett, Joseph
              Hannah
W. 278
B. L. Wt. 838-160-55
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32.812
New Hampshire, Concord
Joseph Bartlett
of Sullivan Co in the State of N Hampshire who was a private in the compy commanded by Captain Stevens of the Regt commanded by Col Nichols in the N. H. [words missing] 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 311 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of July 1831 and send to H. H. Sylvester 
Arrears to the 4th of Present
Semi-anl. allowance ending
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
H. R. Weightman Clerk, Book E. Vol. 1. Page 74
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55780 Act Mar 3/55
Ape 9/55
Hannah Bartlett wid
Joseph Bartlett, Priv.
N. H. Mil.
Ent
Dis.
Revy War
Rev pensioner
AI: 160 acres Oct: 15/55
Boytor. [sp?]
8380 cfs Oct 18/55 [written diagonally]
Es[?] H. H. Shafond. Sept 22nd/55.
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1889
Nov 1. History by M M Bartlett Prcor [sp?]

1967
New Hampshire Concord
Hannah Bartlett
widow of Joseph Bartlett
who served in the Revolutionary
Cole Nichol N. H.  [written between lines]
war as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February 1833
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of Sept 33 and sent to Evans & Faut Present
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Page 13 Vol. A. Feby 3d /33.
1832
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State of New Hampshire Sullivan County ss. }
On this 19th day of March A. D. 1853 personally appeared before the subscriber an associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Sullivan. Hannah Bartlett a resident, of Cornish in said County of Sullivan aged 85 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the Act of February 3d. 1853. Taht she is the widow of Joseph Bartlett, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States under the Act of the 7th June 1832 at the rate of Thirty Dollars per annum; that she was married to the said Joseph Bartlett at Cornish aforesaid on the 5th day of September A. D. 1832; that her husband, the aforesaid Joseph Bartlett died at said Cornish on the 22d day of February A. D. 1852; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period. She further declares that she has never before made any application for a Pension.
[signed] X her mark Hannah Bartlett
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before [signed] Eleazar Jackson}
Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
(Over.)
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I further certify that in my belief the above named Hannah Bartlett is a person of credibility, and that on account of infirmity and total blindness she is unable to attend Court -
[signed] Eleazar Jackson} Associate Justice of the
                                        Court of Common Pleas.
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State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord.
April 1. 1853.
I hereby certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Eleazer Jackson was a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Sullivan -
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.
[signed] John L. Hadley Secretary of State
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Hannah Bartlett of NH
certified proof of her marriage
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State of New Hampshire.
Secretary's Office, Concord.
April 1, 1853.
I hereby certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation John Bryant was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Sullivan -
in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court, and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.
[signed] John L. Hadley Secretary of State
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Office of the Town clerk
Cornish NH March 21st 1853
I Orlando Powers of Cornish in the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire certify that on the Book of records of Marriages in my possession there is the following entry.
I hereby certify that Mr Joseph Bartlett 7 Mrs Hannah Norton both of Cornish on the fifth of September Eighteen hundred thirty two were united in marriage by me
Joseph Rowell Minister of the Gospel in Cornish
I certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows
"I hereby certify that Mr Joseph Bartlett & Mrs. Hannah Norton both of Cornish on the 5th of September 1832 were united in marriage by me
Joseph Rowell Minister of the Gospel in Cornish"
I Orlando Powers above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town clerk in the county town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me.
[signed] Orlando Powers Town Clerk.
State of New Hampshire }
Sullivan fs [?]                   } Sworn and subscribed to this 21st day of March A.D. 1853 Before me [signed] John [?] Justice of the Peace.
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[Top part of page appears to be missing]
Declaration
N. H.
Act 7 June 32
6 July to 23 3 mo 18
Adm 9 mos private
$30 per annum, comg [commencing]
4 March 1831.

Concord
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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 Sullivan            } ss.
On this 17th day of January 1843 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Probate Joseph Bartlett a resident of Cornish in the County of Sullivan, 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    with    and served in the    regiment of the     line, under the following named officers: That if his memory [missing word] not fact to serve him he rendered actual service to the [cou]ntry in the time of the Revolution as follows.
From some time [in] the winter of 1779 to the middle of July 1780 although not continually engaged for the whole time. On or about the 15th of [missing]uary 1779 he either voluntarily engaged or was called upon [by] the proper authority to take an active and alternate part guarding the Military Stores and army supplies kept in [missing] about the buildings of Col Chase situate on the bank of Connecticut River in said Cornish; and that he was so [missing[eged being at the time a private in Captain Chases Com [missing] for the space of at least as he confidently believes one [missing]th part of the time from the first mentioned period to the middle of July 1780. when he together with Alphesus [De]ming and Luther Hilliard was attached to serve [missing] Continental Army at West Point N. Y. to which place he [missing] and was continually engaged in Captain Stevens [Com]pany of Col. Nichols Regiment of the N. H. Levies for the space [missing] and an half months and till discharged near the mid[dle] of October 1780 being his last service. 
[Note: words along left margin have been cut off resulting in missing words/letters]

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. [signed] X his mark Joseph Bartlett
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  [missing letter] 
[signed] Alpheus Deming
[signed] John L Putnam 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.
[signed] John L Putnam Judge of Probate
I Uriel Deuce Register 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 Joseph Bartlett for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this Seventeenth day of January AD 1843
[signed] Uriel Deace [sp?] Register
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55780
Hannah Bartlett
claim for Bounty Land
under act. March 3d 1855
Henry H Spafford attorney
Upper Falls
Vermont
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FORM OF WIDOW'S DECLARATION FOR BOUNTY LAND.
State of New hampshire } ss.
County of Sullivan           } On this 31st day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid.
Hanah Bartlett, aged eighty eight, years, a resident of Cornish in the State of New hampshire, who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of the identical Joseph Bartlett, deceased, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and also a Revolutionary pensioner of the State of New hampshire, at rate thirty dollars per annum, according to her best recollection, She cannot state particularly as to her said husband's military services but refers to his declaration now on file at the pension office for particulars. She further states that she is the identical Hannah Bartlett who is a revolutionary pensioner of the State of New hampshire.
She further states that she was married to the said Joseph Bartlett in Cornish New hampshire, on the fifth day of September A. D. 1832 by Joseph Rowell a minister of the Gospel, and that her name before her said marriage was Hannah Norton, that her said husband died at Cornish aforesaid on the twenty second day of February, A. D. 1852 and that she is now a widow.
As to her said marriage & by whom she has stated merely from the best of her recollections & will not be positive as to the day, month, or year.
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855.
She also declares that she has not received a warrant for bounty land, under this, or any other act of Congress, nor made any other application therefor.
She requests this certificate when issued forwarded to Henry H. Spafford of Upper Falls Vermont. [signed] X her mark Hannah Bartlett
We Philo Norris and Angeline Norris residents of Cornish in the State of New hampshire upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Hannah Bartlett in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be
[signed] Philo Norris   Angeline Norris
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 she represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim. [signed] John L. Putnam Justice Peace.
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We Philo Norris and Angeline Norris both of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, of lawful age, depose and say that we were well acquainted with Joseph Bartlett late of said Cornish deceased and also we were well acquainted with Hannah Bartlett formerly wife of said Joseph Bartlett. [2 words illegible] his widow that we [?] them to live together as man and wife that they were reputed as such. that said Bartlett died in the month of February A. D. 1832 and that we attended his funeral. In the above affidavit we [?] to be understood that said Joseph and Hannah lived together as husband and wife. [signed] Philo Norris  Angeline Norris

State of New Hampshire }
Sullivan County               } ss, on the 24th day of March 1855
Personally appeared the aforesaid Philo Norris and Angeline Norris and severally made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by them subscribed. I further certify that they are both well known to me and that they are reliable witnesses, and that I have no interest in this claim. [signed] John L. Putnam Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire  }
County of Sullivan            } SS.
I T. M. Gilmore Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John L. Putnam before whom the within instrument was subscribed & sworn and who hereto has Subscribed his name was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned & Sworn and that his Signature thereto are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Court the 5th day of April AD 1855
[signed] T. M. Gilmore Clerk
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278
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 278
Hannah Bartlett
widow
Joseph Bartlett
Pri Rev. War
Act: Feb 3, 1853
Index: - Vol. A, Page 28
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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35543
Joseph Bartlett
N. H.
Bryant
let to J Bryant Aug 3 1843
"    "   "    "       Oct 5    "
"    "    "    "       July 17 44
"     "    "   "       Nov 11 45

[second piece of paper]
 8380

Nev [sp?] A[?]
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rejected                                             10
Let Nov. 11. 45 to J Bryant                 33
Let to Hon. J Hill [illegible] 18 46
Let Hon H. Hill on Sept. 26 1850

Joseph Bartlett
M- He
Act 7th June 32
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No. 55780
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Apr. 9, 1855.
Joseph Bartlett
Rev War
Wanaut [sp?]  8380-160-55
Henry H. Spaffora
Upper Falls
Vert.
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Rich. Ev: Ma: 22. Feb. 52.
about Ev: Widow [?]   "Boynton"
[light writing] Cole says [?]

[Below if on 2nd piece of paper]

Pension Office.
8" Sept. 1853.
Sir,
Please certify the time to which the within named pension was paid or the date of his death.
Very Respectfully,
[signed] J. Cole
For the Commissioner

Joseph Bartlett, Agt 1832
$30.00. p. an. - Died 22d
Feby. 1852, and paid to
his death.
[signed] F Bush Auditor

Francis Burt. Esqr.
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Hannah Bartlett widow of
Joseph. Proof of his death
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State of New Hampshire }
Sullivan County               } ss.
At a Probate Court holden at Claremont within and for said County on the 30th day of March 1853 before the Hon. John L. Putnam Judge of said Court it was in evidence that Joseph Bartlett of Cornish in said County who was a New Hampshire Pensioner of the United States, died on the twenty second day of February 1852. leaving a widow by the name of Hannah Bartlett who has ever since remained a widow and is still living as the widow of said Joseph Barlett.
The testimony to the above points was satisfactory to the Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 30th day of March A. D. 1853.
[signed] Henry E Baldwin Register of Probate
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Joseph Bartlett, N H
Renewed declaration. act of June 1832
Feb. 17, 1846.

32.812

B
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Pension Office
November 11, 1845
Sir
In the case of Alpheus Deming it is very clear that he has no claim whatever. He originally declared in 1843 that he served in a Guard at Cornish under Capt Clease in Col Chase Regt alternately from the 15 January 1779 to October 1780 and estimated his actual service at one fourth The silence of the Day and Muster rolls of that Company and Regiment is conclusive of the fallacy of that statement and this is also confirmed by the Town records of Cornish which afford a detailed account of all charges against the State for Military service bounties Guards supplies &c. The only charge for guarding public stores is one without date for one Sergeant and eleven privates for two months organized paid and subsisted by the town. Even if it were Military and the Town had o authority to create a military corps it would be insufficient to entitle him to a pension. Luther Hilliard and Joseph Bartlett also discovered and set forth at the same time in 1843 the same claim for service in the Guard at Cornish. Now it would be most extraordinary if three of an organized Guard of eleven privates in the Revolutionary War were still living and equally so that they neither should have asserted a claim until 1843 when they put forth one in the same language.
They are not entitled
I am very respectfully
Your obt Servt
[signed] J L Edwars
John Bryant Esqr
Meriden N. H.
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I Joseph Bartlett of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire one of the surviving Soldiers of the Revolutionary War, aged upwards of 83 years depose and say that I am a claimant for a Pension under the act of the 7th of June 1832. That I have this day [?} an original letter of which the foregoing is a copy and that I am one of the individuals to which the same has reference, leaving at the Pension Office an original declaration made in the month of January 1843. and also a renewed declaration made before Orlando Powers Esq on the second day of July 1845. That in my said former declaration I claimed for service rendered in the guards stationed in said Cornish under Captain Solomon Chase alternately from some time in the winter of 1779 till the middle of July 1780 and estimated the time that I was actually engaged at one fourth of the whole time and for the whole of the time that I subsequently served under Captain Abel Stevens at Nest point, with Alpheus Deming and Luther Hilliard which I estimated as three and one half months ending in October 1780 And as in my said renewed declaration I claimed for the whole of the time under Captain Chase from the Winter of 1779 to the Summer of 1780. A reason for so claiming in my case is the service as set forth by Alpheus Demin in his renewed declaration this day made before E. F. Glick Esq. To wit: That we were regarded as "Minute Men" and always under the command of our Officers and in readiness at all times for action and that we always took our turns in the guard service afforesaid [sic] and I leave the same reason to affirm as had the said Alpheus Deming for so long delaying to make my first application under the act which I then and do still claim. I further depose and say that since making my former declaration I have caused the most thorough search to be made in the office of Secretary of State for the pay Rolls of said Captain Solomon Chase's company but am informed that none can be found nor any evidence whatever of the services rendered in said guard, and I now further state that I know of no individuals living who served with me under said Captain Chase and Stevens by whom I can [?] my said services excepting the aforesaid Alpheus Deming & Luther Hilliard who are yet both survivors with me
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and residents of said Cornish.
[signed] X Joseph Bartlett His Mark

State of New Hampshire }
                   Sullivan   SS. }
Sworn and subscribed to this 16th day of January 1846 Before me [signed] Elias F. Smith Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the deponent is a credible witness [signed] Elias F. Smith Justice of the Peace
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State of New - hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Elias F. Smith is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Sullivan duly Commissioned and qualified. His Commission was dated on the 20th day of June 1844 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1849 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 30th day of Jan'y. 1846.
[signed] Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State.
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Joseph Bartlett's Renewed declaration N. H.
Act 7 June 1832
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Renewed 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 the second day of July 1845 personally appeared before me Orlando Powers a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Sullivan Joseph Bartlett a resident of Cornish in said county of Sullivan aged 86 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following renewed declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That sometime in the month of January 1843 before the Honorable John L Putnam Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County he made a declaration in order to obtain the benefit of said act wherein he set forth the services he rendered the country and for which he claimed and which was substantially as follows.
That from sometime in the winter of 1779 to the middle of the summer of 1780 he was engaged as a private in doing guard duty in Captain Solomon Chase's Company of Colonel Jonathan Chase's Regiment of New Hampshire Militia although not continually but alternately so engaged till sometime in the month of July 1780 when he was detached or enlisted to go and serve in the Continental Army at West Point which he did accordingly, and rendered further actual service for the space of three and half
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months in Captain Stevens' Company of Colonel Nichols' Regiment which declaration as regards the service he performed is correct and he hereby repeats the same and renewedly [sic] claims an allowance for said guard duty from the fifteenth day of January 1779 to the fifteenth day of July 1780. And in said Captain Stevens' Company for three and half months from said fifteenth day of July 1780, in all twenty one and a half months.
Said guard duty was done in said town of Cornish where a station guard was kept about the arsenal or a depository of military stores there collected and distributed from the residence of said Colonel Jonathan Chase. He further declares that said guard was of a military character and was mainly composed of the members of said Captain Solomon Chase's [?] company of which he was a private from the early part of the year 1776 and was under the command of said Captain Solomon Chase during its continuance which this declarant believes was till near the close of the war.
[signed] X his mark Joseph Bartlett
Sworn and Subscribed to this 2nd day of July 1845
Before me [signed] Orlando Powers Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the declarant is a credible witness
[signed] Orlando Powers Justice of the Peace
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State of New-hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Orlando Powers is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Sullivan duly Commissioned and qualified. His commission was dated on the 14th day of June 1842 and will expire on the 14th day of June 1847 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my and and the Seal of this State, this 19th day of Septr. 1845.
[signed] Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State.
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I John Chase of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, depose and say that I was a resident of this town at the time of the commencement of the war, and that I have ever since lived here and that I have long been acquainted with Joseph Bartlett an applicant for a pension and whose declaration made before the Hon. John L. Putnam on the 17th of January 1843 was soon after shown me wherein he asserted that a part of the services he rendered the country, were in guarding the Army stores then kept by Colonel Jonathan Chase on the Connecticut River in said town of Cornish the truth of which declaration I have no reason to doubt, knowing that an arsenal or depository of arms and army stores was kept in the buildings of said Chase for several years in the time of the war, about which guards were kept. To which guard I belonged myself and took my turn in doing duty there when not otherwise engaged, but did not happen to serve there with the said Bartlett my tour being in the year of 1777. I well recollect that a quantity of Arms were there kept, and that when I was called upon to go to Ticonderoga in the spring of the year 1777 I received my Gun and other necessaries from that place by the hands of Col. Chase and that on my return from that tour of service I there returned the same. Others I believe did in like manner. And my impression and belief is that said Arms and other Army stores were public property or the property of the country there kept and guarded for distribution as occasion might require.
The Powder I well recollect or a portion of it was at one
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time removed to an other place in the vicinity for more safekeeping it being feared that the tories might attempt to destroy the same and thereby endanger the other public property.
[signed] John Chase

State of New Hampshire }
 Sullivan SS.                     } Sworn to and subscribed this 14th day of August 1843
Before me [signed] John Bryant Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the deponent is a credible witness
[signed] John Bryant Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire }
   Sullivan SS.                   }
I Uriel Dean Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Bryant is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned, and qualified. that his commission was dated on the 21st day of June 1839 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1844, and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 15th day of August AD 1843
[signed] Uriel Dean Register of Probate

[seal is in lower left]
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State of New Hampshire} I T. M. Gilmore Clerk
    Sullivan County      SS.} of the Superior Court of Judication of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John Bryant is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 21st day of June 1839 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1844 and that his signatures herewith are genuine. Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 17th day of Octr AD 1843. [signed] T. M. Gilmore Clerk

[written below and perpendicular to above]
 John Chase Dep
add proof with case of Jos Bartlett
John Bryant agent
Meriden Vt
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Henry W. Spafford
atty. for Hannah Bartly [sic]
appu 4 [illegible]
No. 4, 2727
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State of New Hampshire.
Secretary of State's Office.
I do 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 office, it appears that the name of Joseph Bartlett is borne upon the "Muster & Pay Roll of Capt. Daniel Gordon's Col. David Gilman's Regiment, raised out of the Regmt. commanded by Colo. Nicholas Gilman to reinforce the continental army at New York & mustered & paid by said Nicholas Gilman"; "1 Months' Wages paid 3.- Travel to New York "2.-10" "whole amount" 5.-1-." Also is borne upon Vol. 1 Page 6."E." "Pay Roll of Captain Porter Kimball's Company in Colo. Stephen Evans's Regiment, which Regiment marched from the state of New Hampshire and joined the northern Continental army at Saratoga September 1777; page 7.E "Joseph Bartlett"' "Rank" Private; Entry 1777. Sept. 15; "Discharge 1777 Decr. 15. - "Time in service" 3 Mo. 1 day." "Amount of Wages 13. 13" Travel out to Bennington from home from New Windsor 300 miles 4. 13. -3." whole amount 18.6-6: = Also is borne upon Vol. 3 Page 25 "R" - "Pay Roll for Captain Abel Steven's Company in Col. Moses Nichols's Regt. raised by the state of New Hampshire to join the Continental army at West Point 1780; "Joseph Bartlett," "Rank," Private; Engagement 1780 July 6th; Discharge 1780. Octr 23. - "Time in service" 3 Mo. 18 days: ---
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this Fifth day of October 1855.
[signed] Lemuel N. Patee Secretary of State.
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Brief in the case of Hannah Bartlett, widow of Joseph. Sullivan County and State of New Hampshire. act 3d Feby. 1853.

Claim, [blank]

Proof exhibited, [blank]

Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Husband was a pensioner, under the act of 7" June, 1832.

Recon evidence of marriage.

Messrs. Evans & Fant 
Present
Name and residence of Agent

[signed] S. C. Boynton, Examining Clerk.
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Washington Sept 6th 1833
Sir,
Enclosed please find additional Evidence in Case of Hannah Bartlett widow of Joseph, Revy. War - Act 3rd Feb 1833.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt St.
Evans & Fant

Honb S. P. Waldo
Com of Pensions
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Additional Proofs
Hanna [sic] Bartlett,
widow of Joseph -
Revy War -
Act 3rd Feby/33

Evans & Fant
Attorneys
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We Orlando Powers aged 43 years and John T. Freeman aged 55 years depose and say that we have been acquainted with Hannah Bartlett formerly the widow of James Norton ever since her marriage to Joseph Bartlett which took place on the fifth day of September 1832 and know that she was left the widow of Joseph Bartlett at the time of his death; the said Bartlett being at the time of his death a New Hampshire Pensioner of the United States.
[signed] Orlando Powers
               John T. Freeman

State of New Hampshire
Sworn & subscribed to on this 13th day of August 1855
Before me
[signed] John Bryant Justice of the Peace

I further certify that Orlando Powers & John T. Freeman have long been personally known to me, the former being the present Town Clerk of Cornish in the County of Sullivan & State of New Hampshire. the latter the former town Clerk of said Cornish & are both credible men and witnesses.
[signed] John Bryant Just. Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan County ss.
I T. M. Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication within and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John Bryant before whom the within affidavit was subscribed & sworn to was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace on [?] for said county duly commissioned & qualified.
[next two words illegible] to administer Oaths to and [?] the written signature of said Justice is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court the 31st day of August AD 1853
[signed] T. M. Gilmore Clerk

[notation along left edge of paper]
Hannah Bartlett of N. H. Act 3 Feby 1853
suspended claim
Additional proof
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I James Wilson do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John L Putnam Esq and Eleazer Jackson Esq both of Cornish in the State of New Hampshire - that I have long known both of those gentlemen and can truly say that two, more worthy, excellent truthful and trustworthy men cannot be found anywhere in the country.
The utmost confidence and reliance may be placed in any statement made by the said John L. Putnam and Eleazer Jackson or either of them. I further say that any person who could procure the certificate of the said Putnam or Jackson or either of them as a credible witness may be relied upon as worthy of trust & confidence.
I further say that I have examined the evidence on file in the pension office upon the application of Joseph Bartlett for services during the Revolutionary war on guard duty at Cornish in N. H. and after the most thorough examination of the evidence aforesaid and my knowledge of the character of the witnesses as above stated I can safely say that I have not one particle of doubt that there was a guard established and maintained at Cornish by competent authority - and that the said Joseph Bartlett performed the services as set forth in his declaration & is justly entitled to the pension prayed for under the laws of the United States
Given under my hand at Washington city Feby 13 1849
[signed] James Wilson Member of Congress
from New Hampshire.
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Copy
Hon James Wilson, certificate
to the Commissioner of Pensions
in the case of Joseph Bartlett
And also
of a similar one in the case
of Luther Hilliard Feb 13
1849
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I James Wilson do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with John L Putnam Esq and Eleazer Jackson Esq both of Cornish in the State of New Hampshire. That I have long known both of those gentlemen and can certainly say that two more worthy excellent truthful and trustworthy men cannot be found any where in the country.
The utmost confidence and reliance may be placed in any statement made by the said John L Putnam and Eleazar Jackson or either of them.
I further say that any person who could procure the certificate of the said Putnam or Jackson or either of them as a credible witness may be relied upon as worthy of truth and confidence
I further say that I have examined the evidence on file in the pension office upon the application of Joseph Bartlett for services during the Revolutionary war on guard duty at Cornish in NH and after the most thorough examination of the evidence aforesaid and my knowledge of the character of the witnesses as above stated I can safely say that I have not one particle of doubt that there was a guard authority and that the said Joseph Bartlett performed the services as set forth in his declaration and is justly entitled to the pension prayed for under the Laws of the United States
Given under my hand at Washington City Feby 13. 1849
[signed] James Wilson Member of Congress from New Hampshire
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House of R Sept. 20, 1850
Dear Sir
Enclosed is a letter and certain papers forwarded to me for the Pension office, by John Bryant Esq of N.H. in support of the claims for pensions of certain persons herein named.
I hope you will give your earliest attention to these matters. And communicate your conclusions to me.
oblige
Yours truly,
[signed] Harry Hibbard
 
J. S. Edwards Esq
Comr Pensions
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At Boston Sept 18, 1830
Dear Sir
Instead of going on to Washington as I have for a few days past had thought of doing in reference to certain pending claims before the Commissioner of Pension I write from here to say that I feel under renewed and increased obligation to you for your kind and prompt attention to the claims that I have heretofore committed to your agency as our Representative in Congress and especially so in the case of Mrs. Betsey Campbell. That last port of the Commissioner in which I have just received from you, and is relative to which I may wish to see and have an advisement with you after your return to New Hampshire.
The cases in which I feel the most deeply interested are those of Alpheus Deming decd. Joseph Bartlett and Luther Hilliard NH claimants under the Act of the 7th June 1832. The latter as you will perceive by the enclosed letters are still living. These claims have long been pending and have all been admitted by Col Edwards, whose only hesitation has been in reference to a part of the service that these men rendered and for which they claim in guarding a Depository of Arms and public stores in the town of Cornish by orders of Colonel Jonathan Chase and the Committee of Safety from the 15th January 1779 to the 8th July 1780. The question has been whether the Army Stores were so kept and guarded by these and other men and by competent authority of which you will find abundant proof on file if you can on receipt of this devote some letter
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time to these unfortunate old men's cases agreeably to the most anxious deserve [sic] of Joseph Bartlett & Luther Hilliard, the two surviving applicants both together with their every towards of the poor house in said Cornish. I have not here copy of the proofs on file. that a Military Guard was established and maintained at said Cornish from 1777 to 1780 which have heretofore been examined by Ex. Governor Colby and Hill and Gen James Wilson of NH. copies of the two latter gentlemen's opinions I herewith send and doubt not but you will concur with them in opinion upon an inspection of the declarations of the claimants on file and the proofs in support of the same.
When at Washington last spring three cases were at my request again called up by Gen Wilson who repeated to the Commissioner his views in relation to the same and Col Edwards again decreed him to communicate to him in writing in relative to the service and the admission of the claims for the same, but to which I do not learn that he has since attended. and I am apprehensive that it slipped his mind & to the great [?] appointment of our worthy old veterans who now beg & pray your aid in their favor, but I must not ask of you too much as I am aware. There is danger of my doing.
Enclosed is their letter to yourself and another to Col Edwards - I remain Sir
Very respectfully your obt Servt
[signed] John Bryant

Hon. H. Hibbard
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Hon Eleazar Jacksons Affidavit
Relative to the Cornish Guard service

Additional Proof with case
Joseph Bartlett
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I Eleazar Jackson of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire depose and say that upon application to me for this purpose I have lately examined the Records of the Town of Cornish in order to find proof of the fact that a Military guard or guards from time to time were raised and stationed at the residence of Colonel Jonathan Chase in Cornish under the command of Capt Solomon Chase during several of the years of the war of the Revolution. The first and only Records I have been able to discover on the Records of the Town relative to guard duty are as follows
"Sept 13th 1780
The Inhabitants of the town being assembl[ed] upon a sudden Emergence, and the military Company cealed [sic] together under an Apprehension that the Enemy in small Scouts and Seeking opportunities to Destroy Public Stores and Do other Damages
voted 3d to raise a number of men for a guard and fuel [sp?] them under fray [sp?]
4 voted to raise 12 men for the purpose aforesaid
5 voted to Chuse [sic] a Committee to see that the men are Raised properly officers and to give them directions from time to time
6 voted to Chuse [sic] 5 men for the aforesaid Committee
7 voted that Saml Chase Esqr Capn Dien [sp?] Spalding Moses Chase Esqr [illegible] Jonth Chase and Lieut Elias Cody Be a Committee for the Purpose
8 voted that the Committee proceed upon the business immediately that the men Be Raised for 2 months unless [illegible] Discharged by sd Committee that one officer Be put in of the Rank of Lieut under officers as the Committee thinks proper"
But no Roll or names either of Officers or Soldiers who were raised in conformity to said votes are to be
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found. But I am of the confident belief that guard duty was performed at the place aforesaid previous to the date of the foregoing votes and early as the Autumn of 1778 for I have a paper before me containing evidence of such service of which the following is a copy
"Cornish December 15th 1778
A Return of the guard raised in Cornish and put under Directions of the Committee and the term of time that Each man Served as a guard for that purpose

[a table follows]

Names              Days Weeks Fortnights Months
Willm Richardson Lieut                             2
Simeon Chase Serjt                                   2
Abel Spaulding                                         1
Ithamar Chase                                           2
Joseph Vinson     1
Saml Chase junr                                         1
Solomon Willman                                      2
Jonathn Cassier                                          2
Caleb Chase                                   1
Joseph Chamberlin                                    2                        
Nahum Chase        1
Baruch Chase                                             2
Timothy Spaulding                                    1
Sol H Chase                                               2
William Richardson Lieut"
I further depose and say that I was present at the house of Mrs Anne Morse on a search among the old papers of her late husband John Morse for evidence of Revolutionary service when the foregoing
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paper was found. The said John Morse was as I believe one of the Committee of safety at the date of said original paper which is directed "To the Committee."

[signed] Eleazar Jackson

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss
Sworn & subscribed to this 21st day January 1846
Before me, T. J. Harris, Justice of the Peace 
I further certify that Eleazar Jackson, the Deponent, is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County & throughout the State, and also, an associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
[signed] T. J. Harris, Justice of the Peace
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State of New-hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Thomas J. Harris is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Sullivan duly Commissioned and qualified. His Commission was dated on the 29th day of June 1843 and will expire on the 29th day of June 1848 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 30th day of Jany. 1846.
[signed] Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State.
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Jan 1779 - 18 months      
Revy
3 Mo Levies
File with Joseph Bartlett
of N.H.

F278 Hannah
[several file numbers written below and crossed out]

[opposite page]
Samuel Putnams Dep.
Addl proof defending case of Jos. Bartlett
John Bryant agent
Meriden N.H.
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I, Samuel Putnam of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, depose and say that soon after date I saw the declaration of Joseph Bartlett made before the Hon John L. Putnam, Judge of the Court of Probate for said County, on the 17th day of January 1843 in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832. wherein he stated that a part of the service which he performed and for which he claimed a Pension was that of guard duty about the Army Stores kept in the buildings of Colonel Chase in the town of Cornish in said County which is situation upon the Connecticut river. The truth of which I have no reason to doubt having known too that army stores were there kept and guarded for several years in the time of the War. I was myself called upon to take my turn in doing such service in the month of September 1781 and engaged and served accordingly for the space of six or seven weeks being the only Service I happened to be called upon to render in the time of the War. I well recollect hearing said at the time and which I then believed and do still believe to have been true that there were many tories in the vicinity and that fears were entertained for the personal safety of said Colonel Chase as well as the destruction of the Army Stores in his possession and under his care a reward being offered for the taking and delivery of said Colonel Chase. And hence as I suppose the necessity of a continual guard in Said Cornish.
I further well recollect being informed that two tories by the names of Johns & Bael [sp?] were taken on the opposite that it is the Vermont side of the Connecticut river with arms in their hands and
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that in several instances people fled from the Vermont to the New Hampshire side of said Connecticut river for protection ours being the only station guard for some distance on either side of said River
[signed] Samuel Putnam

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss.
Sworn and subscribed to this 14th day of August 1843. Before me
[signed] John Bryant Justice of the Peace
I further certify that the deponent is a credible witness [signed] John Bryant Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire }
Sullivan SS.
I Uriel Dean Register of the Court of Probate in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that John Bryant is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified. that his commission was dated June 21, 1839, and will expire on the 20th day of June 1844. and that his signiture [sic] is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 15th day of August, AD 1834.
[signed] Uriel Dean Register of Probate

[seal in lower left]
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan SS.
I T. M. Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John Bryant is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 20th day of June 1839 and will expire on the 20th day of June 1844. and that his Signatures herewith are genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of Said County this 17th day of October AD 1843.
[signed] T. M. Gilmore Clerk
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Deming & Hilliarsd affidavit
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We Alpheus Deming and Luther Hilliard of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire depose and say that we were present and heard the declaration made by Joseph Bartlett before the Hon J. L. Putnam, Judge of the Court of Probate for said County on the 17th day of January 1843 in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, which declaration we believe to be true. for we for the most part of the time therein stated, were actors and soldiers with him.
[signed] Alpheus Demin
              X Luther Hilliard his mark
Witness Eleazar Jackson
State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss.
Sworn and subscribed to this 15 day of January
Before me Eleazar Jackson {Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas}
I further certify that I have been acquainted with the above deponents from early life and can say with confidence that they are credible witnesses.
I also further certify that I have seen the original Declaration of Joseph Bartlett made before J. L. Putnam on the 17th instant in order to obtain the benefit of the act of June 7 1832 and have no doubt of the correctness of that Declaration, believing as I do that Military Stores were kept in the buildings of Col. Chase in Cornish
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for several years during the Revolutionary war and that guards were kept over the same
[signed] Eleazar Jackson {Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

The State of New Hampshire
Sullivan County SS.
I T. M. Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State & County aforesaid do hereby certify that Eleazar Jackson is an acting associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Sullivan duly commissioned & qualified. And that his signatures herewith are genuine. Given under my hand & seal of the County the 21st day of Jany AD 1843.
[signed] T. M. Gilmore Clerk
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Copy
Joseph Bartlett's Renewed
Declaration made before
Hon. John L. Putnam Aug
21, 1846


8

Guard Service 1 y 5 mo 23 days
West Point, 8 p      3       18
1.y 9 mo 11 days
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State of New Hampshire }
Sullivan County   S.S.       }
At an adjourned Court of Probate holden at Cornish in said County of Sullivan on the 21st day of August AD 1846 before the Hon J. L. Putnam Judge personally appeared Joseph Bartlett a resident of said Cornish, aged 86 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following renewed declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he is one of the New Hampshire surviving actors and soldiers of the army of the Revolution: wherein for the space of one year and nine months he continued in two tours of service in which he was engaged. The first of which he commenced under Capt Solomon Chase, doing guard duty, being stationed at said Cornish in the winter, and as he now thinks on or about the 15th of January 1779. and served in his turn till the fore part of July the next year: that is in the year 1780 when himself Alpheus Deming and Luther Hilliard two other members of said Captain Solomon Chase's company and of the said Cornish Guard engaged by enlistment or otherwise to go on a tour of service to West Point, where he and they went accordingly and served for the space of three months and eighteen days in a company commanded by Capt Stevens of Colonel Moses Nichols Regiment.
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as has been made to appear by a certificate from the Secretary of the State of New Hampshire: which as he understands has been forwarded to the Pension Office by his agent John Bryant Esq in support of his claim to that portion of his service and as respects the guard stationed at Cornish to which he belonged this declarant further states that it was a Military Guard and that the service he rendered therein was military service [both words underlined] That in this he cannot be mistaken for he yet well recollects the continual use of his gun and of his carrying it into Meeting Houses with him on Sabbath days as did others of said guard. Put by what authority this said guard was created and continued, he is unable to state but supposed at the time and has ever since supposed that it was competent and as much so as that by which he was ordered to West Point as aforesaid.
[signed] X his mark Joseph Bartlett

Sworn and Subscribed to Before me John L. Putnam Judge of Probate
I further certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph Bartlett the declarant and am of the opinion that he was a revolutionary soldier and that he served as by him above stated.
[signed] John L. Putnam Judge of Probate
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The State of New Hampshire
Sullivan S. S.
At a Court of Probate holden at Cornish in the said County of Sullivan on the 21st day of August AD 1846. A full and most satisfactory evidence was adduced at said Court that a Military guard was established at or near the House and residence of Col. Jonathan Chase in said Cornish and continued from the year 1777 to the year 1780 inclusive or most of the term during said years and that said guard was established for the protection of public property and the security of the inhabitants along the valley of the Connecticut River.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Court this 21st day of August A.D. 1846
[signed] Ralph Metcalf Register