Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45869, George Amy, N.H.
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Service         Name            Number
N.H.        Amy, George      S.45869
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(Ineligible)
New Hampshire
George Amy
(Ineligible) in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dow of the Rgt. commanded by  Col Welch in the N Hampshire ??? for 10 months 29 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 36 Dollars - 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of April 1833 and Sept - Moody Bedel   ?ath N. Hamp
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $73.10
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept 4 " 18.28
$91.38
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by D. D. Addison Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 1st Page 71
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Deposition (Illegible)
for George Amy
3 Service 3½ Months 1738
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I Solomon Cole of Lisbon in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of lawfull age being in my Eighty ninth year & a Pensioner of the United States for Revolutionary Services & Wounds received in said Service Do Testify & say that I Do well (Illegible) George Amy of Both in ? County & State the Pension now in my presence was a Soldier in Capt John Eastmons Company & I think in Col Welches Regiment at West Point in the State of New York at the time that General Benedict Arnold the Traitor went to the Enemy -Immediately after which General George Washington the Commander in Chief arrived in camp & Maj Andre the British Spy was (Illegible) in & was Tried by a Court Martial Condemned & Hung in the Jerseys about the first of October 1780 I think we were discharge some time in the month of November & I think the said Amy was with me three and one half months or more & he was a good faithfull soldier.
Solomon Cole 
State of New Hampshire Grafton Lisbon 13th February 1832 then personally appears Solomon Cole Signer of the above deposition & made Solemn Oath the same is true before me.
Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace
And I further State that the aforesaid Solomon Cole is as I believe Christian, credible, impartial witness
Moody Bedel Justice of the Peace
Grafton in State of New Hampshire
I George Woodward Clerk of the Court and (Illegible) for the County of Grafton do certify That Moody  Bedel Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Grafton duly qualified to take affidavits and I believe the above to be his genuine Signature.
Witness my hand & this seal of said Court this  9th day of February 1833.
G. Woodward Clerk
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No. 4876.
Geo Amy of Bath N.H.
P(Illegible)
on Roll of Capt Dow's Co enlist 27 Sep 1777 discharge 5 Nov 1777
1 month & 10 days on the Pay Roll of Capt Page's Company as having enlisted 5 Augt 1778 and serve 28 days.
(Illegible) 25 Oct 1833
Private 10 Mon 29 day
33.33 Moody Bedel 3.22
Bath N.H.  36.55
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BRIEF in the case of George Amy of the county of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 71 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.
In 1777  () by 2 the State N.H Private Col. Welch & Capt Jeremiah Dow
In 1778 ditto 2 ditto ditto Col. Nath. Peabody Capt. Page
In 1780 ditto 2 ditto 15 ditto Col. Welch & Capt. Easton
In 1781 July 1st  ditto  5 ditto  ditto  Col. George Reed Cpt Gage
5. In what battle was he engaged? 71 years
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Atalden? Mass. the last enlistment
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  nothing but the opinion of the court
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? In the 3 first enlistments, does not mention where he was, nor is there a certificate of a Clergyman or others

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell
Examining Clerk
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Declaration 2 of
George Amy for a Pention {sic}
No 1

On Roll Capt. Pages
Co 1778 - 28 days
On Roll Capt. Dow Co
1 month 10 days 1777
On Roll Capt Eastman's
Co. 3 month & 21 days 1780
28
1.10
3.21
___
5.29
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton in Bath 20th November 1832
On this 20th day of November A.D.1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting George Amy a resident of Bath in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy one 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 Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated (illegible) that as he thinks in the last of August on the first of September 1777 he enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Dow , James Webster Lieut. & Richard Kimball Ensign in Col. Welches regiment he thinks in the New Hampshire line of militia & marched to Walpole New Hampshire & then to Manchester & Bennington in the State of Vermont then to Stillwater & Saratoga in the State of New York & joined the Continental Army in the command of General Horatio Gates & continued until the surrender of General Burgoyne's army & that he marched with others as a guard with a rest of the prisoners to North Hampton Massachusetts & having served the term for which he engaged as more he was discharged & returned home to New Salem in New Hampshire the place where he enlisted & the place of his residence & was paid by the State of New Hampshire. He thinks he was from home two months. That he enlisted under Cap. Page of Atkinson N. H. in a regiment commanded by Col. Nathaniel Peabody he thinks in the month of august 1778 & marched to Boston & Cambridge Massachusetts & then to (Illegible) and joined the continental army commanded by Gen. John (Illegible) and then continued until the time had expired for which he engaged & he was discharge & returned home to New Salem N.H. the place of his residence & where he enlisted & was paid by the State of New Hampshire he thinks he was from home two months he thins in the New Hampshire line of militia. 
That he enlisted under Capt. John Easton in Col. Welches regiment
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regiment in the New Hampshire line of the militia about the first of August 1780 and was marched at Kingstown in New Hampshire & marched to Springfield Massachusetts & then to West Point New York & & joined the Continental Army Commanded by General Benedict Arnold & was stationed at West Point when said Arnold went to the enemy & George Washington arrived directly on this event  & Maj Andre the British spy was taken prisoner & brot (sic) to camp tried condemned & was hung in the jerseys about the first of October. The said army continued untill his term of service for which he engaged. He was discharged & returned home as aforesaid having as he thinks served three months & sixteen days & was paid by the State of New Hampshire.
That he enlisted in Malden in the State of Massachusetts under Capt. Gage he thinks the last of June or y 1781 in a regiment commanded by Col. George Reed in the New Hampshire line he thinks. He was marched & marched by Brookfield to Winchester to Hartford Connecticut. Then to Danbury & Gallows Mill & was stationed at Soldiers Fortune in New York & assisted in building (illegible) for Winter quarters & continued till the term of service (illegible) for which he engaged & was discharged he thinks in the month of December 1781. He is confident that Thanksgiving was over before he got home & thinks this term was five months or upwards .  He was born in Haverhill in the State of Massachusetts where he supposes there is a record of his age in the year 1761 on the 11th day of September.  He was moved by his parents while young to New Salem New Hampshire where he resided when he engaged in the service aforesaid. He was marryed (sic) in Derryfield New Hampshire & moved to said Bath forty eight years since & he resided in said Bath ever since. He does not recollect of ever having a written discharge. He has no documentary evidence and that he know of no person whose testimony he can provide who can testify to his last service set forth in the foregoing declaration.  He would refer to the Reverend David Southerland of Bath & Col Aaron Hibbard of the place who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the
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the Revolution.  He hereby relinquishes every claim to a Pention (sic) except the present & declare that his name is not on the pention (sic) roll of the (illegible) of any state.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
We David Southerland Minister of the Gospel and Aaron Hibbard both of Bath in Grafton County N.H. Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Amy who has subscribed & sworn to the above and foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age. That he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn & subscribed to this day & year aforesaid
D. Southerland
Aaron Hibbard
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation the the matter  the & after (illegible) interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above name George Amy the applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court 
certifies that it appears to them that David Southerland who has signed the preceding certificate is a reputable minister of the Gospel having been vetted for a number of years in the Town of Bath & that Aaron Hibbard who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Bath and are credible & that their statements is entitled to credit.
Edward Webber Judge of Probate
I Morris Dow Clerk of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the Original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of George Amy for a pention (sic) For testimony whereof I have (illegible), at my hand and seal of office, this twentieth day of November 1832.
Morris Dow
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Mercy Amy
declaration
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton
On this sixth day of September AD 1838 personally appeared before the Judge of the court of Probate and within the aforesaid county of Grafton in open court in the county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire , Mercy Amy, a resident of Bart, aged seventy one 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 made by the act of Congress, passed July 17, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows," that she is the widow of George Amy who was a private soldier in the army of the revolution and served as such private, that she does not know and cannot state his services, that he was a pensioner under the act of Jue 7th, 1832 in the New Hampshire agency.  She would refer to his declaration which is now at the wear department as she supposes and to the proofs by him furnished which she supposes are also at said department for a [illegible] of his services and the evidence thereof, that she is the widow now of said George Amy, that she has not in her  possession any documentary evidence of his services that at the time he became a pensioner as aforesaid he resided at said Bart.
She further declares that she was married to the said George Amy on the twenty ninth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five, that her husband, the aforesaid George Amy died on the seventh day of September AD 1837. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated that she has not since been married to any  other person but is now his widow.
Mercy (her mark) Amy

Witnesses to signature
Edward Webber
Andy L Woods

Sworn to and subscribed on the day ad year as above written, before
Edward Webber, Judge of Probate

I, Moses Dow, Register of  the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Mercy Amy for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixth day of September AD 1838.
Moses Dow
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Marriage George Amy to Mercy Burbank December twenty ninth seventeen hundred eighty five by the Rev Mr. Cotton Litchfield, New Hampshire.
A true copy from the town records of Bath with exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures and letters as follows, viz Decbr 29, 1785.

Attest William O Hutchins
Town Clerk of Bath

I, William O Hutchins, above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Bath aforesaid county of Grafton and State of New Hampshire and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town with the exception above named as certified by me.
September 16th 1838
William O Hutchins
Town Clerk of Bath aforesaid

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss September 14th 1838
Sworn to before me
Andrew S Woods, Justice of the Peace
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC

S45869
In reply to your request of ______, received ______ for a statement of the military history of George Amy, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of enlistment or appointment: Aug or Sept '77
Length of service: 2 mos.
Rank: Pvt
Captain: Jeremiah Dowes
Colonel: Welch
State: NH
Dates of enlistment: Aug '78
Length of Service: 2 months
Rank: Pvt
Captain: Page
Colonel: Nathaniel Peabody
State: NH
Dates of Enlistment: Aug 1, '80
Length of Service: 3 mo. 16 da.
Rank: Pvt.
Captain: John Eastman
Colonel: Welch
State: NH
Dates of enlistment: June or July '81
Length of service:  5 mos.
Rank; Pvt
Captain: Gage
Colonel: Geo Reed
State: NH
Battles engaged in: (check mark)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Salem, NJ
Date of application for pension, Nov. 20 1832  [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Bath Grafton Co. NH
Age at date of application, Born Haverhill, Mass Sept 11, 1761.
Remarks: Sol. mar at Dec 29 1785 Mercy Burbank.  He d. Sept 7, 1837 at Balle NH and she was a res of Balle NH aged 71 in 1838.
I made no mention of non allowance of widows claim as there were many cases when rolls of companies were incomplete.  He might have been in East [illegible]
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service and have no way proving it y he had plenty of other service anyhow & last service was considered only as "a matter of doubt".  see letter
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45869
INVALID
WIDOW, &C.

File 45869
George Amy
Rev. War

Private. of Capt. Dow's Company
Co. Welchs Regiment
New Hampshire Line.
Act June 7 1832

(Arrangement of 1870)
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Mercy Amy
widow of George
(Act 1838) N. H.
Lot to Goodall S. Woods
as of 16 '39
Sept. 1, 1840
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Deposition Daniel Corliss
for 
George Amy
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I Daniel Corliss of Alexandria in the county of Grafton and state of New Hampshire of lawfull age being in my seventy first year testify and say that I am well acquainted with George Amy of Bath in the county and state aforesaid who I saw in February last and perfectly recognize him to be the same George Amy that was a soldier at West Point in the state of New York in a company commanded by Capt. John Eastman.  We both enlisted at one and the same time and passed muster together at Kingstown in the county of [illegible] and state of New Hampshire and we were annexed to Col. Welch's regiment in the New Hampshire line and we were at West Point when General Benedict Arnold went to the enemy and General George Washington arrived about the same time at West Point.  We were there three months and sixteen days in the service as I kept an account of my services.
Daniel Corliss
State of New Hampshire, Grafton Co, Alexandria.
7th December 1832 there personally appeared Daniel Corliss, signer of the above deposition to make solemn oath that the same is true before me
Wm Crawford, Justice of the Peace
And I further state and certify that I am and have been for a number of years acquainted with the said Daniel Corliss and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and a credible disinterested witness.
Wm Crawford, Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire, Grafton Co.
I George Woodward, Clerk of the Count of Common Pleas for said county do certify that William Crawford, Esq is a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid county duly qualified to take affidavits and that I believe the above to be his genuine signature
Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 9 day of February 1833.
Geo. Woodward, Clerk
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Deposition Simeon Clement
for
George Amy, Declaration in 1778
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I, Simeon Clement of Bath in the county of Grafton and state of New Hampshire of lawfull age, being in my seventy third year well recollect and remember George Amy.  The person now in my presence enlisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in a company commanded by one Capt Page (his Christian name I do not recollect) in a regiment commanded by Col. Nathaniel Peabody and marched to Philadelphia and joined the Continental Army, I think under the command of General John Sulivan. I think we enlisted in the month of August 1776 and served the term out for which we enlisted and returned home together to New Salem, New Hampshire the place of our residence and when we enlisted being about as near as I can recollect about two months in what was called in the New Hampshire line of militia.
Simeon Clement
State of New Hampshire, Grafton Co.
Bath 13th June 1832
Personally appeared Simeon Clement, signer of the above deposition and made solemn oath that the same is true as near as he can recollect before me the subscriber.  And I further state that I am well acquainted with the said Simeon Clement and have been for more than forty years and that he is considered a person of truth and veracity and I consider him a [illegible] and an impartial witness both credible and impartial.
Moody Bedel, Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire, Grafton Co.
I George Woodward, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Grafton do certify that Moody Bedel, Esq is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Grafton is duly qualified to take affidavits and that I believe the above to be his genuine signature.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court this 9th day of February 1833.
Geo Woodward Clerk
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I,  James Little of Lymore aged seventy five years depose and say that George Amy, late of Bath in Grafton County now deceased and Mercy Amy now of said Bath were married in the town of London in the state of New Hampshire in the month of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five.  I was present at the marriage and saw them married.  I have ever since been acquainted with said George Amy and said Mercy Amy, and for a number of years prior to their marriage, until the death of said George Amy and with said Mercy since his decease.  Said Mercy Amy has remained a widow and still does remain a widow since her said husband decease.  Said George Amy died about one year ago and was a Revolutionary pensioner at the time  of his decease in the New Hampshire agency,  He died in the said town of Bath.
James Little
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State of New Hampshire, Grafton ss.
Sept 6 1838
Sworn to and subscribed before me. [illegible] I certify that the within affiant is known to me and is a credible witness.
Andrew S. Woods, Justice of the Peace
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affidavit
in [illegible] Augt [illegible]
sworn
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I David Sutherland, of Bath, County of Grafton do testify and say that I have known George Amy and his wife Mercy Amy, now his widow, for many years.  I have always understood that he had been a soldier in the Revolutionary War and positively knew that of late years he has been a pensioner of their government. From my Book of Records (I am minister of the [illegible]), I find he died on the seventh of September of the last year and I solemnized his funeral.  His wife remained is widow and from long acquaintance with her as a member of the church of which I have been pastor, I have the fullest confidence in her declaration.
Bath, NH Sep 7, 1838
David Sutherland 
State of New Hampshire, Grafton ss
Sept 6, 1838
Sworn to and subscribed before me, and I certify that said affiant is known to me and is a credible witness.
Andrew s. Woods, Justice of the Peace
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Certificate of marriage
 2131
of Mrs. Mercy Amy
wid of Geo
NH
Act 7 July 1836

Page 78  28 
]illegible] 77 1 10
Eastman 3 21
5=29
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton 
I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county, hereby certify that Anderw S. Woods whose name is subscribed to three certificates on other pages of this packet, was on the 6th day of September current, and as ever since been, an acting Justice of the Peace for said county, and that his name so subscribed is, in each case aforesaid, his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof i have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the 27th day of September AD 1838
N B Felton, Clerk
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Goodall S Woods
Aug 16 '39
J.C.
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343
Department of War
Pension Office
16 Aug 1839
Sir,
In reply to that part of your letter relating to the claim of Mercy Amy, widow of George Amy, I have to state that his alleged tour of 5 months service in 1781 with the NH continental line, is wholly unsupported, either by testimony or the army rolls.
It is a matter of [illegible] doubt whether he ever performed this service at all, certainly it was not performed in the regular army for there was no enlistment for 1781 for 5 months.
If he served [illegible] it must have been in the militia, and under other officers than the [illegible] named by him in his [illegible]  under the Act of [illegible].
[illegible]
July 6 1838
2138
Witness: Goodall W Woods
Bath NH

(written in margin) widow alleged continental that was of state troops
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91
Department of War
Pension Office
Apl 5 1839
Gentl. Sir,
In the re-examination of the declaration of George Amy, decd whose widow now applies for a pension under the Act of July 7, 1838, I find that he claimed among other [illegible] of service for 5 mos in the year 1781 in Rudy Regt NH line and for which he was at [illegible] allowed, improperly as there was no proof offered in support of it, nor do any of [illegible] share it.
The remaining service being 1 day less than 6 months, I have thought [illegible] to refund Mr. Amy's claim until some proof can be obtained to substantiate the service above mentioned
The claim of Mrs. Elly Stevens, and Mrs. Sarah Hubbard have been admited
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and their certificates will be sent to you in a few days.
The claim of Mrs. Susanna Robbins, Mrs. Sally Walker, Anne Moulton, Sarah Knight, Mrs. Rebecca Whitcomb and Mrs. Lucy Dexter are all suspended for further proof of the date of their respective marriages.  The rules require record entries whenever it can be obtained, a copy of which I enclose herewith.
The claim of Mrs. Hannah Smith, a abs. allowed.  Her certificate will be forwarded as above.
[illegible]
July 7 183?
from 2130 - W
2121 - A
2132 - R
2133 - K
2137 - W
2136 -

Witness: Gordall S Woods
Bath, NH
2135 -
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Sept. 1. 1840
OC
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2Penskion Office
Sept 1 1840
Sir,
Enclosed you will find a copy of a letter addressed to Mrs. Goodall Woods, upon the[illegible] of the claim of Mrs. Mercy Amey, dated August 1, 1837.
No additional proof has been [illegible] since that time. The papers will remain on file.
I am
OC
July 7, 8389
2131
Witness:  Mr John Goodall
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2.
Pension Office
Sept 1 1840
Sir,
Enclosed you will find a copy of a letter addressed to [illegible] Goodall Woods upon the [illegible] of the claim of Mrs. Mercy Amey, dated August 16, 1837.
No additional proof has been rec. since that time.  The papers remain on file.
I am,
OC
July 7 1838
Mr. Joshua Marshall
Stratford NH
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The Pension Office
Washington DC
I am writing to inquire if you will send me a copy of your record regarding George Amy of Salem, New Hampshire, who served in Capt. Jeremiah Doris' company, Lieu. Col. Welch's regiment of volunteers which joined [illegible] continental army.
Sept 17, 1777
He received a pension.
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and was, perhaps, living at Bath, New Hampshire at that time.
Please address 
Mrs. Wilton E. Britton
296 McKinley Ave.
New Haven, Conn.
March 10, 1923.

Date stamped U S Pension Office, Mar 12, 1923.