Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21126, Josiah Flanders, N.H.
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NH
Flanders, Josiah
Deborah
W.21126
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New Hampshire
105 nd
Josiah
Flanders
Grafton in the State of N.H.
was a pr in the command of
Captain
of the Regt command
Col Sinter in the N. H.
for 16 mos: 4 days
Increased from $50.44 -
Inscribed on the Roll of N Hampshire
the rate of 53 Dollars 77. Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of Dec 34
Bath N.H. and Leut M. Bedel
arrears to the 4th of Sept 34
$188.20
Semi-ani. allowance ending 4 Mar 35, $26.88
$215.08
Recorded by
book
D
$215.08
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nath. Rice,, Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1 Page 155
Book C. Vol. 1 Page 88.
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7810
Concord
New Hampshire
Deborah Flanders
widow of Josiah Flanders
N.H.
who was a Private
in the Revolution
husband died 8 May 1836
=
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
53 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence
the 4th day of March, 1843.
---
Certificate of Pensions issued the
20th day of June 1846
and sent to
T. L. & A. T. Smith
Present
Act of March 3, 1843 & 17th June '44
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 15.
-
Reported
Celf under it. Res
23d Jany 45, sent to J. L.
A. J. Smith, Sept. 12, 1846
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25248
Divison Pensions Widow of Josiah Flanders died May 8 1836
Declamation
Adgs 8692, Oct '44 588
Deborah Flanders
N.H.
d 8 May '36
July 7, 1838
admd
16 mos 3 ds pri
53.77 from
8 May 36
Also Acts 43 & 44
$53.77
T.L. & A.S. Smith
present
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the act of Congress of the 4th of July 1836 and the joint resolution of July 7th 1838
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton Ss
on this seventeen day of February Eighteen hundred and forty three
Personally appeared before me D.C. Churchill one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Grafton aforesaid
Deborah Flanders resident of Benton in the County and State aforesaid aged Seventy nine 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 4th 1836, and the joint resolution of July 7th 1838. That she is the widow of Josiah Flanders late of Benton
aforesaid Deceased, who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolutionary war as will appear by his declaration and other
evidence in the war department, which placed him on the Pension list of the Newhampshire agency she further declares
that she was married to the said Josiah Flanders on the twenty-eighth day
of August in the year seventeen hundred and Ninety three and that her husband the aforenamed Josiah Flanders Died
on the Eighth day of may Eighteen hundred and Thirty six and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as
will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto
annexed, that she was not married prior to his leaving the
service, but the marriage took place previous to the first
day of January Seventeen Hundred and Ninety four at the time above stated (viz Deborah Sanders her mark
Witness Nathaniel Rix
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State of New Hampshire Grafton ss
Haverhill February 17. 1843 then the within named Deborah Flanders personally appeared before me and
subscribed and made solemn oath that the within
declaration is in her belief true Before me
D.C. Churchill J.C.C. Pleas
I certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said
applicant can not attend the Court
D.C. Churchill J C C Pleas

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss

I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify the Daniel C. Churchill is an acting Judge of said Court for said County, duly commissioned
and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 24th
day of November AD. 1839 and will expire on the first
day of July AD 1861, and that his two signatures above
written are genuine. Given under my hand and the
seal of said County this 12th day of April AD. 1843.
N.B. Felton Clerk
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No. 4894
Josiah Flanders of Coventry
NH
On Roll Capt Munro
Cons Co Col Senters Regs
enlisted 1 July 1777 & servd
6 months & 7 days
-
On Roll Capt Runnels
Co Col Morrisey's Reg
enlisted 5 July 1779 die
to Jany 1780  6 mos & 6 ds
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On Roll Capt Websters Co
Col Nichol's Regt
enlisted 4 June 1780 dis
24 Oct 1780 3 mos 21 ds
16 mo 4 days
Adm
J.L.E.
$50.44
M. Bedel
Bath N.H.
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Brief in the case of Joseph Flanders 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.
In 1777 Jany 1st
In 1778 June1st
In1780 J1st July to Aug 2

Duration of Service
6 Months
6 Months
3 Months

Rank.
As a Private
Ditto
Ditto

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Col Senter, Capt. Mastin
Col Murray Capt Runnels
Col. Nicols, Col. Webster
5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Concord

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 Courts
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
no certificate of a Clergyman or others
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
Levin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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Affidavit of James and Israel Flanders in case retaining to Josiah Flanders -
Additional proof in the case of
Deborah Flanders
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Haverhill N Hampshire June 12th 1843
I James Flanders was born in Bradford on the first day of October 1796 reputed son of Josiah Flanders and Deborah Flanders wife to the said Josiah Flanders
with whom I lived with and reside by them the whole of my life, and they ever acknowledged me to be there son, & I have ever acknowledged them as my Parents; and
I further do testify that in the family record kept by Israel Flanders, my brother, it is stated
that he was born April 3rd 1758 and
Deborah George, his wife was born August 7th 1762 and that
they married August 26th 1793, and he died April 8th 1836.
and I never heard it said by any Person that they are
not legally & Lawfully joined in the bands of Wedlock and
have no doubt that my mothers declaration is, stated in truth such has ben mad & no record can be found
Neither in Town, nor Church, other them the one kept
by my Brother Josiah aforesaid
Signed & sworn to the day and year last above mentioned before me
J.S. Bryant
due and witness Nath Rix  James Flanders his mark, Israel Flanders

I Israel Sanders was born in Bradford on the 8th of December
1799 and am the reputed son of Josiah Flanders & his wife
Deborah with I have lived the whole of my life & now live with the widow of said Josiah and keep the records
as stated by my Brother James above; and do coordinate
with him in all the statements above made
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year last above written
before me
Israel Flanders
Before me J.S. Bryant Justice Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County Sst.
I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby
Certify that John S Bryant is an acting Justice of the Peace in
and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that
his commission was dated on the 7th day of December AD 1838, and
will expire on the 7 day of December AD 1843, and that his two
signatures
above
(within), written are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
County this 17th day of June AD 1843
N.B. Felton Clerk
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Declaration of Josiah Flanders
No.19 
4894
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16 Mons
DECLARATION.

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New Hampshire 14th Augus
County of ss
On this 14th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate
said County Josiah Flanders, a resident of Coventry
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 provision
made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States
in the year 1777
with Capt. Samuel Martin and served in the regiment of the New Hampshire Militia line, under the following named officers; James Martin Capt of Deerfield New Hampshire & Jeremiah Abbott of Concord Lieut James Martin
of Pembrook Ensign Joseph Senter of Senter Harbor Eigt Coldrd That he enlisted about the first of June 1777 & was discharged in Providence Rhode island about the first of January 1778 that he was then mustered at Concord New Hampshire & Marched to Portsmouth  & Stationed a few days on Pierce's island then marched to Providence, Rds Island and there remained a few days there to Warwick then crossed the river at Lisany ferry & pulled the four corners till his turn ended
another which he engaged which was six month, & was verbally discharged & returned home to Concord New Hampshire the place of his residence & where he Enlisted this time under Genl Spencer.

That he enlisted at Concord aforesaid about the first of June 1778 under Samuel Runnels Capt & James Runnels Lieut  Archelus Mooney Eigt Coldd & Daniel Runnels Major
& mustered in Concord (Minuteman name forgotten)  marched to Providence Rhode island then Hogland Point & there stationed under the command of General Joseph Green then crossed Hinteron ferry & to the city of Newport & then came back to Providence & was then discharged Verbally he thinks about the first of Jany 1779 having served the vissnl town of six month Genl Sullivan was with the army most of this Town
That he Enlisted under Capt Ebenezer Webster of Salisbury N.H. Winthrp Easter of Boscowen Divt Coldd Hugh of Amherst Commandant musterd in Amherst (Minutement name forgotten) marched from Amherst to Clovenish New York from there to West Point then under the Command of General Benedict Arnold & was there stationed when said Arnold went to the Enemy & General George Washington arrived about the same time & Majr Andre the Spy was taken prisoner & he continued there till his Term of Service was out for which he enlisted which was three months (or four months, the exact time is not sure he thinks is four) commencing the last of July or the first of August
& ending the last of November the same year 1780 & Honorably but Verbally Discharged & returned home to Concord N.H. the place of his residence & where he Enlisted and Paid in all cmm by the State of New Hampshire.

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.

Josiah Flanders his mark
Witness Moses Dow, Maddy Bedel
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states.
Edward Webber Judge of Robert
I Moses Dow Regr of Probate
do hereby certify,
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Josiah
Flanders for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
fourteenth
day of August, A.D. 1832
Moses Dow
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Widow, d&c
21126
Deborah Flanders Widow of 
Josiah Flanders
Pri, Rev War
March 2d 43, June 12 43
Vol. A, Page 243
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493
New Hampshire
Deborah Flanders, Widow of Josiah Flanders who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 8th May 1836, of Grafton in the State of N.H. who was a Pri in the Compy commanded by Captain - of the Regt commanded by Col Reten in the Rev. line for 16 mo. 3 dys
Inscribed on the Roll of Covert at the rate of 53 dollars 77 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836, and 8th May 1836, when former Pens Com.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Sept 1836 and Sent T.L. &
 A.J. Smith, present
Total amount, $9.55
[Act July 7, 1838]
and Jr. Res, 23 Jany 1845-
Recorded by D.Yamond Clerk,
Book D, Vol. A Page 29
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10079
New Hampshire
---
Deborah Flanders
Widow of Josiah Flanders
who was a pensioner under the Act of
1832
and who died on the 8th May 1836
of Grafton in the State of N.H.
who was a Pri in the Compy
commanded by Captain of the
Regt commanded by Col Puster in
the Revolution line for 16 mo. 3 dys
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord
at the rate of 53 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 8th May 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of
June 1846 and sent to J.L. & A. T. Smith Esqs
Total amount,

[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Th Lumpkin Clerk
Book D, Vol. 11, Page 29.
Reprinted
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1057
New Hampshire
Josiah Flanders
of Grafton in the State of N H
who was a Private in the company commanded by Capt Martin in the Regt commanded by Col
Senter in the NH line for
16 Mos  2 Dys from 1777
$53.77 correct
dd certificate enclosed
Inscribed on the Roll of NH
at the rate of 50 Dollars 44 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of October 1832 and sent to Bedel Bath, NH
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832
$75.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33
25.22
$100.88
⎨ Revolutionary Claim, ⎬
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J.H. McBlair Clerk
Book D
Vol.1st
Page 135
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J.L.Edwards
Commissr of Pensions
Nathaniel Rix Esq
Haverhill
New Hampshire
Sir inclosed is the declarations of Mary Pollard, widow to Edward Pollard
--- also the declaration of Harriette Sanders, widow of David Sanders -- and the Deposition
of James and Israel Flanders, in case of there mother Deborah Flanders no record can be found but such Testimony as we have produced is abundant
I am Respectfully your Servdt
Nathaniel Rix
J.S.Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
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May
4
Apl 21 1843
Pension
NH
July 7 1838
+ Mar 3, 1843
[illegible] other [illegible]
Josiah Flanders
-
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Haverhill April 14th 1843
J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions, at the City of Washington
Dear Sir, Inclose you in this, a Declaration in behalf of Deborah Flanders, for her pension, for five years - and also
her declaration for one year from the 3rd March 1843.
for Nancy Bixby for one year, & should like to be informed
the situation of her pension for 5 years, and if there is any
necessity of my making any new declaration in her case
and that you and give me form of geting such arrearage
Polley Hackett is situated the same as Nancy Bixby and
the same instructions to me will serve the same purpose-
Mary Bixby widow of Jacob Bixby is also enclosed
in your attention to the lines will much oblige
Your friend
and Humble Servant
Nathaniel Rix
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Free
Honorable J L Edward Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington
D C
NH
Josiah Flanders [illegible]
Nov 10
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Bath 3rd Novr 1834
Sir - I recd yours of the 4 of August 1834 in due Season which is as follows
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War Department Pension Office
August 4th 1834-
Sir -your Pension certificate was paid for $50.44 but on reexamination it is found that it should have been $52.77 -  on the return of the Certificate to this Office the error of Certificate will be corrected
I am respectfully
your Obt srvt
J L Edwawrds
-
Mr Josiah Flanders County N H -
case of Moody Bedel Esqr Bath N H
Sir I hereby return the Certificate Inclosed for correction agreeable to the above Notice I am respectfully your obedient servant
Moody Bedel
J L Edward Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
N.B. I have not Recd any return or Information
Considering the application of Onamas Bailey will you have the goodness to
inform me what designation
has been made of it-- Yours with Esteem
Moody Bedel

J L Edwards Esqr
Commisioner of Pensions
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Asher and James Hunkins
Affidavites - in the case of Deborah Flanders, widow of Josiah Flanders, late of Boston
Sworn
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State of New Hampshire-County of Grafton Ss Haverhill the thirty first Day of March 1843
Asher Hunkins of Bradford in the County of Orange and State of Vermont
aged 62 years do testify and say that I was well knowing to Josiah Flanders, and his now living widow Deborah Flanders, that they in
his life time lived in the vicinity of where your Deponent then
and now resided and according to our best recollection & memory
we your Deponants do think that the said Deborah, have in
her Declaration stated the time undoubtedly night, altho we
have not the means of knowing the exact time. your Deponant
further state that they were acquainted with the said Josiah
and his wife Deborah for they lived within a few rods of our
Farmes for a long time and we think that there children were all Born, we think while they resided near us; and we have no
Doubt but they were married & lived through all our acquaintance as married Person do, and we never heard any thing to the Contra.
Asher Hunkins
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year above written before me
John A Page Justice of the Peace
I James Hunkins of Bradford aforesaid aged 53 years have read
the forgoing Deposition made & subscribed by my Brother Asher, and
Subscribe the same verbatim and in whole, as set down in the above Deposition
James Hunkins
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year above written before me
The above Named Asher, and James are men of truth and verasity
and well known to me-
John A. Page Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County Set. I Nathan B Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
John A. Page is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County
duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 17th
day of January AD 1842, and will April on the 17th day of
January AD 1847 and that his two signatures above (within )
written are genuine-
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this
twelfth day of April AD 1848
N B Felton Clerk
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Mrs Deborah Flanders
NH Claimant
 John
filed
Sarah Hander N. Claimant
Under the Revolution of the 23d January 1845
480
Deborah Flanders
N Hampshire
Joint [illegible]
20 Jany 1845
[illegible] TL + A Th Smith
A Smith $53.77
husband died 8 May 1836
Pension to commence 4 May 1836
expires 8 May 1836
Mason T.L. & A. Th. Smith
Present
[crossed out] John Bryant Agent
[illegible]
N.H
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the resolution of Congress of the 25th of May 1845
Whereas the act of the 30th of April 1844 prohibited me from drawing a pension for the same period during which my husband was a pensioner. I now make the following statement
under oath to obtain the benefit of the resolution above mentioned-- I am the widow of Josiah Flanders who was a private in the war of the Revolution. I have received a pension at the rate of Fifty three dollars and seventy seven cents per annum from the 8th day of May 1836 to the ninth day of March 1841 and now ask for the amount due
me from the 4th day of March 1836 the 8th day of May 1836
when my former Pension commenced.
Witness Israel Flanders
Levi Brooks
Deborah Flanders her mark
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 31 day of July 1846 at Benton in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire
Danl Patterson Justice of the Peace
I certify that the declarant is personally known to me and
that she is the same individual she represents herself to be
in the foregoing affidavit
Danl Patterson Justice of the Peace
June 29. 43
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OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, GEORGE G. FOGG, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby
certify that Daniel Patterson
is an acting Justice of
the Peace in and for the County of Grafton
duly commissioned, qualified, and authorized to administer oaths, take
acknowledgement of deeds, and other legal instruments.
His commission
was dated on the twenty ninth day of June
1843
and will expire on the twenty ninth day of June 1848
and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the State, this Sixth
day of August
1846
George G. Fogg Secretary of State.
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Widow Deborah Flanders of Boston, Declamation
Mar 3, 1843
Nathl Rix
Haverhill, N.H.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of
Congress of the 3rd March 1843 granting
Pensions for one years to certain widows who have received under the act of July
7th 1838.
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton Ss
Benton 6th of April 1843. 
On this 6th Day of April Eighteen Hundred and forty three. personally
appeared before James J Page a Justice of the peace in and for said County
of Grafton Deborah Flanders of Benton, in said County and State of New
Hampshire, aged 79 years, who being first duly sworn, according to Law
doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the
3rd March 1843 Granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the
revolutionary war that she is the intended widow of Josiah Flanders
formerly of Bradford in the State of Vermont, and late of Benton aforesaid, and was a soldier of the revolution and was placed
on the pension Rolls of the Army and was annexed to the Newhampshire
agency; the files of which are in the war office Pension Office Department
and that the sum he received, was 64 Dollars pr annum, and that I
his widow Deborah Flanders have never attempted to get my name
placed on the pension list by reason of sickness and bodily infirmity, but
growing worse instead of Better, is the reason of my now making this my
attempt, and also my other Declaration made before Judge Churchill of the
the Seventeenth of February 1843. and if I have the same amt of my late Husband it will be 64 dollars per annum, she further declares that
she is still a widow of the the said Josiah Flanders
-
Attest Israel Flanders
Deborah Sanders her mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year last above written before me
James J Page Justice of the Peace
the Declarant is personally known to
the magistrate before whom she subscribes
and made oath as above
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County Ss
I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that
James J. Page is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly
commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 24th day
of June AD 1839, and will expire on the 24th day of June AD 1844, and that his signature above (within) written is genuine

Given under my hand and the seal of said
County this 12 day of April AD 1843
N B Felton Clerk
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Benton N.H. Nov 20, 1844
Sir My mother Deborah Widow of
Josiah Flanders
is an applicant for a Pension under the act
of the 7th July 1838. She is a resident of this town and her
claim is now pending and which I wish to have for
the prosecuted under the agency of John Bryant Esq
of Meriden N.H. You will therefore regard him as
agent in future
Israel Flanders
[crossed through]
H.H. Sylvester Esq
I have to request your associated agency
in the prosecution of the pending claims of
Mrs Deborah Flanders
John Bryant
[end crossed through]

Please address W Bryant in this case
H H Sylvester
Hon J. L. Edwards
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J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

Feb 18, 1846
Ad to case
Deborah Flanders
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Washington D C
16 February 1846
Sir We have the honor to enclose a
certificate given by the Hon J Collamer of Vermont &
the Hon Jas H Johnson of the respectability of John McDuffy Esq an important witness in the matter of the claim of Deborah Flanders, widow of Josiah Flanders,
under the act of 1838,
The claim was made from New
Hampshire
The case is now fully made out, and
we respectfully request that the pension certificate
may be issued as early as practicable
We are very respectfully
James M 
T.L. & Asher Smith
J L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
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John McDuffy Esq. of Bradford in the
County of Orange in the State of Vermont is
personally known to me and has been for
some years and I regard him as a man
of truth entitled to credit as to veracity.
Feb 14, 1846
J. Collamer
J.K. Johnson
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Josiah Flanders
Payments to be made at Portsmouth N.H.
by the Private S.B. Bouck
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Ageny of N.H.
Recorded by J. J. McBlain Clerk
in Book D Vol 1st Page 155.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of
the 7th June, 1832, Josiah Flanders
of the State of New Hampshire
who was a Private in the Army of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Fifty
dollars and
Forty four cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on
the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th
of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States,
the
this Twenty fifth day of October
one thousand eight hundred and thirty -two
Lew Cass
Secretary of War.
Examined and
Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards
1,057
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Rev Silas McKeen's Certificate
in the care of Mrs. Deborah Flanders
N.H. Claimant Act 7 July 1805
Negative certificate
John Bryant, Agent
Menden N.H.
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Bradford VT Aug 30 1845
I Silas McKeen Pastor & Clerk of the present
Congregational Church in Bradford in the
County of Orange and State of Vermont
do hereby certify that upon application to
me for evidence of the marriage of Deborah
Flanders to Josiah Handers, I have made heard
of the church records in my possession but
find no record of any such Marriage. This
church was organized in the year 1870, and
has no record beyond that date. There was
before this, another congregational Church
here, as early as 1795, when the Rev Gardner
Kellogg was ordained the pastor. But he had
left here and his church been dissolved before
the organization of this has been for same
years dead, and I know not that any record
of his church, or of marriages celebrated by him
is now in existence
Silas
McKeen
Pastor of the Congr
Chhs. in Bradford Vt
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Mrs Deborah Flanders N.H.
act 7 July 1838 proof of her marriage previously to the 1 Jany 1794
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I John McDuffee of Bradford in the County of Orange and
State of Vermont aged 78 years, depose and say that I have
been a resident of said Bradford ever since the year 1789.
My profession or occupation has been that of a surveyor of
lands. In the years of 1791 & 1792 I surveyed the lands in
said town of Bradford into lots for farms. In the spring
of the year 1793 I first became acquainted with Josiah
Flanders then of said Bradford but late of Benton in the
State of New Hampshire deceased. He worked for me in
the month of April 1793 being then an unmarried man
and at that time bargained with me for a lot of land in said
Bradford and near by where I then lived and whereon as I supposed he designed to live. And not long after so contracting
with me and in the course of that same year seventeen hundred
and ninety three he was married as I understood and
believed at the time and as was the general belief to Deborah
George The date of my first acquaintance with the said
Josiah Flanders and of his labouring for me while a single man
in the month of April 1793 and of his bargaining with me for
said lot of land I am able to fix on as above with certainty from an entry made on my book at the time. His marriage took place
not long afterwards. The precise date of which however I cannot
now state not being present to witness the same. But I feel confident that it was within a few months after, and previous
to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four, for
before that date they lived and cohabited together as husband and
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wife and afterwards raised up a family of children before leaving
said Bradford for said Benton. I further depose and say that
it is now within my recollection that in the course of the next
year that is in the year seventeen hundred and ninety four the
said Flanders came to me one day and said that as his wife
was not well pleased with the land he had agreed to purchase
of me as aforesaid, he wished I would take it back or give up
the trade which I did accordingly as also appears by another
entry on my book - I further depose and say that my acquaintance with the said Josiah Flanders continued till
near the time of his death so that I cannot be mistaken as to
the identity of the man nor as to what I have above stated in
reference to him and his marriage to Deborah George who as
understand is still living in said town of Benton as his widow
and is an applicant for a pension-
And further this
deponent saith not
John McDuffee
State of Vermont
Orange County ss
Sworn and subscribed to this eighth
day of February 1845
Before me
Adams Preston Justice of the Peace
I further certify that I also am a resident of said Bradford and
am acquainted with John McDuffee the above deponent
who is yet of strong mind and is a credible witness
Adams Preston Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier February 21. 1845
I certify that Adams Preston
whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing certificates is and was at
the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Orange
duly elected and qualified, and that to his official
acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name; and affixed the
seal of this office, at Montpelier, this the 21st
day of February
in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty five
Ferrand F. Merrill
Deputy Secretary of State.
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Deborah Flanders N.H.
Pending claim Act 7 July 38
Additional proof of marriage
John Bryant, Agent
Meriden, N.H.
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Secretary of State's office
Montpelier, September 10. 1845
I certify that Ebenezer P. Lewis Esq whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand writing to the foregoing certificate, is and was at
the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of
Orange
duly elected and qualified, and that to his official
acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the
seal of this office, at Montpelier, this the
10 day of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty five
Ferrand F Merrill
Deputy Secretary of State