Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,849, for Uriah Nickerson, Massachusetts
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To the Commissioner of Pensions
Wash D.C.
Dear Sir-
Will you kindly
forward to me any data
you may have in your
possession, which may be
of use to me when applying
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for admission to the
Society of the Daughters of
the American Revolution
concerning the service
in the war of the Revolution
of Uriah Nickerson of
Cape Cod, Plymouth I think
or Sandwich
I have in my possession
a paper stating that a pension
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was paid on said Uriah's
account to his wife Patience
Nickerson
Very sincerely yours,
Willette Bessie Nickerson Pope
Mrs John G. Pope,
857-19th St.
Oakland, Cal.
Dec. 15, 1904
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No.21849
Patience Nickerson
Widow of
Uriah Nickerson
Pri Rev War
Act: July 4th 36
Index: Vol. M  Page 86
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Jany 4, 1905 Hist to
Mrs. John G. Pope
Oakland -  Calif
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To what time was Uriah Nickerson of Mass paid under the Act of June 7. 1832
HHL
27 March 1835
March 13. 37

Died 27th March 1835
(Unreadable)
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Handwritten figures
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Patience Nickerson
wid. of
Uriah
Mass
Allow 15 mo pn $50
per ann. com March 27. 1835.
Hon Jno. Q. Adams
County
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Probate Office
Plymouth Mass
Dec 3, 1836
Sir,
I send the pension application of Patience Nickerson herewith. The Certificate
may be sent to me
Yours &c
J. H. Land
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I William Eldridge of Harwich in the County of Barnstable and State of Massachusetts of the age of seventy five years testify and say, that I was born and always have lived in said
Harwich, and that I have always known Uriah Nickerson who is now of Plymouth, and an applicant for a Pension and that I will recollect that said Uriah served during the
Revolutionary war at "Point of Naushon and Tarpaulin Cove and at Rhode Island. I have no doubt that his services were at the "point" eight months- at said "Cove" Six months
and at Rhode Island one month. I am a magistrate in said town of Harwich.
Wm Eldridge

State of Massachusetts
Barnstable Ss
August 16. 1832 then personally appeared the
above named William Eldredge and made oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true and I further certify that said William Eldridge is a credible witness
James Long-- Justice of Peace
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Commonth of Massachusetts
Barnstable Ss.
I, Abner Davis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of Record in the County
of Barnstable, do herby certify, that James Long Esq before whom the within deposition
was executed, is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Barnstable and his name thereto subscribed is his true & formal signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto unto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court
at Barnstable, on this sixteenth day of August
One thousand eight hundred & thirty two
Abner Davis Clerk
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We Nathan B Gibbs & Ezra S Goodwin residing in the town of Sandwich hereby testify, that we are well acquainted with Uriah Nickerson who has made application for a pension before the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Plymouth, that we believe
him to be seventy five years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of
the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
Nathan B Gibbs
Ezra S Goodwin; {Minister of the first Church in Sandwich}  

Barnstable Ss. Sandwich
Aug. 14, 1832 Personally appeared Nathan B Gibbs and made oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed before me     Seth F. Nye Justice Peace

Barnstable Ss Sandwich Aug 14 1832
Personally appeared Rev. Ezra S Goodwin
Minister of the first Church in Sandwich and affirmed to the truth of the above declaration
by him subscribed before me
Seth F Nye, Justice Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable Ss.

I, Abner Davis Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record in the County
of Barnstable, do hereby certify, that Seth F. Nye, Esq. before whom the within deposition
was executed is a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Barnstable, and that his name
thereto subscribed is ????????? and proper signature
For testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of the Court at Barnstable on this sixteenth day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and thirty two.
Abner Davis, Clerk
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I, Israel Nickerson of Plymouth in the County
of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts testify and say that I am the son of the late Uriah Nickerson of said Plymouth and of Patience his wife, who is now an applicant for the benefit of the act of Congress, passed
4th July 1836. - I further testify and say that my said Father was a Pensioner under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832- and that he died on the twenty seventh day of March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five- and that my mother, the above named Patience, has not since been married, but now remains
his widow.
Israel Nickerson

State of Massachusetts
Plymouth County S.S
On this 28th day of November in the year
1836, before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the above named Israel Nickerson, and made oath, that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true- and I further certify, that said Israel Nickerson is well known to me, and that he is a
credible witness.
Wm Bates Justice of the Peace
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Plymouth SS. I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that William Bates Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the within is his true & genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said
County this third day of December A.D. 1836.
Jacob H Loud