Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12010, Joshua Atwood, N. H.
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SERVICE  N.H.

Atwood Joshua

NUMBER  S. 12010

carded
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6654
New Hampshire
Joshua Atwood
of Hillsbor. in the State of N.H. who was a Sergt. in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt commanded by Col Nichols in the N H line for 6 mo 15 ds P[rivate]
8 mo 3 ds Sergt

Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 62 Dollars 16 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of Mar 1833 and sent Hon H Hubbard   H of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of [?] 1833 - - - - -  $124.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept '34 - 31.08
[total] $155.40

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk
Book D  Vol.1st  Page139.
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No 9     137
Declaration
Joshua Atwood
town.
to
Hon. H. Hubbard
H R

address to Franklin Pierce Esquire Hillsborough N.H.

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X 11324
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
County of Hillsborough, SS.
On this thirtieth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at Francestown within and for the County of Hillsborough, in the State aforesaid, Joshua Atwood of Antrim in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire aged seventy years who being 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. That is to say,
In the month of July in the year 1778 then residing in Weare in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire he entered the service of the United States in the N.H. Militia a call being made upon that Town for a certain number of men.  He belonged to Col. Nichols Regt. he thinks Captain Kidders Compy  One Brattlebank was Lieut & Carr the Ensign ; marched thro'  Amherst N.H.,  Springfield Mass & a part of Conn to West Point where they remained till the term for which they enlisted expired which was three months.  They were then dismissed, no written discharge.  In January 1780 then residing in Weare aforesaid he again entered the service of the United States in the militia in Capt Nichols Compy one Boyd was Lieutenant, Marched thro' Hopkinton, Salisbury &c to that part of [NH then & now called Coos as was then said to protect the inhabitants of the frontier against the Indians.  The troops made a stand at a place called Kingsland where he remained till the term of his enlistment which was for three months expired and the Company was then dismissed.  In 1783 he again entered the service of the United States as Sergeant in Captain Websters Company N.H. Militia;  marched to Coos aforesaid was stationed a part of the time at Haverhill and a part of the time at New Bury, on the opposite side of the river, he enlisted for nine months and served that term of time.  When the  Company to which he belonged was dismissed
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
County of Hillsborough, SS.
On this thirtieth day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate, now sitting at Francestown within and for the County of Hillsborough, in the State aforesaid, Joshua Atwood of Antrim in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire aged seventy years who being 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. That is to say,
In the month of July in the year 1778 then residing in Weare in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire he entered the service of the United States in the N.H. Militia a call being made upon that Town for a certain number of men.  He belonged to Col. Nichols Regt. he thinks Captain Kidders Compy  One Brattlebank was Lieut & Carr the Ensign ; marched thro'  Amherst N.H.,  Springfield Mass & a part of Conn to West Point where they remained till the term for which they enlisted expired which was three months.  They were then dismissed, no written discharge.  In January 1780 then residing in Weare aforesaid he again entered the service of the United States in the militia in Capt Nichols Compy one Boyd was Lieutenant, Marched thro' Hopkinton, Salisbury &c to that part of NH then & now called Coos as was then said to protect the inhabitants of the frontier against the Indians.  The troops made a stand at a place called Kingsland where he remained till the term of his enlistment which was for three months expired and the Company was then dismissed.  In 1783 he again entered the service of the United States as Sergeant in Captain Websters Company N.H. Militia;  marched to Coos aforesaid was stationed a part of the time at Haverhill and a part of the time at New Bury, on the opposite side of the river, he enlisted for nine months and served that term of time.  When the  Company to which he belonged was dismissed
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He relinquishes every claim, whatever to a pension or annuity, whatever, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll, of the agency of any State, -- Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signed] Joshua Atwood
[and] Edmund Parker, Judge of Probate

We John M. Whiton a Clergyman residing in the town of Antrim in the county of Hillsborough aforesaid, and William Carr Jr residing in Antrim aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joshua Atwood who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
[signed] John M Whiton   Wm Carr Jr   Edmund Parker, Judge of Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that John M. Whiton who has signed the proceeding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the town of Antrim and that William Carr, who has signed the same, is a resident in the town of Antrim, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
[signed] Edmund Parker - {Judge of Probate for said County of Hillsborough.

I CHARLES H. ATHERTON, Register of the court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joshua Atwood for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, this thirtieth day of August  in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
[signed] C. H. Atherton  Register of Probate for said County of Hillsborough.
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE 
County of Hillsborough, SS.
At the County aforesaid, On the application aforesaid, the following interrogatories were proposed to the said Joshua Atwood and the following answers given [inserted "on oath"] to wit: 

1. Where, and in what year were you born? Answer, In Weare in the County of Hillsborough State of New Hampshire A.D. 1762

2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it? Answer, There is a record of my age in Weare also in my family Bible

3. Where were you living, when called into service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer, I lived in Weare in the County and State aforesaid - After the Revolution I lived seven years in Lemster N.H. but have resided in Antrim where I now reside thirty years

4. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute, for whom? Answer, I enlisted voluntarily for each service

5. State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments, as you recollect, and the general circumstances of your Service? Answer, In 1778 Colo Nichols, Capt Kidder & G Arnold commanded at W Point.  At Coos in 1780 Colo Hutchins of Haverhill Capt Nichols  At Coos in 1783 Capt Webster &c

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? Answer, I never received a written discharge 

7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your service as a Soldier of the Revolution? Answer, Jacob Rattle Esq. Luke Woodbury Esq. William Carr Jr Thomas McMaster Esq &c

Certified by C. H. Atherton  Register.
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17324
Joshua Atwood
6 Mo. 15 days Private
8. Do[ditto] 3 [days] Segt.

Adm
W. C. E
must state the month & day thereof [in] the year 
1783 which he entered the Service
Nov 28 1832

$62.16

Hon H Hubbard
H R

Franklin Peirce
Hillsborough NH
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11324
BRIEF in the case of Joahua Atwood of Antrim 
Hillsborough Co. in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  a Court 

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily injury? [blank] 

3. How old is he? 70 

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
'78 July - 3 months *15 days -  private - Col Nichols, Capt Kidder
'80 Jan - 3 Months - [private] - Capt Nichols
'83 - 2 months 3 days - Sergt. -  Capt Webster


5. In what battles was he engaged?  [blank]

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Weare NH

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  [blank]

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and, if so, how?  [blank]

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case 
Examining Clerk.

* as per Roll of service
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Amendment to Joshua Atwood's declaration
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County SS
On this Eighth day of January in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred & thirty three personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice
of the peace within and for the County aforesaid Joshua Atwood of Antrim in said County, who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his last service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades --
In 1778 for three months I served as a private-- In 1780 for three months
I served as a private. On one of the first days of April in 1783 or 1782 (for I cannot swear positively which of the years) I enlisted as a Sergeant into Capt. Webster's Company for nine months and I think served that period
[signed] Joshua  Atwood
Sworn and Subscribed on the day and the year last aforesaid Before me
[signed] Franklin Pierce Justice of Peace
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for a statement of the military history of Joshua Atwood a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau. S.12,010

July 1778 - 3 mos - Pri[vate] - Daptain Kidder - Colonel Nichols - N.H.
Jan 1780 - 3 mos - [Private] - Captain Nichold - Colonel Hutchins - [NH]
Apr 1782 or 1782 - 9 mos - Sergt. - Captain Webster - Col [blank] - [NH]

Battles engaged in, Bunker Hill Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Weare, Hillsborough Co., N.H.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 30, 1832, His claim was al.
Residence at date of application, Antrim, Hillsborough Co., N.H.
Age at date of application, born at Weare, N.H. in 1762. 
Remarks: Date and place of death not shown. For date of last payment of pension and last known residence, apply to the Auditor for the Interior Dept., citing the following data: Joshua Atwood, Cert. No. 6653, issues Mch 6, 1833, Act June 7, 1832, N.H. Agency.
Vary Respectfully,
Iln
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[left side]
Apl 7, 1905 Hist. to Mrs. C. O. Norton, Kearney, Nebr.
1908 Sept. 17. History to L. G. Norton, Kearney, Neb.
F.W.

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Rev War
12,010
INVALID.
File No. 12010
Joshua Atwood
Sergt Rev. War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 12
[in brackets] Arrangement of 1870.
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State of New Hampshire Secretarys Office July 5, 1832.
I hereby certify that the within named Franklin Pierce is a Justice of the Peace for our County of Hillsborough duly constituted and sworn, and that his signature as such is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereto set the seal of the State
[signed] Ralph Metcalf  Secretary
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I James Walker of Antrim in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire depose and testify I resided in the year 1780 in New Boston in the County & State aforesaid, that a call having been made for the militia I entered the service of the United States in the month of January of the year aforesaid.  That I served in Capt Nichols Company and our Lieutenants name was Boyd, the Company enlisted for three months and marched to a place near the present line between Vermont & New Hampshire then called Kings land. That I know Joshua Atwood who belonged to Weare the Town adjoining the one in which I resided will said Atwood served in the same company and was in the Same mess with me during the said Term of three months when the company was dismissed.  Said Atwood now resides in Antrim in the County & State aforesaid
[signed] James Walker

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County SS   July 10. 1832   Then James Walker personally appearing subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made solemn oath that the same is just and true
Before me
[signed] Franklin Pierce   Justice of the Peace
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I Samuel George of Wendell in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire depose & say that in the year 1780 I resided in Weare in the County of Hillsborough & State aforesaid that the Militia being called upon I entered the service of the United States in July 1780 that I served three months in the Company commanded by Capt Kidder in Colo. Nichols Regt.  In 1783 I again entered the service of the United States and served nine months in Captain Websters Company
I further depose & say that Joshua Atwood  of Antrim in the County of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire served in the same Companies and was in same mess with me during the whole of the above named terms[.]  during the last named term of nine months said Atwood was a Sergeant
[signed Samuel George

State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County SS    July 5, 1832
Sworn & Subscribed the day and the year last aforesaid
Before me
[signed] Franklin Pierce    Justice of the Peace
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I certify that James Walker and Samuel George the within deponents are men of  veracity and that they and entitled to full credit
[signed]  Franklin Pierce  Justice of the Peace
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War Department
Pension Office
Nov 28 1832
Sir
I herewith return the documents in support of the claim of Joshua Wood and have to state that before a final decision can be had in his case he must amend his declaration by stating the month and day thereof in the year 1783 which he entered the service
Very Respectfully
Your obt. Svt.
[signed] J L Edwards
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Joshua Atwood
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KEARNEY LOAN AND COLLECTION AGENCY.

REFERENCES:
CITY NATIONAL BANK, Kearney, Neb.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, St. Paul, Minn.
OMAHA LOAN & TRUST Co., Omaha, Neb.

Mrs CHAS. O. NORTON.

REFERENCES:
WM. DEERING & CO., Chicago, Ill. 
J. I. CASE THRESHING MACHINE CO., Racine, Wis.
MCCORMICK HARV. MACHINE CO., Chicago, Ills.

LAND AND CHATTEL LOANS.
CITY AND FARM COLLECTIONS.
Kearney, Neb. March 18, 1905

The United States Pension Office,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
Kindly advise me if Jonathan Atwood, born September 29, 1736, and Joshua Atwood, born April 17, 1762, of New Hampshire, were either one, pensioned by the government?
Dic LGN
Yours very truly,
Mrs. C. O. Norton

[two stamps]
U. S.
OLD WAR & NAVY FILES
MAR 22 1905
P. B.

U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
A
MAR 21 I905
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MRS. CHAS. O. NORTON
KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
August 31st 1908.

Hon. V. Warner.
Pension Commissioner.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
From the Pension papers, can you furnish me the place and date of death of Joshua Atwood of N. H. also if he was pensioned for Rev War or War of 1812 service?
Yours very truly,
[signed] L. G. Norton