Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,253, Edward Ballou, R.I.
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  Service                                                Number  
    R.I.             Ballou, Edward.            S 30253
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10406 
Massachusetts
Edward Ballou
of Hampshire in the state of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Waterman of the Regt commanded by Col Frye in the R.I. line for 19 months.

Inscribed in thee Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 63 dollars 33 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th of April 1833 and sent J.F. Dickinson Amherst Mass

Arrears to the 4th of March 1832 $126.66
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. " 37.67
$158.33

d. Feb. 22. 1833

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by [illegible] clerk
Book E Vol 2d Page 4
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DECLARATION,
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE 7TH OF JUNE, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS,
COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE. SS

On this Sixteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court, before Hon. Samual Hinckley Judge the court of Probate for Hampshire Co. now sitting,
Edward Ballou a resident of Pelham in the County of Hampshire, and State of Massachusetts, aged 75
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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. 
Immediately after the alarm created by the battle Lexington in April 1775 I enlisted at Cumberland in the State of Rhode Island
into a company of minute men raised by the State of Rhode Island, and agreed to
serve as long as the minute men should be wanted -our officers were Capt. Elisha Waterman, Lt. Elias Filbrook, Ensr Reuben Ballou- Col. Frye, Lt.. Col. Arnold,
Maj Dyer  - continued in same company & Regt until both were discharged in the
spring of the year 1778, making about three years from the time of my enlistment during
all this time, I did all the duty required. The business of our corps was to guard  
the Seaboard, and other exposed places in Rhode Island. We were not in active
service, the whole time for three years, but held ourselves ready to go at all times
at a minutes warning, and went, whenever & where ordered, and whenever we
were called out we were ordered to carry provisions for three days, each of us
with our own arms & equipment, which we did. Our company when not actively stationed, were ordered to meet once in two weeks for discipline & often met in parts of a company at other times for the same purpose. We were called out often to go to some exposed place - and I can [illegible] state some of the occasions
Our Regt first met at Providence went to Newport Long Wharf thence for that land
on the Island, in the vicinity of Newport, where we stayed about 5 weeks at Rhode Island near Howlands ferry, where we built a redoubt here about 6 weeks to Cononicut ferry &
that vicinity & I stayed 4 weeks, next called to guard Bristol gone as much as 4 weeks-- to Fort Island South of Newport at Eastons Beach 5 weeks next to Rhode Island 5 week to Bristol & Prudence ferries stayed 4 weeks to Quaker
Hill & Wilcox's 4 weeks - Providence 2 weeks Trivton 4 weeks under Genl Spencer to Rhode Island under Genl Sullivan, 5 weeks, Greenwich 4 weeks & out scouting, at one time, 3 weeks
stationed at no particular place. I may not here stated the places to which we were called, in the order of the time which we went to each
and may not be accurate as to the length of time employed at each place, but I recollect distinctly of going to all that places, and
here stated the time spent at each, as nearly as I can recollect
I verily believe that I was out at more & other times then [illegible] above mentioned but will not say positively. We could do little at home in the [illegible] of actual service being [illegible & liable to be called on at any moment, & to hold ourselves in readiness to meet for discipline in company & sections, at such frequent intervals
After my discharge from the company of minute man, as above stated I again enlisted in the month of September and as nearly as I can recollect at said Cumberland into the Rhode Island Militia for 3 months, and served out my time & was discharged. Capt. Williams, Lt. Whipple, Ens Ballou. I can not say whether I had any written discharge. All the company officers above mentioned are dead. Abraham Cook [Illegible] & Silas Cook of Pelham know of my enlistment & service, as they both enlisted at the same time with me, & served in the same company, as minute men. I was born at Cumberland in Rhode Island November 24, 1756 . whether then was my record of my birth or not. I cannot tell. I lived in Cumberland until about two years ago. Since which I have lived in Pelham aforesaid & [illegible] & I further state that in addition to the above mentioned services I served in the militia of Rhode Island and was stationed as a guard of the magazines
on Cumberland Hill 3 months

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire SS Dec 16, 1832 personally appeared before me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, Edward Ballou within named; he being duly sworn , deposeth and saith; that by infirm of his age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of time of service; but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the  periods mentioned before, & as a private soldier; that is to say; between the month of April 1775 & the spring of the year 177_, during which period he stood as a minuteman, thirteen months , as stated in his declaration; also []illegible] months in 177_ after the above as mentioned in his declaration & in addition to the above, which he, through his age & loss of memory he had nearly forgotten, when made his [illegible], there 1 month afterward in the winter & spring of 1779, which he spent in guarding the magazine in said Cumberland, the government than having there a deposit of arms and stores for the use of the troops ; this guard was a Sergeants' guard, no commanding officer being there he as under regular enlistment for the latter term and service .  I assisted [illegible] as a soldier  He believes that he has forgotten this memory of this regiment & he does not know whether any man is now living that was in that guard with him for this service, [illegible], thirteen months as a minuteman and of these years other months afterwards in guarding the [illegible] magazine in all nineteen months  He claims a Pension
Edward Ballou
Subscribed & sworn, the day & year above written
Before me Samuel F. Dickinson Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire SS
Samuel F. Lyman Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby certify Samuel F Dickinson  [illegible] above named is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County duly qualified and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine 
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & office seal his eighteenth day of December on thousand eight hundred thirty two.
Saml F. Lyman Register

No 4377
Edward Ballou
Malitia
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He hereby relinquishes evert claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and on that of the agency in the state of 
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.  Edward Ballou Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for SS, County.

We Ziba Cook residing in the town of Pelham and Susannah Arnold residing in the Pelham hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Edward Ballou who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 75 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Samuel Hickley Judge of Probate Ziba Cook and Susannah Arnold.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Ziba Cook who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in Pelham and that Susannah Arnold who has also signed the same, is a resident in Pelham and both are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit. Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate

I, Saml F Lyman 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 Edward Ballou for a pension.
In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two  Saml F Lyman Clerk
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No. 4.377

Edwd Ballou
Private
19months

The period of service not distinctly stated papers not properly authenticate.

Nov 24 1832

S F Dickinson
Amht, Mass
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Brief in the case of Edward Ballou of the County of Hampshire in the State of Mass
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge? Courts

3. How old is he? 75 Years

Period In 1775 Apl. |3 years |Private | Col. Frye, Capt. Waterman

immediately after ,,78 aft |3 months | d [illegible] | Capt. Whipple

after that | 3 months | guard on Cumberland Hill

5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Cumberland
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No Clergyman's Certificate

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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aws
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section.
Aw
May 9, 1924.
Hattie B. Stipp,
Putnam,
Ill.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30253, it appears
that Edward Ballou was born November 24, 1756 at Cumberland, 
Rhode Island.
While residing in said Cumberland, immediately after
the battle of Lexington, he was a Minute Man for thirteen
months in Captain Elisha Waterman's Company, Colonel Frye's
Rhode Island Regiment.
He enlisted in September 1778 and served three months
as a private in Captain Williams' Rhode Island Company.
He enlisted in the winter or spring of 1779 and served
three months as a Guard of the Magazine on Cumberland Hill,
officers not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 
16, 1832, while living at Pelham, Hampshire County, 
Massachusetts. He died February 22, 1833. There is no family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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30253
Revy INVALID.
File No. 30,253
Edward Ballou
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32"
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct 26 ‘90 sold
Period to Alice
A Cook
Woonsocket R. I.
LWB
1909 May 8 Hist to Mrs. J. H. Dodge
1922 Mch. 15 Hist to Cora B. Storm
1924 May 9 “ “ Hattie B. Stepp aws
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No 4377
Edw. Ballou
S. F. Dickinson
Amht. Mas.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Edward Ballou which require
further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? No
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain
ing it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who
administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For ___ year
___ months and ___ days, I served as a ___. For ___ months and ___ days, I served as a ___ ; 
and for such service I claim a pension."
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3 It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the penion to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. He must state in distinct terms how long he permored actual service as a minute man. The  period which he was called out to perform actual service. His holding himself in readiness to perform military duty does not constitute service within this [illegible] of the Act of Congress.
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Edward Ballou Adm Cook Depo for Edward Ballou
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I Abraham Cooks of Shutesbury in the County of Franklin & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged eighty four years, do testify and say, that at one early period of the Revolutionary War, immediately after the battle of Lexington, at Cumberland in the state of Rhode Island, I enlisted into a Company of minute men as they were called, raised by the STate of Rhode Island, commanded by Capt. Elisha Waterman, Lt. Elias Filbrook & Ensign Reuben Ballou, in the Regiment under the command of Col. Frye, Lt. Col. Arnold & Major Dyer, to serve so long as such a corps should be required. I also state that Edward Ballou, who was from the same town of Cumberland & my neighbor & acquaintance, enlisted with me into the same company as above stated, & both he & myself continued therein until the company & regiment [illegible] discharged, which was in the spring of nineteen hundred & seventy eight, making about three years from the time of enlistment. I am not able to state the precise day of enlistment or discharge, but always confided or remained in said company three years. The business of the Corps to which we belonged was to guard the [illegible] board towns & other [illegible] places in Rhode Island State. We held ourselves ready as minute [illegible] to turn out in defense of our common County and we were subject to regular & constant [illegible] our company meeting once every fortnight for the purpose of discipline, [illegible], or [illegible] meetings in smaller parties. We were called out often & constantly & I definitely remember the following instances: vix, our regiment first met at Providence, then went to the Long Wharf at Newport, then farther back on the Island then we stayed in the vicinity of Newport.
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about five weeks; rest or were called to Rhode Island near Howland's ferry, open or remained about six weeks & build a redoubt: next we went to Comenient Ferry & that vicinity & stayed about four weeks; next we were called to go to Bristol to guard that place, & [illegible] out, at least four weeks; next to Fort Island, South of Newport, at Esten's Beach, where we remained five weeks; next to Rhode Island by George Fish's, about five weeks; next to Bristol & Providence Ferries, where we stayed about four weeks; one at [illegible] & Wilcox's, where we were about four weeks; at Providence, two weeks; at Tiverton Five weeks; at Rhode Island, under Gen. Sullivan, five weeks; at Greenwich four weeks; & were [illegible] three weeks scouting, stationed at no particular place. I recollect being out at [illegible] times. I may have not stated them in the order of time & I may not be correct on the term of [illegible] at each time, but I have [illegible] to [illegible] rather than [illegible] the [illegible] time. I verily believe I was out as longas above stated & that I was out at more & other times not stated above & that said Edward was out at all the above times with me. He continued in the said company until the [illegible] was discharged as stated. & faithfully did his duty therein all of said time. We were so much under arms that we had no time to attend to any thing else to any [illegible]. We were ordered to carry at each time three days [illegible] which we did & we [illgible] our own arms & equipments. After our term as minute men expired or both the said Edward & myself were out some weeks in the
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militia, & two or three the best mentioned times were in that capacity. I further state that all our company officers afore named are dead. Abraham Cook Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire Ss August 16 1832 Personally appeared Abraham Cook subscriber to the foregoing deposition, well known to me as a credible witness, & made oath to the truth of the same. Before me Samuel F. Dickinson Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. HAMPSHIRE SS. I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County, do hereby certify that Samuel F. Dickinson Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and have no doubt that the Signature annexed to said deposition is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this sixteenth day of August A. D. 1832. Saml F. Lyman Register of Probate.
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Edward Ballou
Jibs Cook's depo for Edward Ballou
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I Silas Cook of Pelham in the county of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the eightieth year of my age, do testify & say:  that immediately after the alarm made by the battle of Lexington in April one thousand seven hundred & seventy five, I inlisted, at Cumberland in the State of Rhode Island, into a Company of minute-men, as they were called, under the authority of the State of Rhode Island; the officers of the Company being Capt. Elisha Waterman, Lieut Elias Filbrook & Ensign Reuben Ballou the Regiment to which we were attached was under the command of Col. Frye, Lt. Col. Arnold & Major Dyar.  the Regiment was made up out of the three towns of Cumberland, Smithfield & Gloucester in Rhode Island:  our enlistment was for an indefinite time, but was to continue as long as such troops were needed, & I continued in said Company & corps until they were discharged.  which was in the spring of the year seventeen hundred & seventy eight, as near as I can recollect, about three years, from the time of our inlistment.  I further testify that Edward Ballou, then of said Cumberland, in which town I then resided, inlisted with me into the same company, & continued therein until discharged as above stated, faithfully doing his duty in said Company during all of said period of three years, as above stated.  I further testify, that the object of this Corps & the business in which we were employed, was to guard & protect the seaport & other exposed towns in Rhode Island.  I further say, that we all held ourselves ready to turn out, at a minutes warning:  that we were under constant & regular discipline, the whole company being under orders to meet once every fortnight, for discipline, besides original meetings in smaller sections:  or one called out very often, and I distinctly remember the following instances-  Our Regiment first met at Providence, thence
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went to Newport, to Long Wharf; then back further on the Island in the vicinity of Newport; there we spent about five weeks; The next time we went to Rhode Island, new Howland's Ferry where we build a redoubt. at this time we were out about six weeks. We next were called out to go to Comenient Ferry & that vicinity, where we remained about four weeks; we were then next called to go to Bristol to guard that place; and were out at least four weeks. we were next called to go to Fort Island, South of Newport, at Easton's Neck, where we remained five weeks, or about that term; next to Rhode Island by the dwelling house of George Fish, where we remained about five weeks; next to Bristol & Providence Ferries, about shich we stayed four weeks; next at Quaker Hill & Wilcox's about four weeks; next at Providence about two weeks; next at Tiverton, about five weeks under Genl Spencer; next at Rhode Island, under Gen. Sullivan, about five weeks; next at Greenwish, four weeks; & one other time we were about three weeks scouring from one place to another, without any particular station; then [illegible] in my recollections, although I may not be correct as to the time spent at each time we were out, yet it's my belief I have under rather than overrated it. I am satisfied also that we were called out at other & more times, for we were so much on our arms, that we really had time to do nothing else, to any purpose. I further state that we armed and equipped ourselves & always carried with us three days provision. And I do further state, that the said Edward was the whole time in said company as above & was out with me at all the above times, or I verily believe. I further testify, that all our company officers above stated are now dead. Two or three of the last mentioned times
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[illegible] as militia men, after our term as minute men had
ended.
I further testify, that soon after Sullivan retreated from Long
Island,  which was in August 1778, & I believe in September of that
Year, I inlisted for three months in the Rhode Island troops,
In Capt. Williams Company, Lt Whipple & Ensign Bauer,
the Regiment I do not remember, and served out the
short term of enlistment on Rhode Island; and that the said 
Edward also enlisted with me into the same company
& served out the shall term of three months, as above stated:
we were from the same neighborhood & intimately
acquainted from our childhood.
Silas Cook
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire Ss. August 16. 1832 Personally appeared Silas
Cook, subscriber to the above deposition well known to me
as a credible witness, & made oath to the truth of the
same. Before me Samuel F. Dickinson Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
HAMPSHIRE SS.
I, SAMUEL F. LYMAN, Register of the Court of Probate
in and for said County, do hereby certify that Samuel F.
Dickinson Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was
taken is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, 
duly and regularly appointed, and that I am well acquainted with
his hand writing, and have no doubt that the signature annexed
to said deposition is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court this sixteenth day of August
A. D. 1832.
[seal]
Saml F. Lyman Register of Probate.
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Union S. C. Mar 15, 1922
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
I would like a copy of 
the original application
for pension of Edward
Ballou a soldier of
The Revolution, who
inlisted in Cumberland R. I.
Born Nov 24 1756
Thank you-
Mrs. Cora B. Storm
26 Church St
Union S. C.
[stamp]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE O MAR 21 1922
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Rev. Sec. 
Union S. C.  Feb 12 ‘22
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
Gentlemen: -
I am looking for information
regarding Revolutionary
service of Edward Ballou.
The Wilkinson Gen States
That he served in the Rev
faithfully, for which he
received a pension the
rest of his life.
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may I trouble you to look
in the records of Mass. and
Rhode Island for
his record
Edward Ballou
Born Nov 24 1756 in
Cumberland R. I.
died
Feb 22 1833 at
Pelham Mass-
Thank you
Mrs. Cora Brown Storm
26 Church St Union S. C.
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3 - 049.
Ex. AWS.   Div. Rev. + 1812
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 2, 1924
The attached letter is respectfully returned
with the information that the data furnished is
not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent
answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit,
and return to this Bureau.
1st name of widow Bethany
Name of soldier, Edward Ballou
Address of soldier at enlistment 
& after service
Cumberland R. I.
Regiment.
State where enlisted Cumberland, R. I.
Date of birth Nov 24 - 1756
Date of death Feby 22-1833
If unable to furnish company and regiment
give names of commanding officers.
Captain Elisha Waterman
“ --- Williams
Colonel --- Frye
Return attached letter with reply.
Washington Gardner
6 -- 2465
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[stamp] OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER U. S. BUREAU OF PENSIONS MAR 5 1924 
Putnam Ill
March 1st 1924.
Washington Gardner
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Will you please send me a
statement of the Military
history of Edward BalloU,
a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
Thanking you,
I am respectfully
Mrs. Hattie B. Stipp
Putnam Ills
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Putnam Ill.
April 8th 1924
Washington Gardner
Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
The information I am sending
you is from a copy you sent
a cousin of mine 3-15-22 who
wished to join the D.A.R. and
it is also my desire to do so and
wanted a statement of my own
direct from Washington D. C.
Respectfully
Mrs. Hattie B. Stipp
Putnam Ill.
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Rev.
Galesburg Ills.
Apr. 26-1909
Pension Bureau 
Washington, D. C.
Would you kindly send me a
copy-or as much of it as I would
need - of the war record of
Edward Ballou of Cumberland
R. I. an old revolutionary
soldier who was granted a pension.
I am his gr. Gr. granddaughter
and want to give proof of my
eligibility to join the D.A.R.
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if you will kindly assist me I
will be very grateful indeed
Awaiting your reply I am
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. J. H. Dodge
489 Clark St.
Galesburg Ills.
[stamp]
RECORD DIVISION
APR 30 1909
[stamp]
U. S. PENSION OFFICE A APR 29 1909
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Woonsocket, Oct 6, 1896
Commissioner of Pensions,
Dear Sir
I would like to inquire
concerning the military 
record of Edward
Ballou of Cumberland, 
a soldier of the Revolutionary
War, and a pensioner.
He was born in
Cumberland, R. I. Nov 24,
1756, and died Feb. 22,
1833 in Pelham, Mass.
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I would like also to
obtain information 
concerning Isaiah Streeter,
of Cumberland R. I. (or
Smithfield, R. I.) who I
think was a Revolutionary 
soldier.
Yours truly
Alice F. Cook
76 Hamlet Ave
Woonsocket
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau, Edward Ballou Serv File 30253
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE.
Apr. 1775 | 13 mos | minute man | Elisha Waterman | Frye | R. I.
Sept, 1778 | 3 mos | Pvt. | Williams | | |
Winder + spring 1779 | 3 mos | as a guard of the magazine on Cumberland Hill | | |
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Cumberland R. I.
Date of application for pension, Aug 16 1832 his cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Pelham, Hampshire Co. Mass
Age at date of application, born at Cumberland R. I. Nov. 24 1756
He died Feby 22 1833.
Remarks: No data as to family