Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18751, for Abner Perry, Massachusetts
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Continental Perry, Abner  W.1875A.
Mass.                       Anna B.L.Wt. 19770-160-55
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Note: 2 crossed out lines of writing at top of page.
                      Anna Perry,
widow of Abner Perry, Died -
who died on the 2d Sept. 1834
of Wondtham [?] co. in the State of Vermont
who was a Sergt. & pri. in the company commanded
by Captain Miller of the Regt commanded
by Col. Wood in the Mass-tts
line for 14 days   Sergeant
             20 mos.  private

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 64 Dollars -----Cents per annum, 
to commence on the 3d day of Sept. 1934

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of Jan
uary, 1840 and sent to [?]
[?] Miller, New Fane, Vet.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1840     $389:62
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept  34.50
                                                        $424.12
                                Revolutionary Claim,
                                  Act July 4, 1836,
                                Section the 3d
Recorded by  S.S. Ellis, Clerk
Book   A      Vol. 2               Page 40
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The foregoing Declaration and Affidavit
were sworn to & subscribed before me
on the day & year before written - And I certify
that I know the Affiants to be credible witnesses
- that the Claimant is the person she represents
herself to be - and that I have no interest in
this claim
Labory Jones Just. Peace -
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State of Vermont
Marlborough Probate District ss.
On this 28th day of June A.D. 1837. Personally appeared,
before the Probate Court, within and for the District of 
Marlboro' in the County of Windham and State of Vermont,
Anna Perry, a resident of Dover in said County of
Windham, aged Seventy four 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. That she is the widow of Abner Perry late of said
Dover, deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary
Army of the United States. The evidence of his services
I suppose to be in the Office of the Secretary of War of 
the United States, as he drew a pension under the Act
of Congress of March 18 1818- also under the Act of
June 7 - 1832-  She further declares that she was married
to the said Abner Perry on the 13th day January 1779
at Holliston in the County of Middlesex and State of
Massachusetts- That her husband, the aforesaid Abner
Perry, died on the second day of September, in the year
Eighteen hundred and thirty four; and that she has
remained a widow ever since that period, as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed
Anna Perry
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above
written -
Asa Knight Judge of said Court
In testimony whereof I have here set my hand and the seal
of said Court the day and year 
of down the day and year above written
Attest Asa Reyes Probate Registrar
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Promissory Notes
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To the Honourable ^ [illegible] Secretary of War

Sir,
We have long been acquainted with Abner Perry of Dover in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, a revolution-ary Pensioner. That he was formerly possessed of a valuable farm of one hundred and [struckthtough: forty] [eight?]teen acres of land with a well finished two story House, two Barns which we believe were annually filled (or nearly so) with Hay and grain and other out buildings app[??]tenant on the same that said farm was well fenced and under a a good state of cultivation for the time it has been improved, and a valuable stock of cattle on the same, that about seven years ago as we believe his son Imri Perry entered into an agreement with to take his Property and pay his Debts and also to sup-port his Father and Mother during life, we also believe sid property was worth more than double the amount of debts the said Abner was then owing three years ago last Spring ^ Imri removed to said ^ farm and took charge of the same since which the said Abner and his wife  have resided on said farm with the said Imri and we believe has so far supported them well, we also believe that the said Irmi is in good circumstances and sufficiently able to support his Father and Family and in our believe we think it not necessary that the said Abner should draw a Pension for his support
Respectfully Yours
Dated October 12, 1827   William Hall
Peter Moore                       Adam Howard
Jonadab Moore                 Charles Dexter
Jonathan Moore                Emery Jones
                                            Royal French
                                            John Earnes
                                            Eleazer Jones
                                            David Dexter Jr
                                            David Dexter