Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24967, for Samuel Simmons, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Simmons, Samuel
Sarah

NUMBER
W. 24967
B. L. Wt 2.155-100.
BL. W. 341-60-55

CONTENTS
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Notification Sended E. Evans, 4 Augst 1820
Enfield, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Samuel Simmons
private
Connecticut line 1777. whole war
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence the 9th of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th of Oct. 1818 and delivered to E. Evans, Esq

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 4 mos 26/30 38.93
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1819  48.00
                                                          $86.93
{ Revolutionary Claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }

Discontinued
Re-instated
Hanover (illegible)
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Samuel Simmons
Filed & sworn Apl 9th 1818. 

Correct
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I Samuel Simmons of Hanover in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire do depose and declare that I am a citizen of the United States of America, that on the first day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred & seventy six I enlisted as a private soldier in the company commanded by Captain Eliphalet Bulkley in Colonel Wolcotts Regiment in the Connecticut line of the army of the United States, that I served in that capacity in said company & Regiment until the first day of January following when the said Regiment was dismissed.  I then on the tenth day of January 1777 again enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Elijah Smith in Colonel Cooks Regiment in the same line of said Army to serve until the eighteenth of March then next following as a private soldier & served as such until said eighteenth day of March in said Company & Regiment when the Regiment was dismissed and afterwards about the first of April one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven I enlisted as private soldier in the Company of Captain Robert Warner in Colonel Samuel Willis Regiment in the Connecticut line of said Army to serve during the war, and I served in that capacity in said army to the end of the war, something more than three years after my enlistment last mentioned.  I was transferred from Captain Warners company to Captain William Judds company in the same Regiment, some time after this Colonel Willis command of this Regiment was discontinued & Colonel John Durkee took the command of it, after this Captain Judd left
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the army & Captain Lemuel Cliff took the command of the Company to which I belonged, & he afterwards gave up the command to Captain Jonathan Hart who commanded the Company at the time of my discharge.  Colonel Durkee dying before the close of the war, Colonel Zebulon Butler took the command of the Regiment, & commanded it at the time of my discharge.  I further say that on the seventh day of June seventeen hundred & eighty three I received a discharge in writing signed by General Washington at the bottom of which was a certificate signed by Colonel Butler certifying that I have received the Badge of Merit for six years faithful service.  I further say that may years ago the said written discharge was put into the hands of a Mr. Fisk of Barre in Vermont, to be delivered to Judge Niles then a member of Congress from that State to be use at the seat of Government to prove my claim to bounty land & that I have not seen it since, thought I have repeatedly endeavored to recover it, and I very believe it has been destroyed.  I further say that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of my Country's assistance for support and I do herby relinquish my claim if any I have to every pension heretofore allowed me by the leave of the United States. 
signed   Samuel Simmons
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State of New Hampshire

On this ninth day of April n the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the independence of the United States the forty second before me William H. Woodward Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the second district in said State comprising the County of Grafton, Came Samuel Simmons of Hanover in said county, a citizen of the United States and being duly sworn made solemn oath that the foregoing declaration by him subscribed is just and true.  The declaration aforesaid being made in order to obtain the provision made b an Act of the Congress of the United States approved on the eighteenth day of March now last past.  The said Simmons declaring that he communicates herewith all the evidence that he can now obtain of his said service the additional evidence consisting of the affidavit of Abner Hubbard verified by the certificate of John Slafter  Just. Esqr styling himself a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Windsor & State of Vermont, and of the affidavit of Jacob Perley sworn to before Silas Tinny Esqr who is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county of Grafton & who is duly qualified to take affidavits and to whom attestations full faith and credit is and ought to be given.
I therefore certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Simmons served on the Continental establishment in the war of the revolution against the common enemy for a longer time then nine months at one period of the war, that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his Country's assistance for support and I now transmit the declaration and the testimony aforesaid to the Secretary of the War Department as the law requires.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court (no particular impression or device therefor, having been adopted or used by said Court ) at Hanover in said County the day and year before written
signed  Wm H. Woodward
(hand drawn seal)
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Reinstated
Feby 8 1822 &
Sent to L. P. Waldo
Haverhill N. H.
Feby. 8. 1822
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No 2

Grafton ss. ] STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
On this 22 day of June A. D. 1820 personally appeared Samuel Simmons before Edward Evans Judge of the Court of Probate in the county of Grafton in Open Court being a Court of Record, in and for the said county, by law established, aged Sixty three years, resident in Hanover in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolution War, as follows: vis.  that he enlisted in the month of June 1776 into company commanded by Capt. Life Buckley n the Regiment commanded by Col. Woolcott in the Connecticut line to serve untill the first day of the then January next, and was honorably dismissed from service on the fifth day of the same January 1777, I again enlisted into a company commanded by Capt. Elijah Smith in the Regiment Commanded by Col. Cook until the Eighteenth day of March then next, when I was honorably dismissed from service, that on or about the first of April then next I enlisted for during the war into a company commanded by Capt Hobert Warner in Col. Wallis' Regiment and faithfully served the full period of enlistment, and was honorable discharged from said service all which service was performed in the Connecticut line 

The date of my original declaration in order to obtain a pension is no the 9th day of April 1818   The number of my pension certificate is 3439.  I have received a Pension.  And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debt due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained int he schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.  My occupation is that of a farmer, but doe not possess sufficient ability to pursue it, that I have in family residing with me a wife, three children whose names are Anna aged twenty three years, Polly aged sixteen years, Joseph aged fourteen years.
Their capacity to contribute to their support.   The two sisters are able to support themselves but the former in a debilitated state altogether incompetent to do any thing for her support -----------Samuel Simmons

Sworn to and declared Shanon in said County, on the 22 day of June A. D. 1820, before 
E. Evans } Judge of the said Court of Probate.

I Moses Dow Register of the probate Court for the County of Grafton, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is three hundred fifty seven dollars and twenty nine cents.  
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this thirteenth day of July A. D. 1820
signed-- Moses Dow} Register of the said Court of Probate

$357=29-
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Saml Simmonds
3439

Mach 1819

not entitled
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I Samuel Simmons of Hanover County of Grafton and State of New hampshire a pensioner under the act of Congress of March 18th 1818  Depose and say that the following is a schedule of all the property which I am the owner of directly or indirectly (numerous bedding & cloathing (sic) excepted) viz
Thirty acres of Land & buildings standing thereon                                               $300.00
Net yearly income                $20.00
One shoat 2.00  one old trunk 2 old chests 1.50  
                                                             $3.50
four white bowls 0.40 sugar bowl .45 old pewter 1.17                                                       $2.02
two old Jugs .25 old tin pail . 50 old milk pail & churn .50                                                $1.25
on old mug .12 old books many hallow (illegible) .50                                                               .62
Hook & tongs 2.00 two old wheals(sic) 1.00  
                                                                  3.00
Nine old chairs 2.00 one old loom  1.50    3.50
about 100# pork 8.00 six old knives & forks 0.06            
                                                                    8.06
two old pitchforks .17 old broken cart 5.00 old plow 2.00                                                     7.17
one old mare 1.50 two old axes 1.00 two old hoes 1.00                                                     3.50
one old harrow 2.50 two old (illegible) .50 ten pound flax 1.67                                            4.67
                                                                _______
               signed Samuel Simmons         $337.29 

Sworn to & subscribed before me E Evans Judge of Probate

Dated June 28th 1820

We the undersigned hereby certify that we have examined appraised & estimated the property comprehended in the above schedule shown us by the above named Samuel Simmons according to the best of our abilities to be worth $337.29 and the not annual income thereon to be worth  $20.00   
Dated at Hanover this 26th June 1820
signed Lemuel Dow
signed Daniel Dodge

Sworn to & subscribed before me E Evans Judge of Probate  June 28th AD 1820
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Power of Attorney 
Samuel Simmons
To
Simeon Metcalf
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Samuel Simmons
N. 2155.
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DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War who acquired a right to Land from the United States, but have not received it.

By an Act of Congress, of the 16th September, 1776, it is provided, that the Officers and Soldiers who engaged for, and continued to serve, during the War, or until discharged by Congress, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.

N. B. Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period then during the war, are not entitled to land from the United States.
The following declaration must be filled up and sworn to by the claimant:

State of New Hampshire}
County of Grafton }  Lebanon June 30th, 1836

I, Samuel Simmons aged 79 years, do upon oath testify and declare, that, I entered the service of the United States on the 9th day of April in the year 1777, for the term of during the war and that I served in the company commanded by Capt Warner in the Regiment No 3, commanded by Col. Samuel Willis of the Connecticutt (sic) line, and was honorably discharged on the 7 July in the year 1783, from the Regiment commanded by Col. Z. Butler.
I Further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever: therefore, 
Know all men by these presents, that I, Samuel Simmons aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Simeon Metcalf to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of Land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed. 
signed   Samuel Simmons
Attest,
Zennith Kenrick
Elias Kimball

I, Phineas Parkhurst aged seventy six years do upon oath, declare that I have been long acquainted with Samuel Simmons who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and further, I do believe, that he did perform the military service therein stated.
signed  Phineas Parkhurst
Attest,
T. Kenrick

Before me, Timothy Kenrick Notary Public in & for said State of New Hampshire personally appeared the above  named Samuel Simmons subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed; and, likewise, personally appeared Phineas Parkhurst who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed, this thirtieth day of June 1836
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal at Lebanon County & State of New Hampshire this 30th day of June AD 1836
signed   Timothy Kenrick Notary Public
[ SEAL ]
In testimony that the above-written [BLANK] was a magistrate  ----zed to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c., in the State of [BLANK] at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at [BLANK] this [BLANK] day of [BLANK] 18
 
                      C. Clerk, &c.

Pension Papers examined - which found satisfactory evidence of identity
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3241
New Hampshire, Conco

Sarah Simmons
widow of Samuel Simmons
who served in the Revolutionary 
war, as a private (increased
from $80 per annum)
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
96 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the First day of July, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
21 day of February 
and sent to
H H Sylvester
Present

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 132  Vol. 1

Examnd with Orig.
Rolls Aug. 1883 M. 
1885. June 16 history to town of 
Hanover, NH


284337
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9971
Sarah Simmons
N. H. 
act 7. July 38
m 85 & 41
admd
2 yrs pri
-----------
80$
-----------

H. H. Sylvester
charlestown
NH.
Meriden
NH
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7. Jany 1828 entitled an "Act granting half pay and Pension to certain Widows 

State of New Hampshire }
Grafton County               } ss
On this 11th day of April 1843 personally appeared before me D. C. Churchill a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Grafton Sarah Simmons a resident of Hanover in the County of Grafton and State of new Hampshire aged 77 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 7. 1838 entitled an "Act granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows"
That she is the widow of Samuel Simmons of Hanover in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire who was a Private, Corporal and Sergeant in the Revolutionary War and a Pensioner of the United States upon the Roll of the New Hampshire Agency at the rate of Eight Dollars per month under the act of 18 March 1818.  She further states that she has no documentary evidence and knows of  no person by whom she can prove her said Husband service but she respectfully refers to the declaration of her said Husband and the accompanying papers to support his claim.
She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Simmons on the third day of March in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five, and that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Simmons died on the fifth day of October eighteen hundred and forty one
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that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated.
signed   Sarah (her X mark) Simmons

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.  Before me   D C Churchill J C C Pleas

I testify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said applicant cannot attend the Court.
signed  D C Churchill J. C. C. Pleas

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 David C. Churchill is an acting Judge of said Court, in and for said County of Grafton duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the 24th day of November AD 1834, and will expire on the sixteenth day of December 1860, and that his two signatures above written are genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 13th day of April AD 1843
signed   NB Felton Clerk
[ SEAL]
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284 - 337

BOUNTY LAND.
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.

Mrs. Sarah Simons
Widow of Saml Simons
Service in War of the
Revolution



Please to communicate with
Stephen Thomas
West Fairlee
V.T.
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March 3 1855.
Declaration for Bounty Land.
WIDOW.

BOUNTY LAND CLAIM.

}Printed at the Patriot Office
} Montpelier, Vt.

Form of a Declaration to be made by the Widow of a deceased Officer or Soldier.
STATE OF New Hampshire }
County of Grafton s.s. }  On this fifteenth day of October A.D. one thousand eiht hundred and fifty Seven personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Sarah Simmons aged ninety one years, a resident of Monroe in the State of New Hampshire who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Samuel Simmons who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain {BLANK] in the [BLANK] regiment [BLANK] commanded by [BLANK] in the war with Great Britain declared by the United Colonies on the 4th day of July 1776 that her husband enlisted at Connectticut (sic) on or about the [BLANK] day of [BLANK] and continued in actual service in said war for the term of unknown and continued in actual service in said war for the term of fourteen days, and was honorably discharge at [BLANK] on the [BLANK] day of [BLANK] A. D. -   That she is now a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $96. per annum under the act of February 2d 1848 and for proof of the Service of her husband the said Samuel Simonds & her marriage & the death of her said husband she refers to her declaration and accompanying documents on file in the Pension Office, that she is unable to state the particulars of his Service.
She further states that she was married to the said Samuel Simon in Middletown Ct on the second day of March A. D. 1784 by one Rev. Hunter a Clergyman and that her name before said marriage was Sarah Pelton that her husband died at Hanover NH on the fifth da of October A.D. 1841, and that she is now a widow.  
She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855." that she has never applied for or rece'd Bounty Land & does not that her husband the said Samuel Simmons ever did
signed Sarah (her X mark) Simmons

WE, Spafford A. Way and Wm R. Nelson, residents of Monroe in the State of new Hampshire upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Sarah Simmons in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the indentical (sic) person she represents herself to be, that we are well acquainted with the applicant, that she is now a widow & is inn the receipt of a Pension has she has above stated. 
signed Spafford A. Way
signed Wm. R. Nelson

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were worn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written: and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be, and that I have not interest in this claim.
signed   Horace Duncan Justice of Peace

State of New Hampshire }
Grafton County, SS. }   I, J D Sleeper Clerk of the Common Pleas Court for the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire which is a Court of Record, hereby certify that Horace Duncan Esq., is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified by the laws of this State to administer Oaths for general purposes: that I am acquainted with i hand-writing, and believe his signature to the foregoing to be genuine.
IN TESTIONY WHEREOF, I hereby set my hand and affix the seal of said County Court, at Havenhill in said County, this 17th day of October A.D. 1857
signed  J D Sleeper } Clerk of the  Court of the County aforesaid}
[ SEAL ]
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Town Clerk of Middletown Connt.
Certificate of the Marriage of 
Mrs. Sarah Simmons
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Samuel Simmons Junr. & Sarah Pelton were married March 3 1785 (March third Seventeen Hundred Eighty five
The foregoing is a true Coy of Record (except the time which is entered in figures)
Certfd from Record

Town Clks Office}
Middletown }
April 19. 1843 }  By Jno Fisk Town Clk
                            of the Town of Middletown

State of Connecticut, Middlesex County, ss.  Middletown.  
I John Fisk, Town Clerk of the said Town of Middletown and Keeper of the Records thereof, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the record of the marriage of Samuel Simmons Jr. and Sarah Pelton as the same appears in the Book of marriages belonging to said Town and in my custody as such Clerk.
Subscribed and sworn to
this 20th day of April
A. D. 1843                    Jno Fisk Tn. Clerk
Before me
Jonathan Barnes
Justice of the Peace
I further certify that said John Fisk is Town Clerk of the said Town of Middletown and Keeper of the Records thereof, and a credible witness.
Jonathan Barnes
Justice of the Peace.

State of Connecticut
Middlesex County }  I John Fisk Clerk of the County Court of sd County of Middlesex do hereby certify that Jonathan Barnes Esqr is a Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Middlesex as pr. Commission on file in my office & that his name above subscribed in his proper Hand Writing and signature
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[ SEAL ]  In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my Hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 20th day of April AD 1843.
Jno Fisk Clk
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Revy WIDOW, &c.
_______________

File No. 24967
Sarah Simmons
Wid of 
Samuel Simmons
Priv. Rev. War
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Act Feb. 2d 1848.

Index :  Vol ______,  Page ________
[ Arrangement of 1870. ]



1906 Dec 1. History to Frank L. Eddy  MBH
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284.337

POSTMARK
WEST FAIRLEE
NOV 
18
VT

Free

George C. Whiting Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Washington 
D
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The real Estate in the first Schedule was valued at $300. other property $37.29.
The Real Estate, however belonged to Dartmouth University and was leased to pensioner for $19.40 per annum.
He failed to perform the conditions of the lease, and the property has reverted to the University (evidence within)  Age 63. Served 6 years
wife & 3 Children
Anna 23. Tilly 16. Joseph 14
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Suspended, till pensioner shows by satisfactory evidence that the land mentioned in the his schedule was held by him as leasee only.  the 2 sched was returned for that purpose
See letter to S. P. Webster, 
Haverhill, N. H.
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341

60 acres
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3247 Concord
New Hampshire
Sarah Simmons
widow of Samuel
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars ---
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
22 day of Jany 1849
and set to
Chester C. Hutchins
Bath
N.H.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 130  Vol. 1.

Unable to read the right side of document
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Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act 6 April 1838 from
4 Sept to 5 Oct 1841 Agt
notified 9. Dec 1844
_________________________________

Letter to John Bryant 21 April 1845.

3103.
New Hampshire 3103
________________________
Sarah Simmons
widow of Samuel Simmons
who was a Private 
in the Connecticut line
for 2 years
_______________________________
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
Eighty Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
_________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 
Second day of December 184-
and sent to
John Bryant
Mend--
________________________________
[ Act of March 3, 1843. ]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1  Page 23
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7458
New Hampshire
__________________________________________
Sarah Simmons
widow of Samuel Simmons
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 5th October, 1841-
of Grafton Co in the State of N. H. 
who was a private in the _________
commanded by Captain __________ of the
_________commanded by _______________in 
the Connecticut line for 2 years
_____________________________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord
at the rate of 80 - Dollars --
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
_____________________________________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of July , 1843 and H. H. Sylvester
Charlestown N H.
____________________________________________
Whole amount due ...  $400.00

[ Act July 7, 1838. ]
Recorded by W M Stewart  Clerk,
Book A  Vol. 1 -- Page 55


Re-ed 22d July
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GIDEON, PRINTER

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
February 26th, 1844.

Sir:

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Samuel Simmons, decd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord, N.H. Agency, at the rate of eight Dollars per month under the law of the 18th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. to the 5th Oct. 1841.
Respectfully yours, 
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, 
Present.
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W. 3247

Boston, Mass.  Nov 14. 1906
47 Rutland Sqr.

The Hon. Commissioner of Pensioners.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir, 

Will you kindly send me a copy of the Pension Certificate made out to Samuel Simmons in 1818, then a Revolutionary pensioner of the Connecticut Continental service living in Grafton County, State of New Hampshire.

His service was of the Conn. Con. line - Placed on the pension roll Oct 10 1818.  Commencement of pension April 9, 1818. Age 71 years. Dropped Act May 1, 1820. Reinstated Feb. 8. 1822.

A full statement is desired in order to establish his residence in Grafton County at that time.

Hoping for an early reply
Very Respectfully,
Frank L. Eddy.
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Washington (VJ) July 21 - 1836

Hon. Wm. Gordon-
I Recd with pleasure yours of the 13th inst. enclosing a Land Warrant in sight of Samuel Simmons of the Connecticut line of troops of the war of the revolution marked No. 2155 -- Dated July 13 - 1836.

Resptly Yr Ob Servant
Simeon Metcalf
for J. Colley