Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23217, Thomas Haines, N H
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
NH

Haines, Thomas 
Hannah

NUMBER
W 23217
B.L.W.t.5072-160-55

CONTENTS
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New Hampsire 
Thomas Gaines of Concord in the state of NH who was a private in the company commanded by Captain JM of the ret commanded by Col Cilly in the N Hamp line for 2 years. 

Inscribed on the roll of a N. Hampshire at the rate of 80 dollars --- cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Sept 1835 and [illegible] Harper Canterbury NH

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 33 $ 200.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00

$240.00
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31h1
New Hampshire Concord
Hannah Haines
widow of of Thomas Hames N.H.
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 19 day of Jany 1849 and sent to J. C. Bulger
Concord N.H.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848 Page 93 Vol. 1.

(facing page)
Let to L.D. Stevens March 17/5

Reported Jany 19/119
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3 6. 640 Her man 3/55
Rue aft 3/55
Hannah Haines widow of Thomas Haines Private

Capn ______ ___________
Col    ______ ________
War of the revolution
Private Frys Comp
Alleys Rept N.H. Series
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U.S. Pensioner aor Jan. 7th 1832
Boynton
Died Augt 28 55
Dodge
5072 Iss Aug 25/55
L.D. Stevens
Concord NH

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NH 
July 48 - m 8161

Vol. H _ 6
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Return to J.C. West
Concord 
NH
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              DECLARATION
   In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832 & 19. Jul. 1832. 
State of New-Hampshire, County of Merrimack }SS. 
& to a Court of Probate held at Concord in and for said County. May 28, 1833

On this 28th day of May personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Proba[ate] Thomas Haines—- a resident of Concord in the County of Merrimack and State of New-Hampshire, aged Seventy two 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775 with Ezekiel Morrill and served in the first New Hampshire regiment of the Continental line, under the following named officers:
That he enlisted at Loudon, in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, in the month of March 1775 for three years, under Ensign Ezekiel Morrill of the militia, and marched to Amherst, NH a distance of about forty miles and was then mustered by Gen. Nicholas, then marched to No.4 (now, Charleston) N.H & there joined the company commanded by Capt. Eben[eze]r Frye of the first NH Regiment, commanded by Col. Joseph Cilley. Lt. Colo[nel] Geo Reece & Gen.Poor, marched from No 4. To Ticonderoga remain there until some time in August 1777. when he with the other troops marched to meet Burgoyne Army & met and engaged with them at Bemis. Heights [illegible] 19th of September 1777 and that he was severely wounded in that battle and was carried to the hospital at Albany N. York and remains there 13 months, was then carried to the Hospital at Schenectidee where he remained 6 months, then returned to Albany, where he was discharged by Gen Washington in person in the Spring of 1779 —- That his name Is now on the Pension Roll of the New Hampshire Agency at the rate of eight dollars per month as an [underlined] Invalid Pensioner & that this declaration is made in order to obtain the benefit of the provisio[n] above mentioned, with an amendment approved 19th Feb. 1833–

[Typed section crossed out:] He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State. [End cross out]
     Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
     [written] Thomas Haines
[typed] And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier,[covered] [?se}rved as he states.
   {written} Horace Chase Judge of Probate
H. B. Chase, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Merrimack, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of the said Thomas Haines for a pension. 

[illegible seal overlies above partially]

            In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court, this twenty-eighth day of May, Anno Domini, 1833.
          H. B. Chase, Register of Probate.
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I John Weeks of Concord in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged 76 years a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States do hereby certify that I
entered the service of the United States in March 1776 at Exeter NH. under Lt Cass and continued in the service untill the close of the war. That he served about three years as waiter & Steward to Gen Poor of the NH Brigade
and I further testify that I was acquainted with Thomas Haines now of Concord aforesaid during the Revolutionary War and have been well acquainted with him ever since the close of the War. I saw him at Bemis Heights in
in Sept 1777 on the day of the Battle at that place, & do know that the said Hains was severely wounded in the Battle. I saw him after the Battle on this same day I also saw him afterwards in the Hospital at Albany I further testify that I know the said Hains was a
private in Capt Fryes Co in Col Joseph Cilly
Reg. being the 1st N.H. Rug in Gen Poors Brigade-
John Weeks
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss Concord August 27th 1833-
Be it known that on the day above written before me, Joseph Law Notary Public in and for said State personally appeared John Weeks, who is well known to be a credible & disinterested witness subscribed this the foregoing affidavit & thereupon made solemn oath that the same is just and true
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my Notarial seal
at Concord aforesaid the day and years
above written
Joseph Low Notary Public
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——-Declaration——-
In order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress of 7 July 1838. & 3 March 1847 and 17 June 1844 [smeared ?granting] half pay and Pensions to certain widows.

     State of New Hampshire

Merrimack ss } On this 3d day of June AD 1847.
Personally appeared before me.
        Jacob A Potter, Justice
Of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid —Hannah Haines— a resident of Loudon Aged 81 years, who being first duly Sworn according to law doeth, on her oath, make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Actsof Congress passed July of 1838, 3 March 1843 & 17 June 1844 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
     That she is the widow of Thomas Haines who was a private in the Revolutionary War in the New-Hampshire Continental line, who was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of 7th June 1832, and Served according to her best knowledge and belief, in Col. Cillley NH Regiment, More then Five years, as may more fully appear by reference to proof produced at the war Office when he was placed upon the pension list.
      She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Haines on the 17 day of March A.D. 1784 at Exeter NH, by Rev. Wm. Mansfield.
      And that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Haines
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Died at Loudon on the 18th day of February AD 1847.
      That She was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen Hundred and ninety-four, viz. of the time above stated.  
                         her
           Hannah  X    Haines
                        mark

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year above written Before me
 
        Jacob A Potter  { Justice of the court 
                                      of Com Pleas for
                                      S[ai]d County

I certify that the above declaration was taken at the dwelling of the above named applicant, She being unable to appear in Court for this purpose
                    Jacob A Potter
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3/./.40
[underlined] Hannah Haines
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      State of New Hampshire 
County of Merrimack SS. On this twenty ninth day of March AD 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the State and County aforesaid Hannah Haines aged eighty nine years, a resident of Loudon in said State who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Thomas Haines who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and a Pensioner of the U.S. at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum under the Act of June 7th 1832; that she is now in receipt of a pension from the United States at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum under the Act of Feb 2 1848; that her said husband died in said Loudon the the thirteenth day of February in the year 1841. She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Haines on the seventeenth day of March in the year 1784: that her name before her said marriage was Hannah Lord and that she still remains the widow of the said Thomas Haines. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entilled [sp] under the
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We Isaac E. Haines and Susan Haines residents of Loudon in the State of New Hampshire, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed in our presence and that from the appearance & Statements of the applicant we believe that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 

      Isaac E Haines
      Susan Haines 


The foregoing declaration and affidavit was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written and I certify that I know the offiants to be credible persons; that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this [c]laim.

     Joseph Moody    Justice of the Peace
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          State of New Hampshire,
                  Secretary’s Office, Concord
                   March 31. 1855

I hereby certify that [written] as the date of the annexed attestation Joseph Woody was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Merrimack [printed] in the said State, duly commissioned and qualified; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given in and out of Court.


  In testimony whereof, I have hereinto affixed the Seal of the State, the date above written.

          John L Hadley
          Secretary of State.
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I Charles Clough, a resident of Loudon County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire Testify and say that I have been well acquainted for several years past with Thomas Haines late of Loudon and Hannah Haines now a resident of Loudon, and know the above named Thomas Haines Died at Loudon the 13th day of February AD 1847 who was a pensioner of the US leaving a Widow named Hannah who is now present— and further testify that the following is a true extract from the Family Bible of the above named Thomas Haines and Hannah Haines of the Births of their children, as follows to  wit — Family Record—
                             Births

Thomas Haines      Oct. 29 -     1785
Nancy Haines         August 12 - 1788
Robert Haines.        March 21.    1792
William Haines         Feb     22    1794
Susan Haines.          August 5    1799
Malachi Haines.       Nov.  23      1801   
Isaac E. Haines        May 25.       1807


          State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss. August 2 1887
Sworn to and Subscribed before me.
     Wm. West Jus of the Peace

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  I certify that the within named Charles Clough, who has sworn and subscribed to the within affidavit, is a credible witness whose Statements are entitled to full credit.

     Wm. West.  Jus. of the Peace
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I Isaac E. Haines, a resident of Loudon County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged Forty years—

Testify and say that I am the youngest child of the Family of Seven children of Thomas Hains[sp] Deceased and Hannah Haines, now a resident of Loudon aforesaid. And further testify that following is a true extract from the Family Bible of my Fathers and Mothers, the late Thomas Haines and Hannah Haines, who has now the Family Record in her posession[sp] - as follows viz.

Family Record
—Marriages—
Thomas Haines and Hannah Lord
—March 17, 1784

Isaac E Haines

State New Hampshire
Merrimack ss
August 2 1847 } Personally appeared Isaac E Haines and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.    Before me
Wm. West. Justice of the Peace

I certify that the above named Isaac E. Haines is a credible witness and of good character, whose Statements are entitled to full credit
Wm West Jus of the Peace
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The marriages of the following Persons were certified to me by the Rev Isaac Mansfield viz

Thomas Hains [sp] and Hannah Lord were married Mar 17 1785
The certificates for the above Recd & Recorded
Josiah Gilman Jun[io]r  Town Clerk

A true Copy of Record
Attest- James M Lovering Town Clerk of Exeter

I The Subscriber hereby certify that I am Town Clerk for the Town [crossed out] Clerk of Exeter in the County of Rockingham State of New Hampshire for this year AD 1847 and that the above certificate by me Subscribed is a true copy of Record
Exeter Nov 3, 1847
James M Lovering

State of Newhampshire [sp] Rockingham ss Nov[embe]r 3rd 1847 
There the above named James M Lovering personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the above certificate. Before me
Jotham Lawrence Justice
Of the Peace and Quorem-
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[There's a seal, but it's hard to see any details]

State of New-Hamshire. 
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Jotham Lawrence is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Rockingham (?) duly Commissioned and qualified. His Commission was dated on the  23 - day of December 1845 and will expire on the 23 - day of December 1850 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 15th - day of Nov. 1847.
Thomas P. Treadwell        Secretary of State.
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      This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
       Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.

O.W & N. DIV.

Revolutionary.

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L. W. B.
W. 23217
I. 29920. 

Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

October 17, 1899.

Sir: -

In response to your recent communication you are advised that Amos Hunting made an application for pension on December 27, 1846, at which time he was 83 years of age and residing at Shutesbury, Mass., and his pension was allowed for five months and twenty-nine days' actual ser-vice as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted at Dedham, Mass., and served under Capt. Stevens and Col. Bigelow. 

Thomas Haines made an application for pension on August 27, 1833, at which time he was 73 years of age and residing at Concord, N.H., and his pension was allowed for two more years' actual service as a private in the New Hampshire troops, Revolutionary war. He enlisted in Merri-mack Co., N.H., and served under Capt. Frye and Col. Cilley. His widow, Hannah, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth. 

A very careful search has been made and from the data given the name of John Worden has not been found upon the Revolutionary war pen-sion or bounty land records on file in this Bureau.

Very respectfully,

Mr. Benj. Haynes,             Commissioner.

36 So. Market St., Boston, Mass.
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Thomas Haines NH. Act of June 1832 $80.00 pa
To what time was he last paid?
GCA

Pension Office
May 20 1848. Died 13th Feb 1847
Paid to his death
[illegible initials}
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Will Mr. Edwards have the goodness to examine the enclosed papers and let me know the result soon as convenient
Joseph M Harper
Canterbury Augt 29th 1833
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Sir, This is one of the three cases concerning which you wrote to Mr Edwards the 8th of July & which are supposed to be lost in the mail or mislaid. This I have this day made over. Will you be so good as to forward this & mention the circumstances to Mr Edwards-
Respectfully
Your Obed[ien]t Serv[an]t
J. C. West
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V     No 13430
Hannah Haines
NH
Let. To Wm West August 16
1847
Let to same Dcd 9 ‘47

Act 7 July 1838
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Rev
WIDOW, &c. 
File No.23.217
Hannah Haines
Widow of
Thomas Haines
Priv[ate] Rev[volutionary] War-
Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index: Vol A,Page 317
(Arrangement of 1870.)

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Oct 17 ‘99
Benj. Haynes
Boston,
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5072

160 ?Acres
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No. 36640
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855
Received April 3 1855
Thomas Haines
Rev: War

Warrant No 5072-160-55


L. D. Steven’s
Concord
N.H.
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Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Concord NH Nov 15 1847

Sir

In reply to your letter of August 16th 1847 in the case of Hannah Haines (widow of Thomas Haines) for a pension Under Act of July 7 1847 in which you required the applicant to file a New Declaration with a certificate of her Marriage if such evidence should exist,

I herewith transmit to the Department the Declaration and Certificate of her Marriage as required, two years service  &c being admitted as will more fully of ? Proof annexed to the former Declaration at the ? Office—

When examined to bear to return the result to me at Concord NH—

I am very 
Respectfully your
Obt ?
Mr. Hesle {Attny for Claimant

Hon. J. S. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Concord Jnry 16th 1887.

Sir

I herewith enclose to you the papers in the case of Hannah Haines, who asks for an increase of her present pension under the ? Resolution of July 1 1848

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
L. D. Steven’s

Hon. Jas E. Heath
Court of Pensions
Washington
D.C.-
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No 13430 Act ‘44 574

Hannah Haines
Wi[d]ow of Thomas
NH
Act of July 1838
Rejected, husband
Died 13 Feby 1847
Admd act 17 June 44
? Lycens   /in
$180.00 per annum
From 13 Feby 1847

William West
Concord
NH
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State of New Hampshire
Office of the Clerk of the 
Court of Common Pleas
Concord Jan 3 1847

Merrimack Ss

This certifies that Jacob A Potter is a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said county of Merrimack that he has been justice as aforesaid for more than one year last past and still continues to be such
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3d Day of January A.D. 1848

NB Baker Clerk

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
I Joel Parker Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature and of the Courts of Common Pleas in the State of New-Hampshire, DO CERTIFY, that Nathaniel B Baker, Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the papers hereto annexed, is Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Merrimack, and hath the keeping of the files, records and proceedings of said Court, and is by law the proper person to make out and certify copies thereof, and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done as aforesaid; and that his attestation to the papers hereto annexed, being numbered from one to - inclusive, is in due form.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the said Court to be affixed this 3d day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight,

Joel Parker
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Concord Aug 30th 1848

Sir

Enclosed I forward three Declarations for widows pensions under the Act of Feby 2, 1848

You will be pleased to forward the certificate to my care as soon as Examined and allowed

I am very respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.
J. C. Badger

I. L. Edwards Esq Comm
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Mch 2d/48

William West
For Widow of Thomas Haines

Hon Isaac Hill
Washington
D.C.
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Concord Feby 22 1848 

I made application ( I believe in June last) to the War Department for a pension for the Widow of our old Friend and firm Patriot of the Revolution, Thomas Haines, of Loudon, with the expectation that her claim would have been admitted a long time since.

Her case has been twice examined at the War Office viz. August 11 & Decr. 9th 1847 - and twice rejected—and lastly on account of not having made her Declaration before a Court of Record as the Department so affinessed

The claimant has made two Declarations before Jacob A Potter a Justice of the Court of Com. Pleas for this County, and as often certified by him (the Judge) that the claimant was unable to appear in Court for this purpose

I am knowing of hundreds of cases similar to this which has been admitted where the Declaration was taken at the Dwelling of the claimant(as this was) who was unable to appear in County, and so certified by the Judge

How is this: if the Department should continue to insist that the claimant should be obliged to go before the Court, and She should still continue unable so to do Must the worthy and dependent claimant be deprived of the Small bounty gratutiously allotted her by the Government-

I forwarded to the Department Jany 10/1848
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a certificate from the Clerk of the Court Showing that Jacob A Patten is a Justice of the Court &c.
#Also a certificate from Chief Justice Parker that N.B. Baker is the constituted Clerk of said Court &c that it may be satisfactory to  the Department as such; as the Department has not at all times admitted the proceedings of J A Potter in this case as a Judge of a Court of record—

Will you have the goodness to see if the Department will consent to take up this and make a decission[sp] on the last additional testimony forwarded by me to Satisfy the Department that the claimant has made her declaration before a Court of Record &c. (the remaining objection now to the claim) please to return the result to me at Concord NH
I am very
Respectfully your
Obt Servt
Wm West

Hon. Isaac Hill
Washington D. C.

# a certificate from the Secretary of State is now before the Department to same effect.

PS As there has been great delay in this case I am very anxious that it should be adjusted soon (by 4 March) to relieve a dependant evidence for her immediate -
Subsistence—
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Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.
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Concord NH Augh 2d 1847

Sirs
I herewith transmit to the Department the Declaration and papers of Hannah Haines for a pension under act of 1838 ad, widow of Thomas Haines, Decd

When examined please to return the result to me at Concord NH

I am very
Respectfully your
Obt Servt

Wm West Attny for claimant

Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

PS The claimants husband was out most of the war was an Invalid Pensioner, and also a pensioner under of 7 Jun 1832 at 80 per annum it his ?
No Record of their Marrige[sp] in the Town records they have had a large family of children, as will as seen by the enclosed affidavit, which I have personally known most of them, for about thirty years 
W West
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Hon. J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
DC
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Concord NH January 10th  1848,
Sir

In reply to your letters of Decr 9th 1847 in the case of Hannah Haines. For a pension under act of July 7 1838. widow of Thomas Haines-

I have only to day (the service &Marrige [sp] &c being satisfactory established)— the claimant, being deprived of the small bounty gratuitously allotted to her by the Government; on account of the Court of Common Pleas of New Hampshire, not being considered a Court of Record at the Department as appears by your letter of 16 Augt 1847.

The Claimant has made two Declarations before a Judge of the Court of Comn. Pleas (and so certified by the Secretary of State) which has been rejected on account of her not making it before a Court of record, and in both cases the Judge certified the Claimant was unable to appear in Court

Hundreds of cases has been heretofore admitted when the Declaration was taken at the claimants dwelling (and so certified by the Judge from the disability of the Claimant) to appear in court

In this case if the claimant should remain unable to appear in court, and her claim cannot be admitted in the former way by making her Declaration at Dwelling and so certified by the court, her claim must be lost

I have therefore, herewith, transmitted to the Department a certificate of the Clerk of the-
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— Court showing the Official Character of Jacob A Potter, I as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County & State of New Hampshire as a Court of Record and has been for time past; as also to the official Character of the Clerk from  Chief Justice Parker of the state of New Hampshire, that it may be satisfactory to the Department to admit the claim

When examined please to return the result to me at Concord NH P.A.

I am very
Respectfully your
Obt Servt
Wm West Attorney for Claimant

Hon J.L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Weeks for Haines
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I, John Weeks of Concord in the County of Merimack and 
State of New Hampshire aged Seventy Six years, a Revolutionary 
Pensioner of the Unites States , do hereby testify, that 
I was acquainted with Thomas Haines of Concord. Aforesaid 
who is an Invalid Pensioner of the United States before the Rev 
War. I knew him in the service and have been well acquainted 
with him ever since the close of the War. I belonged 
to the same Brigade with him at Bemis Heights and know 
that the said Haines was in Capt Eben Fryes Company, and 
in the Regiment commanded by Gen. Poor. Col. Jos Cilley and 
Lt Col. Geo Reed. I further certify that the said Hains was 
very severely wounded in the Battle at Bemis Heights. I saw 
him after he was wounded on the same day. I know he 
was carried to the Hospital at Albany. I saw him afterwards 
in the Hospital at Schenection [Schenectady]
 & do know that he was confined 
in the two Hospitals above named at least 19 months. 
According to my best reccollection, the said Haines enlisted 
in February or March 1775. He was wounded at Bemis Heights 
the 19th Sept. 1777-John Weeks

State of New Hampshire. Merrimack ss. May 28, 1833-
Be it known that on the day above written before me Joseph 
Low notary Public in and for the state aforesaid personally app
And John Weeks who is. Credible and disinterested witness and 
Subscribed the foregoing affidavit and thereupon made solemn oath
That the same is just and true.
I Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
Affixed my notarial seal at Concord in the State and 
County aforesaid the day and year above written-
Joseph Low Notary Public
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 
Secretary of State’s Office.

I, JOHN L. HADLEY, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Lyman D Stevens is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Merrimack duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer Oaths, take the acknowledgment of Deeds, &c.  His Commission was dated on the seventh day of December 1847 ad, and will expire on the seventh day of December 1858 ad,

Given under my hand and the Seal of the State,
this sixteenth day of January 1851,
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.

Illegible seal affixed
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State of New Hampshire 
Merrimack County SS.  On this 13th day of January A.D. 1851 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid, Hannah Haines and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of Thomas Haines who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and drew a pension from the United States at the rate of Niney-Six dollars per annum; that she received a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum under the Act of Feb 2d 1848; that she asks for an increase of her present pension, to which she may be found entitled under any and all of the Acts and Resolutions of Congress which are applicable to her case; that she is a resident of Loudon in said County and is a widow and is 84 years of age.

Witness 
L. D. Stevens
Isaac E Haines 
  Hannah her mark X Haines

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me. And I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named declarant and that she is the same person she represents herself to be in the above affidavit and is of the age above stated.

Lyman D. Stevens      Justice of the Peace.
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State of New-Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid,
Do hereby certify that Jacob A. Potter is an acting
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of 
Merrimack duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission
Was dated on the 16th day old Decm. 1844 and 
Will expire on the 22 - day of July - 1868 and that
His signature to the annexed instrument is genuine. 
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 15th - day of
November 1847
Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State.
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a u
493-44
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled “An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
County of Merrimack SS.              }

ON THIS Eleventh day of August, 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Hannah Haines, a resident of Loudon in the County of Merrimack, aged 82 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War: That she is the Widow of Thomas Haines who was a private in the army of the Revolution and died on the 12th of February 1847– that she was a pensioner and received a pension at the rate of eighty dollars per annum under the Act of 17th of June 1844.

Hannah. Her Mark X  Haines
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written- Before me
N.B. Stevens.  Justice of the Peace.

I FURTHER CERTIFY, That the above Declarante is personally known to me. 
N.B. Stevens.  Justice of the Peace

Charles Clough. Hannah her mark X Haines

State of New-Hampshire.
Merrimack COUNTY, SS
I, Nathaniel B Baker Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nezekiah B Stevens is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 24th day of June 1848 and will expire on the 24th day of June 1853 and that his signature above written is genuine according to my belief and opinion.
Given under my hand, and the seal of said County this 28th day of August 1849
N. B. Baker CLERK
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Sold by John F. Brown, 171, Main-street, Concord, N.H.
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No 13430

Hannah Haines
Wd. Of Thomas
NH
Act 7 July 1838
Married before 1794
Husband dead 13 Feby 1847
Rejected
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Thomas Hains (3 year) 6th Co D:
To Loudon for a Bounty | 11 | 4 | 3|
paid by the Continent in 1777 8.10.0
ditto in 1778  $4 - ditto in 1779- 24/-5.4.0
1781 April | 12 | Average of Rum Sugar of 16.9 ┃14 | 10 | 9 |
Gave him a certificate for the Ballance | 39 | 5 | -
$ |6 65 | 0 | 0 |
1782 Beef & Rum by the Board of War at Exeter
| 4 | - | - |

1783 [illegible Liriamen] of the Board of War $4
| 4 | - | - |
July 2 Certificate to Col. Dearborn a order to D. Cook | 8 | 6 | 8 |
$ | 16 | 6 | 8 |
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Contra Br
1777 April Wounded Sep = 19- 1777
|15 ┃
Bemipis heights & rendered unfit for service
By 81/2 Months Service in 1777- 17.0.0
By 12 months do in 1778-24.0.0
By 12 months do in 1779- 24.0.0 
| 65. | " | - |
enlisted in the 1st Company 
1781 April | 26 ┃By 8 Mo & 5 days in 1781 @ 40
| 16 | 6. | 8 |
State of New Hampshire
Secretary of States Office
I, Thomas P. Treadwell,
Secretary of the State aforesaid
, do hereby certify, That the
foregoing is a true and
correct transcript of the
original now in this office
Given under my hand
and the Seal of this State, this 2nd day of A. D. 1847
Thos P. Treadwell
Secretary of State
[illegible seal pressed into the document]
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of States Office
 I, Thomas P. Treadwell,
Secretary of the State afore
said, do hereby certify, That
Jacob A. Potter is an acting
Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, in and
for the County of Merrimack duly Commissioned
and qualified. His Commission was
dated Decm. 16, 1844, and will expire July 22,
1868.
And that William West is an acting
Justice of the Peace, in and for the County
of Merrimack, duly commissioned
and
qualified. His Commission was dated
June 21st, 1845, and will expire June 21st
1850. & their signatures to the annexed papers are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of 
the State, this 2nd day of August
A.D. 1847
Thos P. Treadwell
Secretary of State
[illegible seal]
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493
Concord
New Hampshire
Hannah Haines
widow of Thomas Haines
who was a Private
in the Revolution
husband and 13th Feb. 1847
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars -
Cents per annum, to commence on
the [ crossed out 4th] 13th day of [crossed out March] February, 1844 [crossed out 3]
February
---
Certificate of Pension issued the
1st. day of June 1848.
and sent to
William West
Concord
Hampshire
Act of JUNE 17, 1844.
Recorded in Book a Vol.
2
Page 16
[ illegible Refintive]
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[crossed out]
26409
Thos Haines
N. H.
on roll a service
Pinacle 2 years
Aom'd
Capt Fry Colfilley
Con  L. M. Harper
Canterbury
123C
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State of New Hampshire, County of Merrimack
SS At a Court of Probate holden
at Concord in said County

On this 27th day of August 8 1833 personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate
Thomas Haines
a resident of Concord in the County of
Merrimack and State of New-Hampshire, aged
73 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1776
with Capt Trye
and served in the Firth N.H.
regiment of the continental line, under the following named officers:
That he enlisted at Loudon in the County of
Merrimack and State of New Hampshire in March 1776 for three years under Capt Eben Frye, and marched to Amherst N.H. where he was mustered by Gen Nichols & marched directly to Ticonderoga
where he remained untill a short time before the
Battle at Stillwater in Sept 1777 (how long be cannot say) 
when he marched for that place & was severely
wounded in the Battle at Bemis Heights was
carried to the Hospital at Albany where be
union 13 months when he was removed to the
Hospital at [illegible Schellia] when he remained 6 months where he was permitted to return
home being unfit for duty that the above  mentioned service was performed
Capt Myer Co in Col Joseph Cilleys Regiment
in the fall of 1780 (according to his best recollection) he [illegible]
time under Capt Reuben Kimball and marched to
Peacham Vermont, to a Block House (so called)
and was gone four months. this service was for the
of keeping of the Indians

That his name is now on the Pension list Roll of the N. H. agency
as an Invalid Pensioner
This declaration is made in order to obtain the benefit of this 
aforesaid act with an amendment of the same
[illegible and] 19th Feb. 1833-

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and his survived Pension
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Thomas Harris
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier,
served as he states.
Horace Chase Judge of Probate
I Henry B Chase Register of the Court aforesaid
do hereby certify,
that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of
Thomas Haines
for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court,
this Twenty seventh day of August AD. 1833
H.B. Chase,
Register of Probate for the County
of Merrimack.
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Hannah Haines [signature]
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Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of July 1838. 3 March 1843 & March 1843 & of June 1844, granting half pay as pensions to certain widows
 State of New Hampshire --- Merrimack --- On this sixth [crossed out:  fifth] day of September A.D. 1847. Personally appeared before me Jacob A. Potter a Justice of the Court of Common pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid 
Hannah Haines a resident London in the County and State aforesaid aged 81 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 acts of Congress passed the 7 July 1838 & March 1843 and of June 1844 - granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows. 
That she is the widow of Thomas Haines who was a private in the Revolutionary war, who served more than two years as will appear more fully by proof at the department admitted. 
Continental line Cilleys Regiment. She further declares that she was married to the aforesaid Thomas Haines at Exeter N Hampshire on the 17 day of March AD. 1785 by H. Mansfield then the minister of Exeter as may more fully appear by proof annexed
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That
her husband the aforesaid Thomas Haines
Died at Loudon on the 13th day of February AD
1847. as will appear by proof annexed to her
former declaration at the Department
That she was not married to him prior to
his leaving the service, but the Marriage took
place previous, to the first day of January Seventeen
hundred and ninety four, [illegible viz] at the time above
Stated
She further declares that she has never
married since the death of her above named husband
and still remains a widow
Hannah F Haines
her mark
Sworn to and subscribed on
the day and year above written ⎬
Before me
Jacob A. Potter
Justice of the Agent of Com Please for Cause of stated of widow.

I certify that the above Declaration sworn to &
Subscribed, was taken at the Deceding House of the
declarant. She being unable to appear in County from bodily infirmity
Jacob A. Potter
Justice of the Court of Com Pleas for the County