Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45050, for David Page, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Page, David

NUMBER
S 45050

CONTENTS
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16,503
R
New Hampshire
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David Page
of Gilford in the state of New Hamp.
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Sorry of the New Hamp"
line, for the term of one year
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 26th of July 1819
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Feby: 1820 and sent to the Hon:  
Mr. Upham
House of Representatives
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Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1819.........................$ 10.60
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820..............48.
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1 mo: 6/31 & 4/30..........................................$ 58.60
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(Revolutionary claim,    )
(Act 18th March, 1818. )
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David Page---


Adm'd

Hon. Mr. Upham
H. of Rep.
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State of Newhampshire   )
Strafford  fs---------------)

On this 26th day of July A.D. 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County personally appears David Page aged sixty two years resident in the Town of Gilford County and State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congrefs entitled An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War:  That he the said David Page enlisted in the Town of Epping in said State for one year and entered the aforesaid service sometime in the month of August 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Timothy Clemmons and Regiment commanded by Colonel Peirce Long of the Newhampshire line   That he continued to serve in such corps in said War on the Continental establishment from sometime in August 1776 until sometime in August 1777 when he was discharged from service at Stillwater in the State of New York   that he had no written certificate of his discharge but was regularly dismifsed by his commanding officer that he was in no regular battles and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the afsistance of his Country for support--

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid--
William Badger
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I William Badger Judge &c as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Page did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the proceeding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months on the Continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the afsistance of his Country for support.  And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Directions of the aforementioned act of Congrefs---

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the seal of said Court to be affixed to the same this   th day of August 1819--
William Badger
By Order of the Judge
Attest,  A. Peirce, Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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157
David Page

16503
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the third Tuesday of July, 1820.

David Page aged 63 years, resident in Gilford in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May, 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income--his necessary clothing and bedding excepted--as follows.--

1 Cow  1 Swine  3 Sheep  1 old table   4 old Chairs

David Page

And the said David Page in pursuance as aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed:--viz.

I David Page 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 debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
David Page

And the said David Page doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz.

he entered under Capt Clements in Col Pierce Longs Regiment in August 1776 & served for one year and was honourably discharged in August 1777--
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is July 26th 1819 and the number of his pension certificate is 16,503:--That his occupation is that of a Farmer but not able to perform any Labour whatever:--that the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.

his wife Elizabeth aged 60 years, his son David ages 29 years is unable to do any labour whatever having been afflicted with fits for the last 21 years and it is very expensive to support him  Susan aged 23 years out of health

Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises, be duly certified to the Secretary of War.

Sworn and declared before the said court the 18th day of July 1820.
David Page

Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.....STRAFFORD ss.

AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Gilford within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the 18th day of July, 1820 before
DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and
VALENTINE SMITH, and  ) Associate Justices
SAMUEL QUARLES,         ) of said Court.

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said David Page having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the court, and the same being seen and considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is eighteen dollars & fifty cents   Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon, be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce, CLERK.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE....STRAFFORD ss.

I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon, are true copies from the Records and files of said court.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 18th day of July 1820.
A. Peirce, CLERK.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraphs]
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In reply to your request of................, received.................for a statement of the military record of David Page a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ["(or his widow's)" stricken out] application for pension on file in this Bureau.  S. File 45050

[Column 1]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT.
Epping N.H.
Aug: 76

[Column 2]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 yr--
dis  Aug 77
at Stillwater N.Y.

[Column 3]
RANK

[Columns 4 & 5]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.......................................COLONEL.
Timothy Permenter...........Pierce Long

[Column 6]
STATE.
N.H.

Battles engaged in, none--

Residence of soldier at enlistment, [checkmark]

Date of application for pension,  July 26, 1819.  Allowed--

Residence at date of application,  Gilford, Strafford Co, N.H.

Age at date of application, 62

Remarks:  In 1820 sol. mentioned his wife Elizabeth at 60 yrs.   chil'n  David at 29 and Susan 23 yrs--
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45050
Revy INVALID.

File No. 45050

David Page
Priv  Rev.  War

Act:  18" March 1818

Index:--Vol. 3, Page 384
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1908 Mar. 7.  Hist. to
Walter B. Beals  2 c.
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I Simeon Haines of Sandbornton in the County of Strafford and State of Newhampshire do testify and say that I served in the Army in the War of the revolution from August 1776 until August 1777 in the Company commanded by Captain Timothy Clemmons and regiment commanded by Col Peirce Long of the Newhampshire line that I have always been accquainted with David Page now of Gilford County & State aforesaid from my childhood up to the present time and do know that he said David Page did serve in the aforesaid company of Timothy Clemmons as a private Soldier from the aforesaid August 1776 until the aforesaid August 1777 when we were both regularly dismifsed from service at Stillwater in the State of NewYork--I have now seen and conversed with the aforesaid David Page and do perfectly recognize him to be same David Page who served as above stated in the said Clemmons company--And that I have no interest whatsoever in the said Pages pension claim--
Simeon Haines
--July 28th 1819

I Joseph Bean of Gilmanton in the County of Strafford and State of Newhampshire depose and say that I served in the army in the war of the revolution from August 1776 until August 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Timothy Clemmons and Regiment commanded by Col Peirce Long of the Newhampshire line that I have always been acquainted with David Page now
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of Gilford County and State aforesaid from my childhood up to the present time and do know that he the said David Page did serve in the aforesaid Timothy Clemmons company as a private Soldier from sometime in August 1776 until sometime in August 1777 when we were both regularly dismifsed from the service at Stillwater in the State of NewYork--I have now seen and conversed with the aforesaid David Page and do perfectly recognise him to be the same David Page who served as above stated in the aforesaid Clemmons Company and that I have no interest whatsoever in the aforesaid Page's pension claim
Joseph   x his mark   Bean
--July 28th 1819
Present William Badger

State of Newhampshire
Strafford  fs)   July 28th 1819

Then personally appeared the aforesaid Simeon Haines and the aforesaid Joseph Bean who are Men of good credibility as to truth and veracity and made solemn oaths to the truth of the foregoing depositions by them subscribed before me
William Badger  Jus. Peace--
& Judge &c as aforesaid----
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3--595.

["O.W. AND N. DIVISION." covered over with the below stamp]

[stamp]  Record Division.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
March 5, 1908

Searched by S.D. Lamparter

Original No........................................................
Certificate No....................................................
Claimant,.............................................................

Soldier,  David Page

Service,  N.H. or Vt.

Rev. War

Remarks:   No claim as above except Inv'd #45050
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PRESIDENT
HON. CORNELIUS H. HANFORD
SEATTLE

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
WALDO G. PAINE
SPOKANE

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
OVERTON G. ELLIS
TACOMA

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT
SAMUEL J. HOLMES, M.D.
SEATTLE

SECRETARY
ORISON J.C. DUTTON
SEATTLE

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TREASURER
AUGUSTUS V. BELL
SEATTLE

REGISTRAR
WALTER G. BEALS
SEATTLE

HISTORIAN
FRANK S. SOUTHARD
SEATTLE

CHAPLAIN
EDWARD LINCOLN SMITH, O. D.
SEATTLE

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WASHINGTON SOCIETY
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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HEADQUARTERS

SEATTLE,
February 28, 1908.

Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington
D,C,

Dear Sir:-

Will you please tell me whether one David Page, of New Hampshire or Vermont, was ever granted a pension for services rendered in the revolutionary war?

Yours very truly,
Walter B. Beals
Registrar.

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RECORD
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1908
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U.S. PENSION
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1908
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