Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,073, John Wier, N.H.
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[Cover sheet]
Service
N.H.

Wier, John
Rebecca

Number
W.26073
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[Document cover]

Died Dec 29, 1852 (AB)
4610
New Hampshire Concord
Rebecca Wier
widow of John Wier
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
25 Dollars 98
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of March 1849
and sent to 
V.U. Kimball
[undecipherable] N.H.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act 
February 2, 1848, Page 110 Vol. 1.
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Letter to Gen. [undecipherable]
giving an order Apl 12, 1837
to A.S. Campbell, 24 April 
1837 - to A.S. Campbell
[undecipherable] Agent, 28 May 
1837

No. [torn text]
Vermont

John Wier
of Putney in the State of Vermont
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain French of the ___ commanded
by ___ in the N. Hampshire troops
for 7 months & 24 days Private $25.98

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 25 Dollars 98 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of June
1833 and sent to Hon. H. Hall
Bennington Vt.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833     51.96
Semi-annl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833   12.99
$64.95

Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 3 Page 97
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John Wier
Declaration

Hon. H. Hall, Bennington, Vt.
admitted 
7 mo. 24 days Private 25.98

Hon. H. Hall
Bennington Vt
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Declaration order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832

State of Vermont
[---] County - on this 30th day of January A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Probate Court for the District of Westminster in said County and State now sitting [---] John Wier a resident of [Putney] in the County of [Windham] and State of Vermont said Putney being in said Westminster  District aged seventy five [---] who being [---] duly sworn and in according to law doth his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the [---] of the [---] of Congress passed June 7. 1832 that he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in April 1775 immediately after the Lexington battle, he then [---] in Hampstead [---] Capt French company of N Hampshire [---sentence---] Cambridge Massachusetts and [---] at said Cambridge for  [---] while he was stationed there Genl Putnam arrived there, he thus [--- 10 lines of written text---]
[Balance of 12 text lines indecipherable]
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he [---] entered the service of the United States again in August 1777 until [---] militia [---] he
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John Wier
2109
Rebecca Wier
widow of John
Vt.
[---] July 1838
Married 1784
died June 5 1837
Allow $25.98
[---] from [---] 5-37

A.S. Campbell
Bellow [?] falls
Vt
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the  [---] of Congress of the 10 July 1838 entitled law act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of Vermont SS.
On this 3 day of September 1838 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Westminster in the County of Windham and State aforesaid Rebecca Wier a resident of Putney in the County of Windham aforesaid aged seventy five years who [---] first duty sworn according to laws doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the [---] made by the act of Congress passed July 7 1837 entitled an act granting [---] to certain widows, that she in the [---] of John Wier late of Putney aforesaid deceased who was a private in the New Hampshire troops in the Revolutionary War [---] in Londonderry N H when he first entered the service she [supposed] that he went from that place as a volunteer and that he was afterward drafted and went from [Jeffers] NH she thinks he was in the service about eight months in the whole, she further declares that she was married to the said John Wier deceased on the 2 December seventeen hundred eighty four of Westmoreland in the state of New Hampshire by the Reverend Thomas Fessenden , minister of the Gospel in Walpole NH that her husband the aforesaid John Wier died on the fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty seven that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service