Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,601, for Caleb Luther, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R. I.

Luther, Caleb
Molly

NUMBER
W. 24,601
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Repd.

Letter to T. L. & A. Thos Smith
May 6th 1866

Let to Hon Jz Wilson
Geb 19th 1849

A. H. Sylvester May 1/51
Evans & Faut  Mch 23 '53

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6062
Concord, New Hampshire
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Molly Luther
widow of Caleb Luther
R. I. 
who was a private
in the Revolution
Died in 1842!
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day  of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of Sept. 1844 and sent to H. H. Sylvester  Charlestown, N. H.
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A.
Vol. A.  Page 253
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Caleb Luther
Declaration
Private  
18 months
Admitted


$60--

Hon H Hubbard
HR
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26th Cong}
2. Sep }

Documents
relating to the claim
of Molly Luther, for
a Pension
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1841  Feb 9. Referred with
motion of Mr Pierce to
the Com: on Pensions

Mr Pierce
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8820 - 6380

Declaration of Molly Luther

NH
Act 7 July 38

M g3d40-30 Jany
admd
8 mo pri
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26.00  from
30 Jany 40__
also
Act 3 March 43
26.00


H.H. Sylvester
Charlestown
N.H.
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Sworn and Subscribed to before me on the day and year above written
Eleazar Jackson  Associate  justice of the County Common Pleas

I hereby certify that in by belief the above named Molly Luther is a person of credibility and that on account of bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court .
Eleazar Jackson Associate justice of the Court of Common Pleas

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan County SS.

I T W Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Indicature of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the Hon Eleazar Jackson is an acting associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 8th day of January 18  and that his Signature above written are genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 22 day of February AD 1840
T W Gilmore Clerk
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Molly Luther of NH decd
N S Luther, claim in her right
Act of the 7th July 1838 and Joint
Resolutions of the 23 January 1845
and July 1 1848__
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STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE
Office of Secretary of State

I, THOMAS P. TREADWELL, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify that George Bryant is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Sullivan duly commissioned and qualified.  His Commission was dated on the fifth day of January 1847 and will expire on the fifth day of Jany 1852 and his signature 
as such, to the annexed instrument is genuine.
F}Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 11th day of Jany, 1849

Thomas P. Treadwell  Secretary of State
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Orlando Power Town Clerk,
Certificate of Marriage
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State of New Hampshire  )
Sullivan County   Ss.         )
     I, T.W. Gilmore Clerk of the Superior Court of Judication of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Eleazer Jackson is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was active on the 4th day of September 1837 and will expire on the 3d day of September 1842 and that his signature within written is genuine -
Given under my hand and seal of said County, this 22d day February A.D. 1840
   T.W. Gilmore Clerk
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Comish N H Jany 22d 1846

Sir
   I deem it proper to inform you that Molly Luther the widow of Caleb Luther died on the forth day of April 1862 leaving myself an on;y child.  That she had at the time of her death a pending claim to a pension under the Act of the 7th July 1838 of which I have obtained certified proof and placed the same in the hands of my Agent John Bryant Esq of Meriden to be transmitted to you together with the return of two pension certificates that were issued to my late mother on the 6th day of September 1846 one, under the act of the 7th July 1838 and the other improperly, under that of the 3d of March 1843 for to the benefit of said last named act she did not live to become entitled.  And to the other I have two objections.  The first is, as to the time of its commencement believing as I do that at the time of the settlement of her claim she was entitled to a five years pension.  The second is, as to the yearly amount allowed  It was her expectation as well as my own that she would be pensioned at the same rate per annum that was granted her husband.  And believing as I do that my father Caleb Luther made a true and honest declaration as to the service for which he claimed and was allowed, I feel an entire unwillingness in the right of my mother to accept of anything less.  I have therefore to request a further consideration of the case