Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 43,515-160-55, Abraham Bridges, Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

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Bridge, Abraham.
            Rebekah

NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 43,515-160-55

CONTENTS
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43.575

Rev Army
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washing City, D.C.
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Left Side of Document

B2 - 81

Right Side of Document
 Mar 3,
216317 Oct 1 / 55

Rebecca Bridges 
wid. of
Abraham Bridges

Capt. Smith
Col. Allan
Me Mil
Ent
Dir

Revolution

Private
Mass. Troops

Ad. 160 eco Sept. 11/56
Dodge 

Claimant
Dennisville Me.
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215817
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Secretary's Office, Boston
May 21st 1855

I Hereby Certify, That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Abraham Bridges is found on pay roll of men employed in doing business in the Indian Department of Troops stationed at Fort Gates in Mnuchin - Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the command of Col. John Allan, Commander in Chief of Indians in said Department from July 6 to Dec 31, 1782 5 mos. 25 days

In Testimony Whereof, I have hen unto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth , the date above written.  E. M. Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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DECLARATION FOR WIDOW
Who has never received Bounty Land.

State of Maine
County of Washington

   On this 26 day of April AD 1855, personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County and State aforesaid, (duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Rebeckah Bridges, aged 81 years, a resident of Merium in the County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of Abraham Bridges, deceased, who was a Private, in the company commanded by Capt. Smiths Company, in the Regiment of infantry commanded by Col. Allen in the Revolution war with Great Britain.
  That her husband entered the service of the United States at Mathias, Maine on or about the day of the Revolution War for the tenm of six months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of at least fourteen days, and was honorably discharged from said service as will appear in the aster Rolls of said company, not having any knowledge of the manner of her said husband's discharge.  She further states that she was marred to the said Abraham Bridges, in the County of Washington State of Maine, on or about the 8th day of November 1790, by John Crain Esq. Justice of the Peace and that her name before said marriage was Rebekah Harvey, that her said husband died at Pembrook Maine on the 13 day of March 1820, and that she is still a widow.  There are no Public nor private record of said Marriage that is known of her. 
Rebekah Bridges

   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, never having received Bounty Land under this or any other act, nor made any other application for Bounty Land except the present. And she further declares that she desires that her Land warrant may be directed to her at Denniesville Maine.
Rebekah Bridges

AFFIDAVIT OF TWO WITNESSES

We Daniel Smith and David Hoskins residents of the County and State aforesaid, upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by the above Rebekah Bridges, in our presence; and that we believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be. 
  And we further declare that we are well acquainted with the said Abraham Bridges and Rebekah Bridges his wife (now the widow) during the life time of the former, and hew them to live together as husband and wife, and to have been so generally reputed.  That her said husband, the said Abraham Bridges dies at Pembrook on the 13 day of March AD 1820, and that she is still a widow; and that they have no interest in this claim.
Daniel Smith
David Hoskins
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MAGISTRAGE'S CERTIFICATE
  The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn 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 no interest in this claim.
Abraham Bridges, J. P.

COUNTY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE

State of Maine
County of Washington
I hereby certify that Abraham Bridges, Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, is and was, at the time of taking the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signature above is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, this 27th day of April 1855.
Albert G. Lane  Clerk.