Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9127, Joseph Calef, N. H.
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(3-1776) SERVICE N.H. Calef, Joseph NUMBER S9127 carded CONTENTS
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10.841
New Hampshire
Joseph Calef of
Rockingham in the State of NH
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain   of
the regt commanded
by Col Poor in the NH
line for
7 mos 28 Days

Inscribed on the Roll of NH
at the rate of 26 Dollars 44 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Apl 1832 and sent Peter
Chadwick Exeter NH
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $52.88
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep 13.22
$66.10

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by J H M Blair Clerk
Book N. Vol. 1. Page 76
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Joseph Calefs
Application
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State of New Hampshire
County of Rockingham
On this tenth day of October AD 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the
Honorable John Hawes Judge of Probate for
the County of Rockingham aforesaid now sitting
at Exeter in said County Joseph Calef
resident of Kingston in the County of Rockingham
and State of New Hampshire aged
seventy five 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 entered as a private soldier in Captain
Philip Tilton's Company in Colonel Enoch Poors
Regiment in the New Hampshire line the last
of May or first of June 1775 for the term of
Seven months- that he marched with said
Company to Winter Hill near Boston where he
joined said Regiment in the month of June
1775 and continued to serve in said Regiment
and Company until about the first
of January 1776 when he was honorably discharged
that
Joseph Cilley was Major of
of said Regiment and Jacob Webster was Lieutenant and
Tilton, (I think his Christian name was
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David) was Ensign of said Company - that he served
the full term of seven months under this engagement
That  he again enlisted
in the month of July 1778 in the Company commanded by Capt Quimby in Colonel Gales Regiment
of New Hampshire Militia for the term of one month 
and marched through Massachusetts to Rhode
Island and joined the army under the command of General Sullivan that he served
the full term of his enlistment and was honorably dismissed with said Company in the
month of August of the same year. that the
Lieutenant Colonels name was
Fogg and John
Calef when Major of said Regiment. that
he acted as waiter to Major Calef during
this tour of duty
that he was born in Kingston and resided
there at the time he entered into the same and
resided in said Kingston except
after leaving the served until 1805 when
he moved to Hollowell in the State of Maine
and resided for a number of years in that
place and in said in said State, that he now resides  in Kingston aforesaid that he
received no written discharge and has non
evidence except the affidavit of Jacob Webster
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He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension
or annuity, except the present and he declares
that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any
agency in any State 
[Signature] Joseph his x mark Calef

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[Signature] John Kelly Reg Rob

And the said Court hereby declare its opinion
that the above named applicant was a
revolutionary soldier and served as he
states
[Signature] John Harvey Judge of Probate

I John Kelly Register of Probate and
Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County of
Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court
in the matter of the application of Joseph Calef
for a pension
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and the seal of said Court
this tenth day of October Anno
Domini 1832
[Signature] John Kelly Regr Probate
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15648
Joseph Calef
N Hampshire
Private 7 mos 28 days
$26.44
Peter Chadwick
Exeter N Hampshire
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BRIEF in the case of Joseph Calef
County of Rockingham
in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 75
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

[Chart]

Period.
Enlist In 1775
1778

Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
7
Days.
28
Per roll of service

Rank.
As a
Privat
(Waiter)

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
 Gen. Sullivan
Capt Tilton Col Poor
"Quimby," Gales

5. In what battles was he engaged? None

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Kingston New H
 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary & 1 Living witness

8. are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
[Signature] M Clagett Examining Clerk
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9124
rev war
INVALID.
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File No. 9127
Joseph Calef
Priv Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. 1st, Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I Jacob Webster of Kingston in the County of Rockingham
and State of Newhampshire in the Eighty Eighth
year of my age depose and say that I am well
acquainted with Joseph Calef of said Kingston he was
Born & brought up within two miles of me He served
in the Army of the Revolutionary War with me
He enlisted in the service at Winter hill in the State of
Massachusetts for the term of Seven months & I
suppose he served his time out I left there after
serving about three months and left him there
and
was a Lieutenant in the Company commanded
by Capt Philip Tilton in Col Poor's Regiment
in the year one Thousand seven hundred and seventy
five we arrived at Winter hill in the month of June
a few days after the Battle at Bunker hill
He also served with the at Rhode Island in Col Calais
Regiment, we were there one month and then
discharged I was an orderly Sergeant I Believe
the said Joseph Calef to be a man of truth
and veracity
[Signature] Jacob Webster

Rockingham, September 28, 1832
then the above named Jacob Webster Made oath
to the above deposition before me
[Signature] James Stafford Just Peace
I
hereby certify that the above named Jacob
Webster Sustains a good Character for truth and
the
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Joseph Calef
Applicn
15648
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I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior
Court of Judicature for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire do hereby
certify that James Stafford before whom the
within affidavit was sworn is a Justice of
the Peace within and for the County of Rockingham and that I believe that his signature
the within certificate are in his own hand
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court this tenth day of
October Anno Domini 18th 2
[Signature] P Chadwick Clerk of
the Court Rockingm County
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Caleb
which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled?
yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? yes
VII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate ? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? yes
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Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service? No
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining
it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Witness
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
 yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered?
yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recolfection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Foryear
months, and --- days, I served as a . For months
and days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite
, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable
. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office,
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate
must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Calhoon, Andrew Trumpeter in Lee's
WARRANT
NUMBER 1202
Legion
LINE.
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Virginia
March 2, 1799
to John Brahan, assignee
The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are
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registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.