Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15550, John Barnard, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Mass.
CONTENTS
Barnard, John
Martha
NUMBER
W. 15550.
This woman's first husband, Timothy Bailey, was a Rev. War soldier.
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7144
Massachusetts
Martha Barnard, dece
widow of John Barnard
who was a private
in the Massachusetts line
Mass
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843. & end 11th
July, 1849, when she died.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
18 day of July, 1845
and sent to
Elijah Clark
Brighton
Massachusetts

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 26


Ret to apt by letter 22
July 1845-
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4101
Martha Barnard
formerly Wid of Timothy
Bailey
Mass
Act 4 July 1836
Hon. J Davis
Senate US
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss.


I, Charles G. Prentiss Register of
the Court of Probate for
the County
Worchester, do certify that Jono Barton is the Judge of said Court
duly Commissioned and qualified
and that his signature in the paper
thereto annexed is genuine
I further certify, that Prentiss
Keyes and Martin L. Stone and Justice of
the same, within and for said
County, duly Commissioned and qualified
and that their signatures to the
papers hereto annexed examined
In testimony whereof 
 I do hereunto set my hand and affix
the seal of said Court this
first day of December
eight hundred and thirty eight
S
Chas G. Prentiss Register
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss
On this Seventeenth day of September
A.D. 1838, personally appeared before the Judge
of Probate of Wills &c. for said County of Kent
Martha R. Samwell a resident of Berlin in said
County aged eighty some years, who being first
sworn according to law doth on her oath
make the following declaration, in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by
the act of Conness passed July 4, 1836, and the
act explanatory of said act, passed March
3. 1837.
That she was married to  a Timothy
Bailey on the eleventh day of March, in the
year seventeen hundred & seventy three, the
said Timothy Bailey there residing in Wilton
in said County, that her maiden name
was Martha Rice - that the said
Timothy Bailey went into the service of the
United States as a seer (private) in
the Army of the Revolution on the first
of February 1776 and continued in said
service at Dorchester near Boston during the
said month of February
That on the Second day of July
in the year 1780, he again went into
the said service in the office of
Lieutenant - He was at that time
drafted for five months. On said second
day of July he left home to the
Island - The declarant frequently heard
from him afterwards as being in said
Service at that place-- but never saw
him afterwards-
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About the ninth tenth of December following she
received information that he died on the sixth
day of December of that year
She further declares
that she was afterwards married to John
Barnard of Berlin who died
about twenty years ago .she cannot state just then
and that she was a widow on the 4th
of July 1836 and still remains a widow
as will appear by reference to the paper
hereto annexed the
said first husband went into the
service she said Barnard now set off as
part of Berlin, She cannot state
with certain who his captain was, but
thinks it was Captie David Moore, his
Colonel Josiah Whitney of Howard, Her
said first husband engaged for two months
in this service, yet he came home the
one month and his father Silas B
took his place
as to her said husbands serve service
she is positive that it was as above stated, but
the cannot state who her husbands or
he was not evey well when she
 left him, and the intention that
he died of aconsumption. She has
no documenting evidence to aid in
dating her case, but respectfully refers up to the War Department
                      Martha Barnard
Sworn and submitted in the day and year  above before me
 J Burton
Judge of the Court of Probate 
Witness M.S. Stone
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This may certify that on March eleventh
seventeen hundred seventy three Mr Timothy
Bailey of Bolton & Miss Martha Price of
Bolton were married by the Revd
Peter Whitney Minister of Bolton
I certify that the above is a true copy of the
record in the Book of Marriages of the
Town of Northborough, County of Worcester
& Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with
the exception of the date, which is expressed on
the record in fair legible figures as follows,
March 11th 1743
Martin L. Some
Martin L. Howe abovenamed, depose & say
that I hold the office of Town Clerk of
said Northborough, & that the above is
true extract from the records of said Town
with the exception above named as certified by
me
Martin L. Stone

Town Clerk of bolton
1838  Sworn before me
Prentiss Keyes
Justice of the Peace
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I, Silas Bailey of  the County of Mercer
& Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
eighty two years depose, testify & say that Timothy Bailey
deceased was my brother. That in the year
173 he was married to Martha Rice, who
is now the widow of John Barnard, late of
Barker in said County
I was present at the solemnization of
her marriage with the said Timothy Bailey my
brother, which took place at the dwelling house of
the Rev Peter Whitney, who was the officiating
Clergyman on that section, & who was at that
time, & for about forty three years afterwards, the
ordained Minister of said Northborough
In January 1776 the said Timothy Bailey was
drafted as a soldier to serve in the Army of the Revolution
for two months from the first of February following that
time he resided in what is now Berlin in said
County, then constituting the south part of Bolton, from
which place he marched to Dorchester near Boston, and
remained in the service of the United States as her
during the said month of February at the cheif
which time I took his place, & remained as
his substitute during the month of March 1776 in
said service at said Dorchester, he returned home.
In the month of June 1780 my said brother
Smith Bailey was a Lieutenant in the Militia of
 Bolton, & which he was drafted into the
Service of the United States, to me in the Army of
the Revolution for the term of five month from
the first day of July of that year - at which
time he left home and marched to Rhode Island
Towards the close of the November following
heard that he was sick on the Island on which
-
Newport is now situated, and went to see him
found him quite sick, and I continued with
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him & gave him my assistance in his sickness
until his death, which took place in said
Island, on the sixth day of December of that
year, & he was buried on the Bank -
Several years after his decease, his
widow was married to John Barnard of said
Berlin, who died more than twenty years
age & She has remained unmarried ever
since and is living in said Bertin
Jonathan Bush formerly of Boston,
& now deceased, was my said brother's
waiter during his sickness & assisted me
in taking care of him
Col Josiah Whitney of Harward was
our Commander as Cound Dorchell
but the names of the other officer
do not recollect -
I did not see my said
brother after he left home for the Island one
the first of July 1780, until I went to him
and found him sick near the close of Novemher as before stated by me, but I frequently
heard from him I being on the said
Island in said service during said time.
                    Silas Bailey

Worcester ss. Sept 3d 1838.
Then the abovenamed
Silas Bailey made oath to the truth of the
foregoing deposition by him subscribed, and I certify
that the said Silus Bailey is well known to
me, and is a credible witness
Martin D. Howe
Justice of the Peace
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i, Nathaniel Longley of Bolton in the County
of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts
aged eighty two years depose & say, that
I was a soldier in the service of the
United States in the Army of the Revolution
in the month of October A.D. 1777
I then belonged to said Belton, and was
detached to serve one month in the north
Army under General Gates
We marched from said Bolton on the
first day of said month, and joined the
said Army at Saratoga & I was present
at the Caption of Gen Burgoyne, and remained
in said service some time after the said
capture. I cannot recollect precisely the
time when we were dismissed-- it was some
time after Burgoyne's surrender, and we
arrived home about the close of said month
Timothy Bailey there of said Bolton
was in said service in the same company
and during the same time with myself
in the office of a sergeant - the officers
were Col Ephraim Sawyer, May Jones
Capt. James Mirick, Lieutenants Joseph
Howe & Timothy Jones
The said Timothy
Bailey was afterwards, in the year 1780,
detached to serve in said army as a Lieu
tenant, & in the summer of that year, he
requested me to enter the said service in
his stead. I did not comply with his request,
and he went into said service in Rhode Island,
where he remained until his death
Nath Longley
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Worcester SS. Oct. 9. 1838. Then personally
appeared Nathaniel Longley, & made oath
to the truth of the foregoing deposition by
him subscribed. And I certify that the
said deponent is a credible witness
Before me
Martin L. Stone
Jus of the peace
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Extract from the record of marriages in the town of Belton in the County or Worester and ??? Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
august seventeen hundred and eighty five married John Barnard and Martha Bailey both of Belton per the rev Reuben Puffer Clerk
I hereby certify that the above is a true  and original record of  marriages in the town of Belton in the county of Worcester in the Commonwelath of Massachusetts with the exact date which is ??? in fair  legible writing as  "August 17th 1785."
I Oliver B. Sawyer depose and say that I hold the office of townn Clerk of Belton County of Worcestor Commonwealth of Massachusetts and hereby affixed _______
           Oliver B. Sawyer , Clerk Protem
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Ephraim Babcock of Berlin in the County
of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
age seventy two years do testify and say that I have
always resided in said town, which was formerly
the south district of Bolton, that I recollect
the Revolutionary war, that I recollect one
Timothy Bailey who was Lieut and died in the
service that he left a widow, and that his widow
Martha Bailey afterwards married John Barnard
of this town that the said John Barnard was
in the services of the Revolution for three years
or more as I have always understood, and I will
recollect of returning home from the service
and that I have had frequent conversation with
him relative to his being out in the service, and that
he died in this town some where were twenty five
years since
that in the time of the Revolution
war when this town was apart of Bolton there
was at that time two men by the name of
John Barnard within the town of Balters, and
that one resided in the centre of Bolton, and
that the other John Barnard above mentioned
resided in the South district of said Bolten
and was as I verily believe called John Barnard
second and that Martha Barnard widow of said
John Barnard died in this town in the same or
act of 1843
Ephraim Babcock


Worcester SS. Bertin April 25th 1845 Then personally
appeared the above named Ephrain Babcock and made oath
to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
or
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and I certify that he is a man of truth and a credible
witness also that the word his, which is enterlined
and the word dist erased before signing and making
oath before me
Thomas Brigham
Just. Peace

I Benjamin F. Spafford of Berlin in the County
of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being
fifty five years of age do testify and say, that I have
always resided in Berlin aforesaid, that I was well
acquainted with one John Barnard formerly of said
Berlin, that he resided in my family at the time
of his decease, which took place November 6th
1807 and that he left Martha Barnard a
widow, who died in this said town of Berlin
within two years past; that at the time of her
decease, there was but one child of the aforesaid
John and Martha Barnard living whose name is
Sarah Jones
Benj F Spafford

Worcester SS. Berlin May 17. 1845. Then personally appeared the above named Benjamin F Spafford
and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
by him subscribed, and I certify that he is a man truth
and a credible witness-
Before me Anson Rice, Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston May 20th 1845.
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the
annexed attestation Asa Sawyer, Thomas
Brigham and Anson Rice were Justices
of the Peace for the County of Worcester
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned;
and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and
credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the
Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John Gray
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Secretary's Office Bolton December 28 1844
I hereby certify that at the dates of the annexed attestation Asa Sawyer, Amory Holman and Caleb Wheeler were Justices of the Peace for the County of Worcester in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In testimony wereof, I have hereunto affixes the Seal of the Commonwealth the date above written.
John G. Paysey
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester
On this nineteenth day of December Eighteen hundred and
forty four. Personally appeared before me, Asa Sawyer, a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Worcester & State
aforesaid, Sarah Jones, a resident of Berlin in said County
being fifty seven years of age, who being first duly sworn
according to Law, doth on her oath make the following Declaation as well for herself as for Bethiah Woods, Jedediah
Bailey & Levi Baily being all and the only children
of her mother Martha Barnard at the time of her decease,
which declaration is made in addition to a declaration made
by her said mother in order to obtain the benefit of the provison made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836, and the
Act explanatory passed March 3d 1837. That her said mother was
Married to Timothy Bailey who was a private in the first eight
months service 1775, at Cambridge & Charlestown in the Company
of Captain Stebbins in Col Brewers Regiment, and that in 1777, he
rendered near one months service at the capture of General Burgoyne
as a Sergeant in Lt. Mirick Company in Col Whitneys Regiment
and in 1781, he again engaged and rendered near six months
service at Rhode Island as Lieutenant in Lieut David Moore
Company in Col. Nullet Regiment, that the above named
service was rendered from this town at that time apart of
the town of Bolton, is said County of Worcester,
she further declares that her said mother was married to ┃
the said Timothy Bailey previous to the Revolution & that the
said Timothy Bailey died in the service at Rhode island
in last part of the year, or autumn of seventeen hundred and eighty
That her said mother was afterwords married to John Barnard
in or near the year seventeen hundred and eighty five, that
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The said John Barnard died in Bolton in or near the year 1804 and that her said Mother , Martha who was a widow on the 4 day of July 1836, and remained a widow up to the time of her death as will morefully appear by refering to the proof of facts here to annexed.
              Sarah Jones

sworn and subscribed to me on the day and year above written, the third word from the bottom was interlined before signing and making oath.
Before me, Asa Sawyer, justice of the Peace
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I Humphrey Bank of Bolton depose
and say that I hold the Office of Town
Clerk of said Bolton in the County of Worcester
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that I
have been duly elected and qualified according to
Law, and that I have in my case and
keeping the Records of said town, and
that in an original Record of Births are
the following "Born, Bethiah Daughter to
Timothy and Martha Bailey December 5th 1793
Born Jedediah Son to Timothy and Martha
Bailey June 1st 1777, Born, Levi Son of Timothy ┃
and Martha Bailey October 17th 1778.
A True Coppy
Attest
Humphrey Barrett ┃
Town Clerk of
Bolton ┃
Worcester ss December 18 1844 Then the above named ┃
Humphry Barrett personally appeared and made
oath that the above statement by him subscribed
is true. Before me Amory Holman Justice of Peace
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James Houghton of Bolton in the County
of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States of America
eighty four years of age do testify and
say in the time of the Revolutionary War there was living in the south part of this Town now the Town of Berlin a man by the name of Timothy Bailey and it is my full impression that he
was in the service of the Revolution and he was
in the service at Rhode island and officers under Capt David Moore being a three month service
which I rendered in seventeen hundred eighty one labouring on a fort on Butts hill I have no recolltion of seeing said Bailey since that service
                        Joney Houghton

Worcester SS Then the above named Jonas
Houghton personally appeared and made oath that the
above affadavit was true according to the best
of his recollection before were on this nineteenth day
of December
eighteen hundred and forty four he
being of sound mind and a credible witness before
me, the word "Bailey" in the last line was inserted
by me over the word Moore previous to subscribing
and taking the Oath,
        Caleb Wheeler Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester County
I Charles Prentiss Register of Probate for the County of Worcester do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said court, that Martha Barnard late of said Berlin, died in said town of said Berlin on the twentieth day of July A D 1843, that at the time of her decease she had one child living byher husband, John Barnard that three other  children are living  by her first husband Lieut. Timmothy Bailey who was reported to have died in the service of the Revolution and that Sarah Jones, child of her first husband, Beethiah Woods, Jedahiah Bailey and Levi Bailley were the only chilldren living at the time of her decease.
I testimony whereof I have set my hand and official seal of this Court at Worcester this 31st day of December in the4 year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four.
      Charles G. Prentiss, Registrar
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.
Mrs. L. M. Medbury
177 Highland St
Worcester, Mass
Madam:
November 18, 1926
John Barnard
W. 15550
I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 15550,
it appears that Timothy Bailey, while a resident
of Bolton, Massachusetts, enlisted February 1,
1776 and served one month as private in Captain
David Moore's Company, Colonel Josiah Whitney's
Massachusetts Regiment.
He enlisted October 1, 1777 and served twenty-
seven days as Sergeant in Captain James Mirick's
Company, Colonel Ephraim Sawyer's Regiment, and
was at the capture of Burgoyne.
From July 1, 1780 he was Lieutenant in Captain
David Moore's Company, Colonel Enoch Hallet's Regiment
, and was stationed at Rhode Island, where he
died, in the service, December 6, 1780.
Timothy Bailey married Miss Martha Rice of
(I did not say anything about timothy Bailey's service
and in 1775 and is not alleged
by me but by the step daughter, ┃
and then only after she had seen the
report,)
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Northboro, Massachusetts, March 11, 1773.
Mrs. Martha Rice Bailey married August 11,
1785, John Barnard, they were both then of Berlin,
Massachusetts.
John Barnard served as a private from April
15, 1777 to April 15, 1780 in Captain Daniel Barns'
Company, Colonel Bigelow's Massachusetts Regiment.
John Barnard died November 6, 1804 or 1807
in Berlin, Massachusetts.
The widow died July 11, 1843.
The following children were allowed the pension due their mother-
Mrs. Bethiah Woods (daughter of Timothy and
Martha Bailey, born December 5, 1773; Jedediah
Bailey, born June 1, 1777; Levi Bailey, born October
17, 1778; and Mrs. Sarah Jones (daughter of John and
Martha Barnard ), she was fifty-seven years old in
1844,
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
9all of the renewed by his son)
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15
.550
Martha Barnard
Widow of
John Barnard
Riv Rev. War
Act: March 13
Index: -- Vol. A Page 35
(Arrangement of 1870.]

1926 Nov 18th Hist to Mrs. L M Medbury
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9485
-
Massachusetts
Martha Barnard, deceased,
widow of John Barnard
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 6 November, 1907.
of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private
in the company:
---
commanded by Captain Barnes of
the
Regt. commanded by Col. Bigelow in
the Mass line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston
at the rate of 80
Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 18-
, Bughton, Mont
day of
1845 and sent to Elijah Clark
---
Total amount,
$400.00
(Act July 7, 1838.)
Recorded by Vell Stewart, clerk
Book D Vol. 1
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Martha V. Barnard 
formerly married to Timothy Bailey
??????????
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Barnan
Rejected
did serve 6 sh
to H
Davis
W. Tremente a
Clark A 1845.
L
July
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Elijah Clark
April 12, 1845
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Pension Office
Apl 12, 1845
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 9th
it. I have to inform you that it would
be contrary to only to send from the files
the papers in support of the claim of
Martha Barnard, formerly married to
Timothy Bailey.
Elijah Clark, Esq
Brighton
Mass

4101, Act 1836 May
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Pension Office

Jany 16. 1845
Sir
The papers in the case of Martha
Barnard formerly widow of Timothy
Bailey claiming a pension under the
act of July 4th 36 have been examined
and filed. This claim has been rejected
on the ground of insufficient service and
it is now attempted to shew a service that
will entitle the claimant to a pension
Children as such have no claim to persion and it is only in right of their parents
that they can become the recipients of one
The service credited in the certificate of the
Sec of Mass to Timothy Bailey (of what
town is not stated) is not only not according to the statement of Mead
but is contradictory thereto and cannot
be received, inasmuch as she must be
supposed to have been better acquainted with
her husband's service than the children can possibly be. The claim having been
disallowed on the former application under
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all the lights furnished by a thorough examination of the records aided by the facilities
afforded for the procuration of the evidence
of eye witnesses the present & cannot be
now admitted unless the testimony of
witnesses be adduced identifying
A
the claimants husband as the individual to whom the hours of service named in the Sects certificate are credited
The Secretary should state, whenever
it can be done the name of the town
to which the person credited wither
service belonged, as by doing so he would
facilitate in a great degree the uses
ligation of claims in this office

Honorable Wm Parmenter
H of Representatives
11 Parmenter
Jan. 1845
4107
Act July 4th 1836
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S
Depart. of War
Pension Office
July 12 1839
Sir
I have recd the additional proof in support
of the claim of Mrs Martha Barnard, formerly
the widow of Timothy Bailey deceased and have
placed death on on file with her papers
The widow claims for the months served
1776. 1 Mo. in 1777 and 5 mo 1780
the ally. The roll of Capt Herrick Co
show that Mr Bailey send 25 days 1777.
death payroll of Capt Moore show that
the Capt served M. 21, while Houghton
and Lieut Baily was paid for 4 day
each making the sence of Mr Baily as
appear from the ___ 4 mo 26 day of
there for the north claimed for & 1776
shall be allowed the service would then
fall 4 days that of.
It was erringly stated in my letter of the
 last that Mr Baily served 4 mo 21
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days as a lieut in  May Co. the service
commenced 29 June and ended Oct 31. 178
being ________ 4 to 1 day
the claim & therefor not embraced by the previous of the law
Hon. A Davis
Worcester
Mass

July 12, 1839



July 4 1836
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29 Age 39
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Depart of War
Pension Office
Apl 29 1839
Sir
Return herewith the letter of Mr
Stone in relation to the case of Mrs. Martha
Barnard, and in reply have _____, as a
former letter to you that there is no
Satisfactory proof, that her former
husband in Bailey performed service to the amount of 6 mo.
the rolls show that he served 5 mo and 16 day under Captain Merrick Moore, and
the Depart cannot find testimony as _____
that you to invalidate them
There is no satisfactory proof in support
of the alleged serve 1776
of Timothy Baily. As The testimony is 
not sustained by the statement on
his declaration in 1832. and cannot in the case
be the case of  proof of that service.
Thualk Honor
July 4, 1836



Jno Davis

Worcester Mass.
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on John Davis
Feby 16th 1839
of
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Depart. of War
Pension Office
Feby 16, 1837
Sir
return herewith the letter of Martin
Stone upon the subject of the claim of Mrs
Martha Barnard formerly the wife of Timothy
Bailey
The affidavit of Jonas Welsh which
accompanied it and which was drawn up
by Mr Stone, has been examined and placed
with Mrs Bailey's papers. By an act of the Legulation
of Mass in 1780, a portion of the militia were
detached for3 months  and in service  in. Capt
More, commanded the company
at which time
Barley was a lieut and James Welsh a private
the office all send me that had
while the men served at less than three
T. Baily served the 21 days, and for
Welsh 2 & 11 days. These facts are shown
by the original will of Capt Moore and
of which I had the honor to inform you
in my letter of the 6th of last July.
Jonas Welsh, the witness made
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his declaration in Aug 1832,
in which
among other tours of seven reclaime
3 months under Capt Moore L. This is my
natural mistake, from the fact
before stated. He was allowed 2 mo  21 days
The affidavit of Jane Welsh to be used
in the present case, was drawn up by Mr
Stone, who represents the affiant as being
markably intelligent man of his age, and is
quite positive as to the correctness of his statement
In this affidant, Mr Welsh stated that the
service alluded to Capt Moores Company
was 6 mo. and that after the expiration of
that pond, Bailey still remained sick
in Rhode Island.
I should be unwilling to believe
that Mr Walsh made the alert under _____
, and the only favorable conclusion is, that he never read the affidavit
and that if he had known its contents he
would not have placed his name to it
the whole service of Mr Bailey
amounts to 5 & 16 days only not
enough to bring her claim within the
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pensions of the law, and it is therefore
disallowed

Shannon
Hon Davis
SS
C
July 4 1836
4101
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depart of War
Pension Office
_____6 1838
I have examined the claim of Mrs
Martha Barnard formally the widow of Timothy
Baily dec who claims a pension under the act
of July 4 1836 for the services of the said
Bailey
she alleges that he served one month
at Dorchester from the 1st of feb.-- that he was
do in the Northern army in 1777 and that he
served five months in R.I. in the year 1780 as a
Lieut and that he died in the service  of the Revolution the 6th of Decr 1780.
I by turning one rolls, that
Timothy Baily served twenty five days im 
Capt Merick Co Sept 1777 and
that he served as sent in Cape David Moore
C R ⎬ from 29 June 11 Oct 1780, 4
days, no mention & made of his death, and
it appears that he ever served longer that many
of the same company. No have of the sum
1776 can be paid on the rolls. Silas
Bailey, a witness states that the time
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served out the month of Feby. he went and
took his place and served the the north as
a substitute.
no such service  was claimed
by a Bailey whose declaration is now on
on file.. He states that he served two months
Jany 1. 1776 a Duchester, and that John
Barker took his place, and that he has
Bailey, continued in a ____ guard
from 
the start in the part of Feby follow and
was then discharged. It will be necessary to
establish this sevice in Feby to  bring the
claim within the provisions of the law. A.
proof of a case be found here,  the claim
will remain suspended until further proof
cam be furnished by the claimant.
a satisfaction is punished by the
claimant
    Thomas W. Hon



Honorable John Davis
U S ______
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Brighton April 9th 1855.

Dear Sir

your letter of date January 16 1835, respecting the
claims of Mrs Martha Barnard former widow of Timothy Bailey
has been received. In regard to the eight months Service. 1775
I am not able to obtain any further proof to shew it was
the service of Timothy Bailey of Bolton, and as that service
cannot be identified by the Records of the town or any person
living. I have been advised by Mrs Jones to
request that all the papers & documents on file in
the Pension office, be returned in order that she may make
a claim for what was her mothers due at the time of her
decease for the services of John Barnard, agreeable to
the Act of 1838,
Very Respt your
be
Elijah Clark
Hon. J. L. Edwards
commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Page 43

___ Elijah Clark
out by _____
May 4 1845
Page 44

Brighton January 1st. 1845

Dear Sir

I enclose to you herewith the claims
of the children of Mrs Martha Barnard of
Berlin deceased, and former widow of Lieut Timothy
Bailey by whose services she claimed a pension
in 1838, 1839, under the Law of 1836 & 37. as is understood, which case was forwarded to Hon. J. Davis, by
Martin L Stowe Esq. of Northborough
Very Respt your
Obt St.
Elijah Clark




Hon William Parmenter
Washington City, D.C.
Page 45

Timothy Bailey

1876.  1 Mo
1877   1 Mo
11.
1880   5  Mo
____________________________
           7 Mo
1876. 1. No roll
1877    25 days  Vol. 21   Page 122
1880    4 mo   1 day  Vol 21  page 61
__________________________
            5 Mo  26  days
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Brighton May 21st 1815.

Dear Sir
I enclose to you herewith the claims of Mrs Sarah
Jones, only surviving child of John & Martha Barnard
of Berlin at the time of the decease of the said Martha Barnard
very respectfully your
Obt St
Elijah Clark



Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D.C.
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Welsh
Page 48

I
Jonas Walsh of Bolton in the County
of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts
aged eighty five years, and a pensioner under the
Act of Congress of 1832. depose, testify &
say that I was in the service of the
United States, in the Revolutionary war,
during the term of eighteen months in the
whole & at different times & places-
One term of six months was at Rhode
Island in the year 1780, and the said
term closed about the beginning of winter
as well as I can recollect-
During said term I belonged to a company
under the command of Capt David Moore;
John Houghton was the 1st Lieutenant &
Timothy Bailey was the 2d Lieutenant the
said Moore belonged to Bolton, the said Houghton
belonged to Harvard, & the said Bailey belonged to
that part of Belton which is now Berlin
the said Bailey was in the Service
during said term as a Lieutenant as aforesaid,
and at the close of said term was left
sick, and, as I soon after heard, died upon
the Island, at the north part of which, what
was called "Butts Hill was situated-
                             Jonas Welsh
Worcester. January 21, 1839 - The the above
named Jonas Welsh made oath that the above
deposition by him subscribed is true. Before
me, and I certify that the said Jonas Welsh
is a credible witness-
Martin Stone
Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts at Worcester
I,J. G. Kendall, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County certify that Martin Stowe, within named, is a Justice of the Peace the head within and for said County,
duly qualified, and that the signature
of his name within written in his on hand writing
In witness whereof I have hereto for my name and affixed the seal of said Court affixed this twenty second day of January 1839-
J. G. Kendall, Clerk
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177 Highland St.
Worcester Mass

To the Pension Dept at
Washington D.D.

Can you inform me of
Martha Rice wife of
Lieut Timothy Bailey
who died in Newport R. I. and had a pension.
Martha Rice was born
in Berlin and married
said Lieut Timothy Bailey
who was born in Bolton
Mass. son of Col. Silas Bailey
born in Lancaster Mass
Mass. Bailey Ginolo
Edited by Hollis R. Bailey
Page 170
22
cannot find date
1325
of birth, marriage or death
of said Martha Rice
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Address
Mrs L.M. Medbury,
1
177 Highland St.
Worcester
Mass.
Page 52

Early in the American
army, he left his house in 1777 for Newport R. I.
Lieut Timothy Bailey
enlisted in Capt. David Marie Co. also the 2nd
time in Col. Enoch Hallet regt.
Enlisted June 29" 1777
the records are so incomplete and mixed I cannot
seem to fathom it, so many intermarriages of the same names.  I thought you would
have data, if said Martha Rice Bailey had a pension.
I have looked over these books.
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Mass. Bailey geneology
Collis Barley Page 390
also
Mary
of Berlin 1258
-
Sec. Soldiers and Sailors
of the Rev. War page 447
462.
Bailey geneology -34
Col. Silas Bailey was -
Father of "Sint mothy
Bailey, husband of-
Martha Rice. He died
in Newport R. I. and is
buried there a monument
to the memory of his faithful service erected
there in the old cemetary
by Artemus Barnes Esq
(Dates wanted)
Birth, Marriage, death
of Martha Rice wife
Timothy Bailey
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11911
May 24, 1845
Martha Barnard
Mass
38
Act. 7 July
---
2 years private
$80.

Also Act 3 March 43
to 1 July 43- the day
of her death

To Jeremiah & Levi
Bailey, Bethiah Woods
& Sarah Jones one
surviving child
Elijah Clark
Brighton
Mass
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex,
On this twentieth day of May in the year Eighteen hundred and forty
five, Personally appeared in Open Court at a Court of Probate holden
in the County of Middlesex and State aforesaid Sarah Jones, a
resident of Cambridge in said County of Middlesex and late of
Bulin in the County of Worcester & State aforesaid, aged fifty seven years
who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her Oath
make the following Declaration in order to obtain the amount of
Pension which was due her mother, Martha Barnard late of said town of
Berlin at the time of her decease. Agreeable to the provisions
made by the Act of Congress, passed on the seventh day of July AD. 1838.
also the last of March third 1843 granting Pensions to certain
widows of persons who rendered service in the Revolutionary War
That her said mother Martha Barnard, was at the time of her decease
widow of John Barnard of said Bulin, that the said John Barnard
was in the service of the Revolution from Berlin which was at that
time a part of Bolton in said County of Worcester, and according to
her best information, the said John Barnard was in the first the
years service (so called,) and bore the name of John Barnard Junior John
Barnard Ed. in the Company of Captain Daniel Barnes in the Regiment
of Colonel Bigelow. that his service commenced in the spring of
1717. and terminated in the Spring of 1780, and it is her impression he
was out in the service in the State of Rhode Island in addition to his
three years service, and that as her mothers formerly claimed a
pension for the service of her first husband Timothy Bailey
which cannot be supported by proof of sufficient service for pension
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She now claims the pension due her said mother at the
time of her decease. She further declares that her mother
was married to the said John Barnard on the eleventh day
of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five, that the
ceremony was performed by the Reverand Reuben Puffer, Pastor
of the first Church and Society in the aforesaid town of Belin
and that the said John Barnard died in Burlin aforesaid on
the sixth day of November in the year Eighteen hundred and
seven, that the said Martha was not married to the said
John Barnard prior to his leaving the service; but that the
marriage took place previous to the first day of January
seventeen hundred and ninety four viz: at the time above
Stated
                                         Sarah Jones
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Sarah Jones,
in open Court the day and year first above written,
Before me
Saml P. P. Fay
Middlesex 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
May 2
I, Isaac Fiske Clerk of the Court of
Probate in and for the County of Middlesex
and hereby certify that Sam P P  Pay Esq
the Judge of said Court of Probate & that his
signature above written is his genuine
signation.
In testimony upon I here
hereto set my hand & affixed the seal
often and this twentieth day of May in the year
Eighteen hundred & forty four I take my
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
May 3 1845
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 John Barnard Jr is borne
upon an account in the Army books as a private
from Bolton, in the Light Infantry Compt, Col.
Bigelows req. and there credited by his service
from April 15, 1777 to Decr 31, 1779, 32 months, 16 days,
the name of John Barnard of Bolton, is also borne
as a private in Capt Barnes Compy, same regt
and there credited by his service from Jany to
April 15, 1760, 3 months 14 days, and there is reason
to believe that the last named service was a continuation of that of the above named John Barnard
Junr
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I, Sarah Jones of Cambridge in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, late of Berlin in the County of Worcester
fifty seven years of age, depose and say, that I have good reason to believe that my mother Martha Barnard was entitled to a
Pension at the time of her decease in July 1833 for the services
rendered in the War of the Revolution by her husband & my
father John Barnard of Bolton in the County of Worcester
that according to the best of my recollections and the best in
formation I am able to obtain that was in the town of
Bolton aforesaid, two persons by the name of John Barnard
one resided at the time of the Revolution, near the centre of the
town, and that my father resided in the south part now
Bulin aforesaid, and it is my impression that at the time of
the Revelation, my father was called John Barnard, second
that my father the said John Barnard as was in the service in the
first part of the War, and that he enlisted in Capt Daniel Barnes
Company and rendered thee years service up to 1783, and it is
my impression he was in the service one tour after his the
years service, and I request the secretary of this Common
-wealth to examine the Rolls and Documents in his
of office for proof of my said fathers service.
Sarah Jones
Middlesex, Cambridge April 22d A.D. 1845.

Then personally appeared Sarah Jones Subscribed, & attest to
the truth, the above, Before Me, Elijah Clark Justice of the Peace,
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And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence
of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this
Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the
search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said
application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts
and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. _____
to
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County
,I Isaac Fisk, Register of the
Court of Probate in & for the County of Middlesex 
aforesaid hereby certify that satisfactory under has
been exhibited that Martha Barnard the widow
of
John Barnard formerly J. Berton in the County
of Worcester, deceased, died on the eleventh day
of July in the year of one Lord Eighteen hundred
forty three at said Belen & that she is
us at her deceased by the said John Mannin
one child at her decease, whose name
is Sarah Jones, who now resides in the County
of Middlesex aforesaid who is of full age; and
that it is reported that the said John Barnard
was a Revolutionary Soldier
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the seal of said Court of Probate
this____ day of May in the year Eighteen
hundred & forty five
Isaac Fiske


The were living at her decease by the said John Barnard"
were interlined by me
Isaac Fiske
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston
Novembr 26 1844.
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 Timothy Bailey is borne as a
private upon a list of men in Capt. Joseph Stebbins
Compy Col. Jon Browers Regt in the months service
in 1775 and signed to an order for couts dated "Camp
on Prospect Hill Octr 26. 1775, upon a pay Roll of
Capt James Mirick under Col. Eph Sawyer,
Col. Josiah Whitney, "for wages, cutions and travelling
expenses from Camp from Oct. 1. 1777, 27 days as Sergeant
as Lieutenant upon a Pay Roll of Capt David
to
Moore, S. Col. Enoch Hallet for service at R.T. in
1770, 4 months 1 day; upon an order dated at
Bolton March 18th 1777, drawn by his widow Martha
Bailey for his pay as Lt 3 months service under the
last named officers
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Sarah Jones of Berlin County of Worcester and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts fifty seven years
of age do testify and say that I have good reason
to believe that my mother Martha Barnard of
said Berlin was entitled to a pension at
the time of her decease, which took place
July eleventh 1843 for the services rendered by
Lieut. Timothy Bailey her first husband in
the war of the revolution, (of said Berlin
formerly south Parish in Bolton and according to
the best information which I am able to obtain
the said Timothy Bailey was in the service from
first part of the war to the time he died which
was at Rhode Island while in the service and
held the office of Lieut at the time of his
decease, and I now for myself and in behalf of
my Brothers and Sister request the Secretary of
this State to examine the Rolls and documents
in his office for the proof of the said Timothy
Barley service
Sarah Jones

Worcester ss Nov 6th 1844
 then the above named
Sarah Janes testifed to the truth of the above instructions and so for as her knowledge extends
Asa Sawyer Jus. Pace
Page 63

of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this
Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the
search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said
application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts
and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
by
John C. Paisey 
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Page 64

I Silas Bailey, of Northborough in the
County of Worcester & Commonwealth of
Massachusetts aged Eighty two years, depose
, testify & say
That in the
year 1776, my brother Timothy Bailey
was drafted to serve in the Army of
the Revolution for two months, commencing
February 11th of that year -
When at that time he left home for
Dorchester near Boston, and at the
end of that month I went to Dorhester and found him there, & took
his place in said service and he
returned home. I remained in the
service during the month of March
I cannot give the names of any of the
Officers except Josiah Whitney, who was
the Colonel-
I perfectly recollect one incident that
happened while I was in said service. While
on Dorchester Hill a soldier insisted upon
leaving to turn to the camp. He had been
with others enduty & was relieved, & have
orders to leave with the others, but he
wished to go before them & alone-Col.
Whitney ordered him to stay, & presented the
point of his sword to the breach of the soldier
who immediately drew aside his clothes and
told the cool to see him through if he
pleased-- The Col. then stuck him
with the sword, & the difficulty under -
Several years afterwards I heard
Col Whitney state at my fathers house
that he very much regretted having stuck
the soldier. That immediately after it was
done he would have given twenty dollars
to have it undone-- As we were all engaged
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in the same cause" said he "and as I had
intended never to strike a soldier
In my declaration made in 1832 to
obtain a pension for services in the army
of the Revolution, I omitted to state the months
service above mentioned, supposing that as
served in place of my said brother, I
could not be entitled to a pension for that
Service
My brother was there married & have a
family, & it being very inconvenient for him
to leave home, after he was drafted for the
said two months, at his request, I engaged to
go to Dorchester & take his place on the first
of March, which I did, as above stated-
Mrs Martha Barnard of Berlin was his
wife at that time - my said brother afterwards
having died in the service at Rhode Island, his
widow of John Barnard who has
since deceased -
Silas Bailey
●
Worcester ss. June 24, 1839-
Those the above named
Silas Briley made oath to the truth of the foregoing
deposition by him subscribed, Before me -
And I certify that the said deponent is a credible
witness-
Martin L. Stone
Justice of the Peace
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Martin L. Stone of Northborough in
the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, of lawful age depose testify
say that
in the year 1832. I assist
Giles Bailey of said Northborough, as council
for him in obtaining a pension for
services rendered in the Army of the
Revolution - He, at that time make
no mention to me, that I recollect of
services rendered in the place of his brother
Timothy Bailey and he states that he
did not include in his declaration
at that time, the service during the
month of March 1876, mentioned in the
foregoing deposition.
Had he stated the
last I should have informed him that he
would be allowed for that service
Some time since I took his depose
in relative to the service of Timothy Bailey
his brother, and he at that time mentioned
the fact that he served one month for
his brother & he supposed it would be
allowed to Mrs Barnard his brothers
widow. I told him, it could not be
thus allowed. He then the one he
did not include that time in his
declaration, and for the cause above
stated, & we had some conversation
at the expediency of his making a
additional declaration including that
service in order to obtain an increase of
his pension - when considering his advanced
age we concluded it but to do
nothing further about it-
I know that when applications were
made for pension in 1832, it was a
common impression among the applicants
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for whom I acted as counsel, the number
of which was from fifteen to twenty, that
for services rendered on behalf of another
person, that person would be entitled to
pension-
I can have no doubt that
Juste was Silas Bailey's understanding, and
that his statement relative thereto is entirely
connect.-
Martin L. Stone


Worcester ss. June 26. 1833 then the above
named Martin L. Stowe made oath to the truth
of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, and
I certify that said deponent is a credible
witness-
Before me
Cyrus Gale, Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester Co.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the
Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify
that Martin L. Stowe and Cyrus Gale are Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly Commissioned  signed and qualified - and that their signatures to the foregoing
Certificates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set
my hand and the seal of said Court 
this twenty fifth day of June one
thousand, eight hundred and thirty
nine,
Chas G. Prentiss, Register
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at
Payment to be made
by
Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of
nine
Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book
Vol
Page
by
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Revolutionary Claim
I certify that in conformity with the laws of the United States
of the 7 July 1838 & 3d March 18 Martha
Barnard deceased, formerly widow of the John Barnard who was a private in the Revolution, was entitled to
a pension at the rate of 19 at
March 1836 to 4 March, 1841, and from the
4 March, 1893 to 11 July, 1848, the day of her death,
which will be paid to Jedediah and Levi Bailey
Bethia Wood and Sarah Jones only children of
said Martha, upon the production of the proper
voucher.
Examined and
Countersigned. }
Given at the War Office of the United States
this
18 -
day of July
one thousand eight hundred and forty
Commissioner of Pensions.
Secretary of War