Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,689, for Joseph Johnson, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Continental
N.H.
Johnson, Joseph
Polly
NUMBER
W.26.689
CONTENTS
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7922.1
New Hampshire
Joseph Johnson
of Canaan in the State of N Hampshire
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of 1 year.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Newhampshire
 [New Hampshire] at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of April 1818.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of March 1819 and sent to Judge Blaisdell
Canaan, N Hamp.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819.  
10 mos  21/30   4/31                         86.63
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819. 48.00
                                                        $134.63  
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
(Hand weitten on right side of document: 
Continued Act May 1820 notification sent
to J P Robetson Esq. 
Haverhill N. H.  25 June 1820
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4779 Concord
New Hampshire
Polly Johnson
widow of Joseph Johnson
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
of 77 Dollars 80 Cents per annum, to commence on the 7th of November, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
9th day of May, 1849 a sent to
C. Goodhue
Enfield
Grafton Co.  N.H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 89  Vol. 1
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4.779
New Hampshire Concord
Polly Johnson decd.
widow of
Joseph Johnson dec who served in the Revolutionary war
as a private In co from $77.80
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
of 96 Dollars [Illegible]
Cents per annum, to commence
on the 7th day of Nov. 1848
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Certificate of Pension issued
the 10th day of Decr 184?
and sent to C. Goodlhue Esqr.
Enfield
N. H.
Ends 5 June 1849
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under
February 2, 1848, Page 84 Vol.
.
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss:
I Samuel Swany Register of Probate for
said County do hereby certify that satisfactory evidence, has this day been received and filed in the Registry of Probate for said County that Polly Johnson late of Enfield in said County deceased, died on the fifth day of June A.D. 1849 & left seven children her surviving whose names are as follows to wit:  Sally Hardy, Moses Johnson, John Johnson, Mary Hardy Martha C. Williams, James A Johnson and David F. Johnson.
I also certify that at a Court of Probate
holden at Canaan in & for said County on
the third Tuesday of December A.D. 1850.
David F. Johnson of Enfield was duly appointed 
Administrator of the Estate of P. Polly Johnson
deceased.  I David F. Johnson having filed his
bond as such Admr as required by Law and
a Letter of Administration issued to him
accordingly, which Letter still remains
unrevoked and in force.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of said
Court of Probate on this the 28th
day of November A.D. 1851
Samuel Swany Reg
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Joseph Johnson and Polly Johnson
joined in marriage July eleventh seventeen
hundred and eighty five.
State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss
Town Clerks Office Enfield March 7, 1849
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I certify that the above is a true copy of the
record with the exception of the date which is
expressed on the record in fair legible figures
as follows:
Joseph Johnson and Polly Johnson
joined in Marriage July ye 11th AD 1785
N.W. Westgate Town Clerk

I N W Westgate above named depose and
say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the
County town and State aforesaid, and that the
above is a true extract from the records
of said town of Enfield with the exception above named as certified by me.
N W Westgate Clerk of the town of Enfield
Grafton ss. March 7th" 1849
Sworn to before me Converse Goodhue Jus. of Peace
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County Ss.
I, J D Sleeper Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for said County of Grafton hereby certify that Converse Goodhue was on the 7th day of March A.D. 1849 and still is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Grafton duly
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commissioned and qualified and that his signature within is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this sixth 
day of March A.D. 1849.
J. D. Sleeper
Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss.
On this 26th day of November A.D.
1851 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County David F. Johnson and made oath in due form of law that he is administrator of the Estate of Polly Johnson late of Enfield deceased Widow of Joseph Johnson who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he drew a pension from the United States at the rate of Ninety Six dollars per annum; that she received a pension up to the time of her death at the rate of Seventy Seven dollars and Eighty cents under the act of February 2d 1848, that he asks for an increase of former pension to which she may be found entitled under any and all the acts and Resolutions of Congress
which may be applicable to her case, that she was a resident of Enfield at the time of her death and was about Eighty years of age and was a widow at the time of her death, and that she died on the 5th day of June 1849 and left seven children her [Illegible]  whoes [whose] names are as follows (ver.) Sally Hardy, Moses Johnson, John Johnson, Mary Hardy, Martha
C. Williams,  James R. Johnson and David F. Johnson.
David F. Johnson
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year above written, I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named David F Johnson & that he is the same
person he represents himself to be in the above affidavit
Converse Goodhue Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss.
I, J S Heser, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas within & for said County of Grafton
hereby certify that Converse Goodhue the within
named before whom the within declaration
purports to have been taken was at the
time of taking & certifying the same
Justice of the Peace within & for said Court
of Grafton duly commissioned qualified
and that the within signature purporting
to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
this 28th day of November A.D. 1851.
J S Heser, Clerk
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State of New Hampshire 
Grafton ss
On this tenth day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appears Joseph Johnson aged fifty six years, resident in Canaan in said County, who being by me duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States
in the revolutionary war:  That he the said Joseph Johnson first enlisted into the service of the United States in the war of the revolution in the month of Decr 1775 or January 1776 for one year in the company commanded by
Capt. Jeremiah Gilman - Col. Nixon's Regiment and Genl. Sullivans Brigade, that he continued to serve in the said corps untill [until] January 1777 when he was discharged.  That he again enlisted into said service in the forepart of the
year 1778 for one year in the company commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Gile in Col Stephen Peabody's Regiment in the New
Hampshire line; that on this last enlistment he continued to serve in said corps, untill [until] the first day of January 1779 when
he was discharged at Boston Neck in the State of Massachusetts, and that he now is and always has been a citizen of the United States; that he has hitherto received no pension, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence
of his service now in his power than the above
and annexed.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Daniel Blaisdell Judge of the Court aforesaid
I Daniel Blaisdell Judge as at aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction by the above declaration and annexed affidavit
that the said Joseph Johnson did serve in the war of the revolution as stated in said declaration, against the common enemy, and
that from my own knowledge and the evidence of the selectmen of said town his circumstances are reduced, and that he needs
the assistance of his county for support; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the [Illegible] of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Canaan May 10, 1818
Clerk of the Court
Daniel Blaisdell
Judge of the Court
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I, Eliphalet Richardson, of Canaan in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of lawful age, do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Mr. Joseph Johnson of this town and have been ever
since the year 1778, when I enlisted into the Army of the United States in the company commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Gile, and that the said Joseph Johnson was a soldier in the same company and a good soldier he was and served his time out and was honorable discharged I think on the first day of January 1779, and returned home.
Canaan April 10. 1818
Eliphalet Richardson (Signature)

Grafton ss.
State of New Hampshire
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April 10, 1818. Then the above named Eliphalet
Richardson made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him signed was true before me. Daniel Blaisdell  Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d of February 1848 entitled "An Act making further provision for serving widows and soldiers of the Revolution
and also under the act of Congress approved July 29, 1848
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss
On this first day March 1849 personally appeared before David C. Churchill one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Grafton Paddy Johnson
a resident of Enfield in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 80 years last May who being duly sworn
according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act
of Congress passed 2d February 1848 and of July 29th 1848
That she is the widow of Joseph Johnson late a Private in the army of the Revolution and was at the time of his death a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States upon the Rolls of the New Hampshire agency under the act of the 18th March 1818 at the rate of Eight Dollars per month his Pension Certificate
dated March 19th 1818 and numbered on the back 7922.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Johnson in the Eleventh day of July in the year seventeen hundred Eighty five, that her husband the aforesaid Joseph
Johnson died on the seventh day of November Eighteen hundred and forty Eight, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service but the marriage took place previous to the second of January Eighteen hundred viz: at the time above stated
she further swears that she is now a widow, and that she has never before made any application for a Pension
Polly (Her X mark) Johnson

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
D.C. Churchill Justice of the CC Plea
I further certify that the above applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court, her infirmity consists of general debility occasioned by old age and poor health.
D.C. Churchill   J.C.C. Pleas
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss
I J D Sleeper Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within & for said County
a Court of Record hereby certify that
D.C. Churchill within named is a
Justice of said Court of Common
Pleas duly commissioned and qualified,
that his commission is dated November 24th
A.D. 1834 and will expire December 16th A.D. 1860.
I further certify that his signatures within written
are genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court
this ninth day of March A.D. 1849
J. D. Sleeper Clerk
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Copy
Joseph Johnson
Continue
7922-19 Mar 1819
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District of New Hampshire
County of Grafton
At the Superior Court of Judicature
of the State of New Hampshire holden at Haverhill within & for the County of Grafton being a Court of record of said county by law established on this thirtieth day of May in the year of our Lord 1820 personally appeared in
Open Court Joseph Johnson aged about fifty nine resident in Enfield in said County & District of New Hampshire, who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his
oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows viz: a private soldier in Capt [Illegible] Gilman's company
& Col. Nixon's Regiment in the New Hampshire line, that his original declaration was made and dated the tenth day of April 1818 that he has received a pension and that his pension certificate is numbered 7922,
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself
within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that
I have not nor has any person intent for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any monies other than what is contained in the schedule [Illegible] to annexed and by me subscribed.  I further declare I am by occupation a farmer.  My health is tolerably good considering my age, but I fail fast and am unable to do more than half a days work in a day.  I have a wife about
fifty three or four years of age, her health is poor & she is [Illegible] ,I live with my two sons, who are not very well able to support me & my wife & it is as much as they can do to
support themselves.  I have six more children from home.
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I cannot expect any assistance from them and
& without my country's bounty should be really [Illegible] assitated-- one of my sons is obliged to support my daughter Polly Johnson aged about 30 years wo [without] husband who has been under the case of a Physician twelve or thirteen years, which grieves me much as he is poorly able to be at that expense--
Joseph Johnson (Signature)
I Joseph Johnson of Enfield County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire a pensioner under the act of Congress of March 18th 1818 depose & say that the following schedule contains all the property which I [Illegible] (cloathing [clothing] & necessary bedding [Illegible] 
one Cow value                                  $18.00                    
our swine value twelve dollars            12.00
one hoe value fifty cents                         .50
two baskets have seventy cents              .70
one old scythe 
& digging value one dollar                   1.00
one old sickel value twenty five cents     .25
one piece of cloth value four dollars     4.00
one small bottle at ten cents                   .10        Joseph Johnson                                  $36.55
We the undesigned say, that the above schedule of articles has been presented to us for appraisal by the above named Joseph Johnson on the value of which to the best of our judgment is thirty six dollars & fifty five cents.
William Williams Jur
Enfield May 29th 1820 - George Conant
Sworn to and declared before the justice of the
Superior Court of Judicature for the State of
New Hampshire in open Court on this 30th
day of May 1820-
Attest S. P. Webster   Clerk
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I Stephen P. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court
of Judicature for the County of Grafton do
humbly certify that the foregoing oath &
the schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty six fifty five cents.  In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this 30th day of May Anno Domini 1820
S. P. Webster Clerk
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Reg   26689
WIDOW, &c
File No. 26689
Polly Johnson wid of 
Joseph Johnson
Pri   Rev War
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Act Feb 2d  1848
Index: Vol. A, Page 382
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Joseph Johnson, N H. Act 18 March 1818
$191.00
To what time was he last paid
G.C.A.
Pd. to 4th Sept. 1848
BLB
Pension Office
May 7 1849
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Polly Johnson, dec
[Illegible] $96, deg $77.80,
Comg 7 Nov 1848,
& end 5 June 1849,
payable to
David F. Johnson, Adm
for the benefit of
Sally Hardy,
Mary Hardy,
Martha C. Williams,
Moses Johnson,
John Johnson,
James R Johnson &
David F. Johnson, only
surviving children,
Concord
C. Goodhue
Enfield
N.H.
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On Rol Caps Gelis
Company 11 mo 13
No
Polly Johnson
wid of Joseph
N H
Act 2 Feby 48
Married 1785
[Illegible] died 1848

Adm
Nixon       12 mo      day
Peabody   11       13 day
                 23 mo 13 days
                $17.80 per an
[Illegible] Novem 1848
C. Goodhue
Enfield
Grafton Co
N H
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I, David F. Johnson of Enfield in the
County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged forty two years depose and say, I am a son of Joseph Johnson late of Enfield in said County Deceased.  I further testify that my said Father died at my
House in said Enfield on the Seventh day of November 1848 that he was a pensioner at the time of his Death upon the Rolls of the New Hampshire aging at the rate of Eight dollars per month under the act of Congress
passed the 18th of March 1818.  I further testify and say that my mother Polly Johnson now lives with me that she is still the widow of said Joseph Johnson Deceased.  I further say that my said mothers name was Polly Johnson before Marriage as I have always been
informed and fully believe
Enfield March 2d 1849
David F. Johnson

Grafton ss.  March 2 1849
Personally appeared the above named
David F Johnson and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.
Before me Converse Goodhue  Jus. of the Peace

I further certify that the said David F. Johnson is well known to me and that he is a respectible [respectable] person and a credible witness
Converse Goodhue  Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss.
I, J D Sleeper, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas within & for said County
hereby certify that Converse Goodhue
was on the 2d day of March AD. 1849
and still is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Grafton duly commissioned
qualified and that his signatures
within written are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said County Court this ninth day of March Anno Domini 1849
J. D. Sleeper  Clerk,
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Enfield Grafton County N.H. Dec. 4th 1851
To the Department of the Interior
Enclosed the declaration of David F. Johnson, Administrator of the Estate of Polly Johnson late of Enfield, Grafton County, N.H. deceased, and the Certificate of the Register of Probate for an increase of Pension, I wish you to examine them
at your earliest Convenience and if you
find them satisfactory, you may forward
the Certificate to me, if there should
be any thing more wanting I wish
you to inform me.
Yours very Respectfully,
Converse Goodhue
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Brief in the case of Polly Johnson decd, widow Joseph late of Grafton County and State of New Hampshire Act 2 Feb 1848
Claim, ("for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls?
If either, state the substance.
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim?  If so, what?
Increase under the Court Resolution
of July 1, 1848
Name and residence of Agent.
C Goodhue
Enfield
N.H.
S. Cole
Examining Clerk.
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(The following is all handwritten.)
Joseph Johnson
Declaration
&
Evidence
Not on Massachusetts Rolls-
Further evidence of service wanted
wanted
Services in Peabody's Regt. does not entitle him to a pension
not being on the Continental Enlistment 
Additional evidence of serv in Massachusetts  Regiment is [Illegible]
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I, Daniel Heath, of Enfield in the County of
Grafton and State of New Hampshire being fifty nine years of age, do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Mr. Joseph Johnson now of Canaan in said County and have been ever since the last of the year 1775 or the beginning of 1776 when he the said Joseph Johnson enlisted in to the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution, in the company commanded by
Capt. Jeremiah Gilman in Col Nixon's Regiment
and General Sullivan's Brigade, & said Joseph Johnson enlisted for one year and served his time out faithfully and was discharged at Prinston [Princeton] in the State of New Jersey the last of Dec. 1776, or the fore part of 1777, the reason of my knowledge of the above facts are that I was a soldier in the same company and at the some time.
Canaan Nov. 26, 1818
Daniel Heath

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. Nov. 26. 1818 
Then Daniel Heath Signer of the above, personally came before me and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him signed
before me
Daniel Blaisdell 
Court of Common Pleas 
Grafton Co.
I hereby certify that the above named Daniel
Heath is a credible witness and entitled to me 
a credit and belief 
Daniel Blaisdell as foresaid
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I Ebenezer Sargent of Orange in the State of Vermont of Lawfull [lawful] age on oath do testify and say that I have been Long acquainted with Joseph Johnson now a resident of Canaan in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, and am knowing that he inlisted [enlisted] into the army of the United States in the war of the revolution in the Company commanded by Jeremiah Gillmon [Gilman] in the Regiment
commanded by Col John Nixon in General
Sullivan's Brigade in the month of December 1775 for one year, that he faithfully served his term of one year out and was honorably discharged by his officers and set out from the army to return home.  The reason of my knoledge [knowledge] of the above [Illegible] 
that I inlisted [enlisted] at the same time with him and served with him in the same company the whole year and was knowing to his being discharged as above stated at a place called
Trinton [Trenton] Newgerseys [New Jersey]. and further the deponent saith not
Ebnr Sargent (Signature)

Grafton ss. Canaan Janr 19th 1819
then the above named Ebenezer Sargent personally came before me and after due caution and carefull examination made solemn oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed-
And I do certify that to all appearance he is a
disinterested witness and that his testimony
is intitled to full credit
Daniel Blaisdell Justice of peace, and
one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas
C
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Canaan, N H
Feb 3 819
Free
all
Hon J. C. Calhoun Esqr
Secretary at War
Washington City

Mr Edwards
Old card Feb 12, 1979
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Canaan N.H. Jany 27, 1819
Hon Sir,
Enclosed is the case of Joseph Johnson
an applicant for a pension since the
papers were returned he has procured
the affidavits of two good witnesses to his
serv in the Massachusetts line which are
annexed to his declaration-
He is extremely poor and in great want of
assistance I therefore hope the case will be
examined and a certificate forwarded
to me as soon as convenient
I am dear sir yours with esteem respect.
Daniel Blaisdell
by Elijah Blaisdell
Hon J.C. Calhoun
Sec. War.
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Enfield NH
March 23
War Department Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.
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Enfield 
Grafton County N. H.
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I herewith send you the (paper folded over)ation and other papers of the widow Polly Johnson
(paper folded over) support of her claim to be placed on the Pension (paper folded over)lut.  I wish you to examine then at your earliest convenience and forward the result to me.
Yours very Respectfully
Converse Goodhue