Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14625, Joseph Doubleday, Conn.
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SERVICE
Conn.

Doubleday, Joseph
[Doubleday] Lucy

NUMBER
W. 14625
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LEFT SIDE
470 
Massachusetts
Joseph Doubleday
of Worcester Co in the State of Mass'tts (Massachusetts) who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Brigham of the rgt [regiment] commanded by Col Chandler in the Connecticut line for three years from 1777. 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the sale of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of September 1832 and sent to Jared Weed
Petersham Mass.

Arrears to 4th of September 1832 - $120.
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 1883 
[$] 40. 
[Total] $160.

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm. S. Allison Clerk,
Book D.  Vol. 2  Page 46

RIGHT SIDE

Dead
Letter to Jared Weed 22 Dec 1838.
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1605
Massachusetts
Lucy Doubleday
widow of Joseph Doubleday
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private.

Inscribed n the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars ~ Cents
per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March. 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the
30 day of August 1848
and sent to G. S. Bulfinch
Boston, Mass.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 41 Vol. 2.

RIGHT SIDE
Reported
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J. Doubleday
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State of New York
Otsego County Ss.  Seth Doubleday of the town & County oof Otsego being sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Joseph Doubleday Jr. who joined Captain Paul Brigham's Company, together with this deponent, in Col. John Chandler's regiment, called the 8th, in the Connecticut line in the Spring of the year 1777, to serve as a soldier for the period of three years and this deponent further saith that he served together with the said Joseph in the same company and regiment aforesaid until in the Spring of the year 1780 and were then both discharged - this deponent made an application and forwarded his discharged on the 8th of April 1818 for a pension and has been placed on the pension Roll for service rendered in the aforementioned Company & regiment at the same time with the aforesaid Joseph Doubleday who was at the time Junior as his father Joseph was serving in the same company with his son.
And further this deponent saith not -
[signed] Seth Doubleday

Sworn & Subscribed before
me this 5th day of August
1819 & I certify that the said Seth Doubleday is a Credible Witness -
[signed] John Russell
Judge of Common Pleas

State of New York
Otsego County Ss.
I certify that John Russell is a Judge of Otsego Common Pleas, duly authorized to take affidavits and that his signature to the above is Genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of Said Court this 5th day of august 1819.
[signed] (Signature illegible) Dep. Clerk
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State of Massachusetts
Joseph Doubleday, a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Dana in the County of Worcester, in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, in the Spring of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven for the term of three years

I entered and was engaged in the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the Spring of the year seventeen hundred and eighty, at the expiration of the three years, when I was regularly discharged, which discharge, I have lost in
as a Private Soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence: that I belonged to Captain Paul Brigham's Company of Infantry, in Col. John Chandler's Regiment, called the eighth Regiment of the Connecticut line. My Father Joseph Doubleday was in the same company a part oof the time but left the service previous to the expiration of the three year's on account of sickness,
and that I left the service as aforesaid.
~~~ and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of fifty seven years, with a large family of children dependent upon me for support, and being myself afflicted with Rheumatic complaints, 

And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath so allowed. [signed] Joseph Doubleday.

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A.D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, 
[signed] Solo. [Solomon] Strong, Judge of the
Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit, Massachusetts
the above named Joseph Doubleday, and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
[Set to] under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
[signed] Solo. [Solomon] Strong.
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I certify that Joseph Doubleday within named is 
in reduced circumstances in life, poor, and stands  in need of the assistance of this country for support.
[signed] Solo. [Solomon] Strong, Judge as aforesaid.
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4764

Joseph Doubleday
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Priv. [Private]
Solo. Strong
Judge
Worcester, Mass.
(ABOVE CROSSED OUT)

Sept. 8, 1819.
Col. Chandler's
Connecticut Regt.
1777 - 3 years -
1st Sept. 1819 
~~~Roll.

Admitted.
Joseph Doubleday (upside down)
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Mrs. Doubleday
Pd.
Weed

(running vertically on right)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts