Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2,997, John Dee, N.H.
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3-1776
SERVICE
N(ew).  H(ampshire). CONTENTS

Dee, John 
or Doe
or Dow 

NUMBER
R. 2.997

CONTENTS
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John Doe

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I, Ephraim Roberts of Alton depon & Say
that I am well acquainted with John
Doe now present he revolutionary solder and
am Well acquainted & knowing to his serving
as a soldier at West Point and above the White
Hills in keeping back the Indians as he has stated in his declaration this day before the Court of Probate
Sept 10th 1832.
(signed) Eph(rai)m Roberts

Sworn to in open Court
before me (signed) Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate

(Note-- this record was placed over another.  The record beneath is therefore partial and is not transcribed here--see Record 4 in the file for the transcription)
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DECLARATION. 

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. 

State of New-Hampshire,} ss. At a Court of County of Strafford           } Probate holden at
Gilmanton in said County

On this tenth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court
before the Judge of the Court aforesaid
now sitting, John Doe a resident of Alton in the County of Strafford and State of N(ew). H(ampshire). aged 73 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 Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated----Said John Doe in July 1780 then a resident in New D(urham)
in said County and State enlisted under Capt(ain) Sinclair and marched to Kingston and there passed muster before the m(us)ter master whose name was Bartlett a son of the then Col(onel). Bartlett  we were then ordered to Springfield and from thence to West Point
New York and I there served five months and was then discharg(ed) in July 1781 I (lined out-- engaged) again enlisted to go to Canada line to ke(ep) back the Indians on a scouting party our officers were Capt(ain) Smith and Lieutenant Sanborn     I then served four months an(d) was then discharged - my whole time of service was nine mon(ths) and I have no document or evidence except the affidavit herein annexed -  I was Born in old Durham in 1762- I lived in New Durham when I went into the service and moved from s(ai)d New Durham (lined out--abot) to Alton and have resided there for twenty years


He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed, the tenth day of Sept (ember) and year aforesaid
in Court   (signed) John Dee 

We, Hezzeton D. Burrell residing in Alton and a Clergyman & Ephraim Roberts residing in Alton hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Doe---, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
(signed) H. D. Burrell
(signed) Eph(rai)m Roberts

Sworn and subscribed the 
day & year aforesaid in Court

And the said Court do hereby declare (lined out--their) its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears (lined out--to them) that H. D. Burrell who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in (lined out--the) Alton and that 
Ephraim Betts, who has also signed the same is a resident in (lined out--the)  Alton  and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. (signe) Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Pro(bate)

I, James Bartlett Regi(ster) of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Doe for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 10th day of September
(signed) James Bartlett Reg(ister)
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John Doe
N(ew) Hampshire

On Rolls of same for
5 Monk & 22 days service
(illegible)


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P. Cogswell
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BRIEF in the case of John Doe
co(unty) of Strafford
in the State of  (left blank) 
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
(left blank)

3. How old is he? 73

4.  State his service as directed in the form annexed. 
(table begins)

Period.
July in 1780 entered
"           1781    "

Duration of Service.
Years Months Days.
    x         3      -21  (crossed out--5)
               2         1. (crossed out--4)
*  per roll of service 

Rank.
As a
Private
"  
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Cap(tain)  St Clair
Cap(tain)   Smith

(table ends)

5. In what battles was he engaged? none

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? New Durham N(ew) H(ampshire)

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary   one living witness

8.  Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? the papers are not attached agreeably to the regulations the living witness is not certified
credible. 

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
(signed) George Payson
Examining Clerk
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Rev(olutionary). & 1812 Wars Section
W. R. S 

October 1, 1926

Mr. A. B. Doe
Room 719 Matson Bldg.
215 Market St., San Francisco, Calif.

Sir:

I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 2997, that JOHN DOE or DEE was born in 1762 in Old Durham, New Hampshire.

He alleged that while a resident of New Durham, New Hampshire, he enlisted in July, 1780, and served five months as private in Captain Sinclair's New Hampshire Company; and that he also enlisted in July, 1781, and served four months as a private in Captain Smith's New Hampshire Company.

He applied for pension September 10, 1832, at which time he was living in Alton, Strafford County, New Hampshire, and then stated that he was seventy three ears of age. His claim was not allowed as he alleged that he served
nine months but failed to furnish proof of as much as six months service which was the requirement of the pension law.

This is the only John Doe of New Durham, New Hampshire, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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(letter head begins)
C. W. DOE PRESIDENT
A. B. DOE, SEC(retar)Y AND TREAS(urer)

DOE ESTATES COMPANY
ROOM 719 MATSON BUILDING
215 MARKET STREET
TELEPHONE DAVENPORT 690
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
(letterhead ends) 

August 12, 1926

Commissioner of Pensions
Department of the Interior
Washington
D. C.

Dear Sir: -

Have you any record of a pensioner
of the Revolutionary War by the name of John Doe, of New Durham, N. H.?

The New Hampshire State Papers
list him as among some wounded of the First New Hampshire Regiment (Col. Joseph Cilley, or Col. Nathan Hale ) left at Stillwater.

Please send me as complete data as
you have of this man. In 778 he was 29 years old.

Very truly yours
A. B Doe  [B.]

A. B. D/ B.


(stamp begins) 
PENSION 
S
AUG(ust)
17
1926
U. S. 
OFFICE
(stamp ends)
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(left side of record)
1926 (blotted out Oct. 6) Hist(ory) 
to Mr. A. B. Doe
WCS

(right side of record) 
Ex(amine)'r  OLD WAR 

No. 2997
(lined out-- Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.)

John Doe
P. O.     N(ew) H(ampshire)
Service:  Revolutionary 
Enlisted: (left blank), 18
Discharged: (left blank), 18

Printed List of of 1852 gives
foll(owing) reason for rejection
"He did not serve 6 mo(nth)s  
W. C. S. 

Application filed: (left blank), 18

Alleges: (left blank)

Re-enlisted: (left blank)

Attorney: (left blank)
P.O. (left blank)
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John Doe
Alton Stafford Co NH
Rejection note letter
1 May 1833 to P. Cogs
cannot find this 
Evele Esq

see let to Hon. Henry 
F. Jane March 23, 36
(above line is crossed out)
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John Daw
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House of Rep(resentatives)
March 12, 1836

Sir,

Please send me the Pension papers
in the case of John Daw with the
reasons, if you please, why his claim was
rejected at the Department--I should
like to be informed too whether or not
his name be found on the rolls of
New Hampshire revolutionary service-
Very Respectfully
Your Obed(ien)t Serv(an)t
Henry F Janes


J.L. Edwards Esq(uir)e
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Hon(orable) H. F. Janes pt(?)
March 23, 1836
O.C

Rec(eived)  Vol. 37. pa(ge). 174
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War Dep(artmen)t
Pension off(ice)
March 23, (18)'36

Sir:
In reply to your request
to have the papers of John Daw forwarded to you I have the honor to inform you that no claim has been asserted under that name from Vermont

There is a John Dow of Gilmanton N(ew). H(ampshire). & a John Doe of Strafford N(ew) .H(ampshire). the first having served by the rolls 5 mo(nths) 27 d(ay)s & the other 5 mo(nths) 22 days - If you will be good enough to furnish a specification by which we may identify the case to which you refer your wishes will be promptly attended to-

(the letter is not signed) 

Hon(orable) Henry F. Janes
Ho(use of) Rep(resentatives)
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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 Doe 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? (left blank)

IV. Has the declarant mentitioned 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 amount 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

VIII. 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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XI. 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? Yes

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain (left blank)

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?
(left blank)

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? (left blank)

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered Yes
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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 recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For----- year-----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.