Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19041, for Joseph Sloane, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.
Vt

Sloane, Joseph
or 
Sloan
.................Temperance

NUMBER
W19041

CONTENTS
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27.033
New Hampshire
==========================
Joseph Sloan
of Grafton in the State of N.H.
who was a Pri & Sgt in the Company commanded
by Captain Nelson of the Regt commanded
by--------------------in the N.Hamp
line for 5 mos & 5 days Private
................3  " Sergeant
==========================
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hamp
at the rate of 32 Dollars 23 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
==========================
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 3d day of Jan'y
1834 and Sent Hon
W. Burns  house of Reps
==========================
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833...................$80.57
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34.........16.12
.................................................................................====
.................................................................................$96.69
................................................................................=====
(Revolutionary Claim,   )
(Act June 7, 1832.         )

Recorded by DD Addison  Clerk,
Book E   Vol. 1st   Page 118
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Robert Burnes [stricken out]

28952

N.H.
Joseph Sloan
New Hampshire

Sergt 3 Mos
Prvt    5--5 dys
______________________
           8.  5

Capt Nelson  N.H.

adm'd

15
14.67
     56
______________
32.23
          2
_______________
64.46
16.11
_______________
80.57

Hon R. Burns
HR
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832
State of New-Hampshire, the
County of Grafton
On this seventeenth day of December 1833,
personally appeared in open Court
before the Judge of the Probate for said County
a resident of Lyme in the County of Grafton
and State of N. H. 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-
at Lyme aforesaid the latter part of September or fore part of October 1780
he was drafted and joined a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Mas[illegible]
of Orford one Smally of Norwich VT Lieut marched through Orford [illegible]
hill NH to Newberry Vt was stationed a part of the time at said Newberry [illegible]
a part of the term at said Haverhill and was frequently out on scout in the
vicinity of Newbury & Haverhill four and an half months according to the time
of the Draft, was dismissed and returned hence to Lyme. He further states that soon
after his return home he thinks in the month of March 1781 he marched to Corinth VT under an alarm about the time Capt Robert Johnson was taken prisoner
was absent on said last [illegible] at least ten days-He further states that in
the year 1781 thinks in the month of August his Brother William Sloan being
in the service as orderly Sergeant under Capt Charles Nelson, was taken sick
his family also being sick he went to Corinth and took his Brother Williams place
as a substitute and served as Sergeant a term of three months was engaged in
building a fort but was occasionally out on scouts. He further states that in this season of 1782 the month he has not recalled he with others went to Strafford VT
on a scout to look after some tories who were suspected to be there took one by
the name of West conveyed him to Lyme NH & delivered him up to Capt
Charles Nelson, was absent on said last tower at least ten days, making in all a term of
eight months and five days, three months of which he served as sergeant the remainder of the time
as a private. He has no documentary evidence. He was born in Palmer Massachusetts June
2[illegible] 1760, he has no record of his age except in his family Bible. He lived in Lyme NH where he
has ever since and now lives, he was once Drafted. he served as a substitute for William [illegible]
three months, and twice volunteered. He further states that Capt Haven Col Woodward & Major
Barron were some times with the troops where he was. in consequence of old age
& loss of memory he cannot be more particular as to the general circumstances of his service, he never
[received] a written discharge from any one. He further states that he knows of no person whose testimony
he can procure who can testify to his service except Salmon Daw whose affidavit is hereunto
annexed by whom he proves only a part of his service. He refers to the affidavit of Rev
[illegible] of Lyme & Rev John [?]Tucker of Hanover which are hereunto annexed.
He also refers to D.C Churchill & Luther Goodell Jr of Lyme being his neighbor.
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 Joseph Sloan ("his mark")
Sworn to and subscribed, the day
& year aforesaid
We, D.C Churchill residing in Lyme NH
and Luther Goodell Jr
residing in said Lyme --hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph
Sloan, 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.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
D. C Churchill
Luther Goodell Jr.
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 to them that D. C. Churchill
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a
resident in the Lyme NH and that Luther Goodell Jr. who had alsosigned the same is a resident in the same town of Lyme┃
and are
[ink spot] persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. and further it appears that 
the Rev [illegible] Demmy of Lyme whose Deposition is hereunto annexed could not be produced in open Court
without great inconvenience to the [illegible] Edward Webber Judge of Probate.
I, Moses Dow, Registrar of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
the Court of of the Probate aforesaid
proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Sloan
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court, this Seventeenth day of December AD 1833-
Moses Dow
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783.
New Hampshire Concord.
Temperance Sloan
widow of Joseph Sloan
N.H.
who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private & sergeant. 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars 23. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of July 1848 and sent to D. C. Churchill
Lyme
N.H.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 130 Vol 1.

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Reported
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Temperance Sloan -
752
Wid of Joseph
NH Ad - 7 July 38
Married 1783
Died 1835
Allow $32.23 per ann-

DC Churchill
Lyme
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th July 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows"

State of New Hampshire  )
County of Grafton            )  ss.

On this 18" day of August 1838 personally appeared before me David D. Churchill one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County Temperance Sloan a resident of Lyme in the County aforesaid aged 73 years who being first duly 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 Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows:"  That she is the widow of Joseph Sloan who was a Sergeant and Private in the Revolutionary war  She further states that she has understood and fully believes that her said husband was Drafted in the month of Sept or October 1780 (he then living in said Lyme) and Joined the company of Militia under a Capt Marcy of Oxford and was marched to Newbury Vt a time he continued four months and one half--and in August 1781 he took the place of his Brother William who was a Sergeant in the Service Stationed at Corinth in Capt Clark Nelsons company and served in said Company a term of three months  his said Brother & his family being sick at that time--her said husband was engaged
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in some other short executions during the war in the years 1781 & 1782 for a particular account of which she respectfully refers to his Declaration and testimony furnished by him and presented to the war Department in support of his claim to a Pension he was a Pensioner under the Act of Congress of 1832 June 7--was a Resident of Lyme County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire and was placed on the Pension Roll of the New Hampshire Agency the date and number of his certificate.  She does not rember the certificate having been surrendered to the Pension Agent where she drew the arrearage of his Pension.  She has no Documentary evidence to prove his service--She further Declares that she was married to the said Joseph Sloan on the eleventh (11) day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three (1783)  and that her said husband the aforesaid Joseph Sloan died on the 15th day of March 1835 that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated
Temperance Sloane

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
D. C. Churchill  J. C. C. Pleas

I further certify that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend court
D. C. Churchill  J. C. C. Pleas
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I Luther Goodell of Lyme in the County
of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged
69 years depose and say that for about forty
years last past I have lived within less than twenty rod of the Dwelling House of Joseph Sloan late of said Lyme deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the U.S. under the act of Congress of June 7. 1832 I further say that said Joseph Sloan died on the fifteenth day of March 1835 and left a widow Temperance Sloan who is now living and is now in my presence and has
remained a widow ever since the death of the
said Joseph Sloan. I was present at the death and funeral of the said Joseph Sloan
Luther Goodell
State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss.
Then Personally appeared Luther Goodell and
made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is here before me and I further certify that the said Luther Goodell is a credible witness
Lyme August 18. 1838 D.C. Churchill Jus. Peace
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Town Clerks Office  Lyme N.H.
"Seventeen hundred Eighty three December seventh  Joseph Sloan was married to Temperance Waterman"

 I Asa Shaw Town Clerk of Lyme in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of Date which is exprefsed on the record in fair Legible figures as follows
"1783 Dec'r. 11th"
Asa Shaw.   Town Clerk of Lyme

I Asa Shaw above named depose and say:  that I hold the office of Clerk in the County Town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me
Asa Shaw  )  Town Clerk of Lyme

State of New Hampshire   Grafton SS.
Lyme   August 21. 1838
Sworn before me
D. C. Churchill   Jus:Peace
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I Asabel Sloan of Lyme N.H. aged 35 years Depose and say that Joseph sloan late of Lyme Deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the U.S. was my Father.  I further say that I resided with him for some years before and at the time of his Death which took place on the 15th day of March 1835.  I further say that my [second "my" stricken out] mother Temperance Sloan once the wife and now the widow of said Joseph Sloan is still living and has remained a widow ever since the Death of my said Father and has resided with me since his Death and now resides with me
Asabel Sloan

State of New Hampshire  County of Grafton SS.
Lyme  August 18. 1838

Then Personally appeared Asabel Sloan and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is true before me and I further certify that said Asabel Sloan is a credible witness
D.C. Churchill   Jus:Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton fs.  

I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, hereby certify that David C. Churchill, whose name is subscribed to five certificates on the preceding pages of this packet was on the 18th day of August current & has ever since been a Judge of said Court & also an acting Justice of the Peace for said County & that his name is subscribed is, in each case, his genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the twenty first day of August AD 1838
N.B. Felton   Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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M.C.A.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

November 6, 1925

Mabel W. Chandler
174 S. Main St.
Barre, Vermont

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 19041, it appears that JOSEPH SLOAN or SLOANE was born in June, 1760, in Palmer, Massachusetts.

While a resident of Lyme, New Hampshire, he enlisted in September or October, 1780, and served four and one half months as private in Captain Marcy's New Hampshire Company.  In March, 1781, he marched to Corinth, Vermont, on an alarm, serving ten days, officers not stated.  He enlisted in August, 1781, and served three months as Sergeant in Captain Charles Nelson's Vermont Company as substitute for his brother, William Sloan, who was taken sick while in the service.  In 1782 he served ten days on a scouting party to Strafford, Vermont.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 17, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire.  He died March 15, 1835.
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He married December 11, 1783, Temperance Waterman.  She was allowed pension on her application executed August 18, 1838, while a resident of Lyme, New Hampshire, aged seventy-three years.

Their child, Asabel Sloan, was thirty-five years of age in 1838.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.   Joseph Sloan or Sloane  Wid. File 19041

[Column 1]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[1]  Sept or Oct 1780
[2]  Mch  1781
[3]  **  Aug.  1781
[4]   1782

[Column 2]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[1]  4 1/2 mos.
[2]  10 days
[3]  3 mos.
[4]  10 days.

[Column 3]
RANK.
[1]  Pvt.
[2]  in alarms to Corinth Vt.
[3]  Sgt.
[4]  on a scout to Strafford Vt.

[Columns 4 & 5]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN....................................COLONEL.
[1]  Marcy
[2]
[3]  Charles Nelson
[4]

[Column 6]
STATE.
[1]  N.H.
[2] ---
[3]  Vt.
[4]

**Substituted for his brother William

Battles engaged in,

Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Lyme N.H.

Date of application for pension,  Dec 17, 1833.  His cl. was al.

Residence at date of application,  [name stricken out] born at Palmer, Mass--June  1760
died  Mch. 15, 1835

Remarks:  Soldier married Dec. 11, 1783.  Temperance Waterman.  She was allowed pension on a application executed Aug. 18, 1838 while a resident of Lyme N.H. aged 73 years.  Child:  Asabel was 35 yrs. old in 1838.
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Rev.
WIDOW, &c.

File No.  19041
Temperance Sloan
Widow of
Joseph Sloan
Sergt  Rev  War

Act  Feb 29  48

Index:---Vol. M, Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1909 Jan'y 13   Hist. to
J. Elinor Hall.  V.L.M.

1914 Apr. 4   Hist. to Mrs. Lucy B.
Chamberlin.  V.L.M.

1917 July 26  Hist. to Chase C. Whittin.

1919 Aug. 5  Hist. to C.H. Paige.

1925 Nov. 6   hist. to Mabel W. Chandler
W.C.T.
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[stamp]
U.S. PENSION
D
APR
3
1914
OFFICE.


[stamp]
U.S. PENSION
D
MAR
14
1914
OFFICE.
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[stamp]
U.S. PENSION
D
APR
3
1914
OFFICE.

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Record Division
Washington
D.C.

Being the daughter of Asabel Sloan (son of Josaph Sloan) I am anxious to secure the war accord of my great grandfather and grandfather who were in the war of the Revolution my great grandfather was William Sloan of Palmer, Mass.  His wife was Mary McMitchell   My grandfather was Joseph Sloan of Lyme N.H.   His wife was Temperance Waterman   Will you please look up their record and
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mail to my address. If there is any charge for this work also inform me

Greatly Obliging
Mrs Lucy B. Chamberlin
15 Newbury Street
Worcester
Mass
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Lyon N.H.   May 5. 1843

Dear SIr
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[illegible seal affixed in upper left corner of page]

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County SS.

I Moses Dow Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County of Grafton hereby certify that D C Churchill whose name appears on the affidavit of Erdix Tenny & John Durkee is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly qualified to administer oaths & take affidavits and that his signature in said affidavit is his genuine signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 17th day of December AD. 1833 
Moses Dow
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I Salmon Dow of Hanover, County of Grafton, State of N.H. depose and way, that in the summer of the year 1781 I was a soldier in the revolutionary war at Corinth N.H. in the company of Charles Nelson, six months:  William Sloan was  Sergeant in said company:  and some time in the summer, Joseph Sloan, came and took his brother Williams place and served as ["private" stricken out] Sergeant; but what time he began, and how long he served, I cannot remember:  we were stationed there for a guard, and scouting party
Salmon Dow

State of Newhampshire
Grafton  fs)   Hanover Oct'r the 9th  1833

 then the above named Salmon Dow ["personally came" stricken out] personally appeared and made Oath that the above declaration is in his belief Just and True
before me--
John Durkee   Justice Peace Quorum Unus

Thereby certify the Deponent is a person of strict veracity and truth
J Durkee   Justice Peace Quorum Unus
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[illegible seal affixed in upper left corner of page]

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County SS.

I Moses Dow Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County hereby certify that John Durkee is a Justice of the Peace in said County of Grafton duly qualified to administer oaths & take affidavits and that his signature within is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this 17th day of December A.D. 1833--
Moses Dow
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I Erdix Tenny a clergyman residing in the Town of Lyme NH hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Capt Joseph sloan of Said Lyme; that I believe him to be seventy three years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion.
Erdix Tenny

State of New Hampshire   Grafton ss.
Lyme   December 16" 1833
Then the above subscribed and sworn to before me
D.C. Churchill  Jus Peace
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I John Durkee of Hanover N.H. hereby certify that I live within one and an half mile of Capt Joseph Sloan of Lyme NH and am well acquainted with him & have been for more than fifty years last past  that I believe him to be seventy three 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 I concur in that opinion
John Durkee

Grafton SS.   December 7th 1833
then Personally appeared the above named John Durkee and made solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me   D.C Churchill  Jus:Peace

I hereby certify that John Durkee is a credible witness
D.C. Churchill  Jus: Peace
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Oct. 6, 1925

Dear Sirs:

Will you please send me the records of the following soldiers in the Revolution:

Daniel Chandler,  [checkmark over the last name]
pensioner, S13035
_____________________________________________
joseph Sloan [checkmark over the last name]
born in Palmer,
Mass.   married
Temperance Waterman,
died in Lyme, N.H.
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William Sloan of
Palmer, Mass.
_________________________________________
Jabey Streiter born
in Cumberland
Mills, Rhode Island,
supposed to have 
died in the army.
_________________________________________
Edouard Crossett,
married Elizabeth
Cady, died in
Duxbury, Vermont,

Yours respectfully,
Mabel W. Chandler
174 S. Main St.
Barre, Vermont
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623
Concord N. Hamp'e
==========================
Temperance Sloan
widow of Joseph Sloan dec'd
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 15th March 1835
of Grafton Co. in the State of N.H.
who was a Pri & Sgt in the company commanded
by Captain Nelson of the Regt commanded
by                 in the N.H.
line for 5 mos & 5 days  Private
................3   "  Sergeant
==========================
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord N.H.
at the rate of 32 Dollars 23 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
==========================
Certificate of Pension ifsued the 5th day of Octo. 1838 and sent D. C.
Churchill   Lyme N.H.
==========================
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838..........$ 80.57 1/2
Semi-annual allowance ending 
4 Mar  39.........................................................16.11 1/2
.......................................................................=======
.........................................................................$ 96.69
.......................................................................=======
(Act  July 7, )
( 1838.        )

Recorded by D.D. Addison  Clerk,
Book A.   Vol. 1st   Page 54
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Reported

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1133
New Hampshire, Concord
==========================
Temperance Sloan
widow of Joseph Sloan
who was a Private & Sergeant
in the Revolution
==========================
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
32 Dollars 23 Cents
per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
==========================
Certificate of Pension issued the
26th day of July 1843
and sent to D.C. Churchill
Lyme, N. Hampshire
==========================
[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1.   Page 21.
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Lyme NH  May 5 1843

Dear Sir

At the request of the Widow Temperance Sloan I herewith transmit her Declaration for a Pension for your examination and decision   please forward the result to me

I have the Honour to be
very Respectfully yours &c
D C Churchill

Hon J.L. Edwards
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington
DC
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[checkmark]  Rev. War Records  [checkmark]
Sloan, Jos.
Mass & N H
Abstract

C. H. Paige,
Box 3718, Boston, Mass.

24 Jl 19

Sir: -

The undersigned will be obliged if you will have forwarded to him, as above, an abstract of the record of

W. 19041  only one N.H.
JOSEPH SLOAN, pvte & Sgt. Mass Militia  Pensioner of War of Am. Revolution.  A resident of Grafton Co N.H.

giving, service, name of wife if known, and dates especially of death with place and date of payment of the last increment of pension.  [all words from "place" through "pension" underlined]

Respectfully
C.H. Paige

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION
K
JUL
29
1919
OFFICE.
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Whittin

23.
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[checkmark] Rev. War Sect.
M.P.B

11 Castlegate Road,
Boston, Mass.,  July 20, 1917.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Sir:-

I have the honor to ask for the pension record of the following named persons:

Shubal Simonds from Windsor, Conn., served 18 days; marched on the alarm from Lexington, 1775.

Joseph Sloan or Sloane; priv. and sergt.; Mass. Line; pension granted Jan. 3, 1834.  Resided Lyme, N. H.   In 1840, the widow Temperance Sloan received the pension.

Respectfully Yours.
Chas. C. Whittin

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION
O
JUL
24
1917
OFFICE.
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W. 19041
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J. ELMER HALL.

339 Main Street., Worcester, Mass.
December 21st 1908.

[stamp--upside down]
RECORD
DEC
30
1908
DIVISION

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington City, D.C.

Dear Sir;--

I would thank you to furnish me, if possible, from the records of your Bureau with the record of service of one Joseph Sloan, in the Revolutionary War?

His widow, Temperance Sloan, was a pensioner of the U.S.

Her maiden name was Waterman,   She lived at Lynne, N.H. and drew pension from Concord, N.H. at the time of her death in 1851.

This information is desired to enable their grand-daughter to join the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Yours very respectfully,
J. Elmer Hall.

[stamp]
U.S. PENSION
A
DEC
29
1908
OFFICE.
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919
9 May 1843
N.H.
Temperance Sloan
Act 3d March 1843.

$32:23 per ann

D.C. Churchill
Lyme, 
N.H.

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Lyme, N.H.
May 5

Hon James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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919

Widow Temperance Sloan
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838

State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss

On this 28th day of April 1843 Personally appeared before me D.C. Churchill a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid Temperance Sloan a resident of Lyme in the County of Grafton and State aforesaid aged 78 years who being first duly Sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions ["of" stricken out] made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d day of March 1843 granting pensions to ["certain" stricken out] widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is widow of Joseph Sloan who was a Sergeant and Private during the Revolution   That she was a Pensioner under the Act of 7th July 1838 which she received at the rate of thirty two Dollars & twenty two cents per annum--She further Declares that she is still a widow
Temperance  x her mark  Sloan

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
D.C. Churchill  Jus:Peace

I certify that the above Declarant is personally known to me
D.C. Churchill   Jus: Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton County sct--

I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David C. Churchill is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified;  that his commission was dated on the twenty first day of May AD 1839, and will expire on the twenty first day of May AD 1844, and that his two signatures above written (on the last preceding page of this sheet) are genuine--

Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 2d day of May Anno Domini 1843--
N.B. Felton  Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above paragraph]
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752 & 753
NH    Aug 27
7 July 1838.

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Lyme N.H.
23 Aug.

Free  [underlined]

Hon'le James L Edwards 
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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Temperance Sloan  [underlined]

Ad
1133

admitted

D.C. Churchill
Lyme
NH
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.  )
County of Grafton  SS.            )

ON THIS 5th day of July 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Temperance Sloan resident of Lyme in the County of Grafton aged 83 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War:  That she is the Widow of Joseph Sloan who was a Sergeant & Private in the Army of the Revolution--that she drew a Pension under the Act of Congress passed 17th June 1844 at the rate of thirty two Dollars & twenty three cents per annum

She further declares that she is still a widow.
Temperance  X her mark  Sloan

Witness  Asabel Sloan

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written--Before
D.C. Churchill   Justice of the Peace.

I FURTHER CERTIFY, That the above Declarant is personally known to me.
D C Churchill   Justice of the Peace.

State of New-Hampshire.
Grafton COUNTY, SS.

I, Jonas D Sleeper Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that D. C. Churchill is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twentieth day of May 1844 and will expire on the nineteenth day of May 1847 and that his signatures above written are ["is" stricken out] genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County, this Eighth day of July 1848
Jonas D. Sleeper  CLERK.

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above signature]

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