Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 379, Joseph Bailey, N.H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE|[blank]|NUMBER
N.H.|Bailey, Joseph|R.379.
CONTENTS
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6831
Joseph Bailey, Massa
WCE
Wm. Ferson 
Gloucester Mass
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6831
BRIEF in the case of Joseph Bailey of Gloucester County of Essex in the State of Mass
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]
3. How old is he? 66 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
[column headings: Period.|Duration of Service.(Years, Months, Days.)|Rank. As a|Names of Generals and Field Officers under whom he served.Gen.]
June to Dec'r In 1781|([blank]|6|[blank])|private|Cap Cherry Col. Reid|
[end of columns
5. In what battles was he engaged? none mentioned
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Windham N.H.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? no clergy - one living witness - no tradition
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Right
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
/s/Wm. C. Easton
Examining Clerk. 
24 Jan 33
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Joseph Bailey 6831.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. 
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss. 
On this fourth day of September A.D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Joseph Bailey, a resident of Gloucester, in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 66 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, an served as herein stated:
That he enlisted as a Private voluntarily at Windham, N.H. in the month of June 1781 and served SIX months under said enlistment in Cap't Cherry's Company in Col'o George Reid's Regiment of the New Hampshire Militia: was stationed at Dobb's ferry part of the time, Peekskill and Albany; and was discharged at Saratoga in December, 1781, having served the term of his enlistment; and having lost his discharge
That he was born in Bradford, Ms. on 15 Sept'r 1766 and has a record of it in his bible; that he lived in Pelham N.H. when called into the service, that he has lived in Gloucester Ms. since the Revolutionary war and now lives there. 
That he has proof of his services by the deposition of James McIlvaine, a contemporary survivor.
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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. 
/s/Joseph Bailey
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
/s/D. A. White JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, [blank] a clergyman, residing in [blank] aforesaid, and [blank] Esquire, a magistrate, residing in [blank] aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with [blank] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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. 
Subscribed and sworn to before [blank]
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And the said Court declares its opinion, {'after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department,' crossed out] that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further declares that James McIlvaine ['who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in [blank] and that the said [blank],' crossed out] who has also signed the same ['is a Magistrate' crossed out is a resident at Francestown, N.H. and is a credible person and that ['their' crossed out] his statement is entitled to credit. 
/s/D. A. White Judge of Probate
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I James McIlvaine of Francestown in the county of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire aged seventy years depose that in the month of June 1781, being then resident in Windham in said State, I enlisted and afterwards served under said enlistment six months in the Revolutionary War in Capt Cherry's company in Col. George Reid's Regiment and was stationed part of the time at  Dobb's Ferry, Peekskill and Albany & was discharged about the middle of December. Joseph Bailey then of Pelham in state now of Gloucester in the State of Massachusetts, who is now present was a soldier with me in the same company and my messmate during the whole time of my said service. We were discharged at Saratoga 
/s/James McIvaine
State of New Hampshire
Hillsborough County ss. August 16, 1832. Then the above named James McIlvaine personally appeared & made oath in due form of law that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true 
Before me /s/Titus Brown Just Peace
I certify that the above named deponent is a reputable person and entitled to credit as a witness
/s/Titus Brown Justice of the Peace
I Andrew Wallace Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Hillsborough in the State of New Hampshire, certify that Titus Brown above named is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Hillsborough and duly empowered to administer oaths, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of Office and subscribed my name this seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord 1832 - 
/s/A. Wallace Clerk
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Rejected 27 Apl 1833. Vide letter to Wm. Ferson Esq 
do to Hon. S. C. Phillips Sept 9, 1837
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[verso]
Born Bedford Bedford 1766
1833 of Gloucester Mass
Enlisted at Windham County NH 1781
Capt Cherry of Col George Reid
Lived in Pelham during War
In Essex Co Mass 1853

Ex'r INVALID.
379
['Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.' crossed out]
Joseph Bailey
P.O. [blank]
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank], 18[blank]
Discharged: [blank], 18[blank]
Application filed: [blank], 18[blank]
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
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[handwritten letter]
House - Rep's
5 Sept'r 1837. 

Sir, I am requested to apply for the following documents viz: - 
1. The application of Joseph Bailey of Gloucester Mass for a pension under the act of 7 June 1832 which was rejected as will appear by your letter of April 27, 1833, addressed to Mr. Bailey & perhaps to William Ferson Esq of Gloucester.
2. A ['certified copy' crossed out] certificate of the service of James Story of Gloucester, who served from February 1781 to 23d Dec'r 1783 in Capt Jeremiah Miller's company in Col Joseph Vose's Regiment. I understand that his discharge, signed by Gen. Knox, is on file at your office, together with other papers presented in support of his claim for a pension, which was granted as per certificate No 7543 dated June 10. 1819.
The first of the documents is desired for the purpose of preparing a petition to Congress, and the second will be used in support of a claim to an allowance provided in such cases by the Legislature of Massachusetts. 
I am, Sir, respectfully, Yr Obdt Svt, /s/S. C. Phillips
J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm'r of Pensions.
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Joseph Bailey
Mass. Act 1832
R R
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['Joseph Bailey (202) N.' crossed out]
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State of Massachusetts
County of Essex}
Be it known, that on this sixth day of January A.D. 1853 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 1Joseph Bailey resident of 2Rockport in said County, and made oath according to law that 3he is the identical man who was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution, and who has heretofore made application for the benefit of the Pension Act of 4[blank] 
That 5he is directly interested as a claimant in said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my Agent may use in prosecuting said claim. Countermanding and revoking all Powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given, I hereby constitute and appoint SAMUEL M. KNIGHT, of Washington City, my true and lawful Attorney to prosecute the claim of 6Joseph Bailey for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Attorney to examine all papers or documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department of Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive for my exclusive benefit, the certificate which may be issued for said claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Washington City, D.C. Agency; to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises. 
7/s/Joseph Bailey
Sworn, to, Subscribed, and Acknowledged before me the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Joseph Bailey to be directly interested in said claim as  set forth, and to be the identical party therein alleged. 
9/s/William Pool Justice of the Peace
State of Massachusetts
County of Essex}
It is hereby Certified, that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County, that 8Joseph Bailey the party who has sworn to, and acknowledged the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, is the 10identical reputed soldier aforesaid. I further certify, that 11William Pool Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit and Power of Attorney were made and acknowledged, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, and that the signature purporting to be his, I believe to be genuine. 
[court seal affixed] In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office, this twenty fifth day of January 1853.
12/s/Asahel Huntington 

1. Claimant's name or names in full. - 2. Post Office address.
3. "That he is the identical man," or, "that she is the widow of the identical man," or "that he or she is the legal heir of the identical man, &c. &c.
4. Leave this line blank. - 5. "He is," she is" or "they are." - 6. Revolutionary soldier's full name. - 7. Claimant's signature - 8. Claimant's name. - 9. Magistrate's signature.
10. "Identical," "widow of," or, "child of." - 11. Magistrate's name." - 12. Clerk's signature.
N. B. -- Should two or more heirs join in the foregoing, the plural should be substituted for the singular number.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Form VAM-51 12-5-41 Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
NAME Bailey, Joseph GRADE Private LINE New York WARRANT NUMBER 6789 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Sept. 15, 1790 to John S. Hobart et all Exr's of Alex' McDougall, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.