Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21903, Ichabod Alden, Continental Mass.
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Service: Continental Mass.
Alden, Ichabod (Partridge, Mary, former widow)
Number: W. 21903.
B.L.Wt. 24-500 -Col. Issued Dec 12, 1797 to Calvin & Mary Partridge guardians in trust, for John Alden and Rebecca Partridge Alden, only children and heirs. No papers.
Contents:
This woman's last husband, Calvin Partridge was a Rev. War Soldier.
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Left side:
Massachusetts 813 
Mary Partridge who was 
widow of Ichabod Alden 
who died on the 18 November 1788 
of Plymouth Co. in the State of Mass. 
who was a Colonel in the [blank] commanded 
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded 
by [blank] in the Revoy war 
line for 2 years 

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 600 Dollars per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 2d day of May 
1837 and sent to Hon. J. Q. Adams, Present 

Arrears to the 4th of March '37 	3600.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep " 300.00 
[=] $3900.00 

{Revolutionary Claim,} 
{Act July 4, [missing]} 
{Section [missing]}
Recorded by D. Brown 
Book A, Vol. 1, Page [missing] 

Right side: 
See letter to J.H. Lond  May 29, 1837 
-do to Hon. J. R. Poinsett, Sec War 16 June 1837
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Plymouth ss. 
On this twenty fifth day of March 1837 personally appeared before the Hon Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County Mary Partridge a resident of Duxbury in said County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts aged Eighty two 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 4, 1836 & the Act explanatory of said act passed March 3, 1837.   That she was married to Ichabod Alden who was a Colonel in the Army of the Revolution in the year 1774 he was Captain of a Company of minutemen & in the spring of 1775 he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel & served at Roxbury about one year under Genl Thomas in Col. Cottons Regiment after the British left Boston he served in the Northern Army in the Massachusetts line & was at the taking of General Burgoin [sic] having been promoted Colonel he continued in the Army untill he was killed in battle & scalped at Cherry Valley November 8 1778 having served from the commencement of the war a period of three & a half years.  She further declares that
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She was married to the said Ichabod Alden on the Eighth day of January 1774 by Rev Chaury [?] at the house of Capt Samuel Partridge in Boston. That her husband the aforesaid Ichabod Alden died on the Eleventh day of November 1778; That she was afterwards married to Capt Calvin Partridge (who also served in the war of the Revolution) & who died on the twenty third day of November 1815 that she was a widow on the 4th July 1836 & still remains a widow as will more fully appear by reference to the proof annexed hereto 
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written 
Mary (X her mark) Partridge

Plymouth ss. March 25, 1837 Sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written & I hereby certify that said Mary Partridge is a credible person & that by reason of bodily infirmity she is unable to travel to attend Court to make her declaration 
[Signed] Wilkes Wood J. Prob
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Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lond Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Hon. Wilkes Wood is Judge of Probate for said County & that the foregoing is his true & genuine signature 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this tenth day of April 1837 
[SEAL] 
[Signed] Jacob H. Lond
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[illegible] Alden
No. 1622
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I Josiah Moore Pastor of the first congregational Church in Duxbury hereby certify that I find recorded in the Church book, in my possession that Col. Ichabod Alden & his wife Mary Alden were admitted as members of the Church August 3 1777 & that their son John was baptized the same day. I further find recorded of the persons married October 24 1779 Capt. Calvin Partridge & Mary Alden. I further certify that Mary Partridge an applicant for a pension in the same person that was admitted to the church as the wife of Ichabod Alden & that she was a widow on the 4th of July 1836 & still remains a widow. given under my hand at Duxbury this Eighth day of April 1837 
[Signed] Josiah Moore 

State of Massachusetts }
Plymouth County } ss. 	on the day & year above written personally appeared the above named Josiah Moore & subscribed & made Oath to the truth of the above statement before me. I further certify that Josiah Moore above named is a credible person & entitled to full credit 
[Signed] Seth Sprague Jr  Ju. Peace
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I Judah Alden of Duxbury in Plymouth County do testify & say that I was intimately acquainted with Ichabod Alden who was in the year 1774 Captain of a Minute company & that he was then married to Mary Wakefield, that eight of said Company within the County of Plymouth was formed into a Regiment & that said Ichabod Alden was chosen Lieutenant Colonel & served as such in the Army of the Revolution in the year 1775 & 76, on the first of January 1777 he was appointed to the Command of a Regiment & served as such untill he was killed at Cherry Valley in 1778. I was an Ensign in 1775 & served at Roxbury when Col. Alden served there, I was also a Lieutenant at the taking of Burgoine [sic] & said Ichabod Alden was there also, his widow Mary Partridge is now living, about a year after the death of Ichabod Alden said Mary his widow married Calvin Partridge who has been dead about twenty years. I further Certify that said Mary Partridge was a widow on the fourth day of July 1836 & still remains a widow. given under my hand at Duxbury this fifth day of April 1837.
[Signed] Judah Alden

State of Massachusetts} 
Plymouth County ss}  On the day & year above written personally appeared Judah Alden above named & made Oath to the truth & subscribed the above statement before me. I further certify that Judah Alden aforesaid is a credible person & entitled to full credit [Signed] Seth Sprague Jr  Ju. Peace
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I Samuel F McCleary Clerk of the City of Boston hereby certify that I find recorded in the city records in my possession that the intention of Marriage between Ichabod Alden of Duxbury & Mary Wakefield of Boston were entered with the clerk of the then Town of Boston on the 25th day of December 1773   But I find no record of his marriage nor does there appear to be any return of Marriage by Doct Chauncy after August 1772 given under my hand at Boston this 29th day of March 1837. 
[Signed] Samuel F. McCleary, City Clerk 

State of Massachusetts 
Suffolk ss. 	On the day & year above written personally appeared the above named Samuel F McCleary & made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him Subscribed before me, I further certify that the aforesaid Samuel F. McCleary is a credible person & that his testimony is entitled to full credit. 
Before me - 
[Signed] Wm Hayden Jr [?]- Justice Peace-
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Plymouth ss. 
I Jacob H Lond Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Seth Sprague Junr. Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the annexed affidavits the signatures purporting to be signed by him are his true & genuine signatures 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court for said County this eleventh day of April 1837 
[SEAL]
[Signed] Jacob H. Lond
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[Postmark illegible, except MAY]
Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Crosswise:
May 29
Mrs. Partridge
Rome NY
813
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Plymouth Mass. May 23, 1837 
Hon. J. L. Edwards 

Sir 
The following paragraph which I have cut from a Newspaper is going the rounds of all the Newspapers in New England. I have repeated application to know what it means & am utterly unable to comprehend it. 

WIDOWS' PENSIONS. -- The Secretary of the Treasury has decided "that a widow who married again, is not under the act of the 3d of March 1837, entitled to a pension on account of her former husband's death. But his legitimate children, who were under 21 years of age at the time of his death, though they may be now past that age, are entitled to a pension to be paid to them from the date of his death until they arrived at the age of 21 years." 

I wish to state two cases & then instance the above. 
A few weeks since you issued a Pension Certificate for Mrs. Partridge who was the widow of Col. Ichabod Alden Killed at Cherry Valley. Partridge was the name of her second husband. Col. Alden when killed left a son then 4 years old & he is now living. Now if the above Newspaper paragraph is correct it would seem that Mrs. Partridge was not entitled but that John Alden son of Col. Alder should have drawn a pension from his fathers death till he was 21 years of Age. 

The other case is this. 
Gen. Thomas who was killed or died in
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in the Revolutionary Army in Canada at the time of his death left two sons aged 7 & 10 years, both are now living in Kingston in this County. 

Is there any law by which the children in either of these cases are entitled to any thing. If so will you be kind enough to inform me & 
Oblige your Obt Sr 
[Signed] Jacob H. Lond
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21-903
Revy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21,903
Mary Partridge
formerly widow of
Ichabod Alden
Colonel Rev War
Act: July 4th 36
Index:-Vol. M, Page 114
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Right side:
Mch. 1/95 [illegible]  Hist to Mrs. Eben Howes, 530 Mass. Ave, Boston, Mass. M.E.L.
May 15 1897 - Hist to Miss D.A. Partridge
Whitman, Mass.
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Mary Partridge 
who was widow of 
Col. Ichabod Alden 
$600 per an
Cert: to the 
Hon. J. Q. Adams 
Pun [?]
Entd.
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Dear Sir,
The Marriage Register of the First Church Extends no further back than to the commencement of the present century. 
Yours respectfully, 
N.L. Frothingham 

March 17th 1837
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Crosswise:
N.L. Frothingham

This note is from Rev. Dr. Frothingham of Boston pastor of the Church formerly Dr. Chauncy's
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A&P

Whitman, Mass.
April 13, 1897.

Hon. H. Clay Evans;
Dear Sir,
Will you please look up and send to me at the earliest date possible the military record of my grandfather Col. Calvin Partridge a pensioned soldier of the Revolution as I wish to join the
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Daughters of the Revolution.
I would like also have the record of Col. Ichabod Alden who was killed in the massacre at Cherry Valley N.Y. A Revolutionary Soldier also and first husband of my grandmother Partidge 
Yours Respectfully 
Miss D. A. Partridge 
Whitman, Mass.
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Commissioner of Pensions 
Dear Sir 
Will you kindly inform me if there is any record in your office of a Pension having been granted Mrs Mary Wakefield of Duxbury Mass. widow of a Revolutionary soldier, Col. Ichabod Alden, who was killed at Cherry Valley 
and very much oblige 
Mrs. Eben Howes 
530 Massachusetts Ave 
Boston Mass. 
February fourth 1895