Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,966, for Joseph Ingalls, Massachusetts
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
CONTENTS
Ingalls, Joseph
 Lucy

NUMBER
W. 14.466
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Massachusetts 3775
Lucy Ingalls, decd
widow of
Joseph Ingalls, decd
who died in the year 1815
of Middlesex in the State of Mass.
who was a Private in the Comp. commanded
by, Ford of the Comp. commanded
by Col Robinson in the Mass
line for 8 months, 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass.
at the rate of 28 Dollars 54 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Hendry
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23 Sep: 1842,
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Nov.
1842
and sent to Reuben
Baldwin Esqr Boston, Mass.

Arrears to the 4th of March, 42     328.21
Semi-annual allowance ending '43
the widow died 23 Sep. 1842
                                                        14.27
                                                     $342.48

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the

Recorded by Theo. Moody, Clerk
Book C  Vol. 1  Page 58
Payable to Ruth Larkin, Hannah
Brown, Joseph Ingalls, & Nathaniel
Ingalls, only surviving children

For Report see letter to
F. Haven Agent Nov 16, 1842
Let to Reuben Baldwin Nov. 25 '1843
Let to R. Baldwin March 3 1843
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Reported to Agent



Massachusetts 3795
Lucy Ingalls
widow of Joseph Ingalls
who died in the year 1815
of Middlesex Co. in the State of Massachusetts
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Ford
of the Regt.commanded
by Col. Robinson
in the Mass.
line for 8 months & 17 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 28 Dollars 54 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of October
1842 and sent to Reuben Baldwin
Boston

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1842
                                                       328.21
Semi=annual allowance ending 43.
                                                        14.27
                                                     $342.48
Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,
Section the 3
Recorded by D. Brown, Clerk
Book  C  Vol. 1  Page 58
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Oct 12th 1842
I hereby certify that at the date of the within
attestation Josiah Cummings was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
Witness the Seal of the State of
John F. Bigalow
Secretary of the Commonweath
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Dunstable Town Clerks office
October 9, 1842
I hereby certify that it appears from an examination of the original Record of Marriages in the
Town of Dunstable County of Middlesex and Common
wealth of Massachusetts that
Mr Joseph Ingals and
Miss Lucy Read were joined in Marriage by the
Rev.r Josiah Goodhue on the Twenty fourth day of
January Seventeen hundred and seventy one
Henry Pankhurst, Town Clerk

I Henry Parkhurst
depose and say that I hold the
office of Clerk of the Town of Dunstable County of
Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and
the above is a true extract from the original
Records of said Town with the exception of the
date which is expressed on said Record in fair
legible letters and figures as follows viz
Joseph
Ingols and Lucy Read were joined in Marriage
January 24th 1771
Henry Pankhurst
Town Clerk

Middlesex 10 Oct. 1842 Then the above named Henry Pankhurst
personally  appeared and made oath to the truth of the above certificate
by him subscribed
Josiah Cummings. Justice of the Peace
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I Nathaniel Ingalls, aged eighty one years do testify and say
that according to best belief my brother Joseph Ingalls was in
the the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, a short
time at Cambridge in the latter part of 1775 or beginning 1776
but how long or in whose company he served of he served at
all I cannot remembers-- In the year 1776 I was with him in the
service and we were both in the Battle at White Plains and both
served in Capt Wrights Company. He served at this time
I think either three and a half or four & a half months.
I know his widow who is still living and unmarried and
I know that they were married before he went into said service

Nathaniel Ingalls
     his mark


Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Middlesex ss. -
 Subscribed and sworn to
this thirty first day of March in the year one thousand
eight hundred and thirty seven before the subscriber a
Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Middlesex
and I hereby certify that from personal acquaintance I
believe the said deponent to be a man of truth.
Daniel Richardson Justice of the Peace


Commonwealth of Massachusetts
September 3. 1842
I hereby certify that at the date of
the above attestation Daniel Reardon
was a Justice of the Peace for the County
of Middlesex
Witness the seal of the State
John Bigalow
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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I hereby certify that Joseph Ingalls and Lucy Read were joined in Marriage January 24: 1771
Dunstable April 6. 1837
Henry Parkhurst, Town Clerk
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___________, Mass.
15 May
Free
D. Richardson

Mr Benjamin Brown
Charlestown
Mass.
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Tyngsboro May 13. 1837
Mr Benj Brown
Sir
I send you all the evidence I have been
able to procure in the case of Mrs Ingalls, that is a certificate
of her marriage and the deposition of Nathaniel Ingalls some years ago. A man who resided in Vermont
wrote to this place to procure the deposition of Jos. Ingalls
as to his service in the war from which I supposed
they might have service together. I immediately
wrote to this Vermonter but having received no
answer conclude he is dead. I find in Rev. Mr
Allen History of Chelmsford that Joseph Ingalls served
in Capt John Ford's Company of Volunteer in Col. Jon
Regiment Sept 1777- forty three days-- of which there
probably an account in the Pension Department
should I find any other evidence I will send it to you
yours &c
Daniel Richardson
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex County ss.
 I hereby certify, that
satisfactory evidence has been adduced to me to
prove that Ruth Larkin, Hannah Brown
Joseph Ingalls & Nathaniel Ingalls are the only
surviving children & are the only heirs at law
of Lucy Ingalls late of Charlestown in said
County, widow, deceased, and that the said Lucy
Ingalls died at said Charlestown on the twenty
third day of September last past & was at that
time entitled to a pension for the services of
her husband Joseph Ingalls deceased in the army
of the Revolution; that said children are
all of full age & were the only children at the
time of her death, who were living
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In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal this third day of
November in the year eighteen hundred & forty two.
SPP Fay, Judge of Probate
for sd County
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No 5649
Lucy Ingalls
Mass.
act 4 July 1836
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m. 7th d 15
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Admd
8 mo 17 private
                                        $28.54
Reuben Baldwin
Boston
Mass
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In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of
the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
On this eighth day of August
in the year Eighteen
hundred and Forty two. Personally appeared before the
subscriber, Judge of the Court of Probate for Middlesex
County in the Commonwealth aforesaid Lucy Ingalls
a resident of Charlestown in the County and Common
wealth aforesaid aged Ninety four 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 4th 1836.
That she is the widow of Joseph
Ingalls late of Tyngsborgh in said County, deceased, and that
according to the best of her knowledge & belief, said Joseph
Ingalls
performed several tours of Military duty in the
Army of
the Revolutionary War. Viz. In the spring of 1776
said Joseph performed a town of Militia duty at Cambridge
near Boston, under Captain John Ford of Colonel Robinsons
Regiment of Middlesex County Militia; of upwards one months
duration & in the fall of the same year said Joseph performed
a further town of Militia duty of upwards Three months duration
in the State of New York under Captain Zachariah Wright
of Colonel Eleazer Brooks Regiment of Middlesex County
Militia, and during this last mentioned service he was in the
Battle of White Plains. Then again in the year 1777, said
Joseph was at the taking of Burgoyne's army, and at that time
served upwards of forty days in Captain John Fords Company
of Canel Reeds Regiment. Then lastly in the year 1780
said Joseph was called into the service of his country of
served six months for the Town of Dunstable with the Middlesex County Militia but under what Captain or Colonel, she
is unable to remember. This last mentioned service she
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believes was performed on the lines in the State of New York,
as the Troops with which her husband marched away, went
to Springfield and was there mustered out She further declares that
she was married to the said Joseph Ingalls on the Twenty fourth day of January 1779 one thousand seven hundred
and seventy one. That her husband, the aforesaid Joseph
Ingalls died on the _____
Day of ---------
in the year eighteen hundred & fifteen
and that she has
remained a widow ever since that period, as will
more fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto
annexed
                               Lucy E Ingalls
Subscribed with her mark & sworn to by said Ingalls at her dwelling house in Charlestown, She being too aged & infirm to attend Court
before me, the day & year first above written - Reswords"all of were interlined by me before signing the said Lucy being unable to recollect the day & month of her husbands decease
SPP. Fay, Judge of Probate
said County of Middlesex

Ruth Larkin of Charlestown in the County of Middesex
 and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy one
years, being sworn, do testify & say that I was formerly
well acquainted with Joseph Ingalls late of Tyngsborough
in said County deceased, and with his wife Lucy Ingalls now his widow.
said Joseph Ingalls was
always reputed & believed to have been a soldier in
the War of the Revolution, and altho I often heard him
relate many of the incidents connected with his said
service I cannot repent the particulars.
said Joseph Ingalls departed this life at Tyngsborough in the County of Middlesex in the autuum of the year Eighteen hundred fifteen and by the aforesaid Lucy his widow, who
is still living with her children at Charlestown, and has
not intermarried since the death of her late husband
Joseph Ingalls aforesaid, and further I say not.                                                        

                         Ruth Larkin


Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
August 8th 1842. Personally appeared
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Ruth Larkin a person known to me as a credible person 
made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
by her subscribed. And I certify that the words "hundred & fifteen" were interlined before the affidavit was subscribed &
Sworn to before
me
SPP Fay, JP

Comm 18 of Massachusetts
Secretary's office
day of Aug. 1842
I hereby certify that S.P.P. Fay whose
name is by himself above written is Judge
of Probate & a justice of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex
with the seal of the State
John P. Bigelow
Sec'y of the Court
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
14966
Lucy
Widow of
Joseph Ingalls
Private  Rev War
Act: July 4th 1836
Vol. A Page 366
[Arrangement of 1870.}
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1776 John Foord Cambridge 1mo. .
26days
Jacob Wright Col Brooks NY 2 mo
1777 John Ford 1 m0. 10days
80 roles               5 mo. 11 days
                            _____________
                              8 mo. 17 days
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Mass
Letter to Reuben Baldwin Aug. 20,1842
Same Sep. 7. 1842
Act 4 July 1836
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office,August 8th 1842
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books
and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of
the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears
that the name of Joseph Ingall's is found on a Muster Roll of
Captain John Fords Company of Volunteer in Col J. Reed, Regt of
Militia who engaged Sept. 27 and United Sept 30th 11. as a private
and credited by 13 days service whole amount of Jany 2. 17.
The name of Joseph Ingalls is found also on a Muster Roll of Capt John Foord's
 Company of them be in for Regts of fort Militia of
Thornhill, Bay and that 30th Sept 1777, as a private, and found audited .since 40 days while amount of pay 56.
---
The name of Joseph Ingalls of Dunstable
 is found  out again in a Roll entitled as
List of the Six Month, men received of Major Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent of
f the County of Middlesex agreeable to an _________ of the General Court passed
June 5th 10.

of the impany Commanded by Capt. John Ford Col Roberson's Regiment, the same
being receipt for the whole of their pay in said Company and Regiment being
from the 5th day Febmary to the 1st April, the receipt in by ______ of Commissioner, Springfield, Mass. August 6, 1780 .April
19.
 In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal
of the Commonwealth, the date above written
John P. Bigelow
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Boston
Massachusetts
October 12th 1842.
Sir
I transmit herewith sundry documents, containing
proof of Marriage & proof of service of Joseph Ingalls; which
is
offered in support of the claim of Lucy Ingalls to a
life pension under the act of July 4th 1836. which case
was replied to in your letter, dated August 20th last past
Be pleased to give the above case a further
action and forward the result to me
Verry
Respectfully Sir I am
Your
Obedient Servant
Reuben Baldwin


James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington
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Payment to be made
at Boston
by F. Haven, Esqr
Agent for paying Pensioners
, in the Agency of
Massachusetts

Issue new certificate
Mo.  17 as private
28.54
to Ruth Larkin, Hannah
Brown Joseph Ingalls &
Nathl Ingalls only surviving children of Lucy
Ingalls decd

Recorded in
the Pension
Office, in Book C. Vol. 1. Page 58
 by
D. Brown

Reuben Baldwin
Boston
Clerk.
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Nov 22. 1842
Mass
Lucy Ingalls



James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Boston, Massachusetts
November 19th 1842
sir
I have received the Pension Certificate, in favour of the
children of Mrs Lucy Ingalls deceased, widow of Joseph
Ingalls deceased, and cannot but express my surprise at
the small annual amount allowed; and as no letter, explanatory
of the reasons for the diminution, accompanying the certificate, I am
unable to satisfy the claimants us to which of the alleged tours
of Military duty of Joseph Ingalls has been allowed & which rejected.
. I therefore earnestly solicit an explanatory communication
 on this subject, and I am of opinion that some inadvertent
error has been committed in computation, which error might
have occurred in consequence of the blundering manner of one of
the Secretaries certificate of by one of his clerks, who
placed the service credited to Joseph Ingalls by inserting the
first in order the last in said Certificate.
There is a synopsis of
of the alleged service of Joseph Ingalls, which it is believed will be
sustained by the Rolls in the pension Office
month
Viz in the spring of 1776, from 5th Feby to April 1. 25 Day Capt. For
in the fall of 1776
Robinsons Rest
311 " Capt Zachariah Wright
Col. Brooks
in the fall of 1777 supposed 3 months paid 3.00 Capt John Ford Col
in the year 1782 five months & 11 days
5. 11 " not known
months 13, 25 Days
The first & two last tour of Military duty was substantiated by Mr
Secretary Bigalows certificate though not as I have estimated the same
as to duration. The second of 3 months & upwards by the testimonies of Nathan
Ingalls. The last mentioned service of 5 months & 11 days is
admitted in your letter of August 20th last past, provided satisfactory evidence is produced that Joseph Ingalls resided in Dunstable
in 1780. This requirement was supposed to be complied with in the
testimony of Asa Butterfield Esqr) forwarded in my letter of the 5th Just
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at the time said Butterfield testimony was taken, it was to be
hoped that Nathaniel Ingalls might be found, who might know
some light on the service of himself & brother Joseph, but on enquiry
it was ascertanied that he was dead,
Be pleased to give the case refered to an examination & forward the result to me at this place
Verry Respectfully Sir I am
Your Obedient servant
Reuben Baldwin

James
L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Office of Reps U States
Sept. 5. 1842
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 1st inst
asking for the papers of Lucy Ingalls of Massachusetts,
I have to state that the papers of this lady were withdrawn
from the files of the House by the Hon. Con Parmenter of
Mass a few days before the close of the late Session
of Congress
 Very respectfully
S B Weche, C C

James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
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Boston, Massachusetts
November 5th 1842
Sir
I return herewith the Pension Certificate, Issued
in favour of Mrs Lucy Ingalls, widow of Joseph Ingalls
deceased, accompanied by the testimony of Capt Asa Butterfield showing that said Joseph Ingalls was an Inhabitant
of Dunstable in the time of the Revolutionary War &
afterwards untill his death, accompanying the above mentioned testimony is a Probate Certificate specifying the time
of the death of said Lucy Ingalls & the names & Number
of her surviving children.
I promise that the department
did not allow Mrs Ingalls for the 5 months & 11 days
service of Joseph Ingalls and credited to a person of that
Name in Dunstable, as indicated in your letter of the 20th
August last past. I was in hopes that the marriage
certificate would have been satisfactory proof on the point
in question.
Be pleased to give the above case further action
and forward the result to me at this place. An increase
of the present pension is anticipated.
Very Respectfully Sir I am
Your Obedient Servant
Reuben Baldwin



J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commiss of Pensions
Washington
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Dec 27. 1842

Ingalls
Lucy Ingalls


James L. Edwards Esqr
Commiss of Pensions
Washington
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Boston Massachusetts
December 22 1842
Sir
I am desired to call the attention of the Department
to the Pension case of Mrs Lucy Ingalls deceased, under the act of
7th July 1838, & to solicit of the Department the reasons why was
the alleged service of Joseph Ingalls under Captain Zachariah Wright
or Right of 3 months & half duration in the fall of 1776, was rejected.
The children of said Lucy Ingalls are dissatisfied at the rejection
 specified, Inasmuch as Nathaniel Ingalls their late uncle
testified that himself & brother Joseph served together either three
an half or four & a half months in 1776 under Captain Wight,
and were in the Battle of White Plains
Be pleased to inform me for the gratification of said children, who the rejection spoken of was
in consequence of the resistance in the Pension Office of Captain
Zachariah Wrights company Roll for that service, or that having
examined said Roll the names of Joseph & Nathaniel Ingalls
were not bourn thereon. Your reply to the foregoing enquiry is
respectfully solicited.
Verry Respectfully
Your Obedient
Servant
Reuben Baldwin
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Aug 27.42
James L. Edwards Esqr
Commiss of Pensions
Washington
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Boston, Massachusetts
August 24th 1842.
Sir
your letter dated 20th Instant, relating to the claim
for a life pension by Mrs Lucy Ingalls, widow of
Joseph Ingalls deceased, is received; and in reply
I would inform the Department that it is believed that the
the original papers connected with this case are
on the files of the House of Representatives, as it is
alleged that Mrs Ingalls Petition together with other Documents, were forwarded to the Hon. Wm Parmenter, M.C.
in the year 1840, and will probably be found amongst
the papers-- connected with the doings of the Committee
on Revolutionary Pensions of the last Session of the 26 Congress
I have written to Mr Parmenter on the above subject
But if Congress should adjourn before my letter should
reach him, I desire that the Department will take
measures to possess themselves of the Documents in
question amongst which I understand is proof of service and proof of Marriage
Very Respectfully Sir I am
your obedient servant
Reuben Baldwin


James L. Edwards Esqr
Commiss of Pensions
Washington
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Boston, Massachusetts
August 9th 1845
Sir
I have transmitted herewith the papers of application
for a life pension under the act 4 July 1836 by
Mrs Lucy Ingalls, widow of Joseph Ingalls deceased
It appears that the above mentioned claim, in favor
of Mrs Lucy Ingalls has been acted upon heretofore,
as appears by an extract of a letter from the Commisssioner of Pensions, dated April 17th 1839. and directed
to Franklin Haven Esqr of this City. It is therefore in
that the proof of Marriage & other necessary documents 
connected therewith, are on the files of the Pension Office
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Be pleased to give the above case the usual
course of Investigation and forward the result to me
at this place
Verry
Respectfully Sir I am
your
Obedient Servant
Reuben Baldwin



James L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesborough November 4th 1842
Asa Butterfield of Tyngsborough in the County of
Middlesex aforesaid aged eighty three years do testify and
say that he was born and brought up in that part of
Dunstable now called Tyngsborough in said County
of Middlesex, That I knew and was well acquainted with
Joseph Ingalls he being my nearest neighbour who married
Lucy Reed who lived in said Dunstable previous to the
Revolutionary War. That I well remember that said
Joseph Ingalls with his brother Nathaniel were absent
on several campaigns during said Revolutionary war
that I cannot now give a particular description of their
services during said war, but I always understood they
were both in the battle of White Plains
I further certify that said Joseph Ingalls owned a small
farm in said Dunstable adjoining my farm that I bought
about thirty acres of land from saidInrgalls, that he died
on his farm in said Tyngsborough about the year one
thousand seven hundred and ninty six that Lucy widow
of said Joseph continued to reside on said farm unmarried
for a land succession of years that she afterward removed to
Charlestown in said County where I understood she lately died
that I never knew or heard of any other Joseph Ingalls in
this or any adjoining town excepting Joseph a son of the
aforesaid Joseph Ingalls which son was born after the the Revolutionary war.
                            Asa Butterfield
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Commonwealth of Massachutts
Middle November 4. 1842
Personally appeared the said Asa Butterfield within
named and made solemn oath that the within certificate
by him subscribed is true

Before me John Farwell Justice of Peace
November 4th 1842 I hereby certify that Asa Butterfield who suscribed the within certificate is my nearest neighbour
that I have been acquainted with said Butterfield for over
fifty years that his character for truth is good
John Farrell Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth
for the County of Middlesex


Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office
 Novr 4th 1842
I hereby certify that
John Farwell is a Justice
of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
Witness the seal of the State
John P. Bigelow, Secretary of the
Commonwealth