Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24347, for Thomas Nichols, Massachusetts
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Service Continental Mass  

NIchols, Thomas   
Bathsheba

Number W.24347
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12,662
Vermont
Thomas Nichols
of Windsor Co in the state of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Larned of the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year 1776.
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3rd of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of July 1819 and sent to Hon. William Hunter
Windsor, Windsor Co. Vt
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819  10 mos 28/30 4/31  88.49
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sep 1819  48--
$136.49
80 
7.46  
1.03  
88.49 
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
Continued

Notification sent October 23, 1820 to Benjamin Swan  Windsor  Vermont
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State of Vermont
Windsor County
I Thomas Nichols of Reading in said County depose and say that in the
year AD 1775 on the first of May I enlisted in
the Massachusetts eight months service under Capt Peter Harwood in Col Ebenezer Learnard Regment entered
the service at Western Massachusetts
served my time. out at Roxbury in said State.
I then enlisted again on the first of January 
1776 under Capt Asa Danforth, Ebenezer
Leonard Col. for one year - entered the service at
Roxbury Massachusetts, served my time out and six weaks more at the request of my Officers and was
discharged at Chatham New-Jersey.
Tho's Nichols
HB. When Col Learnard left his Regiment, 
Col William Shepard to the command
of said Regiment

State of Vermont
Windsor County
At Windsor in said County this third
day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
eighteen Thomas Nichols personally
appeared and made Solemn oath to the
foregoing affidavit by him subscribed
Before me Elihu Luce Assistant
Judge of [illegible] for County Court
State of Vermont
Windsor County
We Jabez Delano Esq. & Abel Amsden
of Windsor in said County are well
acquainted with Thomas Nichols of
Reading in said County and am will
satisfied by having been [illegible] for many years
to his circumstances that he is reduced as
to property and is also an infirm man
and is in need of assistance from his
Country for support Jabez Delano
Abel Amsden
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State of Vermont
Windsor County 
At Windsor in said County this
third day of April AD 1818 Jabez
Dalano Esq. & Abel Amsden
personally appeared and made oath
to the foregoing affidavit by them
Subscribed Before me
Elihu Lee Assistant Judge of
Windsor for County Court
Admitted
I Jesse Bannisster of Windsor in the County of
Windsor and State of Vermont depose and say that
I have examined the foregoing affidavit subscribed
and sworn to by Thomas Nichols of Reading in
said County and was knowing to his serving as a Soldier as he has stated
Jesse Bannister
State of Vermont 
Windsor County
At Windsor in said County this
third day of April AD 1818 Jesse
Bannister personally appeared and
made oath to the foregoing affidavit
by him subscribed - Before me
Elihu Luce Assistant Judge
of Windsor County Court-
State of Vermont
Windsor County 
I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor
County Court do certify that Elihu
Luce is Chief Judge of said Windsor
County Court, and was at the date
of the above affidavit one of the
Assistant Judges of said Court, and
that the above is his signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal
of said County Court, and subscribe my name this
Nineteenth day of May AD 1819
Benjamin Swan
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I Isaac Cutler of Fincham in the County of Rutland
and State of Vermont testify and say that I knew
Thomas Nichols in the Town of Brookfield in the County
Worcester and State of Massachusetts in the year seventeen
hundred and seventy five and that the said Thomas Nichols did on the first day of January Seventeen hundred
and seventy six engage to serve in the Continental
in the Company of Capt Asa Danforth in the Regt
commanded by Ebenezer Larnard the forepart of the
year and the later part of the year by William Shephard
Lt Colo [illegible] to the close of the year and that
the said Thomas Nichols did serve the whole of the year
aforesaid to the satisfaction of his officers and when the
given expired the said Thomas Nichols at the spetial Request
Genl Washington volunteered for six weeks longer and
did serve that time out when he was
honorably discharged
and that he is now living in the Town of Reading in the County
of Windsor and State of Vermont
Isaac Cutler
State of Vermont
Rutland County
[illegible] on June 4th
1819 Isaac Cutler a credible witness Personally
appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit
by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the
truth before me
Amos Thompson
Judge
Rutland C.C
State of Vermont
I Robert Kurple Clerk of Rutland
County Court do certify that Amos Thompson Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit
was taken, is one of the Judges of said
Court, duly commissioned and that the
foregoing is his signature
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand
and affix the seal of said Court at Rutland
this 7 day of June 1819
R Kurple
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This may certify that we consider Mr. Thomas Nichols of Reading in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont a man in Redused circumstances and a proper subject of the late act of congress granting a pension to persons who served in the Revolutionary war and are now in need of help from their country for support.
John S. Hawkins
Trimbull Ackley
Samuel Pearson  Selectmen
Sewall Fullar

Solomon Keyes
Jona. Shead
Benoni Buck  Justices of the peace

Wm. L. Haskins
Simeon Buck  Constable
Jonathan Janes Grand Juror
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Windsor Vermont June29th 1819
Sir,
Enclosed herewith is the application of
Thomas Nichols for a pension, accompanied
by vouchers authenticating his claim. His
application has once before been transmitted
to the Department, but not with the affidavit
of Isaac Cutler, which is now enclosed, and was rejected and returned to him as being "Inadmissible Col Larned's not being a continental Regiment".
You perhaps will recollect I made inquiries
concerning several cases during my stay at Washington last winter, (this was one of the number) and that in conversation you gave me to understand
that Larned's Regt was then considered as continental. This however, was after Nichols application had been returned to him; with the above objections. You will notice by the affidavit of Cutler that the Regt was firstly commanded by Col Larned and afterwards the command devolved on Col. Shepard.
I personally know Nichols to be one of that
indigent and destitute number of survivors of
the revolution, which the law granting pensions under
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under which he claims, compensated assistance for where this length of service entitled them; therefore pray your particular attention to his case. Please transmit the certificate to me.
I have the honor to be with the highest
respect
Your od't Serv.
Wm Hunter

James L Edwards Esquire
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Tmos Nichols
12,662
[illegible]
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STATE OF VERMONT, 
WINDSOR COUNTY....SS.
At a special term of the Supreme Court of Judicature, begun and holden
 at Woodstock in the County of Windsor, on the last Monday in July,
Anno Domini eighteen hundred and twenty.
On this thirty first day of July
1820, being the first day of said
term, personally appeared in open Court, (the same Court being a Court of record agreeably to the laws of this State, having the power of fine and imprisonment, &c. ) Thomas Nichols aged sixty six years, resident in Reading
in said County of Windsor, who being first duly sworn, according to law,
doth, on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: that he enlisted at Roxbury
Mass Jan 1. 1776 a private in Capt Asa Danforth's Company in a Regiment of the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment of which Ebenezer Learned was Colonel & William Shepherd was Lieut Col. Commandant. The Regiment was called Shepherd's Regiment, that he enlisted for one year & served
his full time, which expired while this deponent was with his Regiment at Trenton, New Jersey, that he then and there reenlisted for six weeks in the same
Regiment and served that time out and was discharged at [illegible] New
Jersey _ that the evidence of his service of discharge is contained in the
affidavits of Isaac Cutler Esqr orderly sergeant of the Company in which this
deponent served, and of Jesse Bannister, which affadavits have been
transmitted to the Hon. Secretary of War. 
that he made his original declaration on the third day of April 1818 has received
a Pension Certificate, No. 12662 And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th
day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any
part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled
"An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto
annexed, and by me subscribed.
[illegible] income of real estate held by
right of my wife who holds by life leave $20-
4 sheep & one Lamb 6-
1 old Mare 2.00 1 shoat & 2 pigs [illegible] 7-
5 Turkeys & 3 [illegible] 1.84
Plough & farming utensils 11-
Amt carried forward $45.84

Amt bro't forward $45.84
1 old Saddle & bridle 1-
Iron [illegible] 2.75
1 Cane & fire shovel 1.50
Old Cider Barrels 1-
Several articles house furniture 2.50
[illegible] 1.50
Amount 56.09
That the amount of debts which I at this time owe is at least the sum of
Two Hundred Dollars, that by reason of the rheumatism I am infirm and unable
to work & have almost lost the use of one of my legs; that my wife is 59 years old
and is able to do but little work & is under the doctor's care by reason of a swelling in her
throat- that the only child I have under age is a daughter Anna Nichols, whose
health is delicate, and is a good part of the time unable to labour aged 17 years.
Thos Nichols
Sworn to and declared on the thirty first
day of July 1820, before said Court.
Attest, Benjamin Swan Clerk
STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS.
I, Benj Swan Clerk of the Supreme Court for
the County of Windsor, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto
annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court:--And I do further certify, that
it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid schedule is
nothing
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, at
Woodstock, this Fifth
day of August
1820.
Benj. Swan
Clerk of the Supreme Court
our own for Windsor County.
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Bathsheba Nichols
Pensioned at $66.66 per ann.
Vermont
6 weeks more service

Benj. H. Baldwin
Washington D. C.
W Anderson
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State of Vermont
Windsor County SS
Be it known that on this twentieth day of July A. D. 1853 before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Abigail Judd a resident of Reading in said County and made oath according to law that she is the Daughter of Bathsheba Nichols, the identical Bathsheba Nichols whose name under Act of [blank] has been placed on the Vermont pension Roll at the rate of sixty six Dollars and sixty six cents per annum.
That she is credibly informed that the said pension may and ought to be increased from it commencement and during its continuance; that she is directly interested as a claimant in said increase and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence as my Agents may use in prosecuting said claim.
Countermanding and revoking all powers of Attorney and authority heretofore given. I hereby constitute and appoint Josiah Q. Hawkins of Reading in the County and State aforesaid and Benjamin H. Baldwin of Washington City D. C. my true and lawful attornies to present the claim of Bathsheba Nichols, for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of Pension that may be due; and for the purpose of establishing additional service by the soldier for whose military duty in the Revolution the aforesaid pension was granted, I hereby authorize my said Attornies to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources certified proofs of such service.
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To examine all papers or documents in relation to said service on file in the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments and to receive the certificate of increase which may be issued in satisfaction of said Claim, which certificate I wish made payable at the Penson Agency of Vermont to appoint one or more substitutes under them or either of them for the purposes herein expressed and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present thereby ratifying and confirming all that my aid Agents and Attornies shall lawfully do in the premises.
Abigail Judd

Sworn to subscribed and acknowledged before me the day and year above written,, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Abigail Judd to be directly interested ins said clam as set forth and to be the identical party therein (illegible) in whose claim I am in no wise interested.
Wm. Felch Justice of the Peace
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1480
Vermont Mont.
Bathsheba Nichols
widow of Thomas Nichols
who  was a private in the Mass. line
for 20 months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1843 and sent to Tho. F. Hammond, 
Brownville, Vt.

[Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1, Page 29

B. H. Baldwin
12 Jany. 1855

Rep Apl. 15
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State of Vermont
County &  District of Windsor ss.

On this twenty seventh day of August, eighteen hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared, before the Hon. the Probate Court for the district of Windsor, aforesaid, Bathsheba Nichols, a resident of Reading in the County of Windsor and state of Vermont aged seventy-six years on the twelfth day of January now last past, who being 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 Thomas Nichols who was a Private in the War of the Revolution, that she has no documentary evidence of the services of the said Thomas, but she has frequently heard him speak of being in the army of the Revolution, two years at one time, six months at another time, and six weeks at another time; she cannot now tell the particular Battles her said husband was engaged in or who his officers were, but she has heard him tell of being in battle and of a soldier who ran behind him to load his gun; she has also heard him mention the name of Col. Shepherd, Major Danforth who was first, Capt. Danforth, as being some of the officers under which he served; that her said husband, the said Thomas Nichols applied for and obtained a Pension of ninety six Dollars a year or eight Dollars per month, under the Act of the eighteenth of March eight hundred and eighteen,which he continued to receive during his life and for a ore particular description of whose services reference may be had to the sd. Thomas' Declaration and the papers connected therewith now on file in the Pension office of the United State.
She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Nichols at Western in the State of Massachusetts (now called Warre as she understands) in the fore part of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five. (the particulard day of the month she does not now recollect) by the Rev. Isaac Jones, then the settled minister in said Western; that her former name was Bathsheba Marks; that her husband the said Thomas Nichols died at Reading aforesaid on the seventh day of April in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven; that she was
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not marred to him prior to his leaving the service, but that the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz. at the time above stated.
Bathsheba   X   Nichols
her mark
Witness: Thomas F. Hammond
Roland Fletcher

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Bathsheba Nichols on this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. Before me
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of said Probate Court

I David Kendall of Reading in the county of Windsor and state of Vermont, aged sixty-five years, do depose and say that I have lived in the neighbourhood with Thomas Nichols and Bathsheba Nichols, formerly his wife and now his widow, nearly fourteen years last past, and from my first acquaintance with them up to the time of his death, they lived together in the relation of husband and wife and were so regarded by all their children and neighbours. I never heard their marriage questioned by any one. Thant I was not present at the death of the said Thomas Nichols, but I saw him alive on the sixth day of April eighteen hundred and thirty seven and on the following morning I saw him dead and assisted in laying him out, and from all appearances I have no doubt that he died on the morning of the seventh of April eighteen hundred and thirty seven, and since the death of the said Thomas Nichols, the said Bathsheba has ever remained and now is sole and unmarried. Windsor August 27th 1838
David Kendall

Sworn to and subscribed by the said David Kendall on this twenty seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, Before me,
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of said Probate Court
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I, Sally Orcutt of Reading in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged seventy eight years on the seventeenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight, being duly sworn depose and say that I am a Sister of Bathsheba Nichols of said Reading, widow of Thomas Nichols who died in the month of April in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven at Reading aforesaid. that my former name was Sally Marks; that I was born in the town of Western, since called Warren, in the county of Worcester and state of Massachusetts, where I resided until I was about thirty years of age, when I removed to the town of Reading in said County of Windsor, where I have ever since remained. that I was well acquainted with the above named Thomas Nichols at Western aforesaid before his intermarriage with my sister, the said Bathsheba Nichols, then Bathsheba Marks.
That my sister the said Bathsheba was married to the said Thomas, at said Western about two years before I was married to Elisha Orcutt; that I did not live at my Father's house when they the said Thomas and Bathsheba were married, and did not see them married, but I understood at the time, that they were married by the Reverend Isaac Jones, the settled minister in Western; that the said Jones was then an old man and died in said Western about two or three months after their said marriage; that I attended his funeral as I now think, some time in July, 1775 that shortly before the marriage of said Thomas and Bathsheba, there were published, but Danforth Keyes, the Town Clerk; that I was present at a public meeting on the sabbath and heard them published as aforesaid; they were ever afterwards regarded by my Parents and the rest of the family as husband and wife and  and I never heard their marriage questioned, nor did I ever doubt that that they were legally married, that soon after their marriage in the fall after, she thinks, they the said Thomas and Bathsheba removed from said Western to Walpole in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, where they both resided until the removed to Reading aforesaid, about forty six years ago, where they continued to live together in the relation of husband and wife to the day of his death as aforesaid, since which time the said Bathsheba has ever remained the widow of the said Thomas Nichols and now is sole and unmarried; that I visited the said Thomas and
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Bathsheba at Walpole aforesaid and found them residing together in the relation of husband and wife.
Sally Orcutt

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Sally Orcutt on this 18th day of February eighteen hundred and thirty nine, before me.
Thomas F. Hammond Judge of sd. Probate Court

I, thankful Keyes of Reading in the county of Windsor and state of Vermont, aged seventy six years on the eighteen day of December eighteen hundred and thirty eight being duly sworn do depose and say that I was born in Western, now called Warren, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, where I resided about twenty two years, that I was acquainted with Thomas Nichols and Bathsheba Nichols who both resided in said town of Western; that I understood by common report that the said Thomas and Bathsheba were married and I never doubted nor did I have hear a doubt expressed by any one, but that they were married; that soon after their marriage they removed to Walpole in the State of New Hampshire; that soon after this removal I was married to Solomon Keyes now deceased and immediately removed to Reading in said County of Windsor where I have ever since resided; that when we removed from said Western as aforesaid, we stoped at the house of the said Thomas and Bathsheba at Walpole aforesaid and found them living together in the relation of husband and wife; that soon after my removal to Reading as aforesaid and as I should think about six or eight years after, the said Thomas and Bathsheba removed to Reading where they continued to reside in the relation of husband and wife, to the day of his death, which I should think took place near two years ago; that since the death of the said Thomas the said Bathsheba has ever remained a widow.
Thankful Keyes
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Thankful Keyes, this eighteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and thirty [smudged] (1839)
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of sd. Probate Court
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I, John Moore, of Warren in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, of lawful age being duly sworn, do depose and say that I am Town Clerk of said town of Warren and have examined the records of marriages in my office and can find no record of the marriage of Thomas Nichols and Bathsheba Marks.
John Moore, Town Clerk
Warren Dec. 8 1848

Worcester SS, Warren Dec. 8th, 1838
Then John Moore made oath to the foregoing certificate as being town [missing]
before me Daniel Hitchcock, Justice of the Peace

The proof of the official character and signature of the above named Daniel Hitchcock see certificate and seal of the C. Clerk of Worcester Co. accompanying the application of Sally Orcutt, widow of elisha Orcutt for a pension.
Thomas F. Hammond
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4965
Vt.
Act 7 July 38
m. 85 d. 37
Vol 15 p 31
on 8 mo /12 act 1818

admd. 20 mo pri

$66.66/100
Died 7 apl. 37
pen com. 8 apl 37

Claimant
Reading Vt.
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I, Timothy Nichols of Windsor in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont aged fifty two years on the fourteenth day of August now last past, being duly sworn depose and say that I am the eldest son of Thomas Nichols and Bathsheba Nichols; that wever since my earliest recollection up the decease of my Father, they the said Thomas and Bathsheba lived together in the relation of husband and wife and I never heard their marriage questioned by any one, nor did I ever doubt that they were legally married; that my said Father was a pensioner of the United States at the rate of eight dollars a month under the act of March 18th 1818; that my said parents resided in Reading in said county of Windsor, ever since I was a child; that my father the said Thomas Nichols died at said Reading on the seventh day of April in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven. that I was not present at his death but I was informed of his death on the said 7th day of April and attended his funeral on the 9th day of the same month of April 1837. That since the death of my said Father, she the said Bathsheba Nichols has ever remained the widow of the said Thomas and now is sole and unmarried.
Timothy Nichols
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Timothy Nichols on this twenty seventh day of February A. D. 1839, before me
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of the Porbate
Court for the District of Windsor in sd. county

I Bathsheba Nichols of Reading in the county of Windsor and state of Vermont, aged seventy seven years on the 12th day of January 1839, being duly sworn do depose and say that I was married to my late husband Thomas Nichols deceased, in the fore part of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five as stated in my Declaration for pension under the act of July 7th 1838 which declaration was made on the twenty seventh day of August eighteen hundred and thirty eight, and that I know of no person now living who was present at our marriage.
Bathsheba   X   Nichols
her mark
Witness, David Kendall
Thomas F. Hammond

Sworn to and subscribed on this 17th day of February, A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty nine, before me,
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Windsor in said county.
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State of Vermont
District of Windsor
I, Thomas F. Hammond Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Windsor aforesaid hereby certify that Bathsheba Nichols who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing Declaration and affidavit and David Kendall, Sally Orcutt, Thankful Keyes and Timothy Nichols who have severally sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavits are respectively persons of truth and veracity and that their statements are entitled to full credit and belief.
Witness my hand this fifth day of March A. D. 1839
Thomas F. Hammond Judge

State of Vermont
District of Windsor ss
I,, Aslmon T. Dutton, Register of the Probate Court for the District of Windsor aforesaid hereby certify that Thomas F. Hammond before who the foregoing Declaration and affidavits of Bathsheba Nichols, and the foregoing affidavits of David Kendall, Sally Orcutt, thankful Keyes, and Timothy Nichols were severally sworn to and subscribed is Judge of the Probate Court for the district of Windsor aforesaid, which Probate Court is a Court of Record, and that the signatures annexed to the respective certificates of the oath, and to the certificate of the credibility of the said Declarant and affiants purporting to be the signature of him the said Thomas F. Hammond is his own proper and genuine signature.
(Seal)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the said Probate Court and subscribed my name at Springfield, in said District this fifth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.
Salmon T. Dutton, Register
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Record Division 3-525
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
W. F. 24347

In reply to your request of ..........., received...........for a statement of the military history of Thomas Nichols a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: May 1, 1775
Length of Service: 8 mos.
Rank: Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered: Captain Peter Harwood, Col. Ebenezer Learned
State: Mass Cont'l.

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment: Jany. 1, 1776
Length of Service: 1 yr. 6 weeks
Rank: Pvt.
Officers: Captain Asa Danforth, Col. Ebenezer Learned, Col. Wm. Shepard
State: Mass. Contl.

Battles engaged in: 
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Brookfield, Worcester, Co., Mass.
Date of application for pension: May 19, 1819 His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application: Reading, Windsor Co., Vermont
Age at date of application: 65 He died at Reading Vt. Apr. 7, 1837
Remarks: He mar. at Western (Warren) Mass. May 1785 Bathsheba Marks. She was born Jany. 12, 1782, & al. pension on her ap. executed Aug. 27, 1838 while a resident of Reading Vt. Children Timothy b. Aug. 13,1786, d. Abigail Judd. In 1829 daughter Anna 17 yrs. old was referred to.

Very respectfully
Commissioner
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3420
Montpelier, Vermont
Bathsheba Nichols
widow of Thomas Nichols
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818 and who died on the 7th April 1837. of Windsor in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain..........of the Reg. commanded by Col. Larned in the Mass. line for 20 months.

Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier Vert. at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836 & ending 7th April 18 (paper folded over)

Certificate of Pension issued the 14th day March 1843 and sent to Oel Billings, Woodstock, Vert.

Arrears to the 4 of
Semi-annual allowance ending

[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by S. F. Evans Clerk
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 50

A new certificate was issued in this case under the opinion of the Attorney General of the 2d Sep. 1842, which was given in Consequence of the Resolution of Congress of the 16 Aug. 1842.
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Vermont 3420
Bathsheba Nichols
widow of Thomas Nichols
who was a pensioner under the act of 18 Mar. '18 and who died on the 7th Apl. 1837 of Windsor in the State of Vermont who was a pri. in the Compy. commanded by Captain ----of the Regt. commanded by Larnard in the Mass. line for 20 mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 8th Apl. 1837

Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of July '39 and sent to claimant, Reading Vt.

Arrears to the 4th March  $127.77
Semi-annual allowance ending   33.33
$161.10

[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by R. Burdine clerk
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 50
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Bathsheba Nichols
(illegible)  '43

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Comm. of Pensions
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Thomas Nichols Vt. (Windsor) act 1818-
when last pd?
GWC
(illegible) 39

Died 7th April 1837 pd to that period  JH
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Revy
WIDOW &c.
File No. 24,347
Bathsheba Nichols
wid. of Thomas Nichols
Pri Mass. Line

Act: March 3d '43
Index: Vol. N page 86

[Arrangement of 1870]

1913 Aug. 8 Hist. to Mrs. C. W. Russell Letter in S.F. 22418 Ely Nichols
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Washington Jany. 6, 1855

Hon. L. P. Waldo
Commr. of Pensions

Sir,
I enclose herewith a Power of Attorney in the case of Bathsheba Michols widow of Thomas of Vermont under the act of July 7 1838.  Claimant was pensioned at 66.66/100 per annum for one year and eight months service. Thomas Nichols made a declaration July 1, 1820 in which he alledged that after serving out his one year enlistment in Capt. Asa Danforth Co under Col. Learned & Col. Shepherd he re-enlisted or engaged to serve for a further period of six weeks in same Regt. being then in New Jersey and the commander in Chief requiring their service &c. this statement is confirmed by the testimony of Isaac Cutler Sergeant of the Company and of Jesse Bannister who was a member of the Regt. and for this six weeks serve no allowance appears to have been made. I beg leave to refer you to the papers on file in your office in the cases of Isaac Cutler & Jesse Bannister as above who both have been pensioned I believe from the State of Vermont. I hop no objection will be raised to a re-examination of this claim on the ground that no evidence is ow filed by me. I am confident that by referring to the two cases mentioned that no further evidence will be necessary to establish the additional service claimed.
Very Respectfully
Your obt. servt.
Benj. H. Baldwin
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1645
Bathsheba Nichols
$66.66 per ann

Thos. F. Hammond
Brownsville, Vt.
Page 31

State of Vermont
District of Windsor SS
On this twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the Probate Court in and for the District of Windsor aforesaid Bathsheba Nichols a resident of Reading in the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3d March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Thomas Nichols who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and for his revolutionary services he obtained a pension of Ninety six dollars per annum. or eight dollars a month under the act of March 18, 1818. that she received a pension of sixty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum under the Act of July 7, 1838. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Bathsheba  X  Nichols
her mark
Witness Minoria Achley
Amos Williams
Sworn to and subscribed by the said Bathsheba Nichols on the day and year first above written. Before me, 
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge of said
Probate Court

And I hereby certify that Bathsheba Nichols the above declarant is personally know to me. Thomas. F. Hammond, Judge of sd.
 Probate Court

(Seal)  In testimony of all which I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Probate Court and subscribed my name at Windsor in said District this 27th day of May in the year eighteen hundred and forty three.
Thomas F. Hammond, Judge
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Bathsheba Nichols
Vt. 
Act 7 July '38
$66.66 per ann
4 March 36 to 7 Apl. '37


Oel Billings
Woodstock, Vt.
Page 33

State of Vermont
Hartford District
Windsor County

On this 22d day of February A. D. 1843 personally appeared before me Oel Billings a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Windsor and Register of the Probate Court for the District of Hartford aforesaid, Bathsheba Nichols of Reading in said County who being first sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain arrears of pension of the United States up to the day of her husband's death.
That she is the widow of Thomas Nichols late of Reading in said County deceased who was a pensioner of the United States up to the day of his death which took place on the 7th day of April 1837 and that she was pensioned under the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 and that her pension commenced on the day of her said husbands death to wit. on the 7th day of April 1837 and she now claims arrears of pension from March 4th 1836 to April 7 1837 at the rate of sixty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum.
Bathsheba  X  Nichols
her mark
Witness Amos Williams
Asenath Nichols

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written; and I further certify that she the said Bathsheba Nichols is the widow of Thomas Nichols deceased who was a pensioner of the United States and she the said Bathsheba Nichols was also a pensioner as she has stated above and is respectable and credible person. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above named.
Oel Billings, Register & Just. Peace