Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25851, John Walker, N.H.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Walker, John
................Hannah

NUMBER
W. 25851.

CONTENTS
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Reported
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3597.
New Hampshire Ports
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Hannah Walker
widow of John Walker
NH
who served in the Revolutionary
war as a private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
26 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
1 day of feby 1849
and sent to 
Hon A. Tuck
H of R
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 160  Vol. 1.
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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.
STRAFFORD SS.---On this fifteenth day of September A.D. 1838 personally appeared the Hon. Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of the Court of Probate of said county Hannah Walker a resident of Farmington in the County of Strafford, aged eighty-five 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 certian widows:"  That she is the widow of John Walker who was a Private in the War of the Revolution.  That he was out under two enlistments he was out six months at one time and the other time she does not recollect--That he was enlisted about the time of the Bunker Hill battle and arrived there the day after the engagement--that he was afterwards at Ticondaroga in New York--and that she thinks he enlisted under Capt. Place and has often times heard him speak of Poor and Stark

She further declares that she was married to the said John Walker on the fourth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven that her husband, the aforesaid John Walker died on the twenty first day of July A. D. 1827---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.
Hannah   x her mark  Walker

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me in open Court--
Daniel C. Atkinson   Judge of Probate
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford  fs.

I Ira A. Eastman Register of Probate of said county hereby certify that the within named Daniel C. Atkinson is Judge of Probate of said county and that the within is his true and genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Probate of said county this fifteenth day of September A.D. 1838.
Ira A. Eastman   Register of Probate

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"Extract from a book purporting to be a record of marriages kept by the late Doct. Jeremy Belknap.

"1777 Dec'r. 4--
John Walker of Roch'r. & Hannah Emerson"

I Asa A Tufts of Dover in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire depose and say that I am and for some years have been the Clerk of the first Parish Church in said Dover and that as such Clerk there is in my hands a book purporting to be a record of the marriages solemnized by the late Rev. Doct. Jeremy Belknap, who was the minister at that time in said Church, and that by said Book it does appear that the said Jeremy Belknap did solemnize the marriage of John Walker & Hannah Emerson on the fourth day of December one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, and which is so minuted on said book, only it is stated as to the date thereof in plain legible figures, thus--"1777 Dec'r 4"  John Walker of Roch'r & Hannah Emerson--
Asa A. Tufts

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.  September 25" A.D. 1838

Then the above named, Asa A. Tufts, who is known to me to sustain the Character of a man of truth, personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing statement by him subscribed is is true
Before me
Nehemiah Eastman   Jus. Peace
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John Walker &
Tino. Dames'
Affidavits--
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I John Walker of Farmington in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged forty one years, depose and say that being ["John" stricken out] the son of John Walker late of the same Farmington deceased and having resided in the same house with him, until his death I am knowing the fact that said John Walker died on the twenty first day of July A.D. 1827--that the Widow of said John Walker, my mother has resided with me nearly all of the time since the decease of my father, and has not been married since his death, to any other man, but continues to be and still is the widow of said John Walker and that her name is Hannah--
John Walker--

State of New-Hampshire
Strafford County fs.  September 27--1838

Then personally appeared the above named John Walker, who is known to me to sustain the character of a man of Truth, and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me
Nehemiah Eastman   Jus. Peace
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I Timothy Dame of Farmington in the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire aged sixty eight years depose and say that I was well acquainted with John Walker formerly of said Farmington deceased, and likewise with his former wife, now widow, Hannah Walker--that said John Walker died according to the best of my recollection ten or twelve years ago, and that his said Widow, Hannah Walker never to my knowledge or belief has been married to any other man since the decease of said John Walker, but has continued to be and still is the widow of said John Walker--
T. Dame

State of New-Hampshire
Strafford County  fs.   September 27th 1838

Then the above named Timothy Dame, who is known to me to sustain the character of a a man of truth personally appeared and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me
Nehemiah Eastman   Jus. Peace
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AWC

for a statement of the military history of John Walker [underlined] a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in ["his or" stricken out] (his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.   Wid F. 25,851.

[Column 1]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
[1]  May 29, 1775.
[2]  1776.

[Column 2]
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[1]  2 mo. 8 d.
[2]  6 mos.
discharged Jan 1, 1777.

[Column 3]
RANK.
[1]  Pri.
[2]  "

[Columns 4 & 5]
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN...................................COLONEL.
[1]  Benjamin Titcomb.........Enoch Poor
[2]  John Drew........................Wyman

[Column 6]
STATE.
[1]  N.H.
[2]   "

Battles engaged in,

Residence of soldier at enlistment,  Rochester, N.H.

Date of application for pension,  Sept. 15, 1838.  Her cl. was al.

Residence at date of application, Farmington, Strafford Co., N.H.

Age at date of application, 

Remarks:  [page is blurred in this section] 1777 Dover, Strafford Co., N.H.   Hannah Emerson.  He died July
A son, John, was 41 yrs. old in 1838.
The above noted is the only Hannah, wid. of John Walker, found on the Rev. War pen. records.

Very respectfully,
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Revy  WIDOW, &c.

File No.  25851

Hannah Walker
Wid of
John Walker
Priv.  Rev War

Act:  Feb. 2d  1848

Index:---Vol. W.  Page 313

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Aug. 14 / 95   Hist. to
Eugene P. Nute, Farmington N.H.  M.E.l.

Mch. 28, 1908.
History to Henry Cadle.
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X
Letter N. Eastman  25 Aug. 1843

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3219   Rep'd
New Hampshire
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Hannah Walker.
widow of
John Walker, Dec'd:
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died on the 21 July, 1827--
of Strafford in the State of N.H.
who was a private in the compy commanded
by Captain Drew of the Regt commanded
by Col: Wyman in the N.H. Mil'a
line for 8 Months--
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Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth--
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension ifsued the 17th day of June
1839 and sent to N. Eastman,
Farmington, N.H.--
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar: 1839..........................$79.98
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept..............13.33
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........................................................................................$93.31
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(Act July 7,)
(   1838.     )

Recorded by W M Stewart  Clerk,
Book A  Vol. 1   Page 59
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2848.
N. Hampshire Portsmouth
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Hannah Walker
widow of John Walker
who was a Private
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
26 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
23 day of Nov. 1843
and sent to N. Eastman
Farmington, N.H.
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A.
Vol. 1.   Page 22.

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Rep'd.
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Hannah Walker
Wid of John dec'd
N.H.

Married 1777
died   1827

Allow 8 mo's pen  26.66
N.H. militia.
Capt. Drew  Cl Wyman 
on roll
Capt Drews Co 1776
and on Titcomb roll at
Concord NH

N Eastman
Farmington
NH
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1728
Hannah Walker

$26.66 per ann

N. Eastman
Farmington
N.H.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows, who have received pensions under the act of July 7" 1838

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.

On this 12th day of May AD 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Strafford aforesaid, Hannah Walker a resident of Farmington in said County aged eighty nine 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 passsed on the 3d March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war--That she is the widow of John Walker, who was a private and belonged at two different terms of duty to the Company under the Command of Capt Titcomb (whose Christian name is not recollected) and to the Company of Capt John Drew, both of which Companies belonged it is believed to the New Hampshire line upon the Continental establishment, but to what Regiment either of said Companies belonged is not now recollected--that she was placed on the pension list Roll of the New Hampshire Agency under the act of July 7, 1838 and did receive twenty si dollars and sixty six cents as the annual amount of Pension due her under that act--

She further declares that she is still a widow--
Hannah  x her mark  Walker

Witness
John Walker
N. Eastman

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me--Nehemiah Eastman   Jus. Peace 
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And I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Hannah Walker, the within named declarant and know her to be the identical person who was the wife and is now the widow of the said John Walker as is by her within declared--
Nehemiah Eastman   Jus. Peace

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County, SS.

I, John H. Smith Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said county hereby certify that Nehemiah Eastman is a justice of the Peace within and for said county duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission is dated August 6th, A.D. 1838 and will expire August 6th A.D. 1843 and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine---

In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of May A.D. 1843.--
John H. Smith   Clerk

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Pay Roll of Capt Benjamin Titcombs Company in Col. Enoch Poors Regiment to the 1st August 1775

Name John Walker, Rank Private, Time of entry Mar 29, 1775.  time in service 2 mos 8 days.  Rate pr month 40./  whole wages 4.11.5.  No miles travel 76.64.   Coat & Blankett 1.16.  Whole amount 6.13.9.  wages received 2.0.  Coat & Blankett received 1.16.  Amount of stopages 3.16.  Paid by S. Hobart 2.17.9.

State of New Hampshire
Secretary of States Office
Concord   May 27, 1839

I hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the ["above" stricken out] original pay roll filed in this office

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In testimony whereof I have this 27th day of May affixed the seal of the State.
Jno. Whipple  Depy Secy
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I Robbet Walker of Ossipee in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire aged eighty-six years depose and say that I was well acquainted with John Walker late of Farmington in said County of Strafford deceased who was the husband of Hannah Walker now his widow that I am knowing that said John Walker was a soldier in the service of the Revolution and listed in the year of 1775 and listed for one year under Capt John Titcome I think the last of April or the first of May and Remained untill the first of September then he was taken sick and sent me a letter for me to come on after him and I did; and found him at Mistick Massachusetts and he was a soldier in Col Poors Regiment
Robert Waker

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Titcomb ret to N.H.
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2315
Declaration and
Evidence in Case
of
Hannah Walker
_____________________________
State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs--

I Francis Cogswell, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Nehemiah Eastman is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissiioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the sixth day of August 1838 and will expire on the fifth day of August 1843 and that said Nehemiah Eastman acknowledged before me that the signatures to the affidavits annexed by the seal below were his genuine signatures.  I also certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Nehemiah Eastman and I have no doubt that said signatures are genuine--I therefore certify that they are genuine--

Given under my hand and Seal of said Court this third day of June 1839.
F. Cogswell, Clerk

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

State of New Hampshire--
Strafford County fs.

I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Nehemiah Eastman and Samuel Quarles, Esquires are Justices of the Peace for said County and that I believe the signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be theirs are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this fourth day of October Anno Domini 1838
F Cogswell, Clerk.

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Jacob Leighton

affidavit
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I Jacob Leighton of New Durham in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, aged eighty one years, depose and say that I was well acquainted with John Walker late of Farmington in said county of Strafford deceased, who was the husband of Hannah Walker now his Widow--that I am knowing that said John Walker was a soldier in the war of the Revolution--that he and I were soldiers in the same Company in the year 1776 or 1777, but which year I do not owing to my great age distinctly recollect--and the said Walker and I belonged to the same Men during the whole time we were in the service together--that the Commander of our Company was Captain John Drew, and said Company was attached to Col. Wyman's Regiment of the New Hampshire troops--that we were mustered in to the service at Rochester N.H. and from thence marched thro said State of New-Hampshire and Vermont to the neighbourhood of Lake Champlain, and were stationed at a place then called Mount Independence--that the said John Walker and I were both enlisted for five months, and we both served one time out according to said enlistment--

I further depose and say that I well recollect that said John Walker used to tell me about his having served in the war of the revolution in the beginning of it at Winter Hill in Massachusetts.  I think for two months, but I do not recollect who his officers were--

I further depose and say that I attended the wedding of said John Walker at the time he was married to the said Hannah (whose name was Hannah Emerson) who is now his widow--but the time I do not recollect--
Jacob Leighton
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State of New-Hampshire
Strafford County fs.   Spetember 21st 1838--

Then the within named Jacob Leighton, who is known to me to sustain the character of a man of Truth, personally appeared and made solemn oath that the within affidavit by him subscribed is true--
Before me
Nehemiah Eastman   Jus. Peace--
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Hannah Walker

Aq

2848
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of 2d February 1848 entitled, "an act making for the provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution"

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County, ss.--

On this 18th day of September 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber George N. Eastman one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county of Strafford, Hannah Walker a resident of Farmington in said County aged ninety five 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 2d February 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War--that she is the widow of John Walker who was a soldier in said Revolutionary War and did duty as such soldier, she has always understood and verily believes in the companies of New Hampshire Troops commanded by Captains Benjamin Titcomb and John Drew and that she as the widow of said John Walker was placed upon the Pension Roll of the United States and had a Pension under the act of Congress of 17th June 1844, of the annual amount of twenty six dollars and sixty six cents

She further declares that she is still a widow.
Hannah  x her mark  Walker

Sibned in presence of at
George N. Eastman
HTB Bailey

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me   George N. Eastman--Jus. Peace

And I further certify that the above named Hannah Walker the Declarant is personally known to me.
George N. Eastman--Jus. Peace--
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The State of New Hampshire
County of Strafford SS.  Court of Common Pleas
Clerk's Office.

I, John H. Smith, Clerk of said Court hereby certify that George N. Eastman is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Strafford, duly commissioned and qualified, that his Commission is dated December 7th A.D. 1847 and will expire December 6th A.D. 1852 and that the Signatures within purporting to be his are true and genuine--

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this eighteenth day of September A.D. 1848.
John H. Smith,  Clerk

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Col. John Rollins

affidavit---
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I John Rollins of Alton in the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged Eighty three years depose and say that I was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, and in different companies at different times--that at one time, I think in Summer of 1775, I belonged to the Company then under the Command of Capt John Drew and attached to Col. Wyman's Regiment--that Samuel Copp was our first and David McNeal was our Second Lieutenants and John Davis was our Ensign--that I at that time usually spelt my name John Rawlings, though since that time I have spelt it as I now do John Rollins--that while I was under Captain Drew I am knowing that John Walker then of Rochester, New Hampshire, and afterwards the husband of Hannah Emerson, did belong to the same Company as well as one Jacob Leighton--that according to the best of my recollection and belief the said John Walker and Leighton and myself were enlisted under said Drew in said Rochester on one and the same day and were then and there mustered into the service, which I think was the latter part of May tho I do not now recollect the day positively--that we enlisted for six months and were marched to Mount Independence, N.York and continued then in the service until I think the last day of December of that year--that on the first day of January 1777 said Company in which said Walker, Leighton and others as well as myself had continued to be soldiers was disbanded, and the most of us returned home by the say of what was then called No. 4 (now Charlestown N.H.) that said John Walker accompanied me all the way from Rochester N.H. to Mount Independence was with me in the same Company during the whole campaign, and returned
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-ed to his home also with me in New-Hampshire as aforesaid--
John Rollins

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County fs.   June 4--1839

Then personally appeared the above named John Rollins, who is known to me to be fully entitled to credit and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me
Nehemiah Eastman   Jus. Peace
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3--595.

O.W. AND N. DIVISION.
Record Division.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
March 24, 1908

Searched by L.D. Lamparter

Original No.............................................
Certificate No.........................................
Claimant,..................................................

Soldier,  John Walker
Service,  N.Y.
   Rev. War

Remarks:  No such claim
Try Wid.  # 25851

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Chief of Division.

27498b4m2-07
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OFFICE OF SECRETARY.
[seal of soldier and bell with "1776" "1883" "SONS OF THE REVOLUTION"]

Missouri Society,
Bethany, Mo.,  Mch 16  1908

Hon V Warner
Commissioner of Pensions.

Dear Sir,

I will thank you to send me the military service of John Walker, whose widow Hannah Walker drew a pension in right of his service while she was a resident of Palatine Montgomery Co New York.  Her name is on the Census of Pensioners of 1840.

I desire the information
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for her great grandson

Dr John W Parker
Kansas City Mo.

Respectfully
Henry Cadle

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PENSION
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OFFICE.
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O.W.&N. Division.
W.S.

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M.E.C.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,

August 14, 1895.

Sir:

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of ---John Walker---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.

[Column 1]  DATES OF ENLISTMENT OF APPOINTMENT.
[Column 2]  LENGTH OF SERVICE.
[Column 3]  RANK.
[Columns 4 & 5]  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.  CAPTAIN.  COLONEL.
[Column 6]  STATE.

From May 29, 1775, served 3 months and 8 days as a private in Capt. Benjamin Titcomb's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt.; enlisted in the summer of 1776 and served about 6 months in Capt. John Drew's Co., Col. Wyman's Regt.  During the last named service marched to Lake Champlain and was stationed at Mount Independence.

Battles engaged in,   None mentioned.

Residence of soldier at enlistment,  probably, Rochester, N. H.

Date of application for pension,  by widow, May 12, 1843.

Residence at date of application,  Farmington, N.H.

Age at date of application,   of widow, eighty-nine years.

Remarks:  He married Hannah Emerson at Dover, N.H., Dec. 4, 1777, and died at Farmington, n.H., July 1, 1827.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Eugene P. Nute, Esq.,
Farmington, N.H.