Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,769, Oliver Goodridge, Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Mass

Goodridge, Oliver

NUMBER
S21,769

CONTENTS
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15782

Massachusetts

Oliver Goodridge
of Essex Co in the State of Mass -
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Gerish of the Regt commanded
by Col Pickering in the Mass - 
line for 2 yrs.

Amd

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts 
at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May 1833 and sent to  
W. Woart, Newburyport

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   $160.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  - 40.00
                                                         ________
                                                        $200.00

{Revolutionary claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by W.L. Williams, Clerk 
Book E Vol. 2 Page 28


75-Essex
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Declaration is order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss. 
On this eleventh day of September A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex
aforesaid, now sitting, Oliver Goodridge,  a resident of Newbury, in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832: 
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: 
He first enlisted at Newbury in the company commanded by Captain Jacob Gerrish in the 12th Massachusetts regiment, commanded by Colonel Moses Little, and in General Greenes  Brigade to serve for eight months - enlisted in April 1775, and marched from said Newbury to Cambridge and did duty in said Company the full term of Nine months, having by particular request continued in said Service One full month beyond the term for which he enlisted, and then discharged at Bunker hill.

Also in the year 1776, enlisted at - Newbury in the company commanded by Captain Paul Moody in the regiment commanded by Colonel Timothy Pickering in General Lincolns Brigade, and did duty therein in New York, and New Jersey, the full term of Three months was then discharge at (illegible).

Also in the year 1778 enlisted at Newbury in the company commanded by Captain Evans, and in the regiment commanded by Colonel Waster; and did duty therein at Rhode Island for term of Six months, and was then discharged at Rhode Island at (illegible) Ferry

Also in the year 1779 enlisted at Newbury in the company commanded by Captain Putnum, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wood, and did duty therein, at Rhode Island, and at West point the full term of Six months, one part of which time he served as waiter to Major Peirce who was Aid de Camp to General Gates, and continued as such until he was discharged at Boston. - 

That soon after the passing of the Act of Congress of the 18th March A.D. 1818. he made application for the benefits of said act, then fully believing, that his said services, were within the provisions of said act, and accompanied his said application, with the evidence which it was then in his power to produce, taken conformality to the processing  of said Act, but the same, which he now annexes to this declaration, with additional proof of his said services, was returned to him as "Inadmissible, not having served Nine months, at any one period of Enlistment on the Continental Establishment," and he received no  benefits thereupon.

has had not any written discharge
That he has no record of his birth was in Newbury when he enlisted - enlisted voluntarily That now resides in New Jersey aforesaid and he resided there always was born at Newbury in 1753

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State
(illegible) (illegible), Hector Coffin Esq would testify to his character for veracity and the belief of his revolutionary service
Alice Goodridge

Subscribed and Sworn to before 
D A White Judge of Probate
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We Revd Isaac R. Basham a Clergyman residing in Newbury aforesaid @ (&) Hector Coffin being a magistrate residing in (illegible) do hereby testify that we are well acquainted 
with Oliver Goodridge who has subscribed and sworn to the within Declaration. and that we believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and we concur in this opinion - 
I. R. Basham
Hector Coffin

subscribed and sworn to 
before W Woart Justice of the Peace

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. - And the Court further Certifies that the Reverend Isaac R. Basham who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in Newbury as aforesaid, and that the said Hector Coffin Esquire who has also signed the same is a magistrate resident in said Newbury - and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. -
D A White Judge of Probate


I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of the court of probate for the count of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Oliver Goodridge for a pension; also that William Woart is a justice of the peace for said county, and that his signature to the above affidavit is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eleventh day of September, AD 1832
Nath. Lord jr.
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Additional Proof
In support of the declaration of Oliver Goodridge in his application made to the Honorable David A. White on the third day of April 1818 for the benefit of the act of Congress of the 18th of March last providing for certain persons engaged in the army or navy of the United States during the revolutionary war

I Joseph Brown of Newbury in the County of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath do testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Oliver Goodridge of said Newbury, and was in the army with him in the service of the United States in the war of the revolution in the year 1775 - I marched from said Newbury with said Goodridge on the 19th of April of that year, having previously been held as minute man from the time of our first enlistment in 1774 and said Goodridge and myself then enlisted again, as we understand new orders had been issued for this purpose - when we arrived at Cambridge said Goodridge entered Captain Jacob Gerrish's Company in Colonel Moses Littles regiment - and I saw him frequently during that year on duty - the Company and Regiment to which I belonged was stationed in the neighborhood and we saw each other frequently -

I am confident that said Goodridge served in said Gerrishs Company from the nineteenth day of April 1775 as aforesaid until the first day of February 1776 a period of more than nine months - I am knowing to his enlistment and discharge as aforesaid.  and returned nearly at the same time with him - both of us having remained with the army beyond the periods for which we enlisted at the request of General Washington then Commanding Officer.  Joseph Brown
Essex ss July 24th 1818

I Josiah Adams of Newbury aforesaid on oath do testify and say that I was Clerk of the 12th Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Little in the years 1775 and 1776 and the books of said Regiment now in the possession of the heirs of said Little were in my hand writing - that I find on examining said books that the above named Oliver Goodridge served in said Regiment and in the Company commanded by Capt. Isaac Gerrish in the years 1775 and 1776 - he entered the service as early as the 19th of April 1775 and entered said Gerrish Company 24th of April of the same year - he continued in said Company after the time for which the privates in said Company enlisted and my impression is now that he continued in the Service
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until late in February 1776 - I saw him frequently on duty in those years and although  I cannot now determine precisely the time when said Goodridge was discharged
yet from circumstances which I do recollect I feel confident then he served in said Company more than nine months in continuation on the
Continental Establishment. I know  that at the time the request was made by the commander in Chief General Washington to the privates whose term of Enlistment had expired to remain with the Army such as complied. I believe said Goodridge ??
were considered as rendering important services. I have no interest whatever in said Goodridges application for a pension, nor am I am I an applicant myself.
Essex ss. Nov 2d 1818
Josiah  ??


I Benjamin Pearson of Newbury aforesaid on oath do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Oliver Goodridge within named, and has known himfrom Infancy- I know that in the year 1775 left Goodridge to Newbury and went into the army-He went from  Newbury on the 19th of April of that year as a 
minute man ? . I marched at the same time and returned within a few days but said Goodridge remained and entered Capt Jacob Gerrish's Company in Colonel Little's regiment.  I saw him afterwards with the army but was not afterwards there (?)
myself only as a visitor and am unable to say when he was discharged - but 
calculating from his absence from home and from when I ? knew of him the said Goodridge and always understood and believed - I have no doubt he did serve in said Company faithfully as much as nine month in continuation. I have no Interest whatever in said Goodridge's application nor am I an 
applicant myself.
Essex ss. Nov 2d 1818
Benjn Pearson

I Nathaniel Adams of Newbury aforesaid on oath do testify and
declare that I am well acquainted with Oliver Goodridge above named and ┃
know that he was in the service of the United States in the war of the revolution in the years 1775 and 1776. On the 19th of April 1775 he marched from said Newbury on the first alarm and entered Capt Jacob Gerrish's Company in Colonel Moses Little's regiment and was on duty in said Regiment when the Commander in Chief General Washington requested the ? to remain after the time for which they enlisted ? until the new recruits came in.  I was one of the
? of those that remained ? to that request and remained with the army until April 1776 part of the time serving in another regiment said Goodridge I am fully satisfied was also one that remained, many years have elapsed since that time, but as far as  my memory serves me said Goodridge remained with his Compa and completed a term of more than nine months in continuation. I was a sargent in 
pay satisfied was at one that related many years have elapsed since time
as far as my memory serve me said Goodridge remained with his company and
completed a term of more than nine months in continuation. I was again
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Gerrish Company at that time and in the habit of seeing him every day and constantly
in the same [illegible] and tent with him. I have no Interest whatever in said Goodridge
application
Nathaniel Adams
Essex ss. Mass: 54 1818
Commonwealth of Massachusetts [underlined]
Essex Ss
Town of Newburyport
Be it known by those present that the
twenty fourth day of July in the year of our Lord 1818 before me William Woart, Notary Public for the County of Essex, by legal authority onadmitted and sum, and a Justice of the Peace and Quorum in and for
said County residing therein personally came Joseph Brown whose
name is signed by the within written affidavit and made oath to the truth
of the same, and on the second day of November following personally came
Josiah Adams and Benjamin Pearson and made oath to the truth of the 
within written affidants by them subscribed and on the fifth day of
November following personally came Nathaniel Adams and made
to the truth of the within written affidavit by him subscribed.
And I do certify that the said Joseph Brown Josiah Adams
Benjamin Pearson and Nathaniel Adams, are personally known to me
all credible witnesses and believed by me to be disinterested.
In testimony whereof I have also hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal of Office this Sixth day of 
November in the year of our Lord 1818.
W Woart Not Pub
Seal attached
Daniel A White the Judge within named
do further Certify that Joseph Brown, Josiah Adams, Benjamin Pearson and Nathaniel Adams the deponents
aforenamed are credible and disinterested witnesses
and that the said Oliver Goodridge by reason
reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance
from his country for support
Given under my hand and seal affixed this tenth day of Novr AD 1818.
D A White
 [Paper seal attached]
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Oliver Goodridge
Newbury Mass:
Daniel A: White, Esq;
Judge of probate
Elsop county, Mass.tts [Massachusetts]
Oliver Goodridge (or Goodrich)
Massachusetts line, 
Revolutionary claim.
[double line]
Not on the Mass.tts [Massachusetts]
roll. - See endorsement in the case of Jonathan Greely.
Inadmissible not having served nine months at any one period of enlistment on the Continental Establishment
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I Oliver Goodridge of Newbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath do testify and declare that I served in the army of the United States
in the war of the revolution as follows wit I enlisted in the Company commanded by
Captain Jacob Gerrish 12th Massachusetts Regiment under Colonel Moses Little and in General Greens Brigade, in which I served Nine months afterwards in 1776 I enlisted in Captain 
Paul Mandy's Company, in Colonel Timothy Pickering Regiment in General Lincolns Brigade in which I served three months in 1776 I enlisted in Captain Evan's Company, Colonel Wade's Regiment in which I served six months, in 1779 I enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Putnam of Damian and I think it was Colonel Wood's regt the name of
the Lieutenant Colonel was Putnam, in this last mentioned Company I served six months
and was honorably discharged from each but my discharges though preserved carefully
for several years are now lost-- I further secur that by reason of reduced circumstances
I am in need of assistance of my country for support
Oliver Goodridge
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I Moses Somerby of Newburyport in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and declare, that I was a private soldier in the army of the United States in the war of the revolution and do know that in the year 1779 Oliver Goodrich of Newburyport was also a private soldier in the Company commanded by Captain Jeremiah Putnam of Damien the Colonel was Woods as nearly as I can recollect which the Lieutenant Colonel's name was Putnam I was in the same Company with said Goodrich and do and that he served the United States in said Company for the term of six months on the Continental establishment Moses Somerby Newburyport March 3 1818 Then Moses Somerby above named personally came and made oath to the truth of the above written affidavit by him subscribed
before me
W Woart
Justice of the Peace
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Nathaniel Pearson of Newbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Oliver Goodridge of said Newburg and do know and in the war of the Revolution in the service of the United States
in the Continental establishment for the term of nine months. I served in the Company commanded by Capt Jacob Gerrish 12th Massachusetts Regiment under Col. Moses Little and in General Greens Brigade and I do know that said Oliver Goodridge served as a private Soldier in the same Company and Regiment he enlisted in 1775 and served the time of Nine month and until the term of his enlistment expired I always understood and do believe that said Goodrich served in several other Campaign in the war of the Revolution and on the Continental Establishment but am not able to state the particulars from my own knowledge although I have no doubt of the fact 
Nathl Pearson 

Essex Ss Newburyport March 30th 1818. Then personally came Nathaniel Pearson above named and made oath to the truth of the above written affidavit by him subscribed before 
W Woart
Justice of the Peace
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We the subscribers, do hereby Certify that Oliver Goodridge now making application to the Secretary of war for a pension allowed by an act of Congress of the United States to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war is known to us, as a Citizen of the said United States residing in said Newbury and in need of assistance from his country for support
Given under our hands at Newbury aforesd the thirty first day of March in the year of our Lord 1818

Selectmen of Newbury 
Joseph Stanwood
Eben Hale
Selectmen
Ebben Pearson
Tristram Little
Thomas Hills

Overseers of the poor for Newbury
Moses Little
Ovencer of
Ebenezer Pettingell
Silas Moody
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss:
I Daniel A White Judge
of the Court of Probate of the said County of Essex, do certify, that Oliver Goodridge of Newbury in said County personally appeared on the third day of April & made the declaration aforesaid by him signed under oath before me, that the annexed affidavit of Moses Somerby &
Nathl Pearson were duly taken as therein certified and that it appears
to my satisfaction that the said Oliver Goodridge served in the revolutionary war set forth in his said declaration
Given under my hand & the seal
of the said Court the fourth day of
May in the year aforesaid
DA White
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Joshua Goodridge
Declaration
Copy of Record
12875
Lept
Con
1819
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Revolutionary Claim, under Act of Congress, May 1, 1820.
Supreme Court July Adj? Term 1820
STATE OF VERMONT, 
Franklin County, ss.  ON this Eleventh day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being the Supreme Court of sd state for the county of Franklin and a Court of Record for said County, having the Power of fines & imprisonments Joshua Goodrich
aged 63 years, resident in Fletcher
in said County, who being duly sworn,
according to law, doth on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows:
I served in the Army on the 5th day of August 1779 in the nine months service on this Continental establishment in Capt. Joshua Brown's Capt Timothy at Smithy
Bigelow's Regiment Massachusetts line served untill May 1780 when I was
Discharged at West point by Capt Smith at that time Capt  [illegible] dt [determined] that my Original Declaration is dated April 9th 1818 that my pension Certificate is numbered 12,875
 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 Real Estate the betterments on 25 acres of Public land
follows 2 Cows 34 dollars, an old Horse 2 dollars 2 Shoats 4 dollars. I have
Amount of fifty dollars & have no debts due to me, household furniture
1 old table 4 old chairs, 1 pot & kettle, I [paper torn, missing] wheel 4 [illegible] all old, a [illegible] plates tea cups &c & Sundry other small articles of Small Value & old Plough, 1 ax 1 hoe 1 Scythe, I am by occupation a farmer but by reason of infirmity and
able to do more than 1/2 a days work in a day my wife is aged 56 years but
always been a weakly woman two sons and 14 the 12 years of age that are
healthy & able to work
Joshua Goodrich
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Sworn to and declared on the 11th day of July 1820 }
Before the Court Attest Horace James Clerk
STATE OF VERMONT, Franklin COUNTY, ss. }
Horace James
Clerk of the Supreme Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are
truly copied from the record of said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the old court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is Fifty dollars and no cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this 19 day of July 1820
Horace Jones
Clerk.
[Embossed paper seal: illegible]
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I Theodore Goodrich of Fletcher in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont aged Thirty four years son of Joshua and Sally Goodrich do depose testify and say that I have the care and keeping of the family Bible belonging to my deceased Father Joshua Goodrich of and in said Bible is the Record of the family of my sd Father and the only family Record kept by him to my knowledge which Record has this day been by me taken from the Bible aforesaid and annexed to
this deposition by me subscribed and sworn to in presence of
Jesse Bailey
Samuel Foot
Theodore Goodridge
Sworn to and
Subscribed this 27th 
day of July AD 1837

Before me
Jesse Bailey Justice of the Peace

I further certify that the said Deponent
Theodore Goodrich is a credible witness
Jesse Bailey Justice Peace
 
State of Vermont
Georgia District ss.} I William Bridges Judgeof the Court of Probate in and
for the District of Georgia do hereby
certify that Jesse Bailey Esqr who has affixed his name to the above is a Magistrate duly qualified to act as such and that the signatures have written purporting to be his, I believe to
be his genuine signatures
In testimony whereof
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I have hereunto affixed
the seal of the Probate Court
for the District of Georgia &
Subscribed my name at
St Albans in sd [said]district this
31st day of July AD 1839
William Bridges Judge
of Probate
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Isaac
FAMILY RECORD
BIRTHS
Isaac Hubbard Jr
July 12th 1729
Prudence his wife
January 11th 1728
Patty their daughter
July 26th 1745
Sally Carrie Sept. 18th 1765
Isaac H Carrier May 21 1768
Joshua Goodridge
October, 9th 1758
Isaac H Goodridge
July 10th 1793
Hortentia Goodridge
November 1st, 1794
Prudentia R. Goodridge
May 6th, 1796
Patty A Goodridge
April 25th 1798
Theodore Goodridge
August 22nd 1800
Sophronia Goodridge
May 4th, 1802
Theodore Goodridge
May 26th 1805
Joshua H. Goodridge
August 2nd, 1807
Rebekah Goodridge mother
of Joshua Goodridge
April 8th, 1723
DEATHS.
July
Patty Corrien July 25th 1774
Ezekiel Goodridge Aug 31st 1777
Sam H Goodridge July 16th 1773
Theodore Goodridge
June 16th 1801
Isaac Hubbard Jr
April 1802
Saphronia Goodridge
May 4th 1804
Prudence Hubard
July 25th 1804
Joshua Goodridge
Oct 26 1835
Joshua H Goodridge
July 5th 1837
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MARRIAGES
Joshua and Sally Goodridge married Aug 27th 1722
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FAMILY RECORDS
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Oliver Goodrich
Mass
Private 2 years
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W Woart
Newburyport, Mass
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BRIEF is the case of Oliver Goodrich
Co of Essex
in the State of Mass
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 73
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Table Headings: Period. Duration of Service |Years, |Months,| Days|. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

In 1775 enlisted. |Blank|8|Blank|. private. Cap Gerish Col Little.
In 1775 by particular request. |Blank|1|Blank|. ". Blank.
1776 ". Blank|3|Blank|. ". Cap Mody Col Pickering.
1778 ". Blank|6|Blank|. ". Cap Evans
Col Wades
1779 ". Blank|6|Blank|. ". Cap Putnam "

5. In what battles was he engaged?  [illegible]
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newbury Mass
mentioned.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary 4 Living Witnesses
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
George Payton
Examining Clerk.
he was an applicant under the
act of 1818-- see his papers herewith
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21769
INVALID.
Revolution
Ow
File no. 21.769
Oliver Goodridge
Pri Rev War
Act June 732
Index: -- Vol. 2, Page 157
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Cambridge Vermont
June 27th- [Handwritten check mark] free
Hon J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C. 
[Turn page 45 degrees to right for remaining text] 
2372 July 1 1843
VT 
May 3d 1843
Sally Goodrich
$30 per anum
H. Stowell
Cambridge Vt
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Enclosed is the Declaration of Sally Goodrich of Cambridge Vt for a pension.  You will please attend to it at your earlies convenience. & when acted upon enclose the certificate to me. 
Yours  Resly [Respectfully]
H Stowell
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4800
Sally Goodrich widow
of Joshua_ Vt
Act 1838. Let to Wm Bridges 17 June 1839.