Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26269, Obadiah Holt, N.H.
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Service
N.H.  
Holt, Obadiah 
Number 
W26269
Micels, Susanna B.L.Wt. 17.859-160-55
Michaels  (Former Widow)
Contents
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1504
Maine
Susanna Micels
Widow of Obadiah Holt
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
33 Dollars 88
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the
26 day of August 1848
and sent to
Geo W. Morton
Augusta MN
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners act
February 2, 1848, Page 22 Vol. 1.
Reported
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 No17859 of (illegible)6/56
127,559   (right corner illegible)

Susana Micels
Obadiah Holt - Pno
N.H. Mil
Ent.1776-77
Dis 1780
Revolutionary war
Rec. Pension
Me Ley 48-1504
Ao:160AC (illegible)
AO:160AC Feb: 28/56
Charles P. Brown
Bangor
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"In the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred eighty forw May fifth
 Obadiah Holt of Amherst, N. Hampshire,
and Susanna Jones of Andover were married
by Jonathan French, Pastor of the church in the 
South Parish of Andover."
And I Samuel Johnson certify that the above
exact is a true cope of the records of said town of Andover, with the exception of the date, which is (illegible) on the Record in fair legible figure and characters as follows:
 "Anno Domi 1784. May 5th"
I Samuel Johnson above named depose
and say that I hold the Office of Clerk of the town of Andover in the County of Efex & Commowealth of Massachusetts &U have the custody of the Records of said town and that the
avove is a true exact from the records of said town of Andover with the exception above named as certified by me.
  Samuel Johnson, Clerk of the town of Andover
An dover Nov  8. 1842.
(illegible) , Sworn before me, Nov 8, 1842,
Mark Newman, Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massacheusetts. (Massachusetts) 
Secretary's Office Boston May 9, 1943 (1843)
Hereby Certify, that on the eight day (eighth day)
of November last past Mark 
Newman was a Justice of the
Peace for the County of Essex.
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; 
and that to his acts and attestations, as such,, full faith and
credit are and out (ought) to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the
Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Jno A Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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I Johnson Lunt now of Augusta, but formally of Clinton in the County of Kernaber (Kennebec) and the State of Maine, do depose and say that I was well acquainted with the widow of Obadiah Holt a resident of said Clinton. She was [illegible] (reported to) have [illegible]with Geo Mical, a resident of same town, not log (long) after their reputed marriage the said clerical, having a family by a former marriage, his children  [illegible] to the state
of ohio and their father the said deceased, went with them, I recollect well the time they left Clinton from Ohio.  The wife of the said Geo Micals referenced to [illegible] company then and remained in Clinton being myself the assistant in the Post office of Clinton.  I recollect well that information was received through the Post Office of the death of the said Geo Mical in Ohio where he had resided about two years.  The  news of his death was received  by his friends in Clinton as a certain event and his [illegible] widow has remained [illegible] since then not a [illegible] in my mind that the said official did in about the year 1820 and was never questioned in the neighborhood which he left in Clinton.
Johnson Lunt
State of Maine
[illegible] (Kennebec) County S.S., on the 17th Jany 1846. personally appeared Johnson Lunt Esq above named a person entitled to full [illegible] (credible belief) and belief and made (oath to the above affidavit by him described before me, Georget W. Morton, Justice of the Peace). out to the [illegible] of the above affidavit by him described before Geo W. Morton, Justice of the Peace.
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Washington, Jun 21, 1846
I never saw Geo W Morton's companion as a justice of the peace but have at various times seen him act in that capacity and have no shade of doubt that he is and has been a justice of the peace for at least 25 years
Luther Severance
P.S. I saw him take a deposition last summer L.S.
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No 12415
Susanna Micels
formerly the widow 
of Obadiah Holt
Mr
Act 7 July 1838
Married 1784
husband died 9 June 1815
1777: 14 day Col Ballard
2 mo: Capt Bradford
1779 2 mo Capt Lovejoy
1780 5-21 New Levy
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10 mo 5 days

sent to Pension office by S severance M G for
Geo W Morton
Augusta, Maine
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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7 Jul 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" and an act to amend the same approved August 23, 1842.
State of Maine
Kennebec County
On this 18 Dec 1845 personally appeared before the District Court of Maine in open court being a court of record, Susanna Micles, a resident of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine aged 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her 
oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress papers July 7, 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and an act to amend the same approved August 23, 1842. That she was formerly the widow of Obadiah Holt who was a soldier in the Revolution that he was a resident of Amherst, New Hampshire at the time of his service in the Army, that she has reason to believe and does believe that he served for upwards of three years in the Army in the aggregation his service having been at separate times that immediately after the war I became acquainted with him and he often spoke of his service in the army and that he served in the who upwards of three years that her maiden name was Susanna Jones, that she was married to the said Obadiah Holt in Andover, Massachusetts on the first day of May in the year 1784 that he died at Clinton in the then district now state of Maine on the ninth day of June 1815. She further states that after the death of the said Obadiah Holt, she remained unmarried until Dec 8, 1816 when she intermarried with George Micles who went to the state of Ohio and died in the year 1820 since which time she has remained unmarried. Susanna Micels
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written viz Dec 18, 1845
in open court before me Asa Redington, Sole Judge of said Court
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State of Maine
Kennebec County
I the subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held for and with said County of Kennebec, do hereby certify, that the Hon. Asa Redington before whom the foregoing proceedings were had in the Judge of the District Court of Maine for the Middle District and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Judge in the matter of the application of Susanna Micels for a pension; I also certify that Erastus Bartlett is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Kennebec and that the annexed signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof,  I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the District Court of Maine, this 28 Dec 1845. 
W. M. Stratton
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I, Nathan Brackett of Clinton in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, aged 61 years do depose and say that I moved into said town in the year 1805 and immediately became acquainted with Obadiah Holt who I then understood had been a resident of said Clinton upon and of three years prior  to my moving in said town and who continued to live in the same neighborhood with me till his death which occurred in the year 1815 that at the time of my first acquaintance with him he had a family with whom he lived till his decease that at the time of his death he left a separated widow Susanna Hold who remained a widow till her intermarriage with George Michels with whom she lived a short time who left home as I then understood to go to the state of Ohio and never returned and I understood he died in the state of Ohio and that the said Susanna has lived unmarried ever since the said Obadiah Holt and his wife the said Susanna bought with a large family of children many of whom are now living. 
Nathan Brackett
State of Maine
Kennebec County
On the 18 Dec 1845, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Kennebec, Nathan Brackett above named being a reputable person and entitled to credit and belief and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me.
Erastus Bartlett, Justice of the Peace
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599 (137.359)
Susanna Michels
Widow of Obediah Holt
To Bounty Land
"Revolutionary War"
Act of March 5, 1855

Charles P. Brown 
Attorney
Bangor, Maine
 1780
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State of Maine
County of Kennebec
On this 16 Mar 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and state aforesaid Susanna Michels aged 91 years , a resident of Clinton in the state of Maine who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Obadiah Holt deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Capt (she refers to her pension, papers now in file) in the war of the revolution that said Obediah Holt her first husband husband enlisted in the army at Amherst New Hampshire on or about the year of 1776 or 1777 for the term of nine months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of about three years and was honorably discharged on or about the year 1780 as will appear by reference to the records in the war department granting her a pension from the US, I think he was in the battle of Bennington and was taken a prisoner at the Cowpens and further state that she was married to Obediah Holt about 70 years ago after his death to George  Michels that by reason of her [illegible] husband's services she draws a pension from the [illegible] which is paid her at the Portland Maine Agency; She refers to the records and papers now on file for a full statement of her husbands services and for proof of her marriage and her husband's death and all the facts.
She further states that she was married to the said Obediah Holt in Andover, Mass about 70 years ago by one Rev. Mr. French and that her name before her said marriage was Susanna Jones and that her said husband died at Clinton that her said husband died about 39 years ago and that she is still a widow. She further declares that neither she nor her said husband were ever entitled to or have they received bounty land under any act of Congress whatever. Her Mark: Susanna Michaels
Witness, Isaac Holt
Subscribed and sworn to before me by making her mark the day and year first above written and I hereby certify that I believe the said Susanna Michaels to be the widow of the soldier above named, and that she appears to be of the age above written, and that I have no interest whatever, of any kind or description in the warrant that may be issued upon the foregoing application.
Madison Crowell, Justice of the Peace
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State of Maine
Penobscot
I, Nathan Weston, Jr. Clerk of all the judicial courts in said county, certify that Madison Crowell, Esquire is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for said County of Kennebec as appears by the paper hereto annexed, that he is duly commissioned and qualified to act as such;
and that the signature to the paper annexed purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the seal of the supreme judicial court for said state, this 12 May 1855.
Nathan Weston Jr., Clerk
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Isaac Holt of Benton
and Mary Ames of Clinton in the county of Kennebec and state of Maine on oath depose and say that we are personally acquainted with Susanna Michels who subscribed the foregoing declaration in our presence and have known her fifty years and we personally knew the parties in the life of the husband and knew them to live together as husband and wife and to be so reputed and that she still remains the widow of said deceased Obediah Holt who served as set forth. Isaac Holt, Mary Ames
State of Maine, County of Kennebec, Mar 6 1855
Personally appeared the above named Isaac Holt and Mary Ames and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by them signed in my presence and I certify the truth of the foregoing affidavit by them signed in my presence and I know said affiants and that they are credible persons
Madison Crowell, Justice of the Peace
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Rev Widow etc
No 26269
Susanna Micels
formerly wid of Obadiah Holt
Priv Rev War
Act Feb 2, 1848
Index, Vol, M, Page 53

1925 June 22, J.M. Strobridge informed of cost of copies 
1922 July 23, Copy mailed to J. M Strobridge
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No 12415
Susanna Micels
Let to Hon L Severance
January 5, 1846
Act 7 July 1838
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17.859
Newbury
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No 12415
Susanna Micels formerly widow of Obadiah Holt 
Mr
Act 7 July 1838
Admitted 10 months 5 days 
$33.88 per annum
admitted acts 3 Mar 1843
and 17 Jun 1844
$33.88 per annum
Hon S. Severance, House of Reps.
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7530
Maine
Susanna Micels, formerly the widow of Obadiah Holt who was a private in the N. Hampshire line
Ref 28
2 certificates
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of $33.88
cents per annum to commence on the 4 Mar 1843
Certificate of Pension issued 27 Jan 1846
and sent to Hon S. Severance, HR
Act of Mar 3, 1843 and 7 Jun 1844
Recorded in Book A
Vol 2, Page 6
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9836
Maine
Susanna Micels, formerly the widow of Obadiah Holt who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 9th June 1815 of Kennebeck in the state of Maine who was a private in the ...commanded by Captain .... of the....commanded by .....in the N. Hampshire line for 10 months 5 days
Inscribed on the roll of Maine at the rate of $33.88 per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27 Jan 1846 and sent to Hon L. Severance H.R.
Total amt $169.40
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by Stewart, Clerk
Book D Vol 1 Page 11
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Am 2 Feb:48 Me
Boynton
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office
I do 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 office it appears that the name of Obediah Holt is borne upon the pay roll of Capt Daniel Willkins Company as a private in said company with an allowance of 5.1.0 for one months wages bounty blanket money and billeting. Said roll is not dated but on the back of it is the following "1776 Capt Daniel Wilkins Company, 406.5.2, 1354.17 dollars" and upon the pay roll of Capt Nathan Ballard's Company is borne the name of Obadiah Holt as private, with an allowance for 14 days service ending July 12, 17777 and upon the pay roll of Capt John Bradford's Company in colonel Nichol's Regiment is borne the name of Obadiah Holt with an allowance for two months service as private ending Sep 27, 1777 and upon a "muster roll of 184 men non commissioned officers and privates mustered by order of the Honorable Committee of Safety which were detached from several Regiments of Militia to serve for the defense of Portsmouth two months unless sooner discharged Sep 27, 1779; is borne the name of Obediah Holt and upon the list of "New [illegible] 1780 is borne the name of Obediah Holt with an allowance for five months and 21 days service ending Dec 4, 1780. It appears from said list that Obediah Holt went for the town of Amherst.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said state this 20th day of Dec 1845. Thomas P Treadwell, Sec of State
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34
Pay Roll of Capt Nathan Ballard's Company raised out of Colonel Nichol's Regiment of Militia which Company marched from Amherst and Wilton for Ticonderoga on the alarm Jun 29, 1777. Marched first to No Four where they were ordered home and marched as far as Dublin where they were ordered by express to turn and march with all speed to Ticonderoga marched as far as Otter Creek where we had news of the evacuation of the Fort;
Engaged Jun 29 and discharged Jul 12, 1777.
Names, rank, time in service, rate per month, amt of wages, whole travel out and home at 2.2 miles officers [illegible], whole amount, deduct for 6 days allowance of [illegible], balance due.

Nathan Ballard, Capt, 14, 12.0.0, 5.12.0, 42
Joseph Farnham, Lieut, 14
Eli Wilkins, 2nd Lieut, 14, days
Joseph Abbot, Sergeant, 14 days
Moses Averil, Private, ditto
Obadiah Holt, Private, ditto

State of New Hampshire, Secretary of State's office, I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract from the pay roll of Capt Nathan Ballard's Company which was returned to this office from the war office Jan 7, 1841, given under my name and the seal of the state this 14 Jan 1846.
Thomas P Treadwell
Secretary of State
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62 Pay Roll of Captain John Bradford's Company in Colonel Moses Nichol's Regimented raised to reinforce the Northern Army July 19th, 1777.
Names, Rank, time of discharge, time in service, rate per month, amt of wages, travel from Amherst to No. L. @ 3/ mile; travel home a 2/mile amount; amt wages and travel; wages recd; balance due.

John Bradford, Capt, Sept 27, 2..9, 12.0.0, 27.12, 27.12
John Mills, 1st Lieut, Sept 27, 2.9, 8.2, 18.12.7, 18.12.7, 18.12.7
Joseph Farnum, 2nd Lt, Sept 27, 2.9, 8.2, 18.12.7,
John Patterson, ensign, Sept 27, 2.9, 6.01, 13.16
Caleb Jones, Private, Sep 27, 2.9, 4.10, 10.7, 70, 17.6, 8.2.10
Obadiah Holt, Private, Sept 18, 2.0, 4.10, 9, 70, 17.6, 130, 1.1.8, 10.19.2, 4.

State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office,
I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract from the pay roll of Capt John Bradford company which was returned to this office from the war office Jan 7 1841.
Given under my hand and the seal of the state, this 14th day of Jan 1846.
Thomas P. Treadwell
Secretary of State
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A return of part of the men raised in the 5th Regiment of Militia and sent to Portsmouth with Capt Hezekiah Lovejoy Sep 1779.
Joseph Nichols of Amherst
Silas Hardy of Holles
Joseph Hardy of Holles
John Goodhue of Holles went for Jackson
William Quinlon of Dunstable
Timothy Abbot of Wilton
Jonathan Fish of Mason
Amherst Sep 27, 1779
Moses Nichols Colonel of said Regiment 
Major General Nath Folsom
State of New Hampshire
Secretary of State's Office, I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original now in this office.
I further certify that upon a Muster roll of 184 men non commissioned officers and privates mustered by order of the Honorable Committee of Safety which were detatched from several regiments of Militia to serve for the defense of Portsmouth two months unless sooner discharged Sep 27, 1779; is born the name of Obediah Holt under the head of "Capt Lovejoys Company." Given under my hand and the seal of the state this 14 Jan 1846. Thomas P. Treadwell, Sec of State
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John Secombe is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Hillsborough duly commissioned and qualified. His commission was dated on the 13th day of June 1840 and expires on the 13th day of June 1845 at which time he was reappointed for 5 years to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this 20th day of Dec 1845
Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State.
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I, Daniel Campbell of Amherst in the County of Hillsborough & State of New Hampshire testify and say that I was well-acquainted with Obadiah Holt formerly of the same Amherst that said Hold served as a soldier in the revolutionary war and soon after the close of said war married Susanna Jones and lived a near neighbor to me some fifteen or twently years and then removed with his family to the Eastern Country now the State of Maine he was an honest industrious man and highly esteemed by all who knew him.
Daniel Campbell
Hillsborough January 10, 1848
Then the above named Daniel Campbell made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true before me.
John Secombe Jus Peace
I hereby certify that the said Daniel Campbell is a person of strict veracity and truth.
John Secombe J.P.
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Susanna Micels
AA 7530
Admitted
Geo W Morton
Augusta Maine
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of Feb 2, 1848 entitled "An Act making further provisions for the Surviving Widows of the Soldiers of the Revolution".
State of Maine, County of Kennebec
On this 15th day of August AD 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in the County of Kennebec and State of Maine, Susanna Michels, a resident of Clinton in the County of Kennebec aged 89 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 the second of Feb 1848, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Obadiah Holt who was a soldier during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Holt at the rate of $33.88 cents per annum under the Act of June 17, 1844 which was paid to her at the Agency in Portland in the state of Maine. She further declares that she is still a widow.  [illegible]
Witness:
Crosby Hinds
Asher H. Barton
Sworn to and subscribed  on the day and year above written before me, Crosby Hinds Justice of the Peace.
 I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual who drew a pension as stated by her in the foregoing declaration Crosby Hinds Justice of the Peace
State of Maine
Kennebec County
I William M Stratton Clerk in the courts of Kennebec County certify that Crosby Hinds is a magistrate as above, and that the above sigantures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the supreme judicial court of Maine and subscribed my name this 18th day of August in the year 1848. W. M. Stratoon, Clerk of the courts of Kennebec County.
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Idah Meacham Strobridge, Genealogist
Artemisia
231 East Avenue 41
Los Angeles
July 9, 1925
Finance Division Jul 15, 1925 Bureau of Pensions
Commander of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Herewith find P.O. money order for the amount you state is necessary to obtain a certified copy of the application for pension of Susanna (Jones-Holt) Michaels.
Your sincerely,
I. M. Strobridge
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3-2233 113
Bureau of Pensions
Finance Division
July 15, 1925
Chief Rev Sect
I have this day received from I. M. Strobridge
M.O. No. 610115 for $.40/100 requesting
photostat copy as per 
letter herewith
July 23, 1825 copies mailed t& Finance Div notif. [illegible]
Rev. 1782 [illegible]
O.J. Randall
Chief Finance Div. 
HCL
3-2006
Job No 2170
Office of Chief Clerk
Subject Obadiah Holt, Rev W26269
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 1 page to be forwarded when completed to the Rev  & 1812 Sect. Division
WC Wilson, Chief Acct, Chief Clerk
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Idah Meacham Strobridge, Genealogist
Artemisia
231 East Ave Forty-one
Los Angeles
June 12, 1925
Commissioner of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
What sum shall I send you for a certified copy of the application for pension of Susanna (Jones) Holt-Michaels? See attached memorandum (returned)
Your sincerely,
I. M. Strobridge
Wid 26269
her decla of Dec 16, 1845
1 page
US Pension Office
Jun 17, 1925
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
June 22, 1925
Idah W. Strobridge
Artemiela, 231 East Ave.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that if you wish a copy of the declaration for pension of Susanna Micels, former widow of the Revolutionary War soldier, Obadiah Holt, W. 26269, which consists of one page, it will be furnished you for fifteen cents, with twenty-five cents extra for certification, if that is desired.
The proper amount should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order should be forwarded to this Bureau by money order drawn to the order of the Secretary of the Interior.
Respectfully,
Wilder S. Metcalf, Commissioner
First page only
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Bounty Land Warrant Record Card
Holt, Peter
Grade: Private
Line: Connecticut
Warrant number: 5985
Acreage: 100
Issued Dec. 31, 1789