Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22033, for Daniel Randall, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE N H
Randall, Daniel
Randell or Rachel
NUMBER W 22033
CONTENTS
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23.801 15, 431.
New Hampshire

Daniel Randall of Strafford in the State of N. Hamp. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] who was a Private in the Compy [COMPANY] commanded by Captain Holdren of the Regt. commanded by Col. Breed - in the N. Hamp [NEW HAMPSHIRE] line for 6 months & 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N. [NEW] Hampshire at
the rate of 21 Dollars 65 Cents per annum, to
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of June 
1833 and sent to J A. Burleigh Somersworth, Stafford Co.
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar. [18]'33 $43.30
Semi-anl. [ANNUAL] allowance ending 4 Sep [18]'33 10.82
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$54.12
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. [GEORGE] C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1 Page 115.
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Rep [REPRESENTATIVE] Benj [BENJAMIN] Andrews Nov 16. 1853
125
New Hampshire P.
Rachel Randall widow of Daniel Randall
who was a private in the New Hampshire line
for 6. Mo. 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 21. Dollars 65. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May 1843 and sent to Richard Russell Rochester N. H.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol.1 Page 20.
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No 23801
Daniel Randall Strafford County New Hampshire

Private 6 mos. & 15 days
20,65
J.A. Burleigh (Somersworth) Strafford County
New Hampshire
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BRIEF in the case of Daniel Rendal [RANDALL] County of Strafford - in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 73 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. | Duration of Service. | Rank | Name of General and Field Officers under whom he served. |
Enlisted 1, Feby [FEBRUARY] In 1776 | 2 months | as a private | Gen. Putnam, Sullivan, Capt. Holdron, Col Beed, Col Roberts |
Enlisted in 1776 | 15 Days. | As a private | Same Officers|
Served Apl 1776 | 1 month | Private| Capt. Hags |
Enlisted Sept 1777 | 6 months, | As a private| Capt. Sibley, Col Evans |

5. In what battles was he engaged? Still Water[sic]
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Somersworth Strafford County N [NEW] Hampshire
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? traditionary evidence, witness certified
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Not property attached
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Watts, Examining Clerk.
3 mo 8 days per roll of service
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1727
Widow Rachel Randel
Declaration
Wid [WIDOW] of Daniel
NH
Act 7 June 1838.
Married 1784
Died 1837
Allow [ALLOWANCE] $21.65 per ann [ANNUM]
from 1837
F Cogswell
Dover NH
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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 fifth day of September 1838 personally appeared before me Ezekiel Hurd one of the judges of the of the Court of Common Pleas Rachel Randell [sic] a resident of Somersworth in the County of Strafford, aged seventy three 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 [sic] widows:" That she is the widow of Daniel Randell [sic] who was a Soldier in the Revolutionary Army enlisted in said Somersworth and was a pensioner while living and was paid off at Portsmouth New Hampshire he served as a soldier as near as I can judge eight months as will be seen by his papers now on file at the pension office at Washington
She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Randall on the twenty first day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty four that her husband, the aforesaid Daniel Randall died on the twentieth day of January eighteen hundred thirty seven 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.
Rachel her x mark Randill [sic]

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before Ezekiel Hurd Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 
Witnesses Ezekiel Hurd Benj [BENJAMIN] Andrews

I hereby certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the court.
Ezekiel Hurd Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss.
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd is a Judge of said Court and that the within signatures purporting to be his are in my belief genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my name and affixed the seal of said Court this
fifteenth day of September A.D. 1838
F Cogswell Clerk
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Arrears of Pension
State of New Hampshire,
Strafford County} ss.

Be it known that before me T J. W. Pray a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Mercy Andrews and made oath in due form of law, that she is the daughter of Daniel Randall & Rachel Randall, both now deceased, and both at the time of their deaths pensioners of the United States, and certificates of Pension were granted to
each respectively under the acts of Congress
of June 7th, 1832, and June 7th, 1838, at the rate of twenty one dollars and thirty one cents
per annum; that the said Daniel Randall
and Rachael his wife resided in the town of
Somersworth, in the County of Strafford and
State of New Hampshire for more than thirty
years before their respective deaths, & that previous thereto they resided in said Somersworth, that the said Daniel Randall died
at said Somersworth on the 20th day of-
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January 1837 and the said Rachel Randall died at said Somersworth on the 15th day of April 1844 leaving in all six children whose names are Mercy Andrews, Mary Teat, John Randall, Daniel Randall, Benjamin Randall & Clementina Bickford. that she hereby constitutes Benjamin Andrews of Somersworth in the State of New Hampshire her attorney to prosecute her claim and to obtain from the United States the
arrears of pension to which she is entitled as an heir of the said Daniel & Rachel Randall for the extra service herewith presented viz from the 8th day of September 1777 to the 15th
day of December 1777, it being for three months and eight days, and for other service, if any, which the said Daniel Randall Rendered during the Revolutionary war, and for all
arrears due the said Daniel & Rachel Randall at the time of their deaths.
Mercy her x mark Andrews
 
Witness T J W Pray Mary J [illegible]
Sworn to and subscribed this 27th day of June 1855, and I certify that I have no interest in the result of the claim as above set forth

T.J.W. Pray Justice Peace
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State of New Hampshire.
STRAFFORD COUNTY, SS.
COURT OF PROBATE.
REGISTER'S OFFICE, DOVER.
I, JOHN H. WHITE, Register of said Court, hereby certify that Thomas J.W. Pray is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and was such at
the time of the taking of the foregoing and annexed affidavit & declaration that his commission is dated Dec 21st A. D. 1853, and will expire in five years from that date; that the signature purporting to be his on the foregoing and annexed paper is true and genuine; that all his official acts, as such, are entitled to full faith and credit, and that the aforesaid Court of Probate is a Court of Record.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this
12th day of September A.D. 1855.

John H. White Register of Probate for said County of Strafford.
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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 Daniel Randal is borne upon a
Pay Roll of Captain James Libbeys [sic] Company in Col. Stephen Evan's Regiment which Regiment marched and joined the Northern Continental Army at Saratoga September 1777, as a private in said Company - Entry Sept. 8; Discharge. Dec. 15; Time in service 3 months 8 days.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the State this 15th day of June 1855.
John L. Hadley Secretary of State.
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford Ss.
At a Court of Probate holden at Rochester in said County, on the first tuesday [sic] of July A.D 1855.
It was proved to the satisfaction of said Court by the affidavits of Benjamin Andrews and 
Daniel Randell, both of Somersworth in
said County, credible witnesses, that Rachel Randall of said Somersworth, who was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $21.31 cents per annum, died at said Somersworth on the fifteenth day of April A.D.  1844; that Daniel Randell, (the husband of said Rachel Randell), died at said Somersworth on the twentieth day of January A.D. 1837, and that John Randell, Daniel Randell, Benjamin
Randell, Mercy Andrews, Mary Tate and Clementina Bickford are the children and only heirs at law of said Daniel Randell & Rachel Randell, deceased.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at Dover in said County this 12th day of September, A.D. 1855
John H. White, Register
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Daniel Randal 23801
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State of New Hampshire
COUNTY OF Strafford SS.
On this 30th day of January 1833 personally
appeared in open court, before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover 
Daniel Randal a resident of Somersworth
in the county of Strafford and State of New Hampshire aged Seventy three 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. That he enlisted as a private into the militia of New Hampshire on the first day of February 1776 into the company of Capt. John Waldron of Dover, Ebenezer Rickers of Somersworth as Lieut [LIEUTENANT] and John Goodwin of Lebanon 2d Lieut [LIEUTENANT] and Benjamin Wentworth of Somersworth Ensign. Said company was mustered and marched from Dover in New Hampshire on the first or second day of said February and marched from thence through Exeter, Haverhill, Derry and Mystic Bridge to Cambridge Massachusetts where the company was stationed very near where Harvard College now stands He has forgotten to whose Regiment said company belonged but thinks it was in Gen Putnams [sic] Brigade but as Gen Sullivan was there at the same time it may be that it belonged to his Brigade He recollects Col Breed, and Col Roberts but did not belong to either of their Regiments, Capt. Moses Graton at the same time commanded a company of Militia from this Town stationed at Mystic - He served out the term at said Cambridge and was principally employed on guard of the Military Hores [Horses?] General Quarters &c [ETC.] - at the expiration of said term Capt. Waldron requested his company to enlist again for a further term of two weeks or fifteen days, which they did, and he served out said fifteen days under the same officers at the same place & employment, there being no engagement with the enemy during the term, said Company was disbanded and he left early in the month
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the expiration of said term Capt. Waldron requested his company to enlist again for a further term of two weeks or fifteen days, which they did, and he served out said
fifteen days under the same officers at the same place & employment, there being no engagement with the enemy during the term, said Company was disbanded and he left early in the month of April but does not recollect the day of the month, but he served the whole of said two months at said Cambridge and was allowed pay for two months service -
Moses Graton was Lieut [LIEUTENANT] at the same time of Capt. Moses Gratons [sic] company, is still living and will testify to the truth of the above statement.

Soon after his return from Cambridge and 
in the early part of the same April, his father
Samuel Randal of said Somersworth
enlisted for one month into Capt. John Hayes
company of Dover and was stationed at
Fort Sullivan about fifteen miles from where he then lived. after he had been there two days he returned home and he the Daniel Randal went and served out said term as a substitute
for his father, there was no other company
at that time at Fort Sullivan but other
companies were stationed at Forts in the
vicinity of Fort Sullivan, which is near the
mouth of Piscataqua River in Portsmouth
New Hampshire - He was employed in 
keeping guard - He left after one month, which
was in the early part of May but he cannot
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for his father, there was no other company at that time at Fort Sullivan, but other companies were stationed at Forts in the vicinity of Fort Sullivan, which is near the mouth of Piscataqua River in Portsmouth New Hampshire. He was employed in keeping guard - He left after one month, which was in the early part of May, but he cannot recollect the day of the month but
is positive that his pay was made out for one months service He does not recollect the name of a single officer other than Captain Hayes - Afterwards on the last day of August or first day of September 1777 said Daniel Randal enlisted into Capt Jeremiah Libbey's company of Dover NH. Said Joshua Roberts of Somersworth, 2d Lieut [LIEUTENANT] Nathaniel Horn of Dover, Ensign Francis Warren of Somersworth, marched from Dover on or about the first day of September and marched through Concord NH. he has forgotten the names of the other Towns, to Still water on the North River in the State of New York. He was ten days on the way and was at & near Still water four or five days before the battle of Still water, He joined Col Evans Regiment of Dover and he thinks Gen Putnams [sic] Brigade, but has forgotten, whether it was his Regiment or not. Gen Gates had command of the Continental troops, He has forgotten the names of the other officers. He was in the Battle of Still water. The militia were ordered to march to the right of the British line, but were prevent [sic] by the British, The battle continued till night, From Still water the British retreated soon after the battle to Saratoga where they fortified themselves till the surrender of Burgoyne, which was in about a month after the battle of Still water, He saw the British army march out and stack
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were prevent [sic] by the British, the battle continued till night, From Still water the British retreated soon after the battle to Saratoga where they fortified themselves till the surrender of Burgoyne, which was in about a month after the Battle of Still water, He saw the
British army march out and stack their arms after the surrender - From thence he
marched to Albany where the company continued about ten days, while there Captain
Libbey become lame. The Lieut [LIEUTENANT] had left and Ensign Warren received the appointment of Captain and afterwards commanded the Company, from thence he marched to New Windsor where the company was stationed three months or more, and till the term of six months from the time of his joining the company had expired,- for which term he was enlisted - He left New Windsor in the first part of the month of March 1778 but does not recollect the day of the month but he is positive that he received pay for six months service, which was paid him by Capt. Warren after his return home - He served under all the foregoing enlistments as a private. He was born in said Somersworth on the second day of January 1760, where he resided at the time
of the foregoing enlistments and still resides
resides [sic] there, He has no record of his age - He never had a discharge in writing - There is
no one living who knows his service -
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return home - He served under all the foregoing enlistments as a private. He was born in said Somersworth the second day of
January 1760, where he resided at the time
of the foregoing enlistments and still resides
resides [sic] there, he has no record of his age -
He never had a discharge in writing- There
is no one living who knows of his serving at
Fort Sullivan to his knowledge - Edward Grant of Berwick was with him on his last term and will testify to the truth of his statements - He has no documentary evidence- Hiram Rollins and John A Burleigh - both of Somersworth reside in his immediate neighborhood who can testify of his character & reputation for truth and their belief of his having been a soldier of the Revolution and of his serving as aforesaid - There is no clergyman in his immediate neighborhood, nor any Clergyman in Town with whom he is acquainted- the Clergyman residing in said Town having been recently settled there & He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of New Hampshire
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
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And, nor any clergyman in Town with whom
he is acquainted- the Clergyman residing in
said Town having been recently settled there -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever 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, or (if any) only on that of the agency of the State of New Hampshire.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Daniel Randall

Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk

We, Hiram Rollins residing in the town of Somersworth and John A Burleigh residing in the town of Somersworth hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Daniel Randal who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; 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 that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Hiram Rollins, J A. Burleigh
Attest A. Peirce Clerk

AND the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the
beforenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Hiram Rollins who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Somersworth, and that John A Burleigh, who
has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Somersworth, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Andrew Peirce -, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid - do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Daniel Randal for a pension.

In Testimony WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court this thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord 1833.
A. Peirce, Clerk
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An extract from the Record of Marriages
now in the Town Clerk's Office in the town of
Dover in the County of Strafford and
State of New Hampshire

"One thousand seven hundred eighty four
December twenty first - Daniel Randel & Rachel Hussey both of Somersworth" -
I hereby certify that the above extract is a
true extract from the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows -
"1784 by Dec- 21-"
Dover Sept. 1838 attest George Piper Clerk for the Town of Dover -

I George Piper above named depose and say
that I hold the office of Clerk of the town of Dover in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire and that the above is a true extract from the Record of Marriages belonging to said town in my possession with the exception above named as certified by me -
I also state that the marriage appears by the
Record to have been solemnized by Rev Dr. Belknap and it was left with a list of others for record on the first day of December seventeen hundred eighty five -
George Piper Town Clerk
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County Ss.
September 4th, 1838.
Then the within named George Piper, who
is known to me to be a man of truth & veracity
and who is to my knowledge Clerk as within,
personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the within declaration by him subscribed -
Before me
F. Cogswell, Jus [JUSTICE] Peace -

State of New Hampshire
Strafford County Ss.
I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Francis Cogswell is a Magistrate as above and that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine -
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this fourth day of September A.D. 1838
F Cogswell, Clerk
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Revy [REVOLUTIONARY] WIDOW, &c. [ETC.]
File No. 22.033
Rachel Randall wid [WIDOW] of David Randall
Priv [PRIVATE] Rev. [REVOLUTIONARY] War
Act: March 3d [18]'/43
Index: -- Vol. M Page 150 
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Hampshire 1305
Rachel Randall widow of Daniel Randall dec'd [DECEASED] who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 and who died on the 19 January 1837 -
of Strafford Co in the State of N. Hamp. [NEW HAMPSHIRE] who was a Private in the compy [COMPANY] commanded by Captain Holdson of the Regt commanded by Col Breed in the New Hamp [HAMPSHIRE] line for
6 Mos. 15 ds. [DAYS]
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Inscribed on the Roll of Portsmouth N.H.
at the rate of 21 Dollars 65 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 20th day of January 1837.
=
Certificate of Pension issued the 3d day of Decr 1838, and sent to F. Cogswell,
Dover N. H
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Arrears to the 4th of Septr [18]'38 $13.52
Semiannual allowance ending 4 Mar [18]'39 10.82
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$24.34

{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk,
Book A Vol. I Page 53
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Daniel Randal which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout [AMOUNT] of pension he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? yes
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? Yes
XIV.+ If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For __ year __ months, and days,  I served as a - __ For __ months and __days, I served as a __ ; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
++QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit 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 Ss.
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On this eighteenth day of April 1843 personally appeared before me Richard Russell a Justice of the Peace in & for the State of New Hampshire, Rachael Randall a resident of Somersworth in the County of Strafford & State of New Hampshire aged seventy six 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 3rd March 1843 granting pensions
to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Daniel Randall who was a soldier in the New Hampshire Militia as set forth in her previous
declaration and that she has received a pension for almost five years under the act of Congress of July 7. 1838 at the rate of twenty one dollars & sixty five cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still the widow of Daniel Randall.
Rachel her x mark Randall
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Attest
Benjamin Andrews

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written. Before me Richard Russell Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Rachel Randall is the same person who drew a pension as above described. to me well known Richard Russell
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State of New Hampshire
Stafford SS - I Winthrop A. Marston, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County, certify that Richard Russell, within named, is a Justice of the peace and of the Quorum throughout said state of New Hampshire, duly and legally commissioned and sworn; that his said Commission bears date May 21. A.D. 1839 and will expire on the 21st day of May A.D. 1844 - I further certify that the within signatures purporting to be his signatures are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Court of Probate this 18th day of April A.D. 1843.
W.A. Marston, Register of said Court of Probate
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1727
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We Benjamin Andrews and Mercy Andrews
both of Somersworth in the County of Strafford and State of New -Hampshire depose, testify, and say that Daniel Randel of said Somersworth died on the twentieth day of
January AD 1837. we do further depose
that we were present at the death of Mr.
Randell and know that he deceased on the
above day, and that he left a widow Rachel
Randell and that she still survives him and remains his widow.
Benjamin Andrews
Mercy her x mark Andrews
Witness
Ezekiel Hurd
Strafford Ss. September 5 - 1838 Then the
above named Benjamin Andrews and Mercy Andrews both persons of truth appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit
Ezekiel Hurd
Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford County ss. I, Francis Cogswell, Clerk
of the Superior Court of Judicature for said County hereby certify that Ezekiel Hurd, Esquire
is a Magistrate as within and that the within signature purporting to be his is in my belief genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this tenth day of September A.D. 1838.
F Cogswell, Clerk