Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9449, for David Shearer, Massachusetts
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SERVICE
Mass
Shearer, David

NUMBER
R.9449
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Power of Attorney
David Shearer, decd.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY - Revolutionary Pension Claims.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I, Porter Shearer of Palmer of the County of Hampden in the State of Massachusetts and son and Administrator of
David Shearer deceased who was a Revolutionary Teamster, do hereby constitute and appoint Samuel H Rugh of Washington City and District of  Columbia
my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the Claim of David Shearer my Father deceased
for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or Increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize
my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments
at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certicate which may be issued for said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to myself to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed; and to do all things that I
might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises, and hereby revoking all other powers made in the premises
WITNESS my hand and Seal this 22d day October
A. D., 1851.
Signed and Sealed in the presence of }
Rufus Brown  } Porter Shearer
STATE OF Massachusetts}
COUNTY OF Hampden   } ss:
On this Twenty Second day of October
A. D. 1851 before me, the subscriber, a Justce of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, personally appeared
Porter Shearer and acknowledged the foregoing Power
of Attorney to be this act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, }
the day and year aforesaid.                                       }
Rufus Brown
J. Peace.
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Claim of
Act of
STATE OF Massachusetts} ss.
COUNTY     Hampden}
Be it known, That on this Twenty second day of October  A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty one, before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Porter Shearer, Ian R. Shearer a resident of Palmer in said County;  and made oath according to law that they are Sons of David Shearer, deceased, who was in Revolutionary service and who was an applicant for a Pension that they have been informed who was a Revolutionary Pensioner at the rate of Dollars per annum; that they has have been informed that the said Pension ought to be allowed  increased; that he they is are directly interested as a claimants in said Pension,  and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my their Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and }
year aforesaid, before me.                    }   Porter Shearer
Rufus Brown                           J. Peace. } Ian R. Shearer
I, Rufus Brown Justice of the Peace, is and for said County do hereby certify that Porter Shearer and Ian R. Shearer who executed the foregoing paper in am

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
HAMPDEN SS.
I, RICHARD BLISS, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampden, do certify, that Rufus Brown Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices
of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations
done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Rufus Brown and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth
this thirty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
Richd Bliss                   Clerk
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Porter
Claim of
Act of
STATE OF
COUNTY
Hampan
Massachusetts
"
day of October
Be it known, That on this Twenty second
A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty one
before the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
Shearer Van R. Shearer
a resident of Palmer
in said County, and
made oath according to law that they on of and Shearer deceased, whereas
Revolutionary service and who was an applicant for a Pensions
that they have been
Was
of the
allowed
Rufus
have
that they had been
informed that the said Pension ought to be true; that they directly interested as of claimants in
said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as their
Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and
year aforesaid, before me.
Brown
unto heaven
Ran R. She
J. Peace.
Porter
.
Rufus Brown Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that
Shear & Vanham who executed the foregoing papers and
in at four
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
RAMPDEN SS.
I, RICHARD BLISS, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of
Hampden, do certify, that his own
Esquire, whose signature is
affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices
of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this
Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations
done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Ruper
Brown
and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
Court of Common Pleas for said Commonweal
this thirty first day of
October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
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Porter
Claim of
Act of
STATE OF
COUNTY
Hampan
Massachusetts
"
day of October
Be it known, That on this Twenty second
A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty one
before the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared
Shearer Van R. Shearer
a resident of Palmer
in said County, and
made oath according to law that they on of and Shearer deceased, whereas
Revolutionary service and who was an applicant for a Pensions
that they have been
Was
of the
allowed
Rufus
have
that they had been
informed that the said Pension ought to be true; that they directly interested as of claimants in
said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as their
Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and
year aforesaid, before me.
Brown
unto heaven
Ran R. She
J. Peace.
Porter
.
Rufus Brown Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that
Shear & Vanham who executed the foregoing papers and
in at four
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
RAMPDEN SS.
I, RICHARD BLISS, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of
Hampden, do certify, that his own
Esquire, whose signature is
affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices
of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this
Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations
done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Ruper
Brown
and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
Court of Common Pleas for said Commonweal
this thirty first day of
October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
Rich Biss
Clerk.
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Claim of
Act of
STATE OF Massachusetts }
County Hampden            }ss.

Be it known, That on this Twenty second
day of October A. D., eighteen hundred and fifty one, before the
undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Porter & Ian Shearer a resident/of Palmer
in said County, and made oath according to law that  boys are Sons of David Shearer deceased, who was in the Revolutionary service,and who was an applicant for a Pensions that they have been informed who was a Revolutionary Pension at the rate of Dollars per annum; that they have has been informed that have been informed that the said Pension ought to be increased allowed;  that he they are directly interested as a claimants in
said Pension, and makes this affidavit to be filed with such additional evidence or arguments as my their
Agent may use in prosecuting said  claim.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and }    Porter Shearer
year aforesaid, before me.                    }    Ian R. Shearer
Rufus Brown                           J. Peace   }

I, Rufus Brown Justice of the Peace, in and for said County do hereby certify that Porter Shearer & Ian R. Shearer who executed the foregoing papers in is are respectable residents of this County, and are, I believe, directly interested in said claim as therein set forth.
Rufus Brown                                   J. Peace.
I,                              Clerk of the    Court in the County
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that                                  before whom the foregoing papers were executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and the name thereunto subscribed, is
signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed my official Seal, this                                              day of
A. D. 185  .
Clerk.
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STATE OF Massachusetts }
COUNTY of Hampden      } ss.

It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me that David Shearer deceased of Palmer, of the State and County aforesaid, was in the Revolutionary service. That Porter Shearer was and is administrator of David Shearer, deceased
that he was an applicant for a Pension was a   Revolutionary Pension of the United States
at the rate o $      per annum and that he died  on the Twenty second day of September. year of eighteen hundred and thirty eight
leaving surviving him Porter Shearer, Ian R. Shearer, Lorenzo Shearer, Harriet
Shearer, Ruby Carter wife of Luther Carter, & Juliann Maynard wife of Camden
Maynard
and that the herein and above named children, are now the same, & the only surviving children of the aforesaid.
David Shearer deceased
Porter Shearer
Jan R Shearer

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this Twenty second day of October
and the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty one

Rufus Brown
Justice of Peace
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33604
Mass
David Shearer
rejected
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State of Massachusetts
County of Hampden
On this First day of March in the year of
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
personally appeared in open Court before the Honble
Oliver B. Morris is Judge of the Probate of Wills
within and for said County of Hampden the same being
Court of Record with County David Shearer a
resident of the town of Palmer in the County of Hampden ┃
and State of Massachusetts aged Seventy five 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 the United States
on the following named officers, and served
as herein stated,
on the first of the month of April in the year 181
Jeremiah Battles of Dudley in the County Waste
in said State of Massachusetts came to the town Sales
in said County when was born and then resided
and he proposed to enlist teams and Camsters for
the army of the Revolution and offered ten shillingsday

or atanister and two she often to take
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two chains and waggon he enlisted
into the army the Revolution on the above
& furnished the yoke for two yoke to draft
chains and in a waggon short time I have
about 4 days he we went from Palmer to Springfield
said Comand had the tan your chains and waggon
for appraised and they passed muster
upon an examination of an office of the said
the teamsters with our teams went directly and
Springfield to Peekskill in the State of New York where
the army was then stationed on what was call Gallon
Will A. Askill I drew my tent and rationsState of Massachusetts
County of Hampden
On this First
day of March in the year of
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty six
personally appeared in open Court before the Honble
Oliver B. Morris is center of the Probate of Wills
within and for said County of Hampton the same being
Court of Record with County David Shearer a
resident of the town of Palmer in the County of Hampton ┃
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and State of Massachusetts aged Seventy five 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 paped
June 7 1832. That he entered the service the United States
on the following named officers, and served
as herein stated,
on the first of the month of April in the year 181
Jeremiah Battles of Dudley in the County Waste
in said State of Massachusetts came to the town Sales
in said County when was born and then resided
and he proposed to enlist teams and Camsters for
the army of the Revolution and offered ten shillingsday

or atanister and two she often to take
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two chains and waggon he enlisted
into the army the Revolution on the above
& furnished the yoke for two yoke to draft
chains and in a waggon short time I have
about 4 days he we went from Palmer to Springfield
said Comand had the tan your chains and waggon
for appraised and they passed muster
upon an examination of an office of the said
the teamsters with our teams went directly and
Springfield to Peekskill in the State of New York where
the army was then stationed on what was call Gallon
Will A. Askill I drew my tent and rationsState of Massachusetts
County of Hampden
On this First
day of March in the year of
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty six
personally appeared in open Court before the Honble
Oliver B. Morris is center of the Probate of Wills
within and for said County of Hampton the same being
Court of Record with County David Shearer a
resident of the town of Palmer in the County of Hampton ┃
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and State of Massachusetts aged Seventy five 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 paped
June 7 1832. That he entered the service the United States
on the following named officers, and served
as herein stated,
on the first of the month of April in the year 181
Jeremiah Battles of Dudley in the County Waste
in said State of Massachusetts came to the town Sales
in said County when was born and then resided
and he proposed to enlist teams and Camsters for
the army of the Revolution and offered ten shillingsday

or atanister and two she often to take
1
two chains and waggon he enlisted
into the army the Revolution on the above
& furnished the yoke for two yoke to draft
chains and in a waggon short time I have
about 4 days he we went from Palmer to Springfield
said Comand had the tan your chains and waggon
for appraised and they passed muster
upon an examination of an office of the said
the teamsters with our teams went directly and
Springfield to Peekskill in the State of New York where
the army was then stationed on what was call Gallon
Will A. Askill I drew my tent and rations
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State of Massachusetts
County of Hampden
On this First
day of March in the year of
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty six
personally appeared in open Court before the Honble
Oliver B. Morris is center of the Probate of Wills
within and for said County of Hampton the same being
Court of Record with County David Shearer a
resident of the town of Palmer in the County of Hampton ┃
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and State of Massachusetts aged Seventy five 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 paped
June 7 1832. That he entered the service the United States
on the following named officers, and served
as herein stated,
on the first of the month of April in the year 181
Jeremiah Battles of Dudley in the County Waste
in said State of Massachusetts came to the town Sales
in said County when was born and then resided
and he proposed to enlist teams and Camsters for
the army of the Revolution and offered ten shillingsday

or atanister and two she often to take
1
two chains and waggon he enlisted
into the army the Revolution on the above
& furnished the yoke for two yoke to draft
chains and in a waggon short time I have
about 4 days he we went from Palmer to Springfield
said Comand had the tan your chains and waggon
for appraised and they passed muster
upon an examination of an office of the said
the teamsters with our teams went directly and
Springfield to Peekskill in the State of New York where
the army was then stationed on what was call Gallon
Will A. Askill I drew my tent and rations
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Hampden ss. March 1st 1836
We Amos Hamilton Esquire            residing in in the town of Palmer in said County      on John  King residing in the town of Spring Hill in said County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Shearer of Palmer in the County of Hampden who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy five 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
Amos Hamilton
John King
Sworn, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Milt Morris Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion; after the investigation of this matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and
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served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Amos Hamilton & John King also had signed the preceeding certificate is an inhabitant & resident in said Palmer and that John King who has also signed said certificate is a resident of Mansfield in said
County & am both are both creditable credble persons
& that their  statement is entitled to credit

E. Austin Willard Clerk of the Court of
Probate within and for this county of Hampden & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the matter
of the application of David Shearer for a
Pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
let my honor & seal of Office
this first day March AD 1836
Justice Willard
Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden Ss.
a Rusl Kendall of Ludlow in the
County of Hampden of lawful age do testify and say that
in the fore part of April 1781 my father sent a cart and yoke of oxen to Brown another yoke of oxen for service of the Army of Revolution & I went with my Father to Springfield in said County at the time our barn passed muster. At the same time David Shearer of Palmer the said County was at Springfield with a team and waggon- Lot was said by persons who were owners
of the teams for the service that said David was going with his team waggon to join the Army in the State of New York. Sometime in the last days in December or part  of January next, allowing it was reported that he had returned from the Army with other teamsters, and written the Deponent saith not.
            His
Rick       X      Kendall
           Mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden S.s.   February 29th 1836. Then the said
Rick Kendall personally appeared and made oath
to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him.under
subscribed Before me James Stebbins  } Justice
                                                              }  of the Peace.
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Commonwelth of Massachusetts
Hampden Ss.
I Noah Shearer of Palmer in the
County of Hampden of lawful age do testify and say that I have now living in said Palmer a Brother by the name of David Shearer - that said David in before part of April in the year 1781 at my Fathers in law Palmer enlisted under Jeremiah Battles,  who was called Captain Battles, as a teamster to furnish two young oxen, 2 draft chains 2 yokes and an ox waggon In the Army of the Revolution. Shortly after  said David went from said Palmer  to Springfield inland County
with his teams your chains an ox  waggon for this purpose
passing muster. Immediately after he went from Springfield to Peakskill in the State of New York (away) reported and understood in our family, into the service of the the Army of the Revolution - He was absent from home
from the time he went away untill the latter part of December or January then next following when he returned home with said Battles & other teamsters It was understood that said David was to receive pay for nine months service in the Army, and further the deponent saith not. Noah Shearer
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden S.s . February 29th 1836. Then the  above named Noah Shearer personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. 
Before me James Stebbins} Justice of New Peace]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts} SS  
J Restin Willard Clerks of County of Hampden} Commond Restin Willard Clerk of the County of Hamdens}
Probate Court for said County the same being a Court of record do hereby certify that James Hibbins who has certified the foregoing testimony & oaths of Rick Kendall
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and Noah Shearer is a Justice of the Peace
within & for said County duly qualified to act as
such & that the named, James Robins subscribed
to said certificate is his proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & the seal of said
Probate Court at Springfield this
first day of March AD 1835
Justin Willard
Clerk

33604
Mase
David Shearer
rejected
91149
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David Shearer

Rev-case
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AFFIDAVIT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY,

STATE OF Massachusetts}SS.
COUNTY OF Hammpden}
ss.
Be it remembered, That on this Eleventh day of January
A. D. 1853, I, Ruby Carter of Palmer in P County
do make known and declare that I am the daughter
and heir-at-law to Gaty Shearer
who was the wife of David Late of Shearer late of Palmer in
P County a Revolutionary soldier, who served
years, under the command of
in the forces raised by the State of Massachusetts
and that he and his said wife were married about the month of
April A. D. 1794 that he died about the month of September
A.D. 1838 and that his said wife also died about the month of October
A. D. 1825 and that a pension of             dollars a year was drawn by said                                                     
                    on account of said services, and so continued until the year A.D. 18    , since which time nothing has been received by
either, or the heirs of either of said parties.
And that claimant is now fifty years of age; and it is understood and believed that there are arrearages of Pension, and other claims due for said services; NOW, THEREFORE, the true
n accountintent of all this is to qualify and irrevocably appoint and empower ALFRED J. WORKS, of New Haven City and County, State of Connecticut,
as my Attorney, with power of substitution, to investigate, substantiate, demand, and receive the avails of, said claim or claims, and to say and do all things relative thereto, as amply as I might do: hereby ratifying every thing said or done by my said Attorney, or his substitute,
in virtue hereof; ALSO, revoking all Powers of Attorney, or other authority previously given for any such purposes.
Attest,
                            } In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
                            }seal, day and date first above named.
Jacob Thompson } Ruby S Carter

Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above indicated.
Hampden ss January 11th 1853 then the above named
Ruby S Carter acknowledged the above Instrument to be
her deed and swore to the same before me
Jacob Thompson Just  Peace

because claimant at Palmer ss
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Act of July 14, 1862 and March 8, 1873
REJECTED
9449.
P.O. David Shearer
Service:
Enlisted:          ,18
Discharged:    ,18
Application filed:     ,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for      ,18
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531104
Massachusetts
David Shearer
Rejected
at 7 June 1832
See let to Claimant
18th March 1836
let to Hon Wm B. Calhoun
Apl 13. 1836
J. S. Evans July 6 /52
Hon. E. Dickinson 18th Jany:1854
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David Shearer
RevoSoldier
Thru Riece
write Porter Shearer
Then Bro
WASHINGTON 12 JUL9[stamp]
Mr. David Shearer
(Revo: Soldier, or his heirs)
David Shanner
(Revo: Soldier, or his heirs,
Palmer Mass.
.
D. Shearer
born April 18 1760
died Sept. 22,1838
David Shearer


Dec. 22. 1838-
David Shearer
Con Map Ss 52
Edward Dickenson
H. R.
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Washington July 11, 1853
Sir
A claim filed by you for a Pension for
services the Revolutionary War was some time since
rejected or inspected
I have in my possession evidence of the
service of one  "David Shearer" which may be yourself
and may be sufficient to establish your claim. To
ascertain whether or not this is the case it is necessary
that the papers now on file in your case be reexamined
which can only be done under an authority thereby from you. If
you desire such an examination to be made you will
please forward to me a power of Attorney authorizing
me to do, which I will do without charge. If after
this examination I think the claim can be obtained I
will inform you of the terms upon which I will be
willing to prosecute it-- but no charge if not successful.

Mr David Shearer
Palmer, Mass                                          Very Respectfully

                                                                J. H. Noyes
                                                                 Notary Public
                                                                  Washington City
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J.L. Edwards Supt.
Pension Dept
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House of Reps
April 7. 1896
J.L. Edwards Esq

        Sir,
I have received the enclosed
communication from one of my
constituents. He seeks for some further
information, as to the ground upon which
his claim was disallowed
Will you have the goodness, Sir, to inform me how this thing stands, that I may satisfy the months old problem.
There has also been presented to me, from my district, the case of Israel Parsons, an old gentleman of excellent character who has been a pensioner, but has been called upon
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for further evidence of his grade. I transmit here with a letter upon the subject from a friend of W. Parsons, in which
I suppose the matter is substantially see forth
If I can do any thing to aid
Gentleman, I shall be happy wills it.
Will you do me the favor to be inform in regard to this case, whether any difficulty ┃
now exists, and will give further attention to it
I will thank you to return the par
hnas when they have been examined
Very Respectfully
Your obedt. Svnt
W. B. Calhoun