Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 37330, for John Richards, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE          NUMBER
N.H. Richards, John
S 37330
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2586 From Maine ["New Hampshire" crossed out] Roll to Maine
John Richards Capt. Brewster private New Hampshire line 1 year In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8- Dollars per month, to commence
the 7th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d of Sept. 1818 and sent to Richard Darne Esqr Rochester New Hampshire

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 39.46
Semi-anl. all'ce [ANNUAL ALLOWANCE] ending 4th Mar. 1819 48.00
Arrears 4 mo. 28 /30 $87.46

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March 1818.}

Continued.
[illegible]

[Left sideways] Letter sent to Hon Mr [illegible] 5 Feby [FEBRUARY] 1824
H R [HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES]
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No 2
John Richards

Admitted
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State of New Hampshire Strafford Ss.

On the seventh day of April 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Strafford in the first district in the State of New Hampshire aforesaid personally appeared John Richards aged sixty four years resident in the town of Rochester in the County aforesaid in said District, who being by me first duly affirmed according to Law, doth on his solemn affirmation make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval service of the United States in the
Revolutionary War." That he the said John Richards enlisted in Rochester in the State of New Hampshire in the Company commanded by Captain John Brewster of the New Hampshire Line in the Regiment commanded by Colo. Peirce Long - That he enlisted some time in the month of August 1776 and continued to serve in said Corps in the service of the United States until
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until some time in the month of August 1776 when he was discharged with the Company at or near Saratoga in the State of New York, that he was at Ticonderoga and retreated from thence with the Army when that
place was evacuated and was discharged
a short time before the surrender of
General Burgoyne having served one
year in the service aforesaid - and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said service, except the Deposition of
Captain John Brewster herewith forwarded

Solemnly affirmed to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

I Richard Darne Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Richards did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding Declaration against the common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken
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taken and had thereon before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the aforementioned Act of Congress.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of said Court to be hereunto affixed this eighth day of May
AD 1818.

Richard Darne

Dan Waldron, Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for the County of Strafford in the first
District.
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42
John Richards
2586
[illegible]
2586
J.R. should [illegible]
oath [illegible]
why [illegible]
.
Mr. Upham, H.R. [HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES]
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That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension, is Apr. 7, 1818 and the number of his pension certificate is 2586
 :-That his occupation is that of a farmer not
able to perform common labor -- That the number and names of his family residing with him, and their ages and capacities to contribute to their support, are as follows, viz.
his wife Sarah Richards, aged sixty six not able to do any thing towards her support - One granddaughter aged five years - one grandson aged Eleven months and one daughter twenty four years old -

Wherefore he prays the opinion of the said Court as to the value of the property contained in the said schedule, and that the same, together with a copy of the premises be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Sworn and declared before the said court the fourth day of July -1820. John Richards

Attest, A. Peirce Clerk.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Strafford ss.
AT a Court of Common Pleas holden at Dover within and for the county of Strafford and state of New-Hampshire, on the 4th day of July 1820 before DANIEL M. DURELL, Esquire, Chief Justice, and VALENTINE SMITH and SAMUEL QUARLES,} Associate Justices of said Court.

The aforesaid schedule and oath and the above declaration duly subscribed and sworn by the said John Richards having been by him exhibited in person, and presented to the Court, and the same being seen and
considered, it is the opinion of said Court that the value of the property contained in said schedule is eighty two dollars -- cents. Wherefore the Court order that a copy of the premises, together with the proceedings thereon be duly certified to the Secretary of War.
Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. STRAFFORD ss.

I, ANDREW PEIRCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Strafford, being a court of record, do certify that the foregoing schedule and oath, and the declaration annexed, with the proceedings and opinion of the court thereon are true copies from the Records and files of said court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 4th day of July - 1820.

A. Peirce, Clerk.
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To the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Dover within and for the County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, on the first Tuesday of July 1820. John Richards
aged Sixty Six, resident in Rochester in said County, comes into court, and in pursuance of an act of Congress passed on the 1st day of May 1820, brings with him, and in his proper person exhibits to said Court a Schedule by him subscribed, containing his whole Estate and Income--his necessary clothing and bedding excepted - as follows: --

one cow and one year old heifer 25.00
one swine and two pigs 7.00
five Sheep and Six lambs 12.00
one hoe, one Shovel, two shears & one [illegible] 1.50
one [illegible] axe & one hatchet 1.00
one pitchfork & one rake .50
____________
 47.00

Nearly 3 acres of Land in said Rochester with a small one story house therein & a small unfinished barn 35.00
________
 $82.00

John Richards
And the said John Richards in pursuance of aforesaid produceth to said Court the following oath by him duly taken and subscribed: -- viz.

I, John Richards 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.

John Richards

And the said John Richards doth here in Court further declare on oath, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz. in Capt. John Brewsters company in Col Peirce Longs Regiment from August 1776 to August 1777 one year -- Col Longs Regiment belonged
to the New Hampshire line
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.

County of York ss.

On this twenty ninth day of September 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of York personally appeared John Richards who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain John Brewster in the regiment commanded by Colonel Long in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the State of New-Hampshire from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District, or Territory,) of Maine where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Maine, are to reside with his son Abraham Richards of Lebanon in the County of York aforesaid Gentleman,
John X his mark Richards

Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid} Daniel Woods.

NOTES. -- The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication as above required.
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State of Maine
County of York SS

Charles Corson of Lebanon, in the County aforesaid, of full age, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he well knows John Richards of Lebanon aforesaid, to be the same person subscribed in the affidavit hereunto annexed. And said deponent further says that he, the said John Richards, now resides in 
Lebanon in the said County of York and has resided there for more than six months last past.
Charles Corson

County of York ss.
September 29th A. D. 1826. Then personally appeared, the above named Corson, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed.
Before me Daniel Wood Justice of the Peace for said County of York

York ss. September 29th 1826, I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, Charles Corson, the deponent above named, is a person of truth and veracity.

Daniel Wood
Justice of the Peace for said County of York
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State of Maine
County of York Ss.

I Jeremiah Bradbury Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel Wood Esqr. who has certified the annexed oath of John Richards, and also the annexed affidavit of Charles Corson, is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York duly appointed and qualified, that the several signatures purporting to be the signatures of said Wood are genuine & that full faith and credit are due to his acts as a Justice of the Peace for said County.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my
name and affix the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said County this
seventh day of October AD 1826 -

Jere. [JEREMIAH] Bradbury
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37330
Revy [REVOLUTIONARY] INVALID.

File No. 37, 330
John Richards Pri Rev [PRIVATE REVOLUYIONARY] War

Act 18th March 18 [1818]
Index:- Vol. 2 Page 342
{Arrangement of 1870.}

Dec. 18 - 1903 -
W. F. Clark - Present
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John Richards Maine

File Mch. [MARCH] '19 [1819]
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37 330
3 -- 068.
(Old No. 3 - 619.)
Bureau of Pensions.
Jno [JOHN] Richards Apr. 7- 1818 - [illegible]
Rochester NH

Aug 76 [1876] Rochester NH
Capt. Jno [JOHN] Brewsters Col Peirce Long
Pvt 1 yr
No [illegible]
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I John Richards of Rochester in the county of Strafford & State of New Hampshire testify and say, that I am not able through the year to do more than half of a common healthy mans labour and very much doubt whether I would do even that. This is owing in part to the natural decay of my strength I being now nearly sixty seven years old, and have
always labored hard & farmed hard. In addition to that, I am subject whenever I labor hard or assert myself much to very distressing attacks of the asthma or something resembling it. I am first [illegible] with ["a" crossed out] very ["violent" crossed out] great difficulty of breathing & the distress brings on violent hacking and this debilitates me very much. My distress is so great in these attacks, as to throw the sweat out in large drops & so copiously that it will drop off my face. These attacks are very frequent, sometimes three or four in a day and it is not uncommon that half, that [illegible] when that attack is blood -
John Richards

The State of New Hampshire, Strafford Ss.

January 8th, 1821 Then the said John Richards personally appearing made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me J.H. Woodman Jus [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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J B Burel's
Depo. [DEPOSITION] in case of John Richards
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I John B Burel of Rochester in the County of
Strafford and State of New Hampshire testify and say that I am well acquainted with John Richards of the same Rochester, he lives very near me is an old man & does not enjoy good health. He is, as he tells me, subject to a debilitating affliction of the stomach, and I have seen him when he was attacked by this complaint as he said, and as I believe; he appeared to be much distressed by them, the sweat poured out of him in large drops and
very copiously as from a person in great
distress. From his old age and ill health he is very far from being able to labour all the time or to get a decent support by his labour.

John B Burel

The State of New Hampshire Strafford Ss.  January 5th 1821 then the said John B Burel personally appearing made oath that the above affidavit him subscribed is true-

Before me J H Woodman Jus [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace

I certify that the said Burel is a credible witness
J H Woodman Jus [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace
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I John Brewster of Rochester in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire do testify and say that I had the honor of commanding a company in the regiment commanded by Col Peirce Long, in the New Hampshire line in the war of the revolution on the continental establishment for one year.  My commission was dated the seventh day of August AD 1776. Immediately thereafter I received the commission and enlisted my soldiers John Richards of said Rochester enlisted under me as a soldier in said Company for the term of one year, sometime in said month of August according to the best of my recollection, and he faithfully served the period aforesaid for which he was enlisted and in August AD 1777 Col Long's regiment was discharged and said Richards returned with me to New Hampshire The said Richards was an excellent soldier & now from his reduced circumstances needs assistance from his country for support. 
John Brewster

The State of New Hampshire Strafford Ss. April 7. 1818 Then the said John Brewster personally appearing made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true.

Before me J H Woodman Jus [JUSTICE OF THE] Peace 

accompanying No 2
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John Richards
for transfer

David Barker,
Rochester, N.H.
Recd. [RECEIVED] 20 Nov 1826

[sideways] Rochester, NH 1 Nov 12"
Hon. James Barbour Secretary of War
Washington City
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Rochester N.H. Nov 10th 1826
Hon. James Barbour

Sir,

Enclosed are the papers to procure a transfer of the funds to pay the Pension of John Richards from Portsmouth NH to Portland Maine, he having removed from N. Hampshire to claim, for the reason in the enclosed paper. Mr. Richards supposed that he must find the papers to Portland to procure the transfer & did accordingly - where he learned that the
application should have been directed to the War Department. It would have been some inconvenient for him to have still received his pension at Portsmouth as heretofore; but submits himself to the will & pleasure of the Department of War.
Respectfully, Yours -
David Barker [illegible]
 
N.B. Mr. Richards wishes the answer to this application aforesaid to "David Baker in Rochester N. H."