Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 19,078, for Elkanah Sprague, New Hampshire
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(3--1776)

SERVICE
NH. [New Hampshire] 

Sprague, Elkanah 
or Sprague Lydia

NUMBER
W 19.078

CONTENTS
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4366
New Hampshire

Elkanah Sprague of Lebanon in the State of NH  who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain _ of the Regt [Regiment] commanded by Col Warner in the N H line for 2 years. 

Inscribed on the Roll of N H  at the rate of  80 dollars _ cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of May 1833 and [sent from?] H . Hubbard Act of Reps

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 | $120 __
Semi=anl. [semi annual] allowance ending 4 Mar 33 | 40_
  | $160__

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by I H McBlair Clerk, 
Book D Vol  [illegible] page 185
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Concord N. Hampshire
LLydia Sprague
widow of Elkanah Sprage
N H 
who did on the 17 August 1835 of Grafton in the State of N H who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Woodward of the Reg t  commanded by Col Warner in N H  
line for 2 years
Inscribed in the Roll of Concord at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 cents per annum to commence on the 17 August 1835
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of May 1837 and sent Genrl
Kenrick Lebanon NH arrears to the 4th May '37 $480.00
Semi=anl allowance ending 4 Sept 40.00
$520.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act July 4, 1836
Section the 3
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk
Book A Vol 1 page 32
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Dead
Letter to 3 Audetor 20 Sep 1839
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 17 Aug 1835 to the 9th May 1837, the day of his death. - Agt notified 15th Aug 1839
John Bryant Mch 3 1856
T. Kennick 17 Oct 1854
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Elkanah Sprague - 2156
Private 2 years 
adm
$80 
Hon: H. Hubbard HR
T. Kenrich Lebanon NH
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. 
State of New-Hampshire,
County of Grafton} ss.
On this 21st day of December 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate for s'd County, now sitting, Elkanah Sprague a resident of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of N.H. aged 83 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 into Captain Joseph Estabrook's compy, Col'o Stevens Regiment in June 1775. for six months was stationed in the town of Lebanon NH which was our headquarters and marched from thence s we were ordered discharged in December or first of Jany 1776, Served six months 
Jany 1, 1776 he enlisted into Captain John Barrett's Company Colonial Warner's Regiment, marched under the orders of said Officers to Canada went to Quebec were stationed some time on the Plains of Abraham during said time had the small pox and suffered much from the want of provision and from the inclemency of the season. Gen'l Wooster Gen'l Arnold, and Gen'l Thomas commanded, discharged at Crown Point in June 1776, Served six months
In June 1776 he enlisted into Captain David Woodward's Company Lt Hazen 2d Lt Lyman, and was stationed at Royalton Vermont employed in building fort and scouting Discharged December 1776 served six months
In the Month of April 1777 the militia were called upon to go to Ticonderoga & went with them do not recollect the names of the Officers served one month
In June 1777 the Militia were again called upon to go to the relief of Ticonderoga we marched as far as Otter Creek where we met the Army returning and were ordered back to keep guard on Connecticut River does not recollect the officer's names Served three months
In the Month of September 1777 he went with others under Col. Truman Lt Lyman to help take Burgoyne he joined the Army at Stillwater
Under Gen'l Stark was discharged a few days before Burgoyne surrendered, Served one month
He was also called out several times on alarms went once to Haverhill and once to Newbury & Piermont. does not recollect the names of his officers. served one month
He was born at Lebanon Connecticut in the year 1749
Knows of no record of his age
Was living at Lebanon NH when called into service, and has lived there to this day. the three first times he was in the service he ['volunteered' crossed out] enlisted at the other times volunteered, Never had a written discharge.
Has no documentary evidence whatever does not recollect the names of any other Officers than those above mentioned 
Is well acquainted with the Rev'd John Foord and Alpheus Baker Esq who can testify as to his character and their belief in his services of the Soldier of the Revolution,
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the names of any other Officers than those above mentioned 
Is well acquainted with the Rev'd John Foord and Alpheus Baker Esq who can testify as to his character and their belief in his Services as a soldier of the Revolution,
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. 
/s/Elkanah Sprague
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid}
We, John Foord residing in Lebanon and Alpheus Baker also residing in Lebanon hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Elkanah Sprague, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 83 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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
/s/John Foord
/s/Alpheus Baker
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that the Rev'd John Foord who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Lebanon and that Alpheus Baker, who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town and is a Justice of Peace and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
/s/Edward Webber Judge of Probate
I, Moses Dow clerk of the Court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Elkanah Sprague for a pension.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 21st day of December A.D. 1832
/s/Moses Dow
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1164
Lydia Sprague
adm'd 80$
old case - deduct.
died 17. Aug '35 & paid up - 
Please direct to Timothy Kenrick Lebanon NH
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the Act of Congress of the fourth of July 1836. 
State of New Hampshire.
County of Grafton ss. On this 16th day of December AD 1836 personally appeared before me David C. Churchill one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the county of Grafton Lydia Sprague a resident of Lebanon in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire aged Eighty 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 4, 1836 
That she is the widow of Elkanah Sprague who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, served in Captain Joseph Estabrook's Company Col'o [blank] Regt, Six months in the year 1775. Also in Canada in  Capt John Barrett's Company Col'o Warner's Regt six months in 1776. also served in Capt David Woodward's Company at Royalton Vermont six months in 1776. Also went as a soldier at two different times to Ticonderoga & also to Saratoga in 1777. served at these last times five months, also in the year 1779, 0r 1780 at the Royalton was burned by the Indians he was called out and went under the orders of Capt Rouse to Royalton served one week. Also was called out on an alarm at the time Col'o Johnson was taken by the Indians at Newbury Vermont. he marched to Newbury was absent at this time from seven to ten days. Also the same year he was again out on an alarm marched to Piermont & Haverhill served at this time in the years 1780 & 1781 on different alarms but she does not recollect where he went nor the names of the Officers under whom he served as on these short tours then was seldom any companies formed. She well recollects of his being frequently absent for short periods and she then understood that it was in consequence of Alarms & that he was gone as a soldier, his whole service amounted to two years and for which he was placed on the Pension list, Roll of the New Hampshire Agency at the rate of Eighty dollars per year, under the Act of June 7, 1832 Certificate No 4366 dated Jany 19, 1833. 
She further declares that she was married to the said Elkanah Sprague on the Eighteenth day of June in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, that her husband the aforesaid Elkanah Sprague died on the seventeenth day of August in the year Eighteen hundred and thirty five and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. 
/s/Lydia Sprague
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before /s/D. C. Churchill one of the Judges of the Court of C. Pleas
I further certify that the above named Lydia Sprague by reason of sickness and old age is unable to attend Court
/s/D. C. Churchill J.C.C. Pleas
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. 
I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Grafton, certify that David C. Churchill, whose name is subscribed to the two certificates within written beneath the declaration of Lydia Sprague, is and was on the 16th of the present month, one of the ['Justices' crossed out] Judges of said Court, and that his name so subscribed is his genuine signature, being in his own proper hand writing.
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court this 28th day of December Anno Domini 1836.
/s/Nathan B. Felton Clerk
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Lydia Sprague
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June 28, 1778, Elkanah Sprague and Lydia Wheatley were married by the Rev'd Silvanus Ripley of Dresden. 
A true copy of the Record on the Book in the Town Clerk's office Lebanon New Hampshire
Attest /s/Timothy Kenrick Town Clerk.
Lebanon December 17, 1836
Elkanah Sprague died at Lebanon Monday August 17th 1835. Aged Eighty five years.
Recorded August 17, 1835
p'd /s/Timothy Kenrick Town Clerk
a true copy of Record
Attest /s/Timothy Kenrich Town Clerk 
Office of Town Clerk
Lebanon NH December 17th, 1836}
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[typewritten letter]
Rev. and 1812
Wars Section. [initials AWF OWN]

March 23, 1928

C. S. Dohrman
49 East Utica St
Buffalo, N. Y.

Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 19078, it appears that Elkanah Sprague was born in 1749 in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
While residing in said Lebanin, he enlisted and served as a private with the New Hampshire troops, as follows -
From in June 1775, six months in Captain Joseph Estabrook's Company, Colonel Stevens's Regiment; from January 1, 1776, six months in Captain John Barrett's Company, Colonel Warner's Regiment; from in June 1776, six months in Captain David Woodward's Company, and was stationed at Royalton, Vermont; from in April 1777, one month in the militia at Ticonderoga, no officers stated; from in June 1777, three months in the militia officers not given; from in September 1777, one month in Captain Freeman's Company; and out at other times on alarms, once
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[typewritten letter continued]
under Captain House.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 31, 1832, while a resident of Lebanon, New Hampshire. He died at said Lebanon, August 17, 1835.
Soldier married June 18, 1778 at Lebanon, New Hampshire, Lydia Wheatley. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 16, 1836, while living at said Lebanon, aged eighty years. She died May 9, 1837.
There is no mention of children.
Owing to the very large number of similar inquiries and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, the Bureau is unable to make immediate reply to inquiries pertaining to soldiers of the Revolution, and only two histories are furnished each inquirer. 
Such information is furnished by our Government and without fee, and letters are being answered as rapidly as possible in the order of their receipt.
Respectfully
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Elkanah Sprague
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I Isaiah Bliss of the town of Lebanon County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of lawful age do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Elkanah Sprague of said Lebanon and have been acquainted with him for more than fifty  years past, I can well recollect of his going to Canada as a soldier in the year 1776 in Captain Barrett's Company and Col'o Warner's Regiment. I was living in the same town with him at that time, he was gone from Lebanon according to the best of my recollection six months. I also knew of his going to Royalton in the same year, in Captain David Woodward's Company I believe for six months. And I believe he performed the other services as he has stated in his application for a pension. he is about 82 years of age. 
/s/Isaiah Bliss
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss Lebanon July 18 1832}
Subscribed & Sworn to before me
/s/Timothy Kenrick Justice of Peace 
I hereby certify that the above named deponent is a credible person
/s/Timothy Kenrick Jus of Peace
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I, George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Grafton, Certify that Timothy Kenrick is a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Grafton, and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 6th day of August at 1832. 
/s/G. W. Woodward Clerk

Elkanah Sprague
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I David Hayse of Hanover of  lawful age do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Elkanah Sprague of Lebanon, and have been acquainted with him for more than fifty years past, and know him to be the same person who was with me as a soldier in the year 1776, at Royalton Vermont, in the company commanded by Cap't David Woodward. we went then ['about' crossed out] some time in the month of May or June 1776 and were discharged in the Month of November same year making according to the best of my recollection ['about' crossed out] six months service. 
/s/David Hayse
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. Lebanon July 18, 1832}
Subscribed & Sworn to before me
/s/Timothy Kenrick Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above deponent is a credible person
/s/Timothy Kenrick Jus of Peace
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I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Grafton, Certify that Timothy Kenrick, is a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Grafton, and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 6th day of August AD 1832
/s/G. W. Woodwards

Elkanah Sprague
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I Nathaniel Bugbee a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Elkanah Sprague of Lebanon he was a soldier with me in Captain Barrett's Company, Col'o Warner's Regiment, we enlisted about the first of January 1776, and marched to Canada, our head quarters were on the Plains of Abraham near Quebec, we were dismissed at Chamblee, after serving ['about' crossed out] six months, during said campaign. we suffered almost incredible hardships, from the  [cold' crossed out] Cold, short of Provisions sometimes for two or three days without any & also from the small pox. this was probably as hard tour of service, as was performed during the Revolutionary war. said Elkanah Sprague was with me during the whole of said time, & I ['consider' crossed out] know him to be the same person, he is about 82 years of age
/s/Nathaniel Bugbee
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss Aug 7 1832}
Sworn and Subscribed before me
/s/Timothy Kenrick Justice of Peace
I Certify that the above deponent is a credible person
/s/Timothy Kenrick Justice of Peace
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Elkanah Sprague
The official character & signature of the Magistrate must be certified by the proper officer under his seal of office.
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss. I George Woodward Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said county do certify that Timothy Kenrick Esqr is a justice of the peace within & for said county duly qualified to take affidavits & that I believe the within to be his genuine signatures.
[court seal affixed] Witness my hand, & the seal of said Court hereto affixed this 19. Dec'r 1832
/s/G. W. Woodward Clerk
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Lydia Sprague
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State of New Hampshire
I Timothy Kenrick Notary Public within and for the State of New Hampshire, residing at Lebanon County of Grafton, duly commissioned and sworn, do hereby certify, that I am well acquainted with Lydia Sprague of said Lebanon, and have the most satisfactory evidence viz from personal knowledge that the said Lydia Sprague is the widow of Elkanah Sprague late of said Lebanon, a Revolutionary pensioner who died on the 17th day of August AD 1835, and that the said Lydia still remains his widow, her age is about Eighty years. 
[notarial seal affixed] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal at Lebanon aforesaid the 16th day of December AD 1836. 
/s/Timothy Kenrick Notary Public
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Lydia Sprague
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[handwritten letter]
Lebanon Dec'r 30 1836

J. L. Edwards Esqr. 
Sir
With this I send the application of Lydia Sprague a widow for pension  under the Act of July 4, 1836. She is old, confined to her house by sickness, unable to do anything toward finding proof of her husband's services, nor does she know of any person who served with him. she depends wholly on the proofs made by him when he obtained his pension. she is poor and almost destitute. 
I often heard her late husband tell of his services in the War of the revolution, and her  story agrees with what he told me at the time I made his declaration. 
Very Respectfully your m obt servt
/s/Timothy Kenrick
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 
Second Comptroller's Office, 
October 3d, 1839. 

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Timothy Kenrick, adm'r on the estate of Lydia Sprague, dec'd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord N.H. Agency, at the rate of eighty Dollars ['and [blank] Cents' crossed out] per annum, under the law of the 4th July 1836, has been paid at this Department, from the 17th of August 1835, to the 9th May, 1837, the day of his death. 
Respectfully, yours, 
/s/Albion K. Parris 
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
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[handwritten letter]
Lebanon NH Oct" 13", 1854

Hon L. P. Waldo, Com' of Pension,
Sir
Please examine and report to me if Elkanah Sprague late of Lebanon NH was allowed on the admission of his claim for Pension, under the act of June 7"  182, for six months or more service in Canada in 1775 & 1776 under Cap. John Barrett, Col'o Warner's Reg't. 
Also if Mariam Colburn widow of Stephen Colburn late of said Lebanon, was allowed for the services of her late husband for the same term of service. 
Very Respectfully Yours &c
/s/Timothy Kenrick, Agent for said Sprague & Colburn
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Elkanah Sprague N.H. act 7. June. when last pd? G.W.C.
Died 17th August 1838 paid to that period 
D.H. May 12. 1857.
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[verso]
Rev WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 1908
Lydia Sprague widow of Elkanah Sprague 
Private Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index: - Vol. M, Page 235
[Arrangement of 1870.]

[recto]
1910 Aug. 8. Hist. to Ulrich W. Sprague V.L.M.
1911 Jan'y 25 Hist to Mary Hall. V.L.M.
1928 Mch 23 Hist to C. S. Dohrman AWF.
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[typewritten letter]
W. G. SPRAGUE, PRESIDENT
[MEMBER DENVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) 
TELEPHONE 568
ULRICH W. SPRAGUE, SECRETARY
(NOTARY PUBLIC)
The Sprague Investment Company
Real Estate, Loans and Investments
1543 Champa St., Denver, Colo.
July 28, 1910.

Commissioners of Pensions, 
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir:
Kindly furnsih me with the Revolutionary records of ELKANAH SPRAGUE and IGNATIUS SPRAGUE. They served in Vermont during the Revolution. 
Thanking you in advance, I am
Very truly yours, 
/s/Ulrich W. Sprague
#1643 Champa St.
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[stamp--upside down]

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Chauncey Ohio
1-17-11

Commissioner of Pensions:
Washington D.C.

Honorable Sir:

Kindly send me a copy of the application for pension of Elkanah Sprague [underlined] of Grafton Co. N.H. [underlined]  He served in the revolution and was placed on the pension roll Jan 19 1833

Yours truely
Miss Mary Hall
Chauncey, Ohio

[stamp]
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PENSION
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OFFICE.

ack  Jan'y 24, 1911

try 11445 if no allow
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Elkanah Sprague wid. File 19078
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.(CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|]
June 1775|6 mos|Pvt.|(Joseph Estabrook|Stevens)|[blank]|
Jany 1, 1776|6 mos.|[blank]|(John Barrett|Warner)|[blank]|
*June 1776|6 mos.|[blank]|(David Woodward|at Royalton Vt.)|[blank]|
Apr. 1777|1 mo.|[blank]|(in militia at|Ticonderoga)|[blank]|
June 1777|3 mos.|[blank]|(in militia|[blank])|[blank]|
Sept. 1777|1 mo.|[blank]|(Freeman|[blank])|[blank]|
✓ |1 mo|[blank]|(House,|on alarms)|[blank]|
[end of columns]
Battle engaged in, [blank]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon, N.H. 
Date of application for pension, Dec. 21, 1832, His cl. was  al.
[margin note: 10 days 1 week]
Residence at date of application, Lebanon, Grafton Co. N.H. 
Age at date of application, {born at Lebanon, Conn. in 1749. died at Lebanon N.H. Aug. 17, 1835
Remarks: Soldier married at Lebanon N.H. June 18, 1778, Lydia Wheatley. She was allowed pension on an application executed Dec. 16, 1836 while a resident of Lebanon N.H. aged 80 years. She died May 9, 1837. 
*Stationed at Royalton Vt.
Very respectfully, 
[blank]
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1 [underlined]

Nov 30, 1927, Buffalo, N.Y.
497 East Utica St.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Revolutionary War Records.

Sir:

I have been referred to your office for information in connection with S.A.R. society membership in the following service:

Oliver Taylor, in Capt. Fryes Co., Col Thos. Stickney's Regiment of N.H. Militia.  His name appears on a return dated Mar. 12. 1779 as a soldier who enlisted for concord.

same name Engaged in continental Army in Mar 1777 for three years or during the war out of the Regiment of Militia under command of Col. David Hobart of Plymouth.  He was of the town of Campton, enlisted for the town of Concord and went Under Capt Livermore.

Also same name served as a private in Capt. Daniel Livermore's Co. 3rd Reg NH forces commanded by Alex Scannell.  Enlisted Apr. 10, 1777 for 3 yrs., discharged Apr 10 1780.
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....served [illegible] War from N.H. but I have no further information and am referred to your office.

Please advise me in connection with above and any additional information you may have in regard to above in connection with Taylor genealogies.

Very truly
C.S. Dohrman