Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43193, for John Tailor, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Tailor, John

NUMBER
S. 43193

CONTENTS
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Notification Sent to John H. Olson Esq'r  19th
Sep. 1820.  Lancaster, N.H.

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10,068  R
New Hampshire
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John Tailor
of Bartlett in the state of N. Hampshire
who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dearborn of the N. Hampshire
line, for the term of 1 year.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17th of April 1818--
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20" of May 1819 and sent to Eben: L. Hall, Esq'r.
Coos Co'y,  N.H.
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Arrears to 4th of March 1819 
10  14/30  4/31..............................................84.76
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept: 1819.....48.00
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.........................................................................$:132.76
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(Revolutionary claim,)
(Act 18th March, 1818.)

Continued

Coos County--
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Certificate of the
Selectmen & Town Clerk
of Bartlett
______________________________
John Tailor
_______________________________
Revolutionary Claimant
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To the honorable Ebenezer L. Hall Esquire Judge of the Probate Court within & for the County of Coos and State of New Hampshire--

We the subscribers, do hereby certify that John Tailor of Bartlett in the County and State aforesaid, is in reduced circumstances and Stands in need of the afsistance of his Country for support---
Obed Hall                )     Selectmen
John Pendexter Jr.  )           of
Jonathan Tasker        )      Bartlett

I the subscriber, do hereby certify that John Pendexter Jr., Obed Hall, and Jonathan Tasker, are Selectmen of the town of Bartlett aforesaid for the year 1818.---
John Pendexter Jr    Clerk of the town of s'd. Bartlett for 1818---
April 13--1818--

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the above signature]
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Copy

John Pendexter Jr
Guardian of John Tailor

Declaration & Schedule

July 1820

10,860

Continued
Sept'r. 1819.
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State of New Hampshire
Coos--fs--

At the Court of Common Pleas holden at Lancaster within & for the County of Coos aforsaid being a Court of record by Law established on the 2d Tuesday of July A.D. 1820-

Present the Honorable
William Lovjoy       )     Esquires
John Pendexter Jr. )      Associate Justices

Personally appeared in open Court John Pendexter Jr. of Bartlett in said County of Coos (Guardian of John Taylor a pauper now residing in said Town of Bartlett) duly appointed & sworn according to the laws & statutes of said State of New Hampshire & the said John Pendexter Jr. being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he has in his possefsion as Guardian to said John Tailor, the original Pension certificate numbered 10, 868; that the said John Tailor has heretofore received a pension by virtue of said certificate which is dated May 28, 1819 that [a second "that" stricken out] the said John Tailor was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March AD 1818 ["who" stricken out] and that he the said John Taylor was not on the said 18th day of March ADD 1818 nor has he since been nor is he now pofsefsed or owner of any property whatever & that no person to the knowledge of this Deponant has any property or estate whatever in trust for the said John Tailor and that his is totally unable to labour but is supported solely by said Town of Bartlett and the pension which he now receives from the US.--& has been a pauper of said town for more than five years last past & that he is the legally appointed guardian of the said John Tailor
John Pendexter Jr.
Guardian to John Tailor

Lancaster   July 11th 1820---
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Sworn to and declared at Lancaster on the 11th day of July A.D. 1820 before the aforesaid Justices
Attest   John Willson   Clerk

I John Willson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Coos:  do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is nothing

In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 11th day of July A.D. 1820
John Willson   Clerk

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the first paragraph above]
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To the honorable the Secretary
for the department of war--
Washington City---

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John Tailor  [underlined]

private

Col Dearborn's Regiment
New Hampshire Line
1778---["5" stricken out]  years
Roll

1 Year--

17" April 1818
_____________________
Admitted
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State of New Hampshire---Coos fs.--

On the 17--day of April 1818--Before me the Subscriber, Judge of the Probate Court within & for the County of Coos afores'd; personally appears John Tailor aged 69 years, resident in Bartlett in Said County, who being by me first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congrefs, 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 Tailor, enlisted in Haverhill in the County of Grafton 7 State afores'd in the month of February 1778, in the Company Commanded by Capt. Isaac Frye of the 3d N. Hampshire Reg't of Infantry, Commanded by Col. Henry Dearborn; that he joined the army at Valley-forge in May following; that he continued to Serve in the Same Reg't until the end of the war, when he was discharged from Service in Newbury in the State of New-York, that he is in reduced circumstances & Stands in need of the afsistance of his Country for Support, & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his Said Services than the numbers accompanying this affidavit--Sworn to & declared before me, the day & year aforesaid--

I Eben'r L. Hall, Judge &c as afores'd do certify that it appears to my Satisfaction that the Said John Tailor did Serve in the revolutionary war, as Stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy & I do now transmit the proceedings & testimony had & taken before me, to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned acts of Congrefs of the 18--of March 1818---
Eben'r L. Hall, Judge of the Probate Courts, within & for the County of Coos afores'd

State of New-Hampshire--Coos fs.--

On the 6--day of June 1818-- Before me the Subscriber, Judge &c as afores'd, personally appears Elijah Stanton of Harts Location in the County & State afores'd; who being by me first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration; that he the Said Elijah Stanton was a fellow Soldier in the revolutionary war with the above named John Tailor more than one year prior to the discharge of the troops engaged during the war, at which time the Said John Tailor was discharged from Service at Newbury in the State of New-York--Sworn to & declared before me the day & year afores'd--
Eben'r L. Hall, Judge of the Probate Court within & for the County of Coos aforesaid--
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State of New-Hampshire--Coos fs.--

On the 20--day of July 1818--Before me the Subscriber Judge &c as afores'd, personally appears Andrew Johnson of Fryeburg in the County of Oxford & Commonwealth of Mafsachusetts, who being by me first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath makes the following declaration that he the Said Andrew Johnson was a fellow Soldier in the revolutionary war, with the above named John Tailor, & was well acquainted with him the Said John Tailor from the Autumn of 1779, untill the discharge of the troops engaged during the war, when he the Said John Tailor was discharged from Service at Newbury in the State of New-York in June 1788--Sworn to & declared before me the day & year afores'd--
Eben'r L. Hall, judge of the Probate Court within & for the County of Coos aforesaid--

State of New-Hampshire--Coos fs.--

I Eben'r L. Hall, Judge &c as afores'd, do certify that the within named John Tailor, is in reduced circumstances (having for Several years pafsed, Subsisted mostly from the hand of charrity) & Stands in need of the afsistance of his Country for Support--

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal affixed, this 20--day of July A.D. 1818--
Eben'r. L. Hall, Judge of the Probate Court within & for the County of Coos afores'd

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State of New Hampshire   Coos fs.--

Probate office   )
Aug't 15, 1818  )

[illegible seal affixed to the left of the following paragraph]

I the Subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of Coos, afors'd do certify that the above named Eben'r L Hall is now presiding Judge of said Court and doth as such officiate under the authority of s'd State & that his signature to the foregoing declaration & certificate is genuine--

In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day & year aforesaid--
John M. Tillotson, Prob Reg'r
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43193
Revy INVALID.

File No. 43,193

John Tailor
Pri  Rev  War

Act:  18" March 18"

Index:--Vol. 5, Page 501

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Nath'l Hutchins

Deposition
for John Taylor
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I Nathaniel Hutchins of Fryeburg in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say that I was a Captain in the revolutionary service of the United States--And I well knew John Taylor of Bartlett in the County of Coos & State of New Hampshire to be a Soldier in Captain Guthridge Company, and went with me to Quebeck and was there taken prisoner with me on the first day of Jany 1776---And was retained a prisoner with me untill we were regularly exchanged by proper authority--And afterwards I saw him in Captain Isaac Fryes Company in the third New Hampshire Regiment--And I was knowing that he continued in the service in said Company untill the year 1781--and I was well aquainted with him the said Taylor, and knew him to be a faithfull soldier--And further saith not
Nathaniel Hutchins
late Captain in the Revolutionary Service of the United States

Coos fs    )
July 21st 1818-- )
State of New Hampshire

Then personally appeared the above named Nath'l Hutchins, and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him subscribed contains the whole truth--

Sworn to before me
John Pendextor Jr   Jus--Peace

State of New Hampshire---Coos fs----

I Eben'r L. Hall, Judge &c as afores'd do certify that the above named John Pendexter Jr, is now in Commifsion of the Peae, & as Such, doth officiate under the Authority of the State of New Hampshire--

In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand, & Seal official, this 22d day of July 1818---
Eben'r. L. Hall, Judge of the Probate Court, within & for the County of coos afores'd--