Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,718, Daniel Fisk, Mass.
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([unclear]-1776)
SERVICE
Mass.
CONTENTS
Fisk, Daniel W. 14,718
Beulah
NUMBER
B.L. Wt. 12816-160-55_
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1519
Massachusetts
Daniel Fisk
of Upton in the State of Massachusetts
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Taft of the Regt commanded 
by Col Denny in the Massachusetts
line for 9 month, & 27 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 32 Dollars 70. Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of November 1832 and sent to G. Folson
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $49.05
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 16 35
$65.40
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book D  Vol. 5 Page 51
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101.812 Act March 3/55
April  27/55
Beulah Fisk
widow of
Daniel Fisk
pim(?)
Private
Capt Farrar
Mass Militia
War of Revolution
Rec Pension, Act 1849
certificate no 3462
Map Feb 48 -3462
Ad. 160 ac's Dec 13/55
Dodge
Horatio Woodman
Boston
Mass

Vol. F. 49.

"Nv 12816 is Dec 18/55"[Diagonally across page]
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Relanted
July 27/ 49
3462 
Massachusetts 
Beulah Fiske widow of Daniel 
who served in the Revolutionary War as a Private 
Inscribes on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars 70 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848 
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day July 1849 and sent to G.S. Bulfinch Boston Mass

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 48 Vol. 2
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State of Massachusetts County of Worcester 
On this twenty forth day of March, A.D. 1855 personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Mrs. Beulah Fiske aged 92 years, a resident of Upton in Massachusetts who being duly sworn according to law, declared that she id the widow of Daniel Fiske deceased, who was a private in the Company by Captain [blank] in the [blank] commanded by in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, that her said husband was at [blank] on or about [blank] day of [blank] A.D. 17 for the term of [blank] and continued in actual service in the said war for the term of [blank] and was honorably discharged at [blank] on or about the [blank] day of [blank] A.D. 17, as will appear by reference to the rolls, that he received no printed or written discharge, and that neither he nor she ever received or applied for, or is entitled to bounty land for any other service, and that she now received for the said Service a pension of $32.70 per year payable at Boston, the certificate for which is No. 3462, dated January 27, 1849.
She further states that she was married to the said Daniel Fiske in Medway on the 26 day of June 1788, by David Sanford a Minister and that her name before her said marriage was Beulah Haywood that her husband died at Upton on the 23 day of January 1840, proof of which will be found on file with her pension application, that she is still a widow- that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act of Congress passed March 3, 1855, and the she prays that the certificate thereof may be sent for her to Horatio Woodman, Boston, Mass. 
Netner Albert wood 
Beulah X Fiske 
Subscribed and duly sworn to, the day and year first above written. I certify that she is the identical person above described. I have no intrerest in the case. 
Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace.
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Danl Fiske
Vol 13. 137- 15 days. 75
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DECLARATION, in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.

On this [written by hand "twenty eighth"] day of [written by hand "August-"] in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty [written by hand "two"] personally appeared in open Court, before [written by hand "the Court of Probate of said County -"] now sitting [written by hand "Mendon, Daniel Fisk-"] a resident of [written by hand "Upton"] in the County of [written by hand "Worcester] and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged [written by hand "seventy six"} 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 7th 1832.

THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. [written by hand "On the nineteenth of April A.D.1775 he volunteered under Capt Robert Taft in the militia and marched from Upton to Cambridge and Roxbury - joined the army there and remained in the service [underlined "fifteen days."] - In Septr A. D. 1776 [crossed out "enlisted"] drafted under Capt. Benjamin Farrar in the Regiment of Co. Denny in the Massts Militia and marched from Upton through Hartford to Tarrytown on Hudson river and was there stationed to guard against the British ships. He recollects no troops at that station except his own regiment. He served [underlined "two months or more and was"] discharged in Novr or Decr 1776.-

On the last of Decr A. D. 1777 - he volunteered and marched under Capt Craggin in the Militia from Upton to North Kingston and was stationed at a point called Quidinipalt or Seconiqususett Point to guard the shore and served there [underline "three months"] and was discharged about the first of April 1778. He does not remember any other troops at that station except his own regiment

He volunteered in Decr A. D. 1776 and marched under Capt. Benjamin Farrer of the Massts Militia in the Regt. of Col Nathan Tyler from Upton to Providence and was stationed at the College in Providence. He served six weeks and was discharged in Jany or Feby A. D 1777. some other troops there but he does not recollect the officers.

In July 1780 he volunteered and marched under Capt Benjamin Read of the Mass' Militia from Upton to West Point. He served on this tour of duty [underlined "Two months"] and [underlined "was discharged"] in Novr 1780. There were continental troops at this station but he does not remember its officers Arnold's  treachery was discovered while he was on this tour of duty.-

He was in no battle during the war

He never received a written discharge at any time & has no documentary evidence of his service except the depositions annexed -

He was born in said Upton Jany. 24, 1758 & there is a record of his age on the town records of Upton.

He was born and has always resided from his birth in said Upton."]

[down the left margins of this deposition very faint hand written messages: "Or 15 75", "106", "Rolts or Mr 14 or", "2d", "4th", "3rd", "1.2", "5th", "On Zars 7ds"]

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.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[written by hand "Before Nath Payne Judge of Probate For the County of Worcester]

[signed in black ink "Daniel Fisk"]
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We [written by hand "Ezra Wood"] [crossed out "a Clergyman"] residing in the [written by hand "town of Upton County of Worcester"] and [written by hand "Daniel Fisk Junor"] residing in [written by hand "the same Town"] hereby certify that we are well acquainted with [written by hand "Daniel Fisk -"] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be [written by hand "seventy six-"] years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

[signed "Ezra Wood" "Daniel Fisk Junr."]

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that [written by hand "Ezra Wood & Danl Fisk Junr Esqr"] who signed the preceding certificate, [crossed out "is a clergyman"] are resident[written by hand "s"] in the [written by hand "The Town of Upton"] [crossed out "and that who has also signed the same is a resident in the"] and [crossed out "is a"] are  credible persons[written by hand "s"] and that their statement is entitled to credit.

[signed "Nathl Paine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester"]

I [written by hand "Theophilus Wheeler Register"], [crossed out "Clerk"] of the Court of [written by hand "Probate for Worcester County"] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [written by hand "Daniel Fisk"] for a pension [written by hand "& that Daniel Fisk Jr before whom the arranged affidavits were made is a Justice of the Peace in Harvard County in  full credit & states he signed the same"]

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand [written by hand "and affixed the seal of said Probate Court"] this [written by hand "28th"] day of [written by hand "August -"] in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty [written by hand "two"]

[signed "Theophs Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for Worcester County in Massachusetts."

[written sideways by hand "Danl Fiske
Vol 13.137 - 15 days - 75"]
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Know all whom it may concern that I the subscriber am town Clerk of Medway in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts That I have the keeping of the records of said town and I hereby certify, that the following Record is a correct extract from the Record of Marriages in said Town excepting the date which is expressed in figures Thus on said records Was Married June 26th, 1788.

Mr Daniel Fisk of Upton and Miss Beulah Hagward of Medway. Married June twenty Sixth one thousand seven hundred eighty eight. by David Sanford.

I hereby certify the above Record to be a true extract excepting the above expressed alteration of words insted of figures in the date of the marriage

attest Daniel Wiley Town Clerk of Medway, 
West Medway, October 5th 1843.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Norfolk SS
On this fifth day of October Eighteen hundred and forty three the above subscribed Daniel Wiley personally appeared and made oath that the above extract from the Town records of Medway by him subscribed was true before me

[signed "Christopher Slocomb Justice of the Peace"]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Worcester (?)
In this twenty-fourth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-three, personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said County, Beulah Fiske a resident of Upton in said County aged eighty one 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, and the Joint Resolution passed August 16, 1842, the Act being entitled "one Act granting half pay and pensions to certain windows.
That she is the widow of Daniel Fiske late of said Upton deceased, who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution and went into the service from said town of Upton, upon two or more engagements, the one to Rhodeisland, and the other to West Point, and the others cannot specify, she having no knowledge of the same by documentary evidence or otherwise. But her said Residence has a pensioner of the United States under the Act of June 1832, and she respectfully refers to the papers in his case, and the rolls in the war department for the specifications and evidence of his services.
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She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Fiske by the Rev. Mr. Sanford of Medway on the twenty-sixth day of June in the year seventeen hundred and eighty eight; - that her husband the aforesaid Daniel Fiske, died on the twenty-second day of January in the year eighteen hundred forty one; - 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.
Sworn and Subscribed on the day and years above written before 
Beulah Fiske
Ira M. Barton Judge of said Court
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I Jonathan B. Bradish of Upton in 
the County of Worcester do depose and
say, that my wife is the daughter of
the Widow Beulah Fiske who has 
made the forgoing declaration, and
her late husband Daniel Fiske
deceased who did on the twenty
second day of January in the year
eighteen hundred and forty-one,
and his said widow has never 
been married since his death.
Jonathan B. Bradish

Worcester Co. Oct 24, 1863. Sworn to by
said defense who is known to me
as a man of truth.
Before me
Ira M. Barton/Pate.
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section 
[Initials upper right hand corner] 

September 29, 1924

Louis M. Larsen 
3649 Besuden Court 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Sir: 

I have to advise you the from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 14718 it appears that Daniel Fisk was born January 24, 1758 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. 

While living in said Upton he enlisted April 19, 1775 and served fifteen days as a private in Captain Robert Taft's Company on the Massachusetts Troops. 

He enlisted on September 1776 and served two months as a private in Captain Benjamin Farrar's Company, Colonel Denny's Massachusetts Regiment, and on December 8, 1776 he enlisted and served one month and sixteen days as a private in said company in Colonel Nathan Tyler's Massachusetts Regiment. 

He enlisted the last of December 1777 and served three months as a private in Captain Craggin's Company in the Massachusetts Troops. 

He enlisted in July 1780 and served three months
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in Captain Benjamin Read's Massachusetts Company. He was in no battles. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832 while a resident of Upton, Massachusetts, where he died January 22, 1841. 

Soldier married June 26, 1788 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Miss Beulah Hayward, of said Medway, who was allowed pension on her application executed October 24, 1843 while living in Upton, Massachusetts aged eighty-one years, in which place she still living in 1855. 

Their daughter (her name not stated) married Jonathan B. Bradish who was living in Upton, Massachusetts in 1843. 

Respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner.
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(Left page):
Sept 29. 1902
Lewis F. McLaughlin
Geneseo Ills
1923 - May 14 - (?) to Mrs. J. W
Chesnutt. MMH (?)
1924 Sep.29 - Hist to Louis M. Larsen

(Right page):
Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14718
Beulah Fiske
Widow of
Daniel Fiske
Riv Rev. War
Act: Feb 20, 1848
Index:-Vol. a, Page 239
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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12.816

Mr. Aug
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8800
Massachusetts
Beulah Fiske
widow of Daniel Fiske
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 22 Jany. 1841
of Upton in the State of Massa
who was a Pri in the Co
commanded by Captain Taft of the 
reg commanded by Col Denny in
the Mass line for 9 mo 27 DS
Inscribed on the Roll of Massa
at the rate of 32 Dollars 70 
Cents per annum, to commence on the (strikethrough 4th day of March 1836) 22 Jany. 1841. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of October 1844 and sent to Pensioner
Upton, Mass
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by F.L. Swann, Clerk,
Book D. Vol. (?) Page 57.
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8800
Massachusetts
Beulah Fiske
widow of Daniel Fiske
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832,
and who died on the 22nd Jany: 1841,
of Upton in the State of Masschusetts who was a priv: _in the_
commanded by Captain _ of the
commanded by Col. Denny_ is
the Massachusetts line for 9-27 days

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachuesetts
at the rate of 32 Dollars 70
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.  & end 22nd January 1841.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of
March 1845 and sent to Hon N.
Parmenter, E. Cambridge, Mass.

Total amount, $159.06
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by W M Steuart, Clerk,
Book D Vol. 1, Page 57.
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[page 1]
6269
Massachusetts
Beulah Fiske,
widow of Daniel Fiske,
who was a Private
in the Massa. Line.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 32 Dollars 70
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the
17 day of October 1844
and sent to
Pensioned.
Upton
Massa.

[Act of March 3, 1843.]
& June 17, 1844
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 2 Page 29

[page 2]
2 Certs
rept
1838
1843 &
"44
M. 26
joint resolution
Jan. 25. 1845
certificate issued for
arrears March 25
1845.
Before
25 March 1845
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Aug 25 '43
Pension Office
H
Bulah Fisk
widow of Daniel Fisk
$32.70 per anum
acts '38-'43, & '44.

married 26 June 1788-
husband died 22 January '41
when the pension under act
'38 will commence
Mrs. Bulah Fisk
Upton,
Mass.
No. 6569 Oct 1843
No. 173 " 1844
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101.812

Widow Fisk
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State of Massachusetts County of Worcester
We Newell Gore and Joanna Gore
having been duly sworn, depose and say, that we well knew Daniel 
Fiske who was a Revolutionary soldier
whose widow now applies for bounty land, - that we knew him for more than twenty-
years before his death, which occurred at Upton about
23 day of January 1840 years ago, - that we know that he died about that time because*
I Newell Gore attended his funeral
I Joanne Gore lived in the 
neighborhood at the time of his Death
that we are residents of Upton
that we have known his said widow from his death to this time, that she has remained unmarried, - that her
declaration was signed and acknowledged by her in our presence, - that she is the identical person she
represents herself to be, - and that we are disinterested, and that she draws a pension for his said
service of $327 per year
Newell Gore

Joanna Gore
Subscribed, and duly sworn to before me, this twenty-fourth day of March 
A.D. 1855
Elijah Stoddard
Justice of
the Peace.
It is hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been exhibited before me, the undersigned, a Justice of
the Peace, by the affidavits of Newell Gore and Joanna Gore
of the said county and state, who are personally known to me, who are entitled to credit, and who swear that
they have no pecuniary interest in the result of the above application; that Beulah Fiske
is the widow, remaining unmarried
of the late Daniel Fiske who was a Revolutionary soldier 
and that the said Daniel Fiske died at Upton
on or about the 23 day of January A.D. 1840

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-forth day
of March 1855 I have no interest in this case.

Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace.
*"We attended his funeral." or "were in the neighborhood at the time," or some equally good reason.
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APPLICATION OF
Widow of Daniel Fiske
Revolutionary War
for a 160 acre warrant.
Act of March 3d, 1855.

WARRANT TO BE SENT TO
HORATIO WOODMAN, Boston, Mass.
AS WITHIN REQUESTED.
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State of Massachusetts County of Norfolk Town of Medway
(a) Mr. Daniel Fisk of Upton & Miss Beulah Hayward of Medway were married June twentysixth one thousand seven hundred and eightyeight
I CERTIFY that the above is a true copy of the record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows: — (b) "June 26. 1788"
A.M.B. Fuller

I, A. M. B. Fuller above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Clerk in the town, county, and state aforesaid, and that the above is a true copy from the records of said town, with the exception above named, as certified by me.
A.M.B. Fuller {Town Clerk of Medway 
Subscribed and duly sworn to before me, this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1855
Christopher Slocomb Justice of the Peace.

(a) Here fill in an exact transcript of the record, except that, instead of copying the figures, the date must be written out in full.
(b) Here give the date exactly as it is in the record.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary’s office, Boston
April 20,1855
I hereby Certify, that at the date of attestations hereunto annexed,
Elijah Stoddard was a
Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester
And Cristopher Socomb for the County of Norfolk

In the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court. 

In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Comminwealth, the date written above

Signed T M Wright
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Secretary’s office
August 10,1843

I hereby Certify, that the date of the attestations hereto annexed, Joel Hunt was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Norfolk

In the Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of the Court.

In testimony whereof,I have hereunto affixed the Seal of Commonwealth, the date above written

Jon A Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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West Medway July 26th 1843
I the subscriber hereby certify that Sam Clerk of the town of Medway, and have the keeping of the records of said town, and that the following Marriage is a correct extract from the records of said town, excepting the date which is in figures an said records, as follows June 26th 1788

Mr Daniel Fisk of Upton and Miss Beulah Hayward of Medway married June twenty sixth in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Eight June 26th 1788
By David Sanford

A true copy of records within the above named exceptions attest
Daniel Wiley, Town Clerk of Medway

Medway July 26th 1843
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Norfolk
The personally app I ate (sp) Daniel Wiley Clarke of the town of Medway and made bathe (sp) that the above certificate by him subscribed is true

Jacob Hunt
Justice of the Peace
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26 
Sent by Elijah Clark
Agh (sp) for pensions

Signature W Parameter
Red.January 23rd 1845
Ro March 6/45
1.7 “
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, Boston February 3d 1845

I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Nahum Fisher was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester,
JP [?]
in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

John G. Palfrey
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Worcester County ss.
On this thirty first day of January in the year 1845 Eighteen hundred and forty five personally appeared before me, Nahum Fisher, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Worcester, Beulah Fiske, a resident of Upton in said county Eighty two years of age, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount of pension, which she claims from the fourth of March 1836 to the twenty second day of January 1841 from which period her pension has been allowed under the act of the seventh of July 1838 and the act of March third 1843, and the declarant further alleges that she is still the widow of Daniel Fiske, who was a private in the Revolutionary war, that her pension was allowed at the rate of thirty two dollars and twenty cents per annum, and payable at the Agency at Boston in the state of Massachusetts, and further she saith not.
Beulah Fisk

Sworn to, and subscribed on the day and year first above written
Before me — Nahum Fisher, Justice of the Peace

Worcester ss. Upton January 31. 1845 I hereby certify that Beulah Fiske who has subscribed and ade oath to the above, is reputed to be the widow of Daniel Fiske, a deceased Revolutionary Pensioner. The word "has" was interlined before signing. 
Nahum Fisher, Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, June 18 1844

I 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 Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Fisk in connection with the name of Enoch Batchelder, is borne upon a pay roll of Capt Benja. Farrar from December 8 1776. for one month and sixteen days. 
The only roll in this Office of Capt Craggin, is for the same service, but the names of Daniel Fisk & Enoch Batchelder are not upon it

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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This will certify that I Enoch Batchelor of Upton County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts did serve as a private in the army of the revolution at North Kingston in the state of Rhode island for the term of three months in the winter of seventeen hundred & seventy six and 1777 in the company commanded by Capt Craggin - and further more Depose and say Daniel Fisk of said Upton Deceased did belong to Capt Craggins Company and did do duty as private in the same company with my self for the above term of three months at the same time and place
Sworn and subscribed this twenty third day of October A.D. 1843}
his X mark
Enoch Batchelor
witness Lois Batchelor
Before me
Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace

Worcester ss. October 23 1843  This will certify that Enoch Batchelor above named did in my presence sign the above Deposition after the same was read to him and he being interogated as to the facts set forth in said deposition — The above Deposition was taken at the request of Jonathan B. Bradish attorney for the widow Beulah Fisk wife of Daniel Fisk lat of said Upton deceased for the purpose of enabling her to a pension under the former pension acts of Congress for surviving widows
Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace
Worcester ss. October 23 1843 I further certify that I the subscriber have been personally acquainted with the above named Enoch Batchelor for fifty years and he has sustained a character untarnished the whole time no one ever said ought against him
Elijah Stoddard Justice Peace
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9958
Beulah Fisk
Mass
Act 7th July '38

husband died Jany [?] 22d 1841
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Secretary's Office, October 26th 1843

I hereby Certify, That at the date of the within several attestations Ira M Barton was Judge of Probate and Justice of the Peace, and that Christopher Slocomb and Elijah Stoddard were Justices of the Peace, all for the County of Worcester in the said Commonwealth, duly constituted and commissioned; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written
Jno A Bolles
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Daniel Fisk departed this life January 22. 1841.
I hereby certify that the above is a literal transcript
of the town record of the town of Upton
Upton, Mass, October 23. 1842.
Attest.
Harry Bradish town Clerk
Worcester October 23 1843 Personally appeared
the above named Harvey Braddish Town Clerk and
made oath that the above certificate by him sub
scribed is true and correct
Before me Elijah Stoddard
Justice of Peace
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3649 Besuden Ct.,
Cincinnati, Ohio
9-4-24
Commissioner of Bureau of Pensions
Dept. of Interior,
Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir:-
Please make out 
a similar letter to me
as I wish to join the 
Sons of Revolution.
Note enclosed letter to my auntie Mrs. Chesnutt. Kindly return this letter to me.  
Sincerely yours, Louis M Larsen

Post mark in bottom left corner 
Sep 5 1924

Writing on the right side
He sent in this had been fun
Mrs.C & when I returned
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PEC
Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C
Gentleman:
On March 29th I wrote, asking for an official statement of the pension record of Daniel Fisk of Upton, Worcester, Co., Mass. whose pension was, I think, granted in 1831.  As yet I have received no reply; and as I desire to use this information at once, I am asking that this matter

Postmarked top right corner
Pension 
G
APR
10
1923 Office
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be looked after and the desired information sent. 
Thanking you,
I remain yours very truly
Mrs. J.W. Chesnutt
Englewood, Tennessee
4.9.23
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Leulseo, Llls. July 27th, 1902

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C. 

Dear Sir:- 
Have you in your department any record of the following men, who are supposed to have served in the War of the Revolution? 
O Nathaniel Walker, bron about 1709, married Submit Brewer and died Feb. 8th, 1783. He was the son of John Walker of Newton, and probably went from the town of Sturbridge, Mass. 

o Comfort Freeman, born August. 23rd, 1750, married Lucy Walker, and died Dec. 1, 1806. He was the son of Samuel Freeman, and went from Massachusetts, probably Sturbridge. 

Deacon Daniel Fiske (Fisk) who married Deliverance Brown and died (date unknown). 
He also if supposed to have gone from Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
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By sending such records, if they are in your possession, you will greatly oblige. 

Respectfully yours. 
Lewis F. McLaughlin
Leueseo, Ill.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
MMHF [?]
w. 14718

3—525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., May 14, 1923

In reply to your request of ___, for the history of Daniel Fisk, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from [crossed out] his [illegible] his widow's claim for pension.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Apr. 19, 1775
Sept. 1776
Dec. 8, 1776
last of Dec. 1777
July 1780

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
18 days
2 mos.
1 mo. 16 days
3 mos.
3 mos.

RANK
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. 
Robert Taft
Benjamin Farrar
Benjamin Farrar
Craggin
Benjamin Read
COLONEL.
Denny
Nathan Tyler

STATE
Mass-

Battles engaged in, was in no battles
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Upton, Worcester Co., Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 28. 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Upton, Mass
Age at date of application, Born Jan. 24, 1758 in Upton, Mass.
Remarks: He died Jan. 22. 1841 in Upton, Mass. soldier married in Medway, Norfolk Co., Mass. June 26, 1788 Beulah Hayward of Medway, Mass. who was al. pension on her ap ex. Oct. 24, 1843 wh. a res. of Upton, Mass. aged 81 yrs. She was still living in said Upton in 1855. Their daughter the name not stated married Jonathan B. Bradish who was liv. in Upton in 1843.
Respectfully,
Commissioner
Date of death in B.L.Wt. claim not used as pen. was al. from Jan. 22, 1841 as the accepted date of his death.
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February,1848, entitled, "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Worcester, County,
On this eighteenth day of December 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, Beulah Fiske a resident of Upton in the county of Worcester aged Eighty Six years, who being first suly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war.  That she is the widow of Daniel Fiske who was a resident of Upton and who was a private in the war of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of thirty two dollars and seventy cents per annum.  She further declares that she is still a widow.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, Before me Beulah Fisk
In presence of Emmeline Torlish Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace.
Certify, The the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares. Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Worcester County, 
I, Charles W Hartshorn Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Elijah Stoddard the eighteenth instant was & is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; and that his signature, above written is genuine.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of said Court, This twenty eighth day of December 1848
Chas W Hartshorn Clerk
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B. Fiske 
A U
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

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Secretary's Office, [written by hand "Borten August 26th 1848"]

I hereby Certify, That [written by hand "at the date of the annexed attestation Elijah Stoddard was a Justice of the Peace for the County Worcester,"]

[decorative flair to separate the above info from the next]

in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to [written by hand "his"] acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.

[something was once attached to the paper, now is ripped of can only read the words "of the"]

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.

[signed "WW Callan"] 
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled, "An act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution."

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Worcester County,

On this sixteenth day of August 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, Beulah Fiske a resident of Upton in the county of Worcester aforesaid aged Eighty six years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Daniel Fiske who was a resident of Upton and who was a private in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of thirty two dollars and seventy cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.

[signed by Beulah Fiske]

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written,
Before me,
Elijah Stoddard
In presence of Jann Gore
Justice of the PEace.

I certify, that the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares.

Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace.

Return it to G.T. Bulfinch, Pension Clerk, Merchant Bank. Briton.
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This will certify that Silas Warren of Upton in the county of Worcester and state of Massachusetts did serve as a private in the army of the revolution at a place called Ferry [?] Town (or Ferreton [?]) near Sing Sing in the state of Newyork for the term of two months in the year seventeen hundred seventy six in a company commanded by Capt Benjamin Farrar in Col. Dennys regiment and further depose and say Daniel Fisk of said Upton Deceased did belong to Capt. Benjamin Farrars Company in Col. Dennys Reg - and did do Duty as private or waiter in the same company with my self for the above erm of term of two months in the year seventeen hundred & seventy six at the above named place
Sworn and subscribed to this twenty third day of October A.D 1843 
his X mark
Silas Warren
Witness [illegible] Warren
Before me
Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace

Worcester ss October 23d 1843 This will certify that Silas Warren above named did in my presence sign the above Deposition after the same was read to him and he being interrogated as to the facts set forth in said Deposition — The above Deposition was taken at the request of Jonathan B. Bradish attorney for the widow Beulah Fisk wife of Daniel Fisk late of said Upton Deceased for the purpose of enabling her to a pension under the former Pension acts of Congress for surviving widows
Elijah Stoddard Justice of the Peace
Worcester ss — Upton October 23 1843 This will certify that the subscriber has been personally acquainted with the above named Silas Warren for fifty years and he has always sustained a good character with out reproach [?] for the whole time
Elijah Stoddard Justice Peace
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I Enoch Batchelor of Upton in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, yeoman, being seventy six years of age, do testify & depose, that I have been acquainted with Daneil Fisk of said Upton more than sixty years [crossed out] and do [crossed out] hereby testify and say, that in the month of December [crossed out] he went to North Kingston in the state of Rhode Island and into the revolutionary war, was a soldier in the company commanded by Capt Craggin of Mendon in said County; and the said Fisk was in the United States service at said North Kingston for the term of three months, to wit, during part of of the month of December 1777 and in the months of January & February and part of the month of March following in the year seventeen hundred seventy eight I well remember of his performing the service at the time & place above mentioned by being a soldier with him at the same time and in the same company and regiment
his X mark
Enoch Batchelor

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss.
Town of Upton August 22d 1832...
Personally appeared before me [crossed out] a Justice of the Peace Enoch Batchelor above mentioned and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above deposition__ and I certify that I have known the said Batchelor many years and that he is a man of veracity & a credible witness—
Daniel Fisher Jud. [?] Justice of the Peace
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I Wilson Rawson of Upton in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman, being eighty years of age, do testify & say that I have been acquainted with Daniel Fisk of said Upton for more than sixty years and hereby testify & say, that the said Fisk in the year AD. 1780 in the month of July, went to West Point in the state of New york, into the revolutionary war. was a soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Read of Mendon in said County and the said Fisk was in the United States service at said West Point & its vicinity for the term of three months, to wit, in the months of July, August, September, & October in said year A.D. 1780. I was a soldier at the same time & place in the said war, and was personally knowing to the said Fisk performing the said service as above mentioned
his X mark
Wilson [crossed out] Rawson

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss
Town of Upton August 22d 1832.
Personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace, Wilson Rawson subscribed and made oath to the truth of the above deposition and I certify that I have known the said Rawson many years and that he is a man of veracity & a credible witness — 
Daniel Fisher Jur. [?] Justice Peace
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I Silas Warren of Upton in the County of Worcester
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts [illegible]
being seventy eight years of age do testify & [illegible] that
I have been acquainted with Daniel Fisk of said Upton
for more than sixty years and hereby testify [illegible] that
the said Fisk in the year of seventeen hundred &
seventy six in the state of New York, into the 
revolutionary war was a soldier in the company
commanded by Capt Benjamin [illegible] of said
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester [illegible] Town of [illegible] August 22 1832
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace Jonathan
Warren above mentioned and [illegible] and made Oath
to the truth of the above deposition and I certify that I
have known the said Warren many years and that he
is a man of [illegible] and a credible [illegible].
Daniel [illegible] Justice of the Peace.