Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17604, John Chandler, N H
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SERVICE.                       NUMBER

NH 
Chandler, John.            W. 17604
Mary
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Maine 31264.
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John Chandler, of Kennebec in the State of Maine who was a private in the Camp commanded by Captain Sandborn of the Regt commanded by Col Evans in the N.H. Line for 
9 months
allowed by the Secy of War.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 30 Dollars— Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of Nov. 1837 —- and sent to Wm [illegible], Jr. Augusta, [illegible]
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1837 - $195.00
Semi-and. allowance ending 4 March’38
$15.00
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$210.00
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{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by D. W. Curdy, Clerk,
Book E.   Vol. 1.   Page 9.
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rep
2 Cetfs
1838 & 1843

5881
Maine
Mary Chandler
widow of John Chandler
who was a Private 
in the N.H.Line N.H.
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
30 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 
24 day of July 1844
and sent to 
Nathaniel Groton,
Bath, 
Maine,
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1.    Page 254
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of the Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Maine
Kennebec, [illegible]
On this eighteenth day of October A.D. 1807,
personally appearing open court before the Hon. Nathan Weston, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State, John Chandler a resident of Augusta in the county of Kennebec of State aforesaid, aged seventy five years, who being first duly sworn according to the law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832, [illegible]
That in the fall of 1777 he enlisted for, served as a private for three months in Capt. Nathan Sanborn’s company in Col. Evans’ regiment of the New Hampshire troops, & was in the last battle with Burgoyne on the 7th of October 1777, & was honorably discharged. That afterwards, in the year 1780, 94 1781, he thinks the former year, he again enlisted, for six months, as a private, being hired for that purpose by the town of Dunbarton, New Hampshire, & joined the Army. I was attached to a New Hampshire regiment, commanded as he thinks by Col. Read, believes that Joseph Mills was Adjutant of the regiment , which he thinks was attached to Patterson’s Brigade & that Capt. Frye commanded the company, but he knows little of the officers of the regiment as he was very soon (a few days) after joining the regiment, detached on command, & served almost the whole time from the regiment.
That he was born at Epping, New Hampshire, February 1st, 1762, where he presumes his age was recorded, that during his first service his home was at said Epping, & that in 1780, his home was at Andover in the same State, & that in 1784, he removed to Monmouth, Maine, where he lived until about 8 years ago, when he removed to Portland, resided there until he removed to Augusta, a few months since. That he enlisted & served as he has stated & was honorably but verbally discharged. That he refers to the rolls for evidence, as he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. 
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity for his said Revolutionary service, except
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the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State.
John Chandler
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Before 
Nathan Weston, C.J. S. J. C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states. 
Nathan Weston

The applicant has been long known to me, was many years a Senator of the U.S. from his State, and for eight years preceding March last, was collector of the port of Portland, which is I suppose the reason why the application was not sooner made. 
Nathan Weston

I John A. Chandler Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held for the County of Kennebec do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Said Court in the matter of the application of John Chandler for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand, & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State this 18th day of October 1837.
J.A.Chandler Clerk
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10094

Mary Chandler 
No
Act 7, July '38
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." and an Act approved August 23, 1842

STATE OF MAINE
Lincoln County, SS.
On this (left blank) day of (left blank) A.D., 1843 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for said County of Lincoln being a court of records, in open court Mary Chandler
a resident of Bath in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine, aged seventy nine 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 7th, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" and an Act approved August 23, 1842, that she is the widow of John Chandler who was a pensioner of the United States under the Act of June 7, 1832, that his pension was payable at the agency in Portland in the State of Maine at the  rate of thirty dollars per month, that the pension was paid to him to the 4th day of March 1841 from which time to the 26th day of September 1841 she recd (received) it as his widow, and that she refers to a declaration made by him of his services in the War of the Revolution supposed to be in (illegible) of the War Department in support of her claim. 
She further declares, that she was married to the said John Chandler on the twenty seventh day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three; that her husband, the aforesaid John Chandler died on the twenty sixth of September 1841 at Augusta in the State of Maine; 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, that her maiden name was Mary Whitcher that her marriage with the said John Chandler was solemnized in the town of Epping, New Hampshire and that ever since his deceased she has remained unmarried.
Mary Chandler

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me
Nathaniel Groton Judge of Probate for the County of Lincoln
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State of Maine
County of Lincoln - At a Probate Court at this court in & for the said County (illegible) an adjourned Court held at said (illegible) set on the 22nd day of May A.D. 1843 Personally appeared Mary Chandler widow of John Chandler in open court the same being a Court of Record and subscribed her name to the foregoing declaration claim having first given the same under oath and after subscribing the same she made solemn oath that the same was true.

In testimony whereof I hereto set the seal of  said Court to be affixed the day & year above written.

Nathaniel Groton, Judge of said Court

STATE OF MAINE
(*The entire bottom half of document was left blank)
I the subscriber (BLANK) hereby CERTIFY, That (BLANK) before whom the proceedings were had, is (BLANK)
I also CERTIFY That the (BLANK) contains the original proceedings of the said (BLANK) in the matter of the application of (BLANK) for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this (BLANK) day of (BLANK) A.D., 18(BLANK)
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I Benjamin Prescott of Bath in the State of Maine aged sixty one years do on oath declare that I was well acquainted with General John Chandler late of Augusta from my childhood and at least 50 years before his death. I am acquainted with his widow Mary Chandler who now resides with my family, I having married their daughter about thirty eight years ago. General Chandler & Mary his now widow lived together as husband & wife as long as I can remember till his death which occurred at Augusta in the State of Maine, on the  27th day (*most searches put his death as 25th) of September A.D. 1841 - I was with him when he died. I am a practicing Physician, and have been for forty years past. I have in my possession the family Bible of General Chandler which contains the records of the births & deaths of his family his father & mother also his children, and the record of his marriage which I copy from said Bible and is as follows. John Chandler married Mary Whittier August 27, 1783. August twenty seventh seventeen hundred eighty three; the above is a true copy from the record in the bible as written down with his figures. 
                    Benj (Benjamin) Prescott
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State of Maine
Lincoln County

On this first day of June A.D. 1843. Personally appeared Benjamin Prescott (illegible) named and subscribed the before written affidavit and made solemn oath that the same is true. There was also produced to me the family bible of General John Chandler where is recorded his marriage with Mary Whittiher (Whittier) as copied in said Prescott affidavit.

Witness my hand at Bath , this 1st day of June A.D. 1843

Nathaniel Groton Judge
of Probate for Lincoln County
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To the Hon. J. L. Edwards commissioner of Pensions. The memorial of Mary Chandler widow of the late General John Chandler, respectfully represents: that some time the present (illegible) she made application for a pension: that on the 1st day of August 1843. A return was made under your hand, that there was no evidence addressed of the date of her marriage. Since that time she has thus: 
Nathan (Nathaniel) Groton her friend in this business obtained from Epping New Hampshire a copy of the record of her marriage from John Jay Plumer town clerk of Epping and certified by  Geo. (George) W. Plumer a magistrate - She further declares that said record is true. That at the time of her marriage she was called by the name of Molly Whittier; and that after her marriage, she spelt her Christian name Mary instead of Molly, both names being considered the same. That she finds the record in the bible differing one day in date from the town record in Epping of the time of her marriage but believes the town record to be right -
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She therefore prays the commissioner to reconsider her application, and to allow her the benefits of a pension as the widow of the late John Chandler.

State of Maine
County of Lincoln

On this 6th day of October A.D. 1843. Personally appeared Mary Chandler widow of John Chandler deceased; who is personally known to me, and subscribed the foregoing memorial and made solemn oath that the same is true. I further certify that the annexed Certificate was obtained by me from John Jay Plumer who is Clerk of the town of Epping, and duly certified under oath by Geo. (George) W. Plumer who is an acting magistrate in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire and that the same as certified is genuine. I further certify that Mary Chandler above named is too aged and infirmed to attend in open Probate Court to make and subscribe the foregoing memorial.
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of the Probate Court for the County of Lincoln and signed my name as Judge of said Court at the Probate of (illegible) at (illegible) unto this sixth day of October A.D. 1843.

Nathan (Nathaniel) Groton Judge
of said Court

State of New Hampshire

Rockingham} Town Clerk's Office Epping N.H.
September 21st, 1843

John Chandler
Molly Whitcher (all current records indicate it was spelled Whittier)
were married August the twenty eight One thousand seven hundred and eighty three

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
{ August 28, 1783 }   John Jay Plumer, Town Clerk

I John Jay Plumer, above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Epping in the County and State aforesaid, that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certified by me.
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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.
{August 28, 1783}   John Jay Plumer Town Clerk.

I John Jay Plumer, above named depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk of Epping in the County and State aforesaid, that the above is a true extract from the records of said Town, with the exception above named as certified by me.
John Jay Plumer} Clerk of the Town of Epping

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham
September 21st, 1843

Sworn to and subscribed before me
Geo. (George) W. Plumer, Justice of the Peace

Pension Office
August 1st, 1843
Sir,
In the case of Mary Chandler the proof of the husband service is satisfactory, but no evidence has been adduced to establish the alleged date of her marriage.

I am very respectfully 
Your Servant
J.L.Edwards
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State of New -Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.

I, Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that George W. Plummer is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified. His Commission was dated on 14th day of June 1842 and will expire on the 14th day of June 1847 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State, this twenty third day of December 1848.

Thomas P. Treadwell  Secretary of State.
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12019
Maine 497
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Mary Chandler
Widow of John Chandler who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 26th Sept, 1841 of Lincoln County in the State of Maine who was a Pri (Private) in the company commanded by Captain Sandborn (Sanborn) of the Regt (Regiment) commanded by Col. Evans in the NY line for 9mo.

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Inscribed on the Roll of Portland at the rate of 30 Dollars ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate issued the 25 day of Oct. 1836 and sent to GW Morton, Augusta, Me.
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Total amount,      $150 ~~~
[Act July 7, 1838.]
and  Jr.~ Res. 23 Jan 1845
Recorded by DH Wood ~~ Clerk
Book D. Vol. 1.  Page 3.
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No.  17604
Mary Chandler
Wid. of
John Chandler
Priv. Rev. War
Act:  March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844
Index:--Vol. A, Page 131
[Arrangement of 1870]
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10094
Mary Chandler
Me

let to N. Groton Aug 1 1845
Act 7 July 1838
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Act 1843
No. 6182  /  10094
Mary Chandler family
Widow of John Chandler
10094 ~ Mr
7  July 1838

rejected - died 1841

Adm.
9 mo  / (illegible) 31 March

1843 -------

$30 per ann (annum)

Nathan Groton 
Bath ME
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Sept 17, 1846

Mary Chandler

Rr Jan 23/'45
112-5881

James L. Edwards
Comm. (Commissioner) of Pensions
City of Washington D.C.
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Augusta, Maine
Sept 12, 1846

Sir
I enclose a declaration of Mrs. Mary Chandler widow of Gen. John Chandler, it is supposed she is entitled to a pension under the Resolution of January 23, 1845 from March 4, 1836 to March 4, 1841 at $30 per annum. If the enclosed declaration is satisfactory and she is entitled, will you be pleased to transmit to me for her a certificate?

Very respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Geo W Morton

James L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
City of Washington D.C.
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No.
Mary Chandler
widow of John
ME    485~

Act 7 July 1838 and 
[illegible]     Resolution of the 23 January 1845

Owed 9 mo service
$30.00 per ann
from 4 March 1836 to 4 March 1841

Geo. (George) W. Morton
Augusta, ME.
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Declaration. In order to obtain the benefits of the Resolution of Congress of the 23 January 1845.
Whereas the Act of the 30th of April 1844 (prohibition) me from from drawing a pension for the same pension drawing which my husband was a pensioner.  I now make the following statement, under oath to obtain the benefits of the [illegible] above mentioned. I am the widow of John Chandler who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. I have drawn a pension at the rate of thirty dollars per annum from the fourth day of March 1843, and now ask the amount due me from the fourth day of March 1836 to the fourth day of March 1841.
Mary X (her mark) Chandler
State of Maine
Lincoln County S.S.
Sworn to and subscribed before me on this ninth day of September 1846 at Bath in the County of Lincoln and State of Maine.
William Torrey Justice of the Peace 
I certify, that the declaration is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual she represents herself to be in the foregoing affidavit.
William Torrey Justice of the Peace.
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State of Maine.
County of Kennebec as
I the undersigned Clerk of the Judicial Courts for said County of Kennebec, hereby certify that William Torrey Esquire is a magistrate as within said and that the within signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
Witness my hand and seal this twelfth day of September Anno Domini 1846.
Wm M. Stratton
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July 19 '45 
Hon. (Honorable) J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Bath, Maine. July 16, 1844.
Hon J. L. Edwards.
I have received your letter of the 12th. (Illegible) stating the difficulties attending the application of the widow of Robt. Chase for a pension.
Mrs. Mary Chandler widow of the late Gen. John Chandler made application for a pension about a year ago. I received a letter from you stating that the proof of her marriage at that time was not sufficient. I then ascertained that she was married to the General in Epping New Hampshire, and obtained from the town Clerk of that town a copy of the record of her marriage. This record I forwarded by mail to your office, in the month of November last. All the papers were forwarded by me from Bath, Maine, where Madam Chandler now resides. I hope this letter will enable you to find the additional testimony so can a certificate give in her favor the request it may be forwarded
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to the undersigned at Bath Maine where she will receive it. She is at the advanced age of eighty years and thinks, and cannot come out to attend to business

I am with much respect
your obt (obedient) servt (servant)
Nathan (Nathaniel) Groton

Mrs. Chandler's application was made under the act for one years pension which I think was extended by the act of the last Congress to four years longer.
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Hon. J L. Edwards
Washington
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Bath. Dec. 30th 1843

Sir, I return to your office on behalf of the widow of the late General John Chandler, her memorial as evidence of her marriage with the General at Epping, M. (Maine) & I have answered her that I believed this sufficient evidence. The name of Mary sixty years ago in our New England towns was by many of ease called Mary. This she explains.
Should her certificate be granted she desires it enclosed to me at Bath, Maine, where she has resided since the death of her husband.

With much respect your
obt (obedient) servt (servant)

Nathan Groton

Hon(Honorable) J. L. Edwards
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Bath, Maine     June 2, 1843

Sir, At the request of the widow of the late Gen (General) John Chandler, who in early life was in the Revolutionary war - I have directed Mrs. Chandler in this business - and she hopes the enclosed papers will afford sufficient evidence to place her name on the pension roll. 
Should any part of the papers be defective it would be a great favor to let her be advised of it. 
I am your obt (obedient) servt (servant)
Nathan Groton

Hon. J. L. Edwards -
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Augusta, Me. Nov. 7, 1837

Sir:
Enclosed you have a letter from Genl. (General) Chandler in relation to his claim to a pension under the Act of June 7, 1832, & presuming it to be satisfactory , I would request that his pension certificate may be sent to me by an early mail.

I am (illegible) very respectfully
your obt (obedient) svt (servant)

Wm (William) Woart, Jr

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm (Commissioner) of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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No. 34228
John Chandler
Me
Act 7 June

Adm @ 9 mo private
$30 per ann

WH Militia
Capt Sandborne

Wm Woart Jr
Augusta Me
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Augusta, Me. Oct 19th, 1837

Sir:
Gen. John Chandler, whose declaration under the Act of Congress of June 7th, 1832, is herewith sent, was a Brigadier General of the U.S. Army during the last war, afterwards a Senator in Congress from this State & more recently Collector of Portland . He has now settled down in this place & being wealthy, applying for his pension for Revolutionary service, merely because he wishes it ass evidence of his having been a Revolutionary soldier. Will you send the pension certificate to me by an early mail.

Very respectfully
Your obt (obedient) svt (servant)
Wm Moart, Jr.

Col. J. L. Edwards
Comm (Commissioner) of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Augusta 4 Nov 1837

Geo. (George) Wm. Crump, Esq.
Acting Comm. of Pensions

Sir,
Wm Woart Jr. Esq. has shown me a letter which you addressed to him under date of 24th of October last, in which you say that " you find that I entered the company of Capt Sanborn on the 8th of September 1777, and that I was discharged on the 9th of October following." I suppose there is no remedy, but I was not discharged until the three moths for which I enlisted had fully expired, our regiment joined the Army at Stillwater on the 5th or 6th of October, was in the Battle of the 7th, in which we suffered considerably in killed & wounded, on the 8th or 9th. I was ordered to Albany to assist in taking care of the wounded, amongst whom was Capt. Sanborn, he was shot through the body. I was required to take the immediate care of him; in about six weeks he got so as to travel moderately , and set out for home, he kept me with him until my time had expired, & then discharged me.
You also say that "you find upon the list of new lines, for the year 1780, that a soldier by the name of Josiah Chandler was returned from Dunbarton, "I never knew a man by the name of Josiah Chandler, nor do I believe that any man
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man of that name was returned as a soldier from Dunbarton, or any other Chandler but myself, it must have been an error in transcribing the rolls, as I verily believe.

I am Sir respectfully
your obt (obedient) Servt (Servant)

John Chandler
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War Department
Pension Office 
October 24, 1837

Sir,
I have received the declaration of General John Chandler, and upon our examination of the New Hampshire rolls, I find that he entered the company commanded by Captain Sandborn (Sanborn) on the 8th of September 1777, and that he was discharged on the 9th of October following.
I find upon the list of new levies for the year 1780, that a soldier by the name of Josiah Chandler was returned from Dunbarton. Presuming that this may have been a mistake in transcribing the rolls, I have thought proposed without any further search to inquire  of this General, whether there was a man from Dunbarton of that name. The papers will remain on file until an answer shall have been received to this inquiry.

I am respectfully
your obt (obedient) servt (servant)
Geo. Wm. Crump

William Woart Jr., Esq
Augusta, Maine