Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14551, for Ezra Spalding, New Hampshire
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SERVICE N.H.

Spalding, Ezra

NUMBER  S.14551

carded
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[left side]Order to agent suspending payment and explained reasons to B Swan 7 March 1835
Hon Elihu Luce July 10 '37 
to same Nov 4, 1837 
do [ditto?] Hon. H Everett Dec 15, '37 
do do [ditto ditto?] 5 Jany 1841
do [ditto?] to E M Stocker Apl 29 46
Date of death not on A.B.

[right side]
Vermont 28022
Ezra Spalding
of Windsor in the State of Vt 28,o22 . who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Chace of the Regt commanded by Col Chace in the N.H. line for 18 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Vt. at the rate of 60 Dollars-- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Jay. 1834 and sent to Benja. Swan, Windsor Co Vt.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 - -  $150
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 -  14.17
[total] $180.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by George Taylor Clerk,
Book E  Vol.3 Page 22?
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29045
Ezra Spalding
Application for Pension
Nov 6, 1833
29045
Ad 18 m private
Cap Chase
Col. Chase
Vt.
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STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY, SS.
On this sixth day of November A.D. 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court for the District of Hartford now sitting, Ezra Spaulding a resident of the county of Windsor and State of Vermont, aged Eighty 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 in the year 1776 according to his best recollection, Continental stores for the army were kept at Col Jonathan Chase's in Cornish Newhampshire, and the Committee of Safety thought it necessary that a guard should be raised to protect said stores.  Accordingly a guard was raised out of Col. Jona Chase's Regiment, & from Capt Solomon Chase's Company which belonged to said Regiment,  the members of said company all belonging to said Cornish, and he further says that he was one of that guard and did duty as such for the space of Eighteen months, as near as he can recollect, except when in the service in other places as hereinafter Stated.  That one Wm Richardson was Sargent of said guard - that century [sentry] posts were established around the building in which said stores were deposited and the members of the guard took turns in standing century [sentry] night and day. The reason of establishing this guard was that it was suspected that the Tories meant to burn or otherwise destroy said Stores.  There were a great many Tories about at that time, many were taken & tried by the Committee of Safety & committed to jail if found guilty. That he was a member of said guard according to his best recollection-- from the spring of 1776 till the fall of 1777 except when serving in other places.  And he further declares that that [sic] during said 18 months (he thinks, in the month of April 1777) about one half of said Col Chase's Regiment was ordered to go to Ticonderoga N.Y. to assist in defending that post.  They accordingly went and he the said  Spalding went with them -  said Col Chase Commanded as Col. and at Cavendish Vt joined other troops and proceeded to Ticonderoga[.]   said Spalding belonged to Capt Solomon Chase's Company during said expedition. Said troops  were stationed at Mount Independence and did duty there two months & one week as near as he can recollect, and were dismissed at Ticonderoga a little before that post was abandoned by St Clair.  That he then returned to said Cornish & again joined said  guard.  That for short periods during said 18 months he scouted the country to hunt Tories with others.  That he was born at Killingsby Conn. (where he supposes the record of his age is) in Dec. 1752[.]  That he lived in said Cornish when called into service.  That he never had a written discharge-
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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. [signed] Ezra Spalding
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
[signed] Edwin Hutchinson, Register

We, Samuel Delano a Clergyman residing in Hartland and Willard W. Low residing in the same place, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ezra Spaulding who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. [signed] Samuel Delano  Willard W. Low
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid}
[signed] Edwin Hutchinson Register

And the said 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 further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Delano who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Hartland and that William W. Low. who has also signed the same, is a resident in Hartland and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
[signed] Edwin Hutchinson, Register

I, Edwin Hutchinson  Register Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hartland do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ezra Spalding for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth  day of November A.D. 1833.
[signed] Edwin Hutchinson Register
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July 13, 1931.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.

Mrs. Louise Begue
4701 North Albany Avenue
Chicago, Illinois.

Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 14551, that Ezra Spalding was born in December, 1752, in Killingly, Connecticut.

While residing in Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, where he was in Captain Solomon Chase's Company, Colonel Jonathan Chase's New Hampshire Regiment, he was placed in April, 1776, in the mounted guard stationed in said Cornish to protect supplies under Sergeant William Richardson; in April, 1777, he was on a tour in Captain Solomon Chase's Company, Colonel Jonathan Chase's Regiment to Ticonderoga, New York, and served about two months; following this he continued to serve as guard and scout in Cornish until the fall, 1777, length of these services eighteen months.  In 1[??]0, he was on an expedition to Royalton, Vermont, for one week.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 6, 1833, while a resident of Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont.  Soon afterwards, he moved to Claremont, New Hampshire, remained two years, then moved to Royalton, Vermont.

Soldier died in 1840.

His son, Roswell Spaulding was living in 1846.  The name of soldier's wife is not stated.

One Lemuel Spalding was living in Hartland, Windsor County, Vermont, in 1833, no relationship to soldier stated.

Very truly yours,
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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Sam'l Chase's
Depo[sition]
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I Samuel Chase of Cornish in the County of Sullivan and State of Newhampshire being Eighty one years of age do testify and say that in the year 1776 and ever since I have lived in Cornish aforesaid and that I was knowing to their [there] being frequent alarms of the enemy's being in the vicinity, so that it was found necessary to keep a guard at Colo Chases in Cornish to protect the Stores usually called the continental stores that were stored at Colo J. Chases & I further say that there was a guard accordingly appointed for that purpose, as I understood, by order of the committee of Safety, and that that guard was regurty [regularly] mounted every day for about Eighteen months from the spring of 1776, untill after Burgoine [Burgoyne]  was taken in the fall of 1777.  And I further say that Ezra Spaulding was one of that guard that did duty accordingly to the best of my recollection for Eighteen months and that during this time he the said E Spaulding was on a tour of duty to Ticonderoga for about two months and that at other times he was on the mountian [mountain] to assist in taking the Tories and I further say that he the said Ezra Spaulding went on a tour of duty to Royalton when it was burnt by the indians in the year 1780 about one week.
Cornish October 12th 1833
[signed] Saml Chase

Cornish Newhampshire  October 12. 1833
Sullivan ss -  Personally appeared the above named Samuel Chase and maid [made] solumn [solemn]  oath that the above deposition by him subscribed was true before me
[signed] Libbeus Chase Jus. Peace
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I hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Samuel Chase the within deponent for many years and I consider him to be a person of truth and veracity
[signed] Libbeus Chase

I Benjamin B. French, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Libbeus Chase is a Justice of the Peace, and that the within signature, purporting to be his is in my belief genuine.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court November 25th 1833.
[signed] B. B. French
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Nath'l Bartletts Depo[sition]




Luce
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I Nathaniel Bartlett of Cornish in the County of Sullivan & State of Newhampshire, of the age of Seventy Eight years, depose & say that I have lived in said Cornish (except when absent in the army) ever since I was twelve years of age and that I have been personally acquainted with Ezra Spalding formerly of said Cornish & now of Hartland Windsor County & State of Vermont, ever since about the year 1772 - And I further say that in the spring of the year 1777 being on a march in Col. Cilleys Regt from Charlestown N. H. to Ticonderoga N.Y. when the Regt arrived at Cavendish Vt. it was joined by Col Jona Chases Regiment.  I served as a soldier in said Cilley's Regiment and the said Spalding was a private soldier in said Chase's Regt & in Capt Solomon Chases Company - & I further say that said Spalding continued in the service at that time in the garrison on Mount dependence near Ticonderoga for as much as two months.  And I further say that some time during the Revolutionary war, the precise time I cannot tell, continental stores were deposited at Col. Jonathan Chases in said Cornish and It was thought necessary to keep a guard around said stores as it was feared that the enemy & Tories would destroy them & accordingly a guard was raised & kept there under the command of Sargent Wm Richardson.  And I further say that I saw said Spalding doing duty as one of said guards at different times, for several months, I do not recollect exactly how long - and further I say not. 
[signed] Nathaniel Bartlett

State of Vermont 
Windsor County ss.} at Hartland in said County on the 15  day of November A.D. 1833 personally
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appeared Nathaniel Bartlett & made solemn oath that the for going deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth before me 
[signed] John S. Marcy Justice of the peace

Lemuel Spalding of Hartland in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont a credible witness to me personally known being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is personally acquainted with Nathaniel Bartlett who has subscribed the foregoing deposition & that the said Nathaniel is a person of truth & veracity 
[signed] Lemuel Spalding

State of Vermont
Windsor County ss. }  At Hartland in said County on the 15th day of November A.D. 1833. Sworn to & subscribed by the said Lemuel Spalding before me
[signed] John S. Marcy Justice of the peace

State of Vermont 
Windsor County ss } I Benjamin Swan Clerk of Windsor County Court Do hereby Certify that John S. Marcy is one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County - duly commissioned as such, and that the above are his signatures -
In Testimony whereof I hereto affix the Seal of said Court, and subscribe my name, this sixth day of December AD 1833-
[signed] Benja Swan
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Mary D. Leonard
affidavit
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I, Mary D. Leonard of Cornish in the County of Sullivan & State of Newhampshire, aged forty two years depose, testify & say, that I am the daughter of Jonathan Chase of Cornish, and granddaughter of Col. Jonathan Chase late of said Cornish, deceased.  That I have always resided in the family of my father & that he has been the keeper of my grandfathers papers for twenty five years or more.  That said papers were packed away in an old desk and that sometime in the year 1838, I had occasion to examine said desk of papers, and on examination found that many of the papers had been partially destroyed  by mice.  Among the fragments were pieces indicating that they related to his military services in the revolutionary War - such as parts of Pay Rolls,  and one fragment of a letter having the name of Mishac Weare, President of the Committee of Vigilance - all of which fragmants I destroyed.
[signed] Mary D. Leonard

State of Vermont,
Windsor Co. ss. }  Windsor July 17. 1839. Personally appeared the above named Mary D. Leonard Known to me as a credible witness, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed before me
[signed] Elihu Luce Just Peace
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Bela Chase
Affidavit
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I Bela Chase of Cornish in the County of Sullivan & State of Newhampshire, depose & say that I am the son of Capt Solomon Chase late of Cornish, deceased.  That I am fifty five years of age, that I have always resided in the house where my father lived & died - that I have always been the keeper of my father's papers from the time of his death to this present, and that on examination of his papers. I found the enclosed, relating to his military services in the revolutionary War.
[signed] Bela Chase

State of Vermont
Windsor Co. ss ⎬  Windsor July 17. 1839 - 
Personally appeared the above named Bela Chase known to me to be a credible witness & made solemn oath to the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me - 
[signed] Elihu Luce  Justice of the Peace
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[along left side] Jm ab Vt Nov3

Hartland [NH?]
Oct 29
Free

Hon J L Edward Comsr
of Pensions
Washington City
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Hartland Oct. 29th 1837
Hon. J. L Edwards
Sir  by your Letter of the 10th of July last you stated to me in the cases of Ezra Spalding and Simeon Chase, you did not believe that during the whole of the Revolutionary War there was any [danger?] to be apprehended from Tories British or Indians within fifty miles of Cornish N.H. Therefore there could be no necessity for a guard to protect the publick stores in possession of Col. Chase of Cornish --
The testimony I last communicated to you thought was sufficient to [illegible] away that belief of yours; if the evidence is still insufficient an abundant More can be produced.
The testimony tending to shew that New Hampshire organized
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themselves against Great Briton was done by a State committee of Safety which continued during the War in connection of Town committees of safety who exercised all powers "necessary in case of emergencies all which acts were not disputed by the General Court of N.H. when in Session.  
I had a hope the evidence forwarded on the subject would be satisfactory to place Spalding and Chase on the Pension Roll.
Having not received any answer on the subject is the cause of my again addressing you-
Very Respectfully Your &c
[signed] Elihu Luce
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Hon J L Edwards
Comsr of Pensions
Washington City
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Hartland July 17th 1839
Hon J L Edward
Sir
Herewith enclosed I transmit to you what I call additional testimony to support the claims of the Widow Chase of Cornish N. H. and Ezra Spalding and Simeon Chase I believe that you will on close examination of the former testimony together with is herewith enclosed allow their
claims
Respectfully
[signed] Elihu Luce
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Depart. of War
Pennon Office
Aug 12 1839
Sir
I have examined the additional proof furnished in support of the claims of Ezra Spaulding, Simeon\ Chace and the widow Sarah Chace, and have placed it on file with the papers of Mr Spaulding: the papers of Simeon Chace and Mrs. Sarah Chace having been returned to the Hon Horace Everett in Dec 1837
The documentary endince [evidence] now furnished shows that Solo Chace commanded a company of Militia in Cornish, from 1776 to 1781. that a small scouting party was called out of said Co. in 1776, '7  which served from 1 to 6 days: that detachment was also ordered for Ticonderoga in May 1777; that a call was made for a return of his Co. in 1778, I [illegible] duly is [illegible] as [circumstances?] might require: -
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that a part of the Co. served 5 days at  Royalton & Newbury Vt. in 1780.:  again in  Newbury in 1781. It does not appear how many days this last service continued or whether any part of the Co. was called out in 1778. The name of Ezra Spaulding appears only in one instance in these papers, and that was 5 days served at Royalton, as above mentioned.  Our rolls  show that Mr Spalding served 1 mo & 10 days in 1777 at Ticonderoga, instead of 2 mo & 7 days as he alleges.
With the exception of the [times?] Mr.  Spalding states the the [sic] balance of 18 mos was as a guard at Cornish.  Of this guard duty no satisfactory proof is produced to show a continuous service of nearly 18 mos as  alleged by Mr Spalding; and without that proof the claim cannot be allowed.
[signed] SC 
June 7. 1832.

Hon. Elihu Luce
Hartland
Vt.

[along left edge]
Hon. Elihu Luce
Aug. 12, 1839
G.C.

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Record for page 406
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In the House of Representatives June 7 1791

Resolved That the Hon Jeremiah Smith Esqr be and he hereby is appointed a Commissioner together with the Hon Sanford Kingsbury and James Macgregor Esquires two of the Commissioners appointed by a resolution of the General Court of the 14th of Feby last to make out all the claims which this State have against the United States and which have not been made out heretofore and all the powers given the Commissioners in and by said resolution is hereby given them.  That they deliver over on or before the last day of this instant June to some one or more of the Commissioners appointed by the United States to adjust the claims of the several Stated all such claims of this State as have not been heretofore delivered them. That said Commissioners collect all the Laws Resolutions and Notes of the Legislature orders of the Committee of safety and all other vouchers which are necessary to support the claims which have been or may be exhibited before the said last day of June and forward the same to the Commissioners of the United States. That for this purpose the time limited for transacting said business be and hereby is extended until the next session of the General Court - and said Commissioners are hereby empowered to appoint such Clerk or Clerks as they may find necessary for transacting the business of their appointment.
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary of States Office June 24th 1840
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract from the original Record now in this office, I further certify that I know of no means whereby I could ascertain the foundation of the claims refered to in said Record. In testimony  whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said State.
[signed] Josiah Sevens Jr
Secy of State
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Washington 1. Jan. 1841
Sir 
I enclose a certificate (relating to the copy  of Sarah Chase - Ezra Spalding & Simeon Chase) and a letter from E Lucas Esq. , and am respectfully
Your ob sev
[signed] H. [Evans?]

J. L. Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
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Hon. H. Everett
Jany 18 1841
GC



Record 50 page 444
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Pension Office
Jany 18 1841
Sir  In reply to your letter of the 14th, I have the honor to state, that the papers mentioned in my letter of the 5th inst., as  having been returned to you Dec. 18, 1837, were the papers of Simeon Chase and not those of Ezra Spalding, as appears from the original draft of that letter.  If the name of Spalding was substituted for Chase it was an error in the copy
[signed] Shaw [illegible]

Hon H [Small?]
H R

EC
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[abersard?]

PAID 10

[stamp] HARTLAND VT APR 15

Honl. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

S

Ezra Spaulding
Vt or NH [nb?]  32
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Hartland Vermont April, 14, 1846
Honl. J. L. Edwards
Dear Sir. at the request of Mr. Roswell Spaulding son of Ezra Spaulding a Revolutionary pensioner, I write you in relation to his said Ezra Spauldings pension.   Ezra  Spaulding drew a pension of $80.00 per annum under the act of 1832[.]   at the time of receiving his certificate he lived in Hartland Vermont but before or soon after drawing the first time he moved to Claremont State of Newhampshire[.]  while living in Newhampshire he drew a pension - something like two years-  he then moved to Royalton Vermont[.]   after moving to Vermont for some reason he did not receive any pension whether for the reason that he had lost his certificate or did not know how to proceed, I cannot tell -  while in Newhampshire Honl. Henry Hubbard obtained and paid him his pension - Roswell Spalding, his son requested me to write to Mr. Hubbard requesting him to send his certificate if in his possession.  In answer, Mr. Hubbard said some few years since his office was burned and all his pension papers - and if said certificate was in his possession, it was consumed by fire - the heirs of the said Ezra Spaulding confidently think that a new one is now due and request you to examine [end of page]
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your pension rests, and send them a new certificate from the time which he received his last payment - said Ezra Spaulding died 1840 - please make the necessary search and return me an answer as soon as you can conveniently - and also point out the proper course to be pursued in order to obtain what is justly due the heirs of said Ezra
Spaulding -
Respectfully Yours, [signed] Eben. M. Stocker
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644
Pension office
Apl 29 1846
Sir, In answer to your letter of the 14th inst. I have to inform you that Ezra Spalding's pension was stopped on the 7th of March 1835, for an assigned in a letter of that date to Mr. B. Swan of which the enclosed is a copy. No satisfactory evidence of the alleged service has since been furnished, and without the necessary proof it will not be in our power to direct any further payment in the case.


E. M. Stocker Esq
Hartland Vt.
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Ezra Spaulding
'7 In Guard of Store at Cornish,
 out of Capt. Solo Chases Co 
18 mos except when serving in other places
Wm Richardson Sergt.
Went to 'Ti' [Ticonderoga?] in Chases Regt.
in 1777 Cap Sol Chase
2m 7ds  again joined the guard at Cornish. Night & day
doc
'80 5 ds to Royalton & Newbury
78 call'd men out
77 men from S.C. Co "Ti"
76 & 77 Scouting
81 [Newbury -crossed out]
during the 18 m. was engaged in scouting
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[first line illegible]
Haynar Co h NY from [illegible] 
served but not Spalding
May 77 on roll 1 m 10 d[ays]
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1921 July 13 Hist. to Mrs. Louise Bogue  ILL.

Rev War
14551
INVALID.
File No. 14,551
Ezra Spalding
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 354
[in brackets] Arrangement of 1870.
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Ezra Spalding  S. F. 14557
Three muster and pay rolls of
Capt Solomon Chase's Co.
Col. Jonathan Chase's regt
dated 1776. 1777 - Oct. 780. Mar 1781

Two receipts of Capt Chase's
men for powder dated
June 15, 1778 and Feb. 17,1780.
---
Two orders signed by
Col. Jonathan Chase
day June 12. 1778 and
May 7, 1777 - 
have been removed from
claim to send to
War Dept.
19. Oct. 1905

aw
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4701 N. Albany Ave.
Chicago, June 5th. 1931.

Commissioner of Pension
Washington, D. C. 

Dear Sir:--
Will your kindly give me a little information to use in joining the D.A.R.?

An ancestor named Ezra Spaulding (Spalding sometimes spelled) served in the Revolution from N. H. and drew a pension in Barnard, Windsor Co. Vermont where he died.  The pension was probably granted while he lived at Cornish-where he served from we think.  He began to draw pension 1834.

We would like the number of his pension claim, and whatever family history his application gives and would appreciate it very much.  The D.A.R. has accepted his service for another Ezra who served from Conn. and died in Penn. which we have to correct before they will admit an error.  The Spaulding Gen. tells of his drawing pension in Barnard, Windsor Co. and service from N. H. so if you will give us the pension number and wife and children if he gave them in his application it will straighten up an error as well as allow us to use it.

Yours truly,
(Mrs.) Lousie Boque

S/L.B.

[round stamp]
PENSION
JUN
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1931
OFFICE
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Vermont
Ezra Spalding
See letter to Hon Elihu Lucas
Nov 12 1839 - other [cases?]

Hon H Everett 5 Jany 184[?]

Act June 7, 1832