Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24778, for Thomas Rose, New Hampshire
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Mass. 
N.H. 
Rose, Thomas
Eunice
NUMBER
W. 24778.
CONTENTS
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Letter to Jno. Kimball 9th Feb 1841.
31,790
Vermont
Thomas Rose, decd.  of Windham Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Sheldon in the regiment commanded by Col. Brewer in the N.H. line for 9 months & 1 day. died 23? Apr. 1839

Inscribed on the roll of Vermont at Montpelier at the rate of 30 Dollars & 11 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834 and ending 23d. Apl. 1839

Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of September, 1840, and sent to John Kimball, Barton, Vermont. 

Arrears to the [the words 4th of were crossed out]23d. Apl. 1839 $28.14
Semi-annual allowance ending 
Cer. issued to Eunice Rose, widow
$28.14
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Wm W. Edwards Clerk, Book [illegible]  Vol. 3 Page 96
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[illegible].  S. Prentiss
(Feby 28th 39 -

Rejected
[illegible]
Sept 10 '39
Act 7 July 38.

N 5869
Eunice Rose
[illegible]
Set to J. Kimball Sept 10 39
Hon. J. [illegible] 31 March [illegible]
[illegible]

Act 7 July 38
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7903 Vermont
Eunice Rose, decd. 
widow of Thomas Rose 
who was a Private 
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 11 
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843 and 
end 11 Aug 1843 when he died. 

Certificate of Pension issued the 
6th day of August: 46 
and sent to Hon. S. Foot, 
House of Reps
[Act of March, 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 2 Page 66 
W Robinson, Clk.
Reported
Let to [illegible] Joy
Nov 2: 46.
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No 5869
11
Eunice Rose
widow of Thomas
[illegible]
Act 7. July 38.
m[illegible] d 39
Claimt. dec'd in 43 &
subject to deduction of
husbands pension.
[illegible]
9 mo 1 day pri
30.11 from 23 Apl.
39 when her husband
died-
Act 3 March 43
30.11 to 11 Aug.
'43 to Geo: Eunice [illegible]
Rose- lonnie Wild[illegible] [illegible]
Tisdall only living children
[the name J[illegible] Kimball crossed out]
Hon. J. Foot
[the word Barton was crossed out]
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State of Vermont Windham County}
Marlboro Probate District ss:}
At a Probate Court [illegible] at Guilford within and for
said District on this 24th day of June A.D. 18[illegible]9. personally appeared
before said Court Eunice Rose a resident of Guilford in
the County of Windham, and District of Marlboro aforesaid aged.
eighty one (81) 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 act of Congress passed July
7th 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain
widows" That she is the widow of Thomas Rose who was a
private in the army of the Revolution-that he served 8 months
in the year 1775 and one month in 1777, and for proof of his said
service she begs leave to refer to the statements made by her said husband in his declaration for a pension now in the War
department at Washington. She further declares that she was married
to the said Thomas Rose on the 25th day of November A.D.
1778, at Deerfield in Massachusetts by the Rev. Jonathan Ashley,
Minister of the gospel. That her husband the aforesaid Thomas
Rose died on the 23rd of April A.D. 1839. That she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage
took place previous to the first of January 1794-viz at
the time above stated
Eunice Rose
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written
Before me Dana Hyde Judge.
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Thos Rose Declaration 
Thos. Rose
VTOL’s
Act 7 June 32
Vol 16 p 26. in 8 mo pri in 75
Not in Col. Bellows N. H. Regt. in 77 
admd. 8 mo pri on Roll 
$26.66/100 Bellows- 1.1 
                                     8
                                     9.1
certified to Eunice Rose widow of Thos. from 4 March I 31. To 23 Apl. ‘39 day of his death 
Hon. S. Prentiss Jon. Kimball 
Barton Vt.
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State of Vermont ⎬ At a Probate Court held at Windham County. } Brattleboro within and for said County on the 3rd day of Sept. A.D. 1838 present the Hon Dana Hyde Judge personally appeared before said Court Thomas Rose a Resident of Guilford in said County aged eighty eight 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 7th June 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States and served in the War of the Revolution as herein stated Viz That in the spring of the year of 1775 he believes the last of April he went from Deerfield Mass. to Cambridge and those joined a company of eight men Brewer commanded by Cap. Joseph Stebbins (the Cols. name was Brewer) but were under the command Gen. Green served out the eight months when he with the company were discharged - the names of some of the Company from Deerfield he now recollects whose names are as follows — Joseph Stebbin Capt — Abner Shelden Serg. — James Warren Drummer — Drummer Reuben Child - Solomon Taylor - Daniel Rider - Joseph Feathergill - privates—  
In the year 1777 when there was a call for help to stop Burgoyne’s March I volunteered at Charleston N.H. under the command of Col. Benja Bellows (if we had a captain have forgotten his name) but a man by name of Wheelock acted as Lieut. we marched across the Green Mountains to Rutland then to Fort Miller & Fort Edwards then crossed the North River then went on a scouting party and when we returned we heard the news of Burgoyne's surrender, and after continuing a few days we came to Pawlet where we made a short stay of a few days after which we returned home being absent at that time (as near as I can recollect) one month - making in all nine months—
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I was Born in Montauge in the State of Massachusetts where
I resided until I was eleven years old when I [illegible] with my Fathers
Family (my Father being dead) to Deerfield before written at which place
and in Charleston N.H. and in [illegible] until the year 1796
when I removed to Guilford aforesaid which has since been my 
place of residence -
I have no documentary evidence of service and not certain that
there is any person living by whom I [illegible] said service-
I hereby relinquish all claim or annuity to a pension [illegible]

the present and declare that my name is not on the roll of
any [illegible] in any State -

Thomas Rose [illegible] his mark
Witness Laurissa G. Hyde
Sworn to and subscribed this 3rd day of September
A.D. 1838. Before Dana Hyde Judge.
I also certify that I have been acquainted with Mr. Rose
the above subscribing declarator for the last twenty five
years, and consider him a man of undoubted veracity.
Dana-Hyde Judge.
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Sate of Vermont, Probate
Windham County ss} District of
Marlboro' Sept. 3rd 1838

I Samuel Elliot, Register or Clerk
of said Probate Court, do hereby certify,
that the Hon. Dana Hyde, whose true
& genuine signature is annexed to the
foregoing caption or certificate of the
aforesaid Thomas Rose's declaration & oath,
is & for several months last past, hath been
the Judge of the Court aforesaid.
Given under my hand & the seal 
of said Court being annexed this third
day of September in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, eight hundred &
thirty eight.
Attest Samuel Elliot. Clerk or
Register
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Thomas Rose borrn [born] March 18. 1750
Eunice Newton born March 21. 1758
Mr. & Mrs. Rose Married Novm 25. 1778
Emilia Rose born April 10. 1780
Tartius Rose born Januy. 9. 1782
Gaius Rose born Febr 20. 1785
George Rose born June 27. 1787
Thomas Newton Rose born Jany. 6. 1792
Eunice Rose born April 23. 1790
Celina Rose born Febr. 8. 1794
Leverna Rose born July 30. 1796.
Levi Rose born Febr 15. 1799
Lucy Rose born April 1. 1801
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State of Vermont
Windham County }ss
Rufus Earl of said county being duly
sworn depose and says that he was personally acquainted
with Thomas Rose of said county a pensioner of the United
States & that he died on the 23rd day of April 1839 leaving
his widow Eunice Rose who remained his widow till her
death, and that she died on the 11th day of August 1843
leaving at her death the following named children who survive her, being her only children who survive her and
that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and
upwards. to wit, George Rose Eunice Rose Levi Rose
& Levina Wilder all of said county & state & lucy Tisdale
of North Adams Massachusetts -
Subscribed and sworn before m
this 27th day of June 1846 } 
Rufus Earl
[illegible] Justice Peace

I certify that the above named Rufus Earl is a respectable
person
Hill[illegible] Martin Justice Peace

State of Vermont
County of Windham} ss Clark Barney of said county being
duly sworn according to law says that he was personally acquainted with Thomas Rose late a pensioner of the United
States and that he died on the 23rd day of April 1839 leaving
his widow Eunice Rose who died his widow on the 11th day
of August 1843 and that the following named child
[illegible] survive her, being her only children that survive her
and that each of them is of the age of twenty one years
and upwards- to wit-George Rose-Eunice Rose, Levi
Rose & Levina Wilder all of said county & State & Lucy Tisdall
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State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
[illegible] July 9th [illegible] 1846
I Marshall Miller Clerk of said Court
certify, that William Martin is a Justice
of the Peace in and for said County duly
commissioned and qualified that his 
commission bears [illegible] November 4th 1845
and will expire on the 30th day of
November 1846-and that his signature
within, written are genuine -

In testimony thereof, I hereunto set my
hand & affix the seal of said Court
the day and year first above written
Attest Marshall Miller, Clerk
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State of New York
County of Cayuga} SS
On the 16th day of July 1846
in Open Court [illegible] in & for said county at [illegible]
it appeared to the satisfaction of the court that Thomas
Rose of Windham County Vermont died a pensioner of the
United States, leaving his widow Eunice Rose who remained
his widow till her death and that she died on the 11th
day of August 1843 leaving the following named children
her surviving, being her only children her surviving
& that each of them is of the age of twenty one years & upward
to wit, George Rose Eunice Rose Levi Rose & levina Wilton
of Windham County Vermont & Lucy Tisdall of North Adams
Massachusetts. The proof which was satisfactory to the
court, was the attached depositions of Rufus Earl & Clark
Barney, certified to be respectable persons, the paper being
duly authenticated, under clerks seal & certificate
R. Whiting
presiding Judge

State of New York
Cayuga County Clerk's office SS I Philip Van Arsdale Clerk of the County of Cayuga
and of the Courts thereof do hereby certify that at a [illegible] of [illegible]
holden in aforsaid County on the 16th day of July 1846 at which
Bowen Whiting Esquire whose name is subscribed to the above
certificate was Presiding Judge the above certificate was [illegible]
in open court by said Judge & that the above is his genuine signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County & the Court thereof this
16th day of July AD 8[illegible] 
E. [illegible] Dep Clerk 
(Clk [illegible]
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I, John Fessenden, Minister of the First Parish in the town of Deerfield, in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, make the following extracts from the records of marriages made by the Rev. Jonathan Ashby, as recorded in the records of the Church in said Parish,
“November twenty sixth, seventeen hundred and seventy eight,- Married Thomas Rose and Eunice Newton.” 
I certify the above to be a true copy from the records of marriages, as recorded in said Church records, with the exception of the date, which is expressed in fair legible words and figures as follows: "Nov 26th 1778 Married Thomas Rose and Eunice Newton. 
Attest: Jno Fessenden. 
I, John Fessendan,, above named, depose and say that I am Minister of the First Parish in Deerfield aforesaid, and that the foregoing is a true extract from the records of the Church of said Parish, with the exception above named as certified by me. 
Attest Jno Fessenden.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 Franklin ss. Deerfield, July 12, 1839. Personally appeared John Fessenden, above named, who is known to me as the Minister of the First Parish in said Deerfield, and made oath that the foregoing certificate and deposition by him recited, are true.
 Before me, J. A. Saxton, Justice of the Peace.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Franklin ss
I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that Jonathan A. Saxton is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified; and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said court at Greenfield this twelfth day of July A.D. 1839 
E. Alvord Clerk
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State of Vermont ⎬ At a Justice Court holden at Windham County ss} Guilford within and for said County of Windham Before Barnard Lynde Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County on this 20th day of August A.D. 1840 personally appeared before said Court Eunice Rose a Resident of Guilford in said County aged 82 years who being duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832 granting half pay and pensions to certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution (or any other act of Congress which will more properly apply to her case) and makes the follow ing statement —-That she is the widow of Thomas Rose who was a private in the American army of the Revolution, for description of his services referance may be had to his declaration made for a pension in the year 1838, that he said husband in his declaration claimed a pension for nine months service which was not allowed him. but he was allowed a pension for eight months service which has been received by her the said Weldon her husband the said Thomas Race having died previous to receiving the same having been informed that additional evidence has been found showing one month and one day service and and above what has been allowed her said husband she now claims the same, and for evidence of Marriage and of the death of her said husband, referance may be had to her certificate of marriage and the othe other evidence forwarded in 1839 by her to the war department when she applied for her husband pension he having died previous to receiving it) That since the death of said husband the said Thomas Rose he hath remained his law ful widow Eunice Rose at Guilford aforesaid on the day and year above written Eunice Rose who is well known to me as the widow of the above named Thomas Rose late of Guilford deceased and also is known to me as a credible person subscribed and made oath to the above declaration- Before me Haman Lynde Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont 
Secretary's Office, 
Montpelier, Aug 29, 1840 
I, Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary of State of said State, do hereby certify that Barnard Lynde Esquire, whose name is subscribed in his own proper hand-writing to the foregoing certificate, is, and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Windham in said State, duly elected and qualified, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit ought to be given.
Given under my hand and seal of office, at Montpelier, this the twenty ninth point the day of August, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty.
Chauncey L. Knapp, 
Secretary of State. ● 
Thomas Rose decd 
Vt.
Act of June ‘32 
Admd
9 mo 1 dy pri
$30.11
From 4 march 31 to April. 29th the day of his death to Eunice Rose his widow deducting what was paid—
Jno Kimball
Barton
Vt.
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Family Record
_____________
Important
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WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 24778 
Eunice Rose 
Wid of Thomas Rose 
Priv Rev War
Act: Mar 3rd 1843 
Index: - Vol. M, Page 176
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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11.058
Vermont
Eunice Rose, Decd, widow of Thomas Rose, who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 23 April, 1839 of (unintelligible) in the state of Vermont who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Sheldon of the Regt commanded by Col Brewer, in the N. Hamp. line for 9 months and one day. 

Inscribed on the Roll of (illegible) at the rate of 30 dollars 11 cents per annum to comm to ence on the 26th April, 1839, when husband died.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of August  1846 and sent to Hon S. Foot, House of Reps.
Total amount $54.79 Act July 7, 1838. E.Robinson Clerk
Recorded by Book D page 137
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Let to John Kimball July 7, 1840. To same July 11, 1840. Vermont 31,649. Thomas Rose, of (illegible) in the state of Vermont who was a Pens. in the County commander by Captain Shedlow of the Reg. commander by (illegible) in the N.Vmt. line for 8 months. Date 23 (illegible) 1839.

Inscribed on the Roll of M(illegible) at the rate of 26 dollars 66 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834 and or any 23 (illegible) 1839.

Certificate of Pension
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Thos rose
Joseph Stebbins in 75 - V 16 p 76-in Deerfield
N.H. Bellows Col- Wheelock Lt of Co.     8 mo
On roll.  Vol.                                              1-1
                                                                ______
                                                                $9..1
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254         2266
                 344                 344
                                            8
               ______               _____       2
12/         30.10                27=52
                     8
                _______
              240.80
                   250     22496
                   166
               _______
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This family record is offered in support of the application of Eunice Rose of Windham Co Vermont, under law of 1838. She died April 11, 1843, what pension will be granted to the children
No of Rep - 20 March 1846
please reply.
I Dec  (?))
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'-
Barton Orleans County Vermont
Feb 3d 1841
James L Edward Esqr.
Sir enclosed is the power of Eunice Rose
Rose to draw the ballance [sic] due her husband Thomas Rose - the power has been presented to the pension office at Burlington for payment and refused as Wm Warren states they have not been instructed to pay as you will see by his letter herein enclosed-
I hope sir if it cannot be paid until the 4th March
you will give instructions to have it then paid----
I enclose the papers that you may see what instructions to give - which papers I conclude will be returned-
Respectfully yours John Kimball

Barton Orleans County Vermont
August 24th 1840
James L. Edwards Esqr.
Sir enclosed is the additional declaration
of Eunice Rose taken as I hope will answer the
purpose - as Mr. Sylvester said to me that an additional declaration must be made in order to obtain the additional sum sum due her-- Mr Sylvester observed that it might be made before a Justice of the Peace-- In your letter to me
of the 11th July last you said that the additional sum due her would be paid at the agency upon a pension certificate reqularly issued -
I hope a certificate will soon be forwarded to me--
Respectfully yours-- John Kimball
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I   -------Dustin Elder in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, depose and say that I was well acquainted with Mr. Thomas Rose late of Guilford deceased -- that he died on the
23rd day of April 1839. that I attended his funeral, at his burial. I further depose and say that Eunice Rose now of Guilford afsd. is the widow of Thomas Rose deceased, and has
not intermarried since the decease of her said husband.
I further depose and say that the late Thomas Rose and Eunice his were both exemplary members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Dustin for whose signature the above deposition was prepared, has removed from the Circuit, and of course his signature could not be obtained.
Dana Hyde Judge.
I Levi Rose of Guilford in the County of Windham and State of Vermont, aged forty (40) years, depose and say that I am son of Thomas and Eunice Rose - that my father the said Thomas Rose died on the 23rd day of April last, and that my mother the said Eunice Rose is still living and a widow, and has not intermarried since my father's decease.
I further depose and say, that after the passage of the act of Congress of 1832 granting pensions to the soldiers of the war of the Revolution, my father declined employing any person to assist him in getting a pension, but often said he would go himself to Deerfield and procure the evidence of his service -- but he neglected and delayed it from time to time, untill [sic] he made his declaration about one year ago; & further the deponent saith not -----
Levi Rose
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State of Vermont Windham County Marlbro District Ss.
On this 24th day of June A.D. 1839, personally
appeared before me Dana Hyde Judge of the
Probate Court for the District of Marlboro afsd. Levi Rose a credible person, who subscribed and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition.
Attest Dana Hyde Judge.
State of Vermont
Windham County
Marlboro District Ss.
I Dana Hyde Judge of the Probate
Court for the sd. District of Marlboro do hereby certify that it has been satisfactorily proved before said Court that,Thomas Rose of Guilford Vt. a soldier of the Revolution, who made
his application for a pension in June 1838, died on the 23d day of April A.D. 1839. and that Eunice Rose now of said Guilford in his lawful widow.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 24th day of June A.D. 1839.   Dana Hyde Judge.
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State of Vermont Windham County
Marlboro Probate District Ss.
I Samuel Elliot Clerk and Register of the
Probate Court for the district of Marlboro afsd.
hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in said court in the matter of the application of Eunice Rose for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 24th day of June A.D. 1839.
Samuel Elliot Clerk & Register
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Washington City July 4th 1840
James L Edwards Esqr
Dear Sir-- By virtue of the Law
and 7th July 1838 Anna Hall Widow of Timothy Hall of Vermont obtained a pension for something over $30- per year the widow supposes herself entitled to a larger pension---
I have a book in my possession in which the Town of Concord is said to have furnished various companies who served in the War of the Revolution in one of those companies is the name of Timothy Hall inserted
as a private in a company in the Continental line in the year 1776 commanded by Capt. Joshua Abbot + Joseph Blanchard and Henry Blake (but now dead) who lived in Caledonia County, Vermont and drew pensions under the Law of 1818 were in the same company and Hall also applied for a pension under said law - (but if he
drew a pension he was afterwards stricken of)
said Hall's name is also found in said book among those who volunteered from
Concord in Sept 1777 under the same Capt. Abbot and marched to Reinforce the Northern Army - (probably the last service may
be butt a short period, I wish her case to be reexamined and if she is justly entitled to more than she receives to have her pension enlarged
Also I wish to have the case of Thomas Rose of
Guilford Vermont who made his declaration under the act of 7th June 1832 reexamined as he declared to have served about one month under Col. Bellows at the taking of Burgoyne
in 1777 - which was not allowed him - but I am informed that the Rolls of Bellows for that year and in the pension office and if the service is found it will go to his widow who received
what has been already received (her husband having died in the month of April 1839 before receiving his certificate-
Please inform me what more (if any) may be due said widows and the proper course to obtain it -With much late (?) Yours
John Kimball
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Washington July 8th 1840
Sir  -- I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst. and soon as I shall reach home will apprise Mr Hall of this increased allowance to which you deem he entitled, she will undoubtedly return her certificate without delay -----
In the case of Eunice Rose Widow of Thomas
Rose from your letter it appears that she is
entitled to a further allowance in consequence
of the service of her husband under Col. Bellows
in the fall of 1777 and as her papers have been
doutless [sic] returned by Augustine Clark Esq
pension agent in Vermont by whom she was paid
in the latter part of the year 1839. May I not
ask the favor of you to name to those papers and determine the increased sum to which she is entitled allow me further to suggest whether upon your statement the third auditor will not issue a requisition upon the Treasury for the ballance [sic] due as an unclaimed pension? In that case the draft may be sent
direct to Mrs Rose at Guilford, Windham County Vermont to the care of her son Levi Rose
With much respect Your obt Servt. John Kimball
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Barton Orleans County
Vermont August 12th 1839
Hon. James L. Edwards
Dear Sir
Your letter of 28th February was duly
received in which you object to allowing the
claim of Thomas Rose for a pension for the following reasons - the long delay before making
application without giving any reason for such
delay & also that the certificate of the Clerk
of the Court is not so full as it should have been
You also say "unless the name of the Captain in
Col. Bellows Regiment in '77 be furnished the rolls cannot be examined for that time  - 
the name of the officer named cannot be given any further that is stated in Thos Rose declaration but if I recollect right
Rose stated in his declaration that he could not give the name of the Capt under Bellows in 77 but a man by name of  Wheelock was Lieut (or acted as such), I conclude that you have Bellows Rolls for that year in the files at Washington.
Upon the receipt of your letter of 26th Feb. as above mentioned (which was addressed to the Hon S. Prentiss Senator and by him forwarded to me) I wrote to Saml Rose the son of Thos Rose (with whom he lives) who after a lapse of time informed me of the death of his Father. - The
Widow of Thomas Rose now claims what was due her husband up to his death which was in April as appears by the declaration and evidence herewith enclosed
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The declaration of the Widow Rose and the affidavit of her son were forwarded to me immediately after taken but being the affidavit written for Elder Dustin to sign without his signature I concluded it would not have a very good effect to send the papers some part of them not signed--
I conclude that Mr Dustin had been connected with upon the subject of his giving his deposition and that it was written and that it was written by the Judge accordingly but as it was about the time that the Ministers of the Methodist denomination change their place of location he had removed about that time and before he had seen or signed what was written for him to sign- and see the affidavit was not signed after I had received the papers I wrote ascertained (by examining the doings of Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Society) that Caleb Dustin was stationed at Wilmington as a circuit Ministr accordingly I wrote to him for his deposition which is sent me in substance the same as written for him to sign by Judge Hyde --
The deposition came to me without Certificate of the Clerk of the Court of that County but the Certificate of [?] is obtained
The Widow claims a pension under the Act of 7th July 1838 and also the pension due her husband under the Act of 1832 to his death and probably the Certificate of the Judge will be sufficient.
I hope in you will noyt delay her case as the claims for what her husband had applied for as well as her own Please direct to John Kimball  Barton Orleans County Vermont
Respectfully Yours  John Kimball
P.S. the certificate of marriage is also enclosed JK
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Ovid N.Y. Oct 17. 46
Sir
On the 17 July I forwarded to you, the
pray of the death of Eunice Rose Vermont and of
the number of her children, in complyance [sic]
your letter of 31 March last, not having heard a word from the papers, please allow me to ask your attention to them & to report to me, or enclose the Certificate to me-
                                                  Respectfully
                                                 Your Obt Servt
                                                    Arad Joy
Hon J L Edwards
Comsr of Pensions
Washington
D. C
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin County ss.
I,  Reuben Childs, of Conway, in
said County, of the age of eighty three years, and
a pensioner of the United States for military services rendered in the war of the Revolution, on oath depose and say that at the commencement of said Revolution I lived in Deerfield, in said County, and was well acquainted with Thomas Rose, who also lived in
said Deerfield. Sometime in the month of April,
in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and
seventy five, I left Deerfield for the purpose of joining the American Army at Cambridge, in company with several other young men of the same town, among whom was the above named Thomas Rose. On our arrival at Cambridge, most of us enlisted for the term of eight months, in the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Stebbins, of said Deerfield, and the Regiment of Col. Jonathan Brewer. Thomas Rose was one of those, who enlisted at the same time with
myself, and for the same term of eight months.
The said Rose, according to my best recollection
and belief, continued with the army, doing duty
during the whole term of his enlistment aforesaid.
Soon after the close of the war, the said Rose
removed from Deerfield into the State of Vermont, but I cannot designate the action of that State to which he removed.
                                          Reuben Childs
Franklin ss. Nov. 21, 1838. Personally appeared
Reuben Childs, and made oath that the foregoing deposition, by him subscribed, is true.
Before me
Jonathan Gaston, Just. Pea.
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Franklin N. Nov. 21, 1838. I further certify that the
above named Reuben Childs is a credible witness and that the statements contained in his deposition are entitled to full credit and belief.
J.N. Gaston, Justice of the Peace
Reuben Childs
Deposition
on Stebbin's roll
8 mo 7 d
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss
I Elijah Alvord, Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas for the County of Franklin do herebycertify that Jonathan Saxton is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county; and that the within signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and affix the seal of said Court
this twenty first day of November A.D. 1838
E. Alvord Clerk
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July 31 1839
I Caleb Dustin of Willmington in
the County of Windham State of Vermont
of lawful age do testify and say that I
was last year stationed at Guilford as
Preacher in charge on Guilford Circuit
That I was well acquainted with Thomas
Rose late of Guilford deceased that he
died on the 23d day of April 1839 that I
attended his funeral at his interment
further say that Eunice Rose now of
Guilford as is the widow of Thomas Rose
deceased and has not intermarried since
the decease of her late husband
I further depose and say that the Late
Thomas Rose and the said Eunice Rose
his widow were both Exemplary members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Caleb Dustin
State of Vermont  }
Windham County }        July 31. 1839.
Then personally appeared Caleb Dustin
above named and made solemn oath
that the foregoing affadavit by him
signed contains the whole truth & nothing
out the truth-
Before Me Stephen P. Flagg} Justice of the Peace
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I
State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Aug. 9, 1839
I,  Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary of
said State, do hereby certify that Stephen, P. Flagg, Esquire, whose name is subscribed in his own proper handwriting to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for the County
of Windham in said State, duly elected and qualified, and that to his official acts and attestations, as such full faith and credit ought to be given.
Given under my hand and
seal of office at Montpelier,
this the 19th day of
August, A.D. 1839
Chauncey L. Knapp
Secretary of State

Wilmington Vt
Aug 1
Mr John Kimball
Barton, Orleans Co VT