Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24426, James Heath, N.H. Vt.
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N. H.              Heath James                 W. 24426
Vt.                              Mercy or
                                   Marcy
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Vermont 9330
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James Heath
of Peacham in the State of Vermont who was a private in the Company command by Captain Young of the Regt commanded by Col Bedel in the N.H. Troops line for 1 year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 40. Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of May
1833 and sent to Amos Paul, Darville, Vt
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 80.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept "    $80.00
                                                                   $20.00
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                                                                    $100
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{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Francis  F. Franciosi  , Clerk                        

Book E.    Vol. 3 Page 68.

See let to Saml B Mattocks,
(" 6.6.")         October 17, 1839
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V 4640
Vermont
Montpelier 
Mercy Heath
widow of James Heath
who was a private
in the N.H. Troops
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
40 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
twenty fourth day of Jan V 1844
and sent to
John Kimball
Bartin
O
[Act of March 3, 1843]
recorded in Book a
(illegible) 1  Page 27
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No 5336

Jas Heath
Vermont

Admitted Private 12 months
No rolls for "77.78
408
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BRIEF  in the case of James Heath of Peacham
City of Caledon in the State of Vermont
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 73

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.                             Duration of Service.
Aug. in 1777                    Years, Months, Days.
Jan. 1778 X                    to the last of September
                                        1                0
x New Hampshire Troops

Rank.          Names of General and Field Officers
                                  under whom he served.
As a                              Gen
 Priv                                . Col Marsh & Barrett
                                          Capt Young, Col Bede                  

5. In what battles was he engaged?

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Newbury, Vermont

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?     Living

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Court

**Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

James Heath, Examining Clerk.
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Record of Marriage
of Mercy Heath
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I Abigail Lambert of Lyme New Hampshire
aged sixty seven widow of Rev. Nathaniel
Lambert late of said Lyme Disease depose
and say that I hold in my possession the
Records of Marriages solemnised by my late
husband when he was a settled minister
in the Town of Newbury in the State of
Vermont, among which is the following
Record, viz, March fifteenth seventeen 
hundred & ninety one James Heath of Newbury
to Mercy Slye of Haverhill the above is a true copy of the record with exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures, as follows, March 15th 1791.

Said Marriage Records are in the hand writing of said Nathaniel Lambert .    descent-Abigail Lambert

State of New Hampshire Grafton SS

Lynn March 4th 1839 Then personally
appeared before me the subscriber, Abigail Lambert known to me as a respectable person and a credible witness and made solemn oath
to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by her subscribed.             Bezer Latham Jus. Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Grafton Ss.

I Nathan B Felton Clerk of the Common Pleas for said County of Grafton, hereby  certify that Bezer Latten, whose name is subscribed to the certificate within written, was an the fourth of March current an acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Grafton, and that his name so subscribed is his genuine signature

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court the 8th day of March AD 1832
N. B. Felton Clerk
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6158
Mercy Heath's  declaration
Regt
Act 7. July 38.
M. 91. d. aug 38!
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State of Vermont}
Caledonia District⎬

On this 5th day of March A.D. 1839
personally appeared before the Probate 
Court in & for said district at a session thereof holden at Danville in said district by Hon. George B. Chandler Judge of said Court, Mercy Heath a resident of Peacham in the County of Caledonia aged Sixty four years who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make her declaration as follows, in order to obtain the benefit  of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to
certain widows"" That she is the widow of James Heath who was a private during the Revolutionary War, that her said Husband the aforesaid James Heath was at the time of his death a pensioner of the United States on
the Roll of the Vermont agency under the act of 7 June 1832 at the rate of forty dollars per annum, that she cannot specify his services but has heard him say that he served under Capt Stevens & Col Beedel She further declares that she was married to the said James Heath
on the fifteenth day of March in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety one, that her husband the aforesaid James Heath died on the thirtieth day of November AD 1838. that she was not married to him prior to his leaving
the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred & ninety four at the time above stated, that they were married at Newbury in the State of Vermont by Rev. Nathaniel Lambert a minister of the Gospel, and that her maiden
name was Mercy Slye.           Marcy Keith

Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year
above written before me and I certify that declarant is a credible witness-
Geo. B. Chandler, Judge of Probate

I Samuel B Mattock, Register of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in as the matter of the application of Mercy Heath for a pension

Given under my hand and the Seal of Said Court at Danville aforesaid this 5th day of March AD 1839.
Sam. P. Mattock
Register
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James Heaths
Declaration
Pb
No.  5336
rolls
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State of Vermont
District & County of Caledonia

On this first day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon Benj F Deming Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid now sitting James Heath a resident of Peacham in the
County and District aforesaid aged seventy three 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 provisions 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 he resided at Newbury in the State of Vermont in the time of the Revolutionary war and was called out in the militia about the month of August 1777 immediately after Benning on battle and marched toward Fort Ticonderoga N. York by way of Charleston N.H. then called No 4 to Manchester where he was stationed for a time - thence to Pawlet ye where
he was taken sick and left and where he remained about two weeks, was then ordered to drive beef cattle northerly to the troops-- at Hubbardton or near he met his Company on
their return home and returned with them and arrived at home the last of September or first of Oct. The above service was performed in the Company of Capt John G. Bailey and
in the Regt of Col. Marsh & Barrett Thomas Johnson Adjt.
That at Haverhill in the State of New Hampshire on about the month of January 1778 he enlisted in the New Hampshire troops for the term of six months to the best of his men as to the period) enlisted by L. George Moore in the Company of Capt Samuel Young and in the Regt of Col.
Jim Bedel he enlisted for the purpose of marching to Quebec on snow shall under a promise of double pay the troops that were expected to cooperate with Col. Bedel not
arriving (Hazen's) the said Beedel had directions as this declarant understood to dismiss the Regt then raised and raise new troops for the term of one year and about the month of April 1778
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he had notice of his discharge from his former engagement and then enlisted for the term of one year in the Company of Capt Simon Stevens and in the Regt of Col. Timothy Bedel
At the time of said enlistment he expected to march to Canada but was employed to guard the frontier and stationed at Haverhill
N.H. & Newbury Vt and in scouts in that vicinity. Late in the fall of the year 1778 he in company with forty soldiers under the command of Maj. Stowe was engaged in cutting a road about thirty miles northerly of said Newbury in or near what is now the town of Greensboro Vermont - he know, that he served under said last enlistment more than one year but have much more he cannot sayThat he knows of no person by whom he can prove his services except the last year, was born at Londonderry N.H. in 1760
has a record of his age in his family bible-- when called into the service he resided at Newbury Vt has resided since the revolutionary war at said Newbury Willsborg N. York-- Ryegate
Peacham F Bristol N.H. now resides at Peacham Jr
He never had a written discharge
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 of Amos Head
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid Before Benj F Deming Judge of
Probate
I William Pice of Danville in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose and say that I resided at Newbury in the State of Vermont in the time of the revolutionary
war and was at that time well acquainted with
James Heath who has made the foregoing declaration
I served in the Company of Cap Simeon Stevens in Col Bedel's Regt enlisted in the spring of 1778 for one year and served in said Company and regt. something more than that time - I well recollect that said James Heath belonged to and served in the same Company - I think
he enlisted a short time before I did and according to
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my best recollection knowledge and belief the sd Heath served in said Company something more than one year
William Rice

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before Benj F Deming
Judge of Probate

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 William Tice who has made the foregoing affidavit is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
I Amos Paul Register of the Court of
Probate for the District of Caledonia aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Heath for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this third day of
August A.D. 1832
Amos Paul Register
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WIDOW, &c.
No. 24416

Mercy Heath
wid of James Heath
Pri N H Troops
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Act: March 3rd 43
INdex; Vol. A Page 327

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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W 6158
Rejected
Sent let to
Saml B Mattack
Oct 17, 1839.

Act 7 July 38
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Vermont 7807
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Mercy Heath
widow of James Heath
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832
and who died on the 30th Nov. 1838 of Caledonia in the State of Vermont  who was a Private in the Company of commanded by Captain Young of the Regt commanded by Col Bedel in the N.H. Troops for One year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Montpelier
at the rate of 40 Dollars------
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14th
Oct.1843 and seal to John Kimball
Barton Orleans City, Vt
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Total amount, $200.-
[Act July 7, 1838.]


Recorded by Tho Lumpkin, Clerk,
Book D. Vol.  1  Page 179
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5065
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State of Vermont}
Caledonia County ⎬At Peacham in said
 County on this 30th day of November 1843 personally appeared before me Hazen Merrell a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, Mercy Heath a resident of Peacham aforesaid aged sixty eight years who being 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 3rd March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the revolutionary war
That she is the widow of James Heath
who served as a Private in said war for which service he was a pensioner at the rate of forty Dollars per annum She further declares that she is a pensioner under the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838
She further declares that she is still a widow
Marcy Heath

State of Vermont
Caledonia County SS ⎬ At Peacham on the 30th of November 1843, Before me Hazen Merrell a Justice of Peace in and for the County of Caledonia appeared Mary Heath, signer of
the foregoing declaration and known to me as the widow of James Heath made oath to the truth of the same
Before me Hazen Merrill Justice of Peace
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9513
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County ⎬ 
On this 15 day of July 1848
Personally appeared before the Hon, Isaac N Hall Judge of the County Court of the County aforesaid Mary Heath are court of Peacham in the County of Caledonia aforesaid aged sixty eight 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, also all subsequent acts passed by congress which may be applicable in her case that she is the widow of James Heath who was a private of the revolution was for which he received a pension of forty dollars per year for the proof of whose services reference may be had to his declaration and the papers now in the war department and she further declares that she has often heard her sd Husband say that he served most of the war and she fully believes that he was entitled to a full pension
and failed only for the want of proof and she
further declares that she was married to the said said James Heath at Newbury Vt. by the Rev- Lumbert on the 15th day of March A.D. 1891 and further that his said Husband died at Peacham aforesaid on the 30th day of November A.D. 1838 and further that she was not married previous to his leaving the service but the marriage took place prior to the
first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four to wit at the time above stated- and that she is still a Widow -Mary Heath

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and
Hall the year above written
Before Isaac N. Hall Assistant Judge of
Caledonia C. Court

State of Vermont
Caledonia County ⎬ At Peacham on this 15th day of July 1843 the above named Mary Haith who signed & made oath to the above is known to me as the widow of James Heath who
was a pensioner 
Isaac N Hall Assistant Judge of Caledonia Court
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STATE OF VERMONT}
Caledonia County, ss.}

I, Saml Bullock Clerk of the County Court of the County of the Caledonia in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that
Hon. Isaac N. Hall is one of the assistant
Judges of the County Court of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 4th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and will expire the thirtieth day of November next, and that his signatures within written are genuine

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this Ninth day of August A.D. 1843
Sam Mattock, Clerk.
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D. position
Mercy Heath,
Case
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I William Buck of Marshfield, County of Washington, and State of Vermont, depose and say, that on the thirtieth day of November 1838, I was present at the then residence of James
Heath a Revolutionary Pensioner, and helped prepare his body for burial, having learned that he died about fifteen minutes before my arrival his death took place at place which had been his residence in Peacham for the last fourteen
or fifteen years
William Buck

State of Vermont         Peacham July 5th 1839
Caledonia Ss}.  Personally appeared William Buck signer of the above County
deposition and made oath to the truth of the same Before me Hagen Merrill, Justice Peace
I Abigail Heath wife of Samuel Heath of Peacham, Caledonia County and State of Vermont depose and say that I was present when on the 30th day of November 1838 James Heath a Revolutionary Pensioner was taken all about and died a short time after and was present at his funeral and burial, this death took place at the place of his previous residence for the last fourteen or fifteen years

I certify that the above named
Wm Buck & Abigail Heath are credible witnesses---Abigail Heath

Hazen Merrill Jus. Peace ⎬ 

State of Vermont
Caledonia County ss.} 

Peacham July 5th 1839 Personally appeared Abigail Heath signer of the above deposition and made oath to the truth of the same
Before me Hazen Merrill, Justice Peace.
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County SS.⎬

 I Saml B Mattock Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that ┃
Hazen Merrill Esq is a Justice of the Peace
in and for said County duly commission and qualified that his commission was dated the 6th day of Novr 1838 and will expire on the last day of Nov 1839 and that his Signature the within written is genuine
Sworn under my hand and the seal of said Court this 22nd day of July 1839
Saml. A. P. Mattock, Clerk
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State of Vermont
Secretary of States office
Montpelin, July 31st 1832

To all whom it may concern.
I, Timothy Merrill, Secretary of State of the State of Vermont, here certify that Joseph Berry, Esq. of Newbury, County of Orange was but 17th day of July A.D. 1832, and for long time before that day and were since has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Orange in said State, duly constituted as
commissioned, and that to his act 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 set my
hand and affixed the seal of this office, this thirty for day of July in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Timothy Merrill, Secretary of State
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I, Simon Stevens of Newberry in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of the age of Sixty five years do depose and say that the James Heath of Peacham in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont was formerly a resident of the town of Newberry and I have been
acquainted with him from my childhood. My
father the late Simon Shears now deceased was Captime of a company or companies stationed at Haverhill in New Hampshire or Newberry Vament during during a part or all of the Revolutionary war. My father pay rolls
and muster rolls of his companies come into my hands on the death of my father, part of which I furnished to applicants for pensions under the law of 1818 and believe they were sent on to the War Office. On and muster roll of 1778 and on one part of the name of James Heath entered as a soldier and I have no doubt but that be saved as such under my father during both of said years                                   Simon Stevens

 State of Vermont
County of Orange - at Newbury in said County
of Orange this 17th day of July AD 1832 the above affidavit of Simon Stevens was sworn to & subscribed
Before me Joseph Berry Justice of the Peace
And I certify that I am personally acquainted with said Stevens and know him to be a man of Worth & veracity
Jos Berry Justice of Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT, 
Caledonia County,...ss}

I,Sam P Matlock, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Caledonia in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Hazen Merrill Esq of Peacham was an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 9th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and will expired the thirtieth day of November 1884, and that
his signature to annexed certificate is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said County Court, this Ninth day of December A.D. 1843.
Saml B. Mattocks, Clerk.
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Hazen Merrill
Deposition
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Mercy Heath
Case
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I Hazen Merrill of Peacham in the County of
Caledonia & State of Vermont of Law-full age
Depose and say that I am acquainted with
Widow Mercy Heath of Peacham aforesaid and
know that she is the widow of James Heath
late of said Perham deceased a Revolutionary
Pensioner, and that she has not married since
his decease, but continues his widow further this deponent saith not
                                                       Hazen Merrill
Peachman July 20th 1839

Sworn to and subscribed before me and I
certify that said Hazen Merrill is a credible
witness--      Theron Howard Justice Peace

State of Vermont}
Caledonian County, ss.}
I Samuel B Mattocks Clerk of County of the  said County do hereby certify that Theron Howard  Esq is a Justice of the Peace in
& for said County duly commissioned and qualified, that his Commission was dated the 6th day of November 1838 and will expire on the last day of November 1839 and that his signature above written is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this to day of July A.D. 1839

Saml B. Mattock, Clerk.
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Danville Sep 21, 1839

Dear Sir
Herewith I enclose the declaration of Mercy Heath widow of James Heath late a Pensioner of the US under the act 1832 at the rate of 40 Dollars annm
And also proof of Marriage & Please send the certificate to me

Very Respectfully
Saml. B. Matocks
Danville
Caledonia Co.
Vermont

Hon James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C.
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9513 Aug. 28/43

Mercy Heath
July 7, 1838

Col. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department Washington
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Concord N.H. August 23rd 1843

Col James L Edwards

Sir enclosed is the papers of Mercy Heath for a pension. you will please make return to John Kimball Renton-Orleans County Vermont

Respectfully Yours
John Kimball
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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 Arthur Lathan Jr is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Grafton duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated
on the 12th day of June 1841 and that  his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this twenty third day of  Aug. 1843

Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State
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I Thomas Lambert of Lynn County of Grafton
State of New Hampshire certify that I am the son of the Rev Nathaniel Lambert deceased form Minister of Newbury County of Orange State of Vermont and that I have in my custody
a Book containing the Records of Marriages
solemnized by father the said Nathaniel
Lambert while minister in said Newbury in
which I find the following record""Married
Seventeen hundred ninety one March fifteenth
James Heath of Newbury to Mercy Slye of
Haverhill". I certify that the foregoing is a true
Extract from said record excepting the date
which is expressed on the Record in fair
legible figures as follows. "1791 Mar 15"
                                               Thomas Lambert

State of New Hampshire}
Grafton Co. Ss. }Aug 16, 1843,

Personally appeared the above named Thomas
Lambert a person well known to me as a
credible witness & subscribed and made oath
to the forgoing certificate before me
A. Latham Jr Justice of the Peace
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5065 December 30, 1803
Barton St
25 Dec

To Mercy Heath 
3 Mar 1843

J. L. Edward
Commissioner Pensions
War Department Washington
$40 per annum
John Kimball
Barton, Vt
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Barton Vermont Dec. 23. 1843
Col J. L. Edwards

Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Mercy Heath
for one years pension under the act of 3 March
1843- she has rec'd her certificate for a
pension under the act of 7th July 1838--

Respectfully
yours John Kimball
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9573
Mercy Heath
Vt

Act 7th July 38
Admitted
1 year priv
$40 per annum