Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1217, Benjamin Bradley, N.H.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.H.

Bradley, Benjamin
Judith

NUMBER
W. 1217
B.L. Wt. 14957-160-55

CONTENTS
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Dead
Paid at the treasury under the Acts of this 6th April 1838 from 4 march to 24th June 1840.  Notified 23 July 1841

2789
New Hampshire
Benjamin Bradley of Merrimac in the State of NH who was a private in the cmpany commanded by Captain [blank] of the regt commanded by Col Dana in the NH line for 6 May 21 Days

Inscribed on the Roll of NH at the rate of 22 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day Dec 1832 and [illegible]
Harper H of Rep

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 | $33.49
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mr 33 | 11.16
$44.65
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by H M Blari Clerk.
Book D. Vol. Page 143.
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40 Concord
New Hampshire Judith Bradley Widow of Benj'n Bradley who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private NH Mil. Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to comment on the 4th day of March 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Jany. 1849

C.H. Peaslee

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, page 25 Vol. 1 19th July book D
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1. Where, and in what year were you born?
Ans. In Concord NH 1761
2. Have you any record of your age?
Ans. No
3. Where were you living when called into the service; where have you lived since the revolutionary ware, and where do you live now.
Ans. In Concord NH. Have lived in Canterbury for the last forty years.
4. How were you called into the service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
Ans. I enlisted.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
Ans. When in Portsmouth Col. Dame commanded Capt. Deering and Capt. Sias. Our [illegible] was to keep the forts and watch the enemy.
6. Did you ever receive a written discharge?
Ans. No.
7. State the names of persons to who you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution.
Ans. Rev. William Patrick, John Sutton, Joseph M. Harper, and many others. Benj Bradley
I hereby certify that the above interogatives have been
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this day put by me to Benjamin Bradley that he is the same Benjan Bradley who made the declaration to which this is record, and that the answers above recorded, were by him given, that he is personally known to me and is entitled to full credit.
{Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack [illegible] Nov. 16th 1832
Personally appeared the above named Benjamin Bradley and made oath that the answers to the above questions were [crossed out] given, signed, and are true.
Jos Clough. {Justice of the Peace
We, William Patrick a clergyman residing in the town of Canterbury and Joseph M. Harper residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Bradley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations that we believe him to be 71 years  of age; that he is reputed and believed [illegible] in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
William Patrick V.D.M.
Joseph M. Harper
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack [illegible] Nov 16 1832
Sworn and subscribed before me
Jos. Clough {Justice of the Peace
And I Joseph Clough do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter,
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Canterbury and Joseph Harper residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Bradley who has [illegible] and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is refuted and believed [illegible] in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a solder of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.  William Patrick, Joseph M Harper
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack [illegible] Nov 16 1832 Sworn and inscribed before men
Jos. Clough {Justice of the Peace
And I Joseph Clough do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interogations transcribed by the War Department that the above [illegible] applicant was a revolutionary solder, and served as he states. And I further certify that it appears to me that William Patrick who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Canterbury and that Joseph M Harper who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place, and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to full credit.
Jos. Clough, Jus. Peace
I certify that Joseph Clough is a Justice of the Peace, [illegible] of the State of New Hampshire, and that the above is his signature. Joseph M Harper [illegible]
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115004 Act Mar 3
May 2
-
Bradleyond of Benjamin,
with Bradley wid: of Benjamin,
with  Bradley wid
Benjamin Bradley  Priv
Priv:
Capt Webster N.H. Mills
Col Nichols
[illegible]
Rev War
Rev pensioner

N.H. July 48 -40
Ad: 160 Al Jany 25/56
 R Boynton
No. 14957 JS Jan 29/56
Cri: L.B. Clough Jany. 11/56
Vol. B2 - 60
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Benjamin Bradley 4712
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
United States of America
State of New-Hampshire,
County of Merimack.}33.
On this 18th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the District Court of the U.S. for NH District, now sitting, Benjamin Bradley a resident of Canterbury in the County of Merimack and State of N. H. aged 71 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
Enlisted in Concord N.H. in the spring of the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, in Capt Benjamin Sias Company and Col. Dames Rigiment, New Hampshire Militia; and immediately marched to Portsmouth N.H. and their served three months, and was then discharged.
That the first of July seventeen hundred eighty,  [illegible] enlisted again for three months in Concord N.H. in the New Hampshire Militia, under Capt Ebenezer Webster's [illegible] in Col. Nichol's Rigiment, marched the 12th of July, same summer, for West Point New York, where he served three month and was then dischaged. That he has no documentary or other testimony, other than what is herewith submitted. That he was born in Concord N.H. that he lived in Canterbury N.H. for the first forty one years. Never had a written discharged. No written discharge, Whole term of service six months
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, Benja Bradley
Sworn to and subscribed, the
day & year aforesaid
Charles W Cutter Clerk
We, Thomas Lejford residing in Northfield and Samuel Haines residing in Canterbury hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Bradley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 71 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Thomas Lejford
Sam Haines
Sworn and subscribed the 
day & year aforesaid
Charles W Cutter Clerk
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Lejford who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in [crossed out the] Northfield and that Samuel Haines, who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Canterbury and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Charles W Cutter Clerk of the District Court of the U.S. for N.H. District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Benjamin Bradley for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 28th day of August AD 1832
Charles W Cutter Clerk
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Declartion
In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 29th July 1848 entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving widows of Officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, of New Hampshire Merrimack County
On this twenty fourth day of October
in the year of our Lord 1848 personally appeared before the Honorable Horace Chase Judge of Probate for said County
of Merrimack now holding a session of said Court at Concord aforesaid Judith Bradley a resident of Canterbury in said County aged seventy two 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 on the 2, to July 1848 for the relief of certain said surviving widows of Officers and Soldiers of the revolutionary army
That she is the widow of Benjamin Bradley
who was a private in the Revolutionary Army, belonging to the New Hampshire Militia, that he was placed on the pension roll on the sixth day of December 1832 and received a pension at the rate of twenty two dollars and thirty three cents per annum under the act of the seventh of June 1832.
he further declares that she was married
to the said Benjamin Bradley on the twenty fourth day of December 1799. that her husband the aforesaid Benjamin Browley died on the twenty fourth day of June 1840; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January
eighteen hundred, viz, at the time above stated, her mark Judith Bradley
Winthrop I. Mather has sworn to us
subscribed on the day and year above
Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate
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State of New Hampshire
Merrimack County [illegible]
I Calvin Ainsworth Register of Probate in and for the County of Merrimack, do hereby certify that Horace Chase within named in the Judge of said Court which is a duly constituted and organized Court of the State of New Hampshire aforesaid, and that the foregoing signature of Horace Chase is genuine & is in the proper hand writing of said Judge -
In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this 12th day of December Anno Domini 1848
Calvin Ainsworth Reg.
No 53
Judith Bradley
wd of Benjamin
NH
Act 29 July 1848
married 1799
husband died 1840
[illegible] 21 days
$22.33 paid
on 4 March 1848
H C [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
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Judith Bradley's
Application
115.004
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APPLICATION FOR BOUNTY LAND.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
County of Hillsborough
On this twentieth day of March
A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Judith Bradly aged Seventy Eight years, a resident of Northfield in the State of New Hampshire,
who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that she is the widow of Benjamin
Bradley deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Ebenezer Webster in the Regiment of Militia
commanded by Colonel Moses Nichols
in the war with Great Britain declared by
the United States Called the War of Revolution
that he enlisted at Concord in the year
A. D. 1780, for the term of three months and
continued in actual service in said war for the term of three months & twenty one days and was honorably discharged at West Point
sometime A. D. 1780, as will appear by the master rolls of said company.
That her husband previous to his death, drew a pension, and that since his death she has drawn the sum of $22.33 cents per annum that she formerly resided in Canterbury.
She further states that she was married to the said Benjamin Bradley in Newbury [illegible] on the
twenty sixth day of December A.D 1799, by one Leonard Woods a minister of the Gospel
and that her name before her marriage was Judith Mace and that her husband died at Canterbury on the twenty fourth day of June
A. D. 1840 and that the proofs of her marriage are on file at the Department; & that she is now a widow. 
That she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the - bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act of March 3d, 1855, granting
bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who had been engaged in the military service of the United States." She also declares that she has never applied for or received under this or any other act of Congress
any Bounty Land Warrant whatever.
her
Judith Bradley
mark
We Benjamin Morrill of Northfield and A.B. Clough resident of Canterbury in the
State of New Hampshire upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Judith Bradley in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Benjamin Morrill
A. B. Clough
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written: and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons: that the claimant is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim.
A.B.  Clough JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR: -- Please deliver the certificate or warrant, to which I am entitled according to the tenor of the foregoing declaration and application to L.B. Clough
of Manchester, in the State of New Hampshire.
her
Judith Bradley
mark
Signed in presence of me,
Benjamin Morrill
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I Stuart Chase, Clerk of the town of Newbury
in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby certify, that I have in my possession the Records of Marriages in said town, and that under the Caption of
marriages returned by the Rev. Leonard N Woods, appears the following viz.
"Benjamin Bradley of Canterbury & Judith Morse of Newbury married December twenty sixth seventeen hundred and ninety nine
I Stuart Chase depose and say that hold the
office of Town Clerk in the town of Newbury, and that the above return of Marriage is a true extract from the Records of said town with the exception of the date, which is
expressed in fair legible figures, thus December 26th 1799
Stuart Chase
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Essex SS. November 2, 1848.
Personally appeared the above named Stuart Chase and made oath to the correctness of the above certificate by him subscribed.
Before me Edmund Smith
Justice of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston November 3 1848
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Edmund Smith was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to his acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
Wm Tufts, Depy
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Benjn Bradley of Canterbury N.H.
No 4712
Private
on the Roll Capt S Webster's Co Col Nichols
Regt
enlisted 6 June 1780 discharged 24 Oct
1780 - 3 mos & 21 days
not on Roll of Capt Benja Leas' Company
Davis
proof required
Let 26 Oct 1832
6 mos & 21 days
[Admitted ?]
$22.33.
Hon J. M. Harper
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BRIEF in the case of Benjamin Bradley of the County of Merrimack in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 71 years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1779
1780 July 1ST

Duration of Service.
 Years, Months, Days
     -         3          -
     -         3          -
Rank.
As a
Private
ditto

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Col. Darne Regt
Capt. Benj Sias
Col. Nichols
Capt. Ebenezer Webster

5. In what battles was he engaged? none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Concord - no in Canterbury
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Nothing his statement, the opinion of the Court & two others. never had a written discharge
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
Regular
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
Levin Bell
Examining Clerk.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
ow
W1227
3 -- 525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,
19
In reply to your request of ---
received ----- for a statement of the military history of Benjamin Bradley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Sp 9 1779
June 4 1780
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
3 mos
3 " 20 daya
RANK,
Pvt
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Benj Sias
Ebenezer Webster ┃
COLONEL.
Davies
Moses Nichols
STATE.
NH
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Concord NH
Date of application for pension Aug 28, 1832. His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Canterbury, Merrimack Co NH
Age at date of application, 71. b. in Concord N.H. in 1761
Remarks: Sol mar Dec 1799 at Newbury Essex Co Mass Miss Judith Morse of [illegible]
place. He died June 24, 1840 at Canterbury NH  She was al person her ap. exp Oct 24, 1848 while living in Canterbury N H Ae 72
Children referred to manner not stated
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-2856
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BRADLEY, BENJAMIN
N.H.
W1217
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Robinson's House Augt 30th 1780
Daniel Ashley & Benjamin Bradley
Soldiers in Col. Nichols Regiment are hereby discharged the Flying Hospital, and ordered to join their Regiment
W Vinals Surgeon
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH, SS.
I, C E Potter Clerk of the Police Court of the City of Manchester in the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that L. B. Cough whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and qualified: that his Commission is dated on the 29th day of October A.D. 1853 and will expire in five years from date; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Police Court is a Court of Record.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Manchester this 30th day of April A.D. 1855
C E Potter CLERK
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14.957
[illegible]
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[illegible] Act 29th July, 48 W.H.
Boynton
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inform me, if you have in your office a roll of such Continental ship & if so, if the name of Moses Ayer appears thereon
I have the honor to be, Sir, Very Respectfully Your Obit Srvt
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Canterbury Dec 14th 1840
Freind Peaslee, Sir,
Enclosed is the papers of Mrs. Bradley (a poor Widow) for a pension under the act of the last session of Congress
Will you have the goodness to present them to the department and let me know the result
your
Obt. Srvt
J M Harper
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Manchester N. H.
Jan. 19, 1856.
Comr Pensions
Sir -
In accordance with your reference
requesting the claims for Bounty
Land arising from Revolutionary
service I have obtained a certificate from the
Sec. of State, and [illegible] enclose the same.
JS JC
J. B. Clough
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Manchester April 30. 1885
Hon Court of Pension
Dear Sir,
the  warrants entitled by the within Applications may be sent to me
as indicated by the accompany
my "Power of Attorney"
Respectfully yours
LB Clough
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1920 Nov. 5
Hist. to Mrs. Bery S. Rolfe. AW

Rev War
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1217
Judith Bradley
Widow
Benjamin Bradley
Priv. Rev War
Act: July 29. 1848.
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 81
Arrangement of 1870.)
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Treasury Department,
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 9th, 1841
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The Executor of Benjamin Bradley decd, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Concord, N.H. Agency, at the rate of Twenty two Dollars and 33 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March, to the 24th June 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Additional Evidence
to No. 115004 of
Applications.
Judith Bradley
wid. of
Benj. Bradley.
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State of New Hampshire.
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
(Vol. 6. Page 188)
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it appears that the name of Benja. Bradley is borne upon the Muster Roll of [crossed out Capt.] 184 Men, [crossed out Company, as a] [crossed out in said Company] Non-Commissioned Offices of Privates mustered by order of the Honble Committee of safety, which were detached from several Regiments of Militia to serve for the Defence of Portsmouth two months unless sooner discharged Sept. 27th 1779
Captn Sias Compy vize X X X X "Benja Bradley"
Also is borne upon Vol. 3 Page 23 TE
"Pay Roll of Capt. Ebenezer Websters Company in Col. Moses Nichols Regiment of Militia raised by the state of New Hampshire and joined the Continental Army at West Point 1780." "Names" "11" "Benja Bradley" "Rank" "Private" "Time of Engagement" "1780 June 4." "Time of Discharge" "1780 Oct. 24" "Time in service" "3 Mo 21 Dys"
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this Eighteenth day of January 1856
Lemuel N. Pattee Secretary of State.
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State of
New Hampshire
Hillsborough ss
On this twenty eighth
day of April A.D. 1851
personally
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace for said County Benjamin Whidden
and J. M. Harper resident of Canterbury
in the State of New Hampshire who being duly
sworn declare that the within named Judith Bradly is to them well known: that they have
for many years lived near her, that she is
the widow of Benjamin Bradly deceased;
that before his said decease they cohabited together for many years; that they had children
acknowledged as legitimate, that we never
heard the legality of their marriage questioned;
that to one certain knowledge said Benjamin Bradley died and was buried at
Canterbury; and that said Judith Bradley has
not since his death intermarried; and that
we have no interest in this claim
Benjamin Whidden
I M Carper
Subscribed & sworn to the day and year above written Before me and I certify that I know the
appraise to be credible persons
L. J. Clough Justice of the Peace
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I Elias Abbott Depose and say that I was in
the Revolutionary service in the Newhampshire [New Hampshire] 
Militia and was knowing to Benjamin Bradleys
Serving as a souldier [soldier] at Portsmouth in the year
one thousand seven hundred and Seventy Nine
under Capt Benj Sias for the term of three
Months also I was with said Bradley at West
Point in Newyorke [New York] in the year one thousand
Seven hundred & Eighty three months more
in the Company comanded [commanded]  by Capt Ebenezer
Webster, at Portsmouth the Regiment was commanded
by Col. Darne, and at West Point the
Regiment was commanded by Col Nickols
Northfield July 26. 1832
Elias Abbott
.
Personally appeared the within named Elias
Abbott and made oath that the above Deposition
by him subscribed is true

Before me James Cochran Justice of Peace 
I James Cochran certify that I am well
acquainted with Elias Abbott who signed the
above deposition and know him to be a man
of truth and veracity and entitled to full
credit
James Cochran Justice
of
Peace
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I certify that James Cochran 
is a Justice
of the Peace and that the 
above is his signature.
Joseph M. Harper 
M. Congress
Washington City
Dec. 4th 1832

Elias Abbot
Deposition
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Joseph Hoit
Deposition
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I, Joseph Hoit
Deposed and say that I was in the Revolutionary service in the New Hampshire Militia and was knowing to Benjamin Bradley Serving as a soldier at Portsmouth in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine under Capt Benjamin Sias for the term of three months the Regiment was Commanded by Col. Dame
Joseph Hoit
Concord November 21, 1832 
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack [Illegible]
Personally appeared the within named Joseph Hoit and made oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me William H Gage {Justice of Peace
I William H. Gage certify that I am well acquainted with Joseph Hoit who sined the above Deposition and know him to be a man of truth and veracity and entitled to full credit
[illegible] November 21 1832
William H Gage Justice of Peace
I certify that Wm Gage is a Justice of the Peace and that the above is his signature
Washington City Dec 4th 1832 Joseph M Harper
M. [illegible]
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Rolfe
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Rev Sec
Concord, New Hampshire
To the Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C. -
Sirs:
Kindly send me the (a) copy of the Rev. War Pension Papers of Benjamin Bradley, Rev. War Rolls of N.H. Vol. 30 p. 344-397
Age 79 - on Jun 1 - 1840.
Pensioned in 1832.
Send it to 
Mrs. Benj. S. Rolfe
48 South St,
Concord,
New Hamp.
Sept. 25 - 1920
PENSION
U.S.
G
SEP
28
1920
OFFICE