Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7197, for Jonathan Spear, Vermont
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(8-1776)
SERVICE
Vt.
Spear, Jonathan
Polly
NUMBER
W.7197
B.L. Wt. 24618-160-55
CONTENTS
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154.234
Act Mar 2/53 -
May 31 /53
Polly Spear
widow of
Jonathan Spear, Pri
Revo. War
Vt Mil;
Rev Pension
[ ] Apl. 30 /56
SJ Feby 53-152
Boynton
Jas L Street 
New Brunswick
Cr JS Street
Mar. 31/56
Sept. " " " Apl 16 /56
Vol S1. page 27-
24618 if May 6/56
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Vermont # 27980
Jonathan Spear
of Warwick in the State of Vermont
who was a pri
in the company commanded
by Captain Gates [ ]
of the commanded by in the VT MA
Line for Grove: New Jersey
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Oct 30th and [ ] Ira Davis
Staurch VT
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 34
70.-
Semi anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 35 10.00
$80.00
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act 1832. }
Recorded by the Bath Rice Clerk
Book E Vol 3 Page 93
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To n Jersey fr 4 March 1857
no li E Elmore E Town
NJ 4 Oct 1851
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5.217
New Jersey
Vermont Mo:
Polly Spear widow of Vermont Jonathan Spear who served in the Revolutionary war as a private
nscribed on the Roll at the rate
of
20 -
dollars 00
cents per annum, to commence on
the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
1st day of June 1855
James L Street New Brunswick NJ
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 3, 1853, Page 98 Vol A
1855 J Spear ret. fr
Reg's m 55-154234 [ ]
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Jonathan Spears
Declaration
Service 6 months 20 days
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State of Vermont
County of Windsor }ss
On this fifteenth day of August personally appeared I open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting Jonathan Spear a resident of  Norwich in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged sixth seven 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 therein stated. 
He enlisted in the month of April 1781 under Capt Phil Gates of Norwich for six month to defend the frontier and help in check the Indians & Tories his Lieut was ____ Mann and does not recollect the Ensign. he was marched to Bethel where he staid one month and assisted to repair the fort at that place was then sent to Royalton Vermont where he remained about 2 weeks was then marched to Corinth Vermont and after staying a few days in that place he with six others were ordered men through the woods to Peacham to reinforce the fort at that place where he remained until the expiration of the terms of his enlistment and and was dismissed about the 20th of November following having service a few days more than six months.
I was Comm in Braintree Massachusetts in the year 1765. I have no record of a age in writing I have at the time I was called into service in the town of which Windsor County Vermont where I now live and have lived for great part of the time serve this revolutionary War. I entered the service  as a volunteer. There were no regular troops on Militia where I served. I never received any written discharge and I know of no person living that served with me by who I can prove my service.  Cannot one be found
Her 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 in any State, or (if any)on that of the agency in the State of Vermont. 
Sworn to, and subscribed , the day and year aforesaid.L A Marsh Register - Jonathan Spear
We Don J  Brigham a Justice of the Peace and William Loveland residing in Norwich hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Spear who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe to be 67 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. 
Sworn ands ubscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Don Brigham William Loveland 
L Marsh 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 Don G Brigham, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Justice of Peace resident in the the town of Norwich and that William Loveland who has also signed the same, is a resident in the Town of Norwich and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitle to credit. 
I Lyndon A Marsh Register of the court of Probate for Hartford district do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Spear for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 13th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. 
L A Marsh, Register
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Bounty land claim
(Original of Mrs
Polly Spear of Essex
County New Jersey
Rev, cases Act of March
3, 1855, 154.234

James L. Street, Agent
New Brunswick,
New Jersey
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State of New Jersey
County of Essex } ss:
On this twenty fourth day of May, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, personally appeared before me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the Borough of Elizabeth, in the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Polly Spear, aged Seventy Eight years, a resident of Elizabeth Port, in the County of the Essex, and State of New Jersey, who, being duly sworn according to law, on her oath - declares, that she is the widow of Jonathan Spear, deceased, who was a Soldier of the Revolutionary war; that her said husband belonged to the militia of the State of Vermont, and was a Revolutionary Pensioner of Windsor County Vermont, at twenty dollars per annum, under the act of June 7the 1832, and that he was transfered from the Vermont, to the New Jersey Agency, at Trenton, in the early part of the year, 1851, and his pension drawn at said New Jersey Agency, up to the third day of August A.D. 1851, and his certificate surrendered.
She further declares, that she was married to the said Jonathan Spear, at Norridge (Norwich), Windsor County, Vermont, on the second day of March, A.D. 1809, by one James Woodard, a minister of the Gospel, and that her name before her said marriage was Polly Smith; that her said husband died at Elizabethport, in the County of Essex, and State of New Jersey, on the third day of August, 1851. - and that she is now a widow; all of which is of proof, in an application of same date herewith, which she has made for Pension, under the Second
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Section, of the act of February, 3rd, 1853, to which declaration and evidence, she respectfully refers, and makes a part of this Declaration.
She makes this Declaration, for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be entitled under the "act approved March 3, 1855," and further declares, that she has never heretofore, made application, or received bounty land under any act of Congress.
/s/X her mark Polly Spear
We Edwin H. Reinhart and George Davis. - residents of Elizabethport, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, upon our oath declare  that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Mrs. Polly Spear in our presence; and, that from our personal acquaintance with her, we know, that she is the identical person, she represents herself to be; we further declare that it is of our personal knowledge, that she  is now a widow; and that we have no interest in this claim.
/s/Edwin H. Reinhart
/s/George Davis
The foregoing Declaration and affidavit were sown to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first 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, that she is now a widow, and that I,
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have no interest in this claim
Jno. H. Rolston
Judge
State of New Jersey
County of Essex, SS.
I, William J. Magee, Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the
Borough of Elizabeth, in the County and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John H. Rol
ton, whose genuine signature appears above
is and was at the time of Signing the same a
Judge of said Court, duly authorized to admin
ister oaths for general purposes, and that full
faith and credit are due to all his official
acts
I further certify, that said Court
is a Court of Record, having general
Jurisdiction, and a Clerk and seal
and that I have no interest in this
claim. In testimony whereof
have hereunto set my hand and
Seal of office, at the City of Elizabeth his
twenty fifth day of May, A.D. 1865.
William J Magic Clerk
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New Brunswick New Jersey
May 28th 1853. 
Hon L. Waldo
Coms of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed please find bounty land declaration of Mr Polly Spear of Essex
County in this State, proof of Marriage will be
found in her pension declaration of even
date herewith.
Very Respectfully
James L Street,
Agent
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Pension Office
May 30 1855
Sir:
In reply to your enquiry of the 27th last:
You are informed that to entitled the children of a Revolutionary Solider to the benefits of the Act of
3d March, 1855, they must be minors at the papage
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Pension Office
May, 30th 1855.
Sir Please certify the time to
which the within named pensioner
was paid on the date of death
Very Respectfully
LP Waldo
Commissioner

Boynton 
R.J. Atkinson, Esq
This Auditor, hand
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss. Be it remembered that
at Norwich in the County of Windsor
aforesaid, on the second day of March in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine, Jonathan Spear of Hartland in the
County aforesaid, and Polly Smith of Norwich
aforesaid were duly joined in marriage
By me James W. Woodward Minister
State of Vermont
Norwich Town Clerks Office
July 20, 1854
I hereby certify that afore is a true copy
of the record with the exception of the date
which is expressed in the record in fair
legible figures as follows, 2d day of March
in the year of our Lord 1809"
William Lewis Town Clerk

I
William E. Lewis above named depose
and say, that I hold the office of town
Clerk of the town of Norwich in the County
of Windsor, and State of Vermont, and that the
above is a true extract from the records
of said town of Norwich with the exception
above named, as certified by me,
William E Louis
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
20th day of July A.D. 1854 
J S Gordon Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT.
Windsor County, ss.
I, NORMAN WAS, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor, in the
State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Jonathan S. Gordon
was, at the date of the paper writing to which this is attached, and still is, a
Justice of the Peace
in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment
of deeds, and that his signature ( J S Gordon ) Forgoring
is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock,
in said County of Windsor, this 2 day of July
A. D. 1854.
Norman Williams, Clerk
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State of New Jersey
County of Essex} SS.
 On this twenty fourth day of May, AD. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared before the undersigned, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, of the Borough of Elizabeth in the County and State aforesaid, Mrs. Polly Spear, a resident of Elizabethport, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, aged Seventy eight years, who, first being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 3d day of February, 1853, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; that she is the widow of Jonathan Spear, who was a private of the Militia of the Revolutionary war, and afterwards a United States, Rev. Pensioner of Windsor County Vermont, at twenty dollars per annum, under the act of June 7th A.D. 1832; That her husband the said Jonathan Spear, was transfered from the Vermont, to the New Jersey Agency at Trenton, in the early part of the year 1851, and ['drew' crossed out] his pension was drawn at said New Jersey Agency, up to August 3rd 1851, which was the day of his death. 
She further declares, that she was married to the said Jonathan Spear, on the second day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and nine,(1809.) at Norridge(Norwich), Windsor County, Vermont, by one James Woodard, a Minister of the Gospel; that her name before her said Marriage was Polly Smith; That
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her said husband died at ElizabethPort, in the County of Essex, and State of New Jersey, on the third day of August, A.D. 1851; that she was not married to him prior to the Second day of January, Eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. She further declares that she now a widow; that she has no certificate of her marriage with the said Jonathan Spear, but has family record thereof; of the birth of their children, and of his death; of the birth of their children, and of his death; to the following true copy of which she respectfully refers, and makes a part of this declaration.
"Jonathan Spear and Polly Smith were married March 2nd A.D. 1809."
"Thomas S. Spear Born November 14, 1810."
"William C. Spear Born April 10, 1813."
"Mary A. Spear Born August 11, 1816."
"Lemuel H. Spear Born April 13, 1818."
"Jonathan Spear Died August 3rd  1851."
She further declares that about one year ago, one Samuel Hepburn, of Staten Island, in the State of New York, made, or pretended to make application for the Pension to which she is entitled, but she has not been able to learn whatever the said Samuel Hepburn ever sent her papers to the Pension Office, but supposes that he did not, and having changed his residence, she has not his address, and cannot communicate with him; she therefore revokes all authority, that she gave to him, the said Samuel Hepburn, to wit for her in the premises; and hereby constitutes and appoints James L. Street, of
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the City of New Brunswick, in the State of New Jersey, her true and lawful attorney, to act for her in this behalf; and respectfully requests the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, to recognize him as such.
/s/X her mark Polly Spear
Attest: /s/Jno H. Rolston
/s/James L. Street.
Also, at the same time and Place, personally came before me, Rev. Edwin H. Reinhart, and George Davis, residents Elizabeth Port, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, of lawful age, to me well known, and made oath in due form of law, that they were personally acquainted with Jonathan Spear, the husband of the above signed claimant, during the few months that he lived in the State of New Jersey; that they knew he was a Pensioner, that they saw him frequently during his last sickness, and know that he died and was buried, and that Mrs. Spear who signed her declaration as above, in their presence, has remained,, and is now the widow of the said Jonathan Spear They further declare, that they have no interest in this claim, and that all the above facts are of their personal knowledge.
/s/Edwin H. Reinhart
/s/George Davis
Sworn and subscribed before me, the day and year first above written, and I certify, that the affiants are credible persons, residents of the Village of Elizabeth Port, in the County of Essex, in the State of New Jersey, and entitled to full faith and credit, in the Statements
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by them sworn and subscribed as above; I further certify, that court is not now in Session, and that from age and bodily infirmity, it would not be safe for the Claimant to wait until Court is in Session, it being very doubtful, whether she would then be able to attend in open court to make her Declaration; - I further certify, that Claimant, is now a widow, and that I have no interest in this claim, and that the extracts above, are true copies, from the family record of claimant, taken from a fly leaf of a family bible of the last century, and that I have no doubt of the authenticity and truth of said record.
/s/Jno. H. Rolston Judge
State of New Jersey, Essex County 
Borough of Elizabeth,} Sc. I, William J. Magic, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the Borough of Elizabeth, in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that John H. Rolston whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was, at the time of Signing the Same, one of the Judges of Said Court, duly authorized to administer oaths for general purposes, and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts. 
I further certify, that said Court is a Court of record having general jurisdiction, and a clerk and Seal; and that I have no interest in this Claim. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office, at the City of Elizabeth, this twenty-fifth day of May, 1855.
/s/Wm. Jay Magic Clerk
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3-525.
O. W. and N. Division.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C., [blank]
F..C.
Wid File 7197
Rev. War

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Spear, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ('or' crossed out] & his widow's) applications for pension on file in this Bureau.
[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.|LENGTH OF SERVICE.|RANK.|OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.(CAPTAIN.|COLONEL.)|STATE.|]
Apl 1, 1781|6 mos.|[blank]|(Elijah Gates|Benj. Wait)|Vt.|
[end of columns]
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Norwich, Windsor Co., Vt.
Date of application for pension, Aug 15, 1832 - allowed.
Residence at date of application, Norwich, Vt. 1851 New Jersey
Age at date of application, B. Braintree, Mass. 1765.
Remarks: Sol. mar Mch, 2, 1809 Polly Smith at Norwich, Vt. he died Aug 3, 1851 Elizabeth NJ. his appln. June 6, 1854 res Elizabethport Essex Co., NJ. al 78. in 1855 wid returned to Norwich Vt. 
Very respectfully, 
[blank] 
Commissioner.

20581b3m11-05
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24.618
Rev War
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18
New jersey to Montpel
m to march 1855
note to Harvey Burton
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New Brunswick New Jersey
April 9th 1856
J. Minot Esqr
Com of Pensions}
Sir:
In the Bounty land
claim of Mrs Polly Spear, No. 154.234, act of 3d of
March, 1855. Suspended for the want of record
evidence of service, will the office please
inform me, where, and in what Company her
husband claimed to have served. That I
may know where and how to seek for the
required proof.
Mrs Spear now resides
in Vermont, and I have no means of obtaining the record proof required, unless the
Pension office will give me a clue to it.
Respectfully
James L. Street
Agent,
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Polly Spear
New Brunswick
APR 9
[ ]
FREE
Boynton
(Official Business)
J. Minot Esqr.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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134250
Polly Spear
wid
Jonathan
Boynton
(official business)
Commissioner of pensions
Washington D.C.
New Brunswick APR 24 [ ]
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Record evidence of
Service in Bounty
land claim of Mrs
Polly Spear Case No.
154,234, Act of March
3rd 1855.
James L. Street Agt.
New Brunswick
New Jersey
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FREEDOM VERMONT UNITY
State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office,
Memphis, April 22, A.D. 1856
I certify that there is in this Office a
Pay Roll of Capt. Elijah Gates Company of
Volunteers in Col. Benjamin Waits Battalion
in the service of the State of Vermont in the
year 1781, which Roll bears the name of
Jonathan Spear, as receiving pay for service
as a Private in said company from the 23d
day of July, to the 13th day of November 1781 a
period of
115 days
Given under my hand and the
seal of this Office this Twenty
Second day of April A.D. 1856
Charles W. Willard
Secutary of State
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Polly Spear
wid of
Jonathan
Essex NJ
Act 15
$20. per an;
Com: Feby 3 1853

Revy
Jas. L. Street,
New Brunswick
NJ
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
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No 1365 5-732
Act 1853.
Polly Spear widow
of Jonathan
N. J.
S. Heburn 15th July 1854
Same Oct 15 1844
S. Hebron 30 Nov. 1854
x sec dime to May 8
Act 29th
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NJ to Vt
Polly Spear
B
in Rac
To Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
DC
NORWICH AUG 15 VT
FREE free
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no
Polly Spear
wid
Jonathan
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North Vt. Augt 15th 1855
Dr Sir
Inclosed I send you
Polly Spears application for a
transfer of her pension from New Jersey
Agency to Vermont Agency
please notify me of the transfer
& much oblige your
Harvey Burton
To Commission of
Pensions, Washington D.C.
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Ma the rec:
[ ] Aug 3 2/5 t. 2 witt fam [ ]:
[ ] 2 wit act of:
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Norwich Oct 6 1834
Dr Sir,
Herewith are enclosed the Papers of Jon
than Spear, with an additional affadavit in support of his claim. No person can be found who served in
said company with him; but there are several who very clearly
recollect his enlistment and service
Yours very Respectfully
Ira Davis
Hon J L Edwards
Commission of Pensions
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L P Waldo Esqr
Port Richmond J T June 13th 1854
Dear Sir
I herewith present you
the claim of Polly Spear for Pension on the act of June 7th 1832 wich Pleas acknowledge and forward the
Requsite Paper for the same I remain Yours Resp
Samuel Heburn
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Port Richmond October 2nd 1842
[ ] L P Waldo Esqr
Dear Sir I herewith present you the additional
Evidence by your note of July 15th 1899 as Requested the
Certificate of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
the County of Essex State of New Jersey and the further portion
Evidence as to her identity as the widow of Jonathan
Spears as set forth in the said Declaration of Polly Spears
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Norwich Sept. 27, 1854
Mr Lemuel Spear
I send you by your Uncle
Smith's request, the necessary papers for obtaining
a pension for your mother should there
be any thing more wanting that he can
furnish pleas write him
my fees for certificate is $1.00
Yours Respectfully
W E Lewis
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rief in the case of Polly Spear widow of Jonathan
Essex County and State of NJ
act 3 Feby 1853
Claim, "original or for increase
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary or supported by rolls? if either, state the substance.
Husband was pensioned under the the Act of 7 June 1832, at the rate of $20. per an; Married [ ] by the Town record thereof. [ ] died 3d August 1851 per the affidavits of two witness
& report of the [ ] Auditor.
where and intily is establish
[ ] and of entity is established by the affidavits of two credible affiants a certificat.
(if for increase)
Has additions evidence been filed since the addmission of the claim? If so, what?

James S. Street Esqr
New Brunswick NJ
Name and residence of Agent
S C Boynton Examining Clerk
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28.905
Jonathan Spear
28905
Admit as private
6 mo $20
Ira Davis Esqr
Norwich VT
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Offee-
Mar 14 1837
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. the notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, showing the service Jon Spear
Period when the service was rendered.
Duration of the claimant's service.
Years. Months. Days.
Rank of
the
claimant.
Names and rank of the Field officers
under whom he served.
Age at present,
and place of abode when he entered
the service.
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The names of his five
officers are indispensably
necessary, and a detail of his services
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2 
REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. 
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line,' State troops," " militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits et the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service. 
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law: 
1. The Regular Troops. 
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 
4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record. 
DECLARATION, 
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832. 
State, Territory, or District of} County of} ss. 
On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District of [blank] aged (c) [blank] 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers : 
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service ; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. ⇒This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.] He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of [blank] 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] A. B. 
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] 
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. 
I [blank] of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this [blank] day of [blank] &c. 
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out. 
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz: 
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank] , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank] 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. Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid. [And then will follow the certificate of the Court.] And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a RevoIutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank] and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank] and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank] for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal [blank] of office, this [blank] day of [blank]&c. 
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction. 
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be
attempted ; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute: And if a substitute, for whom?
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 services.
6.{To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer.{Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom 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.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are  requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons-one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the, declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties. which the Court is herein requested to perform;
and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he most assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making au affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith. that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below. and in the following grades:- For ____ year ____months, and ____days, I served as a ____ . For ____ months and ____days, I served as a ____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held; as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of service. The use of the phrase about three or four months, is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers, the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or place where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f]The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion or the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if he has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
⇒The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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Port Richmond SS Nov 25 1854
Sir
In [ ] of your request of your note
of Oct 5th In regard to the Pension of Polly Spear
requesting further testimony in regard to Positive proof
of the Marriage of Jonathan and Polly Spear By
Considerable trouble I have procured a certificate
of Marriage of said Parties and Herewith Enclose the same I believe there is a discrepency in the
Declaration presented that ? believe is a want of
memory in the old Lady not wilfully done she is quite
Deaf and sickley and verry much in need of the Pension
I Remain your Most Respect
Samuel Hebron
Port Richard
Richmond County S.S.
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Elizabeth Town New Jersey
Sept. 26th 1851
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Hon Sir
I take the liberty of
addressing a few lines to you at the request of Mrs Polly
Spear, the widow of Jonathan Spear decd who died in
this place on the 3d day of August last past, and who
was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the U.S. at the rate
of Twenty Dollars per annum, and received his pay of
to the 4th day of March last, from the Pension Agent at
Burlington, Vermont-
Mrs Spear, who is poor, wishes to
draw the small amount of balance that is due from
the 4th March up to the 3 of August the day of the death of
her husband, and request that the Pension agent for
New Jersey, may be authorized to pay the same, as
the expense in sending the necessary papers & proofs to
Vermont would be more than the amount of Pension due
Will you have the kindness to confer the authority
upon the Pension Agent here or inform me what is
necessary to have it done. The certificate in my
possession belonging to her is recorded in the Pension
Office in Book E. Vol. 3 Page 93 by N. Rice Clerk
and dated 20th day of October 1834 an early answer will
confer a great favor. Truly your most obt svt Apollos M. Elmer
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Pension Claim
of Mr Polly Spear,
of Essex County New Jersey
, act of Feb 3
1853. Rev. Case
James L. Street. Atty.
New Brunswick,
New Jersey
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New Brunswick New Jersey,
May 28th 1855.
Hon. L.P. Waldo
Com. of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed please find pension
Declaration of Mr Polly, widow of Jonathan
Spear deceased, a Rev. Pensioner, formerly of Windsor
County Vermont, and where he died of Essex County,
New Jersey; the old lady requests me to say, that the
wishes her pension, made payable at the Trenton
New Jersey Agency, until the 4th of March, 1855, &
after that, at the nearest Agency to Windsor County
Vermont; she intends to [ ] to her and home in
July, to remain there the balance of her life
she is poor, and I have to request, that her certificate
be made there payable if it can be, and if it can
not, perhaps a draft can be sent for the amount
due on the 4th of March last, payable at New York
as in case of [ ] of Pensions, and there,
her pension under her certificate commence
on the 4th of March last, and be made payable
at the agency, most convenient to her, in Vermont.
I tried to find the Samuel Hepburn, mentioned in her declaration, but believe he has left
the Island, and no one there knows where he is it
will be well to guard against the issue of
two certificates in the case; though I was
informed by the Agent at Trenton, that he had
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received no notice of any such certificate, and
on that information, and the certainty that she
is entitled to Pension, I have ventured to make
application for her
Very Respectfully,
James L. Street,
Agent
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I Josiah Goodrich of Hanover County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire aged 72 years depose & say that about the first of April 1781 I enlisted in Capt Leahy company, in Col Benj Waits Regiment and was sent to Corinth VT where we built a fort and continued to keep garrison, and remained there until late in the fall following. I also further say that about the last of May the same year, Capt Elias Gates came with his company to our fort at Corinth, and I well recollect that Jonathan Spear of Norwich was a private in said Gates Company. Said company remained a few days at Corinth, and were then sent through the woods to Peacham VT and that said Spear went with said company as aforesaid. And further this deponent saith not.

Jonah Goodrich

Subscribed & Sworn this 2 day of December AD 1832

Before me Roberts Just Peace
I hereby certify that Josiah Goodrich the above deponent is a credible witness
Roberts Just. Peace

State of Vermont
Windsor County
County Clerk's office Woodstock Dec 6 1833
I hereby certify that Ira Davis the above certifying magistrate is a Justice of the Peace within
and for the County of Windsor and duly authorized to administer oath, and the above is his proper signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office on the day & year last above mentioned. 

Benj. Swan Clerk
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I Joseph Spear of Barnard County of Windsor & State of Vermont age 65 years depose and say that I well recollect that in the month of April 1781 Jonathan Spear enlisted in Capt Elias Gates company of Norwich VT in Col Benj Watts Regiment and was sent to Royalton or Bethel, after some time the said company passed through Norwich on their way to Peacham VT and was gone within the latter part of November of the same year. When he returned I resided in the same family with him when he enlisted and continued to reside there until after his return. I was at that time 12 years old and further this deponent saith.

Joseph Spear

State of Vermont
Windsor County
Barnard September 10th A.D. 1834

Then Joseph Spear of Barnard in the County of Windsor aforesaid, personally appearing made solemn Oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth - and I further certify that the said Joseph Spear is a credible witness

Before Me Jos B Danforth Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify that Jos. B. Danforth the within Subscribing Magistrate is a Justice of the Peace for the County of Windsor and the within is his further signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of office the day and year last aforementioned

Benj Swan Clerk
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Presented By
Samuel Heburn
Port Richmond
S.I.
N.Y.
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Borough of Elizabeth
Essex County
State of New Jersey

I John Rebrane clerk of the Court of Common Please, a Court of Record in the State of New Jersey aforesaid as hereby certify that Charles Davis, Apollos M. Elmer, & James F. Meeker are aldermen of the Borough of Elizabeth and as such Judges of the Court of the Borough of Elizabeth held in and for the same on this first Tuesday in June AD 1852 and are at this time Judges of the said Court and are duly authorized to take acknowledgements affidavits & proof in this State, and full faith & credit are due to the official Acts.

In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the *** Court of Elizabethtown in the Borough aforesaid this second day of October in the year of our lord eighteen hundred & fifty four

Jno M Cram
Clerk
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Jonathan Spear by Widow Polly Pension

Presented by 
Samuel Heburn
Port Richmond
Staten Island
New York
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Borough of Elizabeth
Essex County
State of New Jersey }ss:
I John Rebrane Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Borough of Elizabeth a Court of Record in the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Jeremiah Robinson is an alderman of the Borough of Elizabeth and a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the same, that his commission will expire on the first day of April AD 1855, and that as such Judge he is duly authorized to take affidavits acknowledgements & proofs in this state, and that full faith and credit are due to his official Acts.
[court seal affixed] In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this second day of October the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & fifty four
/s/Jno Rebrane Clerk
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State of New Jersey
['County of Essex' crossed out]
Borough of Elizabeth} ss On this 2nd day of October 1856 Personally came Before Me one of the Judges of th Court of Common Pleas in and for the ['County' crossed out] Borough and State aforesaid George Davis and Edwin Reinghart who being by me duly sworn according to Law Depose and Say that Said George Davis Says that he Resides at Elizabeth Port State of New Jersey aged [illegible] years and the Said Edwin Reinghart Say, the he Resides In Elizabeth Burrough State of New Jersey aged 43 years and they Both Say they are well acquainted with Polly Spears widow of Jonathan Spear who Died In Elizabeth Burrough State of New Jersey on the third day of August 1851 they also Say they were well acquainted with the Said Jonathan Spear In His Lifetime and Knew them Living together as Husband and Wife and are acquainted with Several of their Children good Citizens and Men of Families and know of a Certainty that the said Polly Spear Is the Identical widow of the said Jonathan as set forth In a former Declaration and know for a Certainty that She Is the Lawfull Widow at this Pressent Date ['and that she Drew the Ballance of the Pension Due Him at his Death' crossed out]
/s/George Davis
/s/Edwin H. Reinhart
Subscribed and Sworn before me this Second day of October 1854} 
/s/Jeremiah Robinson one of the Judges of the  Court of Common Pleas of the Borough of Elizabeth
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State of Vermont
Windsor County ss } Be it known that on this 13th day of August AD 1855. before me the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, for said County of Windsor, personally appeared Polly Spear, who on her oath declares, that she is the same identical person, to whom was issued by the Department of the Interior of the US, a certificate of Pension, on the first day of June 1855, in conformity with the  2nd Section of the Act of February 3d-1853. as the widow of Jonathan Spear, who was a private in the Revolutionary war. at the rate of Twenty dollars per annum, commencing on the said 3rd day of February 1853. and continuing for life, unless she should again marry, that at the time said certificate was issued, she resided in the Town of Elizabethport in the state of New Jersey, the agent for paying pensions in that state was  authorized to pay her said pension, and dd pay the same up to the 4th day of March AD 1855, that she has now come to reside in Norwich in the State of Vermont, where she expects to live the remainder of her life, and therefore wishes the Agent for paying pensions in Montpelier in the State of Vermont, authorized to pay her, her pension as it becomes due 
/s/X her mark Polly Spear
Witness: /s/Erastus Nords
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
/s/Harvey Burton Justice Peace

STATE OF VERMONT,
WINDSOR COUNTY, ss. } I, NORMAN WILLIAMS, Clerk of the County Court, of the County of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that Harvey Burton was, at the date of the paper writing in which this is attached, and still is, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of deeds, and that his signature foregoing is genuine. 
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I hereunto  subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 14 day of August A. D. 1855. 
/s/Norman Williams, Clerk.
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Claim of Jonathan Spear by widow Polly Spear for Pension
Col
Presented by Samuel Heburn Agent Port Richmond
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State of New Jersey
['County of' crossed out] Burrough of Elisabeth} ss On this 2nd day of May A.D. 1854 Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the ['County' crossed out] Burrough & state aforesaid Edwin H. Reinhart and George Davis who being by me duly sworn according to law depose and say, The said Edwin H. Reinhart says the he resides at Elisabeth Port ['Port' crossed out] in the State of New Jersey aged 43 years, and the said George Davis says that he resides at Elisabeth Port in the state aforesaid aged 43 years and they both say they are  well acquainted with Polly Spear widow of Jonathan Spear deceased they they were also well acquainted with her said husband in his life time, and knew them living together as husband and wife. The said Edwin Reinhart says for about 3 years, and the said George Davis says for about 3 years previous to the death of the said Jonathan Spear which occurred on the 3d day of August. 1851. when they both say they were present at his funeral saw him a corpse and know him to be dead. They further say they know the said Polly Spear to be a mother of children by said marriage sustaining an irreproachable character as mother wife and widow - which she has remained since the death of her said husband, and that they have no interest in her claim for pension, and that her said husband drew a pension when living - d
/s/Edwin H. Reinhart
/s/George Davis
Subscribed and Sworn before me this Second day of May 1854
/s/Jeremiah Robinson Justice of the Peace of the Borough of Elizabeth
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County of Elisabethtown
New Jersey 
Borough of Elisabeth} ss. On this sixth Day of June 1854 Personally Came Before the Court of Common pleas in said Borough of this State Polly Spear a resident of the Burrough of Elisabeth County of Essex and State of New Jersey Aged 78 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 Acts of Congress Passed on the 7th day of June 1832 Granting Pensions to Widows of Soldiers who served In the war of the Revolution that She Is the Identical widow of Jonathan Spear now Deceased who was a Private In the Vermont Line of Militia In said war and drew A Pension as such Private up to the tie of his Death and that she Drew the Ballance Due him after his Death from Ulmer of Elizabeth town she further states that She was married to the Said Jonathan Spear on the third day of March 1798 She further says that she has not married Since his Death and Is Still his Widow and has not married since his death and has no Record of her said Marriage
Signed/s/X her mark Polly Spear
Subscribed and Sworn in open Court the 6th day of June A.D. 1854 
/s/James P. Meeker }
/s/Charles Davis } Judges
/s/Apollos M Elmer }
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I Jonathan Spear of Norwich County of Windsor and State of Vermont aged 68 years depose and say that about the first of April 1787 I enlisted in Capt Elias Gates' Company of Norwich, in Col. Benjamin Waite's Regiment, - Enos Gen. for six months, was sent to Bethel to assist in repairing the Fort at that place and to help garrison, where we staid one month and was then ordered to Royalton, where we were stationed at the block house as a guard about two weeks, untill the rebuilding of the mill was completed, which had been burned by the Indians, - we were then ordered to Corinth where we found Capt Bush's company, we staid at that Fort a few days and were ordered by Col Wait who was at Corinth to proceed to Peacham Vt to reinforce the garrison at that place myself & six others, with Seargeant Ashel  (Asahael) Percival as a [illegible] proceeded through the woods to that place, where we remained untill about the 20th of November following where we were dismissed and returned home. I cannot find any person by whom I can prove any service, except Josiah Goodrich of Hanover N.H. who was in Capt Bush's company at Corinth when we were at that place. And further this deponent saith not. 
/s/Jonathan Spears
State of Vermont
Windsor County ss} Personally Appeared Jonathan Spear and subscribed and made solemn oath to the above deposition on this Eleventh day of January one Thousand Eight Hundred & Thirty four,
Before me, /s/IRA DAVIS Just. Peace
We Samuel Goddard a Clergyman residing in the town of Norwich and William Slack residing in Norwich hereby certify, that we are well acquainted Jonathan Spear who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 68 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.
/s/Samuel Goddard
/s/Wm. Slack
Subscribed and sworn before me on this fifteenth day of January 1834. 
/s/IRA DAVIS Just. Peace
I hereby certify that Samuel Goddard who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the Town of Norwich and William Slack who has also signed the same is a resident in said Norwich and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit. 
/s/IRA DAVIS Just. Peace
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State of Vermont Windsor County SS } County Clerk's office Woodstock January 17, 1834.
I hereby certify that Ira Davis the within subscri
being Magistrate is a Justice of the Peace for said County of Windsor
duly authorized to administer oaths, and the within is his proper signature
In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name
and affixed my seal of office, the day & year last
above mentioned.
Benj. Swan Clerk
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[ ] Oct 153 VA
Boynton
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1906 Aug. 10 History to
B.A. Hapgood
Revolutionary War
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 7197
Polly Spear 
Widow
Jonathan Spear
Vt. Service Privt Rev War
Act: Feb 3d 1853
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 234
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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A. W. UNDERHILL, President
B. A. HAPGOOD, Treasurer
International Shade Company
Manufacturers and Designers of
ART GLASS LAMPS, MOSAIc AND PERSIAN SHADES. AND DECORATIVE ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOVELTIES
46 Harrison Avenue
Springfield, Mass.
NEW YORK SALESROOM, 95 West Broadway
FRED S. WEDDLE, Manager
Telephone 1760
P.O. Box 194
July 24, 1906.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:-

Can you furnish me with any information about one Jonathan (? )
spear who at about 1840 was receiving a pension, and was living in or
near Norwich Vt. I would like to know where and when he served and have
any information the records may give
Yours truly,
B. A. Hapgood.
Springfield
Mass.
P.O. Box 194
PENSION OFFICE
JUL US 26 1906
O.W.&N. DIV
JUL 27 1906 FILES