Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17,069, William Hill, N.H.
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(3-1776)
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SERVICE  
N.H.   

Hill, Willian 
Lucy 

NUMBER 
W. 17.069
B.L. W. t 2.182.-100

CONTENTS 
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Barnstead N.H. July 29. 1837

Sir,

---
I have received your favor of the 21st instant
covering Land Warrant No. 2182 for 100 acres issued in favor of the heirs of William Hill, dec(cease)d, who was a Sargeant in the New Hampshire line

Respectfully
your Ob(edien)t Ser(van)t
(signed) Jeremiah Elkins
-
William Gordon Esquire
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Form for proof of heirship
the names of each and all the
heirs to be inserted, and
to be certified that they
are the only heirs at law
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State of New Hampshire}
Strafford County} ss

At a Court of Probate holden at Rochester in
said County this thirteenth day of May 1837-

I certify that satisfactory evidence was adduced to me, to prove that John Hill, Samuel Hill, Joseph Hill, William L. Hill, and Betsey Hill are the children of William Hill, and that Gilbert Tasker Seth Tasker, Paul Tasker, Vienna Tasker, Mary Walker and Lois Hill, are the children of Sally Tasker, now deceased, who was a daughter of the said William Hill, and that the above named children and Grand children of the said William Hill are the the surviving heirs
and only heirs at law in fee to the said William Hill who was an orderly Sergeant in the- (blank)  Regiment of under the command of Colonel Reed of the New Hampshire line
in the war of the Revolution

Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this
thirteenth day of May 1837.

(signed) Daniel C. Atkinson Judge of Probate

The above form will answer for the following States, viz.

Maine,}
Massachusetts,}
New-Hampshire.}  Judge of Probate
Rhode Island,}
Connecticut,}
Vermont}

New York},
New Jersey},   Surrogate

South Carolina,}
Georgia}            Ordinary.

(seal affixed)
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State of New Hampshire
Strafford ss   I Ira A. Eastman Register of
Probate for said County hereby certify that
Daniel C. Atkinson is Judge of Probate within
and for said County and that the within is his
true & genuine signature--

In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of the Court of Probate of said County
this thirteenth day of May A.D. 1837.
(signed) Ira A. Cashman  Register

(seal affixed)
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New Hampshire 469
(missing) Hill, widow of William Hill

(Str)afford Co. in the State of N. Hampshire
who was a Sergeant in the company commanded  by Captain  (left blank) 
of the Reg(imen)t. commanded
by Col Reed in the N. Hampshire
line for 2 years
N. H.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 120 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Feb. 1837 and sent to Hon. F.
Pierce, H. R.

Arrears to the 4th of Sep. (18)36  660.00
Semi-an. allowance ending            60.00
 4 March 37
(Total)                                             $720.00

Act July 4. 1836}
3 Sections}

{Revolutionary Claim},
{(lined out Act June 7, 1832)}

Recorded by D. Brown  Clerk,
Book---Vol. 1   Page 28
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State of New Hampshire}
Strafford County}   ss

On this eleventh day of October in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six, personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Strafford aforesaid in said State,
Lucy Hill, a resident of Barnstead in said County aged Seventy nine 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 4th A.D. 1836.   That she is the widow of William Hill, a Sergeant in the second New Hampshire Regiment of troops, and the identical William
Hill named in the several accompanying and annexed papers marked 1. 2. 3. That the said several papers to wit
No 1. being his appointment as Sergeant in said Regiment by George Reid Lt. Col. Commanding the said second New Hampshire Regiment, bearing date the 28th day of December A.D. 1779,-- No. 2. being his appointment as first Sergeant in said Regiment by the said George Reid, bearing date the
6th day of December A.D. 1781, and No. 3, being a certificate of his discharge from the American army after having faithfully served the United States six years, and bearing date the 7th day of June A.D. 1783, were brought
by her late husband, the said William Hill, on his return home from the army, and the same have been in her possession and keeping ever since. 

She further declares, that she was married to the said William Hill on the twenty fourth day of February in
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the year Seventeen hundred and eighty - that her husband the aforesaid William Hill died on the twentieth day of September in the year Eighteen hundred and six and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed


(signed) Lucy Hill (by her mark)

Witness  (signed) F Cogswell
 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before said Court

Attest  (signed) F Cogswell  Clerk


I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the Court of 
Common Pleas for said County of Strafford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lucy Hill for a Pension 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this eleventh day of October AD 1836
Attest (signed) F Cogswell Clerk

(seal affixed)
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State of New Hampshire
Secretary's Office December 13. 1836.

The within named Oliver Dennet and Samuel G.
Berry and Justices of the Peace in and for our County of Stafford duly qualified and their signatures (illegible) genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the
Seal of the State 
(signed)  Ralph Metcalf Se(cretary) of State

(seal affixed)
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I Elijah Austin of lawful age depose and say, that I reside in the Town of Madbury in the County of Strafford and State of New
Hampshire- that at the last annual election of Town officers in said Madbury I was elected a representative from said Town In the House of Representatives, of the State of New  Hampshire and that James Y. Demeritt was elected Town Clerk of said  Town which office the said James J Demeritt now fills

(signed) Elijah Austin

State of New Hampshire Strafford ss December 12th 1836
Personally appeared the above named Elijah Austin before me the Subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contained the whole truth and nothing but the truth 

Before me (signed)  Samuel G Berry Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify and say that I am well acquainted with the above named affiant Elijah Austin and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that full credit is due to
his statements 
(signed)  Samuel G Berry Justice of the Peace
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I James Y Demeritt of lawful age depose and say that I am town Clerk of the town of Madbury in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, and that the following extract is a true copy taken from the records in the town Clerk's book of said town of Madbury to [illegible] "Marriages brought to Record by the Revd William Hooper of Madbury 
William Hill of Lee and Lucy Leighton of Barrington February 1780"
(Signed) "John Demeritt Town Clerk of Madbury"
I further depose and say, that the particular day of the month in which said marriage took place is not recorded, and that many of the marriages returned for record by the Revd William Hooper do not mention the particular day of the month but stand recorded in the same way as the marriage of William Hill and Lucy Leighton
James Y Demeritt {Town Clerk of Madbury}
Strafford [illegible] November 7th A.D. 1886 Personally appeared the above named James Y Demeritt before me the subscriber @ Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth 
Before me Oliver Dennett Justice of the Peace
I hearby certify and say that I am well acquainted with the above named affiant James Y Demeritt and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that full credit is due to his statements
Oliver Dennett Justice of the Peace
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William Hill
No. 2182
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                         DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

Regulations for the heirs of Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, who were slain by the enemy, or who have died since the war, and have not received
land from the United States.

   By an act of Congress of the 16th of September, 1776, it is provided that the  Officers and Soldiers who were engaged for, and ccontinued to serve during the war, or until discharged by Congress, and the heirs of such Officers and Soldiers as shall be slain by the enemy, shall receive land in proportion to their rank.
    N.B, Those who engaged for three years, or for any other period than during the war, or who died of sickness, fatigue, or casualty, are not entitled to land from the United States.
    The following declaration ( and enclosed blank form of heirship) must be filled up and signed by the proper authorities:

State of New Hampshire                             May 10th   A.D. 1827
County of Stafford
   I, William L. Hill     heir at law of   William Hill
do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that said William
Hill  did enter the service in 1777, for the term of  during the war
and served as an Orderly Sergeant in the Regiment No.------under the command of Colonel     
Reed, of the New Hampshire line; and that he continued
in the service aforesaid until the close of the war
    I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said William Hill on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received
it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever: therefore,

    Know all men by these presents, that I  William L. Hill aforesaid,
do hereby constitute and appoint Jeremiah Elkins to be my true
and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War  of, the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said
attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the speciap purposes above expressed.
Attest,
Wm. H. Newell                                                                   Wm. L. Hill

   Personally appeared the abovenamed  William L. Hill  subscriber 
to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same, and in my presence acknowledged
the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
                Attest,
                                                  Wm. H. Newell   Justice of the Peace
                                                       May 10 a.do. 1837
                                   State of New Hampshire
                                   Stafford County
    In testimony that the above written William H. Newell was a magistrate
authorized to administrate oaths, and take acknowledgements, &c. in the State of New Hampshire at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name and quality at Dover in said County this twenty fourth day of May 1837
                            Francis Cogswell  Clerk of the
                            Superior Court of Judicative
                               for said County
imprint of seal
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I Jedediah Leighton of lawful age depose and say in addition to my former deposition accompanying the declaration of Lucy Hill to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 4th day of July A.D. 1836 that the said William Hill mentioned in the said declaration as the Husband of the said Lucy Hill previous to the time of his enlistment in the Revolutionary army lived in the town of Lee in the County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire and that Lucy Leighton to whom(e) he was married lived in
town of Barrington in said County of Strafford,
and that after the close of the Revolutionary war the said William Hill removed to the town of Barnstead in said County of Strafford where
he lived until the time of his decease and that
Lucy Hill his widow is now living in said town of Barnstead and is the identical person named as Lucy Leighton to whom(e) the said William Hill was married in the winter of 1780 by the Rev(eren)d Mr Hooper of Madbury at which
marriage I was present 

(signed) Jedidiah Leighton
Strafford ss November 7th A.D. 1836 Personally appeared the above named Jedediah Leighton before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Strafford and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth

Before me (signed) Oliver Bennett Justice (of the)  Peace
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I hereby certify and say that I am well acquainted
with the within named affiant Jedediah Leighton
and believe him to be a man of truth and veraci-
ty and that full credit is due his Statement.

                    Oliver Dennett Justice of the Peace
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I Jedidiah Leighton of Strafford in the County
of Strafford and State of Newhampshire of
the age of Eighty years Do depose and Say that
I was acquainted with William Hill of Bar-
nstead in Said County of Strafford now deceased.
That the Said William Hill was married to
my Sister Lucy Leighton Some time in the winter
of the year one thousand Seven hundred and
eighty by the Revd Mr Hooper of Madbury in
Said County of Strafford now deceased; that,
I was present at the marriage of the Said William
Hill and Lucy Leighton, but cannot State the 
particular ay or month;  I further depose and
Say that the Said William Hill at the time of
his marriage was  a soldier in the revolutionary
army, attached to the New Hampstire troops - 
that he served in the army of the United States
until the end of the revolutionary war;- after
his discharge from the army he Settled in
Barnstead in the County of Strafford in Said
State of New Hampshire where he continued to
reside until his death, which took place in
the month of September A.D. 1806
I further depose and Say that his widow Lucy
Hill is now alive and residing in Said
Barnstead where she has ever resided Since
the death of her Said husband William Hill
and that She has never bin married Since
the death of her Said husband William Hill
                                Jeddah Leighton
Strafford in October 25th A,D, 1836 Personally appeared
the above named Jedediah Leighton before me
the Subscriber and justice of the peace in and 
for the County aforesaid and made oath that the
above affidavit by him Subscribed contains the
whole truth and nothing but the truth,

                           before me Oliver Dennett
                                          Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify and say that I am well acquainted with the within named affiant Jedediah Leighton and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that full credit is due to his statements

(signed) Oliver Dennett Justice (of the) Peace
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I John Hill of Barnstead in the County of
Strafford and State of New Hampshire of the age of fifty one years do depose and say that I am the son of William Hill late of said Barnstead deceased - that the said William Hill died on the 20th day of September A.D. 1806, that I was appointed and acted to as Administrator on the estate of the said William Hill I further depose and say that my Mother Lucy Hill is the widow of the said William Hill and has remained a widow ever since the death of my Father the said William Hill, that the said Lucy Hill is now alive and resides in Barnstead in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire
  (signed)  John Hill
Strafford ss October 25th A.D. 1836 Personally appeared the above named John Hill before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth

Before me (signed) Oliver Dennett Justice (of the) Peace

I hereby certify and say that I am well acquainted with the above named affiant John Hill and believe him to be a man of truth and veracity and that full credit is due to his statements

(signed)  Oliver Dennett Justice (of the) Peace
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William Hill
W. File 17,069
N.H.
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(in margin) appointed  22 Dec (1)779

(body of document reads:)
By George Reid Esq(uire)  Lieutenant Colonel
Commanding ye second New Hampshire Regiment.

To William Hill-   Greeting 
  By the authority to me given by ye United States in Congress assembled--Reposing especial trust in your Fidelity Courage and good Conduct, I Do constitute and appoint you the said William Hill a Serjeant in the said Regiment, and you are hereby authorized and commanded to do the duty of a Sergeant, and
to observe and obey all such orders as from time to time you may receive from your
Officers for the benefit of ye American States


Given under my hand this 28th day of Dec. 1779
.
(signed) Geo(rge) Reid Lt. Col(onel) Com(andan)t 
2nd NHamp(shire) Reg(imen)t 
(seal affixed)
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(upside down on record)
Sergeant Hill 
2nd New Hampshire 
Regiment 

(right side up) 
William Hill
W. File 17.069
N. H.
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By George Reid Esq(uire)  Lt. Col(onel) Commanding the Second Regiment of Troops
raised by the State of New Hampshire to defend the American States, to William Hill Whereas by the Authority to me given by the State aforesaid do constitute and appoint you the said William Hill, to be the first Sergeant in the sixth company in this Regiment, reposing special Trust in Your Fidelity courage and good Conduct and You are Hereby authorised and to Observe and obey all such orders as from time to time you shall receive for the Benefit 
of the American States.  
For the doing of Which this Shall be your Sufficient Warrant 

Given under my Hand this 6th day of Dec(ember)1781   (signed) Geo(rge) Reid Lt. Col(onel) Command(ing) 
2nd N.Hamp(shire) Regiment

Appointed 28 Dec(ember) 
1779
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No 3.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.

THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
Sergeant William Hill in the New Hampshire Regiment having faithfully served the United States Six Years-----and being inlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.

GIVEN at HEAD QUARTERS the Seventh
day of June 1783

(signed) G. Washington

By HIS EXCELLENCY's
Command,
J Trumbull 2nd S(ecretar)y

REGISTERED in the Books 
of the Regiment,(signed)  J. Boynton Adjutant the


THE above Ser(gean)t  William Hill
has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Six Years faithful service.
(signed) Geo(rge) Reid L(ieutenan)t Col(onel) C(ommandan)t
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I Lydia Hanscam of Strafford in the County of
Strafford and State of New Hampshire of the age of Seventy one years.   Do depose and say that I was acquainted with William Hill of Barnstead in Said County of Strafford now deceased, that the Said William Hill was married to Lucy Leighton about fifty six or fifty seven years ago by the Rev(eren)d Mr Hooper of Madbury in said County of Strafford now
deceased, that I was present at the marriage of the Said William Hill and Lucy Leighton which was in Barrington in Said County of Strafford, I further depose and say that the said William Hill was at home on furlough at the time of his marriage and soon after returned to the army of the united States, and at the end of the war with great Brittain said William Hill came home and soon after moved to Barnstead aforesaid
and there lived until his death, and I further
depose and say that the said Lucy Hill has
never been married since the death of her
husband the said William Hill

(signed)  Lydia Hanscam (by her mark) 

Witness (signed) Oliver Dennett

Strafford ss October 25th A.D. 1836 personally appeared the above named Lydia Hanscam before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid and Made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth

Before me (signed) Oliver Dennett Justice (of the) Peace

I hereby certify and say that I am well acquainted with the above named affiant Lydia
Hanscam and believe her to be a woman of
truth and veracity and that full credit is due to
her statements
(signed) Oliver Dennett Justice (of the) Peace
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(sideways on record)
N.H Dec. 19
(illegible)
4 July '36
No 10
(stamp)
CONCORD N.H. 
(DEC?) 14

Hon. F Pearce 
(illegible) US 
H. R.

(horizontal on record)

Free
James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Lucy Hill, widow
of Serg(ean)t Wm. Hill
$120 per an(num)
3d Sec. Act 4 July 36

Portsmouth Agency

Send cert: to Hon

F. Pierce
H. R.
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 17.069
Lucy Hill
Widow of
William Hill
Serg(ean)t Rev. War
Act: July 4th 1836
Index:--Vol  A. Page 335
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Lucy Hill
No. 560.
3. Sec.



Jeremiah Elkins
Barnstead
N.H.
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private  10  '77
corp(ora)l Jan(uar)y 1. 79
serg(ean)t Jan(uar)y 1  80

6 Comp(an)y '81
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           State of New Hampshire
Strafford County [ single letter ? ]
                    I Francis Cogswell Clerk of the
Superior Court of Judicature for said County of 
Strafford do hereby certify that Oliver Dennett Esquire
before whom  the three annexed affidavits were taken
is a Magistrate as these stated and that the signatures
purporting to be his are genuine in my belief.
                       In testimony whereof I have
                       hereunto set my hand and affixed
                       the seal of said Court this first
                       day of November A.D.  1836
                                        F Cogswell   Clerk

  

(Imprint of Seal superimposed
on a ribbon)
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Referred to the Office
3d April 1837
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Barnstead N.H. March 27, 1837

Commissioner of Gen. Land Office
Washington City

Sir, 

William Hill was a Revolutionary Soldier from New Hampshire, and served through the War. His widow Lucy Hill of Barnstead N.H. has recently obtained a pension under the Act of Congress of July 4, 1836. Hill's original appointment as Sergeant, and First Sergeant of the Company to which he was attached, together with his discharge are now on file in the Office of Commissioner of Pensions. Neither he nor his heirs have ever obtained the Bounty Land, to which he is entitled. Will you have the goodness to inform me, or direct the proper office in your Department to inform what steps it is requisite to take in order to obtain his certificate of the Bounty Lands to which his heirs are supposed to be entitled.

I am, Sir, Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Jeremiah Elkins
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Free

[illegible]

Barnstead, N.H. Nov. 9 

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

[illegible]
NH
[illegible]
4 July 36
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Barnstead, Strafford County, N.H.
November 7th 1836

James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions


Sir, 

Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Lucy Hill of Barnstead N.H. in order to obtain the benefit of the 3rd Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July, 1836, together with the accompanying documents. Lucy Hill is the surviving widow of William Hill, a revolutionary soldier and first Sergeant in the Sixth company, Second New Hampshire Regiment of Troops, commanded by Lt. Col. George Reid. 

No.1 is his original appointment as Sergeant in said company; No. 2, his appointment as first Sergeant, and No.3 the certificate of his discharge. These papers leave upon the face of [illegible] conclusive evidence of their genuineness, and no further evidence of his service, under the instructions given by you, is of course necessary. I also enclose to you the affidavits of Lydia Hanscom and Jedediah Leighton, who prove the marriage of the claimant to the said William Hill, on account of whose services the claim was presented, and  that the marriage took place before the last term of service of the husband expired. They also prove that the said Lucy Hill was never afterwards married and is the widow of the said William Hill. The affidavits of John Hill, son of the said William Hill, and who administrated on his estate, is also enclosed, proving that the said Lucy Hill is the widow of the said William Hill, and has never since been married.

This, if is believed, is all the proof which the instructions require. More might have been added, if deemed necessary, as  the facts have proved are generally known, either personally or by tradition, by the people in this vicinity to be true.

If a certificate of Pension is granted, you can, if you please, endorse it to me, or to William L. Hill Esq., at this place.

I am, Sir, very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant,
Jeremiah Elkins
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Referred 
to the Widow Hill's 
Pension Papers
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William Hill, Sergeant, in the New Hampshire line. See his original appointment and discharge on file in the Pension office, deposited by his widow Lucy Hill in support of her application for pension under the provisions of the act of 4th July 1836, Papers in the case, numbered 469.

William Hill, died on the 20th of November, 1806.

July 20, 1837
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Barnstead N.H. 
December 13, 1836
J.L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner  of Pensions


Sir,

I forward to you the additional
affidavits in the case of Mrs. Lucy Hill, widow of Sargeant [sic] William Hill, deceased, whose declaration to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4th,
1836, I sometime since sent to your office.

In your letter of Nov. 14th last, you say the evidence to establish the date and legality of the marriage is not satisfactory. I now enclose to you the affidavit of James Y. DeMerritt, the Town Clerk of the Town of Madbury in this State, giving a certified copy of the record of the marriage as taken from the record of the Town Clerk's book of said Town of Madbury.

Also an additional affidavit of Jedediah Leighton,
whose first affidavit was sent on with the declaration, identifying the said William and Lucy Hill, as the same persons who were married by the said Revd Mr. Hooper and the said Lucy Hill as the identical person, who has now applied for a pension. The certificate of the said Leighton being a person of veracity, accompanies the other affidavit, which has been forwarded to you.
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I would observe that the law of this State
requires that Clergymen should make returns of Marriages, celebrated by him, in the same Town, where the Clergyman himself lives. This will account for the record of the Marriage being made in the Town of Madbury, where the Revd Mr. Hooper lived.

I presume this additional testimony will be
fully satisfactory.


I am, respectfully
Your Obed [sic] Servant
Jeremiah Elkins