Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21273, Jacob Haywood, Vt.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE

VT                   Haywood, Jacob            W. 21273
       Haywood, Esther        734 Vt.26786-16055
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2887

New Hampshire. (Carleton)
Esther Haywood
widow of Jacob Haywood
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a. private
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1848.
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Certificate of Pension issued the
8th day of January 1849 and sent to
Richd Hubbard
Charleston N.H.
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Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1848, Page 73, Vol. 1

Reported 
January 8/49

[Reg. 3 m 55-00303]
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Cir. E. Wyman   Oct. 1/55
Let serve Nov. 3~

60303  Act 3 New Hamp. /55
April 17, 1855
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Esther Haywood
Widow of Jacob Haywood
_________________________________________No 26768.  Priv:

Revolutionary War
_________________________________________N. H. Ref. 48. No. 2887
_________________________________________Boynton
Wi 160 Ac, Mi 19186
Boynton
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E. Wyman
Newport, N. Hampshire
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715
New Hampshire
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Jacob Hayward
of Acworth in the State of N Hampshire
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain White of the commanded
by____________in the Vermont line for 6 Moston June 1781
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Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of Twenty Dollars - Cents per anm
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of October 1832 and sent to Hubbard Charlestown N. H.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                        $30-
Semi-anl allowance ending  & anm            $ 10-
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                                                                       $40

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.   }              


Recorded by J. H. Mc Blair, Clerk
Book 6             Vol. 5          Page 160
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Jacob Haywood
5867
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.

State of New-Hampshire,}ss
County of Sullivan.}

On this fourteenth day of August 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting. Jacob Hayward resident of in the County of Sullivan and State of N. H. aged 70 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
That early in June 1781, he enlisted in Capt. White Company
does not recollect the name of the Colonel-The Lieutenants named was Fay, & the Sergeants name was Baxter-- These troops were some raised by the State of Vermont, & were ordered
Pittsford in Vermont,- &  He remained at Pittsford the whole term of his enlistment which  was six months and was employed in scouting parties, there was only his company their stationed at that time & they sent scouting parties-for as the Lakes-- At the end of his six months service enlisted for fifteen days & served that time in addition to the term to keep the company full until new security raised with could be raised-
Declarant was born in Bridgewater Massachusetts in 1762- He has a record of his age in his Family Bible
When he joined the service he held in Neworth aforesaid & has lived there ever since the Revolution and lives there now - He entered the service as a volunteer He has stated all the officers whom he recollects-
He received no written discharge. He has no documentary evidence of his services, except the accompanying certificate of his enlistment taken from the Town Records of Atworth & the deposition of Lazell Silsby-He known to Lazell
Silsby and Saml Finlay who can testify to his character to their belief in his services as a Soldier of the Revolution-
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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,


Sworn to and subscribed Jacob Hayward         day and year aforesaid Frederick A Sumner

We, Lazell Silsby residing in Acworth hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
Jacob Haywood, who has subscribed and sworn to the above obligation; that we believe him to be 70 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
day & year aforesaid. Lazell Silsby & Saml Finlay
Frederick A Sumner Probate

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and
served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that Lazell Silsby
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a
resident in Acworth and that and are credible persons, and  that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Fred A. Sumner, Judge of the Court of Probate 

hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Jacob Hayward
for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 14th day of August A. D. 1832
Frederick A Sumner Judge of Probate
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Haywood Esther
Declaration 3967
Act 1858
Wid. of  Jacob
N.H.
March 1793
Died July 5, 1836

Allow $20 per anm per July 5 1836
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DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
County of Sullivan}s.s

On the Nineteenth day of December 1838, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Esther Haywood resident of Acworth  in the County of Sullivan and State of N. H. aged
65 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 7, 1838, entitled, ""An act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows;" That she is the widow of Jacob Hayward
who was a private in the Army of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States on the
New Hampshire Agency under the Act of
July 7. 1832 at the rate of Twenty Dollars
per annum

She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Hayward in the thirtieth
day of A.D. 1793 that her husband the aforesaid Pail Hayward died on the day of July
A. D. 1830 that she was not married to him
prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, A. D. 1794, viz. at the time above stated.

Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year
aforesaid  John L. Putman, Judge of Probate.
Esther Haywood

I J.J. Gilchrist, Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original Declaration and the said Court in the matter of the application of Esther Haywood for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto my hand and  seal of office, this 19th day of December
AD 1838.
John James Gilchrist
Reg. of Probate-
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"The following persons were joined in marriage by Mr Archibald Seventeen hundred and ninety three May thirtieth"
Jacob Hayward Jr with Esther Finley"

I Joseph G Silsby Town Clerk of the Town of Acworth in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows "1793.May 30th"

I Joseph G Silsby depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the Town County and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said town of Smith with the exception above named ratified by me
Joseph G Silsby Town Clerk


Sullivan ss
Sworn before me
Dec 26th AD 1838

Ithiel Sileby, Justice of the peace
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This may certify that I am acquainted with this Ithiel Silsby and the witness is her signature
and that he was at time and is now a Justice of the Peace for the County of Sullivan New Hampshire January 17,  1839
Henry Hubbard
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I Joseph Hayward depose and say that Jacob Hayward a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States and late of Acworth deceased died on the fifth day of July AD 1836. and
that Esther Hayward is his widow and has remained unmarried since that time
Joseph Hayward


Sullivan ss. 19 December 1838.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me, J. J. GilChrist
Justice of Peace

I certify that said Joseph Haywood is 
a credible witness

J. J GilChrist
Justice of Peace
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Hon. H.Hubbard, Senator              3967

This may certify that I am acquainted with this Ithiel Silsby and the witness is her signature
and that he was at time and is now a Justice of the Peace for the County of Sullivan New Hampshire January 17,  1839
Henry Hubbard
U.J.P
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Claim of Mrs Esther Hayward
To Bounty Land
Act 3 March 1855
War of the Revolution
60.303
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State of New Hampshire
Sullivan County S S.

On this twenty sixth day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me Granville Gilmore a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Esther Hayward aged Eighty one years a resident of Acworth in said County of Sullivan who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Jacob Hayward late of said Acworth deceased who was Soldier in the war of the Revolution
and who in his life time drew a pension
of twenty dollars per annum said that she
now has is the widow of Jacob Hayward
a pension certificate dated the for twenty dollars per annum, that she has no documentary evidence and respectfully refers the department to the papers on file in the pension office at the City of Washington, that she is now a widow at the date of executing this her declaration She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land
to which she may be entitled to under the
act approved March 3rd A.D. 1855. she also declares that she has never received nor applied for Bounty Land under this or any other act of Congress till this present application
Witness.                 Esther[her X mark]Haywood

John Grant
Granville Gilmore
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We John Grout and Joseph Hayward residents
of Acworth in the County Sullivan within named
upon our oaths declare that the foregoing 
declaration was signed and acknowledged by the within named Esther Haywood in our presence and we believe from the appearance and statement of the applicant and from our
acquaintance with her that she is the identical
person she represents herself to be,
                                                             John Grout
                                                      Joseph Hayward

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on
the day and year first within 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.
Granville Gilmore Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
County of Sullivan }ss

I,  T. W. Gilmore Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that Granville Gelon Esq before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit to made and
executed and who thereto subscribed his name was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that his
signatures herewith are genuine---

Given under my hand and the seal of the
Court the 7th day of April A. D. 1833

T. W. Gilmore, Clerk
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5867
Jacob Hayward



Adm
J. L. E
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5867
BRIEF in the case of Jacob Hayward of Acworth
in the State of N Hampshire
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 70
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
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Period.        |      Duration of Service,
In 1781 June|   Year       Months,              Days
                                             6-                      15 ┃
Rank.
As a
Private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.|

Capt White Company name of the Col. no see collected|

5. In what battles was he engaged? None Mentioned

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service Acworth, N. H.

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? -documents a certificate taken
from the town records shewing that he entered the service for 6 months also the testimony of the living witness
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Complete

**Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
above mentioned.
B. L. Beal,  Examining Clerk
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1723
New Hampshire
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Esther Hayward of Acworth widow of Jacob Hayward, died,
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832, and who died on the 5th July 1836-- of Sullivan Co in the State of N. Hampshire
who was a Private in the compy commanded
by Captain White of the Regt commanded
by Col. in the Vermont Militia line for 6 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of the Concord agency
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 5th day of July 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of January 1839 & sent to Hon. H. Hubbard,
and State of the United States
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838,             $43.39 
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '39 10.00
                                                                     $53.39
{Act July 7, 1838}
Recorded by D. McCurdy, Clerk
Book A. Vol. 1        Page 42
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Letter to Hon H. Hubbard 25 February 1839.

Duplicate Certificate is dated 22 February 1839 and sent to Hon. H. Hubbard,
Senate U.S.
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Reported

4384
New Hampshire Concord
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Esther Hayward
widow of Jacob Hayward who was a Private
in the Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars-
Cents per annum, to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of June 1844 and sent to
                                        H.H. Sylvester, Present
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[Act of March 3, 1843.]

Recorded in Book A    Vol. 1   Page 251
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5867                                             FREE
                                              H. Hubbard
NH

J.L. Edwards, Esqr
Pension Office
Washington, D, C,
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G0303                                             FREE
Esther Hayward
Boynton          2887

J. Minot
Comr. of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Jacob Hayward N H Concord agr

Act June 7 1832 when paid?
H H S

Died 5th July 1836 to that period            J.H
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26786
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Newpointe  N. H. 30th October 1855

Hon Comr of Pensions,

Dear Sir
With this you will receive a certificate from the Town Clerk of Acworth relating to the service of Jacob Hayward, husband of Esther Hayward whose application for County land is numbered 60.303.
Hoping this may be sufficient as it is all I can find, I am, Sir,

Respectfully yours
Edward Wyman
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Washington ss State of Vermont
To the Legal beter of the Court of Acworth
are hereby agreed to assemble at the Head of Ephraim Keyes on Thursday the Seventh day of June next at 3 O'clock in the afternoon to act on the following as told
James Campbell a moderator to govern
meeting of the town will pay these men
that Captain Jonathan Silsby and have
agree with to go to as soldiers in defence
of this State agreeable to be received
from Col Haywood, or to do any other Barnes
the town shall think prosper at said Meeting

Given under our hand and seal this fifth day of June AD 1781

Daniel Grout}     Select names
James Campbell}          
Isaac Foster}
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Inhabitants being certified by the
selectmen Assembled at time & place &
Sgt. Chase Dean Carlton Moderator


Voted to give Daniel Campbell & Jacob Hayward Seven pound each in pence at
three shillings & sixpence for Bushel to be paid by the first day of Jan- many next to go into the army six months for the Defence of this State
4th voted to insure to the soldiers forty
Shilling dollars money per months in case the 
state pay should fall short of that sum
                                                 Dean Carlton, Madr

A time record, Peleg Sprague, jr. Clk


Acworth Act 27 1853 I hereby certify
that the above is a hose as pay of the town records.
Attest Col. Woodbury} Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire Oct 26, 1835

Sullivan County ss
Sworn to before me Gransville Gilmore} Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
County of Sullivan SS

I, T. W. Gilmore Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Granville Gilmore whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, is and was at the time of signing the same, a justice of the Peace in and for said County and state, duly commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that said Court is a Court of Record,

Given under my hand and of in said County this twenty sixth day of October A.D. 1855
T. W. Gilmore Clerk
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REVY
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 21273
Esther Hayward
widow of Jacob Hayward
Pri Rev War
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Feb 2nd 48
Index:- Vol .A. Page 315

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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I, Lazell Silisby of Acworth, in the County of
Sullivan & State of New Hampshire of lawful age
depose & say that I well recollect the enlistment
of Jacob Hayward in a company named  by Capt White, which company I understood at the
time was raised by the State of Vermont for the
purpose of guarding the frontiers. I recollect his
departure for Pittsford in Vermont about the first week in June A.D. 1781, & that he did not return until the succeeding winter. At the time of his departine & enlistment as aforesaid I lived in the town of Acworth, where the said Hayward also lived & was well acquainted with him-

State of New Hampshire}
Sullivan ss-} Lazell Silsby

Sworn and subscribed this
14th day of August A.D. 1832
Before me Frederick A Sumner Justice Peace
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To all whom it may concern

This certifies that the following vote is on the town records the inhabitants of the town of Acworth being no by the Selectmen assembled at time and place on the seventh day of June 1741.
Voted to give Daniel Campbell & Jacob Hayward seven pounds each in rye at three shillings and six-pence for bushel to be paid by the first day of January next to go into the army six Months for the defence of this state.

The warrant to call the above meeting was headed Washington} State of Vermont

Dated the fifth day of June 1781
Dean Carleton Moderator 
A true Record, Peleg Sprague Town Clerk

A true  of copy of record

Attest Elipht Bailey Town Clerk
Acworth August 14, 1832.
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State of New Hampshire}
Sullivan ss}  Be it known
that on this thirteenth day of February AD 1839 before the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared John James Gilchrist who upon oath makes the following statement, that about the 2rd or 3rd day of February instant he received through
the hands of the Hon. Henry Hubbard of the U.S. Senate a pension certificate for Esther Hayward widow of Jacob Hayward, Deceased under the Act of July 1838 for the purpose of being delivered to the said Esther Hayward. Soon after he received said certificate, be placed it upon a table with other papers, and although he has made diligent and
careful search for it he has never seen it since
As some of the papers upon said table were
waste papers and of no value. he has no doubt that said certificate was accidentally thrown into the fire and destroyed by some & his family, who ignorant of its value

Sworn  and  subscribed the day and year first above }John James Gilchrist written before

Wm Briggs, Justice of the Peace
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I certify that Wm Briggs is of Justice of the Peace for the County of Sullivan in Acworth and that written official signature

I know to be his own handwriting

I do certify this J. J. Gilchrist is a man
of good character and entitled to full credit

H. Hubbard
U.S.S

July 22, 1839
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Esther Hayward
declaration
4384
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled An Act making further provision for Surviving widows and Soldiers of the Revolution

State of New Hampshire}
County of Sullivan}

On this eleventh day of September 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Esther Hayward resident of Acworth in the County of Sullivan aged 74 years who being first 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 February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War
That she is the widow of Jacob Hayward who was a private in the Army of the Revolution, and inscribed on the pension list roll of the New Hampshire agency, at the rate of Twenty
Dollars per annum, he received his pension under the act of 2nd June 7th 1832
The further declares that she is still a widow
witness Granville Gilmore.      
 Esther[her X mark ] Hayward
Patty G. Hayward

Sworn and subscribed on the day above written
Before
Granville Gilmore Justice of the Peace

I further certify, that the above declarant is personally known to me
Granville Gilmore Justice of the Peace
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State of New Hampshire
County of Sullivan. ss} T. W. Gilmore

Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, of the
County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Granville Gilmore is a Justice of the peace in and for said duly commissioned and qualified, that his commission was dated on the twenty second day of June 1847
and will expire on the 22 day of Jan 1852
and that his signature above written is genuine in my belief Given under my hand and the seal of said County this the day of October A D 1848

T. W. Gilmore Clerk
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4813
Declaration 1843

Esther Haywood

$20 per anm
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DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838
STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Sullivan ss.

On this Ninth day of June 1843, Personally appeared before me Whiel Silsby Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Esther Hayward, a resident of North
in the County of Sullivan and State aforesaid, aged Sixty nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.

That she is the widow of Jacob Hayward who was a Soldier during the Revolution in the Company commanded by Deponent
does not recollect
.
That she was a pensioner under the act of the 7th July, 1838, which who received at the rate of seventy dollars cents per annum, -Esther Hayward
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me.
                                 Thiel Silsby Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that the above declarant is personally known to me-Ithiel Silsby, Justice of Peace
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I hereby certify that Ithiel Silsby Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, duly commissioned and acting as due, and that the signature purporting to be his, within millen, is the genuine note of the said Ithiel Silsby

Edward Newine, 
of the U. S. House of Reps. from the state of
New Hampshire


Sullivan ss
State of New Hampshire

I Uriel Dean Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that I Thiel Silsby is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County
duly commissioned and qualified, that his mission was dated June 21, 1839 and will expire June 20, 1844. and that his signature within written is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of
said Court this 4th day of July AD 1843
Uriel Dean Register.
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Give a new certificate for Esther Hayward
JLE
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Col. Henry H. Sylvester
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Charlestown Oct 6th 1848

Dear Sir
Please excuse the liberty I take in Declaration,
sending to you the enclosed Will you present them at the Pension Department, and return to me the certificates as soon as convenient at the old Ladies are impatient, when you are at the Pension Office, so kind as to enquire what Pension Mrs Mary Bemiss of Cornish is entitled to receive
Yours Respectfully
Rich Hubbard

P.S. Mrs Bemiss name
you will find on the roll the of  the
New Hampshire agency