Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21817, Joseph White, N.H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE      NUMBERS
N.H. White , Joseph W21817
Morrill, Lydia
Former Widow
Contents
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6455
New Hampshire
Lydia Morrill, formally
 widow of Joespeh White 
who was a private
in the New - Hampshire live

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
446 Dollars 66
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issued the 
3rd day of Dec: 1844
and sent to Nicholas M. Taylor
New -Hampton
New- Hampshire

[ Act of March 3, 1843]
Recorded in Book A + 17 June 1844.
Vol 2 page 18

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Ref Dec 4 - 44
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No 987- June 17, 1844
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 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE

I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Walter Blair is acting Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the county of Grafton Duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commision was dated on the second day of July 1841 and will expire on the first day of October 1866 and that his signature to be annexed instrument is genuine.

Given under my hand and the Seal o f said State this eighteenth day of May ,  1843

Josiah Stevens Jr.  Secretary of State

(stamped seal, bottom left corner)
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Lydia Morris
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Acts of Congress of the 7th July 1834 and the 23rd August 1842

State of New- Hampshire
Grafton (illegible)

On this twenty fifth day of March 1843 personally appeared before the (illegible) Judge of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Grafton and State of New- Hampshire. Lydia Morrill a resident of Bridgewater in the County of Grafton and State aforesaid Aged eighty one 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 procession made by the Acts of Congress passed July 7th 1834 and the 22nd of August 1862 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. 
That she is the Widow of Joseph White who was a private during the Revolution that according to her belief he served more than two years for proof of service (illegible) may be  (illegible) to the annexed copies of the matter  (illegible)

The (illegible) declares that she was married to the (illegible) Joseph White on the first of November in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty five that her husband the aforesaid Joseph White died on the twentieth day of November - 1792 that she was not
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married to him prior to his leaving the (illegible) but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four vez. at the time above stated. She further declares that after the death of her husband aforesaid she was married to Joseph Morrill on the 19th day of May 1794 that he died on the 15 day of March 1815 Lydia X Morrill (underneath) mark
and that she is still a widow

Sworn to and (illegible) on the day and year above (illegible) before me

Walter Blair Judge of Probate
Grafton Co. NH

Grafton Co I hereby certify that the above named applicant in consequence of bodily infirmity is unable to attend court
March 25. 1843 Walter Blair, Judge
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 State of New Hampshire.
Office of the Secretary of State.

I Josiah Stevens Jr. Secretary of the state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Edmund Rand is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and fore the County of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the Fourteenth day of June 1842 and will expire on the Fourteeth day of 1847 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine. 
Give under my hand and the seal of said State this 18th day of May 1843.
Josiah Stevens Secretary of State
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I Jonathan James of Deerfield, in the County of Rock-ingham & State of New Hampshire aged sixty four years depose and say: that I was duly elected, and served as Select men of said town of Deerfield for the year 1818: that during said year I paid to the town of Pittsfield an execution against said town of Deerfield, which was (illegible) by a suit commenced and prosecuted to final judgement by said town of Pittsfield for the support and maintained of John White and family:  which said John White was the reputed son of Joseph & Lydia White formerly of Deerfield: that it was made to appear in the prosecution of said suit, that the said John White gained his settlement in said Deerfield by his father; that the (smudge) Lydia White and mother of said John White, is now the widow Morrill of Bridgewater in said state.
Deerfield, May, 12 ,, 18473. Jonathan James

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham (illegible) - May, 12,, 1843. Personally appearing the above named Jonathan James, made oath, that the above affidavit by him (illegible) is , in his (illegible) before me. 
Edmund Rand Justice of the (end of page gone)

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I Mary Rand of Deerfield, in the County of Rockingham and State of New Ham(ink blots) shire, (caret) widow aged Eighty four years, depose and say: that I was (ink blot) ell acquainted with Joseph White formerly of said (ink blot) Deerfield, from the fact that his first wife was my own (inkblot) aunt; that I was married April 12,, 1784; that previous to my marriage, his first wife (my aunt) died; that not far from the (ink blot) of (ink blot) my own marriage, the said Joseph White was reported to have married his second wife viz. Lydia Whittier; that the said Joseph & Lydia cohabitated and lived in a connubial state, until the said Joseph deceased; that the then (ink blot) Lydia White, and (illegible) wife of the said Joseph Whi (page torn off) is now the w(inkblot)  Lydia Morrill, of Bridgewater in said state.
Deerfield May 12,, 1843  Mary Rand
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham (illegible)s. - May 12,, 1843 Sworn to before me. Edmund Rand Jus. Peac (page torn off)
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I, Edmund Rand of Deerfield of the County of Rocking-
ham and State of New Hampshire, aged forty one years
depose and say: that I am Town Clerk of said town of Deerfield
and have the records of said town in custody; that appli
cation having been made for a certificate of the marriage of
Joseph White and Lydia Whittier, as was stated by said
applicant to be about the year 1781 by the Rev. Timothy Upham
of said Deerfield; That I have carefully examined said rec-
ords and do not find said marriage therein recorded.
I further depose and say that there is no record of any
marriage from January 25, 1787, to September 12, 1792
inclusive; that the records do not appear regular and full
but very irregular, and do not raise the least presumption
against the alleged marriage within the said town 
of Deerfield, which is not therein found.
I further depose and say: that I am well acquain-
ted with the within named Jonathan James, and
Mary Rand, who have subscribed, and made oath to
the within affidavits, and believe them to be persons
of good moral character.
May 12, 1843. Edmund Rand

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham ss. May 1843
Personally appearing the above named Edmund
Rand, Town Clerk of Deerfield, and made oath in due
form of law that the above affidavit by him subscrib-
bed was true before me
Jacob Freese Justice Peace
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State of New Hampshire
Office of Secretary of State.

I Josiah Stevens Jr. Secretary of the State aforesaid , do hereby certify that Jacon Freese is a acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Rockingham duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 12 th day of June 1841 and will expire on the 12th day of June 1846 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine. 
Given under my hand and the seal of said State this 18th day of May 1848.
Josiah Stevens Jr. Secretary of State.

Faded seal in bottom right corner of page
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State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
(line)

I Josiah Stevens Jr, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nicholas M. Taylor is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and fore the (strike through) County of (strike through) said State duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the twenty first day of December 1842 and will expire on the twenty first day of December 1847 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said State this Eighteenth day of May 1848
Josiah Stevens Jr Secretary of State.

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I Benjamin Sanborn a resident of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged sixty nine years depose and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph White and Lydia White and Lydia Whittier both before and after they were married they were married at the home of Molly Holmes in Deerfield aforesaid the Rev Mr. Upham preached a sermon  I was at the meeting and immediately after the (illegible) of the meeting they were married I cannot remember the year it was prior to Seventeen hundred and eighty seven
John White the son of Joseph and Lydia White was born in the neighborhood where I now reside and then resided.  He now resides in Deerfield and is more than fifty years old  Joseph White and Lydia his wife lived together in Deerfield aforesaid as lawful man and wife (illegible) and he died his widow married Joseph Morrill and removed from Deerfield

Benjamin Sanborn
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham (illegible) May 3rd 1863
Sworn to and (illegible) before me Nicholas M Taylor  (two dots) Justice Peace throughout the state aforesaid

I hereby certify that the above named Benjamin Sanborn is a refutable witness and this testimony is entitled to full credit
Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
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I Joanna Prescott a resident of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire aged seventy five years (illegible) and say that that I was well acquainted with Joseph White and Lydia Whittier both before and after they were married   I saw them married in Deerfield aforesaid at the house of Molly Holmes by the Rev Timothy Upham  I do not remember the year it was in fall of the year 1785 or 1786  they had one son and lived together as faithful man and wife in the neighborhood where I lived about seven years and he died  his widow Lydia White married Joseph Morrill and moved out of Deerfield  the said Joseph Morrill has been dead many years 
his widow has often been at Deerfield since the death of her said Husband that the widow Lydia Morrill is the identical widow of Joseph White 
Joanna Prescott
State of New 
Rockingham (illegible) May 1 st 1843
Nicholas M Taylor (line) Justice of the Peace throughout the state aforesaid

I hereby certify that the above named Joanna Prescott is a person of good character and her testimony may be relied on for truth
Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
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I Stephen Eastman a resident of Bridgewater in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged sixty years before and say that I have been personally acquainted with widow Lydia Morrill for more than forty years (illegible)  Me and her late husband Jospeh Morrill resided within one mile of where I reside about twenty years prior to his death  he has been about twenty five years as near as I can recollect with the said widow. Lydia Morrill had a son living with her when she lived with her late husband by the name of John White which she had by her former husband Joseph White  if he is now living he is more than fifty years old  Lydia Morrill now resides in Bridgewater and is the widow of Joseph Morrill and is the identical widow of Joseph White
Stephen Eastman
State of New Hampshire
Grafton (illegible) March 31st 1863
Sworn to and (illegible) before me
Nicholas M Taylor (vertical line) Justice of the Peach throughout the state aforesaid

I hereby certify that the above named Stephen Eastman is a credible witness and his testimony may be relied on for the truth

Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peach
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(left hand page) Town (illegible) (illegible) 
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Lydia Morrill
wid. Joseph White
NH
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State of New hampshire (sic) -
Rockingham (calligraphy embellishment) Town Clerks office Candia May 4th 1843
" Mr Joseph Morrill of of Chichester and Mrs Lydia White of Deerfield were married May seventeenth hundred and ninety four (dash) May -17-1794

I certify that the above is a true copy of the records with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows (dash)
"May 17 1794" (dash)
Attest Abraham Town Clerk of Candia

I Abraham Emerson above named depose and say that I held the office of Town Clerk of Candia in the County and state aforesaid, that the above is a true extract from the record of said town with the exception above named, as certified by me (dash)
Abraham Emerson (calligraphy embellishment) Clerk of the Town of Candia (dash)

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham
May 4th 1843 Sworn to and subscribed before me

Nicholas M Taylor (vertical line) Justice of the Peace throughout the state aforesaid
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V Lydia Morrill
widow of Joseph White.
N.H. (squiggle line) Act July 7, 1838
(squiggle line) J P Hall
See letter to xxxxxx
-May 29. 1844.
 S (illegible)  N. M Taylor June 12. 44
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(left page) 8.783
New Hampshire

Lydia Morrill, formerly widow of Joseph White, who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 20, Nov, 1792, of Grafton in the State of N.H. who was a private in the Co commanded by Captain (squiggle line) of the reg commanded by (squiggle line) in the NH line for (illegible)
(line across page)

Inscribed on the Roll of Concord at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836
(line across page)

Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Octo, 1844. and sent to N. M. Taylor. Newhampton Mass
(line across page)

Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by F. S. Swann Clerk,
Book: (illegible) Vol. 1 Page 35

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rep
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19.1120
Lydia Morrell
paid
Joseph White
N. H.
Act of 7th July 38
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Ad
14m
priv
$46.66 per an
Nicholas M Taylor Esq
Newhampton
Mass
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Service N. 26
White, Joseph
W21817
Morrill, Lydia
Former widow
Contents
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New Hampton October 15th 1866

Sir
Will you please to inform me whether the case of Lydia Morill claiming a Pension for the service of Joseph White her first husband has been acted upon   agreeable to the direction in your letter of  June 12th Immediately forwarded to the Pension Office a Copy of Capt Coles Capt (illegible) Capt. Stevens Companies leaving the service of Joseph White in each Company which was all the (illegible) required the solider being identified by the a (illegible) of (illegible) (illegible) and Saml (sic) Collins in January last  I do not wish to urge the (illegible) but the old lady is very poor and needy and cannot live long to enjoy her Pension  I hope you will excuse me in troubling you at this time  had it not have been a case of necessity on the part of the application I would not have written your most obedient servant
Nicholas M Taylor
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
(illegible) to direct to Nicholas M Taylor
New Hampton New Hampshire
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New Hampton June 28th 1844

Sir
I hereby forward to the Pension Office a Copy of the Rolls containing the service of Joseph White to be used in the care of Lydia Morrill in her claim for a Pension for the service of her first husband which I presume will be satisfactory please to return to your most obedient servant
Nicholas M Taylor
Hon J L Edwards New Hampton New Hampshire
Commissioner of Pensions
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Hon. J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Much labour(sic) has been spent to find some soldier who served in the same Company with Joseph White there were many serve with him from Deerfield Raymond and the neighboring towns but the are all dead or have gone to ports unknown  I presume the accompanying (illegible) 
will be satisfactory  N. M Taylor

Please to return to Nicholas M Taylor
New Hampton 
New Hampshire
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Reg
Widow , &c.

File No. 21817
Lydia Morrill
wid of 
Joseph White
Priv Rev. War
Act March 3rd / 43 June 17th/ 49
Index: Vol. M, Page 6h
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Hampton 
June 8
-
Lydia Morrill
From J. L. Edwards

Commissioner of Pensions
City of Washington D.C.
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New Hampton June 4th 1844

Sir
I am informed by the Hon. J P. Hale that by your letter to him of May 29th 1844 the Claim of Lydia Morrill for a pension for the service of Joseph White cannot be allowed without further proof of service. I forwarded to the Pension Office in May of 1843 (illegible) to her (illegible) a full copy of the Roll of the three several Companies in which Joseph White served certified by the Secretary of the State of New Hampshire  the were required by your letter to me of July 13 1843 to identify her first husband with the Joseph White found on the roll, which proof & proved by the testimony of Samuel Collin and (illegible) which was sent to the pension office in January 1844 if on examining the proper now in the Pension Office it found that the proof in both (illegible) is not satisfactory of your will please to inform me I will immediately provide the proof you require  the old lady is now in the (illegible) (illegible) and is impatient waiting for her pension
Your most obedient servant
Nicholas M Taylor
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Please return to Nicholas M Taylor
New Hampton NH
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(left page)
1405 Lydia Morrill
ink spots going down spine

(right page) Faded seal
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the (illegible) March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain Widows who have (illegible) pensions under the Act of July 7th 1838
State of New Hampshire
Grafton SS

On this twenty fifth day of March 183 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Magistrate for the County of Grafton and State aforesaid Lydia Morrill a reside of Bridgewater in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire age eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to (illegible) doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the State of Congress passed on the 3rd day of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War 
that where the widow of Joseph Morrill and formerly the widow of Joseph White who was a private during the Revolution in the (illegible) line that she is entitled to the pension under the Act of July 7th 1834

She further declares that she there a widow
Lydia X Morrill
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above (illegible) before me
Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace throughout the state
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I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Lydia Morrill the person who has signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that she is the widow of Joseph Morrill and formerly the widow of Joseph White
Nicholas M Taylor
Justice Peace throughout the state
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 State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
(line break)
I Josiah Stevens Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nicholas M. Taylor is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the (strike through) County (strike through) of said State duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the twenty first day of December 1842 and will expire on the twenty first day of December 1847 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said State this 18th day of May 1848.
Josiah Stevens Jr Secretary of State.
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Top left corner seal folded in half

State of New Hampshire 
Office of Secretary of State.
I Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nicholas M Taylor is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County (strike through) State of New Hampshire duly commilsioned (sic) and qualified; that his Commilsion (sic) was dated on the 21st day of December 1842 and will expire on the 21st day of December 1847 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 22 day of January 1844
Thomas P Treadwell Secretary of State.
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Depositions to be used in the case of Lydia Morrill claiming a Pension for the service of her first husband Joseph White
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I Theophilus Lovering a resident of Raymond in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged eighty four years depose and say that I was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution the most of the time during the War. that (sic) I was well acquainted with Joseph White and (illegible) that he was a solider in the Army of the Revolution he served in Capt  (Illegible) Company in the Militia in the summer of 1777 I think he was out more than once in the same summer he afterword belonged to the Regular Army about one year I do not remember what Regiment we(sic) both resided in Raymond within about three miles of each other for many years before an after the Revolution I knew him while he was in the Army and even after until his death soon after the close of the War his former residence is (illegible) and married Lydia Witcher of Deerfield and remained there until his death
(illegible) Jedediah Brown Theophilus Lovering (X between the name with his on top, (illegible under the X)

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham  Sworn to and Subscribed this twentieth day of January 1844

Nicholaas M Taylor Justice of the Peace throughout the State
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I hereby certify that before named Theophilius Loving who has sworn to and subscribed to that annexed affidavit is a reputable witness of sound mind and memory and that his testimony is entitled to credit

Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
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I Samuel Collins a resident of Deerfield in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy nine years depose and say that I was well acquainted with Joseph White while he resided in Deerfield that he formerly lived in Raymond that he was married to Lydia Whitcher in Deerfield aforesaid that after the death of the said Joseph White his widow married Joseph Morrill and removed from Deerfield that resided within about three miles of him that Lydia White at the time of his marriage and death 
Sam. Collins

State of New Hampshire 
Rockingham SS Sworn to and subscribed this twentieth day of January 1844
Before me Nicholas M Taylor (slash) Justice of the Peach throughout the state

I certify that the abovenamed Samuel Collins a reputable witness and his testimony is entitled to credit
Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
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New Hampton. N.H. November 22nd 1844 
Hon J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Annexed is the Declaration of Lydia Morrill claiming a Pension under the Act of March 3rd 1843  after examining please to return to Nicholas M Taylor New Hampton New Hampshire
your obedient serverant
Nicholas M Taylor
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[Faded seal left hand corner]

State of New-hampsire
Office of Secretary of State

I Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that Nicholas M Taylor is an acting Justice of the Peace in and fore the County (crossed out with 5 slashes) of (crossed out with 2 slashes) State of New Hampshire duly Commissioned and qualified. His Commission was dated on the twenty-first day of December 1842 and will expire on the twenty first day of December 1847 and his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State, this twenty first day of Novem. 1844
Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State.
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6707

Declaration
of Lydia Morrill
acts 43 & 44
 
$46.66 per ann

Nicholas M Taylor (crossed out)
Nicholas M. Taylor
New Hampton
New Hampshire

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Declaration.
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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.
Grafton ss.
On this sixteenth day of November 1844 Personally appear before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, Lydia Morrill, a resident of Bridgewater in the County of Grafton and State aforesaid, 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 benefits of the provision 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 Joeseph White who was a private during the Revolution in the New Hampshire line

That she was a pensioner under the act of 7th July, 1838, which she recieved at the rate of forty six dollars sixty six cents per annum, 
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me 
Lydia X Morrill (her mark written above and below X)

Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace
I hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above name Lydia Morrill for more than thirty years but past that she is the widow of Joseph Morrill and is the identical person who was formerly the widow of Jospeh White

Nicholas M Taylor Justice Peace