Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20690, Samuel Babbitt, Mass.
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SERVICE   Mass.

Babbitt or Babbit, Samuel
                               Mary

NUMBER  W. 20690

CONTENTS
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Notification sent July 28th 1820 to Josiah Dwight, North Hampton, Mass.tts
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756
Massachusetts Roll

Samuel Babbit       11
Mass Line   Private
3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 24th of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 29
of May 1818 and sent to Hon. Edward Bangs,
Worcester Mass

Arrearages to 4th Septr 1818
4 months 11/30 $34.93

Revolutionary claims,
Act 18th March, 1818,

not entitled
[illegible line]
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State of Massachusetts
I Samuel Babbitt a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Ware in the County of Hampshire in the State aforesaid, do on oath 
testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, [word crossed out] in the year 
of our Lord, seventeen hundred and seventy seven, I entered and was engaged in the land
service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty
as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interruption or absence; that I belonged to the Company, commanded by Captain Reuben Slayton, at the time of my enlistment, and afterwards commanded
by Capt William Moore, belonging to the fourth Regiment under the command of Col. William Shepherd in the Massachusetts line 
and that I left the service on the said fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty, and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of fifty seven years and six months.

And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Saml Babbitt   his X mark
Att. [illegible name]

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Edward Bangs Esquire, one of the Justices of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit of said State of Massachusetts the abovenamed Samuel Babbitt and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination duly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
with the seal of said Court
Edwd Bangs
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I James B[illegible last name] of Spencer in the County of Worcester testify that I belonged to the same Regiment & Company with the said Samuel Babbit Viz. the Regt & Company mentioned within & I know he served there more than two I think three years
James B[illegible last name]
Worcester Sworn to before me
Edward Bangs
Judge as within 

Saml Babbit 
24 Apl
Correct
DN
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No 76
Samuel Babbit

756 -     [illegible]

29 May 1818

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Sep 1818
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, and de die in diem to the sixth day of said month A. D. 1820:

PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County,
created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, Samuel Babbit aged fifty nine years, resident in Ware in said County, who,
being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:
in 1777 enlisted into the Continental service for three years under Capt Slater in Col Shepherds Regt & [illegible] Hou[illegible]'s Brigd after that term expired I enlisted for three years under Capt Ramocke in Col Dare Regt and [illegible] Brigade.  My occupation is a Farmer. I am troubled with the Rheumatism so much as not be able to [illegible] but very little, my family consist of six.  my age in 59. my wife's 59 my daughter Mary 22 [illegible] of health Cecelia 17 Henry 16. Hiram 14 years & has been considerable expense for Doctoring & the present appearance is that he will be of more [illegible] expensive during his life in consequence of a [illegible] on his thigh.  my application for a pension under the law of the 18 March 1818 was dated 24 April 1818  My Certificate numbered 756.

And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of
March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following schedule by me subscribed. 

Forty Acres of improved Woodland with buildings $400.00 [on the lines beneath $400 are written 125.[torn], 4.32 1.61. 10.50 82.75 41.00 1.16 and a total of 667.01.]
Sixty Acres of waste land 120.00. One wooden Clock 5.00. One great Chair .67  Eight Kitchen Chairs $1.33 Three tables 2.00. One Chest with drawer .67  Eight plates .32  half doz old cups & saucers .17. Old pewter, 36 One Bowl 2 [illegible] .33. One pot 67 One Looking Glass 50c  One Cart 4.50  One Waggon 3.00.  One Loom 6/  three axes  1/ One Grind Stone 6/
One plow 9/ One yoke & Chain 7/6.  One yoke of Oxen $55.00  One [illegible] 14.00 [illegible] $11. One two year Heifer 8.00 three Swine 8.00 One horse 25.00 One pr andirons 83c  Shovel & Tongs 33
Contd 1815 Note payable to John Houn $50. One [illegible] Ethanah Babbit 30.00 
1816  One Note to Doctr [illegible]bridge $90 & Doctr [illegible] ap. 9.00
1817 one Note to Capt [illegible] 110.00  One Dc to David Newland 2,500 135
1818. One Note to P[illegilbe] $73. One Note to [illegible] Wardwell $26.00
[illegible] 10.00.  1819.  [illegible] Ap. $20.  
[illegible]
Samuel Babbit  his X mark

1820 Doctr Billings $63.  Jonah Leonard $20. [illegible] $5. [illegible] 20.00  
Sworn to, and declared, on the sixth day of July before the said Court.
Attest, Josiah Dwight - Clerk.

I, JOSIAH DWIGHT, Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the
[paper folded]chedule which follows it, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further [paper folded]rtify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule, is Six hundred and sixty seven dollars, and one cents.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this Sixth day of July 1820.
Josiah Dwight
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I Seth W. Field, Clerk of the Town of Brookfield in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts hereby certify that the following is a transcript from the Records of said Town Viz -,

Samuel Babbit and Mary Haywood both of Brookfield were married April Twentieth One thousand seven hundred and eighty five by Revd Joseph Appleton. - 

And I certify that this is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on record in four legible figures as follows April 20th 1785

I Seth W. Field above named, 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 with the exception above named as certified by me - 
Seth W. Field  
Clerk of the Town of Brookfield 
for the year 1838

Worcester ss.  October 8th 1838  There personally appeared Seth W. Field & made oath that the above is a true Copy of the record of the Town of Brookfield with the exception therein named.  I further certify that said Field is Town Clerk of Brookfield - Before me Jesse Bliss Jus. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester, ss.

I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Jesse Bliss is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Worcester, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signature of his name is true and genuine.

In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court this tenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register

Saml. Babbit & Mary Haywood

Certificate for Mary Babbit's marriage.
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4764
Declaration of Mary Babbit [Babbitt] in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7, 1838.

3320

Admitted
Private 2 years

Mason G. Smith, Agent,
Perry, N. Y.
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Declaration of Mary Babbit, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

State of New York, County of Genesee } ss. 

On this eighth day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine; before the Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County, now sitting at Batavia, being a Court of Record, and having a seal, personally appeared Mary Babbit, a resident of the town of Orangeville, in said County, aged seventy=seven 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 Samuel Babbit, who was a drummer in the war of the Revolution, and served nearly seven years in the Massachusetts line of the continental army during the latter part of which service he acted as drum major, in the place of drum major Steel; - That for said service, the said Samuel Babbit was pensioned under the act of March 18, 1818, at which time he resided in the town of Ware, in the County of Hampshire, in the state of Massachusetts; - that after drawing his pension for two years, his name was struck from the Pension
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List, on account of not being in such indigent circumstances as to be unable to support himself; That she has no documentary evidence of her said husband's service, or of his being pensioned as aforesaid.

She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Babbit, at Brookfield, in the County of Worcester, in the state of Massachusetts, on the twentieth day of April, seventeen hundred and eighty-five, by Rev. Joseph Appleton; - that her name before she was married as aforesaid, was Mary Haywood; - that her husband, the aforesaid Samuel Babbit, died at Ware, aforesaid, on the 18th day of March, in the year, eighteen hundred and twenty=four; - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety=four, viz. at the time above stated.
Mary Babbitt

Sworn and subscribed, on the day and year above written, in open court, before N. M. Soper, Clerk of said Court
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State of New York  County of Genesee, } ss.

Celia Mitchell of the town of Orangeville, in said county, being duly sworn, deposes and says, that she is a daughter of Samuel Babbit and Mary Babbit, mentioned in the foregoing declaration; that she resided with her father, the said Samuel Babbit at the time of his decease; - that he died at the town of Ware, in the County of Hampshire, and state of Massachusetts, on the eighteenth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four; - that she was present and saw him die, and attended his funeral; - that she has lived with, or in the immediate vicinity of her mother, the aforesaid Mary Babbit, since the decease of the said Samuel Babbit, and aforesaid until the present time; that the said Mary Babbit has not been married since the decease of her husband, the said Samuel Babbit, and still remains a widow.  Further this deponent says not.
Celia Mitchell

Sworn to and subscribed, before me, this 30th day of January 1839
Paul Richards, J peace
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I certify that I am intimately acquainted with Mrs. Celia Mitchell, who has subscribed and sworn to the written affidavit; that she is a person of credibility; and that in my opinion her statement is entitled to full credence.
January 30th 1839    Paul Richards J. Peace

State of New York  Genesee County } ss.
I, Horace M. Soper, Clerk of said county certify that the above named Paul Richards was a Justice of the Peace of said county at the time of taking the foregoing affidavit and that the signatures to the foregoing certificate are his hand writing.

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 8th February 1839 - 
H. M. Soper Clerk

4764
Declaration of Mary Babbitt in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 7, 1838.

3320

Admitted
Private 2 years

Mason G. Smith, Agent
Perry, N. Y.
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[blank black sheet]
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Rev
WIDOW, &c.

File No. 20690
Mary Babbitt
Widow of
Samuel Babbitt
Pri Rev War

Act: Feb 2d 48
Index:-Vol. A, Page 38

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Apr. 28/98   Miss L[text blacked out] A. Rohrer. W. G[text blacked out] Pa.

Aug 13' 1898
Mrs.  [illegible] Martin
Chicago Ills.
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Repd.
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3839
New York, Albany

Mary Babbitt
widow of Samuel Babbitt
who was a Private
in the Revolution

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
80 Dollars --- ["Cents" crossed out] per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Dec. 1843 and sent to L. H. Babbitt
Orangeville, Wyoming Co. N.Y.

(Act of March 3, 1843.)
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1.      Page 102.
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Albany 3320

Mary Babbit
widow of Samuel Babbit
who was a pensioner under the Act of March 1818 and who died on the 18th March 1824
of Genesee Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Statin of the rgt commanded
by Col. Shepherd in the Mass. line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 80 Dollars -- ["Cents" crossed out] per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of June 1839 and sent to Mason G Smith, Perry, N. York

Arrears to the 4th of March '39        240.00
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Apr. " 40.00
                                                          $280.00

Act July 7, 1838.

Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book A, Vol. 2, Page 68
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James S. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions,
City of Washington, D. C.

Feb. 20. 1839
N Y   4764

7 July 1838
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3974 Sept. 9. 1843.
Mary Babbitt
March 3d 1843.
NY

free

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C. -
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The commissioner of pensions will please to address an answer to the within declaration to Lyman H Babbitt c o [illegible] Orangeville Wyoming County New York -
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State of New York, County of Wyoming, } ss.

On this 4th day of September 1843, before me, Lyman H. Babbitt a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Mary Babbitt, a resident of the town of Orangeville, in said county, aged Eighty two 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 Samuel Babbitt, who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served in the Massachusetts line

That she was pensioned under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838, at the rate of eighty dollars per annum.  She further declares that she is still a widow.
Mary Babbitt
Witnesses} Dexter B Johnson  Halliett D Babbitt

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, and I do hereby certify that the said Mary Babbitt, who has made the foregoing declaration, is to me personally well known.
Lyman H. Babbitt
Justice of the Peace
in and for the county of Wyoming
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State of New York  Wyoming County, } ss.
I Nelson Wolcott, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify that Lyman H. Babbitt Esq. before whom the within declaration upon oath was made, was at the date thereof, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified and sworn, and authorized by law, to administer oaths, and take affidavits and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the within signature purporting to be his, is genuine - In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official Seal, at Warsaw, in said county, this 4th day of September 1843 - 
Nelson Wolcott Clerk

3974
Declaration of Mary Babbitt,
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of March 3, 1843.

$80.

L. H. Babbitt
Orangeville
Wyoming Co 
N. Y.
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State of New York  Wyoming County } ss  On this 7th day of August 1848 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally came and appeared Mary Babbitt a resident of Orangeville in the said county of Wyoming 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 2d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of Samuel Babbitt who was a Soldier in the Massachusetts Troops that she is unable to state company or Regiment to which he belonged, that she has received a pension under the act of 17th of June 1844 at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum.

She further declares that she is still a widow

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me
Mary Babbitt

Lyman H Babbitt 
Justice

I certify that the said declarant is personally well known to me and is the same person who was a pensioner under the act of June 17th 1844 at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum and is still a widow
Lyman H Babbitt  Justice
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State of New York
Wyoming County
Clerks Office

I, Abel Webster Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Lyman H. Babbit before whom the annexed affidavit was taken, was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly authorized to take the same.  And that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that the signature to said certificate and Jurat is genuine.  And that said affidavit is taken according to the Laws of this state.  In Writing whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said County at Warsaw this 8th day of August A D 1848
Abel Webster
Clerk of said County -
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Augt 14/48
East Orangeville
August 7. 1848
Lyman H Babbit

Cole N Y

Mary Babbitt's declaration for a pension.

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3839

B 359
11 August 1848
Pension Bureau

East Orangeville
Aug 8th                   Paid 10

Hon William L Marcy
Secretary of War
Washington D. C.
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Hon William L Marcy [illegible]
I send you enclosed the within declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension certificate for the declarant  She is in destitute circumstances and needy and is Eighty Eight yrs old and drew a pension under the act of June 17th 1844 as stated in her declaration which I certify.

Pleas inclose a certificate addressed to me at East Orangeville Wyoming County N. Y.

East Orangeville August 7th 1846

Lyman H. Babbitt
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Perry, Genesee Co. N. Y.
February 12, 1839.

Sir,
With this, I forward to the Pension Office, the papers of Mrs. Mary Babbitt, who claims a pension under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838.

I am very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
Mason G. Smith
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U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
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APR 20 1898
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[illegible] NAVY
APR 7 1898
FILES
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814 Sass. St. Erie, Pa.,
April 2, 1898.

Sec. Pension Dept.,
Washington:

Will you please send me a certificate of the service of Samuel Babbitt who enlisted as a drummer boy at the commencement of the Revolutionary War, his wife, Mary Babbitt, afterward receiving a pension.  Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Yours truly,
Miss Lillian Aurelia Rohrer.

U S PENSION OFFICE
APR 5 1898
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U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
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APR 20 1898
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#814 Sass. St., Erie, Pa.,
April 18, 1898.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

I enclose blank with information requested.  Am a descendant of Samuel Babbitt.

Please change my address to West Greene, Erie Co., Pa.

Thanking you for your kindness, I am
Respectfully,
(Miss) Lillian Aurelia Rohrer,
West Greene,
Erie Co., Penna.
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[illegible letter] 29595?
W 20690?                       BC

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Will you send to me a certificate of the service of Samuel Babbitt - a soldier of the Revolution from Mass, who died March, 1824 and very greatly oblige his granddaughter

(Mrs) Flora A. M. Martin
444 East 55 St
Chicago Ill.

Chicago June '6, 1898

U. S. PENSION OFFICE
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JUN 20 1898
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U. S. PENSION OFFICE.
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APR 20 1898

OLD WAR & NAVY
APR 22 1898
FILES.
P. [illegible character]
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[illegible]  U. S. PENSION OFFICE
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APR 20 1898   

3-076.                     LHB
no [illegible]
20890

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.

Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department.  Original rolls and other records
pertaining to service in the Revolutionary war
may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington. D. C. Apr 9 1898

O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

Madam

In reply to your communication of a recent date, you are informed that the courtesy of furnishing information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, on account of whose service pensions were granted, is extended by this Bureau only to their descendants, and to them only when it is desired for historical or genealogical purposes.

In view of the large number of such inquiries now being made, and of the length of time required to make a proper search of the records in each case, information will not be given to any applicant concerning more than two soldiers.

In order that the claim of the soldier concerning whom you desire information may be identified, it is requested that you furnish as much as possible of the data called for below.
Very respectfully
[illegible stamp]
Commissioner.

Miss Lillian Amelia Rohrer
[address crossed out]

Full name of soldier,   Samuel Babbitt
Place of residence before service, (Town, county, and State.)  Brookfield, Worcester Co., Mass.
Place of residence after service,  (Town, county, and State.)  Ware, Hampshire Co., Mass.
Approximate date of death,  About 1827
Given name of widow,  Mary
Did either the soldier or his widow receive a pension? Widow received pension until her death in 1852
Additional information, Samuel Babbitt enlisted as a drummer boy at the age of 15, was at the battle of Bunker Hill and continued with the army until the close of the war.
Signature (Mrs. or Miss to be prefixed if a lady signs.) (Miss) Lillian Amelia Rohrer,
Post-office address, including street and number, town, county, and State,
West Greene  Erie Co. Penna

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