Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,847, Isaiah Damon, Mass.
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SERVICE     NUMBER
Mass.    Damon, Isaiah.   W. 24,847
Mercy
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80 Hampshire

10.464
Massachusetts
Isaiah Damon
of Chesterf'd in the State of Mass
who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain-----------of the Reg't commanded
by Col Denison in the Mass
line for 14 Mos.

Inscribed on the Roll of Mass
at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 9th day of Apr
1833 and sent Samuel
Hinckley Northampton Hampshire Co Mass

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $93.32
Semi-anl. allowance ending 21 Sept 23.33
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$116.65

{Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk,
Book E Vol. 2 Page 16.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Hampshire }ss.
On this 20th day of Aug 1832 personally appeared in said Court before the Hon. Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate of Wills in and for the County aforesaid Isaiah Damon a resident of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged 78 years in September following 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, & served as herein stated.
That he first enlisted in the company of minute men near the close of the year 1774, but was not called into actual service, except on an alarm when the minute men were called upon to take some British tenders that were committing depredations on our vessels near Martha's Vineyard.
Also that in May 1775 (does not recollect the day) he enlisted for eight months in the first eight months service under Capt. Dan'l Edgar, L. Avery Parker & Ensign Pickens and marched from Dartmouth through Middlebury, Taunton, Easton & direct to Roxbury & was there stationed in Col. Denison's (or Danielson's) Regiment, Lt. Col. Shepherd - the Adjutant's name was F---. - served till the expiration of the term of service (for eight months)- that at the time he enlisted and extended the service he was living at Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts; that he enlisted voluntarily; that he was at Roxbury at the time of Bunker Hill Battle but his regiment was not called into the engagement - that he was in no battle, but there was frequent firing from &
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into Boston - that Gen'l Washington arrived in camp while he was there - his head quarters were at Cambridge but he used frequently to come to Roxbury that his head General was General Thomas - that he has no documentary evidence of his service & knows no man living who can testify to his service from personal knowledge.
Also that he again enlisted (in the words of the declarant) in the Spring of the year after Burgoyne came down that he neither recollects the day, month, nor year when he enlisted or entered the service - that he enlisted voluntarily in the Company of militia under Capt. Abraham Washburn, Lt. Dunbar, to go to Cambridge for six months - that at the time he enlisted he lived at Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - that he went from Abington direct to Boston - did not join the Regiment - that himself & twelve others were drafted out and sent to the Castle where they were stationed under Capt. Merrick who was Capt. of the Garrison - his company were sent to Rhode Island except three of four men that the Count De Estaing came into Boston with the French Fleet while he was there - that he served his time out - that he was born in Abington the 18th day of September 1754 as he has always understood, but has no record of his age - he went to Chesterfield in 1773 where he has resided ever since - that he shall be, if living, 78 years in September next.
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name in not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Isaiah Damon   X his mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid at his dwelling house in Chesterfield aforesaid he being aged, Lame, and infirm as not to be able to attend Court 
Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for said county.
We Isaac King residing in the town of Chesterfield and Levi Stebbins residing in the town of Chesterfield aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaiah Damon who has subscribed & sworn to the above or foregoing declaration; that he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Isaac King   Levi Stebbins
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories provided by the War Department, the the above named &  beforenamed applicant was a revolution army soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Isaac King Esq. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Justice of the Peace in & for said county & resident in the Town of Chesterfield is a credible person and that Levi Stebbins who has also signed the same is a resident in the Town of Chesterfield and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit, both being disinterested witnesses & credible persons - 
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for said County
I do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the s'd Court in the matter of the application for a pension by Isaiah Damon of Chesterfield aforesaid in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate
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I, Levi Stebbins within named testify & say I am fifty nine years old & I have been a neighbor to Isaiah Damon within named for more that thirty years & I often heard the within applicant state   
as above signed as When I moved into the neighborhood of said Isaiah Damon his services in the Revolutionary war, and it has always been considered by the neighborhood that he served as he herein states & no one who knows him doubts it       neighbors, I mean, Inid Stebbins is a credible witness - and he further says the woman is 70 years old.   
Levi Stebbins

Hampshire ss. Feb      th 1833 signed and sworn to the above by said Levi Stebbins Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate & justice of the Peace for said County

4763
Isaiah Damon
application for Pension -
Return to Hon. S. Hinckley Northampton Mass. ss.

I, Luther Pierce a Clergyman residing in the Town of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire in Massachusetts hereby certify I am acquainted with Isaiah Damon the applicant for a Pension herein named and has signed and sworn to the within declaration - That I believe him to be Seventy eight years old - that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the revolution & that I concur in that opinion
Luther Pierce
Sworn and subscribed by said Luther Pierce who is a credible witness. Before me Samuel Hinckley Judge of Probate for said County.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss. I, Samuel F Lyman - Register of the Court of Probate for said county hereby certify that Hon. Samuel Hinckley before whom the foregoing proceeding purport to have been had is Judge of said Court of Probate & that I know the above signature purporting to be his, to be genuine -
In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court
 this twenty ninth day of August A.D. 1832
Sam'l F. Lyman Register
[Embossed Seal]
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4763
Isaiah Damon
Chesterf[ield]
Hamp[shire] Co
Mass

11 & 12 of
21 Dec 1831

Private 14 Months
$46.66
Samuel Hinckley
Northampton
Mass
P 173

Sam'l Hinckley
Northampton
Hamp[shire] Co
Mass
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BRIEF in the case of Isaiah Damon
of Hampshire Co in the State of Mass.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?   A judge
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  yes
3. How old is he?  78 years

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period | Duration of Service  Years, Months, Days | Rank As a   | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.

In 1774 |- 8. 15.2 |Minuteman| Captain Cornish
    1775 | - 6 - | priv.| Captain Dan'l Eager. Col.Denison

5. In what battles was he engaged?  none
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Dartmouth -
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence -
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct -

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J H McBlair
Examining Clerk.
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 2790
Mercy Damon

Mass
Act 7 July 1838

M 85d  34

aomd
14 mo. pri
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$46.66

No deduction
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 S. L. Hinckley
Northampton
Mass.
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State of Massachusetts
Hampshire County ss.
On the 16th day of October 1838 personally appeared before me Ithamar Conkey Judge of the Court of Probate for said County being a Court of Record Mercy Damon of Chesterfield in the said County aged Seventy three 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 pension made by the act of Congress passed the 7th day of July 1838.
(viz)That she is the widow of Isaiah Damon who was a private in the army of the Revolution and served as She believes eight months in that War that he was a pensioner under the Law of 1832 the evidence of which is on the Records of the War department
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaiah Damon on the 19th day of September 1785 that her husband died December 2nd 1834 and that she has remained his Widow ever since that period
Mercy Damon     X her mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written
Before Ithamar Conkey Judge of Probate

I, Samuel F. Lyman Register of the Court of Probate in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Mercy Damon for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 16th day of October A.D. 1838
Sam'l F. Lyman Reg'r Prob.
[embossed seal]
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1309
Massachusetts
Mercy Damon
widow of Isiah Damon
who served in the Revolutionary War, as a private

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 dollars and 66 cents per annum, to commence of the 4th day of March, 1848.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of August 1848 and sent to
Benj'm Bryant
Chesterfield 
Mass

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 41, Vol. 2
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June 24th 1785
The intention of marriage between Isaiah Damon of Charlemont and Marcy Hayden of this town hath bin Published as Law Directs - June twenty fourth Seventeen hundred and eighty-five

I, Oliver Edwards do certify and depose that I am the town Clerk of the town of Chesterfield, Hampshire County Massachusetts and the the above is a true copy from the records of said town with the exception that the dates which are expressed in fair legible figures on the record I have also expressed in words-
I also depose and certify that I have made diligent search and can find no record of the marriage of said Isaiah Damon and Mercy Hayden

Chesterfield Hampshire Co. Mass. Oliver Edwards } Town Clerk of Chesterfield Sept. 21st 1838

Hampshire ss. Sept. 21st 1838 Then personally appeared Oliver Edwards above named and made oath that the above certificate subscribed by him is true before me
Alvan Rice Justice Peace

Hampshire ss. Oct. 23rd -1838 I hereby certify that Oliver Edwards above named is personally known to me & that he is town clerk of Chesterfield as above stated by himself
Alan Rice Jus. Peace
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11-1897- History
Mr. Yro? B. Haycock
19 st. city
Inv. 17-0376

Revy WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24847
Mercy Damon
Wid of
Isaiah Damon
Priv Rev War

Act: Feb 29 1848
Index:- Vol. A, Page 173

[Arrangement of 1870.]

May to 1632
Carr
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Massachusetts - 2669
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Mercy Damon
widow of Isaiah Damon
who was a pensioner under the Act of 7th June '32
and who died on the 2nd December 1824 of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts who was a Priv. in the Company commanded by Captain ------of the Reg't commanded by Denison in the Mass'ts line for 14 months
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Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 46 dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of May '39 and sent to S. L. Hinckley,
Northampton, Mass'ts
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Arrears to the 4th of March $139.98
Semi=annual allowance ending  23.33
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$163.31
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{Act July 7, 1838.}

Recorded by R Burdine Clerk
Book A Vol. 1 - Page 82
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Massachusetts 3/26

Mercy Damon widow of Isaih Damon who was a Private in the Mass line for 16 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 dollars & 66 cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of Dec 1843 and sent to S.L. Hinckley
Northampton, Mass
Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 6 Page 40
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Hon William L. Marcy
Secretary War
Dear Sir
Please do assist the certificate above & oblige
Your humble servant,
Benjamin Bryant
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[sideways] 
Mary Damon's Declaration
Pension Office

[normal]
Chesterfield Ms  Free
Aug 2
Benjamin Bryant PM
Hon. Willian L. Marcy
Secretary War
Washington D.C.
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Benjamin Bryant Esq
Chesterfield
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George Dunlap
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I, George Dunlap of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts certify and say that I am now something over eighty years of age cannot tell exact have lost the record of my age; I was acquainted with Isaiah Dammon, now of said Chesterfield, in time of the revolutionary war. I knew him in the service he was stationed in or near Boston I used to see him frequently in Boston while I was there (I was waiter for General Heath) I think he was on the Castle for some time and used to come into Boston to draw their provisions; frequently called to see me. I cannot recollect if I ever new who his Officers were or how long he was there at that time, I should think a number of months. I have frequently heard him tell of being out at other times but was not personally knowing it: I think he was in the Militia and not in the Continental service.
George Dunlap.  his X mark

Hampshire ss. February 12th 1833
Then George Dunlap personally appeared and made oth to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed before me Isaac King Justice of Peace

I certify that I have been acquainted with the above named George Dunlap for many years and have always considered him a man of veracity
Isaac King Justice of Peace
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Clusterfile Hampshire County Massachusetts
Sept. 21st 1838
I Mercy Damon depose & certify that I was married to Isaiah Damon a Revolutionary Pensioner, September Ninteenth Seventeen hundred and eighty five and lived with him as his lawful wife till the day of his death which was the second of December Eighteen hundred & thirty four and now claim the pension due to him agreable to the laws of the United States.
Mercy Damon
Hampshire fs. Sept. 21th 1838 Then personally appreared the above named Mercy Damon and made oath that the above certificate is true, before me
Alvan Rice Justice of Peace
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Joseph Torrey
Affidavit
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I Joseph Torrey of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Eighty five years of Age Depose and say that I was acquainted with Mr. Isaiah Damon about the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty two I was knowing to his paying attention to Mercy Hayden whome he afterwards Married - I cannot tell what time they were Married I was not at the weding I am well knowing that they have lived together as Husband and Wife ever since They were married till the day of his Death I think they in the year Seventeen hundred Eighty five but cannot tell certain
Chesterfield 22nd October 1834
Joseph Torrey

Hampshire ss. October 22nd 1834
Then Joseph Torrey above named personally appeared and made Oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is the truth
Before me Alvan Rice Justice of the Peace
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Hampshire SS. 

I Samule Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Alvan Rice Esquire, whose signature is affixed the papers hereto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said Alvan Rice is genuine. and believe his signature to said certificate 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this twenty third day of October - in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. 

Samuel Wells Clerk.
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Mary Damon
$46.66
S.L. Hinckley Northampton Mass

[right side, sideways]
2864
Aug. 14 1843
Mary Damon
Chesterfield Mass

[postmark: NORTHAMPTON]

[left side, upside down]
J.L Edwards Esq
Comm of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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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 

Commonwealth of Mass Hampshire County ss 
On this ninth day of August A.D. 1843 personally appeared before Bela P. Clapp a Justice of the Peace within for sd County Mercy Damon a resident of Chesterfield in the County aforesaid 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 on the 3d Mar 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war; That the is the widow of Isaiah Damon who was a Private in the Company commanded by Capt [blank] in the Regt Commanded by Colo [blank] and the amnt of pension the annually received under the Act of July 7 1838 was forty six 66/100 dollars as will appear by her certificate returned to the Pension office (No 2449) to which the begs to refer 

She further declares that she is still a widow 

Sworn to subscribed by Mercy Damon who is personally known to me on the day year above written 
Mercy Damon
Bela P.C. Jus. Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampshire ss.
I, Samuel Wells, Cleark of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Bela P. Clapp Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper herto annexed, was at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be givene to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Bela P. Clapp Esq and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this tenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three
Samuel Wells Clerk.
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Northampton  Aug 10th 1843 
J.L. Edwards Esq Pension Office Washington 

Sir 
If certificate for a pension be granted to Mary Damon on the foregoing declaration, please transmit the same through 
yr obt servt
S.L. Hunchley S Atty for M.D.
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I Joseph Damon of Chesterfield depose & say I am the son of Said Damon late of Chesterfield decd and Mary Damon his widow who is now living at sd Chesterfield and who made declaration (to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress passed in July 1838 before Judge Conkey on the 18th day of October instant; that I saw my father laid out & buried and was with his family a few minutes after his death and know that he died on the second day of December A.D. 1834, and that my mother his widow has not been married. My age is fifty two years on the 15th of Aug. last- 
Joseph Damon

Massachusetts Hampshire CountySS

Oct 23 1838 Then personally appeared Joseph Damon above named and subscribed and made solemn oath to me to the truth of the above affidavit and full credit may be given to his statements therein contained as he is a person of respectability and truth 
Sam L. Hinckley Justice of Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hampshire ss.
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Samuel L Hinckley Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Samuel L Hinckley and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In testimony inhereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court of Common pleas for said Commonwealth this twenty third day of October in the year of our Lord one thousandeight hundred and thirty eight.
Samuel Wells Clerk.
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Isaac Damon
Affidavit
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I Isaac Daman of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts  seventy six years of age do depose and say, that I have lived in the town of Chesterfield seventy years. I have been aquainted with Isaiah Daman ever since he lived in this town I was knowing to his paying his [illegible] then Mercy Hayden before they were married I think they were married about the year seventeen hundred eighty five but cannot tell certain I was not at the weding I am knowing to their living together as husband and wife till the day of his death 
Chesterfield 22 October 1838 Isaac Dammon

Hampshire fs October 22 1838
Then Isaac Daman above named personally appeared and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is the truth. 
Before me Alvan Rice Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify that I am well aquainted with Isaac Daman above named and know him to be a man of truth and verasity.
Alvan Rice
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampshire ss.
I, Samuel F. Lyman, Register of the Court of Probate within and for said County of Hampshire, do hereby certify that Isaac King Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly and regularly appointed, and that the signature thereto annexed purporting to be his, I know to be genuine. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this eighteenth day of February A.D. 1833.
Saml F. Lyman, Register of Probate.
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4763
Isaiah Damon
Private 14 Months 

Saml Hinckley Esq
Northampton Mass
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaiah Damon Hampshire County Mass which require further proof or explanation. 
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes 
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? ---
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes 
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension he is entitled? yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one June 7, 1832? yes 
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? -yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? yes 
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? [crossed out: yes]
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? [crossed out: yes]
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? no 
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes

EXPLANATORY NOTES. QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recolelection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: Foryear -- months and days, I served as a- For months and days, I served as aand for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate. 

your Certificate 
Your certificate is not signed at the bottom of the 3 page
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Luther Curtis
Certificate
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I Luther Curtis of Chesterfield in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Mafsachusetts  do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Isaiah Dammon more than thirty years and have of heared him tell of being in the Revolutionary war and never had any doubt of his veracity and his neighbour, generally believe that he was a soldier in the militia in the above mentioned way
Chesterfield Feb 12th 1833 Louther Curtis
I have also been acquainted with George Dunlap for many years and always considered him a man of veracity
Luther Curtis
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[sideways]2790 Oct 27 Mass 7 July 1838
[postmark: NORTHAMPTON MASS. OCT 24]

Hon. J.L Edwards 
Pensions Office
Washington
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Northampton Mass Oct 24 1838
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Washington
Sir
Enclosed is the declaration of Mrs. Mercy Damon She has been unable to produce sound evidence of her marriage but it is a matter of general notoriety among the aged of her place of residence that she was married about the time she specifies in her declaration- Her husband was a pensioner under the act of 1832.
Please transmit to me the certificate (if pension is granted to Mrs. Damon) or any instructions which will be gratefully received by your [obedient] servant
Very Respectfully
Sam'l L. Hinckley
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Admitted

Benj'n Bryant
Chesterfield
Mass
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DECLARATION 
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of 2d February, 1848, entitled "An Act making further provision for surviving Widows and Soldiers of the Revolution." 

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Hampshire COUNTY, SS
On this twenty eighth day of July aged 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, Mary Damon a resident of Chesterfield in the county of Hampshire aforesaid eighty three 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 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Isaiah Damon who was a resident of Chesterfield and who was a private War of the Revolution in the and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of forty six dollars and Sixty six cents per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow 
Mary her X mark Damon

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. . HAMPSHIRE SS. 
I, Samuel Wells, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire, do certify, that Benjamin Bryant Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Benjamin Bryant and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court for said Commonwealth, this First day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight 
Samuel Wills Clerk
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DECLARATION 
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of February, 1838, entitled" An Act making further provison for suviving Widows and Soldier of the Revolution"

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Hampshire COUNTY,
On this twenty eighth day of July 1848, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace, in and for the county aforesaid, Mary Damon a resident of Chesterfield in the county of Hampshire aforesaid aged eighty three 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 2d February, 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Isaiah Damon who was a resident of Chesterfield and who was a private in the War of the Revolution and is the identical person who drew a pension under the Act of 17th June, 1844, on account of the Revolutionary service of her late husband aforesaid, at the rate of forty six dollars and Sixty six cents per annum. &46.66

She further declares that she is still a widow 
Mary her X mark 

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written- Before me, In presence of 
Reuben Damon 
Orpha Damon 
Benjamin Bryant Justice of the Peace 

I CERTIFY, That the declarant is personally known to me, a widow and a pensioner, as she declares. Benjamin Bryant Justice of the Peace 

[crossed out: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 15 , SS. do Clerk of the OF S Court of the Coun reby certify th a Justice of the Peace, in an and qualified and that his signature above written is genuine ommissioned Gven under my hand and the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Burt for said Commonwealth this day of] CLERK.