Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 11816, Abner Woodman, Mass N H
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SERVICE
Mass
N H
CONTENTS

Woodman, Abner
NUMBER
R. 11816
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BRIEF is the case of Abner Woodman
of
Werner in the State of
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 74
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Chart]
Period.
Decr In 1775 (he thinks)
1777

Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
2
4x
Days.
1mo 10 days

Rank.
As a
Substitute
Private

Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt McFarlan - then Col. Poor
Cap Daw
 
5. In what battles was he engaged at Surrender of Burgoyne
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Salem N.H.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
tradition
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect
all right
 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

W. C. Easton
Examining Clerk.
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11.178
Abner Woodman
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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
Abner Woodman 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?
No
.
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
ps
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VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
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?
ys
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
No
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary
service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining
it?
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?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under
his seal of office?
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?
. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? Yes
if not, which of them is not so answered?
of
No to all but 34 & 5-
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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 a -; and 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.
JERE 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.
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Abner Woodman  dec
11.178
Warren
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Some weeks before Mr Abner Woodman made oath to his declaration
before the court. I took his statement on Paper. he then to me there
was a man in Salem N  by the name of James Hastings who
was with him in the service & could testify for him & that this was
the only person he knew of who could testify to his service. I sent
immediately to Salem which is about 40 miles from Concord
and about 50 miles from Warner and found the said Hastings was
dead-- his papers are therefore forwarded without positive proof
of Service
for the probable correctness of my statements I would respectfully
refer to Mr Manahan of the Treasury Department

Your Obedt
J. C. West
Concord N.H. Sept 25. 1833

L. Edwards Esq
Pension Office
Washington City
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[stamp] REJECTED

, and March 3, 1838.
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Abner Woodman
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
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Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Contract
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8 July 1835
Sylvester

Hon. J.L. Edward
Commissioner of Pension
Washington D.C.