Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,725, Samuel Williams, N. H. & 21" U. S. Inf War 1812
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(3-1776) 
Service Number
N.H. Willians, Samuel S. 4,725
& O.W. { (illegible): File 26509 BLWT:11164-160- 12 War of 1812
31" M.S.(illegible) War 1812 carded
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CONTENTS
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Warrant No. 11.1114 also 16 (0?) 
WAR OF 1812.
Act of Dec. 24 1811 Jan. 11. 1812
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Warrantee Samuel Williams
Solider Same
R
Service D1 Inp
Nature of claim (illegible), Laura
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Massachusetts
Samuel Williams
(faded pencil) 11,164
21 (illegible)
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Brig. Gen. Miller
Boston
Land Warrant
No. 11,164 issued
on this (discharge

MAJOR GENERAL, 
Commanding the first Military District of the UNITED STATES.

Pension granted. Massachusetts roll.
To all who shall see these presents, Greeting:
BE IT KNOWN, That Benjm" Waterhouse Hospl Surgeon of the United States Army has issued the requisite Certificates by which it appears that Saml" Williams a Private in the Company of Captain Bradfords of the 21st Regiment of Infantry has been wounded or injured while in the service of the United States, in such a manner as to disable him from performing Military Duty; the said Saml" Williams is, therefore, hereby honorably DISCHARGED from the PUBLIC SERVICE. 

The PERSONAL DESCRIPTION of the aforesaid Saml" Williams is as follows: viz
Years of age. - 59
Color of Hair| - gray;  Eyes - dark
Complextion - dark
Height - 5ft 11 3/4 in
and by PROFFESION when enlisted a Cordwainer

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature at HEAD QUARTERS, at Boston this Eleventh day of Augt in the year 1814

By the General. [signed] H. [Dearborn?] Maj. Genl 
Geo. P. Peters
Act[ing] Ag[ent] Gen C

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Asy & his [illegible] Off
genuine Enlisted'26 Feb 7 1848 for the war
G. Prenater [Capsty?]
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Boston, August 11, 1814

I certify that I have paid the within named Samuel Williams his monthly pay in full to the date of the within discharge, and mielage to the place of his residence; and, also, the three months gratuitous pay pursuant to the act of January 12. 1812-
[signed] Neh. Freeman
(illegible)
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7.805.
Ohio, Pittsburgh 
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Samuel Williams of Homles in the State of Ohio who was a (illegible) in the Company commanded by Captain Cherry of the Regt. commanded by Col Read in the New Hampshire line for two years as a Corporal $88.00 over 100
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio (illegible) at the rate of 88. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of April, 1833 and sent to RR Enos, Holmes C, Millersburg, Ohio
(line break) Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 176.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. 1833 44.00
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$220.00
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{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by (illegible) Clerk, Book 3. Vol. 81 Page 132
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Massachusetts
[illegible]
Ohio
Samuel Williams
Private
Capt. Bradford's Company
21th Regt U.S. Inf.

Degree Disability of Certified - Total
Date of Discharge, 11th Augt 1814
pension commenced [1814]
cause not to be removed
Increased to $8 per mo. by Law of
24 April, 1816. -
Transfd 1 Sept. ['18?] [illegible]
[two lines illegible]
placed on Roll Aug 11 1814

Recd & Noted on Bl. C.
5th June 1815
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17162-7.805
Saml Williams
Holmes Co
Ohio

N Hampshire roll
Corporal.
On roll 2 year Corp
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Admitted for 2 years
from 1775


B.B. Eros
Millersburg
Ohio
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BRIEF in the case of Samuel Williams
Co. of Holmes in the State of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?  Court 

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily injury? [blank] 

3. How old is he? 76 

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
In 1775 enlisted & left the service, corporal,  Cap Cherry Col Reed
& l [left?] In 1783

5. In what battles was he engaged?  Saratoga

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  New Hampshire

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, how?  authenticated

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
[signed] John N Ashton  Examining Clerk.

He draws a pension for the wounds he recd in the war
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The State of Ohio
Holmes County ss. } on this 8th day of October AD 1832 personally appeared before the Court of Common pleas now sitting in & for said County Samuel Williams a resident of said County aged seventy six years who first being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775 with Capt. Cherry and served in the 2d Regt New Hampshire line under the following named officers, Col. Geo. Reed, Major Morrill & Capt. Cherry and left the service in the year 1783. That he resided in the Town of Durham State of New Hampshire and was in the battles of Ticonderoga, Saratoga and many others, was wounded several times, had a regular discharge but lost it soon after most of his services were performed in the State of New Hampshire.
He hereby relinquished every claim whatever except the present & a pension he now draws for wounds & disabilities, received in the late war, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state except as before Excepted.
[signed]  Samuel Williams
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
[signed] R K. Enos Clk
Court Com. Pleas
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I Seth Hunt presiding associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Millersburg within and for said County of Holmes do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings original of the same Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Williams for pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of October AD 1832
[signed] Seth Hunt  {Seal}

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the within named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
[signed] Seth Hunt }  presiding associate Judge

The State of Ohio Holmes County ss.
I Robert K. Enos Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Samuel Williams for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal of office at Millersburg the eighth day of October A.D. 1832
[signed] R K Enos  Clerk
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November 1, 1938.

BA-J/MMHF/ady
Samuel Williams
S. 4725

Mrs. Amy Taylor
P. O. Box 356
Rangeley, Maine

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of your great grandfather whose name was Samuel or Stephen Williams, the name of his wife, Sobriety Bunker, and who served in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.

The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 records have been searched and the record found of a Samuel Williams who served in both wars cited by you. His record follows as found in his claims for pension and bounty land based upon service in the Revolutionary War and upon service in the War of 1812, and disability incurred while in service in that war, all papers on file under S.4725.

Samuel Williams, while a resident of Durham, New Hampshire, enlisted in 1775, served as corporal in in Cherry's Company, Colonel George Reid's Second New Hampshire Regiment, was in the battles of Ticonderoga, Saratoga and many others not named, was wounded several times and was discharged in 1783. The nature of his wounds is not stated.

Samuel Williams served also in the War of 1812, as private in Captain Bradford's Company, Colonel Ripley's Twenty-first Regiment, United States Infantry and about July 15, 1813, while a prisoner on board a prison ship near Quebec, Canada, he was seized with dropsy from which he became entirely disabled, and was discharged August 11, 1814, at Boston, Massachusetts. He was described at that time as having gray hair, dark eyes, dark complexion, height five feet eleven and three quarters inches, and at the time of enlistment he was a cordwainer.

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One reason why I selected this Samuel Williams record to send this person was because Lt Col. Paul D. Bunker in his req[uest] described this way and added the record of his wife as Sobriety which is not shown herein, but was [named?] by this inquirer, also -F
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In May 1815, Samuel Williams was of Boston,Massachusetts, and his name was placed on the list of United States pensioners of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, for service in the War of 1812; his pension began August 12, 1814. In 1819, he had moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, his post office, Cookstown, so he was transferred to the Pennsylvania pension roll from September 4, 1820. In November 1834, he had moved to Coshocton County, Ohio, so he was transferred from March 4, 1825, to the Ohio roll of pensioners.

Samuel Williams received bounty land warrant, also, for his service in the War of 1812, the number of warrant was 11164 for one hundred sixty acres, under the Act of 1812.

Samuel Williams applied October 8, 1832, for pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, at which time he was aged seventy-six years and a resident of Holmes County, Ohio. His claim for this pension was allowed, also.

There are no data in regard to family of this soldier.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "Samuel Williams, Certificate No. 7805, issued April 6, 1833, rate $88.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Ohio
Pittsburgh Agency."

If you desire information in regard to the location of the land cited above, you should address The Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and furnish that mofficial the number of the warrant, acreage, and the act.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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From Samuel William[s]
Cookstown, Fayette Co Pa.
dated 14th Sept 1819
Recd 28 Sept 1819.


It will be necessary for Samuel Williams to state in his affidavit where he drew his pension last, and that it is his intention to reside permanently in the State of Pennsylvania. The Official capacity & the signature of the Magistrate, must be authenticated by the certificate of the clerk of the County with his seal of Office annexed,   when this evidence, with a request of S. Williams, to be transferred from the roll of the state in which he resided formerly to the roll of that in which he now resides, and his certificate of pension
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are sent to the War Department, 
the transfer will be granted
War Department
Pension Office,
Octr 8 1819
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Fayette County Pa
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Samuel Williams and deposeth and sayeth that he is a residenter of the State of Pennsylvania, [signed] Samuel Williams
Sworn and subscribed before me this 24th day of Sept A.D. 1820  [signed]  Andrew Linn Justice

To the Honorable Secretary of war
Sir I according to your orders have done the above and still remain your obedient servant
[signed]Samuel Williams

N. B. direct your letter to Cookstown post office Fayette County Pa

Fayette County in the State of Pennsylvania ss.
I John StClair Prothonotary of the Court of Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify the above named Andrew Linn Esquire before whom the above affidavit was made was at the time of so doing and still is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts.  In testimony whereof have hereunto set hand and affixed the seal of said county the twenty first day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
[signed] John StClair
Prothonotary
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Saml Williams'
Certificate
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First Military District.
General Hospital Charlestown
August 3d 1814.
IT is hereby CERTIFIED, that Samuel Williams a Private in the company of Capn Bradford in the 21st Regiment of U.S. Infantry is rendered incapable of performing the duty of a soldier, by reason of wounds or other injuries inflicted while he was actually in the service aforesaid and in the line of his duty, viz:
By satisfactory evidence and accurate examination, it appears that on or about the 15th day of July in the year 1813 being a prisoner on board and the Prison-ship at or near a place called Zonebeck in the State, District, or Territory of Lower Canada was seized [with] Dropsy in his chest, which has left behind an incurable disorder, at the age of fifty nine and he is thereby not only incapacitated for Military Duty, but, in the opinion of the undersigned, is entirely disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor.
[signed] Benj Waterhouse  Surgeon of the Reg. of U. S. Hospital Surgeon.

Asly [illegible] Gen Off
Genuine
[signed] G. Bender [illegible]

N. B.
The blank in the last line but one is to be filled up with the proportional " DEGREE of Disability; for example: -- "three fourths"--"one-half"--" one third," &c. &c. or, "totally,"--as the case may be.
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Coshocton County
On this 23rd day of November 1824, before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said County of Coshocton, personally appeared Samuel Williams, who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Bradford in the regiment commanded by Colonel Ripley in the service of the the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Massachusetts, from where he removed to the State of Pennsylvania, & from which latter State he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of Ohio in the County aforesaid, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable in future
[signed] Samuel Williams
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this day and year aforesaid
[signed] A McGowan  J.P.

State of Ohio Coshocton County SS
I Adam Johnston Clerk of the Court of Common pleas for said County hereby certify that Alexander McGowan Esquire before whom the above affidavit appears to have been made is and was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Coshocton the 23d day of November A.D. 1824
[signed] A. Johnston, Clk
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State of Ohio Coshockton County Ss
I Adam Johnston Clerk of the court of Common pleas for said County hereby certify that Alexander McGowan Esqr a Just of the peace in and for said County did appear before me and acknowledge that the within affidavit of Samuel Williams was made before him and that his name stands officially subscribed thereto in his our hand writing which said Alexander McGowan Esqr is and was at the date of said affidavit one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn to whose official acts as such full faith is due
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said court at Coshockton the 6th day of January AD. 1825
[signed] A. Johnston, Clerk
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Coshocton, July 14

free

The Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City D.C.

[written across the address]
Mr Edwards
Samuel Williams
Inc
Pri
For transfer
Recd 22 Aug 1825
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Coshocton O. Jany. 14. 1825
Sir
I again forward herewith the application of Saml Williams for transfer
I have appeared personally before the Clerk of the court as you will see by his second certificate under seal on the same affidavit heretofore sent to your office & returned
Very Respectfully
[signed]  M. Gowan


J. C. Calhoun
Secy of War
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Boston 29th May 1818.
Saml Williams, Private 21st Regt
Pri. S. Inf. requesting to be
inscribed on the Pension List-

[upside down]
Hon. Secretary of War
Washington
[along left side]
W. Cutting
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Boston 29 May 1818 [1815?]
Sir
The Subscriber wishes to be placed on the
Pension List for the State of Massachusetts
Your Respectfully
[signed] Samuel Williams


Hon Secretary at War
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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 Saml Williams, 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? [blank]

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 amount of pension he is entitled? No

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 under the Act of 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's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? 
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of witness or witnesses? 
Has the proper officer certified to the character and signature of the magistrate as regulations direct? [all blank]

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?[blank]

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? 5 not answered

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 recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For_____ year____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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement ; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the services was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

+QUERE XIV . Proof of Service. 
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on 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 he 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 authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificated must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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. 
  [hand symbol pointing] In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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Recd Sep 28th 1819

Cookstown Pa

Free

To the Secretary of War
City of Washington
District of Columbia

September 20th
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The application of
Sam Williams,
for transfer from Massachusetts
to Pennsylvania from
4 September, 1820, on 18 Decr 20
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Notif sent to [?]
Cookstown
[?] 18 Dec 1820
Cert of pension retd  same time

Invalid
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Sec. of War. Inv. Roll, Mass. Suffolk Co
Samuel Williams Pvt. 21st U.S. Inf.
Annual allowance $60 per annum
Placed on pen. roll Aug. 11, 1815.
Commencement of pen. Aug. 12, 1814, Acts of
Military Establishment
Increased to $96 per annum, Act of Apr. 24, 1816.
Transferred to Fayette Co. Pa. from Sept 4, 1820. From thence to Coshocton Co. Ohio from Sept 4, 1834.

Not on a list of Invalid Pensioners, S. of W.

Sec of War, Coshocton Co. Ohio Inv. Roll.
Samuel Williams Pvt 21st Regt U. S. Inf.
Annual allowance $96 per annum
Placed on roll Aug 11, 1815 Pen. commenced Aug 12, 1814
Acts of Military Establishment. Transferred
from Penn. from Mch. 4. 1825

Sec. of War. Act of June 7, 1832
Holmes Co, Ohio
Samuel Williams Corporal N.H. Continental
Annual allowance $88.00
Placed on Roll Apr 6 1833
Pen. commenced Mch. 4, 1831 -  age 78 yrs.
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4725
Rev War
INVALID.
File No.4725
Sam'l. Williams
Capt N. H. Line
Act:  June 7th 1832
Index:  Vol. A, Page 208
[in brackets]  Arrangement of 1870.

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1924 June 19 Hist to Chas C. Whittier MMHF
1930 Dec 1 [hist to] Edward C. Moran Jr. awy copy
1931 March 7 Hist to Lt. Col. Paul D. Bunker copy awy
1938 Nov. 1 - Hist to Mrs. Amy Taylor - MMHF
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26509
1812  INVALID.
File No. 26,509
Samuel Williams
Pri H.S.F.
Act:  [blank]
Index:  Vol. 2, Page 453
[in brackets]  Arrangement of 1870.
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Rangsley Maine
August 31, 1938
Veterans Administration
Revolutionary and War of 1812 Section
Acting Chief
Dear Sir,
In looking up the record of our family for inheritance purposes we are at a loss as to identifying positively a great grand father.
His family name was Williams, surname either
Samuel or Steven, wife Sobriety (Bunker).  His family consisted
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of six children, two of whom were daughters, Hannah and Sarah
He fought in both the Revolution and War of 1812 we air [sic] quite sure and this should help in identification.
Can you assist us?

Very Truly
[signed] (Mrs) Amy Taylor
P.O. Box 356
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March 7, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MMHF:MLB

Lieutenant Colonel Paul D. Bunker
3020 Tilden Street
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the records of this bureau that Samuel Williams, while residing at Durham, New Hampshire, enlisted in 1775 and was a corporal under Captain Cherry and Colonel Reed, and in the Second New Hampshire regiment until he left the service in 1783. He was in the battles of Ticonderoga, Saratoga and others, names not stated, and was wounded many times, nature of wounds not on record.
He also served during the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Bradford's company, Colonel Ripley's 21" Regiment of U. S. Infantry, and about July 15, 1813, while a captive on the prison ship near Quebec, he contracted dropsy and was pensioned for the resulting disability, from August 11, 1814, the date of his discharge from the service. He was then fifty-nine years old and a resident of Massachusetts, place not stated.
He was also allowed pension on account of his services in the War of the Revolution on his application executed October 8, 1832 while residing in Holmes County, Ohio.
There are no data on file as to his family,
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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December 1, 1930
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
MMHF: MLBMr. 

Edward C. Moran, Jr.,
425 Main Street
Rockland, Maine
Dear Sir:
You are advised that it appears from the records of this bureau that Samuel Williams, while residing at Durham, New Hampshire, enlisted in 1775 and was a corporal under Captain Cherry and Colonel Reed, and in the Second New Hampshire regiment until he left the service in 1783. He was in the battles of Ticonderoga, Saratoga and others, names not stated, and was wounded many times, nature of wounds not on record.
He also served during the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Bradford's company, Colonel Ripley's 21" Regiment of U. S. Infantry, and about July 15, 1813, while a captive on the prison ship near Quebec, he contracted dropsy and was pensioned for the resulting disability, from August 11, 1814, the date of his discharge from the service. He was then fifty-nine years old and a resident of Massachusetts, place not stated.
He was also allowed pension on account of his services in the War of the Revolution on his application executed October 8, 1832 while residing in Holmes County, Ohio.
There are no data on file as to his family,
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
June 10, 1924
Charles C. Whittier
11 Castlegate Road
Boston, Mass.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the records of this Bureau it appears that Samuel Williams while residing at Durham, New Hampshire enlisted in 1775 and was a Corporal under Captain Cherry and Colonel Reed, and in the Second New Hampshire Regiment until he left the service in 1783. He was in the battles of Ticonderoga and Saratoga and others, names not stated, and he was wounded many times, nature of wounds not on record.
He also served during the War of 1812 as a private in Captain Bradford's Company, Colonel Ripley's 21" Regiment U. S. Infantry and about July 15, 1813 while a captive on the prison ship near Quebec, he contracted dropsy and was pensioned for the resulting disability, from August 11, 1814, the date of his discharge from the service. He was then fifty-nine years old and a resident
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of Massachusetts, place not stated.
He was also allowed pension on account of his services in the War of the Revolution on his application executed October 8, 1832 while residing in Holmes County, Ohio.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
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IN REPLY REFER TO Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. AWF
3 - 2562
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
UNITED STATES
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON
January 5, 1931
Lt. Col. Paul D. Bunker, C. A. C.
3020 Tilden Street
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.
First name of widow SOBRIETY
Full name of soldier SAMUEL WILLIAMS
Residence of soldier at enlistment DURHAM, NH
Residence of soldier after service MASS
Name of state from which he enlisted N H
Approximate date of birth 1755
Approximate date of death 1835 (Exact date & place desired)
Kindly return attached letter with your reply.
Respectfully,
---
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
Pension application dated 8 Oct 1832 while residing in Holmes Co. Ohio.
Data on progeny, only, wanted. (plus [arrow to line of death]
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DENNIS HUDSON, PRESENT
R.E. McGINNIS FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
L.M. GOODWIN, SECRETARY
H.L.MCUNE GENERAL COUNSEL

CENTRAL SURE AND INSURANCE CORPORATION
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS MORE THAN TWO MILLIONS
RESOURCES MORE THAN FOUR MILLION

E. C. MORAN COMPANY, Inc., 
State Agents
425 Main Street

HOME OFFICE  1737 MCGEE ST KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
ROCKLAND, MAINE
November 13, 1930

Veterans Administration
Bureau of Pensions
Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you please give me the Revolutionary War Record of Samuel Williams, who enlisted I believe in 1777 from Barnstead, New Hampshire?
Will you also please give me his War of 1812 record?
Very truly yours,
[signed] Edward C Moran Jr
Edward C. Moran, Jr.
425 Main Street
Rockland, Maine
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11 Castlegate Road,
Boston, Mass., May 5, 1924.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir: --
I have the honor to ask for a copy of such papers in the case of Samuel Williams of Barnstead or Durham, N. H.
He enlisted Feb. 11, 1777 as private in Capt. John Drew's Co., Col. Nathan Hale's Regt.
He also enlisted for three years in Capt. Blodgett's Co., Col. Evan's Regt.
Capt. Samuel Cherry's return of the 9th. Co., Col. Reid's Regt. names Samuel Williams as a private from Barnstead, but enlisted from Durham, Feb. 14, 1781.
Respectfully yours.
[signed] Chas. C. Whittier

[2 stamps]
MEDICAL DIVISION
[illegible] SECTION
MAY 6 1924

U. S. PENSION OFFICE
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MAY 6 1924